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Kinder Morgan Canada tossed B.C. and Ottawa an ultimatum on Sunday, saying it’s suspending all non-essential activities and related spending on its $7.4-billion Trans Mountain pipeline expansion — and giving the two governments until May 31 to provide “final clarity,” or it will take a $1.1-billion write-off and pull the plug on the project.

The surprise announcement comes as B.C. resumed its spring legislative on Monday, putting Premier John Horgan on the defensive while the BC Liberals pounced on the offensive, and Alberta threatened economic sanctions and proposed buying a stake in the pipeline.

“It bothers me to no end to see where we’re going right now,” said Peace River North MLA Dan Davies Monday.

“People don’t understand we need to get to our resources to shoreline to access international markets. Rest assured the world is still moving oil. It’s not stopping just because of protests in Vancouver.”

Alberta Premier Rachel Notley has warned that legislation will be introduced within days to formalize what she promised would be “serious economic consequences” for B.C. The most powerful tool in Alberta’s arsenal may be the ability to restrict the flow of oil and-or refined fuel to B.C. “Premier Horgan believes he can harass this project without economic consequences for his province. He is wrong,” Notley said. She also said the province is willing to take a new investment position with Trans Mountain, including buying it outright.

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Monday’s council meeting weighed heavy with tribute and remembrance for the Humboldt Broncos.

Councillors wore hockey jerseys in memory of the Saskatchewan junior hockey team, involved in a horrific highway bus crash April 6 that killed 15 people, including many young players as well as the team’s head and assistant coaches, its stats keeper and announcer, and its bus driver.

The flags will fly at half mast at city hall until after the last funeral, while the city will light up the Pomeroy Sport Centre in the team’s green and gold colours on April 12.

“We offer since condolences to the families who lost or have injured loved ones.

To lose 15 people in a horrific accident is a tragedy that no community or family ever expects to face,” acting mayor Lilia Hansen said to start the meeting.

“We share the sentiments expressed throughout Canada of the heartbreak of losing so many precious lives.”

The Broncos’ bus collided with a tractor-trailer at the intersection of Highway 35 and Highway 335, north of Regina, on April 6. The cause remains under investigation.

The driver of the semi was not injured, and provided mental health help after the crash.

Coun. Byron Stewart was emotionally stirred watching the vigil for the team on Sunday. The hockey team may be based in Humboldt, but its players were from across Alberta and Saskatchewan, he said. The team’s coach, Darcy Haugan, coached the North Peace Navigators of the NWJHL, and news of his death has rippled into Fort St. John, Stewart said.

Arraignment delayed in Pamela Napoleon murder case matt preprost editor@ahnfsj.ca

Leon Wokeley’s arraignment hearing on murder, arson, and indignity to human remains charges has been delayed until May as he continues to wait for the Crown’s case against him.

Wokeley appeared via video in Fort St. John provincial court on April 4, where he was set to enter a plea after being accused of killing Pamela Napoleon and burning her body in 2014.

However, his defence lawyer Georges Rivard told Judge Rita Bowry there is still more evidence disclosure to come before a plea can be made. The case has been delayed by disclosure since proceedings began in November, a fact not lost on Bowry, who noted it’s been six months since charges were approved.

Wokeley was arrested in Fort St. John Oct. 27, 2017, after a three-year investigation. Police say Wokeley and Napoleon were last seen leaving Blueberry River First Nation together in July 2014. Napoleon’s remains were found in a burned down cabin near the community a month a later.

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It’s human nature to always find fresh cause for optimism, the saying goes, and on April 8, 100 voices came together to do just and fill the theatre at the North Peace Cultural Centre. The North Peace Community Choir and Orchestra was joined by the Grande Prairie Regional College Choir on stage for their spring concert, Hope Springs Eternal.

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The concert opened with Leavitt’s Festival Sanctus, followed by Schubert’s Mass in G. The second half featured contemporary arrangements on a number of spirituals and 20th and 21st Century composers. The show closed with the Grammy Awardwinning Babu Yetu, The Lord’s Prayer in Swahili. Merrill Flewelling was the guest conductor.

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WATER WOE: On TV last week, a leading scientist had some scary predictions.

He warned global warming could cause ocean levels to rise faster and higher than previously predicted. Huge areas of land could be under water. Don’t worry. If this happens very suddenly around here, we’re working on an inflatable edition of the Alaska Highway News you can use as a flotation device.

SOAP DOPE: Let’s chew on some news from the world of TV. Last week, the afternoon TV soap opera General Hospital celebrated 55 years on the air. A woman who became pregnant on the first episode is almost ready to give birth.

FORE! Last weekend was the annual golf classic, the Masters Tournament. Golf is a weird game. It’s a contest to see which player can play the least. I prefer bowling over golf. I don’t lose as many balls. With the winter we’ve had, it’ll be a while until Peace Country golfers get out there. Unless somebody invents a golf cart with a snowplow.

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After they pulled him out of the sewer he was charged with impersonating a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle. Here’s my question: After 12 hours in a sewer, does the average 13-year-old boy smell worse — or better?

MURDER MEMO: According to statistics published last week, London, England currently has a higher murder rate than New York City. A spokesperson for New York said, “We accept the challenge.”

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Fires, missing man investigated

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RCMP continue to investigate the whereabouts of a missing man from the Charlie Lake area in connection with a pair of suspicious fires during the Easter long weekend.

North District RCMP officials said Monday there are no updates in the John Banky investigation.

Banky’s home on Hannaford Road was razed by fire on March 30, as was his pickup truck, which was found on the Golf Course Road. Banky’s dog was found in Fort St. John a few days later.

The North District Major Crimes Unit, along with Fort St. John RCMP, forensic specialists, North District Regional GIS, and police dog services were called in to investigate.

Banky is described as five-feet-nineinches, with red hair and hazel eyes. He weighs around 190 pounds.

Police are looking to speak with anyone who was in the area of either fire scene on Hannaford or the Golf Course roads between 2 a.m. and 7 a.m. on March 30.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Fort St. John RCMP detachment at 250-787-8100.

Northeast B.C. awarded $800,000 for forestry projects matt preprost editor@ahnfsj.ca

Northeast B.C. is receiving $803,050 for a pair of forestry improvement projects as part of a $134-million funding package announced Friday.

The Forestry Enhancement Society of B.C. is handing out the funding to 71 projects across the province, with $99 million being given to groups in the Cariboo region to help regrow the forests that burned during the summer 2017 wildfires.

In the Northeast, the Little Prairie Community Forest is receiving up to $500,000 for improvements, while the ministry of forests, lands, and natural resource operations will see $303,050 to address linear disturbances and habitat management issues in the Peace and Fort Nelson forest districts, according to Steve Kozuki, executive director for the Forest Enhancement Society.

More details about the awarded projects around the projects are expected in the coming weeks, Kozuki said.

The society was established in 2016 and given $85 million to award to projects including tree planting, carbon sequestration, wildfire fuel management and protection, and more. The

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society received $150 million from the province in 2017.

“We’re maturing and exceeding expectations as an organization,” Kozuki said. “We are not doing the work. We are simply putting the money in the hands of people who want to to do the work and can do the work.”

The Cariboo is receiving most of the funding because of the “extraordinary” situation caused by last year’s wildfires.

The society received 126 proposals for its latest round of funding, Kozuki said, noting few applications were received from the Northeast, which is receiving the least amount of funding.

“I’d be delighted to receive more applications from the Northeast,” Kozuki said.

The society has previously funded a maternal penning project for the Klinse-Za/Scott caribou herds in the Peace Region, and projects in the Northern Rockies to assess the long-term impacts of prescribed fires on foreage for stone sheep and elk, and Fire Smart assessment being undertaken by the First Nations Emergency Services Society.

It has also funded a partnership with the Oil and Gas Commission to reforest areas disturbed by oil and gas development, with linear disturbances such as seismic lines being a key priority.

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Crown prosecutor Joseph Temple told Bowry the disclosure materials are “copious,” with thousands of pages to review, and redact, if necessary. Prosecutors must give an accused a copy of all evidence they have to support their charges, including police reports and witness statements, allowing an accused to respond and prepare a defence before entering a plea or having the case proceed to trial.

Temple told Bowry the Crown had received another set of documents from RCMP to review. A

hard drive of documents will be prepared for Wokeley and Rivard for their review, Temple said.

However, he could not give Bowry a timeline on how long it would take to complete disclosure.

Bowry scheduled the arraignment to continue May 23 at 2 p.m., when an update is expected.

Wokeley will appear in person at that hearing, Rivard said.

Wokeley remains in custody in Surrey, and has not been found guilty of the charges.

Outside court, Napoleon’s family declined to

make a statement, and requested privacy.

In 2016, the Supreme Court of Canada set strict timelines for criminal trials in provincial court to take no more than 18 months, from the time charges are laid to concluding a trial, to ensure an accused’s Charter right to be tried within a reasonable time. It set a timeline of 30 months for cases in superior courts, which hears murder cases.

A case can still extend beyond those limits, however, if the Crown can prove the delays are reasonable.

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Cadets gather for Vimy Ridge ceremony EMMA LAVIGNE Alaska Highway News

Three thousand, five hundred-ninety eight Canadian soldiers dead. Seven thousand wounded.

In three days, Canada did something no other country had done; we took Vimy Ridge.

After being called to service in the wake of failed attempts by both the British and French forces, we knew this was our chance.

Vimy Ridge was a fierce battle. Utilizing all four Canadian divisions against three German divisions, all on one battlefield, led by the first Canadian commander of our forces, Sir Arthur William Currie, in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France, fought primarily as part of the Battle of Arras.

Having been one of the few cadets to visit the battlefields and memorials on the 100th anniversary last year, I can attest to the chilling feeling of standing where a brave young man once lost his life.

Now, let me paint you a picture.

It’s April 9, 1917, in the early morning. Dew just settling on the last remaining plants spread across the war-torn land. The first gunshots, the

first screams, heard by anyone capable of bearing such memories of pain and unimaginable agony. Ending just three days later on April 12.

So, why, after over 100 years and 10,000 casualties do we stand here honouring their actions? We stand here because their sacrifice helped to shape Canada into what it is today.

The importance of Vimy Ridge was not only a battle won during the First World War but a momentous step towards Canada’s independence. We used this battle as an opportunity to show how strong we were and still are today.

Using all four divisions, west to east, including our own PPCLI from Edmonton.

This brought us together, stronger than ever, overseas and on the home front, proving that we have our own voice and it is loud.

One hundred and one years ago today, brave men fought and died. Through their selflessness, we showed the international community what Canada really is — united, strong, and proud.

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Emma Lavigne, a cadet with the 2276 PPCLI Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry Corps, addresses her fellow cadets at the cenotaph outside the Fort St. John Royal Canadian Legion on April 9, 2018.

Emma Lavigne is a cadet with the 2276 PPCLI Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry Corps.

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Dog park meeting set for April 12 Where would you like to see a dog park built in Fort St. John and what should it include?

The City of Fort St. John will hold a public meeting April 12 to talk to residents about developing a new off-leash dog park.

The drop-in session runs from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at the North Peace Leisure Pool meeting room.

Residents will get a chance to meet with city staff, design consultants, and stakeholders about their early thoughts about park designs.

The city will also be at the upcoming trade show at the Pomeroy Sport Centre from April 13 to 15 to get feedback from residents.

City councillors earmarked $500,000 for dog park development in their 2018 capital plan after complaints from dog owners last year. The city’s current dog park at Toboggan Hill was

established in 2012, however, was never intended to be a permanent park.

EDS Group Inc. has been selected to lead the consultations and design concepts for improvements to the current dog park at Toboggan Hill, and the development of a new dog park.

The development of a permanent dog park is listed as a priority item in the city’s new parks and recreation master plan, which suggests building up to four new dog parks.

Fifty-one per cent of households in and near Fort St. John have dogs, according to the parks plan. The plan recommends adding new off-leash areas for dogs within city parks, listing Garrison Park, Estates Park, Energy Park, Duncan Cran Park, and Centennial Park as potential locations.

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“As a kid, I rode a lot of buses and played hockey, as some of us have,” said Stewart, holding back tears. “Truly, for me, a bunch of young men 16 to 21, it’s shocking to see. I’m proud that we’re wearing the jerseys, the flags are half mast. I know a lot of communities are doing that, and it’s right across our country.

“I just want to acknowledge the tremendous loss our nation has seen,” he said.

Coun. Bruce Christensen agreed.

“For somebody who played junior hockey in Saskatchewan, travelled those buses, it’s pretty rough,” he said.

“When you see the Queen responding, I think that signifies how terrible this tragedy is around the world.”

An online fundraising campaign for the Broncos had raised more than $7 million by Tuesday morning.

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Federal funding cometh and taketh away

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unding announced for a new bridge over the Peace River — in Alberta.

The federal government made the PR rounds recently, handing out billions in cash to Western provinces for infrastructure improvements. As part of that, the community of Peace River and its bridge is getting federal funding to twin its bridge over the Peace River. With construction slated to start this year, and with a price tag of $162 million split close to 50-50 between the province and the feds, building a new bridge in Peace River made me wonder, could this be a sign?

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Also announced was the recent signing of a joint agreement between the British Columbia and the federal government, which brings with $4.1-billion of infrastructure funding over the next decade. Another sign, I thought, this is getting good.

Along with the joint announcement, there was

reference to project in rural and northern communities. Wow, I thought, this checks all the boxes off for the Alaska Highway.

Could it be? A funding solution for a certain bridge, bridge deck, or highway? Could there finally be funding for passing lanes from Wonowon to Pink Mountain, or some badly needed rest stops? Could we finally see some attention and investment into a highway that we all know is the foundation of our tourism industry and a vital link for our northern communities?

Of course not. But what these announcements do is present us

with an opportunity for our local politicians to start sending the message that the region needs infrastructure funding.

The timing is right because if an LNG FID occurs, with the hundreds of millions of tax dollars attached to a producing facility, a polite remember about just how important Peace Region natural resources are to the rest of B.C. would be in order.

Opportunity knocks, and it’s time we start knocking on the doors of the powers that be in Victoria.

Jeff Richert lives in Taylor.

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he airport security screener held up my bottle of Estrogen gel, giving it the once over. I had left it in my purse instead of placing it in my checked luggage because I didn’t want to take a chance that my luggage might get misplaced on the way to Ohio.

“What’s this?” he asked suspiciously. I responded with nervous laughter.“It’s my fountain of youth, you can’t have it.” He says, “Oh, I should tell my grandma about this stuff.”

Now, that hurt! The security agent was in his 40s, so his grandma was probably in her 70s. I am 53, so, that extra 20 years he was adding to this verbal exchange was disconcerting.

I wanted to respond, but in my haste to get to the boarding gate, I decided to just shut up and be thankful he didn’t decide to confiscate my elixir of youth — which apparently wasn’t working that well.

I arrived at my gate, out of breath but in plenty of time to board the aircraft. I quickly got my boarding card scanned and went through the gate, and proceeded down the hallway to the aircraft.

I joined the queue of passengers who were slowly making their way on board the plane.

One of those passengers had come out of the line up and was frantically trying to catch the eye of an airline employee.

Judy Kucharuk THE DESK OF THE GREEN-EYED GIRL

“I left my computer cord in the boarding lounge!” he yells to anyone who would listen.

An airline agent made her way to him and asked where he had been seated prior to boarding, that she would go an get his charging cord for him. He whines in return, “I need to go with you – how will you know if it’s my cord?”

I leaned over and whispered, “The boarding lounge is now empty so a random computer cord should be easy to find.” He didn’t take that well, but the agent smiled and made her way to the boarding lounge to find the cord.

I left Missing Cord Guy and his tribulations, and continued onto the aircraft. I was seated by the window, my second least favourite seat when flying. Some people like to watch the world pass by at 30,000 feet, but I prefer to have easy access to the bathroom, even if it comes with getting my elbows banged by the beverage cart two or three times each flight.

I took my seat by the window and as I got settled, I heard Missing Cord Guy again.

He had obviously retrieved his cord, and was already working on his laptop, during boarding. He was frustrated at having to get up and down twice from his aisle seat so other passengers could sit beside him.

I wanted to ask what was so important to be using a laptop during boarding. Was he a NASA scientist and needed to crack a code so the space shuttle could launch that afternoon? Was he a surgeon who was Skyping with another surgeon through a difficult surgery?

I don’t believe any of these situations applied to Missing Cord Guy. He was just one of those obnoxious people you read about. He was not only Missing Cord Guy, but he was Hard To Please Guy, as well as Entitled Man. He worked on that damn laptop for the entire flight – and when the beverage cart slammed into his elbow multiple times throughout the next four hours all I could do was smile.

I met the eye of the flight attendant on one of those trips down the aisle with the beverage cart, banging his elbow as she passed. And, after she exclaimed, “Oh, I am so sorry, sir,” she looked at me with a half smile and a partial wink, and I completely understood.

Judy Kucharuk is a lover of sarcasm, witty people and footnotes. Follow her @judylaine

Trudeau’s empty words no longer enough for Trans Mountain

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t was news we all were hoping wouldn’t come, but unfortunately on April 8, Kinder Morgan announced that it was suspending work on the Trans Mountain expansion. The company set a deadline of May 31 to come to a final decision about whether to proceed with this project.

Make no mistake, this is devastating news for an industry that is still reeling from the Liberal government’s decision to veto approval of the Northern Gateway pipeline and kill the Energy East Pipeline, as well as Petronas’ decision not to move forward with Pacific NorthWest LNG. If the Trans Mountain expansion

project does proceed, it would create tens of thousands of direct and indirect jobs. Not only that, but government revenues from the project’s construction and the first 20 years of operation are projected to be $46.7 billion.

That’s why it is so important that the Prime Minister step up and provide more than just empty words to ensure this pipeline project moves forward.

Unfortunately, his actions so far make it difficult to see that actually happening. In fact, his government is making matters worse by imposing policies that harm the Canadian energy sector, like the carbon tax and new regulations that penalize Canadian oil exports.

Canada’s energy sector produces the most environmentally and socially responsible oil and gas in the world. It’s hard to comprehend why the Prime Minister wouldn’t support our own industry, instead of continuing the reliance on oil imports from countries with deplorable human rights records.

It is also why earlier news that the Liberal government was actually going to waste hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars studying why Canada’s oil and gas industry is falling behind the United States seems so absurd.

As Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer said about this study, “After years of failing to support jobcreating pipelines, maybe he could

just look in the mirror instead.”

I know many of you in the region rely on natural resource projects like the Trans Mountain expansion to support your families. This latest development has only strengthened my resolve to champion projects like it.

I, along with my Conservative colleagues, have been working hard to support this approved project and the responsible development of our natural resources and we will continue to push the Liberal government to do the right thing and take concrete steps to support this vital national industry.

Let’s hope it’s not too late.

— MP Bob Zimmer

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Views on the News GLASS HOUSE Please premier, fix our land commission issues in the Northeast Dear Honorable Premier Horgan, Escalating to Ms. Carswell of Ministry of Municipal Affairs, who took over for Mr. Coe (who has no recollection of the event or correspondence with us), and because Ms. Carswell has refused to refer this issue to a higher authority, may I take the liberty of approaching your honourable self?

I have chosen you, our premier, not only because you are the highest authority, but because you hold democracy and the law of this province in respect — which we respect.

The issue is we have 265 acres of property in the Charlie Lake area, with two opposite zonings that we are taxed on, but can use neither. No one will take the responsibility of rectifying it. If you will be so graceful as to do this, we will be forever grateful.

The questions are: 1. Does the Land Commission, an appointed committee, have the legal right to overrule our democratically elected government?

A statute of law was issued by the province, rezoning our Class 6 land from agriculture to residential — I might add, for the correct reasons. Does this committee have the legal right to overwrite this statute of law back to agriculture? Or prevent us from using this registered zoning already in place in our OCP? Because the LC maintains they have the right to overrule both certified agrologists and our government-issued laws.

More importantly, this non-professional committee was appointed to save farmland for future foodland — with which we concur.

2. Is your government going to allow this committee to overrule the “doctors of the land”/credentialed agrologists (in this case, four agrologists all saying the same thing, that this is not farmland), and keep non-farmland in the reserve for our grandchildren to farm, while on the other hand allowing many thousands of acres of established farmland out in the same area, albeit closer to Fort St. John? The Land Commission has had their own agenda for the last 20 years and it is not to save farmland in this area.

Even more importantly, given the above, and given that this committee thinks they have the legal right to overrule your/our government, and given that they think they should have the authority to overrule provincially-licensed professional agrologists while they themselves are not, 3. Do you think the people of this province deserve, or will even accept this travesty of justice and integrity anymore than they did the HST? Will I expect to receive an answer from you?

Hoping you can restore my faith in government efficacy, I remain, yours truly, — Jo Middleton, Charlie Lake

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I was an expert intervenor at the Trans Mountain review and am familiar with the documents filed with the National Energy Board. Regrettably, Deborah Jaremko has provided to you a piece that is not consistent with the facts and misrepresents many issues.

“Trans Mountain embarks on another month with shippers looking for more room” is replete with errors and false conclusions.

Jaremko begins by stating, “The 300,000 bbl/d pipeline…is overbooked by 44 percent for…April.”

Trans Mountain’s capacity is 400,000 bbl/d when none of the product shipped is heavy oil. When 20 per cent (about 60,000 bbl/d) of product shipped is heavy, capacity falls to 300,000 bbl/d. This is because heavy oil takes more time to transport than light crude. Kinder Morgan explained this in its application seeking approval for the expansion filed with the NEB. Trans Mountain was not operating full the past two years. NEB statistics show Kinder Morgan had excess capacity of approximately 11,000 bbl/d in 2017. Unused capacity averaged 25,000 bbl/d in 2016.

How can Kinder Morgan have excess capacity and at the same time report that its pipeline was under apportionment? It’s because its apportionment formula is fundamentally flawed.

The allocation of space on Trans Mountain is a two-stage process—not one as Jaremko says.

Capacity at the Westridge dock is bid two days in advance of capacity nominations to land destinations in Washington State and BC. This means that barrels bid can be counted twice.

The industry also engages in a practice that leads to more barrels nominated than the shipper wishes to ship. The industry describes the nomination of non-existent barrels as “air barrels.” It is impossible to determine how many phoney barrels are included in Kinder Morgan’s figure of 44 per cent for April.

The NEB recognized Kinder Morgan’s flawed methodology in 2015. The NEB acknowledged how Kinder Morgan can report apportionment on its pipeline while at the same time crude oil producers are able to obtain all the capacity they need and the pipeline, in fact, may not be running full. Kinder Morgan’s apportionment claims under its flawed methodology are—as BP Energy’s lawyer described it to the NEB at a recent hearing—“meaningless.”

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“We need to be loud and vocal to say what they are doing is not right, and to get on board as a federation to get this built.”

— Dan Davies, MLA, Peace River North

Kinder Morgan, global investors unimpressed by province’s pipeline actions, MLAs say TRANS MOUNTAIN FROM A1

In a conference call Monday, Kinder Morgan Canada CEO Steve Kean welcomed Alberta’s offer to essentially become a shareholder, and said the company will consider the offer. But that would not give the company the “clarity” it needs, he said.

That can only come from the B.C. government or the federal government, and given that B.C. Premier John Horgan made it clear Sunday night that his government is not backing down from threats to impose new conditions on the pipeline expansion project, it’s now entirely up to the federal government.

“A private party simply doesn’t have the power to resolve differences between governments,” Kean said.

Without that clarity, the company said it cannot continue to move forward with the project.

“We cannot, should not and will not go forward without this,” Kean said.

Kinder Morgan announced that under current circumstances, it will not commit additional shareholder resources to the project in the short term.

The company will consult various stakeholders to reach agreements by May 31 that may allow the project to proceed. It said the focus in those consultations will be on two principles: clarity on the path forward, particularly with respect to the ability to construct through B.C., and adequate protection of company shareholders.

The B.C. NDP government has proposed new restrictions on the amount of diluted bitumen that can be brought into the province from Alberta and has commenced studies to determine whether potential spillage can be safely mitigated.

B.C. is pursuing a court reference on its capacity to pursue its actions. There have been extensive protests and arrests at the construction site.

The project still faces a federal Court of Appeal ruling on a challenge of the National Energy Board and federal Order in Council – a challenge to which the province is an intervener. The B.C. government has also asked the courts for a determination that will settle provincial-federal jurisdictional issues.

B.C. Premier John Horgan told a news conference Sunday that his province should have an equal say in whether the project proceeds, in an atmosphere without threats or ultimatums. He spoke with the prime minister and the head of Kinder Morgan on Sunday and continues to disagree with their view that B.C. is improperly

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blocking the project.

“I will not give up the right” to defend the interests of British Columbia, Horgan said. About the project, Horgan said “we believe the risk is too great” and that investors in Kinder Morgan have to be moved by the actions of British Columbia to block the project.

Jim Carr, the federal natural resources minister, also restated Ottawa’s position that the project must continue and called on B.C. to “end all threats of delay,” but provided no new indications of how the federal government might resolve the dispute between B.C. and Alberta.

The federal cabinet was scheduled to hold an emergency meeting Tuesday, after this edition of the News went to print.

Davies, along with his Peace River South colleague MLA Mike

Zoning — Development Variance Permit (DVP)

The Board adopted the 2018 Hospital Budget and the 2018 Regional Budget.

The Board adopted the Maurice and Dixie Husereau DVP to reduce the required setbacks on the subject property to allow for a variance to construct a residential home, garage, and associated developments.

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Telus: Lance MacDonald, General Manager of Northern BC, Ben Bajaj, Director of Performance Management, Caghan Bonnough, Marketing Manager, Davide Loro, Service Manager and Tyler Mooi, Senior Strategy Manager from Telus updated the Board on its operations in the PRRD. They also discussed potential expansion of services, rural telephone outages and internet and Telus PureFibre expansion into the rural areas Farmers Advocate Office (FAO): Judi Leeming from the FAO office and Anne Clayton from Aspen Grove Property’s made a presentation on the future of the FAO. They outlined services and clients served to date; which included sharing information, advocating for landowners, providing access to a meeting room, commissioner and providing advice. They requested that the Board consider a two year contract extension, an expansion in services to include assistance with other land issues, such as wind towers, non-oil and gas hydro lines, road rights of way and that the PRRD consider solely funding the service, rather than jointly with the BC Government, for greater flexibility in serving landowners North Pine Farmers Institute: Margaret Little and Wade Cusack presented a history of the North Pine Farmers Institute from 1930 to the present. Some highlights included sponsoring the first fall fair in 1930, protecting grain elevators in the region, and advocating for agriculture and agriculture land, and for the maintenance of rural roads.

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Financial Plans Adopted

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Bernier, the BC Liberal critic for oil and gas development, said the BC NDP continue to send a message of instability to business investors.

“We need to be loud and vocal to say what they are doing is not right, and to get on board as a federation to get this built,” Davies said.

Bernier said what has happened is pretty straightforward and he has simple questions for Horgan.

“Kinder Morgan as a business is disappointed in the BC government. I’ll be asking the premier why he is ignoring rules of law. Fifty-one First Nations have signed onto this.

This sends the wrong message to the global economy that we are not open for business.”

North Pine Tower

The Board adopted the Brian and Marierose Baker application to rezone a portion of the subject’s property from R-3 “Residential 3 Zone” to I-1 “Light/Service Industrial” in Grandhaven in Electoral Area C.

Letters of Support & Community Grants The Board supported the application to Northern Development Initiative Trust from the Dawson Creek Ski and Recreation Association for a grant of up to $50,000 for the Snow Making Pipeline Replacement Project.

A Special Event Grant was approved for $2,500 to the Peace Liard Regional Arts Council to host the Words North Festival from September 27 to September 30, 2018.

The Board authorized staff be to negotiate agreements with secondary users currently renting or intending to rent space on the North Pine Tower, subject to the results of the wind-loading study.

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2018 Roundtable Meetings Come talk to Director Leonard Hiebert and Director Brad Sperling, ask questions, share ideas for projects in the community and chat about community issues important to you. For more information go to: prrd.bc.ca/engage

A Special Events grant was approved for $3,500 to the BC Peace Predators for the purpose of hosting the Female Peewee Provincials from March 22 to 25, 2018 in Dawson Creek.

The Board authorized a grant of $75,000 to the South Peace Health Services Society for the purpose of operating programs to recruit and retain health care professionals in the South Peace.

Contract Awards The Landfill Environmental Monitoring and Reporting Contract was awarded to Matrix Solutions Inc., for a five year term, at an estimated total cost of $364,895(excluding taxes) to monitor the following landfills: North Peace Regional Landfill, Bessborough, Chetwynd, Dawson Creek, Rose Prairie, East Pine, Groundbirch, Hudson’s Hope Mile 62.5, Milligan Creek and Taylor. Mile 98 and Moberly Lake will be monitored biennially.

Roundtable meetings and times: April 4 | 7–9pm | Tower Lake Community Hall April 9 | 7–9pm | Pouce Coupe Community Hall April 16 | 7–9pm | Bessbourgh Community Hall April 23 | 7–9pm | Tupper Community Hall April 30 | 7–9pm | Kelly Lake Community Hall May 2 | 7–9pm | Rolla Community Hall

The Mile 62.5 Transfer Station Site Attendant Contract was awarded to Lorne Chisholm at a monthly rate of $4,200.00 (excluding taxes), for a three year term commencing April 1, 2018.

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Taylor Rural Fire Protection Agreement The Regional Board entered into a 1 year agreement, which was effective January 1, 2018, with the District of Taylor for the provision of rural fire protection services.

Expanding Fire Protection Areas The Regional Board directed staff to initiate discussions with the City of Dawson Creek to determine its interest in providing fire protection services to the Briar Ridge and South Dawson rural areas to determine the estimated resources and costs that would be required to provide the service.

The Daisy Jingle contest winner will be announced at the April 12 Board meeting!

The PRRD is putting this invasive plant on notice!

These white petalled, yellowcentered daisy flowers are the PRRD’s most wanted invasive plants in 2018!

Roundtable meetings and times: April 18 | 7–9pm | Baldonnel School April 25 | 7–9pm | Charlie Lake Community Hall

Changes to 2018 Board Meeting Schedule The following changes have been made to the Regional Board 2018 Meeting Schedule: The April 5th and 19th meetings have been rescheduled for April 12th and 26th. The May 3rd meeting location has been moved from the Regional District Office Boardroom in Dawson Creek to Saulteau First Nations.

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COURT DOCKET A summary of sentences and fines handed out in Peace Region courts for the week ending April 6, 2018.

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• Alex Paul Whitford (born 1971) was sentenced to 373 days in jail and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for breaking and entering with intent to commit offence. Whitford was sentenced to 30 days in jail and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for breaching probation.

• Gordon Larry Thomson (born 1988) was fined $1,000, handed a one-year criminal driving ban, and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for care or control of a vehicle or vessel while impaired.

• Michael Scott Marshall (born 1971) was assessed a $100 victim surcharge for possession of a controlled substance. Marshall also received 12 months of probation and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for assault.

• Bradley Thomas Chipesia (born 1975) was fined $500, handed a one-year driving ban, and assessed a $75 victim surcharge for driving while prohibited/licence suspended.

• Shanna Marie Loy (born 1983) was handed 12 months of probation with a suspended sentence, and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for assault of a peace officer.

• Richard Joseph Larivee (born 1965) was assessed a $100 victim surcharge for causing a disturbance.

• Sheldon Greg Gauthier (born 1984) was sentenced to 10 days in jail and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for breaching probation.

Gauthier was given nine more days in jail and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for breach of undertaking.

Dawson Creek Law Courts • Crystal Lynn Dussault (born 1983) was given a one-year probation order with a suspended sentence, and handed a one-year criminal driving ban for fleeing from a peace officer.

— Tom Summer

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Rutledge Building update Lots of prep remains for opening in May. The exhibit committee is finalizing the design space while writeups for trophy animals are being finished. More than 50 taxidermy animals were donated by Olive Powell and are being stored at Peace River Taxidermy. A moving blitz by trailer and volunteer muscle will follow once display spaces are ready.

Summer Students needed The museum is now accepting applications for summer student positions. The museum is looking for a digitization assistant and a curator assistant, from May 14 to Sept 2, 30 hours/week at $15/hr.

Hires will collate and document artifacts to complete inventory on display in exhibition areas and outdoor cabins. Some accessioning will be needed,

along with guiding tours and working in the gift shop. Experience with data entry, working in a library or museum, is an asset. Applicants must be full-time students, returning to school in the fall. Please send or drop off a resume and cover letter by April 25.

Days. Peck’s parents, Don and Alene Peck, operated the Mile 200 Trutch Lodge as a hunting and outfitting base from 1950 to 1963. Beyond Mile Zero: The Vanishing Alaska Highway Lodge Community by Lily Gontard and Mark Kelly, is available in the gift shop.

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Judges are needed for the 2018 Northern BC Regional Heritage Fair on April 25 at Hudson’s Hope School. Lunch provided to those who volunteer their time! Students are welcome to visit the museum for inspiration and info to build their projects.

The District of Hudson’s Hope is renaming Atkinson subdivision to Lucas subdivision, after Reg Lucas and family, a farmer who joined the 1934 Bedaux expedition. Within Lucas, Stege St and Rose Avenue honour Henry Stege, who established a three-story general store, post office, and hotel in 1934, and Rose Barkley, the first Red Cross nurse to be stationed here in 1947.

Harvest Social More than 142 people attended the annual fundraiser on Nov. 19, raising more than $13,300 thanks to the fundraising committee and volunteers. Board member Ross Peck presented his talk on Trutch

Next Historical Society meeting April 19 at 1 p.m. in St Peter’s Church Hall. Monthly meetings will alternate between 1 p.m

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Jamieson Street and subdivision are named after Tom Jamieson, a provincial police officer stationed in Fort St John, who led a group of settlers up the Peace in spring 1912 in anticipation of a railroad coming through from Prince George.

and 7 p.m. in 2018, depending on the month. Everyone is welcome.

The museum is always looking for help if you’re interested in local history. Plenty of scanning and accessioning of materials and artifacts to be done – training is provided. Museum Volunteers contributed over

2,500 hours to the museum in 2017. For more information, please call (250) 783-5735 or email at hhmuseum@pris.ca Tom Summer is a Hudson’s Hope correspondent for the Alaska Highway News. Email your news tips to thomas.a.summer@gmail.com.

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Highlights from the district council meeting held March 26, 2018: Coalition grievances Coun. Heiberg had a “stick in his craw” to air about the Northeast BC Resource Municipalities Coalition.

“The part that I take exception to, is that the coalition provides a unified voice for local governments,” said Heiberg, adding that while he thinks they do some good work, it gives a false impression that all municipalities are associated with the organization.

Mayor Johannsson agreed it is an issue. “The impact is felt in rural areas, they don’t have any representation at all,” said Johansson, adding those in favour of resource development are not the ones impacted.

Another rally for LNG is set for April 21 in Fort St. John. Keynote speakers include the Northeast BC Resource Municipalities Coalition and Resource Works.

Council agreed to table the topic for another time.

North Peace Airport Society Director of Protective Services Robert Norton and Coun. Dave Heiberg have been attending meetings in Fort St John to keep council informed of updates, since the airport is now a shared asset of the district.

Major Gwen Johannsson inquired council if there are any runway exten-

Street names Hudson’s Hope has a tradition of naming roads after prominent historical figures.

Council moved to rename Atkinson subdivision to Lucas subdivision, after Reg Lucas and family, a farmer who took part in the Bedaux expedition.

Within the subdivision, Stege Street and Rose Avenue honour Henry Stege, who established a three-story general store, post office, and hotel in 1934, and Rose Barkley, the first Red Cross nurse to be stationed here in 1947.

Nurses in the Northeast Northern Lights College is partnering with UNBC to create a nursing program in Fort St John. It requires that students have a minimum of 60 credits to fast-track a healthcare career. Council moved to write a letter of support for the initiative.

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VIRGO (AUG. 23 TO SEPT. 22) Because your appreciation of beauty is heightened today, you will enjoy solitude in beautiful surroundings. Visit museums, art galleries, parks and gorgeous buildings.

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We live in newly constructed apartments on Hamilton Road in London, Ontario. A Dominion grocery store stands behind the apartments, its neon-lit red maple leaf brandishing its mocha-colored brick, and the Thames River flows nearby. At Easter, as I hunt for chocolate eggs, I find a bird trapped in the gold draperies over the glass patio doors. It swoops above my head and I feel air on my face from its frantic wingspan. I yelp and run down the hallway to my parents’ bedroom, my tiny feet padding the cold linoleum. I sneak to my father’s side of the bed, and poke at his bare shoulder. My dad opens his big eyes and wants to know what’s wrong. I tell him there’s a bird trapped in the house.

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The cold air from outside invades the apartment and I shiver in need of a pee. My dad asks if I want cereal, and I say yes. He pulls a small, blue plastic bowl from the cupboard and fills it with Cornflakes, sugar, and ice cold milk.

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My dad asks me if I managed to find any Easter eggs, and I shake my head no.

I look up at the bird as I eat my cereal. He flies too fast for me to get a good look at him.

I don’t want to be afraid, but I cover my head with my hands each time he plunges past.

“Och, he’ll no hurt you, hen,” my dad says. “He’s a harmless, wee sparrow.”

The bird finally finds an opening through the gold drapes and escapes into the April sky pregnant with the promise of an icy, Easter morning rain.

“That’s him away,” my dad says.

“Where to?” I ask, relieved the bird is gone.

“He’s away back hame,” my father says, following the bird’s flight with his bright, blue eyes. My dad turns, winks at me and smiles.

We’re home already, I know.

Canada gave us the life denied us in Scotland.

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Annie Lane DEAR ANNIE

for you; or, perhaps more apt these days, you find out a new group text has been made, and you’re not included.

Though the experience is pretty much universal, I know that doesn’t make it any less lonely to go through.

But you need to stop worrying so much about Donna, Beth and Ryan. Focus instead on expanding your horizons by making new friends. The bigger your world the smaller your problems will seem. And by the way, Ryan isn’t going anywhere.

He’ll always be your big brother, a built-in best friend.

Dear Annie: I was interested to read the comments from the woman who volunteered for a crisis hotline. She said, “If you want independent children, help them to learn to solve their own problems.” I agree, but now there is an umbilical cord that reaches from Mom to her adult children all around the world. It’s called a cellphone.

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your spouse? Call Mom. Hard day at work? Call Mom. Feeling sick at 11 p.m.? Call Mom. It never ends. Problems that, for the adult children, end up being solved in a day or two must worry moms indefinitely.

I feel sorry for them. We have independent sons, but even so, our cellphone is off except when we need it. -- A Free Mom Dear Free Mom: I don’t think there’s anything wrong with a child’s talking to his or her mother after a hard day, no matter whether the child is 15 or 50. It’s only if this relationship becomes codependent that it’s regressive and unhealthy. But I do hope your letter inspires some other parents out there to turn their phones off and not feel guilty for needing space.

Additionally, I agree that routinely venting to your parents about marital problems is unwise, not just because it might make them resent your spouse but also because it prevents you from talking out those problems with the person you should be talking to: your spouse.

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

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The Cabre Oilfield team won the 2018 Oilmen’s Hockey Tournament on April 7, beating Complete Pumpjack Services 9-4. From left, back: Keith Rost, Wade Banks, Carl Lehr, Kelsey Vonk, Mitch Strang, Graham Kosinsky. Front: Reg Marquardt, Ted Pimm, Jason Hancharak, Todd Alexander, Scott Baker.

Cabre wins 15th Oilmen’s Hockey Tournament DILLON GIANCOLA sports@ahnfsj.ca

The Cabre Oilfield team won the 15th Annual Oilmen’s Hockey Tournament championship, after beating Complete Pumpjack Services 9-4 in the Petroleum Club game on April 7.

Todd Alexander, who played for Cabre, has played in the tournament for nine years, winning it all off and on, and said this year’s event was another great time.

“Every year the camaraderie between all

the teams participating is good. There’s never any problems, just good company and good people, and it’s nice to see all those guys that do the same thing as you.”

The tournament features a unique format in which all 10 teams are drafted the Wednesday before games start, and the team that comes together the fastest will have the most success.

Cabre gelled very well, going 4-1 in its five games.

“It’s a neat part of the process, you never know what type of team you’ll get. All 10 teams are close at the end of the tournament.

It’s neat to be able to go out and meet new people and kindle new relationships,” Alexander said.

Tournament organizer Lee Hartman was pleased with how this year’s event went, pointing to two things that stood out. The first was the amount of goalies that were interested.

“Normally we can’t get enough goalies, but this year we had at least 13 guys that normally play in net that were playing forward,” he said. It took longer than usual for tournament to fill up, Hartman said, but by the end there were eight people on the wait list.

The other thing different this year was brining in actors Dylan Playfair and Andrew Herr to be the special guests, instead of an NHL alum. Playfair and Herr play hockey players on the Canadian sitcom Letterkenny.

“It was a step outside my comfort zone, as the hockey alumni have been our signature as a tournament.

I didn’t know how many people would be familiar with the Letterkenny story, but those guys hit a home run and were very popular,” Hartman said.

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High school rodeo gala raises $25,000 DILLON GIANCOLA sports@ahnfsj.ca

The B.C. High School Rodeo Association (BCHSRA) – North Region is preparing to resume its 2017-18 season later this month, and held its annual gala on Saturday, April 7.

The gala is the association’s main fundraiser for the calendar year, and this year’s event raised the second most money of any single gala they’ve held.

As of Monday night, it was estimated the gala raised a net $25,000, although the final numbers were not yet known.

“It turned out really good. Lots of people showed up and had a good time, and this will provide us enough money to put on three weekend’s worth of rodeos,” said Lynn Peck, treasurer and report card director of the BCHSRA. Peck said this year’s gala raised $13,000 more than last year’s, and that the amount of money raised tends to reflect the health of the economy.

“Last year, people couldn’t spend a lot of

money, but things seem to be better this year and hopefully we’re on the up swing and can back to where we need to be in Fort St. John,” she said.

The first rodeo of the spring season is in Chetwynd on April 20 and 21. The association is back in Chetwynd the following weekend, April 27 and 28.

This year, the BCHSRA Junior Provincials will be held in Hudson’s Hope May 19 and 20, where the best competitors from Northern and Southern B.C. will fight for the right to go to nationals in the States and Canadians.

For the athletes themselves, the gala is one of their favourite parts of the year.

“The gala is a great time, even if you can’t or don’t dance, it’s just awesome.

There’s so many people that come and support us and are honestly our family,” said Kate White, breakaway rep for high school rodeo and B.C. North Ambassador.

White said she’s excited that the season is starting back up.

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Kali Clare Atkings, Kate White, and Hayley Hoskyn at the B.C. High School Rodeo Association Gala at the Pomeroy Hotel on April 7.

“It’s so hard to find time to ride in the winter, but as soon as I can I’ll be riding my horse every day.”

White is looking forward to continue to improve with her pole riding horse. She lost her last horse a week before the 2017 provincials.

Kali Clare Atkings, a junior rider from Fort St. John, can’t wait either. Her horse has been injured for a year, but has healed in

time for the first Chetwynd rodeo.

Atkings is currently third in the standings for all around, and in the top 10 for the rest of her events.

She has her eyes set on going back to nationals.

“I want to go back to nationals so bad, and last year it was so fun. My chances are really good,” Atkings said.

upport and donations continue to pour in for the victims and survivors of the horrific accident involving the Humboldt Broncos. As of Tuesday morning, the GoFundMe campaign had raised more than $7 million, and new trends, including placing your hockey sticks outside, have emerged.

The response has been overwhelming and powerful, and it’s evident that so many people across our country are deeply affected, beyond those that lived around Humboldt or personally knew someone involved.

For a lack of a better word, this tragedy is unique in that its Canadian and revolves around the sports community. We hear of school shootings and destructive hurricanes, but we don’t hear of travel accidents involving sports teams very often.

In the hockey world, the first to come to mind is the Swift Current Broncos accident of 1986. That was the last major crash involving a hockey team in Canada, and four people died. There have been others, like the plane crashes involving the KHL’s Lokomotiv Yaroslavl hockey team and Marshall University football team. But a bus accident is that much more relateable.

What hits home is this could have been any of us. Canadians by and large either play hockey, are related to someone who does, or are involved in some other way.

On a local level, the coach of the Broncos, Darcy Haugan, was from Peace River, and family members of his live in Fort St. John, not to mention the many here that knew him as a hockey coach or a friend.

Something that’s often said in times like this, is that sports are just a game and there are more important things happening outside of it.

While those people mean well, it always came across, to me, as if some people felt the need to remind sports fans that there’s more to life than sports. As if we weren’t also human, with the capacity to be rooted in reality, and able to feel love, pain, sorrow, and joy. That’s no doubt due to my own insecurities, but I think it’s a point that should be made.

We are wives, husbands, mothers, fathers, siblings, cousins and friends. We are fans, players, writers, coaches, of a game, yes, but the word game doesn’t do it justice.

Sports, especially hockey, can teach us valuable lessons in discipline, teamwork, making friends, and handling one’s emotions.

And sometimes, that thing, which is a cause for joy, inspiration, and entertainment, can be the same thing that takes it all away. All we can do is show love for one another, the same love we share for a mere game.

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Piket, Peters and Ayre win Predators MVP honours

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The LB Energy Midget Predators at the Predators’ 2018 year-end banquet on April 7 at the Northern Grand Hotel. Below: Hannah Piket shows off her Midget Team MVP award.

The B.C. Peace Predators held its 2018 year-end banquet in celebration of its second season on April 7 at the Northern Grand Hotel. Six awards were given for each of the three teams, peewee, bantam and midget.

Hannah Piket won the MVP for the midget team, Cheree Peters was the bantam team’s MVP, and Maria Ayre was the pee wee MVP. “It feels really good. I worked hard and I’m glad to receive this award,” Piket said.

Piket was happy with how the midget team played this year. The midget team was the only one that played its second season, the other two just started this season.

“We lost some of our main players from last year, but we were better as a team, and had more ice time and practices,” said Piket.

The midget team, as well as the bantams, will be full-time programs next year, and will practice and play on a weekly basis. It’s a great opportunity for the Predators to grow as an organization.

“It will be good. We’ll get to practice and connect more as a team,” Piket said about the switch to full-time.

The Predators organization also asked for donations to the Humboldt Broncos at the banquet, raising $1,771.

LB Energy Midget Predators MVP - Hannah Piket Top Defenceman - Bethany Connelly Most Sportsmanlike - Ally Dancevic Best Defensive Forward Hannah Piket and Madison Fell Top Scorer - Payton Bowen Outstanding Leadership and Dedication - Jordyn Larson

Best Defensive Forward - Bralin Willich Top Scorer - Mikayla Loewen Outstanding Leadership and Dedication - Carlee Bennett

BC Peace Bantam Predators MVP - Cheree Peters Top Defenceman - Kylee Johnson Most Sportsmanlike - Kennedy Punter

BC Peace Pee Wee Predators MVP - Maria Ayre Top Defenceman - Paige Brown Most Sportsmanlike - Azalyn Kotak Best Defensive Forward - Molly Hamilton Top Scorer - Hailey Armstrong Outstanding Leadership and Dedication - Maria Ayre

Outdoor soccer begins soon

B.C. Golden Gloves a week away

The Fort St. John Soccer Club is set to begin its 2018 outdoor season with the House League Season Opener Tournament this weekend, April 13 to 15.

The tournament is for players from U11 to U19. It remains to be seen what the field conditions will be by the weekend, but warm weather is expected all week long.

For adults, the Fort St. John Women’s

Fivestar Boxing Academy has been busy preparing to host the 2018 B.C. Golden Gloves Championships, which come to town next week.

The event will be held at the Pomeroy Hotel April 20 to 21, and will feature the top amateur boxers from Western Canada, as well as the Northwest United States.

Fivestar fighters have had a busy and

Soccer League is running a co-ed outdoor league this year from May 1 to July 30. Teams must have a minimum of 10 players, and three men and three women must be on the field at all times for each team.

For information or to register, send an email to info@fsjwsl.com or radleylbrown@outlook.com.

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impressive season training and fighting, and will be competing for the Golden Gloves as well.

National silver medal winners Nick Young and Lincoln Pomeroy are just a few of the local fighters that will step into the ring.

The fights will begin each night at 6:30 p.m., with the main cards starting at 7:00 p.m.

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World No. 1 Dustin Johnson returns to his home-state Tour stop for the first time since 2009 The RBC Heritage has been a fixture on the PGA Tour since the tournament first began in 1969. The Harbour Town course was designed by famed golf course architect Pete Dye, with assistance from Jack Nicklaus. Arnold Palmer won the inaugural event. Davis Love III has been incredible in this event, winning it an amazing five times. This week, Dustin Johnson joins defending champion Wesley Bryan (pictured below) to celebrate the 50th playing of South Carolina’s largest sporting event.

McIlroy misses chance at career Grand Slam Starting three behind eventual winner Patrick Reed as the nearest challenger, McIlroy was a crowd favorite on the first tee. When he recovered from a wild opening tee shot to bring the gap to just two shots through one, the crowd swelled. When he sent his second shot on the par-5 2nd to five feet for eagle the buzz was palpable. Even when he missed the short putt they still had a spring in their step as the lead was now only one. He never got closer. The former FedExCup champion played the final round to an uninspiring 2-over 74 to drop to a tie for fifth. He was six shots off the pace. Only four of the 53 players shot worse on Sunday. He refused to say it was the pressure of claiming the career slam though. “Of course, it’s frustrating,” the 28-year-old said. “It wasn’t as if nerves got to me. I just didn’t quite have it.”

Patrick Reed channeled his emotions, held his nerve and called upon his considerable golf skills to withstand a host of the game’s best players in the final round of the 82nd Masters.

“To win your first major is never going to be easy,” said Reed. He held off challenges from Rickie Fowler, Ryder Cup rival Rory McIlroy and Ryder Cup partner Jordan Spieth to win his first major title in 17 attempts. Reed shot a final-round 1-under-par 71 to finish one shot ahead of Fowler for the victory.

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One of the easiest ways for the recreational golfer to lose distance on his shots is the old “scoop” that most of us are familiar with. Scooping occurs when we cock the wrist on the downswing instead of keeping it straight through impact. So, whenever your wrists are cocked when you hit the ball, the hands are behind the ball at impact and this adds loft to your club. Also, the biggest problem in getting to the most powerful hitting position is that we never shift our weight properly during the swing. If you keep all of your weight on the left side of the body, you have to hit early on the downswing and the scooping effect takes place. Make sure that on the backswing, the shift of weight moves from the left to right side in order to get your hands through the ball properly at impact.

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Course Stats Yards: 7,099 Par: 71 Course record: 61 Tournament record: -20 Defending champion: Wesley Bryan

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1) Justin Thomas 1,769 pts. / 5 top tens

2) Patton Kizzire 1,329 pts. / 4 top tens

3) Bubba Watson 1,281 pts. / 4 top tens

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Player Points 4) Phil Mickelson 1,248 5) Patrick Reed 1,161 6) Jon Rahm 1,139 7) Dustin Johnson 1,129 8) Justin Rose 1,014 9) Tony Finau 1,006 10) Paul Casey 947

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Umpire clinic a step in the right NPSS sports update direction for minor baseball With the start of the North Peace Minor Baseball (NPMB) season just a month away, the organization held its first-ever umpire clinic last Saturday, April 7. Two representatives of Alberta Baseball, with extensive umpiring experience including the World Baseball Classic, came to Fort St. John to teach the 15 participants the ins and outs of being an umpire.

“The clinic was awesome, I think it helped a lot of people. Having actual umpires will really up our games,” said Forrest Liddicoat, NPMB president.

Liddicoat said he was hoping for at least 10 people to attend to make the clinic worthwhile, and he was pleased his expectations were exceeded.

It’s been a tough go for NPMB, and registration numbers are down so far this year compared to last season.

Still, the organization is committed to and determined to grow a sustainable baseball culture, which includes having good, competent umpires

and fielding competitive teams with Alberta Baseball.

“Our umpires are a good group of people that care and that I can trust,” Liddicoat said.

With the current weather and field conditions, the house league season won’t start until at least the first week of May, Liddicoat said. NPMB is still planning to have a competitive team in the A division, which begins in July.

“We just want to show Alberta Baseball where we’re at and who we are, and that we’re committed to growing. They have been very encouraging and supporting of us here in Fort St. John,” said Liddicoat.

There will be some indoor time made available later this month for players and teams to begin practicing and scrimmaging.

Registration is open for another two weeks. To register or for more information, go to northpeaceminorbaseball.com.

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The NPSS girl’s soccer team went 2-2 at the UBC Women’s Soccer Tournament in Vancouver last weekend.

The NPSS girl’s soccer team had a good start to the season, going 2-2 at the UBC Women’s Soccer Tournament in Vancouver last weekend. It was their first games of the season.

The team lost the first two contests, but rebounded in the second half of the weekend, winning 1-0 and 6-2.

The NPSS boy’s rugby team kicks

their season off this weekend at the St. Joes Celtic Rugby Sevens tournament in Grande Prairie.

While the snow on the track isn’t yet melted, the track and field team held its first meeting of the year this week, in preparation for the upcoming track season.

Killbillies season is starting up

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Cabre Oilfield goalie Jason Hancharak with the Oilmen’s Hockey Tournament trophy.

The Fort St. John Killbillies are preparing for their first competitive matches of the season, to be announced.

To start, the team is holding Fresh Meat Tuesdays at Bert Bowes Middle School from now until the end of April every Tuesday evening from 8 to 9 p.m.

Fresh Meat functions as both a practice and a chance for those new to the sport to try it out and see what roller derby is all about.

On April 18, the Killbillies are hosting a Burger N’ Beer Fundraiser at Casey’s Pub from 7 to 10 p.m. to raise money to help the team attend the 2018 Flat Track Fever Tournament in Calgary.

For information about Fresh Meat Tuesday and the Burger N’ Beer event, message the Energetic City Roller Derby Association Facebook page.

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

Location: Bristol, Tenn.

Date: Sunday, April 15, 2:00 p.m.

Last Year’s Pole: Kyle Larson Last Year’s Winner: Jimmie Johnson

Bristol Motor Speedway

Distance: 0.53 miles Shape: Oval Turns / Straights: 36 / 16 degrees

In the fall of 1969, Bristol Motor Speedway was reshaped and remeasured. The turns were banked at 36 degrees and it became a 0.533-mile oval, or the “World’s Fastest Half Mile”. Improvements continued, bringing its current seating capacity to 160,000. The concrete racing surface is 40 feet wide with straightaways 650 feet long. “Racin’ the way it ought’a be” is the slogan that this raceway uses and because it is the shortest track with the highest banking, it makes for exciting racing. Current points leader and last week’s winner, Kyle Busch, finished 35th in last year’s race. The race will be aired on FOX at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 15th.

Last Weekend’s Race: Kyle Busch won at Texas Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick dueled down the stretch Sunday, with Busch edging Harvick for his first victory of the season. Harvick, gunning for his fourth victory of 2018, finished threetenths of a second behind. Busch, who won the second stage, led for 116 laps, while Harvick, who dominated the first stage, led 87. It was Busch’s third win at Texas and it marked the 14th consecutive year that he has recorded at least one victory in the Cup Series. Jamie McMurray finished third, Erik Jones fourth and Ryan Blaney fifth.

Kyle Busch Born: May 2, 1985 Crew Chief: Adam Stevens Car: Toyota

Year 2018 2017

Wins 1 5

Top 10s 6 22

Avg. Finish 6.0 11.5

2018 Standings Cup Series Top Ten Drivers 1) Kyle Busch 2) Joey Logano 3) Ryan Blaney 4) Kevin Harvick 5) Martin Truex, Jr. 6) Clint Bowyer 7) Brad Keselowski 8) Kurt Busch 9) Denny Hamlin 10) Kyle Larson

Points 316 278 265 257 250 249 237 224 222 202

Xfinity Series Top Ten Top 10s 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 3 4 3

Drivers 1) Elliott Sadler 2) Tyler Reddick 3) Christopher Bell 4) Daniel Hemric 5) Justin Allgaier 6) Cole Custer 7) Ryan Truex 8) Spencer Gallagher 9) Matt Tifft 10) Brandon Jones

Points 228 217 208 203 196 181 179 174 165 162

Top 10s 6 4 4 4 4 4 2 3 3 2

Martin Truex Jr.’s top-5 streak ends in hard crash Truex was running second in Sunday’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 when his right front tire blew and sent the No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Toyota rocketing into the outside wall in Turn 4. The violent wreck on Lap 80, just five laps short of the end of the first stage, knocked Truex out of the race in 37th place. Truex had experienced no tire issues before the sudden flat. “Just blew a right-front tire out of nowhere,” Truex said. “Not sure what happened there - if we ran something over or what.” Truex’s streak of top fives at intermediate tracks dated back to the first Kansas race of 2017. Six of his top fives were victories, and over those 10 races, he posted an average finish of 2.0.

Erik Jones claims first top-5 finish of the 2018 season Jones led twice for a total of 64 laps in Sunday’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Texas Motor Speedway and posted his best finish since joining Joe Gibbs racing at the start of the season. “We’ve been kind of inching there each week, getting closer and closer,” Jones said.

Martinsville (where he finished 17th two weeks ago) is kind of its own animal, but each week at the 1.5-mile and 2-miles, we’ve been getting better.” In 2015, as a 19-year-old, he claimed his first NASCAR Xfinity Series victory at Texas Motor Speedway and went on to win twice more there in the series.

Racing Trivia Kyle Busch won eight races in 2008. What place did he finish the standings? a) 1st b) 2nd

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Complete Pumpjack Services (dark blue) lost to Cabre Oilfield 9-4 at the Oilmen’s Hockey Tournament Petroleum Game on April 7.

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Actors Dylan Playfair and Andrew Herr at the Oilmen’s Hockey Tournament banquet on April 5.

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Playfair was born in Fort St. James, and his mother is from Dawson Creek, so he was very familiar with Fort St. John and the Peace Region.

“This is the crowd that makes Letterkenny possible. There’s the junior and senior team all in the same rink, and it’s cool to see that the culture in Fort St. John is so similar to the culture of Letterkenny,” Playfair said.

The two actors, who have played Junior B hockey, played in the first two days of the tournament, and fit right in.

“It was cool to see that all these guys are hockey people just like where I’m from in Ontario. They just want to share stories, drink a beer, and have

fun,” said Herr.

The mood at the tournament took a little damper Friday evening and Saturday as news of the Humboldt Broncos tragedy trickled in. Many of the players could relate to riding a bus to play a hockey game, and moments of silence were held before many of the games that followed.

“Almost every guy at the tournament this year has rode a bus, and it’s just not thought of as something that would happen. We can rest on the fact that it’s not an every year occurrence, but it’s just so sad when it does happen,” Hartman said.

The next Oilmen’s event is the golf tournament, which runs June 7 to 9 at Lakepoint Golf Course.

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Greg Wilson presented Clark Bedell and Ben Jackson with the saddles for winning the #8 competition at the Smokey River Team Roping - Winter Series Final at Wilson’s Arena near Fort St. John on April 8. That’s back to back saddles won by Jackson, who won the same competition at the Mile Zero Roping Club’s Final with Derek Hadland two weeks ago. The two also finished third in the Open Roping Final.

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What a crazy time! Today I will write about The district communications that were on April 6th on Friday at the Northern Lights College, and what the club has been doing.

As I explained in my last article, there are four types of communications; speeches, educational displays, demonstrations, and speak and shows. The competitors in the college were the top three of their clubs categories, senior and junior members were allowed to compete. The next level after that is regional communications, and this is only for the top two of each category, junior and senior.

This year’s winners were; - Senior demonstrations, Stephanie and Rheana Gilbert in second, and Savannah and Mckayla Lowen in first.

- Junior demonstrations were Lacey and Kaylee Weibe in second and Amy Ballard and Kennedy Green in first.

- Senior speak and shows were Daniela Buerge in second place and Kendra Gilbert in first.

- Junior speak and shows were Aurora Lea in second and Teana Neudorf in first.

- Senior speeches were Tory Snider in second and Sierra Evans in first place.

- Junior speeches were Blake Collins in second and Gracie Trask in first.

- Senior educational display boards were Mackenna Masse in second and Lorna Lowen in first.

- Junior educational display boards were Kamryn Mailman in second and Maryn Hewitt in first.

On Sunday the 8th of April the club had its beef weigh in the club’s steers are progressing nicely.

The sheep club also went to the North Peace Veterinary Clinic and got their vaccines. The sheep also are moving along as scheduled.

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Golden Mantle 2, acrylic on birch board, by Miep Burgerjon.

Finding peace through different points of view matt preprost editor@ahnfsj.ca

Farmland vistas, pipeline construction, a blooming poppy, a tree falling over a lake — when it comes to an artist’s points of view, it’s all about style, personality, and technique.

The Flying Colour Artists Association opened its fifth annual Points of View group exhibit Friday, April 6, now showing at Peace Gallery North.

More than a dozen artists have put their unique takes on a series of photographs from around the Peace Region, translating them into acrylic and oil works on canvas and wood, encaustic hot wax paintings, textile works, cyanotypes, linocuts and more.

“We seem to have (the Peace) burnt into our hearts and souls,” said artist Miep Burgerjon.

This year, artists started with 30 photographs to draw their inspiration from, narrowing the list down to seven, and creating more than 40 pieces that range from the geometric and spunky, to the surreal and serene.

The exhibit in rich in earthy textures — from water to land to sky — not surprising given the colours and textures natural to the region, Burgerjon said.

“We gravitate toward the pristine despite the industry,”Burgerjon said, nodding to oil and gas development, and Site C dam construction.

“When we work together in the studio, these are hot topics. Even when we use it in our work,

Before Night Falls, encaustic, by Irene Gut.

we make it look elegant.

“I’m always astounded by what comes out of everybody’s souls and paint brushes and onto the canvas,” she said.

Points of View 5 is on display at Peace Gallery North until April 28.

Brekkaas named new art gallery co-ordinator

working at the city’s Two Rivers art gallery.

She said her biggest lesson was learning the history of how the Peace Gallery North came to be in Fort St. John through the late 1980s and early 1990s — and how exhibits were displayed at Totem Mall before a gallery was built in the North Peace Cultural Centre.

The biggest accomplishment during the short time back home, Ruddell said, was helping the gallery and Peace Arts Gallery Society standardize its policies and procedures. The society is looking at new ways of engaging the community, from establishing membership to opening up more oppor-

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There’s another artist taking over the helm of Peace Gallery North.

Natalie Brekkaas took on the role of gallery co-ordinator April 10. Catherine Ruddell, who took on the role at the start of 2018, is moving to southeast B.C. with her partner for opportunities with his work.

“The artists involved with the gallery are a wonderful group, a wonderful community to step back into,” Ruddell said. “To assume a role at the gallery and be trusted was wonderful.”

Brekkaas, a ceramic artist, has been working part-time as the gallery’s assistant since last summer, and said she’s excited by the new opportunity.

“This has been one of the most satisfying jobs I’ve had as an adult,” Brekkaas said. “I’m definitely an artist, and this feeds me in a different way.”

Before moving back home from Prince George at the end of 2017, Ruddell had been focusing on her art practice while

tunities for emerging artists to become involved in the gallery and hone their skills, she said.

“Having come from Prince George, seeing how other galleries do it helps put Peace Gallery North on even footing with other small galleries,” Ruddell said.

Brekkaas plans to pick up on that work to help build the gallery’s diversity — from its artist base to the types of mediums and works it puts up for display and sale.

“We have a really strong but somewhat aging artist population in the gallery,” Brekkaas said.

“We need to start engaging young people, different types of artwork, and bring diversity to what has already been happening over the last few years.”

Patrons continue to remark the gallery remains a hidden jewel, Brekkaas said, with many locals still unaware the city is home to an art gallery.

“It’s one of the best art galleries in the north,” Brekkaas said.

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Opening Prayer by Elder Gerry Attachie with the Doig River Drummers.

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Thursday at 9:30 amNew Beginnings Baptist Church in DC, 10221-18th St.-TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly). Phone: Gail at 250-782-7208 for more info.

Burger King Fort St John is hiring Crew (Starting $12), Supervisors (Starting at $15), Assistant Manager (Starting at $17) and Managers (Starting $18.75).

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2018 DAWSON CITY International Gold Show. The northernmost placer mining and consumer trade show.

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Acquired Brain Injury Support Group: ABI Support group meets every 2nd & 4th Thursday of month at 6:00pm at the Northern Brain Injury Association office: #11-1405 102 Ave Dawson Creek. Please call 250-719-4673 for more information. http://nbia.ca/ Mile “O” Quilter’s Guild meets every Tuesday & Thursday in Dawson Creek at KPAC in Studio #10 at 7pm SATURDAYS: LEARN YOUR ROOTS - Genealogy information NAR PARK ROOTS BUILDING 10:00am peacecountryroots.ca

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

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SATURDAY APRIL 21 2018 - COUNTRY MUSIC DANCE-Music by “Country Horizon” at the Senior Citizens Hall, 1101 McKellar Ave, Dawson Creek.

Dance from 8:30- 12:30 Admission includes lunch. For more information phone Linda at 250-843-7418 or Joanne 250-782-0158 Save the Dates July 13, 5:00 pm to July 15, 2018 at 3:30 pm for the Annual Mile Zero Cruisers Summer Cruise weekend starts with Registration held at the Dawson Co-op. Bring down your pride and joy and register for the Summer Cruise Car Show weekend. All registrants will receive access to all weekend events as well as a chance to win prizes.

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SUNDAYS: FAMILY TREE HELP - Peace Country Roots Group Meeting - Fourth Sunday of each Month at the CALVIN KRUK CENTRE in Dawson Creek 1:30pm

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

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Take notice that Cornelius Wiebe from Prespatou, BC, has applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Northeast Region, for an Agriculture Land Sale situated on Provincial Crown land located at Prespatou, BC, Peace River District.

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The Ladies Gidha perform a traditional Indian folk dance at International Talent For Charity on April 7. Known as Gidha, the dance is a way to express inner feelings, especially for women living in closed family structures.

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Alaska Highway News

B8 THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2018

Alaska Highway News Reader Survey 2018 This survey is part of an effort to build a stronger relationship with our communities, learn more about their reading habits, and build a better news organization heading into our 75th year of publishing in Fort St. John and the North Peace.

SECTION 1

Tell us a little bit about yourself…

Where do you live? o o o o o o o

Fort St. John Taylor Charlie Lake Hudson’s Hope Northern Rockies Regional Municipality First Nation, please specify: Rural area, please specify:

What is your age? o o o o o o

Under 18 18 to 25 25 to 39 40 to 55 56 to 55 65 and older

What is your gender? o o o

Female Male Transgender

What is your income? o o o o o

Under $25,000 $25,000 to $50,000 $50,000 to $75,000 $75,000 to $100,000 $100,000 and over

SECTION 2

Tell us about your news reading and viewing habits…

How much time do you spend reading and watching the news on any given day? o o o o

Less than 30 minutes 30 minutes to an hour One to two hours More than two hours

What sources do you use to find out information about your community? Check all that apply. o o o o o o o o o

Alaska Highway News CBC Daybreak North CJDC TV News Energeticcity.ca Shaw TV News Facebook Other websites (Town Wall, FSJ Now, government websites, etc.)

Radio Smartphone app

What is your go-to source for local breaking news? o o o o o o o

Alaska Highway News CBC Daybreak North CJDC TV News Energeticcity.ca Shaw TV News Radio Other

What is your go-to source for local in-depth news, opinion, and analysis? o o o o o o o

Alaska Highway News CBC Daybreak North CJDC TV News Energeticcity.ca Shaw TV News Radio Other

What is your go-to source for community news features? o o o o o o o

Alaska Highway News CBC Daybreak North CJDC TV News Energeticcity.ca Shaw TV News Radio Other

What sources do you use to find out information about BC and Canada? o o o o o o o o

Vancouver Sun The Province CBC News Globe and Mail National and/or Financial Post Global News CTV News Other

Do you subscribe to any print newspaper or magazine? If yes, which publications?

Do you subscribe to any digital news publications? If yes, which publications?

SECTION 3

Lifestyles 1 2

How do you access the Alaska Highway News?

Local charity fundraising 1 2 3 4

5

Local sports 1 2

4

5

Opinion/editorial/letters 1 2 3 4

5

Travel and tourism 1 2 3

5

When it comes to reading the Alaska Highway News… o o o

Weekly print edition alaskahighwaynews.ca website via social media (Facebook, Twitter, etc.)

Tell us briefly why you read the Alaska Highway News. How does it fit into your local news reading habits compared to local online and TV news?

The Alaska Highway News is a trusted source for local news and information. o o

Yes No

The Alaska Highway News is an essential and vital part of the community. o Yes o No How many of the last four print editions of the Alaska Highway News have you read? o o o o o

1 2 3 4 None

How much time do you spend reading our weekly print edition? o o o o

15 minutes or less 15 to 30 minutes 30 minutes to an hour More than an hour

How much time do you spend reading our website daily? o o o o

Do you regularly submit in your club/ organization news? o o

Yes No

4

5

What features do you read regularly in the newspaper?

15 minutes or less 15 to 30 minutes 30 minutes to an hour More than an hour

Yes No

3

4

What columnists do you read?

Check all that apply. o Bob Snyder (Chews the News, humour) o Judy Kucharuk (Desk of the Green-eyed Girl, life) o Jeff Richert (Community Views, politics and current affairs) o Matt Preprost (Editorially Speaking, local affairs) o Tom Summer (Court Docket, crime) o Angela Mary Griffin (Peace Reflections, faith) o Dillon Giancola (The Dill Zone, local sports) o Edwina Nearhood (Life at Ground Zero, real estate) o Stephenie Sutherland (Health Hacks, life and wellness) o Don Pettit (Watt’s Happening, energy) o Rick Koechl and Mike Kroecher (Two Old Guys With Issues, energy and current affairs) o Bob Zimmer (MP Report, federal politics) o Richard Neufeld (Senator’s Report, federal politics) o Various veterinarians (North Peace Creature Feature, pet wellness)

Are you a member of a local community club/ organization? o o

3

o o o o o o o o o o o

Weather outlook Gas watch Special Delivery baby notices Coffee corner puzzles Horoscopes/Dear Annie Pro Golf Weekly Update Pro Racing This Week 4-H Community Club Update Classifieds & Obituaries Movie Listings House of the week

What issues in the community do you think are not getting enough coverage by local media?

SECTION 4

Diving into our newspaper….

When you read the Alaska Highway News, what section do you read first? o o o o o

Local News Opinion/Op-Ed Business Sports Arts & Culture

What local news topics interest you the most?

Please rank them from 1 (least interested) to 5 (most interested). Circle Number Arts and culture 1 2 3

4

5

Business and economy 1 2 3 4

5

City hall news 1 2 3

4

5

Courts and crime 1 2 3

4

5

Community events 1 2 3

4

5

3

4

What Alaska Highway News products do you read? Check all that apply. o o o o o o o o

5

Federal and provincial politics 1 2 3 4 5 Health 1 2

3

4

5

History 1 2

3

4

5

Thank you for your input!

We’re offering weekly incentives to readers who fill out the survey.

Please provide your name and phone/email address to be included in our draw.

Drop off completed surveys to our office at 9916 98TH AVE, FOrT ST. JOHN, BC

People’s Choice Awards High School Graduation Book Holiday Song Book CKNL Fort St. John Trade Show Century 21/Remax Real Estate Guides Pipeline News North Northern Horizon Angler’s Atlas

Which of the following Alaska Highway News events have you attended? o o o

Human interest/community news features 1 2 3 4 5 Investigative reporting 1 2 3 4

What types of columnists would you like to see added?

If you could add a feature to the Alaska Highway News, what would it be?

Education and school board 1 2 3 4 5 Environment 1 2

What type of reporting do you want the Alaska Highway News to focus on?

What type of events would you like to see the Alaska Highway News organize and host for the community? o o o o

5

NAME: PHONE : EMAIL:

Federal election forum 2015 Amnesty International Missing/Murdered Indigenous Women forum 2016 Provincial election forum 2016

Election forums Current affairs panels Arts and culture events Sports events