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The 2016 Fan the Flame Awards Ban-quet and Gala will celebrate both excep-tional athletic achievement and contribu-tion to sport in Northern B.C. for 2015.

On that list of nominees is Fort St. James speed-skater, Jaimie MacDonald who is currently in Montreal preparing for the World Cup Championships taking place Jan. 15 and 17.

“It’s very cool to be nominated and very exciting to be recognised,” Mac-Donald said.

The 20-year-old moved to Fort St. James from Stuart in 2000. She began skating in 2001 and the rest is history.

“My neighbours recommended it,” MacDonald said. “I fell in love with the sport and the speed.”

Since 16, MacDonald has been resid-ing in Calgary to undergo intensive train-

ing at the Olympic Oval twice a day.“Of course one day I want to compete

in the Olympics. I want that international experience,” she said.

MacDonald is also a student at the University of Calgary where she enjoys medical sciences and anthropology.

She has been nominated alongside two other senior athletes, Sara Beaudry from Prince George for biathlon and La-vanna Laass, also from Prince George for her achievements in judo.

The recipients of the awards will be named at the 2016 Fan the Flame Awards Banquet and Gala which will take place on Feb. 11 at the Prince George Civic Centre. The ceremony will feature Olym-pic gold medalist, Catriona LeMay who will deliver a keynote address, “The Power of Sport.”

For more information about the Fan the Flame Awards visit:[email protected] or call: (250) 960-5342.

Nominations recognize 39 exceptional athletes from Northern B.C including speed-skater from Fort St. James

Speed-skater, Jaimie MacDonald is thrilled to be nominated for the Fan the Flame Awards as an exceptional athlete.

A sunny, crisp winter’s day at Stuart Lake, Fort St. James.Photo by Barbara Latkowski

Scenic Fort St. James

It can be mild or it can be excruciating. It can be sporadic or constant. It can be inconvenient or completely debilitating.

One in fi ve Canadi-ans suffers from chronic pain and it is especially greater in older adults.

On Jan. 22, a Chronic Pain Education Series will be offered at Stuart Lake Hospital.

Northern Health part-nered with Occupational Therapy in Vanderhoof will be offering the series which includes 3-5 minute clips that offer a variety of opportunities for discussion.

Joanne Alexander, a health nurse with Northern Health in Fort St. James, says that the program can really help those with chronic pain overcome many of their obstacles.

“The series also explains how this type of pain can affect the brain,” Alexander said.

Chronic pain can signal pain and remain active in the nervous sys-tem for months or even years. This can take both a physical and an emo-tional toll on a person.

The education series offers ideas and sugges-tions on how to manage chronic pain and how to live a healthier life,” Alexander said.

The series is formu-lated by Neil Pearson, a clinical therapist, educa-tor, author, and renowned leader in pain manage-ment in Canada.

The series will be held in the conference room at Stuart Lake Hospital on Jan. 22 at 1:00 p.m.

To register call: (250) 996-7178.

For more informa-tion on Neil Pearson and chronic pain visit: www.lifeisnow.ca

Chronic Pain: Education Series coming to Fort St. James

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Fort St. James Council held a Committee of the Whole meeting on Jan. 13. The following are some highlights and conclusions from that evening:

The Sowchea Fire Hall could be in trouble. Members from the Dept. and community members from the Sowchea area came to support the satellite location that recently cel-ebrated its tenth anniversary.

Recent news from the Fire Hall’s insurer advises that in-surance may be suspended or refused based on the fi re pro-tection area not being able to maintain a roster of 10 mem-bers.

This was surprising news to the volunteers from the Sow-chea Fire Hall and they were looking for answers.

Mayor Rob MacDougall advised that a meeting will be

taking place to discuss the issue further. “We have a huge investment there. It’s important to us too,” MacDougall said.

Grant in Aid funding was discussed for the Fort St. James Dog Sled Association, as well as a recommended amount of $1500.00 for donation.

A meeting regarding refugee settlement in Canada will be taking place in Fort St. James on Jan. 23. This may involve the possibility of sponsoring Syrian families.

The Application to Amend Landfi ll Permit 17995 for Co-nifex Inc., Fort St, James B.C. was discussed. The reasons for the amendments are as follows:

To allow for the deposit of up to 6,000 tonnes per year of wood ash from the biomass fi red electrical power generation facility, owned by Fort St. James Green Energy Partner Ltd.

Remove the authorization to deposit combustion residue from the wood residue burner.

The application includes a request to remove the restric-

tion on the fi nal height of the landfi ll.Issues surrounding the environment and the effects of air-

borne ash on homes were discussed. Council has decided that more feedback is needed and a letter will be drafted with more questions for Conifex.

Members of the Stuart Nechako Local of the British Columbia Trappers Association are adamantly opposed to the use of any herbicides in trapping areas. They have asked for assistance from FSJ District. A letter of support from District will be sent to the Association in support of this.

Council discussed the possibility of hosting the Northern Emergency Support Services Training Conference (NEST) in April, 2018. About 80 people will be hosted.

“It’s a great opportunity for the community and a man-ageable size to be able to host a conference of this kind,” Mayor MacDougall said.

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We invite you to participate in consultationregarding the College of New Caledonia’s2016-2020 Strategic Plan.

The College of New Caledonia is preparing to host communityconsultations on the development of the 2016-2020 Strategic Plan.The consultation period is January 18th to February 29th and willinclude in-person, email, phone, and web feedback opportunities.

In-person consultation circles are scheduled on February 2, 2016 inFort St. James. For more information or to RSVP, visit our website atwww.cnc.bc.ca/strategic-plan.htm

Where: College of New Caledonia Fort St. James Campus179 Douglas Rd.

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Medical specialists in the northern re-gion of B.C. wanted change.

They were frustrated with the risk to their patients with long travel times to Prince George for care.

Additionally, rural and remote general practitioners felt isolated when trying to reach specialists for consultation.

In 2011, the RACE Line came to be. It was developed as part of the Northern Partners in Care initiative, a partnership of doctors in B.C. and the B.C. government.

RACE stands for Rapid Access to Con-sultative Expertise. It is a direct telephone line that provides GP’s with a direct ac-cess to specialists for quick and easy ad-vice regarding their patients.

For Dr. Dan Horvat, it’s all about being able to provide quality care in Northern B.C.

Both he and Dr. Haidar Hadi received the Health and Innovator of the Year Award in November 2015 for their work in developing The RACE Line, a mechanism to improve communication with their col-leagues for a more coordinated approach

to the shared care of their patients. “This is the aim. RACE supports pa-

tients with the highest quality care in Northern B.C.,” Horvat said.

Horvat, an Assistant Professor in the Dept. of Family Medicine within the Northern Medical Program at the Univer-sity of British Columbia has also been ap-pointed as a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at U.B.C. He is also a family physician with 20 years of experience in urban and rural settings.

Horvat, who currently resides in Prince George, is familiar with the struggles and feelings of isolation GP’s in northern com-munities experience from time to time.

“This program has helped GP’s receive support and timely access to specialists in Northern B.C. and this has been so helpful to them,” Horvat said.

How does the program work?GP’s wishing to seek advice from a

specialist call a 1-800 hotline to be con-nected directly to the specialist service they require.

“In the beginning, we just started with cardiology but now we have 13 different specialties in the service,” says Horvat.

Once the call is made, the GP receives

a call back from a specialist within two hours or sooner. A quick diagnosis treat-ment, medication and any other help-ful advice is given regarding a patient’s care. Calls average about 5-15 minutes in length.

According to Horvat, the benefi ts have been overwhelming and the program has received excellent feedback.

“It has been benefi cial for G.P’s espe-cially those working in remote or rural communities to get the rapid access that their patients need.”

Patients too are receiving care more quickly and in many cases, a phone call was all that was necessary and a referral not even required. This has saved many from the burden of travelling to Prince George for an appointment with a specialist.

Northern Partners in Care is funded by the Shared Care Committee, a partnership of Doctors of B.C. and the B.C. govern-ment. NPIC is dedicated to helping north-ern families and specialist physicians im-prove access to quality care in Northern B.C.

For more information regarding the RACE Line and NPIC visit: www.north-ernpartnersincare.ca

Northern RACE Line: easier access to specialist care


It’s a new year and many are aiming to be fi t, slim and trim in 2016.

A boom of New Year’s resolutioners will be heading to the gym, out running and visiting their local health food store.

But often, this boom that starts with a bang soon fi zzles.

How can people get started and how can they stay motivated?

Vera Poole, owner of Energy Connection Health and Fitness in Fort St. James says it’s all a matter of a making a plan and a realistic one at that.

“If you are just starting out, start small at the beginning. Go for a walk for example,” Poole says.

Is being fi t your New Year’s resolution? It’s never too late

Besides teaching taekwondo, Vera Poole from Energy Connection Health & Fitness Ltd. is a nutritional and fitness coach.

This also reduces any risk of injury.Another helpful tip is to buddy up.

“It’s always easier when you buddy up with someone. It’s encouraging and keeps you motivated,” Poole says.

“Also, make fi tness part of your daily routine. Think and talk about it often throughout the day”.

According to Poole, it’s not hard to make it a habit if you follow these tips. Try it for 21days. You will then have some sort of a fi tness regime de-veloped and it then becomes part of

your daily routine.Poole is a nutritional and fi t-

ness coach. She dedicates much of her time helping her clients connect mind, body and soul.

Energy Connection offers vari-ous classes including: stretch and tone, morning fi tness classes, seniors in motion, boot camp and personal training options.

For more information about En-ergy Connection contact: [email protected]

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Vanderhoof, BC. – With the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) giving the go ahead to use crowd-funding to raise money through issuing securi-ties, local portal Invest-LocalBC.ca is relying on a dealer registration exemption provided by the BCSC (BCI 45-535) to give small startups an alternative way to raise funds.“The whole idea is to empower our commu-nities and get things done. And now being able to assist businesses through the new portal for InvestLocalBC there is a tremendous oppor-tunity to empower com-munities all over the province. Not only non-profi t and civic projects, but new business ideas and startups now have this power as well,” said Community Futures Stuart Nechako’s gen-

eral manager Graham Stanley.While there are many crowdfunding plat-forms out there, Invest-LocalBC aims at getting local dollars for local projects. “Through lo-cal investment we em-power our communities and the focus was to help local groups and organizations fund their projects. We launched the service in the spring of 2014 for non-profi ts and civic projects then, in the spring of 2015 securities regulators of British Columbia, Sas-katchewan, Manitoba, Québec, New Bruns-wick and Nova Scotia made the move to allow start-ups and early stage companies to raise capi-tal through crowdfund-ing as well. We were ready, submitted our pa-perwork and now have the blessing of BCSC. I think InvestLocalBC is

the fi rst of its kind in the province,” Stanley said. “Crowdfunding is an in-credibly powerful com-munity development tool that can increase awareness and super-charge stakeholder engagement by align-ing fi nancial and so-cial goals to help bring community projects to realization,” said Craig Asano, founder and ex-ecutive director of Na-tional Crowd Funding Association of Canada (NCFA), of which Stan-ley is an ambassador.Adding a business por-tal to the site is not the only transformation. InvestLocalBC has also partnered with Fundrazr a crowdfunding pioneer in BC to “increase our reach on the nonprofi t side and FundRazr has an extremely large au-dience,” stated Stanley.“We are pleased to support the innovative

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program from Invest-LocalBC for encourag-ing entrepreneurship in communities across the province,” said Da-ryl Hatton, founder & CEO of FundRazr, the leading provider of crowdfunding services

in Canada. “Their ap-proach of pairing local-ly-based crowdfunding sites powered by our world-class FundRazr technology with gov-ernment programs and sponsorship is unique. It shows a commitment

to break new ground and fi nd effective new ways to support BC companies in this grow-ing, technology-enabled economy.”The new look of Invest-LocalBC went live in mid-December and has

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sponsored by the Caledonia CourierCOMING 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 nonprofi 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 #111-250 Stuart Drive, Fort St. James. Decision of the publisher is fi nal.

***MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE... advocating for better services in our communities, such as: housing, counseling, education and job opportunities. Meetings held on the second Thursday of each month via – video conferencing from the communities of; Burns Lake, Fraser Lake, Granisle, Ft. St. James, Southside and Vanderhoof. 1:30 – 3:00. In Vanderhoof meetings are held in the boardroom at the hospital. Clients, family members and community partners are invited to attend. Your voice is IMPORTANT. For more info on the committee and it’s works contact: Heather @ 250-692-7500. Or your Mental Health Service Provider

***We are looking forward to the 38TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF THE PERFORMING ARTS! Dates are March 7- 20, 2016 and will be held at Nechako Valley Senior Secondary School. Mon-day March 7, Speech Arts. Friday March 11, Strings. Monday March 14- Thursday March 17, Piano. Please see “Syllabus” at www.musicfestivalweb/nechako to see what you can enter today! Online registration begins Dec 1 and clos-

es January 11th; late fees added up to January 22. Absolutely no entries after that date. Thank you!

***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).

***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 An-glican Church, Stuart Drive. Volun-teers 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.

***FORT ST. JAMES SEARCH & RESCUE... New members are welcome, training is provided for more information please contact Paul at 250-996-7478 or Rod at 250-996-3231

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AUXILIARY TO STUART LAKE HOSPITAL... Monthlymeeting 2nd Wednesday eachmonth. Hospital Cafeteria 7:00 p.m.

***NECHAKO VALLEYCOMMUNITY SERVICES SOCIETY...Child and YouthMental Health and CounselingServices available at no cost.Monday to Friday 8:30 am to4:30 pm. Call 996-7645 for appointment.

***FORT TRAP AND HANDGUNCLUB... meets last Sunday of every month. Contact (Sue)at 250-996-7728 (h) for moreinformation.

***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.

***PUBLIC SERVICEANNOUNCEMENT...If youknow anyone, including a child, who has been abused or harmedby a psychiatrist call the CitizensCommission on Human Rights at:1-800-670-2247.

***AA MEETINGS...Thursdays at8:00pm. United Church on 2ndAve West. Call 250-996-8290 for more information.

***FIREWEED SAFE HAVEN...asafe place for women and their children leaving violence or abuse. 24 hour access - please call 996-8000.

***FORT ST. JAMES PARENT ADVISORY...3rd Tuesday everymonth 7 p.m. at High School.

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Community-based arts and cultur-al organizations in British Columbia can apply now for project assistance funding from the BC Arts Council to help produce local arts festivals.

Awards under this program are intended to assist with the fees paid to professional artists and technicians engaged for the event.

Eligible projects may include pre-sentation of original work, existing repertoire or exhibitions, or explora-tion of diverse work. Festivals may

feature a combination of local and touring artists. Awards will provide up to a maximum of $7,500. Priority will be given to festivals that engage B.C. and Canadian artists.

Application deadline is Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016. (As Jan. 30, 2016, falls on a weekend, applications must be postmarked no later than Monday, Feb. 1, 2016.

For more information and eligibil-ity criteria, visit: www.bcartscouncil.ca

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The Fort St. James Forum held a peewee hockey tournament on Jan. 9 and 10.

A supportive bunch turned out to cheer on the Stars.

The teams that took part in the tournament in-cluded: Burns Lake, Houston, the Prince George Predators and the Prince George All Blacks.

It was successful tournament for the Stars who ended with an exciting fi nish with a shootout win against the PG All Blacks, 6-5.

Complete Results for FSJ:FSJ vs PG Predators – 5 – 5FSJ vs Houston – 5 – 2FSJ vs PG Predators – 7 – 5FSJ vs PG All Blacks – 6 - 5

Peewee hockey tournament results

The tournament ended with an exciting finish as Fort St. James won in a shoot out against the Prince George All Blacks.

Photo submitted by Nancy HayterThe Fort St. James Stars play Houston at the Peewee

Tournament on Jan. 9.Photo by Barbara Latkowski


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It was a perfect winter’s night on Jan. 14 in Fort St. James.

The snow danced onto the ice as people made their way onto the candlelit ice oval in memory of a man who too loved the ice, loved coaching and loved his town and the people of Fort St. James.

The 5th Annual Commu-nity Memorial Candlelight Skate was held in memory of Randy Sulyma.

Every year, his wife San-dra and children Joel and Emily continue to invite the community to light a candle, skate and have fun in memory of the man who was tragically taken from them on Jan. 14, 2011.

“It was such a special event that was organized by members of the community the fi rst time, but we as a family have decided to keep it going ever since,” Sandra said.

Randy Sulyma was heading to Fort St. John for a speed-skating competition

fi ve years ago. While driv-ing on Highway 97 near Chetwynd, icy road condi-tions caused him to lose control of his truck. He was 43.

Sulyma was an invalu-able member of the commu-nity of Fort St. James who loved coaching soccer and speed-skating.

“This is especially sig-nifi cant this year because there is an open 5,000 metre speed-skate memorial race being held in his name on Jan. 17 in Fort St. John,” Sandra said.

Randy’s memory contin-ues to live and this was cer-tainly true as the Memorial Skate brought people young and old onto the ice.

“We never know how many people are going to come out but they always do. We invite people to bring a candle and remem-ber any loved ones who they may have lost also,” Sandra said.

Musical favorites were played in the background, a fi re was lit, and candles fl ickered as everyone skated and remembered.

Randy Sulyma, his memory lives on

Right: Lacing up for the 5th annual Commu-nity Memorial Candlelight Skate in the name of Randy Sulyma.

Above: A perfect winter’s night brought a good crowd out to the speed-skating oval.

Photos by Barbara Latkowski


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Are you having trouble fi nding room for those new Christmas gifts? Is it time to clean out that old wardrobe?

Well, no need to throw anything out. Donate it.About 4,000 lbs of clothing and household items are still need-

ed for En Pointe Dance Studio’s fundraiser.According to Katelynn Garden, owner of the studio, 7,600 lbs

has already been collected. “We still need about 4,000 lbs to hit our 10,000 lb goal,” Gar-

den said. The Studio’s Parental Advisory Committee came up with the

idea. “It was PAC that brought the idea to me. In light of the Syrian

Refugee crisis, we thought what a wonderful idea,” Garden said. The items will be donated to the Salvation Army. “It also keeps these lightly used items from going to the land-

fi ll. Why when it can all be reused,” Garden says.Donations will be accepted until Feb. 4. “PAC always has fresh ideas to offer and that’s what keeps us

going,” Garden said. “And we’ve received so much support from the community. It’s been really awesome.”

If you would like to clean out your closets for a good cause call: (250) 996-1557.

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It’s a mountain of boxes and bags but 4,000 lbs of used clothing and household items are still needed for En Pointe Dance Studio’s Fundraiser.

Photos by Barbara Latkowski

The REALTOR® members of the BC Northern Real Es-tate Board (BCNREB) reported 4840 property sales worth $1.2 billion in 2015 through the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®), down from last year’s 5,218 sales worth $1.3 billion.

Both sales and listings were down slightly in 2015 from the previous year, though both were also near 2013 levels. Looking specifi cally at sales, and only for the month of De-cember, BC Northern saw 6% more sales (12.3% more de-tached residential sales) than the prior December, though, as stated, the overall annual sales dropped by a slight 6.5%. The average price of residential detached homes rose by 1% across the Board, though all property types, in aggregate, saw a drop of less than 2%.

Considering the size of our Board area, Board averages may not refl ect local markets. This year, in particular, sig-nifi cant regional disparity is apparent, with those areas most exposed to commodity markets experiencing a higher than average drop in sales and, in some instances, a drop in aver-age prices. Other areas remained stable or saw higher than average sales.

“Some areas in the BC Northern area are being affected by the global commodity slowdown and have seen a drop in sales volume and also price pressure,” comments Ken Laurs-

en, Past President of BC Northern. “The effect of commod-ity markets on the housing market in some areas brings to the forefront the fact that the economy of the north remains largely commodity driven.”

Prince George continues to be mostly unaffected by the economic conditions in either the northern, western or southern areas of our Board area, likely thanks to a more diversifi ed economy. Sales for 2015 are nearly identical to the year before, while average sale prices for all properties have risen slightly (approximately 6%).

The western area saw larger drops in sales, with Kitimat being particularly affected. After seeing a few consecutive years of signifi cant increases in price, the average price of property in Kitimat has dropped this year. Sales to active listing ratio for December 2015 was 11% and suggestive of a buyer’s market. Terrace also saw a drop in sales and aver-age prices in 2015, though the Board believes this drop is more of a market normalization after the City experienced an unusually hot and speculative 2014. While prices for the average property have dropped, they remain above 2013 lev-els. As seen throughout the western region, Prince Rupert’s sales have fallen more than the Board average. The City has, however, continued to see an increase in average sale prices.

Smithers has seen a small drop in sales for 2015 but an over-all raise in average sale price.

The northern area, as expected, was particularly affected by the commodity (especially oil and gas) markets. Fort St John’s sales dropped by approximately 28% with an approx-imately 9% drop in average property prices. The sales to ac-tive listings ratio for December 2015 was 7%, suggestive of a buyers’ market.

In the southern area, 100 Mile House has benefi tted from the hot market in the lower mainland, with an infl ux of rec-reational property buyers driving the short distance north to purchase vacation homes. Both the number of sales and the average sale prices were up in the District. Williams Lake saw a modest drop in sales and average sale prices which, the Board surmises, may be caused by concerns over the lower rates for copper.

While BC’s economy continues to outperform the rest of Canada, some areas of the north have seen diffi cult economic conditions. Some of the previous price gains in the northern and western areas of the Board were caused by speculation and a return to pre-2014 numbers may actually benefi t local residents, especially local buyers.

See more on page 9

2015 northern B.C. real estate sales report


Vanderhoof celebrating 90 yearsFort St. James celebrating 210 years

Doris Ray in 1982When the war ended in 1918, an in-

fl ux of young people began riding the trains into the wilderness that was north central B.C. it has been said that there were “more people around at that time” than there were in later years;

The main source of employment was hewing ties for the railroad. Roy Foote was one of the local lads who headed into the bush with a broad axe....

“I hewed ties when I was sixteen... I made ties for Alf Langley in the area where Mrs. Plowman (Enid), lives now.” (near Francois lake).

“Langley had a limit there and we got 20 cents a piece for them. Any big spruce that was suitable to make a log out of, you could cut a log...I think we got 20 cents for a log, as well.”

The ties were fl oated down the Stel-lako River into Fraser Lake. There is a place above a high rock face on the west side of the river that is still referred to as “The old tie-shute”...the ties “Were turned loose in that shute and they shot down into the river.”

“There was a jack ladder down there (West of the railroad station at Fraser Lake). It was just an endless chain on a shute. They had one man down at the boom putting ties into the shute and up on top they had, I think, four men pack-ing ties away from the end of the shute and loading them in the cars.”

“The inspector sat there and when there was one that wasn’t good, they kicked it out the side. It went down an-other shute and shot back towards the lake.”

Roy says the only ones who made any money at the tie business were the load-ers. They made up to 15 dollars a day (a lot of money at that time), but packing ties was “killing work” and they earned every penny.

“Frank and Joe Steiner, Ed No-lan...they packed ties, and so did Bill Levesque.

“I remember down there at Encombe, (where Fraser Lake Sawmills is now) Billy Levesque, Ed Nolan and Bill Rob-erts were packing ties. They each had a car. I was hauling ties in there with a

sleigh and team.”“One time I was in there unloading

a load of ties and Billy Levesque had a great big tie. They didn’t peel them in those days or square them. He had a tie with a face on it like that (almost 2 feet). He asked Ed Nolan to come and help him, this tie was so big.”

“He could have swung it over the bank, you know. Didn’t have to load a tie like that.”

“Oh no, Billy said, “Help me stand it up”. So they stood it up on end and Billy put it up on his shoulder and packed it into the car.”

“He didn’t live very long, though...” Billy Levesque died when he was only in his forties.

Ivan Ray has a favorite story con-cerning the young Billy Levesque. It ex-plained Billy’s lifelong dislike for bears.

Bill was hunting for deer up on Nithi Mountain when he spotted a nice, fat bear cub. Just as he pulled the trigger, the bushes parted and an ominous “woof-woof” sounded close by. He barely man-aged to climb a large willow tree with

the mother bear “all set to eat him” at his heels.

The willow was part of a clump that ringed the dry slough. It had been burned in a fi re at one time and as a result its limbs were brittle and dry.

Bill carefully manoeuvred his rifl e so that it pointed at the bear and squeezed the trigger. He was not prepared for what happened next.

The impact from the rifl e shot snapped the tree limb which supported his weight. To his horror, Bill fell head-long on top of the writhing body of the bear. The bear was dying but Bill did not know that. Flinging his rifl e aside, he literally threw himself down the hill...

Ivan Ray remembers Bill coming down the open slopes of the mountain in leaps that “looked like they might have been fi fteen feet long”! When he reached the bottom Ivan says, Bills hair “still stood on end in places”.

He never did climb back up the hill to retrieve his rifl e.

Taken from the Nechako Chronicle Feb 17, 1977

If there had been a seat belt law last year, 100 peo-ple would still be alive in B.C. today, Dr. William Jory, president of the B.C. Medical Association told a news conference in Vancou-ver.

The government must ac-cept some of the blame for these ‘needless deaths’ and accompanying injuries, he said.

In a revitalized attempt to convince the government of the end for seat belt legisla-tion, Jory and presidents of the B.C. Automobile Asso-ciation, the B.C. Health As-sociation, the Consumer As-sociation of Canada’s, B.C. branch and the Registered Nurses Association of B.C. signed a telegram to be sent to the government.

The telegram asks the government to “honor its commitment to bring in life saving seat belt legislation and that it be given the high-est priority.”

Jory referred to a January 24 front page article in The Citizen in which the Prince George Medical Society ac-cused the provincial cabi-

net of killing three people a week by not making seat belts mandatory.

“The people of Prince George have experienced at first hand the benefits of wearing seat belts through their widely acclaimed CARnage program,” he said.

“They should not be blamed for reacting an-grily to this government’s abandonment of its public pledge - by Premier Bennett and Transport Minister Jack Davies - to name two minis-ters - to bring in the needed legislation.”

Joy said the CARnage program subjected the pub-lic to ‘gruesome’ pictures of accident victims who did not wear seat belts.

“We have been hoping such a macabre approach would be unnecessary with our government,” he said. “It appears we were wrong.”

Joy said some Social Credit back-benchers feel seat belt laws would violate their freedom. But all mo-torists have to give up some freedom and abide by regu-lations, he said.

“We cannot drive our cars without a license to do so. We cannot drive our cars

unless they pass inspection. We cannot drive our cars at 100 miles per hour, because this would place ourselves in jeopardy, but worse ev-eryone else on the road would be placed in jeopar-dy,” said Jory.

He said it is frustrat-ing that the government “preaches” about preventa-tive health care but “does not support its words.”

Jory said it is “difficult to believe” the government must still be convinced of the value of wearing seat belts.

Earlier, in the B.C. Leg-islature, Transport Minis-ter Jack Davis has refused to confirm or deny that the provincial government will introduce seat belts during the current session.

Conservative leader Scott Wallace asked Thursday if legislation introduced but not passed last year was un-der reconsideration or if it would be reintroduced.

Dr. Wallace reminded the minister he said last fall that seat belt legislation would be introduced this session.

Mr. Davis said such leg-islation involved “an im-portant policy matter” and members of the legislature

Hewing ties was the main form of employment

Push for seat-belt lawwould simply have to wait until motor vehicle legislation is in-

troduced to see if any bills are concerned with seat belts.


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Forecasts for 2016 sug-gest commodity markets will continue much as they have through 2015, though the Board sees some hope for improve-ment toward the end of the year.Bulkley Nechako Region

The 120 properties sold in Vanderhoof in 2015 were worth $22.2 million, compared with 2014’s 132 properties worth $25.4 million. Of the 44 single family homes that sold in 2015, half sold for less than $218,000. In addition, 17 parcels of vacant land, 31 homes on acreage, 6 manufac-tured homes in parks and a further 10 manufactured homes on land changed hands in 2015. As of De-cember 31st there were 103 properties of all types available through MLS® in the Vanderhoof area, compared with 95 proper-ties a year ago.

In Fort St. James 53 properties worth $11.8 million sold in 2015, compared to 42 proper-

ties worth $7.9 million in 2014. At year end there were 58 properties of all types available through MLS® in the Fort St. James area, compared to 57 at the same time last year.

In Burns Lake 105 prop-erties with a value of $12.7 million sold in 2015 com-pared with 71 worth $8.2 million in 2014. Half of the 45 single family homes that sold, sold for less than $97,500. 18 parcels of va-cant land, 24 homes on acreage and 6 manufac-tured homes on land also changed hands in 2015. As of December 31st there were 114 properties of all types available through MLS® in the Burns Lake area, down from 130 at the end of 2014.

60 properties worth $9.9 million changed hands in the Houston area in 2015, compared to the 64 properties worth $10.7 million that sold in 2014. The median value of the 32 single family homes sold was $159,500. As of December 31st there were 50 properties of all types

2015 northern B.C. real estate sales report

available in the Hous-ton area.

REALTORS® re-ported 252 sales worth $65.9 million in the

Smithers area in 2015, compared to 266 sales worth $60.5 million in 2014. The median value of the 113 single

family homes that sold in 2015 was $258,000. 22 parcels of vacant land, 59 homes on acre-age, 17 manufactured

homes in parks and a further 17 on land also changed hands in 2015. At year end there were 211 properties of all

types available through MLS® in the Smith-ers area, no change from the 211 properties available a year ago.


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Under the medical supervision of a designated Nursing Management Supervisor and the administrative supervision of the Health Director, the Community Health Nurse (CHN) provides a community health program to the Nak’azdli community. The CHN will provide support and direction to other program staff on health related issues

Position Requirements:• Degree in Nursing from an approved Canadian College/University• Knowledge/Experience in Community Health nursing• A member of the Registered Nurses Association of BC.• Must have BC Immunization Certificate or willing to become certified• Hold a valid Class 5 BC Driver’s License.• Willing to learn about the language and culture of the Carrier people.• Excellent communication skills• Proficient with computers and electronic charting systems.

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CASUAL CUSTODIANS School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes) is accepting applications from those interested in employment as a casual custodian in the Burns Lake and Fort St. James areas.

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Applicants who successfully complete the Custodial Training Course will be required to job shadow for a minimum of 12 hours. The 12 hours of job shadowing will be paid.

Resumés must be accompanied by a completed application form which is available on the website at http://www.sd91.bc.ca or from the School District Administration Office in Vanderhoof or from any district school.

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Exciting games and great hockey brought an enthusiastic crowd out to the Fort St. James Fo-rum for the Atom tournament held on Jan. 16-17.

The Fort St. James Stars fought hard in the semi-fi nal against Houston and made it to the fi -nals.

The game went into overtime and fi nally ended in a shootout with both Carsen Wenger and David Hoy scoring goals for the Stars.

The Stars’ goalie, Adam Joseph led his team with a 100 per cent goalie save percentage.

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seph, Kennedy Hoy, Trent Thomas, Jack Prince and Jesse Obee

Game MVP’s – Trent Thomas, David Hoy, Di-ego Johnson and Carson Wenger.

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Front row left to right: 6-Jesse O’bee, 4- Jack Prince, 16- Diego Johnson, 31- Adam Joseph (goalie), 8-Caidance Thomas, 11- Nate Frederick, 15 Keira Saharchuk, 5- Laine Fonda, Back row left to right: 3- Carsen Wenger, 9- Aaron Sam, 20- JT Hayter, 14- Trent Thomas, 24- Dawson Sam, 19- Kennedy Hoy, 17-David Hoy, 18- Chase ChernowskiCoaches: Jeremy Johnson and Ben Hoy

Photo by: Christie Hoy


Just a few weeks after celebrat-ing their tenth anniversary, members of the Sowchea Fire Hall are facing some unexpected news.

The Hall, a satellite location of the Fort St, James Fire Department is at risk of closing its doors for good.

Recent news from the Fire Hall’s insurer advises that insurance may be suspended or even refused based on the fi re protection area not being able to maintain a roster of 10 members.

John Bennison has been with the Dept. for 13 years. He along with other members of the Fire Hall and residents of the Sowchea area came to voice their concerns at a council meeting held on Jan. 13.

This was surprising news to the volunteer fi re fi ghters as well as com-munity members according to Ben-

nison. “We feel completely blindsided,”

John Bennison said. “There has been no communication.”

In 2005, residents voted over-whelmingly in favour of establishing the new fi re hall which was built in 2006. It is currently under contract with the District of Fort St. James.

Bennison has seen many positive changes since the second fi re hall came to be.

“We are proud of the construction of the second fi re hall and being able to serve the Sowchea community has meant a lot to us and to its residents.”

Mayor MacDougall along with council will set a meeting with vari-ous members of the community and the Fire Dept. to discuss the future of the Dept. and possible solutions.

“We have a huge investment there,” MacDougall said. “It’s impor-tant to us too.”

Sowchea Fire Hall facing possible closure

The Sowchea Fire Hall recently celebrated their tenth anniversary on New Year’s Eve.Photo by Barbara Latkowski

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