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Property values up moderately in the Bella Coola Valley in 2015 In the next few days, owners of more than 245,000 properties throughout northern British Columbia can expect to receive their 2016 assessment notices, which reflect market value as of July 1, 2015. “The Bella Coola – West Coast Assessment Roll increased from $271 million last year to $317 million this year. Of note, a total of $8.6 million was added through subdivisions, rezoning and new construction,” said Deputy Assessor David Keough. “Most home owners in the Bella Coola Valley
will see modest changes in the +/- 10% range.” BC Assessment’s Northern BC region encompasses approximately 70% of the province stretching east to the Alberta border, north to the Yukon border, west to Bella Coola including Haidi Gwaii and ending just north of Clinton. Interestingly, the most-expensive in the northern B.C. region was a Bella Coola home valued at $2.945 million. “The majority of residential home owners within the region can expect a slight increase, compared to last
year’s assessment,” said Keough. “Most home owners in the Northern BC region will see changes in the 0% to +10% range. However, there are some home owners that will see an increase higher then 10% while others will see a decrease, such as in the communities of Fraser Lake, Granisle and Tumbler Ridge.” Commercial and Light Industrial property owners in the region will see a similar increase in the range of 0 to +10%. Overall, the Northern BC region’s total assessments
increased from $57.3 billion in 2015 to $59.5 billion this year. A total of almost $1.4 billion of the region’s updated assessments is from new construction, subdivisions and rezoning of properties. BC Assessment’s Northern BC region encompasses approximately 70% of the province stretching east to the Alberta border, north to the Yukon border, west to Bella Coola including Haidi Gwaii and ending just north of Clinton. The summary below provides typical examples of average 2015 versus 2016
assessed values of residential single family homes for communities throughout the region: “Property owners can find a lot of information on our website including answers to many assessment-related questions, but those who feel that their property assessment does not reflect market value as of July 1, 2015 or see incorrect information on their notice, should contact BC Assessment as indicated on their notice as soon as possible in January,” says Keough. “If a property owner
is still concerned about their assessment after speaking to one of our appraisers, they may submit a Notice of Complaint (Appeal) by February 1, for an independent review by a Property Assessment Review Panel,” adds Keough. The Property Assessment Review Panels, independent of BC Assessment, are appointed annually by the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development, and typically meet between February 1 and March 15 to hear formal complaints.
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Local physician Dr. Nancy Anderson recognized for Excellence in Rural Medicine BY CAITLIN THOMPSON When Dr. Nancy Anderson and her husband Alistair came to Bella Coola in 1989, a “working holiday” was what they had in mind. With a new daughter and several years experience in Calgary under their belt, the two young GP’s were looking for a new type of practice. “I ate most of my meals in the car,” she shares. “We had a young daughter and it was hectic, I was working between three different hospitals in Calgary, and we were looking for a change.” Deciding to make a move to such a remote community would be daunting for some, but having decided become a doctor at age 13, Anderson was used to facing obstacles. “My mother was a nurse and I used to wait up for her to come off night shift so she could share her stories with me,” Anderson recalls. “I found it fascinating, and knew I wanted to get into medicine. I was 13 years old when I made the decision to pursue it.” But the path to medical school wasn’t easy. Anderson, one of four children, was raised in Ontario and graduated there with plans to attend McMaster on a scholarship. Her parents, however, decided to move out to B.C. with plans to build a sailboat. She found herself along for the ride, ending up in French Creek on Vancouver Island, with the sailboat taking much longer than expected. “It was supposed to be a year but it ended up much longer,” she said. “It really complicated my life, as during that time I was still trying to get into school for my undergrad, but B.C. decided I wasn’t a resident and so did Ontario, so no universities would accept me.” Anderson put school on hold for a while and sailed to Mexico with her parents and two other siblings once the boat was complete, but the goal was still firmly in place. Once the trip was over she went on to
Retired, Nancy still works locums but also enjoys her grandchildren, horses, and gardening complete her undergrad in Biology at McMaster, but the next step proved to be equally as challenging. “In those days women couldn’t get bank loans to go to med school,” she explained. “I went through countless interviews, often being asked how I would manage the career if I decided to get married or have children. I think people often don’t realize how things have evolved since those days!” Anderson was soon accepted into an intensive three-year program in Calgary, but still lacked the funds to pay for it. A new option then presented itself: the Canadian military. So she joined up. “It was a really good option for me at the time,” she recalls. “The military trained us Medical Officers, and in exchange for our training we were required to serve three years.” Her husband Alistair joined as well, and the pair completed their training together. Having been stationed last on the west coast, they requested to stay there, or perhaps to be transferred to the east coast, as they’d never been. “They sent us to Winnipeg,” she remembers, laughing. “But we were really lucky at the time because Canada was in a very active peace-keeping role, so there was no real danger of conflict, and we received very good training during our service. I don’t regret the choice at all, in fact I now remember it quite fondly.” They eventually settled back in Calgary
with their first daughter, and began the busy lives of two young doctors. Anderson took a real interest in obstetrics, and began understudying with local specialists and GP’s in the area. It turned out to be a perfect fit for their move west to Bella Coola. While the two were excited to begin a new chapter in their careers at the Bella Coola General Hospital and Clinic, Anderson describes the experience of remote medicine as both intensely challenging and rewarding, but also terrifying. “I think a lot of people don’t realize the challenges of rural medicine,” she says. “It takes a certain type of person to face the obstacles of working in such an isolated location.” Unlike their urban counterparts, rural doctors do not have access to specialists or specialized equipment to deal with situations that arise. It’s up to them to be the “jack of all trades” when it comes to medicine, and they require a real willingness to face whatever arises. Fortunately for Anderson, her love of obstetrics turned out to be just what the Valley needed. It is probably this role for which she is remembered most fondly, as she was the caregiver for hundreds of local women during their pregnancies and through their childbirth. “I did a whole year of surgery in the military, which gave me the confidence and experience to offer C-sections,” she said. “Many people don’t realize this but we were the smallest community in all of Canada offering C-sections, and
we had a very low rate, about eight percent, compared to the urban centres which average about 20 percent.” Although disappointed that birthing services are no longer offered in the community, Anderson says the situation is complicated. The team that was able to offer C-sections has mostly retired, and the weather dictates whether flights out are even possible. This combination of factors and more simply makes birthing a risk no one will take, and unless things change it’s likely to remain this way. “Nobody is willing to risk a fetal or maternal death,” Anderson said. “We did between 20 and 40 deliveries a year when we had the right team, but that makes all the difference.” Another aspect of medicine she really cared about turned out to be palliative care. “Palliative care is another area where your presence can really make a difference,” she explained. “It’s less about trying to ‘fix’ things and more about focusing on the person’s choices and comfort.” Retired now since 2008, she describes the departure from the clinic and hospital where she and her husband served for over 20 years as less than perfect, but remains satisfied with their decision. “As we neared retirement age we had requested that Vancouver Coastal Health change some of the working conditions to attract new physicians, particularly altering the on-call schedule to match that of the rest of the province,” said Anderson. “Unfortunately they refused to listen and we ended up resigning, which was upsetting. However, after a year they did finally come around and implemented our recommendations.” Now having spent 25 years in Bella Coola, Anderson says that she remains astonished at the level of care delivered through our tiny hospital, crediting the outstanding individuals for their dedication to the community and their positions.
Nancy, far left, accepts her award at the Rural Emergency Continuum of Care's medical conference held in Penticton, B.C., last spring “I’d really like people to understand how special these services are,” she said. “People like Pat Lenci, Donna Ratcliff, Barb Cornish, the Schimdts and many others, they are the dedicated individuals that have the innovation and talent to maintain this level of care.” It is precisely this type of dedication that the Rural Emergency Continuum of Care (RECC) has recognized with its award to Dr. Anderson for Excellence in Rural Medicine. The five chosen phy-
sicians were honoured for their “outstanding service, their facilitation of best clinical practices, their role as opinion leaders in their communities, and their personal and professional excellence in rural medicine” at an awards ceremony in Penticton last May. “Nancy has been an excellent role model for dozens of young women locums and residents in rural medicine,” said her coworker, Dr. Harvey Thommasen. “I have spoken with many female doctors, includ-
ing my own daughter, who cite her as an inspiration for pursuing rural medicine.” Although she still does locums, these days you are able to find Nancy thoroughly enjoying herself - her many hobbies keep her busy. Gardening, horseback riding, and spending time with her grandchildren top her list. “I am really enjoying my life,” she shares. “I feel really fortunate to have chosen such an amazing career and ended up in community I love.”
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Resident grateful for “Secret Santa” that made Christmas come through Dear Editor, Hi my name is Simon. Thanks for taking the time to read this. This letter is to say thanks to the people of Bella Coola. My life has not been peaches and roses all my life. I’ve always had to work or find what I needed. But this year I thought it was all done for me and
my family. We were in financial problems. I lost $36,000 on a land deal and had to eat my pride. Everything was going downhill. Me and the wife were pulling out each other’s hair. Got arrested for problems with the wife. Got told by doctors that my boy was really autistic with mild retardation. A five year-old that is stuck with a three
year-old’s brain. I just fell to my knees. What to do? Nothing can be done but hope for the best. So I prayed and shared my thoughts with Mr. Ratcliff and Chris. I just told them I don’t know what to do! Just kept on having bad thoughts, really bad. So Chris and Sarah offered me a place to go for us not to leave the
Valley. I took the deal for my son’s safety. My thoughts were still there! No money, no food, no power. How is Christmas going to work? So I started telling my son that there was not going to be much for Christmas. I don’t think he got what I was saying but he understand that Santa was not coming this year. I told him Santa would
not find us in the woods this year. But I just kept praying it would not be like that. But somehow my prayers were answered. On the 21st we were able to get a small turkey, wow that was awesome. So I got cooking on the 24th and then all of a sudden some kindhearted people who said nothing to me left a 10 litre jug of gas for
us to light up the tree since we live off of a generator. They drove up to the gate and left it there with my name on it. Thanks whoever you are! Was able to turn on movies for my kid and he got to see his pop-up Christmas tree light up. Made me cry when I saw his face of joy. Thanks whoever you are, I owe you big time. And on top of it
we got Secret Santa’ed with food and gifts wow thanks warmed up my heart. I don’t know who but thanks made a five yearold’s Christmas come through. Had lost faith but it’s back now. Bless everyone and Merry Christmas, thanks Bella Coola. Simon Bella Coola, BC
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CCRD Minutes in a Minute for December 2015 SUBMITTED BY TANIS SHEDDEN On Thursday December 10th, the CCRD Board of Directors held their regular meeting. The next regularly sched-
uled meeting will be held on February 11th 2016 at the CCRD boardroom. As always, the public is welcome to attend. In addition to the 2016 committee and commission
appointments, which can be found in the December 10th meeting minutes, the Board elected a new chair. Area C Director Alison Sayers was voted in as Chair of the CCRD Board,
while Area B Director Reg Moody-Humchitt was declared ViceChair. The Central Coast Regional Hospital District Board saw the election of Directors Reg Moody-Humchitt and
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Anahim Lake’s Carey Price wins Canadian Athlete of the Year Trophy in Las Vegas in June included a strong message to that effect. “People would say it’s very improbable that I’d make it to this point in my life,” he told them. “I made it here because I wasn’t discouraged. I worked hard to get here, took advantage of every opportunity that I had. And
BY CAITLIN THOMPSON 2015 was another amazing year for NHL star goalie Carey Price. Arguably the bestknown export of the tiny community of Anahim Lake, Price’s awards are starting to pile up. This latest honour, the Lionel Conacher Award as The Canadian Press male athlete of the year, places the athlete in a separate category from his other big win, the Toronto Star's Lou Marsh award as Canadian athlete of the year, which he took home on December 15. “This one’s special,” said Price. “Being compared with athletes from other sports, it’s unique for me. I'm very honoured. It’s something I’ll look back at the end of my athletic career and probably highlight one of these as one of the top.” Already loaded with trophies and awards for a spectacular season, the Montreal Canadiens goaltender dominated the voting for the Lionel
I would really like to encourage First Nations youth to be leaders in their communities. Be proud of your heritage, and don't be discouraged from the improbable.” He is also about to become a father. His wife Angela is due in the spring, which could be right in the middle of the NHL playoffs.
“There’s obviously a big life step that me and my wife have been taking this year,” he said. “That’s been a lot on its own, to go with everything else. I guess that's one thing that’s kept me grounded, realizing that life is so much bigger than just sports.” With files from CBC News
Anahim Lake's Carey Price has won Athlete of the Year Conacher Award as The Canadian Press male athlete of the year. Price collected 53 per cent of the votes (30) cast by sports editors and broadcasters across the country. Sprinter Andre De Grasse of Markham, Ont., was second with 28 per cent of the votes (16). Price is the first hockey player to win since Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby won it for the third time in 2010. He’s the first goaltender to take home the award, which
has been handed out since 1932. This latest win adds to his already impressive 2015 list. In addition to becoming the first hockey goaltender to win the Lou Marsh Trophy, he also took home Vezina Trophy as the NHL's best goaltender, the Hart Trophy as the league's most valuable player as voted by the Professional Hockey Writer's Association and earned the Ted Lindsay Award as the NHL MVP as judged by his fellow players. He also
shared the William M. Jennings Trophy for fewest goals allowed with Corey Crawford of the Chicago Blackhawks. Price hit career highs with 44 wins, a 1.96 goals-against average and a .933 save percentage for Montreal in the 2014-15 season. Price, a member of the Ulkatcho First Nation, has always been proud of his heritage and encouraged First Nations youth to follow their dreams, no matter the obstacles. His acceptance speech for the Vezina
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New Legion display honours the “Home Guard” - Pacific Militia Rangers #74 BY RENE MORTON On September 30, 1945 the Pacific Coast Militia Rangers #74 “stood down,” and in memory of their selfless volunteerism for our Valley a display has been installed at the Hagensborg Legion in appreciation. The “Number 74 Company Bella Coola” (“Home Guard” – Bella Coola, Hagensborg, Anahim Lake) was formed in August 1942 as part of a Pacific Coast Defence system following the attack on Pearl Harbor. The skills and resources available in the local region constituted the entire company, no regular armed forces resources were to be returned home for this effort. After all it was these individuals in their work as loggers, fishermen, farmers, prospectors and trappers that knew the terrain, climate and survival skills. To quote an article from the Oliver Chronicle, “the young lads…. in outlying areas were extremely valuable. Boys of 15 years and up proved to be good shots, could handle an axe and were valuable as guides to city bred men. Even those considered too old to join the war effort were able to contribute to the protection of BC.” Veterans of WWI were selected as Captains to oversee the administration of the Company. Their familiarity
Weekly practice was held at the "Noohalk Hall" front row: Paul Pollard, Wilfred Tallio, Joe Edgar, Robert Andy, Ed Tallio. Second Row: Andy Siwallace, Herb Nelson, John Schooner, Albert Siwallace, Fred Schooner, Jonathan Wilson. Third Row: Silas King, Samson Mack, Steven Siwallace, Nathan Clellamin. Back Row: Jim Edgar, Herb Edgar, Philip Hans, Charlie Moody, David Moody, Geo Tallio with the ‘ways’ of the Armed Forces was vital to training the local people to the best use of available resources. Ingvald Urseth and Ted Levelton, veterans from the last war volunteered as Company #74 Captains, a noncommissioned posting. In his memoir, Bella Coola Man, Clayton Mack describes the training regimen he, his brother Samson, and four “white guys” went through at Sardis military training base in order to fulfill the requirements to become Sergeants. The four white guys were Alger Brynildsen, Eric Hammer, Norman
Saugstad and Casey Vestvik. Everybody passed. These six men were responsible for instructing the volunteers of #74 Company in six sections of the region. At this point I can only speculate that the sections were Alger Brynildsen – Atnarko region, Eric Hammer – Nusatsum, Norman SaugstadHagensborg, Casey Vestvik –Lower Bella Coola, Samson Mack –Bella Coola Reserve and Clayton Mack – North and South Bentinck Arms and Dean Channel. In the Central Coast there was also #33 Company at Oceans Falls,
Link Lake and Cousins Inlet, Company #75 at Bella Bella, Namu and part of North Bentinck Arm, and finally #132 Company at Rivers Inlet, Goose Bay and Draney Inlet (Cpt. G.H Gildersleve). Each man was issued a rifle (which they could purchase for $5 after the war) plus
a jacket and hat. Regular training and exercises were carried out to reinforce that everyone knew what was expected in case of defence. It was reported that flour bombs were launched with amazing frequency at Ratcliff ’s field and surrounding woods in Lower Bella Coola, now
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Ocean Dionne created this masterpiece of a snowman on Grant Road during a spell of winter weather that was truly magical in the Bella Coola Valley
Pacific Militia Rangers #74 List Note: This list is incomplete. If you know of omissions please contact
Peter Solhjell or Rene Morton. Allertson C. (Chris) Andy R.F (Robert)
Bowron W.V. (Bill) Brown J.W. (Bert) Brewster M. (Myles) Brynildsen L. (Lloyd)
Christensen A. (Andy) Christensen G. (Mike) Clellamin N. (Nathan) Cooper W. (Bill)
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Creswell J. (Jack) Draney G.H. (George) Edgar J. (Jack) Edgar J. (Jim) Edgar J. (Joe) Edgar H. (Herb) Edwards R.A. (Ralph) Edwards R.C. (Reg) Fosbak O. (Olaf ) Fougner I. (Iver) Gaarden O.J. Olaf ) Gadsden P. (Percy) Gambush I. Goldthrop R.C. Hall J. (John) Hammer B.H. (Boyd) Hammer H.E, (Gene) Hans J. (Johnny) Hans P. (Philip) Holte A. (Andrew) Jacobs G. (Gilbert) Jorgensen G.P. (Palmer) Jorgensen J. (John) Knapton C. (Cyril) Kelly J. (Johnny) King A. (Albert) King H.M. (Hank) King S. (Silas) Knudsen H.A.
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BC’s trusted go-to property information resource. If you have questions or want more information, contact us at 1-866-valueBC or online at bcassessment.ca. The deadline to file an appeal for your assessment is February 1st, 2016.
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Real Estate Homes Wanted LAND stewardship opportunity for your unused acreage: looking for 10+ acres to lease around Williams Lake or Quesnel. Prefer along either the east or west side of the Fraser River, but willing to consider others. This MUST be a long term lease (20 yrs+), have reasonable access to water, and be relatively level. Lease payment to be discussed upon appraisal. Call 778.961.0600 or puddleproduce@gmail.com.
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Newly renovated, beautiful 3 bdrm 1 bath, right in town of Williams Lake $1100/mnth incl utilities. w/d d/w A/C R/R Avail. now. 1-250-395-3906
2013 Polaris Sno Pro 800ES, 163â€? Decal kit, skis, front bumper, jerry can, seat bag, tunnel bag, exhaust can and cover. 900 miles. Mint shape. $6500 ďŹ rm. 250-303-0450
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2bdrm suite in 4-plex, references required. $675/mnth (heat included) (250)302-1203 3bdrm duplex, utilities included, shared washer & dryer. Pets negotiable. $900. Phone (250)305-8358
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