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Traffic concerns snarl school site talks School district 60 eyeing purchase of second lot across from hospital Bronwyn scott peacereporter@ahnfsj.ca

School District 60 is looking to buy more land for a new school near the Fort St. John Hospital, but some city councillors worry about the impacts increased traffic will have in the area.

On March 29, councillors gave the first two readings of a bylaw to rezone a 5.5acre parcel of land on 112 Avenue across from the hospital for institutional use and amend the city’s community plan. A public hearing has been set for April 11 at 6 p.m. in council chambers.

The school district bought a 4.5-acre lot along 112 Avenue last year, and wants to extend the property by purchasing an adjacent city-owned lot.

Mayor Lori Ackerman was concerned about congestion on 112 Avenue and 86

Coun. Byron Stewart shares concerns about potential traffic problems a new school near the hospital could create, but says those concerns can be worked out.

Street that would come with an influx of school traffic mixed with regular hospital traffic.

“We’re going to have all of that (traffic) on 112 Avenue, where ambulances are going to have to be, and so I have a little bit of an issue with that,” she said, noting there are traffic concerns with all local schools.

“I’m just concerned about putting schools in a very busy area. I don’t think it’s the right location.”

School District 60 officials couldn’t be reached for comment, however, the district was looking for quick answer from the city in order to secure funding from the province for the purchase of the lot.

City Manager Dianne Hunter told councilors the district was advised the ministry had funds to purchase the land if handed out by March 31, but Ackerman felt the provincial deadline crunch wasn’t reason enough to rush the sale of the land.

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A fifth legal challenge against the $8.8-billion Site C dam is brewing with West Moberly First Nations and Prophet River First Nation’s move to appeal the main water licences for Site C with the Environmental Appeal Board.

The licences, issued Feb. 26, authorize the diversion and storage of water, which includes

the creation of an 83-kilometre reservoir.

“We (Treaty 8 First Nations) currently have three court cases going on. Possibly four, now ... we filed an injunction on the issuance of the water licences that the province issued here just recently,” West Moberly Chief Roland Willson told the Alaska Highway News.

The Environmental Appeal Board is an independent agency that hears appeals on

government decisions with relation to water licences, contaminated site remediation orders, and the cancellation of hunting licences, among other environmental issues.

Willson says the province “rushed through the process,” and has minimalized First Nations’ interests and concerns.

“There is absolutely no need to rush the process, they didn’t have to issue the water licences. There is absolutely no

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tation for every issue that comes before council would be too time consuming, and that’s why the city had an elected council to make those decisions.

Rubin Wiens from the COG said his group wanted the city to do more to inform residents of what’s going on.

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THIS WEEK In HIstoRy Ten years ago...

The Coalition for Open Government was criticizing the City of Fort St. John for approving water meters without consulting the public.

Then-mayor Jim Eglinski said the meters had been approved by the previous council five years before — all his council did was approve the cost.

Eglinski said a public consul-

Fifteen years ago...

The Fort St. John Hospital was looking to get an oncology centre in 2001.

The BC Cancer Agency had approached the hospital about establishing a centre locally, according to director of nursing Angela De Smit.

Ideally, the treatment centre would serve the whole Peace

Region and Fort Nelson.

A team consisting of a pharmacist, a doctor, a registered nurse and possibly social workers would work out of the centre.

De Smit said the outcomes for patients who come to specialized treatment centres are better than those that don’t.

At the time, chemotherapy treatments were administered in the hospital’s emergency department.

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The City of Fort St. John kicked off its bid to host the 1994 B.C. Winter Games this week in 1991.

The key to winning the bid is convincing the Northern B.C.

Royal Report: We start our weekly news chewing world tour in London. According to a new TV documentary about the British Royals, one of Queen Elizabeth's most prized possessions is a pillow with the embroidered words: "It's Good To Be Queen."

But it's not true Prince Charles has a hat with the words: "Please Don't Make Jokes About My Big Ears."

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Mars Memo: On TV last week, a NASA spokesman said a mission to the planet Mars is, quote, "a long way down the road." Hey, I'm no space expert, but surely a rocket will be needed to get to Mars. A ROAD to Mars is a dumb idea.

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Soccer Sue: Members of the U.S. Women's Soccer Team are suing for wage equality. The women soccer players say they're paid only 40 per cent of what male players are paid, even though they fake 130 per cent more injuries than the male players fake.

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perman. I was kind of disappointed with the movie. Batman has gained weight. He loves to eat. There's a scene where Batman turns his cape around and uses it as a bib.

Hockey Heck: For the first time in 46 years, there will be no Canadian teams in the NHL playoffs. Some hockey fans are saying American big business has bought the Stanley Cup. I'll be surprised if Donald Trump is not involved somehow. He'll probably want to re-name it the Trump Cup. He'll want to re-name the Zamboni the 16-04-05 1:24 PM Trumpzoni.

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Just Justin: Last week, a photograph of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau doing a yoga pose spread rapidly across the Internet. It shows Trudeau balancing on one foot. It makes a pleasant change to see a politician doing something with his foot, other than putting it in his mouth.

The photo of Trudeau balancing on one foot clearly demonstrates the difference between Canadian politicians and American politicians. Nobody can say American politicians are balanced.

Weight Watch: If you're overweight but you don't want to exercise, here's important news: a new study shows if you just watch somebody exercise it will help you lose weight. Unfortunately, reading an item in the newspaper about exercise won't help you one bit.

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Winter Games Society that the community is willing to take on the task of organizing the games, said games society regional director Grant Spelsberg.

Communities hosting the games must off 10 of 12 compulsory sports, which could include bantam hockey, volleyball, and even cribbage.

The bid also needed to outline the city’s facilities, the willingness of the community to billet the athletes, and the amount of money available.

At the time, it cost between $200,000 and $240,000 to host the games, most of which must be provided by the community.

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City council is moving ahead with plans for either a new or renovated RCMP building, and has approved a three-phase plan that will guide the development.

The existing RCMP building is 35 years old, and has outlived the current and future needs of the Fort St. John detachment, according to city staff.

At council’s March 29 committee of the whole meeting, Wally Ferris, general manager of community services, outlined the three phases, which starts with hiring a project management consultant to determine whether to build new or renovate the existing facility across from city hall.

“There’s an analysis that has to take place … to determine the costs of either option,” Ferris said.

The consultant would review all past studies, plans, reports and current and future space requirements, develop the scope of work, and the vision and overall needs for operations and services located within the proposed facility.

That data would be presented to council to decide on whether to renovate or build new.

The second phase will include a public engagement process, and council will have

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Wally Ferris, general manager of community services, outlined the three-phase plan to study the city’s RCMP building needs at the March 29 council commitee meeting.

to decide whether to move forward with a referendum or alternative approval process.

“If the referendum or alternative approval process comes back with a ‘no,’ then we do not move forward,” Ferris said.

“If we do move forward, then we’d be looking at developing a request for proposals.”

The third phase will be the detailed design and construction phase of the project, which would be co-ordinated by city staff, the project manager, RCMP members and others.

Mayor Lori Ackerman asked staff when senior levels of federal and provincial governments would brought in to talk about the detachment’s needs and budget.

“There is conversation at both the federal and provincial level, mainly the federal

level, about different expectations for RCMP,” Ackerman said.

“The last thing I want to do is be building a building, and then find out six months after we cut the ribbon that there is something they’ve been discussing that they would like to have changed.”

Ferris explained that the federal and provincial governments would be included in the planning process once the scope of the project is determined.

“However we choose to move forward, once we can put a box around it, then we’d start those discussions,” he said.

The need for a new RCMP facility was identified in the city’s facility master plan presented to council in June 2014. One of the immediate recommendations contained in that report was to commence planning to either renovate the existing building or build a new one.

In August 2015, council authorized staff to purchase vacant land adjacent to the existing detachment, which they successfully did.

The city has budgeted $587,500 to begin the analysis and design phases this year.

Next year, the city intends to spend $16.05 million on the project, and has budgeted $20.1 million in 2018.

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The completed Site C construction bridge. Some local politicians wanted the bridge made permanent.

who would like that access,” he said.

Fort St. John pushed for a permanent bridge during negotiations with BC Hydro prior to the dam’s approval, but came up short.

“Honestly, we tried, I don’t know how many times we tried,” Mayor Lori Ackerman said at an event announcing the city’s Site C community measures agreement in February.

While the trucking and natural gas industries supported the proposal, Dawson Creek, Hudson’s Hope and Taylor worried it

would divert vital traffic.

“We thought there should be a permanent crossing there, especially given how dangerous both Taylor hills are,” said Fort St. John spokeswoman Julie Rogers. “If you’re a truck driver and you can avoid those hills and just come straight across, that’d be awesome.”

She said the city suggested tolling the bridge, but added the idea gained little traction.

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Only 65 per cent of the 482 people working on the Site C dam in November were from B.C.—below the 75 to 80 per cent previously claimed by BC Hydro and government officials.

That’s according to documents obtained through freedom of information (FOI) by BC Building Trades, a labour group that’s keeping a close eye on the $8.8 billion project.

Executive Director Tom Sigurdson said the documents show B.C. workers “are not being given the priority they deserve on this project.”

“We have literally thousands of B.C. workers who are unemployed,” Sigurdson said.

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ago, the Building Trades sought a project labour agreement with BC Hydro to build Site C—an agreement that was eventually abandoned in favour of the current “open site” model.

“We think BC Hydro should have gone with a project labour agreement to guarantee that there be a B.C. workforce on the project,” Sigurdson. “So we started to ask the question: what is the B.C. workforce?”

When asked that question in January, BC Hydro President and CEO Jessica McDonald told the Alaska Highway News that in December, 75 to 80 per cent of Site C workers were from B.C. In December, Energy Minister Bill Bennett told the Vancouver Sun that B.C. residents made up 75 per cent of the Site C workforce.

Sigurdson said the internal document shows those numbers are “a little exaggerated,” raising questions about where project officials are getting their workforce numbers.

“I would say that they (Bennett and McDonald) tried to put the best face on the numbers,” he said. “But the details that came back (with the FOI) showed that was not true.”

While the B.C. government initially worried about having enough skilled workers to build Site C, the downturn in the oilpatch has freed up a sizable workforce—including many in nearby Alberta. Alberta-based firms including Petrowest and

Morgan Constuction have both won major contracts on the dam. That’s led to concerns from some in the B.C. Peace Region, where the unemployment rate is 9.2 per cent and Site C job fairs attracted nearly 5,000 people.

BC Hydro did not dispute the 65 per cent figure, but said it was only a “snapshot” of the labour force on an eight year-long project (see Letters, page A9).

“The percentage of B.C. workers referenced by the Building Trades is a snapshot of one month—the number fluctuates from month to month,” BC Hydro communications manager Craig Fitzsimmons said in an email. “It’s been as high as 82 per cent last August, and has averaged about 70 per cent over the first six months of construction.”

“The workforce composition at any givern time is only a snapshot, and the numbers of British Columbians working on the project will fluctuate. However, we fully expect that Site C contractors will hire workers locally and regionally first, then nationally.”

Sigurdson said a project labour agreement would have guaranteed a higher percentage of B.C. workers on Site C. Under those agreements, non-union contractors would pay union dues for the duration of the project—guaranteeing access to their own employees and BC

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Site C Workforce Numbers August Total workforce: 392 B.C. workers: 322 (82%) September Total workforce: 665 B.C. workers: 475 (71%) october Total workforce: 641 B.C. workers: 457 (71%) November Total workforce: 482 B.C. workers: 314 (65%) december Total workforce: 518 B.C. workers: 345 (67%) January Total workforce: 564 B.C. workers: 381 (68%) February Total workforce: 691 B.C. workers: 492 (71%) Source: BC Hydro Building Trades members.

“You’re assured they’re getting the skills that are required,” he said.

“You wouldn’t have to have the job fairs going out to do the search. And it would be British Columbia-based (labour).”

tion Program doesn’t reflect the needs and interests of the First Nations “There’s only so much land avail- people who are most affected by hyable, and if the province continues to droelectric development,” Prophet keep taking it up ... well, we say right River Chief Lynette Tsakoza said in a now that they’re in violation of treaty written statement. infringement,” said Willson.

“We asked to be more directly inWest Moberly and Prophet River volved in the program for Site C, but had also requested of the province to that request was ignored.” be involved in mitigation of the imTrevor Oussoren, FWCP manager, pacts of Site C through B.C. Hydro’s said he was “not aware of any kind of Fish and Wildlife Compensation Pro- request,” and that although BC Hydro gram (FWCP), or a similar program. provides the funds for the program, “The Fish and Wildlife Compensa- it’s governed by a five-way partnership that includes BC Hydro, the province, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, First Nations, and public stakeholders.

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BC Hydro says that with the bridge in place, Peace River Hydro Partners can begin construction on the Site C earthworks—the earthfill dam that will eventually block the Peace River.

Between 50 and 100 vehicles and pieces of machinery are expected to cross the bridge per week for three to four weeks in April.

The bridge was built by Prince George’s Ruskin Construction.

program is in place to conserve and enhance fish and wildlife impacted by the existing BC Hydro dams,” he said.

“Site C is not existing, so that’s a clear distinction.”

The program is in place for the BC Bennett Dam and the Peace Canyon Dam, he said.

“We focus on the existing dams, and then down the road I’m not exactly sure what’s going to happen, but … those are future conversations.”

A hearing date for the appeal has not yet been set.

The First Nations’ decision to appeal the issuance of the main water licences for Site C comes as dam opponents the Peace Valley Landowner Association (PVLA) and BC Hydro gave their arguments in court April 4 and 5.

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Hydro announced the completion of the bridge Wednesday, saying the 329-metre span was built on time and on budget.

The bridge is needed for construction to begin on the dam’s main civil works—including the 60-metre earth fill dam and generating station. It will be dismantled when construction is completed in 2024.

However, residents in both Fort St. John and Chetwynd have pushed for a permanent bridge to add to the three spans that currently cross the Peace River.

A fourth crossing would supplement the Highway 97 bridge at Taylor, which is frequently reduced to single-lane traffic for repairs to its aging metal deck.

Chetwynd Mayor Merlin Nichols said a permanent bridge is not currently among the district’s Site C lobbying priorities.

However, he said the new span, along with road improvements, could cut travel times between Fort St. John and Chetwynd in half.

“There are many in Chetwynd

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The Vancouver woman who was hospitalized March 31 after a 20-day-hunger strike against the Site C dam has ended her fast, but says her fight against the $8.8-billion project isn’t over.

Kristin Henry, 24, had been living on a liquid diet of water, tea and vegetable broth at a protest camp outside BC Hydro’s Vancouver office when, March 31, her heart rate dropped to dangerous levels.

“I had my pulse checked ... it was getting quite low, so we called the ambulance, and I was taken to hospital,” she told the Alaska Highway News Tuesday.

Once there, she was told her heart “wasn’t doing so well,” and that she was having kidney problems. After four days at St. Paul’s Hospital, Henry decided to end her fast.

“I have stopped the strike, I

have started eating again because the blood results came back essentially saying that from that point on, I was going to be doing long-term, irreversible damage to my organs,” she said.

“At the urgency of the doctors and my family there, I decided to break my fast.”

While her heart rate stayed low over the weekend, she says it’s slowly coming back up. Her kidneys will take more time to “hopefully go back to normal,” said Henry.

While her immediate plan is to spend time with family and “get some rest and recovery and get healthy again,” she vows the fight isn’t over.

“I’ll get back to make sure to finish this fight, to make sure this dam doesn’t happen,” she said.

Although Henry has never laid eyes on the Peace River, she says she’ll be at the annual Paddle for the Peace this July.

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Kristin Henry, seen here weighing herself on day 18 of her hunger strike: “I have stopped the strike, I have started eating again because the blood results came back essentially saying that from that point on, I was going to be doing long-term, irreversible damage to my organs.”

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Hunter said if the school district’s plans aren’t acceptable for the city, officials will need to re-engage the district on its plans for a new school in the area.

“If not this parcel, then where?” she asked.

“They already own the one parcel, so I don’t know if you would buy it back from them, and what that would all entail.”

Coun. Byron Stewart shared Ackerman’s concern about traffic, but said the relationship the city has with the school district is strong, and that concerns could be worked out at a later date.

“The school district is on a timeline, for that reason I would be in favour of doing this,” he said.

“I don’t want to be a hindrance in securing this land and the dollars that the province is willing to hand over to our school district, which we all know is not an easy thing for a school district to get a hold of.”

Stewart added that the district’s current focus is on the construction of a new elementary school on the west end of the city, and that the city would have ample time to “determine a different traffic plan” for a school near the hospital.

Victor Shopland, the city’s director of integrated services, said if council approves the land for the school district, the city will still have some power over the project, such as traffic control, through the development permitting process.

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FSJ business loses public works contract to Prince George company Missing bid bond sees $429K contract go out of town Bronwyn scott peacereporter@ahnfsj.ca

A Prince George company has been awarded a $429,500 public works contract, winning out over a Fort St. John company that lost out after it failed to put up a bid bond for the work.

On March 29, council selected Prince George-based Allrite Heating and Ventilation to carry out heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) upgrades

at the city’s public works building over local company D. Bauer Mechanical.

City staff recommended the contract be awarded to Allrite Heating as D. Bauer failed to include a bid bond, a cash security against the project, which is “standard for bidding on work of this type,” City Manager Dianne Hunter told councillors.

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Still, he said his company is currently contracted by the city to complete all HVAC and plumbing work for city facilities that isn’t required to be put to tender.

Mayor Lori Ackerman didn’t like seeing the work go to an outside company, but said the city is bound by its policies.

“I don’t like this,” she said.

“Alright, we have a policy. It bites right now, because to have a local company do this, I think, would be nice.”

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anical bid $351,775. The third company, Lee’s Sheet Metal based out of Grande Prairie, listed the work at $493,780.

D. Bauer Owner Rui Miranda said the company misinterpreted the city’s contract documents, and emphasized that the omission was not because the company couldn’t afford to put up the required bond.

“It’s a little disheartening,” Miranda said, noting the job would have used around four of 21 field employees.

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“It is a direct disqualification not to have a bid bond in a bid package if it’s requested. So it’s immediate disqualification based on that.”

D. Bauer submitted the lowest bid of the three companies that applied for the work, for which the city had budgeted $650,000.

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The City of Fort St. John will continue to provide fire protection services to the Canfor Mill at least for another year.

City officials said April 2 that Canfor Forest Products asked the city “in an 11th hour decision” to agree to a one-year agreement to provide fire services to its mill on the Swanson Lumber Road, just outside city boundaries.

It’s a reversal from April 1, when the city announced it would be cutting fire services to the mill at 11:59 p.m. that day as Canfor sought fire services through the Peace River Regional District and the Charlie Lake Fire Department.

“We will not operate our mill without adequate fire response,” Canfor spokesperson Corinne Stavness said Tuesday.

“We have reached a one-year agreement with the city that

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will ensure adequate protection of our facility and allow us to continue to operate. We will continue to explore all options to secure long term, viable and cost-effective fire protection services for our operations.”

Canfor and city officials were expected to ratify the agreement this week.

Though Canfor was not included in Fort St. John’s rural

fire protection area, the city had been providing fire protection to the mill under a separate agreement since 1989.

“In renegotiating this agreement, we have not disputed (the city’s) need to increase the fee we pay in order to balance that across the other services provided to ratepayers,” Stavness said.

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The trail extension will run north from 100 Avenue along 116 Street to the existing trail south of the railroad tracks.

City looks to build new West Bypass bike route BRONWYN SCOTT peacereporter@ahnfsj.ca

Cyclists who have lobbied for more trails in Fort St. John can look forward to pedaling along a new route so long as provincial grant funding comes through.

On March 29, city council directed city staff to apply for a $340,000 grant from Bike BC, administered by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, which provides financial assistance for new infrastructure that forms part of a municipality’s trail system.

If successful, Fort St. John will match the grant amount to create a multi-use trail from 100 Avenue to the existing West Bypass trail. Urban Systems estimates the entire cost of the project at $680,000.

The idea for the bike route came out of the city’s transportation master plan.

“One of the things that came out of it was that we needed more multi-use trails and more dedicated bicycle routes,” city spokesperson Julie Rogers said. “So it’s always been there, it’s always been a plan that we need to do this, and then the money came up, and it was like, ‘oh, OK, we’ve got to do it now.’”

City staff didn’t become aware of the grant opportunity until after the 2016 capital budget was approved. Funding for the city’s share of the project will come from the gas tax reserve.

The trail extension will run 1,260 metres north from 100 Avenue along 116 Street to the existing trail south of the railroad tracks.

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“However, the current proposal would be a dramatic and untenable increase to the costs of our mill and we need to ensure that our Fort St. John operations can be sustainable long-term in the highly competitive environment in which we operate.”

Meanwhile, Canfor has also withdrawn its request to be included in Fort St. John’s eastern boundary expansion plans.

“Canfor continues to be interested in discussions around expanding the rural fire protection boundary,” Stavness said.

“Our position on the municipal boundary expansion remains unchanged—we have indicated that we are opposed to the municipal boundary expansion because the services that this would make available to us, beyond fire protection, we have already invested significantly to provide ourselves on the site.”

Meanwhile, at the March 24 PRRD board meeting in Dawson Creek, the board gave three readings to a bylaw amendment that would expand the Charlie Lake Fire Department’s fire protection service area to include the Canfor lands.

According to PRRD staff, the “normal distance from a fire hall to a site receiving the service is eight kilometres or less ... the Canfor site is located approximately 12 kilometres from the Charlie Lake Fire Hall.”

The board did not adopt the bylaw change at that meeting, and since Canfor has entered into a new one-year agreement, PRRD CAO Chris Cvik isn’t sure whether the board will adopt the bylaw amendment at a future meeting.

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Letter to the Editor JOBS NEEDED, YES, BUT ENVIRONMENT NEEDED TOO Bob Zimmer’s complaints about delays in the building of the Pacific NorthWest LNG project at Lelu Island miss one key point when he says enough time and money have gone into the planning, no more delays, etc.

Whoever picked this location is either not from around B.C., or picked it just to bait the environmentalists into yet another battle.

The mouth of a major salmon river is not the place for a major industrial development of

this sort.

We do need the jobs but not at the cost of the Skeena.

The high school science classes from any coastal community could have told the planners that and come up with a more suitable location at whatever budget.

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LNG could turn federal government’s red ink into black

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he federal budget released March 22 painted a dim picture of Canada’s financial health. With minimal oil and gas production, Canada will be $30 billion in the red.

There is no light at the end of the tunnel. No balanced budget in sight.

But what if Ottawa approves two big and one small LNG plant today? An LNG industry in B.C. would create new markets for Canada’s natural gas, generating income and jobs for governments and citizens. It would also reduce global greenhouse gases (GHG) if used as a substitute for coal, bunker fuel and diesel, even if we consider the added GHG these LNG plants would generate.

What if Ottawa approves just three of the 21 proposals vying to be a part of Canada’s LNG industry? What would be the impact on the economy and the labour market? After all, these three LNG plants would require that Northeast B.C. produce an additional five billion cubic feet per day (bcf/d) of natural gas, approximately double the 2014 production.

To support an LNG industry, the majority of initial investment spending would occur here in the northeast, in the upstream sector of the natural gas value chain.

We need to produce a sufficient quantity of natural gas to supply LNG terminals with feedstock and fuel.

According to a February 2016 Conference Board of Canada report on B.C.'s LNG industry, more than $26 billion will be

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invested over five years in the northeast. That is more than $5 billion per year to be spent in our backyard!

These expenditures will have a multiplier effect in the northeast. Induced economic impacts, such as increased household spending, would also create employment opportunities in the wholesale and retail trade industry.

This is just for the upstream industry.

If we add the annual spending across the upstream, midstream, and downstream sectors, this will average $7 billion, according to the Conference Board. Over the next 30 years, these investments would increase real Canadian GDP by an average of $7.4 billion per year, of which $5.3 billion would occur in British Columbia. Remember, this is just with three of the 21 proposed LNG facilities in B.C. The Conference Board estimates this increase in economic activity will also create 65,000 well-paying jobs in Canada, 46,800 of which will be in B.C. Most of these jobs will be in the north. An increase in labour income and corporate profits would result in indirect taxes of $808 million and $577 million in revenue annually to the B.C.

government and federal government, respectively.

Global LNG trade will continue to grow with 80 per cent of the planned new capacity located in North America. We have seen how three LNG plants will benefit Northeast B.C., B.C. and Canada. A full LNG industry in Canada will lift our economy back to a balanced budget and beyond.

The economic and labor market benefits of an LNG industry are simply too big to set aside. We can balance our concern for the environment with our desire for a better Canadian economy with all the environmental reviews and regulations that Canada has put in place.

But, as Canadians, we need to educate ourselves with the facts about LNG. The economic and labour benefits are just too much that we have “environmentalists” taking advantage of Canada’s lack of accurate information about LNG to keep this promising industry away from Canada and solely that of the USA. Let us ask ourselves why the U.S. has one exporting LNG plant in Alaska, one in the U.S. mainland, with four more LNG plants waiting to go into operation in a few years.

Note: Information taken from The Conference Board of Canada’s “A Changing Tide, British Columbia’s Emerging Liquefied Natural Gas Industry” published in February 2016.

Alan Yu is a Fort St. John resident and founder of FSJ for LNG.

Aleisha Hendry as i see it

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idn’t I say I was done writing about election stuff? That we were going to be election-talk free for something like two years?

Oh, how naïve of me. I should really know better.

So as many of you know, our Peace River North MLA Pat Pimm announced he would not be seeking reelection next go ‘round. Which means the provincial Liberals have a spot open for a candidate in this riding.

We’ve got two people vying for that spot as it stands now: Mayor Lori Ackerman and Councillor Dan Davies.

This is going to boil down to a popularity contest — who do you like more? You could argue that’s how it works with every election, but this is a little different.

We know the person selected is going to be our MLA, because what chance does any other party candidate have in this region? None. We all know that.

So the question becomes, who do you like more? Ackerman or Davies?

Perhaps the real question here should be who do you think will better represent the interests of the riding in Victoria?

I’m not going to tell you one way or the other who to pick — that’s solely up to those who have B.C. Liberal party membership cards. So this spiel is really for those individuals.

If you are a member of the BC Liberals, take the time and go out to both Lori and Dan’s little public meetings. Listen to them, ask them questions, get a good understanding of what each will bring to the table in the legislature. When the time comes to cast your vote, know that you’re making an informed decision, because this time, it’s literally going to impact everyone. The four years after the next election are in your hands, party members!

No pressure or anything.

Aleisha Hendry is a proud feminist writer who loves cold weather, her cats, roller skates and righteous indignation. Follow her on Twitter at @aleishahendry

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So, as I sit with coffee in hand, I try to conjure up the courage to dial the number to my physician’s office to try and make an appointment, which I am pretty certain will not be available.

As blessed as my family is to still have a family doctor in Fort St. John, it sure doesn’t help us much when the schedule is not available to make an appointment. Then, once available, the schedule is filled in a matter of minutes ... so here’s to next month, oh, and also, “ Your doctor will be away for a month and then the hospital schedule is not available for his clinic schedule until the first Friday of the following month.”

It’s exhausting to try and stay on track and keep up with all of the impromptu changes. So, now let’s fall back on the walk-in clinic, shall we? OK, so at 9:12 a.m. the walk-in is already full and there isn’t one this afternoon.

And still nothing available for tomorrow a.m., and Saturday’s walk-in has been totally cancelled, however, if you are lucky to be in the line-up an hour before the door opens, you may be one of the chosen few to be lucky enough to see a physician and that’s only if it doesn’t get cancelled because of an emergency. And of course, you can’t go clinic hopping because that is strictly forbidden.

This is the story of our family’s life.

Trying to manage doctor’s appointments, much like many other families in this area. I’ve been told it could be worse and, of course, it can be. However, this is substandard care at best.

If you can't stand in a corral of people an hour before the clinic door opens in the cold winter weather awaiting the privilege of making it to the clinic cutoff number of 25, or muster the courage to spend seven hours in the emergency department, then you are hooped.

I feel that when we actually are lucky enough to get an appointment, albeit a month away, then we hit the jackpot, a cry of relief. This is very sad indeed.

Just last week our family visited friends in Alberta. It was while my friend was driving that her cell phone pinged with a message. She asked me to check it for her. It was from her doctor, who was relaying the results of her current lab test. As I stared open mouthed, she asked me what was wrong. I told her nothing, that her blood test came back normal, however, I was in shock that her doctor actually texted her to tell her this. She told me that her doctor doesn't always do this, sometimes it is his receptionist that gives her a call. You can only imagine my shock at hearing this!

I know that Medicare varies all over our country and as blessed as our family is to be able to afford Medicare, I couldn't help but feel so jealous that my friend gets the care and concern

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Kimberly Burton, Fort St. John VOLUNTEERS MAKE THINGS HAPPEN Every day, millions of Canadians donate their talents and energy in service of others. Volunteers are truly the roots of a strong community!

April 10 – 16, 2016 is a special week to celebrate and honour volunteers who generously give their time to make communities caring, strong and supportive.

I’m especially grateful to the volunteers whose tireless dedication and commitment make it possible to support people going through cancer and to save lives through cancer research. Doing everything from selling daffodil pins and running fundraising events, to providing one-to-one support for cancer, the Canadian Cancer Society’s volunteers fight back against cancer and make an incredible contribution.

To all the volunteers who make your community bloom – thank you. Happy National Volunteer Week!

Nancy Shelford Canadian Cancer Society, BC and Yukon ANYONE IN DISBELIEF? The people around the coffee pot are laughing at the comedy unfolding at the dam project this week. The article saying that 35 per cent of the people working at the dam are from out of province sounds somewhat realistic.

However, if you were to look a little closer, those numbers are probably skewed by some people moving here with their work.

Sometime ago, I wrote a letter saying that we should start looking after our own first. Most of the feedback from the group at the coffee pot was positive and everyone agrees that this is a real concern of ours. Pat Pimm figured only some of what was said was true and maybe he is right. If I would have exaggerated and threw out a big number, I would have been closer to the truth.

So this is what everyone thinks is the joke: every time you listen to the news you hear that the government is coming up with a new way to swindle tax money out of the residents by creating new tax brackets, penalties for vacant properties, and increase the appraised values of our homes. If they are allowing outside companies and workers to construct and complete the dam project, how do they think that people here will be able to support their pipe dreams, especially when our economy is so bad?

The miners from Tumbler Ridge could more than easily fill some of these positions, train the young work-

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ers around here, and support the unemployed qualified people from this area as well. This project will be paid for by the residents of British Columbia and the overused infrastructure will be repaired by the taxpayers of British Columbia also.

The government people that we had very little choice of electing are starting to look a bunch of ravens. They have discovered this money that seems to be endless and they keep going to the money pot and getting it like it will never run out. What happens when it finally does run out? Unemployed people can’t put into this money pot, and there are some among us that never have to pay income tax, but are more than welcome to dip into that money pot just like the ravens.

Temporary foreign workers aren’t really going to help that cause either. So when are the ravens going to realize that they have to take care of our own or they will either run out of money, or the people with money will find a way to hide their money so they can look after themselves?

It’s time to push for change. We all need to let Pat Pimm and Bob Zimmer know that the buck will stop here if they don’t start taking care of the business here. They need our vote today just as much as they need it on Election Day, or they will be annoyed at their replacements just like we are getting annoyed at them now.

The time will come when we will get to use Donald Trump’s line: “You’re Fired.”

Rod Harris, Fort St. John HYDRO’S NUMBERS DON’T MATCH UP WITH MINISTER’S The Minister of Energy, Bill Bennett, recently submitted a letter to your paper titled, “Ontario Catching up to BC”(March 22, 16).

After giving himself a great big pat on his back, he makes some erroneous claims about the cost of power: Bennett states in his letter that “electricity from Site C will cost 5.8 cents per kilowatt hour, while the power being purchased in Ontario will cost 8.59 cents for wind power, 15.67 cents for the solar power and 17.59 cents for the hydro power.”

He also makes the additional claim that “Site C will ensure that this (the price) will not change in the future.”

It is becoming increasingly difficult to take any of his comments seriously as the rate payers of BC are about to embark on their next four per cent residential increase on hydro rates provincially.

As of Friday April Fools (sorry, April 1), we will be paying 8.3 cents for the first tier (732 kilowatt hours) followed by 12.4 cents per kWh for the second tier. The newest rates are based on the Liberal government’s four per cent increase and are slated to continue each

and every year from now on.

Evidently, someone forgot to pass this information along to the Energy Minister. As for his “5.8 cent per kWh” cost of Site C power, by BC Hydro’s own numbers, Site C will cost a minimum of 8.3 cents per kWh. This figure is also based on the Site C project coming in “on budget.” Highly unlikely.

The real question now is: Why is Mr. Bennett misleading all of us with erroneous energy costs associated with Site C? Perhaps his “advisors” are once again at work trying to “sooth and massage” the rate payers into some kind of trance.

Sorry Minister, we will not be fooled by your fabricated numbers regarding this sorry project. Perhaps it is time that you have a closer look at your own hydro bill.

Rick Koechl & Mike Kroecher, Charlie Lake [Editor’s Note: The Ministry of Energy and Mines says the costs of Site C electricity is based on changes to BC Hydro’s 10 Year Plan announced in December 2014 along with the final investment decision on Site C. That update estimated the Site C cost to ratepayers between $58 to $61 per megawatt hour. Ministry math divides that cost by 1,000 to reach the dam’s cost per kilowatt hour.]

SITE C JOB NUMBERS FLUCTUATE A recent article on Site C job numbers requires clarification ('B.C. residents 65% of Site C workforce—not 80%: FOI,' Alaska Highway News, March 30, 2016).

It is inappropriate to extrapolate numbers for one month, as stated by the BC Building Trades, and suggest that is indicative of every other month. While the BC Building Trades drew attention to November 2015 job numbers, the reality is that the number of workers – and the proportion from any particular location – will fluctuate month-to-month. To date, the percentage of B.C. workers on Site C has ranged from 65 per cent to 82 per cent, with an average of 71 per cent over the August to February time period.

Our most recent statistics for February 2016 show that there were close to 700 workers on site and about 500, or 71 per cent, were from B.C. The bottom line is that Site C construction is creating hundreds of jobs for British Columbians today and will create thousands more during an almost decade-long construction period.

BC Hydro is committed to being transparent when it comes to Site C construction. That’s why we are taking the initiative of surveying our contractors on employment and reporting out on the results.

Jessica McDonald President and CEO, BC Hydro

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court docket Here’s what happened in Peace Region courts for the week ending April 1, 2016.

Fort St. John Law Courts: • Shawn Douglas Wait (born 1990) was fined $1,500 and handed $450 in victim surcharges for one count of being in care or control of a vehicle or vessel while impaired.

• Donald Patrick Paul (born 1977) was sentenced to three years probation, fined $1,000, issued a one-year ban from driving and handed $500 in victim surcharges for one count of care or control of a vehicle or vessel while impaired, one count uttering threats, and two counts of breaching of an undertaking or recognizance.

• Michael Duane Ali Rohim (1970) was sentenced to six days in jail and handed a $100 victim surcharge for one count of breaching of a probation order.

• Dennis Edward Gairdner (born 1977) was sentenced to seven days in jail and handed a $100 victim surcharge for one count of breaching of an undertaking or recognizance.

• Jammie Troy Garfield Scott (born 1989) was given a conditional discharge, sentenced to six months probation and handed a $100 victim surcharge for one count of breaching of an undertaking.

Dawson Creek Law Courts: • Dennis Wayne Liddle (born 1987) was given a conditional 60-day sentence, ordered to provide a DNA sample, sentenced to one year of probation and handed $100 in victim surcharges for one count of assault.

• Anthony Webber (born 1991) was handed a $1,000 fine, a one-year ban from driving and $300 in victim surcharges for two counts care or control of a vehicle or vessel with a blood/alcohol level over over .08.

• Patrick Daniel Cleary (born 1988) was released on a conditional discharge, sentenced to one year of

probation, given a $500 fine, issued a one-year peace bond order to keep the peace and be on good behaviour, and handed a $100 victim surcharge for one count of assault and five counts of wilfully resisting or obstructing a peace officer.

• James Arthur Hollingshead (born 1981) was sentenced to six months probation, after which he will be handed a suspended sentence, and ordered to pay $100 in victim surcharges for one count of assault.

• Robert Allan Stanley Portman (born 1972) was ordered to pay $200 in victim surcharges for two separate counts of breaching a probation order.

• Jordan Allan Shuman (born 1990) was sentenced to three years probation, ordered to provide a DNA sample and handed $300 in victim surcharges for one count of assault and three separate counts of breaching an undertaking or recognizance.

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Updates from March 29, 2016 Council Meetings PERFORMING ARTS BC PROVINCIAL FESTIVAL UPDATE Council received an update from the Peace River North Festival Association regarding the Performing Arts BC Provincial Festival which is being held in Fort St. John from May 31 to June 4, 2016. Competitors must qualify at one of 33 festivals held across the province. The event will include: • More than 60 performance sessions which are open to the public for a $2 admission fee.

• More than 40 technique workshops.

• 4 concerts – free outdoor opening concert, provincial highlights, dance final and national final.

BYLAWS • Five Year Financial Plan Bylaw No. 2317, 2016 was adopted by title only. Adoption of a financial plan bylaw is a requirement of the Community Charter and must be adopted before a property tax bylaw is adopted. This bylaw contains funding decisions for the next five years with the first year, 2016, containing key initiatives that ensure service continuity and providing more than $32 million in infrastructure upgrades and capital additions.

• 102 Avenue Between 108 and 112 Streets Local Area Service Parcel Tax Bylaw No. 2311, 2016 was introduced and read for the first three times by title only. This bylaw will allow the City to place charges against the benefiting parcels on 102nd Avenue for the local area service project that was completed in the fall of 2015.

• Revenue Anticipation Borrowing Bylaw No. 2319, 2016 was introduced and read for the first three times by title only. This bylaw is to ensure that the City has the ability to utilize a line of credit should it be required until the City receives property tax payments, which, under the Community Charter, are due on July 2nd. The Revenue Anticipation Bylaw requires annual renewal and is required in order to maintain an operating line of credit at the bank or through the Municipal Finance Authority. The City has not utilized its line of credit for the past five years and does not foresee a need to use it in 2016. However, this bylaw provides Council with the ability to utilize a line of credit if required should a need arise due to unforeseen circumstances.

• Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 2320, 2016 and Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2321, 2016 were introduced and read for the first and second times by title only. The intent is to amend the land use and zone of a 2.24 ha portion of land commonly known as GreenRidge Heights and legally described as the Northwest ¼ of Section 5, Township 84, Range 18, West of the 6th Meridian, Peace River District, Except Plans 19028, 25664, EPP2642 and EPP49549 for potential school site acquisition. In order to facilitate a future use as a school site, the City seeks to amend the Official Community Plan designation from Low Density Residential (LDR) to INST (Institutional) and the zoning from A1 (Agriculture) to IT (Institutional). A Public Hearing is scheduled for Monday April 11, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers to allow the public an opportunity to provide input on the bylaws.

PUBLIC WORKS HVAC UPGRADES TENDER AWARD The tender for the supply and installation of HVAC equipment for the Public Works HVAC Upgrades Project was awarded to Allrite Heating and Ventilation from Prince George, B.C., for the amount of $429,500. The Public Works shops and offices require these HVAC upgrades in order to allow for better ventilation and environmental control.

This project was approved as part of the 2016 Capital Budget.

RCMP AUXILIARY PROGRAM At the request of Council, staff provided a report on the changes to the RCMP Auxiliary Program. Auxiliary RCMP members are volunteers under the command of the RCMP whose primary purpose is to participate in community policing service activities relating to public safety and crime prevention, on an unarmed basis, as authorized by the commanding officer of “E” Division, under the direct supervision of a police officer or under general supervision of the detachment. Duties of an Auxiliary Officer have typically included bike patrols, Community Police Station / Office/Detachment activities, Community Policing/Crime Prevention Display/Special Events, fingerprinting children, Neighbourhood Watch, personal safety lectures/demonstrations and traffic control. The role of Auxiliary RCMP members is undergoing some changes because of a variety of issues at the federal level. These changes include the following: • Ride-along and firearms familiarization training will no longer be permitted.

• A National Activity Matrix outlining the duties of Auxiliary Constables will be created.

• National Training Standard will be instituted.

• National Policy will be updated.

• Uniform options will be reviewed.

BIKE BC GRANT APPLICATION Council approved an amendment to the Capital Budget for trail development of $340,000 to be funded from the Gas Tax Reserve Fund and also authorized staff to apply for a grant in that amount from Bike BC to assist with the design and construction of a multi-use trail from 100 Avenue to the existing West Bypass Trail. Bike BC provides financial assistance (matching funds) for new infrastructure which forms part of a municipality’s trail system. Eligible projects include those that encourage transportation cycling by accelerating the development of new cycling infrastructure.

The focus of the Bike BC program is on cycling for transportation purposes such as cycling trips to and from work, school, tourism and errands.

UPCOMING COUNCIL MEETINGS A Committee of the Whole meeting is scheduled for Monday April 11, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers.

The Regular Council meeting will follow at 3:00 p.m.

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FOR PROPOSED ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 2232 (Fell), 2016 North of Fort St. John, along Rose Prairie Rd Lot 7 Section 24 Township 84 Range 19 W6M PRD Plan 9578 Except Plan 18582 Proposal: To rezone an approximately 10 acres portion of the subject property from A-2 (Large Agricultural Holdings Zone) to R-5 (Residential 5 Zone) to facilitate a subdivision.

This notice is in general form only. Relevant background documents may be inspected between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, at the Peace River Regional District office located at 9505-100th St, Fort St. John, BC. Written comments or concerns accepted.

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FOR PROPOSED ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 2231 (Lessing), 2016 West of Charlie Lake, along 279 Rd SE ¼ of Section 23 Township 84 Range 20 W6M PRD Proposal: To rezone the subject property from A-2 (Large Agricultural Holdings Zone) to R-5 (Residential 5 Zone) to facilitate the subdivision of 14 approximately 10 acres lots.

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This notice is in general form only. Relevant background documents may be inspected between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, at the Peace River Regional District office located at 9505-100th St, Fort St. John, BC. Written comments or concerns accepted.

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Pimm petitions his own government Outgoing MLA launches change.org petition to leave carbon tax alone Jonny Wakefield reporter@dcdn.ca

It may have just over 800 signatures, but Pat Pimm’s petition asking Christy Clark to freeze the province’s carbon tax

is turning heads.

Last Friday, the two-term Liberal MLA for Peace River North took the unusual step of petitioning his own government through Change.org, asking Premier Christy Clark to

leave the province’s carbon tax at $30 per tonne.

The province is reviewing the tax as part of its Climate Leadership Plan, which will lay out how B.C. meets its 2050 emissions reduction targets. The panel ap-

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pointed to develop the plan delivered 32 recommendations in October, which are going through a public consultation process before a final vote this fall.

Pimm said any increase in carbon tax will hurt industry in the province’s oil and gas field, and that his petition is simply an attempt to engage constituents.

But Green Party Leader and MLA Andrew Weaver said Pimm’s coming out against carbon tax increases while the matter is up for consultation was “inappropriate on a fundamental level.”

“It leads one to question the credibility of the government on this file, if you haven’t already questioned it,” Weaver said. “It undermines the intent of the whole process, having an MLA undermine public input with stuff like this (during the public consultation period).”

Pimm admitted that starting a petition “is not something you see an MLA do everyday.”

“I don’t know if (the petition) undermines things or not,” he said when asked about Weaver’s criticism.

Pimm said increasing the price on carbon risks sending investment elsewhere, giving Spectra Energy and Teck Resources as examples of companies that already pay considerable carbon taxes.

“The way I look at it is I’ve got a two-year-old grandson who’s going to be 36 years old in 2050. Do I want him, in 2050, to be paying 84 cents a litre in carbon tax on gasoline, in rural B.C. where we don’t have transit? I don’t think that’s all that good,” he said.

“The bottom line is we want to maintain jobs, and we want to make sure industry is not taxed out ofr0011199324 existence,” he said.

B.C. was the first North American jurisdiction to put a price on carbon, launching the carbon tax in 2008. The tax is revenue neutral, meaning any income from carbon pricing is offset with decreases in other provincial taxes.

Pimm said he began the petition after 130 B.C. businesses signed a letter to the premier saying they support carbon tax increases.

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“I checked with businesses (in the North Peace) and I didn’t find any that fell into that category,” he said.

The tax is currently frozen at $30 a tonne, and government says it won’t consider increases without protection for so-called emission-intensive, trade-exposed industries such as oil and gas. The province’s Climate Leadership Team says increases of $10 per year starting in 2018 will likely be needed for B.C. to meet its 2050 targets.

The team also recommends the tax be reviewed again in five years, along with cutting the provincial sales tax to 6 per cent across the board, and eliminating PST from business and industry electricity rates.

Weaver said carbon taxes are the “single most important recommendation” in the Climate Leadership Plan.

As for an MLA petitioning his own party, “I’ve never seen this before,” he said.

“I know he’s not running again, so maybe this is his parting shot across the bows,” Weaver said.

“But this is more than just an MLA expressing his opinions: this is just inappropriate at such a fundamental level—to undermine a public consultation process during the time it’s actually being conducted. “(The Green Party) have done petitions from a political perspective on party websites. But Change.org? Really? I’ve never seen anything like it. It’s remarkable. I can’t explain it.”

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In early 2014, a worker on a pipeline north of Fort St. John was unloading pipe from a trailer when one slipped, crushing the victim’s leg.

The incident cost prime contractor Progress Energy $64,000, according to new information from WorkSafeBC. The company, the largest gas driller in B.C. and the upstream subsidiary of Pacific NorthWest LNG proponent Petronas, has been fined for three worker safety incidents since 2014, according to regulators.

Regulators say the February 2014 incident—the details of which were released publicly last month—was “a repeated violation committed knowingly or with reckless disregard.”

Progress Energy spokesperson Stacie Dley said the company has asked for a review of the fines, saying “we have initiated the WorkSafe review process with regard to WorkSafe’s initial findings on these orders.”

“We have a proactive approach to health and safety,” she said in an email. “We take all health and safety matters very seriously (including circumstances where no ‘incident’ or injury occurs) and conduct an appropriate investigation to determine underlying causes and opportunities for improvement.”

According to the recently released details on the fine, which was levied Sept. 15, Progress was a prime contractor on a worksite near Buckinghorse, north of

Fort St. John. The total fine was $64,235.41.

WorkSafeBC’s investigation found that Progress Energy had failed to develop safe work procedures for pipe loading and unloading, “despite having recently committed to do so in response to a WorkSafeBC order.”

“This was a repeated violation committed knowingly or with reckless disregard,” the report states.

WorkSafeBC is reviewing three incidents involving Progress that led to fines, including the Buckinghorse injury.

In one, a worker was seriously injured when he was pinned against the side of a metal water tank and the bucket of an excavator. That incident also netted a $64,235.41 fine.

In October, Progress was fined $13,277 for improper log clearing practices on an oil and gas site, which left the operator of a log loader exposed to “serious injury or death” from falling timber.

In another incident that netted a fine in December, a worker for a Progress subcontractor was injured when was pinned between the track and cab of a bulldozer.

Since January 2014, the company has been inspected 70 times, according to WorkSafe. In 37 cases, regulators issued orders to Progress to bring it in line with occupational health and safety regulations. Three resulted in fines.

WorkSafeBC has issued 11 fines against oil and gas operators since 2013, seven of which are before the regulator’s review division.

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Dental hygienists Laurie Yee, Kathryn Hill, Michelle Worton, Michelle Foster and Tammy Gulevich, as well as Joanne Baxter (not pictured) will be providing free dental hygiene services for the disadvantaged in Fort St. John on April 9.

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Free services offered April 9 as part of National Dental Hygiene Week

homeless shelters, but it’s also meant to educate about the importance of good dental habits, and how dental health Local dental hygienists are address- relates to overall health. ing the needs of the community’s most “There’s a very big correlation needy with free dental hygiene services between gum disease and high risk pregon April 9 to kick off National Dental nancies and pre-term deliveries. There’s Hygiene Week. also a very big relationship between Michelle Worton, who works at the poor oral hygiene and heart disease as Fort St. John Dental Clinic and also well as diabetes,” Worton said. runs Blooming Smiles Dentists advise Dental Hygiene Serbrushing twice a day “there’s a very big correlavices in Hudson’s for two minutes each tion between gum disease Hope, has launched time, and to floss beand high risk pregnancies Gift from the Heart forehand, in order to and pre-term deliveries.” locally, a Canada-wide have healthy teeth campaign to ensure and a good overall the underprivileged health. have their teeth taken care of – even if “Once you floss, you remove they can’t afford it. everything from in between the teeth, Worton, who’s been a dental hygien- and when you brush, you thoroughly reist for almost 11 years, and five other move all of the bacteria and the plaque hygienists from her clinic, says she’s that’s in your mouth,” she said. reached out to the Salvation Army, the Appointments can be made between Fort St. John Women’s Resource Society, 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. at the Fort St. John the North Peace Pregnancy Care Centre Dental Clinic. Those accessing the free as well as local churches to get the word care should let the receptionist know out to the more vulnerable sectors of they are interested in the offer to be givsociety. en a time slot.

“So far the results have been pretty “We’re targeting more vulnerable compelling,” she said, adding this will people, so we’re not really looking for be the first initiative of this kind in the people that have benefits, that sort of community. thing, because they can access the care,” Gift From the Heart is in its seventh Worton said. year across Canada, and is designed Worton will offer the same Gift from not only to give back to the vulnerable the Heart initiative in Hudson’s Hope on population in need of services they May 6. can’t access, such as the elderly who For more information, call Worton or fall through the cracks and people in the clinic at 250-785-1867. peacereporter@ahnfsj.ca

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Maintenance crews will be out over the next several months to take down the aging poles, which on average last between 40 and 50 years. Power poles weaken and deteriorate over time due to weather, insects and wildlife.

According to BC Hydro, there are 70,000 wooden poles in the grid that have been in use for more than 50 years.

Hydro is looking to replace about12,000 of these poles this year.

Hydro also notes that power may need to be disconnected during the replacement of the poles. Customers will be notified in case of a scheduled outage.

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Peace Region EI claims up again, but do the numbers tell the full story?

Changes to benefits aimed at helping areas hit by the oil downturn raise new questions have seen work dry up, Yu said, adding guered oilpatch.

Six hundred-and-forty people in Fort these workers won’t have necessarily St. John and 300 people in Dawson Creek been laid off.

“A lot of (independent contractors) More than 600 people in Fort St. John were on EI in January—nearly double the are really complainand 300 people in Dawson Creek are number of recipients at ing—I’ve been heardrawing employment insurance bene- the same time last year, “A lot of (independent ing them left and fits, according to new data from Statist- according to data recontractors) are really right,” said Yu, who ics Canada. But to unemployed people leased March 24. complaining—I’ve been programmed twoscraping by in the natural gas sector, Alan Yu, organizer of hearing them left and right.” those numbers look deceptively low. the FSJ for LNG camway radios used in the oilpatch before Changes to EI benefits aimed at help- paign and truck rally, said ing areas hit by the oil downturn are he suspects the actual number of people being laid off in January.

However, Gil McGowan, president of raising new questions about whether out of work in the oilpatch is higher. government unemployment assistance For one, the numbers likely don’t in- the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL), is reaching enough people in the belea- clude self-employed contractors who said the idea that a large number of independent contractors don’t qualify for EI is a misconception, saying those contractors make up a “very small group” of the refinances - purchases - renewals - debt consolidation oilpatch workforce.

He said the biggest problem with the EI system continues to be eligibility requirements, which are based on regional Your MORTGAGE unemployment rates over the previous connection for Dawson year. In regions with low unemployment, Creek, Fort St. John & Surrounding areas! workers must put in more hours to qualify for benefits than in regions where unemployment is consistently high.

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PUBLIC HEARING DATE: MONDAY, APRIL 11, 2016 TIME: 6:00 pm LOCATION: City Hall Council Chambers The subject land of the proposed bylaws is legally described as NW ¼ of Section 5, Tp. 84, Range 18, W6M, Peace River District Except Plans 19028, 25664, EPP2642, EPP9663 and EPP49549 (parent parcel) which will be subdivided to create Lot A, Section 5, Tp. 84, Range 18, W6M, Peace River District Plan EPP60404 upon filing the Subdivision Plan in the Land Title Office as shown hatched on the map.

The proponent (City of Fort St. John) is applying to amend the Official Community Plan and Zoning Bylaws to designate the

booming one is cold comfort.”

He said that at the start of the most recent recession, only 40 per cent of unemployed Canadians qualified for EI— rates that were lower in B.C. and Alberta because of workers left out by boom and bust cycles.

The Liberal government’s first budget includes some reforms to EI, highlighting 12 economic regions including Northern B.C. suffering “sharp and sustained unemployment shocks.”

In those regions, the length of time workers are eligible for benefits will be extended, while the number of on-thejob hours required for a person to qualify for EI will be lowered.

The changes “go some distance to addressing structual problems in the EI program” that “unfairly exclude workers in the resource sector, and especially the energy sector.”

“The federal Liberals have reduced some of that inequality between regions, but they haven’t eliminated it entirely,” McGowan added.

He said the AFL believes workers who pay into EI should be eligible for benefits “regardless of where they live.”

“An unemployed worker is an unemployed worker,” he said. “They all just as deserving of support from a plan they’ve paid into.”

proposed lot for a future school site.

Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 2320, 2016 is to designate the subject land from LDR – Low Density Residential to IT - Institutional.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2321, 2016 is to designate the subject land from A1 – Agriculture to INST – Public and Institutional.

Copies of the proposed bylaws and related documents may be inspected at City Hall – 10631 – 100 Street, Fort St. John, BC between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. from April 4 to 11, 2016.

At the hearing, the public will be allowed to make presentations to Council or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the proposed bylaw.

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PRRD needs more time for building bylaw Mike Carter dcreporter@dcdn.ca

A controversial bylaw proposed to regulate farm buildings in rural areas built without permits will be soon before the regional district board once again.

Area residents will remember the uproar a proposed new bylaw caused in 2013 and 2014.

On March 24, a regional district sub-committee said it needed more time to craft a full report for the board to consider.

“We are not convinced that putting a bylaw in place is the way to go,” said Karen Goodings, chair of the electoral area directors committee. ”We’ve asked staff to do a little bit more research and then we’ll come back to the board.”

Once the report is before the board, it will decide what, if any, regulations there will be for rural structures. Goodings said she expects to have something in place in time for the upcoming construction season.

An updated bylaw that took effect in 2013 replaced an earlier 1990s-era version, and was rescinded later that year.

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Industry, province must work together to reduce greenhouse gas emissions: PRRD

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Climate action must not stifle oil and gas investment projects, says CAPP the ones we have control over,” he told the Alaska Highway News. “But the vast majority of emissions in this province are Connecting upstream oil and gas from other sources.” producers to the BC Hydro grid and Oil and gas production currently acensuring “carbon tax equity” are two counts for roughly 17 per cent of B.C.’s things the province and industry need overall emissions, without anticipated to work together on in regulating development. greenhouse gas emis“You can’t get 100 per sions, the Peace River cent of your reductions “The vast Regional District says. from 17 per cent of the majority of The province is invitproblem,” Morrison said. emissions in this ing responses to its CliBoth the PRRD and province are from mate Leadership Plan CAPP propose a “carbon other sources.” until April 8 after extendtax equity that industries ing its original deadline operating in Northeast for feedback of March 25.

B.C. are above to remain In a letter addressed to the Ministry competitive with other jurisdictions.” of Environment, the PRRD wants the This would also apply to the greenprovince to work closely with industry house gases emitted by travelling the to meet its goal of reducing methane large geographic areas that make up emissions by 40 per cent over the next the Peace Region. five years.

For an industry that’s hemmed by inMost of this, the province and region- creased competition from the United al district agree, could be done by con- States and the low price of natural gas, necting gas wells, plants, compressor jobs and investments are in the mix stations and associated infrastructure when it comes to the goals of meeting to the BC Hydro grid. greenhouse gas reductions.

Taking a line from the B.C. head of the “The board supports the goal of Canadian Association of Petroleum Pro- working towards reducing greenhouse ducers (CAPP), the PRRD also recom- gas emissions while ensuring that jobs mended the province work to protect are created and maintained to support what CAPP calls “emission-intense, trade- families and communities here in the exposed industries,” including B.C. nat- northeast,” the PRRD wrote. ural gas, until “other jurisdictions impose “Given our proximity to industries similar carbon tax rates.” that serve as the key economic drivers CAPP’s Geoff Morrison told the PRRD for the province, (the PRRD) firmly beearlier this month that any climate action lieves that an ‘upstream perspective’ must not stifle oil and gas investment on the new Climate Leadership Plan projects. is integral to the consultation and en“We can contribute to reductions, for gagement process.”

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Beatton Journals

Frank Beatton

April 1916

Sat 1st A fine warm day. Mr. Benot came up with a team for a few supplies and he also hired 6 men from here for the summer.

Self busy in office. Old Margaret killed a X Fox. Sun 2nd Continues fine. Self in office. Ivan Mosiack & 2 Russians arrived from Dunvegan with 2 teams. They also brought 2 cows along with them.

Mon 3rd Cold & stormy all day.

Self & George haulling logs, Mosiack & the Russsians haulling them back up the hill. The Ice getting bad in front.

Tues 4th A fine clear day. Self in office. George out after horses Mr. Parsons left for H. Hope this morning.

Wed 5th Continues very fine weather. Self busy around the place. The little mare had a colt this morning. Ed Forfar arrived from Halfway River and brought Mr. Parson’s Horse back. Mr. Parsons continued his Journey on foot as the Ice was getting bad on the Halfway.

Thurs 6th Continues very fine weather drying up around the place. Snow all gone around the place and on the Hills. Self busy cleaning up around the place.

Fri 7th Continues very fine weather. Self cleaning up around the store. Very little doing.

Sat 8th Continues fine weather.

H. Philpott & B. Carmichael came up from the Flat. No Mail. W. Kinsy arrived from up the River.

Sun 9th The Mail arrived this afternoon. Big Charlie & 4 other Indians arrived and brought a few furs.

Self busy with Indians.

Mon 10th Continues very fine weather. Nearly all settlers arrived at their monthly Meeting this afternoon. The Indians left for home after getting their few supplies.

Tues 11th Self busy opening up root house and taking out the potatoes. A few were frozen. Forfar left for home this morning.

Wed 12th Continues very fine weather. Self busy at odd jobs around the place. The River getting bad in front of the place.

Thurs 13th cold & stormy. Blowing a strong gale of wind all day.

Self working in garden.

Fri 14th Self & Johnny cutting bush. A fine clear day. The Ice broke up in front of the Fort today.

Sat 15th A fine clear day. Self at odd jobs. D. Cadenhead line man arrived. He intends Crossing over the River as the wire is down somewhere.

Sun 16th A fine clear day.

Mon 17th Blowing a gale all day.

Cloudy and a little rain in evening.

Self at odd jobs. The Ice broke up today and is Jammed in the bend.

Tues 18th A fine clear day. Self out burning up the old hay lands.

The boys taking potatoes out of the root house. Chief Parsons arrived from H. Hope overland. The Ice churned in the bend.

Wed 19th Blowing a strong gale with a few showers. Agliene came across this morning with a canoe and took Mr. Parsons across. Self cleaning up around the place.

Thurs 20th Cold & stormy with showers of rain & Hail. The Ice still held up in the bend. Self as yesterday.

Fri 21st Cold & stormy all day.

Ice still holds. Very little doing.

Good Friday.

Sat 22nd The Ice went out late last night. The River clear this morning. The Mail arrived this evening. A lot of people around and Taylor came up in his Motor Boat. Fine clear day. Self in store.

Sun 23rd The Mail left this morning for Pouce Coupie. Cadenhead arrived from Hope and left again with the Mail. A fine clear day.

Mon 24th Cloudy & cold. Self & George haulling manure to the gardens.

Tues 25th A beautiful day. Self

working in garden. A little rain towards evening.

Wed 26th Continues fine. Self plowed the gardens. River very low.

Sowed some seeds in the Hot bed this evening.

Thurs 27th Finished plowing the gardens. Continues fine. Cloudy in evening and looks like rain. A lot of Ice going down. 3 men arrived on the other side but did not come over.

Fri 28th Revillion planting potatoes. F. Tredwell & Watson came across having got in last night.

Tredwell sold most of his Furs to Revillion Bros. Self in store. Planted a few potatoes in the garden this evening. A lot of Ice going down.

Sat 29th A fine clear day. Self and the boys planting potatoes in the lower field. The Mail arrived from H. Hope.

Sun 30th Blowing a strong gale of wind. The River rising fast. Forfar arrived from Halfway River.

The Alaska Highway News is now carrying the journals of pioneer Frank Beatton, who was clerk for the Hudson’s Bay Company at Old Fort St. John.

His journals will appear the first Thursday of every month. Digital images of the journals are available to view for research purposes at the North Peace Museum.

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saturday’s fundraiser for the B.C. High school Rodeo association raised more than double their goal matt prepost editor@ahnfsj.ca

Around 200 people turned out to the BC High School Rodeo North Region Gala at the Pomeroy Hotel Saturday (April 2), raising more than $20,000 for local rodeo.

It’s a number that has organizers smiling. Lynn Peck was expecting around $6,000 at the most, but last weekend’s turnout left her flabbergasted.

“When you think about what’s going on, not just in our area but all around, how tough times are for people, it was just absolutely wow,” Peck said.

It’s not cheap to put on a rodeo, which run between $12,000 and $13,000 per event, so the take from the gala goes a long way, Peck said.

“That’s enough money to do a rodeo and a half,” she said.

“Every dime of that will be going toward producing the rodeos for kids to qualify for regional competitions.”

Because of the tight economic times, many sponsors haven’t been able to support rodeos like they used to with cash, but have turned to in-kind

donations instead, Peck noted.

That includes donations for first aid services, feed for stock, or straight-up volunteer time.

“Wherever they can possibly help us out with a body on the ground or a toilet,” Peck said with a laugh.

“That’s huge.”

At the gala, the Alaska Highway News caught up with four up and coming cowboys and cowgirls to talk about their goals for the rest of the season.

buckle as rookie of the year and heading off to nationals.

“A lot of people don’t make it in their rookie year,” said Atkings, who turns 12 this month.

“A lot of people, because it’s their rookie year, they are meeting people, their horse is adjusting to the rodeo. But I’ve been doing this for so long and I have so much help from my team that I think I’m looking good to at least get to finals, and maybe nationals.”

Kali Atkings, Fort St. John Ben Jackson, Hudson’s Hope This is Kali Atkings first year competing in high school rodeo and she’s not only looking to snare junior rookie of the year – she’s aiming to book her trip to nationals this summer too.

The Grade 6 Alwin Holland student is sitting in second place for junior rookies in the province, five points shy of first place. She’s also sitting fourth in all-around.

Her focus over the next three months? Getting better in the breakaway, goats and pole bending categories. If everything goes according to plan, she’ll be winning a

Fresh off a three-week trip to Texas, Ben Jackson is looking to bring some southern speed to his game to finish off the season.

The 15-year-old spent his time down south hanging out with 2015 Calgary Stampede tie-down roping winner Timber Moore, roping every day and competing in a couple of rodeos from Graham to Decatur.

Jackson said he finished second in a rodeo in Graham, also scoring fastest time in one performance, while placing second in a tie-down jackpot in

Decatur.

“Just being able to hang out with guys that much better than you and teach you that much is a great experience,” Jackson said.

“It just made me a little quicker and smoother so hopefully … I’ll be a bit faster than everybody else and win.”

Kate White, Dawson Creek Kate White is sitting in first place for senior rookie of the year and fifth in the all-around, and while she’s happy with that, she does hope to make it to nationals again this summer.

But the Grade 9 Dawson Creek student knows that it’s her horses that will get her there.

“I’m just practising a lot more, pushing myself and just helping myself along the way,” White said.

“My horses, I have to exercise them in order for them to be in shape for me to do good. Really, people applaud you, but it’s your horse that’s doing all the work.”

In her last season as a junior last year, White was named

season leader in four events: breakaway, goat, poles and ribbon roping, along with being named season leader all-around.

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Hanna Pederson has her eye on winning the senior allaround title this season.

She’s confident in her skills, but she hasn’t won the saddle in high school rodeo competition yet. And if she wants to win it this year, she’ll have to leapfrog White, who sits one spot ahead of her in fifth place. With five rodeos left this season, there’s still plenty of time to rack up points.

“I have to keep being competitive, get lots of points because that’s how rodeo goes,” said Pederson, 14.

“Whoever has the most points wins all-around.”

Pederson went to nationals last season, coming away as Canadian Breakaway Champion and BC provincial champion in ribbon roping and breakaway, earning Reserve All-Around for Canada as well.

North Peace Minor Baseball ready for first pitch Byron hackett sports@ahnfsj.ca

Major League Baseball went into full swing on Sunday (April 3) and North Peace Minor Baseball isn’t far behind.

The league wrapped up registration this week and filled up each of the five divisions they plan to have in the 2016 season, from blast ball for kids aged 3-4, all the way up to juniors 13-16.

League president Forrest Liddicoat said the league has grown significantly in the time he’s been involved and along with an additional two teams in the 9-12 age group, they will be adding another

division next season.

“About 45 more kids this year…we could have added 40 more on top of that,” Liddicoat said of the growth this season before explaining they capped each division at 40 players to make sure they would have enough in each group.

He added he expects about 350 kids to play in the league in 2016 with bigger numbers of the horizon in 2017.

“Next year will be even bigger. Plus what we have put into the league with new jerseys, spring training, and training aides to help kids improve,” he said.

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Martin said the big appeal to the game for him was the It was one of the hotspots simplicity in which you can get at the community one stop started and how easy it is to learn on Saturday (April 2) in the the ins and outs of the sport.

Totem Mall— including multi“It’s free, that’s what attracted coloured discs and even me. You can get a disc for as low scented ones, along with a plan as $10. The learning curve is not to bring a new sport to Fort St. as steep as regular golf or other John in the near sports. You don’t future. have to be super “it’s free, that’s The Dawson athletic. There are what attracted me.

Creek Disc Golf people who have You can get a disc Club was one of never played a for as low as $10. the new groups sport in their life the learning curve at the annual and within a few is not as steep as spring sign up months are doing regular golf or other and had several fairly well,” Martin sports. You don’t temporary explained when have to be super baskets set up he was first trying athletic...” for people to try to bring the sport with the hope to Dawson Creek. that they could Director of eventually set up a course here. Recreation and Leisure Services And after a few meeting with Ross deBoer said the city has the City of Fort St. John, the met with Martin and is also club appears well on their way optimistic that something can to bringing a course to Fort St. be worked out. deBoer believes John. there “may be an opportunity to President of the disc golf support sport in Fort St. John.” society Daniel Martin seems “It appears that the optimistic that a course can get provincial sport body may have built and also held a safari disc some equipment available to golf session on Sunday at Kin get us started and I believe we Park with about a dozen people may already own some targets in attendance. as well,” deBoer said in an “About a dozen people came email. out, all from Fort St. John. Many “The first steps would include had their own discs and have selecting the appropriate played Safari rounds of Disc venue, or park and then laying Golf before at Kin Park. We had out the course itself. It sounds three baskets and were testing like Daniel [Martin] is keen to out the course design I made,” assist with promoting the sport Martin noted. in Fort St. John and we agreed Disc golf is an outdoor to work together in establishing utdoor recreational sport a program.” where you throw a disc, similar Martin is well aware of the to a Frisbee with different steps that it takes to set up a weights for different types of course, as two years ago he byron hackett

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About a dozen disc golf enthusiasts played a mini-round on Sunday at Kin Park in Fort St. John, where Dawson Creek Disc Golf Club president Daniel Martin thinks a potential course could be set up pending approval of the city.

worked with the city of Dawson Creek to set up a temporary one before making the course a permanent fixture in September of 2015. Last season, their first full year in operation, they had 32 members and over 200 people play the course in Dawson Creek.

It’s with that knowledge and disc golf experience from all across the province that Martin used to draw a temporary template for a course at Kin Park where he believes the ideal location for a nine-hole set up.

For more information on the club check out www. dawsoncreekdiscgolf.com or on Facebook at “Dawson Creek Disc Golf Club.”

Big numbers for minor baseball From BASEBALL on B2 “We are very happy with the growth. We just need to keep the traction going and show the town that this is a great, affordable option for the kids.”

The league started with indoor training this week and plans to be back out on the Kin Park Diamonds by the last week of April if the

weather cooperates.

They will also host a Coaching Clinic on Saturday, April 9 with national level coach Al Herback, who has taught the sport to kids and adults all across North America. Herback will go through an introduction to baseball from 1-3 p.m. and a “Beyond Baseball Basics” session from 4:30- 8 p.m.

PRO GOLF WEEKLY UPDATE Golf News, Tips, Trivia & Stats

This Week: The Masters Tournament

The Masters is the first major tournament of the season on the PGA Tour and is one of the most revered titles in the world of golf.

Defending: Jordan Spieth The tournament began in 1934 as Winning Score: 18-under par the Augusta National Invitational Winning Share: $1,800,000 Tournament with Horton Smith winning the inaugural event by one stroke over Craig Wood. Jack Nicklaus holds the record for the most Masters victories, winning six times (1963, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1975, 1986). Last year, Jordan Spieth won his first green jacket, becoming the second-youngest person to win the Masters.

Augusta National Golf Club Augusta, Georgia 7,435 yards, Par 72

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Who was the first left-handed golfer to win the Masters? a) Phil Mickelson c) Mike Weir b) Bubba Watson d) Bob Charles

Jim Herman, a 38-yearTournament Results old journeyman who used 1. Jim Herman Score: -15 to work for Donald Trump Earnings: $1,224,000 as a PGA professional 2. Henrik Stenson Score: -14 and teaching pro, won the Shell Earnings: $734,400 Houston Open on Sunday, his first 3. Dustin Johnson Score: -13 PGA Tour title. He closed with a Earnings: $462,400 final round 4-under 68 to defeat Henrik Stenson by one stroke. With the victory, Herman earned a spot in his first Masters this week, along with a two-year exemption on the PGA Tour. “Sorry for the tears, but I’m pretty happy,” Herman said.

“We really did a good job keeping our game plan.”

Golfing News

PGA Event: Masters Tournament Day Time Network Thu, 4/7 3:00pm-7:30pm ESPN Fri, 4/8 3:00pm-7:30pm ESPN Sat, 4/9 3:00pm-7:00pm CBS Sun, 4/10 2:00pm-7:00pm CBS

Golf Trivia

Last Week: Jim Herman won the Houston Open

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Answer: c) Mike Weir won the Masters in 2003.

Tiger Woods issued a statement on his website saying he was “not physically ready” to return to the Masters this week at Augusta National. ‘’I’ve been hitting balls and training daily, but I’m not physically ready,” Woods said in his statement. “I’ve said all along that this time I need to be cautious and do what’s best for my long-term health and career.” Woods’ agent said on Sunday he expects the 14-time major champion to play this year. “I do expect him back on the golf course this year. Absolutely. But there’s no timetable,” Woods’ agent, Mark Steinberg said. Woods hasn’t played since last August at the Wyndham Championship.

Lessons from the Golf Pro While we rarely see it happen from a professional golfer, the shank is an all too familiar shot in the arsenal of the amateur golfer. The main cause for the shank is that the clubface remains open through impact. When we strike the ball, the hosel of the club is what hits the ball. Consequently, the ball shoots off at virtually a 90 degree angle to the trajectory that we are expecting when we line up to hit it. One of the easiest fixes to the problem is to position the ball in the hosel of the club and attempt to hit the ball with the toe of the club. What this accomplishes is that it makes you bring the club back to the ball from the inside. The other bit of advice is to make sure that your left forearm rotates completely through impact. This makes sure the club rotates all the way through after contact.

Player Profile

Jim Herman

Turned Professional: 2000 FedEx Cup Ranking: 18th World Ranking: 68th PGA Tour Wins: 1

FedEx Cup Standings Through April 3, 2016

1) Adam Scott

1,705 pts. / 4 top tens

2) Jason Day

1,222 pts. / 3 top tens

3) Brandt Snedeker 1,183 pts. / 4 top tens

4) Kevin Kisner 1,147 pts. / 4 top tens

5) Russell Knox 1,055 pts. / 2 top tens

FedEx Cup Standings continued...

Player Points 6) Justin Thomas 1,019 7) Bubba Watson 1,010 8) Kevin Na 992 9) Smylie Kaufman 979 10) Graeme McDowell 909

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Blizzard Bike Club bursts into spring byron hackett sports@ahnfsj.ca

It has been a near-recordsetting start to the spring stages of the Blizzard Bike Club, with several of the races on the circuit bringing out more than 20 racers.

According to club treasurer Pat Ferris, the weather has helped the club eclipse record turnouts for the Spring Stage series, an eight-stage race that

started just before Easter and wraps up Thursday (April 7).

“We have junior (under 19) riders who wish to qualify for the Alberta Games. (we are affiliated with Alberta) so selections are not that far away so this is prime training time,” Ferris noted.

“This Spring Stage series is a training series to help us ‘catch up’ to our Alberta competitors who have a one month jump

on us and the Vancouver riders who have two months advantage.”

Fifteen-year-old Tate Haugan has been impressive so far through seven stages with five wins, including Sunday at the Rocky Road Race just outside of Taylor. Haugan edged out fellow under-19 club racer Dawit Feyissa by one one-hundredth of a second to take the win.

Irvin Tang currently leads

the men’s portion of the spring stage and finished fourth on Sunday with a time of 1:17:20.

Kristine Bock leads the women through seven stages and was first in the one-lap race with a time of 42:45. Renee Kalkman took the Rocky Women’s title with a time of 1:26:18.

After Thursday’s Baldonnel time trial, the club will be back on the road Sunday at 2 p.m. for a Cecil Lake road race.

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Tate Haugan won the Rocky Road Race on the weekend and leads the Spring Stage races with one race remaining.

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2016 Standings Sprint Cup Series Top Ten 1) Kevin Harvick

Texas Motor Speedway Track Details Shape: Quad-oval Distance: 1.5 miles Turns / Straights: 24º / 5º

2) Jimmie Johnson

Points: 216 Wins: 2 Top 5: 3 Top 10: 4

3) Kyle Busch

Points: 215 Wins: 1 Top 5: 5 Top 10: 5

4) Carl Edwards

Points: 206 Wins: 0 Top 5: 3 Top 10: 5

5) Joey Logano

Points: 196 Wins: 0 Top 5: 2 Top 10: 3

6) Brad Keselowski Texas Motor Speedway’s layout is very similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Lowe’s Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway).

Based on qualifying speeds in 2004, 2005, and 2006, the Texas Motor Speedway was once considered the fastest non-restrictor plate track on the NASCAR circuit, with qualifying speeds in excess of 192 mph and corner entry speeds over 200 mph. However, as the tracks’ respective racing surfaces continue to wear, qualifying speeds at Atlanta have become consistently faster than at Texas.

Driver 1) Daniel Suarez 2) Elliott Sadler 3) Ty Dillon 4) Justin Allgaier 5) Brandon Jones 6) Erik Jones 7) Brendan Gaughan 8) Ryan Reed 9) Brennan Poole 10) Darrell Wallace Jr.

Points: 178 Wins: 1 Top 5: 2 Top 10: 4

7) Austin Dillon

Points: 176 Wins: 0 Top 5: 2 Top 10: 4

Points 144 136 135 132 129 126 119 106 102 96

Racing News Dale Earnhardt Jr., who had two concussions in 2012, confirmed last week at Martinsville Speedway he will donate his brain to concussion research. “Anything I can do to help others,” said Earnhardt, who has suffered at least two concussions during his racing career. “It seemed like a reasonable thing to do.” Earnhardt said he has pledged his brain to the Concussion Legacy Foundation.

8) Kurt Busch

Racing Trivia

Points: 176 Wins: 0 Top 5: 1 Top 10: 4

9) Denny Hamlin

How many Cup Series races did Mario Andretti win?

10) Dale Earnhardt Jr.

a) 0 b) 1

Points: 172 Wins: 1 Top 5: 3 Top 10: 3

Points: 172 Wins: 0 Top 5: 2 Top 10: 3

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Answer : b) Mario Andretti won the 1967 Daytona 500.

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Location: Fort Worth, Texas Date: April 9th, 7:45 p.m.

TV: FOX Last Year’s Pole: Kurt Busch - 193.847 mph Last Year’s Winner: Jimmie Johnson

Points: 220 Wins: 1 Top 5: 3 Top 10: 5

Xfinity Series Top Ten

Last Weekend’s Race: Kyle Busch won the STP 500 STP 500 Top Ten Driver Points Kyle Busch 45 AJ Allmendinger 39 Kyle Larson 38 Austin Dillon 37 Brad Keselowski 36 Carl Edwards 35 Brian Vickers 34 Paul Menard 34 Jimmie Johnson 32 Ryan Newman 31

Kyle Busch came to Martinsville Speedway this weekend with no grandfather clock trophies, the traditional award for winning at the shortest of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series short tracks.

He left with two such clocks after completing an unprecedented Martinsville sweep in Sunday’s STP 500. He radioed a single question to his crew after his celebratory burnouts. “What time is it?” crowed the reigning series champ. Then, Busch answered his question. “Time to tell the haters to shut up!” Busch shouted in a reference to the rocky relationship the Joe Gibbs Racing driver sometimes enjoys with the NASCAR fan base. Busch can be forgiven for his over-the-top exclamation. With the victory, he’s all but assured of defending his 2015 championship in this year’s Chase. “I can’t say enough about this whole JGR team,” said Busch, who led the final 173 laps.

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Various perspectives

Above: “Bend In the River”, by Sandy Troudt.

Right: “Baaa...baaa”, by Lorna Penner.

Flying Colours artists’ association brings their third instalment of Points of View to Peace Gallery north AleishA hendry ahendry@ahnfsj.ca

Kurvers, who joined the g r o u p after recently moving to Fort St. John, only started painting in the last four years. She said the Fort St. John arts scene is vastly different from the scene in Victoria where she previously lived.

“I’ve found the painters there and the workshops there are kind of clique-y,” she said of Victoria. “The people here are so open and will tell you everything, it’s so positive … I’ve had a really excellent experience.”

Working from a reference image for Points of View not only inspired creativity, but was also enjoyable.

“You just do your own thing, it’s so cool to see what everyone else is doing,” said Hofmann.

Points of View 3 runs until April 23 at Peace Gallery North.

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The beauty of art is that it’s completely open to interpretation — not just the subject matter, but how an artist chooses to present that subject.

Points of View 3, the latest exhibition at Peace Gallery North, does just that.

Presented by the Flying Colours Artists’ Association, the concept behind Points of View is literally in the name; artists are given an image for reference and then, using their own medium, style and vision, creating a piece of art from that idea.

The reference images include photos of the Peace River valley, a wooden shed with an old tractor, farms animals and regional wildlife.

The work ranges from more traditional paintings to linocut prints to mixed media.

The show is an opportunity for both established and emerging artists with the association to have their work displayed publically, as three new Flying Colours members have discovered.

Diana Hofmann, Alison Newth and Shelley Kurvers are emerging artists that had their work displayed in a public gallery for the first time ever with Points of View.

While diving right into creating art can seem daunting, Newth and Hofmann decided to just dive right into it.

“They are so supportive, I’ve learned so much,” said Newth, who paints mainly with acrylics.

“We’re just trying everything and going broke,” laughed Hofmann.

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Horoscope ARIES (March 21 to april 19) This is an excellent day for business and commerce. If shopping, you will appreciate what you buy. Trust your moneymaking ideas.

TAURUS (april 20 to May 20)

Today the Moon is in your sign, dancing with lucky, moneybags Jupiter. It’s a great day to plan a vacation or a social event. Enjoy playful times with children.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) This is a feel-good day, and you have a warm feeling in your tummy. Enjoy all your encounters with others, especially family and friends. Invite the gang over for a barbecue!

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) This is a wonderful day to schmooze with friends and members of groups. You are high-viz now, and people easily admire you. Make the most of this!

LEO (July 23 to aug. 22) People in power (bosses, parents and teachers) are impressed with you today. For some reason, personal details about your private life are made public. Oh well.

VIRGO (aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Do something to shake it up a bit, because you want to broaden your horizons today. Go someplace you’ve never been before. Travel if you can.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to oct. 22) This is a good day to discuss touchy subjects about inheritances, taxes and debt. People are in a good mood and inclined to agree. Quite likely, you will benefit.

For Thursday April 7, 2016 SCORPIO (oct. 23 to nov. 21) Relations with partners and close friends are smooth and friendly today. This is also a good day to deal with members of the general public.

SAGITTARIUS (nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Co-workers are supportive today.

Some of you will enjoy work-related travel. You can learn something new on the job that expands your experience of the world.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) This is a party day for your sign!

Make plans to enjoy fun diversions with others. Sports events, playful times with children and romantic liaisons will be fun and thrilling.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Real-estate deals will be excellent today. This is also a good day to do anything to improve your home or your relationship with family members. You will enjoy entertaining at home.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Writers, editors, teachers and actors are favored today, because your communication skills are hot!

It’s easy to be in a positive frame of mind, because you’re happy!

BORN TODAY? You are a humanitarian. You believe in being socially responsible. You have star qualities and yet, you are shy. This year, a major decision awaits you. In the first half of the year, save money and cut down on overhead expenses so that you are strong later in the year. Be true to yourself and respect your integrity.

This will be your strength.

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Damaging Behavior

ear Annie: During the middle of my freshman year in high school, I was in the midst of training for my first real track season. My winter workouts gradually gained intensity, and my food intake gradually started to drop. Initially, the more weight I lost the easier it became to complete tough workouts. With that mentality, I slipped into the world of anorexia nervosa, thinking that eating less and exercising more would translate to success in athletics.

I struggled with the disorder in silence for months, dropping from 130 to 98 pounds on my 5-foot-7 frame. I’d eat a granola bar for breakfast, r un five miles in 100-degree heat and then fall asleep in an attempt to ignore the hunger pangs.

The only person who ever directly confronted me about my weight loss was my volleyball coach. I lied about how “I was fine” and attributed my dizziness and inability to focus to a hectic schedule. I became terrified that my inability to compete was a result of laziness, so I started running. About 10 minutes in, everything went black. I collapsed on the ground, but no one saw, and I didn’t tell. But it made me realize my actions were spiraling out of control, and I finally sought help from my family doctor. It took years to undo the damaging behavior that had developed in a few short months, and those thoughts still nag at me today.

Eating disorders plague more high school students than are diagnosed, simply because people refuse to speak up if they see that something is wrong. Those few

ANNIE’S MAILBOx words from my coach helped me realize that I had a problem, freeing me from the firm grasp of denial. If you or someone you know may be suffering from an eating disorder, please reach out to a qualified mental health professional immediately. Losing a few pounds can quickly spiral into losing a life without the proper treatment. -- Recovered in Nebraska Dear Nebraska: Thank you for writing. We are sure you have helped more people than you realize. If you recognize yourself or someone else in this letter, we hope you will contact the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders at anad. org.

Dear Annie: “His Wife” said her depressed husband was a changed man after proper medication. That is my story up to the happy ending.

Now I need advice.

My husband admits he may have a “little bit of depression,” but sees no need to change. It is everyone else’s problem if they don’t like the way he is. He saw counselors twice and complained that neither of them listened to him.

It is difficult to live under the cloud of an unpredictable, often angry man. He has problems at work and has switched jobs three times in the past eight years because he is “never appreciated, management is the problem, they

don’t know what they are doing.”

He has estranged his family.

It is sad, frustrating and emotionally painful to live with him.

Unless a person wants help, no one can force him to get it. Any solutions? -- His Wife, Too Dear Wife: You can try talking to his doctor (or leaving a message for him) about the depression and anger and asking about an antidepressant. Beyond that, however, you might consider counseling for yourself so that you can cope better with a situation that is making you so unhappy.

Dear Annie: This is in response to “Salem, Oregon,” who requested that their children not give them Christmas presents. I have also told my children that the only present I want is for them to give blood at their local Red Cross. My three sons and their girlfriends and wives have willingly done so.

Now the Red Cross “opens” the presents that keep on giving. Life is the best gift anyone could give. -- S.

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You can also find Annie on Facebook at Facebook.com/AskAnnies.

To find out more about Annie’s Mailbox and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.

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Sharp dressed men ZZ Top proved they still got it at the Encana Events Centre Mike Carter dcreporter@dcdn.ca

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Texas blues-rockers ZZ Top rocked the Encana Events Centre Monday night with a jam packed set of new and old tunes. Frank Beard, Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill delighted fans young and old with a sparkling performance.

Monday marked a return of the bearded ones to Dawson Creek.

The sharp dressed man himself, Billy Gibbons and the rest of the Texas-based blues rockers, ZZ Top took to the stage at the Encana Events Centre for their second performance in the Mile Zero City.

The Dawson Creek Mirror caught up with Gibbons on the road for an exclusive interview.

“Our pals who are in the know are big on the surroundings of what they refer to as ‘DC’,” Gibbons wrote in an email to the Mirror. “Neat spot, we think.”

After completing the Perfectamundo tour with his side project, The BFGs, which ended with a stop at the Havana Jazz Fest in December, Gibbons rejoined fellow ZZ Top members Frank Beard and Dusty Hill for

a tour that kicked off March 18.

They’d already touched down in Canada with dates in Kitchener and Orilla, Ontario and most recently, in Winnipeg, Lethbridge and Calgary.

“Tour’s going great,” he said.

“The BFGs solo tour brought us three guys back in line to resume the roadshow coming your way.”

Coming to Canada is always a good time, he says.

“It’s all good. Our friends, fans and followers in Canada are, arguably, the most demonstrative we’ve ever encountered. Must be something in the water (or beer?),” Gibbons wrote.

The band has apparently done their research on Canada, over the many times they’ve toured here.

“We have now established the chart of Canadian destinations for Mexican cuisine,” he wrote. “Since we’re all part of the North American Free Trade

Agreement, enchiladas, tacos and tamales remain on the menu,” which gets a thumbs up from the bearded brethren.

But he says, there is too many good spots across the Great White North to choose a favourite.

“We seem to enjoy fantastic times at each stop,” Gibbons said. “And, of course, there’s just enough slight differences around that make every spot a bit special.”

However, one of the things that remains the same almost everywhere they tour in North America is the resurgence of big beards, he said.

“It’s the final frontier, whisker-wise,” Gibbons wrote.

“Every possibility seems to have been explored now, chin whiskers reappear as the au courant mode of tonsorial expression, it seems. We think the ZZ facial fashion pioneered the bearded return.”

Hello Readers!

With our annual fundraiser, and preparations for the first Sheep/ Swine weigh-in, Lakeshore has been kept busy as we get ready for the last three months before Achievement Day! The fundraiser was held March 19 at Cecil Lake Hall.

The evening was a lot of fun, with several great booths, a good auction, and a delicious pan-cake supper. All in all, we raised nearly four thousand dollars. Thanks to all the leaders and members who pitched in to make the evening a success!

This project year should be a lot of fun, and I’m looking forward to seeing everyone’s animals at the weigh-in!

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In addition to the fundraiser, the sheep and swine clubs have been gearing up for the first weigh-in. This year, Lakeshore has an unprecedented number of swine projects, with two feedlots and several market hogs. The beef club started their projects several months ago.

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Krissy Are you looking for an animal friend that won’t be constantly vying for your attention; that will just hang out with you and occasionally acknowledge your presence?

Krissy might just be the cat for you.

The bright-eyed, muted tortie has been at the North Peace SPCA shelter for some time, possibly due to a sign on the door to her room indicating she doesn’t like being picked up or petted.

But that doesn’t mean should wouldn’t be a great pet for the right person.

Emily Sunter, an animal care aid at the North Peace SPCA, fostered Krissy before she was placed at the shelter and found her to be a wonderful cat.

Sunter suspects Krissy might have sensitive skin, which could be why she doesn’t much like being touched. She

Denali does, however, like sitting with people and being around them, just hanging out and sharing her day.

If you don’t want one of those cats that want your attention every minute of the day, then go visit Krissy at the North Peace SPCA.

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Looking for a companion that’s always ready to go for a hike, or a bike ride, or pretty much any physical activity? Denali would love to be your dog.

The 10-month-old Husky mix has been at the shelter for months, and would really like to find his forever home.

Denali is a very active and very smart

dog, which means he needs a human who can keep up with him. He does have some socialization issues, but the staff at the North Peace SPCA says he’s improved greatly during his time at the shelter.

A fenced yard would where you can play fetch and other games with Denali would be best.

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To enter the second floor unit, you step into a bright ground-floor foyer outfitted with a coat closet and a bench for removing and storing boots.

Natural light streams in through sidelights. More light washes down from the dormer window above, brightening the staircase and spilling over into the great room as well.

Kitchen, nook and great room flow together, unimpeded by barriers of any kind. Next to the stairs is a pocket-sized utility room, designed to house a stacked washer/dryer combination. The small kitchen in the Tupelo's upper unit can be built with a door that opens onto a second-level deck, if one is desired.

Associated Designs is the original source for the Tupelo 60-006. For more information or to view other designs, visit www.AssociatedDesigns. com or call 800-634-0123.

Lower Unit 1267 sq.ft.

Upper Unit 1021 sq.ft.

Living Area 2288 sq.ft.

Dimensions 47' x 45' Garage 572 sq.ft.

Garage Dim 22' x 26' 2000 SERIES

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Who'd ever suspect that the Tupelo is a duplex? Two sets of porch steps and front doors are the only exterior clue. One faces the street; the other is around the corner to the left. This is an ideal set-up for a family that wishes to provide supportive but independent housing for an aging relative, or wants income from a rental they can easily supervise.

From its tapered porch supports to its low-pitched side gables and large centered dormer, the Tupelo's exterior styling harks back to Craftsman homes of the early 1900s. Inside, both of the duplexes have contemporary floor plans.

The ground floor unit is larger. In addition to the great room/kitchen, it has an owners' suite, two secondary bedrooms, and two bathrooms. A small utility room is tucked into an alcove just inside the front door. An eating bar defines the boundary between the kitchen and a great room with pa-

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GETTInG READY FoR SWEETWATER (Left) Suzon Anne Tremblay, Aden Fulford and Elaine Watts show off their cleverly crafted wacky hats at a fundraiser Friday night for the Sweetwater905 Arts and Music Festival, which will take place later this summer. (Right) Folky Strum Strum performs live for a crowd at Albert’s Loft on the Mattson family farm in Rolla.

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t’s official! I have worn the tiara of “grandmother” for an entire year – Dylan celebrated his first birthday on the 29th of March.

Upon reflection, this year has been one of abundance for everyone: Abundant diapers, abundant bottles, and abundant sleepless nights, abundant cuddles, abundant downy-topped head smells, abundant giggles.

Yes, it has been a year of abundance!

Our abundance cup runneth over and we are thankful.

It has been very cool watching Dylan through the eyes of a grandparent. It is so much more relaxing and less exhausting than being the actual parent.

It has been a bit of learning curve though.

“Whatchoo talkin’ ‘bout Judy?”

Yes: A learning curve. I have come to the realization that I am very lucky that my own children survived childhood because so much has changed that I truly feel inept as a grandparent from time to time.

I was a young mother (not teen mom young, or banjo music in the background of the story mom, but by today’s standards young: I was 20). I relied on my mom quite extensively for advice and had many “when do” conversations with her.

When do babies sit up?

When do babies eat solid food?

When do babies sleep through the night?

When do I quit crying? (that is a column for another time) That doesn’t happen any longer, nope! Move over walking encyclopedia of endless anecdotal stories that begin with, “when Johnny was a baby, he…” because Dr. Google is in the building (or rather, the smartphone).

Dr. Google is a click away. He/she hangs out with Dr. WebMD and they spend their days sharing pseudo scientific information with new parents via the world wide web.

A baby begins to gag on food and a grandparent immediately leaps to the side of the high chair (like a Ninja I might add) and forces babe’s mouth open to remove the offending piece of

Judy Kucharuk the desk of the green-eyed girl

food. But, before they have the opportunity to “sweep” babes mouth with their wrinkled, softened, finger, you will hear “STOP!!!!!”

No longer is the finger sweep an accepted parenting practice. If you place your finger in the child’s mouth you are likely to force the food further into the babe’s throat. Conversely, if you are able to see the food in babe’s mouth then babe isn’t really choking, right?

Okey-Dokey.

I guess it is nice that information and advice for new parents is only a click away. No reason to wake anyone up in the middle of the night with questions about the weird colour of baby poop found in the diaper: there is a poop colour chart available on Dr. Google.

Thankfully, my sister and I are navigating the murky and sometimes turbulent waters of grandparenting at the same time. We warn each other when we identify a potential boulder in the river, and provide directions to avoid the danger. Sisters, we stick together.

It must be a need that goes deeper into our psyche then we realize: this intense need to pass along wisdom to our children about their children. Without the need (thanks Dr. Google), that energy needs to be expressed elsewhere.

Like when you put a pair of Spanx on, your tummy doesn’t magical disappear —it gets displaced (usually as back fat).

How am I going to express this energy? Will it get displaced somewhere unnecessary like back fat?

I’m thinking interpretive dance.

Judy Kucharuk is a lover of sarcasm, witty people and footnotes. You can follow her blog at www.judykucharuk.com or catch her on CBC Radio Daybreak North where she shares her “Peace of Mind”. Follow her on twitter @judylaine

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Putting a ban on busy Brianne Zwambag THE MOTHERLOAD

being busy become so glorified? When did our culture start valuing busy? As a certified homebody, I very much understand the urge to stay home and take the day as it comes. But somehow, when it comes to my kids, I developed the belief that our lives had to be structured, scheduled and simply BUSY. So busy, in fact, that I lost sight of things. Instead of letting them stop to splash in a puddle (unless it was on a scheduled puddle walk) or letting them take 20 minutes to figure out something for themselves, I was busy rushing them off to the next thing on the rather arbitrary calendar in our kitchen. I’m so scared that if I don’t schedule learning opportunities, they’re not going to come. That I’m going to use the TV as a babysitter or my kids are going to miss out

See, her tone is defeated because she often asks to stay home and I say no. I say things like “we have to go to preschool because we spend a lot of money so you can go” or “your friends are really excited to play with you — you’ll enjoy it once you’re there” when all she’s asking for is her childhood.

So today, I say yes.

“Sure, baby. Go get the chocolate chips.”

Her face lights up and she’s running for the pantry. We spent the day like that—her with no pants and a Batman t-shirt, me with ripped leggings and oversized sweater.

We baked. We colored pictures on our sliding glass door. We went outside and blew bubbles and drew on the sidewalk. We skipped. We danced. We read books and laughed. I taught her jokes.

She and her brother made each other laugh until they couldn’t breathe. She asked a million questions and we took the time to look up the answers I didn’t know. We spent a day with no agenda, no rush and no stress.

Was it perfect? No. There were still fights and tantrums and ANGLICAN lessons that needed CHURCH of CANADA to be learned (both NoRTH PEACE PARISH by myself and my Please join us at our temporary children). But, it was location at the Lutheran Church different. There was 9812 108 Ave a resounding calm Ph: 250-785-6471 “All are Invited that just settled over and Welcome Here” the day. Even as I - (Luke 14:23) snuggled in bed with SERVICES her at the end of the St. Martin’s, day and agreed to fort St. John, BC Sundays 1:30 p.m. two more stories than Rev. Enid Pow I normally do, there ********** was a lightness in the Church of the Good room. The charge Shepherd that had become Taylor, BC - Sundays 9:30 a.m. a constant fixture ********** in our lives wasn’t St. Matthias, Cecil Lake, BC sparking around us.

3rd Sun. of the Month My kids got to just 3:00 p.m. be for a moment of Holy Communion BAHA’I fAITH their quickly passing BAHA’I fAITH childhood.

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on important socializing or that they’re somehow going to fall behind because they’re not as busy as the next kids.

It’s all a lie. My head is lying to me.

Kids are natural explorers.

Let them stay home, and they’ll decorate their room with washi tape, build a Lego castle or insist on chopping veggies next to you as you prepare a meal. Open the door for them and they’ll find bugs, climb trees and make friends with the kids riding by on their bikes. They’re going to keep themselves busy, but in a way that fits them. In a way that fills them up and helps them learn about the World in the way that suits their own needs.

Kids don’t need to be busy.

They need time, space and empowerment to just be who they are. They need us to be okay with their lead. They

need invitations to play, create and experiment. They need us to just sit back and learn from them so we can be less busy and distracted, too.

Life is too short to worry about being busy, no matter what our culture is telling us.

My focus for this month (and beyond) is to focus on being content, engaged and free instead.

My daughter was thrilled to help me cross things off the calendar. She insisted we do so in cherry marker, actually.

Brianne Zwambag is a fulltime boo-boo healer, snack artist, janitor, referee, master storyteller and child stylist in Fort St. John, who sometimes gets a chance to sit down and write about life, mommyhood and the issues that surround it.

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love the start of a new month. There’s something about being able to just let go of everything that was bogging you down in the weeks prior and looking forward to a bit of a fresh start. The first of anything always brings about a bit of a renewal for me.

So it’s no surprise that I love turning the page on the calendar that hangs in our kitchen and staring at all the beautiful blankness that it holds for all of two minutes.

Then I get a pen.

First, in goes my husband’s work schedule. Then the kids’ activities—preschool, dance, gymnastics, swimming and anything else that we’ve paid for them to attend. The weekends then fill up with birthday parties. And the afternoons with playdates or appointments that I made last month and now are fast approaching.

Don’t forget the clubs that my husband and I belong to, a date night somewhere in there and maybe a trip to see the grandparents or to stock up our pantry.

Once all of that has been color-coded for each family member and written in, I stare at it.

Suddenly, the blankness that was making me happy is annoying me. There are days with nothing on. Days where we aren’t busy. Something in me starts flaring and I start messaging people to set up play dates or Googling to find events that my kids might enjoy.

Just as my daughter comes walking in to the kitchen, still rubbing sleep from her eyes, I inform her (excitedly) that she has dance lessons in an hour and then we are going to hit the grocery store before attending a birthday party that afternoon. I’m proud of myself.

I’ve planned a great and fun day for my kids that will engage them, make them smile and tire them out.

Except, my daughter isn’t smiling. She sits down on the floor by my feet and uses her little finger to trace circles on the floor.

“Mommy, I just want to stay home with you today. I don’t want to go anywhere. Can we bake cookies and stay in our pajamas?”

Her tone is defeated and it breaks my heart.

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250-787-0089 ********** BAPTIST CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH 9607-107th Ave., fSJ Ph. (Office) 250-785-4307 Pastor: Michael Hayes Associate Pastor: Doug Janzen SUNDAY SCHooL: 9:30am SUNDAY WoRSHIP SERVICE 10:30AM 9am - 2pm ********** CATHoLIC RoMAN CATHoLIC CHURCH (Resurrection Church) Pastor: Rev. Vener Sabacan Phone 250-785-3413 9504-100th Avenue www.catholicchurchfsj.org MASSES: Saturday 7:30 p.m.

Sunday - 10:00 a.m. oNLY OFFICE HOURS: Mon.-Fri. 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

BAPTISM: Contact the Pastor 3 months before baptism.

MARRIAGES: Contact the Pastor 3 months before the wedding. ********** ALLIANCE CHURCH 9804-99 Ave., fort St. John, BC V1J 3T8 Ph: 250-785-4644 fax: 250-785-8932 e-mail: office@fsjalliance.ca www.fsjalliance.ca SUNDAY WoRSHIP SERVICE: 9:15am & 11:00am KIDVILLE: for ages 2yrs.-Gr.6 @ 9:15am **********

CoMMUNITY CHURCH CHARLIE LAKE CoMMUNITY CHURCH Lead Pastor: Alfred Reschke Associate Pastor: Jared Braun 250-785-1723 fax: 250-785-4136 clcc@pris.ca SUNDAY SCHooL: 9:30am SUNDAY WoRSHIP: 10:40am 1st left turn off Alaska Highway past the Charlie Lake Store. ********** PEACE CoMMUNITY CHURCH 10556-100th Street, Taylor, BC Pastor: Wally Pohlmann Phone: 250-789-3045 HoURS: 9:00am-Noon Monday-Wednesday & friday Email: office@taylorchurch.ca Website: www.taylorchurch.ca SUNDAY ADULT CLASS - 9:30am SUNDAY WoRSHIP SERVICE - 10:30am ********** EVANGELICAL foRT ST. JoHN EVANGELICAL MISSIoN 8220-89th Avenue, fSJ Pastor: Art Voth Sunday School September-June begins at 9:30am Sunday mornings.

Worship Service - 10:45am Phone: 250-787-2550 ******* INTERDENoMINATIoNAL UPPER PINE GoSPEL CHAPEL Church Phone: 250-827-3833 Email: upgc@pris.ca Board Chairman: Andy Burkholder 250-827-3811 Box 66, Rose Prairie, BC ********** LUTHERAN PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 9812-108th Avenue, fort St. John, BC V1J 2R3 Office Phone: 250-785-2718 Pastor: Rev. Kebede Dibaba Regular Worship Schedule: 9:00am Youth, Adult Bible Study 10:00am Sunday Worship Service & Sunday School ********** PEACE RIVER MUSLIM ASSoCIATIoN Information: 250-787-1264 Jumm’a (Friday) Prayer @ 1:00pm 203-10903-100th Street, fort St. John, BC email: tahermorsi@shaw.ca ********** MENNoNITE NoRTH PEACE MENNoNITE BRETHREN CHURCH North Peace Mennonite Brethren Church 10816 106 St. fort St. John, BC V1J 5V2 250-785-3869

Lead Pastor: Andrew Eby Associate Pastor of Youth & Young Adults: Don Banman SUNDAY SERVICE TIMES: 9:15am & 11:00am Kids Zone During Both Services ********** MENNoNITE MoNTNEY MENNoNITE CHURCH SUNDAY MoRNING: Sunday School & Worship: 9:30am SUNDAY EVENING: 2nd & 4th Sundays: 7:00pm Everyone Welcome!

Pastor Warren Martin Phone: (250) 827-3131 ********** NoNDENoMINATIoNAL CHRISTIAN LIfE CENTRE “Associated with “Fellowship of Christian Assemblies” “King Jesus is Lord Over the Peace” 8923-112th Avenue, fort St. John, BC V1J 6G2 website: www.christianlifefsj.ca Ph: 250-785-4040 fax: 250-785-4021 Pastor Steve Oboh Principal of Christian Life School: Garry Jones Everyone Welcome Sunday Morning Worship Service: 10:00am Nursery available and Sunday School is held during the sermon for ages 3-12 years.

Christian Life Centre is “Home of Christian Life School” ********** foRT ST. JoHN NATIVE BIBLE fELLoWSHIP Sunday Worship: 11:00am Wed., Night Bible Study: 7:30pm Pastor John A Giesbrecht 250-785-0127 ********** GIDEoNS INTERNATIoNAL Fort St. John Camp Ray Hein 250-827-3636 John Giesbrecht 250-785-0127 ********** NoRTHERN LIGHTS CHURCH INTERNATIoNAL (Rose Prairie, BC Sunday Service: Pre-Service Prayer: 10:30am Worship Service: 11:00am Everyone Welcome ********** THE SHELTER CHURCH “...the Lord will be a shelter for His people” Joel 3:6 9808-98A Ave. fort St. John, BC 250-785-3888 SUNDAY SERVICE: 10am Pastor: Oral Benterud 250-785-9151 ********** PENTECoSTAL THE PENTECoSTALS of foRT ST. JoHN Phone: 250-787-9888 Pastor: Jason McLaughlin

Sunday 10am Service, Sunday School Youth Sunday 11am Worship Service Tuesday 7pm Prayer Wednesday 7pm Bibile Study Friday 7pm Youth ********** PENTECoSTAL ASSEMBLIES of CANADA EVANGEL CHAPEL 10040-100 St., fort St. John Phone: 250-785-3386 Fax: 250-785-8345 Lead Pastor: Tony Warriner Sunday Services: 9:30am, 11:00am www.evangelfsj.com ********** PRESBYTERIAN fort St. John Presbyterian Church 9907-98th St., fort St. John, BC Phone: 250-785-2482 fax: 250-785-2482 Sunday Worship Times 9:30 a.m. - Regular Service Everyone is invited to participate ********** REfoRMED TRINITY CoVENANT CHURCH Sunday Service: 10:00am Meets at the Quality Inn Northern Grand 100th Ave & 98th St., fort St. John, BC Elder: Mike Donovan Phone: 250-787-7702 Affiliated with C.R.E.C. ********** THE SALVATIoN ARMY THE SALVATIoN ARMY Sunday Worship Service: 10:30am 10116-100th Ave., fort St. John, BC Come Worship With Us. For information; Phone 250-785-0506 or food Bank 250-785-0500 ********** SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH 9008-100th Avenue, fort St. John, BC Phone: 250-785-8632 Pastor: Cavin Chwyl Phone: 250-719-7949 Saturday Service: 9:30am ********** UNITED CHURCH of CANADA ST. LUKE’S UNITED 9907-98 St., fort St. John, BC Office: 250-785-2919 fax: 250-785-2788 Email: stlukeuc@telus.net Rev. Louise Hart Sunday Worship Service & Sunday School @ 11:30am.

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Paul Robert Sidloski, born July 26, 1964 in Estevan, SK passed away suddenly in his home of Fort St. John, BC March 23, 2016 at the age of 51.

He leaves behind his loved ones, daughter Chrysteen Lafreniere (Jeffrey), son Andy Sidloski (Rebecca), siblings Bonnie Wilkins (Ted), Connie Millar, Kate Millar, Lu-Anne Donnell, Kyle Sidloski (Colette), Dempsey Sidloski, Ann-dee Nunweiler (Rodney), Edward Nelson, several nieces and nephews, as well as many friends.

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Memorial respects to be held at Hamre’s Funeral Chapel Ltd, 10315-102 Street, Fort St. John, BC on April 9, 2016 from 1:00PM until 3:00PM Donations, in lieu of flowers can be made to the charity of your choice.

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Education and Work Experience • A minimum of three years’ related experience in the field of Human Resources • Undergraduate degree in social sciences, public administration or business management • Negotiation and/or Mediation Training • CHRP designation would be considered an asset Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Personal Characteristics • Knowledge of human resource programs and personnel management, employment standards • Excellent knowledge of the local labour market and major resource development projects Knowledge of the local First Nations and issues related to business, employment and training • Superior communication and conflict resolution skills • Experience with all MS Office programs • Ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships • Creativity and innovation • Work cooperatively and effectively with others to set goals, resolve problems and make decisions • Positively influence others to achieve results that are in the best interest of the membership and the Nation.

• Planning, determine strategies to move the program forward, set goals, create and implement actions plans, and evaluate the process and results.

This position is full-time and permanent. Applicants must possess a valid driver’s licence, reliable vehicle and the ability to travel to and from Doig River First Nation.

Interested applicants can submit a resume, cover letter and professional references in person, by fax, mail or email on or before April 15, 2016 to: Shona Nelson, Band Administrator Box 56, Rose Prairie, BC. V0C 2H0 Phone: (250) 827-3776, Fax: (250) 827-3778 | Email: snelson@doigriverfn.com

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ExEcutivE DiREctoR of thE foRt St. John hoSpitAl founDAtion Requirements • A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Education, Commerce or other related field.

• Five or more years of experience in fundraising with progressive responsibilities.

• Professional training in donor centred fundraising.

• Direct experience working with corporate or personal donors.

• Demonstrated experience in developing fundraising plans, budgets, work plans and performance reports • Demonstrated understanding of the role of charitable giving and estate planning.

• Experience with managing an office.

Responsibilities: The Executive Director is responsible to execute the Foundation’s strategic plan as developed by the Board of Directors and for all day-to-day activities of the Foundation.

The Executive Director coordinates a comprehensive program of fund raising, charitable donations, estate gifts, and pledges from individuals and, corporate, institutional, service, and community organizations.

With direction, guidance, and advice from the Board of Directors and in concordance with the job description, the Executive Director designs, plans, and implements a wide range of activities to promote the Foundation’s work and educate the supporting communities of the needs of the Fort St John Hospital and the Peace Villa Residential Care Facility while meeting financial targets as set by the Board.

Required Skills, Abilities, and Attributes • Empathy for patient care and passion for our community • High energy and creativity • Able to manage several projects simultaneously and meet deadlines • Commitment to quality and attention to detail • Excellent problem-solving skills • Proven financial and analytical abilities • Proficient in Microsoft Office applications including Outlook, Word, Excel, Power point.

• Strong leadership skills and decision making skills with an exceptional capability of resolving conflict in an open and constructive manner.

• Excellent interpersonal skills, a diplomatic and articulate demeanor • Master of the English language both written and oral.

• Public speaking excellence Please submit resumes to resumes.fsjhf@gmail.com with a covering letter that includes your salary expectations and date available to begin work.

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North Peace Savings is recruiting 2 experienced financial service professionals with excellent sales, service and marketing skills, and have an expert knowledge of mortgage underwriting including expertise in construction mortgage financing, excel in relationship building and negotiations and have the ability to work independently with confidence.

The Financial Consultant will perform a wide variety of duties including providing advice, and on-going sales and service to members and potential members by actively promoting a full range of deposit and lending products and services by identifying and pursuing relationship building opportunities through referrals and active business development. The Financial Consultant will champion NPSCU’s sales and service culture by participating in campaigns, promotions, and establishing member and potential member relationships and business contacts, with the ability to provide superior service.

If you are a financial services professional with excellent sales and service skills, work well on your own, have a strong commitment to member service, excellent communication skills, and the understanding of business strategies and the competitive environment in which North Peace Savings and Credit Union operates, please provide a cover letter and résumé in confidence to:

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In memory of Susan (Sue) Emma Landry who passed away at the Peace Villa Residential Care facility in Fort St. John, B.C. on March 23, 2016 at the age of 96.

Susan was born at home on a farm near Acme, Alberta on October 5, 1919. The youngest of 10 children, she and her older brother Dave moved with their parents Peter and Elizabeth Neufeld to a homestead in Sunset Prairie, B.C. during the dust bowl years of the 1930’s. She and Dave endured many hardships while growing up and going to school in Sunset. As a teenager she worked out helping farm wives cook for the large labour crews of the day, including work at the Landry ranch.

On January 4th, 1938, Sue married Punch (S.W.) Landry and began her life as a full time farmer in what is now known as the Bonanza District of Alberta. She loved children and taught many of the area children to swim in one of the dugouts on the farm. In spite of chronic back pain she milked cows, tended a large garden and berry patch and cooked on a wood stove for the threshing crews.

When combines replaced the threshing machines, Sue helped with the grain harvest every fall. In 1986, after 48 years on the farm, she and Punch retired to a house in Dawson Creek, B.C., where she enjoyed an easier lifestyle. Instead of farming, Sue became a member of the Eastern Star and devoted her spare time to volunteer work.

She enjoyed the friends, fellowship and spirit of the organization. Sue also travelled to Hawaii with Vera Walsh, a dear friend, and to California to visit another friend from her school days.

In 2008, when her health began to fail, Sue moved in with her granddaughter Elaine (Kelcey) German in Baldonnel, B.C. and in 2012 settled in to the Peace Villa care home in Fort St. John, B.C., where she celebrated her 96th birthday with family last October.

Sue was predeceased by all of her siblings, her husband Stanley Walter (Punch) in 1993, and her eldest son Glen in 2013. She is survived by her sister-in-law and special friend Pearl Neufeld, sons David (Rosemary) and Guy, her grandchildren Elaine(Kelcey) German, James , Jeanette, Scott (Jessica) and Jason (Carol) and greatgrandchildren Carl, Chad, Katlin, Connor and Dawson, and many nieces and nephews.

Sue was a kind and humble soul whose life was an inspiration to her family and to all who knew her.

A celebration of her life will be held at the Bergeron Funeral Chapel at 10200-17th St, Dawson Creek, B.C. at 2:00PM on Saturday, April 16, 2016. Her wishes were to be cremated and her ashes will be interred in the family plot in the Rolla cemetery at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Fort St. John Hospital Auxiliary, 8407-112 Avenue, Fort St. John, B.C. V1J 0J5.

Arrangements were entrusted to Bergeron Funeral Services and Crematorium Ltd.

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Doig River First Nation is a progressive First Nation located 70 km Northeast of Fort St. John, British Columbia. Doig River is currently seeking applications for the position of Human Resources Program Manager.

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Olivia Young, Human Resources Specialist North Peace Savings and Credit Union 10344-100th St., Fort St. John, BC, V1J 3Z1 Fax: 250-787-9191 or E-mail: careers@npscu.ca For a complete role description, visit: www.npscu.ca North Peace Savings thanks all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Amisk Hydroelectric Project Participant Funding Available for Environmental Assessment March 24, 2016—The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency is making funding available to assist the public and Indigenous groups in participating in the environmental assessment by a review panel of the proposed Amisk Hydroelectric Project in northwestern Alberta.

Funding is available for eligible individuals and groups to participate in the environmental assessment, including reviewing and providing comments on the Review Panel Terms of Reference and the Environmental Impact Statement, and preparing for and participating in the public hearing.

Funding will also assist participants in commenting on the potential conditions that would be required, if the project is allowed to proceed. Indigenous groups will also receive funding to participate in consultation activities following the submission of the Panel Report.

Applications received by May 2, 2016 will be considered.

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To apply for funding, email the Participant Funding Program at PFP.PAFP@ceaa-acee.gc.ca or call 1-866-582-1884. The Application Form is available on the Agency website at www.ceaa.gc.ca under Participant Funding.

AHP Development Corporation is proposing to construct and operate a 330-megawatt hydroelectric facility on the Peace River, approximately 15 km upstream of Dunvegan, Alberta. The Amisk Hydroelectric Project would generate approximately 1,875 gigawatt hours of electricity per year.

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REPAIRER’S LIEN ACT. As where Slyvester Apsassin is indebted to Minute Muffler and Brake for the sum of $7115.88 in the repair of a 2009 Dodge Ram 1500, VIN # ID3HVI3T59J530950 and the sum ought to have been paid, and default has been made in payment of; notice is hereby given that said vehicle will be sold by bid on an “as is, where is” basis.

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INVITATION TO TENDER FORT ST. JOHN PUBLIC WORKS MOTOR GRADER Sealed Tenders clearly marked FORT ST. JOHN MOTOR GRADER will be received at the main reception desk of City Hall no later than 2:00 pm, local time, Friday, April 15, 2016.

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The submission is to contain detailed specifications of the unit along with warranty particulars, including arrangements for repairs under warranty. Prices quoted are to be F.O.B. Fort St. John and are to include all applicable taxes. Additional information may be provided by Walter Wilson, Mechanic Shop Foreman at 250-787-8185.

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