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Produced in Vanderhoof: celebration attracts crowds to community gardenHospitalhonours Saik’uz elders

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“That,” said Andrew Beuzer, introducing a tray of apple crisp, “is made from that,” as he held up a Vanderhoof-grown apple at the Harvest Celebration in the Vanderhoof Community Garden on Sept. 9. See HARVEST FEAST on page 16

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A stroll in the hallways of Van-derhoof’s hospital will now give visitors and staff alike the opportu-nity to learn, if not remember, the long-standing contributions of two notable local First Nation elders in healing.

To an audience of more than 50 community members and family, the portraits of Mary John and Sophie Thomas were ceremoniously hung in the main hallway of St. John Hospi-tal last Friday.

As part of the hospital’s Hallways of Healing project to honour past physicians, the two Saik’uz elders’ portraits were hung fi rst not only to acknowledge the hospital’s location on traditional Saik’uz territory, but also to recognize their contribution to the community, as well as their cultural impact on both aboriginal and non-aboriginal health care, said April Hughes, Northern Health’s Health Services Administrator for the Omineca District.

“They are traditional healers, incredible role models for the entire community — First Nations and non-First Nations — [in regards to] compassion around healing and car-ing for the environment, caring for each other, the land, the animals,” Hughes said. “They are emblematic of all aspects of healing and compas-sion.”

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Nechako research

data needs meaning


The signifi cance of data, in addition to infor-mation collected from new perspectives, would help Vanderhoof’s residents navigate the Nechako water systems’ ongoing changes in the future, said the district’s community members.

UNBC researchers from the Integrated Wa-tershed Research Group (IWRG) presented their work regarding climate, erosion, and information sharing of the Nechako River Basin to an audience of council and community group members at W.L. McLeod Elementary School on Sept. 9.

For Wayne Salewski, chair of the Nechako Environment and Water Stewardship Society, the community needs to know how to use existing data from an economic standpoint.

“One of the things we need to understand is not only the changes in precipitation and temperature, but the timing of the changes,” Salewski said. “Understanding the timing shift would help us from an economic position, we may plant a differ-ent kind of crop.”

The presentation started with Aseem Sharma, whose work in climate change and precipitation shows that the Nechako Watershed is warming up with the rest of the world and may become wetter in the future.

Between 1950 to 2010, Sharma said the area had an average temperature increase of 2.3 degrees Celsius, as well as a projected increase of about 8 cm in precipitation in the next forty years.

He aims to establish a new weather station, analyze water availability, and explore the effects of the Pineapple Express in the future.

David Gateiulle then outlined his work in analyzing sediment sources from different rivers in the Nechako Watershed — top soil versus bank

Aseem Sharma from UNBC presented on

climate change in the Nechako watershed in

W.L. McLeod Elementary on Sept. 9.

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The Nechako Valley Community Services Society will be serv-ing free hot dogs from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept.16 at Co-op parking lot.

Through the soci-ety’s fi rst free barbecue in Vanderhoof’s town centre, the society aims to connect with resi-dents of all ages, and help the community familiarize with staff’s faees.

Sleep and driveA man and a woman were injured after a car

accident in Vanderhoof on Sept. 7.At 2:15 p.m. on Highway 16, about one km

west of Blackwater Road as the highway veered northwards, an SUV was heading eastbound as it went off the edge of the road and into the ravine after a few fl ips.

Suffering from rib injuries and a broken leg, the male driver was hospitalized in Prince George, while the female passenger was trans-ferred to Vancouver for her neck injuries in addi-tion to a broken arm and leg.

The RCMP suspected no alcohol involvement, and the driver said he might have fallen asleep when the accident happened.

Both individuals are now in stable condition.

Party leaves traceA Labour Day weekend party in Vanderhoof

left something to be desired on Sept. 6.Reported by a local resident to the RCMP, a

notable amount of garbage from party attendees was found near the municipal cemetery on Hos-pital Road.

The RCMP has now increased their watch in the area as a result.

Back to school zonesLocal RCMP members are out to enforce

school zones, as daytime kids sightings on the road increase with the beginning of school.

Drivers in the community are advised to be aware, not only during school hours but also in the evenings when community groups use school gymnasiums for activities.

- with fi les from Sgt. Svend Nielsen, Vanderhoof RCMP

fallouts, for example — through nine traps in creeks to explore the area’s water erosion.

He said that while the water system’s upstream is mainly comprised of forests and hence less erosion, downstream — or east of the watershed — is more agricultural.

By analyzing sediment cores located at areas where tributaries join the main river, Gateiulle would be able to trace the historical change of the water fl ows by March 2016.

Lastly, Kate Hewitt presented an online platform for collecting and show-casing knowledge of the Nechako Watershed that is referenced by a physical map of the region, allowing users to add and access information by geogra-

phy.For Margot Parkes, one of the founding members of IWRG, said the

signifi cance of research comes from the conversations and roundtables, where interested parties collaborate through tools to take data to wisdom.

Barry Booth, IWRG’s research manager, noted that for the research group’s fi rst presentation to the community, there’s a unique dynamic be-tween the researchers and the community involved,

“There’s a real quest and thirst for information from the community to help inform the work that they’re doing,” Booth said. “We’re here to listen, not just to tell.”

Active organizations in the Nechako River watershed will gather to share existing projects, identify information gaps, and explore future collaboration at the Village Inn on Sept. 16 at 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

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Weekly police update

Aboriginal education gets new policy in SD No. 91

Research traces Nechako’s historical erosion


New school policy for aboriginal education — including the recognition of aboriginal territory at school assemblies and more local First Nation content in classes — is coming to Nechako Lakes schools this year.

The policy is rolled out in time with the provincial government’s new resource booklet “‘Aboriginal Worldviews and Perspectives in the Classroom: Moving Forward” to help teachers bring aboriginal culture, history and perspectives into their classrooms.

“This guide will be a nice way to support what teachers are doing these days, looking more closely in content and pedagogy — the ways of teaching and knowing,” said Calvin Desmarais, School District No. 91‘s principal in aboriginal education.

With themes such as relationships, language and culture, engagement with the community and land, emphasis on identity, and traditional teach-ing, the new booklet will be supported by the “Indian Residential Schools and Reconciliation

Teacher Resource Guides.”“A lot of teachers have approached the residen-

tial school experience through novel studies and stories,” Desmarais said.

According to B.C.’s Ministry of Education, the First Nations Schools Association and the First Nations Education Steering Committee had devel-oped the residential school guides for teachers in grades fi ve, 10, 11 and 12 to help students of all cultural backgrounds understand the relationship between aboriginal and non-aboriginal people over Canada’s history.

“Teaching our kids about Aboriginal history and culture is critical to strengthening our relation-ships, communities and province,” said Mike Ber-nier, Minister of Education. “This new resource provides teachers with the framework they need to ensure that Aboriginal content is being taught in the classroom to help our children appreciate, understand and value the importance of Aboriginal culture and history.”

For more information, the “Aboriginal World-views and Perspectives in the Classroom” resource booklet can be accessed at https://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/abed/awp_moving_forward.pdf or on the Ministry of Education’s new curriculum and the Aboriginal Education website.

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Musical notes from the instruments of Anika Wallace and other Vanderhoof musicians drifted into the ears of visitors to Vanderhoof’s Farmers’ Market last Thursday.

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Sophie Thomas: healerWith her wealth of knowledge in medicinal plants and traditional healing,

Thomas had received the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal in 2010 for her advocacy and education work in aboriginal culture.

In Plants and Medicines of Sophie Thomas, a copy of which now accom-panies her portrait in St. John Hospital, Thomas’ respect for the environment permeated through her rules in plant collection, as she advises readers to treat the environment with respect, to not waste any part of a plant, and to be careful in taking — “do not take more than you can use.”

The publication was a result of Thomas’ wish to make her knowledge of medicinal plants and traditional aboriginal medicines to all, said Jane Young, who prepared the book with fellow UNBC professor Alex Hawley when the Saik’uz First Nation approached the university for the project in 1997.

“The book is only a small part of Sophie’s vast knowledge,” Young said. “She wanted it written with science-based botanical information, and be used for teaching in both aboriginal and non-aboriginal contexts — a mar-riage of traditional and Western science knowledge.”

Young recalled Thomas’s mantra, “If we look after our Earth, it will look after us. If you destroy it, you’ll destroy yourself.”

Mary John: community leaderA recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubillee Medal in 2002, the

Order of Canada in 1997, and Vanderhoof’s Citizen of the Year in 1978, John had fi rst started work at the hospital as a janitor before eventually becoming a board member, as well as the institution’s fi rst liaison with First Nation communities in the area, Hughes said.

“They saw in her humanity and her ability for service and care,” she said.In addition to the Vanderhoof Public Library’s Mary John Collection of

800 books on a broad range of First Nations topics – created after John’s death in 2004 — John’s legacy is also conveyed through her memoir Stoney Creek Woman.

An autobiography of John’s life struggles in racism, sickness, and poverty to become a leader in the community, the publication now hangs by her

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Visual reminder

Above: The formal portraits and publications of Saik’uz elders Mary John and Sophie Thomas now hang in the main hallway of Vanderhoof’s St. John Hospital.

Right: An infor-mal portrait of Sophie Thomas can also be found in the hospital’s out-patient hallway.

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First Nationsformal portrait in the hospital.John had also worked to preserve the Saik’uz

language through teaching local school classes and creating a dictionary with the assistance of other Saik’uz elders, said John’s granddaughter Gladys Michell.

“She was my best friend,” Michell added. “Her memory keeps going on.”

Melanie Lebatch, one of John’s granddaughters, echoed the sentiment of Saik’uz First Nation Chief Stanley Thomas at his address to the audience in the ceremony — that the hanging of the portraits is fi tting yet overdue.

“I really like what Stan’s said, how it would have been nice when that had happened when they were walking the earth,” Lebatch said. “But it’s always good to do it.”

Having just graduated from training as a nurse, Lebatch commented on the disparity in Canada between the health of aboriginal and non-aboriginal people.

“Even in our community, there are many stories of health disparities for aboriginals,” she said, as she expressed her appreciation for Hughes’ words on everyone being welcome at the hospital.

“Even though people say that, a lot of people don’t feel that,” Lebatch added. “This is one of the stepping stones in the right way.”

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Left: Saik’uz drummers from Mary John and Sophie Thomas’s family performed a trio in dedication to the Saik’uz elders: fi rst, the beaver song to Thomas from the frog clan, then John’s potlatch song, and lastly the bird song — to signify the farewell calls of fall migration as the birds fl y away each year.

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Right: In her informal portrait, Mary John is preparing potlatch in a tent.

Below: Sophie Thomas’s informal portrait and her collection of medicinal plants, along with the informal portrait of Mary John, are displayed in the out-patient hall-way in the north side of Vanderhoof’s St. John Hospital.

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Minimal visible dividers for safer highway driving


Alright, I get it. You want us to slow down, to follow the speed limit, to drive safe, especially through the construction zone.

And I guess the best way to do that was to set up minimal divid-ing refl ectors to mark the single lane traffi c in both directions on the highway.

From the weekly chats with the local RCMP and the council meet-ings I’ve attended in the last few weeks, I’ve gathered that speed-ing complaints are a regular occurrence here (though speeding is a wide-spread universal practice), with Highway 16 running through town and long stretches of stop sign-less roads by residences.

So this was what I’ve noticed as I drove home on Labour Day night after a day out in Barkerville.

It was their annual Williams Creek Sports Day and Goldfi elds Bakery Pie Eating Contest — which I had gleefully and creamily participated — as well as a life-size theatrical portrayal of the mythology behind the origin of Chinese Chess, complete with at-mospheric live traditional Chinese music accompaniment.

Leaving Barkerville at around 6:00 p.m. for the three-hour drive home (yes, Vanderhoof is now home), I was enjoying the great Cari-

boo scenery of rolling hills and forests as the sun set. As I entered and left Prince George, the rain start-

ed to pour down from the sky.My eyes were drying up, along with the contact

lenses in them (yes Mom, I know they should only be worn for no more than eight hours at at time) and the stigmatism in my eye really didn’t help with night driving, as the occasional blinding blinding headlights of cars from the opposite direction are exacerbated by the condition — especially when contrasted with the pitch-black of the surrounding forests that were so peaceful, calming, and scenic during the day.

At times I got lucky, with a car to follow in the winding highway. However, during the stretch of construction zone with minimal number of refl ect-ing divider markers and the occasional truck with bright headlights, I experienced the “stigmatized eyes in headlights” syndrome, as I struggled to stay focussed on the road while stories of late night high-way accidents cruise through my mind.

I remember a story that a former colleague re-

counted, where an ambulance that was driving down the highway from Nanaimo to Tofi no on Vancouver Island at 2:00 a.m. had fallen off a cliff, presumably due to losing control.

And so I imagined myself losing concentration for a split moment as I saw a truck coming into a turn and meeting it at full speed.

I would careen off the road, explode into smith-ereens on impact, or ricochet off at a speed of v = mv/m (or something along the lines of that; I’ve for-gotten my high school physics formulas) — it’s just like one of those problems you get in physics class!

But I did not run into the opposite lane, and the truck roared by.

And I guess the minimal amount of dividing re-fl ectors did their job for me; not the idea of a law enforcement individual waiting around the corner with a radar gun, but stories and imagination, and the very real fact that I can’t see clearly.

Though the SUV that passed by me at the con-struction zone under the pouring rain would prob-ably beg to differ…

Re: Lack of leadership from regional district

I am very much amazed at the lack of leader-ship the regional district has for derelict properties in certain rural areas. Through out the years, I have observed the regional comfortably allowing, der-elict vehicles, dilapidated camp shacks, and a wild assortment of debris, as typical and or normal con-tent for regional / rural areas.

There appears to be a “wide variable” or an “ad-justable acceptance”, that the regional can easily deem as a satisfactory allowance to the “Unsightly Bylaw”. As far as what is actually “deemed un-sightly” again has many challenges, that promotes

a guaranteed failure to this mixed process. This fal-tering bylaw is typically used with full advantage by the regional, to tactfully avoid any type of reme-dy to cleanup derelict properties. Unfortunately, all these factors contribute and encourage the derelict property fi asco!

I am sure the regional district will convey their own conjecture opposing the very opposite to my experience. However as far as any quality reme-dial result(s) are concerned, that still remains to be seen!

Aaron Thompson,

Prince George

Letter to the editor

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September 21, 2015School Board O ce, Vanderhoof, BC

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These meetings will commence at 6:00 p.m. Members of the public are invited to attend.

Darlene TurnerSecretary-Treasurer


Whether it is in the kitchen, on the street, or in front of the mirror, Fraser Lake girls can learn to kick butt this October.

The Village of Fraser Lake is launching its four-session Girl Power program for the second time after a successful pilot-run in the spring of 2014, said Amber Carter, the Village’s Recreation Director.

For girls aged 14 to 18, the program aims to empower and help participants build confi dence in preparation for life after high school.

“It shows them different tools and empower them since they’re moving out,” Carter said, as the program includes budget-on-a-dime advice.

Girl Power provides an oppor-tunity for participants to talk about topics otherwise not discussed in school and at home, said Courtney Vala, a facilitator of the program.

“It teaches confi dence and self-esteem,” Valla said. “How to carry yourself as a woman.”

The idea for Girl Power came from the Omineca Safe Home Society, which hosted youth empowerment programs Valla had at-tended when she was in grade eight, she added.

“It was really cool,” Valla said. “We want to repeat that for Fraser Lake.”

With sessions on personal hygiene, health, self-esteem, and sex, Girl Power will involve public health speakers, beauticians, as well as local fi tness experts.

This year’s partici-pants will also benefi t from a self-defense session from a local RCMP member — a new addition to the program, Carter said.


Steam, instead of smoke, now escapes from the sawmill’s chimney in Fraser Lake.

Celebrating the Fraser Lake Sawmill’s 60th anniversary, the lumber company of West Fraser opened the doors of its new neighbouring biomass plant for tours last Friday.

Beehive burners that were used to burn away lumber produc-tion’s by-product waste are now replaced by the new plant, which is 99.7 per cent effi cient in fi ltering waste and turning fuel to heat, said Michael Heavenor, the biomass plant’s shift engineer.

“We’re making power without fossil fuels,” Heavenor said. “Before, we burn [the waste] and it’s just gone.”

He added, “Now we can put it to good use.”The heat is transferred through thermal oil to a hydrocarbon

called cyclopentane, which turns to vapour gas at a lower boil-ing point than water — thus turning power turbines at a lower

temperature, Heavenor said.The heat transfer loop, called the Organic Rankine cycle,

continues as the turbines drive generators to produce electricity and water tanks cool the vapour gas to a liquid form again, to be ready for reheating by thermal oil.

Though not the fi rst of its kind in the area, the new energy plant’s processes will improve air quality, said John Rustad, MLA for Nechako Lakes.

“The beehive burners used to emit fi ne particulates,” Rustad said, adding that mill workers in the past would cover their cars to avoid wood dust accumulation from the air.

The bio energy plant in Fraser Lake is the fi rst of West Fraser’s biomass energy plant projects, with the next one taking place in Chetwyd, said project manager Tomas Schulz.

From the fi rst ground-breaking day in May 2013, the 25-month project included the coordination of 27 separate con-tractors of different types, with 120 employees at the site on any given day, Schulz added.

“It’s nice to see it all together,” he said.

Fraser Lake Girl Power strikes again

Beehive burner gone, bio energy in


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Getting stopped by a train is a frustrating experience, as anyone who’s had to wait for a train to clear the crossing on Burrard Avenue in Vanderhoof can attest. However, there’s a direct connection between that train line, the sinking of the Titanic, and the hit TV show Downton Abbey. If you don’t believe me, then read on. . . .

The train line that runs through Vanderhoof is now part of the Canadian National Railway, but it began life as the Grand Trunk Pacifi c Railway. The fi rst trans-Canadian railway had been the Canadian Pacifi c, which was completed in 1885, and for the next twenty years that company enjoyed a lucra-tive monopoly on rail transport west of Winnipeg. By the early years of the twentieth century the federal government was keen to have another rail line heading west, but taking a more northerly route than the CPR, to provide access for farmers who were expanding northward in the prairies, and encourage new settlers to move to the area.

The Grand Trunk Railway seemed to be the logical company to fi ll this perceived gap. Indeed, Ottawa had ap-proached the GTR to provide the fi rst trans-Canadian rail link shortly after Confederation in 1867, but the company had declined, preferring to push east and south from Ontario rather than tackle the west. By 1903, however, things had changed, and the GTR was more than receptive to a new request to head to the Pacifi c.

The company was by then led by a dynamic and vision-ary General Manager named Charles Melville Hays. He had risen through the ranks of various railways since starting work as a clerk in 1873, and by the time he was appointed GM of the Grand Trunk Railway in 1896 it was approaching insolvency. Hays was appointed to the General Manager’s position by the board in the hopes that he would bring more “American” business practices to the company and turn it around. The strategy worked, with Hays promptly restruc-turing the company, building new tracks, and purchasing more powerful locomotives.

By 1900 he was already looking west, with grand plans to extend the GTR line to Winnipeg and thence north across the Prairies and B.C. to Prince Rupert, which he saw as a deep water port that was closer to Asia than was the port at Van-couver. He ran into opposition initially, but by 1902 the GTR board, as well as the Canadian government, was prepared to back the ambitious plan.

Hays planned to buy out an Eastern rival, the Canadian Northern Railway (CNoR), but that company refused; and then, in what must have been an annoying move for Hays, announced its own plans to build a trans-Canadian rail line, the Canadian Northern Pacifi c, that would parallel the south-ern CP line through much of its passage through British Co-lumbia. It was a decision that would prove challenging for the company, since the CP, as the fi rst railway through such diffi cult terrain as the Fraser Canyon, had naturally chosen the easiest and most convenient places to build, leaving the CNoR to take whatever land was left.

Construction of the Grand Trunk Pacifi c Railway began in 1905, with Hays envisioning a chain of resort hotels—to match what CP had built along its line—stretching all the way to the coast, and culminating in the proposed Château Prince Rupert. As a result of these grand plans, the popula-tion of Prince Rupert—some 3,000 people in 1909—swelled in anticipation of the boom the town would soon undergo.

In 1908 construction of the B.C. portion of the track com-menced, and it was soon clear that this would cost far more than anyone had anticipated; the eventual price tag was more than $112,000 (in then-current dollars) per mile. The com-pany was also dealing with diffi cult terrain (the 186-mile section from Prince Rupert to Hazelton took four years to complete), extreme weather conditions, and a shortage of workers. By 1912 the company’s position was dire, and the line was still two years away from being completed and starting to carry freight and passengers.

In the spring of 1912 Hays was in England, trying to drum up fi nancial support for the Grand Trunk Pacifi c, but was anxious to be back in Canada, as his daughter Marga-ret was having a diffi cult pregnancy and he wanted to be with her. Hays was invited by J. Bruce Ismay, chairman of the White Star line, to join him on the maiden voyage of the White Star’s newest ship, the RMS Titanic. On April 10, 1912 Hays, along with his wife Clara, his daughter Orian, his son-in-law Thornton Davidson, his secretary Mr. Vivian Payne, and a maid, Miss Mary Anne Perreault, set sail from Southampton, England in cabin B69, a deluxe suite on the Promenade Deck.

At some time during the evening of April 14, Hays is said to have remarked to a fellow passenger that “The time will come soon when this trend [of passenger ships trying to set new speed records for crossing the Atlantic] will be checked by some appalling tragedy.” If he did say this, then he was remarkably prescient, for Hays could not have known that the Titanic, despite having received several warnings from other ships of icebergs in the way, was ploughing ahead at high speed, intent on setting a new record for the Atlantic cross-ing. At 11:40 that night the ship struck an iceberg, and less than three hours later was on her way to the bottom of the ocean, tak-ing Hays, Davidson, and Payne with it (the three women in the party were helped into a lifeboat by Hays, and survived).

Hays’s body was recovered, and he was buried in Montreal’s Mount Royal cemetery. Work on the railway continued, and on April 7, 1914 the Last Spike on the Grand Trunk Pacifi c Railway was driven home just east of what is now Fort Fraser. The Last Spike of the CNoR Railway was pounded near Ashcroft on Jan. 23, 1915, giving B.C. the distinction of containing all three of the trans-continental railway last spikes.

However, the completion of the Grand

Trunk Pacifi c Railway did not guarantee a happy ending for the ambitious—and costly—venture. The start of World War One in August 1914 severely impacted rail travel and settle-ment in the country—particularly in the area through which the GTPR ran—and the loss of Hays proved a lasting blow, as the company’s fi nances deteriorated into a complicated mess. By early 1919 the company was in serious diffi culties, and in March of that year it defaulted on loans to the fed-eral government, leading to the railway being nationalized. In July 1920 the Grand Trunk Pacifi c Railway was placed in the management of a Crown corporation, the Canadian National Railway, where it joined the Canadian National Pa-cifi c, which had run into even more severe fi nancial diffi cul-ties two years earlier.

And how does all this tie in with a wildly popular British television show? Viewers of Downton Abbey may recall that early in the third series (set in 1920) Lord Grantham, owner of the eponymous house, was forced to confess to his wife that the family fortunes had recently taken a severe blow. His Lordship had been advised to invest in shares of the Grand Trunk Pacifi c Railway, on the basis that the proposition could not fail. Fail it did, in rather spectacular fashion, tak-ing with it a number of real-life fortunes in addition to Lord Grantham’s fi ctitious one.

And there is one last thing which ties fact with fi ction, and links a train line in northern B.C. with a hit TV show. One could argue that the death of Charles Hays on board the Titanic in 1912 signalled the beginning of the end for the Grand Trunk Pacifi c Railway, as without Hays at its head the company plunged into a turmoil from which it never recov-ered. It was the death of the heir of Downton Abbey, in the same sinking, that triggered the events depicted in the series. So the next time you’re stopped by a train in Vanderhoof, you can spend the time refl ecting that fact and fi ction often meet in unexpected ways. It might make your wait pass just a little bit faster.

From the history fi le: Th e Grand Trunk Pacifi c

The Last Spike of the Grand Trunk Pacifi c Railway was pounded near Fort Fraser on April 7, 1914. The railway caused fi nancial hardship for many real people (and at least one fi ctitious one).


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Two Vanderhoof athletes snatched spots in the top ten at Prince George’s long-distance run on Sept. 6.

In the 17 Mile Run division, Glenn Currie and Mi-chael Reed fi nished sixth and ninth respectively at the city’s 42nd annual Labour Day Classic event, which hosted more than 100 regional runners of all ages this year.

It’s part of the two marathon runners’ plan to stretch their legs beyond the West Coast, said Currie.

“We started this plan three years ago,” he said. “Mike and I wanted a run in every province and territory.”

Having participated in marathons hosted by Kelow-na, Regina, and Mayo in Yukon, Currie said his favourite run was the Mayo Midnight Marathon, where the race starts at 8:30 p.m. and fi nishes by midnight on a Sat-urday closest to June 21 — the longest day of the year.

“It’s the uniqueness of running in the middle of the night,” he said. “And how well it was organized for a town of 500 people.”

The Labour Day Classic is also Currie’s third last run before reaching another goal — to run fi ve half-mara-thons and fi ve full-marathons before turning 50.

“Five halves done, two more fulls to go,” said Currie, with his next run at Prince George’s Mad Moose Mara-thon.

Training with Currie through weekly runs, Michael Reed said the two athletes fi rst had a different aim for their running career.

“Originally Glenn and I wanted to qualify for the Boston marathon,” Reed said.

“Far too slow for that, and this is what we come up with.”

He added, “I have a deadline, before I die.”

Vanderhoof runners got top 10

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The fi rst and eighth to register, Glenn Currie (left) and Michael Reed fi nished sixth and ninth respectively in the 17 Mile Run division of Prince George’s Labour Day Classic on Sept. 6.


Nearly 25 Vanderhoof Seniors Connected members met with John Rustad, Nechako Lakes MLA for tea and an update on recent issues at the Village Inn on Sept 2.

PICTURE THIS....Your activity could be featured in “Picture This.” Snap a photo at your groups’fundraiser. It could be anything from a car wash to cleaning up our streets. It could even includeschool activities. Basically people making a difference in our community. Send us your photoby e-mail ([email protected]) or drop it off at the Omineca Express (150 W. Columbia Street). Please provide a brief description accompanied with the photo.This week’s submission....

Room at Omineca Safe Home Society. For more information contact Gail at 567-4318.

***THE NORTHSIDE WOMEN’S INSTITUTE...meets the 3rd Tuesday of the month. Newcomers always welcome. For more information call Brenda, 250 567-9705.

***V’HOOF HOSPICE SOCIETY... Do you have a few hours a month to give? Are you sensitive to the special needs of those persons at the end stages of life? Want to be part of a great organization that makes a difference in our community, then we are looking for you. The V’hoof Hospice Society is a not-for profi t charity looking for new volunteer members. Our Society has a desire to help others. We are sensitive to the special needs of the dying patient and their families. We do not have personal agendas or “missions” to our Hospice work. Our main fundraising come in the form of donations to our Tree of Life. We are looking for new members to continue this great service. For more info call Valerie Pagdin at 250-567-6218 (weekdays), 250-567-3889 (evenings/weekends) or [email protected]

***THE FOOD BANK... is in serious need of food donations. Specifi cally the following is needed: “Chunky” soups and stews and canned milk.

***BADMINTON AT FLESS GYM... Every Thursday at 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. come out and have some fun!

***ENDAKO HALL SOCIETY...meets every THIRD Wednesday of the month in the hall at 7:30pm.

***THE YELLOWHEAD DRAFT HORSE ASSOCIATION...is an organization for those interested in light and heavy horse driving. Monthly meetings every second Tuesday of the month. For more info contact: Jon 250-567-8484.

***NECHAKO QUILTERS GUILD... meets the third Tuesday of the month 9:30 am (Sept. - May) at Nechako View Seniors Common Room. Fran Sheeley 567-5254.

***THE FRASER QUILTERS GUILD... meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 10am at the Fort Fraser Community Hall. Newcomers welcome.

***HOSPICE TREE OF LIFE... is to honour the living as well as to remember and honour those who

have passed on. For more info call Valerie Pagdin at 250-567-6218 (weekdays), 250-567-3889 (evenings/weekends) or [email protected]

***THE FRASER LAKE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP... meets the 3rd Tuesday of every month at 12 noon in Autumn Services. For further information call Judy at 250-699-7763.

***VANDERHOOF 899 AIR CADET SQUADRON...Cadets will meet every TUESDAY night – 6:30-9:30 p.m. at the 480 Connaught St. at the Gospel Chapel. Anyone age 12 to 18 interested in the Cadet Program is welcome to attend. Any adult interested in assisting in anyway, please contact the offi cers at the 480 Connaught St. at the Gospel Chapel Tuesday night. For more information call: Capt. John Callaghan - 250-640-0218, Yvonne Melo - 250-690-7496 Evenings.

***AA MEETING... Wednesday, 8:00 p.m. United Church Hall. 567-8087 or 567-4588

***FRASER LAKE AA MEETINGS...Tues & Thurs 8:00 p.m. at St. Wilfred’s Church just across from the Village Hall.

***ST. JOHN HOSPITAL AUXILIARY SOCIETY... meets second Tuesday of the month (with the exception of July & August) at 7:00 p.m. in the hospital cafeteria. For further info contact Edna 567-9759 - New members welcome.

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LIBRARY HOURSTuesday 10:00am to 5:00pm

Wednesday 10:00am to 5:00pm & 6:30pm to 8:30pm

Thursday 10:00am to 5:00pmFriday 10:00 am to 6:00pm

Saturday 10:00am to 5:00pm***

FRASER LAKE LIBRARY HOURS

Sunday & Monday ClosedTuesday 10am - 4pm

Wednesday & Thursday12pm - 8pm

Friday 10am - 4pmSaturday 10am - 2pm

***NVSS BOTTLE DEPOT HOURS

Open Mon, Tues, Friday 11am-5pm

Saturday 10am-5 p.m.

COMING EVENTS....Will appear, as space is available, free of charge in this section. Coming events are available to non-profi t organizations only. This area is not intended for thank you submissions or selling products. It is simply a place for non-profi t organizations a place to announce upcoming free activities. You can e-mail your item to [email protected] or by fax (567-2070). Your organizations’ announcement can also be dropped off at our offi ce located at 155 W. Columbia. Decision of the publisher is fi nal.

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DO YOU HAVE PERSISTENT PAIN? Then this support group is for you. This peer-led support group will help you to self-manage your pain, provide education, reduce the isolation that so many people with persistent pain find themselves facing. Help you find meaning and purpose in your life again. For more details visit our website or call our toll free number 1-844-747-7246, email: [email protected], attn: Racquel.

***GIRL GUIDES OF CANADA...Look-ing for FUN opportunities and chal-lenges? Interested in making Friends? Do you like Games, Art, Sports? Do you enjoy Science, Camping, Out-door activities, Singing & Drama? Helping with Community projects? Join Girl Guides! On-line registra-tion also available at www.girlguides.ca Contact person: Kathy Russell @ 567-3882.

***VANDERHOOF AIR CADETS...Meetings - Tues 6:30-9:30 at the Gospel Chapel For more information call: 250-640-0218 or 250-570-7496

***STUART NECHAKO MANOR...looking for volunteers. Help needed with outings, Serving meals, entertainment and visits for the residents. Please contact Marnie at 250 567 6290 for more information.

***VOLUNTEERS NEEDED....Would you like to become part of a team working together to improve the quality of life for stroke survivors? The Vanderhoof Stroke Recovery Group is looking for volunteers to join their team. Vanderhoof Stroke Recovery’s goal is to encourage stroke survivors to improve their lives through education, exercise, work groups, crafts, outings, etc. No special skills required; training and orientation are provided. Patience and caring understanding a necessity. Volunteers share responsibilities: assisting with activities, exercises, education, crafts, outings, fund raising. Time commitment: 3 hour meeting each Monday morning (excluding stat holidays), from September through mid-June.

Please contact Penny (250) 567-3966

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***SENIORS CONNECTED... is looking for Seniors in need of Outreach & Transportation. We are also taking applications for Volunteers wanting to take part in the VSC Program. Vanderhoof Seniors Connected is a program dedicated to improving the quality of life for Seniors/Elders in our community through Companionship and Transportation Assistance. Phone 250-567-8587.For more information contact email at [email protected]

***CALLING ALL SENIORS... come and join us for carpet bowling, pool or snooker - Monday and Thursday afternoons at the Friendship Centre. We also have cards or bingo on Wednesday evenings. Music nights are also popular and these are the last Friday night of the month. Come and have some fun! Everybody welcome young or golden agers. Call Erling Clemmensen for more info: 250-567-9927.

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VANDERHOOF’S VANDERHOOF’S FAITHFAITH

For more information or to joinVanderhoof’s Faith Church Directory

Call Pam at 250-567-9258

Church Directory

Vanderhoof Christian Fellowship

The Church on the Corner“Giving you a Purpose to live for

and People to live with”Worship Service: 11:00 amSunday School: 9:45 am

Small Groups meeting together regularly:

We have a place for you to belong!For more information call

567-9198 263 Vanderview Drive

The Gospel Chapel

448 Connaught Street

For more information call567-3107

www.thegospelchapel.ca

Our MissionGlorifying God by helping all people move closer to

Jesus Christ one step at a time.

11:00 a.m. Worship Service

(Affi liated with the Evangelical Free Church of Canada)

For more information visit our website: www.vcfemc.com

1393 Highway 16 East250-567-4960

Join us Sundays @ 9:30 amEveryone Welcome!

Visit our website:nechakocommunitychurch.com

Nechako Christian Fellowship

WELCOMES YOU!11:00 am Worship Service

767 Loop RoadEmail: [email protected]

“...holding forth the Word of life...” Phil 2:16

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Missions - MindedNon-Denominational

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A Vanderhoof resident chose carrot cake, from Vanderhoof-grown car-rots, over apple crisp at the Harvest Celebration’s dessert buffet table on Sept. 9 in the community garden.


Leslie Guy Fielding, March 24, 1922 - August 25, 2015

A World War 2 Vet, Les lived life on his own terms. He loved the outdoors, nature and having a beer with his buddies. He is survived by his 3 children, 2 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. His presence in our lives will be missed.

Condolences may be sent to www.mapleridgefuneral.ca

Strong Start Facilitator (Outreach)Posting No. 28E

LOCATION: Mapes Elementary /Mouse Mountain Elementary HOURS OF WORK: 20 hours per week (hours of work to be determined by Principals) DUTIES TO COMMENCE: ImmediatelyRATE OF PAY: $21.70 per hour as per the current Collective Agreement

Together with parents and caregivers, the facilitator will be responsible for operating the pro-gram. The intention of the program is that parents and caregivers will participate alongside their children in a purposeful, play-base environment. The program will concentrate on key aspects of family literacy, numeracy, parent support and education, stages of early childhood development and community resource sharing.

The Facilitator will:establish and post a daily schedule for the program with participant involvementensure that the activities available for the children reflect the stages of child development and encourage creativity and language developmentplan and prepare participant-orientated activities and daily circle times that involve stories, songs, movement, etcmake connections with service providers in the community and facilitate referrals for families where necessarymake connections with the school personnel to facilitate a smooth transition for families into the formal school system; and,attend training sessions as offered by district or local organizations

Qualifications:a certificate, preferably a diploma in Early Childhood Educationtraining and/or experience working with children in the 0-5 age rangetraining and/or experience working with parents/adults in a facilitative rolepersonal qualities including excellent interpersonal and communication skills, the ability to be culturally sensitive, reactive, collaborative and resourcefultraining and/or experience working with families experiencing multiple challenges (poverty, abuse, addiction, cognitive challenges such as FASD); and,a clear Criminal Record Review prior to hiring

Please mail, fax or email resumes to:Lynn Maksymchak

District Principal – Human Resources/Leadership DevelopmentSchool District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes)PO Box 129, Vanderhoof, BC V0J 3A0

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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing ofWALTER ROBERT READ

Walter was born in Moosejaw, Sask on September 12, 1937 and passed away peacefully in his sleep on July 11, 2015. He moved to B.C. with his family at the age of four. He got most of his schooling on Vancouver Island where he also learned to play the piano accordion and carried on to play in the school orchestra.Walter was a true family man as well as a logger, truck driver, farmer, cowboy and cattleman. He created a very sought aft er herd of Red Angus cattle on the family farm on Savory Road west of Fraser Lake. When we moved to Savory Road there wasn’t enough land cleared to swing a cat so we worked hard for over thirty years to get it into production complete with a gravity fed irriga-tion system which was envied by many farmer near & far.Walter’s entertainment was to go to the Vanderhoof Cattle Auctions where he could visit with other cattlemen and share a cup of coff ee and an apple fritter with his friends.He always wanted to build a big hay shed so he wouldn’t have to use hay tarps anymore. Well, he fi nally got his shed this summer but unfortunately never got to use it.We bought a fi ft h wheel travel trailer planning to take a few trips...very few were taken, we were always too busy! Last year we got two miniature donkey’s so we could retire on our asses. We never got round to that either! But I know in my heart that Walter just wouldn’t have been able to retire as most people think to do at that stage in their lives. He was a doer, a worker and that is what he loved to do...was work.Walter is survived by his loving wife Audrey of 59 years, daughter’s Debbie (John), Shannon (Russell), sons Calvin (Brenda), Bruce (Jean) Grandchildren: Clinton (Angie), Anyla, Logan, Jody, Tehya (Clem), Fraser (Marissa), Tanis (Clay) and Lane (Ashlee). Great grand children: Taylor, Prentis, Carter and Kenzie. Predeceased by daughter Shelley and son Bobby.

Rest in peace Walter, you have earned it.

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NECHAKO RESERVOIR UPDATE

9 September 2015

Reservoir Elevation: 852.92m (2798.30 ft.)SLS Discharge: 32 m3/sCheslatta Falls: 43 m3/sVanderhoof: 62 m3/s

Spillway discharge will be main-tained at approximately 32 m3/s until April 2016, unless infl ow to the reservoir requires additional releases to manage reservoir ele-vation. Reservoir management decisions consider the timing of infl ow of water into the reservoir and the amount of water being dis-charged into the Kemano River and Nechako River. The table below provides a summary of the amount of water observed in the Nechako Reservoir since Novem-ber 2014.

Visit website www.waterof-fi ce.ec.gc.ca for up to date real-time fl ow information for the Ne-chako River.Contact Rio Tinto at 250-567-5105 for more information. A re-cording of this notice is available 24-hours at 250-567-5812.

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FOLIO ADDRESS LEGAL1.000 Chilco Avenue Part NE1/4, Sec 4, Twp 111.001 1878 Chilco Avenue Lot 1, Plan PRP110581.002 1910 Chilco Avenue Lot 2, Plan PRP11058191.000 301 6th Street West Lot 20, Block 22, Plan PRP1135191.005 305 6th Street West Lot 21, Block 22, Plan PRP1135191.010 309 6th Street West Lots 22 & 23, Block 22, Plan PRP1135220.150 2370 Silversmith Avenue Lot B, Plan PRP41478368.700 189 Columbia Street East Lots 19 & 20, Block 4, Plan PRP1375401.135 2758 Taylor Avenue Lot 8, Plan PRP4052406.501 325 Columbia Street West Strata Lot 1, Plan PRS4406.505 325 Columbia Street West Strata Lot 5, Plan PRS4406.507 325 Columbia Street West Strata Lot 7, Plan PRS4406.509 325 Columbia Street West Strata Lot 9, Plan PRS4406.512 325 Columbia Street West Strata Lot 12, Plan PRS4406.513 325 Columbia Street West Strata Lot 13, Plan PRS4406.515 325 Columbia Street West Strata Lot 15, Plan PRS4406.516 325 Columbia Street West Strata Lot 16, Plan PRS4410.000 2555 Lampitt Avenue Lot B, Block 11, Plan PRP3823449.000 334 Victoria Street East Lots 6-7, Block D, Plan PRP3216481.016 297 Silvermill Road Manufactured Home Reg. #33644511.730 1899 Cruise Drive Lot 4, Plan PRP11523512.348 777 Nechako Avenue Lot D, Plan PRP10959512.480 683 Highway 16 West Lot C, Plan PRP468470007.051 5 Nechako Villa MHP Manufactured Home Reg. #1266470007.290 29 Nechako Villa, MHP Manufactured Home Reg. #4857070009.252 25 Spruce Grove MHP Manufactured Home Reg. #5370670036.231 23 Omineca MHP Manufactured Home Reg. #3203270042.100 10 Sunny Slope MHP Manufactured Home Reg. #62204

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Woodlot 212 The Licensee is preparing a Woodlot License Plan for his Woodlot License 212. The woodlot has two crown portions along the Kenney Dam road just south of the Kluskus junction and one private portion south of Nulki Lake. The plan describes the general management intent and standards that will be used to protect natural resources and achieve government standards for reforestation.This plan is available for public review and comment at Avison Management Services Ltd. 220 East Stewart St, Vanderhoof, BC. The plan may be viewed during business hours, Monday to Friday until and including October 16, 2015. To make an appointment please call Manuel Kindt RPF. at 567-2111 or e-mail manuel.kindt@avison. ca.

DISTRICT OF VANDERHOOFIncorporated 1926

Geographical Centre of BCNOTICE OF TAX SALESEPTEMBER 28, 2015

The following described properties shall be afforded for sale by public auction at 10:00 am, September 28, 2015 at the Municipal Offi ce, 160 Connaught Street, Vanderhoof, BC unless the outstanding delinquent taxes are sooner paid.

FOLIO ADDRESS LEGAL191.000 301 6th Street West Lot 20, Block 22, Plan PRP1135191.005 305 6th Street West Lot 21, Block 22, Plan PRP1135191.010 309 6th Street West Lots 22 & 23, Block 22, Plan PRP1135220.150 2370 Silversmith Avenue Lot B, Plan PRP41478368.700 189 Columbia Street East Lots 19 & 20, Block 4, Plan PRP1375401.135 2758 Taylor Avenue Lot 8, Plan PRP4052406.501 325 Columbia Street West Strata Lot 1, Plan PRS4406.505 325 Columbia Street West Strata Lot 5, Plan PRS4406.507 325 Columbia Street West Strata Lot 7, Plan PRS4406.509 325 Columbia Street West Strata Lot 9, Plan PRS4406.512 325 Columbia Street West Strata Lot 12, Plan PRS4406.513 325 Columbia Street West Strata Lot 13, Plan PRS4406.515 325 Columbia Street West Strata Lot 15, Plan PRS4406.516 325 Columbia Street West Strata Lot 16, Plan PRS4410.000 2555 Lampitt Avenue Lot B, Block 11, Plan PRP3823449.000 334 Victoria Street East Lots 6-7, Block D, Plan PRP3216481.016 297 Silvermill Road Manufactured Home Reg. #33644511.730 1899 Cruise Drive Lot 4, Plan PRP11523512.348 777 Nechako Avenue Lot D, Plan PRP10959512.480 683 Highway 16 West Lot C, Plan PRP468470007.051 5 Nechako Villa MHP Manufactured Home Reg. #1266470007.290 29 Nechako Villa, MHP Manufactured Home Reg. #4857070009.252 25 Spruce Grove MHP Manufactured Home Reg. #5370670036.231 23 Omineca MHP Manufactured Home Reg. #3203270042.100 10 Sunny Slope MHP Manufactured Home Reg. #62204

All of the above properties are located in Township 11, Range 5, Coast Range 5 Land District.

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Nearly three hundred residents and community members gathered for a locally-sourced feast at the Vanderhoof Community Garden last Wednes-day.

At its second annual Harvest Celebration, the Nechako Valley Food Network invited the Vanderhoof community to enjoy a free barbecue from local ingredients while meeting the area’s food producers, seeing the community garden’s progress, as well as learning about the benefi ts of growing one’s own food.

Funded through a grant from the Regional Dis-trict of Bulkley-Nechako, this year’s celebration has undergone much growth, said Maya Sullivan, a volunteer from the food network.

“There are things that can grow well here,” Sul-

livan said. “People can taste for themselves how well local food can be.”

She added that in additional to the event being better advertised this year, residents are getting to know the community garden as well.

“I think people are seeing more benefi ts in local food and it benefi ts the local producers,” Sullivan said.

As people make an effort to seek out local foods, Vanderhoof’s Farmers’ Market has grown, as well as its listing of food producers, she said.

For Vanderhoof resident Alice Roche, it was her fi rst time visiting the community garden, though she has heard of it before.

“It’s beautiful,” Roche said.A directory of local food producers can be

picked up at Vanderhoof’s District Offi ce from Monday to Friday, as well as at the Farmers’ Mar-ket in Ferland Park on Thursdays.

Locally sourced harvest feast welcomed hundreds

Right: “The lineup doesn’t seem to stop!” “Well, maybe you need to scoop a little faster...” Two volunteers of the Nechako Valley Food Network exchanged at the Harvest Celebration on Sept. 9 in Vanderhoof’s community garden.

Below: Mariah Douthwright escaped the lineup — over 200-strong — with locally sourced apple juice, roast beef, pulled pork, potato salad, coleslaw, and garden greens.

VIVIAN CHUI photos

Vanderhoof Omineca Express, September 16, 2015

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