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At approximately 8 a.m. on the morning of Oct. 9, a fire related incident occurred at the Pinnacle Pellet plant in the Burns Lake facility resulting in minor injuries to two employees and more serious, but not critical injuries to a third employee.

WorkSafeBC was notified and the affected area of the plant was secured to allow for a full investigation.

At the time of the incident, the plant was in a maintenance shutdown. The fire was quickly contained and there are no reports of equipment damage.

Scott McCloy from WorksafeBC said, “WorkSafeBC Prevention officers arrived on scene at about noon. They will be working to determine what happened and why it happened. WorkSafeBC officers are coordinating with the RCMP and other regulatory bodies, including the BC Safety Authority,

in this regard. At this point, it is difficult to determine how long it will take to determine the cause, but our hope is to determine the cause quickly. It is my understanding that the three workers were in the dryer area at the time of the incident. We have not at this point determined whether there was an explosion or a fire.”

WorkSafeBC last inspected this mill on June 17, 2014. At the time of that inspection it was determined that combustible dust issues were being managed. The mill has not been inspected since that time. However, Work-SafeBC launched another combustible dust effort related to the pellet in-dustry on October 1 and the Burns Lake facility is on the schedule to be inspected.

Three workers were transported to Lakes District Hospital and Health Centre. Two patients with minor injuries are being transferred to the Uni-versity Hospital of Northern B.C. in Prince George and one patient is being transferred to Vancouver.

A small explosion and fire occured at pinnacle pellets on the morning of Oct. 9 in Burns Lake, B.C.

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Fort St. James RCMP Officers reported that on Oct. 3 at around 10 p.m. Officers initiated a traffic stop of a ve-hicle that was driving without their head-lights turned on. The vehicle was stopped in the area of the Stuart Drive strip mall.

Upon investiga-tion RCMP Officer’s detected an odour of alcohol on the driver of the vehicle and subsequently initiated a impaired driving test.

The driver of the vehicle blew under the legal limit but was in possession of a license category that prohib-ited the consumption of any alcohol at all.

The driver was is-sued a 12 hour driving prohibition as a result of the investigation.

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On Oct. 5 at around midnight RCMP Of-ficers responded to a report of an intoxicat-ed male in downtown Fort St. James yelling and causing a ruckus.

Upon responding to the complaint RCMP Officers located the intoxicated male and found that the suspect was bound by a proba-tion order.

The suspect was subsequently arrested for violating his pro-bation requirements.

The man was detained at the Fort St. James RCMP detachment until he was sober upon which we was subsequently released with a court date.

Sawmill dust ignites fire in Burns Lake’s Pinnacle Pellets, three injured in fire

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MP for Skeena-Bulkley region, Nathan Cullen, addresses Parliament in Ottawa last week in regards to the ongoing debate concerning Canada’s role in the current Iraq crisis and the � ght against ISIS.

Cullen, who serves as the Finance Critic for the Of� cial Opposition’s shadow cabinet, criticized the federal Conserva-tive government’s stance on the role that the Canadian military should have in the middle east saying that their plan was both contradictory and incoherent. Adding that Canada is able to pro-vide support and aid for those affected in ways that do not require military bombing missions and offensive operations.

Cullen said, “The complexity of this issue requires all of us, as members of parliament to rise to our very best and attempt to decipher and interpret one of the most complex regions of the world and what Canada’s role should be.”

Adding that the remarks from the conservatives have been dis-paraging saying,

“I seek not to degrade the debate as some of my friends across the way have done by talking about those that have no spine, no courage for simply opposing the governments intentions and plans. For to rise up and stand against the governments intentions if we think it does harm to our country is a courageous thing to do.”

The debate over Canada’s role within the Iraq crisis, which has seen hundreds of religious minorities displaced and targeted by the violent militant group ISIS, has been ongoing and � lled with controversy after Prime Minister Stephen Harper refused to answer questions asked by the Of� cial Opposition regarding the duration of combat operations, scale of combat operations and the price tag associated with the mission. Harper said “I have neither the will nor the desire to go into details here” regarding his plans for military deployment in the middle east.

Cullen said that the NDP would not “rubber stamp” a mission into the middle east after the lessons learned from the last con� ict there saying that it is easy to get involved in an incursion but it is incredibly dif� cult to get out of it.

Cullen also added that Prime Minister Harper has a poor track record when it comes to his judgement of middle eastern wars citing the Prime Ministers stance on the � rst Iraq war saying, “when canada was debating the � rst Iraq war, perpetrated by W. Bush, this prime minister as of� cial opposition leader, went into the U.S. and chided and scolded canada for not going into iraq with the U.S. on that ill-fated mission that was this prime minis-ters position when he was the opposition; he thought Canada was wrong to stay out of iraq the � rst time now he thinks he has the terms and judgements to dictate a new war in Iraq.”

Canada’s current commitment to the con� ict in Iraq is the deployment of six CF-18 � ghter jets that will conduct bombing missions to combat ISIS in Iraq.

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VICTORIA – Three years ago, long-time chief and band administrator Sophie Pierre sought an ex-tension of her term leading the B.C. Treaty Com-mission and gave a warning. The federal and pro-vincial government should start taking this long and costly effort seriously or “shut ’er down.”

Last week Pierre wound up her sixth and final year as chief commissioner on a slightly more hopeful note. This year, the Tla’amin Nation in the Powell River area and the Yale First Nation in the Fraser Canyon had their treaties proclaimed by Ot-tawa.

They join the Maa-nulth First Nations on Van-couver Island and the Tsawwassen First Nation in leaving behind the Indian Act and the courts to get on with self-government. Tsawwassen in particular has moved ahead aggressively. Its shopping centre development near the ferry terminal is one of the largest commercial projects in the province right now.

All of these treaties were negotiated despite multiple overlapping territorial claims around them, and similar progress has been made with the Tsimshian First Nations on the North Coast and elsewhere.

The need for aboriginal people to work out their overlapping claim issues between themselves was the focus of the commission’s 22nd annual report. In it, former chief commissioners Miles Richard-

son of the Haida Nation and Steven Point of the Sto:lo Nation added their influential voices, urging aboriginal communities to consider them shared territories, rather than clinging to ancient tribal ri-valries.

Another hopeful sign is that after seven years of commissions and studies, the federal government has finally given its negotiators a mandate to ne-gotiate fisheries. This is the main reason why the Tla’amin waited five long years for Ottawa’s bless-ing after their treaty had been hammered out.

This year’s landmark decision of the Supreme Court of Canada, recognizing Tsilhqot’in Nation title in the remote Nemiah Valley, has also got the attention of Victoria and Ottawa. Pierre noted the “flurry of activity” by Premier Christy Clark in seeking reconciliation, which will culminate this month with a formal apology for the hanging of Tsilhqot’in chiefs 150 years ago.

Pierre said this court ruling “should destroy any lingering thoughts that this issue is not of the utmost importance, and provide the necessary in-vestment, both financial and time commitment, to reach satisfactory conclusions.”

That’s the good news for B.C.’s thorniest his-torical problem, the lack of treaties across most of the province.

It’s also becoming clearer that the Tsilhqot’in ruling is unique. It’s unlikely to be repeated by

most other First Nations, even if they are willing and able to spend the years and millions to enrich lawyers in pursuit of it.

Here’s the bad news. As of this year, the B.C. Treaty Commission has paid out $627 million to First Nations to support treaty negotiations. Most of that is in the form of loans, which are to be re-paid out of the cash settlements that Ottawa con-tributes to settle modern treaties.

Pierre acknowledges that some communities are close to completing treaties, but their debt has climbed to near what Ottawa is offering. This would leave them free but broke.

Others are just “spinning their wheels” with no real hope of achieving a treaty, Pierre said. The commission is calling for an “exit strategy” for these communities, starting with loan forgiveness that would allow them to pursue economic activity.

There are First Nations, Westbank and Osoyoos prominent among them, which are thriving with-out treaties. Haida and Klahoose have developed successful forest products businesses as they move toward self-government.

Federal and provincial governments must recog-nize the successes, and the failures.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and col-umnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: [email protected]

Time for truth in B.C. treaty talks


A handful of Fort St. James students with a literary knack will have their works published in the upcoming Voices Visible journal after being chosen as winners in the Voices Visible contest.

Winners were chosen from throughout the province by the B.C. Teachers of English Lan-guage Arts (BCTELA).

The Voices Visible contest has English teachers submit selected works from their students in the category of prose and poetry.

Submissions can by up to 1500 words and sub-missions must be made while a student is in grades one to 12.

In the category of prose, Fort St. James stu-dent Sydney Playfair who was chosen for her short story titled Lost Things.

In the poetry category Rachel Klassen won

for her poem titled Broken Inside. Rhiannon Gammon also won for her poem titled Grand-ma’s Hands as did Cheyenne Sabo for her piece titled A Poem About Bullying.

Klassen said the win was a surprise for her saying she had totally forgotten the contest.

When asked about her inspiration Klassen says she draws from her own life.

“I write about my experiences and other peoples experiences.”

Grade 12 students Royce Sam and Daniel DeMerchant won jointly for their collabora-tive work titled Who Will We Blame.

DeMerchant said that entering the contest was a requirement in his 12 grade writing course at Fort St. James Secondary School but said that once he and Sam began writing they enjoyed it.

“It was actually really satisfying to see how it [the poem] turned out. It feels great, Royce [Sam] and I are both about the fact that our poem was chosen to be published in 2015,” said DeMerchant.

Sam and DeMerchants poem deals with sub-ject matter relating to environmental degrada-tion, economic and political turmoil through-out the world and where we, as society, should lay the blame, if at all. DeMerchant said that he and Sam found inspiration for their work from what they had seen progressing over time.

“Royce [Sam] and I found inspiration from what we felt has been happening over time, as bigger corporations have gotten bigger and bigger and how many people feel that they are mot being heard.”

DeMerchant said that he believes the Voices Visible contest is a positive thing for young people to take part in saying,

“I think that this contest is great for young artists/writers as it challenges them to chal-lenge themselves to really find that great piece they’ve yet to write.”

The winners works will be published in a collection in the Voices Visible journal that will be sold through the BCTELA.

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Rachel Klassen (left) and Cheyenne Sabo (right) are two of the winners of the Voices Visible contest for poetry and prose. Their works will be published in the 2015 Voices Visible journal.

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Young writers win contest, works to be published in 2015

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Bright lights, healthy mindsHealthy Minds support group released dozens of chinese lanterns into the night sky last week to

celebrate mental illness awarenessJESSE COLECaledonia Courier

They rose up into the night; beacons of light drifting through the blue-black night like stars. That was the scene on Oct. 6 as the Healthy Minds peer support group released dozens of Chinese lan-terns into the night sky to celebrate Mental Ill-ness awareness week.

Healthy Minds is a support group for people dealing with mental illness and/or addiction as well as those who have family members or loved ones that suffer from men-tal illness and addic-tion. They hold weekly meetings on Mondays at the Stuart Lake Gen-eral Hospital.

Nearly 50 people showed up throughout the evening to show their support for men-tal health including councillor Dave Birdi, a group of drum-mers from Nak’azdli Band and represen-tatives from North-ern Health who said, “I believe those suffer-ing from mental illness are truly heroes in our community.”

Drummers per-formed a series of tra-ditional songs followed be a powerful speech from co-founder of Healthy Minds Greg Kovacs.

The celebration was part of Healthy Minds ongoing work to remove the stigma surrounding mental ill-ness and addiction in Canada. Kovacs hoped that by holding this pubic event it would help to foster inclu-siveness and a dialogue about mental illness.

The idea to release the chinese lanterns was symbolic said Kovacs intending the lanterns to represent a light in the darkness that is peer support for those in need.

Representatives from Northern Health as well as community members turned out to support the celebration and released chinese lanterns into the night sky.

Photos by Renee Colthorp.


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Dry lakebed reveals lost itemsJESSE COLECaledonia Courier

Water levels in the Stuart Lake are at record lows this autumn with vast swaths of the lakebed exposed making some impressive views and some serious beach combing.

For those who aren’t familiar with beach combing,

it’s the practice walking along the beach and look-ing for interesting rocks, debris or items of interest. With the low levels of water all sorts of things were revealed. The Courier took some time to comb the beach and see what was residing in your lake, usually below eye level.

Visit the Courier's website www.caledoniacourier.com for a full gallery of items found in Stuart Lake.

All photos by Jesse Cole.


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ENTER TO WINCommunity Events

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COMING EVENTS... Will appear as space is available, free of charge in this section. Coming events are available to non-profit organizations only. This area is not intended for thank you submissions or selling products. It is simply a place for nonprofit organizations a place to announce upcoming free activities. You can e-mail your item to [email protected] or by fax: 567-2070. Your organizations’ announcement can also be dropped off at our office located at #111-250 Stuart Drive, Fort St. James. Decision of the publisher is final.

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

***ST PATRICK’S ANGLICAN CHuRCH...Services at St Pat-rick’s Anglican Church will now take place only on the first Sunday of the month except for special oc-casions.

***STUART LAKE OUTREACH GROUP FOOD BANK SCHED-ULE... is the third Wed of each month: September 17, October 15, November 19, January 21, 2015, 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.

***uNTOLD TRAuMA...author seeks contributions from non-First Nations students and staff who experienced Catholic

residential or day schools abuse in Northern BC. For more info email [email protected]

***FIREwEED STOPPING THEVIOLENCE & OuTREACHSERVICE For those who believe all is possible!...Provides free Confidential, Safe, and Supportive counselling and outreach services for women. Hours of Service: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and every other Friday. Location: Room 203, 349 Stuart Drive, Fort St James, BC Phone: (250) 996-1214 Fax: (250) 996-7647 Email: [email protected]

***STuART LAKE OuTREACH GROuP... hosts a free hot lunch each Tuesday from 10.00am to 1.00pm in the space behind St. Patrick’s Anglican Church. Meals are served by members of area churches and other volunteers from the community. We wish to thank all those who assist by cooking, serving, and cleaning up. Your help is invaluable. We also host a free Christmas Dinner on Christmas Day to all who are lonely or in need. Volunteers for these programs are needed. Please call Gwen at 250-567-6744.

***ST. PATRICK’S ANGLICAN CHuRCH SERVICES... will now take place only on the first Sunday of the month except for special occasions.

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

***AuxILIARY TO STuART LAKE HOSPITAL... Monthly

meeting 2nd Wednesday each month. Hospital Cafeteria 7:00 p.m.

***FORT ST. JAMES PuBLIC LIBRARY HOuRS...

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

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

***NECHAKO VALLEY COMMuNITY SERVICES SOCIETY...Child and Youth Mental Health and Counseling Services available at no cost. Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Call 996-7645 for appointment.

***FORT TRAP AND HANDGuN CLuB... meets last Sunday of every month. Contact (Sue) at 250-996-7728 (h) for more information.

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

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

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

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

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BY TOM FLETCHERBlack Press

VICTORIA – Oppo-sition critics used their � rst question period of the fall legislative ses-sion Tuesday to demand accountability from the B.C. government on the � ring of seven health ministry staff and con-tractors over alleged misuse of con� dential health data in 2012.

NDP leader John Horgan reminded the government that two years after the allega-tions surfaced, two health researchers have been reinstated, two others were “un� red” and one, university co-op student Roderick MacIsaac, committed suicide after having his research contract termi-nated with only days left to go.

Health Minister Terry Lake repeatedly apolo-gized in the legislature and acknowledged that

the handling of some aspects of the case was “heavy-handed.” Lake referred to an indepen-dent investigation an-nounced last week by the public service to review the way employ-ees and contractors were treated, but he also de-fended the need to act on the information breach.

Letters were sent out to 38,000 B.C. residents in early 2013, notifying

Health minister un-der � re for � rings

them that their con� -dential health informa-tion was copied to a data stick and shared without authorization. There were no names in the data, but it included per-sonal health numbers, gender, date of birth, postal codes and infor-mation from a Statistics Canada health survey on mental and physical health and use of health services.

Horgan replied that “not one scrap of data left the Ministry of Health, and the minis-ter knows that.” He and other opposition MLAs demanded Lake clear the air about an alleged police investigation into the data handling, since a year after the al-legations surfaced, the RCMP had still not re-ceived a report from the government.

The ministry staff and research contrac-tors were using patient data for research related

to which drugs were ap-proved for use under B.C.’s Pharmacare pro-gram. An investigation by B.C.’s privacy com-missioner concluded that the data were shared with unauthorized peo-ple, apparently “to work around the lengthy ap-proval process.”

NDP health critic Judy Darcy said the government’s decision to send MacIsaac’s fam-ily a cheque for the � nal days of his employment, with no other commu-nication, was unaccept-able.

“ H e a v y - h a n d e d would be an understate-ment,” Darcy said. “We have witnessed the ac-tions of a government that did its level best to avoid responsibility for ruining eight people’s lives until the heart-felt pleadings of Linda Kay� sh, Roderick Ma-cIsaac’s brave sister, shamed this government into action.”

“We have witnessed the actions of a government that did its level best to avoid respon-

sibility for ruining eight people’s lives until the heartfelt

pleadings of Linda Kay� sh, Roderick MacIsaac’s brave sister, shamed this government into

action.”

Minor Hockey gets underway

Fort St. James Minor Hockey kicked off on Wednesday, Oct. 8 at the Fort Forum. Photo by Jesse Cole.


The ice is slick and the skates have been sharpened; Fort St. James minor hockey is back.

Wednesday, Oct. 8 was the start of the

hockey season for kids with a few hours of training exercises for the towns little athletes.

The Fort Forum had kids from all ages strap-ping on their skates and practicing their snap-

shot. The Courier took to

the stands to catch a few junior skaters in action.


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Fort St. James has seen its real estate statistics rise by nearly double that of last year according to a report released by the B.C. Northern Real Estate Board.

The report outlined that while Fort St. James real estate statistics remain in the lowest percentile in the northern region the numbers of properties sold and the value of those properties has increased since last years report.

Fort St. James sold a total of 18 units out of a possible 66 properties avail-able during the last year with an average price range of $181,694. This is com-pared to last years numbers of 10 units sold at an average price range of only $161,200.

While numbers are up signi� cantly this year from last year, Fort St. James continues to rank amongst the lowest regions. Prince George and Fort St. John ranked in the top-tier with Prince George selling 755 units at an average price of $410,197.

Sales throughout the Bulkley-Nechako region are low overall, with places like Houston, B.C. selling only 16 properties and Vanderhoof and Smithers selling 62 out of a possible 159 and 124 out of a possible 278, respectively.

Interestingly, the numbers show a return to a higher marketplace for Fort St. James which in 2012 actually had a higher selling point than places like Van-derhoof with an average price range of $243,600. Those prices and numbers dropped dramatically over the last few years, with property prices dropping by nearly half. However, the recent report is showing that the Fort St. James real estate market is seeing some renewed growth.

A total of 4,650 units were sold in the north throughout the duration of the last year compared to 3,806 last year, proving that the housing market in the north overall is gaining momentum.

The B.C. Northern Real Estate Board’s report only took into consideration properties sold by real estate agencies, so the report does not re� ect properties sold independently.

Housing report shows renewed growth in Fort St. James


Talking on your handheld phone or � ddling with a music player while driving will cost you three penalty points in addition to a $167 � ne, effective Oct. 20.

Justice Minister Suzanne An-ton announced the additional pen-alty points Wednesday, making it the same as the penalty for texting and driving. Penalty points are also added for infractions such as watching a video or programming a phone’s GPS system.

Anton said the B.C. govern-ment is also reviewing its � nes and could increase them, but not

to the $1,000 � ne Ontario drivers face for a � rst offence of distract-ed driving.

“I think a $1,000 � ne is rather high,” Anton said.

Penalty points remain on a driving record for � ve years, and result in a $175 increase in in-surance as soon as they exceed three points. Fines and points for two distracted driving tickets in a year add up to at least $634. At nine points, the Superintendent of Motor Vehicles considers licence suspension.

Anton said there were 51,000 tickets issued last year for dis-tracted driving of all kinds.

“Ticket volumes show us that

more drivers are ticketed for talk-ing on an electronic device than for texting and driving, and so that is where we decided to start with the new penalty points,” An-ton said.

Distracted driving is the sec-ond biggest cause of fatal vehicle accidents, with an average 88 people killed per year from 2009 to 2013. That compares to 105 deaths attributed to speeding and 86 due to alcohol or drug impair-ment.

Police can also issue tickets for driving without due care and attention to any driver who is no-ticeably distracted or inattentive and increasing risk to others.

Penalty points added for distracted driving

Council votes to support, donate to FSJSS breakfast plan


Fort St. James municipal council will be do-nating $500 to the Fort St. James Secondary School’s (FSJSS) breakfast volunteer program after council voted unanimously to continue to

fund and volunteer for the school program. The FSJSS volunteer breakfast program

seeks to provide healthy meals to students at FSJSS throughout the week. Volunteers from throughout town help to serve meals to students and provide donations for ongoing support of the program.

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“A WORLD OF OPPORTUNITIESWITHIN OUR REGION”37, 3RD Avenue,

PO Box 820, Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E0

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The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako is seeking applicants for a newly established position within the Protective Services Department. The position, Protective Services Coordinator, is permanent full-time, and situated in Burns Lake, BC. Expected starting date is on or about December 2014. The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako is a non-union organization.

Reporting to the Manager of Protective Services and Chief Administrative Officer, the Protective Services Coordinator, will be responsible for the coordination of all department projects and activities related to Emergency Management, 9-1-1 Service, Rural Fire Protection, and Occupational Health and Safety.

Preference will be given to applicants with: • skills to contribute to the development of the Emergency Management Program; • an ability to work in a highly productive environment and shift from one task to another quickly; • excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to deal tactfully with elected officials, staff, external agencies and the general public on various matters, including those of a sensitive nature; • strong communication (verbal and written) and public speaking skills; • advanced computer skills, including Microsoft Office suites; • an ability to maintain confidentiality; • strong organizational and project management skills; • a committed team member attitude; • an ability to effectively respond to emergency situations; and work long hours under stressful conditions and at varying hours, as required.

Education & Experience • good business grammar, spelling and punctuation; • minimum Grade 12 Diploma; • post-secondary education preferred; • completion of or willingness to complete all Emergency Support Services and Emergency Operations Centre courses; • three years of increasing responsible relevant experience; • excellent attention to detail and effective time management; • local government experience an asset; and • must have a valid BC Class 5 Driver’s License.

Applications will be received by Deborah Jones-Middleton, Manager of Protective Services, at either 37-3rd Avenue, PO Box 820, Burns Lake, BC, V0J 1E0, or email: [email protected] until 4:30 p.m. Friday, October 31, 2014.

Conifex Inc. – through astute strategic acquisitions and strong leadership – is emerging as a major national player in the forestry and sawmilling industry. The Conifex Woodlands Department is responsible for managing fi bre procurement and silviculture activities in Fort St. James and Mackenzie.

Conifex currently has temporary Seasonal Positions for:Forestry Field Assistant – Planning

Forestry Field Assistant - Silviculture

Full details regarding term of employment, duties and qualifi cations are available online at

http://www.conifex.com/about/careers

If you possess the qualifi cations and are interested in this opportunity, you are invited to apply for the seasonal positions by October 27, 2014.

We wish to thank everyone for their interest in Conifex; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

• MILLWRIGHTS • WELDERS• SUPERVISORS• FABRICATORSMonster Industries is recruiting in Mackenzie, BC for the above career opportunities. We service the, Forestry, Energy and Mining industry. Shifts are 14 days on and 7 days off or 7 days on and 7 days off. 10 to 12hr days.

Excellent compensation packages available.

Please call: (1)250.845.3240or email: of [email protected]

or apply online: www.monsterindustries.ca

Truck/Equipment OperatorsYellowhead Road and Bridge (YRB) Has openings for

truck drivers in Vanderhoof. Operators must have minimum, Class 3 with air

endorsement. Operators will be required to operate various types of road maintenance equipment and do

some physical labour jobs as the need arises. Interested applicants should send their resume to the

Vanderhoof office: Fax: 250-567-3357

OR e-mail: [email protected] available at all yards.

For more info contact the Vanderhoof office, located at: 545 Spruce Street.

Phone: 567-3114

PACIFIC TIMBER in Burns Lake is looking for MILLWRIGHT.

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SERVICE DEPARTMENT Personnel required. Busy ex-panding Chrysler dealership 40 minutes from Edmonton looking for individuals to fi ll the following position: Journeyman Automotive Service Techni-cians. Flat rate system. Wages commensurate with training level and experience. Chrysler experience preferred but not essential, apprentices consid-ered. Apply in person or by writing to: Brown’s Chrysler Ltd., 10447 - 104 Ave., West-lock, AB, T7P 2E4. 1-888-349-5566. Fax: 1-780-349-6493. Attention: Dale Marshall or [email protected]

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Under the supervision of the Technical Services Managerprocesses building permit applications, performs in-spections, reviews drawings and construction for confor-mance with legislation, regu-lations and standards. Ex-plains and enforces municipal bylaws.

The successful applicant will have BOABC or Canadian Registered Building Cer-tifi cation (preference will be given to Level 2 certifi cation or higher) and a minimum Class 5 driver’s license. This bargaining unit position has a wage scale ranging from $37.94 - $45.90/hour (over 2 years) with a 35 hour work week.

Submit detailed resumes, including references by:

October 29, 2014 to Per-sonnel, District of Kitimat, 270 City Centre, Kitimat BC V8C 2H7, Phone (250) 632-8900,Fax (250) 632-4995, or e-mail [email protected]. Community information can be obtained from our web-site at www.kitimat.ca. We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those candidates selected for fur-ther consideration will be contacted.

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Notice is given that the following properties are included in the District of Fort St. James Permissive Tax Exemption Bylaw No. 943 and are being considered for an exemption from property taxation for the 2015 year. Estimated taxes are shown for 2015 and the following two years, pursuant to section 227 of the Community Charter.

Roll No. Property Held by Estimated Taxes Estimated Taxes Estimated Taxes 2015 2016 201712010 United Church of Canada 457 471 48524100 Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada 423 435 44836500 Anglican Synod Diocese Caledonia 345 355 366230031 Congregation of Jehovah Witnesses of Fort St. James 167 172 177230435 Evangelical Free Church 276 285 293600180 Sahib Jorawar Singh-Sahib Fateh Singh Gur Sikh Temple 190 196 202563200 Stuart Lake Golf Course 4,964 5,113 5,2662001 Fort St. James Chamber of Commerce 409 421 43423001 Music Makers of Fort St. James 367 378 389161002 Stuart Lake Seniors Association 339 349 360111101 Greening Up Fort Society 41 42 43181016 Fort St. James Curling Club 1,053 1,084 1,117

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TL’OH FOREST PRODUCTS LPPO Box 899 • Fort St. James, BC V0J 1P0

We are looking for a

MILLWRIGHTto join our Maintenance Team

The Successful Candidate will possess Canadian Millwright Quali cation with Red Seal Endorsement or is in the process of completing Certi cation

We are looking for a safety-oriented individual who possesses a combination of strong technical, problem-solving and team work skills

Industry experience in lumber manufacturing is an asset

To apply please send resume by mail, fax or e-mailFax: 250-996-7398

[email protected] thank all candidates for their interest however only

those selected for an interview will be contacted




“A WORLD OF OPPORTUNITIESWITHIN OUR REGION”37, 3RD Avenue,

PO Box 820, Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E0

www.rdbn.bc.ca

PH: 250-692-3195 TF: 800-320-3339 FX: 250-692-3305

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The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako is seeking applicants for a newly established position within the Protective Services Department. The position, Protective Services Coordinator, is permanent full-time, and situated in Burns Lake, BC. Expected starting date is on or about December 2014. The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako is a non-union organization.

Reporting to the Manager of Protective Services and Chief Administrative Officer, the Protective Services Coordinator, will be responsible for the coordination of all department projects and activities related to Emergency Management, 9-1-1 Service, Rural Fire Protection, and Occupational Health and Safety.

Preference will be given to applicants with: • skills to contribute to the development of the Emergency Management Program; • an ability to work in a highly productive environment and shift from one task to another quickly; • excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to deal tactfully with elected officials, staff, external agencies and the general public on various matters, including those of a sensitive nature; • strong communication (verbal and written) and public speaking skills; • advanced computer skills, including Microsoft Office suites; • an ability to maintain confidentiality; • strong organizational and project management skills; • a committed team member attitude; • an ability to effectively respond to emergency situations; and work long hours under stressful conditions and at varying hours, as required.

Education & Experience • good business grammar, spelling and punctuation; • minimum Grade 12 Diploma; • post-secondary education preferred; • completion of or willingness to complete all Emergency Support Services and Emergency Operations Centre courses; • three years of increasing responsible relevant experience; • excellent attention to detail and effective time management; • local government experience an asset; and • must have a valid BC Class 5 Driver’s License.

Applications will be received by Deborah Jones-Middleton, Manager of Protective Services, at either 37-3rd Avenue, PO Box 820, Burns Lake, BC, V0J 1E0, or email: [email protected] until 4:30 p.m. Friday, October 31, 2014.

Conifex Inc. – through astute strategic acquisitions and strong leadership – is emerging as a major national player in the forestry and sawmilling industry. The Conifex Woodlands Department is responsible for managing fi bre procurement and silviculture activities in Fort St. James and Mackenzie.

Conifex currently has temporary Seasonal Positions for:Forestry Field Assistant – Planning

Forestry Field Assistant - Silviculture

Full details regarding term of employment, duties and qualifi cations are available online at

http://www.conifex.com/about/careers

If you possess the qualifi cations and are interested in this opportunity, you are invited to apply for the seasonal positions by October 27, 2014.

We wish to thank everyone for their interest in Conifex; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

• MILLWRIGHTS • WELDERS• SUPERVISORS• FABRICATORSMonster Industries is recruiting in Mackenzie, BC for the above career opportunities. We service the, Forestry, Energy and Mining industry. Shifts are 14 days on and 7 days off or 7 days on and 7 days off. 10 to 12hr days.

Excellent compensation packages available.

Please call: (1)250.845.3240or email: of [email protected]

or apply online: www.monsterindustries.ca

Truck/Equipment OperatorsYellowhead Road and Bridge (YRB) Has openings for

truck drivers in Vanderhoof. Operators must have minimum, Class 3 with air

endorsement. Operators will be required to operate various types of road maintenance equipment and do

some physical labour jobs as the need arises. Interested applicants should send their resume to the

Vanderhoof office: Fax: 250-567-3357

OR e-mail: [email protected] available at all yards.

For more info contact the Vanderhoof office, located at: 545 Spruce Street.

Phone: 567-3114

PACIFIC TIMBER in Burns Lake is looking for MILLWRIGHT.

Fabricating and electrical experience an asset. Does not need to be ticketed.

Must have experience in sawmilling.

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SERVICE DEPARTMENT Personnel required. Busy ex-panding Chrysler dealership 40 minutes from Edmonton looking for individuals to fi ll the following position: Journeyman Automotive Service Techni-cians. Flat rate system. Wages commensurate with training level and experience. Chrysler experience preferred but not essential, apprentices consid-ered. Apply in person or by writing to: Brown’s Chrysler Ltd., 10447 - 104 Ave., West-lock, AB, T7P 2E4. 1-888-349-5566. Fax: 1-780-349-6493. Attention: Dale Marshall or [email protected]



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DISTRICT OF KITIMAT(Regular Full Time Position)

Under the supervision of the Technical Services Managerprocesses building permit applications, performs in-spections, reviews drawings and construction for confor-mance with legislation, regu-lations and standards. Ex-plains and enforces municipal bylaws.

The successful applicant will have BOABC or Canadian Registered Building Cer-tifi cation (preference will be given to Level 2 certifi cation or higher) and a minimum Class 5 driver’s license. This bargaining unit position has a wage scale ranging from $37.94 - $45.90/hour (over 2 years) with a 35 hour work week.

Submit detailed resumes, including references by:

October 29, 2014 to Per-sonnel, District of Kitimat, 270 City Centre, Kitimat BC V8C 2H7, Phone (250) 632-8900,Fax (250) 632-4995, or e-mail [email protected]. Community information can be obtained from our web-site at www.kitimat.ca. We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those candidates selected for fur-ther consideration will be contacted.

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The first things that come to mind when you think of a music festival are

usually images of never-ending lines, security laden barricades, thousands of

dreadlocked hippies and eight dollar bottles of water.

While the dreadlocks were present and the water was overpriced, Fort St.

James Music on the Mountain festival catered to a different, more intimate

crowed, the typical mammoth sized festivals summer concert goers are used to.

Music on the Mountain has the kind of small town charm that makes com-

munities like Fort St. James stand out.

Starting last friday night at around 5 p.m. at the Murray Ridge ski resort,

around 100 people made it out for the opening ceremonies.

Doug Koyama emceed the events as well as kicking off the festival with

some psychedelic and philosophical music employing a looping machine to

create layers of his own voice and wow audience members.

The night commenced with performances by locals Ingrid and Bill Philips

as well as sets by Winnipeg’s Ingrid Gatin, Doug Koyama of Quesnel and the

ever ready party girls Twin Peaks of Fort St. John, B.C.

Between the hula-hooping toddlers, swaths of dreadlocked hair and free

hugs, it was clear that Music on the Mountain is an event for all demographics.

Things ramped up as the sun went down and Twin peaks took the stage to

great applause.

Twin Peaks’ Lindsay Pratt ad Naomi Shore brought their unique blend of

tipsy, country inspired folk to the main stage, rambling and joking with crowd

between sets.

The night climaxed with Twin Peaks performance of their hilarious and

somewhat legendary song “hair panties” which chronicles the struggles of ru-

ral hygiene.

The crowd went wild for Twin Peaks, with an obvious connection being

made between the fans and Pratt and Shore.

Both nights of the festival saw performances and partying continue until the

early hours of the morning and yet, somehow, there was no sense of a hangover

on Saturday morning.

Outside of the music, Music on the Mountain had a lot to offer; there were

artisanal booths selling homemade clothing, jewellery and paintings.

For the culinary inclined festival-foodies, there was locally raised and or-

ganic beef for sale, veggie burgers and a wood-fired, stone oven pizzeria in

addition to the standard festival fare of poutine and hotdogs.

Workshops were also available for kids and adults alike, with songwrit-

ers Tereza Tomek and Barefoot Caravan leading youth songwriting workshops

throughout the festival. Kids who took part got a chance to perform their newly

created songs on Sunday.

For those with a stronger stomach, Shana Labatch, a First Nations woman

from Fort St. James had a moose hide on display and taught the less squeamish,

including Skeena-Bulkley MP Nathan Cullen, how to flesh a hide and dry it for

drum and other artisanal craft making.

There’s music on these

mountainsReggae fusion band Barefoot Caravan wow’d fans with their unique blend of island music and folk at the fifth annual Music on the Mountain festival

in Fort St. James.

Photo by Jesse Cole.

Jesse Cole

Caledonia

Courier

On August 15 at

around 4 p.m. Fort St.

James RCMP respond-

ed to a motor ve-

hicle accident on Stuart

Drive. A vehicle had

collided with a pedes-

trian causing serious in-

jury to the pedestrians

leg. Investigation of the

collision revealed that

the incident may have

been criminal, meaning

the driver intentionally

collided with the pedes-

trian. Subsequently, the

suspect was arrested

and charged with ag-

gravated assault and

was released with strict

conditions and a court

date.

***

On August 16 at

around 11 p.m. RCMP

officers responded to

a report of a possibly

impaired driver on

Highway 27. RCMP

officers located the

suspect who had been

named by the com-

plainant. Upon search-

ing the suspect, RCMP

officers located a small

amount of Marijuana.

The suspect was sub-

sequently arrested for

breaching a court order

and was later released

with a court date.

***

On August 19 at

around 2:30 p.m an

intoxicated woman was

located in downtown

Fort St. James. The

woman had previously

been on a order not to

be in the Fort St James

area which had expired

on August 18. The

woman was arrested for

breaching her proba-

tion. The woman was

remanded into custody

with a court date.

RCMP


VICTORIA – The B.C. government re-leased its latest water test results from the Mount Polley mine spill area Thursday, but refused a demand by opposition politicians to release inspection reports on the mine and tailings dam that col-lapsed Aug. 4.

Environment Minis-ter Mary Polak said the water results showed “slightly” elevated levels of aluminum and copper in water samples from Quesnel Lake, but water re-mains safe to drink in the area affected by the plume of tailings in the lake.

Polak said all infor-mation related to health and safety of area resi-dents has been made public, but she is com-plying with a request from investigators not to release inspection reports until multiple investigations are com-

plete.Polak released an

Oct. 6 letter from B.C. Chief Inspector of Mines Al Hoffman, who is supervising one

investigation of the dam failure. Hoffman said investigators is examining “all docu-ments relating to the history, design, con-

struction, operation and maintenance of the tail-ings facility” and has interviewed more than 50 people.

“I share the concern

with the Ministry of Justice that the public release of information related to the tailings facility at Mount Pol-ley may impact inves-

tigations by tainting evidence of persons yet to be interviewed or re-interviewed,” Hoffman wrote.

Imperial Metals is-

sued a statement last week in response to a Vancouver newspa-per report that a 2010 inspection report de-scribed a crack found in the Mount Polley dam.

The crack was 900 metres away from the area of the Au-gust breach, and “was thought to be associ-ated with localized set-tlement of loosely com-pacted material along the downstream slope of the embankment,” the company said.

NDP energy and mines critic Norm Macdonald referred to reduced inspections at a coal mine in the Koo-tenays, and a memo from a ministry of� cial in 2010 warning of the risks of reducing mine inspections.

Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett maintains that annual inspections of Mount Polley and other mines with tailings ponds were not reduced, al-though other inspec-tions were reduced.

Aerial photo shows work to contain Mount Polley tailings after dam breach at the mine near Williams Lake Aug. 4.

Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Environment.

Opposition seeks Mount Polley details

caledonia courier, october 15, 2014

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