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

Vanderhoof realtors reported 10 sales worth $1.9 million ($3 mil-lion) in the fi rst quarter of 2015. At the end of March there were 125 (105) properties available for purchase through the MLS in the Vanderhoof area.

Fort St. James re-ported in the fi rst quar-ter of 2015 there were 13 (5) sales worth $3.9 million ($679,500) in the Fort St. James area. As of March 31 there were 70 (62) properties available on the MLS in the area.

Police received two separate break-and-entry reports April 2 from home shops on Necoslie Road. The thefts hap-pened overnight and RCMP have consid-ered the two incidents related given the time and location. About 5000-7000 worth of tools were taken from the properties. Police are still investigating and encourage people to lock their doors at night.

Fort St. James man survives bear attack

CLAWS: Randy Rawluk shows off his war wounds after a surprise battle with a bear in Hazelton a few days ago.

REBECCA WATSONCaledonia Courier

It was a beautiful day in Hazelton BC when Randy Rawluk, 64, of Fort St. James got the sur-prise of his life.

Rawluk and his brother-in-law Ray Sturney and wife Maureen Sargent decided to go for a nature walk. The trail they hiked wraps around the Skeena River just before the Four Mile bridge - a known well-used trail in Hazelton. Little did they know that on this particular day on that particular trail awaited a near-death sur-prise.

“My dog was up ahead on the trail and sud-denly came running back full speed with a bear right on her butt. Ray let out a yell and I let out

a yell which did take the focus off the dog..but now the bear was just a meter away from me and went on its hind legs. He slapped me with his claws and then bit me on my arm,” Rawluk said, as he rolled up his sleeve to reveal large claw and teeth marks.

The three screamed louder, frighting the bear which then took off quickly, Rawluk said.

“It went from a predatory attack on Zoey to seeing us and becoming defensive. The one bite mark was pretty deep but the claw marks are the most painful because their big scratches. In Fort St. James I hike up Mount Pope about three days a week in the summer and this was still the clos-est encounter I’ve ever had with a bear,” Rawluk said.

A trip to the hospital verified Rawluk did

not sustain any permanent injuries or need any stitches.

No person or dog was injured from the inci-dent.

“I didn’t even have time to be scared, it hap-pened so fast. When it was all over I had so much adrenaline,” Rawluk said.

The next day a conservation officer ques-tioned the group on where they saw the bear. After investigating the area, the conservationist found that the bear’s den was directly under-neath a popular spot on the trail which has now been closed until authorities figure out what to do, Rawluk said.

“He was an average size bear but looked big when he was chewing on my arm,” Rawluk joked.

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Plane hits moose at Fort St. James airportREBECCA WATSONCaledonia Courier

On the morning of March 26 none could have foreseen the fatal collision between a Beach 1900 and a moose.

The unsuspecting animal had run out of the bush and onto the run way at the Fort St. James airport just as a plane carrying possible Mt. Milligan investors was about to land. The North-ern Thunderbird aircraft was in full reverse (slowing down) with no choice but to land, Svend Neilsen said, RCMP offi cer on scene.

“The two pilots said they touched down and at the point the moose came up behind a snow bank it was too late to gun the engine again to go back up,” Neilsen said.

The pilots told police the moose looked like it may have taken off but instead stopped right in the middle of the run way. The right side engine hit with such force the engine became unseeded and all the propellers were broken off.

Tom Schaff, part owner of Interior Helicopter, said he was in the hanger and herd the thump.

“We ran out right away and found out quickly they had hit a moose.” Shannon Beddow, offi ce manager at the FSJ airport said, “There’s never been anything

happened like this here before.” Clean up crews, RCMP and Work Place BC were on scene shortly after the incident but

passengers were not questioned by Police. “In fact by the time we got there the investors had already taken off to Mt. Milligan,”

Neilsen said. The plane managed to stop about 100 meters past the point of contact with the moose. Noone was injured in the incident besides the moose who inevitably lost its life, and bow-

els, all over the run way.

A Beach 1900 hit a moose, damage shown here on the plane that stopped 100 metres down the runway from point of contact.

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April 20, 2015School Board Of ce, Vanderhoof, BC

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Yinka Dene protesters open at largest climate change

march in historyREBECCA WATSONCaledonia Courier

Quebec City— Jasmine Thom-as of Sai’kuz First Nation opened speeches this weekend at what’s being called the largest climate change march in Canadian his-tory.

At the Act On Climate march Saturday, April 11 in Quebec City, Thomas, Tantoo Cardinal, actress and activitist, and Serge Otsi Simon, grand chief of Kane-satake Mohawk Council, shared opening remarks about the Save the Fraser declaration - a docu-ment signed by more than 130 indigenous nations from the arc-tic to the Unite States banning tar sands pipelines from crossing their territories. The three ma-jor proposed tar sands pipelines are Northern Gateway, Kinder Morgan and Transcanada Energy East and Indigenous laws have declared these pipelines illegal, Thomas said.

“During the Joint review panel recommendation last year there were over 4000 speakers that addressed the national energy board and only two people in over 4000 supported it, majority were in opposition. Canada is trying to move forward with the pipeline regardless of majority opposition, it’s not right,” she said.

Police estimate more than 25,000 people came out to the Act On Climate protest against the Enbridge Northern Gateway tar sands pipe-lines. The focus being to put pressure on the premiers of Canada who met in Quebec Monday to discuss climate change - talks leading up to United Nations climate negotiations in Paris scheduled for December 2015.

In December 2010 First Nations from across BC and Alberta came together to show their solidarity in the fight against Enbridge. Right now there are seven First Nations in BC (Gitxaala, Kitasoo/Xai’xais, Nak’azdli, Nadleh Whut’en, Haida, Heiltsuk and Gitga’at) that are tak-ing the issue to court. The Pull Together Campaign was created to raise funds for the legal challenges and has since raised $350,760 to support First Nations but more is needed, Thomas said.

“Canada has to reduce their emissions by 2020 but we won’t be able to do that if we keep approving pipelines,” she said.

For more information visit www.holdthewall.ca, www.pull-together.ca and www.act-on-climate.ca.

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Our “green” trip-of-a-lifetime from home on Vancou-ver Island to Europe means keeping our carbon emissions low - which means burning less fossil fuels. So Margaret and I bought passenger train tickets to the east coast of North America, then cargo freighter tickets to the west coast of Europe - avoiding airplanes which churn out huge amounts of greenhouse gases.

But our plan to go by VIA Rail was derailed by crashed and burning oil tanker cars in northern Ontario - an exces-sive response of the fossil fuel industry, I thought, just to annoy two carbon busters.

Undaunted, we got a refund from VIA and bus tickets to Seattle - the greenest way to travel short of bicycling. From there we boarded an Amtrak train to Buffalo. And since all that inconvenience was cheaper than VIA, may-be we had the last laugh.

Train travel provides space and time for conversing with fellow travellers. On train holidays throughout the US, we have discussed Buddhism with Vietnam war vets, capitalism with Amish, science with hillbillies, and - most dramatically - climate change with Texans. Oh my!

Not to worry, Margaret kicks me in the shins if I get too boisterous. And I did get a tad agitated when an oil driller from the fracking area of North Dakota described his job with undiluted enthusiasm; but I listened quietly - no screaming or kicking - and heard him say that humans had sure made a mess of the earth to extract it’s resourc-es. So he kinda glimpsed the problem - well, maybe he glimpsed my Green Party button.

As for scenery, you have to admit that trains are closer to the ground than planes. It’s winter, March 16, and yet we saw fl ooding rivers in the Rockies, dry prairie grass-lands in Montana, and a temperature of 22 C in Chicago - unusually early events, and a heads up on the climate change crisis.

Train travel provides other unpleasant lessons for a cli-mate change activist. Constant delays occur while we sit on sidings waiting for on-rushing oil tanker cars. Rail Freight companies in the US and Canada own the tracks, so passenger trains routinely get sidetracked - literally.

Oil tankers are rushing to both coasts, replacing oil pipelines that activists have stalled - or so we like to think - and too often they burn like giant black turds. We must be accountable for our own wastes; if we demand fossil fuels, the drilling and fracking and mining will continue. We need to lead our fumbling politicians.

For example, BC’s Premier Clark fantasizes, for po-litical reasons, that natural gas LNG terminals will con-tribute to a sustainable future. They will not. Fracked gas looks clean, but it’s as dirty as those blackened oil tankers on a track hurtling towards climatic disaster.

You and I can be leaders by minimizing our use of fos-sil fuels in all aspects of our lives. So when we travel, Margaret and I use fuel effi cient trains - crossing rivers in Minnesota devastated by bitumen from Alberta.

Peter Nix, North Cowichan, BCCowichan Carbon Buster

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Volunteers rock! Each year, National Volunteer Week commemorates the efforts of volunteers across the coun-try who make our society a better place.

This year, the theme of National Volunteer Week (April 12 - 18) is “Volunteers are part of the ripple effect.”

The theme reminds us that many of the services and the progress we take for granted today are built on the efforts of generous volunteers in the past. The work that volunteers are doing today ripples throughout our com-munities and into the future.

I especially want to acknowledge the past and ongoing work of Canadian Cancer Society volunteers. Thanks to their efforts, over 60% of people will now survive a can-cer diagnosis – compared to less than 25% in the 1940’s. If you’re a volunteer, you make an enormous contribution and save lives – thank you.

Nancy Shelford

Volunteer Engagement CoordinatorCanadian Cancer Society, BC and Yukon Division

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Vanderhoof- After the train derailment in Lac-Megantic, Q.C., that killed approxi-mately 50 people on July 6, 2013, the rail industry has taken a closer look at their safety procedures.

Although the incident in Quebec was not a Canadian National Railway Company (CN) incident, the company has taken sev-eral steps to improve safety.

Representatives of CN provided an update on the latest safety features of the company to the board of directors of the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako (RDBN) on March 26, 2015.

“We’ve invested heavily in technology that lets us see problems with our trains ahead of having an incident,” said Lee Nelson, Senior Dangerous Goods Officer for CN’s western region.

Nelson explained that CN is run under a safety management system, which allows CN to ensure that the company has tools in place to identify deficiencies and even use them for their benefit.

“This allows us to identify what the problems are, come up with a root cause analysis and take advantage of them [prob-lems],” he said. “If it’s a technology issue, we can leverage that; if it’s a training

issue, we could bolster our employees’ knowledge.”

According to Nelson, many safety fea-tures are not visible to the general public.

“As the trains run along, we have detec-tors that are measuring bearing tempera-tures on all cars,” he said.

These detectors notify crew in the event of a warm bearing in the train, allowing crew to slow down the train or stop imme-diately. Historically, failed bearings have been a direct cause of derailments.

“We have other scanners out there known as wild sites, which are wheel impact load detector sites that we’ve put in place,” he added.

These detectors find wheels that are not perfectly round, measuring the force applied by the wheels to that railway. The equipment is able to identify which wheels in the train have a defect.

In addition, the company has added additional handbrakes in most locations.

As a carrier, CN is under a common carrier obligation, which means that CN cannot refuse shipments of dangerous goods. So the company has been improv-ing safety by incentivizing customers to use the “newer and safer cars,” in an effort to phase out as many of the older cars as possible.

“If you ship with the newer and bet-

ter cars we will give you a reduced rate,” explained Nelson.

In order to be better prepared for an inci-dent, CN had a closed meeting with first responders and RDBN representatives on March 25, 2015. During the meeting, CN covered in depth what the response would be in case of a rail accident in the region. Although CN has the duty to respond to an accident, if the incident takes place within a municipality, CN has to work with the municipality and its first responders.

Nelson said all CN trains carrying dan-gerous goods have information available to the emergency responders including what’s in the containers, who shipped the product, where the product is going and the volume being carried. Should the crew not be able to get to the emergency responders, all this information is available digitally.

Dangerous goods transported through northern BC include gasoline, diesel fuel and propane. On July 30, 2014, a CN train derailed near Decker Lake Forest Products in Burns Lake due to a collision with a loaded logging truck. The crash and derail-ment saw the involvement of 22 intermo-dal cars and two locomotives, but not the entire train. There were no life threatening injuries but the driver of the logging truck was taken to the hospital.

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During a regular meeting of the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako on March 26, 2015, the board of directors carried a motion to make some changes in its budgeting process.

One of these changes includes the creation of a fi-nance committee that would provide guidance to the board of directors during the budgeting process. The committee would have the purpose of helping the board of directors understand how their decisions af-fect the budget and the overall tax rates.

According to the 2015 budget – which received fi-nal approval on March 26, 2015 - taxation on region-wide services increased by 15.5 per cent, and taxation on regional rural services increased by 22.4 per cent.

Some directors have pointed out that the increase in taxation came as a surprise to them, and realized the need to have a different approach to the budgeting process to avoid unexpected surprises.

“We had people in our last meeting [March 12,

2015] that even after something passed our agenda three times, they were still surprised to see it,” said Mark Fisher, Director of Electoral Area A.

“There are obviously some improvements that we need to make in our budgeting process, said Taylor Bachrach,” Smithers Mayor. “We don’t have an angle on this thing [the budget]; we need to make sure that we’re following the ball and that we’re making consci-entious decisions along the way.”

Although the budget is discussed in different meet-ings, the RDBN does not hold meetings specifically to discuss the budget. The board of directors agreed that there should be separate meetings to discuss the budget.

Fisher said that the more the board discusses the budget, the better it will be for constituents.“If we have to go through things twice, so be it,” he said. “Maybe we should go through it [the budget] even more.” De-tails of the new budgeting process are still not defined. The board of directors asked RDBN staff to create a report outlining “the new and improved budgeting pro-cess” for the next RDBN meeting.

RDBN to change its budgeting process

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The co-accused are Deryl MOORE and Mat-

thew JONES, both from Prince George.

At 2 am on Jan. 15 a suspicious vehicle by

Overwaitea’s unloading dock caught the atten-

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

proached the grocery store, the truck sped off

leaving an alleged partner-in-crime behind. The

man on-scene was immediately arrested as he

was blatantly caught with multiple items of food

in the middle of the evident robbery. Within sec-

onds of his arrest, dispatch notifi ed the offi cers

of a worker inside the store who had also been

robbed. The police went inside to fi nd a female

custodial worker who had been put inside a

walk-in freezer after the crooks stole her wallet.

There she waited, nearly an hour, until she no

longer herd the thieves. She was then able to get

out of the freezer and call police.

“When the guy in the truck sped off we had

one man in custody and had to investigate in

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

had the vehicle plate. Sometimes good things

happen quickly,” Sgt. Nielsen said.

Shortly after assisting the custodian, police

received a report that a male suspect had ap-

proached two houses claiming ‘his truck was

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

home owners to let him inside. RCMP went out

to investigate and recognized the truck from

Overwaitea. The male driver was arrested and

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

tachment. Later, the suspects truck was indeed

found stuck in the ditch by the National Historic

Site. Evidence collected has shown the two crooks

got in Overwaitea through the front door which

Two men are in custody after

attempting to fi ll a truck with

stolen goods from Overwaitea

Foods in Fort St. James.

THIEVES: Overwaitea grocery store had an attempted robbery Thurs-

day, Jan. 15 at 2am by two males from Prince George.Rebecca Watson photo

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had no apparent damage with no weapons found

on their person. A number of items were taken

from the store including meat and other types

of food with multiple items thrown around. The

custodial worker was not severely harmed in the

process but a freezer was damaged (separate

from the freezer she was put in).

The two males are currently in custody and

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

Their next court date is scheduled for Feb. 2 in

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

mally completed the charging process, the two

will likely face charges of robbery, unlawful

confi nement and break-and-entering.

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

back to business as usual,” Ryan Witgez said,

store manager.

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Terrace, BCAt TCS we offer highly individualized, solution-focused services to individuals with developmental disabilities, their families and to funders. Fundamental to our purpose is the selection and support of committed staff members. We are seeking a skilled, experienced and self-directed individual for a management position to develop, enhance and monitor opportunities for community inclusion / home share for individuals with developmental disabilities. The duties include:

Supervising staff members in a community settingDeveloping employment opportunitiesDeveloping community activities and opportunities to enhance the inclusion and acceptance of individuals with developmental disabilitiesParticipating in an individualized planning process for individuals; andParticipating in the development, selection and monitoring of a home sharing network involving the matching of individuals with family homes

Applicants must demonstrate experience as a Community Service Worker. Supervisory experience, mediation and advocacy skills are assets. Experience with home studies and fostering or home sharing is desirable.

The successful applicant will be an excellent interpersonal communicator and able to maintain a flexible schedule as necessary. She/he will also be a team player that is able to build relationships with individuals, staff members, home share providers and CLBC.

This position is based in Terrace, BC. A car is required, mileage provided. The wage is competitive with an attractive benefit package and pension plan. Assistance with relocation can be considered for the successful applicant.

Please express your interest in writing by April 17th, 2015 to:

Thompson Community Services Inc. Attn: Andrew Bell, Director of Services E-mail: [email protected] Fax: 250 624 9631

Service, Commitment, LeadershipThompson Community Services

Millwright (Industrial Mechanic)The ideal candidate should have a high degree of troubleshooting experience and possess the ability to resolve hydraulic system faults. Experience in fabrication would be a definite asset. You will be able to demonstrate a superior technical background and have the desire to work in industrial maintenance. Ideally the successful candidate will bring 10 years of experience performing general Millwright duties, with a proven safety and health record. You must hold a valid drivers license and an Interprovincial Red Seal Millwright ticket. Shift work will be required.

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

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

Human Resources Department Prince Rupert Grain Ltd.

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

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

currently seeking qualified applicants for the following position.

GROUP HOME MANAGER Terrace, BC

At TCS we offer highly individualized, solution-focused services to individuals with developmental disabilities, their families and to funders. Fundamental to our purpose is the selection and support of committed staff members. We are seeking a skilled, experienced and self-directed individual to fill the position of Manager for one of our group homes in Terrace, BC. You will have extensive experience working with adults with a developmental disability and supervisory experience would be an asset. You must have a sincere commitment to providing quality services to individuals. As a team player you must be able to build relationships, be an excellent interpersonal communicator and be able to maintain a flexible schedule as necessary. We offer competitive wages with an excellent benefit package including a pension. Assistance with relocation can be considered for the successful applicant. Please express your interest in writing by April 17th, 2015 to:

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Take notice that K & D Logging Ltd. from Fort St. James, has applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (FLNR), Omineca Region, for a license of occupation for general industrial purposes situated on Provincial Crown land located at SE Portion of DL 4759.

The Lands File for this application is #7409728. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to Ryan Hall, Senior Land Officer, Omineca Region, FLNR, at 2537 Stones Bay Road, BC V0J 1P0, or [email protected]. Comments will be received by FLNR up to May 30th, 2015. FLNR may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit the website at http://arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp for more information.

Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. Access to these records requires the submission of a Freedom of Information (FOI) request. Visit http://www.gov.bc.ca/freedomofinformation to learn more about FOI submissions.

A hard copy MAP showing the location and extent of the application area may be acquired by calling the land officer named above at 250-996-5200.

NOTICE TO REMOVE PRIVATE LAND FROM WOODLOT LICENCE W1892

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

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

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

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

NOTICE TO REMOVE PRIVATE LAND FROM WOODLOT LICENSE 1210

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


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


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

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The Lands File for this application is #7409728. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to Ryan Hall, Senior Land Offi cer, Omineca Region, FLNR, at 2537 Stones Bay Road, BC V0J 1P0, or [email protected]. Comments will be received by FLNR up to May 30th, 2015. FLNR may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit the website at http://arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp for more information.

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Sinclar Group Forest Products Ltd. is an integrated wood products manufacturing company with operations throughout north-central British Columbia. Since 1962 the dedicated team at Sinclar Group has been building strong and stable businesses by encouraging leadership and innovation in our workforce, upholding the family values that framed our beginnings, and respecting the needs of the communities in which we all live and work. While our focus is meeting the needs of our customers, our success is driven by our people.

Apollo Forest Products, a division of Sinclar Group Forest Products since 1969, is a major employer in the community of Fort St. James.

Payroll / Accounting Assistant (1 Year Term)We are currently seeking a Payroll/Accounting Assistant to join the Accounting department in a term position at our Apollo Forest Products operation commencing immediately. This position is for a 1-year term full-time, with an option of working reduced hours (between 30 to 40 hours per week).

Under the direction of the Accounting Manager, this position will assist with month end and accounts receivable, review, code and record invoices, prepare cheque runs, perform reconciliations and process expense reports. This position will also provide relief coverage as required for payroll processing and accounting for payroll and benefits in addition to other accounting related matters.

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D a f f o d i l M o n t h , held every April, is a

national fundrais-ing campaign of the Canadian Cancer Society. During the month, Society vol-unteers are involved with numerous ac-tivities to raise vital funds for the fi ght against cancer.

Depending on location, activi-ties include sell-ing fresh daffodils; asking people to make a donation and wear a daffodil pin throughout the month to show their support for people living with cancer; and canvassing neighbourhoods for donations door to door.

As part of its an-nual Daffodil Month

activities the Cana-dian Cancer Society has designated April 27 as Daffodil Day. This is a special day when Canadians can show their sup-port for those living with cancer and to remember those who have died.

Funds raised throughout the month help the Ca-

nadian Cancer So-ciety prevent can-cer, fund research to outsmart cancer, empower, inform and support Ca-nadians living with cancer and advo-cate for public poli-cies to improve the health of Canadi-ans.

The Canadian Cancer Society is

dedicated to the goal of controlling and eventually con-quering cancer.

Each year, the Canadian Cancer Society commits a percentage of the money we raise to support leading-edge cancer re-search. The Society allocates the money through a strict na-tional review pro-cess that involves scientifi c experts and lay people, who are often cancer survivors. This pro-cess ensures that the money is direct-ed only to excellent cancer research across Canada.

Some historyIn 1947, the for-

mer National Can-cer Institute of Canada was formed through a joint ini-

tiative of the Cana-dian Cancer Society and the Department of National Health and Welfare. In the 1940s, there was little knowledge of how to prevent can-cer. There were no tools for early de-tection of cancer, and the only treat-ments available for cancer patients were surgery and a crude form of radia-tion therapy.

During the more than 60 years that the former NCIC and Canadian Can-cer Society worked in partnership, many of cancer’s mys-teries have slowly been solved as re-search has led to in-creased knowledge about the disease.

Since the begin-ning of this partner-

ship, the Canadian Cancer Society has invested more than $1 billion to can-cer research. This funding has con-tributed to a revo-lution in our under-standing of cancer, which has set the stage for a new era in cancer detec-tion, therapy and prevention. The challenge now is to continue to expand and exploit existing knowledge to de-velop even better treatments, detec-tion and prevention strategies.

In February 2009, the Canadian Cancer Society and the former National Cancer Institute of Canada integrated into a single orga-nization. Research continues to be an

integral part of the Canadian Cancer Society’s mission. The grant applica-tion and review pro-cess is managed by the Canadian Cancer Society Re-search Institute.

The Canadian Cancer Society hosts a variety of special event fun-draising activities in communities across Canada. Participating in one of our special events is a great way to have fun, build community spirit and join the fi ght against can-cer.

Thanks to the work of our volun-teers and staff, and the generosity of our donors, we’re leading the fi ght against cancer.

April is Cancer Awareness MonthApril is Cancer Awareness MonthApril is the month to fi ght back! Wear a daffodil to show your support for

Canadians living with cancer and let them know that no one has to face cancer alone.

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Breast cancer continues to be the

most common cancer among Canadian

women (excluding non-melanoma skin cancers). In 2014, it was estimated that 5,000 women and 60 men would die

from breast cancer in Canada.

On average, 67 Canadian women will

be diagnosed with breast cancer

every day.

asic research is the corner-stone of cancer research and usually takes place in a labo-ratory, where scientists seek

to understand the disease at its deep-est levels.

Using sophisticated tools and tech-nologies, scientists peer inside single cells, observing and describing com-plicated biochemical and genetic pro-cesses to answer our most fundamen-tal questions about cancer:

How does the disease start? How do tumours grow and spread

to other parts of the body? Can this growth be stopped?

Research has already yielded many answers to such questions, and our understanding of cancer has never been greater than it is today. In fact, many of the milestones achieved in cancer research over the last 50 years have been thanks to basic research.

The range of basic cancer research funded by the Canadian Cancer Soci-ety is vast and sets the stage for a new era of advances in our fi ght against the disease. Today, basic researchers are:

hunting for substances or markers that can be detected in the bodies of people with different kinds of cancer

trying to fi nd out why certain can-cer cells and tumours become resistant to chemotherapy or other treatments

looking at the genetic basis of dif-ferent cancers – for example, how cer-tain genes make us more vulnerable to cancer or make us more resistant to anti-cancer drugs

testing and analyzing various sub-stances – either for their ability to fi ght cancer or for their potential

to cause it developing specialized animal

models and cell lines to help scientists carry out their cancer research studies

The goal of basic cancer research is twofold – fi nd a breakthrough dis-covery that will help prevent, control or even cure cancer and contribute a small but signifi cant bit of knowledge that will help other scientists as they work on their own piece of the cancer puzzle.

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How to reduce cancer risk

here are many known risk factors for cancer. It has been estimated that smoking is responsible for 30% of all cancer deaths and that one-third of cancers can be linked to diet, obesity and lack

of exercise. Risk reduction is taking action to lower one’s risk of de-veloping cancer. Risk can be increased or decreased by lifestyle choices and the kind of environment a person lives and works in. About half of all cancers can be pre-vented through healthy living and policies that protect the public.

Reducing your riskTo help reduce your risk of developing cancer, follow

these general steps: Live well. Make healthy choices. Be a non-smoker and avoid second-hand smoke.

Keep a healthy body weight. Be active and eat well. Know the risks of alcohol. The less you drink, the

more you reduce your risk. Protect your skin. Be safe in the sun and don’t

use tanning beds or lamps. Get enough vitamin D from the sun, supplements

and your diet.

Be aware. Look after yourself. Know your body and watch for signs of cancer. Report any changes in your health to your doctor. Get screened and help fi nd cancer early. Check your family’s cancer history. Understand how hormones and infections affect

your cancer risk. Get rid of harmful substances at work and at home.

For more information go to the Canadian Cancer website www.cancer.ca

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