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Survivors and supporters gathered in Alert Bay to witness the demolition of St. Michael's Residential School last week. Many Nuxalk children attended the school, which was operational until the early 70s

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Nuxalkmc survivors, family members attend St. Michaels Residential School demolitionBY CAITLIN THOMPSON

Hundreds of people gath-ered in the small community of Alert Bay last week to witness a symbolic end to a dark period of Canadian history: the destruc-tion of St. Michael’s Residential School.

Although its doors officially closed in 1974, the impact of the school is still very much alive. The first church-run residential school in the area dates back to 1882, and St. Michael’s opened its doors in 1929 in Alert Bay on Cormorant Island, near Port McNeill on northern Vancouver Island.

Constructed by the B.C. government, it was the largest school of its kind operated by the Anglican Church. St. Michael’s school held aboriginal people from northern Vancouver Island and B.C.’s north coast, includ-

ing from Bella Bella, Bella Coola, the Nisga’a territories and Haida Gwaii.

An estimated 160,000 chil-dren attended residential schools across Canada and last Wednesday, a massive survivor ceremony hosted by the Namgis First Nation celebrated the demo-lition of St. Michael’s.

Spearheaded by Rhonda Sandoval and Faye Edgar and funded by Nuxalk Health and Wellness, more than a dozen Nuxalkmc made the journey to Alert Bay, some as survivors and some as descendants and fam-ily members. Survivor Leonard Pootlass was among them.

“I feel a sense of relief in my whole being,” said Pootlass. “To watch that building come down was exhilarating. I threw a stone at it and lay flowers there for my two brothers who are no longer

here.”Pootlass, who will turn 69 this

year, was taken from this com-munity at the age of five. Having grown up with his grandfather, he only spoke Nuxalk. He first arrived in Port Alberni, where was beaten daily for speaking his language.

In 1958 he was sent to St. Michael’s and spent two years there. Five of his siblings also attended: three sisters and two brothers. Both of his brothers passed away in violent deaths.

Pootlass acknowledges the experience left him angry and bitter, and credits his wife for put-ting up with him for almost four decades. “I know I wasn’t the easiest person to live with,” he admits. “I’d really like to thank my wife for being such a strong per-son; she’s my biggest supporter.”

Pootlass said he was anxious

and scared to revisit St. Michael’s, having been there only once in the 56 years since he left. The transformation is obvious.

“The biggest battle was in my mind, just to go there,” he said. “Now that that’s over, I feel like that athlete that’s crossed the final hurdle.”

Dark memories have haunted him ever since he left. In par-ticular, he would often hear the sound of a young boy, fresh to the school, who cried for his family for hours upon his arrival. Now he’s free.

“I have overcome it. I feel like the world’s been lifted off my shoulders,” he said. “The past is still alive, that’s for certain, but I am not going to dwell on it any-more. I’ve forgiven those people. It’s not going to depress me any-more. I’m really thankful to those who gave us the opportunity to

go.”Cultural leader and elder

Karen Anderson and her niece, Vanessa Hans Moody, a cultural teacher at Acwsalcta School, also traveled to Alert Bay to witness the ceremony. Even though both women didn’t attend residential school, Anderson acknowledged that the intergenerational trauma continues to directly affect the survivor’s families, reaching deep into generations born much later.

Moody’s mother attended St. Michaels, and so did the majority of Anderson’s 13 siblings.

“Eight of my thirteen siblings attended residential school,” said Anderson. “Many of them went to Alert Bay. The reason I can still speak my language is because I stayed home with my mom, and she only spoke Nuxalk to me.”

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Anderson says she remembers village elders warning the mothers, calling out in Nuxalk that the gov-ernment agents were coming to take the children away. “My sister Penny still can-

not stand the smell of musty potatoes,” she shared, “because my mom hid her in the potato bin when they came looking for her.”

Anderson said her brother, who was hast-ily hidden under the stairs, saw a rat and

cried out. The govern-ment agents found him and took him away. “I remember my mom crying and cry-ing,” she said. “I can’t imagine her pain.”

Moody said many of the ceremonies at Alert Bay were

intended to celebrate the opposite of what occurred at the school. Former students were encouraged to fill their plates, to take more than they needed or could eat to “take back their starving times.”

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was so powerful, it was like being in a movie,” said Moody. “When they smashed that building down people were crying and wailing, it was intense.”

Both women felt that the closure

offered by the demoli-tion is another step on the healing journey for the survivors, and also a reminder of how far they have come as Nuxalkmc people.

“That’s what our Acwsalcta School is about,” Anderson

explains. “We’re recovering our lan-guage, our links to the past, our rights to be Nuxalkmc people. These stories of sur-vival shouldn’t be for-gotten, but they don’t have to define who we are.”

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Hundreds of supporters, survivors, watched building come down

Onlookers watch as the building comes down (Rob Smith photo)

Survivor William Nelson at the gathering (Rhonda Sandoval photo)

Four Nuxalkmc survivors: Earl Elliott, Johnny Hood, Pearl Snow and Joan Meshue (Hood) (Rhonda Sandoval photo)

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Dear Mr Parr,CC: Editor, Coast Mountain News

While I agree with you that the Valley community will need to find a

better way to a pros-perous future for all members, I certain-ly take exception to your views of locally run businesses.

Small and medi-um businesses are

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And it is exactly that what this Valley will need more in order to drive diver-sification so we can plan a better future

for all. Local small and

medium businesses are contributing in very different ways to a local economy.

Whether it is the local fisher-man, local sawmill owner/operator, local tourism busi-ness or any other business, and whether you are the owner/operator of a business or you employ any number of people, they all draw from the same resources this Valley has to offer in one way or the other.

Contrary to large corporations that usually just take the profit generated

from local resources and move that profit out of the commu-nity to their share-holders, a locally run business is real-ly invaluable to any community whether you like it or not.

Local business owners usually live where they work and pay a property tax and support the local economy by employing locals, shopping locally in the grocery stores, gas station, repair shop, hardware store and restau-rants as well as other businesses.

Local businesses donate hard earned money to social and

community support groups, and very often, local business owners volunteer their own time in various commit-tees to support their community.

If you run a busi-ness small or large you have to gener-ate a profit other-wise you will not succeed.

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LETTERS

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It isn’t big to make others

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February 25th, 2015.

Bella Coola Community Forest Ltd. & Bella Coola Resource Society

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGBCCFL and BCRS will be holding their respective

Annual General Meetings jointly onWednesday, March 18, 2015, 7:00 pm

at the Royal Canadian Legion in Hagensborg

BCRS members and BCCFL shareholders are encouraged to attend to receive information about this past year’s accomplishments and financial status, elect Directors and pass motions.

BCRS is the holder of the community forest licence and BCCFL has the contract to manage the busi-ness 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 attend.

If there are any questions, please contact:

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Local small business community“deserves more credit” says reader

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SUBMITTED BY KRISTA EDGIER

The first Board meeting of 2015 was held on Thursday, February 12th, with many exciting deci-sions coming from the Board.

The second draft of the five-year financial plan was presented and received by the Board. This draft included preliminary budget amounts for the years 2015 – 2019. The projected CCRD portion of the tax levy is down from December’s report, and is currently esti-mated to be at 2.4 percent increase over 2014 levels. This may change as finishing touches are applied to the accounts and presented again at the March meeting.

Keeping in line with the Integrated Strategic Plan 2015 – 2019, the Board has agreed to partake in a workshop to con-tinue the discussion on the issue of elec-toral area restructur-ing.

This is a core strategy in the Governance section of the Integrated Strategic Plan.

It states the CCRD will continue to evaluate and analyze potential adjust-ments to electoral area boundaries. To see other core strat-egies of the CCRD over the next five

years please visit the CCRD website or office to see the draft Integrated Strategic Plan 2015 – 2019.

Grant in Aid funds were awarded to local commu-nity organizations. Legislation per-mits a maximum of $0.10 per $1,000 of assessed values to be used in Grant in Aid, which amounts to a total of $14,900 for the CCRD in 2015. The Board thor-oughly reviewed and discussed all eligible requests.

The follow-ing organizations received funding: BC Central Coast Archives; Bella Coola Valley Arts Council; Bella Coola Valley Museum; Bella Coola Valley Ridge Riders; Bella Coola Valley Tourism; British Columbia Conservation Foundation; Discovery Coast Music Festival Society; Dog Town Bella Coola; Healthy Beginnings; Lebelco Community Club; Norwegian Heritage Society; and S.H.E.D. Society of Bella Coola.

An ad hoc Official Community Plan Advisory Committee (OCPAC) was estab-lished by the Board. The purpose of the OCPAC is to review the current Official Community Plan, and provide advice to the CCRD Board and staff on land use

planning issues. The CCRD is currently looking for commu-nity volunteers to sit on this Committee. Anyone interested in participating is encouraged to con-tact the CCRD.

The CCRD office will now be open to the public on

Mondays. New hours are Monday - Friday, 8:30am – 4:00pm, closed for lunch from 12:00pm – 1:00pm. Being open on Mondays allows the CCRD to offer improved levels of service to the public.

The next meeting of the CCRD Board

will be March 12th and the public is wel-come to attend. For the complete draft of the February Board

meeting minutes visit the CCRD website at www.ccrd-bc.ca and on our Facebook page. Don’t forget

to like the Facebook page at Central Coast Regional District – CCRD for updated information.

LOCAL NEWS

CCRD Minutes in a Minute – CCRD looking for volunteers for Official Community Plan

CCRD Directors Reg Moody, Richard Hall, Samuel Schooner, Alison Sayers, Cathi McCullagh and CAO Darla Blake

Local travel agency is looking for a full or part time employee to help service

our corporate clientele.Our candidate should be a good team player

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CENTRAL COAST REGIONAL DISTRICT

Centennial Pool Commission

Summer Employment Opportunities

POOL MANAGER/GUARDApplication Deadline: March 31, 2015, 4:00 pm

Central Coast Regional DistrictBox 186 Bella Coola, BC V0T 1C0Phone: 799-5291 Fax: 799-5750


Please submit your letter of application with a resume, references and current certifications to:

For a full Job Description go to our home page www.ccrd-bc.ca

FALL FAIR DRAWING CONTESTTheme: “Block Party” - celebrating building blocks

Submit your entry for the cover of the 2015 Fall Fair Book

Guidelines for the contest:1) Include child’s full name, age, grade, and phone number2) Use regular, letter size plain paper3) One entry per child4) Drawing may be in colour or black and white, but must be clear5) Entries will be judges on how well they illustrate the theme, artistic ability, age level, and suitability6) Winners will be announced in the newspaper, all entries will be displayed at the Fall Fair on September 137) Entries will be judged in two categories: grades K - 5, and grades 6 - 12

Prizes are: 1st: $20, 2nd: $10, and 3rd: $5

Please bring your drawings to your school secretary or drop off with Percilla at the Credit Union by March 20


Thank you to all the presenters and volunteers who created a fair to remember!

Celebrating National Family Literacy Week - Science, Technology, Engineering, Math and Music, the Fair was held at BCE in early February.

Fabulous experi-ments with food and other substances were provided by “Za-nee Professor-types” Gail Moody, Liz Howard and Marie Doiron. Chris Rowan provided info on the impact of screen time.

Ocean Dionne and Dwayne Paul were on stage.

Lego Robotics was probably the most popular thanks to Geoff Mullins and his three assistants, Finn Carlson, Kyle Doiron and Haydn Mullins.

Vying for best costume were Carmella Drygood and Lori Campbell.

Janice Kyle explored sound with

water and bottles to create music.. Balloon creatures were led by Sophie Mack and wonderful hats were made with Teresa McCausland.

Thanks also to Sunder Green, Darlene Rivers-Mack, Monique Miranda Tallio and Trudy Andy for their help.

A big thank you to all the BCE staff for hosting this year’s event! Winning the best M.C. award was Rose Clark.

Delicious chili was available throughout pre-pared by the BCE Parent Group and enjoyed while watching the very messy cooking class stage performance of Mildred the III, Rainbow Lemon Tart and MaryAnn Joyful Dashes. (You had to be there!)

Winners of com-pleted activity books were Jessica Mack, Haydn Mullins, Ista Oud, Ocean Hall and Elsie Carlson. Congratulations everyone!

LOCAL NEWS

Ladies of Literacy Lori and Carmelle

All-female rockers Miss

Quincy and the Showdown are set to play the Legion Show Friday night and Festival

weekend

S.T.E.A.M. Family Literacy Fair 2015 – a huge success!


REQUEST FOR PROPOSALSMETAL PILE REMOVAL – THORSEN CREEK LANDFILL

The Central Coast Regional District (CCRD) is inviting proposals from firms inter-ested in undertaking removal of all metals currently stored at the Thorsen Creek Landfill site in Bella Coola, B.C. The work is to be completed by August 31, 2015.

Qualified firms interested in undertaking this work can download a RFP package at www.ccrd-bc.ca or pick up a package at the CCRD office located at 626 Cliff Street, Bella Coola, B.C.

Interested parties are encouraged to register with the CCRD front desk in order to receive any RFP addendums or question/answer packages.

The CCRD reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals and will not be responsible for any costs incurred by parties in preparing proposals in response to the RFP. No party shall have any claim for any compensation of any kind as a result of participating in this RFP process, and by submission each party shall be deemed to have agreed it has no claim.

Enquiries can be directed to Ken McIlwain, Public Works Manager at (250) 799-5291 or email [email protected] .


The Central Coast Regional District is updating its Solid Waste Management Plan. This plan will help guide and provide direction for managing solid waste over the next 5-10 years.The Regional District is establishing a Joint Public and Technical Advisory Committee which will be known as the Solid Waste Management Plan Joint Committee (SWMPJC)The SWMPJC will be an informal stakeholder group representing various sectors related to waste management services throughout the region. The committee will identify key issues and provide feedback on considered changes to the Solid Waste Management Plan during the revision process.

The CCRD is accepting expressions of interest from the general public, business community, waste management industry (both private and not-for profit), First Nations, and environmental organizations wishing to participate. The CCRD Board of Directors will accept applications from any resident or group. To ensure fair representation, when appointing members, the CCRD board will consider:

To register your interest by March 27, 2015, please submit a brief letter to the CCRD Board of Directors outlining your background/experience with solid waste management and state the reasons you would like to be involved. More details, including Draft Terms of Reference are available at the Regional District office,

626 Cliff Street, Bella Coola or at www.ccrd-bc.ca .

• the geography, demography, and political organization of the CCRD; and• a balance between technical and non-technical interests.

From the high mountain hunting grounds of north-ern BC emerges Miss Quincy, knife strapped to her leg and guitar slung over her back, ready to rock ‘n’ roll.

Her debut album, Your Mama Don’t Like Me, was released in 2010, followed by Like The Devil Does in 2012. With her all-girl band, The Showdown, she’s played more than 250 shows and fifteen festivals through seven countries through-out Europe and North America. Their third album, Roadside Recovery, features a hot little number called “Bad Love”.

With a thump-ing heartbeat that builds to a screech-ing riff, it makes you want to crank up the sound and jump up on the speakers.

Roadside Recovery is full of soul and vibrant life, breaking boundaries for Miss Quincy and the Showdown, or rather, smashing them down in the style of Joan Jett or the Black Keys.

You won’t find them singing pretty pages out of their diaries--this is down and dirty roots and blues and straight up rock n’ roll.


BY KEVIN CAMPBELLThe NorTherN View – PriNce ruPerT

It's been a long road for the Bella Bella women’s All Native 2015 team.

They came through the qualify-ing tournament in November of last year, impressing fans who got an early taste of what was to come in their con-vincing victory over New Aiyansh.

And it was a duo who hadn’t even played together before the All Native Basketball Tournament (ANBT) kicked off last week, who vaulted the unexpected Heiltsuk ladies to the throne, beating Kitamaat 71-59.

Jasmine Reid and Shayla Schooner, close in number, 15 and 13 on the court respectively, dazzled the Saturday after-noon crowd with their innate ability

to find each other on the court and hook up for more than a few reverse layups and shots from inside the box.

“We’ve never played together,” said Schooner, with flow-ers in hand after the game. “We’ve just been mentally talk-ing. And she’s like ‘Shay, you've got to do this. I’ll give it right back to you and I’ll be there. I’ll be wide open and it just worked. It clicked.”

Reid was named player of the game and Schooner Most Valuable Player and Miss Hustle. The duo combined for 36 points, with Reid collecting 29, includ-ing 12 in the fourth quarter. “She killed it. She really did,” said Schooner.

Bella Bella defeat-ed Old Massett, New Aiyansh, Kitamaat again and Hazelton to give them the semifinals bye and the right to meet Kitamaat in the final.

Through two quarters, Kitamaat matched the women in red basket for basket as there was no bigger lead than the four-point cush-ion Kitamaat had at the halftime buzzer, 31-27.

A big three-point-er by Bella Bella’s Lisa Grant pulled them to within one point of the Haisla ladies start-ing the third and it wasn’t until Denise White and Yvonne Campbell hit back-to-back shots inside the box that the Heiltsuk team really started to pull away.

Reid dominated the fourth quar-ter and Kitamaat couldn't find an answer to the player of the game’s relent-less attack with deadly-accurate shots and a tenac-ity to find her own rebounds.

Grant finished with 12 points for Bella Bella while White and Campbell

scored eight. Schooner notched seven of her own.

Kailee Gardnier had 19 points for Kitamaat and Kierra Stevens sank 15.

“Bella Bella has never won a cham-pionship. This is the first time they’ve been to the final for 23 years, so it’s huge,” said Schooner.

Bella Coola’s Shayla Schooner MVP at Prince Rupert’s All Native Basketball Tournament

Bella Coola's Shayla Schooner was named MVP and Miss Hustle

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Nuxalk artist's Latham Mack's latest piece on display at the Burke Museum

in Seattle. A three-finned Killer Whale, it was inspired by a Nuxalk piece from the 1890s that was one of Mack's favourites

Inez Jasper was in town with Mike

James, Jerry Oldman and Peter

Tallio to help promote health and well being among Nuxalk

youth

The Hall/Pootlass families celebrated

Family Day at Walker Island Park

with matching attire

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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 who were not registered in 2014, but wish to have their equipment listed, are hereby invited to contact the District Office, either in personor by phone, 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 13, 2015. Late registrations will be accepted, but may appear at the bottom of the open list. Note there is no charge for registering new equipment or for changing or removing equipment information already listed.

Hired Equipment RegistrationCariboo District

Register through the Williams Lake District Office at:640 Borland Street, Suite 301, Williams Lake, B.C.

You can also phone 250 398-4510 or send a fax to 250 398-4454 to have the forms mailed or faxed to you.

Land Act:Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land

Take notice that Bella Coola Heli Sports Inc, of Bella Coola has applied to the Min-istry of Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), West Coast Region, for a License of Occupation – General Commercial for purpose of a helicopter fuel cache storage on Provincial Crown land in Clayton Falls Creek valley west of Bella Coola. The Lands File Number that has been established for this application is 5406548. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to the Section Head, Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations at 142 – 2080 Labieux Rd, Nanaimo, BC, V9T 6J9, or emailed to: [email protected]. Comments will be received by MFLNRO until March 20, 2015. MFL-NRO 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.Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. For information, contact the FOI Advisor at the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operation’s office in Nanaimo.

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Nuxalk Nation takes part in historic paddle to Qatuwas Festival in Bella BellaBy eVanGeline hanUse

On the morning of July 9, 2014, four canoes began their journey from Bella Coola to par-take in the annual Tribal Canoe Journeys. Hosted this year by the Heiltsuk Nation of Bella Bella, it is estimated that there will be 100 canoes attending the Qatuwas Festival and 5,000 visitors going to Bella Bella for seven days of celebrating, feast-ing, and dancing.Tribal Journeys, also referred

to as Qatuwas, or ‘People Gathering Together,’ is planning to return to Bella Bella this year, 21 years after its first gathering was held in 1993. The Heiltsuk have played a key role in the resurgence of the ocean going canoe culture along the Pacific North West Coast when they first carved a canoe and paddled from Bella Bella to Vancouver for Expo 86, in 1986 and in 1989 participated in the “Paddle to Seattle”, and at this event invited other tribes to travel to

Bella Bella and hosted the 1993 Qatuwas Festival.Members of the Squamish Nation and their fellow paddlers from Hawaii towed two canoes from Vancouver, BC and were welcomed into Bella Coola by the Nuxalk Nation with a pot-luck at the Bella Coola Motel Campground. Together, they journeyed for three days with the help of support vessels, arriving in Bella Bella last weekend. Luke Mack, a skipper, who has been on several canoe

journeys, was cautious when speaking of facing the notori-ous Mesachie Nose, famous for its swirling currents and strong winds. “If the winds pick up we may have to be towed,” said Mack. To many, this canoe journey is seen as a healing opportu-nity for all involved. Cultural traditions and knowledge are being revived as traditionally Nuxalkmc were skilled naviga-tors on the water, using the ocean as a highway for trade and

attending ceremonies all across the Coast, even traveling as far as the Hawaiian Islands. Hereditary Chief Q’umulha Rhonda Sandoval is excited to partake in the experience of a lifetime with her husband, Will, and daughter Anuxum. A former commercial fisher and experi-enced diver, Sandoval is right at home on the water and is hop-ing this journey will keep the momentum going and revive the Nuxalkmc canoe culture

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Help WantedJohn Walker Consulting is a forestry consulting company in Williams Lake, BC and has an immediate opening for a full time compass person. Duties include, but are not limited to: block and road layout, GPS traversing, beetle probing, and cruising. Camp work will be required. Previous experience or training in forestry is an asset. Wages will be based on experience. Please fax resume with work related references to (250)392-3636 or email [email protected]. Closing date is Feb. 27, 2015.

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Request for proposal for contract employment of multi properties exterior

building and grounds maintenance for winter and summer. Responsibilities

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snow removal in winter in addition assistance with moving of furniture and

appliances, garbage removal, maintenance of parking lots, seal coating, line painting, maintenance of equipment, equipment

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highly motivated, willing to learn and can multitask, then join our growing practice at Williams Lake Dental. We

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Apt/Condo for Rent2bdrm condo in WL. Very convenient. Has F/S, D/W & A/C. Avail. March 1. $790 N/S N/P Good references only. Call or txt (250)208-3005.

Duplex / 4 Plex2 bdrm. duplex. F/S natural gas heat. Please call (250)392-7617.

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3 bdrm mobile homes fridge, stove, close to casino. no pets. (250)392-7617

Homes for Rent1800 Sq Ft, 3 Bedroom House for Rent 2 Full Baths, Upper Floor only, Facing South 12 km from town. Owners live in basement References and Damage Deposit Phone 250-392-4096 after 5pm $1200 per month, Utilities included. Available immediately.

3 bdrm house. Gas heat. $950 per month. 250-392-6352

3bdrm rancher, 1 1/2 bath, close to downtown, w/d, ref req’d. $900/mo. plus utilities (250)296-4450

4 bdrm house in Likely. Fully furnished w/wifi and satellite tv incl. $1500/mon util not incl. 1/2 mon rent for d/d. 250-305-7612. Avail. March 1st.

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Suites, Lower1bdr. suite $550.mnth/1 per-son $650.mnth/2 persons heat & light included n/s, n/p, r/r. (250) 305-6045.

2 bdrm ground level. Close to school & bus stop. n/p. $800/mon util incl. Avail immed. 250-305-1213

2bdrm suite avail immed $800/mo heat & hydro includ-ed. (250)296-3131 after 6 pm

2bdrm suite, w/d hook-up, utilities incl. $850/mo. n/s, n/p, close to schools and TRU. Avail March 1st (250)302-1155 or (250)305-8358.

TownhousesLive in beautiful new town-house located on Hamel Road, 3bdrms, 3bath, 2 car garage, large patio overlook-ing lake, open kitchen and liv-ing area, lots of storage. This is an excellent area and is a rancher-style townhouse. All new appliances. Rent $1500. 250-398-0069

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