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NEWS BRIEFS Crimestoppers alert The Fort St. James RCMP are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the person or persons responsible for the theft of a piece of heavy farm equipment near Fort St. James. Sometime between May 1 and May 8, 2013, unidentified persons removed a ROME breaking disc, from the Pitka Forest Service Road, off of Highway 27, near Dog Creek, approximately 20 km South of Fort St. James, B.C. The piece of equipment is faded yellow in colour, with the name ROME in black letters on the top, approximately eight feet wide, with multiple large steel discs on it. It appears as though the breaking disc was loaded onto a truck and trailer using a large front end loader and then driven away. If you have any information regarding this or any other crime please contact the Fort St. James RCMP at 250-9968269 or Crimestoppers at 1-800-2228477.
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Local intervenor denied access to Enbridge AGM Ruth Lloyd Caledonia Courier Kandace Kerr was denied access to the Enbridge Annual General Meeting in Calgary on May 8 after traveling from Fort St. James for the event. The local intervenor, who has worked extensively to represent local landowners and the Fort St. James Sustainability Group, was kept from going into the meeting, even though she reportedly had valid proxy status assigned to her by a shareholder. Kerr and Luanne Roth, a fisher person from Prince Rupert, were the only two proxy-holders in a group organized by the West Coast Environmental Law who were denied access to the AGM, though initially, the entire group was told they would not be getting into the meeting. Brenda Belak, the lawyer from West Coast Environmental Law who helped arrange the proxies was there at the door. “We got to the door and the first thing we heard was ‘None of you are getting in, none of you have valid proxies, you’re not on our list.’ and I said well that’s ridiculous, I know very well that I’ve got confirmation from all these people that they just assigned their proxy to (these people),” said Belak. Belak said West Coast Environmental Law had arranged the proxies for people from communities from across the path of the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline to bring the voices and concerns to the AGM of those who would be directly effected should the pipeline be built, and Kerr was one of those. “Kandace is somebody who lives close to the proposed
pipeline route and close to the location of a proposed pumping station and as a landowner and a farmer has really serious concerns (about) how much she can trust Enbridge,” she said. Both Kerr and Belak said there was a lot of back and forth with Enbridge representatives at the door of the AGM and eventually, a new list was produced which allowed some of their group to enter the meeting, however Kerr and Roth were continued to be denied access. Belak even offered to contact the shareholder who Kerr was to represent on the phone to confirm the proxy and asked to contact the third party company who oversees the proxy assignment, but was still refused and was told it was part of this year’s enhanced security measures. Belak said they were told over and over the proper procedures had not been followed so there was nothing Enbridge could do about it. But Belak said the proper procedures had been followed and shareholder Josh Paterson did confirm with The Caledonia Courier he had registered Luanne Roth and Kandace Kerr as his proxies on May 1, well in advance of the AGM and the proxy deadline. Belak said she felt it was suspicious to her they chose to single out the proxies representing Paterson, because he had previously been a lawyer with West Coast Environmental Law and had attended a number of Enbridge AGMs in the past. “They knew him, and (he and a) a woman who had taken part in the joint review panel process were the ones whose proxy couldn’t be found,”’ said Belak. She said the Enbridge representatives would not show her their list, but simply kept repeating to her Kerr and
Roth were not on it. “It was just odd under the circumstances,” said Belak. “It felt very personal in my case, like they knew exactly who I was and what I was doing here in the Fort, and it felt like they had planned this response specifically because of my actions and opinions about Gateway,” said Kerr in her account of the incident. “So I responded the best way I know how – I turned around and starting talking to the media.” The two women later heard anecdotal accounts of an unregistered friend of a share holder who was allowed into the meeting without any credentials other than the shareholder’s presence, but this report was unconfirmed. Graham White, spokesperson for Enbridge, said he was at the door for most of the AGM, but did not recall any encounter with Kerr and said he did not know who she was. “I saw a number of people try to get in and the only reason that we turned people away was because they didn’t have a valid proxy-holder status,” said White. He said many opposition groups were at the meeting and had the opportunity to ask questions, and there were over 90 minutes of questions from them and no one was cut off. “We had no agenda (or) any requirements other than that they were a shareholder or they had a valid proxy status,” said White. In regards to Kerr’s situation, he said he did not know why that would have been the case. Belak said she and others who were allowed into the meeting tried to represent Kerr and Roth and ask the questions Kerr had hoped to bring forward regarding landowner consultation and pump station safety.
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moved at the last council meeting to have his work recognized by a letter of thanks from the municipality and an offer of free moorage for the season for his boat. While some people are still using the marina to dock their boats, the marina is not open or staffed at this time, which means owners currently leave their boats there at their own risk. For further information on the marina opening, contact the District of Fort St. James at 996-8482.
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A mini-excavator stolen from Fort St. James in August of 2011 was found on a property outside Prince George (P.G.) this week. Members of the Prince George RCMP Crime Reduction Team were investigating a stolen jet boat, which they located on a property on Bench Road in P.G. in April. A 37-year-old P.G. man was arrested on May 1, for possession of property obtained by crime, and RCMP said a jet boat was recovered upon the man’s arrest. Further investigation then led RCMP
to another property north of P.G., where the mini excavator and trailer was found, along with a stolen skid steer tractor, also on a stolen trailer. A search of another P.G. property led to even more stolen and suspected stolen property, including another jet boat stolen from Fort St. John, two snowmobiles, and a four-wheeler. The property seized in the investigation is valued at over $200,000 and RCMP believe this is part of a larger property theft ring throughout northern B.C. and
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For the love of bike Ruth Lloyd Caledonia Courier It was a hectic return to “real life” last week after two weeks of glorious travel and cycling around the Adriatic Sea for my vacation, but I have returned just in time to get prepped for Bike to Work Week in Fort St. James! This will be the first ever year Fort St. James has participated as a municipality in the provincial Bike to Work B.C. event. The event takes place from May 27 until June 2 and is an event which in 2012 included more than 25 communities across B.C. and 19,439 participants. Started in 1995 in Victoria, B.C., Bike to Work Week was meant to encourage safe commuting by bicycle as a viable alternative to driving. Since then, biking has been growing as both a form of transportation, recreation and culture, and has begun to take over some cities, with places like San Francisco and Portland becoming well-known for their urban bike culture and hipsters everywhere embracing the bicycle as a form of transportation everyday. Of course, you don’t have to be a hipster to embrace the bike as transport, and not one of those on my recent vacation, which included a seven-day bicycle tour, would identify themselves as a hipster of any kind (and most would not even know what one was). My father, for example, is not, per se, a cyclist. Growing up on the outskirts of Williams Lake, he did not spend afternoons biking the dirt roads and steep hillsides around his childhood home. Instead, the family did weekend horse rides rather than bike rides, and biking would more likely have been something identified with more “citified” types and plac-
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But for some reason, he must have decided he wanted to give biking a go, and this year, he chose the trip around the Adriatic as the place we would go as a trip I would take him on to thank him for his work on my house. The trip began in Venice, Italy, and went around the Adriatic, into Slovenia, and ended in Porec, Croatia. The three of us and my friend Nicole went together, but on what was a “self-guided” trip, the company books the hotels along the way and moves our luggage, but we ride along a route at our own pace following maps and directions to make our way to the day’s destination. So my dad managed to cycle for anywhere from around 50 km in a day to 87 km, riding anything from flat and rolling to big climbs around the headlands leading into Slovenia and Croatia. While he was wobbly at times, and made me intensely nervous in traffic, given his lack of familiarity with bicycle brake and gear operations, my dad not only enjoyed the riding, but said next time he would want to go for a longer one. At nearly 65, my dad proved it is never too late to give biking a try and you can do anything you set your mind to. So in case you wanted to use age or lack of experience on a bike as an excuse not to ride around this summer or during Bike to Work Week, I say give it a shot, you might be surprised how much you like it, and how much better you feel afterwards. Riding a bike to and from work increases your alertness, decreases your costs on fuel and vehicle wear, decreases your need for the gym, and allow you some headclearing time at each end of the day, as just a few of the benefits.
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The voters of British Columbia can be proud of the May 14, 2013 election results that saw us elect government rather than our traditional polarized politics that throws government out. To the pollsters and the NDP, the outcome showed the result of strong work ethics and the consistent message of the need for a strong economy from Christy Clark. As a long time supporter of the NDP I had to quit and proudly joined the Liberal party and worked hard to help ensure the Liberal vision for the province. I know a strong economy is needed to support services we need without raising income tax. Never assume the colour of an election sign will win an election over hard work and a Leader that has the ability and vision to lead this Province. Now that the election is over, I hope the NDP will work with Christy Clark and collectively move this province forward for the benefit of all, rather than a special interest group that is a minority of the working class in British Columbia. As a retiree I was proud to work 30 days straight at 12 or more hours per day for no pay as the Liberals were the only party with a clear vision. Lots of other volunteers also endorsed and worked hard for our kids and grand kids. Great job to all that voted to take part of the democratic process. Someday, somebody will write a book on this historical election. Randy Holubosh Vanderhoof, B.C.
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Ruth Lloyd Caledonia Courier Native artist Robin Edgar-Haworth stopped in Fort St. James recently. The artist was visiting a friend in town, but had some of his first edition prints with him. His work is done in ink and they take about 100 hours each. The fine crosshatching in the back of the works is time-consuming, but "draws the viewer's eye closer to the paper" causing the viewer to pause and reflect more on the piece, according to the artist. Some of his initial influences came from artists like Bill Reid and Roy Vickers. The self-taught artist has been de-
Art and life veloping his art for over 30 years and said while he never used to think art and politics should mix, he has decided now maybe "it is for the artists to vocalize" and to try and use art to help "bring it into the public consciousness that we need to make the right decisions with what we're doing with our planet here," he said. "We have to collectively come together and say 'Okay, we've had enough.'" "A lot of people are asking the right questions, but the powers that be are just dishing out rhetoric." The artist is part of a show in the Two Rivers Gallery in Prince George on the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline called Pipeline: A Line of Division.
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BC Children’s Hospital helps kids get care closer to home When 16-year-old Elliott Reid steps in front of the television cameras on the evening of June 1 as a co-host on BC Children’s Hospital’s Miracle Weekend telethon on Global BC, he will be able to speak from experience. The teen, who recently moved from Tumbler Ridge to Dawson Creek, has been a patient at the hospital since he was seven. Elliott was twice airlifted from Tumbler Ridge to BC Children’s Hospital when he suffered heart damage caused by a strep infection. He has had heart surgery at the hospital twice, once spending several days in the hospital’s pediatric Intensive Care Unit with his chest open while doctors monitored him for infection. Following the surgeries he received followup care at a pediatric clinic in Prince George. The clinic, at University Hospital of Northern British Columbia, was equipped with funding from Child Health BC, an initiative of BC Children’s Hospital. The clinic receives over 3,500 patient visits annually, saving families who live in and around Prince George the cost and inconvenience of a trip to Vancouver. “I love going to Vancouver now to participate in Miracle Weekend,” Elliott says. “But I know it was always a big hassle for my parents to have to take me all the way to Vancouver when I was sick.” Dr. Maureen O’Donnell, executive director of Child Health BC, says one of Child Health BC’s goals is to relieve families of the burden of travel. “We’re working with caregivers all over BC to ensure children across the province receive care in a consistent manner and, ideally, close to home.” Child Health BC’s activities took off after Overwaitea Food Group became the lead benefactor with a pledge of $20 million in support in 2007. TELUS and Scotiabank later made gifts of $5 million and $1 million, respectively. This support had an immediate impact, says O’Donnell. Clinics established with Child Health BC’s support in Nanaimo, Prince George and Prince Rupert have thousands of patient visits annually; additional travelling clinics are staffed by BC Children’s caregivers in communities across the province; and over 1,000 health professionals have participated in Child Health BC’s workshops. O’Donnell credits the Overwaitea Food Group’s donation with Child Health BC’s growing reach across the province, noting that it’s a perfect fit for an organization with a presence in so many BC communities. Overwaitea Food Group President Darrell Jones agrees. “At the Overwaitea Food Group, we’re committed to the health and wellness of kids and families in BC,” says Jones. “We’ve been proud to support BC Children’s Hospital for more than two decades – and with the help of our communities, we’ve contributed millions of dollars toward hospital improvement projects, advocacy programs and important research initiatives. We’re grateful for the amazing support of our local communities, team members, customers and supplier partners who have all played elliott with Global BC host steve Darling
a key role in making this fundraising success possible.” Child Health BC is part of a larger transformation in the way BC’s children receive care, says Larry Gold, president of BC Children’s Hospital and Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children. The transformation also includes the construction of a new BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver. “We want to ensure children have access to a consistent standard of care, whether they live in Smithers, Campbell River or Castlegar; and there will always be children who need care that’s only available in a children’s hospital,” says Gold. BC Children’s Hospital Foundation has raised close to $170 million, including Overwaitea Food Group’s gift and $25 million from Teck Resources Limited, in its $200-million capital campaign to support construction of the new hospital and Child Health BC. Gold says that the new hospital, which will open in 2018, will be family-friendly, making it easier for families from outside the Lower Mainland to remain with their children. Beyond the money being raised for the new hospital and Child Health BC, Gold says the
hospital also counts on donations of about $14 million a year to support research, equipment purchases and training. On June 1 and 2 BC Children’s Hospital Foundation will hold its annual Miracle Weekend celebration on Global BC, to raise the millions the hospital needs to cover its urgent annual needs. “We are building a new hospital, but in the meantime we have to make sure we continue to provide BC’s kids with the very best in care today,” says Gold. “Every year people from across the province make donations in support of the hospital and it makes a huge difference. Elliott Reid is proof of that.” Elliott’s father, Tyler Reid, agrees: “BC Children’s Hospital has done so much for Elliott so we’re happy to help the hospital in any way we can. And it’s certainly more enjoyable to make the trip to Vancouver so that we can help other kids than it was when we were scared for Elliott’s life.”
JUNE 1 & 2, 2013 On June 1 and 2, tune in to Miracle Weekend, broadcast live from BC Children’s Hospital, on Global BC from 7:00pm on Saturday, June 1 until 5:30pm on Sunday, June 2 The 26th annual BC Children’s Hospital’s Miracle Weekend is a two-day celebration that showcases the best of BC Children’s Hospital: patients, their families, caregivers and supporters who come from every corner of BC. BC Children’s Hospital receives over 200,000 visits from patients from across the province every year. Donations help the hospital deliver the best in care every day, and are helping to prepare for the future by supporting the construction of a new BC Children’s Hospital and better access to care for children in or close to their home communities. Please support BC Children’s Hospital.
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At the Overwaitea Food Group, we’re very proud of our longstanding commitment to investing in the health of kids and their families. We’re grateful to everyone who supports us in this effort. Our team members, customers and suppliers have all played a key role in our fundraising success over the years. We’ve been supporting BC Children’s Hospital for more than two decades, and we’ve raised millions of dollars in support of capital improvement projects, important research initiatives and advocacy programs designed to help keep our kids safe by reducing preventable injuries. In 2007, we made a $20 million pledge to support Child Health BC, an initiative of BC Children’s Hospital that helps get kids in BC get the care they need, closer to home. Since then, we’ve raised more than $10.7 million toward our goal, and Child Health BC has been able to put this concept into action in a number of communities throughout BC. We are grateful for the amazing commitment and fund raising efforts driven by OFG team members who encourage the generosity of our customers and suppliers.
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Ruth Lloyd Caledonia Courier Greening up Fort St. James Society (GUF) is asking for restorative justice for the four accused in the destruction of the GUF recycling centre. The four young men who are facing charges of arson in relation to the fire which completely destroyed the newly built recycling centre in May of 2012 after years of work by volunteers could be given the options of restorative justice or going the traditional criminal justice system route. Restorative justice includes the victims and the community in the justice process and victims related to the crime are given the opportunity to speak and play a role in the process, while offenders are then encouraged to take
On May 13, Mt. Milligan security contacted RCMP to report a truck stolen from the mine site. The vehicle had no plates and was a 2013 white Ford F150. A mine employee reportedly gave the keys to a person who has not yet been identified. The truck is still missing and anyone with information or who may have seen the vehicle should call the RCMP or Crimestoppers. On May 16 just before 1 a.m. in the morning, RCMP were called to Rotary Kids Park. The report came in saying there were five or six youth in the park banging on things and trying to light something on fire. RCMP did not find youth in the park when they arrived, but they did find evidence someone was trying to start a fire in a garbage can and the still-smouldering trash was taken to a safe area and extinguished properly. On May 17 at 10:10 a.m., a suspicious vehicle was seen leaving the Fort Trailer Park. RCMP followed the vehicle, which tried to evade police on Gotjen Road and when it was followed, once again turned around and changed direction. RCMP eventually pulled the vehicle over, and found the driver had no licence and he also blew a fail on the roadside blood alcohol screening device.
responsibility for their actions. The process is also meant to prevent reoffending by the criminals involved. Louise Evans-Salt of GUF presented at the May 22 council meeting in Fort St. James, asking the council to write a letter in support of their application to the Crown Council asking for restorative justice in the case of the four young men who stand accused in the incident. “We really believe that this would be effective for those young people and for us as a community and for GUF as a society,” said Evans-Salt, who has been involved in restorative justice proceedings previously. She spoke of how devastating the fire was for the society and said restorative justice would help them because they could have a voice in the process. “Ideally, it would be to have those young
people understand what they’ve done,” she said. Councillor Riley Willick spoke in favour of the letter, as a person who worked on building the facility twice over now he said he would support something which helps the perpetrators understand the time and work invested in the facility. Councillor Joan Burdeniuk also spoke in favour of the motion, point out the goal in justice should be to educate and reform. Mayor Rob MacDougall said he would like to see restorative justice brought back into the community. “I think it’s a local solution, which is great,” he said. The council present voted unanimously in favour of a letter in support of GUF’s request for restorative justice in the case.
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The driver also had outstanding warrants from Alberta. The driver was then issued a 90-day immediate roadside prohibition from driving and was transported to the detachment where he was held until the next day. On May 17 on Tache Reserve, a constable driving on Alexis Drive was flagged down. One victim and one witness reported an assault and pointed out the suspect. The victim said she was punched in the face and head several times. The witness, however, declined to provide a statement. The suspect was then brought back to the detachment and released on a promise to appear in court on August 30. RCMP are recommending charges of assault related to the incident. Also on May 17 at just before 10 p.m., RCMP received a com-
plaint of an assault in the Fort Trailer Park. One reportedly intoxicated victim said he was punched and wanted the suspect out of his house. At around 10 p.m., RCMP located the suspect, but once the suspect was out of the home, the victim was not interested in pursuing charges in the incident. On May 18 at 1:40 a.m., a woman on the Nak’azdli Reserve called to report someone banging on her door. Upon arrival, RCMP found one male at the back door of the home, reportedly intoxicated and on conditions not to consume alcohol. The male was taken into custody, and then admitted he had given the wrong name to police. Upon investigation of his correct name, RCMP discovered the person was wanted in Prince George and was on conditions. The man was held in custody until he
could appear in court on May 21. Petdro Felix is now facing charges in relation to the incident. On May 19, a female called to report her and her husband were having a verbal argument and she feared he might hit her. Alcohol was reportedly involved in the incident, and RCMP took statements from the individuals involved. Through their investigation, police learned the female had picked up a knife while on the phone to police and threatened to stab the man and a 16-year-old son was in the residence at the time of the incident. Both adults were taken into custody and held until sober.
The Ministry of Children and Families was contacted in relation to the youth in the home. On May 20 at 4:52 a.m., RCMP received a report of a single vehicle accident on One Mile Hill. A driver from Mt. Milligan had been flagged down by a few people on the side of the road where a 2006 grey Ford 500 had gone off the road, rolled over once and hit the ditch. Another passerby then stopped and reported they had driven two occupants of the vehicle to the hospital. The victims received treatment in the hospital for minor injuries but no one would provide a statement to police in relation to the accident.
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Courier Project Firefighter 2013
Ruth Lloyd Caledonia Courier "It's hard but it's fun, and that's what it's all about," said Darren Carpenter, to the assembled students. Carpenter is the School District 91 coordinator for careers and trades, and the students he was addressing were participants in Project Firefighter 2013, which gives Grade 12 students from Vanderhoof, Fort St. James, Fraser Lake and Burns Lake the opportunity for some pretty tough firefighter training. The students are fully immersed in a structural firefighter department scenario. The students spend time in the fire hall doing classroom theory on firefighting, clean gear and the fire hall, prepare their meals like full-time municipal fire departments normally would, and are given live-fire scenarios at the Fort St. James Fire Training Centre. The training centre has a two-story burn building which allows for live-fire exercises, and the trainers light fires at the site and the student firefighters get a chance to put
them out and practice rescue scenarios as well. They also do firefighter games in the evening at the fire hall, after the students have cleaned the base and prepared their dinner. The students are then later surprised at some point in the night with a call-out to respond to a fire at the training facility, giving them the chance to experience some of the types of challenges of this kind of on-call work. Carpenter said it is a "great learning opportunity" for the students because they get to apply what they have learned in theory in the classroom and experience the reality of working in fire. He also said the District of Fort St. James and the local fire department are great partners in the program, having put it on for the past seven years because
Fort St. James has the only live burn building in the area. "It's been a great success," said Carpenter. All of the students who participate are already junior firefighters with their municipal fire departments, so Carpenter said the program rewards students who are already doing something good for the community by volunteer firefighting. The students gain Grade 12 credits for the program, and spend in all, a day and a half immersed in the job of municipal firefighter.
TOP RIGHT: Project Firefighter participants and their instructors pose in front of the Fort St. James burn building. BOTTOM FAR LEFT: Rescue practice. BOTTOM LEFT: Young firefighters prepare to enter the burning building as part of a live fire exercise during Project Firefighter 2013. Darren Carpenter photos
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Overwaitea Foods is Hiring! Looking for Part Time Cashiers and Grocery Clerks Submit your application and join our team today! Online: www.overwaiteajobs.com Email: apply@overwaiteajobs.com Fax: 1.888.827.9170
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NAK’AZDLI BAND COUNCIL P.O. Box 1329, Fort St. James, BC, V0J 1P0 Telephone (250) 996 – 7171 Fax (250) 996 – 8010
JOB POSTING: CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Position Purpose: Nak’azdli Band is looking for an experienced, Chief Operations Of¿cer :e reTXire a positiYe, teaP oriented indiYidXal to set and Peet goals and to ensXre that eYer\ PePEer of the teaP is deliYering in accordance Zith the high standards of the Nak’azdli Band’s de¿ned goals Job Results and Responsibilities: 7he Chief Operations Of¿cer Zill Ee responsi Ele for directing and oYerseeing the dail\ operations of Nak’azdli Band +e she Zill Ee responsiEle for enhancing the internal organization processes and infrastrXctXre that Zill alloZ Nak’azdli Band to continXe to groZ and fXl¿ll its Pission 7he incXP Eent PXst proYide leadership and direction for staff PePEers that continXoXsl\ pro Pote )irst Nations’ philosoph\ and the coPpan\’s Pission and YalXes +e she Zill serYe as a PePEer of the PanagePent staff and participate in the oYerall coPpan\ decision Paking and the achieYePent of the coPpan\’s strategic goals 7his indiYid Xal serYes as a Eridge EetZeen Nak’azdli Band departPent heads and the Chief and CoXncil 7he incXPEent PXst Ee technologicall\ adept and PXst Pake eYer\ effort to achieYe PaxiPXP leYels of operating ef¿cienc\ and accXrac\ 4uali¿Fations: ➣ 0iniPXP of a B$, ideall\ Zith an 0B$ ➣ \ears of 0anagePent or 6enior 0anagePent Zith experience in operational and adPinistratiYe PanagePent ➣ 6trong knoZledge of accoXnting procedXres inYolYing procXrePent, traYel, and EXdget PanagePent ➣ 6trong knoZledge of EXsiness and PanagePent principles gained throXgh experience in rXnning different EXsiness Xnits ➣ 6trong knoZledge of softZare s\stePs, as Zell as 0icrosoft Of¿ce prodXcts, inclXding (xcel, :ord, and 3oZer3oint ➣ .noZledge of local and federal and $$N'C regXlations and policies, excellent anal\tical and proEleP solYing skills ➣ (xcellent interpersonal skills PeticXloXs records Paintenance skills ➣ *ood ¿nancial and EXsiness aZareness and reporting experience ➣ 6trong Zritten and YerEal skills to coPPXnicate Zith all leYels of the organization and its execXtiYe teaP ➣ )irst $id skills and or certi¿cates are considered assets ➣ .noZledge of Carrier +istor\ and /angXage considered an asset Nak’azdli Band offers coPpetitiYe salar\ Zages packages and an incrediEle Zork enYironPent CLOSING DATE: JUNE 3, 2013 ,nterested applicants Pa\ forZard resXPe to the aEoYe address or ePail their resXPes to execXtiYeassistant#nakazdli ca $ttention 0aXreen ,sadore PLEASE NO PHONE CALLS NOTE: Onl\ those applicants Zho Peet the PiniPXP reTXirePents Zill Ee inYited to interYieZ
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STEEL BUILDING - Blowout clearance sale! 20x22 $4,188. 25x26 $4,799. 30x34 $6,860. 32x44 $8,795. 40x50 $12,760. 47x74 $17,888. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca STEEL BUILDINGS, Metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x 40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x 150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca
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5 BDRM HOME IN TELKWA FOR SALE 3200 sq ft, 4 bath, includes washer & dryer, fridge & stove, dishwasher hot tub, natural gas, contact 250-845-3315
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Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent Lakeview Apartments 752 Stuart Dr. W. Fort St. James. 2bdrm apt. Newly renovated. Quiet, clean building. Adult oriented. no pets R.R. Avail. now 250-996-4073 or 250-996-7598 HILLCREST apts. Lg. 1 & 2bdrm suites. Clean and quiet. Adult orientated,Security system,Strict Management,no pets ph# 250-996-7854
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Commercial/ Industrial Formerly Curves in Coldstream. 1800 & 1400 sq.ft or sell all including 3000 sq.ft residence, heart of Coldstream Vernon BC. Near schools, store & lake. 250-542-6261
Townhouses Stuart Lake Townhouses Newly renovated, family oriented, 3 bdrm, 2 bath with basement, 2 parking stalls, No dogs. Ref Req’d 250-996-4073 or 250-996-7598
LAND ACT: Notice to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land Take notice that Tess Lodge of Fort St. James, BC has made an application to Crown Lands for an Agricultural property covering part of the SE 1/4 of District Lot 1616, and part of the SW 1/4 of District Lot 1617, Range 5 Coast District.
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