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New seniors development set for public hearing matt preprost editor@ahnfsj.ca

Fort St. John city council will hold a public hearing July 22 on a proposed new seniors living community next to the hospital.

Peace Holdings is looking to redesignate and rezone 10 acres of land at 10763 86 Street into a new comprehensive development zone, which would create a mix of

residential, commercial, and recreational space for the city’s growing seniors population, and set guidelines for their development.

“There is a need for seniors and affordable housing within the community and staff is in support of this application,” city staff noted in a report to council July 8.

There are roughly 250 seniors waiting for housing, and the city’s senior population 65

years and older predicted to jump by 171% by 2036.

The development, billed as an active adult community, is being designed for what’s called a “full continuum of care” that will allow residents to age in place. It’s planned to include commercial amenities such as medical offices, a pharmacy, and a coffee shop.

If approved, the development will have to follow special development regulations,

including limits to building heights to accommodate the potential for a helipad for the hospital.

A public hearing is scheduled for July 22 at 6 p.m. in council chambers.

If approved, it would also be one of the last amendments to the city’s current zoning bylaw. An updated draft of the bylaw is expected to be presented to council for debate in August.

Fire hall rezoning goes to public hearing

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A proposal to rezone and finalize the sale of the old Fort St. John fire hall will go to a public hearing on July 22.

The city plans to sell the the site at 9407 Avenue for $625,000 to 1117731 BC Ltd., conditional on rezoning the land from institutional to

general commercial.

1117731 BC Ltd., based on Prince George, plans to repurpose fire hall into mixed-use space, with commercial space on the ground floor, and residential housing above.

The city hired Ron Rodgers of NorthEast BC Realty to broker the sale of the surplus building and land. The property had been listed for

$758,000, and was dropped to $689,000.

The city has said it’s treating the redevelopment of the fire hall as part of its downtown revitalization plan, with preference for a mixed-used retail and commercial development that could include housing.

If the deal closes, it will be the first property sold under

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Fort St. John’s Kim Peck is a rodeo-loving family man with plans for some new horses after matching all four Extra numbers in the Lotto Max draw on June 21, 2019.

“We were at a graduation dinner, and somebody said someone in Fort St. John had won $500,000, which a friend said is not a lot of money anymore, but I thought, ‘It’s better than a kick in the butt,’ Peck said with a laugh.

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The 66-year-old is a hard-working husband, father and grandfather who is excited to use his winnings to retire, invest in some horses and get back into his hobby of rodeo roping. “[The win] means the bills will all be paid off and the house is ours,” Peck said. “I haven’t done roping for three years now, and I would like to pick that back up. I have been working a lot in the past, so it will be nice to have more time off.”

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WORM WARNING: We start our news chewing session with a very scary science item. Last week, scientists announced they have woken up ancient worms that were frozen under Arctic ice for 40,000 years. The worms are awake again and wiggling. For gosh sakes, have we learned nothing from horror movies?!

RODEO REPORT: In Calgary, hundreds of cowboys are in town for the famous Calgary Stampede. It’s easy to spot a real cowboy. He’s the guy who walks like he was just frisked by an over-enthusiastic airport security agent.

chewan is an ancient indigenous word that translates as “anything can happen, and probably will.” Meanwhile, folks in Saskatchewan have a word for “snow in July” — and that word is ridiculous.

Bob Snyder CHEWS THE NEWS

Heavy rain flooded the Sea World amusement park. Gee, I wonder if any of the fish made a break for it.

PEE PARTICULARS: On CBC, a doctor said urine therapy has health benefits and more people are trying it. Urine therapy is where you drink your own pee. Gosh, I’d like to try it. Honest, I really would. But unfortunately, I’m pee intolerant.

KALE KONSUMPTION: Also on CBC, a FISH FACT: Canadian wildlife experts are health item reported more people are eatAlberta Average asking people to stop releasing goldfish into ing kale. Here’s a tip: If you mix extra virgin 110.3 7/16/2019 Fort St. John, BC - 7 Day Forecast BIKES AND BULLS: In Europe they don’t - Environment lakes and Canada rivers, they are a serious threat olive oil into your kale and stir gently, it’s have rodeos, they have events like the Tour to native fish species. Last week, near Ter- much easier to scrape it into the trash can.

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Updates from July 8, 2019 Council Mee�ngs LONG SERVICE AWARDS Council presented a Long Service Awards to: • Moira Green, General Manager of Community Services, in recogni�on of her 5 years of service as an employee of the City of Fort St. John.

• Jagdish Naraina, Engineer, in recogni�on of his 5 years of service as an employee of the City of Fort St. John.

EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS Council recognized the educa�onal achievements of the following employees: • Ronald Chand, Electrician, Traffic Signals Technician Level 1 Cer�fica�on • Dave Sco�, Roads Supervisor, Winter Maintenance Supervisor Workshop Cer�fica�on • Jamie Goveia, U�lity Maintenance Technician I, Water Distribu�on Operator Level 1 • Carson Darling, U�lity Maintenance Worker II, Water Distribu�on Operator Level 1 • Kyle Robinson, U�lity Maintenance Worker I, Water Distribu�on Operator Level 1 • Tyrell Steiner, Equipment Operator I, Water Distribu�on Operator Level 1 CITY LANE CLOSURE APPLICATION Council granted permission for staff to proceed with the Lane Closure Applica�on for the lane depicted within Plans 5808 and 14082 (Bert Bowes), this will allow for the consolida�on of School District No. 60 lands on the block. This issue was raised at a joint mee�ng between the School District Board and City Council earlier this year. The lane was inadvertently missed when the original road/lane closures were completed in 1972.

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION Council directed staff to proceed with a request for proposal to engage a consultant to create the terms of reference for a business case, partnering, funding, governance and disbursement for a community founda�on for Fort St. John.

Leo Sabulsky, Chetwynd fire chief and media pioneer, dies at 67 Leo Sabulsky, the longtime fire chief and media pioneer in Chetwynd, has died. He was 67.

Sabulsky died after a battle with cancer.

“Leo had an exceptional attendance record, even at the height of his illness and was known for his unconventional tactics and unending resolve.

Leo’s call to service was tantamount to who he was,” Peace FM wrote in an announcement.

“This community has lost an amazing teacher, a dear friend and a true hero.”

As chair of the Chetwynd Communications Society, Sabulsky helped create CHET TV, CHAD FM, and Peace FM. His firefighting roots went back to when he was 16 as a summer student with the BC Wildfire Service. He joined the volunteer department in Chetwynd in 1977, and became fire chief in 1994.

He held the post until his retirement in June 2019.

Sabulsky leaves behind his wife Janice, and their three adoring children Aimee (Daniel and Maisee), Alesia (David, Mateus, Neves and Alyvia), and Michael (Tobi and Nicholas).

A date for a memorial will be announced later this month.

Fatal ODs down 25% matt preprost editor@ahnfsj.ca

More than 460 people have died of a drug overdose in B.C. in the first five months of 2019, seven of them in the Northeast.

Overdose deaths are down 30% from 651 across the province yearover-year, according to B.C. Coroner’s Service data released Thursday. Fatal overdoses are down by 25% so far year-over-year in the Northeast.

There were 25 fatal overdoses overall in Northern B.C., with nine in Prince

UPCOMING COUNCIL MEETINGS A Commi�ee of the Whole mee�ng is tenta�vely scheduled for

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George, seven in the Northwest, and two more elsewhere in the Northern Interior. Fentanyl was detected in 20 of the deaths, including six of the deaths in the Northeast.

Across the province, fentanyl was detected in 383 of the 462 overdoses.

The powerful opioid carfentanil, a drug experts say is 100 times stronger than fentanyl, was found in one-quarter of the fentanyl-detected deaths.

The coroner says two-thirds of those who died are people aged between 30 and 59, and males account for almost four of five of the deaths.

Florists, hospital auxiliary look to spread cheer during Make Someone Smile Week matt preprost editor@ahnfsj.ca

A Fort St. John flower shop is partnering up with the hospital auxiliary to spread some cheer and joy throughout the hospital and Peace Villa care home later this month.

The Flower Hut is taking part in the 19th annual Make Someone Smile Week July 21 to 27. On Thursday, July 25, Flower Hut florists will join auxiliary volunteers to prepare and deliver surprise

BYLAWS • Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 2466, 2019 and Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2467, 2019 were introduced and read for the first and second �mes by �tle only. The applicant, Peace Holdings Inc., is seeking to amend the OCP designa�on for the property located at 10763 86 Street, from “Urban Development Area 6 – East 86 Street”, to HDR – High Density Residen�al.

The applicant is also seeking to amend the zoning from R3 – RD – Rural Residen�al 3 to CD-03 – Seniors Housing Comprehensive Development Zone. The intent of this zone is to create an inclusive, aging-in-place community development. A Public Hearing is scheduled for July 22, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. to receive public feedback on the proposed amendments.

• Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2468, 2019 was introduced and read for the first and second �mes by �tle only. The applicant, BC1117731, is seeking to rezone the Old Fire Hall - 9407 100 Avenue, from INST – Ins�tu�onal to C-3 – General Commercial. This request is in order to re-purpose the exis�ng building for mixed –use with commercial office space on the ground floor and residen�al above. The zoning amendment will align with the OCP designa�on of General Commercial for the subject property. A Public Hearing is scheduled for July 22, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. to receive public feedback on the proposed zoning amendment.

• Cemetery Regula�on and Maintenance Bylaw No. 2433, 2019 was adopted by �tle only.

The adopted bylaw outlines an increase to cemetery fees to meet the comparable community average in 2020, followed by an annual increase of 5% plus CPI (approximately 2%) for 2021 and beyond. These new fees will be effec�ve as of August 1, 2019.

The Regular Council Mee�ng will follow at 3:00 p.m.

Two Public Hearings will be held at 6:00 p.m. for Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 2466, 2019 and Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2467, 2019, and Zoning Amendment Bylaw No.2468, 2019.

The mee�ngs will be held in City Hall Council Chambers and the public is welcome to a�end.

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TENDER AWARD – 96 STREET MULTI-USE PATH Council awarded the tender for the 96th Street Mul� –Use Path to the lowest compliant bidder, Knappe� Industries Ltd. from Fort St. John, BC, for the tendered price of $290,789.00 plus applicable taxes. The 96th Street Mul�-Use Path will provide connec�vity from the trail along Northern Lights Drive, the trail head at Fish Creek and the Northern Lights College property. Grant funding for a por�on of this project was received from the Bike BC Grant.

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Kema Experiences looks to bridge cultures, make connections to the land matt preprost editor@ahnfsj.ca

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A new hands-on, cross-cultural experience is aiming to root residents back to the land and learn more about indigenous history and tradition in the B.C. Peace.

Kema Experiences debuted at Beatton Provincial Park July 12 to 14, and is scheduled for Swan Lake Provincial Park August 9 to 11. The event is partnership between Doig River First Nation and BC Parks after years of discussions about reconciliation and increasing indigenous visibility in the region.

“We know these lands are Treaty 8 territory,” said ranger Lisa Hardy. “Most BC parks are located in a place that we know First Nations would have lived off of near the water. To us this is a part of reconciliation. This is bringing the nation back to the land base where we knew they were.”

Last weekend, visitors to Beatton park took in a number exhibits showcasing indigenous art, clothing, and languages, took part in painting parties, were treated to music and drumming, and had a chance to take in interactive me-

dia exhibits. They also got to enjoy soup and bannock, and learned about local artefacts, the history of Treaty 8, how to bead, and more.

Doig River councillor Garry Oker called the event a “historical moment.”

“Kema means a pure place in nature.

That’s where you feel rooted, connected, transformed, and energized. By the time you leave, you should be dancing,” Oker said.

“Our ancestors have been living all around this lake for thousands of years.

It’s a matter of now reconnecting back to those places.”

Oker was eager to share with visitors the scents and medicines he’s been creating using local plants and fungi, and of the history of how Kema Experiences has been developed over the years.

“I want people to take away amazing happiness of, ‘Hey this is really cool, we’d like to have more of these kind of experiences,’” Oker said.

“This is an opportunity for non-indigenous communities to come hang out with us and talk to the elders and just reconnect.”

Kema Experiences will head to Swan Lake Provincial Park August 9 to 11.

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larke Mackenzie (C.M.) Finch was born near Aylmer, Ontario. He came west with an older brother and his parents in the late 1800s and settled in Edmonton.

Clarke tried working for the Edmonton Journal, clerking in stores and various odd jobs after high school. At 21, he set off for the north with Ralph Grover and Charles Moyer. The year was 1913. Together, the three men pushed oxen through the Edson Trail and came straight to the site of the present of Fort St. John.

The only way into the area at that time was by river travel on the Peace, the Edson Trail from direction of Edmonton, or from the south side on the North West Police trail. Fort St. John was located at what we know today as the Old Fort, down by the Peace River. There were no buildings in the area of present day downtown Fort St. John — only rose briar and willow everywhere. When Mr. Finch arrived in the newly surveyed township, he dropped his axe and swung off his packsack, staking his claim on the spot.

When he arrived, there was no telegraph office, and mail came to the Hudson’s Bay Company, located down at the Peace River on the north side. The B.C. Police occupied a building on the south side of the Peace River (which you can now see at the museum). The life of the community was centered on the river.

The Hudson’s Bay post was seven or eight miles away from Finch’s saddle horse.

Here, you could buy provisions or trade furs, or you could go next door where the trading post was run the same way by the Revillon Freres.

There were no stores where you could buy equipment to cultivate the land for farming or ranching. The young man from the city was hired by Revillon Freres post where he learned about the trading business. All Finch needed was a few trips down the river to the post to convince himself that he could start a little post of his own.

He built a bare log cabin on his land to live in, near where Central School is today.

He broke his land and worked each day at the post, at the same time saving money to start his store.

As the settlers came, the Hudson’s Bay Company moved to Fish Creek to be nearer the settlers. The police also abandoned the old riverside barracks and moved next to Finch’s log house. When Revillon left the district Finch took up the slack with a job as helper, guard, cook, and clerk in the police office.

Finally, the great day came: Finch had enough money to start his business. The store itself was part of his one-room cabin, with a couple of boards nailed up for shelves and a tarp thrown over the bunk. He added basic stock and was open only when he was at home. Soon, he learned he could take his store to the settlers, attending gatherings with store

Larry Evans supplies packed into a brown suitcase that he would tie to his saddle.

Finch began adding lines to his groceries and Christmas mix. He also became agent for International Harvester, selling farm equipment, and remained so for a quarter of a century. Automobiles were starting to show up as well as the odd tractor, and they all needed fuel, so Finch added the Imperial Oil line to his trading business. By now, food for settlers was bigger business than trade in fur, and the old log store had become too small.

Finch had acquired a second quarter of land, cornering his original homestead.

Ken Birley, Manager of Revillon Frares, free traders at Four lines intersect to form the heart of Old Fort and C.M. Finch probably when he worked for Fort St. John. On the northeast corner them. of 100th (Centre) Avenue and 100th (Mackenzie) Street, Finch built his new store. This later became a very busy Co-op St. John General Hospital, and now an Department Store and is now occupied empty fenced field across from Remax

by Whole Wheat and Honey cafe. On the Realty. Clarke also donated five acres southwest corner of the centre of his to the Catholics, where the Church of land he provided land and a building Resurrection is today. for the telegraph, land office, and post Les Steacy joined the staff at Finch’s office, thus pulling the nucleus of a town store, along with Bert Ambrose and Belle together. Mr. And Mrs. Leo Pickell were Bremner. The papers in the safe grew in charge of the government offices. The with the staff and inventory. Land for southwest corner is occupied presently by store bills, livestock in exchange for flour the North Peace Cultural Centre. and sugar, granaries for tractor gas, a Mr. Finch eventually married Mary Kelly homestead exchanged for the fare back to Brooks, also known as Daisy, who also Illinois. Clarke juggled them all, worried had children from a previous marriage. it through, paid his taxes and wholesale Mrs. Brooks was smart and had learned to accounts. make money by filing on homesteads as He died doing it, but Mr. Finch laid the soon as they became available, sometimes foundation of what has become the great sleeping on the steps of the land office to City of Fort St. John. be able to file first thing. Mr. Finch was In 1942, the construction of the Alaska impressed and hired her to work in the Highway had turned Fort St. John into a store. Once married, the Brooks family temporary boomtown. It was then that moved into the living quarters above Chris Field walked into town and bought Finch’s store.

Finch’s store. Mr. Finch only lived for two With the increase in population more years, passing away at the age of 52. and needed space for dry goods and Mrs. Finch moved to California. The other shoes, Finch added an addition to the Brooks children prospered and scattered store. He also added a warehouse and except for the youngest; Clement C. more hitching rails for teams of horses, Brooks remained to represent the cabooses, and saddle horses. family. He learned lessons well from his When the Board of Trade announced stepfather, Clarke Finch, and established its campaign for a new hospital, he the very successful C.C. Brooks Realty. discussed the need in the district with An excerpt in the Peacemakers of North Red Powell and Alphonse LeClerc. He Peace reads, “With the opening of Fort stood for a long moment looking out on St. John’s two million dollar Providence the thicket of willows across the muddy Hospital in 1931, the story of its first road, then turned and walked swiftly to benefactor is written into the record, that the desk at the back of the store. If there those who follow may know the worth of was any doubt on the location of the town pioneers of the Peace.” of Fort St. John, he dispatched it at that Mr. C.M. Finch was one of those moment for all time — with a signature. pioneers!

The hospital had its land, one block away from Finch’s Store. When it was Larry Evans is a former fire chief, city completed it was called the Providence councillor, and lifelong historian living in Hospital, eventually becoming the Fort Fort St. John.

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Watching Treaty 8 court challenge with great interest

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n 2015, Blueberry River filed a treaty infringement claim against the province, citing ongoing industrial and private developments were “severely” curtailing their rights as defined within Treaty 8. This was followed in 2016 with an application for an injunction to stop many of these same activities within their traditional territory.

In 2018, Blueberry River and the provincial government agreed to postpone the hearing while they attempted to negotiate an out of court agreement.

In May of this year, Blueberry River announced they would terminate this agreement and now go back to the courts to settle. n May 24, the First Nation posted a statement outlining their concerns and some background information on the rationale of why they are choosing to go this route.

I do agree with their statement that it is long past due that treaty rights as defined within Treaty 8, are reconciled with the rights government has to “take up lands” as recorded within the treaty. This balance won’t be

easy to determine, as historic treaties (to which Treaty 8 is) are not easily reconciled with life in 21st Century.

At the same time, I don’t agree with all assumptions of industrial impacts being correctly defined or stated, and that it will be the proving or disproving of these impacts that will determine many of the outcomes of this trial.

For example, and I quote, “Grizzly bears and boreal caribou are extirpated from their historic range.”

Grizzly bears are in no way extirpated from BRFN’s traditional territory, unless one believes that when cleared farmland has no bears, they can be considered extirpated from that specific area. They are also in no danger of being extirpated from this traditional territory. Interestingly, BRFN members can shoot grizzly bears, something the nonindigenous population is not allowed to do.

Although caribou are considered threatened, they also are not in danger of extirpation from the entire traditional territory. I do agree hunting should be offlimits until their population

Evan Saugstad recovers, and that this can have an impact on treaty rights.

The statement also says; “Now more than 73% of our territory is within 250 meters of a clear-cut, oil and gas well, processing plant, road, dam or other industrial infrastructure. The rivers, streams and muskeg are drying up, mineral licks are disappearing. The wildlife we rely on are disappearing.

There is almost nowhere left for us to go to hunt, trap, fish and be at peace in the places we have always known as Dane-Zaa people.”

This may be a simple statement of fact, as a “GIS” map using government’s own database can confirm this.

It is the underlying assertion that because there has been some type of industrial disturbance, that the adjacent lands are now “devalued” or less important when it comes to ensuring

our environment is being adequately managed.

Many other organizations have used this same point in their efforts to stop industry (mostly against natural gas) and in making their case that there is nothing left to manage in Northeast B.C. The assertion that all lands within 250 metres of a seismic line, a cut block, road, or other industrial development has negated their “wilderness values” is junk science, and, in my view, fake news.

Try walking though the forest adjacent to these sites and you will quickly figure out there is little to no discernible impact on these environments, unless the mere sound of a truck, a quad, power saw or drill rig diminishes the value and hence, your enjoyment. And if it does, I would then ask if you would put your life on your back and try getting there by walking and not by motorized means.

It’s interesting that the often-repeated claims of there no economic benefits being accrued to Blueberry River from these same developments are absent from these statements and

backgrounders. Up until now, and in previous interviews and statements, BRFN made it perfectly clear it wished to see greater returns of the economic benefits from these industries to their community and to their people.

Simply put, this is an important case, and at its conclusion, we all will lose something. There will be no winners. There can’t be.

Northeast B.C. will not go back to being 1898 and BRFN people will not go back to live a completely nomadic hunting and gathering lifestyle. Neither BRFN nor the rest of us will disappear.

If industry goes away, BRFN members will take as big a hit as everyone else.

More than 100 days has been scheduled for this case and a decision is not likely before 2020. There’s lots of time to think about it — and lots more to come as this drags on.

In the end, I sure do hope that the meaning and intent of Treaty 8 is clarified, and for the betterment of us all.

Evan Saugstad is a former mayor of Chetwynd, and lives in Fort St. John.

Alien Messages: Talaq, talaq, talaq Kalpana: “Charo, did you know that, according to Sharia law, a man can get instant divorce just by uttering the word ‘talaq’ three times in front of his wife? He can even achieve the same result by emailing or texting the word three times.”

Charo: “I know. It’s an appalling practice. The thing is, women who get this talaq divorce are left on the street without support from their husbands, who are not even required to return the dowry.”

Kalpana: “Well, the Indian government takes it very seriously to protect a woman’s right to have her dowry back, if she reports the talaq divorce, but, of course, many cases go unreported. In India, as in many other Eastern countries, the dowry is traditionally a very important investment in a daughter’s life; one for which parents have to save throughout their lives. This dowry tradition is slowly disappearing, yet it is still prevalent.

Unfortunately, sometimes daughters that have been victims of talaq divorce will need to return to their parents’ home without patrimony or future.”

Charo: “Oh, but it gets even worse!

If the husband regrets his talaq decision and wants to make amends, his unwilling ex-wife will need to go through a process called Halala, whereby she will need to marry another man, consummate the marriage, and then get this second man to say “talaq” three times to her, so that she can go back to her ex-husband.

Sounds like a contract drafted by the Marx Brothers. I don’t know how they can follow up the clauses.”

Kalpana: “That’s pretty much it, yes. In 2016, a group of courageous Muslim women in India started a campaign to ban talaq. In 2017, triple talaq divorce was banned, considered unconstitutional and subsequently criminalized by the Supreme Court of India, thanks to this group of women.”

Charo: “I see that fatwas (strong personal boycotts) have been publicly issued by Imams against many of these women, for supposedly attacking their religion, even though the triple talaq divorce is not mentioned in their Sacred Book, but it is a law created by men.”

Kalpana: “I don’t think a fatwa will stop these activists, many of whom have already lost everything to the

abusive triple talaq divorce.”

Charo: “There is a massive awakening among Muslim women who want a fair place in law, society and religion, and this cannot be stopped easily. In any case, I’m happy to live in a country where, if a woman receives a triple talaq text, she can answer it with a triple middle finger emoji.”

Kalpana: “Or even better, the text can be answered by her lawyer.”

Charo: “If you are a husband in Fort St. John, don’t try this at home. It will almost certainly backfire.”

Kalpana: “I propose a toast to these brave women that are still fighting to get the rights and freedoms we take for granted here in Canada.”

Charo: “Indeed. Cheers to them!”

Charo Lloret is from Spain; Kalpana Loganathan is from India. Both call Fort St. John home. Each week, they’ll reflect on their experiences immigrating to Canada and settling into their new homes in Fort St. John through a series of dialogues called Alien Messages.

MARIA LUISA FRUNS

Look before you leap, speak before you think

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’m not one known for showing restraint. I’m also prone to jumping to conclusions, hence the red cape that was gifted to me as a joke because jumping to conclusions is my go-to super power.

I have run from my home to the park across the way to assist an elderly man who I believed was having a heart attack. I had been watching him take a leisurely stroll and had turned my head for a moment when he must have collapsed. The worse case scenarios quickly ran through my imagination as I ran out to bring him back to life, wearing only a barely-there pyjama top. Imagine my surprise (and his!) when I began a head-to-toe assessment only to discover he was resting while he waited for his wife to come and get him from his long walk.

Judy Kucharuk My sincere apologies for frightening you, kind sir.

One summer, while returning home from Banff, I spotted a puff of smoke in the distance and became convinced that I was seeing the initial gasp of a forest fire. We stopped in Grande Cache to call the forestry office (no cell service so I needed to use a pay phone) to report the smoke sighting, and they asked for general co-ordinates. I responded with, “I spotted it just past the sign that says Weyerhaeuser.” They advised

HaveYOUR

that, “Miss, that smoke is from Weyerhaeuser.” They still thanked me for my time and attention to detail while trying not to laugh at me.

I have been known to leap before I look carefully. Speak before I think.

A recent experience has illustrated that perhaps with age has come wisdom and I have begun to survey situations with the benefit of doubt.

Case in point was this past weekend, when my hubby and I were driving up a city street and out of the corner of my eye I spotted a man on his back in the park. The old Judy would have assumed that the man was writhing in pain from a fall, suffering a heart attack, or had just been bitten by a wayward dog and was bleeding to death. The old Judy would have slammed on her brakes, leaped from the vehicle whilst yelling

to hubby, “CALL 911,” and then ran over to aid the man with my limited first aid skills.

No – the new Judy simply slowed down to properly assess the situation, and thankfully so, as the man was just doing yoga, in the park, which makes more sense than what my imagination had conjured.

Maybe age does come wisdom. Or, maybe, I’ve realized I’m not the spry chicken that I was back in my barelythere pyjama top days, and know I would have probably tripped exiting the car and been the one requiring medical attention from the yogi in the park.

Judy Kucharuk is a lover of sarcasm, witty people and footnotes. You can follow her on twitter @judylaine

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“As an industry, B.C. needs to compete globally, but we have a structure in place today where we’re quite a bit behind most jurisdictions.”

— MLA John Rustad, Opposition forestry critic

Forestry talks seek solutions in wake of curtailments matt preprost editor@ahnfsj.ca

The City of Fort St. John is looking to move workers from Peace Valley OSB to the Site C dam, and ensure governments, health agencies, and banks are providing them with supports as the mill shuts down indefinitely later this summer.

Mayor Lori Ackerman called the indefinite curtailment of the OSB plant, coupled with a summer curtailment at the Taylor pulp mill, an “economic emergency” at a forestry roundtable held with business leaders in the city last week.

City council, along with their counterparts in Taylor, have been assigned tasks to help minimize the impacts of the shutdowns on workers and the local economy, Ackerman said. Those tasks range from mental health to education, finance to housing, to working to ensure future jobs in forestry.

“It’s our job to make sure the government has provided adequate and appropriate resources to our community,” Ackerman said.

“So, for mental health, we want to make sure Northern Health is stepping up to the plate. We want to make sure that education is there for anyone who needs to upgrade.”

The response from BC Hydro and its primary contractors working on the $10.7-billion Site C dam was quick and positive, Ackerman said. Letters also went to Premier John Horgan, and the ministries of energy and land and natural resources, she said.

“We said our community measures agreement was negotiated in the spirit of local hire and local contractors working on the dam,” Ackerman said. “So, we expect any resumes coming across their desk from a forestry worker in the North Peace will be prioritized.”

Forestry employs more than 7,000 people in the Northeast, accounting for one in five jobs, and generates $422 million in worker incomes. It also generates $579 million in GDP, and $303 million in government revenues.

Transitioning any workers

MLA Dan Davies speaks at a forestry roundtable discussion in Fort St. John, July 4, 2019.

to the Site C dam would only be temporary, as is the nature of its construction; the longterm goal is to get the OSB mill reopened, Ackerman said.

“Our first goal is to reopen the mill. How that happens, how that works, we don’t know.

This was a complete surprise to us,” Ackerman said.

“They’ve completely paid their taxes already. They’ve never even come to us for any kind of relief from that.”

The curtailment at Canfor’s pulp mill in Taylor began June 29 and is expected to last until August 5, right before the indefinite curtailment begins at Louisiana Pacific’s OSB mill in Fort St. John. Both companies have blamed weak markets, along with fibre constraints, for their decisions.

The shutdown at the OSB mill puts 192 employees out of work, though the spinoff impact is much larger.

One logging contractor told the roundtable that the curtailments led to 50 layoffs, with more expected, and that 50% of his business will be lost with the OSB shutdown. The company recently bought $1.5 million of trucks to handle mill requirements just to park them. Meanwhile,

other contractors are mulling shutting down completely, the roundtable heard.

“The future for me, with the caribou and stuff, is very concerning,” said Wayne Harder of W&M Enterprises. “Even if we get through this, what’s the next stumbling block down the road? It’s one thing to fight through an economic downturn; it’s another thing when you create one.”

The roundtable talked about the need for lower stumpage fees, incentives to encourage companies to better utilize their wood supply, and for government to react more quickly to market conditions.

For Canfor, the toughest struggle is stumpage fee hikes, which jumped an average of $22 on July 1 in Fort St. John.

“We’re trying to get as much log inventory into the Fort St. John sawmill during that timeframe, and we’ll go from there,” said Canfor representative John Rowe.

For LP, stumpage for conifers in its South Peace stands went up 104%, company reps said, creating a challenge for proper mixed-wood management. Stands in the Peace are a mix of conifer and deciduous — what deciduous fibre

Canfor doesn’t use is sent to LP, and what conifer fibre LP doesn’t use is sent to Canfor.

“Forestry in the Peace doesn’t really work without a conifer licencee and a deciduous licencee working together. It is very important that both are healthy and productive,” said Derry Sorgen of LP. Peace Valley OSB was the first mill in LP’s fleet to be shut down, Sorgen noted.

“It’s not just stuff that inputs in to the mill, it’s also during mill production itself.

Costs are higher, both in B.C. and the north, in particular,” he said. “That’s basically why they chose this mill first. It is a high production mill, but wood costs are below where we can make money.”

In B.C., stumpage fees, paid for timber harvesting on Crown land, don’t adjust as quickly as other jurisdictions, such as Alberta. In Alberta, there’s a one to two-month lag between lumber prices and stumpage adjustments, Rowe said.

“There’s a huge lag from when times are good to when times are bad,” Rowe said.

“It’s going to take over a year for stumpage prices to come down to a more reasonable

level.”

Opposition forestry critic John Rustad said the BC Liberals have pushed the governing NDP to lower stumpage rates to prevent further forestry curtailments. There’s room for the government to move quickly, Rustad said.

“We’re in a place right now where lumber prices spiked up quickly, stumpage follows six to 12 months behind, then prices collapsed, and stumpage is still going up because it’s following behind,” Rustad said.

“Stumpage could easily be adjusted to reflect more current market conditions without being a situation where the Americans would accuse us of gerrymandering.”

“The uncompetitiveness of our industry leading to why we’ve taken curtailments.

As an industry, B.C. needs to compete globally, but we have a structure in place today where we’re quite a bit behind most jurisdictions,” Rustad added.

The province could also be engaging Ottawa on a work share program with employment insurance, or provide immediate funding for wildfire mitigation efforts to keep contractors working through the curtailments, Rustad said.

“Part of having these discussions is to raise the level of awareness of issues and try to put some pressure on government to act and to take some steps,” Rustad said.

“The response from the premier was, ‘Well, it wasn’t a problem of our making.’ The response from the finance minister was, ‘There will be no additional money to be able to support the forest sector.’ And, quite frankly, we haven’t had a response from the forests minister.

“So, we got to keep putting up this pressure and moving through these issues.”

Around two dozen people attended the roundtable.

Among them were Peace River MLAs Dan Davies and Mike Bernier, mayors and councillors from Taylor, Hudson’s Hope, and the Northern Rockies, as well as representatives from the Peace River Regional District and School District 60, among others.

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What are you doing to keep our community healthy?

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eferring to Webster definition of community, community is defined as the following: 1. A unified body of individuals: such as a. The people with common interests living in an area b. A group of people with a common characteristic or interest living together within a larger society c. A body of persons of common and especially professional interests scattered through a larger society d. A body of person or nations having a common history or common social, economic and political interests e. An interacting population of various kinds of individuals in a common location f. A social state or condition g. Joint ownership or participation Taking only one portion from the Webster’s dictionary for this discussion, tribe is defined as a group of persons

having a common character, occupation or interest.

As I travel, I have noted something very unique to the north. Believe it or not, we have a very strong sense of community. Within that community, people tend to connect well with their tribe.

Your tribe is your people. The persons that really understand where you are coming from.

There are so many not-forprofit organizations working together for a common goal.

There are the service people that raise money to support under privileged, there are recreation groups, sports organizations, yoga communities, seniors, hospital foundations, and so many more. Maybe you are involved in one or many. Maybe you would like to become involved in more.

The world is becoming increasingly disconnected.

We can order groceries online, skip the dishes, hit the drivethru, and talk via text.

Our smart phones unfortu-

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nately do not create a sense of connection. Study after study show a great sense of disconnect and mental unwellness with increased usage of our smartphones. This is likely the greatest epidemic of the century.

Mothers need community support and interaction to maintain a health nervous system. People have an overall sense of wellness when they go out and socialize. Have we fallen into the trap of being too busy to spend time with people? Have we decided it is easier to disconnect because we are lacking the social skills necessary to communicate well with people?

Culture activities bring

opportunity to come together with a sense of community and interest. Congratulations to the City of Fort St. John for hosting the Canada Day Parade. Well done, Taste of Fort St. John, as we grow cultural awareness. Thank you for the River Rats for keeping our river campsites clean and organizing family events.

Thank you, Doig River First Nation for your culture days, and your drumming presence at so many community events.

There are so many more community events, sports tournaments, fundraising opportunities and so much more.

Together is better. The economy may be tough for some households. I grew up in a household that lost their home in the 1980s. I never went hungry, I was surrounded by friends and family.

We played games, camped together, and supported one another wholeheartedly. It takes a whole community to

raise a child.

There is an African proverb that says it takes a village to raise a child. That means an entire community must interact with children for those children to experience and grow in a safe and healthy environment. The villagers look out for the children. That does not mean an entire village is responsible for raising your children or the children of a crowd. Are you a part of that supportive environment for our future?

Now back to my original thought. We have something very special in the north. We are filled with people that care and are involved. What would happen if we would each grow that muscle just a little bit more every day? Won’t you try? It is a great way to build a stronger community.

Edwina Nearhood is a lifelong resident of Fort St. John.

FortisBC inks new deal to boost LNG exports to China FortisBC says it has signed a new two-year deal to boost regular exports of liquefied natural gas to China.

The company says it has entered in its first term supply agreement to produce LNG for Top Seed Energy Corp. for export. The deal comes thanks to the recently completed $400-million expansion of the company’s plant at Tilbury Island in Delta.

The company called the deal an “unprecedented development” for Canada’s fledgling LNG export industry.

“This is the first agreement of its kind that will see Canadian LNG shipped regularly to China,” Douglas Stout, vicepresident of market development and external relations, said in a statement.

“There is strong demand for Canadian LNG in China and this is an excit-

ing time to be working in the industry here in B.C.” The two-year deal will see 53,000 tonnes of LNG, or 60 standard shipping containers, shipped each week from Tilbury to China by 2021, the company said. The volume of LNG being exported is equivalent to heating more than 30,000 B.C. homes, it said.

FortisBC marked Canada’s first LNG

shipment to China in late 2017, supplying product to export customers on a spot basis.

The Tilbury plant has been used since the 1970s to liquefy natural gas for backup storage. But following its expansion, the plant now can produce up to 250,000 tonnes of LNG per year.

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PUBLIC HEARING – JULY 22, 2019 6:00 p.m. – City Hall Council Chambers Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2468, 2019

The subject land of the proposed bylaw is legally described as Lot 2, Block 8, Sec�on 31, Township 83, Range 18, W6M Peace River District Plan 3102 as shown highlighted on the map.

The proponent (BC1117731) is applying to amend the Zoning Bylaw from INST - Ins�tu�onal to C-3 – General Commercial. This will allow the subject property to be a mixed-use with commercial office space on the ground floor and residen�al above. The zoning amendment will align with the OCP designa�on of General Commercial.

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Two custom-built slip forms will create a circular tunnel lining for the diversion tunnels, June 2019.

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Employment on BC Hydro’s Site C dam increased to a new record of 4,385 workers in May 2019, including new highs for the number of apprentices and indigenous and women workers on the project.

There were 762 Peace Region residents employed as construction and non-construction contractors, an increase of more than 150 month-overmonth, and representing 17% of the project’s total workforce.

Local workers make up 21% of the construction and non-construction workforce total of 3,648 workers, which includes work at the dam site, on transmission corridors, reservoir

clearing, public roadworks, and camp accommodations.

There were a total of 3,395 workers, or 77%, from B.C. working for construction and non-construction contractors, and in engineering and project team jobs.

BC Hydro reports 173 apprentices, 346 indigenous people, and 530 women were working on the project in May. Those are also the highest numbers to date on the project, BC Hydro said.

The bulk of the project’s construction and non-construction workforce continues to be heavy equipment operators, with nearly 700 employed on the project. There were more than 500 labourers and just under 350 engineers tallied. There were nearly 400 carpenters and scaffolders employed.

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BC Hydro says it broke through the second diversion tunnel needed to divert the Peace River ahead of building the earthfill dam at Site C. The Crown utility said it reached the milestone on Thursday, July 11, after a year of excavations.

The tunnel is around 780 metres long, and will be 11 metres in diameter, the

company said. The tunnel will start to be lined with concrete in the coming days, it said.

Contractors broke through the first diversion tunnel in June. The linings are expected to be complete in early 2020, BC Hydro said.

BC Hydro needs to divert the Peace River by September 2020 to keep on schedule, and begin building the earthfill dam across the main channel of the river.

Copies of the proposed bylaw 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 July 15 to 22, 2019.

At the hearing, the public will be allowed to make presenta�ons to Council or to present wri�en submissions respec�ng ma�ers contained in the proposed bylaws.

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PUBLIC HEARING –JULY 22, 2019

6:00 p.m. – City Hall Council Chambers Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 2466, 2019 Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2467, 2019 The subject land of the proposed bylaws is legally described as Lot 1, Sec�on 5, Township 84, Range 18, W6M Peace River District Plan PGP38300 as shown highlighted on the map.

The proponent (Peace Holdings Inc.) is applying to amend the Official Community Plan from Urban Development Area #6 – East 86 Street to HDR – High Density Residen�al and to amend the Zoning Bylaw from R3 – Residen�al 3 Zone (PRRD) to CD-03 – Seniors Housing Comprehensive Development Zone. This will allow for the subject property to be predominantly developed into a residen�al mixed-use community consis�ng of seniors and affordable housing with commercial components to serve the needs of residents.

United Way looks to launch 211 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 July 15 to 22, 2019.

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If you live in Southern B.C. and dial 211, chances are there will be someone on the other end of the phone to help you through, what might be, a very trying time in your life.

Unfortunately, if you’re in a place like the Peace Country, that’s not the case — at least not yet. However, the United Way of Northern B.C. is hoping to change that.

Operations Manager Trista Spencer explains that the BC 211 phone service has been in place for a number of years in areas like the Island and Lower Mainland, but not for anyone, generally, north of Williams Lake.

“It’s a social service resource and referral platform where people can essentially be hooked up in their area of need,” Spencer said.

Spencer points out that could be anything from finding food to trying to locate employment assistance or a home.

Until now, however, the service has only been available to northern residents online at www.bc211.ca. Spencer is hoping her group, with fundraising and help from local governments, will be able launch 211 to phones in the North.

“We’re working with regional districts.

We’re working with the province. In fact, all the United Ways across B.C. are working together to get an equitable service,” states Spencer.

Besides helping to find short-term solutions, the program also provides links and information to agencies who

specialize in addiction and mental health care.

“They can focus either on their area (location) or their need. From there, they can get access to a whole list of resources, large to small. Everything that is funded and not funded by the government.”

Close to 15,000 entries are in the BC 211 data bank right now, Spencer said.

“It’s vetted and very comprehensive... and growing constantly,” Spencer said.

“It’s (not only) an excellent source for both the clients who need it, who are looking for that help, but the social service providers or the government constituents or the physicians who might be looking for that information, as well.”

To date, only the Peace River Regional District has committed to a funding formula to help the group get the service off the ground. Directors with the PRRD voted recently to provide $26,515 for each of the next three years.

“They saw the value right away. They automatically understood,” said Spencer.

The United Way estimates it will need $80,000 annually for the first three years of the program. Spencer says some of the initial start-up would go towards marketing and education once the program is in place.

While it’s lobbying regional districts, the agency also made a presentation to an all-party provincial budget consultation stop in Prince George.

While it waits for a decision, Spencer is hoping that other levels of government will step forward see the value of the program in their communities.

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Book excerpt: This Was Our Valley Author Shirlee Smith Matheson held a pair of book launch events July 12 in Hudson’s Hope and July 13 in Fort St. John for her latest edition of This Was Our Valley.

The book details the saga of hydroelectric development on the Peace River, starting with the WAC Bennett Dam in the 1960s, the Peace Canyon Dam in the 1970s and 80s, and the Site C dam today. The book was first released in 1989, with reissues in 1991 and 2003. The latest edition was co-written with Earl K Pollon.

“This new edition of This Was Our Valley registers the voices that demand to be heard. Some are for the project: those of project-owner BC Hydro; contractors and workers who expect employment building Site C dam; and a population that believes the power will be needed in future,” a press release reads.

“It also chronicles the opinions of those in protest: Treaty 8 First Nations members; farmers, fishers, and wildlife experts; environmentalists, naturalists, and specialists advocating new technologies such as solar and wind power, or run of the river dams that are less destructive to agricultural and wildlife environments.”

An excerpt from the book follows.

Ross Peck has connections to the Peace River Valley and Hudson’s Hope, on both sides of his family. He also retains strong recollections of his grandparents dealing with B.C. Hydro when the W.A.C. Bennett Dam was being built and their properties flooded. Eventually they got a settlement, which, he says, the lawyers took most of, but the whole process destroyed his grandfather.

“And so for us having that history,” Ross says, “and now with our current property on the Peace River being threatened by construction of Site C Dam, do we want to get into bitter and twisted processes to try to get a fair settlement? Or do we just try to figure out what is the least impact way to deal with it?”

The “least impact” might have occurred when B.C. Hy-

dro was offering to buy properties expected to be affected by construction of Site C under a “passive acquisition” system.

During that time, the company purchased 97 properties.

“We could have just sold and moved away, got away from it all,” Ross says, “But, we still maintained hope that some sanity would come into this process,” Ross Peck, a naturalist with an undergraduate degree in Geology, and a Master of Science in Wildlife Management, discusses Hydro’s plans to “mitigate” changes and damages likely to occur to the fish and wildlife currently existing in the Peace River, its river islands, and throughout the Valley.

One peculiar plan was revealed to the general public through an article published in The Globe and Mail, on April 10, 2016, titled “Fish Management – Truck and Dump”.

“Of all the jobs created by the $8.8-billion Site C Dam now underway on the Peace River, perhaps the most unusual is fish chauffeur, or trout bus driver if you prefer that title.”

The article describes B.C. Hydro’s fish management plan, filed as part of the environmental-assessment process for the time when Site C Dam would inhibit fish – specifically bull trout – from migrating upstream. A fish ladder at the base of the dam would lead to an ‘anesthetic pool,’ where bull trout, Arctic Grayling and other species would be trapped, drugged, and loaded into tanker trucks. They would then be bused around the dam, and released into the upstream tributaries where they traditionally spawn.

“There are a number of things that damming the lower Peace River would do to fish and wildlife,” Ross Peck notes.

“It’s an area that should have been given more consideration by the Joint Review Panel. One would suppose that the Fish and Wildlife Department had presented an analysis to the hearings, but I believe many aspects were given only the token levels required for the environmental assessment, and some were done better

than others.

“There will still be animals around, but the area on the whole will be impoverished.

There is going to be so much lost for relatively little gain.

“Site C Dam is basically ripping the core out of the Valley.”

Presentations to the Joint [Federal/Provincial] Review Panel had been made by ranchers, residents, First Nations bands, and business and professional people representing areas likely to be affected by Site C dam, its reservoir and/or the necessary realignment to Highway 29.

[However] the initial summary of the panels’ report issued in 2014, stated, in part, “The benefits are clear. Despite high initial costs, and some uncertainty when the power would be needed, the project would provide a large and long-term increment of firm energy and capacity at a price that would benefit future generations”.

It was a “done-deal.”

But two years later, Dr. Swain’s view changed. In 2016, in a statement to the Alaska Highway News, he said that after a thoughtful reevaluation of the reports, presentations and protests. he did not now believe British Columbia needed, or would need in the foreseeable future, the new energy that the Site C Dam was expected to produce.

“If it does,” he said, “there are cheaper, less invasive sources of power that should be used instead of a new hydroelectric dam”.

Dr. Swain’s statement was a barn-burner.

Dave Conway, B.C Hydro’s spokesperson, addressed this turnaround view, insisting that the project was indeed necessary to provide energy demands over the coming 20 years for residential, commercial and industrial customers.

Nature, however, might prove to demonstrate the fallacy of building Site C: “We’ve just had rain for three days,” Ross says. “Some of these unstable slopes may slide, like they have in the past, and then perhaps some sense will come into this whole thing.”

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You won’t find Lake Haabanagan on the map, but you will find it on the property of Steven and Viriginia Haab overlooking the Beatton River valley, complete with a private beach and picnic area, and good for some fishing and swimming, too.

It’s also the backdrop for the upcoming North Vale Music Festival July 20, featuring a collection of local bands and songwriters, and headlined by Canadian folk artists Peter Katz and Del Barber.

“People have been telling us for years, ‘your land is perfect for a music festival, you should do a music festival’, and this year we said, OK, let’s do it,” says Virginia Haab.

“Our goal is to just enjoy the music community and put on a community event that puts people on the land enjoying culture and the outdoors.”

Locals bands Last Horse Standing, Rose Prairie Romance, and Tantrum are scheduled to perform, as are Adam Winn, Lorissa Scriven, and the Willms Family.

Proceeds from the event will go to support Light & Salt Ministries Nicaragua, run by the Haab’s friend, Tara Germain.

The ministry runs a number of educational programs for boys, seniors, the disabled, and single mothers to help lift them out of poverty.

“We’ve seen good things come of it,” Haab says.

“It’s cool to see this community up here is such a part of that community down there.

We thought it would be cool to connect more people than who she already has, to raise more awareness.”

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TAURUS (APRIL 20 TO MAY 20) Relations with siblings, relatives and neighbors are warm today because you feel sympathetic to others.

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GEMINI (MAY 21 TO JUNE 20) This is a poor day for financial decisions. Likewise, it’s a poor day for major purchases.

(And you will be tempted by beautiful, luxurious things!)

CANCER (JUNE 21 TO JULY 22) Today is a wonderful day to schmooze and enjoy the company of others. However, it’s a poor day for financial decisions or shopping.

(Especially this afternoon.)

Forewarned is forearmed.

LEO (JULY 23 TO AUG. 22) Beautiful things will appeal to you today (as they will to many); however, this is a poor day to spend money. Be careful, because with Mars in your sign, you’re impulsive.

VIRGO (AUG. 23 TO SEPT. 22) Enjoy the company of friends and groups today, because you feel sympathetic toward others. This is why you will find it rewarding to work for a charitable organization.

For Thursday July 18 2019

LIBRA (SEPT. 23 TO OCT. 22) You make a wonderful impression on bosses today; in fact, some of you will begin a romance with a boss or someone in a position of authority. However, trust nothing. It’s a sneaky day SCORPIO (OCT. 23 TO NOV. 21) Because you want to travel and escape to a change of scenery, you might make some plans today. Know that these plans are not solid. Double-check them again tomorrow.

PISCES (FEB. 19 TO MARCH 20) You’re in touch with your creative talents today, which is why this is a wonderful day for artists, writers, sculptors or anyone involved in the arts.

Romance will be tender

Norma Rrae is an author based in Fort St. John. Read more of her works at notmewriting.com.

Balancing Brother’s Needs and Limitations Dear Annie: My older brother is disabled. He was quite functional after he first had a stroke, but did not take care of himself. He wouldn’t take his medications, ate unhealthy food, drank too much and watched TV all day.

As a result, he is now very disabled. Has difficulty walking, talking, falls a lot and cannot control his bodily functions. On top of that, he is stubborn and lies constantly.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22 TO DEC. 21) His kids and grandchild moved out because they were tired of dealing This is a poor day for banking with him. matters or asking for a loan or mortgage. In fact, all important He is my brother and I am dofinancial requests should be ing what I can to keep him out of postponed until tomorrow. a nursing home -- paying for a CAPRICORN (DEC. 22 TO JAN. 19) caregiver, making sure his house You feel sympathy for someone is repaired and providing financial support. The problem is that it has close to you today. You feel this person needs your help or become impossible for me to take him with me when I attend outyour understanding, and you of-town family gatherings. He remight be right. Nevertheless, wait until tomorrow to promise fuses to use a walker or wheelchair, which means it takes an extraoranything. dinary amount of time to get him AQUARIUS (JAN. 20 TO FEB. 18) places -- to the point that we have Moneymaking ideas at work missed events.

look appealing; however, wait until tomorrow to see if they are viable. Today it’s easy to have Vaseline on your lens.

(Too much idealism.)

It was Grandfather’s idea; Grandmother helped but it was Grandfather’s idea for Tabias to hide the plane tickets in his report card envelope.

A gift for Parent’s Day (coincidentally closer to Grandparents’ day) but a trip for all parents, step-parents and adopted-family-friend-parents alike. A trip to Vancouver to spend a few days at Play Land Theme Park.

That’s where Tabias decided to be the best kid he could. He didn’t argue about holding Sister’s hand. He didn’t complain when he stood in the line up waiting for cotton candy, the hot sun beating down on his thick bear hat while all the parents sat on a shady bench.

He stood guard while Sister went to use the bathroom every fifteen minutes.

Tabias was doing the best any young boy could do. And when Sister insisted on going on baby rides, Tabias agreed to every single one.

Until the wooden rollercoaster lineup. That’s where Tabias drew the line. And it wasn’t because of how high it was; that was only a small deciding factor. It was because Sister wouldn’t stop whining.

She wanted cotton candy, she wanted slurpees, she wanted stuffed animals. Specific ones.

“No, the big pink llamacorn at the back, behind the frog, not the one beside the frog!”

She had screamed after Tabias spent the last of his snack money on arcade games.

But the rollercoaster line, had a pretty girl in front of Tabias. He just couldn’t do it any longer.

Sister was singing, “Tabias

and cherry shirt girl, sittin’ in a tree. K-I-S-S-…”

Tabais covered her mouth before she could finish. He gave up on the one ride he wanted and dragged her to the furthest corner of the park, right in front of a haunted house.

“If you don’t stop that right now,” he growled, and pointed at the dark building, ghosts sounds coming from the broken windows.

Sister gulped but stood straight. “OK. Let’s do it.”

Tabias smirked and let go of her. She swallowed hard and took two steps toward the house. There was a slight hesitation as a bloody scream came from behind the crooked mirror.

“Watch out for biting rats,” Tabias mocked.

“There ain’t none.”

Sister swayed as her feet took her closer to the dark entrance.

“No? Then how did that guy lose his eyeball?” A clown with an eye patch walked past.

“That’s,” Sister gulped, “not real.”

Sister’s piggy tails shook from nerves as she stepped into the haunted house.

“There you guys are!” Father hollered from the opposite side of the mini donut stand.

“Are we ready to go?”

Sister bounded from inside the haunted house to reappear back next to Tabias, grabbed his hand as if nothing ever happened and said, yup.

“When’s Brother’s Day?” Tabias grumbled.

I have a great deal of trouble getting him in and out of the car.

I am unable to pick him up when he falls. I just cannot bathe him or change his soiled clothes, that is way too much for a sister. My family all live in a rural area of the state and there are few resources for assistance. I cannot afford to pay for a caregiver to accompany us; I can barely afford his home care.

How do I tell him that I can no

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longer take him on away trips to visit family? I attended our nephew’s graduation without telling him, and he found out. I am starting to feel really depressed about this. The rest of the family have tried to help, but gave up on him for their own sanity. I would be so grateful for any advice you have. -Drowning Dear Drowning: More than 40% of caregivers have symptoms of depression, according to a report from the Family Caregiver Alliance.

That’s not surprising. The emotional and physical labor of caregiving can be incredibly draining and lead caregivers to neglect their own needs. I encourage you to make a therapy appointment today. You deserve support as much as your brother does.

Toward that end, be upfront with your brother. Tell him that you’ll no longer be taking him on long trips, but that you’ll continue offering him support in other ways that you can. Stating your limitations is not giving up on him; it’s making it possible for you “not” to give up on him. You can’t care for anyone, including your brother, if you don’t first take care of yourself.

If you need more confidence that you’re doing the right thing, try a thought experiment: If the tables were turned, what would you ask of him? What would you expect? Then you’ll see that you’ve been more than patient with him, and he is asking more of you than is fair. Sweet sister, know that your big brother is lucky to have you, whether or not he’s capable of recognizing that at the moment.

Dear Annie: I have a little more advice for “Solo Soul-Searching,” who wrote in asking for tips for her cross-country trip.

Last June, we drove an RV from Texas to Utah. Going through New Mexico and Arizona was kind of terrifying. You must be VERY prepared, especially in the summer, with lots of water and GAS! Gas stations are few and far between.

It’s very desolate out there. It was scorching hot, even in the mountains of Utah. -- Robin R. Dear Robin R: I’ve had few experiences more nerve-wracking than driving through a long stretch of desert as the gas gauge dipped terrifyingly close to “E.” Ample water and fuel should always be top of mind for the cross-country traveler. Thanks for writing, and happy trails in the future.

Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@creators.com. To find out more about Annie Lane and read features by other Creators Syndicate columnists and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.

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Preserving the Muskwa-Kechika, one photograph at a time In short, he feels a photo needs be aesthetic to look great.

“It could be anything from sunsets As part of “Bright Nights in June” the and rainbows, to wildlife and macro North Peace Cultural Centre recently shots, and, of course, people,” Sawchuk hosted an evening with four renowned says. “So, when you’re out in nature, you Fort St John artisans – writer Patrick have lots of subjects to capitalize on, for (Pat) Ferris, photographer/painter Ken sure.”

Lane, photographer Wayne Sawchuk, Sawchuk spends about three months and photographer/painter/sculptor Eliza a year operating his guiding business Stanford. In the third of four instalments, in the M-K backcountry. During that time, he says he’s exposed to all kinds of a conversation with Wayne Sawchuk. unique photographic opportunities.

While he considers himself a One of the most beautiful parts of Northeast B.C. has to be an area known traditional “click and shoot” shutterbug, as the Muskwa-Kechika near Fort Nelson he’s fascinated by some of the other and no one likely knows that more than forms of photography.

“Drones, for instance, are just Wayne Sawchuk.

An eco-tourism guide and advocate incredible, the footage they get are for the area since the mid-1980s, amazing, but that’s a technological Sawchuk is also an avid photographer leap,” he says.

“When you’re out on the trail, it’s and takes full advantage of what nature really hard to focus on that, ‘cause there’s has to offer.

“I like photographs that have structure a lot of other things going on. I like the simplicity of a camera that works. I and balance,” he says.

“When you’re out in the mountains, know how it works and I can go out and and seeing that beautiful landscape, the take these great shots.”

Sawchuk ends, by saying, “For me, art kinda makes itself, in some way. You see the subject and you capitalize on it.” that’s enough at this point.” dave lueneberg

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North Peace Minor Baseball to host first provincials MATT PREPROST editor@ahnfsj.ca

North Peace Minor Baseball will host its first provincial tournament next weekend, and organizers are hoping the tournament will help grow the sport in the city.

The Baseball Alberta Bantam A Provincials are set for Kin Park July 19 to 21, with up to four teams making the trip. Fort St. John’s North Peace Black Sox, as well as the Wainright Nationals and Plamondon Mustangs are the three confirmed teams so far.

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for third out of 13 teams in their 15U Bantam A group, behind Wainwright and Plamondon, putting them into the Tier 1 Provincials.

“This is what we are hoping for, to be able to play the best teams,” Liddicoat said.

“Our local team has mostly been together for two years now and have competed the past two years in Pee Wee and have now made their way up to Bantam. We have some really strong players on this team so we like our chances to make Tier 1.”

This will be the first time North Peace Minor Baseball has hosted an

event, Liddicoat said.

“This will be good exposure for baseball in town and hopefully help to create more interest for years to come,” Liddicoat said.

Games will start at either 9 a.m. or 3 p.m. on Friday, depending on how many teams make the event, with all games taking place on Kin Park #2.

Opening ceremonies are scheduled for 5:30 or 6 p.m., teams depending.

“The city has put a lot of work into the diamond, and we hope some fans come out to watch the games.

It’s going to be great exposure for the game,” said Liddicoat.

New Flyers coach Bryan Elliott has unfinished business in NPHL DILLON GIANCOLA sports@ahnfsj.ca

Bryan Elliott will be behind the bench as the new head coach of the Fort St. John Senior Flyers for the 2019-20 season.

Elliott comes to the Flyers with a diverse background, including 25 years in the Canadian Navy, and more than three decades as a hockey general manager, coach, scout, and official at the professional, university, major junior, and junior levels.

Elliott coached the Grande Prairie Athletics within two games of the NPHL title in 2009, where he lost to the Fort St. John Flyers, and relished the opportunity to come back and try his hand again in the NPHL. “I have some unfinished business in that league, and want to come back and help the Flyers win a title and get back to where they belong,” Elliott said.

Elliott took over the Athletics halfway through the season, as they were about to fold. After losing the first two games under his helm, Grande Prairie reeled off 25 straight wins, and took a 2-0 series lead on the Flyers in the final, before ultimately

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coming up short.

Reuniting in Fort St. John Elliott, who currently lives in Port Colborne, Ontario, heard about the opening with the Flyers through Ryan Carter, current Flyers player and a former player of Elliott’s when he was an assistant coach at the pro level in Corpus Christi, Texas.

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The Flyers are equally as excited.

“He has lots of experience and a vast knowledge for the game. We’re happy to have him,” Hartman said.

“Bryan brings an exceptional level of organizational, leadership and personnel skills to our club,” the team said in a press release.

Elliot takes over from Andrew Leriger, who stepped down at the end of last season after five years at the helm. “(Elliott) has some big shoes to fill in replacing (Leriger),” Hartman said.

Elliott met Leriger last week, and admires the work Leriger did with the team.

“Andrew did a fantastic job there.

There will be great communication, he’s done so much for the team, and I’m glad to be an extension of him and he’ll still play a vital part as far as I’m concerned,” Elliott said.

still remember where I was the last time Roger Federer was involved in a Wimbledon final, described as the best match ever. It was in July of 2008 and I was at work, on my morning coffee break. Rafael, then a young up-and-comer who was threatening to take Federer’s spot as top player in the world, had won the first two sets.

This was a discouraging development. Federer had beaten Nadal in the previous two Wimbledon finals, but it seemed that finally his time was up. However, thanks to a couple lengthy rain breaks, Federer found a second wind and came back to win the next two sets by tie break.

I was now on my lunch break, and the lunch room was packed with 40 people anxious to see if Federer could pull off the biggest comeback of all time, or if Nadal would break through.

It took extra games, but Nadal won the fifth set, 9-7. It was the longest Grand Slam final at more than four hours, and it seemed to signify the back-half of Federer’s career at age 26. It was amazing to watch.

Except that’s not what happened.

On July 14, 2019, Federer was back in the Wimbledon final for the new “best match ever”, a gruelling fifthset loss to Novak Djokovic. The match took four hours and 57 minutes and broke the 2008 record for longest finals match.

It’s hard to fathom how Federer was involved in both of these monumental matches 11 years apart, but he’s not the only one. After all, he had to beat Nadal in the semifinal just to get to Djokovic.

Djokovic won his first Grand Slam title at the 2008 Australian Open, and now has 16 major titles overall, two back of Nadal and four back of Federer.

Simply put, the fact that the three winningest and best tennis players ever have existed in the same era is incredible, and that said era has lasted more than 11 years is insane.

Still not impressed? Pete Sampras, the previous holder of the record for most major titles won (14) won his last one at age 30. Nadal, Federer, and Djokovic are all age 32 or older, and have each won at least one Grand Slam title since 2018.

I’ll never be able to wrap my head around how this happened. No sport has ever had its three greatest players of all time play at the same time. The NFL had Tom Brady and Payton Manning at the same time, and the NHL Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux, but three players is a whole other level. These three oldies repeatedly dismiss any and all young threats. If you don’t like these guys, than it can be hard to be a fan of men’s tennis. But its undeniably amazing, and whenever this era finally ends, we’ll never see anything like it again.

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The 2019 Peace Country Open winners, from left: Ann Sawyer (ladies), Ritch Hosker (mens), and Gene Danyluk (seniors).

Ritch Hosker may be old enough to play seniors golf events now, but he’s still more than capable of beating younger challengers, too. Look no further than his back-to-back victories at the 2019 Fort St. John Links Open and 2019 Peace Country Open the past two weekends for proof.

Hosker won at the Links Open on July 6 to defend his 2018 title, and beat Justin McKinnon in a two-hole playoff on July 14 at Lakepoint to win his first Peace Country Open title in four years.

“It’s been quite enjoyable. Both courses are in really good shape, which makes it more fun to play. There’s great competition, and everyone is very friendly and supportive of each other,” said Hosker.

The wins come at a great time for Hosker as he is headed to Vernon next week, July 23 to 25, to play in the 2019 B.C. Golf Senior Championships. Hosker is in his first year of eligibility at the

senior level, and will be joined by fellow Fort St. John golfers Lenard Holland, Larry Ziprick, and Percy Peterkin.

“We’re going to have a strong group from the North and are ready to show the field that the senior golfers are alive and well up here,” Hosker said.

Hosker is coming off a 32nd placefinish at the 2019 B.C. Mid-Amateur tournament, where he was competing against the best 25-and-older players in the province.

“I was fairly happy with 32nd spot, to make the cut and stay in the running a little bit. You don’t get lots of competition up here, so for the big tournament of the year I was glad to get that out of the way and hopefully perform better in the seniors,” said Hosker.

As for the Links and Peace Country Opens, Hosker says they continue to be great events every year, but would like to see more people come out to play.

“I’m not sure what the reasons are, but it’s great golf and they feed us well every year and it’s a darn good deal,” he said.

Pro Tips

What exactly is green speed?

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hen watching golf on television you’ll hear the commentators discuss or comment on the speed of the greens.

They often use the terminology “stimp,” or say, “the greens are stimping at 13 on the stimp meter.” To the average viewer, this is often something they do not know.

So, now you’re thinking, “What is a stimp meter?” You may also hear it called a speed meter. Well, it’s a simple tool that golf maintenance teams and tournament directors use to measure the speed of a putting green. It is a onemeter long metal or wooden stick that’s two inches wide and has a slight ‘V’ groove to allow a golf ball to run down

Craig Simpson the shaft.

To measure the speed, you let three golf balls roll down the meter. You do three attempts to ensure accuracy. This process is done back and forth on the flattest part of the green.

The place selected is the one that has the least amount of break. Break refers to the direction of the path the ball will take. If you think about putting across

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a side hill, your ball will not go straight but will roll down the hill as it goes across.

Essentially, a stimp meter is a measuring tape that measures the speed of the ball on the putting surface.

What does 10 or 11 or 13 mean when they say it’s running at that number?

That number is the average distance in feet that the ball rolls off the meter.

The higher the number, the faster the greens are playing. Having greens between 8.5 and 10 is what you’ll see at your everyday public course. Greens that are running 11 and higher are considered quick or fast.

Speed of greens can vary quite a bit between the course in our area, so it’s

always a good idea to so some practice putts on their putting green.

Maintenance teams try to ensure the practice green is indicative of what you can expect on the course. This is especially important if you’re playing in a tournament as some courses will “speed up” greens going into competitive tournaments so the greens may be different than you experience with your day-to-day play.

I hope that gives you a little insight into green speed and the terminology that will surround it. So, get out to the course and drive for show and putt for dough!

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Golf’s oldest championship ventures outside Scotland and England for just the second time in its 160-year history The Open Championship’s long and glorious history began in 1860 when it was first staged by members of the Prestwick Golf Club. This year, the Open Championship returns to Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland. The course is a striking layout which hosted the 1951 Open but waited 68 years for another chance. Built on heaving linksland overlooking the Irish Sea, the course is widely ranked among the world’s top dozen layouts. Royal Portrush dates back to 1888, with Old Tom Morris being credited with the original layout.

Tony Romo successfully defends celebrity golf title Tony Romo completed a wire-to-wire victory Sunday in the American Century Championship for his second straight victory in the celebrity tournament at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course. The former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and current CBS analyst closed with a 2-over-par 74 and scored 20 points to finish at 71 in the modified Stableford scoring system. Former pitcher Mark Mulder, the winner from 201517, was 10 points back after a 71 and a 24-point day. Romo became the fourth player in tournament history to successfully defend the title. “It’s an honor to win this tournament,” Romo said. “I came in with confidence and this is some of the best golf I’ve played these past few weeks. When I won last year, every shot mattered. This year, it was easier.”

Dylan Frittelli won the John Deere Classic

Dylan Frittelli drained seven final-round birdies to win the John Deere Classic at 21-under overall. Frittelli entered the final round two shots back of co-leaders Cameron Tringale and Andrew Landry. “I knew I had to come out here and make a bunch of birdies today,” Frittelli said. He ignited his Sunday surge with birdies on his first three holes.

Four pars followed, but then came birdies on No. 8, No. 10 and No. 11. It’s Frittelli’s first PGA Tour win since turning pro in 2012.

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Golf shoes are apparel that need quite a bit of care, yet they rarely get the attention that they need. One of the main problems is that they shrink due to the elements as well as storage. The best way to keep your golf shoes in prime condition is to insert a shoe tree inside your shoe. This will hold the shoe’s shape, minimize shrinkage and eliminate moisture buildup. If you have leather golf shoes, you should treat them with either polish or a silicone spray. Today, most golf courses want you to wear soft golf spikes instead of the old metal ones. If you still have metal spikes and one comes loose, the standard spike wrench will do the job. However, if you do not have a spike wrench to use, try using a divot repair tool or a towel that is pressed firmly against the golf shoe spike.

Through July 14, 2019

Course Stats Yards: 7,317 Par: 72 72-hole record: 264 18-hole record: 62 Defending champion: Francesco Molinari

TV Coverage Day Time Thursday 1:30am-4:00pm Friday 1:30am-4:00pm Saturday 4:30am-7:00am Saturday 7:00am-2:30pm Sunday 4:30am-7:00am Sunday 7:00am-2:00pm

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Pro Golf Trivia Who was the first player to win the U.S. Open and the British Open in the same year? a) Lee Trevino b) Bobby Jones

c) Gene Sarazen d) Arnold Palmer

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Tournament Results Player Score Earnings 1. Dylan Frittelli -21 $1,080,000 2. Russell Henley -19 $648,000 3. Andrew Landry -18 $408,000

1) Matt Kuchar 2,287 pts. / 8 top tens

2) Brooks Koepka 2,202 pts. / 6 top tens

3) Rory McIlroy 2,195 pts. / 11 top tens

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Player Points 4) Xander Schauffele 1,817 5) Gary Woodland 1,789 6) Patrick Cantlay 1,658 7) Dustin Johnson 1,631 8) Paul Casey 1,541 9) Justin Rose 1,308 10) Rickie Fowler 1,293

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Stacy Ollenberger’s legacy and love of horses not forgotten dave lueneberg Alaska Highway News

Stacy Michalski-Ollenberger loved horses.

“She was a big part of our (horse show) community,” in the words of her sister, Leanne.

“She was amazing with the kids.

Always wanted to see (them) succeed, to be proud of themselves, to be confident.”

A former rodeo and gymkhana competitor growing up, Stacy shared her knowledge and affection of horses with the younger generation. However, when she suddenly passed away in November 2015, at age 30, from complications linked to Cushing’s Syndrome, her family and friends felt the need to continue advocating for the disease.

They did, in 2016, by combining that message with her love of horses, establishing the first annual Stacy Memorial Horse Show. This past weekend (July 13-14), the event marked its fourth year. Besides raising awareness of the disease, event organizers also dave lueneberg photo hoped to instill some of the values 15-year-old Kayli Taylor from Montney, riding Bonny, jumps a gate during the 2-Foot Jumper Junior category event at the Stacy Memorial Horse Show in shared by Stacy as she and others built Fort St. John July 13, 2019. the North Peace Light Horse Association.

“These kids are coming here learning how to show their horses. They’re who was the original advocate, hospital visits. because these are symptoms of the gaining confidence,” says Leanne. determined to find some answers to her While the medical community is disease.” Thankfully, diagnoses, Leanne “We teach them horsemanship and daughter’s ongoing illness issues. gaining more knowledge of the disease, acknowledges, have improved since sportsmanship.”

“She pushed and pushed to get a which can include weight gain and 2003, when her sister, 19, at the time, All things her sister believed in. proper diagnosis.” fatigue, it can also, as in Stacy’s case, was told.

Leanne’s very proud of the fact Stacy It was one particular doctor in Fort St. result in high levels of the hormone Aside from the horse show, itself, was able to help out others during a John who made the difference.

Cortisol being produced by the adrenal the weekend included an online silent tumultuous time of her own. “One “I don’t know what’s wrong with glands. auction component, which this year person, in particular, had no idea what you, but we’re gonna find out,” Leanne “They don’t know what causes managed to raise just over $5,900 — was wrong with her and struggled for recalls.

Cushing’s Disease,” describes Leanne. part of the proceeds, Leanne says, will many years being ill, never properly Stacy would be diagnosed, and in “They don’t know if it’s genetic, if it’s go towards Cushing’s research and an being diagnosed.” Stacy was able to get an Edmonton hospital a month later, in the environment or something that elementary school breakfast program. In the person in touch with the doctors scheduled for brain surgery to remove a people are born with.” The ailment 2018, it was Robert Ogilvie that received and people who could properly give her tumour. The procedure, though, would can be found in cats, dogs and horses, $800 from the auction’s proceeds. the right testing. need to be repeated before follow- however, “they will diagnose it (in “I know it’s what Stacy would have It was Stacy’s mother, Dee, though, up chemotherapy, and several more people) as diabetes or something else, wanted.”

PRO RACING THIS WEEK Racing g News,, Stats & Trivia Race Preview

Location: Loudon, N.H. Date: Sunday, July 21, 3:00 p.m.

Last Year’s Pole: Kurt Busch - 133.591 mph Last Year’s Winner: Kevin Harvick

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Shape: Oval Distance: 1.058 miles Turns / Straights: 12º / 2º

New Hampshire Motor Speedway has become New England’s NASCAR mecca for drivers and fans that travel here from all over the country to attend races. The two Cup Series races at NHMS, also known as “The Magic Mile”, are the largest spectator sporting events in New England with over 100,000 guests in attendance at each race. Located near Loudon, the Speedway is about one hour from Boston, two hours from Portland, Maine, and Providence, R.I., and is easily accessible from Vermont and Canada. Last week’s winner, Kurt V Busch, won the qualifying pole and finished 8th in last year’s race.

Last Weekend’s Race: Kurt Busch won at Kentucky Kurt Busch finally beat his little brother in a headto-head NASCAR finish and took his new team to victory lane. In the final restart, Joey Logano was joined on the front row by Kyle Busch. Kurt Busch, restarting on the outside of the second row, opted for four tires on the last pit stop. With a tire advantage, he powered around the outside of Logano’s Ford and engaged in a battle with his brother Kyle. The two spent the majority of the final lap side-by-side. Kurt powered around the outside of Turn 4 and won a drag race to the line to clinch victory.

Kurt Busch Born: Aug. 4, 1978 Crew Chief: Matt McCall Car: Chevrolet

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Wins 1 1

Top 10s 11 22

Avg. Finish 9.6 12.1

2019 Standings Cup Series Top Ten Drivers 1) Joey Logano 2) Kyle Busch 3) Kevin Harvick 4) Brad Keselowski 5) Denny Hamlin 6) Martin Truex, Jr. 7) Kurt Busch 8) Chase Elliott 9) Alex Bowman 10) Aric Almirola

Points 746 735 645 630 627 618 618 607 554 542

Xfinity Series Top Ten Top 10s 13 16 11 9 11 11 11 7 6 10

Drivers 1) Tyler Reddick 2) Christopher Bell 3) Cole Custer 4) Austin Cindric 5) Justin Allgaier 6) Noah Gragson 7) Michael Annett 8) Chase Briscoe 9) John Hunter Nemechek 10) Justin Haley

Points 764 697 689 621 617 569 540 531 530 528

Top 10s 14 11 11 13 9 9 12 12 10 13

NASCAR says ‘eye test’ and statistics prove 2019 package has elevated ontrack passing When NASCAR opted for radically different technical parameters for its Monster Energy Cup Series cars this season, it created a sense of optimism for some and incredible doubt in others.

Throughout the first half of 2019, several drivers have panned the package, their frustration over what has worked in the past did not apply and the feeling NASCAR had put a tourniquet on the value of racing talent and ability.

NASCAR believes the numbers and the eye test have proven that wrong. “Look no further than Alex Bowman,” NASCAR chief racing development officer Steve O’Donnell said. “You rarely, if ever, saw a driver pass someone from the lead and have the ability to come back and make that pass again. That’s what we wanted to see in the package.” NASCAR has divided its season into two racing packages. For ovals more than 1.2 miles in length, it restricts engine flow to produce 550 horsepower and combines that with an aero duct that pushes air ouf of the front wheel wells. For the shorter tracks and road courses, NASCAR restricts air to 750 horsepower with no aero ducts. Both have a large spoiler at the rear. Green-flag passes for the lead rank the second highest among the last five years. At 36.1 per race, it is up 43% over the 25.2 from last year. Twelve of the 18 races have had more green-flag passes for the lead than a year ago, including all six 1.5-mile tracks.

Racing Trivia Which current driver has led the most laps at New Hampshire? a) Kyle Busch b) Martin Truex, Jr.

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Turning failure into motivation

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ith a change in routine or learning a new skill comes failure. Failure is uncomfortable and, if we let it, it could stop us from pursuing the healthy lifestyle goals we want to achieve. This is because our mindset plays a big role in whether we take action and see our health goals through to the end. But, the sting of failure doesn’t have to stop us in our tracks. How can we turn failure into a source of motivation?

Becoming comfortable with the uncomfortable is a great first step.

Many of us struggle with the need to perfectly accomplish every goal and task at hand. But we’re really asking too much of ourselves. We can’t expect perfection especially when it comes to learning new skills.

If we embrace failure for what it is, a single moment of defeat, this

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can help us see it as an opportunity to grow. When we fail at learning a skill or incorporating a new habit in our routine we have the chance to re-examine what it is we are trying to achieve and what changes we can make to follow through successfully next time. A moment of failure helps us determine what our weak links are and then we can make the necessary changes to become stronger, physically and mentally.

Because failure is a normal part of change, planning for it will help us to pick ourselves up and move on. A helpful plan will make sure that we have concrete steps to keep moving along when failure strikes.

For example, when we hit a roadblock, we may have to aim our efforts to change in a different direction or start the process again at a different pace. Do we know how we will do that? If we have a plan, we won’t have to second guess what our next step after failure will be. This means we can still make progress and not have to take time off from pursuing our goals.

The process of changing our lives and routine is really personal. But we can’t take the failure we experience along the way personally. Failure isn’t who we are, it’s only an instance where our efforts were unsuccessful.

Going through the experience of failing time and again helps refine us as a person and gives us the opportunity to build resiliency and grit aka mental toughness. These are important qualities that will help us take on future challenges that come our way.

What it comes down to is that we have to realize we will not see any success if we let failure dictate our actions in a negative way. Yes, it is frustrating to experience failure when all we really want is to be successful in our efforts to change. But if we look at failure as a normal, and even necessary, part of the process of change we have the opportunity to grow as a person and reach our health goals.

Caitlyn Harbottle is a Peace Region nutrition coach.

Culling, Watson fall short at Stampede

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Both Jake Watson and Stephen Culling did well enough at the Calgary Stampede to advance to the final round on July 14, in saddlebronc and steer wrestling respectively. Watson finished second in Pool A to advance to the final, with a high score of 87.5 points, while Culling finished fourth in Pool A with a fastest time of 3.9 seconds.

Unfortunately, neither had their

best runs on Sunday. Watson had a score of 85, good enough for seventh, short of the top-four finish he would need to advance to the short-go (money round). Likewise, Culling had a disappointing time of 16.9 seconds, which put him in ninth.

At the Stampede as a whole, Watson walked away with $12,500 in earnings, while Culling took home $8,500.

Clayton Moore also competed in steer wrestling, but missed out on the final.

He made $4,500 in earnings at the Stampede.

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Chetwynd Giants runner Kris Desjarlais is able to get back to second base in time during a squeeze play in the 4th inning.of the Division A championship game at the Taylor Bash for Cash Tournament on July 14, 2019. Devan Mytopher, second baseman for the Fort St. John Yankees, makes the catch.

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The North Peace Secondary grad is joining the Wolves women’s soccer team at Grande Prairie Regional College for the 2019-20 season, and starts her bachelor of science degree, the college announced on July 8.

Hedges brings with her a ton of experience, including playing in her B.C. AAA High School Provincials for the last three seasons. Hedges also brought home bronze from the Tier 2 Indoor Provincials, the college said.

“I am looking forward to expanding my mindset, growing as a player and as a team as well. I really liked Coach Morgan’s enthusiasm for the game,” Hedges said in a statement.

Hedges joins her fellow NPSS teammate and MVP Emma Close in Grande Prairie. Close will also start her bachelor of science degree, in nursing.

“I am thankful GPRC is close to home, with the program I am interested in and has a great soccer program,” Close said.

The NPSS senior girls team has at least seven girls moving on to play soccer at the next level. Teagan Clement has signed on to Red Deer College, and Kenzie Chilcott and Claire Turner have both signed on to University of Northern B.C. The college also announced that Alex Fowler is joining its men’s soccer team. Fowler, a former Northern Striker, graduated from the Grande Prairie Soccer Academy, and will start his bachelor of arts degree, the college noted.

“I feel like GPRC is a very good choice for my future both academically and athletically,” Fowler said.

“I believe that Chris Morgan is an excellent coach that will provide me with the expertise I need to better my athletic future. I am very excited to be playing another season with some of my teammates from the Academy.”

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Austin Kube climbs out of his car after finishing second in the Mini-Stock Juniors Main Event July 12, 2019.

Lazers Edge Mini-Stock Invitational results Results from the Lazers Edge Mini-Stock Invitational held at Taylor Speedway July 12 and 13, 2019: Friday, July 12 Mini-Juniors: 1. Cody Willis 2. Austin Kube 3. Eddie Scarfo Mini-Adults: 1. Jordan Harrison 2. Anthony Roy 3. Jeremy LaFountain Bombers: 1. Justin Tackaberry 2. Chelsea Babcock 3. Swain Hackman Mods: 1. John Stokes 2. Johnny Beaumont 3. Aaron Tubbs 4. Michael Kube

Saturday, July 13 Mini-Juniors: 1. Austin Kube 2. Eddie Scarfo 3. Aston Fleming Mini-Adults: 1. Jordan Harrison 2. Jamie Legal 3. Jeremy LaFountain Bombers: 1. Chelsea Babcock 2. Clint Mason 3. Richard Hildebrand Mods: 1. Johnny Beaumont 2. John Stokes 3. Aaron Tubbs 4. Matt Richards Mini-stock Challenge Trophy Winners 1. Jordan Harrison 2. Austin Kube 3. Cody Willis

Learn to Fish program comes to Charlie Lake July 20 Kids from ages five to 15 will have the opportunity to try their hand at fishing at Charlie Lake this weekend when the Freshwater Fisheries Society of B.C.’s Learn to Fish Program comes to town.

Learn to Fish is a province-wide initiative, created to provide youth the opportunity to experience fresh water fishing, Freshwater Fisheries said in a statement.

The program will run Saturday, July 20 at Charlie Lake, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. There will be B.C. Parks Day celebrations from 1 to 3 p.m.

The program offers free tackle, rods and lessons to those who participate.

“Our sponsor partner, the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation, was instrumental in expanding the programs to the Peace region, and BC Parks has been a key partner in helping us deliver accessible fishing programs all across the province,” says Jessica Yarwood, Outreach Coordinator, Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC. “There is world class fishing in the area and we are looking forward to introducing more people to the sport and the fishing opportunities in their own backyard.”

The Learn to Fish even is hosted on a dropin basis.

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Acquired Brain Injury Support Group: ABI Support group meets every 2nd & 4th Thursday of month at 6:00pm at the Northern Brain Injury Association office: #11-1405 102 Ave Dawson Creek. Please call 250-719-4673 for more information. http://nbia.ca/ Dawson Creek Seniors Hall Activities 1011 McKellar Ave. Floor curling, carpet bowling, pool, line dancing, bridge, crib, darts, bingo, Wellness Exercise, craft classes.

Schedules are available at the hall. Come and see our hall and try out our activities.

Friday, July 19 - Ham & Beef Supper Pouce Coupe Seniors Hall- $15/plate.

Doors open: 4:30 pm, Supper: 5:30pm Everyone Welcome

N.P. Horticultural Society Garden Tour July 20th. $10 tickets at Museum 1 week ahead and West of Museum the day of.

PC Roots Group Building Open: Every Saturday Sept-June 10:00am-12:00pm to members wanting to use the genealogy library. A member will be available by appointment to anyone requiring help on how to get started on your family history. Everyone is welcome. We are located in the small building in NAR Park.

For appointment call: Lynn- 250-7824058. Neil- 250-7827651. Website http://peacecountryroots.ca SATURDAYS: LEARN YOUR ROOTS - Genealogy information NAR PARK ROOTS BUILDING 10:00am peacecountryroots.ca

PC Roots Group Meeting: 4th Sunday/month - from Sept-June 1:30pm in the Roots Building at NAR Park. Getting started on family tree research, need Help? Come learn & share experiences with other amateur genealogists.

New members welcome. For more info call: Lynn- 250-7824058. Neil- 250-7827651. Website http://peacecountryroots.ca South Peace Annual Garden Tea and Tour July 21 10am-4pm Rain or Shine Tickets $10/person (includes entry into draws) available on day of event at the N.A.R. parking lot in Dawson Creek 9:30am-2:30pm Cash Sale only event.

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WOODLOT LICENCE PLAN FOR W0614: REVIEW & COMMENT Notice is hereby given that a proposed Woodlot Licence Plan for W0614 located approximately 59km northwest of For t St. John, BC bet ween 6.8km of the Aiken Creek Road and 1.5km on an unnamed road 6.9km nor thwest of the Aitken Creek road, is open for public review and comment to persons interested or affected by forest activities under the plan. The Woodlot Licence Plan is available for review and comment until August 16, 2019 and contact Ron Beauchesne at ronal.beauchesne@gmail.com or home 250.964.1095 for arrangements to view it. Written comments on the proposed Woodlot Licence Plan for W0614 will be accepted until 5:00 pm, August 16, 2019.

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ALC NOTICE OF EXCLUSION APPLICATION Regarding Land in the Agricultural Land Reserve I, Randy Gee Holdings, Inc

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(full name, or names, of registered owner)

of 126 Hillside Terrace Calgary Alberta T3L OC9 (mailing address)

Any person wishing to express an interest in the application may do so by forwarding their comments in writing to, Peace River Regional District 9505-100th Street Fort St. John BC V1J 4N4 (name and mailing address of the local government)

by Aug 1st / 19 (14 days from the date of second publication) NOTE: • This notice and the application are posted on the subject property.

• Please be advised that all correspondence received by the local government and/or the ALC forms part of the public record, and is disclosed to all parties, including the applicant.

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NOTICE OF EXCLUSION APPLICATION Regarding Land in the Agricultural Land Reserve I, Truman Creek Holdings LTD., INC NO. 769952 (full name, or names, of registered owner) of 4900 238 Rd, Baldonnel, BC V0C 1C4 (mailing address) intend on making an application pursuant to Section 30(1) of the Agricultural Land Commission Act to exclude from the Agricultural Land Reserve the following property which is legally described as, Portions of SE 1/4 Sec 35 Twp 83 Rge 19 W6M PRD except plans B4384, M446, PGP46335 & BCP37320, and Part of the SE 1/4 Sec 35, Twp 83 Rge 19 W6M PRD - Plan M446

(legal description from the title certificate)

and located at 8585 Old Fort Rd (street address if applicable) Any person wishing to express an interest in the application may do so by forwarding their comments in writing to,

Peace River Regional District, Box 810, 1981 Alaska Ave, Dawson Creek, BC V1G 4H8 (name and mailing address of the local government)

by August 1, 2019 (14 days from the date of second publication) NOTE: • This notice and the application are posted on the subject property.

• Please be advised that all correspondence received by the local government and/or the ALC forms part of the public record, and is disclosed to all parties, including the applicant.

Application No. 383858

Environmental Protection Notice

Application for a Permit under the Provisions of the Environmental Management Act I, Glenn Soroff, Director, Facilities & Midstream for Petronas Energy Canada Ltd., (1600, 215 - 2nd St SW, Calgary, AB, T2P 1M4), intend to submit an application to the Director, Environmental Stewardship of the B.C. Oil and Gas Commission, to authorize the discharge of air emissions from a gas plant.

The sources of air emissions are: - 1 HP Flare Stack - 2 Sales Gas Compressors - 5 Refrigeration (propane) compressors (including 1 spare) - 2 De-Ethanizer Overhead Compressors - 3 Generator Packages (including 1 spare) - 2 Hot Oil Heaters (including 1 spare) - 2 Glycol Heat Medium Boilers (including 1 spare) The land upon which the facility will be situated and discharge will occur is at c-72-A/94-B-16, surface location (NAD 83, Zone 10) Latitude 56.8150 North, Longitude - 122.0242 West; located approximately 97 km north-northwest of Fort St John, BC. The total volume of gas through-put at this refrigeration facility will be 5550 e3m3/d (196 MMscfd).

The continuous maximum rate of air emissions discharged from this facility will be approximately 6.54 g/s NOx, 16.18 g/s CO, 0.25 g/s PM, and 2.07 g/s VOC cumulatively produced from equipment. The operating period for this facility will be 24 hours/day, 7 days/week. There will be no SO2 discharged from this facility as it processes sweet gas (0.0% H2S) from the Montney Shale Production zone, and the fuel gas burned is sweet (0.0% (H2S).

Any person who may be adversely affected by the proposed discharge of waste and wishes to provide relevant information may, within 30 days after the last date of posting, publishing, service or display, send written comments to the applicant, with a copy to the Director, Environmental Stewardship, B.C. Oil and Gas Commission, Bag 2, Fort St. John, B.C., V1J 2B0. The identity of any respondents and the contents of anything submitted in relation to this application will become part of the public record.

Dated this 11 day ddaay of July, Ju 2019.

(Signature) Contact person: Telephone:

G Glenn Soroff, Director, Facilities & Midstream (403) 539-4013

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Cheryl Lynn Pratt 1948 - 2019

intend on making an application pursuant to Section 30(1) of the Agricultural Land Commission Act to exclude from the Agricultural Land Reserve the following property which is legally described as, L1 Sec 20 TP 83 R 18 W6M Peace River PL 26754 EXL 28273 (legal description from the title certificate) and located at 7338 Cartier Road (street address if applicable)

South Peace Historical Society Meetings Third Wednesday of the month. In Dawson Creek at the Calvin Kruk Centre Archives Room at 2 pm.

Cheryl Lynn Pratt (nee Jackson) was born to Brian and Dora Jackson in Wilkie, Saskatchewan on October 31, 1948. She was their second of 7 children. The family moved to Lloydminster, Alberta/ Saskatchewan where Cheryl attended elementary, junior, and high school. Shortly after high school was finished, she moved to Brooks, Alberta where she went to college and became a nurse. In 1970, on a trip to the Peace Country for her best friend’s wedding, Cheryl met Shawn Wilfred Pratt. They fell in love and were married on October 8, 1976. Cheryl worked as an RN at the Fort St. John Hospital from 1970 to 1977, when Cheryl and Shawn’s first son James was born. Their second son Terry followed in 1979.

From then on, Cheryl was a stay-at-home wife and mom to Shawn and the two boys, and she looked after multiple foster children that they had welcomed into their home.

In 1992, they fell so in love with the cutest little boy they had been caring for, Travis.

They welcomed him into their home permanently and adopted him.

Cheryl was the best cook in the entire world, which was evident from her four boys’ bellies.

No one was ever turned away from the dinner table at Shawn and Cheryl’s place. Many fondly remember the meals Cheryl cooked for them.

Cheryl loved animals, just about as much as she loved her family. She had many dogs, cats, and horses over the years. She always had a dog in her life, or 2, or 4, or 6.

Cheryl found peace on July 5, 2019 while at the Peace Villa Care Home in Fort St. John, and went to Heaven to be with her loved ones that passed before her.

Cheryl was predeceased by her husband Shawn, son Terry, mother Dora, father Brian, brother Roxton, mother-in-law Betty, father-in-law Allan, and sister-in-law Cherie.

Cheryl is survived and fondly remembered by her sons James and Travis (Nissa); grandchildren Jordan, Cheyenne, Taylor, and Willow; siblings Larry (Janet), Daryl, Kelly (Wanda), Suzan, and Warren (Rhonda); sisters-in-law Allana (Dave), Lovanna (Al), Bernice (Doug); brothers-in-law Greg (Inis), Allan Jr. (Sheena), Ian (Patsy), Tod (Kelly), Tracy, and Darren; and many nephews, nieces, and friends.

No service will be held at Cheryl’s request. Expressions of sympathy may be made by donation to the SPCA, South Peace Branch, 637 - 114 Avenue, Dawson Creek, British Columbia V1G 3A1.

For more information or to leave condolences for the family, please go to www.bergeronfunerals.com.

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Application No. 107639

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION NOTICE Application for a Permit Under The Provisions of the Environmental Management Act I, Mr. Glenn Soroff, Director, Facilities & Midstream, for Petronas Energy Canada Ltd., (1600, 215, 2 St. SW, Calgary, AB, T2P 1M4), intend to submit this application to the Director, Environmental Management and Reclamation, at the Oil and Gas Commission to authorize the amendment of discharge of air emissions from a compressor station due to additional equipment. The sources of air emissions are: - Five Caterpillar G3608 LE Compressor Engines (1768 kW each), - Five Cummins GTA855E turbo Generator (191 kW each, one back-up), - One Mitsubishi S6R-Y2PTAW-1 Generator (600 kW, Water Plant use only), - Four Propak Glycol Regenerators for dehydration (200 kW), - One emergency & continuous high pressure flare (including a purge & glycol flash tank), manufacturer Tornado, - Two Oil Heaters (1172 kW each, one back-up) for Condensate Stabilizer, - One emergency & continuous low pressure flare (including a pilot & purge), manufacturer Tornado, - Other equipment including a still column vent tank and produced water tanks.

The land upon which the facility is situated and the discharge occurs is b-8-I/94-B-16, located at (surface location NAD 83) Latitude 56° 55’ 11.4” North; and Longitude 122° 5’ 59.0” West; located within the Town Field, approximately 120 km northwest of Fort St. John (driving distances).

InduStrIal WarehouSe & neWer oFFIce

The total volume of gas through-put processed by this facility will be increased from 1,019,000 m3/day (11.79 m3/s) to approximately 2,547,000 m3/day (29.48 m3/s). There is no SO2 discharged from this facility as it combusts sweet gas (0% H2S). All equipment combusts sweet natural fuel gas. Two motordriven vapor-recovery units will be added to reduce the waste discharge of normal operation of the facility. The amended maximum rate of air emissions discharged from this facility is approximately 0.85 g/s TP, 10.77 g/s NOx, 11.94 g/s VOC, and 86.90 g/s CO during an emergency facility blow-down (for approximately 30 minutes, 3 times per year) and failure of VRU to recover flash off gas from tanks.

Continuous average daily emissions rates, cumulatively produced from equipment, are approximately 0.21 g/s TP, 2.60 g/s NOx, 2.32 g/s VOC, and 9.94 g/s CO. The operating period for this facility is 24 hours/day, 7 days/week.

Property 905 100 Ave | Dawson Creek, BC Building 8,396 sq. ft. lot Size 0.41 Acres Zoning M2 - Light Industrial More Info: www.century21.ca/101270699

Any person who may be adversely affected by the proposed discharge of waste and wishes to provide relevant information may, within 30 days after the last date of posting, publishing, service or display, send written comments to the applicant, with a copy to the Director of the Environmental Stewardship Branch, Oil and Gas Commission at Bag 2, Fort St. John, BC V1J 2B0. The identity of any respondents and the contents of anything submitted in relation to this application will become part of the public record.

Great oPPortunItY & locatIon Both building price and lease are extremely $ low rates making this a great investment MLS® Number: 170279 property.

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Dated this 11 day of July, 2019.

(Signature) Contact person Glenn Soroff, Director, Facilities & Midstream

Telephone No. (403) 216-2510

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From left: Lisa Stewart, Rylea Cazes, Douglas McCracken, and Byron Stewart at the 15th Annual Monkey N’Around Bocce Tournament and Yard Party, July 6, 2019.

Douglas McCracken, Rylea Cazes win 15th Monkey N’Around bocce tourney

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Winners of the All Joes No Pros disc golf tournament held July 14, 2019: David Rattigan, Josh Stokmans, and Jenna Stokmans.

Results from the All Joes No Pros disc golf tournament held in Fort St. John on July 14, 2019: Advanced 1. Josh Stokmans - 116 2. Tim Atchison - 120 3. Greg Hearn - 126 4. Dylan Bressey - 128 5. Calvin Wright - 131 6. Aiden Mosselman - 134 7. Miles Bason - 135 8. Alex Adkins - 136 9. Brant Churchill - 137 10. Nicholas Earl 11. Jeremy Willis - 145 12. Christopher Boake - 150

On Saturday, July 6, Lisa and Byron Stewart hosted their 15th Annual Monkey N’Around Bocce Tournament and Yard Party.

The theme this year was Rockstar and the costumed characters in attendance included Freddie Mercury, Peter Criss, Cher, Axl Rose, Slash and

Intermediate 1. David Rattigan - 123 2. Kevin Zarifeh - 128 3. Robert Jones - 131 4. Dustin Andres - 134 5. Beau Harrold - 136 6. Jack Leevers - 140 7. Patrick Turner - 141 8. Joryn Brule - 145 9. Dej Folk - 152

Elton John. There were 24 teams competing in the Bocce Tournament this year, with the father/daughter duo of Douglas McCracken & Rylea Cazes being crowned Champions.

Fun was had by all! It was a rockin’ day!

— Byron Stewart

Fort St. John Northern Yankees’ Dallas Johnson rounds third base on his way to home during the sixth inning of the Taylor Bash for Cash Tournament on July 14, 2019.

Intermediate Women 1. Jenna Stokmans - 130 2. Christine Vavrek - 140 3. Brytnee Brule - 160 4. Amanda Steiner - 206

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FORT ST. JOHN & DISTRICT CHURCH DIRECTORY ANGLICAN CHURCH of CANADA NoRTH PEACE PARISH Please join us at our temporary location at the Peace Lutheran Church @ 1:30pm Ph: 250-785-6471 “All are Invited and Welcome Here” - (Luke 14:23) SERVICES St. Martin’s, fort St. John, BC Reverend: Christopher Samson Sundays 1:30 p.m. ********** Church of the Good Shepherd Taylor, BC - Sundays 10:00 a.m. ********** St. Matthias, Cecil Lake, BC 3rd Sun. of the Month 4:00 p.m.

Holy Communion ********** BAHA’I fAITH BAHA’I fAITH National Baha’i Information 1-800-433-3284 Regular Firesides Mondays @ 8:00 p.m.

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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 WoRSHIP SERVICE 10:30AM ********** BAPTIST CHARLIE LAkE CoMMUNITY CHURCH 12731 244 B Road, Charlie Lake (1st left turn off the Alaska Hwy. past the Charlie Lake Store) 250-785-1723 office@charlielakechurch.com www.charlielakechurch.com Lead Pastor: Joshua Goetz Associate Pastor: Jared Braun Sunday Worship: 10:40 AM Sunday School during the service nursery-grade 6 ********** CATHoLIC RoMAN CATHoLIC CHURCH (Resurrection Church) Pastor: Rev. Aruldhas Lucas, SAC Phone 250-785-3413 www.fsjresurrectionchurch.com MASSES: Saturday 7:30 p.m.

Sunday - 10:00 a.m. oNLY OFFICE HOURS: Mon.-Fri. 9:00 -12:00 noon & 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.

BAPTISM: Contact the Pastor 3 months before baptism.

MARRIAGES: Contact the Pastor 6 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: 10:00am ********** CoMMUNITY 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 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: 9:00am & 11:00am **********

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) 827-3231 ********** 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: 9:00am, 11:00am www.evangelfsj.com ********** The Journey 10011-100 St., fort St. John Phone: 250-785-6254 Pastor: Larry Lorentz Services: Sundays: 10:30am Tuesdays: 7:00pm **********

PRESBYTERIAN fort St. John Presbyterian Church 9907-98th St., fort St. John, BC Phone: 250-785-2482 fax: 250-785-2482 12:30 p.m. - Pie and Coffee 1:00 p.m. - Worship Service Everyone is invited to participate ********** REfoRMED TRINITY CoVENANT CHURCH Sunday Service: 10:00am Meets at the The Plaza 8111 100th Ave fort St. John, BC Elder: Desmond Jones Phone: 250-785-8289 www.trinitycovenant.ca matthew@trinitycovenant.ca 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 Rev. Rick Marsh Email: stlukeuc@telus.net Sunday Worship Service @ 10:00am All are Welcome!

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