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Police are investigating a pair of suspicious fires in Charlie Lake during the Easter long weekend, and searching for the homeowner whose whereabouts remain unknown. Police were called out to a residential fire on Hannaford Road just off Highway 29 on the hills above Bear Flat around 3:16 a.m. on March 30. facebook Photo Three hours later, at 6:29 John Banky. a.m., police responded to a report that the homeowner’s mains missing. pickup truck was on fire on the The North District Major Golf Course Road near the lake. Crimes Unit, along with Fort Police say the homeowner, St. John RCMP, forensic spe55-year-old John Banky, re- cialists, North District Regional

2018 roadworks contract awarded City councillors have awarded a $4.2-million contract to DGS Astro Paving for 2018 capital roadworks. Roads set to be rebuilt this year include: • 86th Street Frontage Road Phase 1 — between 93 Avenue and 96 Avenue. The gravel road will be a full reconstruct with storm sewer, LED streetlights, curb and gutter, asphalt, and water valve upgrades. • 113th Avenue between 102 Street and 103 Street — Work includes the replacement of the A/C water main, full base construction, installing proper storm sewer, adding sidewalk, and LED street lighting. • 103rd Avenue between 102

Street and 104 Street — Work includes full base construction, installing proper storm sewer, adding sidewalk, LED street lighting, replacement of sanitary sewer, and upgrades to water services. • 111th Avenue between 106 Street and 108 Street — Work includes full base construction, installing proper storm sewer, adding sidewalk, LED street lighting and the installation of water main. • Lane south of 100th Street between 100 Street and 102 Street — This project is part of downtown revitalization.

Gunpoint robbery Fort St. John RCMP are asking the public for help after a pizza delivery driver was robbed March 23. Police say the driver

GIS, and police dog services are continuing to investigate. Banky is described as fivefeet-nine-inches, with red hair and hazel eyes. He weighs around 190 pounds. Banky’s dog, Max, was found in Fort St. John Monday morning, according to postings made by friends on social media. Police are looking to speak with anyone 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. Contact Fort St. John RCMP at 250-787-8100 with information. Police say no further details are being released to protect the integrity of their investigation. was robbed around 8:18 p.m. while delivering a pizza in the 8900 block of 102 Avenue. The driver was walking between housing units when a man wearing a black and white skull masked approached and pointed a handgun at the driver, stealing both the food and money. The suspect is believed to be in his late teens to early 20s. They man is described at five-feet-six-inches with a slim build. He was wearing a dark coloured hoodie and dark pants. Police believe a second male suspect was involved, who was observed fleeing the scene. A dark coloured sedan was also seen leaving the area at a high rate of speed, police say. Call 250-787-8100 or 1-800222-8477 with tips.

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Peace River North MLA Dan Davies is returning home to Fort St. John Wednesday after being injured in a workplace accident last week — but just how soon he’ll return to the house in Victoria remains to be seen. Davies says he’s beating the expectations of doctors after he was struck in the back by a jib at Inland Concrete March 27, and medevaced for surgery and care at Vancouver General Hospital. Davies says the jib pushed him into a cement form he was helping to set up at the company’s yard in the south end of the city, and caused spinal injuries in his lower back and damage to his organs. A week later, Davies says he’s mobile and walking, and that blood work continues to show improvements in his organ functions — the two biggest pieces to his recovery as he looks forward to healing at home with family. “Things are improving every day. I’ve been smashing down all the goalposts they’ve laid out,” Davies said by phone Tuesday morning. “I’m up on my feet most of the day now, strengthening, which is a huge piece of the whole healing process.” Doctors finalized their discharge plans, releasing him Wednesday. The outlook is much improved from the month-long hospital stay they first anticipated, Davies said. “The doctor said a lesser man wouldn’t have done well,” Davies said with a laugh, nodding to the build and frame of his body, and that the severity of his injuries could have been much worse. See DAVIES on A5

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Vancouver airport, the security guy smiles when he frisks you. This is both nice and weirdly threatening at the same time. CONSUMER CON: A new study shows Canadian consumer confidence is high. OK, here me out here: “High Consumer Confidence” — that’s when you’re highly confident you can consume more stuff, right? IT WAS A HOOT: At a wedding in Cheshire, England, last week, a trained owl was the ring-bearer. Mayhem and screaming broke out when the owl attacked the best man. I’ll bet everybody was very thankful they didn’t use a squirrel ring-bearer.

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Farmers Advisory Office looks for contract extension with PRRD austin cozicar Dawson Creek Mirror

The Farmers Advisory Office has requested a two year short term contract extension with the Peace River Regional District. The FAO offers advice and assistance to landowners on surface lease negotiations and rights of way with the oil and gas industry. The current contract expires July 31, 2018, and they have been operating on one-year contracts since 2013. There was some concern the FAO “crosses the line from advice to representation,” according to Tumbler Ridge Mayor Don McPherson, who says he has heard complaints. “We would like to widen our scope, but not to legal representation — we are not qualified,” says Anne Clayton, one of the delegates for the FAO. “We don’t believe you can serve the public if you only hand out pamphlets. We want to give good service, and if it garners criticism, so be it.” The FAO had also proposed the PRRD solely fund the FAO, rather than jointly with the provincial government, “for greater flexibility in serving landowners.” They expressed interest in expanding their services beyond just the oil and gas industries, noting the effects of land use by BC Hydro and wind power.

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This proposal seemed to be in opposition to a recommendation presented from the February 15, 2018 Electoral District Meeting to entirely fund the office beyond 2019. The recommendation did not pass, as PRRD directors felt more discussion was needed, particularly with the provincial government. “I haven’t heard the perspective of the province,” says Taylor Mayor Rob Fraser. “I think there’s some work to be done by us and the province before we make a decision.” “[The FAO] are telling us they want to move into other areas and ministries, but we have nothing from the province that says that would be even considered,” says PRRD Chair Brad Sperling. It was agreed for the Regional District to meet with the ministries involved in funding to gain a better understanding. “We have put enough money set aside to keep the office going one more year,” says Electoral Area B Director Karen Goodings. “I think we have got basically a year to get our act together, as to what we see as the way to go. We are hoping the province funds half of it, but it is in our budget, providing it gets passed. “At this point, we are not at the decision making point in the conversation.”

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The Rotary Club of Fort St. John donated $10,000 to the Fort St. John and District Palliative Care Society at its meeting March 29, 2018. Above, Michelle Roberts, left, accepts the donation from the Rotary Club’s Marva Kosick on behalf of FSJ Palliative Care.

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Northern Health to see 70 per cent increase in MRI exams The Ministry of Health says the Northern Health region will see a 70 per cent increase in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exams over the next year. The announcement by Health Minister Adrian Dix was part of the B.C. government’s efforts to cut wait times for MRI exams across the province. Overall the province will see an increase of 37,000 MRI exams by March 2019 compared to the previous year, according to a news release. The announcement, part of the NDP government’s surgical and diagnostic strategy, aims to increase the number of MRI exams from 188,000 conducted in the 2017-18 fiscal year to 225,000 in 2018-19. The increase in equipment and operating hours will cost $11 million. Northern Health performed an estimated 7,632 MRI exams in 2017-18. The new funding will boost this number to 13,000 across the region by 2018-19, the highest proportional increase of any health authority. “Wait times are simply too long in B.C., in part due to volumes that are 35% to 40% less than other provinces,” Dix said in a statement. “Increasing MRI exams by 37,000 exams in B.C. this year, with further increases planned for 2019-20, will reduce the uncertainty and pain caused by long waits. Our plan is to maximize resources and employ best practices in

the public system to reduce wait times and improve care.” Wait times in the north are some of the highest in the province. Half the population waits longer than 56 days for an MRI exam, the second longest wait time after Fraser Health. But 10 per cent of patients wait longer than 319 days, by far the longest wait time in B.C. Overall in B.C., 50% of patients wait more than 41 days, while 10% of patients wait more than 199 days. At the end of 2016-17, B.C.’s per capita rate for MRI exams was 37 per 1,000 population, far below the national average of 55.5, according to the ministry. The additional funding will not increase the number of MRI machines in the north, but will be focused on increasing staffing levels and expanding operating times for existing machines in the region, according to a ministry spokesperson. Details of how many additional staff will be hired in the region have not been released. The Ministry of Health’s surgical strategy set its sights on reducing wait times. So far, the ministry has announced five hip and knee replacement programs to be implemented throughout the province. No specific information has been released about the northern component of these programs. — Prince George Citizen

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MNP, Shell partner with WRS to offer free tax filings for low-income earners The Fort St John Women’s Resource Society is very pleased to partner for the second year running with the staff of MNP and Shell to provide a free income tax filing day on Saturday, April 7. The program is a partnership between MNP and Shell as a way to provide support to residents of Fort St John. The free online income tax program is available to residents who earn $32,000 per annum and below, are not self employed, or filing business or investment returns. Clients are asked to bring

their photo I.D. and their T4 or T5007 with them on the day. Only 2017 filings will be done on the day and it will be hosted by the Fort St. John Women’s Resource Society at 10051 – 100th Avenue in Fort St. John. Income tax filing is an important requirement for all Canadian residents even if they have now retired or are living with a disability, or are students studying in our local area. We will start the day at 10 a.m. with a visit from the Maritime Bhangra Group,

who will be entertaining the crowds and busking for charity. We are very pleased to have the addition of this group to the day. The tax appointments have been set 15 minutes apart for clients and we will finish the day with the last client at 2:45 p.m. For further information, please contact Julie Ziebart at MNP at 250-785-8166 or Jennifer Prochera at Shell at 778-256-2367. — Phallon Stoutenburg

Fort St. John and Dawson Creek will see four new fulltime paramedic positions and one new ambulance each as BC Emergency Health Services beefs up its personnel in the Peace Region. Both cities are staffed by a mix of full-time and on-call paramedics, and are both listed as top priorities in an ongoing review of BC Emergency Health Services Action Plan. The extra resources will provide a more stable staffing model for the region, the agency said in an announcement Monday. Fort St. John currently has eight full-time and 17 on-call paramedics. Dawson Creek currently has four full-time and 29 on-call paramedics. The two extra ambulances will support scheduled hospital transfers and ensure

there are enough resources to respond to medical emergencies, according to BCEHS. The extra resources will also ensure there’s an available ambulance in Chetwynd, Tumbler Ridge, and Hudson’s Hope. Job postings for the new positions will go up April 3 and the changes will come into effect between late May and early July, an agency spokesperson said. The timing will follow provisions laid out in the collective agreement between BCEHS and the union group representing paramedics, CUPE 873, the spokesperson said. BCEHS recently added paramedics and ambulances in Vancouver and Nanaimo, with more expected to be added to other communities also being reviewed under its action plan.

Northeast school districts see $4.3 million for buses, repairs School districts in Northeast B.C. will split $4.3 million in provincial funding for new buses and school repairs, the province announced March 27. The lion’s share will go to School District 59 in the South Peace, which is receiving $2,486,737. The district is receiving $2,359,175 for mechanical upgrades at École Frank Ross Elementary, and Dawson Creek Secondary’s Central Campus. It will receive another $127,562 to replace one of its buses. The province is giving School District 60 $1.21 million for roofing upgrades at Bert Bowes, Robert Ogilvie, and Charlie Lake schools. It will also receive $398,417 for three replacement buses.

The Fort Nelson School District will receive $304,000 for boiler and washroom upgrades and Fort Nelson Secondary. The repairs and new buses are part of a $198-million maintenance funding package announced by the province. “Students deserve to learn in schools that are well maintained and operating the way they should. That’s why we’ve boosted funding to these programs by more than $20 million over last year,” Education Minister Rob Fleming said in a news release. “We are supporting B.C. schools with this funding, so students, teachers and school district staff can focus their energy to where it matters most in the classroom.”

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Tampon donation drive supports local women in need Amy von Stackelberg Alaska Highway News

A mountain of tampons and pads is the result of March’s Tampon Tuesday campaign in Fort St. John. The United Way of Northern BC’s donation drive brought in more than 250 packages of feminine hygiene products for local organizations to provide to women and girls in need. “Menstrual products aren’t exactly cheap, most women are able to stretch their budgets enough to afford them, but it’s a different story for women living in poverty,” said Niki Hedges, community development officer with the United Way of Northern BC. “For many low-income and homeless women, having a period can mean another financial burden.” Hedges applauded the show of support from the community for Tampon Tuesday, which had participation from BC Government and Service Employees’ Union, Shoppers Drug Mart, and Enbridge at Charlie Lake during the two-week drive. Fort St. John Public Library forgave fines in exchange for donations and Whole Wheat and Honey cafe provided free coffee. Hedges also noted the difference one person can make: Suzanne Langdon, a committee member with the BCGEU heard about the campaign and approached her about bringing it to Fort St. John. Tampon Tuesday began in 2009 in London, Ontario, in response to the need for these items

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in food banks. More than 20 labour/United Way partnerships hosted simultaneous events across Canada this year. This is the first time Fort St. John has participated. The Fort St. John Women’s Resource Society will receive some of the donations for their clients.

“Until 2015, Canadian women paid GST on feminine hygiene products, as it was seen as a luxury item,” said Phallon Stoutenburg, the society’s outreach and housing co-ordinator. “Regardless of the GST being removed from these products, feminine hygiene products are expensive, regardless of a woman’s financial position.” Long-term solutions are needed beyond donation drives, Stoutenberg said. “Another avenue to explore would be to place pressure on the companies that produce and supply feminine hygiene products to help support organizations that help low-income individuals,” she said, adding that, “campaigns for donations are amazing in terms of community support.” Hedges noted one of the campaign’s goal was “to raise awareness of the importance for women and girls in our community to have access to hygiene products and food for people in our community who can’t afford them.” Workers who received donations from the public at Shoppers and the library commented on the diverse reactions within the community: from disgust and curiosity to enthusiastic support. A Facebook post on the campaign page drew comments about a father who helped his pre-teen son buy tampons and pads at Safeway, then donate them to the library as payment for fines. “Very proud of the dad for making his son a better man,” one commenter said. Several of those involved in the campaign are enthusiastic to do it again next March.

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Davies, a first-time BC Liberal MLA, was elected to represent Peace River North in May 2017. Prior to that, he had a 20-year history of working with Inland, and also worked as an elementary school teacher and city councillor in Fort St. John. The legislature was in the middle of a three-week spring break when the accident happened, and Davies said he was on a scheduled day off from constituency work when he agreed to pick up a shift for the company. He’s still unsure of what exactly led to the accident. WorkSafe BC continues to investigate, officials say. Officials with Lehigh Hanson could

not be immediately reached, although last week the company told CBC News it had also launched an investigation. “It was just a freak accident,” Davies said. “Sometimes when you’re working on equipment, there’s not a lot of give, not a lot of margin for error. I’m not fully sure what happened in that regard yet.” Since being elected, Davies says he has picked up a couple of shifts for Inland when the company has found itself short-staffed. Davies said he also picked up a substitute teaching shift for the school district in December. Though few and far between,

picking up those shifts allows for a hands-on approach to the work of being an MLA, he said. “It gives me an opportunity to get out and connect with constituents on a very different level. In this case, you keep your finger on the pulse of construction, what’s going on out there,” Davies said. “It’s a far cry from pulling away from my job as an MLA. It’s enhancing my job as an MLA,” he added. “It’s unfortunate that this accident has happened. It is an accident. It would be no different if I went to Powder King for a day (of skiing) and broke my neck. The results would be the same. As an MLA, should I not

be doing anything that doesn’t have any risk? I’ve always lived my life to the fullest.” Support and well wishes have been pouring in from legislature colleagues on both sides of the aisle, Davies said. Even Health Minister Adrian Dix dropped by the hospital for a visit, “to make sure the system was treating me well,” Davies said. “It was a pretty traumatic experience for me, and my first trauma experience in regards to being hit like I was,” Davies said. “The treatment from the system has been great, but there’s still nothing like being at home.”

At home, Davies says he is looking forward to being with his family, and will focus on rebuilding his core strength and improving his mobility over the month of April. He plans to spend time at his constituency office when he can, with an eye to return to the legislature in May, though he’s unsure whether that will be possible. “That’s completely up to how I’m doing and how I’m feeling,” he said. “Life happens and we’ll keep soldiering through. Right now, my priority is to make sure I’m healthy, and that I can be there in the long run to still play with my kids.”

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ossil fuels are a dying commodity. So proclaims the dying words of a recent editorial found in a Burnaby newspaper about the Trans Mountain pipeline protests, a claim so profound I had to take another swig of bourbon to make sure I was reading things straight and not seeing things. “Fossil fuels are a dying commodity.” Another swig. The words were still there, exactly how they read the first time. I steeped myself a cup of green tea with matcha and stirred in a dollop of honey, and reread the words again with something the editorial writer was likely more prone to drinking. To get in the right frame of mind, and maybe, just maybe, for the matcha to help calm me down. “Fossil fuels are a dying commodity.” Newsflash: The Trans Mountain pipeline is 44 per cent oversubscribed for April (see A9 for the story), marking a four-month market trend to lead 2018, something the folks in Burnaby must be oblivious to, or wilfully ignorant of. But hey, I get it — incredulity trumps reality for many in 2018. Perusing through more coverage, the Burnaby newspaper provided breathless play-by-play, hour-by-hour coverage of a 20-year-old protester named — get this, I’m not making this up — Nimby, who chained herself to a rock truck outside Kinder Morgan’s Burnaby terminal by tying her hands with some Velcro strips inside a metal cuff-like device. Wearing a reflective safety vest, Nimby appeared to have little sense of irony, and the article did not mention how Nimby had travelled to the terminal, and how much petroleum may have also been required to transport her there to spend a little more than three hours attached to a truck on a flatdeck trailer on a Friday morning. “You gotta get out sooner or later,” a police

officer is reported as saying. “Do I?” she replied. “Or are you underestimating how long I’ll stay here because it wouldn’t be the first time I pissed and sh** myself.” Nimby sang as two police officers eventually cut the Velcro strips, removed her arms from the metal device, arrested her for mischief, and put her in the back of a cruiser with a new set of metal cuffs. The Burnaby newspaper wondered whether protests would go on for 14 years, as protests over logging did in Clayoquot Sound from 1980 to 1994. I certainly hope not. “Fossil fuels are a dying commodity.” And no, they are not. Thirteen shippers have committed roughly 80 per cent of the capacity of the Trans Mountain expansion over 15 to 20 years. Demand for the commodities it carries isn’t dying, it’s growing, and it’s why the expansion is being built. In Canada, crude oil has accounted for the largest share of our primary energy production for last seven years — and roughly 80 per cent of it has been exported, according to Statistics Canada. In 2016, refined petroleum products were the main source of energy consumed in Canada at 40 per cent, followed by natural gas at 34 per cent, and electricity a distant third at 23 per cent. Canada’s oil production is set to hit five million barrels per day in 2018, about half of the output from the U.S., which topped 10 million barrels per day late last year. Meanwhile, global oil demand is projected to grow to 105 million barrels per day by 2040, when the planet’s population is predicted to reach nine billion, according to the International Energy Agency. Petrochemical production is the largest source of that growth, followed by rising consumption in trucking, aviation, and shipping — even as the global electric car

fleet is predicted to approach 280 million that same year. Overall, the agency predicts global energy demands to rise by 30 per cent in 2040 — “the equivalent of adding another China and India to today’s global demand,” it says — with developing countries in Asia contributing to two-thirds of that growth. Clean energy technology is expected to only meet 40 per cent of the new demand, and natural gas demand is expected to rise 45 per cent as the ballooning world looks to meet its ballooning energy needs. Simply saying fossil fuels are a dying commodity doesn’t make it true, as much as some people might wish it to be in an era of media mongering and increasingly unattainable global accords made between jet-setting politicians to reduce emissions more than they agreed to in their last accord — in Kyoto or Rio or Copenhagen, or whatever fancy and exotic locale they chose to congregate and vacation in. Don’t let the business-blind folks down south fool you. While much of the developed world such as Canada will equalize its energy mix, developing countries will be quenching their thirst for petroleum products for some time to come. And those products find ways to market in other ways. The IEA says crude-by-rail shipments will more than double in Canada over the next two years as the pipeline crunch persists. Shipments could reach as high as 590,000 barrels a day in 2019, the agency says, without peak storage. I highly doubt we’ll be seeing protesters chaining themselves to speeding trains — though, if they did, I bet it wouldn’t be the first time a protester pissed and sh** themselves, as one might say. Matt Preprost is managing editor of the Alaska Highway News. Email him at editor@ ahnfsj.ca.

Details are important when stealing my identity

t was early morning and I was still wiping the sleep from my eyes with one hand, sipping my hot coffee with another. My reading glasses, the cheap ones that I wear in bed, have become unnaturally bent so they appear cockeyed on my face. They were also a bit smudged from a late night buttered popcorn feast. All these things considered, when I read my Twitter Direct Message the first time, I believed that I had somehow misread the contents. I took off my glasses and rubbed them vigorously on my pajama shirt, put them back on (still cockeyed) and re-read the message from my cousin in Northern Alberta. “ Good morning Judy, .I was looking at my new Twitter followers this morning…this was one of them!” She then included a screenshot of a Twitter account for a real estate company in Barcelona and they were using my personal picture as their avatar. “I am going to report them and you should too! It would carry more weight seeing as how it is your picture they are using.” Damn! They were using my photo — a selfie that I had posted on Twitter this past winter. It felt strange knowing that someone

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randomly used my photo to represent themselves on social media. I laughed a bit, as I am sure that the Kardashian’s have this issue all the time, but not little ol’ me, a nobody from Northern British Columbia. I tweeted the company and questioned their use of my photo. In turn, they blocked me on Twitter. Okey Dokey. I went directly to Twitter Support and reported them for impersonating me by using my photo. I was surprised at how quick the social media giant responded with details on how to proceed with the report of the offending account. Meanwhile, I rallied my troops (my people, my friends) to report the offending account and they did, en masse. They not only reported the fraudster, but they tweeted them with the

“oh no you didn’t just try to impersonate my friend” type of tweet. I am certain this fraudulent account holder didn’t quite bank on the response they received that morning. By the afternoon, Twitter had sent me an email advising the fraudulent account had been suspended for breaking the Twitter rules, and by dinner time the account was completely gone — vanished! It got me thinking. If my cousin hadn’t randomly been followed by this account, we wouldn’t have known it existed. It was obviously not a legitimate account — probably a data mining account or a bot — but still, one has to wonder if that photo swipe was a oneoff or if there are more. It felt weird knowing that my face was the face of this random and most likely fake real estate agent thousands of miles away in beautiful and warm Barcelona. I wanted to say, “You probably should have stolen a picture where I am not wearing a winter jacket, would have been more realistic.” It’s the details people, the details. Judy Kucharuk is a lover of sarcasm, witty people and footnotes. Follow her @judylaine

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Representing upstanding citizens a rewarding part of an MP’s job “If he laughs well, he is a good man.” – one of the many ‘Peckisms’ by Prince George resident Wilf Peckham

Bob Zimmer

ilf Peckham wasn’t like most people. As many in the Prince George community know, Wilf lived a life so full that it spilled over and all who came into contact with him are better for it. Wilf Peckham, an icon in the Prince George community, passed away on March 2 at the age of 94. Wilf lived most of his life in Prince George, from 1930 until the day he died. He was a WWII veteran (he served in France, receiving the French Legion d’Honneur medal in 2014), a local curling legend (68 straight years playing in the Kelly Cup tournament, which he won three times), and an active member of the community. A perfect example of just how he lived his life can be found in the photo that was featured on his

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Celebration of Life program, which showed Wilf cross-country skiing at Huble Farm just this past January. I had the honour of attending Wilf’s Celebration of Life on March 17, and those in attendance got to hear from family and friends about how he touched their lives. There was the story from his son Gerry about the love he had for his wife Mae, who passed away in 2014, and how he wasn’t happy with her doctor while she was in hospital. I’d like to share a quote from his story that appeared in the Prince George Citizen: “After the doctor had left the ward,

Dad went to the nurse’s station and told one of the nurses: ‘I don’t know if you’ve noticed but there’s a guy here wearing a white coat pretending to be a doctor. I can assure he’s not a doctor.” Wilf’s grandson Darrin spoke of the time he got to spend with him and their shared love of the outdoors and his friend John Warner told stories of his love of curling. The theme that resonated throughout these stories was the fact that Wilf didn’t just live his life for himself, but for those around him. He didn’t just curl for personal achievement; he was also a longtime coach and mentor. He didn’t just enjoy getting outside and being active, he enjoyed doing the things he loved with the people he loved, especially his beloved Mae. He didn’t volunteer for a number of local charities for the pats on the back, but because he felt an obligation to give

back to his community. Wilf meant so much to so many, and that is what made him special. As a Member of Parliament, meeting and representing men like Wilf is one of the most rewarding aspects of my job, and I want to once again offer my condolences to the Peckham family. The entire Prince George community is feeling this loss alongside you. As Wilf himself said in a Seniors’ Scene column by Kathy Nadalin featuring Wilf and Mae, “We both love Prince George. We have made many great friends over the years.” I thought I would finish this with another great ‘Peckism’: “If you want to live 100%, you have to give 100%.” Well, Wilf, we will do our best, but you’re certainly a tough act to follow. Bob Zimmer is the Member of Parliament for Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies.

Views on the News ndp does good on its lng tax breaks

replace dirtier hydrocarbon fuels in the energy mix, worldwide greenhouse gases will be reduced. —Alan Yu, Fort St. John

Re: ‘NDP offers up LNG tax breaks as final investment decision looms,’ March 29 The new policy framework John Horgan revealed is good news for FSJ for LNG and for BC as a whole. It applies to all future BC business investments not just for LNG Canada. It levels the playing field unlike the federal Liberals’ double standard with Canadian oil and gas on one hand and the rest of Canadian industry on the other. The federal Liberals insist on looking at the upstream and downstream of oil and gas projects but does not do the same for others. British Columbians and the whole world are the real beneficiaries of this new framework. Thousand of jobs will be created province-wide, new markets for our natural gas will be unlocked, and once BC LNG is introduced abroad to

farmers missing the Wheat Board Re: ‘Bob Zimmer: Railway inaction threatens grain farmers,’ March 15 As we witness a new chief executive of CN Rail apologize for poor service in all sectors, we need not look too far to uncover some basic reasons for poor service to agricultural producers, and in particular BC Peace Region farmers. With the sale of the remaining bits of the Canadian Wheat Board by the previous federal government, a very large customer of the railways was split up, removing any scale that allowed that customer to deal more effectively with a vendor that was not providing service. Along with the sale of the CWB came expropriation of

over 3,300 rail cars. A move that many would question. Are farmers better off because of the loss of the CWB and the facilities and railcars that went along with it? Ideological decisions do matter and there are consequences. Secondly, the giveaway of BC Rail, which owned grain cars that serviced BC Peace Region farmers by allowing grain to move south to Vancouver in the event of a problem with easterly shipments, or if prices at those markets were better. As a provincially-controlled entity, the corporation could be influenced to move grain to allow deliveries to occur in a timely manner. Again, gone due to an ideological decision. Both of these events will increase costs and impact on profits for Peace Region ag producers. Customer service was not the focus of either decision, as voices louder than those of farmers were listened to. The results speak for themselves as grain sits in bins. —Bob Fedderly, Charlie Lake

Pipeline the best way to transport oil I support renewable energy and less reliance on oil, but oil is still required and demand is growing. Last month, I travelled to the Amazon rainforest in Ecuador. I took the attached photo of oil being shipped down the Napo River. Also attached is a photo of the Trans Mountain pipeline near Jasper, Alta., which shares a corridor with a railway. Ecuador sells its oil to China.

Canada has an opportunity to sell and ship oil to China, but can’t without a new pipeline. Canada also has the some of the most strict regulatory and environmental rules in the world for energy exploration and production. I worry about the world and not just my back yard. Look at these photos and tell me which is a better way to transport something that is not soon going away. — Ron Vermeulen, Victoria

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“Without having them come in and get really engaged, and explain to us where the money is going, I’m done with it.”” — Tumbler Ridge Councillor William Howe, A10

FortisBC boosting LNG shipments FortisBC is filling 20 more LNG containers bound for China, the company said last week. The containers are being filled at the Tilbury facility in Delta for the China Energy Reserve and Chemicals Group, based in Beijing. The containers are expected to set sail shorty, and more shipments are planned throughout 2018, FortisBC said in a joint-announcement with CERCG. “China’s supply of LNG is currently quite limited, so we are seeking new sources of LNG to meet future demand,” said Henry Liu, the Canada representative for CERCG, in a statement. “We see a very good business future here in Canada and we are pleased to work with FortisBC to deliver LNG to China.” FortisBC said it has delivered two two-container shipments to CERCG to Shanghai earlier this year, after filling Canada’s first LNG shipment to China late last year. “FortisBC is exploring opportunities to provide small-scale customers in China with LNG to help them achieve their goals of reducing air

pollution,” Douglas Stout, FortisBC’s vice-president of market development and external relations, said in a statement. “Through these shipments B.C.produced natural gas is playing a small, but growing role in the global action against climate change.” Once filled, the containers will again be delivered to Shanghai, where the use of coal, wood, and vehicles has been restricted by the government to curb air pollution, according to the announcement. “The Chinese people care deeply about family and future generations so they are concerned about the long-term impacts of air pollution,” Liu said. “They see the first priority as improving air quality now and then ensuring there is a greener future for the next generation.” FortisBC says the expansion of its Tilbury facility is substantially complete, and expected to be fully operational later this year. Future LNG shipments will be filled by both the Tilbury and Mount Hayes facilities, the company says.

Trans Mountain oversubscribed, shippers squeezed for room Current capacity on the existing Trans Mountain Pipeline continues to be insufficient to meet the needs of shippers, Kinder Morgan Canada says. The 300,000 bbl/d pipeline from Edmonton, Alberta to Burnaby, B.C., which has been operating since 1953, is overbooked by 44 percent for the month of April. The National Energy Board (NEB) describes how it works contracting space on the system: shippers nominate volumes for delivery into the pipeline each month. In a given month, if shippers nominate more volume than the pipeline can transport, each shipper’s nominated volume is reduced by the same percentage. Trans Mountain has had significant apportionment over the past several years, the NEB says, indicating that pipeline capacity “has at times been inadequate to meet shipper demand.” Kinder Morgan says that shipper

nominations for April have been reduced by an average of 44 percent, meaning that shippers will only be able to deliver 56 per cent of nominated volumes. The company says the system was oversubscribed by 32 per cent in March and February of this year, and oversubscribed by 35 per cent in January 2018. “The limited capacity of the system today prohibits shippers from establishing reliable access to trade consistently,” Kinder Morgan says. Thirteen shippers — a who’s who of the oilsands — have committed roughly 80 per cent of the capacity of the proposed Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion over 15 to 20 years, the company says. The original estimated in-service date for the project of December 2019 has been delayed by up to a year to December 2020 due to a slower than anticipated permitting process.

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Speakers named, registration open for fifth annual Spark conference Energy executives, brand strategists, an Olympian speed skater, and TED talk alumni feature in an impressive roster of speakers at the fifth annual Spark Women’s Leadership Conference set for May. The professional development conference takes place May 9 and 10 at the Pomeroy Hotel and Conference Centre in Fort St. John, with 14 speakers lined up so far to talk about communication, business development, branding, and leadership techniques. Author and popular Ted talk speaker Drew Dudley has been named a keynote speaker. Dudley is the founder of Day One Leadership, and known for coining the term “Lollipop Moment,” described as everyday acts of generosity and leadership that make someone’s life or job better. A TED talk about the concept and how it applies to leadership has racked up millions of views on internet channels. Other speakers and presenters include: • Jeannette Karasiuk, a certified career practitioner and owner of Employment Connections, who will make a presentation about the Meyers & Briggs personality types; • Sarah Greenwood of Minerva BC,

who will make a presentation about the WE for SHE NextGen Leaders program for B.C. high schools; • Catherine Pennington, manager of community indigenous engagement for Enbridge, who will lead a session about building a team during times of uncertainty; • Anastasia Bucsis, a two-time Olympian Speed Skater, who will talk about the difference between being beat and losing; • Azadeh Yaraghi, a brand strategist, #1 best selling author on Amazon, who will lead a session about the meaning of branding beyond a logo and marketing, and how entrepreneurs can use it to their advantage; • Lori Mathison, president and CEO of the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia, who will lead a session about how trade, climate change, the internet, an aging population, and geopolitical unrest is disrupting the world, and how to turn those challenges into opportunities. Registration for the conference has opened, with the early bird deadline set for April 9. For more information on the speakers, and registration, visit sharingthespark.com.

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Bernier takes oil and gas critic spot South Peace MLA Mike Bernier is now officially the BC Liberal Party’s opposition critic for oil and gas development. He was named oil and gas development critic by Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson last week.

The MLA noted he was excited about the change-up, and is excited to take on this new role, noting the position is a strong fit with the oil and gas development in the Peace Region.

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Seven northern mayors headed to Ottawa to advocate for LNG projects last month. The trip was initiated after Dawson Creek Mayor Bumstead, Fort St. John Mayor Lori Ackerman, and Kitimat Mayor Phil Germuth rallied support for LNG in Prince George earlier this year. Four other mayors — Pouce Coupe’s Lorraine Michetti, Taylor’s Rob Fraser, Tumbler Ridge’s Don McPherson, and Terrace’s Carol Leclerc — also decided to come. In addition to a consistent message of support for the industry from Northern B.C. communities, the delegation also set their sights on a steel tariff that they say would add hundreds of millions of dollars to costs of building required structures.

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For the time being, the Peace Region Palaeontology Research Centre and the Dinosaur Discovery Gallery is closed, as the Tumbler Ridge Museum Foundation was denied a $200,000 grant-in-aid from the District of Tumbler Ridge. As a result, the museum foundation has let go of their employees. There is a hope, expressed by both Mayor Don McPherson and museum foundation representatives that it is not “irreversible.” The problem came to a head last July, when the district had addressed problems between the museum foundation and the Geopark. However, council believed the concerns were never addressed, and with concerns about the finances, voted at the March 5 council meeting to not grant the funding. At the meeting, councillor William Howe explained he was unhappy with the result of a roundtable discussion with the museum foundation, where he claimed Dr. Charles Helm, vice president of the TRMF, had talked about “how he’s utilizing the museum to bring doctors into town,” rather than financials. “That really wasn’t what I was looking for,” said Howe. “To me, that was the opportunity for the museum board to come down and explain to us why they need the $200,000. “The whole point of this [grant] was to create something self-sustaining and get off the support of the District of Tumbler Ridge,” he continued. “To continue to give this money away without having them come in and get really engaged, and explain to us where the

money is going, I’m done with it.” Some council members spoke of discontent with the TRMF’s attitude toward council. “Over the past few years, there’s been a lot of frustration with this group, and let’s be honest about it, the way councillors are treated at meetings and the attitude towards town hall, we’re quite frankly tired of it,” said councillor Rob Mackay. “We always seem to bend over backwards and help, but still get slammed.” McPherson has advocated for the Geopark and the TRMF to sign a memorandum of understanding, in part to define the differences between the two, which seem to have overlapping duties. While the motion to deny funding passed, McPherson and Mackay voted against it, with McPherson preferring to set aside $200,000, should the TRMF sign an agreement. A week later, the Museum Foundation had a chance to respond at the district’s Policies & Priorities Meeting, where they were invited to discuss further. “We focus on tourism, yet it seems like the town has voted against funding of one of our main tourist attractions,” said Christina Lively, a youth whom Helm had said called to speak at the meeting. “We’ve worked to build tourism in Tumbler Ridge, and it seems strange to me that we would allow the museum to go the way of the dinosaur.“ The TRMF is now looking for other avenues of funding. At the March 12 meeting, they suggested sending a delegation to Victoria to try to get provincial funding, which the council supported.

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hatever happened to in like a lion and out like a lamb? It appears as if spring is arriving late in the north this year. March madness is behind us. Spring fever anyone? A late spring is good news for those working in the development and exploration resource sectors. I am anticipating and hearing early rumours that the spring rush to purchase homes is starting to show some improvement over the past several years. As any good researcher and analysist would say, let’s check the data. I will give you an update in a couple of weeks to see what the change in sales volumes will show. Buyer’s market – This is a perfect opportunity for buyers to take advantage of an excess inventory. There continues to be evidence of motivated sellers. As of April 1, there are 416 active listings of attached and detached single family dwellings in the Fort St. John area. For Sale below $250,000 There are currently 63 listings priced between $100,000 to $250,000 showing an average days on market of 182 days! This is considered to be the entry-level market and may or may not offer housing cheaper than current rental rates. Take a look. Is it time to start investing in your future? For Sale $250,000 to $450,000 – There are currently 206 — yes, 206 — active listings in the Fort St. John area priced between $250,000 to $450,000. These listings range from strata-titled units, mobile homes with detached garages, all the way up to five to 10-year-old single-family dwellings with attached garages. This price range also confirms a lengthy average days on market of 130 days, which confirms that there may be some motivated buyers. For Sale above $450,000 to $1,000,000 – There are currently

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Updates from March 26, 2018 Council Meetings PROCLAMATION – AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH The month of April 2018 was proclaimed as “Autism Awareness Month” in the City of Fort St. John. The Fort St. John Child Development Centre will be organizing autism-friendly and educational activities throughout the month to increase understanding and acceptance and further support people with autism.

2018 HOMELESS COUNT Council received a presentation from the Fort St. John Women’s Resource Society regarding Fort St. John’s ﬁrst ever homeless count which will take place on April 18, 2018. In partnership with the Homelessness Services Association of BC (HSABC), the Fort St. John Women’s Resource Society has been chosen to coordinate the count and is one of twelve communities across British Columbia that will participate in the province wide count. The purpose of the count is to highlight needs within the local communities and to identify needs for at risk individuals that could be a potential avenue for future funding sources for service providers.

FINAL REPORT ON 2017 WORLD UNDER 17 HOCKEY CHALLENGE Council received a report from staﬀ on the 2017 World Under 17 Hockey Challenge that took place November 2 – 11, 2017. Games took place at both the North Peace Arena in Fort St. John and the Encana Events Centre in Dawson Creek. The event was an overwhelming success and, in addition to the hockey tournament itself, the host committee was able to provide an exceptional legacy Hockey Development Weekend in support of minor Hockey children. The weekend included an IP (Pre-Novice) Jamboree, Coach I Clinic, Parent Education, Oﬃciating and Goalie Clinics, Hockey Canada ‘Dreams Come True’ session, Female Hockey Jamboree, and a ‘We are Coaches’ Clinic for girls. Financially the Hockey Challenge was also a great success. The combined spending of out-of-town participants, family members, spectators, delegates, and other people who visited Dawson Creek and Fort St. John for the 2017 World U17 Hockey Challenge, in combination with the expenditures made by the organizers of the event, totaled $2.1 million, supporting $3.3 million in economic activity in BC, including $2.7 million of economic activity locally.

BYLAWS • Business Licence Amendment Bylaw No. 2411, 2018 was adopted by title only. The purpose of the bylaw is to amend the City’s existing Business Licence Bylaw No. 2372, 2017 to provide improved service to clients. The amendments, which are clerical in nature, apply to Schedule B – Business Licence Application Form and include a check box for Inter-Community Business Licence and a new section regarding ﬁre inspections to streamline actions tasked to the Fire Department. • The following bylaws required for the 2018 Local Government Election were adopted by title only: o Election and Assent Voting Bylaw No. 2413, 2018. o Automated Vote Counting System Authorization and Procedure Bylaw No. 2415, 2018. o Mail Ballot Authorization and Procedure Bylaw No. 2416.

TENDER AND REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL AWARDS • Council awarded the tender for the 2018 Capital Roadworks projects to the low bidder, Interoute Construction Ltd. (dba DGS Astro Paving) from Fort St. John, BC, for the unit rates in their tender submission dated March 8, 2018, with the total tendered price being $4,243,785.43. Various roads and lanes within the City will be reconstructed. • A report was provided to Council advising that the request for proposals for Brokerage Services for 9407 100 Avenue (Old Fire Hall) was awarded to NorthEast BC Realty Ltd. (Ron Rogers) from Fort St. John, BC who was the proponent with the highest scoring submission. The commission rate is set in accordance with Council Policy No. 134/17 – Sale of Strategic Lands. Staﬀ will work with the broker to move forward with listing the property for sale. All oﬀers will be brought to Council for their consideration. • Council awarded the tender for the purchase of a Special Operations/Hazardous Materials Response Vehicle for the Fire Department to the sole bidder, Safetek Emergency Vehicles/SVI Trucks from Abbotsford, BC, for the tendered amount of $1,460,764 including taxes.

UPCOMING COUNCIL MEETINGS The next Regular Council meeting is scheduled for Monday April 9, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. All meetings will be held in the City Hall Council Chambers and the public is welcome to attend.

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• Derrick Kurtis Antoine (born 1987) was given one day in jail and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for breach of undertaking.

COURT DOCKET A summary of sentences and fines handed out in Peace Region courts for the week ending March 30, 2018. Fort St John Law Courts • Vashti Megan Woods (born 1983) was given a 60-day conditional sentence, handed a nine-month probation order, and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for theft $5,000 or under. • Jason Maxie McKeever (born 1979) was sentenced to 40 days in jail, handed 18 months of probation, and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for assault of a peace officer. • Mark Cody Wilson (born 1989) was fined $1,200, handed a one-year criminal driving ban, and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for care or control of a vehicle/vessel with a blood alcohol level over .08. Wilson was further fined $200 and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for wilfully resisting or obstructing a peace officer.

Fort Nelson Law Courts • Sheldon John Berreault (born 1991) was sentenced to 90 days in jail and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for assault. • Randy Peter Frandsen (born 1959) was handed a one-year probation order with a conditional discharge, and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for assault. • Brian Garry Capot Blanc (born 1983) handed a oneyear probation order and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for assault. • William Kenneth Reno (born 1971) was given nine months of probation and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for assault. • William Charles Irvine (born 1980) was handed a one-year probation order with a suspended sentence, and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose. • Nicholas Wade Tsakoza

(born 1997) was handed six months of probation with a conditional discharge, ordered to provide a DNA sample, and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for breaking and entering with the intention to commit an offence. • Crystal Dawn Dennis (born 1976) was fined $500, handed a one-year driving ban, and assessed a $75 victim surcharge for driving with a suspended licence.

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Dawson Creek Law Courts • Brandon Dostal (born 1994) was handed 12 months of probation with a conditional discharge, and assessed a $200 victim surcharge for possession of a controlled substance. • Adam Lennard Huitema (born 1981) was handed 12 months of probation with a conditional discharge, and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for assault. • Todd Leonard Williams (born 1976) was fined $750 and assessed a $112.50 victim surcharge for driving with a suspended licence.

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e’ve been working on two exhibits, one on ichthyosaurs and the other on the workings of an oil well site, since January and they’ve just come together within the last week. Lots of work goes on behind the scenes to research and catalogue items before they go on display. Volunteers help build display units for some items and supports to hold signs as well. These new displays are noticeable changes in the museum. Other times, there are more subtle changes in a permanent exhibit. Take our bedroom exhibit, for example. In the last while, it has got a new mannequin displaying some fabulous long underwear and a whole new collection of clothing on the bed. Our mannequin in our wagon display has a more 1920s period-appropriate outfit now and our laundry exhibit now has a hands-on washboard so people can learn about laundry in an interactive way. There are lots of changes going on around here. Some take a lot of time (like new exhibits) and others happen quite quickly. Keep your eyes open and see if you can spot what’s changed since your last visit! Archives & Collections We’ve responded to twenty-seven inquiries so far this year. This includes everything from photographs and maps to requests for information on people and events. We recently catalogued a large collection of papers (four banker’s boxes worth) relating to the North Pine Farmer’s Institute that was assembled by Margaret and Jim Little. School Programs This spring and summer we are offering the following educational programs and tours for schools, camps, clubs, and other organizations: Curriculum-Based Programs — Building the Alaska Highway; Minding the Fort: Fort St. John & the Fur Trade; and Wild Animals of the North Peace Guided Tours & Activities — Guided

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The Fort St. John Rotary Club handed out Mega Lottery winnings to local community groups at its meeting on March 22, 2018. Among those in attendance to receive their earnings were the North Peace Gymnastics Association, Taylor Minor Hockey Association, Fort St. John Soccer Club, Fort St. John Recreational & Speed Skating Club, Abbeyfield Houses of Fort St. John, Friends of the FSJ Public Library, Energetic Cheer Association, Peace Passage Skating Club, and Stage North Theatre Society. Other Fort St. John clubs that earned a cheque from helping to sell tickets were High School Rodeos of BC, the FSJ Dance Society,, Fort St. John Irish Dance, Northern Dance Theatre Society, North Peace Light Horse Association, 2276 PPCLI Society for Youth Advancement, and the Rotary Club of Fort St. John. Lottery earnings totalled $149,843, with another $24,208 in 50/50 winnings.

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he name Easter is derived from the goddess Eostre, whose feasts were celebrated during the month of April. Today, Easter marks the resurrection of Jesus, which occurred three days after Christ’s crucifixion by the Romans at Calvary in 30 AD. Within the heart of Easter lies the new covenant between God and His people. When Adam and Eve were expelled from the Garden of Eden, humanity was separated from God. Christ came to return mankind to the mantle of God’s love. In ancient days, people of faith offered up animal sacrifices to ask God to forgive their sins and have mercy on them. Bulls, goats, and lambs each had their significance; however, the lamb had special meaning because it was lamb’s blood that the Israelites painted on their doorposts to avoid death on the night of Passover (Exodus 12:11-13). The eight-day festival of Passover commemorates the emancipation of the Israelites after many decades of slavery in Ancient Egypt. God sent Moses to free the Israelite slaves. When Pharaoh refused to let the slaves go, God visited ten devastating plagues upon the Egyptians destroying livestock and crops, and culminating in the death of every first-born Egyptian. The hand of death passed over Israelite homes that were marked with the blood of a lamb, sparing the first-born children of Israelites, and setting them apart as God’s chosen people. When Pharaoh finally agreed to let the Israelites go, they departed in such a hurry that the bread they baked as provisions for their trek to Mount Sinai did not have time to rise. Today, observant Jews eat bitter herbs to commemorate the slavery endured by the Israelites, and flat, unleavened bread to remember the rapidity with which the Israelites departed Egypt. Drinking wine during Passover celebrates the freedom of the Israelites. During Passover, Jews are obliged to recite the Haggadah, a liturgy that recounts the Israelite exodus

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from Egypt. On Holy Thursday, Christians commemorate the Passover meal that Jesus celebrated with His disciples: the Last Supper. Jesus was crucified the following day at the same time as the Passover lambs were being slain in the temple. Christ became mankind’s sacrificial lamb, and His resurrection established Jesus as the Son of God. The resurrection of Jesus is the foundation of the Christian faith. When He rose from the dead three days after His crucifixion, He declared victory over death and reconciled all who put their faith and trust in Him with God. That is the Easter promise, the new covenant. When Christ rose from the dead, He brought the gift of forgiveness and eternal life to all who sought to receive it. Passover in 2018 was celebrated between March 30 and April 7. In Western Christianity, Easter falls on a Sunday between March 22 and April 25, and this year it fell on April 1. Easter Monday is a legal holiday in many countries with predominantly Christian traditions. Easter eggs are symbols of the empty tomb, and the Easter lily, also a symbol of the resurrection, traditionally decorates Christian churches on Easter Sunday. Additional customs that have become associated with Easter and are observed by both Christians and nonChristians alike include egg hunting, the Easter Bunny, and Easter parades. There are also traditional foods that are associated with Easter like hot cross buns. The Peace is a place of many peoples and faiths. In this space, readers are invited to share their own reflections of faith in the Peace. If you have a story of faith you’d like to share, email angelamarygriffin@gmail.com.

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ARIES (MARCH 21 TO APRIL 19) It’s another challenging day. Do not go up against authority figures today, because they will not give you permission or approval. Their response will be, “Talk to the hand.”

LIBRA (SEPT. 23 TO OCT. 22) A partner or close friend might disappoint you today, because all he or she talks about is why something can’t be done instead of why it can be done. This negativity will get you down.

TAURUS (APRIL 20 TO MAY 20) Once again, this is a poor day to discuss controversial subjects. Authority figures will somehow block your wishes or shut you down.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23 TO NOV. 21) Someone might be critical of your efforts at work today. Criticism is always discouraging. People need praise!

GEMINI (MAY 21 TO JUNE 20) Someone older or in a position of power might rain on your parade today. This does not mean you have to listen to them. It also does not mean they know more than you. CANCER (JUNE 21 TO JULY 22) Discussions with bosses and parents might discourage you today. Don’t take this personally. This certainly is not the day to ask for permission or approval. LEO (JULY 23 TO AUG. 22) Travel plans will be onerous and challenging today. In addition, issues related to publishing, medicine, the law and higher education will arise. Be patient. VIRGO (AUG. 23 TO SEPT. 22) You might be dissatisfied with your share of something that is divided. This could be an inheritance, insurance payout or money back from the government.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22 TO DEC. 21) Children might be an increased responsibility today, or perhaps a romantic partner becomes critical of you. Even vacation plans are challenging. Things will look better in the next few days. CAPRICORN (DEC. 22 TO JAN. 19) An authority figure at home might be critical of you today. You also might attempt a repair project and find that it’s too challenging. This is just a temporary setback. AQUARIUS (JAN. 20 TO FEB. 18) Today things look worse than they really are. Unfortunately, everyone around you feels the same way. Thankfully, the rest of the week is much better! Have courage! PISCES (FEB. 19 TO MARCH 20) You might feel broke today. Why is there always so much month left at the end of the money? Fear not — during the next few days you will feel richer and happier! (It’s guaranteed.)

Husband’s Hearing Loss, Revisited Dear Annie: Recently, I printed a letter from “Sad and Frustrated Beyond Words,” who was at her wits’ end with her husband, who has hearing loss but refuses to get help. I told her that she’s right that her husband should get his hearing checked but added that until he’s open to seeing a doctor, she should focus on her own mental health. I heard from many readers who have experience with hearing loss. I thought many of these responses contain valuable points, and I’d like to share some of their wisdom. Dear Annie: Your reply to “Sad and Frustrated Beyond Words” is not helpful. I am a 65-year-old woman with hearing loss that began about seven years ago. Once I realized I had some hearing loss, I ran (I did not walk) to my ENT specialist and audiologist to seek help and hearing aids. Here’s why. Hearing loss does not just affect the person suffering from it. Hearing loss affects everyone with whom that person comes in contact. Your reader’s husband, who refuses to acknowledge his hearing loss, is essentially saying, “It’s not my problem. It’s your problem.” That approach is simply ludicrous. My mother, who lived with my dad’s worsening hearing for at least 10 years before he died, used to plead with Dad to get a

Annie Lane DEAR ANNIE

hearing test. He refused to do so. This woman is forced to live with someone who stubbornly refuses to take steps to be a good companion. Isn’t that a basic responsibility and pact between couples? Aren’t we supposed to demonstrate our love and respect for the other person with pleasant, helpful, considerate behavior? Aren’t we supposed to take steps to correct bad behaviors and habits that hurt our partners? Would you have the same opinion if this woman wrote to you that her husband refuses to bathe? Not addressing one’s hearing loss is, in my view, a form of passive abuse, and it demonstrates the person’s unwillingness to be a good partner. The reader’s husband is unquestionably wrong in his refusal to acknowledge his hearing loss, and he may very likely lose his spouse as a consequence. No amount of “meditation” will improve your reader’s life unless her husband takes steps to do something about his hearing. -Hearing Is Everyone’s Problem

Dear Hearing Is Everyone’s Problem: You’ve made me realize that perhaps my response to “Sad and Frustrated Beyond Words” was somewhat flip. Read on for yet another reason people with hearing loss should seek medical help. and Dear Annie: “Sad Frustrated Beyond Words” might want to tell her husband that it could possibly cause cognitive decline if he can’t hear her or anyone else. I believe that years of not hearing anyone is part of the reason my mother developed Alzheimer’s disease. If you can’t have a conversation, then your brain isn’t getting any stimulation and will eventually shut down. -Been There Dear Been There: You’re absolutely right. According to hearing experts from Johns Hopkins, “older adults with hearing loss are more likely to develop problems thinking and remembering than older adults whose hearing is normal.” Thanks for writing.

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Helping your damaged horse

s days are longer and warmer (hopefully!), many people start to think about getting back out there to work with their horses. Horse people enjoy the time spent – working with healthy horses heals the soul. However, sooner or later, if you own horses, you will have to deal with an injured horse. I have always thought of horses as

large, fast-moving and excitable animals that are covered with a fairly thin hide. Because of this combination, they can find any number of ways to damage their hide, requiring some first aid and often professional help to get the best results with repair. Wounds come in all sizes and shapes. They need to be clean and in good condition

with good blood supply and minimal swelling to get the best results with repair. Ideally, a wound should be treated within 4-6 hours to attempt to close it with sutures. It should be kept moist and have no harsh chemicals applied to the tissue. When you find an injured horse, try to assess how much damage there is. Can the an-

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identifies the bad tissues and they change color. This kind of wound is best reassessed periodically so the veterinarian can advise how to proceed. Horses are prone to wounds, but they are also pretty good at healing wounds. If the patient is structurally sound, can stand on all 4 legs and walk normally, we have a pretty good chance of getting things to heal up if we can care for the wound properly. Many wounds cannot be closed with sutures. Bandages help control the wound progression and a good, quiet horse can usually be bandaged if you are willing to try. It takes patience and dedication to work with a wound, and more often than not your patience will be rewarded. Good first aid, timely veterinary attention and persistent wound care are all part of an equation that adds up to the best outcome. Dr. Perry Spitzer is an owner and director of North Peace Veterinary Clinic Ltd. with his life and veterinary partner, Dr. Corinne Spitzer.

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The Fivestar Boxing Academy trio of Nick Young, Brayden Sims and Lincoln Pomeroy returned to Fort St. John Monday with a pair of silver medals from the 2018 Super Channel Championships, won by Young and Pomeroy. It wasn’t quite the results the fighters wanted, but it’s an impressive accomplishment. Fivestar Coach Justin Donally said Team B.C. brought 25 fighters to the national tournament, and six made the finals. To have two of those six athletes come from Fort St. John shows how hard Fivestar and these athletes have been training. “You never know where they’ll stack up at a tournament like this, but I figured they’d all be in the mix. I’m very proud of them,” said Donally. Young, who at one point this season was 10-0, had a goal all year of winning gold at nationals. He also wanted to get revenge against Jonathan Hannah, the fighter who beat him in a split decision at provincials. The two ended up facing each other in the first round, and this time it was Young on the right side of a split decision. “I was nervous when I

DILLON GIANCOLA The 15th Annual Fort St. John Oilmen’s 4 on 4 Hockey Tournament runs this week. Registration and team-drafting takes place Wednesday night, and the 10 teams begin play at 7 a.m. on Thursday, April 5. The tournament will run

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found out I had to fight him again, but I knew what to expect. I backed him up and got that win back. It’s nice to get a win over a guy like that who’s been on a tear,” Young said. In the Youth 69kg finals, Young lost a split decision to James Hugues of Ontario. “Nick performed extremely well and did everything right. It was a very close fight, but the other guy was just a bit busier,” Donally said. Pomeroy was pleased

with his performance at nationals. The most inexperienced of the three, he fought just his fifth and sixth fights at the tournament, including a big win in round one at Youth 91kg+. He lost to Tethuach Chuol of Alberta. “The first round was awesome. I didn’t even get that nervous. I was composed and fought my fight. I lost in the final, but I didn’t give up, and I’m really happy,” he said. Sims came into the

tournament with high hopes, but things didn’t go his way. He drew a tough match in the first round against Avery Martin-Dual of Quebec, who would go on to win the gold at Youth 56kg. “I was having an off day with a lot on my mind. I just wasn’t myself in the ring and fought like it was my first fight, and didn’t do what I planned to do,” Sims said. See FIVESTAR on B4

until 5 p.m. on Thursday, from 8 a.m. until midnight on Friday, and will conclude with the finals on Saturday, beginning at 3 p.m. “It’s always a great event. This year we were short a few players, but those will be filled by puck-drop. It just seems like times are changing, and guys are less able to take the

Thursday and Friday off,” said Lee Hartman, who has organized the tournament since its inception. The tournament will feature two special guests this year, instead of the usual one. In the past, the guests have been former NHL alumni. This season, Dylan Playfair and Andrew Herr, who play Reilly and

Jonesy, respectively, in the popular Canadian sitcom Letterkenny, will share some stories after the games on Thursday. Former Vancouver Canuck Kirk MacLean was the special guest at last year’s tournament. Tom’s Construction won the 2017 Oilmen’s championship.

Huskies wrap up season, fall short at provincials The Fort St. John Huskies season has come to an end after its best year in a decade. Unfortunately, the Huskies couldn’t end on a high note at the 2018 Hockey Alberta Junior B Provincials like they hoped. Instead, they exited the tournament without winning a game. However, it’s hard to view the season in anything but a positive light, and the Huskies will take the disappointment with them next year. “Overall, it was a good learning experience for us. In getting back on top, part of that is getting experience at provincials. It’s something we didn’t have going into this, so I was pretty happy with how we handled ourselves,” said Huskies Head Coach Todd

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Alexander. Alexander pointed out that three of the four teams that made the semi-finals had been to provincials before, and is hoping his team can continue that trend next year. Still, the Huskies showed their potential. After getting their butts whooped 5-0, as Alexander put it, by the Coaldale Copperheads, the team rebounded and gave the eventual champion Wainwright Bisons their toughest game of the tournament, losing 5-3. “(Wainwright) phoned and said it was the hardest game they played in the tournament, and that was a nice compliment from them,” Alexander said. See HUSKIES on B3

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Jonathan Bateman saw his first game action at provincials since breaking his collar bone late in the regular season.

he snow is still here, for now, but after the winner of the Oilmen’s Hockey Tournament is crowned on April 7, the winter sports season in Fort St. John will be over. Enter lacrosse, outdoor soccer and baseball, to name a few. April looks to be an interesting month, as it’s anybody’s guess when the golf courses and ball diamonds will be playable. To curb my excitement for slowpitch and golf season, I’ve been watching the first week of Major League Baseball season, and will tune into the PGA Masters this weekend. Never have I realized how fickle sports fandom can be than the most recent MLB opening day, March 29. I lived most of my life cheering for the Toronto Blue Jays every year, but never got to see them in the playoffs. I was only six when the Jays won their second of two World Series in 1993, and my first sports memories hail from 1994– it’s very frustrating. It didn’t matter if they didn’t have a promising team. Each year offered the hope that the Blue Jays would get back to the playoffs, and I would watch all year, certain that the Jays could make the playoffs, though they always seemed to be at least 4.5 games back of the division lead. And then 2015 happened. The Jays had been projected for success for years, and finally broke through. It culminated in that epic moment when Jose Bautista hit his famous home run in game five of the ALDS against the Texas Rangers and flipped his bat. I was in a hotel room in Moscow, watching that game on a slowinternet stream at 3 a.m. with my closest family and friends. I still don’t know how we didn’t wake the whole hotel. Since then, the Jays made the playoffs another season, and led the league in attendance in 2017. It was an awesome three-year ride, and we came to expect, briefly, the best from the Blue Jays. But now that era is gone. The Jays have an outside shot at earning a wildcard spot, but nobody would bet money on it. Something seems to have happened to my brain. I feel like I don’t have it in me to follow the Jays for a lost 162-game season, even though that’s all I ever did before and I loved it. Baseball is my first love, but now I’m like the bitter estranged lover. I look down at other Jays fans that are excited baseball is back. “Foolish child, the Jays will only break your heart,” I say. But as I write this, the Jays are 3-2, and have looked decent. I’ve even made a point to watch their games. As the snow begins to melt, perhaps too will my cold, cold heart. Dillon Giancola covers Peace Region sports for the Alaska Highway News. Email him at sports@ahnfsj.ca

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Krauss wins Al Spence award

Jackson, Hadland win roping series Derek Hadland of Baldonnel and Ben Jackson of Hudson’s Hope made a great showing on behalf of BC High School Rodeo last weekend in Dawson Creek. They took top honours in both the Open Roping Series as well as the #8 Series. With their partners, these rodeo contestants each won saddles as the top prize in the Mile Zero Roping Club’s Winter Series. Ben Jackson took top #8 Heeler, while Hadland took top Open Header. The High School Rodeo kids are competing against men & women ropers in the North Peace, as well as

many from Northern Alberta. Carson Johnson, a junior high contestant from Montney, was the #6 Reserve Header Champion. Many other high school rodeo members from the North Peace competed in the Winter Series as well. There will be a Smokey River Winter Series Final this weekend at the Wilson Arena in Fort St. John on Saturday and Sunday. Roping starts at 11:00 a.m. The B.C. High School Rodeo Association’s North Region is hosting its annual fundraising gala at the Pomeroy Hotel in Fort St. John on April 7. -Sharon Jackson

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Carolyn Krauss received the Al Spence Meritorious Award from NWJHL Vice President Michael Mercredi during the Hockey Alberta Junior B Provincials opening ceremonies on March 29.

Fans of the Fort St. John Huskies saw a familiar face around the North Peace Arena last weekend at the 2018 Hockey Alberta Junior B Provincials. Carolyn Krauss, the longtime former resident of Fort St. John, as well as former president of both the Huskies and the NWJHL, was in town to receive the Al Spence Meritorious Award. This is just the second year of the award’s existence, and is given to someone who played a key role in the development of the league and its teams. Spence, from Fort St. John, took over the role of president of the NWJHL from Krauss, before he died of a heart attack. “What an honour, words can’t describe it. It’s been an absolutely wonderful weekend,” Krauss said. Krauss now lives in Parksville. Since she moved away in 2012, she hadn’t been back to Fort St. John during the winter, only the summer. “It’s like a homecoming. It’s wonderful to see so many friends and familiar faces.” The impact Krauss had on the Huskies can be found in many places.

She was involved with the team for more than 20 years. “She’s the one that got me involved with the Huskies nine years ago, and was instrumental in bringing back Gary and Todd Alexander back to coach,” said Huskies General Manager Jeremy Clothier. A brainchild of Krauss that still lives on today is the Fill the Bus food drive. She was one of the people that put it into motion, and the team just held its 20th Fill the Bus in November 2017. “An idea is only as good as the community that supports it. We tried the bus thing and the people jumped right on. I can’t tell you how good I feel every year when I check to see how the food drive went,” Krauss said. She said she’s glad to see the team having success this year. “Hockey teams can’t expect to win every year, but if they can stay together and play well and have a good time doing it, then they’ll do great. Fort St. John is a wonderful hockey community that really supports the team.”

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Ben Jackson receives his saddle for winning the #8 Heeler category from Mile Zero Roping Club President Mike Ross.

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The Masters is the first major tournament of the season on the PGA Tour and is one of the most revered titles in the world of golf. Defending: Sergio Garcia The tournament began in 1934 as Winning Score: 9-under par the Augusta National Invitational Winning Share: $1,980,000 Tournament with Horton Smith winning the inaugural event by one stroke over Craig Wood. Jack Nicklaus holds the record for the most Masters victories, winning six times (1963, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1975, 1986). Last year, Sergio Garcia overcame a two-shot deficit with six holes left to tie Justin Rose and eventually prevailed on the first extra hole. Augusta National Golf Club Augusta, Georgia 7,435 yards, Par 72

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Last Week: Ian Poulter won the Houston Open

Tiger Woods announced last week that he will play in his Washingtonarea tournament, the National at TPC Potomac, benefiting his foundation this summer. It would be his first appearance since 2015. Woods has won the tournament twice since its inception in 2007. He returned to competitive golf in December and has since competed in five PGA Tour events. The tournament has no sponsor this time and will be called the National. Tiger Woods merely being in the hunt in his past two tournaments led to a spike in ratings for NBC Sports. The two tournaments posted the highest ratings of any non-major PGA Tour broadcast since the 2015 Wyndham Championship.

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

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Ian Poulter

Turned Professional: 1995 FedEx Cup Ranking: 20th World Ranking: 51st PGA Tour Wins: 3

FedEx Cup Standings Through April 1, 2018

1) Justin Thomas 1,713 pts. / 5 top tens

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

3) Phil Mickelson 1,226 pts. / 5 top tens

4) Bubba Watson 1,175 pts. / 3 top tens

5) Dustin Johnson 1,049 pts. / 4 top tens

FedEx Cup Standings continued... Player Points 6) Jon Rahm 989 7) Justin Rose 946 8) Tony Finau 927 9) Brendan Steele 912 10) Paul Casey 887

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Huskies host successful event

Flyers, Huskies in good shape

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The 2017-18 season is over in Fort St. John, and for the town’s two moststoried clubs — the Huskies and Senior Flyers, it will go down as the best season each club has had in the last 10 years. Each club won their league’s respective playoff championship, and the strong play seemed to help bring fans to the rink. “We were definitely up in attendance, and had a big jump in season ticket holders especially,” said Huskies President Mike Bacso, who has held that role for three seasons. He said the team averaged between 300 to 400 people per game during the season, surpassing that mark several times during the playoffs and provincial tournament. Bacso said the team’s success played a part in the attendance increase, as well as the presence the organization has created on social media. “We present ourselves as a cityoriented organization and are really putting ourselves out there,” he said.

Wainwright wouldn’t lose a single game all weekend, beating the Red Deer Vipers 5-1 in the final. The Bisons did tie Coaldale 1-1, but Wainwright had already secured their spot in the semi-final. Wainwright won gold at provincials for the second straight year, and Alexander took notice of what made them so successful. “It’s just how they carried themselves. They don’t let their emotions get too high or too low, and they just play their game,” he said. The tournament as a whole went off better than the organizers could have expected. “Everything went smooth. You can’t expect to have a big event like that without any glitches, but we solved them all within five minutes. We had lots of positive feedback,” said Tournament Chair Sabrina Trobak. Trobak, who is also a director on the Huskies’ executive, had been planning for the tournament, alongside her committee, for a year. Perhaps the best and most encouraging part of the weekend was the attendance. Trobak

estimated that 700 to 800 people came out for the Huskies games, and there were large crowds for the other games. For her efforts spent planning the tournament, as well as organizing the off-ice officials and scorekeeping during league-play, Trobak was named the Volunteer of the Year at the team’s year-end banquet on March 28. “It’s a great honour, but that’s not why I do it. I was really surprised, but it feels nice to be appreciated and recognized. I enjoy doing it and being a part of it all,” she said. The provincial tournament capped a trio of important hockey tournaments hosted in Fort St. John this season, after the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge and Midget Tier 1 B.C. Hockey Championships. “This town has done an amazing job with the events that have gone on in the last three years. There wasn’t a doubt in my mind that it would be great. The people here are good character people, and we appreciate what they did,” said Alexander.

As for the Flyers, General Manager Lee Hartman said attendance continues to be steady through his fifth season in the role. He said the ticket revenue accounts for half of the organization’s budget, and it hasn’t let them down yet. Hartman said the team averaged around 175 people per home game, but that the playoffs were key. “We average almost double the fans during the playoffs, and we’ve really benefitted by having deep post-season runs. We grew the brand a bit this year by winning the NPHL, and hope to continue having competitive teams that people are interested in watching.” This year, the Flyers had six home playoff games. Both organizations are hoping this year is the start of a strong run of seasons at the ticket office, last seen in the mid-to-late 2000’s. Not coincidentally, that era was the last time the team’s had this much on-ice success.

Huskies award winners Regular Season MVP Jonathan Bateman

Wayne Gamble Award (leadership/ dedication) Jarod Lang

Playoff MVP - Zak Babin Top Scorer - Gary Loewen

Most Gentlemanly Cody Brodhagen

Best Defenceman Jared Loewen

Most Popular - Matt Apsassin Most Exciting - Nolan Legace

Rookie of the Year Jeridyn Loewen Unsung Hero - Shawn Wilson

Volunteer of the Year Sabrina Trobak

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Huskies goalies Jonathan Bateman, left, and Zak Babin show off their awards at the team’s yearend banquet on March 28.

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Location: Fort Worth, Texas Date: Sunday, April 8, 2:00 p.m. Last Year’s Pole: Kevin Harvick - 198.405 mph Last Year’s Winner: Jimmie Johnson

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

Texas Motor Speedway is home to two Cup Series races each year, the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 and the AAA Texas 500. Texas Motor Speedway’s layout is very similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Lowe’s Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway). Jeff Burton (1997) and Dale Earnhardt, Jr (2000) both earned their first Cup Series win at Texas Motor Speedway. Earnhardt’s victory was a then-record for fewest races to notch a victory in the “modern era” on the Cup circuit, winning in just his 12th start, breaking the record held by his father, Dale Earnhardt (16 starts). Current points leader, Kyle Busch, finished 15th in last year’s race. The race will be shown live on FS1 at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 8.

Last Week’s Race: Clint Bowyer Won Postponed Martinsville Race Since there was no race this past Easter Sunday, we are reporting the results from the postponed Martinsville race that occurred last week, March 26th. Clint Bowyer ended a 190-race winless streak last Monday by dominating at Martinsville Speedway, leading 215 laps on the way to his first win since 2012. He landed at Stewart-Haas Racing last season and had some good runs but extended the winless streak through a tough year. Entering the 2018 season, Bowyer admitted the pressure was on to perform and show he deserved an opportunity with one of NASCAR’s top teams. On Monday, he did just that, leading more laps in one race than he had in the past four years combined.

Clint Bowyer Born: May 30, 1979 Crew Chief: Mike Bugarewicz Car: Ford

Year 2018 2017

Wins 1 0

Top 10s 3 13

Avg. Finish 9.0 15.5

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

Points 257 249 233 232 226 217 212 210 195 177

Xfinity Series Top Ten Top 10s 5 5 4 5 4 4 4 3 3 2

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

Points 199 195 194 172 169 144 143 140 139 132

Top 10s 5 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2

NASCAR points leader Kyle Busch leaves Martinsville with another silver medal Kyle Busch finished second on Monday at Martinsville Speedway, barely behind Clint Bowyer. The 2015 Cup champion has finished second in three of the six races to date, with Busch’s consistency putting him at the top of the championship standings by eight points over his 2017 title rival Martin Truex Jr. “We take solace, sure, but you know, ultimately we’re here to win each and every week,” Busch said. “I know everybody is, but we’ve been that close each and every week.” Busch added that he was frustrated by the statistic that he has won 43 races and finished second 43 times. “It’s very frustrating. I’m about half my career total of wins with second-place finishes so that’s pretty discouraging. Guess for as often as I win, I lose more.” Kurt Busch expected to return to Stewart Haas Kurt Busch’s contract with Stewart-Haas Racing expires at the end of the 2018 season. The team said Wednesday it “fully expects” Busch to return in 2019. The 39-yearold hasn’t won since the 2017 season opener but is off to a better start in terms of average finish through six races this season. He’s also historically been a top-10 machine at Texas, where the Cup Series heads after Easter.

Racing Trivia In the last 10 races at Texas Motor Speedway, which driver has the most top 5 finishes.? a) Kyle Busch b) Joey Logano

c) Kevin Harvick d) Jimmie Johnson

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Answer : b) Joey Logano has 7 top 5 finishes in the last 10 races at Texas Motor Speedway.

This Week’s Cup Series Race: O’Reilly Auto Parts 500

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The sun is shining, get out and enjoy it

ith the third instalment of winter over, spring is finally here — I hope. This winter has been so long and frustrating. The weather would trick you into thinking that spring was here and then it would snow, and your hopes and dreams of sun and summer would be crushed. With the sun out, the skies blue, and the temperature rising, the snow and ice is melting away and that means we can get outside and enjoy it. Here are some ideas to help you enjoy this spring to the fullest. 1. Build a snowman. The sun shining on the snow makes it the perfect snowman/fort/snowball making tool. You are never too old to get out there and have some fun. 2. Go snowshoeing or cross-country skiing. The weather is warm, but there is still snow on the ground so go make the most of it. Fort St. John has plenty of areas to go snowshoeing and crosscountry skiing. Links golf course has ski trails, and Beatton Provincial Park FIVESTAR FROM B1

This was the first nationals for all three fighters, and it will help them going forward. Unfortunately, this is Young’s last year at the youth level. Next year, he’ll have to compete at the elite level, which is more competitive. “I wish I had another try as a youth, but it was a great experience,” said Young. Pomeroy had a great time and can’t wait to get back. “It was so awesome, just watching everyone and seeing the competitiveness. I’m super motivated to go back next year and I want to get gold.” Sims found the event a lot to take in, but is eager to get back to work and improve his mental game. All three fighters will be competing at the 2018 B.C. Golden Gloves Championships, which begin April 20 in Fort St. John.

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has both ski and snowshoe trails. Grab some friends, borrow some gear, and get out there. 3. Go for a walk. It is no longer snowing and blowing outside, and the sun is up. Getting outside and going for a nice walk in the fresh air. 4. Give your plants a head start. Even though the ground is still frozen and we have snow up to our knees in most places doesn’t mean you can’t start gardening. Plant some of your favourite veggies, herbs, and flowers inside and watch them grow until it is nice enough to move them outdoors. 5. Do some spring cleaning. Spring is always a great time for a fresh start, so go through your closets, cupboards, and drawers and give your place a nice little tidy; it will feel so

good. Anything you want to get rid of, you can donate, sell, or give to friends/family. 6. Go for a bike ride. When the snow/ice has cleared up a bit more, take your bike (or borrow one) and head out. The trails in town are great if you want a quick easy bike, but heading out towards Montney or Baldonnel will give you more of a challenge and a longer ride. If you go early on a Saturday or Sunday, the roads won’t be busy, and you can really appreciate the beauty of the Peace Region. Look up the rules of the road for biking, and make sure you wear the necessary equipment. 7. Downhill skiing and snowboarding. Powder King has a couple of weeks left in its season for us to enjoy. The temperatures are far warmer, and you have the chance to sport an awesome goggle tan. Regardless of your interests, there is a spring activity for everyone to enjoy. What are some of your favourites?

WELLNESS ROUND UP Research from the Universities of Southampton and Edinburgh has shown that exposure to sunlight may help to lower blood pressure, which will reduce the chances of cardiovascular disease. A Science Daily article titled Here Comes the Sun to Lower Blood Pressure (2014) explains “that sunlight alters levels of the small messenger molecule, nitric oxide (NO) in the skin and blood, reducing blood pressure.” It was also stated that limiting exposure to the sun is still important, but minimal exposure may not be advantageous as well. Stephenie Sutherland is a Fort St. John student studying nutrition and food sciences. She can be found at the gym, hiking local trails, and serving up a hot cuppa joe at Whole Wheat and Honey. Have a question? Email her at stephenie.sutherland13@gmail.com.

Oilmen’s golf event returns for 56th year The Oilmen’s Golf Tournament will return this summer for the 56th time. Registration is June 6, with golfing taking place June 7 to 9 at Lakepoint Golf Course. There will be 192 entries spread over 12 flights this year, down from 208 entries and 13 flights a year ago. Registration closed on April 4. On June 7, there will be a horse race after golf. A barbecue will follow the golf at Lakepoint on June 8, and on June 9, the Fort St. John Curling Club will host a dinner and dance. “It’s a fun tournament and the same people keep coming back every year and really enjoy it,” said Trevor Gould, member of the organizing committee.

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The Huskies honoured their graduating players – Shawn Wilson, Sebastian Powsey and Darion Fay – after their final provincial game on March 31.

Beatton Community 4-H Club Report Club Report: by Harlan Giesbrecht I’d like to take some time to mention our sponsors. Without these sponsors, we wouldn’t have riding time at the arena, 4-H shirts and sweaters, or equipment for our drill team. So THANK YOU to: Haab Homes Plumbing & Heating Northern Snubbing Nemesis Oilﬁeld Services Inc. Backcountry Arrow Insurance Giesbrecht & Co Public Accountants Northern Baby Bear Daycare Tempest Energy Ditmarsia Holdings Ltd. Dunn & Hiebert Rod Hedges’ Arena North Peace Veterinary Clinic - for supplying vaccines for registered 4-H horse projects This March, we had a huge amount of snowfall, and blizzards. At our farm, we had snow drifts that were 10 feet tall – right over our livestock fences and gates. My horses, Copper and Coke, climbed a snow drift, got tangled in the top line of the fence, ripped

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the fence down, and escaped. They had some cuts, but we found them visiting our other horses, just down the driveway! Our 4-H club will be starting weekly riding lessons in April to prepare for achievement days – we are all hoping this snow melts soon for safe trailering, and safe riding! Some of our Cloverbud members got together to ride and practice obstacle courses with their horses. My sister forgot that she wasn’t riding her usual horse, who is fairly lazy. So, she gave Jessie, the horse she is riding while Candy is away to be bred, a BIG kick to ask for a lope. Well, she got a lope! A fast one! Alexa wasn’t ready for this, and she lost her balance and fell off. Thankfully, she was wearing her helmet, as all 4-H kids are supposed to do, even when handling their horses on the ground. She had a few minor scrapes, and she needed some encouragement to get back on and try to lope again. This is a good reminder to all club members, because two things happened: Alexa didn’t have her chin strap on her bridle properly, so she didn’t have the leverage she needed with her bit on this seasoned rope horse, who is trained to move fast. Also, Alexa realized she was wearing spurs – she needs them for her less athletic horse, Candy, but should never use them with Jessie. She didn’t want to get off, tie her horse, and take her spurs off. Alexa plans to share with the rest of the club how important it is to check your equipment and fix everything no matter how much you just want to get on with your ride. Our club is looking forward to the spring and summer seasons, and lots of riding!

“My name is Harlan Giesbrecht, and my horse is Coco Kilo Bar – or Coke for short! Coke really likes to go fast and so do I. Coke is the perfect horse for me! This is my third year in the Beatton Community 4-H Club, and my first year as a Junior member. This is my second year as a reporter (last year, when I was a Cloverbud, I was the junior reporter). My plans this year is to do some roping with Coke, do some horse shows, and of course, 4-H Achievement Days!”

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ARTS & CULTURE

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Charlene Cavers and Margaret May released their new book Maddy the Dragonslayer at the Coles bookstore in Totem Mall on March 31, 2018. Above, Cavers gives a personal reading to Layla Von Hollen at the book launch.

Succulent art Funding available Seniors for play space storytelling group glass Saturday meets this month Calling all green thumbs makeovers The Senior’s Storytelling group will meet Saturday, April 7, and Saturday, April 21 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Fort St. John North Peace Museum. Seniors are encouraged to drop with an idea of a short story they can begin to write, with help provided to help start the process. Everyone is welcome. The Fort St. John Arts Council has secured a federal grant to help seniors tell and preserve their stories about the early days of the North Peace. The council is looking to capture the stories in a variety of digital mediums, from blogging to photography, poetry to audio, and more. For more, call Sue Popesku at 250-785-6214.

Literary festival announced Sonnets, novels, short stories, and play scripts — there is writing of all kinds hiding in the pens of the Peace. The Peace Liard Regional Arts Council has announced the first annual literary festival of its kind for the Peace to be held this year in Dawson Creek. Dubbed Words North, the festival will run from September 27 to 30. Organizers say to stay tuned for information on events, and writers. — Dawson Creek Mirror

looking to create a succulent piece of plant art. Dunvegan Gardens will host a series of workshops Saturday for this interested in creating a one-of-a-kind piece of living art. The hour-long classes run throughout the day starting at 10 a.m., with seats available in the afternoon only. To register, call 250-7851131 or drop by the store.

Open stage runs this Thursday If you didn’t make the debut of the open stage at Whole Wheat and Honey cafe last month, drag yourself on out to catch some local talent on Thursday — or perform a few pieces for the audience yourself. The stage will be open from 4 to 8 p.m., with the coffee brewing and the ktichen open. The stage is open to all ages, and all kinds of performers, be they musicians, poets, or comedians. The idea was born out of a need for an all ages space for artists, especially youth, to workshop their material, learn how to perform, and collaborate with one another, in a more focused space that’s not an adults-only bar or pub. Artists will be given a 15-minute slot to fill however they choose, original material encouraged.

We can think of some playgrounds across the Peace in need of a little TLC, and we’re sure you can too. The BCAA Play Here initiative is accepting nominations to provide up to $100,000 in funding for revitalize play spaces across the province. Nominations close April 15, and can include parks or playgrounds, a community garden, a music room, or even an after-school study area. Nominated will be shortlisted to 10 finalists by a panel of judges, and an online public vote will decide three winning projects. Public voting will take place May 28 to June 17, with the winning projects announced June 21. “BCAA recognizes that play spaces aren’t just for kids, they’re for entire communities to enjoy and a place to bring people together,” says Shawn Pettipas, BCAA’s director of community engagement. Want to make a nomination? Here are some tips: • Be descriptive.Clearly highlight what the need is and the impact a revitalized play space would have on your community. • Be visual and creative. Photos and short videos are impactful and great ways to tell your story. To make a nomination, visit BCAAPlayHere.com.

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Coming EvEnts SATURDAYS: LEARN YOUR ROOTS - Genealogy information NAR PARK ROOTS BUILDING 10:00am peacecountryroots.ca Dawson Creek Seniors Hall Activities 1011 McKellar Ave. Floor curling, carpet bowling, pool, line dancing, bridge, crib, darts, bingo, Wellness Exercise, craft classes. Schedules are available at the hall. Come and see our hall and try out our activities.

HUGHES, John February 05, 2018 It is with deep sadness that the family of John Fredrick Hughes announces his passing on February 5th, 2018 at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops. John was born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan on December 6, 1930. John is survived by Elaine wife of 59 years, children Rob, Marie, Julie, Hal, Brian, and grandchildren Justin, Caitlin, Mitchell Hughes, Mathew and Nathan Yanagiya and Noah Hughes. He is also survived by brothers Bill and Roy Hughes. John is also fondly remembered by his cousin Fern Lloyd of Prince Albert, Sask. Predeceased by siblings; Pat Hughes, Margurite Glen, Chuck Hughes, Theresa Dayton and Joan Metcalf. John lived a full and interesting life, living in various communities on Vancouver Island as a young man. He worked many different jobs, including commercial fishing, before starting his career as a Journeyman Plumber and Sheet Metal Worker. John was self−employed most of his life, as a Plumbing and Heating Contractor and employed many people through the years. John was a generous person who helped his friends and family at every opportunity. John made many contributions through his 87 years, involved with amateur sports and the community. He was one of the founding members of the group who started the process to build the Kids Arena in Fort St John, after the original arena was lost in a fire. John firmly believed in giving children the opportunity to participate in sports of all kinds and worked hard to keep his own children active throughout their childhoods. John and Elaine met in Chilliwack and a few years later moved to Fort St John, where they spent the next 30 years, operating their business and farming. At 60 years old John and Elaine moved to the Salmon Arm Area to start their retirement business. In 2008 they sold their property in the Salmon Arm area and moved to North Vancouver. John and Elaine spent the last few years spending summers at their cottage in the Shuswap, and Winters in Tofino. A celebration of life will be held this summer at their cottage in the Shuswap.

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KAIROS Blanket Exercise at Fort St John Presbyterian Church. 9907-98st Fort St John April 13th at 7pm. This Exercise will be led by Reverend Dianne Ollerenshaw, Director of Regional Ministries for the Synod of Alberta Northwest. Opening Prayer by Elder Gerry Attachie with the Doig River Drummers. For more information call Sherry McDonald @250-785-4557

2018 DAWSON CITY International Gold Show. The northernmost placer mining and consumer trade show. May 18th & 19th. Visit goldshow.dawsoncitychamberofcommerce.ca for information. Or call 867-9935274.

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Notice is hereby given that a Parcel Tax Roll Review Panel will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, April 9, 2018 in City Hall Council Chambers at 10631 – 100 Street in Fort St. John, BC to consider and deal with the 2017 Local Area Service Tax Assessment Rolls for the following projects: • 86 Street between 91 and 93 Avenues • 87 Avenue west of 107 Street • 98 Avenue between 102 and 104 Streets and 104 Street between 97 and 98 Avenues • 104 Avenue between 101 and 102 Streets

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/

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INVITATION TO TENDER FORT ST. JOHN PUBLIC WORKS LOADER MOUNTED SNOW BLOWER Sealed Tenders clearly marked FORT ST. JOHN PUBLIC WORKS LOADER MOUNTED SNOWBLOWER 2018 will be received at the main reception desk of City Hall no later than 2:00 p.m., local time, on April 12, 2018. Tender documents may be obtained at City Hall during regular working hours (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) or online at www.fortstjohn.ca. Sealed tender submissions are to be addressed to the attention of Jeremy Garner, Roads Superintendent of Public Works, and mailed or delivered to the City of Fort St. John 10631 100 Street, Fort St. John, BC V1J 3Z5. The submission is to contain detailed speciﬁcations of the unit, along with warranty particulars, including arrangements for repairs under warranty. Prices quoted are to be F.O.B. Fort St. John Public Works and are to include all applicable taxes. Additional information may be provided by Walter Wilson, Mechanic Shop Foreman at 250-787-8185.

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PC Roots Group Building Open: Every Saturday Sept-June 10:00am-12:00pm to members wanting to use the genealogy library. A member will be available by appointment to anyone requiring help on how to get started on your family history. Everyone is welcome. We are located in the small building in NAR Park. For appointment call: Lynn- 250-7824058. Neil- 250-7827651. Website http://peacecountryroots.ca

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Saturday, April 7th: 1:00pm Dawson Creek Royal Canadian Legion Branch# 141 will hold its Monthly General Meeting located at900-102nd Ave, (side entrance) across 9th Street from Lakeview Credit Union). All members are urged to attend.

Tuesday,April 10th, 2018- 1:30pm Patio and Container Gardening presented by Linda Greene at the Seniors Access Office in the Co-Op Mall, to be followed by a short Annual General meeting of the South Peace Seniors Access Service Society (SPSASS) and refreshments. EVERYONE WELCOME!

CARETAKER WANTED Portage Mountain Yacht Club: Established in 1969, it is a private member club, made up of boaters and campers alike. It is located on the beautiful Williston Lake, near Hudson’s Hope, B.C. Position is for 6 months (may to Oct) with a monthly salary based on experience, Accommodations are included. Duties include but not limited to the following. -grounds keeper (mow grass, removal of drift wood, yard clean up) -building, equipment and water system maintenance (clean up and fixing, painting) -fueling boats -daily security rounds -assist the Staff Captain with the Annual Fishing Derby, as needed. For more information call: Ken Karpiak @250-793-3723. Send resume to: pmvc1969@hotmail.com or mail to: PMYC, Box 6431, Fort St John, BC V1J 4H8

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. Check in this paper for more details closer to the show! South Peace Historical Society Meetings Third Wednesday of the month. In Dawson Creek at the Calvin Kruk Centre Archives Room at 2 pm.

PC Roots Group Meeting: 4th Sunday/month - from SUNDAYS: FAMILY Sept-June 1:30pm in TREE HELP - Peace the Archives Room at Country Roots Group The Calvin Kruk CenMeeting - Fourth Sunter. Getting started day of each Month at on family tree rethe CALVIN KRUK CENsearch, need Help? TRE in Dawson Creek Come learn & share 1:30pm experiences with other amateur geneThursday at 9:30 amNew Beginnings Coming EvEnts alogists. New members welBaptist Church in DC, come. For more info 10221-18th St.-TOPS Mile “O” Quilter’s call: Lynn- 250-782(Take Off Pounds Guild meets every 4058. Neil- 250-782Sensibly). Phone: Gail SAMPLE Tuesday & Thursday inNEWSPAPER 7651. Website ADVERTISEMENT at 250-782-7208 for Dawson Creek at KPAC http://peacecountryLAND ACT more info. in Studio #10 at 7pm roots.ca

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Take notice that Peaceland Oilfield Services Ltd. from Fort St. John, BC, has applied to Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development (MFLNRORD), Northeast Region, for a Licence of Occupation situated on Provincial Crown land located at Sikanni Chief River. The Lands File for this application is 8015974. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to Joyce Veller, Authorization Officer, Northeast Region, MFLNRO, at 100, 10003-110 Avenue, Fort St. John, BC, V1J 6M7, (250) 7873438. Comments will be received by MFLNRO up to May 10, 2018. MFLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit the website at www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp for more information and a map of the application area. Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. Access to these records requires the submission of a Freedom of Information (FOI) request. Visit http://www.gov.bc.ca/freedomofinformation to learn more about FOI submissions.

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Take notice that Bernard Wiebe from Prespatou, BC, has applied to Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development (MFLNRORD), Northeast Region, for a Agriculture Sale situated on Provincial Crown land located at Prespatou Creek. The Lands File for this application is 8015973. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to Joyce Veller, Authorization Officer, Northeast Region, MFLNRO, at 100, 10003-110 Avenue, Fort St. John, BC, V1J 6M7, (250) 7873438. Comments will be received by MFLNRO up to May 9, 2018. MFLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit the website at www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp for more information and a map of the application area.

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Foreman, Montney Asset

Foreman, Montney Asset Reporting to the Area Superintendent, the Foreman ensures environmental responsibility, safe operational practices, and compliance with government and company policies. The Foreman is Reporting to the Area Superintendent, the Foreman ensures environmental accountable for the work completed by the Operators. responsibility, safe operational practices, and compliance with government Main Responsibilities: and policies. The Foreman is accountable for the work completed • company Supervise and monitor work of operators, maintenance crews, and work with Maintenance/E&I coordinator to optimize the field production on a daily basis. by the Operators. Assist in permitting and hazard identification

• Provide guidance and mentoring to operators and production technicians to coordinate field Main Responsibilities: activities

Sealed Tenders clearly marked FORT ST. JOHN PUBLIC WORKS VACTOR COMBO UNIT 2018 will be received at the main reception desk of City Hall no later than 2:00 p.m., local time, on April 12, 2018. Tender documents may be obtained at City Hall during regular working hours (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) or online at www.fortstjohn.ca. Sealed tender submissions are to be addressed to the attention of Jeremy Garner, Roads Superintendent of Public Works and mailed or delivered to the City of Fort St. John 10631 100 Street, Fort St. John, BC V1J 3Z5. The submission is to contain detailed speciﬁcations of the unit, along with warranty particulars, including arrangements for repairs under warranty. Prices quoted are to be F.O.B. Fort St. John Public Works and are to include all applicable taxes. Additional information may be provided by Walter Wilson, Mechanic Shop Foreman at 250-787-8185.

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• • SLiaison between HSE, Calgary operations, operators, Integrity, and regulatory upervise and monitor work of operators, maintenance crews, and • Assist operations engineer with field studies and modifications, budgeting and expense work with Maintenance/E&I coordinator to optimize the field production forecasting. • on Participate in field facility modification design, MOC’s and hazop’s a daily basis. • Assist with work instruction development • • Assist in permitting and hazard identification Participate and Coordinate Safety meetings and inspections • • PImplement Asset integrity programs rovide guidance and mentoring to operators and production Qualifications: technicians to coordinate field activities • Candidate will be local to the Dawson Creek area • • Liaison between HSE, Calgary operations, operators, Integrity, and Senior Operator Level • regulatory 10 years of experience in Oil and Gas field operations For full details of this position and to apply, please refer to the Murphy Oil Corporation website: • Assist operations engineer with field studies and modifications, http://www.murphyoilcorp.com/Careers/ budgeting and expense forecasting. • Participate in field facility modification design, MOC’s and hazop’s • Assist with work instruction development • Participate and Coordinate Safety meetings and inspections • Implement Asset integrity programs Qualifications:

Please send resume to employmentnorth@lis− alberta.com or call (403) 783−0421 for further information. This position will re− main open until a suit− able candidate is found and only those meeting our requirements will be contacted.

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Take notice that Henry Wiebe from Prespatou, BC, has applied to Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development (MFLNRORD), Northeast Region, for a Agriculture Sale situated on Provincial Crown land located at Prespatou Creek. The Lands File for this application is 8015970. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to Joyce Veller, Authorization Officer, Northeast Region, MFLNRO, at 100, 10003-110 Avenue, Fort St. John, BC, V1J 6M7, (250) 7873438. Comments will be received by MFLNRO up to May 5, 2018. MFLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit the website at www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp for more information and a map of the application area. Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. Access to these records requires the submission of a Freedom of Information (FOI) request. Visit http://www.gov.bc.ca/freedomofinformation to learn more about FOI submissions.

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Phone: 250-785-2662

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Take notice that Phillip Henry Bergen from Prespatou, BC, has applied to Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development (MFLNRORD), Northeast Region, for a Agriculture Sale situated on Provincial Crown land located at Umbach Creek. The Lands File for this application is 8015967. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to Joyce Veller, Authorization Officer, Northeast Region, MFLNRO, at 100, 10003-110 Avenue, Fort St. John, BC, V1J 6M7, (250) 7873438. Comments will be received by MFLNRO up to May 6, 2018. MFLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit the website at www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp for more information and a map of the application area. Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. Access to these records requires the submission of a Freedom of Information (FOI) request. Visit http://www.gov.bc.ca/freedomofinformation to learn more about FOI submissions.

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Take notice that Martin Wiebe from Prespatou, BC, has applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Northeast Region, for a Agriculture Sale situated on Provincial Crown land located at Prespatou, BC, Peace River District. The Lands File for this application is 8015969. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to Joyce Veller, Authorization Officer, Northeast Region, MFLNRO, at 100-10003-110th Avenue, Fort St. John, BC V1J 6M7, (250) 787-3438. Comments will be received by MFLNRO up to May 11, 2018. MFLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit the website at www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp for more information and a map of the application area or send comments directly to: AuthorizingAgency.FortStJohn@gov.bc.ca

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Take notice that William Klassen from Altona, BC, has applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Northeast Region, for a Direct Sale for Extensive Agricultural purposes situated on Provincial Crown land located at Prespatou Creek. The Lands File for this application is 8015971. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to Joyce Veller, Authorization Officer, Northeast Region, MFLNRO, at 100, 10003-110 Avenue, Fort St. John, BC, V1J 6M7, (250) 7873438. Comments will be received by MFLNRO up to May 9, 2018. MFLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit the website at www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp for more information and a map of the application area. Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. Access to these records requires the submission of a Freedom of Information (FOI) request. Visit http://www.gov.bc.ca/freedomofinformation to learn more about FOI submissions.

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On legacies and Kodak Moments

t doesn’t seem that long ago that one of the TV ads that we used to watch referred to a Kodak Moment — you know, a special moment in time. We had Simon and Garfunkel singing their epic song Kodachrome in the new millennium. A much younger generation won’t know what that phrase referred to, much less what Kodak was! It turns out that, not so long ago, every camera in the world used something called film in order to capture and preserve a photographic image. That, of course, is what Eastman Kodak produced: photographic film and paper for every possible occasion or need. One particular Kodak scientist by the name of Steve Sasson was involved with research and development products for Kodak. Oddly enough, Sasson, it turns out, invented the very first portable digital camera. Yes, it really was the world’s first film-less camera. One would think the top brass at Eastman Kodak would have embraced this development without question. Instead, they instructed the engineer to say nothing to no one about his invention. By fate and a lack of long-term vision about the future of photography, Eastman Kodak filed for bankruptcy in 2012. In a similar circumstance, RIM, or Research in Motion, produced its infamous Blackberry cell phones at the turn of the new millennium, which also took the world by storm. Blackberry was at the top of its game. President Obama even owned one. In 2008, the management at RIM made a fateful decision that also triggered a series of massive consequences. The boss and his board at RIM decided the newest Blackberry would not have or include the latest innovation: the touch screen. Instead, Blackberry would maintain the status quo with a mechanical keyboard. Nothing could have forewarned the upper management that their decision was the kiss of death for their company and product. Eight years later, a new generation of cellphone users may not have even heard of Blackberry. Tire manufacturer Michelin developed the world’s first radial tire back in the 1970s. Meanwhile, Firestone, another American standard tire company, chose not to pursue this new technology, stating that radial tires were too expensive and were a passing fad. After all, every major American car was likely fitted with Firestone tires. Why change? Today, Firestone is a shell of its former

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self and was bought out by Bridgestone. No innovation? End of company. These are not made up fairy tales. This is a case of gaining and ultimately using your competitive advantage in the world of business and technology. It’s not simply a luxury anymore, rather a necessity for survival. The rapid pace of technological advances has changed the dynamics of most industries. This pace has now struck the electricity energy market worldwide with a vengeance and includes B.C. With the new NDP government holding its course on continuing to build the Site C project, they have not wavered from using centuries old hydroelectric technology, just as Kodak, RIM, or Firestone failed to do, respectively. It’s now possible for a variety of new innovative energy sources, such as solar and wind to produce electricity for under $30 per megawatt hour, or three cents per kilowatt hour. This is simply a fact. Meanwhile, the latest predictions for Site C production costs now loom at $120/MWh and climbing. New hydroelectricity is a completely uncompetitive archaic technology and impossibly expensive to produce. Solar farms are now producing electricity in California and Mexico for $10/MWh and dropping. It’s quickly becoming a new electricity world for both producers and consumers. So, what do we say in eight years time, assuming when the NDP-built Site C dam is completed, and BC Hydro discovers that its electricity cannot possibly be sold at cost? Should we even bother to commission it for production when every kilowatt of power will be sold at a tremendous loss? Will BC Hydro then significantly overcharge its customers unrealistically high rates just to maintain a sinking Crown corporation? This is why a lack of vision on the part of BC Hydro will prove the Site C project disastrous to the taxpayers of BC. Perhaps then, we should consider digging out our old Nikon film camera and head out to the BC Hydro viewpoint and snap a few Kodachrome slides of the Site C dam — you know, for posterity? We could then call our Site C photos a Kodak Moment.

FORT ST. JOHN & DISTRICT CHURCH DIRECTORY ANGLICAN CHURCH of CANADA NoRTH PEACE PARISH Please join us at our temporary location at the Peace Lutheran Church @ 1:30pm Ph: 250-785-6471 “All are Invited and Welcome Here” - (Luke 14:23) SERVICES St. Martin’s, fort St. John, BC Sundays 1:30 p.m. Rev. Enid Pow ********** Church of the Good Shepherd Taylor, BC - Sundays 10:00 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 250-787-0089 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. Louis Kwena Phone 250-785-3413 www.fsjresurrectionchurch.com MASSES: Saturday 7:30 p.m. Sunday - 10:00 a.m. oNLY OFFICE HOURS: Mon.-Fri. 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. BAPTISM: Contact the Pastor 3 months before baptism. MARRIAGES: Contact the Pastor 6 months before the wedding. ********** ALLIANCE CHURCH 9804-99 Ave., fort St. John, BC V1J 3T8 Ph: 250-785-4644 fax: 250-785-8932 e-mail: office@fsjalliance.ca www.fsjalliance.ca SUNDAY WoRSHIP SERVICE: 9:15am & 11:00am KIDVILLE: for ages 2yrs.-Gr.6 @ 9:15am **********

CoMMUNITY CHURCH CHARLIE LAKE CoMMUNITY CHURCH Associate Pastor: Jared Braun 250-785-1723 fax: 250-785-4136 clcc@pris.ca SUNDAY SCHooL: 10:40am 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: Andy Wiebe 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 **********

MENNoNITE MoNTNEY MENNoNITE CHURCH SUNDAY MoRNING: Sunday School & Worship: 9:30am SUNDAY EVENING: 2nd & 4th Sundays: 7:00pm Everyone Welcome! Pastor Warren Martin Phone: (250) 827-3231 ********** NoNDENoMINATIoNAL CHRISTIAN LIfE CENTRE “Associated with “Fellowship of Christian Assemblies” “King Jesus is Lord Over the Peace” 8923-112th Avenue, fort St. John, BC V1J 6G2 website: www.christianlifefsj.ca Ph: 250-785-4040 fax: 250-785-4021 Pastor Steve Oboh Principal of Christian Life School: Garry Jones Everyone Welcome Sunday Morning Worship Service: 10:00am Nursery available and Sunday School is held during the sermon for ages 3-12 years. Christian Life Centre is “Home of Christian Life School” ********** foRT ST. JoHN NATIVE BIBLE fELLoWSHIP Sunday Worship: 11:00am Wed., Night Bible Study: 7:30pm Pastor John A Giesbrecht 250-785-0127 ********** GIDEoNS INTERNATIoNAL Fort St. John Camp Ray Hein 250-827-3636 John Giesbrecht 250-785-0127 ********** NoRTHERN LIGHTS CHURCH INTERNATIoNAL (Rose Prairie, BC Sunday Service: Pre-Service Prayer: 10:30am Worship Service: 11:00am Everyone Welcome ********** THE SHELTER CHURCH “...the Lord will be a shelter for His people” Joel 3:6 9808-98A Ave. fort St. John, BC 250-785-3888 SUNDAY SERVICE: 10am Pastor: Oral Benterud 250-785-9151 ********** PENTECoSTAL THE PENTECoSTALS of foRT ST. JoHN Phone: 250-787-9888 Pastor: Jason McLaughlin Sunday 10am Service, Sunday School Youth Sunday 11am Worship Service Tuesday 7pm Prayer Wednesday 7pm Bibile Study Friday 7pm Youth **********

PENTECoSTAL ASSEMBLIES of CANADA EVANGEL CHAPEL 10040-100 St., fort St. John Phone: 250-785-3386 Fax: 250-785-8345 Lead Pastor: Tony Warriner Sunday Services: 9:30am, 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 12:30 p.m. - Pie and Coffee 1:00 p.m. - Worship Service Everyone is invited to participate ********** REfoRMED TRINITY CoVENANT CHURCH Sunday Service: 10:00am Meets at the The Plaza 8111 100th Ave fort St. John, BC Elder: Desmond Jones Phone: 250-785-8289 www.trinitycovenant.ca matthew@trinitycovenant.ca Affiliated with C.R.E.C. ********** THE SALVATIoN ARMY THE SALVATIoN ARMY Sunday Worship Service: 10:30am 10116-100th Ave., fort St. John, BC Come Worship With Us. For information; Phone 250-785-0506 or food Bank 250-785-0500 ********** SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH 9008-100th Avenue, fort St. John, BC Phone: 250-785-8632 Pastor: Cavin Chwyl Phone: 250-719-7949 Saturday Service: 9:30am ********** UNITED CHURCH of CANADA ST. LUKE’S UNITED 9907-98 St., fort St. John, BC Office: 250-785-2919 Rev. Rick Marsh Email: stlukeuc@telus.net Sunday Worship Service @ 10:00am All are Welcome! The United Church of Canada is a Union of Congregationalist, Methodist & Presbyterian Churches in Canada formed in 1925.

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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

Local sports 1 2

Opinion/editorial/letters 1 2 3 4

Travel and tourism 1 2 3

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

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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

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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

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

Business and economy 1 2 3 4

City hall news 1 2 3

Courts and crime 1 2 3

Community events 1 2 3

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

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

History 1 2

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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

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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