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Vanderhoof’s music students no longer have a concert band teacher this school year — nor a functioning band program — so far, the school district says.

The Nechako Lakes school district has

been looking for a replacement since the beginning of September, when the last band teacher secured a position in Vernon and left shortly before school opened, said Eugene Marks, School District No. 91’s director of instruction.

“Had we had a little more advance time, we would have been able to secure a teacher,” Marks said. “That close to the

start of the year, the number of people who are available and willing to come to our communities is a limited number.”

While each school has a program that includes singing, rhythm, and other musi-cal aspects, the past band teacher had ran a successful program for a number of

Next Junior Fire Crew: testing strength, technique, and endurance

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Sierra Woolsey from Fraser Lake Elementary-Secondary pulls 18 lbs of weight, simulating a charged hose, for 80 metres as part of Junior Fire Crew fitness test on Nov. 13. See JUNIOR FIRE CREW, page 7

VANDERHOOF TOWN MAPVANDERHOOF TOWN MAPThe Omineca Express will be printing 3,000 copies of the

Annual Vanderhoof Town Map on January 27, 2016.This map is a useful tool for newcomers to our community as well as for tourists.

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VICTORIA - Forests, Lands and Natural Re-source Operations Minister Steve Thomson will be leading a delegation of over 30 senior executives from B.C.’s forest companies and associations to Japan and China from Nov. 27 to Dec. 5, 2015.

This will be Thomson’s fourth trade mission to China and Japan as forests minister. China and Ja-pan are respectively B.C.’s second- and third- larg-est markets for softwood lumber products.

As part of a continued focus on expanding the use of wood-in construction overseas, site visits will include stops at wood construction and man-ufacturing facilities in Tokyo and Dalian (east of Beijing). Meetings are also planned with govern-ment offi cials and industry representatives in both Japan and China to promote the use of B.C. wood products in construction and manufacturing.

In Japan, Thomson will meet with industry lead-ers, attend the opening of the new BC Wood offi ce and showroom and tour a fi ve-storey, elderly care facility being built using an innovative building system developed in B.C., and constructed with wood products from British Columbia.

In China, delegates will speak at the Sino-Can-ada Wood Conference, and sign memorandums of understanding with the Shanghai Construction Centre and the Shanghai Science and Technology Committee. The delegation will also hold discus-sions with China’s Ministry of Housing and Urban and Rural Development to advance the use of wood in China’s green building efforts. Thomson will also sign a letter of intent with the Chinese Society for Urban Studies.

Developing and expanding markets for British Columbia’s goods and services are crucial pillars of the BC Jobs Plan. Trade missions are a critical part of B.C.’s strategy to strengthen and diversify international trade and secure new investment, which in turn drives economic activity and job cre-ation throughout the province. Undertaking annual trade missions to Asia with forest industry repre-sentatives is one of Minister Thomson’s mandate letter commitments.

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B.C. oil refi nery proponent David Black says his $22-billion proposal won’t die with the apparently thwarted Northern Gateway pipeline – he aims to bring oil sands bitumen across northern B.C. by train instead.

The Victoria businessman, who is ma-jority owner of Black Press and this news-paper, spoke Wednesday at a Rotary Club meeting in South Surrey.

Black’s Kitimat Clean proposal calls for a refi nery between Terrace and Kitimat that would process bitumen into gasoline, diesel and other refi ned fuels for Asian markets. He said the federal Liberal gov-ernment’s move to formally ban crude oil tankers from B.C.’s north coast means the Northern Gateway pipeline plan is “pretty much dead” but that shouldn’t block tank-er exports of refi ned fuel, which would be less damaging than a spill of crude or bitu-men at sea.

Black said his plan to carry oil by rail will be far safer than the crude oil trains that have been vulnerable to fi ery disasters elsewhere. He said he’s in talks with CN Rail to load rail cars with undiluted bitu-men, which would be much thicker – vir-tually solid – compared to the diluted bitu-men that moves through pipelines or the light oil that’s often carried by train. The bitumen would be heated at the beginning

and end of each rail trip to make it fl ow for loading and unloading from tanker cars. Black argues it would be unlikely to leak or burn if a train derailed.

“It’s safer and way easier,” he said, es-timating six trains a day would run every four hours. Black continues to pursue en-vironmental approvals, and believes that with green lights from regulators and fi rst nations, oil shippers and fi nanciers will come on board. But his is not the only such proposal.

Pacifi c Future Energy, led by a Mexican conglomerate, initially tried to buy Black out and has since proposed a similar refi n-ery with the same technology. Its backers include SNC Lavalin and prominent ab-original advisors. Pacifi c Future initially proposed a site in Prince Rupert but Black said that fi rm is trying to strike a deal with the Kitselas band for the same site Kitimat Clean had chosen. There are other poten-tial sites with different fi rst nations, he said, but they’re less suitable. Black also criticized the provincial government’s fo-cus on liquefi ed natural gas projects. He said his refi nery would generate more per-manent jobs and taxes for governments than even an optimistic number of LNG plants. “Government really dove at this,” he said, adding the province “rolled over” in guaranteeing generous tax treatment to get the industry on board, leaving little future revenue to government. Too many

LNG plants are already being built in Aus-tralia and the U.S., he said, while Japan’s shift back towards nuclear power will cut demand.

“I just don’t think there’s much chance,” Black said. “The LNG dream is now fading.” Black is not concerned that low oil prices will also doom his refi nery dream. He said he believes low prices as well as the U.S. rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline to the U.S. Gulf Coast will make his option for reaching lucrative Pa-cifi c markets increasingly attractive to oil fi rms grappling with narrowing margins, particularly in Alberta’s oil sands. Black maintains a refi nery can’t be built in Al-berta itself because of opposition from multinational oil fi rms that own Texas refi neries, and because the large prefabri-cated modules that can be assembled on the B.C. coast can’t be hauled inland. His proposal would use an unusual technol-ogy – adding $5 billion to the costs – that slashes the carbon emissions to less than one third of a conventional refi nery. Black argues the “greenest refi nery in the world” would largely offset the higher emissions of oil sands bitumen and forge a politi-cal solution for Canada’s energy policy makers. “It cleans the whole industry up,” Black said. “We’re not in the dirty oil business any more. We get huge value add. And it takes away the issue of a heavy oil spill at sea.”

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Weather cooled, accidents abound

The recent change in weather has brought numerous reports of traffi c accidents to Vanderhoof’s detach-ment in the past week, the RCMP said.

Four cases were reported on Nov. 17 morning alone, with two causing injuries serious enough for individu-als to be sent to St. John Hospital.

“People are not responding to the changed road conditions,” Sgt. Svend Nielsen said.

He advises that the displayed speed limits are for ideal conditions — they set the limit and are not the starting speed for vehicles.

Improved crime reduction program produces results

Vanderhoof’s detachment re-vamped its program to reduce crime in the area on Nov. 13, allow-ing them to better deal with prior-ity offenders — those in continual contact with the police, the RCMP said.

Since last weekend, the police has found 10 individuals breaching

court conditions and sent three back into jail.

“The program is designed to help them be accountable to the con-ditions they are released upon by court,” Nielsen said.

Individuals released by court may be subject to conditions such as a curfew, a limit on alcohol con-sumption, or house arrest, and the police conducts probation and cur-few checks, as well as partnering with the probation offi ce, to ensure that the court order is complied.

The same model has applied to other RCMP detachments such as Fort St. James, where it led to a suc-cessful reduction in fi les, Nielsen said.

The program also allows the po-lice to build a background on those who continue to disobey their con-ditions, potentially leading to longer sentences in a future offence.

“We’re checking the people that are continually causing issues — crime, violence, etcetera — in our community,” he said. “We’re trying to stop them before it begins.”

- with fi les from Sgt. Svend Nielsen, Vanderhoof RCMP

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Vanderhoof’s new chronic pain self-man-agment group meets on the last Tuesday of every month, instead of every Tuesday as reported last week by the Omineca Express.

Rather than Heather Floris, Heather Gore-tzky, Chronic Disease and Project Manager at the Omineca Medical Clinic, was the staff member who initated the pain care group along with commu-nity services manager Raquel Miles.

The Forum for Women Entrepreneurs (FWE) and Northern Development have partnered to launch the inaugural FWE Mentor Program North, which will provide business mentors to 25 women entrepreneurs from across Northern B.C. Women who are run-ning their own busi-nesses – and are driven to gain valuable insight and business expertise from successful men-tors – are eligible to apply now.

The program is open to female entrepre-neurs located in B.C.’s Northwest, Northeast, Cariboo Chilcotin and Fraser Fort George regions. The partner-ship between FWE and Northern Development means mentees will pay $100 for 12 months of one-on-one mentor-ship beginning January 2016.

More information can be found on fwe.ca/mentor-program-north and deadline to apply is Nov. 30.

Miss Oldham’s class from Evelyn Dickson Elementary is hosting a holiday gift shop, with Grade 6 guides for the younger shoppers, on Nov. 24 and 25 for the public from 3 to 6 p.m.

On Nov. 20, Sir Wilfrid Laurier’s staunch defence of the civil liberties of “enemy aliens” was remembered with the unveiling of a commemo-rative plaque and bronze bust of Canada’s seventh prime minister at the Laurier House National Historic Site, in Ottawa. This initiative was organized by the Trutiak Family (MST Bronze Ltd) with the support of the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund, the Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Foundation (UCCLA) and Parks Canada.

Louise Laurier, a descendant, unveiled the likeness.

During the First World War, and in the midst of a crisis over military conscription, the Unionist Govern-ment of Sir Robert Borden passed The War Time Elections Act (10

September 1917) which effectively disenfranchised anyone who had immigrated to Canada after March 1902, stripping the right to vote from tens of thousands of Ukraini-ans and other Europeans branded as “enemy aliens” through passage of The War Measures Act (22 August 1914).

Laurier, then leader of the Liberal opposition in the House of Commons, protested this measure, saying he despaired for the future of the country if the promises made to these immigrants were betrayed. Despite his determined stand, the government was able to pass the Act, ironically while allowing some women the right to vote for the fi rst time in Canada’s history (the wives, sisters and widows of soldiers serving overseas in the Canadian

Expeditionary Force). “While Laurier was not success-

ful in his protest of The War Time Elections Act, he took an unpopular stance in the House of Commons because it was the right thing to do and did so during a time of war and domestic crisis,” said Lubomyr Lu-ciuk, UCCLA’s director of research. “For that we are honouring him with this bust and plaque, recogniz-ing the principled position he took in defence of the civil liberties of so-called ‘enemy aliens.’”

He added, “Laurier demonstrated remarkable statesmanship when all around him others exposed their prejudices and xenophobia. Lau-rier’s words bear remembering, for their currency remains valid to this day.”

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The bronze bust of Canada’s seventh prime minister, Wilfrid Laurier, as well as a commemorative plaque for his defence of civil liberties of European immigrants during WWI, were un-veiled in Ottawa on Nov. 20.

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“B.C.’s forest sector continues to build on its success in Asia’s key lumber markets,” said Steve Thomson, B.C.’s minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations. “This year’s trade mission is another opportunity to develop those vi-tal relationships between governments, industry as-sociations and businesses that support forestry jobs throughout British Columbia.”

Rick Jeffery, president and CEO, Coast Forest Products Association, said, “The Coast Forest Prod-ucts Association is looking forward to participating in the 2015 Forestry Asia Trade Mission with Min-

ister Thomson and other industry delegates. Trade missions play a signifi cant role in expanding over-seas markets for the coast forest products sector, which over 38,000 British Columbians rely on for their livelihood.”

Susan Yurkovich, president and CEO, Coun-cil of Forest Industries, said, “International trade missions are vital for creating and maintaining strong bonds between the B.C. forest industry and our partners in overseas markets. These trade missions allow us to tell our story directly to our customers, reminding them that when they buy B.C. wood, they’re not only getting the highest

quality products in the world, but they also know that those products come from sustainably man-aged forests.”

Quick Facts:* In 2014, China received 25% of B.C.’s soft-

wood lumber exports totalling $1.43 billion.* In 2014, Japan received 13% of B.C.’s soft-

wood lumber exports totalling $731 million.* In 2014, B.C.’s forest products accounted for

36% of all exports.* B.C.’s forest industry supports over 146,000

direct and indirect jobs across the province.

Focus on abroad wood-in construction continues

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Jemma (left) and Ronan Blattner showcased handcrafted creations — Fimo clay models from Jemma and light sword from Ronan — to the annual Christmas Craft Fair at W. L. McLeod Elementary on Nov. 21 .Alongside other local craftsmen and their products including soap, honey, and knitted goods, Ronan fi rst made the scarlet light sword — also known as Kylo Ren — at Halloween and thought it would be a good idea to share with the community how it was made, through a tutorial video.The light sword tutorial will join Ronan’s collection of how-to videos for origami and action fi gures on his Youtube channel.

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“Indulgence during the holidays is normal” “Everything in moderation”, “a day to really celebrate and enjoy yourself” The problem with this thinking is that the very indulgence we permit ourselves at this time of year, seems to continue on throughout our year, now that we have so much accessible to us for so much less.Some green ways to celebrate the holidays: · Consider using LED lights (a Canadian invention too) outdoor lighting can use up to 99% more energy than an LED. · Buy what you can locally we have many great locally available food from meat to jams, and even home baked goods! Look to your Nechako Valley Food Network for more details. · Buy organic produce if you can, this lessons the impact of using pesticides, fertilizers and fossil fuels. · Recycle where possible, consider reusable gift bags for gifts, use wrapping paper more than once, buy recycled material when possible, and gift cards prevent many unwanted items from being stored and kept. · If you can buy it in the cloud consider that. Many music and movies can be purchased online and stored there, saving you from actually piling up CD and DVD cases. · Consider a toy swap! For kids try getting together with some friends or neighbours and “trade” toys that you can wrap up for your own children. · One of the best gifts money can’t buy. Family time, or time spent with those who have no one. Consider volunteering or spending time with your family. Spending a happy time with family creates the best memories, memories that will usually outlast plastic toys.Everything in moderation: typically permissible is the 80/20 rule. 80% of the time live, eat well, and 20% of the time you can indulge. People enjoy things more when they don’t always have them at hand and this is true with many aspects of our health as well.Christmas is a great time of year fi lled with opportunity to teach children about the meaning of the season. Teaching your children about how to be good and not greedy can be diffi cult with so many great things available to us at a fraction of the cost they used to be. Remember to impart charity to help children understand that we are not loners, and our lives mingle with other, as we help them so we help ourselves by creating a better place, a kinder place.

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VICTORIA - Demand for medical imaging in B.C. has never been greater. Premier Christy Clark and Health Minister Terry Lake today announced a new four-year strategy for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) services to help health authorities increase pa-tient access to MRI scans.

“With an ageing population, health authorities face increasing demand for medical imaging services,” said Premier Clark. “This is what having a strong, growing economy allows us to do - invest in a new strategy to address waitlists throughout the province, and continue to deliver the services British Columbi-ans depend on.”

“We recognize that access to MRIs has been a chal-lenge and this strategy will make sure we better meet the health care needs of British Columbians now and into the future,” said Health Minister Lake. “By im-proving how we manage MRI diagnostics, we can pro-vide families with peace of mind that comes with faster diagnosis and treatment.”

The MRI strategy takes a two-pronged approach. The fi rst priority is to increase the number of scans-adding up to 65,000 more annually by the end of four years to help address increasing demand and existing wait lists. The ministry and health authorities will also review the governance, service delivery and funding models for MRIs, to ensure an accessible, sustainable medical imaging system.

“We see the difference access to MRIs make in the lives of patients each and every day,” said Dr. Stuart Silver, clinical section head and acting medical direc-tor, medical imaging services, Island Health. “On the ground, we look forward to the strategy enhancing patient care and improving speed of diagnosis to get people back to their lives.”

Health authorities are currently fi nalizing plans for increasing their MRI volumes, including how quickly increases can be put in place.

Health authorities have committed to increase the number of MRI exams performed annually by 45% by year four of the strategy. Budget allocations for MRIs will increase correspondingly, providing up to an addi-tional $20 million in annual funding for these services by year four. Health authorities will also be developing plans for improving timeliness, ensuring appropriate

referrals for service and increasing geographic access to MRIs in the future.

MRI scan volumes will be increased by extending operating hours for MRI machines, so more patients can be served each day. This means that some patients will be scheduled to receive their scans during evening or night-time hours. Health authorities may also con-tract private facilities to perform additional procedures.

British Columbia’s strong economic growth and fi scal discipline have enabled government to return a dividend to British Columbians by investing to further improve patient access throughout B.C.

Over the past decade, B.C. has acquired 16 new MRI scanners for hospitals, for a total of 25 - a 178% increase.

This has helped B.C. signifi cantly increase the num-ber of MRIs done in the public system over the past 10 years from 67,030 in 2004-05 to over 143,000 in 2014-15.

Health authorities will also provide more evidence-based guidance to physicians to ensure they order the best type of scan to meet each patient’s specifi c medical needs.

MRI scans are important diagnostic tools; however different types of medical imaging can be used to diag-nose certain conditions.

In some cases, an x-ray, ultrasound, Computed to-mography (CT) or Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scan may be more appropriate.

Ensuring the right advanced imaging service is pro-vided to British Columbians in a timely fashion will help manage wait lists and provide for smarter, more effective service at the patient level.

Today’s announcement supports government’s pri-ority of timely and appropriate access to needed health services through a truly integrated health care system that works for patients.

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a safe and painless test that uses a magnetic fi eld and radio waves to produce detailed pictures of the body’s organs and structures.

MRIs are used to diagnose a number of medical conditions, including abnormalities of the brain, as well as tumours, cysts and soft-tissue injuries in other parts of the body.

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Magnetic resonance imaging helps diagnose conditions in joints, heart, brain and every part of the body, and rising demand from an aging population means some patients now wait 256 days to get one in B.C.


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Bringing candy and fun to Vanderhoof’s cos-tumed residents, this year’s Halloween night also brought better passage for the district’s aquatic migrants.

On Oct. 31, partnering with the Nechako Environment and Water Stewardship Society (NEWSS), the Canadian National Railway Company installed a new customized culvert to improve fi sh passage to upstream habitats at its rail crossing over Stoney Creek.

To put in place the pre-assembled culvert mea-suring three metres in diameter, crews diverted the creek around the working area for the day, as well as temporarily removing the track and an embank-ment portion, CN spokesperson Kate Fenske said.

Environmental monitors were on site during construction to provide technical direction, divert-ing fl ow and salvaging fi sh from the work area, Fenske added.

“The collected fi sh were then released down-stream unharmed,” she said, adding that in the weeks after the culvert installation, crews also built an in-stream rock weir to stabilize the creek’s banks and remove debris upstream of the new culvert.

CN completes a fi sh passage restoration project in Western Canada each year to restore or improve fi sh access to habitat upstream of the CN track, Fenske said.

Initiated by NEWSS and with two years of planning, the culvert replacement project involved the company shutting down the rail line for 16 hours, said NEWSS director Wayne Salewski.

“It’s amazing they got it done in that short period of time, but it’s a beautiful fi sh passage/cul-vert now,” Salewski said.

He added, “As a large corporation with a lot of responsibility to their customers, they don’t do this lightly.”

The rail company will return next year to conduct fi sh monitoring, as well as plant trees and shrubs along the land by the creek, Salewski said.

“Their staff on this project has been amazing, very effi cient,” he said. “It’s a good relationship with CN.”

The culvert installation was the society’s sixth

Stoney Creek project in the last two years — NEWSS and its partners, including CN, have spent over $600,000 so far on the creek, Salewski added.

Another project for Stoney Creek will take place soon, as crews build winter habitat by Van-derhoof’s pedestrian bridge over the creek.

“We got to do some things before we freeze over,” Salewski said.

Pausing train for better fi sh migration in Vanderhoof

Left: Abbi and Wayne Salewski (right), director of the Nechako Environment and Water Stewardship Society ob-serves the Vanderhoof’s rail crossing over Stoney Creek in October 2014.

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Right: On Oct. 31, a new culvert to allow fi sh passage to previously blocked spawning areas was installed by the Canadian National Railway Company at its crossing over Stoney Creek in Vanderhoof. The project involved crews temporarily removing train tracks and embankment portions, as well as build-ing a new rock weir to stabilize the creek’s banks.

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With news of the attacks in Paris over the past week as well as other recent acts of terrorism generating extensive news and social media coverage, physician leaders say groups like ISIS know that the physical harm they cause in one part of the world can instigate psy-chological damage throughout the planet.

According to physician leaders, such actions force every individ-ual to form opinions on terrorism, and to do some soul searching re-lated to their own mortality, personal safety, and views on the future.

And, say physician leaders, fi ghting terrorism must not only fo-cus on emergency preparedness but also address the potential adverse physical and psychological damage that will occur as a result of ter-roristic activities. It is common that anxiety, depression, and fear de-velop when mass casualties occur.

There are things the public can do to protect themselves so that anxiety, depression, and fear doesn’t get the best of them, they said.

“If there’s one thing we all can do to fi ght terrorism, it’s under-standing how fear works and what each of us can do so that ISIS is unable to turn fear into a victory for themselves,” says Scott Shapiro, MD, president of the Pennsylvania Medical Society. “Throughout the country it’s easy to see the ways our government is working to keep us physically safe, but let’s not forget there’s an invisible battle also being fought through fear and mental health.”

Robert E. Wilson, MD, PhD, president of the Pennsylvania Psy-chiatric Society, understands how anxiety caused by the buildup of repeated fear can negatively impact a person’s mental health. In gen-eral terms, he says fear is a natural response that triggers specifi c be-haviors to deal with situations threatening a person’s well-being.

Dr. Wilson, as a child and adolescent psychiatrist, experiences fi rsthand how children express their fears related to unexpected trag-edies and how parents and physicians play an important role in put-ting them at ease.

“We live in a plugged-in world. News travels quickly and one can become overwhelmed by fear to the point that they avoid situa-tions like going to public events or fl ying on planes,” says Dr. Wilson. “Once this gets started, it can turn into a cycle that some people fi nd diffi cult to break.”

However, he says the cycle can be broken, and even prevented be-fore it gets started. “Addressing concerns right away and initiating im-portant dialogue between parents, children, and medical providers is an important fi rst step in reducing fear and anxiety,” Dr. Wilson says.

Fighting terrorism by keeping your health in check

The doctors’ suggestions:• Reduce additional media ex-

posure for children and those in-dividuals suffering from anxiety concerns to minimize the risk of additional adverse psychological and physical outcomes.

• Speak frankly with your chil-dren about uncertainty in their world. Be realistic in your ap-proach. Do not promise them that additional attacks will not occur, but answer their questions honestly without overemphasizing the ac-tual violence. Make them feel safe knowing that you and other adults are there to protect them.

• Encourage an environment that promotes safety and allows

for verbal and written interaction about personal concerns for safety. Emphasize that it is not uncommon to feel scared, sad, or worried about the future.

• Learn relaxation techniques that can help you in reducing stress.

• Exercise, eat healthy, and avoid alcohol or too much sugar and caf-feine – both of which can be con-nected to increased anxiety levels.

• Keep a normal routine that minimizes unexpected changes. Sleep regular hours. Eat at regular times. Exercise when you normally would.

“If you need help with anxiety, talk to your primary care physician, your psychiatrist, or someone that

you trust with your physical and behavioral health needs,” says Dr. Wilson. “There are therapies, med-ications, and support groups that may be appropriate as well.”

Dr. Shapiro adds, “By scaring innocent people, making headlines, raising fears, and attacking symbol-ic or soft targets, terrorists at that moment change the way people live their lives, even if a person’s risk of facing the same scenario is low. It’s really important for all of us to realize that terrorism is also a psychological tactic. We can all fi ght back by paying attention to our mental health, not letting anxi-ety change the society we love, and taking back our lives.”

Better Business Bureau (BBB)It’s closing in on December and

despite the cold weather, the big-gest shopping season of the year is starting to warm up. Canadians typically spend in the range of 30 billion dollars over the holiday sea-son. That includes everything from candy canes to ski trips in Whistler. Scammers know that we are more likely to spend and give more over the next few months than any other time of the year.

“Our warnings defi nitely have a seasonal fl avour,” says Evan Kelly, Senior Communications Advisor for BBB serving Mainland BC. “However it’s no mystery that we tend to be more giving and free with our cash this time of year. This can lead to being more impul-sive and less cautious with how we spend our money and who we give it to. And remember, if the price is too good to be true, it could be a scam.”

Charity Scams

• Do your research and give to those organizations you’ve given to in the past; be wary of new crowdfunding links.• Check with the Canada Revenue Agency for a charity’s legitimacy and fi nancials

Christmas E-Card Scams• If you don’t know who it’s from, don’t open it; make sure there is a real family name instead of generic “From your Son!” and contact the person who sent it to see if they ac-tually did.• Update your antivirus protection and don’t click on any links if you are uncertain

Holiday Travel Scams• Book travel through reputable websites and travel companies • Check a company’s BBB Rating at bbb.org/mbc • If booking through portals like Air BnB, research the property you wish to rent and follow all of their terms and conditions o Look for online reviews of the

property and look for property where you can meet the owners on arrival • Buy cancellation insurance and read the fi ne print for any booking you make, and be wary of specials that ask you to act now!

Gift Card Scams• Make sure in-store cards have not been tampered and make sure you are on a secure and reputable web-site if buying them online, and buy gift cards directly from the source.

Fake Package Tracking Infor-mation• Beware of phishing emails that claim to be from well-known ship-ping companies like UPS or FedEx • Don’t click on any suspicious links, and confi rm with friends or relatives if anyone has sent any-thing that requires picking up • These companies would usually leave a card at your home indicat-ing where you can pick up your parcel, and would not send you an email

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Muscle, endurance, and technique: it’s showtime for local junior wildfi re crew ap-plicants for next season.

Grade 12 students from Fraser Lake, Fort St. James, and Vanderhoof gathered on Nov. 13 at W. L. McLeod Elementary School in Vanderhoof to test their fi tness for the last phase of the application process to the provincial government’s annual Ju-nior Fire Crew program.

In order to continue the program that began in October, applicants tested their strength and endurance by attempting to car-ry various weights that simulate fi refi ghting equipment over different distances and eleva-tion levels, said Darren Carpenter, the school district’s career and trades coordinator.

Students have 16 and a half minutes to complete the initial physical exam, and in the fi nal fi tness test in May they will have two less minutes.

Previously not compulsory, the ear-lier test will now eliminate the applicants who would less likely be able to meet the requirements by the end of the program — saving their time and energy, Carpenter said.

Past applicants had trouble signifi cantly lowering their times in the months between the tests, he added.

“It’s also technique and nuances,” Car-penter said. “Sometimes students were lim-ited by their natural physique.”

Based on their performance in the pro-gram from now until May, the top 5 stu-dents will receive a summer job offer from the BC Wildfi re Service.

Sixteen years ago, the Ministry of For-est, Lands and Natural Resource Opera-tions of B.C. started the program with the Nechako Lakes school district when its wildfi re service department had problems fi nding employees, Carpenter said.

“When hiring locally, retention rates go through the roof,” he said, as local em-ployees encounter less issues with essen-tial needs — such as accommodation and an emotional support system — than those from the Lower Mainland.

Since its inception, the program has ex-panded to other zones in the province in the following years, Carpenter said.

In fact, 40 per cent of the province’s wildfi re service staff that have worked with the department for over fi ve years came from the Junior Fire Crew program, said Mike Pritchard, zone protection offi cer of BC Wildfi re Service.

“If it wasn’t working for us, we wouldn’t have continued the program for so long,” Pritchard said. “It’s a signifi cant recruiting method.”

Though not all may become part of the junior fi re crew, program participants can also apply to the department through regu-lar channels, as the program provides them with various fi refi ghting certifi cation in-cluding the S-100 fi re suppression course,

Workplace Hazardous Ma-terials Information System (WHMIS), and fire safety,

“Some became standard fire fighters,” Pritchard said.

“Every year we get differ-ent fire departments across the province asking for po-tential employees.”

For applicant Trent Emel from Nechako Valley Sec-ondary, the fitness test may be the hardest hurdle in the program so far.

An opportunity to make extra money before school, the program is a good addi-tion to his resume as well, Emel said.

Junior wildfi re crew fl exing off for next season

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During different parts of the Junior Fire Crew fi tness test on Nov. 13 at W. L. McLeod Elementary School, Nechako Valley Secondary’s Lane Hampson (above) carries on his back a weighted hose pack for one kilometre over varying terrain, while Sara McBride (right) carries by hand the weight of a medium pump for 80 metres.


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Just outside the classroom doorstep, an outdoor education opportunity for local agriculture is grow-ing for Vanderhoof’s elementary school students.

Staff and teacher volunteers gathered on Nov. 7 at Evelyn Dickson Elementary’s (EDS) new greenhouse, which has been closed for the winter, to build planter boxes for each class in preparation for spring.

Made from a lift of planks donated by Nechako Lumber Co. Ltd., the individual planters are a continu-ation of the school’s greenhouse project — its grand opening was in June this year, said principal Mark Gauthier.

In fact, with the assistance of the school district’s maintenance staff who designed

and helped to set up the pieces, the major-ity of the greenhouse’s construction was done by the school’s Grade 2 and 3 students, as well as several older stu-dents — involving 90 kids in total, Gauthier added.

The project started when teachers Bonnie Toll and Becki Larsen approached him with their idea.

“We were just talk-ing about it one day,” Toll said. “She said, ‘Hey, let’s do it,’ and away we went!”

Teaching a Grade 2/3 split class, Toll said she has always wanted a greenhouse with the kids as a local experi-ence, growing their own food.

“If they start early, they can do it when they get older,” she said.

It was an all-round learning experience, as the maintenance staff explained to the students the different

parts of the building — ceiling, roof, walls, and joints, Toll said.

“[The students] got hammers and they hammered away, they watched the walls go-ing up, they watched the roof and ceiling get put on…they actually get to shovel the dirt into the greenhouse,” she said. “So the kids did everything, with assistance from the [school] district.”

The construction of the greenhouse allowed the students to learn about basic engineering concepts, as they learn how to build a sturdy structure, Toll said.

“So what do you need,” she said. “You need walls, you need a foundation.”

Then, upon comple-tion, the greenhouse allows an on-going program on plants, as they plant, care for, and harvest the produce, she added.

“We discussed how seeds in them,

how they are different shapes and sizes, how plants grow,” she said.

Though the classes had started late this year — planting only tomatoes, pumpkins, and cucumbers — Toll plans to use the seeds of this year’s harvest for next year, along with more variety of produce.

“So they can see the whole process, from the seed to the plant, and back to the seed again,” Toll said. “Next year we should have more fruits and vegetables, so in the fall we can make things like salads in the classroom.”

Toll said she hopes the experience will be something the students will always remember.

“What child in Grade 2 and 3 can say they built a green-house?”

She also envisioned a phase three and four for the project: plant-ing trees and making products such as jams and jellies.

“That’s how it started,” Toll said. “Just a little dream that it can be really great to build a greenhouse with kids and away we went.”

She added that in addition to its mainte-nance staff, the school district has also helped by outfi tting the facility with water barrels, as well as commemorative t-shirts for the partici-pating kids.

Named Project Greenhouse, the EDS’s

Greenhouse project grows plank by plankthat provide students with hands-on expe-rience, said Darren Carpenter, the school district’s career and trades coordinator.

It’s similar to W. L. McLeod’s Farm to School Program at Vanderhoof’s commu-nity garden, which is a distance away from EDS, Carpenter added.

“Fifteen to 20 years ago, we could have just bought a greenhouse and plop it there,” he said, adding that though the school district has stepped in to help, the greenhouse is now in the schools’ hands to manage and control.

As the years go on, the greenhouse will provide an outdoor learning environment for the school, he said.

Grades 2 and 3 students from Evelyn Dickson Elementary hammered away the walls and roof for the school’s new greenhouse in May.


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A rewarding and challenging journey of care has drawn to a close for a Vanderhoof paramedic.

After 18 years with Vanderhoof Station 771 of B.C. Ambulance Service, Eileen Albertson has retired from her paramedic career in September this fall.

“It was a wonderful, challenging 18 years,” Albertson said. “I learned to love the people I work with, relying on your partner.”

She added, “It was a rewarding experi-ence.”

Albertson was previously part of Mur-ray Ridge’s ski patrol, until one day when a friend asked if she wants to start with the ambulance, she said.

“I’ve always been interested in fi rst aid and helping people,” she said, with her experience in having six children at home. “First aid was a handy thing, kids growing up and getting hurt.”

Albertson found the intensive training for paramedics in dealing with different scenarios diffi cult at fi rst to get through, but it was enjoyable and gave her a feeling of accomplishment at the end.

The main emphasis of the training lies not only in the safety and caring of the patients, but also safety of the paramedics, she added.

“That training prepares us for what we might face out in the fi eld,” Albertson said.

While she used her skills to help, it’s heart-wrenching to see the pain and hurt, she said.

“If you work in a close community, you know a lot of the people,” Albertson said. “You didn’t know who you’re going to, a close friend, a family member, neighbours you know.”

She recalled an accident involving a young man who was the same age as her youngest son at the time.

“It was very diffi cult, my son asked me who it was,” she said. “It was diffi cult to see a young person in pain and hurting.”

She and the crew rushed him to the hos-

pital, “but he didn’t make it,” she said.It’s important to remember that there’s

a purpose in life and the living are here, Albertson added.

“We’re someday together again, in fami-lies,” she said. “There’s always the bright side, when you’re able to save lives.”

Oftentimes working hand-in-hand with doctors and emergency staff, she appre-ciates their expertise as they help with patients that paramedics bring in, Albertson said.

“This is a great community work with, to serve the people, and help in a small way,” she said.

For Colin Clyne, who has worked with Albertson for 13 years and is the unit chief of Vanderhoof’s ambulance station, her desire to help people showed in her atten-tion to the wants and needs of the patients, he said.

“Eileen, truly, at the bottom of what she wants to do, is to help people,” Clyne said. “Her kind heart always showed through.”

He added, “It’s pretty hard to hide a kind heart.”

Clyne’s fi rst impression of Albertson was how presentable she always is — to be professional.

“Her hair was done, she has her makeup

on,” he said. “A good presentation is nice.”In her time with the Vanderhoof ambu-

lance station, Albertson taught her col-leagues how to care for her fellow man, Clyne said.

“She treats people with respect…care and understanding,” Clyne said. “She shows everybody what we can do.”

Having been in Vanderhoof since 1966, Albertson and her husband have six chil-dren, 44 grandchildren, and over 100 great-grandchildren, she said.

Most of her large extended family con-tinues to live in Vanderhoof, and her mother will be turning 95 in May.

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Eileen Albertson, a paramedic of Vanderhoof’s ambulance station for 18 years, retired this year in September .


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Participants of the 2015 Northern Female Jamboree performed lunging and backward skating drills at the event’s skills session for advanced players on Nov. 21 in Vanderhoof’s arena.With a grand opening on Nov. 20, the Vanderhoof Minor Hockey Association hosted the event this year, welcoming female players from age fi ve to 12 across the region for a weekend of team building events, off-ice games, skills sessions, as well as a round-robin tournament for fun.“Vanderhoof is a great hockey community, and this Jamboree will give us a chance to show people how big female hockey is here,” said Lee Holland, president of the Vanderhoof Minor Hockey Association. “It will be a great opportunity for female players in the north to come to-gether and have a fun weekend playing hockey.”The event is funded in part by a legacy fund from the 2012 National U18 Woen’s Championship in Dawson Creek.

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Shoppers of all ages gathered at the annual Christmas Craft Fair in W. L. McLeod Elementary in Vanderhoof on Nov. 21.Including an opportunity for pictures with Santa from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., the fair showcased a broad variety of crafts from local producers in-cluding knitwork, woodcraft, re-useable gift wrap, honey, soap, baked goods, as well as rocks and minerals.


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PICTURE THIS....Your activity could be featured in “Picture This.” Snap a photo at your groups’fundraiser. It could be anything from a car wash to cleaning up our streets. It could even includeschool activities. Basically people making a difference in our community. Send us your photoby e-mail ([email protected]) or drop it off at the Omineca Express (150 W. Columbia Street). Please provide a brief description accompanied with the photo.This week’s submission....

assisting with activities, exercises, education, crafts, outings, fund raising. Time commitment: 3 hour meeting each Monday morning (excluding stat holidays), from September through mid-June.

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***SENIORS CONNECTED... is looking for Seniors in need of Outreach & Transportation. We are also taking applications for Volunteers wanting to take part in the VSC Program. Vanderhoof Seniors Connected is a program dedicated to improving the quality of life for Seniors/Elders in our community through Companionship and Transportation Assistance. Phone 250-567-8587.For more information contact email at [email protected]

***CALLING ALL SENIORS... come and join us for carpet bowling, pool or snooker - Monday and Thursday afternoons at the Friendship Centre. We also have cards or bingo on Wednesday evenings. Music nights are also popular and these are the last Friday night of the month. Come and have some fun! Everybody welcome young or golden agers. Call Erling Clemmensen for more info: 250-567-9927.

***AL-ANON...Has your life been affected by someone elses drinking? The Al-Anon is for you! Meetings held on Mondays at 7pm in Community Room at Omineca Safe Home Society. For more information contact Gail at 567-4318.

***THE NORTHSIDE WOMEN’S INSTITUTE...meets the 3rd Tuesday of the month. Newcomers always welcome. For more information call Brenda, 250 567-9705.

***V’HOOF HOSPICE SOCIETY... Do you have a few hours a month to give? Are you sensitive to the special needs of those persons at the end stages of life? Want to be part of a great organization that makes a difference in our community, then we are looking for you. The V’hoof Hospice Society is a not-for profi t charity looking for new volunteer members. Our Society has a desire to help others. We are sensitive to the special needs of the dying patient and their families. We do not have personal agendas or “missions” to our Hospice work. Our main fundraising come in the form of donations to our Tree of Life. We are looking for new members to continue this great service. For more info call Valerie Pagdin at 250-567-6218 (weekdays), 250-567-3889 (evenings/weekends) or [email protected]

***THE FOOD BANK... is in serious need of food donations. Specifi cally the following is needed: “Chunky” soups and stews and canned milk.

***BADMINTON AT FLESS GYM... Every Thursday at 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. come out and have some fun!

***ENDAKO HALL SOCIETY... meets every THIRD Wednesday of the month in the hall at 7:30pm.

***THE YELLOWHEAD DRAFT HORSE

ASSOCIATION...is an organization for those interested in light and heavy horse driving. Monthly meetings every second Tuesday of the month. For more info contact: Jon 250-567-8484.

***NECHAKO QUILTERS GUILD... meets the third Tuesday of the month 9:30 am (Sept. - May) at Nechako View Seniors Common Room. Fran Sheeley 567-5254.

***THE FRASER QUILTERS GUILD... meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 10am at the Fort Fraser Community Hall. Newcomers welcome.

***HOSPICE TREE OF LIFE... is to honour the living as well as to remember and honour those who have passed on. For more info call Valerie Pagdin at 250-567-6218 (weekdays), 250-567-3889 (evenings/weekends) or [email protected]

***THE FRASER LAKE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP... meets the 3rd Tuesday of every month at 12 noon in Autumn Services. For further information call Judy at 250-699-7763.

***VANDERHOOF 899 AIR CADET SQUADRON...Cadets will meet every TUESDAY night – 6:30-9:30 p.m. at the 480 Connaught St. at the Gospel Chapel. Anyone age 12 to 18 interested in the Cadet Program is welcome to attend. Any adult interested in assisting in anyway, please contact the offi cers at the 480 Connaught St. at the Gospel Chapel Tuesday night. For more information call: Capt. John Callaghan - 250-640-0218, Yvonne Melo - 250-690-7496 Evenings.

***AA MEETING... Wednesday, 8:00 p.m. United Church Hall. 567-8087 or 567-4588

***FRASER LAKE AA MEETINGS... Tues & Thurs 8:00 p.m. at St. Wilfred’s Church just across from the Village Hall.

***ST. JOHN HOSPITAL AUXILIARY SOCIETY... meets second Tuesday of the month (with the exception of July & August) at 7:00 p.m. in the hospital cafeteria. For further info contact Edna 567-9759 - New members welcome.

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Thursday 10:00am to 5:00pmFriday 10:00 am to 6:00pm

Saturday 10:00am to 5:00pm***

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Wednesday & Thursday12pm - 8pm

Friday 10am - 4pmSaturday 10am - 2pm

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COMING EVENTS....Will appear, as space is available, free of charge in this section. Coming events are available to non-profi t organizations only. This area is not intended for thank you submissions or selling products. It is simply a place for non-profi t organizations a place to announce upcoming free activities. You can e-mail your item to [email protected] or by fax (567-2070). Your organizations’ announcement can also be dropped off at our offi ce located at 155 W. Columbia. Decision of the publisher is fi nal.

***THE VANDERHOOF CHESS CLUB... Exercise your brain! All ages, from beginner to master, feel free to join the Vanderhoof Chess Club every Monday through the school year (except Statutory holidays) 6:30pm - 7:30pm at the NVSS library. It’s FREE. Play chess with friends and meet new people. Use our boards or bring your own. Our goals are to have fun playing chess and to host an Annual Vanderhoof Chess Tournament. For details please contact Jeff Obayashi at [email protected] or Jeremy Hara at NVSS to sign up for the chess club and/or tournament.

***HOLY TRINITY ANGLICAN CHURCH...invites you to our annual Christmas Tea & Bazaar, Saturday, December 5th, 2015, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm. The Evelyn Hall, Burrard St, Vanderhoof. Handmade children’s Handmade children’s sweaters, blankets, quilts and baking will sweaters, blankets, quilts and baking will be available for purchase. Sandwiches and be available for purchase. Sandwiches and Goodies. Everyone Welcome!!!Goodies. Everyone Welcome!!!.

***ADULT BADMINTON...Thursdays at 8:30 pm. Bring your own racket, and wear indoor runners. More info call 250-567-9908.

***MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE... advocating for better services in our communities, such as: housing, counseling, education and job opportunities. Meetings held on the second Thursday of each month via – video conferencing from the communities of; Burns Lake, Fraser Lake, Granisle, Ft. St. James, Southside and Vanderhoof. 1:30 – 3:00. In Vanderhoof meetings are held in the boardroom at the hospital. Clients, family members and community partners are invited to attend. Your voice is IMPORTANT. For more info on the committee and it’s works contact: Heather @ 250-692-7500. Or your Mental Health Service Provider

***We are looking forward to the 38TH AN-NUAL FESTIVAL OF THE PERFORMING ARTS! Dates are March 7- 20, 2016 and will be held at Nechako Valley Senior Second-ary School. Monday March 7, Speech Arts. Friday March 11, Strings. Monday March 14- Thursday March 17, Piano. Please see “Syllabus” at www.musicfestivalweb/nechako to see what you can enter today! Online registration begins Dec 1 and closes January 11th; late fees added up to Janu-ary 22. Absolutely no entries after that date. Thank you!

***GIRL GUIDES...

Sparks meets 5-6pm Mondays @ United Church.

Brownies meets 6-7:30pmm Mondays @ United Church.

Girl Guides meets 6-7:30pm, Mondays at St. Josephs Gym.

Pathfi nders meets 6-7:30pm Mondays @ Lutheran Church.

For info on any of these please call Laura Freeman 250-567-6997.

***VA N D E R H O O F PA I N S E L F -MANAGEMENT GROUP... meeting on Tuesday, November 24, 2015 (Last Tuesday of the month) from 7:00 to 8:30 PM at the Vanderhoof Public Library - Multipurpose Room, 230 Stewart St E, Vanderhoof, BC V0J 3A0. The People in Pain Network are hosting a monthly free pain self-management group meetings for people living with chronic pain and for those caring about a person living with pain. (The People in Pain Network a BC registered non-profi t organization). Please visit our website at http://www.pipain.com/vanderhoof.html Questions, please email us at [email protected] or call our toll-free number at 1-844-747-7246

***VANDERHOOF AIR CADETS... Meetings - Tues 6:30-9:30 at the Gospel Chapel For more information call: 250-640-0218 or 250-570-7496

***STUART NECHAKO MANOR...looking for volunteers. Help needed with outings, Serving meals, entertainment and visits for the residents. Please contact Marnie at 250 567 6290 for more information.

***VOLUNTEERS NEEDED....Would you like to become part of a team working together to improve the quality of life for stroke survivors? The Vanderhoof Stroke Recovery Group is looking for volunteers to join their team. Vanderhoof Stroke Recovery’s goal is to encourage stroke survivors to improve their lives through education, exercise, work groups, crafts, outings, etc. No special skills required; training and orientation are provided. Patience and caring understanding a necessity. Volunteers share responsibilities:

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Members of the RCMP at the Remembrance Day ceremony at Ferland Park on November 11.

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For their Operation Christmas Child shoe box collection, Vanderhoof’s Sparks, Brownies, and Girl Guides recently collected and sorted 37 boxes fi lled with school supplies, toys and hygiene items to send away overseas. The Guides, as older members of the group, sorted and organized the boxes for all the units.“The girls were quite pleased with their efforts and were happy to be able to make a difference in the lives of other children,” said Kathy Russell, a Guide leader (second from the left) along with Amber Thorne (six from the left) of the Valley District Girl Guides. “Part of their pro-gram is to provide community and global service.”

Merry Christmas: Vanderhoof Girl Guides send supplies and toys abroad


Sandy IngramAug 24, 1940 - Nov 26, 2014

Very much loved husband, dad, grandpa, uncle.

I miss making coffee for you each morning.

I miss watching news and hockey with you.I miss cooking family

dinners with you.I miss holding hands

and talking.I miss you next to me

each night.Thank you for all the

memories.We miss your gentle hands.

We miss your wonderful words of wisdom.

We miss your smiles and your hugs.

You are greatly missed and you are forever and always

My Rock,My Heart,My Love.

Remembered lovingly by your wife and family.

La Vieve HenryJan 15, 1928 - Nov 4, 2015

Vieve was born in Blackfoot, Idaho. Where she lived with her family until moving to Canada in 1950, fi rst to Penticton, BC then coming north to Fort St. James in 1951. Here she met Jimmy Henry. They were married in 1952, and had 4 children. She remained in Fort St. James until 2013, when health issues forced her to move to Riverside Care Home, in Vanderhoof, BC.Vieve had a very full life, loved to travel and garden, and was very dedicated to her family. She was a lady in every sense of the word. She will be sadly missed by her family and all that knew her. Predeceased by her husband Jim in 2008. She is survived by her four children, 5 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren.No service as requested by Vieve

James Robert PrestmoJanuary 2, 1944 — November 8, 2015

Jim is survived by his wife Anna and his sons John (Lisa) and Ross (Joanna). Grandchildren, Ryder, Emily, Logan, Olivia, Mason, Sarah, Charlene and Levi.Predeceased by his Parents Axel and Elizabeth.James Robert Prestmo was born on January 2nd, 1944 at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver, BC, the only child of Axel and Elizabeth Prestmo. They lived in Hammond near Maple Ridge and after a short battle with cancer Jim’s mother died when he was 11 years old, leaving him to be raised by his father, extended family and friends.Growing up, Jim showed a fl are for music, learning to play piano at an early age, and later guitar. One story he used to tell was when he was in Sunday school, he was asked to play a piece on the piano, he instead played a rendition of Great Balls Of Fire, by Jerry Lee Lewis; he was asked to leave and not come back.Looking to instill some discipline, Axel enrolled Jim in St George’s boarding school for boys in Vancouver. While there, Jim excelled at sports including swimming and soccer.As a teenager, Jim chummed around with his buddies, riding motorcycles, playing sports, playing in various bands and generally getting into trouble. Eventually, not liking the path that Jim was on, his father purchased a one way ticket for him to Australia in 1963.Stopping in Japan, Thailand and other Asian ports along the way, Jim’s ship fi nally landed in Sydney. He toured the country working various jobs and eventually wound up at Wire Lagoon, a farming property in New South Wales. It was here that he got his taste for working the land. He ran cotton pickers, and was eventually put in charge of crop irrigation. Also working on the property was the McDougall family, and after a short courtship, he married their oldest daughter Diana in 1967.Jim and Di lived in Australia for about a year, and then returned to Canada. En route to Kitimat to fi nd work, they stopped

to spend time with a friend of the family who owned a ranch in the Mapes area, a place where Jim had spent a few summers growing up. They loved the area and the people and decided to stay. Their fi rst son John was born in 1969, at St John’s hospital in Vanderhoof, and soon after they purchased the property on Blackwater Rd, which became Diamond D Ranch. In the spring of 1971 their second son Ross was born.Jim worked the land and worked various

jobs to make ends meet and created a successful cattle operation. The Prestmo’s were involved in the Mapes community for 20 years and Jim coached his boys and their friends in hockey, baseball and soccer. Jim also continued to play guitar in different bands and was forced to relearn the instrument after he cut off two of his fi ngers in a chainsaw accident. He became a pilot and owned a number of planes, generally using them to access remote areas for fi shing and hunting. He loved the freedom of fl ying, terrorizing neighbors on tractors in their fi elds and travelling the province.In 1988, the family moved back to Australia, fi nally settling on the west coast. Again Jim worked various jobs including driving coach and tour buses all over the country. When his sons moved back to Canada and the USA and started their own families, Jim followed and eventually started courting a Mapes girl in 2010. Jim proposed to his second wife, Anna Johnson, during a trip to Australia, notifying his sons with a text that read ‘gettin married’. They were married on March 12, 2011. Jim and Anna enjoyed travelling, golfi ng, visits with friends and family, and both became involved grandparents with each other’s grandchildren.Jim was a social person who gained many friends in many places through-out his life. He lived life on his own terms right to the end.Jim’s family would like to thank everyone for their messages, food and support over the past weeks, as well as the doctors, nurses and staff at St. John’s Hospital and PGRH.

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NECHAKO RESERVOIR UPDATE

18 November 2015

Reservoir Elevation: 852.68m (2797.5 ft.)SLS Discharge: 31 m3/s

Cheslatta Falls: 31 m3/s

Water level data is not reliable when there is ice cover on the river. Nechako River fl ow data for Vanderhoof will be reported again in the spring.

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

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Sandy IngramAug 24, 1940 - Nov 26, 2014

Very much loved husband, dad, grandpa, uncle.

I miss making coffee for you each morning.

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JOB POSTING – Environmental Services AssistantThe Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako is seeking applicants for the position of Environmental Services Assistant. The position is permanent, full-time, and situated in Burns Lake, BC. The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako is a non-union organization.

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Applications for the Environmental Services Assistant position will be accepted by fax (250-692-3305), e-mail ([email protected]) or at 37-3rd Avenue, PO Box 820, Burns Lake, BC, V0J 1E0 until 4:00 p.m., Friday, December 11, 2015 and should be addressed to Janine Dougall, Director of Environmental Services.

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Rio Tinto invites you to attend our community open house with a focus on our 2015 reservoir operations review.

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Nechako Valley Friendship Centre210 East Victoria Street, Vanderhoof, BC

years in Vanderhoof, the only community in the school district — which includes Burns Lake, Fort St. James, and Fraser Lake — that had a functioning instrumental band program, he added

This year at the high school level, the program would have included two concert bands — one for grades 7 and 8, and another for grades 10 to 12 — as well as a component for elementary school students, Marks said.

Though the position has been posted since Sept. 10, the search continues, he said.

“We haven’t closed the door,” Marks said. “If we fi nd a suitable applicant, we would be looking to begin them as soon as possible.”

He explained that the dis-trict continues to contact major university partners that have music programs.

“Our advertising has been extensive; it’s been Canada-wide,” Marks said. “We made personal contacts with post-secondary institutions that have music programs, for them to contact their recent gradu-ates.”

He added, “We’re hoping that at Christmas time when a couple of the education schools graduate students, we’ll be able to attract some applicants.”

The current full-time teacher posting calls for 50 per cent in band and music, as well as 50 per cent in substitute teach-ing work in Vanderhoof — which is one of the challenges for the district’s search, Marks said.

“We have a small number of students in band,” he said. “Many music teachers want to teach full time music.”

He added, “It’s our hope that it’ll eventually be able to grow to a full-time music position…just that the numbers don’t warrant that at this point.”

Another challenge lies in the school district’s employ-ment standards that require certifi ed teachers, Marks said.

“If we’re unable to fi nd certifi ed teachers, we can go with a non-certifi ed teacher, as long as we get approval from the teacher regulator branch for a letter of permission,” he said. “We have spoken to a few individuals who would express interest in working on letters of permission; however, those didn’t work out.”

In April this year, Vanderhoof’s senior concert band had qualifi ed to attend the 2016 MusicFest Canada – an invitation-only competitive event showcasing young musicians across Canada — in Ottawa after its success in Prince George’s Fanfare Festival, the Omineca Express reported in May.

In addition to the senior concert band, which achieved silver plus at the Prince George event, Vanderhoof’s three other bands had also per-formed well, with the Grade 5 band earning gold, the Grade 6 band earning silver, and the Grade 7/8 band achieving silver plus.

Some Grade 12 students have continued their musical performing practice by participating in the Northern Orchestra (NO), though they joined the group last year.

Saba Rancier, who had played fl ute in band and now plays violin in the orchestra, has joined the group by invitation from her teacher Gordon Lucas — NO’s artistic director.

She had attended all of the orchestra’s concerts with her parents in the past, as they love classical

music, she said.For Peaige Loewen, playing tenor saxophone in band and

now participating in the orchestra as a fl ute player, she has joined due to her passion in music.

Hoping to continue her musical studies in Prince George, Loewen wants to study music therapy — helping people with traumatic experiences through music, she said.

For Sara McBride, the recently-departed teacher is only one of her music instructors — who have previously taught her singing or piano — that have left Vanderhoof for a dif-ferent community, she said.

McBride played baritone saxophone in concert band, and now plays clarinet in the orchestra.

“I love music,” she said. “This is the last bit of music we can get.”

For Gordon Lucas, Northern Orchestra’s artistic director, the school district’s effort in the band teacher search is ques-tionable.

“They value hockey, baseball, sports, and science,” Lu-cas said. “Public education is no longer capable of sustain-ing a quality music program.”

He added, “At this particular point in our cultural decline, I would not support music in the public schools; it should be done privately because of the lack of value that educators put in music.”

Vanderhoof’s secondary school music program has re-cently received $15,000 from the Nechako-Kitamaat De-velopment Fund Society towards the purchase of musical instruments — approved by the society’s board meeting in early September.

National qualifying band students strandedVANDERHOOF BAND, continued from page 1

SUBMITTED photo by former NVSS band director Jodie Pereira

Performing in the Sun Peaks Grand Hotel, Nechako Valley Secondary’s senior and Grade 7/8 concert bands won gold in the Sun Peaks Music Festival that took place from May 1 to 3 this year.

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