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Representatives from the B.C. ministry of justice and WorkSafe BC were in Burns Lake on Jan. 10, 2014 to announce to workers and family members the long-awaited conclusion of Crown Council’s investigation into the 2012 mill explosion at Babine Forest Products (BFP) sawmill near Burns Lake.

Criminal Justice Branch communications coun-sel Neil MacKenzie said, “The crown has conclud-ed there will not be any charges approved against Babine Forest Products in relation to the explosion and fire in January 2012.”

The Jan. 20, 2012 mill explosion killed two workers and injured many more.

“The meeting today in Burns Lake was with affected workers and family members to inform them of the decision,” MacKenzie added.

A written statement provided by the ministry of

justice said the ministry did not believe charges re-lated to the violations identified by WorkSafe BC would lead to a criminal conviction.

“Based on the evidence that would likely be available for presentation by Crown Counsel in court, the [Criminal Justice] branch has concluded that there is no substantial likelihood of conviction for any of the regulatory offences recommended by WorkSafe BC. The charge assessment analysis included consideration of a viable defence of due diligence.”

WorkSafe BC had referred the case, along with the Prince George Lakeland Mill explosion inves-tigation, to Crown Counsel for consideration on Nov. 29, 2012 (see Lakes District News WorkSafe BC investigation into mill explosions complete).

At the time, the full report of the WorkSafe BC investigation into the explosion was kept confiden-tial so as not to compromise the Crown Counsel investigation.

Since then, the rebuild of the mill has almost been completed and it is expected to begin pro-cessing logs in February.

All of the most modern dust mitigation systems have been put in place during the construction of the new mill. Dust from beetle-killed woods was

identified as one of the contributors to the mill ex-plosions at BFP and Lakeland in Prince George.

Lake Babine Nation (LBN) in Burns Lake lost one of their members that night, and LBN Chief Wilf Adam was concerned with crown’s decision.

“It seems there will be no justice for them [the killed and injured workers],” Adam said. “Nobody is going to pay for what’s been lost.”

“That’s the same feeling that I got from the workers I talked to last night. Last night they were anticipating charges, and it’s not going to happen.”

Maureen Luggi lost her husband Robert Luggi in the mill explosion.

She was disappointed with the decision, and dis-appointed in WorkSafe BC for being, she said, un-able to provide evidence to the crown’s standards.

“I think its sad that an enormous amount of time and effort was spent by WorkSafe BC only to have the process be unsuccessful in the courts,” Luggi said.

“It would be good for WorkSafe BC to evaluate itself on such a major file,” she added. “They need to evaluate themselves and reconcile the differences between crown council standards [and their own].”

“My initial response was a lot of hurt and an-ger… [but] really nothing has changed for the families

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Ministry of Justice and WorkSafe BC in Burns Lake for announcement

No criminal charges against Babine Forest Products

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Construction at the Tom Forsyth Memorial Arena multi-use facil-ity expansion project is nearing completion, albeit a little off the pro-jected schedule.

Late last year it looked like the facility upgrades might be com-pleted sometime this month, but a revised completion schedule points towards comple-tion sometime this Feb-ruary.

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bring with it a fully op-erational facility, with climbing wall, racquet-sport courts (convert-ible between squash and racquetball), and equipped fitness room all ready to go.

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Bulkley Valley Roofing puts some finishing touches to the membrane roofing on the Tom Forsyth Memorial Arena multi-use facility expansion in Burns Lake. The facility is expected to be complete before the end of next month.

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raised around the Re-gional District of Bulk-ley Nechako (RDBN) board table in Burns Lake on Jan. 9, 2014 as members of the RDBN committee of the whole digested an update pro-vided by MFLNRO Nadina resource district stewardship officer Ag-athe Bernard.

A timber supply re-view is underway for the Morice TSA in the leadup to a new chief forester’s determination of the area’s allowable annual cut (AAC). The AAC sets the timber harvest level for a re-gion, in effect determin-ing the economic en-gine for the local forest industry.

At least once every 10 years the province’s chief forester is man-dated to provide a new AAC for every TSA in the province. The previ-ous determination for the Morice TSA was made in 2008, when the AAC was set at 1.265 million cubic metres of harvest per year. That

AAC represented a con-tinuation of the uplifts put in place throughout the B.C. interior rav-aged by the mountain pine beetle epidemic.

Uplifts were put in place to make the most of a sea of dead pine - 32 million cubic me-tres in the Morice TSA alone - left behind once the beetle had run its course. Salvaging that dead timber while it was still merchantable has been a priority since then.

As of last August 2013, 11 million cubic metres of that dead pine in the Morice TSA has been harvested. What remains has a shelf-life, with estimates calling for it to lose its mer-chantability within the next five years or so.

Stands of dead pine don’t exist in isolation from non-pine species, and mills can’t run on a diet of dead pine alone. So a partition system was put in place to pre-serve non-pine species from been scoured dur-

ing the uplift while at the same time respect-ing the industrial need for a mixed harvest.

In 2008, the province assigned a portion of the AAC to non-pine spe-cies. In the Morice, of the 2.165 million AAC, only 550,000 million cubic metres was sup-posed to be taken from standing non-pine.

“Has the non-pine designation been re-spected?” asked RDBN chair Bill Miller.

The short answer is no.

The last three years, Bernard reported, have seen an over-harvest of non-pine stock to the tune of 1.3 million cu-bic metres in total in the Morice.

Percentage-wise, this means that since 2011, 40 per cent of timber harvested has been non-pine stock.

“Why has there been such an over-harvest of non-pine,” asked Smith-ers Mayor Taylor Ba-chrach.

Bernard explained

this harvest decision as one made at the corpo-rate level by the license holders. The province monitors partition quo-tas after it’s been har-vested, not prior to its harvest during the block layout process.

Until 2011, Bernard reported, licensees had been very successful in maintaining the parti-tion with harvest levels of non-pine stock com-ing in below the pro-vincial target of 25 per cent.

The province did take steps to address the over-haul of non-pine as soon as it was recog-nized in 2011. By early 2013 a partition order was put in place for the Morice TSA which included possible fines for over-harvest of non-pine stock, but by May 2013 the order was re-scinded.

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Burns Lake neighbouring Morice timber supply area under reviewMorice timber supply review underway, but is it in time?Walter Strong

Is the B.C. Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Op-erations (MFLNRO) about to approve a transfer of timber sup-ply licenses within the Morice timber supply area (TSA) between Canfor and West Fraser before it has completed its current timber sup-ply review?

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Last Week’s Question: Did you make a New Year’s resolution?

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Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s latest visit to B.C. was portrayed as these things are today: besieged by pro-testers, hiding from an ever-vigilant media, cynically cam-paigning for the 2015 federal election.

TV couldn’t get enough of the two “environmental activ-ists” who dressed as waiters to slip onstage at a business breakfast in Vancouver.

They’re not environmental-ists, just all-purpose protesters using the flavour of the month. They are associated with a group calling itself “No One Is Illegal,” a collection of anarchist kooks that wants to do away with national borders, and of course capitalism.

As their now-famous sign said, they want “climate justice now.” Organizer Brigette DePape explained to a co-operative CBC TV host that the recent typhoon in the Philippines that killed thousands of people was caused by global warming,

which of course is caused mainly by the Alberta “tar sands.”I won’t dwell on this routine idiocy, except to say the number of hurricanes that struck North America in 2013

was zero, and that hasn’t happened since 1994. Also, “climate justice” is like “social justice,” in that both require confiscation of earned wealth.

DePape is the former Senate page fired in 2011 for a similar sign stunt. She’s now a professional Harper hater, with support from the U.S.-based Tides Foundation among others.

One of the issues Harper didn’t take questions on was the consolidation of 11 federal fisheries libraries into two, one of them in Sidney, B.C.

This is portrayed as part of Harper’s so-called “war on science,” and has been compared with the Romans burning the library of Alexandria in ancient Egypt.

Fisheries Minister Gail Shea defended the cost-cutting measure by pointing out that almost all access to these libraries is now digital, so maintaining 11 duplicated sets of printed reports is a waste of taxpayer dollars.

An anonymous federal scientist fired back on his blog that the head of one of these libraries retired before the contents could even be catalogued, much less completely digitized for online access.

So this material wasn’t even properly organized? Users were supposed to browse until they stumbled on something pertinent?

The ministry reported that the average number of people other than federal fisheries staff who used these libraries averaged between five and 12 per year. That’s for all 11 facilities combined. And if anyone has even one example of information that was available and isn’t now, they should identify it.

Harper’s got plenty to answer for, no question. To take one of many examples, spending our borrowed money on TV ads for a “Canada Job Grant” program that hasn’t even been introduced in Parliament, much less set up, isn’t just wasteful. It’s dishonest and cruelly misleading to the unemployed people the ads pretend to offer help.

Harper’s visit to B.C. added a couple of scripted events, starting with softball questions at the Vancouver business breakfast. Then he was off to a photo op at the Kinsol trestle on Vancouver Island, where he announced three more years of funding for the Trans-Canada Trail.

I’m as relieved as anyone that Harper is not killing this modest federal project that started in 1992, but this is not news. It was a fake public event to justify the cost of a trip so Harper could address a new Conservative riding association.

And how is the federal deficit after eight years of tight-fisted Conservative rule? We’re only borrowing about $1 billion a month now, down from the Harper government all-time record deficit of $55 billion in 2009.

Some cost cutting is in order all right.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: [email protected]

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This sentiment dates back to some of our earliest written histories. In ancient Greece, Sophocles observed, “No one loves the messenger who brings bad news.”

The local Nadina for-est district office recently conveyed some information about the state of forest man-agement in our neighbour-ing Morice timber supply area (TSA) that wasn’t what people concerned with timber

supply wanted to hear.We don’t have the numbers on hand to say exactly how

many Burns Lake area contractors work in the Morice TSA, but we know what happens there affects us here - ignoring the state of the logging and mill industry next door is to be the ostrich with its head in the sand.

Over-harvesting of non-pine species, directors at a recent RDBN committee meeting learned, has been on the rise over the last few years.

More disconcerting, attempts to deal with the over-harvest were stymied by an unworkable enforcement order which was lifted at a ministerial level.

So why weren’t those responsible at a ministerial level on hand to deliver the news that over-harvest of non-pine species has risen and been tacitly approved as the new normal?

Sure, we learned that licensees have put their own plan in place to deal with the over-harvesting, and time will tell how effective that plan is.

But it’s not a mill owner’s job to manage the forest. It’s a mill owner’s job to keep the mill running and profitable.

It also seems there is no ill-intent on the part of licensees when it comes to respecting the mandated parti-tion of pine vs. non-pine species put in place to ensure large chunks of the region’s mid-term timber supply don’t vanish in the rush to harvest dead pine before it’s worthless.

Prior 2011, licensees not only adhered to the partition, but were able to do a bit better.Something has changed since then, and unless you want to believe large forest license holders don’t care

about the state of the forest, the natural conclusion is that it’s become impractical to harvest stands which meet partition criteria.

Mills need timber volume the way businesses need cash-flow. When a business gets into trouble it will often make decisions for the sake of cash flow rather than for the sake of profitability or long term sustain-ability.

In home construction, you’ll see contractors start to place bids that are well below going rates for the sake of paying immediate bills, even though the new money doesn’t cover the current cost of doing business.

You’ll see home builders take deposits towards new projects and use the money to pay contractors money owing from previous jobs to avoid being sued.

You can call it robbing Peter to pay Paul, or you can describe it as a construction bubble, but we’ve seen where it ends.

Do we have a forestry bubble right here in the North Central Interior?If the Nadina district office is to forestry what a chartered accountant is to a business, then we need to re-

ally take notice of what they’re saying about forestry around here.If your accountant tells you that your business model isn’t sustainable or is otherwise broken, but you keep

at it anyway, you’d better have a hell of a plan in place to deal with the outcome.And don’t blame your accountant.There are two things we need to hear, directly and frankly, from our elected leaders.First, how wide-spread is over-harvest throughout pine-beetle affected B.C.Second, if over-harvest is unavoidable, what is the plan for preserving mid-term timber supply?In other words, what is the plan for tomorrow’s forestry jobs?

Don’t blame the messengers

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Wet’suwet’en First Nation would like to acknowledge

the second anniversary of the Babine Forest Products tragedy.

We want to offer our condolences and heartfelt prayers to the

Luggi/Louie and Charlie families that have had great losses.

We continue to keep the families and our community in prayer.

“Blessed and enviably happy are those who mourn, for they shall be

comforted” Matt 5:4

Sincerely the Chief & Council, staff and community members

Lake Babine Nation would like to o� er our sincere condolences to the

Charlie and Luggi familiesand to the extended families.Also to the injured workers ie

Ken Michell, Derek Macdonald, Steve Dominic and others.

We will continue to keep our families in our thoughts and prayers.

We will try to � nd ways to support those who are still grieving their loss.

We will continue to � nd some resolution to this tragic event. We hope to � nd peace and honour to those who are all e� ected to

move on with their precious lives.

Sincerely Chief and Council

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Lakes District Main-tenance is responsible for clearing and main-taining the drivabil-ity of highways and many secondary roads from west of Houston (Wakefield Rd.) to east of Burns Lake at the top of Priestly Hill, north to Granisle, and south onto Southside. Lakes District Maintenance crews are our first line of defence against win-ter mayhem.

Keeping more than 1000 kms (1033 to be exact) of roadway clear and safe for winter driv-ing in Northern B.C. is a challenging proposi-tion in itself. Doing that when conditions often combine to make your job almost impossible is exactly what LDM does every winter.

With maintenance yards in Houston, Grassy Plains, and

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Keeping winter area highways drivable a challenging scenario

Burns Lake, LDM keeps a ready fleet of sand trucks and graders for twenty-four hours a day service. On the roads, managers and equipment operators monitor conditions as they change on all the roads they’re respon-sible for.

Back in the office, staff track developing weather trends by ana-lyzing several differ-ent weather forecasting sources on an hourly basis. Prioritization of roadways is determined by provincially mandat-ed guidelines.

“Our motto is to at-tack, not react,” said

Steve Gailing, LDM service area operations manager.

The highway to Gran-isle is travelled every day with a service vehi-cle making at least one round trip to check on remote road conditions regardless of whether it’s been snowing or not. Staff at LDM keep in contact with munici-pal public works con-tacts in Houston, Gran-isle and Burns Lake, as well as with the school district regarding bus routes, and local RCMP detachments.

With four sanding trucks in Grassy Plains, four in Houston, several

in Burns Lake, as well as multiple graders in each location - and back-up vehicles in case any regular fleet vehicles are out of service - as well as the personnel to keep the equipment in service and on the roads 24 hours a day, LDM is a formidable outfit.

Despite all that heavy equipment and dedi-cated crews, LDM still can’t do what mother nature won’t allow.

Keeping roads open during and after winter storms or regular snow-falls is a complicated process.

“It takes a lot of col-laborative thought and

strategizing,” said Gail-ing. “It’s like a wartime scenario.”

It’s not just a matter of sending out trucks when it snows. The highways and byways don’t sit unused as the snow is coming down. Snow, especially when it comes down wet and heavy, can quickly be transformed from a relatively easy to re-move soft snow into a compact, hard surface that bonds strongly with pavement in cold weather.

Heavy trucks, often equipped with tire chains,

John Keefe, and old-timer and I were talking this morning over cof-fee and we both do not remember Tchesinkut Lake not freezing over.

Lots of time for it to freeze but it’s still open. I well remember one winter in the 50s we had a very mild winter and no snow. Our fam-ily went to the Christ-mas service wearing Oxford’s and no coats. Between Christmas and New Year’s it dropped to 40 below and stayed there well into the win-ter. It turned out to be a really tough winter.

A little story This was in the 70s

and it was a long winter, lots of snow and very

cold. We were running about 15 head of horses on the old J.P. Ranch on the east Francois Lake Road. There was good feed as they hay had not all been cut. It kept snowing and kept about 40 below. We had a cou-ple of older mares I was concerned about. So I dressed warm, chaps and all, took my saddle horse and road all after-noon and no horses.

Came home about froze. Dennis Remanda had a new snow machine he bought from Jack, a dealer in town. Dennis said let’s try my new machine and find your horses so away we went. It was just too cold to be safe but we went to the J.P Ranch an found the horses about two miles back.

They were ok but the two mares were fad-ing and I would have to get them home in a few days. As Dennis was turning his machine it quit dead. Due to the cold the plastic float had broken in half so we

headed for the truck on the main road on foot where we left it.

There was about a foot or more of snow and we broke through every step and the cold and the deep snow played us out. We just made the truck and if it had been another half mile we would not have made it for sure. That two mile walk in those conditions was just too much. Next week it warmed up and I got the two mares back home and safe. Dennis and his brother got the machine next day.

Big rigsLast week I was in

the eye clinic, I was in his office maybe a half hour. As I was facing the main street I started to count the big transport trucks going east and in my 30 minute wait there were eight big rigs and a couple of smaller ones. There must be some-thing booming some where. This heavy traf-fic they say by all re-ports will triple in three years, or is this an out

and out estimate. I guess we will all have to sit back and wait and see. Burns Lake is going to boom yet, just you hold tight.

When the mills get going again that will also increase the truck traffic. That’s going to be good news.

Quite a tale I spent all my grow-

ing up years in Eve-sham, Sask. Our home was the Eyehill Creek. Our uncle Will filed on a joining section joining our dad’s as they were partners.

They also bordered a section of Hudson Bay land which we used for range for as long as I can remember. Uncle Will and his young wife Gu-lie died before Peter and I came along so our dad took over all the land. The Hudson Bay sec-tion was Sandhill, good range but that was all.

Lots of wildlife in the Sandhill. Dad came to Canada in 1904 worked all over and the last place a big ranch in Cal-

gary. In about 1912 this rancher was shipping 22 car loads of three year old steers to England and asked if Dad would like to go with them so he and 10 other guys left Montreal with 22 car loads of steers. They had a terrible ocean trip. On arrival in Liverpool, England Dad went to visit his family and while hunting rabbits he fell with a 12 gauge shotgun and lost his left leg.

He once more came back to Canada with one leg and a peg leg, that’s how I remember him all my life. What a man and what a life. He married my mother in 1921, I was born in 1922, Peter in 1928 so that’s the start of our family.

In Evesham, Sask. liv-ing in the Eyehill Creek ranch and farm was a great life growing up there. Lots of stories some good and some not so good.

The Great Depression for one and then the ty-phoid outbreak which

was a disaster which killed so many. And last but not least the sleeping sickness that killed hun-dreds of horses. We got caught up in that too and lost our share of good horses. We just seemed to have trouble and not the only ones either.

Slow downThe roads are icy and

dangerous and every-where you go it’s icy. Us old folks have to tread with ease as one fall could be curtains for us.

Lots of bad car acci-dents causing death all the way along the Yel-lowhead. It’s been very hard for the road mainte-nance crews to keep the roads safe. I for one like the colder weather and more snow.

It seems we have had our share of serious ac-cidents so far this winter and it’s hard to believe. It came over the radio this morning report-ing 14 deaths between Prince George and Prince Rupert.

This is hard to believe but it’s true. Then the big

question comes up, is it drivers, weather condi-tions or road conditions? This is too serious to be passed up without an an-swer.

This kind of thing scares a person from wanting to travel the highway. As I always say “Slow down and live as the life you save could be your own.”

It’s Friday morning and the start of another beautiful day, sun shine and a lovely bright blue sky. Makes a body glad to be alive.

Little JokeThree old retired pi-

lots are walking down a ramp, first one says “Windy isn’t it?” Sec-ond one says “No, it’s Thursday.” Third one says “So am I, let’s go and get a beer.”

The first thing about getting older is eventu-ally you will reach a point when you stop ly-ing about your age and start bragging about it.

Always remember God loves you a lot and so do I.

People need to slow down and drive safe


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over the weeks on the not-so-strong conservative leadership of Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

My only hope, in this saga for his succession, is that Harper will make a great move towards the people in need before leaving.

The death of Nelson Mandela reminded us of Brian Mulroney's huge contribution to end apart-

heid in South Africa. Wouldn't it be great to also remember Stephen Harper for something huge, like maybe being the world leader in the fight against poverty, here in Canada and around the world?

It would be quite a turnover, I must agree, but it was also quite a turnover for Mulroney to stand against apartheid over 20 years ago.

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editor: I am writing to you for infor-

mation concerning the operation of Pinnacle Renewable Energy’s pellet manufacturing plant near Burns Lake, B.C.

Mr. Leroy Reitsma, the chief operations officer of this compa-ny has proposed to build a pellet manufacturing facility at Chase, B.C. The size and scope of the operation appear to be similar to the existing facility near Burns Lake, estimated to produce ap-proximately 500,000 metric tonnes of pellets per annum, re-quire transport of between 28 and 30 B-train loads of biomass per day, and seven or eight train cars daily to handle the finished product. The plant would create 25 jobs and provide tax revenue for the Village.

The Village of Chase is located

approximately 50 kms east of Kamloops, B.C., at the junction of the South Thompson River and Little Shuswap Lake. The village is a small community of about 3.05 square kms in area, and the plant would be located inside the village boundary adja-cent to a residential subdivision.

A number of residents feel they could potentially be impact-ed by establishing this plant, and although we are not necessarily opposed to this type of manufac-turing, we certainly have con-cerns about its proposed location. The site is within 600 meters of more than 100 residences. Our concerns are over the emissions from a 24 hour per day operation (noise, lighting, fugitive dust and particulate matter) in such close proximity to residences. We feel our environment and health may

be seriously jeopardized if the company builds in this particular location.

It would seem the meteorol-ogy and topography of this area closely resembles that of Burns Lake.

Our objective therefore is to learn as much as possible about Pinnacle’s operation, in order to educate ourselves and prepare a factual and logical argument on this proposed location.

We would be most interested in learning of the impact of the Burns Lake pellet plant on peo-ple who live nearby. We would be very appreciative to have feed-back on what we might an-ticipate in Chase, should this pro-posal go ahead.

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Burns Lake Band

The Burns Lake Band would like to take this opportunity to express our thoughts and

prayers to the victims and families on the second anniversary of the Babine Forest Products sawmill explosion.

Over the past two years we have seen our communities throughout the Lakes District come together.

From the first aid attendants, fire fighters, ambulance attendants, doctors, nurses, hospital maintenance staff to retired staff, counsellors, mayors, regional districts, federal & provincial governments, first nations and everyone in between “all” came together to help one another.

As we move forward we would like to say we are grateful and give thanks to each and everyone of you.

May the Creator bless and give comfort to the families that lost love ones, give peace to the survivors.

Bless each and everyone.

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or me. We hoped this process would bring us peaceful closure and jus-tice, but because it hasn’t, we need to move on.”

“My family and I are not in agreement with the decision,” said Lucy Campbell, the late Carl Charlie’s sister. “Sitting through the meeting on Friday I heard a lot of statements from survi-vors and workers who were also in disbelief [at the decision].”

Steve Zika, Chief Executive Officer for Hampton Affiliates, own-

ers of the Babine For-est Products mill, said, “While we are pleased no criminal or regulatory charges will be approved by Crown Counsel, we never will forget the ter-rible tragedy and the resulting effects on our employees, their fami-lies and the community of Burns Lake. We have done our best in the af-termath to care for our affected employees and their families and miti-gate the impact on the community.”

“We have fully cooper-ated with both WorkSafe BC and the B.C. Safety

Authority in their exten-sive investigations of the incident. While we have not seen their official in-vestigation reports, we doubt the actual cause of the explosion will ever be known. We believe the cause was related to combustible pine beetle dust and have worked with the Forest Industry Task Force in conjunc-tion with WorkSafe to develop new safety pro-cesses to dramatically reduce the risk of future such accidents. Con-sistent with industry research and BCSA rec-ommendations, the new

Babine sawmill contains state-of-the art equip-ment and systems to collect sawdust at ma-chine sources. It also has equipment, building and floor plans designed to facilitate clean-up and reduce areas where saw-dust can accumulate.”

“None of our efforts can make up for the tragedy that occurred in Burns Lake that night and the devastating ef-fect it had on our em-ployees, their families, and the community. We shall always share their sorrow and have heavy hearts when we think about Carl Charlie and Robert Luggi, who tragi-cally perished in the ac-cident. However, we and the industry have learned from this tragedy and we are more committed than ever to make the new Babine sawmill a safe place to work for many years to come.”

Although WorkSafe BC was said to be in Burns Lake for a follow-up presentation to as-sembled invitees to the closed-door meeting, no statement has yet come from WorkSafe BC re-garding their complete report.

WorkSafe BC in spotlight

New wood dust cyclone extractors at Babine Forest Products mill site will deliver the best available dust mitigation for sawmill processes.

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“hibernate” as well?How is it that trees can just take a “rest” for the winter? Trees hibernate or go dormant during harsh weather when temperatures are colder and there is less sunlight. Without this deep dormancy, woody plants would never survive harsh winter conditions. The main environmental signal which triggers the onset of dormancy is daylight. The “provenance” refers to the specified area in which plants that produced seed are located or were derived. If a person tries to grow a tree that originated too far south of Burns Lake, for example, the tree would not shut down or harden off soon enough in the fall and would be damaged by frost. BLCF plants seedlings grown from seed that are of the correct provenance and hope that other environmental factors (disease and drought for example) will let them be and grow into healthy, well-formed trees in the future!

It is with sadness and respect that we take time to remember those who lost their lives on the night of

January 20, 2012 during the tragic fire at the Babine sawmill . Their presence will be missed, their influence will always be apparent and their contributions will be remembered.

We continue to express our sadness to all the families, employees and community members who have been affected by this tragedy.

We also wish to extend our gratitude to all the employees, community members and community groups who have provided help, support and aid to all who were impacted.

On behalf of Babine Forest Products,

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Father Tom of Immaculata Parish will be conducting a Memorial Mass on Monday, January 20th, 2014

at 12:00 noon at the NEW Community Hall of the Wet’suwet’en First Nation in Palling, BC.

Lunch is being provided after the service, compliments of Babine Forest Products and Wet’suwet’en First Nation.

Gaylene Neary has been asked to facilitate a candlelight vigil and releasing of balloons. We welcome the general public

as well as the former and current employees of Babine Forest Products/Hampton Affiliates

as we take this time to remember the late Carl Charlie and Robert F. Luggi Jr

who died so tragically in the BFP mill explosion.

Memorial Mass

For more information or to make a contribution of any kind, please contact Penny Perlotto, General Manager of

Wet’suwet’en First Nation (250) 698-7307. We thank Penny for her compassion, support and understanding as

we approach the 2nd anniversary of this tragedy.We realize not everyone can attend, so we respectfully ask for your

thoughts and prayers of healing for the families involved and for the BFP employees who are still not recovered from their injuries that

night. We pray that weather will be favorable for our travellers.Thank you for all the love and support in the past two years towards

all the families. We hope you are able to join us on this day.

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under the order while bringing in enough vol-ume to keep their Hous-ton mill running.

The decision to re-scind the order was, Bernard explained, a ministerial one.

Whatever the reasons for the inability of li-censees to abide by the non-pine partition since 2011, one thing is cer-tain. The commercial viability of what now remains standing is in question, a fact high-lighted by the recent announcement of mill closures in Houston and Quesnel.

The current timber supply analysis, Ber-nard said, continues with a priority on har-vesting dead pine for the next five years. The ministry expects to pro-vide a public informa-tion package regarding the current analysis within six weeks. This second public informa-tion package - the first was available last Sep-tember - will allow for sixty days of important public input and consul-tation.

Although the RDBN board welcomed an in-depth analysis of the Morice, there was con-cern around the table that major timber sup-ply decisions were al-ready being made with-out the benefit of the information the current analysis would provide.

“My concern,” said Houston Mayor Bill Holmberg, “is that you are in the middle of a timber supply review and you’re allowing li-cense holders to move large amounts of wood around. It seems to me you’re putting the cart before the horse.”

“If this timber sup-ply review comes out and it’s determined that we’re going to have a downturn in our AAC, why are we allowing these mills to take the standing timber they have now and move it around?”

That question, Ber-nard said, would be better directed to the ministers responsible for those decisions. Holmberg will have the opportunity to raise those matters again with the minister of forests, Steve Thomson, when he visits Houston on Feb. 3, 2014.

Holmberg is opposed to the planned timber swap between Canfor and West Fraser that will see volume from the Morice TSA trans-ferred to West Fra-ser’s remaining mill in Smithers, outside of the Morice TSA. But he was not alone with his concern regarding the state of forest manage-ment.

“The fear is that de-cisions are being made without the proper in-ventory numbers,” Van-derhoof Mayor Jerry Thiessen said. “The vi-ability of our communi-ties over the next 15 or 30 years depends upon how much non-pine species we have left to harvest.”

It behoves the prov-ince, Thiessen added, “to develop legislation that will protect the in-terests of the communi-ties that rely on sound forest management leg-islation.”

The current timber supply review for the Morice is not as exten-sive as the one almost complete for the Lakes

TSA. A complete type-four silviculture analy-sis, which includes comprehensive aerial photography of the en-tire TSA, has begun in the Morice, but it will not be complete for at least another two or three years.

The current timber

supply review is based on field audits of on-hand timber supply numbers. Those audits have confirmed that the current review is based on sound data.

“We can not wait until 2015 or 2016 for a new AAC determi-nation,” Bernard said.

“But if we find [then] that the old inventory was inaccurate, then we will make a new [AAC] determination.”

The Morice TSA neighbours the Lakes TSA, and many Burns Lake based contractors operate within that area.

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equipped with tire chains, further trans-form that compact snow into a heavily rutted and broken surface which often can’t immedi-ately be removed with a grader.

LDM is equipped and staffed to clear and grade the highways to ‘bare and black’ stan-dards quickly and effi-ciently, but only when temperature conditions allow it.

“If it’s too cold, the grader will have little effect on hard, compact snow,” Gailing said. “It’s not like in March when it warms up enough that we can just blast through it.”

Surface temperature is a key variable when it comes to highway maintenance. Air tem-perature might hover at a relatively mild winter temperature, but the roads could be several degrees colder, espe-cially in areas that don’t get a lot of sun.

This creates all sorts of challenges. Spread-ing salt is essentially useless once surface road temperatures drop below minus six. It won’t have any melting effect.

Even when surface temperatures allow it, spreading salt to melt ice can still be a weighty judgement call. If a deep freeze is expected, that melted snow will transform back into icy, compact snow quickly.

So crews need more than good temperatures; they need a break in the weather long enough for them to spread salt and remove the result-ing softened slop before another temperature drop arrives.

“If we had the win-dow for salt this morn-ing [for example], we’d have to be able to get back out there and slush it off before the tem-perature drops,” Gailing said. “If it freezes over you’ve really got issues. You’ve got compact snow you can’t knock off with a hammer and chisel.”

“Until you get good temperature conditions, there are limits to what a grader can do,” he added.

Burns Lake experi-enced a bit of that re-cently when a heavy, wet snowfall was quickly compacted by highway traffic, and

then froze over before it could be cleared.

Graders are still sent out to do the best they can, but they won’t be able to deliver a clear surface unless tempera-tures allow it.

If the temperature window doesn’t allow for salt, a mixture of sand and calcium chlo-ride is spread. The cal-cium chloride, added to the gravel, helps it stick to the roads.

Even when roads have been cleared, there’s still the ever present danger of black ice.

“When the dew point and surface temperature meet, you’ve got black ice forming and you might not even know it,” Gailing said.

When and where those conditions will meet are not really pre-dictable, affected as they are by sunlight, air temperature, and

changes in elevation. Even though LDM does everything conditions will allow to keep the roads clear, individual drivers have to keep in mind that even a bare and black winter road doesn’t mean summer driving conditions.

There have been 20 traffic fatalities on Northern B.C. highways so far this winter. North District RCMP have noted that it’s been a challenging year regard-ing winter weather pat-terns. Drivers, RCMP say, must adjust to road conditions and allow more time to get to their destinations safely.

Fatalities on the roads local crews maintain are always a terrible blow to morale, when despite their best efforts, acci-dents still happen.

“We’re doing every-thing we can,” Gailing said. “Having a fatal-ity in the area is a very

stressful situation for the guys. They’ve got families and they want the highways to be good too. Our guys go above and beyond and I’m proud of the team we have.”

Road crews have safety at heart

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Keeping area highways black and bare isn’t as simple as firing up the plough truck and heading out. A host of variable conditions outside of the control of road crews mean drivers always need to be ready for adverse winter driving.

In the article ‘Morrison mine decision rethink’ published in the Lakes District News Dec. 18, 2013 issue, it should have read that the proposed Mor-rison mine copper/gold project would have one tailings pond located approximately two kilometres from Morrison Lake. We apologize for any incon-venience that this may have caused.

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Special Rec-Connect Meeting For Trails Tonight - January 15 at 6:00 p.m. at the Village of Office.

Measuring and Scoring Day at the Tweedsmuir Park Rod & Gun clubhouse: Saturday, January 25: 12:00 to 5:00 p.m.. For more info call Karla Matson at 250-698-7340.

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For more information, please contact:Village of Burns Lake15 3rd Ave / P.O. Box 570, Burns Lake BC, V0J 1E0Phone: 250-692-7587 • Email: [email protected] or Facebook /VillageRecreation.com

UPCOMING COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES & EVENTS:

Ice RentalsVisit our new real time ice calendar at:

www.bookking.ca/bkvillagerecreationpubto view available times at the arena.

The Tom Forsyth Arena and the curling rink are under constructionplease take care when near or inside the facilities.

Increase your business exposure by advertising in the arena. Contact the

Village for how your business can support community recreation programs and facilities by advertising at the arena.

Arena and curling rink closed

Monday, February 10, 2014

Hi Everyone

TIME CHANGE - Special Rec-Connect meeting for trails on January 15 at 7:00pm at the Village of� ce.

Logan Wilson, Rec Coordinator

Parents and Tots:January 15 @ 11:00am

January 22 @ 11:00am

Public Skating:January 19 @ 4:00pm

Disco Skating:January 17 @ 7:30pm

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‘Keep the ball roll-ing’ could be the man-tra for the Burns Lake Mountain Bike Asso-ciation (BLMBA) as it readies itself for more seasons of growth.

Since 2005, the local bike park and mountain bike trail system at Boer Mountain has grown from an ambitious idea to an internationally recognized mountain biking destination.

Guy Epkens-Shaffer, BLMBA president, made a presentation last week during Tuesday’s Village of Burns Lake (VBL) council meeting.

According to trail-use counters put in place for 2013, there were more than 12,000 individual user visits to the Boer Mountain recreation trail system between May and November.

“The trails aren’t used just by mountain bikers.” Epkens-Shaffer said.

Those visits represent a diverse group of users including mountain bik-ers, hikers, dog walkers, trail runners, as well as snowshoers and cross-country skiers in the winter.

Last year also marked

the new high-water mark for registered members of BLMBA. One-hundred-eighty-five paid members give the club a strong mem-bership base, up from 79 in 2011.

The marquee event at Boer Mountain is the annual Big Pig moun-tain bike festival. Last year’s event - the sev-enth annual - brought more than 150 riders to the mountain for two-and-a-half days of competition for all ages and skill levels.

Epkins-Shaffer said that statistics collect-ed during last year’s event show that more than half the partici-pants came from out-side Burns Lake. While many riders came in from Terrace, Smith-

ers, Prince George and points in between, competitors also came from as far away as the Yukon, Alaska, and Cal-gary.

It’s not that there isn’t good riding in those other locations, but the profile of riding in Burns Lake has grown to the point where it has become a destination biking area.

And it’s not just BLMBA saying that. The International Mountain Biking Asso-ciation (IMBA) last year awarded Burns Lake with a Bronze designa-tion as Canada’s first destination ride centre, a designation that in-cludes not just the trail system but Burns Lake as a great community to visit that supports the

local biking scene.Explore magazine

also placed Burns Lake biking as number three in a list of the top 25 outdoor adventures to have in Canada.

It’s hoped these new accolades encourage even more visits from travelling mountain bikers. Burns Lake is now in an elite category alongside Whistler as an internationally rec-ognized mountain bik-ing destination.

But all the praise came before the longest downhill trail on Boer Mountain was com-pleted last year - Razor-back - an approximately 25 km trail that runs from the top of Boer mountain, connect-ing to what used to be called the Stearns Creek

Trail before ending up at the lower Bike Park parking lot where it can connect with more trail networks.

“We’ll never be fin-ished developing trails up at Boer Mountain… there’s so much potential,” Epkins-Schaffer said.

This seven year story of the growth of moun-tain biking in Burns Lake has come through tremendous support to the tune of $1.2 million from supporters like the Burns Lake Community Forest, the Nechako-Kitamaat Development Fund, Northern Devel-opment Initiative Trust, the Job Opportunity Program, Community Recreation, the Regional

Burns Lake mountain biking on a roll; stay tunedVillage of Burns Lake council gets update

With user numbers increasing every year, the Boer Mountain recreation site has become a real draw for Burns Lake.

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Dinner at the Legion: Friday, January 17 featuring Balsamic Chicken. Call the Legion for more info: 250-692-3232.

2014 Lakes District Festival of the Performing Arts: April 8 - 17. Entry syllabus now available. For info phone Jacqui Graham (250) 692-3971.

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Kitamaat Development Fund, Northern Develop-ment Initiative Trust, the Job Opportunity Program, Community Recreation, the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako, the Village of Burns Lake, and the province of B.C. through Recreation Trails and Sites branch.

Thousands of volunteer hours have also gone into the trail network, from both members and non-members of the club, the Nadina Fire Zone crew, and Lakes District Secondary School.

The next step for BLMBA is to continue with the success they’ve built upon so far.

The three-year plan for Boer Mountain is to de-velop more than 20 kms of new trails, at an expect-ed cost of around $450,000.

Approximately half of that is what BLMBA will put into the project through work-in-kind, the rest is cash that will need to be raised.

With a current yearly overhead of $5300 for insurance, property taxes, and membership in the western Canada mountain bike tourism association, BLMBA has also committed $5000 per year for the next three years towards the project.

The club also has $5000 from B.C. recreation

sites and trails, so that puts BLMBA at $20,000 to-wards its cash goal.

Some funds, like NKDF, will take into account the value of the work-in-kind provided by BLMBA. Others will require cash for leverage.

Epkins-Shaffer is optimistic that BLMBA is well on its way to financing the next three year plan.

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The fourth perfor-mance in the Arts Coun-cil’s eight season, Piec-es of Eight, takes place on Jan. 19 at 4 p.m. at the First Mennonite Church in Burns Lake.

The Fung-Chiu Duo will perform in the ‘four hands, one piano’ format. Janelle Fung and Philip Chiu are a young, hip musi-cal team. You will hear thrilling music and come away from the concert having had a great time.

Their original tran-scriptions will in-clude Bernstein’s West Side Story and Stravin-sky’s Petrouchka. Fung and Chiu are young, articulate, stylish - and love showing off.

They interact with audience members with intelligence and humour. Be ready to

be entertained and charmed by these two young pianists.

Enjoy an art exhi-bition by the Lakes District Secondary School ‘Art Mexi-co’ students. Tickets are still available at Process 4 circle arts Gallery or at the door. Watch for our ads in the Lakes District News.

To find more infor-mation about Fung, Chiu and their perfor-mances go to http://fungchiuduo.com

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BurNs Lake’s Newest authorPhilip Patrick of Burns Lake signs copies of his first book, Kingdom Guardians: the Silver Key, during his Jan. 10, 2014 book signing at the Burns Lake Public Lbrary. The book was a five-year project that found form during a 2007 writing class at the College of New Caledonia Lakes District Campus. The book is available on Amazon.com and will soon be available at Overwaitea in Burns Lake. walter strong photo


“Eat for Life” weight loss program. Southside Health & Wellness Centre on Tuesdays at 2:30 p.m., starting January 7.

The Lakes District Office of the Canadian Cancer Society is open the following hours: Tues., Thurs. & Fri. from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. located at 332 Hwy. 16.

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The Village of Burns lake is excited to announce the

2014 Town Hall MeetingCome out and provide your input on the

Village’s 2014 projects and budget.Last year’s Town Hall was a huge success, providing council with insight into what residents want for their community.

Come give your feedback on

Tuesday, february 4th, 2014 7:00pm at

The Burns lake Vineyard Church, 457 hwy 16.

T hank youThe Anderson family of Rose Lake thanks everyone that was so kind

and thoughtful to us during and after the passing of our father, Glen.

We do live in a very special community.

Thank you from our hearts - Tom, Lynne, Louise and Jackie.

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More than 150 articles of warm winter clothing were collected during the Burns Lake Tsi’yanne Buts’udilhti Friendship Centre Society warm clothing drive. Last Friday, the clothing was distributed at the College of New Caledonia, Lakes District campus. Deanna Nolan, society director, said the community response was great. Any items left over will be distributed through local agencies.


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

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Grassy Plains Gospel Church

Sunday Service:10:45 am

250-694-3329 (Church)

IMMACULATA-Catholic Church

248 - 3rd Avenue,Phone: 250-692-3568Saturday 7:30 p.m.Sunday 10:00 a.m.

~ Everyone Welcome ~

FIRST MENNONITE CHURCH

Kerr Road, Burns Lake

Sunday School for all ages begins at 9:15am. Worship Service at 10:30am.

Pastor Steve Swires250-692-3259

Sunday 10:00AMPresident Lambert 694-3748

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

THE CHURCH OF

JESUS CHRISTOF LATTER-DAY SAINTS

DECKER LAKE MENNONITE CHURCH

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

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

Everyone Welcome Hwy 16, Decker Lake

Seventh Day Adventist Church GroupMeets Saturdays at

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

250-695-6586

Burns LakeCommunity Church

Pastor John Neufeld250-692-7949

OLD LANDMARKSCHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

At Muriel Mould Primary School

SUNDAY, 10:30 AMContact: Roland & Lisa Cataford

250-692-9196 ~Everyone Welcome ~

Burns LakePENTECOSTAL CHURCH

724 Babine Lake Road

Sunday Services: 10:30 amCelebrating the Love of GodPastor Henry Washington

250-692-7464

ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Branch #50

Island GospelFellowship

Gerow Island, Highway 35

Sunday Morning Worship Service begins @ 10:30 am

Pastor Ed Peters Phone: 250-692-7551

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“Members and bona � de guests welcome” Hours: Tuesday to Saturday: 4:00-8:00 pm email: [email protected] Phone: 250-692-3232

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for meetings, conferences and events.With a brand new kitchen featuring two stoves as well as dishes

and utensils for up to 120 guests, the lodge is a great spot to host your next event or get together.

To book a rental: please contactJoan & Jeff Ragsdale 250-692-0093website: www.ominecaskiclub.com

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Crib at the LegionThursdays

7:00 PM

The Lakes District Of� ce of the Canadian Cancer Society is open the following hours: Tues., Thurs. & Fri. from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. We are located at 332 Hwy. 16 (Main Street). Check out our craft table and garage sale items. New volunteers are welcome. Ph: (250) 692-7203. For Cancer Information Service and Cancerconnection, the toll free number is 1-888-939-3333.

Southside Health & Wellness Centre: January 2014. Chair yoga every Tues. & Fri. 10-11am. Good Food Box pick up at Grassy Story Jan. 15. More info: (250) 694-3270.

2014 Lakes District Festival of the Performing Arts. April 8 - 17. Entry syllabus now available at: Burns Lake Public Library, Artisan Centre, Western Financial Group, Burns Lake and Smithers or phone Jacqui Graham, (250) 692-3971. Entry deadline: February 14, 2014

“Eat for Life” weight loss program. Southside Health & Wellness Centre on Tuesdays at 2:30pm, starting Jan 7, 2014.

W.O.W. Bus Schedule ~ January 2014. Jan. 15 StrongStart Outreach, SEDA Centre 12:15 to 3:15pm. Jan. 21 Tachet Youth Centre 3pm to 4pm. StrongStart Outreach (No Bus) Grassy Plains School 3pm to 4pm. Jan. 22 StrongStart Outreach SEDA Centre 12:15 to 3:15p.m. Jan. 28 Wet’suwet’en First Nation 2:30 to 4:30 pm. StrongStart Outreach (No Bus) Grassy Plains School 10am to 2pm. Jan. 29 StrongStart Outreach SEDA Centre, 12:15 to 3:15p.m. This is a free service for all ages - adults and children alike!

Houston Curling Club. Men’s/Ladies Bonspiel, Jan. 17-19. Join us for a fun time curling in Houston! To enter call Arnold at (250) 845-2132 or Email- Ken at [email protected]

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ST. PAUL’SUNITED CHURCH

136 - 4th Avenue, Burns Lake

Worship Service at10 am Sunday mornings

Ministry led by lay leadersPhone 250-692-7202

Dinner at the Legion...Friday, January 17th

Balsamic Chicken: $12

Homemade Soup& a Fresh Bun

Every evening $4.50

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CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20: Capricorn, you are focused on your work, but dis-tractions beyond your control figure to prove frustrating. Try to remain as patient as possible, and everything will work itself out.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18: Aquarius, take a breather and stop to give some careful thought to your recent experiences and your expectations going forward. You will benefit from this reflection in the long run.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20:Pisces, expect some valuable insight on your future to arrive in the next few days. It won’t be difficult to set plans in motion.

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20: Aries, though you are eager to plow through your to-do list, certain plans may have to be postponed due to circumstances beyond your control. Go with the flow.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21: Taurus, uncover the source of a disagreement with a friend and try to come to a resolution before the disagreement escalates. Handling things promptly will pay off.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21: Gemini, attention to detail this week will prevent delays down the road. Keep this mind when tending to personal as well as professional matters.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22: You may find your mind wandering this week, Cancer. You cannot seem to focus on the tasks at hand, but work hard to limit distractions and get your work done.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23: Leo, respect a loved one’s decision to keep a certain matter private. There’s not much you can do other than offer your support and respect.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22: Virgo, carefully schedule your time this week. You can-not afford to get behind in work or miss any important appointments. Stay fo-cused and leave some time free for the unexpected.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23: Libra, you are drawn to creative endeavors these days and have less patience for tasks that are not nearly as fun. Find a healthy balance between the two.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22: Scorpio, expect to serve as a mediator for your loved ones this week. The issue that arises is relatively small, but your calm demeanor and cool head will be needed.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21: Sagittarius, you may be floundering a little in the romance department this week. Stick to what your intuition is telling you, and you will come out just fine.

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Computer Repairs, Sales & Training

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Members are hosting a

measuring and scoring day

at the Tweedsmuir Park Rod & Gun clubhouse

Saturday, January 25th from 12 to 5 PM.All are invited to bring in their hunted animals,

pictures and information for fish caught in the area.Coffee will be provided at the clubhouse.

For further information, call Karla Matson at 250 698 7340.

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GLEN ERNEST ANDERSON

August 18th, 1924 -December 20th, 2013

It is with the deepest of sorrow that we announce the passing of our Dad on December 20th with all of his children, some of his grandchildren and brother at his side. Glen Ernest Anderson was born in Biggar, Saskatchewan on August 18, 1924 to Ernie and Charlotte Anderson. He had 5 siblings, Stan (deceased), Eileen Toombes, Barbara Wilson, Gordon (deceased) and Bob. The Anderson family moved to BC in 1937 and Dad spent his childhood in Giscome and Hansard. Glen left home at the age of 13 beginning his working career as a dishwasher in a logging camp. He fl unkied in camps with brother Gordon, hacked ties, loaded ties into boxcars and later on fell many trees in the area either for his own sawmill or working for other employers. He often worked alongside his brother Gordon and later on his brother Bob. Dad went on to work for BC Hydro, completing his working career with the School District as Maintenance Supervisor until his retirement at age 65. On July 1947 Glen married Doris (Mould) in Burns Lake – the exact same day his brother Gordon married his bride, Betty. Glen and Doris soon started a family. Son Tom was born, closely followed by Lynne (Sketchley), Louise (Fisher) and the baby, Jackie (Anderson). Doris passed away in 2003.Glen on guitar, Doris on accordion and brother Gordon on banjo played for many dances in the area and music continued to be a large part of our family life. Glen and Doris loved the outdoors and made many canoe trips down various rivers and lake chains, many of them for days at a time. Dad didn’t need or want a lot and for to him less defi nitely was more. Camping and fi shing with their family was just simply…… the best. Dad was still trapping with his snowmobile this winter, skinning out his last martin the end of November. Our father was an excellent role model as we watched him make soup or beans, taught us how to knit, darn a sock, construct a building or taught us the intricacies of how a motor should go back together. Dad had an uncanny 6th sense for any motor that was not running exactly as it should for he could hear problems far before anyone else could and he had a lack of tolerance for anything not working well. “Grease it, store it under cover, and go easy on it” was the mantra we all learned at a very young age. One of Dad’s doctors said that he must have been a very good man because of the amount of family he had around him as he was passing. Our family received this as a complement not on us, but a true testament to Dad – he was a kind man, great father and taught us well. Glen is also survived by his 11 grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren, 1 great great grandchild, sisters-in-law Betty and Peggy, and sons-in-law Larry and Dan. Dad was predeceased by his daughter-in-law Elaine (Tom), brothers-in-law Stan Toombes, Len Wilson, Ted Mould and sisters-in-law Ann and Evelyn (Bob).

Our Dad, Our AngelYour battle is now over, no more tears fl owing down your cheekNo more pain, no more suff ering, now you are no longer weakWe still do not understand why this had to happen to youBut we are proud to say you are our dad,the greatest man we ever knewAlthough you will not be there for us we walk down our own aisleWhen that day comes we know you will be by our side witha smileYou were always there for us and not once made us cryUntil the day you closed your eyes and had to say goodbyeNow you are our angel, so spread your wings out wide Please wrap them around us whenever you see us cryOur time together was memorable and God took you way too fastBut the most precious thing to us was you being there for our fi rst breath and us being there for your last.Rest in peace Dad, we love and miss you much.

Lakes District FamilyEnhancement Society (LDFES)

osi on COORDINATORLoca on Burns LakeThe successful candidate will coordinate all Lakes District Family Enhancement Society funded programs which in-cludes the Lakes District Foodbank (7 to 15 hours per week).Skills Re ire Incl e• One year post-secondary training in business, communica ons or o ce computer skills.• Two years of comprehensi e program coordina on or administra e assistant e perience• wareness of cultural issues, consulta on and the need for boriginal representa on• Competency in word processing and database management• Strong organi a onal, interpersonal and communica on skills (both wri en and erbal)• wareness of the reali es faced by marginali ed popula ons and a commitment to clients sa sfac on and preser a on of dignity.For a complete descrip on of this posi on and skills re uired please contact Anne at 250 692 1717.

esumes must be submi ed by January 31st, 2014, at 4:30pm.Contact in orma on• Emailed to [email protected]• Mailed to the Lakes District Family Enhancement Society, c o College of ew Caledonia, Bo 5000, Burns Lake, B.C., V0J 1E0; or• Deli ered to the Front O ce at the College of ew Caledonia, 545 ighway 16, Burns Lake.

The Early Childhood Development Committee (ECDC)

is accepting proposals from interested applicants to coordinate the development of aEarly Child Development Strategic

Plan for Burns Lake and Area.A strategic plan would need to becompleted by March 31st, 2014.

Interested applicants with a background in strategic planning, early child development and an awareness of the early services for children and their families within the Burns Lake and surrounding communities, please contact:

Katie Blackwell, Lakes District Success By 6/Children First Coordinator, [email protected]

Closing date: January 24, 2014 at 4:00PM.

Are you interested in excelling in a fast paced, challenging environment? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you.A well established Prince George truck & equipment dealer is currently seeking EQUIPMENT PARTS PERSON to join our team.

• This position pays $30.92 per hour for a Journeyman; all other Overtime is paid at double time.

• Full dental and medical packages as well as an RRSP plan in place.

• Long term commitment, including a training and career development program.

If you are a team player with a good work ethic, please forward resume to:

Jeff Morrison, Parts Manager1995 Quinn StreetPrince George, BC V2N 2X2Fax: 250-562-6288or by email: [email protected]

EQUIPMENTPARTS PERSON

Career Opportunities


Obituaries Obituaries

Announcements

In Memoriam

CHASSIDY CHARLIESunrise Jan. 11, 1994 - Sunset Jan. 23, 2011

Sad are the hearts that love you, silent the tears that fall.Living my life without you is

the hardest part of all.Missing you is the heartache,

that will never go away.Not only now, but at every

single day.Love Geraldine Charlie,knees bent head bowed.

In Memoriam Gifts

ALL FUNDS DONATEDto the

Burns Lake Health Care Auxiliary

are used to provide fi nancial support, equipment plus

comfort and care for patients in our hospital, the

Pines and all other community healthcare

services.Mail a donation on behalf of yourself or a loved one to:

B.L. Health Care Aux.Box 812

Burns Lake, BCV0J 1E0

A tax deductible receipt will be issued

ObituariesIN LOVING MEMORY

KENNETHMONTEITH MILLARJune 3, 1928 - Jan. 3, 2014

Sadly missed by his wife Mar-jorie of 63 years. His brother Jim, daughter Glenda (Jef-frey), Naida (Lance), Mari-lynne (Gordon), Lorilynne and son Jamie (Jeanette).He was the proud Papa of ten grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. He is sadly missed by his little Pomera-nian Foxy.Memorial service was held January 6, 2014 in Burns Lake, BC. Donations to Van-couver Children’s Hospital in Ken’s name are gratefully ac-cepted, in lieu of fl owers.

Coming EventsQUALITY ASSURANCE Course for Health Canada’s Commercial Marijuana Pro-gram. February 22 & 23 Best Western Hotel, Kelowna, BC. Tickets: www.greenlineacademy.com or 1-855-860-8611 or 250-870-1882

InformationADVERTISE in the

LARGEST OUTDOOR PUBLICATION IN BC

The 2014-2016 BC Hunting Regulations

SynopsisThe most effective way to

reach an incredible number of BC Sportsmen & women.

Two year edition- terrifi c presence for your business.Please call Annemarie

1.800.661.6335 email:

fi [email protected]

Anyone needing information on Alzheimer’s please call 1-866-564-7533

Announcements

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: Tuesday 7:30 pm Catho-lic Church, Saturday 7:30 pm - Catholic Church. For informa-tion or transportation call (250) 692-6867 / (250) 698-7325 / (778) 669-0070

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) 694-3682BURNS LAKE RCMP Vic-tim/Witness Assistance Pro-gram. 201 Hwy. 35, Box 759 Burns Lake. Open Monday to Thursday 9am to 4pm (250) 692-3010CRISIS PREVENTION. You are not alone. Support is just a phone call away. 1.800.SUI-CIDE (1.800.784.2433) is a confi dential, toll-free service that is available to anyone, anywhere, any time in B.C. The youth support line is 1.888.564.8336 (TEEN). The 24 hour crisis line for northern BC is 250.563.1214 and 1.888.562.1214. In addition, several crisis lines also pro-vide support through online chat services so young people have a web-based way to reach out. These services can be reached through www.nor thernyouthonline.ca (4:00 to 11:00 pm daily) or www.youthinbc.ca.FOOD BANK INFORMATION Distribution days will be the fi rst and the third Tuesday of each month, clients should come at 11 a.m. Sign up is at BLNDC at 10:45 a.m. The Lakes District Food bank con-tinues to operate due to the outstanding generosity of the community. If you would like to make a donation and receive a tax deductible receipt, please mail your donation to: Lakes District Food Bank, P.O. Box 777, Burns Lake, BC. V0J 1E0LOCAL HOSPICE Services are available by contacting the Hospice Coordinator at (250) 692-2448. The Hospice offi ce, located in the Lakes District Hospital, is open every Thurs. from 10am - 4pm. A lending library of videos, books and information on be-reavement is available. Please make donations to the local hospice and palliative care program payable to the Burns Lake Hospice Program, Box 7500, Burns Lake, BC V0J 1EO

NECHAKO RESERVOIR UPDATE

8 January 2014

Reservoir Elevation: 850.88 m (2791.63 ft.)SLS Discharge: 33.21 m3/s

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

PLANNING a wedding or an-niversary party? Looking for plastic fl owers for decorations. Call OPTIONS at Nourse House 9am- 3pm Mon. to Fri. Francois Lake Drive. Operated by residents of 8th Avenue Group Home. (250) 692-7845The Arthritis Society B.C. and Yukon division is your pri-mary source and resource of the latest print and electronic information, programs and ser-vices about arthritis. No matter where you live, you can ac-cess us at the touch of a but-ton. Toll free 1-800-321-1433 or visit www.arthritis.ca/bc

Announcements

InformationThe Chronic Disease Educa-tion Clinic at the Lakes Dis-trict Hospital is open Tuesday & Wednesday from 8:30am-4pm. The clinic provides infor-mation and teaching on vari-ous chronic illnesses such as Diabetes & Heart Disease. A doctors referral is not needed. To speak with the nurse call (250) 692-2440

Travel

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Employment

Help Wanted

Employment

Help Wanted

Your community. Your classifi eds.

250.692.7526

fax 250.692.3685 email [email protected]

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

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

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

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

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

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

LEGAL ADS $16.07 per col. inch

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

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

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

Please call if you need more information on any of our

classified packages.

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

ALL ABOVE PRICES DO NOT INCLUDE GST

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

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

No refunds on Classified Ads.

BURNS LAKE

LAKES DISTRICT NEWS

Lakes District News Wednesday, January 15, 2014 www.ldnews.net A17

TOP LOCAL JOBS!New Jobs Posted Daily

Huckleberry Mines Ltd. is a 19,000 TPD open pit copper molybdenum mine located 120 kilometers south of Houston in west central British Columbia. The mine has been in operation since in September 1997 and closure is planned for 2021. We are currently recruiting for the following position:

MILLWRIGHTReporting to the Mill Maintenance Supervisor and working closely with other tradesmen and the operating department, the successful applicant will be responsible for maintenance work in the mill, crusher and other areas of the mine. Duties will include planned and preventative maintenance on the SAG mill, ball mills, crusher, conveyor belts, pumps and other equipment.

The successful candidate must possess a journeyman’s trade quali cation and have a minimum of ve years experience in an industrial environment. Preference will be given to applicants with mining experience and individuals who are also licensed or experienced in welding. Good interpersonal and communication skills are essential for this position. Possession of a

raneSafe erti cate would be considered an asset.

Huckleberry Mines is located approximately two hours driving time from Houston, British Columbia. Employees live in a camp environment on their days of work. The work schedule for this position is 7 days on followed by 7 days off. Transportation to and from the mine site is provided from Houston by bus and while at the mine site all meals and accommodations are provided free of charge to employees. Houston and Smithers are located in the scenic Bulkley Valley on TransCanada Highway 16, an excellent area to raise a family and has exceptional 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 range of bene ts including medical, life, disability income and RRSP savings plan.

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

uali ed applicants can submit their resumes in con dence to

Human Resources Department Huckleberry Mines Ltd.

P.O. Box 3000, Houston, B.C. V0J 1Z0

Email: [email protected]

www.arrow.ca

HIRING DRIVERS Burns Lake Wood Fibre Haul

Seeking quali ed drivers for immediate openings for Wood Fibre hauling in Houston and Burns Lake.

We o er:Full Time, Year Round Work• Home Every Day• Compe ve Wage, Bene ts & Pension•

You possess:Super B driving experience• A clean drivers abstract• References•

We are an equal opportunity Employer and we are strongly encouraging Aboriginal peoples to apply.

Email:[email protected],Fax:250-314-1750Phone: 1-877-700-4445

BURNS LAKE AUTOMOTIVE & INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY LTD.

Phone: (250) 692-7565 www.burnslakeauto.ca

is looking for a

COUNTER PARTS PERSONPlease fax resume attention Stuart (250) 692-7624 or

email: [email protected]

EXPERIENCED MECHANIC REQUIREDSHOP, FIELD AND CAMP WORK

Must be willing and able to work independentlyDrivers Licence required

Competitive WagesPlease Fax resume to 250-692-0043

Or Deliver in Person at: 135 Roumieu Dr. Burns Lake (In the Industrial Site)

50 ton crane for sale, “where is, as is”

Call: 250-847-7928 or 250-877-2434

obo$22,500

100% Financing available O.A.C.

REDUCED!

1987 Omega P&H Crane

Heavy Duty Machinery

Puzzle AnswersEmployment

Business Opportunities

ANTI-AGING BUSINESS Goldmine! #1 Baby Boomer Market in US. Prime Turn-key locations available. $12K(min. Invest)=$50K+ Yearly! Call to-day: 1-888-900-8276. 24/7.

EXCITING NEW Canadian Business Opportunity. Available in your area! Min inv req’d. For more info, call 1-866-945-6409.

THERE IS a critical need for Medical Transcriptionists across Canada. Work from home. CanScribe graduates welcome and encouraged to apply. Apply through MTR at www.hds-mt.com/jobs


COUNSELLOR TRAINING online, register before January 15 online at: www.college mhc.com, Mental Health Counsellor Certifi cate/Diplo-ma, Recognized. Available: Supervision, Membership, In-surance, Employment/Place-ment Assistance, Client Refer-rals.LEARN FROM home. Earn from home. Huge is a demand for Medical Transcriptionists. Start your online learning to-day with CanScribe Career College. www.canscribe.com 1.800.466.1535 or email us at: [email protected].

Help WantedBURNS LAKE automotive in Burns Lake, BC is looking for a counter parts person. Please fax resume attention Stuart (250) 692-7624 or email: [email protected]

Labourers

LABOURERSHouston, BC

DH Manufacturing in Hous-ton BC is looking for labour-ers. Must be reliable, physi-cally fi t and willing to work shift work. Starting wage up to $16.75/hr. Benefi t pack-age after 3 months employ-ment.

[email protected]

Services

Financial ServicesANNACIS ISLAND Pawnbrok-ers open ‘till midnight 7 days a week. 604-540-1122. Cash loans for Jewellery, Comput-ers, Smartphones, Games, Tools etc. #104-1628 Fosters Way at Cliveden. annacis islandpawnbrokers.comDROWNING IN debt? Cut debts more than 60% & debt free in half the time! Avoid bankruptcy! Free Consultation. www.mydebtsolution.com or Toll Free 1-877-556-3500 BBB Rated A+GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB.

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

IF YOU own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits can lend you money: It’s That Simple. Your Credit / Age / Income is not an issue. 1.800.587.2161.

Services

Legal ServicesCRIMINAL RECORD? Don’t let it block employment, travel, education, professional, certifi -cation, adoption property ren-tal opportunities. For peace of mind & a free consultation call 1-800-347-2540.

Merchandise for Sale

Misc. for SaleHOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?KENMORE WASHER top end load, white 3.9 cubic ft. $400 and newer dryer, $500, excel-lent condition. Call (250) 692-2347.STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for bal-ance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 or fi nd us online at: www.crownsteelbuildings.caSTEEL BUILDING. “The big year end clear out!” 20x22 $4,259. 25x24 $4,684. 30x34 $6,895. 35x36 $9,190. 40x48 $12,526. 47x70 $17,200. One End wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca

Misc. WantedPrivate Coin Collector BuyingCollections, Estates, OlympicGold & Silver Coins, Bills etc. Confi dential 778-281-0030

Heavy Duty Machinery

Rentals

Suites, LowerLARGE BRIGHT 2 bedroom suites in a safe and secure building. Close to school and hospital. Large patio, in-suite storage and storage lockers available. On site manage-ment. Heat, hot water and cable included for $700 per month. Call (250) 692-3959 and leave message.

Help Wanted Help Wanted

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Mining

Help Wanted

Mining

Classifi edsGet Results!

1-250-762-94471-250-762-9447

Members are hosting a

measuring and scoring day

at the Tweedsmuir Park Rod & Gun clubhouse

Saturday, January 25th from 12 to 5 PM.All are invited to bring in their hunted animals,

pictures and information for fish caught in the area.Coffee will be provided at the clubhouse.

For further information, call Karla Matson at 250 698 7340.



PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given to the electors of Electoral Areas “B” (Burns Lake Rural) and “E” (Francois/Ootsa Lake Rural) of the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako that approval is being sought for “Burns Lake and Area Victims’ Services Service Establishment Bylaw No. 1682, 2013” by use of the Alternative Approval Process. Bylaw No. 1682 will establish a service within the Village of Burns Lake and Electoral Areas “B” (Burns Lake Rural) and “E” (Francois/Ootsa Lake Rural) of the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako to contribute funds to the Burns Lake and Area Victims’ Services to provide counselling and other services to victims of crime and other trauma. The annual costs of providing this service shall be recovered by a requisition of money to be collected by a property tax value in accordance with Section 803(1)(a) of the Local Government Act on the net taxable value of improvements only in the participating areas. The cost of providing the service shall be apportioned among the participants on the basis of 60% (SIXTY PERCENT) to the Village of Burns Lake, 20% (TWENTY PERCENT) to Electoral Area “B”, and 20% (TWENTY PERCENT) to Electoral Area “E”. The maximum amount that may be requisitioned annually for the costs of this service shall be $20,000 (TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS).

Approval to proceed with adoption of this bylaw is being sought from the electors of Electoral Areas “B” (Burns Lake Rural) and “E” (Francois/Ootsa Lake Rural) of the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako.

The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako Board of Directors may proceed with adoption of Bylaw No. 1682 unless at least 10% of the electors of either Electoral Area “B” (Burns Lake Rural) or “E” (Francois/Ootsa Lake Rural) of the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako submit a signed Elector Response Form indicating their opposition to adoption of the bylaw by 4:30 PM on Friday, FEBRUARY 14, 2014 to the address below. Elector Response Forms MAY NOT be submitted by email or facsimile.

Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako Box 820 37, 3rd Avenue Burns Lake, B.C. V0J 1E0

For the purpose of this Alternative Approval Process, 10% of the qualified electors has been determined to be 146 persons in Electoral Area “B” (Burns Lake Rural) and 109 persons in Electoral Area “E” (Francois/Ootsa Lake Rural).

“Burns Lake and Area Victims’ Services Service Establishment Bylaw No. 1682, 2013” is available for public inspection at the following locations:

• Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako Office, 37-3rd Avenue, Burns Lake, B.C. between the hours of 8:30 AM and 4:30 PM, Monday to Friday (except Statutory Holidays);

• Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako website at www.rdbn.bc.ca

Elector Response Forms must be in the form established by the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako and only those persons who qualify as electors of Electoral Areas “B” (Burns Lake Rural) and “E” (Francois/Ootsa Lake Rural) are entitled to sign an Elector Response Form. Elector Response Forms are available at the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako Office and the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako website at the addresses above. Those persons eligible to sign the Elector Response Form may qualify as either resident electors or non-resident electors as follows:

Resident Elector• 18 years of age or older; • Canadian citizen; • resident of BC for at least 6 months immediately preceding February 14, 2014; • resident of real property in Electoral Area “B” (Burns Lake Rural) or “E” (Francois/Ootsa Lake Rural) of the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako for at least 30 days immediately prior to February 14, 2014; • not otherwise disqualified by law from voting.

Non-Resident Property Elector:• 18 years of age or older; • Canadian citizen; • resident of BC for at least 6 months immediately preceding February 14, 2014; registered owner of real property in Electoral Area “B” (Burns Lake Rural) or “E” (Francois/ Ootsa Lake Rural) of the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako for at least 30 days immediately prior to February 14, 2014. If there is more than one registered owner of the property, only one individual may sign an Elector Response Form with the written consent of the majority of owners (see attached form). • not otherwise disqualified by law from voting.

A person must not sign more than one elector response form in relation to the same Alternative Approval Process.A Non-Resident Property elector may only submit one elector response form, regardless of the number of properties owned.For additional information on the Alternative Approval Process, please contact:

Cheryl Anderson, Manager of Administrative Services/Chief Election Officer Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako Phone: 250-692-3195 Toll-free: 1-800-320-3339 Email: [email protected]

“A WORLD OF OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN OUR REGION”

37, 3RD Avenue, PO Box 820, Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E0 PHONE: 250-692-3195 • FAX: 250-692-3305 • TF: 800-320-3339

E-MAIL: [email protected] • www.rdbn.bc.ca

NOTICE OF ALTERNATIVE APPROVAL PROCESS

Burns Lake and Area Victims’ Services Service Establishment Bylaw No. 1682, 2013

PUBLIC NOTICEThe Village of Burns Lake wishes to notify residents about upcoming burning work in the Eagle Creek, Osatuik Road, and Burns Lake Heights area.

The burning of woody debris piles is necessary to complete the wildfire fuel management contracts in the subject treatment area’s. There are approximately 485 piles to be burnt and some minor clearing of windfall in treatment area’s 1 and 2. The tender package for the project will be available at the Village of Burns Lake Office, and on the Village of Burns Lake website (burnslake.ca) beginning 8:00am January 16th, 2014.

Complete bids are due at the Village of Burns Lake Office by January 24th, at 10:00am, either in person or by email to [email protected] you for your cooperation as we work to reduce our community wildfire risk.If you have any questions please contact: Jeff Ragsdale at the Village Office.

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

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

Funding Opportunities

Burns Lake, Granisle and Southbank

FUNDING OPTION B:Children First provides general

funds for 0 to 6 projects andgeneral funds for children who

require additional supportage 0 to 18.

FUNDING OPTION A:Success By 6®

has general and aboriginal funds available for children

projects age 0-6.

For more information please contact:Katie Blackwell, Coordinator ECD Committee

Phone: 250-692-4880Email: [email protected]

Awards funds must be spent by March 31, 2014

Deadline for submissions: Thursday January 30, 2013


PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given to the electors of Electoral Areas “B” (Burns Lake Rural) and “E” (Francois/Ootsa Lake Rural) of the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako that approval is being sought for “Burns Lake and Area Victims’ Services Service Establishment Bylaw No. 1682, 2013” by use of the Alternative Approval Process. Bylaw No. 1682 will establish a service within the Village of Burns Lake and Electoral Areas “B” (Burns Lake Rural) and “E” (Francois/Ootsa Lake Rural) of the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako to contribute funds to the Burns Lake and Area Victims’ Services to provide counselling and other services to victims of crime and other trauma. The annual costs of providing this service shall be recovered by a requisition of money to be collected by a property tax value in accordance with Section 803(1)(a) of the Local Government Act on the net taxable value of improvements only in the participating areas. The cost of providing the service shall be apportioned among the participants on the basis of 60% (SIXTY PERCENT) to the Village of Burns Lake, 20% (TWENTY PERCENT) to Electoral Area “B”, and 20% (TWENTY PERCENT) to Electoral Area “E”. The maximum amount that may be requisitioned annually for the costs of this service shall be $20,000 (TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS).

Approval to proceed with adoption of this bylaw is being sought from the electors of Electoral Areas “B” (Burns Lake Rural) and “E” (Francois/Ootsa Lake Rural) of the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako.

The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako Board of Directors may proceed with adoption of Bylaw No. 1682 unless at least 10% of the electors of either Electoral Area “B” (Burns Lake Rural) or “E” (Francois/Ootsa Lake Rural) of the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako submit a signed Elector Response Form indicating their opposition to adoption of the bylaw by 4:30 PM on Friday, FEBRUARY 14, 2014 to the address below. Elector Response Forms MAY NOT be submitted by email or facsimile.

Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako Box 820 37, 3rd Avenue Burns Lake, B.C. V0J 1E0

For the purpose of this Alternative Approval Process, 10% of the qualified electors has been determined to be 146 persons in Electoral Area “B” (Burns Lake Rural) and 109 persons in Electoral Area “E” (Francois/Ootsa Lake Rural).

“Burns Lake and Area Victims’ Services Service Establishment Bylaw No. 1682, 2013” is available for public inspection at the following locations:

• Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako Office, 37-3rd Avenue, Burns Lake, B.C. between the hours of 8:30 AM and 4:30 PM, Monday to Friday (except Statutory Holidays);

• Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako website at www.rdbn.bc.ca

Elector Response Forms must be in the form established by the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako and only those persons who qualify as electors of Electoral Areas “B” (Burns Lake Rural) and “E” (Francois/Ootsa Lake Rural) are entitled to sign an Elector Response Form. Elector Response Forms are available at the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako Office and the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako website at the addresses above. Those persons eligible to sign the Elector Response Form may qualify as either resident electors or non-resident electors as follows:

Resident Elector• 18 years of age or older; • Canadian citizen; • resident of BC for at least 6 months immediately preceding February 14, 2014; • resident of real property in Electoral Area “B” (Burns Lake Rural) or “E” (Francois/Ootsa Lake Rural) of the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako for at least 30 days immediately prior to February 14, 2014; • not otherwise disqualified by law from voting.

Non-Resident Property Elector:• 18 years of age or older; • Canadian citizen; • resident of BC for at least 6 months immediately preceding February 14, 2014; registered owner of real property in Electoral Area “B” (Burns Lake Rural) or “E” (Francois/ Ootsa Lake Rural) of the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako for at least 30 days immediately prior to February 14, 2014. If there is more than one registered owner of the property, only one individual may sign an Elector Response Form with the written consent of the majority of owners (see attached form). • not otherwise disqualified by law from voting.

A person must not sign more than one elector response form in relation to the same Alternative Approval Process.A Non-Resident Property elector may only submit one elector response form, regardless of the number of properties owned.For additional information on the Alternative Approval Process, please contact:

Cheryl Anderson, Manager of Administrative Services/Chief Election Officer Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako Phone: 250-692-3195 Toll-free: 1-800-320-3339 Email: [email protected]

“A WORLD OF OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN OUR REGION”

37, 3RD Avenue, PO Box 820, Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E0 PHONE: 250-692-3195 • FAX: 250-692-3305 • TF: 800-320-3339

E-MAIL: [email protected] • www.rdbn.bc.ca

NOTICE OF ALTERNATIVE APPROVAL PROCESS

Burns Lake and Area Victims’ Services Service Establishment Bylaw No. 1682, 2013

PUBLIC NOTICEThe Village of Burns Lake wishes to notify residents about upcoming burning work in the Eagle Creek, Osatuik Road, and Burns Lake Heights area.

The burning of woody debris piles is necessary to complete the wildfire fuel management contracts in the subject treatment area’s. There are approximately 485 piles to be burnt and some minor clearing of windfall in treatment area’s 1 and 2. The tender package for the project will be available at the Village of Burns Lake Office, and on the Village of Burns Lake website (burnslake.ca) beginning 8:00am January 16th, 2014.

Complete bids are due at the Village of Burns Lake Office by January 24th, at 10:00am, either in person or by email to [email protected] you for your cooperation as we work to reduce our community wildfire risk.If you have any questions please contact: Jeff Ragsdale at the Village Office.

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

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

Funding Opportunities

Burns Lake, Granisle and Southbank

FUNDING OPTION B:Children First provides general

funds for 0 to 6 projects andgeneral funds for children who

require additional supportage 0 to 18.

FUNDING OPTION A:Success By 6®

has general and aboriginal funds available for children

projects age 0-6.

For more information please contact:Katie Blackwell, Coordinator ECD Committee

Phone: 250-692-4880Email: [email protected]

Awards funds must be spent by March 31, 2014

Deadline for submissions: Thursday January 30, 2013

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

Pet of the Week

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My name is Janet Holder and I am the leader of the Northern Gateway Project. This past December, my team came one step closer towards our goal of building a better pipeline.

After weighing the evidence in the most comprehensive, scientifi c review in Canadian pipeline history, the Joint Review Panel of the National Energy Board and the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency provided its recommendation.

The Panel concluded that Canada and Canadians would be better off with the Northern Gateway Project than without it. They also provided 209 conditions we must meet before we build the project or before we start operations.

From the beginning, Northern Gateway has committed to building a safer and better pipeline. The Panel’s conditions are an important step towards that goal. They refl ect the input of thousands of British Columbians and Canadians, and include many of the commitments we made in our submission. But our work is far from done. As a proud British Columbian, I assure you that my team will continue to work hard towards meeting all of the fi nal conditions set out by the Joint Review Panel, just as we’re working hard to meet the Province’s tough conditions.

Building a better pipeline isn’t easy. It takes hard work and completededication to meeting the highest standards possible. The JointReview Panel’s recommendation is an important step toward buildinga better pipeline.

Sincerely,

Janet HolderLeader of Northern Gateway

© 2014 Northern Gateway Pipelines Inc.

Working in partnership with B.C. and AlbertaFirst Nations and Métis Communities, andleading energy companies in Canada

Find out more at gatewayfacts.ca

The Joint Review Panel’s recommendation is an important step toward building a better pipeline.”

Sincerely,

Janet HolderLeader of Northern Gateway

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