burns lake lakes district news, february 18, 2015

FLAVIO NIENOW

A regular meeting of the Village of Burns Lake was held in council chambers on Feb. 10, 2015. Present at the meeting were acting mayor Chris-topher Beach, councillors John Illes and Susan Schienbein, as well as chief administrative officer Sheryl Worthing, clerk Cameron Hart and two oth-

er members of village staff.During the meeting, councillors discussed their

remuneration increase.In 2011, a remuneration review committee

was established to review council remuneration amounts and to recommend changes if necessary. The committee recommended that the mayor’s an-nual remuneration be increased to $17,500 over a three year period ($833.33 per year); and that councillors’ annual remuneration be increased to $8250 over a three year period ($250 per year). The financial implication of this change would be an additional $1083.33 per year. The current an-nual remuneration for the mayor is $15,000, and $7500 for councillors.

Committee members at that time stated that it was “difficult to find a balance between what the community is able to pay due to a small tax base and the value of the position to the community.”

Councillors passed a motion to bring this topic back to discussion during the next budget meeting of Feb. 17, 2015.

Councillors also decided to postpone a decision to support phase two of the Ignite the North initia-tive. Supporting phase two of the project could cost the village between $1000 and $1500, so council-lors decided to wait until the next budget meeting to see if there will be enough money in the budget to contribute toward this project. There was no cost

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First Nations chiefs support oil pipeline

Chief Dan George is among the First Na-tions leaders that signed a declaration of sup-port to Eagle Spirit’s oil pipeline project in Cal-gary on Feb. 11, 2015.

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Man arrested for death of Destiny Tom

The RCMP north dis-trict major crime unit has arrested one man for his role in the 2013 death of a 21-year-old woman.

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Bonspiel in honour of Wally BridalRita Bridal throws the first rock during the bonspiel in honour of her late husband, Wally Bridal. Wally had been an avid member of the Burns Lake Curling Club for over 50 years.Photos on page 23

A close lookLocal Soutshide resident Catherine Van Tine Marcinek captured this fantastic photo of a moose in her yard at Ootsa Lake.

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Burns Lake Band chief Dan George is among the First Nations leaders that signed a declaration of support to Eagle Spirit Energy Holding's oil pipeline project in Calgary on Feb. 11, 2015.

The multi-billion dollar project aims to link the Alberta oil sands to the West Coast. Last year, Eagle Spir-it Energy Holdings Ltd. announced it was proceeding with a First Nations-led alternative to the Enbridge North-

ern Gateway pipeline. Eagle Spirit Energy executives have spent the last year consulting with and securing support from First Nations along the proposed pipeline route.

Chief George said this First Na-tions led and owned project is a con-firmation of First Nations commercial stewardship with Eagle Spirit Energy.

"We are excited to work with Eagle Spirit Energy and we are confident that we will demonstrate that success with First Nations is possible and so we have confirmed our participation through the declaration of support," chief George said in a press release.

Chief George told Lakes District News that these are only the "initial talks" with Eagle Spirit Energy Hold-ings Ltd. and that nothing is set in stone just yet.

HAPPY 90 BIRTHDAY ELEANOREleanor Anderson celebrates her ninetieth birthday party with her grandson Darcy Anderson. Approximately 150 friends and family members showed up to congratulate Eleanor on her special day. The celebration took place at the Mennonite Church in Burns Lake on Feb. 14, 2015. Eleanor has three sons, six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Her daughter-in-law, Heather Anderson, said the family is “really proud of Eleanor and happy that she is so healthy.”

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The annual ritual of de-claring a crisis in health care is upon us, with the B.C. Liberal government boasting that we have the best system in Canada, while the NDP and the B.C. Nurses’ Union try to portray it as the worst.

The BCNU is the last big public sector union still to settle in the latest round of contract talks. Feeding horror stories to

the media is part of its strategy, and this time it was a patient at Abbotsford Hospital assigned a bed in a small shower room for a month due to chronic overcrowding.

Hospital officials said his care wasn’t compro-mised.

We’ve seen it in Abbotsford, Surrey and else-where: a new hospital or expansion is built and is

immediately overcrowded. We are reminded every winter that influenza season brings a wave of people into emer-

gency, expecting treatment for a viral infection that in most cases can only run its course.Many people still don’t understand what “the flu” is, beyond the notion that it sounds seri-

ous enough to tell the boss you won’t be in to work. And as fewer doctors choose the endless demands of family practice, the expectation that all problems must be dealt with quickly and for free seems to grow as inexorably as the health care budget.

An emergency physician of my acquaintance provided a typical scenario for night shift at the ER. Where once nights were quiet, now there are patients waiting for hours, around the clock.

Several are drunk, and one has urinated on the floor. Surveys show as many as half of ER visits are alcohol-related, from overdoses to fights, falls, car crashes and chronic conditions.

Into this chaos comes a mother with her young child, who has nasal and chest congestion. The child’s cough led her to throw up, so off to ER they went, blithely assuming that this is where you bring a kid with a cold.

This week’s B.C. budget brings us a step closer to the moment when half of all provincial revenues go to keep the health care system running.

In the legislature, NDP health critic Judy Darcy blasted Health Minister Terry Lake for the government’s failure to keep its 2010 promise to find everyone in B.C. a family doctor.

Lake allowed they’re still working on that, and then plugged the latest Conference Board of Canada study showing B.C. ranks third in the world in health care outcomes, second only to Switzerland and Sweden.

Darcy, a former president of the Hospital Employees’ Union, was quick to respond: “This is surely a first in question period, the Minister of Health going back to the record of the NDP government in the 1990s, because we’ve had the best health outcomes in Canada since 1993. The fact is that we exercise more, we smoke less and we drink less, and that’s to the credit of British Columbians.”

We also have more elderly people, as Premier Christy Clark argued in 2011 when the fed-eral government changed its financing formula.

After years of increasing transfers by six per cent per year, the late federal finance minister Jim Flaherty announced that starting in 2014, increases would be tied to economic growth, but wouldn’t fall below three per cent.

This of course was treated as a cut, rather than continued increases above inflation. But there it is, and all provinces have to deal with it.

Darcy is quite right that personal responsibility is the key, something to remember as the usual squabbling of special interests continues.

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Different societies have different values, and they don’t always agree on what beauty looks like. While some Asian societies believe a pale skin is the stan-dard of beauty, South Americans believe being tanned is more attractive. In Western societies, people believe that look-ing young is beautiful. An entire industry was

formed around that belief system, making millions with the sales of lotions, treatments and beauty magazines.

Have you ever heard of model and actress Chris-tie Brinkley? If you haven’t, please take a few sec-onds to Google her before you continue reading this column. Think about how old she looks, and maybe ask the person next to you to do the same.

…Well? Did you think she was 30? Maybe 35?That successful model is now 61 years old! Sure, if I saw her on the street I would think she is absolutely stunning. But I find it really

disturbing to think that someone would so desperately try to look that much younger. I don’t think that is healthy or beautiful.

Looking young has become so important to us that every year thousands of people undergo plastic surgery. Thousands of men and women choose to undergo surgery just so that their outward appearance can match what society considers attractive.

When you look at Hollywood stars, for example, some of them look much worse than they did before surgery (and I think most of them did not need plastic surgery in the first place).

Maybe I’m on old soul, but I personally do not understand that obsession. I believe that being old and aging well is absolutely beautiful. I think that my mother looks much more beautiful now in her 60’s than she did in her 40’s, and not because she had any plastic sur-geries, but because she became much more confident, and it shows. That’s the real kind of beauty – the beauty that transcends your inner state.

Trying to become a better person, trying to learn new things, being nice to people, being genuine, truthful and being authentic - those are some of the traits that make people beauti-ful, not their voluptuous lips or their ability to hide their wrinkles.

Our society not only values looking young, but also being young. I remember when my sister-in-law turned 25 (I feel comfortable discussing family issues here because we don’t deliver Lakes District News to South America, plus they don’t speak English). My sister-in-law was reluctant to take any calls on her birthday and she refused to talk about her age. And it’s not just her. Most of my friends that are in their 20’s believe they are old - they even feel nostalgic about the past and they all seem scared to turn 30.

Again, I must be an old soul because I don’t relate to that feeling. In fact, I think being young is sometimes overestimated. When you are young you don’t know exactly what you want to do with your life, you don’t know yourself that well, and life can be overwhelming. Some studies even suggest university students have the highest anxiety levels in our society. Not to mention people do not take you seriously when you’re young and you’re usually out of money.

When people are older, they (usually) have more means to help other people out and make a difference. They know what values they stand for, and what is most important in their lives.

One of the most rewarding aspects about growing old is to discover your passions. That process does not need to end even when you retire. In fact, retiring can a great opportunity to spend some time trying out new activities and focusing on activities that bring you joy.

There’s nothing more beautiful than growing older and being okay with who you are.

Being young is overestimated

flavio SachEtt NiENow

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for the village on phase one because the Omineca Beetle Action Coali-tion contributed $120,000. Phase two of the Ignite the North project will be teaching communities “how to take the momentum of new ideas and get the foundational work that is needed to get things started.”

In early February, council attended a meeting with the Burns Lake Curling Club to hear their complaints and gather all facts in order to make a well-informed budget decision. The curling club had asked village council for a five-year rent free agreement for their upstairs lounge.

“It was good to attend that meeting and hear what club members had to say,” said Schienbein.

However, councillors did not discuss the curling club’s request dur-ing the council meeting. Instead, mayor Luke Strimbold told Lakes District News that a report regarding this issue “will be coming to council soon.”

A motion was carried for staff to submit an application on behalf of the Partnering for Healthier Communities committee for 2015 fund-ing. Worthing explained that a committee member from Partnering for Healthier Communities has resigned, and the committee no longer has the capacity to apply for this funding.

The Partnering for Healthier Communities (P4HC) grant is Northern Health community granting process that aims to support P4HC com-mittees, as well as enable the emergence of P4HC committees and partnerships across the north.

The Dick Schritt Ball Park, a park/recreational site in Burns Lake owned by CN Rail, was also on the agenda of the meeting. The Burns Lake Rotary Club leased the property for several years. In the begin-ning, the cost was a symbolic payment of $1 every three years, but the lease cost kept increasing over the years, reaching $2500 in 2015. So at a Jan. 13, 2015, meeting, the rotary club passed a motion to discon-tinue their lease agreement with CN Rail for the site. Now the Village of Burns Lake wants to take over and negotiate a no cost lease with CN Rail.

Council passed a motion directing staff to negotiate a no cost lease for the site.

Village to take over park’s lease

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The RCMP north district major crime unit has arrested one man for his role in the 2013 death of a 21-year-old woman.

Twenty-six year old Garrett Steven George has been ar-rested and charged with second degree murder in the death of Destiny Rae Tom.

On Saturday March 23, 2013, at 5:25 a.m. the Fraser Lake RCMP responded to a 911 call in the Fort Fraser area where they found Destiny Rae Tom deceased outside of a residence.

Destiny was a resident of the Nadleh First Nations re-serve and the daughter of Andy and Vivian Tom.

During a press conference on April 17, 2013, after her untimely death, Destiny’s mom shared, “Destiny was a beautiful, caring, and loving person. She was a loving mother to our 3 year old granddaughter, Cassidy. Destiny loved life, loved people & had many family & friends that loved her. Her life was tragically taken far too soon.”

“This arrest comes as a result of a thorough investiga-tion by North District Major Crime investigators who were determined to find out what happened to Destiny,” stated Supt. Brendan Fitzpatrick the Operations officer for the BC RCMP’s Major Crime Unit. “It was important for us to gather the necessary evidence to ensure the charges moved before the courts.”

These two individuals were known to each other and the public is not at risk.

Look at Lakes District News next week for more.

RCMP arrests man in relation to the death of

Destiny Tom


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Travis is a 27 year old energetic young man who was diagnosed in October 2014 with testicular cancer - it has now spread to his lung and stomach. He will be going through extensive Chemotherapy - so he will be unable to work. Raised in Burns Lake (son of Laura Mihalyi) he loves the outdoors, his dog “Marley”, friends and family.

Cash donations can be made at the Bulkley Valley Credit Union - Burns Lake branch under “Travis Mihalyi”

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editor:Hit and run or not?Feb. 6/15 after work I went with my wife for

supper at Grapevine. Nice food for a reasonable price in a nice atmosphere, so far we had a good time. Then around 7 p.m. the waitress came to our table and asked me to come with her. What a nice surprise or not.

Anyway they asked me if that car parked in front of the liquor store, where the bumper was lying on the ground, was mine. It was my car. Someone hit it and ripped the whole front bumper off. Unfortu-nately nobody came in to report it. Nor did anyone leave a note with their name on the window.

My car, a Volvo black station wagon, was facing the liquor store. On the left side was a pickup truck, probably silver in color, and a GMC or a Chevy. The accident must have happened between 6 p.m and 7:30 p.m. that night. You might not even have noticed it when you left the parking lot and ripped off my bumper.

I would really appreciate if the person respon-sible for that damage would come forward and take care of it. Otherwise it was the most expensive din-ner so far in my life.

You can contact me at the bakery at 250-692-7033 or call the RCMP.

Thank you,Laurenz Koster

editor:I was so pleased to read your article on my uncle, Alan Blackwell. I am so proud of him. I have been fortunate to have spent time

working with him and aunt Marion, whether it was tree planting, logging or going up into the mountains with them.His sense of humour kept us on our toes. I remember being up on the mountain when they had a group of hunters. At supper time uncle Alan slipped four hard fried eggs into

the stew auntie Marion had made. When we all sat down to eat one of the younger hunters asked what was in the stew. Of course this was what uncle Alan was waiting for. He said "haven't you ever had eye-ball stew before." The hunter said "no." Needless to say that hunter watched very carefully what aunt Marion and I ate then copied us. After supper everyone nearly fell off their chairs laughing when uncle Alan fished out his "eye-ball" and gave it to the young hunter.

I have many wonderful memories of him and auntie Marion. I really missed them when they moved to Burns Lake.Sincerely,

Pat Kalaman

Good memories of my uncle AlanDid you rip my bumper off accidently?

editor:Last winter we attended two wonderful "coffee

house" evenings at the Francois Lake Hall. The variety of music was great and lots of fun. I was really looking forward to the same this winter but so far nothing has happened. Could we please have more of these evenings? It is a great way to spend the winter evenings (or anytime) for the whole family.

Jan Skelton

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During a committee of the whole meet-ing of the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako (RDBN) on Feb. 12, 2015, the board of directors discussed expanding the recycling programs in the region for 2015.

Janine Dougall, Director of Environ-mental Services for RDBN, prepared a report to the board of directors explaining how the extended program would work and how much it would cost.

In essence, the proposed expanded re-cycling program would expand the range of materials accepted for recycling within the RDBN. The total RDBN recycling expenses for 2014 were estimated at $274,121. The new expanded recycling program would require $345,771, leaving a gap of $71,650.

According to the report, there is cur-rently insufficient funding available to im-plement an expanded recycling program if only the 2015 annual allocation values are utilized. In some areas of the RDBN such as Fraser Lake, there is insufficient funding available to pay for either the pro-posed expanded program or the existing program.

In 2014, the RDBN reduced funding to recycling groups where Multi-Material B.C. (MMBC) recycling services have been established. Therefore, funding pro-

vided to recycling groups in Smithers and Fort St. James (where MMBC is provid-ing services) has been reduced by 40 per cent.

Smithers mayor Taylor Bachrach said he thinks his town is being penalized for having a contract with MMBC.

"RDBN distributed the money fairly based on assessments among these com-munities, and our community took a lot of risk to bid on this contract [with MMBC]. We have a very pro-active organization in our community and we should encourage other communities to sign with MMBC," he said.

Bill Miller, Director of Electoral Area B for the RDBN, said MMBC is not avail-able for everybody.

"It's not true that all communities had access to that program," said Miller. "MMBC has limited capacity in what they will supply."

Bachrach then asked, "How is the offer that MMBC made to other communities different than the one made to Smithers?"

Vanderhoof mayor Gerry Thiessen said he was offended by Bachrach's statement.

"We have the same aspirations [for re-cycling] in our community," said Thies-sen. "But MMBC made it virtually impos-sible for recycling to come to Vanderhoof. When we made them an offer, they re-fused it."

Eileen Benedict, Director of Electoral Area E, said the RDBN needs to make sure that every community has a certain level of service.

"I think everybody in the region is open to recycling; some people in our commu-nity have been taking their recyclables to Prince George; we just don't have the ability [to provide more services] because we [RDBN] have not allocated funds for small communities to do it."

Janine Dougall's report said that if the board of directors wished to continue to fund existing recycling programs or ex-pand the programs, the annual allocations

to the various areas would need to be ad-justed. The report suggested two options.

Option one said, "In those areas where the annual allocation is sufficient to cover costs of the expanded program, the annual allocations would continue the same and the communities would continue to carry forward unused allocations to future years. In those areas where the annual allocation is insufficient, the annual allocation would be increased to match the projected costs of the expanded recycling program."

In essence, this option would provide sustainable funding for recycling pro-grams, but would increase the overall re-cycling budget.

Option two said, "The RDBN board would redistribute the overall recycling budget monies to match the costs of the proposed expanded recycling programs in each area of the RDBN where MMBC is not providing recycling services. Fur-ther, any 2015 unallocated budget monies would be placed into a general recycling budget line item for future use as directed by the board of directors."

Burns Lake has the biggest amount of unused monies from previous years - $242.990. Vanderhoof comes second with $65,813. If option two had been carried, Burns Lake's unused monies would have been transferred to the regional district.

A motion to proceed with option two was defeated.

Toward the end of the meeting, the board of directors di-rected staff to go back to the drawing board and come up with a third option that would reflect reality more a c c u r a t e l y, using current a s s e s s m e n t values.

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Old Lakes District Hospital and Health Centre Disposal Auction

A closed bid process for items in the Old Lakes District Hospital and Health Centre will begin on

February 18 , 2015 and run until February 23, 2015, with bidding closed

February 23, 2015 @ 4:00 pm.

Viewing times in the old hospital and health centre are:

• Friday, February 20, 2015: 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm • Saturday, February 21, 2015: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm • Monday, February 23, 2015: 8:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Bidding process closes at 4:00 pm, February 23, 2015

Successful bidders will be notified by phone February 24.

Pick-up will be available by appointment February 26, 27, & 28, 2015 until 4:00 pm.

Forms for the “Closed Bid” can be picked up at the Emergency and Main Entrance of the new Lakes District Hospital and Health Centre.

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With the significant downfall of snow this winter, Burns Lake Community Forest Ltd. would like to remind everyone to practice safe shovelling techniques:

• Wear proper clothing and footwear, take frequent breaks, and drink plenty of water;• Avoid caffeine, nicotine, and large meals;• Warm up first and start at a slow pace; • Always try to push rather than lift snow, using a snow scoop when possible, and face forward without twisting;• Consider hiring a student to help out;• While snow shovelling can be good exercise, excessive snowfalls can raise the risk of injuries and heart attacks;

And remember to drive to winter conditions. Use winter tires, sand bags and whatever else is at your disposal to get more traction!

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The B.C. govern-ment is giving Work-SafeBC new powers to shut down workplaces, impose penalties on the spot, collect evidence and compel payment of fines against employers who don't comply with safety rules.

Jobs Minister Shirley Bond has introduced legislation to complete the overhaul of Work-SafeBC in the wake of the 2012 sawmill ex-

plosions in Burns Lake and Prince George that killed four workers and injured 44 more.

The amendments will give the B.C. Supreme Court authority to or-der work to stop due to unsafe conditions and "expand the court's au-thority to bar the worst offenders from continu-ing to operate in an in-dustry," Bond told the legislature Wednesday.

Bond ordered a re-view of WorkSafeBC investigation proce-

dures after Crown pros-ecutors said they would not lay charges, because potential court evidence was not adequately pro-tected in the Babine and Lakeland sawmill in-vestigations.

Gord Macatee, the official in charge of the review, said the legisla-tion will complete his recommended changes by June. It also puts the onus on employers to show that they have done "due diligence" to prevent accidents,

instead of leaving it to WorkSafeBC to decide.

A new team of Work-SafeBC investigators has been trained to step in for cases that could result in negligence charges, Macatee said. And extra inspectors have been hired to mon-itor sawmills and other businesses on nights and weekends.

"At this point we have 16 prevention officers on regular night and weekend shift schedule, and 26 additional offi-cers have been recruited who will be working on those shifts as well," Macatee said.

Inspections were stepped up in all B.C. wood products mills after the fatal explo-sions of fine dry wood dust. Macatee said most mills have had safe dust control and other safety practices since before the explosions, but there have been cases where employers didn't com-ply or pay penalties or-dered by WorkSafeBC.

"We've seen situa-tions where an operator will go out of business and re-emerge under a different corporate name and go on and do the same kind of work," Macatee said.

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Lakes District Maintenance Ltd. (LDM) donated $2000 to Burns Lake resident Travis Mihalyi to help him with his expenses while he battles cancer. Lakes District Maintenance Ltd. would like to put out a challenge to other local businesses to make a similar donation to this worthy cause. (L-R) Ray Maher - LDM, Bev Jubinville accepting the cheque and Cori Funk - LDM.


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The Burns Lake & District Community Foundation Society is able to offer a

number of small grants for Lakes District community members in 2015.

We have two funding programs: 1. The Dick and Marilyn Nourse Fund for youth initiatives 2. The Lakes Community Fund for community initiatives.

Grant Application forms can be picked up at the Village of Burns Lake office.

Applications must be dropped off at the Burns Lake Village office by 4:00pm March 27th, 2015. Your application should clearly indicate in which fund you are interested.

Preference will be given to not for profit organizations.

The Burns Lake and District Community Foundation Society brings together people who care about their community. We are an independent, volunteer-driven, charitable organization and we are one of the partnering regional community foundations with Prince George Community Foundation.

The Foundation facilitates philanthropy, by partnering with donors to build permanent endowment funds that support community projects. We provide leadership on issues of broad community concern.

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Help us keep arts and cultural events happening in the Lakes District, and ‘Catch the spark’!

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGThe tenth Annual General Meeting of the Lakes District Arts Council will be held on

Wednesday, February 25th, 2015 at 6:00 pm

in the Burns Lake Library Basement.All members and others interested are welcome.

Our regular meeting will follow.

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A road safety survey conducted in Burns Lake by the Northern Brain Injury Association found that 83 per cent of cyclists and 40 per cent of pedestri-ans engage in dangerous behaviour.

The road safety survey, funded in part by North-ern Health, had the goal to reveal the actual number of people in communities whose actions put them-selves and others at extreme risk of injury or death.

This year, five communities were surveyed in-cluding Burns Lake, Terrace, Quesnel, Mackenzie and Prince George.

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“This is a non-binding agreement so we can bail at any time,” he said.

Stellat’en Nation chief Archie Patrick, head chief Art Mathews of the Gitwangak hereditary chiefs, and head chief Larry Marsden of the Gitsegukla hereditary chiefs have also signed the declaration to work with Eagle Spirit.

“For decades, natural resource stakeholders have sought to understand how to work with First Na-tions and, regrettably, it has been difficult for all of us, and with little benefit to us,” Chief George said in a press release. “No longer will we accept crumbs off the corporate table. The table we have never been invited to sit at.”

Chief George’s excitement with the proposed oil pipeline is not shared with First Nations through-out the province, however. The Coastal First Na-tions say there is unanimous opposition among First Nations communities on the B.C. coast.

“There isn’t a single First Nation on the coast of B.C. that supports oil exports,” said Art Sterritt, Executive Director of the Coastal First Nations. “Eagle Spirit is bringing forward the same interior First Nations that supported the Enbridge pipeline, and glossing over the fact that opposition among First Nations who oppose heavy oil pipelines is stronger than ever.”

Opponents of the pipeline note the fact the Eagle

Spirit announcement was made in Calgary.“Until they can stand up in British Columbia and announce

that they have the support of First Nations on the coast, their proposal is dead in the water, just like Enbridge’s Northern Gate-way,” said Art Sterritt.

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OvERwAItEA RAIsEs mONEY fOR tRAvIsAron Derksen holds the Canuck intarsia made by his father, John Derksen. John donated it to be raffled off to support Burns Lake resident Travis Mihalyi, who has been diagnosed with cancer. Overwaitea manager Paul Hartman said they raised over $1900 with the sales of hotdogs and pizzas last Friday. A fundraiser/silent auction for Travis will be held at Mulvaney’s Pub on Feb. 21, 2015. For more details see ad on page 6 of this issue of Lakes District News. Laura BLackweLL photo

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According to the Northern Brain Injury Association, the number of persons being injured as the result of unsafe operation, especially those due to distract-ed behaviours, continues to grow every year. In fact, distracted behaviour inju-ry and death rates have now surpassed those attributed to drinking and driving under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol, making distracted behaviours the number one preventable cause of motor vehicular injury and death in Canada.

The surveys were conducted at high traffic locations for one hour segments twice a day, over a three day period - including two days during the week and one day on a weekend - for one hour in the morning and one hour in the late afternoon. The surveys involved two personnel positioned to observe opposing flows of traffic in late August and early September of 2014.

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Bright blue skies, lots of fresh snow and a great turnout created the perfect conditions for the annual Skidoo Poker Ride. Kim Goslin captured this great photo of the event. The 35-mile ride covered many open fields and bush trails through locally owned properties in the Grassy Plains area. The event, hosted by the Grassy Plains Community Hall, took place on Feb. 7, 2015. Winners of this year’s three cash prizes were Kevin Marleau from Burns Lake, Joel Cromarty from Vanderhoof and Rhonda Giesbrecht from Grassy Plains.

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Annual fireman’s banquet and awards dinner honours members

Matt Moore (C) is recognized for five years of service. Reg Leith (L) and Mayor Luke Strimbold (R) are standing beside him.

Eric Williams (L) receives the Paul Sandercott Firefighter of the Year award from the hands of Jim McBride (R).

Fire chief Jim McBride (L) is honoured for 15 years of service to the community of Burns Lake at the annual fireman’s banquet and awards dinner. The event was held at Mulvaney’s Pub in Burns Lake on Feb. 7, 2015. Mayor Luke Strimbold stand next to him.

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Jim McBride (R) congratulates Captain Dan George (L) for his retirement after 16 years of service.

Jason Blackwell (C) is recognized for 15 years of service. Reg Leith (L) and Mayor Luke Strimbold (R) stand next to him.


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Children’s � tnessand arts tax creditsDid you know? The children’s � tness tax credit allow you to claim a 15% non-refundable tax credit on an amount up to $1,000 per child per credit on the fees you’ve paid in 2014 to register a child in a prescribed program of eligible activities, this has been increased from the 2013 maximum of $500 per child. This can give you a credit of up to $150 per child per credit.The children’s Arts tax credit allows you to claim up to a maximum of $500 per child the fees paid in 2014 relating to the cost of registration or membership for your or your spouse’s or common-law partner’s child in a prescribed program of artistic, cultural, recreational, or developmental activity.• Eligible activities for the children’s arts tax credit include

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If you already had enough of this winter season and is thinking about flying south, don't pack your bags just yet. According to Brett Anderson, meteorolo-gist for AccuWeather, spring will arrive earlier this year for the Lakes District.

Anderson explained that eastern pacific ocean waters will con-tinue to average two to three degrees above normal, having a warm-ing influence across much of British Colum-bia during the course of spring.

"We don't expect that to change anytime soon," he said. "Tem-peratures will continue to average warmer than normal until spring."

Also contributing to the warmer tempera-tures will be the posi-tion of the jet stream.

"We believe the jet stream is going to be coming from the southwest rather than northwest, making tem-peratures warmer," An-derson explained.

The position of the jet stream will deflect much of the lingering, winter cold away from Western Canada during the early spring.

On the other hand, the position of the jet stream will also deliver more storms than usual to west-central Brit-ish Columbia during the spring. The Lakes District can also expect above normal precipita-tion levels this spring, increasing the risk of floods.

Rick Martin, Direc-tor of public works, said public works crews have been monitoring the situation in Burns Lake daily. Martin said the heavy snowfall in early February, com-bined with warmer tem-peratures, can increase water flow to significant amounts.

One of the ways public work crews are preventing floods is by loading and hauling snow piles and remov-ing them to a controlled location.

"Loaders and a back-hoe have been working alongside curbs to open drains for the storm system. They will push

the snow banks into ditches and open holes in the snow so water can travel to the ditch," explained Martin.

Additionally, crews will also monitor cul-verts that often freeze, and steam channels though frozen culverts to allow water move-ment.

Spring will come sooner this year

Burns Lake can expect warmer weather until spring

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Map shows that much of British Columbia can expect warmer temperatures this spring. The Lakes District can also expect above normal precipitation levels this spring, increasing the risk of floods. Rick Martin, Director of Public Works, say public works crews will be monitoring the situation in Burns Lake daily until spring.



THE OMINECA SKI CLUB invit� you to the

Come and share with us the magic � cro country skiing!!

LAKES LOPPETSunday, March 1st starti ng at 10 am

“The Loppet means diff erent things to parti cipants. For some it’s intense competi ti on, for others it’s a relaxing way to spend a day outside, taking in the pristi ne beauty of the country side or wilderness, and

enjoying the home grown entertainment and great food and drink at the rest stops along the trail.”

OMINECA SKI CLUB3242 Ski Club Road (6 km south of Burns Lakeon Hwy 35) Box 1008, Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E0

www.ominecaskiclub.ca

Come on out and enj� a family ski or challenge yourself to a long di� ance ski!We off er four diff erent routes and each has its own personality:

• The Epic is a 50 km circuit exploring the trails of the club and surrounding community forest.

• The Viewpoint is a 20 km circuit that provides a climb to the top of the hill for a breathtaking view of the Burns Lake area.

• The Flatlander is a 15 km circuit suitable for intermediate skiers to challenge themselves to a long distance ski on rolling to fl at terrain.

• The Parti cipacti on is a series of recreati onal short distance trails (you choose 3.5 km, 4.5 km or 5.5 km opti on) suitable for the whole family to enjoy.

Maps of all the routes can be found on our website at htt p://ominecaskiclub.ca/upcoming-events/lakes-loppet-and-family-marathon/

Cost is $20 per person or $50 for a family includes: entry fee, snacks and a hot lunch at the fi nish. Refreshments tables will be set up throughout the courses.Please register in advance at www.zone4.ca from Feb 15- 27 or in person on March 1 starti ng at 9am.Timing is opti onal. We will do a mass start at 10 am or you may start at your own pace.We will record skiers who wish to know their fi nal ti me.


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Anne GlanvilleOctober 17, 1931 – February 9, 2015

Anne is pre-deceased by son Lorne and her brother John. Anne was a loving wife, mother and Grandmother. Very capable, could use a power saw like a pro and willing to help in any capacity on the farm, logging, sawmilling or other family ventures. She loved to work in her garden, ride her horse, snowmobile or ATV. Placer mining venture with Alan and Marion Blackwell was a highlight of Anne’s life.

Anne was a � erce defender of the less fortunate. She loved animals, especially dogs and horses. Most of her life was spent in the Lakes District area. Anne’s family and friends were her top priority.

She leaves behind husband Bill, daughter Dana, Son Rex and his wife Karen, grandchildren Natasha and Jay, Step son Dan, brother George Hart and his wife Bernice, their daughters and families, half brother Bruce and wife Theresa, half sister Dorothy May and her family, Sister in law Betty, nephew Warren and his family.

Anne will be sadly missed and memories of her cherished.

The Glanville family wishes to express a heartfelt thank you to the staff of the Lakes District Hospital for their exemplary care and kindness.

No funeral by request, in lieu of � owers, donations may be made to the

Kordyban Lodge in Prince George.

It’s that time of the year, when graduates are filing off their report cards and transcripts to the programs and uni-versities they’re eyeing as their new four-year homes.

And after all that work just to get in, to beat the odds and a whole lot of other ap-plicants, they could use some aid.

That’s why Black Press will be supplying 37 freshman students accepted to the Univer-sity of Victoria’s Peter B. Gustavson School of Business with $5000 annual scholarships – for students in sev-eral communities and districts Black Press’s newspapers serve.

Applying for the scholarship is simple: every high school stu-dent accepted into the School of Business will be automatically con-sidered for the $5000, but the deadline to ap-ply is Feb. 28, 2015.

More information can be found on UVic’s website.

To qualify, students must:

• Complete an appli-cation to the BCom pro-gram or be a returning student to the Univer-sity of Victoria Gustav-son School of Business. If you have not already applied to BCom, visit our admissions page for details;

• Have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement;

• Have demonstrated involvement in a com-munity or campus orga-nization;

• Highlight your per-sonal goals, ambition and judgement of ethi-cal behaviour;

• Graduate from one of the participating school districts (link above).

Black Press offering $5000 business scholarships for high school students; deadline is Feb. 28, apply now

BurNs Lake sNowBoarD teams make proviNciaLsTwo Lakes District Secondary School (LDSS) snowboard teams are packing their bags to compete in a provincial championship in Revelstoke, B.C. The teams were classified after being in the top three at the zones championship in Quesnel, B.C., from Feb. 7 to 10, 2015. The eight-boys snowboard team placed first during the zones championship, and the five-girls snowboard team placed second. Nisa Hofer, from LDSS, placed fourth overall, and Sam Goertzen, also from LDSS, placed first for boys. The five-boys ski team placed fourth in the competition. Although there were no girls ski team, two LDSS students competed individually. The provincial championship will take place from March 2 to 4, 2015.

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Seniors Fitness 60+ Program Feb: Mon 9:00 a.m. & Wed 11:00 a.m. Squash Clinic every Mon and Wed 1:30-3:00 p.m. Call Village Recreation 250-692-3817 to book a spot.

Southside Health & Wellness Centre: Beginner yoga every Tues. & Fri. 9:00-10:00 a.m. Chair yoga every Tues. & Fri. 10:00-11:00 a.m. More info (250) 694-3270.

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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 CornerAttention Seniors!All 60+ gardeners please call and ask us about our bedding plants

programs in May – we are looking for participants for our program

starting at the end of May.

We’ve received money after applying for the Age

Friendly Grant!

We are now planning programs speci� cally for seniors!

February: • 60+ Fitness Program – Until the end of April – Monday 9am and Wednesday 11 am – Call to book a spot!• 60+ Squash Clinic – Every Monday and Wednesday 1:30 – 3:00pm – Please call to book• Upcoming programs!

March:• Cookie Decoration

• 55+ Curling Bonspiel

• 60+ Climbing Clinic

April:• Free Lakeside Multiplex Admission single admission for all seniors• Fused Glass Class

• Gym Orientation

May:• Plant Bedding!• Nutrition Class – Meet with a dietician

These are the � xed programs we are working around!

Please call to book a spot with any of these programs so we know how many to plan for!Feel free to call us if you have any questions or suggestions for seniors programs!

Thanks to UBCM for the support with the Age Friendly Grant

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Burns Lake hosted the atoms hockey tournament on the weekend of Feb. 7 and 8, 2015, at the Tom Forsyth Memorial Arena. Participating teams includedthe Burns Lake Bruins, the Vanderhoof Bears, the Fraser Lake Hawks, the Houston Flyers and the Hazelton Bulldogs. The finals were between Burns Lake and Vanherhoof. It was a very close game, but Vanderhoof took the title home after scoring an empty net goal with four seconds left on the clock. Vanderhoof 6, Burns Lake 4.

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Ladies Shopping Night Out Saturday, Feb. 28 from 3:00-8:00 p.m. at Lakes District Secondary School. Free admission.

Fundraiser/Silent Auction for Travis Mihalyi at Mulvaney’s Pub on February 21, 2015. For more info call Bev Jubinville 250-692-6150.

Snowshoe RacesCross Country Ski Races,

Ice Fishing DerbySnowshoe VolleyballHockey Tournament Entry Fees: $2 per race per person

$5 per person for Fishing Derby$25 per 5-member team (hockey, volleyball)

$40 per family enters everything!

SOUTHSIDE 2015Winter Games

Saturday, February 21st

Sponsored by Southside 4-H Clubas a Service project for the Community

Location: Takysie Lake Resort - Games begin at 11:00am

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Volleyball and Hockey Tournaments after lunch

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The Burns Lake Snowmobile Club would like to thank the following Sponsors and people that made our 2015 Cold Smoke Drags a success.

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Are you wondering what to do with all your extra stuff? We need donations of good, usable, unbroken items.

All proceeds from this event help with veterinary treatment of stray animals in the community.

Items can be dropped off at the Burns Lake Veterinary Clinic or please call 250-692-7476 for pick up.

Saturday February 28th, 2015

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The Lakes District Arts Council (LDCA) is about to receive a $6249 grant from the B.C. Arts Council.

The LDAC has been successful in receiving this grant for sev-eral years now. John Barth, LDAC member, explained this grant matches the financial support from the Village of Burns Lake and the Regional District of Bulkley Nechako (RDBN). In 2014, LDCA received $4700 from the Village of Burns Lake and $2000 from the RDBN.

"We [LDAC] are very appreciative of the support we receive from the Village of Burns Lake and from the RDBN," he said.

More than $6.9 million is being provided to 277 artists, muse-ums and arts organizations as part of the latest round of B.C. Arts Council grant adjudications.

According to Sandra Barth, LDAC president, this financial sup-port is vital to volunteer arts organizations.

"Public funding supports the financial viability, artistic success and risk-taking of arts organizations," she said.

Sandra also mentioned some of the future projects of LDAC."In the year ahead, the Lakes District Arts Council will continue

presenting live, professional entertainment. We have summer art, music and dance camps planned for young people. The LDAC is also focusing on developing partnerships with organizations in the community that can help us organize and present arts and cultural events," she said.

A partnership with the Lakes District and Health Centre will see the work of local visual artists displayed in its foyer, hallways and offices. The Lakes District Health Centre art committee is seeking to purchase visual art pieces from local artists in a variety of me-diums and within a varied prince range. Local artists can submit a photo of their art piece along with a written description of it and their artist biography by March 31, 2015, to [email protected].

This is the second year of a partnership between the LDAC and the community-owned movie theatre, co-presenting performances of The Met: Live in HD opera broadcasts.

"Audiences for these performances are enthusiastic and grow-ing," said Sandra.

Another partnership will be with the local artisan cooperative - the Lakes Artisan Centre.

"This partnership will strengthen summer arts and cultural ac-

Helping the Burns Lake arts sceneThe B.C. Arts Council is providing a grant in the amount of $6249 to the Lakes District Arts Council to support initiatives in Burns Lake.

tivities for youth."Sandra also mentioned that the LDAC will continue its focus

on the Aboriginal community."We are finding as many ways as we can to be inclusive in

the programming and to engage First Nations audience members and youth in LDAC events."

Quality productions such as Cinderella are able to come to Burns Lake thanks to the financial support from the Village of Burns Lake, the Regional District of Bulckley-Nechako and grants received from the B.C. Arts Council. The performance of Cinderella will take place at LDSS on Feb. 22, 2015, at 7 :30 p.m.

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Mother Millie Garage Sale Sat., Feb 28: 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. at the Lakeview Mall. For more info call the BL Vet Clinic at 250-692-7476.

Kids Swap Meet March 7, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. at the Island Gospel Church. Sell, swap,

trade or buy kids clothing, toys and more! Info: Samantha at [email protected]

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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.

The Burns Lake Rotary Club is looking for young leadersAre you a leader?

Are you interested in meeting other young leaders to share and hone your leadership skills?

Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA) – is an intensive training program for community youth leaders.

There are RYLA events for every age group from grade 8 to 30 years old and the Burns Lake Rotary Club is looking for interested leaders.

Talk to a Rotarian if you are interested in applying for a full sponsorship to any of these RYLAs:

RYLA South Grade 10, 11 & 12 interest must be expressed to a Rotarian by March 1

RYLA Lakelse Grade 8, 9 & 10 interest must be expressed to a Rotarian by May 15

RYLA North Age 19 to 30 interest must be expressed to a Rotarian by August 1

What is Rotary up to?What is Rotary up to?Happy 110th Anniversary

Rotary International Our 1.2 million-member organization started with the

vision of one man—Paul P. Harris. The Chicago attorney formed one of the world’s � rst service organizations, the Rotary Club of Chicago,

on 23 February 1905 as a place where professionals with diverse backgrounds could exchange ideas and form meaningful, lifelong

friendships. The Burns Lake Club has been in existence for 62 years.

I would like to send a huge thank you to Steve Reid for his quick action in putting out my

house fire. To the Burns Lake fire department who were

here within minutes of the call. To Lori Reid for taking us all in to her home ad giving us warm blankets and slippers and taking

care of the pets. Eric and Lana Williams for housing us and their

hard work that helped get us back into our home. My mom and dad for taking us in and being the

best parents out there. Thank you to good neighbours for the calls

and support. You gotta love being from a small town.

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A couple of weeks ago we talked about the stresses teenagers face as they transition to adulthood. Add-ing to that challenging journey, which all teens must make, is the fact that 75 per cent of all mental health condi-tions show up in the teen and early adult years.

Today we talk about bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, which tend to first show their signs and symptoms between the ages of 13 and 25. Bipolar: Originally

called manic-depres-sion, bipolar disorder is marked by extreme shifts in mood, energy and activity levels, ranging from severe de-pression on one side to mania on the other.

During a manic epi-sode, the youth will be highly talkative, ener-getic, full of ideas and enthusiasms, may take

risks or behave impul-sively, and may even be-come jittery, sleepless and irritable. During a depressive episode, the youth is very tired or feels slowed down, is very sad and hopeless, has a hard time concen-trating or making deci-sions, and may also be restless or irritable.

Different types of bipolar disorder have different extremes in moods and different speeds of cycling be-tween them, but most high or low episodes last several days or lon-ger.

Sometimes the ex-tremes in moods can bring on psychosis — losing touch with reali-ty and having hallucina-tions (hearing, seeing, smelling, tasting, or feeling things that are not actually there) and delusions (a strong, il-logical belief, such as feeling one’s actions are being controlled by others). Early psycho-sis intervention, called EPI, is very successful. An EPI program exists in many communities in each health authority in B.C., see earlypsycho-sis.ca.

Bipolar disorder is known to run in fami-lies, but most individu-als who have a family member with the disor-der will never develop

this condition — some other trigger is often needed and research is not yet clear what that is. Many famous and highly successful in-dividuals have bipolar disorder, in part because the manic phase can produce extreme cre-ativity and productiv-ity. Yet the disorder can cause havoc with fam-ily relationships, jobs and finances. Substance use, particularly exces-sive alcohol consump-tion, is common with the disorder, especially during a manic phase.

Significant mood changes can be stabi-lized with various medi-cations, or their combi-nations, plus different types of psychotherapy. With long-term treat-ment productive lives can be lived. Attention to good sleep, healthy diet and exercise, regu-lar routines, and avoid-ance of mind-altering substances, along with medication and therapy, can minimize the num-ber of mood episodes.

For more information see Mood Disorders As-sociation of B.C., md-abc.net; and heretohelp.bc.ca; Schizophrenia: Per-

haps no mental health diagnosis causes par-ents and youth more fear than schizophrenia, which is marked by los-ing touch with reality and experiencing hallu-cination, delusions, dis-organization and cogni-tive impairment, such as poor judgement and decision-making. But the outlook need not be bleak: treatment works, and recovery and a re-turn to good function-ing occurs regularly.

About one per cent of all British Columbians have this illness and it affects men and women equally, but first symp-toms often appear for men between ages 16 and 20, and women be-tween ages 20 and 30.

While schizophrenia also runs in families, it usually needs more than just genetics to arise, although exactly what else triggers it is not fully known. Sometimes it occurs in individuals with no family history, perhaps as a result of a subtle or past brain in-jury.

In the last decade, new antipsychotic medication and the introduction of Early Psychosis Intervention

(EPI) programs, noted above, are greatly help-ing newly diagnosed people with schizophre-nia. Like bipolar disor-der, along with the right combination of medica-tion, good sleep, healthy diets, regular exercise, established routines and avoiding mind-altering substances will help those with the diagnosis live full and productive lives.

For more information about schizophrenia in B.C. see earlypsycho-sis.ca; mindcheck.ca; the BC Schizophrenia Society, bcss.org; and the Canadian Mental Health Association B.C. chapter, cmha.bc.ca.

Dr. David Smith is an adolescent and adult psychiatrist and the medical director of the Okanagan Psychiatric services for Interior Health.

When it is more than anxiety and depression: bipolar & schizophrenia

Dr. DaviD Smith

Burns Lake Veterinary Clinic Ltd.Fountain Road, Burns Lake • Phone: 250-692-7476

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AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18: Your responsibilities are at an all-time high, Aquarius. If you speak up, plenty of people will be willing to lend a hand. You just have to accept their offers to help.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20: Pisces, start visualizing positive outcomes and you can produce winning results. A negative attitude will only prevent suc-cess.

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20: Aries, expect to scram-ble at the last minute when you have to get some-thing finished. It may elevate your blood pressure, but you’ll feel good when the task is completed.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21: You have to take a stand on a highly contested matter, Taurus. There’s no way to avoid the situation, so it’s best if you just meet it head on. Others will appreciate your direct approach.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21: Gemini, say goodbye to a bad situation, as a better one is on the hori-zon. It is about time you make things work in your favor and enjoy some R&R.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22: Cancer, you have grown in many ways and people are trying to get used to your new persona. They see you as a new person, and that will require an adjustment period.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23: Leo, paying off a large debt may empty out your bank account, but you have to look at the benefits of the situation. No more interest payments mean more savings.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22: Virgo, expect to be caught off guard this week. Allow everything to run its course, and things will be back to normal before you know it.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23: Libra, be resourceful and economical this week. Frivolous spending will only leave you with a hole in your pocket and not much to show for it.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22: This could be a time of profound changes in an important relationship, Scorpio. If you keep an open mind, there is no limit to the benefits that await.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21: Sagittarius, af-ter a few bumpy spells, you may be on the road to a financial recovery. Monitor your spending and continue to maintain your financial discipline.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20: Real estate val-ues have been rebounding, Capricorn. If you are in the market to sell your home, now may be your chance to do so, but make sure you accept a good offer.

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Kids Swap Meet date has been set! March 7, 10am-2pm at the Island Gospel Church. Sell, swap, trade or buy baby, toddler or kids clothing, toys, accessories and more! Free for attendees! Hoping to have a silent auction going during the swap meet. Funds raised will be donated to our local food bank. Samantha (778) 669-0007 / [email protected]

2015 Lakes District Festival of the Performing Arts March 10-21. The Honours Concert is Saturday, March 21. For more info call Lois at (250) 695-6699.

The Cancer Society is working to organize a three month Healthy Life-style/Activity Challenge from Jan. 15 to Mar. 15, 2015. The activity could

be any kind of healthy activity such as skiing, running, gym exercising, yoga or a combination of several ac-tivities and would be open to all age groups. We require input from the community and would also be in-terested in partnering with another group. Please call or e-mail if you are interested in assisting or have any ideas. We also would like to have a contest for a catchy name for this event. Please submit suggestions to our office. We cannot do this event without community support. (250) 692-7203 / [email protected].

Will you be celebrating your 90th or 100th birthday this year? If so please con-tact Lakes District News - we would love to do a story on you and take your picture.

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Menno Fehrwas born on September 26th, 1961 in Burns Lake, B.C., the ninth of twelve children born to John and Mary (nee Wiebe) Fehr. He a ended ecker Lake lementary School and the Lakes istrict Secondary Hi h School. urin his teena e years he was ac vely involved with the youth roup at Island Gospel Fellowship.

He ventured o to Saskatchewan and found employment with his brother in law, workin in construc on. tra ic accident landed him in the hospital where he remained in a coma for over a month. Upon his release, he returned to Burns Lake. Some me later, he a ended eace iver Bible Ins tute for one year. Saskatchewan lured him back, and in 1985 he married Theresa and they had three children, Lance, Jordan and Crystal. For several years he en oyed workin in cabinetry for leasure Way ans.

few years a er his divorce he moved to ernon. lthou h he had a variety of obs, he spent a ood number of years workin for Huber Herita e Furniture. He appreciated and en oyed the fellowship at Grace Bible Church, par cipa n as a faithful usher and playin and sin in with The Gospel chos. Music was an inte ral part of Menno s life. Many hours were spent playin the mandolin and uitar. In the

ernon community, he san with the evela on Choir.

Family was also very important to Menno. He would make reat e orts to a end immediate and e tended family reunions where you would fre uently nd him ammin with uncles, cousins and siblin s. His easy smile would bri hten his face and warm everyone s heart.

On January 31st, 2015 his Lord and Saviour called him Home.

Menno was preceded in death by his parents, John and Mary Fehr. He leaves behind his sons, Lance and Jordan and his dau hter, Crystal. His memory will be cherished by his siblin s, Helen (John) Froese, Tina (Glenn) Mar n, Trudy ( ay) Boldt, Joe ( dele) Fehr, nn (Mark)

ander Griend, Jake (Janie) Fehr, Mar n Fehr, Martha (Tom) hillips, Geor e ( hoda) Fehr, avid (Sherry) Fehr and an Fehr as well as numerous nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. He will be lovin ly remembered and never for o en.

Crema on preceded the Funeral Service which was held at Grace Bible Church on Monday, February 9th, 2015 at 1 30 .M. with astor Larry Woelke o cia n .

Funeral arran ements were made withB TH L FU L CH L LT .,

5605-27th Street, ernon, B.C. 1T 8 5250-542-1187

Kyle Roland DanielsDecember 1, 1989 - February 19, 2011

Th e Day GodTook You HomeA million times I’ve needed youA million timesI’ve cried,If love aloneCould have saved you,you never wouldhave died.In life I loved youdearly,In death I love you still.In my heart you hold a place,No one else can ever fi ll.It broke my heart to lose you,But you didn’t go alonePart of me went with you,Th e day God took you home.

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THE BURNS LAKE MEDICAL CLINICJOB OPPORTUNITY

Holiday Relief/Casual File ClerkThe Burns Lake Medical Clinic requires a

With potential for full time. Typing skills would be an asset for future advancement.

Please submit your resume to: The Burns Lake Medical Clinic

at Box 6000, Burns Lake B.C. V0J 1E0Street Address: 744 Center Street, Burns Lake, BC

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

InformationALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

If you want to keep drinking that’s your business - if you want to quit drinking that’s our business. Burns Lake meet-ings: Tue. & Sat. 7:30pm Im-maculatta Church. Women’s group meets Wed., 108 - 2nd avenue at 7:30pm. For info. or transportation call (250) 692-9104 / (250) 692-3024 / (250) 698-7325

Only requirement for AA is a desire to stop drinking.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUSSouthside Meetings: Mondays and Thursdays 6:30pm - 7:30pm at Grassy Plains Gos-pel Church. For more informa-tion: (250) 694-3682

ANYONE NEEDING informa-tion on Alzheimer’s please call 1-866-564-7533

APPLY 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. Send appli-cations to [email protected] More information online at: www.bccommunitynews.com/ our-programs/scholarship.

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.

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

FOOD BANK INFORMATION Distribution 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

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InformationLOCAL HOSPICE (250) 692-2448. The Hospice offi ce, lo-cated in the Lakes District Hospital, open every Thurs. from 10am - 4pm. A lending li-brary is available. Please make donations to Burns Lake Hospice Program, Box 7500, Burns Lake, BC V0J 1EOPLANNING 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) 692-7845THE ARTHRITIS SOCIETY B.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

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B.C. We are seeking a General Manager to lead our innovative and forward thinking organization in its commitment to fostering the entrepreneurial and community spirits within our region.We offer a wide range of services including:Community Economic DevelopmentStrategic PlanningBusiness Loans Business Planning and Idea DevelopmentRelated Business Services

For required competencies and further information , visit www.cfnadina.ca esumes and cover letters citing salar e pectations can e mailed, mar ed on dential to

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Closing date: February 27, 2015

GENERAL MANAGERCommunity Futures Nadina

Huckleberry Mines Ltd., an 18,,000 TPD open pit copper/molybdenum mine located 121 kilometers south of Houston in west central British Columbia, commenced operation in September 1997; a recent expansion has extended the mine life to 2021. We are currently recruiting for the following positions:

MILL MAINTENANCE PLANNER/SCHEDULER

Huckleberry Mines is seeking a Mill Maintenance Planner/Scheduler to join our multi-disciplined team of maintenance personnel. Reporting to the Mill Maintenance oordinator the indi idual lling this position ill be a key team member in developing, managing and controlling all aspects of planning and scheduling maintenance activities in an 18,000 tonne per day copper mineral processing plant. uties ill include

Promoting and maintaining a safe orking environment through compliance ith Huckleberry Mines Health and Safety programs and the Mines ct

nsuring planned and scheduled maintenance activities are aligned ith the annual budget and operational needs

Maintaining a short range plan months and long range plan annual ork ith the maintenance team to develop job scopes ork ith the Purchasing group to re uest, source and obtain parts, tooling

and specialized resources Scheduling ork orders based on priority and resource availability racking and reporting ey Performance ndicators

he successful candidate ill possess a minimum of a journeyman s uali cation or a related technical diploma or engineering degree preferred. he candidate ill have e cellent interpersonal and communication skills, be

able to establish and meet deadlines, be a team player and ork ell in a fast paced environment. ompetent computer skills ith e perience ith Microsoft

f ce, MMS programs and Preventive Maintenance programs are re uired. his position orks a Monday to hursday, schedule days in, days out .

Huckleberry Mines is located appro imately t o hours driving time from Houston, ritish olumbia. mployees live in a camp environment on their days of ork. ransportation to and from the mine site is provided from Houston and Smithers

by bus and hile at the mine site all meals and accommodations are provided free of charge to employees. Houston and Smithers are located in the scenic

ulkley alley on rans anada High ay 1 , an e cellent area to raise a family and has e ceptional outdoor recreational activities. More information on the area is available at www.smithers.ca, www.houston.ca and www.rdbn.bc.ca

Huckleberry Mines Ltd. offers a competitive salary and a full ran e of bene ts includin medical, life, disability income

and RRSP savings plan.

We thank all applicants for their interest in Huckleberry Mines Ltd., but only those in consideration will be contacted. Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada.

uali ed candidates can submit their resumes in con dence to

Human Resources DepartmentHuckleberry Mines Ltd.P.O. Box 3000Houston, B.C. V0J 1Z0Fax: (604) 517-4701Email: [email protected]

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Year around work available in the Burns Lake Area! Starting wage $38.00/hr. 50 hr. per week and possibly more.

Benefits package available!

Contact Stephan Posselt, at [email protected] Phone: 778-669-1010

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PLAN AND RECLAMA-TION PROGRAM FOR THE TINTAGEL ROAD S&G PIT – MINE NO.

1650866

Take notice that: Radley Contracting Inc., has fi led with the Chief In-spector of Mines, pursu-ant to Part 10.2.1 of the Health and Safety Recla-mation Code for Mines in British Columbia, 2008 a proposed mine plan to-gether with a program for the protection and recla-mation of the land and water courses related to the proposed sand and gravel operation locat-ed at Tintagel on that part of SE 1/4, DL 4164, Range 5, Coast District.A copy of the permit ap-plication, including sup-porting documentation, is available for viewing at: Ministry of Energy and Mines, 3726 Alfred Ave-nue Smithers BC V0J 2N0. Any person affected by or interested in this pro-gram has 30 days from the date of publication to make written representa-tion to the Chief Inspec-tor of Mines, Ministry of Energy and Mines, Northwest Region @ Bag 5000, 3726 Alfred Avenue Smithers BC V0J 2N0 or by email M M D - S m i t h [email protected], (fac-simile: 250-847-7603).Please note that the Chief Inspector does not have a mandate to consider the merits of the proposed mine from a zoning or a land use planning perspec-tive.

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InformationNECHAKO RESERVOIR

UPDATE11 February 2015

Reservoir Elevation: 851.29m (2792.95 ft.)SLS Discharge: 30.5 m3/sSnow pack: 115% long term aver-age

Nechako River at Cheslatta Falls:38 m3/s Nechako River at Vanderhoof: 49 m3/sReservoir level is currently slightly below the long term aver-age at this time of year at 90%. Nonetheless to manage the res-ervoir level and Nechako River water level for the coming snow melt Skins Lake spillway will be increased this week from 30m3/s to 45 M3/S

Increasing discharge from the Skins Lake spillway will result in water fl owing over the existing ice cover in the Cheslatta wa-tershed and the Nechako River, and could create unsafe condi-tions. It is advised that no ac-tivity be conducted on or adja-cent to these areas starting immediately.

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

THE CHRONIC DISEASEEducation Clinic at the Lakes District Hospital is open Tue. & Wed. from 8:30am - 4pm. The clinic provides information and teaching on various chronic ill-nesses such as Diabetes & Heart Disease. A doctors re-ferral is not needed. To speak with the nurse call (250) 692-2440


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Burns Lake ‘s bonspiel in honour of Wally BridalRita Bridal (photo on the left) throws the first rock during the bonspiel in honour of her late husband, Wally Bridal. The bonspiel took place from Feb. 6 to 8, 2015, at the Burns Lake Curling Rink. The winner of the A event was the team led by Peter Wiebe; second place went to Halley Finch’s team; and third place went to Lori White’s. In the B event, Kevin Partington’s team was first; Ken Lukens’ was second; and Gerald Eckland’s team took the third place. In the C event, Arnold Amonson’s team took the first place; Kerry Miller’s team came in second; and Fred Saul’s team took the third place. Wally, who died in September 2014, had been an avid member of the Burns Lake Curling Club for over 50 years.

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