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Issue Date DEC. 2015

Volume # 43

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Big crowd for Christmas dinner

Doris Ray all smiles
Pic by estorey

Its been ten years since the CIBC staff hosted and helped serve
their first Seniors Christmas Dinner. And while there are many
repeat consumers, the number of participants has been steadily
on the rise as more and more seniors age in place.

cooking and clean-up.

Students from FLESS assist

with set-up and serving and
this years assembly line of 14
Michelle Ossi
Its been fun to organize, said former CIBC Manager Darlene
students got 124 plates of pip2015 Youth Ambassador
Theissen who remains involved even after retiring a few years
ing hot food from kitchen to
ago. Weve served hundreds of pounds of turkey, mashed pota- table in under 15 minutes.
toes and gravy in that time.
Following the meal, the students performed a skit featuring Mr &
The popular full-course Christmas dinner consistently sees a
Mrs Clause working-out to a funky beat. The percrowd of over one hundred people. I buy gifts all year, in prepa- formance showcased the hilarious and slightly inept
ration for the following season, said Theissen. With proceeds
dance moves of the out of shape pair. A carol sing
from several fundraisers and donations, the food is purchased
with piano accompaniment by Judy LaRoque
locally and given over to the Legion kitchen staff who do the
topped off the afternoon of fun.

Dec.10th marks the one year announcement from Endako Mine

One year ago on December 10th, the phone lines and emails lit up the screens at Endako Mine with the news - Due to weak market
prices, Thompson Creek has agreed to place Endako molybdenum mine on temporary suspension effective December 31st.
Within days of that announcement, the tap opened and mine workers began to pour from the offices, from behind the wheel of haul
trucks and from every department until now one year later, the place is a virtual moon-scape of deserted buildings and abandoned
equipment. While a skeleton crew remain on-site to babysit the property, most of the 350 member work force has disappeared.
The Mines demise began with a temporary suspension in December 2014 which led to a shutdown of operations in the spring of
2015, morphing to care & maintenance in the lazy days of summer and in November when they were granted the legal status of permanent closure, the death knell sounded. During this year-long process, declining ore prices have shown no recovery.

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Need Work?
Think selfemployment
Written by Elaine Storey

Looking for a job? Tired of sending out

resumes? Have you ever considered self
employment?

Community Futures not only financially

backed their start-up, but provided mentoring.

Our weak point was marketing and they

At the recent Open House at CNC, Randy sent us to a marketing seminar and from
there, it all fell together, said Turcotte of
Turcotte Chair of Community Futures
talked about self employment and business their experience with the lender.
planning and how it just takes one good
Community Futures is not just there to
idea and some serious commitment to start lend money for your start-up business idea.
a small business.
Their goal is to mentor and assist you to be
successful in your business.
Take it from someone who has been successfully self-employed for twenty years...
Randy & Glenda Turcotte. They had an
idea to branch into the water service industry, and according to Randy, It made all
the difference in the world.

The volunteer board at Community Futures is a mix of people from professions in

banking, law, contractors, retirees to stayat-home Mums. Their role is to vote on the
viability of your plan and make recommenAs Randy says, they had the idea and a basic dations so the application will be a successplan but no financing. We went to Com- ful one.
munity Futures with our plan twenty years Our board members dont want to stand
ago. We needed money and the bank
between you and your dream. They will do
wouldnt talk to us. We pitched them our what they can to assist, said Turcotte.
plan and they endorsed us.
Business plans that seek board approval are

Holiday Hours: OPEN Dec 24th 9:00 am to noon

Closed Dec 25th, 26th, 27th,
Open Dec 28th , 29th, 30th reg hrs
Open Dec 31st 9:00 am to noon
Closed Jan 1st,
Open Jan 2nd 9:00 am to 3:00pm
Closed Jan 3rd
Open Jan 4th regular hours

at least 75% successful. And if they are

denied we explain where the plan falls
short and make recommendations to improve it. According to Turcotte, financial
concerns only come into play about 10% of
the time.
The first step in starting your own business
is to grow the idea. Once its committed to
paper you can make an appointment with a
Community Futures Business Analyst to
discuss its viability.

There are various categories of loans and

depending how much is needed for startup, it may progress very quickly. Loans up
to $3000 can almost be rubber stamped,
and anything up to $75,000 would need
not only board approval but perhaps more
than one board to be involved.
Along with entrepreneurs, Community
Futures offers assistance to non-profits
through Crowd-Funding.
For more info call 1.800-266-0611

Best wishes for a healthy New Year

From all the staff at Ace Hardware

40 Cougar Street, Fraser Lake 250.699-6506

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Natural resource industry unemployment is not just a localized

situation, and knowing it s happening in other provinces,
There is much speculation about the property everyone has an
doesnt keep the wolf from the door. Economists predict BC and
opinion about the month, year and time it will reopen. The marOntario are forecasted to experience their biggest growth in
ket will recover and the lunchrooms will fill again with employ2016. BCs economy is becoming increasingly focused on develees, of that everyone is sure.
oping the liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector and with that develFollowing the initial announcement, some workers transitioned opment will come future employment. In 2014 a job skills study
from Endako to Thompson Creeks Mount Milligan mine north predicted BC to have more than one million job openings by
of Ft St James, without a single day in lost time. Office staff were 2022; more than 78% of them will require post-secondary eduawarded a variety of severance packages in December and hourly cation & 44% will be in skilled trades and technical occupations.
workers were let go according to union agreements a few
The nature of jobs in this country are changing to something
months later.
called knowledge-based. A highly educated workforce is reRegardless of how you were released from the HILL job chang- quired to produce value-added products and services. Econoes were forced on you that you may not have otherwise consid- mists are calling it a skills mismatch. By 2016, a million unered. If your plan was to raise a family here and work at the Mine skilled unemployed workers will be looking for jobs that reor work for another five years before retiring here, YOU were
quire 1.5 million skilled workers.
forced to STOP and re-evaluate. Many of the paycheckStats and predictions are useful tools to plan for the future, altdependant citizens of the community were robbed of the opporhough rural, small-town demographics rarely fit into the mold.
tunity to plan ahead and secure their future.
We only have to look around to appreciate that our best bet for
In response to being let go, many workers converted back into
job creation lies in natural resource extraction. Yet few could
jobs once held in the forest industry- driving truck or heavy
argue that green technology, digital media and life sciences are
equipment for local private contractors. Tradesmen
the up and coming face of industry jobs in urban centers.
were lapped up quickly, some going to other mines,
.support
Yes we are resilient folks here is rural. We live in the
others going to the oil patch, others to Vanderhoof or
upgrading heart of the wilderness with a major roadway through its
other mills like Plateau or Babine. The work hours of
and train- middle. We have trees and rocks and lakes and animals,
those jobs were different. The normal four-on/four-off
ing for
birds and fish. And while its nice to rest on the laurels of
became seven-in/seven-out OR two-weeks-in/twoanyone in what our natural landscape has to offer, there are very
out.and families at home had to make quick adjustFraser
few among us who live entirely off the land, without
ments to the new schedules. Calendars had to be reconincome for taxes and gas and food and cell phones.
Lake
and
figured to indicate HOME and time AWAY. Holidays,
area
birthdays and Christmas dinner plans were penciled in
Heaps of rhetorical data is at everyone's fingertips and we
where possible and summer holiday plans were nixed.
can quote it until the cows come home. At the end of the
day, the way forward starts with that first BIG step. With staff
In all of this change, FL Sawmill proudly accepted their role as
and resources now in place, self employment and/or training
the biggest industrial employer in town and welcomed many of
support is available right here in our own community.
the well-trained and hard working folks into their family. They
are to be thanked for stepping up and addressing a need.
The Ministry of Advanced Education awarded CNC $150,000 to
support upgrading and training for anyone in Fraser Lake and
Folks are doing what they have to do. Some moved on. Some
area who was impacted by the Endako shutdown. The intent of
moved back to family, while some folks stayed put. Some acceptthe funding is to help workers develop new skills to complement
ed early retirement and looked at hobbies and the-honey-do-list
their existing levels of expertise and experience.
as a way to keep themselves busy. Some went north, others south
and some hunkered in to wait for Moly to bounce back. After CNC coordinators invites people to contact them about future
all, its done this before. Moly is a global commodity, and the
training possibilities. To date they have offered OFA First Aid,
prices rise and fall with the stock market.
and Basic Security Training. Free training is now available including academic upgrading, adult dogwood, computer skills and
For as many workers who lost jobs there are that many stories
certificate training. Contact Bob Storey or Wendy Galvin at the
about where theyve gone. And its fair to say, from first glimpse,
FL Learning Center
things dont seem too changed in the community and area. Toilets flush, lights come on and vehicles still park n driveways.
The Employment Program of BC (EPBC) is available to all unemployed workers who seek employment in BC. The program ofTo say the closure of the biggest employer hasnt affected change
fers a wide range of services that support job seekers in improvwould be untrue. To say there arent folks struggling to keep
ing employment readiness and finding employment.
their heads above water would be false. To say We are okay,
would be a reach.
The team with Progressive Employment
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Services comes to Fraser Lake once a week on Thursday. See if you are eligible for case managed services. And if so do you fit the
criteria for training which pays tuition and living allowance. Make an appointment with Robin Work and his team in Fraser Lake
Toll Free : 1.866-5657-7375.
Robin Work, General Manager of Progressive Employment , says they have put about two dozen people through training so far and
he anticipates There will be a steady stream of clients into 2017, and we are here to offer support.
CNC in Fraser Lake has just received approval to teach six more FREE classes that match criteria for securing jobs in the
LNG sector. To sign-up or get information on any of these courses contact CNC FL @ 699-6249/699-2877

Monday to Thursday 9:30 to 3:00 pm

1)

Ground Disturbance 1 & 2 -Jan 22

4)

OFA Level 3 -Jan 25-Feb 5 Exam 9.10.11

2)

H2S Alive -Jan 21

5)

Fire Fighting S-100 -Feb 16&17

3)

Wildlife Monitoring - date TBA

6)

Aboriginal Cultural Competency -Jan 20

Mine Closure has impacted every resident

By CAO Rod Holland
The closure of Endako Mine was a significant development in our
community. The closure impacted every resident; regardless of
whether or not you were an employee. The closure has prompted
changes in the way our community works and interacts. With a
significant number of wage earners working away in camps or
other communities for extended periods of time, their absence
from our community is felt. In many instances, their absence has
resulted in a level of stress for their families and to some extent
our community. And because of those extended periods away,
when parents return home family time is very precious. It is common to have less time with friends or participation in the community activities.
Newly elected councilor Sarrah Storey joins Mayor
Lindstrom, and Councillors Jantz, Reyden & Lepoidevin

Photos by Elaine Storey

Seasons Greetings
& Happy New Year

to the residents of Area D

from
Director Mark Parker
of the Regional District
of Bulkley Nechako

As a community we are challenged with finding innovative ways to

provide opportunities to be active and interactive in our Community. We would like to make family time better and more engaging by providing interesting and interactive activities. Public
skate, Community Family Fun night, the Charity Hockey Game
and Family Social are events supported by the Village as they provide wholesome entertainment and bring community together.
We also need to support those important volunteer activities that
ensure our community remains vibrant and safe. It is so important
to recognize the contributions of those who take the time to coach
sports, support seniors, support programs to the schools, and participate in the volunteer Fire Department or the Ambulance Services.
Fraser Lake is a great place to live. We live here because of the
people and because we can enjoy an active and engaged lifestyle.
Having good schools, good amenities, and good extracurricular
programing doesnt hurt either.

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Christmas hours:
OPEN UNTIL DEC 23
Closed Dec 24 - Dec 27
OPEN DEC 28, 29, 30
Closed Dec 31 & Jan 1st
OPEN Jan 4th, 2016

Fraser Lake

A BIG Merry Christmas to All

Holiday Hours:
Dec 21-23..9:30-5:00pm
Dec 24..10:00-2:00pm
CLOSED DEC 25, 26, 27, 28
Open Dec 29&30.. 10:004:00pm
CLOSED DEC 31, JAN 1,2,3
Open Reg Hours Jan 4.. 9:30-5:00
Specials (Dec 14-Dec 31)
All colour rebel
semi permanent hair colour-1/2 price
Redken Open Stock-20% off
Xmas Packs & Gift Certificates
available

Call for appointment

250.699-0055

Weekly Job Postings

December 9 to December 16

-Buncher Operators
-Loader Operator
-Homeless Outreach and Pre- -Processor Operators
vention Worker
-School Bus Drivers

Vanderhoof
-Administrative Assistant
-Buncher Operator
-Certified Electrician
-Fire Crew Members
-Housekeeper
-Line Cook
-Personal Care Provider

-Process Operator
-Restaurant/Banquet Cook
-Loader Operator
-Sawmill Production Super.
-Flooring Clerk
-Nurse Aide

Burns Lake
-Community Care Nurse
-Customer Service Rep.
-Detention Guard
-Family Preservation & Maternal Child Health
-Fire Crew Member

-Nurse Practitioner
-Resource Technologist
-Mental Health Clinician
-Youth Care Worker
-Support Worker

For inquiries Call toll-free at 1866-567-7375

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Checkers (a short story)

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By Virginia Carraway Stark

It was a beautiful day for gardening, at least it was a beautiful day in theory.
In practice, what can appear to be the perfect day by Dry William Lake just outside of Fraser Lake British Columbia can in reality be an utterly beset day for gardening. It starts with the hoards of black flies that emerge
from the moist soil in late April or early May and progresses to mosquitoes that dot the air like fleets of black
helicopters and finally climaxes in wasps and hornets that build their nests quickly and wildly everywhere in a
mad dash to finish before the first frost. After that: It's winter again and there is nothing to beset you until the
snow-fleas freckle the 'leaving snow' starting as early as February.
When I say it was a 'beautiful' day for 'gardening', what I actually mean was that it was a day when there was a
bit of wind so the black flies weren't eating me too badly and it was too early for mosquitoes and wasps to be
in attack mode yet... oh, also my 'gardening', I actually mean hacking at overgrown brush to clear it enough for
it to one day become a vegetable garden.
I had my hair tied back and tucked up into a baseball cap. My pants were tucked into my socks to keep the
creepy crawlies out and the long sleeves of my shirt tucked into my gloves, somehow these areas would still
be invaded by the end of the day by bits of bracken and black flies but it was better than what would happen if
I didn't take these measures!
I had a set of long snips with a mouth on them like a parrot's and I was using it to snip the little willows and
poplars that spring up and grow quicker than you can cut them before the hardness of the frost even leaves the
ground Those long snips were the first thing I thought of to use as a weapon when I met Checkers.
There were complications to arming myself that as I was working on taking down the brush and imagining the
beautiful garden that would one day grow there, had in no way crossed my mind at that point. The complications were ten little goslings who all believed me to be their Mama Goose.
For anyone who knows goslings, they bond fiercely with the first person that they see and in the case of these
ten little babies, I was their Mother. It must be a reciprocal connection because I was crazy about those little
goslings. They would come out and garden with me and eat the bugs out of the air and the weeds out of the
garden bed. Geese are nature's best weeders if you teach them when they are babies to eat the weeds you want
to get rid of. They naturally develop a palate for whatever you feed them most and will avoid weeds or plants
that they are unfamiliar with.

Ten little goslings fluttered around me on the ground and my puppy played guard dog to them, romping and
playing around them.
I set the clippers down and sat on the ground. I was instantly swarmed by the goslings who ran under the edges of my over shirt like it was a skirt of Mama Goose feathers and nuzzled into me. With goslings around me
and my puppy on my lap it was almost easy to ignore the insects that swarmed to me nearly as quickly as the
goslings had when they saw I had stopped moving and become an easy target.
It was in this pleasant moment when the forest was quiet except for the peepings of the baby birds that I noticed that it was altogether too quiet.
Then I heard it: A heart stopping sound when you are in the wild, something BIG moving through the brush.
It sounded huge. Whatever it was, it was moving without any thought of being careful or quiet. It was completely unafraid and it was headed right for me and my little family.
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Appreciation to helpers for Seniors Christmas Dinner

The Seniors Committee and CIBC staff wish to thank the dedicated Legion kitchen staff
Students:
for preparing another exemplary full-course Christmas dinner: Thanks to:
Alyssa Deon
Joan Christie, Candace Christie, Ghislaine Mental, Jason Welsh
Kelli Evans,
and everyone behind the scenes that make this event possible.
Layla Ostrom
Thanks to Doris Honeyman, David Harper, and Monique Roy who led the carol sing,
Hansel Edel,
and to Judy LaRocque for accompanying on the piano.
Shane Semmler,
Thanks to Mike Leduc from FLESS for organizing such an amazing
Stephanie McLean,
and hard working group of students to help out.
Michelle Ossi,
Thank-you from Committee members: Joan, Darlene, Cassidy and Bobbie

Tyrone Singh,
Kailee Duncan
Lara Hartman
Randy Fehr,
Layne Wilkinson,
Skighler Rodriques
Jamie Shen

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My first thought was that it was a bear or a moose. It was just so loud! I tucked my puppy under one arm and
the goslings, roused from their nap headed off in all directions again looking for more tasty weeds.
My heart was pounding in my ears and my adrenaline was surging, how could I round up all ten of them before whatever was running at us made an appearance?
Rule one when being in the bush: Don't ever be too quiet.
Chances are that wild animals will try to avoid you. If you accidentally surprise them, as I was about to surprise the beast I would come to call 'Checkers'- they will act like a wild animal and do whatever they think is
necessary to protect themselves.
Hey, I called out. Whatever you are, I'm not sure you noticed, but there's a bunch of us over here, you
might want to take another path!
I was saying whatever came to mind, just talking so that the beast would hear us and hopefully run away. The
'bunch of us' was a bunch of baby goslings and a puppy. I looked around for my shears, they were big metal
things I could use in a pinch. What on earth sort of animal was I dealing with? I tried to remember the various rules for if it was a moose or a bear. Should I play dead? Run? Not run? What were the rules and how
could I get my awkward slow moving goslings to safety? The beast in the bushes paused, I could hear him
listening.
I piled a couple of goslings on top of my puppy who was squirming. All the baby animals were completely
unaware of the possible danger. Checkers was upwind of me and I got a whiff of something nasty, it was a
carnivore that was for sure, and it had a musky stink to it that made me tremble with the amount of adrenaline
pumping through my veins.
Hey, Drew, I called one of the goslings who was fighting with one of his sisters. Do you hear that racket,
maybe we should go inside?
I couldn't even see the snips. The loud noise of Checkers approaching came closer, he was more cautious
than he had to be, that was good. He knew we were here. However this was about to go down we had at least
removed the aspect of surprise from the equation. I finally spotted the aluminum snips, they were about twenty feet away in the opposite direction from our safe retreat and the barn. I abandoned the idea of grabbing
them, they were too far away and instead, I shooed the goslings towards the house. I kept up a dialogue, the
goslings chatting back to me happily in their language of peeps and squeaks that would one day become formidable honks. Assuming I could keep them all alive long enough for them to get their pin feathers! I was
worried at that moment that we were all about to become some predator's lunch.
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Thankyou from Autumn Services to all the businesss who donated to the
Community Spirit Family Fun Night and Chinese Auction
Walmart CD Player
Costco $100
Hurry Help Help with signage and
ploughing our parking lot in the winter
FL Fire Dept. donation for Auction
Super Valu help with food
Par 3 Sports help with door prizes
Cut Beyond door prize hair cut
Endako Mine travel mugs & cups
Canfor travel mugs
FL Victim Services door prizes
Fields discounts on items
FL Medicine Centre Auction donation

Larworth Logging financial donation

Dwayne & Diane Lindstrom financial
donation
FL Sawmill - Auction & door prizes
HUGE thanks to the Village of Fraser
Lake for support and help with ice
rental & Amber for
her help with set-up
(on her birthday)
Lynne Clark - for
bringing over the
Foot Care & Wellness Massage
Lego for set up , it
was such a HUGE hit
Gift Certificates make

Journey By Massage
a wonderful Christmas
present...

250.699-1837

Every Tuesday at Autumn Services

Book today
Call
Cheryl Stewart

OFFERING:
Septic Tanks ** Lagoons
Sawdust Vac ** Dry Vac ** Dust Control
Holding Tanks ** Grease Traps Floor Drains
Car Washes ** Storm Drains ** Pressure Washing
High Pressure Water Jetting ** Thaw Frozen Lines
Portable Toilet Rentals **Water Truck Dust Control

TECHNOPURE WATER

Silverbar Kennels

Water Treatment Systems

McDowell Road, Endako

Open daily
Call Elke at 699-6455
Quality care and pet pampering since 1982
Here for your boarding and grooming needs
...put your pets in our hands...

Drink only the best

For bottled water, pick up, or delivery

Call 699-6688

Merry Christmas
& Happy New Year

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Endako This & That

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by Audrey Read

Oct.
Had a lovely lady for lunch and gave her a tour of the farm today. Ann Letz bought a house in Endako and has been working her fingers to the bones refinishing it, looking lovely Ann! Welcome to the area. Ann is looking forward to joining in the fun held at the
Endako Hall.
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Well today was kind of a tough day so I tried to keep really busy. Guess it worked because it turned out to be quite a wonderful
day! (It would have been our 59th wedding anniversary.) Started off looking after cattle, chickens, donkey's etc, then I went to Rita's
for coffee but she wasn't home so I came back home, put the lawn mower in the shop & cleaned that messy place up a bit. Then Rita
came here for coffee! Had a great visit, then my friends Rose & Wendy took me out to lunch at the Endako Pub...getting new owners there soon...the food was EXCELLENT! Then Rose & I headed for Burns Lake where I bought myself a pair of slacks & a couple
of sweaters as well as a couple of Christmas presents.....Getting back home, two cows are greeting me at the gate with a real sob
story because they can't find their calves! Silly ol' fools....after much discussion I persuaded them to turn around and go back the way
they'd come and...WOW they found their babies! ...Getting a bit colder so now the cows will really be letting me know that it is
time to be fed hay even though there is still lots of feed in the fields. Spoiled brats! Sure hope their new owners treat them as well as
they have always been treated around here! They all sell, except the bull calves on November 21st at the Vanderhoof Auction Market at one p.m. That will be a VERY SAD DAY! I am truly thankful that Walter is not here to see them sell.
Oh well, life is what we make it, soooooo SMILE....it keeps old age away!!
====
Nov.
Today is Nov. 1st, I woke up to snow NOT a happy camper...but hey...can't do anything about it!
SOOOOO...I thought I'd go on a diet...LOL....had plain yogurt for breakfast, salad for lunch & by supper time I was so hungry I
nearly ate myself out of house & home! LOL The trials & tribulations of living alone & not cooking for anyone else...I really MUST
do better!
====
To fear is one thing. To let fear grab you by the tail & swing you around is quite another. Gotta be strong!
====
Had B.S. Auto Service put new studded tires on my pick-up, guess I'll be all set for winter now. Went to P.G. the other day, roads
were, as usual kind of yucky east of Vanderhoof, and were nice & dry coming home -that was very welcome. Had running boards
installed on my pick-up...makes it MUCH easier to get in & out!
====
Guess I should report that I did extremely well on the sale of my female cattle and herd sires. I was very pleased but it was a really
hard day for the whole family. Darn hard to see thirty years of work heading to another ranch. I still have the 2015 bull crop and as
of today, Dec.9 they are all looking wonderful! With the snow coming fast & furious it is sure hard to keep them in dry bedding. Oh well, it will get colder one day shortly I am sure!
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November 27, 2015 we welcomed a new addition to our families. Little "PAISLEY GRACE" made her appearance weighing in at seven pounds
seven ounces. Mother Ashlee Malloy & Dad Lane Turnbull are the proud parents...and so they should be! Little Paisley is beautiful and a real
keeper! She brings the Great Grandchildren to five, WOW am I a lucky Gramma or what! Congratulations to all and may life be a wonderful
adventure for all of you.
====

Have been doing a bunch of Christmas baking, got pretty well all the gifts wrapped and a family that needs a bit of help this year
should be happy with a few boxes of gifts & food that I have ready. I guess Christmas will come and go if I am ready or not so not to
get in a panic!
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The Endako community was saddened to hear of the passing of Bill Hogstead's Mother, Kaye. May you rest in peace.
====
You know, sometimes you just have to "bite the bullet".....BEFORE you lose all your teeth!!! LOL Have a good day all.
Wishing each and everyone of you a very MERRY CHRISTMAS and all the best for 2016!

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Hockey is alive and well

at the arena from mites
to midgets

Look for
DROP-IN
SEWING
In January
At Autumn
Services Centre
-every other Wednesday
starting January 12
Everyone Welcome
Bring your projects and
come out for a social
afternoon 1 3 pm

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Community Page
Annual General Meeting
Ft Fraser
Cemetery Commission
When: Jan. 18th, 2016
Time: 7:30 pm
Place: Ft Fraser Hall Kitchen
Seeking new members
Please attend, we need YOU.

LEGO DAYS AT LIBRARY

Thursdays: 3:45 to 5:00 pm
Jan 28/ Feb 25/ March 24/April 28/
May 26/ June 23
Resuming on Jan 5th:
Gym Time 11:30 to 1 pm
Crawlers & Cruisers 1 to 3pm
Baby Group Jan 7th 1:00 to 2:30 pm
Story Tine Jan 11th 10:00 to 11:30 am
Stellaten Baby Group at the Public
Health Centre starts Thursday Jan 14th
11:00 to 12:30 pm

Call Sharon Petrie

for more information
at 250.699-2905
Challenging
Behaviour Workshop
by behaviour consultant
Kalma Amet

Feb 13th
10:00 to 3:00 pm
Limited seating

Call 570-7868
to register

A huge Thank You to these FLESS students and

Mrs Chmelyk for all their help with our
Community Spirit Family Fun Night
.from us at Autumn Services.
Hailey Mathews
Jann Forestbird
Shae Semmler
Alyssa D'eon
Lara Hartman

Jamie Shen
Arianna Chmelyk
Adam Hu
Elizabeth Schulz
Paul Lu

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S ERVING F RASER L AKE , E NDAKO ,

F ORT F RASER & AREA NEWS

Autumn Services Centre

Home of the
Phraser Connector
312 McMillan Avenue
Fraser Lake BC
250.699-0056
Primary Mailing Address:
Box # 557
Fraser Lake BC
V0J 1S0

Phone: (250)699-0056
Or (250)699-1023

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Phraser Connector is distributed
FREE once a month to
1480 area mail boxes
Business Card size - $30 for each insert
3xBusiness Card size - $75 for each insert
1/4 Page size - $105 for each insert
1/2 Page size - $185 for each insert
Full page size - $375 for each inserts
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Dont forget to call
Autumn Services 250-699-0056
for all your
Copying & Designing needs!!
Book a Birthday Party,
Meeting or Baby Shower!

DEC 23rd
Christmas
home-coming

&
Family
Social &

Family
Dance &
Hockey
Game .
We hope
to SEE
YOU
There!!

MERRY Christmas and Thank you to Rainbow the Clown and

Santa Clause and the vendors who set up for
Community Spirit Family Fun Night...
Congratulations to the 30 Chinese Auction winners
and the 10 door prize winners
Congratulations to Charline Schmidt for winning
$154 on our 50/50 Board
Enjoy a Happy & Healthy 2016

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Licensed Gas Fitter & Plumber
95% High Efficient Furnace Replacement
HotWaterTank Replacement
Call Wayne Martineau
Phone 250.699-6597
Cell 250.699-1384

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