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Likely Matters ```
May 2016
Dave Roberts Memorial Curling Bonspiel
A-Event Winners for the 2016 Dave
Roberts Memorial Trophy went to
Skip, Gord Schill and his team of
Carol Hadden, and Lorna and Walter
Krueger. Thanks to the Linnea
Kautz cheering section!
2nd A- Event Winners were Skip, Gail Doney, Jim Potter and Marilyn
Pigeon.
B-Event Winners were Skip, Sam MacBurney, Kathy Brackett, Howard
Fenton and Elaine Sol. Followed by a close 2nd in the B-Event were Skip,
Marvin Doney, Lyne Kautz and Al Sear.
C-Event Winners were the team from Big Lake, Skip, Vince
Sorley, Joan Sorley, and
Marianne and Vic Woods.
2nd in the C-Event was
Skip, Dennis Langstaff,
Merriam Langstaff,
Sharon Potter and Wendy
Teurlings.
I was super pleased to win the
Skills Event Viper “car” and the Robin Hood Memorial Plaque. Robin
was tremendously excited about this special event that he thought of
three years ago, and I can still see him laughing.
LIKELY MAY DAY CELEBRATION
MAY 21, 2016
SUPPORT THE LIKELY ROD & CLUB RAFFLE
&
THE LIKELY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUTTON SALES
CHAMBERS LIKELY CHAPEL
May 24 6:30 Sunday 10:30
6:00 @ hall
SENIORS CEDAR POINT PARK
May 12 6:00 Directors needed, call Tate
@ hall 790-2106
Call for Contractors & Labourers LXCF Ltd. will be updating our current
contractor’s list and calling for new interests in the
contractor & labour list for future work. All current
and new interested contractors are required to
submit the name of their company, a certificate of
insurance, WorkSafeBC, GST#, proof of equipment
ownership, and proof of residency and
landownership. Please email info to
[email protected] or mail to Box 233 Likely, B.C.
V0L 1N0, attention Kathy
CAMP LIKELY 2016
Don’t forget to get your
registration in for this year’s
summer camp!
FISHING DERBY The Derby runs May long weekend from Saturday till Monday. It takes place on Quesnel Lake
‘only’ with the weigh-ins at Cedar Point Park. For more information, please call 250-790-2335
YARD SALE
&
CRAFT SALE 9:00am - 1:00pm
Downtown Likely
LIKELY LODGE
RESTAURANT BENNY BREAKFAST 8:00AM—11:00AM
PUB OPEN AT 11:00am
LASAGNA LUNCH
LIVE MUSIC
‘IRA HAYES LIVE’
Noon—2:00pm & 7:00pm to closing
The Likely School PAC is having a Photography fundraiser.
We have two photographers who will be taking family photos on
June 4th, 2016 in Likely. The sitting fee will be $25 per family
and will include a CD with the photos, specialty packages and
prints will also be available to order. For more info, please call Dianna at 250-790-2445 or email
Aileen at [email protected]
Likely Xat’sull Community Forest Ltd. Soda Creek Band Likely Community Forest Society Published by: Box 233, Likely, BC Teena Sellars, Soda Creek Likely, BC Kathy Brackett [email protected] 250-989-2323 [email protected]
Local Organizations
www.likely-bc.ca
Cedar Point Park
Peter McKeown 790-2207
Likely Fire/Rescue
Marie Hampton 790-2335
Likely Cemetery Society
Howard Fenton 790-2360
Likely Chapel Jim Potter 790- 2351
Likely Community Hall
Elaine Lucas 790-2555
Likely Community School
Assoc.
Kim Davis 790-2320
Likely Library
Vici Schill 790-2234
Post Office Dianne Gibson 790-2322
Likely Seniors Assoc.
Marvin and Gail Doney 790-
2018
Likely Rod and Gun Club
Gary Zorn 790-2292
Important Numbers
Coralee Oakes, MLA
250-991-0296
Joan Sorley, CRD & Area F
250-243-2261
Hospital: 392-4411
RCMP: 392-6211
Inquiry BC
1800-663-7867
LIKELY COMMUNITY FOREST SOCIETY
is pleased to announce the appointment of Richard Holmes as director on the Likely Xats’ull
Community Forest Ltd board. The next LCFS meeting will be held on May 10th at the community hall @
6:30pm
LIKELY COMMUNITY WORK CREW
Employees are needed for the Chambers summer work crew for approximately 20hrs/week. This
position will entail a variety of jobs including, but not limited to, lawn mowing, painting and trail maintenance. Please send a resume to Lisa at
[email protected] or mail to Box 29 Likely, BC. Only those with resume’s will be
considered for the positions.
Mount Polley Mining Corporation
an Imperial Metals company
Spring has sprung at the Mount Polley Mining Corporation mine and our environmental monitoring crews
have already been out collecting water quality samples from several creeks and rivers flowing into and
out of Quesnel Lake. These include the Quesnel River (at QRRC and at the bridge), the Horsefly River,
Cedar Creek, Edney Creek, lower Hazeltine Creek, and Quesnel Lake in the initial dilution zone at the end
of the discharge pipe. Some total copper and turbidity measurements from recent sampling events are
provided in the tables below.
Table 1: Turbidity measurements taken April 6 and April 11 in Quesnel River, Horsefly River, Cedar Creek,
Quesnel Lake (near the mouth of Hazeltine Creek), Edney Creek and Hazeltine Creek.
Table 2: Total copper results for Quesnel River, Horsefly River, Cedar Creek, on April 6th and Quesnel Lake
IDZ (effluent plume location) on April 11th.
May 2016 Update
It is important to note that flow rates and total volumes of water vary in these rivers and creeks. The flow
rate of the Quesnel River April 6th ranged between 74 and 84 m3/S and the flow rate of the Horsefly River
on the same day ranged between 49 and 59 m3/S. On April 11th the flow rate from Hazeltine Creek into
Quesnel Lake averaged 0.47 m3/S.
On April 22nd, MPMC informed the Likely District Chamber of Commerce Liaison, Mr. Doug Watt, and CRD
representative, Ms. Joan Sorley, that we had had a few copper exceedances in our water samples from
the discharge of water treatment plant so we ceased discharge on 20 April, 2016. We believe these
exceedances were related to spring freshet and higher turbidity in the water collection systems. The
treatment plant continued to remove the total suspended solids as it was designed to do. The copper
values in the water on site were already dropping quickly so we think this will be (was) a very short-lived
event. The good news is that the water in Quesnel Lake at the initial dilution zone (table 2) is still meeting
all the most stringent BC water quality guidelines for aquatic life and there are no indications that Quesnel
Lake has been affected.
It is interesting to compare in table 1 above the turbidity conditions in a number of other creeks and rivers
flowing into Quesnel Lake to see that higher turbidity is quite common in the spring for creeks and rivers
during snow melt. With higher flow rates creeks and rivers typically carry more suspended sediment.
When water quality samples are taken of a water body with higher turbidity, metal values are also typically
higher as the metals (table 2 copper example) are contained within the particulates that are causing the
turbidity.
MPMC also continues to document as many wildlife sightings as we can. Recent reports include many
black bears, deer, moose, chipmunks, and hundreds of Western Toads. To learn more about the
Western Toad please check out the Ministry of Environment website at this link.
Western Toad
Notice of Public Meeting Regarding Mount Polley Mine
Mount Polley invites all Likely Residents to join us for a presentation and discussion at
the Likely Hall on May 25th at 7pm.
We welcome all to come out and learn about the recent happenings at the mine and to
discuss the options for long term water management.