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January is National Crime Stoppers Month and the program con-tinues to be a success in Fort St. James accord-ing to the R.C.M.P.

Crime Stoppers is a not-for-profi t program that empowers regular people to fi ght back against crime. Anyone can submit an anony-mous tip and if that tip leads to an arrest, the individual will receive a reward for their ef-forts.

Tips may not neces-sarily give police the evidence they need to make an arrest but any tip can help put them on the right track to solving a particular crime.

Today there are about 1,200 Crime Stoppers programs in communities world-wide and all sorts of crimes are being solved including: homicides, robberies, sexual assaults and drug traf-fi cking.

Police can link 1,469 arrests to infor-mation received via Crime Stoppers. These tips have also led to almost $3.1 million worth of stolen prop-erty recovered and $33 million in drugs being seized.

Fort St. James is part of the Prince George chapter which also includes: Fraser Lake, Vanderhoof, McBride and Valemont.

Since 1991, the Prince George chapter has received 11,067 tips and this number continues to grow.

If you have any tips call: 1-800-222-TIPS(8477) You remain anonymous. If you see a crime in progress call 911 immediately.

January is Crime Stoppers Month


It was almost a full house at the Community Centre in Fort St. James as people gathered in the theatre room to hear a presentation from Rick Peterson, plant manager at Veo-lia Fort Green Energy.

Community members were eager to learn more about this new local edition, its impacts environmentally and future prospects including pos-sible job opportunities.

The Fort St. James Veolia Fort Green Energy Plant is planning to be ready for operation in December, 2016.

Veolia is considered to be one of the leading providers of environmen-tal solutions and they are looking forward to a future in Fort St. James.

Veolia’s mission is to resource the world in helping their custom-ers address their environmental and sustainability challenges in energy, water and waste.

According to Veolia, this means improving their client’s effi ciency

by better managing their water and wastewater and recovering resources from their wastes.

Community members were curi-ous.

How will this affect Fort St. James? What are the benefi ts and mostly, what are the environmental issues associated with Veolia?

After a brief presentation, Pe-terson was able to address many of these questions and concerns.

Iberdrolia is the main contrac-tor of the facility and Veolia North America will be the operator.

The Fort St. James facility will operate 24/7 and consume 200,000 metric tonnes of biomass per year.

But how will this impact the en-vironment?

According to Peterson, the bio-mass is burned in a high effi ciency boiler that ensures that biomass is burned as completely and as effi -ciently as possible. All dust is con-trolled in the plant.

“We are not allowed to make smoke,” Peterson said. “What’s be-ing discharged into the air from the stack is carbon dioxide, nitrogen ox-ides and water vapour.”

“The wood is not carcinogenic. It’s just wood,” he said.

Veolia uses green and recyclable products only. The ash is considered to be a good natural fertilizer and Pe-

terson hopes that this can eventually be utilised by local farmers.

In terms of job opportunities, there will be various positions avail-able including power engineers and electrical and instrumentation tech-nicians.

“Our intent is to hire locally as much as possible. We don’t want this being a fl y in and fl y out opera-tion,” Peterson said.

Contract and support potentials will also be available in: mainte-nance including mechanical and electrical labourers, suppliers, (parts and materials) general services (such as cleaning and work clothing) and biomass supply including fuel and ash hauling.

Veolia also intends to set up ap-prenticeship programs with local colleges.

“We intend to be a good, respon-sible corporate citizen,” Peterson said.

“We’re here for the long haul”. For more information on Veolia

and future job opportunities visit: veolianorthamerica.com

Veolia Fort Green Energy Plant: presentation answers local questions

A model of the Veolia Fort Green Energy Plant. The plant will be up and running by Dec. 2016.

Submitted by: Rick Peterson

“Our intent is to hire locally as much as possible. We don’t want this being a fl y in and fl y out operation,”

- Rick Peterson

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Fort St. James Council held a regular meeting on Jan. 27 . The following are some highlights and conclusions from the evening:

The Seniors Helping Seniors program is running with great success. According to Judy Greenaway, co-founder of the pro-gram, the service is really building.

Mayor MacDougall agrees. “Our pro-gram is a model that other towns are now looking at,” he said.

Frasier Lake may be connecting with Seniors Helping Seniors in Fort St, James as well. “If they need a ride, it can be an option for them as well just as in Vander-hoof,” MacDougall said.

The Primary Care Society in Fort St. James presented news and information about a new hospital/clinic that was once a vision is now becoming a reality.

Plans are being made for the new facil-ity which will be built behind the current Stuart Lake Hospital site. Building is set to begin spring/summer 2016.

The Primary Care Society is dedicated

to improving healthcare in Fort St. James and by building a new hospital/clinic, care will be enhanced greatly.

Mayor MacDougall believes this to be a step in the right direction.

“It’s the right thing to do. Moving a hospital will be challenging because we have such a small regional hospital district but we’ll prove that we can do it,” Mac-Dougall said.

The Fort St. James Fire Dept. will be taking part in an ice rescue certifi cation course on Jan. 30.

The KEY is asking for funding from

District. As it stands, the KEY has re-ceived funding that will allow them to stay open for approximately 6 months. Longer term funding has been requested.

It has been recommended that council prepare a bylaw to amend Zoning Bylaw No. 738,2001 to expand the permitted uses to allow Nechako Valley Community Ser-vices to operate a proposed day care cen-tre.

The next council meeting will be a com-mittee of the whole meeting which will be held on Feb. 10.

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The Prince George Cougars have cre-ated an amazing and generous contest that is open to the five communities of Vanderhoof, Quesnel, Mackenzie, Fraser Lake and Fort St. James. To sum up the contest, every community that purchas-es more than 75 tickets to the Cougars’ hockey game on February 19 in Prince George will win a minimum of a $500 donation to their Minor Hockey Associa-tion. The Grand Prize includes a $2500 donation to the community’s Minor Hockey Association, the entire Cougars team will visit your community and host

an on-ice clinic, autograph and Q&A ses-sions and more! Simply, the community that buys the most tickets wins the grand prize! Head over to the Cougars’ website to learn more details.

If you can please share this news and rally your community together it would be really amazing to have so many out of town guests cheer on the Cougars and the prospect of a $2500 donation and a hock-ey clinic led by the Cougars is thrilling! We truly appreciate the community spirit that the Prince George Cougars have, and we are also delighted that they want

to support Minor Hockey Associations in northern British Columbian towns. The Cougars asked for Tourism Prince George’s help to promote this contest and now we’re reaching out to you.

We have also reached out to local ho-tels and five hotels have come forward to offer special rates for this contest (we want to make sure everyone can drive home safely during daylight hours on Saturday). The Prestige Treasure Cove, Carmel Inn, Bon Voyage Hotel, Canada’s Best Value Inn and Prince Motel have all provided discounts. Details are also on

the Cougars’ website. We hope to create a little friendly

competition between the five commu-nities, stay tuned to our Facebook page where we will be sharing more informa-tion. If you share this on your social me-dia channels, please tag us in your posts (and the Cougars and accommodations listed above, if you’d like) and we’ll tag you when we post -I’d love to see some northern camaraderie develop for this event and any future events.

Thank-you so much, and I hope to see you at the CN Centre February 19!

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Looking for new recruits: Sowchea Fire Hall needs you

The Sowchea Fire Hall recently celebrated their tenth anniversary but the future of the satellite location is still unknown.

Photo by Barbara Latkowski

“We are proud of the construction of the second fi re

hall and being able to serve the Sowchea community,”

-John Bennison


In an effort to keep Sowchea Fire Hall up and running, a new intake of applications has begun.

The due date is Feb. 10. These applications are part of an

extra recruit session that the Fort St. James Fire Department has added and will begin on Feb. 15.

The department is still running a prescheduled recruit course on April 18. The deadline for these ap-plications is April 4.

“The plan for this course is to have another intake of juniors from the high school as well as adults,”

Fire Chief, Michael Navratil said. “There seems to be an odd

amount of rumours that we do not take shift workers which is simply false. It is a little more work for them as they need to make up for missed classes but we are always willing to work with them if they or any new recruit makes the effort,” Navratil said.

Just a few weeks after celebrat-ing their tenth anniversary, mem-bers of the satellite location were faced with some unexpected news.

The fi re hall’s insurer advised that insurance may be suspended or even refused based on the fi re pro-tection area not being able to main-

tain a roster of 10 members. Mayor MacDougall along

with council agreed to set a meeting to discuss further the future of the Dept.

“We have a huge investment there,” MacDougall said. “It’s important to us too.”

With an immediate intake of applications Navratil hopes that the situation will soon be solved.

In 2005, residents voted overwhelmingly in favor of establishing the new fi re hall which was built in 2006 and

the community has seen many positive changes since.

John Bennison has been with the department for 13 years. “We are proud of the construc-tion of the second fi re hall and being able to serve the Sowchea community,” Bennison said.

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NAOMI YAMAMOTOMinister of State for Emergency Preparedness

NORTH VANCOUVER - Some-where in the province, almost every single evening, a volunteer leaves the comfort of bed or the dinner table, or gives up the opportunity to celebrate a birthday or to read their child a bedtime story, because they want to be a lifeline. As a search and rescue volunteer in B.C., they belong to a small army 2,500 strong that deploys for the sake and safety of the lost and injured in our mountains and backcountry. They forego time with fam-ily and friends to seek and to fi nd. Their selfl essness is woven into the fabric of their public service, and today the B.C. government announced a $10-million investment that continues on our com-mitment to strengthening them and the tapestry of public safety throughout the province.

B.C. has the busiest ground search and rescue group in all of Canada. In fact, the number of deployments by our volun-teers in B.C. outnumbers the combined amount performed by all other search and rescue teams nation-wide. There are 80 teams in B.C. with over 2,500 vol-

unteers embarking on 1,300 missions a year. On its own that’s remarkable, but it’s particularly extraordinary in the con-text and contrast of just 2,000 search and rescue missions nation-wide, coast-to-coast, each year.

Our volunteers are remarkable folks doing extraordinary things. Their teams are an invaluable resource to the people of this province. They donate more than 100,000 hours a year scouring the trails and forests, rappelling into steep ravines and weathering the worst of the elements to help others.

The Province, through the $10-million in one-time funding to the B.C. Search and Rescue Association, will help ensure that the search and rescue groups in com-munities have the additional resources to

help refresh technical training, replace or rejuvenate rescue equipment, and ex-plore new technologies that can be ap-plied in the fi eld. This investment builds on the $6.3 million that the B.C. govern-ment is already providing each year to cover 100% of the operational costs for search and rescue deployments, as well as training and equipment, and the in-surance and liability for the members of the 80 groups serving across the B.C. landscape.

We owe a debt of gratitude to our troops of tirelessly dedicated search and rescue volunteers. They brave diffi cult situations and the worst of Mother Na-ture’s unleashing of wind, rain and cold. They work in the darkness of night and certainly some dark situations. They work in some of the most complex ter-rain and most challenging search and rescue environments in all of North America, and are recognized nationally and internationally for meeting that chal-lenge. Today the B.C. government pro-vided the additional $10-million to help ensure their continued success and to help bolster the safety net for those that enjoy B.C. for all its outdoor splendour.

Connect with the Province of B.C. at: www.gov.bc.ca/connect

$10-million boost for those that brave search and rescues in B.C.

Dear Editor, and to the Mayor and Council of Fort St James,

According to the latest news reports, the Span-iard’s Bay City Council has offered a public apol-ogy to Brenda Seymour, the female fi re fi ghter who recently went public with allegations of sex-ual harassment she experienced while working as a fi re fi ghter with her local volunteer fi re depart-ment.

It has been 2 ∏ years since I and Lisa Button, both of us lieutenants with the Ft St James Fire Department at the time, fi led our complaints with the District of Fort St James alleging sexual ha-rassment against our then fi re chief, Robert Ben-nett.

Since that time our allegations have been sub-stantiated, both by an independent outside investi-gator hired by the District, and subsequently by an RCMP investigation that resulted in three charges of criminal sexual assault against Mr. Bennett.

The third woman involved being Joy Reierson, is also a fi re fi ghter with the department. Mr. Ben-nett was convicted on all three counts in January of 2015. He is currently appealing his conviction.

So here is my question to you, Mr Mayor and Council:

Where is our apology?Do we not deserve one? Or do we only deserve

more of your silence?

Kirstin Rudolph

Letter to the Editor

B.C. has the busiest ground search and rescue group in all

of Canada.

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sponsored by the Caledonia CourierCOMING EVENTS... Will appear as space is available, free of charge in this section. Coming events are available to non-profi t organizations only. This area is not intended for thank you submissions or selling products. It is simply a place for nonprofi t organizations a place to announce upcoming free activities. You can e-mail your item to [email protected] or by fax: 567-2070. Your organizations’ announcement can also be dropped off at our offi ce located at #111-250 Stuart Drive, Fort St. James. Decision of the publisher is fi nal.

***We are looking forward to the 38TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF THE PERFORMING ARTS!...Dates are March 7- 20, 2016 and will be held at Nechako Valley Secondary School. Monday March 7, Speech Arts. Friday March 11, Strings. Monday March 14- Thursday March 17, Piano. Please check the website at www.musicfestivalweb.com/nechako for program details

***MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE... advocating for better services in our communities, such as: housing, counseling, education and job opportunities. Meetings held on the second Thursday of each month via – video conferencing from the communities of; Burns Lake, Fraser Lake, Granisle, Ft. St. James, Southside and Vanderhoof. 1:30 – 3:00. In Vanderhoof meetings are held in the boardroom at the hospital. Clients, family members and community partners are invited to attend. Your voice is IMPORTANT. For more info on the committee and it’s works contact: Heather @ 250-692-7500. Or your Mental Health Service Provider

***VOLUNTEER WITHIN YOUR COMMUNITY!...Are you or anyone you know interested in becoming a volunteer? No matter your age or your interests, there are plenty of opportunities for you or your family members to volunteer within our community. At Volunteer Fort St. James we assist local non-profi t organizations in recruiting volunteers and assist volunteers to fi nd an organization(s) they want to work with. If you chose to become a volunteer you are in control. You get to choose the event(s) you volunteer for, how often you volunteer and how much time you’d like to volunteer. Volunteers are not obligated to volunteer for any opportunities, no questions asked. It is as simple as that! If you’d like to become a volunteer, when opportunities become available you have the option to be notifi ed by email, or you can check out our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/volunteerfsj or stop by the Volunteer Fort St. James Offi ce Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 11:30 – 12:30 pm. You can sign up today to become a volunteer at www.volunteerfsj.ca. For more information you can e-mail us at [email protected] or call us at 250-996-8284 (Monday, Wednesday and Friday between 11:30 – 12:30 pm).

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

your generosity.***

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

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

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

***FORT ST. JAMES SEARCH & RESCUE... New members are welcome, training is provided for more information please contact Paul at 250-996-7478 or Rod at 250-996-3231

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Friday 11:30-8:00Saturday 11:00-3:00

***AUXILIARY TO STUART LAKE HOSPITAL... Monthlymeeting 2nd Wednesday eachmonth. Hospital Cafeteria 7:00 p.m.

***NECHAKO VALLEYCOMMUNITY SERVICES SOCIETY...Child and YouthMental Health and CounselingServices available at no cost.Monday to Friday 8:30 am to4:30 pm. Call 996-7645 for appointment.

***FORT TRAP AND HANDGUNCLUB... meets last Sunday of every month. Contact (Sue)at 250-996-7728 (h) for moreinformation.

***MUSIC MAKERS...Newmembers always WELCOME. Not everyone has to be on stage, thereis lots of work behind the scenes. Call Heike Fonda at 250-996-7006 for more info.

***PUBLIC SERVICEANNOUNCEMENT...If youknow anyone, including a child, who has been abused or harmedby a psychiatrist call the CitizensCommission on Human Rights at:1-800-670-2247.

***AA MEETINGS...Thursdays at8:00pm. United Church on 2ndAve West. Call 250-996-8290 for more information.

***FIREWEED SAFE HAVEN...asafe place for women and their children leaving violence or abuse. 24 hour access - please call 996-8000.

***FORT ST. JAMES PARENT ADVISORY...3rd Tuesday everymonth 7 p.m. at High School.


Seniors Helping Seniors continues to be a huge success in Fort St. James.

According to Judy Greenaway, one of the co-founders of the program, the program has really taken off.

“The services are being used throughout our area and it’s really building,” Greenaway said.

Mayor MacDougall of Fort St. James couldn’t agree more.

“We are a model for other towns. They are now looking at implement-ing a program like ours,” MacDougall said.

The Seniors Helping Seniors Pro-gram provides free transportation to those who face mobility challenges by providing grocery delivery, trans-portation to medical appointments and to social and wellness events in and outside of town including Vanderhoof and Prince George.

With 14 volunteer drivers, most of whom are seniors themselves, there are currently 114 registered clients.

From January to July 2015, the ser-vice provided 309 rides to appoint-ments and 219 separate trips driving over 25,000 kms.

“It’s brought new life to our Seniors Association here in Fort St. James,” Judy Greenaway, past president of the Association said.

Greenaway along with then eco-nomic development offi cer of the District of Fort St. James, Emily Co-lumbo, both played an integral role in developing a strategic plan four years ago.

“There was an obvious need for transportation options for the seniors in Fort St. James,” Greenaway said.

The Stuart Lake Ladies Auxiliary was approached and a very generous donation of $30,000 was made along with other contributions from local businesses and corporations.

Julie-Ann Mortenson is president of the Auxiliary. “It was our wish to provide patients and residents with comfort and care. We thought this useful to our community and for our seniors,” Mortenson said.

As a result, a second bus was pur-chased and it made its fi rst trip on Oct. 30.

“Social interaction for our seniors is an important part of their well-be-ing. We are very proud of our service and thankful to the community for all of their support,” Greenaway said.

“It’s one of the best programs to come to the District. It’s had such an impact on the community,” said Larry Taylor, one of the 14 volunteer bus drivers.

The program is now running seam-lessly and other communities want to know how Fort St. James did it.

Chester Hiebert, vice-president of the Seniors Association is thrilled with his new role and for him the service would not have been possible without volunteers.

“My whole idea is that the quality of any community is based on volun-teerism,” Hiebert said.

“Here, in Fort St. James, people have really dug in especially with the Seniors Helping Seniors Program and that has enriched the community.”

Seniors Helping Seniors standing out in Fort St. James and beyond

The newest Seniors Helping Seniors bus is busy pro-viding transportation for those with disability issues in Fort St. James. Photo by Barbara LatkowskiBARBARA

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The mixed curling bonspiel took place at the Fort St. James Curling Club on Jan. 29-31.

There were 14 teams taking part in total and event organizer, Helen Frederick was thrilled with the turnout.

“We’ve had our struggles but an event like this really brings the community to-gether,” Frederick said.

The club is thankful for the support they have received from the Stuart Lake Golf Club for donating gift cards and door prizes.

“It’s really great that two non-profi t organi-zations can come together and sup-port each other,” Frederick said.

It was three days of fun fi lled but serious curling by the participants who ended with a very close and ex-citing fi nish.

Mixed Curling Bonspiel: a huge success

1st place team in the “A” event: Grant Mortenson, (Skip) Julie-Ann Mortenson, (Lead) Terri-Lee Mac-Dougall, (3rd) and Rob MacDougall. (2nd)

1st place team in the “B” event: Corrine Sinclair, (Lead) Tyler Graham, (Skip) Toni Dagnais (3rd) and Arlan Gainor. (2nd)

1st place team in the “C” event: Tim Boyes, (3rd) Eri-ca Gardner, (Lead) Melony Ubleis (Skip) and Amelia Ubleis. (2nd)

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Pursuant to Section 801.3 of the Local Government Act and Section 86 of the Community Charter, the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako proceeded with the Alternative Approval Process for “Fort St. James Seniors Helping Seniors Transportation Service Establishment Bylaw No. 1750, 2015.” The deadline for submission of Elector Response forms was 4:30 p.m. on Friday, January 15, 2016.Elector Response Forms Needed to Prevent Adoption 121Valid Elector Response Forms Received Prior to Deadline 32I hereby declare that elector approval for “Fort St. James Seniors Helping Seniors Transportation Service Establishment Bylaw No.1750, 2015” has been obtained.Given under my hand at Burns Lake, B.C. this 18th day of January, 2016.

Gail Chapman, Corporate Officer

Environmental Assessment of the Blackwater Gold ProjectPublic Comment Period January 20 - February 19

New Gold Inc. is proposing the construction and

operation of an open pit gold and silver mine

located approximately 160 kilometres southwest

of Prince George and 110 kilometres southwest

of Vanderhoof, British Columbia. The proposed

Blackwater Gold Project is currently undergoing a

provincial and federal Environmental Assessment.

The public is invited to review and ask questions

about the Blackwater Gold Project Environmental

Assessment Application. Public comments are

due by February 19.

Ask questions and learn about the proposed Project at an

Information Session near you.

Tuesday, February 9: Quesnel Information Session

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Wednesday, February 10: Fort St James Information Session

Fort St James Community Centre, 190 Stuart Drive

5:00 – 8:00pm

Thursday, February 11: Burns Lake Information Session

Island Gospel Fellowship, 810 Highway 35

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Tuesday, February 16: Prince George Information Session

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Members of the Fort St. James Fire Depart-ment were ready to plunge into the icy Stu-art River on Jan. 30.

The Ice Rescue training brought out 13 members from the De-partment.

The training was run by Raven Rescue, an in-ternationally renowned organization recognised for their exceptional training practises. They are based out of Smith-ers, B.C.

Ice Rescue training is held annually and recertifi cation is com-pleted every three years.

Fort St. James Fire Department: Ready to take the plunge


10 days of winter festivities!

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It was an exciting morning for the students at David Hoy Elemen-tary School on Jan. 27.

Teachers, parents, family and community members gathered with the students.

With books in hand, everyone got together with one simple mis-sion in mind: to read.

Family Literacy Day is a national awareness initiative created by ABC Life Literacy Canada in 1999.

It is held annually to promote awareness of the importance of reading and engaging in other liter-acy-related activities as a family.

Taking time every day to read or do a learning activity with children is crucial to a child’s development.

Susan Burck, principal at David

Hoy couldn’t agree more. “Literacy begins at home. It was

so great to see parents, friends and community members come out to the school in support of this idea,” Burck said.

“Having everyone here…it was such a warm feeling.”

And parents do get something out of reading to their children as well.

According to ABC Literacy Can-ada, family literacy programs focus on parents as the means to improve the reading and writing skills of all family members.

By reading to children and en-gaging in fun literacy activities, parents are actively keeping their own skills sharp while at the same time strengthening the relationships within their families which, in turn, encourages lifelong learning.

David Hoy Elementary School celebrates Family Literacy Day

Teachers, parents, friends and community members joined the students at David Hoy Elemen-tary School for Family Literacy Day on Jan. 27.

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The BC Games So-

ciety and Coast Capital

Savings have teamed up

once again to support the

pursuit of achievement

and leadership through

a bursary program. Ath-

letes (and youth coaches

and offi cials) taking part

in the Penticton 2016 BC

Winter Games can apply

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saries in the amount of

$500. The program was

fi rst offered at the 2014

BC Summer Games with

over 250 applicants for

the bursary.

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tended to recognize ath-

letes who have achieved

in sport and education

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above and beyond in their

communities through

leadership and volunteer

activities. Youth coaches

and offi cials (under 19

years of age) who are at-

tending the Games as part

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tunity are also welcome

to apply.

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the BC Games provides

young athletes, coaches,

and offi cials from across

the province with an im-

portant competitive op-

portunity and exceptional

experience to learn about

teamwork, goal setting,

friendship, and commu-

nity excellence.

“BC Games athletes

commit signifi cant time

and energy to their sport,”

said Kelly Mann, Presi-

dent and CEO of the BC

Games Society. “We

hope that this fi nancial

support of our young par-

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ticipants, who are leaders

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them an extra boost to

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ence to their sport and in

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An Inter-Church Christmas Festival

held Saturday Dec. 19 in Riverside Park

brought families out to see and hear the

Christmas story. With live animals and

people dressed in costume this was a

great way to present the Christmas story

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alued above this

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nearly $800 million to B.C. residents. F

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Low-income homeowners who would

have received the additional home owner

grant except for the high value of their

home can apply for a low-income grant

supplement.

Homeowners who face diffi culty keep-

ing up with rising property assessments in

B.C. may also be eligible to defer all or a

portion of their property taxes. The proper-

ty tax deferment program provides low-in-

terest loans that allow eligible homeowners

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until their home is s

old or becomes part of

an estate. This program is available to own-

ers who are 55 or older, su

rviving spouses

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Families who are fi nancially supporting

children may also qualify.

Asset limit fo

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disability assistance

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As of Dec. 1, 2015, people receiving dis-

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ance can now receive regular

gifts from family, frie

nds, and community

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ment being affected.

Allowing repeated gifts of cash within

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ing the asset limit fro

m $5,000 to $100,000,

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where two people with the PWD designa-

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ance.

There is also more fl exibility

in spend-

ing money from trust funds, according to

the provincial government.

“I’ve been overwhelmed by the positive

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B.C.’s minister of Social Development and

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The Province is work-

ing in partnership with

the BC Nurses’ Union

(BCNU) to create over

1,600 additional regu-

lar nursing positions to

the B.C. health system,

to improve care for pa-

tients and better support

nurses on the frontlines

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“Nurses are impor-

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members of health

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British Columbia, and

today’s announcement

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tegral role in the health

system,” said Health

Minister Terry Lake.

“Over the past year,

we have been working

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provements that ben-

efi t both patients and

staff. We are confi dent

this spirit of partner-

ship will continue as

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The Ministry of

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1,643 regular nursing

positions by March 31,

2016.“To nurses

who

are trying to provide

safe patient care while

working short in ERs

and operating rooms

and nurses who cope

with overwhelming

workloads, this agree-

ment means that relief

is on the way,” said

Gayle Duteil, president

of the BCNU. “I urge

nurses who are working

casual and who want a

permanent position to

send an email today to:

[email protected].

BCNU is supporting the

hiring process by pro-

viding a fi rst point of

contact for all qualifi ed

nurses.”

Recruitment targets

Health authorities improve patient

care with creation of nursing positions

are as follows:

* Fraser Health: 400

* Interior Health: 300

* Island Health: 290

* Northern Health: 100

* Providence Health Care: 80

* Provincial Health Services

Authority: 238

* Vancouver Coastal: 235

“Fraser Health welcomes this

opportunity to work with the

BCNU in order to recruit new

nurses to the region,” said Fraser

Health president and chief execu-

tive offi cer Michael Marchbank.

“This will provide even greater

levels of care for patients.”

HEABC and BCNU will

contract with HealthMatch BC

to work in partnership with the

health authorities on a recruit-

ment campaign.

“Nurses are a key pillar of

BC’s health care system, de-

livering quality treatment to

thousands of patients every day

throughout the province,” said

HEABC president and chief

executive offi cer David Logan.

“This recruitment effort will con-

tribute immensely to maintain-

ing these high standards while

supporting our current efforts at

the bargaining table as we work

to reach a collective agreement

over the next couple of months

that serves the primary aim of

providing the best care possible

to British Columbians.”

In the last year, BCNU and

the Province have equally funded

$2 million for violence preven-

tion actions at sites that deal

with some of the province’s most

complex patients, as well as

specialty and community nurse

funding.

Last April, the Ministry

of

Health and HEABC reached an

agreement with BCNU and the

Nurses Bargaining Association to

improve patient care, with about

$5 million allocated towards spe-

cialty nurse training for positions

such as emergency room, operat-

ing room, obstetric and neonatal

nurses. As part of this agreement,

the ministry has also provided $1

million to assist Licensed Practi-

cal Nurses pursuing registered

nurse education and $2 million

to provide new mobile technol-

ogy to community nurses.

On Jan. 22, Vanderhoof will

celebrate its 90th birthday, and

the District of Vanderhoof is

hosting two major events to

mark the occasion! At the fi rst

event we’ll wish Happy Birth-

day to Vanderhoof at the arena,

and the following day we’ll cel-

ebrate at Riverside Park with

sleigh rides, live music, and

fi reworks.

Friday, Jan. 22 – Vander-

hoof Arena

Local school children will

be invited for skating at the

Vanderhoof Arena at 12:30pm;

cupcakes will be served and ev-

eryone will gather on the ice to

sing “Happy Birthday”. Seniors

are invited to join for tea, cof-

fee, and cake, and to enjoy the

historical photo series. Mem-

bers of the public are welcome

to join in the festivities, with a

free skate happening from 2pm

to 5pm.

Saturday, Jan. 23 – River-

side Park

Join us at Riverside Park for

food, music, and fi reworks! Be-

ginning at noon, the Nechako

Nordics Ski Club is hosting a

cross-country ski tournament

until 2pm. Then, gather around

a bonfi re for chili dogs, ban-

nock, and hot chocolate. Enjoy

horse-drawn sleigh rides and a

historical photo series of Van-

derhoof since its i

ncorporation.

Live music will begin at 3pm

with speeches at 5:30pm. The

afternoon will end with a bang

when the fi reworks kickoff at

6pm.

These events will k

ick off a

year-long birthday celebration

for Vanderhoof and surrounding

communities, as Fort St. James

celebrates its 210th birthday

and the Nechako Valley Exhibi-

tion celebrates its 50th.

Happy 90th birthday, Vanderhoof!

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Integris in Vanderhoof is currently searching for an individual

to fill the position of Financial Planning Support. T

his position

focuses on assisting the Financial Planner in the Vanderhoof

branch and contributing as part of the dynamic Financial

Planning team across the organization. This Permanent, Full-

time position will work Monday to Friday from 9AM

-4:30PM

.

The Financial Planning Support provides a wide variety of

clerical support to the Financial Planner(s),

along with organizing

and maintaining client files. The successful applicant for this

position will have 1-2 years’ administrative experience, preferably

with some exposure to the investments or security industry.

Additionally, the selected candidate will have a working

knowledge of Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Excel.

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For more information and to apply for this position, please visit us

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locating the corresponding position under the current openings tab.

The deadline to apply for this position is Wednesday, January 27th.

Integris Credit Union is looking for an individual to join us as

a Member Service Representative (Teller) on a temporary

(1 year), part-ti

me basis in our Vanderhoof Branch. For

this position, we require the successful applicant to have

a fl exible schedule between Monday and Saturday and to

work no less than three (3) days a week.

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service to our members, make quality referrals, and handle

member issues while maintaining a positive attitude.

Integris off ers a wage commensurate with experience,

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Marie Aphrael Mounce is the fi rst baby of 2016 to be born in Fort St. James.

The baby girl was born at home on Jan. 25 at 7:07 a.m. weighing 9 pounds and 1 ounce.

“She was determined to come,” mother, Kate-Nicola Mounce said.

Marie was then transferred to Stuart Lake Hospital where mom and baby stayed two days.

Since being home, it’s been quite an adjustment for older brother, Doran.

The 4 year old is happy to have mom and sis back home. “It’s been a big change for him,” Mounce said.

And father Brad Mounce is also thrilled with the newest addition to his family

The baby girl was a surprise to the couple since they withheld knowing the baby’s gender until birth.

“She was a surprise. It’s exciting and we are all doing re-ally well, “Kate-Nicola said.

The Stuart Lake Hospital Ladies Auxiliary welcomed the New year’s baby with fl owers and a gift basket.

“We are very excited to be able to present a gift and fl owers to a family who’s baby was actually born in Fort St. James”, said president of the auxiliary, Julie-Ann Mort-senson.

On Jan. 1, Lisa and Brad Van Koughnett, from Fort St. James welcomed their New year’s baby boy, Leo Eldon who was born in Vanderhoof at St. John Hospital.

The fi rst baby born in the Northern Health region in 2016 is a girl. She was delivered at the University Hospital in Northern B.C. in Prince George at 1:25 a.m. on January 1.

The fi rst baby born in British Columbia is a boy. He was delivered at Surrey Memorial Hospital at 12:15 a.m. on Jan-uary 1 to a family from Fort Nelson.

It’s a girl! New year’s Baby born in Fort St. James

Kate-Nicola, Brad and Doran Mounce at home with the newest edition to their family, Marie Aphrael. Submitted by: Julie-Ann Mortenson


ARNOLD HENRY DEANApril 14, 1941 - October 10, 2015

Passed away in hospital at Fort St. James, BC after a lengthy illness. Beloved husband of Gail (Holmes) and proud father of Anita (Paul) and John (Rhonda). Grandfather of Todd, Dan, Kila and Adam, all of Fort St. James, BC.Survived by sister Nellie, Dean, Donald son of Gravenhurst, Ontario. Predeceased by daugh-ter Karen, parents Violet and Ernest, sister Edyth, brothers Jim and John. A graveside service will take place at Victoria Cemetery, Tweed, Ontario at a later date. (July).

Fraser River Chevrolet, Quesnel BC is currently looking to fill the following full time position:

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Kyahwood Forest Products is a Finger Joint mill located in Moricetown, 30 km West of Smithers BC. This entity is wholly owned by the Moricetown Band.

We currently have an opening for Millwright at our facility.

The ideal candidate will hold an Interprovincial Red Seal ticket and have two years of experience. Knowledge in the operation of an optimizer and finger jointing machine is an asset. Apprentices in the latter stages of their apprenticeship are also encouraged to apply.

The successful candidate will bring good trouble- shooting and problem solving skills to ensure the continuous operation and efficiency of the machinery, good communication and interpersonal skills as well as a working knowledge of digital and computer systems. Welding, machining and electrical experience would also be an asset.This position will be compensated with a competitive

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Vanderhoof celebrating 90 yearsFort St. James celebrating 210 years

Kinsmen Club of Vanderhoof in 1977

Taken from the Vanderhoof Herald, December 1, 1917.

Presidents MessageJim Woodruff

1977

During the past year the Kinsmen Club of Vanderhoof have worked very hard on many community projects, some of which are: Bringing the RCMP Musical Ride to Vanderhoof, building a participark in Fer-land Park which will be offi cially opened in May.

We have signed a contract to bring the Carson and Barnes 3 Ring Circus under the big top for a two show performance on June 26.

We have raised funds for the Kinsmen Rehabilitation Foundation by way of our Annual Mothers March. We will be hold-ing a large auction with proceeds going to

the Arena Fund.We have taken part in various small

projects and have spent over $19,000 on donations and projects during the year.

We had planned for the biggest and best Kin Karnival yet and am sorry to announce that the events scheduled for March 5 has been cancelled due to ice and snow conditions at Tachik Lake Resort.

The Snow Queen Contest and Snow Ball are still scheduled to take place on Friday evening and a parade on Saturday morning.

The CI Challenge Cup Snowmobile Races will take place on Saturday after-noon at the VARA Race Track followed by our “Pub Tug” with patrons of the Reid Hotel squaring off against the patrons of the Vanderhoof Hotel.

5 cars damaged in freak mishap

Taken from the Nechako Chronicle in 1956A freak mishap late Saturday afternoon on

Stewart Street between Burrard and Church Avenues left 5 cars in damaged condition. No persons were injured.

Of the fi ve cars involved only one was in motion. The others were parked at curbside, one on the northside of the street in front of Bud’s Electric and the other three at the oppo-site side alongside the Canadian Bank of Com-merce building.

Driver of the car which infl icted the damage to the parked cars was Mrs. Dick Marrow. In pulling away from the curb near the middle of the block, the car a new model Pontiac went out of control.

First vehicle damaged was a 1950 Ford pick-up owned by Ken McInnes. It was sideswiped by the careening car in front of Bud’s Electric, recrossing the street the careening car crashed into the rear of a new model Monarch owned by Chas Thomas of Oliver, a tourist, pushing it into the rear of an International pickup. The sandwiched Pontiac is owned by A.P. Thiessen and the International by E. Villumson.

CI Challenge Cup - local driver steals showTaken from the Nechako

Chronicle in 1977After the snow had settled

March 5, snowmobile racer Steve Schaffer of Topley still held a marginal lead in the points race but a local driver had stolen the show. The long arduous hours of painstaking attention to detail paid off for

Ron Preston of Vanderhoof, as his Yamaha performed fault-lessly. Preston dominated the liquid cooled and modifi ed classes with three consecutive fi rsts and a close second before running out of gas in his fi fth event.

Organizers had worked til the wee hours of the race morn-

ing building an ice surface which contributed both to the highest speeds yet seen in this series, and to the large number of accidents during the day.

Drivers occasionally pushed their machines past limits with disastrous results. One machine minus driver careened wildly over the fl agmans fl ags and

narrowly missed an offi cial be-fore smashing into the concrete wall.

The machine was repaired hastily in the pits and was able to complete the days events thanks to Danny Boyd’s weld-ing expertise.

Entries remained at the mag-ic 100 mark.

Classifi ed AdletsTaken from the

Nechako Chroncile in 1956

FOR SALE - 2 1/2 acres and house (with stove), garden, running water, own pressure system. Location Prince George hill by high-way. $2,500 with terms, cheaper with cash. Phone Vanderhoof.

***FOR SALE - Low steel wheel wagon, price $35. Two wheel tractor on rubber, $50. Large honey extractor with steam knife, $22. All in good condition. Apply Louise Devauld, Van-derhoof.

***FOR SALE - 22ft boat, 6’ 6” beam, 3/4 fi r ply-wood planking, oak frame. Can be used with inboard or outboard motor. $325. Apply Mrs. Mary Andros, Vanderhoof.

***HOUSE FOR SALE - On one acre in Vander-hoof, 5 rooms and bath, well insulated, cabinet kitchen, tile fl oors, garage, woodshed and barn. Vegetable garden growing. Full price $5,000 or terms with $2,000 down. Phone 124.

***HELP WANTED - Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd. has permanent work for reliable married man at isolated interior point. Comfort-able living quarters provided. Medical service, pension plan, life insurance and other social service benefi ts in effect. Apply in person to N.D. Hartnell, Alcan respresentative, Vander-hoof, BC.

Red Cross Society

NewsTaken from the Vanderhoof Herald

May 11, 1918

The Vanderhoof Red Cross Society will meet on Thursday afternoon next at the home of Mrs. McGeachy senior.

A shipment of goods was sent on Wednesday, May 8 as follow: 4 suits pajamas, 5 pkgs T bandages, 10 stretcher caps, 10 pkgs P.P. bags, 9 pkgs handkerchiefs, 3 pkgs pillow cases, 20 pairs of socks. Two dollars was donated by Mr Lamont. The net proceeds of the Red Cross dance held last Wednesday week amounted to $22.05 which was turned over to the secretary-treasurer. The ladies of the Red Cross Society wish to thank all who donated for the good cause.

***Constable W.R. Henley has

returned from his offi cial visits to Sheraton, Endako, and South Fort George.

***Archibald Reid returned to his

home in Chilco after working a considerable time at the Giscome Saw Mills. Taken from the Vanderhoof Herald

May 11, 1918.

Men of Nineteen to be Called

Taken from the Vanderhoof Herald May 11, 1918

Men of nineteen years of age are to be called upon to register for military service. A proclamation to this effect will be issued shortly, and it is understood will provide that the men must register before June. None of the men will actually be called to the colours before July. The proclamation will apply to unmarried men, and widowers without chil-dren, born since October 13, 1897. The men will be required to register through the post offi ces as was the case when unmarried men and widowers between twenty and thirty four years of age were called upon October 13th last. The men will simply give their names and addresses, and such details as will permit full registration to be effected. The actual call to the colors will be received by registered post from the district registrar.

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