The Atlin Whisper, March 22, 2023

Wednesday March 22nd , 2023

The Atlin Whisper

“Never doubt that a small group of committed citizens can change the world.”

Margaret Mead

The Atlin JCR Air Rifle Team Has Qualified for the National Shoot

In February the Atlin JCR team participated in a Yukon wide qualifying shoot, where they won the opportunity to attend the 1 CRPG territorial shoot Over this past weekend the Atlin JCR competed Against 9 other JCR teams from across the north.

Yukon – Northwest Territories –Nunavut

The Atlin JCR Team placed 2nd overall (narrowly missing 1st place) and won the opportunity to represent 1CRPG at the National Shoot in St. Catherine’s ON in May 2023.

They will be competing against 14 other teams from all across Canada at this event.

Congratulations and we wish them lots of luck.

The Atlin JCR have been working hard over the past few years to get this opportunity to represent Atlin at a National level!

Asst. coach Dani, Autumn & Myrianna Colwell, Hailey & Hunter Hanslit, Brent McNeil, Coach Brian

Movie Club

Sunday March 26, 2023

Edie

Doors Open 6:30 Runs 7:00 – 8:45

Starring: Sheila Hancock, Kevin Guthrie, Amy Manson

Directed by: Simon Hunter

Adventure: Believing that it's never too late, newly widowed Edie embarks on a trip to the Scottish Highlands to fulfill her dream of climbing the intimidating Mt. Suilven, striking up a friendship with a young climber along the way.

Sunday April 2, 2023

The Witness For The Prosecution – Agatha Christie

Doors Open 6:30 Runs 7:00 – 9:00

Starring: Toby Jones, Andrea Riesborough, Billy Howle, Kim Cattrall

Directed by: Julian Jarrold

Legal Mystery: When Emily is brutaly murdered in her home, all evidence points to her young lover, to whom the heiress left her fortune. Emily’s devoted housekeeper proclaims the lovers guilt, but he insists that his wife can prove his innocence. Enter

“Rise and Shine”

Early light on a crisp morning day spreads slowly around my bedroom. Soon, a spotlight of sun inches closer as I snuggle under covers in bed. When it reaches my head on the pillow my face feels warmer as with loving kisses.

I’m awake but can’t imagine getting up in a chilly house until the thought of a cup of full-bodied coffee gets to me. The only hurdle is figuring out how to coax myself out of the warm bed.

Jeff Salmon

And then…

I remember when I was a young boy in summer camp the counselors had us warm up by singing this song with gusto. It always worked! The chill disappeared.

“Rise and Shine and Give God Your Glory Glory, Rise and Shine and Give God Your Glory Glory, Rise and Shine and Give God Your Glory Glory, Children of The Lord.”

Land Act and Water Sustainability Act:

Notice of Application for a Disposition of Crown Land and Allocation of Water

Atlin Hydro Expansion Project: Lands File #6409240

Take notice that Tlingit Homeland Energy Limited (Proponent) of Atlin, BC has applied to the British Columbia Ministry of Forests (FOR), Skeena Region for approval of a new hydroelectric power project located on Provincial Crown land near Atlin, BC. The proposed Project would generate approximately 9 megawatts (MW) of energy.

The proposed Project requires a General Area Licence of Occupation for waterpower purposes and a Water Licence. The proposed Project will also require various other provincial authorizations including a Utilities permit in the Atlin Highway right-of-way and timber cutting authorization for the Project footprint.

The Proponent has undertaken a redesign of the Project since the Project was previously advertised in 2021. FOR has received a revised Development Plan from the Proponent and invites your comments. Please visit the FOR Applications, Comments and Reasons for Decision website at https://comment.nrs.gov.bc.ca to view a summary of the Development Plan and provide comments. The Plan is intended to identify, assess, and address the impacts of the proposed project, as well as provide a detailed description of the activities related to project construction and operations.

A printed copy of the Development Plan can also be viewed at the Service BC office in Atlin. Comments concerning this application should be directed to Andrea Scarth, Project Manager, Skeena Region, Ministry of Forests (FOR) at Bag 5000, 3726 Alfred Avenue, Smithers, BC, V0J 2N0 or by email at Andrea.Scarth@gov.bc.ca. Comments will be received by FOR up to April 30, 2023. FOR may not be able to consider comments received after this date.

Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. Access to these records requires the submission of a Freedom of Information (FOI) request. Visit http://www.gov.bc.ca/freedomofinformation to learn more about FOI submissions.

A SMALL TOWN IN THE NORTH II

The Ground, Northern Duds, Laundry Day, and Common Sense

by Paul Lucas

DOWN HERE ON THE GROUND

Atlin is a mining town. Still, there’s mining and there’s mining. You can mine for lead/zinc, copper, uranium ... And then you can mine for gold.

Gold mining, and in particular Placer Mining, (as described in the ‘Famous Hamburger’ tale), has a certain cache. There’s a glamour attached to the whole business. Pulling gold out of the ground bestows a certain swagger.

The ground has always played a major role in Atlin’s identity, and while the gold in that ground is of obvious importance, there’s more to it than that. There is an energy running through the earth here that seems to charge every new idea, every new enterprise, with some sort of bristling electricity.

Some people think this might be caused by the intersection of electromagnetic grid lines running through that earth. Enough, in fact, that a few folks decided at one point, to see if that was, indeed, the case. So in true Atlin fashion, they knocked up a couple of buildings on these locations of intersection to see if there might be an effect of some sort on the inhabitants. One took the form of a log pyramid in the centre of town. Ilene, Dacey and I ended up living in that pyramid for an entire year. As far as we could figure, we didn’t end up being affected one bit.

Of course, if it hadn’t been for the tin foil hats ...

A NORTHERN DRESS CODE

Other than parkas and pack boots, there really isn’t a discernible dress code in the North. Sure, you’ll see the rare dude dressed up in various versions of shirt and tie, but you know it’s under duress, and you can be pretty sure he either works for a corporation or the government.

When a local shows up in a suit at the cafe, the eyebrows immediately go up.

“A marriage or a funeral John, which is it?”

“No Eddy, I think it’s a date, he even combed his hair.”

“Well, she must be a looker, cause he pressed his pants too.”

“Sorry to disappoint you boys, but court’s in town. I’m up on a poaching charge”.

“Squirrels out of season again?”

“I wish.’

LAUNDRY DAY

It’s a Big Day in the Old Home Town - It’s Laundry Day

What kind of man is willing to stalk around the cabin in his old cargo pants with no top button, no underwear, packboots without socks, and that old shirt from the workshed that stinks of gasoline? A man of a degenerate nature that’s who - the type of man who leaves his laundry ‘til the very last minute. I am that man.

The situation having reached critical mass, I have no choice but to drag my laundry bags out to the truck and head down to the Caribou laundromat. I will have, of course, forgotten the proper change, so a trip to Pine Tree services will be necessary - a short walk down the hill - a trip I’m expecting to be a tad clumsier on the return, swimming around as I’ll be in my boots with fourteen pounds of change swinging about in my buttonless cargo pants pocket.

Once the machines are started, I’ll have to wait. There’s really no choice, because there is no way I’m going down to the cafe in this scarecrow outfit. So, with machines ‘a poundin’, water sloshing, and that ‘fragrant spring’ softener breeze washing over me, I guess I’ll just shuffle around the joint while the machines do their magic. Maybe I’ll bury my head in that Louis L’Amour novel sitting in the rotating ‘take one leave one’ metal shelf in the corner. Or not.

COMMON SENSE

The Common Currency of Small Towns Everywhere

Small towns are pretty cavalier when it comes to rules and regulations. Common sense goes a long way in law enforcement. Drinking in public, for example, is tolerated as long you follow the ‘Don’t be a Dick’ rule.

‘Fun Days,’ is the perfect example. It’s a party that takes place smack dab in the middle of the Atlin winter. It features plenty of booze and shenanigans. Our local cop at the time, Derek Strong, managed to deal with the situation one year in typical northern fashion - by sticking his head in the bar at closing time and yelling,

“Alright you lot. In ten minutes I am going to be driving out the Warm Bay Road. Anybody with any sense needs to jump in their truck and follow me. It’s a one time offer. Get on board.”

Now that’s common sense.

NORTHERN HOMES REAL ESTATE

4th Street

400 sq.ft., one bedroom cabin plus large workshop on two adjoining 50x100 lots. Quiet location with lots of room for expansion. Great potential for expansion.

$275,000

Warm Bay Road

This gem is off grid, well maintained and absolutely the perfect retreat. 2 bedrooms, large open dining/living room, galley kitchen and spacious pantry. Storage in walk out cellar plus numerous outbuildings. Bonus is a warm spring flowing through year around!

$239,000

43.6 Acres

Beautifully maintained, inside and out, this cozy 2 bedroom home is so private featuring a second cottage with sleeping loft (often used as B&B), a third cabin for guests, great garage/workshop, plus various other craft/work shops and much fencing. Mountain views in every direction plus short walk to Atlin Lake sandy beaches. Just waiting for you! Viewing by appointment ONLY!

$597,000

Lake View

A great daily view awaits in this well built, 2 level home with a fabulous open floorplan on the upper level with a master bedroom and so much storage! The lower level boasts 2 extra bedrooms or bedroom and games room. Almost 1700 sq.ft., lots of room for the entire family and guests to enjoy! Double garage on lower level plus another garage for all those extras like boats, quads, sleds

$535,000 SOLD

5 Acres

With power, small log cabin, tenant occupied near the upper end of the acreage, application for subdivision has been submitted/approved to create two 2.5 acre parcels. Slope facing Atlin Lake. Build your dream home to take advantage of the view and keep the tenant as caretaker! Or build a series of guest cabins! Your imagination is your only limitation!

$237,000

Fourth of July

Basic lake side cabin, 3 bedrooms, lots of big windows, hidden in the trees, on .544 acres, leased lot until 2042. Very private!

61,500 SOLD

4th of July

.78 acres of Crown Land lease, gated, partly cleared, the perfect spot to keep your RV and recreational necessities, there for year around enjoyment. Lease term to 2042.

$53,500

HIDDEN GEM

This stunning gem in an Enchanted Forest has been lovingly crafted by the hands of this talented owner – never to be duplicated! On 4 acres with guest cabins and a short walk to hidden lakes plus easy access to the highway,

$399,000 SOLD

STUNNING – Inside and Outside

Incredible views, quiet location and fabulous home. 1700 sq.ft. on main level, beautifully renovated with gyproc interior, lots of updated windows, open floor plan, kitchen, dining area, living room, bar/games room plus 2 bedrooms. Basement offers 3 more bedrooms, two baths, kitchenette and large living room with ground level access. One of a kind waiting for you.

$349,000 SOLD

Mi 43 Atlin Highway

34+ acres of land, surrounded by grazing lease, with 1700 sq.ft., 2 BR, full basement home, great well, septic field, solar and generator plus lots of extras. If you wish, will come with 2 loveable nags who consider this home. Quick possession is possible.

$535,000 SOLD

Call Myrna at (250) 775-1019 I will be in Atlin March 24th & 25th Leave message via text or email myrnablake1@gmail.com While I am travelling Email above plus satellite at myrnablake1@zoleo.com Go to northernhomesbc.ca for more details.

Seasonal Restart

Sector Resources Canada Ltd Current Work Opportunities

Sector is accepting applicants for surface equipment operators for the 2023 season. Applicants must have experience operating the flowing equipment:

Cat 345 excavators

Cat D8L dozers

Toro 40D haul trucks or equivalent

Cat 980 loaders or equivalent

Cat and Manitou telehandlers

Cat graders

Skid steers with attachments.

Applicants must have a current drivers license, and confirmable experience in the equipment or equivalent listed above.

Surface work includes maintaining High density polyethylene (HDPE) pipelines including welding of HDPE pipe connects, building retaining structures, building berms and dams for tailing ponds and ongoing reclamation activities.

Plant operations that include loading of the wash plant, loading haul trucks and trucking washed rock to the specified waste storage area.

Please provide a resume with your previous work experience. Sector treats this as a team position where communication and working with others in a safety conscious, collaborative approach is a requirement. The candidate must demonstrate a positive and efficient work ethic.

Please sends resumes to: brian@sectorresources.ca Or call at 1 603-627-0416 ext. 4

ELECTIONS & ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The Atlin Community Improvement District (ACID) has the object of operating the following services:

- Drainage

- Solid Waste Disposal

- Fire Protection

- Street Lighting

- Sidewalks

- Waterworks

- Representing the Community in communication with provincial agencies on land use matters and advising or making recommendations to the Minister of Community Development on land use matters

The ACID meets the second Tuesday of each month at 7:00pm at the Fire Hall. Meetings are usually 2 hours in length. Each trustee receives an honorarium per regular board meeting (currently $100.00/meeting). Attendance at as many meetings as possible is extremely important.

CALL FOR ACID TRUSTEE NOMINATIONS

March 1 - March 31, 2023

4 Three-Year Terms & 1 Two-Year Term positions are available

ELECTIONS will be held at the AGM on April 18, 2023

Nominees with the highest number of votes will receive the three-year terms.

Persons entitled to vote at an election must be:

• a Canadian citizen

• at least eighteen years of age

• an owner of land in the improvement district

• a resident of the province for the previous six months, or the legal representative of an owner of land in the improvement district who has died, become insolvent or insane.

When more than one person is registered on title as a landowner, each person may vote providing all requirements (set out above) are met.

One vote is also allowed for each board or corporation that owns land within the improvement district. The board or corporation must designate one person to act as authorized agent to vote on its’ behalf. This must be done in writing for the polling clerk to verify the voter’s eligibility.

A person is allowed only one vote irrespective of the number of properties owned. However, a person meeting qualifications as authorized agent (set out above) may also place a vote on behalf of the board or corporation.

Qualified voters of the improvement district are eligible for trustee positions.

NOMINATION & OTHER FORMS are available at the Atlin Service BC Office

Completed Forms are to be submitted to the Atlin Service BC Office Before 3:00pm March 31, 2023

BIG WATER SOCIETY COUNSELLING SERVICE

COUNSELLOR: Katie Israel, GN, MA, RCC

At Big Water Society we recognize the realities of human experiences, the diversity of innate worlds and states through these experiences, and we believe that we can, when we connect and share these experiences. Be it traumatic experiences, emotional turbulences, depressive and anxious states, we are here to join hands with you and work through your unique experience. You do not have to go it alone.

Phone: (250) 651-2189; (867)334-9524

Email: bwscounsellor@bigwatersociety.org

“Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be. This is the interrelated structure of reality – Martin Luther King, J r

Please note that requests for same day water delivery must be received no later than 11 am of said day. Thank you!

Water delivery and Sewer Removal are available Monday through Friday

Did you know we sell and service Toyo Stoves? We offer competitive pricing on the latest models. Call the office for more information

Phone 250-651-7463

Email grizzlyhomeservices@gmail.com

Mailing address is Box 318, Atlin BC V0W 1A0

Office hours – Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday

8 am - noon

With thanks, Dana and Mary Hammond

Did you know that Big Water Society provides the community with FREE professional mental wellness counselling?

If you feel you would like to talk to Katie Israel, please call her at:

250-651-2189 or 867-334-9524

Fishing Charters

SVOP Licence, 24 ft. Boat, Transport Canada Commercial Registration – Insured

Gary Hill, Atlin B.C. V0W 1A0

Licensed, B.C. Guide

Call -250 651-7553 Email garyphill59@gmail.com

$850.00 per day - $550.00 per 1/2 day

Custom Fish Art- Fiberglas and Wood

GARY HILL’S FISH ART

GARY HILL’S – CUSTOM, FISH REPRODUCTIONS

PHONE 250 651 7553

EMAIL – garyphill59@gmail.com

7 MONARCH Drive – ATLIN – BC. V0W 1A0

WEB SITE – http://gary-hill.com

Wanted Antiques!

-Turkish/Persian carpets of all sizes

- Wicker inside furniture like chairs, tables, bench.

- Big flower pots

- Wrought Iron outdoor furniture

- L shape outdoor couch, outdoor wicker couch and table set.

- Indoor Victorian style furniture

- oil lamps, candles and candle holder, old framed paintings and old black & white framed pictures of Atlin or gold rush miners

- old radio 1910s-1930s and phones

- a gramophone

- old clocks

-Tiffany lamps, brass decorations, chandeliers, antique mirrors

- Bedroom antique sets for double/queen, and an old wooden dresser

- Old wooden chairs

- Grand piano

If you think you have something interesting for sale or to give away, please call me at 250-651-2111 or email me at: a.remon@me.com

Amélie

Spring hours effective April 1, 2023

Monday to Saturday 9am – 5pm

Sunday 11am – 4pm

New bakery chef with take out options!

~Weekly freight truck run on Mondays and freight runs available upon request~

Atlin Pet Care

287 Tatlow Street

Yourpetshomeawayfromhome!

Indoor/Outdoor Runs

Heated Kennels

Boarding-Grooming-Pet Supplies

Emergency Care-Veterinarian Referrals

SPCA AGENTS

George Holman 250-651-7717 or Marj Holman 250-651-7758

Atlin Christian Centre Affiliated with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada Service and Sunday School Sunday

11 a.m.

Come join us!

250-691-0128

St. Martin’s Anglican Church

10 a.m. Sunday Everyone welcome!

Mountain Shack Café Restaurant

Fast Fancy Food Great Service

110 Discovery Avenue

In Atlin, B.C.

EAT IN OR TAKE OUT

Wednesday thru Monday

250-651-7789

MOBILE WELDING SERVICE

AVAILABLE

Contact: Alain Vanier

250-651-0037

Reasonable Rates!

Smallwood Enterprises Ltd

We provide Concrete, Drain Rock, Screed gravel, Sand, Topsoil and Septic systems. We also provide Equipment Rentals, Excavations, Covered Storage, Firewood and Snow Removal. Please call (250) 651-2488 or email bobscontracting2020 @gmail.com

The next Whisper is Wednesday April 5th

Submissions are due no later than Sunday 6pm April 2nd

Sewing Machine Cleaning, Repair,

Terry

250651-7769

Atlin Community Library

Open Every Friday and Saturday 2-4p.m. BC time

Everyone Welcome The Library is closed at -20 c.

The Purpose of the Atlin Whisper is to encourage, build-up and inform the people of Atlin concerning ongoing community events and happenings. The Whisper is not a political mouthpiece.

Compiled and edited by Lynne Phipps. Paper for printing courtesy of Northern Homes Real Estate Printing courtesy of RCMP Atlin

Classifieds, news, upcoming events Contact 1-250-651-7861 or lynnephippsatlin@gmail.com if you have, pictures or articles you would like to submit.

To love another person is to help them love God.

Soren Kierkegaard