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Sam Redding Omineca Express Students at NVSS have been working hard to eliminate bullying from their school and will be painting Vanderhoof pink on Pink Shirt day Wednesday, February 26. Rayna Thiessen is an outspoken member of the ERASE bullying initiative. Her and several other students come together and plan activities and innovative ideas to stop bullying. “I got into it because I was bullied myself,” said Thiessen.”And I started teaching the classes and Mrs. Ziler asked if I wanted to take part in it and I said yes. [Bullying] was invisible last year but after we started getting out into the school a lot of bystanders started coming forward with their stories.” The anti-bullying group, which consists of around 30 people, has worked on a few big ideas in the past such as a sticky notes project where the students would write positive things on notes and post them around the school. Painting the town pink will involve going around to a few businesses in Vanderhoof and seeing if they can have some sort of display in their window. The students will also take pink surveyor tape and cover some lamp posts and telephone poles. All this will help spread the anti-bullying message. The ERASE bullying group was formed in 2013 to combat some growing bullying problems in NVSS and it came out of a program called Stand Up which encourages people to take a stand if they see something wrong or tell someone if they see a victim of bullying. Bullying is defined as harassment that happens again and again, it can’t be just a one shot deal. The students also attended five days of training with people from the Stand Up program “The premise is to improve the culture of the school through connections and belonging,” said Barb Ziler, counselor at NVSS. “So the students then identified concerns and areas in the school and then came up with their own intitiatives to try to improve the culture. “I think they’re starting small, with those feelings of caring and connection in our school,” said Ziler. “I’m here because I was bullied but other people might be here for their own different reasons,” said Thiessen. “The others are just those honest caring people that just want to make a difference.”
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Charlie Bulamaibau danced the Fijian warrior dance of victory in between gospel music from the Eagles Wings group that performed at Northside Christian school. The child almost started dancing with him but decided there were too many people to do anything but cry.
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Donation to Auxiliary Society Steve, Shawn and staff at Kal-Tire raised $1,000 for the St. John Hospital Auxiliary Society from the Hooterville Hoot burger stand in the summer of 2013 as well as odds and ends sold at a garage sale and from selling river rafting tubes all summer. The Hospital Auxiliary Society thanks you Kal-Tire.
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History and facts around Vanderhoof Sam Redding Omineca Express Twenty years ago (1994) In the Omineca Express, twenty years ago, there was much discussion about a pool/recreation facility in Vanderhoof. Current councillor Brian Frenkel was a spokesman in the article. According to the article, several years before local voters had turned down a pool-complex proposal because it would involve a tax hike. But Frenkel said other communities have raised the money for their pools without using tax money. The paper also wrote about some poor bloke who lost his dog to a snowmobiler. Heinz Dube lost his eight year old lab and found him dragged for 150 feet away leading him to believe the driver must have been speeding. “Apparently, Buddy did not die immediately,” the paper said. “That could have been a kid” said Dube, worried about more people being hit.
The driver was running the machine on a public roadway, which is illegal, near Sinkut Lake Road when the dog got hit on edge of driveway. Forty years ago (1974) In the Feb. 28 issue of the Nechako Chronicle, the newspaper published an article titled “Ban that French” with a comment from Reg Worthing, a director for the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako in Burns Lake. “The parents in my area are really unhappy,” Mr. Worthing stated. “They are quite incensed that our sons and daughters are being forced to learn French as a second language when it is apparent that in Quebec they are now banning the teaching of English.” CBC News published stats showing that three years earlier, in 1971, 599,000 English speakers left Quebec because of legislation establishing French as the only official language in the province. Sixty years ago (1954)
In 1954 the Nechako Chronicle printed a letter from a subscriber who was living in California at the time. The publishing date was Saturday, Feb. 27, 1954. “During 1917 I homesteaded in the area between the junction of the Nechako and Stuart Rivers. Vanderhoof was a very small village at the time. I remember meeting some of the old timers at that time, among them being Bob Reid, Geo Snell, Steve Holmes, Tom Hunt and many others. Some of the above mentioned have passed on. I have read with interest the progress Vanderhoof has made in the last few years. It seems quite evident Vanderhoof is destined to be one of the important interior towns.” That letter was written by R. D. Belyea.
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Passed away peacefully on Feb. 9, 2014 at the Nechako Stewart Manor. She was born in Fort Macleod, Alta. She returned to England at age 4 with her parents and two siblings. Alice was predeceased by husband Jack 1989 and brother Jim. She is survived by 5 children Robert (Jackie) Jim (Gary) Charlie (Lucille) Allen (Linda) Irene (Bob Fuller) several grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces & nephews. Their will be no service at Alice’s request.
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Travis Himmelright, instructor at NVSS, took several of his students on an ice fishing trip as part of the Outdoor Pursuits class.
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BRIEFLY Milligan reaches commercial production After a difficult start-up period, with new technology and a developing workforce, Thompson Creek Metals has announced full commercial production at Mount Milligan Mine. Thompson Creek said the mine achieved commercial production on Feb. 18, 2014, which they defined as having been at 60 per cent or more of mill design capacity for 30 days. Thompson Creek Metals has been struggling with low molybdenum prices, as its operating mines Thompson Creek in the United States, and Endako near Fraser Lake, both are primarily molybdenum operations. Mount Milligan represents a major diversification of Thompson Creek’s operations. During the release of their full 2013 financials, Thompson Creek reported producing 10.4 million pounds of copper and 20,374 ounces of gold from Mount Milligan. The new coppergold mine took nearly three years to construct and cost more than expected, but has managed to find the workers necessary for operation despite skilled worker shortages. Mount Milligan Mine is located between Fort St. James and Mackenzie.
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Eagles Wings dance and sing Sam Redding Omineca Express The Eagles Wings, a singing and dancing gospel group from Fiji, played a show at Northside Christian school on Wednesday, Feb. 19. The group employed a mixture of percussion instruments and sounds for the first segment of the performance. The five members of the group were clapping, stomping and slapping the ground in perfect synchronized harmony to eventually build a wall of sound that washed over the gym full of listeners. The group is made up of the Bulamaibau siblings Dii, Christine, Marama, Charlie and Ben. “It’s a family group, we’re a traditional contemporary musical group and so we travel a lot so we do a lot of our traditional music but in a gospel way,” said Dii Bulamaibau” It’s like an ancient chant, it consists of all these sounds and rhythms that go along with it.” Eagles Wings incorporates the
chanting and percussive sounds of the Fijian Island to create music very different from anything heard on the radio in Vanderhoof. The group was dressed in traditional island garb similar to what might be expected in Hawaii. Grass skirts, bare feet and Charlie was dressed to look like a fierce warrior. The first three songs were taken from the bible including Psalms and parables as well as the story of Jesus Christ. Charlie was jumping and yelling while his sisters chanted harmoniously and he performed warrior dance of victory after the first three songs. There was also a performance of Let it Be as well as special dances and songs speaking of having the gratitude to serve others more than yourself and various other messages. The exotic and interesting dance came together with familiar subject material for the audience who seemed appreciative of the entire performance.
The Bulamaibau’s sang their island gospel songs with smiles on their faces.
RCMP report The Vanderhoof RCMP detachment experienced 52 calls for service from Feb. 13-19. On Feb. 13 the RCMP received reports of a vehicle driving erratically and at high speeds through the streets of Vanderhoof. The young driver of the vehicle nearly hit a pedestrian on the crosswalk near Douglas Street on Burrard Avenue at approximately 5:30 p.m. The ride almost ended with a near collision at Scotts Foods but the driver kept going to stop at Extra Foods. The driver was issued a violation ticket for driving without consideration and for failing to yield to a pedestrian. The vehicle was impounded for seven days for stunting.
On Feb. 14 a resident on Alder Avenue noticed that a vehicle had been parked there for some time. The resident tried to wake up the driver inside to see if he was alright but the man wouldn’t respond. So the RCMP were contacted and members came to investigate. The RCMP officers roused the sleeper and found him intoxicated after the use of a roadside screening device. The driver was issued a 90 day roadside suspension and the vehicle was impounded for 30 days. Interim detachment commander Justin Thiessen commented that the number of calls was a little lower than average but he attributed that to the cold weather season stating that it is normal for this time of the year.
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Sam Redding Omineca Express This year’s graduating students took part in the annual graduation transition presentation and interview on Feb. 19-20. Every grad student must come up with three main areas of accomplishment and provide evidence in each area that that skill or accomplishment has improved them and set them up to survive as an adult. They must also present a plan on what they want to do after high school, even if that plan is to just figure out what they want to do. The students present these plans and accomplishments to a panel of four people. These people include members of the community, teachers, and one grade 11 student who watches to see what they will have to do when it is their turn. Several students chose their family or friends as one evidence of their accomplishments, those that have had to take care of siblings learned responsibility early on. Other students chose their church, Top: Brianna Loewen showed the panel her skills in sewing by presenting blankets and pillows that she made herself. Bottom: Dalton Penner brought in his hunting equipment as well as a coyote pelt that he shot and made himself in order to demonstrate his skills and interests.
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saying that it gives them somewhere to volunteer and it addresses their emotional and mental wellbeing. The students were all impressive in their own unique ways. Some people were more academic in their presentation, showing their school accomplishments and
where they plan to go to continue their education. Other students showed their accomplishments through their ongoing careers as mechanics or farmers and hunters. Everyone had something special to show the judges who appreciated the effort and courage that
it takes to stand up in front of strangers and let them ask questions about your life. For their part the judges try to help the students express their goals and competencies by asking questions designed to get the shy students talking and thinking about what they will do with their life.
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Express Endako Mines facing environmental rethink Fraser Lake area First Nation leaks contamination document
Walter Strong Lakes District News Nadleh Whut’en First Nation (NWFN), just east of Fraser Lake, released documents recently that show the B.C. ministry of environment is re-evaluating the impact Thompson Creek Metals’ Endako Mine is having on the area’s watershed. The Endako molybdenum mine has been in operation since the early 1960s. Nadleh Whut’en First Nation Chief Martin Louie said NWFN is concerned the mine may be operating according to standards which would not be acceptable if the mine were to go through a fresh environmental application today. A recent expansion to milling capacity at the mine leaves NWFN concerned that increased uptakes in fresh water from Francois Lake, combined with increased effluent discharge, could have a negative impact on the local watershed. “We are concerned about the environment, and it seems like the government is allowing industry to pollute,” said Chief Louie. “We are the stewards of our lands and waters... We are extremely concerned that the Endako Mine is affecting our water and fresh water fish including salmon and the endangered Nechako White Sturgeon.” The Jan. 6, 2014 ministry document that effluent from the mine, although within B.C. environment permit levels, are having a measur-
able affect on aquatic life in Francois Lake, the Endako River, and smaller streams in the area of the mine site. The same document goes on to say that authorized discharge levels from the Endako mine will be reconsidered under the mine’s environmental permit. An earlier Oct. 22, 2013 document from a B.C. ministry of environment biologist warns that elevated levels of contaminant are having an effect on a bottom-feeding fish species, the prickly sculpin. The report identifies the prickly sculpin as a ‘sentinel species’. Sentinel species are early warning creatures when it comes to detecting potential human hazards. Another sentinel creature, although not in its natural environment, would be the proverbial canary in a coal mine. The same report also indicated that, “Chronic guidelines for the protection of aquatic life were exceeded in the Endako River in both reference and exposure areas for total aluminum, total cadmium and total iron. Federal and provincial drinking water guidelines were exceeded in both reference and exposure areas for colour, and total phosphorus, aluminum, cadmium, iron, manganese, mercury, and zinc.” The Endako mining operations were identified in that report as being the likely source of contaminants. These documents provoked NWFN to go public with its concerns over the mine’s continued operation. “If it was a new mine it would be under higher, and better standards,
Aboriginal business award winner Sam Redding Omineca Express This story originally ran in November 2012 and is being rerun as part of Black Press Aboriginal Business Match to recognize excellence in First Nations businesses. George Lacerte is a resident of Fraser Lake whose business, LHI Tutl’it Services Inc. has been active in the community and Prince George for over five years. He recently won a citation for the Aboriginal Business Awards for Joint Venture business of the year. He started LHI Tutl’it and since it partnered with Stephen Bros. Contracting and TBD Consulting in 2008 it has grown in size and stability.
“I’m proud but it’s mostly due to the hard work, efficiency and dedication of our employees,” said Lacerte. “I share it with them. Plus I share it with their wives and their families because a lot of the time they’re away from home working in other parts of the province. It’s definitely a contribution from all our employees and our families.” He attended the awards ceremony on December 5, 2013 in Vancouver. LHI Tutl’it is a company heavily involved in resource management in the area. It has contracts with BC Hydro and logging companies and Lacerte has said that they would be interested in working on the Liquified Natural
Gas pipeline “which is destined to come through our territory, it’s work that hits close to home for sure.” Lacerte is a member of the Nadleh Whut’en band and he strives to make sure that his workforce is always First Nations friendly. “Whenever we go into another territory we always try to make use of the First Nations subcontractors in the area,” said Lacerte. “There’s a good opportunity for First Nations here, we’re run well to compete with the other businesses that are out there and we definitely try to use them when we go into their territories but we have a very stable crew so we’re never having to lay anyone off to hire others.”
but it seems that Endako is being allowed to operate using outdated practices, [and] old baseline information,” said Chief Louie. “This mine combined with all the other proposed developments in the region, including forestry and natural gas pipelines will put a lot of pressures on the local ecosystems.” The B.C. ministry of environment has confirmed that it is currently re-evaluating permitted discharge limits at the Endako Mine under the mine’s Environmental Management Act permit. According to comments made to the Vancouver Sun by David Bailey, director of environment for Thompson Creek Metals, the company agrees ongoing testing could include a reevaluation of permit levels. But Bailey, the Vancouver Sun reported, said the company wants any regulatory changes to be made based on good science and further analysis. The Endako mine was given permission to expand in early March 2012. The $600 million expansion was reported at the time to create about 160 new jobs, while doubling the mine’s milling capacity. At the time, mining reserves were considered capable of sustaining the mine until approximately 2028, while creating $90 to $100 million per
year in direct economic activity in the form of wages, purchases, and taxation. Since then, molybdenum prices have stumbled. In August, 2012, Endako announced a temporary scaling back of operations which resulted in the temporary lay-off of 17 permanent employees, and 40 temporary workers. Thompson Creek Metals also owns B.C.’s newest mine, the Mount Milligan gold and copper mine midway between Fort St. James and Mackenzie. About 20 of the employees laid off at Endako found employment at the Mount Milligan mine during its construction phase.
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Grizzly hunt isn’t going away VICTORIA – A little-noticed protest tent sprouted up on the rainsoaked B.C. legislature grounds earlier this month. Green Party MLA Andrew Weaver spoke, asking whether B.C. residents would tolerate trophy hunting of killer whales. That would be a federal matter, but the point is vividly made about the onset of B.C.’s traditional spring grizzly bear hunt. It’s bigger this year, with Kootenay and Chilcotin wildlife management regions reopened after closures were enacted to preserve grizzly populations. In all, more than 1,000 grizzly bears are up for grabs. As with limited-entry hunts for deer and other animals, only about a third of those hunts are successful in an average year. The rally was sponsored by the Coastal First Nations Great Bear Initiative, the partnership with U.S.-directed environment groups Sierra Club, Greenpeace and ForestEthics that has become so influential in B.C. affairs. It produced a survey showing that 88 per cent of B.C. residents oppose trophy hunting, and its California experts calculate a 10-fold increase in value when bear hunting gives way to bear watching. The Raincoast Conservation Society has bought up half a dozen guiding territories on the remote B.C. coast. Combined with government restrictions, more than half the coast is now off limits to bear hunting. Naturally, activists want the whole province shut down. Wildlife management is the responsibility of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson. He’s heard plenty from all sides and he maintains that bear watching and bear hunting will continue to coexist in B.C. Thomson has just introduced legislation to permit hunting guide territories to be operated by corporations as well as individuals. This is a long-sought change, allowing First Nations companies and others access to bank loans to expand the industry. Non-resident hunters are required to hire a licensed guide-outfitter. Resident hunters pay $32 for a one-year hunting licence and $80 for a grizzly bear tag. Non-Canadians pay $180 for the licence and $1,030 for a chance at a grizzly. Hunting in general is making a comeback in B.C. Ministry data show hunting licenses had declined to 85,633 in 2006, but recovered to reach 97,828 by 2013. Thomson credits the work of the B.C. Wildlife Federation, which runs hunter training courses. Another program, Becoming an Outdoor Woman, has helped revive hunting and camping as a family activity, he said. Growing up hunting in northeastern B.C., I was taught not to shoot anything I’m not prepared to eat. I also remember the struggles to protect caribou and other endangered prey species that at one time
had B.C. biologists resorting to shooting wolves from helicopters. The reopening of grizzly bear territories is marketed to urban residents as a horrible crime against nature. In fact, it’s a sign of increasing population. Problems in B.C. wildlife these days include the fragile mountain caribou herds of the Kootenays, which have been subject to intensive management including relocation of animals. The ministry has also begun a five-year study of declining moose populations across a vast area of the Interior subject to salvage logging in the wake of the pine beetle epidemic. Vancouver media recently highlighted a grizzly
hunt by NHL journeyman Clayton Stoner. Typically, U.S. enviros promoted the deceased bear by name, “Cheeky,” and photos showed its carcass stripped to the skeleton by scavengers after Stoner left with the hide, paws and head. They don’t mention that the same fate awaits animals that die of starvation or other natural causes, which increase when animals overpopulate. As with many B.C. issues, there’s a cartoon version sold to impressionable city dwellers, and then there’s the truth. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca
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Fabric donations overwhelming Dear Editor, Thank you for publishing the article about dresses for the poor in the Express in September and January. The response from the community has been overwhelming. I would like to thank everyone who has contributed. Thank you to Integris Credit Union for your donation, to the Vanderhoof Department Store for contacting the Express regarding this project. Chris Simrose is using the scraps to sew quilts for people
who need them, so nothing is going to waste. So far I have completed 130 dresses. Two apple boxes full have already been sent away, and two more are almost ready. This would not have been possible without your article and the generosity of the community. Thank you so much. Patti Chesley, Vanderhoof
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Roger Dallaire presented to several elementary schools in Vanderhoof last week. He sung and performed with his marionettes in both French and English and told the story of a little shoemaker.
Rayna Thiessen stands in her ‘take a stand’ shirt next to anti-bullying posters in honour of Pink Shirt day on Wedesday, Feb. 26.
SAVE Stabbing nets two arrests in FSJ RCMP were left trying to sort out the details in relation to an alleged stabbing last week. Initially, police received a report from a female on the morning of Feb. 15 a man had showed up at her residence and said he had been stabbed. The caller told police the man had told her the stabbing had taken place the night before. Then police received a call from staff at the Stuart Lake Hospital a male patient had been treated for wounds which appeared to result from a stabbing and he had then been discharged. Upon investigation of the male victim, RCMP discovered he was on conditions not to be in contact with a
female involved in the incident and not to be in Fort St. James. The victim then was arrested on breach of conditions and was questioned in relation to the potential stabbing. The victim did have wounds under his arm and on his stomach consistent with a stabbing. Eventually, the man disclosed to police who allegedly stabbed him and where the incident took place. RCMP then went to the residence and arrested the female suspect for assault with a weapon and executed a search warrant on the premises the same evening. Police said they did find evidence of a stabbing.
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Putting a stop to bullying on Pink Shirt Day… Kerry Vital / Black Press Names such as Amanda Todd and Rehtaeh Parsons are sadly well-known to many Canadians. Both teens committed suicide after years of bullying at the hands of classmates. On Feb. 26, Canadians will recognize Pink Shirt Day, a day devoted to preventing bullying and helping children and teens who are being victimized. For some people, bullying hits very close to home. Tad Milmine, now an RCMP constable, is one of them. As a child, Milmine was
bullied relentlessly by classmates and locked in the basement by his stepmother every day for 12 years. His father, an alcoholic, never tried to help him, even when Milmine’s stepmother verbally abused him. “I always held out hope that one day an adult would see that I was in the basement and perhaps ‘rescue’ or ‘save’ me,” he says. “No one ever came.” At 17, Milmine ran away from home and cut all
ties with his father and stepwearing a pink shirt that day, and mother. Still, he struggled with youth are reminded of the resources being extremely introverted and available to them.” emotional. While he had dreamed Pink Shirt Day was started in Nova of being a police officer for much Scotia by two teenage boys who, after of his life, he didn’t feel confident seeing another male student bullied enough to act on that dream. At for wearing a pink shirt, decided to 33, he finally felt able to take that gather their friends and all wear pink step and do what he loved after to school. CKNW AM 980 was inspired encouragement from an officer he by their action, and since 2007 has met while playing baseball. raised over $650,000 for anti-bullying “I never acted on my dream programs in B.C. through the sale of Tad Milmine because I truly believed it was just their pink shirts. You can purchase a dream,” he says. “I thought that your own shirt at London Drugs or dreams weren’t meant to be achieved.” online. This year’s campaign is being presented Milmine was moved by the 2011 suicide of by Coast Capital Savings, with Black Press as a Ontario teen Jamie Hubley, who killed himself media partner. after years of bullying for being gay and a figure For more information about Pink Shirt Day, skater, to start Bullying Ends Here, a website visit www.pinkshirtday.ca. Milmine’s website that tells Hubley’s story as well as his own. can be found at www.bullyingendshere.ca. Milmine has travelled all over Canada and the U.S. speaking to students and encouraging them to contact him if they need help. In the presentations, he shares his own story and that of Hubley, and tells the students that he understands what it’s like to be an outcast, and that he too is gay, just like Hubley. He shares The website and smartphone app Ask.fm is a socialthis information to point out that he is no difnetworking site where people can ask other users ferent than the people listening to him in the questions. It’s extremely popular with pre-teens and audience. teens, but recently it has become well-known for “I never let my sexuality stand in the way of livfacilitating cyber-bullying instead. It has been refering out a dream,” Milmine says. “I never let the negativity while growing up stand in my way.” enced in several suicide cases around the world as Milmine’s presentations are done on his own part of the bullying the victim experienced that led to time and with his own money. their suicide. “I always wanted to ‘help’ people and today The biggest issue with Ask.fm is that questions can I am lucky enough to be in that position,” be submitted anonymously, and content is not monisays Milmine. “Youth need to know that tored, so abuse of the service can be rampant with no nobody can help them if they don’t speak up. You have to share, have to repercussions to the user. Even if someone is blocked, ask for help. Give us a chance to that person can still view profiles and see other interhelp.” actions, and privacy settings cannot be increased as Sixty-four per cent of Canadian they can on Facebook and Twitter. According to RCMP children have been bullied at Const. Tad Milmine, the Latvia-based website also school at some point, accordsends daily spam with messages suggesting users ing to the Pink Shirt Day kill themselves and calling them ugly, among others, campaign, and 40 per cent of Canadian employees are with no name attached. bullied at the workplace Parents are urged to monitor all social media accounts on a weekly basis. and talk to their children about their online activities in “Pink Shirt Day gets an effort to prevent cyberbullying, and remember that people talking,” Milmine the terms of service of Facebook, Twitter and Ask.fm says. “People are talking about require users to be at least 13. it leading up to it, and on the day itself. You’re going to talk about why you’re
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Wrestlers win Zones Wrestling at Nechako Valley Secondary has been around for a long time and has had a long history of success. On Feb. 15 the team brought home the North Central Zone Championships for the 16th time in its history capping a very successful season. The championship was held in Mackenzie. Rival, PGSS, were favoured to repeat as Zone Champions, but key victories by NVSS wrestlers secured the zone title winning by a single point over PGSS with 48-47 team points. Training began in November 2013 with a competition schedule beginning in December. The team consistently put in solid results and novice wrestlers gained valuable experience. In January the team traveled to Grande Prairie and Edmonton posting great results, including a 4th place team finish in the highly competitive tournament in
Grande Prairie. The wrestlers were led by grade 11 students and team captains Jennor Nohr with his second and Sara Ebert with her fourth straight zone title. Grade 11 student Jason Yee and grade eight Wyatt Mueller also went undefeated and returned with their first zone title gold. Grade 11 Jonah Mosher won the silver in the 66 kilogram division. Skyler Smith Clark and Charles Xue brought home bronze medals. The Provincial Championships will be held in Prince George this year. Nine athletes from NVSS have qualified to compete on February 27 to March 1 at UNBC. The wrestlers were Eran Bach, Jeremy Derkson, Sarah Ebert, Jonah Mosher, Wyatt Mueller, Jennor Nohr, Mason Schmidt, Skyler Smith-Clark, Charles Xue and Jason Yee.
Olympic results Canada took home 25 medals from the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. Ten gold, ten silver and five bronze medals were awarded to Canada making this nation the third in gold medal standings and fourth in total medals won. Russia and Norway come first in golds and the United States has three more medals in total than Canada but we have more gold medals than the Americans. The medals Canada was awarded include four gold, four silver and one bronze in freestyle skiing. Two gold medals in curling and two more in ice hockey. One gold, silver and bronze medal for short track skating. One gold was awarded for bobsleigh, three silvers for figure skating, one silver and one bronze in snowboarding. One silver and one bronze in speed skating and one bronze in alpine skiing.
Peewee Hockey Here are the Vanderhoof Peewee Bears who were matched up against Terrace last weekend to decide who will go to the provincials. The Bears won the first game on Saturday, Feb. 22 with a score of 3-2 and won again on Sunday with a score of 3-1. The boys will be off to Nelson now for the provincials on March 16.
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B.C. Winter Games It was a great racing experience for the two younger skaters, Connor Ebert and Emily Prestmo, according to Nicole Ebert who was down in Mission with the rest of the zone seven athletes. “They met and skated with skaters from all areas of the province, which was invaluable,” said Ebert by email. “Lots of great interaction on and off the ice!” The older kids Jessica Sewell and Matthew Ebert had fantastic race experiences. Matthew and Morgan Bennison, a zone skater from Fort St. James, were in a 3,000 points race. Morgan was tripped accidentally and Matt somersaulted over him when he fell. They both got up really quickly and went on to pass other skaters which is a nearly impossible feat in
this kind of race. If you are lapped you’re out, and if you fall you almost always get passed before you can get back up to speed. The zone seven relay team came back with a bronze medal. This team was made up of Matthew, Morgan, Emily Sulyma and Jessica Sewell. “It was neat to have all the top skaters from the province staying in one school- great networking opportunities,” said Ebert. “Mission did a great job hosting the 1,300 or so athletes!” The skaters now wait for the B.C. provincials in Burnaby in two weeks as well as the Northern Regionals in Fort St. James. In skiing, Vanderhoof’s Charlie Borek took first place in the juvenile five kilometre individual start classic.
Top: The relay team that took home bronze. Bottom, left to right: Matthew and Connor in the 3,000 points race. Next is Jessica Sewell and lastly is Matthew Ebert again.
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Here is Sydney Siemens in the final game against Duchess Park on Saturday, Feb. 22. The senior girls basketball team took home a silver medal at the Zone tournament. Teigan Miller-Gauthier won the Doug Harshbarger Commitment Award and a second team all star. Siemens and Katie Friesen were both first team all stars.
Senior boys win tournament The senior boys at Northside Christian school won first place at their basketball tournament hosted in Vanderhoof from Feb. 13-15. Northside started out the Zone tournament with a strong win against Acwsalcta from Bella Coola at 80-28. On Feb. 14, Northside took another heavy win from Tumbler Ridge with a score of 81-25. For the final game on Saturday, Feb. 15 Northside continued its winning streak with a score of 80-10 against
Mountain Christian school from Dawson Creek. The most valuable player was won by Clayton Unger and the best defensive player for the tournament was Jonathan Schultz. Vanderhoof took fourth and fifth honourable mentions for the tournament which Jordan Unger and Travis Byers won respectively. Northside also took home ninth and tenth for all tournament team from the players Luke Louis and Tristan Martens.
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NEW EVENTS.... The angliCan, CaTholiC, luTheran and uniTed ChurCh memBerS...invite you to their Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper at the Elks Hall on Victoria St. Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. Dinner will be served at 5:00 p.m. Final serving will be at 6:30 p.m. *** The neChaKo WaSTe reduCTion iniTiaTiVe...invites you to a free film screening of “Tapped”. This awardwinning film takes you on a behind-thescenes look at the bottled water industry and the people, communities, and environments it impacts. This free film will be shown on Wednesday, February 26, 6:30 - 8:30PM at the Vanderhoof Public Library. *** The neChaKo Valley feSTiVal of The performing arTS...has a new website. www.musicfestivalweb.com/nechako. Please visit the website for syllabus and registration information. You can view the syllabus online. If a paper copy is required, there is a limited number available at the Vanderhoof Public Library. Registration for the festival is online. The festival will take place from Apr. 12-25, 2014 with the festival concert happening on Apr. 27, 2014. *** VolunTeerS needed for ididalap4CanCer...For more information please contact Carrie Smith. Email: sue.hooper@hubinternational. com Next meeting March 11 7pm @ the Vanderhoof Fire Hall. *** neChaKo Valley hiSToriCal SoCieTy...meets at 7pm on the 2nd Thursday of the month at the OK Cafe. *** adulT BadminTon...every Thursday at 8pm at NVSS gym. Bring your own racquet. Indoor runners required. For more info call Ann at 250-567-9908. *** 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 Penny (250) 567-3966 vanderhoofstrokerecovery@ gmail.com *** 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
Kids at Northside Christian school most likely joined many of their peers across the country in watching Olympic hockey in class. The picture was taken right as a goal was scored. at vanderhoofseniors@hotmail.com *** Calling all SeniorS... come and join us for carpet bowling, pool or snooker - Monday and Thursday afternoons at the Friendship Centre. We also have cards or bingo on Wednesday evenings. Music nights are also popular and these are the last Friday night of the month. Come and have some fun! Everybody welcome young or golden agers. Call Oscar for more info: 250567-4582. *** al-anon...Has your life been affected by someone elses drinking? The AlAnon 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 of the month. Newcomers always welcome. For more information call Brenda, 250 567-9705. *** V’hoof hoSpiCe SoCieTy... Do you have a few hours a month to give? 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 V’hoof Hospice Society is a not-for profit charity looking for new volunteer members. 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. For more info contact Debra-Ann at 250-567-0623 or email vanderhoofhospice@gmail.com *** The food BanK... is in serious need of food donations. Specifically the following is needed: “Chunky” soups and stews and canned milk. *** 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 @ 5674828. *** endaKo hall SoCieTy...meets every THIRD Wednesday of the month in the hall at 7:30pm. *** The yelloWhead drafT horSe aSSoCiaTion...is an organization for those interested in light and heavy horse driving. Monthly meetings every second Tuesday of the month. For more info contact: Jon 250-567-8484. *** neChaKo QuilTerS guild... meets the third Tuesday of the month 9:30 am (Sept. - May) at Nechako View Seniors Common Room. Fran Sheeley 5675254.
*** 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 480 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 480 Connaught St. at the Gospel Chapel Tuesday night. For more information call: Capt. John Callaghan 250-640-0218, Yvonne Melo - 250-6907496 Evenings. *** aa meeTing... Wednesday, 8:00 p.m. United Church Hall. 567-8087 or 5674588 *** fraSer laKe aa meeTingS... Tues & Thurs 8:00 p.m. at St. Wilfred’s Church just across from police station. *** ST. John hoSpiTal auXiliary SoCieTy... meets second Tuesday of the month (with the exception of July & August) at 7:00 p.m. in the hospital cafeteria. For further info contact Edna 567-9759 - New members welcome. *** Vanderhoof liBrary hourS Tuesday 10:00am to 5:00pm Wednesday 10:00am to 5:00pm & 6:30pm to 8:30pm Thursday 10:00am to 5:00pm Friday 10:00 am to 6:00pm Saturday 10:00am to 5:00pm *** fraSer laKe liBrary hourS Sunday & Monday Closed Tuesday 10am - 4pm Wednesday & Thursday 3pm - 8pm Friday 10am - 4pm Saturday 10am - 2pm *** nVSS BoTTle depoT hourS Open Mon, Tues, Friday 11am-5pm Saturday 10am-5 p.m. ***
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NECHAKO VALLEY COMMUNITY SERVICES SOCIETY INTERNAL/EXTERNAL JOB POSTING JOB POSTING # 2014 –007 Community Support Worker-Part Time Job Summary: The Community Support Support Worker Worker reports reports to to the the Community Living British British Columbia Columbia (CLBC) (CLBC) Program Program Manager and assists clients clients living living independently independently and/ and/ or semi independently with with their their physical, physical, economic, economic, vocational, recreational, recreational, social, social, emotional emotional and and daily daily life skills development, development, assists assists clients clients to to achieve achieve the the greatest degree of independence independence and and quality quality of of life life possible. Department Location: Department Location: Vanderhoof Vanderhoof Qualifications/Experience Qualifications/Experience O Post-secondary training – Diploma or Certificate ● Certificate in a related Human/Social Service Field in related Human/Social Service Field or the or athe equivalent combination of education and equivalent experiencecombination of education and experience ● A minimum of one (1) year of experience in a O A minimum of one (1) year of experience in a similar environment. similar environment. ● Must possess a class 4 driver’s license. O Must possess a class 4 driver’s license. Salary: Community Living Services Collective Salary: Community Agreement Living Services Collective Agreement Grid 10 - $16.17- $18.82 Grid 10 - $16.17- $18.82 Hours of Work: 16 hours per week Hours of Work: 16 hours per week Vacancies: 1 Vacancy Vacancies: 1 Vacancy
Posting Date: Date: February 21, 2013 2013 Posting February 21,
Start Date: March 17, 2014
Start As soon Start Date: Date: As soon as as possible possible This position is open to female This position is open to female and and male male applicants applicants
Closing Date: March 14, 2014
How to Apply: Forward resume and cover letter stating Job Title and Posting Number to: Danny Scoular, Program Manager Cc Paula Wylie, Clinical Supervisor Nechako Valley Community Services Society PO Box 1249, Vanderhoof, BC V0J 3A0 Phone: 250-567-9205 Fax:250-567-3939 E-mail: dscoular@nvcss.ca Cc: pwylie@nvcss.ca
Help Wanted North Enderby Timber is looking to hire for various positions including Millwright and/or Fabricator, Heavy Duty Mechanic and Electrician. We offer competitive wages along with a comprehensive benefit package. Please fax resume to 250-838-9637.
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This This position position requires requires Union Union membership membership Please apply for this job only in the manner specified Please send a cover letter of interest and current by the employer. Failure to do so may result in your resume outlining your skills and qualifications for the application not being considered for the position. position and include the job positing number: Please send a cover letter of interest and current resume Via email:your kkennedy@nvcss.ca outlining skills and qualifications for the position and include the job positing number: In person: 157 W. Victoria Street Vanderhoof, BC Via email: kkennedy@nvcss.ca
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We offer a competitive salary, benefit package and pension plan. You will be handling a wide variety of insurance transactions along with issuing motor vehicle documents. You will required to take courses and to obtain your insurance license. A criminal record check is required for your insurance license. Please forward your resume to our office located in the Co-op mall or mail to Box 2180, Vanderhoof, BC, V0J 3A0 or email to John Murphy at john.murphy@ hubinternational.com Closing date: March 14th, 2014 We thank all applicants, but only those short listed will be contacted.
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DURATION OF THE POSITION: April 28, 2014 to August 29, 2014 WAGE: $17.48 PER HOUR HOURS OF WORK: MONDAY TO FRIDAY 7:30 AM TO 4:00 PM MAY INCLUDE MINIMAL OVERTIME REQUIREMENTS: ■ ENROLLED IN POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR SEPTEMBER 2014 ■ VALID CLASS 5 BC DRIVER’S LICENCE ■ PHYSICALLY CAPABLE TO PERFORM THE JOB DUTIES DUTIES: ■ PLANT FLOWERS, MOW GRASS, CLEAN PARK WASHROOMS, PAINT, RAKE, AND OTHER DUTIES AS MAY BE ASSIGNED APPLICATION DEADLINE: APRIL 4, 2014 APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED TO: VILLAGE OF FRASER LAKE BOX 430 FRASER LAKE, B.C. V0J 1S0 PHONE: 250-699-6257 FAX: 250-699-6469 EMAIL: clinton.mauthe@fraserlake.ca
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DURATION OF THE POSITION: May 20, 2014 to August 29, 2014 WAGE: $17.48 per hour HOURS OF WORK: Typically Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Must ďe Ňedžiďle ǁith hours, days and ǁeeŬends REQUIREMENTS: ■ Enrolled in at least 2nd year Post-Secondary EducaƟon program for September, 2014 ■ Age 18 or older ■ Training in Child Deǀelopment, Elementary EducaƟon, ■ Early Childhood, RecreaƟon or similar Įelds ■ Edžperience in a day camp, recreaƟon or school age care seƫng ■ Customer serǀice or public relaƟons edžperience and training ■ Valid Class 5 BC Driǀer’s Licence - no restricƟons DUTIES: ■ Provide a safe environment for youth ■ Supervise and parƟcipate in a variety of indoor, outdoor sports and acƟviƟes ■ Plan and lead organized games and other age appropriate acƟviƟes ■ WorŬ as a team and other group leaders, instructors and supervisors and other duƟes as may be assigned APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 04, 2014 APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED TO: VILLAGE OF FRASER LAKE BOX 430 FRASER LAKE, B.C. V0J 1S0 PHONE: 250-699-6257 FAX: 250-699-6469 EMAIL: clinton.mautheΛfraserlaŬe.ca
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ELECTRICAL COMPANY requires Journeymen & Apprentices for a new hospital project in Burns Lake. Email resume to: birk@keldonelectric.com
WE have an immediate opening for a dynamic fireplace salesperson for our busy store in Vernon. The successful candidate will have a minimum of 5 years experience in the fireplace industry, in either the retail or building sector, be comfortable in dealing with homeowners and contractors alike,and possess the drive and determination needed to excel in a fast paced environment. We offer an excellent starting salary and commission structure,as well as benefits and RRSP plan. If interested in this position please reply in confidence to Bob.anderson@hbcvernon.ca
FIELD SCHEDULER AND RECRUITER We are currently seeking a full time Field Scheduler and Recruiter to work out of our head office located in Smithers, BC. Some travel is required. Key responsibilities include: • Managing full cycle recruitment activities for all field positions (Driller’s Helpers, Drillers and Foremen) • Ensuring there is an adequate number of staff at all drill sites by scheduling crew and arranging their travel. • Managing last minute staffing changes on evenings and weekends.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing affecting “Endako, Fraser Lake, Fort Fraser Rural Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1487, 2008” and “Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako Zoning Bylaw No. 700, 1993” will be held on Monday March 10, 2014 at 7:00 P.M in the meeting room at the CH Foote Memorial Arena (Fraser Lake Arena), 30 Carrier Crescent, Fraser Lake, B.C. “Endako, Fraser Lake, Fort Fraser Rural Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1487, 2008” is proposed to be amended by Bylaw No.1685 which changes the designation of the application area from Agricultural (A) and Resource (RE) to Industrial (I) “Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako Zoning Bylaw No. 700, 1993” is proposed to be amended by Bylaw No. 1686 which rezones the application area from Agricultural (Ag1) and Rural Resource (RR1) to Heavy Industrial (M2). The applicants wish to be allowed to pursue the following uses:
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DISTRICT OF VANDERHOOF NOTICE OF SITTING FRONTAGE COURT OF REVISION The Court of Revision shall sit at the time and place shown below for the purpose of reviewing the water frontage tax and the sewer frontage tax rolls and any appeals received against the levy so charged. THE FRONTAGE COURT OF REVISION SHALL BE HELD AT 5:00 PM MARCH 10, 2014 IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 160 CONNAUGHT STREET, VANDERHOOF, BC A complaint will not be heard unless written notice pursuant to Secion 205 of the Community Charter is received by the Collector at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the time of the first sitting of the court. The Frontage Tax Assessment Rolls will be available for viewing for fourteen (14) days prior to the sitting of the Court. The District of Vanderhoof office hours are 8:30 am to 12:00 noon and 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday.
• a log and hog fuel storage yard • a storage area for forestry equipment (such as culverts and bridges) • a landfill for wood waste ash (approximately 5 ha in size) • grinding wood into hog fuel. The subject properties are located on the south shore of Fraser Lake, adjacent to the West Fraser Sawmill site, approximately 5.5 kilometres east of the Village of Fraser Lake town-site and are legally described as District Lot 2009, Range 5, Coast District Except Plan 12285; The W1/2 of District Lot 2032, Range 5, Coast District; and District Lot 2008, Range 5 Coast District. The application area is 65 ha in size and is shown cross-hatched and labelled “Application Area” on the map below. The remainder of the parcels will keep the current zoning. LOCATION MAP FOR BYLAWS NO. 1685 AND 1686
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Fraser Lake Sawmills, a division of West Fraser Mills Rezoning Application Open House
When: March 5, 2014 -7:00 PM Where: Fraser Lake Sawmills Main Office. Tell Us What You Think! Fraser Lake Sawmills is proposing to rezone a portion (65ha) of their properties east of the mill. You are invited to attend an open house to learn more about the proposed changes and to provide your feedback. The purpose of the rezoning is to allow the following uses: expansion of log and other fiber storage, grinding of wood into hog fuel, a storm water treatment area, equipment storage, a snow dump area and a non-hazardous wood waste landfill. Attend the open house to learn about the proposal and give your feedback. Fraser Lake Sawmills staff will be available to answer questions.
At the Public Hearing all persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by the proposed bylaw shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present a written submission respecting matters contained in the bylaw that is the subject of the Public Hearing. Written submissions sent by mail to P.O. Box 820, Burns Lake, BC, V0J 1E0; by fax to (250) 692-1220; or by e-mail to inquiries@rdbn.bc.ca must be received by the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako no later than March 10, 2014 at 1:00 P.M. to be ensured of consideration at the Public Hearing. The Public Hearing on Bylaws No. 1685 and 1686 will be chaired by the Director or Alternate Director for Electoral Area D as a delegate of the Board. A copy of the Board resolution making the delegation, copies of the proposed bylaws and other relevant information may be inspected at the office of the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako between the hours of 8:30 A.M. 12:00 noon and 1:00 P.M. - 4:30 P.M., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, from February 26 through March 10, 2014 inclusive. A copy of the proposed bylaw and other relevant information will also be made available at the Fraser Lake Public Library. For further information please call the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako Planning Department at 250-6923195 or 1-800-320-3339. This is the first of two publications.
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Sam Redding Omineca Express Chona Dick has lived here in Vanderhoof since she was seven and in that time she has worked as a nurse and has helped build Vanderhoof’s Cancer treatment facilities from the ground up. “The idea was to bring the same kind of cancer care you could get in Vancouver or anything like that closer to home,” said Dick. “They opened up a few clinics along the way and now there’s nine new clinics for Northern Health.” Vanderhoof’s oncology ward is set up by Northern Health to be nearly exactly the same as the others in Quesnel, Smithers, Terrace, Prince Rupert, Kitimat, Haida Gwaii, Fort St. John and Dawson Creek. The facilities in Vanderhoof have about 30 people who receive chemo on a regular basis at the moment. When the patients need palliative care the ward will also follow up on them. The official start date for the oncology ward was in March of 2008, it has been going strong for six years. Dick was instrumental in the formation of the ward, she even painted the walls herself. She started work in 2007 just to get things rolling here. Nearly everything in oncology was paid for through the donation of one man. “Henry VanAndel, an older gentleman from town, donated $200,000 to get us started,” said Dick. “All the furniture, all the equipment, everything in there we bought from that money. The only thing Northern Health paid for was the computers.” The oncology rooms are some of the most pleasant and most like home rooms in the hospital. The chairs are leather and the room has a warm comfortable feeling a lot of the regular hospital things are camouflaged which is perfect for people that might spend three to six hours sitting there. The room can only fit up to four patients at a time. It can make it a bit difficult to schedule but the staff works hard to accommodate everyone. Dick said that she was a little scared when they first got started, that her and her co-worker just sat beside their first patient and stared as the chemotherapy started.
But she had seen how Smithers ran their program and she took an eight month course online. “We knew we didn’t have any other support,” she said. “So we wanted to make sure we knew what we were doing.” Five people work in the oncology department, three doctors a nurse and Chona Dick. Working in this position brings people to put a lot of trust in health care professionals like Dick. “I know so many people because I’ve lived here so long and working in Fort St. James and Fraser Lake and having family in Burns Lake I just seem to know almost everybody that comes in. I think it’s really good, they feel comfortable right away and it seems to make it easier.” “One lady even said that as soon as she knew it was Chona she was so glad, and I didn’t even know her,” Dick said. But how does Chona do it? How can she not be burned out after six years? “I never thought about the job until last year. We had a tea and invited everyone who donated and various support groups and patients and everything so I thought that I had to come up with something to say. Everyone asks me all the time, ‘how can you do this Chona? how can you do this all the time?’ For six years now and I don’t even feel burnt out yet.
I decided that it was because the patients are so cool, to be honest. They’re fighting for their life, their life is completely upside down, suddenly you’re going from working and maybe kids and busy and all of a sudden you get the cancer diagnosis and now it’s about doctor’s appointments, CAT scans, blood work. It’s just so upsetting and they’re so strong and resilient and even if they’re upset they come in here and they’re gracious and thankful and happy and we have fun in here. There’s no doom and gloom, even if they’re having a rough go we just sit with them and we can get through it. What I said at the tea was, everyone asks me if I’m tough you know, I must be tough. But I just said it’s my patients that are tough and that gives me strength. I think they’re doing ok so why am I falling apart? It’s something that I didn’t realize at first and now I realize that that’s what it is. They’re just really awesome people. Out there you’re so busy and we get busy in here too. You see them so often with only me and the part time nurse and they see me a lot. It’s that consistency, if they’re upset I’ll talk with them or if they get admitted to the floor then I’ll go visit them just to see how they’re doing. You just have more time to get to know them personally. And I’m pretty open, they know about my kids, they know if I have a hockey tournament this weekend and they’ll ask me ‘Chona how did they do at the hockey tournament?’” Chona said that she used to think that there was no way that she could go through with the treatments if she was given a terminal diagnosis. She said she used to think that she would just sell everything and fly around the world. “Now that I’ve seen people go through it, I’ve only had one person do that,” she said. “People can be callous and ask why are we giving all these drugs to this guy, he’s 75 years old! And it’s because they want it and they can. And you know, sometimes they rally and they do well and they get that extra birthday or holiday with their grandkids. The chemo isn’t as bad as it used to be.”
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