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Nine employees of the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako (RDBN) earned more than $75,000 in 2014.

According to the local government’s most recent Statement of Financial Information (SOFI), Cheryl Ander-son, Hans Berndorff, Gail Chapman, Janine Dougall, Deborah Jones-Mid-dleton, Jason Llewellyn, Rory McK-enzie, Corrine Swenson, and Richard Wainwright had combined wages and overtime totaling slightly more than $1.032 million for the year ended Dec. 31, 2014. Together they also received $29,948.21 in taxable benefits, and another $64,667.73 in reimbursed ex-penses.

The combined earnings of the nine employees in question represented nearly 41 per cent of the total remu-neration of $2,541,925.48 paid to all regional district employees in 2014. The earnings of employees who re-ceived less than $75,000 from the re-gional district last year amounted to $1,509,576.32.

Chapman, the regional district’s Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) was the local government’s highest paid employee last year. Chapman re-ceived $207,044.65 in wages and over-time in 2014, taxable benefits valued at $3552.80, and another $4170.26 in reimbursed expenses.

Three employees – Berndorff, Dou-gall, and Llewellyn – all earned more

Nine employees earn more than $75,00 per year at Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako

Regional district

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BILL PHILLIPS

For some reason, the week before January 20, 2012, Maureen Luggi had trouble sleep-ing.

She would lay awake until about 5 a.m. waiting for her husband Robert to return from his shift at the Babine Forest Products saw-mill in Burns Lake.

“That’s the only time I could sleep, when I knew he was safe,” she said Monday at the coroner’s inquest into his death. “I would lay my hands on him when he was sleeping and pray over him … I couldn’t understand, in those moments, why I was crying. I didn’t want to wake him up.”

Later, an elder told him she was preparing him for burial.

Robert Francis Luggi, along with co-work-er Carl Rodney Charlie were killed when the mill exploded and burned on Jan. 20, 2012. Maureen Luggi was first of 48 witnesses scheduled to testify at the inquest, which is expected to take three weeks. About 75 people gathered at the Island Gospel Fellowship Hall Monday for the first day of testimony that, as coroner Chico Newell explained, is to ascer-tain publicly the facts relating to the deaths of Luggi and Charlie and to make recommenda-tions to hopefully prevent future loss of life in similar circumstances.

With a framed picture of Robert by her side, Maureen Luggi told of how Robert Luggi was a caring, family man … stepfather to a child she had before they met and father to their two children. Originally from Fraser Lake, he

moved to Burns Lake in 1989 and had worked at Babine Forest Products for 22 years.

“Everyone who knew him will remember him for his sense of humour and his kind-ness,” Maureen said. “He was just a happy person.”

However, he had been complaining to Mau-reen about dust at the mill. A similar explosion and fire at Lakeland Mills in Prince George was the result of combustible dust.

Robert Luggi had also been wanting to move up in the sawmill and was disappointed when he was looked over for a lead hand’s position. He complained to mill management and told them that he had spoken to the B.C. Human Rights Commission about possibly filing a discrimination case against the mill as

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Monday the first day of the inquest, Lucy Charlie, sister to the late Carl Charlie drums with injured Kenny Michell and his wife Theresa. Kenny was injured the night the Babine mill exploded.

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The swearing ceremony of the new council and chief for Lake Babine Nation took place on July 7, 2015 at the Margaret Patrick Hall. Five women sit on council this round making them the majority.

Approximately 60 people attended the event. Mayor Luke Strimbold and RCMP officer constable Jason Gernhard were on hand to conduct the ceremony. The big-

gest cheer was when re-elected chief Wilf Adam was sworn in.

Although it was a joyous occasion, the tone of the meeting was sober as one of Lake Babine Nation elders recently passes away – chief Adam's mother, Maryann Adam.

Although Adam’s mother passed, Adam said as emotional as it is “things must pro-ceed’. During the ceremony, chief Adam announced which positions the elected councillors would be taking over.

Bessie West was chosen as deputy chief while Melvin Joseph was appointed as fi-nance administrator. After being appointed, Joseph announced that 25 per cent of his honorarium would be donated back to the community as he feels his “pay is too high.”

Darren Patrick will be responsible for

education and governance structure, and Delores Alec will be responsible for social services.

Millie Alec George will be in charge of the fisheries portfolio, health care will be Clara Williams and Verna Powers will take over natural resources. Darcy Dennis will be responsible for treaty liaison and culture recreation, and housing will be taken over by Derrick MacDonald.

During the ceremony, chief Adam said he expects “an emotional inquest” to be held in Burns Lake these next few weeks. The inquest will examine the circumstanc-es of the deaths of two workers after the ex-plosion at Babine Forest Products in 2012.

Chief Adam added that the new elected council have a week of training and lots of work ahead.

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Wilf Adam being sworn in as chief of Lake Babine Nation for another three years. The audience bursted out in cheers following Adam’s swearing in.

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than $100,000 last year. Berdorff, the RDBN’s financial admin-istrator, was paid $138,812.48, received taxable benefits totaling $2752.28, and had reimbursed expenses totaling $7374.18. Llewellyn, director of planning for the regional district, earned $113,954.97 in wages and overtime compensation, along with $3533.76 in taxable benefits. Reimbursed expenses added an-other $5046.80 to his remuneration.

During the same period, Dougall (the regional district’s di-rector of environmental services), had wage and overtime earn-ings of $107,184.21 in 2014, received taxable benefits valued at $3179.80, and had reimbursed expenses of $7728.55.

Anderson, McKenzie, Swenson, and Wainwright earned com-parable incomes from the regional district last year.

Anderson, the local government’s manager of administrative services, earned $97,005.04 in wages and overtime compensa-tion, taxable benefits totaling $3751.38, and expense claims amounting $3202.76. McKenzie, who serves as the RDBN’s field operations supervisor, received wage and overtime remu-neration of $93,880.97, along with $3383.41 in taxable benefits, and $16,796.52 for expenses incurred while on regional district business.

Chief Building Inspector Wainwright’s wage and overtime re-muneration and taxable benefits ($94,639.49 and $3414.70, re-spectively) were more in 2014 than McKenzie’s, but his expense claims were 43 per cent lower ($9585.27).

Rounding out the list of regional district employees earning more than $75,000 in 2014 was Jones-Middleton, who serves as RDBN protective services manager. Jones-Middleton received $86,548.21 in wage and overtime pay, had taxable benefits total-ing $3082.16, and was given another $4443.50 in expense money.

A number of factors combined to make last year’s regional dis-

trict remuneration figures higher than what might normally be expected. Chapman noted that in 2014, regional district employ-ees put in a total of 1001.17 of overtime dealing with emergency situations.

“Last year was an extraordinary year for us,” explained Chap-man. “We operated the Emergency Operations Centre for 92 days. We had to deal with the Dome Creek cattle liner roll-over, the Cheslaslie, Chuchi, and China Nose wildfires, the Decker Lake train derailment, and the Takysie blue-green algae outbreak.”

Chapman pointed out that the base salaries of the nine em-ployees reported as earning more than $75,000 in 2014 were, in general, lower than the amounts reported in the regional district’s 2014 SOFI.

Figures supplied by the regional district’s CAO suggest that the nine employees in question earned a combined $115,693 in overtime pay last year. Chapman’s reported 2014 earnings of $207,044.56 were $48,962.65 higher than her base salary of $158,082, while the $138,812.48 paid to Berndorff last year was $23,957.48 more than his base salary of $114,855.

Even without overtime pay, all nine employees listed in the regional district’s 2014 SOFI would still have earned in excess of $75,000 last year.

Chapman added that RDBN base remuneration rates are actu-ally lower than those of other comparably-sized regional districts.

“RDBN salary ranges are five to 10 per cent less than that of the comparable RDs,” she said. “RDBN staffing levels are lower in comparison to the comparable RDs.”

The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako provides 68 ser-vices to residents living in 77,000 square kilometres of Northern B.C. It employs more than 50 people.

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The B.C. legislature is back in session this week, a rare summer sitting to approve a 25-year proj-ect agreement for the first large-scale liquefied natural gas project in northern B.C.

Finance Minister Mike de Jong released the lengthy legal agree-ment prior to the debate, saying this step should remove any doubt that an international invest-

ment group led by Petronas of Malaysia intends to go ahead. With billions invested in upstream resources and buyers waiting at home, the Pacific Northwest LNG group includes Chinese state cor-poration Sinopec, Indian Oil Corp., Japan Petro-leum Exploration Corp. and Petroleum Brunei.

The most contentious issue is the government’s intention to protect the investors from “discrimina-tory” tax and regulations for the life of the project.

The government insists these sorts of long-term cost certainty agreements are commonplace, and don’t affect provincial and federal taxes or environmental regulations unless they single out LNG operations. Future governments can raise corporate tax rates, carbon tax or enter into a cap and trade system. Ottawa can scrap capital cost allowances that were recently extended to LNG producers, which is significant because Liberal leader Justin Trudeau has indicated he would get rid of what he calls subsidies to fossil fuels. Both the province and Ottawa allow capital cost write-offs against corporate tax, to attract investment. B.C. at-tracted a lot of gas drilling rigs from Alberta with tax breaks for deep drilling. The B.C. gov-ernment invited comparisons with Western Australia LNG producers, and NDP researchers did just that. They noted that Australia’s Gorgon and North West Shelf LNG projects have written provisions that local employment and local suppliers will get preference. Those are absent in B.C., along with apprenticeship guarantees for LNG.

“There was hard bargaining by the companies, and certainly the premier went into this ne-gotiation in a very weak position, having to deliver on her extravagant and grandiose prom-ises from the election,” NDP critic Bruce Ralston said. “The companies did well. Whether the citizens of British Columbia did well is certainly an open question.”

Green Party MLA Andrew Weaver painted himself into a corner, having spent the last two years dismissing the B.C. LNG industry as a fantasy that will never come to pass, strictly on economic grounds. He has since branded the Petronas deal, a template for any future projects, a “generational sellout.”

Another big player with gas well investments in northeast B.C. is Shell, with a proposal for Kitimat. Its prospects have improved since it took over British Gas Group, which had its own LNG intentions here. Another group led by Altagas remains on track to ship LNG from its Douglas Channel site before the end of the decade.

It’s important to remember that without LNG exports, B.C.’s natural gas industry will shrink rapidly after 50 years of increasingly significant revenues from sales to the U.S. Leav-ing aside all the political positioning around the province’s largest private investment to date, if this doesn’t go ahead we will all feel the effects.

De Jong had a blunt response when asked what the province gets in return for all its guar-antees of low tax environment: “Their money.”

At peak construction, Pacific Northwest LNG will need as many as 4,500 workers, with 500 or more operations jobs depending on how far it expands. The finance ministry fore-casts that once Pacific Northwest LNG is up and running, it represents $9 billion in revenues to the province over 10 years, including gas royalties and taxes. That’s more than taxpayers can expect from the entire forest industry.

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Is B.C. LNG industry real? Yes

tom flEtchEr

If you haven’t been following my editori-als lately, or if you have recently moved to Burns Lake, I should start by explaining that I am tem-porarily working from a distance. I’m in a foreign and magical place called Brazil (not so magical when you start reading the news though).

Having lived in both Canada and Brazil pro-

vides me with a unique - and sometimes funny – perspective on things.

Just last week, for example, I was watching a newscast in Brazil about the weather in the coun-try’s biggest city, Sao Paulo.

As you know, it is now “winter” in the southern hemisphere (and I put that in quotes for a reason). The reporter was talking about the “freezing tem-peratures” in the city. Apparently, overnight, the temperature had dropped to 11 C, setting some kind of a record.

If you think this story can’t get any more ridiculous, just keep reading. The city was actu-ally in a “state of alert” due to the “freezing temperatures.”

In Sao Paulo, whenever the temperature drops below 13 C, the city declares a state of alert so that city workers can encourage homeless people to find shelter. Of course that protecting homeless people is important, but the fact that the city uses the words “state of alert” for 13 C is just astonishing.

But wait, the story still isn’t over.The reporter then went out on the streets to interview locals. Men and women, wearing

only light sweaters, were also referring to the temperatures as “absurd,” and “freezing.” I should also mention that one of the men interviewed was only wearing a short sleeve T-shirt (at this point I was hiding my face behind a pillow, completely embarrassed).

As if that wasn’t enough, the reporter then decided to interview street vendors who were selling gloves, bennies and scarfs. And of course, lots of people on the street were wearing these accessories, including pets. After all, it was 15 C (Brrr).

But unless people lived in places such as the Great White North, they won’t realise how em-barrassing that reporting really was. The truth is that those “freezing temperatures” reported in Sao Paulo were actually warmer than some parts of Canada in the middle of summer.

Just last week, St. John’s, N.L, had a high of 8.5 C, which was in fact two degrees lower than Canada’s northernmost weather station in Resolute, Nunavut.

The Canadian Red Cross has a chart that describes the effect certain temperatures have on people. Temperatures ranging from 0 C to -9 C are as described simply as a “slight discom-fort.”

But when it comes to reporting on warm temperatures, Canada can be over the top too.Vancouver, for example, was reporting “scorching temperatures” a few weeks ago when

the forecast was of temperatures ranging from 25 C to 30 C. That was equally confusing to me because 25 C is pretty much the average high all year round where I grew up.

The report went on to advise people on how to avoid “heat stroke.” In Vancouver, a heat-wave policy takes effect when the temperature hits 27 C or higher for three or more days in a row.

Growing up in Brazil, unless people were practicing outdoor sports when it was over 40 C, you would never hear anyone talking about the risk of heat stroke. In fact, I must have heard about heat stroke only once or twice in my entire life.

It’s definitely funny to witness all these weather differences and watch how people from different countries feel and talk about them. I guess, in the end, it’s all about perspective.

It’s all about perspective

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About 30 new fire starts a day are expected for the foreseeable future in B.C.

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With 959 total fires so far this season covering 263,000 hectares, this early fire season is shaping up as one of the worst in the province.

As of noon July 11, there were 240 active wild-fires across the province, with six states of local emergency, and 12 evacuation alerts and orders in effect. Over 75 properties in the province were on evacuation order with approximately 545 homes on evacuation alert.

On July 10 alone, there were 67 new wildfires in B.C. Furthermore, Kurtis Isfeld with the B.C. Wild-life Service said he is expecting about 30 new fire starts a day for the foreseeable future.

Needless to say that fire crews stationed in Burns Lake and Houston - the Nadina Fire Zone - have had a busy year to date. There are currently nine active fires in the Northwest Fire Centre, and one of these active fires is in the Nadina Fire Zone.

The Whitesail Lake fire has burned around 437 hectares within Tweedsmuir North Provincial Park, in the Quanchus Mountains area. Pojar said B.C. Parks has restricted access to the Quanchus Moun-tains area, which is remote and mainly accessible by boat or air. The Eutsuk Lake area of the park remains open to visitors, as well as the Chikamin Bay rail portage facility.

Pojar said the Whitesail Lake fire is not con-tained and is currently being monitored by B.C. Wildfire Service personnel. She added that this fire was sparked by lightning and that it is burning in a remote area where fire has traditionally been a

natural component of the landscape.“Fire regulates insect populations, returns nutri-

ents to the soil, maintains a diversity of animal and plant life, and removes combustible materials from the forest floor, reducing the frequency and severity of future fires,” she said.

The current fire danger rating for the majority of the Northwest Fire Centre is “moderate” to “high.” Although Burns Lake has seen some precipitation over the weekend, it takes a significant amount of sustained precipitation to reduce fire danger rat-ings, explained Pojar.

Since April 1, 2015, B.C. has had 1025 fires, more than double the 453 wildfires reported in the same time period in 2014. It is estimate that the B.C. government has spent more than $80 million so far this year battling forest fires.

The 2009 fire season is the most expensive on record, with $382 million spent, compared to $375 million in 2003. Those years also saw prolonged

drought, but it set in later in the summer.Finance minister Mike de Jong said the unusual

early dry spell has provincial costs running ahead of 2003.

Help is coming from across the world to help the province deal with the growing wildfire threat.

Ontario sent 70 firefighters and specialists to Abbotsford and Cranbrook for deployment in the coastal and southeast fire centres, with two skim-ming aircraft, a "birddog" plane and an air attack officer arriving at the Kamloops fire centre.

Forests Minister Steve Thomson said he expects further help to arrive from Australia and New Zea-land. Thomson added that lightning-caused fires obviously cannot be controlled, but human-caused fires can.

“We need everyone to do their part and refrain from activity that may cause wildfires."

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ing systems).Failure to abide by the Wildfire Act, including

open burning restrictions, can result in a $345 fine, an administrative penalty of $10,000 or, if convict-ed in court, a fine of up to $100,000 and/or one year in jail.

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According to Brett Anderson, Senior Me-teorologist for Accu-Weather, temperatures have averaged over two degrees Celsius above normal in the Lakes District this summer.

“Comparing this to recent years – early June to July - we see that this first part of summer is the warm-est in this region since 2006,” he said. “The summer of 2013 got off to a very warm start, but not as hot as this year.”

Anderson said tem-peratures will continue to average “above” to “well above” normal for the rest of the summer. However, there will be a break in the heat until next week. Tempera-tures turn warmer again toward the end of the month.

“Obviously there will be shorter periods of cooler weather, but when averaged out, this summer will be a hot one,” he said.

Anderson added that the Lakes District may see an increase in mois-ture between July 15-20, and then drier con-ditions toward the end of the month.

On the other hand, there are indications that the 2015-16 winter season will be a mild one.

“Confidence is high that we will be under strong El Nino condi-tions this winter which normally favors above normal temperatures for that season.”

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editor:I am bewildered when today I learned a First Nation woman, testified on behalf of John Furlong after a young reporter called Laura

Robison (Ontario journalist) sacrificed her career and health to tell the story of First Nation children mistreated at the Catholic school in Burns Lake in the late 60s-70s. I am told the journalist had many allegations against John Furlong in eight signed affidavits.

All week I had expected First Nation people to march outside the court here in Vancouver in support of Laura Robinson who is now in debt for over $400,000 for trying to help the First Nation people by telling the story. But that did not even happen. Many people have asked me where the First Nation people are in this fight going on in the court house. I have had no answer.

June 26, 2015 John Furlong's lawyer in his summary statements in a B.C. court room said that all the stories given to Laura Rob-inson by First Nation people in Burns Lake were lies… never mind that she had eight sworn affidavits before she wrote her story on John Furlong in the Georgia Straight newspaper, Sept. 27, 2012.

In the summary of Mr. Furlong's lawyer, the stories Ms. Robinson told were said to be all lies. So much for the stories of First Nation people in the courts of our land.

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The kingdom of God is unbending when it comes to sin. God de-fines it, not man. Man would justify his sin for selfish reasons, but God cares for those who get hurt. For example: murder, adultery, theft, lies, and drunkenness –

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ELECTION NOTICEThe Carrier Sekani Tribal Council will hold a General Election Voting Day on July 24, 2015 to elect the Tribal Chief. An eligible voter is any member of Carrier or Sekani ancestry, 18 years of age or older and a registered Band Member of the listed Eligible Bands.Date: Friday July 24, 2015 Time: 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m.Location of the Polls: • BURNS LAKE BAND, Ts’il Kaz Koh First Nation Office–BurnsLake • NADLEH WHUT’EN FIRST NATION OFFICE– Fort Fraser • NAK’AZDLI BAND OFFICE–FortSt.James • SAIK’UZ FIRST NATION OFFICE–Vanderhoof • STELLAT’EN FIRST NATION OFFICE– FraserLake • TAKLA LAKE FIRST NATION OFFICE– TaklaLanding • TL’AZTEN NATION OFFICE–Tache • WET’SUWET’N FIRST NATION OFFICE– BurnsLake • CARRIER SEKANI TRIBAL COUNCIL OFFICE– Prince George

CANDIDATES FOR TRIBAL CHIEF:John Dunning Erickson; Bert (Tim) Erickson; Martin Louie; Terry Teegee

The votes will be counted in each community and reported to the Electoral Officer in Prince Georgeimmediately following the close of the Polling Station on July 24, 2015. The Electoral Officer will release theresults and declare the successful candidate for the officeofTribalChiefafterthiscounthasbeencompleted. Members are welcome to attend the counting of the ballots.

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The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako paid members of its board of directors a total of $330,456.89 in 2014, according to the local government’s most recent Statement of Financial Remuneration.

The thirty-one individuals who served as either directors or alternate directors on the regional district board received remuneration totaling $264,154.54 and another $66,302.35 in reimbursed expenses last year. The regional district paid an additional $24,281.22 to third parties for director-related expenses.

The highest paid board member last year was Bill Miller. Miller, director for Electoral Area B (Burns Lake Rural) and the regional district’s chairman, received $32,942 in remuneration for the year ended Dec. 31, 2014, and an additional $10,729.81 for expenses incurred while conducting regional district business. The local government paid an additional $5549.42 directly to third parties for expenses incurred by Miller.

Stephen Freeman, who served for most of the year as the director for Electoral Area E (Francois/Ootsa Lake Rural) was paid $19,179.50 in remuneration and received an additional $3640.70 in expense money. The regional district paid $1446.09 directly to third parties for expenses Freeman incurred while on re-gional district business.

Eileen Benedict, elected last November as Freeman’s replacement, received $795 in remuneration and $58.30 in reimbursed expenses.

Burns Lake mayor Luke Strimbold, who received $15,000 last year from the village as Burns Lake’s mayor, earned an ad-ditional $11,418 from the regional district for representing the munic-ipality on the regional board.

Village councillors Chris Beach and John Illes, who served as Burns Lake’s alterna-tive representatives, received $244 and $366, respectively, for attending regional dis-trict meetings on Strim-bold’s behalf. Nei-ther had any expense claims.

B.C.’s Financial In-formation Act requires that all public sector corporations in B.C. – including its munici-palities and regional districts – file annual Statements of Financial Information.

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What are the best strategies to make doctors feel at home?FLAVIO NIENOW

Rural communities in Canada have had difficulties recruiting and retaining physi-cians for decades.

According to Elizabeth Wenghofer, Associate Professor for Laurentian Uni-versity’s School of Rural and Northern Health, there isn’t a shortage of physicians in Canada per se as much as a problem of “maldistribution.”

According to Statistics Canada and the Canadian Institute for Health Information, 13.8 per cent of British Columbians were living in rural areas in 2011 while only 6.3 per cent of physicians were working in those areas.

The reason for this maldistribution might be that many urban-dwellers of-ten see limitations to living in small com-munities.

“Physicians are just like everyone else; they want sports opportunities for their

kids, places to worship and connections with cultural roots, meet new people and get married, and good career opportunities for their spouses,” said Wenghofer. “Many small rural centres cannot offer the same breadth of services and variety of opportu-nities that are found in urban centres, and they never will.”

Wenghofer points out, however, that the main challenge is not attracting physicians to rural areas, but retaining them.

“There have been numerous policy ini-tiatives and incentives to recruit physi-cians to rural areas,” she said. “The prob-lem is that they [physicians] often leave afterwards.”

According to Jonathon Dyck, Northern Health’s Spokesperson, finding “the right person” that will have better chances of adapting to life in a rural setting has prov-en to be the best strategy.

“As we recruit to rural areas, we want to make sure they are the right fit for the practice and lifestyle in the area to retain that person,” explained Dyck. “The mar-keting strategy must be about rural living and practice, and finding the right person.”

Another common concern among phy-sicians wishing to relocate to a rural com-munity is the challenge of finding work opportunities for their spouses.

Dyck said Northern Health has been

partnering with local governments and or-ganizations to find work opportunities for spouses of health care professionals, as well as networking opportunities within the community.

However, ensuring a physician feels at home in an isolated community takes more than government incentives. Ac-cording to Dyck, an essential part of this process is community involvement.

“It is not just finding a physician to cover a practice, instead finding a physi-cian that will integrate well into the com-munity,” he said. “Recruitment and reten-tion of health care professionals takes a community, and having strong community involvement helps encourage health care professionals not only to relocate, but also remain in that community.”

Burns Lake currently has 3.25 full-time equivalent physicians with an additional one full-time equivalent providing office locum support. However, the ideal number of physicians required to service the popu-lation in and around Burns Lake would be of eight full-time equivalents, explained Dyck.

“There are a variety of health care pro-fessionals required for Burns Lake and the surrounding area,” he said. “We [Northern Health] continue to actively recruit for

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The proposed mine was ordered to undergo further assessmentFLAVIO NIENOW

In the story ' Morrison Mine’s environ-mental assessment resumes' published in the Lakes District News' June 24, 2015, edition, minister of environment Mary Polak had lifted the suspension of the en-vironmental assessment of the Morrison Copper/Gold Mine project.

A decision regarding the mine’s envi-ronmental assessment was expected to be reached before July 9, 2015. However, on July 8, the minister of environment and the minister of energy and mines ordered

the Morrison Mine to undergo further as-sessment.

Morrison Mine’s environmental as-sessment had been suspended after the Mount Polley Copper/Gold Mine disaster. In June 2014, a massive dam holding the toxic waste water from the Mount Polley mine collapsed, releasing 25 million cubic metres of contaminated water and mining waste, contaminating lakes, creeks and rivers.

In a statement released by Pacific Book-er Minerals, the company says it is com-mitted to constructing and operating the Morrison Mine in compliance with indus-try best practices, using proven technol-ogy and in full compliance with all permit requirements.

Earlier this year, the province’s environ-mental assessment office ordered Pacific Booker Minerals to reassess its plan for storing tailings under water and behind an earth-and-rock dam at the proposed Mor-

rison Mine.An engineering panel recommended

that industry must move away from stor-ing tailings under water behind earthen dams. The panel also suggested filtering tailings to remove the water and dry stack-ing them to eliminate the risk of tailings dam failures.

The proposed mine will be located 65 km northeast of Smithers and 35 km north of Granisle. The $517-million project is a conventional open-pit mine with an extraction rate of approximately 30,000 tonnes per day. The life span of the mine is expected to be 21 years.

It is expected, if approved, that the proj-ect will bring in close to $900 million in tax revenues over its life span.

Lake Babine Nation’s chief Wilf Adam has said continuously that there will be consequences if this project moves for-ward.

Still undefined if Morrison Mine will move forward

The province will support short-term watershed restoration projects

FLAVIO NIENOW

In the story 'Cheslatta Carrier Nation wants solution for flooding' published in the Lakes District News' June 24, edition, Cheslatta Carrier Nation Chief Corrina Leween ex-pressed how devastating the yearly flooding of the Cheslatta Lake and River system has been.

The flooding has been an ongoing issue since 1952, and it has caused over 60 graves to be washed away. The remains are some-where in the waters of Cheslatta Lake.

“Each year the members of our nation re-live that devastation of knowing their an-cestors are somewhere out in the lake,” said Leween. “My grandparents, great-grandpar-ents, aunts and uncles are amongst the graves that have been washed away.”

Cheslatta Carrier Nation has now reached a new agreement with the province to help address flooding impacts.

Through a memorandum of understanding (MOU), $400,000 is being provided to sup-port the Cheslatta for short-term watershed restoration projects in their traditional terri-tory.

Chief Leween expressed relief over the agreement.

“For decades we have proposed solutions to this and other outstanding issues and no one was willing to listen,” she said. “Finally, we have a government committed to formally work with us to design and implement cre-ative options that will lead to an acceptable reconciliation and give us certainty moving forward. We can no longer tolerate the status quo."

The MOU establishes guiding principles to support joint work toward reconciliation be-tween the Cheslatta and the province, includ-ing economic and environmental interests re-lated to the development of natural resources. Central to the agreement is consideration of options for the management of the Nechako reservoir and Cheslatta watershed to address flooding impacts to Cheslatta lands and cul-tural sites.

"We cannot change history, but we can work toward building a more positive future and find new opportunities that will provide significant social and economic benefits for the Cheslatta,” said John Rustad, Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation. “That is our goal and this MOU is an impor-tant step toward that goal."

The annual flooding of the Cheslatta sys-tem is due to Nechako reservoir’s elevation management flows. Since the construction of the Kenney Dam in 1952, and the creation of the Nechako Reservoir, the Cheslatta Lake and River system has been utilized as a spill-way channel, linking the reservoir with the Nechako River.

Province addresses Cheslatta’s flooding

The B.C. government has ap-proved conditional permits to allow the Mount Polley Mine near Wil-liams Lake to resume operation, us-ing an existing open pit on the mine site to store water and tailings.

The mine will take until early Au-gust to begin production, and up to 220 workers will return to work, En-ergy and Mines Minister Bill Ben-nett said. To continue operation into the fall, the operator will need an-other permit allowing it to treat and discharge water.

Repair work continues on the tail-ings pond dam that was breached in August 2014. An independent inves-tigation concluded the dam failed because of an overlooked glacial material layer in the foundation and a series of steep additions that even-tually overcame it.

Conditions for the restart include the company, a subsidiary of Impe-rial Metals, putting up an additional $6.1 million towards reclamation of the Hazeltine Creek and Quesnel Lake, where a torrent of water and mine tailings escaped.

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he felt he didn’t get the job because he was First Nations.Mill management subsequently decided to move him off the

A-shift and onto the B-shift, so he could train as a lead hand. He moved onto the B-shift right after Christmas in 2011, a month before the explosion that took his life.

Maureen Luggi said since 2012 she has become aware of Bill C-45, commonly referred to as the Westray bill. The bill, which was sparked by the Westray mine explosion in Nova Scotia, changed the Criminal Code to read: “Everyone who has the au-thority, to direct how another person doe work or performs a task, is under a legal duty to take reasonable steps to prevent bodily harm to that person, or any other person, arising from that task.”

“Why is this not being enforced?” Maureen Luggi asked. “This explosion should not have happened.”

She did, however, say she forgives those involved.“I pray that we can find some peace and some closure,” she

said.While Robert Luggi had just joined the B-shift and month

prior, Carl Rodney Charlie wasn’t even supposed to be at work that day.

“It was his day off,” his sister Lucy Campbell told the inquest. “But, being the hard worker that he was, he took the shift.”

She said he had lunch with his parents before heading off to work that day and that was the last they saw of him. She recalled how, when news broke of the explosion, she and the family hoped Carl had survived.

“How little did we know that this was our beloved Carl that was in the mill,” she said when they learned that two men were unaccounted for. But when the news came, she said the family was devastated.

“Our only hope is that he didn’t feel a thing because he didn’t deserve to die like that,” Campbell said.

She said that he too had talked about the amount of sawdust piling up at the mill, plus the cold weather conditions.

Charlie had three children and, Campbell said, had a great Christmas in 2011 because two of his children were able to spend it with him. Charlie lived in Burns Lake all his life. He worked at Babine Forest Products about 18-and-a-half years.

“He was known for his handshakes and big waves,” Campbell said. “… He never turned his back on anyone who needed help. When we went through some tough times, he was the glue that held us together. Carl was independent and spontaneous.”

The inquest, before a five-man, two-woman jury, will con-tinue this week with testimony from men who were in the mlll at the time of the explosion. Steve Zika, of Hampton Affiliates, the company that owns Babine Forest Products, is scheduled to testify next week. WorkSafeBC representatives will also be tak-ing the stand. WorkSafeBC has been criticized for how it inves-tigated both the Babine and Lakeland explosions. In both cases Crown counsel said it could not proceed with charges because of the WorkSafeBC investigations. That has prompted the families of the deceased, survivors, Steelworkers, B.C. Federation of La-bour, and the NDP to call for public inquiry into the explosions. Premier Christy Clark has dismissed calls for a public inquiry.

Workers will take the stand today

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Pictured here left to right is the late Robert Luggi and the late Carl Charlie. Maureen Luggi, the wife of Robert Luggi was first to testify on Monday. To follow was Carl Charlie’s’ sister Lucy. The inquest is to last until July 31, 2015.


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Burns Lake resident Colleen Simmons says she is concerned for the safety of her husband who has been logging in the Babine Lake area.According to Simmons, her husband has been called back to work even though the fire danger rating in the area has been classified as “high” and “extreme.”“There seems to be a lack of common sense when it comes to the volatility of the bush in these extreme heat conditions,” she said. “People think they can put out a fire if they inadvertently

start one; I am very concerned about my husband's safety in the bush.”Simmons said that, a few days ago, a processor machine sparked a fire in the Lake Babine area.“They [logging workers] managed to get the fire out before the initial fire attack crew got there,” she said. “They had to spend the night to make sure the fire didn't flare up again.”Due to the fire hazard of operating machinery in such dry conditions, Simmons believes logging operations in the area should have been ceased since July 1.Northwest Fire Centre official Olivia Pojar explained that under the wildfire regulation, high risk activities must cease only after three consecutive days of an “extreme” fire danger rating.The local resident says this rule is not enough to protect workers.

Meanwhile, Sim-mons said her husband won't be going back to work until the fire dan-ger rating has been re-duced.

“It’s one thing to fight a fire that was started by lightning, but defi-nitely another when it’s caused by lack of com-mon sense," she added.

From July 6 to 10, Burns Lake had five consecutive days of ex-treme fire danger rating. After three consecutive days of a danger class rating of “extreme,” in-dustry operators must cease all high risk ac-tivities for the entire day until weather con-ditions change in a spe-cific way. On July 11 and 12, the fire danger rating was reduced to high.

Pojar explained that industry operators have specific legal obliga-tions under the Wild-fire Act and Regulation with respect to fire use, fire prevention and fire control. According to Pojar, ultimately it is their responsibility to ensure safety.

“Industry opera-tors are responsible for ensuring their own compliance with the Wildfire Act and Regu-lation,” she said. “Thus, you would have to question the individual industry operators in re-gards to whether or not they were performing high risk activities and whether or not these high risk activities were ceased during the past week.”

Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Re-source Operations en-sure logging companies stay in compliance of the wild fire act.

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Thank you to the community organizati ons who att ended the Recreati on Fair and set up info booths:

Lakes District Literacy, Lakes District Fall Fair, Burns Lake Search and Rescue, Burns Lake Public Library, Arts Councils, Omineca Ski Club, BLMBA, Saddle Club, Classic cars, Jacqui’s Kindermusik, Village Recreati on and Burns Lake Citi zens on Patrol.

Thank you Royal Canadian Legion Branch #50 for an awesome Pancake Breakfast.

Thank you Burns Lake Rotary for helping with the Canada Day Parade.

Thank you Burns Lake Seniors for helping us to cook over 900 Hot Dogs!

Thank you Island Gospel Church for an awesome Children’s Acti vity Tent.

Thank you to all the businesses, organizati ons, and individuals who took the ti me to put an entry into the parade!

Thank you to all the vendors who came and provided an opportunity for us to pick up some great products.

Thank you to Kelly Holliday for being a great Master of Ceremonies.

Thank you to all the volunteers who came and set-up, picked-up, cleaned-up, packed chairs, set up tents, and cooked. Volunteers make the world go round and we appreciate every litt le thing you did for us!

Thanks to the Canada Day committ ee for providing a great day for the community! See you next year!

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these positions.”According to Dyck, the new Lakes District Hospital and Health Centre - opened in February 2015 in

Burns Lake - will help attract more health care professionals to the area.“People enjoy working in new, state-of-the-art facilities,” he said. “With a new hospital and health

centre in Burns Lake, we know this will be an attractive environment for health care professionals and physicians seeking to relocate to a rural community.”

Physicians considering Burns Lake as a place to live could be eligible for a $20,000 signing bonus, as well as $15,000 in relocation assistance from Northern Health. In addition to their salaries, new physi-cians are eligible for an annual flat fee payment of $22,922.83, and between $2000 and $10,000 for con-tinuing medical education.

In March 2013, the B.C. government and the B.C. Medical Association partnered to establish a new incentive - the rural physicians for British Columbia incentive. Aimed to fill 20 pre-designated family physician and specialist positions, the incentive provided each physician with a one-time payment of $100,000 if they committed to a three-year return of service.

Northern Health designated Burns Lake for one of these positions, and a new physician, recruited in January 2015, received the one-time incentive of $100,000.

While the provincial government continually works to increase monetary incentives to address the shortage of physicians in rural areas, some people argue a different approach would be more effective.

Wenghofer believes that investing in medical training in rural areas would encourage more students to choose rural locations after graduation.

“If you take young people who grew up in rural areas, provide them with medical education in rural settings, then they might be more likely to set up and stay in rural settings,” she said.

The Northern Medical Program (NMP) in Prince George had 30 graduates this year, including 14 graduates from Northern B.C. Out of the 30 graduates, nine are entering residency training programs in Northern B.C.

Sonya Kruger, Communications Officer for the NMP, said she is pleased with the number of NMP graduates who chose to continue living in the area.

“There were 21 family practice residency positions in Northern B.C, which were opened to new medical graduates from across Canada,” she said. “We consider it a success that nine of those 21 positions were filled by NMP graduates.”

Many medical students choose to practice in the place where they completed their medical education or residency training, she added.

A few months ago, medical student Arsalan Hassan had a chance to experi-ence life in a small town for the first time.

Hassan has lived in the Lower Mainland since he was a child. At the end of 2014, he had the opportunity to work in Burns Lake for four weeks as part of his medical program.

"Burns Lake was definitely the most time I've spent in a fairly small town,” he said. “When I had the chance to live there for a month, I was surprised at how satisfied I felt.”

“It was easy to make friends,” he said. “I felt like part of the community and I had a rich social life with many interesting activities including going to the gym, curling, hiking and playing hockey.”

Hassan is finishing his third year of medical school at the University of Brit-ish Columbia in Vancouver. According to him, working in small communities such as Burns Lake has many advantages over working in bigger centres.

“Rural communities have less specialist coverage, and thus the general prac-titioner gets to have a very wide scope of practice,” he said. “The variety is very interesting to me; I think you get less variety in the middle of a big city.”

“Plus real estate is so cheap, you can have an amazing house by the water, and with the money you save you can go travelling more often,” he added. “I think I could be quite happy to settle down in a small town.”

Vancouver resident Arsalan Hassan is finishing his third year of medical school at the University of British Columbia. Hassan worked in Burns Lake for four weeks as part of his medical program and said he was surprised at how satisfied he felt. The new Lakes District Hospital and Health Centre in Burns Lake opened in February 2015. Northern Health believes the new facility will help attract more health care professionals to the area.

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Lakes District Museum is now open for the season Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Phone (250) 692-7450.

Fraser Lake Festival of the Arts: Calling all quilters, artists, musicians, poets etc. Festival will be Aug. 8. Call (250) 699-1234 or email: [email protected]

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Quesnel's International Airshow Skyfest 2015, July 31 – Aug. 2, is thrilled to welcome Marcus Paine to their lineup of stellar aerobatic performers.

Following in the footsteps of former Alaskan aviator legends, Alaskan-born Marc Paine brings the thrill of aerobatic flight to Quesnel's airspace. He's been a pilot for more than 20 years and is the founder and chief flight instructor of Unusual Attitudes

LLC at Merrill Field in Anchorage and Marana Regional Airport in Tucson, a flight school that teachers recovery,stall/spin aware-ness and aerobatic flight. Marc is an FAA safety counsellor and a regular speaker on stall/spin awareness. His teaching directly targets and impacts the stall/spin fatality rate that plagues pilots. This eminently qualified instructor also provides training for pi-lots of the U.S. Army, National park Service, Civil Air Patrol, Alaska State troopers and for the flight inspectors of the FAA flight standards district office as well as, along with his training partner Patty Wagstaff, providing the same training in Kenya to pilots of the Kenyan Wildlife Service.

He is a distinguished graduate of the Virginia Military Institute and a former U.S. Army Special Forces officer, Airborne Ranger and Jumpmaster.

As an aerobatic airshow pilot, Marc's performance is one of the crowd's favourite because of his ability to showcase the capa-bilities of the Super Decathlon and the Super Cub in a way that general aviation pilots and audiences can appreciate, relate to and apply to their own flying. He flies the Super Decathlon low and very aggressively and he is considered a wizard in the Super Cub. He does an unbelievable live, in-cockpit-narrated stall and spin demo and never is above 500 feet.

Marc is also the primary pilot for Third Strike Wingwalking and flies with Carol Pilon on the wing as well as solo in the 450 Stearman. He now is flying air shows throughout the U.S. and Canada in all three airplanes.

Tickets (adult, youth, family and weekend camping package) for Skyfest 2015 are available at Circle ‘S’ Western Wear, the Tourist Bureuu or online at www.quesnelskyfest.ca/tickets.

Mustang tickets can be purchased at various venues around town and at Cariboo Ford during the Community Drive event May 23 and other local events.

Download the Quesnel Skyfest app to your smartphone and receive updates as they are posted or visit the Skyfest 2015 Face-book page.

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Local elected officials are contemplating the establishment of a program to promote arts, recreation, and cultural initiatives in the Lakes District.

While the proposal is still in the early stages of discussion, it may involve the establishment of a new arts/recreation/culture function through the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako. This would allow the regional district to tax property owners in partic-ipating areas (e.g., the Village of Burns Lake and electoral areas B and E) for the purpose generating a pool of money that could be distributed to qualifying organizations.

Bill Miller, chairman of the regional district board and director for Electoral Area B (Burns Lake Rural), said recently that he and Burns Lake mayor Luke Strimbold have been discussing the proposal for “awhile.” He indicated that Eileen Benedict, director for Electoral Area E (Francois/Ootsa Lake Rural), has joined the conversation since being elected last November.

“I believe that it (the proposed arts/recreation/culture function) is in the long run a more cost-effective way of meeting the needs of most of the groups in our community,” he stated. “…I have had conversations with some of my constituents and different user groups. I am using the feedback that they give to guide me in that discussion.”

Miller couldn’t provide more specific information about the proposed art/recreation/culture function at this time. He suggest-ed, though, that measures would have to be built into the program to ensure that groups receiving tax dollars were financially ac-countable. It’s also important, he said, that rural areas participate as equal partners in funding discussions.

“The critical part is that it is workable for staff, the groups that would benefit, and, of course, is financially responsible to the taxpayer,” he said. “I can’t speak for Eileen (Benedict), but I very much want to ensure whatever we set-up has built in the ability of our rural areas to be an equal partner in the decision-making process. As you know, we contribute a significant share to the programs run within the village, which is the reason we can have so many opportunities to recreate.

“In my opinion, we are moving closer to that ‘sweet spot’, and it is my hope that by the end of this term, we have a service in

place.” Mayor Strimbold did not respond to requests for informa-

tion. Burns Lake councillor John Illes indicated, however, that he feels the idea of funding arts, recreation, and cultural programs through local taxation has merit.

“There are a number of really important values the greater community would like to preserve or develop in a more struc-tured manner,” he explained. “Among them are the continuing on of the arts and entertainment in the Burns Lake area, typi-fied of the performances of the (Lakes District) Arts Council, and the maintenance/development of trails and recreation sites in the Lakes area, including the Southside.”

A significant portion of the arts, recreation, and cultural pro-gramming in the Lakes District is provided by non-profit organi-zations run by volunteers. Because these groups lack guaranteed sources of funding, much of their time is spent raising money for operating expenses. This, noted Illes, can lead to volunteer burn-out.

Illes said he feels that an annual tax requisition of between $50,000 and $100,000 would provide a much-needed financial boost to organizations involved in arts, recreation, and cultural programming here. “However, this is an early estimate, and it may vary yearly depending on … needs and planned events.”

The Burns Lake councillor hopes that all three administrative areas – the village and both regional district electoral areas – will participate in the function. He says that a number of non-profit organizations have already expressed interest in it.

“Some groups that have expressed interest are Lakes Outdoor Recreation Society, Burns Lake Mountain Biking Association, the arts council,” he noted. “Other current groups could also ben-efit, and new groups or associations could form in the future to provide more arts, culture, and recreation activities for the area.”

Convincing property owners to accept higher taxes, even for worthy causes, can be difficult. Yet Illes feels local residents will support establishment of an arts/recreation/culture fund – pro-vided grant recipients are held accountable for their use of public money.

“In general, taxpayers are positive about such a function,” he said. “However, they would expect accountability for their tax


Lakes District Fall Fair meeting: Thursday, July 16, 7:00 p.m., Cancer Society Office on Main Street, Burns Lake.

Canadian Cancer Society Office Hours are Tues., Wed. & Fri. from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Phone (250) 692-7203 e-mail: [email protected].

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Don LauberJanuary 9th, 1932 - January 7th, 2015

A Celebration of Life for Don Lauberwill be held at the Decker Lake Hall on

Saturday, July 25th, 2015 at 2:00pm.A co� ee and tea service will follow.

If anyone wishes to say a few words, you are welcome to do so, or we can read it for you.

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Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on High.” – (Hebrews 1:1-3)

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BOOK LAUNCHKingdom Guardians

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dollars well spent, and this would in turn put pres-sure on the groups that received the funding to be accountable to the broader public.”

The Lakes District Arts Council is one group that Illes feels could benefit from proposal. Estab-lished in 2006 and operated by volunteers, it strives to support and encourage the arts by promoting growth, diversity, and excellence.

Like most non-profit, community service groups, the arts council relies in part on grants to fund ac-tivities such as its annual concert series. John Barth, the group’s treasurer, says having access to a stable source of funding would be a significant benefit.

“The arts council has welcomed its funding part-nership with the Village of Burns Lake and the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako for many years,” he stated recently. “Our organization would be happy to participate in any discussion about what this funding partnership might look like in the future.

“Many of the funding sources that arts organiza-tions rely on are somewhat unpredictable. Guaran-teed funding is always welcome, as it helps make planning for the future somewhat easier.”

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LAKES DISTRICT NEWS Getting dirty at the Houston Mud Drags

Houston Mud Drags drew a great crowd last weekend. Stands were packed and competitors from Kitimat to Prince George races trucks through the pits. (Top) Local resident Tyler Hougen lines up for his run through the pits. (R) Dalton Callies and Murray Sullivan from Houston show off the mud after their run.

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Grassy Plains Gospel ChurchSunday Service: 10:45 am

250-694-3756 (Church)

IMMACULATACatholic Church

248 - 3rd Ave. • Phone: 250-692-3568Saturday 7:30 p.m.Sunday 10:00 a.m.~ Everyone Welcome ~

Sunday 10:00AMPresident Moore 250-695-6654

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

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JESUS CHRISTOF LATTER-DAY SAINTS

OLD LANDMARKSCHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

At Muriel Mould Primary School

SUNDAY, 10:30 AMContact: Roland & Lisa Cataford 250-692-9196

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LIVING WATERS CHURCH766 Mulvaney Crescent, Burns Lake

Please come and fellowship with us on:Sunday at 11:00amTuesday at 7:00 pmSaturday at 7:00 pm

email: [email protected] • James Kim 250-692-0031 PAOC

Kitchen is closed for the summer

No General Meetings for July & August

Poker for Points

every Thursday until Sept. 17th - 7:00pm.

By donation fee $10 for members $12 for non members.

Prizes at the end

of the tournament.

NEWSUMMER HOURS: Wednesday -

Saturday: 2:00 - 8:00pm


CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22: Cancer, since you are a friendly person and the life of the party, it should come as no surprise that everyone wants to be your friend. Expand your social circle if you feel you have time.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23: Leo, sometimes you take on too much. Reevaluate your schedule and see if there are ways you can cut back on your commitments for a few days.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22: Virgo, your goal for the time being is to take care of business and clear your calendar. You may be more than ready to indulge in some rest and relaxation.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23: Curiosity may get the better of you this week, Libra. It’s good to pursue your interests, but make sure you aren’t stepping on anyone’s toes along the way.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22: Scorpio, you desire quick answers, but no one seems to be mov-ing at your pace this week. You might just have to buckle down and be patient. Answers will come in due time.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21: Sagittarius, a trip is enticing, but you have too many respon-sibilities on your plate to up and leave right now. You will have time to get away soon enough.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20: Capricorn, take a hectic schedule day-by-day. Everything will get done in time, and you just need to have a little patience. Distract yourself this week.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18: Someone or something may have turned you off of mak-ing a large purchase, Aquarius. Discuss your sudden change of heart with someone close to you.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20: Don’t turn your world upside down to take on another project, Pisces. You have plenty on your plate to keep you busy as it is.

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20: You are in for a treat this week, Aries. You finally get to experience the results of all of your hard work. Celebrate with a dinner out or a good party.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21: Taurus, calmly ap-proach a difficult situation this week. Giving yourself time to carefully assess a problem will provide the most effective solution.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21: Gemini, a resolution to a problem you haven’t been able to solve is on the horizon. This will make things much easier in the long run, and your patience will pay off.

#2 166 Highway 16BURNS LAKE

250-692-7900

Pizza, pasta, wings, donairs & gluten free crust

Store hours: Sunday to Wednesday 3:00 PM to 10:00 PM Thursday to Saturday 3:00 PM to 11:00 PM

www.canadian2for1pizza.com4 We do catering with advanced notice 4 In town deliveries available

PICK UP THE SAVINGS!

Three on Three $36 Three 12” Three Topping Pizzas Extra cheese will attract extra charges.

Make them Large for $48No substitutions or additions allowed. Mention coupon when ordering and present cou-pon when picking up. Not valid with any other offer. Gluten free Crust surcharge applies.

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Two 10” Pepperoni Pizzas+ 2 Cans of Coke

$16No substitutions or additions allowed. Mention coupon when ordering and present coupon when picking up.

Not valid with any other offer.

Fresh dough

made daily

Authorized Dealer: Shaw DirectGalaxy Broadband Internet

Ph. 250-692-7314 or Cell [email protected]

Len Klassen SatellitesSALES – SERVICE – INSTALLATIONS

Repairs on all types of Satellites

Ph. 250-692-7314 or Cell 250-251-0198

Repairs on all types of Satellites

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Our townPlease drop off your nonprofit coming events at the Lakes District News office by Friday 3:00 pm. (We regret we cannot take items

over the phone). Listings as space permits. There is no guarantee any particular item will run on a specific date.

Horoscopes Week of July 15th

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Southside Slam. 1st Annual Slowpitch Tour-nament. July 24, 25 & 26 - Grassy Plains ball di-amonds. Join us for fun, prizes and playing great ball. Contact: Sarah or James (250) 694-3305

5 day club: Island Gospel Fellowship Church gym, Aug. 10-14, 10am - 12 or 1:30 - 3:30pm. Call Tracey (250) 692-3623 to register.

Tweedsmuir Cavaliers Saddle Club annual Gymkhana - Eagle Creek Rodeo Arena - 10am - July 25. Spectators welcome - concession on site. More info: Liz (250) 692-1884 before 8pm.

Burns Lake Mountain Bike Association: Community workbee, July 18, 10am. Working on trails close to Kager Lake. If you have a weed-wacker, pruners or a handsaw bring it along. If you do not then we’ll supply. If you can’t make it that day, contact Dave at Burnt Bikes. We will loan out weedwackers for those that want to go out a time that fits their schedule. BLMBA has secured maintenance funding this year and the next four years, but we are hoping to use this for trails that are further away from Kager Lake.

Poetry contest - entrants of all ages. Cash prizes, closing date July 31. 22 annual open ages poetry contest. No entry fee. The poem should be original and consist of 32 lines or less. To enter please send one original poem only to: Open Ages Poetry Contest (N) Box 44169 - RPO Gorge, Victoria, BC, V9K 7K1 or email to: [email protected]. Name, age and address should be included on the same page as the poem. Typed or neatly written poems.

Creative writing contest - entrants must be 18 yrs+, cash prizes. Closing day July 31. Short stories, essays, anecdotes, poetry, prose, fiction or non-fiction. Limited to 850 words. No entry fee. Must be original and typed or neatly hand written. Name, age and address must be includ-ed on the front page of the work. Please indicate whether your work is fiction or non-fiction. Send your entry to: Adult Creative Writing Contest (N), Box 44169 - RPO Gorge, Victoria, BC, V9K 7K1 or email to: [email protected]

Lakes District Fall Fair meeting: July 16, 7pm, Cancer Society Office on the Main Street.

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Saturdays June 13 - August 29Contact the Chamber at 250-692-3773 for more info.

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Potentially Unwanted ProgramsThe term “potentially unwanted program”, or PUP was coined by antivirus and anti-malware companies to classify programs that are not exactly harmful to your computer, but not exactly helpful either. The vast majority of these programs are designed to attach themselves to your web browser of choice, and are usually responsible for feeding you additional advertisements or subtly trying to direct your web search results based on your “social networking activity”. Most security companies are hesitant to classify PUPs as an outright adware infection because the user often has to give consent to install them. Though they can be installed separately, PUPs almost always come bundled with some other legitimate software as an optional add on. Removing a PUP is often as simple as uninstalling it from your computer. But preventing them can be troublesome, as some free programs sometimes require you to install the additional software before you can install the software you actually want. When installing new software (especially something free off the Internet), always read the fine print to make sure you’re getting exactly what you want, no more and no less.


COLLEGE OF NEW CALEDONIABurns Lake CampusCHILDCARE HELPERREFERENCE NUMBER: 15-053SL

Duties will include observing and recording children’s behaviour and supporting andextending children’s learning at the campus daycare. Preferred applicants will have anECE Certification and registration with the BC Community Care Facilities Licensing Board.Experience working in a licensed preschool setting is preferred.

To find out more information about this and other opportunities, and directions on how to apply,please check our website at: www.cnc.bc.ca/Human_Resources/employment.htm

Join us. We offer a supportive workplace, great benefits, and competitive salaries. And we have opportunities to grow, both within our college, and within our communities.

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Experienced Wildfire FirefightersSummit Reforestation in Smithers, BC is currently taking applications for experienced wildfire firefighters interested in being on a stand-by list.

After an initial interview we will put your name on a call list based on experience and certificationsWe will call the people on the list for work as neededPlease attach a list of when, where, and for how many days you have worked on fires in the pastIf you have them please include the ministry fire numbersAttach a list of relevant certifications – we will pay for re-certification if requiredPay is based on level of experience and trainingYou can apply from anywhere – however, you should be prepared to move to a fire camp within 3 days’ notice of getting a call

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In Memoriam GiftsBurns Lake Health Care Auxiliary are used to provide fi nancial support, equipment plus comfort and care for pa-tients in our hospital, the Pines and all other community healthcare services. Mail a do-nation on behalf of yourself or a loved one to: B.L. Health Care Aux. Box 812, Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E0A tax deductible receipt will be issued

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.

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FOOD BANK INFORMATIONDistribution 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

Announcements

InformationLOCAL HOSPICE (250) 692-2448. The Hospice offi ce, lo-cated in the Lakes District Hospital, open every Thurs. from 10am - 4pm. A lending li-brary is available. Please make donations to Burns Lake Hospice Program, Box 7500, Burns Lake, BC V0J 1EO

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

THE ARTHRITIS SOCIETYB.C. and Yukon division is your primary source and resource of the latest print and electronic information, programs and ser-vices about arthritis. 1-800-321-1433 or visit www.ar-thritis.ca/bc

THE CHRONIC DISEASEEducation 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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InformationNECHAKO RESERVOIR

UPDATE8 July 2015

Reservoir Elevation: 853.34m (2799.77 ft.)SLS Discharge: 150 m3/sCheslatta Falls: 291 m3/sVanderhoof: 395 m3/s

The Summer Temperature Man-agement Program (STMP) is op-erated to minimize the occur-rence of water temperature above 20 degrees from 20 July to 20 August. This is done for the protection of sockeye salmon mi-grating through the Nechako Riv-er; high water temperatures can lead to reduced spawning suc-cess. In order to achieve this tar-get spillway discharge will vary between 14.2 m3/s and 453 m3/s to achieve fl ow in the Nechako River at Cheslatta Falls between 170 m3/s and 283 m3/s, in re-sponse to weather forecasts. Visit websitewww.wateroffi ce.ec.gc.ca for up to date real-time fl ow information for the Nechako River.

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

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ON THE WAYLifeline, the #1 medical alert service, with the touch of a button, provides immediate as-sistance to seniors in emer-gency situations, 24 hours a day 365 days a year. This ser-vice helps you live more inde-pendently in the comfort of your own home while provid-ing peace of mind for you and your family. For more informa-tion on this valuable service, contact Northern Health at 1-800-851-0184 or call Rotary Representative Sandy Dore at 250-692-7761 at the Bulkley Valley Credit Union - Lakes District Branch.

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#30 ROUMIEU DRIVE BOX 307 BURNS LAKE BC V0J 1E0 PH. 250-692-7640

Tahtsa Timber Ltd is looking for a full time permanent

STEEP SLOPE TREE HARVESTER OPERATOR

Minimum 5 years experience.JOB DUTIES: operate and maintain a Steep Slope Tree Harvester, train other operators to work with Steep Slope Tree Harvesters. $30.00/hour, 8 hrs/day, 50 hours per week, $45.00/hour overtime rate after 40 hours, plus holiday pay. After 3 months Life, AD & D, extended medical and dental insurance starts.

Work is in central and northern BC.Email resumes to [email protected]

or fax to 250-692-7140.

“A WORLD OF OPPORTUNITIESWITHIN OUR REGION”37, 3RD Avenue,

PO Box 820, Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E0

www.rdbn.bc.ca

PH: 250-692-3195 TF: 800-320-3339 FX: 250-692-3305

E-MAIL:[email protected]

Job Posting – Knockholt Landfill Staffing Positions

The Regional District is seeking three individuals to work at the Knockholt Landfill, which is located approximately 8km east of Houston, BC, commencing September 1, 2015.

A landfill compactor, excavator with thumb, crawler dozer, dump truck and roll-off truck will be used at the facility. The hours of operation of the Knockholt Landfill are Monday through Sunday 10:00am to 6:00pm, closed Statutory Holidays. The three positions available are as follows:

Employee 1 will work 5 days per week (Monday through Friday), 9 hours per day, for a total of 45 hours every week.

Employee 2 will work under an averaging agreement, 7 days on (Monday through Sunday) followed by 7 days off, 9 hours per day, for a total of 63 hours every two weeks.


All three positions are permanent, full time and offer a competitive wage and comprehensive benefits package following the successful completion of a 6 month probationary period.

The general duties of the landfill staff will be:• Daily operations of the landfill including directing vehicle

traffic to proper unloading zones, use of heavy equipment to spread and compact the garbage, hauling cover soil, unloading public drop off bins at the landfill active face, plowing snow in the winter and grading roads in the summer;

• Maintaining a clean and accessible public drop off area, conducting regular inspections of the electric fence and ensuring that the on-site weigh scale is operational;

• Greeting and assisting the public in the proper disposal of waste materials;

• General maintenance of on-site equipment;• Monitoring, reporting and documentation of landfill activities

including recycling initiatives.

Skills that the landfill staff should possess:• Good public relations skills;• Be physically fit and enjoy working outdoors in all weather

conditions;• Be safety conscious;• An ability to keep an organized and clean and tidy site, including

the ability to correctly fill out paperwork and documentation;• Experience operating and maintaining heavy equipment

including loaders, excavators with thumbs, crawler dozers, dump trucks and roll-off trucks. Experience with the above equipment in earthwork and road building construction activities where achievement of proper elevation and grading is desired.

Resumes which include a detailed description of relevant experience will be accepted until 3:00pm, Monday, July 27, 2015 at the Regional District office in Burns Lake. Please indicate on the resume if you wish to be considered for one or all of the available positions. Resumes may be faxed to 250-692-3305 and should be addressed to Janine Dougall, Director of Environmental Services.

23499 Amendt RoadBurns Lake, BC, V0J 1E4

OFA 3 (Occupational First Aider Level 3)

DESCRIPTIONMedics/OFA3s/First Aid Attendants ensure that all first aid equipment is ready for a first aid emergency, provide care for people who are injured or become ill at work, assess the seriousness of an emergency and decide what treatment is necessary to reduce pain, prevent infection or keep the patient alive until the ambulance arrives.

DUTIES• Ensure all medical equipment is inspected, certified and ready for an emergency• Provide care to workers who are injured or become ill at work• Assess the severity of an emergency and decide what treatment is appropriate• Administer appropriate treatment and package for the ambulance• Ensure emergency transportation plan is completed• Confirm communication equipment is fully operational• Complete all appropriate documentation when arriving on any job-site• Ensure all appropriate documentation is completed to W.C.B. standards• Complete site sign ins, company orientations and Hazard Assessments as assigned• Follow all federal and provincial health and safety regulations• Wear all Personal Protective Equipment at all times on the job site• Remain current with treatment protocols reviewing the corporate handbook weekly• Demonstrate safe and courteous driving techniques• Ensure vehicle and MTC is fully functional• Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS• Occupational First Aid Level III (OFA3)/Emergency Medical Responder (EMR)• Valid H2S Ticket• Valid class 5 (or better) driver’s license• Clean drivers abstract• Wildlife Awareness• Pipeline Safety Training Ticket (PST)• Petroleum Safety Training (PST) or (CSTS)• Drug and Alcohol Pre-Employment testing

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Heavy Duty Mechanic

Industrial Transformers Inc. requires an experienced Heavy Duty Mechanic.

Wages based on experience.Full Time with benefits.

Call 250 692-0023 or email [email protected]

The Nee Tahi Buhn Indian Band First Nation WoodlandLicence Forest

Stewardship PlanPlease be advised that the Nee Tahi Buhn In-dian Band has formally requested the Minister’s approval of a Forest Ste-wardship Plan (FSP) for a period of up to 5 years. The Nee Tahi Buhn In-dian Band First Nation Woodland Licence is in the Lakes TSA within the Nadina Forest District. The Nee Tahi Buhn In-dian Band has selected two areas near Gale Lake and Murdoch Lake. The Forest Stewardship Plan is part of the re-quirement for the Nee Tahi Buhn Indian Band’s First Nation Woodland Licence.The Nee Tahi Buhn In-dian Band’s First Nation Woodland Licence FSP will be referred for a peri-od of 60 days starting July 10, 2015. Public viewing of the FSP is available through ap-pointment at the Nee Tahi Buhn Indian Band offi ce. Offi ce hours are from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday to Thursday. Please contact Ken Niel-sen at (250) 694-3494 to schedule an appoint-ment.The FSP will be under-going public review and comment from July 10, 2015 to September 7, 2015. All comments must be received by 4:00 pm on September 7, 2015. Written comments are to be forwarded to: Atten-tion: Ken Nielsen, 47805 Olson Road, Burns Lake, BC, V0J 1E0. Comments may also be submitted via Facsimile (250) 694-3492 or by email [email protected]

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Help WantedOUR GLASS Shop, located on Vancouver Island, seeking qualifi ed glazier or 2nd year apprentice. Competitive wage based on experience/benefi t package. Please respond to: [email protected]

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PART TIME experienced wait staff wanted for busy pub. Must be able to multi task must be friendly, work well with others and work well without supervision. Must be willing to work split shifts and evenings until 11 pm in the summer, 10 pm in the winter. Must have or willing to get a Serving it Right certifi cate. Must be 19 years or older. Training available. Apply in person with resume including references to Rebecca Tuesday - Saturday

PART TIME prep cook / dishwasher who is willing to work 18 - 20 hours per week in a busy kitchen. Must have experience. Must work well with others. We want someone who needs minimal training. 19 years or older. Apply in person with resume including references to Brenda or Scot.

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PART TIME worker for Liquor Retail Store. Must have or be willing to get a Serving it Right certifi cate. Must know computers, be able to work with money, be friendly, work well with people, retail experience is preferred. Must be reliable, be willing to work unsupervised and be bondable. You will be working two opening shifts and two closing shifts per week. Training available. 19 years or older. Apply in person with resume including references to Brenda or Steve.

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Worker (CDBC)Required full-time for Prince Rupert. Preference to those with Social Work or Nursing degree and 2 yrs related experience with FASD.

E-mail resume to:[email protected]

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RETIREMENT home in Osoyoos seeks Food Service Manager. Must have Red Seal. Apply: [email protected]

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THINK SAFE! BE SAFE!

#30 ROUMIEU DRIVE BOX 307 BURNS LAKE BC V0J 1E0 PH. 250-692-7640

Tahtsa Timber Ltd is looking for a full time permanent

STEEP SLOPE TREE HARVESTER OPERATOR

Minimum 5 years experience.JOB DUTIES: operate and maintain a Steep Slope Tree Harvester, train other operators to work with Steep Slope Tree Harvesters. $30.00/hour, 8 hrs/day, 50 hours per week, $45.00/hour overtime rate after 40 hours, plus holiday pay. After 3 months Life, AD & D, extended medical and dental insurance starts.

Work is in central and northern BC.Email resumes to [email protected]

or fax to 250-692-7140.

“A WORLD OF OPPORTUNITIESWITHIN OUR REGION”37, 3RD Avenue,

PO Box 820, Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E0

www.rdbn.bc.ca

PH: 250-692-3195 TF: 800-320-3339 FX: 250-692-3305

E-MAIL:[email protected]

Job Posting – Knockholt Landfill Staffing Positions

The Regional District is seeking three individuals to work at the Knockholt Landfill, which is located approximately 8km east of Houston, BC, commencing September 1, 2015.

A landfill compactor, excavator with thumb, crawler dozer, dump truck and roll-off truck will be used at the facility. The hours of operation of the Knockholt Landfill are Monday through Sunday 10:00am to 6:00pm, closed Statutory Holidays. The three positions available are as follows:

Employee 1 will work 5 days per week (Monday through Friday), 9 hours per day, for a total of 45 hours every week.



All three positions are permanent, full time and offer a competitive wage and comprehensive benefits package following the successful completion of a 6 month probationary period.

The general duties of the landfill staff will be:• Daily operations of the landfill including directing vehicle

traffic to proper unloading zones, use of heavy equipment to spread and compact the garbage, hauling cover soil, unloading public drop off bins at the landfill active face, plowing snow in the winter and grading roads in the summer;

• Maintaining a clean and accessible public drop off area, conducting regular inspections of the electric fence and ensuring that the on-site weigh scale is operational;

• Greeting and assisting the public in the proper disposal of waste materials;

• General maintenance of on-site equipment;• Monitoring, reporting and documentation of landfill activities

including recycling initiatives.

Skills that the landfill staff should possess:• Good public relations skills;• Be physically fit and enjoy working outdoors in all weather

conditions;• Be safety conscious;• An ability to keep an organized and clean and tidy site, including

the ability to correctly fill out paperwork and documentation;• Experience operating and maintaining heavy equipment

including loaders, excavators with thumbs, crawler dozers, dump trucks and roll-off trucks. Experience with the above equipment in earthwork and road building construction activities where achievement of proper elevation and grading is desired.

Resumes which include a detailed description of relevant experience will be accepted until 3:00pm, Monday, July 27, 2015 at the Regional District office in Burns Lake. Please indicate on the resume if you wish to be considered for one or all of the available positions. Resumes may be faxed to 250-692-3305 and should be addressed to Janine Dougall, Director of Environmental Services.

23499 Amendt RoadBurns Lake, BC, V0J 1E4

OFA 3 (Occupational First Aider Level 3)

DESCRIPTIONMedics/OFA3s/First Aid Attendants ensure that all first aid equipment is ready for a first aid emergency, provide care for people who are injured or become ill at work, assess the seriousness of an emergency and decide what treatment is necessary to reduce pain, prevent infection or keep the patient alive until the ambulance arrives.

DUTIES• Ensure all medical equipment is inspected, certified and ready for an emergency• Provide care to workers who are injured or become ill at work• Assess the severity of an emergency and decide what treatment is appropriate• Administer appropriate treatment and package for the ambulance• Ensure emergency transportation plan is completed• Confirm communication equipment is fully operational• Complete all appropriate documentation when arriving on any job-site• Ensure all appropriate documentation is completed to W.C.B. standards• Complete site sign ins, company orientations and Hazard Assessments as assigned• Follow all federal and provincial health and safety regulations• Wear all Personal Protective Equipment at all times on the job site• Remain current with treatment protocols reviewing the corporate handbook weekly• Demonstrate safe and courteous driving techniques• Ensure vehicle and MTC is fully functional• Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS• Occupational First Aid Level III (OFA3)/Emergency Medical Responder (EMR)• Valid H2S Ticket• Valid class 5 (or better) driver’s license• Clean drivers abstract• Wildlife Awareness• Pipeline Safety Training Ticket (PST)• Petroleum Safety Training (PST) or (CSTS)• Drug and Alcohol Pre-Employment testing

Please email resumes and tickets to [email protected]

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Heavy Duty Mechanic

Industrial Transformers Inc. requires an experienced Heavy Duty Mechanic.

Wages based on experience.Full Time with benefits.

Call 250 692-0023 or email [email protected]

The Nee Tahi Buhn Indian Band First Nation WoodlandLicence Forest

Stewardship PlanPlease be advised that the Nee Tahi Buhn In-dian Band has formally requested the Minister’s approval of a Forest Ste-wardship Plan (FSP) for a period of up to 5 years. The Nee Tahi Buhn In-dian Band First Nation Woodland Licence is in the Lakes TSA within the Nadina Forest District. The Nee Tahi Buhn In-dian Band has selected two areas near Gale Lake and Murdoch Lake. The Forest Stewardship Plan is part of the re-quirement for the Nee Tahi Buhn Indian Band’s First Nation Woodland Licence.The Nee Tahi Buhn In-dian Band’s First Nation Woodland Licence FSP will be referred for a peri-od of 60 days starting July 10, 2015. Public viewing of the FSP is available through ap-pointment at the Nee Tahi Buhn Indian Band offi ce. Offi ce hours are from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday to Thursday. Please contact Ken Niel-sen at (250) 694-3494 to schedule an appoint-ment.The FSP will be under-going public review and comment from July 10, 2015 to September 7, 2015. All comments must be received by 4:00 pm on September 7, 2015. Written comments are to be forwarded to: Atten-tion: Ken Nielsen, 47805 Olson Road, Burns Lake, BC, V0J 1E0. Comments may also be submitted via Facsimile (250) 694-3492 or by email [email protected]

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PART TIME experienced wait staff wanted for busy pub. Must be able to multi task must be friendly, work well with others and work well without supervision. Must be willing to work split shifts and evenings until 11 pm in the summer, 10 pm in the winter. Must have or willing to get a Serving it Right certifi cate. Must be 19 years or older. Training available. Apply in person with resume including references to Rebecca Tuesday - Saturday

PART TIME prep cook / dishwasher who is willing to work 18 - 20 hours per week in a busy kitchen. Must have experience. Must work well with others. We want someone who needs minimal training. 19 years or older. Apply in person with resume including references to Brenda or Scot.

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Worker (CDBC)Required full-time for Prince Rupert. Preference to those with Social Work or Nursing degree and 2 yrs related experience with FASD.

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RETIREMENT home in Osoyoos seeks Food Service Manager. Must have Red Seal. Apply: [email protected]

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Pinnacle renewable energy Burns Lake is currently seeking hard working, enthusiastic individuals to join our production team!Positions are for various areas of our mill site and involves manual labour. If you are interested, please send your resume to [email protected] line should have “Resume” and your full name.


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Located on Francois Lake Drive, Burns LakePub: 250-692-0068 • Liquor store: 250-692-0067

SUMMER HOURS (May 21 - Sept. 30): Mon. to Sat.: 11am-11pm (Kitchen closes at 10pm)

Sunday: 4pm-10pm (Kitchen closes at 9pm)Liquor Store open Sun & Mon: 9am-10pm

Tues to Sat: 9am-11pm

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#21 Bulkley Field & Stream ParkYou have to see this im-maculate executive-style home! 4 bedrooms, with a lar e o ce that could be a 5th. 3 full bathrooms. The o e oor la le ds itself

nicely to the large windows. Garden doors open on a

private 30’ x 13’ deck with a built-in hot tub. The kitchen features a large island and pantry. Ideally located with a private backyard, ac-cess to maintained walking and bike trails, only minutes to schools

and the hospital, and you’re only a few blocks away from downtown. Other features include: new asphalt shingles, recent hot water tank and a beautiful solid-core front door

NEW Price! $264,000

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4 Bay Shop in West Quesnelshowroom, offi ces, compres-sor, paved lot across from shopping mall. Suitable for auto sales & service, detail shop or second hand store. 285k. Will take partial trade on vehicle, trailer, motor home or WHY 250-992-8334,981-3583

Rentals

Homes for RentHOUSE FOR rent. 2 bdrms, 3 acres, near Endako. $775 per month. First and last months rent required. (250) 696-3202

THREE BEDROOM house for rent in Burns Lake. Close to shopping. 1.5 bath. fi nished bsmt, carport, deck, sheds/workshop, quiet area, laundry, dishwasher. Available August 1st. $1100 + utilities. Ref. reqrd. Contact (250) 692-0564 / (250) 692-3999

Suites, LowerLARGE BRIGHT 2 bedroom suites in a safe and secure building. Close to school and hospital. Large patio, in-suite storage and storage lockers available. On site manage-ment. Heat, hot water and cable included for $725 per month. Ask about our Seniors discount. Call (250) 692-3959 and leave message.

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PumpsWater Treatment

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250-698-7964 Still serving the Lakes District

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29850 Hwy 16 West • PO Box 450 • Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E0Phone 250-696-3211 • Cell: 250-692-9940

email: [email protected]

www.pbagrimech.ca

• ROTTILLERS• BRUSH CUTTERS

• HAY & SILAGE EQUIPMENTSPRING HAS SPRUNG WITH A NEW

LOAD OF TRACTORS COMING IN soon ...stop in and check it out

Give us a call for any of your att achment needs.

Starting a Business?Expanding Your Business?

The Comfor/CFDCDevelopmental Lending Program

can help!For more information, call 1-800-556-5539

B’s Free Enterprises Ltd.

Box 420, 28540 Colleymount Rd., Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E2Phone: (250) 692-4353

Cell: (250) 692-6569 • email: [email protected]

Bill & Wendy ImusCerti� ed Appliance Repair& Computer Technicians

Computer Training, Sales & Service

Personalized In Home Service

Delivery of Ink & Computer Supplies

TOLL FREE 1-877-873-7467

www.superiorpropane.com

NEW: Cylinder exchange at Overwaitea or fill up cylinders

at the Rainbow Gas Bar

Burns LakeRecycling Depot

Your one-stop recycling drop-off centre for all your recycling needs:• bottles and cans for deposit refunds• electronics• plastic, tin, glass, mixed paper & cardboard, styrofoam, grocery bags and wrap• lightbulbs, smoke alarm/ CO2 detectors, small appliances and power tools• household batteries & mobile phones

...HAS MOVED & EXPANDED!

Phone: 250-692-7948Open: Tuesday - Saturday

10:30am to 4:30pm

See us at our new location across from

Lakeside Multiplex, 113 Park Street

For ICI (Institutional/Commercial/Industrial) users, we maintain outdoor drop-off bins for mixed cardboard and paper, plastic and metal containers.

Lakes District±PRINTING SIGNS &

Flyers • Brochures • Forms • ChequesDigital Printing • Posters • Labels

Signs • Banners • Lettering • Decals

ServingBurns Lake & Area since 1988

Burns Lake, BCPhone: (250) 692-7887 Fax: (250) 692-7881

E-mail: [email protected] www.Ldprinting.ca

374 Hwy. 16 Next to the Royal Bank

WOOD STOVES For Appliance and Heati ng Parts

& Service Call 250-692-3337or email: comfortzone@ thecomfortzone.ca

The Comfort ZoneFlying Dutchman Service

#5 – 870 Hwy 16 - West end of town • Phone: 250-692-0080www.yarnandsewon.com

TAKE A DAY AND SEW:Placemats: July 16, 20, 22 day or eveningKids sewing class: Pillow cases- July ? /August ?Call the store for more info onthese classes. Lots of new stock in – some

Christmas fabric

has arrived!Christmas fabric

We are a participatingRow by Row shop!

www.rowbyrowexperience.com


UP TO

ON NOW AT YOUR BC GMC DEALERS. BCGMCDealers.ca 1-800-GM-DRIVE. GMC is a brand of General Motors of Canada. Offers apply to the purchase of a new or demonstrator 2015 GMC Sierra 1500 Crew Cab, or purchase of a new or demonstrator GMC Terrain SLE-2 AWD. License, insurance, registration, PPSA and dealer administration fees and taxes not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Offers apply to qualifi ed retail customers in the BC GMC Dealer Marketing Association area only. Dealer order or trade may be required. *Applies to oldest 15% of dealer inventory as of July 1st 2015. Valid July 6 to 28, 2015 on cash purchases of select vehicles from dealer inventory. Not compatible with special lease and fi nance rates. Credit is tax exclusive and is calculated on vehicle MSRP, excluding any dealer-installed options. By selecting lease or fi nance offers, consumers are foregoing this cash credit which will result in higher effective interest rates. Dealer may sell for less. Offer may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. GMCL may modify, extend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without notice. See dealer for details. **U.S. Government 5-Star Safety Ratings are part of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s New Car Assessment Program (www.SaferCar.gov).

WHILE INVENTORY LASTS. OFFERS END JULY 28.

2015 GMC TERRAIN SLE-2AWD, $32,945 MSRP.

OFMSRP20%

CASH CREDIT*$ 6,589

2015 GMC SIERRA CREW CAB DENALI,$63,600 MSRP.

OFMSRP20%

CASH CREDIT*$ 12,720

2015 GMC TERRAIN SLE-1 FWD SHOWN

20%CASH CREDIT*

OF MSRP

CASH CREDIT ON GMC SIERRA DENALI CREW CAB

$12,720=

NHTSA 5-STAROVERALL VEHICLE

SCORE FOR SAFETY**

2015 GMC TERRAIN

2015 GMC SIERRA CREW CAB DENALI SHOWN

2015 GMC SIERRA CREW CAB

PRICE BREAK

ON SELECT GMC’S IN STOCK THE LONGEST WHILE INVENTORY LASTS. ENDS JULY 28TH

IT’SBACK!

GMC TERRAIN WAS NAMED A 2015 TOP SAFETY PICK BY IIHS

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

Burns Lake Lakes District News, July 15, 2015

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