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Vanderhoof student provides new options for local government wastewater treatment Vivian Chui Omineca Express A post-secondary student from Vanderhoof, in her last year of studies away from home, is applying her learning to local utility projects. Kathleen Horita from Vanderhoof, along with fellow environmental engineering students Maureen Long and Allison Matfin from the University of Northern British Columbia, presented options for a potential new wastewater treatment facility to the communities of Fort St. James and Nak’azdli Whu’ten First Nation on Dec. 8. Taking into consideration for each option its environmental footprint, the simplicity of operation, odour, the use of the resultant solids, potential energy recovery, water reuse, and the level of innovation, the study recommends a sequencing batch reactor, which uses microorganisms to treat the water through five stages, Horita explained. It’s an option with the lowest operating cost, lowest per capita cost, with not many chemical and energy requirements, she said. “Right now a lot of engineering projects are based on cost when they’re going forward,” Horita said. “It’s become a newer thing to assess them by the triple bottom line and look at the economic, social, and environmental benefits, and not basing everything only on cost.” With multiple community consultations, the project included many opportunities to work closely

with the affected communities and incorporate feedback into the final recommendation, she explained. “It was interesting to see how much they care and what their input involved,” Horita said. “How educating them in what the options were and what they need to consider, and how that changes their view of things.” She added, “We’ve got to really see what the environmental and social benefits and what’s important for the community to see for the wastewater treatment plant.” Started in September and finished earlier this month, the study was an extracurricular project for the students, who are currently in the last semester of their environmental engineering degree, Horita said. “It’s always useful to have actual legitimate engineering projects when you’re writing your resume,” she said. With relevant previous coursework, the students had a background in wastewater management, and it’s the first time they researched wastewater treatment options in such a detailed depth, Horita explained. “We learned there’s a lot of innovations that can be found with wastewater,” she said. “You can produce energy from it, you can recover heat from it, you can treat it and use it as fertilizer.” She added, “There’s a lot of things you can do with waste that’s only recently coming to light, so it’s an interesting field of study.”

Vanderhoof Air Cadets bring Christmas cheer The Air Cadets singing Christmas carols to the residents at the StuartNechako Manor on Dec. 15. They were accompanied by Thea Doyle on piano. Photos by Wayne Ray

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Year End Revue - January 2015 Speedy Desmarais skates way to 2015 Canada Winter Games Rebecca Watson Omineca Express

Rose and Bob hold hands during their engagement celebration.

It’s never too late to fall in love Rebecca Watson Omineca Express Love knows no boundaries of age or time and can even find it’s way into the most unlikely of places. Riverside Place seniors residence will host a marriage ceremony in February, 2015 for live-in residents Rose Vellieux 87 and Bob Ray 92, and the bride and groom could not be happier. “I think she’s the loveliest women in the world and I love her,” Bob said. “Age don’t mean a thing,” Rose said, with a humbling smile. The couple met two years ago after Rose moved into the home. Playing Skip’O with a group of mutual friends proved to be the first thing they had in common. “We love cards, we play crib too,” Rose said. “He’s skunked me and I’ve skunked him, it’s always a good time.” At first, they always sat on opposite sides of the table. Since both of them are a little hard-of-hearing, they were always reaching across to get each others attention. “So I got them to start sitting beside each other so they didn’t have to reach across,” Shirley Reeves 61 said, mutual friend and live-in resident. “That’s when I started noticing them getting closer.” One day after dinner Rose saw Bob didn’t look so well. She asked if he would like a cold cloth on his forehead and he eagerly replied yes.

“He was so happy, he looked like he won a pot of gold,” Rose said. From then on, Rose and Bob started to court each other. They would secretly hold hands under the table while playing cards and were even caught a few times by staff necking outside under the gazebo or on the couch in the laundry room. “We all feel they were meant for each other because they just came together so nicely and truly love each other,” Shirley said. Together, the couple has six children, 15 grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. Both of them were married just once before. Similarly, Bob was married for 62 years, Rose for 60 years and both lost their previous spouses to dementia. “I know we’ll be happy because we are so much alike in our old

age. The way we think and our idea of things is so close,” Rose said. The two plan to spend the rest of their days together and once married, Rose will move into Bobs room in the home. “It would be nice to have Rose for another 60 years but time goes by so fast. It’s hard to believe the last ten years and how fast it’s gone. The older you get the faster time goes. You’d think it’d be the other way around but it’s not,” Bob said. Playing cards, bingo, holding hands and loving one another continue to be their favourite past times. “I can’t believe everyone is so happy for us. I’ve never had a life like that, I’m just so happy,” Rose said. “Right now is pure joy and it will be joy as long as we’re both alive.” The honeymoon is booked for room 108 at Riverside Place.

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Alison Desmarais 17, of Vanderhoof has become a national speed-skate sensation. Her life-long dream will soon become a reality representing Team BC at the 2015 Canada Winter Games (CWG) in Prince George in February. “Her personal best in the 500 meters is 46 seconds. That’s spinning around the hockey rink really really fast,” Keith Gordon of Fort St. James said, Alison’s winter games coach. “There is no hockey player in the north that could do that.” Alison placed second in short track during the CWG selection meet in Prince George Nov. 1-2, 2014, which won her a spot on the team. Her determination is clear being a Gr 12 student who has taken her first semester off to train. “I took courses last year so I would be less stressed,” Alison said, who’s been speed skating since she was seven. “Everything now has just been leading up to [the winter games].” Alison trains six days a week at an olympic-sized facility in PG. It’s a safety issue to have someone like her speed skate competitively in a regular sized rink. Three days on-ice training covers speed, endurance and strategy. Three days in the gym focuses on upper body, lower body and weight cardio, which helps with Alison’s 500

SPEED SKATER: Alison Desmarais 17, of Vanderhoof ready to skate in the 2015 winter games in February in Prince George. meter starts. “She’s done a lot of careful planning in her life, what courses she has to take and when she has to be on her game. Even though she is going to the winter games she is continually looking to advance as far as she can in speed skating,” Mr. Gordon said. Knowing what position to be in the pack is a speed skater’s most critical technique. Numerous on-ice drills such as lane changes help Alison to anticipate where the rest of the pack is going. While some people sit back and wait until the end to pass everyone, some sit in second and hope no one tries to pass them, so it’s important to know your own strengths and weaknesses and the other skaters as well, Alison said. “At the Team BC

[selection meet] I knew I was one of the fastest skaters so I would just wait for everyone else to tire themselves and then I would go. During the national trials [in Montreal last year], the other skaters where much more experienced so I had to take some risks by taking the lead or trying passes. The winter games will be no different but it will all depend on the people,” Alison said. Before each race Alison makes a race plan. She shows her coach but then tries not to think about it until the start line. “It keeps me from over thinking my races,” Alison said. A slash-proof dyneema under-suit also helps keep her mind clear of concern. Unlike her standard equipment costs which are upwards of $2,000 and include semi-cus-

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tom skates, a skin suit, dyneema suit and custom 16 and-a-half inch blades which are on the shorter side for a speed skater. “My feet are really small so 16 and-a-half inches is actually really long for me but I know how to control it so it’s fine,” Alison said. Alison and her Team BC mates will dress in a special yellow-redblue skin for the winter games which ran from February 13 to March 1. Sunday, Feb. 15 is when all short track speed skaters will skate in a 1,500 meter race. Tuesday, Feb. 16 is the speed skate preliminary relays and speed-races will commence Feb. 18-19-20 for those who advance.

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Year End Revue - February 2015 Dancer darlings delight crowd at McLeod Rebecca Watson Omineca Express

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LITTLE DANCERS: Miss Maranelle’s Dance Club fall recital took place at McLeod Elementary Jan. 29. This is a picture of the 3-4 year olds dancing to ‘New York’. Emily Manojlovic, Olivia Manojlovic and Meghan Goodwin. The junior jazz group (5-7) danced to “Born To Be Wild”. “They danced so well that they didn’t even need my help during the performance,” said Maranelle. - Haidyn Gerz, Charity Schumann, Kristin Freeman, Linnea Chapman, Chyler Knackstedt, Karli Bremner and Haylee Chaisson. The senior jazz group (8-14) danced to “Dance With Me” - Harper Abbott, Andrea McLain, Hadlee Wiebe, Larissa Hassman, Alexandra Hutchinson, Ann Watny, Emily Manojlovic, Olivia Manojlovic, Meghan Goodwin and Payton Mueller.

A finale done by all dancers ended the recital with “Shake It Off”, which finished the night with some good hardy laughter from the girls and the crowd. “This has always been a dream of mine to teach dance class I never thought I would ever create my own company,” Maranelle Fawcett said, owner and teacher of Miss Maranelle’s Dance. “I started dance classes when I was nine years old. When I moved to Vanderhoof in Gr 9 I was very disappointed there were no dance classes so, in my last year of high school, I started my own class after school. With the support of family and friends it has become more than just a dream come

NVSS wrestles way to boys and girls team victories Rebecca Watson Omineca Express Nechako Valley Secondary School wrestlers had 16 athletes - 11 boys and 5 girls – travel to Kelly Road for the North Central Zone Championship. All 16 athletes qualified for provincials. The team won both the boys and girls division. It is the first time in 14 years that the team has won both titles in the same year. “I think we are well positioned to repeat for several years as we are a very young team. We lose only four athletes this year,” said Travis Himmelright,

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TOURNAMENT: NVSS wrestling team seen here in a group shot after winning the North Central Zone Championship. NVSS wrestling coach. The team started the competition with 10 straight victories and ended the competition with a team record of 33W-13L. Jennor

Nohr was voted zone MVP. The NVSS wrestling team travelled to Abbotsford Feb. 25 for the Provincial Championships.

true. Now I have been teaching for three years and Miss Maranelle’s Dance continues to grow every session.

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Dancing brings joy to those who give in to the music, but even more joy to parents watching their little ones. The crowd roared with excitement at McLeod Elementary Jan. 29 as kids aged 3-14 performed for parents during Miss. Maranelle’s dance club fall recital. The senior jazz group 8-14 did Footloose, an upbeat swinger that grabbed everyone’s attention with high kicks and poses- Haper Abbott, Andrea McLain, Hadlee Wiebe, Larissa Hassman, Alexandra Hutchinson, Ann Watny, Emily Manojlovic, Olivia Manojlovic, Meghan Goodwin and Payton Mueller. The Wednesday 3-4 year olds danced to “New York” with red sequinced attire and black feather boas. Their glowing determination and free spirits had everyone in the room pink from undeniable cuteness. - Payton Hanson, Kiara Wiebe, Alexandria Chase Kerra Wylie, Damien Hutchinson, Madeline Work, Emaly Pfeifer, Kavita Dhillion and Maci Kadonaga. The senior Hip Hop group (8-14) danced to BOSS with sass and attitude giving an outstanding performance showcasing hard work and determination. - Maria Jex, Alexandra Jex, Cadence Raymond, Jaylen Pedersen, Larissa Hassman, Harpe Abbot, Payton Mueller, Andrea Mclain, Alexandra Hutchinson, Emily Manojlovic, Olivia Manojlovic and Meghan Goodwin. The Tuesday group (3-4) did “Shake Your Tail Feathers” which everyone can agree was a ten on the cuteness meter having the costumes emphasize how cute the performers were. - Shelby Olfert, Alley Bueckert, Laili McKee, Brandon Davidson and Taylor Davidson. Senior Hip Hop Class 8-14 danced to Chains, a very dramatic and strong performance. - Maria Jex, Alexandra Jex, Cadence Raymond, Jaylen Pedersen, Larissa Hassman, Harpe Abbot, Payton Mueller, Andrea Mclain, Alexandra Hutchinson,

This Fall Session we had a total of 40 kids and after four months of learning, patients, and practice we had a

very successful recital. With the help of parents, the girls and boys were excited to preform on stage.

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B.C., Aboriginal partners set date for family gathering PRINCE GEORGE - The Province and its Aboriginal partners will hold a provincial gathering to support healing for families of missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls from Jan. 31 to Feb. 2, 2016, in Prince George. In June 2014, the Province, the First Nations Leadership Council and Métis Nation BC signed a Memorandum of Understanding confirming their shared commitment to end violence against Aboriginal women and girls. Together they will partner with Lheidli T’enneh First Nation, the Minister’s Advisory Council on Aboriginal Women, Carrier Sekani Tribal Council and Carrier Sekani Family Services to co-host the gathering. A private welcoming event will be held for family members on Sunday, Jan. 31, with a variety of facilitated sessions and cultural activities taking place throughout Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 1 and 2. The family gathering’s supportive environment will help foster further healing for families and communities who have experienced the pain caused from violence against Aboriginal women and girls. It will provide a forum for family members from throughout B.C. to share their experiences and support one another in their journey of healing. It will also inform the continued collaborative work between B.C. and Aboriginal partners and communities for seeking a path to stop the violence. Announced on June 16, 2015, the gathering follows up on a commitment made by John Rustad, Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation, at the inaugural National Roundtable on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Ottawa in February 2015. Rustad attended the roundtable with a provincial delegation that included Aboriginal family members.

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Horgan on trade, carbon tax and LNG Tom Fletcher Black Press NDP leader John Horgan sat down with Tom Fletcher for a yearend interview in his Victoria office Dec. 10. Here are excerpts. For the full version, see the Opinion tab at Omineca Express. TF: In the recent federal election, national NDP leader Thomas Mulcair rejected the Trans Pacific Partnership sight unseen, endorsing letters from Unifor and CUPE saying this is a bad deal. Is your party seen as against Pacific Rim trade? JH: No, I don’t think so, and what I said at the time was that I support trade. We’re a trade-centred province. We’re looking across the ocean at the largest market the world has known, and I support getting our products to higherpriced markets. But having said that, the B.C. Liberals embraced TPP without even having seen it. TF: The NDP and unions have historically been protectionist. Do you see any need to modernize the B.C. party? JH: When it comes to trade, I think we have modernized. And who was the first premier to go on a trade mission from British Columbia? It was Dave Barrett. And

now there has been a succession of premiers make regular visits to other markets to try to stimulate economic activity here at home. TF: Your party supports the carbon tax now, but not the revenue neutral approach. Do you support increasing the rate? JH: I’ve looked carefully at the report tabled by the premier’s [advisory] group, a vast array of British Columbians, and there was a lot of water put into the wine to get to the position they got to. What I’m comfortable with is that the date that they’ve selected for a ramping up of the carbon tax is 2018, which will be a year after the next provincial election. So if I’m successful and form a government, I’ll have time to look at tax policy broadly to see if we can make improvements in the carbon tax. For me, and I think for most British Columbians, the model that Alberta has adopted of taking revenues and driving them into industries, or activities like transit, that will reduce emissions over time. TF: Natural gas price and volume continue to go down, along with commodities generally, and supply of oil and gas keeps going up. What’s your take on the prospects for LNG after the year we’ve had? JH: Not good. I’ve always said price will determine whether in-

vestors drop down multi-billions of dollars in a far-away place to provide a product that is not developed here. Brownfield opportunities have moved very quickly in the U.S. Changing LNG import facilities to export facilities is a whole lot easier and cheaper than starting from scratch. Getting to the coast is a challenge for fossil fuels, and the last LNG price point I saw delivered in Asia was $5.70 a unit. You’re not going to make money at that price, even with rock-bottom prices here in B.C. TF: We’ve just had a couple of announcements as part of the government’s Jobs Plan, $100 million in financing for tech startups, which your critic was pleased about, and an agriculture and food strategy. Are we going to see more Jobs Plan advertising in the new year? JH: It’s the Christmas season, the federal election is over, there are two sets of ads running now. I think these ads are self-promotion. These are not informing the public on information that they really need. If it’s just smiling people with hardhats on, I think we’re going to have something to say about that. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca Twitter: @tomfletcherbc

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Year End Revue - March 2015 Lieutenant Governor visits Vanderhoof Rebecca Watson Omineca Express The YMCA and District of Vanderhoof (DOV) hosted a Canada Games viewing event Thursday, Feb. 26 at the Vanderhoof arena. Families came and got information about YMCA activities, met the Lieutenant Governor General of BC and enjoyed a free barbecue. The mens hockey semi-final game was showcased on the big screen outside. A few hundred people came to enjoy the free food and hockey. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The YMCA would like to thank the generous sponsors and supporters for their assistance in making the event a reality.â&#x20AC;?

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SMILE: Russ McLeod, Terry Thompson, Lieutenant Governor of BC Judith Guichon, Tristal Buller, Eric Williamson, Chris Mushumanski - president of Nechako Valley Search and Rescue, and Gerry Thiessen, mayor of Vanderhoof.

McLeod Seussical inspires Rebecca Watson Omineca Express A persons a person, no matter how small. These are Dr. Seuss words sung by McLeod Elementary students at the production of Seussical, the Dr. Seuss musicalMarch 19, 20 and 21.

Abstract costumes and oddly coloured trees set the scene for a number of Dr. Seuss themes. Cat in the hat, Lorax, Horton Hears a Who, Green Eggs and Ham, Hop on Pop and Fox in Socks to name a few. When the kids sang out loud the crowd was quite quiet, and when the sound stopped

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the crowd cheered with excitement. Each actor and actress on stage at the show knew all their lines and when to go. Each scene had a message on values and morals, vibrantly portrayed through song bridges and chorals. The boys at the back who controlled all the lighting, were precisely on point as if

the sun was shining. Popcorn smelled great and the baked goods looked yummy. Many folks bought treats since the kids get back all the funding. All the teachers and volunteers get a shout out too. For the play wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have gone on without all of them.

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Year End Revue - April 2015 CNC president voices one-college model restructuring Rebecca Watson Omineca Express Layoff notices have been issued to a number of College of New Caledonia (CNC) employees due to a growing $2.8 million deficit. During a public meeting at the Vanderhoof campus on April 1, CNC president Henry Reiser said the notices will not come into effect until July 31, adding people may, in fact, not be laid off. However, Reiser made it clear that job cuts were inevitable. “But let’s be frank, there will be job losses. The only way to meet the target of 10 per cent operational funding is vertical cuts. Since 2007, $12 million has been removed from the base budget…were at a point [that] there’s nothing left,” Reiser said. Each year the college board is required to approve a balanced budget. Since 2008-2009, the college has had to find roughly $12.5 million in additional revenues or reductions in expenses to continually achieve a balanced budget. For the fiscal year 2015-2016, a combination of expense reductions and revenue increases totalling $2.8 million is required to achieve the required balanced operating budget. When CNC hired Reiser nearly a year ago, he implemented a one-college model standardizing programming and administration at all six campuses including Fort St. James, Burns Lake, Vanderhoof, Prince George and Quesnel. The reason for the implementation of the new model, Reiser said, is to ensure all students receive the same experience and to save money. “Convocation for example is different at every school so standardizing will ensure students are getting the same experience at each campus,” Reiser said. A cost recovery program will start to contribute 15 per cent of total revenue toward college overhead including costs such as student services, human

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resources and payroll, maintaining buildings and equipment and paying vendors for their services. Reiser noted in his initial summary that the current Vanderhoof campus costs CNC too much but the school will stay open while the college searches for a new location. Three new regional principals will take over in MacKenzie, Quesnel and Nechako Lakes instead of the current four regional directors. The new principals will be responsible for regional planning, community liaison, labour market development and planning and campus and regional service operations. They will work with the dean of trades and plan for five years to rotate trades through CNC, Reiser said. “We can not run a section that’s under-subscribed. We have a metric that we must meet. It’s a 97.5 per cent completion rate or we are penalized for that module. For trades it’s 87.5. If you don’t reach that target you’re penalized again so we have to be very judicious,” he said. Emily Colombo, economic development officer in Fort St. James, asked at the meeting how community values will be kept intact if the principal doesn’t live in the community. Reiser reiterated each campus will still have a supervisor on staff and that this transition is all about saving money. “It will say in their job description how much time needs to be spent in each community [so it’s fair],” Reiser said. The college plans to implement video conferencing with Applied Business Technology (ABT) courses with the ultimate goal of students being able to take the course wherever they are. The same will apply for certain trades that allow students to do their work on simulators. The hope is by September 2016 to have “smart classrooms” in Prince

George, Quesnel, Vanderhoof, Fort St. James, Burns Lake and, to a lesser degree, Mackenzie, Reiser said. “Through the Distance Delivery Initiative, apprenticeships won’t have to leave their place of work and spend one day a week studying. [We want to] to reduce costs of delivery and increase students in a section so the institution will become more sustainable,” Reiser said. The CNC president also touched on what will happen to the family services curriculum at the campuses. The plan is to phase them out after the completion of the current term, he said. “CNC is not in the business of family services and those services should be transitioned back into the community where they belong,” Reiser said.

The retired chair of the Vanderhoof Library Board, Donna Klingspohn, shared a statistic at the meeting from UNBC. “The Omineca region has the lowest literacy level in the province,” she said. “We’ve worked hard to raise the literacy level here and if they make decisions solely based on saving dollars they may be cutting programs that are vital to promoting literacy in this region. I just hope they are putting some science behind it,” she said. Vanderhoof Mayor Gerry Thiessen said some occupational therapy instructors received layoff notices but the program last year was funded by School District 91 and Nechako Valley Community Services. “What’s so hard is CNC asked to be the glue for the community and we’re part of it and we’ve

embraced it and now to have the college — without consultation — give layoff notices to integral members … we feel jolted. The money is there from the school and community services so I ask why,” he said. Reiser replied, “ We can’t afford to do this … that’s not our business … it’s Northern Health and Elizabeth Fry’s.” In the future CNC also plans to move to a performance-based budget so those who perform well will be funded well and those who perform poorly will receive less funding. Reiser said there is a good chance of a re-occurring deficit if something is not done now. “We’re trying to work it down but … it’s a challenge. We have demands we want to meet but it’s difficult without money,” Reiser said.

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CONCERT: Deadhorse Blues kickstarted the night - Kevin Moutray on lead guitar, Sean Zwick on vocals and Darrel Friesen on drums. The rest of the concert catered to blues, rock and roll and heavy metal fans with four local bands taking to the stage at the Vanderhoof arena Saturday April 18. Proceeds went toward the Vanderhoof Aquatic Centre Society.

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Year End Revue - May 2015 Sturgeon hatchery release at Riverside Rebecca Watson Omineca Express Swim fishy, swim. About 600 sturgeon slid into the Nechako River at Riverside Park Monday, May 4 during a secondwave release as part of the Nechako White Sturgeon Recovery Initiative (NWSRI). Another set of about 600 fish were released a couple weeks prior making a total of about 1,200 endangered fish released this spring into Nechako waters. President of Freshwater Fisheries Society of B.C., Andrew Wilson, said this year’s release is just the beginning of a big project to rebuild the sturgeon population in the Nechako. “It’s a real positive move to recover the fish population and, although [numbers were low] the bigger fish will have higher survival rates,” Wilson said at the release. Hundreds of kids from seven area elementary schools gathered at the park. Each student held, named and released a fish down a water slide-type tube into the river. Director of instruction Eugene Marks, called the event a vital hands-on portion of the Nechako White Sturgeon curriculum that made its way into schools last fall. “Just look at the faces of the kids. Instead of sitting in a class room they actually get to personally send off the fish,” Marks said.

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Nechako Valley Secondary School students were also part of the day, documenting the commemorative beginning of the hopeful fish re-population. Gr 12 Enviro Vikes worked together with the Nechako Environmental Water Stewardship Society (NEWSS) previously to the release as part of their watershed curriculum. Enviro Vikes member Angela

Harkins, Gr 12, said the entire program was so fun to learn about. “It’s important to conserve the habitat that was here and make it the best fit for the sturgeon as possible,” she said, as she helped a struggling fish out of the slide and into the flowing waters. Now that the fish have been released, the NWSRI team are out capturing brood fish for the next three weeks to start spawning at

the end of May, so we can create a whole new batch of juveniles, Cory Williamson said, manager of the Nechako White Sturgeon Conservation Centre. Tours of the conservatory are open to the public as walk-ins throughout the summer every Thursday from 2-3 p.m. or by appointment. Don Holloway, a retired teacher from school district 91, has volun-

teered to be one of the tour guides. “I’m an avid fisherman and if we didn’t make this hatchery the sturgeon would be extinct in 10-20 years. The education for the kids is absolutely fantastic. Naming the fish is excellent too because now they’ll take ownership of the river,” Holloway said. For more information visit www.nechakowhitesturgeon.org or www.gofishbc.com.

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FUN RUN: The crowd of people at the Vanderhoof Wild Goose Chase Fun Run seen at the beginning of the race, Simon Nemethy leading the pack in blue.

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Year End Revue - June 2015 Tension in Vanderhoof rises with the water Rebecca Watson Omineca Express Inconsistencies with flow target numbers has caused some heat between Vanderhoof residents and Rio Tinto Alcan. The smelting company, which manages the Kenny Dam and Skins Lake Spillway and controls the flow of waters into the Nechako, held an information session on their flow forecast Thursday, May 28. As it stands, RTA has a flow target for Vanderhoof of 700 m3/s but so many variables could change the forecast day, Justus Benckhuysen, operations coordinator in Vanderhoof said at the meeting. “Even now today there is a 60 per cent chance of reaching 700 m3/s and a two per cent chance of reaching 900 m3/s. And 900 m3/s is a big consequence and that’s something we are very aware of,” he said. As of Monday, June 1 the Nechako River sits at 633 m3/s with an expected rise of 30 centimetres since Thursday by mid week. “The numbers can go up and down very quickly, but as of right now 30 centimetres is a safe bet,” Benckhuysen said. During the presentation Benckhuysen spoke about decisions RTA makes daily on whether or not to release more water. He spoke of uncertainties created through variables such as temperature fluctuation, rain fall, climate change and melting snow pack. “But I still struggle with their math,” Vanderhoof mayor Gerry Thiessen said at the meeting. “To me it has to be consistent. The science and math are there and they should know what they’re doing.” At one point, an argument sparked

between mayor Thiessen and Mike Long, Kitimat RTA representative, about a phone call council received the day before. “Yesterday morning we were told to prepare for 800 m3/s now it’s gone way down,” councillor Kevin Moutray said at the meeting. Mr. Benckhuysen stated his correction. “You asked us if you should prepare, we said if you want to it’s your decision.” Mayor Thiessen stood up and said, “No no, that’s absolutely incorrect.” Pointing a finger at Mr. Long. “Mike, you said it’s prudent we go to 800 m3/. You didn’t say it’s up to us, you said it’s prudent we go to 800 m3/s and three hours later it came in at a five per cent chance. You have to stick with the same story because that’s what’s making this community so antsy.” Councillor Moutray added, “When it comes out three hours later at a five per cent chance it makes us look dumb.” Mr. Long replied, “The information isn’t simple so there may have been some confusion but, the possibility of 800 m3/s was very clear to me,” Long said. During the meeting Mr. Benckhuysen also discussed risk management and what RTA’s options are in regards to what they are doing to mitigate the flooding. “We can maximize how much water we use in Kemano, we’re doing that, we can increase the water to the Nechako, we’re doing that, we also can fill up the reservoir, which of course we’re doing that without spilling…and then there’s overspilling the reservoir which we did in 2007… so why haven’t we done that

Endako employees terminated, mine put on care and maintenance Rebecca Watson Omineca Express Endako — Thompson Creek Metals has placed the suspended Endako mine on care and maintenance effective July 1 resulting in approximately 270 stand-by employees being officially terminated. “It’s all about molly prices and we [have no choice] but to be supportive,” Fraser Lake mayor Dwayne Lindstrom said, calling the shut down bad news for Fraser Lake. “The village has been working with [the province] to see what we can do but there’s not a whole lot we can do.” Production of Enda-

ko was suspended at the end of 2014. Chris Gibbs, manager of operations at Endako says Thompson Creek Metals expects no recovery in the moly market in the foreseeable future. “It’s no longer a temporary suspension of operations. We were looking at conditions improving over the next 4 -5 months but that wasn’t the case,” Gibbs said. Costs of the mine this year are estimated to be $26.7 million, including the costs of suspension, care and maintenance for the remainder of the year and severance for workers. The projected costs for 2016 are expected to be

between $5 million and $6 million. “The smelter is not operational at the moment, we are exploring avenues to see if there are business opportunities. [Right now] we’re protecting the assets and waiting for the good times to return and if in the interim we can make a little bit of money, limited operation at our end, we’ll look at that,” Gibbs said. About 30 people will remain on the care-andmaintenance crew at Endako but Thompson Creek Metals plans to concentrate efforts on it’s other Canadian asset, Mount Milligan copper-gold mine, located north of Fort St. James.

or planning on doing it? I’m not saying we’re not planning on

it, or that we’re planning on it, it’s not a move you make lightly

until you absolutely have to,” Benckhuysen said.

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WĂĐŝĮ Đ EŽƌƚŚĞƌŶ 'ĂƐ >ƚĚ͘ ƉƉůŝĐĂƟ ŽŶ ĨŽƌ ƉƉƌŽǀĂů ŽĨ ϮϬϭϲͲϮϬϭϳ ZĞǀĞŶƵĞ ZĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ WE' tĞƐƚ ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ ƌĞĂ KŶ EŽǀĞŵďĞƌ ϯϬ͕ ϮϬϭϱ͕ WĂĐŝĮ Đ EŽƌƚŚĞƌŶ 'ĂƐ >ƚĚ͘ ;WE'Ϳ Į ůĞĚ ŝƚƐ ϮϬϭϲͲϮϬϭϳ ZĞǀĞŶƵĞ ZĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ ƉƉůŝĐĂƟ ŽŶ ; ƉƉůŝĐĂƟ ŽŶͿ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƌŝƟ ƐŚ ŽůƵŵďŝĂ hƟ ůŝƟ ĞƐ ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ; ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶͿ͕ ƉƵƌƐƵĂŶƚ ƚŽ ƐĞĐƟ ŽŶƐ ϱϴ ƚŽ ϲϭ͕ ϴϵ ĂŶĚ ϵϬ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ hƟ ůŝƟ ĞƐ ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ Đƚ ;h Ϳ ƐĞĞŬŝŶŐ ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ĂƉƉƌŽǀĂů ƚŽ͕ ĂŵŽŶŐ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ͕ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ƚŚĞ ϮϬϭϲ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌǇ ƌĂƚĞƐ͘ dŚĞ ƉƉůŝĐĂƟ ŽŶ ĂůƐŽ ƐĞĞŬƐ ƌĞůŝĞĨ ƚŽ ĂůůŽǁ WE' ƚŽ ĂŵĞŶĚ ŝƚƐ ƌĂƚĞƐ ŽŶ ĂŶ ŝŶƚĞƌŝŵ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĨƵŶĚĂďůĞ ďĂƐŝƐ͕ Ğī ĞĐƟ ǀĞ :ĂŶƵĂƌǇ ϭ͕ ϮϬϭϲ͕ ƉĞŶĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞŐƵůĂƚŽƌǇ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƌĞǀŝĞǁ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƉůŝĐĂƟ ŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŽƌĚĞƌƐ ƐƵďƐĞƋƵĞŶƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĂƚ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͘ WE' ŝƐ ƌĞƋƵĞƐƟ ŶŐ Ă ĚĞůŝǀĞƌǇ ƌĂƚĞ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ŽŶ ĂŶ ŝŶƚĞƌŝŵ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĨƵŶĚĂďůĞ ďĂƐŝƐ ŽĨ ϭ͘ϴ ƉĞƌĐĞŶƚ ĨƌŽŵ Ψϭϭ͘ϳϳϱͬ': ƚŽ Ψϭϭ͘ϵϴϳͬ': ĨŽƌ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟ Ăů ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ͕ Ă ϭ͘ϳ ƉĞƌĐĞŶƚ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ĨƌŽŵ Ψϵ͘ϵϰϭͬ': ƚŽ ΨϭϬ͘ϭϬϵͬ': ĨŽƌ ƐŵĂůů ĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂů ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ͕ ĂŶĚ Ă Ϯ͘Ϯ ƉĞƌĐĞŶƚ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ĨƌŽŵ Ψϲ͘ϲϳϴͬ': ƚŽ Ψϲ͘ϴϮϮͬ': ĨŽƌ 'ƌĂŶŝƐůĞ ƉƌŽƉĂŶĞ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ͘ ĂƐĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŐĂƐ ĐŽƐƚ ƌĞĐŽǀĞƌǇ ĂŶĚ 'ĂƐ ŽƐƚ sĂƌŝĂŶĐĞ ĐĐŽƵŶƚ ;' s Ϳ ƌĂƚĞ ƌŝĚĞƌƐ Ğī ĞĐƟ ǀĞ Ɖƌŝů ϭ͕ ϮϬϭϱ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ĞĐĞŵďĞƌ ϯϭ͕ ϮϬϭϱ͕ ƚŚĞ ŽǀĞƌĂůů ĂǀĞƌĂŐĞ ďƵŶĚůĞĚ ƌĂƚĞ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ĨŽƌ Ă ƚǇƉŝĐĂů ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶͲ Ɵ Ăů ĐƵƐƚŽŵĞƌ ĐŽŶƐƵŵŝŶŐ ϳϬ͘ϱ ': ƉĞƌ ǇĞĂƌ ŝƐ ϰ͘ϯ ƉĞƌĐĞŶƚ͕ ĂŶ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ŽĨ Ψϱϲ ƉĞƌ ǇĞĂƌ͘ ^ŝŵŝůĂƌůǇ͕ ƚŚĞ ŽǀĞƌĂůů ďƵŶĚůĞĚ ƌĂƚĞ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ĨŽƌ Ă ƚǇƉŝĐĂů ƐŵĂůů ĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂů ĐƵƐƚŽŵĞƌ ĐŽŶƐƵŵŝŶŐ ϯϭϲ͘ϰ ': ƉĞƌ ǇĞĂƌ ŝƐ ϰ͘ϳ ƉĞƌĐĞŶƚ Žƌ ΨϮϯϱ ƉĞƌ ǇĞĂƌ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌ 'ƌĂŶŝƐůĞ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟ Ăů ƉƌŽƉĂŶĞ ĐƵƐƚŽŵĞƌƐ ĐŽŶƐƵŵŝŶŐ ϯϴ͘ϴ ': ƉĞƌ ǇĞĂƌ ƚŚĞ ŽǀĞƌĂůů ĂǀĞƌĂŐĞ ďƵŶĚůĞĚ ƌĂƚĞ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ŝƐ Ϭ͘ϳ ƉĞƌĐĞŶƚ͕ ĂŶ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ŽĨ Ψϲ ƉĞƌ ǇĞĂƌ͘ WE' ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ƌĞƋƵĞƐƟ ŶŐ ĂŶ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ZĞǀĞŶƵĞ ^ƚĂďŝůŝǌĂƟ ŽŶ ĚũƵƐƚŵĞŶƚ DĞĐŚĂŶŝƐŵ ;Z^ DͿ ƌĂƚĞ ƌŝĚĞƌ ŽŶ ĂŶ ŝŶƚĞƌŝŵ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĨƵŶĚĂďůĞ ďĂƐŝƐ ĂƉƉůŝĐĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟ Ăů ĂŶĚ ƐŵĂůů ĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂů ĐƵƐͲ ƚŽŵĞƌƐ ŽĨ ΨϬ͘ϲϬϴͬ': ĨƌŽŵ ΨϬ͘Ϯϰϯͬ': ƚŽ ΨϬ͘ϴϱϭͬ':͘ Z 'h> dKZz WZK ^^ dŚĞ ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ǁŝƐŚĞƐ ƚŽ ŚĞĂƌ ĨƌŽŵ Ăī ĞĐƚĞĚ ƉĂƌƟ ĞƐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ŶĞĐͲ ĞƐƐĂƌǇ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƐƉŽƐŝƟ ŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƉůŝĐĂƟ ŽŶ͘ ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ KƌĚĞƌ 'ͲϮϬϳͲϭϱ ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞƐ Ă ƉƌĞůŝŵŝͲ ŶĂƌǇ ZĞŐƵůĂƚŽƌǇ dŝŵĞƚĂďůĞ ĂŶĚ Ă WƌŽĐĞĚƵƌĂů ŽŶĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ ŽŶ &ƌŝĚĂǇ͕ :ĂŶƵĂƌǇ Ϯϵ͕ ϮϬϭϲ͘ ,Kt dK ' d /EsK>s WĞƌƐŽŶƐ ǁŝƐŚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĂĐƟ ǀĞůǇ ƉĂƌƟ ĐŝƉĂƚĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĐĞĞĚŝŶŐ ŵƵƐƚ ƌĞŐŝƐƚĞƌ ĂƐ ĂŶ ŝŶƚĞƌǀĞŶĞƌ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͛Ɛ ǁĞďƐŝƚĞ Ăƚ ǁǁǁ͘ďĐƵĐ͘ĐŽŵ Žƌ ŝŶ ǁƌŝƟ ŶŐ ďǇ &ƌŝĚĂǇ͕ :ĂŶƵĂƌǇ ϭϱ͕ ϮϬϭϲ͘ ZĞŐŝƐƚƌĂŶƚƐ ŵƵƐƚ ŝĚĞŶƟ ĨǇ ƚŚĞ ŝƐƐƵĞƐ ƚŚĞǇ ŝŶƚĞŶĚ ƚŽ ƉƵƌƐƵĞ ĂŶĚ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞ ƚŚĞ ĞǆƚĞŶƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĂŶƟ ĐŝƉĂƚĞĚ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞͲ ŵĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƌĞǀŝĞǁ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͘ /ŶƚĞƌǀĞŶĞƌƐ ǁŝůů ĞĂĐŚ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞ Ă ĐŽƉǇ ŽĨ Ăůů ŶŽŶͲĐŽŶĮ ĚĞŶƟ Ăů ĐŽƌƌĞƐƉŽŶͲ ĚĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ Į ůĞĚ ĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚĂƟ ŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ŵƵƐƚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ĂŶ ĞŵĂŝů ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐ ŝĨ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ͘ WĞƌƐŽŶƐ ŶŽƚ ĞǆƉĞĐƟ ŶŐ ƚŽ ĂĐƟ ǀĞůǇ ƉĂƌƟ ĐŝƉĂƚĞ͕ ďƵƚ ǁŚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ĂŶ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĐĞĞĚŝŶŐ͕ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ƌĞŐŝƐƚĞƌ ĂƐ ĂŶ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĞĚ ƉĂƌƚǇ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͛Ɛ ǁĞďƐŝƚĞ Žƌ ŝŶ ǁƌŝƟ ŶŐ͕ ďǇ &ƌŝĚĂǇ͕ :ĂŶƵĂƌǇ ϭϱ͕ ϮϬϭϲ͕ ŝĚĞŶƟ ĨǇŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĐĞĞĚŝŶŐ͘ /ŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĞĚ ƉĂƌƟ ĞƐ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞ Ă ĐŽƉǇ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĚĞͲ ĐŝƐŝŽŶ ǁŚĞŶ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚ͘ WůĞĂƐĞ ŶŽƚĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŽŶůǇ ƚŚŽƐĞ ƉĂƌƟ ĞƐ ǁŚŽ ƌĞŐŝƐƚĞƌ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͛Ɛ ǁĞďƐŝƚĞ ǁŝůů ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞ ĞůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐ ŶŽƟ ĐĞ ŽĨ ƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƐ͘ >ĞƩ ĞƌƐ ŽĨ ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚ ŵĂǇ ĂůƐŽ ďĞ ƐƵďŵŝƩ ĞĚ͘ ůů ƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƐ ĂŶĚͬŽƌ ĐŽƌƌĞƐƉŽŶĚĞŶĐĞ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚ ƌĞͲ ůĂƟ ŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƉƉůŝĐĂƟ ŽŶ ĂƌĞ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƉĂŶĞů ĂŶĚ Ăůů ƉĂƌƟ ĐŝƉĂŶƚƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĐĞĞĚŝŶŐ͘ ^ƵďŵŝƐͲ ƐŝŽŶƐ ĂƌĞ ƉůĂĐĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐ ƌĞĐŽƌĚ ĂŶĚ ƉŽƐƚĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͛Ɛ ǁĞďƐŝƚĞ͘ Ǉ ƉĂƌƟ ĐŝƉĂƟ ŶŐ ĂŶĚͬŽƌ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟ ŽŶ͕ ǇŽƵ ĂŐƌĞĞ ƚŚĂƚ Ăůů ƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƐ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƉůĂĐĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐ ƌĞĐŽƌĚ ĂŶĚ ƉŽƐƚĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͛Ɛ ǁĞďƐŝƚĞ͘ /Ĩ ǇŽƵ ǁŝƐŚ ƚŽ ĂƩ ĞŶĚ ƚŚĞ WƌŽĐĞĚƵƌĂů ŽŶĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ ƉůĞĂƐĞ ƌĞŐŝƐƚĞƌ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ^ĞĐƌĞƚĂƌǇ ƵƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟ ŽŶ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ŶŽƟ ĐĞ͘ WƌŽĐĞĚƵƌĂů ŽŶĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ dŚĞ ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ǁŝůů ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƌĞŐƵůĂƚŽƌǇ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ĨŽůůŽǁĞĚ͕ ƚŚĞ ƐĐŽƉĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌĞǀŝĞǁ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƚĞŶƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ hƉĚĂƚĞĚ ƉƉůŝĐĂƟ ŽŶ͘

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New wastewater plant long time coming VANDERHOOF STUDENT, continued from front page It’s the first time for the three friends to work together, though Maureen Long and Allison Matfin has previously worked together on a capstone project for the City of Kelowna’s wastewater management to culminate their degree. Presenting a model that uses treatment processes similar to the sequencing batch reactor, the project won the BC Water and Waste Association’s annual student design competition in B.C., and third place in the international student competition with the Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition & Conference in Chicago, this year. For Nak’azdli Whu’ten First Nation’s Chief Operating Officer Nicholette Prince, who had first approached UNBC with the project and worked closely with the students, it was an opportunity for students to have some real life exercise in their learning, and gives the community a jumpstart on what is needed to change their wastewater treatment facilities, Prince said. “I haven’t done this before, and didn’t know what to expect,” she

said. “But they were so smart, so professional, so keen…they did a really good job.” The project gives the students an opportunity to work with First Nation communities, and provided the community with the necessary background information to approach funders for a potential new facility, Prince explained. Located within the boundaries of the Nak’azdli Whu’ten First Nation, the wastewater treatment lagoon for Fort St. James was first installed in the 1960s and occupies 27 acres of land, she said. “It uses so much of our land,” Prince said, adding that the smell parameter of the lagoon extends far beyond, affecting more and more nearby residents as the community grows. “It’s time to get rid of this lagoon,” she said, “We’ve been talking about it for years…and we decided to jump in [and look for a new option.]” She added, “This is a great opportunity for local governments, and for students to work on more than theoretical projects.”

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Church Directory For more information or to join Vanderhoof’s Faith Church Directory

Call Pam at 250-567-9258

The Gospel Chapel 448 Connaught Street 11:00 a.m. Worship Service (Affiliated with the Evangelical Free Church of Canada) For more information call

567-3107

www.thegospelchapel.ca

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

Nechako Christian Fellowship WELCOMES YOU! 11:00 am Worship Service 767 Loop Road Email: NechCS@live.com Christ - Centered Bible - Based Missions - Minded Non-Denominational

“...holding forth the Word of life...” Phil 2:16

Vanderhoof Christian Fellowship

The Church on the Corner “Giving you a Purpose to live for and People to live with” Worship Service: 11:00 am Sunday School: 9:45 am Small Groups meeting together regularly:

1393 Highway 16 East 250-567-4960

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Nechako Notes COMING EVENTS.... Will appear, as space is available, free of charge in this section. Coming events are available to non-profit organizations only. This area is not intended for thank you submissions or selling products. It is simply a place for non-profit organizations a place to announce upcoming free activities. You can e-mail your item to advertising@ominecaexpress.com or by fax (567-2070). Your organizations’ announcement can also be dropped off at our office located at 155 W. Columbia. Decision of the publisher is final. *** FORT FRASER CEMETARY COMMISSION...Annual General Meeting January 18, 2016 at 7:30 pm, Fort Fraser Hall Kitchen. *** THE VANDERHOOF CHESS CLUB... Exercise your brain! All ages, from beginner to master, feel free to join the Vanderhoof Chess Club every Monday through the school year (except Statutory holidays) 6:30pm - 7:30pm at the NVSS library. It’s FREE. Play chess with friends and meet new people. Use our boards or bring your own. Our goals are to have fun playing chess and to host an Annual Vanderhoof Chess Tournament. For details please contact Jeff Obayashi at jobayashi@hotmail. com or Jeremy Hara at NVSS to sign up for the chess club and/or tournament. *** ADULT BADMINTON...Thursdays at 8:30 pm. Bring your own racket, and wear indoor runners. More info call 250-567-9908. *** MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE... advocating for better services in our communities, such as: housing, counseling, education and job opportunities. Meetings held on the second Thursday of each month via – video conferencing from the communities of; Burns Lake, Fraser Lake, Granisle, Ft. St. James, Southside and Vanderhoof. 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 *** The print syllabus for the NECHAKO VALLEY FESTIVAL OF PERFORMING ARTS is available for pickup at the Vanderhoof Library and Woody’s Bakery. You can also access the syllabus for all piano, speech arts and strings classes online at www.musicfestivalweb.com/nechako. The deadline for registration is Jan 11, 2016. Dates for the festival are Mar 7-20,2016. *** GIRL GUIDES... Sparks meets 5-6pm Mondays @ United Church. Brownies meets 6-7:30pmm Mondays @ United Church. Girl Guides meets 6-7:30pm, Mondays at St. Josephs Gym. Pathfinders meets 6-7:30pm Mondays @ Lutheran Church. For info on any of these please call Laura Freeman 250-567-6997. *** VA N D E R H O O F PA I N SELFMANAGEMENT GROUP... The People in Pain Network are hosting a monthly free pain self-management group meetings for people living with chronic pain and for those caring about a person living with pain. (The People in Pain Network a BC registered non-profit organization). Please visit our website at http://www.pipain.com/ vanderhoof.html Questions, please email us at Vanderhoof@pipain.com or call our toll-free number at 1-844-747-7246 *** VANDERHOOF AIR CADETS... Meetings - Tues 6:30-9:30 at the Gospel Chapel For more information call: 250-640-0218 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@

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W. L.McLeod Elementary School’s Christmas concert on Dec. 17 gmail.com *** SENIORS CONNECTED... is looking for Seniors in need of Outreach & Transportation. We are also taking applications for Volunteers wanting to take part in the VSC Program. Vanderhoof Seniors Connected is a program dedicated to improving the quality of life for Seniors/Elders in our community through Companionship and Transportation Assistance. 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 Al-Anon is for you! Meetings held on Mondays at 7pm in Community Room at Omineca Safe Home Society. For more information contact Gail at 567-4318. *** THE NORTHSIDE WOMEN’S INSTITUTE...meets the 3rd Tuesday of the month. Newcomers always welcome. For more information call Brenda, 250 5679705. *** 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 567-5254. *** THE FRASER QUILTERS GUILD... meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 10am at the Fort Fraser Community Hall. Newcomers welcome. *** HOSPICE TREE OF LIFE... is to honour the living as well as to remember and honour those who have passed on. For more info call Valerie Pagdin at 250-567-6218 (weekdays), 250-567-3889 (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 250-6997763. *** 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 - 250-690-7496 Evenings. *** AA MEETING... Wednesday, 8:00 p.m. United Church Hall. 567-8087 or 567-4588 *** FRASER LAKE AA MEETINGS... Tues & Thurs 8:00 p.m. at St. Wilfred’s Church just across from 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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Take notice that David and Patricia Griffith from Vanderhoof, BC has applied to the Ministry of Forest, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (FLNR), Omineca Region, for a Crown grant for Agricultural-Extensive purposes situated on Provincial Crown land located at Neuco Creek and described as, Section 31, Township 1, Range 4 Coast District, except Block A and Block B, together with Part of Fractional South 1/2, Section 6, Township 10, Range 5 Coast District.

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The Lands File for this application is 7409547. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to Ryan Hall, Senior Land Officer, Omineca Region, FLNR, at 5th Floor - 499 George Street, Prince George, BC V2L 1R5, or Ryan.Hall@gov.bc.ca. Comments will be received by FLNR up to February 6, 2016. FLNR may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit the following website for more information: http://www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/viewpost. jsp?postID=48671.

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Featuring the spirit of the local people Bridging generation gap with learning and talk Vivian Chui Omineca Express Age is no boundary for Christmas cheer sharing, and also offers an opportunity for learning and relationship building for all. Dressed as cowboys, reindeer, or Santa Claus, Grade 3 students from W. L. McLeod Elementary performed a Christmas musical skit to senior residents at the Stuart Nechako Manor on Dec. 3. It’s one of the class’s monthly visits to the facility as an intergenerational program, said Marnie Bell, Stuart Nechako Manor’s recreation therapist. Started last year, the project creates relationships, as it not only teaches the students about the elderly, but also brings a normal atmosphere to the seniors’ home, Bell said. “For the kids who don’t have grandparents around and for seniors who don’t have grandkids around,” she said. “It benefits both the seniors and the kids.” The manor’s residents would, in turn, also visit the class later in the school year, Bell added “Over the course of the year you see [the students] developing their skills,” she said. “In the beginning they are scared and shy.” Along with another elementary class which visits Riverside Place, the intergenerational program allows residents to teach the students conversation skills, said Patty Borek, Grade 3 teacher of W. L. McLeod Elementary. “It’s interesting,” Borek said. “Conversation is a lost art.” She added, “The residents are so generous in teaching them conversation skills.” Through the monthly chats, students also learned about the history of Vanderhoof, as they often returned to class speaking about the information they learned, Borek said. “Things like ‘before the dam was built, we had a big sturgeon here,’” Borek explained. “It makes the history of Vanderhoof real for them.” The students also made Christmas-themed placemats and home-baked cookies as gifts, and received a world atlas from resident Patricia Burgener in return. The gift is for the children’s curiosity, Burgener said. “The back of it is full of information,” she said. “Maybe a little over their heads.” For student Dakota Poole, the best part of the monthly visits is having fun, she said. “We make crafts and play games,” Poole said.

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Grade 3 students from W. L. McLeod Elementary brought Christmas gifts and cheer to Stuart Nechako Manor on Dec.3

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