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Davin Birdi, left, and Erica McMullin from Fort St. James and Liam Arnason from Fraser Lake wait in their full turnout gear for a turn at attacking an interior fire inside the burn building May 20 during Project Fire Fighter.

Student fi refi ghters feel the burnProject Fire Fighter brings junior personnel together to learn skills

MICHELE TAYLORCaledonia Courier

The weather wasn’t the only thing that was burning hot this past week, student fi refi ghters were out at the FSJ Fire Department’s burn building learning skills in fi re rescue and supressing building fi res during the annual Project Fire Fighter event in Fort St. James.

Grade 11 and 12 students from Fort St. James, Vander-hoof, Burns Lake and Fraser Lake converged in the town to take part in the yearly

event that provides a learn-ing environment the junior fi refi ghters might not other-wise get in their home com-munities.

Dirk Hofer, with the Burns Lake Fire Depart-ment, has been volunteer-ing with the program for 8 years. His fi rst year, he said the program needed an extra body and so he went through the program with the stu-dents and from that experi-ence he joined the fi re de-partment in Burns Lake and never looked back.

“(Fighting fi res) gets

right in to you,” he said.Hoefer said the oppor-

tunity to experience a real burning building is some-thing the students are for-tunate to take part in and something professional fi re service personnel often don’t get to practice.

“Who else throws kids into a burning building?” he said of the unique two-day event.

Darren Carpenter, SD 91 District Career and Trades Programs Coordinator, said the Fire Fighting 12 course offered through the school

district brings the students together and incorporates a fi nal exam and graduation for the students over the two-day event.

He added it’s an opportu-nity for the students to spend time with other fi refi ghters and allows students to un-derstand the reality of being a fi refi ghter.

“We try to create two days in the life of a profes-sional fi refi ghter,” he said. “We take over the (Fort St. James) fi re hall … the kids stay there, cook dinner and we wake them up in the

morning at some point and bring them back out (to the burn building) in the middle of the night.”

Carpenter said there are 12 students participating in the program this year and said most fi re departments have a maximum of four students for each department and the number fl uctuates each year between 10 to 14 junior fi re fi ghters.

“It’s a great way to have some fun in a practical way,” Carpenter said.”

The event - the brainchild of Carpenter and his brother

J.C., who is down volun-teering from Dawson Creek - couldn’t happen without the help of volunteers from the departments, the local fi re chief and the district. He added the event and the pro-gram are unique to Western Canada.

“It’s kind of a Northern phenomenon, everyone do-nates their time,” he said. “Everyone sees great value in it.”

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Hard work and determi-nation are paying off for the FSJSS Girls A-Soccer team which won the zone cham-pionship and move into the Provincials taking place May 27-30 in Surrey, B.C.

James Waddell, coach of the Girls A-Soccer team, said the team had a goal in mind going into its season and the team worked hard to reach its goal and is now looking ahead to getting a better placing this year at provincials.

“The girls worked really, really hard all season and their goal this season was to make Provincials,” he said. “(The team is) excited as al-ways.”

The Girls A-team came out on top out of seven

teams at the zone fi nals this past week. “They played some very nice soccer,” said Waddell.

Waddell said the team had a great moment when a mid-fi elder scored a goal in the fi nal deciding game that would send the team to pro-vincials.

“She’s a mid-fi elder, and she doesn’t score a lot of goals,” he said. “That was

pretty exciting, we won that game one nothing.”

He added that the team has been playing really well together and that has made a big difference in how far they have come as a group this year.

“Most of them have prob-ably been playing together since they were fi ve because they play community soccer together.”

Waddell said the team

has had a great season, he said the team learned quite a bit from the spring-break tournament in Kelowna and

added the team placed sec-ond at Merritt, tied for fi rst in Williams Lake and fi fth in Osoyoos prior to the fi rst-

placing at zones.“They’ve had a very, very

good season,” he said. “I’m hoping that they can keep

playing the way they’ve been playing and the best we’ve done is sixth so hope-fully we can better that.”

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Little Bobtail Lake wildfi re investigation

The Prince George detachment of the RCMP are seeking the public’s as-sistance in the investigation of the Little Bobtail Lake wildfi re that has been burning for more than a week.

The wildfi re, which was reported on May 8, has grown to more than 24,000 hectares resulting in evacuations in the communities of Norman Lake and Na-ltesby Lake. Two other communities are on evacuation alert in Bednesti and Cluculz Lakes.

Cpl. Craig Douglas, Communications NCO, Prince George RCMP, stated in a release, “The origin of the wildfi re has been located and at this time is believed to be human caused.” Douglas added, “RCMP offi cers with the assis-tance of Origin & Cause Investigators from the Wildfi re Management Branch of the BC Ministry of Forests, Lands & Natural Resource Operations, have begun an investigation.”

Fire bans are currently in place in much of north-ern B.C., including the Prince George, Vander-hoof, Fort St. James and Mackenzie Natural Re-source Districts.

If you have any in-formation about this fi re, you are asked to contact the Prince George De-tachment of the RCMP at 250-561-3300. You can also anonymously contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, or online at www.pgcrimestoppers.bc.ca.

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The overgrown KDL Bike Park is getting a much needed make-over thanks in part to the hard work of Jason Barr, past president of the now defunct FSJ Bike Club, who origi-nally helped in building the bike park.

The bike park fi rst opened in 2008 as a skills park for all ages, the 2 acre park featured jumps, a pump track and slopes for mountain bike riders. In the past few years the mainte-nance of the park fell to the wayside and it became overgrown and unused, Barr said.

“It’s just nothing but grass in there and you can’t even tell there’s something there,” he said.

Barr made appli-cation for funding to the district in October, 2014, for funding to get the bike park back up to its original state and the district approved the budget to rebuild the park. He said there were close to 60 people

who fi lled out a survey on using the park trail if it were re-built.

“We did up a sur-vey and it sounded like people were interested, so council approved the budget for rebuilding (the bike park).”

Barr, runs mainte-nance in Vanderhoof for its bike park and consequently picked up the contract for main-

tenance on the park in Fort St. James. He said his service will ensure maintenance isn’t de-pendent of volunteers, which are diffi cult to keep up over time.

“It’s too much work for volunteers to main-tain,” he said. “You need to have someone come in with equipment to do that.”

He said he will be

out the fi rst week in June getting the park cleared of grass and hopes by June 7, to be ready for volunteers to come out and give di-rection on what the fi nal trail will look like.

“Hopefully people will come out on the Sunday when things are just about done and help with the fi nal bits of (the park).”

KDL Bike Park to get makeover


The overgrown KDL Bike Park is getting a much needed makeover during the next week. Volun-teers are invited to come out and help with layout and design at the bike park June 7.

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Attention: River tubers,As tubing season approaches,

I would like to ask all users of the river to realize that it is a privilege not a right.

As the land-owner at the get out point, I have installed garbage bins and an outhouse and I would appre-ciate if all users of the river would bring their garbage all the way down to my property, not leaving a mess of the river.

I have received many tubers, most were awesome, some never realized it was possible to carry and deposit debris.

Remember, it is a privelege, not a right, as my property is private and the river doesn’t need the mess.

That being said, enjoy the season, good tubing and feel free to call to arrange parking.

Thank you for doing it right to those that do.

– Dave Cromarty250-996-1451


The Little Bobtail Lake fi re, which has been burning for two weeks and forced an evacua-tion of 80 people from their homes, is current-ly under investigation by the RCMP and the Wildfi re Management Branch.

Penalties for starting a wildfi re can be up to $1-million in fi nes, a year in prison or if found guilty, offenders could be held responsible for the costs associated with fi ghting the fi re.

At the height of the fi refi ghting efforts, 320 fi refi ghters, 8 helicopters, 46 pieces of heavy equipment and 6 air tankers were working to control and extinguish the wildfi re, those costs are substantial. The wildfi re claimed 25,000 hectares (more than 61,000 acres) of ecosys-tem resources and potentially disrupted hydro-logic functioning in waterways.

The most recent update on the fi re puts an estimated cost of $5.3M for the personnel and equipment utilized to fi ght the wildfi re. Some-one’s possible carelessness has cost the region and the taxpayers millions of dollars that had potential for better use. That hefty cost doesn’t

include the loss to the residents that had to sub-sequently be evacuated or the mental anguish which those residents most certainly experi-enced at the possibility of losing everything.

Insurance won’t bring back memories.In 2013, approximately $122M was spent

on wildfi re suppression province-wide, with 414 of the 1,851 fi res in the province being caused by people, according to Wildfi re Man-agement Branch statistics. Between 2006 and 2013, the province has recovered less than 1 per cent of damages and of the more than 5,800 human caused fi res, only convicting 34 people with contraventions of the Wildfi re Act (SBC 2004) with 15 to 20 contravention proceedings in continuing stages of completion.

With such unimpressive results in fi nding and charging persons responsible and recov-ering costs associated with fi ghting wildfi res caused by people, the province might be bet-ter served by placing province-wide fi re bans beginning shortly after the spring melt. Money spent proactively by investing in the increased presence of wildlife and forestry offi cials across the province could provide a more ef-fective means to offset some of the millions of

dollars spent annually fi ghting fi res caused by people.

As the saying goes: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Wildfire prevention should start at the roots

River tubing a dirty deal

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The Little Bobtail Lake Fire is currently 80 per cent under control after two weeks. The fire claimed 25,000 hectares over that pe-riod.


I’ve been traveling solo for the past two years. I’ve logged more than 45,000 kilometres and I’ve done my fair share of stops in new cities or towns with either motel stays or stopping roadside and camping in my vehicle. I have a fair advantage nowadays by way of a vehicle to get me plac-es, but I think about my personal safety all the time even though I’m in my metal box.

The following is tip three of my top fi ve tips while traveling alone:

The essential emer-gency supplies.

I am a huge Bear Grylls fan, this survival expert has tackled some of the harshest climates on the planet with pret-ty limited means. I love the episodes where his group of friends “kid-nap” him and drop him in the middle-of-no-where and he is expect-ed to get to some pre-destined point to meet up with his buddies who are living the life of as-comfortable-as-you-can-get somewhere in the wilds of Alaska.

Grylls always man-ages to have a few key items hidden on him for these scenarios, his es-sential survival items. Although I am not sur-viving the harsh wilder-ness of Alaska - yet - I have the same kind of ideal items which are always kept in my ve-hicle.

You might think pre-paring for emergencies

can take the fun out of a last minute adventure, but I guarantee when you’re in need while on adventure mode, you’ll be glad you planned for the worst.

There’s nothing like being stranded on the side of the road in a surprise snowstorm in Southern Alberta, wait-ing out a blizzard. Aside from the a-typical emer-gency kit items like fl ares, jumper cables and a fi rst aid kit, the following are my top fi ve must haves for an emergency situation:

Portable charger: A portable charger or two can be the difference between being able to call a tow truck or 911 in a roadside emergen-cy with a dead vehicle. I always make sure to

have two in the vehicle, fully charged, for just such an emergency. Cell phones don’t have to be in service areas in order to call 911, all that is necessary is a cell phone that has a charge. Carriers are required by law to complete a 911 call from any cellular phone.

Flashlight: While driving up to Yellow-knife in -26 degree win-ter weather I was faced with a sudden warning from my vehicle that my tires were low. Be-ing able to get out at night with a fl ashlight and check the tires was a defi nite bonus and the safest way if you have a sudden stop out on the road at night. You can also use a fl ashlight for a variety of night-time

uses such as helping to see while changing out a tire or jump starting a car. A fl ashlight is also a decent weapon against those sneaky Southern Alberta Jack-a-lopes.

Warm blankets: It goes without saying if you’re adventuring in any weather a warm blanket when you’re stranded can literally be a life-saver. There’s not much else to say about this item.

Field rations: Or any other long-lasting source of energy like granola or power bars, beef jerky or dry meat, and nuts are all a great source of emergency energy and have long shelf lives.

Bottles of water: This is one of the fi rst things I pack in the car

and are often found rolling around in the back seat area and are not only good for your body, but also good in a pinch for cleaning the windshield in bug weather. Best to store these puppies out of sunlight in a cool dark place in the vehicle.

I have a tonne more things which take up residence in my ve-hicle; those are just my top must haves for an emergency. I think of my emergency list in the sense that if it can run out in the vehicle I keep it in there, such as engine oil, tranny oil and emergency replace-ment belts and washer fl uid.Next week’s topic: How to be adventur-ous.


SStudenttudent of the WWeekeek

Brad is an well rounded good guy and student. He is always willing to lend a helping hand and always cheerful and usually quite entertaining with his unique brand of quick wit. Brad is willing to put in the extra effort as required to meet academic standards. He was a great tutor for me and was very successful in keeping the younger male students on track and engaged.

Brad Digness

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A welcoming community nest

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The Lhts’umusyoo (Beaver) clan welcomes its newest members to the community.

The Lusilyoo (Frog) clan dance around the Community Nest with its newest members of the community, May 23.

Members of the Kwun Ba Whuten (Caribou) clan attended the Welcom-ing Ceremony to celebrate its newest members into the community.

The Lohjabou (Bear) clan welcome one new member to the community May 23.


The Nak’azdli welcomed more than 26 new members into the com-munity at the Welcoming Ceremony held at Kwah Hall, May 23.

The four clans: Lhts’umusyoo (Beaver); Lusilyoo (Frog); Kwun Ba Whuten (Caribou); Lohjabou (Bear), gathered around the Community Nest Circle to bring the children into the community, and opened adoption of two babies whose mother’s do not have mother clans.

Birth, the renewal of life is the be-ginning and the continuation of the

cycle of life and is an important part of the sacred cycle experience. Birth gives an understanding of what it means to be a part of that sacred cycle of life.

Celebrating these new lives helps in connecting all pieces of the cycle and joins the community in its re-sponsibility and investment in the lives of its newest members in cel-ebrating their arrival.

Lisa Sam, Community Health Nurse, said the ceremony has been a part of the community since 2001.

“We wanted to make sure that we as a whole community are raising these babies.”


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Handling the heat


Dino Wiebe, back, Grade 11 - Burns Lake, Nathan Thompson, Grade 11 – Fort Fra-ser take a minute to cool down before gearing up to head into the burn building one more time during Project Fire Fighter which took place in Fort St. James, May 20.

Keith Martin, left, and Kohen Leslie both from Fort Fraser, take a breather with Kevin Leslie from Vanderhoof before getting their gear back on to take part in fire rescue training during the May 20 training event.

Student members emerge from the burning building with another firefighter in tow as part of their fire rescue training during Project Fire Fighter, May 20.

FACT fi le2015 Junior Firefi ghters:Kohen Leslie: Fort FraserKeith Martin: Fort FraserNathan Thompson: Fort FraserLiam Arnason: Fraser LakeDino Weibe: Burns LakeChris Walker: VanderhoofKevin Leslie: VanderhoofShelby Bolwer: VanderhoofJason Yee: VanderhoofZach Unrah: Fort St. James

Davin Birdi: Fort St. JamesErica McMullin: Fort St. James

Fire Department crew:Mike Elwert: Vanderhoof FDJay Bangs: Vanderhoof FDHunter O’Meara: Vanderhoof FDDirk Hofer: Burns Lake FDJ.C. Carpenter: Dawson Creek FDDoug Hearn: FSJ FDRob Clarke: FSJ FD


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Joshua Hyslop suf-fered through the stomach flu and made a guest appearance at Mini MoM.

Ari Neufeld went off line and played acoustic up-close-and-personal at Mini MoM, May 23.


Reginald Bamford, 6-months-old, enjoys the live music at Mini MoM under the protection of some stylish headphones, with Scott Gaudet, May 23.

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and Arts InitiativeSD 91 to share $150,000 in annual funding


The B.C. government’s After School Sport and Arts Initiative (ASSAI) has expanded its pro-gram to include students in Fort St. James starting in the 2015/16 school year alongside two other communities.

School District 91 will now have opportunity to share in up to $150,000 in annual funding through the initiative that can be used for after-school sport and arts programming in both David Hoy Elementary and FSJ Sec-ondary School for Graded K-8 said Charlene Seguin, Superin-tendent of SD 91.

“We’re very excited to have this opportunity,” she said. “And hope that some of the kids that perhaps haven’t had opportuni-ties in the past will be able to take advantage of (the program).”

ASSAI currently receives

$2-million each year, which is funded by the Ministry of Com-munity, Sport and Cultural De-velopment, and sup-ports children who may not have access to art or sport activi-ties in their commu-nities.

Seguin said there are a lot of ideas fl owing for where the programming funds will go toward such as leadership activities for Grade 8 students and per-haps drumming or dance options may be up for offer. She added the details haven’t been con-fi rmed for the pro-gramming as of yet, but the details will be worked out with a start date most likely in January 2016.

“It could be a three day a week program or a fi ve day a week program. There’s no require-

ment for it to start in September so it may even start in let’s say January,” she said. “Those details will be worked out between (the schools).”

The expansion means children in Fort St. James will enjoy the many ben-efi ts of the program including develop healthy lifestyles and will be an opportu-nity for them to dis-cover their passions, Seguin said.

“It gives kids an opportunity to do a little stretching

of their talents in terms of art and possibly work on a bit of a healthy lifestyle.”

Charlene Seguin: Superintendent for SD 91, said the School District is very happy to have this oppor-tunity.

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It is with great sadness the family of Ian Eastman announces his passing at Mt. Ida Mews in Salmon Arm on May 13, 2015 at the age of 72.Throughout his life Ian enjoyed skiing, golfi ng and traveling.Ian worked in logging and road construction and was well known for his work ethic.He was a member of Drifters Rod & Custom Club and was very proud of his 1949 Ford Custom pickup. Ian greatly appreciated all his wonderful friends and family that kept in touch with him over the years.He is survived by his long-time partner Elizabeth, sister Marnie (Joachim, nephew Tory) Son Sean (grandchildren Riley, Jenna and Piper) Son Neal (granddaughters Ashley, Cathy and Julia) Stepdaughter Cathy (grandchildren Tyler, Jason, Taylor and Sarah) Stepson Ryan (granddaughter Jazzlyn) A celebration of Ian’s life will be held on August 1st 2015 at the Eastman-Christian home in Blind Bay.Special thanks to Dr. Plessis and the wonderful, caring staff of Mt. Ida Mews.Arrangements entrusted to Fischer’s Funeral Services & Crematorium Ltd., Salmon Arm (250) 833-1129. Email condolences and share memories through Ian’s obituary at www.fi schersfuneralservices.com.

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One of the most ef-fective ways to live with cancer is to get together occasionally with other fighters, survivors and caregivers, talk about experiences and offer each other support and encouragement.

Sue Amyot under-stands this better than most, she’s not only been a caregiver during her husband Bruce’s cancer which he eventu-ally succumbed to, but she’s also a survivor. Seven years ago while going through chemo therapy alongside four other women the idea came together and she asked the women if they wanted to meet to support one another through their similar experiences, Amyot said.

“I phoned a couple of girls and asked if they wanted to get together so we could deal with this together,” she said of the initial group.

She said the support group has varied in size over these past years and presently the group is at eight people. The month-ly meeting is free of charge and happen in Amyot’s home. She said her home is a place where people can come and feel comfortable being around others who are going through the same things, but

also where reassurance can be found that cancer isn’t as scary as it can seem when you’re first told you have the disease.

“We’re still all gathering once a month,” she said. “We’ve got new (mem-bers) that are just going through chemo now.”

Amyot said she first came to Fort St. James in 1969, where she worked at the hospital as an LPN and as an Obstetric Nurse. She and her husband Bruce raised five children in the Fort and she added she has fifteen grandchildren and one great grandchild. All but one of her chil-

dren still live and work in the town and she said she is happy to have her family close to her.

“My children are well-aware of keep-ing up with their (check-ups).”

Amyot said the group isn’t a place for medical advice, but a place to get to-gether where often people who are going through cancer maybe can’t explain to their family what they are going through or how they are feeling, adding it’s a place where they can tell their individual experience.

“Because everybody’s different,” she

said. “It’s just a place to go relax.”

She said the support group offers more than just a chance to get togeth-er with other people deal-ing with different stages of the disease, the group members have at times driven members to their treatments in Vanderhoof and offer other assistance if it’s needed.

“It’s not easy. We’ll of-fer drives if anybody needs rides to their chemo,” she said. “The family can’t always get away to take you to your treatment and it’s good to have someone with you.”

Amyot said there are a variety of different people who might attend once or twice who just need a one-time drop-in for support as a caregiver or when they can fit a meeting in during treatments.

Having more people aware of the group and encouraging a wider range of people in the group would be beneficial for everyone, she said the variety of people who come to the support group makes a difference when someone is just newly diagnosed or starting treat-ment for their cancer.

“It helps to put people at rest if you’re going through a treatment or going in for diagnosis of something, if somebody else has gone through it and you can see that they are doing well then it makes you feel better too.”

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