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Vanderhoof — The Nechako Lakes region can ex-pect to hear more from New Gold (NG) on their pro-posed Blackwater (BW) project as it moves forward with exploration this May.

The gold mine’s original construction start date was set for 2015, but has since been moved to a ten-tative start for 2017.

“We’re still very active in the area through ex-ploration and moving forward with our permitting. We’re just at the part people don’t always see what we’re doing but we’re here,” said Claudette Gouger, community manager.

The BW mine site, located 110 km south east of Vanderhoof, sits within New Gold’s 1,100 km squared mineral tenure. Its gold deposit was dis-covered in the 70’s and purchased by New Gold in 2011. During 2012, New Gold mapped out the min-eral deposit and started sample drilling. Their 2015 exploration budget is $17 million for all projects, Blackwater being the second largest portion at ap-proximately 25 per cent. Once developed, the BW project will produce more gold than all other New Gold operations combined.

The project could enter the public comment stage as early as April 2015 as they continue to work on permitting, environmental assessment and consulta-tions with the community and First Nations.

“The opportunity is coming very soon for people to come to our open houses, provide comments and ask questions. People of Vanderhoof have been in-credibly supportive and we’re going to be looking for continued support as we move to the public com-ment period,” Gouger said.

Surface exploration is planned for May and June to help narrow down areas to drill; which could be up to 4,000 meters in various locations. Last year’s exploration discovered a number of promising areas with traces of different minerals close to the BW site that will also be explored further this summer.

“Blackwater is large but it’s not the main deposit. Sometimes finding other minerals such as copper

New Gold’s Black Water

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and moly could mean more gold,” Gouger said. New Gold has invested approximately $240

million into the BW project to date and has a large commitment to hire a local workforce. In 2013, 65 per cent of its employees were hired from the lo-cal region, 23 per cent being of aboriginal decent. New Gold’s projection is that the operation will need 1,500 workers for construction and 500 for operations.

The site itself, its road and proposed transmis-sion line all intersect with a number of traditional territories in the area.

“We’re continuing with our environmental as-sessment, community engagement and consulta-tions with First Nations as we get ready for our regional exploration program sessions for summer 2015. People can come into our office for updates any time, for future business employment or con-tracting or just for information,” Gouger said.

New Gold presented to Vanderhoof council at the Feb. 23 meeting and will present at the Fort St. James council March 25 at 7:30pm and Fraser Lake council March 11 at 5:30. They will also have a booth at the Chamber of Commerce Trades Show May 1-2, all are welcome to attend. New Gold’s Vanderhoof office is located on 1st Street and is open Monday to Friday 8-4:30. For more in-formation visit or call the office at 250-567-9271.

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Cupcakes help spay and neuterREBECCA WATSONCaledonia Courier

It was a sweet treat for the Sowchea School Spirit Club (SSSC) who participat-ed in the SPCA/Humane Society Cupcake Day Monday, Feb. 23.

Gail Hiebert, teacher and Luisa Garza, humane society volunteer, helped the SSSC students bake dozens of cupcakes and to-gether made 430 tasty treats to fi ll orders from businesses, other schools, mills, and stores. Everyone’s efforts resulted in rais-ing $1,067 for the Fort St. James Humane Society to help fund the Canadian Animal Assistance Team (CAAT) who will be in Fort St. James again this year June 12 - 16 to provide a free spay and neuter clinic for dogs and cats in the area.

“This is such an amazing service,” Hiebert said. “Last year ten vets and vet

assistants came to Fort. St. James from all over Canada on their own vacation time.”

The CAAT team pays for all their own traveling and operation costs. The only cost to the FSJ Humane Society for the free spay and neuter days is CAAT’s ac-commodation and food which will now be lesser due to money raised from the cup-cakes. A dog or cat spay and neuter would ordinarily cost hundreds of dollars each and the CAAT team knows that for some people this cost is out of reach.

“Money from the fundraiser last year was used to pay for the CAAT team’s ac-commodations and meals. They fi nance their own transportation and so it’s a vol-unteer thing on their end too. CAAT does an amazing job. They spayed and neutered and had free check ups. This year we were lucky enough for them to confi rm ahead of time that they are doing another spay and

neuter clinic here. We are very lucky for them to come back,” Garza said.

Last year the SSSC kids brought cup-cakes to school and sold them at school and to local businesses through the Fort St. James Humane Society FaceBook page. More than $600 was raised and CAAT operated on more than 120 dogs and cats from Fort St. James and surrounding ar-eas.

“Having the kids involved is also edu-cational because they know what their raising the money for and their happy to help the animals,” Garza said.

To donate to the Fort St. James Hu-mane Society in support of this program, send your donations to the Fort St. James Humane Society, Box 348, Fort St. James. Message from SPAC: If you are thinking of adding a pet to your life, please con-sider adopting!

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There have been three other medalists from FSJ but all 3 were in team events and all were in relay. In 2003 Brenda Friesen won a silver medal in Short Track speed skating relay (4 on the team) and in 2007 Daljinder Sanghera won a bronze medal in Long Track speed skating’s team pursuit event (4 persons on team). In Halifax in 2011 Jamie Macdonald won a sil-ver medal also in Short Track relay.

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When it is more than anxiety and depression: Bipolar disorder and Schizophrenia

By Dr. David SmithLast week we talked about the stresses teenag-

ers face as they transition to adulthood. Adding to that challenging journey, which all teens must make, is the fact that 75 per of all mental health conditions show up in the teen and early adult years.

Today we talk about bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, which tend to fi rst show their signs and symptoms between the ages of 13 and 25. As noted last week, and in all the columns to date: If you are worried that your child or teen may be showing signs of a mental illness, talk to your fam-ily doctor, or contact the Child and Youth Mental Health program provided by the Ministry of Chil-dren and Family Development in your region. Call Service BC at 1-800-661-8773 for the MCFD of-fi ce nearest to you.

Bipolar: Originally called manic-depression, bipolar disorder is marked by extreme shifts in mood, energy and activity levels, ranging from se-vere depression on one side to mania on the other.

During a manic episode, the youth will be highly talkative, energetic, full of ideas and enthu-siasms, may take risks or behave impulsively, and may even become jittery, sleepless and irritable. During a depressive episode, the youth is very tired or feels slowed down, is very sad and hopeless, has a hard time concentrating or making decisions, and may also be restless or irritable.

Different types of bipolar disorder have dif-

ferent extremes in moods and different speeds of cycling between them, but most high or low epi-sodes last several days or longer. Sometimes the extremes in moods can bring on psychosis — los-ing touch with reality and having hallucinations (hearing, seeing, smelling, tasting, or feeling things that are not actually there) and delusions (a strong, illogical belief, such as feeling one’s actions are being controlled by others.) Early psychosis inter-vention, called EPI, is very successful. An EPI pro-gram exists in many communities in each health authority in BC, see earlypsychosis.ca.

Bipolar disorder is known to run in families, but most individuals who have a family member with the disorder will never develop this condition — some other trigger is often needed and research is not yet clear what that is. Many famous and highly successful individuals have bipolar disorder, in part because the manic phase can produce extreme cre-ativity and productivity. Yet the disorder can cause havoc with family relationships, jobs and fi nances. Substance use, particularly excessive alcohol con-sumption, is common with the disorder, especially during a manic phase.

Signifi cant mood changes can be stabilized with various medications, or their combinations, plus different types of psychotherapy. With long-term treatment productive lives can be lived. At-tention to good sleep, healthy diet and exercise, regular routines, and avoidance of mind-altering substances, along with medication and therapy,

can minimize the number of mood episodes. For more information see Mood Disorders As-

sociation of BC, mdabc.net; and heretohelp.bc.ca; Schizophrenia: Perhaps no mental health di-

agnosis causes parents and youth more fear than schizophrenia, which is marked by losing touch with reality and experiencing hallucination, delu-sions, disorganization and cognitive impairment, such as poor judgement and decision-making. But the outlook need not be bleak: treatment works, and recovery and a return to good functioning oc-curs regularly.

About one per cent of all British Columbians have this illness and it affects men and women equally, but fi rst symptoms often appear for men between ages 16 and 20, and women between ages 20 and 30.

While schizophrenia also runs in families, it usually needs more than just genetics to arise, although exactly what else triggers it is not fully known. Sometimes it occurs in individuals with no family history, perhaps as a result of a subtle or past brain injury.

In the last decade, new antipsychotic medica-tion and the introduction of Early Psychosis Inter-vention (EPI) programs, noted above, are greatly helping newly diagnosed people with schizophre-nia. Like bipolar disorder, along with the right combination of medication, good sleep, healthy diets, regular exercise, established routines and avoiding mind-altering substances will help those

with the diagnosis live full and productive lives.In fact, dynamic and well-spoken individuals

like BC’s Brent Seal, who was diagnosed with schizophrenia while a university student and now runs a company called “Seal Wellness” are helping change the face of schizophrenia. Seal, a mountain climber, ultra-marathoner, wellness coach and inspirational speaker, as well as others who are thriving after a schizophrenia diagnosis, show that good, meaningful lives are possible with the right treatment.

For more information about schizophrenia in BC see earlypsychosis.ca; mindcheck.ca; the BC Schizophrenia Society, bcss.org; and the Canadian Mental Health Association BC chapter, cmha.bc.ca.

Dr. David Smith is an adolescent and adult psychiatrist, the medical director of the Okana-gan Psychiatric services for Interior Health, and a contracted psychiatrist for Child and Youth Mental Health for the Ministry of Children and Family Development. This series of columns is a project of the Child and Youth Mental Health and Substances Use Collaborative, which involves multiple individuals, organizations and minis-tries all working together to increase the number of children, youth, and their families receiving timely access to mental health services and sup-port. The Collaborative is jointly funded by the Government of British Columbia and Doctors of BC.

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Sculpting Stuart LakeREBECCA WATSONCaledonia Courier

Ice sculptor Aaron Grant showed off his talent in Fort St. James over two days of snow and ice carving during this year’s winter festival.

This is Grant’s second year in Fort St. James and has been carving snow for 15 years and ice sculpting for five. Friday he visited David Hoy and had stu-dents help him sculpt an eight foot tall Olef.

“It was fun to show them and lead them to do the sculpting,” Grant said.

On Saturday he worked at Spirit Square with Volunteer Damien Weinhold carving out a throne and large owl.

“No power tools are used when carving snow, you invent tools or use tools from the garden,” Grant said. “For ice sculpting you use chisels, grinders and a chain saw.”

One block of ice weighs upward of one thousand

pounds, the throne at Spirit Square being closer to 3000. To make the words on the ice Grant uses a die grinder (heavy duty drumel) that spins at 2,500 tmp, then fills in the lettering with snow.

Grant started carving snow for fun at ski hill contests and after a few years went to the BC championships. It took a couple years of doing room sized carvings before winning a trip to Montreal’s Carnival to represent BC, which he has now done twice.

“I moved to the Okanogan and realized I had no more snow. So that’s when I started carving ice,” he said.

The ice blocks Grant used were cut out of Stuart Lake with the help of three local men, Kenny Trottier, Cam McKinnon, Bergy Lepka and DOV volunteer Damien Wein-hold.

The sculptors will stay in Spirit Square as long as weather permits.

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***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, sand-wich 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.

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all those who assist by cooking,serving, and cleaning up. Your helpis invaluable. We also host a freeChristmas 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.

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***FIREWEED CLOTHESDRIVE...The Fireweed SafeHaven is doing a winter clothesdrive. We are looking for jackets,boots, snow pants, mitts, hats, scarves, fl eeces, etc, for men, women and children. The itemswill 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 canpurchase mitts, socks, or thermalunderwear. Please drop items off at the Fireweed Safe Haven. For moreinformation please contact Talia at (250) 996-8081. Every little bit helps.

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The Fort St. James Winter Festival got kickstarted at Nak’albun Friday as students slid, threw, jumped and raced during the Nak’albun Winter Olympics.

During a full day of events, stu-dents were put into groups and rotated throughout nearly a dozen relay stations testing their endurance and team work abilities. Fifteen minute intervals at each sport allowed the children to try hockey shot out, bean bag toss, snow shoe race, chariot relay and snow snake throw to name a few.

Hot bannock cooked over fire was also served with help from Caroline Bird and Winnie Sam from the Nak’azdli Health Centre.

One station that proved extra exciting was the teacher target. Soup cans, each labelled with a picture of a teacher, gave the kids a funny target to try and knock down as many as they could.

Nak’albun Nak’albun Winter Winter OlympicsOlympics

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(Top Left) Roma-Jane Boschman 10 and Shayna Prince 10. (Top Right) BEAN BAG TOSS: Myla Prince 5. (Bottom Left) CHARIOT RACE: (pink) Caidance Thomas, (blue) Trinity Johnnie, (blue) Zander Solonas, (grey) Rendall Erickson, (inside sled) Norah Shute.

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Team BC fi nishes 2015 Canada Winter Games with 88 medals

Team BC

The 2015 Canada Winter Games came to a close today with a fantastic celebration at the University of North-ern British Columbia.

After two weeks of incredible ath-letic accomplishments, community spirit, and cultural pride we say a huge Team BC thank you to the City of Prince George for putting on an amaz-ing Games.

Team BC was proud to be the host province for these Games, the fi rst time the Canada Winter Games have ever been held in British Columbia.

249 athletes showcased their com-mitment to sport through 88 podium performances including 21 gold, 34 silver, and 33 bronze medals.

Team BC was third in the overall medal count behind Quebec with 141 medals and Ontario with 111 medals. The Canada Games also calculate fl ag points to track the overall team perfor-

mance not just medal counts. Team BC had 270 points also placing the team third behind Quebec and Ontario.

Eleven northern BC athletes won or contributed to 14 medals including a magical run of four medals for Prince George’s Emily Dickson in Biathlon in week one, a surprise and well deserved bronze medal for Justin Hampole in fi gure skating, and a double gold in snowboard for Meryeta O’Dine and Evan Bichon on the fi nal day of com-petition.

BC Games alumni represented 56.8% of the athletes on Team BC and contributed to 61.4% of the medals.

Outside of the fi eld of play, Team BC athletes showed that they are lead-ers and ambassador for sport and in their communities. They contributed to the Team BC legacy projects that supported Big Brothers and Big Sisters Prince George and raised awareness to end bullying through the Pink Shirt Day campaign.

The support from coaches, manag-ers and mission staff created an envi-ronment for success and a memorable experience that will last a lifetime.

The Team BC mission staff commit-ted three weeks of their time and en-ergy to ensuring Team BC had the best possible organization and support...not to mention the loudest cheering sec-tion!

The Canada Games Council an-nounced on March 1, that Team BC was chosen, for the second consecutive Games, as the recipient of the Claude Hardy Award which is bestowed upon the Provincial or Territorial Mission Team that best exhibits leadership, co-operation, integrity and esprit de corps. We were proud to share the award this year with Team Saskatchewan.

Finally a huge thank you to the thou-sands of green jacket volunteers who welcomed us, helped us and make the Games experience one that we will never forget!

Police Report

Police received a report of cabins bro-ken into on Kazchek Lake, roughy 45 km on Leo Creek Forest Service road, Feb. 22

The two hunting cabins, owned by the same person, were not checked on until now, sergeant Svend Nielsen said.

“It could have hap-pened anytime since fall.”

The owner went to check on his cabins and found they were broken into.

Police are advising the public to secure their cabins properly when they leave them.

“A lot of times these files aren’t even reported to us and we hear about them later. That people’s cabins are broken into and rummaged through sometimes even used for a night,” Srg. Nielsen.


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The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako is looking for a Regulation Compliance Officer to play a key role ensuring compliance to the Regional District’s bylaw and regulations. Reporting to the Director of Planning and the Protective Services Manager, the Regulation Compliance Officer will be responsible for the full range of bylaw enforcement activities as well as working closely with rural fire departments to ensure compliance with the Regional District’s training requirements and standard operating guidelines. The position also includes involvement with the Emergency Management Program.

Preference will be given to candidates that have:

Knowledge of local government bylaw, regulations, policies, and enforcement procedures

The ability to investigate complaints, deal with the public, and enforce bylaws with tact, impartiality, and sound judgment

BC Fire Training Officers Train the Trainer Certification

Ability to develop, maintain, and implement Fire Department standard operating guidelines

A combination of education, training and practical experience related to the above may be considered

Valid BC Driver’s License (mandatory)

Applications should include a cover letter and resume containing three references. This is a permanent, full time (35 hr/week) position offering a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package.

Applications will be received by Deborah Jones- Middleton Protective Services Manager, at 37 3rd Avenue, Box 820, Burns Lake, BC, V0J 1E0, until 4:30 p.m. on March 31, 2015 at the above

address or be e-mailed to [email protected]

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Medical Office Assistant required for a busy medical office in Fort St. James, British Columbia. This is a full time, long term position. Office hours are generally 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday thru Friday. Preference will be given to those applicants with office experience. Medical office experience preferred but not essential for the right candidate as training will be provided. The successful candidate will be enthusiastic, friendly, responsible, organized, able to multi-task and pay close attention to detail. The candidate must have excellent English skills, both written and oral. Applicants must be proficient with the computer.

Please send a cover letter with your resume to Kathy Marchal at P.O. Box 1149, Fort St.

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While we wish to thank all applicants for their interest, only those candidates to be interviewed will be contacted.

Notice to Remove Private LandFrom WOODLOT 1888

Please be advised that Kim Lodge is proposing to remove 124.0 ha of private land from woodlot 1888, located in the

vicinity of Ketch Road near Fort St. James, B.C.Inquiries/comments to this proposal must be submitted in

writing to Kim Lodge at PO Box 1599,108 Douglas Ave, Fort St. James, B.C.,V0J 1P0 by March

31, 2015. Only written inquiries received by the above date will be responded to. Information regarding this proposal can be obtained by contacting Kim Lodge

at the above address.

LAND ACT: NOTICE OFAPPLICATION FOR CROWN LAND

Take notice that TBT Enterprises Inc. from Fort St. James, BC, has applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (FLNR), Omineca Region, for a Crown grant for agricultural-extensive purposes situated on Provincial Crown land located near Looncall Lake, and described as the NW1/4, District Lot 2956, Range 5 Coast District.

The Lands File for this application is 7409672. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to Ryan Hall, Senior Land Offi cer, Omineca Region, FLNR, at 1044 5th Ave, Prince George, BC V2L 5G4, or [email protected]. Comments will be received by FLNR up to April 6 2015. FLNR may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit the website at http://www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/viewpost.jsp?PostID=43865 for more information.

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

A hard copy MAP showing the location and extent of the application area may be acquired by calling the Land Offi cer named above at 250-565-6430.

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Dance served up twice in one nightRuth LloydContributed

It was an artistic double-header for Fort St. James on February 20.

Not only was the professional ballet performance brought in by the Community Arts Council of Fort St. James, but there was also some late night blues to fi nish the night.

Ballet Jörgen of Toronto, brought their unique production of Cinderella to the stage of the Fort St. James Sec-ondary School.

The show, which drew a full house of about 350 to the gymna-sium, was an impressive artistic and physical display, with an unbeliev-able number of lifts and jumps by the dancers, elaborate costuming and some physical humour to charm the younger audience members.

The crowd was a broad age range of everything from preschoolers to seniors.

The storyline of the ballet strayed slightly from what may be the more traditional fairytale, but there were the usual suspects of the wicked stepsis-ters and their mother, Cinderella and her handsome Prince Charming and of course, the Fairy Godmother.

The wicked stepsisters were this reviewers favourite characters, with some fantastic animated facial ex-pressions.

Cinderella's beautiful face must have been sore after the show, she spent nearly two hours smiling so hard my face hurt watching her.

It was picture perfect, as was Prince Charming and his incredible leaping legs of steel. Who knew a person could twist and jump and lift so much for so long - though he did begin to sweat through his leggings about two-thirds of the way through the show.

It was an impressive and acces-sible ballet and their tour took them

through towns across Canada.The blues were also in town on

Feb. 20, with the Music on the Moun-tain Society grabbing a chance at hosting a house concert for the Blue Moon Marquee.

The duo of A.W. Cardinal and Jasmine Colette are originally from Alberta but Cardinal has also spent time playing and living in Montreal and New York City.

Cardinal is something of a Tom Waits sound-alike, and evoked some of poet Charles Bukowski during their set via quotes while Colette was an impressive rhythm section, play-ing upright bass, kick drum and some snare.

Both artists provided vocals, but it was Cardinal's smoked-out sound which really got under your skin.

The crowd at the house concert was small but appreciative, with a chance for arts patrons to show their own dance skills of on the fl oor.

(Abpve) Cinderella in Fort St. James on Feb. 20. The show took place in the Fort St. James Secondary School and was brought to Fort by the Community Arts Council of Fort St. James.

(Bottom Left) The Ballet Jorgen production of Cinderella had an impres-sive costume line up, as well as an amazing number of lifts and jumps. The ballet, brought to Fort St. James by the local Community Arts Coun-cil, drew a large crowd.

One of Cinderella's wicked stepsisters tries to show off her moves with a male courtier at the prince's ball. The costumes were part of what was an impressive performance by Ballet Jorgen in Fort St. James on Feb.20 at the Fort St. James Secondary School.

(Left) Prince Charming lept and spun around on stage before he lifted and spun Cinderella at the ball. It was a phenomenal display of physical prowess by the dancer during the Ballet Jorgen producation of Cinder-ella at the Fort St. James Secondary School.

Photos by Ruth Lloyd

caledonia courier, march 04, 2015

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