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LAKES DISTRICT NEWS First logs to Babine...page 2 The first load went over the scales on Dec. 4, 2013 at the soon to be completed Babine Forest Products mill in Burns Lake.
Loss felt deeply in Burns Lake A regular hockey game scheduled between Lakes District Secondary (LDSS) School and Fort St. James Elementary School was transformed into a community outpouring of love and support
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Burns Lake Band chief resigns Open letter to all band and community members: It is with mixed emotions that I write this open letter to our members and the Burns Lake community.
Follow up with BLComfor remaining answers Board responds to inquiries
WALTER STRONG The Burns Lake Community Forest (BLCF) board of directors responded to some questions posed too late to be included in last week’s edition of Lakes District News. The remaining questions and responses follow. Was it a board decision to allocate 65 per cent to the Village of Burns Lake? If it was a board decision, then it would have been their decision not to allocate anything to the RDBN. Can someone from the board explain the reasoning behind the board’s decision not to allocate funds to the RDBN? The Village of Burns Lake is the shareholder of the Burns Lake Community Forest. The Burns Lake Band, Wet’suwet’en First Nations, and the
Office of Wet’suwet’en are the First Nation partners in the Burns Lake Community Forest. The Regional District of Bulkley Nechako is not involved with the Burns Lake Community Forest. This opportunity was offered to the RDBN a number of years ago, but the RDBN declined participation. A community Forest License must be held by a municipality, community co-operative, society, or a First Nation Band Council or partnership. Community polling was done to help guide the original comfor policies. How was the community input gaged for the revised policies, if not through public consultation? Policies that are revised, updated or created are intended to provide guidance and direction for management to assist in the operations of CMSL and its subsidiaries. CMSL Policies are developed and maintained for corporate governance. They are intended to be consistent with objectives that are outlined in our management plan which goes through periodic public review and comment.
Can you be more specific as to when new policies can be expected? Are we talking within three months, six months, one year? Policies are created, modified, updated, replaced or rescinded on an ongoing basis. As the company’s business changes, the board may find it necessary to develop, modify or rescind policies to address issues and guide management. The board expects that some revised policies will be available in the near future; however, policies will continue to change as the business environment changes. Does the board have a date set for the next public meeting of the comfor board? The annual general meeting will be open to the public and the date for this meeting will be announced in the New Year. Can we pick up a copy of the old policies? The rescinded policies are no longer in effect; however, the board is working to develop policies and will make all public policies available as soon as possible.
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The first load of logs destined for the new Babine Forest Products sawmill in Burns Lake arrived on Dec. 4, 2013. Dave Konkin, long-time Babine mill employee trucked in the large, off-highway load that chilly morning to enthusiastic Babine employees and management. The mill is expected to begin production again early this spring. The roof is now on the new sawmill building Walter Strong It was a perfect Burns Lake winter day - sunny, clear, and cold - when driver Dave Konkin delivered the first load of logs to the yard of the underconstruction Babine Forest Products mill near Burns Lake. Konkin, whose father also drove for Babine, has been with the company for 27 years, and was a mill-worker before becoming a driver. "It feels good to bring the first load in," he said. The original mill was destroyed in January, 2012, in a tragic explosion and fire which saw the loss of two workers' lives and injured many more. The rebuild of the mill was, for a long time, an open question in the Burns Lake community. Construction was able to get underway with full force last spring once winter loosened its grip. With more than 150 workers on site on any given day, the new facility has been going up fast.
and exterior cladding was being installed as the first load of logs came into the Babine yard via offhighway forestry roads. Bringing the first logs into the yard held special significance for workers and management who could take time away from the busy worksite for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the weigh scales. Loaded down, the truck, trailer and off-highway load of logs weighed in at 77,000 kilograms. It will take about another 2800 loads to fill the yard, so Babine logging contractors will be busy. Five contractors, employing approximately 60 loggers and truckers between them, are expected be able to fill the yard before spring break-up at the end of March. To anyone driving by on the highway, the mill looks close to being finished, but management is cautious about pinning mill start-up to a specific date. The new Babine mill is expected to begin processing logs by the end of March, or sooner.
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Dirk and Nisa Hofer drop the puck during last week’s memorial hockey game between Lakes District Secondary School (LDSS) and Fort St. James Secondary School. The game helped bring in more than $21,000 in donations for the Pierce Hofer bursary at LDSS. Walter Strong A regular hockey game scheduled between Lakes District Secondary (LDSS) School and Fort St. James Elemen-
tary School was transformed into a community outpouring of love and support for the family of Akiko and Pierce Hofer, both tragically lost in a terrible accident
on Nov. 29, 2013. At the request of bereaved husband and father Dirk Hofer, and the LDSS hockey team, the game proceeded as the Pierce Hofer memorial
hockey game. Contributions for the LDSS Pierce Hofer bursary/scholarship fund were accepted at the door. Community members and local businesses
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Lake Babine First Nation concerns Lake Babine Nation concerned with claims to its traditional territory Walter Strong Members of Lake Babine Nation (LBN) in Burns Lake received an update on the current state of treaty negotiations under the six-stage B.C. Treaty process last week. Members of (LBN) are concerned that their own treaty negotiations may be compromised by the competing claims of a neighbouring First Nation - the Yekooche Nation - near Fort St. James. According to the BC Treaty Commission
website, the Yekooche are nearing a final treaty agreement. BC Treaty Commission maps outlining the traditional territories of LBN and those territories claimed as traditional by Yekooche show significant overlap, especially around Babine Lake. Lake Babine Nation has made considerable progress under an Incremental Treaty Agreement (ITA) toward negotiating title to several parcels of land in the Babine Lake area. The ITA, according to LBN Chief Wilf Adam, is not a treaty agreement and does not diminish any LBN claims or title to their traditional territories. Lake Babine Nation is in stage four of the treaty process. Yekooche are in stage 5, with an agreement in principle formulated. “There is a danger for LBN that when Yekooche reach a final agreement we will lose some exclusive rights in
the east end of Babine Lake from Old Fort east,” Adam said. “This is because the government may grant rights to Yekooche deep into our territory for their use.” Yekooche First Nation currently holds a non-renewable forest li-
cence to cut west of Fort St. James. The 49,000 cubic metre per year 5-year license will expire on Nov. 30, 2014. The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO) has indicated that the award of a license to cut does not
mean the MFLNRO tacitly acknowledges the territorial claims on the part of Yekooche Nation. According to the MFLNRO, the award of the forest license to cut to Yekooche Nation was the outcome of a normal bidding process. ...see TREATY t P5
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Unusual silence on mill closures?
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The start up of the new Babine Forest Products mill is just around the corner. With the first logs rolling into the Babine yard last week, there is a real sense that things have made the final corner before the home stretch ending in the mill reopening. That’s great news for Burns Lake. Not only for direct local employment, but for businesses tied to the mill’s operation, and for this community with its strong historical ties to forestry. We celebrate the first logs rolling into Babine, but let’s not forget a community down the highway losing a large mill. The last logs to be processed at the Houston Forest Products mill are probably already in that mill’s yard. The announcement of the spring closures of mills in Quesnel and Houston came and went without much bigpicture analysis or the wringing of hands. The proposed swap of forest licenses between Canfor and West Fraser hasn’t attracted much attention either. The relative silence on these events is a head-scratcher. Two giants of B.C. forestry were able to simultaneously announce the closure of mills and negotiate major timber license swaps, without anyone catching wind of it. Isn’t that exactly what people were afraid would happen if the control of forestry rested too tightly in the hands of a few major forest companies? According to public relations spokespersons for both companies, the provincial government was almost the last to know, receiving scant more notice than the those in the communities affected. This is difficult to believe, but what is even more difficult to understand is the lack of sustained interest in what happened. Supposedly, there was a lot of merchantable timber left in dead pine stands, enough to keep mills running for quite a while. Nobody was talking about mill closures as significant as those in Houston and Quesnel so soon. Well, almost nobody. Former MP Bob Simpson was pretty much bang on with his prediction for when Quesnel would run out of timber supply to support its mills. No doubt, some people tired of Simpson’s vocal criticism of provincial forest policy during the last election cycle, but out of all the pundits Simpson got it right, at least as far as Quesnel was concerned. The last election is far enough in the past that today’s events aren’t quickly associated with it. Do you believe the mill closures and license swaps weren’t in the works before the last election? It’s a moot point now, but it makes you stop and wonder what else is in the works for those who are the last to know, the workers, families, and communities directly impacted by mill closures. When the province announced last year that it would be modifying the forest act to allow for the conversion of forest licenses to tree farm licenses (TFLs), there was an unrelenting barrage of criticism of the idea. Critics said the province was setting up the privatization of B.C.’s forests in the hands of a few major industry players. The criticism became so heavy that just before the last election, the province backed off the measures and postponed the changes until some vague notion of public consultation on the issue came to pass. We were told those public consultations would happen this past summer. Nothing happened. At this point, maybe it doesn’t matter. Even without TFLs, two majors were able to function as if they privately owned their tenures. Maybe two major mills in Houston was just too much capacity for any one location given post-pine beetle realities. That might be a comforting thought - as long as you didn’t work at or contract with Houston Forest Products. But are things fine now? Have we found an equilibrium where what’s in the forest matches our capacity to process it, or are we just waiting for the hammer to drop in other communities?
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The federal government stepped up its sales pitch for new pipelines to the B.C. coast last week, as it prepares for the imminent release of the federal review panel’s report on the feasibility of the Enbridge Northern Gateway project. Transport Minister Lisa Raitt and Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver arrived in Vancouver to release an expert panel’s report on the current state of tanker safety on the West Coast. It was the first of two reports that tell the Stephen Harper government in blunt terms how steep a hill it must climb to enable energy exports to Asia. Oliver gave a speech to the Vancouver Board of Trade the following morning, where he vowed to implement one of the panel’s key recommendations. Legislation is coming to ensure that polluters, not taxpayers, must pay for any environmental damage from resource development and transport. The panel was chaired by Gordon Houston, a former Prince Rupert harbourmaster and CEO of Port Metro Vancouver. Its report details the little-noticed fact that coastal waters around Victoria and Vancouver are already congested with shipping traffic, including Alaska oil tankers, and are at “very high risk” of an incident. Of course that “very high risk” should be seen in the B.C. context, where there has never been a serious oil spill at sea in a century of continuous petroleum shipping. The report calls for potential polluters to show they are prepared for a “worst case” discharge like the 1989 Exxon Valdez grounding in Alaska. It tells Ottawa the Canadian Coast Guard must be properly funded to serve as incident command. Oliver recounted efforts made so far, including annual tanker inspections, increased aerial surveillance and marine markers. And he reminded his audience that Canada’s only energy export customer, the U.S., is about to surpass Saudi Arabia as the world’s largest petroleum producer. The second federal report was from Doug Eyford, a lawyer who has been meeting for months with aboriginal communities in northern B.C. and Alberta. He found, as Enbridge has reported, that many aboriginal communities are working with energy producers to get the economic activity they so desperately need. (Most urban people likely don’t believe this, because the conflict-addicted media report mostly protests.) Eyford’s report is no whitewash either. It reminds Ottawa that B.C.’s unresolved aboriginal title and a general lack of trust of both the energy industry and the federal government are key obstacles to the largest economic opportunity in the world today, the rise of Asia. Eyford was dealing with the profusion of gas pipeline projects that are set to cross northern B.C., as well as the Enbridge and Kinder Morgan Canada oil proposals. The entrenched opposition is against oil, particularly heavy oil in tankers. Politics and protesters aside, these are the facts for B.C. The prosperous provinces in Canada today are Alberta, Saskatchewan and Newfoundland, based mainly on energy development. The rest are struggling. B.C. continues to lose skilled workers to Alberta, where oil sands development continues to expand despite the continuing chorus of U.S.-financed misrepresentation of its environmental impact. It’s a key moment in Canadian history. This is where we see if we can go beyond our status as a client state of the U.S. This year’s B.C. election, where pandering to urban protest backfired on the NDP, suggests a new seriousness in the public mood. More people understand today that our comfortable modern society with free-access health care is a fragile thing. We have it better than most of the world, for now.
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William Konkin Elementary School students help unload Christmas Poinsettias on Nov. 27, 2013. The flowers are part of fund raising by the school’s French mmersion program. For more information on French Immersion in B.C., see the Canadian Parents for French website: http://bc-yk.cpf.ca/ walter strong photo
But Chief Adam remains concerned, and attempts to resolve LBN’s position with the Yekooche have not been fruitful. “Yekooche is already reaping forestry benefits within our territory because of their false claim within our territory,” he said. “We have made every attempt in finding a fair and correct solution with Yekooche but to no avail. They will not sit down with us in a meaningful manner.” Although Yekooche Nation is at an advanced stage of treaty negotiations, the B.C. Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation (MARR) cautions that it is not accurate to characterize the situation as a race to reach a treaty. According to clarification received from MARR, a treaty with one First Nation does not diminish the rights or title of another First Nation with overlapping interests. Treaty provisions with each nation would address overlapping interests or claims. A complication is that LBN may not recognize the territorial claims made in Yekooche treaty negotiations. Where the treaty commission may see overlap, Adam and the LBN negotiation team may see a false territorial claim. For concerned LBN members, the dangers of the Yekooche claim are not limited to the recognition of traditional title. “If that [Yekooche negotiates a treaty for LBN territories] happens, Yekooche will do anything they want in our territory without our consent,” Chief Adam said. “We will never let that happen and will use all means possible to fully protect our territory.” Yekooche Nation Chief Parent was not available for comment at press time. The Ministry of Aboriginal Recognition and Reconciliation was unable to comment on the specifics of the situation as both LBN an Yekooche are currently engaged in treaty negotiations.
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Editor: Open letter to all band and community members: It is with mixed emotions that I write this open letter to our members and the Burns Lake community, announcing that I will be stepping down as chief on Dec. 31, 2013. It has been my honour and privilege to serve as Chief of the Burns Lake Band. I made a decision to come back home to my community to contribute my time, energy, and skills to this role, and I am grateful for the support and encouragement provided by so many. I ran with four clear goals in mind; to increase accountability and information, to ensure fairness and equality for all members, to focus on education, training and economic development and improve relationships and partnerships across our region I am proud of the work I have been able to accomplish, despite the challenges we have faced in our band and in the Burns Lake community. Here are just a few examples of our successes: In the area of accountability and information sharing, we hold weekly staff meetings, and band membership monthly meetings, to review our work to date, future activities, and to address any issues and concerns. Our finances are audited each year, and we have begun posting financial statements and expenses. We have also begun the process to obtain certification through the First Nations financial management authority, increasing our credit rating to further economic development. In the area of fairness and equality for all members, opportunities for consultation, feedback, and priority setting for our band now exist for all members, on and off reserve. Programs and services are available on an equitable basis for all members. We are working on further development of our website to ensure clear communication for all members. My greatest focus has been education, training and economic development. Examples include: demolition of the old Rainbow Motel and renovations to the Rainbow gas bar and convenience store, including adding a Lotto BC terminal, resulting in ten full and part-time jobs, with full serve at self-serve prices. We are close to announcing the construction of a new 29
unit hotel, complete with a fitness room and breakfast nook. The Gathering Place. We were successful in securing funding for the installation of a heating system in our gymnasium. We have almost completed the development of a community kitchen. We have become a community resource for everything from weddings and conferences, to community Halloween parties. Little Angels Daycare. When I was first elected, the daycare had a total of four children, and five employees and a significant debt. We have now filled our daycare spaces, employ 12 full and part time staff, and are on a sound financial footing. Bare land strata. We are in planning stages for a bare land strata housing development project , proposed to be situated on the 125 acres of fee simple property owned by the band on the south side of Burns Lake. This would provide new housing opportunities for band members, as well as lease opportunities for revenue generation and employment for band members. Peavine Point. This is an 18 acre parcel of property situated on the north side of Francois Lake, approximately 8.5 km east of the ferry landing. We have initiated work to attain this property for the Burns Lake Band. Opportunities could include a hunting and fishing resort, outdoor cabins, and camp rental facilities. This would create employment for band members and on going revenue for the band. R.V. and trailer park. We are developing a 55-unit park complete with full hook-ups, water, sewer, electricity and cable t.v. Included is a managers office, with laundry and shower facilities, and planned construction will begin in early spring 2014. Bio-energy. We are exploring a 10 mega watt green energy hydro generating plant that utilizes wood waste, and that would create 25 full time jobs. Camp manufacturing facility. The largest project that we have been working on with support from Northern Development Initiative Trust, Natural Resources Canada, and FPInnovations, is the development of camp manufacturing facility. Finally, in the area of building relationships, we ensured the Burns Lake Band was represented on several fronts with-
in the community of Burns Lake and provincially, attending multiple meetings with First Nations organizations like the First Nations Summit, BC Assembly of First Nations, Union of BC Indian Chiefs maintaining dialogue and information sharing. The most challenging part of my experience as chief, and president of Burns Lake Native Development Corporation was the terrible tragedy we all felt with the explosion of the sawmill, loss of life and injured workers. By working together with other First Nations, the Village of Burns Lake, the regional district and the broader community, we were able to achieve a rebuild of the sawmill for the benefit of all. These are just a few of the many areas I have focused on as chief. As I move on to other opportunities, I want to express my appreciation to my family, my council, our staff I have worked with, the community at large, and the members of Burns Lake band. Change is never easy and we have faced difficult decisions that needed to be made to get our finances back on track and to expand future economic projects to provide stability, employment, and a solid footing for our community, Burns Lake will always be home, and I look forward to continuing to provide whatever support I can to keep these projects moving ahead. Sincerely, Chief Albert Gerow EDITOR’S NOTE: Due to the length of this letter it was paid for in part
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I am starting my news and stories a bit different today. It’s Dec 2 the start of a special month, Christmas, meaning so much to all of , young or not so young. Lots of wonderful memories. The dining room here at the Tweedsmuir House is nice and friendly place to get to have a coffee and just visit. I am, a great visitor, it’s a great pass time. A while ago I decided to write a goo morning song and it went over big time so here it is for all of you. A Good Morning Song by Hugh Neave, music and words. Good morning, Good morning, Good morning
to you Good morning, Good morning, Good morning to you You will leave a ray of sunshine, as you go on your way So keep your voices singing, Good morning each day. Good morning, Good morning, Good morning to you I put a nice little tune to it. I wrote this song one morning and I sang it in the dining room and then went back down later and everyone was singing it, made me feel good. I have sent this little song to Renay and her June Bug singers top try it out and I think they will like it too. I sang it top Renay over the phone this morning and she liked it. School concerts I am going back many years now with many good memories and lot so you will remember those good old time when every little school
especially the country schools - they all had wonderful Christmas concerts. They were so much fun. Growing up in Saskatchewan all the school would have concert with a program of singing and plays and Santa with his bag of gifts. Then when we came to Francois we had concerts here too that we enjoyed. Francois Lake School always had a big one along with Colleymount, Clemretta and Noralee. It was just the same and there were many little country schools on the Southside back then and they all has Christmas concerts and Santa would be there too. No matter the size they had a concert. Concerts were important as it gave the kids a chance to show off their talents. The little school concerts are all but gone now, it is just a wonderful memory for us to look back on and enjoy. I remember singing at two Grassy Plains
Christmas concerts. An after thought and I almost forgot Tchesinkut Lake School, small as it was, they always had a big concert. I think Mrs. Gilgan was the teacher back then but I may have to be corrected on this one. Brrrrrrr The weather has taken a turn for the last few days and it’s cold. When we get it cold and no snow cover our water lines are in trouble with freezing up. Not a nice thought. With all our years at the landing we were in trouble when we didn’t have snow cover for our water lines. Let’s hope we get snow and I mean sooner than later. History I have always enjoyed trying to piece together history of our Lakes District and it’s very interesting. We have so much right beside us and we are living in it. I have at hand, a hand written pad of foolscap, papers that were presented to me by Doreen
Shelford many years ago. These are priceless as it’s history and if it’s lost it would never be replaced. This goes back over 100 years when Ootsa Lake and Grassy Plains were becoming settled. The names and the year they came in. So I’ll try to pass on for our readers. It starts out with history told to Fay Short by R. W. Innes. I quote “Harry Morgan, Al Goodwin, Jim McDonald and another man came over the Kamana Pass with a toboggan and dogs in March 1904 to Ootsa Lake and skated the full length of the lake. Jake Henkel had wintered on Ootsa Lake that winter and the man unknown turned back on the summit. Morgan and Goodwin returned over the Kamana Pass and Morgan went to Bella Coola and Johnny Barker and him brought back pack horses and returned to Ootsa Lake, built a cabin an wintered 1904 -
05 on Ootsa Lake.” This is just a start of this report. There is also a mention of some of the early settlers who came and settled in Burns Lake. Many years ago now I met a forest employee and we used to visit a lot as he was working in the Ootsa area. He told me that he had come across some railway survey pegs so as he said that at one time the railway had planned on going through the Ootsa area. Maybe that’s why so many folks had settled in that country figuring on a railway line there. If the railway had gone on the Southside how it would have changed the whole history of the Lakes District. Funny story I will close off with a little story about a Saskatchewan boy of course I’m one of them too. A good ole Saskatchewan boy won a fishing boat in a raffle, when he brings it home his wife
looks at him and says “What in the world are you gonna do with that. There ain’t no water deep enough within 75 miles of here.” He says “I won it and I’m gonna keep it.” His brother came over to visit, he sees his wife and asks where is brother is. “He is out there in his fishing boat,” pointing to a field behind the house. The brother heads out and sees his brother in his boat with a fishing rod in his hand. “What in the world are you doing.” The brother says “I’m fishing, what does it look like.” The other brother says “It’s people like you that give Saskatchewan boys a bad name, making everybody think people from Saskatchewan are stupid. If I could swim I’d come out there and kick your butt.” With all the Christmas celebrations going on don’t ever forget the true meaning of Christmas. Remember that God loves you and so do I.
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By Jackie Lieuwen
Over 100 people gathered for the town hall to discus the closure of Houston Forest Products (HFP). MLA Rustad said one of the things the province has been working on since the announcement of the HFP closure is marketing the HFP site to investors. “There is tremendous economic opportunities for the future in terms of the projects that are happening across the province, particularly through the north. “The major projects inventory list that we have for the province is about $185 million in potential projects that are looking to move forward in B.C.” Rustad said. He said they are working to make sure that investors - from Liquifired Natural Gas (LNG) to a wide range of other companies looking to start projects in B.C.know about the HFP site. Rustad said a number of interests have been expressed, but he could not give details at this time.
“It’s a very good site and there is some significant interest in it,” Rustad said. Houston Mayor Bill Holmberg said council has been in contact with West Fraser, who is actively looking for someone to buy it. Their hope is that the buyer will be a business that will create lots of jobs, Mayor Holmberg said. Asked if the District of Houston has any say on who buys the property, Holmberg said no. “We have no control over that piece of property,” Holmberg said, adding that the only control they have is over the zoning, which is industrial. He says that council has been in contact with West Fraser and they hope to have some say in what happens. John Vander Ende, West Fraser Operations Manager, said they wouldn’t do anything that would have a negative affect on the community. “West Fraser is concerned about it’s reputation,” he said. “At the end of the day, we’re not going to hold onto the property, we’re defi-
nitely going to sell the property. We’re looking for people that will give everybody the biggest bang for their buck and that’s not just West Fraser’s bang for their buck,” he said. Vander Ende said they’ve been approached by various people, including a number of locals asking if the property could be used for a pipeline staging area. They’ve also been approached by pipeline representatives who indicated interest in the property, he said. Vander Ende said West Fraser is proud of their companies and of what they represent in the industry and they don’t want things in Houston to end poorly. Rob Newell, Regional District of Bulkley Nechako director for the Houston rural area, said he hopes there will be public-private partnerships. There are people in Houston with money to invest, who should invest it into this town, he said. “[We should] start up our own industry, rather then depend on people coming in from the outside,” Newell said.
Pacific Booker Minerals wins court case
Granisle mine project gets second life? Walter Strong
Pacific Booker Minerals (PBM) has won its judicial application before the B.C. Supreme Court to overturn the Oct. 1, 2012 ministerial decision to deny PBM’s application for an environmental assessment certificate (EAC). The EAC application was for PBM's proposed copper and gold Morrison mine project north of
Granisle. Supreme Court Justice Kenneth Affleck ruled that the ministerial decision to refuse the project's application failed to comply with standards of procedural fairness. In its ruling, the court quashed the province's Oct. 1 decision, and ordered the province to reconsider PBM's application. Pacific Booker Minerals was also awarded legal costs in the judgment. Check Lakes District News next week for more details on this story, and what it may mean for local First Nations who had serious concerns regarding salmon habitat near the proposed mine site.
Homestay Families Required to Host Foreign Students School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes) has openings for families to host foreign students coming to our communities and attending our schools. Lakes District Secondary has three grade 10 students from our sister school in China coming to Burns Lake for the 2nd semester of this school year (February - June 2014). Potential homestay parents are required to have a criminal record check and an interview prior to finalizing a homestay agreement. Families receive a monthly allocation to assist with this project. If you are interested in providing a homestay placement for a student during the current school year, or would like to find out more about this program, please contact the School Board Office in Vanderhoof at (250) 567-2284 or LDSS principal Mr. Mike Skinner at 250-692-7733.
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As we approach the middle of winter, some of us look to ice fishing to get outside and maybe catch a tasty dinner. Burns Lake Community Forest wants to remind you to be ice safe. Here are some reminders when ice fishing:
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Try to stay off the ice until there is 4 inches of clear solid ice. Remember that ice thickness varies from one area to another.
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Be extremely cautious crossing ice near river mouths, points of land, bridges, islands, and springs.
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Heated fishing shanties must have good ventilation to prevent deadly carbon monoxide poisoning.
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Above all, avoid alcohol which increases risk of hypothermia.
Carry a pair of homemade ice picks (e.g. a pair of screwdrivers) that you can use to pull yourself out of the ice. Make sure they have wooden handles so they float.
And remember, have fun and catch some fish. Wishing you a good ice fishing season!
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Do you hear what I hear The Lakes District Community Choir, the Chambermaids, and piano accompanist Sophie Shaffer, presented an afternoon of choral music at Immaculata church last Sunday. Paula Van Tine hosted the concert, with conductors Margaret Neave, Gordon Oxendale and director Martina Zechendorf . It was a fun filled day for all who attended.
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Village declines recycling program offer from MMBC for now Walter Strong Joining many Northern communities, including the City of Prince George, the Village of Burns Lake (VBL) council voted to decline Multi-Materials BC (MMBC) offer of financial assistance to establish a curb-side recycling program. Council has previously considered the issue at length (Sept. 4, 2013 Burns Lake entertains curb side recycling), and VBL
development services coordinator Jeff Ragsdale examined the pros and cons of the MMBC offer in great detail. Although VBL council had been optimistic that a solution could be found to their concerns, MMBC proved inflexible in providing the deadline extension Ragsdale had asked for. If the proposal had been accepted and implemented for 2014, additional taxation of $108,000 would have had to have been
raised to cover start-up capital costs and the extra cost of running the program in addition to regular curb side garbage collection. The ongoing operational costs, according to Ragsdale’s report, would have exceeded recycling revenue generated through the program by $6000 per year, and only under certain conditions. In order to only exceed recycling revenue ...see RECYCLE t P9
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Beth Berlin (L) has been serving the Lakes District as a nurse practitioner for four years. Anne Desrosiers will join her as the Lakes District's second nurse practitioner. Walter Strong Thanks to recruitment efforts by Northern Health, this January Burns Lake will have three-days per week nurse practitioner (NP) care in town. Nurse practitioners
are registered nurses with a Master’s degree in advanced practice, qualifying them to see and treat patients for both acute conditions like colds, injuries, and chronic conditions like diabetes or high blood pressure. Serving as primary
health providers - as defined by the B.C. Medical Association - the extension of NP service to Burns Lake will improve the medical experience of residents. Anne Desrosiers NP, will join current Lakes District NP Beth Berlin, who has been practising
in the Lakes District for four years. Desrosiers is a graduate of the University of British Columbia’s Nurse Practitioner program with six years of nursing experience. “It is really exciting as a new graduate to have the opportunity to provide holistic primary care to the community of Burns Lake at outreach clinics and now within the Village of Burns Lake itself,” said Desrosiers who hails from Northern Ontario. Marie Hunter, Northern Health Service Administrator, described the nurse practitioner function as providing a holistic approach to primary care, with a focus on prevention and education through comprehensive assessments of client care needs. “Nurse practitioners play a valuable and collaborative role in the health care system,” said Nechako Lakes MLA John Rustad. The three-days per week Burns Lake clinic will operate out of the
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Lakes District Hospital. It joins clinics which have been operating out of Granisle and Southside for the past four years, as well as service to Woyenne and Tachet reserves. In the new year, once the new service in Burns Lake has been established, a review will be made and services may increase to outlying areas, depending on resource availability. The Burns Lake clinic is tentatively scheduled to be open Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday for regular daytime hours. Appointments can be made by calling the Lakes District Hospital, 250-692-2400.
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Allanah MacDonald (L) and Rodney Christiensen took a break from snowshoe-racing time trails last week for an impromptu starting line pose. Both athletes were putting together their lap times for a variety of race distances. Local Special Olympics organizers will use the data to determine when and where they will compete.
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We would like to express our appreciation to the doctors and nurses at the hospital for – parents Connie and hand control. The entire taking such good care of our dad week after Steve Scott from Burns steering column was week over the past several months. Lake and sister Lind- rebuilt in Toronto and Everything you did improved the quality of say Giricke from Bella New Jersey to reduce his life, and for that we are truly grateful. Coola – and industry pressure needed to turn officials from the U.S. the steering wheel. Thank you, crowded into the Shop"It's pretty awesome. From Don Payne’s Family pers Home Health Care Everything is donated," store on Hillside Ave- said Dave Hubbard, nue Thursday to present CEO of NMEDA and Scott the van. who travelled from "When you're in a Florida for the event. wheelchair you can't "(The van) is extremely run to the store for well outfitted. The mangroceries. It makes ev- ufacturers understand erything more difficult the need and the value." from catching a bus to Lloyd Updike, with catching a cab. You rely BraunAbility, came in on other people to help from Nebraska. "If it you. It's frustrating at improves your life, we times," Scott told the win," he told Scott. crowd. "The van repreScott moved to Vicsents ... that feeling of toria two years ago to freedom, to go where play wheelchair rugby, you want when you mainly at Pearkes arewant. Now I can offer na, and to study for a Wednesday (rides) to friends." Dec 18, 11:30am-1:30pm in emergency Shoppers Home degree Health Care co-ordi- management. Not connated a continent-wide tent with that, he is also effort to rebuild the van the director of the Live for Scott's mobility lim- It! Love It! Foundation, info@nathancullen.com www.nathancullen.com itations as a quadriple- which he founded with 1-888-622-0212 gic with partial arm and former girlfriend Izzy hand movement. Chrys- Lynch. ler donated the van, BraunAbility installed the wheelchair ramp, hydraulic kneeling system and a driver's chair To the Supporters of the that rotates and moves Southside 4-H Club in 2013: up and down. Shoppers installed Financial Supporters: the adaptive driving, which allows Scott to New Gold – Blackwater Project Colleymount Ranch Ltd. control the brake and Lakes District Cattlemen’s S Bar S Ranch acceleration with a Association Tahtsa Timber Southside Women’s Institute Black Fox Resources DMS Feedlot Ltd. Gordon & Joan McFee Local Double Box Ranch
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Burns Lake native Jeff Scott received a free Dodge Grand Caravan outfitted with adapted driving and wheelchair equipment, at the Shoppers Home Health Care store in Victoria. Scott won the van through a contest organized by the National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association. Edward Hill On Thursday, it was Christmas come early for Jeff Scott as he took hold of the keys to a gleaming Dodge Grand Caravan. The vehicle was even draped in a big red bow. The 28-year-old Victoria man is getting back on the road, a new inflection point on a journey from a devas-
tating trauma to a hectic life of school, running a charitable foundation and playing wheelchair rugby. "It's surreal that it's mine," Scott said. "The reliability and freedom of this van is unbelievable. It's unlike anything I have imagined." Scott was one of three winners of a free 2013 Dodge van outfitted with $40,000 in
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(L) Nechako Kitamaat Development Fund (NKDF) manager Dan Boudreau, NKDF chairman Wayne Salewski, Burns Lake Chamber of Commerce manager Shelley Wall, and Village of Burns Lake economic development officer Krystin St. Jean in downtown Burns Lake. The VBL accepted $1000 from NKDF towards information signage. (Below) Wayne Salewski presents $1414 to the Southside Volunteer Fire Department Association for safety equipment upgrades. This was they second half of a $2828 NKDF grant.
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Buyers of 2013 Southside 4-H Animals: Babine Forest Products of Burns Lake, BC Black Fox Resources of Grassy Plains, BC Bulkey Valley Credit Union of the Bulkley Valley ENS Travel of Vanderhoof, BC Judy Wiebe of Burns Lake, BC Ken Nielsen Trucking of Grassy Plains, BC
McKilligan Creek Contracting of Houston, BC Red Wing Cattle Company of Grassy Plains, BC Shower Valley Contracting of Vanderhoof, BC Sullivan Motor Products of Houston, BC who purchased 2 Animals W.A.R. Contracting of Houston, BC
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Dick and Mary Ann Alec Those we love the best One great truth in life I’ve found, while journeying to the West - the only folks we really wound are those we love the best. The man you thoroughly despise can rouse your wrath tis true; annoyance in your heart will rise at things mere strangers do. But those are only passing ills; this rule all lives will prove; the rankling wound which aches and thrills is dealt by hands we love. The choicest garb, the sweetest grace, are oft to strangers shown; the careless mien, the frowning face, are given to our own. We flatter those we scarcely know, we please the fleeting guest, and deal full many a thoughtless blow to those we love the best. Love Delrose
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Jonas West My First Christmas in Heaven I see the countless Christmas trees around the world below. With tiny lights like Heaven’s stars, reflecting on the snow. The sight is so spectacular, please wipe away the tears, for I am spending Christmas with Jesus Christ this year. I hear the many Christmas songs that people hold so dear, but the sounds of music can’t compare with the Christmas choir up here. I have no words to tell you the joy their voices bring, for it is beyond description to hear the angles sing. I know how much you miss me, I see the pain inside your heart. But I am not so faraway- we really aren’t apart. So be happy for me dear ones, you know I hold you dear. And be glad I’m spending Christmas with Jesus Christ this year. I sent you each a special gift from my heavenly home above. I sent you each a memory of my undying love. After all love is a gift more precious then pure gold. It was always most important in the stories Jesus told. Please love and keep each other as my Father said to do. For I can’t count the blessing or love He has for each of you. So have a Merry Christmas and wipe away that tear. Remember I am spending Christmas with Jesus Christ this year. Love Delrose
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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.
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. 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
FOOD BANK INFORMATION Distribution days will be the first and the third Tuesday of each month, clients should come at 11 a.m. Sign up is at BLNDC at 10:45 a.m. The Lakes District Food bank continues to operate due to the outstanding generosity of 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
NECHAKO RESERVOIR UPDATE
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Southside Meetings: Mondays and Thursdays 6:30pm 7:30pm at Grassy Plains Gospel Church. For more information: (250) 694-3682
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Anyone needing information on Alzheimer’s please call 1866-564-7533 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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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
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Reservoir Elevation: 851.17 m (2792.58 ft.) SLS Discharge: 33.85 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
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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Overwaitea Perry’s X-Country Auto Centre Sullivan Motor Products
Kal Tire
Takysie Lake Resort & Café
Lakeview Dental Clinic
Tech North Solutions
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Payne Septic Service (2010) 250-698-7964 Still serving the Lakes District
Attention Hunters We cut & wrap wild game at
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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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JOURNEYMAN AUTOMOTIVE Service Technician(s) in Hanna Alberta. Hanna Chrysler Ltd. offers competitive wages from $32/hour, negotiable depending on experience. Bright, modern shop. Full-time permanent with benefits. Friendly town just 2 hours from major urban centres. Website: hannachrysler.ca. Fax 403-854-2845; Email: chrysler@telusplanet.net.
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Are you interested in excelling in a fast paced, challenging environment? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you. A well established Prince George truck & equipment dealer is currently seeking EQUIPMENT PARTS PERSON to join our team. • This position pays $30.92 per hour for a Journeyman; all other Overtime is paid at double time. • Full dental and medical packages as well as an RRSP plan in place. • Long term commitment, including a training and career development program. If you are a team player with a good work ethic, please forward resume to:
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AVAILABLE immediately for busy Volvo/Mack/HINO dealership located in KELOWNA, BC. Journeyman or equivelant experienced mechanic. Full time with competitive wages and benefits. Volvo/Mack an asset but will consider other OEM experience as equivelant. Forward resumes to jdiesel1@telus.net. or service@gemmdiesel.com Suitable applicants will be contacted for an interview.
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HD MECHANIC. Noble Tractor & Equip. is seeking a Journeyman or 4th year apprentice Service Technician for our Armstrong location. A self-starter with Ag tech background is desired. Interested candidates send resume to: nobletractor@telus.net, or mail: Noble Tractor & Equip, 4193 Noble Rd, Armstrong, BC V0E 1B4, fax: 250-546-3165
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THINK SAFE! BE SAFE! Tahtsa Timber Ltd. is looking for
Houston Forest Products A Division of West Fraser Mills Ltd.
GENERAL LABOURERS WANTED Houston Forest Products, a division of West Fraser Mills Ltd., located in Houston, B.C. is accepting applications for general labourers willing to work till approximately May of 2014.
HARVESTER OPERATORS
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minimum 2 years experience $28 per hour + life, AD&D extended Medical & Dental
60 hours/week per position in Burns Lake & Houston area. Fax resumes to 250-692-7140 or email to angelika@tahtsa.ca
Previous sawmill experience is an asset but not required. A competitive wage and benefit package will be provided. Interested applicants should submit their resume and cover letter to:
Houston Forest Products 1300 Morice River Road Houston, B.C. V0J 1Z1 Fax: 250-845-5301 Email: jenny.powell@westfraser.com Only those short listed will be contacted.
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SHOP, FIELD AND CAMP WORK. Must be willing and able to work independently.
Drivers Licence required • Competitive Wages Please Fax resume to 250-692-0043 Or Deliver in Person at: 135 Roumieu Dr. Burns Lake (In the Industrial Site)
FIRE WOOD
Pick up load $85 Cut to any length Call 250-251-9490 Will split and deliver distances for extra charge HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/ newspaper? KENMORE WASHER top end load, white 3.9 cubic ft. $400 and newer dryer, $500, excellent condition. Call (250) 6922347. KENMORE WASHER top end load, white 3.9 cubic ft. $400 and newer dryer, $500, excellent condition. Call (250) 6922347. 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 STEEL BUILDING. “The big year end clear out!” 20x22 $4,259. 25x24 $4,684. 30x34 $6,895. 35x36 $9,190. 40x48 $12,526. 47x70 $17,200. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 or online: www.pioneersteel.ca
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Suites, Lower LARGE BRIGHT 2 bedroom suites in a safe and secure building. Close to school and hospital. Large patio, in-suite storage and storage lockers available. On site management. Heat, hot water and cable included for $700 per month. Call (250) 692-3959 and leave message.
1956 INTERNATIONAL R160 flatdeck $1500. 1997 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 Supercab 4x4: 5.7 litre turbo diesel, leather, 4” lift, headache rack, box liner, 300,000 km. $2500. 1995 Chevrolet Silverado SLT, 2500 s/c long box, 4x4: 6.5 litre turbo diesel, leather, 4” lift, headache rack, box liner, 300,000 km. $3000. 1994 Ford F350 Crewcab, 4x4 (ambulance): 5.8 litre gas, box liner, trailer package, 190,000, new all season tires. $3000. Contact Johnny Johnson at (250) 692-0021 or jammonitoring@live.ca for further information.
Boats 1989 SUN RUNNER boat. 21.5 feet, 125 aq Volvo inboard motor, Merq leg, excellent running condition. $7000 (250) 698-7533 leave a message we will call you back.
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2005 CHEVY Equinox. 191,000 km. AWD, auto, power, leather, winter tires $7000. (250) 692-4801
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Sport Utility Vehicle 2008 CHEVROLET Equinox AWD. Power windows and locks, Air Conditioning, cruise control only 95230 km. Asking 16900 obo. Call (250) 8458785.
BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY SETTING 160 acres with totally renovated 1400 sq.ft. home. Three bedrooms, one bath, quality kitchen, laminate flooring. Large 30x60 barn with five stalls, two foaling/hay stalls and tack room. Old heritage barn, outbuildings, auto watering system, fenced and cross fenced. Call for appointment to view (250) 698-7387
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