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Hwy. 16 investigation still on goingThe body found on Hwy. 16 near the Six Mile brake check, is a ongoing investigation says RCMP.

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Village of Burns Lake gets clean auditThe Village of Burns Lake’s financial statements have once again received a positive review from their auditors.

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CNC budgetapprovedSeveral changes will take place at the Col-lege of New Caledonia (CNC) following the approval of its proposed budget by the board of directors on April 24, 2015.

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FLAVIO NIENOW

On April 27, 2015, at 8:25 a.m., the Burns Lake RCMP attended a residence in the 200 block of Fifth Avenue in Burns Lake after receiving a report of potential foul play. Neighbours said they heard gun shots ring out around 6 a.m.

Officers entered the residence and found three people, one woman and two men, deceased inside. The identities of all three victims are not being re-leased at this time.

Burns Lake resident Reuben Buhler, 54, has

been arrested in connection with the homicides and has been charged with three counts of second degree murder.

Buhler appeared in the Burns Lake Provincial Court on April 29, 2015. His next court date is scheduled for June 15, 2015, at 10 a.m. in Smith-ers. He will remain in custody until his next court date.

The investigation is still in its very early stages and no other information can be released at this time in order to protect the integrity of the investi-gation and the upcoming court process.

The North District Major Crime Unit, the Prince George Forensic Identification Unit and members from the North District General Investigative Unit are assisting the Burns lake RCMP in their inves-tigation.

Police believes this to be an isolated incident and there is no further risk to the public.

The North District Major Crime Unit is reaching out to the public looking for information to solidify a time line they have established regarding Reuben Buhler’s actions and whereabouts from noon on Sunday April 26 until 9 a.m. on Monday April 27.

Buhler owns two vehicles that he may have used during his travels – a 1998 red and silver dodge ram 2500, and a 1992 teal green ford mustang con-vertible.

“No information is too minor in nature,” said Cpl. D.J. (Dave) Tyreman, Spokesperson for the RCMP.

If you saw Reuben Buhler or any of his vehicles near or in any store, coffee shop, mall, parking lot, rural area, etc., during these dates, please call the Burns Lake RCMP detachment at 250-692-7171. If you wish to remain anonymous, please contact crime stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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Local government officials will debate more than 20 resolutions at this week’s North Central Local Government Association (NCLGA) annual general meeting and convention in Prince George, six of them from communities within the Regional Dis-trict of Bulkley-Nechako.

Four of the six resolutions coming from this re-gion were submitted by the District of Vanderhoof. One of Vanderhoof’s resolutions calls on the pro-vincial government to provide funding to complete accurate forest resource inventories, noting they are “necessary for stable fibre supplies, which is vital to many communities’ wellbeing.”

Another resolution being put forward by Vander-hoof council calls on the province to require that all hydroelectric dams in BC be required to complete water use plans that give communities input into water use decisions. Vanderhoof is located adjacent the Nechako River, a water body with its headwa-ters in Rio Tinto Alcan’s Nechako Reservoir. The Nechako’s flows are heavily affected by releases from Rio Tinto Alcan’s Skins Lake Spillway.

The Village of Burns Lake has submitted one resolution for consideration at this year’s NCLGA conference. In it, the council calls on the associa-tion and Union of BC Municipalities to lobby Vic-

toria for funding to improve and maintain BC’s recreation sites.

Located on Crown land, recreation sites offer rough camping and relating recreation opportuni-ties. Maintenance of these sites was previously a provincial responsibility, but for the most part they are now maintained by communities and non-profit organizations such as the Lakes Outdoor Recre-ation Society (LORS). While LORS has in the past received grants from local companies to look af-ter local rec sites, it has no guaranteed long-term source of funding.

Delegates at this year’s NCLGA convention will also be asked to give their support to a resolution calling on the province to provide additional money to support training in small fire departments. In its submission, the regional district notes that the Of-fice of the Fire Commissioner recently implement-ed minimum standards of training for all firefight-ers in BC – a move regional district directors say will create financial hardship for many communi-ties and could cause smaller rural fire departments to disband.

The 2015 NCLGA conference is being held May 6-8 in Prince George. All five members of Burns Lake council will attend, as well as chief adminis-trative officer Sheryl Worthing.

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Regular Board Meetings of the Board of Education of School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes) for the months of May and June 2015 will be held as follows:

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

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The Corporation of the Village of Burns Lake wishes to advise residents that a Special Meeting of Council will be held:

Tuesday, May 12th, 2015 6:30pm

At the Village of Burns Lake OfficeThe purpose of this meeting is to provide residents of the municipality with an

opportunity to comment on the Village of Burns Lake Five Year Financial Plan and Tax Rate Bylaw.

Copies of the bylaw can be picked up at the Village Office.

RCMP is waiting for autopsy results of body found on Hwy. 16

Flavio NieNow

In the story ‘Body found on Hwy. 16 at Six Mile Hill’ pub-lished in the Lakes District News' Apr. 15, 2015, a body had been found on Hwy. 16 near the Six Mile brake check, which is lo-

cated halfway between Burns Lake and Houston.Corporal D.J. (Dave) Tyreman, Spokesperson for the RCMP,

said the cause of death is still under investigation and that the RCMP is waiting for autopsy results.

“May be a medical issue, but not sure until we get the report,” he said.

On April 7, 2015, at 11:45 a.m. the Houston RCMP received a call from a highway maintenance worker that he had located the body of a First Nations man in the ditch on Hwy. 16.

The identity of the individual is still not being released at this time. Look for more on this story in an upcoming issue of Lakes District News.

Investigation ongoing on body found

Congratulations to CNA journalism graduate Flavio Sachett Nienow for taking home first place in the Premier Awards from the Saskatchewan Weekly Newspaper Association. His first place story was about First Nations people and the racism they face and his story about the struggles of LGBTQ children in rural areas won second-place for Best Educational Coverage. Clark Pepper (L) accepted the awards on behalf of Flavio Nienow.

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I think it’s safe to say Burns Lake has had an unusual couple of weeks. Considering most small towns are used to the peace and quiet, we have been dealing with a great amount of tragedy.

First, a body was found in the ditch on Hwy. 16 between Burns Lake and Houston, and the cause of death is still uncertain. Then, a suspicious house

fire involved three people and left one of them with serious burns. And if that wasn’t enough, a triple murder has placed April 2015 in the official list of months we do not want to remember (yes, that is a real list).

The good news is that Burns Lake has proven to be a resilient community. After all, this was not the first time we encountered tragedy. After the explosion at Babine Forest Products that killed two workers, injured 20 others and left hundreds of people unemployed in 2012, the community became notorious for its capacity to unite and overcome difficult times. New and exciting ideas and projects have taken place since then. The town built a brand new recreation facility, a state-of-the-art hospital and has paved the way for more exciting projects to appear.

The other side of what has happened is that, as the local newspaper, it is our duty to report on what is happening in our community - and that includes tragedies. By some comments left on our Facebook page, we noticed that sometimes people are not content when we report on local tragedies. But newspapers have a responsibility to serve the community by reporting on all facts - good or bad as we receive the news.

In 2014, six students at the University of California were killed by a man who went on a rampage on campus. The student-run newspaper called “The Bottom Line” decided to hold off on publishing anything about the mass shooting in an attempt to minimize harm. The Bottom Line faced backlash from media organizations from all over the world, for a simple reason - journalists do not minimize harm by avoiding coverage of important events; they minimize harm by being accurate, fair and presenting relevant information to readers.

We understand that when tragedy strikes people are in pain, and that is why journalists strive to present balanced stories - by showing all sides of an issue -, respect publication bans and present information that might help people make sense of what has happened.

Furthermore, newspapers play an important role in preventing future incidents by disseminating information and educating the public. For example, by learning how a house fire started; how someone got distracted while driving and crashed; how people reacted badly when they encountered wildlife and caused an incident; or what not to do when hiking by yourself, the public is receiving vital information that can help prevent future tragedies. Not to mention, stories about tragedies usually include police comments reminding the public of important information, and sometimes the public can assist a police investigation by providing clues. Of course, some media organizations often abuse that power and present stories in a way that is sensationalist in nature (although this sometimes happens in Canada, we see it more often in the United States). But journalism itself – used as it’s supposed to - plays a vital role in society.

So although we do not enjoy reporting on tragedies, it is our responsibility to inform our readers and provide accurate and relevant information. From the reaction I saw on social media, I can tell that most people in Burns Lake are shocked by what has happened and that people would still like to think that we live in a safe and welcoming community.

In the words of our mayor Luke Strimbold, “let’s unite together in thoughts and prayers for the safety and wellbeing of all our community members.”

After the first few glum lines of his speech, it was difficult to tell anything had changed for B.C. Teachers’ Fed-eration president Jim Iker as he took his famil-iar place before the TV cameras last week.

Iker droned on about how B.C. schools are un-der-funded by hundreds of millions of dollars, echoing demands from

the disastrous strike he led the union membership into last year.

The B.C. Court of Appeal had just overturned a bizarre trial court decision that tried to give the union everything it wanted: a trip back in time to the NDP wonderland of 2001, a constitutional spanking for the B.C. Liberal government and a $2 million bonus of taxpayers’ money.

The BCTF must now pay back that $2 million and scrape up whatever is left of its mem-bers’ compulsory dues to plead for an appeal at the Supreme Court of Canada, continuing the executive’s self-righteous fantasy of controlling education spending in B.C.

The appeal court didn’t just overturn the judgment of B.C. Supreme Court Justice Susan Griffin. It shredded her legal reasoning and bluntly corrected her, over and over, on evidence she ignored or misinterpreted.

The appeal court confirmed at great length what I said when Griffin’s second decision came down in early 2014: it was far worse for B.C. schools than when judges decided in 2005 that teachers can bring union propaganda into classrooms.

Did the government bargain in bad faith? No. Did they conspire to provoke a strike? No. Did they illegally strip working conditions from the teacher contract? No. Turns out our kids are not just “working conditions” for teachers, and public policy still matters.

And it turns out that making special needs assistants dash between classes to deal with two kids here and three over there was a lousy idea. Now there’s even a credit course offered in high school for students with learning difficulties, which probably has some BCTF minion crafting a pile of grievances about segregation.

In the negotiated settlement reached last fall, teachers shared $105 million to make thou-sands of baseless grievances go away, after the union filed one for student numbers in every class in the province. This bloated perpetual protest machine drains the public purse in more ways than taxpayers realize.

Parents understand the strikes, though. They remember a union that scrapped report cards, disrupted administration and forced schools to shut down at graduation time.

The strike then dragged into the fall, as the government held the line on public service spending. And what was the key issue that kept schools closed? It wasn’t special needs sup-port, where student performance has continued to improve. No, it was the BCTF demanding a raise twice as big as other public sector unions had already accepted.

In the end, their paltry strike fund long gone, the union grudgingly accepted the going rate. They figured they had the elected government on the run in court. Wrong again.

Next up for the ministry is taking control of professional development. A bill before the legislature will enforce standards, once the NDP is done denouncing it. Singing Solidarity Forever around a campfire and calling it paid professional development (a real example, by the way) will soon go the way of the union-controlled College of Teachers – onto the scrap heap of history.

There are BCTF members who understand how ill-served they are by their union. They are looking critically at the performance of their leaders, who are too often distracted by grandiose “social justice” campaigns as far away as the Middle East.

BC Press Council - Lakes District News is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. Directors oversee the mediation of complaints, with input from both the newspaper and the complaint holder. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent within 45 days to B.C. Press Council, PO Box 1356, Ladysmith,B.C. V9G 1A9. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org

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The Village of Burns Lake’s financial statements have once again received a positive review from their auditors.

Michael Mehr of the firm Edmison Mehr Chartered Accoun-tants told council April 28 that the 2014 financial statements are an accurate record of the municipality’s financial position as of Dec. 31 last year.

“The audit report that we’ve issued is a clean audit report, which says that in our opinion, these financial statements pres-ent fairly the financial position of your operations for the year,” Mehr said.

In discussing the municipality’s consolidated statement of fi-nancial position, Mehr noted that while the value of the munici-pality’s cash, investments, and accounts receivable declined in 2014, the value of its other financial assets – most notably, the equity in its municipally-owned corporation, Comfor Manage-ment Services Ltd. – increased significantly.

Mehr pointed out that the value of the municipality’s stake in Comfor increased to $6.758 million in 2014.

“The big item here is Comfor Management Services,” he said. “Due to a successful year in Comfor, your equity position is valued at approximately $1.1 million higher than last year (2013), which was essentially the profit they experienced.”

The growth in Comfor’s value, when combined with lower financial liability, helped keep the municipality’s net financial assets almost unchanged at $10.5 million. The value of the vil-lage’s tangible financial assets (roads, bridges, building, etc.) increased by nearly $700,000 to $16,937,442 in 2014.

As a result, the municipality’s accumulated surplus rose to slightly more than $27.5 million.

Comfor’s profitable year also had a significant impact on the municipality’s consolidated statement of operations. The company’s $1,134,662 consolidated profit for the year ended Oct. 31, 2014 (which includes the net income earned by its wholly-owned subsidiary, Burns Lake Community Forest Ltd.), when recorded on the municipal-ity’s books, resulted in the village showing an annual surplus of $757,181.

Village officials pointed out that in-clusion of Comfor’s comprehensive income on the municipality’s financial statements merely reflects the fact that Comfor is a municipally-owned corporation. The com-pany’s 2014 profit was not transferred to the municipality in the form of a dividend.

Most municipal rev-enues and expenses for 2014 remained consis-tent with those record-ed in the previous year, with a few notable ex-ceptions.

Grants-in-lieu of taxes dropped from $36,003 in 2013 to only $13,402 in 2014. Other revenue from own services also declined by approxi-mately $200,000, and the $960,000 dona-tion the municipality received from Burns

Lake Community Forest Ltd. in 2013 was not repeated last year.

“Starting with revenue, your property taxes in various forms were relative unchanged,” explained Mehr. “(There was) a slight increase in revenues there, (and) a little bit of a shift in grants-in-lieu taxes over to real property taxes as a couple of those properties shifted in ownership to taxable status from a grant-in-lieu states. But overall, about a 1.5 per cent increase in tax revenue.

“Your other revenue from own services went down,” he con-tinued. “The majority of this is the building permit revenue that was realized in 2013, and reference to the capital work done throughout the community. You had really large revenue from that source, from the building permits in the prior year, so that revenue did drop during the year.”

Total municipal spending also remained relatively constant, though some individual line totals varied. The largest single change occurred in recreation and cultural services spending, which increased by approximately $300,000 – or more than 40 per cent – between 2013 and 2014. Mehr noted, however, that nearly one-third of that increase came in the form of amortiza-tion.

“I will just drop down the recreation number, though, where we see there’s just slightly more than a million dollars spent compared to $700,000 for the year before,” he said. “I think it’s important to understand that now that the recreation facility is complete, it’s being amortized on the books. Approximately $90,000 of that increase just relates to the amortization that we’re required to show within these financial statements.

“Your initial reaction might be a bit of surprise at the $300,000 difference there, but almost $100,000 of that relates to deprecia-tion on the new facility. Otherwise, the numbers are fairly com-parable to the year before,” he assured council.

Mehr praised the municipality for its fiscal management, and thanked village staff members for their assistance with the audit.

“(It’s been) a pretty significant couple of years for Burns Lake,” he noted. “A lot of capital projects in the community. I know you’re out there building relationships with various stake-holders and while achieving all that, you’ve been maintaining really strong, steady financial management of your resources.”

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Editor:Re: “Coast Guard hysteria sinks lower” (B.C. Views, April 28).I believe I may be the "retired captain from the now-closed

Kitsilano Coast Guard station" referred to by Tom Fletcher.I am a disgruntled Canadian citizen and voter, not a disgruntled

retiree of the Coast Guard. I was good at my job and loved my career.

I retired after 32 years of service to an organization that em-ploys so many talented and hard-working people, all dedicated to lifesaving, marine safety and yes environmental response. I didn't even think of getting involved until such time that the exag-gerations and fabrications began pouring from the Coast Guard's commissioners and deputy commissioners' mouths, all for the purpose of saving the Prime Minister's reputation for just one of his many ill-thought-out cuts.

The Coast Guard Station Kitsilano was primarily a rescue boat station, but "Kits Base" was also one of the best equipped

and trained lifeboat stations in Canada. That's a fact, not some jaded opinion from a disgruntled ex-employee. We fought fires, responded to numerous oil spills yearly, rescued and assisted hundreds of mariners and boaters annually, trained many "basic oil pollution responders" annually (until that program was shut down also). The staff at the station also monitored and helped to maintain navigational aids in the busy harbour.

I was a coxswain at Kitsilano Base, a trained pollution response technician and a licensed hovercraft pilot. Because of retirement I can now speak freely, unlike the Coast Guard personnel who are still employed and unable to comment due to fear of repercus-sions from management.

How do you explain closing one of the busiest Coast Guard stations in the country to save $700,000 a year? When will Ca-nadians wake up?

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Editor:Re: “Coast Guard hysteria sinks lower” (B.C. Views, April

28). The “ship monitoring stations” that

Tom Fletcher refers to are more than just that. Coast Guard Marine Com-munications and Traffic Services (MCTS) Centres perform two dis-tinct but complimentary functions. They provide vessel traffic services, much like air traffic control for ships, and provide communications and co-ordination to detect distress situations similar to a 911 centre for mariners.

They also broadcast maritime safety information, screen vessels entering Canadian waters, and provide marine information to other federal govern-ment departments and agencies. The MCTS Centres are the result of the merger of Vessel Traffic Services and Coast Guard Radio that occurred in 1995.

This initiative was proposed by the union, which recognized that technological change provided the opportunity to rational-ize services and save money. The result was that the combined service went from 44 centres to 22 and the number of staff was reduced by one third.

The reduction in staff was achieved through early retirement and attrition. Total savings of this co-operative effort are $14.5 million per year.

Industry Minister James Moore is quoted as saying that “1970s era ship tracking equipment is being replaced.” That is incorrect; that equipment was replaced five years ago. The equipment that is being replaced is the communications control system. This is what controls the radio equipment used to communicate with vessels.

This "technological innovation" is a touch screen communica-tions control system that replaces the knobs and switches and touch screens currently in use. A new touch screen to replace the old touch screens is hardly a "technological innovation."

Mr. Moore is also quoted as saying “these fears were also raised back in the ’60s and ’70s, when lighthouses were de-staffed.”

The last round of lighthouse de-staffing took place in the late ‘90s and was halted after only a few lighthouses had been de-staffed. The majority of lighthouses on the B.C. coast are still

fully staffed.The recent 30-minute outage in Prince Rupert

should be a wake-up call. For people on the water it was the equivalent of ATC and 911 being out of ser-vice from the northern tip of Vancouver Island to the Alaska border. If you were in trouble for those 30 minutes and called for help, your only hope of being heard would have been if you were lucky enough to have another vessel close enough to hear you.

When you get in trouble on the water, seconds count. If your house is on fire you can go outside, If your boat is on fire you are in the water. This is not hysteria, this is a fact. There are many examples of mariners who only managed to make one radio call for help before “going down.”

The MCTS Centre in Ucluelet has been closed and the operations have been remoted to Prince Ru-pert. If the same outage were to occur again, and there is no reason to believe that it won’t, it would cover the entire B.C. outer coast from Washington to Alaska. If you make your living off the water or just like to get out in your boat for fun and this doesn’t worry you, it should.

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The Village of Burns Lake plans to create a new municipally-owned corporation.

At its regular meeting April 28, council approved establish-ment of a wholly-owned local government corporation for the purpose of acquiring shares in the proposed Chinook Community Forest. The motion also authorized staff to prepare draft articles of incorporation for the new company, and seek requisite approv-al to create it from the BC Inspector of Municipalities.

Sheryl Worthing, Chief Administrative Officer for the village, said last week that incorporation of the new company is neces-sary under provincial law.

“It is a requirement under the Community Char-ter that in order for a local government to acquire shares in a corporation such as Chinook Commu-nity Forest Ltd., it must do so under a separate in-corporated company,” she explained.

Worthing added that while it’s not known how long it will take to obtain approval from the Inspec-tor of Municipalities, Burns Lake hopes to have the new company incorporated within a month.

Council’s motion came after the municipality held two open houses April 28 to allow for public input into its plan to acquire shares in the proposed Chinook Community Forest. The only attendees at

those sessions were members of the media, municipal officials, and people affiliated with the new community forest.

The Chinook Community Forest is an area-based tenure with an Allowable Annual Cut (AAC) of 150,000 m3. It is a partner-ship of six local First Nations (Burns Lake Band, Lake Babine Nation, Cheslatta Carrier Nation, Wet’suwet’en First Nation, Skin Tyee Nation, Nee Tahi Buhn First Nation) and the region’s two local governments (Village of Burns Lake and the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako).

The Village of Burns Lake already has one wholly-owned mu-nicipal corporation. Comfor Management Services Ltd. (Com-for) was established more than a decade ago to hold the shares in Burns Lake Community Forest Ltd.

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The Village of Burns Lake’s annual strategic planning process gets under way next month.

Council and senior staff are scheduled to meet May 19-20 to determine the municipality’s pro-posed goals for 2016. The two-evening, closed-door session is designed to identify a series of ob-jectives that can be incorporated into the village’s annual report.

“Council will gather information from the public, review the 2015 municipal objectives, discuss po-tential 2016 municipal objectives, consider capac-ity and budgetary implications of each objective, summarize the discussion points, and finally set the goals,” explained village Chief Administrative Officer Sheryl Worthing last week. “The goals and objectives are then presented to council for review at a future meeting and approved. Once approved, they are incorporated into the annual report and presented to the public.”

This year’s strategic planning process will for the first time incorporate a public engagement compo-nent. Starting the first week in May, the municipal-ity will use social media and other tools to gather public input.

In a recent report to council, city clerk Cameron Hart indicated that the municipality will use Face-book and Twitter to engage residents in the plan-ning process.

“A Facebook conversation will be started with a paid advertisement asking for suggestions for mu-nicipal priorities, and questions from the public,”

Hart reported April 20. “A Twitter conversation will be started using #VBLpriorities and #askVBL, (and) a post will be put on Burnslake.ca asking for feedback to be sent to the village email.”

Hart also plans to create an online survey and place advertisements in local print media.

Council has employed a variety of public engage-ment techniques in the past as part of its budget preparation process. According to Hart and Worth-ing, the municipality’s growing presence on social media makes it possible to efficiently gather more immediate public input into municipal planning.

“This provides an excellent opportunity for pub-lic engagement and collecting feedback from local residents,” Worthing noted.

Council also hopes to meet with representatives of the Burns Lake & District Chamber of Com-merce prior to the May session.

“The chamber of commerce recently completed a strategic planning process with some great results,” Worthing told council in a report May 2. “It will be important for council to have an understanding of some of the initiatives the chamber of commerce will be initiating so as not to overlap projects. It is also important in determining what areas we will be able to work together.”

Every municipality in BC is required under the Local Government Act to prepare an annual report before June 30 of each year. Among other things, these reports must include “a statement of munici-pal objectives, and the measures that will be used to determine progress respecting those objectives, for the current and next year.”

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In January 2015, the Moricetown Indian Band signed on to re-ceive millions of dollars in payments from two liquefied natural gas (LNG) deals.

One of these deals was a provincial government benefits agreement pertaining to TransCanada’s Coastal GasLink Pipe-line. Under this agreement, Moricetown will receive approxi-mately $6 million in benefits, including 37,000 cubic metres of forested land.

The second deal was to support Chevron Canada’s Pacific Trail Pipeline, a proposed 480-kilometre pipeline that would deliver gas from Summit Lake to Northwest B.C. Under this agreement, Moricetown will receive an immediate payment of $1.1 million and long-term financial rewards totaling $55.4 million.

While for some people those deals imply economic growth, not everyone is celebrating. In fact, the Moricetown Indian Band is now facing some backlash.

Theresa Mor-ris, who sits with the Git’dum’den Clan of the Wet’suwet’en Na-tion and is a Moric-etown Indian Band member, is taking the lead in bringing for-ward legal, social and environmental con-cerns.

In a press release, Morris said the Mori-cetown Indian Band membership was left out of the consultation process.

“Our people were burned out of their homes, forced to live on reserves, and be un-der the Indian Act. It has taken decades to re-build ourselves. Yet, the Moricetown chief and

council do not respect our inherent rights or clan system, and are looking to make a quick buck on something that will impact us indefinitely,” read the press release.

According to Morris, there have been “procedural irregulari-ties” leading up to the agreements. She says that only five out of the eleven elected band councillors voted in favour of these agreements.

Morris went on to caution her lead-ership [Moricetown Indian Band] that without band consent and support, they have no authority to sign away Wet’suwet’en title and rights to the land.

Morris and her supporters are plan-ning a community meeting on May 3, 2015, to “review their options.”

Barry Nikal, Chief of the Morice-town Indian Band, told Lakes District News to speak directly to the band’s spokesperson. The spokesperson did not respond by press time.

Moricetown, located 30 km west of Smithers and 32 km east of Hazelton, is home to approximately 661 on-re-serve members and 1129 off-reserve members.

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“If you encounter a young deer or calf in the wild at this time of the year, appreciate the experience, but don't approach or intervene,” warns the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natu-ral Resource Operations.

People who find these newborns alone often mistakenly believe they have been abandoned, but usually their mother has only left them tem-porarily, and will return.

“When it comes to newborn wild animals, mother always knows best,” said the ministry in a press release. “In-tervening in these situ-ations by 'rescuing' the fawn or calf is rarely necessary and will usu-ally do more harm than good.”

According to the ministry, it is normal for mother deer, elk and other ungulates to leave their young alone for long periods, return-ing a few times a day to

nurse, and relying on the newborn's lack of scent to protect them from predators. This is true not just for deer; many mammals leave their young alone for long periods of time, only to return to feed them at regular intervals.

Although these new-borns may appear aban-doned, it is rarely the case, and if they are removed they will be orphaned. In fact, re-turning mothers that find humans or pets

nearby may leave or can become aggressive to defend their offspring from the perceived threat. However, the mother will return if the young is left alone.

Burns Lake con-servation officer Ron LeBlanc said he has en-countered similar cases in the Burns Lake area.

“People [in Burns Lake area] do tend to call and report seeming-ly abandoned wildlife,” he said.

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If you find a fawn or calf that you think may be orphaned, here’s what you should do:

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* If it is lying quietly, leave it alone and leave the area;

* Keep all children and especially dogs away from the area;

* If you think the fawn or calf is not being cared for by its mother, return the next day to check. If it is in the ex-act same spot, it may be injured or orphaned. Contact a wildlife reha-bilitator as soon as pos-sible, but do not touch or move the animal.

To report an injured or orphaned animal, contact the 24/7 report all poachers and pol-luters (RAPP) line at 1-877-952-7277, or visit the RAPP website at www.rapp.bc.ca

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Several changes will take place at the College of New Caledonia (CNC) following the approval of its proposed budget by the board of directors on April 24, 2015.

One of these changes include the transition of family programs offered in Burns Lake to other community agencies. The community social ser-vice and health-related programs (family pro-grams) such as healthier babies brighter futures and early intervention services have been delivered at the Lakes District campus for several years. These family programs are regarded by college employ-ees and residents as one of the college’s most suc-cessful operations.

The college is now working with funders and po-tential community agencies to have these services transitioned prior to March 31, 2016.

While the college may receive revenue from these programs, they are not part of the college's “core business,” explained Matt Partyka, CNC Spokesperson.

“The college will focus on its core mandate of post-secondary education in the future,” he said.

Henry Reiser, CNC’s President, said other agen-cies such as the Elizabeth Fry Society and the Northern Health Authority would be better suited to providing these programs.

“If we are not successful in transitioning these services to other agencies, we will re-look at them at that time,” said Reiser during his visit to Burns Lake on April 6, 2015.

Across all campuses, the college has issued 38 layoff notices this year - 21 for faculty members and 17 for operational (CUPE) employees. At the Lakes District campus, a total of 10 employees were given layoff notices, and some of these em-ployees were hired back with reduced hours.

The notices of layoff were issued based on a col-lective agreement which allows only one layoff date, March 31. However, CUPE employee layoffs can occur at any point throughout the year.

According Partyka, the college expects several of these notices to be rescinded prior to their effec-tive date of July 31, 2015.

“Historically, the majority of faculty notices are re-scinded,” he said.

The changes following the approval of the col-lege’s budget also include the restructuring of counselling services offered at the Prince George, Quesnel and Burns Lake campuses. Partyka said the college is working on developing a student ser-vices model that is “more equitable for students across all campuses.” However, the college did not release any further details of these changes by press time.

The college proposed these cutbacks due to a deficit of $2.8 million in its 2015/16 operational budget.

College of New

Caledonia budget

approved

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY WOODS N WATERWoods N Water celebrated their second anniversary last week. Shane Green (L) serves up hotdogs for customers. “The store has been very well received in the community, and in the two years in operation the number of residences who are shopping in here has been improving as we are better known,” say owner Blain Cunningham. It was a busy day all day with a very good turn out. 1st place draw - $300 worth of fishing lures was won by Wyatt Matson, second place draw - $130 survival box and contents was won by Travis Workintine.

Shopping local keeps Burns Lake economy thriving

MICHAEL RIIS CHRISTIANSON PHOTO


Tweedsmuir Cavaliers Saddle Club Meeting: Tuesday, May 12 at 6:30 p.m. at the Forestry office in Burns Lake.

BLMBA Trail & Workbees: Wed bike trail workbees meet at 6:30 p.m. at Kager Lake Parking Lot. If you notice trees on the trails, please email: [email protected].

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Lakeside Multiplex - 103 Flogum Dr. P.O. Box 570, Burns Lake BC, V0J 1E0Phone: 250-692-3817 • Email: [email protected] or Facebook /VillageRecreation.com

Rec Corner

Ping Pong Fridays!!!

6:30-8:00pm: Free for Members – Non-Members only pay

for Drop In. Everyone is welcome!!!

New Climbing Hours

The Lakeside Multiplex is EXCITED to announce

our new climbing hours.

For Mini Monkeys assisted Climbing Group,

New to the Lakeside Multiplex: PICKLEBALL!!!Free for seniors 60+ , Free for Members, Non-Members pay only drop in fee. Equipment rentals are also Free. Pickleball can be played with two, three, or four players and was designed with only one thing in mind: FUN. Lets Play!

Indoor Playspace has now re-opened from 1:00-2:30 every Friday with a new set of toys and activities for all the kids to enjoy. We hope this change will allow more kids and parents to enjoy this awesome free program!

(Youth aged 6 and under) there will be two climbing times available;

Mondays 11:00am-12:00pm & Sundays 11:00am-12:00pm.

Adventure Seekers assisted Climbing Group, (Youth aged 7-13)

has two climbing times available;

Fridays 5:00-6:00pm & Sundays 11:00-12:00pm.

For the Climb and Conquer Group, (Everyone 14 years and older welcome)

Climbing times will be Mondays 7:00-8:00pm. And let’s not forget

Ladies Climbing Nights, Wednesdays 6:00-8:00pm

Let us help Shane and the less fortunate kids...Please drop your donations in kind, (any old jerseys of any sports) or small cash donation and have your picture taken with the travelling jersey until May 10th before the awesome jersey travels to another town.

Flea Market May 31st - Come Rain, Wind, or even a Blizzard, it won’t stop us! Let’s Have a Flea Market Sunday May 31st. Venders Needed! $10.00 per 6ft x 8ft table, (Bring own table). 9:00am – 6:00pm at the Arena. Display new and pre-owned items.

For more info or to book your climbing time please Call ahead or drop by!

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Catching some air

Sam Goertzen and Chiko Bertacco honed their skills at the Y2K Sk8board park last week. With warmer weather on the way, the facility will soon become a popular facility. Michael Riis-chRistianson


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Southside Health & Wellness Centre: Soup and bannock day May 20, 12:00 noon, all welcome. More info (250) 694-3270.

Lakes District Rock & Gem Club meeting: May 7, 7:00 p.m., CNC Room 109, new members welcome. For info: (250) 692-7243 or (250) 692-7458.

Vanderhoof and Districts Co-op

Facebook @facebook.com/vhfcoop www.vhfcoop.comCO-OP EQUITY AND CASH BACK QUALITY CO-OP LABEL PRODUCTS

Members Only SaleVanderhoof and Districts Co-op thanks its members for

their support by offering instant cash off in all departments

Friday, May 8 & Saturday, May 9, 2015If you’re not a member, join now and enjoy the benefi ts!

All sales Cash, Cheque, Debit Card or Credit Card in order to receive these discounts

With the purchase of $50 or more receive an entry to win one of Four $250 Co-op Gift Cards.

We will be making one draw at Quesnel Agro and C-store, One draw Vanderhoof Gas Bar, One draw at Vanderhoof

Food Store and One draw Vanderhoof Home Centre. Each place will give away a $250 gift Card.

PRODUCE DEPARTMENT: - Large assortment of fresh bouquets available, 12” Round Planters and 12” Square Planters – locally supplied, Plus and assortment of 4” to 6” PlantsC-STORE: Milk chocolate NUTSTER - Greek yogurt filling 102g ................... Spec $2.00 LUCKY $$ GIFT MUGS .................................................................... $15.00DELI/BAKERY: Need something special for Lunch or Dinner? The Deli and Bakery do, Meat and Cheese Trays, Desserts and Assorted Sweet Trays, Custom Cakes, Buns and Bread. We welcome all your special orders.MEAT: Bacon Wrapped petite tenders ......................................... $8.99/lb. $19.82kg Canadian lobster tails 5-6oz ............................................................$9.99eachHOME CENTRE: Large assortment of plants and ornaments for your yard and gardens have arrived.

May 9th - Plant a fl ower for Mom, Children under the age of 10 can come in from 2-4 and

plant a fl ower with the help of our friendly staff and take it home for a mother’s day gift.

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The Early Childhood Development Committee (ECDC) is now accepting funding applications for local

initiatives that meet the following objectives: • Increase community capacity • Increase service delivery effectiveness • Engage “hard to reach” families • Increase opportunities for early identi� cation and screening, and improve outcomes for children and families

Funding Opportunities

Burns Lake, Granisle and Southbank

Proposal writing info session: Friday May 8, 2015 from 10-11am in the

downstairs meeting room at the Burns Lake Public Library.

For more information please contact:Samantha Gernhart, Coordinator ECD Committee

Phone: 778-669-0007Email: [email protected]

Funds must be spent by March 31, 2016Deadline for submissions:

Friday, May 22, 2015

Haircare for the entire family.

WE HAVE

Gift Certificates

and great gift packs available for your mom!

Open Monday to Saturday. Call 250-692-7687

to book an appointment or drop in at #23 3rd Ave.

Also follow us on Facebook at “Curlytemple Hairsalon” to watch for special offers and promotions!

IS THIS SUNDAY!

Broman Lake Greenhouses

will not be opening this year.Sorry for the inconvenience.

Lakes District Museum Society

Annual General Meeting

Monday, May 13th, 20157:00 pm at the Museum

Highland Fling

Michael Riis-chRistianson photos

The Bev Hughes Highland Dancers & The Sofie Shaffer Dancers Spring Fling” performance. (Clockwise) Aurora Finch, Hannah Scheel, Adrienne Bender, Elise Dube, Sophie Shaffer and Hannah Boeker, Nicole Hamp, Julia Hamp.


Village council hopes a meeting with Northern Health officials in Prince George today will result in Burns Lake becoming one of several communities participating in the province’s new Com-munity Paramedicine Initiative.

At the urging of Mayor Luke Strimbold, council passed a reso-lution last week to request a May 6 meeting with health authority representatives to discuss the matter. The meeting will coincide with the North Central Local Government Association’s annual general meeting and convention.

Strimbold told council April 28 that he recently learned that three com-munities in the Northern Health region – Chet-wynd, Hazel-ton, and Fort St. James – have been chosen to launch B.C.’s first Community Paramedicine Initiative. The program will see ambulance at-tendants in targeted rural and remote communities providing an expanded range of health care services.

“I think we need to start getting our voice out there that we as a com-munity also want to be on this list,” Strimbold told council. “It’s my un-derstanding that expressing an inter-est, and a keen interest, is important.”

Strimbold said he believes that in addition to filling needs within the health care system, the Community Paramedicine Initiative could help small communities attract and keep ambulance attendants.

“When I met with the new ambu-lance chief, we talked about the re-cruitment and retention of ambulance attendants,” he explained. “The turn-over rate is significant in our com-munity. He feels this would be an op-portunity to retain and recruit more attendants, because they would get more full time work, and training op-portunities as well.”

Burns Lake council may have a dif-ficult time convincing program orga-

nizers to include Burns Lake in the project – at least at this stage.Jodi Jensen, chief operating officer for BC Emergency Health

Services (BCEHS), [the agency responsible for providing emer-gency health care services in the province], said last week that Phase One of the project will involve only the three communities already selected.

“Phase One will involve only three communities in Northern Health, plus several other communities in other health authori-ties,” Jensen stated in an interview last week. “Following this phase, criteria will be established for the selection of communi-

ties as the initiative is expanded to other communities in subsequent phases.

“These are not “pilot projects” in the usual understanding that they may or may not continue in the future. The Ministry of Health and BCEHS have committed to implementing a province-wide community paramedicine pro-

gram,” Jensen added. B.C.’s Community Paramedicine Initiative is a joint project involving the Ministry of Health, the province’s health authorities, and BC Emergency Health Services [the agen-cy responsible for providing provincial ambulance and emergen-cy health care services].

According to an April 8 letter to Bill Miller, chairman of the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako, the program has three goals: ensuring a competent, sustainable paramedic presence ca-pable of responding to medical emergencies, bridging gaps iden-tified in patients’ health care plans in collaboration with other health care providers, and improving health service delivery by building on the existing skill sets of primary and advanced care paramedics.

Northern Health will be the first to implement the Community Paramedicine Initiative, followed later this year by the Interior and Island health authorities. In the first phase of the program, community paramedics will be working with the health authority and local health care providers to define the scope of services required in pilot communities, and develop local service plans.

Based on lessons learned in the course of this project, commu-nity paramedicine program components will be developed and the initiative expanded to other communities in B.C.

The initiative is expected to create at least 80 additional full-time equivalent paramedic positions in rural communities be-tween now and March 31, 2019.

According to BCEHS officials, community paramedicine has been implemented successfully in many communities across Canada, including those in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Nova Scotia. It is also utilized in the United States and Australia.

“The experiences in other jurisdictions that have introduced community paramedicine have been positive,” said Jensen. “In some cases, they identi-fied people waiting four to five years for long-term care facilities who, with support from community paramedics and others, were able to remain in their homes for longer periods of time.”


“I THINK WE NEED TO START GETTING OUR VOICE OUT THERE THAT WE AS

A COMMUNITY ALSO WANT TO BE ON THE LIST.– MAYOR STRIMBOLD

Tweedsmuir Cavaliers Saddle Club Workbees: May 11 and May 26 at Eagle Creek Rodeo Arena 4:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.

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

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What is Rotary up to?What is Rotary up to?

Rotary Clubof Burns Lake

www.rotaryburnslake.orgWatch for our monthly “What’s Rotary Up To?” for dates and details of Rotary programs, events, and projects.

� e Rod Reid Nature TrailThe trail came out of an idea from George and Bernice Magee and Steve and Grace Reid after the tragic death of Rod Reid in 1999. A trail was to be built around Loch Lomond on upper 8th avenue using multiple property owners and establishing easements. A few individuals were hired to ensure all environmental matters were considered and some machinery was contracted to start the arduous task of making trail around this very willowy and swampy site.The going was very slow and early on Bill Waldron, Steve Reid and George Hamp decided to make it happen as quickly and effi ciently as possible. The predominant amount of work was done in the winter when the ground able to support various pieces of machinery and create a path wide enough for the trail and equipment. Truckload after truckload of bark chip were brought in. Three bridges were constructed on the north end to allow Saul creek, a fi sh bearing stream which ran another 5 km upstream, to fl ow into the loch. This was hard, buggy work and many Rotarians, families and community members came out to help where they could. A lookout and other bridge were built on the east side. The whole trail was then fi nished with a layer of crushed gravel. The amount of donated material, labour and machinery was incredible.One of the more clever installations was that of two Clemson beaver pond levellers. These brilliant, yet simple designs, trick beavers into thinking that their long standing dam is still doing its job. The tubes were installed by Ducks Unlimited several feet below the top of the dam and then extend through the dam to the other side where the water gushes out. Beavers habitually stop fl owing water, and although there was minor activity at the bridge for several months, the beaver’s fi nally moved farther upstream. The 2.1 km trail was completed in spring of 2001 and signage was added throughout. Minor upgrades and improvements have been made over the years, including a new metal bridge at the trailhead and a hand rail coming down from the parking lot. The proximity to an ever changing waterway has seen this area occasionally inundated with water and always showcases a number of birds on their migratory route and many other forms of wildlife. Many volunteers continue to improve the trail. A local resident continues to come out and diligently plow the trail during the winter months to keep the trail passable and enjoyable. The Initial Attack fi re crew brushed back the trails a few years ago and last year 30 truckloads of donated crushed gravel, was expertly dispersed by the IA crew and fi nished by the Village crew, who continues to do regular maintenance of the trail.This great community addition continues to be used year round by many residents and visitors, so if you haven’t been out to visit your trail, get out soon!

CONGRATULATIONSThe BC Northern Real Estate Board

recognized members for their excellence in sales achievement on March 20, 2015 when

they were presented with MLS® Awards for 2014.

The BC Northern Real Estate Board’s 363 members sold 5,218 properties worth

$1.36 billion through MLS® in 2014.In Burns Lake, an MLS® Award was won by:

Doug PhairOur members work in the

communities from Fort Nelson to 100 Mile House and from

Valemount to Haida Gwaii.

Yugo Ministries Donation Drive!

Yugo Ministries is an interdenominational, non-profit, missions organization.

The ministry is currently collecting needed supplies/donations for their prison ministry program, Grace Baby and Children's Home Program and the ever busy building effort.

If you feel moved to help with a donation some of the needed items include: feminine hygene products(no tampons), Shampoo( no conditioner), toothbrushes, basic writing equipment, diapers, formula, toys, building supplies and monetary donations made out to Yugo Ministries.

The cargo trailer will be brought to Edmonton mid May and all donations must be collected prior to that time.

For more info please call Jess Shively @ 692-3912

Thank you for your support

Old Landmarks Christian Fellowship

[email protected]

/THE TRUMPET WILL SOUND

Jesus said, “As the days of Noah were, so also shall the return of the Son of Man be. For as in the days that were before the � ood

they were eating, drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and they knew not

until the � ood came and took them all away... watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord will return.

– (Matt. 24:37-44)

Will Burns Lake become part of the Community Paramedicine Initiative?


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

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DECKER LAKE MENNONITE CHURCH

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

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

Everyone Welcome Hwy 16, Decker Lake

Seventh Day Adventist Church Group

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

250-695-6586

Burns LakePENTECOSTAL CHURCH

724 Babine Lake Road

Sunday Services: 10:30 amCelebrating the Love of God

Pastor Henry Washington 250-692-7464

Royal Canadian Legion

Branch #50

If you love your freedom, thank a Veteran.

Support your local Legion.

“Members and bona � de guests welcome”

NEW HOURS: Tues - Thurs: 4-8pmFri & Sat: 2-8pm

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

Burns LakeCommunity Church

Pastor John Neufeld 250-692-7949

Lakes Learning Centre10:30 am

ST. PAUL’SUNITED CHURCH

136 - 4th Avenue, Burns Lake

Worship Service at10 am Sunday mornings

Ministry led by lay leadersPhone 250-692-7202

FIRST MENNONITE CHURCH

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

Pastor Steve Swires 250-692-3259

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The newly renovated

Omineca Ski Club Day Lodge

IS AVAILABLE FOR RENTAL

for meetings, conferences and events.

With a brand new kitchen featuring two stoves as well as dishes and utensils for up to

120 guests, the lodge is a great spot to host your next event or

get together.

To book a rental: please contact Joan & Jeff Ragsdale

250-692-0093

website: www.ominecaskiclub.ca

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Highway 16, Burns Lake 250-692-3020

Fresh & Hand Breaded

OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK Lobby Hours: Sun to Thurs: 11am-8:30pm

Fri & Sat: 11am-9pm Drive thru: Sun to Thurs: 11am- 9pm

Fri & Sat: 11am-9:30pm

HOME DELIVERY AVAILABLE

Island GospelFellowship

Gerow Island, Highway 35

Sunday Morning Worship Service begins @ 10:30 am

Pastor Ed Peters Phone: 250-692-7551

Grassy Plains Gospel ChurchSunday Service: 10:45 am

250-694-3753 (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

THE CHURCH OF

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

Friday NightDinners...

May 8th:Burger Night

May 15th: Roast Beef

Meat Drawsevery

Saturday at 3:15 with all the proceeds going to the Lakes

District Senior Housing Association

General Meeting4th Monday of every month.

Next one: May 25, 2015

Poker for PointsWednesday nights

at 7:00

Mother’s Day Breakfast

Sunday, May 10thfrom 7:30-11:00am

1ST ANNUAL

Mark Robert Belanger Memorial Fastball Tournament

May 22, 23, 24, 2015$500 Entry Fee • 10 teams

1st, 2nd & 3rd placeTrophies for all positions

Dennis Alec Memorial Ball� eld

For more information or to register your team:

Craig Patrick 778-669-0217Vanessa Patrick 778-669-0056

Bridget Peter 250-251-0137Antoine Sargent 250-320-5517

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TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21: Taurus, surround yourself with positive people who maintain opti-mistic outlooks. Many opportunities will open up if you keep a positive attitude.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21: Gemini, you may resist social activities this week at first, but soon you will get swept up in the fun and lose your inhibitions. Use social activities as a way to network..

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22: Cancer, if you are thinking about a career move, it’s about time you put your plans in motion. This week you may find you are full of energy and ready for a new chal-lenge.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23: Leo, a renewed sense of enthusiasm has you eager to get started on future plans. Perhaps a new course of study will suffice and pave the way for new experiences.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22: A chance encounter with an old flame stirs up feelings you didn’t real-ize you still had, Virgo. Even if these feelings are less dramatic, you’re still tempted to act on them.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23: Libra, it is up to you to initiate action in a situation that leaves you some-what uncomfortable this week. Don’t hesitate to step up and take charge.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22: A difference of opinion may be highlighted at work this week when you are confronted by a coworker, Scorpio. Act with in-tegrity, but be firm with your resolve.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21: Sagittarius, oth-ers may try to stop you from having fun, but you are determined to enjoy yourself. Your entire week is focused on having a good time with friends and family.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20: Capricorn, although you cannot control all of the changes in your life, you do have firm control over your personal health. Don’t put off revamping your diet and exercise plan.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18: Aquarius, close friends will keep you pretty busy over the next few days, but you can handle it. Let off steam with a few different fun activities when time allows.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20: Use caution when mak-ing decisions this week, Pisces. You can be prone to impulsive behavior, and you don’t want to find yourself in trouble.

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20: You are a mystery lately, Aries. No one is quite sure what you will do next and you may like to surprise. But share your plans every so often with those closest to you.

#2 166 Highway 16BURNS LAKE

250-692-7900

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

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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.

PICK UP THE SAVINGS!

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.

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Pitch In DayThursday, May 14th

at 10:00 am

Pitch In Day

Sign up your team today!We’re looking for volunteers.

Please call 250-692-3773 for more information.

Appreciation lunch to be hosted for volunteers.

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Wayne’s visiting his 92 year old dad.He will be in the shop on and off during May...

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Please call aheadto see if he is open so you are not inconvenienced: 250-692-3434.

Computer Repairs, Sales & Training

Hwy 16, Burns Lake Open 9am-6pm Mon.-Fri.,

12pm-4pm on Sat.

Phone: 250-692-7773 email:

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Bits & Bytes BasicsThe smallest form of data storage on your computer is a 1 or a 0. This is known as a “bit”, which is an abbreviation of “binary digit” and is expressed as a lowercase b. A group of eight “bits” is known as a “byte”, which is shown as an uppercase B. So 8 bits (b) = 1 byte (B). 1,000 bytes is 1 kilobyte (kB), though it sometimes depends on who you ask. In Windows, Linux and Mac OS X versions older than 10.6, 1,024 bytes (B) is a kilobyte (KB - note the large K). This is due to most computer storage being calculated by operating systems in base 2 rather than the base 10 used by the hard drive manufacturers. So while a kilo in base 10 is 103 or 10x10x10, in base 2, 23 is 2x2x2 which is only 8. The closest possible number to 1,000 in base 2 is 210, which is actually 1,024. This trend continues, with 1,024KB in a megabyte (MB), 1,024MB in a gigabyte (GB) and so on. The result of this discrepancy is that in Windows or Linux your 500GB Hard Drive may appear to be 465GB, despite the fact that it really is 500,000,000,000 bytes. Apple has already switched to base 10 format in Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard and newer versions. No word yet on if or when Microsoft Windows will follow suit.

Trail & Workbee updates: Wednesday bike trail workbees have started again and will run every week into the fall. Meet at 6:30pm at Kag-er Lake Parking Lot. If you notice trees on the trails, please email Burnt Bikes at [email protected] to let us know.

WKE StrongStart is a parent participa-tion early learning program for children aged 0-5. Mon., Tue., Thur. & Fri. 8:45-11:45am; Wed. 11:45 - 2:45pm. Snack is provided. More info: WKE StrongStart Facebook page or by emailing [email protected]

Babes in Balance. The Babes in Balance weekend will be held the last weekend in June. (26-28th).

Lakes District Rock & Gem Club meeting, May 7, 7pm, CNC Room 109, new members welcome. For info: (250) 692-7243 or (250) 692-7458.

Burns Lake Slow Pitch meeting. Registra-tion and information. May 7 at 7-8pm, CNC Room # 109. More info: Nolan (250) 698-7979.

Southside Health & Wellness Centre: May 2015. Chair yoga every Tues. & Fri. 10-11am. Soup and bannock day May 20, noon, all wel-come. Foot care, all day by appt., May. 7, 14 & 21. The mobile Mammogram Unit will be on site June 4 & 5. More info (250) 694-3270.

Tele-workshop equips area families with tools to live with Dementia. Understanding Behaviour runs on May 13 and offers practi-cal strategies for dealing with the challenges of supporting a person with dementia at home. It is offered twice on May 13, at 2pm & at 7pm. Phone toll-free 1-866-994-7745, then entering pass code 1122333 when prompted, or visit momentum.adobeconnect.com/al-zheimerbc and entering as a guest to listen to and view the presentation online at the same time. For more information on Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias visit the Society website at www.alzheimerbc.org.

Tweedsmuir Cavaliers Saddle Club Work-bees at Eagle Creek Rodeo Arena May 11 & 26 from 4pm - 8pm.


Dorothy SturgeonNee: Brown

BornOctober 28/43

Died April 18/15Suddenly passed away peacefully at Burns Lake Hospital. Left behind husband of

51 yrs Bill. Sister Shelly, {Danny} Daniel & Sean Mallari of Chilliwack, Daughters Rhonda {Chris} Lobermayer, Vicki Dube.

Grandsons Ian {Carmin}, Curtis. Great Grand daughter Aleyah.

She was predeceased by her Mother, Dad and Brother.

A celebration of life will be in the summer. Th ank you to everyone who gave fl owers,

food, cards and phone calls.Love from Bill,

Rhonda, & Vicki

Kidde Canada in conjunction with Health Canada has announced a voluntary recall to replace certain Kidde black plastic valve disposable fi re extinguishers.

ABC and BC-rated fi re extinguishers manufactured between July 23, 2013 and October 15, 2014 could be affected.

If you believe you may have one of these fi re extinguishers please contact Kidde Canada at 1-844-833-6394 (8am - 5pm) Mon-Fri or visit www.kiddecanada.com and click “Safety Notice.”

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Huckleberry Mines Ltd. is a 18,000 TPD open pit copper/molybdenum mine located 120 km south of Houston in west central British Columbia. We are currently recruiting for the following position to join our Accounting team:

ACCOUNTANTHuckleberry Mines Ltd. currently has an opportunity for an Accountant at our mine site. This position reports to the Accounting Superintendent and requires an individual with excellent time management skills who can prioritize work to meet goals and deadlines, work well under pressure and pays attention to detail.

Primary duties of this position are: eview accounts payable repare monthly ournal entries repare month end reports eneral ledger account reconciliation Assist with preparation of the company audit Supervisor the Accounting Assistant eview costs and budgets with other departments ther related accounting duties as required

The successful candidate will have a university degree in business and be working towards their A, have knowledge of xcel and A A software and have more than years of accounting experience. reference will be given to individuals with industrial experience.

Huckleberry Mines is located approximately two hours driving time from Houston, ritish olumbia. mployees live in a camp environment on their days of work. The work schedule for this position is days on followed by days off Monday to Thursday . Transportation to and from the mine site is provided from Smithers and Houston by bus and while at the mine site all meals and accommodations are provided free of charge to employees.

Huckleberry Mines Ltd. offers a competitive salary and a full range of bene ts including medical, life, disability income and S savings plan.

We thank all applicants for their interest in Huckleberry Mines Ltd., but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Lakes District Branch

MSR CASH SERVICESBulkley Valley Credit Union is seeking an energetic, personable team player to join their Lakes District Branch as a part-time Member Service Representative.

Bulkley Valley Credit Union employs committed and empowered staff to deliver high-quality personalized financial services to our members and support to our communities. When you join the Bulkley Valley Credit Union team you can expect:

responsive environment

Qualifications include a secondary school diploma. In addition, two years of post secondary education or an equivalent combination of education and experience is preferred.

Your resume should be directed to Bulkley Valley Credit Union Attn: Crystal Miller

P.O. Box 1029, Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E0

Or you can e-mail your resume to: [email protected] or drop it off at the Lakes District Branch located on Hwy 16, in

the Lakeview Mall in Burns Lake.

Resumes will be accepted until May 15, 2015

For further information about Bulkley Valley Credit Union, visit our website at: www.bvcu.com

Obituaries

IN LOVING MEMORY

OLIVE RICKEYCHAMPAGNE

April 1, 1934 - April 1, 2015Olive Rickey (Chevrier) Cham-pagne, 81 years of age, of Burns Lake B.C. went home on her birthday, Wednesday, April 1, 2015. She was born to the late Edward and Wilma Chevrier, of Ontario. Olive is survived by 7 children; Jeannette (Stuart) Froese, Susanne (Chris) Harris, Ronald (Cathy) Bourcier, Rene (Cheryl) Bourcier, Darlene (Mike) McIntyre, Sylvia (David) King, Leona Bourcier, Amy, Armand (A.J.), Arynne Froese, and 12 other grandchildren, along with 9 great grandchil-dren.Although Olive passed away from cancer, she fought to her very last breath. When she passed away she was sur-rounded by her loving family, Stuart, Jeannette, Armand, Amy, Arynne, and A.J. with thoughts and prayers.Olive, mom, was very active in the community. She was very proud to volunteer in the Royal Canadian Legion in both Fras-er Lake and Burns Lake, as well as the local Thrift Store, COPS, and as a hobby, she loved her puzzles. The one thing that mom loved to do was make others laugh.

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Are you a seasoned Community Newspaper Publisher looking to relocate to the Okanagan? We are looking for a Group Publisher to manage our South Okanagan markets.

As a seasoned Publisher, you will achieve financial growth by developing and implementing strategic marketing and sales plans to generate new business and achieve the company’s business objectives.

You will have at least five years’ experience in a sales or business development role, and knowledge or experience in a community newspaper publishing environment. Your success in developing and implementing sales strategies is a result of your entrepreneurial spirit, well developed customer service and communication skills, knowledge of the publishing industry, and extensive business connections.

As the largest independent newspaper group with more than 170 titles in print and online, Black Press has operations in British Columbia, Alberta, Washington, Hawaii and Ohio.

This is a full-time position with a competitive compensation and benefits package. Qualified applicants should send a resume and covering letter before Friday, May 29th to:

Bruce McAuliffe, President

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Help Wanted Help WantedBurns 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

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.

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

REACHING USCall 250-692-7526 or come by our office. Hours are 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M., Monday thru Friday. Fax in your ad to 250-692-3685 or email: [email protected]

HOW TO PAYCome to our office at 23 - 3rd Avenue, or you may pay with Visa or Mastercard over the phone. All ads must be prepaid.

CLASSIFIED AD RATESREGULAR WORD ADS 1 issue, 3 lines $8.50 per week

FREE ADSFor anything under $50.00 value. 15 words or less. Ad must contain one item and price. Misc. for Sale category only. Private party ads only (no commercial). Ads cannot be accepted over the phone.

$5 ADSFor anything worth $50 - $500. 15 words or less. Ad must contain one item and price. Misc. for Sale category only. Runs for 4 weeks. Ads must be prepaid - cash only.

LEGAL ADS $16.07 per col. inch

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

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

RUN IT ’TIL SOLD ADS1x1 classified ad. For $31.50 we will run your ad UNTIL IT SELLS, any category, max. 30 words No Real Estate or commercial ads

Please call if you need more information on any of our

classified packages.

HAPPY ADS To announce birthdays, weddings, births etc. 2 col. x 2” - $22.25 2 col. x 3” - $32.25 2 col. x 4” - $42.25

ALL ABOVE PRICES DO NOT INCLUDE GST

DEADLINESClassified Word & Display: Friday @ 3:00 P.M.

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

No refunds on Classified Ads.

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“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]

At the Public Hearing all persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by the proposed bylaw shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present a written submission respecting matters contained in the bylaw that is the subject of the Public Hearing.

Written submissions sent by mail to P.O. Box 820, Burns Lake, BC, V0J 1E0; by fax to (250) 692-1220; or by e-mail to [email protected] must be received by the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako no later than Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at 1:00 P.M. to be ensured of consideration at the Public Hearing.

The Public Hearing on Bylaw No.1737 will be chaired by the Director or Alternate Director for Electoral Area E as a delegate of the Board. A copy of the Board resolution making the delegation, copies of the proposed bylaws and other relevant information may be inspected at the office of the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako between the hours of 8:30 A.M. - 12:00 noon and 1:00 P.M. - 4:30 P.M., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, from May 6 to May 20, 2015. A copy of the proposed bylaws and other relevant information will also be made available at the Burns Lake Public Library and the SEDA office.

For further information please call the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako Planning Department at 250-692-3195 or 1-800-320-3339.

This is the first of two publications.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGNotice is hereby given that a Public Hearing affecting “Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako Zoning Bylaw No. 700, 1993” will be held on Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at 7:00 P.M. at the Francois Lake Elementary School, 860 E Francois Lake Rd, Francois Lake, BC.“Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako Zoning Bylaw No. 700, 1993” is proposed to be amended by Bylaw No. 1737 by changing the zoning of the subject property from Civic/Institutional (P1) to Rural Residential (R6) to allow the residential use of the property.The subject property is located at Tchesinkut East Rd, approximately 11 kilometres south of the Village of Burns Lake, and is legally described as “Lot 1, District Lot 5693, Range 5, Coast District, Plan 3924”. The application area is shown cross-hatched and labelled “Application Area” on the map below.

LOCATION MAP FOR BYLAW NO. 1737

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

PO Box 820,Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E0

www.rdbn.bc.ca

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

E-MAIL:[email protected]

At the Public Hearing all persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by the proposed bylaw shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present a written submission respecting matters contained in the bylaw that is the subject of the Public Hearing.Written submissions sent by mail to P.O. Box 820, Burns Lake, BC, V0J 1E0; by fax to (250) 692-1220; or by e-mail to [email protected] must be received by the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako no later than Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at 1:00 P.M. to be ensured of consideration at the Public Hearing.The Public Hearing on Bylaw No.1738 will be chaired by the Director or Alternate Director for Electoral Area E as a delegate of the Board. A copy of the Board resolution making the delegation, copies of the proposed bylaws and other relevant information may be inspected at the offi ce of the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako between the hours of 8:30 A.M. - 12:00 noon and 1:00 P.M. - 4:30 P.M., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, from May 6 to May 19, 2015. A copy of the proposed bylaws and other relevant information will also be made available at the Burns Lake Public Library and the SEDA offi ce.For further information please call the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako Planning Department at 250-692-3195 or 1-800-320-3339. This is the fi rst of two publications.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGNotice is hereby given that a Public Hearing affecting “Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako Zoning Bylaw No. 700, 1993” will be held on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at 7:00 P.M. at the Hospital Point Community Hall, 2411 Hospital Rd, Southbank, B.C.“Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako Zoning Bylaw No. 700, 1993” is proposed to be amended by Bylaw No. 1738 by changing the zoning of the subject property from Tourist Commercial (C3) to Rural Residential (R6) to allow the residential use of the property. The subject property is located at 2431 Murray Rd, approximately 1.2 kilometres west of the Southside Ferry Terminal, and is legally described as “Lot A, District Lot 716, Range 4, Coast District, Plan EPP21636”. The application area is shown cross-hatched and labelled “Application Area” on the map below.

LOCATION MAP FOR BYLAW NO. 1738

5855 Lake Kathlyn Rd, 4km west of Smithers: 5 bedroom house, 4 room office/studio and 4000 sq ft heated warehouse with 3 phase power on 1.59 acres, fully gated compound, fantastic mountain and lake view. Would consider house in Smithers as trade equity. For an appointment to view - call 250-877-3479, serious inquiries only or call Donna Grudgfield at Re/Max Bulkley Valley Realty 250.847.5999

For Sale*Home-based business opportunity

5 bedroom house Office/Studio

4000 sq.ft. warehouse

$545,000.00

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LAND ACTNotice of Intention to Apply for a

Disposition of Crown LandTake notice that Telus Communications Inc. from Surrey, BC, has applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Smithers, for a Licence of Occupation – Communication Site purposes situated on Provincial Crown land located ALL THAT UNSURVEYED CROWN LAND IN THE VICINITY OF TOCHA LAKE , RANGE 5, COAST DISTRICT, CONTAINING 2.27 HECTARES, MORE OR LESS, by Babine Lake, BC.

The Lands File for this application is 6408812. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to the Skeena Stikine Land Officer, MFLNRO, at Bag 6000 – 3333 Tatlow Road Smithers, BC V0J 2N0. Comments will be received by MFLNRO up to May 14, 2015. MFLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit the website at http://www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp for more information.

Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. For information, contact the Freedom of Information Advisor at Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations’ Office in Smithers.

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InformationCRISIS PREVENTION

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

FOOD BANK 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

LOCAL 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

NECHAKO RESERVOIR UPDATE

1 May 2015

Reservoir Elevation: 852.00 m (2795.77 ft.)SLS Discharge: 226 m3/sCheslatta Falls: 289 m3/sNautley River: 172 m3/sVanderhoof:495 m3/sSnow pack: 104% long term aver-ageSkins Lake Spillway discharge will be decreased by 30 m3/s each day to minimize fl ood risk in Vanderhoof in the coming weeks as fl ow from the Nautley River continues to increase. Flow in the Nechako River in the Vanderhoof area is expected to be high for several weeks. Some fl ooding in low lying areas should be expected. Current computer simulations indicate that fl ow in the Nechako River at Vanderhoof will remain high through May and could remain high into July if a “wet” scenario persists. The level of fl ood risk reported in the 2015 April Flood Update brochure has receded.Visit website www.wateroffi ce.ec.gc.ca for up to date real-time fl ow information for the Nechako River.

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

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

THE ARTHRITIS 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

WITH A PUSH OF A BUTTON….HELP IS

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

Employment

Business Opportunities

For Sale By Owner

Employment

Education/Trade Schools

INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIP-MENT OPERATOR SCHOOL.

NO Simulators. In-the-seat training. Real world tasks.

Weekly start dates. Job board! Funding options.

SignUp online! iheschool.com 1-866-399-3853

Trades, Technical

Newhaven Construction Ltd. is seeking local applicants

JOURNEYMAN CARPENTERS

for a project located on the Nautley Whut’en Reserve, out-side Fort Fraser. Project completion is June 2016.

EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITYAvailable Immediately!!

Please send resume: [email protected] or

call 604-990-1130

Services

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1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com

TAX FREE MONEYis available, if you are a homeowner, today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mort-gage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts. We don’t rely on credit, age or income.

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Pets & Livestock

Feed & HayROUND HAY Bales, barn stored, for sale. 250-846-5855 or 250-882-3083.

LivestockFOR SALE 4 year old Regis-tered Red Angus Bull. Located in the Topley area. More info: (250) 696-3379

REG. YEARLING Black & Red Angus Bulls. 250-846-9349

YEARLING RED Angus bulls for sale. Different birth weights. 250-845-8562.

Merchandise for Sale

AuctionsKWIK Auctions Commercial Food Equipment & Restaurant Auction House - Burnaby & Kelowna - Live & Online - visit KwikAuctions.com for Catalog, Pics, Video Preview

Merchandise for Sale

AuctionsONSITE AUCTION - MAY 7, 2015 All Assets - Formerly Akari Japa-nese Restaurant 112 - 3000 Lou-gheed Hwy, Coquitlam, BC Com-plete Cooking Line, Sushi Cases, High End Furnishings & More!!!!.....View all lots ONLINE, Register to Bid & Bid via Live Broadcast. Visit www.activeauction-mart.com or call 604-371-1190 - [email protected]

Misc. for Sale

CROSLEY SELF cleaning convention oven. Ceramic glass top. Great condition. $300 (250) 692-3133.

Misc. Wanted

Private Collector Looking toBuy Coin Collections, Silver,Antique Native Art, Estates +Chad: 778-281-0030 in town.

Rentals

Homes for RentHOUSE FOR rent. 2 bdrms, 3 acres, near Endako. Available May 1st. $775 per month. (250) 696-3202

Recreation

Waterfront Property (rent or lease) lot size 46’x100’ east side Okanagan Lake close to golf course and 20 minutes to Vernon. 1(604)794-3318

Suites, Lower

LARGE 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. Call (250) 692-3959 and leave message.

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Sun 4pm - 10pm (Kitchen closes at 9pm)Liquor Store open until 11pm Mon - Sat, 10pm on Sundays

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

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153 Francois Lake Drive, P.O. Box 788, Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E0Tel: (250) 692-7724 • Fax: (250) 692-7767 • Email: [email protected]

Management Plan #3 Long-Term Community

Forest License K1ANotice is hereby given that Burns Lake Community Forest Ltd. will provide the opportunity for Review and Comment regarding Management Plan #3 for Long-Term Community Forest License K1A. The management plan proposes management objectives for each resource value and management activity, and includes a proposed Annual Allowable Cut for K1A. The Regional Manager or designate will consider this plan along with public and First Nations input when he determines a new AAC for K1A.

Arrangements may be made to view Management Plan #3 from April 22, 2015 until June 22, 2015 during regular working hours (Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.) at the following location:

Burns Lake Community Forest Phone: (250) 692-7724 (227) • Fax: (250) 692-7767 153 Francois Lake Drive, Burns Lake, BC

Written comments will be received until June 22, 2015 and must be addressed to:

Burns Lake Community Forest Ltd. P.O. Box 788, Burns Lake, BC, V0J 1E0 Attention: Kerry Martin, Operations Manager

Transportation

Recreational/Sale

2007 INNSBRUCK Supreme 26RLS travel trailer. New awning and 2 new 6 volt bat-teries 2014, excellent condi-tion. $12,000.00 obo Phone Stuart at (250) 692-7565

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LICENSE W0197Please be advised that Nathan Foote is propos-ing to remove all private land (gross area 85.7 hectares) from Woodlot Licence 0197. This land is located in the Uncha Mountain area south of Francois Lake. Information about this proposal can be obtained by contacting Alistair Schroff at Box 49, South-bank, BC V0J 2P0. All inquiries must be submit-ted in writing to the above address by June 5th, 2015. All inquiries will receive a written re-sponse.

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PROPOSEDWOODLOT LICENSE

PLANWoodlot License 0197

Notice is hereby given that the proposed wood-lot license plan (the “plan”) for Woodlot Li-cence 0197 near Uncha Mountain (held by Na-than Foote) is now available for public view-ing. The plan shows how for-est resources on Wood-lot 0197 will be managed for the period 2015 to 2025. It is available for review by the public for a sixty-day period, and all feedback will be present-ed to the Ministry of Fo-rests for their considera-tion in the plan approval process. To view this plan, please contact Alistair Schroff at (250) 694-3696 or in writ-ing to Box 49, South-bank, BC V0J 2P0.


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