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A woman from Vanderhoof has been charged with impaired driving causing death, possession of stolen property with a value in excess of $5,000, driving while prohibited contrary to the Criminal Code, driving while prohibited contrary to the Motor Vehicle Act, and four counts of breach of probation.

On Oct. 3 at 2:38 a.m., the Fraser Lake RCMP, assisted by the Van-derhoof Traffi c Services, responded to a fatal motor vehicle collision on Highway 16 in Fort Fraser,.

Travelling westbound, the car had lost control, crossed the eastbound lanes, went off road, and struck a power pole — the male passenger died on scene, while Desiree Patrick was taken to St. John Hospital.

Patrick is currently in custody and is scheduled to appear in Vanderhoof court on Nov. 9.

Vanderhoof woman charged for Fort

Fraser fatal crash

Flavio NienowLakes District News

The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako (RDBN) recently announced it is taking a careful approach to liquefi ed natural gas (LNG) development in the region.

The RDBN issued a press re-lease saying the pipeline construc-tion process has the potential to “negatively impact local communi-ties” and place a burden on local infrastructure and services.

The RDBN says there are too many unanswered questions re-garding the location, operation, and servicing of the large work camps to be built in the rural area. In ad-dition, there is inadequate commit-ment to utilize wood fi bre cut from the pipeline routes, and there is no long-term commitment to support

invasive plant management. Fur-thermore, the RDBN points out that emergency management “remains uncoordinated.”

The press release says the RDBN has been engaging with LNG pipeline proponents and the province to ensure that “potential negative effects associated with pipeline construction are miti-gated.” It also says the RDBN is working to ensure that the commu-nity will benefi t from the economic benefi ts that would come from LNG development.

“The RDBN will continue in its attempts to engage with the prov-ince and LNG pipeline proponents on behalf of the region’s residents.”

“The hope is that the pipe-line development industry will

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Dorothy brings to Vanderhoof’s Riverside Park the Cowardly Lion, Scarecrow, Tin Woodsman, and Dorothy from the Land of Oz on Halloween night. See PUMPKIN, page 16

Regional district cautious over LNG

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The 38th annual Festival of the Perform-ing Arts will take place on Mar. 7 to 20, 2016 at Nechako Valley Secondary.

Online registration begins on Dec. 1 and closes Jan. 11, with late fees added up to Jan. 22 — no entries after that date.

Categories for entries are listed under “Syllabus” www.mu-sicfestivalweb/nechako.

Schedule:Monday, Mar. 7: Speech Arts

Friday, Mar. 11: Strings

Monday, Mar. 14 to Thursday, Mar. 17: Piano

Fraser Lake’s Com-munity Spirit Family Fun Night will take place at the village’s arena on Nov. 26.

Along with pub-lic skating, the event features vendors from local businesses, loonie auctions, draws, as well as door prizes. Kids and adults alike can also delight in face painting, pictures with Santa, Rainbow the Clown, and Paint the Ice Skate. With entry by dona-tion, all proceeds will go towards senior programming in Fraser Lake. For more infor-mation on the event and booths, contact Sarrah Nahornoff-Storey at 250-699-0056.

Registration to come for local arts festival

Fraser Lake Community Spirit Fun Night on ice

Quads need licence plates starting Nov. 1

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The B.C. government is making licence plates mandatory for quads,

dirt bikes and other off-road vehicles starting Nov. 1, requiring helmets and restricting use by children under 16.

The B.C. legislation imposes a

Jeff Mohr, past president of the Quad Riders Association of B.C.BLACK PRESS photo

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Vanderhoof Community for Kids would like to thank all the donors, volunteers, cooks, entertainers, attendees, and successful bidders and winners who supported the 6th Annual Dinner and Auction Evening for BC Children’s Hospital on Oct. 17th.

Thank you for supporting sick and injured kids from Vanderhoof and all over BC.

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$230 fi ne for driving an unlicensed off-road vehicle, and a $368 fi ne for careless operation. For some offences under the Off-Road Vehicle Act related to reckless use or envi-ronmental damage, penalties can go as high as a $5,000 fi ne and six months in jail.

Forests Minister Steve Thomson said the $48 licence fee applies only once when a vehicle is purchased, and was set to recover the costs of the program administered by ICBC. Once startup costs are paid for, a portion of the licence revenue will go to off-road clubs to use for trail improvements, Thomson said.

The province estimates there are 200,000 off-road vehicles that require licensing, including snowmo-biles that have been licensed since the 1970s — 35,000 of which have registered voluntarily since the new

licences were offered a year ago.Jeff Mohr, past president of the

Quad Riders Association of B.C., said his members are most of the vol-untary registrants so far, and they are pleased B.C. has a system to control the few users who ride recklessly or damage the environment.

“We want to get more people out on the trails, sharing and enjoying the outdoors,” Mohr said.

The licence system also allows police to track stolen vehicles, even if they are taken out of the province. B.C. is the last Canadian province to implement a licensing system.

The Quad Riders and B.C.’s 72 snowmobile clubs are prepared to publicize the new regulations to their members, and Thomson said they will act as “eyes and ears” for conservation and natural resource enforcement offi cers.

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FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS COMMITTEE 2015The Fraser Lake Festival of the Arts Committee would like to thank all the wonderful people and organizations that helped make our First Annual Festival of the Arts on August 8th such a rousing success! The weather may have been wet but the spirit of the occasion was definitely warm and dry.

First of all, we would like to thank those who donated the funding to make this event possible. We deeply appreciate their belief in our project; their financial assistance and all their support:

• The Nechako Kitimat Development Fund Society • The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako • The BC Child Development Society • Rio Tinto • New Gold • Village of Fraser LakeThe Committee wishes to express our appreciation to our volunteer partners: the Mayor and Council of the Village of Fraser Lake; Fraser Lake Village Office and the Village Works employees.

A great big “Thank you” to The Fraser Lake Fire Department for providing Security.

Thank you to Autumn Services and also the other community newspapers that advertised our event - as did Valley Country Radio in Vanderhoof.

We would like to express our sincere appreciation to all the onstage performers who provided non-stop entertainment for the entire day and to Phillips and Company who provided the sound system. Also thank you to Bob Whipps (Buckshot) and Jamie Nielson for MCing the event.

Most importantly, we wish to thank the artists and artisans, who not only displayed their variety of creations, but also provided inspiring and informative demos and workshops for both adults and children throughout the day. And a thank you to Gerri Malchow for her popular Bob Ross painting demos.

We also wish to thank all the local businesses, Fraser Lake Legion Branch 274, the Fraser Lake & District Historical society for their letters of support.

The food vendors and vendors of handmade products

And all the other individuals who pitched in to help make our Festival such a wonderful success

We want to also thank the Festival of the Arts Committee 2015: Cathy Harder, Richard Cannon, Gill Kopy, Ashley Kennedy, Doris Ray, Darwin Harder, Regina Kemp and Tony Stark.

The Festival of the Arts Committee is affiliated with the Fraser Lake Arts Council. The Council is planning for the Festival to become a two day annual event to be held on the second weekend in August.

Next year’s Festival will be on the weekend of August 13&14, 2016. Mark your calendars!

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Chronic food thiefTwo seasoned shoplifters from Fort St. James, with

one also having been active in other communities such as Prince George and Fort St. James, are now awaiting bail hearings.

On Oct. 27 at 6:00 p.m., the Vanderhoof RCMP received reports of two female shoplifters at the Indepen-dent Grocer, and located them with the store’s descrip-tions of the individuals and their vehicle.

Convicted for several times in the past, the individuals have been prolifi c in stealing, mostly food, over the years to be resold for money towards drugs and alcohol, the RCMP said.

The police advised that reporting small thefts, though simple, can help solve a larger problem.

Suspected hit-and-runAt 5:00 p.m. on Oct. 27, a disoriented male in a dam-

aged truck was seen driving in circles in the parking lot of P & H Supplies.

The vehicle had both side mirrors missing and scrapes along the truck body, and the RCMP suspected it to be part of a hit-and-run, though none were reported recently.

Individuals with information are advised to contact the local detachment.

It’s (always) time for alert drivingReceiving numerous complaints of erratic driving in

the past week, the RCMP reminds drivers that winter travelling not only means winter tires, but also driving according to the conditions — icy roads, for example.

Complaints included speeding, swerving, tailgating, and unsafe passing, the RCMP said.

- with fi les from Sgt. Svend Nielsen, Vanderhoof RCMP

Police Update

work proactively with communities and lo-cal governments in a meaningful way,” says the RDBN. “With pipeline construction potentially beginning as early as 2016, the opportunity is slip-ping away.”

There are a number of LNG pipelines being proposed in Northern B.C., including Trans-Canada’s Coastal GasLink Pipeline project and the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission pipeline; Spectra’s Westcoast Connector Gas Transmission pipeline; and Chevron’s Pacifi c Trail Pipeline.

According to the provincial government, over the next 20 years, global demand for natural gas is expected to rise due to economic growth in Asia. The province says developing LNG export potential in B.C. will generate thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in new investment.

There are currently 20 LNG proposals across the province involving over 30 investment partners in various stages of development. As of June 2015, 10 projects had received export licenses from the National Energy Board, and seven LNG projects - three facilities and four pipelines - had received environmental certifi cates from the B.C. Environ-mental Assessment Offi ce.

The province says that if just fi ve LNG projects are built, it could contribute more than $1 trillion

to the provincial economy over the next 30 years.

“Too many unanswered questions,” says RDBN on LNG

LNG, continued from page 1

Fraser Lake councillor by-electionA councillor for the Village of Fraser Lake will

be elected on Nov. 28 for the remainder of the term until 2018.

Seven candidates were nominated: Garry Wat-son, Tyrel Ray, Dave Christie, Alan Laffi n, Rick Wymer, Sarrah Storey, and Dave Vanwerkhoven.

Voters, with two pieces of identifi cation, can vote on Nov. 28 from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Village of Fraser Lake Council Chambers.

No pre-registration is required.Residents of the Silver Birch Lodge can vote

within the facility from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.Electors can also take advantage of advance

voting at the Village Offi ce during the following times:

Nov. 18 from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.Nov. 25 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.Nov. 26 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

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A young Vanderhoof resident may have ventured into a sack of Yukon Gold potatoes and emerged, on the other side, to see Halloween festivities in Riverside Park on Oct. 31.

Pumpkin Walk


In Flanders fi elds the poppies blow Between the crosses row on row,

That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fl y Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,

Loved and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fi elds.

Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high.

If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow

In Flanders fi elds.

By: Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD (1872-1918) Canadian Army

On Remembrance Day, we pause to re ect on the courage, dedication and loyalty of our nation’s soldiers.

Throughout history, their hard work and sacri ce have kept us safe and protected

our freedom. We owe them a debt of gratitude that can never be repaid, and

we salute them for their service. To all of the brave men and women who have sacri ced to put their country rst,

we thank you.

A eld of poppies has come to symbolize the soldiers who lost their lives while ghting in battle.

Throughout history, millions of soldiers have marched into wars to protect the freedoms of their countries. Remembrance Day is a solemn time to commemorate those soldiers’ achievements and sacri-fi ces, and to pay respects to soldiers who died in battle.

Since the end of World War I, memorials to remember those of the armed forces who fought in bat-tle and perished in the line of duty have been dedicated on this day. Armistice Day origins

Remembrance Day was once known as Armistice Day because it marks the signing of the armistice that put an end to the hostilities of World War I. On the 11th hour of

the 11th day of the 11th month of the year, guns fell silent after more than four years of continuous war-fare. The armistice agreement was signed in a French train carriage at 11 a.m.

Remembrance Day evolution

Armistice Day was renamed Re-membrance Day after World War II to commemorate soldiers from both world wars. It is now used as a way to pay hommage to any fallen soldier.

What about the poppies?

One of the unifying symbols of Remembrance Day is the poppy that is worn to honor lost soldiers.

The bold, red color of the fl ower has become an enduring symbol of those who died in order that others may be free.

The poppy became a symbol for a specifi c reason. Some of the most concentrated and bloody fight-ing of World War I took place in Flanders, a region in western Bel-gium. As a result of the fi ghting, most signs of natural life had been obliterated from the region, leaving behind mud and not much else. The only living thing to survive was the poppy fl ower, which bloomed with the coming of the warm weather the year after fi ghting in the re-gion had ceased. Poppies grow in disturbed soil and can lie dormant

Give pause on Remembrance Day

in the ground without germinating. Without the war, they may have never come to the surface.

John McCrae, a doc-tor serving with the Ca-nadian Armed Forces, was moved by the vision of poppies fl owering in Flanders and wrote a poem, titled “In Flanders

Fields.” After the poem was published, it received international acclaim and the poppy became a pop-ular symbol of those lost in battle.

Men traditionally wear the poppy on the left side of the chest, where a military medal would be placed. Women wear it

on the right side, becausethat is where a widow would wear her hus-band’s medals.

Remembrance Day is celebrated every year, providing people hum-bled by the sacrifi ces of soldiers an opportunity to remember those soldiers’efforts to secure freedom.

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

In Flanders fields

Photo by Rebecca Watson

SHOWING RESPECT: The RCMP are seen placing a wreath in Ferland Park, Vanderhoof along with many other community groups at the Nov. 11 ceremony in 2014.

Wednesday, November 11, 2015Vanderhoof09:45 - Service starts at NVSS Gymnasium10:45 - Parade to Cenotaph, Ferland Park11:00 - Service at Cenotaph11:30 - Luncheon at Seniors Friendship CenterFraser Lake09:45 - Service starts FLESS Gymnasium10:45 - Parade to Cenotaph11:00 - Service at Cenotaph11:30 - Luncheon at LegionFort St. James10:30 - Assemble at Community Center10:45 - March to Cenotaph, Spirit Square11:00 - Service at Cenotaph11:30 - Community Pot Luck @ FSJ Community Centre

Remembrance Day Service


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VICTORIA - Attorney General Suzanne Anton introduced Bill 42 today, the Electoral Districts Act, to adopt the Electoral Boundaries Com-mission’s (EBC) fi nal report.

The new electoral map maintains the number of districts in rural and northern B.C. and creates two new districts in the Lower Mainland - all to ensure effective representation for British Columbians.

The independent commission pre-sented its report to Government in September, and the Legislative As-sembly voted to adopt its proposals.

Among them:* Increasing B.C.’s electoral dis-

tricts to 87 from 85, with new ridings in Surrey and Richmond/New West-minster to refl ect growing population in these areas.

* Preserving current districts in the North, Cariboo-Thompson and Columbia-Kootenay regions, to en-sure citizens in less-densely populat-ed, yet geographically large, districts can be effectively represented by their

MLAs.* Boundary changes to 48 dis-

tricts, including substantial changes in the Fraser Valley, Hope/Princeton and Comox Valley/mid-Vancouver Island regions.

The EBC undertook province-wide consultations in developing its recommendations which, if today’s amendments are passed, will take ef-fect for the 2017 and 2021 provincial general elections.

The Electoral Boundaries Com-mission Act requires that an indepen-dent three-member commission be appointed within one year after every second provincial general election.

The Electoral Boundaries Com-mission Final Report is published online at http://bc-ebc.ca/docs/reports/BC-EBC_Final_Report-Sept_24,_2015.pdf, and informa-tion on the Electoral Boundaries Commission Act can be found on http://www.bclaws.ca/EPLibraries/bclaws_new/document/ID/freesi-de/00_96107_01

Electoral Districts Act preserves rural seats,

increases urban ridings

The next six-digit contribution to Vanderhoof’s pool may come from the Nechako-Kitamaat Devel-opment Fund.

Vanderhoof’s district council is applying to the NKDF society for funding towards the Vanderhoof Aquatic Centre’s architectural designs.

Though the society normally does not fund proj-ects of this scale, its board had approached Vander-hoof as the NKDF was undersubscribed this year, said Tom Clement, the council’s Chief Administra-tive Offi cer.

Costing between $100,000 to $200,000, the pool’s architectural designs would take a year to secure, Clement added.

“If we have everything ready when we get the funding, we can move ahead with the project,” he said. “Something we can do while we’re fundrais-ing.”

Correction from Council Notes last week:

The allowable cut limit for Van-derhoof’s community forest, still in the application process by the district council, would be 45,000 cubic me-tres over 10 years.

Council note:potential

funding for pool design

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Alice, Queen of Hearts, the Mad Hatter, and friends warmed up with hot chocolate during Pumpkin Walk in Riverside Park on Oct. 31.

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Dear Premier Clark: We were extremely shocked, alarmed and deeply of-

fended to learn that BC government employees deleted emails regarding a request made to the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure for records relating to a meeting about missing women along the Highway of Tears (Highway 16) in northern BC.

As you are aware, Information and Privacy Com-missioner Elizabeth Denham reviewed the allegations and produced a scathing report fi nding that the BC Government regularly violates a key provision of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act that requires public bodies to respond to access to in-formation requests “openly, accurately and complete-ly” and without delay. Her report concludes that such sweeping violations have resulted in a serious erosion of the integrity of BC’s access to information process.

We cannot overstate the emotional impact of the actions by your government in deleting these emails, and the erosion of public trust. The family members and communities of the women and girls who have gone missing along the Highway of Tears have been clear in their calls for provincial action to address the crisis, and instead of doing so, your government has actively refused to respond to a related request. We are extremely concerned that despite your commitment to open government, these actions by your government limiting access to information refl ect contempt for the law and for the public. The right to full access to in-formation from public bodies in BC is integral to In-digenous Peoples’ demands for and pursuit of justice, including justice for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, and families struggling with missing mothers, sisters and daughters.

Once again, we remind you that there are numer-ous clear recommendations to take meaningful action to provide adequate and safe transportation along the Highway of Tears from agencies including the Inter-

American Commission on Human Rights of the Or-ganization of American States, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, the Missing Women’s Commission of Inquiry, and the Highway of Tears Symposium. BC’s failure to act in response to these recommendations puts the safety of Indigenous women and girls, and all women and girls traveling along the highway at risk and is in neglect of its duty to take every reasonable effort to ensure the safety of all women and girls.

We are calling on you to immediately provide a for-mal apology to the family members of women and girls who have gone missing from the Highway of Tears for the willful destruction of related emails by your gov-ernment. We also demand that you fully implement the recommendations from Privacy Commissioner Denham’s report. Given the urgency of this situation, we look forward to your prompt response.

On behalf of the UNION OF BC INDIAN CHIEFS

Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, President

Chief Robert Chamberlin, Vice-President

Judy Wilson, Secretary-Treasurer

CC: Honourable Todd Stone, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure

John Horgan, Leader of the Opposition

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I would like to take this opportunity to thank the more than 230,000 Canadians who contributed to the successful delivery of the 42nd general election.

Once again, Canadians were willing to take time from their busy lives, making personal and professional sacrifi ces to work long hours to ensure their fellow citizens could ex-ercise their democratic right to vote and receive the election results without delay following the close of the polls. I am overwhelmed by the exceptional professionalism and dedi-cation our election workers have demonstrated in serving Canadian electors, often in very challenging circumstances.

Some three million more Canadians voted at this federal general election than at the 2011 election, resulting in the highest voter turnout in more than 20 years.

There was a remarkable level of voter activity throughout the election, which in some instances resulted in wait times at both the advance polls and on election day.

Our election workers provided the best service possible to their friends and neighbours in communities across our great land – for that is the true strength of our electoral pro-cess: Canadians working hard to make it possible for their fellow Canadians to choose the elected offi cials who will represent them in the House of Commons.

There will be time in the coming weeks and months to re-view our electoral procedures and consider ways they could be modernized for future elections. For now, our dedicated election workers should take great pride in their accom-plishments and important contributions to our society.

I know that all Canadians join me in thanking them for their excellent work in the service of democracy.

Marc MayrandChief Electoral Offi cer of Canada

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Vanderhoof’s residents can look forward to more than a new recreation centre and a pool in the near future — a skateboard park is also on the horizon for the community.

Having awarded the project to Vancouver-based Spectrum Skateparks Inc., the district council hosted consultation meetings between the designers and Vanderhoof’s community in October — with a great turnout of skateboarders and parents, said Tom Clement, the district council’s chief administrative offi cer.

“Skateboard parks have a stigma about them, but the re-ality is we’ve got a portion of our youth that are really excited about this,” Clement said. “It’s going to be a nice addition to the community.”

With a preliminary design as well as its budget by the end of the year, the new park would accom-modate all levels of skaters — with a projected size of 8,000 to 10,000 square feet, Clement said.

He added that though the project’s funding source is un-clear at the moment, the district council may look at potential grants, along with fundraising from the Skate Vandy Society.

For Orlanthia Habsburg, the society’s chair, the project is a long time coming.

“I’ve been wanting to get the skateboard park in the com-munity for the last two years,” Habsburg said, when she had moved to Vanderhoof from Fra-ser Lake and realized what ame-nity was missing for her son and the skateboarding community — comprised of over 30 com-mitted skateboarders in town,

she added.“We’ve got kids who play

football, hockey…basketball, and we have kids that skate-board,” she said. “They just need their own space.”

For the project’s location, Habsburg hopes to have the park built on the empty lots by the district offi ce or the secondary school’s tennis courts — easily accessible from school and the ambulance unit.

“Accidents do happen,” she said. “I’m not trying to say they’ll get hurt or anything, but they do a lot of crazy stuff.”

She added, “Sometimes it’s scary to watch them, and some-times it’s magical.”

By applying geometry to create angles and jumps, skate-boarders are creative, though they might struggle in school, Habsburg said.

“I fi nd [my 12-year-old son] focuses better in school; it’s helping him because he’s hap-pier in his life,” she said. “These kids just need that support from people to realize that’s what making them happy in life.”

As part of what Vanderhoof can uniquely offer, Habsburg aims to have a park that all ages can benefi t.

“Even the older people that just want to sit in the park and watch the kids skate, is what we’re wanting to encourage,” she said.

Jim Barnum, president and owner of Spectrum Skateparks, said he is excited to see the sup-port from the community as well as the municipality.

“[The skateboarders] don’t have anywhere to go; they’re skating in the streets,” Barnum said. “Just fantastic to see the support for the youth.”

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has also built skateboard parks for Hazelton and Fraser Lake, whose budget had limited the design of their parks, Barnum said.

“They’re talking in the range of budgets that’s going to really allow a proper facility that’s go-ing to reach beginner through advanced skaters,” he said. “There’ll be something for ev-erybody.”

Barnum found Vanderhoof’s skateboarders knowledgable, having many ideas for the future park. They, along with others in the region, are receptive to a new moonscape-shaped design called organic fl ow, Barnum added.

“Even for people who don’t participate in [skateboarding], the forms are just really cool to look at — an organic kind of sculpture made out of concrete sitting there,” he said. “It’s aes-thetically pleasing for anybody.”

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Above: Batman fl ex-es his muscles for the Halloween weekend at W. L. McLeod El-ementary school on Oct. 30.

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Vanderhoof’s classical music enthusiasts, on and off stage, didn’t need to travel far for live musical notes from the Vancou-ver Symphony Orchestra this season.

In Vanderhoof and Prince George last weekend, VSO veteran Gordon Cherry accompanied the Northern Orchestra’s fi rst concerts of the season.

Performing in VSO and CBC Vancouver Radio Orchestra as principal trombonist from 1974 to 2009, Cherry had taught Gordon Lucas the trombone, the artistic director of the Northern Orchestra, for four years, Lucas said.

“He’s my teacher and he’s my friend,” he said. “I strong-armed him and brought him up.”

Cherry will be playing with the orchestra’s 50 members who hailed from both cities, with the majority from Vanderhoof, Lucas said.

The group of musicians encompassed a wide range of age groups, from the youngest at 11 to the oldest at 68, as well as all levels of playing — though not all may play in a concert, he added.

“There’s a minimum level that they have to play to, “Lucas said. “Although I have a lot of beginners in there…they can get in[to concerts] gradually.”

He added, “It’s a true community orchestra; I don’t say no to

anybody.”Lucas had founded the N.O. in 2002 when he retired from

his role as principal violinist of the Prince George Symphony Orchestra.

“I started the orchestra because there was no amateur orches-tra here and I felt there’s a need,” he said.

For Sara McBride, Gr. 12, who had joined the group last year and plays clarinet, the wide variety of individuals is benefi cial for her music.

“I learn a lot more with people who are a lot better,” Mc-Bride said.

Peaige Loewen, who plays fl ute in the orchestra and has also become a member last year, agrees and fi nds the group an op-portunity to meet players from different parts of the community.

“You get to meet people you never would have met,” Loewen said. “Some are even home-schooled.”

The Northern Orchestra’s vision lies in ensuring “that learn-ing more about classical music is something the entire com-munity can enjoy,” as well as including people from all walks of life who share a common passion and a love of live orchestral music, its website states.

With music from Grandahl, Rossini, Tchaikovsky, Sibelius, and Schubert, the orchestra’s fi rst Vanderhoof concert of the season showcased Kevin Teichroeb as solo violin and Megan Loewen as solo cello in “Autumn” from Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons”.

Gordon Lucas (far right), ar-tistic director of the North-ern Orchestra, rehearsed with the group’s V a n d e r h o o f musicians — the youngest at 11 and the oldest at 68, in Nechako Valley Seconda ry ’s music room on Oct. 20 for the fi rst concert of the season last weekend.

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Twenty-four more kids of low-income families in Vanderhoof won’t need to worry about the incoming cold this year, thanks to a donation of coats from the Knights of Columbus last week.

It’s the third year for the town’s Knights

of Columbus to donate children’s jackets to NeighbourLink Vanderhoof, participat-ing in the organization’s Coats for Kids program along with 2,000 other councils across the country and the United States, said Grand Knight Bernie LaRusic of Van-derhoof’s council.

The jackets will help NeighbourLink provide support for struggling families in

the area, along with the charity’s other pro-grams such as its food bank, thrift store, as well as Wednesday luncheons, said its co-ordinator Eric Black.

In 2009, the Knights of Columbus had launched its Coats for Kids program to keep kids warm in harsh winter climates, espe-cially for many families who were struggling in tough

economic times, according to the organiza-tion.

The severe winter of 2013-14 was a re-cord year for the program, as 51,924 coats were donated to children in need — distrib-uting 10,000 more coats by 200 more coun-cils across North America than the previous year.

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PRINCE GEORGE - British Columbians need-ing to travel for specialized health care will benefi t thanks to $1.5 million in funding for Hope Air, announced Shirley Bond, MLA for Prince George-Valemount and Mike Morris, MLA for Prince George-Mackenzie, on behalf of Health Minister Terry Lake.

Hope Air, a registered national charity, arranges free fl ights to those who can’t afford the cost of an airline ticket to get to medical expertise or spe-cialized medical technologies outside their home communities.

“We recognize that sometimes British Columbi-ans must travel for the care they need,” said Lake.

“This funding ensures that patients of all ages have access to the specialized services they need to get well, no matter where in the province they live.”

Hope Air arranges fl ights through participat-ing commercial airlines for those in fi nancial need with a confi rmed medical appointment. In 2014, 5,098 fl ights were arranged through Hope Air, and for the fi rst three months of 2015, 1,668 trips were organized.

Those needing travel assistance can contact Hope Air online at www.hopeair.ca or by calling 1 877 346-HOPE. To access its services, a patient must demonstrate fi nancial need, be a B.C. resi-dent and have Medical Services Plan coverage.

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Bernie LaRusic (right), of the Knights of Columbus council in Vanderhoof, presented 24 kids coats on Oct. 28 to Eric Black (left), coordinator of NeighbourLink, to help support those in need in the area.

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On Oct. 13, Wayne Salewski, Don Bell and Ron Page of the Nechako Valley Sporting Clay division of NVSA was very pleased to present a cheque for $8,600.00 to Edna Oryshchuk, president of the St John Hospital Auxiliary Society.

The sporting clay division is proud of its support.….the “ take a Shoot at Cancer” along with its major sponsors of Integris Credit Union, the Vanderhoof Co-op and Nechako Out-doors have been able to donate $21,000.00 over the past three years and looks forward to supporting the Oncology Ward for many years to come.

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Annual provincial funding for ex-tracurricular activities is helping to bring students in distance education face to face.

As part of its annual gaming grant program, the B.C. government has provided to School District 91’s par-ent advisory councils (PAC) about $79,900 this year for student activi-ties outside class — for virtual and physical schools.

For the online-based EBUS Acad-emy, which enrols students across the province, the funding has gone into scholarships, as well as student-led and parent-led activities that gather students together, said the academy’s PAC president Jean Bowen.

“Sometimes you’ll have several kids in the same community that do get together on a regular basis that are with EBUS,” Bowen said. “There are other groups who will by choice get together for the support, for the fun, for the social interaction.”

She added that students, for ex-ample, may participate in science and art programs organized for

homeschoolers by the local univer-sity and art gallery.

“The kids, as much as they are not in a bricks-and-mortar school, they are by no means…isolated,” Bowen said. “Some of them will be with peers an awful lot as well.”

A large portion of the grant con-tributes to scholarships for the dis-tance education students, she added.

“A lot of the ones who are gradu-ating have been with EBUS for a long time, so it’s kind of a nice way to start them off,” Bowen said.

The provincial funding is granted upon each council’s application at the end of the school year, with $20 provided to a local PAC for each stu-dent and a fi xed amount to district PACs.

“Parents help provide our stu-dents with a well-rounded education by organizing a variety of extracur-ricular activities throughout the school year,” Nechako Lake MLA John Rustad said.

In B.C. for the 2015-16 school year, close to $11.1 million has been delivered to more than 1,400 PACs and DPACs throughout the province.

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NOTICE OF ELECTION BY VOTING

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY given to the electors of the Village of Fraser Lake that a By-election by voting is necessary to elect ONE Councillor for the remainder of the term and terminating 2018. The persons nominated as candidates and for whom votes will be received are:

Councillor - One (1) to be electedSurname Usual Names Jurisdiction of Residence Watson Garry 66 Nadina Crescent, Fraser Lake BC

Ray Tyrel 153 Tunasa Crescent, Fraser Lake BC

Christie Dave 3134 Vista View Road, Prince George BC

Laffi n Alan 57 Ootsa Place, Fraser Lake BC

Wymer Rick 342 Tunasa Crescent, Fraser Lake BC

Storey Sarrah 471 Tunasa Drive, Fraser Lake BC

Vanwerkhoven Dave 6610 Ely Subdivision Rd, Fraser Lake BC

GENERAL VOTING DAY will be open to qualifi ed electors of the Vil-lage of Fraser Lake on Saturday, November 28, 2015 between the hours of 8:00 am and 8:00 pm at the following location:

VILLAGE OF FRASER LAKE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 210 CARRIER CRESCENT FRASER LAKE, B.C.

ELECTOR REGISTRATIONThere is no provision for pre-registering to vote. The registration of all electors of this election will take place at the time of voting. You will be required to make a declaration that you meet the following requirements: 18 years of age or older Canadian citizen Resident of BC for at least 6 months immediately preceding voting day Resident of OR registered owner of real property in the Village of Fraser Lake for at least 30 days immediately preceding voting day Not otherwise disqualifi ed by law from voting.

Resident electors will also be required to produce 2 pieces of identifi ca-tion (at least one with a signature). Picture identifi cation is not necessary. The identifi cation must prove both residency and identity.

Non-resident property electors must produce 2 pieces of identifi cation (at least one with a signature) to prove identity, proof that they are entitled to register in relation to the property, and if applicable, written consent from the other property owners.

ADVANCE VOTING OPPORTUNITIESAdvance voting will be open at the Village Offi ce, 210 Carrier Crescent, Fraser Lake, BC. Wednesday, November 18th, 2015 between the hours of 8:00am and 8:00pm Wednesday, November 25th, 2015 between the hours of 1:00pm and 5:00pm Thursday, November 26th, 2015 between the hours of 1:00pm and 5:00pm

All electors are now eligible to vote in the advance voting opportunities.

SPECIAL VOTING OPPORTUNITYA special voting opportunity will be open at Silver Birch Lodge, the Senior Citizens facility located within the Village of Fraser Lake, on general voting day, Saturday, November 28th, 2015 between the hours of 12:00pm and 1:00pm. Only electors who are residents of this facility and qualifi ed electors of the Village for Fraser Lake may vote at this special voting opportunity.

Elizabeth LitkeChief Election Offi cer

VILLAGE OF FRASER LAKEDistrict of Vanderhoof

Public Notice is hereby given under Section 94 of the Community Charter.In accordance with Section 26(3) of the Community Charter the District of Vanderhoof Council intends to sell one property owned by the District of Vanderhoof.

Description of Land: 0.483 ha of un-serviced bare land – Lot 5 Section 21 Township 11 Range 5 Coast District Plan BCP49115 Property Identifi er 028-696-999Purchased by: Guardian Aerospace Ltd.Fee Simple SalePrice: $43,000.00

DISTRICT OF VANDERHOOFTENDER #2015-10

Procurement for Food Services in the Arena Concession and/or OK Cafe

The District of Vanderhoof invites Tenders for: A one to three-year contract to provide food services at the Arena Concession and/or the OK Café (Located at the Vanderhoof Museum)

Proposal Documents will be available during normal business hours at: DISTRICT OF VANDERHOOF 160 Connaught Street Vanderhoof, BC, V0J 3A0 Ph: (250) 567-4711 Fax: (250) 567-9169

This Request for Proposal is scheduled to close:

Closing Time: 2:00 p.m. local time

Closing Date: Monday, December 15, 2015

Address: Offi ce of the District of Vanderhoof PO Box 900 Vanderhoof, BC, V0J 3A0 Ph: (250) 567-4711 Fax: (250) 567-9169

Direct all inquiries regarding this Proposal call to:

Attention: Shallon Touet, Arena Manager

IMPORTANT NOTE: Proposals will only be accept-ed in sealed envelopes, with the project name and closing date/time clearly marked on the outside of the envelope. Proposals received after the closing date/time will be returned unopened. The District of Van-derhoof reserves the right to reject any or all Propos-als. The lowest or any Proposals may not necessarily be accepted.

DISTRICT OF VANDERHOOFTENDER #2015-11

Procurement for Digital Assets

The District of Vanderhoof invites Tenders for: A 4-month project, completed March 15, 2016, securing 3-5 publishable photographs for each community tourism asset. Community Tourism As-set inventories, and proposal details are available at the District offi ce.

Proposal Documents will be available during normal business hours at: DISTRICT OF VANDERHOOF 160 Connaught Street Vanderhoof, BC, V0J 3A0 Ph: (250) 567-4711 Fax: (250) 567-9169

This Request for Proposal is scheduled to close:

Closing Time: 2:00 p.m. local time

Closing Date: Monday, November 16th, 2015

Address: Offi ce of the District of Vanderhoof PO Box 900 Vanderhoof, BC, V0J 3A0 Ph: (250) 567-4711 Fax: (250) 567-9169

Direct all inquiries regarding this Proposal call to:

Attention: Tom Clement, Chief Administrative Offi cer

IMPORTANT NOTE: Proposals will only be accepted in sealed envelopes, with the project name and closing date/time clearly marked on the outside of the envelope. Proposals received after the closing date/time will be returned unopened. The District of Vanderhoof reserves the right to reject any or all Proposals. The lowest or any Proposals may not necessarily be accepted.

LAND ACT: NOTICE OFINTENTION TO APPLY FOR A

DISPOSITION OF CROWN LANDTake notice that Tyrol Forfar from Vanderhoof, BC has ap-plied to the Ministry of Forest, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (FLNR), Omineca Region, for a Crown grant for Agricultural-Extensive purposes situated on Provincial Crown land near Sturgeon Point Road described as, Part of District Lots 4981, 4982, 4983 and 10076, Cariboo District.

The Lands File for this application is 7409759. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to Ryan Hall, Senior Land Offi cer, Omineca Region, FLNR, at 5th Floor - 499 George Street, Prince George, BC V2L 1R5, or [email protected]. Comments will be received by FLNR up to December 5, 2015. FLNR may not be able to consider comments received after this date.Please visit the website for more information: http://www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/viewpost.jsp?pos-tID=48359.

Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. Access to these re-cords requires the submission of a Freedom of Information (FOI) request. Visit http://www.gov.bc.ca/freedomofi nfor-mation to learn more about FOI submissions.

A hard copy MAP showing the location and extent of the application area may be acquired by calling the land offi cer named above at 250 561-3446.

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NOTICE OF BY-ELECTION BY VOTING

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY given to the electors of the Village of Fraser Lake that a By-election by voting is necessary to elect ONE Councillor for the remainder of the term and terminating 2018. The persons nominated as candidates and for whom votes will be received are:

Councillor - One (1) to be electedSurname Usual Names Jurisdiction of Residence Watson Garry 66 Nadina Crescent, Fraser Lake BC

Ray Tyrel 153 Tunasa Crescent, Fraser Lake BC

Christie Dave 3134 Vista View Road, Prince George BC

Laffi n Alan 57 Ootsa Place, Fraser Lake BC

Wymer Rick 342 Tunasa Crescent, Fraser Lake BC

Storey Sarrah 471 Tunasa Drive, Fraser Lake BC

Vanwerkhoven Dave 6610 Ely Subdivision Rd, Fraser Lake BC

GENERAL VOTING DAY will be open to qualifi ed electors of the Vil-lage of Fraser Lake on Saturday, November 28, 2015 between the hours of 8:00 am and 8:00 pm at the following location:

VILLAGE OF FRASER LAKE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 210 CARRIER CRESCENT FRASER LAKE, B.C.

ELECTOR REGISTRATIONThere is no provision for pre-registering to vote. The registration for all electors for this election will take place at the time of voting. You will be required to make a declaration that you meet the following requirements: 18 years of age or older Canadian citizen Resident of BC for at least 6 months immediately preceding voting day Resident of OR registered owner of real property in the Village of Fraser Lake for at least 30 days immediately preceding voting day Not otherwise disqualifi ed by law from voting.

Resident electors will also be required to produce 2 pieces of identifi ca-tion (at least one with a signature). Picture identifi cation is not necessary. The identifi cation must prove both residency and identity.

Non-resident property electors must produce 2 pieces of identifi cation (at least one with a signature) to prove identity, proof that they are entitled to register in relation to the property, and if applicable, written consent from the other property owners.

ADVANCE VOTING OPPORTUNITIESAdvance voting will be open at the Village Offi ce, 210 Carrier Crescent, Fraser Lake, BC. Wednesday, November 18th, 2015 between the hours of 8:00am and 8:00pm Wednesday, November 25th, 2015 between the hours of 1:00pm and 5:00pm Thursday, November 26th, 2015 between the hours of 1:00pm and 5:00pm

All electors are now eligible to vote in the advance voting opportunities.

SPECIAL VOTING OPPORTUNITYA special voting opportunity will be open at Silver Birch Lodge, the Senior Citizens facility located within the Village of Fraser Lake, on general voting day, Saturday, November 28th, 2015 between the hours of 12:00pm and 1:00pm. Only electors who are residents of this facility and qualifi ed electors of the Village for Fraser Lake may vote at this special voting opportunity.

Elizabeth LitkeChief Election Offi cer

VILLAGE OF FRASER LAKE


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Pumpkin Walk 2015

Captain America and Ironman of the Avengers are ready for much action, as well as candy in the trails of Riverside Park on Oct. 31 evening.

Hundreds of jack-o-lanterns, carved by Vanderhoof’s elementary and sec-ondary school students, welcome trick-or-treating families with bright wide grins at the annual Pumpkin Walk last weekend.

Grinning, observing,and frolicking minions abound in Riverside Park on Halloween night this year.

Right and below: Hundreds of Vanderhoof’s residents including fairies, fi re-men, monsters, and ghosts walk along the pumpkin-lighted path in Riverside Park for the annual Halloween party on Saturday. Photos by Vivian Chui