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Blackwater update

Claudette Gouger, Community Manager for the Blackwater Project, made a presen-tation before council April 22, to discuss the New Gold Inc. project’s future.

Gouger said there are a number of explo-ration projects that are going to be looked into for deposits that could potentially be added to the project’s portfolio. New Gold’s Blackwater district is contained within a 1,100 square-kilometre area.

“We are actively looking in those other packages for other exploration targets,” she said. She said the conventional open-pit mine expects to employ 1,000 to 1,500 workers during construction and employ 500 workers during operation and has an estimated 17-year mine life. Blackwater’s estimated capital costs are $1.4-billion she said. “The price of gas has actually brought that down a bit, it used to be $1.8 (billion).”

New site discoveredGouger said a high-grade mineralization

was found close to the Blackwater deposit at the end of the 2014 exploration season and activity will start up in May-June to fur-ther sample soil and the deposit area with drilling commencing in July and Aug.

“That’s the whole purpose of your actual exploration program, is to fi nd out what’s out there and we were lucky enough to fi nd one,” she said.

As of 2013, New Gold has hired 65 per cent of its work force locally and 23 per cent was First Nation or of aboriginal de-scent Gouger said.

Mayor Rob MacDougall asked about agreements that might be in place to address the needs for skills training.

“We’ve been actively working with the regional district through their skills-gap analysis to try and get an idea and see-ing how that information can be used to help shape training and education needs,” Gouger said. She said there might also be in-house training that takes place and New Gold will be partnering with CNC to try and make up for the loss of the Aboriginal Men-toring Association last year.

Environmental assessments of the mine site are still under review by the British Co-lumbia Environmental Assessment offi ce. She said the offi ce will determine when open houses will take place in local areas of the region.

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District board members held a reconfi guration consultation presentation, April 27, which could signal the closure of Sow-chea Elementary School.

Sowchea Elementary School, situated 16 kilometres outside of Fort St James, fi rst opened with eight classrooms in September 1982. The school re-opened af-ter a renovation and expansion of three portable classrooms in

September 1993. Part of the de-cision to close the 22-year-old elementary school is based on the state of the district’s build-ing and the current and projected enrolment levels which were presented by the board to vari-ous groups attending the consul-tation.

Stephen Davis, SD 91 Board Chair, said enrolments are not growing for the district schools, he said dropping enrolment trends make it diffi cult to fi nan-cially maintain and staff the cur-

rent schools.“The dollars spent to main-

taining buildings that are not re-quired, cannot be spent in other areas of need,” Davis said.

He said that in addition to shrinking enrolment, other pres-sures are factors such as in-creased hydro costs and main-tenance of buildings, Davis also said funding protection is de-creasing in order to support dis-tricts with growing enrolments.

The BC Ministry of Educa-tion provides funding protec-

tion to eligible school district to protect against declines of more than 1.5 per cent in funding from the previous year. Funding pro-tection is determined by com-paring operating grants from the summer and autumn of the previ-ous school year to total summer and autumn operating grants for the current year. Funding protec-tion is provided to make sure the amount of decline is no greater than 1.5 per cent.

Tough job ahead for school board members

School District 91 holds consultations on possible area school closures

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Dawn Godard, Grade 5/6 teacher at Sowchea Elementary School, presents an emotional argument against the closure of the school at the reconfiguration consultation meeting in Fort St. James, April 27.

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B.C. government wins appeal on class size

JIM IKER, BCTF president: an-nounced that the union will seek leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada in its bid to re-store classroom rules the govern-ment removed from its contract in 2002.

PETER FASSBENDER, Educa-tion Minister: said changes made to classroom organization in the disputed period have led to “dra-matic improvements in student outcomes, particularly for students with special needs.”

BY TOM FLETCHERBlack Press

The B.C. Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of the B.C. gov-ernment on the long-running dis-pute with the B.C. Teachers’ Federation over the removal of class size and special needs support formu-las from classrooms.

In a lengthy judg-ment released Thurs-day, four of fi ve ap-peal court judges found that the prov-ince did not infringe on the constitutional rights of teachers to bargain working con-ditions. The appeal court pointed out numerous errors in the 2011 judgment of B.C. Supreme Court Justice Susan Griffi n, and over-turned her order that the govern-

ment pay $2 million in damages, which has been paid to the union.

BCTF president Jim Iker said the decision is “very disappoint-ing.” He announced that the union will seek leave to appeal to the

Supreme Court of Canada in its bid to restore classroom rules the government removed from its contract in 2002.

“All teachers are looking for is work-able and teachable classrooms,” Iker said.

Education Minis-ter Peter Fassbender said the changes made to classroom

organization in the disputed period have led to “dramatic improve-ments in student outcomes, par-ticularly for students with special needs.”

The B.C. education ministry has argued that caps on class size and number of students in each class with personalized learning plans were unduly restrictive. The NDP government of the late 1990s negotiated a settlement where the BCTF gave up salary increases in exchange for class size caps, spe-cialist teacher levels and limits on the number of designated special needs students in each class.

The appeal court decision leaves in place efforts by the gov-ernment to settle the bitter dispute, including a provision in the cur-rent contract to pay $105 million to the union to retire thousands of grievances fi led over class size and composition.

The six-year contract signed last fall after a lengthy strike also includes additional preparation time and a “learning improvement fund” to deal with special needs support.

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“It is the board’s re-sponsibility to consider all factors in determin-ing the best use of our limited dollars over time. In order to best support the 594 local students, as well as the 3,000 students across the district,” Davis said.

Charlene Seguin, Superintendent of Schools, said districts with excess enrolment capacity are too low for new space and renova-tion funding through the BC Ministry of Ed-ucation, she said this puts increasing pres-sure on the district’s operating budget.

“We are utilizing 45 per cent of (Sow-chea’s) space,” she said. “If board decides that re-confi guration is the decision they will make, 74 per cent of our space will be used in the Fort St. James schools, leaving sur-plus capacity at 26 per cent … a much better picture for us.”

While operating costs remain at the cur-rent level, Sowchea Elementary School - which is sitting at a low capacity utilization rate - has expensive re-pairs in its future, Se-guin said.

Emotions were high from parent groups, union members and the public who were unsure about what the closure will mean for the students and the

community of Sow-chea.

Christie Hoy, with the Sowchea Parent Advisory Committee (PAC), said Fort St. James is the second fastest growing com-munity in British Co-lumbia. With projects like Fort Green Energy bringing employment to the district there is growth potential in the future she said.

“We have a lot of great things going on in Fort St. James,” Hoy said.

Hoy listed concerns with the quality of edu-cation and experiences of students, she said students could poten-tially lose out on many programs that are cur-rently available at the school for the commu-nity. “We look forward to hearing a more de-tailed response to our questions,” she said.

Questions posed during the consultation period will be available in detail on the school district’s website and will include SD 91 re-sponses.

Busing transporta-tion was another con-cern for parents at the consultation. Da-vis said the district’s Transportation Manag-er will ensure that ad-equate transportation will be made available for students should the closure happen.

Coun. Dave Birdi questioned whether class sizes and resourc-es were going to be

impacted by the deci-sion to close Sowchea Elementary School.

Davis said class sizes are capped by provincial mandate, he said that there will be more services available due to increased bud-gets.

“The school’s bud-get can cover more EA’s than they could when the schools were small,” Davis said.

Senguin said the board believes that there will still be a need for the same num-ber of teachers and that support staff will still be available for stu-dents, she said putting two budgets together will provide a fl exible budget for the school and improve services.

“Typically the larger

the elementary school, the more fl exibility we have with the budget,” she said.

Dawn Godard, Grade 5/6 teacher at Sowchea Elementary School, brought up her concerns and asked for the board to come and visit the school and meet the students prior to making a fi nal decision to close the school.

“I think to make an educated and informed decision, you have to come visit our school,” Godard said.

Davis said that it wasn’t a decision that would be based on the merit of schools. “We’re not doubting any of the commit-ment, the passion or the excellence of any

of our educators or our schools,” Davis said. “This has nothing to do with excellence ... I don’t know that neces-sarily going to a school can change the fact that there are tough deci-sions to be made.”

“At the end of the day we’re here make sure we get all the in-formation we can, and if part of getting that information is going to a school we will try to do that.”

Public consultation - happening over the next 60 days - will see a decision on school closures taking place on June 22, just four days prior to the end of the current school year.

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Enrolment part of bigger picture at schools(Photo right) Charlene

Seguin, Superintendent of Schools for SD 91,

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the possible closure of Sowchea Elementary

School, April 27.

(Photo left) Stephen Davis, Board Chair for School District 91, opens the reconfigura-tion consultation meet-ing at Fort St. James Secondary School April 27. The consulta-tion will be discussing the possible closure of Sowchea Elementary School. The decision will happen June 22.Michele Taylor Photos

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• Letters

Re: “Coast Guard hysteria sinks low-er” (B.C. Views, April 28).

The “ship monitoring stations” that Tom Fletcher refers to are more than just that. Coast Guard Marine Communications and Traffi c Ser-vices (MCTS) Centres perform two distinct but complimentary func-tions. They provide vessel traffi c ser-vices, much like air traffi c control for ships, and provide communications and coordination to detect distress situations similar to a 911 centre for mariners.

They also broadcast maritime safety information, screen vessels entering Canadian waters, and pro-vide marine information to other federal government departments and agencies.

The MCTS Centres are the result of the merger of Vessel Traffi c Ser-vices and Coast Guard Radio that oc-curred in 1995.

This initiative was proposed by the union, which recognized that technological change provided the opportunity to rationalize services and save money. The result was that the combined service went from 44 centres to 22 and the number of staff was reduced by one third.

The reduction in staff was

achieved through early retirement and attrition. Total savings of this co-operative effort are $14.5 million per year.

Industry Minister James Moore is quoted as saying that “1970s era ship tracking equipment is being re-placed.” That is incorrect; that equip-ment was replaced fi ve years ago. The equipment that is being replaced is the communications control sys-tem. This is what controls the radio equipment used to communicate with vessels.

This “technological innovation” is a touch screen communications con-trol system that replaces the knobs and switches and touch screens cur-rently in use. A new touch screen to replace the old touch screens is hard-ly a “technological innovation.”

Mr. Moore is also quoted as say-ing “these fears were also raised back in the ’60s and ’70s, when lighthous-es were de-staffed.”

The last round of lighthouse de-staffi ng took place in the late ‘90s and was halted after only a few lighthouses had been de-staffed. The majority of lighthouses on the B.C. coast are still fully staffed.

The recent 30-minute outage in Prince Rupert should be a wake-up

call. For people on the water it was the equivalent of ATC and 911 being out of service from the northern tip of Vancouver Island to the Alaska border. If you were in trouble for those 30 minutes and called for help, your only hope of being heard would have been if you were lucky enough to have another vessel close enough to hear you.

When you get in trouble on the water, seconds count. If your house is on fi re you can go outside, If your boat is on fi re you are in the water. This is not hysteria, this is a fact. There are many examples of mari-ners who only managed to make one radio call for help before “going down.”

The MCTS Centre in Ucluelet has been closed and the operations have been remoted to Prince Rupert. If the same outage were to occur again, and there is no reason to believe that it won’t, it would cover the entire B.C. outer coast from Washington to Alas-ka. If you make your living off the water or just like to get out in your boat for fun and this doesn’t worry you, it should.

Scott HodgeUnifor Local 2182

(Marine Communications Offi cers)

Editor,Re: “Coast Guard hysteria

sinks lower” (B.C. Views, April 28).

I believe I may be the “re-tired captain from the now-closed Kitsilano Coast Guard station” referred to by Tom Fletcher.

I am a disgruntled Canadian citizen and voter, not a disgrun-tled retiree of the Coast Guard. I was good at my job and loved my career.

I retired after 32 years of service to an organization that employs so many talented and hard-working people, all dedicated to lifesaving, marine safety and yes environmental response. I didn’t even think of getting involved until such time that the exaggerations and fab-rications began pouring from the Coast Guard’s commission-ers and deputy commissioners’ mouths, all for the purpose of saving the Prime Minister’s reputation for just one of his many ill-thought-out cuts.

The Coast Guard Station Kitsilano was primarily a res-cue boat station, but “Kits

Base” was also one of the best equipped and trained lifeboat stations in Canada. That’s a fact, not some jaded opinion from a disgruntled ex-employ-ee. We fought fi res, responded to numerous oil spills yearly, rescued and assisted hundreds of mariners and boaters annu-ally, trained many “basic oil pollution responders” annually (until that program was shut down also). The staff at the sta-tion also monitored and helped to maintain navigational aids in the busy harbour.

I was a coxswain at Kitsi-lano Base, a trained pollution response technician and a li-censed hovercraft pilot. Be-cause of retirement I can now speak freely, unlike the Coast Guard personnel who are still employed and unable to com-ment due to fear of repercus-sions from management.

How do you explain closing one of the busiest Coast Guard stations in the country to save $700,000 a year? When will Canadians wake up?

Capt. Tony Toxopeus AMS Surrey

Kits Coast Guard station still needed

Coast Guard is 911 for ships


Mountain bike en-thusiast’s at Fort St. James Secondary School are spinning their wheels waiting to find out if they will travel to Powell River, B.C., to take part in the co-ed mountain bike competitions at the BC School Sports Provincial Champion-ships, May 22-23.

Chris Greenaway, coach for the team, said the group needs close to $5,000 in or-der to get the team and their bikes to the Sun-shine Coast competi-

tions. “It’s a ferry ride up

(the coast) and a ferry ride back to the main-land, you can’t drive to Powell River,” he said.

The FSJSS team bikes twice a week on the trails around town, logging between 8-10 kilometres on the trails in preparation for the upcoming competi-tion.

“We bike for just over an hour, every Tuesday and Thurs-day,” Greenaway said.

Greenaway said each student will have to compete in two rac-es at the provincials, a cross-country and a

downhill race. He said the team took part in the provincial’s last year and placed fourth, but could have done better if the team had been co-ed.

“The thing that killed us (last year) was we had no fe-males,” he said. “I managed to get four females (this year) and we’re ending up with 18 riders signed up right now.”

Greenaway said un-fortunately this year the school wasn’t able to help the group with costs, he said the team has some fundraising planned such as a bot-

tle drive and garbage clean-up over the next weeks to try and reach its goal.

“Financially, get-ting there is our big-gest challenge,” he said.

Greenaway said the group has a bus lined up for transporting the team to Powell River and the team’s bikes will be transported in his personal truck. He said he’s even obtained his Class 2 licence in an effort to cut costs and get the team out to the provincials.

“Because our costs were so much, I went to Prince George and

got my licence to drive a bus so we didn’t have to hire a bus driver,” he said.

The group of Grade 8-12 students is hop-ing to find some local sponsors to help with the remaining costs that the team isn’t able to raise through its fundraising efforts.

“We’re (hoping) some of the businesses will want to sponsor the kids,” Greenaway said.



Team coach Chris Greenaway, left, Alexi Legebokoff, Jayden Greenaway, Daniel Repko, Bryce Chauvin, Nathan Johnson, Kale Skeen, Kaylee Walstrom, Harry Goerz, Wes Best, Landon Thompson, David Goerz, Minna Jones and coach Martina Jones, get ready to head out for a practice ride on some trails outside of town. Missing from the group are: Gabriela Wil-lick, Amanda Geernaert, Aiden Leon and Cody Holland. The FSJSS Mountain Bike Co-Ed Team hope to be participating in the 2015 BC School Sports Provincial Championships in Powell River, B.C., May 22-23.

Mountain bike team has provincials in sight

FSJSS group need to raise $5,000 for costs to get to competition - Greenaway

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FLAVIO NIENOWLakes District News

On April 27, 2015, at 8:25 a.m., the Burns Lake RCMP attended a residence in the 200 block of Fifth Avenue in Burns Lake after receiving a report of potential foul play. Neigh-bours said they heard gun shots ring out around 6 a.m.

Offi cers entered the residence and found three people, one woman and two men, dead inside. The identities of all three victims are not being re-leased at this time.

Burns Lake resident Reuben Buhler, 54, has been arrested in con-nection with the homicides and has been charged with three counts of second degree murder.

Buhler appeared in the Burns Lake Provincial Court on April 29, 2015. His next court date is scheduled for June 15, 2015, at 10 a.m. in Smith-ers. He will remain in custody until his next court date.

The investigation is still in its very early stages and no other information can be released at this time in order to protect the integrity of the investiga-tion and the upcoming court process.

The North District Major Crime

Unit, the Prince George Forensic Identifi cation Unit and members from the North District General Investiga-tive Unit are assisting the Burns lake RCMP in their investigation.

Police believes this to be an iso-lated incident and there is no further risk to the public.

The North District Major Crime Unit is reaching out to the public looking for information to solidify a timeline they have established re-garding Reuben Buhler’s actions and whereabouts from noon on Sunday April 26 until 9 a.m. on Monday April 27.

Buhler owns two vehicles that he may have used during his travels – a 1998 red and silver dodge ram 2500, and a 1992 teal green ford mustang convertible.

“No information is too minor in nature,” said Cpl. D.J. (Dave) Tyre-man, Spokesperson for the RCMP.

If you saw Reuben Buhler or any of his vehicles near or in any store, coffee shop, mall, parking lot, rural area, etc., during these dates, please call the Burns Lake RCMP detach-ment at 250-692-7171. If you wish to remain anonymous, please contact crime stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Triple homicide in Burns Lake

RCMP reaching out to public for information

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54 year old Burns Lake resident Reuben BUHLER has been arrested in connection with the homicides and has been charged with three counts of second degree murder


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Allison Zaporozan has a goal. Her aim is to bring mental health issues out into the open for youth and their families dealing with what she said is an often confusing and uncoordi-nated system of care for youth in need.

Zaporozan has been co-ordinating a forum she hopes will open up communication and make sure that youth and families are at the centre of their care team.

“Many times they are kind of outside of it and people are making decisions and not ask-ing what they need,” she said. “I wanted to bring agencies, services and care providers in the community together.”

She said, as a parent with a child who strug-gles with mental health issues and thoughts of suicide herself, she didn’t know what was available to help and took time off work in order to be available for her daughter during a time of crisis.

“As a parent who needed something I didn’t know that, and I wasn’t able to fi nd re-sources,” Zaporozan said.

Zaporozan said an-other goal is to bring together a local action team that can foster the changes needed in the

community by bringing together service provid-ers and creating a re-source bank that youth or their families can use to fi nd the care they need.

“One of my goals is to be an advocate for families that aren’t able to help themselves. It was a full-time job to fi nd just the right thing for (my daughter), but also what we needed for our family.”

She said the journey for beginning the work on bringing community partners, service and families together began with an invitation to the Child and Youth Mental Health Substance-Use Collaborative Congress meeting in Kelowna. Zaporozan said she was invited to the congress after writing a feedback letter, which she sent to a number of outlets in response to their expe-rience with the adoles-cent psychiatric unit in Prince George.

“It was an awful ex-perience, on a whole bunch of levels for us and for (our daughter),” she said. “The kids’ ex-periences was not what you thought it was go-ing to be when you put them in there. My daughter went volun-tarily, she wanted to be helped … she was there looking for an answer.”

After sending the letter out Zaporozan re-ceived a call from Mary Morrison, Manager,

Youth Services and Eat-ing Disorders at North-ern Health Authority, she said Morrison indi-cated that suggestions from both Zaporozan and her daughter were valid and would be help-ful in making changes in the department. Zaporo-zan said that Morrison passed her information on to The F.O.R.C.E. Society for Kids’ Men-tal Health, which spon-sored Zaporozan to at-tend the congress.

“I just went to one on spring break that was in Vancouver,” she said.

“It’s an amazing, amazing thing. There were 400 people in one room … this is what makes me … that we’re all there for the same reason,” she said of be-ing a part of the con-gress. Zaporozan said she feels honoured to be a part of such a group.

“It let me be able to come home and think, how can I make changes for other families?”

As her fi rst step in opening up avenues for information Zaporozan has facilitated a public forum, Share the Care, which will be taking place May 12, at the FSJ Curling Rink at 7 p.m. She said the forum will “bring community partners together, devel-op strong relationships, educate one another, build on the already ex-isting infrastructure, re-move local and system barriers and innovate at

the community level for Fort St. James.”

Zaporozan said it’s a great support for families to meet, fi nd resources and network

and is what she feels she needed to bring to the community in Fort St. James.

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The Nak’azdli Whut’en Social Devel-opment centre, which fi rst opened its doors in March, held its open house April 29. The building was opened with a traditional prayer song, performed by Jolene Prince.

Members of the community and Band Council attended the grand opening of the centre. Carl Leon, So-cial Services Councillor for the Nak’azdli First Nation, said the centre has been in the plans for a long time and will be a future place for the

younger generation and foster parents to get as-sistance.

“It’s been a long time com-ing,” Leon said. “We are moving so quickly sometimes, we need to take time for the chil-dren, espe-cially for the children of the fu-ture.”

The Nak’azdli So-cial Development team works to develop strengths in families and individuals through its programs.

Georgina Thomas, Administrator for So-cial Development, said the building with its

conference room and t w o - b e d -room living suite will be a welcome addition to the com-munity. The b u i l d i n g will house facilitators and various

visitors for other de-partments; cutting some of the costs associated with staying in the com-munity.

“When we have fa-cilitators visiting … and

all the departments like education and housing, if you’ve got somebody coming in they can stay here,” she said of the living quarters that are attached to the offi ce space.

Thomas said there are a number of work-shops coming up that will take place at the new centre such as EVA, an anti-violence workshop, she said there will also be a life-skills workshop and a traditional parenting workshop happening in May.

“We always have workshop happening,” she said. “It’s a beauti-ful space.”


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Georgina Thomson stands in the conference room while giving a tour at the opening of the Social Development Centre April 29.

Team now has building to run workshops and host facilitators

“It’s been a long time coming.”

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***VOLUNTEER WITHIN YOUR COMMUNITY!...Are you or anyone you know interested in becoming a volunteer? No matter your age or your interests, there are plenty of opportunities for you or your family members to volunteer within our community. At Volunteer Fort St. James we assist local non-profi t organizations in recruiting volunteers and assist volunteers to fi nd an organization(s) they want to work with. If you chose to become a volunteer you are in control. You get to choose the event(s) you volunteer for, how often you volunteer and how much time you’d like to volunteer. Volunteers are not obligated to volunteer for any opportunities, no questions asked. It is as simple as that! If you’d like to become a volunteer, when opportunities become available you have the option to be notifi ed by email, or you can check out our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/volunteerfsj or stop by the Volunteer Fort St. James Offi ce Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 11:30 – 12:30 pm. You can sign up today to become a volunteer at www.volunteerfsj.ca. For more information you can e-mail us at [email protected] or call us at 250-996-8284 (Monday, Wednesday and Friday between 11:30 – 12:30 pm).

***ST PATRICK’S ANGLICAN CHURCH...Services at St Patrick’s Anglican Church will now take place only on the fi rst Sunday of the month except for special occasions.

***STUART LAKE OUTREACH GROUP FOOD BANK SCHED-ULE... is the third Wed of each month: 10:00 am to noon at the Food Bank behind St. Patrick’s Anglican Church, Stuart Drive. Vol-unteers needed. Call 250-567-6744. Food Bank needs canned meals, beans, stews, soups, tuna, salmon, sandwich meats, pasta and sauce, tea, coffee, toilet paper, canned milk, cereals, etc. At this time we have lots of sugar! Thank you for your generosity.

***UNTOLD TRAUMA...author seeks contributions from non-First Nations students and staff who experienced Catholic residential or day schools abuse in Northern BC. For more info email [email protected]

***FIREWEED STOPPING THEVIOLENCE & OUTREACHSERVICE For those who believe all is possible!...Provides free Confi dential, Safe, and Supportive counselling and outreach services for women. Hours of Service: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and every other Friday. Location: Room 203, 349 Stuart Drive, Fort St James, BC Phone: (250) 996-1214 Fax: (250) 996-7647 Email: fi [email protected]

***STUART LAKE OUTREACH GROUP... hosts a free hot lunch each Tuesday from 10.00am to 1.00pm in the space behind St. Patrick’s Anglican Church. Meals are served by members of area churches and other volunteers from the community. We wish to thank all those who assist by cooking, serving, and cleaning up. Your help is invaluable. We also host a free Christmas Dinner on Christmas Day to all who are lonely or in need. Volunteers for these programs are needed. Please call Gwen at 250-567-6744.

***ST. PATRICK’S ANGLICAN CHURCH SERVICES... will now take place only on the fi rst Sunday of the month except for special occasions.

***FORT ST. JAMES SEARCH &RESCUE... steering committee meetings fi rst Tuesday of everymonth. 7:00 p.m. above the Fort St. James Firehall. Training is thethird Tuesday of every month at theFirehall at 7 p.m. New members arewelcome and training is provided.For more information pleasecontact Paul at 250.996.7478 or Rod at 250.996.3231

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***AUXILIARY TO STUART LAKE HOSPITAL... Monthly meeting 2nd Wednesday each month. Hospital Cafeteria 7:00p.m.

***NECHAKO VALLEY COMMUNITY SERVICESSOCIETY...Child and YouthMental Health and CounselingServices available at no cost.Monday to Friday 8:30 am to4:30 pm. Call 996-7645 forappointment.

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MUSIC MAKERS...Newmembers always WELCOME. Not everyone has to be on stage, thereis lots of work behind the scenes.Call Heike Fonda at 250-996-7006 for more info.

***THE THRIFT STORE...has a new name! “The BargainBasement”. We are still at the samelocation, across from ShoppersFood Mart. Donations of clean clothing and small housewaresare greatly appreciated. Please, nobooks or magazines. Proceeds areused for community needs. OpenWed-Sat, 12 noon to 4pm.

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NAK’AZDLI WHUT’ENP.O. Box 1329, Fort St. James, B.C. V0J 1P0Tel (250) 996-7171 Fax (250) 996- 8010

COUNCIL SECRETARYNak’azdli Whut’en is seeking a mature individual who is dependable and has exceptional organizational skills. This person should have knowledge of Nak’azdli Whut’en culture and activities. Ability to set priorities, schedule work, and meet deadlines using independence, initiative and good judgment. In addition, you are able to communicate with COO and managers in a polished, professional manner. You possess experience working with Chief and Council, preparing meeting materials, and taking meeting Minutes with a high degree of accuracy. Excellent written and verbal communication skills and mastery of English grammar, usage and spelling are essential. You have an advanced-level knowledge of Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Microsoft Access.

SUMMARY FOR COUNCIL SECRETARY: Provides clerical and administrative support for Band Council Type and distribute meeting agendas and related background documentation to Council and Committee members Preparing legal documents such as BCR’s (Band Council Resolutions) typing up letters as needed Take rough notes and transcribe minutes for Band Council meeting; record resolutions, decisions Record minutes and resolutions at the Annual General Meeting and General Meeting Carry out special projects for Council as requested Arrange all travel for Chief and Council

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS, QUALIFICATIONS:Certi cate or diploma in Of ce Administration, Minute transcription, Internet use, Computer applications – Microsoft Word and Excel. Minimum 2 years’ experience; high degree of organization and attention to detail. Working Conditions: 28 hours per week, some overtime for meetings.

Wage: $16.00 to $24.00 per hour depending on e perien e p u attra ti e ene t pa age.

Knowledge of Dakelh History and Language considered an asset

CLOSING DATE: MAY 22, 2015

Interested applicants may forward their resume to:Maureen Isadore

E e uti e Assistant, Na ’a d i and O o 1 2 , Fort St. a es, C 0 1 0

Or e ai to: e e uti eassistant na a d i. a

PLEASE NO PHONE CALLSNOTE: Only those applicants who meet the minimum

requirements will be invited to interview.


PAYROLL CLERKNak’azdli Whut’en seeks a highly motivated individual to work in a junior nance position to support the functions of the Finance Department. This person must have careful attention to detail, concern for quality and accuracy, and the ability to work in a fast paced, busy organization. This person must be able to maintain a high degree of con dentiality and ethics.

JOB RESULTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:Maintain accurate and current Band Employees pay stubs, establishes a system of controls by designing and enforcing checks and balances to minimize the risk of nancial loss and ensure organizational integrity. Comply with Federal requirements and regulations for payroll and bene ts. Process bi-weekly payroll and deductions.

QUALIFICATIONS:Bookkeeping Certi cate is an asset, Grade 12 or equivalent, bookkeeping skill, payroll, accounts payable experience (minimum one year). Ability to work with computers and the necessary software such as Excel, Adagio, Outlook, and Word typically used by the department. Basic understanding of general accepted accounting principles. Ability to meet deadlines and work in an environment that is sometimes highly stressful and busy. Good organizational skills and attention to detail, good interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively. Ability to understand and carry out moderately complex oral and written instructions; to make minor decisions in accordance with rules and regulations as they apply to work problems; to maintain company records; and to meet and deal effectively with employees. Must be able to deal with people in a variety of changing and complex situations.

Knowledge of Dakelh History and Language considered an asset

Nak’azdli Band offers competitive ene t ages packages.

CLOSING DATE: MAY 15, 2015 :00 PM

Interested applicants ma for ard resume to the a ove address or email their resumes to

valeriep nakazdli.ca Attention: Valerie Pierre

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requirements will be invited to interview.


EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT/OFFICE MANAGER

Nak’azdli Whut’en is seeking a mature individual who is dependable and provides high-level administrative, secretarial and clerical support to of ce departments. Has exceptional organizational skills. This person should have knowledge of Nak’azdli Whut’en culture and activities. Ability to set priorities, schedule work, and meet deadlines using independence, initiative, professional manner and good judgment. Excellent written and verbal communication skills and of English grammar, usage and spelling are essential. Will also lead and manage lower-level administration staff. Must have an advanced-level knowledge of Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Microsoft Access Position Purpose.

SUMMARY: Manage and maintain COO’s schedules, les and correspondence Reporting Skills, Administrative Writing Skills, Microsoft Of ce Skills Managing Processes, Organization, Analyzing Information Professionalism, Problem Solving Supply Management, Inventory Control,Verbal Communication Supervise Administrative Staff

ENTRY REQUIREMENT QUALIFICATIONS:Applied Business Technology Certi cate, Strong organizational skills, operation of of ce machines, Keyboarding and computer applications, word processing 50 wpm minimum, maintenance of ling system, designing forms, and other of ce procedures and

terminology. Have the ability to work well with all levels of internal management and staff, as well as outside clients and vendors.

Work Conditions: 35 hours per week may be required to work some overtime.

Wage: $19.00 to $22.00, depending on experience plus attractive ene ts package

CLOSING DATE: MAY 22, 2015Interested applicants may forward their resume to:

Maureen Isadore Executive Assistant, Nak’azdli Band

PO Box 1329, Fort St. James, BC V0J 1P0 Or email to: [email protected]

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This position is responsible for developing, planning, implementing, administering andevaluating a variety of project offerings at CNC. Qualifications include a degree in adulteducation, or degree or diploma in another field and additional education in adulteducation, or equivalent combination of training and experience.

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COMMUNICATIONS & EVENTS COORDINATORNak’azdli Band is seeking a dynamic and creative individual who has excellent communication and organization skills. This person should have thorough knowledge of Nak’azdli Band and its activities and understand the need for tailoring communication needs to a variety of audiences.

RESPONSIBILITIES: Updating, on a weekly basis, the Nak’azdli Band web site and messages for LED board Developing, printing and distributing yers posters notices as requested by Nak’azdli Band Chief and Council and management staff Photographing and archiving information related to community events Writing, editing and printing the monthly Dustlus newsletter Preparing events calendar for community Organizing all aspects of annual general meetings including facilities, guests, subcontracts, etc. Compiling, editing, and printing annual report and related material for Annual General Meeting and Annual General Assembly Managing bookings for Kwah Hall (both main hall and upstairs space) and Carrier Ball Park Maintaining inventory for Kwah Hall Working within determined budgets and time lines Organizing or helping to organize community events or functions as required

KNOWLEDGE: Preparing budgets and tracking expenditures Desktop publishing, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, web site editing, and Outlook Some facilities management functions Rental agreements and booking services

QUALIFICATIONS: Post-secondary education in communications or related eld highly desirable Experience in area related to events planning Experience in a variety of communications activities; able to provide examples of previous communications products Experience in organizing and maintaining accurate records related to facilities rentals and maintenance Excellent communication skills in a variety of formats. Valid BC Driver’s License Must be able to work exible hours: weekends and evenings

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Mother’s Day is celebrated on various days in many parts of the world. Many countries and cultures choose to celebrate Mother’s

Day in March, April or May. Though the Mother’s Day many people know today dates back a little more than a century, historians note that ancient Romans kept a festival to Cybele, a great mother of the Gods. In addition, Europe has several traditions aimed at honoring mothers that date back quite a while.

One of the traditions associated with the current Mother’s Day is to give Mom a gift. Some people only give their own mothers and wives gifts, while others extend their generosity to sisters with children, mothers-in-law and even grandmothers. For those who want to add a literary tilt to their Mother’s Day gift this year, consider including any of the following motherly quotes when preparing a gift Mom won’t soon forget.

• “Of all the rights of women, the greatest is to be a mother.” - Lin Yutang, Chinese writer• “I remember my mother’s prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life.” - Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the

United States of America• “Youth fades; love droops; the leaves of friendship fall; A mother’s secret hope outlives them all.” - Oliver Wendell Holmes, American author• “A man loves his sweetheart the most, his wife the best, but his mother the longest.” - Irish proverb• “All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That’s his.” - Oscar Wilde, Irish poet• “If I was damned of body and soul, I know whose prayers would make me whole, Mother o’ mine, O mother o’ mine.” - Rudyard Kipling, in his poem “Mother O’ Mine”

• “The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always fi nd forgiveness.” - Honoré de Balzac, French playwright• “The future destiny of a child is always the work of the mother.” - Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France• “The God to whom little boys say their prayers has a face very like their mothers’.” - James Matthew Barrie, Scottish author

1507 Stones Bay Road

250-996-7684

Mother’s Day Brunch8am - 2pm

Children welcome from 8am - 11am

May 8th, 9th & 10th

488 Stuart Drive, Fort St. James250-996-8333

Flowers for a Special Mom

European cello bouquet (instore) .........$2999

Gourmet bouquet (instore) .................. $1799

Feature mixed hanging baskets .........$2499

Famous Quotes for Mother’s Day

Documents

Caledonia Courier, May 06, 2015