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WL pool talks continue The second round of public engagement on the Sam Ketcham Pool will take place from Oct. 11 to 13 at several locations in the city. Consultants from Professional Environmental Consultants Ltd. have been contracted to develop the pool feasibility study and will set up booths to engage the public. They will showcase the new concept for the possible renovation of the pool that has been modified based on information gathered during the last round of public consultations. A public open house will be held on Thursday, Oct. 11 from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Gibraltar Room. Public information sessions will be held on Friday, Oct. 12 at Safeway from 1:30 to 3:15 p.m. and at Walmart from 6 to 9 p.m.; on Saturday, Oct. 13 at Save-On-Foods from 10 a.m. until noon, Canadian Tire from 12:15 to 1:45 p.m., and at the Cariboo Recreation Complex from 2 to 3 p.m.
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New Prosperity EIS submitted Monica Lamb-Yorski Tribune Staff Writer Taseko Mines Ltd. has submitted its Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the New Prosperity Gold-Copper Mine Project to the federal government. “The heart and soul of this EIS is the additional $300-million commitment to environmental responsibility,” Taseko’s vice president of corporate affairs Brian Battison said Thursday. Moving the tailings facility 2.5 kilometres away from the mine to preserve Fish Lake has resulted in the additional costs. “You’ve got to make sure that there’s enough space between the tailings facility and the lake so there’s upstream spawning habitat,” Battison said. The proposed water management plan for New Prosperity is based on Taseko’s operation at its Gibraltar Mine northeast of Williams Lake. “We’re very confident about
managing a tailings facility. That’s what we do at Gibraltar. Every copper-gold mine has tailing facilities and it’s something that’s been done for decades and decades here in B.C., Canada and elsewhere around the world. The technology is well proven and there’s nothing new as far as the technologies we’re proposing to use.” The conclusion reached by Taseko in the EIS is that there will be no significant adverse environmental effects. Battison said copies of the EIS will go to the panel, the federal government, all the First Nations bands in the region, to libraries and city halls for public access, and will be available online. “It’s a public process so people have to have easy access to it,” he said. Tsilhqot’in National Government Chair and Anaham Chief Joe Alphonse said the EIS submission by Taseko starts the time clock. Once all registered parties
have copies of the EIS, the 45day public comment period on the sufficiency of the information will begin, followed by up to 30 days for the panel to review and determine if it’s ready for the public panel hearing process. “Our position has not changed,” Alphonse said. “The threat is still there and all of our concerns have not been alleviated. It wouldn’t matter if the tailings pond was moved 50 kilometres upstream of Fish Lake. The mine is still going to have an impact on that lake.” Going back to the first Prosperity Mine proposal and statements made at that time by Taseko that it was not possible to save Fish Lake, Alphonse said those are the statements he believes. “Which Taseko do you believe? The Taseko of today or the Taseko that presented during the last environmental review? What’s the use of having a lake that’s completely dead.” Describing the terrain at the mine site, Alphonse said the way
the land is sloped and shaped, there’s no way to hold anything back. “The concern is they will still destroy the lake. The drilling project that’s going on there now will demonstrate and prove our point. We have a hundred per cent faith that this is not a location to be conducting such a project.” In its list of mitigation and significant effects, however, Taseko said there will be fish habitat mitigation plans to mitigate the potential harmful alteration, disruption, and destruction of fish habitat. Extensive use of water recycling and water management strategies to protect the aquatic ecology in Fish Lake and the Fish Creek Watershed, along with seepage and runoff collection systems to monitor the quality and quantity of mine effluent, will also be put in place. See MLAs Page A2
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MLAs weigh in on proposal Continued From Page A1 Cariboo Chilcotin MLA Donna Barnett is pleased that the proposal is at this point. “I’m a supporter of the project and I look forward to it moving ahead. “Hopefully the proposal is successful and the environmental assessment panel starts the public process,” she told the Tribune Thursday. Reacting to comments Battison made during a presentation to Williams
Lake City Council last week where he urged the provincial government to ensure all necessary approvals for the project are granted in a timely manner, Barnett said she agreed. “This mine is so important to the Cariboo Chilcotin. I’m very disappointed and disillusioned that Adrian Dix and Charlie Wyse will not approve this project. It is one that is going to give the communities in the Cariboo Chilcotin the futures they need,” Barnett said, adding the
project must move forward. The environmental approval and First Nations consultation are of utmost importance, she added, saying she’s confident those will be carried out properly. “If those things are a go we have to move forward. We cannot continuously say no when we keep saying we have a pine beetle issue. Communities have to find new innovation and new creation for jobs and in the Cariboo Chilcotin. All we have is our re-
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stop trying to facilitate a division within our First Nations communities by playing one chief or elder statesmen against current elected chiefs,” Simpson said. “It doesn’t serve anybody’s purpose, but further inflames the situation. I’d like Taseko to step down on that. Let the process unfold. Let’s hear everybody’s voice and get to a decision.”
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Exotic fish with human-like teeth caught in WL Monica Lamb-Yorski Tribune Staff Writer When 12-year-old Alyssa Gossen loaded her lure with minnows left to dry out in the sun and cast her line into Williams Lake from her family’s dock on Sutton Road, she wasn’t expecting to catch an exotic fish. After all, she’s been fishing in Williams Lake since she could walk, and the other two fish she’d caught a few moments before were Northern Pikeminnows, known commonly as squawfish. Alyssa was sitting on the dock, relaxing in the sun, with her line in the water, when something on the end of her line started giving her a run for her money. She fought hard, while her sister and friend cheered her on, and when she finally reeled it in, she’d caught a 10inch Amazon Red Bellied Pacu. “I thought it was a rainbow [trout] at first because it fought differently, but when it got closer I saw it was flatter. I called my sister and her friend and they came and were supporting me, saying you can do it,” Alyssa recalls. She’d never seen anything like a Pacu and
once she had it on the dock she brought it up to the house to show her dad. “He thought it was a bass and then we looked it up online and saw what it really was,” she says. Pacus have humanlike teeth, but Alyssa says the one she caught didn’t have the top front teeth, maybe because it was smaller. They can, after all, grow to three feet and weigh 55 pounds. “It had teeth in the back like molars. Its front teeth still could have been growing.” The Gossens put it into a bag in the freezer, thinking someone might want to follow up on it. When Allysa’s brother posted a picture of his sister with the fish on Facebook, a local Department of Fisheries and Oceans officer saw it and contacted the family. DFO acting area director Les Jantz says Pacus are normally vegetarians and will eat nuts, seeds and snails. Jantz figures it would not have survived the winter in Williams Lake because it is a warm-water species. “We frown upon people releasing aquarium fish into the wild because you never know
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One Sunday afternoon in August 12-year-old Alyssa Gossen caught an Amazon Red Bellied Pacu off the family’s dock on Williams Lake. The Glendale French Immersion student has been fishing since she could remember, but never imagined catching an Amazon native fish in her local fishing grounds.
what you’re going to be introducing into the system. This may survive and end up taking over. People can actually be fined for doing it,” he warns. Gail Wallin, executive director of the Invasive Species Council of B.C. based in Williams Lake, adds: “The thing about Pacus is they keep growing. Most fish will grow to the size of the aquarium, but Pacus are not known to be invasive in B.C. or Canada because
it’s not known to be able to establish itself in our cold winters. “This fish can only handle plus 10 degrees and our lake goes to about four degrees in its warmest spot in winter. There’s not a concern about it being invasive,” Wallin says. There have been a host of issues about non-native fish around the province this past summer, she adds, citing the Snakehead fish in Burnaby and Carp in
Vancouver. “This Pacu was one more. It is not invasive, but this is still an example of a fish that’s been most likely released by people that wanted to get rid of it. It’s an example of what not to do.” How long the Pacu was in the lake and how it got there remain a mystery; however, Wallin says fish can be dated based on their ear bones, similar to counting the rings to date a tree. The Ministry of For-
ests Lands and Natural Resource Operations confirms that detailed scale analysis is being performed to determine how long the fish was in the lake. “The analysis is expected to take a couple of weeks, but due to biological requirements it is highly unlikely the Pacu could establish itself in northern waters,” the ministry responded in an e-mail. Ken Stevenson of Exotic Aquatic in Williams
Lake only sells Pacus on special order. Total Pet says it doesn’t sell them at all anymore. Stevenson has sold four or five in the last 10 years. “I’m not recommending them to most people. They can grow to three feet and require an aquarium in excess of 300 gallons. They are voracious feeders and have enough power in their jaws to crush brazil nuts,” Stevenson says. Stevenson has a degree in zoology and says while Pacus are sold as “vegetarian piranhas” his comment is that “they are broadly related.” Both fish are part of the characin family. When people release exotic fish it hurts stores like his in the end because then a whole section of species are banned, he says. “Things like poison dart frogs got banned. They are poisonous because of the ants they eat in the wild. They aren’t poisonous in the pet industry because no one imports the ants,” Stevenson explains. He wouldn’t be opposed to Pacus being banned, but not at the expense of other species that might be lumped into the picture.
Thefts, traffic incidents among weekend RCMP reports Over the weekend the Williams Lake RCMP responded to approximately 65 calls for service ranging from traffic incidents to theft. • On Sept 22 at 8:24 a.m. police responded to a complaint on Boundary Street that someone threw a rock through a Chrysler 300 rear window overnight. The rock was found inside the rear of vehicle. Police continue
to investigate the incident. • At 5:59 p.m. on Sept. 22 police responded to a single vehicle rollover that occurred on Likely Road near Beaver Valley Road. Police attended and located the 2007 Chevy Cobalt unoccupied and on its roof in a ditch. The driver was already out of the vehicle and had been picked up by a passerby and
brought to the Cariboo Memorial Hospital for treatment. It appears the driver lost control and went off the roadway. Police confirmed with the hospital that the driver did not sustain any serious injury and had been discharged. The vehicle was not towed as it was not obstructing traffic. • On Sept. 23 at 7:45 a.m. Williams Lake RCMP received a com-
plaint from PD Security that two vehicles had their passenger side windows smashed at Oliver Street Bar and Grill. The vehicles were a Mazda B4000 and a Dodge Ram. Both vehicles were wet with dew and had their glove boxes rummaged through. It appeared that a piece of concrete (the size of a rock) was used to break the win-
dow. It is unknown if anything was stolen because the owners did not call in to report the damage or any subsequent theft. The matter is still under investigation by police. • On Sept. 23, at 10:37 p.m., police responded to a report of a male trying to smash the window out of a residence on Carson Drive. The owner of the
residence yelled at the perpetrator who then took out pepper spray and tried to discharge it at the owner of the residence. Patrols of the area by police were unsuccessful in locating the perpetrator. • At 1:24 a.m. on Sept. 24 police responded to a report of a theft on Third Avenue North. Police attended and quickly located
two young offender males in the alley behind a residence. The boys were held by police for trespassing at night. It was determined that the youth had stolen $29.74 in change from an unlocked vehicle. Both youth were under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs and were later released to their parents without charge.
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WL woman arrested after Prince George robberies Criminal Code charges have been laid against a Williams Lake woman allegedly responsible for a series of robberies in Prince George on the weekend. On Monday, Sept. 24, Provincial Crown Counsel approved the following charges against 22-year-old Christine Trisha Ivany: robbery, attempted robbery (two counts), disguise with intent (three counts),
obstructing a peace officer, and fail to comply with recognizance (two counts) Police say the first robbery occurred just before 7:30 a.m. Police received a report of a robbery at a motel located on the 1500 block of Highway 97 South in the city. A suspect fled the area before police arrived. The indication at the scene was that a female suspect in a bala-
clava mask and wearing a blue hoodie produced an edged weapon and demanded cash. Shortly after 11 a.m. a second report of a robbery was received, this time at a restaurant on the 400 block of Dominion Street. A female suspect with a mask and wearing a hoodie demanded money and fled on foot. Eleven minutes later, at 11:30 a.m., the RCMP
received a third report of a robbery. A business on the 1600 block of Third Avenue was the target. A female suspect wearing a mask demanded money and fled on foot. Minutes later, Prince George RCMP general duty officers located and arrested a woman believed to be responsible for all three offences. A mask and knife were recovered and seized. The 22-year-old from
Williams Lake is known to police. No one was physically hurt during these robberies. Anyone with information on these offences, is asked to contact the Prince George RCMP at 250-561-3300 or, anonymously, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222TIPS (8477), online at www.pgcrimestoppers. bc.ca, or Text-A-Tip to CRIMES (274637) using keyword “pgtips.”
Healthy Forests draft action plan released Monica Lamb-Yorski Tribune Staff Writer Healthy ForestsHealthy Communities has released a draft of its strategic action plan. Bill Bourgeois of New Direction Resource Management Ltd. says the plan is on the website and he’s soliciting feedback. He highlights a few key messages in the report located at http://bcforestconversation.com. “We have to shift from a focus on short-term economics and move to long term stewardship. The second thing is, communities need to be more involved in the decisions, because right now they’re not very involved. We have to find ways to do that.” The province also needs a Sustainable Forest Management infrastructure, he says. “That’s really about vision, goals, targets, operating principles, those kinds of things. Decisions, whether they be operating or legislation, would be measured against that SFI. We don’t have that right now.” Instead forest management depends on political will at the time, flipping from one crisis item to the next, without any real rationale, he says.
“We need to work at how do we help communities diversify their economies. How do we make forests connected to diversification opportunities? That really means putting more money into implementing the Beetle Action Coalition (BAC) strategies because it’s totally inadequate. Whether you agree with those strategies or not, communities have to go through and pick out priorities, in conjunction with the province, and decide where the money should go.” Bourgeois says what’s happened in mountain pine beetle impacted areas is what’s happened in other areas, whether it’s the cod fishery or the beetle in the mid west U.S., or ice storms, the governments of the time did exactly what the government in B.C. did. “We put money into analyzing the impacts, money into resources to mitigate those impacts, then when it came to putting money into adaptation, the politicians were off on another crisis and they dropped it.” At least during the mitigation period, they put money into the BACs to create strategies, a move he says was a plus. “But then they only
gave them $3 million each over a three-year period. They can’t do anything with that amount.” In the report, he recommends the provincial government go back to the federal government. “They federal government reneged on their commitment of funding for the mountain pine beetle. They stopped funding it once the minister at the time said the beetle is over. From then on there was no more money from the feds going into the province. It went into Alberta because the beetle had gone over the hill.” The province should offer 50/50 funding of $20 million a year for five years each directed toward communities and their diversification, he says. Community forests have a big role to play as well, he adds. “The government has to change the way they allocate volume to community forests and how they are managed. They are a major contributor to diversified products.” Bourgeois has sent the draft report to all major political parties and to Independent MLA Bob Simpson; however, he hasn’t had much feedback yet. “Hopefully they will
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Opposition critic visits Cariboo communities North Island NDP MLA Claire Trevena toured the B.C. Interior recently, visiting communities between Prince George and Kelowna. “It’s a bit of a sweep, but I’m trying to get a good sense of the different communities, different interests, and how to make the province a better place for our children,” the opposition critic for children and family development told the Tribune. Trevena said she overwhelmingly heard concerns about child poverty, and the fact the province is rated so low. “In every community you can see that need, and people are asking how we can deal with that in a serious way because in the last eight, nine years we’ve seen that low level maintained.” Critical of the recent plan by the provincial government to identify seven communities where poverty plans are to be developed, Trevena said the plans are to be developed within the Ministry of Children and Family Development, yet there are no additional resources to ensure there will be any coherent plan. “It’s being left to communities to develop their own thinking. While it’s very important for com-
munities to develop their own thinking, we’re looking at a serious issue for our whole province. It shouldn’t just be up to communities to come up with a plan with the only dollars they already have.” As the Opposition, Trevena says if the NDP forms government it will develop a provincewide anti-poverty plan, with specific targets and timelines. “It’s time that we as a province and a society took this seriously and really did something about it.” Trevena also heard from a number of organizations providing front-line community services in the community that having to apply for funding each year for each program is onerous. “They’re trying to do planning for community development and for servicing community needs. They can see what is needed and want to be able to plan for three to five years in the future, but they can only apply for funding year by year. It creates huge instability and makes it very difficult.” She advocates a more stable, steady approach to funding. “Everyone would love more money and we know there isn’t anymore, but let’s look at priorities, and how we can fund in a responsible
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North Island NDP MLA Claire Trevena stopped in Williams Lake recently during a tour of communities where she was meeting to discuss issues around children and families. Trevena is the Opposition critic for children and family development.
way.” She’s also hearing concerns about the MCFD’s new computer program, Integrated Case Management (ICM). “It’s now a $194 million program on case management that simply does not work. The community social services agencies aren’t using this at the moment, but they are very worried about how it’s going to impact client confidentiality, how it’s going to impact resources because the government has already spent $194 million.” Responding the MCFD says the overall budget for the ICM is $182 million and that remains unchanged, and the budget has not impacted government services. “No funding is being
Taseko Talks: New Prosperity Gold-Copper reaches Major Milestone in Approval Process Taseko has reached an important milestone on the road to approval for New Prosperity. Taseko Mines has completed and submitted its Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the New Prosperity Gold-Copper Project to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA) review panel. The EIS is a critical document in the review process because it explains, in precise scientific detail, our plans to minimize the environmental impact of the New Prosperity mine during construction, mine operations, and following the mine’s closure returning the site back to nature. The EIS, which concludes there will be no significant adverse environmental effects from the project, will also form
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the core of the federal review panel’s assessment materials. We are proud of the work that has gone into New Prosperity. It’s a project that will deliver enduring economic value, helping to strengthen the fiscal integrity of the region for generations to come. One of the most significant elements of the plan is the preservation of Fish Lake, which represents an additional $300 million commitment. The EIS contains a detailed strategy to ensure the preservation of Fish Lake, which is based on proven, industryleading water management practices. To make this preservation effort more readily comprehensible, we have
prepared both a Water Management Strategy Video that illustrates the science behind the plan and an Executive Summary of the EIS, both of which are available for download at newprosperityproject.ca The EIS document, which spans over 1,500 pages including appendices, directly responds to Environment Minister Peter Kent’s invitation to Taseko to resubmit a plan for the development of the New Prosperity ore body that addresses the concerns raised by the Federal review panel that concluded in 2010. In New Prosperity, we have every confidence that all concerns have been fully addressed with sound research and planning. We are keen to see this important project become a reality.
diverted from front-line services,” wrote communications officer Jeremy Uppenborn in a written response to questions from the Tribune. “ICM is a much-needed new computer system that is replacing a 30year-old, obsolete sys-
tem that can no longer be updated or modified. There have been repeated calls by independent authorities, including in the Hughes review, for a better system of information sharing to protect vulnerable citizens.” Although some chal-
lenges were anticipated and steps were taken to address them as they arose, the extent of the issues in the MCFD related to the child protection component of the system has been more significant than expected. “As a result of these concerns, the ministry has developed an action plan — supported by up to $12 million in new funding to support staff and hire up to 150 additional protection staff.” The ministry also argues that B.C.’s poverty rate is at its second-lowest rate since 1980 and since 2003 has dropped by 45 per cent, a higher rate of decline than the national average. “We know that one of the best ways to help people out of poverty is to ensure they have a job. That’s why we are fo-
cussed on a job-creation plan to strengthen the economy and create and protect jobs for families in every region of B.C. Since February 2011, B.C. has added 61,700 jobs to the economy. We are providing targeted supports to low-income families to ensure they have the supports and services they need,” the ministry says. When it comes to annually funded projects, the ministry says it has a significant number of contracts with varying amounts of periods, some for longer terms than one year. “We are currently working with our community agencies to standardize contracting practices across the province, including, where appropriate, ways to support longer term planning.”
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In the Maritimes, politics is a disease, in QuĂŠbec a religion, in Ontario a business, on the Prairies a protest and in British Columbia entertainment,â€? — Allan Fotheringham. French T h e Connection entertainment Diana French last week was provided by our premier and the BC Conservatives. Premier Christy Clark was under fire from the media (mostly men) for her comments about the “sick cultureâ€? of Victoria and her decision not to have a fall session of the legislature. Then some guys at the provincial Conservatives got into it and it ended with MLA John van Dongen deciding to sit as an independent. And why not? Having a few more MLAs who are free to speak freely rather than being team players obliged to spout the party line might be a good thing for British Columbians. I got to wondering how the media would have covered Christy’s comments if she was a guy, or if the key players at the Conservative AGM were women. Incidentally, my gold star for a female performance of the year goes to Green Party leader Elizabeth May. She’s not really a British Columbian, but she represents a B.C. riding and she surely is making her voice heard in the House of Commons. Former Conservative prime minister Kim Campbell and B.C. Social Credit former premier Rita Johnson didn’t set the world on fire, but like Ms. Clark, they took over from male leaders who had messed up. NDP leaders Joy MacPhail and Carole James didn’t make premier but like Ms. May, Ms. MacPhail and Jenny Kwan did a remarkable job as the two lonely NDPers in the legislature for four years. I’m not a Christy fan, but nicknames bestowed on her by some male columnists/bloggers are tacky. The worst they ever called Gordon Campbell was Slash Gordon and he’s the one responsible for a lot of Christy’s woes. The press vilified former premier Glen Clark, but I don’t recall many mean nicknames. Chauvinism anyone? Diana French is a freelance columnist for the Tribune. She is a former Tribune editor, retired teacher, historian, and book author.
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Celebrate our forests In today’s Williams Lake Tribune, we are celebrating forestry in our annual Celebrating Forestry section, which coincides with National Forest Week. The week provides an opportunity to learn more about Canada’s forests and the role they play in industry, heritage, history, and our day-to-day lives. We here in the Cariboo-Chilcotin have benefited greatly from our area forests. Mills such as Tolko and West Fraser provide many, many jobs, as do others such as Pinnacle Pellet and Parallel Wood Products. There are also jobs in forest restoration and education, as well as many associated spin-off jobs. Our forests generate tourism to the region and offer a pleasant lifestyle hard to find in the more populated cities. Some of my fondest childhood memories are of spending time in the forest. I remember climbing trees
and being enraptured by the intricacies of a leaf. And every time I head out into the great outdoors, I discover something new and am amazed by how complex our forests and the life they provide are. Our forests keep the mills, economy, and jobs going in the region and provide useful wood to build homes, furniture, and many other items across the globe. They also provide a home for wildlife, support biodiversity, provide food, and produce oxygen and absorb carbon dioxide. In fact, they are necessary for our very survival. This week, let’s all take the time and recognize the importance of our forests and reflect on how our communities, our lives, and all life are so very connected to them. And while you are at, head out into the forest yourself, flip over a leaf, and celebrate our forests. — Erin Hitchcock
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ritish Columbia will face an interesting challenge in the coming years. While many governments struggle to deal with issues such as unemployment and a shortage of jobs, we know that we will soon face a shortage of workers, as the number of jobs will grow exponentially. In the coming years, we expect to see one million new job openings in our province. And of those one million new jobs, about 43 per cent of them will need trades and technical training. Last week, MLA we announced Musings a comDonna Barnett prehensive plan to expand and align skills training programs with economic opportunities to ensure British Columbians have the right skills, in the right places, at the right times. Under the Canada Starts Here: BC Jobs Plan, the B.C. government unveiled the new Skills and Training Plan, which will establish a more effective skills and training system that will be built on four key areas of action: promoting and profiling today’s training for tomorrow’s careers: government will work to promote the dynamic opportunities in the trades and technical fields and improve policies to support these choices; investing $75 million to improve training facilities and equipment, and ensuring the availability of technical education teachers, particularly with trades certification; getting the right mix and quality of trades and technical programs and reducing the time required to achieve certification while maintaining the high standards required by employers; and by matching economic immigration selection to meet British Columbia’s labour market needs. Last week we also announced $17 million in funding to upgrade skills training equipment at public post-secondary institutions around the province. An extensive inventory and analysis will be conducted of the skilled training equipment at each B.C. post-secondary institution. For those local institutions in the Cariboo-Chilcotin that will apply for funding, I will be at the table working hard to ensure we get the funding we need. There is a great demand for trades training in rural B.C., and I’m making sure workers have the supports they need to take advantage of the economic opportunities that lie ahead of us, right here at home. Donna Barnett is the Liberal MLA for the Cariboo-Chilcotin.
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More Viewpoints Other communities have a no-kill approach Editor:  Recently a mother bear and three cubs were slaughtered by conservation officers in the Wildwood area of Williams Lake. This unprogressive approach to human-wildlife encounters is all too common in certain areas of our province. Their  justification: wildlife animals in urban areas that do not show fear of humans are a threat to public safety and must be killed. I contend that there is no inci-
dent involving a wildlife animal that cannot be resolved using more humane means. If given the time and space to do so, this mother bear and her cubs would have moved on. Had she not, she could have been deterred with non-lethal methods. In many communities in B.C., across Canada and the U.S., conservation services have a no-kill approach when dealing with urban wildlife (Burnaby, Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Mississauga, Niagara Falls, Banff, and Jasper to
name only a few). They have adopted a more progressive, humane and ultimately beneficial way of dealing with human-wildlife encounters. For example, signs are erected by conservation services and the municipality in areas frequented by wildlife, informing residents to employ appropriate precautions. The public is instructed to keep cats indoors, dogs on a leash, and garbage stored where it cannot be accessed by animals. “Hazing� techniques (loud noise) and in extreme cases, bear
spray, are also recommended. Two parties are responsible here. The public must be educated in and compliant with the above strategies. Conservation services must have a change in mentality and practices and adopt a no-kill policy, protecting and conserving wildlife rather than killing it. At this point, it seems, we have to protect urban wildlife from the conservation services. Concerned residents are attempting to organize a town meet-
ing where the public will have an opportunity to express their outrage to Mayor Kerry Cook and to Conservation Sergeant Len Butler (Len.Butler@gov.bc.ca). Be advised, in Kamloops and throughout the province advocates are alerted to this issue in Williams Lake and will be monitoring the activities of conservation services there. Â Sandi Mikuse Advocates for Urban Wildlife Kamloops
Silence follows recent news of increasing deficit Editor: According to media reports, B.C.’s families are in worse shape, and the deficit has in-
creased. What? No howls of protest and righteous indignation from the Fraser Institute or the Chamber of Commerce?
No declarations of fiscal incompetence from the Independent Contractors Association or the Canadian Taxpayers Federation?
Funny that is because I’m not sure my memory serves me well enough to recall the days of an NDP government, where these groups tripped over themselves
to be first up to the mic to berate the government’s mismanagement. Must be an oversight. Peter Priestman Williams Lake
Chamber Chatter: New Prosperity would boost economy
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he Williams Lake & District Chamber of Commerce is the voice of business — businesses working together toward economic and social well-being to make our community a better place to live and work. Our goal is to promote the well being of business in Williams Lake and district, and to foster a work-, shop- and play-at-home atmosphere to all residents. Welcome to our newest members: All West Freight Ltd., Chilancoh Ranch Natural Meats, and Onward Log Homes Ltd. On Nov. 2, 2010, the federal government announced it could not justify providing the authorizations that would enable the Taseko Prosperity project to be carried out as proposed. The federal government stated it was not opposed to the mining of the Prosperity ore body and that
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Taseko was not precluded from submitting a project proposal that includes addressing the factors considered by the panel. Subsequently, Taseko was invited to redesign the project in a manner that would respect the environmental concerns raised by the federal environmental assessment. The Williams Lake & District Chamber of Commerce is pleased to see Taseko submit the new proposal on Sept. 20, 2012, which results in the preservation of Fish Lake and the lower portions of Upper Fish Creek and preservation of reaches of Fish Creek.
This redesign will help future generations use these waters for outdoor activities. The economic and social benefits for B.C. and Canada will be significant, and especially for the Cariboo-Chilcotin region considering the current and future impact of the pine beetle infestation in this area of the province. We now await further decisions from the federal government for dates on public hearings. The Williams Lake & District Chamber of Commerce has registered to participate in these hearings. We are pleased to announce our newest benefit program, the
Member to Member discount program. The benefit is for all members of the chamber to use even if they do not offer a benefit. If you are interested in offering a benefit contact the chamber office. The list of members and their benefits is on our website and is updated frequently. We invite you to our general meeting luncheon Thursday, Sep. 27, at 11:45 a.m. at Signal Point. This is an excellent opportunity to exchange ideas and meet other businesses. Members are encouraged to enter one of our draws and your business could be profiled in the next Chamber Chatter compliments of the Williams Lake Tribune and The Wolf and The Rush. Our guest speakers this month are Amy Thacker, CEO for the Cariboo Chilcotin Coast Association, and Sorin Pasca, a business
energy advisor with LiveSmart BC, a small business program. Pasca has been involved in various projects with the University of Northern British Columbia, researching, developing and marketing a new composite made of beetle-killed wood and cement.  • The Visitor Centre remains open seven days a week. • Our newsletter will be distributed Oct. 17 and will be online in its entirety at williamslakechamber.com. • Register your booth for the annual Made in the Cariboo Fair on Saturday, Nov. 24 at the Tourism Discovery Centre. For more info or to reserve a space call 250-392-5025. • Help us to celebrate Small Business month — look for our events list. — Submitted by the Williams Lake & District Chamber of Commerce.
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On a warm, sunny afternoon in Quesnel Sept. 15, Wacey Marr of Gang Ranch rode his way into the record books as he capped off the 2012 rodeo season with a solid ride on WWE Rodeo Company’s saddle bronc horse Big Heart to secure himself the BCRA Saddle Bronc Finals Championship title. It was the first finals win for the handy cowboy, who spends his working days in the saddle as well, riding the range (as cow boss) on the world-famous Gang Ranch. Marr, who is well known on the working cowboy ranch competition circuit as a capable hand and a good bronc rider, has only been entering BCRA rodeos for the past couple of years. He’s obviously picked up the winning technique quickly; hard to throw, Marr is a consistent visitor to the pay window. This title will likely encourage him to continue competing for a while. It was a good day at the rodeo.
Shifting Gears goes Sunday Greg Sabatino Tribune Staff Writer If you’re into downhill mountain biking and having fun, there’s no reason to not sign up for this weekend’s second annual Shifting Gears mountain bike race. That’s the message from Stefanie Hendrickson, operations co-ordinator for the Williams Lake and District Boys and Girls Club. “It’s a non-competitive, familyfriendly, fun mountain bike ride,� Hendrickson said. “Two years ago we changed from an annual golf tournament to this mountain biking event. We felt this would be more inclusive and would keep with the values of the Boys and Girls Club.� The ride, scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 30 beginning at 10 a.m., is the WLBGC’s largest annual fundraiser and helps fund the non-profit organization’s after school care programs throughout the year. At last year’s event, 75 riders attended. Hendrickson said they hope, based on the success of the inaugural race, this year’s participation continues to grow.
Shifting Gears has riders descend the Westsyde Trail Network’s ‘Snakes and Ladders’ before meeting up with and heading down “Spokey Hollow.� Following the race riders can then head to Boitanio Park for a barbecue and draw prize presentations. “It’s just a simple barbecue with hot dogs and hamburgers, and that will start at about 11:30 a.m.,� Hendrickson said. “People can come and gather, we’ll do it right by the Boitanio Bike Park, so if they want to bring their bikes or little kids to come down and join in on the fun they’re more than welcome to do so.� Riders are scheduled to meet at the top of Snakes and Ladders at 10 a.m. for the race start time. Anyone not familiar with where the trail begins is asked to be at the Boys and Girls Club, located at 17 Fourth Ave. South, at 9:30 a.m. to be shuttled to the race. Hendrickson said anyone on the fence about registering is more than welcome to call and ask questions about the course at 250-392-5730. “If you’ve ridden off road then
SPORTS NOTEBOOK Tuesday, Sept. 25 and Thursday, Sept. 27 Stampeders tryouts The Williams Lake Stampeders will host open tryouts every Tuesday and Thursday at the Cariboo Memorial Recreation Complex from 9:15 to 10:15 p.m. There is a $50 tryout fee for all eight monthly sessions to be paid before going on the ice.
Tuesday, Sept. 25 to Sunday, Sept. 30 Ladies indoor soccer registration The Williams Lake Ladies Soccer Association is now accepting registration for its upcoming 2012/13 indoor season. Games take place Sunday afternoons and early evenings at Williams Lake secondary, with the season starting Sunday, Oct. 14 and running until Sunday, March 10. The deadline to register is Sunday, Sept. 30. Registration is $60. For more information visit www.williamslakesoccer. com, join the league’s Facebook group at Williams Lake Women’s Soccer, or contact Katie McMahen at 250-855-9200.
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Local Ben Lesley rides at last year’s Shifting Gears. you’re probably OK,� she said. “It’s kind of an intermediate-level trail. Our youngest kids that went last year were about 10 years old. We’ll have trail monitors all the way down and we’ve got about 40 volunteers helping monitor and to do first aid.�
The cost to register in Shifting Gears is $10 per rider or $25 per family. Registration forms are available at Red Shred’s Bike and Board Shed, the WLBGC office or online at www.bgcwilliamslake.com.
The Williams Lake Recreational Hockey League, which begins its season on Monday, Oct. 1, is looking for two more teams to fill its ‘A’ division. Anyone interested is asked to contact league organizer Bruce Mack at 250-392-6867. The league consists of six teams in the ‘B’ division, also. The cost to register a team in the league, to cover ice time, is $3,400. Each team plays one game per week over a 20-game regular season, with playoffs to follow.
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Greg Sabatino Tribune Staff Writer The Williams Lake Speed Skating Association hopes, with a little luck, it can achieve official club status this year and register with the BC Speed Skating Association. “As long as we get our numbers up we can register with the BC Speed Skating Association,” said new club coach Tania Lauren. “We had 25 skaters last year and we’re hoping for more this year.” To help kick off its second season in the lakecity members of the Kamloops Long Blades speed skating club visited Williams Lake Saturday to perform a speed skating demonstration at the Cariboo Memorial Recreation Complex. Following demonstrations of proper skating technique, turns and different races local speed skaters got a chance to try out the sport for themselves, skating laps around the ice with the Long Blades. Lauren said when Yvonne Hauk, past president of the WLSSA, had the idea to start a club last year the Long Blades were a big help in getting the fledgling club off the ground. “We went down last year when we were starting and talked to them and got lots of
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Kamloops Long Blades skaters (from left) Mackenzie Neville, Rylan DeBeeld and Maria Demishkevich perform a speed skating demonstration Saturday at the Cariboo Memorial Recreation Complex. wonderful help to start our club,” Lauren said, noting members of the Long Blades will also be hosting a coaching clinic which four Williams Lake residents will be attending to attain their level-one coaching certificates. “That’s why they’re here,” she said. “To show us what it really looks like to speed skate.” She added the WLSSA isn’t trying to take away from minor hock-
ey or figure skating in Williams Lake. “It’s just really great for improving skating, no matter what you do,” she said. “We’re not trying to take away from minor hockey or figure skating, or anything like that. We’re trying to find the niche for kids who don’t want to be in hockey or don’t want to be in figure skating, but they want to get out and be on the ice in the winter.” The association is of-
fering two programs — a learn to skate and a learn to speed skate program. “It’s basics in skating with the emphasis moving toward speed skating,” she said. “It’s really focusing on stride, proper technique in order to increase speed.” Practices will begin on Tuesday, Oct. 2 at the Cariboo Memorial Recreation Complex in rink one. Sessions go from October to December,
and then from January until March. The WLSSA has speed skates to provide to its members; however, it requires skaters to bring their own helmet, knee pads and cut-resistant gloves. “We would love more kids to come out and try the sport,” she said. For more information on the WLSSA, or for registration forms, contact Lauren at 250-3921748 or at tanialauren@ telus.net.
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Greg Sabatino photo Don Skea, operations supervisor with the University of British Columbia’s Alex Fraser Research Forest, helps lead an educational tour of UBC forestry students through the ALFRF’s Knife Creek block late August.
Forestry field school provides hands-on experience Greg Sabatino Celebrating Forestry 2012 For 62 University of British Columbia forestry students — some from as far away as China — the chance to visit Williams Lake’s Alex Fraser Research Forest in late August was a valuable learning experience. The group of third-year students were visiting as part of UBC’s annual field school, which gives students a chance to experience some real-life application of the theory they’ve learned through the school’s multiple forestry programs. Steve Mitchell, professor of silviculture with UBC’s faculty of forestry, said it’s a great chance for his students to see some of the Interior’s ecosystems, along with applying some hands-on instruction.
“This is our chance to take them out into the ecosystems of the Interior — the dry belt fir, the Interior cedar hemlock and the sub-boreal spruce ecosystems they’ve heard about in class, but most have never had a chance to see,” Mitchell said. “We’ve spent time looking at the plants, the soils, the structure of the forests and looking at the types of health issues in those forests. The students get a lot of practice with their measurement skills — measuring trees, looking for signs of wildlife use, plant identifciation — all very practical skills.” Visiting students are enrolled in a variety of programs including forestry resources management, forest operations, forest science and forest conservation programs. Field school, jointly organized between Vancouver’s UBC forestry
faculty and Williams Lake’s Alex Fraser Research Forest staff, and facilitated out of the Gavin Lake camp, had students touring through a variety of areas in the region. During the week students visited the research forest’s Knife Creek Block to examine some harvesting taking place in the area. “We follow the trees from the woods as they’re logged into town and get put into the mills,” Mitchell said. “We look at the large, integrated mills — we were at Tolko and West Fraser — and we walked through every phase from the log-in feed right through the breakdown and looked at the planer mills and the final product.” Later in the week students once again shifted focus to sustainable community forestry, before wrapping up with a tour of the Xat’sull
Heritage Village. “We’re really happy to have the opportunity to come up here,” Mitchell said. “By coming up here we can see a really good cross section of the Interior forest types, stay in a wonderful camp facility and the students get to meet the local forest professionals. “It’s a great chance for them to get some experience and see what it means to live in a resource-based community and live as a professional forester and gives them a good sense of what their future career’s going to be like.” David Zhong, one of about 20 UBC students on the tour from China, said it was a great learning experience. “I very much enjoy it here,” he said. “But it’s quite a challenge for
me to adapt to the new environment and the totally new culture. With the forestry and silviculture management [program] I think I’m learning gradually, and I hope to do something in the future just like these guys [the local forestry professionals].” Carolyn King, a forest conservation student at UBC, said field school was an opportunity for her to learn about another side of forestry. “I’ve been spending time learning about things I necessarily don’t get to encounter in my studies,” she said. “It’s very valuable as a researcher to be able to understand and experience.” For more on the Alex Fraser Research Forest visit afrf.forestry.ubc. ca.
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Tolko looks to redistribute coarse fibre Monica Lamb-Yorski Celebrating Forestry 2012 Much of Tolko’s operations in the Williams Lake, Quesnel and 100 Mile House timber supply areas are under Canadian Standards Association (CSA) certification- framework standards. The certified area represents about 1.82 million hectares, senior planning forester Bryan Jakubec says. CSA certification has three key components: public participation, performance requirements, and a systems requirement. “Each component has requirements written in the standard that certified companies have to meet. The standard is used world-wide to provide the public and customers with assurances that the company is meeting a strict set of biological, environmental and social criteria.� The public participation requires active community involvement in terms of developing values, objectives, indicators and targets. “The public provide direction, insight and collaboratively we work to continually improve on our sustainable for-
Photo submitted Tolko’s Public Advisory Group during one of the company tours in April 2011. est management plan and performance,� Jakubec says. Currently there are 10 active Public Advisory Group (PAG) members representing interests such as range, wildlife, soils, trappers, guides, and First Nations that have participated in almost 700 hours of meetings, field tours and presentations starting in the beginning of 2006 until the end of 2011. As a company, Tolko is appreciative of the public’s critical contribution, he adds. Under the performance requirements, Tolko must undergo a third-party independent audit and make this publically available.
The PAG helps review where the company met its targets, where it didn’t, and where the company can correct or improve. “That participation is intended to link public values and expectations with our performance requirements contained in our sustainable forest management plans. The process is constantly going through revisions and adapting to align with evoloving social and environmental considerations,� Jakubec says. Recently, the company has been looking at a few continuous opportunities. One is to develop a pro-
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do so, and also at the same time expedite re-establishment of new forests in those areas.� A third project was the South Lakeside Fuel Management Project. Tolko has three blocks behind Russett Bluff, within the Williams Lake interface fire plan boundary. In conjunction various government agencies, including the Fire Protection Branch, Tolko developed a harvest strategy that includes establishing some fire breaks and reducing fuel loading within the areas that were logged to help reduce the risk in the fire protection area. Tolko the service provider for provincial government’s fertilizer application. “Obviously there’s lots of talk about the mid-term timber supply and one of the strategies that can reduce the mid-term timber supply impact includes fertilization,� Jakubec adds. On a yearly basis, Tolko is targeting around 1,700 hectares to fertilize. In mid-October the fertilizing will take place, involving aerial application of 25- to 35-year-old stands. “The goal is to increase growth and mitigate nutrient deficiencies that exist in some areas.�
As well, the company is conducting a pilot project with the use of Global Positioning Systems (GPS) in feller bunchers. The use is intended to be an additional tool that the operator has so he knows at any point in time where he is on the block. It’s a way to help reduce environmental risk, and most of Tolko’s contractors are participating in the pilot project. For the last three years there has been no loss time to accidents for the Tolko Cariboo Woodlands staff. “I think that’s something worth highlighting when you consider the numbers of people out there working.� Presently there are 606 hourly workers in Tolko’s mills in Williams Lake and Quesnel and 77 salaried employees. Between logging and hauling contractors there are around 300 people working — with around 100 trucks and 34 logging contractors. Another 100 people work in silviculture planning contract work, and this past season around 400 tree planters were employed. The three facilities are running full capacity, and knocking on wood, Jakubec suggests markets are turning around.
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Case helps restore the forests Monica Lamb-Yorski Celebrating Forestry 2012 For more than a decade efforts have been made to restore the upper part of the Williams Lake River Valley — a two-kilometre area that stretches from behind Chuck’s Auto on Mackenzie Avenue to below Comer Street. Riparian ecologist Richard Case has been in charge of the efforts and says the area had been damaged by a few different things that happened over time. Williams Lake’s very first sewer facilities and sewer lagoons were installed in the 1930s and 1940s. They lasted about three or four years and were then deconstructed and sewer piped down below Comer Street. When those turned out to be inadequate, however, new ones were again built a few kilometres down, which required building a pipeline to deliver the sewer to the next sewer lagoons, hence more disturbance to the valley soils and vegetation. When it became apparent the town was growing fast, the lagoons were moved. First they were constructed. Then they were deconstructed. That meant big equipment was used, and the soils were compacted and often turned upside
down. “Soils have a profile where all the nutrients are close to the surface and then the nutrients disappear the lower you go. And soils are layered, so when you go and do construction work, say construct a sewer lagoon, soils get turned upside down and there are no nutrients available for plants. It is very difficult to restore areas when top soils and the soil input process have been removed. Top soils take thousands of years to build.” When sawmills began operating in the 1960s, they were involved in denuding the forests in the upper river valley — all of the good timber was logged and taken out. The mills were just getting started and they were needing to log. As a result, Case explains, the valley ended up with much less vegetation, a hotter and drier climate, soils turned upside down, and compacted soils from heavy machinery, making it very difficult for nature to establish plants. “Restoration becomes complicated when there’s that amount of disturbance,” says Case, who has been involved in restoration work in the area since about 2000, at first as a volunteer and then later by
Monica Lamb-Yorski photo Riparian ecologist Richard Case in the river valley. contracts. Case engaged community groups to help plant trees. At the beginning they planted small ones up and down the river valley, but only about 10 per cent survived because of the degraded soil conditions. There was no more over-story for shade. Another main disturbance was the creek eating away at the bank right below the old Jacobson’s sawmill. It became a threat so the logging company at the time got permission to move the creek. That meant more machinery and moving the creek 20 or 30 metres away from the bank to create a new meander. It meant compacting and destroying top-
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soil in the process. The mill, in an agreement with the fisheries department agreed to restore that area. “Riverside Mill tried three or four different times to plant trees, first little ones and then bigger ones, but they all died,” Case recalls. “We decided we would need some irrigation so Riverside and then Tolko established an irrigation system. That made a big difference. We started to get survival and we started to plant bigger and more well-established trees using topsoil, manures, and mulch.” A nursery at Scout Island was developed and seedlings were grown in one to five-gallon pots
on site so they would be acclimatized. They also distributed old, rotten logs around in the valley. “We ended up taking two or three logging trucks of donated large fir logs in and another three truck loads of aspen logs as well, which we distributed in various places in the river valley to help create little bits of shade, because we could start to plant next to the logs because the shade would give protection to the seedlings, and the soils could hold more moisture.” Over the long term the logs will rot more and add nutrients to the soil. The decaying logs over time also house thousands of small critters that also add nutrients through their droppings. “We started taking all these extra measures to help restore the ecosystems that had been damaged and it’s come a long ways.” During the past 10 years school children, volunteers, and some paid staff have established vegetation up and down the valley and around the new settling ponds. Previously the storm water, often containing oil, antifreeze drippings, salt and grease from the streets of Williams Lake used to go through the storm drains and dump straight into the creek.
“The fish populations, which were there originally, more or less, disappeared,” Case says. “The city obtained some funding and created settling ponds and now has a five-phase project. They’ve completed two phases of it now.” Now all of the storm water from Williams Lake streets goes into those ponds and not into the creek. It is filtered through the soil. Case and his crew have planted all kinds of trees and shrubs and wetland species, including cattails and bulrushes which uptake the pollutants. Douglas fir and aspen trees are among the 17 different species of plantings that are native to the environment. They’ve also planted more than 100 ponderosa pine. Case figures with climate change the species might do well and so far so good. “We’re starting to get smaller organisms that are no doubt increasing as well — organisms that are associated with the different plants, small invertebrate types of organisms that would be coming back naturally.” It’s a 100-year process they’ve started, Case admits, but once it’s established, which might take 20 years, it will start to seed and regenerate itself.
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West Fraser keeps a handle on dust Monica Lamb-Yorski Celebrating Forestry 2012 West Fraser Sawmill’s new general manager Matt Ketcham says with the recent mill explosions in Babine Lake and Prince George, there’s a daily focus on keeping dust levels down. To help with that focus, West Fraser’s divisions have, or will have, probe misters installed to try and raise humidity levels. “The first one went in later in the spring and the most recent one two weeks ago,” Ketcham says, adding the company is noticing a difference. A mister is in at the Williams Lake sawmill. “It’s always been an incredibly clean mill and we’re taking preventative measures to make sure that we keep it clean. A mister will take the fine dust out of the air and ground it, which allows us to clean it up faster.” Typically the misters are used for dust control in places such as farms, outside concerts, grain factories and football games. “We began exploring what we could use in the mills and
the safety representative at the Chasm sawmill found this model in London, England. It would be the equivalent of a snow maker at a ski hill, but it oscillates,” Ketcham explains. “The industry has come together as a whole after the two incidents and as an industry is sharing best practices on dust control more than ever. We cannot afford to have another incident.” During the spring and summer 2012, West Fraser reforested areas that were burnt out in the 2009 Lava Canyon forest fires and the 2010 Mackin and Meldrum Creek forest fires. “The fires went through those areas and it was a natural disaster. There was an ability through the forest act to get relief and the ministry provided, under section 108, dollars to reforest the areas so we received the funding and prepared a lot of it in 2011,” woods manager Guenter Weckerle says. There were anywhere between 80 and 100 people planting. Impacts of the 2010 fires were also felt at the National Defence Chilcotin Training
Monica Lamb-Yorski photo West Fraser Williams Lake Plywood Plant dryer operator Brian Webstad at work on Sept. 21. Block and West Fraser acquired a timber permit from the federal government to harvest the wood. “We’re milling burnt wood in both plants. The three permits were for about 150 cubic metres. It’s predominantly Douglas fir so the bark is a little bit thicker. We have had to change our standards to ensure we keep as much charcoal out as possible, but we’ve learned how to deal with it,” Weckerle explains. The plywood plant is running four shifts, with about 350 direct employees, says
manager Dave Walgren, who arrived in Williams Lake five months ago. While there was a bit of a fallout in 2008 and 2009 when there was an economic down turn, since the spring of 2012, the plywood market has picked up. “It’s a good market. That combined with the plant running well, the employees have been focussing on costs and safety. Our operating philosophy is to make a product that is cost effective. We believe philosophically that it’s better for our plant,” Walgren
says. The biggest market is in Eastern Canada, and most of the plywood stays in Canada. “We have sales at Home Depot and building-supply stores. The plywood industry isn’t so much about producing lots of product. Plywood’s a very small market so we look at the different things that you can supply, whether it’s sheathing or flooring or other things.” Prior to the mountain pine beetle epidemic, the plant predominantly used 70 to 80 per cent pine; however, with the splits in the dead pine, it’s hard to get the veneer, so now it’s predominantly Douglas fir and spruce going through the plant, and some pine. Overall, both plants are running full out, Walgren says. The lumber market isn’t as good as the plywood market, but it’s picking up. There are around 200 direct employees in the sawmill. Recently West Fraser has focussed on thinning projects east and west, completing work in a few thousand hectares, and has participated in the planning stage for some fire mitigation work in local
forests. West Fraser is certified through the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI). “There are a number of different programs and West Fraser has chosen as a company to be SFI certified with its woodlands operations and it ties together with our U.S. operations because they are SFI also,” Weckerle says. It doesn’t involve a public advisory; however, it does involve third-party auditing. The most recent audit was done this past spring, along with a SFI audit. “There are a number of criteria that are required to be done and looked at. We had a couple of minor opportunities for improvement, nothing that we probably didn’t know — more from a perspective of tracking things as opposed to whether we did them or not. Auditors always want paperwork to show that you did everything,” Weckerle explains. The company is also safe certified through the BC Forest Safety Council. “It’s a third-party safety audit that we go through,” Weckerle adds.
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Alex Fraser Research Forest marks 25 years in the Cariboo Greg Sabatino Celebrating Forestry 2012 It was 25 years ago when a group of local stakeholders decided a research forest would be a valuable asset to the region. With 320 established research projects and 89 currently active, the University of British Columbia Alex Fraser Research Forest continues to deliver on its goals of providing an area for research, education and demonstration for the forest industry. Although the original concept was to create economic activity, the Research Forest has turned into much more. Twenty-five years on, the research and education continues, visitors from around the world come here and the knowledge gained affects resource management in the Cariboo. Ken Day, manager of the Alex Fraser Research Forest, was the first to arrive in Williams Lake employed by UBC. Now there’s a full-time staff of five. “It was basically a co-operative venture between the faculty of forestry [at UBC], the regional district, Cariboo Lumber Manufacturers Association, the Forest Service and the city,� Day said. “All those folks came together as a result of a study from the Cariboo Regional District that basically said that forestry education was an opportunity for economic development, and the approach they took was to create a research forest.� The area selected to become the research forest was largely already established when Day arrived. The first was an area surrounding Gavin Lake. The second was an area around Knife Creek, particularly chosen because of research underway in mule deer winter habitat. Day said the research forest operates largely on three basic tenets — research, education and forest management. The research forest currently sees about 600 people a year from a wide range of backgrounds pass through the area for educational purposes including forestry tours with forest ministers, the Ministry of Forests chief foresters and the Lieutenant Governor. Cathy Koot, research coordinator and professional biologist with the Alex Fraser
Research Forest, said there are several projects currently underway. “Some of the more recent projects relate to below ground ecology, modelling of wood supplies for use in energy production, implications of climate change and the challenges faced by forest product businesses,� Koot said. “There’s remote sensing applications in forestry, the assisted migration project that the Ministry of Forests has done, grassland restoration projects ... it really runs the gamut.� The Alex Fraser Research Forest does do some of its own research; however, most of the research on the two blocks is conducted by outside individuals and parties. The integrity of those research projects is then upheld by the research forest. “Some of those projects are probably never complete,� Day said. “The work that matures into real results gets either published in journal articles or into thesis documents, and those are all in the library at UBC and publicly available. But many of the projects never finish, they just get remeasured every few years.� The educational aspect of the research forest’s work is mostly through tours and demonstrations of the area. “We have our annual field school where students [from UBC’s forestry programs] come up for an intensive week of training,� Koot said. “We do various tours throughout the year for visitors that include forest professionals, researchers and students. We also have a volunteer internship program where students from different countries come to get experience.� “The research and teaching mission of the research forest kind of over-arches everything we do and gives us different motivations for some of the activities,� Day said. Day added due to the relatively small size of the area they manage in a different way from the forest industry. “In terms of the way we manage the land the biggest difference is the boundary,� he said. “We manage sustainably within that small area so it puts sustainability at a much different level as opposed to the timber supply area.� He noted the Alex Fraser
Greg Sabatino photo The staff at the University of British Columbia’s Alex Fraser Research Forest, including AFRF manager Ken Day and AFRF research co-ordinator Cathy Koot, are celebrating their 25th anniversary of operation in the Williams Lake area.
Research Forest has been successful in its goals of research, education and demonstration. “If you divide up the three goals — research, education and forest management — I think we’ve been extremely successful in forest management, and quite successful on education,� he said. “Research can be consistently a bit of a challenge ... government funding has shrunk research funding both provincially and federally, which has had a big effect on the number of research projects that get established.� Alex Fraser Research Forest staff also work closely with other research forests in the province — UBC’s Malcolm Knapp Research Forest near Maple Ridge, two University of Northern British Columbia community forests and a research forest run by the College of New Caledonia.
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Pinnacle Pellet works to improve safety, dust Erin Hitchcock Celebrating Forestry 2012 Pinnacle Pellet is pretty proud of its safety achievements. Leroy Reitsma, Pinnacle Pellet’s chief operating officer, says the Williams Lake plant, over the last year, won the company’s internal Pinnacle of Safety award. He says the last recorded medical incident took place more than 1.5 years ago. “They have made a lot of advancements in safety at the facility,� Reitsma says. “The crews are really focusing on safe work procedures and making sure that everybody understands the job that’s in front of them and that everybody is trained for it, so they are doing a great job.� He says the plant also continues to make improve-
ments to controlling fugitive dust, such as installing dust fencing and controlling fugitive dust from the site. “We think we are operating at a very professional level now,� he says, adding the plant is still looking into other measures that may improve the dust dispersion level and enhance dust control. He adds that operations at the Williams Lake plant have been fairly stable. “We’ve had a good year of operation,� he says. On the production side, he says the plant has had strong results in the last year and is happy with the level of care and attention to it. Reitsma says the plant supports various causes and organizations within the community but its impact on the local economy is one
Erin Hitchcock photo Doug Fraser and Jim Leader check the vibratory conveyor at Pinnacle Pellet in Williams Lake. of the biggest ways it supports the area, he says, due to the way it supports local
mills. He explains that the plant provides mills with a solid
economic return on their residuals, allowing them to run at a higher operating
rate while also returning revenue to the community and supporting its overall economics. “What it does is create more jobs for people, be it in trucking or be it in gathering some of this harvest residual from the bush, which would otherwise just be burnt. Now there are jobs associated with just bringing it to ourselves, then we use it to create a revenue stream that pays people to do that. “We’re really happy with the job that the management and the employees have done, within the community, with the way that they’ve operated safely and stably, and the attention that they’ve given to reducing any kind of emissions that we do produce. I think we’ve done a great job this year.�
Communities and forests connected Steve Thomson Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations As B.C.’s Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, I’m pleased to celebrate National Forest Week. This year’s theme, Healthy Forests — Healthy Communities, provides an opportunity to reflect on how forests and communities are connected. This year the province celebrates the centennial birthday of the BC Forest Service. For the past 100 years, the B.C. Forest Service has managed and protected our forests so we all can enjoy the benefits they offer. Over the past year, B.C.’s Interior forest industry has benefited from a positive 15 per cent increase in lumber prices, and to the end of June, a 17 per cent
Steve Thomson Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations increase in lumber exports to the U.S., compared to the same time last year. Both of these increases are help-
ing local mills prosper and supporting jobs. As B.C.’s forest sector continues its recovery from 2009, we still face challenges like that of the mountain pine beetle. On Aug. 15, the Special Committee on Timber Supply released a report that provides 20 recommendations to increase the timber supply and value of mid-term timber in B.C.’s Interior forests. A number of the recommendations reflect actions already underway by the ministry and we are working closely with communities, First Nations and stakeholders to implement all of the report’s recommendations. I can assure you the ministry’s response to the committee’s recommendations will provide a solid foundation for us to move forward and will address the needs of communities and families in the
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Stampede royals ride in Omak Alexis Forseille Special to The Tribune Fast horses, warm hospitality and a great rodeo made for a fun weekend for the Williams Lake Stampede Royalty. On Aug. 9 the royalty left Williams Lake to take in the Omak Stampede and Suicide Race. We were pleased to be the first Williams Lake royalty to cross the border. We arrived on Thursday night just in time to check in at the royalty tent to get our tickets and watch day one of rodeo action. Omak’s arena is a large circle which allows for fast grand-entry runs and many horses in the arena at once. They begin every rodeo with the presentation of each sponsor on a flag. This means that the arena ends up being filled with more than 40 horses loping in two large circles. Following the flag ride is the presentation and grand entry of the Canadian and American flag plus all visiting royalty. Since we were unsure of our arrival time Stampede Princess Terris Billyboy and I decided to watch the first day rather than ride. Were we ever surprised! The grand entry for visiting royalty as well as for their own royalty is a galloping lap of the arena at twice the speed of the Williams Lake entries. For the half-time show, Omak brought in a very young family of trick riders. They impressed the crowds with many fancy maneuvers and daring tricks. However, the highlight of the night for us was definitely the Suicide Race held after the rodeo. The Suicide Race is very similar to the Williams Lake mountain race except the Suicide Race is a straight plunge into a river. The horses and riders cross the channel and fly up onto the track to finish the race in the arena. We were lucky to have found the perfect view standing directly across from the hill and water channel. The race was incredible to
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Stampede Queen Alexis Forseille (left) and Stampede Princess Terris Billyboy in Omak, Washington. watch. Friday began with a meet and greet at Omak’s Apple Blossom Seniors’ Center. Stampede Princess Terris Billyboy and I introduced ourselves to the seniors and happily went from table to table explaining where Williams Lake was located. Many were pleased to know we had come so far. We even met a few people who had worked in Williams Lake when they were young. After the seniors’ centre all the royalty was brought to Walmart to sign our autograph sheets and take pictures with everyone who wanted one. To finish up the afternoon we were toured around the four different tack and western wear stores in the area. All the businesses were very pleased to have the royalty shop at their stores. Once afternoon shopping was finished we went down to the rodeo grounds to connect with the horses arranged for the Williams Lake royalty. When they arrived and were unloaded we were pleased to see the big black mare at the trailer. The lady then informed us that there was a second big, black mare on the other side of the trailer so that we matched for the weekend. She was not joking when she said
big! We were treated wonderfully by the owners as they insisted on saddling the horses for us. We were also given the chance to go into the arena to warm up the horses and get used to their movements. Both horses were a perfect fit for us. Fifteen minutes before the rodeo we lined up for grand entry with the rest of the royalty. We decided to try to do a Canadian entry on our horses but both horses knew the drill and once they were at the gate those mares were at a gallop. I must admit it was the most fun grand entry I have been in so far. Terris and I were a part of setting an arena record for the Friday night grand entry with the most royalty in the arena at one time. Omak had 42 girls with shining crowns in the arena at the same time! We handed our horses over and finished our night by watching the stampede, the suicide race and signing many tear sheets at the royalty tables at the end of the night. Saturday started bright and early with us meeting our horses down town for the parade. We decided to test out our horse sashes with the Williams Lake Stampede Royalty on the sides of them. For the Omak Parade Terris and I also decided to carry the Williams
Lake Stampede flags which gave us lots of positive feedback from other royalty committees as well as spectators. The parade was lovely with a mixture of horses, cars and floats all being announced as we wandered down the main street. Immediately after the parade the Omak Stampede Queen, Katie Fergus, hosted a royalty lunch at city hall. This was a wonderful opportunity to meet the other visiting royalty and their chaperones as well as learn more about other royalty programs. We ended our lovely Saturday at the Omak Stampede with another fast grand entry with our weekend horses. Royalty was expected to pay for their Stampede ticket on the Saturday night. However, the business man who had also paid for our hotel room heard about this and ended up paying for all the visiting royalty to watch up front and centre in the bucket seats. Terris and I thanked him for the kind gesture and happily took our seats to watch the rodeo. The Saturday night half-time show was the same as the Friday night’s show with two dirt bike trick riders. It was amazing to see the maneuvers they were able to perform in mid-air over their jump. That night we decided to get the perfect spot on the fence across from the Suicide hill. Even though it was my third time watching, my breathe was still taken away when the horses and riders came rushing over the top of the hill. We finished our royalty duties by signing our tear sheets at the royalty tables. Omak, Washington was an absolutely wonderful experience for the Williams Lake Royalty. Besides the 37-degree Celsius weather that almost melted us, we were treated exceptionally well by the committee and by the city. The best way to sum up our weekend: fast horses, warm hospitality and a great rodeo. — Alexis Forseille on behalf of myself and Terris Billyboy.
WLSS Go to Team helps with suicide prevention event Mike Levitt Special to The Tribune At Williams Lake Secondary School students are taking a stand against bullying. For the fourth consecutive year the school Go to Team is in the hallways with their mandate of “No to Bullying.� “The program works on various levels,� says principal and
co-organizer Silvia Dubray. “Just having the team gives us another 22 people looking out for one another. The awareness factor alone is a big step in the right direction.� Each year the Go to Team goes through a series of training sessions with Dubray and myself, co-facilitator Mike Levitt. The training kicks off with a full-day workshop in Septem-
ber followed by monthly meetings. We’ve had some great success over the last couple of years. We are developing a culture that allows older students to support the younger ones and in turn recognize that being a bully just is not cool. This year 22 Grade 12 team members were selected based on the input from last year’s
team, counselling and administration input, and the opportunity to put their own names forward. Team member Megan Cheverie sees herself a natural helper who can provide support no matter who she is working with. See GO Page A19
COMMUNITY NOTEBOOK Tuesday, Sept. 25 Film club night The Williams Lake Film Club will show Starbuck tonight, Tuesday, Sept. 25, at the Gibraltar Room. Screening time is 7 p.m., back doors will open at 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 25 Suicide awareness event A suicide awareness concert and gathering will be held tonight, Tuesday, Sept. 25 from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. The gathering will start at the Gwen Ringwood Amphitheater in Boitanio Park followed by a walk to Williams Lake Secondary School for the concert at the school commons. The event will include dedication of a memorial tree and wall, moment of silence, information and resources on suicide, personal stories, plus musical performances by local musicians. For more information on suicide and its prevention call Bettina Schoen at 250-305-4420.
Wednesday, Sept. 26 Dry Grad organization meeting A planning meeting for Dry Grad 2013 will be held Wednesday, Sept. 26 at 6:30 p.m. in the Thompson Rivers University Cafeteria. Students and parents in grades 11 and 12 and all community members are encouraged to attend this open meeting. Volunteers are needed for the Dry Grad executive committee and several other positions. People who are unable to attend the meeting but would like to volunteer can call 250392-7121 and leave a name and telephone number.
Friday, Sept. 28 Saturday, Sept. 29 Pottery show and sale Potter Anna Roberts, who hand-builds unique pieces primarily using clay she digs locally, will have a show and sale of her work on Friday, Sept. 28 and Saturday, Sept. 29 from 9 a.m, to 7 p.m. each day in the yard of her studio at 2202 Grebe Drive on South Lakeside Drive.
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Marie Fletcher: grandmother and Cariboo pioneer Terri Smith Special to The Tribune It can be so easy to see a person and not really see them at the same time. My grandmother Marie Fletcher was such an important presence in my life that while I loved her and knew her better than many grandchildren know their grandparents, I’m not sure I really saw her until after she was gone. I still can’t quite believe she is gone. She passed away peacefully Sunday, Aug. 12 at the age of 91. I reread her book, In Time A Ranch, the week after she passed, and though I must have read it a hundred times before, suddenly the woman I saw in those pages was someone else entirely. While she was here she was just Grandma. Suddenly she was also this incredible pioneer woman who forged a life in the B.C. wilderness. Suddenly I had so many questions I wish I could have asked. Suddenly I felt as though there were so many sides to Grandma that I really didn’t know
Marie Fletcher at all. She was such an amazing woman! She was a rancher, a writer, an artist, a wife, a mother, a daughter, a sister, a grandmother ... . She was the centre of our family and we lovingly refer to Grandma’s house as Grand Central Station. She did things her way and there was no stopping her once she put her mind to something. Grandma lived the life she wanted and she is an inspiration to us all. Ellen Marie Case was born in 1921 in Oregon. At age 10 she moved with her family to the Cariboo when Williams Lake was still only a
town of about 500 people. They settled in the 150 Valley where they had purchased a small farm. Grandma and her sister Nettie went to school in the little red schoolhouse that still sits there today. Before school every morning Grandma would milk the cows and then deliver the milk to the residents of the valley. Grandma was good at living in the country from the start. In fact, from the stories she told she may have been more suited to it than either of her parents and definitely more so than her sister.
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As the years passed she fell more and more in love with the hills and woods of the Cariboo, and it was in this beautiful landscape that she met and fell in love with my Grandfather, Orville Fletcher, who was working for a neighbouring ranch. Grandma used to tell me about how she would purposefully let the cows out so that Orville would have to come help her round them back up. When he was around her family was always happier and she admired and respected him as the only responsible person in her world. He didn’t know quite how young she was when they met as she was always such a strong, resourceful per-
son. When she was in her mid-teens her mother’s health declined to the point where the doctor recommended she live elsewhere for awhile. Orville helped contact her mother’s family in New York and drove Nettie, Grandma and their mother to catch the train to New York City. Grandma didn’t want to leave, but he asked if she would marry him one day and promised to come and get her before long. Grandma had only a few stories to tell of New York. She was impressed by its size and grandeur, but she missed the wide, open spaces of her Cariboo home. She wrote to Orville constantly and the next
year he drove his little Chev coupe all the way to New York City and brought her home. Up to that time he had never even seen a traffic light. In the spring of 1936 Marie and Orville were married. From small beginnings they built a large ranch and family in the San Jose Valley. It seems from Grandma’s stories that everything they did they did against all odds, and succeeded. But Grandma was modest when speaking about her life; she rarely seemed to notice that the things she did were remarkable. Grandma is survived by her eight children: Iris, Janet, Gail, Raymond, Betty, Karen,
Susan and Jared and their many children and grandchildren. Her descendants number more than 40 at this time. Grandma was one of the few adults I knew who never stopped believing in true love because she had found hers. Grandma gave me hope for the future, because her past was so inspiring. She gave me faith in myself because she loved me so much. She believed in all of us (and there are a lot of us!) and she loved all of us. She was a strong, independent, capable woman who knew who she was and what she stood for. See CELEBRATION Page A19
“They call the Cariboo home” Everyone has a story. What is yours? The Tribune is accepting submissions and suggestions for a series in our paper called “They Call the Cariboo Home.” One article (with photos) on one person or family will appear in our paper once a week for a year. Perhaps you are a long-time resident who has had led an interesting life in the lakecity and would like to share your story with the community, or maybe something out of the ordinary drew you to Williams Lake. If you think you or someone you know would make a good candidate for a profile/feature article in They Call the Cariboo Home, we would love to hear from you. Stories may be written by you or one of our reporters. Submissions and suggestions can be dropped off in person or sent to: e-mail: editor@wltribune.com fax: 250-392-7253 mail: 188 North 1st Ave. Williams Lake, B.C. V2G 1Y8
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Go to Team trained in providing support Continued From Page A17 “The Go to Team allows kids to work out their problems without the pressure of telling an adult. Talking to a peer is sometimes more comfortable,� Cheverie says. Dubray and myself work hard to have a team that covers all the school’s social groups. Willa Julius, with her Williams Lake background ranging from theatre to rugby, comments on her suitability as a team member: “I am a non-judging, considerate person who
looks at both sides of the coin.� The Go to Team’s first training session is Sept. 25 at Thompson Rivers University. At the end of the day they will take part in the Suicide and Sudden Death Awareness Day events. Team member Latasha Diaz invites the public to the event today, Sept. 25, starting in Boitanio Park at 3:30 p.m. then moving to WLSS for a concert. “We will be acting as hosts to the event and letting people know what we are all about. Say no to bullying!�
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Celebration of life Saturday Continued From Page A18 Since returning here almost four years ago I have helped my mom Karen Thompson as one of Grandma’s caregivers for a few days each week. Grandma lived with my mom and stepfather up until March of this year when she had to move into the Senior’s Village after she fell and broke her hip. I am so honoured that I was able to spend this time with Grandma. Many grandchildren do not get to be there for their grandparents like
this. In today’s world, our elders are not usually so present in our lives, but my brother and I were lucky. We didn’t always recognize our luck. We knew her so well we had the luxury of taking her for granted as someone who would just always be there. We moved in with my grandma when I was 13, and before that we went to Grandma’s house every day after school. Grandma was not just someone we saw every now and then on holidays, she was like another parent to us. Grandma taught me
to swim in the San Jose River. She taught me how to clean a fish. She taught me about kindness and compassion and what it means to belong to a family. I’m so glad Grandma was here for my return to my Cariboo home. I’m so glad she was able to come to my farm and see it begin. I’m so glad to have known her. I’m so proud to be her granddaughter. We buried Grandma on Wednesday, Aug. 15 at my Uncle Raymond’s place beside Grandpa and her mom. Her body has returned to the earth she loved so well. I miss
her so much already, but I know it was time and she is always with me. My memories of her are all around me in the trees, the grass, the garden. I am who I am because of her. My family will be hosting a celebration of Grandma’s life at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 29 at the 150 Fire Hall. All are welcome to attend. Throughout her later life Grandma made donations to Covenant House in Vancouver so we ask that in lieu of flowers donations be made to Covenant House, 575 Drake St. Vancouver, B.C. V6B 4K8; 604-
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DAIRY Queen is hiring for Kitchen positions. Evening and Weekend shifts, great hours for students! Apply in person with a Resume Attn: Wendy or Chrissie or email dq@gertzen.ca Williams Lake - SUBWAY Restaurants (both Locations) require Food Counter Attendants $11.00/hour, and Food Service Supervisor $12.50/hour. Both positions are for 40hrs/week. Candidates for Supervisory position must have at least 1 year work experience in fast food industry. Please mail at 1196 S Broadway Avenue, Williams Lake, BC V2G 1A2 or fax: 250-398-4141.
Income Opportunity EARN EXTRA Cash! - P/T, F/T Immediate openings. Easy computer work, other positions are available. can be done from home. No experience needed. www.hwc-bc.com
Trades, Technical AUTOMATED TANK Manufacturing Inc. is looking for Welders. Due to a huge expansion to our plant located in Kitscoty, Alberta, 20 km west of Lloydminster. We have openings for 10-3rd Year Apprentices or Journeyperson Welders. We offer best wage in industry. 3rd Year Apprentice $28-$30/hour, Journeyperson $32-$35/hour, higher with tank experience. Profit sharing bonus plus manufacturing bonus incentive. Full insurance package 100% paid by company. Good working environment. Join a winning team. Call Basil or Blaine at: (office)780-846-2231; (fax)780846-2241 or send resume to blaine@autotanks.ca production@autotanks.ca Keep your feet on the ground in a safe welding environment through inhole manufacturing process. No scaffolding or elevated work platform. Automotive Mechanic required in Kamloops BC. Apprentice/journeyman send resume to bltc2@telus.net or fax/phone (250) 372-7333 POWER tool mechanic FT position in the Okanagan valley. Mechanical aptitude necessary. Apply with resume and cover letter to frank@acmotorelectric.com. PROFESSIONAL JOB Opportunities. Troyer Ventures Ltd. is a privately owned energy services company servicing Western Canada. All job opportunities include competitive wages and a comprehensive benefit plan. We are accepting applications at multiple branches for: Professional Drivers (Class 1, 3). Successful candidates will be self-motivated and eager to learn. Experience is preferred, but training is available. Valid safety tickets, clean drug test, and a drivers abstract are required. For more information and to apply on these opportunities and additional postings visit our employment webpage at:http://troyer.ca/ employment-opportunities SOUTH ROCK is hiring for: Paving Personnel (raker, screed, general labourers); Heavy Equipment Operators. Send resume to: careers@southrock.ca or 403-568-1327.
Services
Health Products
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Garden & Lawn WINTERIZE SPRINKLER SYSTEM, book now starting at $40, 18 yrs experience, guanteed. (250)267-9686
Moving & Storage
6´, 8´, 10´, 20´ & 40´ sizes available. Safe. Portable. Affordable. Rent or buy. Call Jason 250-296-9092.
Recycling RECYCLING
Depot for batteries, rads, copper, aluminum, catalytic converters, alts. and starts. Will p/u, will buy! Phone 250-398-0672
Pets & Livestock
BERNESE Mnt. Puppies $1200. 1rst sht, Wormed, Micro Health gar. 250-998-4697 Shih-tzu / Kc Spaniel Puppies, only 2 males left. $325 o.b.o(250)392-5137
Merchandise for Sale
Appliances Reconditioned washer/dryer, stoves etc. 6 month guarantee. Will deliver in town. More info call Robert. 250-305-6344 days or 250-392-7064 eves.
Auctions
Auction Sat., Sept. 29 11:00 AM Vehicles, Tools & General Merchandise Pick-ups, Vans, Horse Trailer, Travel Trailer, Lincoln 200 amp Welder, Fishing Rods, Tackle Boxes, 8’ Sail Boat, 8’ Row Boat, Compressors, Wheel Chair Lift, Chain Saws, Scuba Gear, Tool Boxes, Bikes, Mopar YJ Soft Top “Unused”, Furniture, Ride-On Mower, Power Tools and Much More! Consignments Now Being Accepted
Hub-City Auctions Ltd. www.hubcityauctions.com
1122 South Lakeside Drive Williams Lake
250-398-8845 Help Wanted
Equestrian 1 1/2 yr. old grullo (grey) quarter horse filly, great color, $1,200. Also, 9yr old reg. Overo paint gelding, great on trails $4000. Both have good disposition and awesome character. 1(250)620-0577 Farrier Services. Barefoot trimming and cold shoeing. Donkeys welcome. Phone (250)296-9019
Feed & Hay
$300 & Under $1500. OFF the price of a brand new Kitchen pkg from 3 Gen Cabinetry in Williams Lake. Gift certificate was purchased @ SPCA fundraiser. Asking $300. 1(250)243-2286 1987 Suzuki 90. $250. or trade 4WHY (250)398-6073 Call weekdays. 200 Gal heating oil tank with filter and fitting. Half price. (250)392-7520
STEEL BUILDINGS. Reduced prices now! 20x22 $4,455. 25x26 $4,995. 30x38 $7,275. 32x50 $9,800. 40x54 $13,995. 47x80 $19,600. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca.
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Beginning Nov/Dec until April. $2/day per head for cattle boarding. Also horse boarding available. 1(250)620-0577
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FOR ALL YOUR AUTO REPAIRS Serving the Cariboo since 1981
Government Inspections Shuttle Service • BCAA Approved STAN POGUE
Licensed Technician
Tuesday to Friday 7:30 am to 5:00 pm Saturday 7:30 am to 4:00 pm
1075 N. Mackenzie Ave.
Phone 250-392-3522 • Fax 250-392-3548
$500 & Under
Brad Huston
4 like new 17” Dodge Ram tires. Bought in 2011. (250)296-9030 Hunters Special! 1975 8ft. Vanguard camper, f/s, heater, good shape. $500. (250)3927003
• Small Appliance Recycling Depot • E-Waste Electronic Recycling Center 250-982-2611
Heavy Duty Machinery 2005 PJ Trailer Gooseneck, 15,680 GVW, Tandem 40’, excellent condition. Phone: (250)296-4357 or phone/text (250)267-5410
Misc. for Sale Kenmore Serger sewing machine. $190. Kenmore sewing machine. $130. Both in very good operating condition. (250)392-6371 leave message
Misc. Wanted Private Coin Collector Buying Collections, Accumulations, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins + Chad: 250-863-3082 in Town
Daily service to Quesnel Wednesday & Friday to Bella Coola In-Town Deliveries
WANTED: Old lever action Winchester & Marlin rifles and carbines. Call (250)791-6369
Garage Sales
Bella Coola
250-392-7567 Williams Lake
405 Mackenzie Avenue South, Williams Lake
Fax 250-392-5440 • www.beelinecourier.ca
Wanted: Older Coleman gas lanterns in good condition. Call (250)398-6548
LAVTAP
Mobile Audio Service
Garage Sales Industrial Audiometric Technician Industrial / Commercial / Logging / Construction Dwight Satchell Box 4105, Williams Lake, BC V2G 2V2 250-392-2922 • 1-866-327-8678 Fax: 250-392-2947
Fund Raiser for Co-Worker Sept. 29 & 30 9am - 2pm Garage Sale Homemade baking table! Lots of Goodies! Something for everyone! 185 West Coast Rd. (Wildwood)
GARAGE SALE!! Saturday, Sept. 29, 10am-2pm @ 902 Toop Rd. Lots of cheap infant/children’s clothing & toys; some furniture and women’s clothing.
Help Wanted
CARIBOO AUTO RECYCLERS since 1954
We love Used Parts
Licenced Mechanics Quality Recycled Parts with 120 Day CondiƟonal Warranty
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Help Wanted
As the world’s largest crop nutrient company, PotashCorp plays an integral role in global food production. The company produces the three essential nutrients required to help farmers grow healthier, more abundant crops. With global population rising and diets improving in developing countries, crop nutrients such as potash, phosphates and nitrogen offer a responsible and practical solution to help produce the food we need, from the land we have.
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SHAVINGS: Clean, compressed. 2 sizes. New Cal Rabbit Farm. 250-395-3336.
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Exc. quality horse & good feeder hay, round bales, & large squares. (250)296-3651 HAY, alfalfa timothy, 5X5 Net, 1350#avg, $35-$85ton, trucking arranged, details www.abnechako.ca, 250-563-0829
Busy, local roofing company looking for Labourers, Skilled Labourers and Tradesmen. Send resume to Box 701, c/o The Williams Lake Tribune, 188 N. 1st Avenue, Williams Lake, BC V2G 1Y8. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
$200 & Under
SAWMILLS FROM only $3997 - Make money and save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free info and DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/ 400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT
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PotashCorp – Cory, located eight kilometres west of Saskatoon is filling the following vacancy:
Mine Technician For more information and to apply, please go to
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at the juncƟon of 150 Mile & HorseŇy/Likely Rd 250-296-3343 Monday to Friday 8:30am - 5:30pm Saturday 8:30am - 2:00pm
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The successful candidate may be required to undergo a background check. All safety sensitive positions require a substance test in accordance with PotashCorp Policy. We thank all those who apply, although only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
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Williams Lake
The Willams Tribune Tuesday, September Williams Lake Lake Tribune Tuesday, September 25, 2012 25, 2012
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Real Estate
Real Estate
Rentals
Transportation
Transportation
Transportation
Transportation
Acreage for Sale
Mobile Homes & Parks
Commercial/ Industrial
Cars - Domestic
Motorcycles
Recreational/Sale
Recreational/Sale
2000 Oldsmobile Intrigue Fully loaded, pwr & htd. leather seats, a/c, 12 disc CD changer, keyless entry, p/w, cruise and traction control. Very well maintained, 157,841 km Asking $4500 or make an offer. (250)392-2925
2005 Suzuki Boulevard 800cc, windshield, 2 helmets, repair manual included. $4500. obo Phone (250)392-7484
1986 Travel Air 18ft. 5th Wheel Has canopy, fridge, stove, oven, and bathroom with shower. Good condition. $2,950. o.b.o. Phone (250)392-5398 Leave message.
1996 9.6’ Bigfoot Camper Queen bed, stove with oven, furnace, bathroom. $7,500. obo Phone: (250)392-4949
ONE LOT LEFT! 10 ACRES ROSS ROAD (FOX MOUNTAIN)
$100,000. LEAVE MESSAGE AT (250)398-8558.
For Sale By Owner
Commercial Spaces for lease at 150 Mile Center Mall, 530 sq. ft and 730 sq. ft. Call Dianne at (250)296-4515 for more info.
“HURRY - GOING FAST” One left - 2 sold Buy New for Less Than Used. 2011 Moduline 3 bedroom Great Park - Nice Bay. $78,0000.00 Call (250)392-3879
Duplex / 4 Plex 1bdrm. suite $650/mo. incl. util., avail. October 1st, n/s n/p r/r (250)296-3359 2bdrm apt in QUIET adult 4plex, private balcony & 2 entrances. $535. +util. Laundry onsite. 13th/mth free with conditions. steelwne@ymail.com 1 (604)833-5442
Off Road Vehicles
2001 Golden Falcon 5th wheel 28RKS, hardwall, large slide. $16,000. 3034 McKenzie Ave. Williams Lake (250)3985013 or (250)398-0150
Mobile Homes & Pads 4bdr. mobile, addition, in town, f/s, n/p. $750/mo. Avail. Sept. 1st (250)392-7617
20 Windmill Crescent 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, with hardwood floors, new roof, new deck with hot tub.
Asking $240,000.
Phone (250)398-9118 or (250)398-0773 after 6pm
Homes for Rent
Very Private Mobile Home
12x60 mobile, many renovations: New siding, new windows, new furnace, new plumbing throughout, kitchen updated, new bathroom. Very nice setting, nice view. Must be sold! $41,500. obo Call Wayne (250)267-3543 cell
Other Areas 3000A N. MacKenzie Ave. Renovated 3bdrms., 2 bathrooms (jacuzzi/ bath/shower) detached garage, paving stone driveway and patio, covered verandah, landscaped, inground sprinklers, perimeter electricity, alarm system. $269,000. Serious inquiries only. (250) 392-0024 or (250) 392-3907
BUY LAND In Belize. English Commonwealth country in Central America. Large land tracts, seafront properties, Caribbean lots, all types available. For information call Patrick Snyder, 778-403-1365.
Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent
BOITANIO PLACE APARTMENTS Deluxe Waterfront Home 1645 Signal Point Rd. 182 ft of Lakeshore .63 acres, 1651 sqft main, 1625 sqft basement 3 bedrooms, 2 on main & 1 in basement.
$600,000. (250)392-7776
Older approx 2400 sqft home on approx. 1.74 acre lot in town. Central location. Great lake views. 4bdrm, 2 bath, 2 family rooms. $247,000. inquiries (250)392-1067
1 & 2 bedroom suites. Most desirable apartments for seniors. Clean and quiet. Next to Boitanio Park behind Boitanio Mall. Suite comes with heat, hot water, elevator, patio or balcony, fridge, stove, dishwasher & cable. Laundry facility on site, no pets.
250-392-6450
1 - 2 bdrm apt F/S Dishwasher and A/C in most units. Quiet Good references only. Ask about our incentives. Call Frank 250-305-1155 pics at South pets.
More information call (250)305-9994
WHERE DO YOU TURN
TO LEARN WHAT’S ON SALE?
YOUR NEWSPAPER:
The link to your community
Kamloops (55+) 2bdr. suite $1700/mo., river view, spacious, wheelchair friendly, many extras. Email catherine_steele@hotmail.com 1(604)408-1023 Vancouver
Apartment Furnished
3843 SQ ft. building for lease, big retail space, office, lunchroom, semi + size work shop, large fenced compound- 2113 N Lakeside, off Highway 97604-859-2086
700cc, comes with roof and windshield, only 1500km, like new. Great for work or play. Asking $11,500. Phone (250)392-4056
1994 26’ Custom Koach Queen bed, full bathroom, back kitchen. Good condition. $8,100. obo Phone: (250)392-4949
1300sqft, 3bdrm , 1 1/2bath, overlooking Williams Lake, $1100/mo util. incl (250)3988406 evenings. 1bdr. suite $550/mo. 1 person $650/mo. 2 persons heat & light included n/s, n/p, r/r. (250) 305-6045. Nice 1bdrm, ground level, absolutely n/s, n/p. $650/mo. utilities inc., working person preferred. (250) 398-7947
2002 Ford Escape Green, 2 wheel Dr., 4 door, 166,145km asking $5,500 (250)392-2115
Suites, Upper Small 2bdr. suite at 150 Mile $750/mo.includes heat & hydro, n/p, r/r. avail. immed. (250)296-3131
Transportation
Antiques / Classics
2006 Honda Civic. Great condition. 4 door, manual trans. $8500. (250)267-3334
1955 INTERNATIONAL
GOOD SHAPE NEEDS SOME WORK. $5,000. Phone (250)243-2131
Auto Accessories/Parts 4 Honda rims w/ Hankook winter pike studded tires, $500 (250)296-4356 Arctic Claw studded winter tires. 225/75/R17. Barely used. $425. Phone (250)3929113 Leave message
Cars - Domestic
1999 Ford Taurus SE V6-182 3.0L OHV Automatic 101,764 km, AC, power everything, 4 summer & winter tires all on rims, $1000 maintenance put in Dec 2011, all service records from 40,000km. call or text (250)303-2371 $3900 OBO
2001 Yamaha 650 V-star Custom black and chrome, extra lights, new battery and trickle charger, very nice, garage kept, 16xxxkms, helmet and jacket avail. $3,750. o.b.o. Call or text (250)267-4454
Open Houses
OPEN HOUSE WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 5:00 PM TO 7:00 PM 355 Crosina Crescent
RV, Auto, Boat Storage in town, secured outside or inside call Garry (250)392-0439 Cheapest Rates in Town!
Suites, Lower
2008 Jayco Jay Flight 24’ RKS Trailer Excellent condition All the bells and whistles! $16,000. obo For more info call: (250)398-2949
Open Houses
Storage
ROOMS/SUITES FOR RENT $300 - $500 PER MONTH. 150 MILE ROADHOUSE. LIVE-IN CARETAKER WANTED. ROMAN CELL 250-3980055
Commercial/ Industrial
2011 Arctic Cat Prowler
1997 Toyota Corolla, auto, Sirius Radio, Autostart, 159,000kms, $4000. Excellent condition. (250)398-8822
THIS IS MORE LIKE IT!
Riverbend Seniors Community
2 acre landscaped lot. Large 4 bedroom, 3 full bath, fully renovated, new kitchen. Hot tub and sauna. 5 min from town.
Cars - Sports & Imports
Motorcycles
2 bdrm apartment, Lakeside area, no (250)392-5074.
One Of A Kind
1145 2 Ave N. 1-bdrm house. W/D, F/S. $650 + util. NP, NS. Ref. req. (604)-617-6119. Avail. NOW. 2 bdrm. house with F/S included. Please call (250)392-7617. 3 bdrm upstairs of home for rent, n/p, n/s. Avail from Oct. 1st. $1000/mo (250)392-6338 3 bedroom 2 1/2 bath townhouse, includes appliances, w/d, built in vac, no pets, no smoking, $1550/mo plus utilities. Available Nov 1/12 References required 250-2675341
2004 Malibu Only 88,000 kms Auto, 6 cyl., New brakes and rotors, Extra set of winter tires. Good condition. $6,000. (250)296-4192
Recreational/Sale
Perfect family home! This large 4 bedroom, 3 bath home is located in the popular Westridge Subdivision with the perfect view of Williams Lake and city.
$359,900
for more informaƟon visit www.cariboohomes.com
1980 Vanguard Camper 9 1/2 ft. with fridge, stove, hot water, shower and toilet. Roof resealed this year. $2250. (250)303-1706
Williams W Will ill Lake Realty Independently owned & operated
2-85 S 3rd Avenue
Susan Colgate in aƩendance
Sell your vehicle in the Tribune Classifieds Sweet Deal! Like New
3 times a week for 1 month
4495
$
plus HST
2004 Yamaha V-Star Classic 650, red + black, 13,300 km. Floor boards not pegs for extra riding comfort, toe or heel shift, backrest, new battery. You’ll get lots of compliments on it. $5300 obo. 250-392-7937 2009 Honda Rebel 250, 900 miles, immaculate, great beginner bike. Reduced $4000. will look at reasonable offers. Ph. ( 250)296-4357 or Ph/text (250)267-5410 2010 Honda dirt bike, 80cc. Asking $1,400. o.b.o. (250) 620-0577 2 CRF 80 Honda dirt bikes, new in 2011, 25hrs. only. $2,300. each. (250)296-9030
4 wheel drive, low kms. Great Price Call 555-555-1515
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Transportation
Transportation
Transportation
Recreational/Sale
Trucks & Vans
Trucks & Vans
Transportation
Transportation
Boats
Boats
Tenders
Tenders
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 27 (CARIBOO-CHILCOTIN)
1985 90hp Merc outboard with tank and controls. $1500. offers. Ph (250)296-4357 or Ph/text (250)267-5410.
OFFICE OF THE OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR $5500.00 The Hunter Hilton is the perfect hunting/camping/ fishing rig! Has full bath, (Shower), fridge stove, oven and furnace. Sleeps 4! 2 - 30lb tanks w/12V battery for power. Large dry box and room for gen. set on rear. Light weight and easy to tow, it will go anywhere you want to pull it! All new upholstery Phone (250)398-7848 or (250)305-6312 to view.
1979 Dodge MaxyVan Camper Over cab double and folding-table twin beds, gas/elec fridge, two burner stove, furnace, sink and toilet. Detachable awning. Runs well, body has rust, but comes with can of spray paint. Asking $750. (250)398-2927
2003 F150 XL 4x4, 175,000kms, 4.6L, new Toyo tires, spray in box liner, without canopy, trailer tow pkg. $8300. 1(250)819-3022 Leave message.
SEALED TENDERS will be received by the undersigned for snow removal and/or sanding, and in some locations, shovelling, at the following schools for the 2012-2013 season: Boat For Sale Older Boat and Trailer with 60hp Motor $2750 OBO (250)392-6371 Leave Message
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Galaxie 8 ft. Older Camper Very good condition, everything works, very clean. $1,000. o.b.o. Call John at (250) 398-0154 LIKE new 2010 Northern Lite camper. This camper is the Q lite 8.5. It has 3 burner cook top, oven, toilet with shower, surround sound entertainment center w/ 19â&#x20AC;? tv, queen bed, fantastic fan, happi jacks w/ remote, side and back awning, frig, furnace. asking $23000 obo. this unit new was $32000. make an offer. call (250)392-7627 or (250)3050635.
Skylark Camper 10 1/2 ft., Furnace/fridge Shower/Toilet, Steps, Fantastic Fan, Weight 885 kgs. $3500. obo Call Terry Wood (250)392-5784 to view. TRIPLE E Class C 29â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Motorhome. Approx 72,000kms. Ford 460 Automatic, Dash Air, Roof Air, Cruise, Shower, Oven, 3 burner stove, 3-way fridge, gas built in Onan generator, Awning etc. Very well maintained. $11,950 obo. 250398-2640
1988 Dodge 1500
New rebuilt 318 motor and clutch system. Well maintained. Runs great. Updated sound system. 31â&#x20AC;? summer tires & New Cooper winter tires.
2004 Ford Ranger 4x4 4.0L, 5 speed, 195.000km. $7650 includes 4 snow tires & Aluminum Rack (250)302-1706
$3,000.00 obo (250)303-1177 or (250)267-2509
1998 Ford Windstar Automatic, A/C, P/D, P/L, Remote start, DVD Player, Winter tires on rims. $2400.00 obo (250)398-7589 1999 F250 XLT Superduty Supercab(4dr), 4x4, 5sp, 5.4l, loaded, 163km, tow pkge, rear airbag shocks, sprayon liner, rims, $6,900. 250-243-0039 lve msg
Used Aluminum fishing boats. End of Season pricing. Call for more info (250)2964357 or ph/text (250)267-5410
2007 FORD F250 4x4, ext. cab, auto, 135,000km, excellent cond., color grey. $15,400. (250)303-0570 or (250)296-3071
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2007 GMC Crewcab 5.3L, 4x4, Z71 Off-road pkg, 126,000 kms, remote start, spray in box liner, includes studded winter tires. $24,000. (250)392-3691
Tenders
Tenders
Community Newspapers
Campion In-Board 16 ft. Comes with trailer. 140hp $3500. obo Call Terry Wood (250)392-5784 to view.
Legal Notices
Legal Notices BY VIRTUE OF THE WAREHOUSE LIEN ACT: For towing, on-going storage and notiďŹ cation costs. We will dispose of namely one (1) 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix VIN# 2G2WP522041180774 registered to Thomas Earl Peel to recover $1,639.90 plus the cost of the ad. View and bid at Bee Jay Auto Wrecking & Towing Ltd., 725 N Mackenzie Ave., Williams Lake, BC
Barkerville Barn Projects The Barkerville Heritage Trust is holding mandatory site viewings on Thursday, October 11, 2012 at 10:00 am PST for repairs & renovations to the ButterďŹ eld Barn & the Lowhee Mining Co. Barn. CLOSING DATE: Wednesday October 24th, 2012 - 12 Noon PST. Please assemble at the Administration Building in Barkerville Historic Town at 10:00 am PST for these mandatory viewings, at which bid packages will be supplied. Please email any inquires to Lynn Berlin, Heritage Projects & Trades Supervisor, at servicecontracts@ barkerville.ca or call 250-994-3332, Ext 36. For more project information see our website at http://www. barkerville.ca/employment_link.htm
Tender forms may be obtained from the School District Board Office, Maintenance Office, 100 Mile House Bus Garage and the schools listed above. Tenders must be submitted in sealed envelopes clearly marked â&#x20AC;&#x153;Snow Removal Tenderâ&#x20AC;? and received no later than 1:00 p.m. October 5th, 2012. All tenders should be addressed to: Yvonne Pommier School District #27 Grounds Leadhand 765 North Second Avenue Williams Lake, B.C. V2G 4C3 Phone: 250-305-7018
MINING LEASE APPLICATION Take notice that Gibraltar Mines Ltd., C/O Scott Jones, 15th Floor, 1040 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6E 4H8, free miner certiďŹ cate client number 141999, has applied to the Chief Gold Commissioner for the Province of British Columbia, for a mining lease of minerals identiďŹ ed by the mineral claims listed below. The following mineral claims are subject to the mining lease application: â&#x20AC;˘ Tenure Numbers 207628, 207629, 207630, 207640, 207662, 207736, and 207737 â&#x20AC;˘ Mineral Titles Map Number 093B.059 â&#x20AC;˘ Plan Number EPC767 â&#x20AC;˘ Cariboo District Posted at the Chief Gold Commissionerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ofďŹ ce in Victoria, British Columbia, this 29th Day of August, 2012.
INVITATION TO TENDER
Track vehicles will not be considered.
Legal Notices
Sport Utility Vehicle 1999 Land Rover Discovery II 152000 km, excellent radial tires, very good running condition, 4 liter, V8 automatic. Asking $6995 (250)305-6609
Alexis Creek Elementary-Jr. Secondary Anahim Lake Elementary-Jr. Secondary Big Lake Elementary Bridge Lake Elementary-Jr. Secondary Dog Creek Elementary Horsefly Elementary-Jr. Secondary Lac La Hache Elementary Likely Elementary-Jr. Secondary 100 Mile Elementary 150 Mile Elementary Naghtaneqed Elem.- Jr. Secondary (Nemiah) Tatla Lake Elementary-Jr. Secondary
MINING LEASE APPLICATION Take notice that Gibraltar Mines Ltd., C/O Scott Jones, 15th Floor, 1040 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6E 4H8, free miner certiďŹ cate client number 141999, has applied to the Chief Gold Commissioner for the Province of British Columbia, for a mining lease of minerals identiďŹ ed by the mineral claims listed below.
INVITATION TO TENDER Barkerville Foundation Projects The Barkerville Heritage Trust is holding mandatory site viewings on Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at 9:00 am PST for repairs to 7 post & beam foundations. Please assemble at the Administration Building in Barkerville Historic Town at 9:00 am PST for these mandatory viewings, at which bid packages will be supplied. Barkerville RooďŹ ng Projects The Barkerville Heritage Trust is holding mandatory site viewings on Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at 11:00 am PST for repairs to 6 roofs and replacement of cedar shake & metal rooďŹ ng. Please assemble at the Administration Building in Barkerville Historic Town at 11:00 am PST for these mandatory viewings, at which bid packages will be supplied. CLOSING DATE for both tenders: Thursday October 11th, 2012-12 Noon PST. Please email any inquires to Lynn Berlin, Heritage Projects & Trades Supervisor, at servicecontracts@barkerville.ca or call 250-994-3332, Ext 36. For detailed project information see our website at http://www.barkerville.ca/employment_link.htm
The following mineral claims are subject to the mining lease application: â&#x20AC;˘ Tenure Numbers 203987, 207727, 207728, 207759, 207877, 207878, 372057, 372064, and 516600 â&#x20AC;˘ Mineral Titles Map Number 093B.049 and 093B.059 â&#x20AC;˘ Plan Number EPC767 â&#x20AC;˘ Cariboo District Posted at the Chief Gold Commissionerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ofďŹ ce in Victoria, British Columbia, this 29th Day of August, 2012.
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