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The KEY creates cultural awarenessREBECCA WATSONCaledonia Courier

The KEY resource centre has finished a series of workshops focused on bring-ing awareness of cultural differences to Fort St. James.

Since January the non-profit group, in partnership with the College of New Caledonia, held six assertiveness and anti-discrimination workshops for un-der-resourced urban aboriginals and six cultural competency workshops for busi-nesses in town.

“The whole idea of the cultural com-petency workshops is to bring awareness of residential schools and the Indian Act and how that affected aboriginal people,” Joyce Schram, good neighbour program coordinator said. “The anti-discrimina-tion workshop concentrated on stereo-types and how to erase them with the idea being we live together and work to-

gether.”Elsa Berland, 27, of Nak’azdli and

anti-discrimination workshop facilita-tor, said they looked at some basic things people may not think about every day such as self esteem, emotional intelli-gence and process of advocating when dealing with the government, ministry or criminal justice system.

“We also looked at tools to address discrimination in the right way,” she said. “The workshop was only a day long so we didn’t want to go too in depth into the heavy parts of discrimination but part of the goal was to discuss how we partici-pate in discrimination and how it looks to people in Nak’azdli and Fort St. James.”

She gave examples of how society la-bels people and how it would be more successful to call them ‘dealing with ad-diction’ instead of labelling them by one of their behaviours.

“The workshop helped give people

tools to look at things differently [to ad-dress] things in a more positive way,” Berland said.

Sarah John, 31, from Vanderhoof Saik’uz facilitated the cultural compe-tency workshop and said the focus was on perspective, integrating other world views into the discussion.

“We talked about aboriginal life, past and present,” she said. “People liked the historical knowledge and the openness of being able to ask questions, that it was less of a facilitation more of a conversa-tion with each other.”

Another part of the workshops was teaching people how to say hello and goodbye in Carrier.

“We never say goodbye, we say see you later,” Schram said. Nanyoost’enla means see you later in Carrier.

Hello is Hadih, I am well is Soo’ust’oh, how are you is Daint’oh and are you well is Soo’int’oh.

Friendship Week combines cultures

The week of March 23 was dubbed Friendship Week as a reminder of everything learned over the past month from the series of KEY workshops and to bring people of Fort St. James together in the sharing of their different cultures, Joyce Schram said, pro-gram coordinator.

For Friendship Week the KEY handed out hundreds of yellow Friendship Week bracelets and displayed a bright yellow ban-ner at the four corners crossing. Elders were present at the KEY Thursday and Friday to talk about their background and free ban-nock was served during the meet-and-greet. Groups of people came to the town centre to enjoy the free dessert, live music and social atmosphere.

Nursing students Leslie Ann Millard, Tracy DeRaspe and Lindsay Georgeson volunteer for Friendship Week and are seen serving bannock at the KEY. More photos page 2, 3, 6 & 7

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Are compact fl uorescent lamps safe?

BY FLAVIO NIENOW Lakes District News

Many Canadians have been replacing their regular incan-descent light bulbs with com-pact fluorescent lamps (CFLs). While CFLs are promoted as being energy-efficient, their use has been raising some health concerns.

Francois Lake resident Berna-dette Peebles switched to CFLs a few years ago hoping that she would save on the electricity bill. At one point, Peebles had 17 CFLs in her house.

On March 12, 2015, Peebles was in her bathroom when her CFL started to smoke shortly after turning the light on.

“All of a sudden there was smoke starting to come out of it [the bulb] and then flames shot out of it,” she said.

Peebles said she immediately turned off the light switch and opened the bathroom window.

“The room was full of smoke,” she said. “Luckily I have a window in my bathroom, so I opened the window and left.”

”Peebles said she experienced a burning sensation in her lungs for three days after the incident. She went to the hospital to do an X-ray in order to find out if inhaling mercury vapour could have compromised her health. She hadn’t got the test results by press time.

Five days after the incident, Peebles said she could still

smell the mercury in the bath-room.

“I will not have CFLs in my house anymore,” she said.

Jim McBride, Fire Chief of Burns Lake, said he has not received any other complaints regarding CFLs in the Lakes District.

A spokesperson from Sylva-nia, a CLF manufacturer, said that what happened to Peebles’ bulb is actually a common occurrence.

“When a bulb burns out, it may pop, crack, and emit a distinct odour. People may see light smoke or a charring of the plastic base by the bulb.”

While mercury is a highly toxic substance, Health Cana-da’s website states only a small amount of mercury is used in a CFL - about the amount to cover the tip of a ballpoint pen.

“There is no risk to your health when the lamps are unbroken,” states the website. “Even when a CFL is broken, there is a very low risk to your health, unless you mishandle it or store it carelessly.”

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clean-up by opening windows and doors to the outdoors. This will ensure that mercury vapour levels are reduced before you start cleaning;

- Do not use a vacuum to clean up the initial breakage, as it will spread the mercury vapour and dust throughout the area and may contaminate the vacuum;

- Wear disposable gloves, if available, to avoid direct con-tact with mercury and to pre-vent cuts;

- Scoop or sweep up the bro-ken pieces and debris with two pieces of stiff paper or card-board. Do not use a broom;

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About to enjoy some hot bannock is Effie Williams from Tache.Rebecca Watson photo

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Finally, some real progress on povertyVICTORIA – The B.C. government has made

its most signifi cant moves in decades to address the needs of some of the province’s poorest peo-ple.

The largest fi nancial commitment is for a new program to help single parents escape from the welfare trap. There are 16,000 single parents in B.C. receiving provincial income assistance or disability payments, most of them women.

Even if they could fi nd an entry-level job, it wouldn’t pay enough to cover the child care they would need to go to work. Worst of all, the cur-rent system requires that if they enrol in training, they lose their income assistance, including den-tal and extended medical care for themselves and their children.

That is the welfare trap, one of the most per-verse government policies to have survived into our supposedly enlightened modern era.

The new program takes effect in September. It will not only continue income assistance pay-ments when single parents enrol in skills training, it promises to cover their child care and trans-portation costs for an approved training program of up to one year.

Medical and child care costs will then be covered for up to a year after training, to allow a transition to employ-ment.

Approved training means training for jobs that are identifi ed as in demand, requiring high school and occu-

pation-specifi c training that can be completed in a year or less. They include retail sales, general offi ce work and assistance jobs in health services.

Another overdue policy change is to double the allow-able earnings for all income assistance recipients from $200 to $400 a month. This gives people a chance to im-prove their circumstances by taking whatever part-time or casual work they can manage, without having that little income cut from their already meagre welfare cheques.

And then there was the recent decision to end the claw-back of parental child support payments from income assistance payments.

The province has for many years run a costly child maintenance enforcement program to track down (mostly) deadbeat dads and force them to pay at least a token amount to support their children. Now when they pay child support to a single parent on income assistance, they will at least have the satisfaction of knowing the chil-dren actually receive the extra benefi t.

These harsh, historic policies were built around a philosophy that welfare is a temporary last resort, to be withdrawn as soon as some other source of income is identifi ed. That is a valid if unfashionable position to take on behalf of work-ing taxpayers who pay for all this, but it only makes sense if the income assistance recipient has a realistic option.

For those who are already in the entry-level job market, the minimum wage goes up 20 cents an hour in September, from $10.25 to $10.45. This is the beginning of an annual review that

will tie the wage to the consumer price index.A paltry sum, to be sure, but anyone who still thinks

jacking the minimum wage up to $15 an hour is a magic solution that won’t cost some entry-level jobs is clinging to a socialist dream world.

By Tom Fletcher - BC Local News

Jobs Minister Shirley Bond, Children and Family Development Minister Stephanie Cadieux and Social Development Minister Michelle Stilwell announce new employment supports for single parents on welfare in Victoria last week.

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The funding will be allocated to bursaries for trades students, region-wide safety training pro-grams and implemen-tation of the college’s Digital Delivery Initiative (DDI).

“We are very happy with this agreement with TransCanada which will help to make education and skills training more available to to communi-ties across the region and to low-income learners,” said Henry Reiser, CNC president, “It’s through strategic partnerships like this one that we are able to offer relevant and valu-

able programming to our students and our commu-nities.”

The Pathway to Pipe-line Readiness Initiative will allot $55,000 in bur-saries for trades students in fi nancial need. The qualifying students will be enrolled in Industry Training Authority rec-ognized trades programs at CNC which align with TransCanada’s operations needs, including welding, power engineering, heavy duty mechanic, industrial mechanic and millwright, electrical, carpentry and professional cook.

“TransCanada has a 60-year history of invest-ing in the communities

where we operate. We support initiatives that are important to the people who live and work in those communities, including our own employees,” said Tony Palmer, TransCana-da’s senior vice-president, stakeholder relations.

Of the funds, $45,000 will sponsor Safety Training Week, a series of industry certifi cation courses through CNC Continuing Education. The program, which will be offered at minimal cost for students, will run later this year at CNC’s cam-puses in Burns Lake, Fort St. James, Mackenzie, Vanderhoof and Prince George.

TransCanada’s dona-tion will also support the design and implementa-tion of CNC’s Digital Delivery Initiative (DDI) through funding of $150,000. The funding will go toward educational planning as well as re-search and application of the DDI infrastructure and pilot delivery of programs and courses.

“Through discussions with local residents, com-munity leaders, and Ab-original groups, we have

learned that investment in skills development and long-term education lega-cy programs are important to northern British Colum-bians,” Palmer said. “We are working diligently with northern educational institutions such as the College of New Caledonia to ensure residents are able to access training in the es-sentials skills and relevant trades needed to partici-pate in pipeline and other development projects in northern B.C.”

TransCanada donates $250,000 to CNC program

Regional Basketball fun day in Vanderhoof held at W.L. McLeod Elementary, Nechako Valley Secondary School and Evelyn Dickson Elementary. Grade 4 and 5's Fraser Lake vs David Hoy.

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SStudenttudent of the WWeekeek

Karli is nominated for her help at the Grade 8 Retreat Day. She kept her group “The Blanks” well organized and helped them win the Grand Prize with her excellent leadership and team work skills! Karli also volunteered for the hugely successful “Fill up the Bus”. She is about to embark on a trip to Costa Rica with the School Travel Club this Spring Break.

Karli Martin

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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETINGSTUART LAKE GOLF CLUB

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(Above) Singing during Cultural Days at CNC, Joyce Sch-ram, Ann McCormick, Debbie Prince and Karla Howell. Playing Lahal a traditional game singing while playing.

(Right) Enterprise Centre Workshop. “These kids are in the part of life where they’ve fallen behind and are on the verge of quitting. So it’s good for them because the choic-es they make now will affect the rest of their life”. - Joyce Schram

(Below) Council taking the Cultural competency work-shop.

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

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

***UNTOLD TRAUMA...author seeks contributions from non-First Nations students and staff who experienced Catholic residential or day schools abuse in Northern BC. For more info email [email protected]

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

***STUART LAKE OUTREACH GROUP... hosts a free hot lunch each Tuesday from 10.00am to 1.00pm in the space behind St. Patrick’s Anglican Church. Meals are served by members of area churches and other volunteers from the community. We wish to thank all those who assist by cooking, serving, and cleaning up. Your help is invaluable. We also host a free Christmas Dinner on Christmas Day to all who are lonely or in need. Volunteers for these programs are needed. Please call Gwen at 250-567-6744.

***ST. PATRICK’S ANGLICAN CHURCH SERVICES... will now take place only on the fi rst Sunday of the month except for special occasions.

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

***FIREWEED CLOTHESDRIVE...The Fireweed SafeHaven is doing a winter clothesdrive. We are looking for jackets,boots, snow pants, mitts, hats, scarves, fl eeces, etc, for men, women and children. The itemswill then be given to families in the community that need them.If you do not have anything at home that you can part with but still wish to contribute, you canpurchase mitts, socks, or thermalunderwear. Please drop items off at the Fireweed Safe Haven. For moreinformation please contact Talia at (250) 996-8081. Every little bit helps.

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***AUXILIARY TO STUART LAKE HOSPITAL... Monthly meeting 2nd Wednesday each month. Hospital Cafeteria 7:00p.m.

***NECHAKO VALLEY COMMUNITY SERVICESSOCIETY...Child and YouthMental Health and CounselingServices available at no cost.Monday to Friday 8:30 am to4:30 pm. Call 996-7645 forappointment.

***FORT TRAP AND HANDGUN CLUB... meets last Sunday ofevery month. Contact (Sue) at 250-996-7728 (h) for more information.

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Elder Nancy Ketlo helping. Rebecca Watson photos

Joyce Schram, good neighbour program coordinator.

Hilda Schelke cutting Friendship banners.

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Freddy Murdock, participant in Cultural Days.


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CJ’s Trailer CourtLoop RoadPrairiedale

Braeside RoadJones Road

Sob Lake RoadRedfern Drive

Sinkut Frontage RoadKenny Dam & Lakes Road

J&S Restaurant

ENDAKOEndako Bar & Grill

CLUCULZ LAKE

BROOKSIDE RESORT

FRASER LAKEPar 3 Sports

Fraser Lake RexallFraser Lake Building Supplies

ENGENEngen Road

Giesbrecht Frontage Road

FORT FRASERFort Fraser Petro Can

FORT ST JAMESLakeshore Realty Sana’aih Market

Overwaitea Foods Fort Loonie Bin

Fas Gas Plus Lakeside Pharmacy

Bird lovers are en-couraged to help protect bird populations and pre-vent the spread of infec-tious diseases through the regular cleaning of birdfeeders and bird-baths.

During spring, many small migratory song-birds are returning home from winter retreats to the south. Species such as pine siskins, redpolls and grosbeaks are com-monly found in large fl ocks at this time of year. This can result in high-density congregations of birds around birdfeeders and water sources such as birdbaths.

While this is a won-derful opportunity for birders, the increased density of the birds as well as the stress of weather and nutrition challenges can lead to the spread of serious and even fatal diseases among the birds, such as avian conjunctivi-

tis, avian pox virus and salmonella bacterium. Some diseases not only threaten local bird popu-lations, but

can spread to pets and people handling infected birds or contaminated materials.

The public can help maintain bird health and prevent the spread of these diseases through a number of simple mea-sures. The most impor-tant thing people can do is to clean their birdfeed-ers and birdbaths regu-larly. This should include replacing birdbath wa-ter every few days, and scrubbing and cleaning feeders and birdbaths as well as the area around them at least every couple of weeks. Other things bird lovers can do to help include:

* Spreading out multiple feeders to dis-courage crowding. Use smaller feeders that al-low only one or two birds

at a time, and that are made of plastic or metal, rather than wood.

* Keep the area under the feeders clean. Locat-ing them above cement will make this task easier.

* If you see one or two diseased birds in your area, take your feeder down immediate-ly and clean it.

* If you have more than three diseased birds in your area, encourage the birds to disperse for a while. Take your feeders down for a week or two, clean them well, and re-hang them.

* Consider letting your neighbours know so that they can take action too.

Identifying affected birds varies with the dis-ease, but here are some common signs to look for:

* Birds with avian conjunctivitis have red, swollen, watery or crust-ed eyes, and may have

trouble feeding. You may see them remain-ing on the ground near the feeder. This disease may be spread by feed-ers with small openings that birds rub the sides of their heads on.

* Birds with avian pox virus may have warty lesions on the un-

feathered parts of their head, legs or feet.

* Birds with salmo-nella bacterium may be found dead or appear very tame and sit quietly for hours or days, often with their feathers fl uffed out.

Salmonella can easily spread to pets or humans

and so strict hygiene should be enforced in these situations.

Learn More:To learn more about

preventing disease prob-lems at birdfeeders, visit:

http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wld/documents/wldhealth/sick_bird_fs.pdf

Clean birdfeeders help keep bird populations healthy

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The co-accused are Deryl MOORE and Mat-

thew JONES, both from Prince George.

At 2 am on Jan. 15 a suspicious vehicle by

Overwaitea’s unloading dock caught the atten-

tion of Fort St. James RCMP. As the police ap-

proached the grocery store, the truck sped off

leaving an alleged partner-in-crime behind. The

man on-scene was immediately arrested as he

was blatantly caught with multiple items of food

in the middle of the evident robbery. Within sec-

onds of his arrest, dispatch notifi ed the offi cers

of a worker inside the store who had also been

robbed. The police went inside to fi nd a female

custodial worker who had been put inside a

walk-in freezer after the crooks stole her wallet.

There she waited, nearly an hour, until she no

longer herd the thieves. She was then able to get

out of the freezer and call police.

“When the guy in the truck sped off we had

one man in custody and had to investigate in

store. We had to take one issue at a time but we

had the vehicle plate. Sometimes good things

happen quickly,” Sgt. Nielsen said.

Shortly after assisting the custodian, police

received a report that a male suspect had ap-

proached two houses claiming ‘his truck was

stuck in the ditch and he was cold’, asking the

home owners to let him inside. RCMP went out

to investigate and recognized the truck from

Overwaitea. The male driver was arrested and

both perps were taken to the Fort St. James at-

tachment. Later, the suspects truck was indeed

found stuck in the ditch by the National Historic

Site. Evidence collected has shown the two crooks

got in Overwaitea through the front door which

Two men are in custody after

attempting to fi ll a truck with

stolen goods from Overwaitea

Foods in Fort St. James.

THIEVES: Overwaitea grocery store had an attempted robbery Thurs-

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had no apparent damage with no weapons found

on their person. A number of items were taken

from the store including meat and other types

of food with multiple items thrown around. The

custodial worker was not severely harmed in the

process but a freezer was damaged (separate

from the freezer she was put in).

The two males are currently in custody and

have since had their fi rst appearance on Jan. 19.

Their next court date is scheduled for Feb. 2 in

Fort St. James. Although the Crown has not for-

mally completed the charging process, the two

will likely face charges of robbery, unlawful

confi nement and break-and-entering.

“We’re just thankful no one was hurt. It’s

back to business as usual,” Ryan Witgez said,

store manager.

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REGISTERED NURSE – HOME MANAGER

Prince George, BCTCS is a social services agency that provides services to individuals with developmental disabilities in a number of communities in the Province of BC. We possess an unwavering commitment to care, innovation and highly individualized, solution-focused services for individuals and their families. Fundamental to our purpose is the selection and support of committed staff members.

TCS is establishing a home in Prince George for individuals with complex health care needs and developmental disabilities. As the RN / Home Manager you will be responsible for the provision of all aspects of care in the home as well as supervision, training and leadership of staff members, administrative management, communication and liaison with professionals in the community. You will also have extensive experience in a variety of health care settings and supervisory experience. As a team player you must be able to build relationships, be an excellent interpersonal communicator and be able to maintain a flexible schedule as necessary.

We offer competitive salary with an excellent benefit package. Please submit resumes by April 3, 2015 to

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The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako requires an attendant to operate the Fort St. James Transfer Station.

The general duties of the attendant will be:Daily operations of the transfer station including operation and maintenance of a skid-steer loaderLoading 53 foot walking floor trailers in a safe and efficient mannerGreeting and assisting the publicManagement of waste on site including regular clean up of siteMonitoring and reporting of transfer station activities including recycling initiatives

Skills that the attendant should possess:Good public relations skillsBe physically fit and enjoy working outdoors in all weather conditionsAn ability to keep a well organized and clean and tidy siteExperience operating and maintaining heavy equipment

The successful candidate will work under a general averaging agreement, Monday through Thursday (4 days per week), from 10 am to 6:15 pm for a total of 33 hours every week. This posting is for a permanent full time position upon successful completion of a 6-month probationary period.

The Fort St. James Transfer Station Attendant position offers a competitive wage and includes a comprehensive benefits package.

Resumes will be accepted until 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at the Regional District office in Burns Lake and may be hand delivered or faxed to 250-692-3305. Resumes

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WOODLOT LICENSE 256

Woodlot License Plan for Woodlot 256 is available for public review and comment. The Woodlot is situated north of the Necoslie River SE of Fort St James, B.C. The plan is available for viewing at the KDL offi ce in Fort St. James during business hours by appointment only until April 3rd. Please contact Ross Hamilton at 250-996-8032 or [email protected].

NOTICE TO REMOVE PRIVATE LAND FROM WOODLOT LICENSE 648

Please be advised that Janet Robin is proposing to re-move 130 h of private land from woodlot 648 located along the Ocock River. Inquiries/comments on this pro-posal must be submitted to Ross Hamilton, Bag 19, Fort St James , B.C. , V0J1P0 by April 27, 2015.

NOTICE TO REMOVE PRIVATE LAND FROM WOODLOT LICENCE W1892

Please be advised that John & Kathy Marchal are propos-ing to remove 21.1 hectares of private land from Woodlot Licence W1892 located south of Pinchi Lake Road, on District Lot 900, west of Hyman Creek.

Inquiries/comments to this proposal must be submitted to John Marchal, at [email protected], or P.O. Box 2046, Fort St. James, B.C.,V0J 1P0, by April 30, 2015.

Only written inquiries received by the above date will be responded to.

Information about this proposal can be obtained by con-tacting John Marchal at 250-996-7553 or at [email protected].


Please be advised that Ben Hoy is proposing to remove 65h of private land from woodlot 640 located in the vicin-ity of the Pinchi Mine Road. Inquiries/comments to this proposal must be submitted in writing to Ross Hamilton , Bag 19 , Fort St James , B.C., V0J1P0 by April 27, 2015.


Please be advised that Lori Hoy is proposing to remove 10h of private land from woodlot 1210 located both along the Middle river and along Sowchea Creek Road near Ft St James. Inquiries/comments to this proposal must be submitted in writing to Ross Hamilton, Bag 19, Fort St James , B.C., V0J1P0 by April 27, 2015.

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The District of Fort St. James invites applications for the position of Office Assistant. This is a part-time temporary position (20 hours per week, May through September, with possibility of continuing) with flexible hours. Duties include planning and organizing community events, general reception/cashier duties, typing and data entry, records management, and other duties as assigned.

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