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Stikine electoral district candidates, Jonathan Dieleman, left, Roger Benham, Jessie O’Leary, Doug Donaldson, Sharon Hartwell and Rod Taylor, listen to a question during the all-candidates debate last week.

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Pipelines split, jobs unite Stikine Percy N. Hébert Smithers/Interior News

Six local candidates vying to represent the electoral district of Stikine in the upcoming British Columbia election took the stage at Della Herman Theatre last Wednesday night to face questions from local media and residents. The candidates heard several questions about the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline and the natural gas pipelines proposed for the region. The loudest applause was reserved for candidates expressing reservations over the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline and proposed natural gas pipelines, including NDP candidate Doug Donaldson, Roger Benham of the Green Party,

Rod Taylor of the Christian Heritage Party and Jessie O’Leary, an independent candidate. B.C. Conservative candidate Jonathan Dieleman didn’t commit to the pipeline, preferring to wait for the joint review panel’s decision, but said it was inevitable tar sand oil would make its way to B.C.’s west coast. “The pipeline is a good idea because it’s the safest way to move the oil,” he said. Benham agreed, but he took a different tact. “I’m afraid, probably, we’re going to have to stand in front of bulldozers to stop the damn thing,” Benham said. The audience did take exception to Liberal candidate Sharon Hartwell’s repeated resistance to taking a position for or against the Northern Gateway pipeline. Hartwell said she found it disturbing the fo-

cus was almost entirely on one proposed project, Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipeline. “We have other opportunities in the north. We talk about forestry, we talk about mining, we talk about fishing, we talk about tourism,” Hartwell said. “Are we ready to make a decision on the pipeline? No, we’re not. We don’t have all the information.” The exchange of the night came during a discussion on revenue sharing when Hartwell suggested Donaldson had not stood up in the legislature to represent the interests of Stikine. “Yes, I’ve advocated for the Stikine,” Donaldson replied, listing off a series of issues, including revenue sharing, for which he advocated in the legislature. See VOTE on p. A3

Council commits to constructing second arena By Ryan Jensen Smithers/Interior News

Smithers Town Council committed to building the second sheet of ice last week. In a special public meeting held April 29, Smithers councillors voted to bolster the new arena project’s budget by about

$1 million to $4.7 million and council committed to meeting with two of the rejected bidders in the RFP process, Venture Pacific Construction Management and C & M Development Inc. to see if scaled-back, phased projects are possible. “Figure out the size of the building we need, with a sheet of ice in it, get it going so you can skate on it and

from there, people can see what they want,” Councillor Norm Adomeit said. “Build it a bit at a time.” The town currently has $3,663,786 in confirmed funding for the project. At the regular council meeting April 23, all four bids submitted for the construction of the second sheet of ice were rejected by councillors for varying

reasons. Council set up the April 29 meeting aiming to find a way to move the project forward and not miss out on this year’s building season. A motion was made by Councillor Bandstra to commit to spending up to $4.7 million on the new arena, funding the difference by using $400,000

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from the town’s land sales reserve, $250,000 from a grant not-yet secured from the Northern Development Initiative Trust and $400,000 in community fundraising and to work with the chosen contractor to see how they can find even more cost efficiencies. The motion passed unanimously. See ARENA on p. A4

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Transit system adds Saturday trips

By Ryan Jensen Smithers/Interior News

The Smithers and District Transit System is officially adding two extra Saturday trips to their Smithers – Telkwa route. At the regular Town of Smithers council meeting April 23, council voted in favour of increasing the bus route’s services. For the last year, the two extra Smithers-Telkwa Saturday runs have been on the transit system’s schedule as part of a pilot project, increasing the number of trips to four from two. During the trial period,

Two additional trips between Smithers and Telkwa have now been added to the Saturday schedule.

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the ridership nearly doubled, Todd Dupuis with BC Transit said.

There will be a minimal increase in operating costs, for fuel and maintenance,

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VOTE from A1 A question about jobs and job-training also generated discussion among the candidates. O’Leary suggested a greater focus on value-added products would generate jobs, while Donaldson said the key was to open up more spaces in trades schools to allow youth to train for local job opportunities. Taylor pointed to agriculture as an oft-forgotten source of jobs. “We could do a lot more to establish organic food production, there’s an opportunity we shouldn’t miss,” he said. B.C. Conservative candidate, Jonathan Dieleman argued the key to drawing young workers into skilledtrades training was

to make sure jobs are waiting for them. “People need to have jobs available, otherwise their training is useless,” Dieleman said. Hartwell, agreed. “People don’t complete their schooling because they don’t have jobs to go to,” she said. Following the debate, each candidate felt they had fared well. “It’s always hard to tell when you’re up on the stage, but

from the feedback I got afterwards people were happy with the responses and the information they received,” Donaldson said. “There was a wide range of questions and most of the topics have come up on the doorsteps.” Donaldson also tipped his hat to O’Leary. “It’s pretty good that he’s putting himself out there,” Donaldson said. For his part,

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O’Leary expressed some disappointment and pointed the finger at his inexperience. Dieleman also thought he did well at the debate and added the evening clarified for him that the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline is the number one issue in the electoral district of Stikine, but other issues should not be ignored. “I’m standing by what I said [at the AllCandidates’ Forum]. Yes, this pipeline is

a huge issue, but it’s not our only issue. We need to look at every other issue that’s occupying us right now,” Dieleman said. Like Hartwell and Dieleman, Taylor felt Enbridge was the most important issue to Stikine constituents with jobs coming in a close second. With voting less than a week away, Taylor said he plans on doing a tour of the outer reaches of the riding shortly.

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Additionally, a motion was approved directing council to meet with Venture Pacific and C & M Development to see if they are interested in working with the town on a phased building approach and also asked staff to prepare a report on the proposals if the companies decide to move forward. The report is expected in time for the May 14 council meeting. Councillor Frank Wray, who served as chair of the meeting, stressed to the public in attendance the need for the community to rally behind the project to bring it to completion after more than two decades in the making. “I would like to send a clear message from council that we would like to see the community start raising funds right away,” Wray said. “We’re making our commitment that if you raise the funds, you’ll get more arena. “The more funds you raise, the more arena we’ll get.” Once again, the public gallery was overflowing with residents eager to hear how council planned on moving forward. Former Mayor Jim Davidson was on the agenda as a delegation. Davidson questioned councillors as to why they were

not using the $3.7 million in retained earnings generated by the Wetzin’Kwa Community Forest. “The community forest was put together for this type of purpose, so that the wealth generated by our resources served our communities,” he said. “I’m appalled, I’m absolutely appalled and I suppose the reason I’m appalled is I’m disappointed.” Councillor Phil Brienesse spoke about Davidson’s presentation, clarifying the $3.7 million in retained earnings is being used as a legacy fund where the interest earned will be granted to community organizations. Even if the funds were available, the community forest is run as a joint venture between the Town of Smithers, Village of Telkwa and the Wet’suwet’en, he said. At the end of the meeting during the public comment portion, a rumour that council had fumbled a potential $500,000 donation for the project was also addressed. “Just to be totally clear, the town has never turned down any donation,” Mayor Taylor Bachrach said. “We have treated all inquiries about donating money very seriously.”

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Smithers on Startup Canada lineup Program lends advice and support to entrepreneurs

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The federal government has launched a new program, Startup Canada Communities, designed to help firsttime entrepreneurs get the help they need to navigate the ins and outs of starting a business. Smithers is one of only 15 communities across the country taking part in the pilot project. The program provides entrepreneurs with access to mentors and support, as well as information on funding opportunities, as well

as opportunities to interact with other individuals in the business community. “For Smithers, the biggest win is having everything brought together into one place so that locals know exactly where to go and will have everything they need for their startup project or enterprise,” Tony Mondia, Startup Smithers volunteer said in a press release. “Not only that, they now have easy access to hundreds of other entrepreneurs across Canada for sharing ideas, getting advice, maybe even finding a co-founder to start up another venture.”

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Sawyer said. “I didn’t have a mentor when I started, that’s why I signed up as a mentor. Sawyer, a recent transplant from Calgary, was amazed at the potential in Smithers with respect to entrepreneurship. “I see a lot of people who for one reason or another don’t have the entrepreneurial skills, but have an idea and don’t know how to move it forward. Sawyer said he sees the potential for synergisms among start up businesses and the potential to share ideas. “If you don’t have a mentor your chances

of failure are much higher,” Sawyer said. Being part of the Startup Canada project is good news for Smithers, Economic Development Officer with the Bulkley Valley Economic Development Office, Alan Stroet said. “Being one of 15 pilot startup communities with Startup Canada will allow for local entrepreneurs to tap into a national network of likeminded individuals,” Stroet said. For information visit http://www. startupsmithers.ca, or https://www.facebook. com/StartupSmithers.

For the record The dates for the 101st Telkwa BBQ are Aug. 30 - Sept. 2, 2013.

As we draw closer to the Smithers Centennial Homecoming Week, August 2nd- 10th, family reunions are being solidified. Lynn Lychak is 86 years young and looks forward to family members returning for their reunion. Lynn’s father arrived in Smithers in 1912 to visit his brothers and ended up staying to cut ties for the railroad tracks. He met Lynn’s mom in Vancouver and they eventually married and settled in the Evelyn area. Lynn relates stories of attending school in a one room schoolhouse with 15 or 16 students from grades one to eight. The schoolhouse was two miles from home. “In winter dad would break trail to the highway and we followed in his tracks. We were all in good shape; we walked everywhere: to picnics, ballgames, and church services.” Transportation consisted of horse and buggy in summer and a sleigh in winter. Lynn fondly reflects on the Christmas concerts of her childhood: “We didn’t have much fruit in those days so we looked forward to Santa’s arrival after the concert. Every child received a Christmas bag with an apple, a mandarin orange and some hard candy.” Lynn met her husband, Paul, in Nanaimo. “I was so glad to find a fellow that took me away from the Bulkley Valley,” she laughs. Surprisingly, Paul’s desire to live in the Bulkley Valley was the impetus that brought them back home. Paul worked at the Sawmill in Evelyn and then got on at the airport in 1952 where he worked until his retirement. Paul and Lynn have lived on their farm for 49 years and Lynn says, “I’m thankful that our kids allowed us to stay here in the country; this is home.” She’s anticipating their upcoming reunion in August. Visit our website for more Homecoming events: www.smithers2013.com. “I’ve registered, have you?”

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t’s that time again, when political parties of all stripes and their representatives spend a lot of money to make sure we know just how inept the other parties are. Yes, it’s election time in British Columbia. The finger pointing started early and the truth given a whole new spin, sometimes stretched beyond recognition. But who cares? Given the turnout at last week’s allcandidates debate at the Della Herman Theatre, it appears not many people care. Residents of the Bulkley Valley often claim they live in paradise and we agree. However, paradise isn’t all it seems. Northwest B.C. has the highest unemployment rate in the province, difficulty attracting new doctors, homelessness and oil and gas projects trying to force their way through the valley. What about the broader issues of health care, tuition and air quality, does anybody care? These are important issues, at least according to the letters received at The Interior News. Considering the turnout at the all-candidates debate last Wednesday, these issues are apparently insufficient to taint the patina of paradise, or they simply do not exist. These issues will affect younger voters, but you wouldn’t know it by the turnout at the debate. In the last provincial election, only 34 per cent of eligible voters aged 20 – 24 made it to the ballot box. Yes, some youths did attend the debate, and kudos to them, but they were by far the minority. Political apathy has wafted over the youth of today casting the fog of laissez-faire over the entire process. We often wonder why the youth of today show little interest in politics. The evidence suggests it is because their parents are leading by example. Parents bring children to work, children bring parents to class, why not do the same with voting? Let’s make voting a family affair. - Percy N. Hébert/Interior News

Letters misstate NDP platform There were recent letters to this newspaper that misstated the approach I have taken as the Stikine MLA the past four years and misrepresents the BC NDP election platform. As far as mineral exploration and mining is concerned, my BC NDP colleagues and I fully understand the importance of the mineral sector for local jobs and provincial revenue. We are committed to an average 55day turnaround for mineral exploration Notice of Work permits, lower than promised by the BC Liberal government,

and we allocated $8 million over the next 3 years in order to achieve this goal. Contrast this with the BC Liberal record of allowing a 7,000 resourcepermit backlog that negatively impacted the mineral sector and you have to ask yourself who is demonstrating a more business-friendly approach. I am committed to increasing skills training at Northwest Community College so people in Stikine have the best opportunity to compete for jobs - unlike the BC Liberals who were willing bystanders in sanctioning HD

GUEST VIEW Doug Donaldson Mining’s plans to bring 200 temporary foreign workers to their coal project in the northeast. And I support other blue-collar jobs such as in forestry where the BC NDP will reinvest so an

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additional 50-million seedlings a year are planted on Crown land and updated inventory work is done on the forest lands. The BC Liberal approach is a lack of focus on forestry typified by the Kitwanga mill situation where Premier Clark showed up for a photoopportunity when the mill reopened but was nowhere to be found when the workers got their pink slips a few months later. In agriculture I believe we can assist farmers and ranchers in making local food production more viable. The BC NDP will

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ELEMENTARY MINING On the occasion of Mining Week, students from the region made their way to Northwest Community College to learn a bit about the mining industry. Here Brody McKay, 10, a Grade 5 student at Telkwa elementary school tries his hand at a simulator. Percy N. Hébert photo

Telkwa spending unwise Editor: Telkwa has released its draft budget for 2013, and another municipal tax rate increase is proposed. In January, under the headline , “Mill rates adjusted to offset increase,” The Interior News published comments from Mayor Carman Graf, including the following, “Just because your assessment goes up it doesn’t mean your taxes are going to go up.” Of course, the reality under Graf’s leadership is that taxes do go up. Way up. His councils have successfully intercepted a $200 annual grant intended to ease the property tax burden on Telkwa homeowners, and eliminated the benefit to taxpayers of expiring capital expenditure loans.

The municipal taxation rate has increased by well over 20 per cent since 2010, which, combined with a substantial increase in assessed property values, is bleeding Telkwa homeowners dry. Equally disappointing is the Village of Telkwa’s misuse of these funds, and the funds they receive from other levels of government. Telkwa recently received approval for a $680,000 Gas Tax Fund transfer. Gas Tax funds could be applied to improvements for our water and sewer systems, local roads and bridges, or better public transit. All are desperately needed in Telkwa. Instead, our municipal leaders applied for funding to support their pet project, a heating system for the new municipal office. The costs will likely keep adding up.

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Who will manage and operate this stateof-the-art facility, and how much will they be paid? What are the costs of sourcing and delivering the wood waste? Is this even a cheaper heating system? Consider Telkwa council’s true priorities, trips to the Middle East and other locales far and wide for council and staff. A fancy, expensive new village office. Fancy signs, lamp posts and flag poles. Hefty annual increases in wages and benefits for village staff. A fancy new

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cenotaph. Costly gentrification on the taxpayer’s dime. Telkwa residents, do these things actually benefit you? Can you afford them? For my family, the answer is a resounding no. Darcy Repen, Telkwa

NDP stripes have not changed Editor : (Re: Letter NDP have changed their stripes, Interior News, May 1, 2013) While Rick Fuerst

“struggled to write” his letter criticizing the NDP, I struggle to understand where his family is coming from. In terms of Enbridge’s highrisk pipeline and tanker project, there is opposition from a diverse group of labour unions including the CEP (who would stand to gain jobs from the project), AFL (who also represent workers in the tar sands and pipeline industry), BCTF, PSAC, CUPE (BC), BCGEU, CAW and UFAWU (who would stand to lose jobs from the project in commercial fisheries).

When those who weld pipelines, service the tar sands, and navigate our coast come out overwhelming against Enbridge’s project, who wouldn’t think twice about supporting it? Add to these workers the number of municipalities who have passed resolutions, 166 First Nations, approximately 1,500 people who spoke out at the oral hearings of the JRP, and the majority of British Columbians who oppose Northern Gateway (probably some who even sport $3,000 suits) for a multitude of reasons. The NDP are the political party who have taken the strongest stand against Enbridge’s project. In doing so, they’re not only standing with environmentalists, but with trade unions in BC and Alberta. Enbridge has done one good thing with their proposal, which

is to build bridges and bring together environmentalists and rednecks, cowboys and Indians, trades workers and academics, young and old in support of our wild salmon watersheds and coast. Stopping this pipeline project is the right decision for our communities and grandchildren. Vote accordingly. Nikki Skuce Smithers

Fish regulations wrong Editor : (re: New trout regulations for Skeena; Three Rivers Report, March 27, 2013). I am writing in regards to the recent reductions in the provincial fishing regulations 2014/15 that were also addressed in the newspaper a couple of weeks ago. See FISH on p. A8

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FISH from A7 It is a shame to see ever-increasing restrictions which are not founded in resource data but rather are driven by political agendas. I was involved for more than 20-years in a variety of fisheries and habitat issues in the Bulkley/Morice Watershed. This area has probably one of the highest road densities and angler accessibility in the whole Skeena Region. During my 17-years as a fisheries biologist with the Office of the Wet’suwet’en (OW), countless visits to several tributaries, even the smaller ones, showed consistent numbers of Bull Trout/ Dolly Varden, Cutthroat and Rainbows (likely young Steelhead Trout). Numbers never declined or varied much in all these 17-years, not even at the easily accessible locations. The same observations account for the more northern streams that I and others have fished in the past ( Iskut, Dease River, Tanzilla, Cottonwood).

are of no concern to natives and their Section 35 constitutional rights. Well, I have seen my fair share of constitutional rights abuse, reversed racism, frustrated RCMP and Conservation Officers but instead of taking a lead in good fish and wildlife management and attacking the real issues and threats to fish and wildlife, the ministry seems to care only about fashionable political correctness. The Nisga/ Gitanyow moose massacre in 2010 2011 didn’t teach the agency a lesson. Non-native resident hunters are still asked to bear the consequences of such mismanagement. It strikes me that in the same Interior News mentioned above, Kevin Nixon is looking for a perpetrator that killed a moose along Telkwa Hi-Road out of season. You do not have to look far for that elusive poacher! Even if perpetrators are caught, native organizations

“The paradigms, ‘You eat what you shoot or catch’ and, ‘You do not play with your food’, still stand.” Inventories and Assessment Reports by local contractors support my observation at least for the Bulkley and Morice Rivers. According to Bob Hooton (formerly Skeena Fisheries Manager) only about 9,000 to 12,000 Steelhead are required to secure population sustainability in the Bulkley Morice Watershed. Within the last two decades there were more than twice that number of Steelhead returns. Despite these healthy numbers the agency is still restricting non-native users with a zero fish retention policy. The ministerial argument of being proactive regarding increased accessibility to streams of more northern locations and a consequent risk just does not make any sense. I suggest other

NOTICE TO ALL WATER USERS The Town of Smithers Works and Operations Department will be conducting a Flushing Program beginning Monday, May 6, 2013 until approximately Friday, May 31, 2013. One week prior to the Flushing Program beginning, chlorine will be added to the system in controlled quantities, to offset iron, bacteria, silts and other substances that have settled out of the water and become lodged in the distribution system. Users will probably be able to detect the taste or odour of this chlorine until approximately June 8, 2013. The quantity of chlorine injected into the system will not be allowed to exceed two milligrams per litre and will not be injurious to your health. This is a normal chlorination dosage in many communities. Anyone finding this taste or odour objectionable will be able to quickly dissipate it by allowing a container of water to stand with the surface uncovered for a short time, or by boiling the water for a couple of minutes. If, during the course of the flushing program, the water from your taps becomes coloured or dirty, please run taps continuously for a period of time, and you will find that the problem will clear up. Should that action not correct any problem with taste, colour or odour, feel free to contact Dale Chartrand, Chief Utilities Operator, at 250-847-1649. Also, by running your taps prior to laundry washing and avoiding the use of chlorine bleach in your laundry during the course of the flushing program, you will minimize the possibility of laundry staining caused by Manganese. The Town would like to thank water users for their patience and co-operation during the Flushing Program. Our aim is to provide the community with the best quality of water possible.

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political reasons must drive the agency’s agenda. One reason is for sure the strong lobby of pure catch-andrelease sportsman that the ministry caters to. For them of course retention is no issue since they have no interest in living off the land as many quieter locals do. I do not even want to get into the mortality issues of a catch-and-release. Having worked for more than 17-years as a staff biologist and temporarily as an acting Lands and Resources Manager for the OW, I know for a fact that First Nation’s agenda throughout the north is limitless restriction of non-native access to natural resources, in particular in regards to fish and wildlife. Furthermore the ministry mentions more than once that these new restrictions

will protect their membership at all cost as I have personally witnessed many times. There will be no consequences and as such no correction of the situation. I can understand that the ministry has to respect certain entrenched rights in its management strategies and also that we non-native locals have only the privilege to hunt and fish but if rights are abused in such an obvious manner it seems to be time for changes with appropriate consideration of all British Columbians’ interests. As a local Homo carnivora I have purchased only the basic fishing license this year and will only fish lakes since for me the paradigms,” you eat what you shoot or catch” and “you do not play with your food,” still stand. And apologies for the pun, but maybe some fisheries managers should stick to golfing since that appears to be the only vocation that they are good at. Sincerely Stefan Schug

There will be activities happening all year and we need YOUR HELP especially during Home Coming which runs from August 2nd until August 10th. We need Volunteers to help us out in the following areas – Setting up of Events, Clean up after Events, Security and Assisting with Running the Events. Do you have a Talent (Singers, Musicians, Dancers, Kids Entertainers) and would love to perform we would like to hear from you. We will have entertainment all day and evening at different venues during homecoming. VOLUNTEERS Contact Bill Goodacre at 250-877-1895 ENTERTAINERS Contact Sharron Carrington at 250-847-2675 Or contact us through our email at celebrations2013@yahoo.ca Remember this is your Centennial and we would like to hear from you. If you are planning an Event, having A Family Reunion or if you would just like some information we are here to help you. Go to our web site at smithers2013.com and check out our news reports, projects and events. We will try to let everyone know about upcoming events before they happen in our weekly article in the Interior News. Even if we have nothing major to report, we will at least say HI!

TO ALL GRADUATING STUDENTS CALL FOR APPLICATIONS 2013 Bulkley Valley Community Foundation Scholarships and Bursaries The Bulkley Valley Community Foundation provides scholarships and bursaries for 2013 graduating students who attend high school in Smithers, Houston and Hazelton. Applications are accepted from March 15 to May 15, 2013. Scholarships and bursaries are awarded to qualifying students in each of these communities. The application forms and information may be obtained from your teacher or counsellor. The information package and application form is also available on our website www.bvcf.ca For further information contact: Ms. Geri Britton, Executive Director BV Community Foundation Box 4584, Smithers, BC V0J 2N0 PH: 250-847-3310 Email: bvfoundation@bulkley.net Houston : Tanya Amonson 250-845-7838 The Hazeltons : Pauline Gomez 250-847-7515

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Royal Canadian Legion hopes to bolster ranks By Percy N. Hébert Smithers/Interior News

As with other branches across the country, membership at the Smithers branch of the Royal Canadian Legion has dwindled over the years. Now a handful of volunteers are doing all they can to keep the legion and veterans part of the community. The Smithers branch, first established on August 10, 1919 as part of the Great War Veteran’s Association, now counts only five veterans from the Second World War. One of those veterans is David Havard, 89, retired field artillery signaller. For Havard, the legion was an integral part of his life when he returned to Canada. In addition to being a place where he could continue to share the camaraderie of his fellow brothers in arms, Havard, a former land inspector and agriculturist, the legion is also where he met his wife Rosa, a Captain with the British forces from Wales. The legion, Havard said, was an important part of their lives. “It [legion] was a very busy place,” Havard said. Dances held at the legion drew big crowds even though there was a little extra effort involved. “We had to pack the piano up and down the stairs,” Havard said with a chuckle, remembering the heydays of the legion. Those heydays have slipped away as veterans passed away and fewer members of the Armed Forces join the legion and fewer volunteers step up to offer their help, Terri Steidel, who spent 18 years in the Canadian Navy as an administrator, said. “This place was hopping, we had more than 300 members, but our numbers are dropping,” Steidel said. “We now have less than 200 members on the books.” To help improve their lot the Royal Canadian Legion opened membership to the public, which has helped a bit, but Steidel said they still need more members and more volunteers. “Many of the volunteers are getting old, they don’t have enough energy,” Steidel said. “It’s the same with the ladies’ auxiliary.” Part of the problem Steidel said is the community is unaware of what the legion offers its members. For example, in addition to the social aspect of the Legion, Steidel said the legion also sponsors high school curling teams, track athletes and some members undertake hospital and house visits. The Royal Canadian Legion and ladies auxiliary have provided bursaries and donations throughout the years to various organizations both youth and senior oriented, she said. As well the legion supports the Senior Games, youth sports, Sea Cadets, Pathfinders, the Bulkley Valley District Hospital, Bulkley Lodge and the Spinoza Bear Program which provides stuffed toys for hospitalized children. Further afield, the Legion Foundation also supports veterans in areas such as the Caribbean, where no legion exists. Although the legion was in part established to honour the memory and service of veterans, Steidel accepts that these are busy times and people have other things to do and in the rush of modern-day life, the unfortunate happens. “People forget we’re here,” Steidel said. For information on membership to the legion or Ladies Auxiliary, volunteering, or to rent the legion hall call 250-847-5082.

David Havard, 89, retired field artillary signaller, met Rosa, his future bride, at the Smithers branch of the Royal Canadian Legion.

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Benham the conscience of the Green Party By Ryan Jensen Smithers/Interior News

Roger Benham’s first priority is protecting the environment. “I’m what they call in the Green Party a deep green,” said Benham, the Green Party’s candidate in the Stikine riding. “I once was called the conscience of the Green Party.” Benham was born and raised 48 km west of London, England where he attended university, achieving a Master’s Degree in engineering. In 1974, at the age of 27, he moved to Canada, working as a consultant and engineer in Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton. In 1980, he moved to the Rockies, near McBride, where he owned a small farm he cleared by hand. In 1991, Benham moved to the Bulkley Valley, buying a couple of quarter sections of land east of Telkwa. Again, he lived self-sufficiently, again clearing his land by hand. For the last 10 years, Benham and his wife have called Smithers home. He has been a member of the Green Party for the last 20 years and believes Canadains need to stop being selfish

and look out for our descendants’ needs. “We need to care for what the country’s going to be like in seven generations’ time, in 150 years,” he said. Benham said he feels the government should be completely responsible for health care and education costs. “I feel it’s incredibly short-sighted to not educate everyone, free of charge, right through to the end of university,” he said. “If a country wants to do well in this world, it should educate its people. “You never know

who will be the next Einstein.” He’s also vehemently opposed to Enbridge’s Northern Gateway Pipeline project. “How could anyone live up here and eat the fish we have here and not be concerned about having an oil pipeline spill?” he asked. A vote for the Green Party, Benham said, is a vote for the longterm environmental health of the planet. “I don’t understand why people don’t vote Green,” he said. “It seems the obvious thing to do, unless one votes only for oneself.”

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Way said, is they have used all local craftsmen in the work. Tickets for the tour are $25 and can be purchased from Salt Boutique. The tour runs from 9 a.m. to noon May 11. Participants will be provided with a map that shows the locations of the homes and a light lunch will be served at the Royal Canadian Legion once the tour is complete. Hetherington encourages people to carpool while on the tour, to cut down on traffic congestion in the residential areas. All proceeds go to NWAS to support them in their efforts to advocate for, rescue and find homes for unwanted animals in the Bulkley Valley. “There are always needs at the animal shelter,” Hetherington said. For more information or to arrange transportation, call Jane Hetherington at 250-847-4515.

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Jesse O’Leary feels the current political system is broken so he is running in the upcoming May 14 provincial election as an Independent. The 23 year-old, who has lived just outside of Hazleton for two years, graduated from high school in Cranbrook, then moved to Vancouver for postsecondary studies in video game design. He is running in the upcoming May 14 provincial election as an Independent. “We need positive change,” O’Leary said simply. O’Leary is currently working as an artist, sculpting, drawing and carving whatever interests him. In his short time in the area, O’Leary said he’s noticed a number ways to stimulate the economy, without harming the environment. One idea is to better utilize what is now seen as waste wood to the forest industry, while the other is returning to an industry this area was founded on, the fur trade. “In the forest industry, there are tons and tons of slash piles being burned each year,” he said. “There’s enough lumber being burned in B.C. to create and fund a furniture industry that could rival IKEA.” “We have all the resources in the province to be making those valueadded products right here and creating thousands of jobs.” He also stands in opposition to the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline project. “We’re basically building a pipeline that’s transporting a toxic substance along moving tectonic

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trying to appeal to the non-voter out there,” O’Leary said. “If it’s not for me, then vote for the Green Party because, in my opinion, the Green Party is the only one that is somewhat sane.” For more information on Jesse O’Leary, go to his Facebook page.

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Eyes on the voters and ballots By Percy N. Hébert Smithers/Interior News

From Atlin and Lower Post in the north, to Stewart and south to the Hazeltons, Smithers and Telkwa, the Stikine electoral district counts 23 general voting places, all under the supervision of District Electoral Officer Don McMillan. There is much to be done between now and the May 14 election day, including making sure each voting place has enough voting booths and ballot boxes. But the most important part is making sure voting takes place without a hitch. To vote, McMillan explained, a person must be a Canadian citizen, 18-years-old and have resided in B. C. for at least six months. Other than that only a handful of people are disqualified from voting, including the Chief and Deputy Chief Electoral Officers and persons convicted of offences under the B.C. Elections Act such as vote buying, voter intimidation and voting twice, McMillan explained. Although the voting list closed April 23, McMillan said persons eligible to vote can still register on election day when they go to vote. “You can register when you vote,” McMillan said. “You must present two pieces of identification which identify who you are and your residential address.” A B.C. Driver’s licence, B.C. Services card or Indian Status cards are all accepted as proof of identity and residential address. In lieu of the above pieces of identification, eligible voters can register using combinations of a passport or care card for example,

together with a hydro bill or other utility bill, McMillan explained. In the event someone has lost their pieces of identification, they can be vouched for by a family member, a friend or a personal care professional. Friends and health care professionals can only vouch for one person. Family members can vouch for more than one person, so long as they reside in the same electoral district. Persons with disabilities can also request help to mark their ballot, including a friend, so long as they sign a form swearing they will not divulge how the person voted. For many, traveling to a voting station can be difficult, so Elections B.C. sends

out special mobile voting stations, McMillan said. “We send to a mobile team of voting officials to places like the Bulkley Lodge, The Meadows, the Bulkley Valley District Hospital, the Wrinch Memorial Hospital and Skeena Place,” McMillan said. “We have all of that scheduled for May 13 and May 14.” The mobile voting teams can administer voting for residents, patients, workers and visitors. Once the polls close, the task of counting the votes falls to voting officers and voting clerks. Normally, each team of voting officer and voting clerk deals with about 400 ballots, McMillan said and counting takes about an hour. For information call 250-877-4510.

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GENERAL ELECTION Get ready to vote. Identification Rules for Voting Voters must prove their identity and current residential address to get a ballot or register to vote at the time of voting. Any one of the following pieces of identification is acceptable:

In the 40 th Provincial General Election, British Columbia’s voters will vote for their Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. BC Has More Ways to Vote All voters can:

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If you don’t have any of the above, bring two documents that together prove your identity and current residential address. A complete list of acceptable identification is available from Elections BC.

Vote at advance voting Voters can attend any advance voting location in the province from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (local time), Wednesday, May 8 through Saturday, May 11. All advance voting locations are wheelchair accessible.

Voters without identification can be vouched for by a voter in their electoral district who has identification, or by a direct family member, or by someone who has legal authority to make personal care decisions for the voter.

Vote on General Voting Day Voters can attend any general voting location in the province from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Pacific time), Tuesday, May 14, 2013.

Or, contact your district electoral office. Hours of operation Monday - Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The following persons have been nominated as candidates for Nechako Lakes for the 40th Provincial General Election.

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Beverly Bird Advocational Party

Anne Filippone 3944 Cascade Dr, Vernon, BC, V1T 9E7

Dan Brooks BC Conservative Party

Gerald Caron PO Box 2401, Vanderhoof, BC, V0J 3A0

Colin Hamm Green Party of BC

Colin Hamm PO Box 1653, Fort St. James, BC, V0J 1P0

John Rustad BC Liberal Party

Alan Fitzpatrick PO Box 2282, Vanderhoof, BC, V0J 3A0

Sussanne Skidmore-Hewlett BC NDP

Terry Archibald 3795 Sunny Slope Rd, Vanderhoof, BC, V0J 3A3

General Voting Places:

Amy Keddie 370 Carrier St, Fraser Lake, BC, V0J 1S0

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District Electoral Offices: 192 Stewart St W Vanderhoof, BC (250) 567-6834

Cluculz Lake Comm Hall 3385 Lund Rd, Mapes, BC

Grassy Plains Hall 37267 Keefes Landing Rd, Grassy Plains, BC

Royal Canadian Legion 274 165 Chowsunket St, Fraser Lake, BC

Houston Sr Activity Centre 3250 W 14th St, Houston, BC

David Hoy Elem School 772 Birch St W, Fort St. James, BC

Hindmarch Residence 19618 Sturgeon Point Rd, Vanderhoof, BC

Saik’uz First Nation 135 Joseph St, Vanderhoof, BC

Immaculate Catholic Church 248 3rd Ave, Burns Lake, BC

Decker Lake Elem School 6710 16 Hwy W, Burns Lake, BC

Houston Comm Hall 2302 Butler Ave, Houston, BC

Sinkutview Elem School 3348 Sinkut View Rd, Vanderhoof, BC

Music Makers Hall 241 2nd Ave W, Fort St. James, BC

Endako Comm Hall 3689 Main St, Endako, BC

Kwah Hall 285 Kwah Rd E, Fort St. James, BC

Southbank Fire Hall Southbank, Southbank, BC

Royal Canadian Legion 274 165 Chowsunket St, Fraser Lake, BC

Eugene Joseph Elem School Tachie Rd, Tachie, BC

Lakes District Sec School 653 16 Hwy, Burns Lake, BC

Takla Landing Band Office 18 Hudson Bay Cres, Takla Landing, BC

Vanderhoof Fire Hall 2230 Nechako Ave, Vanderhoof, BC

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Mapes Elem School 14907 Mapes Rd, Mapes, BC

Topley Comm Hall 11591 Chester St, Topley, BC

Fort Fraser Comm Hall 470 Corporation St, Fort Fraser, BC

Nadleh Whut’en Health Centre Nautley Rd, Fraser Lake, BC

Trout Creek Comm Hall Colleymount Rd, Houston, BC

Francois Lake Comm Hall Francois Lake Rd E, Francois Lake, BC

Nechako Senior Citizen Hall 219 Victoria St E, Vanderhoof, BC

Wistaria Hall 36674 Ootsa-Nadina Rd, Ootsa Lake, BC

Germansen Landing Store Omineca Mining Rd, Germansen Landing, BC

Nithi Resort 103 Nithi Lodge Rd, Fraser Lake, BC

Wolf Ridge Store/Post Office Manson Creek, Manson Creek, BC

Granisle Sr Comm Centre 19 Chapman St, Granisle, BC

Rose Lake Hall 16 Hwy, Topley, BC

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Hello Smithers. I am very excited to be joining the team at the Smithers Interior News as a summer reporter/intern. This is my first time working and living in northern British Columbia as my hometown is Langley, B.C. Back home, I am in my final year of studies for my communication degree at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, B.C. Throughout my Amara time at SFU I have worked in a variety of capacities, from my role as an ambassador with the BC Used Oil Management Association, to working as a communications assistant with the BC Children’s and BC Women’s Redevelopment Project. Most recently, I worked at SFU’s student newspaper The Peak, as the associate news editor.

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What I love about working in news is that each day is always different and unpredictable. I never know who I will get to meet and what new and interesting things I will learn. When I am not working, I intend to take advantage of the amazing things Smithers has to offer. I love doing yoga, pilates, trying out new foods and restaurants, and hanging out in coffee shops. I can’t wait to go hiking and kayaking and to take advantage of the vast outdoor Janssens recreation available here. Throughout the course of the summer, I look forward to getting to know you, the Town of Smithers, and the communities of the Bulkley Valley. If you have a story idea, please feel free to send me an email at newsroom@interiornews.com. Cheers, Amara Janssens

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Stevenson: A passion for history By Percy N. Hébert Smithers/Interior News

hat started out as an employment opportunity, has turned into a passion for Jane Stevenson, Economic Development Officer with the Village of Telkwa. “I’ve always wanted to write,” Stevenson said holding a copy of her latest book, A Trail of Two Telegraphs. Stevenson, first arrived in Smithers 13 years ago, after completing a degree in anthropology and environmental studies at the University of Victoria. Upon graduation she took a job at the Bulkley Valley Museum where she started going through the archives, reading the letters and in the letters she learned about the local history and knew it was a history that had to be told. “I felt it was really important to share some of the original images and original archival material with the public,” Stevenson said. “That way everyone could own the stories, own their local history.” She started writing in earnest in 2005 when she started her family. The result was her first book, The Railroader’s Wife, Letters from the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, a collection of letters and images drawn from the archives of the Bulkley Valley Museum. One thing led to another and Stevenson began writing for Northword magazine, different stories she gleaned from the museum archives, first about Smithers and then expanding out to Haida Gwaii and east to Prince George. Writing for Northword magazine was a blessing, as the deadlines forced her to put pen to paper and to stay focused on the task at hand, Stevenson said. “I think if I was trying to write a book

without a deadline it would never have happened,” she said. The archival skills she learned at the Bulkey Valley Museum allowed her to gain access to archives at other museums along Highway 16, material the general public normally wouldn’t have access to. “I’m given a little more leeway and as a result I can discover these pretty cool stories and then I can share them,” Stevenson said. Now Stevenson is enjoying the feeling of having her second book published. A Trail of Two Telegraphs, published by Caitlin Press, is a collection of articles first published in Northword magazine and a few other stories. Many of the original stories have been fleshed out, Stevenson said, thanks to feedback from readers who provided additional information or corrections. The stories cover northwester B.C. from the 1880s up to 1986 when a Spanish olive jar was found off the Queen Charlotte Islands. Stevenson said she tried to focus on unique places and unique characters from northwestern B.C. There are stories about Captain Charles East’s efforts to recover Japanese war balloons during the Second World War, an armoured train that travelled along the Skeena and an American B36 bomber that crashed in the Kispiox Valley and about places like Doreen. “They’re stories about places and characters,” she said. The book also describes memory places, places that hold significant memories for area residents, something that the Smithers Centennial is generating among residents. “I think it’s a really positive thing to look at a building and talk about what used to be there and tell your kids so that there is a shared sense of past,” she said.

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Stevenson was born in Newfoundland and then her family moved to Kitimat. Every summer the family would pack into the car and do a road trip, with her father making sure to stop at every historical plaque along the way. “The trips could take months,” Stevenson said. At the time, reading the plaques was a chore, but reading the plaques did have an effect. “It helped me have a sense of place and an attachment to the north,” she said. Despite the pleasure she feels digging into the history of the Bulkley Valley, Stevenson said her next book will be fiction, for one simple reason. “I’m tired of verifying facts and double checking sources,” she said with a chuckle. The book, still in the scribbled notes on scraps of paper phase, is centred around Kitimat in the 1950s. Stevenson will do a reading from A Trail of Two Telegraphs, including a Jane Stevenson reads from her new book A Trail of Two slide, at The Old Church, Telegraphs, at the Old Church, May 22, 7 p.m. Percy N. Hébert photo May 22 at 7 p.m.

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Out on a Limb The Smithers Art Gallery’s May exhibition, May 7 – June 1, paintings by Terrace artists Noreen Spence, Dianne Postman, Micky McCulley and Judy McCloskey. www.smithersart.org. info@ smithersart.org. 250-847-3898. Mexico: Sun, sand and surf.....but really so much more Thursday, May 9, 7:30 p.m. Rm 109 NWCC. Jim and Lola Britton present a slide show of the real Mexico beyonds resorts and clichés. Out on a Limb Opening reception & Artists’ Talk at the Smithers Art Gallery, Friday, May 10, 7-9 p.m. Annual Carnival at St. Joseph’s school Food, games, fun for the whole family. Friday, May 10, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Pro-life walk for Life. Saturday May 11, 10 a.m. meet at St. Joseph’s church for instructions. BV Farmers Market in the Central Park Building Parking Lot every Saturday 8 a.m. to noon beginning May 11. Dmitri Cody, dmitricody@gmail.com Community Garage Sale Fundraiser for Telkwa Elementary Grade 7 year end camping trip, Saturday,

May 11, 8 a.m. to noon in the Woodland Subdivision. The Smithers Barkpark Committee BBQ. Saturday, May 11, 5 p.m. Bring your dog, chair, buns/side dish and drinks. Meat and condiments provided. RSVP to jtaggartkim@gmail.com for a map to the location Highway 16 West. Follow balloons and sign. Story Time at the Library: Six weeks of stories, songs and rhymes for your 3 to 5 year old. Wednesdays, April 10 to May 15, 10-11 a.m. Please register for this free program. 250-847-3043 or email contact@ smitherslibrary.ca. How To Build FM Antenna designed to strengthen the 93.9 frequency so will improve your listening experience. Workshop at the Smithers Library, Friday, May 17, 10-11 a.m. For more info., contact CICK 93.9 Smithers Community Radio 250-847-8769, editor@smithersradio.com Annual Ceremonial Review: 204 Babine Royal Canadian Sea Cadets, Wednesday, May 22 6 p.m. BV Christian High School Gym, Stay for tea and goodies.

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SLOOOWMOTION GROUSE This sharp-tailed grouse slowed to a crawl in an attempt to avoid being seen crossing Telkwa High Road. Percy N. Hébert photo

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emember the perennial plant sale, Saturday May 25, 8 a.m. to noon, at the Goat Statue parking lot. Want to donate, need help with digging or pick-up: Karen 847-9052 or Dale 8472107. Can also drop off plants in the Central Park Building parking lot Friday, May 24, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. 1918 saw Bugs Bunny make his debut. After that there were further developments with the character, having him ask his famous “What’s up, Doc?” The noisy munching on carrots was based on Clark Gable’s carrot chewing in the movie It Happened One Night. Calling all Smithers and surrounding area youth. May 14, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at town hall the Smithers Youth Council will host a Meet the Councilors Night. Here is a chance to connect with local municipal government representatives, ask questions, share opinions. Dinner will be provided. You are also invited to stay for the regular council meeting following to see what happens during a town meeting. Groundbreakers Collective is launching

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their third Harvest Box season. Sign up by June 15, receive a monthly blue bin of fresh produce with added value products (honey, pickles, jams, flour) from local growers around the Valley. Organized around the Community Supported Agriculture model. A season’s subscription to the Harvest Box means delicious, high quality, locally grown food for your family from September to May. For more information visit www. groundbreakerscollective.ca, or call 250846-5755. Attended the All Candidates Forum. If you did not get a chance to go check out www.soundcloud. com/smithersradio, where you can listen to the entire event plus separate interviews with each candidate. I found that Roger

Benham of the Green Party and Rod Taylor of the Christian Heritage Party were somewhat similar in their comments to protect the earth we live on, to treat it kindly, to use the golden rule of treat others as you want to be treated. There were a lot of questions on Enbridge with Doug Donaldson, NDP saying if elected they planned to have a review. I wondered about the cost to have this additional review. It seems clear that if there is a leak our land, our fish and wildlife are in serious danger. There was talk about skills training and needing more of that. I think a good part of training should be done with managers and employers who seem unable to guide and support their new workers. You can have a lot of skills but if your work atmosphere is fractured with poor leadership your skills are pretty much worthless. No moratorium on grizzly bears worried me. Bringing in foreign doctors to fill the growing gap, seems a better answer would be to make it affordable to train our own doctors. One candidate said, “fudget budget.”

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What the candidates say about Enbridge Northern Gateway Friends of Morice-Bulkley asked all Stikine candidates the question, “How do you plan to address concerns about the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline proposal?” Doug Donaldson – NDP “ I oppose the Enbridge pipeline. I have listened to the concerns of people in our communities and I believe the risks of the project far outweigh the benefits. The BC NDP will withdraw from the environmental equivalency agreement within one week of forming government in order to assert BC’s interests.” Jesse O’leary – Independent No response. Jonathan Dieleman – Conservative “There are people who support and oppose this project. We have an Environmental process that has been developed over the years to consider benefits and risks. The EA process is underway right now. Personally I support the new economic opportunities it will offer British Columbia.” Rod Taylor - Christian Heritage Party “I oppose the Northern Gateway pipeline. It interferes with the resolution of outstanding land claims and treaty issues. It sells our resources cheap and exports jobs. It threatens our environment. I would speak against it, vote against it and support peaceful and legal efforts to stop it.” Roger Benham – Green Party “I am totally opposed to the Enbridge pipeline. I am a professional engineer who specialized in pipework design and I cannot see how you can safely run a pipeline through a tectonic plate fault zone.” Sharon Hartwell – Liberal No response. www.friendsofmoricebulkley.ca

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Students across the school district spent time on Friday skipping rope as part of the Heart and Stroke Foundations’ Jump Rope For Heart fundraiser, including Blake Brock, 6, a Grade 1 student at Telkwa elementary school, with a little help from teacher Angie Hanley and Alexa Johnston (not shown).

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id you watch the TV debate between the political

leaders? By the time you read these words a week will have passed. I have to admit I did not see all the carry on but I did see some of it. What did I think? I noticed as I heard each leader present bits of their platform that I found I had common ground on some issues with each of them. That does make it tough when it come time to vote for our MLA. Maybe that is why I do not belong to a political party. On voting day I do not want to feel the need to vote for a certain candidate because of party loyalty. More often than not in this region I know all the candidates. I will this time as usual vote for the person I feel best represents some of my views and who can also do the best for our citizens. As you know I lean a little to left when it comes to placing my vote. I can also tilt to the right if the candidate is to my liking.

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In the past I have campaigned for Pierre Trudeau. Caught up in the excitement of the times. Great fun. I also worked on the campaigns of Emery Barnes and Rosemary Brown. Both were NDP candidates. That goes back to the early 70s. If it was not so long ago I

would have voted for my great uncle liberal premier Honest John Oliver. That is back to 1918. I have voted every time the chance came my way. I voted while attending UBC, in Port Alberni, Cassiar, Atlin and here of course. It is not only my right to do so but it is necessary. Those who do not have a darn good reason for not voting should not complain about things as they are. Back to the TV debate for just a moment. I was very impressed with Jane Sterk of the Green party. The front-runners seemed tied in my mind. Mr. Cummins of the conservative party? He had some good points but I have a problem with someone who can’t make eye contact. Kind of like a limp handshake. Heck, what do I know? Keep in mind the election will take May 14. Get out there and vote. You can give me a piece of your mind by calling 250846-5095 or e-mail a note to mallory@bulkley.net.

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had practiced every weekend and they also practiced the songs individually. The Racket opened their set with their own song titled Shelter and followed that up with Van Zanten’s Shelter, then closed out their set with Diamond Sky from their most recent CD and Spanish Dancer, a song they wrote in the weeks before last summer’s Kispiox Music Festival. Despite the pressure of the event and being first on stage, de Witt said the band wasn’t nervous in the moments before taking the stage. “We were just happy, focused right in on it,” he said. “All the excitement and apprehension just turned into being focused and so into the music.” In addition to $2,000 toward artist development, $500 in gift cards from Long & McQuade, winning the competition also earned The Racket a songwriting workshop with Wide Mouth Mason singer Shaun Verrault and a free studio session with Jay Evjen of Juicemix Production at Greenhouse Studios to record a single. The Smithers/Hazleton trio are also appearing on the May/June cover of YouThink magazine. As for this summer the band hope to play at a bunch of music festivals. Looking back on the competition that began with about 40 bands, deWitt still marvels at the outcome. “It was surreal,” he said. “It’s crazy, it’s almost hard to believe.”

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hey were confident, they were focused and they played their hearts out and that’s all it took for local teen band, The Racket, to take YouThink magazine’s B.C.’s Best Teen Band competition. The South Hazelton trio has Elijah Larsen on guitar and lead vocals, Stephen deWit on bass and Simon Stockner on drums. “We just screamed, every time someone asked us how it felt,” 19-year-old deWitt, said. It didn’t hurt that half of the crowd on hand were family and friends. “It was half competition and half family reunion,” deWit said. The finals, held at the Electric Owl Social Club in Vancouver, April 27, pitted The Racket against two other bands, also selected based on fan voting, in a four-song showdown, one of which had to be a cover song. The other two bands chose to cover well known songs, deWitt said, but The Racket looked in their own backyard and settled on Rachelle van Zanten’s Shelter. “We know her really well and she’s a great friend of ours and we wanted to play something people probably hadn’t heard before,” deWitt said. The day of the final competition was a busy day with little time to practice and little time to prepare before show time. “We just huddled in a circle and told each other there was nobody else we would rather be on that stage with,” deWitt said. It turn’s out that’s all they needed as the band

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A ROUND TOWN THE BARD COMETH TO SMITHERS Smithers secondary school theatre students are presenting William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth. Four performances, May 23, 24, 25 and 28 are at the Della Herman Theatre. Tickets, $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and students, are available at Mountain Eagle Books, SpeeDee Interior Stationary and at Smithers secondary school. Curtain goes up at 7:30 p.m.

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DEBUTS NEW ALBUM Rachelle van Zanten takes to the stage at Glenwood Hall, May 23 to showcase material from her new CD entitled Oh Mother. Tickets are $20 at Mountain Eagle Books. Doors open at 7 p.m.

It was another busy week in the arts for Smithers residents, as the Local Vocals entertained at Smithers secondary school last Tuesday, while Ivory Coast musician Fana Soro hit the stage at the Della Herman Theatre Saturday afternoon. Percy N. Hébert and Jerome Turner photo

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Lauren SmahaMuir is continuing Smithers’ proud tradition of producing highcalibre hockey players. Smaha-Muir, a 15-year-old Grade 10 student at Smithers secondary school, was recently chosen as one of 80 midget-aged female hockey players to compete at the U18 BC Cup in Salmon Arm, starting today. Not only was she selected for the tournament out of more than 800 midget-aged girls in the province, she also has the distinction of being one of only 24 defenceman chosen. “I go hard every shift,” Smaha-Muir said of her on-ice philosophy. “I think I have a good mental game and I like to rush the puck up a lot, be on offence.” Having reached the provincial tournament the last two years has helped Lauren see the quality of the best

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hockey players in the province and strive to meet that standard. Her dedication to her sport is matched by her dedication to school, said Lauren’s mother, Shari. And they go hand in hand as she has to excel in school to be allowed the privilege of doing what she loves. “We tell our kids

school is their job,” Shari said. “If her first priority, school, is not done then hockey isn’t an option.” Lauren credits the coaches she has had in her eight years of playing hockey with her skill development. Mario Desjardins coached Lauren last year while she was pulling double duty,

playing Smithers Bantam co-ed as well as all-girls hockey in Terrace. Desjardins said Lauren is an allaround player. “She is a great kid, a solid defenceman that skates at a high performance level,” he said. “She has good agility and sees the ice very well and always

makes a smart first pass out of her zone. “She stick handles and has a shot at a high performance level, so there was no question that she would get scouted this year and have an opportunity to compete at the U18 camp.” Another major factor in her success, Lauren said, is

her enrollment in Smithers secondary’s Hockey Academy. “I play with all the rep boys so I build off of their skill,” Lauren said. Derek Holland from the Smithers secondary school Hockey Academy helped Lauren prepare off-ice for the BC Cup as the ice is out in the Smithers

Civic Centre for the season. “He’s been a big help,” Lauren said. As a 15-year-old, she still has one more year of eligibility in the BC Hockey U18 High Performance program. If she continues to work on her game, Lauren said she thinks her goals of playing on Team BC, Team Canada and university hockey are within reach. “I always want hockey to be a part of my life,” she said. The U18 Female High Performance BC Cup starts today, May 8, in Salmon Arm. The 80 girls selected are split into four teams for a round-robin tournament. The athletes are vying for an invitation to the Hockey Canada U18 Identification Camp for potential entry into the Hockey Canada High Performance Program. Lauren, a member of the Wild, plays her first game Thursday night versus the Stars.

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Your attendance is encouraged. For more information, please call Dave Turko at 250-847-4680. Check out our website: www.smithersminorhockey.com Smithers secondary school hosted rugby teams from across the north on Friday and Saturday. Both Gryphons teams are preparing for Zones this weekend in Houston.

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The Smithers Secondary Gryphons rugby squads are well prepared for the zone tournament in Houston this weekend. To start the season, the teams travelled to a competition in

Kamloops, allowing them to get on the field earlier than they would have been able to in Smithers, said Alan Slater, one of the Gryphons’ rugby coaches. They lost both matches, against Calgary and Vernon, but the extra time on the field has paid off, he said. “We were

desperate to get some field time in,” Slater said. This weekend the girls will play off against teams from Houston and Vanderhoof, while the boys will take on teams from Houston, Prince Rupert and Fort St. James. “Their games are starting to come together,” Slater said.

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Smithers secondary school’s golf team kept the momentum going on Saturday as they successfully defended their home tournament for the third straight year. The Gryphon golfers were led by Kaleb Gorbahn, who shot a one-under par 71. Other Gryphon contributors include Grade 9 standout Rhys Wilson who shot a 73, Nathan Cachia who carded a 74 and Bobby Jo Love, who came into the clubhouse with a score of 78. Smithers secondary’s combined team total was 296, the first time a northwest team scored

under the 300-shot mark. Kitimat’s Mount Elizabeth secondary school placed second with a team total of 348. Bulkley Valley Christian School, led by Adam Veenstra who shot an 84, placed third. The Gryphon golfers have had a very successful season so far, winning events in Terrace and Prince Rupert the last two weekends. “We have the best team I have coached in my eight years with them,” said Gryphons coach Dana Gorbahn, adding the future for the team looks bright. “We’re going to be strong for the next few years, too.” On Friday, the Smithers teams are travelling to Kitimat for the two-day zone playoffs.

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Sunday’s McBike Mother’s Day run isn’t strictly for that special lady in your life. “It’s for anybody that wants to run or walk,” said McBike owner and organizer Peter Krause. “Little kids can ride their bikes with their parents as well. “It’s all about participation.” The course is

a mostly flat fivekilometre circuit around downtown Smithers. Racers can choose to do either five or 10 kilometres, which is twice around the course. The race starts a little bit earlier this year, to allow for mothers to race and take part in one of the brunches happening that day, Krause said. All mothers that cross the finish line also get a flower.

Registration for the race takes place at McBike and Sport on Main St. from 9:45 to 10:15 a.m. on May 12. Start time is 10:30 a.m. Last year, more than 150 runners and walkers of all ages took part. The cost to take part is $15 for adults, $10 for kids under 18 and $5 for children under 12 years of age. All proceeds are donated to the Canadian Diabetes Association.

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Hazelton track star sets sights on Team B.C. By Ryan Jensen Smithers/Interior News

South Hazelton track star Regan Yee is turning heads at the college level. Yee, a Grade 12 student at Hazelton secondary school, was in Los Angeles, CA in late April, competing in the Steve Scott Invitational Track and Field meet where she finished fourth in her flight in the 1,500-metre, racing mostly against collegeage women. She currently has the ninth fastest time this year in the 1,500-metre among Canadian Junior Women.

Yee qualified for the meet because she’s taking part in a training camp with Trinity Western University, where she’ll be attending school next year. “Regan is an outstanding talent and is also extremely coachable,” one of her coaches, Neal Currie, said. “She responds well to instruction but also communicates when there are problems which allows us to get the most out of her training which translates into success on the track.” Next for Yee is the BC High School Championships in June after which she

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Kossman named Swiss coach of the year Comes up just shy of winning ultimate prize By Ryan Jensen Smithers/Interior News

For the second year in a row, Smithers-born Swiss National League A hockey bench boss Hans Kossman has been named coach of the year. “Personally, it has been a huge success,” Kossman said. “This is a great league with great coaches so I am incredibly proud of this achievement.”

His team, HC FribourgGotteron, finished the regular season at the top of the league. During the playoffs, they went all the way to the league finals, coming up just short, losing to Bern, leaving Kossman shy of his ultimate goal of winning a league championship title. The pressure of never having won a league title in the team’s 75-year history seemed to negatively affect the team, Kossman said. “The pressure was huge

for us to win,” he said, adding the rivalry between the two teams is similar to NHL rivalries like the Flames vs. the Oilers. “It was a terrible loss for everyone in the region.” This season, Kossman’s team also made their first appearance at the Spengler Cup, skating to a 2-2 record, finishing the tournament with a loss against Team Canada in the semi-finals. Also, because of the NHL lockout, which consumed 113 days of the

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regular-season schedule, Kossman’s team featured a slew of NHL regulars including Vancouver Canucks starter Cory Schneider. Kossman has two more years on his contract with HC Fribourg-Gotteron. After 28 years living abroad, Kossman still has family ties that bring him back to the Bulkley Valley each summer. He will be back in Smithers in July to visit his family.

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The Gitanmaax Band held an open house for band members to get a look at the plans for a new grocery store set to begin construction this summer. The grocery store is one of three projects, the other two being a health station and a gas station upgrade, near the current Gitanmaax food and Fuel location at the corner of Hwy. 62 and Kispiox Valley Road. The plans, including a grocery, pharmacy and bakery, were initiated nearly a decade ago and there is a sense of accomplishment for everyone involved. “This is all quite exciting,” Julie Morrison, chief councillor of the Gitanmaax band, said. Jay Savage, an independent consultant is the project manager hired by Gitanmaax, can see the light at the end of the tunnel where the grocery store is concerned. “I wrote the business plan for the store three years ago and did the updated version more recently,” Savage said. “I’ve worked for other organizations in the area like Gitanyow and the GGC. “The last few months I’ve been hands on and

helped organize the development corporation.” The Gitanmaax Development Corporation he referred to consists of five members including Richard Simms. “All the finances are in place for the store,” Simms said. “This is going to bring a lot of jobs to the area. “And so many people have kept the fire burning allowing the project a chance to happen.” The first meeting of the newly established board happened in January 2013. Now, all that is left to finalize, is choosing a contractor to begin building the grocery store, as the gas and health stations are supplementary projects still under development. “We want to find a general contractor to do all three projects,” Savage said. “But we want to get started with the store first.” There are five potential contractors vying for the project. “We would like to start the other two portions of the project this year but I don’t think that’ll happen,” Savage said. “We will, however, ensure the parking lot, water and sewage are in place for those other two in the future.” The architect of all

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MA’OS TOTEM TAKES SHAPE The replica of a totem pole in Kispiox will end with a feverish pace, as the raising of the pole is set for June 21 and 22. The pole was last standing in 1933 and represents the House of Ma’os. Dan Yunkws, carver, and a few others, including Chuck Heit, who began the project, have been at work since last fall to bring the pole back to form. The cedar tree is from a stand 10 kilometres north of the Kispiox Village. The work in progress is available for all to see, just over the Kispiox River bridge on the right.

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Theft, accidents and melees keep Hazelton RCMP busy April 11 - Police responded to a break and enter at a business on Government St. in Hazelton. A cash register and other items were stolen. Police are seeking witnesses to come forward. Charges are pending in this case. April 12 - Police responded to a single vehicle collision on Hwy. 16 near Suskwa Rd. The driver of a Honda Civic had lost control in slippery conditions and struck the ditch. No injuries were reported. April 13 - Police attended a single vehicle collision on Hwy 62 in Two Mile. A vehicle left

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New Hazelton RCMP responded to 81 calls this past week. April 25: The 28 Inn reported a theft of alcohol from their liquor store. Potential suspects were identified through video surveillance in the store. April 28: An intoxicated person was arrested for attempting to start a fire at the Town Pantry. The suspect first lit a gas pump handle on fire and put it out with washer fluid and then proceeded to light a cardboard box on fire beside the store.

RCMP Beat Development Centre that occurred overnight. Police are seeking suspects. Tip of the week - There has been an increase in thefts from vehicles parked in the Hazelton area. Please ensure all valuables are removed from your vehicle and report suspicious occurrences.

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Moricetown Bladerunner program first graduation By Jerome Turner Hazelton/Interior News

Bladerunners is a program that provides funding to train aboriginal youth and the most recent graduates are from Moricetown. A ceremonial feast, based on traditional Wet’suwet’en rules led by Ron Michell, was held and run by the 14 graduates. Moricetown’s Bladerunners coordinator, Desmond McKinnon, is one of many who has put in a lot of work to ensure a successful program. “I was hired by Bladerunners to get the program up and running based on my background in construction and the work I’ve done with youth over the years.”,” McKinnon said. McKinnon has worked with youth in Moricetown and Smithers for the past five years and through organizing this program has learned a lot himself. “I knew of all of the students that took part in this program,” McKinnon said. “But now I feel I know them all personally.” One main reason McKinnon and other adults involved feel closer to the students was the lifeskills portion of the program. Tanya Michell was part of delivering the life skills component and witnessed several transformations in her community. “We shared our life stories with students,” Michell said. “They seemed surprised to hear we all had our own

struggles to get where we are today. “I guess they thought we all had easy lives and pasts.” When Michell and other adults in the community opened up it allowed the students a glimpse of what it means to become a responsible member of the community. Justin Mitchell is one of the 14 graduates. He’s made giant leaps toward a healthier lifestyle and securing a successful future for himself. “This program has helped me in so many ways,” Mitchell said. “I got a lot from the program, it has helped me to change my whole life.” Before the program Justin admits to doing nothing more than playing video games and smoking marijuana. Now Justin wants more for himself and has made some decisions. “I’ve quit smoking for about a month now,” Mitchell admitted. “I still play video games, just not all the time.” While attending the Bladerunners program Mitchell also went to the Piping Industry College course, which took place in Kispiox last month, but he has chosen to go a different route. “I am applying to go to a roofing apprenticeship,” Mitchell said, which will happen in the Lower Mainland next fall. Smithers Mayor, Taylor Bachrach, attended the graduation feast and

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was moved by the dedication exhibited by the Bladerunners students, as all of them shared testimonials with those in attendance. “He congratulated all the students and got a bit emotional when speaking with them,” Michell said. Thirteen of the Bladerunners students have employment or interviews already.

Students who took part in Moricetown’s Bladerunners program have opened doors for themselves by graduating. Des McKinnon (back row, far left) organized the program and Karen Plasway (second from back row, far right) helped teach life-skills.

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Grads a first for Hazelton Aboriginal mental health class looks to help their communities

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Hazelton’s Northwest Community College held an inaugural graduation ceremony for the Aboriginal mental health care worker class last Friday at the Lion’s Hall in New Hazelton. There were nine graduates in all and instructor, Mark Larsen, is more than proud of the accomplishments of his most recent class. “I’m not sure many people in the community realize how hard these students worked,” Larsen said. “There were more than a couple who were ready to quit the class and it’s because they got so much support and refused to give in that they succeeded.” Stephanie Morrison, valedictorian of the class, was commended by her instructor. “She made it through the course with the highest grades while taking another course, raising four kids and working a job,” Larsen said. “She was unstoppable.” Morrison stepped in and delivered a speech on behalf of her graduating class. “This program

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helped us all learn how to handle stress,” Morrison said. “Basically, how to take stress and make it a positive part of our daily lives. “What lies before us and what lies ahead of us is nothing compared to what lies within us.” Morrison finished by congratulating her classmates. The program wouldn’t have happened at all if not for one of her classmates, Perry Sampson. Perry, from Glen Vowell, found out about the course in Smithers, which Larsen also taught, and began asking for the course to happen in Hazelton. “I just kept bugging him and eventually it

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worked,” Perry, who began his pestering in 2011, said. “I wanted to get into this field and knew there were others interested too.” It turned out Perry was right about the interest, as his brother Art and seven others ended up graduating. One graduate, Janine Crosby, had a tough transition at the beginning of the course but persevered and ended with the highest mark on the final exam. “I knew I wasn’t just doing it for myself,” Crosby said. “There’s so much pain in our community and we need the tools to help our people properly. “I feel I have the tools to start helping now.”

Another student who proved to herself she could do it was Samantha Benson, who had taken the course in Smithers previously. “It was a bit easier to get through having so many people I know in the program,” Benson said. “We all understood each other and helped each other through.” Benson has interviews in both Hazelton and Smithers for jobs relating to the Aboriginal mental health field. Larsen thanked the faculty at Hazelton’s NWCC for giving the graduates support whenever needed. “We couldn’t have done it without you,” he said.

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Greenall headed to science fair nationals By Jerome Turner Hazelton/Interior News

Brandon Greenall, Grade 9 at Hazelton secondary school, is headed to Lethbridge to join nearly 500 other students from across Canada at the Canada Wide Science Fair. The CWSF, established in the 1960s claims to host the best and brightest young minds in the country. Greenall earned the chance to represent the northwest and B.C. by building a solar powered convection heater, which incorporates recycled pop cans in the design. “I don’t know where the idea of pop cans came from,” Greenall admits. “It is basically a convection heater which is assisted by the black painted cans. “The main idea is to not have to be hooked up to a conventional electrical power source.” To power his heater,

which he says will comfortably heat a 500 square foot room, is a 12volt rechargeable battery. “It’s a self contained unit that will run for around 48 hours once fully charged,” Greenall said. “It needs about two hours of constant sun to get to full power.” Greenall won best intermediate project and junior overall award at the Pacific Northwest regional science fair, but had to argue his case to get to the CWSF. “He floored the judges,” Peter Schopfer, Greenall’s science teacher at H.S.S., said. “He had a ready answer for every question they threw at him.” However, Schopfer had no idea what was going on in Greenall’s head during the judging. “I was so scared for the first couple of minutes,” Greenall said. “Once I got to talking it all just came to me and it seems to have worked out.” One simple innovation

Greenall discovered is the use of flat black paint, which conducts heat better than any other paint he tested, he said. “I painted pieces of aluminum with different paint and flat was by far the best. “It easily outperformed the solar paint that is marketed to be the best.” Greenall may have got the reuse mentality from his current job at the New Hazelton dump, where he ensures the area surrounding the refuse site is clear of any and all garbage. “We make sure none of the ecosystem is contaminated with anything from the dump,” he said. “I kinda glorify it.” Greenall took the job to save money for school, but he may not have to do much more depending on how well he does at the CWSF. There is over $1 million in bursaries, scholarships and grants available at the CWSF.

Brandon Greenall, Hazelton secondary Grade 9 student, will be taking his solar powered, soda can convection heater to the Canada Wide Science Fair in Lethbridge, Alberta. Greenall, by making it to the CWSF, has the potential to win awards of cash or post-secondary funding.

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Birch syrup biz takes root in Kispiox Valley By Jerome Turner Hazelton/Interior News

What looks like water coming out of a tree turns into a decadent treat after much toil. Toil is exactly what the Kispiox Valley’s Jim and Pauline Fowler do for three weeks of the year, since they’ve decided to make and sell birch syrup to the public. The process from tree to syrup takes as much as three days, with the first part of production taking about 24 hours. “We check these bins everyday,” Jim said, as he made his way to one of 30 bins on his property. “It generally

Jim Fowler invites you to try the birch syrup he and his wife produce from paper birch trees on their farm in the Kispiox Valley.

doesn’t matter the size of tree, but it’s the area you tap that determines if you will get the most sap.” Jim and Pauline have been at the birch syrup game for three years since a workshop on tapping birch trees was held in Hazelton. “People from Quesnel came and taught us how to do this,” Pauline said. “We’re the only ones who make the stuff to sell out of the group that attended the workshop.” To get to the point where they could sell the product the Fowlers had to make labels up to industrial standards. “Our small bottles don’t have enough

room for nutritional information,” Jim said. “But as long as we provide our address on the label we comply to regulations. “It took quite a while to get here but we’re glad we pushed through.” The window, which lasts up to three weeks, where a person is able to get sap from birch trees involves paying attention to the changing seasons, Jim said. “When the ice is gone from the lake or the Canadian geese fly over,” Jim said. “That’s around the time we start checking.” He added, once the weather gets above a certain temperature

the sap season is over. Once the sap is collected, which can take four hours per day, it must be strained and heated. Over the three weeks the Fowler’s work nearly around the clock to make sure the heat stays consistent under the sap and to make sure they don’t ruin a batch. It takes nearly a litre of sap to make 50 ml of syrup. To get the syrup to the proper consistency the sap must be at a boil for more than 48 hours, Jim said. “We make sure we don’t burn our batches,” Jim said. “Well, we try, I lost a batch last night.” See SYRUP on p. C8

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Fowlers bring syrup to Hazelton farmer’s market SYRUP from C6 Fowler added birch sap burns at 50 degrees brix, the latter is the sugar percentage in a liquid. Most industrial syrup manufacturers add sucrose to

keep the mixture from burning and to preserve the product, but the Fowlers avoid that. “67 degrees brix is the highest we have found we can push it before a batch starts caramelizing,” Jim said.

“It’s been a lot of work to be able to get to this point. “We always keep an A batch and a B batch for people to taste the difference between the two.” The Fowlers normally take their syrup to the Farmer’s

Market in Smithers every weekend, but have decided to stay closer to home this year. “We’re planning to sell from our home starting on Mother’s Day,” Pauline said. “After that we’re going to be

at the Hazelton Farmer’s Market until the end of the summer. The Hazelton Farmer’s Market happens at the corner of Hwy 16 and Hwy 62. For more information visit kispioxbirchsyrup.com.

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This card tells you where you can vote in the 2013 Provincial General Election. Take it with you when you go vote. If you do not have this card, visit the Elections BC website at elections.bc.ca, or call 1-800-661-8683 (toll-free).

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Download our App for iPhones and iPads to find a voting location near you. BC Has More Ways to Vote All voters can: Vote in any district electoral office from now until 4 p.m. (Pacific time) on General Voting Day, Tuesday, May 14, 2013. Vote by Mail You can ask for a Vote by Mail package from your district electoral office or through the Elections BC website at elections.bc.ca. Vote at advance voting Voters can attend any advance voting location in the province from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (local time), Wednesday, May 8 through Saturday, May 11. All advance voting locations are wheelchair accessible. Vote on General Voting Day Voters can attend any general voting location in the province from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Pacific time), Tuesday, May 14, 2013. How to Vote • Choose only one candidate. • Mark your ballot with an or

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Option 1 A single document issued by the Government of BC or Canada that contains the voter’s name, photograph and residential address, such as a BC driver’s licence, BC Identification Card (BCID), or BC Services Card. Option 2 A Certificate of Indian Status as issued by the Government of Canada. Option 3 Two documents that together show the voter’s name and residential address. Both documents must show the voter’s name. At least one of the documents must also contain the voter’s residential address. Please note: Digital or electronic documents (e.g. e-bills) are acceptable. Hand-written information on a document, photocopies or electronic scans/photos of a paper document are not acceptable. The following are examples of the document types authorized by the Chief Electoral Officer for the purposes of voter identification (the list of documents is illustrative, not exhaustive). Other specific documents (not listed below) may be authorized by the Chief Electoral Officer. For questions about the acceptability of a specific document, please contact Elections BC. Government-issue identity document Examples: healthcare card, birth certificate, Social Insurance Card, passport, citizenship document/certificate, Old Age Security Identification Card, Canadian Forces identification, Firearm Acquisition Certificate, firearm Possession and Acquisition Licence, Veterans Affairs Canada Health Care Identification Card, Correctional Service Canada Offender Identification Card.

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Provincial Where to Vote card Bank/credit card or statement Residential lease/mortgage statement Insurance statement Public transportation pass Utility bill Membership card Hospital bracelet/document Prescription medication container Attestation of residence Personal cheque (printed by bank)

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Rick Budhwa College Professor NWCC - Smithers Member of the Academic Workers Union academicworkers@gmail.com

BC’s post-secondary students have just been told they will be paying $100 million more in tuition fees over the next three years. NWCC college professors such as Rick Budhwa ask you to

remember that northern BC’s economy is going to need qualified graduates in all fields - miners, engineers, and managers alike - and that funding for education is a public investment that always pays dividends. It’s where the smart money goes.

For the last decade, a reduction in tuition fees has been the goal of both the Canadian Federation of Students and the Federation of PostSecondary Educators. Now is the time to make this reduction in tuition fees happen.

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Construction Site Superintendent The Construction Site Superintendent is responsible for the supervision of all construction activities that take place on the work site and for ensuring consistently high standards of safety, workmanship and efficiency. As Superintendent, you will manage on site construction workers and enforce required safety and work regulations, policies and procedures. You will ensure the efficient use of labour, machines and materials on site and will administer planning and scheduling of work, records maintenance and job progress reporting, including costs and safety. Although mainly a supervisory and construction site management role, the Superintendent may be required to assist in the construction on an occasional basis and must be familiar with contracts and procedures. Preference will be given to Gold Seal Certified Superintendents.

Please forward your resume by May 17, 2013 to: Babine Forest Products Limited, Human Resources By email hrcanada@hamptonaffiliates.com By fax 503-291-5590 Babine offers competitive compensation and benefits, the potential for career advancement and is an equal opportunity employer. We wish to thank all those who apply; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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This is a seasonal part time position 21 hrs/week June 1 â€“ September 30, 2013 Full time hours will be required during August. Employment renewal is possible for the 2014 Season. The individual we are looking for will have the following skills, abilities and experience: â€˘ Knowledge of the voluntary sector â€˘ Proficiency in the use of computer programs, including, Word, Excel and Microsoft Publisher â€˘ Data entry experience â€˘ A friendly, professional manner in dealing with the public, employees and volunteers â€˘ Ability to handle pressure situations â€˘ Good problem solving skills â€˘ Filing, till experience, answering phones and attention to detail â€˘ Work independently â€˘ Valid driverâ€™s license an asset Applicants must also: Respect confidentiality and maintain privacy; Be self motivated, take initiative and work independently; Willingness to work as a team; Support and mentor a large volunteer group; Work from the BVX Administration Office located on the Smithers Fall Fair grounds. Please, contact Cindy Savage at bvfair@telus. net for a detailed job description. Applicants must submit a cover letter and detailed resume outlining qualifications, experience and wage requirements. Please include 3 references. Remuneration will be determined by skills and experience. Mail cover letter and resume to Bulkley Valley Exhibition Box 2281 Smithers BC V0J 2N0 or email: bvfair@telus.net or fax to 1.888.754.5361 RE: Office Assistant DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: Friday May 3, 2013. We wish to thank all applicants, however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Airport Maintenance/Mechanic Operator I Full Time Regular â€“ Unionized Position The Town of Smithers is again accepting applications for a Full Time Regular Airport Maintenance/Mechanic Operator I at the Smithers Regional Airport. This second posting is a result of internal movement of existing employees. If you applied on the first posting and wish to apply on this posting, you must reapply under this competition number to be considered. This position is responsible to the Airport Maintenance Mechanic Supervisor for a variety of tasks and duties primarily related to maintenance and repair functions for airport runway, roadways, grounds, buildings and equipment. For a complete job description, including preferred qualifications, please refer to our website www.smithers.ca. The wage rate for this position is $27.58 per hour, comes with an exceptional benefit package and is a unionized position with CUPE Local 1570. Interested candidates may forward a cover letter and resume outlining relevant qualifications, training and experience, three references, and a current Drivers Abstract, quoting Competition #13-09 by 4:00 pm, Friday, May 10, 2013 to: Susan Bassett Director of Corporate Services Town of Smithers Competition #13-09 Box 879, 1027 Aldous Street Smithers BC VOJ 2NO Fax: 250-847-1601 Applications may be mailed, faxed or hand delivered to the above address. Electronic applications or incomplete applications cannot be considered. The Town of Smithers thanks all applicants in advance, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Aqua North Plumbing & Heating Ltd ~ In-Shop Shipper-Receiver ~ Looking for a motivated individual with a valid drivers license and a minimum education of Grade 12, who can work independently to complete tasks, while continually providing friendly and polite service to customers who are in need of our in-shop services. Primary job Duties: •

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Receiving freight from suppliers and organizing/sorting it in a tidy, diligent, and accurate manner

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Please drop off resumes, in person, to Aqua North Plumbing & Heating at: 3859 First Avenue, Smithers.

SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 87 P.O. BOX 190 DEASE LAKE, B.C. V0C 1L0 Tel. (250) 771-4440 Fax (250) 771-4441

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Competition # 13-08 Accounting Clerk – School Board Office School District No. 87 is now accepting applications for the position of Accounting Clerk at the School Board Office. This is a full-time permanent position consisting of 35 hours per week starting on May 1, 2013. The Accounting Clerk shall be responsible for the processing of all payroll, incoming invoices, purchase orders, billing (including HST), balancing month-end reports, payroll remittances, secretarial duties and other assigned duties. The qualified, personable applicant will have: • Grade 12 education or equivalent • Well-developed secretarial skills • Experience with a computerized financial system • Payroll, Bookkeeping and accounting knowledge (1st and 2nd year of a program) • The ability to work independently with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail • Good communication skills Salary and benefits are as provided in the Collective Agreement between the Board of School Trustees for School District No. 87 (Stikine) and C.U.P.E. (Local 3234). Applications containing details of education, experience and references are to be submitted by Friday, May 17, 2013 until 4:00 p.m. to: Mr. Ken Mackie, Secretary Treasurer School District No. 87 (Stikine) P.O. Box 190, Dease Lake, BC V0C 1L0 Phone: (250) 771-4440 Fax: (250) 771-4441 Email: kmackie@sd87.bc.ca Posted: May 1, 2013

Employment

Help Wanted

Career Opportunities

HELP WANTED

Experienced Computer/Network Support Technician Visit our website at http://www.technorth.ca/employment for a complete job description. Please submit resumes to employment@technorth.ca by 4:00pm May 10th, 2013.

PROPERTY INFORMATION COLLECTOR

Help Wanted

Restaurant Servers

Must be personable, service minded. Experience preferred but willing to train the right candidate. Please apply within with resume 4268 Hwy 16, Smithers or email aspenmgr@telus.net

Bulkley Valley Childcare Society has an employment opportunity for you. We are looking for an energetic and positive individual, that is able to work with a diverse number of daycares. Monday to Friday Hours. The successful applicant will be required to take the Childsafe 1st Aid and Health Safety & Nutrition Courses. Please e-mail sanders@citywest.ca. or BV Child Care Society, Box 1023, Smithers, BC, V0J 2N0 or fax 250-847-9266

Senior Engineering Technician EXTERNAL POSTING

The Town of Smithers is currently seeking qualified applicants for the position of Senior Engineering Technician. This is a full-time regular unionized position with CUPE. General Statement of Duties: Reporting to the Director of Development Services, the Senior Engineering Technician is responsible to efficiently organize and coordinate the engineering work in the Development Services Department. Qualifications Must Include: • a diploma in Civil Engineering Technology or acceptable equivalent. • five (5) years senior experience in engineering technology in a municipal setting, including supervision of employees. May consider less experienced, but fully qualified candidates. • Considerable experience and proficiency in creating drawings in AutoCAD and Civil 3D. • excellent working background in municipal infrastructure design, surveying, tendering, contract documents, construction administration, inspection, materials testing/ quality control, recording of as-built drawings, site safety, grant application writing, cost estimating and capital works planning. • excellent inter-personal skills in dealings with contractors, consultants, the public, owners, developers, utility company representatives, senior staff, municipal employees and other government employees. • proficiency in Excel spreadsheets and MS Office environment. • a valid Class 5 BC Drivers License • physically capable of fulfilling the required duties For complete details of this position, please request a job description from the Town by contacting the individual noted below or visit our website at www. smithers.ca. Qualified candidates may forward a cover letter, resume, three references and a current driver’s abstract by 4:00 pm, May 31, 2013 to: Susan Bassett Director of Corporate Services Confidential: Competition #13-10 Town of Smithers Box 879, 1027 Aldous Street Smithers, BC V0J 2N0 Tel: 250-847-1600 Fax: 250-847-1601 Applications may be submitted by mail, fax or in person but cannot be submitted via email or without a current driver’s abstract. The Town of Smithers thanks all applicants in advance for their interest; however only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

LS PETROLEUM LTD.

requires 2 Sales Representatives • Good customer skills / $11.25 hr. • Maintain sales records for inventory control/ sell merchandise • Keep store clean/ stock inventory Interested applicants contact Sukhsimrat Pal Singh at sukhsimrat@hotmail.ca or fax 250-847-2711 or drop in person to 3696 Hwy 16 Smithers BC.

Smithers Bowl

3772 Alfred Ave., Smithers, BC

Available immediately A part-time position for an outgoing & energetic person e.mail resume to info@smithersbowl.com or drop off resume at Smithers Bowl on Alfred Avenue.

Hudson Bay Lodge

is now recruiting for the following positions: • Guest Service Representative • (German speaking preferred) $13 / hr.

Interested candidates may apply in confidence by fax to 250-847-4878 or e-mail resumes to jobs@hudsonbaylodge.com

“A WORLD OF OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN OUR REGION” 37, 3RD Avenue, PH: 250-692-3195 PO Box 820, TF: 800-320-3339 Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E0 FX: 250-692-3305 www.rdbn.bc.ca E-MAIL:inquiries@rdbn.bc.ca

Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako

Hired Equipment Registration The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako is creating a list of registered equipment for hire for the 2013 year for possible construction projects and emergency needs. Individuals and companies that wish to register their equipment are invited to visit the RDBN office or website (www.rdbn.bc.ca/hiredequipment) and obtain the appropriate registration forms. Completed forms can be dropped off in person, mailed, emailed or faxed using the addresses provided above. For more information on equipment needs and registration requirements, please visit the RDBN office or www.rdbn.bc.ca/hiredequipment. The deadline for registrations is 4:30pm on Monday, May 13, 2013.

Prince George, Dawson Creek, Terrace (multiple positions)

For detailed information on this career opportunity, please refer to the careers section of our website. www.bcassessment.ca/career

ROAD BUILDER & FELLER BUNCHER OPERATOR (Merritt)

ROAD BUILDER – Must be experienced in grades, culvert placement and install, ditching and sloping, and Forestry standard roads. Pay negotiable, full season work with benefit package. Feller Buncher Operator (Cat Buncher) – Full time Pay negotiable by exp. benefit package. Please fax resume (1)250-378-4991 or e-mail: kristy@bcclassified.com

Help Wanted An Alberta Oilfield Construction Company is hiring dozer, excavator, and labourer/rock truck operators. Lodging and meals provided. Drug testing required. Call Contour Construction (780)723-5051. ARCTIC CO-OPERATIVES Ltd is currently recruiting Line Cooks for Inns North hotels in Nunavut. We provide meal allowances, subsidized accommodations, and relocation assistance. Please forward your resume to: humanresources @arcticco-op.com or fax to: (204)632-8575. Visit us online: www.innsnorth.com for more information. Brodex Industries LTD requires full time machinist mainly Monday to Friday. Some overtime may be required. Competitive wages & benefits. Email resume to brodex@shawbiz.ca or Mail: 3751 Hwy. 97N Quesnel, BC V2J 5Z2 MAINTENANCE/LOADER OPERATOR NEEDED. This is a fulltime, permanent position starting immediately at our plant in Princeton, BC. Minimum of 10 years maintenance experience required on a variety of production and mobile equipment. Experience in a post mill, or small to medium size sawmill preferred. Must be able to handle a variety of tasks, work well with minimum supervision and be part of the team. Please submit resumes by fax 250295-7912 or email elizabeth@pwppost.com

WARATAH PROCESSOR Operator. Houston area. Competitive wages. Starting mid May. (250) 692-0919

Trades, Technical CLARK BUILDERS immediately requires Superintendents for the Regina & Saskatoon areas. 5 - 10 years Commercial Construction Experience. Contact us at: 1-877-4166815. Send an Email to: careers@clarkbuilders.com or Fax 1-888-403-3051. CLARK BUILDERS requires out of town Surveyors. Must have commercial construction experience. Contact us at: 1877-416-6815. Send an Email: careers@clarkbuilders.com or Fax 1-888-403-3051. CLASS 1 driver. Edmonton based company seeks Class 1 Driver to drive Tandem Dump Truck for work in Edmonton and Northern Alberta. Subsistence and accommodations provided for out of town work. General labour duties included and clean abstract required; Jobs@RaidersConcrete.com or Fax 780-444-9165 or mail to 16719 - 110 Ave., Edmonton. 7-4 p.m., Monday-Friday. CONCRETE FORM Setters. Edmonton based company seeks experienced concrete form setters for work in Edmonton and Northern Alberta. Subsistence and accommodations provided for out of town work. Clean Class 1 licence required; Email: Jobs@RaidersConcrete.com or Fax: 780-444-9165 or Mail: 16719 - 110 Ave., Edmonton; 7-4 p.m., Monday-Friday.

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SKEENA DECOR

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Employment Trades, Technical

Warehouse/Factory

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1 YEAR OLD GELDING, well handled, very people-friendly. $500 Tara 877 0014

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PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR We are looking for a self-motivated Production Supervisor for our busy wood post manufacturing and treating facility in Princeton, BC. The successful candidate will be responsible for employee training and development, quality and cost control, production scheduling and safety. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 3-5 years supervisory experience in an industrial production operation, a post mill or wood production facility preferred. Must have a high degree of resourcefulness, flexibility and adaptability; and the ability to plan, organize, develop and interpret programs, goals, objectives, policies and procedures, etc. Good leadership skills, and excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a proven track record are required. Please email your resume to elizabeth@pwppost.com. For further information about our company visit our website at www.pwppost.com. Only those selected for interviews with be contacted.

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Art/Music/Dancing

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DRIFTWOOD SUMMER SCHOOL OF MUSIC MonThurs April-Oct, Drop in music classes at the Driftwood Schoolhouse. Updated class schedule at www.driftwoodsummerschoolofmusic.ca Thursday 7pm All Things Music Swap & Jam $5.

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GARAGE SALE 1262 Sunny Point Drive Saturday 8am - 1 pm

In conjunction with Tatlow Tire Store are excited to announce auto detailing services available. Please contact Sue or Sean at 250-847-3286. Commercial/Residential Floor Specialist â€˘ Carpets â€˘ Floors â€˘ Windows â€˘ General Cleaning â€˘

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GARAGE SALE SATURDAY, MAY 11 3231 TURNER WAY

8 A.M. TO NOON

MUTLI-RESIDENCE STREET SALE Saturday, May 11 8 a.m. until noon Park Place 3278 Third Avenue Telkwa Elementary Grade 7 Fundraiser

COMMUNITY GARAGE SALE Saturday, May 11 8 a.m. to noon Woodland Subdivision

MOVING MUST SELL

Furniture and appliances, incl. some antiques. Saturday, May 11 â€˘ 8 a.m. 4350 Elgin Ave. West of Smithers. 250-847-9745.

Serving Smithers and Surrounding Area Phone: 250-847-0756

Excavating & Drainage

Mini Excavator for Hire

Sewer and water lines, hedge & tree removal, small building demo, landscape prep. tight access.

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Pets & Livestock

Trades, Technical

â€œCLEAN AIR & QUALITY SERVICE IS OUR PRIORITYâ€?

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GRAPPLE YARDER Operator & Hooktender team, required immediately! Experienced! Must have a valid driverâ€™s licence, First Aid and be team oriented. Central Vancouver Island. Fax resume to 250871-0208.

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Livestock TWO 2-YR-OLD reg. polled Hereford bulls for sale. Also, round hay bales 4â€™x5â€™, barn stored, no rain, $30-$45/bale. Call (250)846-5494 The Gattiker Farm.

Merchandise for Sale

Auctions AUCTION SALE

Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 10 a.m. Decker Lake Hall, 9km west of Burns Lake 1994 F150 Ford PU - 6 cyl., 5 spd. 1993 Ford F350 xlt crew 460 auto - 6â€? lift. 1997 Plymouth Neon car, 1993 Terry 5th wheel 21 1/2â€™ travel trailer, 19â€™ 5th wheel tandem stock trailer, 9â€™ alm. punt/elec. motor, PU box trailer, 6â€™ plywood storage box, 1981 Honda XR 500 motorcycle, 12â€™x20â€™ portable shed (metal clad), 8â€™x12â€™ chicken house, Bobcat bale spear, pallet of power tool access. (blades, bits etc.), Misty River alum. boat (14â€™) / EZ loader trailer, Yamaha 20hp outboard, Yamaha golf cart, 8x8 u-built snowmobile trailer, 1992 Arctic Cat snowmobile, John Deere garden tractor (16hp), Vicon hay rake (4 wheel), 1 bottom plow (3pt), 8â€™ steel work bench, Porter cable comp. (7hp, 60 gal), 4600 W Yamaha generator, Delta 14â€? radial arm saw, Bosch 10â€? table saw/stand, 8â€? drill press, Dewalt 12â€? planer, Yamaha water pump, 4pc-18v Milwaukee cordless tool set, Jet 3/4â€? air impact, quick fish tent / fishing tackle, small wood stove, Bradley smoker, Craftsman tool chest, Jet wrench set (11pc-1 1/4â€?-2â€?), socket sets, tire tools, May truck tire spreader, 20â€™ ext. ladder, wheelbarrow, Craftsman 9hp snowblower, 10-20â€™ homemade roof trusses, Clayton wood furnace, 5/4â€?x6â€?x12â€™ treated decking, 12â€™x16â€™ roll linoleum (new), saddles, tack & much more. Antiques: Western marquis 1892 wood cook stove (exl. condition), occasional chair, RCA Victor record player, Crosley radio, metal 3/4 bed, Burroughs adding machine, 5pc bedroom suite, English silver tea set, silver platter, serving dish. Collectableâ€™s: Sports limited edition prints: Wayne Gretzky, Pavel Bure. Nature limited edition prints: Stephen Lyman, Daniel Smith, Terry Redlan & much more. Framed Royal Doulton plates. Collection of coins, banknotes, Royal Canadian mint sets, postage stamps & sports cards. Coin collection will be sold at approx. 12 noon. Household: Dining table / 6 chairs / hutch, Oak dinette / 4 chairs, Oak coffee table / glass, marble coffee table / glass table / iron legs, Crystal chandelier, cherry wood desk, cherry wood side table, sofa table, book cases, 5pc bedroom suite (Pecan), 4pc bedroom suite, tv cabinet, Pine dresser / hutch / night table, dressers, night stands, computer desk, floor lamps, lamps, wooden wall clock, Chesterfield, couch, loveseat, hide-a-bed, loveseat, barber chair, glider rocker, patio furniture, offset umbrella, propane deck heater, water cooler, patio ice box, stainless steel hamburger patty maker, IHC elec. cream separator, ice cream maker, Proform 740 treadmill, Dirt Devil vacuum cleaner. Terms: Items are â€œAs Isâ€? condition. Cash or cheque with I.D. Concession on grounds.

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Industrial, Farm, Equipment & Tool Auction

Sale conducted on behalf several estates. SALE 1 May 25, 2013 Saturday @ 10:00 am. Topley, BC. Topley Garage, Intersection of Hwy 16 & Hwy 118 to Granisle. Industrial & Milling: 2000 Case Excavator 9020B, Cat EL 300H Button Top, Caterpillar D8K (1980) w/ 3Shank ripper, blade, brush piling rake, 22 ft cutting Edge portable band saw sawmill, Alaskan sawmill. Farm: JD 466 square baler, new idea round baler, Hesston #7 9ft mower conditioner, 6 wheel Vicon Rake, 10â€™ drag, Cattle squeeze (calf table), 3 bottom plow. Vehicles, Trailers & Marine: 93 & 95 F250 Ford xcab diesel 4x4, international dump truck, 95 Chevy Blazer, Pontiac car, 94 Nissan v6 4x4 pickup, 04 Chevy xcab v6 pickup, 1/2 ton Dodge 4x4 pickup, Ford 600 truck, single axel Ford F800 truck w/ snowplow, sander attachment for snowplow truck, tandem axel car trailer, Danchuck tandem axel trailer, lg shop trailer, 1000 gallon Enviro water tank on trailer, 2x approx. 500 gallon water tanks all on trailers, RV tow dolly, 19â€™ sailboat w/trailer, 12â€™ day sailer sailboat, 9hp Merc, 14â€™ Bowrider w/ trailer & 90hp Merc, Zodiac, rubber singy Seagull antique outboard motor. Tools & Equipment: CNC controller complete unit milling m/c lathe & one controller Mitotoyo, 14kw diesel generator, multiple stick welders, 5 wire feed welders, welding helmets, welding rod in wood drawer cabinet, Honda genset, multiple air compressors + Kottler Magnum 10 M10S shop compressor, Coleman Powermate 3500 psi 4.0 gpm, Makita cut off saw, floor & bench type drill presses, 2x Acetylene & cutting torch, fuel tanks, misc. tools, 2x pressure washers, mechanic tools, antique 100 yr old tools, portable tool boxes, tool chests, rolling tool boxes w/ & w/o tools varied sizes, Nusteel 26â€? professional 2 drawer chest tool box, 1/2â€?, 3/4â€?, 1â€? drive sockets, various size open end wrenches, bore drill bits, carpentry tools, routers, band/table saws, Makita drill, Wayjax fire pump, Honda GX110 water pump, 2.66hp water pumps, 2x hydraulic hose press + Dayco hydraulic press w/ chucks, small socket set. Supplies: Cables & wires, steel shelving & plastic draw bins, nuts & bolts, bolt bin w/ bolts, welding rod in wood cabinet, hydraulic fittings, ratchet straps, new & used steel, 20 ton hydraulic jack, binders, handyman jacks, tow chains, industrial hydraulic rams, ear protection, spill kits & first aid equipment, new culverts, logging truck & vehicle chains. Farm & House Misc: Wooden dog house, lg folding wire dog kennel, lg tandem wheel barrel, chicken feeders & waters, plastic & metal water trough, lg wall tent used & brand new in box canvas wall tent both w/ stoves, parachute, old fashioned push reel lawn mower, Tcchumsen TCII mini rototiller, zodiac air pump, water hoses, mineral samples, 10 new 4x8 sheets of copper. Livestock & Tack: 3 saddle horses, bareback pad, parelli carrot sticks, bridles, halters, breast collars, blankets, leads, reins, horse boot, western saddle, endurance saddle, saddle blankets. Horse gear & antique items such as spreaders, scotch tops. More items, too numerous to list. Household: Propane fridge & freezer, ele. fridges & freezers, misc. household furniture & antique furniture. SALE 2 June 8, 2013 @ 10:00 am. Dawson Creek, BC. The George Dawson Inn on 8th Street. Consignments welcome! Condition of Sale. Terms: cash & Cheque with I.D., sorry no credit cards. Items are sold As is / Where is condition. Not responsible for accidents. Any question please contact:

Mike Steinebach @ (250) 694-3497 or Cell (250) 692-6107 or Egon Steinebach @ (250) 694-3319 or Cell (250) 570- 2055 E-Mail: mike@mikesauction.net & Website www.mikesauction.net

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Misc. for Sale

ACTIVE CARE prowler 3410 scooter. 4 wheels, lights, turn signals, c/w charger. Like new $2500. (250)847-3640

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206 or visit us online at: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

Mobile Homes & Parks

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Real Estate

Open House 1-3pm Saturday, May. 11th $374,900

NEW PRICE Minutes west of town. 5361 Slack Rd, Smithers

#38 Mountain View MHP

$39,000

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Well maintained and renovated, 14x70’ and ready to movein, 2-3 bdrms, fenced yard, sundeck and view. Contact Sandra today for a viewing!

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Dave Barclay 250.847.0365

Enjoy this well maintained 3 bdm 3 level split home with hardwood and tiled Àoors, 2 gas FP, 600 sq ft sundeck, 2 bay carport and more. Private 5 acres with a creek, pond and trails.

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RE/MAX Bulkley Valley Realty 3568 Hwy.16 250.847.5999

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Misc. Wanted True Coin Collector Looking to Purchase Collections, Accumulations, Olympic Gold and Silver coins, Bills + Not melting down, Serious Collector. Call: Coin Couple 1-778-281-0030

Plants /Nursery SPRUCE tree SALE! Starting @ $69.-6’ft, Larger sizes available, 50 tree minimum order. Perfect for front yard, wind or privacy hedge. Call 1-778-436-8776 or email mk1786@telus.net

Real Estate Acreage for Sale 5 ACRES Bluff Road, Telkwa, excellent view, water to property line. (250)846-5698 ACREAGES at the end of Jackpine Rd, Telkwa, B.C. Nice view and exc. water supply. Power to property line. For info. please call 250-846-5354 or fax 250-846-5394

For Sale By Owner 5 BDRM HOME IN TELKWA FOR SALE 3200 sq ft, 4 bath, includes washer & dryer, fridge & stove, dishwasher hot tub, natural gas, contact 250-845-3315

CHIMNEY Lake waterfront near Williams Lake in the Cariboo. 3BR with geothermal and rental cabin. Propertyguys.com # 702896 (250)305-6627 $499,000

HOUSE For Sale In Houston Looking To Buy a House With the UP-GRADES Done, ready to move in. WELL WE HAVE THE HOUSE FOR YOU Four bedroom 2 bathroom house located in town. Numerous upgrades. For appointment to view 1- 250-845-2613

RETIRE IN Beautiful Southern BC, Brand New Park. Affordable Housing. COPPER RIDGE. Manufactured Home Park, New Home Sales. Keremeos, BC. Spec home on site to view. Please call 250-4627055. www.copperridge.ca

Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent 1 BDRM, downtown, W/D/DW, fully reno’d, pets allowed, ref’s req’d. Avail. May 1. $650/mth + util. (250)877-3827. SMITHERS, 1 bdrm, clean, quiet, adult building, N/P, N/S, basic cable, ref req, $700 877-6100

Homes for Rent BEAUTIFUL, PRIVATE, furnished 2400 sq.ft. house. 3 bdrms, 3 baths, gas fireplace, 6 appl., 5 acres, 5 min. from town, overlooking Bulkley Valley. $1600 + util. Avail. May 15. N/S. N/P. Ref’s req’d. 250847-0345.

Immaculate 2 bdrm 3615 Alfred Ave New upgrades, energy efficient, 5 appl, N/S, N/P $1150/mth, 1 yr lease. Avail. May 15 250-847-0937 Sonia

Suites, Lower 1 BDRM bsmt suite in a private wooded location near the Telkwa River. Furnished w/all new appl., W/D avail., Hydro incl., N/S, Ref’s are req’d. $750/mth. Avail. May 15. Tom 250-846-5527. 1 BDRM, ground level suite in private home, sep. entrance, incl. F/S/W/D, all util, sat. TV, internet, patio. Backed up to wooded area, fenced yard, for quiet single mature adult, N/S, N/P. Ref’s Req’d. $950/mth. Avail. immed. 250-847-3827 after 6 p.m.

Suites, Upper FURNISHED UPSTAIRS one bdrm suite on Tyhee Lake. Cathedral ceilings, large deck, quiet, scenic view, satellite TV, suitable for single person. N/S, N/P. 250-846-9636.

4 OUT OF 5 PEOPLE WITH DIABETES DIE OF HEART DISEASE. The eyes have it Fetch a Friend from the SPCA today! spca.bc.ca

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Transportation

Recreational/Sale

Trucks & Vans

5TH WHEEL

2002 DODGE 3/4 ton 4x4 diesel pick-up 8ft with canopy $16,000 (250)847-0340

Moving must sell. Deluxe 33â€™ Fleetwood with toy hauler, sleeps 8. Used only once to Arizona. Originally purchased for $40,000 in May 2008. Recently serviced asking $24,000. (306)673-2323 or (250)-643-3777

Weâ€™re on the net at www.bcclassiďŹ ed.com

Cars - Domestic

2005 Chrysler Sebring (Touring) 124,000 km (1/2 Hwy), 8 tires & rims, new summer tires, recent new front discs and pads, reg. maintenance, no accidents, upgrading to SUV. Call Ted

877-6783 Cell 250-877-1573 250-

5,995 obo

MUST SELL

Wrecker/Used Parts

â€œHome of a Million Partsâ€?

Boats OLDER 16â€™ Fiberglass boat, 115 hp Johnson outboard (runs, needs carburetor work), hummingbird, fish finder, EZloader trailer w/new tires/rims. $2,300. 250-847-2965

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Will

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HARRIS AUTO WRECKERS LTD 3471 Old Babine Lake Road Smithers, BC V0J 2N6 Phone: 847-2114 Fax: 847-1445 Email: harrisauto@bulkley.net

Legal Notices

NOTICE TO REMOVE PRIVATE LAND FROM WOODLOT LICENCE W0106 Please be advised that Branalor Enterprises Ltd. Is proposing to remove 64 hectares of private land from Woodlot Licence W0106 located in the vicinity of Morden Road. Inquiries/comments to this proposal must be submitted to Allan Bahen 6431 Lakeshore Road NE Salmon Arm BC V1E 2M5 by June 7, 2013. Only written inquiries received by the above date will be responded to. Information about this proposal can be obtained by contacting Allan Bahen 250-832-8484

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS

1996 Chevrolet Cavalier SL 2 dr convert, average condition.

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250-847-7928 Cell 250-877-2434 Recreational/Sale

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2004 Citation 10â€™8â€? Camper Like new, hardly used. In heated, dry storage for last 6 years.

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RE: Estate of Ernest Laurie MacNamara, aka Ernest Laurie McNamara, aka Ernie Laurie MacNamara, aka Ernie Laurie McNamara, aka Ernest MacNamara, aka Ernest McNamara, Deceased, formerly of 1369 Coalmine Avenue,Telkwa, British Columbia (the "Estate")

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Creditors and others having claims against the Estate are hereby notiďŹ ed under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the Executor, Sandra Faye Hannah c/o Heather Sadler Jenkins LLP, Attn: Roberta J. Stewart, 204 - 1302 Seventh Avenue, Prince George, BC, V2L 3P1, on or before June 6, 2013, after which date the Executor will distribute the Estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the Executor then has notice.

15,000 250-846-5714 Some financing may be available.

Trucks & Vans

2008 Dodge Caravan Stowâ€™n go back seats, two sets of tires, well mantained, only 58,000 kms

12,900 obo 250-877-2727

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Rollin’ with the homies The New Hazelton Skate and Bike park continues to attract a plethora of budding riders. Jerome Turner photo

Real Estate

Bulkley Valley Real Estate

250-847-5999

Real Estate

Email: remaxbv@telus.net Located in the Log Office at 3568 Hwy. 16 Each Office Independently Owned & Operated

Pick up your FREE copy of our Real Estate Flyer and our map of the Bulkley Valley. View more of our listings online at www.remaxsmithersbc.ca or on Facebook. NEW LISTING

$295,000

$54,000

NEW LISTING

$289,000

NEW LISTING

$295,000

NEW LISTING

NEW PRICE

$459,000

$52,900

NEW PRICE

5166 Nielson Road

#1 Mountainview MHP

3739 Fifteenth Avenue

20887 Hwy 16 W

24 Starliter Way

#39 – 95 Laidlaw Road

• • • •

Updated 2 bedroom rancher Hardwood floors, fireplace, sauna Private rural 5.62 acres, sundeck Visual tour @ www.askmel.ca

Dave & Sonia NEW PRICE

mls n226648

$219,500

Double wide mobile Very clean and updated 2 bedrooms Fenced yard and storage shed

Sandra Hinchliffe

Spacious & bright, 4 bedroom home Freshly painted exterior & interior Hill section, Hudson Bay Mtn view Perfect family home

Jantina Meints

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$299,000

NEW PRICE

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Spectacular 46 acre property Only 10 minutes from Smithers 4 bedrooms, 1-4 piece bathroom 24 x 24 wired shop

Kiesha Matthews

$279,500

mls n226761

2 storey, basement, 4 bedrooms High eff gas furnace, vaulted ceiling Lakefront recreation, views Visual tour @ www.askmel.ca

Dave & Sonia

$389,500

mls n219860

1981 14x70 mobile home 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom New windows and doors Immediate possession available

Jeff Billingsley

mls n221921

$339,000

$149,500

3915 Fourth Avenue

21872 Hwy 16 W, Smithers

3968 Third Avenue

995 Freeland Road

Lot A Zobnic Road

12915 Eagle Road

• • • •

Neat and tidy 2 bedroom bungalow Private yard, fencing, trees, gardens New roof, facia, soffits, trim, paint www.smithershomes.com

Ron Lapadat

mls n219710

Great Evelyn location, 9.9 acres Sunshine, and beautiful views Renovated 3 bdrm basement home Fenced pasture, 5 acres in hay

Ron & Charlie

2 bedroom rancher, close to town Attached carport 3 years old, one ½ duplex Vaulted ceilings, huge kitchen

Donna Grudgfield

mls n222404

Donna Grudgfield

$319,000

$144,900

$289,500

mls n224650

13.53 acres by Seymour Lake 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms Log home, 2 car garage 16x32 workshop mls n222586

Close to town 5 acres, partially fenced Good, cleared building site Year round creek

Donna Grudgfield

$289,500

mls n223800

5 acres, 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom Riverfront and mostly treed Minutes to Telkwa school bus www.realestatesmithers.com

Leo Lubbers

$459,000

mls n226385

$225,000

3731 Eleventh Avenue

4273 12th Ave, New Hazelton

12792 Alder Road

3254 & 3256 Turner Way

12 Pavilion Place (no GST)

1089 Queen Street

• • • •

Excellent family home Located near shopping 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, fireplaces Double garage, private back yard

Peter Lund

mls n225986

66x120 landscaped lot 4 bdrm, 2-4 piece bath, fireplace Lots of upgrades, good location www.realestatesmithers.com

Leo Lubbers

5 acres, 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms 30x30 shop, wired and heated Barn, lots of upgrades www.realestatesmithers.com

Leo Lubbers

mls n223986

$221,900

$295,000

mls n218955

Two beautiful new half duplexes 1700 sf, 3 bdrms, 2½ bathrooms Big kitchens, hardwood, large decks www.smithershomes.com

Ron Lapadat

$39,500

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Stylish home, steps from the beach Open plan with spacious rooms Quality finishing, 3 bdrm, 3 bath www.smithershomes.com

Ron Lapadat

$279,500

mls n224641

1920’s Heritage Home 4 bedroom, 3 piece bath, hedged yd Large 75x125 yard, 2 sun rooms Scenic views of Hudson Bay Mtn

Peter Lund

mls n222904

$339,900

D L O

$98,000

23557 Ridge Road

15158 Kitseguecla Road

#27 – 95 Laidlaw Road

1773 Main Street

4951 Fourth Avenue

Lot 5 Hyland Place

• • • •

Park-like 7.2 acres, 3 bdrm home Guest cabin, shop, seasonal stream Organic garden/hobby farm buildngs Greenhouses, root cellar, carport

Leo Lubbers

mls n222628

Enjoy this 2 bedroom log home Private 40 acres, rental cabin Fenced 40 acres, rental cabin Visual tour @ www.askmel.ca

Dave & Sonia

mls n224065

$92,900

Affordable 1978, 3 bedroom 14x66 Includes 12x10 addition Laminate floors, patio, 4 appliances Visual tour @ www.askmel.ca

$696,500

mls n225955

Affordable 3 bedroom family home Mortgage helper suite Carport, sundeck, fireplace, lane Visual tour @ www.askmel.ca

Dave & Sonia

$769,000

mls n226229

Modern 3+ bedroom home Adjacent to golf course, 3 baths Basement entrance, hardwood floors Visual tour @ www.askmel.ca

Dave & Sonia

mls n225384

Rare undeveloped lot in Silverking Quiet cul-de-sac location Great mountain views This won’t last

Sandra Hinchliffe

$309,000

$45,000

D L O

$329,900

8 Aurora Avenue

8535 Woodmere Road

38198 Telkwa High Road

Block 3 First Ave, Telkwa

3611 Fourteenth Avenue

3675 Snake Road

• • • •

Lot 8 slopes towards the lake Great view of HB Mountain Lakefront subdivision Swim, paddle & skate the lake

Sandra Hinchliffe

Peter Lund Res. 847-3435

mls n226282

Donna Grudgfield Cell. 847-1228

Rare 250 acre Woodmere Ranch 1600sf, 3 bed rancher, log guest home Hay land, pasture, year round creek Cattle, sheep, poultry, market garden

Charlie McClary

Leo Lubbers Cell. 847-1292

mls n4505943

Ron Lapadat Cell. 847-0335

Beautiful 2652 sq ft log home High end finish, fixtures & hot tub Great view of Bulkley Valley 320 acres with second home

Charlie McClary

Dave Barclay Cell. 847-0365

mls n222105

Sonia Apostoliuk Cell. 847-0937

Spectacular 90x100, view lot Corner of Trail Ave & 1st Ave Water & sewer at lot line, lots 6-8 Build your dream home here!

Charlie McClary

Sandra Hinchliffe Cell. 847-0725

Charlie McClary Cell. 877-1770

mls n225567

Alida Kyle Cell. 877-2802

Immaculate 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom Private fenced yard with shed Backyard deck to enjoy views Jacuzzi tub

Alida Kyle

Karen Benson Cell. 847-0548

mls n224607

Jeff Billingsley Cell. 877-0838

mls n224606

2400 sf family home on 1.78 acres Bordering Canyon Creek, views Hardwood, spacious rooms, 2 decks OSBE, new shingles, appliances incl

Karen Benson

Jantina Meints Cell. 847-3144

mls n226162

Kiesha Matthews Cell. 876-8420

ON NOW AT YOUR BC CHEVROLET DEALERS. Chevrolet.ca 1-800-GM-DRIVE. Chevrolet is a brand of General Motors of Canada. ‡/††/*Offers apply to the purchase of a 2013 Cruze LS 1SA (R7A), 2013 Equinox LS FWD (R7A), 2013 Silverado EXT 2WD WT (R7A) equipped as described. Freight included ($1,550/$1,600). License, insurance, registration, PPSA, administration fees and taxes not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited time offers which may not be combined with other offers, and are subject to change without notice. Offers apply to qualified retail customers in BC Chevrolet Dealer Marketing Association area only. Dealer trade may be required. GMCL, RBC Royal Bank, TD Auto Financing Services or Scotiabank may modify, extend or terminate this offer in whole or in part at any time without notice. Conditions and limitations apply. See Chevrolet dealer for details. ▼ Based on GM Testing in accordance with approved Transport Canada test methods. Your actual fuel consumption may vary. ‡0%/0.99% purchase financing offered on approved credit by RBC Royal Bank/TD Auto Financing/Scotiabank for 84 months on new or demonstrator 2013 Cruze LS 1SA/2013 Equinox LS FWD/2013 Silverado EXT 2WD WT. Rates from other lenders will vary. Down payment, trade and/or security deposit may be required. Monthly payment and cost of borrowing will vary depending on amount borrowed and down payment/trade. Example: $10,000 at 0%/0.99%, the monthly payment is $119/$123 for 84 months. Cost of borrowing is $0/$354, total obligation is $10,000/$10,354. 0% finance offer is unconditionally interest-free. 0.99% finance offer biweekly payments based on a purchase price of $23,495 on 2013 Chevrolet Silverado EXT 2WD with $0 down, equipped as described. ≠Based on a 2.9%/0.9%/0%, 36/48/60 month lease for new (demonstrator not eligible) 2013 Silverado EXT 2WD WT/2013 Equinox FWD/2013 Cruze FWD, equipped as described. Annual kilometer limit of 20,000km, $0.16 per excess kilometer. OAC by GM Financial. Lease APR may vary depending on down payment/trade. Down payment or trade of and security deposit may be required. Total obligation is $15,790/$18,377/$10,489. Option to purchase at lease end is $9,111/$10,862/$5,791 plus applicable taxes. Other lease options available. ††$7,500 manufacturer to dealer delivery credit available on the 2013 Silverado EXT 2WD WT (tax exclusive) for retail customers only. Other cash credits available on most models. See your GM dealer for details. $1,500/$2,000 non-stackable cash credits is a manufacturer to dealer delivery credit (tax exclusive) for 2013 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Ext Cab/ Silverado 1500 Crew. Non-Stackable Cash Credits are available only when consumers opt for the cash purchase of a new or demonstrator model. By selecting lease or finance offers, consumers are foregoing such discounts and incentives which will result in a higher effective interest rate. See dealer for details. Offer ends May 31, 2013. †Valid at participating GM dealerships in Canada only. Retail customers only. Offer ranges from 750 to 3,000 AIR MILES® reward miles, depending on model purchased. No cash value. Offer may not be combined with certain other AIR MILES promotions or offers. See your participating GM dealer for details. Offer expires July 2, 2013. Please allow 4–6 weeks after the Offer end date for reward miles to be deposited to your AIR MILES® Collector Account. To ensure that reward miles are deposited in the preferred balance, Collector should ensure his/ her balance preferences (AIR MILES® Cash balance and AIR MILES® Dream balance) are set as desired prior to completing the eligible purchase transaction. GMCL may modify, extend or terminate this Offer for any reason in whole or in part at any time without notice. ®™Trademarks of AIR MILES International Trading B.V. Used under license by LoyaltyOne, Inc. and General Motors of Canada Limited. ^Whichever comes first. ^^Based on latest competitive data available. ~OnStar services require vehicle electrical system (including battery) wireless service and GPS satellite signals to be available and operating for features to function properly. OnStar acts as a link to existing emergency service providers. Subscription Service Agreement required. Visit onstar.ca for OnStar’s Terms and Conditions, Privacy Policy and details and system limitations. Additional information can be found in the OnStar Owner’s Guide. +©The Best Buy Seal is a registered trademark of Consumers Digest Communications, LLC, used under license.*^For more information visit iihs.org/ratings. *†Comparison based on 2012 Wards segmentation: Middle/Cross Utility Vehicle and latest competitive data available, and based on the maximum legroom available. Excludes other GM brands. **Offer only valid from April 2, 2013 to July 2, 2013 (the “Program Period”) to retail customers resident in Canada who own or are currently leasing (during the Program Period) a Chevrolet Aveo, Cobalt, Cavalier, Optra, Saturn Ion, Astra, S-Series will receive a $1,000 credit towards the purchase, lease or factory order of an eligible new 2013 Chevrolet Sonic, or Cruze. Retail customers resident in Canada who own or are currently leasing (during the Program Period) a Chevrolet Equinox, Tracker or Saturn Vue will receive a $1,000 credit towards the purchase, lease or factory order of an eligible new 2013 Chevrolet Equinox. Only one (1) credit may be applied per eligible vehicle sale. Offer is transferable to a family member living in the same household (proof of address required). This offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives available on GM vehicles. The $1,000 credit includes HST/GST/QST/PST as applicable by province. As part of the transaction, dealer will request current vehicle registration and/or insurance to prove ownership. GMCL reserves the right to amend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without prior notice. Void where prohibited by law. Additional conditions and limitations apply. See your GM dealer for details.

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