Caledonia Courier, June 10, 2015

MICHELE TAYLORCaledonia Courier

Fort St. James Secondary School passed 45 students through the gates and into a fresh chapter in the student’s lives June 5.

The afternoon highlighted the personalities and future goals of the students many who are moving on to con-tinuing education at univer-sity or college and some who are entering the trades.

Special guest speakers Manu Madhok, Director of Instruction, Lucy Duncan, School Trustee and Gretchen Vogelsang spoke to students about what lay ahead.

“I felt very old watching you all come up today,” Mad-hok said to the graduates. “As the ex-elementary principal for many of you up here on the stage, please know how proud, I, and all your teachers are on seeing your beaming faces up here this afternoon.”

Vogelsang held back tears

during her speech to her stu-dents, the Grad Class of 2015, and handed out her fi nal les-son to the grads. The lesson came in three parts: Meaning based on emphasis of words; visual through the audience; and the uniqueness of each student graduating.

“Each one of those people are fi lled with pride at seeing you on this stage reaching this milestone, embarking on your next journey,” Vogel-sang said. “Bask in that for a moment.”

The valedictorian speech was presented by Dorian Pierre and Maxz Boschman, the two grads spoke on be-half of the graduating class and thanked members of the community for always being there for the students.

Boschman reminisced about the entire Grade 12 class skipping calculus and the consequences of those ac-tions.

“(Mr. Ogi) fi nally looked at us, and I can tell you it felt

like he was staring at every person in that room,” he said.

Pierre ended the valedic-

torian address by saying, “Make mistakes, have won-derful memories, but never

ever second-guess who you are, where you have been, or how you got here.”

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Fire Department re-ceived a call for a vehicle fi re at 255 Greenview Drive on the Nak’azdli Reserve around 1 a.m., June 3. The fi re was upgraded to a structure fi re after fl ames from the burn-ing vehicle jumped to a nearby home prior to fi re crew arriving on scene said Mike Navra-til, FSJ fi re chief.

“It was upgraded be-fore we even got there,” he said.

Navratil said the fl ames took over the south side of the home breaching into the attic area, he added 99 per cent of the fi re was out within ten minutes. He added, due to a diffi cult area to get into in the at-tic the 14 fi re crew were on the scene for approx-imately 2 hours.

“It went into the attic a little bit, it did breach the south wall,” he said. “Knockdown was very quick but there was some extension (of the fi re) into the attic that was diffi cult to get to.”

Occupants of the home were vacated and no one was injured in the fi re Navratil said. RCMP are currently in-vestigating the incident and no further informa-tion was available at press time.

– Michele Taylor

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Sharon Buck and Craig Houghton pre-sented to council May 27 regarding Baldy Trail logging activ-ity and to request council’s support in

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The end is only the beginningFort St. James Grad Class celebrates with family and friends

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Maxz Boschman, left, and Dorian Pierre gave the valedictorian speech at the graduation cerremonies for the 2015 Grad Class, June 5.

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having the trail declared as a heritage trail.

“The trail initially was put through in 1830 with the fi rst Omineca Gold Rush,” Houghton said.

The Baldy Trail has a number of cabins that are still useable along the trail that have been kept up over the years.

Houghton said the trail has a variety of users such as snowmo-bilers, horseback riders and dog mushers. He added there has been a fair amount of logging taken out from the sides of the trail and is look-ing to have a 75 metre protective area on each side of the trail.

“What we are asking from mayor and coun-cil, is a letter of support to continue working

forward on this project and seeing if we can’t make it a heritage trail,” he said.

The trail would have more status as a heritage trail Hough-ton said, and the Nak’azdli are in support of obtaining heritage status for the trail that runs across part of its

and Takla FN lands.Chief Fred Sam said

the trail doesn’t have cultural or historical sta-tus yet, adding it should have as it was used as a traditional trail for hunt-ing caribou.“It has his-torical value not just for us but for other peoples too,” Sam said.

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A group is looking to get heritage status for the Baldy Trail.

Trail part of Omineca Gold Rush

Nick Budeniuk:“Gold mining.”

Reo Spooner: “Traveling.”

Kainaan Greenaway:“Living at home.”

Sydney Playfair:“Moving away.”

Rylee Julian: “Opening my own bakery.”

Kodi Sillje:“I graduated fi ve years ago.”

Marcus Boivin:“I’ll probably work for a year at

Apollo.”

Shaelynne Sampson:“Going to school.”

Sheldon Currie: “I’ve already graduated.”

Mackenzie Moeller:“Not working at the mill.”

Koby Hallman:“I haven’t graduated yet.”

Eric Vinnedge:“Not being here.”

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What are your plans after high school? Incorrect information appeared in the page 11 story in the Caledonia Cou-rier, (“Community health and safety report released”, June 3). The Fort St. James Sustainability Group is not involved with this project. The project is a community-based research initiative between the three communities and re-searchers from UVic and the UBC School of Mining Engineering.

The Caledonia Courier apologizes for any confusion or embarrassment this error may have caused.

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MICHELE TAYLOR Caledonia Courier

I am a woman who sits in the middle.

On one side, I am a white wom-an of privilege; on the other, I am a grandmother, auntie, mother-in-law, cousin and sister to my First Nations family and friends.

My privilege means I have never experienced the lasting in-tergenerational effects of residen-tial school; the kinds of hatred, self-hate, abuse and racism those friends and family have. But, my open heart allows me to hear their pain and begin to understand through hearing their stories, ex-actly what Truth and Reconcilia-tion is and means for our people.

Yes, our people.I can only imagine my cousin’s

pain and suffering not ever know-ing who murdered his mother. Or understand when I hear my fam-ily or friends say they don’t want to be seen as an “Indian”. I also can’t imagine what my new friend - an intergenerational daughter of

residential school survivors – feels when she’s told to “just get over it”.

That new friend, Sabrina Sul-livan, said such powerful words about her experience, “As a child

who grew up under the exact same abuse that occurred in these schools, as an adult who has been deprived of a relationship with a sister my entire life while my other sister rode alongside the little house of terrors, because our moth-er was so damaged by the practises of the almighty “catholic saviours” during the 60’s scoop, and stole her ability to mother us. The beautiful family and culture I denied for 20 years due to the trauma and abuse I endured as a child to which I have only just reconnected to. I count it another loss. The on-going battle I fi ght every day to be the best mom I can (despite the judgements from others). Always fi ghting the natu-ral instincts ingrained into me and fi nding forgiveness for the people who have hurt me and forgiving myself for those I have hurt … if these aren’t direct effects on this woman of this generation, tell me what is?

“This is a very real and still very raw reality, to minimize its affects and to say it’s not a big deal, get over it … Shame on you. It’s time

to open eyes, heal and acknowl-edge.”

I belong to such an open and sharing community here in North-ern B.C., each surrounding FN community has welcomed me and shared with me as an equal – a part of the community.

This openness plays a big part in how I can take ownership of my role in the healing process of sur-vivors - through a greater under-standing of who my community is, where they come from, and where they are headed.

Part of healing is just like Sabri-na said, opening your eyes to what is still happening to the next gen-erations as a result of what we did.

Be a part of that healing pro-cess by taking responsibility for and acknowledging what we did to our people - because it doesn’t matter if it was our ancestors who wronged our people - it is and al-ways will be our burden and a part of who we are.

Working for forgive-ness is the part we play in truth and in reconciliation.

Truth, reconciliation and working for forgiveness


Working for forgiveness is the part we play in truth and in reconcili-ation.


The beat keeps students moving

Sowchea and David Hoy showcase talent at fi nal show through ExpressionMICHELE TAYLORCaledonia Courier

Expression, the art of storytelling through drumming, rhythm, song and movement ac-tivities, was at Sowhcea Elementary School for a sharing of music and dance with David Hoy Elementary School, May 29.

Students from both schools were partici-pants in Expression workshops and attended at Sowchea for a fi nal performance showcas-ing what each group of students had learned.

Angela Roy, lead singer with Barefoot Caravan, designed the art program and with the assistance from members of the band, teaches students hand drumming, body-vocal percussion and song and movement through the program.

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All the moves

Students had the audience singing and danc-ing and enjoying jokes during their performances which were accompanied by the band.

Roy said, “The program is delivered with Afri-can Djembe drums, an array of world percussion instruments and movement props available for each participant.”

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Alex Wells, Lil’wat Nation hoop dancer, and Nelson Leon, Stó:lo Nation story teller and drummer put on a per-formance for the stu-dents at Nak’al Bun El-ementary School June 3.

Leon said he and Wells began perform-ing and working to-gether leading up to the 2010 Winter Olympics. Currently the two per-formers are traveling to schools and doing shows at various venues around B.C.

The duo didn’t just perform hoop danc-ing and storytelling for the students, Wells and Leon also incorporate lessons to the students through their dances and songs about being good refl ections of their families, the connection between all people and the Earth and working together as a commu-nity.

Nelson explained to the students that being a part of the circle during the hoop games made the circle stronger and even though the game

was diffi cult, working together made the game easier.

“It was a challenge, I wanted to thank you all for working togeth-er,” he said. “There are many types of circles in our culture. It really does mean a lot, the circle … that life cycle.”

Wells, a hoop-dancer for more than 25 years, taught students about dancing with the hoops and the traditions and stories behind the danc-es.

“When your family passes that story down to you, that’s what they say, ‘You cannot change that story’,” Wells said. “You treat the hoops like they are something that is sacred.”

At the end of Wells’ last hoop dance he placed the ball he had m ade from the hoops in front of the students and explained how it repre-sented all the nations of people and the world and community work-ing together.

“When we all work together we create a beautiful world,” he said as he pulled out a hoop from the globe and the ball came apart.

“And, it only takes one person to wreck that. That’s the story of the world we weave.”

Students had oppor-tunity to learn the basics of hoop dancing, play hoop games - which il-

lustrated how circles are a part of the strength of a community by hold-ing hands in a circle

and passing the hoop around the circle with-out breaking the circle.

“This is my passion,

this is what I love to do.” Wells said. “By teach-ing we are also teaching ourselves as well.”


Maiko Caldwell, Summer Sagalon-Prince, Addy Martin, Kate Prince, Caidance Thomas, Jada Isaac and Alla Prince get the students involved in a song the students performed for visiting performers, Alex Wells and Nelson Leon, June 3.

World class hoop dancer and storyteller visit

Nak’al Bun students make their circle wider with drumming, song and dance


Nelson Leon gets the students dancing during his storytelling at Nak’al Bun Elementary School June 3.

Alex Wells wows the students with his hoop dances.


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I would also like to honour 19 F.S.J. Family Taekwon Do members who graded up to their next belt, on April 25, 2015 These students graded with Master Barker 7th Dan from Vancouver and Mr. Hauset 5th Dan from Prince George and Ms. Poole 2nd Dan, from Fort St. James, in front of a full house here at the Energy Connection health and Fitness.

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RCMP lawsuit in court

Women who say they were harassed and dis-criminated against during their service with the RCMP are in B.C. Supreme Court this week at-tempting to certify a class action lawsuit against the force.

The certifi cation hearing began Monday and the proposed class action would include 362 current and former offi cers and civilian employees across the country.

The case was launched in 2012 by Janet Merlo, a 19-year offi cer with the Nanaimo RCMP who was among the fi rst offi cers to go public with al-legations.

Lawyer David Klein said the common thread among the complainants is harassment, bullying and discrimination over an extended period of time.

More women would be able to join the case if a judge agrees there was a systemic problem and certifi es the class action.

Site aids youth ‘aging out’

The province has unveiled a new website de-signed to help teens in foster care prepare to pre-pare for life without government support when they turn 19 and “age out” of care.

The site agedout.com was designed by former foster teens to connect with vulnerable youth and showcases services and supports to help make the transition.

It includes videos of former youth in care dis-cussing real world challenges and gaming “quests” where youth earn rewards by completing chal-lenges like renting an apartment, getting a bank ac-count, preparing for a job interview or dealing with an abusive relationship.

“‘How do I get a job?’ ‘Where am I going to live?’ These are the types of questions we all faced when we became adults,” Children and Family De-velopment Minister Stephanie Cadieux said. “But for those in the care in the ministry, the transition can be much more challenging.”

About 700 young people age out of government care each year.

New election for doctors

A new election has been ordered for the presi-dency of Doctors of B.C. after a recount determined the fi rst vote ended in a tie.

Dr. Brian Day, a leading proponent of more private health care, had been de-clared the winner last week by a single vote.

Offi cials at Doc-tors of B.C. (former-ly the B.C. Medical Association) said the initial tally failed to count one vote for Day’s challenger Dr. Alan Ruddiman.

The run-off vote between the two takes place from June 5 to 18.

B.C. Health Min-ister Terry Lake said last week he was unsure whether he could meet with Day as president of the organization because the government is in a court battle with Day’s Cambie Surgical Centre over whether the federal ban on doctors privately billing patients violates the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.


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Tickling the ivoriesNorma Hoy private students and students of the Music for Young Children (MYC) program performed at a piano recital, May 27. The event hosted piano solos and students sang a song in commemoration of the 35th birthday of the MYC program. Pictured are: Norma Hoy, teacher, left; the Moonbeams III graduates of the MYC program, Bergen Jones, Sloane Valk, Maiko Caldwell, Oshen Wingerter and Nyah Duncan.

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Vanderhoof – A fi ve-guest panel at the fl ood meeting Wednesday, June 3 discussed the lat-est river-fl ows update for the Nechako.

R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s from the District of Vanderhoof (DOV), Ministry of Forests Lands and Natural Re-sources (MFLNR) and Rio Tinto Alcan (RTA) were present including Justus Benckhuysen from RTA who said he had good news on two fronts.

“While we did get some rain in the reser-voir last week it wasn’t a lot so the infl ows did not get really high. An-other development is we gave the water control-ler a new revised plan for fl ood mitigation and that includes over fi lling the reservior by a little bit in the knowledge it was going to fi ll up in the next day or two.

“The water con-troller agrees with our approach and we will store all the extra volume coming into the reservoir, over and above what is being discharged at the Spill-way and Kemano right

now. That means what you see now here in Vanderhoof is about as high as it should get this summer,” Benckhuysen said.

As of Monday, June 8 the Nechako river is fl owing at 674 m3/s, down from 677 m3/s 3 days prior.

Fire Chief Ian Leslie spoke to the site activi-ties happening in Van-derhoof.

“We have over 2,000 metres of gabions in place right now all around to the Sandy Beach areas…we have 65,000 sand bags out there, roughly, in 19 dif-ferent sites all through-out the community in spots we couldn’t place gabions. We also have gabions on the north side of town on Reid Drive, two places there, and also some dirt berm we built. We also have six different pump locations to pump ground water to keep it down off properties and streets,” Leslie said.

The District of Van-derhoof has closed off certain locations in town due to fl ooding.

“Most of that is trails and parkland, the boat launch and Riverside Park just yesterday,

the hydro was discon-nected…the natural gas and sewer less station. We’re going to try and keep the park open as long as we can. Some areas will be fl ooded but there is still public access,” Leslie said, adding signs in the park will change to ‘park closed’ when the DOV feels it necessary.

During his debrief, Leslie also mentioned storm drains and man holes in the Vanderview and Reid Drive area have been blocked in an attempt to keep ground water out.

“This does cause a bit of problems when it rains but that’s why we

have the pumps,” Leslie said.

Speaking to water levels and mitigation, Lyle Larson, deputy inspector of dykes with MFLNR said, from the forecast centre, there’s about 200 mm, or a week, left of snowpack.

“The installation [of gabions] started May 21 and fi nished up about June 1. Reid Drive needs more but if the levels don’t get much higher that may not have to happen. The forecast centre was ex-pecting another 5 cm rise in water levels over the next couple days but I think it’s safe to say the water levels will be

fl uctuating. The levels we’re seeing now you could say this is a 25 year fl ood… back in 2007 the fl ood reached infl ow of 791 m3/s, that was about a 50 year fl ood..were not expect-ing water levels to reach what happened back in 2007.” Larson said.

He also spoke to cli-mate change and how it is actually changing our hydrologic cycle.

“I was never one to think too much about climate change in years past but now ... we are noticing more warmer temperatures, more condensed precipita-tion, in some areas more snow pack, higher

runoffs and fl ashy fl ood events. Something we need to keep in mind is there may be points in time reservoirs may not be able to handle some of the extreme fl ow,” Larson said.

He suggested people start looking into per-manent berms and en-couraged the DOV to re-engage their berm-building initiatives.

Mayor Gerry Thies-sen and chief admin-istrative offi cer, Evan Parliament, both took

the time to thank all the volunteers who have helped sandbag during the past couple weeks and ensured the public they are doing every-thing they can to be pro-active during this time.

For more informa-tion on real-time fl ows of the Nechako visit www.wateroffi ce.ec.gc.ca or www.

For information on how to prepare or deal with fl ooding, is it the DOV website at www.vanderhoof.ca.


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Premier Christy Clark has issued a warning that demands for new taxes to rein in rising real estate prices could have serious un-desired effects and are largely rooted in mis-taken perceptions.

She was responding to a call from Vancou-ver Mayor Gregor Rob-ertson for the province to charge a higher Prop-erty Transfer Tax on the most expensive proper-ties, create a specula-tion tax on short-term fl ippers, and give cit-ies more power to track own-ership and discourage the practice of leaving investment homes va-cant.

“It’s im-portant that we consider any actions carefully to make sure we are helping fi rst-time homebuyers get into the market while protecting the equity of existing homeowners – not just simply raising more taxes for govern-ment,” Clark said in a letter to Robertson.

Driving down home prices 10 per cent would mean an $800,000 home losing $80,000 in equity and Clark said that could put some res-idents with large mort-gages underwater.

Clark noted local buyers, not foreigners, are responsible for most real estate activity in the region.

“For many individu-als and small business-es, this is a source of investment income.”

The premier said the province is actively looking at what it can do.

But she suggested the City of Vancouver can do more itself to address affordability by reducing civic fees and levies that add up to more than $76,000 of the price of a new $450,000 condo.

“Beyond any new taxes to curb demand, there is also the option of increasing supply through better land-use

planning,” Clark add-ed.

The B.C. Real Estate Association e s t i m a t e s foreigners account for no more than fi ve per cent of home own-ership and

real estate activity in the region.

A fi nance ministry analysis of the issue said Metro Vancouver detached house prices are being driven up largely because of rising demand and shrinking supply, as older houses are knocked down to build townhouses or condos, which have seen much slower ap-preciation.

B.C. could follow other jurisdictions like Singapore, London and Australia that charge foreigners stiffer prop-erty transfer taxes or other taxes. Foreigners also need approval to

buy houses in Australia and Singapore, where prices have stabilized but still aren’t consid-ered affordable.

If foreign home buy-ing was sharply pared from the estimated fi ve per cent of Metro home sales now to one per cent, it said, the improvement in fi rst-time buyer affordability would not be signifi cant because of the concen-tration of offshore buy-ing in high-end homes.

But it estimates such policies would wipe out $1 billion a year in resi-dential real estate sales, causing a 1,400-unit plunge in home build-ing and the loss of 3,800 jobs in the construction and real estate sectors.

“Roughly $350 mil-lion in nominal GDP would be lost. This translates into about 0.2 per cent of B.C.’s econ-omy.”

And the ministry warned foreign home buying restrictions could “send mixed messages” to potential business partners and compromise govern-ment efforts to welcome foreign investment in other industries, such as LNG.

Even that might not

actually reduce home prices, the analysis said, suggesting “dras-tic measures” target-ing both residents and non-residents would be needed to achieve a 10 per cent cut in home prices.

Success would mean erasing $60 billion in home equity across Metro Vancouver, or an average of $85,000 per property, it said.

In addition to more densifi cation, the fi -nance ministry said the federal govern-ment could do more to discourage property speculators by taxing their profi ts as income instead of capital gains in some cases, ensur-ing capital gains are correctly reported and that fl ipped investment homes aren’t falsely claimed as primary resi-dences.

The real estate asso-ciation recommended against any curb on foreign investment in housing but suggested government monitor it by requiring a residen-cy declaration on land transfer forms. B.C. doesn’t track foreign ownership and critics say a lack of data hin-ders debate on reform.

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Premier Christy Clark has issued a warning that demands for new taxes to rein in rising real estate prices could have seri-ous undesired effects and are largely rooted in mistaken perceptions.

Premier fi res back on home tax demands

Slowing foreign buying would deal economic

blow: province

“For many individuals and

small businesses, this is a source of investment

income.”– Christy Clark

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***ST PATRICK’S ANGLICAN CHURCH...Services at St Pat-rick’s Anglican Church will now take place only on the fi rst Sunday of the month except for special oc-casions.

***STUART LAKE OUTREACH GROUP FOOD BANK SCHED-ULE... is the third Wed of each month: 10:00 am to noon at the Food Bank behind St. Patrick’s An-glican Church, Stuart Drive. Volun-teers needed. Call 250-567-6744. Food Bank needs canned meals, beans, stews, soups, tuna, salmon, sandwich meats, pasta and sauce, tea, coffee, toilet paper, canned milk, cereals, etc. At this time we have lots of sugar! Thank you for your generosity.

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***FIREWEED STOPPING THEVIOLENCE & OUTREACHSERVICE For those who believe all is possible!...Provides free Confi dential, Safe, and Supportive counselling and outreach services for women. Hours of Service: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and every other Friday. Location: Room 203, 349 Stuart Drive, Fort St James, BC Phone: (250) 996-1214 Fax: (250) 996-7647 Email: fi [email protected]

***STUART LAKE OUTREACH GROUP... hosts a free hot lunch each Tuesday from 10.00am to 1.00pm in the space behind St. Patrick’s Anglican Church. Meals are served by members of area churches and other volunteers from the community. We wish to thank all those who assist by cooking, serving, and cleaning up. Your help is invaluable. We

also host a free Christmas Dinner on Christmas Day to all who arelonely or in need. Volunteers for these programs are needed. Please call Gwen at 250-567-6744.

***ST. PATRICK’S ANGLICANCHURCH SERVICES... will now take place only on the fi rst Sundayof the month except for specialoccasions.

***FORT ST. JAMES SEARCH & RESCUE... steering committeemeetings fi rst Tuesday of everymonth. 7:00 p.m. above the Fort St. James Firehall. Training is thethird Tuesday of every month at theFirehall at 7 p.m. New members arewelcome and training is provided.For more information pleasecontact Paul at 250.996.7478 or Rod at 250.996.3231

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***AUXILIARY TO STUART LAKE HOSPITAL... Monthlymeeting 2nd Wednesday eachmonth. Hospital Cafeteria 7:00 p.m.

***NECHAKO VALLEYCOMMUNITY SERVICES SOCIETY...Child and YouthMental Health and CounselingServices available at no cost.Monday to Friday 8:30 am to4:30 pm. Call 996-7645 for appointment.

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The family that paddles together ...Haylee Bjork, left, Timothy Bjork, Corina Bjork, Nadine Isaac and Jersey A’Huille were out June 7, at Stuart Lake for Family Bonding, a program provided by the Health Centre every Friday and is open to all families.

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Getting children to try new foods is not always easy. Kids have a tenden-cy to be picky when it comes to the foods they eat, and many youngsters are reluctant to try all but the most familiar foods.Dining on different foods helps to develop the palate and also ensures that children are being exposed to an array of nutrients and vitamins that are essential for growing bodies.

A youngster who went shopping, picked out foods and assisted in the kitchen may be more eager to try the nal product than one who has not.

Cheddar Beef Enchiladas1 pound ground beef1 envelope taco seasoning1 cup water2 cups cooked rice1 can (16 ounces) refried beans2 cups shredded cheddar cheese,

divided10 to 12 our tortillas (8 inches), warmed1 jar (16 ounces) salsa1 can condensed cream of chicken soup, undilutedIn a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer, pink; drain. Stir in taco seasoning and water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes.

Stir in rice. Cook and stir until liquid is evaporated.Spread about 2 tablespoons of refried beans, 1 4 cup of the beef mixture and 1 tablespoon cheese down the center of each tortilla; roll up. Place seam-side down in two greased 13x9x2-inch baking dishes.Combine salsa and soup; pour down the center of the enchiladas. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake one

casserole, uncovered, at 350 F for 20 to 25 minutes or until heated through and cheese is melted. Cover and freeze remaining casserole for up to 3 months.To use frozen casserole: Thaw in the refrigerator overnight. Cover and bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Uncover; bake 5 to 10 minutes longer, or until heated through and cheese is melted.

Tasty meal gets kids cooking in the kitchen


NAK’AZDLI DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONP.O. Box 985, Fort St. James, BC, V0J 1P0Tel (250) 996-0088 Fax (250) 996-7634

BOOKKEEPERPosition Purpose: Manages payroll for NDC Employees, small companies bookkeeping and provides general accounting services assistance for auditing purposes. Must have good communication skills, team player and be able work in an of ce setting.

Reports to: President and CEO

JOB RESULTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Maintain accurate and current records of Employees Provide accounting services for economic development enterprises for the Nak’azdli Band Carry Out General Financial Administrative Duties As Required

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS, QUALIFICATIONS: Minimum of a two year diploma in accounting with ve years accounting experience including payroll Bookkeeping, Payroll, and Accounts Payable experience Computer applications; excel spreadsheets, adagio, Accpac plus accounting software Account Receivable experience 2 professional references and 1 personal reference is required

Wage commensurate with experience.

CLOSING DATE: JUNE 12, 2015

Interested applicants may forward resume to the above address or email their resumes to

[email protected] Attention: President of NDC

PLEASE NO PHONE CALLSNOTE: Only those who meet the minimum requirements will

be invited to interview.

NAK’AZDLI DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONP.O. Box 985, Fort St. James, BC, V0J 1P0Tel (250) 996-0088 Fax (250) 996-7634

SHOP – TRUCKING MANAGER Nak’azdli Economic Development has an immediate opening for a Shop – Trucking Manager. The successful applicant will have a demonstrated ability to manage both business and staff in a professional manner.

QUALIFICATIONS: 5 Years Management experience; or a combination of education and experience. Experience managing staff Familiarity with Logging/trucking Industry Must be organized and able to multi- task Ability to deal with contentious situations in a professional manner Class 1 Drivers license will be considered an asset Mechanical pro ciency will be considered an asset

RESPONSIBILITIES: Supervision of a minimum of 10 employees iring; ring and disciplining where necessary Administer Bene ts plan Maintain up to date R les Implement employee safety meetings and investigate incidents where necessary. Ensure that all employees are operating equipment in a safe and careful manner Ensure that all trucks are kept in peek operating condition by implementing regular maintenance schedules Drive trucks to pg as required for maintenance Ensure that all permits, licenses, logs etc. are kept current and up to-date Liaise with contractors to set trucking schedules Report to Nak’azdli Economic Development Board Monthly Make recommendations to Board of directors around future investments Track inventory and order supplies as needed to maintain trucks and equipment Where necessary negotiate rates and contracts on behalf of Nak’azdli Development Board Seek out other trucking opportunities over and above the current commitments

WAGES: Will commensurate with experience

COMPLETE JOB DESCRIPTION AVALIABLE ON REQUEST

APPLICANTS: Applications should be directed to the attention of Leonard Thomas at the

above address. Only those applicants invited to interview will be called.

CLOSING DATE: June 12, 2015

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Gitxsan Child & Family Services Society is a delegated agency based in beautiful Hazelton, BC. It is a rural agency serving the 5 Gitxsan communities. The five communities that our Agency serves within the Gitxsan Nation are: Kispiox, Glen Vowell, Gitseguekla, Gitwangak and Gitanyow. We are surrounded by beautiful scenery, clean rivers and a thriving culture. We are seeking a qualified experienced social worker to join our dynamic team.

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QUALIFICATIONS: BSW, plus two year related experience

REQUIREMENTSWe are looking for individuals who are delegated or are eligible to be delegated under the current Provincial (BC) Legislation.Willingness to travel Have a valid BC driver’s licenseMust successfully pass a Criminal Records Check

The Generalist Social Worker will: Cooperate and work with Ministry of Children and Family Development workers in ensuring all Plans of Care are completed before the file is transferred to GCFS. Participate in case pre-transfer meetings with the MCFD Guardianship Worker, Foster Parents and the Child in Care

With respect to case management, the Generalist Social Worker will:Complete Comprehensive Plans of Care in accordance with AOPSI StandardsReview Plans of care through formal meetings whenever possible and within specified timeframes Set priorities for service delivery in consultation with the Supervisor Conduct Case Management Meetings at regular intervals to ensure that services to the child are coordinated and appropriate Include the child in decision making as appropriate to the child’s developmental abilitiesWhere possible, ensure the child signs his summary recordings so he understands what is in his fileRecord the Service Plan and Goals for the childMaintain up to date recordings in the format required by the agency Ensure that the child’s medical, emotional and educational needs are met through referrals to appropriate professionals Inform the child about behavioural expectations and consequencesConsult the resource worker, child’s family the community and the child where this is age appropriate when moving or placing a child Ensure that appropriate action is taken when a child is missing, lost or has run awayEnsure that the GCFS Executive Director and the Director for Child Protection are notified of reportable circumstances and grievous incidents Ensure consultation with the supervisor at all key decision points (see the AOPSI) Ensure that children in care receive the support skills and guidance required to achieve independence upon leaving care at the age of 19

Please submit your resume and cover letter to the attention of:[email protected]

Team Leader, Gitxsan Child & Family Services SocietyP.O. Box 333 4215 Government Street, HAZELTON, BC V0J 1Y0

DEADLINE: (until position is filled)No phone calls please, only those who have made the shortlist will be contacted.

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Vanderhoof – The Yinka Dene Alliance, made up of First Na-tions in northern B.C. who have banned En-bridge from their terri-tories (Nadleh Whut’en, Nak’azdli, Takla Lake, Saik’uz, Wet’suwet’en, and Tl’azt’en First Na-tions), are touring com-munities along the pro-posed Energy East Tar Sands Pipeline route to raise awareness of their environmental con-cerns.

“We’re bringing awareness around tar sands and expansion of the tar sands and how it’s devastating to ev-eryone. It’s not just a First Nations issue it’s everyones issue and we are sharing our suc-cesses and some of the

issues…we are living in climate change and we need to bring aware-ness to as many people as we can to start a na-tional discussion about these pipe-lines com-ing through Canada and First Na-tions com-munities,” said Geral-dine Thom-a s - F l u r e r of Saik’uz, Yinka Dene Alliance.

T h e West Meets East tour started May 30 with a major March to the End of the Line event outside St. John, NB and will span three weeks as it follows the Energy East route all the way to Winnipeg.

The group will share

the story of how they came to understand the dangers associated with pipelines when they created the Save the Fraser Declaration, now

signed by more than 130 First Nations.

T h o m -a s - F l u r e r said the re-sponse thus far has been excellent as the group was treated well in To-bique by Elder Hart

Perley on June 2. “Last night we participated in a full moon ceremony on a sacred mountain with a sacred fi re,” she said.

“It gives us strength and hope and we say prayers for strength

and for one another. It’s a beautiful thing when you participate in a sacred fi re or prayer circle especially on a sacred mountain,” she said, adding calls have been coming in from communities across the country asking for Yinka Dene, interested in hearing more on their story.

“Every single proj-ect that will expand tar sands is not good for Canadians. Yes you’ll get money but you can’t eat it and can’t drink it. People need to smarten up and take what we have seriously. We have drinking water now but if we keep this up… it’s not a good thing,” Thomas-Flurer said.

For more informa-tion visit www.thew-estmeetseast.ca and yinkadene.ca.

Yinka Dene Alliance meets First Nations along proposed Energy East pipeline route

Photos by Robert Van Waarden

On May 30, 2015, over 500 Canadian citizens and First Nations marched in Red Head, Saint John, at the End of the Line for the proposed Energy East pipeline. First Nations from across Turtle Island lead the Red Head March. The people were protesting the proposed mega pipeline and the tank terminal that would destroy and the Red Head community and endanger the Bay of Fundy.

“Every single project that

will expand tar sands is

not good for Canadians.”

– Geraldine Thomas-Flurer


Endako – Thompson Creek Metals has placed the suspended Endako mine on care and maintenance effective July 1 resulting in approximately 270 stand-by employees being offi cially terminated.

“It’s all about molly prices and we [have no choice] but to be supportive,” Fraser Lake mayor Dwayne Lindstrom said, calling the shut down bad news for Fraser Lake.

“The village has been working with [the province] to see what we can do but there’s not a whole lot we can do.”

Production of Endako was suspended at the end of 2014. Chris Gibbs, manager of operations at Endako says Thompson Creek Metals expects no recovery in the moly market in the foreseeable future.

“Its no longer a temporary suspension of operations. We were looking at condi-tions improving over the next 4 -5 months

but that wasn’t the case,” Gibbs said. Costs of the mine this year are estimat-

ed to be $26.7 million, including the costs of suspension, care and maintenance for the remainder of the year and severance for workers. The projected costs for 2016 are expected to be between $5 million and $6 million.

“The smelter is not operational on the moment, we r exploring avenues to see if there is business opportunities. [Right now] we’re protecting the assets and wait-ing for the good times to return and if in the interim we can make a little bit of money, limited operation at our end, we’ll look at that,” Gibbs said.

About 30 people will remain on the care and maintenance crew at the Enda-ko but Thompson Creek Metals plans to concentrate efforts on it’s other Canadian asset, Mount Milligan copper-gold mine located north of Fort St. James.

More information available at thomp-soncreekmetals.com.

Endako employees terminated, mine put on care and maintenance

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Thompson Creek Metals has placed the suspended Endako mine on care and maintenance effective July 1 re-sulting in approximately 270 stand-by employees being officially terminated.

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