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A citizen of the year, a chemical engineer, a fro-yo franchisee, a driver training professional, a long-time real estate appraiser, a helicopter pilot, and a Chamber boss— seven political hopefuls have entered Fort St. John’s byelection race set for September. Cindy Dettling, Christopher Flury, Randy Vincent, Barry Wilkinson, Edwina Nearhood, Becky Grimsrud, and Lilia Hansen are vying to fill former councillor Dan Davies seat. Wilkinson, who owns Safety First Professional Driver Training, was the last to file his nomination papers Aug. 4. “I’ve been interested for quite a while but was always too busy with running our business, but

I’m at the point now where I’m ready to do it,” he said. “I want to continue the good job our council is already doing. Our city council right now is full of great people that have done a lot of positive things for the city and I want to be part of that.” Vincent owns the Menchies in Dawson Creek, but has lived in Fort St. John his whole life. He’s looking forward to bringing a new perspective to council chambers. “It’s something I’ve always been interested in and hope to be a new set of eyes for council,” he said. Dettling, who received the Mayor’s Citizen of the Year honours at this year’s community awards, says her family has been here for six generations, and she has no plans to leave. “I have an active interest

in what goes on in my community,” said Dettling, a school bus driver who has earned provincial recognition for her work promoting school bus safety in the community. “When I was younger, I didn’t have the time commitment available. At this time in my life, I’m able to do it now.” Nearhood, who owns Nearhood Appraisal Services and writes about real estate for the Alaska Highways News, said “it’s important to give where you live.” “With 30 years of experience in the community, with my professional background, it gives me the insight and knowledge of the issues that are important to the community from a resident’s point of view and a business point of view, and not-for-profits,” said Nearhood. See COUNCIL on A7

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Brenda Gejdos (left) was crowned champion at the 45th annual World Invitational Gold Panning Championship at Peace Island Park Aug. 6. It’s her second championship win since 2014. See results on B4.

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It was another golden August long weekend to celebrate more than 150 years of gold panning tradition on the Peace River. The 45th annual World Invitational Gold Panning Championships wrapped up Aug. 6, with Brenda Gejdos taking home the tournament’s title trophy in the Class A event with a 24-point finish. It’s her second win after having first won the title in 2014. “There’s actually only been two women that have won, myself and Muriel Scott,” Gejdos said. “It’s pretty thrilling to have won it again, especially to win

it twice now, that’s been pretty awesome.” Seventeen professional gold panners from B.C., Alberta, and Holland were undeterred by intermittent bouts of rain during Sunday’s main event, sloshing their pans in the water alongside another 13 kids in the juvenile category, and eight semi-pros in the Class B event. Gejdos, who’s been competing the last eight years, found 15 flakes in 268.31 seconds in the first round of the Class A event, and finding five flakes in 105.62 seconds in the second round. In the speed round, Gejdos found her nugget of gold in a day’s best time of 11.05 seconds. Kimberly Mckillop, this

year’s Class B champion, finished second in the Class A, and Rod Scott finished third. The sport can be a game of chance and luck, Gejdos acknowledged, but one that can always be honed with technique. “There are some panners that are really, really, super speedy,” she said. “I’m not a fast panner, but I know that if I can just find all my flakes that I have a bit of a chance to win. So, I just make sure I find all my flakes, getting into the bottom (of the pan) and shaking it lots, using lots of water, and getting my flakes to the bottom. The nugget is just chance.” See GOLD PANNERS on A14

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A BC Utilities Commission review of the $8.8-billion Site C dam has begun. Energy and Mines Minister Michelle Mungall made good on her NDP government’s election promise Aug. 2, a move that has aligned interests on both sides of the contentious project as its future enters uncertain territory. “Our government is delivering on our commitment to British Columbians by ordering an independent review of Site C to ensure we can keep hydro rates affordable,” Mungall said. “The previous government refused to allow our independent energy watchdog to examine the project to determine if it was in the public interest. That was wrong.” The commission is being tasked to study the economic viability of the project based on current electricity supply and demand, and its cost to ratepayers. It will also be asked to confirm whether the project is on budget and on track to be completed by 2024, and will provide advice on whether to continue or suspend construction, or terminate and remediate the site, while proceeding with other resource portfolios that provide “the same level of benefits at the same or lower cost as Site C.” The commission will deliver a preliminary report by Sept. 20, with a final report due by Nov. 1, Mungall said. “Once we have the final report, the government will consider the advice from the BC Utilties Commission, along with other environmental and First Nations considerations, and make a final decision on the future of Site C,” Mungall said. ‘The right path’: landowners The project has been under construction for two years on the Peace River just outside Fort St. John. There are 2,200 workers employed on the project, Mungall said. Roughly $1.6 billion had been spent on the project as of March 31, 2017. The Commission began accepting data and analysis from interested parties Aug. 9, which it says will form the basis of its preliminary report. See SITE C on A5

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Rene Giesbrecht applies a fresh coat of paint to a building at the North Peace Fall Fair grounds last week. Organizers and volunteers are keeping busy prepping for the 70th annual event, which runs Aug. 18 to 20. Giesbrecht is a member of the North Peace Spinners and Weavers Guild, which will hold a sheep-to-shawl demonstration all weekend long, while visitors can check out the “magic” of an indigo vat, used to dye fibres.

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NIAGARA NEWS: Last week, a sewer discharge at Niagara Falls spread a bad smell that alarmed tourists. Niagara Falls is famous for its honeymoon hotels. After the sewer discharge, there was more than romance in the air.

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LOTTERY LUCK: A man in Quebec won a million dollars on the lottery—for the second time. Under Quebec law, if you win the lottery in English you have to also win it in French.

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Roomba choked to death trying to suck up all the dust bunnies under the bed. LA 2028: It was announced Los Angeles will host the 2028 Olympics. Here’s my question: Will they figure out a way to make the Olympic flame burn safely in Los Angeles—a city with inflammable air? (If the climate change folks are right, athletes at the Los Angeles Olympics are going to need snorkels.) HAPPY BIRTHDAY: A study says blowing out candles on your kid’s birthday cake increases bacteria on the cake by 14 times. So moms, when you bake a birthday cake, mix half a pint of Lysol into the frosting. SLAVE STUFF: Stephen Hawking is the genius scientist in the wheelchair. He says if aliens come to Earth, they will make humans their slaves. I’m OK with that. Just as long as I get to be the whoopee slave of a female love machine alien from the Planet Venus.

DANCE DETAILS: A farm in Manitoba is offering classes where you dance with alpacas. With my luck, my alpaca dance partner would have two left feet. Or four left hoofs. It’s good exercise. You go out into a field where there are alpacas. You move around. That’s Dancing With Alpacas. The alpacas have another name for it: Watching Humans Make Fools of Themselves. The Manitoba farmer who runs the classes says Dancing With Alpacas is more successful than the idea he tried last year: Yoga With Grizzly Bears. GET OUT: In a new survey: Most Canadian parents would be willing to pay their adult offspring a cash amount to move out of the house. I lived with my parents until I was 21. For my 21st birthday they gave me a set of matching luggage. Already packed. TELETUBBIES TALE: Remember the Teletubbies? You may find this next information hard to handle: The Teletubbies are returning to TV and they now have babies. Baby Teletubbies are called Tiddlytubbies. Wow, the Teletubbies were pregnant? And all this time I thought they were just overeating! MOVIE MEMO: Peace Country movie theatres showed The Emoji Movie. It did not get good reviews. Some critics said it’s an amateurish insult to your intelligence. I don’t know about you, but I prefer to have my intelligence insulted by a professional. Like a politician.

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species showcase Royal BC Museum interpreters Kailee Fawcett (left) and Karmen Walther (right) with the endangered Vancouver Island marmot in between them during a stop in Hudson’s Hope last month.

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The museum returns to the Peace next week with a showcase on species and environments at risk of going extinct in the province. Stops include the North Peace Museum on Aug. 16, the Peace River Lookout on Aug. 18, and the Farmer’s Market on Aug. 19. tom summer Photo

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Traditional Aboriginal languages are only being spoken by small portions of their communities, according to recent 2016 Census data. StatsCan recently released information about spoken languages within a household and saw that only a small portion of North Peace first nations spoke traditional languages. Blueberry River First Nation had a population of 197 people in 2016 and had 45 people listed as speaking an Aboriginal language. Twenty-five could speak Beaver, 10 were listed as speaking Cree-Montagnais, and another 10 could speak nonspecific Cree. Work is being done to help keep traditional language going. BRFN Education Manager Patsy Greyeyes says their school ran a language program last year as part of social investment funding through Shell. “We have a cultural coordinator that was working with a language teacher with an elder from the community to provide basic Dane-zaa in the classrooms,” she said. In Doig River, the population was listed at 118 people, with only 55 speaking an Aboriginal language. Breaking it down into the different languages, 45 people could fluently speak Beaver, five could speak CreeMontagnais, and another five could speak non-specific Cree. Halfway River First Nation’s population was 172 in 2016 with 45 traditional language speakers. Forty could speak Beaver and five could speak Cree-Montagnais. For Aboriginal language speakers in Fort St. John itself, there was a wider variety of traditional languages spoken. Twenty-five said they spoke Cree-Montagnais; 10 said they spoke Plains Cree; and 15 spoke non-specific Cree. Five people were listed as speaking Ojibway; five are listed as speaking Dene; five speak Slavey; and five speak Tahltan language. Non-Aboriginal Languages The majority of Fort St. John residents speak English as their first and primary language; 200 people identified French as their first language and 35 were listed as bilingual in Canada’s official languages. The next most popular non-official language in the community is Tagalog, with 465 people speaking the Filipino language. Following that is German with 340 people; 185 people speak Punjabi; 95 people speak Russian; and 45 speak Ukrainian. There are 30 other languages spoken by residents in the city.

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Condill neighbours have mixed feelings about hotel’s demise

Farmers’ market looks to stock women’s centre shelves Get ready to be challenged, folks. The One Bag Challenge is back for another year to help stock the shelves at the Fort St. John Women’s Resource Society. Taking the reins this time is the Taylor Farm-

ers’ Market, which is urging patrons to bring a bag on non-perishable food items and personal hygiene items to the market on Aug. 13. After bringing a bag to the market, challenge someone else to do the

same. Bring a bag of items to the big white tent at Lone Wolf Golf Course in Taylor, and then challenge a friend to do the same. Visit the Taylor Farmers Market Facebook page for more information.

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Anyone and everyone has an opinion about the Condill Hotel. The big, pink building on 100 Avenue has some people mourning its imminent demise after the City of Fort St. John announced it had purchased the building and plans to demolish it. Others are glad to see it go. Businesses and organizations along 100 Avenue have varying opinions on the building and what it currently stands for, and it’s not all negative. “The owners and the staff of the Condill have been very generous to us. Several times they’ve made donations or collections for kids at Christmas,” said Amanda Trotter, executive director of the Fort St. John Women’s Resource Society, which is four doors down from the ‘Dill. “I think that side of the story needs to be told as well.” Devrey Robbins, owner of Whole Wheat and Honey Café, says it’s unfortunate that a building as old as the Condill, built in 1942, has to be torn down, but sees potential for the space. “I’d like to see apartments

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so people are actually living downtown,” Robbins said. “People take pride in where they live and if they lived downtown, they’d take pride in it.” Harold Goodwin, co-owner of Deltek Business Machines, isn’t a fan of having apartments downtown as he feels Fort St. John has enough apartment buildings already. “What would be a major benefit to this community is have your lease space on the bottom and instead of apartments, rent out to non-profits to have offices,” he said. Gord Sandhu, owner of City Furniture, feels the Condill is past its prime and that it’s time for it to go. He would like to see the space used for more downtown parking. “I think downtown needs more parking space. It’s really hard especially there’s more businesses than there used to be. In the busy season, it’s hard to park,” he said. On the flip side of that, the manager of the Friendly Community Thrift Store wants to see some more businesses in the area. “More business would bring more people in here,” she said, asking that her name not be used.

District urges end to abandoned cats Hudson’s Hope has issued notice to residents on an increase in the number of cats being abandoned. The district’s animal control officer has received complaints about people leaving cats and kittens on the side of the road by the Peace Canyon Bridge. It states in the notice that

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abandoning the animals is cruel and inhumane, and completely unnecessary when there are options for those that can no longer care for their pets. The district urges people to call the animal control officer at 250-783-5207 or the Chetwynd Veterinary Clinic at 250-788-9374.

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The Marseille has a decidedly French Eclectic flavor. Telling elements include: a steeply pitched hip roof, a wrought iron balcony railing, and shutters that flank arched, multipaned windows. Popular from about 1915 to 1945, this style passed out of fashion for several decades. Neo-eclectic homes regained popularity in the 1960s, and the trend is still growing. This plan is designed for construction on a lot that slopes up to the left. The garage is one level below the first floor. Families who enjoy entertaining will delight in the large gathering spaces that fill the main floor. A dining room is to the right of the foyer, and a living room with a fireplace is to the left. The kitchen, nook, and family room flow together at the rear. This windowrich space has a French door that opens onto a partially covered deck. Four sets of multipaned windows sparkle across the back wall, and two more border the fireplace. In the kitchen, a raised eating bar rims

the lengthy work island. Cupboards and counters line three sides of the kitchen as well, and lazy Susan shelving makes corner access a breeze. A handy powder room is near everything, and the generously sized utility room is also close, along with a large recreation room. This room could house a pool table, home entertainment center, etc. Each of the four bedrooms upstairs has direct access to a bathroom. Bathrooms for the Marseille's owners' suite and one additional bedroom are private, while the other two bedrooms share a two-section bathroom. Other owners' suite amenities include: a roomy walkin closet, dual vanity, spa tub, and walkin shower. Associated Designs is the original source for the Marseille 30-421. For more information or to view other designs, visit www.AssociatedDesigns. com or call 800-634-0123.

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Shiny new with yard space, access and no parking restrictions! Big room sizes and lots of space for families too! Full warranty here and walking distance to Elementary & High Schools. Great value!

$339,900

Shiny new with yard space access and no parking restrictions! Big room sizes and lots of space for families too!

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Modern, roomy and close to schools is what you will enjoy here! Nice layout with corner lot access means easy to park and storage space is readily accessible. Full ensuite and walk in closet here, 2 more bedrooms and you can get started in home ownership or make this a low maintenance home base to work from.

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A big 2400 sq ft of living space on 2 fully-ﬁnished ﬂoors with full ensuite and walk-in closet in the huge master bedroom! Excellent room sizes up and down

Privacy and family! Solid home, one block from Bert Ambrose and Kin Park, has a modern feel with classic charm! South-facing backyard is perfect for summer BBQs!

Less that 10 minutes from town, huge mechanic's garage on 0.69 ac of bliss with a well-renovated family home which has warm wood fireplaces!

Lots to offer, and higher-end quality here! 5 bedroom home in Finch looks great from the street and even better inside!

Invest 2 ways! 2 homes on one lot and either rent covers your mortgage completely with a small down payment! RM2 zoned for future high density development makes a great holding property or very low cost living. Perfect for camp workers!

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Gorgeous 1-acre just outside city limits, with 1500+ sq ft brick home and attached garage! Inside there is a woodburning fireplace with built-in charcoal grill. Outside there is a dream shop (28x32), paved parking and pickup-box height storage building, too!

So clean! Rare to see one in this kind of condition! Finished up and down, huge RV parking area and a cul-de-sac lot that begs for kids and pets for summertime fun. Well-thought-out ﬂoor plan for families plus entertaining, and a garage that ﬁts a good-sized truck...this is a house to see today!!

3 bed duplex with mud room entrance! Fenced yard, alley parking added for extra storage space too! Appliances included and furniture negotiable.

Westridge home with all the comforts and an amazing back yard too! Excellent room sizes are just the beginning here with great room styling and hot tub in a gazebo to quell those tough days. Excellent rec room area is big enough for a games room and a TV space too! Mater suite is spacious and a concrete driveway with RV parking! Too much to list, come and see for yourself!

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Clean & tidy! Large lot with good access for future garage and parking! Close to amenities, this property has good zoning and a great layout for a rental suite or just enjoy all the space!

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‘Fake’ Site C review a waste of money, MLA Davies says site c from a1

The Commission says it will then solicit public comments on that report, and hold open houses around the province before its final report is issued Nov. 1. “We are committed to an open and transparent inquiry of the Site C project and I encourage British Columbians to participate,” Commission Chair and CEO David Morton said in a statement. The Commission is responsible for issuing certificates of public convenience and necessity on public utility projects, however, a previous Liberal government exempted Site C from its scrutiny when it passed the Clean Energy Act in 2010. While work will continue on the project during the review, Assistant Deputy Minister Les MacLaren confirmed contracts for the dam’s generating station, spillways, and hydromechanical equipment will not be awarded during the review. Tenders for Highway 29 realignment and bridge works at Bear Flat will be cancelled, he said. Mungall said immediately stopping work on the project would have impacts on workers. “We have to recognize that,” she said. “But we also don’t want to pre-empt the answer that the BC Utilities Commission is going to be putting forward.” Meanwhile, landowners at Bear Flat, expropriated in December to make way for highway realignment, will not be evicted from their homes during the review, Mungall said. That means that segment of the project will be taken of its “critical path,” Mungall said. Ken Boon called the review “good news.” “This had to happen ... we’re going down the right path,” said

Boon, president of the Peace Valley Landowner Association. “Site C needed to go to the utilities commission. It’s mind-boggling crazy that it didn’t happen two years, but here we are. It’s just as important or even more important to do it now before it’s past the point of no return.” Site C will flood more than 5,500 hectares of land along the Peace River, creating an 83-kilometre long reservoir and providing enough power to light up to 450,000 homes a year. Project construction started in 2015 and was scheduled for completion in 2024. The diversion of the Peace River was set for September 2019. BC Hydro officials and former premier Christy Clark had warned that any project delays would be costly— up to $630 million. The BC Liberals and other supporters say 2,500 jobs depend on the project and that it will help Canada meet its climate-change commitments. The NDP and Green parties have said it’s too expensive and unnecessary. BC Liberal and Peace River North MLA Dan Davies said he’s seven kilometres away from the project in Fort St. John and has worked on it himself. He said it’s on time and on budget. Six to 12 weeks isn’t long enough to complete a review of value, he said. And the project has already been reviewed multiple times, he said, which should be enough. “It’s unfathomable that we’re doing this epic waste of taxpayer money for a fake review,” Davies said. Chris Gardner, president of the Independent Contractors and Businesses

Davies to serve as education critic Peace River North MLA Dan Davies has been named to the BC Liberals’ shadow cabinet in the legislature. Davies will serve as education critic alongside Langley MLA Mary Polak, a former minister of health, environment, and more. She will be a guiding hand for Davies as he learns the portfolio. “Young people are our province’s future, and there’s nothing more important to their future than a high-quality

education,” Davies said. “Under our BC Liberal government, British Columbian students scored among the best in the world in reading, science, and math. We owe it to them to keep that going—and in my role as education critic, I will work every day to push for that goal.” The education portfolio was last held by Peace River South MLA Mike Bernier, who was named health critic.

Association, said more than 150 legally binding environmental conditions have been imposed on the project after more than a decade of environmental and regulatory reviews. “It was signed off by both the federal and provincial governments. Its environmental study alone was 29,000 pages—a stack of paper taller than an NBA basketball hoop,” he said. “Site C has also faced 14 separate court actions and was upheld in every single one of them. At ICBA, we talk a lot about the need to ‘Get to Yes.’ On Site C, the NDP government needs to now ‘Stick to Yes.’” Reviewing the project was an NDP campaign promise and one of the conditions of the agreement it reached with the Green Party in order to form government and oust the BC Liberals from power following May’s election.

The NDP consulted the Greens when developing the terms of reference for the review—but the decision on what happens next rests with the NDP cabinet. Green Leader Andrew Weaver said he was consulted on the draft terms of reference and said the process looks good. However, Weaver predicted the NDP would suspend the project, rather than kill it outright or continue. “I suspect the option about delaying and stalling is going to be the kind of kick-the-can decision that will be made,” he said. “I don’t think that’s the right decision. But I wouldn’t be surprised to see that as the decision, because it’s a way of trying have your cake and eat it too, which we’ve seen a lot of in B.C. politics.” Amy Smart from the Times Colonist contributed to this report from Victoria.

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Southern sojourn a chance to reflect on differences

he highway between Port Alberni and Ucluelet is like childbirth. There is plenty of screaming and panting, wishing for medication, some nausea, swearing at your spouse, praying for the sweet release of unconsciousness, declarations of “I will never do this again” and “Why did you talk me into this,” and, finally, forgetting how awful it was until you have to do it again. And you do have to do it again when you leave, you have no choice—there is only one road in and one road out. People say, “but it’s worth it. The terrifying roller coaster of pavement is worth it.” Likening it to the cost of admission, they say, “If the drive was easy then everyone would come here.” Um, I am fairly certain everyone was there the day we went into Tofino. Traffic moved along at a snail pace and parking was nil. Have you been to Tofino? It’s a beautiful little village alongside the water, reminiscent of a Hawaiian beach town. We had been once before, in 2006 when we embarked on a whalewatching trip with 12 strangers in stinky survival suits. Little had changed since then—we

Judy Kucharuk the desk of the green-eyed girl

spotted groups gathering on the wharf wearing the same red survival suits, probably still stinky. Tofino: where man buns can live in their natural habitat. There were topknots and man buns and Patagonia jackets. Everything and everyone moving at the pace of the slowest setting on your antique record player. We were prepared for Fogust, the moniker that locals give the usual weather (Fog + August), but instead were treated to a heat wave that was hovering over the entire Province of British Columbia. It was hot, hot, hot! Our week-long stay was centred in Ucluelet, where my son’s wedding would take place and where we had rented a condo. Ucluelet and Tofino, although very close together, are very different. Tofino is “totally rad dude,” where Ucluelet is a bit

less enthusiastic. Their lack of enthusiasm is not purposeful, nor is it really negative in any way, rather they know that most people come to the area to visit Tofino and they seem okay with it. Someone said to us that, “If Ucluelet gets 30,000 visitors per season, Tofino will get 90,000 visitors.” That is a huge discrepancy and really, the difference is that 60,000 people turned right at the main road junction instead of left. Our stay was extremely relaxing: days walking on the beach, enjoying a drink on the deck, watching the sun set, and, of course, being present for our son’s wedding. It was a lovely trip. One thought kept occurring to me throughout my stay. I don’t understand nor relate to the way of life on the west coast (even after living there as a teenager). For me, it is too slow and too laid back. I would never, ever feel comfortable making decisions on their behalf. I don’t understand their industry nor their commerce, therefore I have no justifiable comment on their lifestyle. So I ask you, why do they (and when I say they, I mean the lower half of the province

including Vancouver Island) have any voice in dictating our lifestyle in the North? They do not know or understand our way of life any more than we understand theirs. If I am out of touch with my perception of their lifestyle, then it stands to reason that they are out of touch with mine. Their perception that we are a bunch of rednecks destroying the environment as we seek oil and gas and hydroelectricity is as cancerous as my perception that they are all a bunch of mushroom-picking, man-bun and Patagonia-label wearing environmentalists. We are both wrong and we should admit it and back away from participating in debates over each of our livelihoods. We live in the same province, but we are as different as night and day and that is okay as long as we are not making decisions for one another. Judy Kucharuk is a lover of sarcasm, witty people and footnotes. You can read her book “Naked Tuesday” or catch her on CBC Radio Daybreak North where she shares her “Peace of Mind”. Follow her on twitter @ judylaine

Googler’s screed a reminder to think before you type

ometimes you read a story and ask yourself, what on earth was this guy thinking? Over the weekend, some dude who works at Google—the workplace with bowling alleys, arcades, free food, on site doctors, massages, and more on “campus” as they call it—felt there was just too much diversity going on and tried to explain his thoughts with a 10-page screed that apparently included charts, graphs, and footnotes about why men are better than women in tech. He called it the “Ideological Echo Chamber.” Oh boy. According to him, Google is discriminating against men, specifically white men like him, by embracing diversity in the workplace. There should be less empathy because caring about people is bad or something, and it’s due to biology as to why there are so few women in the tech industry. Women have too many feelings and thus cannot code, I guess? Imagine such a backwards, prehistoric way of thinking that someone actually believes that in this day and age. It was settled

Aleisha Hendry as i see it

ages ago that biology has nothing to do with intelligence—it’s like this guy believes Mendelism is still a legit practice. He also believes Google should stop being so left-leaning and embrace more conservative ideologies—I’m guessing because those are his ideologies—because all this bias toward him and others like him (allegedly a lot of other Googlers praised him for his memo) will ruin the company. Everything this guy is complaining about is what makes Google constantly appear on lists for being an amazing place to work, along with the arcade and bowling alley. Google recently hired a woman by the name of Danielle Brown as the Vice President of Diversity, Integrity and Governance, who was not having any of this nonsense in her first few weeks on the job.

“Diversity and inclusion are a fundamental part of our values and the culture we continue to cultivate. We are unequivocal in our belief that diversity and inclusion are critical to our success as a company, and we’ll continue to stand for that and be committed to it for the long haul,” she wrote in a statement. “Part of building an open, inclusive environment means fostering a culture in which those with alternative views, including different political views, feel safe sharing their opinions. But that discourse needs to work alongside the principles of equal employment found in our Code of Conduct, policies, and antidiscrimination laws.” You’re allowed to think differently about things, but when it goes against the company policy, you might want to keep it to yourself. Or consider employment elsewhere. Just saying. Even better is the takedown by former Google engineer Yonatan Zunger, who explains that not only is everything in the manifesto about gender fundamentally wrong, but most of the traits

that were outlined is what made women excellent engineers. “All of these traits which the manifesto described as “female” are the core traits which make someone successful at engineering… It’s true that women are socialized to be better at paying attention to people’s emotional needs and so on — this is something that makes them better engineers, not worse ones.” Zunger also noted that by sending out this manifesto to everyone in the company, he not only claimed a huge proportion of his colleagues were unfit for their job, but also created an incredibly hostile work environment—who on earth is going to want to work with this guy after that? Not any women, that’s for sure. He was fired on Monday for violating the company’s code of conduct. You’re entitled to your opinion, dude. However, you may want to check your audience before sharing it. Freedom of speech protects you from being imprisoned by the government; it doesn’t mean you can’t be fired. Follow Aleisha Hendry on Twitter at @aleishahendry

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City byelection set for Sept. 9 council from a1

All believe in bringing a fresh set of eyes and new perspective to council. “I’m sure we all want the same things for our city: we love the place, otherwise we wouldn’t live here. But we also know the challenges we face because we live here,” Dettling said, noting that includes working with the new provincial NDP government on files including healthcare, Site C, and oil and gas. “We live in interesting times up here, with our provincial government it is what it is … we have to find a way to work together to make it work for everybody up here,” Dettling said. “It’s time for diversification and a fresh set of eyes to break some molds,” Nearhood said. “I think the city is doing a really good job in many areas, but sometimes it’s a new set of eyes saying, ‘What about this point view, what about that point of view?’” Christopher Flury, a vicepresident for the Fort St. John & District Chamber of Commerce,

filed his nomination papers Aug. 3. “Growing up here, I’ve seen the city grow from 10,000 people to, at its peak, 25,000,” said Flury, a chemical processing engineer for SMi Faciliop by day. “I want to be part of its future growth. The resources we provide are used internationally and the city is only going to grow.” Flury, who’s been mulling a run since February, runs the local branch of the Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia. The candidates join Becky Grimsrud, a former council candidate in 2014, and Lilia Hansen, executive director of the Fort St. John Chamber, in the race to fill former councillor Dan Davies’ seat. Davies was elected as MLA for Peace River North in May and stepped down Aug. 1. None of the byelection candidates have previous elected experience, but all are excited by the number of candidates who threw their name into the race.

Becky Grimsrud

Lilia Hansen

Cindy Dettling

Christopher Flury

Edwina Nearhood

Randy Vincent

“We’re a very passionate town,” Flury said. “The locals here all want to give back in some way. We each bring our own unique skillset to the table and it’s going to be a very interesting campaign.” The byelection takes place Saturday, Sept. 9, at the Pomeroy Sport Centre. Advance voting takes place Wednesday, Aug. 30, and Wednesday, Sept.

6, also at the Pomeroy Sport Centre. The city last held a byelection for council in 2006, with six candidates on the ballot. The last byelection before that, in 1998, saw just three. Voter turnout in 2006 was a measly nine per cent, with 1,186 voters casting a ballot. In 1998, 901 voters cast a ballot for an eight per cent turnout.

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August 2017 BOARD ON THE ROAD The Board held the July 27, 2017 at the Charlie Lake Community Hall.

The Pink Mountain Biodiversity Initiative Ron Long made a presentation to the Board about the unique bio diversity of Pink Mountain. He reported that approximately 200 species of flowering plants have been identified on Pink Mountain, the area also supports almost 30% of the total butterfly species in BC and likely supports 200 species of moths. The area supports every large ungulates (hoofed herbivores i.e. deer) found in Northern BC except mountain goats. Mr. Long asked for support to protect Pink Mountain and that the entire mountain should be set aside to protect endangered species and to serve as an intact ecosystem benchmark for future reference. Staff will work with the province to install signage at the proposed Pink Mountain ecological site to advise the public of the areas sensitive biodiversity. The long-term option of establishing Pink Mountain as an ecological site will be explored further by the Board.

Beaver Issues in Tate Creek

MP Zimmer at PRRD Meeting

Parks Day 2017

UBCM 2017 – Meetings with Ministers

Do you have ideas for Blackfoot Regional Park or Montney Centennial Regional Park?

The Board spoke with MP Zimmer about CN rail access and On July 29, 2017 upgrades in Tumbler Ridge, and the Pouce Coupe trestle. the Peace River MP Zimmer offered to assistance to schedule a meeting Regional District with CN. hosted the The Board also updated MP Zimmer on the Murray River second Regional Project, provided an overview of the Gotta-Go Report and Parks Day event asked about the cancelation of the Pacific Northwest LNG at Montney project. The Board requested that MP Zimmer inquire if Centennial Regional Park. The purpose of having this the Drive BC travel advisory program could include the event was; to promote this and all Regional District route from Mile 83 of the Alaska Highway to the Yukon border. MP Zimmer will write a letter of support to replace managed parks, to encourage learning and having fun the older green Canada Post mailboxes that have a higher in the great outdoors, and to gain public input to the Park Design study for Blackfoot and Montney Regional incidence of thefts and vandalism. MP Zimmer updated the Board about his meetings in Washington, DC to discuss Parks. There was great attendance, informative and softwood lumber. The Board thanked MP Zimmer, for fun presentations by local groups and staff, and a fun attending the meeting, and taking questions from the opportunity to get everyone into the park and raise board. awareness of the PRRD.

The Board has identified topics to discuss with Ministers at the 2017 UBCM Convention. These topics include The Board approved sending a letter to the Mike Bernier, MLA establishing Ecological Reserve at Pink Mountain, illegal Peace River South, encouraging him to meet with Director Blackfoot and Montney Hiebert, Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource dumping, air and land ambulance services, access to Centennial Regional Parks Operations staff and Mr. Ed Green to discuss options for natural gas for rural communities, conditions of rural roads are important outdoor resolving beaver issues affecting agricultural lands in Tate Creek and more. recreation destinations in and the surrounding area. Search and Rescue Grant Allocations the region. The Regional Contract Awards Park Design Study is an The Regional Board authorize staff to enter a contact with File It The Regional Board approved the allocation and payment opportunity to study Solutions in the amount of $13,560 for the Records Classification of the $25, 000 grant for Search and Rescue (SAR) groups both parks to understand what’s working well, where as follows: Chetwynd $7,000.00 Tumbler Ridge $1,075.00 System and Shared Drive Restructure Project. File It Solutions will design a new filing system for use by all departments. South Peace $7,923.37 North Peace $9,001.63 improvements are needed, and what additions could make the parks better. The Regional Board awarded the Waste Transfer Station and Haulage Contract to Tervita Corporation for an estimated annual Illegal Dumping Working Group cost of $1,064,730.59 (excluding taxes and unforeseen additional The Board authorized staff to send a letter to YRB and CRS Share your ideas by participating in our Ideas costs), for a five year term. requesting they provide the Regional District with a list of Questionnaire! The PRRD is undertaking a Regional known dumping sites. Park Design Study for the parks. We would love to Old Fort/Hudson’s Bay Cemetery hear from as many folks as possible about potential The Regional Board asked staff to bring back a report on the Solid Waste options and costs to obtain and maintain the property known as improvements that could make these two important The Board approved recycling options for agricultural the Old Fort/Hudson’s Bay Cemetery. plastics be expanded to include horticulture and industrial outdoor parks more enjoyable for visitors now and in plastics. The Regional Board authorized staff to investigate the future. Blackfoot Water Tank Loader Signage will be placed on the Blackfoot Water Tank Loader the latest innovations in solid waste disposal in order to Share your Ideas for a Chance to Win! starting the week of July 17, 2017 to advise the public that the improve landfill operations. tank loader will be closed permanently as of August 31, 2017 to Participants who submit a completed questionnaire comply with the order from Northern Health. will have the option to be entered into a draw at the Agricultural Land Reserve end of the questionnaire for a chance to win a $250 The Peace River Regional District Board authorized the Buckley Canadian Tire Gift Card. Encourage your family and ALR subdivision application and the Davies ALR non-farm use friends to participate too! Limit is one contest entry application to be forwarded to the ALC. per person.

Development Variance Permit

The Board issued a DVP to Robert Kilfoyle to reduce the interior side parcel line setback to bring the existing addition on the dwelling into compliance.

Pick up a questionnaire at a PRRD office or go online to the http://prrd.bc.ca/engage/regional-park-design-study/

Trail Feasibility Study

The Peace River Regional District Board allocated $40,000 from feasibility funds in 2017 to be paid back to the feasibility fund from the Regional Parks function in 2018, for the purpose of conducting a feasibility study examining trail development between Fort St John and Charlie Lake, and Dawson Creek and Pouce Coupe, contingent upon successfully receiving an Active Communities Grant.

August Board Meetings Dates

The PRRD is asking for community feedback about recycling in the PRRD.

The survey will be active from July 5 – September 29, 2017 with a prize draw happening in October. Go to prrd.bc.ca/ waste to fill out the survey to help us improve our services!

August 10 Dawson Creek 10 am August 21 Dawson Creek 10 am

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Business

“We’re more than happy to pay top dollar for local ingredients.” - Stephen Beard, Beard’s Brewing Company

City’s beer culture brewing up new flavours From U-Brew to a new microbrewery, plenty of options on tap Aleisha Hendry ahendry@ahnfsj.ca

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Stephen Beard is ready to open Beard’s Brewing Company and bring craft beer flavours to the masses.

local jobs and spin-off businesses that we’re excited to help support and who have stepped forward to help support us.” One ingredient that isn’t feasible at the moment is malt grade barley, as Beard says the growing season in the area is too short for the crop. But he’s making sure the barley in his beers is grown in B.C. “If, in the future, we have a rancher or a farmer that wants to give it a go, we’re more than happy to pay top dollar for local ingredients,” he said. “I think supporting local is huge and it’s such a great opportunity.” Beard wants to someday get his beers into restaurant and pubs in town, much in the same way Yukon Brewing in Whitehorse does. “There’s a massive desire for it, however, talking to the Grande Prairie breweries, they doubt we’ll be able make enough to even support ourselves to start,” he said. “As we grow and the demand grows we definitely hope this start-up is just the tip of the iceberg.” Beard said craft beer might take some time to grow on people, but once they’ve given it a shot, it’s rare that they go back to domestic beer. “I have friends who were anti-beer drinkers who now have tried craft beer and are hooked,” he said. Craft beer is often seen as snobby by big box brand drinkers, with the different ingredients, such as fruit, coffee, honey, and more that change the flavour. Miles noted that craft beer often has a higher alcohol content, though that’s not necessarily why people drink it. “If all you’re wanting is to be able to pound a bunch of beer and get drunk, then by all means a Budweiser or a Miller is OK for that,” he said. “But if you actually want some flavour to your beer, some body, craft beer is better.”

Local unemployment at 6.6% The unemployment rate in the Northeast sat at 6.6 per cent at the midpoint of 2017. Stats Canada data released Aug. 4 shows the unemployment rate in Northeast B.C. at 6.6 per cent for July, down from the 10.5 per cent seen in December 2016 and January 2017. It’s also down from the 7.3 per cent unemployment reported here in June.

In a labour force of 40,800, the northeast had 38,000 people employed and 2,700 unemployed in July. In June, the labour force was 40,900 with 37,900 employed and 3,000 people unemployed. The unemployment rate for British Columbia sat at 5.2 per cent in July, Nationally, unemployment sat at 6.3 per cent, the lowest since October 2008.

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With the impending opening of Fort St. John’s newest microbrewery, ‘hopping’ into craft beer culture might seem daunting, but after giving it a try, few rarely go back. Stephen Beard was one of those people. The Fort St. John firefighter usually stuck to the typical “Canadian” brands when it came to beer, but that all changed once he found out those brands weren’t necessarily Canadian-owned. “I was drinking Canadian and Kokanee, thinking I was supporting Canada, and found out that I actually wasn’t. All of that money goes elsewhere,” he said. So he decided to broaden his beer horizons and started learning about craft beer, and now wants to share that love with his new venture, Beard’s Brewing Company. But he’s not the only craft beer act in town. Annamari Miles and her husband own Harvest Wine Outfitters, and have a craft brewing section as well, under the Black Sheep Brewing label. It’s not as popular as their wine, but there is a small following in the city. “It’s almost like a beer club,” said Miles. “This one group of guys come in, they all brew different batches and then they split the beer between themselves, so they all get a few different ones.” Harvest Wine Outfitters is just one of the names the business has had over the last 40 years. Wine is the company’s bread and butter, despite a drop in people bottling their own wine due to the economic downturn. But Miles is more than willing to cater to those who are looking to try their hand at making their own beer. She noted that there’s more versatility with craft beer than domestic, especially when brewing your own, as you can add ingredients to suit your own tastes—different fruits can make a variety of summer radlers, while richer flavours such as chocolate and coffee can add more depth to a winter stout. Beard says he has about 14 different recipes for the brewery and he’s eager to get them out into the community. He’s also focusing on using as many local ingredients as possible. “We really want to support the local economy. Since we shared that Facebook post, we’ve gained access to local honey, local hops,” he said. “There’s so many potential

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COURT DOCKET A summary of what went on in Peace Region courts for the week ending August 4. There were no cases up for sentencing in Fort Nelson or Hudson’s Hope. Fort St John Law Courts • Daniel Walter Johnny (born 1975) was given 61 days in jail, a three-year probation order with a 10-year firearms ban, ordered to provide a DNA sample, and assessed a $200 victim surcharge for sexual assault. • Aidan Daniel Vaskic (born 1994) was given a one-year probation order with a conditional discharge, and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for one count of mischief under $5,000. • Thomas Ray Gauthier (born 1994) was fined $500, handed a one-year probation order, and assessed a $150 victim surcharge for two counts of breach of undertaking. • David Christopher Munch (born 1999) was handed three months probation with a conditional discharge, and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for two counts of breach of undertaking. • Jonah William Kotchea (born 1980) was assessed a $100 victim surcharge for one count of breach of undertaking. — Tom Summer

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Jeremiah Budd cuts and levels a pile at a new 50-unit housing complex under construction next to the Fort St. John Fire Hall Aug. 4. The affordable housing block is being built as part of BC Hydro’s Site C agreement with the city.

Preparing yourself for natural disasters

s we watch and send aid to southern B.C. as they fight devastating wildfires, I reflect on friends and families impacted by evacuation alerts and notices in the spring of 2016. Listening to the daily news, I hear people wondering what to do, what to take, how to be prepared in the event of a potential devastating catastrophic loss. It came to mind working with clients that have had a loss by fire how easy it would be to go through and take a video inventory of your home. Cover off all valuables and personal items to help make an inventory list if ever needed. This might be a great annual practice during fire prevention week. Another important consideration is to keep track of the betterment of your home. Without any record of improvement or updates, your $100,000 upgrade may not be considered by your insurance carrier. Property appraisal can help to determine replacement value. Have an updated appraisal of your property prior to a natural disaster. Your appraiser can provide information an insurance company needs to determine the true replacement value of their property. Homeowners need to hire an appraiser with the

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intention of using the appraisal report for insurance purposes. This will help the insurance company determine the cost of replacing your property as “new.” An “insurance appraisal” for replacement cost coverage will include the following items: age, dwelling type, size, design, interior and exterior finishes. heating and cooling systems, and unique features or upgrades. Appraisers designated by The Appraisal Institute of Canada must meet Canadian Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. Ensuring a designated appraiser will help alleviate stress during a potential peak emotional time in you and your families lives. They will be able to complete an appraisal on the cost of replacing the property using the same material for the insurance company. The replacement is expected to return the property to its previous design and finish as of a certain effected date.

1. Take interior and exterior photos of your property and its contents. 2. Keep receipts and invoices of improvements and renovations in a fire-resistant box or safety deposit box. 3. Hire an appraiser to provide an independent and unbiased estimate of your property’s replacement or market value. The estimate should include the value calculated by the cost approach method. This should be done every five years or after you have made significant improvements to your home since your policy renewal. 4. Have your insurer annually update the replacement cost new of the dwelling and all site improvements. This will ensure that the replacement cost on your policy is current. 5. Get real property and personal property insurance. 6. Keep an inventory list of items owned and features of your home 7. Become familiar with the disaster relief fund and the process of contacting your local authority.

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Local broker named a rising industry star Fort St. John’s Chase Cooper has been recognized in the 2017 edition of Canadian Mortgage Professional’s Young Guns, which names the up-andcomers who have made their mark in the mortgage industry even with just a few years of being in the business. After receiving an overwhelming amount of nominations from across the country, CMP narrowed the list down

to 55 young men and women who have made themselves relevant amidst a pool of immense talent despite today’s competitive environment. This year’s selection ranges from entrepreneurs who have branched out on their own and built successful businesses to million-dollar brokers who have set a benchmark in the industry.

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Peace Country Rentals marks 40 years

PUBLIC NOTICE: Site C Inquiry Initiated The BC Utilities Commission (BCUC) has initiated an inquiry into BC Hydro’s Site C project, as directed by the Provincial Government in Order-in-Council (OIC) 244 on August 2, 2017. The full scope of the inquiry is set out in the government’s terms of reference for the OIC, which is available online: http://www.bcuc.com/Sitecinquiry.html. The inquiry will be handled in two phases. In the first phase, the BCUC will gather information and produce a preliminary report. Those parties who would like to submit data and analysis to be considered for inclusion in the preliminary report are invited to submit that by no later than August 30, 2017. Data and analysis submitted during this first phase must be within the scope of the OIC. Opportunity for public comment on the preliminary report will be provided during the second phase of the review. Process details for the second phase will be provided once established.

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Four generations of the same family— Carter Lusk, Tyler Soule, Wyatt Soule, and George Soule— marked the 40 anniversary of Peace Country Rentals on Aug. 1.

Peace Country Rentals celebrated its 40th anniversary in the Peace Region on Aug. 1, and has proved itself a true family business. In 1959, George and Florence Soule, along with their son Wyatt moved from Vancouver to Fort St. John. As a welder, George wanted to work on the W.A.C. Bennett Dam, but was early for the project, so he worked in the oil patch. In 1962, he worked as a welder on the dam for six months. He went back to the oil patch running backhoes and eventually owned three. He took up Crown land in 1963, eventually owning five sections. He worked the backhoes and farm along with Wyatt until 1975. They sold the farm in 1976 and George went

to work for Curtis Hoover the same year, managing the rental portion of a business they had purchased. In 1977, George, Wyatt and family purchased this business and called it Peace Country Rentals and Sales Inc. In 1978, they opened a branch in Chetwynd and Wyatt and his wife Julia moved there to manage it. In 1986, Wyatt and family moved back to Fort St. John to manage this branch. In the 1990s, Wyatt’s son Tyler started working at the shop. The shop also moved from 101 Avenue and 86 Street to the present location about this time. Wyatt and Julia also had two daughters, Kelsey Lusk and Ashley Bergen. Kelsey’s oldest boy Carter Lusk the great grandson now also works at PCR.

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0.706 Acres Zoned Service Commercial - Next to Fort St John WalMart!

Take advantage of this high traffic retail center area for your business development.

ASKING $679,000 MLS® C8013862

Commercial Land & Building 7,306 sf

Chetwynd BC

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2 story office building

Plus basement area for additional storage

The unique office/retail floor plan can be utilized in its entirety by one user, leased to several tenants or a combination of both for a great investment opportunity Back lane access to staff parking lot, front street angle parking for clients and customers

REDUCED

BUSINESS FOR SALE Frozen Yogurt Franchise

Owner motivated to sell

Now Asking $288,000

Was Asking $348,000 Price (assets) includes; furnishings, equipment, assumable lease/location, existing programs, goodwill MLS® C8012020

NOW ASKING $439,000 Call Ron to make appointment to view

Please no drop-ins business still operating on site

MLS® 165556 Was asking $499,00

FOR SALE

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY Fort St John, BC 39,375sf Light Industrial building on 2 Acre lot Currently leased Long term lease in place that was recently renewed

If you are looking for an investment opportunity in North East BC then give Ron a call to discuss

REDUCED NOW ASKING $7.4 Million

MLS® C8010783 Was Asking $7.7 Million

FOR SALE Located North of the Charlie Lake Scales NOT IN THE ALR

31.34 ACRES LIGHT INDUSTRIAL LAND PLUS 3 buildings on site; 4,737sf+/- main office/shop; gas heating and 3 phase power, drinkable well water and plumbing to lagoon system, telephone and great highway exposure 30’x50’ shop; 16’ overhead door, water & power to shop, heated metal clad building 28’x32’ warehouse; o/h radiant heat, mezzanine

NOW Asking $1.395 Million Call Ron for info or to arrange viewing

BUSINESS FOR SALE

9 truck water delivery with over 25 years of providing a necessary service to the area! Owners’ would like to retire Great OPPORTUNITY to take on this well established business!

NOW ASKING $990,000

Share Purchase MLS® N4507327 WAS ASKING $1.398 Million

BUSINESS FOR SALE - Confidentiality agreement required for detailed information

DEVELOPMENT LAND FOR SALE From multi-family residential to small and large commercial land… call Ron for more details about the many opportunities in the area.

MLS® C8008471

NORTH OF Mile 53 Scales Previously listed at $1.58 Million

LIGHT INDUSTRIAL SHOP & YARD 5,500sf Shop on 2.25 Acres Fort St John, BC

2,500sf warehouse, 1,500sf office, 1,500sf mezzanine

ASKING $10,500/month MLS® C8011827

$22.90sf plus Triple Net & applicable taxes This is a Sub-Lease Opportunity Call Ron to make appointment to view – 24 hr notice

4.5+ ACRES LIGHT INDUSTRIAL Located just off Alaska Highway with paved access to site

City services by property line...Great area for storage or future industrial development

Opportunity to reconfigure land and do multi-development

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Now Asking $869,000

MLS® C8009459

Was Asking $997,000

COMMERCIAL, RETAIL, INDUSTRIAL, DEVELOPMENT Sales or Lease Property, CALL RON RODGERS FOR OPPORTUNITIES IN THE NORTH EAST BC AREA Information is not intended to solicit properties already listed for sale, or buyers already under contract. All measurements (+/-) and information is believed to be accurate but not guaranteed and should be verified.

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New In Town... Getting Married... Had A Baby... New in Business...

North Peace Savings and Credit Union (NPSCU) is recruiting dynamic individuals who thrive in a culture of service excellence. To continue supporting our member needs across the organization we will be recruiting for part time casual Service Specialist’s. The successful candidates will deliver services to all our members through our Fort St John Service Centre, Face 2 Face Video Banking, and telephone. The Service Specialist plays a critical role in our success through building lasting relationships with members and providing a superior service experience. The Service Specialist will recognize member needs and promote products and services to members and potential members, while maintaining a high degree of accuracy and complete confidentiality. The Service Specialist will demonstrate dedication to providing quality member service while maintaining a positive attitude towards NPSCU initiatives and change management. The successful candidate will possess a secondary school diploma or GED. Previous financial services experience an asset but not mandatory. Keyboarding skills and familiarity with personal computers required. Are you a goal orientated individual looking for employment with the opportunity for career advancement? Do you have effective relationship building and cash skills with an honest desire to ensure positive outcomes that benefit NPSCU, peers and our membership? If so, we want to hear from you! Please provide a cover letter and résumé in confidence by Monday August 14th, 2017 to:

Carolynn Theoret 250-262-0078 Baby You Should Call Card of Thanks

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Olivia Young, Human Resources Specialist North Peace Savings and Credit Union 10344-100th St Fort St. John, BC, V1J 3Z1 Fax: 250-787-9191 or E-mail: careers@npscu.ca For a complete role description, visit: www.npscu.ca

The family of Evelyn Hadland wish to thank the Peace River community members for the outpouring of sympathy and condolences after her passing June 3. Austin really enjoys the visits of friends and family.

North Peace Savings thanks all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Volunteers Are you a senior receiving services from the Dawson Creek”Better at Home Program?” We need to hear from you! Come to the Better at Home office in the Dawson Co-op Mall on Tuesday, August 22nd between 1- 3pm and fill in your satisfaction survey. Refreshments will be served with staff & volunteers available to help you complete the survey. Your voice is important. For more information please call 250-7822341. “Better at Home is looking for Volunteers who can help local seniors by driving them to shop or to appointments. Please Call 250782-2341 or stop in to the Better at Home office in the Co-op Mall.

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Ha Hea Enterprises Inc, dba Redwood Esso 10216-100St, Box 30, Taylor, BC V0C 2K0 Job Title: Convenience Store/Gas Station Clerk N0C 6421 (3 positions Available) Duties: Assisting customers. Conducting sales by cash register (cash, debit, credit transactions). Monitoring inventory levels. Assist in display of merchandise. Stocking and maintaining product shelves. Requirements: Prior retail experience is an asset. Secondary School or equivalent. Salary & Benefits: $12.50/hour, Subsidizing housing, 10 days paid holidays. Permanent-Full-time position (40 hours per week) Location of work: Redwood Esso Station at 10216-100St, Taylor BC How to Apply: By Fax: 250-789-3195 By Email: redwoodesso@hotmail.com Home Support Worker. Willing to drive Elders to appointments and shopping. Will assist with personal care and housekeeping. Call Agnes 1-604-578-8889 TRAFFIC CONTROL TRAINING BCCSA/WCB Certified DC: Aug. 8 & 9 FSJ: Aug. 10 &11 PG:, July 13 & 14, Aug 14 & 15 1-866-737-2389 or roadsafetytcs.com

1996 MacGregor 26x sailboat. Fiberglass hull, rigged for solo sailing. 50hp Honda outboard. Ideal for freshwater as well as salt. With tandem axle trailer. Asking $18,000. Call (250)827-3887 Small Engine Parts & Supplies. For Most Makes of Small Engines. Call Al: 250-7825353 or 250-650-7751

Business For sale A profitable on-going small business, all stock & assets. Owner retiring, a great opportunity. Be you own boss. Phone 250-261-8352

Business services Arctic Duct Cleaning, Furnace & duct cleaning, Chimney sweep. 250-787-7217 (FSJ) Arctic Duct Cleaning, Furnace & Duct Cleaning, Chimney Sweep. 250-787-7217 (FSJ) FSJ MASSAGE, Deeply Relaxing Full Body Massage. Phone: 250-261-3923

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Coming EvEnts MILE 0 QUILTERS GUILD: Tuesdays & Thursdays 7PM at Calvin Kruk Performing Arts Centre in Dawson Creek SATURDAYS: LEARN YOUR ROOTS - Genealogy information NAR PARK ROOTS BUILDING 10:00am peacecountryroots.ca South Peace Historical Society Meetings Third Wednesday of the month. In Dawson Creek at the Calvin Kruk Centre Archives Room at 2 pm. SUNDAYS: FAMILY TREE HELP - Peace Country Roots Group Meeting - Fourth Sunday of each Month at the CALVIN KRUK CENTRE in Dawson Creek 1:30pm

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The successful candidate will be a punctual, organized, adaptable individual with excellent personal and communication skills, who can work well under pressure and in a very busy office environment. Computer skills are required and knowledge in Truckmate would be a definite asset. A minimum of 3 years’ experience in Accounts Receivable is required. This is a mid- level position that involves attention to detail and ability to multi-task. Job description will include A/R data entry/Maintaining Customer Profiles and Credit Applications/AR Collection Calls as well as a variety of other AR related tasks. This is a permanent full-time position and is available immediately. Competitive wages and benefits package will be offered. Please send your resume complete with references to: fsjhr@cascade-energy.ca We apologize but only those candidates chosen for an interview will be contacted.

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Payroll Administrator: Do you have full cycle payroll experience and hold a certificate in SAGE (Simply Accounting)? Are you looking to obtain a position with a company that offers a flexible work environment? Our clients, an oilfield service company in Fort St. John BC is looking for an experienced Payroll Administrator to start near the end of August. Duties will vary, but your main responsibility will be full cycle payroll administration and some accounts payable. The successful candidate must have experience in SAGE. Candidates with previous knowledge of Cariboo software will be considered an asset. Machinist: Our clients are looking for both Apprentice/Journeyman Machinist and CNC Machinist, willing to relocate to Fort St John, BC. They are willing to consider 3rd or 4th year apprentice, to service Oil and Gas, Mining, Pulp and OSB Mill, Power Generation Plant, & Agricultural Industries. They are offering competitive wages and willing to reimburse relocation expenses for out of town candidates. We are looking for candidates who are willing to work overtime when required, are capable of working unsupervised and have a good sense of humour. If you think you’re a fit for any of our listed positions, please email us your resume with 3 work related references today! 10139 101 Ave. Fort St. John, BC V1J 2B4 | p. 250.785.8367 | f. 250.785.4795 | www.macenna.com e. apply@macenna.com

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Land Act: Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land

Take notice that Peaceland Oilfield Services Ltd. from Fort St. John, BC, has applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Northeast Region, for a Licence of Occupation situated on Provincial Crown land located at Mason Creek. The Lands File for this application is 8015944. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to Jason Pederson, Authorization Officer, Northeast Region, MFLNRO, at 100, 10003110 Avenue, Fort St. John, BC, V1J 6M7, (250) 261-2063. Comments will be received by MFLNRO up to September 15, 2017. 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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First Notice of Tax Sale Auction First of Taxof Sale Auction RuralNotice Municipality Grahamdale Rural Municipality of Grahamdale

Pursuant to subsection 367(1) of The Municipal Act (MA), notice is hereby given that unless the tax arrears for to subsection 367(1) of The Municipal Actof (MA), notice is hereby given that unless the tax arrears thePursuant designated year and costs shown below in respect the hereinafter described property are paid in full or anfor the designated and369(1)(b) costs shown respect of and the hereinafter described property arecommencement paid in full or an agreement under year Section MAbelow to payinthe arrears costs has been made prior to the of under 369(1)(b) MA by to pay theauction arrears at and costs hasdate, beentime made prior to the commencement theagreement auction, the saidSection property will be sold public following and place: of the auction, the said property will be sold by public auction at following date, time and place:

Date and Time:

Where: Where:

Registered Owner:

November 9, 2017 at 10:00 a.m.

Rural Municipality of Grahamdale Rural Municipality of Grahamdale 23 Government Road, Moosehorn, MB 23 Government Road, Moosehorn, MB HUGH JAMES HARVEY

Roll #

Civic Address

2015Arrears

Costs

Total

272200

LOT 4, 5 & 6 BLOCK 3 PLAN 505

$60.58

$1,220.00

$1,280.58

$1,220.00

$1,390.72

Legal Description:

LOTS 4, 5 AND 6 BLOCK 3 PLAN 505 WLTO (P DIV) IN S 1/2 15-28-8 WPM

272300

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CITY OF FORT ST. JOHN – APPLICATION FOR OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN AMENDMENT

LOT 7 & 8 BLOCK 3 PLAN 505

$170.72

Legal Description:

PARCEL 1: LOTS 7 AND 8 BLOCK 3 PLAN 505 WLTO (P DIV) IN S 1/2 OF SE 1/4 15-28-8 WPM

274200

SE 15-28-8 WPM

$439.45

$1,220.00

$1,659.45

Legal Description:

PARCEL TWO: ALL THAT PORTION OF THE SE 1/4 15-28-8 WPM TAKEN FOR STATION GROUNDS PLAN 418 WLTO (P DIV) EXC OUT OF SAID PARCEL TWO: ALL MINES AND MINERALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 2040508 WLTO.

274800

SE 15-28-8 WPM

$50.27

$1,220.00

$1,270.57

Legal Description:

PARCEL 2: ALL THAT PORTION OF LEGAL SUBDIVISION 2 IN 15-28-8 WPM CONTAINED WITHIN THE FOLLOWING LIMITS: COMMENCING AT THE INTERSECTION OF NW LIMIT OF FIRST STREET NORTH PLAN 505 WLTO (P DIV) WITH THE PRODUCTION IN A STRAIGHT LINE NWLY OF SOUTH WESTERN LIMIT OF RAILWAY AVENUE PLAN 505 WLTO (P DIV) THENCE NWLY ALONG THE SAID PRODUCTION TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH A LINE DRAWN NW OF PARALLEL WITH AND PERP DISTANT 183.5 FEET FROM NORTH WESTERN LIMIT OF SAID FIRST STREET NORTH THENCE NWLY ALONG SAID LINE AND ITS STRAIGHT PRODUCTION TO THE SOUTH WESTERN LIMIT OF PUBLIC ROAD PLAN 497 WLTO (P DIV) THENCE SELY ALONG SOUTH WESTERN LIMIT OF SAID PUBLIC ROAD TO THE POINT WHERE SAID ROAD CHANGES ITS COURSE IN A SWLY DIRECTION THENCE SWLY ALONG NORTH WESTERN LIMIT OF SAID ROAD TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH NORTH EASTERN LIMIT OF SAID RAILWAY AVENUE THENCE NWLY ALONG THE NORTH EASTERN LIMIT OF SAID RAILWAY AVENUE TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH NORTH WESTERN LIMIT OF SAID FIRST STREET NORTH THENCE SWLY ALONG THE NORTH WESTERN LIMIT OF SAID FIRST STREET NORTH TO THE POINT OF COMMENCEMENT EXC OUT OF SAID PARCEL 2 PUBLIC ROAD PLAN 12572 WLTO SUBJECT TO THE EXCEPTIONS AND RESERVATIONS RESPECTING MINES, MINERALS, MINERAL OILS AND OTHER MATTERS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 715125 WLTO

484500

NE-05-18-03-E

$282.61

$1,220.00

$1,502.61

Legal Description:

PARCEL ONE: ALL THAT PORTION OF THE NE 1/4 10-28-8 WPM TAKEN FOR RAILWAY STATION GROUNDS PLAN 418 WLTO (P DIV) EXC FIRSTLY: PUBLIC ROAD PLAN 9074 WLTO AND SECONDLY: ALL MINES AND MINERALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 2040508 WLTO

The tax arrears amount shown above includes penalties calculated to the day of the sale. • Costs will continue to be incurred to the tax sale date and added to the amount required to redeem. • The property may be sold at the auction for less than the amount of the tax arrears and if this is the case, the balance of the arrears and costs owing is deemed to be cancelled. • Contact the number below for veriﬁcation of costs. Any overpayment will be applied to payment of subsequent tax arrears. Payment must be made by cash, certiﬁed cheque, debit card (where available) or any other form of guaranteed payment. • For any inquiries regarding the tax sale process or auction, contact TAXervice at 204-734-6381. • IF THE PROPERTY IS SOLD, THE SALE IS FINAL AND ANY INTEREST YOU HAD IN THE PROPERTY BEFORE THE SALE WILL BE EXTINGUISHED. • There will not be an opportunity to redeem this property from tax sale and a property transfer application will proceed immediately after the auction.

The applicant, the City of Fort St. John, is seeking an Oﬃcial Community Plan (OCP) amendment to the parcel pictured in City of Fort St. John – Application for Official Community Plan Amendment attached map and described as Plan BCP39567. The intent is The applicant, the City of Fort St. John, is seeking an Official Community Plan to change the land use designation from Parks and Natural (OCP) amendment to the parcel pictured in attached map and described as Plan Areas (PNA) to Industrial (I).

Dated this 31st day of July, 2017

BCP39567. The intent is to change the land use designation from Parks and

Shelly Schwitek Chief Administrative Ofﬁcer (204) 768-2858

This Notice is published for the purpose of effecting substitutional service thereof upon HUGH JAMES HARVEY, as set out in the Notice pursuant to Order of the District Registrar dated July 27, 2017.

This land use change is proposed to allow for the sale of the Natural Areas (PNA) to Industrial (I). subject property in accordance with Disposal of Parkland and Establishment of Parkland Reserve Fund Bylaw No. 2383, This land use change is proposed to allow for the sale of the subject property in 2017. Interested parties are invited to an open house on accordance with Disposal of Parkland and Establishment of Parkland Reserve August 15, 2017 between 6:30pm & 8:30pm at: Fund Bylaw No. 2383, 2017. Interested parties are invited to an open house on

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he said. A moment of silence was held at this year’s event for Elton Garey, a longtime participant who made the annual trek from Chatham, Quebec. “He loved sharing, he liked to teach, and he was always involved with people,” said Frank Gejdos, the event’s MC and whose father started panning at the tournament in 1974. “So when he came, he fit right in with our family. I call us a family because every year it’s like a reunion here.” Gold panning has a long history on the Peace River, with the first reports of gold coming out in 1860. Two miners followed up in spring of 1861, while a party of 25 men made the trek to the Peace River in 1862 before making their way to Finlay Forks. Taylor Mayor Rob Fraser was left impressed with the number of new and young panners who took part in this year’s event, noting more than 70 youngsters took part in the kid’s panning event. “That’s the longevity of the event,” he said. “Seeing all the kids at the pan for real gold (event), the kids are really getting into it, they really want to understand what it’s all about. It’s a piece of our history.”

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Prep and practice to ease stress of travel

ummer is a great time to Dr. Perry travel with your Spitzer large animals to competitions and other NORTH PEACE CREATURE FEATURE events. Short trips can be easy, but sometimes we want to go to events farther from home. In general, travel is stressful for our animals, but planning and practice can help. Animals need to get used to the moving platform beneath them. It can be scary to load in a vehicle and then all the escape routes shut, making them anxious. Once on the move, it is difficult for the hoofed animals to get their balance and many ‘in -the-trailer’ videos demonstrate just how difficult riding in a closed box can be. Try to make this experience as short term and low stress as possible. Reward them. Practice loading. Improve their comfort including safe footing, adequate space and visibility. Feed them. Talk to them so they hear your familiar voice. These things are important for your animals and the more times they safely travel, the easier it is for them. Plan to arrive early to get your animals fed and watered, rested and back in top form for your event. The longer the travel time, the more down time is needed to get back to normal. Horses that travel frequently tend to need less recovery time, but other hoofed animals going to the 4-H show or fall fair may need more time. They are not as familiar with the trailer ride. To make things easier, bring everything that your animals need with you. Feed from home is best. Water is important, and usually tastes better if it came from home. Get them settled in a stall so they can rest up after jostling around in the trailer. Consider the needs at the new location. Distant travel may require health papers and testing ahead of time, especially if crossing international borders. For horses, this normally involves a Coggins test. The information needs to be all correctly filled out to save time and trouble getting things in order. Check on the official requirements well ahead so there is adequate time to get everything in place. There may also be health risks at a new location that are not a concern at home, so do your research. Insect repellents, special vaccinations and protection from extreme weather may be necessary. If your final destination is unknown, check ahead about facilities available along the way, and pack appropriately. Check with your veterinarian for recommended health care and to see what supplies you may need. If you spend a little time practicing and preparing, you and your animals will have a much better event. You and your animals are a partnership, and you will get more enjoyment and performance from them if they are well looked after. Summer and fall are the busiest times for travel. Be ready and have fun! 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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Workers do repairs on a power pole on 93 Avenue on Aug. 1.

DIGGIN’ A HOLE Work continues on 98 Avenue by Ecole Central Elementary as crews prepare to pave the road. ALEISHA HENDRY PHOTO

Power Line Upgrade Project

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Taylor to Dawson Creek

We will be upgrading our 138 kilovolt transmission line between Taylor and Dawson Creek. The route is west of the Alaska Highway from Taylor to the top of South Taylor Hill and east of the highway from there to Dawson Creek. When: August 14, 2017 to January 2018 Time:

8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily

Please be aware of our construction crews and equipment. The work includes replacement or re-setting of power poles and power line equipment to bring the line up to as-new specifications. Boaters, please avoid crossing underneath any overhead work platforms or personnel where the line crosses over the Peace River. Property owners along the power line route have been previously notified about this work in writing.

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Underdog Loney wins Peace Country Open DILLON GIANCOLA sports@ahnfsj.ca

Brett Loney hasn’t golfed that many tournaments, but he ‘s golfed enough of them to win one. Loney won the Peace Country Open on Aug. 7 after a match versus past champion Ritch Hosker by a score of 1 up. The Peace Country Open returned to Lakepoint Golf and Country Club Aug. 5 to 7 for a time of good weather and even better golf. There were eight flights of golf played, including the championship flight, women’s flight and a senior’s flight. It was a matchplay tournament, and so it played out with a bracket, each day matched up against a new player. The winner moved on. Loney won his first two matches on Friday and Saturday to get the chance to play against Hosker, and it was a very interesting round. “The last round was a

good one, it went back and forth,” Loney said. He was down early to Hosker by two holes, but then got up by three near the end of the round. However, Loney struggled down the stretch, missing a putt to win on 18, and Hosker was able to draw even. Things were decided by a playoff hole where Loney pulled away to win his first Peace Country Open championship. “It’s nice to get a win and DILLON GIANCOLA PHOTO good to beat Ritch who’s been a past champion a Brett Loney, left, stands with Lakepoint General Manager Ryan Galay number of times. So it’s upon receiving the trophy for Peace Country Open Aug. 7. good to beat someone you know is a good player,” Loney said. from the second day at that everything in play. And for Interestingly enough, tournament, he said. the most part played pretty Loney has only played in The humble Loney well,” he said. five tournaments, and only was glad to have the Loney is not sure how began taking golf seriously win, however, and said it much more he will golf for in 2010. felt good and that he is the rest of the summer. When asked what getting more comfortable He may enter another attributed to his success, he at tournaments. Look for tournament, or he may just wasn’t sure. But, while he his name to be atop the go camping instead. hasn’t played a lot lately, he leaderboard for years to The next tournament at played the Lone Wolf Classic come. Lakepoint is the Wonowon a couple weekends ago and “I was consistent, had Water Services Charity Procarried some momentum a couple misses but kept Am August 15 and 16.

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Lexus Brown-John, far right, and some of her teamates with their gold medals won at the Zone Championships.

Volleyball standout wins gold DILLON GIANCOLA sports@ahnfsj.ca

Not only was Lexus Brown-John the only Fort St. John player to make the U15 Zone 8 team that went to the Zone Championships, she also won the gold medal. Brown-John attended a two-day tryout in Prince George with 75 other players, including four from her Fort St. John team, to make the Caribou North East team that represented Prince George, Dawson Creek, and Fort St. John. “It was really cool playing with so many different people, and it was cool to play at such a high level,” she said.

The Zone 8 team attended the tournament in Burnaby July 22 and 23. The team lost the first three matches on the opening day and things were looking grim, but they turned things around on the 23rd. They started the day with a tough three set match against Vancouver Coastal, but moved on to the semi-final. From there, they came back in set one against Fraser River after being down late, and won the match in two sets. Things were never in doubt after that as Zone 8 crushed the Fraser Valley team 25-19, 25-13 in the finals, to win gold at the prestigious tournament.

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“There were some high level players and really tall girls. I think we were a little nervous the first day, as it was our first day playing together as a team,” Brown-John said. She has been playing volleyball since she was in Grade 4 and on a club team since Grade 7. “I’m pretty passionate about it, it means a lot to me and has gotten me through some tough times. I was really sick last year but I still played and it helped me mentally and physically.” She hopes to continue playing volleyball in university once she gets there, and wants to try out for Team B.C. next year.

With the Tour for the Peace just around the corner, efforts are increasing to raise money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), the main reason for the tour. The bike ride takes place on Aug. 12, and travels along the Peace River and all three dam sites. Organizer Dan Webster was busy during CanolaFest July 28 and 29 raising money for the tour. They put on a Spin to Win a Tour of the Peace, where contestants had to spin on a bike for two minutes. Whoever travelled the furthest distance at the highest power and rpm won. Prizes for the event were helicopter tours, river boat tours and cycling tours, one each for men and women. The fundraiser raised $4,000, and, combined with donations, the total raised so far is around $10,000. That is short of Webster’s $25,000 goal, but there is still time left for more riders to commit and more donations to come in. There are 15 riders registered so far, and a lot more interested. The idea for the ride came about after Webster’s son, Sam, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. To donate or register for the ride, visit the Tour of the Peace Facebook page.

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t’s August, which means get ready for… hockey season? Not to put an end to your summer, but tryouts are just around the corner, and training camp will soon be in full swing. Just this week two new head coaches were announced for the NEBC Predators girls hockey club, as they are expanding to three teams this year. Last week, the Fort St. John Flyers held their awards barbecue and shifted things to the upcoming season, and the Huskies training camp begins at the end of the month. Soon enough, minor hockey will be taking place, to the dismay and yet joy of hockey parents everywhere. Dismay, because it means Sundays spent on the road and money shelled out for the most expensive sport in Canada; joy, because who doesn’t love hockey and everything that comes with it? This is probably the part where I tell you that I don’t play hockey. Never played on a team growing up, can barely skate, and played one year of ball hockey and was a defensive forward. Boring. And yet I love the sport, maybe not so much as football or baseball, but I am absolutely crazy about it. That just shows my passion for sports, and please, no hate-mail about not being a fullon hockey fanatic, I’m sure Fort St. John has enough of those. But I cannot wait for next hockey season. It was great piggybacking off my buddy’s NHL Game Centre account for the playoffs, and I can only imagine how much fun it’s going to be watching the Toronto Maple Leafs continue their rise to the top every single game! Besides, what’s he going to do, change the password? Child, please. But really, he better not be reading this. What I’m most excited about, however, is to be part of a hockey community, and not just any community, in that all places in Canada could be called a hockey community. But smaller cities or towns, where the place revolves around the sport and people live or breathe with the success of their players—that’s what I’m stoked about. It’s been more than 10 years since I’ve lived somewhere like that, and in many cases Fort St. John will be the most hockey-centric place I’ve lived. Especially with the World U17s coming to town, the place will be rocking, and I’ll be front and centre for it all. And I’m sure you will be too. Dillon Giancola covers Peace Region sports for the Alaska Highway News. Email him at sports@ahnfsj.ca

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Fallyn Mills competed in breakaway roping at the B.C. High School Rodeo Finals, where she was named Provincial Champion Breakaway Roper.

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Despite some adversity this rodeo season, Fallyn Mills from Pink Mountain pressed on and had good results at the Canadian High School Rodeo Finals. Mills placed first in both breakaway roping and pole bending entering the provincial finals, when she lost her horse shortly before that rodeo. It was a tragedy and a setback she had to deal with. “It was a setback but I learned from it. It’s helped me as a person, but it did affect my performance in pole bending and goat tying.” Mills was named the B.C. High School Rodeo Provincial Champion Breakaway Roper this year. From there, she attended the Canadian High School Rodeo Finals in Nanton, Alberta, July 27 to 29 and was happy with her results. She finished fourth in breakaway roping and eighth in girls cutting. “In the cutting, I was really happy R0021217976

with my horse and how she worked. For not being a super experienced cutter, I was happy with the results.” She was happy with her horse in breakaway roping and accomplished her goal of roping all three calves. However, she will be setting her goals higher next year. High school rodeo means a lot to Mills, who has been involved with the sport since Grade 6. “High school rodeo is a fantastic thing, not only about rodeo and competing but about school work— without your education you’re unable to compete if you don’t meet your standards,” she said, noting the opportunity to earn scholarships to go on to post-secondary education. Now heading into Grade 12, she qualified for Jr. High Nationals in 2014 and has made nationals every year since 2015. “I’m hoping to have another strong year provincially in all seven of my events, make Rock Springs, Wyoming, for nationals and set my goals from there to compete at Canadians,” she said.

The Peace Country is a wellestablished hockey region, with many teams of all levels north and south of the river, including junior and senior teams, and a growing minor hockey base. You can add women’s club teams to that list for the peewee and bantam levels, as the NEBC Predators have expanded operations for their second season to include two more teams. The midget team will return as well. The Predators were born out of a desire to see competitive hockey for girls in the area, and to give these girls a chance to grow their game and potentially take it to further levels past minor hockey. The midgets performed very well in their first year, making it to provincials. “When they came back from provincials, we thought maybe it’s time to give a thought to the younger girls too,” said Jason Stark, president of the Predators. At the initial tryout camp last year, the Predators had 61 girls of various ages come out. This gave Stark and the rest of management the thought that there would be interest in the younger age groups as well, and their spring camp this year confirmed that with 40 girls participating. They are hoping for the same numbers next month as the official tryout camps for the peewees and bantams take place. The camps run Sept. 2 and 3 at the Pomeroy Sport Centre in Fort St. John. The midget camp goes Aug. 26 and 27. The new coaches were announced last week. Dave Hamilton will take the reins of the peewee team, while Scott Fraser will helm the bantams. “I’m excited, looking forward to this opportunity. It’s a pretty sharp looking team,” Hamilton said. Hamilton was the director of the female hockey program in Dawson Creek and sits on the Dawson Creek

Minor Hockey board. He is very experienced in coaching female hockey, and has coached his daughter for the last six years. Fraser feels good about the opportunity as well, adding that he’s been keeping his eye on the coaching search for the bantam team since it was announced. “I have a long background in female hockey, taken four years off, and this was a good opportunity to get back into it,” he said. Stark is thrilled at the coaches that have chosen to lead the way for the Predators. “If you look at their resumes, at the new coaches and Rob Larson, the returning midget coach, guys who have a boatload of experience, the leadership abilities. That’s three great coaches. To find three guys like that in an area like this, we’re pretty lucky,” said Stark. Female hockey is the fastest growing in sport in Canada, Hamilton said, and the Predators are a great option for girls to play elite competitive hockey. The girls, according to B.C. Hockey’s policy, will be able to play on the Predators and their home club, giving them more chances to improve. He added that all three levels of the Predators will do things by committee, attend the same tournaments, and have the same philosophy as the girls progress through the program. Fraser has done lots of evaluation for B.C. Hockey in the past and so is familiar with a good portion of the players that will be trying out for his team. He thinks it will be competitive, and wants to have a fast, balanced team, and focus less on systems for now. “You never know how competitive you are until you play the best of the province,” said Fraser. “We will have a handle in the middle of the season. Want to peak the team for provincials.”

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Week: The PGA Championship ThisThis Week: WGC - Bridgestone Invitational

The Championship is the nal The PGA Bridgestone Invitational is fipart major championship of the season. of the World Golf Championships set This year, the event will be held at Quail that became a fixture on the PGA Hollow Charlotte, N.C. The inaugural Tour inin1999. In general, any player Defending: Jimmy Walker PGA Championship took place in Defending: Dustin Johnson in the top 50 of the Official World1916 Golf Winning Score: 14-under par at the Siwanoy in Bronxville, N.Y. Winning Score: 6-under par Rankings is eligible to play. Also, all Winning James M. ofBarnes won the Cup first and two Winning Share: Share: $1,800,000 $1,620,000 members the Presidents titles 1916teams and 1919 championship 1917 and 1918). Ryderin Cup can (no participate and alloccurred previousinwinners from the In the 1920’s Walter Hagen won fi ve PGA Championships. That record Bridgestone Invitational will be extended an invitation to play. The held until it was tied byatJack Nicklaus. The Golden won his The first tournament is played Firestone Country Club in Bear Akron, Ohio. PGA 1963 andishis in 1980. All at butFirestone, two of thegiven top 115 the world par-5in16th hole thefifth most famous theinnickname rankings are slated to compete this week. “The Monster” years ago by Arnold Palmer. Quail Hollow Firestone CC (South Course) Charlotte, N.C. Akron, Ohio 7,600 yards, 7,400 yards, Par Par 71 70

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Last Week: Hideki Matsuyama wonCanadian at Firestone Last Week: Jhonattan Vegas won the Open

Hideki Matsuyama shot Tournament Results Results Jhonattan Vegas successfully Tournament a tournament record1. Hideki Matsuyama defended his RBC Canadian 1. Jhonattan Vegas Score: -21 -16 *won in playoff tying 9-under 61 to win the Score: Open title Sunday at Glen Earnings: $1,080,000 $1,660,000 Earnings: Bridgestone Invitational on 2. Zach Johnson Abbey, beating Charley 2. Charley Hoffman Score: -11 Sunday. He pulled way ahead of Score: -21 Hoffman with a birdie on the first Earnings: $1,045,000 Earnings: $648,000 the field the fiVegas nal fewclosed holes with and 3. Charley Hoffman hole of aover playoff. 3. Ian-10 Poulter Score: fi nished at 16-under overall, the thirda 7-under 65 to match Hoffman at Score: -20$572,000 Earnings: lowest 72-hole total in tournament Earnings: $408,000 21-under 267. Hoffman, the thirdhistory. “I came to the golf course this morning, know round leader, birdied the 18th for a 68. Ian Poulterand wasI adon’t stroke backwhere after ita 64, went,” Matsuyama said through his interpreter, Bob Turner. “It was the best round of the day. Vegas has three PGA Tour titles, also probablythe the2011 worstBob warmup ever had on a tournament I’veto won.” winning HopeI’ve Classic. Jim Furyk was the lastthat golfer win It was his second World Golf Championships win of the season. back-to-back Canadian Opens. He did it in 2006 and 2007.

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Stephen Curry, two-time Rory McIlroy has the parted ways MVP his for the NBA’s Golden with long-time caddie State J.P. Warriors, missed the cut Friday Fitzgerald, ending a partnership night took against golfers that the professional Northern Irishman to titles Tour’s and the top Mae of the world on four the major Web.com Ellie Classic. rankings. Fitzgerald’s comes a Curry opened with afiring, 4-over 74 barely at TPC week after he publicly thanked his caddie for Stonebrae and needed a career round to stay jolting him into gear when heagain made poor for the weekend. He shot a 74 onaFriday start to the British Open. McIlroy, who won to finish tied for 148th. He missed the cut his by Golf Trivia last major at the 2014 PGA Championship, 11 shots. No one expected much from Curry, employed Fitzgerald after Who is the youngest winner of the PGA who last year played inin the2008 pro-amshortly at the PGA What golfer invented the modern sand turning professional. The caddie change comes Championship? Tour’s season opener. “That was awesome wedge? at the start of another one of those critical what he did yesterday,” British Open champion a) Sarazen c) Tiger Woods stretches on the golf calendar, with a WGC title a) Gene Ben Hogan c) Byron Nelson Jordan said Friday the Bridgestone b) d) Jason Day and the Spieth season’s final majoratcoming in the next b) Rory Sam McIlroy Snead d) Gene Sarazen Invitational. “I think he certainly beat most Answer: a) Gene Sarazen won the PGA Championship two weeks and then the lucrative FedExCup, Answer: d) Gene Sarazen invented the modern everybody’s in 1922wedge at the age of 20 years, 5 months, 22 days. where Rory isexpectations.” the defending champion. sand in 1930.

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Hideki Matsuyama Jhonattan Vegas Turned Professional: Professional: 2008 2013 Turned World Ranking: 3rd FedEx Cup Ranking: 28th FedExRanking: Cup Ranking: World 48th 1st PGA Tour Wins: PGA Tour Wins: 35

FedEx Cup Cup Standings Standings FedEx ThroughJuly Aug.30, 6, 2017 Through 2017

1) Jordan Hideki Matsuyama 1) Spieth 2,754 pts. pts. // 86 top top tens tens 2,579

2) Dustin JordanJohnson Spieth 2) 2,640 pts. pts. // 78 top top tens tens 2,359

3) Hideki Dustin Matsuyama Johnson 3) 2,409 pts. pts. // 57 top top tens tens 2,204

4) Justin Justin Thomas Thomas 4) 2,089 pts. pts. // 88 top top tens tens 2,060

5) Jon Jon Rahm Rahm 5)

1,748 pts. pts. // 77 top top tens tens 1,718 FedEx Cup Cup Standings Standings continued... continued... FedEx Player Points Player Points 6) Rickie Rickie Fowler Fowler 1,717 6) 1,634 7) Brooks Koepka 1,679 7) Brooks Koepka 1,629 8) Daniel Daniel Berger Berger 1,623 8) 1,573 9) Brian KevinHarman Kisner 1,503 9) 1,492 10) Kevin Brian Kisner Harman 1,500 10) 1,474

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Unruh looks to knock college tryouts out of the park Dillon giancola sports@ahnfsj.ca

Baseball is seeing a resurgence in Fort St. John, and players are developing at a quick level. One such player is Dustin Unruh, who plays for the North Peace Black Sox midget team, which competes in the Baseball Alberta AA league. Unruh, who has been playing what he called legit hardball for two seasons, is a pitcher, and he has his sights set on taking his talents to college, preferably Okanagan College. Unruh has played well this season, feels good about his play, and has excelled quite a bit. He hoped to get one more start in the season at the AA provincials, but the team did not have enough players to go. The resurgence has a ways to go. Either way, Unruh is taking part in tryouts this fall, where he’ll be given a chance to improve his game, and practice with the team even if he doesn’t make the starting roster. Unruh played his first season with North Peace Minor Baseball was last year in house league. He also played in house

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Dustin Unruh is looking to land a starting spot in college.

league this year and then with the AA North Peace Black Sox. “There’s definitely a huge difference in AA and with Paul’s coaching,” Unruh said. That’s Paul Waterman, new to town this year and coach of the midget Black Sox. Waterman has plenty of coaching experience, most recently coaching for some time in Sweden. He knows that baseball has had a rough time in Fort St. John in years past, and wants to be part of the effort to pick things up. “We’re just trying to get kids interested in it again and get things going,” Waterman said. Part of that effort is pushing the players to be the best they can be, and

take their game to higher levels than they may have thought possible. “I love coaching, it’s something that’s frustrating at times, but I enjoy being around the kids and I like seeing them develop,” he said. So far, his coaching style appears to be rubbing off on the players. “Having a coach like Paul is really huge to me, and if it wasn’t for him I wouldn’t be trying to go to college and play baseball,” said Unruh. Forrest Liddicoat, president of North Peace Minor Baseball, is happy with how all the North Peace Black Sox teams did in their first season in Baseball Alberta. He’s eager to continue to grow the sport and get more kids out next year. The peewee team performed well at A provincials and he would like them to get to AA next year. The more people who commit to learning the game, and the more people who lend their hands coaching, the more the game of baseball will grow in Fort St. John, and more kids will get the opportunity to try out at the collegiate level, he said.

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Brody Peterson, 6, swings for the fences at Surerus ball diamonds on Aug. 3.

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Erik Harvey takes a wide turn en route to winning the 25+ race Aug. 6 at the Fort St. John Motocross Track.

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2017 Standings Cup Series Top Ten Points 1) Martin Truex Jr.

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Watkins Glen, N.Y. Location: Brooklyn, Mich. 6th, 3:00 Date: Aug. 13th, 3:00p.m. p.m. TV: NBCSN Last Year’s Edwards s - -126.562 Year’sPole: Pole:Carl Joey Logano 201.698mph mph Hamlin Last Year’s Winner: Denny Kyle Larson

Watkins Glen International Michigan International Speedway

Points: 823 881 Wins: 3 Top 5: 8 4 9 Top 10: 14 15

2) Kyle Larson Busch

Points: 738 765 Wins: 2 Top 5: 9 1 8 Top 10: 12

3) Kevin Harvick Kyle Larson

Points: 726 759 Wins: 1 Top 5: 8 2 9 Top 10: 14 12

Xfinity Series Top Ten Points R0021159210 Driver 1) Elliott Sadler 2) William Byron 3) Justin Allgaier 4) Brennan Poole 5) Daniel Hemric 6) Cole Custer 7) Matt Tifft 8) Ryan Reed 9) Dakoda Armstrong 10) Blake Koch

4) Kyle KevinBusch Harvick

Watkins Glen International is a 2.45 mile road course Michigan International Speedway located nearof Watkins hosts some America’sGlen, best New end racingYork, actionatonthe its south 1,400-plus acres in theLake. scenic Irish of Seneca With its Hills. rise The raceway has 18 degree from ragged infancy in 1948 to its position banking and 73-foot wide sweeping on a twoas America’s premier racing turns facility, the mile speedway. The wide corners often feature Glen continues to be an astounding success three grooves which allows exciting story. distinct In addition to holding majorfor NASCAR racing. In 2005, the seating capacity was increased and SCCA events, Watkins Glen also hosts to accommodate 137,243 fans. Races at Michigan one of the nation’s premier vintage events, often come down to fuel mileage battles as the long the Zippo U.S. Vintage Grand Prix. Current green flag runs make pit strategy critical to finding pointslane. leader, Truex finished 7th victory DavidMartin Pearson headsJr., the all-time victory in last year’s race. list at Michigan with nine wins.

5) Brad Keselowski Denny Hamlin

Points: 649 687 Wins: 2 Top 5: 11 1 8 Top 10: 14 12

6) Denny Hamlin Brad Keselowski

Points: 649 681 Wins: 1 Top 5: 7 2 11 Top 10: 11 14

7) Chase Elliott

Points: 616 648 Wins: 0 Top 5: 6 Top 10: 12

8) Jamie McMurray

Points: 615 643 Wins: 0 Top 5: 2 Top 10: 11

9) Matt Kenseth

637 Points: 594 6 Top 10: 9 10 Wins: 0 Top 5: 5

10) Clint Bowyer

609 Points: 577 5 Top 10: 9 10 Wins: 0 Top 5: 4

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Target will focus its sports Defending Daytona 500 marketing budget series on winner and former soccer and drop its 16-year champion Kurt Busch NASCAR did not have sponsorship his contract of Chip for Ganassi option 2018 Racing picked after 2017 season.Racing. The decision up bytheStewart-Haas Busch leaves Kylewith Larson, second insince the has been Stewart-Haas NASCAR Cup Series standings, Busch announced in August of 2013 without an announced sponsor for he was leaving Furniture Row Racing. the majority of 2018. of Target had a It was the culmination an inspiring 28-year relationship with Ganassi and comeback for Busch, 38, finally was a major sponsor his IndyCar, shedding much of the of temperamental NASCAR andhesports-car baggage that had carriedprograms with him throughout his the career. past three decades.

Racing Trivia

Which current driver has the Which driver has never finished most wins at Watkins Glen outside the top 5 at Michigan? International? a) Kyle Kyle Busch Larson c) Joey RyanLogano Blaney a) c) b) Chase Elliott d) Ty Dillon b) Denny Hamlin d) Kevin Harvick

Answer : b) Chase Elliott has finished 2nd in Answer : a) Kyle Busch each of his 3 races at Michigan.

Shape: D-shaped oval Distance: 2.0 miles Turns / Front / Back: 18º / 12º / 5º Shape: Road Course Distance: 2.45 miles Banking: None

Points: 723 746 Wins: 1 Top 5: 8 Top 10: 11 14

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Emily Wark touches up the blue line on one of the Pomeroy Sport Centre rinks on Aug. 6. Ice installation began on Aug. 4 and will go all week. On-ice activity begins Aug. 21 with a public skate of the oval from 5 to 7 p.m.

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ther than eating a healthy, colourful, nutrient-rich diet, supplementing with vitamins and minerals is an excellent way to ensure that your body is getting what it needs to work properly. Of course, there are the popular vitamins and minerals like calcium, vitamin D, vitamin C, and iron, but there are a lot of lesser known vitamins and minerals that are essential to our well-being. What are they, what do they do within our body, and where is the best place to find them in our diets? There are eight essential nutrients within the B vitamin group: vitamin B1 (Thiamin), vitamin B2 (Riboflavin), vitamin B3 (Niacin), vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid), Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine), vitamin B7 (Biotin/ Vitamin H), vitamin B9 (Folate/Folic acid), vitamin B12 (Cobalamin). The B vitamins are essential for energy production, building cells and proteins, and releasing energy. Common foods that they can be found in are: liver (unfortunately), egg yolks, legumes, dark leafy greens, milk, yogurt, and even chocolate. Vitamin K is vital for proper blood clotting, and aids in normal bone growth and development. It can be found in green leafy vegetables and some vegetable oils (olive, soybean, cottonseed, and canola). Vitamin A is often forgotten, but it is essential for general growth and development. Orange fruits and vegetables tend to get their orange colour from carotene pigment (carotene is part of vitamin A). Great foods to get your vitamin A are sweet potatoes/yams (whichever name you call them by; the orange ones), carrots, and cantaloupe. Vitamin E helps to protect your body from free radicals, and aids in blood circulation. Nuts and seeds are high in vitamin E, especially almonds, and tomatoes are also a good source. The mineral iodine enables the thyroid gland to produce hormones. A deficiency may result in

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hypothyroidism. Seaweed, sea food, and iodized salt are excellent sources. Zinc is a mineral that helps your immune system stay healthy and strong and is essential for your senses of taste and smell. You can find it in oysters, Alaskan King crab, red meat, and poultry. Phosphorous is present in every cell in your body, and does a lot to keep your body working properly. It aids in the formation of your bones and teeth, assists in muscle contraction, kidney function, heartbeat regulation, nerve conduction, and so much more. Great food sources for phosphorous are, legumes, nuts and seeds, whole grains, eggs, fish, and wild rice. Magnesium is incredibly important. It is needed for more than 300 biochemical reactions in your body. It helps to maintain nerve and muscle function, supports a healthy immune system, regulates the heartbeat, maintains bone strength, helps regulate blood glucose levels. Food sources to find magnesium are legumes, nuts, seeds, whole grains, and avocado. It is important to ensure that you are getting enough vitamins and minerals in your diet. If you don’t think you are, it’s OK to supplement, but be aware that you can have too much of these vitamins and minerals within your body, and that can lead to toxicity. Eating a wide variety of healthy, unprocessed foods is the best way to give your body what it needs. For a more in depth look at these vitamins and minerals, visit alaskahighwaynews.ca. Stephenie Sutherland is a Fort St. John student studying nutrition and food sciences. Have a question? Email her at stephenie.sutherland13@gmail. com.

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Arts & Culture

Music keeps the old flame going Self-taught guitarist Justin Michael Taylor part of the growing music scene in Fort Nelson Aleisha Hendry ahendry@ahnfsj.ca

Justin Michael Taylor had always been musically inclined. The heavy duty mechanic from Fort Nelson was given his first guitar at at the tender age of three—a Christmas gift from his Uncle Ken. “He handmade me a guitar and it was just like Eddie Van Halen’s Frankenstrat with the red, white and black striping. I still have that guitar to this day,” Taylor says. After moving to Fort Nelson as a teenager, Taylor spent a fair amount of time in the office of his high school principal, Bill Dolan. “Back in high school, maybe in Grade 11, I was quite the brat,” he says. “You always had to take me to his office, wondering why I’m not showing up or getting a D in the class. “Years later, he finds out about my guitar playing, I find out about his passion for music, we ended up jamming together and now I’m one of his best friends.” Dolan has nothing but praise for Taylor these days. “This guy is amazing. He can play any type of music on his guitar,” says Dolan, who invited Taylor to help him with his track on the Alaska Highway Songs CD. “I showed him two verses and the chorus and he just nailed it. I can’t say enough good things about him.” Dolan even invited Taylor to join the Alaska Highway Roadshow when it stopped in Fort St. John, saying he wanted to make sure that show was great, and needed Taylor to make that happen. The pair play music together as much as possible, as part of the growing music scene in Fort Nelson, which comprises of country, heavy metal, and even hip hop. “There’s quite the fantastic

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Justin Michael Taylor added some backing music to the Alaska Highway Roadshow during its stop in Fort St. John on July 8.

music scene for such a small community, especially now with the economy with the forestry and oil and gas stuff, it still is a very good root in music,” says Taylor Taylor is mostly self-taught and has the ability to pick up on a song after hearing just a few bars. “It was mostly just dedicating my spare time to learning the guitar; I just clicked with the instrument, and most other instruments as well,” he says. He grew up listening to the distorted guitar solos of classic rock, and he can play thrashing metal music with the best of them, but his favourite style of music to play is country pickin’ and other finger music. “The finger style is like a one man band, you play the bass, the melody and even the

percussion on the acoustic at the same time,” he says, adding that he’ll pick up the acoustic and do some pickin’ before bed on most nights. Working as a heavy duty mechanic gives Taylor plenty of fodder to write songs about, and he’ll often take a humorous quip and turn into a song. “If I hear someone say something funny, I’ll take out my phone and write it down just to base the subject on that,” he says. “Recently I started writing a song called I’m Broke As My Saddlehorse, about when I got a paycut last year.” Taylor has no plans on leaving Fort Nelson, even with the economy being what it is, because the music scene is what he truly loves. “That is what keeps the old flame going on Ol’ Fort Nelson.”

Summer showcase at Peace Gallery North Did you miss the Big Print Day at the North Peace Cultural Centre back in June? Curious to see what kind of art could be created with a steamroller? Now’s the time to find out.

Peace Gallery North is holding a Summer Salon Exhibition for the month of August and will feature the prints made during Big Print Day. The show will also feature woodcut and linocut prints,

paintings and more from gallery artists. The Summer Salon Exhibtion runs from Aug. 8 to Sept. 9 at Peace Gallery North. For more information, call 250787-0993 or visit npcc.bc.ca

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Stacey Tiechroeb, David Truscott and Sarah Truscott prepare tomatoes at NEAT’s Learn to Can event at Calvary Baptist Church on Aug. 3. None of them knew how to can fruits and vegetables, but wanted to learn how to preserve what they grew in their gardens and picked from trees.

Gooseberries bring high flying flavours to any dish

he gooseberry family of bushes grows in mountainous and hill regions across the Rockies and around the world. Local Peace River gardens cultivate its cousin, the white and red currant. The flavour of the fruit is said to improve with increasing altitude and latitude. As the name suggests, they are a major attraction for birds migrating north. Dried gooseberries are a pantry kitchen classic in the Peace. They preserve well once dehydrated due to their high sugar content. Like the raisin, it has been foraged, cultivated, and eaten for centuries in both savoury cooking and sweet baking. Gooseberries and currants can also be preserved in syrup jam or jelly. Gooseberry preserves are traditionally paired with wild meats at seasonal feasts. Its flavous lingers in a well distilled alcohol and enlivens a basic beef jus. The jam can be mixed with savoury seasoning to become delicious relishes and chutney-like pastes.

Judah Koile FROM THE FARM TO THE TABLE

1 bunch parsley 2 long spring rosemary 2 celery/bunch of parsley stems 2 carrots 2 onions 3tbs ginger 3tbs garlic Salt and pepeer

1 whole goose/chicken deboned (Ask any reputable butcher and they will debone your chicken and save you the bones. Ask your butcher to crush bones with a cleaver or do this yourself.)

Place crushed bones in a pot with 3L water, onions, a carrot, and some celery or parsley stems. Boil the chicken stock for 2 hours and strain. Return the stock to the heat and reduce to 1/4 the original volume. Mix pork sausage, rosemary, black pepper, garlic, minced ginger, and half your red currants in a large pan, cook until the sausage goes from pink to grey. Season your bird on all sides with salt and pepper. Place sausage stuffing inside your bird. Wrap in butcher’s twine and roast in your stock reduction and butter at 300 F, in a large skillet, turning often so as not to burn. When the chicken is cooked, remove and add 1L more fresh berries. Simmer until the berries are reduced and sticky. Serve over slices of the roasted bird.

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Judah Koile is a Fort St. John chef and co-owns The BEAM with his wife, Jiwon.

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respect within you. LIBRA (SEPT. 23 TO OCT. 22) Any kind of group activity will be upbeat and rewarding for you today. You feel gratified to know that your friends will be involved with a group you like. SCORPIO (OCT. 23 TO NOV. 21) You make a sensational impression on others today, which is why this is the day to put your best foot forward. Don’t hesitate to ask bosses or parents for a favor or for permission. SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22 TO DEC. 21) Travel plans are thrilling! You are pumped about your opportunity to explore more of the world. Some of you are similarly excited about further educational opportunities. Yay! CAPRICORN (DEC. 22 TO JAN. 19) This is the perfect day to discuss how to share an inheritance or divide something, because you will come out laughing all the way to the bank. You are blessed! AQUARIUS (JAN. 20 TO FEB. 18) Relationships with partners and close friends are warm and upbeat today. This is a lovely day to schmooze with others or mend broken fences. PISCES (FEB. 19 TO MARCH 20) Ask for a raise, permission or approval today, because you are blessed at work. An exciting work-related project might come your way. Heads up!

Grief and Loss Dear Annie: Lord willing, next month I’ll turn 67. In a recent column, you solicited seniors to write about issues they are facing. A big one for me is grief. I met “Shirley” when she was 15 and a junior in high school. I was a senior. Both of our families relocated the same summer from different states, with us coming kicking and screaming, mad our social lives were being upended. It turned out to be a blessing in disguise. She was so pretty I was afraid to ask her out. We became friends, both being the new kids. She would set me up with her girlfriends so we could double-date. After two years, when she was 17, we went out together and were together every day. I dropped out of night school to avoid getting more speeding tickets trying to make it to her parents’ house before her 10 p.m. curfew. When she was 20 and I was 21, we got married, and we started our family 15 months later. When the children were 7 and 4, we started traveling in a used Volkswagen camper and told people we were growing up with our children. We retired four years before

Annie Lane DEAR ANNIE

Shirley passed away at age 62. That was 33 months ago. People give unsolicited kind observations that I am doing so well. I am. To be honest, I am not lonely. I have my children, grandchildren, friends, former co-workers and church members with whom I regularly interact. But there are times when, for no rhyme or reason, an emptiness comes in and takes over. I’ve learned to face, even embrace, it so the episode passes more quickly and I can heal from the experience and gain a better perspective. But the emptiness is profound. It makes all of life look like vanity. When I can talk to people about Shirley, it is the next best thing to being with her. All of our life together seems real again instead of being some wonderful, long dream that never happened. “How could it be real?” I often think. It was so good for so long. That never happens. -Rob in Jacksonville

Dear Rob: Thank you for your beautiful letter. I’m sure it will touch many others as it has touched me. Dear Annie: My sister’s ex-mother-in-law just passed away. My sister’s children were still very young when the divorce happened, barely into elementary school. Anyway, her mother-inlaw thought the world of her, and they got along very well. They saw each other often because of the children. I am sure it is breaking my sister’s heart. What is the proper etiquette for me to do something for my sister? I am close to this family also and want to know what I can do for them. -- Elle Dear Elle: If you’re looking for something you can do to comfort her, bring over a home-cooked meal. Then sit with her and listen, or just sit with her in silence. When comforting someone who is grieving, it’s not about finding the exact right thing to say or do. It’s about being there. Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@creators.com. To find out more about Annie Lane and read features by other Creators Syndicate columnists and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2017 CREATORS.COM

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Local News

rcmp news A dog shot and killed by a Fort St. John RCMP officer recently had a history of violent behaviour, CBC reports. The Prince George RCMP had received several complaints about the dog, named Rocky, for attacking other dogs in the neighbourhood and other aggressive behaviours, according to the report. It culminated in Rocky’s killing of a neighbour’s cat that police ordered the dog be put down and gave the owner three weeks to comply. Fort St. John RCMP were called about the dog attack on July 24, after owners and bystanders attempted to separate the animals, getting injured themselves in the process. RCMP said the officer at the scene had no choice but to shoot the dog as the fight was putting public safety at risk. Meanwhile, alcohol may have been a contributing factor in the theft and crash of a truck on the long weekend. On Aug. 6 at 1:47 a.m., Fort St. John RCMP received a report that a black Ford F-150 had been stolen from the 10300 block of 113 Avenue. Police responded immediately and spotted the truck, attempting to pull it over. The vehicle fled from police, but when RCMP caught up to it again, it had crashed into a power pole on 112 Avenue near the 106 Street intersection. The driver had fled the scene. Fort St. John RCMP are asking anyone with any information about this incident to call the detachment at 250-7878100 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

2017 BY-ELECTION GENERAL VOTING

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2017 BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 8:00 AM AND 8:00 PM Pomeroy Sports Centre 9324 – 96 Street, Fort St. John, BC ADVANCE VOTING Wednesday, August 30, 2017 - and – Wednesday, September 6, 2017 Between the hours of 8:00 am and 8:00 pm Pomeroy Sports Centre 9324 – 96 Street, Fort St. John, BC

ANY QUALIFIED ELECTOR MAY VOTE AT AN ADVANCE VOTING OPPORTUNITY

SPECIAL VOTING OPPORTUNITIES

A special voting opportunity will be held on Thursday, September 7, 2017 at the following locations at the times indicated: • Peace Villa Care Centre, 8407 – 112 Avenue, Fort St. John, BC from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm (noon) • Abbeyfield House, 8112 – 96 Avenue, Fort St. John, BC from 1:30 pm to 2:00 pm • Peace Lutheran Apartments, 9812 – 108 Avenue, Fort St. John, BC from 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm • Heritage Manor, 9819 – 107 Avenue, Fort St. John, BC from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm A special voting opportunity will be available to qualified electors who are patients or staff of the Fort St. John Hospital, 8407 – 112 Avenue from 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm on Saturday, September 9, 2017

ELECTOR REGISTRATION There is no need to pre-register to vote as the registration of all electors for this election will take place at the time of voting. You will be required to make a declaration that you meet the following requirements: • 18 years of age or older on general voting day (September 9, 2017) • Canadian citizen • resident of BC for at least 6 months immediately preceding the voting day (March 7, 2017) • resident of OR registered owner of real property in the City of Fort St. John for at least 30 days immediately preceding voting day (August 9, 2017), and • not disqualiﬁed by the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or otherwise disqualiﬁed by law.

Resident electors must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature). Picture identification is not necessary. The identification must prove both residency and identity. Non-resident property electors must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature) to prove identity, proof that they are entitled to register in relation to the property, and, if there is more than one owner of the property, written consent from the majority of the property owners. MAIL BALLOT VOTING Qualified electors may vote by mail if they: • have a physical disability, illness or injury that affects their ability to vote at another voting opportunity, OR • expect to be absent from the City of Fort St. John on general voting day and at the times of all advance voting opportunities

REQUESTING A MAIL BALLOT PACKAGE: The City will be accepting mail ballot requests up to 4:00 pm on Thursday, September 7, 2017. The following information must be submitted to City Hall: (1) (2) (3) (4)

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This information can be submitted by: mail (10631 – 100 Street, Fort St. John, BC, V1J 3Z5), telephone (250-787-8150), fax (250-787-8181) or email (jprestley@fortstjohn.ca or lhowes@fortstjohn.ca) to receive a mail ballot. The City will send out mail ballot packages commencing on or about August 24, 2017. To be counted, your mail ballot must be received by the Chief Election Oﬃcer no later than 8:00 pm on Saturday, September 9, 2017.

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