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Prairiedale elementary closing Sam Redding Omineca Express On Monday, June 17 the School District 91 Board of Education reached a final decision regarding the reconfiguration of Vanderhoof schools.

Effective in June 2014, Prairiedale elementary school will be closed. This comes after many schools in the district have been operating under capacity. According to the district website, enrollment has been declining in elementary schools for the last five to 10 years and secondary school enrollment will continue to decline for the next five to seven years.

“I think the decision was a difficult one but a good one and it moves the school district in the right direction,” said Stephen Davis, Chair of School District 91 Board of Trustees. “Having the high school more full will allow us to have lots of other programs which might not run if the high school was getting empty.”

“Certainly population trends and declining enrollment in schools is something that we’ve been aware of for some time,” said Eugene Marks, director of instruction. “so you can look and say somewhere down the road we’re gonna have to address this issue and we’ve taken our time to make sure that information was accurate.”

With Prairiedale closing, other elementary schools in the district will only offer grades K-6, NVSS will become a grade seven to 12 school.

The board was excited to see what educational opportunities the new structure will provide. One board trustee stated that this configuration is common in the United States and that it may be beneficial to students who could be thinking about quitting after grade nine.

Davis explained in an interview that the plan will allow students more choice at the high school level for both younger and older students. Teachers in areas such as shop, art or drama will continue teaching their specific programs since they will have more kids interested in taking those classes. It also allows students in grade seven to have more options for their classes.

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“One of the things we’re finding in education is that students are moving towards having a chance to get into trades earlier,” said Davis. “So if you’re a grade seven student and find out you like shop classes and like hands-on stuff then being able to move into that at an earlier age could be a big benefit.”

Davis also said that since there would be more funds directed at the bigger school he believes there might be an even greater level of care for the students due to the possibility that there could be even more staff on hand than before.

Charlene Seguin, Superintendent of schools, understands how parents feel and how difficult these changes are.

“Change is very difficult and people become attached, they love their schools and we like that, we really like that,” said Seguin. “So it’s a very difficult thing for them to accept that a school they love is not going to be there anymore… but the district is forced to respond to declining enrollments and to aging buildings.”

When planning for the future, the board has to look at what schools should be upgraded and which do not need structural replacements due to age and condition.

Prairiedale has been overlooked for many optional capital upgrades because of the changes needed elsewhere.

From SD91’s website: “Two of the criterion they [the provincial government] look at is the capacity usage data of our schools and where students live in relation to those schools. They do not consider each school individually but rather look at the overall capacity in a given community. Vanderhoof does have some aging schools and the enrollment has declined at both the elementary and secondary levels.”

What this means is that with Prairiedale’s closure more money can be put into the other schools in Vanderhoof. Stephen Davis said that W.L. McLeod is one such “aging” school in need of funds.

“Most of our buildings are getting older, our newest building is Evelyn Dickson but the other buildings are all past their prime years definitely and have been slated on ministry lists, especially with McLeod, to get it upgraded.”

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National Aboriginal Day at Saik’uz Sam Redding Omineca Express Schoolbusses filled with children arrived at the Saik’uz band office on Friday, June 21 to celebrate National Aboriginal Day on the first day of summer.

Chief Stanley Thomas, his sister Maureen Thomas and his son Raymond Thomas were there to greet everyone with traditional songs and wearing traditional headdresses.

Even Vanderhoof Mayor Gerry Thiessen was in attendance.

“I very much appreciate the connection between Vanderhoof and Saik’uz,” said Thiessen.

Maureen Thomas told the gathered children a story about a young hunter who refused to share his catch with his sister who later died. The story is meant to teach people the value of sharing and that no one can get anywhere in life without sharing with friends and family.

An appropriate story for the occasion since on that day Amrik Virk, minister of advanced education, announced that the B.C. government is investing $4.4 million into aboriginal post-secondary institutions.

“We want Aboriginal learners in B.C. to be able to access education and training so they have the same opportunity as other British Columbians to participate fully in B.C.’s economy,” said Virk. “The Aboriginal Service Plans help Aboriginal communities and post-secondary institutions provide education and training opportunities and focused services for learners where they live, work and go to school.”

John Rustad, Nechako Lakes MLA and Minister of Aboriginal Relations also wished the province a happy Aboriginal day.

“Today is a very special day across Canada, created to acknowledge and celebrate the many contributions of Aboriginal people - whether they are First Nations, Inuit or Métis,” he said in a press release.

“I wish all those of Aboriginal ancestry in B.C. a very happy National Aboriginal Day and encourage British Columbians of all backgrounds to take the opportunity to learn more about our Aboriginal neighbours.”

Rustad also announced his plan to secure 10 new non-treaty agreements over the next two years and to continue working to close the gaps that separate Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples.

Saik’uz Chief Stanley Thomas, son Raymond Thomas and sister Maureen Thomas greet visitors and tell stories.

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From front Eventually, the EBUS Academy will be moved to a new location as well. One board trustee mentioned the possibility of moving EBUS to W.L. McLeod but that discussion has been tabled until phase two of the school reconfiguration plan.

Also tabled until phase two is Sinkut View elementary. The school will remain open for now, but it will begin operating as a K - 6 school. If the decreases in enrollment of elementary students continues for the next couple years then Sinkut View might be the next school closed. While there are lots of logging and mining opportunities opening up in the region, according the SD91 website this has not proven to be a factor in increasing enrollment of school age children.

“We wanted to give ourselves some breathing room and a chance for conditions to change a little bit. If we closed both schools at this time then it would appear that things would be quite tight within the two schools in town.”

Some parents may be asking themselves why they couldn’t vote on the reconfiguration process considering its neglect of democracy. But all trustees of the school board are elected by the community and so their votes are the ones that count.

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ers, they have rights over their land, and those rights must be respected,” read Gouglas.

The District also disagreed with Enbridge’s decision to keep the pump station above Pitka Creek. In Enbridge’s final written submission, they gave practical reasons for keeping the pump station where it was, which the District argues are putting financial considerations ahead of environmental.

The District also asked the Panel to give weight to the oral statements given earlier in the process, which Enbridge’s argued against and called them “principally expressions of opinion.”

The District also raised concerns over Enbridge’s specifications for pump stations, and brought up re-

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Gun Amnesty Month The Vanderhoof RCMP detachment has received two handguns and four long guns since gun amnesty month started two weeks ago.

“It’s been mostly super nice, law-abiding, good neighbour people who inherited the guns and had no use for them or just stopped hunting,” said Vanderhoof Sgt. Jason Keays.

Bear mace attack In the parking lot of 7/11 on June 14, a fight broke out between three people in a parked car and two of them were attacked with bear spray, the attacker was arrested later that night.

“There was a dispute between a few people and one of them produced a can of bear spray and sprayed the other two females,” said Sgt. Jason Keays. “ “A girl got bear sprayed inside the car and then she came into 7/11 screaming,” said Cst. J. Baird. “Just the one girl got sprayed but the other got a little ‘cross contamination’”.

Bear spray is a less potent spray than RCMP pepper spray but it does have a wider burst to better fend off a bear attack. Spraying something like that inside a vehicle causes damage to everyone and the interior of the car.

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The District of Fort St. James made their final oral argument on Wednesday, June 19.

Presented to the Enbridge Northern Gateway Joint Review Panel by Brenda Gouglas, the lengthy argument made some specific points in opposition to the proposed pipeline.

The District raised concerns over specific answers given in the course of the review questioning and possible discrepancies in following what was a written submission and Enbridge’s engagement with landowners.

“This is a concern for Fort St. James area landown-

cent citations by the National Energy Board which found Enbridge was operating a number of pump stations without meetings some of the requirements for backup power.

On the topic of social licence, the District chose to quote from some of the local residents who responded to the public opinion survey on the pipeline which mayor and council conducted prior to taking a stand on the project.

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Abandoned 911 Calls Sam Redding Omineca Express The Vanderhoof RCMP experiences multiple dropped 911 calls a week and wants the public to realize they need to keep their current addresses updated.

A dropped call is when someone calls 911 and then hangs up before they can give their location.

After this the RCMP contacts the cellphone provider and tries to find an address through them, often times these addresses are not current or don’t even exist.

“I had one the other day it was just a P.O. box, someone in Vanderhoof,” said Cst. J. Baird. “I spent an hour and a half trying to track this person down. Sometimes it’ll be a couple days before I can get a hold of someone.”

The local cell towers can only track cellphones

to within a two kilometer radius, so if a victim calls from their phone then they could be almost anywhere in Vanderhoof. Even in a larger city like Prince George cell tracking is difficult, their systems can only track a number to within three blocks.

“When we do receive a 911 call we have to make an effort to look for it , said Sgt. Jason Keays. “If we receive a 911 abandoned call from your house we’re gonna kick in your door if you don’t come to the door in like 10 seconds kind of thing.

That’s easy for us. But your cellphone? That’s a huge problem.”

The RCMP try to help any way that they can.

They will contact family and friends and tell them to Facebook the victim or anything just to get in contact with them.

This is a problem that it completely preventable, all one needs to do is make sure their service provider has their current address, not just a P.O. box.

Search underway for Fort St. James woman

Search and rescue and RCMP are searching for 26-year-old Immaculate (Mackie) Basil near Fort St. James.

Last seen on Thursday, June 13, she was reported missing on June 17 when family had not heard from her.

The young woman may have been heading to a cabin on the Leo Creek area, and the search is currently

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When Basil was last seen, she was wearing grey yoga pants, white shoes and a black hooded sweatshirt with a red maple leaf on the front.

Anyone with information on where Immaculate Basil may be should contact Fort St. James RCMP at 250996-8269.

A special public meeting of the Board of Education School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes) will be held by teleconference on Thursday, June 27, 2013, at 7:30 pm, at the Burns Lake Administration Office and Vanderhoof School Board Office locations.

The item for the agenda is: l 2013 - 2014 Preliminary Budget Approval According to board policy, no business other than that listed on the agenda for which the meeting was called shall be conducted at the meeting.

Members of the public are invited to attend.

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A personal tour of Endako Mine Sam Redding Omineca Express In the heart of wilderness, Endako Mines pumps away making its molybdenum steel hardeners and lubricants.

They’ve produced more than 450 million pounds of moly in more than 40 years. That’s an average of 30,000 pounds a day.

Molybdenum is a kind of coal ore used in stainless and construction grade steel production.

On the way to the facility, one drives through a couple kilometres of bush and passes an abandoned graveyard.

Which would be foreboding if not for the natural beauty of the place.

On entering the mine it’s a completely different atmosphere, like seeing another planet.

This is how terraforming is done I think to myself, this is how planets become transformed.

The tour begins much like the mining process does. At first, one is taken to where workers will mark off the zones to be blasted, or drilled. Then a tour of equipment like the driller and rock haulers and compressors.

In juxtaposition with the green, verdant countryside, Endako mines is dusty, and grey. And the roads around this grey hillside are constantly shifting, I could get lost without my guide, who shall remain nameless.

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DISTRICT OF VANDERHOOF TAX NOTICES The District of Vanderhoof wishes to advise the citizens of Vanderhoof that the property tax notices for 2013 have been mailed. If you have not received your notice, please contact the District of Vanderhoof immediately to obtain another copy.

We are happy to offer our residents the option of on-line services. The Home Owner’s Grant as well as property tax payments can be made on line. Go to www.vanderhoof.ca to apply for your Home Owners’s Grant.

Part of the equipment being overhauled at Endako Mine. my guide and 330 other like him per year with employment. In over 40 years, Endako has provided over 15,000 person years of employment and spent over $80 million, a huge boon to the economy in this region.

First the rocks are made into little bits, crushed and compressed and laid down on a conveyor belt that stretches far off up into the hills, so far that one can only see the end of it from a hill or with a strong lens.

Then those rocks are dumped and ground up and have all sorts of things done to them before they enter the factory in the new expansion commissioned last year.

The expansion was a major upgrade to the

mine’s 42-year-old mill, it doubled the current processing capacity to 55,000 tons and cost $650 million to build.

Once inside the expansion, a constant, loud, thundering can be heard. A chemical smell not unlike some industrial cleaner enters the nostrils.

The factory is filled with pipes that go in every direction. What happens inside them is this, the rocks (if they can be called such at this point) are taken and thrown into these great spinning columns that look similar to a rock polisher one might have had as a child. The product is spun around in the largest of these grinders, a 36 foot SAG mill, after which it enters two smaller, 22 foot mills, for more precise

breaking up of the particulate.

After this, the product enters chemical baths that boil and bubble with mysterious chemical reactions, something to do with adding oxygen and other things to extract the molybdenum, or so my guide says.

The baths are giant vats filled with a blackish-grey bubbling liquid, like grey chocolate syrup. This is the moly.

All these instruments, the vats, the “rock polishers”, the tubes are all above-ground accessible via catwalks that run all over the cavernous factory.

On the ground, excess fluids drip grey liquid into puddles where men’s boots leave impressions in the chemical mud. My feet slide

into one of these puddles but I try to avoid them out of instinctual fear.

After the moly is extracted its taken to the roaster, where it will be heated past 1000 degrees Celsius and turned into the powder and lubricant used in steel hardening and a grease.

As we leave the factory I must wash my hands at the station, its a fairly lax atmosphere so I assume that nothing too dangerous could have gotten onto my hands. But my camera can’t be washed so what was on me is still on it.

No big deal though I suppose.

Thus ends my tour of Endako Mines, located 100 km west of Prince George near Fraser Lake.

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SunSational Summer Camp 2013

This summer the District of Vanderhoof presents a fun program for kids!

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There will be 2 age group camps available.

Ages are 4 - 6 & 7 - 11.

July 2nd - August 23rd

Registration begins June 10th at the District of Vanderhoof office.

No registration June 27, 28 or July 2nd.

We have many trips planned for lots of summer fun! The camp will be held at the Vanderhoof Curling Arena Monday - Friday.

The older age group is an all day camp (9:00am - 4:30pm) while the younger camp is just a half day camp either in the morning or afternoon (9:00am - 11:00am & 1:30pm - 3:30pm).

This summer we are offering SunSational Summer Camp t-shirts for the Kids!

The Recreation Coordinators are Tara Kurucz and Taryn Montague.

If you have any questions or would like more details email us at: recsummer@district.vanderhoof.ca or by phone: 250-567-4555.

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OFFICE HOURS Closed: Monday, July 1, 2013 Golden Vs are awarded to Graduating students who have achieved a high standard in Academics, Athletics, Fine Arts and/or Service.

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Dry Grad Successful by BCL “I’m impressed by the ongoing generosity shown by British Columbians for the Support Dry Grad Campaign,” said Suzanne Anton, Attorney General and minister of justice. “The Province strongly supports dry grad activities as a way for students to celebrate safely on a night when risk is high. The $459,000 raised for alcohol-free events this year will help grads with options to celebrate their high school graduation in a safe, responsible and fun manner.”

Fifty-five school districts and the Federation of Independent Schools participated in this year’s campaign.

During the Support Dry Grad Campaign, BC Liquor Store customers are asked if they would like to donate $1 to help fund alcohol-free celebration events for graduating high school students in their local community. This year’s total again demonstrates there are a large number of customers who want to help students celebrate their success in a safe manner.

FLESS Elementary Awards Recipients 2013 ELEMENTARY SCHOLAR - Marie Kaluza ATHLETICS - Alex Koenig & Stephanie McLean RICHARD ELLIOT AWARD – Austyn Ketlo ATTENDANCE – PERFECT - Arianna Chmelyk Missed under 3 days –Julian Chmelyk, Joe Shen and Shay Warner 4.0 HONOUR Plaques – Grade 4 - Lexa Sanders Grade 5 - Arianna Chmelyk, Bryden Fitzgerald, MacKenzie Laffin, Vaughn Semmler, Nicholas Stuart Grade 6 – Paige Allen Grade 7 – Marie Kaluza, Julian Chmelyk, Alex Koenig 3.5 HONOUR Pins – Grade 4 – Aliyah Buckland, Darius Gensmeyer, Hailee Allen Grade 5 – Ashley Boreland, Travis Sacrey, April Weselowski, Bianca Hankins Lael Erasmus, Alyssa Koenig, Mary-Joy Do Grade 6 – Colton Hartman, Tamara Lowen, Scott

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BC liquor store customers donated over $459,000 to this year’s Support Dry Grad Campaign.

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Container gardening With gardening season in full swing, here are some thoughts to help extend that season into your indoors with container gardening. Trying to grow some edible goodies indoors now can help you prepare for growing them indoors during the winter months, or if you are short on gardening space, unsure of your soil toxicity then this is a great alternative.

You can grow a great selection of indoor plants, with a few helpful tips you may find it a rewarding and delicious experiment.

When planting in your pots or boxes, be sure there are holes in the bottom for proper drainage, and a liner so the water wont spill. When using soil, if you are unsure about the safety of any outdoor soil, buy a good quality soil to start your seeds in. (place seeds on top of the soil, cover with a light layer of soil).

Be sure to place your plants at your brightest window, if needed look into adding some grow lights in the winter months. When watering at the start, use a spray bottle rather than a watering can until the seeds germinate.

Once your plants start growing give your greens a trim regularly to keep them growing, for many herbs once they flower the herb losses much of its taste and can get rough, so only let the plant flower if you want to get it to seed or to look at some pretty flowers.

An important aspect that is often overlooked is your air quality.

In the winter time the air in the home can get dry, so use a humidifier or keep air flowing with a fan every so often.

If the soil and dirt is a bother, look at trying out the new aerogardens which use water and nutrients!

Some popular plants that grow well in containers could be: Tomatoes, lettuce, rosemary, thyme, basil, aloe, cilantro Growing your own food can be rewarding and nutritious, it gives a great appreciation for all the earth has to offer us!

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Air quality issues silent but real Walter Strong

Lakes District News The results of the 2013 B.C. Lung Association report on air quality came as a surprise to some. Vanderhoof had the worst air quality - from the point of view of fine particulate matter - in the province?

Who would have guessed that?

It appears that pockets of poor air are the norm across north-central B.C. When a person thinks of the north, he or she thinks of clean air, clean water, and everything that goes with those two ideas.

A person doesn’t necessarily think of the corridor between Prince George and Prince Rupert as becoming more and more of an industrial, resource energy corridor.

What carefully planned and positioned cutblocks and visual quality remainders (reminders?) of what used to be thick forest on either side of the highway cannot hide is the fact that resource extraction throughout the region is showing no sign of slowing down.

If it were slowing down, we’d be looking at an economic slowdown as well. If the recent election results can be taken to mean anything at all, it is that the majority of residents up here don’t want that.

That doesn’t mean that the province has the social license to proceed with industrial development at all costs. Take three recent examples.

We saw that prior to the last election, when changes to the forest act were perceived to be moving along too hastily, the province had to back down and postpone the changes until further public consultation had taken place.

The province recently rejected the Northern Gateway proposal - at least as it stands for the moment - largely because it couldn’t possibly overlook the massive public resistance to the project.

The province also recently rejected the Morrison copper and gold mine proposed for the shore of Morrison Lake, north of Granisle.

This was done at the last minute, and only following upon intense, non-governmental and grassroots efforts by a small northwest fisheries institute to raise the alarm over potential impacts to area salmon fisheries.

The province is obviously willing to respond to public concern over large-scale projects that carry with them all of the dramatic imagery that comes with oil spills, poisoned water, and barren forests.

What about our air quality? When the spring air was so thick with dust that we could chew it, everybody noticed. Now that the dust has settled or blown away, we can move about under the illusion that everything is fine.

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or taste, but it does lace the air and works it way deep inside your lungs, especially as you’re breathing heavy while hiking, mountain biking, or paddling open waters.

Certainly, we can’t shut down industry, and nobody is calling for that. But where chronic offenders are dis-

covered, the message has to be sent that air quality is more important than profit.

It’s too bad that poor air quality doesn’t carry with it strong visuals. We can see a huge clearcut, and we notice when salmon don’t spawn. But what visuals go with air that could be slowly poisoning us?

Letter to the Editor

Re: Nechako book review

Editor,

I want to thank Sam Redding for his review of my book Home to the Nechako. He did an excellent job and I would change only one critical word—”completed” should have been “cancelled.”

Thankfully, the Kemano Completion Project (KCP) or Kemano II, as the locals called it, was cancelled following the BCUC Hearings. I can fully understand that

this is a very confusing issue to someone who is new to events concerning the Nechako River.

Thank you to Sam for writing the article and also many thanks to the Omineca Express for its willingness to support local authors.

Sincerely, June Wood

Final argument From page 3 Finally, Gouglas read out the District’s description of how costly the process has been for the District of Fort St. James.

“It is not an easy thing for our industry-reliant community to speak up opposing a potential industry project, especially one which has achieved such national attention as the Northern Gateway,” said Gouglas.

However, they also spoke

about benefitting from participating in the process as well.

“Our participation in this process has brought us closer to our neighbours of Nak’azdli First Nation and Tl’az’ten First Nation,” said Gouglas.

“The solidarity we have built in opposition to this project has been a step forward for us in building relationships and we are finding ever increasing opportunities to collaborate with our First Nations.”

Fire at grad party On grad weekend partiers burned down over $1,500 worth of trees that had been recently planted.

Police are asking for anyone with information to contact the RCMP detachment or just text Crimestoppers.

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Celebrating Zachary Froese is awarded the Bruce Dempster Memorial Award for Drama from Mrs. Susan Carberry.

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The College of New Caledonia’s Board of Governors named an Interim President during their regularly scheduled meeting Friday.

Dr. Bryn Kulmatycki (Brian Kulma Tiss Key) will take over the role of Interim President on July 1.

“Bryn has been doing an excellent www.ominecaexpress.com A9 Acajob as the college’s Vice-President demic and we know he will do the same as Interim President,” said CNC Board Chair Bob Murray. “We are obviously going through a transition period with John Bowman’s departure and we are confident Bryn is the best person to lead us through that.”

Kulmatycki joined CNC in May, 2011, as Associate Vice-President Academic and recently became VP Aca-

demic. He has a Docence in senior administratorate in Educational tion as a CEO and regional Leadership from the school superintendent in University of Calgary Alberta, as well as five and a Master’s Degree years as President of Newin Policy and Goverman College. nance from the UniverCNC hopes to start its sity of Alberta. search for a President in “I am delighted to be September, with the astaking over as Interim sistance of a recruitment President,” Kulmatycki firm. The search committee said. “We have great plans to make a decision by students, a cohesive exMarch, with the new Presiecutive as well as exceldent likely starting on July lent faculty and employ1, 2014.

Dr. Bryn Kulmatycki ees. This is an exciting Kulmatycki will retime for post-secondary education and I place John Bowman, who will become look forward to getting started.”

President of North Island College on Kulmatycki has 14 years of experi- August 1.

Monday, July 1st, 2013 Canada Day 2012 In Vanderhoof

The community of Fraser Lake celebrated Canada Day in their finest red and white attire.

Special appearances by Fraser Lake RCMP Constable Gallop and Miss Fraser Lake 2011, Dakota Carter made for an eventful day.

Photos courtesy of Amber Carter

CELEBRATE CANADA

Village of Fraser Lake

Come and help celebrate the 6:00 AM – Start the day participating in the Annual Mary John Legacy Walk.

Participants from Vanderhoof meet Day festivities around town at the Vanderhoof Community Museum parking lot. Canada Participants from the Saik’uz Reserve meet at the Reserve June 30th, 2ndlength from the Saik’uz Reserve to the convenience store. This is an annual walk that is 9 ½ miles or July 15 1st km&in ENDAKO VCM.MINES

Celebrate Canada Day July 1st

6:15 AM – Participants from Vanderhoof car pool or bus to the Saik’uz Reserve convenience store.

6:30 AM – Mary John walk begins atRUSTAD, the Saik’uz John MLA Reserve convenience store. Participants walk back to Vanderhoof.

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8:00 AM – The Nechako Healthy Community Alliance will be hosting a delicious pancake breakfast.

Phone: 250-567-6820 1-877-964-5650

Fax: 250-567-6822 11:00 AM – Rising of the Canada flag by an RCMP officer performance of our National Anthem by the Visitduring our Museumthe and Info Booth E-mail: am - 4pm throughout the summerdignitaries or call Visit us at ourgroup, website: The Apple Chores.John.rustad.mla@leg.bc.ca local Canada Day opening10speeches by local to follow.

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11:30AM – 5:00PM: Childrens’ Activity Tent (approx. 7 and under) Designed for younger children to enjoy face painting, crafts, games and age suitable activities under our roomy tent positioned so that parents can still enjoy the entertainment on our main stage!

12:00AM – 5:00PM: Children’s Barrel Train Our clever blue barrel train will be available for rides, leaving its “train station” regularly to take children for a ride around a loop of the Heritage Trail.

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July 1 Hours:

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12:00PM – 5:00PM: A hamburger and hotdog luncheon will be hosted by the Nechako Healthy Community Alliance for festivity goers. As well live entertainment begins on our main stage; bands, singers, story tellers and dance groups to delight young and old a like!

12:30 PM – Cutting of Canada’s Birthday cake!

1:00PM – 1:30PM: Heritage Scavenger Hunt (Ages 8 - 12) A scavenger hunt with a historical theme that will take participants throughout our buildings in pursuit of finding the items on their lists. There will be a prize awarded for 1st place and ribbons to all participants.

Don’t miss visiting our beautiful Smithers’ House with its delightful Gift Shop filled with artwork and merchandise from local artists as well as items exclusively made in Canada!

5:00 PM – Lowering of the Canada flag and closing of the museum buildings.

Stop by the Co-op Food Store and C-Store for All Your Canada Day Food, Gas & Propane

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SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT

The detail and scope of our application is matched only by our determination to do it right.

WRITTEN BY JANET HOLDER

Project. Janet lives and works in Prince George.

After a decade of careful planning, our application is now before the regulatory authorities. But that doesn’t mean we are finished in making the case for Northern Gateway to British Columbians and all Canadians.

The Northern Gateway Project Joint Review Panel (JRP) deadline for Final Argument has come and gone, and we believe we made the best case for an energy pipeline application ever in Canada’s history.

Critical questions, affirmative answers.

It all boils down to two questions the JRP must address in their report to the Governorin-Council. One is whether Gateway is in the Canadian public interest, and the second

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Participants is the Project’s likelihood of causing significant adverse environmental impacts. The answers are clear. Gateway is urgently needed, meets all requirements for approval under the National Energy Board Act and is definitely in Canada’s interest. Given the commitments and safety measures we have proposed, the Project is not likely to cause significant adverse effects on the environment.

Backed by independent experts in their fields.

Northern Gateway’s written and oral JPR evidence was prepared and presented by many of Canada’s and the world’s foremost experts on the related subjects. Each had thorough knowledge of the Project and the relevant scientific and engineering studies completed in support of the Project. Their evidence in favour of Gateway was comprehensive, conclusive and compelling.

Unprecedented in scope, detail and potential.

Our application was defended by answering thousands of Information Requests and presenting a series of nine witness panels.

Together with our partners, we will have spent approximately $500 million on this Project, before receiving approval, including environmental assessments, traditional land use studies, detailed engineering and consultation with communities and First Nations—all over the course of a decade.

Our application details the enormous value of connecting Canadian resources to markets that need those resources for their own economic and social development.

We are completely confident that Gateway can be designed, constructed and operated in a safe and responsible manner— first and foremost. Flowing from this, there are the enormous benefits in terms of jobs and dollars to support schools, hospitals and social programs that define this country and this province.

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IDidaLap for Cancer Sam Redding Omineca Express The third annual “I Did a Lap for Cancer” walk in Vanderhoof got underway on June 21.

The 12 hour relay started at noon Friday and went until midnight at Nechako Valley Secondary School’s track.

Coordinator Leslie McAvity said the I Did a Lap event is different from a Relay for Life, as Relay for Life is 24 hours and the IDIDALAP went on for only 12 hours.

Gerry Thiessen, mayor of Vanderhoof, spoke at the event and thanked the organizers for their hard work on a day that coincided with National Aboriginal Day. “I’d just like to recognize that we’re on the traditional territory of the Saik’uz first nations,” said Thiessen.

“Everyone here has been touched by cancer, for me it was my wife ten years ago.” Thiessen went on to say that his wife has beaten cancer and that there is hope for cancer patients.

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Heather Ferris, a survivor, spoke at the event as well. She told a touching story of how several members of her family, including herself, were diagnosed with the exact same type of cancer. She told the crowd that everyone in her family experienced it differently and that everyone in the world does too. Everyone battles with cancer in their own way but nobody is alone in the fight she said.

“And we have ‘I Did a Lamp’ instead of luminaries to line the track at 11 pm,” says McAvity, “so there are some differences but the funds go to the Canadian Cancer Society.”

McAvity says last year the “I Did a Lap for Cancer” raised $36,000 and around 20 teams entered. She says this year they hope to raise $40,000 and have 25 teams entered.

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The Big Bike ride was in Vanderhoof on Monday, June 17 and about 20 people participated, all riding the bike at the same time!

The Vanderhoof community team, put together by Royal LePage and the ministry of forests, raised $1,835 to go towards the Heart & Stroke Foundation.

The big bike, which can fit 30 people, rode around Vanderhoof for about 15 to 20 minutes after starting the ride in the rain at Riverside Park.

The community of Fraser Lake with the Spirit of Fraser Lake raised $4,172.95.

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Soccer Action

Team Showers versus team Caught Looking on Saturday, June 15.

The Yellow Tigers lost to the Black Cobras in a fierce match between these two teams aged four to nine. Top: Tanton Mueller #19. Bottom: Fred Nelson #17.

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What ails the NDP? Plenty Tom Fletcher Black Press After 34 NDP MLAs were sworn in to continue a stretch of opposition that will reach at least 16 years, leader Adrian Dix took a few questions about his future.

The party’s provincial council will meet June 21 to set the terms of reference for a review of the party’s dismal election performance, Dix told reporters. He repeated that his performance won’t be spared, and ticked off some conventional wisdom about the NDP campaign.

Dix mentioned the alleged lack of “negative” ads, the local campaigns (read candidates), the decreasing reliability of polls and, when pressed, his surprise decision to come out against the proposed twinning of the TransMountain oil pipeline.

Like last week’s hysteria over a tiny leak in that pipeline, these are great sound bites for the short attention spans of the modern media. But they don’t explain much.

This all-powerful NDP provincial council is a case in point.

A glimpse into its inner workings was provided by a summary of an NDP policy development workshop called “Imagine Our Future” that was leaked by the B.C. Liberals in the final days of the campaign.

The workshop took place in November 2010, coincidentally at the same provincial council meeting where the revolt against former leader Carole James tumbled into the open. While 13 caucus members were knifing their leader for reasons they still can’t or won’t articulate in public – a glaring problem in itself – the backroom policy brainstorm revealed a deeper malaise.

Among the “dream tree” notions put forward in the workshop was “free” post-secondary tuition and public transit, along with raising wages and lowering fees for daycare. This isn’t a dream tree, it’s a money tree.

Remember, this is the NDP’s ruling body, not a high school “social justice” class or an Occupy Vancouver squat.

Showing a glimmer of adult supervision, the workshop table on “equitable tax policy” even identified the problem. Its first recommendation: “Increase our economic and financial literacy to gain credibility.”

The “public ownership” table really got radical. Scrap publicprivate partnerships, the basis of most government construction today. “Nationalize” independent power projects, in the Venezuelan style of state seizure of private assets. And perhaps most incredibly, tear up the trade agreement between Saskatchewan, Alberta and B.C. that harmonizes transport truck regulations and so forth.

In the real world, the four western premiers met this week in Winnipeg. And the three-province project now called “New West Partnership” will continue to dismantle archaic inter-provincial barriers.

Why would the NDP be secretly against that? Because it’s also a “labour mobility” agreement.

This harkens back to a supposed golden age in Canada, when two corporate titans shared the beer business, producing identical bland lager from identical factories in identical stubby bottles. Inter-provincial trade in these stubbies was strictly forbidden, requiring each province to have a big unionized brewery to make uniformly bad beer for the proletariat.

This is the power of a monopoly union. And because of it, this was how governments tried to “create jobs.” It’s a bygone era to which many core NDP supporters stubbornly cling. This explains the party’s revival of a “job protection commissioner” for forestry.

Which brings us to the proverbial root cause of the B.C. NDP’s woes. Its largest financial donor is the B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union, which donated $1.4 million to the party in the past eight years, nosing out the Canadian Union of Public Employees and the Hospital Employees’ Union.

Former HEU and BCGEU presidents now sit in the NDP caucus, critics for health and “green” jobs respectively.

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Top: As soon as the event started the swarm of relayers began their laps.

Bottom: The cancer survivors prepare for their victory lap before the main event begins.

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Communities get funding Nechako Notes At the first Board meeting of this fiscal year held on May 29, 2013, the NechakoKitamaat Development Fund Society Board of Directors approved funding for seven projects in the communities of Burns Lake and Southside. The approvals bring the fiscal year-to-date total amount approved across the NKDF investment area to $128,119.

The seven newly approved projects are: 1. Lakes District Fall Fair Association is approved for $48,245 to make a number of improvements to the Fall Fair Grounds.

2. Grassy Plains Community Hall Association will receive $17,500 toward construction of an Outdoor Stage on the Grassy Plains Community Hall site.

3. Tweedsmuir Recreation Commission is approved for an amount of $40,000 to go toward structural upgrading for the Wistaria Hall.

4. Southside Seniors Housing Society will receive $11,753 to go toward construction of a fitness trail at Hospital Point.

5. Lakes Outdoor Recreation Society will get $2,500 to go toward completion of accessibility assessments for a number Lakes District campsites.

6. Ootsa Lake Bible Camp Society is approved in the amount of $6,000 to go toward site preparation and purchase of a playground at the camp.

7. The University of Northern BC will

get $2,121 to assist with a grassroots initiative to address rural healthcare workforce shortages.

NKDF Society Chair Wayne Salewski said, “The Board of Directors is committed to continue the partnerships within the area to help in the rebuilding of the economic base here in Burns Lake.”

“Through local partnerships, NKDF is making investments that bring real benefits for our communities. These 7 new projects are just the latest example of the great work this organization is doing,” said Nechako Lakes MLA John Rustad.

For those interested in applying to NKDF for funds, the next proposal deadline is August 2, 2013.

The Nechako-Kitamaat Development Fund Society was jointly established in 1997 with a combined contribution of $15 million by the government of British Columbia and the former Alcan Inc., now Rio Tinto Alcan. The Fund’s investment area includes lands impacted by the original Kemano project and focuses on those communities in the Ootsa, Lakes, Nechako and Haisla regions of the north.

The Society encourages applications from local governments and legally incorporated non-profit organizations. NKDF invests in projects that create sustainable employment, diversify the economy, and improve the basic infrastructure needed for community stability, quality of life and growth.

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PICTURE THIS....Your activity could be featured in “Picture This.” Snap a photo at your groups’ fundraiser. It could be anything from a car wash to cleaning up our streets. It could even include school activities. Basically people making a difference in our community. Send us your photo by e-mail (advertising@ominecaexpress.com) or drop it off at the Omineca Express (150 W. Columbia Street). Please provide a brief description accompanied with the photo.

This week’s submission....

Meghan Naka and Cleo Harper earn Large V awards for over 200 hours of service to the community.

NEW EVENTS....

CoWBoY ChurCh...the next Cowboy Church will be at the Vanderhoof Friendship Centre (Seniors Centre) located across from the high school June 30th, 7pm. *** omiNeCA sAFe home soCieTY...

Annual General Meeting, 7 pm Wed June 26th, Community Room of Omineca Safe Home Society Office *** FArmers mArKeT...Thursdays, from 11-3 at Riverside Park until September 12, 2013. For more information call the Market Manager Joni at 250-570-3122 *** VoLuNTeers Needed....Would you like to become part of a team working together to improve the quality of life for stroke survivors? The Vanderhoof Stroke Recovery Group is looking for volunteers to join their team.

Vanderhoof Stroke Recovery’s goal is to encourage stroke survivors to improve their lives through education, exercise, work groups, crafts, outings, etc. No special skills required; training and orientation are provided. Patience and caring understanding a necessity.

Volunteers share responsibilities: assisting with activities, exercises, education, crafts, outings, fund raising.

Time commitment: 3 hour meeting each Monday morning (excluding stat holidays), from September through mid-June.

Please contact Sheila 570-2467 vanderhoofstrokerecovery@gmail.com *** VANderhooF seNiors CoNNeCTed is looking for Seniors in need of Outreach & Transportation.

We are also taking applications for Volunteers wanting to take part in the VSC Program. Vanderhoof Seniors Connected is a program dedicated to improving the quality of life for Seniors/ Elders in our community through Companionship and Transportation Assistance.

For more information contact DebraAnn Bishop at 250-567-0623 or email at vanderhoofseniors@hotmail.com *** CALLiNG ALL seNiors... come and join us for carpet bowling, pool or snooker - Monday and Thursday afternoons at the Friendship Centre. We also have cards or bingo on Wednesday evenings. Music nights are also popular and these are the last Friday night of the month. Come and have some fun!

Everybody welcome young or golden agers. Call Oscar for more info: 250567-4582. *** AL-ANoN...Has your life been affected by someone elses drinking? The Al-Anon is for you! Meetings held on Mondays at 7pm in Community Room at Omineca Safe Home Society. For more information contact Gail at 567-4318. *** sTuArT NeChAKo mANor ...is looking for Volunteers with musical talent. If you would like to volunteer for entertainment for the residents please contact Marnie at 250-567-6290

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*** The NorThside WomeN’s iNsTiTuTe...meets the 3rd Tuesday of the month. Newcomers always welcome. For more information call Brenda, 250 5679705. *** VhF hosPiCe soCieTY...What are you doing every 3rd Wednesday of each month. Do you have 2 hours to give each month? Are you sensitive to the special needs of those persons at the end stages of life? Want to be part of a great organization that makes a difference in our community then we are looking for you.

The Vanderhoof Hospice Society is a notfor-profit charity looking for new volunteer members who will work with the current members to oversee our local Hospice Program. Hospice is a program that offers a support system to persons that are the end stages of life. Our Society has a desire to help others. We are sensitive to the special needs of the dying patient and their families. We do not have personal agendas or “missions” to our Hospice work.

Our main fundraising come in the form of donations to our Tree of Life. We are looking for new members to continue this great service. More info call Debbie 5677956 *** The Food BANK... is in serious need of food donations. Specifically the following is needed: Canned vegetables, meat, fish, canned milk, sugar, pasta, pasta sauces, soups, toilet tissue. *** BAdmiNToN AT FLess GYm... Every Thursday at 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. come out and have some fun! *** The VANderhooF CANCer suPPorT GrouP...meets the first Friday of every month @ noon at the The Reid. For more info call Karen @ 567-4828. *** eNdAKo hALL soCieTY...meets every THIRD Wednesday of the month in the hall at 7:30pm. *** The YeLLoWheAd drAFT horse AssoCiATioN...is an organization for those interested in light and heavy horse driving. Monthly meetings every second Tuesday of the month. For more info contact: Jon 250-567-8484. *** NeChAKo QuiLTers GuiLd... meets the third Tuesday of the month 9:30 am (Sept.

- May) at Nechako View Seniors Common Room. Fran Sheeley 567-5254. *** The FrAser QuiLTers GuiLd... meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 10am at the Fort Fraser Community Hall.

Newcomers welcome.

*** hosPiCe Tree oF LiFe... is to honour the living as well as to remember and honour those who have passed on. For more info call Debbie @ 250-567-7956. *** The FrAser LAKe CANCer suPPorT GrouP... meets the 3rd Tuesday of every month at 12 noon in the New Fraser Lake Restaurant. For further information call Judy at 250-699-7763. *** NeChAKo VALLeY hisToriCAL soCieTY...meets every second Thursday of the month 6:30 pm at the Chamber of Commerce office. *** Air CAdeT VANderhooF 899 sQuAdroN...Cadets will meet every Wednesday night 6:15pm at the Cadet Building on Burrard Street. Anyone age 12 to 18 interested in the Cadet Program is welcome to attend. Any adult interested in assisting in anyway, please contact the officers at the Cadet Building Wednesday night. For more information call Glenda 250-567-7574. *** AA meeTiNG... Wednesday, 8:00 p.m.

United Church Hall. 567-8087 or 567-4588 *** FrAser LAKe AA meeTiNGs... Tues & Thurs 8:00 p.m. at St. Wilfred’s Church just across from police station. *** sT. JohN hosPiTAL AuXiLiArY soCieTY... meets second Tuesday of the month (with the exception of July & August) at 7:00 p.m. in the hospital cafeteria. For further info contact Edna 567-9759 - New members welcome. *** VANderhooF LiBrArY hours Tuesday 10:00am to 5:00pm Wednesday 10:00am to 5:00pm & 6:30pm to 8:30pm Thursday 10:00am to 5:00pm Friday 10:00 am to 6:00pm Saturday 10:00am to 5:00pm *** FrAser LAKe LiBrArY hours Sunday & Monday Closed Tuesday 10am - 4pm Wednesday & Thursday 3pm - 8pm Friday 10am - 4pm Saturday 10am - 2pm *** NVss BoTTLe dePoT hours Open Mon, Tues, Friday 11am-5pm Saturday 10am-5 p.m. ***

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NECHAKO RESERVOIR UPDATE Reservoir Elevation: 851.86 m (2794.84 ft) SLS Discharge: 49.73 m3/s

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Visit website www.wateroffice.ec.gc.ca for up to date real-time flow information for the Nechako River.

Skins Lake Spillway discharge will be increased to 170m3/s on 10 July in preparation for the Summer Temperature Management Program (STMP). During the STMP period (20 July to 20 August) spillway discharge can fluctuate rapidly and daily between 14.2m3/s and 453.1m3/s. Flow in the Nechako River at Cheslatta Falls can fluctuate between 170m3/s and 300m3/s or more during that period.

Contact Rio Tinto Alcan at 250-5675105 for more information. A recording of this notice is available 24-hours in Vanderhoof at 250567-5812

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Agnes Giesbrecht

July 12, 1948 - June 30, 2012 Sadly missed by her husband, daughter, family and friends

CONTROLLER

When We Lost You

Qualified applicants are being sought for the position of Controller in School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes). The Controller is an excluded position, and is a member of the district management team reporting to the Secretary Treasurer. The anticipated start date for the position is August 2013.

We wish we could see you one more time come walking through the door But we know that is impossible We will hear your voice no more.

We know you can feel our tears and you don’t want us to cry Yet our hearts are broken because we can’t understand why someone so precious had to die.

We pray that God will give us strength and somehow get us through As we struggle with this heartache that came when we lost you.

The District: This widely dispersed district provides education for approximately 5,000 learners with a staff of 700 and an operating budget of approximately $54 million. We are committed to sustaining work environments where employees value their work and know their work is valued.

The Position: The Controller is responsible for developing and maintaining financial systems and records, including:

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Obituaries

Obituaries ■

Herb Henke May 31, 1935 – June 18, 2013 It is with great sadness, that the family of Herb Henke announce his passing on June 18, 2013.

Herb came to Vanderhoof as a young man in 1951 when his parents August and Elsie Henke moved the family here from Saskatchewan. Herb was the oldest of three children. He met and married his wife Gert in 1959, they spent several years living elsewhere before returning to Vanderhoof in 1978.

Herb was a truck driver for most of his working life, until his retirement in 2002.

He was predeceased by his parents, and sister Helen.

Left to mourn are his wife Gert, son Ron (Jennifer), daughter Betty (Kelly), his four grand-daughters, Cassidy, Ginger, Kiera, and Tani. His sister Joanne Rienke as well as many other extended family.

Services were held on Saturday June 22, 2013 at the Vanderhoof Lutheran Church with internment at the Vanderhoof Cemetery.

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Preparation and/or supervision of financial reports as required, including: annual budget submission, annual financial statements, quarterly GRE and EDAS, and the annual SOFI and Charity return Supervision of Accounting Dept staff and management of the Accounting Dept budget Development of financial controls and monitoring of on-going financial activities Maintenance of the G.L. Chart of Accounts and configuration parameters in S.D.S. and maintenance of user access and parameters in MyBudgetFile

The Applicant: The successful applicant will possess: ■ A professional accounting designation such as CGA, CMA, or CA (preferred) ■ Post-secondary training in business management or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience ■ Minimum of five years experience in a comparable financial position, preferably with the public education sector ■ A valid BC Driver’s licence For complete details of this opportunity, please visit http://www.makeafuture.ca.

Applications including references should be addressed to: Darlene Turner Secretary Treasurer School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes) Box 129 Vanderhoof, BC V0J 3A0 Closing date for receipt of applications is 4:30 p.m.

Friday, June 28, 2013.

Selkin Logging Ltd

Is currently looking for full time Equipment operators, Log truck drivers, logging forman and a heavy duty mechanic to work in the Vanderhoof and Fraser Lake areas. %eneÀt package and registered pension plan available.

To apply fax resume to: (250) 699-6545 email: selkin1#bcgroup.net Only experience workers need apply

Pinnacle Seeking Skilled Labour Pinnacle Renewable Energy in Burns Lake has openings for Journeyman Millwrights and utility labourers.

To apply, send resumes to hr@pinnaclepellet. com or fax to 250-562-5584. Do NOT drop off resumes at plants.

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Riverbed Enterprises Ltd. Food Counter Attendant Full-Time, Shift Work, Weekend, Early Morning, Overnight, Evening $10.25 per hr + benefits HEALTH BENEFITS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM INCENTIVE PROGRAMS PAID TRAINING FREE UNIFORMS Apply in person a 180 First St. E, Vanderhoof BC or fax your resume to: 250-567-9180.

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Mining

Mining

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 position:

Assay Lab Manager

Huckleberry Mines is seeking an Assay Lab Manager.

Reporting to the Mill Manager, this position is responsible for supervising our Assay Technical team consisting of 3 assayers, 2 sample buckers and 1 summer student. This team is responsible for the preparation and analysis of high and low grade copper and molybdenum samples from the mill and pit using an atomic absorption spectrophotometer and Leco analyzer. The Assay Lab also analyses samples using the modiÀed Sobek method of acid base accounting (ABA’s) in order to determine the acidic potential of certain samples. The Assay Lab Manager’s duties include:

Supervision of laboratory analysis and testing of various samples.

• Planning, directing and managing the work group on a daily and weekly basis.

• Ensuring the safe and efÀcient operation of the lab resources and making recommendations for improvements to upper management to optimize processes.

• Team member hiring, scheduling, performance management and coaching.

• Short and long term budgeting, forecasting and procurement of critical and consumable materials and equipment.

• Project coordination between Mine Operations, Mill Operations, Geology and Environmental departments.

• Weekly, monthly and quarterly report writing and analyses.

• Maintaining the daily QA/QC program for the assay lab with monthly reporting.

• Maintain the assay database computer program.

• Work schedule is Monday to Thursday (4 x 3).

The successful candidate will have 5-10 years of assaying experience in a base metal production laboratory, a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry or training in a related discipline, experience in managerial or supervisory roles, strong analytical and problem solving skills. Good interpersonal and communication skills are a must. A B.C. Assayer’s CertiÀcate and experience operating and maintaining an AA spectrophotometer would be an asset.

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 beneÀts 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. QualiÀed applicants can submit their resumes in conÀdence 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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Mining

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:

Mine Supervisor Huckleberry Mines is seeking a Mine Supervisor.

Reporting to the Mine General Foreman, this position is responsible for the direction supervision of an operation team to meet daily production targets and accomplish assigned tasks in a safe and efÀcient manner. This position currently works a 4 x 4 schedule (4 days in, 4 days out) but an application is being made to change to a x rotation. The Mine Supervisor’s duties include

• Safely manage the daily operations of a pit operating crew.

• Ensure employee compliance to safety work procedures and company policies and procedures.

• Conduct daily tool box meetings and monthly safety meetings.

• In coordination with the Mine Trainer and Mine General Foremen, the development and training of operators to meet current and future job requirements.

• Timely completion and submission of paperwork.

• Display a high level of professional and lead crew by example.

Applicants require a current B.C. Shiftboss CertiÀcate with a current Àrst aid ticket and a minimum of Àve years experience as a Mine Supervisor. A B.C. Mine Rescue ticket and Surface Blasting ticket would be considered an asset. The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills as direction must be clearing understood by team members. This position also requires excellent time management and organizational skills, competent computer skills and familiarization with Microsoft Word and Excel.

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 beneÀts 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. QualiÀed candidates may submit their resumes in conÀdence 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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Camp Day The mayors of Fort St. James, Vanderhoof and Fraser Lake pose for a photo while working at Tim Horton’s on Camp Day. From left: Omineca Express Wednesday, July 11, 2012Rob MacDougall of Fort St. James, www.ominecaexpress.com A9 Gerry Thiessen of Vanderhoof and Dwayne Lindstrom of Fraser Lake.

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Photo by Morgan MacLeod

Canada Day 2012 in Fraser Lake

The winner of our May, 2013 Omineca Express Subscription Drive was Laurie Cormack.

Laurie won a $250 shopping spree at www.ominecaexp Vanderhoof Co-op.

Thank you to all of our valued customers for participating.

Celebrating

Canada Day 2012 in Fraser Lake

July 1st, 2013 Canada Day 2012 In Fraser Lake

The community of Fraser Lake celebrated Canada Day in their finest red and white attire.

Special appearances by Fraser Lake RCMP Constable Gallop and Miss Fraser Lake 2011, Dakota Carter made for an eventful day.

Photos courtesy of Amber Carter

CELEBRATE CANADA

Village of Fraser Lake

MOUSE MOUNTAIN DAYS EVENTS Come and help celebrate the JUNE 28 - JULY 1, 2013 Canada Day festivities around town FRIDAY, JUNE 28 ENDAKO MINES

Ball Tournament Begins

June 30th, July 1st & 2nd

Happy Birthday Canada!

SATURDAY, Celebrate Canada Day JulyJUNE 1st 29 Dance to “Buck Fever” at the arena SUNDAY, JUNE 30 10:00 A.M. Hostage Taking John RUSTAD, MLA Tea, 5:00 P.M. Miss Fraser Lake Pageant Nechako Lakes in arena upstairs Phone: 8:00 P.M. Karaoke at the250-567-6820 Legion Midnight,1-877-964-5650 Fireworks at White Swan Park Fax: 250-567-6822 Visit usMONDAY, at our website: JULY www.endakomines.com 8:00 A.M. www.thompsoncreekmetals.com

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Village of Fraser Lake

Visit our Museum and Info Booth 10 am - 4pm throughout the summer or call

250-699-6257 Pancake Breakfast at the Legion www.fraserlake.ca Parade Line up and 11:00 Judging at FLESS (Parade theme is “INTERNATIONAL”) Parade begins Festivities begin behind the arena: Mayor’s address Crowning of Miss Fraser Lake Volunteer of the Year Award Youth of the Year Award Barbecue Inflatables for the kids Face Painting Community Market Mouse Mountain General Store Celebrate Canada Day July Canada Day Cake Live Entertainment on Stage all afternoon and much, much more...

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Come and helpofcelebrate the celebrated The community Fraser Lake Canada in their finest red and white attire.

CanadaDay Day festivities around Special appearances by Fraser Lake RCMP town June 28 to July 1,Fraser 2013.Lake 2011, Constable Gallop and Miss Dakota Carter made for an eventful day.

CELEBRATE CANADA Celebrate Canada Day July 1st

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Ball Tournament Dance, Tea, Karaoke, Fireworks, Come and help celebrate the Pancake Breakfast, Canada Day festivities around town Barbecue and30th, July 1st & 2nd June much, much more!

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