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TEACHER STRIKE CONTINUES: Teachers have been picketing on and off all summer in support of the provincial teachers strike. Carrying signage they insist on better support and education for kids with hopes of getting smaller class sizes and higher wages. Teachers from Fort St. James Secondary School, Sowchea Elementary, David Hoy Elementary, and EBUS have all been taking turns and are seen here picketing at the EBUS location Sept. 3, the day after school was supposed to start for the year. See more on page 7.

Rebecca WatsonCaledonia Courier

The Police in Fort St. James are remind-ing people to lock their doors even if they feel their neighbourhood is safe in light of a re-cent group of break-n-enters.

On Aug. 20 at 9 a.m. on Birch Street there was a reported break-n-enter. About an hour later another. In both cases electronics and personal property was taken. There was no sign of forced entry for neither one of the hous-es were secured.

“It’s important to lock your doors be-cause we get these thieves that check the doors and if they open they walk around,” said sergeant. Tony Hanson of the FSJ RCMP.

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Vandalism complaint on Tachie

Rebecca WatsonCaledonia Courier

The Catholic Church on the Tachie reserve was victim to vandal-ism Aug. 24 at 7 a.m. Windows were smashed and doors were kicked in causing $1000’s in damage. The police are actively investigating and if anyone has any information are asked to come forward. Call the FSJ RCMP at 250-996-8269 or Crime stoppers at 1-800-222-tips.

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Fort St. James hosts Business ForumREBECCA WATSONCaledonia Courier

Knowing what opportu-nities are available for your business can sometimes be a challenge in rural and north-ern communities. Learn-ing what works and what doesn’t, hearing what is up and coming and making con-nections with community members could all be valu-able assets to any company or business. That is why the District of Fort St. James is proud to be hosting this year’s 2014 RDBN Business Forum at Nak’albun Elemen-tary Friday and Saturday September 12 and 13.

“Hosting the Regional District Business Forum is a great opportunity for our municipality to attract some very significant speakers and companies to share with

local businesses,” said Emily Colombo, economic develop-ment officer for the District of Fort St. James. “The Forum takes place in a different com-munity each year and it has been a privilege to work with the Regional District in the planning of this year’s Forum in Fort St. James. We’ve been able to take the forum in a new direction this year, pro-viding content that should address many of the pri-mary concerns for local busi-nesses, and the inclusion of non-profit associations into the mix also. In addition to having major project compa-nies speak about how to do business with their projects, we’re also providing content which looks at recent First Nations court cases over Rights & Title, retention and recruitment of labour, mar-keting and social media, and

more. I think that this pro-gram really will offer some-thing for everyone.”

Featured at this year’s forum will be networking opportunities and presen-tations from regional busi-nesses. Topics include energy, forestry, mining, and educa-tion. Saturday’s agenda in particular will focus on work-shops for non-profit orga-nizations and will include topics on social media & marketing, crowd sourcing & fund-raising and the do’s and don’ts of proposal writing. There will also be a chance to meet one-on-one with pre-senters to find out specifics of their business.

Anyone is welcome to attend the event and ticket prices include lunch and gala dinner. To register and view full agenda visit www.rdbn.bc.ca

Gaming-grant workshopREBECCA WATSONCaledonia Courier

Non-pro� t groups with programs surround-ing sports, the environ-ment, social services, public safety and/or arts and culture, will have a chance to learn how to gain extra funding.

On Saturday Septem-ber 20 the District of Fort St. James, in partnership with Northern Interior Communities Associa-tion, will be hosting a free 4-hour workshop on preparing and applying to the BC Gaming Grant Program. The workshop will take place at the Na-tional Historic Site in the theatre area from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. With 20 spaces available guests are asked to bring their own lunch but tea and coffee will be provided.

“Last year we held an Enterprises non-pro� t workshop so this is the second workshop spe-ci� c to grant writing,” said Shauna Hesse, Fort St. James grant writer and workshop organizer. “Ultimately it’s our orga-nizations pulling together to make things happen in the community.”

The workshop will give a range of informa-tion pertaining to grant writing such as eligibil-ity, grant amounts, the ap-plication and processing. There will also be a walk through of the grant ap-plying process with help determining what kind of gaming grant is right for your organization.

Rhonda Dickson of NICA will be teaching the workshop.

“I will be going through the application

process and what the ex-pectations are from the gaming branch,” said Ms. Dickson. “I don’t work for the gaming branch as I am a non pro� t organi-zation myself. So I will teach what needs to be done and what they are looking for. I will also talk about the online ap-plication and the differ-ent categories people fall under. Since not everyone will be able to apply at this time because of when the grants fall I will help determine the correct sec-tor for your group and go over when you can apply for your grant. Even if your group can not apply until the spring it will still help prepare you and get ready for that time.” To reserve a space contact Shauna Hesse at [email protected] or call 250-996-8240.

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New batch of cooks at CNC

REBECCA WATSONCaledonia Courier

The smell of deli-cious cooking has once again � lled the air at the College of New Caledo-nia in Fort St. James.

The cooks are back for another year of pro-fessional chef training at CNC and all who work in the building bene� t.

Full production started for the Profes-sional Cook level 1 stu-dents Sept. 5 and for the next 28 weeks students, staff and school guests will have a cheap and tasty place to � nd daily breakfast and lunch.

“We’re not trying to be competitive to places in town, we’re just try-ing to give the students a real life situation,” said Journeyman Peter Krauseneck who has taught the course six years running. “[The food prices] are not a big cost but it’s a cost, so people may be obli-gated to make a com-plaint if the food wasn’t good. We want them to know in real life they will get complaints from time to time.”

The cooking course started Aug. 25 and for

the past couple weeks students have been learning the basics of working in a restaurant-style kitchen. Skills al-ready learned include kitchen safety, mea-surements and basic knife knowl-edge includ-ing how to hold and use professional grade knives to cut, stick and dice. A few learned include Juli-enne, Bruno-ise, small and medium dice, and Bouton-net.

Gabriella Joseph, 19, a student in the course, says a big part of the class is learn-ing how to work with others.

“In your own kitch-en you’re used to you and maybe someone else,” said Ms. Joseph, looking around at the chaotic atmosphere of people working simul-taneously at different projects throughout the kitchen. “It’s a lot dif-ferent here.”

Each part of the

kitchen represents a dif-ferent station with vari-ous jobs. Each week the students do a rotation to gain experience at each one. Once everyone has had a turn at each sta-tion the class will move

onto more advanced dishes and students will start planning out their own ideas, said chef Krauseneck.

Loretta Bird, an-other student taking the course, says she looks forward to learn-ing as much as she can about all aspects of the kitchen and can already tell the difference in her

cooking. “You learn about the

difference in commer-cial and organic foods and once you taste it you notice a big differ-ence,” said Ms. Bird.

To become a certi-� ed cook each student must com-plete 1000 hours. At the start of the course s t u d e n t s signed on as apprentices and will obtain 600 hours after completing and passing the course. They will then need 400 hours of in-kitch-en time out-side of the

school to become certi-� ed.

“A big problem in previous years was there was no one for them to work under. They need to work under a red seal chef to be credited the hours toward their cer-ti� cations” said chef Krauseneck. “We’re lucky now with The View restaurant be-

cause Joel (top chef at The View) has his red seal and some of my students have already got part time jobs.”


SMELLS DELICIOUS: Walking into the College of New Caledonia Fort St. James campus, your nostrils are flooded with the scrumptious scent of fresh cooking. Journeyman Peter Krauseneck is back for his sixth year of chef training and has his hands full with 11 new apprentices. (left to right) Rene Joseph, Scott Millard, Corrine Leon, Loretta Bird, Kelly Johnson, Chenile Prince, Kristina Joseph, Chef Pete, Bradley Espinoza, Ida Mae Prince, Shari Thomas and Gabrielle Joseph.

“In your own kitchen your used to you and maybe

someone else. It’s a lot different

here.” -- Gabriella Joseph

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Factory model fading for schoolsTom FleTcherBlack Press

The B.C. Teach-ers’ Federation’s latest demand, for binding arbitration on selected pocketbook issues of its members, is going no-where.

This follows months of the union’s insis-tence on mediation. First a B.C. Supreme Court judge met with both sides and walked away. Then the BCTF’s preferred choice, Vince Ready, agreed that me-diation won’t fix the current version of the mess he last examined in 2007.

BCTF president Jim Iker announced the ar-bitration gambit on Fri-day, in one of the web-casts he uses to rally the union’s exhausted membership.

Education Minis-ter Peter Fassbender replied that with five

minutes’ notice to the government’s chief ne-gotiator and lacking specifics on what would be subject to arbitration, the proposal would for-feit the government’s mandate to control costs.

“This government will not raise taxes in order to provide a settle-ment to one union that does not reflect what the other public sector has done,” Fassbender said.

In short, there will be a negotiated settle-ment, eventually. The union chose to begin the strike, and now must find a way to end it.

The government’s position in this dispute is unlike any of the many that preceded it. And it points the way to an evolution of edu-cation that cannot be stopped.

The announcement of a $40-a-day payment for days lost during a

fall strike for children under 13 was greeted with scorn by the BCTF and its echo chambers. Parents won’t be bribed, they want school, not

daycare, it’s an insult, went the refrain.

Before the first week of the fall strike was over, nearly two thirds of eligible parents had

enrolled, faced with pickets at their schools and real and mounting child care and tutoring costs. The union ex-ecutive, collecting their

hefty salaries while teachers do without even token strike pay, said members who are parents should refuse the money.

Some B.C. teachers have begun advertising tutoring services online. With distance learning and other online educa-tion options expanding

in all 60 public school districts, the digital revolution is unfolding quickly.

The B.C. govern-ment made a couple

of announcements in April, one about mov-ing to digital versions of textbooks and another about a digital merger of 1,600 school librar-ies with public and post-secondary schools. Growth of options ac-celerates.

Largely drowned out by the noise of 1970s-style industrial labour strife, the B.C. public school curriculum is being refashioned for this new age. Among its goals is to “allow teachers and students the flexibility to person-alize their learning ex-perience to better meet each student’s individu-al strengths and needs.”

One of B.C.’s early models for self-direct-ed learning is Thomas Haney secondary in Maple Ridge, where senior high students are expected to make their own way through course work, learning to

manage their own time.It was here that the

first couple of Grade 12 students showed up last week to begin making up for lost time from the strike that set in last spring. Self-directed study has become a crash course.

Private schools are also swamped with ap-plications from Grade 12 students looking for particular courses they will need by next year.

In the short term, Fassbender says the lost strike days will likely have to be restored to the school schedule.

“Do you put it on at the end of the year? Do you take it out of spring break? Do you take it out of Christmas holidays? My staff are looking at all of the op-tions,” Fassbender said.

In the longer term, the whole factory model of school is on the way out.

“Do you put it on at the end of the year? Do you take it out of spring break? Do you take it

out of Christmas holidays? My staff are looking at all of the

options.” -- Education Minister Peter Fassbender referring to

school days.

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Community hall in FSJ


A long-awaited com-munity hall in Fort St. James is being renovat-ed and will soon cater to a variety of community needs.

“This is going to be sweet,” said Tom Greenaway, Regional District of Bulkley- Nechako director of electoral area C. “When I � rst moved here we had a community hall but they took that down 30 years ago. It will be a very welcomed site not only for the hall but we get a theatre back. And not just for picture shows, for live enter-tainment.”

What used to be the Victory Christian Church will soon be-come the Fort St. James Community Centre. Lo-cated beside the Forum arena and across from

the EBUS location, the new community centre will cater to a range of Fort St. James organi-zations including some sports, seniors groups, non-pro� ts and art and culture groups alike. Contract workers started the interior reno-vation in June and although the � nish date was set for October, workers say the project is little over half-way done. Kevin Crook, CAO at the District of Fort St. James, says he hopes to have a grand opening at latest by January 2015.

The main entrance of the building faces the road and as you walk in, immediately located on the left side, is a racket ball and squash court. To be able to have both sports accessible, a moveable wall is being

put in that will section off the court area for multi-use.

Next is a grand re-ception room that will function as a multi purpose space for con-

ferences, weddings, or any type of large get-together. The 2,500 square foot room can hold 170 people sitting and houses a stage in the corner for a band or guest speaker. Seven large storage spaces also allow space for us-ers to rent and space to store tables and chairs.

“It’s awesome for the community. Something we’ve been without for a long time, and it’s time,” said Judy Green-away, President of the Stuart Lake Seniors

A s s o c i a t i o n . “The seniors will de� nitely be using it for carpet bowling and our annual christmas pot-luck. Our build-ing holds just 60 people and many times we get more than 60.”

Located at the back of the build-ing is the large theatre that can be used either as a movie theatre or live theatre. A 18 foot deep stage runs the full width of the theatre that will be able to seat 130 guests. An added balco-ny will make up for the seats lost by making the

stage bigger. “We’re fully revital-

izing the theatre by add-ing more to the stage and balcony,” said Mr. Crook.

The old theatre’s seats will be used in the new theatre but more will be added. A metal beam has also been added for the hookup of new lighting and sound equipment.

A grand piano owned by the Community Arts Council currently lives in the high school but will soon be housed in the new theatre space. An anticipated partial wall will enclose the piano out of sight until needed.

“Many community presentations have been at the high school until now,” said Mr. Crook.

A secondary en-trance at the buildings rear will allow the the-atre to be open if noth-

“This is going to be sweet. It will be a wel-comed site not only for

the hall but we get a theater back.” -- said

Tom Greenaway.

ing else. A kitchen also located close to the rear will be able to be used to prepare food for the reception hall or as a concession stand for

the theatre. A handful of meeting rooms and a shower facility have also been added to the building that will house a total of 17 bathrooms.


RENOVATNG: The Fort St. James Community Hall will soon be able to cater to a variety of different needs including large banquets and theater productions. (An official name has not yet been said, and the city may have a naming contest at some point.)


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Terry fox run in Fort St. JamesREBECCA WATSONCaledonia Courier

Runners will take to the loop this month in support of a national hero and his fight against cancer.

Inspired by a dream, the Terry Fox run is a volunteer-driven tra-dition that has Cana-dians everywhere running in support of a disease that affects millions each year.

A legacy left behind by a courageous young man has close to 25 countries partici-pating world wide in over 9,000 Terry Fox runs each year. Fort St. James will once again be a part of the inno-vation hosting a run Sunday September 14 from 10am-3pm start-ing at Cottonwood Park circling the loop.

“There is the usual 10k but we thought we would make it acces-sible for kids so there will be a 4k run as

well,” said Heide Hei-man, 31, school teacher and this year’s Terry Fox run organizer.

The Terry Fox Foun-dation is one of the largest non-govern-mental funders of cancer research in the country.

To date, over 1,150 cancer research proj-ects have been funded by the foundation and over $650 million has been raised world-wide.

Projects set out by the Terry Fox Founda-tion must have mea-surable outcomes, are internally reviewed and those deemed unproductive are ter-minated.

It is completely free to participate in the Fort St. James run but donations and spon-sorships are encour-aged.

Teams already con-firmed include the Fort St. James post office and David Hoy

Elementary. Kim Henderson, a

previous organizer, says she is looking for-ward to participating this year and is excited to pass on the role of organizer to Ms. Hei-man.

“It’s exciting to have someone take over with some fresh and new ideas,” said Ms. Henderson. “It will be eight years this October my husband passed of brain can-cer so it’s always been personal for me. We’ve had it every year at cottonwood, always with a lot of commu-nity support and that part will stay the same. Some people have par-ticipated for decades and it’s always nice to see them come out and share their stories.”

If interested in run-ning, signing up a group and/or collect-ing sponsorships, con-tact Heide Heiman at 250-996-4342.

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WALKING FOR A CURE: Fort St. James will host a Terry Fox run Sunday September 14 from 10am-3pm starting at Cottonwood Park. There will be a 10k and 4k option so the entire family is able to participate. Statistics show one in four people are affected by cancer.

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KEEPING CANADA’SENERGY HIGHWAYS SAFE

HOW PIPELINE COMPANIES ARE TAKING STANDARDS TO A NEW LEVEL

Pipelines – known as energy highways – are vital to our country’s energy infrastructure.

Without them, we wouldn’t be able to do many of our daily activities, like travelling or heating our homes.

That’s why it’s critical pipelines are efficient and safe – we need them to reliably deliver 80 per cent of the oil and gas products Canadians use.

Canada’s pipeline companies carefully follow a strict set of standards and regulations and use sophisticated equipment at every phase of a pipeline’s life – from design and construction to operations, maintenance and emergency response plans.

These measures and innovative practices allow Canada’s pipeline industry to boast a 99.999 per cent* safety record.

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The day that every parent, teacher, politi-cian and student had been waiting for (or dreading in some cas-es) came and went last Sept. 2 and classes re-mained devoid of stu-dents and of teachers.

While classrooms were quiet, the side-walks outside were any-thing but; teachers from Fort St. James and Van-derhoof were all on the picket lines bright and early on the morning of Sept. 2.

"Each and every one of us would rather be inside of that school," lamented Ray Bartsch, motioning to the vacant building behind him.

Bartsch is a staff representative at NVSS and has been an educa-tor for 31 years. During his tenure as a teacher Bartsch says he has taken to the picket lines "probably � ve times." He says that this time, the B.C. Teachers Fed-eration (BCTF) is in it for the long haul.

"We have to be," he says. "We either take a stand or we don't, you know?" Bartsch said he would like to see the B.C. Federation of La-bour support the BCTF in their strike saying

"…Come to the picket lines and shut down the province…"

"I'm hoping we're back before thanksgiv-ing," Bartsch added. "But we might not be."

While B.C. teach-ers remain committed to their strike, student's effectively remain on a prolonged summer va-cation (something I'm sure they're oh so upset about).

The continuing strike has left many par-ents � ustered as to what to do with their children for the remainder of the strike. The government of British Columbia has addressed the prob-lem in their own way by promising to pay $40 a day to parents of students aged 13 and younger, which totals a staggering $12 million a day in payments. Mon-ey many parents feel would be better spent on the teachers.

If the government can pay parents they

can afford to pay teach-ers," said Margaret Jex, a parent of an out-of-school student. "Teach-ers have a right to be paid a fair wage… Our children have rights and one of those rights is a good education. The

teachers are doing their part but I think they could use more public support," she added.

Still not everyone is so supportive of the ongoing strike. Par-ent Christa Alyssa Beaverstock said, "my

son is four right now and with the way the strikes keep happening I think I'll just end up home schooling him. The teachers have been striking on and off since I was in school. There still hasn't been a way

in which they've been able to really get what they want without it ef-fecting the timeline of the school year. I feel it's a system that needs � xing."

Despite mixed feel-ings from both sides,

Bartsch says that he does believe the gov-ernment cares about their plight. "I think the government cares but I think they have a philosophical and polit-ical agenda that they're following." He added

that there are two sides to every story saying "There is always two sides to every story, maybe more; three. There's our side, their side and somewhere in the middle there is probably the truth."

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sponsored by the Caledonia CourierCOMING 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.

***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.

***aa MEETINGS...Thursdays at 8:00pm. United Church on 2nd Ave West. Call 250-996-8290 for more information.

***FIrEwEED SaFE haVEN...a safe place for women and their children leaving violence or abuse. 24 hour access - please call 996-8000.

***FOrT ST. JaMES ParENT aDVISOry...3rd Tuesday every month 7 p.m. at High School.

Water system 2013 annual reportNorthern Health deems Fort St. James water drinkable but hard


WATER PRESSURE: A city worker is seen here checking a pressure dial at the artesian well located on Birch Street that supplies all water to residents in Fort St. James and Nak’azdli Band.

get waiver forms so they can start going into peo-ples homes. Mr. Stewart says the town could also bene� t from replacing smaller lines with big-ger lines, especially in certain areas where pipes are much too small for the amount of people attached to them.

“We have the engi-neering done, the next step is to � nd funding,” said Mr. Stewart, who says it can cost upwards of $500,000 to exchange half a block worth of two-inch piping for six-inch piping.

Another future plan is to loop around dead-end lines to create better � ow and help keep the water cleaner.

“Really I would love to put in a whole treat-ment plant in to take all the impurities out of the water and then we wouldn’t have to worry about any of this stuff,” said Mr. Stewart.


The 2013 water re-port shows Fort St. James’ water exceeds Northern Health stan-dards for drinkability, however, water hard-ness poses a problem said Dave Stewart, pub-lic works superinten-dent.

“The hardness comes from iron and manganese which cre-ates a lot of problems for aesthetics (odour). It doesn’t harm you but it’s not good for the pipe systems because after a while the metals erode,” said Mr. Stewart.

The municipality’s water system works entirely off an arte-sian well located on the north side of Birch Street east. The untreat-ed water is pumped to a 2,278 cubic meter rein-forced concrete reser-voir at the end of Stuart Drive and runs through 520 connections serv-ing approximately 2200 residents extending to the Nak’azdli reserve.

In accordance with the Drinking Water Pro-tection Act, the Fort St.

James public works de-partment does an annual report to ensure safety of the drinking water for residents of Fort St. James and Nak’azdli Band.

In 2013, 47 samples collected at seven dif-ferent locations were sent to Northern Health for analysis. All sam-ples returned negative for any coliforms or E. coli. The report also concluded above ac-ceptable standards of colour, conductivity, and above acceptable levels of most metals including aluminum, arsenic, chromium and lead. However, results show the water’s iron levels are higher than accepted along with the water’s CaC03 (hard-ness) levels which are approaching unaccept-able standards at 328 mg/l, whereas accept-able would be 200mg/l and unacceptable is 500 mg/l.

“One of the � rst things I want to add to the system is an injec-tion point so if we ever had to chlorinate we can disinfect the wa-ter supply. It wouldn’t

take long because we already have the pumps. However, chlorine re-acts with manganese so you might get black res-idue,” said Mr. Stewart.

The public works crew performs daily checks of the water system to ensure ev-erything is running smoothly. They also � ush all the main lines in the spring and again

in the fall before every-thing freezes. This in-cludes shutting off the main lines which helps to loosen up the water in the pipes and release build up from over the years.

To help with build up the public works depart-ment just purchased a new service line cleaner (water jet) to clean the pipes but, will need to

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Job Title: Band AdministratorJOB DESCRIPTION: The Moricetown Band Administrator will be responsible for the administration of all Band Programs and will ensure programs are administered within the budget allocated. The Band Administrator will ensure that Band policies and regulations are adhered to, and supervise all Band Program Managers and Contractors. Job Duties:• Ability to manage, supervise and provide support to staff in addressing

programming requirements.• Advisor to Chief and Council on all areas of Band Management• Knowledge working with provincial and federal funding agencies including:

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• Good knowledge of financial accounting principles for budget planning and monitoring of expenditures.

• Develop and implement annual strategic plans.• Ability to write funding proposals, preparation of reports and

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experience• 4-5 years experience working with First Nations in a management role.• Ability to write funding proposals.• Accounting experience.• Salary to commensurate with qualifications and experience.• Knowledge of Wet’suwet’en culture will be an asset.Please direct any questions or resumes complete with a cover letter and three references to: Personnel Committee Chief Barry Nikal, Des McKinnon & Duane Mitchell Cc: Monica Michell, Assistant Band Manager email: [email protected] or [email protected] Phone (250) 847-2133 Fax (250) 847-9291Closing Date: September 12, 2014 at 4:30 pmOnly those applicants considered for this position will be notified.

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Creditors and others having claims against the estate of CHARLES LAMONTE HANSON, also known as CHARLES HANSON also known as CHARLES L. HANSON, are hereby notified under Section 154 of the Wills, Estates and Succession Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the Administrator in care of Davidson Lawyers LLP, 4th floor, 3205 – 32nd Street, Vernon, BC, V1T 2M4, on or before October 24, 2014, after which date the Administrator will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the Administrator then has notice.

JUSTIN ALAN HANSON Administrator

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL Snow Removal

School District No.91 (Nechako Lakes) invites proposals for the Driveway, Parking Lot and Sidewalk Snow Removal and Sanding Contracts for the winter season of 2014-15 for the following communities:

Burns Lake and AreaFort Fraser

Fort St. JamesFraser Lake

Vanderhoof and Area

Snow Removal Proposal Specifications and Site Information is posted on our Website: http://www.sd91.bc.ca/ or packages may be picked up at the Vanderhoof or Burns Lake Maintenance Facilities.

Viewing of the site(s) prior to submission of proposals, along with the Maintenance Coordinator, Manager of Facilities and Transportation is mandatory. You will meet at the bus garage at 1:00 pm in Fort St James, September 29th, Vanderhoof, September 30th, Burns Lake October 1st and Fraser Lake, October 2nd, 2014.

Proposals must specify a lump sum for each site and service. The successful contractor will be responsible to contact WorkSafeBC to determine their coverage eligibility and have the appropriate insurance and licenses. Each site will be awarded separately.

Please return proposals, marked clearly “Sanding, Snow Removal and Site#” to:

Tim Bancroft, Manager of FacilitiesSchool District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes)

304 E Stewart StreetVanderhoof, BC V0J 3A0

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MAKING FRIENDSHIPS: The Fort St. James Girl Guides were out at the fair letting everyone know that Girl Guide season is approaching. Seen here is Kristen Button-Williams, Sue Williams, Peggy Boyde and Marissa Boyde.

RECREATIONAL FAIR SIGN UP: Numerous booths such as Recycling in FSJ, the FSJ Farmers Market and Community Arts Council were letting people know what is up and coming.

VOLUNTEERING: Sylvia Lenartowicz from Volunteer Fort St. James was at the fair to encourage people that volunteering is awesome.

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