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The Smithers Motocross Association (SMXA) may be looking for a new home for their track once the snow melts. Prior to Christmas, Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako (RDBN) planning department staff put together a report on the rezoning application for the land where the track currently sits. In the report, director of planning Jason Llewellyn recommends the RDBN deny the application and work with the SMXA to find a more suitable location for their track. The landowners, West Fraser Concrete Ltd., made the application to the RDBN to designate the property as Industrial in the Smithers/Telkwa Official Community Plan and to amend the zoning bylaw to allow a track for off-load motorized vehicles and the periodic crushing of gravel. The SMXA track was built on top of a landfill closed by the RDBN in 2000, which is the main reason there are concerns about the site. The regional district has certain obligations to the Ministry of Environment (MOE) regarding the integrity and monitoring of the site, which are complicated by the track’s placement. The MOE is concerned about the health of the environment and of the motocross spectators and participants, Skeena Region Environmental Protection Officer Eric Pierce said. “It’s imperative the RDBN and site owner ensure users of the site are not exposed to

potentially lethal concentrations of gas,” Pierce said. “A qualified professional should be retained to evaluate and mitigate the risk posed to humans from landfill gas accumulation at the site.” Bleachers, built on the property without a permit, must be removed, the report stated. Before the rezoning application can be considered, the owners of the 56-acre property, located on Donaldson Rd. across from the transfer station, have to remedy a host of other issues. As such the RDBN is unable to approve the application even if they wanted to. Because the land is in the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) and is zoned AG 1, the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) must approve the non-farm uses on the land. So far, a complete application has not been submitted to the ALC for this purpose. The MOE must also provide a release notice pursuant to the Contaminated Sites Regulation before the RDBN can approve the application. “There are a number of

significant reasons why a motocross track may not be a suitable long-term use for the subject property and there are a number of significant issues that must be evaluated and resolved by the property owner, the MOE and the ALC before the suitability of the proposed use can be determined,” Llewellyn noted in his report. “It is also possible the existence of the motocross track on top of the landfill may be impacting the integrity of the landfill cap and creating health risks.” Despite the recommendation, Llewellyn said planning department staff see the existence of a track as a valuable amenity to the region, which is why they are willing to work with the SMXA to find a more suitable location and secure grants to cover the costs associated with the move. The planning department report states the construction of the motocross track began in the

spring of 2011. The landowners were advised the use was not permitted and were asked to stop construction. The track was used during the summer of 2011 and continued through to the fall of 2102. The zoning issue came to a head last year after RDBN residents brought forward complaints about the noise generated by the track. At the end of December, the BV Countryside Alliance sent out 1,350 nuisance noise surveys to residents in RDBN Electoral Area A (Smithers Rural). Notably, most of the 150 respondents failed to mention noise generated by off-road vehicles as a concern. BV Countryside Alliance spokesman Ray Chipeniuk said the completed questionnaires will now be turned over to the RDBN if they choose to revise the Smithers-Telkwa Official Community Plan. “If the nuisance noise survey is representative, results from it indicate that several hundred rural residents of Electoral Area A experience problems with nuisance noise at least from time to time,” Chipeniuk said. “Although a noise bylaw doesn’t seem to be the answer to these problems, land use planning may be able to address them in other ways.” The rezoning application will likely be coming before the RDBN for a vote at their next regular meeting on Jan. 24.

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here is a common misconception that the residential school program was for the good of aboriginal children. Provide them with the opportunity to learn English and to get ahead in life. This is just wrong. I’ve witnessed and experienced the consequences of residential schools and see no positive. What I witnessed was the horrible consequence, the horrible truth about residential schools. Yes, the words coming out of their mouths were spoken in English, but I don’t think that can be viewed as a positive. Researchers estimate the trauma caused to aboriginal children who survived residential schools will take about seven generations to subside. I see nothing positive in this. Research done by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission estimated about 150,000 aboriginal children found their way into residential schools, snatched from their homes to be physically and sexually abused, to be taken away from the only people that loved them and to die (see letter from B. Goodacre on p. A6). I see nothing positive in this. They weren’t taken away with good intent but with misguided parochial intent to turn aboriginals into white Canadians. Yes, equality is what Canada needs, but saying residential schools was a good thing implies aboriginal children and their families were/are second-class Citizens who needed to become more Canadian-like. But the point is not how many, the point is children were taken away. To have had one child taken from their parents is wrong, let alone 150,000. To insinuate the residential school program was for the good of aboriginal children is just wrong, even Prime Minister Stephen Harper recognized this. All my relations Percy N. Hébert/Interior News

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t is critical for democracy that those in leadership positions do their best to encourage the most basic, fundamental form of participation – exercising the right to vote. Overall participation rates in the last provincial election hovered around 50 per cent and even that poor rate plunged in younger age groups with only 34 per cent of eligible voters aged 20 – 24 voting in 2009. There are many actions a provincial government can take to make inroads on the cynicism that discourages voter turnout.

The recent decision by the BC Liberals around the dismissal of Auditor General John Doyle does not fall into that category. In fact, it goes a long way to reinforce why some people don’t vote. The Auditor General has an important job as an independent officer of the legislature in holding the government-of-theday accountable. I was able to review Mr. Doyle’s annual reports and question him directly on his yearly work plans when I was deputy chair of the finance committee for three years. He is an extremely

Guest View Doug Donaldson competent public servant. Yet the BC Liberals on a legislative committee mandated to review his reappointment decided to reject him for a second, six-year term. They refuse to divulge their reasons,

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so one naturally turns to the record of this Auditor General. A small sample of his work: he is tenacious in his ongoing investigation of the BC Rail $6 million legal-fee payout hatched by this government, his audit last winter revealed the BC Liberals have no clearly defined timber objectives and that forest management practices are insufficient, an audit in 2011 found the BC Environmental Assessment Office is unable to monitor whether companies were holding to their environmental mitigation commitments. No wonder they

don’t want him reappointed. On top of it all, the BC Liberal chairing the reappointment committee was the only MLA singled out for concern in a fall audit by Doyle that investigated MLA accounting of expenses. This decision by the BC Liberals to get rid of a capable Auditor General raises an integrity issue and just adds to cynicism that underlies poor voter turnout. For the good of democracy, they should correct their wrong. Doug Donaldson is the NDP MLA for Stikine and Critic for Mining.

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Spectra chips in Rick Apperson of the Salvation Army is all smiles accepting a cheque for $2,000 from Kristen Rock, Community Relations representative with Spectra Energy. The money helped build 125 hampers for Houston. Each family received a turkey and hamburger meat in addition to the traditional items in the hamper. The Christmas Kettles campaign met its overall goal though the numbers were down from last year. Food donations in Smithers were up dramatically this season in large part due to the Hudson Bay Lodge Santa Breakfast, Extra Foods Fill the Bin Campaign and Safeway’s heavy promotion of $5 and $10 food bags at the cash register. Percy N. Hébert photo

Discrimination against non-aboriginals Editor : (re: We don’t have a situation, Letters, Interior News, Dec. 19, 2012). I am in agreement with the basic concept of Mr. Steciw’s letter. I believe there is discrimination against the non-aboriginal community. We don’t have special days named after the whites (days), Asian (days), Oriental (days). We do not have tax breaks as they do. We’re all Canadians and should be treated equally. I’ve heard the message from much of the silent majority. I agree that as long as there is unfairness this way the aboriginals will

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Editor: (re: Situation merits response, Interior News, Dec. 19, 2012) Thank you for your reply. In your publishing of my previous letter, you made a few spelling mistakes, however they are inconsequential. One thing you printed incorrectly was that, “11 to 13 per cent of all the Indian bands” were involved in the residential program. This is incorrect. My letter stated, “11 to 13 per cent of all the Indian kids” participated in the residential program, that’s quite different.

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You say deplorable conditions on reserves are responsible for low Indian student achievement and this is in part true. However, what is your solution? Was not the residential school program at least in part designed to alleviate this problem? In spite of this you (and many others) are very critical of this approach. The act of taking kids away from their home environment is a problematic one. One has to weigh very carefully the pros

and the cons. The government of the day decided children had more to gain than to lose by offering them education over their life on reservations. If you want to fairly assess the residential program you must consider positive as well as negative factors. You chose to comment on the negative aspects and ignored the positive things. You yourself stated living conditions on reserves were deplorable.

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Many of the children never knew anything else so to get away from this environment and see a much brighter world would open their eyes to new possibilities. Residential schools provided this possibility. You state nonIndian Canadians have overused their natural resources (giving salmon as an example) to the point of extinction. Really? The biggest share of salmon goes to commercial fisheries. You should

know there are a great number of commercial fishermen who are Indians so if there is any commercial overfishing, let’s have all of the participants share in the blame. If there is overfishing, the main culprit is the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada since they set the quotas, set the seasons and issue fishing licenses. It might interest you that the river salmon fishery is heavily slanted to benefit Indians. In recent years, the non-Indian fishermen on Babine River were allowed to catch and kill two sockeye salmon a day using very restrictive gear. An Indian can catch virtually any amount with any gear. When sockeye are

running up Babine River, Indians scoop them up with nets at the counting weir and subsequently load them into semis and sell them to canneries. At the same time, a non-Indian fisherman is allowed two fish a day. If there is any overfishing, Mr. Editor, who do you think contributes mostly to it? All in all, in closing, I would like to say that all of us have to be updated to the 21st century and this includes the Indians. Blaming our shortcomings on one group or another is counterproductive. Good management and extension of equal rights to all Canadians is the answer. Igor Steciw Smithers See FACTS on p. A6

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Residential school facts Editor, (re: We don’t have a situation, Interior News, Letter, Dec. 19, 2012). Dr Steciw’s letter contained some rather flippant remarks about the effect of residential schools on the aboriginal people in Canada. Considering that this ill informed opinion is shared by many people who have been educated in Canada it isn’t difficult to see where some immigrants come to see the history of residential schools as many Canadians would wish it to be. But the whole policy of residential schools is a matter of public record and the real story is nothing to act flippant about. Our education system has neglected the truth about our

government’s policies towards First Nations and even with the official apology from Steven Harper which admitted the abhorrent nature of this policy we, as a society are slow to acknowledge the true horror of this policy. Of the 150,000 children taken from their homes to go to residential schools fully 40 per cent of these children died from a range of causes, mostly illness. For those who still hold the illusion this was a wellintentioned policy consider the following quote from Duncan Campbell Scott who administered the residential school program in the early part of the 20th Century: “I want to get rid of the Indian problem. I do not think as a matter of fact, that the country ought to continuously protect a class of people who are able to stand alone… Our objective is to

continue until there is not a single Indian in Canada that has not been absorbed into the body politic and there is no Indian question, and no Indian Department, that is the whole object of this Bill.” Also, consider Scott’s attitude to serious concerns about health conditions in residential schools. For example, when F.H. Paget, an Indian Affairs accountant, reported the school buildings themselves were often in disrepair, having been constructed and maintained (as Davin[from an 1879 report] himself had recommended) in the cheapest fashion possible, Indian Affairs Superintendent Duncan Campbell Scott told[Prime Minister] Arthur Meighen in 1918 the buildings were “undoubtedly chargeable with a very high death rate among

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the pupils.” But nothing was done, for reasons Scott himself had made clear eight years earlier, in a letter to British Columbia Indian Agent, General-Major D. MacKay, “It is readily acknowledged Indian children lose their natural resistance to illness by habituating so closely in the residential schools, and that they die at a much higher rate than in their villages. But this alone does not justify a change in the policy of this Department, which is geared towards a final solution of our Indian Problem.” The use of the phrase ‘final solution’ is one of the key reasons people who have

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Midget Storm go undefeated Midget Storm netminder Joey Karrer stood tall in Vernon as the team went undefeated in their final tournament of the season last weekend. Smithers opened the weekend with a convincing 5-1 win over the Westside Warriors before tying a pair of games 2-2 against Quesnel and Vernon. In the semi finals, the Storm faced off against South Okanagan, first place in the opposite pool. The game started with both teams trading goals but once Smithers gained the lead they never looked back, winning 5-2 to earn a spot in the tournament final. Smithers again dominated the final game. Up 6-3 with just 10 minutes remaining,

the Chase Broncos refused to back down and scored two more goals. Chase pulled their netminder in the final seconds of the game but Karrer came up with an amazing blocker save to squash the comeback. “It was an impressive end to our tournament schedule,” coach Brendan Hutchinson said. “The players have developed a winning culture and worked hard to maintain an impressive record.” Smithers has played in five tournaments this season, winning four and taking second place in the other. In 37 games the Storm has a record of 30-2-5. Playoffs start in February. -Submitted

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Most teams would not want to head into playoffs on a three-game losing skid. But the defending CIHL champion Smithers Steelheads are not most teams. They’re one of the most feared teams in the league, boasting a dangerous offence, steady defence and backstopped by the best goaltender in the league. The Steelheads ended the CIHL regular season last weekend with a pair of road games, losing to Prince Rupert 3-2 and 5-4 to Kitimat. Oddly, the two losses may have actually ended up preparing the Steelheads better than if they had won handily, head coach Tom DeVries said.

“The guys were pretty upbeat about the whole thing because we got a couple of really good games in and that’s what we were looking for,” he said. “You hate to lose but both games were really competitive.” Despite scoring the first goal in each contest, the Fish were unable to maintain the edge. The Steelheads had a short bench, DeVries said, with only two lines. Smithers came out strong against the Rampage but faced a hot goalie in Keano Wilson who stopped 38 of 40 shots. “That was a great game,” DeVries said. “I thought we controlled the play and had a lot of scoring chances.” Lane Perry and Adam DeVries both scored in the losing

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They’ve got grit. All the hard work the Bulkley Valley Otters hav putt in during practice is paying off in spades, head coach Tom Best said. “The team is showing great toughness in the way they perform their races,” he said. “When the going gets hard, they dig in and show what they can really do.” The Otters kept busy training over the Christmas break, in and out of the pool, preparing for the Northwest Regional Championships in Terrace, Jan. 25 to 27. “The racing tactics have come along very nicely due to the work in practice,” Best said. “At the meets, we’re seeing great results for such an early point in the season.” Best is seeing the swimmers mature over the season, noting they are beginning to see beyond upcoming meets and looking at the big picture. “They’re starting to be able to set long and short-term goals and to look at the different types of goals they need.” Prior to Christmas,

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Last November, Smithers-based Central Mountain Air was recognized for their involvement in Hope Air. “It’s because of Central Mountain Air’s tremendous support of Hope Air over the years, we selected them as the 2012 recipient of the Hope Air Outstanding Philanthropist Award,” Hope Air Executive Director Doug Keller-Hobson said in making the announcement. The announcement was made in Vancouver during the annual Air Transport Association of Canada conference. Established in 1987, CMA began offering flights with Hope Air in 1997 and have indeed made a significant contribution to the program.

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To list your nonprofit coming events please drop off your listings at The Interior News, 3764 Broadway Ave., fax us at 3_Enbridge_Janet_ad_4.3125x8 250-847-2995, or email#10 laura@interior-news.com. Deadline for submissions is Fridays at NEW.indd 1 noon. Maximum 25 words. Limited space is available. We regret we cannot accept items over the phone. Coffeehouse at Heavenly Grinds every other Thursday Jan. 17 to March 28, 5-6:30 p.m. For parents and Caregivers to talk about how to have more fun parenting. Children welcome. Small meal included. Children’s Programs at the Library. Mother Goose for Newborn to 18 mths, Thursdays, Jan. 17 to March 21, 10-11 a.m. 18-36 mths, Tuesdays, Jan. 15 to March 19, 10-11 a.m. Story Time for 3 to 5 year olds, Wednesdays, Jan. 16 to March 20, 10-11 a.m. For info. or to register 250-847-3043. Youth Book Club at the Library four sessions based on Christopher Paolini’s popular book, Eragon. Come discuss,

explore, create while munching on Meg’s yummy pizza. Friday evenings Jan. 18 to Feb. 8, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Drop in. 250847-3043. Smithers Community Band practices begin Jan. 23, 7 p.m. in the SSS Band Room. Call 250-847-2187 or 250-847-2340 for info. New members welcome. Guest Night at Sweet Harmony, Thursday, Jan. 24, 7-9 p.m., Smithers Seniors Activity Centre. Come and have fun singing women’s barbershop harmony. The more you sing, the better you get. Pat 250-877-7555.

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I resolve to write a headline, next time! Cianna Pawluk Smithers Secondary

According to the internet, we’re now approaching the time of year when New Year’s resolutions, made a few weeks previously, begin to fly out the window. However, I have observed something particularly strange this year. When talking to various friends and acquaintances, it seems the majority of teenagers haven’t made any New Year’s resolutions. There was an underlying rumble of well I wouldn’t have kept it anyway, it never works for me and I don’t have time for that. Especially interesting was one teenager’s comment, “New Year’s resolutions, aren’t those a bit old fashioned?”

Is it possible our generation is beginning to break a tradition? Though I’m also lacking in a New Year’s resolution it seems to me that resolutions are very positive and not a tradition we want to lose. At this point I’m definitely beginning to re-evaluate my decision not to make one. I think, especially as a teenager, not yet having our niche in the world and definitely in a stage of self-discovery,

it is important to look within ourselves yearly and find ways in which we can improve. Making a New Year’s resolution can give us the motivation and the chance to do so. Of the few teenagers I did find that had made New Year’s resolutions they all seemed to be of the image and health-orientated nature. These types of goals can be great to if made for the right reason. Being burdened with the stereotype and let’s face it, possible reality of lazy characteristics, may make teenagers believe there’s no way we could possibly stick to and accomplish a New Year’s resolution. It doesn’t need to be big though. I think the trick lies with keeping it attainable. Most importantly, we all need to start what we finish. Let’s not let our New Year’s resolutions die midJanuary. Let’s all make an effort to keep the New Year’s resolution tradition going, whether that means remembering to make one next year or maybe making a bit of a late one this year.

Study, puke, study, cry, repeat Sarah Bridgewood Smithers Secondary

The semester’s almost over, and exams are almost upon us and we’re all panicking, trying to dredge up that equation from September out from wherever it’s been since then. Studying is the last thing anyone wants to do but alas, it’s unavoidable, and even if you’re not, someone you know is tearing their hair out over quadratics and ionic compounds. If you have no idea how to approach it, your best bet is to pay attention and count your lucky stars your teacher is halfway merciful and planned out review blocks. They’ll save your hide, especially if it’s one of those weird subjects like math that involves doing horrendous amounts of extra work. After talking to a few people, the most popular plan of attack is repetition, rewriting notes over and over, copying diagrams, and chewing through every review page in the textbook. “I take all of my notes from all subjects and put them into one binder, then rewrite all of them and put the second copies in another binder,” Nikita Day said. Because rereading notes is about as boring as something can get and you can easily find yourself five pages from where you last remember with no recollection of anything in between. Using a highlighter may increase the amount of attention paid because you are forced to actually read.

Even if you’ve no plans of hunkering down with your books and cramming, at least glance through the things you’ve undoubtedly forgotten, because there is very little more awful than walking into an exam cold and realizing you probably should have looked up that guy who did that thing that was important for some reason. The only thing worse than studying, is the ridiculous stress that may come with it. Stress can either shut you down completely or leave you manic and tearing through notes and papers with little to no regard for basic bodily functions like eating or sleeping. Stress isn’t particularly beneficial, but it’s hard to pull yourself from that pit of despair. If you’re one of those people who just gets overwhelmed with it all and just shuts down, and waits for it all to be over, start early, go slow, and try and keep going. It sucks, I know, but keep in mind it’ll pay off eventually. If you hysterically leaf through notes on the parts of a lobster’s digestive system with reckless abandon, take a step back, take that shower you’ve been putting off for days and realize forgetting the inner workings of crustaceans will not destroy your everything. The best thing you can do to help yourself is to stay organized from the beginning, keep things in order so when you need them, you can find them. But however you plan to spend the next few weeks, don’t let this craziness get to you and you’ll get by just fine.

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Granny brings best out of Manila and family Paisley Dean Smithers Secondary

This is my second time writing this article, which only shows just how fun a vacation with your family can be. My brother thought it would be a great idea to delete my article the day I was meant to send it in. Other pains to spending an extended period of time with your family in a foreign country are plentiful. This may only be my family, but for some reason they find it necessary to mention extremely obvious facts, several times per day. On top of that, you get the usual family squabbles, but because you’re staying in hotel rooms with them and you can’t go out by yourself in a strange place, you’re stuck and can’t get any distance as you usually might. But going away with your family isn’t

all bad. even plants. For me, Others are having my begging. grandmother, Once out Libeth Magee, of the nice here in the parts of the Philippines city, there are with us has sari-sari stores been really everywhere, great. small stores, She is from similar to Kalibo, where convenience we stayed for stores in a few days, Canada, but she knows much smaller more about and numerous. the country There are than we do, advertisements obviously. for cellphone She is our plans everywhere tour guide, as well as for translator Coke and other Jeepney, a co and drinks. mmon mode of transportat ion in the Phi activities I don’t think I lippines. director. saw a commercial http://www.tr avellingtheph ilippines.info More than that, Filipino photo building she’s our entertainer Jeepney. there was a that wasn’t and argument The Jeepney is sign prohibiting traffic. covered with diffuser. really the biggest jaywalking right next Besides cars advertisements. When we first visual difference from to a steady stream of weaving on the roads, Even some houses arrived, at the Manila Canada in the nice jaywalkers. there are people sport these posters. airport, I noticed that parts of Manila. Also, the driving weaving around the Some houses were it’s really crowded. But the traffic lanes are not to be vehicles as well. exceptionally nice. Imagine a really works completely taken seriously, just as Some are simply Some of the most crowded bus in the differently. general guidelines for trying to cross the beautiful homes I city, add about fifty Sure, are traffic where to drive when road, others are have ever seen sit more people and laws, signs and you’re not weaving selling things such as among broken down then some holding stoplights but they’re through the other snacks, cigarettes or shacks. onto the back of the almost entirely bus and you’ve got ignored. the equivalent of a For example,

Going into modern buildings, such as the Mall of Asia, you can forget what’s outside, that you’re in a foreign country that you’re almost completely unfamiliar with. Something familiar that I saw a lot of is Second World War relics and monuments. I have the impression there are tons of them. We went to the island of Corregidor which was fought over during the war, the Monument Graveyard for the American and Filipino soldiers that went missing. The journey home is going to be just as long as the way here. The waiting is going to be just as boring, and the plane’s leg room is going to be just as minuscule. At least this time I’ll have the sunny beaches of Boracay and the crazy streets of Kalibo to think about.

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The Canada Pension Plan (CPP) is changing in phases that began last year and end in 2016. These changes, and your personal circumstances, could mean that you should rethink when to begin receiving your CPP pension.

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Retirement has many meanings these days and 65 is no longer the ‘magic’ retirement age. The CPP changes are intended to provide more financial flexibility depending on each individual’s chosen retirement path and to encourage Canadians to work longer before starting to draw a government pension. That’s why the changes provide greater incentives for those willing to work past the traditional retirement age and significant reductions for those taking CPP benefits before age 65. Generally, the new rules make it more attractive to delay receipt of your CPP benefits – but only if your health is good, your life expectancy above average, you have a reasonable income, and/or intend to continue working after 65. You should consider taking your CPP benefits earlier if your life expectancy is below average, you have an illness that doesn’t qualify for CPP disability, you have little or no other income, or you are permanently unemployed. There are other changes you should know about:

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• The work cessation rule has been eliminated. Now, starting at age 60, you can continue working and still receive CPP benefits. Under the old rules, once you began collecting CPP benefits, you stopped contributing to the plan. Now, if you’re under 65, and working while receiving a CPP pension, you (and your employer) will have to continue making CPP contributions that will increase your CPP benefits beginning in 2013. If you are 65-70 and work while receiving CPP benefits, you have the choice of not making any more contributions or continuing to make them, resulting in an increase in your CPP benefits in 2013.

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• The earnings drop-out provision has been changed. Under the old rules, if you retired at age 65, you could drop out seven of your lowest earning years from age 18 to 65 when you were eligible to contribute to CPP. Now, that drop-out period increases to 7.5 years in 2012 and 8 years in 2014.

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NUISANCE NOISE SURVEY RESULTS Hans Kossman, who grew up in Smithers, is now coaching HC Fribourg-Gottéron, a top-tier team in Switzerland. Pictured above and right is Kossman coaching at the Spengler Cup. Submitted photos

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Hans Kossman never dreamed he had a future in hockey. Now, nearly 30 years later, the Smithers Minor Hockey Association product and current HC Fribourg-Gottéron Swiss National League A (their highest division) head coach is coming off his team’s first appearance at the Spengler Cup. The Spengler Cup is hosted by top-tier Swiss team HC Davos and is held each year between Christmas and New Year’s Day. Kossman’s team earned an invitation to the tournament in celebration of HC Fribourg-Gottéron’s 75th anniversary. The team earned a 2-2 record at the Spengler Cup, first defeating the Russians 4-1 and ending with a 5-1 loss against Canada in the semi-finals. “They had some top guns from the NHL,” Kossman said. “They were too good.” Because of the NHL lockout, which consumed 113 days of the regular-season schedule, Kossman’s team featured a slew of NHL regulars including

Vancouver Canucks starter Cory Schneider. Unfortunately, Fribourg-Gottéron lost both Spengler Cup games with Schneider in net. “It was a terrific experience to coach these guys and we had a great tournament,” said Kossman. Kossman grew up playing minor hockey in Smithers, but stopped after Midget, never believing the sport would lead to anything. After graduation, he spent two years working and travelling before attending BCIT where he casually played hockey again. After spotting an advertisement in The Swiss Canadian Review where an agent was looking for Canadian hockey players with Swiss passports, Kossman applied and after a tryout in Montreal earned a spot on a Second Division team out of Geneva. Just three months later, the team went bankrupt and Kossman came back to Canada, working in Whistler during summers as a land surveyor. It wasn’t until a couple of years later, after a phone call from former NHL coach Andy Murray who was coaching in Switzerland, that Kossman became

a professional hockey player. Starting out with a Third Division team, Kossman worked his way up to Second Division, eventually spending 11 years as a player. “I lost too many years between 18-22 with not playing serious hockey to arrive in the First Division,” he admitted. Once his playing days were over, Kossman landed a position coaching a Third Division team in Switzerland. His 17-year coaching career has included time with teams in the top three divisions. Oscar’s Source for Sports owner Steve Hidber grew up with Kossman (“I skied and he played hockey.”) and said his success is due largely to the fact he’s not afraid of a little hard work. “He’s very focused and competitive,” Hidber said.

“His inner drive is very high and he has worked hard to be successful.” Last year, Kossman was given his first opportunity as a head coach in the National League A and he’s made the most of it, leading his squad to a thirdplace finish last year and to the top of the league standings in the current season. “It’s taken me 27 years to get here but it has all been tremendous. “I have been very blessed with my career and I love the lifestyle here in Europe. “It truly has been a great ride.” After 28 years living abroad, Kossman still has family ties that bring him back to the Bulkley Valley each summer and he has nothing but fond memories of his time growing up here. “I still love coming back to enjoy the fishing and all the great outdoors the region has to offer.”

Nuisance noise affects more than one rural household in every three in the central Bulkley Valley. This is the main finding of a survey mailed out as a flyer to all rural households in Electoral Area A of the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako a month ago. As of December 24, the BV Countryside Alliance had received 150 completed questionnaires out of roughly 1,350 questionnaires distributed. Flyer blocking may have prevented some households from receiving a questionnaire. More than half of households reporting that they are bothered by nuisance noise are inclined to support a noise or nuisance bylaw. However, most households not bothered by nuisance noise are disinclined to support such a bylaw. Nuisance noise from private property and public roads is more often reported than nuisance noise from Crown land. Many of the re-

turned questionnaires included comments. Often expressed was the idea that in rural areas people should be free to do what they want. Households not bothered by nuisance noise sometimes suggested that rural residents who dislike noise should move to urban areas. Several households volunteered that their lives have been made miserable by nuisance noise, in particular from dogs. In the extreme, one household said it was forced to move after numerous approaches to an uncivil neighbour produced no abatement in round-the-clock dog barking over a period of seven years. A few respondents wondered why rural noise should be an object of concern. The main reason is that noise is a public health problem. It is associated with hypertension, chronic sleep disturbance, and depression. In susceptible individuals it can cause severe illness and even death. Irritating noise may have these effects without

necessarily reaching high decibel levels. Nuisance noise also interferes with concentration, work, and business. The BV Countryside Alliance will now turn over completed questionnaires to the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako, which may wish to consider them in its revision of the Smithers-Telkwa Rural Official Community Plan. If the Nuisance Noise survey is representative, results from it indicate that several hundred rural residents of Electoral Area A experience problems with nuisance noise at least from time to time. Although a noise bylaw doesn’t seem to be the answer to those problems, land use planning may be able to address them in other ways. BV Countryside Alliance is an informal group of rural households scattered throughout the central Bulkley Valley. Its aim is to promote quality of life in the countryside. Paid Space

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ell me, how are you feeling? Did the flu bug miss you or are you still trying to get rid of the darn thing? Did you get your flu shot? Questions I just have to ask. I got myself on this topic after hearing of so many people getting some kind of bug. For some it might be the flu and for others it is the garden variety common cold. I have to say no matter which label is assigned to your sickness it is all very annoying. I had a bit of something as well. A nasty cough. Generally I felt tired and just not with it. After a couple days of that nonsense I told myself to snap out it and get busy.

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Did I get better? Not right away but I did feel better just going outside, walking the dogs and getting on with my life. I did not get the flu shot which is not too smart for someone my age. I do however try to be a bit smarter when it comes to acquiring

the illness of others or spreading my body invaders around the valley. I stayed home for the most part and ate a lot of good chicken soup. I wash my hands a lot as we are told to do. One thing I did wonder about is how many people who not wash their hands touch the same space I touch. Shopping carts, money , door handles, public toilets, etc. I wonder if the lady I saw touching a tomato, smelling it then putting it back on display had washed her hands? Makes you think. I know we are supposed to cough and spit up into the crook of our arm. Personally I don’t do that. Not that keen on a

film of sickness on my coat sleeve. I do see people doing that sleeve thing which is good if you don’t have something to cough into. Just the same I ask that person not to walk in my direction to hug me. I can accept the hug but I would prefer not to get your flu bug. I know that this seasonal flu seems to be getting hold of too many people, many of whom I know received the flu shot. No doubt things would be much worse had they not done that. My advice, stay home when you’re sick, wash your hands, eat well, eat soup and see your health care provider who would no doubt like to tell me that I am talking through my hat.

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It may have been the first meeting of the New Year, but Village of Hazelton council had a full plate at last week’s meeting. One item of note was a letter from George Burns and Bronwyn Henwood requesting feedback on a proposed renaming of the Eagle Down Trail in Carol Huynh’s name to honour the local Olympic medalist. “We’ve been trying to do something like this for a long time,” Village of Hazelton Mayor Alice Maitland said. After facing some opposition from the Ministry of Highways for previous choices, community members settled on the Eagle Down Trail, which may be the best choice of all.

“It’s pretty neat because it [the trail] runs through five governments,” Maitland said. “It links New Hazelton with Hazelton. “It’s an important piece of work in our community.” Thus far, four of the five governments involved have thrown their support behind the proposition. But, if Maitland has her way, Huynh may one day be honoured in another way. “We have dreams of having a statue at the high school,” she said. “I think it would be kind of neat.” In fact, Maitland already has her eye on the accomplishments of another former resident of Hazelton, to keep a statue of Huynh company. “Alexa Ranahan earned gold as a member of the Team Canada Women’s U18 that

won the world championship in Finland,” Maitland said. “She’s a product of our ice arena. “She’s just amazing.” Hazelton council also received good news in the mail bag, a letter from MaryJane Gravelle, the Canadian Transportation Agency’s Director of Accessible Transportation Directorate, regarding the use of mobile ramps at unstaffed VIA Rail stations, especially in Terrace. Currently, the VIA Rail station in Terrace doesn’t have a ramp which passengers can use to access the train, which can be difficult for some passengers, Maitland explained. In her letter, Gravelle agreed with Hazelton council and committed to making a mobile ramp available at the VIA Rail station in Terrace. See SRCP on p. B2

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T HREE R IVERS R EPORT Premier, minister politely decline funding for SRCP SRCP from B2 When asked if New Hazelton would get a mobile ramp, Maitland laughed. “I wouldn’t mind one in New Hazelton, right now we have to call Montreal ahead of time and then stand by the side of the track and wave the train down,” she explained. Correspondence from both B.C. Premier Christy Clark and Bill Bennett, Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural

Development regarding council’s request for funding for the proposed Skeena Recreation Centre project, provided little hope the government would provide funding anytime soon for the SRCP. The letters, Maitland explained, follow up on meetings Village of Hazelton council held with Clark and Bennett at last year’s Union of B.C. Municipalities conference. “She [Clark] was really

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Bennett were receptive to the request for funding, Maitland said, but neither came close to making a funding commitment. Often times, Maitland said, the provincial government suggests the Village of Hazelton extend their hat towards the federal government because half of the population in Hazelton is aboriginal. “We’re working on that,” Maitland said. “But I do think

the province has a responsibility to us as well.” Council also heard a report from Dr. Peter Newbery who is leading the charge for the new recreation centre. “He’s really excited and positive about other sources of funding,” Maitland shared. “It looks very hopeful.” He also noted there were benefits to going through the exercise as it reinforced the notion that

the various communities that call the Hazeltons home need to work together. “None of the villages or the communities can afford to have a recreation centre that means anything to their citizens unless we all work together and do something that we can operate together,” Maitland said. “This can’t be a shortterm marriage, it has to be long-term to keep it going and to run it properly.”

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Please call Annemarie 1.800.661.6335 email: ﬁsh@blackpress.ca AL-ANON Phone Jean at 250-847-3749 or Lori at 250-847-3884. Meetings 7 p.m. Thursdays at Smithers United Church, corner of Queen St. and 8th Ave. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS If you want to drink, that’s your business. If you want to stop, that’s ours. Local Calls: 250-643-0794 Toll-free: 1-877-644-2266 SMITHERS MEETINGS: Sun., 7 p.m. Ranger Park, 3736-16th Ave.; Mon., 12 noon Courthouse, 3793 Alfred Ave., Main Floor Conf. Rm.; Tues., 7 p.m., Ranger Park, 3736-16th Ave., Wed., 7 p.m. Evangelical Free Church, corner 15th & Main; Thurs., 12 noon Courthouse, 3793 Alfred Ave.,Main Floor Conf. Rm.; Thurs., 7 p.m. Ranger Park, 3736-16th Ave.; Fri., 7 p.m. Evangelical Free Church, corner 15th & Main; Sat., 7 p.m. BVD Hospital, 3950-8th Ave., Conf. Rm. ARE you pregnant and distressed? Phone Smithers Pro Life 250-847-2475 or 1-800665-0570. Office hours MonWed-Fri 10:30-1:30. Free pregnancy testing, non judgmental lay counseling and adoption information. Narcotics Anonymous Have drugs taken over your life? Do you have a desire to stop using? We can help. Narcotics Anonymous Meetings Smithers Friday 12 noon at the Courthouse, 3793 Alfred Ave., Main Floor Conference Room. 250-847-1726.

Obituaries

LOST DOG, Big Malamute, Brown and Grey with a black stripe up his back and white legs. His name is Oscar, weighs approx. 60 kg has an orange collar and a chain collar, jumped from truck near Houston BC around noon on New Years Day. (250)6564690

In Loving Memory Audrey Anna Wall 10 September 1923 to 15 January 2011 Missed by your family and friends.

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Melvin Cecil Morris age 88, born Nov. 25, 1924 in Smithers, B.C. passed away peacefully Jan. 9, 2013 in the Mills Memorial Hospital in Terrace. Mel was the sixth child born to Bert and Minnie Morris. He was predeceased by his wife, Pat, in 2001. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.

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We have a position available for a Field Service Technician in our Smithers location. The successful applicant will be responsible for the repair and maintenance of construction and forestry based equipment and attachments. Previous mechanical experience in a heavy equipment environment is considered an asset. Brandt Tractor is the world’s largest privately held John Deere Construction & Forestry Equipment dealer and a Platinum member of the Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies Program. Find out more about our exciting career opportunities at www. brandtjobs.com or by calling (306) 791-8923.

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YOUNG, George (“Jets”) Douglas (1939 – 2012)

On Thursday, December 20, 2012, George (“Jets”) Douglas Young passed away at the South Okanagan General Hospital, in Oliver, B.C. at the age of 73 years. George is lovingly remembered by his wife Marilyn, their children Theresa, Douglas (Lori), David (Nikki), and Ronald; step-children Kellie (Gary), Susan (Lon), Kevin (Julie), and William. He leaves behind twelve grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren, his sisters Roxsane and Joyce, and his brother Thomas and their extended families. George was employed for over thirty years by the BC Liquor Board. He was an avid fisherman, skier, hunter and outdoorsman. Donations to the Canadian Cancer Society (c/o Oliver Unit, P.O. Box 1872, Oliver, B.C., V0H 1T0) would be greatly appreciated. Condolences and tributes may be directed to the family by visiting www.nunes-pottinger.com. Arrangements entrusted to Nunes-Pottinger Funeral Service & Crematorium, Oliver & Osoyoos.

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Tatlow Tire, a locally owned and operated automotive and commercial tire store is seeking a career minded individual to join in day to day operations of a busy tire store. Experience in truck/ farm/ and OTR is an asset. Competitive wage package. Must hold a valid class 5 drivers licence.

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An Alberta Construction Company is hiring Dozer and Excavator Operators. Preference will be given to operators that are experienced in oilfield road and lease construction. Lodging and meals provided. The work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Alcohol & Drug testing required. Call Contour Construction at 780-723-5051.

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WE Care is hiring health care aides and home support workers. Qualifications include: 1. Health Care Aide Certification for Health Care Aides only. 2. Employment, education and volunteer experience with seniors and the disabled. 3. Valid driver’s license and a vehicle. 4. Criminal record search. 5. Excellent communication skills. “ Join our growing home health care company”. For a hiring package or further information call 250-635-2274 ask for Linda or Cindy, or email terrace@wecare.telus.biz. Office location is 101-4614 Greig Ave. Terrace, BC V8G 1M9

JOURNEYMAN AUTOMOTIVE Service Technician. Hanna Chrysler Ltd. in Hanna, Alberta needs a few more good people. Busy, modern shop. $25-$31/hour + bonus, benefits. Great community. Inquire or send resume. Fax 403-8542845; Email: Chrysler@telusplanet.net

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Dze L K’ant Friendship Centre Society is seeking applications for an Youth Now Program Assistant Working with the Youth Coordinator, the program assistant will ensure coordination of the Youth Now Program according to contract guidelines and the DFC Mission Statement. Duties include: • Coordinating program activities with the guidance of the Youth Council and Youth Now Program Coordinator • Ensuring support to all programs and services of the Society as requested This is a part-time position (18 hours per week) with a rate of pay of $14/hour until March 31st, 2013. Qualifications: Must have some knowledge of the First Nations culture Mature & reliable, and creative Should possess a valid BC Driver’s License Please submit cover letter and resume with 3 references to: Dze L K’ant Friendship Centre Society Attn: Annette Morgan, Executive Director Box 2920 Smithers, BC V0J 2N0 Closing Date: January 25, 2013

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The Library Assistant II – Children’s & Youth Services position is responsible for overseeing the children’s and youth programs at the Smithers Public Library under the direction of the Library Director, and for completing other related duties. This position entails 10 hours/week plus extra hours as required. Starting wage for LAII is $27.67/hour. 4XDOL¿FDWLRQV ([SHULHQFH Education: • High School Diploma (required) and Library Technician Diploma (preferred) or other Library Training. Experience: • Experience in library work, children’s &/or youth programming • Experience in supervision of volunteers is an asset Knowledge: • Computer hardware & applications (ex. Microsoft Word, Excel) Skills: • Excellent communication, oral and written • Customer service and conÀict resolution • Good working knowledge of library software Closing Date: January 25, 2013. )or a full Mob description, further quali¿cations and application instructions visit smithers.bclibrary.ca, contact Kathy Wilford at kwilford@smitherslibrary. ca, or call 250-847-3043.

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PYRAMID CORPORATION is now hiring! Instrument Technicians and Electricians for various sites across Alberta. Send resume by fax 780-955-HIRE or hr@pyramidcorporation.com WANTED SHORT Logger and Hayrack logging truck off highway and highway hauls for work till end of March. Call 604-819-3393.

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JOURNEYMAN MECHANICS required by heavy const company. Start asap, must be familiar with all heavy equipment Caterpiller, Komatsu, John Deere etc. competitive wage and superior benefit package. Required to work in shop in rural Winnipeg, MB and on job sites. E-mail karen@hmcl.ca fax 204-224-9212.

HUCKLEBERRY MINES LTD. Huckleberry Mines Ltd., an 17,000 TPD open pit copper/molybdenum mine located 121 kilometers south of Houston in west central British Columbia, commenced operation in September 1997; a recent expansion has extended the mine life to 2021. We are currently recruiting for the following positions:

Millwright Reporting to the Mill Maintenance Supervisor and working closely with other tradesmen and the operating department, the successful applicant will be responsible for maintenance work in the mill, crusher and other areas of the mine. Duties will include planned and preventative maintenance on the SAG mill, ball mills, crusher, conveyor belts, pumps and other equipment. The successful candidate must possess a journeyman’s trade qualiﬁcation and have a minimum of ﬁve years experience in an industrial environment. Preference will be given to applicants with mining experience and individuals who are also licensed or experienced in welding. Good interpersonal and communication skills are essential for this position. The Millwright position works a 7 x 7 schedule (7 days in, 7 days out.)

Heavy Duty Mechanic (Shovels & Drills) Reporting to the Mine Maintenance Supervisor, the successful applicant will be a self starter who is able to work safely with minimal supervision, work well in a team environment, and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. The applicant will be responsible for the repair, troubleshooting, adjustment, overhaul, and maintenance of mobile mine equipment. They must be able to diagnose faults or malfunctions and then determine the most efﬁcient and safe method of repair. The successful candidate will also perform routine maintenance on equipment including Komatsu PC 2000 & 4000 excavators, P & H 2100 shovels, Bucyrus-Erie and Atlas Copco rotary drills and other support equipment. The successful candidate will possess a journeyperson’s trade qualiﬁcation (BC ticket) or an Interprovincial Heavy Duty Mechanic’s ticket, as well as Grade 12 or equivalent. They must also have a valid driver’s license, tools for the trade, and be able to perform basic welding. Knowledge of hydraulic systems, and experience with shovels and drills would be considered an asset. The schedule for this position will be 4 days on followed by 4 days off.

Mill Maintenance General Foreman Huckleberry Mines is seeking a Mill Maintenance General Foreman to direct our multidisciplined team of maintenance personnel. Reporting to the Assistant Mill Superintendent, this position is responsible for planning jobs and supervising trades personnel in the maintenance and repair of a 17,000 tonne per day copper mineral processing plant. The job also encompasses repair and upkeep of a 250 and 100 person camps and mine site buildings and infrastructure. This position: • Ensures all safety procedures and policies are followed when performing work • Ensures the availability of all of the mill equipment for production • Coordinates maintenance functions within the mill with mill and mine operations • Maintains cost control • Promotes a team atmosphere • Requires excellent time management and organizational skills The successful candidate will possess a journeyman millwright trade qualification and have a minimum of five years supervisory experience directing maintenance crews. The candidate will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills as this position is required to regularly liaise with other maintenance sections as well as operations. The candidate must have competent computer skills with experience with Microsoft Office, CMMS programs and Preventive Maintenance programs. This position works a Monday to Thursday, 4x3 schedule (4 days in, 3 days out). Huckleberry Mines is located approximately two hours driving time from Houston, British Columbia. Employees live in a camp environment on their days of work. Transportation to and from the mine site is provided from Houston and Smithers by bus and while at the mine site all meals and accommodations are provided free of charge to employees. Houston and Smithers are located in the scenic Bulkley Valley on TransCanada Highway 16, an excellent area to raise a family and has exceptional outdoor recreational activities. More information on the area is available at www.smithers.ca, www.houston.ca and www.rdbn.bc.ca Huckleberry Mines Ltd. offers a competitive salary and a full range of benefits including medical, life, disability income and RRSP savings plan. We thank all applicants for their interest in Huckleberry Mines Ltd., but only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Qualified candidates can submit their resumes in confidence to:

Human Resources Department Huckleberry Mines Ltd. P.O. Box 3000, Houston, B.C. V0J 1Z0 Fax: (604) 517-4701 Email: HR@HuckleberryMines.com

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Firewood/Fuel FIREWOOD for sale, dry pine by the cord, cut to length and delivered. Round $130, split $165. Phone 250-847-5779

Heavy Duty Machinery A-STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS Used 20’40’45’53 in stock. SPECIAL 44’ x 40’ Container Shop w/steel trusses $13,800! Sets up in one day! Also Damaged 40’ $1950 Call Toll Free Also JD 544 & 644 wheel loaders JD 892D LC Excavator Ph. 1-866-528-7108 Free Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com JOHN DEERE Back-ho 310-D 4-Wheel Drive 5,500 hrs, EC $28,800 Can be viewed at Marandy’s Carwash in Smithers or phone 250-847-0400.

Misc. for Sale HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper? SAWMILLS FROM only $3997. Make money and save money with your own bandmilll. Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free info and DVD: 1-800566-6899 Ext:400OT www.NorwoodSawmills.com/ 400OT STEEL BUILDINGS / Metal Buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100; sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206. www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

AVAIL. FEB. 1, 875 sq.ft. located at 101 – 3423 Fulton Ave., Smithers. Please call Melodie Blackburn at 250-8476452 for more info.

Cottages / Cabins FURNISHED Cabins/Cottage starting at $225-325 week one person, utilities included, Monthly Off Season Rates available. WiFi, Sat TV, 8 kms West Smithers 250-847-3961 Glacier View RV Park

Duplex / 4 Plex

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3 BDRM 4plex suite $750/mo + util, 1000SF, Telkwa, N/S, N/P, Ref Req’d. 846-9684.

Suites, Upper

Small Ads work!

SMITHERS reno’d 2 bdrm, Clean unit. Balcony, sep. storage rm. Ref’s req’d. Very quiet bldg. $850/m. (250)847-4453.

Your path to a better job starts here.

Blinds & Drapery

Real Estate

SKEENA DECOR

New Blinds...

Of All Kinds

• cleaning • repair •

Bob Swift 250-847-3051 Cleaning Services

Cleaning Services

DynameicrviCcleesaning S

%e one oI the Àrst SeoSle in to buy or sell a house through me and you will be entered to WIN a Diamond and Sapphire 18 karat gold necklace worth . 1-in-20 is pretty great odds! The necklace itself can be viewed at Carters Jewellers.

Go to: www.leeyork.ca for more details.

Joe Bramsleven

Owner/Operator • 20 Years Experience

Commercial/Residential Floor Specialist • Carpets • Floors • Windows • • General Cleaning • “for all your cleaning needs” Serving Smithers and Surrounding Area Phone: 250-847-0756

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

BSMT SUITE for rent, $750/mth incl. util. Ref’s + DD req’d. (250)847-1341.

Real Estate

CALDERWOOD REALTY lee@leeyork.ca • 250-877-3258 For Sale By Owner

For Sale By Owner

FURNACE & DUCT CLEANING PROFESSIONAL “CLEAN AIR & QUALITY SERVICE IS OUR PRIORITY” ! ew BLOWN-IN ATTIC INSULATION

Rentals

Rent To Own 2 BDRM trailer, deck, Mountainview Trailer Court #13, $2000 down, $500/mth, pad rent $270/mth. Serious inquiries only. (250)847-9014.

TRUCK MOUNTED VACUUMS

• • • • • • •

FURNACES • DUCTS CHIMNEYS • FIREPLACES BOILERS • PELLET STOVES SAWDUST • WOOD CHIPS AIR CONDITIONING ATTIC INSULATION REMOVAL SAWMILLS

Apt/Condo for Rent

COMMERCIAL • RESIDENTIAL MOBILE HOMES • INDUSTRIAL

WOODRIDGE APARTMENTS ADULT ORIENTED 1 bdrm & 2 bdrm suites, bachelor No pets, No parties Phone 250-877-0186

“CALL TODAY FOR PEACE OF MIND”

250-847-4550 www.priorityvac.ca

Two Bedroom Duplex Unit for sale plus

One Bedroom Unit for rent Christian Housing ~ Seniors 55+

Silver King Court – Call 250-847-2186

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Cars - Domestic

1996 Chevrolet Cavalier SL 2 dr convert, average condition.

Asking only ...

$4,500

obo

100% Financing available O.A.C.

250-847-7928 Cell 250-877-2434

Motorcycles

MUST SELL

Cars - Domestic

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

The Regional District proposes to adopt Kitimat-Stikine Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw No. 621, 2012. The bylaw is at 3rd reading. The intent is to adopt Bylaw No. 621 at the January 25, 2013 Board meeting and take effect upon Bylaw adoption.

2011 Harley Davidson ST Fat Boy Reduced! Now asking ...

$15,900

obo

100% Financing available O.A.C.

250-847-7928 Cell 250-877-2434

MUST SELL

Recreational/Sale

1993 Sandpiper 26’ 5th Wheel

Asking only ...

$4,800

obo

100% Financing available O.A.C.

Trucks & Vans

1998 Dodge Cummins 3500 5 speed manual, 24 valve engine, professionally maintained, good tires, lots of new parts, too many to list.

12,000 obo 250-877-2117

1994 Ford F250 4x4 351 Auto, headache rack, 4 summer and winter tires on rims. Rose Taylor

2,565 obo

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Will

Bylaw No. 621, 2012 will include ticketable offences listed in the current ticketing bylaw in addition to offences under the Regional District’s Development Procedures Bylaw and zoning and land use violations which are not included in the current ticketing bylaw. A complete list of the applicable bylaws and regulations that are subject to fines and the fine amounts contained in Bylaw No. 621, 2012 are attached as Schedules of the bylaw. Persons wishing to inspect this bylaw (and schedules) or make inquiries can view the bylaw or obtain a copy at the Regional District of KitimatStikine offices, 300-4545 Lazelle Avenue, Terrace, BC V8G 4E1: telephone (250) 615-6100 or 1-800-663-3208; email: info@rdks.bc.ca.

Phone: (250) 615-6100 1-800-663-3208

Trucks & Vans

Bylaw No. 621, 2012 authorizes the Regional District to issue fines for the enforcement of certain bylaw violations, to designate persons as bylaw enforcement officers, to authorize the use of certain words or expressions to designate certain bylaw offences and to set fine amounts. This Bylaw replaces Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 396, 1996.

Ofﬁce hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, except statutory holidays. The bylaw is also available for viewing on the Regional District’s website: www.rdks.bc.ca.

250-847-7928 Cell 250-877-2434

NOTICE

Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw 621, 2012

Recreational/Sale

It takes 11 muscles to read this ad.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

• Eco Friendly & money saving • Preserve natural resources • Save valuable land¿ll • Provide tested OEM repair parts at a fraction of the price

HARRIS AUTO WRECKERS LTD 3471 Old Babine Lake Road Smithers, BC V0J 2N6 Phone: 847-2114 Fax: 847-1445 Email: harrisauto@bulkley.net

Don’t cut yourself off from the world. Find out where the cables are before you dig.

1•800•474•6886 CALL AT LEAST TWO FULL WORKING DAYS BEFORE YOU PLAN TO DIG.

Land Act: Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land Take notice that TM Mobile Inc. of Burnaby, BC, has applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Smithers, for a License of Occuptaion for a Communication Site and Powerline situated on UNSURVEYED CROWN LAND IN THE VICINITY OF SUSKWA RIVER TOGETHER WITH PARTS OF DISTRICT LOTS 2609 AND 2610, CASSIAR DISTRICT, CONTAINING 7.46 HECTARES, MORE OR LESS. The Lands File Number for this application is 6408440. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to the Skeena Stikine District Land Officer, MFLNRO, at PO Box 6000 – 3333 Tatlow Road, Smithers, BC V0J 2N0. Comments will be received by MFLNRO up to February 28, 2013. MFLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date. For further information, please refer to our website: http://www.arfd. gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/search.jsp --> Search --> Search by File Number: insert Lands File Number. Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. For information, contact the Freedom of Information Advisor at the MFLNRO Office in Smithers.

The Interior News

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Wednesday, January 16, 2013

T HREE R IVERS R EPORT

Snow caps Everywhere you look fence posts and houses including bird houses are capped with snow. Percy N. Hébert photo

Real Estate

Bulkley Valley Real Estate

250-847-5999

Real Estate

Located in the Log Office at 3568 Hwy. 16 Each Office Independently Owned & Operated

Pick up your FREE copy of our map of the Bulkley Valley. View extra colour photos of our listings on the internet at www.remaxsmithersbc.ca or EMAIL US at remaxbv@telus.net NEW LISTING

$144,900

NEW LISTING

$334,900

$49,500

NEW LISTING

$221,900

NEW LISTING

$255,000

NEW PRICE

$329,000

4273 12th Ave, New Hazelton

4561 Alfred Crescent

#86 Mountainview MHP

15158 Kitseguecla Road

1089 Queen Street

12792 Alder Road

• • • •

66x120 landscaped lot 4 bdrm, 2-4 piece baths, fireplace Lots of upgrades, good location www.realestatesmithers.com

Leo Lubbers NEW PRICE

mls n223986

$199,900

3 level split, 3 bedrooms 3 bathroom including ensuite, garage Large family room, detached shop www.realestatesmithers.com

Leo Lubbers NEW PRICE

Well kept 14x66 with open layout Newer flooring, interior decorating Good location, private back yard www.smithershomes.com

Ron Lapadat

mls n223882

$229,500

mls n224046

Enjoy this 2 bedroom log home Private 40 acres, rental cabin Fenced and set up for horses Visual tour @ www.askmel.ca

Dave & Sonia

$369,000

mls n224065

1920’s Heritage Home 4 bdrms, 3 piece bath, hedged yd Large 75x125 yard, 2 sun rooms Scenic views of Hudson Bay Mtn

Peter Lund

$269,500

mls n222904

5 acres, 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms 30x30 shop, wired and heated Barn, lots of upgrades www.realestatesmithers.com

Leo Lubbers

$266,000

D L O

mls n218955

$389,500

3221 Edward Street, 2 Mile

3915 Fourth Avenue

15744 Old Babine Lake Rd

1036 Toronto Street

1475 Chestnut St, Telkwa

995 Freeland Road

• • • •

Updated 5 bdrm, 2 bathroom home Beautiful new kitchen, big sun deck Large lot with trees, lawns Huge shop, RV storage area

Ron & Charlie

mls n223131

Neat and tidy, 2 bedroom bungalow Private yard, fencing, trees, gardens New roof, facia, soffits, trim, paint www.smithershomes.com

Ron Lapadat

Donna Grudgfield

mls n219710

$239,000

157 acres, fenced and cross fenced 1 bedroom cabin with power Two year round creeks Views, level, private

$98,500

Lot B Sixteenth Avenue

23557 Ridge Road

• • • •

Leo Lubbers

mls n222869

Fully serviced lot Prime hill section location Cleared, view Ready for spring building project

Leo Lubbers

7.2 acres, 3 bedroom home Shop, greenhouse, guest cabin Ideal for organic gardening www.realestatesmithers.com

Leo Lubbers

mls n221972

$699,000

$174,900

Donna Grudgfield

$295,000

4398 Whistler Road 5 acres, 1 bdrm, 2 bathrm, carport Guest house, deck Just off Ski Hill Road www.realestatesmithers.com

mls n213235

4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms Fireplace, laminate flooring Roomy kitchen, huge rec. room Fully fenced backyard, deck

mls n222628

mls n220372

3 bedrooms, 2 storey home 2 bathrooms, den on main floor Family and rec room in basement Huge, private deck, detached shop

Donna Grudgfield

$195,000

mls n214552

13.53 acres by Seymour Lake 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms Log home, 2 car garage 16x32 workshop

Donna Grudgfield

$284,900

D L O

mls n222586

$174,900

Bourgon Road, Telkwa

4384 Elm Drive

3744 Broadway Avenue

• • • •

19 acres, Bulkley River frontage Great salmon/steelhead fishing 5 acres of hay land, great views www.smithershomes.com

Ron Lapadat

$389,000

mls n222252

Great 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home New bathroom, large master bdrm 62x102 fenced lot, carport Visual tour @ www.askmel.ca

Dave & Sonia

$108,500

mls n223886

3 bedroom, downtown area C1A zoned, residential, retail, office Includes appliances and furnishings Visual tour @ www.askmel.ca

Dave & Sonia

$123,500

mls n216307

$79,900

3856 Alfred Avenue

2481 Carr Rd, Seymour Lake

1220 Hunter Ave, Telkwa

11 Pavillion Place

22 Starliter Way

Babine Lake Frontage

• • • •

Affordable 1060sf 3 bedroom home C-1A zoning allows business use Wired 24x20 shop and garage Visual tour @ www.askmel.ca

Dave & Sonia

mls n223122

Custom built 4300 square feet Semi detached office space 5 bathrooms, 1 acre, close to town Visual tour @ www.askmel.ca

Dave & Sonia

Great Bulkley River Frontage Custom built log 1½ storey home Birch floors, fire cabinetry Visual tour @ www.askmel.ca

Dave & Sonia

mls n223376

mls n223837

Access to Lake Kathlyn, recreation Build your dream home, new subdiv School, airport, golf course nearby Visual tour @ www.askmel.ca

Dave & Sonia

$299,000

$424,900

mls n207784

Flexible terms and conditions Spectacular view with lake access Full town services Visual tour @ www.askmel.ca

Dave & Sonia

$54,500

mls n207776

Borders Sutherland River Park 46.9 private recreational acres Boat access only Enjoy the wilderness here

Dave & Sonia

$159,000

mls n215692

$884,500

26 Starliter Way

HB Mountain Estates

3919 Broadway Avenue

#38-95 Laidlaw Road

Old Babine Lake Road

22909 Telkwa High Road

• • • •

1780 sq ft, 2 bedroom + den, 3 bath Quality finish, hw floors, tiles Energy efficient waterfront Visual tour @ www.askmel.ca

Dave & Sonia

mls n220043

2 life time seasons passes Ski in, ski out Fully serviced Only 7 lots left

Sandra Hinchliffe

Updated heritage home Energy efficient Private landscaped yard New detached garage

Sandra Hinchliffe

$75,000

$265,900

mls n221050

Well maintained and renovated 14x70 and ready to move in 3 bedrooms, fenced yard Sundeck and view

Sandra Hinchliffe

$169,000

mls n223812

+/-84 acre parcel 18 km East of Smithers Great mountain views Seasonal creek

Sandra Hinchliffe

$45,000

mls n209406

Spectacular 116acre river property 1760sq ft home & guest home 70acres treed, 40acres open meadow Terraced ½mile riverfront with cottage

Charlie McClary

$45,900

mls n211449

$267,000

4212 Mountainview Cres

Babine Lake, Smithers Rural

5005 Morgan Rd, Houston

2 Harmon Cres, Granisle

2 McKendrick Avenue

1539 Willow Street

• • • •

• 5 bedroom, 2 bathroom home • Large fenced back yard • With in walking distance of Playground and ball park

3 bdrm, 2 bathrm, 1300sf rancher New paint & flooring installed Close to schools, pool and arena Carport, concrete DW, apps incl

Karen Benson

Peter Lund Res. 847-3435

mls n223328

Donna Grudgfield Res. 847-3787

96 acre property near Fort Babine Private, boat access only, timber Near Babine River & Rainbow Alley Visual tour @ www.askmel.ca

Karen Benson

Leo Lubbers Res. 847-3869

mls n223662

Ron Lapadat Cell. 847-0335

Cozy country home on 3.45 acres Many renovations, stone fireplace Guest cabin, workshop, sundecks Minutes from Houston

Jantina Meints

Dave Barclay Cell. 847-0365

mls n223869

Sonia Apostoliuk Cell. 847-0937

3 bedroom, 1056 sq ft home Full unfinished basement Paved driveway, sundeck Minutes form Babine Lake

Jantina Meints

Sandra Hinchliffe Cell. 847-0725

Charlie McClary Cell. 877-1770

mls n223593

Alida Kyle Res. 877-6050

4 bedroom, 2081 sq ft home High eff furnace, hot water tank Paved driveway, sundeck, workshop Fishing & hunting at your doorstep

Jantina Meints

Karen Benson Cell. 847-0548

mls n223592

Jeff Billingsley 877-0838

Kiesha Matthews

mls n223639

Jantina Meints Cell. 847-3144

Kiesha Matthews Cell. 846-8420

B8 www.interior-news.com Wednesday, January 16, 2013

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270

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