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LAKES DISTRICT NEWS Chinook community forest Final details remain to be worked out, but the Lakes timber supply area (TSA) is now home to a second community forest.

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Lakes District Fall Fair Burns Lake seniors games participants... page 20 (L-R) Conrad Feldmann, Diane Killman, Boni Lambert, Sandra Barth, Kay Saul, Marie and Pete Hiebert, Wilf Duek, Gerda Feldmann, John Barth and Eva Kalhood.

Everyone is invited to join in the 70 annual fall fair happening this weekend. See special section in this issue of Lakes District News pages 9 thru 12

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Burns Lake entertains curbside recycling

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Curbside recycling of printed paper and packaging (PPP) may be coming to the Village of Burns Lake (VBL) soon. Village council held a special meeting of council on Aug. 29 to discuss a request from a provincial agency - Multi-Material BC (MMBC) - that the village respond by Sept. 15, 2013 to an offer of financial incentive to early adopters of MMBC’s PPP recycling effort. The so-called Stewardship Plan

for Packaging and Printed Paper was conceived by MMBC in response to new recycling regulations introduced by the province in 2004. According to a council report prepared by Jeff Ragsdale, VBL development services coordinator, the goal of the plan is to unload the cost of recycling onto producers and consumers, and take it away from the taxpayer. The program intends to achieve a 75 per cent province-wide recycling rate. Financial incentives of up to $23,400 per year for five years are on offer by MMBC to those municipalities and regions that choose to buy into the program. Refusing to come on board would mean that MMBC might pursue other means of establishing PPP recycling

in Burns Lake, potentially through contracts with private enterprise. It could also mean that MMBC would choose not to provide any local recycling-receiving facilities close to Burns Lake, which would, presumably, increase the cost of recycling at a later date. If the VBL gets on board with MMBC, then MMBC will not only make a five-year financial commitment to Burns Lake in the form of cash incentives to offset the cost of recycling PPP, but MMBC would also commit to establishing a recycling facility within 60 kms of Burns Lake. A PPP recycling facility is not the same thing as a recycling depot. A recycling facility is where everything collected, either at a recycling depot

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or through curbside recycling, would end up for post-collection processing. The downside to signing on with MMBC is three-fold: the financial incentives on offer would not cover the operational cost of the program; second, the financial incentives do not cover initial capital costs, like specialized collection trucks and green bins; and finally, there are cash penalties payable by the municipality for failure to meet the MMBC ‘master service agreement’ regarding contamination of PPP recyclable materials by non-recyclable waste. Concern regarding these stiff financial penalties recently swayed the City of Prince George (PG) to reject the MMBC offer on Aug. 27, 2013. ...see RECYCLE ▼ P5

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Final details remain to be worked out, but the Lakes timber supply area (TSA) is now home to a second community forest. The newly minted Chinook community forest, an areabased tenure, will cover approximately 60,000 hectares of land throughout the Lakes TSA. Its annual allowable cut is expected to be 150,000 m3. It will have a similar legal and organizational structure as the existing Burns Lake Community Forest, but the details are not yet finalized. Information regarding who will make up the first board, and who that board will be answerable to, is not available, although Wet’suwe’ten First Nation Chief Karen Ogen confirms that she has been named the interim first president for now. Stakeholders include the Village of Burns Lake, the Regional District of Bulkley Nechako, and local First Nations. The new community forest comes out of the commitment made by the province to ensure that there would be enough timber available in the Lakes TSA to justify Hampton Affiliates rebuild of the Babine Forest Products sawmill in Burns Lake, which was destroyed in January, 2012 in a terrible explosion that took two lives and injured many more.

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Back to school on Sept. 4 in Burns Lake? Maybe not. A strike may be in the works as the Canadian Union of Public Employees raises concerns that its membership hasn’t seen a raise in four years, and sits without a current contract.

Negotiations with unions representing more than 25,000 school support staff are back on next week, with a strike mandate already in place for B.C.'s 60 school districts as the new school year gets underway. Education Minister Peter Fassbender said Wednesday he is hopeful that a settlement with clerical staff, custodians, bus drivers and other support staff can be achieved without picket lines disrupting classes. Talks broke off in August and are set to resume for three days starting today, Sept. 4. The Canadian Union of Public Employees, representing most of the workers, says they haven't had a raise in four years. The latest contract expired in June 2012 after a two-year wage freeze was imposed across the B.C. public service. Fassbender wouldn't comment directly on talks, except to say that school districts are working to set up "savings accounts" in their operations to fund wage increases within existing district budgets. The government's "cooperative gains" mandate requires all raises to be funded by internal savings such as shared administrative functions. CUPE is seeking raises of two per cent per year. "Our members will take full-scale job action if the government doesn't show a commitment to bargaining," CUPE representative Colin Pawson said in a statement on the weekend, as the union prepared to start an advertising campaign to attract public support. Fassbender said funding for public education is at record levels despite falling enrolment. While some urban districts are growing, the education ministry forecasts that there will be 526,000 full-time students this year, down 9,000 from the last school year. The total budget remains the same, $4.7 billion, of which about 80 per cent pays wages of teachers, support staff and administrators. Soon after being appointed minister by Premier Christy Clark, Fassbender appointed a provincial negotiator to take over province-wide issues from the bargaining agent for school districts. Negotiator Peter Cameron told union leaders in mid-August he would not return to talks until boards have savings plans in place. Fassbender said Wednesday that "a large majority are well underway, and many are in place" so talks can resume.

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Recycle rollout needs clarity

Back to school labour disputes

I hope it was clear from our coverage this week of the recycling issue that Village of Burns Lake (VBL) council has not made any binding decision regarding curbside recycling, or any other kind of recycling. I mention this because the subject of curbside recycling is bound to provoke much discussion across a broad range of

opinion in Burns Lake. All council has done is make sure that Burns Lake remains eligible for financial assistance from a provincial agency should the village decide to move ahead with some kind of printed paper and packaging (PPP) recycling program. This prudent decision to keep options open will have to be followed upon quickly though. Multi Material Management B.C. (MMBC) expects binding contracts in place early enough for collection to begin in May, 2014. Had you heard of MMBC before today? I’ll confess that I hadn’t heard of it before the council meeting where VBL staff introduced council to the work both the Regional District of Bulkley Nechako (RDBN) and the VBL have done regarding the MMBC offer of financial assistance to implement PPP recycling. The idea is to encourage printed paper and packaging recycling, while at the same time getting industry and end-users to pay for it. Currently, the cost of recycling is buried in the general cost of waste management. For example, the costs associated with those recycle bins at the landfill are included in your taxation. It’s not clear how the new scenario would tease out those costs and assign them to industry and users. Start-up costs would be carried by the municipality - your tax dollars - and MMBC funding will eventually expire, leaving operational costs entirely on the shoulders of local government. Diverting material from the landfill might mean a lower annual waste management budget on the part of the RDBN, thereby reducing the tax burden. Maybe Burns Lake will only need bi-weekly garbage pick-up because we’ll be recycling half our waste every other week. That would at least suggest a break-even scenario for operational costs, with recycling collection done one week and regular collection done the next. There is some head-scratching that goes along with this rushed offer from MMBC. When, exactly, does the cost of this program end up on the shoulders of industry and the consumer as opposed to the taxpayer, and how? If it truly does end up being an industry-pay and user-pay system, then it makes good sense. We should be held responsible for the excessive packaging we face/demand every day. The consumer who demands it, and the industry that provides it, should pay for it. This isn’t to say that economics should drive recycling. We might have good reasons to implement recycling at the municipal and regional levels, even if it costs the taxpayer money. Just like we have good reason to control air pollution, even if there’s no immediate economic benefit or relief. It makes sense to force users and producers to pay for their excess. Why should recyclingconscious tax payers subsidize the wasteful habits of less concerned neighbours? It might even make sense to subsidize PPP recycling through tax dollars, for the sake of a greener municipality. But which one is it; is this a potentially costly move towards a greener Burns Lake or a tax relief? If we’re moving towards a kind of sin tax on trashing recyclable material, then we should just call it that instead of dressing it up like a proposal to ease the tax burden.

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Another school year dawns in B.C., with the prospect of disruptive labour disputes. First up are 27,000 support staff, in a legal strike position. These are the teacher aides, custodians, bus drivers and crossing guards. Most are members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, with a few Teamsters and other locals scattered around the 60 school districts. Public discussion about these disputes usually focuses on wage increases, which CUPE members in schools haven’t seen for four years. Their current deals expired more than a year ago, after they were subject to the same two-year wage freeze imposed on the rest of government. The B.C. government moved from the post-recession wage freeze to a system they call “co-operative gains,” where raises must be financed by savings in other areas of the operation. Only two provincial employee groups have yet to do this: school support staff and teachers. (Education Minister Peter Fassbender confirmed last week that teacher raises will be funded by extra transfers from the provincial treasury as they try to get a long-term deal. But that’s a topic for another day.) CUPE, the largest union in the country, has a sophisticated media campaign to generate public sympathy. We are repeatedly reminded not only that the last raise was 2009, but that the “average” pay is a mere $24,000 a year. If that number is accurate, it reflects a large number of part-timers. Let’s look at a few provisions CUPE doesn’t talk about, on behalf of those self-employed taxpayers who have no paid holidays, no employer pension or benefits and no paid overtime, but are expected to help pay all of the above to government workers. The 60 contracts have many variations, but core elements are the same. In the Central Okanagan school district, the starting CUPE wage rate is $17.37 an hour. The top rate is $26.59, or $28.78 for workers who qualify for a “trades adjustment.” All contracts have rigid seniority and “bumping” clauses to ensure that new employees absorb any reductions in working hours. From a taxpayers’ perspective, this leads to the maximum number of employees making the highest wages. Overtime in Central Okanagan is time and a half for the first two hours, and double time after that. Contracts also include the provision that unscheduled overtime is subject to a fourhour minimum. It’s amazing how often an unexpected hour of work can arise when it’s paid at quadruple time. The Surrey school district contract details how even “spare board” employees are to be enrolled in the municipal pension plan, a defined-benefit system most private-sector employees can only dream about. Then there are paid sick days. The Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation reports that the average B.C. private sector worker took 7.4 sick days last year. The public sector average was 12. The Surrey contract details the windfall of unused sick days that must be paid out to employees who retire as early as age 55. The maximum is 150 days, for a lavish perk only available to employees hired before July 1, 1996. Even so, we’ll be paying these bonuses out for years to come. It goes on and on. Six weeks’ paid vacation after 20 years, with an extra day added for every year after that. There are many little things, such as a $60 “swimsuit allowance” for teacher aides who take part in swimming instruction. This is not to devalue the work done by these people. It is to suggest that given the growing gap between public and private employment benefits, finding savings is reasonable. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalNews.com Twitter:@tomfletcherbc E-mail: tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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Recycling response needed soon RECYCLE from t P1 As reported by the Prince George Free Press, research conducted by a PG special committee into the matter had determined that the three per cent contamination threshold found in the MMBC master service agreement is well below the five to seven per cent actual contamination levels found in municipalities that already run similar programs. A $5,000 penalty per load of above-threshold contaminated waste is written into the master agreement. The PG municipal committee estimated that PG and its taxpayers, could be on the hook for up to $2 million in fines every year, given the size of the city and how many loads of recyclable material it would send to a postcollection facility. It is not clear from the VBL staff report how much material would be produced in the VBL on a ‘number of loads’ basis, so it isn’t clear what level of financial penalty the VBL could face. This is part of the challenge that VBL council faces in dealing with the MMBC proposal. Prince George’s decision not to accept MMBC’s offer to implement a subsidized recycling program means that MMBC will have to come up with an alternate means of delivering the service in order to meet the provincial 75 per cent PPP recycling target. Village of Burns Lake council, after studied consideration

of the MMBC proposal, elected to make a nonbinding agreement to consider moving forward with curbside recycling. If, upon further review, the finances make sense, and if the public is on board, then the VBL would proceed with the project One possibility is that the village might team with the Regional District of Bulkley Nechako (RDBN) on the recycling project, both in terms of pooling resources and in terms of a cash reserve held by the RDBN - more than $200,000 earmarked for recycling efforts - that may be available to offset the capital cost of purchasing new equipment. A used specialized garbage truck for picking up PPP recyclables would cost about $76,000. Curbside recycle bins would cost the village approximately $76,000.

Annual costs to run the service could be in the order of $50,000 per year for part-time staff and related expenses, according to Ragsdale’s report. It is important to note that operational costs are tentative because it isn’t clear how recycling might offset costs already associated with general garbage pick-up. One avenue to be explored by council with the RDBN is the possibility that some of the $70,000 collected per year in taxation from VBL residents for waste disposal might be clawed back from the RDBN if less waste is going to RDBN-managed landfills. This idea is likely to meet strong resistance from the RDBN. Bill Miller, RDBN chair, explained that the taxation is not a fee for service, but reflects the cost of waste management throughout the re-

gion once spread fairly amongst taxpayers. Miller said that if there were a savings in waste management costs thanks to PPP recycling, then those savings would be passed on to residents in terms of reduced taxes, and not in terms of the RDBN giving money back the village to run its PPP program. Village council is caught between wanting to take advantage of the opportunity to step up recycling in the municipality, while facing a host of unknowns. “We can do some good,” said Ragsdale. “We have a real opportunity, although it depends on how it’s implemented.” The decision by council to indicate that they are interested in starting curbside recycling under the MMBC PPP program means that the VBL will be eligible for financial subsidies

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Under funding First Nations Where does mayor’s interest lay? education a costly mistake Editor: While the Conservatives have spent the summer talking about their forthcoming First Nations Education Act, they continue to ignore the elephant in the room: the federal government dramatically under funds First Nations students’ education. For a country like Canada, it’s shocking that only a third of high school students on reserve graduate each year. And while the reasons are complex, one stands out: the federal government, which is solely responsible for financing First Nations education, only funds First Nations students two-thirds of the average funding per student that the provinces provide to other schools. This financing gap contributes to lower test scores, stunning drop-out rates and a failure to equip students with the tools they need to compete and succeed in the modern workforce. It’s a big problem, especially since more than a quarter of the Aboriginal People in Canada are under 14. This is a huge loss for our economy. Canada is coping with a lack of highly skilled people in the workforce, a problem which is projected to worsen.

The Canadian Chamber of Commerce and other business leaders say higher investments in Aboriginal education are needed to employ this generation. One study found that by increasing Aboriginal education rates to the same level as non-Aboriginal Canadians could add $160 billion to the economy over the next seven years alone. Sadly, nothing is being done, government spin notwithstanding. Despite the Conservatives being in power for almost 8 years, the Auditor General found the government cannot demonstrate any progress in closing the First Nations education gap. Their record of neglect is shameful. And they continue to deny there is even a problem. Giving all children a high-quality, relevant education and an equal opportunity to succeed is a core Canadian value. It is the right thing to do, and it’s also good for economic growth. It’s high time we closed the gap. Yours sincerely, The Honourable Carolyn Bennett, MP Liberal Party of Canada Aboriginal Affairs Critic

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Editor: At the August 2013 Burns Lake Council meeting the Mayor advised that he had traveled to Fort McMurray and participated in an Enbridge sponsored tour of the tar sands. He was enthusiastic about their new reclamation efforts and challenged those at the meeting who might disagree with him to “get informed and involved”. I recently came upon a report by Josette Wier from Smithers, who was on the same tour as the Mayor. She states: “While there I felt a mix of fascination and horror; fascination came from witnessing the technological prowess and accomplishments. Horror came not only from the scale of the destruction, but also from a sense of planetary disconnection... [There] is an unprecedented destruction of land, water and air allowed by extremely lenient federal and provincial regulations. A recently released report1 (July 2013) shows 4063 chronic and repetitive contraventions by the major players between 1996-2012 with an enforcement rate of 0.9 per cent and a median penalty $4,500. Further, the area affected is larger than the extraction area. Carcinogenic products associated with bitumen extraction were found in lake sediments 90 kms from the extraction site two.

None of that was mentioned in the factoids delivered by the attractive tour guide. Neither was mentioned the contribution of the tar sands extraction to global warming, the most crucial issue of our time. Even if as claimed the contribution is only a few percentage points to global carbon emissions, such added percentage points can be the tipping point for disastrous consequences to come. It appears like a delusional world propped up by our heavily lobbied federal leaders promoting their aggrandized vision of Canada as a super energy power. By tripling production in the next 20 years, the CAPP representative explained that there still will be 100 years left of production (instead of 500). Are we to continue letting giant oil multinationals decide on our behalf or are we to develop a vision that will protect the planet and include the well-being of future generations? This information is alarming and should be a concern to the Mayor. I worry that his vision for Burns Lake includes pipelines that might result in a few jobs but ultimately the destruction of our community. I put the ball back in his court, “get informed and get involved.” Sincerely Rita Lavoie

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Good old friends What a very pleasant surprise to have had two of my very good old time friends drop in for a visit Herb Gerow who had not been back to Burns Lake for 18 years. Herb was well known here. Also Chief Albert Gerow another very good friend who I have known and respected for many years. Herb drove truck for Sheardowns store while they were in business. Although the visit was too short we covered lots of ground. Herb now makes his home in Chilliwack. The Gerow family are one of our pioneer families and

were one of the first families we met when we came to Burns Lake now over 60 years ago. Thanks Johnny Johnson for your nice visit last week. We go back a long way so we always have something to talk about. They were good old days so it’s nice to be able to remember those times. I turned 91 August 24 was a special day for me. One thing it was my 91 year. My dad used to tell me how many times they didn’t expect me to last the night but low and behold I was still alive. As a kid I was called little Hugh as I was almost a dwarf but I fooled them all. A big thanks to the staff and the cook who made me a lovely cake. You are all so very kind at the Tweedsmuir House and I love you all for it. Also to my family and the visitors who dropped into my room and the phone calls. Even from Saskatch-

ewan they remembered me. Thank you all so much. A special thanks to my good friend Pastor Herb Larsen. Another very special guy from our old stomping ground in Saskatchewan, Ian VanMeter and we could talk all day and night about those old prairie days. Ian had some news that my readers will enjoy I’m sure. On the 16 of this month there was called a Ranch Rodeo held in Vanderhoof. The Double Box Ranch of Ootsa Lake entered a team of three horses and three riders they won second place with cheers from their Southside supporters. The team mates were Jan VanMeter, Tyler Flemming and Temwisha Baldwin. Calcuta Auction and other team members raised $1100 to improve their grounds. They are hoping this will be an ongoing thing. There were four events; wild

cow milking, cow smuggling relay races, and wild cow riding. The Double Box Ranch from Ootsa Lake are behind this event and for more particulars please phone this ranch at 250-694-3302. By all reports it was a lot of fun and a crowd pleaser. Hoping to have one on the Southside. P.S. for Ken Rose good news he won grand champion reserve bull. Dear diary My brother Peter and his wife Madeleine live in Oliver, B.C. and we keep close contact with each other. It seems as he was going through some old papers he came across our father’s last diary dated Oct. 11, 1967. I have started to read it but it also brings back memories of many things that I had forgotten, maybe things I would like to forget. dad was in the hospital and mother finished the last page. I could tell that mother was very upset

by her writing. I just don’t think at the present at least I will finish it off. I was just a little boy when the first Model ‘T’ Ford came into Evesham. Jack Campbell was the salesman and you could have any colour you wanted as long as it was black. They had a canvas roof and half doors with a latch to keep it shut. This was 1927 or just around that year. Our dad got one and he was one proud guy. He was a superb horseman but he took to driving like a duck to water. Lots of old horseman had some real problems. We had a great friend who got a Ford ‘T’ and he got his daughter to teach him to drive. He got rattled and forgot how to stop it, as it was already over the ditch and through the barbed wire fence. You could hear him shouting “Whoa.” He still thought he was driving horses. The only dam-

age was about a half mile of fence. When it was cold the best way to start the ‘T’ was jack up the back wheel. Our friends started their ‘T’ and left it running while they dressed for church and when they came out to go the car had gone away up the field. One of the boys caught a saddle horse and ran the Ford down. That was the talk of the district. The gas pedal was a lever on the steering column and the spark control was on the opposite side. The wheels were wooden spoke and a brute to have to change a tire. Later on that year a guy came around selling a drive pulley that would bolt onto the rear hub when you took the wheel off. Jack up the hind wheel and you could run a buzz saw or grain cleaner, just a handy thing. In later years we got a Model ‘A’ Ford and

we got a drive pulley for sawing wood and running the seed cleaner. There were lots of farmers using the old Ford for lots of odd jobs. They are history now. I guess it’s time I closed our for another week. P.S. It seems that this summer we have had our share of thunder and lightning storms, sure keep you on your toes. I saw a little poem in an old note book and I will pass it on. So here goes. The thunder roared, the lightning crashed, heaven and earth were a shaking. The little pig stuck up his tail and ran to save his bacon. The end. Correction Last week I forgot to say that it was the neighbour’s barn that flipped over in the wind that had the calf tied to it. Always remember god loves you very much and so do I

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Tammy has Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) One day, Tammy told her group facilitator that she did not want to get pregnant again, at least not right away. The facilitator was concerned because Tammy was sexually active and was not using any birth control. She explained to Tammy that if she continued to have sex without using birth control that she would likely get pregnant again soon. Tammy said, “I don’t want to use birth control because it makes you fat.” What’s Happening Tammy cannot connect her actions to outcomes. She knows that she doesn’t want to have another baby but she doesn’t comprehend the risks associated with being sexually active. Potential Strategies and Supports Use different modalities (models, videos, pictures, written words and role plays) to illustrate what happens with sexual activity. Support Tammy in family planning through education. Provide information sessions on the different kinds of contraception, again using pictures and models such as a handson learning kit/birth control bin. Provide options in regard to birth control. It will likely be necessary to accompany a woman with FASD to the doctor in order to ensure she gets her needs met as she may have difficulty understanding her options and articulating her choices. For example, a daily birth control pill may not be effective as it is often difficult for people with FASD to organize their daily schedule and remember to take a pill each day. More reliable options include the Depo-Provera shot, an IUD or a tubal ligation. The Lakes District Campus of the College of New Caledonia has recently published three

books focused on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. These publications include stories and strategies for supporting individuals who have FASD and include: Empowering FrontLine Staff and Families through a Collection of Lived Experiences written by Anne Guarasci, Instructor, The Focus Program, a Program for Adults with FASD written by Linda Schmidt, Instructor. Establish the Connection: Groups for At-risk Youth written by Melanie Hennig, Youth Support Worker. These books are available through the CNC Lakes District campus bookstore at 545 Hwy. 16, Burns Lake, or by phoning 692 1700.

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NEW BARN FOR FALL FAIR Members of the Lakes District Fall Fair and Music Festival Association and member of the Tweedsmuir Cavaliers Saddleclub, gathered to accept a $24,122 Nechako-Kitamaat Development Fund (NKDF) cheque from Wayne Salewski, NKDF board chair. The money was part of funding for upgrades around the Eagle Creek Fairgrounds, including the new swine and sheep holding barn pictured here. WALTER STRONG PHOTO

INTERNATIONAL VISITORS Recently the Burns Lake Rotary Club had international guests join for them lunch. (Back L-R) Marika and Mike Ramoush, Richard Kirchmair (Austria); Bob Cope (Missourri USA); Yvette and Thomas Zimmerman (Switzerland); Barbora Kruspanova (Slovakia) the clubs’ international exchange student for this year. (Front L-R) Marianne Kirchmair (Austria); Sandy Dore president of the Burns Lake Rotary Club. LAURA BLACKWELL PHOTO

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Come join in the celebration of the renovated Trout Creek Hall

Southside 4-H Club

4-H Livestock Auction

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Trout Creek Hall Grand Opening September 21, 2013: 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Come join in the celebration of the renovated Trout Creek Hall.

at the Small Animal Ring at the Eagle Creek Fair Grounds at 5:00pm. Please consider supporting the kids by bidding on and purchasing an animal.

(Arrangements have been made for transport to Mountaineer Meats after the fair.)

If you are interested in purchasing a 4-H lamb or swine (pork) and would like to join us at our

‘Meet and Greet BBQ’ Friday September 6th at 6:00pm

Please contact Deanna at: cdlambert6@gmail.com or Call/Text to 250-692-0345

Burns Lake 90th Anniversary Celebration Dinner and Dance October 19, 2013. Tickets available now at the Village Office or the Visitor Information Centre.

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Welcome ...to the 70

Annual Lakes District

Fall Fair & Music Festival September 6th, 7th & 8th, 2013 “It’s A Family A-Fair” Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Fame & Fortune Night

Pancake Breakfast

Pancake Breakfast Gymkhana Music Festival Northern Girls Drill Team Logger Sports Stock Dog Trials Heavy Horse Pull Competition Awards & much much more!

Children’s Festival

Teen Activities Pet Show Light Horse Show Music Festival Stock Dog Trials Team Penning Petting Zoo Northern Country Girls Drill Team 4-H and Livestock Judging & much much more!

Fall Fair

Idol Contest & Elvis Impersonator Teen Tractor Pull Exhibit Hall Teen Dance - Prizes!! Campfire & more! NEW THIS YEAR!!

Amazing Teen Race September 7th & 8th

(two person teams) Register @ 10:00 am Saturday in Children’s Area (watch for banners)

CONCESSION ALL DAY Saturday & Sunday!

Saturday, September 7th:

THE AMAZING TEEN

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FALL FAIR DINNER & FAMILY DANCE Y FAMIL FUN!

Enter to win 2 round trip tickets from Smithers to Vancouver when you buy the Traditional Fall Fair Dinner (5:00pm) Donated by

FAMILY DANCE Mainstage at 6:00pm with The Tweedsmuir Fiddlers

Mechanical Bull Riding Competition NEW !! S T S Saturday, September 7th - for kids, teens & adults! Cash Prizes!! CONTE Kite Flying Contest - Saturday, September 7th - for kids & teens! Prizes!!

The Lakes District Fall Fair is celebrating its 70th Anniversary and the Village of Burns Lake is celebrating its 90th Anniversary with a Heritage Tea. Visit the covered eating area from 2:00-5:00 pm on Saturday September 7th. Chat with old friends and neighbours. Share a cup of tea or coffee and eat some sweets while you visit with family.

The Fall Fair Association would like to thank LD News for partially sponsoring this page.

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Fall Fair & Music Festival

70th Annual Lakes District

September 6th, 7th & 8th at Eagle Creek Fairgrounds, 2km south on Hwy 35 via Eagle Creek Road Friday, September 6th

Saturday, September 7th

Fame & Fortune Night

CONCESSION OPEN ALL DAY MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT ALL DAY

6:00pm ..... Teen Tractor Pull

8:00-10:30am ... Pancake Breakfast

4-H Meet & Greet 7:00pm ..... Fall Fair Idol & Elvis Impersonator Main Stage - Cash Prizes

9:00am .............. Tweedsmuir Cavalier Saddle Club Light Horse Show lower arena

8:00pm ..... Exhibit Hall closes

10:00am............ Small Animal Judging

8:30pm10:00pm ... Teen Dance (main stage) Tons of Prizes to Give Away!! Campfire

Face Painting

Sunday, September 9th CONCESSION OPEN ALL DAY MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT ALL DAY 8:00am ..... Pancake Breakfast - concession

3:00pm.............. Children’s Stage Entertainment

10:00am ... Gymkhana - lower riding arena

children’s stage

Northern Girls Drill Team (Vanderhoof) main rodeo arena

Mechanical Bull Riding Contest - (Teens)

small animal barn

children’s area

Livestock Judging

Light Horse and Draft Horse Halter Class

livestock show rings

Petting Zoo

livestock show ring

Exhibit Hall Opens 11:00am............ Children’s Mini Mechanical Bull up and running

Supported Child Development Services

” r i a F A y l i m “It’s A Fa

main rodeo area

Amazing Teen Race

Children’s Activities/ Amazing Teen Race

4:00pm.............. Mechanical Bull Riding Contest - (Adults) -

10:30am ... Northern Girls Drill Team (Vanderhoof) main rodeo arena

WOW Bus

main stage

Pet Show - Children’s Area 12:15pm ........... Northern Country Girls Drill Team (Vanderhoof) main rodeo arena

Amazing Teen Race

Livestock office)

small animal show ring

1:00-3:00pm ..... Stock Dog Trials main rodeo arena

1:15pm ..... Heavy Horse Pull Competition main rodeo arena

Fall Fair Dinner - Concession

3:00pm ..... Awards Presented on Main Stage

5:30pm.............. Jackpot Barrel Race -

main rodeo arena - entries will be accepted between 4:00 & 5:00pm

8yrs & under and 9-11 yrs children’s area

1:00pm.............. 4-H Showmanship and Achievement

Stock Dog Trials - Main Rodeo Arena

5:00pm.............. 4-H Auction (Show Ring near

12:30pm ........... Kite Flying Contest -

Vendors Booths

11:00AM ... Logger Sports

children’s area

12:00 Noon....... Opening Ceremonies

Ranchers Choice Top Beef Bull livestock show ring Ranchers Choice Top Female livestock show ring

3:00-5:00pm ..... Team Penning -

Mini Train

Exhibit Hall Opens

6:00pm.............. Family Dance (main stage) ENTER TO WIN TWO ROUND TRIP TICKETS FROM SMITHERS TO VANCOUVER WHEN YOU BUY THE TRADITIONAL FALL FAIR DINNER. DONATED BY

1:30pm.............. Fire Engine Pull - near

children’s area on the road

Beads

2:00pm ............. Mechanical Bull Riding Contest (Kids) children’s area

MOM & BABY TENT

2:00-5:00pm ..... Heritage Tea

in the covered eating area

Children’s Festival at the Fall Fair! Saturday & Sunday, September 7th & 8th... Are you ready for some fun and new activities at this years children’s festival? FEATURING: • ISH DA FISH - on grounds Saturday & Sunday • The Hammering Tent - children’s area - all weekend • Kite Flying Contest – Saturday September 7th: 12:30-1:30pm • Mechanical Bull Riding Contest – Saturday September 7th: 2:00pm

Bus Service

(sponsored by CNC)

cash prizes

Pick up and drop off points are MARGARET PATRICK MEMORIAL HALL and the A&W

Open all weekend! PET SHOW –

Saturday Sept. 7th: 12:00 noon

LIGHT HORSE SHOW –

Sponsored by the Burns Lake Vet Clinic and Bakers Acres Kennels

Check out our website:

www.ldfallfair.ca

(There will be a $2.00 entry fee for this event)

• PG Forestry and Railway Museum Train ALL GATES Locked 12 Midnight to 7:00 a.m. Emergency Access through Front Gate available between these hours by Night Security

Saturday Sept.7th 9:00am start time (office opens at 8:00 am). Open to all classes.

4-H MEET AND GREET BBQ -

HEAVY HORSE PULL Sunday Sept.8th at 1:15pm.

Friday, Sept. 6th at 6:00pm for all those interested in supporting the 4-H.

Come out to watch these magnificent animals and cheer for your favourite team. For more info please contact Ken Rose at 250-694-3500.

Bring your Lawn Chairs - See you there!! Gate Fees for 2013

ADULT SENIOR CHILD (6-12) Friday .................... $5.00 ...... $4.00........ $2.00 Saturday ................ $8.00 ...... $7.00........ $5.00 Sunday .................. $7.00 ...... $6.00........ $4.00 Weekend Pass ....... $15.00 .... $13.00...... $9.00

*We acknowledge the financial support of the Province of British Columbia*

Family 1-Day Pass ...................................................$20.00 Family Weekend .......................................................$40.00 Weekend Camping ...................................................$10.00 Livestock/Exhibit Hall Adult Exhibitor weekend pass (to be included with entry form) ............................$10.00

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH, 2013 10:00am...........Margaret Patrick 10:30am...........A&W 11:00am...........Fair Grounds 12:00 noon ......Margaret Patrick 12:30PM ..........A&W 1:00pm ............Fair Grounds 2:00pm ............Margaret Patrick 2:30pm ............A&W 3:00pm ............Fair Grounds 4:00pm ............Margaret Patrick 4:30pm ............A&W 5:00pm ............Fair Grounds 5:30pm ............ **Final Bus Leaves the Fair Grounds**

COME ENJOY THE FAIR!!

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2013 11:00am...........Margaret Patrick 11:30am...........A&W 12:00 noon ......Fair Grounds 1:00pm ............Margaret Patrick 1:30pm ...........A&W 2:00pm ............Fair Grounds 2:30PM ...........**Final Bus Leaves the Fair Grounds**

The Fall Fair Association would like to thank LD News for partially sponsoring these pages.

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Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Fall Fair & Music Festival

70th Annual Lakes District

September 6th, 7th & 8th at Eagle Creek Fairgrounds, 2km south on Hwy 35 via Eagle Creek Road Friday, September 6th

Saturday, September 7th

Fame & Fortune Night

CONCESSION OPEN ALL DAY MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT ALL DAY

6:00pm ..... Teen Tractor Pull

8:00-10:30am ... Pancake Breakfast

4-H Meet & Greet 7:00pm ..... Fall Fair Idol & Elvis Impersonator Main Stage - Cash Prizes

9:00am .............. Tweedsmuir Cavalier Saddle Club Light Horse Show lower arena

8:00pm ..... Exhibit Hall closes

10:00am............ Small Animal Judging

8:30pm10:00pm ... Teen Dance (main stage) Tons of Prizes to Give Away!! Campfire

Face Painting

Sunday, September 9th CONCESSION OPEN ALL DAY MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT ALL DAY 8:00am ..... Pancake Breakfast - concession

3:00pm.............. Children’s Stage Entertainment

10:00am ... Gymkhana - lower riding arena

children’s stage

Northern Girls Drill Team (Vanderhoof) main rodeo arena

Mechanical Bull Riding Contest - (Teens)

small animal barn

children’s area

Livestock Judging

Light Horse and Draft Horse Halter Class

livestock show rings

Petting Zoo

livestock show ring

Exhibit Hall Opens 11:00am............ Children’s Mini Mechanical Bull up and running

Supported Child Development Services

” r i a F A y l i m “It’s A Fa

main rodeo area

Amazing Teen Race

Children’s Activities/ Amazing Teen Race

4:00pm.............. Mechanical Bull Riding Contest - (Adults) -

10:30am ... Northern Girls Drill Team (Vanderhoof) main rodeo arena

WOW Bus

main stage

Pet Show - Children’s Area 12:15pm ........... Northern Country Girls Drill Team (Vanderhoof) main rodeo arena

Amazing Teen Race

Livestock office)

small animal show ring

1:00-3:00pm ..... Stock Dog Trials main rodeo arena

1:15pm ..... Heavy Horse Pull Competition main rodeo arena

Fall Fair Dinner - Concession

3:00pm ..... Awards Presented on Main Stage

5:30pm.............. Jackpot Barrel Race -

main rodeo arena - entries will be accepted between 4:00 & 5:00pm

8yrs & under and 9-11 yrs children’s area

1:00pm.............. 4-H Showmanship and Achievement

Stock Dog Trials - Main Rodeo Arena

5:00pm.............. 4-H Auction (Show Ring near

12:30pm ........... Kite Flying Contest -

Vendors Booths

11:00AM ... Logger Sports

children’s area

12:00 Noon....... Opening Ceremonies

Ranchers Choice Top Beef Bull livestock show ring Ranchers Choice Top Female livestock show ring

3:00-5:00pm ..... Team Penning -

Mini Train

Exhibit Hall Opens

6:00pm.............. Family Dance (main stage) ENTER TO WIN TWO ROUND TRIP TICKETS FROM SMITHERS TO VANCOUVER WHEN YOU BUY THE TRADITIONAL FALL FAIR DINNER. DONATED BY

1:30pm.............. Fire Engine Pull - near

children’s area on the road

Beads

2:00pm ............. Mechanical Bull Riding Contest (Kids) children’s area

MOM & BABY TENT

2:00-5:00pm ..... Heritage Tea

in the covered eating area

Bus Service

(sponsored by CNC)

cash prizes

Pick up and drop off points are MARGARET PATRICK MEMORIAL HALL and the A&W

Open all weekend! PET SHOW –

Saturday Sept. 7th: 12:00 noon

LIGHT HORSE SHOW –

Sponsored by the Burns Lake Vet Clinic and Bakers Acres Kennels

Check out our website:

www.ldfallfair.ca

(There will be a $2.00 entry fee for this event)

• PG Forestry and Railway Museum Train ALL GATES Locked 12 Midnight to 7:00 a.m. Emergency Access through Front Gate available between these hours by Night Security

Saturday Sept.7th 9:00am start time (office opens at 8:00 am). Open to all classes.

4-H MEET AND GREET BBQ -

HEAVY HORSE PULL Sunday Sept.8th at 1:15pm.

Friday, Sept. 6th at 6:00pm for all those interested in supporting the 4-H.

Come out to watch these magnificent animals and cheer for your favourite team. For more info please contact Ken Rose at 250-694-3500.

Bring your Lawn Chairs - See you there!! Gate Fees for 2013

*We acknowledge the financial support of the Province of British Columbia*

COME ENJOY THE FAIR!!

The Fall Fair Association would like to thank LD News for partially sponsoring these pages.

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Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Lakes District News

70th Annual Lakes District Fall Fair & Music Festival

Schedule of Entertainers September 7th & 8th, 2013

Saturday, September 7th 9:00 am ...........BLPC Music Team 10:00 am .........Bev Hughes Highland Dancers / Sophie Shaffer Dancers 11:00 am .........Lake Babine Nation Hereditary Chiefs Drum Group 12:00 noon .....Opening Ceremonies with the LD Choir Members 1:00 pm...........Lone Spur 2:00 pm...........Moosehorn Mountain Boys 3:00 pm...........Dave Bitner 4:00 pm...........Out of Alba (all new from Prince George) 5:00 pm...........Supper Hour – recorded music 6:00 pm...........Family Dance with The Tweedsmuir Fiddlers 7:00 pm...........The Salt Water Brothers

Sunday, September 8th 10:00 am .........Cowboy Gospel Hour: The Unger Family

Out of Alba

Out of Alba, Prince George’s premier Celtic band is a quintet that will have been delighting audiences, both young and old, for the past 19 years. The members include Irishman Alan O’Reilly, Canadian Jim Sayle, A mer ica n- Wel sh Carolyn Kelly, and two Scots, Margaret and Jim Coyle. O ’ R e i l l y ’ s percussion talents led him to the bodhran (a traditional Celtic drum) that he plays with veracity and flare. Jim Sayle, a fiddler with enormous talent, brings sensitivity to the fiddle. Kelly’s whistle playing and composing brings virtuosity to the band akin to the Irish players of old. Margaret Coyle sings with the power and passion that the music deserves. Jim Coyle’s song writing, guitar and vocals brings energy, rounding out the group. Largely a concert band, Out of Alba also perform at dances (ceilidhs), plays in pubs, clubs, concert halls, theatres, house parties, a number of folk festivals throughout the province and have even had a mosh pit going. They have enjoyed many collaborative performances including The Watt school of Irish dancing, The Prince George Cantata singers, The Prince George Symphony Orchestra, Spirit of the West, Delhi 2 Dublin, Scottish folk legend, Dick Gaughan and BCs own Art Napoleon. They have just released their third CD, Nithi Sessions.

The Salt Water Brothers

The Barkers 11:00 am .........Mike Robertson 12:00 Noon .....Larry Aspen & George Hamp 12:45 pm.........The Barkers 2:00 pm...........Vanderhoof Drifting Squares Square Dancers 3:00 pm...........Closing Ceremonies

Sound Service Friday/Sunday Thorburn Sound

Lone Sp

Currently based out of Prince George, BC, the Folk duo known as the “Salt Water Brothers” was formed by Jeremy Pahl and Spencer Greening in late 2012. Drawing from influences ranging from Delta Blues of the 1930’s, Old-Time Country, Folk, and Rockabilly, the duo has developed their sound into something as simple as it is raw. The Salt Water Brothers provide tunes that just emanate sincerity, just the same as the old Folk musicians that shaped their Grandparents generation.

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Lake Babine Nation Hereditary Chiefs Drum Group The Fall Fair Association would like to thank LD News for partially sponsoring this page.

Come enjoy the great family entertainment! www.ldfallfair.ca

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Rotary exchange student in Burns Lake Welcomes winter and the small town experience

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Saturday, September 7th, 2013 1pm -4 pm Trout Creek Hall

Walter Strong From Banská Bystrica, a city of 80,000 laying in a wide valley surrounded by three mountain ranges in central Slovakia, to the rolling hills and pristine lakes of Nechako country, Barbora Krušpánová, 17, has travelled a long way physically and culturally - to spend the next academic school year at the Lakes District Secondary School (LDSS). Krušpánová’s year in Burns Lake was arranged through the International Rotary Youth Exchange program. She’ll split her year between two Burns Lake families. “I picked Canada as my number one choice out of 10 countries,” she said. “They let me know in March I would being going to Canada, and then by June that I would be going to Burns Lake.” After looking up Burns Lake online, Krušpánová was pleased with what she discovered. “It was very happy because I’ve never lived in a small town and it looks nice.” Since arriving in the area, she went on a week-long camping trip into Tweedsmuir Park with a group of other foreign exchange students, local students, and two rotarians. “It was raining a lot, and it was cold,” she said. “But we had such a blast.” With winter just around the corner you might wonder how Krušpánová will deal with the long, cold season that settles in sometimes by the end of October. She’ll be okay. “I’m very lucky to be this far north because we will have a lot of

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Barbora Krušpánová is spending the next 10 months in Burns Lake as part of the international Rotary Youth Exchange. snow,” she said. An alpine skier at heart - Krušpánová has been skiing since she was two years old - the LDSS ski and snowboard team my have a ringer for their roster. She’s been encouraged

to try out for the local ski team by LDSS snowboarder and mountain-biker, Elise Dubé. After this year, she’ll have one more year of high school in Slovakia. This year will count towards her graduation

requirements, as long as she passes the required Slovak exams. “I hope to make some friendships that will last, and to experience an entire Canadian year,” Krušpánová said. “I’m so lucky to have

the experience and to be here in Canada because so many people don’t get to have that experience.” School starts for Krušpánová, and everyone else at LDSS, on Sept. 4, 2013.

I would like to thank those responsible for leaving this cake at the bottom of our driveway on my 70th birthday. Your creativity and thoughtfulness was greatly appreciated. Thanks also to my family and friends who gathered at our cabin to celebrate. It was a great start to this new decade. Gladys Saul

Tom is celebrating because his girls have ﬁnished school and are part of the graduating class of 2013!

WOW Bus!

Youngsters enjoy craft work in the Burns Lake Words On Wheels (WOW) bus in Burns Lake on Aug. 27, 2013, as part of the village’s Indoor PlaySpace, for children aged two to six. Walter Strong photo

Tom and Gaylene Neary are pleased to announce Caitlin Marisa’s graduation with honours from Ecole Hoteliere de Lausanne (EHL), Switzerland. Caitlin graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in International Hospitality Management. Cailtin was an LDSS graduate in 2006, and later completed a Rotary exchange in Annecy, France. It was during that time of living and studying in France that she was introduced to EHL, and chose to pursue a career in the Hospitality Industry. Caitlin has accepted a full-time position with the Dorchester Collection in London, UK as a Yield Analyst in Revenue Management. Mom and Dad are very proud, and wish to thank those in Burns Lake who helped and supported Caitlin on this journey. On June 15th, Gaylene Neary graduated from City University of Seattle with a Masters of Counselling. Gaylene’s undergraduate degree was a Bachelor of Education; after years in the teaching profession, and working as a prayer minister, she decided to pursue certification in counselling.While employed part-time as councillor for a local native band, Gaylene has recently opened Mirror Image Counselling, a private practice where she works with individuals and couples. Her research thesis was in the area of grief and loss. Gaylene will be certified with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors (BCACC), and the Professional Association of Canadian Christian Counsellors (PACC). Gaylene wishes to thank many individuals and community organizations that have helped her complete her study and training, especially her husband Tom.

Burns Lake & District Seniors Meeting September 9 at 1 p.m. at the Regional

33 Annual Terry Fox Run & Silent Auction September 15 at the Francois Lake Hall.

District Meeting Room, upstairs. All 50+ seniors welcome.

For more info contact Tammy at 250-692-6195 or Carla at 250-692-7438.

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A recent study held at the University of Texas set out to determine if Real Time Strategy games might have a positive impact on a person’s ability to switch between or manage multiple concepts simultaneously. Participants in the study (all of them non gamers) completed a battery of cognitive tests, then were sorted into groups and assigned to play either an easy set of scenarios in StarCraft or a more difficult group of scenarios in StarCraft, for a total of 40 hours over 7 weeks. The participants then went through another battery of tests, which were contrasted against a control group of other volunteers that had been playing The Sims 2 for the same amount of time. When comparing the results, the researchers found that the 40 hours of RTS gaming “…was sufficient to create dramatic changes in players’ cognitive flexibility.”. The study concluded that RTS “training” may have clinical applications in the treatment of ADHD, mental complications of aging, and traumatic brain injury, though further research is required. An amusing side note of the study is that all the participants involved were female, because the experimenters were unable to find enough male volunteers who did not already play video games regularly, which would have skewed the results of the study. Still, it looks like there may in fact be some benefits to certain types of video games after all.

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ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Branch #50 The Legion has an immediate opening for a Read the Legion Darts Registration part time cook. Inquire at the Legion. Legion September 10th

Team play starts September 17th “Members and bona fide guests welcome”

Immediate opening for a permanent part time bartender at the Legion. Drop your resume off at the Legion or call Jeanne at 692-9401.

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Pastor Ed Peters Phone: 250-692-7551

Grassy Plains Gospel Church Sunday Service: 10:45 am 250-694-3329 (Church)

IMMACULATACatholic Church 248 - 3rd Avenue, Phone: 250-692-3568

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Hwy 35 & Francois Lake 250-6956316 Everyone Welcome

(abbr.) CLUES DOWN 1. Lower in esteem 2. Decays of a bone or tooth 3. Baseball legend Mickey 4. Words having no meaning 5. Rocky Boys Reservation tribe 6. __ Shankar 7. Removal by striking out 8. Vase with a footed base 9. Carries our genetic code 11. Small coin (French) 16. AIDS antiviral drug 17. Ethyl Carbamate 19. Of Salian Franks 21. We 24. Ready money 26. Plant egg cell

27. Stray 29. They carry blood away 30. Where Indiana Jones found the Ark 34. Chief tributary of the Volga 35. What gets stolen on the internet 36. Cover with water 37. Father 38. Factory apartments 39. Ad ___ 43. ___ pentameter 44. Most broken in 46. Midway between N and E 47. 7th Greek letter 50. She who launched 1,000 ships 52. Wheel centers 53. Geological times 55. Paddle 56. Scientific research workplace 57. Fiddler crabs

OUR TOWN Burns Lake Mountain Bike Association will be hosting a Women’s Bike Retreat the last weekend in September. More info email rachelleskis@gmail. com or call (250) 692-0642 33 Annual Terry Fox Run Sept. 15 at the Francois Lake Hall. Silent auction - handmade crafts, flower arrangements and baking to gift certificates and new items of all sorts. All proceeds go to the Terry Fox Foundation. If you or your business would like to donate items we would most appreciate it. Please contact Tammy at 692-6195 or Carla at 692-7438 to arrange for pickup. On Sept. 22, 2013 The Kidney Foundation’s annual Kidney Walk beginning at 9 a.m. at Spirit Square. For more info contact Haley Clarke, The Kidney Foundation of Canada, BC Branch 604-736-9775 Ext. 222.

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Burns Lake & District Seniors Meeting on September 9 at 1 pm at the Regional District Meeting Room, upstairs. All 50+ seniors welcome. LD Arts Council Pieces of Eight 2013/2014 Performing Arts Season Seven exciting performances in Burns Lake, from October ’13 to April ‘14, something for everyone. Brochures and ticket info at: Process 4 circle arts Gallery LDFC Printing and Stationery and other fine locations around the Lakes District. More info 250-692-3434, 250-692-3309 or 250-692-3371 or visit our website: www.lakesdistrictarts.com Southside Health & Wellness Centre: September 2013. Chair yoga every Tues. & Fri. 10-11am. Foot Care, by appt., Aug. 12, 17, & 26. Good Food Box pick up Aug. 11. Weight loss program introductory session at 2:30pm, Aug. 20. More info: (250) 694-3270.

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CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP At Muriel Mould Primary School

SUNDAY, 10:30 AM Contact: Roland & Lisa Cataford 250-692-9196 ~Everyone Welcome ~

ST. PAUL’S UNITED CHURCH 136 - 4th Avenue, Burns Lake

No Worship Services during July & August Ministry led by lay leaders Phone 250-692-7202

DECKER LAKE MENNONITE CHURCH Sunday Morning Services: Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Worship Services: 10:30 a.m.

Pastors - Ken Dyck 250-698-7629 David S. Burkholder 250-692-7057 Everyone Welcome Hwy 16, Decker Lake

Seventh Day Adventist Church Group Meets Saturdays at 10:00 a.m. at the United Church on Centre Street.

250-695-6586

Burns Lake Community Church Burns Lake library basement - 10:30 am Pastor John Neufeld 250-692-7949

Burns Lake

PENTECOSTAL CHURCH 724 Babine Lake Road

Sunday Services: 10:30 am Celebrating the Love of God Pastor Henry Washington 250-692-7464

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Anyone needing information on Alzheimer’s please call 1866-564-7533

LOCAL HOSPICE Services are available by contacting the Hospice Coordinator at (250) 692-2448. The Hospice office, located in the Lakes District Hospital, is open every Thurs. from 10am - 4pm. A lending library of videos, books and information on bereavement is available. Please make donations to the local hospice and palliative care program payable to the Burns Lake Hospice Program, Box 7500, Burns Lake, BC V0J 1EO

The Chronic Disease Education Clinic at the Lakes District Hospital is open Tuesday & Wednesday from 8:30am4pm. The clinic provides information and teaching on various chronic illnesses such as Diabetes & Heart Disease. A doctors referral is not needed. To speak with the nurse call (250) 692-2440

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LEGAL ADS $16.07 per col. inch

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BURNS LAKE RCMP Victim/Witness Assistance Program. 201 Hwy. 35, Box 759 Burns Lake. Open Monday to Thursday 9am to 4pm (250) 692-3010

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In Memoriam Gifts ALL FUNDS DONATED

to the Burns Lake Health Care Auxiliary are used to provide financial support, equipment plus comfort and care for patients in our hospital, the Pines and all other community healthcare services. Mail a donation on behalf of yourself or a loved one to: B.L. Health Care Aux. Box 812 Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E0 A tax deductible receipt will be issued

Coming Events GROW MARIJUANA commercially. Canadian Commercial Production Licensing Convention October 26th & 27th. Toronto Airport, Marriott Hotel. www.greenlineacademy.com. Tickets 1-855-860-8611 or 250-870-1882.

Information ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS If you want to keep drinking that’s your business - if you want to quit drinking that’s our business. Burns Lake Meetings: Tuesday 7:30 pm Catholic Church, Saturday 7:30 pm Catholic Church. For information or transportation call (250) 692-6867 / (250) 6987325 / (778) 669-0070 Only requirement for AA is a desire to stop drinking. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Southside Meetings: Mondays and Thursdays 6:30pm 7:30pm at Grassy Plains Gospel Church. For more information: (250) 694-3682

Forestry

CRISIS PREVENTION. You are not alone. Support is just a phone call away. 1.800.SUICIDE (1.800.784.2433) is a confidential, toll-free service that is available to anyone, anywhere, any time in B.C. The youth support line is 1.888.564.8336 (TEEN). The 24 hour crisis line for northern BC is 250.563.1214 and 1.888.562.1214. In addition, several crisis lines also provide support through online chat services so young people have a web-based way to reach out. These services can be reached through www.nor thernyouthonline.ca (4:00 to 11:00 pm daily) or www.youthinbc.ca. FOOD BANK INFORMATION Distribution days will be the first and the third Tuesday of each month. Clients should come at 11 am. The Lakes District Food bank continues to operate due to the outstanding generosity o the community. If you would like to make a donation and receive a tax deductible receipt, please mail your donation to: Lakes District Food Bank, P.O. Box 777, Burns Lake, BC. V0J 1E0

LEGION BUSINESS Bursaries & Grants

Student Bursaries - Many Branches offer bursaries, which are based on financial need, and preference is given to children and grandchildren of veterans. Please contact your local Legion Branch to see if they offer a bursary, and if they do, they will be able to provide you with an application form and any further details you may require. If your local Branch does not offer any bursaries, try calling other Branches in your region. Foundation Grants - If you represent a non-profit group and would like to request grant funding from the Legion, please ask for a Grant Application Form. Complete the application and print it for referral to the Legion Branch in your community. The deadline for submission to your local Branch is March 1st and October 1st of each year.

NECHAKO RESERVOIR UPDATE

FLOW FACTS 29 August 2013 Reservoir Elevation: 851.93 m (2795.05 ft) SLS Discharge: 14.2 m3/s Nechako River at Cheslatta Falls: 63 m3/s Visit website www.waterofﬁce.ec.gc.ca for up to date real-time ﬂow information for the Nechako River. Contact Rio Tinto Alcan at 250-5675105 for more information. A recording of this notice is available 24-hours in Vanderhoof at 250567-5812

PLANNING a wedding or anniversary party? Looking for plastic flowers for decorations. Call OPTIONS at Nourse House 9am- 3pm Mon. to Fri. Francois Lake Drive. Operated by residents of 8th Avenue Group Home. (250) 692-7845 The Arthritis Society B.C. and Yukon division is your primary source and resource of the latest print and electronic information, programs and services about arthritis. No matter where you live, you can access us at the touch of a button. Toll free 1-800-321-1433 or visit www.arthritis.ca/bc

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Career Opportunities SOTA Instruments, a Natural Health Company in Penticton BC, is growing and looking for motivated, hard-working, positive individuals to join our team. Candidates should be driven, lively and most importantly committed to providing unsurpassed service to our customers. Learn more about us, the position and how to apply: www.sota.com/pdf/cs.pdf

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Tom Neufeld Trucking Ltd. is currently looking for an experienced

BUNCHER OPERATOR Top wages and benefit packages are available and camp is supplied. For more information please contact Ron at 250-845-8960. Fax resume to 250-845-3667 or by email melronn@bulkley.net

SUTCO Contracting Ltd. requires experienced flat-bed highway drivers. Min. 2 yrs exp. hwy/mtn driving, loading and tarping. New equipment, satellite dispatch, e-logs, extended benefits & pension plan. CANADA ONLY runs avail. Min. commitment of 24 days out/10,000 miles per month required. www.sutco.ca fax: 250-357-2009 Enquiries: 1-888-357-2612 Ext: 230

FIELD CLERK Needed for out of town work site (21/7 schedule). Mature, flexible and positive communicator, understanding of importance of safety culture. Reporting to onsite foreman & Edmonton HO. Transportation to & from work site provided. Potential to grow with company; jobs@commandequipment.com Fax 780-488-3002. LAKEVIEW DENTAL Centre. Energetic, motivated F/T Hygienist required. Knowledge of the Cleardent Program an asset. Hours are Monday to Thursday. Please send resume to Lakeview Dental Centre, Box 310, Burns Lake, B.C. V0J 1E0 or fax to (250) 692-4251 or email to drboss@telus.net

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WRANGLER RENTALS LTD. is now recruiting Excavator Operators. Rig experience an asset. Camp jobs, day rates, health benefits & steady work rain or shine. Contact Monika 780-980-1331 or email resume: monika@wranglerrentals.com.

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CASUAL CUSTODIANS School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes) is accepting applications from those interested in employment as a casual custodian in the Vanderhoof, Fort St. James, Fraser Lake and Burns Lake areas.

Planer Supervisor Forestry

CLASS 1 DRIVERS w/ AIR Req. for DH Manufacturing, Houston BC. BC & Alberta routes to be determined based on experience. Hour Pay Based On Exp. & Full Beneﬁts After 3 Mos. Apply with resume & abstract by emailing: dhmnfg@gmail.com

An Alberta Oilfield Company is hiring dozer and excavator operators. Lodging and meals provided. Drug testing required. Call (780)723-5051 Edson, Alta.

As the Planer Supervisor, you will lead the team, by example, in the safe and efficient operation of the Planer facility. The preferred candidate would demonstrate proven skills in operating and troubleshooting planer equipment, the knowledge to promote safety while producing a quality product, the desire to coach and support team members and the ability to identify opportunities for improvement. Strong communication, computer and organization skills are an asset for this position. Please forward your resume by September 16, 2013 to: Anne Currie Human Resources Assistant Babine Forest Products Limited hrcanada@hamptonaffiliates.com Confidential fax 503-291-5591 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.

Babine Forest Products Limited, Burns Lake BC

To qualify for casual custodial work applicants must: ● provide proof of completion of Grade 12 (Dogwood Certificate) ● successfully complete Custodial Training Course – provided by School District No. 91 ● hold a valid WHMIS certificate (can be taken after successful completion of Custodial Training Course) ● be able to demonstrate proficiency in English; verbally, and in writing, if requested Applicants who successfully complete the Custodial Training Course will be required to job shadow for a minimum of 8 hours. The 8 hours of job shadowing will be paid. Resumés must be accompanied by a completed application form which is available on the website at http://www.sd91.bc.ca or from the School District Administration 2fÀce in Vanderhoof or from any district school. Applications will be accepted until 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 19, 2013. Please forward your applications to: Human Resources School District No. 91(Nechako Lakes) Box 129 Vanderhoof, BC V0J 3A0 Fax: (250) 567-4639 Email: cupejobs@sd91.bc.ca School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes) would like to thank all applicants in advance for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Agnes Dueck (Friesen) was born December 2, 1915 in Gouldtown, Sask. Agnes was the eight of 13 children born to Henry and Katharina Friesen. Agnes’s life was not easy growing up with a very busy and poor household. During the course of a typhoid epidemic in the area, she lost her father and three brothers. Agnes’s first marriage was to Dietrich Penner who was hospitalized on their wedding day and passed away 17 days later. In 1938 Agnes went north to Tisdale, Sask. to visit her brother John. Unknown to her, her sister in law (matchmaker) introduced her to Frank Dueck. During their courtship the postal service just could not deliver the love letters quickly enough. Frank soon moved to Gouldtown where they continued their relationship. Agnes and Frank were married on Dec. 3, 1939. Agnes and her new husband began a family as they tried to make a living at farming. The first four children were born in Gouldtown and Herbert. Then in 1948 they packed up Martha, Henrietta, Victor and Wilf and once again moved north to the township of Orley. Farming was still a hard way to make a living but the family worked hard and continued to make ends meet. While living in Orley two more children were born to the Duecks. Raymond was a toddler and Kathie was a newborn. In 1956 the family of eight headed west. Burns Lake would be their home for the rest of their lives. Agnes worked very hard during her earlier years. She had a contract with the school district to clean the McKenna and Decker Lake schools. This gave opportunity to include the family and give them good work ethics. Agnes was involved in many church activities, quilting and soap making to name a few. One of Agnes’s many interests was gardening; she always planted enough to give to friends and neighbours. You never left her home without a gift from her garden. She had a great love for her grandchildren and they reciprocated that love. After the loss of her husband she continued to live at the Heritage Manor for an additional five years, after which she moved into the Pines where she lived her last eight years. Agnes was very well taken care of and loved by the staff. She was very thankful to the staff and was often heard saying thank you and I love you. This summer Agnes’s declining health was evident, however she stayed at the Pines where the staff and family continued to give her love and support. Having lived 97 years, eight months, and 24 days, Agnes went to be with her Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ on August 26, 2013 at 7:55 p.m. with her family at her bedside. Agnes was predeceased by her parents, her husband Frank, 12 siblings and grandchild Jennifer Peron. Agnes leaves to mourn: daughter Martha and husband Ben, daughter Henrietta and husband Jake, son Victor, son Wilf and wife Elsie, son Raymond and wife Karen, daughter Kathie and husband Larry, 15 grandchildren, 27 great grandchildren and 7 great great grandchildren. The Dueck family wishes to extend a sincere thank you to the doctors, nurses and staff at the Pines. The love and kindness shown was very much appreciated.

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Huckleberry Mines Ltd. is a 19,000 TPD open pit copper molybdenum mine located 120 kilometers south of Houston in west central British Columbia. The mine has been in operation since in September 1997 and closure is planned for 2021. We are currently recruiting for the following position:

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Responsibilities: Reporting to the Environmental Coordinator, the responsibilities will include but not limited to: conducting general water quality monitoring programs as per permit and regulation requirements, maintaining environmental documentation and Àling protocols, maintain and calibrate Àeld equipment, report preparation, environmental inspections and general laboratory work. The majority of the work is conducted outside under a variety of conditions and requires the candidate to be reasonably Àt. 4XDliÀFDtions: Preference will be given to candidates possessing a University degree in Environmental Sciences or a Diploma in Environmental Technology or related Àeld with 2-3 years experience in a relevant Àeld. • Work independently and safely with minimal supervision • ATV, snowmobiling, boating experience and 4x4 pick ups • Solid computer skills including MS 2fÀce • Previous experience in a mining or industrial setting • Must have a valid BC driver’s license

Huckleberry Mines is located approximately two hours driving time from Houston, British Columbia. Employees live in a camp environment on their days of work. The work schedule for this position is 4 days on followed by 3 days off. Transportation to and from the mine site is provided from Houston and Smithers by bus and while at the mine site all meals and accommodations are provided free of charge to employees. Houston and Smithers are located in the scenic Bulkley Valley on TransCanada Highway 16, an excellent area to raise a family and has exceptional outdoor recreational activities. More information on the area is available at www.smithers.ca, www.houston.ca and www.rdbn.bc.ca. Huckleberry Mines Ltd. offers a competitive salary and a full range of beneÀts including medical, life, disability income and RRSP savings plan.

We thank all applicants for their interest in Huckleberry Mines Ltd., but only those selected for an interview will be contacted. 4ualiÀed candidates can submit their resumes in conÀdence to: Human Resources Department Huckleberry Mines Ltd. P.O. Box 3000, Houston, B.C. V0J 1Z0 Fax: (604) 517-4701 Email: HR@Huckleberrymines.com

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THE VILLAGE OF BURNS LAKE 2013 LOCAL FALL BY-ELECTION Notice of Nominations Public Notice is given to the electors of The Village of Burns Lake that nominations for the office of Councillor ʹ One (1) for a one year term (Nov 2, 2013, to December 1, 2014), will be received by the Chief Election Officer or a designated person, as follows: Village of Burns Lake, 15 3rd Ave 9:00 am Tuesday September 17thth, 2013 to 4:00 pm Friday September 27th, 2013 (Excluding Statutory holidays and weekends) Nomination documents are available at the Village of Burns Lake Office (#15 3rd Ave) during regular office hours (8am-4pm) There will be an Information Session for candidates on September 26th at 6pm in Council Chambers Qualifications for Office A person is qualified to be nominated, elected, and to hold office as a member of local government if they meet the following criteria: x Canadian citizen; x 18 years of age or older; x resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day nomination papers are filed; x not disqualified by the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election in British Columbia or from being nominated for, being elected to, or holding office. FURTHER INFORMATION on the foregoing may be obtained by contacting: Sheryl Worthing, Chief Election Officer [250-692-7587] Cameron Hart, Deputy Chief Election Officer [250-692-7587]

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Burns Lake athlete John Barth gives the discus a spin as part of the 2013 Kamloops Seniors Games pentaholon event. Konrad Feldmann (R) during the men’s cycling time trial event. Feldmann overcame technical problems with a little Northern know-how. Front page group photo are: Standing: Konrad Feldman, Diane Killman, Submitted photos Boni Lambert, Sandra Barth, Kay Saul, Marie and Peter Hiebert, Wilf Dueck. Kneeling: Gerda Feldmann, John Barth, Eva Kallhood.

Athletes return from B.C. Senior Games Walter Strong The recent Kamloops 2013 B.C. Seniors Games, Aug. 20-24, saw a strong contingent from the Burns Lake area show up to represent north central B.C. Thirteen Burns Lake athletes joined 75 others from the zone 11 (Bulkley Valley -Lakes District) region stretching from Hazelton to Vanderhoof. Athletes from Gransile, Topley, Houston and Fort St. James also joined the foray. The B.C. Senior Games is organized into age group categories from 55 to over 90. Twenty-five sports and activities were open for competition with close to 4,000 seniors participating, and 1000 volunteer support workers. Kamloops This Week reported these games to be the best-attended event in Senior Games history.

Medals multiplied over the course of the games for local athletes: Wilf Dueck brought home a gold in golf; Kay Saul returned with two silver medals in the women’s 5 km and 10 km walks; Sandra Barth brought home two silver medals in 5 km and 10 km walks; Gerda Feldmann hoisted a bronze in the women’s 10 km walk; John Barth took bronze in the men’s 5 km walk; and Boni Lambert and Diane Killman have bronze medals for their Whist playing prowess. Whist is a seventeenth century card game using a standard 52 card deck. Two players work as partners in the four-person game similar to Bridge but without bidding. The returning athletes described the competition as keen and tough. “It certainly wasn’t a walk-over,” said Sandra Barth. “The competition is tough, but it’s a very social event. It’s a lot of fun.” Six of the thirteen competitors from the Burns Lake area were first-time partici-

pants in the games. Out of the 88 athletes who traveled to Kamloops as part of zone 11, 32 medals were brought home. Wilf Dueck, after only three years of ‘taking golf seriously’, returned with a gold medal in men’s low gross golf. He credits the success with a steady three days a week of golfing in Houston, as well as helpful tips and instruction he’s paid close attention to along the way. If there was a medal for spirit of the North, Konrad Feldmann would have won it. During the pre-race inspection of his bicycle, the official noted that his rear wheel was a little off-true and was rubbing the brake pads as it spun. This is a disqualification for the rider. “I tried to straighten the wow in the wheel in a steel grate, but that didn’t work,” Feldmann said. “So I trimmed the brake pads down so they wouldn’t rub anymore.” Next year’s B.C. Senior Games are planned for Sept. 9-13 in Langley, B.C.

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