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THURSDAY, june 23 2016 Vol. 73, No. 72

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Government officials are hopeful Highway 97 south from the Pine Pass to Chetwynd will be opened to single lane alternating traffic by the end of this week after torrential rainfall washed out parts of the highway. More than 178 pieces of equipment are actively repairing the damage, with more on the way, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Todd Stone said on Monday. “Construction crews and heavy equipment are working day and night to rebuild sections of highways and roads that were severely damaged by massive flooding in northern BC,” he said. Ministry officials couldn’t immediately say what day the road will open to traffic. As of Monday, June 20, five of the six highways closed by the flooding are now open. Highway 29 south opened Saturday

evening (June 18) to single lane alternating traffic. “We have managed to provide access for ministry crews and contractors south of Hasler so we can bring supplies to local residents affected by the flooding,” Stone said. Highway 2 in Dawson Creek is now open to two lanes, with traffic control and crews “working hard” to restore the highway to four lanes by next week. Of the 38 side roads affected, 20 are now open to at least single lane alternating traffic. “The total number of repair sites is just over 130, all primarily in the South Peace area,” he said. Fifty-eight of those are on numbered roads, and 73 are various side roads. The Ministry of Transportation will be providing regular updates on drivebc.ca and on its social media platforms. Visit alaskahighwaynews.ca for more updates as they happen.

Northern Health has moved its palliative care rooms out of Peace Villa and into the Fort St. John Hospital, prompting concern from the group that trains volunteers to support patients in their dying days. Northern Health had been operating two palliative rooms in Peace Villa since the facility and new hospital opened in 2012, but Chief Operating Officer Angela de Smit said the rooms weren’t being used enough. “Over the last four years what we have found is patients have informed us, and family members, that they would prefer to stay in the hospital,” matt preprost photo she said. Randy Merk, chair of the “We did lots of Fort St. John & District advertisement and Palliative Care Society. communications directly with patients and families that would use those rooms. For some reason, they felt more comfortable having their loved one palliate in the hospital.” The two rooms have already been repurposed to meet demand for senior and respite care at Peace Villa, de Smit said. She added families will still receive palliative services in acute care beds in the hospital, where doctors and nurses make more frequent, daily rounds. The decision was an 18-month process also made in consultation with doctors and nurses, de Smit said. However, Randy Merk, who chairs the Fort St. John and District Palliative Care Society, said the move was sudden news for his organization, which Merk says was not consulted. “If we lose it we’re not going to have it again. We’re not going to get it back,” he said. “They were built specially when the hospital was built. We were so excited about it and now they are going to take away.” The former palliative rooms in Peace Villa were essentially double-room suites with space for families, and society volunteers, to make meals and rest as a patient received end-of-life See PALLIATIVE on A13 care.

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zoë ducklow Opponents of the Site C dam gathered at 100 and 100 in Fort St. John on Saturday, June 18, to protest BC Hydro plans to have some Peace Valley landowners out of their homes by the end of the year. Landowners in the Bear Flat and Cache Creek areas have been given until the end of the year to sell their land to BC Hydro or face expropriation, making way for the realignment of Highway 29. Bear Flat, where third-generation farmers Ken and Arlene Boon live, is the first of four portions of the highway that will need to be rebuilt outside of the dam’s flood zone. “As a landowner and a ratepayer, you don’t have any rights if

they decide they want your land for anything,” Arlene Boon said at the protest. “We could sit on our property and say ‘you can’t come,’ but we’d just get hauled away.” The Boons say they received notice that they have until the end of the year to sell and move out. Their family has owned the land in question since the 1940s, after it was purchased from the original homesteaders. “We’re not focused on where we’re going to go. We’re focused on stopping this project,” Boon said. She wonders if BC Hydro wants her and her husband out of the valley sooner than necessary because they’ve been outspoken critics of the dam. See LAND on A12

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Mickey Zunti is a farmer in Fort St. John, who’s lived in the region all his life. He lives well north of Site C, but is particularly concerned about the loss of agricultural land. “Like the recent flooding showed us, sometimes we get cut off from other centres. We need to be able to grow our own food. Christy Clark is trying to build a legacy at the expense of wildlife and food security, and the landowners here,” he said.

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Three generations of the Quibell family of Hudson’s Hope enjoyed a day of fishing on a beautiful, sunny Father’s Day Sunday, June 19, at Dinosaur Lake. Taking in the Father’s Day Fishing Derby has been a family tradition since it began 17 years ago, but the family has been spending the day fishing together since before it officially began. “Grandma and Grandpa, when they used to come up here every year, we’d come out here (to fish and camp),” Travous Quibell said. “It was a four generation thing for a little while. My grandfather has since passed and Grandma is a little too old to travel. I still have a sign hanging in my carport that says Quibell’s Corner … my grandfather, he made a wooden sign.” Pictured at left: Evelyn, Andrew, Ayden, Nerissa, Anthony, Travous, Bruce, and Annika Quibell wait for a fish to bite.

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Guinness records and ghostbusting gals FLAT FACT: It’s time once again to throw a bunch of miscellaneous news items against the wall to see what sticks, and what’s worth chewing on. In Brockville, Ontario, a family discussion around a backyard fire turned nasty. A man became so angry he threw things into the fire, including a propane cylinder. The resulting blaze caused the fire department and police to be called in. What makes the story so weird? A woman was arguing the earth is flat, the man argued it’s round. Police said neither party would change their views. If the flat Earth believer was from Saskatchewan I could understand her point of view, but she’s from Ontario. Personally, I do not believe the Earth is flat. Flat broke, maybe.

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VEXING VIRUS: Medical experts say we should cancel the Olympics because of the Zika virus. There’s also a virus that causes overweight guys wearing sweatpants to sit on the couch eating potato chips while watching Olympic athletes on TV and saying - “I could do that”.

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of aftershave and WD40. CHECKOUT CHUCKLE: According to an item on TV news, hackers are hiding secret electronic credit card reading devices near grocery store self-checkouts. The devices, known as “skimmers”, steal your personal information. I hate self-checkouts. Every self-checkout should have a trapdoor in the floor that opens when somebody messes up and makes the red light go on.

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Residents want more parks, winter activities Environmental, trail groups give input to regional parks and rec plan bronwyn scott peacereporter@ahnfsj.ca

Bike lanes, more green space, a cricket field and better continuity between sidewalks and walking trails are just some of the recreational improvements North Peace residents want implemented in the coming years. On Tuesday, June 14, the City of Fort St. John hosted a focus group for environmental and trail groups to give input into a draft Parks and BRONWYN SCOTT Photo Recreation Master Plan, which is being developed in partnership with Edward Stanford writes some of his ideas for the city’s Parks and Recreation Master Plan the Peace River Regional District and during an environmental and trails focus group workshop at the Pomeroy Sport Centre in Fort St. John on Tuesday, June 14. the District of Taylor. About 10 people, representing different outdoor groups, attended. to speak of in that whole area,” she Once complete, the Parks and ReBigger green spaces is one of said. creation Master Plan will guide futo Kara Kimmie on receiving your Stephanie Giesbrecht’s top priorities. Edward Stanford was interested ture recreational developments by Bachelor Of Science in Nursing “Everyone’s looking for more in having more winter recreational helping city council make decisions from the University of Alberta in collaboration places to do their stuff, but that in- offerings. about how to allocate resources, and with Grande Prairie Regional College. volves more green spaces ... We don’t “I think they’re quite summer which projects to prioritize. We are proud of you! have a lot of large parks in this town focused at the moment. We are a “This is going to be the first Parks Love, Mom & Dad, Kyle, Chad & Tessa that aren’t school focused, just a park winter city, so let’s have equal invest- and Recreation Master Plan that the for the sake of being ments for the other six months,” he City of Fort St. John has ever had ... The Hair Bin invites our clients to come join us on a park,” she said. suggested. it’s kind of exciting to be part of,” She wants to see Stanford was also interested in said Shasa McCoy, landscape archifor our a commitment from gearing some recreational offer- tect with Urban Systems, who facilitthe city dedicating a ings to Fort St. John’s diversifying ated the workshop. certain percentage community. Other studies and analyses, such (Weather permitting) of green space in “We are getting to be a more cul- as the North Peace Sub-Regional the new develop- turally diverse community now, I Recreation Facility Inventory and There will be a cut-a-thon from 9-11:30 with 1986 ment areas. think it would be great if some of the Assessment completed in February pricing, live music, face painting, nail art and of course hot dogs and soft drinks. All proceeds to help support “I’m seeing du- sports and recreation type facilities 2015, will also help to inform the our local cadets in their journey to the Vimy Ridge plexes going in would better represent the diversity plan. Memorial in France. Come join us for the festivities! packed so closely of the community as it changes,” he The environment and trails We would also like to extend our gratitude to all our together there’s said. groups workshop is one of 16 the loyal customers and community members for making barely enough Another popular recommend- city is hosting, six of which are open 30 Years happen. room for a tree, ation was better a partnership to the public. A telephone survey is Don’t forget to enter our $10,000 draw with every service you receive and no brand new between the city and the regional also being conducted to gain public before July 2! Draw time will be approx. 2:00pm. Some rules apply. parks. In this whole district to establish parks and recre- feedback, and the city will be solinew area that just ation facilities directly surrounding citing community input at various Open Late Wed, Thurs & Fri till 8pm got developed in the city – like canoe and paddle- summer events. Gift Certificates Available the northwest, and board rentals, horseback riding and To participate via online survey, 10440 100 Street, 10442 100 Street 2015 250-787-1553 250-787-1552 not one big park ATV trails. visit placespeak.com/FSJRecPlan.

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Healing from W.A.C. Bennett dam a work in progress BC Hydro recognizes devastating effects of 1960s dam project on First Nations upstream as construction continues on Site C jonny wakefield reporter@dcdn.ca

When Emil McCook was young, the Finlay River was a highway. The former chief of the Kwadacha First Nation, now 72, grew up running riverboats on the Finlay in the years before its lower reaches were submerged behind the W.A.C. Bennett Dam. At the time, McCook was only vaguely Photo courtesy of Mitchell McCook aware of the dam under construction a Emil McCook builds a boat in the remote First Nations community of Kwadacha. McCook’s story is hundred miles downstream. But he asamong those told in a documentary that’s part of a new exhibit at the Bennett dam recognizing the sumed that one way or another, he’d still hydro project’s devastating impact on Aboriginal People. be able to hunt, fish and bring supplies to the remote community of Fort Ware as he’d always done. ‘I didn’t realize it was really a reservoir’ say nine people died as a result of dam Then, the riverboat swamped. construction—drowned in rising waters “I went into the lake three times,” McKwadacha, also known as Fort Ware, choked with debris, or lost trying to navigCook said of the early days navigating the was founded as a trading post in the ate the reservoir on river boats. Grave sites Williston Reservoir on flat-bottom boats 1920s. on the banks of the river were flooded made for river travel. By the early 1970s, Only a handful of elders in the com- with no notice to the people upstream. the dam had fully submerged the Rocky munity of 240 remember the time before Isolation has been the biggest impact. Mountain Trench’s network of rivers, isol- the reservoir. Susan McCook, an educat- The need to fly food, fuel, and everyday ating First Nations communities on the or who married a Kwadacha band mem- items into the community sent the cost of far end of B.C.’s largest lake. ber, said the Bennett Dam wasn’t talked living soaring. In what some see as a cruel “We had riverboats swamped. We lost about when she first came to the com- irony, Fort Ware didn’t have electricity uneverything on them in the lake. Suddenly munity in the 1990s, decades after its til 1985, and only then from a diesel genwe can’t use our highway,” McCook said. completion. erator provided by BC Hydro. Mary Jean McCook’s story is among those told “I didn’t realize that Williston Lake was Poole, another elder, said the fact residin a documentary that’s part of a new really a reservoir,” she said. “Many of the ents have to pay for their own diesel conexhibit at the Bennett Dam, recognizing children in Fort Ware didn’t either. It was tinues to be a source of frustration. the hydro project’s effects on Aboriginal part of this project that they learned it isThe reservoir also cut off communities people. The new “impacts” gallery, cre- n’t a lake.” that had once been neighbours. ated with the Kwadacha and other area McCook, who married Emil McCook’s “Every 10 or 15 miles (on the river) First Nations, is the first time BC Hydro brother, was one of 275 people who at- there’d be a camp,” Susan McCook said. has acknowledged the dark side of the tend BC Hydro’s grand reopening of its “You’d go back and forth up and down story it tells about the dam. visitors centre June 9. She’s also writing the river and you’d know everyone.” That story takes on new relevance amid a history book about the nation and the BC Hydro approached the band ongoing debate over Site C, a third Peace impacts of the dam. about participating in an updated BenRiver dam under construction near Fort “As I got to know the elders, it became nett Dam exhibit in 2015. According to St. John. Critics of the project say that more and more apparent the depth of the McCook, many members initially “didn’t despite BC Hydro’s contrition over the impact—the emotional sadness, the life- want a thing to do” with the Crown corBennett Dam, the Crown corporation is style change, the separation of peoples.” poration. Nearby Tsay Keh Dene, which repeating the mistakes of 50 years ago. Estimates vary, but Kwadacha elders is still fighting to replace reserve lands

lost in the flood, declined to participate due to “ongoing trauma and the lasting effects of the creation of the reservoir on our nation.” But “gradually, over the last 16 months of this project, they began to see BC Hydro is made up of people,” McCook said. “People change, people become more aware and more knowledgeable, as have we all.” For Susan’s stepson Mitchell McCook, who worked on the documentary film accompanying the exhibit, the project was a chance to learn about his family and the “resiliency” of the community. He briefly lived in Kwadacha as a child and now works in Prince George. “It’s amazing what our elders lived through,” said McCook, 35. “Hearing some of their stories, it’s hard to imagine and listen to sometimes. Working on the film helped me to understand what the community went through. That’s all I can do.” ‘A little bit of forgiveness, but not forgetting’ For now, people in Kwadacha are happy BC Hydro is telling the full story about the dam that changed their lives. But there’s also a feeling that Hydro—as well as its customers across the province—still owe a debt to people on the far side of the reservoir. As for the timing of the new exhibit, Susan McCook said she couldn’t help but be “suspicious” about Site C. “I do think that’s part of it. But I do think the BC Hydro people working directly on this project are sincere,” she said. “As for the political strategy and policy of BC Hydro, it’s probably spoken behind closed doors.” She said that unlike residential schools and other impacts of colonization, the Williston Reservoir doesn’t fade with time. “What is the worst? We all agree it is the flooding,” she said. “Residential schools, you can heal, and generations in the future can move past it. This is always here, and nobody’s going to poke a hole in this and drain the Finlay River and let it come back to what it used to be.” “It’s maybe a little bit of forgiveness, but not forgetting.”

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June is Fellowship Month

Updates from June 13, 2016 Council Meetings PRIDE WEEK PROCLAMATION

The week of June 18 - 26, 2016 was proclaimed as “Pride Week” in the City of Fort St. John. The FSJ Pride Committee is a volunteer-led organization dedicated to the support of the City’s LGBTQ community and have organized the City’s ﬁrst ever Pride Walk which will occur on June 25, 2016. The Committee requested the involvement and leadership from the City of Fort St. John through the proclamation of Pride Week from June 18 – 26, 2016, a valued acknowledgement of the lives and contributions of people of all sexual orientations and gender identities living in Fort St. John.

BYLAWS

Building Amendment Bylaw No. 2325, 2016 was adopted title only. The purpose of the bylaw is to correct an error in the fire flow formula calculation contained in Form J of Building Bylaw No. 2248, 2015. When the form was converted from imperial units to metric units during the last revision of the Building Bylaw in 2015, the fire flow formula was overlooked and not altered.

The Rotary Clubs of Dawson Creek enjoyed some great fellowship with Rotarians from Australia participating in a Friendship Exchange in District 5370.

PRESENTATIONS AND DELEGATIONS

• The Fort St. John Disc Sports Club provided information on Disc Golf which is played much like traditional golf but uses flying discs instead of a ball and clubs. The Club would like to install a temporary/test 11-hole disc golf course in Kin Park. The course would be used to garner further interest in the sport in the hope that a permanent facility could be created. Staff will provide a report to Council at the next Regular meeting regarding the feasibility of the temporary course. • Council received a presentation from the School District #60 SWIS Program regarding the 2015 World Fair which will take place on Canada Day in Centennial Park. The World Fair is an engaging and interactive event which provides educational and cultural displays and activities to celebrate the variety of cultures in the community. People are able to learn more about the different cultures in Fort St. John in a fun, multi-sensory way.

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Worldwide there are 1.2 million Rotarians (give or take), that on a daily basis support Rotary’s goals and ideals. While the attraction to join based on the great opportunity to do good in the world is foremost, another attraction is fellowship. Because of the diverse membership there are many opportunities to network between fellow Rotarians and discover other common interests. So started the Rotary Fellowships. Rotarians, their spouses and Rotaractors can join together to: •Share a common interest in worthwhile recre-

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ation (sports, hobbies, etc.) • Further their vocational development through acquaintance with others of the same profession. • Make new friends around the world. • Explore new opportunities for service. • Have fun and enhance the experience of Rotary The first informal fellowship was formed in 1927 by Rotarians who shared an interest in the Esperanto language and the first official Fellowship was recognized in 1947 for Yachting. Now there hardly is a hobby or sport not represented by a Rotary Fellowship or Action Group. The list of fellowships is long and added to as enough common interest sparks the formation of a new Fellowship.

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Council approved a ﬁve year lease agreement with the Fort St. John Sailing Club for use of Cityowned property. The Sailing Club has been using a portion of the City’s pump house property at Charlie Lake on an informal basis since 2002. Due to potential liability, the group was contacted to enter into a formal lease agreement and part of the criteria for this is the formalization of the group to society status. The Sailing Club is in the process of acquiring this designation as well as securing the necessary liability insurance. Due to the short summer season, the lease was presented to Council for their consideration while the society/insurance documentation is being done. As part of the negotiations, the Sailing Club will be responsible for site maintenance of the land and to ensure that the grounds are locked when not in use.

TENDER AWARDS

• The Rotary Spray Park project was tendered and qualified bids were received from two businesses however both bids came in over budget. Council authorized staff to enter into negotiations with the lowest bidder, TGK Irrigation Ltd. from Burnaby, BC to investigate cost savings that would decrease the total cost of the work to the budgeted amount of $611,000. If these negotiations are successful, the project will be awarded to TGK Irrigation Ltd. The Rotary Spray Park will be a major addition to the community. The scope of the project includes a new splash pad, rubberized safety surface, walking/skating loop, boardwalk area, additional seating and other amenities. • Council awarded the tender for the 2016 Water Main Looping Projects to the low bidder, Knappett Industries (2006) Ltd. from Fort St. John, BC for the unit rates in their tender submission dated June 6, 2016 with the total tendered price being $1,448,212.50. Any additional funds required for this project will come from the Water Reserve Fund. This tender includes three water main crossings of 100 Street, the replacement of the water main on 89 Avenue between 92A Street and 80 Street plus the repaving of this road and also the installation of new utility mains on 91 Avenue. Communication with affected residents and businesses will occur prior to any construction start.

UPCOMING COUNCIL MEETINGS The next Regular Council meeting is scheduled for Monday June 27, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers. There will also be a Public Meeting at 6:00 p.m. to review the City’s Annual Municipal Report and to receive submissions/questions from the public on this report.The public is welcome to attend these meetings.

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• The Fort St. John Alumni Hockey School requested Council’s assistance with three issues related to the hockey camp they have provided for the past 11 years – a reduction to the commercial rate, better dates that would allow instructors and players to participate and lastly the requirement for payment 60 days in advance. Staﬀ will provide a report to Council at the next Regular meeting in response to these requests.

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Letters to the Editor ZIMMER CLARIFIES GUN PETITION As a Member of Parliament, part of my duty is to ensure that the voices of all Canadians are heard in Parliament. This includes presenting petitions of citizens in the House of Commons. Six months ago, Mr. (Marc) Bennett asked for my assistance in ensuring that his petition would be able to be presented in the House of Commons. I agreed and his petition was posted on the e-Petition website and received 25,249 signatures – the highest number of signatures for an e-Petition in Canadian history when it was tabled in May 2016. The petition states: “We, the undersigned, Lawful Firearm Owners of Canada, request (or call upon) the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness to Re-classify the Armalite Rifle - 15 back to non-restricted status so we can once again use this rifle to lawfully participate in the Canadian cultural practices of hunting.” The petition is not asking for easier access to firearms. To obtain a restricted or non-restricted firearm one must go through a rigorous process which includes applying for a firearms licence, going through a thorough screening process and police background checks, and going through the necessary firearms safety training courses. I support the Canadian outdoors traditions of hunting, fishing and sports shooting. I will continue to support a system that provides safe, licensed firearms ownership for lawabiding Canadians, while also ensuring that criminals do not have easy access to firearms. Bob Zimmer, MP Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies DISABILITY ISSUES AT PLAY IN NEXT YEAR’S ELECTION I’m saddened to think that while Minister Stilwell goes for gold at the Para Olympics in Rio this summer, those with disabilities in B.C. will be struggling to figure out how they will get around in their own communities. This, as a result of the Liberals decision to charge $669 yearly for disability bus pass which previously was $45 yearly. What this government needs to realize with an election looming is there are over 100,000 with disabilities who are voters. Add family members, friends, caregivers, public who support those with disabilities and that number of voters could exceed 500,000 voters. Is this Liberal government willing to disregard all these voters and make the disability bus pass an election issue, because we are! Liberals, do the right thing, leave the $45 yearly disability bus pass alone and give all on disability benefits the meagre $77 monthly increase. Delphine Charmley, Nanaimo HALFWAY RIVER SLIDE SHOWS INSTABILITY Sat. June 11, 2016, we were up the Halfway River several miles - a huge slide on the north bank about 1/2-mile long had blocked the

chose to camp at the former Rocky Mountain Fort Heritage Site on the south banks of the Peace River. This was the original fort, founded in 1794 by Alexander Mackenzie, the intrepid explorer and geographer. The point of the encampment was to stop the clear cut logging on the fort site by BC Hydro in preparation for the Site C reservoir. After a court injunction in March of this year, the camp was immediately dismantled by the individuals manning the site. However, one key issue remains: a lawsuit initiated by BC Hydro against at least six individual supporters of this camp and other possible “John or Jane Does.” The 13-page lawsuit issued by BC Hydro BC Hydro responds to CEAA’s air quality warning against six Peace Valley residents raises the following accusations: conspiracy, intimidBC Hydro is committed to meeting all the ation, trespass, creating a public and private conditions of environmental certification. The nuisance, intentional interference with ecoreviews and audits of the construction site nomic relations by unlawful means. These six individuals will now face potenare important and, ultimately, they help us improve performance at the construction site. tial staggering financial damages from this lawsuit, including the loss of their assets and We’ve reviewed the letter from the Cahomes. nadian Environmental Assessment Agency According to one law professor, this type of and are preparing a response to the warning lawsuit has the hallmarks of something called by June 10th . Based on our review at this a SLAPP lawsuit, or “strategic lawsuit against time the referenced federal conditions do not explicitly require collection of the listed public participation.” The intention of a air quality parameters as suggested in the SLAPP lawsuit is to muzzle freedom of speech warning letter. The federal condition does or action by anyone opposed or takes issue to require BC Hydro to have measures in place something like the Site C dam. to avoid or minimize exceedances of ambiThis lawsuit carries on in spite of the fact ent air quality objectives – which are in place that the participants at the Rocky Mountain through our construction environmental Fort were entirely within the law to protest management plan requirements for air qualpeacefully regardless of their rationale or ity management. personal motivations. This is part of our The federal condition does require procedCanadian constitutional rights and freedoms. ures to monitor air quality effects, however it They also respected the court injunction, and does not explicitly state which parameters are immediately dismantled the camp once they to be monitored. BC Hydro’s monitoring prowere served. They did everything right and gram is designed to monitor those parameters by the law. After all, this is not Syria, Russia or which were identified as having the potential Iraq… yet. to cause exceedances of air quality standards. It now appears that the Crown corporation BC Hydro is currently installing one additionof BC Hydro intends to send a powerful mesal station directly at the dam site which will sage to the rest of us: Don’t mess with us in ensure air quality data from the construction any way or we will SLAPP you with a lawsuit. area is reported. Bear in mind that a Crown corporation is deBC Hydro maintains its network of air signed to work for its shareholders, the people quality stations in accordance with industry of BC., not the other way around. standards, and to standards acceptable by the Hydro’s true intentions are now apparent. BC Ministry of Environment. Our procedures The time for consultation or conflict resoluensure that the equipment is regularly inspec- tion is over. We British Columbians are being ted and maintained, and that, from time to “SLAPPed” by a deliberate, vindictive and time when equipment may malfunction that mean-spirited corporation. we have a timely response to bring the staSuch “bullying” tactics will be the new tions back to full working order. approach in order to fulfill Madam Clark’s Under agreement with the BC Ministry wishes. It was she that stated her sentiments of Environment, BC Hydro’s air quality data clearly during a eulogy not long ago where she is provided in real-time directly to the BC vowed to get the Site C project “past the point Ministry of Environment air quality program, of no return.” as the appropriate air quality monitoring It now seems that “the end justifies the authority for B.C. means” for Madam Clark and BC Hydro. David Conway, Bullying and threats are now an acceptable Community Relations Manager means to achieve those results. Site C Clean Energy Project Rick Koechl and Mike Kroecher, Charlie Lake Halfway River channel 3/4 across the river. The river was eroding away at the slide at a very rapid pace and the river current was extremely fast through this area. This is the type of slide we will be experiencing on the Peace as more ground is logged and unstable slopes are exposed to rain and snow run off, with no forest and grasses to hold these slopes together. One has to be at this slide to realize its massive size and how unstable the river bank slopes really are. Mark Meiers, Charlie Lake

BC HYDRO SHOWS TRUE INTENTIONS WITH SITE C LAWSUIT A few months ago, a group of individuals

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We’re updating our Official Community Plan

Tell us YOUR vision of Fort St. John Don Pettit Photo

This small solar array supplies electricity to the author’s home near Dawson Creek. Some of these solar modules have performed flawlessly without maintenance for more than 20 years.

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id you know that enough solar energy strikes the Earth every hour to power our entire global society for a year? Did you know that the amount of solar power installed around the world has increased almost 50 times over the last decade? Did you know that the cost of solar power has dropped by 99 percent since the late 70s? Yep, solar power is quickly becoming the most plentiful, the fastest growing and cheapest energy source the world has ever seen. But myths about solar power abound—which I suppose is understandable, considering how quickly this technology has changed. Let’s have a look at a few of these myths, and then put these issues aside for good. Myth #1: there’s not enough solar It’s hard for folks to let go of the idea that energy is stored in a fuel that has to be burned to release that energy. We’ve been thinking that way ever since we started cooking our meat over an open fire. Renewable energies like solar don’t have to be created, just harvested. They just keep happening, constantly renewed by the forces of nature. All we have to do is collect them as they happen around us. Each year, some nine million kilowatt hours of solar energy fall on each acre of generally sunny earth. The figure generally used to estimate the solar energy potential of a given area is 1,000 watts per square meter. That means that the solar energy falling on the roof of your home, for instance, even at the modest conversion efficiency of a modern solar panel (about 20 per cent) is enough to power your house. There is lots of solar power and everybody has some, ripe for the harvesting. Myth #2: solar energy is too expensive This one is really out of date, and harkens back a decade or so when solar was expensive. Not any more. The average cost of solar panels fell some 75 per cent between 2009 and 2014, and as global solar panel production continues to ramp up, the cost of solar continues to fall. In many parts of the world, it is already competitive with most other forms of energy. Some new, large solar farms are proposing to supply power to their local electrical grids at the amazingly low wholesale price of three cents per kilowatt-hour! Solar power has all the advantages of an ideal energy source: constantly renewed, very low maintenance, easy to mass produce and install on any scale anywhere—huge for utility-grade solar farms, small for your home or office, or tiny to power your watch. We are quickly heading for a world powered in large part by sunlight, and it will be the cheapest (and least polluting!) power ever made. Myth #3: solar doesn’t work where it is cloudy or cold Overcast reduces the power that a solar panel puts out, but it still produces enough power to be totally useful. Germany, not exactly a sunny or warm place, is a world leader in solar. Also, solar likes cold. The efficiency of solar panels (the amount of sunlight they convert to electricity) increases as the temperature decreases. In our northern climates, this significantly increases the amount of solar produced by a rooftop solar array in the winter, just when it is needed the most. Sunlight reflected from snow also boosts winter output. Myth #4: solar panels are unreliable I keep hearing this, and have no idea where it comes from. Exactly the opposite is true. Solar panels are utterly reliable! Most panels will produce power for at least 30 years, probably much longer. I have one on my rooftop solar array at home near Dawson Creek, for instance, that has been helping to power my home for 35 years, and most of my array is at least 20 years old. All working just fine, thanks, and I haven’t touched them or even thought much about them since I put them up there. No problem. Very reliable. There are more myths, lots of them, and perhaps I’ll bust a few more next week. Meanwhile, rest assured that solar power is practical, abundant and affordable. And that’s a very good thing. (Material adapted from many sources, including www.climaterealityproject.org) Don Pettit is a founding member of the Peace Energy Cooperative. He can be reached at dpettit@pris.ca

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“The IEA expects U.S. gas-fired generation to stagnate, with risks skewed to the downside.” - International Energy Agency

WorleyParsonsCord awarded $130M contract for Saturn gas plant WorleyParsonsCord has been awarded a $130-million contract to provide module assembly and field construction services for the Cutbank Ridge Partnership’s Saturn Phase 2 sweet gas plant project. The plant is located approximately 25 kilometres northwest of Dawson Creek. The contract will be led and executed by the WorleyParsonsCord Edmonton operations, which will be working with local businesses and communities during construction. The Cutbank Ridge Partnership is a partnership between

Encana Corporation and Cutbank Dawson Gas Resources Ltd., a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation. It is managing the construction of the project on behalf of Veresen Midstream Limited Partnership, which is providing midstream services to the partnership. Veresen Midstream approved the $930-million expansion to its existing Saturn natural gas plant near Groundbirch in March. The expansion will add 200 million cubic feet per day of compression and 400 million cubic feet per day of gas processing.

Veresen Midstream says it plans to deliver the gas to both domestic and potential international markets via planned export facilities on the coast and the existing TransCanada NOVA Gas Transmission System. Fluor awarded engineering, construction management contract In other contract news, the Cutbank Ridge Partnership has selected Fluor Corporation to execute engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) for

the Saturn project. Fluor booked the undisclosed contract value in the fourth quarter of 2015. “Fluor has been supporting these projects since the initial conceptual stages, and we look forward to taking them through the EPCM phase and delivering the completed facilities,” said Jim Brittain, president of Fluor’s energy and chemicals business in the Americas. “We will leverage the best practices and synergies gained from each of the projects to deliver a capital-efficient solution to the Cutbank Ridge Partnership.”

Veresen Midstream has already released its plans to build two other processing facilities in the same area: the Sunrise facility, announced in October, and the Tower gas plant, announced last December. Fluor is executing the EPCM for all three projects. The new facilities will receive sweet natural gas, remove water and hydrocarbons, chill and compress the gas to meet transmission pipeline requirements and recover NGL from the gas streams. —Daily Oil Bulletin, with staff files

International Energy Agency expects Pacific NorthWest LNG delay The International Energy Agency (IEA) is expecting further delay of Pacific NorthWest LNG—one of several bleak pieces of news in the agency’s latest forecast of the natural gas market. The agency’s 2016 Medium-Term Market Report, released earlier this month, finds that low natural gas prices have failed to push demand upward, and flags declining demand in China, Japan and Korea as “headwinds” for the industry going forward. “Slower primary energy demand growth and the decline in the energy intensity of the world economy are lessening demand growth for all fossil

fuels, including gas,” the report states. An energy “transformation” in China, coupled with “subdued” economic growth in advanced economies “are creating headwinds against energy demand in general,” the agency found. “Low fossil fuel prices have so far failed to compensate for them.” The report is a sobering one for B.C.’s nascent liquefied natural gas industry, which has yet to see a positive final investment decision on any of the 20 proposed projects on the province’s coast. In the four years prior to 2015, 35 billion cubic metres of LNG capacity was brought online, the IEA notes. That investment saw a “marked” slowdown as the market be-

came over supplied in 2015. That’s bad news for Petronas-led Pacific NorthWest LNG, which looks unlikely to take a final investment decision (FID) any time soon, the agency says. The project has also faced additional scrutiny in federal environmental permitting, with a federal decision not expected until September. “Many other planned projects, originally intended to take FID in 2015, were pushed back amid falling prices and deteriorating market conditions,” the report states. “Pacific NorthWest LNG in Canada announced a conditional FID in mid-2015. However, FID has not been taken at the time of writing and the project seems likely to

be delayed.” There’s also grim news for Canadian producers in the United States, Canada’s largest market for gas. LNG is increasingly seen as a means of shoring up B.C.’s natural gas industry at a time when U.S. producers are setting production records. “With gas prices unlikely to fall much further from the very low level of 2015–and thus largely exhausting coal-to-gas switching potential–increases in gas-fired generation from 2015 levels will be limited to the need to replace some of the coal capacity that retires,” the report states. “As a result, the IEA expects U.S. gas-fired generation to stagnate, with risks skewed to the downside.”

June oil and gas land sale brings in $464K Twelve drilling licences went for a tender bonus total of $464,797 at B.C.’s petroleum and natural gas rights auction on Wednesday. The licences cover 6,277 hectares, and went for an average price of $74.05 per hectare. The sale was down from last June, when the province sold four licences and eight leases for a total of $1.8 mil-

lion. The June 2014 sale brought in $9.9 million. The province’s next sale is set for June 13. With half the auction schedule now complete, any trend pointing to a recovery in B.C. land sale spending for 2016 has not yet happened, and a strong recovery appears unlikely at this point.

From a period spanning 1978-2015, the lowest bonus haul in a single year was $16.72 million in 1982, and the second lowest was in 2015 at $18.36 million. After six sales so far in 2016, the province has collected $4.22 million, with six sales left this year to avoid the low watermark. —Staff, with files from Daily Oil Bulletin

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a single mother diagnosed with breast cancer in January. Zinck will have received eight rounds of chemotherapy by mid-July, but will need to travel to Prince George in October for surgery, and again after that for radiation treatment. She’ll have to be in Prince George for a month, and the funds she received will help cover her expenses while she’s away from home, and her 15-year-old son and eight-year-old daughter. “I’ve lived here all my life. I’m always the giver,” Zinck said. “It’s very hard to be on the receiving end and what to say to people. I’m not sure what to say, because I’m not used to this. But I do appreciate it all.” The Bruvold family, who lost their home in the South Taylor Hill wildfire in April, received $972 to help with their recovery. Bolin said he plans to accrue funds to help local families throughout the year.

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• Lorne Hunter (born 1967) was sentenced to four days in jail and handed a $100 victim surcharge for one count of breaching an undertaking or recognizance, stemming from a May 2016 charge of assault. • Anton Zhukov (born 1995) was spared jail time, but handed a $100 victim surcharge for one count of breaching an undertaking, stemming from a July 2015 charge of assault with a weapon. Zhukov was also handed a $750 fine, a one-year ban from driving, and a $225 victim surcharge for one count of driving while prohibited.

Dawson Creek Law Courts: • Terry Michael Loder (born 1968) was sentenced to 43 days in jail, one year of probation, ordered to provide a DNA sample, given a 10-year ban from firearms ownership, and handed a $200 victim surcharge for one count of robbery that occurred on Aug. 29, 2015. • Lauren Lee Proctor (born 1964) was sentenced to one year of probation, after which she will serve a suspended sentence of one year, given a $497 fine, and handed a $100 victim surcharge for one count of mischief $5,000 or under.

• Kevin William Danais (born 1997) was spared jail time, but handed $200 in victim surcharges for two counts of failing to comply with a sentence, surcharge or disposition.

• Robert Andrew Schwenk (born 1976) was handed a $2,000 fine, banned from driving for two years, and handed a $100 victim surcharge for one count of care or control of a vehicle or vessel while impaired December 2014 in Farmington.

• Sean William Brown (born 1991) was spared jail time, but sentenced to two years probation, ordered to provide a DNA sample, and handed $700 in victim surcharges for one count of robbery (September 2015) and three counts of breaching an undertaking or recognizance.

• Garfield James Keewatincappo (born 1978) was sentenced to six days in jail and handed $200 in victim surcharges for one count of wilfully resisting or obstructing a peace officer, and one count of theft $5,000 or under. The offences occurred June 5, 2015, in Fort St. John. —Mike Carter

Man charged with arson at Chetwynd home as town flooded A 20-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a fire at a town home in Chetwynd that broke out as emergency crews battled rising flood waters. Just before 10 p.m. June 15, Chetwynd RCMP responded to a structural fire at a townhouse complex. Two residents of the home were outside, while a third was able to escape safely. One of the residents of the townhouse was injured while one officer suffered smoke inhalation after attempting to locate an occupant of the townhouse who was unaccounted for. “The investigative team comprised of local RCMP, a RCMP

Fire Investigator, and local fire department members believe this fire to be suspicious in nature and are continuing their investigation,” a release states. A 20-year-old resident of the townhouse was arrested and appeared in Dawson Creek court June 17, according to the release. Dawson Creek court records show that Aaron Christopher Stanyer has been charged with arson of an inhabited property, mischief endangering life and mischief to property over $5,000. His next court appearance is set for July 12. He has not been convicted of the offences. —Jonny Wakefield

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The Boons are named in damaging to the land and a BC Hydro civil suit against wildlife. The dam was exempt six campers who blocked from BCUC scrutiny under construction on the dam for the Clean Energy Act in 2010. 62 days at the historic Rocky “We’re paying for the BCUC Mountain Fort site earlier this that’s not being used. Then we year. That lawsuit remains paid for this very expensive open. joint review panel (to evalu“If the landowners are ate the dam) that we thought thinking about packing, they would be a fair process for us,” wouldn’t be protesting and Pedersen said. these people wouldn’t be out BC Hydro has publicly said here,” Boon said, looking it is “moving up the valley” to at the other protesters who deal with landowners affected came out on Saturday, most of by the dam’s reservoir and whom aren’t directly affected highway realignment. Spokesby the dam. person Dave Conway told on“There are all walks of life line newsmagazine Desmog here. You’ve got farmers hold- Canada that the utility has ing plywood legal authorsigns, teachity to expro“I was behind it for the ers, and workpriate land if jobs, but then I heard they ers. Because landowners want to send the power they underrefuse to sell. over to Alberta’s oil fields. stand this “But that’s There’s no call for that.” (dam) is not a not the way good idea. we like to “If it was work. We like good for the to come to a province, we’d understand. negotiated settlement with We’d move on,” Boon said. people,” Conway told the She’s not the only one who outlet. feels this way. Esther PederErik Field lives in Fort St. sen lives just above the dam John with his wife Celina site. She wants the BC Util- Dupere-Field and their fourities Commission (BCUC) to year old daughter Alexis. The review Site C, something the three of them came to the provincial government has protest to show support for prevented. landowners. “That’s all we’ve ever asked Field said he used to supfor. Sure, we want it to stop, port the dam, but changed his but really we just want to mind when he learned the enmake sure it’s a good thing for ergy isn’t for B.C. B.C.,” Pedersen said. “I was behind it for the jobs, The BCUC previously rejec- but then I heard they want to ted Site C in 1983, saying BC send the power over to AlberHydro failed to prove there ta’s oil fields. There’s no call was a need for increased en- for that,” he said. ergy, and had not adequately “All we’re getting is a few evaluated alternatives that short-term jobs. No one were more economically be- should have to lose their neficial, and would be less home for that.”

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Bluey Day raises over $65,000! The 17th Annual Bluey Day, held on May 28th, saw 34 participants shave their head in support of local cancer patients. With help from generous donors, these participants were able to raise over $65,000 for the purchase of medical equipment that will assist in diagnosing and treating cancer patients at the Fort St. John Hospital. Donations are still trickling in. A huge thank you goes out to all of the participants, volunteers, and donors, without whom Bluey Day wouldn’t have been possible! Specials thanks to Coach Barbers, BC Ambulance, Save on Foods, DJ Nightmoves, Peace Country Rentals, St. John Advertising, Fort St. John Petroleum Association, Come On And Bounce Party Rentals, Mr. Mikes Steakhouse, Adora Esthetics & Makeup Artistry, Booster Juice, and Cliffside Printing for their sponsorship! Right: Jim Reeder participated for his 13th year! Left: Doug Mayes donated his hair to wigs for cancer patients Below: Staff from Coach Barbers helped shave 34 people in under two hours. Thanks to them, all of our participants are sporting much shorter hairdos

Above: Emcee Darren Thomson did an impromptu shave and canvas of the spectators to raise $1,005! Right: Connal Cameron takes a glance at his new look.

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The federal government is giving a seven-kilometre stretch of the Alaska Highway between Muncho Lake and Liard Hot Springs provincial parks a facelift. Public Services and Procurement Canada is realigning the section of highway between kilometres 743 and 750, easing out sharp corners and smoothing the road to meet current highway standards. George Smith, manager of Alaska Highway maintenance for the portion that’s under federal jurisdiction, estimates the job is 20 to 25 per cent complete. The upgrades are long overdue, he said. “It’s leftover from the army days, like from 1942, and while it’s been covered with a chip seal, it’s still got curves and hills and dips,” Smith said. “Some of those curves are

30-kilometre or 50-kilometre curves. There’s been a few incidents on those spots.” Construction began April 1 and is scheduled to be complete in October. Colbalt Construction Inc., based in Whitehorse, holds the $13.8-million contract. Since it was built in 1942, upgrades to the highway have shortened it by more than 250 kilometres. Initial construction was hasty, with very little time for planning. The highway was a notoriously winding highway. The federal government maintains the Highway from kilometre 133 north of Fort St. John up to the B.C.-Yukon border. Other work on the highway includes asphalt conversion on a two-kilometre section north of Wonowon, set for completion in September, and ongoing reconstruction of a 17-kilometre stretch near Tetsa River Regional Park, due to be complete in July.

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The society has been supplying the rooms since they opened. The shift to acute care beds at the hospital includes a small seating area and public kitchenette outside the rooms, but Merk worries the downsize to a standard hospital room will have an impact on families and the future of palliative care. “I’m scared of what’s going to happen next. Are they going to take those away?” he said. The society was willing to help spread the word to ensure the rooms at Peace Villa were used more often, Merk added. “If they’re being used once a month, once every two months, who cares? So what? Let’s keep one room there. And once that room is full constantly, let’s get the other one back.” De Smit deferred comment on consultation with the society. However, she stressed the matter was one of maximizing the resources the health authority has. “We can’t have rooms not being well used, particularly if similar types of patients were in hospital as well,” she said.

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Ashley Bentley, the long-serving executive director of the Fort St. John Hospital Foundation, has moved on from her post after eight years of service to the local health care community. Bentley was an integral part of capital campaigns like the CT scanner campaign, and the new hospital build. She has now begun her new position as general manager for HCP Canada. “I am so thankful for the opportunity I’ve had being a part of the Fort St. John Hospital Foundation over the last eight years, and to serve as executive director for six of those years,” Bentley said in a statement. “The experience has provided me with many wonderful memories, and a sense of pride in being able to be a part

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of the foundation as it grew.” The board appointed Gord Klassen as the new executive director, effective May 16, 2016. Klassen is also a city councillor. “We welcome Gord in his new capacity as executive director of the foundation and look forward to continuing to work with him,” said Gordon Gentles, board chair, in a written statement. “We share Gord’s enthusiasm for the purpose and future of the foundation, and his respect for the trust our donors have in the hospital foundation.” In addition, the board appointed Jessica Kalman to chief development officer, and welcomed Becky Pruden as the new administrative assistant. The Fort St. John Hospital Foundation works with the community to raise and manage funds to improve patient care in the local hospital.

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The District of Taylor will spend $15,125 to shore up its water reservoir site after a serious slope failure earlier this year. In a June 20 public works committee meeting, Taylor councillors authorized geotechnical work at the site, and to take the funding from the district’s water reserve. The reservoir tank has not been damaged by the failure, nor was it caused by recent rains and flooding, said Charlotte McLeod, chief administrative officer, in an interview. “We’ll go ahead and authorize that geo(technical) work to be done ... but it seems there must be some water underground there or something, so we’re going to have to do a little bit of cleaning up and reinforcing, and the tank itself is all good,” McLeod said. The slope failure has “nothing to do with the floods,” she added.

“It’s just over time, and I think sometimes there’s springs under the hill ... if it keeps slumping there’s obviously like a spring or water or something getting under there.” It’s the second time the southeast slope of the reservoir site has failed in recent years. A minor slope failure occurred in 2014, according to a staff report to council. Public Works repaired the area. The most recent failure, however, is “more serious,” according to staff, and a “geotechnical expert is required to provide an assessment of the site and options for rehabilitation.” Northern Geo Testing & Engineering provided the district with a proposal and work plan for the geotechnical portion of the project. “They’ll do some drilling to see (about the) the stability, or what’s happening under there ... then they recommend after they do that investigation, they’ll tell you how to repair it to make it stay,” McLeod said.

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Fort St. John Mayor Lori Ackerman will spend four days in Halifax this September to talk about the city’s passive house. Council voted unanimously during its June 13 meeting to have Ackerman attend the Livable Cities Forum from Sept. 11 to 14, which focuses on climate change and what communities can do to adapt to and plan around changing weather patterns. The cost of the trip is an estimated $2,779. “In Fort St. John we understand the cost of producing energy and we know the best form of energy is what you conserve,” Ackerman said in a statement. “That is why it is so important that we use this project to educate our broader community about what can be accomplished.” Passive houses are nearly air tight, and as such cost next to nothing to heat. Fort St. John’s passive house is 90 per cent energy efficient, according to a press release. It’s also one of just three singlefamily passive homes in Canada, and is the most northern passive house on the continent. In September, Ackerman will be speaking in a session on Moving to Alternative Energy: Net Zero Buildings.

The Livable Cities Forum will be the mayor’s second trip to speak on the project. In October 2015, she attended the North American Passive House Network in Vancouver at a cost of $1,121. Also that year, the city sponsored a representative from Marken Projects, the house designers, to attend the Passive and Low Energy Architecture conference in India. The city gave Marken $1,135 to attend. The house, which the city funded and owns, cost $580,000 to build. The completed project came in at $240,000 more than its original budget. Since its completion in 2014, the city has received three awards for the building. The first was presented by the Northern BC Local Government Association at its annual general meeting in May in the ‘sustainability’ category. On June 2, the city was awarded the Business Examiner’s Northern BC Commercial Building ‘Green Award’ for the passive house project, and on June 6, the city was awarded a Canadian Green Building Award at the annual Canadian Green Building Council’s National Conference in Toronto. There are currently two residents living in the house who act as caretakers and measure how people would live in the home as well as to get a clear picture of the house’s energy consumption.

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Northern Classic builds bodies and families ZOË DUCKLOW reporter@ahnfsj.ca

Oiled muscles gleam under the hot stage lights, shaking with strain. “Quarter turn to face the judges, please,” called the head judge. Wrists swirl as the competitors adjust into a new pose at the quarter turn. Some stand awkwardly stiff, trying to flex every muscle, balancing in four-inch clear acrylic heels. “Elbow, Britt,” someone calls from the audience. “Hip up.” “Beautiful, Justine.” “Yea 180, rock it.” “Smile, Ashley.” Smiles are flexed like a muscle, incongruous to the intense effort of competitive body building. More than 100 bodybuilders turned out for the 15th annual Northern Classic Body Building Competition June 18, showing off the results of a months-long regime of healthy eating and muscle sculpting. Off-stage, they relaxed in sweatpants and flip-flops, though the hairspray and tans remained. “I can’t wait to wash my face,” said first-time competitor Janine Nichols. “My parents were watching me. I was shaky like a baby deer,” she said, about being on stage in the morning show. “Then you start poses, and you start hitting it, and it’s fine.” Jeni Briscoe of Today’s Techniques has hosted the event for the last 15 years. The show is a provincial qualifier, where the top three competitors of every class qualifies to compete at provincials in Vancouver this July. Men and women competed in figure, bodybuilding, fitness, physique, and bikini. Briscoe has coached a team of competitors from Fort St. John over the past number of months to prepare them for this day. “It’s 20 to 16 weeks of prep. Eating is 70 per cent of the program. Eating clean loses the fat, and then the gym shows off the muscle,” she said. Laurie Wright competed for the first time, alongside her daughter, Rayna Schuster. “I’ve never been on a team before,”

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Wright said. “The encouragement from the team has been so amazing. You see how far everyone else has come, but you see the imperfection in yourself.” Nichols, however, was quick to point out how far Wright has come. “She lost 42 pounds,” Nichols said proudly. Wright isn’t sure she’ll continue competing, but will keep up the lifestyle of eating clean and taking time for herself. “It was important for me to show my daughters that it can be done. You can change.” But it wasn’t easy. Preparing for the competition meant being away from the rest of her family. She had an hour of cardio in the morning, and another half hour of cardio in the evening, with a 90-minute weights session in between. “I’m always off to the gym with Rayna,” Wright said. “My family has had to be really supportive. It’s been hard for them. But I got a text from my daughter after I got

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Summer hockey school cancelled as ice fees rise tacted in March of 2015, before the 2015 camp, and they were told we would honour the past rate for the 2015 camp but the rate would be changed for 2016. “The city provided this grace period to provide the business owners of the hockey school with enough time to address and implement changes. This provided them with over one year to prepare for the fee changes,” she said. The business has prided itself on its expert league of instructors – some of whom have played in the NHL and won Stanley Cups, and others who have played on junior, major and college teams – as well as its inclusivity. “We wanted to make it ... basically the best of both worlds,”

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Fort St. John gymnasts hauled home 27 medals from the 2016 Prince George Invitational last month. Madden Mize won a gold, two silvers, and a bronze; Gabrielle Gauvin won two golds and two silvers; Joelea Baumle won a silver and two bronzes; Katie Yates won two golds, a silver, and a bronze; Grace MacDonald won a gold, two silvers and two bronzes; Brynn Adam won a silver; Kaleyah Lock won a silver; Taylor MacDonald won a silver; and Amelia Gauvin won three golds and a silver.

In the wake of a 400 per cent fee increase, the North Peace Alumni Hockey School has had to cancel its summer camps that have provided Fort St. John kids with high quality and affordable hockey training for more than a decade. The school, a business, was previously paying a non-profit rate for ice rental, which was an oversight on the part of the city, said city spokesperson Julie Rogers. “The North Peace Alumni Hockey School has been charged the minor non-profit rate in the past in error,” she said. “When staff became aware of the error, the school was con-

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The first heat of the Sportsman class stock car races took place on Saturday, June 18 at the Taylor Speedway.

After rain caused the cancellation of the first race days back in May, stock cars got back on the track this past weekend at the Taylor Speedway. Kelly Hildebrand, Taylor Speedway president, was pleased with how the weekend went. “The track came around really beautiful, the rain didn’t bother us at all. So we got in all our heats, it was a little bit dusty on Sunday,” said Hildebrand. A decent crowd came out to watch the races and were treated to some stellar racing. “Lots of action, lots of close racing, everything went really well,” he said. “We only had one roll over on Sunday and we had a couple guys lose tires, but other than that everyone pretty much walked home with a lot of stuff that was intact.” Up next at the Taylor Speedway is the Doug Babcock Memorial on July 9 and 10.

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He told council that, in the school’s 11 years of business, they “have not turned away a single person, regardless of how many applicants we’ve had, regardless of what they asked for.” Despite these philanthropic leanings, the hockey school, which operates just one week every summer with several camps for different ages and skill sets, is a for-profit business, and as such must pay the city’s commercial rates for ice time, Mayor Lori Ackerman said. She told Fast that council cannot give preferential treatment to their business, and that they’re bound by the city’s policy.

“We cannot give one business better rates than the other businesses,” she said. “By legislation of the province, council is not allowed by law to give assistance to businesses.” Ackerman added that the city is developing a Recreation Master Plan, which looks at recreation opportunities throughout the city and plans for as far as 20 years into the future. City staff are preparing a report for council to consider at their next meeting. “We’ll deal with this at that point,” Ackerman said. Fast was also hoping council would change the school’s allotted ice time,

which has always been in mid-August but was scheduled differently this year, as well as the requirement that the school pay half of their commercial rate 60 days prior to the camp start. “Through trial and error we picked a week in August every year that worked, it worked for our instructors to be able to come back, it worked for families, it worked for players getting ready to go to their tryouts,” he said. “There was a strategic move to get to that date, and then now we can’t do that.” Fast argued that, “with the change in price, it equated to a 400 per cent increase in price ... It was too large of an

increase.” The difference would amount to an extra $175 from each person attending the hockey camp, which cost $325 per player last year. Fast later told the Alaska Highway News in an interview that he is hopeful they can reach an agreement. “We don’t want to have to charge any more, we have the lowest priced camps in all of Canada, so we really take pride in that, we have good sponsors that allow for that,” he said. “We would love to keep this going.” As for whether the camps will be cancelled in future years, it is too soon to tell.

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William Byron, 18, won the NASCAR Truck Series race at Iowa Speedway on Saturday night for his second straight victory. Byron, who just graduated from high school, went three-wide to take the lead with nine of 200 laps remaining and held on to win Saturday night’s Speediatrics 200 NASCAR Truck Series race at Iowa Speedway. “My gosh. It’s awesome just to be a part of Kyle Busch Motorsports and to have the group of guys I do,” Byron said from Victory Lane.

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Before coming to NASCAR, Sam Hornish raced in the IndyCar Series. How many times did he win the IndyCar Series Championship? a) 0 c) 2 b) 1 d) 3

9) Kyle Busch

Points: 417 Wins: 3 Top 5: 9 Top 10: 9

10) Matt Kenseth

Points: 409 Wins: 1 Top 5: 2 Top 10: 6

Answer : d) Sam Hornish Jr. won the IndyCar Series Championship in 2001, 2002 and 2006.

Sonoma Raceway is one of two remaining road courses on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series circuit. Strategy at this track consists of braking, shifting and execution of right and left-hand turns at top speeds. The track contains a 2.52-mile road course, the 1.99-mile road course and a quarter-mile drag strip. This track hosts several nationally televised events, including NASCAR Sprint Cup, National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) drag racing, the American Motorcycle Association (AMA) Superbike tour, and the IRL IndyCar Series. Current points leader, Kevin Harvick, finished 4th last year.

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Last Weekend’s Race: Sam Hornish Jr. won the American Ethanol 250 American Ethanol E15 250 Top 10 Driver Points Sam Hornish Jr. 45 Ty Dillon 39 Brad Keselowski 0 Daniel Suarez 38 Alex Bowman 36 Elliott Sadler 35 Justin Allgaier 34 Brennan Poole 34 Darrell Wallace Jr. 33 Ben Kennedy 0

Sam Hornish Jr., who hadn’t been in a car in 210 days, gave himself the perfect Father’s Day present on Sunday. He had a dominant victory in the sixth annual NASCAR XFINITY Series American Ethanol E15 250 presented by Enogen at Iowa Speedway. Hornish, who last competed in a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race last November at Homestead-Miami Speedway, received a call last Monday from Joe Gibbs Racing to substitute for injured driver Matt Tifft. He made the most of the opportunity, picking up his fourth career XFINITY Series win and second at Iowa. Overall, it was JGR’s ninth triumph in 14 races this season. “I don’t know, it doesn’t get much better than that,” said an emotional Hornish in Victory Lane.

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Disc golf group makes case for course Bronwyn Scott peacereporter@ahnfsj.ca

Frisbee-like discs were flying across council chambers on Monday, June 13, as disc golf enthusiasts introduced council to the game in hopes they’d grant permission to build a temporary test facility at Kin Park this summer. Disc golf is played much like regular golf, but the distances between holes, or baskets, is much less, and instead of hard-to-find golf balls, participants toss discs towards a target. Like golf, there is a par system, and however many shots you take to get there is your score. “The reason disc golf is so important to a community like this is it’s a free outdoor activity that’s very inclusive. All ages, all abilities, all economic statuses, everyone can play,” said Clint Warkentin, a Professional Disc Golf Association member. “All it takes, once a course is built, is a minimum of just one of these discs.” He and Elena Warkentin, Denise Spence, Shane Stirling and Curtis Spence – all local members of the Professional Disc Golf Association – are hoping to eventually have two perman-

ent locations in town, one at Kin Park and one at Toboggan Hill Park. Kin Park would have between nine and 12 holes, depending on feasibility, and Toboggan Hill Park would be a full 18-hole course. “We realize that the economy is what it is ... we’re not asking for any monies right now, we’re just asking for the allotment to put in a test facility to gain interest in the sport and introduce it to the community, and to test out a course before we make something official and permanent,” Warkentin said. They’re proposing a temporary course for the time being because they have all the equipment needed to install a temporary course already. “Just a weekend it would take to install the course, and we could have people playing immediately rather than waiting,” he said. “We can have the sport growing and spreading within weeks here as opposed to waiting until next year, until we ... garner sponsorship to create a full course.” Coun. Larry Evans was in favour of the initiative. “This sounds like fun, I could prob-

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Clint Warkentin addressed Fort St. John city council on Monday, June 13, to introduce them to the sport of disc golf. He and other local members of the Professional Disc Golf Association hope to install a temporary course at Kin Park this summer. From left: Curtis Spence, Shane Stirling, Denise Spence, Elena Warkentin and Clint Warkentin.

ably even do this, even though I can’t golf very well,” he said. Coun. Byron Stewart had played the sport before, and enjoyed it. “It does fit for all ages ... we only have so many summer months, the more activities that can be fun for families of

all ages to participate in and learn to enjoy, I encourage,” he said. Staff will prepare a report for council on the feasibility of installing the disc golf course at Kin Park, which will be available for council to consider at their next meeting scheduled for June 27.

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This Week: The Quicken Loans National

The Quicken Loans National is hosted by Tiger Woods and benefits the Tiger Woods Foundation. The tournament was first played at the Defending: Troy Merritt Congressional Country Club in Winning Score: 18-under par Maryland, but was moved to the Winning Share: $1,206,000 Aronimink Golf Club in Philadelphia for the 2010 and 2011 events due to the fact that the Congressional needed to be prepared for the 2011 U.S. Open. The tournament is back at Congressional this year. The Quicken Loans National is one of only five tournaments given “invitational” status by the PGA Tour, and consequently it has a reduced field of only 120 players. Congressional CC Bethesda, Md. 7,255 yards, Par 70

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Last Week: Dustin Johnson won the U.S. Open

Dustin Johnson was Tournament Results unflappable and brought 1. Dustin Johnson Score: -4 home his first elusive major Earnings: $1,800,000 championship victory at Player Score Earnings -1 $745,270 the U.S. Open on Sunday. Despite T-2. Jim Furyk T-2. Scott Piercy -1 $745,270 being assessed a one-stroke T-2. Shane Lowry -1 $745,270 penalty when the USGA determined he caused his ball to move when he was standing over a 6-foot putt for par on the fifth hole, Johnson still finished three strokes ahead of Jim Furyk, Scott Piercy and Shane Lowry. “Feels good. Feels really good. Feels well deserved. I’ve had a lot of opportunities that I didn’t quite get it done. So this one’s definitely really sweet,” said Johnson.

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Following Dustin Johnson’s final round of the U.S. Open, the USGA penalized Johnson one stroke for the incident on the 5th green. Johnson’s score on the fifth hole was changed from a par 4 to a bogey 5. After the penalty, his final-round score was a one-under 69, which gave him a three-stroke win over Jim Furyk, Golf Trivia Scott Piercy and Shane Lowry. Some PGA Tour stars used Twitter to tee off on the USGA, Which golfer won the last U.S. Open furthering the perception that the organization held at Congressional Country Club? is run by heartless, buttoned-down stiffs. Luke Donald: “No way DJ gets a penalty. Use some a) Tiger Woods c) Retief Goosen common sense @usga. The greens … are b) Rory McIlroy d) Vijay Singh (slopier) than Mount Everest.” Jordan Spieth: “Lemme get this straight. DJ doesn’t address it. Answer: b) Rory McIlroy won his first major title at It’s ruled that he didn’t cause it to move. Now the 2011 U.S. Open at Congressional CC. you tell him he may have? Now? This a joke?”

Lessons from the Golf Pro We are used to seeing shots that slice or draw when we hit them with our irons, but another common problem is a shot that goes to the right and does not curve. This is generally termed a push and usually occurs when you are trying to make an aggressive swing. The crux of the problem, for right-handed golfers, is in the left forearm and there is a simple solution to stop the push. When you get too aggressive with a swing, the left forearm tightens up immensely and the end result is a club face that is open at impact. The problem also arises if we grip the club too tightly during a swing. Take an iron out and hold it straight in front of you with only a left hand grip. Then, tighten your left forearm and watch the club face open up. The simple fix is to stay relaxed and a straighter shot at the target will result.

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4) Jordan Spieth 1,725 pts. / 5 top tens

5) Russell Knox 1,401 pts. / 3 top tens

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Marcus Juister of Ditsmarsia Holdings Ltd. accepts a team picture from NEBC Midget Tracker Hockey team member Andrew Travis for outstanding contributions to the hockey club during the 2015-2016 season. ”The Juister family and Ditsmarsia Holdings Ltd. demonstrate community sponsorship that is unparalleled “ Travis said. Photo courtesy of Darcy Friesen

The Inconnu Swim Team sent a small contingent to compete in the annual Kamloops June Classic from June 3 to 5. The 15 swimmers placed second in the small team trophy. The top five point scorers from Inconnu were Cameron Louie, Eric Louie, Dayton Carson, Tytan Carson, and Griffin Ternier-Smith respectively. One of the many highlights from the meet included Louie and Tytan Carson taking gold and silver in the 50m Butterfly, with only 1/100th of second separating the two of them. Eric Louie achieved his fourth and fifth qualifying times for the Canadian Age Group Championships in Calgary this August. Photo courtesy of Amber Schar

Fort St. John’s Tristen Nielsen is one of the 111 players selected to the 2016 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge development camp roster. 66 players will be selected after the camp to represent three versions of Team Canada at the 2016 World Under-17 Hockey Championships in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. The camp takes place July 26 - Aug. 1 in Calgary. Nielsen is a 16-year-old centre who played the past three seasons with the Calgary-based Edge Mountaineers, in the Midget Prep Division of the Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL). He was drafted 20th overall by the Hitmen in the June 2015 WHL Bantam Draft and signed a WHL Standard Player Agreement in the same month. Nielsen helped Team

Canada win silver at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lillehammer, Norway and was also part of Team Alberta’s gold medal performance at the 2015 Western Canada U16 Challenge Cup. Nielsen split his minor hockey between Dawson Creek and Fort St. John. Eventually, the family relocated to Calgary, a move his father Sean said gave him exposure to a higher level of coaching. “The (Calgary-based Edge School) he goes to has their own rink, so he’s on the ice everyday… which makes a huge difference,” he told the Alaska Highway News in an interview last May. The teenage captain of the CSSHL’s Mountaineers agrees, saying the move helped his game immensely. “I wouldn’t be half the player I am now if it wasn’t for [the experience] down here.”

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“If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.” - Oscar Wilde

Book a trip with the Summer Reading Club The Fort St. John Public Library’s annual summer program opens for registration today for different age groups, including storytime for kids aged two to six, Voyagers for ages seven to 12, and ChronKeeping kids’ minds engaged over iclers of the Mythmakers for the 12 to the summer can be a daunting task, 17 age group. but the Summer Reading Club at the The programs aren’t just about sitFort St. John Public Library is up for the ting down in the library and reading a challenge. book, but rather about exploring the This year’s theme is “Book A Trip,” subject matter and looking at it from and organizers Shayla Faminow and different perspectives. Ted Sloan plan to take on a great jour“We want the kids to create stories ney through the world of words. with us instead of us just reading to “It’s really important to keep kids them,” said Faminow. reading over the Tuesdays during summer,” said the summer will be Faminow, notexploring through “We want the kids to create ing that the proreading days, and stories with us instead of gram is a good Thursdays are all us just reading to them.” way for families about getting interto enjoy reading active with BuildIt: together. Maker Space. Wed“It’s probably my favourite part of the nesdays are Library and Beyond days, program, that we hear so many stories where kids will go on a field trip. about the whole family getting together. “We’re going to places around Fort St. I absolutely love hearing that.” John to experience them. We check out The idea behind the Summer Read- local businesses and ask what they’re ing Club is to get kids more involved doing,” said Sloan. with the library and discover everything There’s also the Summer Reading that’s available to them. Crew, a leadership program for ages 10“We’re trying to make the library really 14, where they help plan and organize accessible and really fun for everyone activities for the younger kids. because sometimes kids in the summer There are also going to be workgo ‘oh I’m bored, I don’t know what to shops on coding and other technology do,’” said Sloan as well as stage sword fighting for the “We’ve got things we need to do like older kids. storytime, but we’re also encouraged to Registration for the Summer Reading make it as interactively as fun as pos- Club begins June 23 at the library. The sible. So it’s not just your boring every- programs begin July 5. day library.” For more information, email fsj.src@ There are programs and activities gmail.com Aleisha Hendry

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Summer Reading Club organizers Shayla Faminow and Ted Sloan are ready to keep local kids engaged and learning this summer.

Well look what you’ve found! It’s an article from the one and only me, Beatton Community 4-H’s reporter, Gracie English. We have a couple things to cover today so let’s get right into this month’s article.

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The first thing I’d like to talk about is the District Judging Rally that happened on June 4. I’d like to say good job to anybody who went out and tried the judging. I’d also like to congratulate all of our members who placed. Congrats to Aurora who took 3rd in foods class, Kayli who took 1st in ID table, Kyra who got 3rd in swine class and 1st at ID table, and lastly to Josie who got 1st overall for Juniors! Great job you guys. The next thing I’d like to cover was the rides and meetings we’ve had lately. We had a meeting and ride on June 5 at Christine Taylor’s house. The ride for some of the members, myself included, turned into us riding our horses down to Christine’s pond for a swim. Some of the horses decided to come in the water as well. We also had a ride June 8 at Rod Hedge’s arena. Members worked on the skills and patterns they’ll need to achieve. We had another meeting on June 9 to work on record books which was held at Trena Hebert’s. We met at Trena’s again on June 15 to work on our ID sheets that we will put on our stalls at Achievement Days. ID sheets let people know things like who the horse belongs to, what the horse’s name is, how old the horse is, what unit the rider is working on, and what club they belong to. Right now most members are working on finishing their record books, learning the required skills and patterns, and doing anything else to get ready for Achievement Days as well as the upcoming ProAm which is being hosted by Glen Stewart. The ProAm will take place June 25 and starts at 9:30 that morning. Its being held at Glen Stewart’s ranch. For more information you can check out the Beatton Community Horse 4H’s Facebook page. A ProAm is basically a pro and an amateur rider working as a team to get, in this case, through an obstacle course. Obstacles could include anything from water to pinwheels. There’s one last thing that I’d like to mention and that is that Achievement days will take place on July 7, 8, and 9. I think thats all for this article so I’d just like to say thank you for reading and remember to check back next time to find out what Beatton Community horse 4-H has been up to.

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Fort St. John North Peace Museum happenings There’s never a dull moment around the museum these days. We’ve been flooded by so many school groups as well as the start of the tourist season that some days it’s hard to get much else done! We have lots of upcoming events as well as a brand new permanent exhibit. ARCHIVES & COLLECTIONS Our archives are booming with 1-5 requests coming in each week. We’re up to 71 inquiries so far this year looking into to Fort St. John’s history through genealogical inquiries, yearbooks, photographs, cemeteries, memorial plaques, and more. Judy continues to enter more biographical information about people from Fort St. John’s past while Tamara helps me keep up with all these inquiries. We’re set to hire our second and third summer students this week who’ll start July 4. They’ll be working to enter photos into our database and photograph the objects in our collection. They’ll also develop an interactive exhibit for our travelling trailer. SCHOOL & GROUP TOURS There’s one week of school left and we have two more tours and one program to go which will bring our total to 40 programs and tours in the first half of 2016! We’ve had to turn some classes away as we simply don’t have enough volunteer tour guides or time to meet all the requests for guided tours. It’s been a blast seeing kids connect to history in new ways as they participate in our programs or tour the museum. CURRENT TEMPORARY EXHIBITS

Phone: 250-785-5631 or 250-782-4888 Fax: 250-785-3522 or 250-782-6300 to place your Coming Events! HOROSCOPE ARIES (MARCH 21 TO APRIL 19) Someone older might have excellent advice for you today. Probably, this person is a female. At the very least, listen to what she has to say. TAURUS (APRIL 20 TO MAY 20) You will impress people in authority (bosses, parents, teachers and VIPs) with your serious, conscientious, responsible attitude today. They know they can depend on you. GEMINI (MAY 21 TO JUNE 20) This is an excellent day to make long-range travel plans. It’s also a good day to discuss opportunities in publishing, the media, medicine, the law and higher education. CANCER (JUNE 21 TO JULY 22) Roll up your sleeves and clean away loose details about inheritances, shared property, taxes and debt. This is also a good day to do banking details and pay bills. LEO (JULY 23 TO AUG. 22) You have to compromise with others today, because the Moon is in a sign that is opposite your sign. It works that way. This simply requires a little patience. No biggie. VIRGO (AUG. 23 TO SEPT. 22) You will be productive at work today because you have the attitude and energy necessary to do routine stuff. Get as much done as possible while you are in this mood. LIBRA (SEPT. 23 TO OCT. 22) You might develop a crush on someone older today, or vice versa. In addition, you will take your responsibilities regarding children very seriously. SCORPIO (OCT. 23 TO NOV. 21)

For Thursday June 16, 2016 Family discussions will be practical and serious today. In fact, an older family member might have important input. This is a good day to plan how to better secure your home. SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22 TO DEC. 21) It pleases you today to do things that help your life to be more orderly. You are in a practical frame of mind, and you want to see things around you work smoothly. CAPRICORN (DEC. 22 TO JAN. 19) If shopping today, you will buy only items that are practical and long-lasting. No feather boas for you! You want to save money. AQUARIUS (JAN. 20 TO FEB. 18) Because the Moon is in your sign today, you might feel more emotional than usual. However, you also might be luckier than usual! Ask the universe for a favor to see what happens. PISCES (FEB. 19 TO MARCH 20) Working alone or doing behind-the. scenes research appeals to you today. You won’t overlook details because you have the right frame of mind to do this. BORN TODAY? You are a passionate romantic. You are drawn to the arts ,music, literature and anything enchanting. But you also are practical! It’s important to know that you will benefit by dealing with others this year. In other words, your success lies in interacting with other people. Make friends. Join clubs and organizations. Your social activities will be mutually beneficial. Birthdate of: Frances McDormand, actress; Joel Edgerton, actor/ filmmaker; Selma Blair, actress.

“Damn Tough Going” Historic Trails of the North Peace Exhibit Come and learn about the historic trails of the North Peace from the Klondike Gold Rush to the Bedaux Expedition. Our newest permanent exhibit examines the 1898 Klondike Gold Rush trails, the 1898 RNWMP Trail, the 1905 NWMP Trail, the Fort St. John – Dunvegan Trail, the Fort Nelson Trail, and the Bedaux Expedition Trails. Experience life on these trails through photographs, artefacts, maps, and travellers’ recollec-

tions. Come see our ¾ size replica of a Fort Nelson Sleigh. This exhibit will be up until next spring. Bundles of Joy: Babies and Birthing in the North Peace Our latest exhibit is up in the lobby of the Fort St. John Hospital (thanks to Rosemary and the Hospital Arts Committee for the use of their display case). It features our amazing incubator from Providence Hospital in the 1950s (which was a challenge to move and place in the display case) as well as items used during labour and books and items used to care for babies. It’ll be up for six months (until November 2016) so check it out if you’re in or near the hospital. It’s opposite patient reception (looking back towards main hospital doors). UPCOMING EVENTS Canada Day Pie Sale Wednesday July 1 from 12 pm – 4 pm at the Fort St. John North Peace Museum Come on down to the Fort St. John North Peace Museum (9323 100th Street) for some homemade fruit pie and ice cream between 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. It’s been a Canada Day tradition for decades. All proceeds go towards the museum’s operation. Guided Cemetery Tour Friday, July 22 & Friday, August 19 at 7 p.m. at the Fort St. John Cemetery Join us for a guided cemetery tour (same tour as 2015 if you missed it or really want to see it again). Did you know that the Fort St. John Cemetery is home to an American Civil War Veteran, FSJ’s first Moslem Store Keeper, a Hudson’s Bay Company clerk, and a member of the Order of Canada? Hear all sorts of interesting stories about Fort St. John’s past and how our main cemetery came to take the layout it has today. Learn about cemetery mysteries such as the groundskeeper who ran away with the cemetery map! Tour is $10 and can be paid at the gate of the cemetery prior to the tour. Heather Sjoblom is manager and curator of the Fort St. John North Peace Museum.

It’s OK to agree to disagree Dear Annie: How do I tell my 91-year-old mother to stop posting political messages on my 16-year-old daughter’s Facebook page, especially when Mom supports Donald Trump and knows that my daughter supports Bernie Sanders? My daughter just turned 16, and is very shy and introverted. She’s only just starting to find her voice online and has taken an interest in politics only recently. She is a big supporter of Sanders and advocates for the rights of the LGBTQ community on her Facebook page (along with cute dog and cat videos). But my mother comments on her page with support for Trump. It has turned my daughter off so much that she is reluctant to visit Grandma. And when we do go, she keeps her distance. Time is short. What do you advise to bring these two together again and to respectfully avoid discussing politics? -- Neutral Observer Dear Neutral: First of all, your daughter can block Grandma’s posts on her Facebook page and we recommend doing that immediately. Then, consider this an excellent opportunity to teach your child that disagreeing with someone doesn’t mean you cannot love and tolerate them -- especially a 91-year-old grandparent. She doesn’t need to talk about the election with Grandma, and if

ANNIE’S MAILBOX the subject comes up, she can say that she’d prefer to discuss more pleasant things. It’s OK to agree to disagree, especially about politics, without becoming angry and disrespectful. Frankly, we wish more people would take this lesson to heart. Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Can’t Win in Tennessee,” whose wife uses foul language and constantly berates him. I recognized some of my own qualities in his description, and I called my husband to apologize to him. Please let “Tennessee” know that his wife may be overwhelmed and depressed. While he is working outside the house, she is at home working with two small children. This can be very stressful. Does she ever get any adult interaction? He mentions all of the things he does around the house, but does he help with the kids, so she has time for herself? He makes it sound as if there is an unfair division of labor and he is doing most of it, but if she is the children’s caregiver 100 percent of the time, it will wear her down. There are two sides to ev-

ery story. -- Seeing Myself in Alabama Dear Alabama: We appreciate your take on the situation, and more importantly, your willingness to reflect on your own behavior and recognize the negative aspects. Depressed people often take out their frustrations on their loved ones, who might see only the anger and not the unhappiness underneath. Apologizing to your husband is lovely. But it’s also necessary to address your unhappiness and work on it. Staying home with little children can be both stressful and isolating, but there are ways to alleviate those things and, if necessary, a doctor can treat depression. Remember that kids grow up, but the damage to your marriage may be permanent.

Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@creators. com, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254. You can also find Annie on Facebook at Facebook.com/AskAnnies. To find out more about Annie’s Mailbox and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.

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Plenty of history in the Baldonnel Women’s Institute Aleisha Hendry ahendry@ahnfsj.ca

Sitting around the dining room table on a sunny afternoon are three lifetime members of the Baldonnel Women’s Institute. There is a lot of history and experience between these three women. Ruby McBeth, Ethelann Stewart, and Evelyn Hadland all had family members, be they blood related or in-laws, in the WI prior to their joining. One could call it a legacy membership. The Women’s Institute (WI) movement in Canada began in Ontario in 1897 by a woman named Adelaide Hoodless, who lost one of her children to illness from drinking unpasteurized milk. After that, she decided rural women needed to be more educated and formed the first WI. In the Peace Region, particularly the Baldonnel area, women began having informal meetings in the 1930s. “All the ladies used to bring lunch to the Farmer’s Institute meetings,” said Hadland, who joined the WI in 1945, and after an absence rejoined in 1974. She’s been a participating member ever since. It was during that time that Jack Abbott, a justice of the peace, owner of the Dominion Illustration Substation, and organizer of the Farmer’s Institute encouraged the wives to form the Women’s Institute. “(Beatrice) Hadland was interested in getting something for the women, and (Abbott) was the one that helped her get the women’s institute going in Baldonnel,” said Hadland. “They went there before it was organized and women were having their meetings when the men were having theirs.” In 1935, the Baldonnel WI got its charter and became an official organization. Because the women didn’t have vehicles or other modes of transportation, especially in the winter, one of the farmers would take a horse-drawn sled around to each home and pick the women up for their meeting. Back then, every woman in the neighbourhood was a member of the WI. “There weren’t any organizations for women then,” said Hadland, so they all took part in the WI. Meetings were held at St. John’s Hall, which was built in part thanks to an Anglican mis-

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Ethelann Stewart, Ruby Mcbeth, and Evelyn Hadland are three lifetime members of the Baldonnel Women’s Institute.

sionary woman by the name of Monica Storrs. The hall was a staple in the community for years until it was sold in the 1960s and converted into a house. “That’s when our community lost its closeness. We don’t have that hall anymore,” said Hadland. Goals of the WI The aims and objects of the Baldonnel WI are outlined in its bylaws, and include improving conditions of rural life, so that settlement may be permenant and prosperous in the farming communities; to promote home economics, public health and child welfare, education and better schools, legislation, immigration and settlement; to encourage agriculture, home and and local industries; and to promote social intercourse, mutual helpfulness, and the diffusion of knowledge, to

make settlers welcome and improve community conditions. In the early years, the WI collected money for the Red Cross and Salvation Army, as well as raised money for people that needed to leave the region to seek medical attention, including sending a young boy with spinal meningitis to Vancouver Children’s Hospital in 1955. They also held potlucks and chicken dinners for members of the community. “We tried to give them things without making them feel poor or anything like that,” said Hadland. Members of the WI contribute in whatever way they can. Some use their skills to make things the community needed, such as knitting toques for newborns at the hospital or making curtains. See BALDONNEL on B15

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Skyler Rowsell performs at the Stage North auditions for Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story at Good Ole’ Dayz on June 16. General auditions will happen this weekend June 25 and 26.

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Stage North auditions this weekend Looking to try your hand at acting or helping to produce live local theatre this year? Stage North will hold two open casting calls this weekend for those looking to get involved. Auditions run Sat., June 25 (5 p.m. to 8 p.m.) and Sun., June 26 (11 a.m. to 4 p.m.) at 11520 East Bypass Road in Fort St. John, just past the water storage plant. Female and male actors ages 10 and up are invited to attend, as shows will need both children, teens and adults. Be prepared for a cold read, but don’t hesitate to come prepared with memorized material. If you’re auditioning for a musical, come prepared with a song, either on CD or digital device. The company is also looking for volunteers to help build sets, work lights, and

provide backstage help when the curtain drops on the season this September. The company will kick off its season Sept. 22 with a performance of God of Carnage, and on Oct. 20, Stage North will stage Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, a rock ‘n’ roll musical featuring local musicians to recapture the arc of Holly’s rise to fame. In the new year, a performance of the classic family musical Wizard of Oz is set to open Feb. 9, while Dinner Rush at the Colosseum, a dinner theatre crime drama, opens on Feb. 14. On April 27, What Corbin Knew will be presented, and in time for the spring wedding season, Stage North will close its year with Five Women Wearing the Same Dress on May 18. For more information, visit facebook. com/stagenorththeatre.

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After the rain Judy Kucharuk THE DESK OF THE GREEN-EYED GIRL

living in Dawson Creek. The city was actually cut in half by the damaging water that had coursed through the creek over the past 24 hours. One road was a small lake, impassable at this point. I found out later that some families in this area had been evacuated at 3:30 in the morning because of rising water. I drove a few blocks to the next street that previously had a bridge over the creek— that bridge was crumbled and the creek was now a raging river. That road was now impassable. The bridge by the library was holding, but covered with water and the street was closed, so I drove to the main street —8th street— to see how high the water had become. What I saw was unimaginable for me, I never, ever thought that this street would ever experience this type of damage. It was completely covered in rushing water, creating a large waterfall on the east side of the road where a small, white car clung as if by fingernails. The story of how the folks in the white car were rescued by a good Samaritan is just one of the amazing stories that came out of this disaster. Disaster is the correct word. The damage to infrastructure and homes was far greater than anyone could imagine. It bordered on unbelievable. The water has now receded and the sun has come out in full force. Dumpsters are visible in driveways and the clean up has begun. As we reflect we will also consider, “how prepared WERE we?” I know that I wasn’t prepared for an emergency evacuation if I had been told to leave my home. The legacy of this flooding is both inspirational and aspirational. It was inspiring to see our community be such amazing neighbours to one another, generously helping wherever was needed. Aspirational because we now should be aspiring to improve our emergency response—individually we need to know how to prepare, where to go, what to do and who to report to. Change does not come without a sense of urgency, therefore this is the time to create change—when we are still reeling from the damages, when we are still discussing it in coffee shops and around kitchen tables. Let’s prepare for the next time. Judy Kucharuk is a lover of sarcasm, witty people and footnotes. You can follow her blog at www.judykucharuk.com or catch her on CBC Radio Daybreak North where she shares her “Peace of Mind”. Follow her on twitter @judylaine

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A white Buick caught in flood waters on 8th Street has become an iconic image of the Dawson Creek floods.

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he rain never stopped— not even for a moment to take a rest and recharge. It came in a torrent, a deluge, an overwhelming amount of water falling from the sky with gusts of wind pushing it sideways. We watched and wondered, “100mm of rain? Hmmmm, in two days?” We have seen flooding in years past, caused by rains that were slow and steady over a period of a week. We could see the small creeks and rivers rising, there was time to stop and think, time to ponder our options. The seemingly insignificant creek that runs through the center of town, dividing us into north and south, was barely a trickle this spring after winter-melt. “Rainfall warning!” Environment Canada declared, “Weather warning – expect heavy rainfall – up to 100mm of rain.” Was it going to happen? What are the chances? The ground is so dry it will soak it up, right?. Normal “heavy rainfall” preparedness begins. Those who rely on sump pumps doublecheck to ensure that they are ready to start with necessary. We check our downspouts and eaves-troughs, you know, just in case. Wednesday morning the rain was heavy, the kind of rain that soaks you when you run from your car to the house. The wind gusts grabbed the nylon of your umbrella and tried to pull it from your hands. It didn’t slow down, the rain continued to fall. Wednesday evening the rivers were now running high and fast, ditches were full and the wind was pushing it over some side streets. City crews had already begun placing sawhorses up at entrances to some streets that were now small rivers, closing them to traffic. In other areas, water was being pushed with car bumpers, the mini water falls forming off of the edge of the concrete was almost pretty in a bizarre way. Facebook was a sounding board for those who were battling the incoming water, the sewer backups and the power outages. Like the rising water, the community rose to the circumstances and offers of help began to flood social media. Businesses were offering equipment AND staff to help those who might need assistance battling the water. Neighbours were helping neighbours, friends helping friends. With military precision, we could see Vac trucks on city streets: as one left another immediately replaced, continuously working through the night. I woke early on Thursday— really early and knowing that I was going to give an update on CBC Daybreak North, I wanted to get out and see what had occurred overnight. The situation was severe, the water higher than I have ever seen in my thirty plus years of

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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 Lutheran Church 9812 108 Ave Ph: 250-785-6471 “All are Invited and Welcome Here” - (Luke 14:23) SERVICES St. Martin’s, fort St. John, BC Sundays 1:30 p.m. Rev. Enid Pow ********** Church of the Good Shepherd Taylor, BC - Sundays 9:30 a.m. ********** St. Matthias, Cecil Lake, BC 3rd Sun. of the Month 3:00 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. Deepenings continued Wednesdays at 250-7870089 Next Feast Info. 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 ********** CATHoLIC RoMAN CATHoLIC CHURCH (Resurrection Church) Pastor: Rev. Vener Sabacan Phone 250-785-3413 www.fsjcatholic.ca MASSES: Saturday 7:30 p.m. Sunday - 10:00 a.m. oNLY OFFICE HOURS: Mon.-Fri. 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. BAPTISM: Contact the Pastor 3 months before baptism. MARRIAGES: Contact the Pastor 3 months before the wedding. ********** ALLIANCE CHURCH 9804-99 Ave., fort St. John, BC V1J 3T8 Ph: 250-785-4644 fax: 250-785-8932 e-mail: office@fsjalliance.ca www.fsjalliance.ca SUNDAY WoRSHIP SERVICE: 9:15am & 11:00am KIDVILLE: for ages 2yrs.-Gr.6 @ 9:15am **********

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CoMMUNITY CHURCH Lead Pastor: Alfred Reschke Associate Pastor: Jared Braun 250-785-1723 fax: 250-785-4136 clcc@pris.ca SUNDAY SCHooL: 9:30am SUNDAY WoRSHIP: 10:40am 1st left turn off Alaska Highway past the Charlie Lake Store. ********** PEACE CoMMUNITY CHURCH 10556-100th Street, Taylor, BC Pastor: Wally Pohlmann Phone: 250-789-3045 HoURS: 9:00am-Noon Monday-Wednesday & friday Email: office@taylorchurch.ca Website: www.taylorchurch.ca SUNDAY ADULT CLASS - 9:30am SUNDAY WoRSHIP SERVICE - 10:30am ********** EVANGELICAL foRT ST. JoHN EVANGELICAL MISSIoN 8220-89th Avenue, fSJ Pastor: Art Voth Sunday School September-June begins at 9:30am Sunday mornings. Worship Service - 10:45am Phone: 250-787-2550 ******* INTERDENoMINATIoNAL UPPER PINE GoSPEL CHAPEL Church Phone: 250-827-3833 Email: upgc@pris.ca Board Chairman: Andy Burkholder 250-827-3811 Box 66, Rose Prairie, BC ********** LUTHERAN PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 9812-108th Avenue, fort St. John, BC V1J 2R3 Office Phone: 250-785-2718 Pastor: Rev. Kebede Dibaba Regular Worship Schedule: 9:00am Youth, Adult Bible Study 10:00am Sunday Worship Service & Sunday School ********** PEACE RIVER MUSLIM ASSoCIATIoN Information: 250-787-1264 Jumm’a (Friday) Prayer @ 1:00pm 203-10903-100th Street, fort St. John, BC email: tahermorsi@shaw.ca ********** MENNoNITE NoRTH PEACE MENNoNITE BRETHREN CHURCH North Peace Mennonite Brethren Church 10816 106 St. fort St. John, BC V1J 5V2 250-785-3869 Lead Pastor: Andrew Eby Associate Pastor of Youth &

Young Adults: Don Banman SUNDAY SERVICE TIMES: 9:15am & 11:00am Kids Zone During Both Services ********** MENNoNITE MoNTNEY MENNoNITE CHURCH SUNDAY MoRNING: Sunday School & Worship: 9:30am SUNDAY EVENING: 2nd & 4th Sundays: 7:00pm Everyone Welcome! Pastor Warren Martin Phone: (250) 827-3131 ********** NoNDENoMINATIoNAL CHRISTIAN LIfE CENTRE “Associated with “Fellowship of Christian Assemblies” “King Jesus is Lord Over the Peace” 8923-112th Avenue, fort St. John, BC V1J 6G2 website: www.christianlifefsj.ca Ph: 250-785-4040 fax: 250-785-4021 Pastor Steve Oboh Principal of Christian Life School: Garry Jones Everyone Welcome Sunday Morning Worship Service: 10:00am Nursery available and Sunday School is held during the sermon for ages 3-12 years. Christian Life Centre is “Home of Christian Life School” ********** foRT ST. JoHN NATIVE BIBLE fELLoWSHIP Sunday Worship: 11:00am Wed., Night Bible Study: 7:30pm Pastor John A Giesbrecht 250-785-0127 ********** GIDEoNS INTERNATIoNAL Fort St. John Camp Ray Hein 250-827-3636 John Giesbrecht 250-785-0127 ********** NoRTHERN LIGHTS CHURCH INTERNATIoNAL (Rose Prairie, BC Sunday Service: Pre-Service Prayer: 10:30am Worship Service: 11:00am Everyone Welcome ********** THE SHELTER CHURCH “...the Lord will be a shelter for His people” Joel 3:6 9808-98A Ave. fort St. John, BC 250-785-3888 SUNDAY SERVICE: 10am Pastor: Oral Benterud 250-785-9151 ********** PENTECoSTAL THE PENTECoSTALS of foRT ST. JoHN Phone: 250-787-9888 Pastor: Jason McLaughlin Sunday 10am Service, Sunday School Youth Sunday 11am Worship Service Tuesday 7pm Prayer

Wednesday 7pm Bibile Study Friday 7pm Youth ********** PENTECoSTAL ASSEMBLIES of CANADA EVANGEL CHAPEL 10040-100 St., fort St. John Phone: 250-785-3386 Fax: 250-785-8345 Lead Pastor: Tony Warriner Sunday Services: 9:30am, 11:00am www.evangelfsj.com ********** 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 Sunday Worship Times 9:30 a.m. - Regular Service Everyone is invited to participate ********** REfoRMED TRINITY CoVENANT CHURCH Sunday Service: 10:00am Meets at the Quality Inn Northern Grand 100th Ave & 98th St., fort St. John, BC Elder: Mike Donovan Phone: 250-787-7702 Affiliated with C.R.E.C. ********** THE SALVATIoN ARMY THE SALVATIoN ARMY Sunday Worship Service: 10:30am 10116-100th Ave., fort St. John, BC Come Worship With Us. For information; Phone 250-785-0506 or food Bank 250-785-0500 ********** SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH 9008-100th Avenue, fort St. John, BC Phone: 250-785-8632 Pastor: Cavin Chwyl Phone: 250-719-7949 Saturday Service: 9:30am ********** UNITED CHURCH of CANADA ST. LUKE’S UNITED 9907-98 St., fort St. John, BC Office: 250-785-2919 fax: 250-785-2788 Email: stlukeuc@telus.net Rev. Louise Hart Sunday Worship Service & Sunday School @ 11:30am. All are Welcome! The United Church of Canada is a Union of Congregationalist, Methodist & Presbyterian Churches in Canada formed in 1925. R0021161774

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TODAY’S PUZZLE

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TODAYS PUZZLE

how to play: Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 through 9 only once. Each 3x3 box is outlined with a darker line. You already have a few numbers to get you started. Remember: you must not repeat the numbers 1 through 9 in the same line, column or 3x3 box. PREVIOUS PUZZLES ANSWERS

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Can’t make it to Rio to see the Summer Olympics? Then it’s time for your OWN Silly Summer Games!

Try these silly exercises with a friend or family member.

The motto of the Olympic Games is “Faster, Higher, Stronger.” Kid Scoop’s Silly Summer Games has a motto, too. Use the code to discover it! Find the two identical ice cream cones.

The frigid fun begins with this ceremonial event. Give each participant an ice cream cone with one scoop of their favorite flavor. The winner is the person who can finish their cone with the fewest licks and drips.

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Create this goofy headgear to wear during the Silly Games. You’ll need: • Brown paper sack • The newspaper • Construction paper • Tape / glue stick • Scissors

Standards Link: Investigations: Find similarities and differences in common objects.

All sorts of countries can participate in the Silly Summer Games. Countries like Jarodtopia, Amyland and The Royal Republic of Kevin will attend the festivities. Never heard of them? That’s because these kids invented countries named after themselves! Create a flag for a country named after YOU! Have your friends do the same, and display them at your Silly Games. 2 7 5

Pretend you are a clock. Your left hand is the minute hand. Your right hand marks the hour. Your leg is the second hand, moving all the way around the clock in 60 seconds. What time is it? Time to laugh!

Race against a group of friends – chicken style! Fold your arms into wings, and 2 run like a chicken towards the finish line.

Add the numbers on each path. The smallest number is the winning chicken!

Roll the paper bag down a few inches to create a brim.

Roll the strips around a pencil to make them curly and bouncy. Tape or glue the ends of the strips to the top of the hat.

Cut out pictures or comic characters from the newspaper and paste them on your hat. Wear your zany creation proudly! 8

Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow multiple step directions.

Who has the most pucker power? Give each participant a lemon wedge. At the count of three, each participant holds the pulpy side of the lemon wedge in their mouth. Ewwww! Eyes water! Noses twitch! Fingers cringe! The last one to spit out their lemon wedge is the Big Wincer!

Give each participant a tortilla. How far can you toss it?

Add the numbers on each tortilla. The oddnumbered tortilla flew the farthest.

his song is sung to the tune of ‘Yankee Doodle Dandy.’ But there are a few lines missing. Complete the song with your own silly words, then sing it while wiggling your fingers over your lips!

Silly Games You make us _________________ And feel like _________________ But it’s okay ’Cause summer days ______________________________! Standards Link: Writing Applications: Write compositions that describe familiar events; Speaking Applications: Recite poems, songs and rhymes.

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Read the sports pages to find quotes from athletes. Then pretend you are being interviewed about being an athlete in the Silly Summer Games. Write a quote about your participation in the games.

Pretend that your arms and legs are suddenly made of pasta noodles. Crank up your favorite song and do a spaghetti dance!

Standards Link: Writing Applications: Use quotations in writing.

Standards Link: Science Investigations: Find similarities and differences in common objects.

The Silly Games are really ____________________! They’re goofy, And they’re funny! They make the summer _____________________________ when the day is sunny!

Submarine Singer

ZANY GAMES TORTILLA COMIC FUN CHICKEN CONE COUNTRY BRIM FLAG FREEZE TAPE HAT WEDGE PUCKER ICE

In a pool, stand on your hands with your feet sticking out above the water’s surface. Then try singing your favorite song. Sounds fishy!

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The ceremonial crown was worn by the Prom Queen.

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Try to use the word ceremonial in a sentence today when talking with your friends and family members.

Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.

Summer Jokes and Riddles

Victory vs. Defeat

Look through the sports section of the newspaper to select and clip a picture that shows the thrill of victory and one that shows the agony of defeat. Pose yourself to show each emotion.

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Passed away peacefully with his family by his side on June 13, 2016 at 67 years of age after a short and courageous battle with cancer. Beloved and adoring husband of Alea (Code) for 33 years. Oldest son of Joyce and the late Warren (Red) Morden. Reunited with his loving daughter Donna Marie (1969). Treasured father of Lori Charbonneau, Cari (Rock) Doire and step father of his caregiver and “Angel” Debbie (Vic Dunn) Fowler and Joe (Linda Benoit) Fowler. Cherished Grandpa of Jake and Haley Charbonneau and Natalie Doire. Greg was the much loved brother of Mark (Pat), Kim (1983), Bruce (Diane) and Susan (Randy Standel) Moroun. Son-in-law of the late Bill and June Code. Brother-in-law of Lonnie (Tom) LaRose, Mary (Dennis) Hirt and Dan (Linda) Code. Greg will be sadly missed by his long time friend Gary Hamel, many nieces, nephews and dear friends. Greg was an avid outdoorsman and will be missed by his extended family in Fort St. John, B.C. and Spragge, Ontario. If you so desire, donations to The Hospice of Windsor or The Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated by the family. Visitation Friday 3-5pm and 7-9pm. Funeral Saturday at 11:30am at Families First 3260 Dougall Ave. Windsor, ON 519969-5841. Share memories, photos or make a donation at www.FamiliesFirst.ca

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It is with heavy hearts we announce the sudden passing of Leonard Allen Montgomery at his home in Charlie Lake, BC on May 24th, 2016. Len is survived by his wife Janice, his mother Dorothy, 5 sisters: Charleen, Donna, Linda, Kathy and Susan. 3 brothers: Bill, Tom & Ken and nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by his father Charles, brothers Lorne & Murray. A Celebration of Life will be held at the Charlie Lake Church on June 25th, 2016 at 1pm.

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The Peace River Regional District invites applications from administrative professionals with prior similar experience for a casual secretary/receptionist position at our Fort St. John office. Work will become available on an as needed basis to assist with workload and to cover staff leave. We need an organized individual with excellent typing and computer skills and the ability to effectively interact with the public. Reporting to the Corporate Officer, you will: assist and direct the public; prepare, process and maintain correspondence, documents and material for various departments with attention to detail; process bill payments and make bank deposits. You must have grade 12 plus a minimum of two years secretarial experience in a busy office environment and be efficient in computer use and programs, particularly Microsoft Office suite. Preference will be given to applicants with working knowledge or experience in a corporate or government environment. The rate of pay for this union position is $26.9647 per hour, which includes 14% in lieu of benefits. A detailed job description can be obtained at: http://prrd.bc.ca/quick_links/employment/index.php Applicants are invited to submit their resumes, complete with cover letter and references “in confidence” to Peace River Regional District Attention: Ronda Wilkins, Executive Assistant E-mail: ronda.wilkins@prrd.bc.ca Box 810, Dawson Creek, BC, V1G 4H8 Phone: 1-800-670-7773 • Fax: 1-250-784-3220 Closing date for this opportunity is 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 30th, 2016 We thank you for your interest, however, only those applicants selected for interviews will be contacted.

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Animal of the Week Buddy If you’re looking for a canine buddy, you may have found him. Buddy is an Italian greyhound, around six or seven years old. He’s quite fearful right now after being surrendered by his owner. He would need a calm, consistent home, preferably with adults only, or older teenagers. He’s willing to meet other dogs, but would do best with a home

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“I can remember sewing girls and the Fort St. John Hospital dresses and they needed all sizes, Foundation. so we all got fabric and we sewed The women raise money through dresses,” said Stewart, who has been bake sales, bingo, card parties, a member of the WI since 1974. dances, raffles, apron sales and teas, “They were for patients because just to name a few. they didn’t let them lay in the hospital in a white gown because you’d feel Looking ahead like you were sick—put a pretty dress The Baldonnel WI is one of the last on and you feel better.” surviving women’s institutes in the McBeth, a member since 1981, North Peace. Whereas almost every noted that no one was ever expected community had a WI, only the Balto make things if they didn’t have the donnel, North Pine and Nor’ Pioneer skill—women could institutes are still help out in anyway that listed as active. “It is a good way to meet worked for them. However, the “You go do whatever other people and to do things Baldonnel WI together.” you’re capable of doplans to continue ing,” said Stewart. its work. The WI owns the “It’s just been sports field next to Balsort of out of the donnel Elementary School, where blue that people have started comsoftball tournaments and other ing,” said McBeth. events have been held over the years. In this day and age, it’s often diffiThe school pays the insurance on the cult for newcomers to a community field, and the WI has helped main- to meet new people and make tain it. friends. The WI is a good place to The WI also donates money to the start. school itself, and helped get the stage “It is a good way to meet other built in the gymnasium, the school’s people and to do things together,” piano and bought other instruments said Stewart. for the band program. For more information on how In recent years, the WI has sup- to get involved with the Baldonported the local food bank, the Fort nel Women’s Institute, go to www. St. John Women’s Resource Centre, bcwi.ca

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Wise customers read the fine print: *, †, ★, Ω, §, ^ The Zero Percent 90 Day No Payment Event offers are limited time offers which apply to retail deliveries of selected new and unused models purchased from participating dealers on or after June 1, 2016. Offers subject to change and may be extended without notice. All pricing includes freight ($1,745) and excludes licence, insurance, registration, any dealer administration fees, other dealer charges and other applicable fees and taxes. Dealer trade may be necessary. Dealer may sell for less. *Consumer Cash Discounts are offered on select new 2016 vehicles and are deducted from the negotiated price before taxes. †0% purchase financing available on select new 2016 Ram 1500 and Ram Heavy Duty models to qualified customers on approved credit through RBC, Scotiabank and TD Auto Finance. Dealer order/trade may be necessary. Example: 2016 Ram 1500 Quad Cab SXT 4x4 (25A+AGR) with a Purchase Price of $32,998 with a $0 down payment, financed at 0% for 84 months equals 182 bi-weekly payments of $181 with a cost of borrowing of $0 and a total obligation of $32,998. ★The Make No Financing Payments for 90 Days offer is available from June 1-30, 2016 and applies to retail customers who finance a new 2015/2016 Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Ram or FIAT vehicle (excludes 2015/2016 Dodge Viper and Alfa Romeo) at a special fixed rate on approved credit up to 96 months through Royal Bank of Canada and TD Auto Finance or up to 90 months through Scotiabank. Monthly/bi-weekly payments will be deferred for 60 days and contracts will be extended accordingly. Interest charges will not accrue during the first 60 days of the contract. After 60 days, interest starts to accrue and the purchaser will repay principal and interest over the term of the contract but not until 90 days after the contract date. Customers will be responsible for any required down payment, license, registration and insurance costs at time of contract. Some conditions apply. See your dealer for complete details. Ω$9,000 in total discounts includes $7,500 Consumer Cash and $1,500 Loyalty/Conquest Bonus Cash. Consumer Cash Discounts are deducted from the negotiated price before taxes. $1,500 Ram Truck Loyalty/Conquest/ Skilled Trades Bonus Cash is available on the retail purchase/lease of 2015/2016 Ram 1500 (excludes Reg. Cab), 2014/2015/2016 Ram 2500/3500, 2014/2015/2016 Ram Cab & Chassis or 2015 Ram Cargo Van and is deducted from the negotiated price after taxes. Eligible customers include: 1. Current owners/lessees of a Dodge or Ram Pickup Truck or Large Van or any other manufacturer’s Pickup Truck or Large Van. The vehicle must have been owned/leased by the eligible customer and registered in their name on or before June 1, 2016. Proof of ownership/ lease agreement will be required. 2. Customers who are skilled tradesmen or are acquiring a skilled trade. This includes Licensed Tradesmen, Certified Journeymen or customers who have completed an Apprenticeship Certification. A copy of the Trade Licence/Certification required. 3. Customers who are Baeumler Approved service providers. Proof of membership is required. Limit one $1,500 bonus cash offer per eligible truck transaction. Some conditions apply. See your dealer for complete details. §Starting from prices for vehicles shown include Consumer Cash Discounts and do not include upgrades (e.g. paint). Upgrades available for additional cost. ^Lease Loyalty/Conquest Pull-Ahead Bonus Cash is available to eligible customers on the retail purchase or lease of select 2016 Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram or FIAT models at participating dealer and is deducted from the negotiated price after taxes. LIMITED TIME OFFER. Eligible customers are individuals who are currently leasing a Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, FIAT, or competitive vehicle with an eligible lease contract in their name on or before June 1, 2016. Proof of Registration and/or Lease agreement will be required. Trade-in not required. See your dealer for complete details. ≠Based on Automotive News full-size pickup segmentation. 2015 EnerGuide highway fuel consumption ratings. Government of Canada test methods used. Your actual fuel consumption will vary based on driving habits and other factors. 11.3 L/100 km (25 mpg) city and 8.0 L/100 km (35 mpg) highway on Ram 1500 Quad Cab 4x2 HFE model with 3.0L EcoDiesel V6 and 8-speed automatic. TMThe SiriusXM logo is a registered trademark of SiriusXM Satellite Radio Inc.

B16 THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2016

% FINANCING MONTHs

32,998

†

NO PAYMENTS FOR

get up to

9,000

2016 RAM 1500 QUAD CAB SXT 4X4

PURCHASE PRICE INCLUDES $7,500 CONSUMER CASH*, $1,500 LOYALTY/CONQUEST BONUS CASH Ω AND FREIGHT.

FINANCE FOR

181

BI-WEEKLY†

FOR 84

PLUS

90 DAYS ENDS JUNE 30TH

★

in TOTAL discounts *Ω

Starting from price for 2016 Ram 1500 Sport shown: $39,035.§

CANADA’S MOST FUEL-EFFICIENT FULL-SIZE PICKUP

≠

FOR 84 MONTHS WITH $0 DOWN

%FINANCING

NOW AVAILABLE

†

FOR 84 MONTHs

ON RAM HEAVY DUTY

NO charge

PLUS

$9,345 value

any make, any model LEASE PULL AHEAD CASH $1,500

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