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Investing in learning

The College of New Caledonia is one of 11 B.C. colleges and uni-versities that will re-ceive more than $3.9 million from the pro-vincial government for programs and activities that will enhance ab-original learners’ post-secondary education experience.

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Searching for a solution

Cheslatta Carrier Na-tion is looking for vi-able solutions to the on going problem of the flooding and destruc-tion of their homelands, due to flows of water released from the Skins Lake spillway.

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The grand opening

Last Wednesday, the Burns Lake Moun-tain Bike Association (BLMBA) unveiled its new 18 km, single track trail, that connects the top of Boer Mountain to the Burns Lake bike park, called Razorback.

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STEVEN MAISEY

Newly published research by a Uni-versity of Northern B.C. senior labora-tory instructor has shed some light on to spots along Northern B.C.’s high-ways that are considered hotspots for moose-vehicle collisions.

Roy Rea, Senior Laboratory in-structor at UNBC used data from the Wildlife Accident Reporting system between the years of 2000-2005 to identify 29 moose-vehicle hotspots along Northern B.C.’s highways.

The study area was located in North-ern B.C. from the South in Quesnel to the North in Wonowon, and from the West in Prince Rupert, to the Alberta border in the East.

The highways that Rea studied in-cluded, Hwy. 16 from Prince Rupert to the Alberta border, Hwy. 27 from Vanderhoof to Fort St. James, Hwy. 35 from Burns Lake to Francois Lake and Hwy. 118 from Topley to Granisle.

After identifying the hotspots, Rea examined the characteristics of each hotspot in order so that new hotspots in the future would be easily identifi-able and marked with warning signs for driver safety.

“A sign may have gone up 30-years-ago where there used to be a hotspot, but now the mountain pine beetle has gone through and wiped out all the trees, it’s farmland now and not a col-lision hotspot anymore,” Rea said, “signs need to be timely, current and

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The College of New Caledonia is one of 11 B.C. colleges and universities that will receive more than $3.9 million from the pro-vincial government for programs and activities that will enhance aboriginal learners' post-secondary education experience.

The $3.9 million will support current Aboriginal Service Plans (ASP), which are cooperatively developed by the post-secondary institutions and aboriginal communities and organizations.

The College of New Caledonia's Lakes District campus uses the funding to support, student support programs, while other CNC campuses, such as Prince George use the funding to sup-port, student support and indigenization programs.

Other programs that are supported through this funding at oth-er institutions are culture learning, mentoring, development of partnerships with aboriginal communities and organizations and program development and delivery.

The six local First Nations groups in the Lakes District are rep-resented on the local aboriginal steering committee at the Lakes District campus of CNC.

The committee meets to provide direction and advice on ser-vices, courses and programs.

This committee will decided, along with the college on how best to use this new funding for the upcoming year.

"The local campus will work with the aboriginal steering com-mittee, who will provide direction as to what the new funding will be used for," Lynn Synotte, Marketing, Recruitment and Pro-gram Linkages Coordinator for the Lakes Region of CNC said.

"We will not be able to say how the new funding will be used

until our aboriginal steering committee gives us direction."Currently, funding at CNC's Lakes campus goes towards two

positions, a part-time aboriginal liaison/advisor and a support worker.

These two employees provide students with, individual sup-port for funding applications, college applications, bursaries and scholarships, assistance in working with sponsoring organiza-tions, connections between students and their respective commu-nities, opportunities to learn about local First Nations languages and culture and advocacy with external organizations.

As well, these two positions work in the community where they help by, connecting people to programs and services within CNC, supporting the recruitment, retention and success of aboriginal students at CNC, establishing and maintaining relationships with the six local First Nations, ensuring the campus is reflective of the local Carrier culture and by exploring opportunities for inno-vative partnerships to meet the needs of the communities.

Aboriginal Service Plans are part of the Aboriginal Post-Sec-ondary Education and Training Policy and Framework Action Plan implemented in 2012.

This action plan has goals aimed towards 2020.Progress so far on those goals has seen an increase in cre-

dentials awarded to aboriginal learners increased to 3010 in the 2011-2012 school year with the end goal of an increase of cre-dentials to 4609 by the 2020-2021 school year.

Along with the increase in award credentials, the action plan also aims to increase the percentage of aboriginal youth, making the transition from K-12 education to post-secondary education, to 90 per cent in 2020, up from the 67 per cent in the 2011-2012 school year.

"British Columbia's aboriginal youth population is one of our fastest growing populations," John Rustad, Minister of Aborigi-nal Relations and Reconciliation said, "ensuring they have access to post-secondary education and training is important."

Other schools to receive part of the $3.9 million funding in-clude, the University of Northern B.C., Thompson Rivers Uni-versity and Northwest Community College.

It is not yet clear, how the funding will be divided amongst the 11 institutions.

In the cutline for the photo 'Literacy newslet-ter money', published in the Lakes District News July 2, 2013 is-sue, it should have read that the money donated from the Burns Lake and District Commu-nity Foundation to the Lakes District Literacy Task Force was for the reprinting of 200 cop-ies of the community resource guide. Lakes District News apologize for any inconvenience that this may have caused.

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Investing in aboriginal learningCollege of New Caledonia one of 11 post-secondary schools to receive funding towards the continuation of aboriginal service plans

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ShuttiNg itS DoorS for gooDHouston Forest Products’ last load was shipped out last week. Houston Forest Products has closed with 271 employees affected by the mill shutdown. The decision to shut the mill down is part of West Fraser’s Mountain Pine Beetle Plan, which includes exchanging forest licenses with Canfor Cooperation to bolster the viability of other West Fraser operations.

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As noted previously in the Lakes District News, wildfire season in Northern B.C. has started to heat up in re-cent weeks.

Currently, the North-west Fire Centre is responding to a four

hectare fire located ap-proximately 15 km west of Houston, near upper Emerson Creek.

At this time, no struc-tures or property are threatened by the blaze at this time, however smoke and firefighting air traffic may be vis-ible to nearby commu-

nities and to traffic on Hwy. 16.

The cause of the fire is still currently under investigation.

There are 29 firefight-ers on site, with heavy equipment on route to the scene.

The 29 firefighters also have support from air tankers and two he-licopters while fighting the blaze.

As of 9 a.m. on July 7 the fire was completely out.

A second fire was re-sponded to on the morn-ing of July 3, out near

the west end of Takysie Lake, approximately six kilometres south of the Southside community.

The 43 hectare fire was started by a light-ning strike on the after-noon of July 2.

As of 9 a.m. on July 7, firefighters had spent the weekend fighting the fire and are now in the mop up stage of the fight.

There are currently 40 firefighters, heavy equipment and one he-licopter support crew fighting the blaze.

There are five fires

burning, three caused by lightning and two still under investiga-tion, as to what was the cause.

A group of 11 fire-fighters from B.C.,

along with an air tanker group have also been deployed to aid in fire fighting efforts in the Northwest Territories.

For the latest infor-mation on fire activity,

conditions and prohi-bitions, visit www.bc-wildfire.ca.

To report a wildfire dial *5555 on your cell-phone, or call toll-free at 1-800-663-5555.

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B.C.'s new amphibious water-scooping aircraft have been sent to a forest fire near Hay River in the Northwest Territories.

Four Air Tractor "Fire Boss" planes and one Cessna Grand Caravan com-mand aircraft went into service this spring. They are based in Revelstoke, but can be moved to other locations in B.C. as conditions dictate.

Their first mission of the 2014 for-est fire season was supporting ground crews at a fire near Kaslo on June 9.

The planes delivered 222,361 litres of water and foam in 75 minutes.

The Fire Boss group replaces two Martin Mars water bombers that were contracted by the B.C. Forest Service from the Coulson Group of Companies, based at Sproat Lake on Vancouver Island.

Forests Minister Steve Thomson said the smaller aircraft can be de-ployed more quickly, operate from more than 1,700 bodies of water in B.C. and can be split up as needed to assist with multiple fires.

New tankers in service

Forest fires in Northwest B.C. are lighting up

Current forest fire situation in Northwest B.C. and how the fires are being contained

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A sign along Hwy.. 35 reminding drivers to completely put out their campfire before leaving the area. Many forest fires are started due to human carelessness regarding campfires.

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Last Week’s Question: Do you think Burns Lake accurately depicts Canadian culture?

66.7% No 33.3% Yes

A few weeks before the landmark decision declar-ing aboriginal title proven by the Tsilhqot’in Nation, I picked up a used university textbook that looked like a handy reference.

Geography in British Columbia: People and Landscapes in Transi-tion, by Brett McGillivray (UBC Press, Second Edi-tion) is a good reference, except where it strays from

geography into politics.This 2005 edition came out not long before the B.C.

Treaty Commission started producing agreements, no-tably with the Tsawwassen First Nation. It recounts the establishment of the Ministry of Native Affairs by the Bill Vander Zalm government in 1990, and the election the next year of Mike Harcourt’s NDP, who reversed the province’s historical legal position and tried to ac-cept the existence of aboriginal title.

At this point the textbook departs from the facts and leads its freshman pupils into left-wing dogma.

McGillivray writes: “When the Liberal Party won the 2001 election (with all but two seats), it launched a province-wide referendum on treaty negotiations, prompting commentators to suggest the government was ‘trying to impose 19th century ideas on a 21st century problem’.”

“Commentators” in the above quote is of course only one commentator, veteran lefty Vancouver columnist Stephen Hume.

This quote was representative of the media consensus at the time. Aboriginal leaders burned their ballots while denouncing the referendum as racist and divisive. The public, and later university students, were taught that Gordon Campbell’s government was exploiting racism for political gain.

In fact, this referendum was one of many efforts to untangle the legal knot left by Canada and B.C.’s failure to complete historical treaties after 1900.

Seven of the eight questions were simply to confirm the existing position of B.C. treaty negotia-tors. The purpose, then as now, was to settle treaties.

The first asked if private land should be exempt from expropriation for treaty settlements. What remains true today is that no society has made significant social and environmental progress

without individual property rights. See the woeful state of most of Canada’s communally owned aboriginal reserves, where individually owned property isn’t permitted.

The Tsilhqot’in dropped claims of property held by non-aboriginal residents from their appeal to the highest court, a wise move considering that pushing people from their homes would lead to violent confrontations.

Other referendum questions related to preserving public access to Crown land for hunting, fishing and park use. All were endorsed.

The only new question asked if aboriginal self-government “should have the characteristics of local government, with powers delegated from Canada and British Columbia.”

Arguably, that’s what has emerged from the Tsilhqot’in case, which upholds provincial jurisdic-tion over public forest policy on environmental and fire protection on aboriginal title lands.

By 2009, frustrated with a lack of progress, due to Ottawa’s inaction as well as inconsistent lead-ership from aboriginal communities, the Campbell government tried to cut the knot. Its proposed Recognition Act would have accepted a form of aboriginal title across the province, based on 30 historical “indigenous nations.”

That idea originated not with the province but with the First Nations Leadership Council. It was rejected by a broader group of aboriginal leaders later that year.

The best way forward is sharing land use planning. B.C. has also begun sharing resource revenues.The most likely path, however, is back to court for years to come.

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Cast your vote this week: Are fines for abandoning campfires strong enough?

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Two weeks ago, like many other lucky indi-viduals to receive the Monday of the Canada Day long weekend off, I hit the road for an ex-tended four day week-end.

My final destination was a little town in the Cariboo, off of Hwy. 97, that will be familiar to many, Lac La Hache, where a friend’s family

owns property.The trip to Lac La Hache has become an annual

event for the group of us, where we could take some time off of work, get away from the bright lights and the constant noise of the city for a week-end or more and kick back, relax and enjoy the peace and serenity associated with the country.

For me, it was the chance to kick back, relax and enjoy the company of friends that I haven’t seen in quite some time.

Usually, when we would head to Lac La Hache in July and August, instead of May or June, there would already be campfire bans in affect across B.C.

This year, however, we were lucky enough that our nights could be spent sitting around a campfire.

For three consecutive nights a campfire was built, and for three consecutive nights, that campfire was completely extinguished before the last person went to bed that night.

Proper campfire attention is key this time of year.Currently there are no bans on open fires or campfires and there is no forest use restrictions

in the Northwest.But as reported early in the Lakes District News wildfire season in Northern B.C. has

begun to swing into full affect.According to wildfiresbc.ca there are currently five forest fires burning in Northwest Fire

Centre region.Three of those fires have been caused by lightning, while the other two are still under

investigation on how they started.In addition to those five fires, another five fires in the Lakes District in previously weeks

have been started by humans.As of July 3, during this fiscal year (April 1, 2014, to March 31, 2015), there have been a

total of 35 forest fires in Northwest B.C. that have burned a total of 113 hectares so far.That number includes a fire near Takysie Lake, six kilometres from the Southside, that so

far has burned approximately 36 hectares, and was started by the lightning strikes that were experienced last week.

While approximately 50 per cent of forest fires are caused by lightning, many are caused by human carelessness, specifically centred around campfire carelessness.

It is important to remember that a campfire should be surrounded by a fuel free area, with water or a shovel easily accessible should it need to be put out.

As well, campfires should be completely extinguished before leaving the area.Last year there were 32 abandoned campfires in the Nadina Forest District alone.An abandoned fire can result in a $345 fine.More than that though, abandoned fires that lead to forest fires cause unnecessary work for

our wildfire forest fires. Why cause there to be an unneeded strain on our wildfire management resources?Just use common sense and put out your campfire.Like Smokey the bear said, “Only you can prevent forest fires.”

Remember to put out you fires

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Cheslatta Carrier Nation is looking for viable solutions to the on going problem of the flooding and destruction of their home-lands, due to flows of water released from the Skins Lake spill-way.

For the past 62 years, since the Kenny Dam was built and the Skins Lake spillway was constructed to release water from the Nechako reservoir into the upper Nechako River, high water flows and massive erosion has cause extensive flooding of the Cheslatta River, and has caused the destruction of graves and cemeteries on Cheslatta land.

"We have worked alone, we have worked with Rio Tinto Alcan (RTA), now it is time we all work together in finding a viable and sustainable solution that will satisfy everyone," Richard Peters, Chief of Cheslatta Carrier Nation said.

Cheslatta Carrier Nation's current proposal would see the construction of a cold water release facility at the Kenny Dam.

In order to construct the water release facility Cheslatta Carrier Nation applied for a water license in September 2013, as well they looked to receive consent from RTA.

Cheslatta Carrier Nation has also looked at other options in their discussion with RTA, although the cold water release facility at the Kenny Dam is of primary concern to Cheslatta Carrier Nation.

"Our main goal is to bring stability to the Cheslat-ta system and have some kind of certainty on the downstream flows because right now it's just at the whim of Mother Nature sometimes," Mike Robert-son, Senior Policy Advisor for Cheslatta Carrier Na-tion said.

The flooding of the Cheslatta system is an annual problem that Cheslatta Carrier Nation faces, due to the annual summer temperature management spills that are necessary to maintain a safe water tempera-ture in the Nechako River for the migrating salmon.

Flooding may occur twice a year in the event of extreme high runoff in the spring. Water is released to maintain the level of the Nechako reservoir.

Robertson said that Cheslatta Carrier Nation has called upon the provincial government for assis-tance, and added that the government has been very proactive in this project.

"We're open to achieve some kind of framework by the end of the summer. Right now we're very positive I can't see this process falling apart. We're enthusiastic the government is definitely involved along with RTA," Robertson said.

Colleen Nyce, Communications Specialist for RTA's B.C. headquarters, says that RTA is currently trying to arrange a meeting with Cheslatta Carrier Nation to better understand their discussions with the provincial government.

"We have a good relationship with Cheslatta Carrier Nation Council and we look forward to working with them on important matters such as this as we go forward," Nyce said.

Robertson also adds that this is a long outstanding overdue issue."If things were done right we wouldn't be talking about this,"

Robertson said, in regard to the original building of a spillway that should've taken place in the 1950s when the Kenny Dam was built.

Robertson though remains optimistic about the issue, saying that Cheslatta hope that a resolution will occur sometime late this summer, or in the early Fall.

"Cheslatta Carrier Nation has a very productive business rela-tionship with RTA, and we have been fully engaged in open and honest discussions over bringing resolve to the flooding issue in the Cheslatta system," Robertson said.

Cheslatta looking to stop the floodsCheslatta Carrier Nation looks for a viable solutions to stop an on going problem of flooding in their cemetery and on their land

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Pictured here is flooding of the cemetery of Cheslatta Carrier Nation in June 2007. It has become an annual problem for Cheslatta Carrier Nation. The flooding is caused by the release of water from the Skins Lake spillway which causes high water flows and massive erosion and ends up flooding the Cheslatta River.

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Canada Day came into Burns Lake with a parade. The best so we are told. I must agree as it was just great with so much variety, so well placed and displayed. To make a parade what it should be you must have horses and there were some beauties taking part. A little miniature pony pulling a little wag-on really took every ones eye. Then our fire dept. and then our ambulances right up to date and our search and rescue ve-hicle, this is just a start. All the big trucks plus the heavy duty equip-ment we have in our dis-trict. It’s an eye opener and big time. I don’t have room to report ev-

erything but it was just great. Hats off to you all. Then the grounds and how everything was so comfortable for the seniors and the stage set up was so every one could see the perform-ers. The shade that was set up was so very im-portant and it was sure well used. What a very beautiful location for such a cerebration. How fortunate we are and so convenient as well.

RCMP rideAs I was trying to get

something of interest I hit a station from back east with the RCMP mu-sical ride, what a show. I got the whole show from start to finish. No wonder it’s known as it’s been shown world wide. There were 32 riders and horses, what horses and riders. This is the first time I had seen the whole show and I sure won’t forget it. Canada’s pride and no wonder.

My grandkidsMy Irish granddaugh-

ters Jordyn and Robyn Barnes are having a

wonderful time. It’s al-most like they had never left. Lots of visiting and even some horseback riding which they both love very much. They are already thinking of coming home to the lake again someday. It’s like old times again to have them back at the lake.

Forest fireWe start out with the

report of a forest fire on the Southside. It seems to be quite a large one by all reports With the shortage of timber fac-ing us we don’t need a fire to destroy what we have left. This fire is close to Takysie Lake. With all the modern fire fighting equipment there is no doubt it will be under control soon. It’s hard to believe that the country is so dry but it must be for fires.

Growing up on the prairie we never had for-est fires but we had prairie fires and they were really dangerous. Some of them could out run a horse.

We had a mile of C.P.R. track going

through our place and sometimes hot ashes would be dropped from the steam engines and start fires. I well remem-ber how a fire started about a mile north of our place and our buildings were in line.

Close neighbours came with walking plows and teams of horses to plow a fire guard around the build-ings. Our one salvation was the Eyehill Creek between our place and the fire.

Chances the fire would not jump it. Luck was with us and no doubt prayers stopped the fire at the creek. I remember a couple of smaller fires but this was the bad one as we could have lost ev-erything.

Lovely benchesIf by chance you visit

St. Luke’s church by Francois Lake you will no doubt see the lovely benches, more or less a work of art. These were built by Hugh Cowan Sr. over 70 years ago. They still look as they did

when first made. There is a story that goes with them.

When we first came to Francois Lake St. Luke’s was closed and had been for some years and was a wreck so our dad Har-old and Rev. Atkinson decided to open it up, this was 1941. So with help they put rods in the building to pull it togeth-er, that went well.

Then the windows were replaced and new steps added to the front so by next spring it was ready to go. The benches were homemade and falling apart so they were repaired but not too good as the story goes.

One Sunday morn-ing to a full house one of these pole benches folded up and a large part of the congrega-tion were legs up, flat on their backs. Not a very good situation. So Hugh Cowan was asked to make new benches and he did. They where as I said before a work of art and look as good now over 70 years ago.

The organ was added then the new pulpit and baptismal font and a new heating system so the church was ready to go. Next year will be its 100 years. Then something had to be done to the outside like paint and the roofing as the old shingles had to be replaced. As luck came our way our mother’s cousin came up from Milner for a visit, Clara and Charlie Knott.

So Charlie said get me the paint and I will paint the church. So the church board got the paint and Charlie gave the church a paint job. Then some money came up and a new roof was put on and is still in good shape. The last thing the church had to have was a bell. That’s another story as church bells were ex-pensive and hard to get but once more luck was on our side. A farmer rancher who lived at Grassy Plains called Jim Newman, retired and moved to the landing and had rented a cottage there. He was a regular

church member. In time he passed away and his family were two neph-ews who lived in Eng-land so they got a siz-able estate. Mother was their go between. The nephews wanted to leave something in memory of their uncle Jim so a bell for St. Luke’s was decid-ed upon plus a plaque en-graved in memory of Jim Newman was made up. A church bell installer was located so St. Luke’s had a bell. It is beauti-ful and has such a nice sound. It was expensive but well worth it.

What I have written up is old history, almost a lifetime ago. A new generation has taken over and they are doing a good job so next time you hear of a service at the little church on the corner come on out. You will feel comfortable. Always a good message and good music and singing and make new friends.

Take care and always remember God loves you and so do I.

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editor:On June 27 last week, Enbridge filed with the NEB the documents required by conditions

#20 and 21 regarding their Transportation Service Agreements (TSA). They acknowledge “ As of July 2014, Northern Gateway has not executed firm TSAs with its prospective ship-pers”. In short there are no agreements in place and they are uncertain when there will be. I cannot avoid contrasting this announcement with the CBC piece on Aug. 24, 2011 titled “Northern Gateway Pipeline Fully Booked” which states:

“Calgary-based oil pipeline operator Enbridge said Wednesday it has lined up enough shippers to fill its proposed Northern Gateway pipelines project that would ship oilsands crude to the west coast for transport to Asian markets. Enbridge did not identify which Asian and Canadian companies have committed to use the $5.5 billion facility, but Chinese refin-ing giant Sinopec has said it is on board with the project. Companies have fully subscribed to long-term service on both a 525,000-barrel per day line carrying crude from Alberta to

Kitimat, B.C., as well as a smaller line that would bring imported condensates inland. Janet Holder, Enbridge’s executive vice-president of Western access, called the shipper agree-ments “a major step forward” for the project, which she said would enable Canadian energy companies to fetch a better price for the crude they produce”.

So these announcements were at best, pure fiction in all likelihood designed to reassure Enbridge investors who must be very nervous about this doomed project. Unfortunately for these investors, the public in British Columbia has learned to separate the facts from the fantasy world of advertising and corporate spin. In the case of the Northern Gateway proposal, and despite the Harper government’s preordained approval, corporate spin is a about all they have left.

Dr. Josette Wier

Smithers, BC

editor:The landmark Tsilhqot’in Supreme Court decision provides a unique oppor-

tunity for governments and industry to partner with First Nation communities to advance major resource projects. There has been a great deal of speculation about how many of these projects are going to grind to a halt as a result of the decision. I would argue that the exact opposite is true. More than ever, we need First Nations participation in resource development but we need to do that with First Nations as real partners with equity in these projects. In the end, First Nations equity may be the difference between success and failure.

Until recently First Nations communities have been frozen in time economi-cally. Many have built up their own economies in an effort to become self-suf-ficient but they face a number of common hurdles. First Nation communities lack infrastructure, lack financial knowledge and an inability to attract long-term financing. Without access to capital markets, First Nations have difficulty developing the necessary infrastructure to increase their own-source revenue and provide economic opportunities for their people.

In 2006, the First Nations Fiscal Management Act (the Act) received unani-mous consent in the House of Commons. The Act helps minimize these bar-riers through taxation, certification and a financial instrument to allow First Nations to go to the bond market.

The Act provides legislative framework that created three national Aborigi-

nal institutions. The First Nations led institutions are: The First Nations Tax Commission (FNTC), the First Nations Financial Management Board (FMB), and the First Nations Authority (FNFA). Each of these institutions are instru-mental in assisting First Nation governments to address the socioeconomic well being along with capacity building within their communities.

These institutions have assisted First Nations in implementing stronger fi-nancial management systems within their communities. These communities are improving their quality of life by building much-needed infrastructure and providing necessary and essential services. They now look at managing their wealth, as opposed to fighting poverty. Last month the collaborative work of the institutions led to a first time debenture of $90 million at AAA rating. This truly was a historic moment for First Nations communities.

Under this Act, there is the ability to administer an equity position in a First Nations joint project. Adding to this, the Tsilhqot’in decision gives us certainty. We know what the rules are and the financial institutions in place provide the capacity to deal with major infrastructure projects.

We have seen First Nations engaged in capacity building and resource development projects, but the status quo hasn’t worked. It is time to look at a new approach

Harold CallaExecutive Chair of First Nations Financial Management Board

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reflect the actual colli-sion data.”

That is where the Ministry of Transporta-tion has stepped in.

The hotspots that Rea was able to map out from his findings have changed, which accord-ing to him is a good thing because it meansthe Ministry of Trans-portation is updating their analysis every five

years.According to Min-

istry of Transportation data from 2004-2013, four of the top five moose-vehicle collision hotspots are located be-tween Burns Lake and Vanderhoof.

The fifth hotspot is located between Burns Lake and Houston.

The top hotspot is located between Hassel Rd. and McNolty Rd. on Hwy. 16 between

Burns Lake and Van-derhoof, and averages 1.5 moose-vehicle col-lisions annually.

A sixth hotspot that drivers in Burns Lake need to be aware of, is along Hwy. 35, heading out to the Francois Lake ferry terminal.

Again, Ministry of Transportation data from 2004-2013 shows, that between Frame Rd. and Hill Rd. on Hwy. 35, there is an annual

average of 1.1 moose-vehicle collisions.

Rea looked at a num-ber of factors in order to identify collision hotspots.

He looked at fine-scale environment fac-tors, which include the number of salt licks and verge vegetation height,coarse-scale environ-ment factors, including the total area of lakes within each buffer and the presence of riv-ers on either side of the highway and road infrastructure factors, which include wildlife warning signs and ditch depth.

In the end, Rea deter-mined that there were four factors that were more significant than the others when de-termining hotspots for these collisions.

“Where there are black spruce bogs and swamps, roadside mineral licks, where the road cuts through mixed forest cover, for example deciduous and coniferous and where there is important road-side browse like willow,

aspen, birch and dog-wood,” Rea said, of the four significant factors.

Mineral licks areformed when road salt, left roadside, either from runoff or road salting in the winter months, accumulates in roadside ditches.

Moose use these licks, which leads to ac-cidents.

There’s a season for these types of wildlife accidents.

Typically, there is a big peak for moose-ve-hicle collisions in Janu-ary and a smaller one in July, after roadside min-eral licks have formed, and moose venture out to use them.

While environment and infrastructure characteristics helped Rea identify collision hotspots, he said that they are in no way the only factors involved in these collisions, noting that driver behaviour plays a significant role in these accidents.

“Oh yes, driver be-haviour is a big factor. We just couldn’t mea-sure it with this study,” Rea said.

Analysis update every five years

CPL. DAVE TYREMAN

On average, 96 people die every year in crashes involving impaired driving. That is why the RCMP is committed to enforcing our impaired driving laws.

On Friday June 27, 2014 British Columbia police agencies had a one day blitz to focus on impaired drivers.

Various strategies were launched throughout the North District and the re-sults are in. Police spent over 160 man hours, more than 1100 vehicles were checked and 27 Approved Screening Device Tests were conducted. The results: six - three day licence suspensions issued, 11 - 90 day immediate roadside licence suspensions issued, two Criminal Code Impaired investigations com-pleted.

Operating a motor vehicle while one’s ability to do so is impaired by drugs or alcohol is never an intelligent decision. Yet it’s done every day by individu-als from all walks of life. When someone drives impaired, they cause issues that affect a society in many untold ways. These range from extensive financial tolls of the collision itself, to the extended families of those who have lost loved ones. That is why we do not call them accidents, they are preventable collision.

Impaired driving remains a leading cause of car crash fatalities in B.C.

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A moose warning sign along Hwy. 35. Signs, such as this one, that warn drivers about wildlife will be updated every five years by the Ministry of Transportation.

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A Letter to the Young Women attending Lakes Learning Center (Storefront School)

and All Youth in Burns LakeDear Young Women,

The community of Burns Lake came out to see and hear your message. “It’s Not Easy But We Can Make it Work” The strug-gles of a small town was shown at the Lakes District Alterna-tive Arts Festival on May 27th and at a free screening at the Beacon Theater on June 12th. You raised your voice and let the community know that “Pos-itive relationships based on trust and respect can be difficult to nurture with so much drama around us” and that you are looking for positive female role models. You also shared your thoughts and ideas about what you wanted to see: Activities like bowling and a pool would give us things to do and allow for healthy choices; Social events, like potlucks, would encourage more families to get together, to share food, laughs, and stories; and Cultural events, like pot-latches, more dancing, more singing, more drumming, would promote our culture and encourage youth to get involved and to learn. You, the young women that attend the Lakes Learning Center, bravely shared your message and the community responded. Over 50 people attended the screening at the Beacon Theater, including your peers, educators, the Mayor Luke Strimbold, and Deana Brown from the Burns Lake Native Development Corporation, your siblings and your parents. These members of your community heard your voice. They also participated in the conversation you started. They heard your message:

“All the videos were helpful and beautiful”

“[The issue is that there are] Not enough activities in town for the youth, [we] need more public facilities”

“[The issue is that there is] too much drugs and alcohol is accessible to youth.”

“Most of all they need a big brother & sister to counsel them.”

The community also committed to action:

“[I commit to] Teach my children what they should […] know about peer pressure, abuse, etc. Because […] it’s just having the strength to say no and standing up to the negative.”

“[I commit to] Try to get more youth connected with recre-ational opportunities in the community.”

“[I commit to] Encourage the future generation to stay in school, graduate and go further, to do traditional teachings, making moose hide, fish, moose meat etc.”

“[I commit to] Ask local businesses to sponsor functions for youth and be a volunteer, free movie night, kayaking lessons, rock climbing, biking, BBQ”

“[I commit to] Just say no, keep focused, handle your issue and stay hopeful”

You explained to us so simply “But what can lift the community up, will help support us all...Let’s start with home.” Together with your peers and your families and your community you committed to make a positive change for Burns Lake. You showed your communi-ty that you want to be involved in changes made, so keep using your voice, keep asking for change, be committed to positive ideas that the community moves forward. Your message reached a community of people committed to making Burns Lake even better. That is something to feel proud about. Thank you for sharing your message with the community of Burns Lake.

Sincerely, your community To find out more about IMSS’s Setting the Stage project or the short film “It’s Not Easy But We Can Make It Work” contact Tonianne Mynen at [email protected] or Adriene Hiebert at [email protected]

Funding for “It’s Not Easy But We Can Make it Work” came from the Status of Women Canada

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This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for northern B.C. communities, schools, organizations and individuals of all ages to be inspired by the up-coming 2015 Canada Winter Games and apply for funding towards a health promotion or disease/inju-ry-prevention project that will help improve health through physical activity.

The grants fund health promotion or disease or injury prevention projects that:

• Focus on physical activity and at least one other key health promotion goal – considering the upcoming 2015 Canada Winter Games and how the games can be leveraged to inspire community health.

• Last – your project has a good chance of living on after the funding ends.

• Make a difference – your project will broadly impact community in a positive way.

• Reduce health inequities – your project will help support those who are disadvantaged or mar-ginalized.

• Build relationships – your project will help peo-ple connect to each other and their community and share successes.

• Support collaboration & partnerships – your project will encourage diverse groups to work to-gether toward a common goal.

• Improve health – your project will reduce the risks and impacts of chronic illnesses and injuries

Deadline for applications has been extended to July 11, 2014. Apply now.

For more information, please visit our Imagine Grants site http://northernhealth.ca/YourHealth/HealthyLivingCommunities/ImagineGrants.aspx

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Donating to good causes

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Members of the Burns Lake and District Community Foundation present a cheque to Mark Neave, Laurie Neave, Joan McFee and Richard Cannon of the Francois Lake Recreation Commission for $5000 in order to build an additional storage room for the hall.

Members of the Burns Lake and District Community Foundation present a cheque to Richard Cannon, Tom Shelford, Kathy Walker and Gordon and Joan McFee of the Lakes District Fall Fair for $2500 to offset the cost of the children’s festival portion of the fall fair.

free DiNNer for sigNiNg upBrenda Hiebert from Grapevine Pub and Bistro donated six $25 meal coupons to Burns Lake Citizens on Patrol society. They can be won for joining COPS or signing up to do a patrol. For more info call, Ruby Matsko at 250-692-7705 or Tim Maertz at 250-692-7953.

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Tchesinkut Lake is located 16 km south of Burns Lake on Highway 35. It is known for its kokanee and rainbow trout (which can weigh up to four pounds) and char up to 42 pounds. Fishing for lake trout is limited to two months - February and July. Boat launch available.

Tchesinkut Lake FactsSurface Area: 33,827,000sq.m + 33,500sq.m Is.Volume: 2,079,272,300cu.mMean Depth: 61.5mMaximum Depth: 149m

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The B.C. government is raising speed limits around southern B.C., including a new 120 km/h limit on three re-mote stretches of divid-ed four-lane highway.

The new maximum applies to the Coquihal-la Highway from Hope to Kamloops, the Okan-agan Connector (High-way 97C) from Aspen Grove to Peachland and Highway 19 from Parksville to Campbell

River. The Coquihalla sections get new 120 km/h signs this week, and more changes will roll out this summer as sign crews put up new limits.

In all, 35 sections of rural provincial high-

Speed limits going up in B.C.

DRAGON PALACE RECEIVES A MAKEOVERThe Dragon Palace Restaurant located on Hwy. 16 before Second Ave. recently underwent a facelift. The work was done by J&D Contracting, as well as by the owner of the restaurant, Khai Nguyen, who has some experience with carpentry and masonry. The work was completed this past Sunday. The facelift was part of the Village of Burns Lake’s facade improvement program. steven maisey photo

Provincial government raises speed limit on a number of B.C.’s four-lane streches of highway

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Road workers work on switching out the old signs for the new 120 km/h signs that will appear on some of B.C.’s highways after the provincial government raised the speed limit on some of the stretches of four-lane highway in the province.


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Burns Lake celebrates Canada Day

The Burns Lake community celebrated Canada Day with a parade and festivities last Tuesday. A great number of people showed up to watch the parade and participate in activities at Spirit Square. Amongst the floats in the parade were entries by the Village of Burns Lake and the Burns Lake Fire Department. Along with the parade and festivities at Spirit Square, the Royal Canadian Legion branch 50 put on a pancake breakfast for the community. The breakfast was sponsored by Overwaitea Foods, and the legion was able to serve up a pancake breakfast to 642 Burns Lakers on Tuesday morning.

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GOOD LUCK !150 Athletes and 37 Coaches from the North West (Zone 7) will be at the Nanaimo 2014 BC Summer Games July 17- 20.

The ninth annual Burns Lake Show and Shine was held this past Sunday at Spirit Square. People from all over, including the Lakes District, Fraser Lake, Vanderhoof, Prince George and Quesnel came, and brought their classic cars and trucks to show off to the public. Some of the cars at this year’s event were a 1967 Mercury Cougar, a 1969 Ford Mustang, a 1970 Pontiac GTO Judge, a 1976 Pontiac Firebird and a 1951 Ford F-1. The entire event was covered by sponsors, which, with the exception of a couple were all from the Lakes District. The show and shine was held from 10 a.m.-1 p.m., and afterwards there was a poker run and barbecue where door prizes were given away to lucky winners. The Burns Lake Show and Shine is typically held in the first half of July each year. STEVEN MAISEY PHOTOS

Burns Lake’s ninth annual show and shine


Burns Lake Fast Pitch Schedule: July 10 - Team #3 Dirt Bags vs Team #1 Crue: 6:00 p.m. Team #2 Blues vs Team #4 Nation 7:30 p.m. • July 15 - Team #2 Blues vs #3 Dirt Bags: 6:00 p.m. Team #1 Crue vs #4 Nation: 7:30 p.m.

Burns Lake Big Pig Bike Fest August 15, 16 & 17. Check out: http://www.burnslaketrails.ca/index.php/big-pig-bike-fest for more details.

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Canoe & Kayak Rentals open!

Village Recreation is offering variety of Summer Programs:

Village Recreation is excited to announce the opening of the Canoe and

Kayak rentals from June 25th. We also have a paddle board for rent!!!

Rentals will be run out of the Lakeside Multiplex this summer.

There will be a BEGINNER’S SQUASH CLINIC on July 16th and 23rd at the Lakeside Multiplex. The cost of two sessions is $38 per participant. If you want to learn fundamental squash skills (forehand, backhand, positioning) with a focus on competitive game play, please register at the lakeside multiplex or register online. Experienced coach will customize instruction to suit your preferences and abilities. Guaranteed Fun!

Summer Programs Dates Ages Price

Canoe Kids Camp June 30th - July 4th 8-14 $125-$195

XploreSportz Camp July 9th - July 18th 6-13 $80-$115

Outdoor Playspace July 23rd - August 1st 6-13 $80-$115

Worldcup Soccer Camp August 5th - August 9th 4-18 $40-$185

Summer Fun Camp August 11th - August 22nd 6-13 $60-$85

Indoor PlaySpace Every Thursday at 10am-11:30am 1-6 FREE

We are opening the rentals weekdays from 9am to 4pm for canoes

and 9am to 7pm for kayaks. Rental hours will be 9am-7pm for the weekends.

Call for more details 250-692-3817. FREE Summer Program!! The WOW-BUS is back for the summer. This free program is for children 6 years old and under and includes crafts and physical literacy programming. Starting July 8th, it will run every Tuesday from 10am-12pm at the Spirit Square.

Are you interested in bettering your skills as a rider? Thinking about attending events but not sure where to start? Youth rider on a limited budget? Then TCSC Youth Clinic is for you. Certi� ed coach Christine Hassell from Telkwa will teach you. $20 for TCSC members and $50 for non-members for 2 days. More information, contact Kristi at 250-692-5721.

• If you are a member at the Lakeside Multiplex, you will receive 10% off of these programs.

• If you want to register online, please visit the village website and click the Rec folder.

Rock Climbing lessons are back!Lakeside Multiplex offers 2 belay certi� cation programs ($47) and 4 kids’ clinic lessons (Ages 6-9/10-14; $20) on July 25th to July 27th.If you have a belay certi� cation, your kids can climb the wall with you.Grab an opportunity while you can!

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Last Wednesday, the Burns Lake Mountain Bike Associa-tion (BLMBA) unveiled its new 18 km, single track trail, that connects the top of Boer Moun-tain to the Burns Lake bike park, called Razorback.

The grand opening of the Ra-zorback trail, along with the up-coming Big Pig event in August caps off an incredible start to the mountain bike season that has seen the mountain bike associa-tion earn a number of firsts in its illustrious history so far.

To recap; Lakes District Sec-ondary School, in partnership with B.C. School Sports and the mountain bike association hosted the high school provincial cham-pionships for the first time May 23-24.

Participants in Grades 8-12, from high schools across B.C. competed in two events looking to take home the championship banner.

LDSS managed to finish sec-ond overall in the event, with a number of its athletes winning individual races.

Secondly, the mountain bike association hosted its annual bike camp starting May 21 and run-ning for six consecutive Wednes-days, ending June 25.

This year’s camp saw over 75 participants, and the number of riders was capped this year for the first time to ensure the qual-ity of instruction.

Thirdly, the first ever ‘Babes in Balance’ women’s mountain bik-ing retreat was held June 27-29.

Thirty-four women participat-ed in the retreat, and communi-ties represented at the retreat in-

cluded, Terrace, Smithers, Prince George and of course Burns Lake.

“There’s no question about the diversity of participants in the ‘Babes in Balance’ women’s retreat, but we also had a world class instructor in Audrey Du-vall who is unbelievable,” Guy Epkens-Shaffer, President of BLMBA said, “She can move a mountain bike like you wouldn’t believe and she is really inspired and passionate about what she does.”

Finally, came the grand open-ing of the Razorback trail.

The Razorback trail is the next step in for Burns Lake’s mountain bike trails in becom-ing an even greater destination for not only local riders, and rid-ers throughout the province, but riders from across Canada and internationally as well.

The mountain bike trails in Burns Lake have already been awarded with an internation-al mountain bike designation bronze riding centre designation, and was listed number three on the ‘All-Canadian Bucket List’ by Kevin S. Roth.

Epkens-Shaffer hopes that the opening of the Razorback trail, along with future projects such as the PT Cruiser trail will lead to Burns Lake’s mountain bike trails being giving the designa-tion of an epic trail.

The grand opening of Razor-back was attended by a number of groups that have had signifi-cant impact on the building and maintaining of not only the new Razorback trail, but all of the trails that BLMBA maintains.

Wayne Salewski, from the Nechako-Kitamaat Development

Fund was on hand to present the final cheque of $39,750 to BLMBA for Razorback, and he was joined in saying a few words by Ben Heemskerk and Joanne Williams from Recreation Sites and Trails B.C. and by BLMBA member Pat Dube, among other delegates.

Dube said he was blown away by the number of groups that par-ticipated in getting, what he con-siders, a world class trail opened.

“Being in a group that travels non stop 36 hours to Utah to ride bikes, because some of us are crazy that way, you can take my word for, Razorback is a world class trail that literally is as good if not better than the trails that we have travelled around the world to ride,” Dube said.

Heemskerk added that at the provincial level the relationship with BLMBA is important, es-pecially for Recreation Sites and Trails B.C.

“This project and the partner-ship with BLMBA is a flagship project and a flagship partnership with the community group for us provincially,” Heemskerk said, “It really leads the way on how the rest of the province moves mountain biking forward and it really is because of your guy’s leadership on what you’re doing and the approach you’re taking.”

So what’s next for the moun-tain bike association?

Current membership for BLM-BA is 169, with the association hoping to up that number to 200 by the end of the year.

The Big Pig event will be held in Aug. 15-17, and always re-ceives a strong turnout.

While there is still some de-bate, Epkens-Shaffer would like

The unveiling of the newest mountain bike trailThe Burns Lake Mountain Bike Association holds its grand opening for its new, spectacular 18 km single track trail named Razorback last week

to see Razorback be included as part of the loop for the Big Pig event.

Secondly, in a year of firsts for the mountain bike association, Epkens-Shaffer is dreaming big.

He would like to see a Whistler slope style course built into the Burns Lake trails.

“The next first for us would be to do something like a slope style, where we get some of our gnarly trails so down the road we have some really

steep wide open crazy stuff that just brings the craziest bikers in,” Epkens-Shaffer said.

“That’s one thing we’re lack-ing is that real extreme for those 19-25-year-olds who want to get 30 feet off a jump, we don’t have that kind of stuff.”

For now he’ll have to settle with the opening of Razorback, and the at-tention Burns Lake’s trails continue to receive.

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The Nechako-Kitaamat Development Fund’s, Wayne Salewski and Pat Dube, member of the Burns Lake Mountain Bike Association cut the rope to officially opening Razorback last Wednesday. The opening of the trail caps off a busy couple of months for the mountain bike association.

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Local businesses will have the chance to connect with the vil-lage this summer as the Village of Burns Lake and the Burns Lake and District Chamber of Commerce partner in the 'Walk to Talk' event this summer.

The 'Walk to Talk' event gives local legislators the opportunity to read the pulse of the local business community, build relation-ships with entrepreneurs and formulate new strategies the will help to stimulate the local economy.

Every second Wednesday in July and August a team of walkers consisting of the mayor, council, village staff and a representa-tive from the chamber will informally meet with local businesses and have a brief conversation focused around three topics.

Those topics are, how would you rate the current state of your

business, what is the greatest challenge your business faces today and what can be done to help your business thrive?

These walks have been used with success in other communi-ties across Canada, and have proven to help to strengthen local economies by retaining businesses in communities.

The information that is gathered by the village and staff will be used in a number of ways including, helping to identify needed programs and services for the community, as well as helping to update current policies, such as the Official Community Plan.

"Business walks provide the opportunity for small business owners to share their ideas directly to local leaders, which will help identify clear and effective opportunities to strengthen our local business climate," Mayor Luke Strimbold said, "local busi-nesses are the backbone of Burns Lake and we know how critical it is that the voice of the small business be heard."

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ARTS COUNCIL MONEYMembers of the Burns Lake and District Community Foundation present a cheque to John and Sandra Barth of the Burns Lake Arts Council for $2500. The money will be used towards a number of different arts council ventures including a music camp in the summer.

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Mother Goose is held every Wednesday and Friday at the Muriel Mould Learning Centre from 10-11:30 a.m. The program is for mothers and their children ages three and younger. The program uses song, rhymes and stories to teach different ways for parents to interact and play with their child.


Southside community garage sale July 26, Health Centre, 9:30 a.m. - 2:00 p m. Tables and tailgating by donation. Contact Danielle (250) 694-3270.

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majority of traffic is already going faster than the posted limit.A pilot project will test variable speed limits depending on volume and

weather conditions. Digital signs that can display different limits will be tested on sections of the Trans-Canada, Coquihalla and Sea-to-Sky highways.

The Sea-to-Sky Highway gets an increase from 80 to 90 km/h from Horse-shoe Bay to Squamish. Other increases are 80 to 100 km/h on Highway 3 from Manning Park West to Allison Pass, 90 to 100 km/h from Revelstoke to Golden and 100 to 110 km/h on Highway 97C from Merritt to Aspen Grove.

In northern B.C., 52 per cent of people taking part in public consultation did not support speed limit increases, and that region will not see changes. All other regions had support, the highest in the Lower Mainland at 81 per cent.

RCMP opposed increasing speed limits on rural highways. ICBC represen-tatives also expressed safety concerns, and will monitor areas with higher lim-its to see if the severity of crashes increases.

Ministry statistics show the number of serious crashes on provincial high-ways has decreased 28 per cent since 2003, from a combination of improved vehicle technology, driver education and enforcement.

The ministry accepted recommendations from RCMP representatives to im-prove signs that encourage slower traffic to move to right lanes, and to clarify winter tire rules. The ministry is changing regulations to make tires with an “M&S” (mud and snow) symbol as well as those with a “mountain snowflake” (winter) symbol acceptable for roads requiring winter tires.

New designs for wildlife warning signs, including lighted signs for high in-cident areas, are being installed.

An updated sign reminding drivers to “Keep Right, Let Others Pass” is being installed, after people around the province expressed frustration about the slow vehicles in passing lanes.

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The latest offer by the B.C. Teachers' Federation to settle its strike has moved the union farther from the "zone of settlement" established by other public sector unions, Education Minister Peter Fassbender said last Thursday.

With a strike underway that could run until the end of the school year, Fassbender said neither me-diation nor a legislated settlement is being consid-ered.

Peter Cameron, chief negotiator for the B.C. Public School Employers' Association, said the lat-est union proposal would bring the compensation increase for teachers from 12.5 per cent over five years to 14.5 per cent. On wages and benefits alone, Cameron said that is more than twice the increase other unions, including school support staff em-ployees, have accepted.

The BCTF added to its pro-posal of an 8 per cent wage increase over five years this week with a proposed $225 million fund paid out over five years to settle thousands of grievances filed over the past decade. Those grievances sought to return class size caps and specialist teacher levels that were removed from the contract by legislation, and were ordered restored by a B.C. Supreme Court decision that is now under appeal.

The union wants a second $225 million annual fund to

fund ongoing class size and special needs support."It is well into the $2 billion range," Fassbender

said of the union proposal. "It's unaffordable for taxpayers."

BCTF president Jim Iker said the union's propos-al is fair in light of the latest court decision.

"Evidence from the government's own officials presented in B.C. Supreme Court shows the gov-ernment has stripped $275 million per year from B.C.'s public education system," Iker said.

Fassbender said that misrepresents the situation, because the government has put an extra $1 billion a year into the education system since taking class size and compensation out of the teacher contract.

It has been spent in different ways, such as learn-ing assistants who are not teachers, full-day kinder-garten and a $75 million annual "learning improve-ment fund" to address class size and special needs support, Fassbender said.

Teacher’s strike update

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wrappINg up caNaDa DayOverwaitea Foods and The Royal Canadian Legion’s branch 50 presented cheques to each other, Monday. The cheques were part of the Canada Day breakfast which Overwaitea sponsored. Each party received half the money to give to a cause of their choice. The money is being donated to the Burns Lake Army Cadets and B.C. Children’s Hospital.

caNoe aND KayaK reNTaLsBurns Lakers wanting to get out on the lake in a canoe or kayak will be able to thanks to the Lakeside Multiplex. The multiplex’s canoe and kayak rentals are now available next to Spirit Square. For more information visit the Lakeside Multiplex, or call 250-692-9276.

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CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22: Cancer, focus on recreation this week. You have earned the right to relax and escape the daily grind, so make the most of your opportunities to do just that.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23: A welcomed gift will come your way soon, Leo. It may be some-thing big that you have had your eye on for quite some time or something that appeals to your sentimental side.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22: Cast your analytical nature to the side for a few days, Virgo. Embrace sentimentality and emotion this week, as they will help you make the best decisions.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23: Libra, you have a lot of energy going into this week, so tackle any assignments early on. By the end of the week your energy levels may dip, so get to work.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22: Secrets you have been keeping for some time are ready to come to the surface, Scorpio. These are good secrets, and others will be eager to share them with you.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21: Don’t be nervous if you are a little introspective this week, Sagittarius. Use this time to reflect and find answers to some questions that have been on your mind.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20: Whatever is going on at work will still be there tomor-row, Capricorn. If you cannot get all the tasks done, do not beat yourself up over it. Just begin tomorrow with a can-do attitude.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18: Aquarius, your mind may wander but it is important to remain as focused as possible. Important information is revealed in the next few days.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20: Pisces, a budding relationship appears ready to grow more serious. Take advantage of this opportunity.

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20: Aries, you enjoy doing your part to keep your world orderly and balanced. However, into every organized life a little confusion will fall. You will handle it smoothly.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21: Taurus, so many good things are happening around you that you should enjoy this time as much as you can. It is a time for indulgence and entertainment.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21: Gemini, you are ready for fun and celebration. Surround yourself with friends and family so the next several days prove even more memorable.

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Emailing PicturesExchanging pictures over the Internet is pretty common, but occasionally you might find that the email seems to disappear somewhere along the way, or it may be bounced back. Though there are a few different reasons for this to happen, the most likely is that the attachments are too large. Some email servers will reject an email that is greater than 5 or 10 megabytes, so sending ten pictures attached to one email, each a megabyte in size, would most likely result in a lost or rejected email. To avoid this, try resizing your pictures using a program like Paint. You may lose a bit of quality, but you’ll be able to send more pictures per email. Alternatively you can try uploading the pictures online to PhotoBucket, Google Drive, Microsoft SkyDrive, or Facebook, and then email the web link to your intended recipient.

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available 41. More blackened 43. Pro� ciently skilled 45. Flat highlands 47. Hillside (Scot.) 49. Stricken 50. MN 55121 55. Sutter Cnty. City seat 56. In no way 57. V. Woolf playwright 59. Nev. Sen. Harry 60. Ingested 61. Nobel Prize winner Fritz 62. Make a mistake 63. Sirius Satellite Radio (abbr.) 64. Mama’s partner CLUES DOWN 1. Disney network 2. Oldest river (alt. sp.) 3. Dresden River

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IMMACULATA-Catholic Church

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FIRST MENNONITE CHURCH

Kerr Road, Burns Lake

Sunday School for all ages begins at 9:15am. Worship Service at 10:30am.

Pastor Steve Swires250-692-3259

Sunday 10:00AMPresident Lambert 694-3748

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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.

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Burns LakeCommunity Church

Pastor John Neufeld250-692-7949

OLD LANDMARKSCHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

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SUNDAY, 10:30 AMContact: Roland & Lisa Cataford

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Burns LakePENTECOSTAL CHURCH

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

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Sunday Morning Worship Service begins @ 10:30 am

Pastor Ed Peters Phone: 250-692-7551

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and utensils for up to 120 guests, the lodge is a great spot to host your next event or get together.

To book a rental: please contactJoan & Jeff Ragsdale 250-692-0093website: www.ominecaskiclub.com

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Lakes Learning Centre 10:30 amStruggling with the challenges of providing care to someone with dementia

from a distance? Local family caregivers can get help from a free tele-workshop offered by the non-pro� t Alzheimer Society of B.C. Called Long Distance Caregiv-ing, July 15, 7pm. Phone toll-free 1-866-994-7745, enter pass code 1122333 when prompted, or visit momentum.adobeconnect.com/alzheimerbc and entering as a Guest to listen to and view the presentation online at the same time.

Southside Health & Wellness Centre: July 2014. Chair yoga every Tues. & Fri. 10-11am. Community garden social club July 7, 9am. Foot care, all day by appt., July 10 & 15. Yogurt making, bring milk and 500 ml canning jars, July 17 at 3pm. More info (250) 694-3270.

Interested in quitting smoking? If you are having trouble quitting smoking please call 8-1-1, look online at quitnow.ca, or talk with your primary health practitioner.

Southside community garage sale will be on July 26, Health Centre, 9:30am - 2pm. Tables and tailgating by donation. Contact Danielle (250) 694-3270.

Burns Lake Big Pig Bike Fest Aug. 15, 16 & 17 - Volunteers needed. Help at the Northwest Invasive Plant Council booth & bike wash station at the Big Pig Bike Fest call 1-866-44WEEDS. We’ll need your contact information and your shirt size. Check out the Big Pig Bike Fest page for more details: http://www.burnslaketrails.ca/index.php/big-pig-bike-fest

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

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Muriel Violet May Wight passed away in Hillside Village, Salmon Arm, BC on Tuesday, June 17, 2014 at the age of 89 years.

Muriel was born at Kelso, Saskatchewan on September 28, 1924. She had been a resident of the Burns Lake area for 39 years and had resided in Salmon Arm since 1983.

Muriel was predeceased by her husband Harold in 1994. She will be lovingly remembered by her two daughters, Valerie (Bob) Hanson of Burns Lake and Tammy Wight of Salmon Arm; eight grandchildren; numerous great grandchildren and great great grandchildren; two sisters, Jean Chorney and Doreen (Graham) Micks; brother, Lloyd (Yvonne) Havens; numerous nieces and nephews.

A memorial service was held from the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, Salmon Arm on Saturday, June 21st at 2:00 pm.

Online condolences can be sent through Muriel’s obituary at www.bowersfuneralservice.com

Arrangements are in the care of Bowers Funeral Home and Crematorium, Salmon Arm.

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PHARMASAVE NOW HIRING

IN BURNS LAKEPharmasave is now accepting resumes for cashier. Must be willing to work some Saturdays, cashier experience an asset but willing to train the right person. Must be hard working, honest and willing to learn new things. Also must be able to stand for periods of time - become a part of a great team.

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An amazing career opportunity! Burns Lake, BC

Huckleberry Mines Ltd., an 19,000 TPD open pit copper/molybdenum mine located 121 kilometers south of Houston in west central British Columbia, commenced operation in September 1997; a recent expansion has extended the mine life to 2021. We are currently recruiting for the following position:

PLUMBER/GASFITTER

TEMPORARY POSITIONReporting to the Site Services Supervisor, the successful candidate will be part of the Site Services Team which is responsible for the repair and upkeep of a 310 person camp and mine site buildings and infrastructure. Duties include plumbing and gas repairs, scheduled maintenance checks and some carpentry work.Applicants require experience in building and mechanical equipment maintenance and repair, ability to use power and hand tools and follow safe work practices. A journeyman plumber’s ticket and a minimum class gas tter’s ticket with electrical endorsement are required and should be submitted with resume.Huckleberry Mine is a remote mine where its employees live in a camp environment on their days of work. This position works a 7 x 7 schedule (7 days in, 7 days out). While at the mine site all meals and accommodations are provided free of charge to employees. Transportation is provided from Houston.We thank all applicants for their interest in Huckleberry Mines Ltd., but only those selected for an interview will be contacted. uali ed candidates can submit their resumes in con dence to

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Fax: (604) 517-4701 Email: [email protected]

Announcements

InformationNECHAKO RESERVOIR

UPDATE2 July 2014

Reservoir Elevation: 851.63 m (2794.07 ft.)SLS Discharge: 48.93 m3/s

On 10 July Skins Lake Spillway dis-charge will be increased to 170m3/s in preparation for the Summer Tem-perature Management Program (STMP). The STMP is operated each year to minimize occurrences of water temperatures over 20 de-grees Celsius in the Nechako River upstream of the confl uence with the Stuart River between 20 July - 20 August. The STMP is operated for the benefi t of sockeye salmon mi-grating through the Nechako River. From 15 July to 20 August Skins Lake Spillway discharge can vary from 14.2m3/s to 453m3/s in order to achieve the STMP temperature goals with a maximum fl ow target of about 300m3/s in the Nechako Riv-er at Cheslatta Falls.

Due to the very dry spring and sum-mer Nechako Reservoir will not reach the expected elevation of 2795 feet as was forcasted in the Spring. Reservoir elevation is ex-pected to begin dropping when the STMP preparation fl ows begin.

Visit website www.wateroffi ce.ec.gc.ca for up to date real-time fl ow information for the Nechako River.

Contact Rio Tinto Alcan at 250-567-5105 for more information. A re-cording of this notice is available 24-hours in Vanderhoof at 250- 567-5812

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Announcements

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:

B.L. Health Care Aux.Box 812

Burns Lake, BCV0J 1E0

A tax deductible receipt will be issued

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: Tue. & Sat. 7:30pm Im-maculatta Church. Women’s group meets Wed., 108 - 2nd avenue at 7:30pm. For info. or transportation call (250) 692-9104 / (250) 692-3024 / (250) 698-7325

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) 694-3682ANYONE NEEDING informa-tion on Alzheimer’s please call 1-866-564-7533BURNS LAKE RCMP Vic-tim/Witness Assistance Pro-gram. 201 Hwy. 35, Box 759 Burns Lake. Open Monday to Thursday 9am to 4pm (250) 692-3010LOCAL 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

Obituaries

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 1.888.563.1214. 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.northernyouthonline.ca. (4:00 to 10:00 p.m. daily) or www.youthinbc.ca.

Obituaries

Announcements

InformationFOOD BANK INFORMATION Distribution days will be the fi rst and the third Tuesday of each month. As of May “sign up” will be at the food bank on 3rd Ave. across from the thea-tre; the winter “sign up offi ce” is now closed. The Lakes Dis-trict Food bank continues to operate due to the outstanding generosity of the community. If you would like to make a do-nation and receive a tax de-ductible receipt, please mail your donation to: Lakes Dis-trict Food Bank, P.O. Box 777, Burns Lake, BC. V0J 1E0

PLANNING 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 primary source and resource of the latest print and electronic information, programs and ser-vices 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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InformationTHE 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 ill-nesses such as Diabetes & Heart Disease. A doctors re-ferral is not needed. To speak with the nurse call (250) 692-2440

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We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those who clearly outline the application requirements above will be contacted toward future screening.

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Help WantedAn Alberta Oilfi eld Company is hiring experienced dozer and excavator operators, meals and lodging provided. Drug testing required. 1-(780)723-5051.

EXPERIENCE PROCESSOR operator for work in Mackenzie area. Camp position. (250) 203-5338.

THE SALMON Arm Curling Centre in British Columbia, is accepting applications for Head Ice Technician. Suc-cessful applicant starts mid August for 2014/2015 season. Preference Level 2 certifi ca-tion or better, with ice making experience. Position includes ice installation, care/mainte-nance throughout season and year-end removal, along with some facility care duties. Sea-son normally runs from fi rst week of September to March. A competitive wage based on experience is being offered. Send resumes/questions di-rectly to President, Salmon Arm Curling Centre, Darcy Seghers [email protected].

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Trades, Technical

• Journeyman Carpenters / Apprentices

• LabourersNewhaven Construction Ltd. Now looking to fi ll the above positions. This is a F/T. 18mth Project located on the Nadleh Whut’en Reserve outside Fort Fraser

EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY,

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Merchandise for Sale

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Heavy Duty BumperFits older Dodge or newer

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Real Estate

Business for Sale

FRASER LAKEBOTTLE DEPOT

Includes:• Bottle Depot business

• 6 bay garage (4000 sq. ft.)• Fenced yard (approx 1/2

acre)• 12 storage units

• Numerous recyclingcontracts in place

• Turn keyTremendous potential

for growth.

$339,900(250) 699-8322

Houses For Sale

#3828 Tchesinkut East Rd 1995 built, 4 bdrm, 1150 sqft home on 7 acres. Full bsmt, 2 baths, newly constructed dining room. Heat: elec. w/ wood backup. Water: drilled 160’ w/ 80 gallons per min-ute. Septic 800 gallon hold-ing tank w/ lagoon. 24’ x 36’ wired garage, 16’ x 16’ insu-lated/wired work shop. Fenced in animal pen with pond, 2 greenhouses/fenced in garden spot, 15km south of Burns Lake.

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BEAUTIFUL ENGLISH Bun-galow, four years old, Sun-shine Coast. Low yard mainte-nance, low running costs, four bedrooms, two bathrooms, ocean & mountain views. In-formation and pictures, 604.485.8321.

Rentals

Homes for RentTHREE BED, 2 Bath home in Burns Lake. W/D, F/S, Incl. New NG furnace & wood stove. Close to schools & hos-pital. $950/mo + utilities.(250) 635-0226

Shared Accommodation

ROOMMATE WANTEDNon-smoker, needs to

like cats. Gone to camp all week, home only Friday & Satur-day. $500 per month.

(250) 692-7526

Suites, LowerLARGE BRIGHT 2 bedroomsuites 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.

Transportation

Cars - Domestic

2009 PONTIAC VIBEexcellent condition, 60,000 kms, fully loaded with a set of winter tires. Manual, front wheel drive. $9800Call (250) 251-4500 or

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Contributed

As construction of the new Lakes District Hospital and Health Centre continues, changes to the hospital parking will take effect the week of July 14, 2014. During this time utility crews will be on site to install underground utilities to service the new facility.

The changes to the parking lot of the existing hospital include: Single laning of the current hospital entrances as utilities are installed. Signage and flag

persons will be utilized during periods of work where the main entrance is impacted. Realignment of the hospital entrance. The new hospital entrance will begin near the current

parking entrance as detailed on the attached drawing. Once this road is installed the current hospital entrance will be closed. This will allow construction crews to complete additional work at the new hospital site.

Beginning July 14 excavation for this utility work will begin and heavy machinery will be working in the existing parking lot. Please take care in the area and follow the direction of the traffic control persons.

Questions regarding these changes can be directed to Paul Rudecki, Northern Health Lakes District Hospital and Health Centre project director via email at [email protected].

Hospital parking changesGreat CharThis young fisherman, Caleb, had a fun time reeling this big char into the boat. Caleb is up visiting from Prince George. This beauty was caught on Tchesinkut Lake last weekend. Char season is only open in the months of July and February on Tchesinkut Lake.

Laura BLackweLL photo

Burns Lake Lakes District News, July 09, 2014

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