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VIA Rail meets with Vanderhoof Sam Redding Omineca Express VIA Rail Canada held a meeting in Vanderhoof last Thursday to talk about accessibility and options to improve it going forward. Michael Woelcke, Senior Manager, Real Estate, Western Canada spoke at the meeting on September 26 and said “if there is a different way of doing things, then we’re all ears. Let’s see what we can do together to benefit both of us.” Many citizens spoke up, worried about snow buildup but others were full of praise for the rail stating that the personnel are always helpful. VIA Rail had a meeting with Vanderhoof Mayor Gerry Thiessen before the public meeting to discuss similar options. “Basically we talked about the service of VIA Rail and the value it has to our community,” said Thiessen. “They needed to go out there and clean up the ramp and make it more accessible both in summer and winter. A lot of the time it’s uneven, it would be difficult for someone with disabilities or someone in a wheelchair to get up there. If they want to offer a service they should keep it ploughed out and shoveled out and we as a community could help them.” Another one of the concerns is the boarding location itself. It isn’t well lit, sheltered, or in a preferable location. Thiessen and several citizens feel that they should move the site either to Co-op or near A&W. That way people could get a coffee and wait for the train to come. “My family moved here because of the railway,” said Thiessen. “They came out to Saskatchewan and convinced my family and others to come out to Vanderhoof because of the railway. I believe that they have a social responsibility to us both in the areas of passenger service and also in the transportation of goods and services.”

Future farmers and agriculture workers came to DMS farms to learn several trades including the light horse and heavy horse plowing.

Project Agriculture Sam Redding Omineca Express From September 25 to 27 Vanderhoof students attended Project Agriculture. There, 24 students got to try out many different aspects of farming work on David Martens and Sons farm. The stations that kids participated in were weeds, ATV lessons and safety, light horse, heavy horse, hay truck, dairy

and calf barn, welding, cattle handling, tractor w/spear, and Bobcat. Kids also get to see the stream rehabilitation for the Murray Creek Project, they’ll get a presentation about the reasoning for it and why it’s important for farmers and residents. Students learned about meat cutting as well. Co-op’s Colin Walker came in to teach the kids which part of the animal goes into what cut of meat. “We spent some time at Nechako Val-

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ley Animal Health Services with Corey Stevens and her staff,” said Darren Carpenter, district coordinator. “And she shut down her practice for the entire morning and she’s been doing that ever since she became involved in this program. She had three stations and we had a dog that was sedated and students got involved with how they cleaned his teeth and did some teeth extractions, its really hands on.” Continued on page 7

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Express Cheslatta seek water licence at Kenney Dam

Prince George Free Press The Cheslatta Carrier Nation is planning to submit a water license application Monday for the $280 million Nechako River Legacy Project that supports construction of a water release facility at Kenney Dam. “Submitting this application formally starts the process of taking back the water that was stolen from us 62 years ago when the government issued a private company licence to all of the water in Cheslatta Traditional Territory which made billions of dollars in profit,” said Cheslatta Chief Richard Peters, in a press release. “It feels a bit

ironic that we are paying the province over $10,525 to apply for part of a water license that Rio Tinto Alcan pays $5 a year for.” The Kenney Dam was constructed on the Nechako River in 1952 to service the Alcan aluminum smelter in Kitimat. The original design and construction of the dam did not include a spillway, which displaced the Cheslatta from their villages. When the massive releases of water from the Skins Lake Spillway flooded the Cheslatta River Valley cemeteries were flooded over. Human skeletal remains and demolished casket fragments continue to be discovered today along the Cheslat-

ta Lake shoreline. The Nechako River Legacy Project would construct a water release facility at Kenney Dam, would stop the flooding of Cheslatta graves and transport the reservoir water directly into the old Nechako River and re-water five miles of river in the Nechako canyon, which has been dry since 1952. Although power generation is not the primary objective, Cheslatta have been in discussions with BC Hydro to secure a long-term electricity purchase agreement to ensure the economic viability of the project. Cheslatta also confirm that discussions with Rio Tinto Alcan remain positive.

Cheslatta proposes to reinvest a portion of the revenue generated from power sales to create a legacy fund to stimulate the environmental, social and economic rehabilitation of the upper Nechako watershed and begin a revitalization process for the Cheslatta land and people. “After making billions of dollars in profit from flooding the Nechako, the government and industry have never committed to a reinvestment to fix the environmental disaster they created” said Peters. “As the project moves forward, we are fully prepared to undergo all required environmental review processes to try and right a wrong that has been

allowed to continue for over 60 long and tragic years.” The Cheslatta Carrier Nation is a First Nations community whose 130 members currently reside on scattered reserves located approximately 35 km south of Burns Lake, B.C. Much of Cheslatta’s prime traditional territory was flooded by the Kenney Dam in 1952 and resulted in the forced relocation of the Cheslatta people. For the past 60 years the Cheslatta people have sought to rebuild their lives and land from total social, economic and environmental devastation.

From September 16 to 20, Vanderhoof district staff attended the UBCM conference in Vancouver. The Union of B.C. Municipalities was a chance for officials from all over B.C. to gather and work together to solve common problems. Vanderhoof representatives were incredibly busy the five days that they were down there, visiting many officials in the hopes of furthering several of Vanderhoof’s goals. “We worked pretty hard there was three councillors plus myself and our CAO that were down there,” said Gerry Thiessen, Vanderhoof mayor. “We did a pretty good job to fan out and get to as many appointments as we could.” Thiessen was able to meet with the CEO of Canfor to discuss opportunities for Vanderhoof and remind them that right here, in the centre of B.C., is the world’s largest sawmill. He also met with Robert Gallagher, the CEO of New Gold to talk about where Vanderhoof is on the project on what it, as a community, can be involved in. Councillors also met with Minister Oaks on the subject of the Vanderhoof pool

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“We felt that we were on track as a community,” “We felt that we were on track as a community,” said Thiessen. “We’ve gone out and done our preliminary work, we’ve done our geotechnical work and we’re now doing our finishing touches on design. We’re going back to the community and getting a bit of feedback.” The nature of the UBCM conference was such that several important meetings occurred outside the schedule that councillors were given. Although each councillor attended many scheduled events in a day they still managed to find time to meet with people like the interim president of the College of New Caledonia. “We were able to meet to discuss where we were as a college, what our needs as a community were.” Another non-scheduled meeting was on the subject of housing to look at what Vanderhoof needs to do and what the housing committee needs to do.

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Express Crime statistics for Vanderhoof during August

This year has had the lowest rate of But, Keays said, file counts are highviolent crime in Vanderhoof that Ser- er than they have ever been. The reason geant Jason Keays has seen, according for this is because the RCMP are so visto his presentation to district council. HeStats, ible.AThey Vanderhoof Crime ugustencourage everyone to call attributed this success to the prolific of- them which creates a file load but this fender program. helps the police get the information that Aug. 2012 Assaults B&E -‐ Business Theft of Vehicle Mischief Liquor Offences Traffic Accidents

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they need. Keays also talked about the future with an expected population increase in Vanderhoof, along with increased economic activity.

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October 15, 2013 4:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Nechako Senior Friendship Centre 219 Victoria St East Vanderhoof, B.C.

Project representatives will be available to answer questions and share information. Light refreshments will be provided. If you are unable to attend, but would like more information you can contact us by email (coastalgaslink@transcanada.com) or by phone at 1.855.633.2011 (toll-free).

A Year of Careful Study In June 2012, TransCanada PipeLines announced the Coastal GasLink Project, to safely deliver natural gas from the Groundbirch area, near Dawson Creek, B.C., to the proposed LNG Canada gas liquefaction facility to be developed by Shell Canada Ltd. and its partners near Kitimat, B.C. We began with a “conceptual corridor” based on aerial inspection, available maps and renderings. We then met with First Nations, landowners, local government officials and northern B.C. residents to find opportunities to improve our plan and avoid social and environmental areas of concern. We made significant adjustments to the corridor based on this input and narrowed our focus to a two-kilometre-wide “study corridor.”

During 2013, we have sent hundreds of scientists, engineers and technicians into the field to travel along the corridor, test rocks and soils, study rivers and streams, and gather information about plant and animal life. First Nations community members have shared traditional ecological knowledge through many of our field studies. Using the information we have gathered, we are developing a proposed pipeline route. Our route proposal will be part of our application to the BC Environmental Assessment Office, and our application to the BC Oil and Gas Commission. We are grateful to the communities of northern B.C. for their constructive contributions to this process.

TransCanada is Canada’s largest builder and operator of natural gas pipelines. We have been in business in B.C. for 50 years. We are proud of our track record of working with communities and operating safely.

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ROYAL CANADIAN AIR CADETS 899 Vanderhoof Squadron invites all boys and girls ages 12-18 to join. Starting Sept. 18, 2013 We meet every Wednesday 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.

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This Henrik Sedin signed Canucks Jersey was up for grabs at the auction as well as a plethora of sweets. The jersey sold for $4,400. Jerusha White (above) was a little nervous but her performance captured the attention of over 200 guests.

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Charity auction for kids Sam Redding Omineca Express The BC Children’s Hospital Dinner and Auction Fundraising Evening attracted over 200 guests to take part in a night of good food, good music and great company. Entertainment included singer Heidi Bernshaw, who played on a guitar while everyone seated themselves and had a look at all the items to bid on. After Bernshaw came young singer and songwriter Jerusha White from Fort St. James. White is releasing her debut album soon and she played her new single The Other Women at the charity auction. Her opening song was an emotional piece and a personal favourite of White’s, Stay by Rihanna. The evening was hosted by Vanderhoof Community for Kids, and organized by Michelle Roberge and Corleen McNolty. Roberge was busy running around all night, making sure that everyone was seated in the right place and that the night went off smoothly. Her husband donated some giant cookies for the auction. “I see lots of the

same names this year,” said Roberge to the guests. “Thanks again for supporting us over and over again.” There was a signed Canucks jersey at the auction as well as Canucks tickets and many other fabulous items up for bid. All the proceeds went to BC Children’s Hospital which is the only acute care facility in B.C. and the doctors, nurses and specialists there treat the sickest and most injured children.

In 2012, over 50 kids from Vanderhoof had to go to BC Children’s Hospital. One Brynli Albertson was only 17 months old when she was run over by a vehicle in her own driveway in 2004. She was rushed to the hospital with a collapsed lung, ruptured spleen, 11 fractured ribs and skull fracture. She was in the hospital for 17 days. Her parents liked the hospital because it was one nurse per child. Vanderhoof Com-

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A weekly feature highlighting meetings/ proposals, events important to Vanderhoof residents. The District of Vanderhoof wishes to advise that the Public Works Department will be flushing water mains throughout the municipality during the weeks of September 30th through to October 18th. During this time, residents may experience discolored water and should allow the cold water to run until clear before use.

We meet in the Activity Room of Stuart Nechako Manor, 3277 Hospital Road, Vanderhoof on MONDAYS from 9:30 until noon (except Have questions? stats). Email us or phone Penny (250) 567-3966. Have questions? Email us or phone Penny (250) 567-3966. vanderhoofstrokerecovery@gmail.com

munity for Kids was for the hospital in Vanestablished in 1992 as couver as well as over Vanderhoof Stroke Recovery a group of dedicated $6,000 for St. ofJohn is a branch of the Stroke Recovery Association BC vanderhoofstrokerecovery@gmail.com volunteers who who Hospital in Vanderhoof. fundraise for BC ChilFor the grand total dren’s Hospital. They raised from the auction, managed to raise over check next week’s pa$63,000 in 2012-2013 per.

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Submitted W.L.McLeod School is very proud to be hosting our 15th John Ryan Ultimate Tournament at the WLMcLeod and NVSS school fields on October 4 this year. Our yearly tournament is a fund-raising event with all the elementary schools in our community. Ultimate is played with a Frisbee and is a sport that allows able-bodied and wheelchairrestricted people to participate in. It is the perfect sport to raise money for spinal cord research and to bring an awareness of spinal cord injuries. We take this fundraiser very seriously at W.L. McLeod school as we have a special connection to Mr. John Ryan! A longtime resident, much respected educator, past mayor and bird watcher extraordinaire, Mr. Bill McLeod, is John Ryan’s father inlaw! Our school is named after the honoured Mr. Bill McLeod.

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BC Livestock Producers Livestock Market Report MARKET REPORT FOR September 18, 2013 2800 head of cattle from Williams Lake, Vanderhoof, Kamloops and the Team Sale STEERS HIGH AVG HEIFERS HIGH AVG 0-299 184.00 164.00 0-299 160.00 160.00 300-399 158.00 152.10 300-399 164.00 150.00 400-499 162.50 151.88 400-499 141.00 133.28 500-599 154.00 143.50 500-599 135.50 128.44 600-699 152.25 141.50 600-699 135.00 127.23 700-799 149.50 143.31 700-799 134.75 128.69 800-899 144.50 137.40 800-899 136.75 130.90 900 + 138.00 129.71 900 + 127.75 118.04 Butcher Cows 57.00-72.75 Butcher Bulls 67.00-81.75

file photo ICORD, a research facility at UBC, is the institute that our money is sent to. This year ICORD recognized our yearly contributions and honoured us with an award, titled the W.L. McLeod Award. This award was presented to a Masters student on March 6. His research is focused on the spinal cord of patients with MS. Although our school is honoured with our name on the award, it is because all schools in our community come together for this day. Each year all the schools practice, teachers allow the students time away from studies and everyone meets for a common cause. When ICORD heard of our extraordinary community, they were very impressed with the commitment shown each fall. We are also very pleased to announce that ICORD is sending a representative to our 15th tournament. Ms. Peggy Assinck will be visiting our community on October 3 and visiting the local schools. She is a wheelchair mobile person and has some interesting and entertaining activities that she will share with students on October 3 and 4. Please come out to W.L. McLeod school and to the NVSS fields on Friday, October 4 and support our young people as they participate to raise money for such a worthwhile cause! We will be rallying

at the end of the day in W.L. McLeod school gym. Everyone is welcome to help us find a cure for spinal cord injuries. Please show you care and join us at 1:30 p.m. for the end of the day festivities. Any donations brought to the school on Friday, October 4 will be included with our cheque to ICORD! We are hoping for sunshine but we will carry on in the rain!

Mount Milligan employees gather in front the mine’s semi-autogenous (SAG) grinding mill to celebrate shipping the first copper gold concentrate from the new mine.

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Jacob Hascarl was Third for the Jr. Boys 4.3km Matthew Ebert was First for Juvenile Boys 4.3km Michael Lybbert was Second for the Juvenile boys 4.3km

Senior management, including Dennis Hoof, VP/GM (third from right) dispatch the concentrate to the load out facility in Mackenzie. MtMilligan_logo_white

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Here is Kaitlyn Verduzco, NVSS, who won first place for the Junior Girls. The boys team placed First and the girls team placed second at the Cottonwood Island race in Prince George. The race on Saturday, September 28 involved 88 runners from various high schools. In the Girls 4.1km run: Georgia Verduzco was First for the Bantam Girls Kaitlyn Verduzco was First for Junior Girls Julia Steinebach was Third for Senior girls In the Boys race: Charlie Borek was Third for Sr. Boys -6.1km Kyler Boucher was Third for the bantam boys 4.l2 km Lachlan Fantillo was First for the Jr. Boys 4.3km Linus Jia was Second for the Jr. Boys 4.3km

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First concentrate shipped from Mount Milligan

September 2013 – Mount Milligan has achieved a significant milestone with the shipment of the first concentrate from the processing plant. The new mine is in a phased started up. Full commercial production is on schedule for the fourth quarter of this year. “The first truckload of copper-gold concentrate to leave site is a momentous occasion for all of us,” says Scott Shellhaas, president and chief operating officer, Thompson Creek Metals. “This accomplishment is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our employees, contractors and suppliers. We are off to a great start and look forward to the continuous ramp-up and optimization of the operation.” Approximately 500 tonnes of saleable concentrate has been made since the mine began production in August. Copper makes up about 25 per cent of the concentrate.

Each tonne of concentrate also includes approximately 30 grams per tonne gold. During the phased start-up of the processing plant, the throughput rate is 1,500 to 2,000 tonnes per hour. Once the second ball mill and its related infrastructure begin operation later this fall, the plant will begin running at full capacity. The full production design throughput rate for the mill is 2,750 tonnes per hour or about 60,000 tonnes per day. Dennis Hoof, Mount Milligan vice president and general manager said that shipping the first concentrate marks a critical milestone for Mount Milligan operation. “All employees and contractors should be extremely proud of this accomplishment. This could not have been achieved without the hard work, dedication and cooperation of all stakeholders.” Concentrate produced at

Mount Milligan travels by truck to a load out facility in Mackenzie. From here the concentrate will be loaded to rail cars and shipped to Vancouver for transport to a final processing facility overseas. Mount Milligan is an open pit copper gold mine located between Fort St James and Mackenzie, Mount Milligan. It is a conventional, truck shovel, open pit mine designed to produce an average of 81 million pounds of copper and 194,500 ounces of gold annually over a projected 22-year life. Production of copper-gold concentrate at Mount Milligan began in September 2013. The mine employs 400 people, with more than 75 per cent of the workforce coming from the local region. Additional information can be found at www. thompsoncreekmetals.com or www.mtmilligan.com

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Science loses ground to superstition VICTORIA – From Stockholm to Sydney to Sicamous, September was a bad month for science. In Sweden, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change finally issued its widely leaked update on human-caused global warming. As expected, it downgraded predictions of temperature rise in the face of 15 years of measurements that show little or no average surface temperature increase. The official spin also went as expected. The revelation that more than a dozen computer prediction models have all more or less agreed, and all have been wrong, was played down. The IPCC went from “very likely” to “extremely likely” to affirm its belief in human-caused warming, even as its own core evidence went the other way. Again and again we are told that the vast majority of scientists believe in human-caused warming, and those who don’t are labeled “skeptics” or even “deniers” with hidden agendas. The problem is, science isn’t supposed to be done by polls or popularity contests, or assertions of faith like those that greeted Galileo’s wild claim that Earth is not the centre of the solar system. Before the angry mail starts to arrive, let me hasten to add I am not arguing for or against the theory of human-caused climate change. You can label me a “skeptic” as I view the temperature readings and the shifting theories advanced to explain them. Speaking of temperature data, David Suzuki had a problem with that at a TV town hall in Australia. Polite, well-informed questions soon revealed that while Suzuki rails constantly about the horrors of global warming, he doesn’t actually know much about the latest science. As I’ve written before regarding his CBC-funded attacks on Canada’s oil and gas industry, Suzuki is not only behind on his homework, he resorts to cheap, sensational tricks to exaggerate and misrepresent hazards. His tactics are identical to the U.S.-financed environment groups that obsessively target Canadian petroleum. As for his appearance on Australia’s public broadcaster, don’t take my word for it. Just Google “An Audience with David Suzuki” and watch the show for yourself. Back in B.C., local politicians gathered in Vancouver for their annual convention. One of the most intense debates was over a call to the provincial government to declare B.C. “genetic engineering free.” The heart of this movement, which has resorted to vandalism in Europe, is hostility towards Monsanto’s “Roundup ready” seed. Speakers at the municipal convention warned of sinister “corporations” trying to contaminate and control our food supply for profit. The debate pitted hobby farmers against professionals. Peace region grain farmers said such a ban would put them out of business. Others pointed out that the province has no jurisdiction and that scientific decisions shouldn’t be influenced by emotion. The session ended with a classic pseudo-scientific claim. A woman who used to have a couple of bee boxes said someone’s bees died and there was a Roundup-ready canola field next door. Case closed. The misguided “G.E.The Omineca Express is published every Wednesday in Vanderhoof by Black Press Ltd. Publisher: Pam Berger advertising@ominecaexpress.com Reporter: Sam Redding newsroom@ominecaexpress.com

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free B.C.” motion was supported by a narrow majority. As it turns out, there are agricultural pesticides that may be harmful to bees. The David Suzuki Foundation is part of an effort to get one of them banned in Canada. The problem is, it’s not Roundup, and it’s got nothing to do with genetic engineering. They’re called “neonicotinoids,” because they’re similar

to nicotine. Old sheep farmers may recall using a crude version: tobacco soaked in water to kill insects on sheep. It’s ironic that as the “information age” accelerates, our society, overwhelmed by conflicting messages, slips back towards superstition. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalNews.com

B.C. Cities a $10 Billion Operation - But Still Cry Poor Don’t hold your breath hoping mayors and councillors will come home from this month’s Union of B.C. Municipalities conference with a stack of cost-saving ideas and strategies. In 2011, cities in B.C. combined to bring in $7.87 billion in revenue. Regional districts added another $1.6 billion. Throw in TransLink and its $1.3 billion and you have a combined annual budget of $10.77 billion to run everything from Abbotsford to Zeballos. To put that into perspective, if local government were a provincial government ministry, it would be bigger than anything except health, and more than double the size of education. It’s more than the premier’s office, and departments of aboriginal relations, advanced education, agriculture, children and family development, citizens services, energy, environment, finance, forests, jobs, justice, social development and transportation – combined. That’s a lot of government spending. But the UBCM, yet again, is focused fully on manufacturing ways to extract more money out of federal and provincial taxpayers. In a book of 155 policy resolutions to be considered by mayors and councillors, only five would save taxpayers any money – and three of those will save pennies at best. Surrey wants to use e-mail in-

stead of Canada Post to send out statutory notices. Sicamous wants the B.C. government to stop renaming its ministries, citing a “large cost to taxpayers and [that it] is time consuming for local government staff to update files and develop contacts.” Delta wants ICBC to keep cities out of driver lawsuits. Not exactly earth-shattering stuff. Squamish is looking for something a bit more substantial, by getting the provincial government to overturn a decision that ties firefighter wages across B.C. to the Vancouver salary structure. And Cranbrook wants to add a second, cheaper level of policing called peace officers – an idea deemed unworthy of a recommendation by the UBCM policy committee. And that’s it. Slim pickings, to say the least. The centerpiece of the conference will be a debate over a policy paper on local government finance reform or, in layman’s terms, “how to get more money from Ottawa and Victoria.” On page 102 comes the only concrete cost-saving suggestion – sharing services across municipalities. Great idea, but given just a page-and-a-half, and buried on page 102 of a 115-page document. And that’s it. A page-and-a-half in after 101 pages of discussion on whether cities should get a cut of income taxes, the PST, targeted consumption taxes, property trans-

fer taxes, hotel room tax, fuel tax, carbon tax and resource revenues. The provincial government should reject any suggestion of sharing more tax dollars until municipalities and regional districts agree to embrace public sector wage mandates, aggressively cut costs and find efficiencies. It can be done: Penticton has frozen property taxes for three straight years thanks to its focus on core services and negotiating lower starting wages with their union. So how cash-strapped are our local governments? Well, not enough to cut their own wages. Or eliminate programs that are not purely infrastructure or health and safety. Or to aggressively cut regulation so they do not need to continually add staff and consultants. They’re also not cash-strapped enough to follow the provincial government’s lead and bring in two years of net zero wage freezes. Or to follow that up with two years of cooperative gains, where unions have to help find cost savings to fund their own raises. And they’re certainly not cashstrapped enough to actually schedule a UBCM session on moneysaving best practices or offer up any significant work on cutting costs. Why bother, when shaking down taxpayers is so much easier? -Jason Bateman, British Columbia Director, Canadian Taxpayers Federation

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The future of agriculture From front This program has been going on for 24 years and many supporters have been involved since the beginning. It’s a little sampling of everything, the idea is to expose the students to as many things as possible and see if anything connects with them. If so, then it’s the school’s responsibility to follow up afterwards. The students also went to Little Valley Farms, another longtime supporter, to learn some roping, team penning, branding and horse work. Then they came to the auction market where they held a mock auction and students took a crack at learning how to bid on things at an auction. “So we have 24 students and we had 46 kids apply from the four communities,” said Carpenter.

“So we’re able to maximize students coming for the right reasons obviously some flexibility with 46 kids applying.” Carpenter said that an attempt was made to cost out the three days of hands-on learning. “If you were to cost this all out for the last three days, well there’s a school district from down south, I won’t name which one, they came up and looked at it to see if they could replicate it down there. It would have cost them $80,000. So we’re pretty proud of the partnerships that we have. Just the fact they’re willing to provide their expertise and their knowledge and the equipment and personnel at no cost is incredible.” The supporters will see the benefits later on when students are deciding their career paths and they might choose to go in this direction.

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Students learn how to weld from professionals, Zach Peterson, Mayson Schuman and Chloe Perry (top right) learn to ride the Bobcat while Sammi Morrill (bottom left) learns about dairy farming. Other students got to ride the spear tractor, after everyone has backed well away of course.

Acne – Reduction & prevention Our skin is happiest and healthiest when it is in balance. When your skin gets irritated it is more likely to break out. There may not be a definite way to prevent acne there are a number of things one can try to reduce the number and severity of breakouts. Sources of skin irritation: Items that rub against the skin or have prolonged contact with the skin ■ Clothing (collars, shirts, hats, scarves, headbands) ■ Hair sprays/gels (Especially true of long hair that touches the face)/ Long hair ■ Phones, or other items that collect the oil from your face ■ Glasses – if you wear these then wash them often, especially where they rest on your face Imbalances in your skin that can be caused by: ■ Overdryness (keep washes down to twice a day, using a mild perfume free soap and warm water, avoid scrubbing your face as that may irritate the pores/skin more). DO make sure when gently washing to remove all make up Also wash after exercise and after work if you work in e.g. a fast food place. ■ Sunburns (when using sunscreen look for noncomedogenic and oil free or nonacnegenic. Tanning also causes damage to skin that will eventually lead to wrinkles and increase your risk of skin cancer. ■ Shaving (can be irritating with the wrong razor) ■ Pore-clogging cosmetics (always check for noncomedogenic cosmetics IF you feel you need to wear them) Throw away old makeup that smells or looks different from when you first bought it. ■ Lotions and moisturizers some clog others help, check with a dermatologist, your doctors or other health practitioner for the options out there. Even with all your precautions you may find you still get acne, some girls find they get it before their period (premenstrual acne). Next issues: Acne tips & Acne Myths

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Leadership conference on east coast Sam Redding Omineca Express Four NVSS students made the trip to Montague, P.E.I. on September 15 to take part in a three day leadership conference. These youths learned important leadership skills at the Canadian Student Leadership Conference as well as ideas on how to improve their school. Sarah Ebert, Kirsten Hales, Seth Lupton and Kortnie Vassalo spent three of seven days in PEI going to various workshops and listening to lectures from inspiring leaders. The rest of their time they spent exploring the island and networking with the 750 other students at the conference. “We learned lessons on how to be a great student council,” said Seth Lupton, treasurer. “There was lots of new skills that we got to learn there, lots of workshops on things directly related to leadership and stuff that leaders need to know.” The school paid the majority of the costs but the students had to raise money for their expenses. In total the costs were about $1,500 per student. One of the keynote speakers at the conference was General Rick Hillier, a former Chief of the Defence Staff of the Canadian Forces and the highest ranking Newfoundland and Labrador officer in his-

Kirsten Hales, Kortnie Vassallo, Seth Lupton and Sarah Ebert spent some time exploring Prince Edward Island and falling in love with the east coast. tory. Hillier is also the author of two books on leadership and politics. Despite his abilities and outspoken nature, Hillier has stated that he has no interest in running for a political position. “A lot of the [speak-

ers] are leaders in their own communities,” said Sarah Ebert, vice-president. “I had one who was one of the professors but all of them had previous experience with leadership and a lot of them were on student council before

so they know what it’s like.” The students toured Charlottetown, they drove along the entire southern end of the island. They also checked out the Anne of Green Gables site. A few students admitted that they caught a love for the east coast. The four attending students are part of the NVSS student council executive. Sarah Ebert is the vice-president, sharing the position with Meghan Naka. Kortnie Vassallo holds the secretary position, Seth Lupton is the treasurer and Kirsten Hales is the media representative. Anika Wallace is the president of the council but she couldn’t attend the conference. Ray Bartsch is the council’s advisor. He

provides direction for the students, tells them who to talk to when they need it and advises them when he can. He took the youths to the conference this year which would make it his ninth year of doing so. “One of the neat things about these conferences is the ongoing aspect of it,” said Bartsch. “They connected by Facebook and other ways and it provides opportunity to collaborate.” Which was one of the most important parts of the conference according to the students, connecting with the others to exchange ideas and tips. Students’ favourite part of the trip was the inspirational keynote speakers who were interesting and incredible.

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Terry Fox run

Evelyn Dickson Elementary students run the Terry Fox run behind their school on Thursday, September 26. EDS managed to raise $856 for the Terry Fox Foundation.

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A new initiative by Backroads Mapbooks and the B.C. government will encourage geocaching at provincial recreation sites and trails. A total of 20 geocaches have been sponsored at sites across the province, but none will be in the Vanderhoof and Fort St. James area. There are, however, caches

stashed near Fraser Lake and near Crystal Lake and another near Tumbler Ridge, all representing the northern region. To find out more about the sport of geocaching and the new initiative, go to: http://www.geocaching.com/ adventures/geotours/backroadmapbooks

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Our Mission Glorifying God by helping all people move closer to Jesus Christ one step at a time.

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NEW EVENTS.... COMPuTEr TuTOrING...at the Vanderhoof Public Library. Basic computer use classes begin Tues, Oct 15 1:30-2:30pm. Free drop in classes, everyone welcome. Bring your own laptop classes begin Thurs, Oct 17, 1:30-2:30pm - call the library of for tutoring on your laptop 250-567-4060. *** STuArT NECHAKO MANOr... looking for volunteers. Help needed with outings, Serving meals, entertainment and visits for the residents. Please contact Marnie at 250 567 6290 for more information. *** 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: 250-567-4582. *** 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. *** THE NOrTHSIDE wOMEN’S INSTITuTE...meets the 3rd Tuesday

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The NVSS Junior Varsity football team playing College Heights Secondary on September 18.

of the month. Newcomers always welcome. For more information call Brenda, 250 567-9705. *** 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 not-for-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 567-7956 *** 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 250-5678484. *** 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 250699-7763. *** NECHAKO VALLEY HISTOrICAL SOCIETY...meets every second Thursday of the month 6:30 pm at the Chamber of Commerce office. *** VANDErHOOF 899 AIr CADET SQuADrON...Cadets will meet every TUESDAY night – 6:30-9:30 p.m. at the 448 Connaught St. at the Gospel Chapel. 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 448 Connaught St. at the Gospel Chapel Tuesday night. For more information call: Capt. John Callaghan - 250-6400218, Yvonne Melo - 250-690-7496 Evenings. *** 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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MILL TRAINING SUPERVISOR Mt. Milligan is currently seeking a Mill Trainer to join our growing Operations Team. Reporting to the Mill Operations Superintendent, the Mill Trainer will be responsible for assisting in the development, implementation, and maintenance of a successful training program. The successful candidate must have a strong focus on employee development to help achieve increased safety, productivity and availability.

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Yellowhead Road and Bridge (YRB) is seeking truck drivers for Fort St. James, Fraser Lake and Vanderhoof. Operators must have minimum, Class 3 with air endorsement. Operators will be required to operate various types of road maintenance equipment and do some physical labour jobs as the need arises. Interested applicants should send their resume to the Vanderhoof ofĂ&#x20AC;ce Fax: 250-567-3357 OR e-mail: vanderhoof@yrb.ca Applications available at all yards. For more info contact the 9anderhoof ofĂ&#x20AC;ce located at: 545 Spruce Street. Phone: 567-3114

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Skills / Experience â&#x20AC;˘ 10 years of Mill Operations experience specifically with crushing, grinding, flotation, dewatering, gravity separation and tailings experience. â&#x20AC;˘ Strong commitment to internal customer service, workforce development and problem solving â&#x20AC;˘ Excellent facilitation, presentation, public speaking, interpersonal, oral and written communication skills are essential â&#x20AC;˘ Proficient in Microsoft Office products such as Word, Excel and Outlook â&#x20AC;˘ Knowledge of database software is an asset â&#x20AC;˘ Self motivated, team player with a positive attitude and the ability to work with minimal supervision Work Schedule The schedule for this position will be 7 days on and 7 days rest, 12-hour shifts. Please submit your resume to www.mtmilligan.com/careers We thank all interested candidates; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Employment

Help Wanted

Hotel, Restaurant, Food Services

LINO’S SALES & SERVICE located in beautiful Burns Lake, has an immediate opening for a Marine / Snowmobile Technician. Competitive wages & relocating allowance. Forward resume to attention Marco. Call: (250) 692-7045, (250) 251-7204 or Fax: (250) 692-7693

HILLVIEW Motel. Room Attendant wanted. $12-$14/hr, 40 hrs/wk, F/T, 1533 Hwy 16E, hillviewhotel.bc@gmail.com

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Employment Labourers GUARANTEED Job Placement. Labourers, Tradesmen & Class 1 Drivers. For Oil & Gas Industry Work. Call 24hr Free Recorded Message For Info 1-888-213-2854

Until there's a cure, there's us. Help Wanted

Available immediately, full time or part time employment at our Platinum Pellet Plant or our Finger Joint Plant. Shift work will be required. Safety and Production training is provided to all entry level positions. Starting wage is $15.00/ hour and a Group Medical Plan is offered. To apply please fax or email resume to: Vanderhoof Specialty Wood Products Fax: (250) 567-5305 Email: vswpmill@gmail.com

Selkin Logging Ltd

Misc Services

Help Wanted

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY The Village of Fraser Lake has a position available for a temporary Works Dept. employee. Duration of employment is temporary. Hours are Monday to Friday 7:30am to 4:00 pm, a forty hour week.

L&M Lumber Ltd. ~ Nechako Lumber Co. Ltd. Premium Pellet Ltd. ~ Nechako Green Energy Ltd.

Duties involve various types of manual labour including shovelling snow, painting, assisting with construction projects, garbage pick-up - any and all aspects of municipal duties. Must be able to operate heavy duty equipment would be an asset.

Currently seeking highly motivated individual to join our administrative team. Office Assistant to provide general administrative services. Basic Responsibilities/Qualifications may include: Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite Working knowledge of basic office procedures Q Ability to work within a team environment as well as independently Q Strong communication skills, written and verbal Q Strong interpersonal skills Q Typing Skills – 70 wpm Q

Successful candidate must have a valid Class 5 BC Drivers Licence with a valid driver’s abstract, be physically capable of performing the duties assigned to him/her, and be pleasant and courteous to the public at all times.

We are looking for a career oriented individual to fill this full time position as soon as possible.

Is currently looking for full time Equipment operators, Heavy Duty Mechanic, Road Builder, Feller Buncher Operator and Owner/Operator Logging trucks to work in the Vanderhoof and Fraser Lake areas. ONLY EXPERIENCED OPERATORS TO APPLY. Benefit package and registered pension plan available. To apply fax resume to: (250) 699-6545 email: selkin1@bcgroup.net

Employment

Village of Fraser Lake

Help Wanted

VANDERHOOF SPECIALTY WOOD PRODUCTS

Employment

Please submit resumes to: The Village of Fraser Lake, Box 430, Fraser Lake, BC V0J 1S0, fax 250-699-6469, or email Clinton Mauthe @ clinton.mauthe@fraserlake.ca, or deliver to 210 Carrier Crescent, Fraser Lake by Thursday, October 3, 2013, noon.

Salary and benefits will be disclosed upon interview as well as a full description of duties. Please forward resume to tammy.scott@nechako.com, or deliver to Main office, 1241 Hwy 16 West, Vanderhoof, BC Attention: Office Manager. Deadline: October 11, 2013

Misc Services

VANDERHOOF AND AREA BUSINESS DIRECTORY

PELLET STOVES

PELLET STOVE SERVICES

PRAIRIEDALE EXCAVATING

FOR WINTER AND BEAT THE RUSH

All jobs BIG or small, give us a call!

Jim Ford 250-567-2167 Cell: 250-567-8634

PLUMBING

J.C.’s WATERWORKS LTD.

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GET YOUR PELLET STOVE SERVICED

Tandem dump truck, 4x4 Backhoe, gravel sales, general hauling, foundations, water & sewer lines and snow removal.

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Plumbing & Heating Rural Water & Sewer Systems Water Treatment & Filtration Systems INSTALLATION & REPAIRS

FRANK TEICHROEB

. Parts & Service on all makes and models . Installs . WETT CERTIFIED

3393 Sinkutview Rd, Vanderhoof, BC V0J 3A2 567-2029

“Your Water Professional”

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PLUMBING

EXCAVATING CENTRAL INTERIOR EXCAVATING EX100 Excavator 4x4 Extend-a-hoe Rubber Tire Backhoe Basements, Foundations, Waterline, Septic Systems, Lot Clearing, Hoe-Pac, Hydraulic Breaker and more! We are in the business to serve you!

Cell: 567-0031

EXCAVATING

567-3855

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADVERTISE HERE GIVE US A CALL: 250-567-9258

Schneider Services Ltd. PLUMBING/HEATING/GASFITTING SOLAR THERMAL Box 2033 Vanderhoof

250-567-3010

ADVERTISING

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Providing a Full Range of Business Services

Accounting Computers ● Financial Planning

HST Income Tax ● Payroll

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Serving Vanderhoof, Fort St. James, Fort Fraser and Fraser Lake

Pam Berger Publisher

Pam Berger Publisher 150 W. Columbia St Box 1007, Vanderhoof BC V0J 3A0

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150 W. Columbia St Box 1007, Vanderhoof BC V0J 3A0

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Labourers LABOURERS Houston, BC DH Manufacturing in Houston BC is looking for labourers. Must be reliable, physically fit and willing to work shift work. Starting wage up to $16.75/hr. Benefit package after 3 months employment. Email dhmnfg@gmail.com

Medical/Dental CERTIFIED DENTAL ASSISTANT required for full time position in Smithers, B.C. Salary commensurate with experience. New grads start at $19/hr. 250-847-9898, 250847-4934, bpipars@telus.net

Trades, Technical AUTOMATED TANK Manufacturing Inc. is looking for experienced welders. Competitive wages, profit sharing bonus plus manufacturing bonus incentive. Full insurance package 100% paid by company. Good working environment. Keep your feet on the ground in a safe welding environment through in hole manufacturing process. No scaffolding or elevated work platform. Call Cindy for an appointment or send resume to: cindy@autotanks.ca. 780-8462231 (Office); 780-846-2241 (Fax).

ELECTRICIAN Tolko Industries Ltd. is currently seeking a Certiﬁed Electrician to join our team at our Lavington Planer Division in the Okanagan Region of BC. POSITION OVERVIEW: Reporting to the operation’s Maintenance Supervisor and working with tradesman, and other team members, the candidate will carry out maintenance programs and projects at the division. This is a challenging position and an opportunity to work in an innovative environment. QUALIFICATIONS: •Good working knowledge of WorkSafe BC & OH&S Regulations •Valid Elec. Interprovincial Journeyman ticket •3-5yrs. industrial maint. exp •PLC exp. a definite asset •Superior trouble shooting and communication skills •Must be willing to work any shift and be a team player

Trades, Technical

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WE are looking for experienced erectors for pre-engineered steel buildings. fax to 250-717-5751, hr@mscsteel.com

BUILD YOUR CAREER WITH US! “We provide a dynamic environment w/ competitive compensation where people succeed as our most valuable resource.” READY TO APPLY YOURSELF? If you are interested in exploring this opportunity and being part of our community, please visit our website at:

www.tolko.com submit your resume by October 6, 2013.

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Overnight Delivery in most of BC!

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Telephone Services DISCONNECTED PHONE? National Teleconnect Home Phone Service. No one refused! Low monthly rate! Calling features and unlimited long distance available. Call National Teleconnect today! 1866-443-4408. www.nationalteleconnect.com

We are looking for the following people to help grow our team:

· Journeyman Heavy Equipment Technicians · Journeyman Electricians · Journeyman Welders · General Foreman SMS Equipment in Elkford, BC has moved into their brand new facility and is now hiring supervisors and tradespeople!!! We offer a wide variety of shifts to accommodate employees who want to achieve work life balance or the opportunity to work overtime. We also offer temporary staff housing while you ﬁnd your own accommodation in the beautiful Elk Valley. We are one of the largest Komatsu dealers in the world and believe our continued growth is a result of our highly skilled and engaged employees who deliver excellence in the workplace.

We Offer A Very Competitive Compensation Package. If you are interested in working for a very dynamic company where your input, your ideas and your participation is valued, apply today at bcjobs@smsequip.com or fax your resume to: 1-250-865-2644

Services

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Pets & Livestock

Pets BRITISH Bulldog Puppies. Pure breed, CKC and home trained. $700. M/F, 2 months old, current shots. 778-800-1369. Email: statohe@gmail.com

Merchandise for Sale

Auctions

AUCTION SALE

JACQUES SEGUIN & FRANK and AGATHA THIESSEN Vanderhoof, BC Saturday, October 5, 2013 For photos and full listing go to

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For more information call Henry at

250-567-4842

Heavy Duty Machinery A-STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS Used 20’40’45’53’ in stock. SPECIAL 44’X40’ Container Shop w/steel trusses $13,800! Sets up in one day! 40’ Containers under $2500! Call Toll Free Also JD 544 & 644 wheel loaders JD 892D LC Excavator Ph 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

Misc. for Sale HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/ newspaper? 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

Legal Notices

DISTRICT OF VANDERHOOF PERMISSIVE TAX EXEMPTIONS The Council of the District of Vanderhoof intends to adopt District of Vanderhoof Tax Exemption Bylaw No. 1130, 2013 at the Council meeting to be held on Tuesday, October 15, 2013. The following lands and improvements are exempt from taxation for the calendar year 2014 Estimated Estimated 2013 2014 2015 Tax Tax Tax Exemption Exemption Exemption

FLOORING SALE

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Tolko Industries Ltd. currently seeks Certified Millwright to join our teams located in the Okanagan region of BC.

QUALIFICATIONS: •Certified Millwright with a Planerman endorsement •Forestry Industry exp. an asset •Superior Troubleshooting Skills •Exc. Organizational Skills •Hydraulic and Welding experience an asset •Strong safety background •Desire to work in a team environment

Services

GROWING OKANAGAN KIA dealership looking for technicians and apprentices to fill full time positions. Offering a competitive salary, commensurate with experience. Please email resumes to: ron@kelownakia.com GUARANTEED JOB Placement: General laborers and tradesmen for oil and gas industry. Call 24hr Free Recorded Message. For Information 1-800-972-0209. JOURNEYMAN AUTOMOTIVE Service Technician(s) in Hanna Alberta. Hanna Chrysler Ltd. offers competitive wages from $30/hour, negotiable depending on experience. Bright, modern shop. Full-time permanent with benefits. Friendly town just 2 hours from major urban centres. More info at hannachrylser.ca Fax 403-854-2845; Email: chrysler@telusplanet.net

MILLWRIGHT

POSITION OVERVIEW: Responsible for the preventive maintenance repair, installation and modification of equipment.

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(a) the improvements classified by the BC Assessment Authority as Class 6 and excluding the land and improvements classified by the BC Assessment Authority as Class 1, owned and occupied by the Nechako Valley Exhibition, recorded as Folio 3590.020 and legally described as Lot 1, Plan PRP45233, Section 21, Township 11, Range 05, Coast Range 5 Land District, exc Bay A (Folio 3590.023), approximately 40 acres. (b) the improvements, leased to and occupied by the Vanderhoof Flying Club, recorded as Folio 3590.010 and legally described as Section 21, Township 11, Range 05, Coast Range 5 Land District; portion of Airport, approximately .34 acres. (c) the land and improvements classified by the BC Assessment Authority as Class 8 and excluding the land and improvements classified by the BC Assessment Authority as Class 1, owned and occupied by the Nechako Valley Sporting Association, recorded as Folio 4310.010 and legally described as Block A, Part S/W 1/4, Section 13, Township 12, Range 05, Coast Range 5 Land District, Club House and Shooting range, approximately 58.1 acres.

Estimated 2016 Tax Exemption

$8,652

$8,825

$9,002

$9,182

$1,085

$1,106

$1,128

$1,151

$1,534

$1,565

$1,596

$1,628

$4,548

$4,638

$4,731

$5,396

$5,504

$5,614

$1,286

$1,311

$1,338

$641

$654

$667

$374

$381

$389

$1,429

$1,457

$1,487

$577

$588

$600

$225

$229

$233

$606

$618

$630

$441

$450

$459

$846

$863

$880

$168

$172

$175

$2,937

$2,996

$3,056

$696

$709

$723

$2,395

$2,443

$2,491

$1,452

$1,481

$1,511

$2,375

$2,423

$2,471

$6,816

$6,952

$7,091

$496

$505

$515

$78

$79

$81

$10,014

$10,215

$10,419

(d) the land and improvements owned by the Vanderhoof Curling Club, recorded as Folio 490.810 and legally described as Lot B, Plan 7339, Section 9, Township 11, Range 05, Coast Range 5 Land District. $4,458 (e) the land and improvements owned by the District of Vanderhoof and occupied by the Vanderhoof & District Chamber of Commerce on behalf of the District of Vanderhoof recorded as Folio 505.600 and legally described as Lot 1, Plan PRP41898, Section 9, Township 11, Range 05, Coast Range 5 Land District. $5,291 (f) the land and improvements owned by the Manse Board of the Presbyterian Church, documented as Folio 274.015 and legally described as Lot 2, Plan 7530, Section 9, Township 11, Range 05, Coast Range 5 Land District. $1,260 (g) the land and improvements owned by the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada, documented as Folio 275.000 and legally described as Lots 1 - 3, Block A, Plan 1317, Section 9, Township 11, Range 05, Coast Range 5 Land District. $629 (h) the land and improvements owned by Rodney L. Emel (Trustee), Robert A Matthews (Trustee) and Gary R. Goodwin (Trustee), documented as Folio 482.010 and legally described as Lot A, Plan BCP43814, Section 4, Township 11, Range 05, Coast Range 5 Land District. $367 (i) the land and improvements owned by the Gospel Chapel, documented as Folio 490.663 and legally described as Parcel A, Plan 7586, Section 9, Township 11, Range 05, Coast Range 5 Land District, except Plan PRP12827. $1,401 (j) the land and improvements owned by the Anglican Synod Diocese Caledonia, documented as Folio 361.505 and legally described as Lot A, Plan BCP43498, Section 9, Township 11, Range 05, Coast Range 5 Land District. $566 (k) the land and improvements owned by the Trustees of Congregation of Vanderhoof Lutheran Church, documented as Folio 301.501 and legally described as Lots 18 -19, Block 2, Plan 1325, Section 9, Township 11, Range 05, Coast Range 5 Land District. $220 (l) the land and improvements owned by the B C Conference of the Mennonite Brethren Churches, documented as Folio 512.030 and legally described as Lot A, Plan 11460, Section 3, Township 11, Range 05, Coast Range 5 Land District. $594 (m) the land and improvements classified by the B.C. Assessment Authority as Class 6 and Class 8 and excluding the land and improvements classified by the BC Assessment Authority as Class 1, owned by the Trustees of the Congregation of the Vanderhoof Mennonite Church documented as Folio 600.300 and legally described as Lot C, Plan 7033, Section 34, Township 2, Range 04, Coast Range 4 Land District. $432 (n) the land and improvements owned by the B C Corp 7th Day Adventist Church, documented as Folio 600.140 and legally described as Lot 5, Plan 7114, Section 32, Township 2, Range 04, Coast Range 4 Land District. $830 (o) the land and improvements classified by the B.C. Assessment Authority as Class 6 and Class 8 but excluding the land and improvements classified by the B.C. Assessment Authority as Class 1, owned by the Northside Mennonite Church, documented as Folio 3731.010 and legally described as Lot A, Plan BCP14307, Section 17, Township 11, Range 05, Coast Range 5 Land District. $207 (p) the land and improvements owned by the Vanderhoof Christian Fellowship, documented as Folio 3589.010 and legally described as Lot A, Plan PRP 13185, Section 16, Township 11, Range 05, Coast Range 5 Land District $2,880 (q) the land and improvements classified by the B.C. Assessment Authority as Class 8 owned by the United Pentecostal Church of BC, documented as Folio 600.780 and legally described as Lot 1, Plan 9397, Section 34, Township 2, Range 04, Coast Range 4 Land District. $682 (r) the land classified by the B.C. Assessment Authority as Class 6 and Class 8 and excluding the land and improvements classified by the B.C. Assessment Authority as Class 1, owned by the Roman Catholic Episcopal Corp., documented as Folio 492.050 and legally described as Lot 2, Plan 11376, Section 09, Township 11, Range 05, Coast Range 5 Land District $2,348 (s) the land classified by the B.C. Assessment Authority as Class 6 owned by Nechako Christian Fellowship, documented as Folio 3705.001 and legally described as Lot 1, Plan 10291, Section 17, Township 11, Range 05, Coast Range 5 Land District $1,424 (t) the land and improvements classified by the B.C. Assessment Authority as Class 1, owned by Omineca Safe Home Society, documented as Folio 215.035 and legally described as Lot 7, Block 5, Plan 4735, Section 9, Township 11, Range 5, Coast Range 5 Land District $2,329 (u) the land classified by the B.C. Assessment Authority as Class 6, owned by Omineca Safe Home Society, documented as Folio 215.040 and legally described as Lot 8, Plan 4735, Section 9, Township 11, Range 5, Coast Range 5 Land District. $6,682 (v) the land and improvements classified by the B.C. Assessment Authority as Class 1, owned by Ducks Unlimited Canada, documented as Folio 4303.000 and legally described as Part SW1/4, Section 12, Township 12, Range 5, Coast Range 5 Land District, except Plan 3274 and EXC Pl 8097, 10306 and 11237 $486 (w) the land classified by the B.C. Assessment Authority as Class 1, owned by Ducks Unlimited Canada, documented as Folio 4304.000 and legally described as Lots 1 to 3, Plan 3274, Section 12, Township 12, Range 5, Coast Range 5 Land District $76 (x) the land and improvements classified by the B.C. Assessment Authority as Class 6, owned by the Nechako Valley Community Services Society, documented as Folio 278.000 and legally described as Lots 9 to 11, Block A, Plan 1317, Section 9, Township 11, Range 5, Coast Range 5 Land District. Joseph D. Ukryn, CGA Director of Administration/Chief Financial Officer

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Merchandise for Sale

Misc. Wanted Genuine Coin Collector Buyer Collections, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins etc 778-281-0030

Houses For Sale

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FOR SALE

Environmental Assessment of the Proposed Blackwater Gold Project

Updated 3 bedroom home on the river, new roof, newer windows & deck, updated kitchen, full mostly finished basement with extra bedroom & bath - $239,000. Ph 250-567-0639.

Open House and Invitation to Comment Legal Notices

Legal Notices

SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 91

Real Estate Houses For Sale CJ’s Trailer Park 12’ x 60’ New Wood & Electric Heat. Appointment 567-8795

Lots

(Nechako Lakes) P.O. Box 129, Vanderhoof, B.C. V0J 3A0 Phone: (250) 567-2284 Fax: (250) 567-4639

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL Snow Removal School District No.91 (Nechako Lakes) invites proposals for the Driveway, Parking Lot and Sidewalk Sanding and Snow Removal Contracts for the winter season of 2013-14 for the following communities: Burns Lake and Area Fort Fraser Fort St. James Fraser Lake Vanderhoof and Area

Burns Lake Lakeshore Property for sale Pioneer Way

• 1.37 Acres; 200 ft of lakeshore x 577 ft. • The last lakeshore property in Burns Lake with city water and sewerage. • Build your own home to your own specification. • Beautiful views of Lake and hills. • Could be subdivided into 2 or 3 good sized plots.

$235,000

Any reasonable offer considered. (250) 692-0253 evenings and weekends

Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent ABOVE THE REST!

Silvermill Apartments Secure quiet apartments VACANCY 250-567-4208

Victoria Manor Large 2 Bdrm from

$725 - $755

Large 1 Bdrm from

$695 - $725

NO SMOKING - NO PETS * Balconies * Landscaped View * Cablevision Available

250-567-4048 or 250-567-9080 BURRARD APARTMENTS. Two bdrm suites. No pets 250-567-9128

Snow Removal Proposal Specifications and Site Information is posted on our Website: http://www.sd91.bc.ca/ or packages may be picked up at the Vanderhoof or Burns Lake Maintenance Facilities. Viewing of the site(s) prior to submission of proposals, along with the Maintenance Area Coordinator, is mandatory. Proposals must specify a lump sum for each site and service. The successful contractor will be responsible to contact WorkSafeBC to determine their coverage eligibility and have the appropriate insurance and licenses. Each site will be awarded separately. Please return proposals, marked clearly “Sanding, Snow Removal and Site#” to: Dalphena Snively, Executive Assistant School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes) Box 129, 153 East Connaught Street Vanderhoof, BC V0J 3A0 Fax: (250) 567-3992 Closing date for proposals is 12:00 noon. Tuesday, October 15, 2013. The lowest proposal may not necessarily be accepted.

New Gold Inc. (Proponent) is proposing to develop the Blackwater Gold Project, located approximately 110 km south of Vanderhoof (proposed Project). The proposed Project would be an open pit gold and silver mine with a production capacity of 60,000 tonnes per day. The proposed Project is subject to review under British Columbia’s Environmental Assessment Act and the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012. The Proponent must obtain an environmental assessment certificate before any work can be undertaken on the proposed Project. However, prior to submission of an application for a certificate by the Proponent, the Environmental Assessment Office of British Columbia (EAO) must first approve Application Information Requirements. The Application Information Requirements will specify the studies to be conducted and the detailed information to be provided by the Proponent in its application. EAO has now received draft Application Information Requirements from the Proponent and invites comments on this draft. In order to provide information about the Application Information Requirements EAO invites the public to attend an Open House. There will be 2 Open Houses, to be held as follows: at: Royal Canadian Legion Branch No 274 165 Chowsunket St., Fraser Lake, BC on: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 from: 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at:

Nechako Senior Friendship Centre 219 Victoria St. E, Vanderhoof, BC on: Wednesday, October 16, 2013 from: 4:00 p.m. to 8:00p.m. There are 30 days for the submission of comments by the public in relation to the draft Application Information Requirements. The comment period will begin on October 9, 2013, and end on November 8, 2013. All comments received during this comment period in relation to the Application Information Requirements will be considered.

Note:

The intention of seeking public comments is to ensure that all potential effects – environmental, economic, social, heritage and health – that might result from the proposed Project are identified for consideration as part of the assessment process. At this stage of the process, the primary intent is to receive feedback about the studies or information required for a comprehensive environmental assessment. After taking public comments into account, EAO will finalize the Application Information Requirements and issue them to the Proponent. EAO accepts public comments through the following ways: • By Online Form at http://www.eao.gov.bc.ca • By Mail: Shelley Murphy, Executive Project Director Environmental Assessment Office PO Box 9426 Stn Prov Govt Victoria BC V8W 9V1 • By Fax: Fax: 250-387-2208 An electronic copy of the Application Information Requirements and information regarding the environmental assessment process are available at www.eao.gov.bc.ca. Copies of the Application Information Requirements are also available for viewing at these locations: • Burns Lake Public Library - 585 Government St. • Cariboo Regional District Library - Quesnel Branch 101-410 Kinchant St. • Fraser Lake Public Library - 228 Endako Ave. • Fort St. James Public Library - 425 Manson St. • Prince George Public Library - 887 Dominion St. • Vanderhoof Public Library - 230 Stewart St. E If you are unable to participate at this time, there will be an additional comment period during the Application Review stage when you will also be able to provide comments to EAO on the proposed Project.

All submissions received by EAO during the comment period in relation to the proposed Project are considered public and will be posted to the EAO website.

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NEWS Vanderhoof and District 4-H Council awards

Senior public speaking: 1. Kaimi Giesbrecht 2. Chloe Perry 3. Dakota Moldowan Junior public speaking: 1. Iara Pavon 2. Hannah Turner 3. Dorin Gulbranson Senior demonstrations: 1. Megan Baher Brook Dowswell 2. Shaun Solmonson Travis Solmonson 3. Jayci Pyy Mathieu Pyy Beef senior showmanship: Kolby Page Beef junior showmanship: Hannah Turner Beef yearling heifer: Ethan Schlamp Beef cow/calf pair: Shaun Solmonson

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2. Blue Mountain 3. Nechako Valley Dairy & Beef

Rabbit Junior showmanship: Emily Kelly Senior showmanship: Kaimi Giesbrecht

High point senior: 1. Kalene Gulbranson 2. Kaimi Giesbrecht 3. Angela Kulchar

Dog Junior showmanship: Sarah Sawatzky Senior showmandship: Brielle Rivard

2011-2013 Heifer futurity winner: 1. Tate Page 2. Kolby Page 3. Angela Kulchar 4. Zack Kells

Photography High point junior photographer: Sydnee Schlamp High point senior photographer: Kalene Gulbranson

Dairy - Grand champion dairy heifer: Angela Kulchar

High gain steer: Megan Baher

Sheep Senior showmanship: Dakota Moldowan Market lamb: Austen Dueck Ewe lamb: Breyelle Harrison

Gradn champion senior dairy showmanship: Angela Kulchar

Beef Champion steer: Jordan Andres

All around rabbit: Sierra Dueck

Swine Junior swine showmanship: Madison Doiron Senior swine showmanship: Kaimi Giesbrecht Market swine: Reed Wiens

Home grown steer: Kolby Page

Sheep junior showmanship: Austen Dueck Educational display: Blue Mountain Stall competition: 1. Blue Mountain 2. Nechako Valley Dairy & Beef 3. Wranglers High club average: 1. North Valley

Senior equitation: Tyla Gulbranson

High point junior: 1. Sarah Sawatzky 2. Ethan Janzen 3. Austin Dueck

Club awards

Horse Junior showmanship: Hunter Westbrook Senior showmanship: Tyla Gulbranson Junior equitation: Hunter Westbrook

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Fort Fraser Petro Canada

OPEN 24 HOURS/7 DAYS A WEEK Young Brandon Penner receives his recognition from 4-H awards night.

Cooks needed immediately. Call: 250-690-7542 or drop off resume @ Fort Fraser Petro Canada

Poultry Champion market poultry: Mathieu Pyy

Leader achievements Five year: Patti Pyy Art Pyy Corina Vassallo Tammy Page 20 year: Cindy Klassen

Employees meet employers here…

528 Highway 16, Fort Fraser

The vast array of medals and trophies available to 4-H students in Vanderhoof.

Speak and Show Junior 1. Iara Pavon 2. Dorin Gulbranson Senior 1. Kalene Gulbranson 2. Tyla Gulbranson 3. Kortnie Vassallo Member achievements Seven year: Sydnee Schlamp Angela Kulchar Erica Byers Kortnie Vassallo Eight year: Kalene Gulbranson Nine year: Glen Miller 10 year: Michelle Kulchar

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Salute our Seniors! Seniors Day 1st Wednesday of every month

Vanderhoof Co-op Association

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