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RCMP intercept robbery at Overwaitea

REBECCA WATSONCaledonia Courier

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

SPEED SKATER: Alison Desmarais 17, of Vanderhoof will skate With Team BC for short track in the 2015 winter games this February in Prince George. See story page 3. Rebecca Watson photo

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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SD91 seeks support for career and trades fi ve-year plan

REBECCA WATSONOmineca Express

High school students in the Nechako Lakes region may soon have guaranteed apprentice-ship and work options if School District No.91 secures their proposed fi ve-year solution.

“Two things are important here,” Joan Rags-dale said, career and trades liaison. “We need a memorandum of understanding (MOU) from community partners to look at work opportuni-ties for students. Not a promise but an intent to help seek industry positions for students to ap-prentice. The other is a fi ve-year pilot project... a commitment from the ministries to run trades programs in the high schools and to ensure those programs are available [consistently].”

Right now SD91 works with CNC to offer high school students work experience through various trades programs. CNC applies for the program and saves seats for students but don’t have a commitment to offer programs continu-ally. Generally, the school doesn’t fi nd out until May or June if the program will even be avail-able in September. If there are not enough ap-plicants or the location is too far away the pro-gram may get cancelled all together.

“We want these programs accessible for

students and for students to know they’re there for the next fi ve years. In a larger centre [an-nually] works fi ne because they have the num-bers, but in our smaller centre we really do need that guarantee. ” Ms. Ragsdale said.

If SD91’s proposed solution is backed by the province, one ACE-IT program will be of-fered every year for fi ve years in the commu-nities of Burns Lake, Vanderhoof and Fort St. James with rotational offerings in Fraser Lake. The career and trades program is looking to highlight trades such as industrial mechanic, pipe fi tter, carpentry, welding, heavy duty and culinary. As a junior apprentice, students will have the chance to work on their hours over weekends or summer and then take theory classes in school so to potentially have a certifi -cate by graduation.

“[Right now] we have the guarantee for 4-6 spots in each of the fi ve high schools in our dis-trict. We want to raise those numbers, raise the opportunity and secure it so students can plan for it,” Ms. Ragsdale said.

As the offi cial liaison between school and industry partners, Ms. Ragsdale continues to seek support from city councils, First Nations groups and industry and labour across the Nechako Lakes region.

Vanderhoof council agreed to continue their partnership with an MOU in full support of the fi ve-year proposal.

“MOUs will be in place regionally and although Vanderhoof already had a partner-ship this will be a way to formalize it,” Darren Carpenter said, city councillor and career and trades program co-ordinator.

The District of Vanderhoof also passed a resolution at the Jan.12 meeting to begin the process of working with SD91 for a summer labour position where students will work as an apprentice at the DOV.

“[The fi ve-year plan] will assure young people the funding will be there year after year,” Gerry Thiessen said, mayor of Vanderhoof.

“The problem now is it’s a checkerboard. Are things going to be offered or not? So young people are going through high school and hop-ing their trade, electrical, plumbing, millwright, will be offered but aren’t sure. If there was con-tinuity for fi ve-year funding then young people could go into their last year’s of high school knowing they’ll have that opportunity. It will mean a lot for industry in the north as well. We are challenged with fi nding employees for new industries coming to the north. This is the best way to ensure local people take those jobs.”

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Speedy Desmarais skates way to winter games

REBECCA WATSONOmineca Express

Alison Desmarais 17, of Vanderhoof has become a national speed-skate sensation. Her life-long dream will soon become a reality as she represents Team BC at the 2015 Canada Winter Games (CWG) this February in Prince George (PG).

“Her personal best in the 500 meters is 46 seconds. That’s spinning around the hockey rink really really fast,” Keith Gor-don of Fort St. James said, Alison’s winter games coach. “There is no hockey player in the north that could do that.”

Alison placed second in short track dur-ing the CWG selection meet in Prince George Nov. 1-2, 2014, which won her a spot on the team. Her determination is clear being a Gr 12 student who has taken her first semester off to train.

“I took courses last year so I would be less stressed,” Alison said, who’s been speed skating since she was seven. “Every-thing now has just been leading up to [the winter games].”

Alison trains six days a week at the olympic-sized facility in PG. It is a safety issue to have someone of her speed skate competitively in a regular sized rink. Three days on-ice training covers speed, endur-ance and strategy. Three days in the gym focuses on upper body, lower body and weight cardio, which helps with her 500 meter starts.

“She’s done a lot of careful planning in her life, what courses she has to take and when she has to be on her game. Even though she is going to the winter games she is continually looking to advance as far as she can in speed skating,” Mr. Gordon said.

Knowing what position to be in the pack is a speed skater’s most critical technique. Numerous on-ice drills such as lane changes help Alison to anticipate where the rest of the pack is going. While some people sit back and wait until the

end to pass everyone, some sit in second and hope no one tries to pass them, so It’s important to know your own strengths and weaknesses and the other skaters as well, Alison said.

“At the Team BC [selection meet] I knew I was one of the fastest skaters so I would just wait for everyone else to tire themselves and then I would go. During the national trials [in Montreal last year], the other skaters where much more experi-enced so I had to take some risks by taking the lead or trying passes. The winter games will be no different but it will all depend on the people,” Alison said.

Before each race Alison makes a race plan. She shows her coach but then tries not to think about it until the start line.

“It keeps me from over thinking my races,” Alison said.

A slash-proof dyneema under-suit also helps keep her mind clear of concern. Unlike her standard equipment costs which are upwards of $2,000 and include semi-custom skates, a skin suit, dyneema suit and custom 16 and-a-half inch blades which are on the shorter side for a speed skater.

“My feet are really small so 16 and-a-half inches is actually really long for me but I know how to control it so it’s fine,” Alison said.

Alison and her Team BC mates will dress in a special yellow-red-blue skin for the winter games which will run from Febru-ary 13 to March 1.

Sunday, Feb. 15 is when all short track speed skaters will skate in a 1,500 meter race. Tuesday, Feb. 16 is the speed skate preliminary relays and speed-races will commence Feb. 18-19-20 for those who advance.

For more info on the winter games or scheduling visit www.can-adagames2015.ca.

Alison Desmarais 17, of Vanderhoof will skate in the 2015 winter games this February in Prince George. Rebecca Watson photo

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LNG part of diversifi ed economy: ClarkBill PhillipsPrince George Free Press

Perhaps listening to critics who have been critical that the province is placing too much emphasis on liquefied natural gas.

Or perhaps it’s because the liquefied natu-ral gas industry has slowed its rush in B.C. Or perhaps it’s because oil prices have dropped and natural gas may follow.

At any rate, Premier Christy Clark tout-ed LNG as only one aspect of a diversified provincial economy during her speech to a standing-room-only crowd at the Civic Cen-tre Wednesday.

“We have very much diversified our econ-omy,” she said. “Because we are diverse, that means we have successfully protected our economy against the worst of the ups and downs of any specific market.”

With Alberta and Newfoundland reeling from the drop in oil prices, Clark said British Columbia has an ability to adapt.

That ability to adapt has allowed the prov-ince to stick with the economic plan that it adopted in 2011. And the results, she said, will be a balanced budget next month.

Speaking at the Natural Resource Forum, Clark was obviously touting the benefit of natural resources. With the Tsilhqot’in Su-preme Court ruling last year, the ground rules

have changed.“In the Tsilqot’in case we were presented

with a new opportunity,” she said. “A new opportunity to strengthen the bond that we have with First Nations. We recognize that we need to build a more stable, more predict-able, more fair partnership with B.C.’s First Peoples.”

She said the province’s is taking steps to ensure that First Nations are “full and fair partners.”

However, she was greeted in Prince George with a letter signed by eight Carrier Sekani chiefs saying their concerns regarding LNG development “have been largely ignored” by the provincial government.

Clark added that while some may be con-cerned that the LNG market has slowed, the province has done everything it can to make sure the industry takes off.

“The work we’re doing with LNG compa-nies has been doing really well,” she said. “This is the next big opportunity for diversi-fying British Columbia’s economy.”

She said the province continues to work with Shell. Exxon has pushed up its hoped-for start date. AltaGas is also continuing to move ahead and Woodside has stepped into the Chevron project in Kitimat.

“We are seeing real progress in the back-ground in LNG,” she said.

Premier Christy Clark shows off a 2015 Canada Winter Games jersey with her name on the back during the 12th annual Pre-mer’s Natural Resources Forum in Prince George Wednesday.

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Rural resident water solution


For residents without water, the Regional District of Bulkley Nechako has come up with a temporary solution.

A filling station at the Fort St. James Fire Hall will be open during the hours of 9am - 1pm Monday through Friday. Users will have to pre pay at the municipal office a flat fee of $25 plus GST for up to 500 gallons. Office staff will fax a work order to the fire hall to show that a payment has been received. It is then up to the user to make arrangements for filling which will be supervised by the fire dept staff.

“Just give us a shout first and we’ll meet at the back to fill whatever container you have,” Michael Navratil said, fire chief.

Currently there are a number of water-filing stations in town, including ones at Overwaitea and the Goodwin building, but none of these are equipped to handle bulk-volume water needs. The Regional District is working with the District of Fort St. James to find a solution. Tom Greenaway, electoral director area ‘C’, wants to implement a permanent bulk-filling station.

“The RDBN will continue to work towards a more permanent solution, but this will be the temporary one for the time being,” Mr. Green-away said.

FIRE HOSE: Fire chief Michael Navratil poses by the fire hose to be used to fill containers for Fort St. James residents without water.

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Davis and Wilson make tough cut Hockey U16 BC team tryouts harder than ever after two zones amalgamate


Two talented Fort St. James hockey players have made the girls U16 BC team.

Colby Wilson 14, and Sophie Davis 15, made the cut after a grueling three-day tryout Jan. 2-4 in Wil-liams Lake. Out of 42 girls, 20 were chosen.

“It’s not an easy task,” Colby said. “This means I’m one of the top two goalies in our zone and So-phie is one of top six defencemen.”

Selected girls from Hunter Mile to Yukon came out for the try-out. Last year anyone from Fort St. James would have had to go to Terrace but this year the Terrace re-gion and Nechako region came together making for a much harder cut.

The first-day train-ing was an intense fitness test which in-cluded a beep test, medicine balls, chin ups, an agility course and jumping. The sec-ond day focused on practising skills and games and had the girls on-ice for nearly six hours straight.

Overall, 18 defence men tried out and six got picked, six goal-ies, two got picked, and 16 forwards in which 12 got picked.

Those who did make the cut will compete in the 2015 BC Cup in Salmon Arm this April.

This unique tour-nament will have six or seven teams cre-ated throughout B.C. and Yukon, with the top 20-22 players

from each zone. Once the girls arrive in Salmon Arm they are

randomly scrambled to make all original teams.

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Colby Wilson and Sophie Davis at Fort St. James Secondary school.

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Skyler Barfoot updateFour-year-old with cancer receives help from Nak’azdli

As everyone knows Skyler was diagnosed with ALL. We did his one month of treatment and then did his bone marrow. We then had a discussion with the doc-tors and it was not what we were expecting. Sky-ler has a mixed lineage leukaemia, both ALL and AML. They are both blood cancers but re-quire different treatment. Skyler is now receiving AML treatments which are really aggressive and completely wipe his counts out. The doctor has also informed us that Skyler will be needing a bone marrow transplant. In order to do the bone marrow transplant Sky-ler will need to be in re-mission for two months and then they will do it. We are still waiting for Skyler’s counts to come up so we can do his bone marrow and see if the AML is gone. If it is gone then we do two more cycles which are about a month each or longer. After the two months we will do the bone marrow transplant and then it's a month minimum in hospital and another month minimum close to hospital. We are looking at another fi ve to six months in Vancouver but are talking with the doctors to see if Skyler is able to go home even for just a couple days in between cycles. Skyler has been doing really good this past month and I hope he continues to do good.

Submitted by Kritsy

During the Skyler lunch fundraiser on Jan.16 put on by the Nak’azdli wellness centre, $2,600 was raised which will be sent to Skyler’s moth-er to help with expenses so she can stay close by to her son. Over 100 lunches were delivered and 48 prizes donated to the loony auction which had an enthusiastic response from the community.

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FLAVIO NIENOWLake District News

Burns Lake is starting the year on the right track with the completion of a major project - the new Lakes District Hospital and Health Centre - which was com-pleted months ahead of schedule.

Mayor Luke Strimbold said the open-ing of the new hospital and health centre is a significant moment in time for Burns Lake.

“I look at it as a community success,” he said. “The community has worked together over the last decade to advocat-ing and lobbying for this new hospital.”

The grand opening of the new facility took place on Jan. 22, 2015. Present at the event were Health Minister Terry Lake, MLA for Nechako Lakes John Rustad and representatives from Northern Health and the Stuart-Nechako Regional Hospi-tal District.

“With today’s opening, we have met a big milestone,” said Lake. “Not only are we well ahead of schedule, we are providing a brand-new facility to help support the health of a community that has experienced some difficult times.”

Lake attributed the early completion of this project to a mild weather, as well as the great job of PCL Constructors Westcoast Inc.

Strimbold said PCL was commit-ted to hiring as many locals as possible throughout the construction. Two local young men - Zack Lolly and Jay Hig-ginson - completed their training in car-pentry at the College of New Caledonia and were hired by PCL at the beginning of the construction project. They worked through the entire construction.

The new hospital has 16 beds and will provide acute care and emergency services, diagnostic imaging, lab services and pharmacy. A medical clinic will offer primary, outpatient and acute care, along with the delivery of mental health and addictions and public health, as well as

home- and community-care services.“Not only does the new hospital have

more beds, but the environment is more modern and will provide a brighter, more welcoming space for the community,” said John Rustad, MLA for Nechako Lakes. “It is great news that Burns Lake’s new hospital will provide the highest-quality care to families for years to come.”

“This project is an important invest-ment for families and future generations in the Village of Burns Lake and the surrounding communities in the delivery of quality, sustainable health-care ser-vices,” said Dr. Charles Jago, Northern Health board chair. “This project will enable Northern Health physicians and clinicians to deliver client-focused health-care services in a modernized environ-ment, ultimately improving outcomes for patients.”

The new Lakes District Hospital and Health Centre will not offer a maternity program, meaning that soon-to-be moth-ers will still have to drive to different locations to have their babies. Health Minister Terry Lake told Lakes District News that the new hospital and health centre is capable of managing a maternity program, but there is currently a lack of staff to provide that kind of service.

“I am hopeful that having this facility will attract more health care professionals to get that critical mass that is necessary to provide services in the community like obstetrics,” said Lake. “We’ll be working with Northern Health on that strategy.”

This year will see the landscaping, demolition of the old facility and paving of the new parking lots. The move to the new building will take place in phases, with current hospital services transition-ing in February and primary-care ser-vices, such as occupancy of physicians’ offices, expected later in 2015.

The total project cost of $55 million was shared between the Government of British Columbia and Stuart Nechako Regional Hospital District.

Lakes District Hospital and Health

Centre completed months ahead of schedule

The new facility will offi cially open to patients on Feb. 4, 2015

GRAND OPENING: Dr. Charles Jago, Northern Health Board Chair; Anne Desrosiers, Burns Lake Nurse Practitioner; Jerry Peterson, Acting Chair of the Stuart Nechako Regional Hospital District; Health Minister Terry Lake; Dan George, Burns Lake Band Chief; and John Rustad, MLA Nechako Lakes and Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Recon-ciliation celebrate putting their messages in the time capsule that will be opened in 25 years to remember the grand opening celebration for the new Lakes District Hospital and Health Centre.

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***THE DATES FOR THE NECHAKO VALLEY FESTIVAL OF THE PERFORMING ARTS ARE...March 9-20,2015. It will culminate with the festival concert on Mar. 22. Registration ONLINE opens on Dec. 8, 2014 and closes on Jan 15, 2015. The venue for all disciplines is Vanderhoof Christian Fellowship Church. You can view the syllabus and look for any other information on the website at www.musicfestivalweb/nechako.

***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).

***ST PATRICK’S ANGLICAN CHURCH...Services at St Patrick’s Anglican Church will now take place only on the fi rst Sunday of the month except for special occasions.

***STUART LAKE OUTREACH GROUP FOOD BANK SCHED-ULE... is the third Wed of each month: February 18 and March 18 from 10:00 am to noon at the Food Bank behind St. Patrick’s Anglican Church, Stuart Drive. Volunteers 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 servedby members of area churches andother 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 ChristmasDay to all who are lonely or in need. Volunteers for these programs areneeded. Please call Gwen at 250-567-6744.

***ST. PATRICK’S ANGLICANCHURCH SERVICES... will nowtake place only on the fi rst Sunday of the month except for specialoccasions.

***FORT ST. JAMES SEARCH &RESCUE... steering committeemeetings fi rst Tuesday of everymonth. 7:00 p.m. above the Fort St. James Firehall. Training is thethird Tuesday of every month at the Firehall at 7 p.m. New members arewelcome and training is provided.For more information please contact Paul at 250.996.7478 or Rod at 250.996.3231

***FIREWEED CLOTHES DRIVE...The Fireweed Safe Haven is doing awinter clothes drive. We are lookingfor jackets, boots, snow pants, mitts,hats, scarves, fl eeces, etc, for men,women and children. The itemswill then be given to families in thecommunity that need them. If youdo not have anything at home that you can part with but still wish tocontribute, you can purchase mitts,socks, or thermal underwear. Pleasedrop items off at the Fireweed SafeHaven. For more information pleasecontact Talia at (250) 996-8081. Every little bit helps.

***FORT ST. JAMES PUBLICLIBRARY HOURS...

Tuesday 11:30-8:00Wednesday 11:30-4:30Thursday 11:30-4:30

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

***AUXILIARY TO STUART LAKEHOSPITAL... Monthly meeting 2ndWednesday each month. HospitalCafeteria 7:00 p.m.

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NEWSCourierThe Fort St James AMS/KDL Nov-ice Stars competed in Vanderhoof Jan 17-18. The Stars had a very s u c c e s s -ful weekend with convinc-ing victories over Vander-hoof, Ques-nel, and Fraser Lake. The only loss com-ing to a very strong team from Prince George.

K e n n e d y Hoy and Jai-yden Erick-son vi for the puck.

Hunters protest increased allocation to

non-residentsBILL PHILLIPSPrince George Free Press

About 100 hunters gath-ered outside the Civic Centre Wednesday afternoon to send a message to Premier Christy Clark and most of the cabi-net cloistered inside for the Premier’s Natural Resources Forum.

The message is simple: Resi-dent hunters are upset with the reallocation of hunting allot-ments, allowing guide-outfit-ters to kill more animals at the expense of local hunters.

“The B.C. resident hunters are not impressed with the new allo-cations that have come down,” said locals hunters’ spokes-person Steve Hamilton. “Too much allocation has been put in guides’ hands. There’s an unprecedented amount of wild-life that is going to the guide-outfitters.”

B.C. hunters are concerned that the share reserved for guide-outfitters, which elsewhere is around five to 10 per cent, is now higher than anywhere else in North America. Under the latest policy, that share is 20

per cent for elk, 20 or 25 per cent for moose depending on the restricted region, 35 per cent for mountain goat, and 40 per cent for grizzly bears.

“This translates into less hunt-ing opportunities for B.C. resi-dents,” Hamilton said.

He added that the approxi-mate 110,000 resident hunters in the province contribute about $230 million to the provincial economy. And there is no doubt guide-outfitters create economic activity as well.

“The money, I’d like to think, stays in B.C. a lot more with resident hunters,” he said.

He added that there is room for hunters and guide-outfitters to co-exist.

The new regulation currently affects only limited entry hunt-ing, but Hamilton said hunt-ers are worried this is the thin edge of the wedge and will soon apply on open season alloca-tions as well.

The hunters had a political ally in their midst in the form of B.C. Conservative Party leader Dan Brooks, himself a hunter.

“I believe the wildlife alloca-tion process is faulty,” he said. “They’ve been experimenting

with wildlife for the past several years, and they haven’t got it right yet.”

Brooks said the guide-outfit-ters have supported the B.C. Liberals financially and have campaigned for them.

Premier Christy Clark, who did not meet with the hunters gathered outside the Civic Cen-tre, downplayed the issue.

“To put it in context, we’re talking about 110 animals,” she said.

She added that it is not a huge percentage increase for guide-outfitters either.

“It’s not a huge percentage change, across the board either,” she said, adding that she is con-fident MLA Steve Thomson, who chairs the province’s Envi-ronment and Land Use Commit-tee, can work out an agreement that will appease resident hunt-ers and guide-outfitters.

“Resident hunters of British Columbia exercise their right to be able to enjoy the woods and enjoy hunting, and we have to protect that,” she said. “At the same time, a long time ago, British Columbia made a deci-sion … that we could also create hunting businesses.”

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The Murray Ridge Ski Area & Terrain Park is excited about a great opening this season and we are looking forward to more amazing days with lots more snow to come! We re-cently had a record breaking weekend, almost doubling our previous best day ever! We are proud to have a great team of staff, volunteers, and board members who all came together to make such a busy weekend flow smoothly. The positive energy around the mountain from such a great day on the slopes left everyone with huge smiles and tired legs!

The Ridge is now starting to focus on fun-draising efforts in support of expanding our terrain park with new rails and fun boxes. We have some exciting changes coming in how we manage the terrain park so expect to see more features springing up around the moun-tain in the next few weeks.

The FSJSS Ski and Board team is excited to be kicking off the season with new gates, purchased with the incredible support of the Fort St. James and Regional District of Bulk-ley Nechako community. The team has been working hard with dry land training and gate training in preparation for zones on Feb. 9-10 at Troll Mountain, Quesnel BC. The team can be seen training at Murray Ridge every Satur-day and Sunday.

We look forward to seeing everyone out in the slopes this season, so come out and enjoy one of the best ski hills British Columbia has to offer!

Submitted by Guy Hainstock, ski hill general manager

Top left back row: Coach Sarah Grill, Ezra Croutcher, Joey Saharchuk, Lavanna Olund, Sydnee Schlamp, Orrie Leon, Mara Martin, Mackenzie Moeller, Jayden Greenaway, Ben George, Coach Chris GreenawayFront Row Left: Jaide Steeves, Grace Willick, Minna Jones, Tessa Knight, David GoertzMissing from the picture are: Maxz Boschman, Ayden Leon, Nathan Johnson, Logan Burck, Quintanna Paziuk, Gabri-ela Willick, Jazmyn Dionne, Sydney Tibbetts, Sumy Prince, Landon Thompson, Lissy Kozmick, Brooke Dunkley, Oscar Croutcher, Cale Skeen.

Submited by Guy Hainstock

Great season start for Murray Ridge


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Invitation to TenderBinche First Nation is requesting tenders for the construction of its Band Offi ce and Recreation Center. Tenders will be accepted up to 2:00 pm local time on the 28th of February 2015.

Binche is located 35km northwest of Fort St. James, in north central B.C. on the shores of Stuart Lake.

Specifi cations for this project will be on our website at www.binchekeyoh.ca from the 22nd of January 2015. A pre-ten-der visit will be scheduled for the 2nd of February 2015 in Binche.

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JESSE COLE Caledonia Courier

The Fort St. James toy and food drive provided even more support to the community this hol-iday season thanks to over $11,000 raised last weekend.

The toy and food drive held a fund-raising christmas party at the North Arm Pub on Satur-day, Dec. 6 and re-ceived signifi cant support from the community as more than 100 people at-tended the party, well over the 96 tickets initially sold.

Featuring a live DJ, silent auction and 50/50 raffl e, the event was organized by chair of the toy and food drive or-ganization Jasmine Lakusta along with committee members Judy Greenaway, Kyla Grundstrom, Louise Bett and Jhenipher Bridge-man.

The christmas party was a spiri-tual successor to last years fundrais-ing dinner that was sponsored by Inte-

gris Credit Union. Prior to 2013 the toy and food drive re-lied on independent donations to raise money, but Lakusta hopes to make these types of events a yearly occurrence

The event man-aged to raise $4,200 from ticket sales, the silent auction and 50/50 raffl e. In conjunction with $2,500 donated by Iberdrola Renew-ables, the company responsible for the bio-energy plant be-ing built outside of town, $2,000 from Nak’azdli Band and $2,000 from New-lands Enterprises (who also bought 76 of the 96 available tickets) and $500 from Northland Au-tomotive, Mt. Milli-gan and the Bargain Basement each. The total amount raised thus far is $11,250.

“I’d like to take this opportunity to thank our commu-nity for their gener-ous donations and ongoing efforts vol-unteering to make this annual event for those in need so successful,” said

Lakusta. “There are so many volunteers that step up and help each year to make

this come together and to all of [them] I’d like to express my sincere and

heartfelt thanks.” Money raised

by the fundraising event went towards

buying christmas toys and non-perish-able food items to fi ll holiday hampers

given out to mem-bers of the commu-nity each year dur-ing the holidays.

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Christmas party raises $11,250 for toy and food drive

Jasmine Lakusta and Louise Bett man the door at the North Arm Pub during their fundraising christmas party that raised over $12,000 for this years toy and food drive. Lakusta and the toy and food drive intend to make events like this an an-nual fundraising event.

Photo by Jesse Cole.

caledonia courier, january 28, 2015

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