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Phone: 250.692.1700 • Fax: 250.692.1750 • Toll Free: 1.866.692.1943 545 Highway 16 West • PO Box 5000, Burns Lake, BC • V0J 1E0 Email: [email protected] • Website: www.cnc.bc.ca/lakesdistrict Plan for Your Future Today! Great, except they’ve changed the Millwright start date to Feb. 15. Not your fault but if you could Sign up today! 250 692 1700 Adult Education Centre .............Sept. 8, 2015 Administrative Assistant ...........Sept. 8, 2015 Industrial Mechanic/Machinist (Millwright) Foundation ............ Feb. 15, 2016 Wednesday, May 27, 2015 ▼ Volume 95 - No. 21 ▼ www.ldnews.net ▼ $1.30 GST inc. BURNS LAKE LAKES DISTRICT NEWS ...see LNG AGREEMENT ▼ P3 ...see MONEY ▼ P5 FLAVIO NIENOW In the story ‘Babine Lake hereditary chiefs disapprove LNG agreements’ published in the Lakes District News’ May 20, 2015, some of the Babine Lake hereditary chiefs expressed their disapproval of the LNG agreements made by Lake Babine Nation’s chief and council. On May 1, 2015, Lake Babine Na- tion’s chief and four councillors voted to proceed with two liquefied natural gas (LNG) agreements. One of these agreements was with TransCanada, and the other was with the province regarding the proposed Prince Rupert Gas Transmission project. Some of the hereditary chiefs said they had not been consulted prior to a decision being made. Chief Wilf Adam told Lakes District News that negotiations regarding these LNG deals started late 2013. Since that time, Lake Babine Nation held community meetings in Burns Lake, Topley Landing, Tachet, Fort Babine, Smithers, Prince George and Vancou- ver. During all those meetings, Chief Adam said no members or hereditary chiefs expressed any disapproval. “At no time during this process peo- ple said ‘we should stop this’ or ‘we oppose this,’” said Chief Adam. “If fact, we’ve been getting a lot of LAKES DISTRICT NEWS STAFF REPORTER The Harper government is looking for hundreds of thousands of families not currently registered for the enhanced child care benefit An enormous amount of families with children are eligible to receive money under the Harper Government’s proposed enhanced Universal Child Care Benefit (UCCB), but are at risk of not receiv- ing the benefit unless they apply. The majority of families with children, approxi- mately 3.8 million, are known and will automati- cally receive the enhanced UCCB or be contacted by the government to confirm their information. However, many eligible families are not currently captured by the Government’s UCCB system and may miss out on receiving money that is owed to them unless they apply. In British Columbia, an es- timated 23,500 families with approximately 41,000 children are not registered. This represents poten- tially millions of dollars in unclaimed benefits in this year alone. Under the proposed enhancements to the UCCB, families would receive almost $2000 per year for each child under six and $720 per year for each child aged sixthrough 17. The new benefit amounts would be retroactive to Jan. 1, 2015 and be reflect- ed in monthly payments to families in July 2015. The proposed enhancements to the UCCB are ex- pected to more than double the number of families that benefit from 1.6 million to more than 4 million. $100 million over 40 year agreement is a long-term benefit for band Lake Babine Nation’s chief points out benefits of LNG Millions of dollars in unclaimed benefits Making a splash Nicole Hamp makes a big splash at the kids mountain bike camp recently as she biked through this big mud puddle on one of the trails. Thanks to Chris Paulson for this photo.
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Phone: 250.692.1700 • Fax: 250.692.1750 • Toll Free: 1.866.692.1943545 Highway 16 West • PO Box 5000, Burns Lake, BC • V0J 1E0 Email: [email protected] • Website: www.cnc.bc.ca/lakesdistrict
Plan for Your Future Today!
Great, except they’ve changed the Millwright start date to Feb. 15. Not your fault but if you could change that I’d appreciate it.
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250 692 1700
Adult Education Centre .............Sept. 8, 2015
Administrative Assistant ...........Sept. 8, 2015
Industrial Mechanic/Machinist(Millwright) Foundation ............Feb. 15, 2016
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BURNS LAKE
LAKES DISTRICT NEWS
...see LNG AGREEMENT ▼ P3 ...see MONEY ▼ P5
FLAVIO NIENOW
In the story ‘Babine Lake hereditary chiefs disapprove LNG agreements’ published in the Lakes District News’ May 20, 2015, some of the Babine Lake hereditary chiefs expressed their disapproval of the LNG agreements made by Lake Babine Nation’s chief and council.
On May 1, 2015, Lake Babine Na-tion’s chief and four councillors voted to proceed with two liquefied natural gas (LNG) agreements. One of these agreements was with TransCanada, and the other was with the province regarding the proposed Prince Rupert Gas Transmission project.
Some of the hereditary chiefs said they had not been consulted prior to a decision being made.
Chief Wilf Adam told Lakes District News that negotiations regarding these LNG deals started late 2013. Since that time, Lake Babine Nation held community meetings in Burns Lake, Topley Landing, Tachet, Fort Babine, Smithers, Prince George and Vancou-ver. During all those meetings, Chief Adam said no members or hereditary chiefs expressed any disapproval.
“At no time during this process peo-ple said ‘we should stop this’ or ‘we oppose this,’” said Chief Adam. “If fact, we’ve been getting a lot of
LAKES DISTRICT NEWS STAFF REPORTER
The Harper government is looking for hundreds of thousands of families not currently registered for the enhanced child care benefit
An enormous amount of families with children are eligible to receive money under the Harper Government’s proposed enhanced Universal Child Care Benefit (UCCB), but are at risk of not receiv-ing the benefit unless they apply.
The majority of families with children, approxi-mately 3.8 million, are known and will automati-cally receive the enhanced UCCB or be contacted by the government to confirm their information. However, many eligible families are not currently captured by the Government’s UCCB system and
may miss out on receiving money that is owed to them unless they apply. In British Columbia, an es-timated 23,500 families with approximately 41,000 children are not registered. This represents poten-tially millions of dollars in unclaimed benefits in this year alone.
Under the proposed enhancements to the UCCB, families would receive almost $2000 per year for each child under six and $720 per year for each child aged sixthrough 17. The new benefit amounts would be retroactive to Jan. 1, 2015 and be reflect-ed in monthly payments to families in July 2015. The proposed enhancements to the UCCB are ex-pected to more than double the number of families that benefit from 1.6 million to more than 4 million.
$100 million over 40 year agreement is a long-term benefit for band
Lake Babine Nation’s
chief points out benefits
of LNG
Millions of dollars in
unclaimed benefits
Making a splashNicole Hamp makes a big splash at the kids mountain bike camp recently as she biked through this big mud puddle on one of the trails. Thanks to Chris Paulson for this photo.
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Decker Lake resident Yvonne LeB-lanc purchased her home on Brewer Avenue in August 2013. LeBlanc said that when she purchased her home, there was a culvert in her driveway in good condition.
“It [the culvert] had no holes in the top like it does now,” she said.
When the ice and snow melted earlier this spring, LeBlanc noticed a gaping hole in the culvert. Now, with a damaged culvert, LeBlanc has some concerns.
“It [the culvert] is definitely unsafe and may damage a vehicle,” she said. “Also, the culvert will be useless for water drainage once it fills up with dirt and gravel that will pour in the hole.”
Lakes District Maintenance (LDM) maintains Brewer Avenue, and ad-mitted damaging the culvert while plowing snow. However, Ray Maher, LDM’s Quality and Systems Manag-er, says it is not LDM’s responsibility to repair the culvert.
“We are not responsible for private driveways or culverts that are in the private driveway; it is not part of our contract,” he said.
Maher added that the culvert had not been properly installed.
“The culvert was sticking out of the ground, and that was the reason for the damage,” he said. “If a culvert is not installed properly in a private drive, we are not responsible if it is damaged by highway maintenance equipment.”
LeBlanc was not convinced by LDM’s explanation, and said she
feels it is LDM’s responsibility to re-pair the damage they have caused.
Lakes District Maintenance found a temporary solution to the problem by placing a piece of wood in the hole and throwing dirt on top of it. But ac-cording to LeBlanc, this only made the ridge above ground even higher.
After the snowfall of May 4, 2015, LDM plowed snow again on Brewer Avenue and accidently tore off the patch they had placed on the culvert.
“Lakes District Maintenance was unwilling to satisfactorily take care of the damage they did to the culvert af-ter they damaged it twice,” said LeB-lanc. “It is ridiculous.”
According to the Ministry of Trans-portation and Infrastructure, private driveways - including culverts - are the responsibility of individual home-owners; this includes proper installa-tion and maintenance.
“We were advised by the contrac-tor [Lakes District Maintenance] the damage was, at least in part, due to the shallow installation of the culvert, which is ultimately the responsibil-ity of the homeowner,” said Lisanne Bowness, Senior Public Affairs Offi-cer for the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure.
Bowness added that the ministry’s maintenance contractor has been in touch with the homeowner [LeBlanc] and has offered to install a new culvert.
“The ministry’s district office in Smithers is also working to contact the homeowner to ensure the situation is rectified,” said Bowness.
Meanwhile, LeBlanc found a tem-porary solution to the problem.
“We had to dig it out and it [the cul-vert] is sitting on the side of the road now, so it would not cause damage to vehicles pulling into my driveway.”
Damaged culvert causes controversy
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LeBlanc has now removed the culvert from her drive way until a new one can be installed so it would not cause damage to vehicles pulling into her driveway.
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encouragement from [some] hereditary chiefs.”“We heard from some hereditary chiefs that we have to start
working with the government and finding areas where we can work together while protecting the environment and finding jobs,” said Chief Adam. “That’s the balance, and I applied these words to our negotiations.”
Chief Adam said that all the money Lake Babine Nation cur-rently receives from the federal government is earmarked, and council members have no say where they can spend it.
“Many people live off the re-serve and we can’t service them,” he said. “I’m tired of administer-ing poverty.”
“It’s important to me and to the people of Lake Babine that we start making sure that we benefit from the resources that come from our territory,” he said. “Right now all the resources leave our territory and we have no say; with these LNG deals, it’s up to us to where we can spend this money, and how we are going to spend it.”
According to Chief Adam, the total amount that Lake Babine Nation will receive from both agreements adds up to $100 million over 40 years. However, some of the details of these agreements are confidential, and other details are still under negotiation.
Chief Adam said the money will be vital for economic devel-opment and the creation of businesses that would support Lake Babine Nation’s economy.
The construction of two buildings for administrative services has already been planned – one in Tachet and one in Fort Babine.
“The two buildings will support those two communities and also serve as a training centre for all the training that is going to happen within the area.”
Chief Adam explained that training will be provided by the province to Lake Babine Nation, and that its members will be a preferential hire throughout the construction of the pipeline.
“A lot of training will happen within our community,” he said. “That’s a huge plus for us.”
One of the concerns of people who are against LNG develop-ment is that the proponents might be building liquefied natural gas pipelines with the intention of converting them to oil further down the road.
Chief Adam said he kept that in mind, and that it’s included in the agreements with Trans-Canada and the province that the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission pipeline cannot be converted to
oil in the future.“Within our agreement, this pipeline will never be converted to
oil,” said he said. “It’s clear in the agreement.”Chief Adam said he hopes this partnership with the province
will open doors to future opportunities.“I know it’s a long-term benefit,” he said. “This $100 million
is a substantial amount that will get our people off on the right foot.”
“We are doing things in a matter that will help our people,” he added.
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Opposition politicians were outraged over the B.C. government’s latest effort to secure its first major liquefied natural gas deal, announced last week.
Premier Christy Clark, Natural Gas Develop-ment Minister Rich Cole-man and Finance Minis-ter Mike de Jong signed agreements with Pacific Northwest LNG for a
long-term gas royalty structure that could run for 30 years.
The government says the deal guarantees minimum royalty revenue for the province, while the inves-tors increase their revenue if the spread between gas prices in North America and Asia increases during the term. Pacific Northwest is a partnership of some of the biggest investors and gas customers: Malaysian state giant Petronas, its Canadian subsidiary Progress
Energy, Chinese state firm Sinopec, Indian Oil Corp. and Japan Petroleum.These corporate giants will review a project development agreement, and if they approve, Clark
will convene the legislature to approve changes that would compensate them if the new LNG income tax increases.
Environmental changes such as a “discriminatory” carbon tax increase or greenhouse gas regu-lations on LNG would also trigger compensation. Future changes to general carbon tax or corpo-rate income tax rates would not.
NDP leader John Horgan warned that “too much lolly” is being offered, with no word of job guarantees for B.C. or a deal with First Nations at the proposed site near Prince Rupert.
“My biggest concern is that we’re tying the hands of future governments because a desperate government made commitments that they over-promised on and now they want to get a deal at any cost,” Horgan said.
Green Party MLA Andrew Weaver called it “shocking and irresponsible,” repeating his predic-tion that the global market is swimming in gas and will never support huge green-field projects across B.C.
For the investors, it’s like a mortgage. There are “subjects” to be removed before the deal closes, and this is a proposed $36 billion mortgage for pipelines, LNG processing and shipping facilities. This isn’t just a political dispute. For example, Progress has drilled about 500 gas wells in northeastern B.C., and Petronas took it over with this development in mind. Without exports, B.C.’s whole gas industry is looking at a bleak future of low prices and demand. Petronas delayed its investment decision to this year and cited exactly these concerns, certainty on taxation and roy-alties beyond the election cycle. With that in hand, their obstacles remain federal environmental approval and a revenue sharing deal with a First Nation to host a terminal.
Pacific Northwest CEO Michael Culbert notes that answers to questions posed by the Lax Kw’alaams First Nation were submitted to federal regulators only days before they started voting on a $1 billion share of LNG proceeds over 40 years.
The vote was a resounding no, despite a redesign that put pipelines on a suspension bridge over the most sensitive salmon habitat. Culbert suggests that given some time to examine environmen-tal mitigation work, that answer may change.
Does aboriginal title offer a veto over projects like this? According to the recent Supreme Court of Canada decision on the Tsilhqot’in case, the short answer is no. Objections could be overridden if governments determine a project is in the interest of the greater public.
Talks have taken place with 19 First Nations affected by pipelines and facilities, and 14 have agreed. While they continue with Lax Kw’alaams and other Tsimshian Nations on the coast, it’s worth recalling that others are not so reluctant. The Nisga’a Nation has identified four sites as suitable for LNG terminals with a shorter pipeline route to the coast than Prince Rupert.
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There are so many types of social media platforms these days. There is Instagram, Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, LinkedIn, Tum-blr, Pinterest… It’s been getting harder and harder to keep up with what all the cool kids are doing (I’m glad I stopped try-ing to be cool years ago).
But one way or an-other, most people with
access to Internet are using social media, even if it’s only to play candy crush saga on Facebook like my mother (which, by the way, I never understood the appeal and still receive about 10 invitations a day to play).
I must confess that with so many different types of social media, I find it confusing to understand what all of them are for. People sometimes ask me why I don’t post on Instagram, for example. I se-cretly do not understand the difference between posting on Facebook and Instagram, so I tell people Instagram is not really my thing, or that “it’s so five years ago” (I clearly have no clue of what I am saying).
I also don’t even try to understand how Tumblr and Pinterest work, or all the other 20 dif-ferent types of social media (and who has time to manage all those websites anyway).
I also behave differently depending on the website. LinkedIn is great for networking, for example, but I’m always afraid to post something dumb and ruin my career. On Twitter, I find it difficult to express myself only using 140 characters, so my posts always end abruptly leaving people confused wondering what the end of my sentence was.
Facebook, on the other hand, I use quite a lot. I find it pretty incredible that I know exactly what my friend in Australia had for lunch yesterday (alright, maybe this friend is overshar-ing). Nevertheless, I would never know these little details about her life had she not been sharing them on Facebook.
I recently read a Facebook post that defined the different types of Facebook users. I should clarify that I am against stereotypes, but I think these ones are harmless because we can all relate to them. One of the types of Facebook users described in the post was the “rooster” – the person who feels it is their job to tell Facebook “good morning” every day. Then of course there is the “gamer” – the person who plays mafia wars, candy crush saga and bakes virtual cakes all day; the “liker” – the person who never actually says anything, buy always clicks the like button. Then there’s the “hyena” – the person who comments only by saying “LOL”; “Mr./Ms. popular” – who has 4367 friends for no apparent reason; and the “pro-moter” – who always sends event invitations to things that you ultimately delete or ignore. Sounds familiar?
Then of course there are people who completely dislike social media. They claim these websites do not respect people’s privacies, or they simply don’t enjoy sharing any details about their lives. But the truth is that social media can be whatever you want it to be. While some people use it to keep in touch with distant friends, other people might see value in reading the news or sharing how many times they went to the washroom on a particular day.
For me, I find it liberating to express whatever I am thinking or feeling - whether it’s some-thing I dislike on politics or an insight about life. I think that is why most people enjoy social media websites so much - because they give them a voice.
Using social media can be a great way of expressing yourself, and the best part is that any-one can do it. You no longer need to be a TV celebrity to reach thousands of people. Social media allows people from different walks of life to connect, share their thoughts, debate and generate new ideas.
How do you use social media?
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"We could see these massive 200- to 300-metre high flames just shooting out of the ground, and it literally sounded like a jet plane."
That's the way a resident of southern Manitoba described the rupture and subsequent explosion of a natural gas pipeline near his home in Otterburne, a community approximately 50 km south of Winnipeg. Miraculously, no one was hurt in the January 2014 accident, which resulted in the evacuation of several homes and left thousands without gas service for days.
The natural gas pipeline near Otterburne wasn't the first to fail in North America, nor is it the most recent. On the morning of Sept. 16, 2014, similar infrastructure broke in Benton Town-ship, Michigan, forcing the evacuation of more than 500 people. The Benton incident came a little more than three years after a 914-mm pipeline near Beardmore, Ontario ruptured, releasing an estimated 98.5 million cubic feet of sweet natural gas into the atmosphere and causing an explosion large enough to toss pieces of steel pipe up to 100 m from its epicenter.
Englehart, Ontario was the scene of another pipeline break in September 2009. A portion of the 3.4 mil-lion cubic metres (m3) of sweet natural gas lost in the incident ig-nited, creating a large crater and breaking two sections of pipe, one of which was hurled ap-proximately 150 me-tres from the rupture site. Though no injuries were reported, 25 hect-ares of forest and grass-land burned, and four families in the vicinity were evacuated.
While the causes of these and at least seven other major pipeline failures in the past two decades vary, they all have one thing in com-mon: they involved natural gas transmis-sion lines owned or op-erated by TransCanada PipeLines Ltd., the firm planning to build simi-lar infrastructure south of Burns Lake.
TransCanada claims that pipelines are the safest way to transport natural gas over long distances. Yet that's little comfort to several social and environmen-tal groups opposing its pipeline proposals here and elsewhere in North America.
"They (TransCanada officials) don't like to talk about the nine cata-
strophic pipeline failures on their Canadian gas lines since 1991," states the Council of Canadians, this country's leading social ac-tion organization.
According to a June 2014 publication by the group, "when it comes to pipelines, it not a matter of if a pipeline spills, it is a matter when, where and how much it spills." In that document, the group states that in Canada, "pipeline incidents (ruptures, spills, explosions, leaks) have doubed in the last decade" and "safety-related incidents -- from fires to spills -- rose from one for every 1,000 km of pipeline to two per 1,000 km of pipeline" during the same period.
TransCanada officials claim the company's sophisticated mon-itoring systems can detect any changes in pipeline pressure and respond to emergencies in minutes. The Council of Canadians challenges this statement, and suggests that members of the gen-eral public are more likely to discover a pipeline rupture than any leak detection system.
"Our review of Transportation and Safety Board reports on TransCanada's Mainline pipeline system incidents reveals that only one of the eight ruptures was discovered by a leak detection system," states the council in its 2014 publication. "In the case of
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While TransCanada PipeLines Ltd. acknowl-edges that significant failures have occurred in its natural gas pipelines, the company maintains that its safety record is among the best in the industry and its proposed Coastal GasLink pipeline through Northern British Columbia does not represent a threat to residents or the environment.
Shela Shapiro, TransCanada's senior communica-tions specialist for the Coastal GasLink project, said in a recent interview that the company takes safety seriously and can respond promptly to any incident.
"We invest hundreds of millions of dollars each year to maintain the integrity of our system," she stated. "We monitor our pipeline system through a centralized high-tech control centre 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. We use satellite technology that sends data every five seconds to our monitoring centre. If a drop in pressure is detected, we can iso-late any section of our pipeline by remotely closing valves on the system within seconds."
She added that TransCanada has an Emergency Preparedness and Response team that oversees all emergency response activities, and employees who look after the company's pipeline infrastructure on a daily basis are adequately trained to provide ini-tial emergency assistance.
"The model that works best for a linear piece of instructructure such as a pipeline is to ensure that each and every one of our technicians working along our route are trained first responders," she ex-plained. "We also work regularly and do exercises with first responders in the various communities in which we operate so that we can respond quickly in the unlikely event of an emergency. After initial response, TransCanada will assess the situation to
determine if additional resources are required."If the Coastal GasLink pipeline is built, Trans-
Canada will have emergency response plans in place to address incidents that might occur along the route. Shapiro said that it's too early in the proj-ect to discuss specifics.
"As we get closer to operation of the pipeline, emergency response plans that include locations of personnel are required by law. As Coastal GasLink is still going through regulatory review, those plans won't be fully developed until closer to operation, as there may still be route changes and active person-nel changes. In the unlikelihood of an emergency incident, our Regional Emergency Operations Cen-ter (REOC) -- (the body) that would provide initial response coordination and communications with the regulator and community authorities -- would be located in our Prince George office."
Shapiro couldn't comment on how long it would take for one of the company's emergency response teams to reach the site of a rupture. "We respond immediately upon detection/notification of an emergency event," she indicated. "We meet all reg-ulatory requirements as it relates to response time."
Despite TransCanada's preparations and focus on safety, several sections of its pipeline network have failed.
Since 1991, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has investigated at least eight in-cidents involving natural gas pipelines owned by TransCanada. The board, however, is only respon-sible for investigating incidents on federally-regu-lated pipelines, and the proposed Coastal GasLink pipeline will be provincially-regulated.
Shapiro acknowledges that serious accidents have occurred along TransCanada's national and
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A coroner's jury has made 33 recommendations aimed at preventing future tragedies like the explo-sion that rocked the Lakeland sawmill in Prince George in 2012, killing two workers.
After deliberating for approximately eight hours, the five-person jury ruled the deaths of Glenn Roche and Allan Little to be accidental. A death classified as accidental is one due to unintentional or unex-pected injury.
The recommenda-tions are directed to a wide variety of agen-cies including Work-SafeBC, the RCMP, the Steelworkers Union, the mill owners, and the ministries of Jus-tice and of Jobs, Tour-ism and Skills Training and Responsible for Labour.
Presiding Coroner Lisa Lapointe and the jury heard from 54 wit-nesses over the course of 21 days, beginning on March 2, 2015.
The full jury’s find-ings and recommenda-tions can be found at http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/coroners/sched-ule/archive/2015/docs/jury-findings-lit t le-alan-harvey-and-roche-glenn-francis.pdf
A separate inquest will be held in Burns Lake to examine the circumstances of the deaths that occurred in the explosion at the Babine Forest Products sawmill.
Robert Luggi Jr., 45, and Carl Charlie, 42, were killed in the ex-
plosion of Jan. 20, 2012, in Burns Lake.The Burns Lake community has argued elo-
quently that it has a powerful interest in hearing first-hand the information about the explosion.
The inquest into the Babine Forest Products mill deaths will begin July 13, 2015, at the Island Gos-pel Fellowship Hall in Burns Lake. Presiding over that inquest will be Chico Newell, Resource Indus-try Coroner for the B.C. Coroners Service.
Lapointe said it is a long-held tenet of the B.C. Coroners Service to conduct its investigations and hold inquests to assure communities that the deaths of not one of their members will be concealed, overlooked or ignored.
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Through April 2015, TransCanada’s Coastal GasLink Pipeline Project team hosted public question-and-answer sessions in nine northern B.C. communities. We’d like to thank everyone who attended, and take this opportunity to respond again to some of the questions that were asked.
How is Coastal GasLink providing business opportunities for northern B.C.?
• Over $4 billion is estimated to be spent on pipeline construction, a third of which is estimated to be spent in B.C.
• Opportunities for qualified businesses include the supply of construction materials, services and labor, and increased retail and commercial activity in the area of the proposed project.
• Most direct business opportunities during construction will be provided through prime contractors or their sub-contractors. Each prime contractor will develop a local and Aboriginal participation plan to cover local contracting and employment. We will monitor and enforce the implementation of these plans and require regular progress reports.
• Four categories of activity are designated as opportunities for qualified Aboriginal businesses including right-of-way clearing; camp management; security; and medical.
• Coastal GasLink representatives are already working full-time to explain the qualification process to local businesses.
• During project planning, since mid-2012, we have spent over $34 million on goods, services and wages in northern B.C.
What about hiring and training?
• Coastal GasLink estimates there will be 2,000 to 2,500 people directly employed through the main construction period. Most job opportunities will be provided through prime contractors or their sub-contractors.
• There will be opportunities for welders and mechanics, equipment operators, drivers, labourers, flagpersons and more. Openings will be communicated in northern B.C. communities. We expect there will also be a need to attract qualified workers from other parts of B.C. and beyond.
• Coastal GasLink and TransCanada have launched a “Pathways to Pipeline Readiness” training program with northern B.C. colleges and training institutions, with $900,000 in funding announced to date.
What is Coastal GasLink doing for local communities?
• Coastal GasLink engages with, listens to, and acts on feedback from communities. From the onset of the project, the project team held numerous meetings with First Nations, local governments, landowners, other land users and community residents.
• Coastal GasLink has invested in community projects and services in a dozen communities, from fire/rescue equipment to restoring rivers and streams to summer programs for children.
• Notable recipients of recent contributions include the Chetwynd Health Clinic and Wellness Centre, the Pacific Salmon Foundation’s Skeena Salmon Program, and the Houston Search and Rescue Society.
• Coastal GasLink and TransCanada are active members of 14 local Chambers of Commerce across northern B.C., and regular sponsors of community events.
• During operation, Coastal GasLink will support local services far into the future. Judging from current assessment rates, the proposed pipeline will generate more than $20 million every year in property taxes across four regional districts and the municipal District of Kitimat that will support services like fire protection, schools and hospital districts.
Coastal GasLink Pipeline Ltd. is proposing to develop an approximately 670 kilometre pipeline to safely deliver natural gas from the Groundbirch area, near Dawson Creek, B.C., to the proposed LNG Canada gas liquefaction facility at Kitimat.
Coastal GasLink is committed to meeting or exceeding regulatory requirements, and to working with regulators through construction to achieve the highest standards of environmental protection. Once in operation, the proposed pipeline would be subject to ongoing regulatory monitoring by the BC Oil and Gas Commission.
Coastal GasLink will provide numerous benefits to B.C. including property taxes, local contracting and business stimulus, community investments and more.
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the Brookdale, Manitoba rupture (in April 2002), a detection system did trigger a signal, but failed to register the extent of the rupture for more than 10 minutes, by which time members of the public were already raising the alarm.”
The Brookdale incident took place in 2002, when a section of TransCanada’s 914-mm 100-3 line ruptured. The escaping gas self-ignited, forcing the evacuation of 100 people within a four-km radius.
“The other ruptures were discovered by staff, nearby resi-dents, and an OPP (Ontario Provincial Police) officer,” the coun-cil continued in its report. “It took anywhere between 10 minutes to 2.5 hours from the time of the rupture to when the gas supply was shut off. In Beardmore, Ontario, gas continued to pass into the isolated segment of pipeline for a total of six hours.”
The Council of Canadians isn’t the only orga-nization to express misgivings about TransCanada and its pipeline safety record. One of B.C.’s most respected environmental organizations is also voic-ing concern.
“A natural gas pipeline operated by TransCana-da exploded and caught fire in Manitoba in January (2014),” noted Caitlyn Vernon, campaigns director for the Sierra Club, in a recent interview. “Is that their definition of safe?”
While critical of TransCanada’s safety re-cord, Vernon suggests members of the public should be concerned about more than just leaks and explosions along the company’s proposed Coastal Gas-Link pipeline. Even if the line never ruptures, she says it will have a damaging impact on the province.
“Climate change is already impacting B.C.’s economy, with bark beetle and wild-fires and ski hills clo-ing early,” she stated. “Keeping our commu-nities safe and secure means defending the quality of our drinking water and doing some-thing about climate change. This proposed pipeline would take us in the opposite direc-tion, impacting our water and leading to more extreme weather impacts from climate change.
“The pipeline would
have significant environmental impacts, whether or not there is a rupture. The habitat loss along the pipeline route, tankers on the coast, impacts on water quality from fracking in B.C.’s northeast, and climate pollution associated with this project mean that we will all be impacted, wherever we live.”
Coastal GasLink Pipeline Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of TransCanada PipeLines Ltd., hopes to build a 670-km natural gas pipeline from the Dawson Creek area in Northeastern BC to LNG Canada’s proposed Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) plant near Kitimat. The project will result in a section of the 48-inch-diameter pipeline being constructed south of Burns Lake, passing under Hwy. 35 near Bald Hill Road.
Coastal GasLink officials insist the $4.7 billion project will benefit B.C. by creating up to 2500 jobs during construction.
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For the fifth consecutive summer, Nechako Lakes School Students and a teacher from School District 91 will be leaving for Beijing, China on July 13 to participate in a 10 day summer cultural camp. (L-R) Michelle Ossi, Fraser Lake Secondary, Emily Rankin, Fraser Lake Secondary, Kailee Duncan, Fraser Lake Secondary, Christina Giesbrecht, Lakes District Secondary and teacher Tina Giesbrecht.
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Each spring, approximately 300 million juvenile salmon make their way from every lake, river and stream in the Skeena watershed to the saltwater refuge of the Skeena es-tuary.
On May 11, 2015, almost 300 people from across the Skeena watershed gathered at the Babine River to celebrate this natural wonder. The event has been dubbed “the invis-ible migration” because the millions of baby salmon are invisible beneath the Skeena’s brown floodwaters.
“The giant outmigration of baby salmon goes relatively unnoticed as it happens during the spring runoff, when rivers are high and muddy,” explained Shannon McPhail, Executive Director of the Skeena Watershed Conservation Coalition.
“If the rivers were clear, we would see giant clouds of the hundreds of millions of these baby salmon (also called smolts) making their journey to the Pacific Ocean,” she added.
The return of salmon has been celebrated for countless generations, but this was the first time that local First Na-tions celebrated the outmigration of baby salmon.
“It was very good to do this,” said Lake Babine Nation Chief Wilf Adam.
Chief Adam said organizers were surprised by the turn-out.
“The event had a wonderful turnout as we were expect-ing around 60 people, and over 280 people showed up,” he said. “It was a great event as we released the smolts with the community, hereditary chiefs and singers.”
Activities during the event included jet boat tours of Babine Lake, helicopter tours, drumming and singing, ban-nock made fresh on the fire, button making and salmon barbecue.
Two other invisible migration events also took place downriver. On May 20, people gathered in Hazelton to celebrate the smolts as they passed through. And on May 23, in Prince Rupert, a final event took place to mark the salmon’s arrival at the Skeena estuary.
McPhail said the Skeena estuary is one of the most pris-tine and productive estuaries of its size in the world. It’s estimated that about 300 million salmon will arrive at the
Skeena estuary by June 1.“Every juvenile salmon that leaves the Skeena, feeds in
the estuary; it is their nursery,” she said. “Juvenile salmon arrive at the estuary during one of the most sensitive times of their life, as they transition from fresh water to salt wa-ter.”
These young salmon will become the adult salmon that return to the Skeena watershed during summer and fall over the next 200 years.
McPhail explained that the abundance of Skeena salmon in the following years depends on the survival of juveniles mi-grating down the Skeena watershed right now.
“Salmon are the most valuable food source; they support our regions’ ancient and unique way of life.”
The Skeena estuary also happens to be the very place Malaysia’s state-owned Petrona is proposing a liquefied natu-ral gas terminal - the Pacific NorthWest LNG project.
“There simply isn’t a worse location to site their terminal, they [Petrona] need to move,” said McPhail.
Greg Knox, Executive Director of SkeenaWild Conservation Trust, said he is concerned the terminal could damage the eelgrass beds that provide rearing
habitat for all of the Skeena’s wild salmon. The abundant eel grass habitat of the estuary provides a refuge from pred-ators, and food to grow, while juvenile salmon adjust to their new life in the ocean.
“The health of the estuary has been on the minds of many residents lately,” he said.
The invisible migration celebration took place recently on the banks of Babine River. Chief Adam said it is great to do this and they had a great turn out.
People enjoyed the entertainment from drummers at the celebration at the invisible migration.
Celebrating the invisible migrationCommunities gathered to honour the journey of tiny Skeena salmon
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Many regions of the province are see-ing unseasonably high temperatures and dry conditions, and the long-term weather outlook for B.C. sug-gests that temperatures will continue above normal this summer.
This recent weather trend of hot and dry conditions has caused forest fuels to become very flammable.
“The fuels will likely remain flammable until we receive significant precipitation,” said Ol-ivia Pojar, Information Officer for the North-west Fire Centre.
The fire danger rat-ing for the Northwest Fire Centre is current-ly moderate to high, which means that the fire risk is serious - new fires may start easily and burn vigorously, causing challenges to fire suppression efforts.
Although there are currently no fire prohibitions in the Northwest Fire Centre, Pojar urges public to take extreme caution with all burning activities.
“Seasonal lightning is occurring in some areas of the province, and prevent-able human-caused fires drain vital re-sources from response to lightning-caused wildfires,” she said.
While in Prince George re-cently, getting a first-hand up-date on the Little Bobtail Lake wildfire, Premier Christy Clark also reminded the public to do
their part to prevent wildfires."Every summer, the risk of fire increas-
es,” said Clark. “With many parts of the province facing unseasonably warm and dry weather, that risk increases even more, putting people's homes and lives at risk; please be mindful and take extra care with your campfires and barbecues."
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Mountain bike aficio-nados will soon have another reason to con-sider Burns Lake their favourite destination in Northern B.C.
The Burns Lake Mountain Biking As-sociation (BLMBA) is planning to build a wall ride called the Pierce Hofer Memo-rial. The wall ride is ap-
proximately 80 feet in diameter, 10 feet high, and 10 feet wide with a wooden plank sur-face. The Pierce Hofer Memorial is essentially the semi-circular end of a velodrome track.
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“It will be something that riders of all levels will be able to enjoy,” he said. “Experts (and experienced riders) can take a high, fast line while beginners will go low and slow.”
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The $100,000 wall ride is expected to have construction start at the beginning of June.
Mandatory off-road vehicle regis-tration is being deferred from June 1 to Nov. 1, 2015.
The extra time provides additional time for off-road users to prepare for the mandatory registration, while the regulatory details are finalized on both registration and safety.
As well an ICBC-issued numbered sticker will be available in early fall when registering an off-road vehicle (ORV) for those users who would prefer a sticker instead of a registra-tion number plate. The addition of a sticker addresses a key request from off-road motorcycle and snowmobile groups. The sticker will be a similar size as the number plate, and com-
bined cost for registration and sticker will be the same as with the plate op-tion - $48. ORV owners that choose the sticker will be responsible for removing the sticker if the vehicle is resold.
In early fall, ORV owners who have already taken advantage of the vol-untary registration period and have a received a plate may exchange their plate for a sticker, if they want, at any ICBC broker at no additional cost for a limited time.
Full details are anticipated to be announced by early fall, with imple-mentation for both mandatory regis-tration and safety provisions to begin Nov. 1, 2015.
Voluntary off-road vehicle registration extended to Nov. 1, 2015
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Tweedsmuir Cavaliers Saddle Club Cattle Sorting: May 30 at Eagle Creek Rodeo Arena - all day event - Spectators welcome (free entry) - concession on site
Royal Canadian Legion Branch #50 Dinners on Friday nights. Call 250-692-3232 for more info.
Burns Lake Recycling Depot
Phone: 250-692-7948 • Hours: Tues. - Sat. 10:30am to 5:00pm
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Your one-stop recycling drop-off centre for all your recycling needs:
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• used electronics• plastic, tin, glass, mixed paper and cardboard, styrofoam, grocery bags and wrap• lightbulbs, smoke alarm/CO2 detectors, small appliances and power toolsFor ICI (Institutional/Commercial/Industrial) users, we maintain outdoor drop-off bins for mixed cardboardand paper,plasticand metals.
See us at our new location across from
Lakeside Multiplex, 113 Park Street
Watch for more recycling programs
as they become available to us.
We believe that by recycling more, we will all reduce
our negative impact on the environment and contribute to a more sustainable world
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Local residents Alistair Schroff and Valerie Ingram have written and published a book.
The community cat book was written with the assistance of local children. The book in-spires and educates stu-dents around the world about helping animals in need.
Over 10 Francois Lake Elementary School student’s art is featured in the book.
Grassy Plains stu-dents, Vivienne and Ca-trina, are the two girls who planted the seeds of the project that led to the story...here is their story.
Two girls, Vivienne and Catrina saw some hungry cats shivering in the snow near their home one winter. In-stead of ignoring the sit-uation, they took action. They contacted the Lakes Animal Friend-ship Society (LAFS) to find out ways they could help.
The girls shared what they learned about com-munity cats with their fellow students. They worked with teachers Mrs. Benoit and Ms. Russell and the rest of Grassy Plains School to raise the first $100 toward the spaying and neutering of the com-
munity cats. They vol-unteered to help with feeding the cats and to watch over them.
The colony was typi-cal of many situations. Two stray cats showed up in the neighborhood, and soon there were dozens of cats – far too many for anyone to take care of without help. Over the years many cats died or were killed. The caregivers of this colony loved cats but the problem was out of control.
One hundred dollars was a good start but nowhere near enough to take care of spaying and neutering dozens of cats. Thankfully, a large-scale spay/neuter program was started by the BC SPCA with funding from PetSmart-Charities® of Canada and they approved a project for our area.
Dr. Lois Martin and her Burns Lake Veteri-nary Clinic team helped tremendously, Cheslatta Carrier Nation offered their support and LAFS volunteers would help tackle colonies in the Burns Lake area.
Lakes District Main-tenance provided help for a summer student to work with LAFS during part of the project.
Schroff and Ingram will be giving a book to
all students Kindergar-ten through to - Grade 7 these next few weeks in the Burns Lake and area.
Going along to each school is Darci Burtch. She was one of the volunteers from Cana-dian Animal Assistance Team (CAAT) and is a vet tech. LAFS has hire her to help with their critter cause for the next six months.
She’s from Toronto and has driven all the way with her two res-
cue dogs to come and help LAFS.
Schroff added, “We have printed 2200 cop-ies and covered the costs out of our own pocket as it is some-thing we so strongly be-lieve in. Right now we are focussing on giving away copies to our local elementary students and libraries. We are also offering them for sale, both by hardcopy and soon by Kindle with all proceeds to help ani-mals in northwest B.C.
Anyone who is inter-ested can drop Valerie a line, [email protected] or can buy a copy locally at LD Free Classifieds.
Local book ‘Nobody’s Cat’ helps cats
Wildlife researchers, undergraduate students from the University of Northern British Colum-bia, and emergency medicine physicians have teamed up to cre-ate and exciting new group called the Health Impacts of Moose and Deer Vehicle Collisions (HIMDVC) Research Group.
The research group is looking for participants in a new survey.
The survey focuses on factors that may have led to the moose-and-deer collision, as well as the emotional, psychological, and physiological health impacts that result.
The survey takes about 15 minutes, is confidential, and par-ticipants will be invited to enter a draw for a $20 Tim Horton’s gift card.
The survey can be found at http://fluidsurveys.com/s/mdvcNorthernBC/.
Help wildlife researchers
Local residents Alistair Schroff and Valerie Ingram wrote a book to help inspire and educate young people about the importance of pet care.
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Canadian Cancer Society Office Hours are Tues., Wed. & Fri. from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Phone (250) 692-7203 e-mail: [email protected].
Kid’s Gym Night for children K-Grade 7 Mon. nights 7:00-8:15 p.m. at the Island Gospel Fellowship Church Gym. For more info contact Pastor John at 250-692-7553.
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2015 Donations UpdateComFor Management Services Ltd. has contributed to
various activities in our community this year:
• Lakes Outdoor Recreation Society, 2015 Recreation Site Maintenance $30,000 and upgrades to rec sites within the community forest $38,000
• Burns Lake Mountain Biking Association, Trail Extension and Maintenance
• Burns Lake Youth Soccer, 2015 Seasonal Equipment
• Wet’suwet’en First Nations, Golf Tournament
• Lakes District Fall Fair Association, Festival Events
• Terry Fox Foundation, Community Event
• Rose Lake Community Club, Hall Improvements.
Over $116,545 has been donated to service clubs, sports teams and events in the
Lakes District in 2015.
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international network of natural gas pipelines. She takes excep-tion, however, to statements by pipeline critics that the com-pany’s safety and inspection procedures are inadequate.
“We strongly disagree (with critics), and have the informa-tion to prove it,” Shapiro stated. “Our construction standards are among the highest in the industry, and we have an industry-leading safety record to prove it. The standard benchmark for pipeline safety in Canada is incidents per thousand kilometres of pipeline per year. At 0.114 incidents per thousand kilometres of pipeline, our gas pipeline incident rate is lower than the Canadian and European averages.
“Liberty International Underwriters just awarded TransCanada a Gold Safety Award for achieving a lost days of work rate that is 1,000 times better than the rest of the industry group they rep-resent,” she added.
Most of TransCanada’s natural gas pipeline failures have oc-curred in older lines, and were attributed by the TSB to either Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC) or Microbiologically Induced Corrosion (MIC) that resulted from a deterioration of the anti-corrosion coatings used on pipelines. SCC occurs when stress creates cracks (often microscopic) in an alloy, thus opening the material to corrosion, while MIC results from microbiological organisms and can affect both metallic and nonmetallic sub-stances. Both are often difficult to detect, and can lead to sudden, catastrophic failures.
Shapiro said the company has learned from these and other incidents, and has improved its pipeline construction, monitor-ing, and maintenance techniques. New coatings, such as Fusion Bond Epoxy (FBE), have proved effective in mitigating the risk of pipeline corrosion.
“We’ve improved the way we build and operate pipelines,” she said. “TransCanada safely operates over 68,000 km of natural gas pipelines, many dating back to the 1940s and 1950s. Statisti-cally, failures are very rare, but if they occur, we always learn and incorporate improvements. These failures have driven advance-ments in inspection and repair technologies that now benefit all pipelines. The safest and most cost-effective way to mitigate these failures is to put many layers of quality into the materials
and construction during original con-struction in the first place, which we are doing.
“We employ 900 professional engi-neers and technologists that manage all aspects of integrity and mainte-
nance of our pipelines. In 2015, we will do 150 proactive in-line inspections of our pipelines -- a rate that far exceeds others in the industry. We invested more than $90 million over the last five years on research and development related to pipeline safety technologies, and $38 million in 2014 alone... (and) an average of $900 million per year over the last three years on pipeline in-tegrity and preventative maintenance programs.”
Shapiro stressed that the company’s proposed Coastal GasLink pipeline will be constructed to the highest standards. It will, she added, be monitored and maintained using state-of-the-art tech-nologies.
“No one has a stronger interest than TransCanada in making sure that our pipelines are designed, constructed, and operated safely and reliably,” she said. “The public and our shareholders expect it, because it not only makes good business sense, it is just common sense. Safety and reliability is key to ensuring Trans-Canada is able to continue operating and building the energy in-frastructure North Americans need for years to come.”
TransCanada PipeLines Ltd., through its wholly-owned sub-sidiary, Coastal GasLink Pipeline Ltd., proposes to build a 670-km natural gas pipeline linking Northeastern BC with the LNG Canada’s planned Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) plant near Kiti-mat. If the company receives a positive investment decision, con-struction of the 48-inch-diameter line could begin in 2016.
A section of the line will be constructed south of Burns Lake.
FIRE from ▼ P11
Premier Clark was accompa-nied by John Rustad, MLA for Nechako Lakes.
“Given the hot and dry con-ditions in this region, please remain vigilant and immedi-ately report any wildfire that you see,” said Rustad.
The Little Bobtail Lake wild-fire - the first major wildfire of 2015 – burned over 13,000 hectares. Ground crews, sup-ported by helicopters, airtank-
ers and heavy equipment op-erators, worked around the clock
to control the fire and protect homes, infrastructure, forests and grasslands.
On May 15, the Wildfire Management Branch re-sponded to a four-hectare human-caused fire on the Hannay Forest Service road, approximately 30 km east of the community of Burns Lake. Approximately 12 Wildfire Management Branch person-nel and 15 industry personnel responded to this fire. Airtank-ers and heavy equipment sup-ported crews on the ground. Smoke, flames and firefight-ing aircrafts were visible from Hwy. 16, east of Burns Lake.
Construction standards among the highest
It’s fire season
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Worship Services: 10:30 a.m.Pastors - Ken Dyck 250-698-7629 David S. Burkholder 250-692-7057
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GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21: Gemini, you are ca-pable of making big decisions, but you’re not entirely sure if you want to just yet. Bide your time and think everything through for the next several days.
CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22: Cancer, you have put in long hours on a big project, and now is the time to buckle down and put in one last great effort. After that you can finally relax.
LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23: Leo, things will fall into place sooner than you expect if you focus on the things that you can accomplish. Wishing and hoping won’t get you far.
VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22: Virgo, others continue to send you mixed messages. While this may be confusing, soon you will learn to navigate others’ signals and make the right decisions.
LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23: Libra, your schedule is loaded with a lot of commitments. While things might seem hectic from time to time, remember that your hard work now will pay off in the future.
SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22: Reevaluate what is most important to you and set a new plan in motion, Scorpio. Others will be very supportive and serve as sounding boards as you determine where to go next.
SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21: Sagittarius, take a deep breath and relax when faced with a difficult decision this week. Trust your instincts and make a decision you are truly confident in.
CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20: Capricorn, an authority figure wants to challenge you this week, so show him or her what you really are made of. Your ideas are valid, and you just need to assert yourself.
AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18: Aquarius, you are more than willing to give it your all this week. You are accustomed to giving your best effort so this challenge should be nothing you can’t handle.
PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20: Pisces, a tight sched-ule has you focused on the tasks at hand. You are more than capable of handling what’s on your plate.
ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20: Career goals are front and center, Aries. Try to process any fears that may have held you back before now, and you will discover that those fears are unfounded.
TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21: This week you dis-cover a good mix of creativity and practicality that you can put to use at work and at home, Taurus. Make it last as long as possible to reap the rewards.
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Tweedsmuir Park Rod and Gun Club 1000 Yard Shoot. May 30 & 31. More info: Dallas (250) 696-3133 / trg1000yrd@ hot-mail.com.
Bike Camp. Kids Bike camp on May 27 and four more Wednesdays to follow.
Kid’s Gym Night for children K-Grade 7 on Monday nights from 7-8:15 p.m. at the Island Gospel Fellowship Church Gym, 810 Highway 35. Free…Fun…Games...Learn-ing. More info: Contact Pastor John at (250) 692-7553.
Trails are awesome. Most lower trails are open. Pigs and Charlotte’s Web are cleared from the top. Beware of blow down. Volun-teers needed - next up for clearing - Ra-zorback.
WKE StrongStart is a parent participa-tion early learning program for children aged 0-5. Mon., Tue., Thur. & Fri. 8:45-11:45am; Wed. 11:45 - 2:45pm. Snack is provided. More info: WKE StrongStart Facebook page or by emailing [email protected]
Babes in Balance Women’s Moun-tain Bike Retreat. Registration is open for Babes in Balance. https://zone4.ca/reg.asp?id=9320&lan=1&cartlevel=1
Tweedsmuir Cavaliers Saddle Club Cattle Sorting - Eagle Creek Rodeo Arena - all day event - Spectators welcome (free entry) - concession on site, May 30.
Fraser Lake Festival of the Arts: Call-ing all quilters, visual artists of all mediums, pottery, bands, singers, poets etc. Festival will be Aug. 8th. Call (250) 699-1234 or email: [email protected]
Lakes District Fall Fair meeting: June 4, 7pm, held at the Cancer Society Office on the Main Street.
Are you 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.
Windows 10 EditionsLast week Microsoft announced that Windows 10 will come in seven different flavors. Classic versions like Home, Pro (for businesses), Mobile (for smartphones & tablets) & Enterprise (for large businesses & corporations) editions will make their return in the new OS. New versions expected are Windows 10 Education, Mobile Enterprise, and IoT Core. Education is expected to be a simpler, economical version of Windows geared towards schools. Mobile Enterprise is a new effort to bring the power and security of Enterprise edition to business tablets & smartphones. The last version, Windows 10 IoT Core, is geared towards industry and commercial devices like ATMs, point of sale retail terminals, and more. It seems Microsoft has made a sincere effort to tailor the many different versions of Windows 10 to the needs of their customers, which is a noted improvement over the more restrictive versions of the previous Windows 8. Oh, and one last, minor detail: For the first year after release Microsoft will be offering Windows 10 Home, Pro, and Mobile free for qualifying devices currently running Windows 7, 8, or 8.1.
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Elizabeth Anne Glover
(nee Cracknell)Dec. 13, 1926 - May 15, 2015
passed away with Debra, Ken and Kia by her side on May 15th, 2015.Elizabeth was born December 13, 1926 in Fort William (Thunder Bay), Ontario to Fre-drick and Eva Cracknell. Elizabeth went to Business College so she could help sup-port her mother after her father was killed in a railway acci-dent. She began her career at an early age; her main em-ployer being Revenue Canada in Thunder Bay, Ontario. She married Percy Glover, Jr on August 22, 1951. Percy gave Elizabeth a teacup Papillion puppy (Trixie) as an engage-ment gift. Elizabeth and Percy shared a love for all animals and would often take long drives in the countryside to see farm animals and wildlife. In 1956, Elizabeth gave birth to their only daughter Debra Lee. Throughout Elizabeth’s married life, her mother resid-ed within our family home until her death in 1967. Elizabeth was predeceased by her mother, Eva, father Fredrick, husband Percy Jr. (1997), eld-er sisters Eva Pinner, Ellen Pinner and Josephine Powell and her brothers, Stanley, Gordon and Walter (in WWll). Remembering loved ones was very important to Elizabeth. In 2001, she moved from Thun-der Bay to Burns Lake to be closer to her daughter Debra and son-in-law Ken. Together they were able to enjoy travel-ling to many BC locations and back to Hawaii. After dementia made travel diffi cult, she still enjoyed visiting Debra and Ken’s rural property, loved to give pats to her “grand critters” (she was known as Grandme-ow) and enjoyed drives around the beautiful Lakes District and Smithers areas. Debra and Ken wish to thank Dr Graetz for his kind support, encouragement and insight through all of mom’s transi-tions and the dedicated staff at The Pines. Our family could not have coped with the ups and downs of mom’s condition without your support and kind-ness. Elizabeth always appre-ciated the caring and comfort you offered her, even when she could not verbalize it.Elizabeth will be missed and remembered always by her daughter Debra, son-in-law Ken (Breakwell) and by her nieces, nephews and their families in Thunder Bay, Onta-rio.Elizabeth was extremely sup-portive of animal advocacy programs and was instrumen-tal in the creation of the Moth-er Millie fund (yard sale) for lo-cal stray animals. It was mom’s wish that any memorial donations be made to the Mother Millie fund (Burns Lake Vet Clinic), the Lakes Animal Friendship Society of South-bank or the ‘Biscuit’ fund for the BCSPCA.
God shall wipe away alltears from their eyes;
and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor
crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former
things are passed away.
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Huckleberry Mines Ltd. is a 19,000 TPD open pit copper molybdenum mine located 120 kilometers south of Houston in west central British Columbia. The mine has been in operation since in September 1997 and closure is planned for 2021. We are currently recruiting for the following position:
MILLWRIGHTReporting to the Mill Maintenance Supervisor and working closely with other tradesmen and the operating department, the successful applicant will be responsible for maintenance work in the mill, crusher and other areas of the mine. Duties will include planned and preventative maintenance on the SAG mill, ball mills, crusher, conveyor belts, pumps and other equipment.
The successful candidate must possess a journeyman’s trade quali cation and have a minimum of ve years e perience in an industrial environment. Preference will be given to applicants with mining e perience and individuals who are also licensed or e perienced in welding. Good interpersonal and communication skills are essential for this position.
Huckleberry Mines is a remote mine where its employees live in a camp environment on their days of work. The Millwright position works a schedule days in, days out . hile at the mine site all meals and accommodations are provided free of charge to employees. Transportation is provided from Houston.
Huckleberry Mines Ltd. offers a competitive salary and a full range of bene ts including medical, life, disability income and RRSP savings plan.
e thank all applicants for their interest in Huckleberry Mines Ltd., but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
INCREASE FLOW WARNINGThe decision has been made to increase fl ow in the Nechako Riv-er at Vanderhoof to 600 m 3/s in order to reduce the risk of large scale fl ood. Nechako Reservoir is expected to be full in the next few weeks. Flow in the Nechako River at Vanderhoof will be re-duced to 525 m3/s or lower as soon as fl oodrisk has subsided.
Skins Lake Spillway discharge was increased to 500 m3/s this morning and will be reduced to 330 m3/s this evening. This tem-porary increase in discharge it to achieve a fl ow at Cheslatta Falls of 330 m3/s and fl ow of 600 m 3/s at Vanderhoof as soon as pos-sible.
Computer simulations based on historical data indicate that fl ow in the Nechako River at Vande-rhoof will remain high through May and could remain high in Ju-ly.
The amount of infl ow to the res-ervoir and precipitation received over the next two weeks will de-termine the level of additional fl ooding that could occur. Should the fl ood risk increase in the next week Rio Tinto will hold a public meeting to discuss the fl ow forecast in more detail.
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
In Memoriam GiftsBurns Lake Health Care Auxiliary are used to provide fi nancial support, equipment plus comfort and care for pa-tients in our hospital, the Pines and all other community healthcare services. Mail a do-nation on behalf of yourself or a loved one to: B.L. Health Care Aux. Box 812, Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E0A 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) 694-3682
ANYONE NEEDING informa-tion on Alzheimer’s please call 1-866-564-7533
APPLY NOW: A $2,500 Pen-ny Wise scholarship is available for a woman entering the Journalism Certifi cate Pro-gram at Langara College in Vancouver. Application dead-line May 31, 2015. Email appli-cations to [email protected] More information available at: www.bccommunitynews.com/ our-programs/scholarship.
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
HIP OR knee replacement? COPD or arthritic conditions? The disability tax credit. $1,500 yearly tax credit. $15,000 lump sum refund (on avg) Apply today!1-844-453-5372.
InformationCanadian Cancer Society
Make a gift in honour or in memory of a loved one im-pacted by cancer. Please in-clude the honouree name as well as the name and address of the person you would like notifi ed. To donate please call or mail Box 1301 Burns Lake, B.C., V0J 1E0, (250) 692-7203.
CRISIS PREVENTIONCall 1.800.SUICIDE or 1.800.784.2433 is a confi den-tial, toll-free service that is available to anyone, any-where, any time in B.C. Youth support line 1.888.564.8336 (TEEN). 24 hour crisis line for northern BC 1.888.563.1214. In addition, several crisis lines also provide support through online chat services so young people have a web-based way to reach out. These services can be reached through www.northernyouthonline.ca. 4-10pm. daily or www.you-thinbc.ca.
FOOD BANK INFORMATION Distribution days will be the fi rst and the third Tuesday of each month. LD Food Bank will provide a warm waiting room at the Beacon Theatre. Clients will go fi rst to the thea-tre. Doors open at 10:45am. This is available until the end of April. The food bank closes at 1pm. The Lakes District Food bank continues to oper-ate 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
LOCAL HOSPICE (250) 692-2448. The Hospice offi ce, lo-cated in the Lakes District Hospital, open every Thurs. from 10am - 4pm. A lending li-brary is available. Please make donations to Burns Lake Hospice Program, Box 7500, Burns Lake, BC V0J 1EO
Information
Career Opportunities
Career Opportunities
Career Opportunities
InformationNECHAKO RESERVOIR
UPDATE1 May 2015
Reservoir Elevation: 852.00 m (2795.77 ft.)SLS Discharge: 226 m3/sCheslatta Falls: 289 m3/sNautley River: 172 m3/sVanderhoof:495 m3/sSnow pack: 104% long term aver-ageSkins Lake Spillway discharge will be decreased by 30 m3/s each day to minimize fl ood risk in Vanderhoof in the coming weeks as fl ow from the Nautley River continues to increase. Flow in the Nechako River in the Vanderhoof area is expected to be high for several weeks. Some fl ooding in low lying areas should be expected. Current computer simulations indicate that fl ow in the Nechako River at Vanderhoof will remain high through May and could remain high into July if a “wet” scenario persists. The level of fl ood risk reported in the 2015 April Flood Update brochure has receded.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
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
Skins Lake Spillway discharge will be managed to a target fl ow of 600 m 3/s at Vanderhoof. This fl ow level will cause some fl ood-ing.
The District of Vanderhoof held a public meeting May 21 at 7:00 pm to discuss fl ood prepared-ness and the community fl ood response plan.
Rio Tinto will be hosting a meet-ing next week on Thursday May 28 at the Friendship Centre to present information on reservoir management and the fl ow fore-cast for the coming weeks. 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
RESTLESS LEG Syndrome &leg cramps? Fast relief in one hour. Sleep at night. Proven for over 32 years. Website: www.allcalm.com Mon-Fri 8-4 EST 1-800-765-8660.
TO REACH THE MARKETFirst advertise in the Lakes District News! ALL WORD ADS go on the Internet for the whole world to see! www.bcclassified.com
REACHING USCall 250-692-7526 or come by our office. Hours are 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M., Monday thru Friday. Fax in your ad to 250-692-3685 or email: [email protected]
HOW TO PAYCome to our office at 23 - 3rd Avenue, or you may pay with Visa or Mastercard over the phone. All ads must be prepaid.
CLASSIFIED AD RATESREGULAR WORD ADS 1 issue, 3 lines $8.50 per week
FREE ADSFor anything under $50.00 value. 15 words or less. Ad must contain one item and price. Misc. for Sale category only. Private party ads only (no commercial). Ads cannot be accepted over the phone.
$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 $16.07 per col. inch
HWY 16 REGIONAL ADS3 lines - No changes - ad runs in: Burns Lake, Vanderhoof, Stewart/Nechako, Ft. St. James, Houston, Smithers, Prince Rupert, Terrace, Kitimat, Northern Connector(1 week) .......................................$78.88
BC BEST BUY ADS25 words- No changes - ad runs one week, all papers covering: Lower Mainland .......... $102.28 BC’s Interior ............... $124.95 Vancouver Island ........ $119.00 All of the Above .......... $299.00 Extra cost for additional words
RUN IT ’TIL SOLD ADS1x1 classified ad. For $31.50 we will run your ad UNTIL IT SELLS, any category, max. 30 words No Real Estate or commercial ads
Please call if you need more information on any of our
classified packages.
HAPPY ADS To announce birthdays, weddings, births etc. 2 col. x 2” - $22.25 2 col. x 3” - $32.25 2 col. x 4” - $42.25
ALL ABOVE PRICES DO NOT INCLUDE GST
DEADLINESClassified Word & Display: Friday @ 3:00 P.M.
OUR POLICYLakes District News reserves the right to edit, revise, classify or reject any classified ad not meeting our standards.
No refunds on Classified Ads.
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For information call Richie at 250-698-7377 or 250-698-7351
AUCTION SALESATURDAY, JUNE 6, 2015 @ 10:00 A.M.
DECKER LAKE STARLAND STORAGE SITE HWY 16, 7km west of Burns Lake
• Glass suction cups (800 lb cap)• Hand toolsHOUSEHOLD• Teak dining table/6 chairs• Teak coffee table• Inlaid Oak coffee & end table• (3) dining room suites• Table/4 chairs, Pine Buffet• (2) fold-up cots, Futon• Kroehler loveseat• Couch & loveseat• Orthopedic bed (Queen size)• Bedroom suite, Dressers • (12) padded folding chairs (New)• Electric stove & Propane stove• (2) fridges, dehumidifierANTIQUES• Renfrew Chateau wood cookstove• Beatty wash machine/copper tub• (2) Beatty galv tubs• Singer sewing machine• (2) cross-cut sawsTACK• English saddle with rigging• New saddle pads, blankets, halters,
headstallsMisc household items & more
Terms of sale: Cash, certified cheque or cheque with two pieces of I.D.Concession on GroundsNot responsible for accidents
RECREATION SUMMER PROGRAM LEADERSThe Village of Burns Lake is seeking a qualified, competent and committed individual for
seasonal employment opportunities with the Recreation Department for the Summer of 2015 (June 22nd to August 24th).
Applicants should submit a detailed resume, with cover letter, that reflects their knowledge, skills, abilities and enthusiasm relevant to the position no later than 4:00pm June 5th, 2015.
Attn: Director of Recreation Services Village of Burns Lake, PO Box 570 Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E0
Or send to: [email protected] Subject Line: Summer Program Leader 2015
THINK SAFE! BE SAFE!30 ROUMIEU DRIVE BOX 307 BURNS LAKE BC V0J 1E0
Tahtsa Timber Ltd is looking for a
MILLWRIGHTNo high school diploma and/or ticket required,
but minimum 2 years experience orking in this eld
Job duties include, but not limited to: welding, fabricating and repair work in small sawmills.
$30.14/hour, after 40 hours OT wage is $45.21/hour, plus holiday pay. Life insurance,
AD & D insurance, extended medical and dental starts after 6 months. 40 hours/week.
Work is in the Burns Lake area, BC.Email resumes to [email protected]
WaterBridge Equipment Inc. is accepting applications for a full time Office Administrator. Applicants must be highly organized with strong computer skills.
Duties include payroll; personnel; administration of benefit programs; budget tracking; accounts payable; accounts receivable; traffic statistics; petty cash; reception.
A detailed job description and application form can be obtained at our office (Northside ferry terminal)
InformationTHE ARTHRITIS SOCIETYB.C. and Yukon division is your primary source and resource of the latest print and electronic information, programs and ser-vices about arthritis. 1-800-321-1433 or visit www.ar-thritis.ca/bc
THE CHRONIC DISEASEEducation 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
Help Wanted
Announcements
InformationWITH A PUSH OF A BUTTON….HELP IS
ON THE WAYLifeline, the #1 medical alert service, with the touch of a button, provides immediate as-sistance to seniors in emer-gency situations, 24 hours a day 365 days a year. This ser-vice helps you live more inde-pendently in the comfort of your own home while provid-ing peace of mind for you and your family. For more informa-tion on this valuable service, contact Northern Health at 1-800-851-0184 or call Rotary Representative Sandy Dore at 250-692-7761 at the Bulkley Valley Credit Union - Lakes District Branch.
Help Wanted
Announcements
Lost & FoundLOST a black Honda key around the Sne C’al Yegh gas bar area. If found please call 778-210-0614
Employment
Business Opportunities
GET FREE vending machines. HIGH CASH PRODUCERS. $1.00 Vend = .70 profi t. Can earn $100,000.00 + per year. Be fi rst in your area. No com-petition. Protected Territories. For full details call now 1-866-668-6629 www.tcvend.com
Employment
Career Opportunities
MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION!In-demand career! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get online training you need from an employer-trusted program. Visit online: CareerStep.ca/MT or call 1-855-768-3362 to start training for your work-at-home career today!
Help WantedCOASTAL Logging Company looking for an experienced grapple yarder operator. Town job with the possibility of a la-bour contract to the right indi-vidual. Email resume [email protected]
Lakes District Museum Job opening. Collage or University student for four months, starting in May. Apply at the museum. Monday to Friday. Phone (250) 692-7450
Medical/DentalMEDICAL Transcriptionists are in huge demand! Train with the leading Medical Tran-scription school. Learn from home and work from home. Call today. 1.800.466.1535 www.canscribe.com or email: [email protected]
Services
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Start saving hundreds of dollars today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mortgage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts. We don’t rely on credit, age or income.
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Pets & Livestock
LivestockFOR SALE 4 year old Regis-tered Red Angus Bull. Located in the Topley area. More info: (250) 696-3379
YEARLING RED Angus bulls for sale. Different birth weights. 250-845-8562.
Merchandise for Sale
AuctionsAUCTION SALE
SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 2015 @ 10:00 A.M.
Decker Lake Starland Storage site Hwy 16, 7km west of Burns
Lake8 x 12’ campshack - 6” walls - wired - metal clad - treated skids, Gooseneck stock trailer,Older Murray 2 horse trailer, motorcycle trailer, 1999 Chev Cavalier - 4 cyl auto, 1998 Chev Malibu - V6 auto, (4) 15” studded snow tires on rims, Kubota tractor - 18 hp/3pt., ro-totiller, core cutting saw 14”, Craftsman 10 hp snowblower, Poulin & Homelite chainsaws, 10 sheets 20’ galv. roof metal (new), treated 4”x4”x10’ tim-bers, large roll chain link fenc-ing, large roll fi lter cloth, deep well pump, 2 cases pipe insu-lation, (2) 325 gal Turtle water tanks, (2) caged water tanks, 10 rolls fi re hose (new), small generator, (2) shop vacs, va-riety of tools, (2) large com-mercial yard lights, Herman Nelson construction heater, oil fi lled heater & electric heaters, Geo stove (kerosene), fi re ex-tinguishers, large First Aid cabinets/supplies (2), new helicopter stretcher, large commercial ice cooler, (2) dog carriers, bicycles, snowshoes (3 sets), extension ladder & step ladders. HOUSEHOLD: Teak dining ta-ble/6 chairs, Teak coffee table, Inlaid Oak coffee & end table, (3) dining room suites, table/4 chairs, Pine buffet, (2) fold-up cots, futon, Kroehler loveseat, couch & loveseat, orthopedic bed (Queen size), bedroom suite, dressers, (12) padded folding chairs (new), electric stove & propane stove, (2) fridges. ANTIQUES: Beatty wash machine/copper tub, (2) Beatty galv tubs, Singer sew-ing machine, (2) cross-cut saws. TACK: English saddle with rigging, new saddle pads, blankets, halters, headstalls. Misc household items & more
For information call Richie at 250-698-7377or 250-698-7351
Sale conducted by Schmidt Auction
Heavy Duty Machinery
FOR Sale: North West Coast, Logging Road Heavy Equip-ment, Traxxon Rock Drills, Ex-cavators, Cats, and numerous parts. Call 250-615-6523.
Misc. for SaleSAWMILLS FROM only $4,397 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free info & DVD: www.NorwoodSaw mills.com/400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.
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 $725 per month. Call (250) 692-3959 and leave message.
Transportation
Recreational/Sale
2007 INNSBRUCK Supreme 26RLS travel trailer. New awning and 2 new 6 volt bat-teries 2014, excellent condi-tion. $12,000.00 obo Phone Stuart at (250) 692-7565
