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The success of past Vanderhoof Airshows was acknowledged and its future success supported by the Provincial Government on Wednesday May 21, 2014 at the BID Group Hangar at Van-derhoof Municipal Airport.

Nechako Lakes MLA John Rustad presented airshow officials with a major investment, giv-ing this year’s event a strong tailwind. The Pro-vincial Government is supporting the revamped air exhibition with a $25,000 cash infusion.

“We really want to thank our Liberal govern-ment for coming to the past couple of events, seeing the thousands of people who attended, and understanding how important this event is for the Vanderhoof region,” said Airshow Soci-ety member Glenn Pearce. “We appreciate all the hard work John did to bring this message to Victoria and convince his colleagues that this is a good investment, and it makes business sense.”

It is expected to more than pay the same amount back to provincial coffers through a stimulated local and regional economy. The Vanderhoof Airshow has been dormant for years but a resurgence in volunteer efforts and a thirst from audiences have brought the engines roar-ing back to life in the past two summers, trig-gering new dollars and unique circulation of dollars as a result.

It has also brought a familiar old feeling of pride to a town that has always played a large role in B.C.’s aviation history.

Everybody’s back into it,” said Pearce. “The airshow used to be part of Vanderhoof’s brand. We will see if we can bring that back to life again. So far the indications are very strong.”

In addition to large audiences and an avia-tion community lining up to be part of the per-formances and static displays on the ground, the event has already been a big help to other not-for-pro� t organizations. Causes like Cops for Cancer, Search and Rescue, the Vanderhoof Rangers, the school district music program, and many others have bene� ted from money or expo-sure obtained in partnership with the main event.

The $25,000 for operational funding gives more than one benefit to the airshow. “It takes a big load off the organizers’ minds to know that important cushion is there all in one fell swoop,” said Pearce, but he expects other po-

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tential sponsors will now have even greater confidence in the event. The op-portunity to leverage even greater funds is lifting off.

The 2014 edition of the Vanderhoof Airshow happens August 8 and 9 under the wide skies of the Vanderhoof Mu-nicipal Airport.

For information about the event call the Vanderhoof Chamber of Commerce and Information Center at 250-567-2124.

Nechako Lakes MLA John Rustad, Airshow Society members Glenn Pearce, and Peet Vahi and Mayor Gerry Thiessen at the Vanderhoof Municipal Airport thanking the Provincial Government for the funding.

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The members of Alexa’s Team have delivered on their promise to the family of Alexa Middelaer, and other families that have lost loved ones to drinking driving, by signi� cantly reducing the number of al-cohol-related motor vehicle deaths in BC.

In recognition of their diligence and success en-forcing the impaired driv-ing laws of this province, ICBC, the Justice Institute of BC and the Middelaer family are honouring the 313 of� cers who form the 2013 Alexa’s Team at four events held in Surrey, Greater Victoria, Kelowna and Prince George.

In 2010, The Mid-delaer family challenged the RCMP, Municipal police of� cers, and the Ministry of Justice and Attorney General of Brit-ish Columbia to reduce the number of deaths caused by alcohol impaired driving by 35 per cent by the end of 2013, the year Alexa would have turned 10-years old.

The 52 per cent decrease in alco-hol-related motor vehicle deaths an-nounced by the Ministry of Justice in February, represents 190 lives saved. Drinking and driving fatalities have dropped signi� cantly over the past three years and Alexa’s Team mem-bers were responsible for almost 50 per cent of the impaired driving en-forcement in BC in 2013.

Locally Alexa’s Team member Cst. Daniel Carter is from the Fraser Lake Detachment.

In 2012, Beirness and Associ-ates Inc. conducted their bi-annual roadside survey to measure alcohol and drug use among BC drivers. The � ndings indicated that the levels of drinking and driving were the low-est ever recorded with 8.3 per cent of drivers testing over .05 blood alco-hol content. The study also indicated

that patterns of drug use by drivers were more consistent than alcohol use with 7.4 per cent of drivers test-ing positive for drug-impairment.

Alexa’s Team members have been working just as diligently on the drug-impaired driving front re-moving 231 drivers impaired by drugs from the roads in 2013.

Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Suzanne Anton said “Alexa’s story reminds us that B.C.’s tough ap-proach to drinking and driving is in place to protect families, and it was in her memory that we � rst brought in our tough drinking driving laws. Thanks to the many police of� cers who enforce the law and keep us all safe from injury and death on the road, 190 more people are alive today. The Province is honoured to help recognize and thank this year’s new members of Alexa’s Team for their service to British Columbians.”

BC Association of Chiefs of Po-lice Chief Of� cer, Neil Dubord says “It is in this tragic event that we � nd

hope. As the representative from the BC Association of Chiefs of Police I am proud of the work done to date by our police of� cers. But there is still much to be done, and our level of re-solve remains steadfast in making BC roads the safest in the country. Al-exa’s memory will not be forgotten”.

RCMP “E” Division, OIC En-hanced Traf� c Services Programs, Insp. Ted Emanuels relates “The 313 members of Alexa’s Team, from the RCMP and municipal police depart-ments across the province, have risen to the challenge and demonstrated that commitment to a noble cause can save lives and make the roads of B.C. safer for all of us. Our objec-tive remains to work with our road safety partners to eliminate impaired driving as a cause of fatal and seri-ous injury collisions.”

Laurel Middelaer, Alexa’s moth-er and road safety advocate, “It is amazing to us that when a team of committed individuals are work-ing collectively towards a goal that

change can truly happen. We are humbled by the results of reduced fatalities, and give credit to our front line of� cers, who are supported by their leaders and government to truly make our roads safer for all our com-munities—well done Alexa’s Team!”

ICBC Director of Road Safety, John Dickinson, “We want to thank all of the dedicated police of� cers on Alexa’s Team for their exceptional commitment to getting impaired driv-ers off our roads. We’re proud to be part of this remarkable initiative that has helped save countless lives. We can all do our part to keep roads safe – plan ahead if your activities involve alcohol and arrange for a designated driver, call a taxi or take transit.”

Since 2008 Alexa’s Team mem-bers have processed more than 50,000 impaired driving charges and penalties.

The number of team members has grown signi� cantly, from 26 to 1,321, and includes of� cers from all regions of the province.

Alexa’s Team honoured for delivering on promise to family of Alexa Middelaer

52 per cent decrease in alcohol-related motor vehicle deaths

2013 Alexa’s Team members from the northern region of BC honoured in Prince George on May 27th for keeping promise to family and reducing alcohol-related motor vehicle deaths by 52 per cent in BC.

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Bill Inden is biking across Canada for the next three months, during his journey he would also like to raise money for the children of Yekooche First Nations.

Bill is from Holland however lived in Van-derhoof for approximately the last 30 years. And has been employed with Carrier Sekani Family Services for the last three years.

Biking across Canada has been Bill’s per-sonal dream and he is now living his dream, as Bill is a caring person he included to help the community of Yekooche.

Yekooche First Nation is based 75 kilo-meters northwest of Fort St. James, British Columbia at the north end of Stuart Lake on

Yekooche reserves (about 380 hectares in size). Yekooche is a small community reserve.

As of March 2008, there are 217 band mem-bers of which 130 live on the Yekooche re-serves. Near to Yekooche are Babine, Cunning-ham and White� sh Lakes. These places are used to collect winter food for families.

The funds that are raised will be put towards educational programs and resources for the community. If you would like to make a do-nation, you may do so at any one of Carrier Sekani Family Services three of� ces, located in Prince George, Vanderhoof and Burns Lake.

If you would like to contact Bill he can be reached on his cell at 250-570-1456.

Presently he is in North Battleford, Sas-katchewan.

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Bill Inden getting ready for his journey across Canada.Bill Inden getting ready for his journey across Canada.

The Vanderhoof RCMP and BC Conser-vation Of� cer Service have been receiving numerous calls regard-ing bears being spotted where the commu-nity borders forested land. In particular, the areas on Stewart St E, Sandy Beach Rd, 7th St W, and Nechako Ave have all reported bears in the area.

The Vanderhoof RCMP and BC Conser-vation Of� ce Service would like to remind all residents to do their part to deter bears from coming onto their prop-erty. This can be done by reducing “attrac-tants” such as compost, greasy barbeques, garbage, bird seed, and other food sources that will keep the bears coming back.

“In speaking with the BC Conservation Of� cer Service, they have advised that the main goal of a bear, coming out of hiberna-tion, is to get ready for the hibernation around the corner. If they can � nd some easy food sources they will keep coming back until it is no longer available” Cpl Thiessen ad-vised, “that is why we encourage people to do their part to reduce the easy food sources.”

Residents are also reminded that under the changes to the Wildlife Act, it is incumbent on them to do their part to reduce these attractants.

For more infor-mation visit the BC Conservation Service webpage at www.env.gov.bc.ca/cos/ for tips on how to be more bear aware and what you can do to reduce attractants. To report a contact with a bear where public safety may be at risk, please contact the BC Conservation Of� cer Service at 1-877-952-7277 (RAPP).

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proposals, events important to Vanderhoof residents.

PUBLIC NOTICEANNUAL MUNICIPAL REPORT

Please be advised that the District of Vander-hoof’s Annual Municipal Report will be present-ed at the council meeting being held on Mon-day, June 23, 2014 at 5:30 pm in the Council Chambers.

Copies of the 2013 Annual Municipal Report will be available at the Municipal Office for public viewing during regular office hours after June 6, 2014.

Join the District of Vanderhoof as we commemorate the sacri� ce of

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The Vanderhoof RCMP are beginning to receive complaints regarding a new phone scam where the caller states that they are with the target victims credit card company and need to verify their personal information in order to reduce the interest on their credit card.

The caller will re-quest information such as addresses, dates of birth, and other person-al information which

Recent phone scam informationcould potentially be used for identity theft and fraud.

The Vanderhoof RCMP would like to remind the general public to be very suspi-cious of these types of calls and do not pro-vide any personal or � nancial information to unsolicited callers.

Most companies,

including � nancial institutions, will not contact clients via tele-phone and begin to ask them for personal in-formation or � nancial information. Please fa-miliarize yourself with your � nancial institu-tions’ policies relat-ing to phone calls and emails.

If you believe the

phone call is legitimate, the Vanderhoof RCMP strongly encourages you, prior to giving out any information, get a reference number and call a known number of your � nancial insti-tution that you know to be legitimate, do not ask them for a call back number as this will like-ly be fraudulent as well.

In most cases, challeng-ing a fraudulent caller will result in them ter-minating the call.

For more informa-tion relating to fraudu-lent calls and fraud prevention please visit www.phonebuster.com. To report a fraud that has occurred, please contact your local RCMP Detachment.

Ready Set Learn Children’s FairA recent ‘Ready Set

Learn Children’s Fun Fair’ in Vanderhoof April 26 was a great success with over 150 people attending the fun event.

All public elemen-tary schools in Vander-hoof were represented as well as service pro-viders for young chil-dren. There was en-tertainment by Saikuz Dancers, petting zoo compliments of the Dude Ranch, a clown, bouncy castles, vision and developmental screening stations, Fire and RCMP members and healthy snacks. It was largely organized by the Success by Six committee and held at WL McLeod Elemen-tary.

It was a great chance for parents and family to check out what ser-vices and activities are available for preschool-ers in Vanderhoof.


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Notice of proposed amendments to the occupational health and safety regulation And Notice of Public Hearing Pursuant to sections 225 and 226 of the Workers Compensation Act of British Columbia.

The proposed amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation (“OHSR”) being taken to public hearings pertain to the following items:

• General Conditions, section 4.1.1 Snow avalanche assessment – Resolve the implementation issues with the avalanche risk assessment regulations

• General Conditions, section 4.69 Emergency lighting – Update the reference to the BC Fire Code

• Chemical Agents and Biological Agents, sections 5.3 Application and 5.27 ignition – Update references to repealed Acts

• Tools, Machinery and Equipment, new sections – Adopt ANSI standard and add requirements for the safe use of roll on/roll off containers

• Ladders, Scaffolds and Temporary Work Platforms, section 13.32 Work in high risk situations – Update the reference to CSA Standard Z271

• Ladders, Scaffolds and Temporary Work Platforms, section 13.5 Position and Stability – Review the safe positioning and stability requirements of portable ladders

• Construction, Excavation and Demolition, section 20.26 Inspections – Clarify when a professional engineer must inspect and certify a gang form

• Construction, Excavation and Demolition, section 20.112 Hazardous materials – Clarify the responsibilities of employers, owners and qualified persons for the safe containment or removal of hazardous materials

• Diving, Fishing and Other Marine Operations, section 24.40 Minimum crew – Clarify the conditions that must be met for a surface supply diver to serve as a standby in the water

• Forestry Operations and Similar Activities, section 26.65 Bullboards – Add new construction, inspection, removal and return to service requirements

• Agriculture, section 28.12 Biohazards exception – Remove an obsolete provision

• Rope access, new Part 34 – Ensure comprehensive requirements

The proposed Respirable Crystalline Silica (“RCS”) regulation will not proceed to the 2014 public hearing. It is intended that WorkSafeBC will work with industry stakeholders to develop acceptable compliance tools, and that the proposed RCS regulation will be introduced at the next scheduled public hearing.

Public Hearings

You are invited to provide feedback on the proposed regulatory amendments. Your views may be presented orally at the public hearings and/or submitted in writing. Please register if you wish to make an oral presentation at the public hearings by telephoning 604.232.7744 or toll free in B.C. 1.866.614.7744 prior to the hearing.

Information on the proposed amendments and the public hearings, including details of registration/participation procedures, are on WorkSafeBC’s website at worksafebc.com/2014publichearings

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Session Times: 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Written Submissions

The deadline for receipt of written submissions is 4:30 pm on Friday, July 11, 2014. Written submissions can be made online or via e-mail, fax, mail, or delivered at the public hearings during the session times.

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School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes) has openings for families to host foreign students coming to our communities and attending our schools.

Potential homestay parents are required to have a criminal record check and an interview prior to finalizing a homestay agreement. Families receive a monthly allocation to assist with this project.

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At the May 9 Leader-Cast 2014 in Prince George, staff and students from North-side Christian School were presented with the John Bowman Leadership Legacy Award. LeaderCast is an event simul-casted from Atlanta, featuring speakers this year such as Malcom Gladwell, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Archbish-op Desmond Tutu, Andy Stanley, Simon Sinek, Laura Schroff, Dr. Henry Cloud, and more. Past speakers have included lead-ership greats such as Coach K, Tony Blair, John Wooden, Jack Welch, Peyton and Archie Manning, and founder Dr. John Maxwell.

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Northside Christian School has a long history of promoting student service and leadership, and continues with both local and out of town service. See picture above of the Grade 9 – 10 students who have just returned from a week in Victoria working with local organizations preparing food for and serving hundreds of homeless people. The students were treated to “The Downtown Plunge” with local YWAM leader, Graham Jackson where they spent an afternoon in the city with no money or food, and have a much deeper understanding of the plight of many people in our country. The stu-dents also met Juno Nominee Fraser Camp-bell for a surprise concert on Christmas Hill.

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Dear Editor

Being back in town for Minerals North reminded me of so many things we love about our home commu-nity. People who put feet to great ideas; a community that cares and walks alongside people who are strug-gling; a place where people are willing to give up a part of themselves in live-giving ways; a community where faith is an integral part of its make up; a place where neighbors look out for you and your best interests.

It was incredible to get a snapshot of some of the new things in town - the hospital renovations, the new BID hangar, NewGold’s evolving role locally, new

‘old’ faces on Council and the next generation of com-munity leaders getting actively involved - just to name a few. One of the exciting things at the conference was to see yet another way for the ‘church’ in Vanderhoof be and be seen to be part of the community. The role that the Gospel Chapel played in helping host the Min-erals North event was a great example of it using its resources to help serve in the community. Thank-you!

We have loved our experience living and serving in Caronport SK for the past three years, but can hard-ly wait to get back. We are proud to call Vanderhoof home!

June Clark

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Tom Fletcher

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The B.C. Liberal government’s bill to divide the Agricultural Land Reserve into two zones has passed, after one of the nastier exchanges I’ve seen in a decade covering the B.C. legislature.

“You’re all a bunch of corrupt liars,” NDP agriculture critic Nicholas Simons yelled as the government cut off a long and mostly repetitious debate that dominated the � nal days of the leg-islature session.

Not to be outdone, cabinet minister Bill Bennett replied to Si-mons’ heckle about Kootenay rancher Faye Street, one of Ben-nett’s most vocal supporters as he pushed through changes to the land reserve to ease land use restrictions in rural zones.

Bennett advised Simons to offer his remarks to Street in person. “She’ll kick your ass,” Bennett said.

The on-the-record debate wasn’t much better. Columbia River-Revelstoke NDP MLA Norm Macdonald summed up his party’s biggest objection with his charge that “a bunch of Liberal politi-cal hacks” will be appointed to regional panels of the Agricultural Land Commission.

The government’s scheme, Macdonald and other NDP critics pre-dicted, is to unleash a � ood of ALR land removals, to enrich B.C. Liberal supporters by allowing development on productive farmland.

That might be a valid concern, but there are a couple of factual problems. First, every appointment to the ALC, at the regional or provincial level, is made by the B.C. government. It’s been that way since the Dave Barrett administration set it up in 1973.

Second, the regional panels are not new. The B.C. Liberals im-posed them in 2003. If this was their method of corrupting the process to dismantle the ALR, that would have largely happened in the years since. Surely by this time they would have found enough greedy political hacks who hate farming to subvert the process.

I’ve written before about the legitimate concerns of places like Merritt and Vanderhoof and Dawson Creek, where some ALR rules and decisions simply don’t make sense.

Strict secondary residence rules are needed in areas with non-farm development pressure. In most rural areas, they are a mistake, and are frequently ignored.

The debate wasn’t entirely devoid of honesty and civility. Macdonald interrupted his string of baseless accusations to note that under the current system, 75% of exclusion applications in the Kootenay region are approved. If that’s the case, what is real-

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ly broken that needs to be fixed? It’s a good question that the government did not adequately answer.

And credit also goes to the new agriculture minister, Kelowna-Lake Country MLA Norm Let-nick, who inherited a public re-lations mess left by the brief and boneheaded performance of Peace River North MLA Pat Pimm.

Braving the heckling at the end, Letnick put aside his par-tisan talking points and gave his personal assurance that the gov-

ernment’s intention is to support farming in those places where non-farm income is the only thing that keeps people on the land.

As soon as the theatrics had died down, the B.C. NDP sent out a fundraising plea to its members to help “save” the ALR. The party is broke and desperate after losing its fourth straight election, and it hopes to activate its declining do-nor base by portraying the chang-es as the imminent slaughter of its most sacred cow.

Voters have three years before

the next election to assess this sit-uation. If there is a � ood of exclu-sions of prime agricultural land, then the NDP will be able to make its case that its warnings were at least partially true.

If this does not take place, then the government’s position will be vindicated. We’ll � nd out the truth.

Tom Fletcher is legislature re-porter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tom� etcherbc Email: t� [email protected]


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Drew Knowles of Vanderhoof’s Interior Electric Automation puts the � nishing touches on a buried electrical line to power up the recently constructed District of Vanderhoof’s $130,000 Ferland Park Washroom Project on Wednesday. Although there are a few odds and ends to clean up of� cials said the new lighted facilities at the park should be operational this month.

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Lake continue to express their concerns over the water level in the lake, which they say is at an historic low.

Multiple reports from residents who live out near Ootsa Lake say they have never seen the water level in the lake this low, and that many of them are having trouble with their water lines due to the low wa-ter level in the lake.

One report from a resident said that in all the years he’s lived out by Ootsa Lake, he’s nev-er seen the water level in the lake that low.

Despite the concerns from residents, of� cials for the Ministry of For-ests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, as well as of� cials for Rio Tinto Alcan, remain un-concerned and say that the water levels in the reservoirs are at normal levels as previous years, and that in the 14 years since reservoir data has been collected there have been instances where the water level in the reser-voirs have been lower at this time in the year.

According to sta-tistics provided by Rio Tinto Alcan, the cur-rent reservoir elevation is about two feet below the long term average for this time of year, and there have been seven years where the reser-voir level has reached a lower point than in 2014.

The current in� ow forecast by Rio Tinto suggests that under av-erage conditions the reservoir elevation will reach approximately 2795 feet. The operating maximum is 2800 feet.

As well, information provided by the Min-istry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations back up the statistics provided by Rio Tinto.

As of 6 a.m. on May 22 the water level in the Nechako Reservoir, which supplies Ootsa Lake, at the Skins Lake Spillway was 9.795 me-tres and rising, about � ve centimetres per day.

At the same time last year the water level in the Nechako Reservoir was at 9.791 metres.

So what gives?

Water levels on Ootsa Lake low

The water level at Ootsa Lake was low enough that launching boats onto the lake was dif� cult at best, and near-ly impossible at times.

The answer may lie in the snow packs.

According to Greig Bethel, Public Affairs Of� cer for the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources, the snow pack the last two years has not been up to average.

“This year, snow packs in the Nechako watershed are very low,” Bethel said, “similarly, last year, snow packs in this region were low as well. Low snow packs result in low in� ows to streams and lakes during spring melt, often result-ing in lower water levels in lakes and reservoirs.


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The Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC (FFSBC) staff just completed an unbelievably successful week of spawning at the Nechako White Sturgeon Conservation Centre where all six mature female sturgeon captured from the river were spawned. The spawning activities started on Tuesday with staff preparing the mature male and female adult sturgeon. After a lot of preparation, planning and some waiting, the � rst female was spawned Thursday morning at 7:30 AM and the last female was spawned at midnight Thursday evening. Each female’s eggs were fertilized with 12 different males creating 72 different families that are now incubating at the hatchery. A continuous rotation of the volunteers –

ranging from provincial government staff to neighbours that were passing by - assisted with the spawning at the hatchery. These volunteers were crucial to the success of the event as FFSBC staff did not have the capacity to take care of all 72 families over the 17 hour spawning period. The eggs are now safely in incubators at the hatchery and will hatch in about 10-11 days. The incubation and early-rearing stages – when the sturgeon larvae begin to feed – are critical periods in the sturgeon’s lifecycle and as a result the hatchery staff will continue to be vigilant to ensure their survival. The FFSBC would like to acknowledge and thank the many volunteers that took the time to help us and the Nechako River White Sturgeon:

Wayne Salewski and Lori BorthSusanne Williamson, FLNRO biologist

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Mayor Gerry Thiessen and GrandsonsAnd to the more than 50 individuals from Vanderhoof who helped - some through several spawnings and well into the wee hours of Thursday night. Final thanks to the hard-working FFSBC staff: Cory Williamson, Mike Manky, BJ Bruder, Kara Varley, Mike Keehn and Marla Zarelli. MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR JUNE 17TH AT NOON TO COME

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The Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC (FFSBC) staff just completed an

of spawning at the Nechako White Sturgeon Conservation Centre where all six mature female sturgeon captured from the river were spawned. The spawning activities started on Tuesday with staff

and female adult sturgeon. After a lot of preparation,

the � rst female was spawned Thursday morning at 7:30 AM and the last female was spawned at midnight Thursday evening. Each female’s eggs were fertilized with 12 different males creating 72 different families that are now incubating at the hatchery. A continuous

ranging from provincial government staff to neighbours that were passing

Almost $5 million in renovations at the St. John Hospital to improve patient � ow in and out of the emer-gency room, and add an independent ambulance bay are now complete.

“The renovation project was focused on helping staff and phy-sicians deliver care to local families in the best way possible. The � nal results re� ect that vision,” said John Rus-tad, MLA for Nechako Lakes. “For example, the creation of an inde-pendent ambulance bay will make it easier for paramedics to access the emergency depart-ment when a patient needs it the most.”

The renovations fo-cused on the emergency department to improve the patient experience, including adding a separate waiting room for families of patients in emergency care. The entrance for emergency was also relocated and there are now three en-trances into the hospital: one for patients coming into emergency, one for ambulances bringing patients into emergen-cy, and one for all other hospital services.

The project was funded by the Province of B.C., Stuart-Necha-ko Regional Hospital District, and Northern Health. The project was completed by IDL Projects based in Prince George, B.C.

“We’re pleased with the outcome of the ren-ovations at the St. John Hospital,” said Ralph Roy, Chair of the Stu-art Nechako Regional Hospital District. “Resi-dents of Vanderhoof and the Omineca region will bene� t from the renova-tion project, and that is why we are proud to be a funding partner.”

Other parts of the renovation project in-clude relocation of the hospital’s main en-trance, improvements to the reception and ad-mitting counter, resur-faced parking area, and installation of proper ventilation and cooling systems in the labora-tory and emergency de-partment.

“A lot of planning, preparation, and en-gagement goes into a capital project of this size,” said Michael McMillan, Northern

Renovations complete at St. John HospitalHealth’s northern inte-rior chief operating of-� cer. “I’d like to thank the staff and physicians for their involvement in this project, and being accommodating during the construction period. The newly renovated space will now provide them a better work en-vironment.”

The current St. John Hospital was construct-ed in 1971. Services at the facility include emergency treatment, maternity services, x-ray and ultrasound, occupational therapy, oncology clinic, and or-thopedic, specialty, and general surgeries, along with 24 acute care beds. The St. John Hospital serves over 5,000 peo-ple in Vanderhoof area plus the surrounding communities of Lakes and Omineca.

Michael McMillan, Northern Health Chief Operating Of� cer for the Northern Interior; April Hughes, Northern Health Omineca Health Ser-vice Administrator; Edna Oryschuck, St John Hospital Auxiliary Chair; Cathy Ulrich, Northern Health Chief Executive Of� cer and President; John Rustad, MLA for Nechako Lakes and Minister of Aboriginal Re-lations and Reconciliation; Dr. Charles Jago, Northern Health Board Chair; Jerry Peterson, Stuart Nechako Regional Hospital District Vice Chair; Gerry Thiessen, District of Vanderhoof Mayor; and Paul Rudecki, Northern Health Project Director for the St. John Hospital Renovations.


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The team that competed in the track and � eld at the North Central Zones Championships on May 22 and 23rd. Both the boys and girls won the team championship as they came home with 53 medals. 12 of the students quali� ed for the Provincial championships in Langley on May 29 to 31.

Brian Nemethy

Despite the current labor situation with the BC Gov-ernmentt and the BCTF, 267 schools took part with 2500+ students doing the events. Zone Rep, Brian Nemethy from Nechako Valley Secondary School, and two other coaches, Eric Wolf from Dawson Creek Secondary School and Marty Floris from Nechako Valley Secondary School, took 39 stu-dents who quali� ed from the Zone Championships to Lang-ley for the High School Track and Field Provincial Champi-onship. Our athletes at NVSS did an amazing job.

Here are the results. NVSSGr 8 Hunter Floris 7th shot

putJr. Matthew Ebert 8th Dis-

cus, 17th in Shot Put, 13th in hammar throw

Sr Dakota Clapperton 28th in 400m and 30th in 4 x 100m relay

Jr. Luke Thompson 30th 4 x 100m relay

Jr. Max Moritz 24th Discus throw, 21st in javelin throw, 30th in 4 x 100m relay

Sr. McKay Jensen 27th 100m, 25th in 200m, 30th in 4 x 100m relay

Jr. Emma Floris 8th 200m, 100m 10th , long jump 16th

Jr Paige Loewan shot put 28th

Track and � eld from Nechako Valley SecondarySr. Julia Steinebach 1500m steeple chase 21st ,

1500m 23rdSr. Cierra Verduzco 1500m steeple chase 23rd ,

1500m 25thSr. Alexander Nemethy 8th in 2000m steeple

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est going back to 1986 when Ben Colling won the Bronze medal in the steeple chase at Provincials in Burnaby – his time of 6 minutes 15 seconds. Alex-ander Nemethy placed 8th in the same event in a time of 6 minutes 13 seconds. It just goes to show that athletes are getting stronger and faster than in the past.

Max Moritz in the Javelin Competition at the High School Track and Field Provincial Championships in Langley.

Photo taken by Brian Nemethy

The team from NVSS who competed in the High School Track and Field Provincial Cham-pionships in Langley May 29 to 31.


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GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21Everything you touch turns to gold this week, Gemini. You could set many things into motion with your clever ideas and infectious charisma. Stay grounded.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22An unexpected encounter stirs up some old feelings, Cancer. Enjoy your trip down Memory Lane and take advantage of this opportunity to reconnect with an old friend.

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LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23A great idea has sidetracked you for some time now, Libra. But now it’s time to get back into your normal routine and focus on the tasks at hand.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22Scorpio, embrace unique ideas concerning your future this week. Consider all possibilities no matter how out of the ordinary they may seem.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21Practical concerns could temporarily stall plans that are a bit fantastical, Sagittarius. But don’t fret, you will have an opportunity to put some plans in motion soon enough.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20You may experience a conflict with others at work this week, Capricorn. It is best to roll with the punches instead of causing a stir. Allow the situation to unfold.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18Aquarius, a hectic few weeks at work have proven distracting. It might seem overwhelming right now, but things will settle down in a matter of days.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20Pisces, you may want to be invisible in the crowd this week, but that scenario simply isn’t in the cards. Grin and bear the attention.

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Vanderhoof Christian Fellowship

The Church on the Corner“Giving you a Purpose to live for

and People to live with”

The Gospel Chapel

448 Connaught Street

For more information call567-3107

www.thegospelchapel.ca

Our MissionGlorifying God by helping all people move closer to

Jesus Christ one step at a time.

11:00 a.m. Worship Service

(Af� liated with the Evangelical Free Church of Canada)

NECHAKO COMMUNITY CHURCH

MENNONITE BRETHREN

1393 Highway 16 East(Across from P.J. Collision)

250-567-4960Sunday Morning Worship

9:30 am

Sunday School - 11:00 am

Making Jesus known

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Holy Trinity Anglican Church

Burrard Street, Vanderhoof

St. Wilfred’s Anglican Church

Carrier Cresc., Fraser Lake

Sunday Worship & Sunday School10:30 am

Wednesday Morning Worship7:30 am

Sunday Worship 10:00 am

A house of prayer for all people

Worship Service: 11:00 am Sunday School: 9:45 am

Small Groups meeting together regularly:

We have a place for you to belong!For more information call

567-9198 263 Vanderview Drive

PICTURE THIS....Your activity could be featured in “Picture This.” Snap a photo at your groups’ fundraiser. It could be anything from a car wash to cleaning up our streets. It could even include school activities. Basically people making a difference in our community. Send us your photo by e-mail ([email protected]) or drop it off at the Omineca Express (150 W. Columbia Street). Please provide a brief description accompanied with the photo.This week’s submission....

Anon is for you! Meetings held on Mondays at 7pm in Community Room at Omineca Safe Home Society. For more information contact Gail at 567-4318.

***The NorThside WomeN’s iNsTiTuTe...meets the 3rd Tuesday of the month. Newcomers always welcome. For more information call Brenda, 250 567-9705.

***V’hoof hospice socieTy... Do you have a few hours a month to give? Are you sensitive to the special needs of those persons at the end stages of life? Want to be part of a great organization that makes a difference in our community, then we are looking for you. The V’hoof Hospice Society is a not-for profit charity looking for new volunteer members. Our Society has a desire to help others. We are sensitive to the special needs of the dying patient and their families. We do not have personal agendas or “missions” to our Hospice work. Our main fundraising come in the form of donations to our Tree of Life. We are looking for new members to continue this great service. For more info contact Debra-Ann at 250-567-0623 or email [email protected]

***The food BANK... is in serious need of food donations. Specifically the following is needed: “Chunky” soups and stews and canned milk.

***BAdmiNToN AT fLess Gym... Every Thursday at 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. come out and have some fun!

***The VANderhoof cANcer supporT Group...meets the first Friday of every month @ noon at the The Reid. For more info call Karen @ 567-4828.

***eNdAKo hALL socieTy...meets every THIRD Wednesday of the month in the hall at 7:30pm.

***The yeLLoWheAd drAfT horse AssociATioN...is an organization for those interested in light and heavy horse driving. Monthly meetings every second Tuesday of the month. For more info contact: Jon 250-567-8484.

***NechAKo QuiLTers GuiLd... meets the third Tuesday of the month 9:30 am (Sept. - May) at Nechako View Seniors Common Room. Fran Sheeley 567-5254.

***The frAser QuiLTers GuiLd... meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 10am at the Fort Fraser Community Hall. Newcomers welcome.

***hospice Tree of Life... is to honour the living as well as to remember and honour those who have passed on. For more info call Debra-Ann Bishop at 250-567-0623 or [email protected]

***The frAser LAKe cANcer supporT Group... meets the 3rd Tuesday of every month at 12 noon in the New Fraser Lake Restaurant. For further information call Judy at 250-699-7763.

***VANderhoof 899 Air cAdeT sQuAdroN...Cadets will meet every TUESDAY night – 6:30-9:30 p.m. at the 480 Connaught St. at the Gospel Chapel. Anyone age 12 to 18 interested in the Cadet Program is welcome to attend. Any adult interested in assisting in anyway, please contact the officers at the 480 Connaught St. at the Gospel Chapel Tuesday night. For more information call: Capt. John Callaghan - 250-640-0218, Yvonne Melo - 250-690-7496 Evenings.

***AA meeTiNG... Wednesday, 8:00 p.m. United Church Hall. 567-8087 or 567-4588

***frAser LAKe AA meeTiNGs... Tues & Thurs 8:00 p.m. at St. Wilfred’s Church just across from police station.

***sT. JohN hospiTAL AuXiLiAry socieTy... meets second Tuesday of the month (with the exception of July & August) at 7:00 p.m. in the hospital cafeteria. For further info contact Edna 567-9759 - New members welcome.

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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 non-profit 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 155 W. Columbia. Decision of the publisher is final.

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NEW EVENTS....

AN eNGLish hiGh TeA pArTy..Sat-urday, June 7, 2014, 2-4pm at the Ev-elyn Hall on Burrard, behind the Angli-can Church. Everyone welcome. Come and enjoy many traditional english tea specialties.

***fuNdrAiser...to raise money for the Family Day & Collective Awareness Walk on Sept 13, at Riverside Park. The fundraiser will take place July 19 at the Reid Pub. More info call 250-567-7427 or email [email protected].

***VANderhoof Air cAdeTs... - Tues 6:30-9:30 at the Gospel Chapel For more information call: 250-640-0218 or 250-570-7496

***VoLuNTeers Needed for idi-dALAp4cANcer...For more informa-tion please contact Leslie McAvity at 570-7718 or email: [email protected].

***sTuArT NechAKo mANor...looking for volunteers. Help needed with outings, Serving meals, entertainment and visits for the residents. Please contact Marnie at 250 567 6290 for more information.

***VoLuNTeers Needed....Would you like to become part of a team working together to improve the quality of life for stroke survivors? The Vanderhoof Stroke Recovery Group is looking for volunteers to join their team. Vanderhoof Stroke Recovery’s goal is to encourage stroke survivors to improve their lives through education, exercise, work groups, crafts, outings, etc. No special skills required; training and orientation are provided. Patience and caring understanding a necessity. Volunteers share responsibilities: assisting with activities, exercises, education, crafts, outings, fund raising. Time commitment: 3 hour meeting each Monday morning (excluding stat holidays), from September through mid-June.

Please contact Penny (250) 567-3966

[email protected]

***seNiors coNNecTed... is looking for Seniors in need of Outreach & Transportation. We are also taking applications for Volunteers wanting to take part in the VSC Program. Vanderhoof Seniors Connected is a program dedicated to improving the quality of life for Seniors/Elders in our community through Companionship and Transportation Assistance.For more information contact Debra-Ann Bishop at 250-567-0623 or email at [email protected]

***cALLiNG ALL seNiors... come and join us for carpet bowling, pool or snooker - Monday and Thursday afternoons at the Friendship Centre. We also have cards or bingo on Wednesday evenings. Music nights are also popular and these are the last Friday night of the month. Come and have some fun! Everybody welcome young or golden agers. Call Oscar for more info: 250-567-4582.

***AL-ANoN...Has your life been affected by someone elses drinking? The Al-

Nechako Notes

The McLeod grade 6/7 class participated in an exciting event in May. Horse Power is a program focused on safety, social boundaries, bullying, healthy relationships, communication and respect using the interactions with horses to help better understand each of these topics. Courtney Valla of Bits and Boots facilitated the workshops with the help of Mrs. Wruth and Mrs. Doswell. It was a wonderfully rewarding experience for everyone involved.

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Horse Power at McLeod

Fraser Lake holds 5th Annual Bike Rodeo and Safety Awareness DayS a t u r d a y ,

May 3rd was a busy one at Fra-ser Lake’s C.H. Foote Memorial Arena as over one hundred children and their families from Fraser Lake, Fort Fraser, Naut-ley and Stellaquo participated in the community’s 5th Annual Bike Rodeo & Safety Awareness Day. Once registered, each participant’s bike was given an inspection and tune up by staff from Par 3 Sports. Riders then tested their skills through an ob-stacle course that consisted of stops, starts, corners, teeter-totters, a slalom and more. R.C.M.P. mascot Darren the Lion was on hand and, like many of the young cyclists, enjoyed stretch-er rides courtesy of B.C Ambulance staff and tours of the ambulance and police car as well as helmet checks. Members of the Fraser Lake R.C.M.P. and Fort Fraser Fire department de-tachment kept a close eye on the young cyclists as they navigated the obstacle course. Northern Health was present as well with a booth on rais-ing awareness of the importance of

helmet safety for youth and adults. Participants re-ceived goodie bags before heading outside to the fire safety house for some fire safety infor-mation and a fire drill complete with smoke and an out the win-dow escape. The house was gener-ously loaned by

the Williams Lake Fire Department and operated by members of Fraser Lake Fire Rescue.

As noon approached, the Junior Curling Club satisfied the hungry cyclists’ appetite with a fund raising BBQ. The morning wrapped up with a raffle of over forty prizes, then it was time for the big event - a draw to win bikes donated by Fraser Lake Towing, Endako Mines and the Fraser Lake Sawmills.

The event organizers; FL RCMP, Village of FL Recreation Depart-ment, Fraser Lake Ambulance and the FL and Fort Fraser Fire Depart-ments couldn’t be happier with the results; they’re already planning for next year’s event.


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SilvermillApartments

Secure quiet apartments

VACANCY

250-567-4208

BURRARD APARTMENTS. Two bdrm suites. No pets 250-567-9128

Rentals

Apt/Condo for Rent

VictoriaManor

* Balconies* Landscaped View

* Cablevision Available

250-567-4048or 250-567-9080

Large2 Bdrmfrom

Large1 Bdrmfrom $695 - $725

$725 - $755

NO SMOKING - NO PETS

Duplex / 4 Plex

Vanderhoof - 2 bdrm, living room plus family room. wall to wall carpet. F/S/W/D. 416 w. 3rd St. $725/math plus utilities. Available June 1st 1-888-563-6158 or 563-2202

Homes for Rent

Executive Home for rent 3100 sq. ft. 120 Murray St. Fraser Lake. Pet deposit required, References required. $1150 per month 250-649-9957 or 250-981-8227

Rentals

Townhouses3/bdrm townhouses in a family- friendly complex. Close to downtown, schools & park. $695/mth. 250-567-4430

Wednesday, June 4, 2014 Omineca ExpressA16 www.ominecaexpress.comHooterville Hoot

was held Sunday, June 1, the car show attracts col-lectors and enthusiasts from around the prov-ince. The afternoon was spent scouring through the various automobiles and bikes at Riverside Park as well as the chil-dren having train rides, it was a fun event for the family. The Hooterville Hoot is hosted by the Nechako Valley Classics and Customs.

Hooterville Hoot

vanderhoof omineca express, june 04, 2014

Documents

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vanderhoof region

airshow officials

years event

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main event

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poprovincial government