Burns Lake Lakes District News, December 19, 2012

WALTER STRONG

In a Dec. 7, 2012 pub-lic meeting of the board of ComFor Manage-ment Services Limited (CMSL), board mem-bers and staff reported on the current financial position and ongoing operations of the Burns Lake Community For-est (BLCF).

As has been reported before in the Lakes Dis-trict News, CMSL has been undergoing struc-tural changes that in-volved the sale of Sher-aton Holdings to Tahtsa Timber Ltd., as well as staff and management changes. This was the first regularly scheduled public meeting since May, 2012. It was at-tended by the board of CMSL, staff, the Lakes District News, and two members of the public.

Quinten Beach, CMSL President, has reported previously that the board has been

meeting regularly to discuss restructuring and other financial mat-ters that are considered to be in camera or con-fidential. Ron Zayac, part of the interim man-agement team, said that the minutes of those meetings will remain confidential, although the board will consider whether a summary of in camera resolutions, and possibly forestry and logging reports, will be made public at a later date.

The Sheraton mill continues at the same employment levels un-der the ownership of Tahtsa Timber. The mill is reported to be ap-proaching new Work-Safe BC dust compli-ance standards. Klaus Posselt was at the meet-ing at the invitation of the CMSL board in the event that a member of the public might have wanted more details on the sale of Sheraton Holdings to Tahtsa Tim-ber.

Some staff positions continue to be met on an interim basis until streamlining is com-plete. Melissa Steidle with DWB Forestry

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SKI AND SNOWBOARD TEAM SELECTED A snowboarder trains in Smithers for a position with the Lakes District Secondary School ski/snowboard team. Selections are complete with 22 riders having been selected out of a group of 49 that had tried out. Last year the local boys snowboard team placed first in the province and the girls second. Story on page 2.

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Twenty two students have made the cut to form the Lakes Dis-trict Secondary School (LDSS) ski and snow-board teams. Of the 49 skiers that competed for a position the final roster is as follows.

The lone female ski-er is Lauren Solecki. The male ski team is Andre Dube, James Goudreau, Connor Vos-sen, Liam Clovis, Aus-tin Murray, and Nelson Lovas. The female snowboard team is Elise Dube, Tanis Bjar-nason, Mikayla Fair-ley, Sarah Burleson, Kandice Wainwright,

Breana Blackwell. The male snowboard team is Andre Dube, Jacob Watson, Shawn Wil-son, Matt Skinner, Alec Phillips, Tristan Puglas, Pierce Hofer, Logan Gray, Tyler Wilson, and Chase Clovis.

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Respect has been the cornerstone of our relationships with Aboriginal groups across Canada. That’s respect on their terms, not ours. And that means having an understanding of, and sensitivity to, the values and the issues that are important to them.

When we started talking to Aboriginal communities about the Northern Gateway Project, they told us, unequivocally, that they wanted meaningful, long-term involvement in the labour force. That’s why we established a $1.5-million Gateway Education and Training Fund — and it’s not dependent, in any way, upon Northern Gateway regulatory approval.

This fund supports training initiatives based in the pipeline, construction, and energy sectors. It is not training for the sake of training; it is totally focused on employment outcomes. And along Northern Gateway right-of-way communities, Enbridge is already connecting industry and community to help create Aboriginal career opportunities.

Catherine Pennington, Northern Gateway’s Supervisor of Community Education, Training, and Skills Development, reports that we’re already co-funding training programs for surveyors and ironworkers. We’re purchasing seats in existing Aboriginal trades programs, and partnering with provincial and federal bodies to help develop skilled tradespeople in the areas

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We’ve heard, loud and clear, from Aboriginal communities that they don’t want to be bypassed anymore by economic opportunities created within, near, or around them — and we’re doing something about it. The Gateway Education and Training Fund shows our commitment to community and workforce development.

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Dr. Jacqueline Hol-ler of the University of Northern B.C. is head-ing a research project about hitchhiking. It is the first of its kind in North America since 1972. What makes this project unique is the level of cooperation be-tween the RCMP and the university research-ers.

Part of the collabo-ration includes local RCMP officers collect-ing information from hitchhikers regarding their needs and motiva-tions.

“We have what looks like a ticket book, but it’s an information gath-ering form that we later give to the research group so they can chart and look for patterns,” St.. Sgt. Grant Mac-Donald explained to Village of Burns Lake council members dur-ing a policing report to council.

“They’ll use that in-

formation to establish where the hitchhiking hotspots are and then they’ll focus their inter-ests on those areas,” he added.

“It coincides with a power point presenta-tion that we present to

young hitchhikers to help them understand if there are better and safer ways to get around other than hitchhiking,” MacDonald said.

Although the study is not limited to hitchhik-ing patterns in Northern

Hitchhikers wantedStudy needs to hear from those who hitch a ride

B.C., Dr. Holler hopes that the study will shine light specifically on the challenges hitchhikers face in the North.

“We are particu-larly interested in ex-periences in Northern B.C.,” Holler wrote in an email. “One of the things we hope to understand is whether Northern B.C. is ‘differ-ent’ from other places when it comes to hitch-hiking.”

The project not only involves the RCMP in one-on-one conversa-tions with hitchhikers but relies on data col-lected from GPS track-ing devices used by five courier companies out of Prince George that travel the highways. The technology will allow drivers to click a button to input hitch-hiker sightings.

The data collected by RCMP and through GPS tracking methods are essential to the proj-ect, but just as important

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Local RCMP are working with researchers from the UNBC to understand hitchhiking.

Almost a year ago today, P.J. Sebastian left Southside to find a ride back to Hazel-ton. At least that’s as much information as the RCMP can release to the public. Kim Sebastian, P.J.’s cousin, confirms that the family knows as little today as was known a year ago, despite the massive effort by au-thorities and the family to not only find P.J., but to understand what happened that night that proved to be the last night anyone saw him.

It seems impossible that a person could disappear so completely and without a trace. Does it feel like an inevitability that young people will continue to disappear when they step out onto our highways to hitch a ride?

A survey out of the University of North-ern British Columbia (UNBC) hopes to contribute some insight into hitchhiking. According to Dr. Jacqueline Holler, the lead researcher for the project, one important as-pect of the survey is to get a handle on the number of ‘bad rides’ that go unreported.

Why would ‘threatening or violent behav-ior’ go unreported? Is it because people that need to hitchhike regularly are conditioned to expect a certain level of abuse or margin-alization in the their own lives?

In my experience, people often react to the news of people gone missing on high-ways with the suggestion that the person shouldn’t have been hitchhiking in the first place. Their logic is unassailable; if you don’t hitchhike you won’t experience a bad ride.

But that attitude keeps hitchhikers mar-ginalized and creates a comfort zone for the sick people in our midst that prey on vul-nerable young people. If the details of rides

gone wrong were reported and a database developed, maybe the RCMP would be able to find patterns and locate those who would do violence to the most at risk members of our society.

To not have transportation, to be unable to move or travel from one town to the next or from one region to another, is a profound vulnerability. I have never experienced it, so I won’t judge those who feel that thumbing a ride with strangers is a necessary part of life.

Generally, I don’t pick up hitchhikers un-less I recognize someone. A bad ride could work both ways. It isn’t just a question of being overpowered physically. Unfounded accusations could lead to a lot of difficulties. A socially maladapted individual could make you quickly regret the offer to share a vehicle for the distance between two towns.

The solution to hitchhiking isn’t necessar-ily to have more decent people start offering rides to strangers. A person shouldn’t feel guilty for not picking up a stranger. Is the solution more buses? Maybe, but I suspect that the research being done out of UNBC is looking for deeper issues.

Young people can’t allow themselves to believe that it is acceptable for them to put themselves in harm’s way for the sake of a ride. Yet they continue to do so. Why do they do it? How do their attitudes formed by experience contribute to an environment where predators are able to work without be-ing caught? How does our attitude towards hitchhikers contribute to an environment where the unthinkable is able to be carried out, or attempted, without consequence?

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Premier Christy Clark has completed the traditional round of year-end in-terviews with legislative press gallery reporters. Here are excerpts from my discussion with her, dealing with the Enbridge oil pipeline proposal and the balanced budget her government has promised to present in February.

TF: On the Enbridge project, are you getting the answers you want on safety?

PCC: No, we’re not. We’ve set out our position. The five conditions need to be met, period.

[B.C.’s conditions are “world-class” land and marine spill prevention and response, meeting legal obligations for aborigi-nal consultation, passing federal-provincial environmental as-sessment and a “fair share” of financial benefits.]

PCC: We need the oilpatch producers, the Alberta govern-ment and the federal government to come to the table.

We’ve been cross-examining Enbridge. We have not been getting any of the answers that we hoped to get. We haven’t gained a lot of comfort from that process. And none of the other conditions are even close to being met.

We are doing our own study of marine traffic. We want to understand the total number of ships that are out there plying our coast right now. Because all of them have fuel in them, and some are cargo ships that are big enough to have enough [bun-ker] fuel as a mini-tanker would.

Part of this is trying to understand where our level of Coast Guard protection needs to be today, in order to protect us should there be a spill from the existing traffic.

TF: Balancing the budget: the finance ministry’s current projections call for an upturn in natural gas royalties in the coming year. With the current glut of gas, isn’t that kind of far-fetched?

PCC: It is going to be difficult to present a balanced budget, but I think, because we’re going to build in some [forecast] allowance, as we always do, and because we’re going to be completely transparent about the assumptions that have led us there, and because we aren’t going to fiddle with any of the as-sumptions that we receive from the experts in the Ministry of Finance, it’s going to be quite clear that we have done it. We have come by a balanced budget honestly.

So when it comes to natural gas, you know that the assump-tion we use in the budget is based on a fairly complex formula that the Ministry of Finance has relied on for probably a decade now. We don’t fiddle with that.

There are those who would say we should artificially lower the [revenue projection] number that we use. But if you artifi-cially lower it, what’s to stand in the way of artificially raising it? You either accept the advice of your experts or you don’t. And they’re the experts, not the politicians.

TF: Right now we have a deficit gap of more than a billion dollars. Can that be closed without significant spending cuts, or tax increases, or both?

PCC: You will see when we get to the budget. And it will be absolutely transparent how we got there. [Laughs] Nice try.

TF: If the B.C. Liberals form a government in May, will the election date be changed so we don’t have to have this discus-sion about questionable spring election budgets?

PCC: It’s not part of the plan today, but I’m sure it’s a discus-sion we’ll have in the next four years. I know that people have talked about it. I’m open to it. I’m not wedded to this particular date.

Next week I’ll have highlights from my year-end interview with NDP leader Adrian Dix.

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Consulting and Ron Zayac, Tech North So-lutions Inc. continue to act as the interim management team for CMSL.

Burns Lake char-tered general accoun-tant, Bernice Grossman, presented statements of financial position for both the Burns Lake Community Forest and CMSL as of Oct. 31, 2012. The year end for both CMSL and BLCF had been changed last year to Oct. 31.

The financial snap-shots released at the meeting do not repre-sent year-end numbers. A number of transac-tions still need to be recorded. In particular, CMSL management fee transfers have not been, as of Oct. 31, 2012, in-cluded in the report.

“During the restruc-turing process we have halted some of the inter-company transfers that have historically pro-vided CMSL with rev-enue so we can simplify the accounting proce-dures and budgeting process,” said Zayac in an email. “At the con-clusion of the CMSL year end, the company will not show a loss.”

Year end account-ing and tax entries will be completed under the advice of Edmison Mehr Chartered Ac-countants of Smithers, B.C. Edmison Mehr will also complete the 2012 audited financial statements for CMSL and BLCF, which will be made public early in 2013.

The CMSL board has continued to make do-nations to the commu-nity. In total, $77,963 in financial donations were made between Nov. 1, 2011 and Oct. 31, 2012. The BLCF also donated more than $8400 in ‘time’ dona-tions to various local groups. These dona-

tions reflect time or work in kind donated by CMSL board or staff members for things like the use of a mini-excavator by Burns Lake Mountain Bike Club to build trails, or bookkeeping provided by CMSL to the Burns Lake Tragedy Fund. No fees were charged to the user groups.

In conversation later in the week, Zayac ex-plained that the board had not been holding regular public meetings because the board was meeting to deal with corporate restructur-ing, the sale of signifi-cant assets and, most recently, negotiations with the province and Hampton Affiliates re-garding timber supply in support of the Babine Forest Products mill re-build.

Zayac also described the challenges that will be faced in the com-ing years regarding the community forest’s abil-ity to fund local projects and user groups. Sig-nificant drop-downs in the annual allowable cut are expected as the chief forester makes downward adjustments to the previous harvest uplifts that had been put into place to deal with mountain pine beetle killed wood.

“Donations depend on profitability,” he said. “It would be pre-mature to say anything regarding funding levels next year.”

Regarding ongoing restructuring, Zayac de-scribed a process that is meant to simplify the management struc-ture of both BCLF and CMSL that will make the operations of both more readily transpar-ent. He said that the board of CMSL had been dealing with a complicated business structure that involved multiple legal corpora-tions and subsidiaries.

This structure was put in place through deci-sions made by the previ-ous board, he explained.

“Business in the for-est has changed sig-nificantly and we have to change our business structure in order to deal with those new reali-ties,” Zayac said.

In other news, the community forest will begin to use a geneti-cally modified seed stalk that could result in an increase to the an-

ComFor restructuring ongoingnual allowable cut. The modified Pine seeds are class A. They are more expensive than previ-ous seeds, but they will

produce a better growth rate.

Zayac explained that when the chief forester does his review, this

growth rate is taken into consideration and could mean that more timber would enter the harvest-able timber supply.

RON ZAYAC

CHAMBER CHRISTMAS FAIR Burns Lake Chamber of Commerce held a home-based business fair at the Chamber Hall. Local and out of town artists, photographers, and artisans presented their wares on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012. Walter Strong photo


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The holidays are a special time, full of love, family and friends. We’d like to wish you and your family peace and prosperity now

and in the months ahead.

May this holiday season be your best one yet and may your home and our community be blessed with all that Christmas brings.

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

Walter Strong

PJ (Perry) Sebastian remains missing. He was reported last seen on the morning of Dec. 26, 2011 on the Nee Tahi Buhn reserve on the Southside. The RCMP have conducted ground

and aerial searches in the area where he was last seen and leads have been followed up upon, but without any success.

Although the RCMP report no further developments, Theresa Michel, Sebastian’s mother, be-lieves that her son is still alive.

“I never think negative,” The-resa said. “I stay positive all the time.”

It isn’t just a mother’s hope in the face of her child’s disappear-ance. She has heard from others that Sebastian is in the Edmonton

One year later and no progress made in case

Man vanishes from Southside almost a year ago

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On Dec. 26, 2011, P.J. Sebastian tried to make his way home from Southside. Signs like the one above haven’t brought the family any closer to a resolution of their heartbreaking situation.

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On Dec. 11, the Vil-lage of Burns Lake council took a break from its heavy schedule of budget meeting, both closed and public, to discuss regular village business.

Christmas greetings from the RCMP

St. Sgt. Grant Mac-Donald described a qui-et summer in his quar-terly report to council. The Lakes District News previously cov-ered his concerns re-garding false or dropped 911 calls. MacDonald reminded everyone of his commitment to have the detachment out this Christmas season for roadside visits with hol-iday revellers in Burns Lake and District.

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the attention of council by Blain Cunningham, manager of the Old Timer Hockey team, as well as a hockey parent and grandparent. The problem, according to Cunningham, is that snow piles up over the weekend and it creates a safety issue for users of the arena.

The village of Burns Lake snow removal policy, explained chief operating officer Sheryl Worthing, places prior-ity upon hospital routes, major municipal road-ways, downtown pub-lic parking lots, any remaining municipal streets, sidewalks in the business corridor, and finally, other public open spaces.

The arena parking lot falls into that last cat-egory, so it has to wait until all other higher priority road and walk-ways are cleared before anything can happen at the arena. It comes down to time and fi-nancial considerations, Worthing explained in an email.

Snow removal pro-ceeds ten hours per day, from 7:00 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. After hours snow removal would require overtime pay, so snow that arrives on a Saturday would likely not be removed until the following day, unless snowfall was continual enough that higher pri-ority road and walk-ways had to be cleared again on the Sunday.

Carbon guilt but cash in bank

Village council had to

decide on how to handle its commitment to car-bon neutrality. At issue was wether or not the village should buy car-bon credits at a cost of $9600 to win the title of carbon neutral for 2012.

Council considered two resolutions. The first, to purchase the carbon credits, and the second, to not be car-bon neutral but keep the $9600 in village coffers and dedicate it to future carbon offset projects.

Councillor Quinten Beach spoke in favour of purchasing the cred-its.

“I think option two lacks teeth,” he said. “What’s going to pre-vent a council down the road from just taking that money and using it for something else?”

Mayor Luke Strim-bold thought that al-though Beach had a point, but he also re-layed a cautionary note.

“If we purchase car-bon offsets, we don’t get any of those funds back. [Option two] would keep them within local government use,” he said.

Councillors Susan Shienbein and John Il-les agreed with Strim-bold and passed a mo-tion stating that the village would keep the money set aside to pur-chase offsets and ear-mark that money for projects within Burns Lake that could eventu-ally earn the village car-bon credits.

formed council that, be-cause of her husband’s plans, she would ‘ab-stain from participating’ in any staff or council discussions regard-ing the establishment of the worker’s camp. Although, according to her letter, the venture would not involve the village in lease or oper-ations, Worthing want-ed to avoid any possible conflict of interests that may arise during coun-cil or staff consideration regarding ‘any associ-ated zoning, regulatory or servicing issues that may arise.”

On a related note coun. Schienbein com-mented that local busi-ness people should be planning now for the influx of workers in the new year.

“The business com-munity needs to be getting their ducks in a row,” Schienbein said. “It can be an awesome opportunity or a prob-lem, depending on how they’re looking at it. People should be ad-justing their business plans now and I’m not sure that people have quite figured it out.”

Village votes to keep its moneyWork camp in the

works for Burns LakeKenny Worthing,

owner of Lakes District Drilling, is considering opening a temporary workers camp in Burns Lake to accommodate the influx of workers for construction projects. Spring of 2013 will see the start of three large construction projects in Burns Lake: the con-struction of a new hos-pital, the construction of the new Babine For-est Products mill, and the construction of the multi-use facility exten-sion at the Tom Forsyth Arena.

The camp, accord-ing the Kenny, would be able to accommo-date up to 196 workers. The site would include kitchen and recreation facilities.

Although the details are not worked out and the plans are prelimi-nary, Kenny’s hopes that the temporary campsite would benefit Burns Lake.

“Our intention is to put the camp as close to town as possible so that all of the businesses in town can benefit from this project,” he said in an email. “We intend to employ a number of local people to work at the camp while it is running, and some lo-cal contractors will be needed to help set up and take down the camp.”

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Kim Sebastian, PJ’s cousin has been leading the campaign to find PJ and keep awareness of his disappearance in the public eye.

She is not enthusiastic about the rumours of another PJ sight-ing.

“To me, that’s just more ru-

mours. There have been many rumours,” she said. “But nothing concrete.”

It’s been almost a year since PJ disappeared and not only is the family no closer to finding him, but they’re no closer to under-standing the circumstances of his

disappearance in the first place.“There’s no leads to anything,”

Kim said. “We’ve put posters out across B.C. and in Alberta wher-ever family has travelled.”

“Somebody knows where he is,” she said.

“They need to let the family

know.” Anyone with information on

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“Hitchhiking is a mode of transportation,” Holler said. “I am really hop-ing that we can, through the study, cut through the marginalization and stereotyping of hitchhik-ers and let their voices, stories, and activities guide us toward making Northern B.C. a safer and healthier place.”

Online surveys are available and it is im-portant for the project’s completeness that actual hitchhikers participate and fill them out.

“We need to know why people hitchhike,” Holler explained.

“This will help us understand why some groups hitchhike more than others, and what services we need to be offering in order to give people more transporta-tion options.”

“We also need to know how often people have bad experiences and

whether they report those to the police.”

“This is critical from a public safety point of view, since if people aren't reporting threat-ening or violent experi-ences, [then] the preda-tors on our highways, and we know they’re out there, are that much more likely to continue their behaviour.”

Holler said that their preliminary results so far have indicated that hitch-hikers are a diverse group with diverse reasons for hitchhiking, and that ‘bad rides’ happen more often than people might think.

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Local contractor e x p r e s s e s c o m m u n i t y gratitude to Hampton Affiliates for their decision to proceed with the rebuild of the Babine Forest Products mill that was destroyed in an explosion last January.


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Grassy Plains school students were elated to receive mail from one of their most favourite au-thors, Robert Munsch. Munsch is a beloved children’s author, with popular books including The Paper Bag Princess, Love You Forever, Play-house, and many more.

After reading his book Moose, the stu-dents at Grassy Plains came up with a great idea. They decided to write and illustrate their own animal encounter stories to share with Robert Munsch.

They thought it would be great to give

him a break from writ-ing stories and wanted to entertain him for a change. The students’ stories contained great Southside adventures and crazy animal antics.

Robert Munsch re-plied with great praise for the students’ stories, including an entertain-ing letter, posters, an autographed book and even one of his own worn toques.

The best treat of all was an unpublished story from Munsch, that included students from Grassy Plains school as characters. The Grade 3 and 4 class will present the story to the commu-nity in the new year.

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Students at Grassy Plains school enjoy Robert Munsch’s books.

AND THE WINNER IS...How well do you know your community contest winner is Pamela Cardinal. Mayor Luke Strimbold had the pleasure of pulling the winning ticket out of 1862 entries from 20 local stores. Pamela has won herself $1000 worth of gift certificates from local merchants. She will have time to still shop for Christmas. Congratulations Pamela and Merry Christmas. Walter Strong photo


SPORTS

LegionCrib Scores

Dec. 13, 2012First: Judy JordsvarSecond: Jean McCarronThird: Tom JordsvarFourth: Eva KallhoodBoobie: Cecile PhillipsNext game Jan. 3/13

Decker Lake Whist ScoresDec. 12, 2012Ladies First:Shirley MacLeod 151Ladies Second:Shirley Larson 145Mens First:Andy Burton 153Mens Second:Gwen Douglas 141Low Score:Boni Lambert/Eric Schroeder 117Door Prize:Karen Dueck

HockeyBL Bantams are playing three exhibition games this weekend, first game is Friday at 8:30 p.m. Come out & show your support.

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Parents and TotsDecember 19 at 11:00am

Public SkatingDecember 21 at 7:30pm

Public SkatingDecember 23 at 4:00pm

PUBLIC SKATING PRICING:Preschool: Under 6 ...............$1.00Youth: 6 to 18 years old .......$3.00Adult: 19 and up ..................$4.00

Early Bird Workout (Free)6:45 am to 7:30 am

Mon., Wed. & Fri. At the Lakes District

Secondary School gym

Hi Everyone Ice Rental Deals are starting

December 24th ending

December 31st.

Rent an hour of ice time for only

$62.00! (insurance not included).

Call the Village of Burns Lake

250-692-7587 to book now.

Logan Wilson, Rec Coordinator

XploreSportZ KHEET

(ages 9 to 13) program

XploreSportZ is a program designed to introduce youth to a variety of sport and

physical activities available in Burns Lake. Participants will get to try sports like: Skating, Cross Country Skiing, Biathlon, Tae Kwon Do, Lacrosse, Curling, Broom Ball, and much more. All sessions are run by trained coaches in a safe

and fun environment.

Every Friday 3:30pm to 5:30pmat the Arena

Starting January 11, 2013and ending March 8, 2013Costs: $20.00 (includes tax)

Registration at the Village of Burns Lake Offi ceOnline Registration will be available atwww.pacifi csportnorthernbc.com

(http://www.pacifi csportnorthernbc.com/events/xploresportz-kheet-winter )

OutdOOr Adventures Sales • Parts • Service

Clothing • Accessories • Full Service Available

692-3777 121 Francois Lake Drive, Burns Lake

Merry ChristmasIt may be cold outside

but we’re filled with warm holiday wishes

for you and your family. Season’s Greetings

from all of us.

Dr. Trevor J. Kreke

& Dr. Barry Lester

Optometrists310 Hwy. 16, Box 269, Burns Lake, BC

Phone: (250) 692-3466www.bveyecare.com

Merry Christmas& Season’s Greetings

to all our patients.Thank you for your patronage

this past year and we look forward to seeing you in 2013.

Lakers host Vanderhoof

Lakes District Secondary School hosted Vanderhoof Northside Christian School girls and boys basketball. More photos online at www.ldnews.net.

Walter Strong photo

Walter Strong photo

BRUIN ATOMS HOST TOURNEYBlair Bysouth blasts one pasts Smithers over the weekend in Burns Lake at the Tom Forsyth Arena.


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NutcrackerThe Nutcrackerwill bebroadcasted livefrom London,England onDec. 12 at 2 p.mat the BeaconTheatre.

Golden Violin

Calvin Dyck coming to Burns Lake Monday Jan. 21 at the First Mennonite Church at 7:30 p.m. Tickets still available.

Rotary Clubof Burns Lake

� e Burns Lake Rotary Club would like to thank everyone who donated to this year’s auction. We could not have done it without the generosity of the donors. Also to all the

volunteers who helped us make it a successful auction and to everyone who bought items.� is town pulled through again and showed

their support by helping us raise over

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Rotary goes back into the community for community projects.

Thank you

� anks again to everyone and see

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One hundred students and family members came out for the WKE family Christmas craft night on Dec. 11, 2012. The community choir joined the festivities and sang Christmas carols. Food and cash were donated for the Burns Lake Foodbank.

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Community DinnerThe organizers of the Lakes District Community Dinner are looking for volunteers. Anyone interested call 250-692-3195 or 250-692-7587.

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WALTER STRONG

It was 15 years ago that Dawn Belcourt had the first experience that informs her new book, ‘The Foundation to Cre-ation: Ancient Spirits Reveal Sacred Knowl-edge of Creation, Time and Space, for the com-ing Golden Age’.

Belcourt, a practitio-ner of holistic health and healing, moved to Burns Lake from Win-nipeg 20 years ago.

“When I was in uni-versity [in Winnipeg] I was taking social work,” she explained. “Half way through I realized that I wanted to turn my direction towards the healing arts and enhanc-ing my psychic abili-ties, and that’s when I left university and went into more detailed stud-ies on my own.”

Belcourt had always been aware that she was in touch with an aspect of the spiritual world that some find improb-able.

“Throughout my en-tire life, I’ve had en-counters with the spirit world; I just didn’t understand them,” she said.

After leaving her social work studies Belcourt turned her at-

tention toward under-standing those phenom-ena of the ‘spirit world’ more fully.

“I left my Catholic background and started searching for answers other than what I could find in the bible,” she said. “I started to look for answers and I found a lot of them in native traditional culture.”

“As part of a native studies course we got into Shamanism and how it was very com-mon at one time for people to communicate with the spirit world.”

Moving to Burns Lake allowed her to find a culture and people that could nourish her spiritual exploration. In particular, she found in Chris Charlie a mentor and spiritual guide.

Charlie, she ex-plained, could pass en-ergy ‘from the Creator’

space that will shift us to the next dimension.”

She doesn’t believe that this event should be looked at as a doom and gloom scenario.

“We should be thrilled with anticipation at the gigantic leap that hu-mans are going to take with their spiritual evo-lution,” she said. “Time as we know it is ending,” she said, “but not the world. I want to make that very clear.”

Belcourt expects a certain level of resis-tance to her experience, but she is okay with that.

“Keep an open mind if you decide to read the book,” she said. “Lis-ten to what the ancient spirits have to say and decide if it’s for you or not.”

The book is out and can be ordered through createspace.com, and amazon.com in hard copy or as an ebook.

It will also be avail-able after Christmas in town at Health in Order.

End of the world as we know it

But not in a bad way says local author

through other people.“He would put his

hand out and other people would put their hand under his and he would visualize energy moving from the creator through his body to the other person,” Belcourt explained.

“He asked me if I would like to try this. I was open to it and said sure. What I didn’t expect was that it com-pletely changed my world.”

After that experience with Charlie, she began to take courses in heal-ing touch and Reiki and developed her own prac-tice in Burns Lake.

The book has been 15 years in the making, Belcourt said. It is based on three events in her spiritual life that take a book length treatment to do justice to. The book is based on experience, visions, and commu-nication with what she describes as the ancient spirits.

“I realize how contro-versial this subject is,” she said.

“When it comes to creation, some people cherish their beliefs and they feel like this is an attack,” she said. “My goal is not to change people’s minds, it’s only to provide another choice.”

Her experiences have led her to believe that there are significant changes in the works that coincide with the widely publicized end of the Mayan calendar.

“The end of the Mayan calendar is not based on a date,” she explained. “Our sun and our planet are going to be in perfect alignment with the cen-tre of the Milky Way gal-axy, and that will create an opening in time and

Walter Strong photo

Dawn Belcourt has been exploring her connection to the spiritual world for 15 years. Her book, released last week, encapsulates that experience.


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SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, things certainly go on when you’re not around, but others may notice they just may not be as fun. You often lend joviality to anything you attend so spread your cheer.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, bide your time and you just may end the year on a bang. Don’t be afraid to add other things to your last-minute wish list because your goals just may be met.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, you enjoy social situations but that doesn’t mean you have to be the life of the party. Keep this in mind as you attend holiday gatherings.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, while others are thinking about what presents they want under the tree, you may be thinking of how to give back to others.

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, you may need to take a leap of faith when some-one close to you asks for your assistance. Act first and ask questions later. It will be worth it.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, there is bound to be a learning curve when you begin a new job or a new task. Do not be hard on yourself if it takes you a little longer.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21Gemini, thoughtful reflection certainly may provide some of the answers you seek. But another way is to simply get out there and ask other people what they think.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, sad situations may come up, but you have a way of deflecting the situa-tion and showcasing the bright side of things. You may find you are a person providing support this week.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, many opportunities to en-tertain family and friends are on the horizon. Honor all of your commitments and enjoy all of the

festivities.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, while you aspire to have many friends, you just may find that there are only a few special people who hold the strings to your heart. It is okay to keep them close.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, sit down and enjoy some peace and quiet. You may enjoy the break from the frenetic pace you have been keeping the last few months.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Ever an ideas person, Scorpio, now you have to put some follow-through into those plans. You can likely find a few friends to join you on your next adventure.

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Australian Police Concerned By Apple’s iOS6 Map App

Apple’s map app for the iOS has been under a lot of heat over the last few months, and apparently so are a few of the people who’ve been trying to use it. It seems that last weekend a group of six motorists became stranded in Australia’s Murrey Sunset National Park, an area where it is not uncommon to see scorching temperatures of 46 degrees Celsius. The motorists were in fact trying to reach the inland city of Mildura, but the app steered them nearly 70 kilometers off course into a scathingly hot National Park, with no nearby water supply. The motorists were rescued by local police officers, who are now warning people to use other means of navigating until the problems with the app have been rectified. Apple created quite an uproar in September when it decided not to include Google Maps in iOS 6, forcing people to use Apple’s own app. The gaffe has already lead to the firing of two senior members of Apple’s software development staff, but months later the problem still has yet to be resolved.

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Phone: 250-692-3805 Highway 16 West, Burns Lake, B.C.

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Copies of the 2012 L.D. Festival Associa-tion syllabus are now available at the follow-ing: Burns Lake Library, Western Financial Group; Burns Lake and Smithers, Artisan Cen-tre, Countrywide Printing; Houston or phone Boni Lambert at (250) 692-3648

Southside Health & Wellness Centre: De-cember 2012. Chair Yoga every Tuesday & Friday from 10am - 11am. Nurse Practitioner on site Dec. 21 & 27. Dec. 24 Christmas Eve centre open 8:30 - 12noon. Dec. 31 New Year’s Eve centre open 8:30 - 12noon. More informa-tion call (250) 694-3270.

The Lakes District Of� ce of the Canadian Cancer Society. Call us at (250) 692-7203. For Cancer Information Service and Cancerconnec-tion, the toll free number is 1-888-939-3333. New volunteers are always welcome.

To list your nonpro� t coming events, please drop off your listings at the Lakes District News of� ce by Friday 3:00 pm. (We regret we cannot take items over the phone). Listings as space permits. There is no guarantee any particular item will run on aspeci� c date.

Will you be celebrating your 90th or 100th birthday this year? If so please contact Lakes District News - we would love to do a story on you and take your picture.

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Grassy Plains Gospel Church

Sunday Service:10:45 am

250-694-3329 (Church)

ST. PAUL’SUNITED CHURCH

136 - 4th Avenue, Burns Lake

Sunday Worship 10:00amALL ARE WELCOMEMinistry led by lay leaders

Phone 250-692-7202

IMMACULATA-Catholic Church

248 - 3rd Avenue,Phone: 250-692-3568Saturday 7:30 p.m.Sunday 10:00 a.m.

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FIRST MENNONITE CHURCH

Kerr Road, Burns LakeChurch Service at 10:30 am

Sunday School at 9:15 am for all ages, Youth Group Fridays 7-9 pm

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Sunday Morning Services:Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

Worship Services: 10:30 a.m.Pastors - Ken Dyck 250-698-7629David S. Burkholder 250-692-7057

Everyone Welcome Hwy 16, Decker Lake

Seventh Day Adventist Church GroupMeets Saturdays at

10:00 a.m. at the United Church on Centre Street.

250-695-6586

Burns LakeCommunity Church

Pastor John Neufeld250-692-7949

OLD LANDMARKSCHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

At Muriel Mould Primary School

SUNDAY, 10:30 AMContact: Roland & Lisa Cataford

250-692-9196 ~Everyone Welcome ~

Burns LakePENTECOSTAL CHURCH

724 Babine Lake Road

Sunday Services: 10:30 amCelebrating the Love of GodPastor Henry Washington

250-692-7464

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Island GospelFellowship

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JOB POSTINGLake Babine Nation

OPERATIONS MANAGERThe Operations Manager reports to the Executive Director and is responsible for providing office management services: maintaining office services and efficiency; supervising office staff; respond / re-direct community members concerns & issues; enforcing office processes, policies & procedures; and maintaining office records - to the three (3) offices of Lake Babine Nation – Woyenne, Tachet & Ft. Babine.

The Operations Manager will work out of the Woyenne Office.

REQUIREMENTS:

• 5+ years Office procedures experience combined with related human resources and financial administrative experience. • 5+ years Supervisory Skills • Computer skills including the spreadsheet and word processing programs, and email at highly proficient level • Effective verbal and listening communication skills • Analytical and problem solving skills • Decision making skills • Reliable vehicle considered an asset

Lake Babine Nation offers competitive salary packages, an incredible work environment, and career advancement opportunities.

Please provide cover letter, resume and three (3) reference letters to:

Beatrice MacDonald, Human Resources P.O. Box 879, Burns Lake, B.C., V0J 1E0 Fax: 250-692-4790 Email: [email protected]

DEADLINE: JANUARY 4, 2013

Only those short listed will be contacted.

CASUAL CUSTODIANS

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

To qualify for casual custodial work applicants must: ● provide proof of completion of Grade 12 (Dog ood erti cate) ● successfully complete Custodial Training Course – provided by School District No. 91 ● hold a valid S certi cate (can be taken after successful completion of Custodial Training Course) ● be able to demonstrate pro ciency in nglish verbally, and in writing, if requested

Applicants who successfully complete the Custodial Training Course will be required to job shadow for a minimum of 8 hours. The 8 hours of job shadowing will be paid.

Resumés must be accompanied by a completed application form which is available on the website athttp://www.sd91.bc.ca or from the School District Administration f ce in Vanderhoof or from any district school.

Applications will be accepted until 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 20, 2012. Please forward your applications to:

Human Resources School District No. 91(Nechako Lakes) Box 129 Vanderhoof, BC V0J 3A0 Fax: (250) 567-4639 mail: [email protected]

School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes) would like to thank all applicants in advance for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Millwright – Burns LakePinnacle Pellet requires a journeyman Millwright at its Burns Lake BC plant location. Ideal candidates will have experience with the various automated operations and systems in a modern pellet plant. They will be highly motivated journeymen that have demonstrated the ability to apply their trade skills and knowledge safely and effectively. Candidates should also have good interpersonal, communication and organizational skills.

To apply please submit your resume and cover letter, along with proof of trade’s qualifi cation. For more information on this position see:

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In Memoriam Gifts

ALL FUNDS DONATEDto the

Burns Lake Health Care Auxiliary

are used to provide fi nancial 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:

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Burns Lake, BCV0J 1E0

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Obituaries

LAURIE CERENZIEMay 27, 1955 - Dec. 11, 2012

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Lau-rie Ray Cerenzie.Laurie passed away peacefully in Kelowna General Hospital on Dec. 11, 2012 after a lengthly illness. He is survived by his wife (Donna) and son (Jason).A memorial service will be held on Saturday December 22, 2012 at the Springfi eld Fu-neral Home (2020 Springfi eld Road) at 1:00pm in Kelowna, BC.In lieu of fl owers, the family is asking that donations be made to either the Kelowna General Hospital or to the Springfi eld Funeral Home to help cover funeral expenses for Laurie Cerenzie.

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Announcements

InformationALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

If you want to keep drinking that’s your business - if you want to quit drinking that’s our business. Burns Lake Meet-ings: Tuesday 7:30 pm Catho-lic Church, Saturday 7:30 pm - Catholic Church. For informa-tion or transportation call (250) 692-6867 / (250) 698-7325 / (778) 669-0070

Only requirement for AA is a desire to stop drinking.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUSSouthside Meetings: Mondays and Thursdays 6:30pm - 7:30pm at Grassy Plains Gos-pel Church. For more informa-tion: (250) 694-3682

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

CRISIS PREVENTION. You are not alone. Support is just a phone call away. 1.800.SUI-CIDE (1.800.784.2433) is a confi dential, 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 pro-vide support through online chat services so young people have a web-based way to reach out. These services can be reached through www.nor thernyouthonline.ca (4:00 to 11:00 pm daily) or www.youthinbc.ca.

FOOD BANK hours starting Sept. 2012: Distribution days will be the fi rst and third Tues-day of each month. Clients should come at 11am. One box per month for each house-hold. 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 re-ceipt, please mail your dona-tion to: Lakes District Food Bank, Box 777, Burns Lake, BC. V0J 1E0.

LOCAL HOSPICE Services are available by contacting the Hospice Coordinator at (250) 692-2448. The Hospice offi ce, located in the Lakes District Hospital, is open every Thurs. from 10am - 4pm. A lending library of videos, books and information on be-reavement 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

NECHAKO RIVER FLOW FACTS 12 December 2012

Reservoir Elevation: 851.84 m (2794.74ft)SLS Discharge: 39.37 m3/s

For more information please call Rio Tinto Alcan at 250-567-5105. A recording of Flow Facts is available 24-hours in Vanderhoof at 567-5812

Announcements

InformationPLANNING a wedding or an-niversary party? Looking for plastic fl owers 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 pri-mary source and resource of the latest print and electronic information, programs and ser-vices about arthritis. No matter where you live, you can ac-cess us at the touch of a but-ton. Toll free 1-800-321-1433 or visit www.arthritis.ca/bc

The Chronic Disease Educa-tion Clinic at the Lakes Dis-trict Hospital is open Tuesday & Wednesday from 8am-4pm. The clinic provides information and teaching on various chronic illnesses such as Dia-betes & Heart Disease. A doc-tors referral is not needed. To speak with the nurse call (250) 692-2440

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AutomotiveBUSY Commercial Truck & Trailer Repair Shop in Salmo, BC seeking JOURNEYMAN or fourth year APPRENTICE ME-CHANIC. Shop works a four on three off schedule. Extend-ed health care & pension plan available. Wages dependant on experience & qualifi cations. Please email resume to:[email protected] (PDF) or fax to 250-357-2009 attn Rob.

Career Opportunities

LEARN FROM home. Earn from home. Medical Transcrip-tionists are in demand. Lots of jobs! Enrol today for less than $95 a month. 1-800-466-1535 www.canscribe.com [email protected]

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Education/Trade Schools

INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIP-MENT OPERATOR SCHOOL.NO Simulators. In-the-seat training. Real world tasks.Weekly start dates. Job board! Funding options.Apply online! IHEschool.com 1-866-399-3853

Help WantedAn Alberta Construction Com-pany is hiring Dozer and Exca-vator Operators. Preference will be given to operators that are experienced in oilfi eld road and lease construction. Lodg-ing and meals provided. The work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Alcohol & Drug testing required. Call Contour Con-struction at 780-723-5051.

Required for an Alberta Trucking Company. One Class 1 Driver. Must have a mini-mum of 5 years experience pulling low boys and driving off road. Candidate must be able to pass a drug test and be will-ing to relocate to Edson, Al-berta. Fax resumes to: 780-725-4430

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$5 ADSFor anything worth $50 - $500. 15 words or less. Ad must contain one item and price. Misc. for Sale category only. Runs for 4 weeks. Ads must be prepaid - cash only.

LEGAL ADS$16.01 per col. inch

HWY 16 REGIONAL ADS3 lines - No changes - ad runs in: Burns Lake, Vanderhoof, Prince George, Houston, Smithers, Ft.St.James, Prince Rupert, Terrace, Kitimat, Northern Connector, Northern Daily(1 week) .......................................$78.88

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Please call if you need more information on any of our

classifi ed packages.

HAPPY ADSTo announce birthdays, weddings, births etc.2 col. x 2” - $202 col. x 3” - $302 col. x 4” - $40

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DEADLINESClassifi ed Word & Display:Friday @ 3:00 P.M.

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BUSINESS DIRECTORY

LAKES DISTRICT & AREA

250-692-6019

PumpsWater Treatment

Plumbing Repairs

Advertise your Business or Service here for

$20.00 per week.

Call Lakes District News 250-692-7526 for more information.

B’s Free Enterprises Ltd.

Box 420, 28540 Colleymount Rd., Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E2Phone: (250) 692-4353

Cell: (250) 692-6569 • email: [email protected]

Bill & Wendy ImusCertifi ed Appliance Repair& Computer Technicians

Computer Training, Sales & ServicePersonalized In Home Service

Delivery of Ink & Computer Supplies

Starting a Business?Expanding Your Business?

The Comfor/CFDCDevelopmental Lending Program

can help!For more information, call 1-800-556-5539

Greg KingcottDistributor for the Lakes District area

• Design Consultation • Reno & Installation Available

Phone: 250-692-7789Visit our website for door style options and colours:

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GUARD MASTER BOARDING AND

DAYCARESMITHERS BC

General ManagerBurns Lake Native Development Corporation is a First Nations owned and driven organization. With a strong working relationship with its Board of Directors the organization is committed to promoting entrepreneurship and economic growth development within its six member first nations.

Reporting to the Board of Directors, the ideal candidate for this half-time position (moving to full time pending resources) will demonstrate - financial management skills - good written and oral skills - strong management skills and project management experience - experience working with a board of directors - hands-on HR management skills - familiarity with lending principles - experience in community economic development - experience in a non- profit organization - must have experience in proposal writing, forestry, logging and value added operations - good understanding of dealing with first nation communities

Responsibilities: - co-ordinating meetings of, and reporting to, Board and its committees - assisting Board formulate policies and programs - overseeing administration - planning, developing and monitoring budgets and performance targets - developing and maintaining HR policies; recruiting, training, supervising staff - leading economic development initiatives

Applicants ideally will have several years management experience, post secondary education in a business related field, familiarity with log harvesting, small business lending and an ability to work with diverse client and partnership groups. Aboriginal ancestry is an asset.

Please submit resumes by January 7, 2013 to:

Chair Burns Lake Native Development Corp PO Box 1030, Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E0 Fax: (250) 692-7483 Email: [email protected]

Tahtsa Timber Ltd. has full time HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC

availablein the Houston area. Possible camp position.

Top rates and bene ts pac a e.Fax resumes to 250-845-9493

or email to [email protected]

THINK SAFE! BE SAFE!

JOB POSTING – Plant AccountantPinnacle Pellet is seeking an experienced Accountant to fi ll a full-time accounting position at its Burns Lake, BC Plant location.

Responsibilities include:• Full cycle accounting including payables, payroll

coordination and inventory control• Involved in budgeting process and monthly analysis of

budget variances

Skills and Qualifi cations:• Preference given to candidate enrolled in accounting

designation program• Background in a manufacturing environment an asset• Profi ciency with Microsoft Offi ce • High level of accuracy and attention to detail• Excellent Written and Verbal Communication

Pinnacle Pellet is a dynamic and rapidly growing company that currently manufactures wood pellets at 6 locations in British Columbia. Pinnacle offers competitive salaries and benefi ts, as well as the opportunity for young professionals to build a long term career.

Submit your resume to:E-mail: [email protected]

No Phone Inquiries Accepted – Closing date December 31, 2012

Employment

Ofce SupportMERRIT B.C Data Entry Clerk: responsible for daily data entry of time sheets for up to 150 unionized employees. Payroll experience would be a defi nite asset. Please forward Resume to [email protected]

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Legal ServicesCRIMINAL RECORD? Don’t let it block employment, travel, education, professional, certifi -cation, adoption property ren-tal opportunities. For peace of mind & a free consultation call 1-800-347-2540.

Pets & Livestock

PetsREGIST. Great Pyrenees Pups 700.00 mic.chip, 1rst shts, health guar 250-998-4697 delivery avail.

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DON’T MISS OUT!

One baby will be chosen as theMost Beautiful Baby

of 2012 & Win:A $100 Savings

Account courtesy of the

Bulkley Valley Credit Union -Lakes District Branch

Start looking for that special photo now!

Beautiful Babies of 2012 special edition

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2012 BEAUTIFUL BABY EDITIONFamily name: _________________________________________

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along with $17.92 (includes HST) and a photo of your baby born

betweenJan. 1/12 andDec. 31/12 to:

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Entry Deadline: January 11/13

(Your baby must have been born in 2012)

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Delivery Available from our Cold Beer, Wine & Liquor Store

~ Convenient parking ~ Wide selection of wine Hard liquor at liquor store prices

Open until 11:00 pm everydayLocated on Francois Lake Drive, Burns Lake Pub: 250-692-0068 • Liquor store: 250-692-0067

We have a relaxed atmosphere with great service!

Come shop for Gift Ideas available in the liquor store!

Thank you for your past support and continued patronage. May your Christmas be merry and your new year bright!

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SHOP LOCAL

Payne Septic Service (2010)

250-698-7964 Still serving the Lakes District

Operated by

Keith Wilson

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TOLL FREE1-877-873-7467

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Family expanding & you need a van?

Let me help you withyour next purchase

Loren NeilsonPhone: 250-845-8785

Wood andPellet Stoves

and FireplaceInserts

The Comfort ZoneFlying Dutchman Service

101-1st Avenue, Burns Lake 250-692-3337

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Heavy Duty Machinery

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Misc. for SaleGREAT GIFT IDEA! Chill-Spot is The COOLEST Dog Bed-A new and innovative, thermodynamically cooled dog bed, that enhances the cool tile surfaces our pets rely on during the warm weather months. Use promo code COOLGIFT For 10 % off! www.chillspot.biz

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

OLDER CAMPER FOR SALE

Fridge, PropaneFurnace and Stove.

$400Call in the evening

250-698-7533

STEEL BUILDINGS /metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for bal-ance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 or online:www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

Misc. WantedPrivate Coin Collector Buying Collections, Accumulations, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins + Chad: 250-863-3082 in Town

Real Estate

For Sale By Owner

HOUSE FOR SALEBY OWNER

16722 COLLEYMOUNT

ROAD• Also a guest house

and other outbuildings• On 20 acres of land

• 420 feet of Lake shore with a boat

shelterASKING $230,000

Call John at(250) 695-6548

Other Areas20 ACRES FREE! Buy 40-Get 60 acres. $0-Down, $168/mo. Money Back Guarantee. NO CREDIT CHECKS. Beautiful Views. Roads/Surveyed. Neaer El Paso, Texas. Call 1-800-843-7537.www.sunsetranches.com

Rentals

Apt/Condo for RentLARGE 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 manage-ment. Heat, hot water and cable included for $700 per month. Call (250) 692-3959 and leave message.

Motorcycles

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Cars - Domestic

Motorcycles

Recreational/Sale Recreational/Sale

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It’s more than a pipeline. It’s a path to delivering energy safely.


Discover more about our rigorous design and safety standards and join the conversation at

safety.northerngateway.ca.

y intention is to mamakeke tthehe NNorthherernn GaGatetewaway y PiPipepelilinene the sstrongestt aandnd sssafafafafesesesest tt t ofofoff iiiitstts kkind in Canpeople of British Columbia have told us that we must exceed safety standards if it is to cross this beautiful province.

We’ve heard their concerns and have continually incorporated their feedback into our plans. We have added $500 million in extra safety measures–like thicker pipe, more isolation valves, meticulous pipeline construction techniques, and plans

for around the clock monitoring by real people, in real time, with sophisticated technology.

We will use thicker pipe...Northern Gateway pipe will have an average thickness of 0.80 inches. That’s 20% over and above current

Canadian safety standard requirements for the Northern Gateway Project. The pipe will be even thicker when it crosses major rivers and tributaries. It will be welded with exacting precision and its integrity checked using ultrasonic

inspection and hydrostatic testing methods. And to ensure safe operation, the frequency of high resolution, in-line inspection surveys will be increased across the entire pipeline system by a minimum of 50% over and above current practices.

We will practice and be prepared for incidents...Our goal is always zero spills. To help achieve that, the pipeline will be monitored from the air and the ground and

routinely inspected inside and out to identify and address any integrity issues. But that doesn’t mean we will not prepare for an incident. We will adhere to world-leading practices for oil spill response and recovery systems. Emergency

response equipment and training will be provided and constantly updated and upgraded. Training exercises with our own operations personnel and local emergency providers will be conducted on a regular basis. Can we guarantee that there will never be a signifi cant pipeline failure? Our original pledge to build a safe pipeline combined with further enhancements made after hearing the concerns of British Columbians puts us closer than any other pipeline system in the world to providing that guarantee.

We will respect wildlife habitats and migration routes... To address concerns from the public that the construction of the pipeline will affect the environment, we have pledged to build it in such a way that natural wildlife habitats, migration routes and fi sh spawning sites will be respected. During the building phase, disturbances will be kept to a minimum by having construction vehicles access most of the pipeline using existing forestry roads. Instead of building all new bridge structures, it will use existing watercourse crossings where possible. When construction is completed on each section, soil will be returned and shrubs and grasses native to the region will be planted. If any large trees are removed to make way for the pipeline, a new tree will be planted in another location as part of Enbridge’s commitment to plant a tree for every tree we remove to build our projects.

Northern Gateway will be one of the safest energy pipelines because it’s been designed by engineers, safety experts and the people of British Columbia.

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