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NEWS BRIEFS Fire training in Fort St. JamesRebecca WatsonCaledonia Courier

Once started, a fire can burn through a mod-ern-day home over five times faster than an older home considering the type of fuel. Where old-er homes are built with solid wood, newer homes have particle board and synthetics. Nonetheless, a fire can rip through any building faster than people can escape some-times, so its always good to be prepared, said Fort St. James Fire Chief Mi-chael Navratil.

Weve got [wildfires] all around us but were doing alright. We had a couple little fires in the past few weeks but they were contained and were lucky they were, said Chief Navratil.

About six to eight times a year the Fire Rescue Team in Fort St. James holds a training session in the two-storey concrete structure behind the North Arm Pub and Public Works. The building mimics the first floor and basement of a house.

Many times we are going down into a fire so this will simulate that. Its called a blow grade fire attack, said Chief Navratil.

Typically, firefighters will suit up inside the truck on their way to a call and then pull the hose from the speedlay (hose holder) for immediate use. For training purposes the volunteers had the hose already laid out and were able to focus on properly dressing themselves.

Were starting from scratch. Its much quicker if were going to a fire and plus, its hot out. said Chief Navratil.

A firefighter uniform can add around 70 extra pounds and consists of flame re-tardant boots, pants, coat, gloves, helmet, and air pack. Using a buddy check system each firefighter must check their partner to make sure no skin is showing, their pants are secure and their coat is on properly.

Once everything has been checked, the water is on, and the delegating officer outside gives the go ahead, the attack team can approach the entry. But before entering someone must re-move their glove and use the back of their hand to find the hot spot of the door. This is where the thermal line is and determines how low they can walk in the building.

If we get there early enough the line will be higher up. The line also tells us where the gases are that can be upwards of 800 degrees. Ive gone into structures were the top of a big-screen TV is melted and the bottom in fine, said Alex Gross, 25, who is cur-rently the training officer and in charge of delegating over radio from outside the build-ing. It is also his job, prior

to entry, to do a walk around spotting gas, oil or hydro lines and to notify BC Hydro

or PNG if there are any pos-sible live wires or lines.

After finding the hot spot, the firefighter must then check the floor with an axe or halligon (multipurpose tool)

to sound the floor and make sure it is structurally safe to enter.

This [practise building] is concrete but most residenc-es are wood so this will let us know if we can enter or will the floor fall, said Mr. Gross.

If its ok to enter, it will

be completely black inside and since they wont be able to see anything most of the time, its essential to follow the walls and open doors to search each room. There are two types of teams that will enter the building. An attack team and a rescue team.

For tonight we did an all-in-one just to train and have us thinking that way, said Chief Navratil.

Richard Sutton, 25, and Davin Birdi, 17, are firefight-er volunteers that went into the burning building a couple times for practise.

Its nice to be apart of the community. It allows you to give back, you learn some life-saving skills, and plus, you get to hang out with sparky, joked Mr. Sutton.

Firefighter volunteers are low, especially during the summer months, said Chief Navratil. If anyone is inter-ested in becoming an on-call paid volunteer firefighter call 250-996-8670 and talk to Nancy for an application.

Photo by Rebecca Watson

ATTACKING FIRE: Fort St. James Fire Chief Michael Navratil is seen during the July 17 training session after igniting a

practise fire to simulate a real-life situation.


TRAINING: Two volunteers and Chief Navratil are seen outside the training building preparing to enter.

Rebecca WatsonCaledonia Courier

The risk of wildfires for Fort St. James has been apparent in the recent ash and smoke.

Although there are currently no wild-fires in the area, the Nakazdli Band and District of Fort St. James offices continue to monitor the situa-tion through informa-tion provided by the Wildfire Management Branch.

If and when a wildfire starts that could impact the com-munity, the Wildfire Management Branch (WMB) will contact the District of Fort St. James and Nakazdli Band and the Integrat-ed Emergency Man-agement Plan will be activated, said Emily Colombo, economic development officer, in a media release Friday July 18.

Residents will be notified by the Dis-trict of Fort St. James and Nakazdli Band if either an Evacuation Alert or Evacuation Order is required via door-to-door notifica-tion, the district and band websites, Twitter and Facebook feeds, local radio station 97.9 and electronic signs.

The District of Fort St. James also reminds families to review their emergency plans in-cluding the steps they would take in the event a home evacuation was in order. Families may consider things like insurance papers and important documents, personal memorabilia and medical require-ments such as pre-scriptions and glasses.

The district also re-minds residents within municipal boundaries that a burning permit is required for back-yard campfires and to be cautious when hav-ing and putting them out.

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Coupons catering to fresh cuisineRebeca WatsonCaledonia Courier

The famers market and The KEY have partnered up to promote a coupon program to give opportu-nity for some healthy eating.

The BC Farmers Market Nutri-tion Coupon Program (FMNCP) is currently operating in 47 com-munities throughout BC in hopes to bringing more than 3,600 lower-income families and individuals fresh local produce.

Its giving people access to fresh fruits and vegetables. Its good for the seniors and especially good for the younger moms where there is a need for basic skill build-ing in nutrition and cooking, said Judy Cormier, academic advisor at The KEY, a community outreach and resource centre.

The cost of food in BC in-creased by 16.1 per cent between 2008 and 2012 and over 8 per cent of BC household are considered food insecure.

The FMNCP initiative hopes to improve access to fresh and locally grown food for lower-income fam-ilies, pregnant women and seniors, by issuing coupons they can spend at local farmers markets. The cou-pons are meant to compliment ex-isting nutrition and skill-building programs offered by community partners such as the cooking pro-gram offered at the College of New Caledonia.

Program participants receive $15.00 worth of coupons each week but larger families may re-ceive more. Each booklet comes with green and blue coupons to identify different possible uses. Participating vendors may sell fruits, vegetables, fresh cut herbs, cheese, eggs, nuts, fish and meet, however, coupons cannot buy pre-pared or processed foods such as bread, baked goods or honey prod-ucts. Although coupons cannot be traded or sold, holders do not have to use all their coupons every week. The coupons will be valid July 9

through October 26 and holders are reminded that by shopping ev-ery week they may find there are new things to purchase. They are also encouraged to bring their chil-dren to join in on the experience. Shannon Craig, 50, a Fort St James resident, found out about the pro-gram through Northern Health. She is currently unemployed but has started going to the KEY twice a week to refresh herself on her computer skills and to build up her personal skill set. She is excited to know she will start having access to regular fresh produce.

[The coupons] are going to help me a lot. Since Im a type II diabetic the fresh vegetables will help me immensely. Im especially excited to get some leafy vegeta-bles, said Ms. Craig.

The program is an initiative of the BC Association of Farmers Markets, Ministry of Health and community partners across the province with funding provided by Healthy Families BC.

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FARMERS MARKET: Shannon Craig is seen at the Fort St. James Farmers Market with some leafy greens

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Golfing means more job opportunitiesRebecca WatsonCaledonia Courier

For some golfing is a way of life, but for others, its a way of gaining life experience.

The Nakazdli Band and the Stuart Lake Golf Club have an on-going partnership that allows band members the opportunity to work off the reserve. This year five band members have been hired to work from May to mid October.

With Nakazdli being part-nered with the golf course, it gives us the opportunity to em-ploy youth in our community and for them to receive experi-ence in landscaping and working with various elements at the golf course, said Amelia Stark, em-ployment and training manager for the Nakazdli band.

This is the third summer Dave Burgess, general manager of the Stuart Lake Golf Course, has run the golf course and is happy to have the First Nation youth aboard his team of workers.

Its been a real success and fi-nancialy we couldnt do it without them, said Mr. Burgess.

The relationship between the band and golf club started ten years ago with help of the Nakazdli Bands former social development manager Charlotte

Distan. Since then, the golf course has provided a positive place for band members to gain vital work experience off the reserve.

The golf club currently sup-ports two programs through the Nakazdli band. The work op-portunity program helps those on social assistance to find work and, the summer student employ-ment program aims to provide youth work experience. Three

high school students and two older band members are working at the nine-hole golf course this year.

The goal is training on equip-ment and services working with the public, said Mr. Burgess.

The boys have been put in charge of managing the entire grounds which includes driving the tractors, cutting the grass, wa-tering and reseeding, maintaining all the equipment and repairing

sprinklers. Clint Sam, 15, is

a highschool student and typically does work pulling weeds and tending to the grass.

Its hard work but the weathers nice and its much b e t t e r than most j o b s , said Clint.

A n -other high s c h o o l w o r k e r L e v i P r i n c e , 15, likes doing a variety of different t h i n g s . We dig

holes, we weed whack and we change the sprinklers. Theres a new problem here ev-ery day and were here to fix it, said Levi.

At the beginning of the summer, Jeff Boschman,15, began working at the golf course before any

other workers. After dedicating long hours and showing ambition, Mr. Burgess titled him sub fore-man. Jeff has now taken on the task of managing all the outdoor guys.

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SUMMER JOB: (Left to right) Lloyd Monk, Clint Sam, Tyler Sam, Jeff Bos-chman, Jimmy Martin and Levi Prince are working at the golf course this year.

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Whats Its Like: To go play golf for the first timeRebecca WatsonCaledonia Courier

Hearing the sound of a golf ball and golf club connect is exhilarating. You see the ball race through the sky and now you know your that much closer to the hole. Its the instant gratification that drives you to do better the next time. I cant wait to hit it again and see how much farther I can go!Until now, mini putt and video games have been the closest thing to golf that Ive ever tried. One would think living in Ontario I would have taken advantage of all the courses at my disposal. I think the fact I cant swing a baseball bat to save my life has played a vital role in keeping me away from any sport where hitting the

ball with a stick is involved. Now I know, all I had to do is be a little more patient. Our cart pulled up to the first of nine holes at the Stuart Lake Golf Course. Ill admit I had no idea where to start. Bev Playfair, who has been golfing over 15 years, agreed to take me out and give me

the rundown. She handed me a ball and told me to remember exactly what it looks like. Easy enough. She then handed me a tee, and told me to pick my club. Wow, there are so many. Woods and irons and putters, oh my. Bev calmly explained each clubs purpose and it made sense. The big one, or wood, is to hit far, the solid metal ones or irons are also to hit long but with more accuracy, the wedge is for short distance, the chipper is to chip and the putter is to putt. Ok I think I got it. I chose my wood and then stood back to watch Bev take her shot. Wham. The ball launched more than half way to the flag. She made it look easy so I eagerly tried only to swing-and-miss,

swing-and-miss and swing-and-miss. Keep your arms straight, and bend your knees slightly. Move forward just a tad and when you swing feel the follow through, said Bev. I stepped back to take a practise shot and swish, the club swept perfectly through the grass. Good now do it again but hit the ball, said Bev. I stepped forward, now with my knees bent, arms straight. I raised the club, swing, follow through, and I hit it! That was great distance, even if it is off the green a bit. Most people dont get it that far on their first try, said Bev. Now I know why I had to remember what the ball looked like. Bev and I continued through the course and I

did surprisingly well. About three-to-one to Bev. For those who know the course, I proved to be a quick learner on hole three where I hit on my first try missing all the brush and obstacles. Felt good to know many folks dont always make that one as clean a shot. By hole four I realized the need for golf gloves and by hole nine I was feeling the heat. Although we didnt keep tab I definitely won that day. Not by score but by trying something new that I had always been afraid to. Now that I know what I am capable of, perhaps I will be golfing more often.

Thanks to Bev Playfair who was a patient and humbling teacher, and to Dave Burgess for pushing me to try.

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***ST PaTrICkS aNGlICaN ChurCh...Services at St Pat-ricks Anglican Church will now take place only on the first Sunday of the month except for special oc-casions.

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***FIrEwEED STOPPING ThEVIOlENCE & OuTrEaChSErVICE For those who believe all is possible!...Provides free Confidential, 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: [email protected]

***ST PaTrICkS aNGlICaN ChurCh... hosts a free lunch

every Tuesday from 11.00am - 1.00pm. All are welcome. This lunch is made possible through the generous giving of time and resources,by many people in the region, including The Roman Catholic Church, Camp Living Water, E-Free Church and many other individuals. We wish to thank all those who contribute their labour to this program as well as those who provide food and other necessities. We also run a small food bank on Tuesday morning, and are very thankful for all who contribute to this endeavor. For further information please call Gwen Andrews 567-6744.

***SErVICE TIMES... at St Patricks Anglican Church, Fort St James, will be 10:30 am every Sunday. Free lunch every Tues between 11-1pm with music and Prayer. Please come and join us.

***FIrEwEED ClOThES DrIVE...The Fireweed Safe Haven is doing a winter clothes drive. We are looking for jackets, boots, snow pants, mitts, hats, scarves, fleeces, etc, for men, women and children. The items will then be given to families in the community that need them. If you do not have anything at home that you can part with but still wish to contribute, you can purchase mitts, socks, or thermal underwear. Please drop items off at the Fireweed Safe Haven. For more information please contact Talia at (250) 996-8081. Every little bit helps.

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***FOrT TraP aND haNDGuN CluB... meets last Sunday of every month. Contact (Sue) at 250-996-7728 (h) for more information.

***FOrT ST. JaMES SEarCh & rESCuE... steering committee meetings first Tuesday of every month. 7:00 p.m. above the Fort St. James Firehall. Training is the third Tuesday of every month at the Firehall at 7 p.m. New members welcome. For more information please contact Paul at 250.996.7478 or Rod at 250.996.7269

***MuSIC MakErS...New members always WELCOME. Not everyone has to be on stage, there is lots of work behind the scenes. Call Heike Fonda at 250-996-7006 for more info.

***ThE ThrIFT STOrE...has a new name! The Bargain Basement. We are still at the same location, across from Shoppers Food Mart. Donations of clean clothing and small housewares are greatly appreciated. Please, no books or magazines. Proceeds are used for community needs. Open Wed-Sat, 12 noon to 4pm.

***PuBlIC SErVICE aNNOuNCEMENT...If you know anyone, including a child, who has been abused or harmed by a psychiatrist call the Citizens Commission on Human Rights at: 1-800-670-2247.

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HIV-Aids tests becoming a part of regular screeningJesse ColeOmineca Express

British Columbias Northern Health author-ity is in the early stages of introducing routine HIV-AIDS testing as part of regular health-care screening in north-ern British Columbia.

The routine screen-ing will be introduced to Fort St. James Stu-art Lake general hos-pital, Vanderhoofs St. John Hospital and Fra-ser Lakes community health centre.

The decision follows a 2014 decision set out by the Office of the Pro-vincial Health Officer of British Columbias HIV testing guidelines which suggests that all citizens between the ages of 18 and 70 years of age be tested every five years for HIV-AIDS. Reports also suggest those in high-risk population groups, such as intrave-nous drug users and gay men, be tested annually.

The new testing in Vanderhoof is sig-

nificant as prior to the new initiative the onus for discovering your HIV-AIDS status was entirely on the patient. Patients had to take the initiative to approach their doctor and request a HIV test.

There are an estimat-ed 12,000 HIV positive people living in British Columbia today accord-ing to a report by the Provincial Health Of-ficer. 300-400 new di-agnosis are made each year.

Contrary to popu-lar belief, HIV-AIDS

is no longer the death sentence it once was, assuming those af-fected by the illness are diagnosed and treated quickly. Unfortunate-ly, this is often not the case, says St. John Hos-pital head nurse Heather Floris I think a lot of people think that HIV is a death-sentence, so they try to keep it under wraps, she says.

According to the provincial health officer 17 per cent of those di-agnosed are already in the advanced stage of the illness.

Ignorance is an-other contributing factor to the spread of HIV-AIDS with 54 per cent of trans-missions coming from those who are unaware of their status.

One of the main reasons for this is that there are people who who do not know they have HIV, Floris says of the new testing guidelines. Were

trying to reduce the stigma so that people are not afraid to get tested, because the ear-lier youre tested, the earlier youre diagnosed and the earlier you can start taking medication and live life fully.

April Hughes, the Health Services admin-istrator with Northern Health says that by nor-malizing testing it al-

lows for increased vigi-lance and awareness. It becomes routine, she says. [Its so] we can pick up on people who have it but dont know that they do.

A similar initiative was employed by the lower mainlands Van-couver Coastal Health authority in 2011. The project there found that 94 per cent of patients agreed to be tested for HIV-AIDS.

Similarly, Prince George introduced a routine HIV-AIDS test-ing initiative available for any patients who were having blood work performed through the University of North-ern British Columbia (UNBC) in Dec. 2013.

The new testing is a part of the From Hope to Health: Towards an AIDS-free Generation

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is looking to have rou-tine HIV-AIDS testing in all northern commu-nities by 2016.

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OUCH: Someone is seen getting a blood test done.

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Caledonia Days at the National Historic Site


Some competitive co-operation took place during the annual Salmon Cook-off at the National Historic Site Saturday July 19.

Members from the District of Fort St. James team broke away and formed another team after noticing two teams had backed out last minute and one team didnt show up at all.

It shows the spirit of a small town but we encourage

them to loose, joked Joan Burdeniuk, city councillor on the District of Fort St. James team. But you know, there is always growth in loosing.

There were ultimately four teams that fought for the title of Best Salmon Chef in New Caledonia.

The Salmon Slingers (District of Fort St. James) with their unique asian slaw.

The Metis (Metis BC Nation) with their traditional maple glaze.

Tom Greenaway representing the District of Bulkley Nechako with a salsa sauce.

The Final Frontier, (break away from District of Fort St.

James) with a chicken and curry flavour salmon. It was last minute so we mixed and matched

everything, said Harjit Birdi, representing The Final Frontier.

At noon everyone gathered around to taste each of the delegates salmon. Each team proved to have a unique way of cooking fish. After everyone voted the winner was revealed to be The District of Fort St. James who took home the top prize of a smelly fish and box of office supplies.

We dont just sling it we bring it, said Emily Colombo, a representative of The Salmon Slingers.


THE COOKERS: Seen are the members of The Metis, The District of Bulkley Nechako, The Salmon Slingers and The Final Frontier and were the four teams in the salmon cook-off.


THE SALMON SLINGERS: The District of Fort St. James took home the title of the Best Salmon Chef in New Caledonia Saturday July 19 at the Nationa Historic Sites annual salmon cook-off.


TASTE TESTER: At noon, all the judges and on-lookers eagerly tasted each teams cooked salmon and ballot holders voted on which one they liked the best. The asian carrot slaw was really good, said David Goerze, 12, seen here munching down some of The Salmon Slingers winning cooked salmon.


The Metis: Seen here is Lyle Lambert of the Metis BC Nation showcasing a traditional Maple Glaze salmon.

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A FIDDLING GOOD TIME: Gervais and Sean Raynie are seen singing and playing at the National Historic Site's Caledonia Days event Saturday July 19. They helped in creating a festive atmosphere that ultimately led to the sun coming out.


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"I come here during the evening mostly to watch the sunset, but we come here as much as possible," said Mr. Topher.

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SANDY BEACH: Chris and Georgia Topher are seen at Cottonwood beach playing in the sand.

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A three-week va-cation may sound dreamy, but not for the Hochuli family.

A dream turned reality this month for Tobias Hochuli and his parents Juery and Brit-ta who are from Swit-zerland, and have been traveling across Cana-da on a trip scheduled to go from Toronto to Vancouver over three-and-a-half weeks. The family-of-three says most things are actual-ly the same price here in Canada as they are in Switzerland.

"Food and gas are about the same price. However cheese is much more expensive here," said Juery.

The family started on July 5 in Toronto to see the CN tower and then went to Niagara Falls to see one of the seven wonders of the world. From there,

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"We have many lakes in Switzerland and it looks like home here [In fort St. James] except everything is larger here, much larg-er," said Juery, open-ing his hands wide. "Larger and with less people. Also people are very friendly here and helpful."

The family plans to continue through Burns Lake, Smith-ers, Kitmat and Prince Rupert. From there they will take a ferry to Vancouver Island to enjoy the remaining days of their vacation.


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Length 23ftSleeps 4Trailer comes with a hitch,battery andstarter kit.

Length: 20.4ftSleeps: 4Trailer comes with a hitch, battery and starter kit.

2014 Sun Valley 318BHSLength: 37.6ft Sleeps 8+Slide Out: 2Trailer comeswith a hitch,battery and starter kit.

Length: 30.8ftSleeps: 8Slide Out: 3Trailer comes with a hitch, battery and starter kit.

Stock # N004164 Stock # N004191


Reg price: $44,870

2014 Ascend 231RBK

Stock # N001559

$27,785*Sale Pric

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Length: 34ftSleeps: 8Slide Out: 2 Trailer comes with a hitch, battery and starter kit.


Length: 35.8ftSleeps: 8+Slide Out: 2Trailer comes with a hitch, battery and starter kit.

$37,275*

$36,445*

$39,750*

Sale Price

Sale Price

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2014 Everlite 232RBS

Stock # N004281 Stock # N004290 Stock # N004373 Stock # N009232


Length: 32ftSleeps: 6Slide Out: 2Trailer comes with a hitch, battery and starter kit.


Length: 29.9ftSleeps: 6Slide Out: 2 Trailer comes with a hitch, battery and starter kit.

$38,955*

$44,355*

$33,455*

$41,455*Sale Pric

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$88,250*Sale Price

Length: 41ftSleeps: 8+Slide Out: 5Trailercomes witha hitch,battery andstarter kit.

$39,655*Sale Price


Length: 26.3ft, Sleeps 6. Slide Out: 1. Trailer comes with a hitch,battery and starter kit.

$41,350*Sale Pric

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2014 Sun Valley S300BHSL

2014 Ascend 171RD

2014 Sun Valley 311SQ

Stock # N004243

2014 Sun Valley 299DB

2015 i-Go 221RBS

$28,755*Sale Pric

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2015 Everlite 30BHP

2015 Everlite 29KI



2015 Sun Valley 280BHLTD

Stock # N495587

4 days onlyWednesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday:

July 23-26, 2014


2015 Alfa Gold 3805BH

2015 Evergreen ElementET26RBSS

SOLD

caledonia courier, july 23, 2014

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