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Nearly 60 Vanderhoof Grade Six students had a chance to get their hands on the big stuff at the Minerals North conference on Thursday.

New Gold, the gold sponsor of the 2014 Minerals North conference, brought their Heavy Equipment Operator Simulator to Vanderhoof for students to try out — the same simulator used to train actual mine workers.

“We know it’s important to introduce ele-mentary and high school students to mining as a potential career,” New Gold president, chief executive officer and director, Robert Gallagher, said. “The simulator provides youth with a hands-on mining experience and exposes them to career opportunities close to home.”

The students had a chance to experience New Gold’s Heavy Equipment Operator Sim-ulator and test drive bulldozers, rock graders, rock trucks, loaders, backhoes and excavators, as part of the conference’s mining education program.

“We’re focused on making sure local com-munities have access to local training and education opportunities,” said Gallagher. “Bringing the Heavy Equipment Operator Simulator to Minerals North gives everyone a chance to try out the equipment and learn a little more about mining as a career choice.”

The simulator provides new learners with a hands-on experience and helps existing oper-ators hone their skills. It can take many years for heavy equipment operators to develop a high level of proficiency and simulators significantly reduce learning time and help address B.C.’s shortage of skilled labour.

With an expected Blackwater Project work-force of 500 operations employees and 1,200 to 1,500 construction workers, Gallagher said New Gold is committed to hiring and con-tracting locally whenever possible.

“We’re focused on making sure local com-munities have access to local training and education opportunities,” said Mr. Gallagher. “Bringing the Heavy Equipment Operator Simulator to Minerals North gives everyone a chance to try out the equipment and learn a little more about mining as a career choice.”

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Minerals North Conference held from May 21-23rd was an overwhelming success. More than 450 delegates and exhibitors made the trip to Vanderhoof for the confer-ence, which was one the largest events ever held in Vanderhoof.

The Tradeshow was fully booked, fill-ing the Vanderhoof arena inside and out with interesting booths and exhibits. New Gold’s Heavy Equipment Simulator was a

big hit, and one of the most visited exhib-its.

Key note speakers Jim Bottomley and Chief Clarence Louie were informative and entertaining speakers that were well received and enjoyed by all.

The education portion of Minerals North went off without a hitch, and was well re-ceived by over 180 students from grades one through ten. The students had hands on experience with rocks and minerals

during the Minerals Education Program. Brandt Tractor’s excavator (M4 provided an operator), Speed Way Tire’s tire station, Vanderhoof Search and Rescue’s GPS, and New Gold’s Heavy Equipment simula-tor. Students also benefited from learning about careers in the mining industry.

The Minerals North 2014 Organizing Committee would like to thank all the del-egates, exhibitors, and residents of Van-derhoof who made this event such a huge

success. According to the Minerals North 2014 Organizing Committee Chair Brian Frenkel, “it takes a community to pull off a conference of this scale, and on behalf of the Committee I’d like to thank all of the sponsors, trade show exhibitors, delegates, speakers, volunteers, and most of all the community of Vanderhoof.”

Minerals North Conference 2015 will be held in Mackenzie and it will be an out-standing success.

Staky-ya Suecroft, 11, from W.L. McLeod Elementary School concentrates while using the excavator simulator as part of the New Gold mining education project on Thursday at the 2014 Minerals North Conference.

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It was the 3rd Maddy Poker ride on Saturday May 24, the poker ride enables the family of Madison Scott to main-tain a presence and sustain awareness within the community regarding Maddy’s disappearance. The event is a gathering of friends, family and community members walking, quading or being on horseback for the poker ride. There were 187 quads, 37 walkers and 65 horses at the event.

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On the evening of Tuesday May 20th, 2014, the Prince George RCMP’s Drug Task Force with the as-sistance of the Detach-ment’s Crime Reduc-tion Team, arrested � ve persons and conducted a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act search warrant in the City.

At approximately 5:00 PM, of� cers con-ducted two vehicle checks in a parking lot off Ferry Avenue in Prince George. Four persons were initially arrested for Posses-sion of a Controlled Substance. A 35 year old male from Fort St. James, a 37 year old female from Fort

St. James, a 28 year old male from Prince George, and a 25 year old female from Prince George. Search of the vehicles found approxi-mately one ounce of co-caine each.

These arrests and seizures led to the ar-rest of a � fth person, an adult man currently on parole in Prince George from Vancouver. Of� -cers arrested the 34 year old near the intersection of Dominion Street and Patricia Boulevard at approximately 6:00 PM the same night. His ar-rest led to a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act search warrant at his residence on the 4000 block of Camp-

bell Avenue in the early hours of Wednesday May 21st. During the search of the residence, of� cers located:

● Approximately 15 ounces of cocaine (over 4000 single uses)

● Two litres of GHB (Gamma-hydroxy-bu-tyric-acid) (over 400 single uses)

● Two ounces of M e t h a m p h e t a m i n e (over 500 single uses)

GHB is a central nervous system depres-sant that provides an intoxication similar to alcohol. GHB has been linked to drug facili-tated sexual assaults, although none have been reported in Prince George recently.

A black Dodge Du-rango has also been seized as part of the in-vestigation.

Drug traf� cking re-lated charges are an-ticipated against all of those arrested, except the male from Fort St. James. The 34 year old parolee is still in custody for breaching parole, the three others have been released with a future court date.

The Prince George RCMP is committed to enforcement and pre-vention initiatives that combat the possession and sale of drugs in the community. These search warrants were supported by informa-tion provided to the

police by concerned citizens who are also committed to ridding their community of this problem. It is through these types of collabor-ative partnerships that criminal drug activity is effectively reduced.

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Drug traf� cking arrests and seizures made

From the soccer pitch to the swimming pool, sudden cardiac arrest can happen any-where, at any time. That’s why the govern-ment of British Columbia is investing an additional $1 million in partnership with the Heart and Stroke Foundation to expand the Public Access to De� brillation program and help save lives.

The additional funding will support the placement of more automated external de-� brillators (AEDs), for a total of up to 750 AEDs in a variety of public venues through-out B.C., including community centres, arenas, recreation centres, playing � elds, libraries and sports centres.

“You have the power to save a life in your hands, by using a de� brillator combined with CPR,” said Health Minister Terry Lake.

“Today’s announcement is about giving the right tools to people in the right places so they can be used quickly to save a life.”

The Ministry of Health and the Heart and Stroke Foundation originally each contribut-ed $1 million to the program. The program of� cially launched in February 2013. The foundation will be fundraising to match the Province’s $1-million contribution, for a to-tal of $4 million supporting the program.

The program will donate one or more automated external de� brillators to every municipality in British Columbia, depend-ing on population size.

Currently, 175 AEDs have been placed in 82 communities throughout the province.

“With even more AEDs in communities, it will become that much easier for British

Columbians to use the essential steps to save lives by calling 9-1-1, doing CPR, and us-ing an AED,” said incoming CEO Adrienne Bakker of BC & Yukon, Heart and Stroke Foundation. “We’re proud to be leaders in providing AEDs and CPR to communities. Together, we’re creating survivors.”

When a bystander calls 9-1-1 for an am-bulance, the dispatcher will know if an AED is available at the location, and will assist the bystander to use the AED on the cardiac ar-rest patient.

The current survival rate for an out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest is only about 5%. Evidence shows that when CPR and AEDs are used together in the � rst few min-utes during a sudden cardiac arrest, survival rates can be increased up to 75%.

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Encouraged by its success in finding mineral deposits, the B.C. government is extending aerial geological surveys to search for water in the natural gas region of B.C.

Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett announced a $3 million extension of provincial funding for non-profit research organiza-tion GeoscienceBC at the Minerals North conference in Vanderhoof last week. The economy of the small community west of Prince George is historically based on farming and forest products, but one of B.C.’s largest gold mines is in development near there.

Bennett said New Gold’s Blackwater mine project, 110 km southwest of Vanderhoof, is a di-rect result of the GeoscienceBC survey that started in 2005 and identified the region as having metal mine potential. New Gold is continuing drilling this sum-mer and proceeding with environ-

mental assessment, hoping to start construction next year.

New Gold expects the mine to generate 1,200 construction jobs and 500 operations jobs.

GeoscienceBC extended its survey last year to search for wa-ter aquifers around the major shale gas developments in the northeast. Deep salt-water aquifers can be used as sources of water for hy-draulic fracturing and for disposal of contaminated water that comes up with gas.

The survey can also detect shallow fresh water aquifers, so they can be avoided in gas drilling and maintained for drinking and irrigation uses.

Bennett said the magnetic sur-vey may also help understand the seismic effects of natural gas activities. Another application is searching for gravel deposits, which are used all over the prov-ince for road and other construc-tion.

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Huckleberry Mine south of Houston has extended its operation by finding a new ore body.Photo courtesy of Imperial Metals

ploratory work narrows the search area for min-eral exploration companies.

Bennett credited its work for locating a new

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One of the most common complaints I hear that we should be teaching our kids more about � nancial literacy. “When I was a kid we learnt how to balance a chequebook in school, most kids today don’t even know what a chequebook register is.” Personally I must admit that I nei-ther have, nor make any attempt to balance my chequebook. That being said I agree that ba-sic � nancial literacy is a foundational building block for a successful future in today’s society. Mess up your credit history at a young age and you will pay for it for years to come, don’t know how to budget and you limit your options for schooling, housing and much more.

That is why when I was approached by Community Futures to volunteer for the Ju-nior Achievement program I jumped at the op-portunity. Junior Achievement is the world’s largest not-for-pro� t organization dedicated to educating young people about business. Their purpose is to inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy. Junior Achievement believes that a clear link exists between the challenges faced by business and the unique solution they provided. The 21st-century workplace is demanding, requiring sophisticated skills, a strong work ethic, profes-sionalism and personal responsibility. Each day

we witness signs of a talent and experience gap facing businesses – young people entering the workforce without the knowledge and � nancial know-how to work effectively within a market based economy. Junior Achievement provides an advanced skill set, including critical think-ing, effective teamwork and leadership that en-able young people to grow, thrive and produce in many critical areas of their lives. In fact, the challenges we hear about today are the very issues JA addresses: workforce readiness, en-trepreneurship and � nancial literacy. For more information on this program visit their website http://british-columbia.jacan.org/

All that being said let’s keep in mind that each and every day we share many teachable money moments with our kids. Parents are a signi� cant in� uence on their children’s � nan-cial behaviour. If you are looking for some key learning moments, consider the following.

1. You may have to wait for something you want. (ages 3-5)

The ability to delay grati� cation has been linked to increased future success. The younger a child can learn this important lesson the better. One tool for teaching this concept is the money jar. Create your money jar with three compart-ments, one for saving, one for spending, and one for sharing. Each time your child receives money whether from doing chores or birthday money, have them put some in each compart-

ment with a discussion about what they can use each amount for. Pick a larger item that needs to be saved for so that they can learn that it takes time to save enough money for something.

2. You need to make choices about how you spend money. (ages 8+)

Sooner or later most parents are going to hear the teenage whine, ‘but everyone has x (in-sert your kids current favorite brand here) shoes I can’t go to school with these shoes’. This is a great opportunity to discuss making � nancial choices. Consider setting a back to school bud-get before you go shopping. If your children want more expensive items that the budget will allow then it is up to them to � gure out how to fund the difference. Perhaps they go with the less expensive jeans in order to get the fancy shoes, or they may need to use some of their savings.

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The 24th Project Heavy Duty took place April 21, 22 and May 19, 20, 21. For the past 23 years, Project Heavy Duty has been exposing area students to the world of heavy equipment operation and the many career opportunities available to pursue. Project Heavy Duty provides students the opportunity to operate a broad range of industrial machinery such as skidders, loaders, feller-bunchers, gravel trucks, excavators, back-hoes, graders, earth moving machinery, and bob-cats. Heavy equipment operation is an integral component of the forestry & mining sector and Project Heavy Duty strives to provide students critically important hands-on and relevant exposure. The five-day career awareness opportunity for 30 senior secondary school students also provided access to heavy duty mechanics, welders, partspersons, and auctioneers.A provincially-recognized career-awareness project, Project Heavy Duty could not be succesful without the continued support of community organizations, local business, industry, and dedicated volunteers.Companies assisting in the 24th Annual Project Heavy Duty were: YRB – Vanderhoof, Harry ‘O’ Contracting, Henry Klassen Sawmills, Vanderhoof Fire Dept, BID Construction, Ambroy Construction, BC Ambulance Service, Gordie Peters Logging, Vanderhoof Co-op, Gulbranson Logging, Endako Mines, Fraser Lake Sawmills, K&D Contracting, Pitka Logging Ltd., Lad Contracting, White River Contracting, Plowman Contracting, Nechako Excavating, Finning – Prince George, District of Vanderhoof, J.L. Kochel Contracting, Home Hardware and Northern Mountain Helicopters


AT THE CORE OF IT ALL...

Even the bad news was good.Despite a drop of about

30 per cent in exploration in 2013 and the temporary shut-down of a number of coal mines, the message delivered at the 2014 Minerals North Conference in Vanderhoof last week was one of optimism.

Although $474 million was spent in exploration in the prov-ince in 2013 and of that $201

million in the Skeena (northwest B.C.) region, which was down approximately 30 per cent from 2012, delegates and presenters at the conference said, the number is misleading.

More than $600 million had been spent in 2012 and the 2013 numbers, while down, were still a record.

“We’ve been doing really well in B.C. Both 2012 and 2013 were re-

cords for B.C., we need to sustain that ... we need not to rest on our laurels ... we need to figure out ways to make sure that trajectory continues to go up and that we continue to see more exploration investment in B.C. every year,” Bill Bennett, Minister of Energy and Mines, told delegates. “In 2001 ... it was about $30 million.”

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MINERALS NORTHMINERALS NORTHMINERALS NORTHMINERALS NORTHMINERALS NORTHMINERALS NORTHVanderhoof 2014

Minerals North 2014 in Vanderhoof was about much more than just rocks.

Vanderhoof’s Justus Benckhuysen, Nechako operations cooordinator for Rio Tinto

Alcan, left, Sylvia Lizotte, Vanderhoof 2014 Minerals North Committee transportation

director and Orlanthia Habsburg enjoy a laugh at the tradeshow on Thursday.

STORY AND PHOTOS BY TODD HAMILTON / OMINECA EXPRESS

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Bennett said lower commodity prices were to blame for the drop from 2012’s re-cord levels. Regardless, despite the halt to some coal production due to low prices, the numbers were encouraging.

“I know the [mining] industry is go-ing through one of the typical tough times or dif� cult times ... because of commodity prices right now,” he said.

“Surprisingly, the number of jobs in the industry were actually up three per cent over last year because of the new mines ... we also produced and shipped more coal and ore this past year even though prices were down.”

Bennett also added that the dip from 2012 levels were not necessarily a harbinger of things to come.

“Typically, when commodity prices go down, you see, especially after you come out of, what you might call a supercycle, you

had a bunch of small, new companies get started, you do see a fair number of [those] companies disappear during the downcycle ... there hasn’t been as many disappear as typically there would be,” he said.

“In fact, just over the last three months or four months, junior companies have been � nding funding easier than what they were a year ago ... not to suggest everything is peachy because I know it’s not ... but it is getting better, it is getting stronger.”

Northwest B.C. over the past decade has bene� tted from a major increase in mineral exploration and it’s something Bennett said needs to continue.

“The exploration side of the industry is really important. You can’t have mines un-less you have that lonely person out there kickin’ over rocks and � nding something that makes it worthwhile to go out and raise some money and put a drill program on and take it from there,” he said.

Bennett pointed to the opening of three

new mines including Thompson Creek’s Mount Milligan northwest of Prince George and Giant Yellow on Banks Island south of Prince Rupert as proof that the tide had turned in mine start-ups. He also added that the Northwest Transmission Line should be up and running this summer to power the $500 million Red Chris Mine, which is also slated to begin operation in June.

But for Vanderhoof the questions were all about the Blackwater project.

Tim Bekhuys, environment and sus-tainability director for New Gold, owner of Blackwater, said the project is right on schedule.

“In about two or three weeks, we’re go-ing to � le a 20,000-page environmental impact statement … that’s a real focus for us to make sure we have this project shovel-ready by this time next year,” Bekhuys told delegates.

Bekhuys added that Vanderhoof contin-ues to be key in the company’s plans.

“We know without continuing to work with local people, local First Nations … whether it’s on training or just understand-

ing community goals, there is no point for us moving ahead on this project. We have to continue that and we will continue that with

our of� ce here in Vanderhoof,” he said.Houston’s Huckleberry Mine also took

centre stage at the conference.Bennett used Huckleberry as the classic

success story while announcing $3 million in funding for Geoscience B.C.

“The Huckleberry Mine is ... a really good example of how Geoscience B.C. ben-e� ts all of us, the industry, communities, everyone. They did some work close to the Huckleberry Mine and located something that was worth looking at. The company went in and drilled it off and found a very promising deposit. It added 10 years to the life of the mine. That means that several hundred people, a few hundred families ... if you look at indirect jobs, it’s probably more than that, have 10 more years of good employment because of this program,” Ben-nett said at the close of Day 2 on the confer-ence’s main stage.

“That $3 million of your tax money that we’re putting into Geoscience B.C. is one of

the best investments we can make.”The three-day conference opened with

an announcement by Nechako Lakes MLA John Rustad, Minister of Aboriginal Rela-tions and Reconciliation of four economic and community development agreements (ECDA) coming from mineral tax revenues collected by the province from the expan-sion of the Huckleberry Mine.

The Cheslatta Carrier First Nation, Nee-Tahi-Buhn Band, Skin Tyee Nation and the Wet’suwet’en First Nation all signed onto the revenue sharing agreement.

In his welcoming comments, Vanderhoof Mayor Gerry Thiessen said he was proud of the community’s ability to host Minerals North and vowed to complete a hotel study to remedy the lack of accommodations that forced some delegates to be bussed in from Prince George.

Thiessen also made special mention of Kathy LaForge, who is battling cancer. Thiessen said LaForge, who worked for the

District of� ce before moving over to work for New Gold as its community manager, was integral in Vanderhoof hosting Miner-als North.

“Kathy is getting better ... I wish she was here today. She’s been a huge asset to our community.”

Thiessen also told delegates that mining will be a golden opportunity for Vanderhoof.

“We’re really excited. We’ve been known as an agricultural community but [mining] gives us diversity ... a freshness for our com-munity,” he said.

“I’m really excited to see where our com-munity will be in the next � ve years.”

Minerals North 2014 was hailed a suc-cess by chairman Brian Frankel, who made special mention of the Vanderhoof commit-tee.

“I’d like to thank each member of the organizational team for the dedication and hard work. You are truly our town’s greatest asset,” he said.

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Minerals North 2014 wraps up on a note of optimism in VanderhoofLow commodity prices dampen boom, but short and long-term forecasts positive particularly for northwest B.C. mining

Minister of Energy and Mines Bill Bennett, in what amounted to a state of the industry address to del-

egates at the 2014 Minerals North Conference in Van-derhoof, made a special point to address the impor-tance First Nations have and will play in northern B.C.’s mining industry.Key to this, he

said, is understand-ing that First Na-tion engagement at the very outset of any project is not only critical, but appropriate. ”The rights they have on the land and to the land this

is the reality in Canada and it’s something we should embrace. And if we do embrace it, it makes it a hell of a lot easier to build mines,” he said.“We, as government, it took us a few years to � gure it out

but I think we have it � gured out better than any province in the country.”Bennett also pointed to the New Gold -Blackwater project

south of Vanderhoof as a sign of good things to come.“For a community like Vanderhoof, with what’s happen-

ing in the forestry industry, to have a project ... like the Blackwater project to proceed, would re-energize this com-munity and this whole area,” Bennett said.

Tim Bekhuys, environment and sustainability director for New Gold, gave delegates an update on the Black-

water Project south of Vanderhoof.The project,

if approved, will be larger than the Mount Milligan mine that recently was commissioned northwest of Prince George.

The project, which has an estimated capital cost of $1.8 billion, will employ 1,000 to 1,500 people during the construction phase with 500 operational jobs over the mine’s expected 17-year lifespan.

Bekhuys said the project is in what is called an “ad-vanced exploration stage” with construction tentatively slated to begin in 2017.

“We’re committed to seeing this developed over the next few years,” he said.

But Bekhuys said New Gold isn’t banking solely on Blackwater in the area.

“Blackwater is a very, very important project to us ... [but] our mandate is to look for other deposits, other op-portunities in the area,” he said. “We think there is great potential in this area.”

Outspoken Osoyoos Indian Band Chief Clarence Louie headlined the keynote speakers at the 2014 Minerals

North Conference.Chief Louie,

who has guided his band to unprec-edented levels of economic prosper-ity, had one major goal: Jobs.

“I want to see native people working. I love creating jobs ... all over Indian coun-try, native people are getting involved in the economy,” he said.

But Chief Louie made it clear any mining project deals on traditional lands would be on First Nations’ terms.

“We’re not stakeholders ... we are right holders,” he said.

“[Mining companies] can’t do business as usual. This ain’t the ‘80s anymore.”

Chief Louie said the answer for his people is not only to receive the respect they deserve, but also equal employ-ment opportunities.

“The youngest, fastest growing population is the aborig-inal people. It’s a ticking time bomb ... when you have too many people unemployed decade after decade.”

Andrea Clifford may have been the happiest person at Minerals North 2014.

On Day 2 of the conference, Minister of Energy and Mines, Bill Ben-nett announced $3 million in funding for the non-pro� t organization.

Clifford hit the main stage twice at Minerals North, � rst to update the delegates on Geosci-ence B.C.’s TREK (Targeting Resources through Exploration and Knowledge) and secondly as part of the women in mining panel.

The key target of the TREK project is situated over B.C.’s Interior Plateau Region, what Clifford said was an underexplored region with high potential for new mineral discoveries. The region extends from south Vanderhoof to Anahim Lake west to Quesnel.

“The goal of the TREK project is to attract mineral exploration investment to this prospective, yet unexplored area of the province,” Clifford said.

The TREK project, designed to distribute geoscience data about the region, just completed the � rst of a two- to three-year geochemical, biogeochemical and geothermal sampling.

Futurist and Minerals North 2014 keynote speaker Jim Bottomley urged delegates to accept change.

Bottomley, a consultant to Fortune 500 companies and who has counselled more than one-quarter million people about future trends, said he looked at mining in the north and was excited about the prospects.

“I am going to try to do is give you a sense of where this industry is going and how you can better � t in,” he said.

Bottomley admitted that futurists made weather fore-casters look good, but that there were trends that were unmistakable. And those trends for the mining sector were positive but linked to the ever-changing global economy.

“I know that mining in Canada has gone up seven per cent last year, so there’s been growth and activity, which is strong but the future will depend on the overall global economy and the demand for minerals. So what I’m really watching is China. China is the key,” he said.

“We’ve got changes going on that are profound. We’re in highly-changed times.

“And if we look at the future [of mining] we ain’t seen nothing yet.”

Karina Brino, Mining Association of B.C. president and CEO, told delegates at the 2014 Minerals North

Conference in Vanderhoof on Thursday that the ice has broken on mining development.

Brino said six mines have been permitted and seven expansions approved recently, but that is only the tip of the iceberg.

“If we look at all the projects ... going forward, if they do continue to go forward and metal prices and all the other factors that need to be in place ... if everything gets aligned, we’re looking at about $30 billion in potential in-vestment in B.C. over the next four to � ve years,” she said.

Brino did, however, say that the mining industry does face some major hurdles to overcome. Access to capital, softer commodity prices and reduced exploration, along with a permitting regime that isn’t exactly mining-friendly.

“It’s important to note that even though the industry had a dif� cult year, payments to government went up to $511 million,” she said.

“This is the kind of contribution that the industry is directly making in taxes to government to continue to provide all the ... public services we rely on.”

BILL BENNETTMINISTER OF ENERGY AND MINES

TIM BEKHUYSNEW GOLD - BLACKWATER PROJECT

CHIEF CLARENCE LOUIEOSOYOOS INDIAN BAND

ANDREA CLIFFORDGEOSCIENCE B.C.

JIM BOTTOMLEYKEYNOTE SPEAKER

KARINA BRINOMINING ASSOCIATION OF B.C.

“Not to suggest everything is peachy ...

but it’s getting better, it is getting stronger.”

- Bill Bennett Minister of Energy and Mines

“The Blackwater project... would re-energize this community and

this whole area.”-Bill Bennett

“The goal is ... to attract mineral

exploration investment to this ... unexplored area.”

-Andrea Clifford

“What I’m really watching

is China. China is the key.”

-Jim Bottomley

“If everything gets aligned, we’re looking at $30 billion ... over the next four to five

years.”-Karina Brino

“[Mining companies] can’t do business

as usual. This ain’t the ‘80s

anymore.”-Chief Clarence Louie

“Our mandate is to look for other deposits, other opportunities in

this area.”-Tim Bekhuys


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Vanderhoof 2014

An estimated 500 delegates attended the 2014 Minerals North Conference in Vanderhoof last week. In fact, there were so many delegates, all Vanderhoof hotels were full and some delegates needed to be bussed in from Prince George.

Nechako MLA John Rustad, centre, opened the conference on Wednesday with an announcement of four revenue-sharing agreements with nearby First Nation communities. Joining Rustad for the announcement was Brian Frankel, right, Minerals North Committee chair and Mike Robertson, senior policy advisor for the Cheslatta Carrier Nation.

Wade Brunham of REM Rescan talks with Canadian Rangers’ Joe Meier of Vanderhoof shortly before the close of the Minerals North Tradeshow and conference on Friday.

Tyrel Antoine, 11, of W.L. McLeod Elementary School was one of about 60 Grade 6 students to have a chance to experience New Gold’s Heavy Equipment Operator Simulator and test drive bull-dozers, rock graders, rock trucks, loaders, backhoes and excava-tors as part of the conference’s mining education program.

Stikine MLA Doug Donaldson and Smithers Mayor Taylor Bachrach were all smiles Thursday evening after learning Smithers and Telkwa were chosen to co-host the 2016 Minerals North Conference.



By Todd Hamiltonwith files from Omineca Express staff

Find Maddy.Three years ago today, Madison “Maddy”

Scott went missing and Vanderhoof has never been the same.

Maddy’s missing posters still adorn mailboxes, bulletin boards, bumper stickers and buildings throughout the area as a testament that hope still exists that she will be found.

Scott’s family, who wished not to be inter-viewed, issued a statement on Friday prior to the Maddy Poker Ride through the Vanderhoof RCMP.

“May 28th will mark three years since the dis-appearance of Madison Scott. It remains an unex-plained mystery that leaves a family searching for answers, and ultimately the return of a loved one. The days are often extended and certainly do not get easier as time elapses. The holidays tend to lose the majority of their significance with the absence of a family member, thus resulting in an incom-plete gathering. Our days are consumed reflecting on her presence and the memories, while we an-ticipate the dreams that present the opportunity for the long-delayed reconnection; the opportunity to communicate a few words, or the grasp of a hug is an indescribable sensation, although it is a just dream.

“We grip closely the words that include hope,

faith, believe and love, which have simply co-alesced within our daily language. The respective connotations produce positive energies that have enabled us to remain strong and convinced that the desired solutions will be yielded.

One of the most difficult aspects is having the matters of a reserved family become a public af-fair. Although we all have become much invested in retrieving a common explanation, the words to address the topic are most challenging to find, and often awkward to communicate. Furthermore, it is near impossible to find the appropriate words to express our appreciation for the persisting sup-port. Our family has been extremely fortunate to be surrounded by relentless family, friends, and communities. We are forever grateful for the en-during and continuous support,” the Scott family statement said.

“Our family has been preparing for the third Maddy Poker Ride as we approach the date of Maddy’s disappearance. The poker ride enables our family to maintain our presence and sustain awareness within the community. It is also an op-portunity to correspondingly enjoy the activities that Maddy loves most. This event is a true repre-sentation of Maddy; it has become a social gather-ing of friends, family, and community members in a setting in which Maddy blooms most while pre-senting a connection to the outdoors through her preferred activities. We hope you are able to join us in this opportunity to maintain the awareness and

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Continued from page 11enjoy the day in true Maddy fashion.

We would once again like to thank you for your extended and persistent sup-port.”

Three years ago, Madi-son went to Hogsback Lake with a group of her friends intent on celebrating a birth-day on Friday, May 27, 2011. She set up her two-toned blue tent and parked her white Chevy truck.

Everyone left to go home at about 3 a.m.

Madison stayed.She has not been seen

since.When she wasn’t home

by Sunday afternoon police were noti� ed and headed out to the lake. There Madison’s tent and truck were found, but she was not. The family immediately turned to social media and networking sites, trying to � nd Madison or locate someone who knew where she was. Very soon after that volunteers and Search and Rescue headed out to the site and an inten-sive search began. The area was combed by people on foot and ATV’s and the lake was searched with sonar.

“She’s not in the lake and there was a thorough search of the area,” Smith said. “We believe either she has been taken, or she’s in the area and we just need to � nd her.”

Although sure her disap-pearance was not a misad-venture, there is a vast forest surrounding the area. Smith said one thing people head-ing out to camp, � sh or hike right now could do is simply be aware of their surround-ings. If something looks or smells suspicious, go and investigate why. Walk in ar-

Poker runeas where you commonly would not. Check ditches. Watch for birds congregat-ing or colours that seem out of place.

“If you � nd something, contact the RCMP. Note the coordinates if you have a GPS,” then-North Dis-trict RCMP media liaison Const. Lesley Smith said said. “Wherever you are out-doors, keep in mind Madi-son Scott is missing.”

Police also believe some-one knows something about Madison’s disappearance though that person might not even be aware of it or think it’s a small insigni� cant de-tail.

“The family as well as the RCMP know there is somebody out there who has information or has it and doesn’t know it who can help us with the investiga-tion,” Smith said.

Getting that information, no matter how insigni� cant it might seen, may well add the missing puzzle piece in the investigation.

The case, she said, relies heavily on witnesses, people who possibly have been too afraid to come forward.

“We encourage anyone who remembers the small-est detail to come forward. It could lead us in the right direction”

She said the police even need to rule out the rumours. They need to hear from the person who had the piece of information rather than a third person.

Investigators with the North District Major Crime Unit continue to actively investigate Madison (Mad-dy) Scott’s disappearance. Anyone with information concerning Maddy’s disap-

pearance are asked to call the Vanderhoof RCMP de-tachment at 250-567-2222 or CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-8477

The video documentary that details the disappear-ance of Madison Scott is � nished and online.

Creator Steven Scouller made the video with the cooperation of the RCMP and the community of Van-derhoof in order to help get Maddy’s face and informa-tion out there.

“I � rst learned of Madi-son’s disappearance through an article that I read on the internet and I was in-trigued by the unusual circumstances surround-

Fort St. James was the host to the Annual Mini- Soccer Tournament last Saturday May 24th. With 38 teams of kids aged from 5-10 year of ages and about 700 people from the region of Vanderhoof, Fraser lake, Burns Lake and Fort St. James filled the High School fields. Young refs kept the games moving along on time. An opportunity for the kids to apply their soccer skills and the families to enjoy the sunshine and cheer the young ones. The Soccer Club appreciates the volunteer and community sup-port to make it successful for the kids.

Photo courtesy of Dave Birdi

ing it,” said Scouller. “So, when I started to read more about it, I was sucked into the horri� c nature of what potentially could have hap-pened to Madison. As an investigative documentary � lm maker I examined the case and decided that I could help by utilizing my skills as an awareness � lm maker to produce a � lm that could act as a central repository of ac-curate information.”

The � lm is less than an hour long and available on-line on vimeo. It includes in-terviews of the Scott family, friends and several members of the community of Van-derhoof.

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Local resident Matthew Harraway brings gold to BC by winning the 2014 Western Can-ada Regional UA Canadian Ap-prenticeship Competition in the Steam� tter/Pipe� tter category. The competition held on April 7-11 in Calgary gave trades apprentices the opportunity to hone their skills and challenge their peers from Western Can-ada.

Matthew is a third year ap-prentice currently attending the Piping Industry College of BC in Delta. The win quali� es him to vie for the national title in Ed-monton in June. Success there would pit him against the US champion for the North Ameri-can title “Kind of like Hockey” he quips.

According to Matthew and his instructors it is positive and signi� cant shift for BC trained apprentice to take the top spot. He says, “Alberta is known for being home to the best of the best in the pipe� tting trades, but BC is poised to take it’s own place as an industry leader”. In regards to his own success in competition he states with un-abashed con� dence that he “Ex-pects to be #1 in Canada after the na-tional competition in Edmonton in June, and then #1 in North America in Ann Arbour, Michigan.”

Born in Mackenzie, Matthew has called the Vanderhoof area home since 1996. At 45 “apprentice” may seem an incongruous title as he actually earned his � rst journeyman ticket in welding

many years ago. He began his pipe� t-ting/steam� tting apprenticeship shortly thereafter.

Career opportunities led him on a winding path through maintenance and construction of pulp mills and drilling rigs. He then moved up into supervi-sory positions in pulp mill construction and quality management. As a manager, there was never time or opportunity to

return to school. Though he was steadily advanc-

ing professionally, he always regretted not earning his ticket. By this point he had accumulated over 8,000 applicable practical hours to apply to his appren-ticeship and he found himself missing the hands on, creative process. Attend-ing the Piping Industry College of BC has allowed him to take his remaining blocks of classroom time consecutively. He will be able to take the red seal exam in August of 2014.

Matthew credits his � ancé, Vander-hoof Physician, Dr. Shannon Douglas, for encouraging him to pursue his true passion and giving him the courage to return to school. He says he could not have accomplished what he has without her support and that of family, former employers, colleagues, friends and the

top-notch instructors and program de-signers at the college.

Matthew is a vocal advocate for the trades and their potential for today’s youth. His enthusiasm is infectious. “I love the fact that there are so many as-pects of our daily lives that are affected by trades in general and pipe� tting in particular.

If you drive by any plant, mill, or al-most any industrial site you can see that the piping aspect runs through the entire plant. I love that every day and every project is different, and that you learn so many techniques with tools. The state of the art equipment and technology are amazing. You must bring ingenu-ity to the table. You work with different materials, pressures and environments. The prospects and possibilities are lim-itless.”

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