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Vol. 32 | No. 4 Thursday, February 25, 2016
Serving the Bella Coola Valley and the Chilcotin
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Waste educator Mary Forbes used lots of fun examples to get kids engaged in recycling
CCRD starts recycling education in local schools BY CAITLIN THOMPSON A special presenter visited Bella Coola last week to kick-off the beginning of the CCRD’s recycling education initiative. Mary Forbes, a waste educator with
the Cariboo Chilcotin Conservation Society, was on hand to deliver recycling education for grades Kindergarten through Grade 7. Forbes, an educator in Williams Lake for over five years, tailored her presentations to each age group, and the end result was
an engaging and comprehensive look at how we can reduce our waste and why it’s so important. Forbes pointed out that the average child’s lunch contains over 70 lbs of garbage by the end of the year, or the approximately the weight of one 10 year old.
“Waste Free Lunches” are a popular movement in schools across the country and plans are in the works to encourage the practice locally. At present, the Thorsen Creek Recycling Depot accepts more than 30 different categories of items for recycling and
is a drop off facility for most provincial Product Stewardship Programs. The depot is staffed by a friendly recycling attendant who is available to assist customers. Currently the program accepts all consumer packaging such as paper and cardboard, plastic
and glass containers, styrofoam and electronics. The depot also accepts hazardous waste such as batteries, used oil and oil filters, flammables, paint, antifreeze, and household pesticides and herbicides. SEE
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Seventh-Day Bella Coola Adventist Church Seventh-Day Adventist Church Saturday Service
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Regular Services & United Sunday School 10:30am Church Church ofEmmanuel Canada Bella Coola Sunday Service 7pm
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“Reacquaint yourself with a spiritual Emmanuel unfolding of the United Church universe story.” For more information Services held at 250 799 5388
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Holy Name
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Sunday Sunday Morning Communion Communion Service Services 10:30AM at 10:30AM. Monthly MassMass Saturday Evening at 6:00PM every 6:00PMof the last Saturday month. Call Susan Please call Kathy to con rm Moore to confirm, 250-799-5618 or if you would like to be added to our email distribution list. (799-5975.
Bella Coola Valley Tourism Notice of Annual General Meeting 7:00 p.m. Tuesday March 1, 2016 Airport Meeting Room
OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE The Church of Jesus ChristLatter-Day Saints Chilcotin Highway 20, Hagensborg, B.C. 250-982-2458 Branch President: Denis Tippie 250-982-2495 Meeting Times: Priesthood and Relief Society10:00 am Sunday School and Primary 11:00 am Sacrament 12:00 pm
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The Central Coast Regional District is offering 518 square feet of south facing office space on the second level of the Bella Coola Airport terminal building. Utilities are included in the $650.00 monthly rent. Minimum one-year term. Available May, 2016. Contact the CCRD for details at: 626 Cliff Street, Bella Coola Ph 250-799-5291 Email tlc@ccrd-bc.ca
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Five Rivers Crematorium “For every cremation ten trees are planted locally in honour of your loved one.”
30th Annual Tweedsmuir X-Country Ski Race CENTRAL COAST REGIONAL DISTRICT
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Senior and Junior Lifeguards Aquatic Instructor and Trainee Positions Application deadline: March 31, 2016 Please submit your letter of application with a resume, references and current certifications to: Central Coast Regional District Box 186 Bella Coola, BC V0T 1C0 Phone: 799-5291 Fax: 799-5750 Email: info@ccrd-bc.ca
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The 30th Annual Tweedsmuir Cross Country Ski Race will be held at East Branch on Sunday, March 6, 2016. The registration can be done online at: https://sites.google.com/ site/30thannualxcountryskirace/home The entry fee is free for kids and students while adults are charged $5. There are four age divisions for both men and women with course options of 3, 7, 14 and 21 kilometres. There will be a Treasure Hunt on the 3km route for the kids! This race is suitable for all levels of skiers. Whatever your motivation, it is a good time to come out and participate in cross country skiing! There will be a potluck chili lunch, so please bring something to share, and there will be hotdogs for the kids. See you there!
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“Love Central Coast BC” shop local campaign coming to Central Coast PRESS RELEASE Locally-owned, independent businesses will have access to a new digital marketing platform this spring to showcase their products and services to residents and visitors of the beautiful Central Coast. LoveCentralCoastBC. com will feature unique, independently owned businesses located throughout the Outer Coast and Bella Coola Valley. LoveCentralCoastBC. com will launch in June 2016 and use first-rate photography and storytelling to showcase the region’s unique, eclectic and homegrown businesses – showing the world why the entrepreneurs of Bella Bella, Denny Island, Ocean Falls, Oweekeno and the Bella Coola Valley love to call the Central Coast home. Love Central Coast BC is part of a grassroots B.C. movement to change the way people shop – encouraging them to connect with local business owners and reinvest their money in the local economy, supporting sustainability and diversification. The Central Coast is the latest region to join the Love Northern BC program, which is funded by Northern Development and includes more than 30 communities in central and northern B.C. and over 1,200 unique, independently-owned businesses. Today, Love Northern BC, which grew from the grass roots Small Town Love movement in Quesnel B.C., to the largest shop local initiative in North America is quickly becoming known as the must-see digital platform for residents and visitors who are interested in shopping at central and northern B.C.’s independent businesses. Unique, locallyowned businesses based in the Central Coast can join LoveCentralCoastBC. com for a $100 one-time fee, which includes a photo shoot with a professional photographer, a professionally written business profile and stylishly-designed web-
page to showcase their business story. Northern Development has partnered with the Central Coast Regional District and will be visiting the Central Coast in March to connect with local business owners and explain how businesses can join LoveCentralCoast.com. For more information, business owners should contact Tanis Shedden, Community Economic Development Officer, Central Coast Regional District at 250-799-5291. Interested business owners can also visit www. lovenorthernbc.com or www.lovecentralcoastBC.com or more information. “We couldn’t be more excited about the Central Coast joining the Love Northern BC program movement,” said Janine North, CEO, Northern Development. “The Outer Coast and Bella Coola Valley are home to
some of the most beautiful and unique communities in B.C., and we know that there are dozens of homegrown, independent business that will benefit from this shop local initiative. We can’t wait to partner with them.” “One of the best things for the health of our local economy is for each of us to spend our money where it counts the most, which is right here in the Central Coast,” said Alison Sayers, Central Coast Regional District Chair. “I encourage all business owners in our region to take advantage of this internationally recognized and affordable opportunity. Love Central Coast BC is here to support us
all - business owners and consumers alike.” Northern Development combines funding with smart thinking to help Northern British Columbia thrive. The Trust was created for the north and is led by the north. In only a decade, Northern Development has found 2,000 ways to say “yes” to economic diversification in our region, attracting more than $1.2 billion in new investment to the region. Since 2014, Northern Development has partnered with more than 30 communities and 1,500 businesses throughout central and northern B.C. to create the largest shop local campaign in North America – Love Northern BC. To learn more about Northern Development, please visit www.northerndevelopment.bc.ca. To learn more about the Love Northern BC program, please visit www. lovenorthernbc.com.
Bella Coola Community Forest Ltd. & Bella Coola Resource Society
CCRD shipping out recyclables every month FROM PAGE 1 It is especially important that these items stay out of the landfill as they contain toxic materials that could have negative effects on the environment. All recyclables are shipped to the lower mainland for processing. The CCRD currently ships approximately one semi-trailer load per month. The depot accepts all types of beverage containers but does not issue any deposit refunds, as all deposit containers are donated to a variety of local nonprofit organizations such as the Bella Coola Food Bank. Plans are in the works to move the depot and transfer station to the west side of the road. A
Young students at Acwsalcta get into the recycling game new facility is being designed and will host an enhanced recycling centre and waste transfer station.
For more information you can visit the CCRD’s website at www.ccrd-bc.ca/services/recycling.
GENERAL INFORMATION & OPEN HOUSE NOTICE
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
General public is invited to attend our open house information sessions on
BCCFL and BCRS will be holding their respective Annual General Meetings jointly on
Saturday, March 5, from 11:00 am to 5:30 pm at the Legion in Hagensborg
Wednesday, March 30, 2016, 7:00 pm at the Royal Canadian Legion in Hagensborg BCRS is the holder of the community forest licence and BCCFL has the contract to manage the business of the community forest on behalf of the BCRS. Membership in the BCRS is open to all Valley residents and/or property owners (nominal one time $5 fee). BCCFL is made up of local investors who purchased shares at the time of the Offering Memorandum (December, 2007 – February, 2008). Only BCRS members are permitted to vote on society matters and only BCCFL shareholders are able to vote on corporate matters. Three Directors from BCRS and BCCFL are to be elected/re-elected. Members interested in running for election are encouraged to contact the persons below. Both BCRS and BCCFL are accepting motions from their respective constituents. People interested in the activities and plans of the community forest are also welcome to come out. People that attend can enter a draw to win a logging truck load of firewood logs, delivered to location of choice. If there are any questions, please contact: Hans Granander, RPF, General Manager, Bella Coola Community Forest Ltd. Tel:250-982-2515, email: gmbccfl@gmail.com Ken Dunsworth, President, Bella Coola Resource Society Tel: 250-982-2595
& Monday, March 7, from 11:00 am to 5:30 and 6:00 to 8:00 pm at the CE Centre, basement of Emmanuel Church in Bella Coola If you are interested in what is happening on the Bella Coola Community Forest, drop in to view our short and long term development plans and find out about our operations. Staff will be on hand to present information and answer any questions you may have about how we are managing the community forest. We welcome people’s comments and input so that we can better serve the community. Light refreshments will be available. People that attend either session can enter a draw to win a logging truck load of firewood logs, delivered to location of choice. BCCFL has standing, ‘open door’ policy whereby the public is welcome to view our plans or ask questions about the community forest at any time by contacting the person below to arrange an appointment. Contact: Hans Granander, RPF, General Manager, Bella Coola Community Forest Ltd. Tel: 250-982-2515, email: gmbccfl@gmail.com
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“Dancing in the Light” conference on sexual abuse scheduled for June 21 & 22 Almost a decade ago community organizer Melinda Mack attended a conference in Edmonton with two friends. It would prove to be both life-changing and inspiring, and propelled her to organizing a similar event here at home. “In 2008 I attended a sexual abuse conference in Edmonton along with Jeanette Apps and Cynthia Pootlass. I was so moved by the experience that I wanted to bring something similar back home to Bella Coola,” said Mack. “In 2009 we were fortunate enough to have Susan Aglukark speak at our very
first ‘Dancing in the Light’ conference and the following year Theo Fleury came to Bella Coola to share his experience.” In addition to organizing two “Dancing in the Light” conferences, Mack has also coordinated several members of the BC Lions to deliver their “Be More Than a Bystander – Ending Violence” presentation in local schools and the community at large. This year Mack has scheduled several well-known hosts and speakers for the third “Dancing in the Light” conference which will take place
Juno award winning songstress Susan Agulkark will return to Bella Coola for her second "Dancing in the Light" conference
June 21 and 22, 2016. Self-described “professional funny
person” Ryan McMahon, a First Nations comedian,
Hired Equipment Registration Cariboo District: Williams Lake
The Cariboo District of the Ministry of Transportation is creating its lists of registered Equipment for Hire for the fiscal year 2016/2017, which begins April 1, 2016.
All individuals or companies registered this past year through the District Office in Williams Lake will be receiving invitations to re-register their equipment for the coming fiscal year by mail. Any individuals or companies not registered in 2015, but wishing to have their equipment listed, are hereby invited to contact the District Office to obtain the appropriate registration forms. Note that while you do not need to have Commercial (Comprehensive) General Liability insurance, or up-to-date WorkSafeBC coverage to register, you will have to meet these requirements prior to working on any ministry projects. Only owned or lease-to-own equipment is eligible for registration. Equipment can only be registered in one area in any given year. Seniority is not transferable from area to area. The deadline for new registrations is 4:30 p.m. on Friday, March 18, 2016. Late registrations will be accepted, but will be put at the bottom of the open list. Note that there is no charge for registering new equipment, or for changing or removing equipment information already listed.
will be hosting a House Society in workshop on the Bella Coola and morning of June 21. is partnering with Speakers include ‘Dancing in the returning hosts Light’ to host a Susan Aglukark, fashion show with Theo Fleury, JR Nuxalkmc youth MoTI Ad 1140 ALaRose and Will to highlight First Hired Equipment 100 Mile Loftus. Nations culture and Tracey Porteous youth empowerment. Williams Tribune from theLake Ending For more informaWednesday February 10 tion or to participate Violence Association Wednesday will also beFebruary present-17 contact Nola at (250) ing. 799-0070 or (604) Nola Mack who 202-3724. Coast Mountain News works forFebruary the Nuxalk “Throughout the Thursday 11 Nation Transition years I have met Thursday February 25
many inspirational people. It is my feeling that these people have come to Bella Coola for a reason and have been a part of the healing process taking place,” said Mack. “It is my pleasure to invite your community to come to Bella Coola and experience the “Dancing in the Light” conference once again.”
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To have equipment registration forms mailed, faxed or e-mailed to you, please contact the local District Office in Williams Lake at 640 Borland Street, Suite 301, Williams Lake, British Columbia, V2G 4T1, by e-mail at SIR.CaribooDistrict@gov.bc.ca, by phone at 250 398-4510 or by fax at 250 398-4454.
Self-described professional funny person, First Nations comedian Ryan McMahon will be hosting a workshop
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CCRD Grant in Aid funding awarded, design work proceeds on new transfer station at Thorsen Creek SUBMITTED BY TANIS SHEDDEN On Thursday February 11th, the CCRD Board of Directors held their regular meeting. The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held on March 10, 2016 at the CCRD boardroom. As always,
the public is welcome to attend. There were seventeen applications for CCRD Grant in Aid funding totalling $35,545. A total of $17,445 was allocated to 8 applicants. The following organizations were successful with their 2016 applications: Bella Coola
Valley Festival of Arts, Bella Coola Valley Ridge Riders, Bella Coola Community Support Society, Denny Island Community Development Association, Bella Coola Music Festival, Dogtown Bella Coola, Lobelco Community Club, and the S.H.E.D
Society of Bella Coola. Some additional highlights from the February 11th board meeting include the following: The regional district’s auditors, PMT Chartered Accountants, will begin their field work on February 21st and the year-
end results will follow in March. Partnership/ contribution agreements was supported as a planning tool and delivery strategy to assist with the administration of the Economic Development Services function of the CCRD.
Design work for the new recycling depot at the Thorsen Creek Waste and Recycling Centre is proceeding as scheduled. Did you know earthquakes, floods, tsunamis and wildfires are just some of the potential hazards in B.C. Take the time to famil-
iarize yourself with the ones that could occur in your community. The Emergency Program Coordinator for the Central Coast Regional District is Darla Blake, she can be reached by e-mail at epc@ccrdbc.ca or by phone at 250-799-5291.
Local highways project to include wide shoulder from 4 Mile to Townsite BY CAITLIN THOMPSON A letter-writing campaign coordinated by Active Communities has resulted in a muchneeded project scheduled for this summer. Over a halfdozen community groups including SD 49, Acwsalcta, the Nuxalk Nation, CCRD, Bella Coola General Hospital, Active Communities, Bella Coola Valley Tourism, local MLA Jennifer Rice and the local RCMP sent letters expressing their concern about the stretch of highway between 4Mile and the townsite. Year-round there are dozens of walkers, bikers, parents and young children who travel this busy stretch of Highway 20 between their homes to downtown. There is little to no shoulder on both sides of the road, and vehicles are forced to navigate sharp corners and heavy traffic while passing multiple pedestrians and cyclists.
As the highway is only resurfaced approximately every 20 years or so, the community took advantage of this project to press the Ministry of Transportation to widen the shoulders as much as possible as part of the repaving process. Minister Todd Stone confirmed the project would take place in a letter last month. “The ministry takes its commitment to provide a safe, effective transportation network very seriously and I appreciate the opportunity to review your feedback. I hope you will be pleased to learn the ministry will be widening the paved shoulder between the reserve and Bella Coola in those areas where it is practical to do so. While the ministry is currently working to finalize our 2016 paving program, I can assure you this work will be included when the highway is resurfaced,” said Stone. “As committed in
B.C. on the Move, the ministry's Ten Year Transportation Plan, it is a priority of the ministry to widen shoulders on provincial highways in areas with a high volume of cyclists, to promote health and fitness and improve safety and comfort for all road users. I am pleased to have the opportunity to deliver on this commitment in the community of Bella Coola.”
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Power outage notice: planned maintenance Bella Coola
We need to switch off power in your area for about three hours while we conduct system maintenance. To keep our crews and the public safe, power must be switched off while we complete this important work. Where:
Bella Coola - Highway 20 from BC Hydro pole 68 to pole 267, Omq Kai Street, MacKenzie Street, Cliff Street, from 819 Mackay Street to 892 Mackay Street, Clayton Street, Dean Avenue, Burke Avenue, Tswan Koos Street, and from 1020 Elcho Street to 1225 Elcho Street
When:
Sunday, February 28, 2016
Time:
9 a.m. to noon
To protect your equipment from damage during the outage, please turn off all lights, electrical heaters, major appliances and unplug all electronics. We’ll restore power as soon as we can. Visit bchydro.com/outages or call 1 888 POWERON (1 888 769 3766) for more information.
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Worker warns parents of deadly drug BY ANGIE MINDUS Williams Lake Tribune A third fentanyl overdose death in the Kamloops area since the New Year has staff at the Boys and Girls Club of Williams Lake and District issuing a warning to area parents. “Have conversations with your children,” Jordan Davis, blood born infection and harm reduction co-ordinator with BGCWL, said Thursday. “Talk to your children about drugs. Warn them of the risks. It can be that one time your child decides to take a pill at a party and it ends up being fentanyl, you just really don’t know what you’re getting when it comes to street drugs.” Davis said overdoses are becoming more and more prevalent in the last
two years, and much of that has to do with the increased street availability of fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opiate analgesic similar to but more potent than morphine that gives users a heroin-like high. According to a recent study, street fentanyl can be anywhere from 400 to 6,000 times stronger than prescription morphine and is suspected to be responsible in 30 per cent of the increases in overdose deaths. “We are seeing so many deaths (across Canada) from fentanyl lately. Many people who die do not even know that they are using fentanyl. It can be mixed into heroine, cocaine, marijuana, and disguised as OxyContin — educate yourself and your family,” the BGCWL posted on their Facebook page
this week. Davis, who is a frontline youth worker, said the stories of fentanyl overdose and deaths are hitting too close to home. “I have been told by youth in our community that members of their peer groups are using and actively seeking fentanyl for recreational use.” Davis said users can die from taking even the smallest amount of fentanyl, or become severely brain damaged. “That’s the reality of this drug,” she said, noting users are enticed by the lower cost while drug dealers are using it to cut other, more expensive drugs. “I don’t think people realize how dangerous it is,” she said. “It’s scary and if you look at the rising statistics, I think we’re just going to see more and more of this.”
Land Act: Notice of Intention to Apply for Disposition of Crown Land Take notice that Haida Tourism Limited Partnership (Westcoast Resorts) located in Skidegate, BC have applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (FLNRO), West Coast Region for a LeaseAdventure Tourism Tidal Sport Fishing Camp for the foreshore located at Louisa Cove, Wurtele Island. The lands file that has been established for this application is Crown Land File # 1414386. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to the Senior Lands Officer, Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations at 142-2080 Labieux Rd, Nanaimo, BC V9T 69J or emailed to: AuthorizingAgency. Nanaimo@gov.bc.ca Comments will be received by FLNRO up to March 4, 2016. FLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit our website: http://arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.isp for more information. Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. For information, contact the Freedom of Information Advisor at the FLNRO office in Nanaimo.
Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land
“Have conversations with your children,” says Jordan Davis, a blood born infection and harm reduction co-ordinator with BGCWL.
Take notice that l, Brent & Heather Reid from Drayton Valley, Alberta, have applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (FLNRO), West Coast Region for a residential private moorage situated on Provincial Crown land located at District Lot 1276, Range 3, Coast Range 3 Land District, Lama Passage North of Hunter Island. The Lands File Number that has been established for this application is Crown Land File #1414440. Written comments conceming this application should be directed to the Senior Land Officer, Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations at 142 - 2080 Labieux Rd, Nanaimo, BC, V9T 6J9, or emailed to: Authorizing Agency.Nanaimo@gov.bc.ca. Comments will be received by FLNRO up to April 16, 2016. FLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit our website: http://arfd.gov-bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.isp for more informatbn. Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. For information, contact the Freedom of lnformation Advisor at the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operation’s office in Nanaimo
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Taseko Mines take federal government to court seeking damages in Prosperity rejection BY MONICA LAMB-YORSKI Taseko Mines Limited is taking the federal government to court seeking damages related to the rejection of the New Prosperity Mine proposal. “People need to take action to protect themselves from their own government and these are such circumstances,” Brian Battison, vice-president of corporate affairs for Taseko, told the Tribune. The company’s claim, filed in BC Supreme Court last week, surrounds the federal government’s Feb. 25, 2014 decision to block the multi-billion dollar gold-copper deposit project. “In the lawsuit we outline how the Government of Canada and its agents engaged in a pattern of deliberate and unlawful conduct and they will have to answer for that conduct,” Battison said. “The government owes us, and anyone else that comes before them in a tribunal or quasi-judicial process, a duty of fairness.” Legal procedural fairness was not delivered in the environmental assessment process, he added. “In the lawsuit we say they acted in
excess of the powers granted to them under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act 2012 and acted with knowledge of the unlawfulness of the conduct.” When asked if Taseko still plans to pursue the New Prosperity Mine project, Battison did not hesitate to say “yes.” “Our ambition has always been to build the project and that remains so,” he said. “It’s an asset that belongs to our shareholders and we have a 25-year mining lease and continue to seek the opportunity to develop it.” Tl’etinqox Chief and Tribal Chair of the Tsilhqot’in National Government Joe Alphonse said the latest court action did not come as a surprise. “TML’s recent losing streak in court combined with declining mineral prices has left the company grabbing for any hope of survival,” Alphonse said. “ If I were a shareholder I would be suing Battison and CEO Russell Hallbauer for their lack of respect for proper process and reckless ignorance towards the environment and First Nations where they conduct business.”
Taseko Mine's initial project proposed to drain Fish Lake and use it as a tailings pond.
Land Act: Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land Take notice that we, Spirit of the West Adventures Ltd. from Heriot Bay, BC, have applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (FLNRO), West Coast Region for a License of Occupation - Commercial Recreation situated on Provincial Crown Island land located at the vicinity of Seaforth Channel (Kynumpt Hr. and Dryad Pt.). The Lands File Number that has been established for this application is 1409402 Written comments concerning this application, should be directed to the Senior Land Officer, Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations at 142 - 2080 Labieux Rd, Nanaimo, BC, V9T 6J9, or emailed to: AuthorizingAgency.Nanaimo@gov.bc.ca Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. For information, contact the Freedom of Information Advisor at the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations office in Nanaimo. Comments will be received by FLNRO up to March 22, 2016. FLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit our website: http://arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp for more information.
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Couple publish “In the Footsteps of Alexander Mackenzie” BY GAEIL FARRAR In the early 1980s Carol and Rick Blacklaws were part of an archaeological team sent into the remote Chilcotin to document the Nuxalk-Carrier Grease Trail, part of explorer Alexander Mackenzie’s 1793 crossing of North America. Last year the couple published a book about their journey called In the Footsteps of Alexander Mackenzie which includes photographs that Rick took to document the trip they made by horse and wagon. This month Rick has a show of 40 handtinted photographs that he took on that adventure, enlarged
and has on display in the Station House’s upper gallery in his show called Along the Nuxalk-Carrier Grease Trail: A View from the Past. Back in the 70s and 80s, Rick says he chose to document their journey in black and white photographs because he thought it would be more simple and artistic. “The digital world has allowed me to revive them in colour,” Rick says. He scanned 200 of his negatives to create a collection of digital photographs for the Kluskus Band, and will also give the photographs to other bands in the region who may want them. In the days when they were documenting the trail, Carol says
The couple admire photos at the Station House Gallery in Williams Lake
no one in the region had cameras, so very few people living along the trail had their pictures taken. “We want to give back as much as possible,” Rick says. “If we didn’t do something with the photographs they would just end up in a closet or a dumpster somewhere.” Rick’s project took
two years of painstaking work to scan the negatives, remove dust, sharpen and colourize the final 40 hand-tinted photographs that are on display in the Station House Gallery. He says some of the pictures took up to 10 overlays to colourize. Researching the colours to make sure they are true to the
day also took time and extra effort. He visits the Cariboo Chilcotin fairly often so was able to take the time to research the colours of the clothing that was worn. The Blacklaws’ book about their adventure is also on display and for sale in the gallery. The book is written by Carol, who was a 25-year-old archaeo-
logical field assistant when the couple made their 450 kilometre trip on the Grease Trail recording and mapping archaeological sites from the Blackwater River, through Tweedsmuir Provincial Park, up and over the Rainbow Mountains, ending in Bella Coola. The research project was commissioned
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Lillian Cook Lillian Cook, 100 young, passed away peacefully on Feb 3, 2016 at the Bella Coola Hospital where she resided for the past three years. She was predeceased by her husband, Frank Cook. She was born in Kamloops and lived in Vancouver until after WWII. She and Frank moved to the Bella Coola Valley in 1953 and enjoyed many years in the richness of its community and beautiful surroundings. She was survived by her children, Robin Cook and Janine (Cook) Hanson, and grandchildren. She will be dearly missed by her family. A Celebration of her life will be held at a later date. Her family would like to thank the Hospital Staff who lovingly cared for her while she was there.
Brianna Brown (Grade 10) Samuel Stewart (Grade 11) Ezra Mecham (Grade 10) Cela Jones (Grade 8) Morgan Nelson (Grade 6)
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Rachel Chatham (Grade 7) Jordan Tuck (Grade 11) Ronald Wheatley (Grade 6) Aaron Schieck (Grade 10) Tamara Robson (Grade 6)
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Honourable Mention (3.00-3.49 GPA) Isaac Silver Mack (Grade 10) 3.44 Emma Brown (Grade 6) 3.43 Ariana DiGuistini (Grade 8) 3.38 Tyler Doiron (Grade 7) 3.36 Taslyn Nelson (Grade 12) 3.21 Jacob Hall (Grade 7) 3.15 Nicholas George (Grade 6) 3.00 Haydn Nygaard (Grade 6) 3.06
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by the provincial government with the goal of eventually having the Grease Trail declared a heritage trail, Carol says. Part memoir, part photo journal, the book tells the story of the land as well as the Lhoosk’uz Dene, a people whose origins in the area go back 4,000 years and the author’s discovery that the vast survey area was much more than a trail designation. Rick’s photographs bring Carol’s words and experiences to life in the book which includes maps and essays, providing some interesting reading about this remote part of the province. Both Carol and Rick went on to make their home in White Rock, raise three children and become educators. Rick’s work is published in numerous photographic books, journals and magazines. He was the recipient of the Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize for his book The Fraser River with Alan Haig-Brown. His books also include Ranchland British Columbia’s Cattle Country with Tribune/ Advisor columnist Diana French; Nemiah: The Unconquered Country with Terry Glavin; and The Adam’s River: Exploring the Mystery of the Adams River Sockeye with Mark Hume.
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By eVanGeline hanUse to as Qatuwas, or ‘People Gathering Together,’ On the morning Bella Bella and hosted the 1993 is planning 2014, four canoes of July 9, to return to Bella Qatuwas Festival. journeys, was cautious Bella this year, began their when journey from Bella 21 years after its speaking of facing Members of the first gathering the notoritake in the annual Coola to parwas held in 1993. Nation and their Squamish ous Mesachie Nose, The Heiltsuk fellow paddlers Journeys. Hosted Tribal Canoe have played a key from Hawaii towed its swirling currents famous for this the Heiltsuk Nation year by resurgence of the role in the from Vancouver, two canoes winds. “If the winds and strong ocean going BC and were pick up Bella, it is estimated of Bella canoe culture along welcomed into we may have to Bella be towed,” said will be 100 canoes that there North West Coast the Pacific the Nuxalk Nation Coola by Mack. when they attending the Qatuwas Festival first carved a canoe luck at the Bella with a pot To many, this canoe Coola and paddled and 5,000 journey visitors going to from Bella Bella Campground. Together,Motel is seen as a healing Bella Bella for to they seven days of celebrating, for Expo 86, in 1986Vancouver journeyed for three nity for all involved.opportuand in 1989 days with the feastCultural ing, and dancing. participated in help of support traditions and knowledge the vessels, arriving are to Seattle”, and at “Paddle Tribal Journeys, in Bella Bella last being revived as this also referred weekend. traditionally invited other tribes event Nuxalkmc were Luke Mack, a skipper, to travel to skilled navigawho has been on several tors on the water, canoe using the ocean as a highway for trade and
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