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LAKES DISTRICT NEWS RCMP presents report Staff Sgt. Grant MacDonald with the Burns Lake RCMP presented the detachment’s second quarter report for members of the council.
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Wet’suwet’en sign LNG agreement The Wet’suwet’en First Nation signed an agreement with the province for the proposed Coastal GasLink (CGL) pipeline project.
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Operations to be suspended at Endako Mine Half of the salaried employees will be laid off
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Hundreds of employees at Endako Molybdenum Mine in Fraser Lake will have to go through the holidays knowing they will be out of a job in the new year. Thompson Creek Metals Company
announced Dec. 10 that the company and its joint venture partner, Sojitz Moly Resources, have agreed to place the Endako Molybdenum Mine on temporary suspension effective Dec. 31, 2014. The reason is a “continued weakness in the molybdenum market,” according to the company’s press release. “As a result of the current and expected molybdenum price weakness in the near term, we had no other option but to place the mine on tempo-
rary suspension,” said Pamela Solly, director of investor relations and corporate responsibility for Thompson Creek. Approximately 50 per cent of the salaried employees will be terminated effective Dec. 31, 2014 resulting in estimated severance costs of approximately $1.7 million. Endako has 347 total employees - 84 are salaried and 263 are hourly. “The remaining 50 per cent of salaried employees will remain employed for the time being,” said Solly.
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On Dec. 10, all hourly employees were provided 60-day work notices and will be paid through Feb. 7, 2014. According Solly, the company cannot estimate how long the suspension will last for. “We will continue to closely monitor market conditions and re-evaluate the status of the mine as market conditions warrant,” she said. Thompson Creek continues to operate Mount Milligan, its open pit copper/gold mine north of Fort St. ...see ENDAKO ▼ P3
WorkSafeBC takes action WorkSafeBC’s board of directors appointed a special adviser in April 2014, Gord Macatee, to make recommendations in order improve safety in sawmills across the province.
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New Regional district directors Electoral area directors of the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako were sworn in during a ceremony on Dec. 11, 2014. The newly elected directors made their oath of office in the presence of Honourable Judge William Jackson. Bill Miller was re-elected by acclamation for Electoral Area B. The new director for Area E is Eileen Benedict. Jerry Petersen is the new director for Electoral Area F, and Rob Newell is the new director for Electoral Area G. flavio Nienow photo
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Weakness in the molybdenum closes Endako Mine
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Endako Molybdenum Mine in Fraser Lake announced Dec. 9 the suspension of its operations effective Dec. 31, 2014. The reason is a continued weakness in the molybdenum market. About half of the salaried employees will be laid off and all hourly employees were provided 60-day work notices. The company cannot estimate how long the suspension will last for. ENDAKO from t P1 James. Solly said that Thompson Creek will make an effort to
transfer some of the workers at Endako Mine to the neighbouring mine. “If there are positions
available at our Mount Milligan operation, we would certainly look to place interested and qualified Endako em-
ployees in those positions,” she said. “This is devastating news for Fraser Lake, especially just before
the holiday season,” said Fraser Lake Mayor Dwayne Lindstrom. “The suspension impacts more than 350
employees and their families here in Fraser Lake; our thoughts are with them at this time.” Lindstrom said that
in the coming day, the Fraser Lake council will meet with representatives of the province, Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako and other community leaders to “find ways to limit the impacts on the workers, their families and Fraser Lake.” Jacques Perron, president and chief executive officer of Thompson Creek, said the company expected that the operational improvements that were implemented in 2014 would have been sufficient to keep the Endako Mine operating profitably during this prolonged volatility in the molybdenum market, but as a result of the current and expected molybdenum price weakness in the near term, they have no other option but to place the mine on temporary suspension. “We would like to express our gratitude to our employees, joint venture partner and all stakeholders during this challenging time,” he said.
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Customer service not a priority
Horgan on LNG and climate
Have you ever felt frustrated with a company’s customer service and wondered how that could be happening? Have you ever had a lost bag with Air Canada and had to spend hours on the phone trying to resolve the issue? Or have you simply been treated as if you didn’t matter at a restaurant or a store? If the answer is yes, you are not alone. A survey conducted in nine different countries found that 40 per cent of Canadians believe businesses are paying less attention to customer service - more than any other country surveyed. Out of all respondents, only two per cent said they thought companies exceeded their customer service expectations. Two per cent! The survey was conducted by American Express, which operates in Canada as Amex Bank of Canada and Amex Canada Inc., between Aug. 19 and Sept. 2, 2014. What is not surprising is that 76 per cent of respondents said they’ve spent more with a company because of a “history of positive customer service.” A great example of this is Overwaitea in Burns Lake. Maybe a competitor would have more options and cheaper prices (I didn’t actually research), but I keep going to Overwaitea simply because I am always asked how my day is going and if I found everything I was looking for. I always have a pleasant conversation with the cashiers and a positive experience overall. But how about those times when you need assistance, when something went wrong or you simply have a question and people could not care less? What happened to “the customer always comes first” and at what point in time did we start paying less attention to customer service? In business management schools across North America, students learn about the importance of prioritizing clients; companies hold seminars about it; and most people in customer service positions receive proper training. So why don’t we see good customer service more often? Have we started accepting bad behaviour as normal? Or is customer service a cultural aspect of our society that cannot be easily changed? It’s easy to believe customer service is a cultural thing when you visit places such as Japan. Japanese workers might be extremely unhappy about their lives or their jobs, but when you ask them a question, they will greet you with a huge smile and go out of their way to help you out (I am not sure this is the healthiest behaviour, but it certainly makes you think that people in the Western part of the world are not trying hard enough). What about those times when you enter a shop and people will answer your questions with a “yes or no” response? First of all, if you entered a store, it means that you are looking for something. So if you are a shop owner, wouldn’t it make sense that you would try to make a sale by asking this person a few basic questions? In my teenage years I worked in retail, and it was part of my responsibilities to always suggest an extra item for customers. For example, if the person bought a pair of jeans, our team of sale associates would suggest a pair of socks or a T-shirt. It sounds like a simplest idea, but you would be surprised with how many sales we ended up doing that way. Considering that people who had bad experiences with customer service tend to badmouth the company to their friends, and people who had positive experiences will most likely return and spend more money, why aren’t all companies paying more attention to customer service? Why is this not an absolute priority?
Following are highlights from Tom Fletcher’s year-end interview with NDP leader John Horgan. TF: The B.C. Liberal government has given every indication they’re going to proceed with the Site C dam on the Peace River. What do you think? JH: I’ve always maintained that it’s a good project, but it’s a question of when to add another $8-9-10-12 billion onto the backs of ratepayers. First of all, go to the B.C. Utilities Commission and find out if this is the power you need and if this is the time to build it. The government refuses to do that, and I think that’s just an Achilles heel in this process. TF: You voted for the liquefied natural gas income tax to provide certainty, and then you immediately said you would work to increase the LNG tax in 2017, before any major project could be started. How is that certainty? JH: I thought it was important that the investment community in this sector knew there was bipartisan support for LNG in British Columbia. But we went from a seven per cent [tax] to a 3.5 per cent because of a softening market. If there is a decline in return to the province because of a softening market, then surely over a 25-year period – not just between now and 2017, but if the market conditions change and prices go up – I think British Columbians would want their government to make sure they were getting a fair share of that benefit. TF: Why did you vote against the LNG environmental legislation? JH: They said prior to the election that LNG would be the greenest in the world. And then when they tabled legislation they left out 70 per cent of the emissions from upstream activity. TF: Gordon Campbell’s great goal for greenhouse gases, 33 per cent reduction by 2020, can that be reached assuming a substantial LNG development? JH: I find it difficult to believe that they’re going to achieve those results. [Environment Minister] Mary Polak has a different point of view, and our job as opposition is to hold them accountable to the numbers that they passed into law, and we’re going to do that. One of the three sectors, housing, energy and transportation, where emission profiles can be managed downward is transportation. And the government has wasted 18 months talking about a referendum on [Metro Vancouver transit.] TF: What’s your top priority for 2015? JH: I think the public is going to increasingly find affordability issues to be the challenge. We didn’t spend as much time as I had hoped to on hydro rate increases, ICBC. When the government balanced the budget, they did it by selling assets, and by increasing costs at their Crown corporations and then pulling that revenue in for budget purposes. We’re going to have to use new technologies and means of communication to better explain to people what the government’s doing to them. TF: What should happen with the agricultural land reserve? JH: I don’t think there was a groundswell of opposition to the ALR, quite the opposite in fact, and the commission has in my opinion, infinite flexibility to meet the demands of development in northern areas as well as urban centres. I’m going to make sure that [agriculture critic] Lana Popham, who as you know is fearless on this issue, is let loose on [Agriculture Minister] Norm Letnick, and we’re going to dog this issue up to the next election.
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LDM supports food bank Lakes District Maintenance (LDM) donated $1500 to support the Lakes District Food Bank. (L-R) Cori Funk presents the cheque to Betty Mathews, treasurer for the Lakes District Family Enhancement Society with Steven Gailing from LDM on hand. The food bank welcomes financial donations since they had a decline in donations in the 2013/2014 period.
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RCMP presents its second quarter report to the new village council In all break and enter cases reported, residences had been left unlocked Flavio Nienow The newly elected village council had its first official meeting on Dec. 9, 2014. Present at the meeting were Mayor Luke Strimbold, councillors Kelly Holliday, Christopher Beach, John Illes and Susan Schienbein, as well as clerk Cameron Hart and two members of the village staff. Staff Sgt. Grant MacDonald with the Burns Lake RCMP presented the detachment’s second quarter report for members of the council. According to MacDonald, reports of assault are down 28 per cent in 2014 compared to the same period in 2013. Break and enters are up by 15 per cent. However, residential break and enters
are up by 107 per cent, and 59 per cent of all break and enters reported took place on Lake Babine reserve. In all cases reported, people had left their residences unlocked. Theft of motor vehicles are down by 83 per cent, and reports of mischief are also down by 13 per cent. Reports of fraud went up 100 per cent. However, the numbers are still low, said MacDonald. The RCMP estimates that only five per cent of people who’ve been victimized by a scam ever report it. During the meeting, the council also approved the committee appointments for the mayor and all councillors. Mayor Strimbold will be the representative for the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako, Omineca Beetle Action Coalition, Northern Development Initiative Trust and College of New Caledonia Advisory Committee.
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Re-use sheds are like free second hand stores
Editor: Re: Swap shops or reuse sheds I was born in 1926 and the great depression hit in 1929. In the west, Montana, for me homesteads were sold to people for $5 for 160 acres or 1/4 section of land at 648 acres per section. Many desperate people jumped at the chance to own 160 acres of land none realizing that in the western area often 2000 acres could barely sustain a ranch. So many people moved with all their belongings, in my case we left Montana, and taking little what they had brought with them because of financial difficulties. In those days our garbage was burned in our backyards in
burn dumps, no such thing as garbage dumps. So when people left behind their burn dumps they were often picked through by people like us and our neighbours for useful items. Coffee pots, pots and pans, occasional pieces of silverware, lots of brass (best for resale), tin, aluminum and copper, nowadays so valuable. Many items and it all helped to get a little money for an expanding family. Very few clothes were usable or shoes. Separate trips just to salvage for bones. Bones used for fertilizer. Not to mention all this was done with horse and wagon. In the badlands of southeastern Montana to North Dakota. My point to all of this is that the swap shops or reuse
sheds, I think have been great for more than one reason. They are like free second hand stores, ecologically useful for environmental reasons, simple pleasure in looking for treasures especially for me …books, but also clothing, utensils - so many things. To end this litany I hope swap shops last and people learn to keep order so as to preserve this great idea. My hat's off to Walter Reedy, our Southside swap shop manager, a very sensible man. I would also like to say that I would volunteer some hours in keeping our swap shop neat and tidy.
Scammer didn’t do his homework
Editor: I am writing about the most wildest scam I have ever heard. At 10 a.m. on Sunday morning I received a call from a man with a foreign accent. He wanted a donation of $50 or more for the hungry children of British Columbia. I replied that there were no hungry children where we live. He asked where that was I told him it was Burns Lake. He asked where that was I said in central B.C. He asked where that was I said on the west coast of Canada. He then proceeded to ask where Canada was. I cannot print my reply. I gave a cough and a grunt and hung up. Ron Peden
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Wet’suwet’en First Nation signs LNG agreement with province
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The province issued an environmental assessment certificate for the proposed Coastal GasLink project this fall. In addition to The Wet’suwet’en First Nation signed an agreement with the meeting conditions set out in the environmental assessment cerprovince for the proposed Coastal GasLink (CGL) pipeline proj- tificate, the project will now require various federal, provincial and local government permits to proceed. ect. Pipeline benefits agreements with First Nations are part of the The Wet’suwet’en First Nation, that has approximately 240 members, will receive approximately $2.8 million from the prov- B.C. government’s comprehensive plan to partner with First Naince at three different stages in the CGL project: $464,000 upon tions on LNG opportunities. “Provincial benefit-sharing offers First Nations resources to signing the agreement, $1.16 million when pipeline construction begins, and $1.16 million when the pipeline is in service. The partner in economic development, complements industry impact benefit agreements that provide jobs and business opportunities, Wet’suwet’en First Nation will also reand is a way for government and First ceive a yet-to-be-determined share of HILE THESE AGREEMENTS ENSURE Nations to work together to help grow $10 million a year in ongoing benefits IRST ATION COMMUNITIES SHARE the LNG industry,” stated a press reper pipeline. lease from the Ministry of Aboriginal Chief Karen Ogen said pipeline benIN THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF Relations and Reconciliation. efits agreements are “just one vehicle John Rustad, Minister of Aboriginal driving Wet’suwet’en’s participation in WE ARE WORKING COLLABORATIVELY Relations and Reconciliation, said too LNG development.” “While these agreements ensure First WITH THE PROVINCE AND OTHER IRST many First Nation communities have Nation communities share in the ecoATIONS TO ENSURE ENVIRONMENTAL been left out of economic growth in B.C. for far too long. nomic benefits of LNG, we are working “It’s exciting to be able to partner with collaboratively with the province and PRIORITIES ARE ADDRESSED AS WELL First Nations like the Wet’suwet’en so other First Nations to ensure environHIEF AREN OGEN they can share in the benefits of a new mental priorities are addressed as well,” LNG export industry - stronger econoshe said. In the story ‘Early pipeline warnings’ published in the Lakes mies, good-paying jobs and collectively working to establish enDistrict News’ Feb. 20, 2013, Chief Karen Ogen articulated her vironmental legacies made possible by LNG development,” he concerns for the pipeline project which was then in its prelimi- said. The province has also reached nary stage of its provincial environmental assessment (EA). “Before we can consent to anything,” Ogen said in January pipeline benefits agreements with the Skin Tyee First Nation and the Nee 2013, “we need all the information on our end. All the way through the process of the EA, consultation should be happening, Tahi Buhn Indian Band for the proposed Coastal GasLink project, and not just a one-time meeting and that’s it.” Ogen insisted back then that the “processes and protocols” of with the Nisga’a Nation for the proher people needed to be followed, and not just the mandate estab- posed Prince Rupert Gas Transmission pipeline project. lished by the environmental assessment office. The B.C. government anticipates “Band leaders are the spokespeople for our people,” Ogen said in 2013. “But we still go back to the community for major deci- signing similar agreements with other First Nations in the near future. sions.”
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New council’s first meeting NEW COUNCIL from ▼ P1 Councillor Beach will be responsible for the Downtown Revitalization Committee, the Burns Lake Heritage Commission and the Nechako Watershed Council. Councillor Illes will be the representative for the Prince George Treaty Advisory Committee, the Lakes District Arts Council, the Lakes District RecConnect and the Northwest Invasive Plant Council. Councillor Schienbein will be the representative of Partnering for Healthier Communities, Emergency Services Management Committee and Bulkley Valley and Lakes District Airshed Management Society. Councillor Holliday will also be the representative for Lakes District Rec-Connect, the Downtown Revitalization Committee and the Community Advisory Board. Council also decided upon the dates that each councillor would be the acting mayor. From January 2015 to June 2015, coun. Beach was chosen to be the acting mayor of Burns Lake. A motion was also carried to renew the emergency services mutual aid agreement. The agreement between Burns Lake, Granisle, Houston, Telkwa and Smithers provides shared emergency services aid amongst the five municipalities should the need arise for extra assistance. The agreement, signed in 2010, was originally for a five years term, expiring Dec. 31, 2014.
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B.C. oil refinery backers move ahead Tom Fletcher
Backers of a third large oil refinery proposal for B.C.'s North Coast made some high-profile appointments Wednesday, naming former Assembly of First Nations national chiefs Shawn Atleo and Ovide Mercredi as advisors to their team. Pacific Future Energy, proposing what it calls the world's greenest refinery near Prince Rupert, announced the appointments Wednesday at a Vancouver Board of Trade event hosted by Stockwell Day, the former Conservative trade minister who has been the group's public face since August. Pacific Future's proposal is similar to Kitimat Clean, a refinery bid launched in 2012 by David Black, chairman of Black Press. Both would be constructed from modules manufactured offshore to produce diesel, gasoline and other fuels for sale, avoiding the transport of heavy oil by tankers to reach export markets. The third proposal is called Eagle Spirit Energy, headed by aboriginal author and lawyer Calvin Helin with financial backing from the Aquilini Group, the Vancouver family business that owns the Vancouver Canucks and extensive real estate and farm holdings. Eagle Spirit is proposing a pipeline from the Alberta oil sands to an upgrader that would produce synthetic crude oil for export by tankers, likely from the Prince Rupert area. Black announced last week that engineering firm Hatch Ltd. has completed a design and feasibility study for a refinery at an estimated cost of $22 billion, making it one of the 10 biggest in the world. Black said in an interview he sees obvious similarities with the Pacific Future proposal, which describes new technology and carbon capture to reduce its environmental impact. Kitimat Clean proposes a new refining process that avoids production of petroleum coke, a coal-like by-product of conventional heavy oil refining that is used in steel making. Black said the entry of Pacific Future, headTom Fletcher photo ed by an executive of Kitimat Clean CEO David Black. Black said the entry of Pacific Future shows the business case for a Mexican conglomerate B.C. refinery is sound and there is capacity for more than one plant. Grupo Salinas, shows this year and awaits approval by the federal cabinet. the business case for a B.C. refinAll proposals also face opposition to transport of heavy oil. ery is sound and there is capacity for Pacific Future has appointed Atleo as a senior advisor for partmore than one plant. All proposals for B.C. North Coast nerships, months after Premier Christy Clark appointed him as refining require oil transport to the an advisor for dialogue between First Nations, government and coast, either by rail or in some ver- industry. sion of the Enbridge Northern GateBlack said his next steps include negotiating "acceptable comway pipeline project, which received pensation" for his project with the Kitselas and Haisla First Naa federal environmental certificate tions for use of their traditional territory.
Season’s Greetings
Chief & Council would like to extend a special Christmas wish to everyone in the community. May love and laughter spread throughout your Christmas this year and may your new year be filled with family, friends and good times. Hoping you find all good things under your tree this holiday season.
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WorkSafeBC’s board of directors appointed a special adviser in April 2014, Gord Macatee, to make recommendations in order improve safety in sawmills across the province. In July 2014, Macatee produced a report titled WorkSafeBC Review and Action Plan, in which he provided 43 recommendations. The recommendations aimed to further strengthen worker health and safety, build a world-class inspection and investigations regime at WorkSafeBC and ensure increasing dust mitigation compliance in sawmills and other wood manufacturing operations. On July 15, the Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training and Minister Responsible for Labour Shirley Bond and WorkSafeBC accepted all of the recommendations in the report. Since then, WorkSafeBC has been actively working to implement those recommendations, and has committed to providing public updates on its progress. At this point, 13 of those recommendations have been fully completed, 18 are in progress and on track for completion as scheduled, and 12 require legislative changes. The latest implementation status report was posted on www.worksafebc.com on Dec. 9, 2014. Steve Zika, chief executive officer of Hampton Affiliates, owners of Babine Forest Products and Decker Lake Forest Products, said the majority of efforts at both mills are aimed at keeping workers safe. “We do this [keep workers safe] through a combination of employee involvement and process changes, safety meetings, upgrades to guarding, attention to housekeeping and dust control etc.” Zika said there are numerous regulatory compliance programs, government visits and audits that the company participates in - “far more than required in the U.S.A.,” he said. “I also participate in the CEO MAG efforts to improve safety and all the major sawmill companies in B.C are sharing information and resources to improve worker safety,” he said. “We are never perfect but are always looking for a better way every day to improve the safety at our facilities.”
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In a teleconference on Dec. 9, Macatee spoke about the progress made with combustible dust control in the wood manufacturing industry. One of Macatee's recommendations was to have daily inspections of sawmills that had been out of compliance in the last round of targeted inspections, until compliance has been sustained for three months. He also encouraged mills that were in compliance to do voluntary daily inspections, to ensure their dust controls would be sustainable. "Policies have been updated to provide clarity and consistency pertaining to the mitigation and control of wood dust and inspection protocols," he said. In October, WorkSafeBC’s inspection officers conducted site visits with all sawmills to discuss the new policy and inspection protocols. To date, 96 sawmills have chosen to conduct daily independent inspections with weekly reporting to WorkSafeBC, and 22 have chosen to have WorkSafeBC continue to conduct focused inspection activities on their mills. For the most recent phase of sawmill inspections - from Oct. 6 to Nov. 25 -out of 118 locations, two
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Following the incidents at Babine Forest Products sawmill and Lakeland sawmill in 2012, WorkSafeBC conducted investigations of each incident. On the basis of the information gathered, both the Babine and Lakeland incidents were referred to the Criminal Justice Branch (CJB) for charge assessment. In both cases, the CJB issued clear statements outlining that no charges would be approved against either sawmills due to the “inadmissibility of some of the evidence gathered by WorkSafeBC investigators and the defence of due diligence.” A key focus of Macatee’s report is to find out the reason for the failure to achieve prosecutions after the two mill explosions. “That’s the bottom line point of this report,” he said. “Prosecution is needed, and WorkSafeBC has the tools to do it and be successful.” In the report, Macatee recommended a more “comprehensive and organized” investigative approach that preserves the ability to conduct both cause investigations and investigations that could lead to prosecution. This new model requires two distinct teams to have their work and files completely separated to minimize any opportunities for file and evidence contamination. Training is also an ongoing priority to ensure that officers are kept abreast of best practices in investigations. “This model is now operational and is working as intended,” he said. According to Macatee, stakeholders agree that the time it took for WorkSafeBC to process a penalty, as much as a year, was too long to be an effective deterrent. “WorkSafeBC is in the process of piloting a streamlined penalty process in two offices to reduce the time it takes to issue a penalty to a target of 90 days,” he said
Controlling combustible dust is a daunting challenge, says Macatee
have been issued combustible dust orders related to a deficiency in the company’s overall combustible dust management program. One location also received a short-term stop-work order for dust accumulation. "This is a dramatic improvement from where things stood six months ago," he said. When Macatee released the report in July, pellet mills were experiencing particular challenges with managing wood dust. At that time, only 40 per cent were in full compliance, he said. But Macatee recognizes that there’s still work to be done. "Controlling combustible dust in a wood manufacturing plant is a daunting challenge, and there will never be a time when it isn’t necessary to remain vigilant," he said. Macatee said he was also concerned that information about fire events in industrial facilities was not being shared between fire protection authorities and WorkSafeBC. "Ensuring that sawmills are safer workplaces requires the sharing of information about fire events in industrial facilities," he said.
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Nechako-Kitamaat Development supports trail project The Nechako-Kitamaat Development Fund Society (NKDF) presented a cheque in the amount of $29,816 to the Burns Lake Mountain Biking Association (BLMBA) on Dec. 4, 2014. The cheque was a second installment by NKDF for the Boer Mountain 2014 trail project. The total project value was almost $150,000 and the work was completed in the summer/fall of 2014. (L-R) Dawn Stronstad, BLMBA director; Shelley Wall and Wayne Salewski, NDKF representatives. flavio nienow photo
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and most of all, the celebration of a Savior for world. Two thousand years ago, an angel burst into the night sky over Bethlehem, and announced: “Behold, I bring you good news of great joy which shall be for all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David, a Savior, who is Messiah Jehovah (Christ, the Lord). And you shall find the baby wrapped in flannel cloth, and lying in a manger.” Jesus was born outside Bethlehem in a place where Temple shepherds cared for
the sheep destined for sacrifice, showing that He was born to be “the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.” Since sin is the root of all evil. Jesus came to pluck that root by paying for our sins, offering forgiveness, and bestowing a new nature of righteousness to every individual across this globe who receives Him as Lord and Savior. Yet, Christmas is more than just remembering a historical event 2000 years ago that changed the world, it is also a celebration of things to come. Jesus
promised His disciples, “I will return again and take you to my side, that where I am, there you may be also.” In spite of centuries of horrific persecution, Christians have lived in the confident and joyful anticipation of Christ’s return. But this time he will not arrive as a lamb, but as “The Lion of Judah” to judge the world in righteousness, to bring justice, to end wars, to speak peace to the nations and to set up His eternal kingdom. The glory of Christmas is this: Jesus is the Savior of the world. Merry Christmas.
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Elise Dube has recently returned from a training camp in Pitzal, an alpine valley in Austria. During the two-week training camp, Dube had the opportunity to train alongside top athletes from around the world. She is now preparing for a competition in Colorado, U.S.A. tria, from Nov. 14 to Dec. 3, 2014. The talented teenager travFlavio Nienow Grade-12 student Elise Dube had the opportunity to train alongside top snowboarding athletes from around the world during a training camp in Europe. The training camp was held in Pitztal, an alpine valley in Aus-
elled with the B.C. Snowboarding team, which she has been a part of since May 2014. Dube said she did not waste any time while she was in Europe. She spent a lot of time on snow, and when she was not snowboarding, she said she was working out at the gym. "It was awesome," she said. "It was pure training every single day." The intense training also allowed her to gain experience in different tracks while snowboarding with people from around the world including Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Australia and the United States. Dube also had the opportunity to race on two different days. She finished the first race in the thirteenth position out of 40 competitors, and got the eighth place in the second race. The high-school student said one of the most exciting parts of her trip was to meet athletes from the Canadian National Snowboarding team. She said she was able to share ideas and "get some insights" about their careers and lifestyles. Now that she is back, Dube only has a few weeks to enjoy the holidays before she leaves for her next race. She will compete with the B.C. Snowboarding team at Cooper Mountain in Colorado, U.S.A., on Jan. 2, 2015.
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The Burns Lake Bruins Initiation Tournament gathered athletes ages four to six. The games took place at the Tom Forsyth Memorial Arena in Burns Lake on Dec. 13, 2014. Although some of the players could easily lose balance on ice, they performed well during the games and had a great time throughout the tournament. Participating teams included Fraser Lake, Houston, Fort St. James, Vanderhoof and Burns Lake Black and Burns Lake White.
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DRIVE TO WINTER CONDITIONS Christmas is almost upon us and with it comes travel... so please drive safely. Here are some winter driving tips: • Keep four seconds rather than two seconds between you and the car you are tailing; • Watch out for areas of black ice such as shaded areas, overpasses or bridges. One extremely bad area to always use caution is the overpass near Bednesti on the way to Prince George; • Avoid sudden moves with your vehicle and know how to handle a skid; • Plan extra time to get to where you want to go; • Read the owner’s manual regarding the maximum speed your vehicle can travel in four wheel drive; • Be extremely cautious when approaching highway maintenance vehicles such as snow plows and salt or sand trucks.
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More children are now able to start their day with a nutritious breakfast thanks to a partnership between the Breakfast Club of Safe driving from Burns Lake Community Forest Canada and Rio Tinto Alcan. Rio Tinto Alcan has committed to donate over $250,000 over the next three years to the Breakfast Club of Canada. The partnership For more info on the community forest, call BL ComFor (250) 692-7724 will provide healthy meals to more than 800 children in 12 schools of North Western British Columbia. Rio Tinto's funding sustains the breakfast program in four schools in Burns Lake area including Lakes District Secondary School, Woyenne Primary, Woyenne Kindergarten and K'ay Skak Alternate Program. A new beneficiary of this program is Grassy Plains Elementary. Although its students have enjoyed the program's healthy breakfasts since late September, the program was officially launched on Dec. 11, 2014. School principal Heidi Grant said that before the program took place, the school was only able to provide toasts for those students "who identified themselves as being hungry." The new breakfast program not only has a much wider selection of food such as banana pancakes, fresh fruit, milk and juice, but it is also opened to anyone who wishes to have breakfast. On behalf of the The principal said she is confident that the early meal will make a difference in the students' learning and behaviour. and in the "Anyone who is hungry is not able to concentrate in the same way of someone who had a nutritious meal," she said. "If you're hungry you can't concentrate, and you become cranky." Breakfast Club of Canada is a non-profit organization that provides funding, equipment, training and support to school breakfast programs across the country. According to statistics from the organization, one in seven children starts the school day o n an empty stomach d ue to a lack of access to nutritious food. In Aboriginal communities, this ratio is actually one in four. "When children get a balanced meal in a positive, stimulating environment, there are marked improvements in behaviour and concentration, academic performance, social skills, self-confidence, overall interest in the subjects being taught, and for sponsoring the prize money for our contest. less incidents of bullying," states the Breakfast Club of Canada's website. We had OVER 300 ENTRIES and the winner is So far for the 2014/2015 school year, Rio Tinto Alcan’s contributions have enabled Breakfast Club of Canada to launch the program at Grassy Plains Elementary and four other schools - Skeena Middle School and Cassie Hall Elementary in Terrace, Play Nechako Valley Secondary School in Vanderhoof Winner and Houston Secondary School in Houston. was picked The Rio Tinto Alcan Canada Fund is committed through to providing support for community building inirandom tiatives. ...for your chance to “This initiative is aligned with Rio Tinto Alcan’s draw. core values," said Gaby Poirier, general manager in participa ting merch ants gift cer of Rio Tinto Alcan Primary Metal B.C. Operations. tificates! Prize money donated by "It helps to improve the quality of life and health of Pick up your FREE BIN children in the communities in which we operate." GO around tow n starting No CARD at participati ng merchan vember 28 ts Grassy Plains Elementary has 88 students, but at Mistletoe Mania! B I NG WET’SUWET’EN only 25 of those students opted to have the daily O 1 6 11 meal at school. The free breakfast will be provided 15 20 FIRST NATION 2 7 12 daily until the end of the school year, and the pro16 21 3 gram can be renewed in 2015. FREE 8 TIRETE SPACE 17 2 Auto Ce CH 2 ntre 4 9 13 18 23 5 10 14 Christma 19
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NORTHERN BC BEAR CUBS GET FEAST By: Kimberley Watkins
Northern BC opened their hearts & freezers for a group of orphaned and injured bear cubs rescued by the Northern Lights Wildlife Shelter in Smithers. Being a volunteer with the shelter here in Prince George, I had seen what a group
from Terrace had done for the shelter and decided I wanted to get Prince George and points North including Houston involved. So Elena Penrose, one of Petland’s kennel techs and myself left PG on Nov 22 with Elena’s Jeep and a donated trailer already packed with donations from our area. During a lengthy breakdown just outside of Prince George, Cathy Rae Malo, who had organized things in Vanderhoof, and her husband, Marcel, drove the donations out to where we were. Their truck was packed with items that filled our trailer up nicely. Once we got mobile, stops were made in Brookside, Fraser Lake, Stellako and Endako. All these communities had substantial donations for NLWS. Unfortunately we missed the group in Burns Lake but were met out on the highway by another couple with a donation of meat. The trailer was so heavy that we acquired another flat tire as well as became short on fuel five minutes out of Houston. We were very happy when Kevin Himech and his wife, Marni Laroque stopped to help us.
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British Columbia's regulator of mortgage brokers is warning consumers to watch out for scams targeted at people looking for easy access to mortgage funds. The Office of the Registrar of Mortgage Brokers at the Financial Institutions Commission (FICOM) recently identified companies promoting their services through classified advertising that are not registered to do business in this province. Companies will often offer easy credit and use a toll-free number rather than provide a local contact or office. They may ask for fees up front and can use high pressure tactics to encourage clients to advance the money. In one case, a B.C. woman was convinced to pay over $2000 in "mortgage insurance" to a company advertising loans through a toll-free number. After a request for another fee, she went to a registered mortgage broker who advised her not to provide any further payments. "Fees can run in the thousands of dollars and usually cannot be recovered," says Carolyn Rogers, registrar of mortgage brokers. "We advise people seeking mortgage funding to work with a registered mortgage broker and to use our website to determine if a lender is registered to operate in B.C." The Office of the Registrar has posted a consumer alert warning that two companies have offered loans and are not registered to provide mortgage broker services in British Columbia. Details can be found at: http://www.fic.gov.bc.ca/ FICOM's website contains a searchable list of entities and individuals who are registered to conduct mortgage broker activity in British Columbia: http://www.fic.gov.bc.ca/web_listings/MBSBListing.aspx. Consumers and industry are encouraged to contact the Office of the Registrar with information about unregistered mortgage broker activity.
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Canadian Cancer Society Office Hours are Tues., Wed. & Fri. from 10am to 2pm. From Nov. 12 to Dec. 12 we will extend our office hours on Fridays until 4pm to help the community promote local shopping. The phone number is (250) 692-7203 and e-mail is burnslake@ bc.cancer.ca.
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OUR TOWN Plan ahead for the 2015 Music Festival It’s not too early to start planning your entries for the 2015 Lakes District Music and Speech Arts Festival! March 10 - 15 with a gala honours concert on Sat., Mar. 21. Entry deadline is Feb. 1, 2015. A full syllabus and entry forms will be posted soon on the website, ldfestival.com. More info call Jacqui at (250) 692-3971.
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ST. PAUL’S UNITED CHURCH 136 - 4th Avenue, Burns Lake
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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.
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In Memoriam Gifts 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
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: Tue. & Sat. 7:30pm Immaculatta Church. Women’s group meets Wed., 108 - 2nd avenue at 7:30pm. For info. or transportation call (250) 6929104 / (250) 692-3024 / (250) 698-7325 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 ANYONE NEEDING information on Alzheimer’s please call 1-866-564-7533 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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FOOD BANK INFORMATION Distribution days will be the first and the third Tuesday of each month. Starting on Oct. 21 LD Food Bank will provide a warm waiting room at the Beacon Theatre in Burns Lake. Clients will go first to the theatre, across the street from the Food Bank. The doors will open at 10:45am. Please check in at the theater before going to the Food Bank. This warm winter waiting room will be available until the end of April. The distribution days are the first and third Tuesday of each month. Please come to the theatre at 10:45am. The food bank closes at 1pm. Clients may access the food bank on both of the Tuesday distribution days. 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 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 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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Reservoir Elevation: 851.2m (2792.71 ft.) SLS Discharge: 34.31 m3/s Nechako River at Cheslatta Falls: 38 m3/s Nechako River at Vanderhoof: 49 m3/s Skins Lake Spillway discharge will be maintained at approximately the current level until April 2015 Visit website www.waterofďŹ ce.ec.gc.ca for up to date real-time ow 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 CHRONIC DISEASE Education Clinic at the Lakes District Hospital is open Tue. & Wed. from 8:30am - 4pm. 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) 6922440
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TIMBER SUPPLY MANAGER Atco Wood Products Ltd. is seeking a Timber Supply Manager with log procurement or related experience. The successful applicant will be responsible for all aspects of the Company’s timber procurement program from external sources. Working closely with the Atco Wood Products Woodlands group and the Veneer Plant management team, this individual will create and implement a strategic plan ensuring an on-going timber supply for the Veneer Plant operation. Duties will include: • All aspects of sourcing timber through the BC Timber Sales program • Managing a log purchase program from woodlots and private land sources (including the USA) • Managing quality control for all outside purchased timber Critical to the role will be your ability to function as an integral member of a team of results-oriented Forestry professionals. You will possess excellent negotiation, communication and leadership skills, and have strong analytic and problem solving capabilities. A minimum of years experience in a related ¿eld would be a de¿nite asset. If this opportunity is what you are looking for, and you have the skills necessary to succeed in this role, please forward your resume to kris.harvey@atcowoodproducts.com. Atco Wood Products Ltd. is a progressive SFI certi¿ed family owned company located in the West Kootenay region of BC. The Company has over 50 years of history in the Forestry and Wood Products Manufacturing Industries. For more information on the Company, please visit the website at www.atcowoodproducts.com. Atco offers a competitive compensation package commensurate with experience and quali¿cations.
Delivery Driver Required Immediately Permanent full-time Must have valid Class 5 driver’s license, Experience preferred, but not necessary. Please apply in person with resume or fax it to the attention of
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We are a large company based in Fort St. John, BC that is looking for INDUSTRIAL / AUTOMOTIVE SALES REPRESENTATIVES to join our team. We offer an attractive compensation ($105,600/year), benefits and bonus program. Sales experience is not necessary but an industrial background would be a definite asset. Please forward your resume to: human.resources.depart1 @gmail.com
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Under the direction of the Site Coordinator, the Medical Office Assistant provides a vital role in supporting and coordinating a diverse Primary Care Team. Typical Duties and Responsibilities: • Coordinating and maintaining primary care staff schedules. • Scheduling client appointments. • Monitoring and ordering health center supplies. • Preparing invoices and statements. • Maintaining electronic medical records, following privacy laws. • Maintaining medical equipment. • Supports clinical policies and procedures. • Provides support to primary care staff and health center staff. Qualifications and Educational Requirements: - Practical Nurse Diploma OR - Successful completion of an office administration certificate with 2 years’ experience OR - An equivalent combination of education, training and experience. - Valid class 5 drivers licence. This posting closes January 5 , 2015. Please submit your resume in person or online at southsidewellness@hotmail.com th
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The Burns Lake RCMP want to remind you that if you leave your vehicle unsecured for valuables in your vehicle you are leaving yourself vulnerable to have your vehicle broken into and items taken. The best practice is to always use an antitheft device, remove your valuables including coins, electronics, bags, purses and medication. Always lock your doors and windows and remove your keys.
Beautiful updates 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom, open concept, new roof, fully fenced yard, wrap around patio, great view, alarm system, 2 car garage. Excellent neighbourhood, 1 block to hospital and elementary school. I wish I could take it with me! Must sell $219,000 OBO Please call 250-6927412
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Take notice that Cybernet Communications from Smithers, BC applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Smithers, for a Licence of Occupation for Communication Site purposes situated on Provincial Crown land located ALL THAT UNSURVEYED CROWN LAND IN THE VICINITY OF SHELFORD HILLS, RANGE 5 COAST DISTRICT, CONTAINING .01 HECTARES, MORE OR LESS, by Shelford Mountain, BC. The Lands File for this application is 6408750. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to the Skeena Stikine Land Officer, MFLNRO, at Bag 6000 – 3333 Tatlow Road Smithers, BC V0J 2N0. Comments will be received by MFLNRO up to January 8, 2015. MFLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit the website at http://www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ ApplicationPosting/index.jsp for more information. Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. For information, contact the Freedom of Information Advisor at Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations’ Office in Smithers.
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Legal Notices NOTICE TO REMOVE PRIVATE LAND FROM WOODLOT LICENCE W1540 Please be advised that Miles & Denise Fuller, Licencees for W1540 are proposing to remove the private land associated with their Woodlot. W1540 private land is 129.9 hectares and is located at the end of Antilla Road at the North West end of Francois Lake. Questions, comments or requests for information regarding this removal can be sent to Jennifer Hill, RPF at Free Growing Forestry Ltd., Box 510, Burns Lake BC, V0J 1E0 before January 3, 2015.
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Fraser Lake Sawmills will hold a public viewing of the proposed Amendment 9 to their Forest Stewardship Plan for the Vanderhoof and Fort St. James Forest Districts. This amendment will exempt Fraser Lake Sawmills from specifying a result and strategy in relation to the established Visual Quality Objectives within the SFN Forest Development Unit. The amendment will apply to eleven scenic areas within the SFN Forest Development Unit. The SFN Forest Development Unit is located north of Fraser Lake and west of Ormand Creek with smaller portions south of Fraser and Francois Lake. The proposed amendment is available for review and comment at the Lejac mill site east of Fraser Lake on Highway 16. Persons may review the plan at the location during business hours. Written comments may be submitted in person to the Lejac mill site or by mail to: Fraser Lake Sawmills Attention: Jaret van der Giessen, R.P.F P.O. Box 100, Fraser Lake, BC V0J 1S0 Comments must be received in writing no later than 5:00 pm on February 16, 2015. For further information, please contact Jaret van der Giessen, R.P.F. at 250-699-6235.
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Season’s Greetings May the spirit of Christmas stay alive in your heart now and through out the coming year. We wish you a wonderful holiday. from all of us at
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The Bulkley Valley and Lakes District first annual Stuff the Truck event made a stop in Burns Lake on Dec. 10. The Moose FM truck was parked all day in front of the Lakeview Mall collecting donations for local food banks. The total amount of cash donations in Burns Lake was $5600, and over 1100 nonperishable food items were collected. Stuff the Truck is a partnership Submitted photo between the Bulkley Valley Credit Union and Moose FM.
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May this holiday season be your best one yet and may your home and our community be blessed with all that Christmas brings.
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