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NEWS BRIEFS Trees-onfarmland program ‘not expanding’ TOM FLETCHER Black Press
A British-based manufacturing company is considering switching its B.C. tree-planting program from farmland to areas deforested by fire or pine beetles. Reckitt Benckiser Group plc added another three farms to its B.C. land holdings over the summer, prompting an accusation in the legislature that it was breaking its promise to suspend planting trees on farmland. The company halted the program in June after more than 10,000 ha of farmland in the Peace, Prince George and Cariboo regions were acquired to use as carbon offsets for the company’s world-wide operations. Delta South MLA Vicki Huntington released title documents for a 320 ha grain and cattle farm purchased near Dawson Creek in July, three weeks after the company, now known by its initials RB, said the program was halted. Asked about the timing of the purchase, RB issued a statement saying the company had three signed agreements to buy more B.C. farms when it “paused” its tree planting program to review it. Local governments have objected to productive farmland being reforested, and the effect it would have on farming communities. RB’s website says it has planted more than seven million trees in B.C. Letnick said the company has planted most of the 10,000 ha of farmland it acquired up until this spring, and the three new acquisitions bring the total to 12,000 ha.
The house, the morning of the fire on Oct. 4.
RCMP seek help in suspicious house fire BARBARA LATKOWSKI Caledonia Courier
The Fort St. James RCMP is seeking the public’s assistance for information relating to a suspicious residential structure fire. On Sunday October 4, 2015 at 4:18am, off-duty police officers from Fort St. James RCMP were travelling up Highway 27 North. Flames were observed shooting from a residence at 40 Williams Prairie Road. The Fort St. James Volunteer Fire Department attended with on-duty officers from the Fort St. James RCMP Detachment. The house was fully engulfed and could not be saved. No one was inside the residence at the time and no one was injured. The property was secured and the Forensic Identification Section from
Prince George attended and examined the scene. At this time, the fire is being treated as suspicious and the Fort St. James RCMP is asking for the public’s assistance if they saw anything or if they have any information about the incident. Police are specifically asking for any witnesses who may have been driving on Highway 27 (North Road) between 3:00am and 4:18am. Police are asking for the public to call if they saw any vehicles or pedestrians coming or going from Williams Prairie Road around that time. If you have any information, please call the Fort St. James RCMP at (250) 996-8269 or if you wish to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477)
Driveway leading to Williams Prairie Rd. where police expect a vehicle or persons may have been.
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Funding announced for community visitor services BARBARA LATKOWSKI Caledonia Courier
Destination B.C., the province’s industry led destination organization, has announced a new three-year base funding model for community visitor centres including the centre in Fort St. James. The funding will allow for new, stable and predictable funding for rural and smaller community services to acknowledge their ongoing contributions to the tourism industry. Communities receiving annual funding for the next three years include: Burns Lake, ($10,000) Granisle, ($10,000) Houston, ($12,500) Vanderhoof,
($10,000) and Fort St. James. ($10,000) Rosa Anne Howell, manager of the Fort St. James Chamber of Commerce and the Visitor
Information Centre says that it is great to finally be confirmed. “We will not have to rely soley on grants and we will now have more opportunities
such as hiring students,” Howell said. From July to September, the Fort St, James Visitor Centre is open every day from 8am
-5pm. From September to July, it is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 8am 4:30pm.
“It’s so important,” Howell said. “The centre is a touching point for visitors to see what we have to offer such as Mount Pope, skiing and the Historic Park. And this community does
have so much to offer,” Howell said. For more information on the Visitor Services Network, please visit: www.destinationbc.ca/Programs/VisitorCentre-Network.aspx.
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District of Fort St. James Calendar OCTOBER, 2015 SUNDAY 11
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9:30-11am Pre School Gym @ Nak’azdli
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Minor Hockey 5:30
Municipal Website: www.fortstjames.ca
Lunch Program @ The Anglican Church
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36th Annual 19 Pope’s Peak Run. Run 22 kms or hike 13. 9:30-11am Pre School Gym @ Nak’azdli 3 start times!! Public Skating 5:30-7:30 Apollo Hockey 7:15
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Public Skating 5:30-7:30
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NOVEMBER
Public Skating 5:30-7:30 Small Business Fair 12-3, North Arm Pub
8 Public Skating 5:30-7:30
Mt. Milligan Suppliers Workshop 1-4pm - Contact Emily at the District Lunch Program @ The Anglican Church
Speed Skating 5:30 Women’s Hockey 8:15
Minor Hockey 5:30
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9:30-11am Pre School Gym @ Nak’azdli
Minor Hockey 5:30 Speed Skating 6:45 Women’s Hockey 9:30 Regular Council Meeting 7pm 9:30-11am Pre School Gym @ Nakalbun
Lunch Program @ The Anglican Church
Minor Hockey 5:30 Speed Skating 6:45 Women’s Hockey 9:30
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Speed Skating 5:30
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Flu Shots start
9:30-11am Pre School Gym @ Nak’azdli
Lunch Program @ The Anglican Church
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Lunch Program @ The Anglican Church
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Stuart Lake Skating Club 4:00
11 9:30-11am Pre School Gym @ Nakalbun
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October Fest Burlesque 8pm Music Makers Hall
Apollo Hockey 5:45
Food Bank Fundraiser High School @ 5:30pm by Donation Auction to follow
Minor Hockey 5:45
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Apollo Hockey 5:45
Minor Hockey 5:45
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31 Pumpkin Walk 6-8pm @ Historic Park
Apollo Hockey 5:45
Minor Hockey 5:45
5 9:30-11am Pre School Gym @ Nakalbun Women Connect NVCSS Boardroom 349 Stuart Drive 6-8pm
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Apollo Hockey 5:45
Minor Hockey 5:45
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Regular Council Meeting 7pm Regular Hospital Aux Meeting 7pm 9:30-11am Pre School Gym @ Nakalbun Minor Hockey 5:30 Speed Skating 6:45 Women’s Hockey 9:30
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Apollo Hockey 5:45
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InŇuenza VaccinaƟon Clinic (Flu Shots) - starts November 3 For dates and Ɵmes Northern Interior Health: 250-996-7178 - Nak’azdli Health: 250-996-7400 Office: 477 Stuart Drive West
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Mount Milligan Supply Chain Seminar will offer new opportunities BARBARA LATKOWSKI
College of New Caledonia, Fort St. James Campus. There is no cost to attend but registration in advance is required. To register, contact the CNC at: (250) 996-7019 or visit in-person at 179 Douglas St.
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The Mount Milligan Supply Chain Seminar will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 20. The seminar will allow local businesses an opportunity to meet members of the Mount Milligan Supply Chain Department and to learn how procurement works at the mine, what opportunities are available for local businesses and how to prepare a strong proposal submission. Ann McCormick, Campus Supervisor at the College of New Caledonia, says that this is an excellent opportunity for local businesses to be involved. “Even though the mine is now built and production is underway, there are still opportunities,” McCormick says. “It’s important that the community knows that there are still possibilities for economic benefit,” McCormick said. The seminar will run from 1pm to 4pm at the
Beef dip dinner for FSJ food bank
Please join us for a Surprise 90th Birthday Celebration honoring
Betsy Pius
College of New Caledonia, Fort St. James Campus.
When: Saturday October 17th, 2015 Time: 1:00pm to 3:30pm Kwah Hall, Nak’azdli Whut’en
Federal election day is Monday
BARBARA LATKOWSKI Caledonia Courie
Get your eaters on! The 3rd annual Beef Dip dinner in support of the food bank is just around the corner. The dinner will be held on Oct. 17 at 5:30pm at Fort St. James Secondary School. The meal will be followed by an auction with Henry Dyck. There is no set cost to attend the event but a donation in support of the food bank is appreciated. Gwen Andrews is president of the Stuart Lake Outreach Program and says that the food bank relies on donations.“Without donations, we woudn’t exist,” Andrews said. The food bank serves 300 individuals and families in the area. Volunteers are always needed. The food bank is located at St. Patrick’s Anglican Church. To donate or volunteer, call: (250) 567-6744.
Are you ready to vote? If you’re a Canadian citizen, 18 or older, you can vote in the federal election. Your voter information card tells you when and where to vote.
The Fort St. James Curling Club would like to thank the following businesses for their support and donations over the past few years:
If you didn’t receive your card, you can still register and vote at your polling place.
Overwaitea Subway Lakeside Pharmacy Fort Loonie Bin The Window Box The St. James Restaurant Integris Credit Union
To find out where to vote, and what ID to bring, visit elections.ca or call 1-800-463-6868 ( TTY 1-800-361-8935).
Ace Hardware Isola Bella Sana’aih Market Petro Can Mount Milligan Don’s Auto Repair Northland Automotive Ubleis Logging
The Club would also like to thank all the Club Volunteers who have helped out with the FSJSS P.E. classes as well as the Junior Curling League. As well, it is very important that ALL CURLERS attend the Annual General Meeting being held on Thursday Oct. 29th at 7pm at the Curling Rink. The nomination process has been completed and club members will be voting for the people who have willingly put their names forward for the vacating executive positions! See you there!
Elections Canada has all the information you need to be ready to vote.
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Food waste doesn’t cut it today DAVID SUZUKI Goldstream News Gazette
Thanksgiving is a time to gather with friends and family to appreciate the bounty of the fall harvest. Eating is both a highly social and personal part of our lives, and food preferences can even make for lively dinner table conversations. In North America we tend to focus on how food is grown and harvested. Consumers face a myriad of labels when they shop for Thanksgiving feasts — organic, free range, cage-free, Marine Stewardship Council, fair trade, non-GMO, vegetarian-fed and locally grown among them. From a sustainability point of view, though, the most important question is missing from these labels: Will this food be eaten or will it end up contributing to the world’s growing food-waste problem? We’re hearing a lot about food waste lately. Every year a staggering one-third — 1.3 billion tonnes — of the world’s food is wasted after it has been harvested: 45 per cent of fruit and vegetables, 35 per cent of fish and seafood, 30 per cent of cereals, 20 per cent of dairy products and 20 per cent of meat. Food waste ends up in landfills, increasing methane emissions and contributing significantly to climate change. A recent study found Americans waste close to $200 billion on uneaten food while Canadians throw away $31 billion. These figures only account for 29 per cent of the
full cost of waste. They don’t include factors such as labour, fuel to transport goods to global markets, inefficiency losses from feed choices used to produce meat and fish, or food left unharvested. As methodologies are improved and accounting becomes more inclusive, we’re likely to find even higher waste figures. Dozens of studies across many countries with different methodologies not only confirm the increase in food waste but suggest food waste is even higher and on the rise. In Canada, food waste cost estimates increased from $27 billion to $31 billion between 2010 and 2014. In a world where one in nine people doesn’t get enough to eat — many of them children — this is unconscionable. According to the World Food Programme, poor nutrition kills 3.1 million children under the age of five every year. It’s the cause of almost half of child deaths in that age range. When it comes to feeding the world, distribution and waste appear to be greater problems than population. And yet we continue to destroy more forests, drain more wetlands and deplete the oceans of fish to meet the needs of a growing world population. Not only that, the monumental economic losses from food waste represent money that could be used to fund much-needed social and environmental programs. Money lost in North America would cover most of Canada’s federal budget. Food waste in Metro Vancouver homes adds about $700 a year to a household’s grocery bill. Every morsel of food wasted represents unneces-
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sary greenhouse gas emissions, conversion of natural ecosystems to agricultural lands and disruptions to marine food webs. Based on 2007 data, the UN estimates that the equivalent of 3.3 gigatonnes of CO2 emissions globally can be attributed to food waste. Canada’s total emissions, in comparison, are about 0.7 gigatonnes. If food waste were a nation, it would be the world’s thirdlargest emitter. We need to tackle food waste at all levels, from international campaigns to individual consumption habits. In September, the UN agreed to an ambitious global goal of reducing food waste by 50 per cent by 2030 as both an environmental and humanitarian imperative. Earlier this year, Metro Vancouver joined the international effort Love Food Hate Waste to meet municipal waste goals and encourage individual behavioural change. A similar U.K. campaign led to a 21 per cent cut in food waste over five years. Grocery stores in France and other countries are offering discounts for misshapen produce under an “ugly fruits and vegetables” campaign. Businesses are using audits to map out where food waste is affecting bottom lines. Food waste is a crime against the planet and the life it supports. Reducing it not only addresses food insecurity, it benefits everyone. This Thanksgiving dinner, whether you’re vegan, vegetarian, carnivore, locavore or pescetarian, plan for a zero-food-waste meal. Show thanks for ecosystems, growers and harvesters by buying only what you will eat and eating all that you buy.
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First Nations and Aboriginal Women to men also so that they will then be able to better support their spouses through pregnancy,” Erickson said. For more information regarding the initiative you can call 1-800-990-2432 or if interested in local doula services call the Nak’azdli Health centre at: (250)996-7400.
BARBARA LATKOWSKI Caledonia Courier
The First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) and B.C. Association of Friendship Centres (BCAAFC) have announced a shared $360,000 to help fund doula services for First Nations and Aboriginal families in B.C. The grant funding will support to pay for prenatal, birth and postpartem doula services. A doula provides emotional, physical and spiritual support for families before, during and after birth. These services are not currently covered through the public health care system. Caroline Bird, supervisor of the Maternal Child Health Program at Nak’azdli Health Centre in Fort St. James will be one of two employees from the centre who will be receiving doula training in November in
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Nak’azdli Health Centre. Burnaby, B.C. “It’s very exciting. Our moms are younger and they need support,” Bird said. “We need to get rid of the old train of thought and be able to offer the support they
need. It’s so important,” she said. Alexander Erickson, maternal child health home visitor at the health centre, will also be receiving doula training.
“I’m looking forward to giving encouragement to men specifically. I know from my own experience during pregnancy, it was so female based. I hope that I can give support
ing and life situations, which to me is completely logical and straight forward. I also have strong fears of what could happen to our country not to mention the world we live in if the wrong leaders are selected or if the power distribution is not correct between governments and society. These fears or concerns are not unique to me and I would hope that all members of society would have
similar concerns, even if they believe that a different party would be the right choice. To them, their political beliefs are what in their opinion will benefit their future and that of their family and friends or society in general. I fear of voters who make selections based on one or two campaign issues alone, and who are not seeing the entire package. I also fear voters who just vote for a party solely because that is
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NEWS North Road: a growing concern for area residents Courier
“ “ The traffic is killing it. There is only so much a gravel road can take
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The situation on North Road does not seem to be improving according to residents on nearby Pinchi Lake Road. One of those residents, Berit Christensen, has lived in the area for 32 years. She says that North Road has deteriorated over the years. “There are so many logging trucks on the road. Regular traffic has also increased drastically because of the mine”, she said. “The visibility is terrible.” Fellow resident, Ross Davidson, couldn’t agree more. “I’ve been here many years and the logging only continues to climb adding more stress to the road,” Davidson said. Davidson is a member on the municipality’s Transport Committee and says that the Ministry of Transportation has done some work on the
road but it’s just not enough. “The traffic is killing it. There is only so much a gravel road can take,” he said. The Cassier Ranch Society has conducted vehicle counts in the area to raise awareness regarding the increase in logging truck traffic using North Road. “We’re in a rock and a hard place,” Davidson said. “The cost to fix the road is in the millions but I think the only solution is to have it paved,” he said. “The dust is unbelievable. It just cost me a new windshield,” he said. Christensen says that once the Leo Creek Connector Road is in place, the situation will only worsen. “It will just be more logging trucks and more traffic,” Christensen said. “It’s really scary when you’re driving and you can’t see in front of you and you can’t see what’s coming at you.”
Dusty conditions cause poor visibility on North Road on Oct. 7.
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SPORTS Fort St. James Secondary School: Courier
Falcons off to a good start this season BARBARA LATKOWSKI Caledonia Courier
The Fort St. James Secondary Boys soccer team defeated Northside 4-1 on Oct.6. This was game 11 for the Falcons. They placed 4th in Prince George in their first tournament of the season and 2nd in the Nakusp. The Grade 8 girls volleyball teamed defeated the Vanderhoof Viqueens 25-20 on Oct. 7. It was their third game of the season. Coach, Davina Valk, says that the team is
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NEWS B.C. Real Estate: ups and downs Courier
The BC Northern Real Estate Board reports 3833 properties worth $979.3 million sold through the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in the first nine months of 2015. At this time last year, 4195 properties worth $1.07 billion had changed hands. As of September 30th there were 4575 properties of all types available for sale through the MLS®, down slightly from 4658 properties at the end of September last year. BCNREB Vice-President William Lacy comments: “Given the slump in energy prices and overall economic lull, it is reassuring to see the overall numbers for the BCNREB are holding strong. Certain areas have been hit harder, but other areas are showing increases in prices and overall activity to create for a balanced result through the third quarter of the year. With predicted increases in global activity, and growth predicted for BC in the coming quarters, we are looking for a solid close to the year and for increases to resume throughout next year. Also, with potential boosts to the northern markets via large energy projects, this may be an opportunity to take advantage before the next upswing in the market.” Locally Fort St. James area 40 properties worth $8.5 million were reported sold to the end of September, compared to 36 properties worth $6.7 million in the same period last year. As of September 30th there were 86 properties of all types available for purchase through MLS® in the Fort St. James area. Vanderhoof REALTORS® assisted in the sale of 88 properties worth $16.2 million in the first nine months of the year compared with 102 properties worth $18.4 million in the same time last year. Half of the 33 single family homes sold so far this year, sold for less than $205,000 and these homes took, on average, 118 days to sell. Also changing hands were 11 parcels of vacant land and 22 homes on acreage. At the end of September there were 157 properties of all types available through MLS® in the Vanderhoof area.
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In the Bulkley Nechako region in Houston to the end of September, 48 properties worth $7.7 million sold in the Houston area, compared with 47 properties worth $7.2 million in the same period last year. At the end of September there were 49 properties of all types available for purchase through MLS® in the Houston area. In Smithers as of September 30th, 191 properties worth $49.5 million changed hands in the Smithers area, compared with 211 properties worth $47.5 million in the first nine months of 2014. Half of the 88 single family homes sold so far this year, sold for less than $258,000 and these homes took, on average, 90 days to sell. Also changing hands this year were 13 parcels of vacant land, 47 homes on acreage, 14 manufactured homes in parks and 13 manufactured homes on land. As of September 30th, there were 260 properties of all types available through the MLS® in the Smithers area. Burns Lake so far this year 81 properties worth $9.6 million have been reported sold through MLS® compared to 57 properties worth $6.6 million in the first nine months of 2014. At the end of September there were 151 properties of all types available for sale through the MLS® in the Burns Lake area. In the Northwest region Prince Rupert 168 properties worth $39.7 million changed hands so far this year in the Prince Rupert area, compared with 263 properties worth $55.4 million to the end of September 2014. Of the 126 single family homes that have changed hands this year, half sold for less than $241,000 and on average, took 94 days to sell. As of September 30th there were 179 properties of
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For Jaimie MacDonald, it’s a dream come true. The 20-year-old from Fort St. James is now a member of the National Canadian Speed Skating Team and will be competing in the next two World Cup Championships. The ISU World Cup Short Track competition will be held in Montreal from Oct 30 – Nov. 1 and then in Toronto from Nov. 6 – 8. MacDonald moved to Fort St. James from Stuart in 2000. She began skating in 2001. “My neighbours recommended it,” MacDonald says. “I fell in love with it. I love the speed. It’s so challenging and unpredictable. It’s not over until the finish, it’s a battle to the very end,” she said. And a battle for a win is what MacDonald is determined to do in Montreal later this month and again in Toronto in November. “My last competition qualified me in the World Cup,” MacDonald said. MacDonald competed in Canada’s World Cup team selection meet in Montreal last month. Canada’s top 16 female skaters were there including two Olympic medalists, Marianne St-Gelais and Valerie Maltais and seven others with international experience. MacDonald got a 3rd and a 5th in the 500 metres races and two 4ths in the 1500 that places her 6th overall in the rankings. At 16, MacDonald moved to Calgary to undergo intensive training with her coach Maggie Qimengyao. She trains
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MacDonald in competition. twice a day. MacDonald is also studying at the University of Calgary part time. “It’s difficult because of my training schedule,” she says. I’m still deciding what I want to major in. I think I would like to major in medical sciences and minor in anthropology,” MacDonald said. MacDonald, who lives with her older sister, says she could not have done any of this without her family’s support. “My family has always been there for me. They know that this is my dream and if school gets put on hold for a while, then it can wait if it has to,” she said. MacDonald is excited about the challenges that lie before her in the
next few weeks. “Of course one day I want to compete in the Olympics. I want that international experience,” she said. But for now she is focused on representing Team Canada at the World Cup events in the next couple of months. “This is one step closer, MacDonald said. “This is my dream.” MacDonald skated in the Fort St. James home rink from 1999 until 2013 when she moved to the National Training Centre in Calgary. She remains a registered member of the local club. For more information about the team and Speed Skating Canada visit: www.speedskating.ca
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JOB POSTING – Clearview Landfill Attendant The Regional District is seeking one individual to work at the Clearview Landfill, which is located just off of Highway 27, approximately 25km north (towards Fort St. James, BC) of the junction between Highway 16 and Highway 27. A landfill compactor, excavator with thumb, crawler dozer, and dump truck will be used at the facility. The hours of operation of the Clearview Landfill are Monday through Friday 10:00am to 4:00pm, closed Saturday, Sunday and Statutory Holidays. The Clearview Landfill Attendant will work 5 days per week (Monday through Friday), 8 hours per day, for a total of 40 hours every week. The position is permanent, full time and offers a competitive wage and comprehensive benefits package following the successful completion of a 6 month probationary period. The general duties of the Landfill Attendant will be: • Daily operations of the landfill including directing vehicle traffic to proper unloading zones, use of heavy equipment to spread and compact the garbage, hauling cover soil, plowing snow in the winter and grading roads in the summer; • Conducting regular inspections of the electric fence and ensuring that the on-site weigh scale is operational; • Greeting and assisting users of the facility in the proper disposal of waste materials; • General maintenance of on-site equipment; • Monitoring, reporting and documentation of landfill activities. Skills that the Landfill Attendant should possess: • Good public relations skills; • Be physically fit and enjoy working outdoors in all weather conditions; • Be safety conscious; • An ability to keep an organized and clean and tidy site, including the ability to correctly fill out paperwork and documentation; • Experience operating and maintaining heavy equipment including loaders, excavators with thumbs, crawler dozers and dump trucks. Experience with the above equipment in earthwork and road building construction activities where achievement of proper elevation and grading is desired. Resumes which include a detailed description of relevant experience will be accepted until 3:00pm, Monday, October 19, 2015 at the Regional District office in Burns Lake. Resumes may be faxed to 250-692-3305 and should be addressed to Janine Dougall, Director of Environmental Services.
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The Fun Page Horoscopes ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, delve deeper to get to know a new acquaintance more closely. There is more to this person than what you will see on the surface, so don’t hesitate to connect. TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, expect to be pulled in a million directions over the next several days. Keep a cool head and you will handle this situation with the same Áare you always do. GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Take a step back and reassess a particular situation this week, Gemini. A step back and a new perspective might be just what you need to make the most of this situation. CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, you sometimes have a sixth sense about you, and it guides you through the tough decisions that need to be made. Rely on your intuition for something major this week. LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, you will be the king (or queen) of your domain this week. Others will respect your Ànal decision on many issues, and you will feel comfortable being the head honcho. VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, you cannot dictate every situation. Not only can you get frazzled, but also others may begrudge your taking over all of the time. Go with the Áow once in a while. LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, if you have any tricks up your sleeve, now is a good time to pull them all out. People are expecting serious productivity and you can deliver. SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, this week presents a great opportunity to allow a colleague to take over the reins of a big project. This person is fully capable and ready for the responsibility.
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CLUES ACROSS 1. Plural of ascus 5. Repents 11. British School 12. Adhesive to catch birds 15. Male children 16. Oil company 17. Intestinal 19. Money slogan 24. 2nd tone 25. In actual truth 26. Belgian-French River 27. Rural Free Delivery 28. Point midway between S and SE 29. Texas armadillo 30. 2nd largest Hawaiian island 31. Pile up 33. Changes liquid to vapor 34. Yemen capital 37. Byways 38. V-shaped cut 39. Painting on dry plaster 42. Daminozide 43. Papa’s partner 44. __ -À: Àction/movie genre 47. 1st Soviet space station 48. Latvian capital 49. Come into view 52. Blue Hen school 53. Maine water company 55. Picture & word puzzle 57. Atomic #18 58. Xiamen dialect 59. Being overzealous
62. One who did it (slang) 63. Night breathing noises 64. A minute amount (Scott) CLUES DOWN 1. Race of Norse gods 2. Large pebbles 3. Latin line dances 4. The inner sole of a shoe 5. A French abbot 6. Moves stealthily 7. An alternative 8. 39th state 9. Lotus sports car model 10. River Àll 13. Of I 14. Many noises 18. Ghana monetary units 20. Actor Hughley 21. The Cowboy State 22. Jests at 23. America 27. Surprise attack 29. Daddy 30. Extinct Áightless bird of New Zealand 31. Express pleasure 32. Cellist Yo-Yo 33. Bronx cheer 34. A more Àrm substance 35. Essential oil obtained from Áowers 36. Company that rings receipts 37. Largest church in Chris-
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SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, others may turn up at your door this week seeking assistance. Don’t be surprised by the sudden visitors, and do your best to send them off with what they need. CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, with so much on your schedule, you have to give some serious thought to prioritizing. Otherwise, you may expend energy that cannot be wasted. AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 You have been indecisive of late, Aquarius. While you may not know which way to go regarding an important decision, trust your instincts and you won’t be unhappy. PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Treat yourself well this week, Pisces. Dine out at an upscale restaurant or indulge in a spa treatment. You deserve something special. FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS OCTOBER 11 Emily Deschanel, Actress (39) OCTOBER 12 Hugh Jackman, Actor (47) OCTOBER 13 Jerry Rice, Athlete (53) OCTOBER 14 Usher, Singer (37) OCTOBER 15 Bailee Madison, Actress (16) OCTOBER 16 Angela Lansbury, Actress (90) OCTOBER 17 Eminem, Rapper (43) HS15A200
tianity 38. Capital of Wallonia 39. Heroic tale 40. Send forth 41. The Golden State 43. 1/1000 of an inch 44. Angel of the 1st order 45. Ukrainian peninsula 46. Disregard 48. Colophony 49. Spanish be 50. Military policeman 51. Cleopatra’s country 53. Br. drinking establishments 54. Removes moisture 56. Liberal Arts degree 60. Execute or perform 61. Atomic #77