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Artists Glenn Clark (L) and Peter Corbett (R) in front of the van called the Great Grey Whale, which they have driven across the province while working on a project to paint the landscapes of the proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline route. The pair were recently back for some winter painting of the Fort St. James area. Story on Page 12 .
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Community hall coming soon to Fort St. James Ruth Lloyd Caledonia Courier Coming soon to a theatre near you … a community hall. A deal to purchase the theatre building in order to turn it into a community hall has gone through. The purchase agreement between Columbine Investments and the District of Fort St. James has had the conditions removed and a final price has been disclosed. Finding the price was a bit of a process, according to Mayor Rob MacDougall. “One of the challenges in small communities like ours is there’s no real market established for buildings of that size,” he said. “But if you look at it and the replacement value and work backwards from the replacement value, depreciation, at the end of the day we felt the price was something we’re satisfied with and we would proceed.”
The final purchase price was for $525,000 in cash and $325,000 in the form of a charitable donation receipt to Columbine Investments. MacDougall said while some may be disappointed the plans to build from scratch have been shelved, the purchase is a good one. “Our back was against the wall this year with some grant monies that we’d received,” he said. “We felt that as elected representatives we would be remiss if we did not take advantage of the $900,000 of grant funding and secure something for the community. “I think it’s a win-win for us and and it’s a building that’s structurally sound,” said MacDougall. “I’m excited to see it happen.” MacDougall said the purchase of an older building will also offer the municipality the option of doing upgrades over time as they can afford them. The land titles are being processed and once those go through, the district will take possession, but the final plans for developing the space
have not yet been determined. The district is planning on meeting with those who have been involved in the community hall, various user groups and even the broader community to help determine priorities as to what developments will be within their budget and will maximize the potential use of the building. The district is working with a $1.5 million budget so far, $400,000 coming from Towns for Tomorrow, $500,000 from the Community Recreation Program, $270,000 from reserve funds by private donation, and an estimated $30,000 from Northern Development Initiative Trust. The district will also be borrowing $300,000 on a 20-year loan towards the project. “For us, we felt it was necessary that the citizens from today moving forward help to pay for some of the structure as we move forward,” said MacDougall, “If you look at everything in the community today, it’s paid for by past citizens, we have very little outstanding debt in Fort St. James.”
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Cullen responds to federal budget
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The Conservative government presented their 2013 federal budget on March 21, promising help for manufacturers, the closing of tax loopholes, infrastructure dollars and job training. Finance Minister Jim Flaherty also promised the budget would be balanced in 2015 and said this budget included the smallest increase in discretional spending in 20 years. The Ontario manufacturing sector will be getting some help, and there are new skills training programs and some measures aimed at helping small business. Some of the funds the Conservatives are counting on moving forward will be gained by closing tax loopholes for those keeping money offshore. The budget does still call for a budgetary deficit of $18.7 billion for this year. Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP
located to provinces to help with job training. Instead, the money will now remain in federal hands, and be administered from Ottawa. With the current and expected skills shortage in the northwest, Cullen said he is worried the government will carry on with their temporary foreign worker program. “And have 200 miners come in from China rather than training Canadians for the position,” he said. “That’s not what Canada needs.” He also criticized the further cuts to the Department of FisherMP Nathan Cullen was not im- ies and Oceans, which he sees as pressed with the latest budget by jeopardizing the environment. “Cutting environmental reguthe Conservative government. Caledonia Courier lations lowers public confidence, creates more uncertainty, and Nathan Cullen, however, said the does nothing to protect the envibudget was lacklustre and called it ronment,” said Cullen. “any good “pretty thin gruel.” company doesn’t want to do any of While the Conservatives say there is money for job training, those things.” The cuts hurt resource developCullen is calling this a “shell game” ment because it builds resistance with the money being the same against it. money which was previously alCullen also said the job fair program targeted at those living on First Nations reserves on social assistance will not do what a good apprenticeship program could
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youth crowd,” said Conant. Some of the discussion during the night centred around how the group can expand the festival into other aspects of art, including more visual art, and how managing the festival can be broken out into different committees under coordinators. “I think a lot of it is just diversifying the workload,” he said. “I think a big turning point is how much more organized we’re getting.” He said holding a more formalized AGM than the group had in the past allowed them to see how much support they have in the community. There was some very open and healthy discussion about concerns some people had which will help the festival carry on in the direction it needs to go in the future.
The Annual General Meeting for the Music on the Mountain Society on Friday, March 8 saw some exciting changes for the group. Lionel Conant was re-elected as president and called the event a “breakout” event for the society because of the broad representation from across the community which showed up. “It was huge because the youth as well came out,” said Conant. Held at the Stuart Lake Golf Course, Conant said the venue was a fantastic place for the event, which was the AGM combined with a pot luck dinner and some live entertainment courtesy of Doug Koyama from Quesnel. Conant was grateful the golf club allowed them to use such a great location for the meeting, as it allowed everything to happen in one spot. There were 26 people present for the meeting, and people stopping in through$ 44 Month out the night. +HST For as low as “I really enjoyed how You can NOW read there was a flow-through THE CALEDONIA COURIER coming and going all night,” ON LINE said Conant. PAGE BY PAGE Kevin Crook was elected treasurer, Harold Prince beWITH AN E-SUBSCRIPTION came the vice president, and INCLUDES ALL Rosemarie Conant, Richard Kammerer and Paul Hess were elected members at You can subscribe online at large. caledoniacourier.com or call 250-567-9258 Conant was particularly and we will help you set up your e-sub to excited by Hess coming on board. “This is a great opportu169 Stuart Drive West, nity for us to reach out to the at the Lakeshore Realty office
and unfairly characterizes First Na- tives in the budget, such as contions people living on reserves and tinuation of the accelerated capital young people as lazy. costs exemption, a job creation tax “This government has proven credit, help for small business and itself to be completely out to lunch some money to go towards commuwhen it comes to First Nations is- nities to protect fisheries “but this sues and continually disrespects is a drop in the bucket considering them,” he said. they just completely dismantled Cullen also called into question those same protections for fisheries the infrastructure dollars the Con- in the last year’s budget.” servatives are promising. “This doesn’t feel like a budget “They’re pretending that there’s they were excited about,” said Culgoing to be no inflation for the next len. “You can tell why the Prime decade, none,” he said. “Just be Minister is considering proroguing honest, tell Canadians what to ex- Parliament, trying to get reset bepect so that municipalities aren’t fore the next election.” out there looking for money that doesn’t exist. If a $5 billion cut is coming, it’s ChartereD INCOME TAXaCCountantS PREPARATION coming, that’s the • CorPorate anD PerSonaL taX (PersonalanD andData Business) hard number and • BooKKeePInG ProCeSSInG • aSSuranCe that’s the reality.” • FInanCIaL StateMent PreParatIon “You can see RHN SCHMITZ de GRACE • eState PLannInG why they didn’t reChartered Accountants • CoMPuter ConSuLtInG appoint Kevin Page Fort St. James Office as the budget officer Fort St.Stuart James Office 169 Drive (Lakeshore Realty) because his office is Fort St. James, BC 1P0 169V0J Stuart Drive charged with actual(Fridays from February 6 to June 12) ly finding out where To schedule an appointment, please call 1-800-976-7780 (toll-free) the numbers do meet To schedule an appointment, please call vickilynn.bobbie@rhbaccountants.ca reality.” 1-800-976-7780 or (toll-free) Cullen did point E-mail: Josh@rhngroup.ca josh.benham@rhbaccountants.ca out a couple of facWebsite: www.rhngroup.ca www.rhbaccountants.ca tors he saw as posi-
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Refined and determined Bill Phillips Prince George Free Press Sometimes determination is simply a choice to ignore those who say no. Such is the case with newspaper mogul David Black, whose oil refinery proposal for Kitimat is looking better now than it did when he floated the idea out last year. “Black gave an update on the project to a B.C. Chamber of Commerce breakfast in Vancouver Wednesday, saying he has found most of the $25 billion in financing needed, and buyers for the refinery’s fuel products,” writes Black Press reporter Tom Fletcher (OK, he works for Black Press, but it was a presentation to the B.C. Chamber of Commerce). Black said customer contracts and financing are to be finalized within two months. Black also released a Mustel Group poll conducted in February that shows three out of four people support the idea to refine crude oil in Kitimat. That shouldn’t be news to anyone. When Black first publicized the idea for a refinery at Kitimat, it kick-started the debate over whether Canada should refine oil here rather than just ship out the raw product for someone else to use.
It’s a value-added debate … the same one used for raw log exports, etc. And it’s a good idea. Why should we just continually ship raw materials overseas if we can process them here? And Black added another wrinkle … a new process that he claims is cleaner than anything else out there. The new process adds hydrogen from natural gas to combine with the excess carbon in heavy oil, increasing the amount of gasoline, jet fuels and diesel produced. “It will be 50 per cent cleaner than any other refinery in the world,” Black said. “It’s going to cost about $3 billion more, and I’m going to organize the money for it.” The process received a Canadian patent last fall for Calgary-based Expander Energy. It adapts a process developed in Germany in the early 1900s to convert coal to synthetic gas, which was relied on for vehicle and aircraft fuel by the German armed forces while their conventional fuel sources were embargoed during the Second World War, writes Fletcher. It may be pie-in-the-sky thinking, but if we continually tell ourselves something can’t be done then we will never try. Once we try, we might find out the naysayers were wrong.
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Natural gas frenzy Rod Link Terrace Standard Another week, another liquefied natural gas (LNG) announcement. This time it’s Japan Petroleum Exploration (Japex) buying a 10 per cent stake into a planned LNG plant near Prince Rupert which itself is a project of Petronas, Malaysia’s state-owned energy company. We’re going to soon run out of fingers on which to count the number of proposed LNG plants, pipelines and countries involved. And that raises the key question for the northwest – who has got our back in all of this? The provincial Liberals with their superfund plan to use anticipated tax revenues are counting their LNG projects before they’re hatched. The provincial NDP have yet to reveal their hand. Their clever move so far is to raise the matter of power. Each of these projects would require tremendous amounts of electricity and where that will come from and in what form is a valid issue. The provincial government has the Oil and Gas Commission which regulates how the products are pumped out of the ground. With as many as four pipelines planned, the possibility of an expanded current pipeline and five proposed LNG plants, whoever forms the government after the May election would be wise to consider something similar for pipelines and LNG plants. No one likes more bureaucracy but we do need a starting point. Information is power and right now the northwest lacks both.
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Courier The local Legion doors stay open despite difficulties
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"Last couple of months there's been no problem at all," said Whitely. But instead of being open later, the Things have changed over legion will just be showing a few UFC the years for Royal Canadian events and their usual offerings of Legions across Canada, and hockey games. the local branch is no excepBut decreasing memberships may tion. be an issue which require additional Reopened in April of 2011 innovative solutions. after an eight-month closure Two years ago, Royal Canadian Ledue to financial difficulties, gions across B.C. lost 57,000 members the local Legion branch has who did not renew memberships, last had its share of difficulties year another 37,000 members did not since it opened. renew, according to Whitely. While it had been open for In order to replace their aging vetlate-nights on the weekends, eran membership, many legions are rethis became a source of probsorting to trying to attract the younger lems for the establishment. crowd to help stay open. "(The customers) get all Britain and Whitely said the legion primed up at home ‌ they're still needs to make money in order to already not in a good mood," support veterans. said Laura Brittain, President The organization helps to finanof the local legion. "Most of cially assist veterans and their families the people were great, but with medical and travel or equipment there were the few that just ruexpenses. ined it for everyone." However attracting young crowds With the RCMP attend- Branch #268 of the Royal Canadian Legion is keeping its doors open, but has made changes to can also have its challenges given the ing and bouncers not able to adjust for changing times. Ruth Lloyd/Caledonia Courier legions rely on club liquor licences, contain the problems coming which require them to have a number said Mark Whitely, past legion president and memberup, the Legion made the decision to change their hours at-large. of rules. to only be open until 10 p.m. everyday except Sunday, This is the reason members and guests have to sign in. While the shorter hours on the weekends leads to less when they are only open until 8 p.m.. "We're just trying to keep up with the times," said late-night problems, Laura Brittain said they get steadier "The idea was to get away from the rough crowd," income over a longer period and need less staff. Whitely.
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Ruth Lloyd Caledonia Courier The opening of a new home-based art gallery by painter Pat Gauthier was well-attended on March 14, despite a snowstorm. Over 20 people from eight years old to the age of 88 braved the blowing snow and bad roads to enjoy Gauthier’s art works depicting the local area. Gauthier said she Pat Gauthier sits with one of her paintings in her newly opened art was impressed with studio overlooking the view from her studio window. Ruth Lloyd/Caledonia Courier the toughness of the northern art lovers and she thanked her husband for taking the time to plough the road to the highway so no one had any problem getting in or out. The gallery is located at the couple’s ranch on Frost Road, the turn to Frost Road is across from the southern entrance to Airport Road, so it was a bit of a drive for those from town in a snowstorm. Some of Pat Gauthier’s work on “It’s a wonderful place to have display in her newly opened art a studio/gallery our view is a fanstudio. tastic inspiration,” said Gauthier Ruth Lloyd/Caledonia Courier in an email about the event.
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Community signs on for respect, acceptance, dignity are all the same.” Reverend Gwen Andrews said: “We are all individual pieces of the mosaic that is humanity, each one necessary to bring out its full beauty.” Some of the people who signed the Charter were: representatives of the local churches, members of the East Indian community, Mayor Rob MacDougall, Chief Fred Sam, a representative from Tl’azt’en Nation, RCMP, Lillian Sam the CNC elder on campus, Chief Administrative Officer for the District of Fort St. James Kevin Crook, representatives of the Chamber of Commerce, employees of Nechako Valley Community SerKathie Kealy (left) and Ann McCormick hold up the Community of vices, and Councillor Joan Fort St. James and area Charter of Dignity, Respect and Acceptance. Burdeniuk, as well as others. Ruth Lloyd/Caledonia Courier “Basically, a cross-section of the community,” said McRuth Lloyd Cormick. Caledonia Courier “It was really great, the number of On March 15, the local College of New Caledonia people that came out and said ‘I want to Campus (CNC) was filled for the signing of the Charter be a part of this,’” said Kealy. “It was a pretty awesome moment.” of Dignity, Respect and Acceptance. “This building was just packed,” said Ann McCorThe full charter reads: mick, campus supervisor at the local CNC. The Charter, an initiative by the Organizing Against Communities of Fort St. James and Racism and Hatred (OARH) group, was a written dec- Area laration of tolerance and mutual respect which commu- CHARTER OF DIGNITY, RESPECT nity leaders and a broad cross-section of the community & ACCEPTANCE came to the campus to be a part of and sign. It was a “really, really incredible, powerful day,” said As a resident of the communities of Fort St. James and area: Kathie Kealy, OARH coordinator. She said the purpose of OARH is to help create un- I believe that all residents and visitors derstanding of cultural differences and so the Charter is are worthy and are equally deserving of respect. the result of years of work towards this goal. “We all want the same things, we all want what is best I can make a difference by the way in for our families … this is just the culmination of that,” which I act towards others. I can make a better world by showing said Kealy. Nak’azdli Chief Fred Sam and Fort St. James Mayor others peaceful ways to live together. Rob MacDougall both said a few words to open the sign- I know that I affect others as a result ing event and used “very powerful words” according to of the ways that I think about and act Kealy to make an impact. She described the room as all towards them. Therefore, sitting up and listening as the men spoke. She later got quotes from the leaders, with Chief Fred I promise that every day I will work to Sam saying: “We need to stand together against hatred change my thoughts and actions so that and racism; we need to be tolerant and have a strong they are welcoming and inclusive of all residents and visitors to this community. respect for each others differences.” Mayor Rob MacDougall said: “Racism has no place in society. Period.” Tom Greenaway, Director of Fort St. James rural for the Regional District of Bulkley Nechako, said: “Accomplishments have no colour or race. ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Once you remove the unknown and outer layer we
I will treat everyone I meet with dignity and respect so that we may all work towards a peaceful and cooperative life together. I commit to these principles by signing my name on this Charter of Dignity, Respect & Acceptance.
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Nak’azdli First Nation is currently constructing a commercial greenhouse and is in need of a Commercial Greenhouse Manager. This is a full time, seasonal position funded in part by the Aboriginal Agriculture Initiatives Program through Agriculture Canada. Training will be provided for the successful candidate. Qualifications • Strong communications and computer skills • Valid BC Driver’s license • Diploma or grade 12 • Superior leadership, team building and negotiation skills • Bookkeeping or accounting experience • Greenhouse or gardening experience an asset • OFA 1, WHMIS Wages will commensurate with experience Closing date: April 19, 2013@4:00pm Inquiries for this position can be directed to Leonard Thomas at the Nak’azdli Development Corporation 250-996-0088 or Kirstin Rudolph at SIF’s Grove 250-996-7131 (Weekdays 9:00am to 1:00pm) Note: Only those applicants who meet the minimum requirements will be invited to interview.
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conversation-starter ON YOUR NEXT $ everywhere they go GROCERY BILL! UP TO and Fort St. James was ek’s money saving de deals from our team of experts. { Check out this week’s no exception, with a cashier at Petro Canada asking about the van and wanting to sign it when she found out. Two older men outside the gas station then asked her what she was doing, and they had her sign their names to the van as well. Starting in Kitimat, the pair have painted extensively across the route, including the Kitimat Valley, Kispiox, Houston, Smithers, Burns Lake, Tumbler Ridge, the Alberta border and also included were two trips @ to paint in and Stuart Lake, Winter, Ft St James (8x10) oil on panel Sign up for free e-Offers and get the inside scoop on the best flyer deals! around Fort St. by P. Corbett Photo P. Corbett James. The pair painted the Necoslie River area, Stuart Lake and in and around the Stuart River, which they saw as a focus point. Community Events are free of charge as they are “Being a salmon-bearing river, it’s kind of a big sponsored by the Caledonia Courier issue,” said Corbett. He also said the pair did not COMING EVENTS... thank all those who contribute their month. Contact Sharon at 996-8373 get everywhere they hoped while in the commu- Will appear as space is available, free labour to this program as well as for more information. those who provide food and other of charge in this section. Coming *** nity, so they hope to come back. necessities. We also run a small are available to non-profit FORT ST. JAMES SEARCh & So far, each artist has produced around 150 events food bank on Tuesday morning, organizations only. This area is not RESCUE... steering committee sketches each, some of which the artists will then intended for thank you submissions and are very thankful for all who meetings first Tuesday of every contribute to this endeavor. For selling products. It is simply a month. 7:00 p.m. above the Fort translate into larger canvas works, of which so far or further information please call Gwen place for nonprofit organizations a St. James Firehall. Training is the Andrews 567-6744. place to announce upcoming free third Tuesday of every month at the they have produced about 10 each. *** You can e-mail your item Firehall at 7 p.m. New members The art shows of their work will begin in May activities. SERVICE TIMES... at St Patrick’s to advertising@ominecaexpress. welcome. in Williams Lake at the Stationhouse Gallery and com or by fax: 567-2070. Your Anglican Church, Fort St James, *** will be 10:30 am every Sunday. Free organizations’ announcement can MUSIC MAkERS...New members from there will move to Nelson for the summer. lunch every Tues between 11-1pm also be dropped off at our office always WELCOME. Not everyone Corbett said the artists are hoping to get the located at #111-250 Stuart Drive, with music and Prayer. Please come has to be on stage, there is lots and join us. Fort St. James. Decision of the of work behind the scenes. Call show up north and are going to try and organize publisher is final. *** Rosemary Allan at 250-996-8997 for a show in Fort St. James, possibly as soon as this FIREwEED CLOThES *** more info. DRIVE...The Fireweed Safe Haven *** UNTOLD TRAUMA...author fall.
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Just a line on the map. This is what the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline route might be to people not familiar with the parts of northern British Columbia where the 1,177 kilometre-long project would be built, according to Pete Corbett and Glenn Clark. So the artists from southern B.C. decided they needed to bring those landscapes to life for people across B.C. and Canada who might be hearing about the project, but may not know much about B.C.’s north. “I think it’s really important for people to see what the big issues are and just the diversity, the number of ecosystems it goes through,” said Corbett. Corbett is from the Slocan Valley, and Glenn Clark of Penticton, have travelled across the B.C. section of the route through all seasons, conducting plein air (in the open air) location sketch paintings. The pair have an agenda, they are both opposed to the pipeline, but they are not preaching or trying to tell people what to think, according to Corbett. “We really want the paintings to speak for themselves,” he said, explaining how he hopes the images can make some of the landscapes become more accessible for a wider audience trying to decide what they think about the proposed pipeline. “We’re trying to bring the whole project into context for everybody,” he said. The artists, who have been doing outdoor painting trips together for years, came up with the idea as a way to get beyond the approach many opponents of the pipeline might be taking and which might turn many undecided people away or be viewed as more radical. “You put on an art show and that’s easy for anyone to go to,” said Corbett, who is also a fish biologist, which is part of his own interest in the project. “As a scientist, I’ve just felt that over the last number of years we’ve just been silenced,” said Corbett. “This is about democracy as much as it really is about: Is this a valid project or not,” said Corbett. “Because I think we all realize that we need oil, but it’s how we do these things.” Specifically, Corbett said he is concerned with the lack of independent management and oversite of industry, likening the situation to the “fox watching the henhouse.” The project was made Due to the Easter Long Weekend possible by a BC Arts Good Friday, March 29 Holiday Council grant, which Please note the following changes helped fund trips through the spring, summer, fall April 3 issue - ad deadline: and winter, in their 1984 Courier: Thursday, March 28 - 11am grey Chevy van - affectionately nicknamed the Express: Thursday, March 28 - 4pm Great Grey Whale, which the two artists painted a mural on at Arts Wells. OFFICE HOURS: The painted van helps CLOSED - Friday, March 29, 2013 attract attention to the pair, with one side a vertiser painted landscape, the other a collection of signatures of people opposed to the proposed pipeline. Corbett said it is a
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seeks contributions from nonFirst Nations students and staff who experienced Catholic residential or day schools abuse in Northern BC. For more info email Kathyhansen1@gmail.com *** FORT ADULT CENTRE FOR EDUCATION...Suite 221-250 Stuart Drive, in the Goodwin Building. Open daily 8:00-4:00. Call 250-996-7712 for more information. *** FIREwEED STOppING ThE VIOLENCE & OUTREACh SERVICE For those who believe all is possible!...Provides free Confidential, Safe, and Supportive counselling and outreach services for women. Hours of Service: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and every other Friday. Location: Room 203, 349 Stuart Drive, Fort St James, BC Phone: (250) 9961214 Fax: (250) 996-7647 Email: fire.or@telus.net *** ST pATRICk’S ANGLICAN ChURCh... hosts a free lunch every Tuesday from 11.00am - 1.00pm. All are welcome. This lunch is made possible through the generous giving of time and resources,by many people in the region, including Sylvia Isaac, The Roman Catholic Church, Camp Living Water, and many other individuals.We wish to
is doing a winter clothes drive. We are looking for jackets, boots, snow pants, mitts, hats, scarves, fleeces, etc, for men, women and children. The items will then be given to families in the community that need them. If you do not have anything at home that you can part with but still wish to contribute, you can purchase mitts, socks, or thermal underwear. Please drop items off at the Fireweed Safe Haven. For more information please contact Talia at (250) 9968081. Every little bit helps. *** AUxILIARy TO STUART LAkE hOSpITAL... Monthly meeting 2nd Wednesday each month. Hospital Cafeteria 7:00 p.m. *** FORT ST. JAMES pUBLIC LIBRARy hOURS... Tuesday 11:30-8:00 Wednesday 11:30-4:30 Thursday 11:30-4:30 Friday 11:30-8:00 Saturday 11:00-3:00 *** NEChAkO VALLEy COMMUNITy SERVICES SOCIETy...Child and Youth Mental Health and Counseling Services available at no cost. Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Call 996-7645 for appointment. *** FORT TRAp AND hANDGUN CLUB... meets last Sunday of every
ThE ThRIFT STORE...has a new name! “The Bargain Basement”. We are still at the same location, across from Shoppers Food Mart. Donations of clean clothing and small housewares are greatly appreciated. Please, no books or magazines. Proceeds are used for community needs. Open Wed-Sat, 12 noon to 4pm. *** SERVICE pUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT...If you know anyone, including a child, who has been abused or harmed by a psychiatrist call the Citizens Commission on Human Rights at: 1-800-670-2247. *** ALCOhOLICS ANONyMOUS... Every Thursday, 8 p.m. at the United Church Hall on 2nd Avenue. Contact 996-8290. *** FIREwEED SAFE hAVEN...a safe place for women and their children leaving violence or abuse. 24 hour access - please call 9968000. *** FORT ST. JAMES pARENT ADVISORy...3rd Tuesday every month 7 p.m. at High School. *** DROp IN AT ThE LEGION... for fun darts. No charge. Every Saturday 2:30 p.m.