Burns Lake Lakes District News, February 10, 2016

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FLAVIO NIENOW

Albert Gerow, former Chief of the Burns Lake Band and former Burns Lake Councillor, said he has some con-cerns about the amount of wood waste in the Lakes District.

The term wood waste describes any-thing left on site after harvesting that could potentially be used for lumber or other wood products.

“In all my conversations with people who work in the industry, approxi-mately 50 per cent of the wood fibre that is handled [in the region] is wood waste as it does not meet the sawlog grade suitable for milling into lumber,” explained Gerow.

“Today, as the standing dead timber continues to deteriorate, there is little being done to capture this fibre as a re-source for use in the bio industry, wood pellets, pulp wood, etc.,” said Gerow. “I cannot believe that we are not doing more to attract industry, to capture this wood fibre.”

Bill Miller, Director of Electoral Area B for the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako, said that although the region has significantly reduced its wood waste over the past few years – mainly due to the introduction of bio-mass facilities such as Pinnacle Pellet

Although the region has made some progress, community leaders say more could be done

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Soft funded programs’ don’t count as job losses

FLAVIO NIENOW

In the story ‘Burns Lake releases impact study’ published in the Lakes District News’ Nov. 4, 2015 issue, the Village of Burns Lake had released an impact study showing the far reaching consequences of the cutbacks at the

College of New Caledonia (CNC).The study, prepared by Peak Solutions

Consulting Inc., projected a loss of 70 direct jobs, a significant reduction in programming including a 75 per cent cut to enrolment, and a loss of $3.7 million in employment revenues within the community.

In a recent interview with the Prince George Citizen, CNC’s president Henry Reiser said the approach to which the data was looked at was “not as accurate as it could have been.”

The CNC board then sent a statement to the Prince George Citizen refuting some of the findings in the impact study.

According to the CNC board, when project-ing a loss of 70 direct jobs, the impact study includes staff of programs that are not annual course commitments. Therefore the college says those jobs shouldn’t be counted as cuts.

“It should be noted that soft funded pro-grams or one-time programs should not be counted as job losses because they are not really reflective of stable ongoing employ-ment realities,” says the CNC statement. “Soft funding varies from year to year depending on the economy, local events and other government initiatives.”

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Flavio NieNow

Minister of energy and mines Bill Bennett announced last week an action to help keep B.C.’s metal and coal mines workers on the job.

Companies operating metal and coal mines in B.C. will be able to temporarily defer a portion of their B.C. Hydro’s electricity payments.

The program, delivered by B.C. Hydro, is intended to support families and communities during the current slowdown in the sector due to low commodity prices.

“Rural communities across B.C. depend on the high-paying jobs that their mines provide resi-

dents,” said Bennett. “We are in the midst of a challenging time for the sector and this will provide some temporary support to help the mines stay open as long as possible, hopefully until commodity prices bounce back.”

The amount any mine will be allowed to defer is capped at the equivalent of up to 75 per cent of its electricity costs over two years of the program. However, as commodity prices recover, the mines will repay the amounts deferred, plus interest.

Low copper and coal prices have put operations at a number of British Columbia mines at risk and some have already been forced to reduce production and employee levels. Huckleberry Mine, which laid off 100 workers in January, has told its employees that it plans on shutting down all oper-ations by Aug. 31, 2016. Approximately 160 workers will lose their jobs when the mine shuts down.

There are currently eight metal mines and five coal mines operating in the province, employing approximately 7500 workers. These metal and coal mines generate hundreds of millions of dollars in economic spin-offs in local communities.

Government says that while this program can’t guarantee mines won’t eventually go into tempo-rary care and maintenance, it will help mines stay open for as long as possible.

“This offers immediate and meaningful relief to mining companies facing sig-nificant power costs during a steep economic downturn,” said Mining Association of B.C. President Karina Brino. “This is an important measure that will help keep mines open and support an industry that provides over 30,000 direct and indirect jobs for people in this province.”

Mines will be encouraged to borrow funds from other sources, if they can, before deferring a portion of their power bills. Companies with relatively lower levels of debt will pay an interest rate of 12 per cent. Others will be charged the interest rate that B.C. Hydro currently charges to accounts over 30 days – prime plus five per cent, or about eight per cent annually.

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Burns Lake Mayor Luke Strimbold said that what the college calls ‘soft funded pro-grams’ were programs funded year over year by grant funding, industry initiatives, and other programs. Therefore, they should have been considered in the impact study.

“The CNC [board] has not counted these [jobs] among their figures because ‘they are not reflective of stable, ongoing employment realities’ when, in fact, these positions have been consistently funded for over 10 years, some for over 25 years,” said Strimbold.

“This is why the independent contractor who completed the study included these figures in their report,” added Strimbold.

The CNC board has made a series of cut-backs to address a deficit of $2.8 million in its 2015/16 operational budget. Back in April 2015, the CNC board decided to transfer the family programs offered in the Lakes District to other community agen-cies.

The announcement of which agencies would take over the contracts of the fam-ily programs was expected by the end of January 2016. However, the B.C. Ministry of Children and Family Development still hasn’t selected which agencies will take over the contracts.

No agencies selected as

of yet

Burns Lake council deals with budget deficit

Grant application to repave Eighth Avenue not accepted; recreation fees to increase for some users

AndreA Currie

During the third meeting for the 2016 budget, Burns Lake councillors were in-formed that a grant application to fund the repaving project of Eighth Avenue was not successful.

Last year the municipality applied to the Union of British Columbia Munici-palities (UBCM) strategic priorities fund to undertake phase one of the proposed repaving project.

The reason given by the strategic pri-orities fund for declining the village’s ap-plication was that the fund was “consid-erably overprescribed” in 2015, with 222 applications - of these, only 58 projects were approved.

In a report submitted to council, direc-tor of public works Rick Martin outlined alternatives to the originally intended sub-surface repairs, curb, sidewalk, and gutter installation. He recommended that

the village maintains Eighth Avenue until another grant application is successful.

During a council meeting in August 2015, council asked staff to look into bor-rowing options to fund the Eighth Avenue repaving project in case the UBCM grant was not forthcoming. This decision was reconsidered in a later meeting as it would involve a substantial increase in taxes and would reduce the village’s borrowing ca-pacity for up to 25 years.

In terms of how to move forward, vil-lage staff referred to the director’s report to use $42,000 a year from the operating budget to go towards patching Eighth Avenue until a grant was successful. The report also recommended using gas tax funds and funds received from the Burns Lake Community Forest to repave other roads in need of repair, including Fourth and Fifth Avenues.

Burns Lake Mayor Luke Strimbold clarified the new repaving strategy.

“The goal with Eighth Avenue was to do a complete replacement, but at this point we won’t put a lot of money in it other than a portion of the $42,000 to do patch repair.”

In the end, council voted to use 134,000 from gas tax and an additional $26,000 from general revenue for a total of $160,000 to go towards repaving projects to be prioritized by the director of public works.

During the budget meeting, councilors ...see BUDGET t P14

After 20 years of repre-senting B.C. coastal First Nations to negotiate what U.S.-directed activists la-beled the Great Bear Rain-forest agreement, a weary Dallas Smith expressed his relief and frustration.

At a ceremony to sign the final agreement in Van-couver last week, Smith, president of the Nanwako-

las Council of remote Central Coast communities like Bella Bella, joked that he’s finally out of a job. Then he got serious.

“My communities still aren’t better places to live yet,” he said. But the land use agreement with the prov-ince and forest companies over a vast coastal area up to the Alaska border means the years ahead will be better.

He said when he started it was like being caught in a divorce between the B.C. forest industry and interna-

tional environmental groups. Dutch-based Greenpeace, its California offshoot ForestEthics and oth-ers moved on from their Clayoquot Sound battle to the B.C. coast, looking to continue the blockades against logging.

“It’s the First Nations of the Coast who stood up and said ‘no, this is how it’s going to work’,” Smith said.

How it’s going to work is that logging will continue on 550,000 hectares of coastal forest, with a greater share for First Nations, and with 85 per cent of the region preserved after a century of logging that began with sailing ships. Aside from a few diehards who are either paid to protest or can’t get past issuing demands, B.C. aboriginal people have grown tired of being used as props in global de-marketing campaigns directed from San Francisco or Amsterdam. The protesters’ tactic of organizing customer boycotts that damage far-away economies might be good for international fundraising, but it’s bad for poor people.

Formally begun 10 years ago with $30 million from Ottawa, $30 million from B.C. and $60 mil-lion from a group of wealthy U.S. family foundations with a larger anti-development agenda, the land use plan remains under attack.

Among the many protest outfits is Pacific Wild, which has specialized in Great Bear Rainforest campaigns and now needs a new enemy. Their credibility was demonstrated recently when potty-mouthed U.S. pop star Miley Cyrus decided to speak out against B.C.’s wolf kill.

Typical of celebrities, Cyrus had no idea about the struggle to preserve dwindling herds of moun-tain caribou. She barely knows where B.C. is, a fact made plain when Pacific Wild toured her around the North Coast, far from the Kootenay and South Peace regions where the wolves in question actu-ally roam. Cyrus’s handlers spoon-fed video and statements to urban media, who were so anxious to exploit her global popularity that they played down the fact she was at the wrong end of the province spouting nonsense.

After periodically attacking their own B.C. agreement as inadequate, Greenpeace and ForestEth-ics have moved on to what they call the “boreal forest,” which we like to call northern Canada. The same bully tactics with forest products customers and producers have been featured.

This time, a Quebec company that signed an accord in 2010 is suing Greenpeace for “defamation, malicious falsehood and intentional interference in economic relations.”

Aboriginal companies on the B.C. coast will continue to log, including areas of old-growth forest and secondary growth. They will continue to export logs as economics dictate. They will continue to harvest animals, including grizzly bears.

And, I expect, they will continue to be subjected to attempts to supervise and direct them by mem-bers of urban society’s new religion, environmentalism.

The leaders of this movement don’t like peace. It’s bad for their business.

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Protesters fear peace in forests

tom flEtchEr

Last week Facebook celebrated its twelfth birthday (I know, I feel old too). This social net-work, which has been around since 2004, now has about 1.6 billion us-ers.

Have you ever stopped to think just how much this social network has changed your life?

Maybe it was a subtle change. Maybe before

Facebook you took photos of your meal and sent them by regular mail to all your friends. Then they had to send you a letter back saying that they ‘liked’ your photo (I can only imagine this was a very long process).

Or maybe this social network has significantly changed your life. For someone who has travelled a lot like me, I know for a fact that I would have lost touch with dozens - maybe hundreds - of peo-ple had Facebook not existed.

Sure, maybe posting photos of your meals is not the ideal use of this social network, but I find it absolutely incredible that I know what my friends in Australia ate for lunch today. Sure, you can call distant friends once in a while to catch up, but being able to follow their routines, see their photos and know what they’re up to on a daily basis is an incredible thing.

Facebook has become one of the most used social networks in the world, and on its birth-day users decided to share just how much their lives have changed over the last 12 years.

Last week Twitter was flooded with the hashtag #BeforeFacebookI (and I confess I got a little distracted while looking for examples for this editorial because some of those posts were hilarious). I selected a few of those posts because I know you will relate to at least some of them:

“Before Facebook I had to stalk my exes with binoculars and camouflage gear.”“Before Facebook I adjusted my privacy settings by closing my blinds.”“Before Facebook I never announced to every burglar in the surrounding area that I was

leaving on vacation for two whole weeks.”“Before Facebook I assumed everyone knew the difference between their, they’re and

there. But we were wrong. Very wrong.”“Before Facebook I only assumed I was left out of social occasions. Now I have photo-

graphic proof.”“Before Facebook I had to go door to door and ask my neighbors if they liked the photos

I took at the local Taco Bell.”Last week the social network’s team also revealed just how closely the site’s 1.6 billion us-

ers are now connected to each other. Do you remember that ‘six degrees of separation’ theory which found that two random strangers could be linked via no more than five intermediaries?

Well, according to Facebook, we are getting more and more connected.The degrees of separation between a typical pair of Facebook users have decreased to 3.57

degrees, down from about 3.74 degrees in 2011 (This might be a good time to try to connect with Oprah and see if she can solve all of our problems).

But if on the one hand Facebook has made us more connected, on the other hand it might have made it more difficult for us to ‘unplug.’ According to a study conducted by comScore Canada in 2015, Canadians are among the biggest online addicts in the world, spending an average of 36.3 hours browsing the Internet in one month’s time.

Facebook has certainly made it easier for us to connect with each other, but this might not be such a positive thing unless we are actually out in the world connecting with each other.

How important is Facebook?

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Almost 160 workers who were kept on to mill stockpiled ore will lose their jobs

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Huckleberry Mines has told its employees that it plans on shutting down all operations by Aug. 31, 2016.

The announcement came after pit opera-tions were suspended in early January and 100 workers were laid off. Twenty more were laid off in December as declining world de-mand saw copper pric-es plummet.

The remaining 160 workers were kept on to mill stockpiled ore. Almost all will lose their jobs, according to Huckleberry spokes-person Steve Robert-son.

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He added that man-agement is trying to find a way to keep op-erations going, but that is very dependent on an increase in the value of copper.

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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT • Business people use the airport as quick access to the

Lakes District.• Natural resources can be explored using the airport as a base. • Recreational opportunities are endless from private planes

to sightseeing tours.• During 2013/2014, 815 aircraft used the facility.

SECURITY• In an emergency situation the airport could be a

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THE CURRENT SITUATIONAfter years of maintenance, the surface of the airport runway has fallen into disrepair - the only remaining option is to resurface the entire runway. If this does not happen, the airport could be forced to close.

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editor:Our employee's, neighbors and friends,In regards to the funding and increase in taxation to fund the airport.We feel this airport is a very important part of our community, due to the importance of being able to

utilize the lifeline to bigger and better medical facilities.Without a runway that is acceptable, it would not be possible to fly the medical evacuation planes in and

out of it.The airport is very important to the fire protection air support.Another major item is that the airport is utilized by a number of businesses in the area, including us. We

regularly use the airport in our business ventures. This allows us to offer job stability to the employees at Tahtsa Timber. This airport is a connection to areas that otherwise are difficult to travel to.

We feel that is investment is a good use of our tax dollars.Respectfully,

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editor:It is with disappointment that I continue to read about efforts of Babine workers families to take action

against Worksafe BC in relation to the tragic accident at Babine Forest Products four years ago.I can understand why the family seeks closure for what happened, and while I sympathize with their

grief, filing lawsuits, trying to fix blame, trying to pin responsibility on someone for what happened will never bring rest of mind on the matter. Closure will be found only in acceptance of what has happened and an attitude of forgiveness to whoever may have made mistakes.

There is a healing to be found in forgiveness and in acceptance of past events that will never be found in legal actions and lawsuits. This will only produce further tension and animosity and will prevent the very healing being sough.

May all find comfort and healing in our great God's grace and comfort to us.Charles H. Priest

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Kudos to Chief Wilf Adameditor:With the world now concentrating on reducing

greenhouse gas emissions, the Terrace chapter of the Council of Canadians, points to a northwestern B.C. project as an example of what is possible.

The Lake Babine Nation should have the full at-tention of all in its planning of a three-phase bio-

mass clean energy project.It will burn wood chips to sell heat to govern-

ment organizations, private homes in Woyenne and community buildings in Fort Babine.

Along with providing training and jobs, this ex-citing project will mean cheaper and more sustain-able energy to the community.

This environmentally friendly biomass project will have all new facili-ties with net zero green-house gas emissions. Biomass as a carbon neutral renewable re-source helps our planet remain within the goal of limiting our green-house gas emissions to global warming of no more than 1.5 degrees.

The Council of Cana-dians commends Chief Wilf Adams and the Lake Babine Nation for their positive approach to moving on from fos-sil fuels.

We hope the sustain-ability initiatives will see the project through to completion.

Along with providing inspiration to others to plan a project based on clean energy, the Lake Babine Nation is show-ing leadership.

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- a considerable amount of wood waste is still being left behind.

“It [wood waste] has more than just eco-nomic and environmental impacts, it also adds to the fire hazard we are faced with each year,” explained Miller.

A report by the Canadian Centre for Pol-icy Alternatives - called ‘Shortchanged: tal-lying the legacy of waste in B.C.’s logging industry’ - looked at usable wood and logs abandoned in each of B.C.’s 29 forest dis-tricts over the five years ending in 2008.

The study found that, between 2004 and 2008, 17.5 million cubic metres of usable wood was left behind at logging operations in B.C., an amount that would fill a line of logging trucks - lined bumper to bumper - on the Trans-Canada Highway from Vancouver to Halifax and almost all the way back again.

According to the report, over 3.2 million cubic metres of wood waste was reported in the Northern Interior region during the same period, and 447,652 cubic metres of usable wood waste was reported in the Nadina For-est District, which includes Burns Lake.

The biggest factor behind wood waste in B.C. has been the mountain pine beetle (MPB) infestation, which causes an increase in the amount of low-quality wood that is not suitable for lumber production. According to the provincial government, approximately 70 per cent of the total pine in the Nadina Forest District has already been killed by the MPB infestation.

The current MPB outbreak, which started in the early 1990s, peaked in 2005 in B.C. (in terms of volume killed annually) and has slowed considerably since then.

While the MPB infestation has caused concerns to government and the forest in-dustry, some businesses chose to see it as an opportunity. In fact, the current MPB infestation has spurred the growth of the wood bioenergy sector. That’s because the low-quality wood, wood residue and debris that are not suitable for lumber production, are suitable for use by pulp and paper mills that use chips for pulp production, oriented strandboard mills and pellet plants.

According to Greig Bethel, a spokesper-son with the Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations, there are now

a dozen wood pellet plants around the prov-ince, and production capacity has doubled.

Pinnacle Renewable Energy Inc., founded in Quesnel more than 25 years ago, is one of the companies that saw the MPB epidemic as an opportunity.

“There’s a lot of economic activity that can come out of the MPB epidemic,” said Leroy Reitsma, President and Chief Operat-ing Officer of Pinnacle Renewable Energy.

Pinnacle’s wood pellet plant in Buns Lake began operations in February 2011 and its activities have directly resulted in the shut-down of the wood waste burners (beehive burners) of both the Babine Forest Products and Decker Lake Forest Products.

Wood pellets are made from material that would otherwise be wasted - this includes sawmill residues such as sawdust, planer shavings, and diseased and insect-killed trees.

Reitsma explained that Pinnacle provides a strong revenue stream to both Babine and Decker Lake sawmills for their combined volumes of shavings, sawdust and bark. In

addition, he says Pinnacle also provides an economically attractive outlet for the por-tions of the forest harvest that are below the quality level required in the manufacturing of lumber.

Similarly, Pinnacle has supported the Burns Lake operations of both Sheraton sawmill and Tahtsa Timber - companies that manufacture cants from lower quality logs - by providing a revenue stream for the bark, sawdust and chips that are residuals of this manufacturing process.

Reitsma said the Burns Lake area has a higher level of wood waste utilization com-pared to other areas of the province. In fact,

he said Burns Lake is a “model that should be put in place in other areas.”

Steve Zika, Chief Executive Officer of Hampton Affiliates – company that owns Babine Forest Products and Decker Lake Products, confirmed that the beehive burn-ers of the two sawmills have not operated for many years.

“All of the sawlogs are utilized in a pro-ductive manner,” said Zika. “Out in the woods we are hauling most of the non-saw-log volume down to Pinnacle Pellet if it is economical.”

Babine and Decker Lake sawmills sell all bark and most sawdust and shavings to Pinnacle Pellet, and sell their woodchips to Canfor Northwood Pulp Mill in Prince

George. In addition, Babine burns a small amount of shavings in their energy system to heat the dry kilns and heat the Burns Lake sawmill in the winter.

While some business owners say Burns Lake has a model of wood waste reduction that could be implemented in other areas of the province, others say the re-gion can do better.

“There is no question that around Burns Lake and most of the province more biomass should and could be utilized,” said Klaus Posselt, owner of the Tahtsa Group – a group of companies in the Burns Lake area that serve the forest in-dustry.

Posselt said he has made presentations to past ministers of forests, as well as to local MLAs, asking for industry in-centives for the utilization of biomass.

“More biomass could and would be utilized through incentives that by my math would be tax positive for the province,” said Posselt. “Un-fortunately, the province has not given it a chance, nor have any of them [ministers and MLAs] shown me where I am wrong.”

Posselt added that Burns Lake is not any worse or better than the rest of the province

when it comes to wood waste re-duction, and that wood waste is a provincial prob-lem – not a local problem.

In 2009, the Canadian Cen-tre for Policy A l t e r n a t i v e s filed a complaint with the Forest Practices Board - B.C.’s indepen-dent watchdog for sound for-est and range practices - over how wood waste throughout the province is mea-sured and report-ed.

“My com-plaint rests with the adequacy or lack thereof of public account-ing of usable wood left behind at logging opera-tions throughout B.C.,” says the letter from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.

After an investigation into the complaint, the Forest Practices Board determined that there was nothing wrong with the govern-ment’s wood waste accounting system. The board reviewed how waste surveys are con-ducted, as well as the qualification of indi-viduals completing the waste surveys.

Meanwhile the provincial government says it has been taking actions to significant-ly reduce wood waste across the province.

Since 2014, a so-called forestry and fibre working group - made up of representatives from the lumber, pellet, non-lumber, pulp and paper sectors and ministry staff - has been working to provide the Ministry of Forests with recommendations to streamline and increase the efficiency and recovery of low-quality fibre from B.C.’s forests.

Following the group’s recommendations, in 2015 the province announced a fibre ac-tion plan, which is currently being imple-mented.

The province says the plan contains ac-tions that will increase the efficiency of fibre utilization in the short-term while “durable longer-term solutions are developed.” The plan provides support for removing residuals from the forest where business-to-business relationships do not exist; and tenure oppor-tunities for secondary users where there are no primary harvesters.

“With the adoption and implementation of these recommendations, we look forward to improved access to forest fibre residuals gen-erated from harvest operations,” said Craig Lodge, Vice President of Pinnacle Renewable Energy Inc. “We anticipate an elevated level of fibre utilization thereby enhancing economic opportunity for the secondary fibre users.”

Government taking action to reduce wood waste

“THERE’S A LOT OF ECONOMIC

ACTIVITY THAT CAN COME OUT OF THE MPB EPIDEMIC

–LEROY REITSMA

“ALL OF THE SAWLOGS ARE UTILIZED IN A PRODUCTIVE

MANNER –STEVE ZIKA

“THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT AROUND BURNS LAKE AND

MOST OF THE PROVINCE MORE BIOMASS SHOULD AND COULD

BE UTILIZED

–KLAUS POSSELT

SUBMITTED ILUSTRATION

Observed presence of mountain pine beetle (MPB) from 1999 to 2012 in Western Canada. According to the provincial government, approximately 70 per cent of the total pine (darker area) in the Nadina Forest District has been killed by the MPB infestation.


Advance Public Notice

Pursuant to Section 66 of the Transportation Act, and to provisions of the Commercial Transport Act, notice is hereby given that load restrictions may be placed on short notice in the near future on all highways within the Bulkley Stikine District, including areas from Burns Lake west to Kitwanga and north to the Yukon border, including Atlin. Restrictions will be imposed in each service area as conditions warrant.

The restrictions will limit vehicles to 100 per cent, 80 per cent, 70 per cent or 50 per cent legal axle loading. Overweight permits will not be granted and all term overweight permits are invalid for the duration of the restrictions.

Trucking and transportation companies, as well as the general public, should govern themselves accordingly. If you normally receive bulk deliveries of water, fuel, livestock feed or other produce, please plan ahead so interruption to your deliveries will be minimized.

Your cooperation in adhering to the above regulations is appreciated.

Dated in Smithers, British Columbia, this 3rd day of February, 2016.

Carl Lutz, District ManagerMinistry of Transportation and InfrastructureBulkley Stikine District

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Camp members say a camp vehicle was blocked in by three pickup trucks

FLAVIO NIENOW

Members of the Unist’ot’en camp say three pickup trucks ag-gressively blocked in one of their camp vehicles last week.

“Two [pickup trucks] turned around and high beamed from the front, and one [pickup truck] came in from behind and boxed it [a camp vehicle] in,” says a post describing the incident on the Unist’ot’en camp’s Facebook page.

Camp members say the incident occurred on Morice River Road near seven kilometres on the night of Sunday Jan. 31, 2016.

They say the intruders were “aggressive” and that they suspect the intruders let the camp vehicle proceed once they realized the occupants were “white.”

“The aggressors never revealed themselves and left their high beams on the camp vehicle as it [the camp vehicle] left,” says the Facebook post.

Camp members say they suspect they might be being targeted by local residents or “a rogue security branch of law enforce-ment.”

“We cannot be intimidated and will keep protecting our un-ceded lands,” says the Facebook post.

The RCMP did not respond to Lakes District News by press time.

The Unist’ot’en clan of the Wet’suwet’en has set up a protec-tive camp south of Houston and has been physically impeding pipeline proponents such as Coastal GasLink and Chevron from entering their territory.

Fifteen graduates of the College of New Caledonia’s Industry Bridging Program will celebrate the comple-tion of their 12-week program this Friday, Feb. 12. The gradua-tion celebration will be followed by a Potlatch Feast and will be held at the Wet suwet’en First Nation Hall.

Graduates progressed through safety certifica-tions, essential skills, cultural awareness, and a familiarization with the BC appren-tice system. The next module progressed to hands on experience in five trades: welding, plumbing, electrical and carpentry. The course wound up with visits to local employers to raise awareness of the breadth of trades opportunities.

Some of the students are considering a future in trades and will be at-tending the College’s Millwright Foundation program beginning this month.

The B.C. Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died in a motor vehicle related incident south of Fraser Lake on Jan. 31, 2016.

He is Jacob Wadsworth Low, aged 23, of Mannville, Alberta, a small community about 170 kilometres east of Edmonton.Mr. Low and a co-worker were driving an empty logging truck into a camp south of Fraser Lake along the Holy Cross logging road

in the early afternoon of Jan. 31, 2016. They stopped to deal with mechanical difficulties with the truck, in the course of which Mr. Low was run over by the truck. He was deceased at the scene.

The BC Coroners Service, WorkSafeBC and RCMP continue to investigate this death.The family of Mr. Low has been notified of his death.

Incident reported at Unist’ot’en camp

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Lots of hockey action at the Tom Forsyth Arena last weekend. Six teams from Prince George to the Hazeltons gathered in Burns Lake for the Atom hockey tournament. The wining teams were: First place - Vanderhoof, Second place - Fort St. James, Third place - Houston.


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The competition will take place in Penticton in about two weeksFlavio NieNow

Three Burns Lake athletes will be representing the Omin-eca Ski Club at the 2016 B.C. Winter Games in Penticton in about two weeks.

Cole Bender and Ava Nealis will be giving their best in the biathlon competition, and Kyle Nealis will strive for gold in cross-country skiing.

According to head coach Waneta Nealis, the Burns Lake athletes have been training hard for months, getting ready for this season's busy sched-ule. Cole and Ava have already competed in two provincial biathlon competitions this sea-son, and are now getting ready for a third competition, which will take place in Whistler this weekend.

This will be Ava’s second time competing at the B.C. Winter Games.

“I am excited to represent our club [Omineca], town, and small communities from across all Northern B.C.,” said Ava.

Their weekly training pro-gram includes hours of skiing, shooting, strength training, and other sporting activities.

Although Kyle also trains

and competes in biathlon, he has qualified for the cross coun-try team this year. This will be his first time competing at the B.C. Winter Games.

"I'm happy to go to the B.C. Winter Games because I get to compete against the best ju-nior boy biathletes in B.C. and miss school," he said. "It will be cool to see another part of B.C."

Over 1700 of B.C.’s best emerging high performance talents have registered for the

competition which runs Feb. 25-28. However, only 10 ski-ers and five biathletes get se-lected to attend the games for zone seven, which spans from Vanderhoof to Terrace.

Competing in 17 different sports, the athletes are an av-erage of 14 years old and for most, this will be their first experience at a multi-sport games.

These athletes will be sup-ported by 333 coaches and 180 officials. Special Olympians

will compete in basketball and figure skating, and athletes with a disability will compete in wheelchair basketball and para cross country skiing.

Volunteers in Penticton have been preparing for the past 18 months to host the games – the fourth time this community has done so. There will be over 1800 volunteers working to ensure the participants have exceptional competition and a first-rate experience with opening and closing ceremo-nies, special events, and won-derful hospitality.

“Penticton is where the B.C. Games began in 1978, and we are so pleased to be back and benefiting from the history of sport and event hosting in this community,” said Kelly Mann, President and CEO of the B.C. Games Society. “The athletes, coaches, and officials coming to these B.C. Winter Games are taking their first step to-wards future national and in-ternational level competitions and the expertise of the volun-teers will make a mark on their journey.”

The B.C. Winter Games have been the starting point for many athletes who have gone on to higher levels of sport. Over 50 per cent of Team B.C. athletes at the 2015 Canada Winter Games were B.C. Games alumni. In ad-dition, eighteen alumni were part of Team Canada at the 2014 Olympic and Paralym-pic Games including Kelow-na’s Kelsey Serwa (ski cross), Summerland’s Justin Kripps (bobsleigh), and Josh Dueck of Vernon in para alpine.

Three Burns Lake athletes prepare for the B.C. Winter Games

Burns Lake athletes Kyle Nealis (L), Cole Bender (M) and Ava Nealis (R) train at the Omineca Ski Club. The athletes are preparing for the 2016 B.C. Winter Games, which will take place in Penticton on Feb. 25-28.

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New study shows significant snowpack reduction across the Fraser River basin

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A recent University of Northern British Columbia study has found a significant reduction over time of snowpack accumula-tions across the Fraser River basin and an earlier onset of the melt.

Snowpack reduction implies a reduction in the contribution of snow to streamflow generation, which results in lower flows in summer.

Professor of Environmental Science, Dr. Stephen Dery, ex-plained that up-river salmon migrations occur in summer and fall, and lower flows in the Fraser River are often associated with warmer water temperatures that affect the health of salmon. Dery explained that snowpacks work as 'thermostats,' releasing cold water into the environment, important for many fish species including salmon.

The harvest of salmon is particularly important for Lake Babine Nation.

The Skeena sockeye return was significantly late last year. Even with the improved salmon count estimated at 1.16 million in September 2015, last year’s sockeye return was still drastically lower than the pre-season estimate of over three million.

Dery said a combination of factors may have led to those di-minished returns in the Skeena watershed last year. He said one major factor was the “warm blob” in the northeastern Pacific Ocean, a patch of water 2-3 C warmer than usual.

“It’s hard to pinpoint last year’s low return to diminished snowpack,” he explained. “However, given the dry summer, wa-ter temperatures were certainly higher than normal and may have impacted the migrations.”

The new study showed a 19 per cent decline in mountain snowpack’s contribution to Fraser River discharge (at Hope) over 1949 to 2006. Coupled with warmer air temperatures, this leads to a 10-day advance of the spring snowmelt pulse in the Fraser River.

Changes in the hydrology of the Fraser River can not only affect aquatic habitat for salmon, but also for white sturgeon, trout and other important fish species. Changing snowpacks also have an impact on mountain caribou, since they rely on deep snow to reach arboreal lichens as a food source.

Dery said similar patterns can be expected in the Burns Lake area, including smaller annual ac-cumulations of snow and earlier spring melt and freshet (snowmelt pulses in rivers/creeks).

In addition, there is indication that the Fraser River is now transitioning from a snow-dominated regime to “hybrid” one, in other words, heading more towards a rainfall-dominated system. Drivers of change are rising air temperatures and changes in the amount of snowfall despite no change in

overall annual precipitation amounts.Dery said that although global warming is the main cause of

these trends, it may not be the sole factor. He says changes in land cover such as deforestation may also have an impact on ear-lier snowmelt.

According to the study, projections to estimate future changes in the Fraser River - up to 2070 - suggest future onsets of spring-time snowmelt nearly 20 to 25 days earlier than the present on-sets. The study says this will produce more winter and spring runoff for the Fraser River main stem at Hope, and earlier recessions to low flows in summer.


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A regular Arts Council meeting will follow.

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Burns Lake & District Rebroadcasting Society to add CBC TV to its

Distribution at Boer MountainThe Burns Lake & District Rebroadcasting Society would like to inform residents of Burns Lake, Decker Lake, Palling, Rose Lake, Tintagel, and Priestly that in the next few months there will be a change regarding channel 4, CBC TV.

Bell Media, owner of CFTK-TV and distributor of CBC programming has made application to the CRTC to discontinue broadcasting CBC from the Boer Mountain facility on channel 4. The Burns Lake & District Rebroadcasting Society, which has a tower on Boer Mountain, will take steps to add CBC TV to its current distribution. Initially, the Society will temporarily remove a program from channel 7 and put CBC TV in its place. This can be done off site. When favourable weather conditions make access to the Boer Mountain facility possible, the Society will install equipment to ensure that CBC TV is available.

If residents have questions, comments or concerns they are welcome to provide feedback to the Society.

This can be done by: • Sending an email to [email protected], or • Leaving the completed form below at the Regional District Office in Burns Lake, or • Attending the next General Meeting 6:30 pm March 8, 2016 at the Francois Lake School

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also discussed how to alleviate the defi-cit that the village is facing. There were some changes to the budget since the last budget meeting based on the receipt of additional information - the village is now facing a deficit of $52,133.

Council responded by going over vari-ous projects and services in order to look at what could be done to decrease the deficit, including the option of reducing the animal control budget.

The village has been dealing with an increase in the budget for animal con-trol since the recent closure of animal shelter Turtle Gardens.

In a report prepared by village staff, it was estimated that it would cost the village roughly $900 a year to transport dogs to Prince George since Turtle Gar-dens is no longer in operation.

The increase in the budget also re-flected a request from the Lakes Animal Friendship Society to help support their yearly spay/neuter clinics for $7140 in 2016 and $3570 per year thereafter, since they have recently lost a funding partner.

It was argued that the program could save the village money in the long term – as animal control fees seemed to have been significantly reduced after the clin-ics started, although some savings can be attributed to switching from a contracted

animal control officer to an in-house of-ficer in 2010.

Councilor John Illes argued that since the spay/neuter program benefits not only the village but also the regional district and local bands, they should all work together to fund it outside of the village budget.

Councillor Kelly Holliday expressed how important she felt the clinics were in terms of public safety, and council-lor Chris Beach added, “I feel like the clinics have gotten overpopulation to a controllable level; I’m worried about the ramifications if we don’t fund this.”

In the end, council voted to remove the $7140 from the proposed 2016 budget and approach the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako to embark on the pro-cess for a referendum in order to fund the clinics.

Finally, council addressed the ongoing budget issues concerning the Lakeside Multiplex.

The village has been dealing with a significant increase in the recreation department’s budget. From 2013 to 2015, the department’s average deficit increased from $86,193 to $163,703 (excluding the ice arena). Increasing ex-penditures are mainly attributed to lon-ger days of operation of the Lakeside Multiplex, increased maintenance and additional staff.

In order to address this issue, council

voted to raise Lakeside Multiplex user fees for members from outside the vil-lage boundary. User fees will increase for electoral areas B and E members as well as visitors to the community by 25 per cent.

During discussion, Beach explained his support for the fee increase.

“My objective is not to penalize people using the facility, but I think the regional district should be paying into it like they do already with the [Tom Forsyth Me-morial] Arena; the [Lakeside] Multiplex shouldn’t be the burden of the village tax payer,” said Beach. “That being said, it is a risk, this could backfire on us; it could result in fewer users and less revenue.”

Councillor Susan Schienbein also sug-gested the possibility of doing the same for the curling club as the club has had similar financial issues as the Lakeside Multiplex.

Council moved to approach the curling club about the option of raising non-vil-lage member fees by 25 per cent as well.

Mayor Strimbold concluded the dis-cussion by justifying the move to in-crease fees for both the Lakeside Mul-tiplex and possibly for the curling rink. He said this would not only help allevi-ate budget issues but it would also be a fair decision, which would ensure that the entire recreation center is supported by both the village and the regional dis-trict equally.

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Calling all unpublished B.C. senior writers

B.C writers of a certain age are once again be-ing encouraged to submit their unpublished works of fiction, creative non-fiction and poetry to this year’s competition.

Cedrics Executive Director Veronica Osborn said, “Unpublished B.C. writers aged 50 and bet-ter can submit their work between Feb. 1 and May 1when the call for submissions will close. If last year’s competition is anything to go by, we know this year’s competition will attract a high level of

interest in this first-in-Canada writing program.”“We are changing the landscape of literary

awards programs in Canada by providing a unique platform to recognize and reward unpublished English and French-speaking authors of fiction, creative non-fiction and poetry, and First Nations writers, age 50 and better.”

Authors interested in taking part should log on to the website at: www.thecedrics.ca or email Ve-ronica at [email protected].


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DECKER LAKE MENNONITE CHURCH

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

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

Everyone Welcome Hwy 16, Decker Lake

Seventh Day Adventist Church Group

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

250-695-6586

Lakes Fellowship724 Babine Lake Road

Sunday Services: 10:30 amCelebrating the Love of God

www.lakesfellowship.caPastor Matthew Westergard 250-692-7464

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Support your local Legion.

“Members and bona � de guests welcome”

email: [email protected]: 250-692-3232

Burns LakeCommunity Church

Pastor John Neufeld 250-692-7949

New location: Burns Lake Band (old highschool): 10:30 am

ST. PAUL’SUNITED CHURCH

136 - 4th Avenue, Burns Lake

Worship Service at10 am Sunday mornings

Ministry led by lay leadersPhone 250-692-7202

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Kerr Road, Burns LakeSunday School for all ages andWorship Service at 10:30am

Pastor Steve Swires 250-692-3259

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AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18: Try not to take the easy way out, Aquarius. When faced with some tough questions, stay strong and true to yourself. You will be happier in the long run if you do so.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20: Pisces, take some time off if your job seems like a headache this week. If you have the time, enjoy a long week-end or a short jaunt during the week.

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20: Aries, if you assumed you were right on track, you soon will see why it isn’t safe to assume. Do not take anything for granted and consider all potential outcomes.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21: Interpersonal dy-namics are constantly changing, and you may have a challenging time wrangling in your re-lationship to where it feels comfortable, Taurus.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21: Gemini, even if you are uncertain about someone’s intentions, it is best to give that person the benefit of the doubt. However, an ounce of skepticism never hurt anyone.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22: Cancer, it is better to make your choices sooner rather than later this week. Putting decisions off only complicates matters. It may be an anxious time, but you will pull through.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23: Stop worrying about how others see you, Leo. This week own up to your beliefs, even if they seem to go against the norm. You may be surprised at the support you receive.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22: Virgo, a hectic week leads to lots of demands on your time. Take things one task at a time and do not be afraid to say “no” if you feel you are overwhelmed.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23: Libra, frustration at work may not be directed at any one person, and you can’t let it consume your life. Make the frustration work to your advantage instead.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22: Romantic thoughts this week will have you on a mission to spend quality time with a loved one, Scorpio. You may do everything in your power to be near your sig-nificant other.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21: Don’t try to erect barriers, Sagittarius. This week you have to let someone in and unburden some of the problems or thoughts that have been weighing you down.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20: Accomplish something important based on what you learn this week, Capricorn. Keep your eyes and ears open to all of the possibilities around you.

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Burns Lake Snowmobile Club meet-ing. Feb. 16 at 6:30pm at the Chamber of Commerce. Cold Smoke Drags Feb. 20. Racing isn’t just for adults. Dig our your Kit-ty Cats and mini 120’s. Bring the kids out to race for free. More information Dennis (250) 692-6438 / Randy (250) 698-7489.

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The Annual Mother Millie Garage Sale. Feb. 13, 10am,-3pm, Lakeview Mall. We need donations of good, usable, unbroken items. Contact: (250) 692-7476.

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First Mennonite Church, 530 Kerr Rd., will be hosting a free movie night, Feb. 12 at 7pm. We will be showing a VegieTales movie, “The Pirates who don’t do any-thing”. (rated G). Refreshments to follow.

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Kyahwood Forest Products is a Finger Joint mill located in Moricetown, 30 km West of Smithers BC. This entity is wholly owned by the Moricetown Band.

We currently have an opening for Millwright at our facility.

The ideal candidate will hold an Interprovincial Red Seal ticket and have two years of experience. Knowledge in the operation of an optimizer and finger jointing machine is an asset. Apprentices in the latter stages of their apprenticeship are also encouraged to apply.

The successful candidate will bring good trouble- shooting and problem solving skills to ensure the continuous operation and efficiency of the machinery, good communication and interpersonal skills as well as a working knowledge of digital and computer systems. Welding, machining and electrical experience would also be an asset.This position will be compensated with a competitive

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Burns 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

InformationALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

If you want to keep drinking that’s your business - if you want to quit drinking that’s our business. Burns Lake meet-ings: Tue. & Sat. 7:30pm Im-maculatta Church. Women’s group meets Wed., 108 - 2nd avenue at 7:30pm. For info. or transportation call (250) 692-9104 / (250) 692-3024 / (250) 698-7325

Only requirement for AA is a desire to stop drinking.

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

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

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

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 www.canada benefi t.ca/free-assessment

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

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

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

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LOCAL HOSPICEThe Hospice offi ce, located in the Lakes District Hospital, has a lending library available. Please phone before dropping by. All donations to the Burns Lake Hospice Program are greatly appreciated! Box 7500, Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E0 (250) 692-2448

PLANNING a wedding or an-niversary party? Looking for plastic fl owers for decorations. Call OPTIONS at Nourse House 9am- 3pm Mon. to Fri. Francois Lake Drive. Operated by residents of 8th Avenue Group Home. (250) 692-7845

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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

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The Corporation of The Village of Burns Lake

NOTICE OF ELECTION BY VOTINGPUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY given to the electors of the Village of Burns Lake that a referendum by voting is necessary to obtain voter assent for the Regional District of Bulkley Nechako Lakes District Airport Contribution Local Service Establishment Amendment Bylaw No. 1751, 2015.

REFERENDUM QUESTIONTHE FOLLOWING QUESTION will be submitted to the electorate: “Are you in favour of Lakes District Airport Contribution Local Service Establishment Amendment Bylaw No. 1751, 2015 which would have the effect of increasing the annual taxation limit from $93,750 (equal to a residential tax rate of $0.20 per $1,000 on improvements only, based on 2015 assessments) to $190,000 (equal to a residential tax rate of $0.41 per $1,000 on improvements only, based on 2015 assessments)?”

SCRUTINEER APPLICATIONScrutineers for and against the question must be appointed if applications are received from persons who wish to volunteer for the positions. Only persons entitled to vote as electors on the question shown above are entitled to act as scrutineers. If sufficient applications are received, three scrutineers for and three scrutineers against the question will be appointed for each voting place. One scrutineer for the question and one scrutineer against the question will also be appointed to be present at the determination of the official results and, if necessary, at a judicial recount.

Applications to act as a scrutineer will be received by the Chief Election Officer at the office of the Village of Burns Lake, 15 3rd Avenue, from 8:00am February 1st, to 4:00pm February 10th. Applications will only be received during regular office days and hours.

Application forms are available at the same location. Interested persons can obtain information on the requirements and procedures for making an application by contacting the following persons at the Village of Burns Lake Office: Sheryl Worthing, Chief Election Officer, or Cameron Hart, Deputy Chief Election Officer at 250-692-7587.

VOTING DATES AND LOCATIONSGENERAL VOTING will be open to qualified electors of the Village of Burns Lake on:

Saturday, February 27, 2016 between the hours of 8:00 am and 8:00 pm at the Lakeside Multiplex at 103 Flogum Dr.

ADVANCE VOTING will be open to qualified electors of the Village of Burns Lake on: Wednesday, February 17, 2016 between the hours of 8:00 am and 8:00 pm at the Village of Burns Lake Office at 15 3rd Ave.

A SPECIAL VOTING OPPORTUNITY WILL BE PROVIDED to residents of local senior’s housing at the following dates and times: Carol Cottage: February 24, 2016 from 9:00am - 11:00am Heritage Manor: February 24, 2016 from 1:00pm - 2:30pm Tweedsmuir House: February 24, 2016 from 1:00pm - 2:30pm

PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETINGA public meeting will be held to discuss the proposed increase in the tax limit on

February 15th at 7:00 pm at the Burns Lake Chamber of CommerceResident electors must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature). Picture identification is not necessary. At least one piece of identification must prove the resident’s address, and at least one piece of identification must include the resident’s signature.

Non-resident property electors must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature) to prove identity, proof that they are entitled to register in relation to the property, and, if there is more than one owner of the property, written consent from the majority of the property owners.

“A WORLD OF OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN OUR REGION”37, 3RD Avenue, PO Box 820, Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E0 • PH: 250-692-3195 • TF: 800-320-3339 • FX: 250-692-3305

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NOTICE OF ASSENT VOTINGREGIONAL DISTRICT OF BULKLEY-NECHAKO

BYLAW NO. 1751A bylaw to amend the tax limit of the Lakes District Airport Local Service

from $93,750 per annum to $190,000 per annumWHEREAS:A. The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako has established by Bylaw No. 1084, a service for contribution to the costs of the Lakes

District Airport operated by the Lakes District Airport Society;B. The Regional Board of the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako wishes to increase the tax limit for the service from NINETY-

THREE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS ($93,750) per annum to ONE HUNDRED NINETY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($190,000) per annum;

C. The approval of the Inspector of Municipalities has been obtained under Section 801 of the Local Government Act.D. The approval of the electors in Electoral Areas “B” and “E” and the Village of Burns Lake has been obtained under Section 801 of

the Local Government Act.NOW THEREFORE the Regional Board of the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako, in open meeting assembled, enacts as follows: 1. Section 6 of Bylaw No. 1084 is hereby repealed and the following substituted therefore: 6. The maximum amount of taxation that may be requisitioned for the cost of this service shall be

ONE HUNDRED NINETY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($190,000). 2. This bylaw may be cited as the “Lakes District Airport Contribution Local Service Establishment Amendment

Bylaw No. 1751, 2015.”READ A FIRST TIME this 19th day of November 2015READ A SECOND TIME this 19th day of November 2015READ A THIRD TIME this 19th day of November 2015I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of Bylaw No. 1751.

Corporate Administrator

APPROVED BY THE INSPECTOR OF MUNICIPALITIES this 9th day of December, 2015ASSENT OF ELECTORS OBTAINED this day of , 2016 ADOPTED this day of , 2016

Chairperson Corporate Administrator

TAKE NOTICE that the above is a true copy of “Lakes District Airport Contribution Local Service Establishment Amendment Bylaw No. 1751, 2015” on which the vote of the electors within Electoral Area “B” (Burns Lake Rural) and Electoral Area “E” (Francois/Ootsa Lake Rural) of the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako will be taken.The question that is to be voted on is: “Are you in favour of Lakes District Airport Contribution Local Service Establishment Amendment Bylaw No. 1751,

2015 which would have the effect of increasing the annual taxation limit from $93,750 (equal to a residential tax rate of $0.20 per $1,000 on improvements only, based on 2015 assessments) to $190,000 (equal to a residential tax rate of $0.41 per $1,000 on improvements only, based on 2015 assessments)?”

The tax rate referred to above does not include the 5.25% fee charged by the Province to collect taxes for Regional Districts.GENERAL VOTING DAY General Voting Day will be open to QUALIFIED ELECTORS between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on Saturday,

February 27, 2016 at the following locations: Electoral Area “B” (Burns Lake Rural)

• Lakeside Multiplex, 103 Flogum Drive, Burns Lake, B.C. • Rose Lake Hall, 27239 Highway 16 West, Rose Lake, B.C.

Electoral Area “E” (Francois/Ootsa Lake Rural) • Grassy Plains Elementary-Junior Secondary School, 34310 Keefes Landing Road, Grassy Plains, B.C. • Trout Creek Hall, 39630 Colleymount Road, Francois Lake, B.C. • Francois Lake Elementary School, 860 Francois Lake Road East, Francois Lake, B.C. • Lakeside Multiplex, 103 Flogum Drive, Burns Lake, B.C.

ADVANCE VOTING Advance Voting will be open to QUALIFIED ELECTORS between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday,

February 17, 2016 at the following locations: Electoral Area “B” (Burns Lake Rural)

• Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako Office, 37, 3rd Avenue, Burns Lake, B.C. Electoral Area “E” (Francois/Ootsa Lake Rural)

• Southside Economic Development Association, 1246 Uncha Lake Rd. Southbank, B.C. • Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako Office, 37, 3rd Avenue, Burns Lake, B.C.

Any qualified elector may vote at an advance voting opportunity.ELECTOR REGISTRATIONThere is no need to pre-register to vote as the registration of all electors for this referendum will take place at the time of voting. You will be required to make a declaration that you meet the following requirements:• you are a Canadian citizen; and• you are, or will be on General Voting Day, age 18 or older; and• you have been a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately preceding voting day; and• you have been a resident of OR registered owner of real property in the jurisdiction for at least 30 days immediately preceding

voting day; and• you are not disqualified by the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting, or not otherwise disqualified by law.Resident Electors will be required to produce 2 pieces of Identification (at least one with a signature). Picture identification is not necessary. The identification must prove both residency and identity.Non-Resident Property Electors must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature) to prove identity, proof that they are entitled to register in relation to the property, and, if applicable, written consent from the other property owners. If there Is more than one registered owner of the property, only one of those Individuals may, with the written consent of the majority of the owners, register as a non-resident property elector.Proof of ownership of the property must be provided including the legal description and physical address (tax notice, utility bill, or recent copy of the Land Title Search).It is recommended that Non-Resident Property Electors contact the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako in advance of General Voting Day to be certain that all requirements have been met.RESIDENT AND NON-RESIDENT PROPERTY ELECTORS ARE ALLOWED ONLY 1 VOTE REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF PROPERTIES OWNED.

Companies/CorporationsProperties registered in company/corporation names do not qualify under the Local Government Act to vote.

Accepted I.D.Classes of documents that may be accepted as evidence of identification are: a British Columbia Driver’s License, a BCID card, an ICBC Owners Certificate of Insurance and Vehicle license, A British Columbia CareCard or GoldCareCard, a Ministry of Social Development and Economic Security Request for Continued Assistance from SDES8, a Social Insurance Card, a Citizenship Card, a real property tax notice, a credit card or debit card, or a utility bill.If you have any questions in this regard, please contact Cheryl Anderson, Chief Election Officer or Geraldine Craven, Deputy Chief Election Officer at (250) 692-3195 or 1-800-320-3339.Given under my hand this 28th day of January, 2016.

Cheryl Anderson, Chief Election Officer

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The Corporation of The Village of Burns Lake

NOTICE OF ELECTION BY VOTINGPUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY given to the electors of the Village of Burns Lake that a referendum by voting is necessary to obtain voter assent for the Regional District of Bulkley Nechako Lakes District Airport Contribution Local Service Establishment Amendment Bylaw No. 1751, 2015.

REFERENDUM QUESTIONTHE FOLLOWING QUESTION will be submitted to the electorate: “Are you in favour of Lakes District Airport Contribution Local Service Establishment Amendment Bylaw No. 1751, 2015 which would have the effect of increasing the annual taxation limit from $93,750 (equal to a residential tax rate of $0.20 per $1,000 on improvements only, based on 2015 assessments) to $190,000 (equal to a residential tax rate of $0.41 per $1,000 on improvements only, based on 2015 assessments)?”

SCRUTINEER APPLICATIONScrutineers for and against the question must be appointed if applications are received from persons who wish to volunteer for the positions. Only persons entitled to vote as electors on the question shown above are entitled to act as scrutineers. If sufficient applications are received, three scrutineers for and three scrutineers against the question will be appointed for each voting place. One scrutineer for the question and one scrutineer against the question will also be appointed to be present at the determination of the official results and, if necessary, at a judicial recount.

Applications to act as a scrutineer will be received by the Chief Election Officer at the office of the Village of Burns Lake, 15 3rd Avenue, from 8:00am February 1st, to 4:00pm February 10th. Applications will only be received during regular office days and hours.

Application forms are available at the same location. Interested persons can obtain information on the requirements and procedures for making an application by contacting the following persons at the Village of Burns Lake Office: Sheryl Worthing, Chief Election Officer, or Cameron Hart, Deputy Chief Election Officer at 250-692-7587.

VOTING DATES AND LOCATIONSGENERAL VOTING will be open to qualified electors of the Village of Burns Lake on:

Saturday, February 27, 2016 between the hours of 8:00 am and 8:00 pm at the Lakeside Multiplex at 103 Flogum Dr.

ADVANCE VOTING will be open to qualified electors of the Village of Burns Lake on: Wednesday, February 17, 2016 between the hours of 8:00 am and 8:00 pm at the Village of Burns Lake Office at 15 3rd Ave.

A SPECIAL VOTING OPPORTUNITY WILL BE PROVIDED to residents of local senior’s housing on February 24th, 2016 at the following dates and times: Carol Cottage, 17 4th Avenue, Burns Lake, BC, from 9:30am - 11:00am Heritage Manor, 23 9th Avenue, Burns Lake, BC, from 1:00pm - 2:30pm Tweedsmuir House, 53 9th Avenue, Burns Lake, BC, from 3:00pm - 4:30pm

PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETINGA public meeting will be held to discuss the proposed increase in the tax limit on

February 15th at 7:00 pm at the Burns Lake Chamber of CommerceResident electors must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature). Picture identification is not necessary. At least one piece of identification must prove the resident’s address, and at least one piece of identification must include the resident’s signature.

Non-resident property electors must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature) to prove identity, proof that they are entitled to register in relation to the property, and, if there is more than one owner of the property, written consent from the majority of the property owners.

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AT

YOUR

BC

CHEV

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hevr

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1-80

0-GM

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bra

nd o

f Gen

eral

Mot

ors

of C

anad

a. O

ffers

app

ly to

the

leas

e of

a 2

016

Cruz

e Li

mite

d LS

(1SA

) and

201

6 Eq

uino

x LS

, and

to th

e pu

rcha

se o

r fin

ance

of a

201

5 Si

lver

ado

1500

. Lic

ense

, ins

uran

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tratio

n, a

dmin

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tion

fees

, dea

ler f

ees,

PPS

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d ta

xes

not

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lers

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et in

divi

dual

pric

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imite

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e of

fers

whi

ch m

ay n

ot b

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mbi

ned

with

oth

er o

ffers

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are

sub

ject

to c

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ithou

t not

ice.

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rs a

pply

to q

ualif

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stom

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in B

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ketin

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soci

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ea o

nly.

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rade

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be

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ired.

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fer v

alid

to e

ligib

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tail

less

ees

in C

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ho h

ave

ente

red

into

a le

ase

agre

emen

t with

GM

Fin

anci

al a

nd a

ccep

t del

iver

y be

twee

n Fe

brua

ry 2

and

Feb

ruar

y 29

, 201

6 of

a n

ew o

r dem

onst

rato

r 201

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odel

yea

r Che

vrol

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odel

exc

ludi

ng C

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orad

o 2S

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ener

al M

otor

s of

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ada

will

pay

one

mon

th’s

leas

e pa

ymen

t or t

wo

biw

eekl

y le

ase

paym

ents

as

defin

ed o

n th

e le

ase

agre

emen

t (in

clus

ive

of ta

xes)

. Afte

r th

e fir

st m

onth

, les

see

will

be

requ

ired

to m

ake

all r

emai

ning

sch

edul

ed p

aym

ents

ove

r the

rem

aini

ng te

rm o

f the

leas

e ag

reem

ent.

PPSA

/RDP

RM is

not

due

. Con

sum

er m

ay b

e re

quire

d to

pay

Dea

ler F

ees.

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ranc

e, li

cenc

e, a

nd a

pplic

able

taxe

s no

t inc

lude

d. A

dditi

onal

con

ditio

ns a

nd li

mita

tions

app

ly. G

M re

serv

es th

e rig

ht to

mod

ify o

r ter

min

ate

this

offe

r at

any

time

with

out p

rior n

otic

e. S

ee d

eale

r for

det

ails

. ¥ L

ease

bas

ed o

n a

purc

hase

pric

e of

$12

,724

, inc

ludi

ng $

446

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r Cas

h (ta

x ex

clus

ive)

, $3,

000

leas

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sh a

nd a

$1,

500

man

ufac

ture

r-to

-dea

ler d

eliv

ery

cred

it (ta

x ex

clus

ive)

for a

new

elig

ible

201

6 Cr

uze

Lim

ited

LS (1

SA).

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eekl

y pa

ymen

t is

$50

for 2

4 m

onth

s at

0%

APR

, on

appr

oved

cre

dit t

o qu

alifi

ed

reta

il cu

stom

ers

by G

M F

inan

cial

. Ann

ual k

ilom

etre

lim

it of

20,

000

km, $

0.16

per

exc

ess

kilo

met

re. $

0 do

wn

paym

ent a

nd a

$0

secu

rity

depo

sit i

s re

quire

d. P

aym

ent m

ay v

ary

depe

ndin

g on

dow

n pa

ymen

t or t

rade

. Tot

al o

blig

atio

n is

$2,

592

plus

app

licab

le ta

xes.

Opt

ion

to p

urch

ase

at le

ase

end

is $

10,1

32. P

rice

and

tota

l obl

igat

ion

excl

ude

licen

se, i

nsur

ance

, re

gist

ratio

n, ta

xes

and

optio

nal e

quip

men

t. Ot

her l

ease

opt

ions

are

ava

ilabl

e. D

eale

rs a

re fr

ee to

set

indi

vidu

al p

rices

. Lim

ited-

time

offe

r, w

hich

may

not

be

com

bine

d w

ith o

ther

offe

rs. S

ee y

our d

eale

r for

con

ditio

ns a

nd d

etai

ls. G

ener

al M

otor

s of

Can

ada

Com

pany

rese

rves

the

right

to a

men

d or

term

inat

e th

is o

ffer,

in w

hole

or i

n pa

rt, a

t any

tim

e w

ithou

t prio

r no

tice.

> P

urch

ase

pric

e in

clud

es $

750

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r Cas

h (ta

x in

clus

ive)

and

a c

ash

cred

it of

$3,

000

and

appl

ies

to n

ew 2

016

Equi

nox

LS F

WD

mod

els

at p

artic

ipat

ing

deal

ers

in C

anad

a. P

urch

ase

pric

e of

$24

,995

exc

lude

s lic

ense

, ins

uran

ce, r

egis

tratio

n, d

eale

r fee

s an

d ta

xes.

Dea

ler m

ay s

ell f

or le

ss. O

ffer m

ay n

ot b

e co

mbi

ned

with

cer

tain

oth

er c

onsu

mer

ince

ntiv

es.

GM C

anad

a m

ay m

odify

, ext

end

or te

rmin

ate

this

offe

r, in

who

le o

r in

part,

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ny ti

me

with

out n

otic

e. S

ee d

eale

r for

det

ails

. ^ O

ffer a

vaila

ble

to q

ualif

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reta

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stom

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in C

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a fo

r veh

icle

s de

liver

ed b

etw

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uary

2 a

nd F

ebru

ary

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chas

e fin

anci

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ffere

d on

app

rove

d cr

edit

by T

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to F

inan

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ces,

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w o

r dem

onst

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ab 2

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and

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ith g

as e

ngin

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artic

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om o

ther

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wn

paym

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trade

and

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ecur

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it m

ay b

e re

quire

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onth

ly p

aym

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ost o

f bor

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var

y de

pend

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on

amou

nt b

orro

wed

and

dow

n pa

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t/tra

de. E

xam

ple:

$40

,000

at 0

% A

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he m

onth

ly p

aym

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s $4

76.1

9 fo

r 84

mon

ths.

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t of b

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win

g is

$0,

tota

l obl

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ion

is $

40,0

00. O

ffer i

s un

cond

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ally

inte

rest

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e. F

reig

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nd a

ir ta

x ($

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if a

pplic

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lude

d. L

icen

se, i

nsur

ance

, reg

istra

tion,

PPS

A, a

pplic

able

taxe

s an

d de

aler

fees

not

incl

uded

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lers

are

fre

e to

set

indi

vidu

al p

rices

. Lim

ited

time

offe

r whi

ch m

ay n

ot b

e co

mbi

ned

with

cer

tain

oth

er o

ffers

. GM

Can

ada

may

mod

ify, e

xten

d or

term

inat

e of

fers

in w

hole

or i

n pa

rt at

any

tim

e w

ithou

t not

ice.

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ditio

ns a

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mita

tions

app

ly. S

ee d

eale

r for

det

ails

. ®Re

gist

ered

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k of

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k of

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a Sc

otia

. RBC

and

Roy

al B

ank

are

regi

ster

ed tr

adem

arks

of

Roya

l Ban

k of

Can

ada.

† $

10,3

80 is

a c

ombi

ned

tota

l cre

dit c

onsi

stin

g of

a $

3,00

0 m

anuf

actu

rer t

o de

aler

del

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y cr

edit

(tax

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usiv

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t Dut

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, $1,

000

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r Cas

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x in

clus

ive)

, a $

1,20

0 m

anuf

actu

rer t

o de

aler

Opt

ion

Pack

age

Disc

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dit (

tax

excl

usiv

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r 201

5 Ch

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ble

Cab

LS

equi

pped

with

a C

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m E

ditio

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d a

$5,1

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o de

aler

cas

h cr

edit

(tax

excl

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n Si

lver

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Dou

ble

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4WD,

LS,

LT o

r LTZ

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ava

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r cas

h pu

rcha

ses

only

and

can

not b

e co

mbi

ned

with

spe

cial

leas

e an

d fin

ance

rate

s. B

y se

lect

ing

leas

e or

fina

nce

offe

rs, c

onsu

mer

s ar

e fo

rego

ing

this

$5,

180

cred

it w

hich

will

re

sult

in h

ighe

r effe

ctiv

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tere

st ra

tes.

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coun

ts v

ary

by m

odel

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r app

lies

to e

ligib

le c

urre

nt o

wne

rs o

r les

sees

of a

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yea

r 199

9 or

new

er c

ar th

at h

as b

een

regi

ster

ed a

nd in

sure

d in

Can

ada

in th

e cu

stom

er’s

nam

e fo

r the

pre

viou

s co

nsec

utiv

e si

x (6

) mon

ths.

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dit v

alid

tow

ards

the

reta

il pu

rcha

se o

r lea

se o

f one

elig

ible

201

5 Si

lver

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or 2

016

mod

el y

ear C

hevr

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car

, SUV

, cro

ssov

er a

nd p

icku

ps m

odel

s de

liver

ed in

Can

ada

betw

een

Febr

uary

2 a

nd F

ebru

ary

29, 2

016.

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dit i

s a

man

ufac

ture

r to

cons

umer

ince

ntiv

e (ta

x in

clus

ive)

and

cre

dit v

alue

dep

ends

on

mod

el p

urch

ased

: $50

0 cr

edit

avai

labl

e on

201

6 Ch

evro

let S

onic

, Cru

ze L

TD, M

alib

u LT

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w M

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xcep

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ew V

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aro;

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redi

t ava

ilabl

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oth

er 2

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role

ts (e

xcep

t Cor

vette

, Col

orad

o 2S

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ilver

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t Dut

y an

d He

avy

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); $1

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cre

dit a

vaila

ble

on a

ll 20

15 a

nd 2

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t Silv

erad

o’s.

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trans

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with

in th

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me

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ehol

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roof

of a

ddre

ss re

quire

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s pa

rt of

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trans

actio

n, d

eale

r may

requ

est d

ocum

enta

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and

cont

act

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ral M

otor

s of

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ada

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pany

to v

erify

elig

ibili

ty. T

his

offe

r may

not

be

rede

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ash

and

may

not

be

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erta

in o

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lim

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pro

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r GM

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ada

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r det

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right

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men

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inat

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tim

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be

able

to

acce

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nSta

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nly

if th

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ccep

t th

e O

nSta

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ts a

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link

to e

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genc

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ovid

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er th

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ial p

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app

licab

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an a

ctiv

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an is

req

uire

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vern

men

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atin

gs a

re p

art o

f the

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iona

l Hig

hway

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trat

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s (N

HTSA

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ew C

ar A

sses

smen

t Pro

gram

(ww

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afer

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. **

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ar S

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ance

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gram

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vide

s el

igib

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usto

mer

s in

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ada,

who

hav

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rcha

sed

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Site C job fair coming up Construction activities are ramping up and workers are required

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B.C. Hydro and its contractors will host a job fair in Prince George for workers interested in the Site C Clean Energy Project.

The job fair will take place on Monday Feb. 22, 2016, from noon until 7 p.m. at the Coast Inn of the North.

B.C. Hydro's contractors will be available to an-swer questions regarding the types of jobs avail-

able, the hiring process and any additional ques-tions job seekers may have. Representatives from employment and skills training organizations will also attend.

According to the Prince George Citizen, about 1500 people will be working on the main civil works contract at its peak, and 600 workers are needed by this spring.

B.C. Hydro’s Site C project will be a third dam and hydroelectric generating station on the Peace River. In December 2014, the project received approval from the provincial government to pro-ceed to construction.

Construction of the project started in summer 2015 and will be completed in 2024.

Those interested in working on the Site C project should attend the upcoming job fair with a copy of their resume. Advance registration is not required.

LegioN cLoseD uNtiL further Notice The Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 50 in Burns Lake is closed until further notice due to a water leak. President Lana Williams did not want to make any further comments.

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Burns Lake Lakes District News, February 10, 2016