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Minister visits Louis Creek rebuilding efforts

November 6, 2003
Forests Minister Michael de Jong presents a certificate of appreciation to volunteers with the Mennonite Disaster Services - B.C. Unit for their assistance to residents of the North Thompson who lost their homes in the wildfires of 2003.

	From left: Forests Minister Michael de Jong; volunteer Jack Rempel of Mission; volunteer Waldo Neufeld of Abbotsford; Susan Garland of the Recovery Committee for North Thompson; Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Kevin Krueger; volunteer Henry Dueck of Boissevain, Manitoba; and volunteer John Blatz of Steinbach, Manitoba.
	Volunteers with Mennonite Disaster Services - B.C. Unit are building a number of houses in Louis Creek for residents who lost homes to the McLure fire.
	Volunteers with Mennonite Diaster Services have been in the North Thompson since late August, co-operating with other agencies to help affected residents.
	Minister de Jong and volunteer John Blatz in one of the new houses.