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NEWS BRIEFS TCM financials improve Thompson Creek Metals reported their third quarter financials for 2013 last week. The company had improved significantly in some areas compared to the year prior. The start-up phase of Mount Milligan had just come in September, making some impact, and improvements in Endako production also helped. Compared to the same period in 2012, molybdenum production had increased 39 per cent at the company’s two molybdenum mines, one of which is Endako. The average cost of producing the molybdenum had also decreased and the company had increased sales of molybdenum as well 47 per cent. The company reported an operating income of $4.5 million as opposed to the previous year’s operating loss of $37.2 million. Jacques Perron, Chief Executive Officer of Thompson Creek, said, “We are pleased to report the start-up at Mt. Milligan in September 2013, which resulted in the initial production of 1.1 million pounds of copper, 1,997 ounces of gold and 7,046 ounces of silver, each in concentrate.” Investorplace online, however, still reported Thompson Creek Metals as being a “strong sell.” WKRB News and Analysis online rated the company as “hold.”

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Biomass plant breaks ground in Fort St. James Ruth Lloyd Caledonia Courier The Fort St. James Green Energy Project has broken ground. The $235 million biomass power generating station has begun construction with Spanish firm Iberdrola starting excavation on the site yesterday. One of two biomass power-generation projects Iberdrola will build for Dalkia, one here and one in Merritt, the company chose to begin construction on the Fort project first. “We’re extremely excited as a council, as a community and I’m sure as a region,” said Mayor Rob MacDougall about the commencement. The project did have some delays as partnerships were created and the process moved through the required approval process and financing. “We had to raise a significant amount of money for the project and that can’t be done overnight,” said Fadi Oubari, of Dalkia Canada. “It took some time to have everybody’s interests aligned.” After financing was finalized recently, the project has begun to move forward, and while BC Hydro did cancel some power projects, this provides the long-term reliable power BC Hydro is looking for to supply future energy needs, according to Oubari, and would produce 40 mW of electricity (enough to power an estimated 40,000 homes for a year) and would only be down for one 10-day maintenance period each year. Oubari said the “project is on track” and “there is no risk whatsoever in BC Hydro not honouring their contract” which consists of a 30-year purchase agreement with the company. MacDougall said the extra time is to be expected with such a major project in a competitive market. “I think that the extra time ensures that the project will proceed in a flawless manner,” said MacDougall. The plant is expected to begin producing electricity by the summer of 2016. The plant is also expected to improve air quality in the area, as it will burn wood waste at higher temperatures and produce less emissions from the mill waste which is currently burned in beehive burners. It will also reduce seasonal roadside burning of slash, as more of this wood would be burned in the biomass plant, again improving air quality. The hi-tech plant will consume 200,000 dry tonnes of biomass per year, or 440,000 cubic metres. MacDougall said the plant will provide clean

An infographic highlighting some of the fundamentals of the Fort St. James Green Energy Project. Image by agenceide

energy and complete the circle of fiber use and create long term job stability. The close of financing came after Dalkia Canada Inc. partnered with Fengate Capital Management Ltd., who secured the necessary $175 million in debt financing from five banks. Fengatre owns 80 per cent of the project, which Dalkia will operate. This fall, work will begin to excavate sites for reinforcement of the boiler and silo locations, but the real work will begin next spring. The Spanish company Iberdrola has been awarded the contract to build the plant, but will require local contractors and is already working with KDL, Apollo, and First Nations. The plant will create an estimated 250 jobs during the construction phase over the next three years and it is estimated it will create 80 direct and indirect long-term positions with 22 directly operating and maintaining the power plant. This will add diversity to the local economy, said MacDougall. “For our community to maintain and attract and

maintain its vibrancy you have to have different industries in town and this one complements our processing facilities as far as the forest products,” he said. The skilled jobs include boiler engineers, and Oubari said they are not worried about finding the required skilled workforce over the nearly three years before the plant is operational. “We’re a very large company and we’re used to training people,” said Oubari, who also said the company would prefer to hire locally if possible and often in these types of projects workers who do construction for a couple years will sometimes move into operational roles. Western Bioenergy Inc., owned by Dalkia Canada Inc. first visited Fort St. James in early 2011 for an information session on the proposed project, which they had hoped to begin construction of in 2012. Once the project received final approval by BC Hydro in the summer of 2011, the company began moving through the process and attaining the financial backing.

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collection of artifacts of First Peoples from across the country. The small grouping attempted to touch on First Nicholette Prince had her Peoples from across the country and were grouped dream job. geographically, with small items even from the Working as an ethnographer for now-extinct Beothuk people of Newfoundland. the Canadian Museum of CivilizaPrince told some really interesting stories and tion, she and Jean-Luc Pilon, the some of the beliefs around certain pieces (did archeological expert, collaborated you know Inuit believed whales spend their lives on creating a traveling exhibition thirsty because they live in salt water? So they had of treasures from the museum’s special buckets for whaling filled with water to collection of indigenous artifacts. give the whale a drink of fresh water when they The exhibition was put together killed it). FORT ST JAMES CHRISTIAN OUTREACH for the olympics in Beijing, ChiThe exhibit gave a great display of the diverGROUP FOOD BANK SCHEDULE...10.00am to na, and then traveled from there to sity of the First Peoples of Canada from across 12.00noon, on Wednesdays, November 27, December 11, Hanover, Germany; Osaka, Japan; the country. January 8, 2014, January 22, February 4, February 18, March 5, March 19, April 2, April 16, April 30, May 14, May 28, and Mexico City, Mexico. From the eastern Iroquois to those of the Great June 11, June 26, July 9, July 23, August 6, August 20, SepThe treasures were a new conPlains to the arctic and the west coast, there were tember 3, Wednesday, September 17. cept in some ways for the Chinese, some incredible examples of artifacts and artwork. said Prince, as the traditional conEighteen people came cept of a treasure in China would out to hear Prince and be something made of precious also to see photos on dismetals or other valuable materials. play by Dennis CumberNicholette Prince shows off the book she Prince presented at a talk and land. helped create with stories and images slideshow at the Fort St. James BiHe had some large on pieces from the Canadian Museum of centennial Library Nov. 12 on the prints of some incredNOTICE OF RATE INCREASE – FORT FORUM ARENA Civilization. exhibit and to also present on the Caledonia Courier ible photographs. One book published about the exhibit was a compilation of a Council of the District of Fort St. James has amended the arena user rates. and the artifacts. number of images stitched together of a Effective January 1, 2014, the following rates will be in effect: The book, published by University of Toronto Press, is full of ceremony inside a long house, one was 2014 2015 2016 beautiful photographs of the pieces from the exhibit and stories a compilation of many photographs of User Group and explanations put together by Prince and de Pilon. pictographs in the area and one was on Minor Sports (prime) 50.91 52.18 53.48 The book is titled First Peoples of Canada: Masterworks from loan from the District of Fort St. James, the Canadian Museum of Civilization. the photograph of the Stuart Lake picto- Minor Sports (non-prime)* 41.65 42.69 43.76 In the talk, Prince spoke about some of the challenges of put- graphs normally on display in the counAdult Recreation (prime)* 92.56 94.87 97.24 ting together such a relatively limited exhibit from the significant cil chambers.

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Confessions of a museum misfit Ruth Lloyd Caledonia Courier I have a confession to make. I am not a lover of spending loads of time in museums when I travel. When you go to the big cities around the world, people will often ask you if you went to such and such museum or gallery. Well, sometimes I do, sometimes I don’t. Now, don’t get me wrong, I like history and some museums have been incredibly gripping, so much so I spent ages in them (American War Museum in Ho Chi Min City was like a car crash you can’t look away from - horrible but fascinating). But when it comes to room after room of artifacts and tiny print or audio tours of details on items, I will become overwhelmed at a certain point, and it is too much. Now an audio tour I couldn’t get enough of: Alcatraz Island Prison near San Francisco, that one - with stories of inmates and sound recordings of cells and roll call - that was fascinating). But cold, hard facts, well, I seem to have a pretty short

limit for those kinds of museums. Even art galleries, I will enjoy them, but after four or five rooms filled with intense images, I feel like I become overloaded and things begin to blur together and I know I am no longer retaining any individual impressions of what I am looking at, only some overall sense of awe and then, eventually, fatigue. Go ahead, judge me. So I’m not a person who can rote learn and retain information in that way. While it doesn’t mean I don’t enjoy good art or artifacts, after a certain point, I just feel like I’ve had

enough and I’m done. I do still remember vividly looking up at the stack of human skulls in the glass case outside Phnom Penh in Cambodia, at the “Killing Fields.” Now those kinds of

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things I have no problem remembering. Or the shallow Vinh Moc tunnels in Vietnam, where Vietnamese people from two villages lived underground to hide from United States bombing missions for seven years. But staring at artifacts in cases or on walls just numbs me after awhile, especially when you have to read little cards with dates and names on them, neither of which I can remember well. So it was a really great dose of history and artifacts to hear Nicholette Prince speak last week. Prince told some really interesting stories and legends associated with some of the pieces in the exhibit of masterworks by the Aboriginal Peoples of Canada. She gave great anecdotes and her intimate knowledge of the pieces really helped to bring them to life and give them context. While the pieces she showed were beautiful and interesting, I am positive I would not have gotten a whole lot out of looking at them under glass on my own, and I would have gotten tired of reading little info cards pretty quickly. Now if only I could get Prince or someone like her to tour me through every exhibit, those audio tours are not always so well done. But do yourself a favour, even if you are not a lover of all things museum, like myself, go and take a look at the copy of her book Prince is going to put at the library of, her stories are bound to bring the pieces to life, and the photos are beautiful.

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Skies policy doesn’t go far enough to enable B.C. – and Canada more broadly – to tap into the global marketplace. See the BC Chamber’s policy here (PDF); the policy passed with strong support from Chambers across Canada. “From B.C.’s perspective, Caledonia Courier Wednesday, November 20, 2013 www.caledoniacourier.com A5 with an export-oriented economy and a big tourism industry, we need a more competitive air policy to allow both goods and people to travel at competitive prices,” Winter said. “But this isn’t just a B.C. issue. When Chambers across the country backed our policy, it was clear that businesses across Canada want progress on air access.” On the TFW issue, Winter said that key B.C. industries from construction to tourism to the digital industries rely heavily on the TFW program to hire skillsets that aren’t available locally. “Program changes announced in April are already hitting B.C. companies, causing hiring delays, and making the Our Mission Statement program unusable for many small businesses,” Winter said. “When business leaders from across Canada backed our policy, it Fort James Chamber Exists to promote trade, progress, development, and the economic confirmed that Canada as a whole isThe feeling this St. fallout as well.”

ists, receiving 37% of all Chinese national visits. In 2011, Chinese overnight arrivals reached 236,000 trips, an increase of and civic welfare of our community in order to make it a better place to22.4% live andsince work 2010.

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Busting small business myths

For small growth in is always thing. talks BC ChamberMyth: calls forbusinesses, flexibility Joba good Grant Fact: Growth is almost always a good thing, as long as it is controlled. Being able to up for a big order ensure the right cash should be The BC Chamber ofscale Commerce, in orpartnership withflowChambers paramount in your growth Also,and somewin-win business owners are content across the country, is calling for flstrategy. exibility solutions with their size, and don’t have any goals to grow – this is okay. in critical federal-provincial Job Grant talks. 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An advisor canterritories provide the to adapt a program to expert fit a specifi context, andcase to enable tools and guidancectoregional create a compelling business and help to businesses of alldetermine sizes toappropriate access the grant. sources of financing. Myth: Small business owners can write off all expenses (including those in their home). Safe Browsing-When visiting a branch, you can feel confident that your Fact: There are government rules about what can and cannot be written off money is safe and secure, with the premises adorned by vaults, locked at tax time. While there are many expenses that small business owners can doors, security and surveillance. We are keeping you just as safe when it's important to understand exactly what they are entitled to. For a you bank online claim; but once your information reaches your computer, you full list of business expenses, visit Canada Revenue Agency business expenshave a responsibility to protect it. 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Santa Parade will will be held November 29th, 7:00 pm be held on November 29th, 2013. Registrations are on7:00 linepm at2013. our website forstThe Parade will begin at Cottonwood Park and jameschamber.ca. Or call 250.996.7023 to are register. ending at 4 corners/Highway 27. Registrations on-line at our forstjameschamber.ca. Starting point forwebsite the parade will be at Cottonwood under “News” or call Park and ending at 5 corners/Highway 27. 250.996.7023 to register. Credit Unions:welcomes Founded onwork Cooperation BC Chamber done under Small Business Accord, urges continued On Thursday,momentum Oct. 17, credit unions in our community and worldwide will come together to celebrate International Credit Union Day® and the role that financial cooperatives play in improving

As celebrates they Smallserve Business Week, Chamber welcomes recent small busitheB.C. communities and the livesthe ofBC their members the world over.gains This for year’s theme, nesses under B.C. ’ s new Small Business Accord and urges continued momentum on the Accord’s “Credit Unions Unite for Good: A Better Way,” encapsulates what has long been credit unions’ implementation. “This Accord has the potential to be a game changer for B.C.’s small businesses,” philosophical principle among and financial cooperatives to seen bettersome servetangible their members. said John Winter, the BC—cooperation Chamber’s president CEO. “Already, we’ve action fl ow out of the Accord including a new staff appointment to help tackle red tape and the In an era that continuously poses economic and financial challenges for people around the world, creation of an awards program to encourage municipalities to act in the spirit of the Accord.” this theme honors credit unions’ cooperative principles. It is the goal of all credit unions to offer Some key actions taken to date include the appointment of a senior adviser to help small busiaccess cut to affordable financial services to all for their members and provide evenprize the of most financially nesses red tape and the launch of Open Business Awards with a cash $10,000 for disadvantaged the tools and the opportunities to be financially self-sufficient. winning municipalities. Winter said the challenge going forward will be to maintain momentum on implementing the Accord. “This Accord is full of bold principles but it’s important that we Creditget unions are unique they just are by not-for-profit, democratically member-owned don’t complacent and because assume that articulating those principlescontrolled, the job is done, ” Wincooperatives. Credit unions pool their members’ assets to low-cost loans otherand finanter said. “We encourage the government to keep driving theprovide implementation of theand Accord, cialencourage services inB.C. the businesses best interesttoofhelp the the members, not toget earnit right shareholder profits. The credit union we government by participating in consultation efforts.”B.C. ’s small businesses can share by their insights on how to implement the Accord on movement’s cooperative spirit is embraced more than 200 million members served by 56,000 Twitter using the hashtags #BCBizChat or #SmallBizBC. Businesses and business organizations credit unions in 101 countries worldwide, working together to achieve economic progress. Credit can alsoplay request a consultation with the development Small Businessand Roundtable their communitythey on Acunions a vital role in the economic stability ofinthe communities serve, cord issues. B.C.’s Small Business Accord was signed into force on March 19. The BC Chamber helping people improve their lives through access to affordable financial services and making played a pivotal role in calling for the Accord and partnering with the provincial government tothe world ait.better place to live. This year’s theme also recognizes of cooperative businesses deliver The Accord contains principles about considering the other needstypes of small business in policy and program serves todecisions; highlight their contributions to poverty alleviation, job creation andcan social integration. and fostering a regulatory environment that small businesses navigate effi ciently; to meet the needs of small business; enhancing Help makedeploying our voice training be heard.programs Stellar member service and democratic control and are just some of the small business’ access to government contracts. many benefits of being a credit union or cooperative member. That’s as true of credit unions here

in Fort St James as it is in other cooperatively-owned financial institutions from Mongolia to Ghana. Cooperatives and credit unions are founded on community service, a principle that has set Small Town success! them apart forlove moreathan 150 years. This International Credit Union Day, we hope everyone will join us in celebrating the credit union difference, our proud cooperative heritage and the wonderful More than 200credit locally owned to be promoted opportunities unions andindependent cooperatives businesses offer members of marketed the Fort Stand James community every beginning this month thanks to the region’s fi rst-ever collaborative buy-local initiative. day. Central and northern B.C. - Small Town Love has been officially unveiled with roaring success in six communities across the Integris region. InCredit July, Northern Development Initiative Trust partnered SIGNED: Joan Burdeniuk Union Branch Manager. with the District of Logan Lake, the District of Fort St. James, the District of 100 Mile House, the District of Vanderhoof, the Village of Valemount and the Village of Burns Lake to deliver a unique marketing campaign that celebrates locally-owned independent businesses with an aim to strengthen their competitiveness and keep more dollars in the local economy. Since then, more than 200 locally owned independent businesses in those six communities have signed on to have their products and stories featured through unique community web portals. The portals Love Logan Lake, Love Fort St. James, Love 100 Mile House, Love Vanderhoof, Love Valemount and Love Burns Lake feature first-rate photography, storytelling and a variety of local businesses in each community that range from bakeries and coffee shops, to gift stores, salons, quilters and health food stores. Each of the web portals features a search bar and directory function to quickly find businesses online, plus a map function that helps residents and tourists to the community locate and visit each business with ease. The Small Town Love program will be celebrated in each of the six communities this month with launch parties. The parties are free to attend, feature appetizers, door prizes and more. Residents and community visitors are encouraged to attend each of the parties. The parties will be held on the following days: Vanderhoof Nov 20, 6 pm, Nechako Senior Friendship Centre Logan Lake Nov 21, 5 pm, Logan Lake Golf Course Fort St. James Nov 22, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm at the North Arm Pub 100 Mile House Nov 27, 6 pm, 100 Mile Curling Club Burns Lake Nov 28, 6 pm, Chamber of Commerce Heritage Room Small Town Love was launched as a pilot program designed to promote small business in communities with populations of 5,000 or less. The pilot program is a partnership between Northern Development and entrepreneur Amy Quarry, who created and launched the original “Small Town Love” buy-local initiative in the City of Quesnel. With more than 50 local Quesnel-based businesses working collaboratively under the “Small Town Love” marketing brand, Quarry’s original program was extremely well received and highly successful. Given the success of the pilot program, Northern Development anticipates that Small Town Love will be expanded in 2014 and available to communities with populations of 5,000 or less throughout Northern Development’s service region.

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Physics - in real life Ruth Lloyd Caledonia Courier How do you make physics interesting and concrete for high school students who grow up with iPods and Xbox? Why you build trebuchets to throw jack-o’-lanterns flying through the air of course. A project hatched by teachers Julie Macdonald and Gary Soles at Fort St. James Secondary School (FSJSS), the first ever FSJSS trebuchet competition was born. What is a trebuchet you ask? If you weren’t familiar with the term, it is (according to the all-knowing Wikipedia) a “siege engine used in the Middle Ages.” A trebuchet uses a counterweight and the power of gravity to hurl an object through the air. An object perfect for bringing physics to life and demonstrating the effects of gravity. In order to entice students and teachers to sign up for the competition, Soles and Macdonald used a miniature trebuchet built by Ross Dagenais to hurl a tennis ball across the school gymnasium during a school assembly. Teams of two to five students signed up and designed their own trebuchets -

with the help of Google, of course - and each one took an estimated 40 hours to make. After all the hard work was done, with students dedicating after school and lunch hours and some class time to creating their machines, there were six teams still in the game by the end of October and only the teacher team of Soles and Macdonald made the cut. On Nov. 1, after the Pumpkin Walk was done and there were a great many leftover jack-o’-lanterns on hand, the testing began and the FSJSS field was the target. The pumpkin carnage showed the visible effects of gravity on the field and demonstrated the success of the seven trebuchets, with the teachers’ trebuchet making the longest throw of about 130 feet and the students’ trebuchets all in the 100 feet range. The first place prize went to Nick Burdeniuk and Eric Vinnedge, who won hats and scarves donated by Mount Milligan, and some iTunes cards provided by Macdonald. “It was quite impressive,” said Coles. The teachers hope to hold the competition again next year and include participation from the community if possible.

Students at Fort St. James Secondary School built trebuchets and tested them out using the leftover pumpkins from the pumpkin walk. Pumpkins were flying across the FSJSS field up to a distance of 130 feet.

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Fort St. James RCMP report

It was a slower week for the Fort St. James RCMP, with only 48 calls. RCMP in Fort St. James normally respond to nearly double the number of call outs. Nov. 8 at 9:45 p.m. RCMP responded to a call from the Stuart Lake Hospital that a woman at the hospital reported she had been sexually assaulted in the Eagle Court Townhouses. RCMP investigated and the victim identified a suspect who was known to her and he was then located and arrested. The suspect was remanded into custody and will appear in court in early December. Nov. 9 1:27 a.m. RCMP went out on patrols to a report of a possible drunk driver. The caller identified the vehicle as a purple Mazda on Sampson Road. Patrols then located a green Dodge Colt driving erratically which they pulled over. They determined it was the vehicle reported but had been misidentified. The river of the vehicle did not hold a valid drivers licence and when taken back to the precinct for breath samples, the sam-

ples were reportedly two times the legal limit. The suspect will appear in court Feb. 25, 2014. Nov. 9 5:30 a.m. A Tache resident reported his aunt had taken his silver 2013 Ford F150 pickup without permission. An RCMP member was called out to attend, and discovered the vehicle had been returned. The complainant reported the vehicle had been returned five minutes after he had reported it missing but had not thought to call back to the RCMP and he did not want the RCMP to follow through with any action on the complaint. This resulted in expensive overtime for a member which would likely easily have been prevented had the complainant informed dispatch of the situation. Nov. 9 4:38 p.m. A female reported she had been assaulted by another female earlier in the day because of an argument over puppies. The complainant reported she was giv-

ing away puppies downtown when the suspect took two of them. The complainant later saw the other woman attempting to sell the same puppies. When the complainant tried to get the puppies back she reported she was pushed down. The complainant had wanted RCMP to get the puppies back, however, they did not have the power to do so in this case as the complainant had given them up. Nov. 10 12:10 a.m. RCMP were called to a residence on Greenview on Nak’azdli Reserve. A female reported her husband was intoxicated and causing problems. Police arrived and found the man did appear intoxicated and the male was arrested for mischief. However, further investigation reportedly revealed the female had punched the male and the male was subsequently released and the female was taken into custody for domestic assault. The intoxicated male was released into the care of a sober friend at the time.

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¾ cup unsalted Butter ½ to 1 cup Candied Ginger (to your taste—I really like ginger so I put in lots!) ½ cup Icing Sugar 1 cup Flour ¼ tsp Powdered Ginger ½ cup Corn Starch Prepare baking sheets with parchment. Preheat oven to 300° F. Sift dry ingredients (flour, ginger, corn starch) and put aside In food processor blend butter and candied ginger. Blend in dry ingredients to form ball. Roll dough between two sheets of waxed paper to about ½-inch thick. Cut shapes with cookie cutter or cut into bars. Prick gently with a fork. Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool on rack and enjoy. Makes about 24 cookies Submitted by Penny Swales

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l and clean the pa llet Butter and coat with sugar 4 ram ekins 1 cup mixed or fa vo between 4 ramek rite berries evenly divided ins and place on the bottom ½ cup sugar 3 tbsp flour pinch salt Combine above in bowl Zest of 1 lemon 3 tbsp lemon juice 2/3 cup milk 1 egg yolk Add to dry mixtu re and stir well. Be mixture. Spoon evenly on top of at egg white until stiff peak, fo ld well into berries. Bake at utes. Cool 10 m 350 inutes, slide knife around edges, pl degrees for 20-25 minramekin and flip ace serving sauc upside down. Le er on top of m a little whipped cream if you like. on sauce will spill around the ca ke. Top with Submitted by Co rrie Parker

1 tbsp oil 4 slices bacon – chopped 1 cup chopped onion ½ head shredded cabbage 1 apple – cored, peeled and chopped ½ tsp salt ½ tsp black pepper ¼ cup heavy cream 4 tbsp whole grain mustard

Preheat over to 350 degrees. Line a 10” pie pan with your favorite pastry, chill.

, cook until bacon In large skillet over medium heat add oil, bacon, and onion and pepper, cook salt , is crisp and onion browned a little. Add cabbage, apple rd cook until musta and cream in 8-10 minutes or until cabbage is wilted. Stir heated through, serve.

Spread 1/3 of the cheese in bottom of pie pan, layer onions on top of cheese.

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Italian Bread Salad Here is a recipe for that person who doesnt really like stuffing, but does like the bread as part of the meal 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar 4 TBS olive oil 1/4 tsp salt and pepper 10 slices stale Italian Bread slices, chopped in bite size pieces 6 plum tomatoes 1 small red onion, chopped 2 cups fresh baby spinach leaves (optional) 1/4 cup fresh basil, chopped 1 tsp oregano

10 oz cheese (½ swiss, ½ gruyere is yummy) 2 tbsp flour - toss together and set aside 4 tbsp butter, 2 large onions – sliced saute in large skillet until opaque and just turning golden.

2 large firm tomatoes, sliced, 1 tsp fresh chopped basil In same skillet heat above, layer on top of onions, cover with remaining cheese. 2 large eggs, ¾ cup cream, 1/8 tsp nutmeg Mix well and pour over onions and tomatoes. Bake 35-40 minutes or until nicely browned. You can serve it hot, but I like to chill it and put out skinny pieces of it on snack platters. Submitted by Corrie Parker

Hot Vanilla

Here is recipe that puts the ordinar y hot chocolate upside down. Cho colaty cream on top of a warm vanilla drin k. So good after a day in the snow, or even as a before bedtime treat. 1/2 cup whipping cream 3 tbsp chocolate syrup 1/4 tsp cinnamon

Whisk first 4 ingredients well until completely combined. Combine rest of ingredients in large bowl. Add dressing. Toss gently. Let rest for 20 minutes in fridge before serving

Whip until stiff peaks form, set asid e. 6 cups milk, 12 tsp sugar Heat in a pot over low medium hea t (or a microwave). Stir in 1 tsp van illa extract. Fill your mugs with hot milk mixture, put on dollop of chocola te whip cream and enjoy.

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Peanut Butter Buckeyes

A fun treat to make and put out on your snack platter or to give as gifts. You do not have to put in the graham crackers if you cannot have gluten, they just won’t be crunchy, which is yummy in itself. 1 1/2 cups peanut butter 6 cups icing sugar 1 cup butter, softened 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 6 whole graham crackers, pulverized (optional) 4 cups semi sweet chocolate chips In large bowl combine first 4 or 5 ingredients, it will seem very dry Roll into 1 inch balls, place a toothpick into each one, put on a lined cookie tray and chill. Melt chocolate, using toothpick, dip each on into the chocolate, leaving a small circle of peanut butter showing. Refrigerate until hardened, remove toothpicks. Makes about 7 dozen Submitted by Corrie Parker

Pumpkin cheesecake squares

A fast and easy recipe to make and have on hand for those unexpected holiday visitors. 1 pkg pound cake mix 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice 1 large egg 2 tbsp melted butter Mix in electric mixer until crumbly. Press dough into the pan.

1 – 8 oz pkg cream cheese – softene d 1 – 15 oz can pumpkin 1 – 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice

2 large eggs ½ tsp salt Cream the cream cheese until soft and creamy. Add remaining ingredients, blend until smooth. Pour over crus t. 1 cup pecans – chopped. Sprinkle on top of pumpkin. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 10x15 pan. Bake 30 minutes or until set. Cool in pan. Cut into squares when completely coo led. Note: You can use a homemade bot tom if you like – graham crackers, pastry etc. Submitted by Corrie Parker

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Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls Something different, a holiday cinnamon roll, or just because For Dough: 1/3 cup milk 2 tablespoons butter 1/2 cup canned pumpkin or mashed cooked pumpkin 2 tablespoons sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 egg, beaten For Caramel Frosting: 1 package dry yeast 4 tablespoons butter 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed 1 cup bread flour 2 tablespoons milk 1/3 cup brown sugar, packed 1/4 teaspoon vanilla 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 pinch salt 2 tablespoons melted butter 3/4 cup confectioner’s sugar, sifted Instructions For Dough: In small saucepan, heat milk and butter just until warm (120130 degrees) and butter is almost melted, stirring constantly. In large mixer bowl, combine pumpkin, sugar and salt. Add milk mixture to pumpkin and beat with electric mixer until well mixed. Beat in egg and yeast. In separate mixing bowl, combine flours. Add half of flour mixture to pumpkin mixture. Beat mixture on low speed 5 minutes, scraping sides of bowl frequently. Add remaining flour and mix thoroughly (dough will be very soft). Turn dough into lightly greased bowl, then grease surface of dough lightly. Cover and let rise in warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. Punch dough down. Turn onto floured surface. Knead a few turns to form a smooth dough, sprinkling with enough additional flour to make dough easy to handle. On lightly floured surface, roll dough into 12x10-inch rectangle. In small bowl, combine brown sugar and cinnamon. Brush surface of dough with melted butter. Sprinkle with brown sugar mixture. Beginning with long side of dough, roll up jelly roll style. Pinch seam to seal. With sharp knife, cut roll into 12 slices, about 1 inch wide each. Place rolls, cut side up, in greased 9x9-inch baking pan. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Cover rolls and let rise until nearly doubled, 30 to 45 minutes. Bake rolls at 350 degrees F for about 20 minutes or until golden. Remove from pan to waxed paper-lined wire rack. Cool 10 to 15 minutes. For Caramel Frosting: In small saucepan, heat butter until melted. Stir in brown sugar and milk. Cook over medium low heat 1 minute. Transfer to small mixer bowl and cool mixture. Stir in vanilla, salt, and confectioners’ sugar. Beat with electric mixer until well blended. If necessary, add more confectioners’ sugar for desired consistency. Drizzle caramel frosting over cinnamon rolls. Submitted by Corrie Parker

Raisin Cookies

1 cup marg 2 cup sugar 3 eggs 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp all spice 4 cup flour 1 tsp vanilla 1/2 tsp salt 2 cup raisins 1 cup water

Boil raisins and wate r. Let cool. Cream marg and sugar. Ad vanilla. In a separa d eggs and te bowl, mix dry ing redients. Alternate wet ingredient to m adding dry and arg and sugar mixtur e, stirring after each spoonfuls onto cook addition. Drop ie sheet and bake at 400 for 10-12 minu tes. Submitted by Salli Ch adwick

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Meringue Topping: 3 egg whites ¼ cup of sugar ¼ tsp of cream of tartar Instructions about 2 tbsp to the side and Mix all the topping ingredients together, save m and up the sides. Rebotto the press the rest into a 10 inch pie plate, in and cook on a medium ther toge s dient frigerate. Combine the filling ingre stir constantly! Set aside to heat until it boils and thickens, making sure to meringue ingredients together cool while you make the meringue. Beat the the crust and top with the into until they form stiff peaks. Pour the filling brown up all lovely on will that s spike meringue, making beautiful little and slide into a 350 degree top! Sprinkle the rest of the crumbs on the top , around 10 minutes but oven. Bake until the meringue browns like below the fridge and eat the in Cool watch it carefully! All ovens are different! days, meringue topped few a last to going same day. This isn’t a pie that is made mere hours before pies get slimy between the layers. This is best serving. Submitted by Joan Adams

Ukranian Christmas “Crunchies” These crisp, light Khrustyky are fried like fritters. My husbands grandmother made these every year! Icing Sugar (powdered/Icing) 2 egg yolks Oil (or vegetable shortening) for 1 whole egg deep frying 4 Tbsp. sugar 4 Tbsp. whipping cream - divided 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour Pinch salt In a electric mixer -- Beat yolks and whole egg together until thick and lemon coloured, about 10 minutes. Add the sugar and beat well to dissolve about 5 minutes. Sift the flour with a pinch of salt and whisk 1/2 of it into the egg mixture, alternating with the cream. Mix in the other 1/2 of the flour by hand (with a spoon) with remaining cream. Leave to stand for 1 hour in the refrigerator. Divide the dough in half for easier rolling. Turn 1/2 of the dough out onto a well floured surface and knead gently with floured hands. Dough will be sticky at first. Roll out lightly until paper thin with a well floured rolling pin on a well floured surface. Using a pizza cutter, cut into strips about 3 inches X 1 1/2 inches. Cut straight across or cut diamond shape. Cut a slit in the lower half of each piece. Pull one end through the slit. Deep fry at 350º F. until golden brown on both sides. Cook a maximum of 4-6 crullers at a time. Drain on paper towels. Place icing sugar in a sieve and sprinkle sugar on them before serving. Makes about 36. Submitted by Anne Stevens

Orange Shortbread Fingers ½ cup unsalted Butter 4 Tbsp Sugar, plus extra for sprinkling Finely grated rind of 2 Oranges (scrub and dry oranges before grating) 1½ cups Flour Preheat oven to 350° F. Prepare baking sheet with parchment. Beat together the butter and sugar until soft and creamy. Beat in the orange rind. Gradually add the flour and gently mix to form a soft ball. Roll out the dough between two pieces of waxed paper to about ½-inch thick. Cut into fingers. Sprinkle over a little extra sugar and place on baking sheet. Prick gently with a fork and bake about 20 minutes (keep an eye on them from the 10-minute point). When done the fingers will be a light golden colour. Cool on racks and enjoy. Makes about 18

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Cranberry tartness wi th a sweet cream chee se filling & crumbly to pping Ingredients: Crust: Pastry for a 10” pie sh ell (your own or a mi x) First Filling Layer: 8 oz cream cheese, softened 1 large egg ½ cup icing suga 11 oz sweeten r ed condensed milk ¼ cup lemon juice, fresh or bottled Second Filling Layer: 2 Tbsp cornsta rch 14 oz canned whole cranberry sauc e Topping: 2/3 cup all purp os 1/3 cup brown e flour sugar, packed ¼ tsp cinna mon ¼ tsp salt ¼ cup butte r or hard margarine ½ cup choppe d pecans or walnuts (optional) Instruction: Crust: Roll out pie shell and line 10 inch pie plate. If you don’t have a plate, use a 9 inch an 10 inch pie d a 4 or 5 inch size. If you choose to put a 9 inch pie plate, pla all the filling in ce it on a baking shee t to catch any boil-ove First Filling: rs. Beat cream cheese, eg g and icing sugar in a medium bowl until sm condensed milk and lemon juice. Spread ooth. Add in bottom of pie shell Second Filling: . Stir cornstarch into cra nberry sauce in a small ing. bowl. Spoon over th e first fillTopping: Mix flour, sugar, cinna mon and salt in a bowl . til mixture is crumbly. Stir in pecans (option Cut in butter or margarine unal). Sprinkle over 2n in a 375 F oven (190 dlayer. Bake C) for 45 to 55 minu tes until set and light Lay a piece of foil ov ly browned. er pie if topping is ge tting too brown. Submitted by Karen Olson

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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

COLLEGE OF NEW CALEDONIA Nechako Region – Fort St. James Campus The College of New Caledonia is looking to ﬁll the following positions:

CHILDREN & FAMILY PROGRAM COORDINATOR – ADULT and CHILDREN & FAMILY PROGRAM COORDINATOR – FAMILY LITERACY There are two open Coordinator positions. They are responsible for the coordination, development and delivery of the literacy related programs for adults, families and children. Qualifications include: This position requires a person of Aboriginal ancestry who also meets all other necessary qualifications. Should a qualified Aboriginal person not be available for the position, the College will consider non-Aboriginal applicants with other necessary qualifications; One year post-secondary, preferably in education or social service areas; A minimum of one year of relevant work experience is required; Extensive experience with aboriginal cultures and communities; Experience with understanding of FASD; Must demonstrate strong computer skills, word processing, database, and internet experience; Ability to deal with information and reports in a confidential and professional manner; Must possess a valid driver’s license; May be required to undergo a criminal record check screening with satisfactory results; Prior experience working with adult learners is an asset. To find out more information about this and other opportunities, and directions on how to apply, please check our website at: www.cnc. bc.ca/tools/employment Join us. We offer a supportive workplace, great benefits, and competitive salaries. And we have opportunities to grow, both within our college, and within our communities. CNC – A COMMUNITY FOR LEARNING AND TEACHING THAT CARES, SERVES, AND LEADS 22ND

Please Contact Jeff Holland at 250-996-4013 for details.

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The KDL Group is currently looking for Log Truck Drivers and Independent Owner Operator Logging Trucks for the Fort St. James area. Trucks are required for the winter 2013/14 season with deliveries primarily into Fort St. James but are not limited. Wood will also be flowing to Vanderhoof, Prince George and Quesnel. Preference will be given to Short Loggers, but there is also a need for Long Loggers.

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Take notice that Louis Dorval and Patricia Rose Gauthier from Fort St. James, BC has applied to the Ministry of Forest, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Omineca Region, for a Crown grant for agricultural-extensive purposes situated on Provincial Crown land located near Lind Lake.

The Lands File for this application is 7409635. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to the Ryan Hall, Senior Land Officer, Omineca Region, MFLNRO, at 1044 5th omposites: Fibreglass Tanks for Long Term Storage of Wastewater. GRAF Rainwater harvesting solutions. Limited Duration Journeyman Carpenter TQ Avenue, Prince George, BC V2L 5G4 or Ryan.Hall@gov.bc.ca. ater Harvesting, Infiltration Retention Cisterns, Drinking Water Reservoirs. Vanderhoof Maintenance Department Ft. St. James B.C. Call (778) 667-0346 Comments will be received by MFLNRO up to December 27, 2013. MFLNRO may not be able to consider comments received In a Jam, call BAM BAM. HOURS OF WORK: 8 hours per day, 5 days per week after this date. DUTIES TO COMMENCE: Immediately - August 31, O Please visit the website at: l Remote Water Hauling, Water 2014. anĚ dreatment͘ http://www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/viewpost. teƐƟng testing and Treatment. RATE OF PAY: $27.28 per hour as per the current jsp?PostID=39325 for more information. Hauling, ǆĐaǀaƟon ǁorŬ͘ 'raǀel Gravel Hauling, Excavation work. Collective Agreement O Eoǁ ƉroǀiĚing >iƋuiĚ Ɛtorage l Now providing Liquid storage Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes) is seeking a tanŬƐ Ĩor Water anĚ WaƐte tanks for Water and Waste considered part of the public record. For information, contact highly motivated, progressive individual who would Danagement͘ &or ReƐiĚenƟal Management. For Residential the Freedom of Information Advisor at Ministry of Forests, Lands be interested in working as a Journeyman Carpenter anĚ /nĚuƐtrial uƐeƐ͘ and Industrial uses. and Natural Resource Operations’ Office in Omineca Region. - Trades Qualified in the Vanderhoof Area. This O Rainǁater ŚarǀeƐƟng ƐoluƟonƐ͘ l Rainwater harvesting solutions. individual would provide carpentry and maintenance A hard copy MAP showing the location and extent of the Water Delivery and Gravel application area may be acquired by calling the land officer services to the repair, alteration and construction of ^eaŵleƐƐ WŽlyetŚylene danŬƐ ǆĐavaƟŽn Seamless Polyethylene Tanks Excavation named above at 250-565-6430. District buildings, fixtures and equipment.

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KNOWLEDGE: O completion of Grade 12 (Dogwood Certificate) O valid BC Trade Certification as a Carpenter O valid Class 5, B.C. Driver’s License with an exemplary driving record as demonstrated by a current driver’s abstract. EXPERIENCE O Experience gained through Trades Qualification apprenticeship program inclusive of 1 year industry related experience O Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate and Familiarity with Work Safe BC safety procedures SKILLS & ABILITIES O ability to read and interpret drawings and specifications O good basic knowledge of painting and finishing O ability to perform a variety of skilled carpentry tasks in the construction and maintenance of school district facilities O thorough and current knowledge of the standards, practices, regulations, methods, tools and equipment of the trade O ability to communicate effectively using courtesy, tact and discretion in dealing with requests, complaints and clarification of information O ability to use judgement to interpret, analyze and modify methods and procedures O physical capability to perform the job duties O basic working knowledge of computers For complete duties and responsibilities of this position, please contact Lynn Maksymchak at 250-567-2284 or lmaksymchak@sd91.bc.ca

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Applications will be accepted for the following position until 4:00 pm, Friday, November 22, 2013 by: LYNN MAKSYMCHAK DISTRICT PRINCIPAL - HUMAN RESOURCES/ LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 91 (NECHAKO LAKES) PO BOX 129 VANDERHOOF BC V0J 3A0

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AMENDMENT REQUIRING APPROVAL 2006 FOREST STEWARDSHIP PLAN Prince George & Fort St. James Forest Districts Canadian Forest Products Ltd. (Canfor) has prepared an Amendment Requiring Approval (ARA) to its Forest Stewardship Plan (FSP) for operations in the Prince George and Fort St. James Forest Districts. This FSP is jointly managed by Canfor, Carrier Lumber Ltd., Takla Track & Timber Ltd., and Conifex Inc. but this Amendment applies only to Canfor’s operations. Amendment ARA-010 is required to reflect the planned creation of Draft Old Growth Management Areas (Draft OGMAs) on Canfor’s Tree Farm License 30 (TFL30), and potential inclusion of stands between 120 and 140 years in age to form large contiguous areas. In accordance with the Forest Planning and Practices Regulation, Amendment ARA-010 is available for public review and comment from November 1st 2013 to January 3rd 2014 at the following location, during regular office hours (8:00 am to 4:00 pm): Canadian Forest Products Ltd., 5162 Northwood Pulpmill Road, P.O. Box 9000, Prince George BC V2L 4W2 A representative will be available to discuss the proposed amendment at the above office location, and to receive comment(s). If an interested party is unable to review the Amendment (ARA-010) during regular business hours, please contact us by phone or in writing to arrange a suitable time. Sara Cotter, RPF email: sara.cotter@canfor.com; Phone: (250) 962-3398; Fax: (250) 962-3217

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Lakeview Apartments 752 Stuart Dr. W. Fort St. James. 2bdrm apt. Newly renovated. Quiet, clean building. Adult oriented. no pets R.R. Avail. 250-996-8044

Townhouses Stuart Lake Townhouses Newly renovated, family oriented, 3 bdrm, 2 bath with basement, 2 parking stalls, No dogs. Ref Req’d 250-996-8044

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HILLCREST apts. Lg. 1 & 2bdrm suites. Clean and quiet. Adult orientated,Security system,Strict Management,no pets ph# 250-996-7854

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TRIDEM WATER truck and 2007 10x30 QA shack. 2004 WS 4900 SA 120 barrel with only 115,000 kilometers. Preemissions. Recent CV. Maintenance records available. 403-340-9328.

Trucks & Vans 1995 Chev 4x4 pickup for sale. Extended cab with doors, good condition, 160,000 kms, gas. $6900. Burns Lake. Call 250-698-7533 evenings

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Legal Notices NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Re: Estate of Abram Penner, also known as Abe Penner, Deceased, formerly of 600 Stuart Drive East, Fort St. James, British Columbia (the “Estate”) Creditors and others having claims against the Estate are hereby notified under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the Tammy Pamela Zielke, c/o Heather Sadler Jenkins LLP, Attn: Roberta Stewart, 204-1302 Seventh Avenue, Prince George, BC, V2L 3P1, on or before December 27, 2013, after which date the Tammy Pamela Zielke will distribute the Estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the Tammy Pamela Zielke then has notice.

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Wednesday, November 20, 2013 Caledonia Courier

Remembrance Day

Community Events

Community Events are free of charge as they are sponsored by the Caledonia Courier COMING EVENTS... Will appear as space is available, free of charge in this section. Coming events are available to non-profit organizations only. This area is not intended for thank you submissions or selling products. It is simply a place for nonprofit organizations a place to announce upcoming free activities. You can e-mail your item to advertising@ominecaexpress. com or by fax: 567-2070. Your organizations’ announcement can also be dropped off at our office located at #111-250 Stuart Drive, Fort St. James. Decision of the publisher is final. *** FORT ST JAMES CHRISTIAN OUTREACH GROUP FOOD BANK SCHEDULE...10.00am to 12.00noon, on Wednesdays, November 27, December 11, January 8, 2014, January 22, February 4, February 18, March 5, March 19, April 2, April 16, April 30, May 14, May 28, June 11, June 26, July 9, July 23, August 6, August 20, September 3, Wednesday, September 17. *** UNTOLD TRAUMA...author seeks contributions from nonFirst Nations students and staff who experienced Catholic residential or day schools abuse in Northern BC. For more info email Kathyhansen1@gmail.com *** FIREwEED STOppING ThE VIOLENCE & OUTREACh SERVICE For those who believe all is possible!...Provides free Confidential, Safe, and Supportive counselling and outreach services for women. Hours of Service: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and every other Friday. Location: Room 203, 349 Stuart Drive, Fort St James, BC Phone: (250) 9961214 Fax: (250) 996-7647 Email: fire.or@telus.net *** ST pATRICk’S ANGLICAN ChURCh... hosts a free lunch every

Tuesday from 11.00am - 1.00pm. All are welcome. This lunch is made possible through the generous giving of time and resources,by many people in the region, including The Roman Catholic Church, Camp Living Water, E-Free Church and many other individuals. We wish to thank all those who contribute their labour to this program as well as those who provide food and other necessities. We also run a small food bank on Tuesday morning, and are very thankful for all who contribute to this endeavor. For further information please call Gwen Andrews 567-6744. *** SERVICE TIMES... at St Patrick’s Anglican Church, Fort St James, will be 10:30 am every Sunday. Free lunch every Tues between 11-1pm with music and Prayer. Please come and join us. *** FIREwEED CLOThES DRIVE...The Fireweed Safe Haven is doing a winter clothes drive. We are looking for jackets, boots, snow pants, mitts, hats, scarves, fleeces, etc, for men, women and children. The items will then be given to families in the community that need them. If you do not have anything at home that you can part with but still wish to contribute, you can purchase mitts, socks, or thermal underwear. Please drop items off at the Fireweed Safe Haven. For more information please contact Talia at (250) 9968081. Every little bit helps. *** AUxILIARy TO STUART LAkE hOSpITAL... Monthly meeting 2nd Wednesday each month. Hospital Cafeteria 7:00 p.m. *** FORT ST. JAMES pUBLIC LIBRARy hOURS... Tuesday 11:30-8:00 Wednesday 11:30-4:30 Thursday 11:30-4:30 Friday 11:30-8:00 Saturday 11:00-3:00 ***

NEChAkO VALLEy COMMUNITy SERVICES SOCIETy...Child and Youth Mental Health and Counseling Services available at no cost. Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Call 9967645 for appointment. *** FORT TRAp AND hANDGUN CLUB... meets last Sunday of every month. Contact (Sue) at 250-9967728 (h) for more information. *** FORT ST. JAMES SEARCh & RESCUE... steering committee meetings first Tuesday of every month. 7:00 p.m. above the Fort St. James Firehall. Training is the third Tuesday of every month at the Firehall at 7 p.m. New members welcome. For more information please contact Paul at 250.996.7478 or Rod at 250.996.7269 *** MUSIC MAkERS...New members always WELCOME. Not everyone has to be on stage, there is lots of work behind the scenes. Call Heike Fonda at 250-996-7006 for more info. *** ThE ThRIFT STORE...has a new name! “The Bargain Basement”. We are still at the same location, across from Shoppers Food Mart. Donations of clean clothing and small housewares are greatly appreciated. Please, no books or magazines. Proceeds are used for community needs. Open Wed-Sat, 12 noon to 4pm. *** SERVICE pUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT...If you know anyone, including a child, who has been abused or harmed by a psychiatrist call the Citizens Commission on Human Rights at: 1-800-670-2247. *** AA MEETINGS...Thursdays at 8:00pm. United Church on 2nd Ave West. call 250-996-8290 for more information.