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CLEAN UP: Mary Greene and Jerica Young-Greene are caught getting into the clean-up spirit during the Vanderhoof Community Cleanup Saturday, April 18.

Tidying up the townRebecca Watson

Omineca Express

Bottles, bags, cans and gum, picking up garbage proved lots of fun, at the seventh annual Vanderhoof Community Cleanup.

Residents gathered at Riverside Park the morning of April 18 as volunteers handed out gloves, garbage bags and

free t-shirts. The Nechako Waste Reduction Initiative event cleanses the town each year and uses the day to raise aware-ness of recycling, Vince Terstappen, sustainability coordina-tor said.

“It’s hard to believe its the seventh year already. It makes quite a difference in the community from before and after although, this year seems to have less litter which is great. The kids might feel bad if they don’t fi ll up their bag but its a good thing,” Terstappen joked. “It’s a great result to have

people littering less and the cleanup is just a bonus. The NWRI looks after the recycling bins at the Vander-

hoof waste transfer station and in the past couple years have organized a few small fi lm screenings of waste related mov-ies.

They work with the Food Network on green events and on helping community groups make their events green by using local food and having little waste as possible.

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ness of waste reduction options around whether it’s plastic recycling at the waste transfer station or cardboard recycling in behind the Co-op. We just try to make sure people are using the bins and not the landfi ll,” Terstappen said.

More than 200 people came out in support of this year’s cleanup, some being part of a team or family.

Stacey Stewart’s family was sent out to pick garbage by Evelyn Dickson Elemen-tary. They moved to Vander-hoof from Houston last year and she said the upgrade of community is fantastic.

“Vanderhoof is so great, they do things like this... it’s a really nice way to spend the day with family. Your doing something that benefi ts ev-eryone in the community as a little way of giving back,” she said.

The day was sponsored in part by the District of Van-derhoof who provided a free barbecue afterward and Tim Hortons who donated all the coffee, gloves, and T-shirts.

“This truly shows pride in our community and if you don’t have pride all the other things you value will slip away. The fact so many people showed up today shows a constant desire and sense of wellbeing in our community,” Mayor Gerry Thiessen said at the event.


COMMUNITY CLEAN UP: Lindsey McCully and Maya Sullivan show their enthusiasm at the Vanderhoof Community Cleanup.

Photo by Rebecca WatsonFAMILY FUN: Kristen and David Churchill with daughters Brooklyn and Emma at the Vanderhoof Community Cleanup.

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IMPORTANT NOTICEPlease be advised

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Vanderhoof Children’s Theatre

is pleased to present……

7:00 pm on April 30, May 1, 2, 7, 8 & 9

NVSS Small Auditorium 7:00 pm on April 30,

May 1, 2, 7, 8 & 9 NVSS Small Auditorium

Tickets: $5 each or $20 for a family of 4+Available at California Dreamin’ or at the door

NKDF donates to Vanderhoof groups


RENOVATIONS: The Nechako Valley Search and Rescue is presented with a cheque from NKDF to go toward renovations of their training facility which should be underway within the next couple weeks. Left to Right- Gerry Thiessen, Kevin Moutray, Chris Mushumanski- president of NVSAR, Wayne Salewski - chair of NKDF, Wes Buller, Sadie Knelsen Ed Vander Hoek and Jerry Petersen of Regional District of Bulkley Nechako.

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The Nechako Kitamaat Development Fund Society board met in Vanderhoof March 18 and approved fund-ing for six new projects in Burns Lake and Vanderhoof.

The Nechako Valley Sporting Association was awarded $35,000 to go toward the pur-chase of LED lights and wiring materials to upgrade the ski trail lighting.

Nechako Valley Search and Rescue will take away $61,678 toward renovations of their new Search and Rescue training facility that are expected to start in the next couple weeks.

“The generous funding from NKDF will allow NVSAR to renovate the existing building, improve it’s energy use and create a training space, offi ce and equipment stor-age all in one place. This will signifi cantly improve our response times and training op-portunities and allow us to continue to bring in new members. This is very exciting for our team and we sincerely thank NKDF for their generous contribution,” Chris Mushumanski, president of NVSAR said.

Sai’kuz First Nation will get $40,000 to go toward building a park that will commemorate survivors and their fami-lies of those who attend Indian Residential Schools. The project has been in the works for a few years but the First Nation still needs more funding from other sources, Sai’kuz Chief Stanley Thomas said. “Theres big develop-ment happening in the territory in regards to pipelines so were wait-

ing on other funders. It’s important companies come forward to help with the cost and were trying to make the park to commemorate the memories and for our children to have a safe place to play,” Thomas said.

Burns Lake Moun-tain Biking Association was granted $125,000 toward construction of 10 kilometres of new

machine-built trail, including a wall ride, Lakes District Fall Fair was given $26,222 toward the Parking and Washroom Up-grade project and St. Luke’s Church on the Lake was approved for

$15,000 to renovate the church.

The total year-to-date amount approved across the NKDF investment area is now $531,005. For more information visit www.nkdf.org.

Library spring-time funStorytime Spring Session Stories & Interactive Rhymes.Ages 3 and upThursdays, May 7 – June 1110:30 – 11:00 amParents are welcome to stay.Rhymes & Songs Spring SessionEarly Steps towards literacy and a love of books!Ages 0-35 months.Tuesdays, May 5 – June 910:30 – 11:15 amA snack is provided.

New hikers club in Vanderhoof

Vanderhoof has a new hikers club called Vanderhoof Eco Hikers. For more information on the club contact Linda Scott at [email protected]

Masters running club in Vanderhoof

Vanderhoof Masters Running Club - MRC

Starts at NVSS front Doors on Tuesdays at 5:50pm to 7pm

Rain, snow, hail, and sun we are always on the run. Contact Brian Nemethy 250-567-5324

Town hall meeting

There is a speacial meeting of council Wednesday April 22 at 7 p.m. at NVSS small auditorium. For more information contact the District of Vanderhoof at 250-567-4711.

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Important Notice to Resource Road Users

A province wide, safety-oriented project is underway to standardize two-way radio communications on forest service roads and some resource roads. This project includes standardized signage, new dedicated resource road radio channels and standardized call procedures.

The Fort St. James and Vanderhoof Districts (Stuart Nechako Natural Resource District), along with other districts in the Southern and Northern Interior, will begin implementing new resource road radio channels commencing on June 1, 2015. Districts on the Coast and in the Cariboo have already transitioned or are currently transitioning.

Forest industry workers and other road users using mobile radios must have their radios reprogrammed to incorporate the new resource road channels.

It is recommended that road users retain current radio frequencies until they are sure they are no longer required.

New signs posted on local resource roads indicate which radio channel to use and the calling interval, with drivers required to indicate their direction of travel and their vehicle type. Drivers using mobile radios must call according to the posted channels and call protocols.

All road users are reminded that forest service roads are not radio-controlled, but radio-assisted. All users should drive safely and according to road and weather conditions.

It is strongly recommended that all resource road users exercise additional caution during this transition period.

Local resource road safety committees have worked together to implement these changes. More information (including radio communications protocols, radio channels, maps and standardized signs) is available online at: www.for.gov.bc.ca/hth/engineering/Road_Radio_Project.htm

If you have questions about this project, please contact the Stuart Nechako Natural Resource District, Vanderhoof office at 1 250-567-6363, Fort St James office at 1 250-996-5200 (Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations),

the website above, or Industry Canada at 1 800 667-3780.

DISTRICT OF VANDERHOOFA weekly feature highlighting meetings/proposals, events

important to Vanderhoof residents.

The District of Vanderhoof wishes to advise that the Public Works Department will be fl ushing water mains throughout the municipality during the weeks of April 14th through to May 1st. During this time, residents may experience discoloured water and should allow the cold water to run until clear before use.

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Integris Credit Union celebrates 65 years in Vanderhoof


It was 65 years on Friday Integris Credit Union came to Vanderhoof.

“We were established out of a real need for people having diffi culty getting fi nancing. We were just people sitting around a kitchen table 65 years ago putting money in a shoebox to lend, and that’s how we got started,” LeRoy Vossler, chair of this year’s board said. “We’re focused on giving back to the community. Our social co-operate responsibility is high on our list of man-dates and our community and social wealth is as important to us as our fi nancial wealth.”

Free hot dogs, cotton candy, and a photo booth catered to customers to help celebrate the commemorative day.

In partnership with the Vanderhoof Chil-dren’s Theatre, Integris gave $500 to the group in exchange for some helpers to greet guests at the main entrance.

Anna-Christin Vines, branch ambassador, ex-tended a big thank you to all the banks members and staff and community members for support-ing the Credit Union.

“The fi rst offi ce was underneath some stairs with a desk and cash box. Today is signifi cant because it signifi es where we come from and where we are now. It shows we’re here to sup-port our community and we’re defi nitely here to stay,” she said.


HAPPY ANNIVERSARY: The Integris team poses for a photo April 17 to celebrate the banks presence in Vanderhoof for 65 years.

Lifestyle changes can reduce dementia risk

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It’s never too late to make lifestyle changes to promote brain health.

“What is good for your heart is good for your brain,” says Leanne Jones, regional support and education coordinator for the non-profi t Alzheimer Society of B.C. for the North Interior & Skeena.

Better control and detection for hypertension and diabetes, as well as measures to encourage

smoking cessation and to reduce cardiovascular risk, have the potential to reduce the risk of demen-tia. Currently 747,000 Canadians -- including many in Vanderhoof -- are affected by the brain disorder, and that number is forecast to double within the next 25 years.

“While there is no clear-cut way to prevent de-mentia, you can take steps to lower the chances of developing the disease,” Jones says.

It starts with knowing your personal risk. Car-diovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension, smok-ing and depression can increase the risk.

“Healthy lifestyle choices are good for your heart, as well as your brain,” she adds. Residents should choose a diet low in fat, incorporate exer-cise into daily routines, challenge their brains, be socially active, and protect their heads.

Another important step: talking to your doctor about your personal risk or if you have concerns about dementia. “There is a difference between normal aging and dementia.” The society is doing its part by offering a variety of programs and ser-vices for local residents.

A support and information group, for example, serves as a forum for sharing practical tips and strategies for coping with the disease.

It helps create support and friendship with oth-ers whose lives are affected by dementia.

“The group is there for people who want to in-form themselves with current information that will help improve quality of life with the disease. It’s a safe environment where you can learn, laugh, and help each other through mutual understanding.”

For more information on the Vanderhoof group contact Leanne Jones at 250-564-7533 (toll-free 1-866-564-7533) or [email protected], and visit www.alzheimerbc.org.


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Let’s talk – Join us for an Information Session

Learn more about how community and aboriginal input, and our over 180,000 hours of environmental field work has shaped our proposed Coastal GasLink Pipeline Project.We’ll share highlights about:

• How we engage with communities

• Our safety and environment practices

• Benefits to your community including jobs, training, community investment, capacity building, long term economic growth for BC

• Our construction planning and detailed routing assessment

• Regulatory permits granted

• Local contracting prequalification

• The need for the project in BC and why it’s highly feasible

Your input matters. Join the conversation, ask questions and speak with our team members.

Fraser Lake Wednesday, April 22, 4:30-8:00 p.m. Fraser Lake Recreational Complex 30 Carrier Crescent Contracting presentation: 4:45 p.m. Public presentation: 5:45 p.m.

Vanderhoof Thursday, April 23, 4:30-8:00 p.m. Vanderhoof Elks Hall #473, 474 Victoria Street East Contracting presentation: 4:45 p.m. Public presentation: 5:45 p.m.

If you are unable to attend but have questions or comments, please contact our project team by email ([email protected]) or by phone at 1.855.633.2011 (toll-free).

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Coastal GasLink Pipeline Ltd. is proposing to construct and operate an approximately 670 kilometre natural gas pipeline from the Groundbirch area near Dawson Creek, B.C. to the proposed LNG Canada liquefied natural gas export facility near Kitimat, B.C.

Orica Canada donation furthers

Fraser Lake school Healthy Breakfast

InitiativeWe all know how important it is

for children to have a healthy break-fast each morning; research shows that kids who eat breakfast are more likely to get additional fi ber, calcium, and other important nutrients. They also tend to keep their weight under control, have lower blood cholesterol levels, fewer absences from school, and make fewer trips to the school nurse with stomach complaints re-lated to hunger. Thanks to donations from the community and a $2,000 donation from Orica Canada, the Fraser Lake Elementary-Secondary School in Fraser Lake, British Co-lumbia is providing a daily healthy breakfast, at no cost to any student in

need at the school.“Orica is proud to support the

Fraser Lake Community, and we are happy to partner with the school to help provide the necessary morning fuel these kids need,” said Charles Major, Orica Country Manager - Canada.

Orica is the largest provider of commercial explosives and blasting systems to the mining and infrastruc-ture markets, and the global leader in the provision of ground support in mining and tunnelling. The company operates in more than 50 countries and employs over 12,500 people worldwide.

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BREAKFAST PROGRAM: Orica representatives serve breakfast at Fraser Lake Elementary after donating $2,000 to the school for kids to enjoy free daily breakfast.


PICKING IT UP: Rowan Johnson, 4, enjoys searching for garbage and helping to clean her neighbourhood.

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Keep CNC dentalDear Editor,

Upon hearing about the decision to close the dental assisting and dental hygienist programs at CNC, I felt you should be aware of the impact such programs have had on our northern communities.

I grew up in Prince George and still remember the excitement in the dental community when there was now a dental hygiene program available in the north. Twenty fi ve years ago, I moved from Prince George to Fort St. John. At that time, I was the only private-practice dental hygienist in the entire Peace Region. Over the years I have seen the numbers grow signifi -cantly to the point where most dental offi ces employ at least one, and many employ several dental hygienists. I strongly believe that the CNC program has played an important role in this as many of the CNC graduates stayed in the North. My role in the dental offi ce often involved hiring staff (both DH and CDA), and being able to hire someone who grew up in the community is signifi cant for employee retention.

I can also comment on the quality of graduates from

the CNC program. We have seen a consistently high level of professionalism and knowledge from these graduates, and the CNC diploma has been the deciding factor on several occasions.

I strongly feel the importance of keeping health care programs available to students in the North. This opens up many opportunities for students who may not be able to relocate great distances to obtain higher edu-cation.

Health care in the North always struggles to recruit skilled professionals and to be eliminating one of our success stories seems to be ill advised. We need to support our rural and northern residents, and the abil-ity to have higher learning available in the North is one of those very important support systems. This fi lters down to the health care in general as we retain those from the North at a much better rate than those from southern locales.

Please strongly consider the impact that this deci-sion will have on the health of our Northern communi-ties.

Tammy Gulevich, Fort St. John

Political money wasted

Dermod Travis

Children sing that “when you wish upon a star, it makes no differ-ence who you are.” By adulthood, most of us have given up on that idea and a few – just to hedge their bets – donate to political parties rather than testing their luck on a star. And that’s what makes the an-nual fi nancial reports from B.C.’s political parties so fascinating.

They may still be pipedreams in the eyes of most, but that didn’t stop pipeline proponents from donating generously to the B.C. Lib-eral party with donations from Kinder Morgan ($4,500), TransCanada Pipelines ($5,600), Coastal GasLink Pipeline ($12,500) and Enbridge Northern Gateway ($13,450).

In its debut on B.C.’s political donor chart, Woodfi bre LNG started at $28,000 for the Liberals and $8,000 to the B.C. NDP, which almost seems like pocket change for owner Indonesian billionaire Sukanto Tanoto.

Knowing that seeing things clearly should be a job requirement for an MLA, the B.C. Association of Optometrists donated $2,820 to the NDP and $13,300 to Liberals.

In the “I gave at the offi ce and that offi ce and that offi ce too” cat-egory, the Automotive Retailers Association gave $1,625 to the Liber-als and the New Car Dealers Association of B.C. gave $80,977 (which is about what they’ve given to the NDP over the last ten years). New car dealers got in on the action as well, among them, Dueck on Marine ($8,200) and Northland Plymouth Chrysler ($5,000).

As they say, you can never have enough insurance, which may ex-plain why the Insurance Bureau of Canada donated $29,750 to the Liberals.

The waste management industry stepped up, even though garbage – sorry waste – is a local government thing. Waste Management of Canada donated $1,500 to the Liberals, which seems paltry when you consider that BFI Canada had money to burn ($91,300) and Belkorp Environmental Services ($37,200). Bet it had something to do with that proposed $500 million incinerator in Metro Vancouver.

Defying conventional wisdom that there’s no money in the news-paper business, the Alberta Newspaper Group donated $28,750 to the Liberals.

Beancounters came through for the Liberals with donations from Ernst & Young ($19,050), Deloitte ($39,900) and KPMG ($40,950).

The B.C. Chicken Marketing Board ($500), B.C. Fresh Vegetables ($1,500) and the B.C. Salmon Farmers Association ($2,400) also had the Liberals’ back.

Not wanting to feel anymore neglected by the B.C. government than they already do, the forestry industry stepped up with some hefty donations to the Liberals, including: Canfor ($50,000), Western

Forest Products ($29,000), West Fraser Mills ($39,850) and Tolko ($18,150).

Liquor stores upped their stake with the Liberals big-time. In 2013, liquor stores made seven donations to the Liberals total-ling $24,500 and nine to the NDP ($10,750). Last year, 34 donations to the Liberals totalling $87,419 and two to the NDP ($1,500). You might almost think the B.C. gov-ernment was reviewing its liquor policies.

Duty free shops were also big on the Liberals donating $18,600, with Douglas Crossing Duty Free topping the list at $8,000.

The BC Lions ($15,750) re-main Liberal cheerleaders, which

is about $2,000 shy of what they paid B.C. Place Stadium in 2007 to play a regular season homegame, the only year where numbers are publicly available.

The NDP weren’t required to return any donations that are pro-hibited under the act, but the Lib-erals had to return eleven, includ-ing $600 from Multi-Material B.C. and $2,000 from the Shuswap Na-tion Tribal Council.

And the 2014 Award for Incred-ibly Bad Taste in Donations goes to Imperial Metals, owners of the Mount Polley mine.

The spill may have been toxic, but Imperial’s cash wasn’t. The mining company donated $7,150 to the Liberals, including a $1,500

cheque in October and another for $250 in November.

Those last two might have been better put to cleaning up the spill rather than currying political fa-vour. Hey, here’s an idea: the Lib-erals could turn the money over to local efforts at coping with the spill’s aftermath. Just thinking out loud.

Finally – for those trying hard not to keep track – the Liberals have raised $96.8 million since 2005, the NDP $40.2 million, the Green party $1.6 million and the BC Conservatives $1.5 million.

Dermod Travis is the executive director of IntegrityBC. www.in-tegritybc.ca


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Where: All of Fort St James, Nak’azdli and Tl’azt’en

When: Sunday, April 26

Time: 2:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.

To prepare for this interruption and protect your equipment from damage, please turn off all lights, electrical heaters and major appliances and unplug all electronics.

We are sorry for the inconvenience. We will restore power as soon as we can.

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“Who knew stopping a pipeline could be so delicious”


Denman Island Chocolate has announced they are donating half the proceeds of their special dark chocolate bar sales to the Pull Together campaign in support of BC First Nations and their fi ght against Enbridge’s Northern Gateway Pipeline.

“I feel First Nations have been doing all the hard work on this issue and are barring potentially the largest negative

impact of the pipeline. its not enough for me to say yah go, but to participate as a business owner since I have a much larger platform to make a statement like this,” Daniel Terry, president and co-founder of Denman Island Chocolate, said.

The BC company partnered with the Sierra Club of BC and RAVEN for the project and plans to make upwards of 15 thousand Simply Dark Pull Together chocolate bars, or as many as people will buy, Terry said.

The funds will go directly towards the legal defence

of Gitga’ata, Gitxaala, Haida, Heiltsuk, Kitasoo-Xai’xais, Nadleh Whut’en and Nak’azdli First Nations to support their expensive legal battles with Enbridge.

The bars are being sold online and in BC retail stores for a limited time.

The chocolate campaign started at begging of April and will run through till the end of June.

The Pull Together campaign has already raised more than $350,760 to date. For more information visit pull-together.ca.

Photo submitted PULL TOGETHER: Denman Island dark chocolate Pull Together bars will see half the proceeds go towards helping BC First Nations in their legal battle against Enbridge.


CLEAN FAMILY FUN: Greg, Angela and Elliott Tone seen at the Vander-hoof Community Cleanup April 18.

MEETING SCHEDULE 2015

Meetings tentatively commence at 10:30 a.m. Please call (250) 692-3195/1-800-320-3339 for further information

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Westline Ford wins national awardRebecca WatsonOmineca Express

Westline Ford in Vanderhoof has proven its superiority again after wining a national award for the third time.

The Vanderhoof-based Ford dealership was awarded the 2014 President’s Award by Ford Motor Company of Canada, Ford of Canada’s highest dealership honour. It is presented annually to dealerships who demonstrate outstanding achievement in sales and customer satisfaction. The location also won the fi xed-right-the-fi rst-time award through the service department which comes directly from customers who when surveyed, indicated their vehicle was repaired correctly the fi rst time.

“Earning The President’s Award signifi es our entire

staff’s dedication to delivering superior customer satisfac-tion day in and day out,” Harvey Derksen, Westline Ford manager said. “I couldn’t be more proud to receive this recognition, especially since it comes from the people we value most – our customers. They’re the reason we are able to accept this award. This is also the best staff we’ve ever had.”

Kim Giesbrecht, sales woman at Westline, has worked for two other Ford dealerships but appreciates the family-like atmosphere in Vanderhoof.

“When someone comes in we take care of them more than other dealerships would. If you have a car booked for service we will give you something to drive for the day. If someone’s looking at buying a vehicle they can take it for the night or weekend, it’s less formal than other dealer-

ships. We assist them in making the decision versus push-ing them into it,” she said.

The Vanderhoof location is the only northern BC dealer to win this year and serves people of Fraser Lake, Burns Lake, Fort St. James and Vanderhoof. They are commend-ed on supporting various community events and organiza-tions in those areas such as Ducks Unlimited, 4-H, Vander-hoof Children’s Theater, the Vanderhoof Curling Club and endless minor sports.

Employee Steve Little feels the biggest reason they stand out is because the staff care about their neighbours.

“Harvey donates to community groups, [employee] Jeff Verduzco coaches wrestling and I’m a city councillor. Ev-eryone here is involved in something in town and when we talk to customers it’s like talking to a friend,” he said.


FORD: Kim Giesbrecht, Ruby Hoffert, Nicole Funk, Jen Koehmstedt, Jamie Hoffert, Steve Little, Deter Friesen, Kyle Giesbrecht, Chrissy Metcalf, Harvey Derksen- man-ager, Vicky Irvine, Justin Pausche, Jarid Hoffert and Steven Jenkins. Missing- Leanne Hewlett, Jeff Verduzco, Tammy Rempel, Steven Williams and Tom Derksen.

Photos submitted by Clarke Action Photography

JAMMIN: (left) Ken Threlkeld of 45Slide (right) Brent Work of 45Slide playing at the Vanderhoof arena for the Ice Out party to raise funds for the Vanderhoof Aquatic Centre.


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Vanderhoof YMCA spring break madnessHard to believe that

Spring Break is over al-ready!

With 89 kids joining us over the break, the YMCA was a very busy place over the holiday and we couldn’t be hap-pier to have hosted a bustling building full of smiling, competitive and artistic kids eager to show off their talents.

Week one was fi lled with Easter madness ac-tivities such as egg dec-orating, cookie making, creative colouring and gym time which made the Y a place the bunny was sure to fi nd.

Week two we ven-tured to get a bit more competitive, kids par-ticipated in an Amaz-ing Race competition as well as Minute-To-Win-It challenges through-out the week.

They were able to fl ex their competitive muscles while working as a team or individually and they did not disap-point! Huge congratula-tions to our winners:

Amazing Race: 1st – Braedon

Devauld & Carley Bremner

2nd – Mikayla Goodwin & McKenna Lowen

2nd – Pacey Brem-

Photo submitted

YMCA KIDS: L-R: Mikayla Goodwin, Pacey Bremner, Kinsley Beal, Matthew Elliot, Braiden Devauld, Julia Stampfl ee, Dyllan Beal, McKenna Loewen, Olivia Dunn, Connor Abercrombie

ner & Dyllan Beal3rd – Julia Larsen &

Kinsley Beal3rd – Max Fillipe &

Maddie Beal

Minute-To-Win-It: Champion: Braeson

DevauldThe Y will be offer-

ing a summer fi lled with fun and exciting camp activities for your kids to participate in.

Please keep your eyes peeled for more in-

formation and we look forward to seeing your kids put their skills to the test!

Sent in by Kristin Webster, program coor-dinator for the Vander-hoof YMCA


GETTING GLOVES: Annerose Georgeson picks out her gear at the Vanderhoof Community Cleanup Saturday April 18.


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MAKING MANDALAS: Cathy Stott, Jeni Wigelsworth and Rebecca Pantella paint mandalas at the Martinis’ and Mandalas art event that raised upwards of $1,000 for the Nechako Valley Secondary Gr 9-12 students humanitarian trip to India.The group will work at an orphanage, do art with school children, serve food in the community centre and volunteer in an elephant santuary. A mandala art show at the Daily Perk will be on until Friday April 24.


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Ice Out Party at the arena


CONCERT: Deadhorse Blues kickstarted the night - Kevin Moutray on lead guitar, Sean Zwick on vocals and Darrel Friesen on drums. The rest of the concert catered to blues, rock and roll and heavy metal fans with four local bands taking to the stage at the Vanderhoof arena Saturday April 18. Proceeds went toward the Vanderhoof Aquatic Centre Society.


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Telephone DirectoryStuart/Nechako 2015

Serving...Vanderhoof, Fort St. James, Fraser Lake,

Fort Fraser , Cluculz Lake, Tachie and area

Published by Omineca Express & Caledonia Courier

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The 2015 Stuart Nechako Telephone Directory may be picked up at the following locationsVanderhoof - Omineca Express - Co-op Mall

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Fraser Lake - Village Offi ceFort St. James - Overwaitea

Volume of real estate sales slightly down across Nechako

Flavio Nienow Burns Lake Lakes

District News

The B.C. Northern Real Estate Board (BC-NREB) reported 856 sales with a value of $213,161,426 through the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in the fi rst quarter of 2015. This com-pares with 1005 sales worth $248,635,086 to the end of March, 2014. As of March 31, 2015, there were 4023 properties of all types available for purchase through the MLS® compared to 3625 at this time last year.

President David Black comments, “Al-though the volume of sales was down slightly across BC-NREB area, in the fi rst quarter of 2015, the

regions more closely associated with the oil and gas industry, the Northeast and North Coast experienced a more signifi cant drop, year over year. This can be attributed to the uncertainty with the long term effects of lower oil prices.”

“Consumers must remember that over-all, the economy of the northern half of the province is still strong and there are billions of dollars in poten-tial developments which could benefi t from lower oil costs and better availability of tradespeople. This coupled with histori-cally low interest rates, affordable housing prices and increased inventory makes this a good time to consider making real estate in-

vestments or buying a new home,” he added.

In Burns Lake, 19 properties worth $1.5 million have changed hands since Jan. 1, 2015.

For the same period in 2014, 15 proper-ties worth $1.7 mil-lion changed hands. At the end of March 2015, there were 128 properties of all types available for sale through the MLS® in the Burns Lake area. For the same period in 2014, there were 124.

In Smithers, Re-altors® reported 55 sales with a value of $14.1 million to March 31, 2015. This com-pares to 65 sales with a value of $12.8 million for the same period in 2014. In addition to the 22 single family homes that sold, three parcels of vacant land,

14 homes on acreage and two manufactured homes on land changed hands this year.

At the end of the fi rst quarter of 2015 there were 245 prop-erties of all types available for purchase through the MLS® in the Smithers area. In 2014, there were 213.

In Vanderhoof, Re-altors® reported 10 sales worth $1.9 mil-lion in the fi rst quarter of 2015. This com-pares to 18 sales worth $3 million in the fi rst quarter of 2014.

At the end of March 2015, there were 125 properties available for purchase through the MLS® in the Vander-hoof area. At the end of March 2014, there were 105.

In Fort St. James, there were 13 sales

worth $3.9 million in the fi rst quarter of 2015. This compares to fi ve sales worth $679,500 in the fi rst quarter of 2014. As of March 31, 2015, there were 70 properties available on the MLS® in the area.

As of March 31, 2014, there were 62.

In Prince George, 244 properties of all types worth $61.5 million have changed hands in the fi rst three months of 2015.

In 2014, 250 prop-erties of all types worth $62 million changed hands in the fi rst three months.

At the end of March 2015 there were 644 properties of all types available on the MLS® within the city limits. At the end of March 2014, there were 622.

Pharmacy loyalty points, tobacco sales targeted

Jeff NagelBlack Press

The regulatory body for B.C. pharmacists hasn’t given up on its agenda to ban pharmacies from handing out loyalty reward points on drug purchases, or to eventually ban cigarette sales.

A ban imposed by the College of Pharmacists of B.C. was struck down in B.C. Supreme Court last summer, but an appeal fi led by the college will be heard in December.

The college argued loyalty points are a powerful lure for consumers that can alter their medication buy-ing habits and potentially harm their health. It was fought in court by ma-jor supermarket chains.

The judge in the trial ruled the ban on all loyalty incentives was “unreasonable” and concerns raised were “illogical.”

College spokesman Mykle Lud-vigsen wouldn’t comment on the grounds for appeal.

One of the objections raised was that insured patients who don’t pay out of pocket might continue to refi ll a prescription after they no longer need it just to collect more points and the unneeded drugs may

be abused or diverted to the illegal drug trade.

Tobacco sales by pharmacies are also in the crosshairs of the college.

Ludvigsen said there is no spe-cifi c timeline to impose such a ban but the college’s 2014 strategic plan calls for the board to pursue one.

“We’re the only province that currently allows cigarettes to be sold in premises that contain a phar-macy,” he said.

“It completely goes against the pharmacy as a health centre. To sell things we know kill you at the front of the store and to sell things that help you get better at the back of the store is a bit of a confl ict.”

Retail chains have warned they would challenge the college’s ju-risdiction if it moves to impose a tobacco ban and would also sue the college and its directors for lost sales that would result if their stores can’t sell cigarettes.

“The law does not take a posi-tive view of activities which rep-resent unwarranted restraint of trade,” says a letter to the college sent last fall by executives from London Drugs, Overwaitea Food Group, Safeway, Rexall, Sobey’s and Thrifty Foods.

Vanderhoof Chamber of Commerce Trade Show May 1-2 at the Vanderhoof arena.


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Eastern Stars count shoes for Safe HomeRebecca WatsonOmineca Express

The Omineca Safe Home received a cheque from the freemasonry-related group Eastern Stars (Omineca chapter) after members collected 50 cents for each pair of shoes they owned.

“Each year the worthy grand matron does a special proj-ect and this year was the Shoe Challenge. We counted our pairs of shoes and paid 50 cents per pair. The Vanderhoof

chapter collected $310 from its 20 members which was then donated back into the community ,” Donelda Nelsen, matron of the Omineca chapter said, adding she paid $37 dollars.

The groups mandate is to better ones self and do good works throughout the community. Eastern Star extends through Alberta and BC and the Omineca Chapter just celebrated their 61 anniversary.

Any women with a Masonic affi liation can join the Easter Stars or, if they were a jobie or rainbow girl, Nelsen

said. “Usually the grand matron donates to cancer research

but this year she chose the shoe challenge. Eastern star is the biggest contributor to cancer [research] in Canada,” Nelsen said.

The group also collects cancelled stamps that are sold to make dressings for cancer patients.

Audrey Cooper, offi ce manager at the OSH said, “We’re looking at renovating our transition house and this will defi nitely help make it a safer place.”


DONATION: Donelda Nelsen, matron of Easter Stars Omineca chapter and Heather Grove, secretary of Easter Stars Omineca chapter, present Audrey Cooper, OSH of-fi ce manager, with a cheque for $310 Wednesday April 15.

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Terry Pedwell The Canadian Press

OTTAWA - A sud-den spike in cases of an extremely rare, but potentially deadly vi-rus south of the border has prompted health offi cials in Canada to expand their monitoring of ticks for the disease.

Testing for Powassan virus is being broad-ened to include black-legged ticks, says the Public Health Agency of Canada.

Human cases of the virus, which can cause encephalitis, or infl am-mation of the brain, have been reported this spring in New York, New Jersey, Massa-chusetts and Maine, prompting several other states to be on the look-out for the disease.

“To date, screening for Powassan virus has focused on groundhog ticks,” the health agen-cy said in a statement emailed to The Cana-dian Press.

“As a result of in-creased cases of the disease in the United States, the agency is expanding its screen-ing program this spring to include blacklegged ticks.”

The virus, which falls under the same family as the West Nile virus, was fi rst identi-fi ed in 1958 in Powas-san, Ont., where a child who contracted the dis-ease later died.

Since then, only 16 human cases have been reported in Canada and all have been in east-ern provinces — New Brunswick, Quebec, and Ontario.

But health offi cials say the numbers of blacklegged ticks have expanded rapidly in Canada over the last 10 years.

Powassan virus has been detected in ticks from New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Ed-ward Island, Quebec,

Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia.

Several species of mammals will also be tested for the illness.

“We also have plans to develop a universal serological test so we can test a wide variety of animals to gain a better understanding of the current incidence of Powassan virus in Can-ada,” the agency said.

Symptoms of the Po-wassan virus are simi-lar to those of the more prevalent, slower-acting Lyme disease, but much worse.

Once contracted, the incurable virus attacks the central nervous system, often within minutes, causing vom-iting, fever, headache, weakness, confusion, seizures, swelling of the brain and memory loss.

Cases of Lyme dis-ease, which is caused by a bacteria, have also been on the rise.

In 2012, 338 proba-ble and confi rmed cases were reported by eight provinces, more than double the 144 cases re-ported in 2009.

Those most likely to come in contact with ticks that can carry Po-wassan virus, Lyme dis-ease and other illnesses are outdoor enthusiasts, such as hikers, hunters and campers.

Health experts rec-ommend using tick repellent and wearing long sleeves and pants when spending time in wooded or bushy areas.

“And certainly, one of the things we advise is that, as soon as you get home, take your clothes off and have a shower,” said Curtis Russell, a program spe-cialist for the enteric, zoonotic and vector-borne disease unit at Public Health Ontario.

“That way, if the ticks have not started to feed, there’s a chance of washing them off,” he explained.

“Also, if you take your clothes off and put

Testing for deadly virus in ticks expandedThis is a March 2002 fi le photo of a deer tick under a microscope in the entomology lab at the University of Rhode Island in South Kingstown, R.I. A sud-den spike in cases of an extremely rare, but potentially deadly virus south of the border has prompted health offi -cials in Canada to ex-pand their monitoring of ticks for the disease.

Photo by: THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Victoria Arocho

them in the dryer for at least an hour, there’s a chance that you can kill off the ticks.”

The Public Health Agency advises any-one who is bitten by a tick to remove the tiny arachnid and place it in an airtight bag or pill bottle. Then, note the location and date of the bite, watch for symp-toms and see a health care professional imme-diately, should symp-toms appear.

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CALLING ALL SENIORS... come and join us for carpet bowling, pool or snooker - Monday and Thursday afternoons at the Friendship Centre. We also have cards or bingo on Wednesday evenings. Music nights are also popular and these are the last Friday night of the month. Come and have some fun! Everybody welcome young or golden agers. Call Erling Clemmensen for more info: 250-567-9927.


CLEANING THE COMMUNITY: Katryna, Chris and Jayden Solberg get ready to clean up Vanderhoof. They recently moved from a big city down south. “We already like the change of pace here in Vanderhoof,” Katryna said.


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HELPING EVERYONE: Kameron and Kole Shoesmith are seen fi lling their garbage bags during the seventh annual Community Cleanup.


VANDERHOOF’S VANDERHOOF’S FAITHFAITH

For more information or to joinVanderhoof’s Faith Church Directory

Call Pam at 250-567-9258

Church Directory

Vanderhoof Christian Fellowship

The Church on the Corner“Giving you a Purpose to live for

and People to live with”Worship Service: 11:00 am Sunday School: 9:45 am

Small Groups meeting together regularly:

We have a place for you to belong!For more information call

567-9198 263 Vanderview Drive

The Gospel Chapel

448 Connaught Street

For more information call567-3107

www.thegospelchapel.ca

Our MissionGlorifying God by helping all people move closer to

Jesus Christ one step at a time.

11:00 a.m. Worship Service

(Affi liated with the Evangelical Free Church of Canada)

For more information visit our website: www.vcfemc.com

1393 Highway 16 East250-567-4960

Join us Sundays @ 9:30 amEveryone Welcome!

Visit our website:nechakocommunitychurch.com

Nechako Christian Fellowship

WELCOMES YOU!11:00 am Worship Service

767 Loop RoadEmail: [email protected]

“...holding forth the Word of life...” Phil 2:16

Christ - CenteredBible - Based

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COTTON CANDY: Jenni Schneider, a mom dedicated to the Vanderhoof Children’s Theater is seen at Integris’ 65 anniversary celebration.

PICTURE THIS....Your activity could be featured in “Picture This.” Snap a photo at your groups’fundraiser. It could be anything from a car wash to cleaning up our streets. It could even includeschool activities. Basically people making a difference in our community. Send us your photoby e-mail ([email protected]) or drop it off at the Omineca Express (150 W. Columbia Street). Please provide a brief description accompanied with the photo.This week’s submission....

(excluding stat holidays), from September through mid-June.

Please contact Penny (250) 567-3966

[email protected]

***SENIORS CONNECTED... is looking for Seniors in need of Outreach & Transportation. We are also taking applications for Volunteers wanting to take part in the VSC Program. Vanderhoof Seniors Connected is a program dedicated to improving the quality of life for Seniors/Elders in our community through Companionship and Transportation Assistance. Phone 250-567-8587.For more information contact email at [email protected]

***CALLING ALL SENIORS... come and join us for carpet bowling, pool or snooker - Monday and Thursday afternoons at the Friendship Centre. We also have cards or bingo on Wednesday evenings. Music nights are also popular and these are the last Friday night of the month. Come and have some fun! Everybody welcome young or golden agers. Call Erling Clemmensen for more info: 250-567-9927.

***AL-ANON...Has your life been affected by someone elses drinking? The Al-Anon is for you! Meetings held on Mondays at 7pm in Community Room at Omineca Safe Home Society. For more information contact Gail at 567-4318.

***THE NORTHSIDE WOMEN’S INSTITUTE...meets the 3rd Tuesday of the month. Newcomers always welcome. For more information call Brenda, 250 567-9705.

***V’HOOF HOSPICE SOCIETY... Do you have a few hours a month to give? Are you sensitive to the special needs of those persons at the end stages of life? Want to be part of a great organization that makes a difference in our community, then we are looking for you. The V’hoof Hospice Society is a not-for profi t charity looking for new volunteer members. Our Society has a desire to help others. We are sensitive to the special needs of the dying patient and their families. We do not have personal agendas or “missions” to our Hospice work. Our main fundraising come in the form of donations to our Tree of Life. We are looking for new members to continue this great service. For more info contact Kaytee Drinkwater at 250-996-1702, [email protected]

***THE FOOD BANK... is in serious need of food donations. Specifi cally the following is needed: “Chunky” soups and stews and canned milk.

***BADMINTON AT FLESS GYM... Every Thursday at 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. come out and have some fun!

***THE VANDERHOOF CANCER SUPPORT GROUP...meets the fi rst Friday of every month @ noon at the The Reid. For more info call Karen @ 567-4828.

***ENDAKO HALL SOCIETY...meets every THIRD Wednesday of the month in the hall at 7:30pm.

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THE YELLOWHEAD DRAFT HORSE ASSOCIATION...is an organization forthose interested in light and heavy horsedriving. Monthly meetings every secondTuesday of the month. For more infocontact: Jon 250-567-8484.

***NECHAKO QUILTERS GUILD... meets the third Tuesday of the month 9:30 am (Sept. - May) at Nechako View Seniors Common Room. Fran Sheeley 567-5254.

***THE FRASER QUILTERS GUILD...meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 10am at the Fort Fraser CommunityHall. Newcomers welcome.

***HOSPICE TREE OF LIFE... is to honourthe living as well as to remember andhonour those who have passed on. Formore info call Kaytee Drinkwater at 250-996-1702 or [email protected]

***THE FRASER LAKE CANCERSUPPORT GROUP... meets the 3rdTuesday of every month at 12 noon inAutumn Services. For further informationcall Judy at 250-699-7763.

***VANDERHOOF 899 AIR CADET SQUADRON...Cadets will meet everyTUESDAY night – 6:30-9:30 p.m. at the 480 Connaught St. at the GospelChapel. Anyone age 12 to 18 interestedin the Cadet Program is welcome to attend. Any adult interested in assistingin anyway, please contact the offi cers at the 480 Connaught St. at the GospelChapel Tuesday night. For moreinformation call: Capt. John Callaghan -250-640-0218, Yvonne Melo - 250-690-7496 Evenings.

***AA MEETING... Wednesday, 8:00 p.m.United Church Hall. 567-8087 or 567-4588

***FRASER LAKE AA MEETINGS... Tues& Thurs 8:00 p.m. at St. Wilfred’s Churchjust across from the Village Hall.

***ST. JOHN HOSPITAL AUXILIARY SOCIETY... meets second Tuesday ofthe month (with the exception of July& August) at 7:00 p.m. in the hospital cafeteria. For further info contact Edna567-9759 - New members welcome.

***VANDERHOOF

LIBRARY HOURSTuesday 10:00am to 5:00pm

Wednesday 10:00am to 5:00pm & 6:30pm to 8:30pm

Thursday 10:00am to 5:00pmFriday 10:00 am to 6:00pm

Saturday 10:00am to 5:00pm***

FRASER LAKE LIBRARY HOURS

Sunday & Monday ClosedTuesday 10am - 4pm

Wednesday & Thursday12pm - 8pm

Friday 10am - 4pmSaturday 10am - 2pm

***NVSS BOTTLE DEPOT HOURS

Open Mon, Tues, Friday 11am-5pm

Saturday 10am-5 p.m.***

COMING EVENTS....Will appear, as space is available, free of charge in this section. Coming events are available to non-profi t organizations only. This area is not intended for thank you submissions or selling products. It is simply a place for non-profi t organizations a place to announce upcoming free activities. You can e-mail your item to [email protected] or by fax (567-2070). Your organizations’ announcement can also be dropped off at our offi ce located at 155 W. Columbia. Decision of the publisher is fi nal.

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NEW EVENTS....NEW EVENTS....

STORYTIME SPRING SESSION...Stories & Interactive Rhymes. Ages 3 and up Thursdays, May 7 – June 11 10:30 – 11:00 am at the Vanderhoof Public Library. Parents are welcome to stay.

***RHYMES & SONGS SPRING SESSION...Early Steps towards literacy and a love of books! Ages 0-35 months.Tuesdays, May 5 – June 9 10:30 – 11:15 am at the Vanderhoof Public Library. A Snack is provided.– 11:00 am. Parents are welcome to stay.

***IDIDALAP4CANCER... is set to go on June 19/15 ............. start getting your teams ready for another fabulous fundraiser!!

***NEW! THE VANDERHOOF CHESS CLUB...Exercise your brain! All ages, from beginner to master, feel free to join the Vanderhoof Chess Club every Monday (except Stat holidays) 6:30-7:30pm at the NVSS Library. It’s FREE. Play chess with friends and meet new people. Use our boards or bring your own. Volunteers will be available to help beginners. Our goals are to have fun playing chess and to host an Annual Vanderhoof Chess Tournament. For details contact Jeff Obayashi at [email protected] or Jeremy Hara at NVSS to sign up for chess club and/or tournament.

***GIRL GUIDES OF CANADA...Looking for FUN opportunities and challenges? Interested in making Friends? Do you like Games, Art, Sports? Do you enjoy Science, Camping, Outdoor activities, Singing & Drama? Helping with Com-munity projects? Join Girl Guides! On-line registration also available at www.girlguides.ca Contact person: Kathy Russell @ 567-3882.

***STITCHES CLUB...needle work, needle play! Come see our Winter Projects on display at the Library til April 29.Join us to work on your projects, through the month of April, each Wednesday, noon to 3:00 pm at the Vanderhoof Public Library.

***LIBRARY BROWN BAG BOOK CLUB...For adults. Do you enjoy reading, talking about books, meeting people? Join us for the Library Brown Bag Book Club. 3rd Thursday of each month, to May, noon - 1pm, multi purpose room, drop ins welcomes. Library provides the books. At the Vanderhoof Public Library.

***VANDERHOOF AIR CADETS... Meet-ings - Tues 6:30-9:30 at the Gospel Chapel For more information call: 250-640-0218 or 250-570-7496

***STUART NECHAKO MANOR...looking for volunteers. Help needed with outings, Serving meals, entertainment and visits for the residents. Please contact Marnie at 250 567 6290 for more information.

***VOLUNTEERS NEEDED....Would you like to become part of a team working together to improve the quality of life for stroke survivors? The Vanderhoof Stroke Recovery Group is looking for volunteers to join their team. Vanderhoof Stroke Recovery’s goal is to encourage stroke survivors to improve their lives through education, exercise, work groups, crafts, outings, etc. No special skills required; training and orientation are provided. Patience and caring understanding a necessity. Volunteers share responsibilities: assisting with activities, exercises, education, crafts, outings, fund raising. Time commitment: 3 hour meeting each Monday morning

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Currently the position is paid $41.51/hr, in addition, PRG offers a comprehensive hourly employee benefit program.

A pre-employment medical is required. Interested individuals who want to join a great team are invited to submit their resumes in confidence to us by May 15, 2015:

Human Resources Department Prince Rupert Grain Ltd.

1300 Ridley Island Road, Prince Rupert, B.C. V8J 3Y1 or Fax: (250) 627-8541

or email [email protected]

Applicants need only apply once. Prince Rupert Grain Ltd. is an equal opportunity employer.

Prince Rupert Grain Ltd. operates a world-class, high-speed grain export terminal situated in Prince Rupert on the scenic north coast of British Columbia. The Maintenance department is

currently seeking qualified applicants for the following position.

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InformationAPPLY NOW: A $2,500 Pen-ny Wise scholarship is available for a woman entering the Journalism Certifi cate Pro-gram at Langara College in Vancouver. Application dead-line April 30, 2015. Please send applications by email to: [email protected]. More in-formation available online at: www.bccommunitynews.com/ our-programs/scholarship.

NECHAKO RESERVOIR UPDATE

15 April 2015

Reservoir Elevation: 851.99 m (2795.24 ft.)SLS Discharge: 165 m3/sSnow pack: 104% long term aver-age

Nechako River at Cheslatta Falls:38 m3/s

Skins Lake Spillway discharge was increased to165 3/s on April 13 2015. This increase to spillway discharge was required for reser-voir safety and to minimize the risk of fl ooding in the Cheslatta and Nechako rivers. The current plan is to increase spillway dis-charge by 15m 3/s every three-days, or as required to mitigate the risk of fl ooding.

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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Business Opportunities

CASH IN now. Breathalyzers now available in vending. Lo-cations available! Immediate cash fl ow, secured investment, $7,995. Call for information and sample. 1-844-244-8363; [email protected]

HIGH CASH producing vend-ing machines. $1.00 vend = .70 profi t. All on location in your area. Selling due to ill-ness. Call 1-866-668-6629 for details.

HIP OR knee replacement? COPD or arthritic conditions? The disability tax credit. $1,500 yearly tax credit. $15,000 lump sum refund (on avg) apply today! Call 1-844-453-5372.

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Career Opportunities

BASE PIOLET-AS350 B2Arrow Helicopters Inc.

is looking for a full time base pilot that will be on our winter heliski schedule and help support the ongoing base commitments. Suc-cessful candidate will have AS350 endorsement.

E-mail resume: [email protected]

MARINE ENGINEERING Offi -cers required for various civil-ian positions with the Depart-ment of National Defence in Victoria and Nanoose Bay, BC. Online applications only through the Public Service Commission of Canada web-site, Reference# DND14J-008698-000051, Selection Process# 14-DND-EA-ESQ-386803, Canadian Forc-es Auxiliary Fleet. Applicants must meet all essential qualifi -cations listed and complete the application online: http://jobs-emplois.gc.ca/index -eng.htmLe ministère de la Défense na-tionale recherche des agents de la mécanique navale pour combler divers postes civils à Victoria et Nanoose Bay en Colombie-Britannique. Nous acceptons uniquement les candidatures posées en ligne au site Internet de la Commis-sion de la fonction publique du Canada, numéro de référence DND14J-008698-000051, nu-méro du processus de sélec-tion 14-DND-EA-ESQ-386803, Flotte auxiliaire des forces ar-mées canadiennes. Les postu-lants doivent remplir le formu-laire de demande et posséder toutes les qualifi cations essen-tielles énumérées. http://jobs-emplois.gc.ca/index-fra.htm

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Medical/DentalMEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION!In-demand career! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get online training you need from an employer-trusted program. Visit: Care-erStep.ca/MT or 1-855-768-3362 to start training for your work-at-home career today!

MEDICAL Transcriptionistsare in huge demand! Train with the leading Medical Tran-scription school. Learn from home and work from home. Call today: 1.800.466.1535 or online: www.canscribe.com or email: [email protected].

Employment

Trades, TechnicalINDUSTRIAL Millwright - Lead Hand. Penticton Lumber remanplant requires Journeyman Mill-wright with machining, weld-ing, fabrication experience. Pref. Exp. with European re-man machinery, moulders/plan-ers, RF Press, hydraulics, manufacturing. Duties: Mainte-nance, troubleshooting, in-stall/repair, ordering parts. Team player, works unsuper-vised, provides direction to mtce workers. USWA contract. Benefi ts. Starting wage min $26.13 per hour. Fax resume to 250-493-5152 or email [email protected].



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PUBLIC NOTICERequest for Proposal for Electrical

ContractorThe Village of Burns Lake is seeking proposals for an hourly contract rate to repair and maintain all Village electrical systems and devices. The systems include SCADA network, various pumps and motors and variable drive systems. The contractor will be expected to respond to non-emergency issues within 48 hours of notifi cation. Please also include an emergency call out rate with a mandatory response time of four (4) hours or less.

The successful proponent must be a certifi ed electrician with own tools, have a valid Village of Burns Lake Business License, and be registered with Worksafe BC. All work conducted must be Worksafe BC and BC Safety Authority compliant.

The successful proponent may be required to purchase an annual electrical permit on behalf of the Village of Burns Lake. This will be negotiated as part of the fi nal contract.

For more information please contact Sheryl Worthing, CAO at the Village of Burns Lake Offi ce at 250-692-7587.

Proposals in the form of a cover letter with supporting documents marked “Electrical Contract – Confi dential” will be accepted until

10:00am, Monday, May 11, 2015

Village of Burns Lake Offi ce#15-3rd Ave, PO Box 570, Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E0

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INTEGRIS: Cherie and Mason Schlamp, 2, visit the Integris Credit Union April 17 to celebrate the banks 65 anniversary of being in Vanderhoof.

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