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A Thanksgiving tale: want coin, lose turkey A wallet thief-to-be has lost his turkey for the Thanksgiving weekend.

On Oct. 8 at 3:45 pm., an attempted wallet theft was reported in Glen’s Motor Hotel on Highway 16.

The suspect had knowingly placed his bag on the left - behind the wallet, and had proceeded to put the wallet into the bag after adjusting his belongings, according to a surveillance camera video.

As the hotel owner confronted the suspect, the wallet owner had

returned and after a heated struggle, had left the premises with the suspect’s bag.

Upon arrest by the RCMP, the suspect indicated that the wallet owner, whose identity could not be identified through the video, had taken his Thanksgiving Day turkey.

“It’s karma,” Sgt. Svend Nielsen said to the man who attempted to steal a wallet but has lost his holiday bird.

- with files from Sgt. Svend Nielsen, Vanderhoof RCMP

New law after PG, Burns Lake sawmill accidents

“Peanut, 12!” NVSS’s girls rugby practised a line-out, a typical routine when the ball goes out of bounds, last Thursday for the upcoming northwest zone championship on Oct. 16 in Vanderhoof.

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VICTORIA - With the introduction of Bill 35, government has taken decisive action to address the Lakeland and Babine coroner’s inquest recommendations that were directed to the Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training and Responsible for Labour.

Bill 35 demonstrates to the workers, their families and all British Columbians that the province is taking the necessary steps to make workplaces safer following the accidents that occurred in the Prince George and Burns Lake sawmills in 2012.

The changes introduced will: * Require employers to immediately report to WorkSafeBC all workplace fires or explosions that had the potential to cause serious injury to a worker; * Require employer investigation reports be provided to the workplace health and safety committee or worker health and safety representative, or be posted at the worksite;

* Specify meaningful participation for worker and employer representatives in employer accident investigations; * Specify a role for workplace health and safety committees to provide advice to the employer on significant proposed equipment and machinery changes that may affect worker health and safety; and * Allow WorkSafeBC to proactively assist workplace health and safety committees in resolving disagreements over health and safety matters.

These Workers Compensation Act amendments are part of the ongoing, co-ordinated work government has undertaken to make workplaces safer.

The province accepted all 43 of the recommendations made by Gord Macatee in the WorkSafeBC Review and Action Plan Report, to ensure a world-class inspection

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Vanderhoof real estate sales shown in annual report 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 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.

In the 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.

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 all types available through the MLS® in the Prince Rupert area.

Terrace: In the first nine months of the year, 225 properties worth $57.6 million were reported sold in the Terrace area, compared to 288 properties worth $72.5 million during the same period last year. Half

of the 131 single family homes that have sold so far this year, sold for less than $308,750 and these homes took, on average, 66 days to sell. Also changing hands were 16 parcels of vacant land, 1 multi-family dwelling, 15

homes on acreage, 28 manufactured homes in parks and 13 manufactured homes on land. At the end of September there were 182 properties of all types available through the MLS® in the Terrace area.

The REALTOR® members of the BC Northern Real Estate Board serve the real estate needs of the communities from Fort Nelson in the north to 100 Mile House in the south and from the Alberta border to Haida Gwaii.

NOTICE OF SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS Regular Board Meetings of the Board of Education of School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes) for the months of October and November 2015 will be held as follows: October 19, 2015 School Board OͿce, Vanderhoof, BC November 16, 2015 School Board OͿce, Vanderhoof, BC These meetings will commence at 6:00 p.m. Members of the public are invited to attend.

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Service BC celebrates organ donation On Oct. 16 at 2:00 p.m. at the Service BC Centre, the Kidney Foundation of Canada invites the community in honouring Vanderhoof’s Service BC staff for their support of organ donation.

Over 500 people in B.C. are currently waiting for a lifesaving organ transplant, and almost 400 of those are waiting for a kidney, the foundation said.

95 per cent of B.C. residents say they support organ donation but only 19 per cent have registered on B.C.’s organ donor registry.

The foundation has committed to increase organ donor registration and kidney transplants by 50 per cent over the next five years.

Priced saddles lost and returned On Oct. 6 morning, two saddles worth a total of $4,000 to $6,000 were reported stolen from a barn on Birch Road.

One was a MacLellan saddle, dated to the civil war era, and the other was an antique EP Frazer saddle.

The unknown suspects had walked past other items of value to reach the saddles, the reporting individual said.

However, from third-party information and after speaking to a person of interest, the RCMP had located the saddles, which have been delivered back to the detachment for the owner for pickup, said Sgt. Svend Nielsen.

Deliberate damage overnight Two properties suffered damage on Oct. 6 overnight — incidents considered by the RCMP as linked due to their severity.

Front windows of the BC Liquor Store on Burrard Ave. were heavily dented by a hammer or another tool.

Within New Gold Inc.’s fenced compound on Highway 16, a Ford pickup truck’s windows were smashed while its body was dented as well — damage that was likely caused by rocks tossed over the fence, said Sgt. Svend Nielsen.

No suspects or witnesses has been located so far – the RCMP advised individuals with information to contact the local detachment or report through Crime Stoppers.

Watershed Roundtable Launch On Oct. 21 and 22, the Nechako Watershed Roundtable will be officially launching to the public at UNBC’s campus in Prince George.

Formed as a group of representatives from diverse organizations including the First Nations and government agencies with a shared commitment and concern to protect and improve the health of the Nechako watershed, the roundtable aims to provide recommendations to community members on key challenges in the Nechako watershed stewardship, as well as advice in developing initiatives that integrate the concerns into their actions.

The group adopted a Roundtable governance structure in the spring of 2015 and its inaugural meeting is planned for October. Guided by a core leadership committee, the Roundtable aims to direct and advise on water stewardship activities in the Nechako River Basin.

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Marshall Campbell picked up his temporarily-lost antique prized saddles — worth $4,000 to $6,000 — that were returned to Vanderhoof’s RCMP detachment on Oct. 9.

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- with files from Sgt. Svend Nielsen, Vanderhoof RCMP

Free trade with Trans-Pacific partners Ottawa - The Government of Canada announced on Oct. 5 that the members of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) have successfully concluded negotiations on a free trade agreement that will benefit Canada’s economy.

The TPP agreement will give Canada preferential access to dynamic and growing Asia-Pacific markets. Tariffs and other barriers faced by a wide range of Canadian products from various sectors will be cut; these sectors include agriculture and agri-food, fish and seafood, forestry and valueadded wood products, metals and mining, and manufactured industrial goods.

The agreement will also provide improved access in areas such as financial, professional, architectural and engineering, research and development, environmental, construction and transportation services.

The Government of Canada also announced a new, comprehensive set of programs and initiatives to benefit and support supply-managed producers and processors throughout the implementation of the TPP. In the TPP, the government successfully protected the three pillars of Canada’s supply management system, which will remain intact.

The TPP, for the first time in a Canadian free

trade agreement, will have a dedicated chapter with specific measures to assist small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to help them take full advantage of the opportunities this agreement will create. This reflects the Government of Canada’s commitment to significantly increasing the number of Canadian SMEs exporting to emerging markets.

The largest trading bloc in the world, the TPP will deepen Canada’s trading relationships with dynamic and fast-growing markets in the AsiaPacific region, as well as strengthen Canada’s traditional partnerships in the Americas. The TPP will strategically set the terms of trade in this important region. As a founding member of the concluded TPP, Canada will have a deciding voice as additional countries seek membership in the “open architecture” agreement.

This trade agreement bolsters Canada’s strategic position in the global economy. The TPP and trade agreements with the European Union and South Korea make Canada the only G-7 nation with free trade access to the United States and the Americas, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.

Quick facts • Trade is equivalent to more than 60 per cent of Canada’s annual GDP, with one in five Cana-

dian jobs linked directly to exports.

• 12 countries make up the TPP: Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the United States and Vietnam.

• The TPP membership represents a market of nearly 800 million people and a combined GDP of $28.5 trillion.

• 81 percent of Canada’s total exports already go to TPP members.

• TPP countries include some of the fastestgrowing economies in the world, which is expected to continue to be the case.

• Many of the TPP members are wealthy economies. The average per capita GDP in TPP countries is nearly $35,000.

• The Asia-Pacific region is expected to represent two thirds of the world’s middle class by 2030 and one half of global GDP by 2050.

• Canada has concluded free trade agreements covering 51 nations.

• Canada’s new free trade agreements with the European Union, South Korea and TPP countries will give Canadian businesses preferential access to over 60 percent of the world’s economy and more than 1.3 billion consumers.

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RB Trees notice on a 130 ha farm at Reid Lake near Prince George. It has been planted with trees after being cleared with horses by homesteaders in the early 1900s.

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Trees on farmland for carbon credit A British-based manufacturing company that has bought Vanderhoof’s farmland for tree planting, is now considering to switch to deforested areas instead.

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (RB) had purchased three more farms near Dawson Creek in July — three weeks after suspending its RB Trees Programme which had involved planting trees on B.C.’s farmland — according to documents released by Delta South MLA Vicki Hungtington earlier this month.

In June, the company had more than 10,000 ha of farmland in the region to be used for off-setting its carbon emissions, sparking protests from local governments on productive farmland being

taken up by trees and their impact on farming communities.

In a statement to Black Press, RB said the company already had the signed agreements for the three additional farms when it halted its tree-planting program for review.

“No action has been taken on these properties as RB continues to consult British Columbians on the future of this program,” said RB, as discussions continued with landowners, MLAs, as well as B.C. and local governments.

“Many have highlighted the need for reforestation on lands that have been depleted by the pine beetle or wildfires,” RB added.

“It is an option we are exploring.”

Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick said he had a presentation from RB, with suggestions about alternatives

to planting more trees on farmland.

“I’m not at liberty yet to disclose those because they were given to us confidentially but I have reason to be optimistic,” Letnick said.

The latest acquisitions will bring RB’s total of B.C. farmland properties to 12,000 ha, he added.

An issue that Shirley Bond, B.C.’s Minister of Jobs, has raised during her visit to Vanderhoof earlier in October, RB’s tree planting is a big concern in the area, as it affects the community’s economy and the ability to feed ourselves, Mayor Gerry Thiessen said.

“It’s our best agricultural land that they have purchased,” Thiessen said. “Not for the benefit for B.C., but for their country’s wellbeing.”

Though he has heard about the pur-

chasing ten years ago, it was a time when real estate on agricultural land was quite cheap and a way for people to get out of owning their farms, he said.

“Only the last little while that we have seen some immediate interest in our agriculture in the area,” Thiessen added.

“If they really want to plant trees, we have forestry land,” he said.

With over 7 million trees to date, the program aims to plant enough to take in the amount of carbon dioxide produced in their operations from 2006 to 2017, and only on land that has been used or cleared for use for cultivation, according to RB. The British company operates around the world, manufacturing and selling food, household and medical products under brands such as Calgon,

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UNBC’s science camps includes engineering as well as green technology and indigenous ecology.

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Nechako Velocity speeds up school science Vivian Chui Omineca Express Kids: in the real world and especially after grade 12, science is more than just physics, chemistry, and biology.

UNBC and School District No. 91 is looking to expand Gr. 10 students’ notions of science and their career possibilities through a new program called Nechako Velocity this year.

Currently in the application process and contingent upon a threeyear funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, the program would involve in-class visits from UNBC graduate students throughout the school year, leading to a weekend of science

and engineering themed Olympics in May, said Director of Instruction Manu Madhok.

“Four graduate students would be paired up with each of our high schools — Fort St. James, Vanderhoof, Fraser Lake, and Burns Lake,” Madhok said.

“Over the course of the year, they would make four to six visits to science classrooms...show students what they were doing in university, just to talk about science in the real world.”

Along with the school district’s long-time partnership with the College of New Caledonia through the trades program, Nechako Velocity will integrate UNBC with the northern B.C. communities, he added.

“The idea is that science

isn’t just a textbook,” Madhok said. “It’s related to things that the research department in UNBC are working on.”

Students will learn through the program why the science curriculum is interesting – why they are learning the things that they are learning and why they matter, said UNBC chemistry professor Todd Whitcombe.

“What about biogeochemistry?” Whitcombe said. “How do you introduce people to things that don’t fit those neat boxes that our high school curriculum is designed around?”

Having involved with education in the community for years through science camps and weekly columns in northern B.C. newspa-

pers, he said the program will help students learn more about their potential futures. “It provides them the opportunity to take a path that they might not have taken otherwise,” he said. “When I was six years old I wanted to be a train engineer.”

It may also be a matter of connecting students with their intrinsic interest in science, he added. “When you talk to kids [at the age of six], they’re inherently inquisitive and naturally trying to explore the world,” Whitcombe said. “And somewhere along the way we lose that joie de vivre.”

Though UNBC has conducted science camps and events for smaller groups in the past, Nechako Velocity

will be the university’s first time in carrying out school programming of this size, he added.

“Having 300 kids will be a new experience.

It’s scheming up what we can do, not inventing completely new stuff.”

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WorkSafeBC operations eased: B.C. gov NEW LAW, continued from page 1 and investigations regime at WorkSafeBC. Those changes included WorkSafeBC: * Implementing a new investigation model that preserves the ability to conduct both cause investigations and prosecution investigations; * Implementing the sustained compliance plan for sawmills as outlined in the report; and * Significantly shortening the timelines for issuing administrative penalties and to develop a hierarchy of enforcement tools.

Bill 35 also builds on the legislative changes made under Bill 9 earlier this year that strengthened WorkSafeBC’s ability to promote and enforce occupational health and safety compliance in B.C. workplaces.

The work to address the outstanding recommendations from the Inquest jury continues across government. In addition to acting on the coroner’s inquest jury recommendations, Bill 35 addresses administrative issues relating to WorkSafeBC’s annual report and service plan and to the WorkSafeBC Superannuation Plan.

“Following the tragic mill explosions in Burns Lake and Prince George in 2012, the government has taken action to improve workplace safety in British Columbia so that workers come home to their families at the end of the day,” said Shirley Bond, Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Train-

ing and Minister Responsible for Labour. “I hope today’s proposed legislative changes signal how seriously we take the inquest jury recommendations, and represent a lasting legacy and some degree of closure for the families of the workers who lost their lives or were injured.”

Quick Facts: * A total of seven recommendations were directed at the Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training, and Responsible for Labour: five from the Lakeland Inquest (May 14) and two from the Babine Inquest (July 31). Other recommendations were directed to a number of other government and non-government entities. o One recommendation concerning employer accident investigations was addressed with recent Bill 9 legislative changes related to Mr. Macatee’s Action Plan. o The other recommendation is about building and refitting mills to the highest possible standards.

While construction standards do not fall under the mandate of the Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training, and Responsible for Labour, industry standards continue to evolve to better support safe facilities.

More information on Coroner’s inquests, verdicts and responses can be found on the Ministry of Justice website: www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/coroners/ schedule/index.htm

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Marijuana reform Jeff Nagel Black Press This election may decide whether Canada makes a historic leap toward marijuana reform or remains a legal battleground between cannabis advocates and a resistant federal government.

Under the federal Conservatives, Ottawa has long argued pot is dangerous, unproven as a medicine, and a serious risk to youth if legal access grows.

The government has only allowed possession by authorized medical marijuana users after courts ruled in 2000 they have a right to reasonable access.

Since then, tens of thousands of Canadians became approved users and many got federal permits to grow it themselves.

Cities grew anxious about the explosion of often unsafe legal grow-ops in their midst.

That was one reason the Conservatives tried in 2014 to outlaw home growing of medical pot and force users to buy only via mail order from a new group of approved commercial producers.

Corporate growers have rushed to carve up the market while pot activists and lawyers have fought to defend and widen the ability for anyone to grow and sell the stuff.

Nowhere has that battle been more obvious than in Vancouver, where more than 100 medical pot dispensaries have opened, illegally selling weed in contravention of federal law, but largely unmolested by police.

Vancouver and other cities aim to regulate retail pot stores themselves. Ottawa wants them closed instead and threatened to send in the RCMP.

Meanwhile, time seems on the side of legalization advocates, who say the drug can be regulated and taxed much like alcohol rather than feeding organized crime.

Societal attitudes have shifted as a growing number of voters accept the case for reform.

A new Insights West poll found 65 per cent national support to legalize marijuana, with 30 per cent opposed. More than two-thirds believe pot has legitimate health benefits and that legalizing and taxing it would generate needed government revenue, while allowing police to focus on other priorities.

As more U.S. states legalize recreational marijuana – Washington has been joined by Colorado, Oregon and Alaska – B.C.’s advocates can increasingly point across the border and argue the sky has not fallen.

Where the parties stand The Conservatives insist Canada will not follow them down a road that expands drug culture and its risks, instead promising to fund more RCMP anti-drug operations. Stephen Harper upped the rhetoric this month when he called marijuana “infinitely worse” than tobacco in terms of damage to health, a claim contradicted by health experts, though they say pot poses elevated risks for teens.

The NDP would immediately decriminalize pot – leader Tom Mulcair says no one should have a criminal record for personal use – and then study further legalization options.

The Greens would legalize, regulate and tax it. Their platform banks on about $5 billion a year in marijuana tax revenue.

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Under leader Justin Trudeau, the Liberals were the first major party to promise outright legalization and regulation, though they haven’t yet budgeted any tax revenue. They argue legal, tightly regulated marijuana can be kept out of kids’ hands as effectively as booze and cigarettes.

“Oct. 19 is a pretty big day for cannabis policy in this country,” says lawyer Kirk Tousaw, who has led multiple challenges of federal marijuana regulations.

He credits Trudeau with being most upfront in promising legalization at a time when many politicians remain gun shy, but believes both the Liberals and NDP would deliver major change.

A key issue if reform comes, he said, is whether anyone can grow their own pot – and even sell it at farmer’s markets – rather than just buying from corporate growers and dealers.“My view is if you don’t have a right to grow your own cannabis you don’t live in a place where it’s actually legal.”

A re-elected Conservative government could face further proliferation of illegal retail stores – forcing Ottawa to either crack down or else concede de facto legalization in parts of the country.

Court challenges continue A Tory victory would also continue the legal chess game between pot proponents and federal lawyers, at a rising cost to taxpayers.

The Supreme Court of Canada unanimously ruled in June that medical marijuana can legally be possessed or sold in the form of cookies, other edibles and derivatives, not just dried bud.

So far, the government response has been to permit commercial producers to sell only medical pot oils at a low THC dosage, not other edibles.

A Federal Court judge will rule soon on another challenge – also argued by Tousaw – over whether medical patients can keep growing their own pot. That decision could deal another blow to the new commercial production system.

“It could go either way,” Tousaw said. “Even if it’s a win for the patients, what that win looks like is probably going to be strongly influenced by what government is sitting in Ottawa.”

A re-elected Harper government confronted by more court defeats could still make medical pot access as difficult as possible by tightly regulating the amount that can be legally possessed or grown.

“Every time the courts have held a facet of the medical cannabis program in this country to be unconstitutional, the government has responded by doing the absolute minimum it can to comply with what the court has said,” Tousaw said. Which is why pot reformers prefer a swift victory at the ballot box to clear the legal haze.

Before you vote, consider why I’ve been thinking about the public reaction to the Canadian political campaigns - and here’s my rant.... I’ve always joked that the biggest failing of a democracy is that they let everybody vote, which the irony to me is extremely funny, but in no way my actual view.

I have my own views on politics and what is best for the country based on my upbringing 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 be-

lieve 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 who they’ve always

voted for and haven’t considered why. No matter how we all decide to vote, could we all just not make it personal about others who may think differently. Everybody can’t win, no matter how some aspects of society may want to encourage us to believe, but more importantly I hope that whatever outcome occurs, that Canada benefits!

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Low-income friendly public transit missing: OSHS Vivian Chui Omineca Express Vanderhoof’s vulnerable women need an affordable public transit system, says the safe home society.

The Joy Aitkens Safe Home has received $10,000 of funding earlier this year, as part of the provincial government’s second- and third-year commitments under its three-year $5.5-million Provincial Domestic Violence Plan to provide direct services for Aboriginal children, youth and families in rural and remote communities.

“While we are always grateful for help moving women and children to safety and bringing women into town for groups,

counseling, and outreach services,” said Lynne Stuart, director of the Omineca Safe Home Society. “We feel that a safe, convenient and affordable public transit system would help immensely.”

Stuart added, “In a community with no taxi or other transit, and buses that have reduced their routes and have long waits outside, women are still hitchhiking if they need to be somewhere over holidays or the weekends.”

The one-time grant has allowed the society to build on its existing outreach program, she said.

“It helps us bring women from rural areas in for counseling, groups, and outreach services,” Stuart said. “And cover the costs

of outreach transportation as outreach workers take the women to court, lawyers appointments, etc.”

She said the funding assists with moving the society’s clients out of Vanderhoof when necessary as well.

“It helps us move women to other centers in other towns if they are feeling unsafe in their community....and move women to larger centers if affordable housing cannot be found here.”

She added that replacement costs for identification documents would also be covered by the funding, “if a woman has left quickly and is unable to take it with her, or it was lost or stolen.”

The Omineca Safe Home Society is one

of several organizations in the region that have received the funding, as Fireweed Safe Haven in Fort St. James and Eagle’s Nest Transition House in Burns Lake also received $10,000 each to help with its services for remote communities.

“Our government recognizes that Aboriginal women and children, both on and off reserve, reflect a large percentage of British Columbians who are affected by domestic violence and other crimes,” Nechako Lakes MLA John Rustad said.

“This funding will help Aboriginal women and children access the supports and services they need to help prevent violence and escape from situations and recover if they have been victims of crime.”

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CFSN’s crowdfunding platform aims at local funds for local projects, Tom Bulmer said.

Global site for local crowdfunding Vivian Chui Omineca Express Those collecting funds for local projects in B.C., even for profit, now has another platform online.

In light of the British Columbia Securities Commission’s new crowdfunding exemptions for start-up businesses this year, Community Futures Stuart Nechako is relaunching its crowd-funding platform Investlocalbc.ca next week — in conjunction with the Business Development Bank of Canada’s annual Small Business Week to celebrate entrepreneurship.

Start-ups and early stage companies can now raise capital through crowdfunding under certain conditions, as the new regulations include a prospectus exemption for start-ups seeking to raise capital and a dealer registration exemption for persons wishing to operate a funding portal, said the securities commission in a statement.

Though the global Internet community has no shortage of crowdfunding platforms, investlocalbc.ca will have a more regional focus, said Tom Bulmer from CFSN. “Kickstarter is for huge worldwide projects like solar roads, Indiegogo leans more towards movies and filming industries,” Bulmer said. “Ours is going to be aimed at local issues, local projects.”

Collecting funds from all interested independent individuals, the platform can filter ongoing projects by region and thus also serve as a tool for external businesses looking to invest in a certain geographical area, he said.

“It’ll be a catalogue for them,” Bulmer said.

“They can look through all over the province of B.C. and look at what projects are on the go.”

He added, “More important, they’ll be able to gauge the public response to those projects.”

The platform has helped the Kiwanis Hilton Children’s Centre in Port Alberni to successfully fundraise for a new furnace in February, and has hosted the online campaign for the Vanderhoof Aquatic Centre.

“It’s a great system,” said Zoe Dhillon from the Vanderhoof Pool Society. “It’s a matter of getting

people involved, engaged by it, interested in it, and spread it around.”

She added, “It’s the idea that every little bit counts.”

With the amount of funds needed for the aquatic centre, the nature of aquatic centre’s online campaign had differed from other projects posted on the platform.

“Our entire goal is $500,000… and as money comes in from different areas, the goal on the site reduced,” Dhillon said. “It was a reverse thermometer.”

She explained that for the pool society, the website serves more as a platform to collect online donations, particularly for those who

lived out of town and wanted to contribute.

In future campaigns, however, Dhillon said she will set a smaller goal with a shorter time period.

“You need to have an achievable goal to make the crowdfunding work,” she said. “So there’s a sense of urgency to hit that goal in order to get all the funds.”

She added, “We had it for over a year…credit cards expire, people forget.”

Knowing of friends who have used crowdfunding to fundraise for a variety of projects, Dhillon said it’s the funding of the future, “with everybody living online.”

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Anna Pye, NVSS Submitted On September 30th, students at NVSS and other participating schools, wore orange shirts to acknowledge and honour First Nations people affected by residential schools — we remember!

It was prompted by Pricilla Mueller and Geraldine Johnny (Aboriginal Education department at NVSS).

Kathy Russell and Anna Pye and the We Day students got together and made posters, t-shirts and helped to spread awareness.

I think it was a good opportunity for us all to wrap our heads around this issue and what we believe or believed to be true and we tried to think about putting ourselves in that position & what it would feel like

or how it may affect future generations.

Seven generations went through residential schools and a lot of

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We had some excellent discussions around the topic and heard

from Geraldine and Pricilla who spoke of some of their parents/grandparent stories of being in Residential schools.

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From left to right: Chris Sutton, Orrin Milne, Sonya Zurevinski, Angela Wheeler, Debbie Stephen (also in the right photo), and Brian Nemethy takes part in interval run training on Tuesdays with the masters running club.

‘Hoof runners to Thanksgivng marathons `Vivian Chui Omineca Express While some might be tucking turkey legs into baking trays last Sunday morning, others stretched their legs for long distances in B.C.’s warmer parts.

Braving stormy weekend forecasts — and perhaps heavy stomachs for some — five runners from Vanderhoof competed in half and full marathons through Kelowna’s orchards and Victoria’s streets on Oct. 11.

For Chris Sutton and Debbie Stephen, the Thanksgiving run in Kelowna will be their very first marathon — at 42.2 km.

As part of the cross-country club in high school, Sutton had returned to running over three years ago, completing his first half-marathon last year.

He said running has improved his life in a thousand ways, as he had weighed between 200 to 210 lbs when he started again in 2012. “I don’t get sick as much anymore, more energy in the morning, [helped] my confidence and self-worth,� Sutton said, adding his eating habits has changed as well by cutting alcohol and having a proper diet.

Though it was Debbie Stephen’s first marathon, she had ran four half marathons in the past in Surrey and Kelowna. “I’m quite nervous about it,� Stephen said, as her training process was only up to 32km. “After that, it’s mental.�

Stephen had first started running 10 years ago around Riverside Park, a mere distance of 1.2 km where she “almost died.�

Having health issues at that time, she realized she really needed to start exercising. “It’s a great way to stay healthy.�

Competing in the full and half marathon in Victoria respectively, Wanda and Brian Nemethy had just qualified for the Boston Marathon next spring — an event that would be celebrating its 119th anniversary and required qualification times eight months in advance.

Brian had qualified with the Vancouver Marathon in May. “Since then I have been injured, but my whole body is getting better,� he said.

Having competed in two ironman events, Wanda will focus on body monitoring. “Things can happen so differently with halfmarathon.�

At his seventh half-marathon, Orrin Milne will be focussing on having fun. “I just look forward to it; I can do it right.�

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Girls rugby set to defend zones title Vivian Chui Omineca Express Having qualified to play at the provincial tournament in Victoria for the very first time last year, the NVSS girls rugby team looks to repeat its success this weekend at the 7-a-side Zone Championships — this time as hosts.

Playing against six teams in the northwest zone that hailed from Prince Rupert, Houston, and Smithers, the NVSS team will kick off the tournament with a match against Smithers — who had hosted last year’s zone tournament — at 2:40 p.m. on Friday in Vanderhoof.

With seven players to a team playing two seven-minute halves per match, the 7-a-side format is a new Olympic sport, said Sean Rodgers, one of the team’s two coaches.

“It’s fast and furious,” Rodgers said.

He explained that with 14 girls including four junior players, it’s the team’s fifth season as they compete this weekend against four senior teams of Gr. 11 and 12 players,

At its fifth season, the NVSS’s girls rugby team has 14 girls including five juniors — with most of the team having played since Gr. 8.

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and two junior teams encompassing the lower grades.

Though only mid-October, the team already played seven matches this season with training two times a week, while teams in the Lower Mainland typically plays from February to April — when snow normally still covers Vanderhoof, Rodgers said.

With the provincial competition taking place in the Lower Mainland in April, the winter months will provide ample time for the team to fundraise, with the possibility of a trip to Prince Rupert’s artificial turf in early March for preparation, he said.

“The biggest challenge is training,” Rodgers said. “It’s hard to train in the gym.”

Playing against teams from all over the province this year will also allow the girls to show their experience, as most of the team have played since Gr. 8, said Kia Bruvold, another coach of the team.

“It shows what the girls are made out of,” Bruvold said, adding that she is excited to see the girls go so far, as she had also played for

NVSS’s rugby team in the past.

She added that last year’s provincial tournament had coincided with the World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series also hosted by Victoria, allowing the girls rugby team to watch Team Canada compete with teams around the world.

For Dakota Moldowan, Gr. 12,

the team will certainly be competing with the rest of the province in April.

“I’m really confident that we’ll do really well,” Moldowan said. “I like our team this year — we’ve bonded.”

Having trained with the team since Gr. 8, Moldowan enjoyed

the game for the company as well.

“The best thing? Playing with people I grew up with,” she said, adding that she had grown up around Rodgers when she was little. “I want to thank the coaches for taking us this far and putting up with us.”

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Proposed minister’s agri-tourism bylaw standard released VICTORIA - Consultation with local governments has begun on the development of a minister’s bylaw standard regarding agri-tourism in the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR).

As farmers throughout the province are looking for options to increase their economic viability, the draft bylaw standard aims to provide flexibility for local governments to shape agri-tourism in their communities, while following ALR guidelines and minimizing the impact and risk of land being used for non-farming purposes. The bylaw standard will assist local government bylaw development regulating agri-tourism, accommodation and farm retail sales in the ALR. The consultation includes sharing the draft bylaw standard with all local governments in British Columbia for their input on developing criteria that will work for B.C. communities. The draft bylaw standard reflects previous consultations with some local governments, the Agricultural Land Commission and B.C.’s farmers.

The consultation will be open until Nov. 30, A weekly feature highlighting 2015. When the process is complete, the Ministry of Agriculture will review the feedback and submit meetings/proposals, events a final draft for the minister’s approval. important to Vanderhoof residents.

“I encourage all local governments to take the time to provide input and be a part of shaping the bylaw standard,” Minister of Agriculture Norm Letnick said. “Local governments will be able to The District of Vanderhoof wishes to use the standard to develop their bylaws and give advise that the Public Works Department farmers in their communities concise guidelines will be flushing water mains throughout for agri-tourism uses in the ALR.” the municipality during the weeks The Ministry of Agriculture discussion paper of October 8th through to October on proposed minister’s bylaw standard can be 28th. During this time, residents may found on http://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/farming-natural-resources-and-industry/agricultureexperience discoloured water and should and-seafood/agricultural-land-and-environment/ allow the cold water to run until clear strengthening-farming/local-government-bylawbefore use. standards/2015_09_14_agri-tourism_discussion_paper.pdf

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Wayne Robert Ackerman December 26, 1938 – October 1, 2015 Wayne Robert Ackerman passed away peacefully on October 1, 2015.

Wayne was born to Elizabeth Helen Cumming and Robert Edward Ackerman on December 26, 1938 in Rorketon, MB. In 1946 the family moved to Canoe, BC, where Dad and his two surviving brothers, Rae and Ted, grew up and had many adventures on the small family farm.

In 1960, Wayne married his high school sweetheart Margaret Schulz; they were married for 21 years. After getting married, Wayne went on to become a successful Chartered Accountant. His career took him briefly to Kamloops and Williams Lake before settling in Prince George in 1964. He later moved to Vanderhoof, where he retired in 1996.

In 1997, for outstanding career achievements as well as outstanding service to the community and the profession, Wayne was awarded the designation of Fellow Chartered Accountant, an honour of which he was extremely proud.

Wayne and Marg had two children, Derek (1963) and Paige (1967). Derek and his wife Julie had two children, Troy and Kendra. He had to settle for grandcats from Paige and her husband Kirk who live in North Vancouver, BC. In 2006, Wayne moved to Cranbrook to be closer to family.

Over the years, Wayne volunteered countless hours of his time to Kiwanis, Rotary, and Ducks Unlimited. Wayne enjoyed travel, fishing, and watching the geese and other birds on the river, from his front yard in Vanderhoof. He also took it upon himself to adopt, feed, and care for, feral cats that took up residence on his property, naming each and enjoying their aloof companionship.

Helping others, human or animal, was always a high priority; all who knew him will miss his gentle kindness, honesty, and generosity.

Wayne’s family would like to extend special gratitude to the staff at Joseph Creek Care Village for their exceptional level of care during the past four years.

Memorial donations are unnecessary, but may be given in Wayne’s honour to a reputable charity of your choice in lieu of flowers.

An informal gathering to celebrate Wayne’s life will be held at Burrard Yacht Club, 10 Gostick Place, North Vancouver, on Friday, November 6th from 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm. Please join us to share your experiences, anecdotes, and any stories of the times you spent with our Dad. If you are unable to attend, please remember our Dad by raising a glass to him, or paying someone a kindness on his behalf.

Please feel free to share any cherished thoughts or memories of Dad with us by email to derek.ackerman@shaw.ca or paige_ackerman@me.com.

Arrangements entrusted to McPherson Funeral Service.

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Celebrating three years of no lost-time accidents during mining exploration at the Blackwater Project, New Gold presented a $5,000 donation to the Nechako Valley Search and Rescue (NVSR) at the Nechako Senior Friendship Centre on Oct. 6.

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1:30 – 3:00. In Vanderhoof meetings are held in the boardroom at the hospital.

Clients, family members and community partners are invited to attend. Your voice is IMPORTANT. For more info on the committee and it’s works contact: Heather @ 250-692-7500. Or your Mental Health Service Provider *** Dates for the 38TH ANNUAL NECHAKO VALLEY FESTIVAL OF PERFORMING ARTS will be March 9-20, 2016. Please keep these dates in mind to support our performers in speech, piano, strings and vocal disciplines. Please visit the website for more details. www.musicfestivalweb. com/nechako The committee is always looking for volunteers to help plan this event so if you are interested call Swan @ 250 567 9501. *** GIRL GUIDES...

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This peer-led support group will help you to self-manage your pain, provide education, reduce the isolation that so many people with persistent pain find themselves facing. Help you find meaning and purpose in your life again.

For more details visit our website or call our toll free number 1-844-747-7246, email: vanderhoof@pipain.com, attn: Racquel. *** VANDERHOOF AIR CADETS... Meetings - Tues 6:30-9:30 at the Gospel Chapel For more information call: 250640-0218 or 250-570-7496 *** 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

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

This week’s submission....

Ultimate frisby tournament at W.L. McLeod Elementary School on Oct. 1.

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. Phone 250-567-8587.

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

Everybody welcome young or golden agers. Call Erling Clemmensen for more info: 250-567-9927. *** 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 call Valerie Pagdin at 250-567-6218 (weekdays), 250-567-3889 (evenings/ weekends) or 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! *** 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 Valerie Pagdin at 250-567-6218 (weekdays), 250567-3889 (evenings/weekends) or vanderhoofhospice@gmail.com *** THE FRASER LAKE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP... meets the 3rd Tuesday of every month at 12 noon in Autumn Services. For further information call Judy at 250-699-7763. *** 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 the Village Hall. *** 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 12pm - 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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Arthritic Conditions/COPD? Restrictions in walking/dressing? Disability tax credit $2,000 tax credit $20,000 refund. Apply today for assistance: 1-844-453-5372.

NECHAKO RESERVOIR UPDATE 7 October 2015 Reservoir Elevation: 852.82m

(2797.82 ft.)

SLS Discharge: 32.1 m3/s Cheslatta Falls: 33 m3/s Vanderhoof: 46 m3/s Spillway discharge will be maintained at approximately 32 m3/s until April 2016, unless inflow to the reservoir requires additional releases to manage reservoir elevation.

Flow in the Nechako River at Vanderhoof for this time of year is normally between 40 m3/s and 60 m3/s unless management of reservoir elevation requires additional discharge from Skins Lake Spillway.

Inflow to the Nechako Reservoir for September 2015 was approximately 68% compared to the historical average total inflow for the month of September.

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

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Trades, Technical GPRC, FAIRVIEW Campus requires a Power Engineer Instructor to commence in December, 2015. Please contact Brian Carreau at 780-8356631 and/or visit our website at www.gprc.ab.ca/careers.

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Career Opportunities

DISTRICT OF VANDERHOOF Job Posting

Deputy Director of Community Development Career Opportunities ECONOMIC Development Mgr sought by Kwakiutl Band in Pt Hardy in N. Van. Isl. Send resume, cover LTR & salary expectations to manager@kwakiutl.bc.ca or fax 250-949-6066 by 8 AM, Nov. 2. Pls request job description.

…show it!

Professional/ Management

Career Opportunities

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

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MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION! In-demand career! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get online training you need from an employertrusted program. Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-855-7683362 to start training for your work-at-home career today!

WANT A recession proof career? Power Engineering 4th Class. Work practicum placements, along with an on-campus boiler lab. Residences available. Starting January 4, 2016. GPRC Fairview Campus. 1-888-539-4772 or online www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview.

Caretakers/ Residential Managers MOTEL ASST Manager Team to run small Motel in Parksville BC. Non-Smoking, no Pets, good Health, fulltime live-in position. Fax 250-5861634 or email resume to: kjjr27@hotmail.com

Education/Trade Schools START A new career in Graphic Arts, Healthcare, Business, Education or Information Tech. If you have a GED, call: 855-670-9765

The District of Vanderhoof is seeking a person to fill the position of Deputy Director of Community Development as part of their Management Team in the municipal office. This is a full time, permanent exempt position, under the guidance of the Director of Community Development. Responsibilities will include directing all aspects of the District’s annual community events, including preparing reports and financial data, authorizing the use of District resources to ensure community events are a success. Other duties will include providing staff support for committees of Council under the Community Development banner and assisting the Mayor as needed.

The position requires strong computer and Internet research skills, flexibility, excellent interpersonal skills, project coordination experience, and the ability to work well with all levels of internal management and staff, as well as outside clients and groups.

Sensitivity to confidential matters will be required.

The incumbent may be required to work on weekends, evenings and early mornings.

The ideal candidate will have at least three (3) years in office administration or equivalent experience. As well as experience planning and leading community events.

Completion of grade 12 including or supplemented by office administration courses, plus considerable related experience or an equivalent combination of training and education would be an asset.

The District of Vanderhoof offers a competitive salary and excellent benefits package.

“A WORLD OF OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN OUR REGION” 37, 3RD Avenue, PH: 250-692-3195 PO Box 820, TF: 800-320-3339 Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E0 FX: 250-692-3305 www.rdbn.bc.ca E-MAIL:inquiries@rdbn.bc.ca

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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To apply for this position please submit your resume to Lori Egli, Deputy Corporate Officer: loriegli@district.vanderhoof.ca For a more detailed job description is available on our website: http://www.vanderhoof.ca/District/Employment_BIDS.html The deadline to submit your application is 4:00 pm on October 23, 2015.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those considered for an interview will be contacted.

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Merchandise for Sale

Merchandise for Sale

Auctions

Misc. Wanted

AERO AUCTIONS Upcoming Private Coin Collector Looking Auction. Thurs., Oct. 22, Edto Buy Collections, Olympic monton. Live & On-Line BidGold & Silver Coins, Estates + ding.

Mining, excavation, Chad: 778-281-0030, Local.

Timber transportation Tahtsa equipment, rock Ltd. is looking for trucks, excavators, dozers, graders, truck tractors, trailers, pickup trucks, misc attachments & more! Consignments welcome!

Call: 1-888-6009005 or www.aeroauctions.ca.

Real Estate FIELD MECHANIC Acreage for Sale (Burns Lake Area)

Responsible for operating service truck and maintaining

ONLINE AUCTION - COMMERCIAL RESTAURANT EQUIPMENTlogging equipment.

Experience with Waratah Processors, OPENS WED OCT 14 - CLOSES WED OCT Equipment 21.........BAILIFF and Madill required. The successful candidate SEIZED PIZZA EQUIP, BAKERY & work wellLEASE with others TACO will EQUIP PLUS RE- and be a problem solver.

Lakefront Acreages TURNS - incl. Garland cooking equip, Berkel Slicers, Hobart 60 133-264 acres, good fishing Quart Legacy Mixer, Meat Grinder, & hay producing, middle of Sheeters, Walk-ins, Pizza & Conthe best farming & ranching vection Ovens, dishwashers, canopies and MORE !!!!! View Weekarea of BC.Visit our website days 10am to 4pm @Active Auction for more properties starting Mart - Unit 295 - 19358 96th Ave, Surrey, BC--- view ONLINE & REGfrom $27,000.

ISTER to BID @www.activeauctionContact: sales@niho.com mart.com --- Tel: 604-371-1190 or Call: 604.606.7900 email: buyit@activeauctionmart.com Website: www.Niho.com

Contact Tahtsa Timber Office email: reception@tahtsa.ca Phone: 250-692-7640 Fax: 250-692-7140

Rentals Heavy Duty Apt/Condo for Rent Machinery

640 Clark line Victoria skidder, doesn’t run, needs a Manor new starter,

Large 2must Bdrmbe from

moved

$742 - $772

Rentals For Sale By Owner Apt/Condo for Rent

* Landscaped SAWMILLS FROMViewonly $4,397 - Make money & save * Cablevision Available

money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSaw mills.com/400OT 1-800-5666899 Ext:400OT.

250-567-4048 or 250-567-9080

2 Bdrm ONLINE AUCTION from CIAL RESTAURANT

$742 - $772

- COMMEREQUIPMENTOPENS WED OCT 14 - CLOSES WED OCT 21.........BAILIFF SEIZED PIZZA EQUIP, BAKERY & TACO EQUIP PLUS LEASE RETURNS - incl. Garland cooking equip, Berkel Slicers, Hobart 60 Quart Legacy Mixer, Meat Grinder, Sheeters, Walk-ins, Pizza & Convection Ovens, dishwashers, canopies and MORE !!!!! View Weekdays 10am to 4pm @Active Auction * Balconies Mart - Unit 295 - 19358 96th Ave, * Landscaped View Surrey, BC--- view ONLINE & REGISTER to BID @www.activeauction* Cablevision Available mart.com --- Tel: 604-371-1190 email: buyit@activeauctionmart.com

Large 1 Bdrm from

$712 - $742

NO SMOKING - NO PETS

250-567-4048 or 250567-9080 Heavy Duty Machinery

640 Clark line skidder, doesn’t run, needs a newMAKE starter, must YOUR be moved

Apt/Condo for Rent

3/bdrm townhouses: familyfriendly complex, near schools & park. No smoking, no pets. $760/mth. 250-567-4430

Misc. for Sale * Balconies

Victoria Manor

FOR LEASE 1292 Main St., Smithers. 5920 sq. ft. Available Jan. 2016.

Please email svalu67@telus.net for more information.

Large (250) 698-7533 1 Bdrm from

NO SMOKING - NO PETS

Auctions Apt/Condo for Rent AERO AUCTIONS Upcoming Auction. Thurs., Oct. 22, Edmonton. Live & On-Line Bidding.

Mining, excavation, transportation equipment, rock trucks, excavators, dozers, graders, truck tractors, trailers, pickup trucks, misc attachments & more! Consignments welcome!

Call: 1-888-600Large 9005 or www.aeroauctions.ca.

Office/Retail COMMERCIAL RentalsSPACE

$500 Obo.

$712 - $742

Merchandise Rentalsfor Sale

2013 Winfield Mobile 3 bedBURRARD APARTMENTS. room, 2 baths, 924 sq.ft. Two All bdrm suites. Noin petsa 250-567-9128 appliances, quiet park, open concept. $104,900.00 Phone 567-4950.

ABOVE THE REST! Townhouses

Silvermill If you see a wildfire, Apartments report it to

1-800-663-5555 Secure quiet or *5555 apartments on most cellular VACANCY networks.

250-567-4208

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$500 Obo. POINT(250) 698-7533 OF-SALE Misc. for Sale SAWMILLS FROM only $4,397 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSaw mills.com/400OT 1-800-5666899 Ext:400OT.

Merchandise Rentalsfor Sale

Village of Fraser Lake

Misc. Wanted Apt/Condo for Rent Private CoinAPARTMENTS. Collector Looking BURRARD Two bdrm suites.

No pets 250-567-9128 to Buy Collections, Olympic

PUBLIC NOTICE

Gold & Silver Coins, Estates + Chad: 778-281-0030, Local.

Office/Retail Real Estate COMMERCIAL SPACE

FOR LEASE 1292 Main St., Smithers. 5920 sq. ft. Available Jan. 2016.

Please email svalu67@telus.net for more information.

Acreage for Sale

Townhouses 3/bdrm townhouses: familyLakefront friendly complex,Acreages near schools & 133-264 park. Noacres, smoking, pets. goodnofishing $760/mth.

250-567-4430 & hay producing, middle of the best farming & ranching area of BC.Visit our website If you see a wildfi re, for more properties report it to starting from $27,000.

Contact: sales@niho.com or Call: 604.606.7900 Website: www.Niho.com

1-800-663-5555 or *5555 on most cellular networks.

For Sale By Owner 2013 Winfield Mobile 3 bedroom, 2 baths, 924 sq.ft. All appliances, in a quiet park, open concept. $104,900.00 Phone 567-4950.

Advertise your goods and Rentals services in the Classifieds and Apt/Condo for Rent reach hundreds of potential ABOVE THE REST! buyers daily.

Call today to place your ad and make a sale Silvermill quickly.

Apartments Secure quiet apartments VACANCY

Please be advised the Council of the Village of Fraser Lake will be considering the final adoption of the Village of Fraser Lake Permissive Tax Exemption Bylaw No. 773, 2015 at the Regular Meeting of Council on Wednesday, October 28 at 5:30 PM in the Municipal Council Chambers at 210 Carrier Crescent. The property tax exemptions listed below are not new exemptions but under the Community Charter, Municipal Council must give notice of the proposed Permissive Tax Exemptions.

These exemptions are for the 2016 taxation year only and are authorized by the following sections of the Community Charter: Section 224(2)(f) permits Council, by bylaw, to grant further tax exemptions to the “area of land surrounding the exempt building” set aside for public worship under Section 220(1)(h). Section 224(2)(i) permits Council, by bylaw, to exempt from taxation land and improvements “owned or held by an athletic or service club or association and used as a public park or recreation ground for public athletic or recreational purposes”.

PROPERTIES AND DOLLAR VALUES EXEMPTED Estimated Estimated Estimated 2016 Tax 2017 Tax 2018 Tax Exemption Exemption Exemption a) Anglican Synod, Diocese of Caledonia Lot 148, Plan 5688, District Lot 2011 $314.22 $314.22 $314.22 Folio 669.00 b) Lakeview Bible Chapel Trustees Congregation, Lots 75-76, Plan 5688 District Lot 617, Folio 598.500

$303.83

$303.83

$303.83

$248.00

$248.00

$248.00

d) Roman Catholic Episcopal Prince Rupert, Lot 18, Plan 5688, District Lot 617, Folio 542.001

$244.10

$244.10

$244.10

e) West Fraser Mills Ltd, Lot 167 Plan 5688, District Lot 2011 Folio 681.100

$380.44

$380.44

$380.44

c) Trustees of the Congregation of the Fraser Lake’s Jehovah Witnesses, Lot 51, Plan 5688, District Lot 2011 Folio 575.001

Elizabeth Litke Director of Finance

250-567-9258 250-567-4208

VANDERHOOF AND AREA BUSINESS DIRECTORY

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

PLUMBING

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Serving Fort St. James and area since 1972

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

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250-996-8482 Advertising: advertising@ominecaexpress.com News: newsroom@caledoniacourier.com Website: www.caledoniacourier.com

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Wednesday, October 14, 2015 Omineca Express

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.

Crosswords

Word Scramble

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-

Guess Who?

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