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Local artist Michelle Pringle poses with her driftwood moose sculpture at the opening of the My Canada exhibition at Peace Gallery North on Feb. 3. Turn to B5 for the full story on Pringle’s creation and the exhibit.

The District of Taylor will spend $1,200 a day to ensure doctor coverage for one week in March. But the future of the district’s only medical clinic still remains to be seen. Officials and councillors are rushing to save the clinic from a full closure after Livecare gave notice it will end its operations at the clinic March 31, and that it can’t afford to send a doctor north next month for on-site visits. On Monday evening, Taylor councillors voted unanimously to pay the $1,200 daily rate for Dr. Pam Kryskow to attend the clinic for five days in March. “It’s important to keep that going,� said Coun. Brent Taillefer. The measure is an interim step as district staff continue to push for meetings with provincial health officials in a bid to negotiate a funding model that will see the clinic remain open. See CLINIC on A13

PVEA urges BC Hydro to delay logging Watson’s Slough ALEISHA HENDRY ahendry@ahnfsj.ca

The Peace Valley Environment Association held a protest at wetlands in the Peace River Valley last week in response to notice that logging was slated for the area. About 30 people gathered at Watson’s Slough Feb. 2 to protest BC Hydro’s Site C dam construction schedule, which has listed the area to be logged and cleared away in winter 2017. The PRRD has sent a request to BC Hydro to hold off on logging the area, after receiving a letter from the PVEA. Bear Flat landowner Ken Boon noted during the gathering that one’s position on the project shouldn’t matter in

this case. “There’s a lot of people here that don’t want to see this project go ahead, myself included, and continue to oppose it and fight it. But even if you’re not opposed to Site C, even if you’re in favour of Site C, it makes no sense to log this slough yet. It just looks like a no-brainer for Hydro to hold off,� he said. Ducks Unlimited has done work in the area installing information signs and a trail, and the slough is often used to educate school kids about wetlands wildlife. Local wildlife biologist and avid bird watcher Mark Phinney spoke about the importance of the wetlands to the area, as it’s the largest in Northeast B.C. See SLOUGH on A3

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Site C protesters walked around the Watson’s Slough area on Feb. 2 in response to a notice that logging was slated to occur in the area.

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Correction Last week’s report on the merger between Energy Services BC and Independent Contractors and Businesses Association of B.C. incorrectly attributed the organization of the Fort St. John LNG truck rally last spring. The event was organized by Fort St. John for LNG. We apologize for the error. —AHN

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Flyers defenceman Bryan Lewis rifles a shot on net during NPHL semifinal action on Feb. 4. The Fort St. John Sr. Flyers lead their playoff series against the Dawson Creek Sr. Canucks 2-1 as of Feb. 7. Turn to B3 to read how the Flyers did on the weekend. Visit alaskahighwaynews.ca for updates from this week.

How many words a day do you speak? FASHION FACT: On CBC last week, a fashion expert said the “In” colour for 2017 is pink. That’s good. I have a feeling we’re all going to need a lot of Pepto Bismol.

TERRIBLE TICKET: Half a million people have viewed an online video where an Edmonton man describes how he got a ticket for an unusual offence. Dave Balay was stopped by a police officer who asked to look at his license. His license had a tiny notch in the top corner that did not any information. The officer gave KNOWBEFOREYOUGO obscure Balay a $465 ticket for having a “mutilated” licence. Gee whiz, I hope a cop PREVAILING PRICES doesn’t ask to see my licence. He’ll give me a ticket for having a driver’s license photo ohn, BC - 7 Day Forecast - Environment Canada Dawson Creek 107.7 that causes people to feel nauseous.

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stick it in your ear? IQ DOA: A new study shows the average IQ of teenagers is falling. That’s good news. The only thing more annoying than a teenager who thinks he’s smarter than his parents is a teenager who actually is smarter than his parents.

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phone with the Australian Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull. It’s obvious Turnbull is an honest politician. He’s even honest enough to include the word “bull” in his name.

HYPNOSIS HA HA: There was a report out of Toronto that some parents are using hypnosis to help their kids get better grades in school. I guess the sneaky kids use hypnosis on their parents to make them THINK they’re getting better grades.

DEPP DOLLARS: According to the gossipy supermarket tabloids, movie star Johnny Depp is broke. He’s squandered HOLOGRAM HA HA: Scientists at the millions of dollars. Remember when he University of Southampton in the UK https://weather.gc.ca/city/pages/bc-78_metric_e.html played Tonto in that weird Lone Ranger say our world could be a huge hologram. movie? Johnny’s now so broke, he’s gone They say the universe may not be real, it BEAR BULLETIN: Last week in Finland from the Lone Ranger to the loan arranger. could be an illusion. If you want to test Fort St. John 112.9 (This may be the first time we’ve chewed this theory, try telling the bank you didn’t news from Finland), an art gallery sold DOGS AND CATS: It was announced pay your credit card bill because it’s just Alberta-B.C. border N/A a painting for $1,500. It was a painting this year’s famous Westminster Dog Show an illusion. created by a bear. In Finland the bears will include cats. Gee, what’s next? Basearevery civilized, very artistic.  Before teams playing in  theBritish Super Bowl? ROBOT REPORT: In a recent tourFort Nelsonand natural Environment resources Weather information Weather ball Local forecasts Columbia N/A they maul you to death, they paint your Cats are scheming, crafty creatures. Wait a nament, a robot beat four professional portrait. few years and it won’t be the Westminster poker players. And yet in every scary robot Groundbirch N/A DOG Show. It’ll be the Westminster CAT movie I’ve ever seen, the robot is not playincluding a couple of dogs. ing with a full deck. on, BC - 7 Day Forecast - EnvironmentOTTAWA CanadaWHATTAWA: Last week Justin Show, also https://weather.gc.ca/city/pages/bc-83_metric_e.html Chetwynd Trudeau broke a fundamental campaign Maybe. 112.9 Observed at: Fort St. John Airport 4:00 PM MST Tuesday 7 February 2017 promise and abandoned electoral reform. MULTI WHAT?: In a study by Stanford Many experts agree Canada’s electoral NOW HEAR THIS: Thank you to the University: Multitasking, doing several Tumbler Ridge 119.9 system is badly in need of change. The reader who emailed me this story. A Florthings at the same time, actually reduces Condition: Light Snow Temperature: -17.1°C Wind: WSW 20 km/h only people who are OK with it are the ida man reported his dog swallowed his productivity. I would have a joke about Pressure: kParepresent Chicago, Tokyo and Dew point: -20.1°C -27for this, but I have to go clean the washrooms Prince George 99.9 102.3 MPs who hearing aid. He waited a Wind coupleChill: of days Tendency: Falling Humidity: 78%to take its course and Visibility: 5 it. km and make coffee for the editor. Johannesburg. nature recovered Here’s my question: How badly would you Hythe 103.4  Weather information  Weather  Local forecasts  British Columbia Environment and natural resources DONALD AND MALCOLM: Meanwhile, want to hear what people are saying that Bob Snyder can be reached at: Donald Trump had a big argument on the you would pick up that hearing aid and chewsthenews@fastmail.com

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Chris Larsen works on creating a fish during an ice sculpting workshop with Susanne Ruseler on Feb. 4. It was Larsen’s first time ice carving and he was considering carving at the High On Ice Winter Festival this weekend.

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“Watson’s Slough is really the only natural wetland in this particular area, and it draws a lot of different kinds of birds because of the mix of habitats,” he said. He noted the slough is home to red-listed bird species, such as yellow rails and Nelson’s sparrows, and blue-listed species, like the Baltimore oriole and Green warblers. Red listed birds are endangered or threatened, while blues listed birds are of special concern. Phinney noted that Watson’s Slough is also a significant tourist draw for bird watchers, not just from the Peace Region, but from all over North America. “There’s a lot of different kinds of birds here that you can’t find elsewhere in the province or you have to go east of the Mississippi to find them or way up north,” said Phinney. BC Hydro says that the clearing of the Cache Creek/ Watson’s Slough area is to prepare the area for the Highway 29 realignment, construction of the boat launch, use of aggregate sources, as well as clearing in the eventual inundation zone. “Watson’s Slough is really the only natural wetland in this particular area, and it draws a lot of different kinds of birds because of the mix of habitats,”

In an email Community Relations Manager Dave Conway said BC Hydro was aware of the PRRD’s request and that the regional board had been consulted on the Wetland Mitigation and Compensation program in 2014 and 2015. “We are investigating whether it is possible to partially or entirely accommodate the PRRD Board’s recent request,” said Conway. Conway said if logging is done, the wetlands would be protected with a 15-metre machine-free riparian zone, and in some specific areas containing Marl Fen, a 100-metre buffer would be maintained.

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What better way to be a winter citizen than heading out this Family Day long weekend and taking in the High On Ice winter festival? The annual winter festival is just around the corner and the City wants to see residents out and about all weekend. “The objective of the festival is to get people out of their homes and embracing winter, regardless of the temperature,” said Marissa Jordan, recreation programmer for the City and lead organizer for HOI. The theme for this year’s event is Local Monumental Milestones, taking into consideration all the celebrations going on across the country as well as locally in 2017. “With it being 2017, it’s Canada’s 150th birthday and there are a lot of local organizations celebrating significant milestones so the theme is centered around the anniversary of the country, but also these local organizations,” said Jordan. As exciting as High On Ice is for the residents of Fort St. John, the City is asking people to please avoid Centennial Park while the park is prepared for the event. The park will officially open on Feb. 10 at 4 p.m. for the public to get in on the festivities. There will be six carvers doing commissioned pieces for the festival. Susanne Ruseler from the Netherlands, Dimitry Klimenko and Ilya Filimontsev from Russia, and David Ducharme, Ryan Cook and Andrew Blaney from Canada. Ruseler held an ice sculpting workshop for community members on Feb.4 and those folks will have the chance to compete during the festival. Other just interested in give ice carving a try will be able to do so during the festival as well. Events going on in Centennial Park along with the ice sculpting include live music, Soup Stock, the Evangel Chapel church in the park and family carnival, and the everpopular ice slides. Horse-drawn sleigh rides, toboggan and snowshoe races, and the first ever Silly Bobsled Race take place at Toboggan Hill Park throughout the weekend. For the sports fans there’s the bonspiel at the Curling Club, a sledge hockey trial at North Peace Arena and the second annual Dodgeball tournament at the Kids Arena Fieldhouse. For a full list of events, visit the City of Fort St. John website, www.fortstjohn.ca/ice.

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Appeals court dismisses another Site C legal challenge, three cases remain Opponents of the Site C dam have been dealt another blow in the courts. In a unanimous judgement released Feb. 2, the Court of Appeal for British Columbia dismissed a legal challenge against the BC Hydro project under construction near Fort St. John. The West Moberly and Prophet River First Nations had appealed an earlier dismissal of an application for judicial review of the $8.8 billion hydroelectric dam’s environmental assessment certificate, which the provincial government issued in October 2014. The court ruled against the appeal in a decision released Thursday. The ruling comes just one week after Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal dismissed West Moberly and Prophet Rivers’ challenge of the project’s federal environmental approval. A call to West Moberly Chief Roland Willson was not immediately returned Feb. 2. In the ruling, Justice P.D. Lowry wrote the court was asked to consider two questions related

to “the proper discharge of the duty of the Crown in seeking reconciliation with Aboriginal peoples.” “The first is whether, before issuing the certificate, the Ministers were required to determine the project would not constitute an unjustifiable infringement of constitutionally protected treaty rights; the second is whether there was adequate consultation with the First Nations and accommodation of their concerns.” The court found provincial ministers were not required to consider treaty rights in issuing the certificate. As for whether consultation efforts with the nations were adequate: “there is no sound basis on which to conclude the process of consultation in which the appellants were engaged was other than adequate in the sense of being reasonable in all the circumstances.” “The fact that the appellants’ (First Nations) position was not accepted does not mean the process of consultation in which they were fully engaged was inadequate.” The ruling notes Site C has been a “subject of wide-ranging

controversy” because the project is on land that is subject of Treaty 8. The project will flood 83 kilometres of river valley, including farms and areas sacred to First Nations. Opponents say the project will impact treaty rights to hunt, fish and trap on the land. Three legal challenges against the project remain. Two related to the dam’s water licence are before the B.C. Environmental Appeal Board. One was filed by West Moberly and Prophet River, the other by a property owner. No hearing dates have been set. Prophet River and West Moberly are also appealing an Oct. 31 2016 B.C. Supreme Court decision dismissing judicial review of provincial permits for Site C related to clearing work on the site. So far, nine Site C legal challenges have been dismissed or dropped. The B.C. NDP has promised to send the project to the B.C. Utilities Commission for further review if elected, but it remains to be seen whether an NDP government would halt the project.

The Site C workforce reached more than 1,900 people in December, however, one industry group says the province is falling short in ensuring apprentices are adequately represented on the job. There were a total of 1,916 workers on the dam at the close of 2016, according to the latest numbers provided by BC Hydro. Of them, 690 were classified as Peace Region residents, or 36 per cent of the

overall workforce. There were 40 apprentices employed that month, according to Hydro’s figures. It’s a number the BC Building Trades was unhappy to see. These figures fly in the face of provincial policy which encourages contractors on publicly funded projects to employ apprentices,” said Executive Director Tom Sigurdson. “We know it takes a 1:4 ratio to maintain a stable

supply of certified workers. BC Hydro should be compelling contractors to employ 25 per cent apprentices in apprenticeable trades if they are truly committed to providing jobs that will build careers for British Columbians.” According to the employment report, BC Hydro notes the number of apprentices on the project varies depending on the type of work performed.

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The Canfor mill in Taylor. Removing PST from electricity purchases in B.C. would benefit the mill, company representatives say.

Municipalities pressure province to drop PST charged on electricity MATT PREPROST editor@ahnfsj.ca

The District of Taylor is adding its voice alongside seven other municipalities in B.C. that want the province to exempt business and industry from sales tax charges on electricity purchases. The municipalities want the province to begin exempting the provincial sales tax charges in the 2017 budget, a move they say will keep the forestry industry viable in their areas. “For us, it’s about making sure we can make our forest companies stronger so they support the family supporting jobs that we’ve got in the region,” said Taylor Mayor Rob Fraser, who is running as an independent in May’s provincial election. No other jurisdiction in North America charges a sales tax on electricity for business or industry, Fraser said. The pulp mill in Taylor, for instance, uses a large amount of electricity to break down wood fibre into pulp, he said. “We’re talking millions of dollars in provincial sales tax that’s on top of the cost of actually producing the electricity. For these large employers that use an awful lot of power, it’ll have a very big impact,” he said. “There are some pulp mills in the province that this could mean the difference between making it and not making it, and therefore losing all of those potential jobs.”

In a report issued to the province last November, the BC Commission on Tax Competitiveness recommended businesses be exempt from paying PST on electricity and capital purchases. PST charges on energy intensive industries put them at a competitive disadvantage and eliminates incentives to invest, the commission said. “PST reform has the potential to deliver significant increases in business investment, leading to standard of living enhancements” That carries over to small business owners as well, Fraser noted. “For smaller business people, it still has an impact because every dollar that goes out in taxes, subtracts from their ability to pay their employees or to reinvest in their company,” Fraser said. The district joins the forestry communities of Powell River, Vernon, Mackenzie, Quesnel, North Cowichan, and Port Alice in the call to Premier Christy Clark and Finance Minister Mike de Jong to implement the commission’s recommendations. Corinne Stavness, a spokesperson for Canfor, said the company employs more than 100 people at its mill in Taylor. “Our pulp mill in Taylor is competing with mills around the world,” she said. “Removing this tax, which is not levied in other jurisdictions, would be of significant benefit to our Taylor mill.”

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ome days it’s as if we’re living in the world before the dystopian novel takes place—the time and events that lead to the world you’re reading about in the book. At the rate things are going with our neighbours to the south, I could be writing about them every week for the next four years—providing he lasts that long. There’s so many shenanigans going on in that big white house right now that it’s hard to know where to start at the moment. How about a certain wannabe dictator’s request that female staffers “dress like women.” What on earth does that even mean? I know what he thinks it’s means, but because it’s the 21st century and not the dark ages, the sheer absurdity of that statement is palpable—if you are a woman and have clothes on your body, you are dressed like a women. The backlash was swift and the hashtag #DressLikeAWoman blew up with photos of female soldiers, doctors, scientists, astronauts, welders and other allegedly non-feminine

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professions because sometimes the Internet isn’t such a terrible place. Of course, that’s pretty light compared to Arkansas giving husbands the right to block their wives from having abortions in the event of spousal rape. A married woman has fewer rights than a single woman in that state now. Let that sink in. He brought back the global gag rule at the detriment of women’s health all over the world, and then there’s the firing of U.S. Attorney General Sally Yates for opposing the immigration ban, because her job is to uphold the law and the constitution, not bow before the emperor. This is so completely the opposite of progress, I can’t even believe that’s something occurring in the western world. Canada is not America,

and that’s something to be grateful for. But a lot of things that happen down there can and will have an impact on us up here, whether directly or indirectly. And with the Conservative Party leadership up for grabs, and folks becoming more and more disillusioned with PMJT, we need to ensure we don’t fall into a similar trap. There are two potential candidates—Kellie Leitch and Kevin O’Leary— that are a little too similar to whatsisname in their rhetoric to be comfortable for Canadians. Or at least they should be. It’s not going to be funny to see what happens if we get a reality show business man for a Prime Minister, it’s going to be a disaster. We’re a ways out from having to worry about that within our own boarders, but we should all keep a weather eye on the U.S. horizon so we don’t suffer a similar fate. Aleisha Hendry is a proud feminist writer who loves cold weather, her cats, roller skates and righteous indignation. Follow her on Twitter at @aleishahendry

SOCIAL MEDIA CHATTER (Streeper report out of bounds, Letter to the Editor, Feb. 2) Thank you for writing this. The press went way to far on this one. His money is his to spend as he wishes. The older companies in these northern towns continue to support local communities. Look at the new out of province workers and companies that fly in and out and don’t spend money locally.) — Stephen Schulte, via Facebook Totally agree. What business do any of us have in how another spends his money. That’s why we have government!! If he was sponsoring riots it would be different. — Ed Presely, via Facebook His money, he can spend how he wants and there should be more important issues to report on for Ft Nelson. — Sheree Smith, via Facebook

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encountered a colleague at our local airport recently. “Where are you off to?” she inquired. “Recruiting” I responded. “Good luck with that,” came the response. “I’m not sure you’ll find many willing to come” As superintendent of a northern district, I am well acquainted with the challenges associated with recruiting and retaining quality staff. Our staffing challenges have been recently made more acute with the B.C. government granting interim measures funding to all sixty districts to add additional staffing for the rest of the current year. In addition to competing with the perceived challenges of climate and geography, my northern district will now also face direct competition from all the other districts hoping to attract new teachers. The fact is that all our students deserve quality instruction. Whether located in the northern reaches of the Peace River country or amongst the hustle and bustle of the southern metro areas, all students need to be served by eager enthusiastic and well trained staff. One of the questions yet to be answered is whether there are enough teacher candidates out there to go around. Of even greater pertinence for my district:

are there enough who are willing to take on the challenge of a northern teaching experience? Teaching in the north comes with certain realities. Without a doubt the climate, the geography, and the winter weather aren’t for everyone. But then that’s part of the beauty of the north. It’s not for everyone, but it is a great place to start for the right sort of candidates. While the weather might be cold, the people are warm and supportive. Our district motto is “Together We Learn” and its certainly true. We are all in this enterprise together. Opportunities for professional development and for new teachers to implement innovative ideas abound. For those willing and prepared to take on the challenge and opportunities afforded by smaller towns and districts, professional and personal rewards can be substantial. Our district is full of outstanding professionals who came initially for “a couple of years” but found the district, lifestyle, and opportunities to their liking and stayed. There’s just something quintessentially rewarding about taking on challenges that others shrink from, and the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of students is that much greater in a smaller community. Even those who

don’t stay forever, come away with valuable experience and life long stories about the people they’ve met, worked with and for. Both the district and our employees are enriched by the time we invest in each other. When I’m recruiting I may not find lots of people willing to come but I’m always optimistic that I can find the right ones: those for whom the north will be the right fit or that first step on the way to a meaningful career. I frequently tell candidates that there’s always room for one more good one. Present circumstances suggest that there’s never been a better time for folks to start a teaching career. Certainly northern districts will eagerly welcome those candidates looking for opportunities beyond the more easily accessed districts. So we’ll be looking for those who want to take the road less travelled. We’re confident that when they do that they, like Robert Frost’s traveler in snowy woods, will see that their choice will make all the difference. If you are one of those people, or you know someone who is, check out our available postings and give us a call. We’ll see about getting you to work on education matters! Dave Sloan is the superintendent for School District 60.


THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2017 A7

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January land sale nets $39.6 million JONNY WAKEFIELD reporter@dcdn.ca

When bidding closed on B.C.’s oil and gas land sale last month, Gregg Scott was pleasantly surprised. For two years, the monthly auctions have been anemic. Oil and gas companies have cut drilling programs since the collapse in prices, and with demand slack, companies like Scott Land & Lease are spending less on drilling rights and leases for their clients. Then, in a single sale Jan. 18, B.C.’s petroleum and natural gas rights auction raised more money than every auction in the last two years combined. Eight drilling licences brought in $39.6 million, including a record-setting $35 million parcel east of Dawson Creek. “My reaction was a bit of surprise,” said Scott in an email. “It’s been over two years since any company placed a bid of that size in any province. I was pleased the client chose us to represent them with such a sizeable bid and hope it’s a sign of things to come.” The last two years saw the lowest land sale incomes on record due to a severe downturn in the oil and gas sector attributed to a glut of supply on the world market. The 24 sales held in 2015 and 2016 brought in just $34 million in total. It remains to be seen whether January’s strong result heralds a rebound in B.C.’s oil and gas sector. Scott guesses the uptick is a “combination of more optimism in the industry, combined with available prospective land and the competitive forces of the land sale system.” But unless the trend keeps up, demand for land and drilling licences are is still well below 2014 levels. That year, producers snatched up $383 million in drilling rights in anticipation of liquefied natural gas development in Northeast B.C. Depending on market conditions, the sale of drilling rights for subsurface oil and gas accounts for 30 to 70 per cent of B.C.’s total petroleum revenue. That money goes to fund provincial programs including highways, health and education. Many consider the sale an indicator of future drilling activity. Whether or not the trend holds, January’s result is a heartening sign for the B.C. oilpatch, which has shed hundreds of jobs since the start of the downturn. Last February, the sale brought in $0 for the first time in history. While subsequent sales added some $15 million to the provincial treasury, 2016 was the worst year on record for auction incomes. Late last month, the Petroleum Services Association of Canada revised its 2017 drilling forecast, predicting a 31 per cent bump in drilling activity in B.C. over estimates released last fall. Still, oilfield activity is expected to be well below 2014, when oil and gas prices were higher. The best-ever land sale was held in July 2008 and brought in $610 million. In the past three years, the January 2017 sale placed second overall, behind a $209 million sale in November 2014.

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New construction cooled in Fort St. John in 2016, but the city’s development director has some optimism for 2017. The city issued just 127 building permits with a construction value of $81.4 million in 2016, down from the 277 permits worth $164 million the year before. “It’s reflective of external

forces, mainly what’s going on with the commodities,” said Ken Rogers, director of development with the city. “It’s a situation out of our control.” Much of the slow down was seen in residential construction and renovation, with just 69 dwellings built, down from 358 in 2015. Building permits and new home builds saw their lowest

numbers going back to 2001. “2016 exceeded 2014 in construction value and 2014 was a stellar year, but it was mostly in residential homes,” said Rogers.“It’s two sides of the story here. Our homes are definitely seeing an impact… but there was substantial commercial infill in town.”

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Work is underway on a new $1-million rest stop on the South Taylor Hill, but the local economic development commission thinks more can be done north of the river. The North Peace Economic Development Commission released the findings of its North Peace Gotta Go Report last week, which identifies five new sites for rest areas on the Alaska Highway between Taylor and Mile 220, as well as two others on Highway 29 and the Cecil Lake Road. “We’re pleased that there’s been an investment made at the South Taylor Hill,” said Jennifer Moore, economic development officer with the commission. “Our goal is to have the same kind of investments made … on the north side of the Peace River.” The commission conducted its study in 2016 in preparation for the 75th anniversary of the Alaska Highway this year. It focused on main highway corridors, including Fort St. John to north of Buckinghorse River Lodge, the Cecil Lake Road from the Alberta border into Fort St. John, and Highway 29 to Hudson’s Hope. Traffic on the Alaska Highway grew from an average of 2,000 vehicles per day in 2011 to 3,200 in 2014, according to the study. Industrial activity and traffic is once again picking up in the region, and the highway is expected to see an influx of tourists making the “once-ina-lifetime trip up to Alaska” to celebrate its 75th year, Moore said. “What we gleaned (from the report) is our region is sadly lacking in adequate rest areas, which is sad to think given the amount of traffic we have on our highways,” Moore said. “We want the province and federal governments to invest in those ancillary assets along our transportation corridors.” On top of the seven new sites identified, many suggested near Prophet River, the study evaluated and suggested improvements to a number of private rest areas along the highways based on feedback from operators, employees, and visitors in the region. “There are no conditions north of here! Wherever we get sent (to fight fires), I just have to deal with whatever surroundings are there,” said one woman firefighter regarding facilities at the Shepherd’s Inn. Said another regarding the Mile 80 rest stop: “The rest stop at Mile 80 is a complete disgrace most days. Garbage cans overflow regularly. Rest room is extremely unkempt and incredibly foul odors the majority of the time.” In 2015, the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality offered to compensate businesses along the highway that opened their washroom facilities to the travelling public. The following year, the municipality entered into partnership agreements with interested regional tourism operators, and has been paying them out of the funds that would have gone to contractors to maintain public outhouses, which have since been decommissioned. It’s a strategy Moore wants the governments to consider. “Because the road and rest areas are not part of the mandate of local government, it’s included in (the study),” Moore said. Read the study at npedc.ca.


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Oil Dinner, drama, live music set for Valentine’s Day production growing in NEBC: NEB While British Columbia is better known for its natural gas production, oil production has been rising in recent years due mainly to increased condensate production from the liquids-rich natural gas Montney play in northeast B.C., according to National Energy Board (NEB) figures. In 2016, oil production averaged an estimated 61,000 bbls per day, up 79 per cent from 2009. Of the total, 38,201 bbls a day was condensate (pentanes plus) and 22,794 bbls a day was light oil. Condensate production increases were proportionate to increases in natural gas production from 2007 until about mid-2012 when production increases in condensate began to outpace natural gas, the B.C. Ministry of Natural Gas Development said in an email. With low gas prices making drilling economics marginal and high spreads between NGL and gas prices, producers have focused on developing rich gas sources, it said. “The increase in NGL and condensate production from the Montney creates a unique opportunity for British Columbia, and industry, to review opportunities outside of traditional exploration and production activities in the province,” said the ministry. The provincial government, it added, anticipates more developments linked to value-added investment, and production will continue as the industry’s interest in liquids-rich resources increases. The B.C. Oil and Gas Commission in its 2015 oil and gas reserves and production report said that condensate/ pentanes plus and butane production continue to increase while ethane and propane production is decreasing slightly. Oil reserves declined by 2.8 per cent in 2015 for total remaining reserves of 110.7 million bbls due to natural declines and the lack of new discoveries while pentanes plus reserves were up three per cent. Conventional oil production was 7.5 million bbls (20,500 bbls a day). —Daily Oil Bulletin

What started in May as a Word file being exchanged by a couple newspaper editors on their laptops becomes reality next week, as the immersive dinner theatre and live music experience COLOSSEUM opens on Valentine’s Day in Fort St. John at the Pomeroy Hotel. The presentation, hosted by Stage North and the Pomeroy Hotel, features actors, producers, musicians, and directors from Fort St. John to Dawson Creek, with talent also on hand from Pouce Coupe and Taylor. The evening is billed as a meal-based, interactive, and “surround sound” show in terms of performance. Tickets for the V-Day opening night are nearly sold out. “We are getting down to individual seats for that evening and tickets are moving for our Feb. 24 and 25 evenings as well,” says director and producer Matt Preprost, editor of the Alaska Highway News. Both producer Preprost and Rob Brown, editor of the Dawson Creek Mirror, have been flabbergasted by the community support. “We have had unsolicited offers to help and partner with community groups, non-

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profits, businesses, and individuals from throughout the Peace Region,” says Brown. “It is refreshing.” Among the guests looking for a table at COLOSSEUM: a Wall Street broker, a newspaper critic, and two hoodlums looking for their cut of owner Lou Largo’s family business. As all their demands pile up, Largo must also juggle his

books and business: his waitress looking for a way out, his sous chef looking for one last bet, and his celebrity head chef son looking to assume reign of his empire. The production is billed as an adult crime drama. The cast will be raising funds in support of the United Way and the Peace Arts Gallery Society for arts and literacy initiatives in

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Trustees want to see more supports for teacher recruitment

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Livecare, based in Vancouver, has been providing medical services since 2014 at the district-owned clinic through a hybrid model of telemedicine—using technology to allow doctors to examine patients from afar—as well as face-to-face visits by a visiting doctor. However, the clinic posted an estimated $136,908 loss in 2016, despite the district injecting roughly $125,000 into its operations. Livecare has said it can’t afford to keep the clinic open unless a new funding model for telemedicine services is offered by the province or health authority. Councillors also approved a short term action plan on Monday for district staff to convene meetings with Northern Health and the Division of Family Practice in Fort St. John about the possibility of operating the district’s clinic as a satellite office. The district will also seek an Medical Services Plan number to bill the province for March’s visits, and perhaps those beyond if it assumes full control over the clinic’s operations. However, councillors stopped short of allocating funds to cover all of the clinic’s operations beyond March 31 on Monday. They instead directed staff to produce a report outlining the full costs to the district if it takes control. “We want to keep that clinic open. By the same token, we can’t just say carte blanche, at all costs. We need to see the costs,” Coun. Betty Ponto said. “These meetings over the next few weeks… may affect how much our contribution to those costs may be.” A closure would leave more than 2,100 patients “orphaned,” according to district CAO Charlette McLeod. That would overburden Fort St. John with an influx of new patients. Read more at alaskahighwaynews.ca


A14 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2017

LOCAL NEWS

HOCKEY ON TAP Encana is seeking a

PLANT OPERATOR The Operator will ensure the safe and efficient operation of the Cutbank Ridge Partnership Sweet Gas Plant, working under the direction of the Operations Lead. The Operator will use their experience, knowledge, and technical skills to supervise and work with the maintenance group. The Operator will assist in the safe and effective start-up of the sweet gas plant following all government protocols stated in the BCOGC operating permit and BCSA regulations. The Operator will monitor plant safety, environmental programs, and production targets to ensure company goals are being met according to Encana policy and practice standards. This position includes Encana self-managed plant operations, and commissioning and start-up activities. A detailed description of the position and requirements can be found at: encana.com/careers

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Stacy Petuh (right) and Matt Quigley soak up their Alaska Highway News’ NHL Great Canadian Hockey Tour experience in Vancouver on Feb. 3.

Streeper endorses Davies’ bid for MLA Fort Nelson Mayor Bill Streeper has endorsed Dan Davies’s bid for MLA. Davies is running under the BC Liberal party banner against independents Rob Fraser and Jeff Richert. “I’ve seen good times and tough in Fort Nelson and our region,” Streeper said in a statement.

“We’re on the edge of some big opportunities that could benefit our community, and we need a strong BC Liberal MLA to work hard for us in government.” British Columbians head to the polls May 9. —Staff

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Health can do, she added. “Within Northern Health, we can understand how people are accessing our programs, or not, and trying to ensure people have equity in access,” Allison said. “So whether that’s through transportational considerations or times of day or accessing providers in non-traditional ways, we need to make those adjustments.” Northern Health has its own bus service that delivers people to medical appointments outside their home communities. B.C. Transit is also in the process of initiating a system along Highway 16 West, and Northern Health has been involved in the planning. “I think it will be an enhancement,” Northern Health CEO Cathy Ulrich said. A lack of support to children and youth for dealing with mental health and substance abuse was also identified as an area for improvement, as was improving health services in general. Greater support for women who must travel to give birth, providing early childhood screening at 18 months and better dental care were raised as suggestions on that note. The findings came out of a consultation process held over May and June 2016. It drew 275 people to meetings held in 18 communities across the region. An online option drew responses from 599 people. —Prince George Citizen

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2017 A15

LOCAL NEWS

Gigafactory activated

WHO IS THIS GUY? Elon Musk is kind of a quiet, introverted version of Tony Stark, the techno-billionaire played by Robert Downey Jr. in the Iron Man movies. Except Musk is real! Like Stark, Musk is not exactly risk averse. He first moved from a chaotic divorced family in South Africa to Canada, then California in 1995. Just seven years later he sold PayPal to eBay for $160 million. Then without missing a beat, he single-handedly took on the aerospace industry plus the auto and energy industries, the largest, most entrenched and capital-intensive businesses in the world. In every case, he is winning the battle. As it turned out, all of these companies were ripe for the picking. Their technologies were stale and their operations bloated. Car companies didn’t understand the new technologies and had abandoned electric vehicles as lacking in range and consumer appeal. As the economic crisis of 2008 brought them close to extinction, Musk’s Tesla Motors introduced an electric car with plenty of range, high performance (zero to sixty in under four seconds) and rave reviews. TESLA MOTORS By 2015, Tesla Motors was producing 50,000 high-end cars a year, and its market value surpassed Chrysler’s and

Don Pettit WATT’S HAPPENING

was more than half of GM’s. Yet Musk wasn’t satisfied. The transition to clean transportation wasn’t happening fast enough. So in 2014 he released all of his patents for use by other automakers. “Tesla Motors was created to accelerate the advent of sustainable vehicles,” explained Musk. “Tesla will not initiate patent lawsuits against anyone who, in good faith, wants to use our technology.” It wasn’t long before other car companies had taken Tesla up on his offer, and we are beginning to see the results. Chevy’s new Bolt just won North America Car of the Year and the 2017 Motor Trend Car of the Year. It cost $31,000 Canadian (without incentives) and gets 400 kilometers on a charge. No more trips to the gas station. SOLARCITY & SPACE X Musk’s concern about our impact on the environment inspired him to start Tesla and then a solar power company called SolarCity, transforming Tesla from a car company to a clean energy company. SolarCity has figured out how to make rooftop solar power quick, easy and affordable, and is aimed, like Tesla, at mobilizing market forces against climate change. But just in case saving the Earth doesn’t work out, or in case another large meteorite tries to wipe us out like the dinosaurs, Musk is looking beyond Earth to Mars. His company Space X, after a rocky start and a lot of explosions, now regularly lifts supplies to the International Space Station, puts satellites into orbit and lands it booster safely back on Earth tail-first, just like rockets are supposed to. Musk is aiming for ultra-cheap spaceflight and a million-strong colony on Mars, independent of its home planet, to be sure our species doesn’t go extinct, ever. Meanwhile, Musk hopes to sell 500,000 of his new Tesla Model 3’s over the next year, a very slick consumer-priced electric car powered by his Gigafactory lithium batteries and launching a transportation and energy revolution that may save the world. How cool is this guy? Very. Don Pettit is a founding member of the Peace Energy Cooperative. He can be reached at dpettit@pris.ca

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elcome to the 100th Watt’s Happening column. I would like to dedicate it to one of my heroes, Elon Musk. What will soon be the world’s largest factory, Musk’s Gigafactory, has begun producing it’s one and only product: lithium batteries. Batteries for electric cars, batteries for solar powered homes and batteries for grid-scale energy storage. Nestled in the scrublands near Reno, Nevada, the Gigafactory is expected to be in full production by 2018, employing 6500 workers and revolutionizing the energy world as we know it. The plant will be powered with sunlight from one of the largest solar arrays in the world on its five million square foot roof, a nearby dedicated wind farm and of course, to even out that solar and wind power, a big lithium battery bank. The Gigafactory will almost overnight double the world’s production of lithium batteries. Elon Musk sees the high cost of energy storage as the single most important factor holding back electric cars and renewable energy, and he’s right. The Gigafactory is his answer.

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Rouble ready for nationals Fivestar boxer Ashley Rouble hosting a fundraiser Feb. 11 SCOTT DONOVAN sports@ahnfsjn.ca

Ashley Rouble’s road to boxing nationals has four stops in the ring, a training camp in Victoria, and one big night at a local pub, where she’ll be raising money to pay for her trip to Quebec City in April. “We know people are going out to watch the fights that night anyway, going out for a beer and a burger, so why not make it count and support a local athlete,” said Fivestar head coach Justin Donally. On Saturday, Feb. 11, Casey’s Pub will see meet and greets and a silent auction.

The action runs from 6:30 to 11 p.m. The auction includes two of Roubles’ teammates lending their legs for the cause. Nick Young and Linc Pomeroy will be offering up waxing strips for $10 a piece. If required, they’ll let you do the honours yourself. “I’ve waxed one leg for a family in need before. But to support Ashley and the gym ... I’ll do both,” said Young. When Rouble was 17, she got onto Team B.C. when Ashley Rouble training at Fivestar gym to get ready for nationals. she won an exhibition bout house shows, and a training in Quesnel against 25-year- asking her on the team. old provincial champion, Ivy Nationals are the main camp with the Team B.C. Richardson. This shocked event, but before that are two coaches in Victoria. “A lot of these ladies (Rouble Team B.C. boxing coaches into Golden Glove events, two

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will be facing at nationals) are fighting matches every weekend,” said Donally, “The ring experience is priceless.”

Team Sieg prepares for Mint 400 in Las Vegas SCOTT DONOVAN sports@ahnfsjn.ca

Desert racing has been luring away Peace region multi-class racers since 2015. Now, Mike Sieg is racing to Las Vegas, to spin sand at the Mint 400, after finishing ninth in the pro-turbo Utility Task Vehicle (UTV ) category at the “Vegas to Reno” race, last August. “It was tough. Harder than the Baja 1000, I’d say,” said Sieg, who started desert racing with the 900 mile Baja 1000 in Mexico. “The Baja was just longer.” Sieg and navigator Tyler Backus will be heading down to Nevada for the three lap, 400 mile chase. Though he just raced the Mojave in August, he’s taking some new tools down with him this time. FACEBOOK PHOTO “I’m going to hopefully have the Dayton Sieg,, ten, doing his part to get Team Siegs’ custom pro-turbo UTV ready for March’s historic suspension dialed in by Fox Racing, race. March 1, right before the race. Of course, I’ll be doing some testing suspension mounting works, it has to As far as cooling systems and before hand. retain like-stock location, but it was a stuff, everything’s going to be totally “I revamped the way the whole weak spot in my last race. different than what everyone is

Fortieth annual Taylor bonspiel a pyjama party SCOTT DONOVAN sports@ahnfsjn.ca

The winner of the fortieth ladies’ bonspiel at the Taylor Curling Club was Team Peace Gravel, led by Judy Rogers. This year, the tournament had 12 teams and a soft and fluffy twist. “Last year it was rock bands, this year it was pyjamas,” said Brenda Piper, veteran curler, on the theme of weekend.

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The last curler from FSJ to win at the national level was Heather Godberson Nedohin, who also won Worlds, in 1996. Team Tardi plans to take it up a notch at the B.C. Men’s Curling Championship Feb. 8 to 12. CURLING CANADA PHOTO

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Sterling Middleton (second from left) has had quite a year so far, winning the B.C. Junior Men’s Championship Jan. 1, and now the Canadian Junior Curling Championships. Middleton plays on Team Tardi from Burnaby, but grew up playing at the Fort St. John Curling Club. The team downed Mathew Hall and his team , from Ontario, 9-7, in Esquimalt on Jan. 29.

Saturday night, the men were in the kitchen, slicing and dicing for supper while the ladies in leopard print and plaid were alternating between the ice and the lounge. Theatre was put on by a Fort Nelson team. With a title, “Snow Grey and the Seven Menopausal Dwarfs,” men had to find alternative activities.

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running. There’s a bunch of little things I’ve been doing,” said Sieg. Sieg will be taking his wife and son with him and meeting up with family and friends, who also count as pit crew. But Sieg says he realizes time is running out: “I’m running probably the best axles you can buy from Rockford Constant Velocity, they’ve also just developed a one piece drive shaft I’ve installed, but haven’t had a chance to test yet... hopefully I’ll be doing some testing on that next week...” Sieg said. Things are close enough to the wire, instead of taking part in the Wapiti Off-Road races on Charlie Lake earlier this month, Sieg was at home, working on his “buggy”. “It’s pretty flat around here anyway, not great preparation for desert racing,” Known as “The Great American Desert Race”, the Mint 400 is celebrating its 50th year. For more information, find Team Sieg on Facebook.

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Tanya Larkin, Daina Purchase and Michelle Darling were dressed to a “T” for the event, with matching evening wear and rollers, at the Ladies Taylor Bonspiel, Jan. 28-29.

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Kathy Wick and team were selling programs for minor hockey last Saturday at the Pomeroy Sports Centre. Raffle items include a designer fire pit, bluetooth head sets and more.

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Afterwards, the curlers twostepped with the chefs into the night, with DJ Shawchek on sound. Sunday morning finals, with plenty of coffee. Freda Murphy said she moved to Taylor in 1933 and remembers where curling in Taylor meant two sheets of outdoor ice: “You could have a chinook in and you’d have puddles and dips on the sheet. You could use them to your advantage,” she said with a laugh. Murphy and some other club alumni were on hand Saturday night.The sport has always been well entrenched in the community. “I believe it was before the fifties, when a bunch of

farmers got together and with two grain silos to make us two lanes behind the old community hall,” said manager of the district facility, Murray Giesbrecht. “It was a lot of fun bouncing the rocks around the bumps in the ice,” he said. Giesbrecht, a long time Spectra plant employee, is proud to live in the district of Taylor. “There’s great community camaraderie. Everyone knows each other or gets to know each other. It’s a great place to raise kids,” said Giesbrecht. Proceeds from a silent auction went to the Taylor Curling Club. For more information, call the club at 250-789-3734.

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HOCKEY LEGEND IN THE MAKING Four-year-old Jason Jackson gets a lesson with dad, Wes, on the oval at the Pomeroy Sports Centre. SCOTT DONOVAN PHOTO

PRO GOLF WEEKLY UPDATE Golf News, Tips, Trivia & Stats

This Week: The RSM Classic

This week, the PGA Tour will travel to Sea Island, Georgia for the RSM Classic. The tournament is held at the Defending: Kevin Kisner Seaside Golf Club. Seaside was Winning Score: 22-under par originally built as a nine hole Winning Share: $1,026,000 course by legendary English architects Colt and Alison in 1929. In 1973, Joe Lee designed Marshside Nine. These two distinct nines were transformed into the current world-class Seaside course in 1999 by Tom Fazio. Seaside is prominently placed on Golf Digest’s list of “Top 100 Courses in the United States.” Seaside Course Sea Island, Ga. 7,055 yards, Par 70

Golf TV Schedule PGA Event: RSM Classic Day Time Thu, 11/17 1:30pm-4:30pm Fri, 11/18 1:30pm-4:30pm Sat, 11/19 1:30pm-4:30pm Sun, 11/20 1:30pm-4:30pm

Pat Perez shot a final round Tournament Results 4-under par 67 to win the 1. Pat Perez OHL Classic at Mayakoba Score: -21 Earnings: $1,260,000 on Sunday. Perez defeated 2. Gary Woodland third-round leader Gary Woodland Score: -19 by two strokes on the Greg Earnings: $756,000 Norman-designed El Camaleon 3. Russell Knox Score: -18 course. Perez, who also won the Earnings: $476,000 2009 Bob Hope Classic, charged from way back in the field with a 9-under 62 on Saturday. The 40-year-old former Arizona State player birdied five of the first eight holes and had a bogey on the par-four 12th.

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Golf Trivia Which golfer won the 2000 U.S. Open by 15 strokes? a) Tiger Woods b) Phil Mickelson

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Answer: a) Tiger Woods finished at 12-under par in the 2000 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach. Ernie Els and Miguel Angel Jimenez finished in 2nd, at 3-over, 15 strokes behind.

The Zurich Classic played in New Orleans annually is rumored to become a team event starting in 2017. The event will feature 80 teams of two. Both members of the winning team will receive the two-year Tour exemption that typically accompanies a victory in an official event, and each winning player will receive 400 FedEx Cup points. A regular tournament offers 500 points to the winner and 300 to the runner-up. The PGA Tour has not had an official team event on its schedule since 1981. The Walt Disney World Golf Classic was the last official PGA Tour tournament that used a team play format.

Lessons from the Golf Pro One of the big faults that the amateur golfer finds is when they hit a shot into trouble. A professional can find a way to escape disaster, but the general rule for an amateur is that trouble leads to more trouble. The one shot that causes the amateur the most trouble is when a tee shot goes into the woods. We’re so mad when our shot is out of the fairway and in a tree that it usually leads to a second erratic shot. Consequently, most people race up to find the shot, just grab a club and hack away. Instead, a more sensible plan is the best course of action. Picking the right club with the proper loft is essential. Too much loft could lead to your shot going into the overhanging leaves. Not enough loft will result in the ball getting hung up in the woods again.

Player Profile

Pat Perez

Turned Professional: 1997 FedEx Cup Ranking: 3rd World Ranking: 332nd PGA Tour Wins: 2

FedEx Cup Standings Through Nov. 13, 2016

1) Hideki Matsuyama 850 pts. / 2 top tens

2) Justin Thomas 614 pts. / 2 top tens

3) Pat Perez

606 pts. / 2 top tens

4) Brendan Steele 556 pts. / 1 top tens

5) Rod Pampling 507 pts. / 1 top tens

FedEx Cup Standings continued... Player Points 6) Cody Gribble 426 7) Scott Piercy 351 8) Russell Knox 333 9) Brooks Koepka 316 10) Gary Woodland 316

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FSJ Sr. Flyers have lead in playoffs against Canucks Game 5 action runs Thursday on home ice SCOTT DONOVAN sports@ahnfsj.ca

After a competitive game last Tuesday, where the Fort St. John Flyers’ showed off their oppressive offense and won 5-4, the current changed and Dawson Creek Canuck Chris Stevens and team were ready for the second round of the western division semi-finals, at the DC Memorial Arena, winning last Thursday, 4-3. Dawson Creek’s Jeff Taylor nailed a hat trick in the Mile Zero City, while Sr. Canuck Mike Lalonde stopped the Rick Cleaver rush in the last period, leaving Adam Horst and Joey Massingham watching the buzzer in defeat. “All our guys were able to piece it together to have a full line up for the plays,” said Stevens. It’s no secret that the rivalry between the teams lead to unpredictable games. The Flyers beat DC 6-0 in the last regular season game, then narrowly won one, 5-4, in the first semi-final. “This is the Dawson Creek we’re used to playing,” said Flyers’ coach Andrew Leriger said last Tuesday night. Taylor and Lalonde would open up the first. But Fort St. John’s Josh Bruha and Brennen Giroux tied the score by period’s end. Shots on net were 1211 for the Flyers, but penalties were even between both teams. Flyers’ Massingham and

Horst led the second for most of the period, until Taylor and Jared Crema tied it up near the end. “We’ve been kind of mixing lines for the past bit here, seeing what works best,” said Stevens. The famous Flyer offensive line of Rick Cleaver, Horst and Massingham took the lead in the exciting minutes of the third. It was Lelonde, Stevens, and Crema who tied it up, 3-3, at 11:24. Taylor nailed his hat trick to the wall shortly after, making it 4-3, the final score come zamboni time. Total shots on goal were 4336 for the Flyers, proving Josh Round is worth every penny. The series, best of seven, was tied up 1-1. Saturday’s game in Fort St. John could set the stage for the rest of the series. Saturday Night The third game of the semifinals saw a close first period, reminiscent of Thursdays game, but the Flyers’ would score twice in 20 seconds in the second period of the game, setting the tone for a 4-1 finish at the North Peace Arena. Emotions were high after the game. Riley Rogers, Canuck centre, said: “We played well in the game and they capitalized on their chances (and) we had some chance we maybe could have beared down on.” Sixteen minutes into the game, things got rowdy. Hard hits and hard words echoed

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The Dawson Creek Sr. Canucks work to defend their net against the Fort St. John Sr. Flyers in the NPHL playoff semifinals action last week.

off the arena walls. Jeff Fast went in for a two minute interference penalty, giving the Canuck Tyler Norris a chance to score, 4:88 into the period, their first and last of the game. There would be three Canuck penalties following, with shots on net 8-11 for the visitors. “I was a little worried in the first, they came out strong,” said Flyers’ coach Andrew Leriger. Shots on net were even, 11-11, three minutes into the second. The Flyers tipped in two goals passed Canuck goaltender Josh Rounder in

twenty seconds at 4:40 on the board. Adam Horst and Brennen Giroux, respectively. The FSJ bench didn’t relent, but it was Flyers’ goalie Travis McLean who soaked up the pressure, the second ending 11-9 in shots for Dawson Creek, and no Canuck goals. Dawson Creek came out furiously in the third, but Fort St. John stayed in their face, with Rick Cleaver chopping the decisive goal off the Canuck’s game with Adam Horst assisting, just three minutes left on the board. A 30-second time out was called, and DC

pulled their goalie. The final point would be on their empty net. “That’s the way hockey goes. We’ll probably try to maximize our scoring opportunities and play defensively against that Horst, Shipton (Jeff, who didn’t play Saturday), line,” Rogers said about their next game. Final score was 4-1, and shots on net were even, 2626. It’s 2-1, FSJ, in the western semi-finals. The teams met up again, Tuesday, in the Mile Zero city, with Game Five action set for the North Peace Arena on Thursday.

WEEKLY PRO RACING UPDATE Postseason Racing News, Stats & Trivia

All-Time Top Driver’s Bio

This Week’s Racing News

Richard Petty

Stewart-Haas Racing filed a $31 million breach of contract lawsuit against Nature’s Bakery last week, accusing the company of refusing to pay its bills to sponsor Danica Patrick this season. Nature’s Bakery informed the team Jan.19 that it believed Patrick was in breach of contract for promoting competing products and sought to terminate the deal. At issue were Instagram posts highlighting products Nature’s Bakery says are competitors. StewartHaas Racing issued a statement saying, “Nature’s Bakery is in material breach of its contract with Stewart-Haas Racing. It is an unfortunate situation, as the team has delivered on all aspects of its contract and was prepared to do so again in 2017. Ultimately, this is a situation that will be resolved in a court of law.” Nature’s Bakery, founded by father Dave Marson and son Sam Marson, was scheduled to sponsor 25 of 36 points races this season.

Racing Trivia

February 15, 1948 - The first NASCARsanctioned race was held on the sands at In what year did Richard Petty Daytona Beach. Red Byron, driving a modified win his first Daytona 500? 1939 Ford owned by Raymond Parks and prepped by Red Vogt, won the 62-car race, a) 1961 c) 1968 which was held a full six days before NASCAR b) 1964 d) 1971 officially incorporated.

Born: July 2, 1937 Cup wins: 200 Cup top-tens: 712 Cup championships: 7

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With over 200 victories, Richard Petty started more races, won more races, and made more money than any stock-car driver in history. “The King”, as he is nicknamed, won the NASCAR Championship seven times (Dale Earnhardt is the only other driver to accomplish this feat), the Daytona 500 a record seven times, and a record 27 races (ten of them consecutively) in the 1967 season alone. Statistically he is the greatest driver the sport has ever seen and is one of the most respected figures in motorsports as a whole. He also collected a record number of poles and over 700 topten finishes in his 1,184 starts, including 513 consecutive starts from 1971–1989. Petty is a member of the inaugural class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame. He was inducted into the Hall in 2010. His father, Lee Petty, won the first Daytona 500 in 1959 and was also a 3 time NASCAR champion.

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DEFENDING THEIR ZONE

The Sr. Boys Basketball team won their home tournament defeating Peace Wapiti Academy 97-79 in the final. The Sr. Girls Basketball team also won their home tournament defeating Peace Wapiti Academy 52-50 in the final. Both finals were very high intensity and very exciting to watch! The Jr. Boys Basketball team won the Ron Pettigrew tournament defeating Dawson Creek 73-46 *** Sr. Boys Basketball team won the Red and Gold Tournament at Glenmary High School in Peace River defeating E.W. Pratt 101-61. Tanner Sandberg was named the tournament MVP. Sr. Girls Basketball team won the Consol-

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A player from the Dawson Creek Blue team makes his way between two FSJ Yellow defenders during the U6 to U10 Year End House League Festival at the end of January.

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NWJHL Standings as of Feb. 7 GP W L OTL 1 Flyers 29 20 9 0 2 Navigators 29 18 11 0 3 Jr. Canucks 27 16 11 0 4 Huskies 27 14 10 3 5 JDA Kings 28 11 13 4 6 Vipers 28 5 21 2

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Playoff Standings as of Feb. 7 East Division Semi-Finals Valleyview Jets vs Falher Pirates Falher leads series 3-0 West Division Fort St. John Flyers vs Dawson Creek Flyers lead series 2-1 Grande Prairie Athletics vs Spirit River Rangers Rangers lead series 2-1

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ation Final at the Red and Gold tournament at Glenmary High School in Peace River defeating Grimshaw 89-17. Jr. Boys Basketball won the DCSS tournament defeating GP Composite 73-30 in the final. Jr. Girls Basketball won the DCSS tournament defeating Peace Wapiti 57-22 in the final. This week’s schedule: Sr. Boys and Girls basketball teams will be in Edmonton at the Scona Classic Feb. 9-11. Jr. Boys and Girls basketball team will be playing at the Regional Playoffs hosted by Dr. Kearney, all games will be played at NPSS on Feb. 10-11.

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Silver Willow

4-H Report Hello Readers! My name is Karlee and as you may have guessed, I am Silver Willow’s club reporter for the year. This is my 3rd year in 4-H and I am doing a ewe and lamb project this year. Wow, I can’t believe that it is already 2017! It seems like just yesterday it became 2016! This year our club again has four leaders - Sherri Collins (who it our Beef leader), Dawn Bennett (who is our Sheep leader), Kelly Ballard (who is our “A” leader), and Casey Gardner (who helps wherever he can). On November 11 our club had its first meeting of the new year. We now have 31 members - boy have we grown! We had a lot of fun meeting all of the new members and we now have our club executive voted in. For our Christmas party we got to go sledding on a huge hill! We would like to thank John and Katherine Ross for letting our club use their hill and cabin. We had a gift exchange, which was a lot of fun, and then we had a pizza lunch and went sledding.

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Silver Willow joined efforts with Repetition Fitness (and clients), the Treaty 8 Tribal Association, Brian and Brenda Gentles, Rig Ratz Safety, the U14 Soccer Club and Mid Town Mini Storage to collect and donate as many personal hygiene items and non-perishables as we could to the Women’s Resource Karlee Ballard Centre in town . Many thanks Silver Willow 4H Club Reporter for all the help in filling our two Christmas hamper boxes. The donations filled a truck bed and were much needed and appreciated. A handful of our club members were able to attend the Peace Country Beef Congress in Dawson Creek in early January. They learned a lot about judging and were able to meet other 4-H members from other areas. Our last meeting was on January 8th and we came up with our club theme for our barn decorations at Achievement Days. We would like to thank the Rose Prairie Community Hall for letting our club use the facility for all of our meetings again this year. Here’s to a great 2017!

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“You go to Williston and there’s driftwood as far as the eye can see.”

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True patriot love at latest art exhibition Peace Gallery North’s first show of 2017, My Canada, a love letter to country ALEISHA HENDRY ahendry@ahnfsj.ca

Is there anything more Canadian than a moose? The majestic beasts are usually spotted along the highway, occasionally in someone’s yard, and now at Peace Gallery North. A full-sized moose made from driftwood was the showcase piece at the opening of My Canada, an exhibition of local artists with pieces representing what Canada means to them. Local sculptor Michelle Pringle created the piece, entitled Sturgill, after country singer Sturgill Simpson, whom she listened to while she was making it. “I don’t know if you can get anymore Canadian than a fullsized moose,” she said. “Why is the Canadian animal a beaver? It should be a moose.” Pringle creates all sorts of animals and other items from driftwood collected from Williston Lake, making her work about as local as it gets. “Better pickings than on Vancouver Island,” she said.

“You go to Williston and there’s driftwood as far as the eye can see.” Sturgill came together for Pringle in a way that made her think he was just meant to be. “He came together so easily, I put him together and would say ‘I need something here’ and look at my pile and think ‘OK, this piece,’ and it would just wedge in like a puzzle piece,” she said. There were plenty of other animals on display at the My Canada opening, from bison to bumblebees, horses to bears. Alison Newth also created a moose, but in acrylics on a black-toned canvas. “To me, Canada is landscapes and wildlife,” she said. “Normally I paint them separately, but I decided to paint them together this time, best of both worlds.” Her painting titled Into The Wild uses bright colours rather than the browns and greens seen in nature. Newth says it’s meant to represent the light at sunset, which can change how colours are seen.

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Above: Local artist Michelle Pringle stands with her driftwood moose sculpture at the opening of My Canada, the first exhibition on the year at Peace Gallery North, on Feb. 3. Below: Artists and art enthusiasts take in the My Canada opening.

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Working with different lighting can create amazing photos.

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hat a perfect time to practice these lighting methods at the High On Ice festival this weekend. But first—safety precautions for light painting. Be familiar with the surroundings, watch for broken stuff with nails poking out. Trespassing on people’s land with a flashlight can result in you getting your butt kicked, or worse. Arrange a time to do it with the landowners. If you can’t contact them, then pass on it or do it from a public roadway. Light painting Light painting is an art, there are many practices that can make, or ruin, an image when painting with light. Making the image right will consist of timing your shot, timing your light, adjusting how much light to give, and from what angle and height the light is delivered to the subject. A good way to gauge the angle and height is to have a friend with a fancy flashlight move around with the light and stop where it looks best to your eye. My favorite light has two parts, a straight beam and a lamp built into the handle. The beam can produce hotspots where the lamp is a soft, even light that has a wide field. An example of how I would use both modes: say there’s a cabin. Your goal is to light the cabin up and get the galaxy

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in the sky, but also produce a wicked foreground. I would set a 30-second exposure, frame my image and then paint. First, I go wide and angle my light into the sky slowly dropping the wide beam onto the cabin only to where it meets the base or ground level of the cabin. This will take you five seconds if done properly, then I run away 90 degrees from my camera, and sweep the ground with the beam from a low enough angle that allows me to create long shadows off the rough ground and grass “or snow cause we live in the freezing north.” The end result is a nicely exposed sky and a wicked foreground. How does a person mess up this shot? Essentially by lighting near your camera and by having your light too high off the ground. You want to hit the shutter and run like Gump! Backlighting Why? Because its completely awesome. Spider webs, bicycles, chain-link fences, whatever floats your kittens! Backlighting works best in fog, smoke or when there is transparency. For example, bushes

can produce cool shadows. Sometimes you can get natural backlighting with the moon. When the moon is bright and low it creates a very awesome effect on brush or highly textured objects. The coolest thing about the moon is that it is kind of stationary, which means you can capture the shadows it makes in your foreground. However, if the moon isn’t out, you can trust the old flashy lights. What we’ve learned here is: try not to move if you want good crisp shadows. Hint hint: a great place to practice backlighting is at the ice sculptures. Silhouettes If there’s too much backlight and not enough exposure you will get a silhouette. Silhouettes are as cool as it gets when done right. Too much light will ruin it, but there are times when too much light looks great. The growing trend where photographers take silhouette selfies with the awesome sky and a flashlight beaming into the air is proof in the pudding. I LOVE PUDDING. Happy shooting! Darcy Shawchek is a photographer based in Fort St. John, who is on a mission to capture the breathtaking and majestic Peace River area through the lens, day or night. Email him your photography questions at dr.shawchek@gmail.com

TAKING A STAND Cast members of ‘A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant & A Prayer’ do a read through during rehearsal on Feb. 2. The show is the Fort St. John Women’s Resource Society’s annual production for V-Day 2017, a global initative to stop violence against women. ALEISHA HENDRY PHOTO

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ARTS & CULTURE

An evening of chocolate for your sweetie ALEISHA HENDRY ahendry@ahnfsj.ca

Looking for a sweet night out for you and your sweetie? The Peace Arts Gallery Society is presenting Fire and Ice: An Event in Chocolate on Feb. 11 at the North Peace Cultural Centre. Formerly known as the Chocolate Festival, Fire and Ice is a new spin on the event, says PAGS Executive Director Barry Moss, one that is aimed at couples looking for a romantic night out. “I kept hearing over the years ‘we don’t have anything to do, there’s nothing to do for couples.’ They want to go out on a romantic night or they just want to get away from the kids,” said Moss. Elements of the old festival are still around—there will be chocolate sampling, but the event is adults only, as there will be a bar featuring some signature chocolate-inspired cocktails, as well as domestic

and B.C. craft beers and B.C. wines. Local professional bakers will be creating chocolatey masterpieces to sample, and there will be a silent auction of items to make Valentine’s Day all the more special. The Fire and Ice theme, inspired by the High On Ice festival that runs that weekend, are elements that will be incorporated into the chocolate. “We’re going to have heat in the chocolate, cold in the chocolate,” said Moss. “(It will be) confectionaries, not your usual biscuits and squares.” There will also be a silent auction instead of a live one, special gift boxes and a door prize that will remain a secret until the event. Fire and Ice: An Event in Chocolate takes place Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. at the North Peace Cultural Centre. For more information, call 250-787-0993.

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Eliza Stanford chose a different approach with her piece. Her painting Emerging Spring represents springtime in the North. While spring is often considered a beautiful season most places, in the Peace Region, it’s rather dull and dead looking, said Stanford. “The snow is gone, but there’s remnants of what the snow has done: it’s pushed the grass down and it’s lying HOROSCOPE ARIES (MARCH 21 TO APRIL 19) A friend will surprise you today. Alternatively, you might meet someone new who is a real character. Even your relations with clubs, groups and organizations will be unpredictable. TAURUS (APRIL 20 TO MAY 20) Something might suddenly throw you into the spotlight today, because people notice you. Perhaps a discussion with a boss ultimately will give you more freedom. GEMINI (MAY 21 TO JUNE 20) Unexpected opportunities to travel or learn something new today will fall into your lap. Stay light on your feet so that you can react fast, because your window of opportunity will be brief. CANCER (JUNE 21 TO JULY 22) Double-check everything to do with shared property, inheritances and bank accounts today, because something unexpected will occur. Hopefully, it will be good news. Do not be caught off guard. LEO (JULY 23 TO AUG. 22) You have great ideas at work today because you are enthusiastic about something. You will find it easy to get others to climb on board and endorse what you want to do. Workrelated travel is likely. VIRGO (AUG. 23 TO SEPT. 22) Something different will occur during your daily work routine today. New high-tech

in some beautiful patterns on the ground, and there are hints of colour, like the red and yellow, showing us that it’s almost going to happen, and then eventually it explodes into summer,” she said. The exhibition showcases just how much artistic talent there is in the Peace Region, the true north, strong and free. My Canada runs until Feb. 25 at Peace Gallery North. For Thursday February 9, 2017

equipment might arrive, or someone unusual might suddenly join your ranks. Be ready. LIBRA (SEPT. 23 TO OCT. 22) A surprise invitation to a social event might delight you today. Sports events will be exciting. This also is a classic day for love at first sight. SCORPIO (OCT. 23 TO NOV. 21) A parent might say or do something today that you least expect. Something will happen within your family or at home that is exciting. You might bring home something new and hightech. SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22 TO DEC. 21) Today you’re full of bright and clever ideas, because you easily can think outside the box. One thing is certain: Your daily routine will change. Be prepared. CAPRICORN (DEC. 22 TO JAN. 19) You’re full of clever moneymaking ideas today. However, something unexpected also might affect your earnings or finances. Keep your eyes open. AQUARIUS (JAN. 20 TO FEB. 18) Today you feel restless and rebellious. Your freedom will be very important. This is why you have to do your own thing today. PISCES (FEB. 19 TO MARCH 20) Something hidden might catch you off guard today, but it might make you feel liberated. This also is a classic day for secrets to be revealed.

Colder Relations

Dear Annie: I have lived within a day’s drive of my eldest sister for many years. Several years ago, as she was getting back on her feet after a divorce, I went to visit for Christmas. I had a great time. But after that, things seemed to get progressively tenser with each visit. She started participating as a foster parent for infants and canceled a Christmas visit to us on short notice because she had to look after her first child over the holiday. I tried to be supportive of her new endeavor, but when I asked about the family situation that put the child in foster care, I was snippily told, “That’s confidential. I can’t talk about that.” She is hurt that I am ignoring her now. But she has yet to invite us for a visit since canceling the Christmas visit several years ago. Email communication gets twisted, and she doesn’t call by phone. She signs her emails, “May God bless your day,” and when I told her that bothers me, she got very defensive. Even if she were to invite me, I’m not sure I would want to go. If it were a short trip to see her for a short visit, I think I could manage that. But it’s an eight-hour trip, and then I would be captive to her rules for a couple of days. It’s more than I could handle. I am not really interested in staying in a motel in order to visit, and

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I expect she would be really hurt if I were to do so. And I have had enough of God blessing my day. What am I missing? -- Puzzled Dear Puzzled: First, I don’t think there’s any puzzle piece that would click and snap everything into place along with it. Your sister’s behavior has very little to do with you and everything to do with where she is on her own path to self-discovery. Perhaps you two could plan a trip somewhere halfway between your town and hers. The neutral ground might help you both relax. Try engaging her in an open, honest, judgment-free conversation. Tell her that you’re proud of her for committing to taking care of a foster child, and ask her how that idea came to her. Seek to understand. And keep in mind that in the aftermath of her divorce, your sister could have gone in any number of dark directions. Instead, she found solace in faith and charity. Good for her. Dear Annie: I’ve recently read some letters to you about servers in restaurants. Per-

sonally, one thing that grates on my ears like fingernails on a chalkboard is when a server addresses me and says, “How are we?” Then he or she asks, “Are we ready to order?” or “Are we celebrating something special?” I can’t stand the “we” thing. Servers are not part of our experience, other than waiting on us. Is this something new training includes, or is it a personal choice? I’ve even gone so far as to ask why my server used “we,” but I don’t remember what the answer was. At any rate, I’d sure prefer it if they said, “How are you?” and “Are you ready to order?” -- Annoyed Patron Dear Annoyed Patron: Servers’ livelihoods depend on tips, and studies have shown that personable little gestures from a server, such as drawing a smiley face on the check, inspire patrons to leave bigger tips than they otherwise would. Warmth is rewarded. So that might explain the “How are we?” phenomenon. I get that it peeves you, but try to empathize with your server rather than be irritated by her. She’s just doing her job. 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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Clue

Find the correct word, joining the first word then joining the second word

TODAY’S PUZZLE

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Clue

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TODAYS PUZZLE

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Community

CONTACT US ALEISHA HENDRY 250-785-5631 ahendry@ahnfsj.ca

“You don’t need to know everything about car seat safety... you just need to know where to find the information.” - Amber Bergen

Healing Place on the way for community A new space for to help heal improve the lives of women and men in the community is in the works on 100 Avenue. The Fort St. John Women’s Resource Society will be turning its neighbouring space next to the resource centre into a Healing Place. “We’re going to let this become a community-driven space where people can come to us and say, ‘Hey we’d like to do this, we need to do that, or how about this?’” said Executive Director Amanda Trotter. The WRS owns the space, recently vacated by The Beam coffee shop after its two-year lease came to an end, and has decided to use it for their own outreach purposes, as well as other agencies and organizations. Trotter says once the space is “safe and secure” the society can start using it for healing circles. Richard Knott is volunteering his time to hold these circles for men in the community. “We need to work equally

with men and women in a good way,” said Trotter. “When you help women get stronger, you help men get stronger.” The space needs a new furnace, and electrical work has already been taken care of, thanks to Jandon Croft from Alpha Controls, who was on site last Wednesday. Further down the road, the WRS would like to remove the wall separating the two spaces to make it more open, and possibly have a moveable soundproof wall for other groups to use the space. The walls need repainting and new flooring needs to be installed. Trotter is looking forward to all the things that could potentially be done with the space and wants to hear ideas from their clients and the community at large. “We’ve got some much faith in the people of Fort St. John—we think people will come forward with all kinds of suggestions and ideas,” she said. Those wanting to donate goods or services for The Healing Place, call the Fort St. John Women’s Resource Society at 250-787-1121.

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Jill Bennett and Amber Bergen of FSJ Car Seat Clinics demonstrate how to ensure a baby is properly buckled into a car seat during a clinic at the Fort St. John Fire Hall on Feb. 4.

Proper car seat installation saves lives ALEISHA HENDRY ahendry@ahnfsj.ca

Making sure your child is safely buckled into their car seat is important, but making sure that car seat is safely installed is equally, if not more so. The FSJ Car Seat Clinics group held a clinic and information session at the Fort St. John Fire Hall on Feb. 4, where parents could talk about the importance of ensuring their child’s car seat is installed the way it should be. FSJ Car Seat Clinics member Amber Bergen is one of several local women that received training from BCAA and stressed the importance of car seat safety. “You don’t need to know everything about car seat safety to get a good install, you just need to know where to find the information,” she said. “A lot of the car seats that we see where it’s not a proper installation, and it might just be something they hadn’t thought of or some quick tip we can give them.” Bergen knows that people all learn differently, some from reading, some from learning and others from doing, so the group covers all those areas so people can get the information and

education they need to keep their children safe in a vehicle. As part of this month’s clinic, the Fort St. John RCMP were providing emergency information sticker to put on car seats “It would just be to assist RCMP, fire and paramedics or any first responder in the event of a collision we go to where the parents are maybe unconscious or the child is too young to speak, so we have all that information right off the bat,” said Cst. Oscar Rivas, who was talking to parents at the clinic. He noted that the RCMP do often see car seats improperly used in the community, which is something they hope these clinics will alleviate. “Unfortunately, we have stopped a few vehicles where the car seat isn’t even installed, it’s just they’re sitting in a car seat, it’s not connected to a base or the child is laying there with no harness on, the seat’s damaged or the child has completely outgrown it,” said Rivas. FSJ Car Seat Clinics run the first Saturday of the month at the Fort St. John Fire Hall. Bergen says the group plans to hold some more outdoor clinics once the weather starts to warm up. For more information, visit the website www. fsjcarseatclinic.com

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Jandon Croft, an electrician for Alpha Controls, stands with Fort St. John Women’s Resource Society Outreach Coordinator Phallon Stoutenburg and Executive Director Amanda Trotter after taking care of electrical issues in the space next door to the Women’s Resource Centre. The space will be used as a community-driven space once work is completed.

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FORT ST. JOHN & DISTRICT CHURCH DIRECTORY ANGLICAN CHURCH of CANADA NoRTH PEACE PARISH Please join us at our temporary location at the Lutheran Church 9812 108 Ave Ph: 250-785-6471 “All are Invited and Welcome Here” - (Luke 14:23) SERVICES St. Martin’s, fort St. John, BC Sundays 1:30 p.m. Rev. Enid Pow ********** Church of the Good Shepherd Taylor, BC - Sundays 9:30 a.m. ********** St. Matthias, Cecil Lake, BC 3rd Sun. of the Month 3:00 p.m. Holy Communion BAHA’I fAITH BAHA’I fAITH National Baha’i Information 1-800-433-3284 Regular Firesides Mondays @ 8:00 p.m. Deepenings continued Wednesdays at 250-7870089 Next Feast Info. 250-787-0089 ********** BAPTIST CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH 9607-107th Ave., fSJ Ph. (Office) 250-785-4307 Pastor: Michael Hayes Associate Pastor: Doug Janzen SUNDAY WoRSHIP SERVICE 10:30AM ********** CATHoLIC RoMAN CATHoLIC CHURCH (Resurrection Church) Pastor: Rev. Vener Sabacan Phone 250-785-3413 www.fsjcatholic.ca MASSES: Saturday 7:30 p.m. Sunday - 10:00 a.m. oNLY OFFICE HOURS: Mon.-Fri. 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. BAPTISM: Contact the Pastor 3 months before baptism. MARRIAGES: Contact the Pastor 3 months before the wedding. ********** ALLIANCE CHURCH 9804-99 Ave., fort St. John, BC V1J 3T8 Ph: 250-785-4644 fax: 250-785-8932 e-mail: office@fsjalliance.ca www.fsjalliance.ca SUNDAY WoRSHIP SERVICE: 9:15am & 11:00am KIDVILLE: for ages 2yrs.-Gr.6 @ 9:15am **********

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

Lead Pastor: Andrew Eby Associate Pastor of Youth & Young Adults: Don Banman SUNDAY SERVICE TIMES: 9:15am & 11:00am ********** MENNoNITE MoNTNEY MENNoNITE CHURCH SUNDAY MoRNING: Sunday School & Worship: 9:30am SUNDAY EVENING: 2nd & 4th Sundays: 7:00pm Everyone Welcome! Pastor Warren Martin Phone: (250) 827-3231 ********** NoNDENoMINATIoNAL CHRISTIAN LIfE CENTRE “Associated with “Fellowship of Christian Assemblies” “King Jesus is Lord Over the Peace” 8923-112th Avenue, fort St. John, BC V1J 6G2 website: www.christianlifefsj.ca Ph: 250-785-4040 fax: 250-785-4021 Pastor Steve Oboh Principal of Christian Life School: Garry Jones Everyone Welcome Sunday Morning Worship Service: 10:00am Nursery available and Sunday School is held during the sermon for ages 3-12 years. Christian Life Centre is “Home of Christian Life School” ********** foRT ST. JoHN NATIVE BIBLE fELLoWSHIP Sunday Worship: 11:00am Wed., Night Bible Study: 7:30pm Pastor John A Giesbrecht 250-785-0127 ********** GIDEoNS INTERNATIoNAL Fort St. John Camp Ray Hein 250-827-3636 John Giesbrecht 250-785-0127 ********** NoRTHERN LIGHTS CHURCH INTERNATIoNAL (Rose Prairie, BC Sunday Service: Pre-Service Prayer: 10:30am Worship Service: 11:00am Everyone Welcome ********** THE SHELTER CHURCH “...the Lord will be a shelter for His people” Joel 3:6 9808-98A Ave. fort St. John, BC 250-785-3888 SUNDAY SERVICE: 10am Pastor: Oral Benterud 250-785-9151 ********** PENTECoSTAL THE PENTECoSTALS of foRT ST. JoHN Phone: 250-787-9888 Pastor: Jason McLaughlin Sunday 10am Service, Sunday School Youth Sunday 11am Worship Service Tuesday 7pm Prayer

Wednesday 7pm Bibile Study Friday 7pm Youth ********** PENTECoSTAL ASSEMBLIES of CANADA EVANGEL CHAPEL 10040-100 St., fort St. John Phone: 250-785-3386 Fax: 250-785-8345 Lead Pastor: Tony Warriner Sunday Services: 9:30am, 11:00am www.evangelfsj.com ********** The Journey 10011-100 St., fort St. John Phone: 250-785-6254 Pastor: Larry Lorentz Services: Sundays: 10:30am Tuesdays: 7:00pm ********** PRESBYTERIAN fort St. John Presbyterian Church 9907-98th St., fort St. John, BC Phone: 250-785-2482 fax: 250-785-2482 12:30 p.m. - Pie and Coffee 1:00 p.m. - Worship Service Everyone is invited to participate ********** REfoRMED TRINITY CoVENANT CHURCH Sunday Service: 10:00am Meets at the North Peace Cultural Center fort St. John, BC Elder: Mike Donovan Phone: 250-787-7702 matthew@trinitycovenant.ca Affiliated with C.R.E.C. ********** THE SALVATIoN ARMY THE SALVATIoN ARMY Sunday Worship Service: 10:30am 10116-100th Ave., fort St. John, BC Come Worship With Us. For information; Phone 250-785-0506 or food Bank 250-785-0500 ********** SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH 9008-100th Avenue, fort St. John, BC Phone: 250-785-8632 Pastor: Cavin Chwyl Phone: 250-719-7949 Saturday Service: 9:30am ********** UNITED CHURCH of CANADA ST. LUKE’S UNITED 9907-98 St., fort St. John, BC Office: 250-785-2919 fax: 250-785-2788 Email: stlukeuc@telus.net Sunday Worship Service @ 10:00am All are Welcome! The United Church of Canada is a Union of Congregationalist, Methodist & Presbyterian Churches in Canada formed in 1925.

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        



                         

                     

                     

                  

                        

                        

                      

   

                 



            

     

     

                       

            

                                             

                    

                 

    

            

                                                                                                                 

          

               

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2017 B11

Monitor your blood pressure for a healthy heart Did you know that in addition to being a major risk factor for heart disease, high blood pressure (hypertension) — which affects an estimated 7.5 million Canadians — is the number one risk factor for stroke? If left untreated, hypertension can lead to atherosclerosis, a buildup of fatty deposits in the arteries that’s linked to a host of severe issues including heart failure and heart attacks. This Heart Month, take control of your blood pressure with the following guidelines from the Heart and Stroke Foundation. • Have your blood pressure checked regularly — at least once a year, or as recommended by your doctor. • Obesity is closely linked to high blood pressure and heart disease, so try to achieve or to maintain a healthy weight. • Eat nutritious foods, like fruits and vegetables, low-fat dairy products, lean meats and whole grains. Cut down on salt by reducing how much you add to home-cooked meals, and choose processed foods that contain 5% or less of the recommended daily sodium intake.

Each February, the Heart and Stroke Foundation coordinates Heart Month, a campaign to increase awareness about heart disease and raise funds for lifesaving research. Heart disease (the second leading cause of death in the country, behind cancer) and stroke complications currently affect over 1.6 million Canadians. What’s more, an estimated 70,000 heart attacks and 40,000 cardiac arrests occur in Canada each year. In the event of a heart attack or cardiac arrest, acting quickly can save a life. SIGNS OF A HEART ATTACK Heart attack symptoms are not always severe, can occur gradually and may vary between individuals. However, the following are common warning signs:

SIGNS OF CARDIAC ARREST Cardiac arrest can affect anyone, even someone who’s young and in good health. It can occur suddenly and without warning. You can recognize cardiac arrest by the following signs:

• Don’t smoke, and limit your alcohol consumption. (The recommended weekly maximum is 15 alcoholic drinks for men and 10 for women.) • Learn how to healthily manage anxiety, as high levels of stress can raise your blood pressure over time. To learn more, visit heartandstroke.com.

• Sudden collapse • Unresponsiveness to touch or sound • Abnormal or non-existent breathing

Chest discomfort Discomfort elsewhere in the upper body Shortness of breath Nausea Light-headedness Sweating

In the event of cardiac arrest, call 911 immediately. Do not hesitate to use an automated external defibrillator (AED) if one is available. Administer CPR by pressing hard and fast on the affected person’s chest. Do not stop until the person moves or help arrives.

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• Get moving. A sedentary lifestyle puts you at risk for hypertension and is also linked to Type 2 diabetes, osteoporosis and obesity, among other diseases.

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

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GENERAL EMPLOYMENT Carolynn Theoret 250-262-0078 Baby

Bonnie Carlson 250-827-3132 Community & Bridal

Purchaser: This is a full-time position in a busy environment with a great working atmosphere! Our client is looking for a Purchaser with a background in parts management for a 6-month term, with possible extension, or permanent hire.

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We’re looking for someone with excellent MS Office skills and attention to detail who is willing to start immediately!

Doug Alcock who passed away February 1, 2017 in Fort St. John, BC at 54 years of age.

Data Entry Clerk: This is a full-time position as a Maintenance Data Entry Clerk for approximately 9-12 months, with possible extension or permanent hire. Our client is looking for someone who has experience as a maintenance clerk and above average keyboarding skills.

We’re looking for someone ready to start immediately, with a valid Class 5 License & good typing skills.

Expressions of sympathy can be made in his memory to the BC Cancer Foundation. Cremation arrangements entrusted to the care of Hamre’s Funeral Chapel.

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HSE QA/QC COORDINATOR LAPRAIRIE WORKS INC Location: Grimshaw, AB

LaPrairie Works is a diversified and growing full service contractor with over 25 years of operating experience in Western Canada. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Our Highway Maintenance Group operates long term contracts to maintain highways in Northwestern Alberta. Safety and Quality are significant priorities, and we take pride in keeping our roads safe for everyone. We are actively recruiting for an enthusiastic HSE, QA/QC Coordinator to travel within our region to support the Quality and Safety of all our operations year round. • • • • • • •

NCSO or CSRP designation 5 years’ experience in a related position Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office Programs Direct knowledge of QA/QC methodologies Highly motivated and self-­‐directed, capable of multi-­‐tasking Detail oriented and an analytical thinker, with good communication skills Class 3 license a plus, with a good driving record

You will conduct regular tours of our operating region to facilitate a variety of worksite health and safety inspection, HSE audits, operational QA/QC inspections, testing and evaluations, and related audit reporting of our maintenance activities. A company vehicle is provided for your use. This position is located at our main facility in Grimshaw, AB, and the successful candidate would be required to live in the area. Relocation assistance is available. LaPrairie Works offers a comprehensive suite of benefits and competitive wages. To apply for his exciting opportunity, please send your resume to: careers@laprairiegroup.com or fax to (403) 767 9932

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ARMSTRONG HOTEL & SALOON - Armstrong, BC. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Unreserved Auction, April 26 in Edmonton. 16 guest rooms, saloon & restaurant. Jerry Hodge: 780-706-6652; Realtor: Tom Moran (PREC) Re/Max Dawson Creek Realty; rbauction.com/ realestate.

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DAWSON CREEK BADMINTON CLUB From Sept. 19, 2016 to April 26, 2017 Mondays & Wednesdays Time: 7:30-9:30 pm Central Campus Gym Dawson Creek Do not play on any statutory or school holidays. Go on the school website to check on the holidays Please pay before you start playing. Players under 16 years must have an adult with them. You will need clean gym shoes and a racquet. Contact Dan or Judy Pandachuck: 250782-4783 Open Mic Coffee House hosted by Peace Songwriters Saturday, February 25, 2017 from 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm at Faking Sanity Cafe - corner of 9th St & 103 Ave, Dawson Creek. Admission by donation. Sound system and sound tech on site, just plug and play. Come to perform, come to enjoy local talent. Beverages and cookies available. All welcome. The Peace River Songwriters Group will be meeting Tuesday, February 9th at Faking Sanity at 7:30pm

Save the Dates July 7, 5:00 pm to July 9, 2017 at 3:30 pm for the 23rd Annual Mile Zero Cruisers Summer Cruise weekend starts with Registration held at the Dawson Co-op. Bring down your pride and joy and register for the 2017 Summer Cruise Car Show weekend. All registrants will receive access to all weekend events as well as a chance to win prizes. Check in this paper for more details closer to the show! South Peace Players 0n February 23, 24 and 25 starting at 7:30 PM Present the comedy “Red Velvet cake War”, a dessert theatre at South Peace United Church Upper Hall, 1300-104th Avenue, Dawson Creek. Same production as a Dessert Matinee on Sunday, February 26 starting at 2:00 pm. Tickets ($20.) at Simple Pleasures in Dawson Creek. Open seating unless you reserve a table of 8. Queries, phone Mary at 250-786-5085 WEDNESDAYS: COMPUTER INFORMATION -Seniors Computer Club - Dawson CO-OP Bistro 1:15pm 250-782-4668 for more information

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

Take notice that Springbuck Inc from Osoyoos, BC, has applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Northeast Region, for a Quarry situated on Provincial Crown land located at Kobes East, Peace River District. The Lands File for this application is 8015888. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to Nick Donnelly, Authorization Officer, Northeast Region, MFLNRO, at 100-10003-110th Avenue, Fort St. John, BC V1J 6M7, (250) 7873435. Comments will be received by MFLNRO up to March 8, 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 or send comments directly to: AuthorizingAgency.FortStJohn@gov.bc.ca A Government decision for this application is expected on or after March 8, 2017 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. ANNOUNCEMENTS 1537 Week of 2.6.2017

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Saturday,January 11th- 2 to 4pm at The Dawson Creek Public Library- Food Preserving Information.- Presented by Sally Barkwell. Sally is a retired dietitian specializing in nutrition. If your interested in food canning, freezing, drying etc this free workshop is for you. Dawson Creek Library on Saturday February 11th from 2 to 4pm. Refreshments will be served. SUNDAYS: FAMILY TREE HELP - Peace Country Roots Group Meeting - Fourth Sunday of each Month at the CALVIN KRUK CENTRE in Dawson Creek 1:30pm The South Peace Arts Society will be holding their monthly meeting Thursday, February 9th at noon at the Art Gallery

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The Borderline Culture Series presents: Shred Kelly- Saturday February 11, 2017 @ the DEMMITT COMMUNITY CENTRE (1/2mile South of Hwy 43 on RR 132) Doors open at 7:00 pm (AB) Music @ 8:00 pm . Tickets advance: $25.00 Door: $27.00. For tickets and information call: 780-356-2904 or go to www.borderlineculture.com

Tuesday February 14, 2017- 1: 30 pm- Income Tax Seminar for Senior’s-”Topics & Resources to help seniors receive their full benefits” Presented by South Peace Seniors Access. Please Join: Lorraine Michetti- A & D Office Services Ltd.- Located at the Seniors Access Office in the CoOp Mall. EVERYONE WELCOME!

The South Peace Community Arts Council will be holding their monthly meeting Tuesday, February 14th at noon at the Calvin Kruk Centre.

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MILE 0 QUILTERS GUILD: Tuesdays & Thursdays 7PM at Calvin Kruk Performing Arts Centre in Dawson Creek Peace Country Roots Group hold their monthly meeting Sunday, February 26th at 1:30pm, located in the small building in the NAR Park. SATURDAYS: LEARN YOUR ROOTS - Genealogy information NAR PARK ROOTS BUILDING 10:00am peacecountryroots.ca

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Dixie Bachnick announce her passing at Peace Villa Care Home in Fort St. John, BC on Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at the age of 83.

Dixie was a very loving mother, sister, auntie, grandmother and great grandmother. She had a very generous sense of humour and will be sadly missed and never forgotten. We all have been blessed to have had her in our lives. Many thanks to the caregivers and staff of the Peace Villa Care Home for the love and attention shown towards our beloved Dixie over the past fourteen years. A private family graveside service will be held at a later date. If so desired expressions of sympathy can be made in memory of Dixie to the Fort St. John Hospital Foundation Peace Villa Fund. Cremation arrangements entrusted to the care of Hamre’s Funeral Chapel.

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Obituary for Dori Mae Bedier 1928 -2017 It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Dori Bedier (née Morrow). She is predeceased by son Frank Stephen Logue (1974), and survived by husband Harry, children Penny Aronson, Pat Johnson (husband Charlie), Meryl Logue, Fred Logue (wife Louise), Vinson Bedier (wife Becca), and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Dori will be remembered for her passion for dogsled racing, taking in animals needing homes, and her love for her home in Baldonnel. A private family service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations to local animal shelters in memory of Dori would be appreciated. Arrangements were entrusted to Bergeron Funeral Services & Crematorium Ltd.

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Revised Mandatory Building Permit Area In 2016 the electoral area directors consulted with their residents by various means (roundtable meetings in the community, telephone calls, and face-to-face discussions) regarding opinions about the mandatory building permit area of Building Bylaw No. 2131, 2014. Municipalities were also consulted regarding their interests, particularly those municipalities who provide rural fire protection service. On January 12, 2017 the Board authorized the 1st Reading of Building Bylaw No. 2131, 2014 Amendment Bylaw No. 2279, 2017. The Board will consider 2nd & 3rd Readings and Adoption of Building Bylaw No. 2131, 2014 Amendment Bylaw No. 2279, 2017. On February 23rd, 2017.

Adoption of Inter-Community Business Licence Bylaw No.878, 2017. Pursuant to Division 9 of the Community Charter, [SBC 2003] Chapter 26, the District of Hudson’s Hope hereby gives notice of its intention to adopt Inter-Community Business Licence Bylaw No. 878, 2017 to foster strength through collaboration, reduce unnecessary red-tape, support small local businesses and demonstrate business friendliness. Any persons who consider themselves affected by Inter-Community Business Licence Bylaw No. 878, 2017 will be given the opportunity to make representations to Council prior to its adoption. Council will be considering adoption of the bylaw at the Regular Council meeting at 6:00pm on Monday, February 27th, 2017. Copies of the bylaw are available on the District’s website at www.hudsonshope.ca or at the District Office, located at 9904 Dudley Drive. Anyone wishing to provide their comments to Council but are unavailable to attend the meeting on Monday, February 27th, 2017 are encouraged to submit their comments in writing by any of the following methods: • IN PERSON: Drop off written submissions at the reception desk, District Office 9904 Dudley Drive; • BY FAX: to (250)783- 5741; or • BY EMAIL: E-mail submissions should be sent to district@hudsonshope.ca The deadline for written submissions is 4:00PM on MONDAY, February 27th, 2017. All submissions must include your name and street address. All written submissions are public information pursuant to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. For more information, please contact the Tammy McKeown, Corporate Officer, at the District of Hudson’s Hope at 250 783-9901 or via email at district@ hudsonshope.ca This notice was given on 2/9/2017 in accordance with Division 9 of the Community Charter.

Summarized Changes Electoral Area ‘B’ Electoral Area ‘C’ Electoral Area ‘D’ Electoral Area ‘E’

Reduced to include only that area which is included in the Charlie Lake Fire Protection area. No change to existing mandatory building permit area which includes the full electoral area. Reduced to the Dawson Creek, Pouce Coupe and Taylor rural fire protection areas and to a small area around the Swan Lake subdivision. Reduced to the Chetwynd rural fire protection area and the Moberly Lake fire protection area.

Residents can still access the building permit program upon request, even if they are not in a mandatory area. Such requests in the voluntary area must be made before any construction starts because inspections cannot be provided for work that has been covered over. Residents not in a mandatory area that are building or adding on to a structure may want to check with their lending agency if it is a requirement to have a building permit, final inspection or occupancy permit. Residents will still have the responsibility to check zoning requirements when building or adding on to structures, because all regulations regarding permitted uses and siting remain unchanged and in force. “Thank you to the residents who took the time to confer with the electoral area directors on this matter.” Vice Chair Rose went on to say “Residents can still access the building permit program even if they are not in a mandatory area.” To request a copy The Building Bylaw No. 2131, 2014 Amendment Bylaw No. 2279, 2017 call 1-800-670-7773 or view it on the PRRD website- http://prrd.bc.ca/engage/proposed-revised-mandatory-building-permit-area. 47767

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FIREFIGHTER AUXILIARY ON CALL

The City of Fort St. John is recruiting auxiliary on call Firefighters. Successful applicants must have the commitment and time to attend two hour practice sessions weekly (Thursday evenings) and to attend emergency callouts whenever available. Applicants must reside within the Fort St. John Fire Department fire protection area. Applicants are required to have an RCMP criminal record search completed before recruit training.

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Suncor Energy E&P Partnership in Fort St. John is in the process of developing a Pest Management Plan (PMP). This plan will describe a vegetation management program using integrated pest management, including the use of herbicides. Geographical boundaries are as follows; West boundary being the Alberta border, North boundary being the Sikanni Chief, West boundary being Hudson Hope, and South boundary being Dawson Creek. The related communities in the PMP are Fort St. John, Taylor, Dawson Creek, Chetwynd, Hudson Hope, and Wonowon. The proposed PMP will be in effect from May 1, 2017 until April 30, 2022. The purpose of this plan is to identify, prevent, and control noxious weeds and vegetation, as well as reduce fire hazards. The plan addresses health, safety, environmental, and wildlife considerations associated with pest management.

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The Stage North production of The Wizard of Oz opens on Friday, Feb. 10 at the North Peace Cultural Centre. The show runs Feb. 10, 11, 16, 17 and 18. (Left) Glinda the Good Witch of the North (Monica Maika) tells Dorothy that she had the ability to return to Kansas all along. (Right) The Tin Man (Jacob Chmelyk), the Scarecrow (Benjamin Wheeler), Dorothy (Elysia Cruz), and the Cowardly Lion (Dennis Szalai) are off to find the Wizard of Oz.

Rabbit has a long history of versatility T he snowshoe hare’s adaptability has inspired hunters around the world. Their long wide feet are perfect for winter snow mobility. Their delicate fur has been a major fashion material for centuries. Their healthy, lean meat has been a staple food for even longer. Painted into ancient symbols of fertility, food and hunting, rabbits are a woodsmen’s Mona Lisa. Following rabbit trails has long helped human adaptability. In primitive times, their trails lead us to find water, sweet berries, delicate herbs, edible grasses and leaves. They also have colour changing fur, which makes warm and soft clothing for a variety of seasons. The snowshoe hare’s feet and ability to lightly hop over deep snow inspired hunters to created the snowshoe. Now memorialized as an iconic Canadian sport, snowshoeing is also a hunting method and a tool for winter search and rescue teams. Rabbits keep us clothed, fed and inspired for the trails. During the Renaissance,

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painters depicted rabbits, with the baby Jesus and the Madonna to symbolize her immaculate conception. In many other empirical cultures they symbolize reproductivity and fertility. To generations of hunters, hares are a symbol of technology and speedy transportation. In small towns and villages, people have always made simple hunters’ meals like rabbit meat pie. Good pie is about good crust. Simple and delicious pastries come from good method. By weighing your ingredients rather then measuring by volume, one can systemically adapt scale to a recipe, as weight is easy to replicate. These well-rehearsed baking and pastries measurements are passed down from the masters of cooking and schools of French, Italian and Ger-

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up in this crossroads of society. This microcosm of the Canadian dream. To me, Fort St. John is home, it’s family and it’s heaven. The talent that seeps out of every pore of this city is astounding. The art is amazing, baseball is phenomenal, and unending sunsets in the summer time. Fort St. John is everything it means to me to be a Canadian. And it is beautiful in all its racist, bigoted and yet accepting ways. One thing is certain in Fort St. John, B.C.: nothing is ever permanent and nothing lasts forever. Fort St. John will teach you that, as you find yourself mesmerized by her beauty. For with all the warts and all the hate, for the most, part it’s pretty peaceful up here. Only the occasional bank robbery. But I hear the name of the guy is Clark. And if it’s the Clark I’m thinking then yeah I could totally see him doing it. And no, I don’t know where he went. Now, close the door, it’s cold in Fort St. John. Kevin Buchholz is a writer based in Fort St. John.

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My Fort St. John his city does not want you. It will give you nothing. And it will not care when you have to leave. Maybe one day you can come back. But if you want to stay, you have to work hard every day. No one cares what you’re going through regardless. Just clean up after your own self and we will all get along. Yet in spite of all I’ve said, and maybe even because of it, Fort St. John is one of the most beautiful cities I have ever lived in. If you want anything in Fort St. John all you have to do is go out and get it. If there is one thing Fort St. John has in abundance it’s life and possibility. To my eyes, Fort St. John is what Canada Believes. It’s a city full of culture, tolerance, and diversification. The staggering amount of differing cultures, religions, beliefs and ideals is crazy. And yet, for the most part, we all just get along. If you zoom out on Fort St. John and the Peace Region altogether, you will see the Canadian philosophy of acceptance and understanding in full swing. And then, to top off this weird functioning little society we have up here, we also live in some of the most breathtaking environments this world has to offer. And to see all this, all one has to do is stand back and look for it. Don’t look for the money that can be made, don’t look for any material gains at all. Look instead at the life that is available

minutes, then add all your vegetables. Deglaze the pan with your smashed garlic and tomatoes and the liquids from the rabbit braise. Cook vegetables until al dente and remove. Traditionally a golden rule (1:1 parts flour to butter by weight) is used to thicken the sauce and help bind the pie crust to the meat for a dense traveling/hunting food. Cook the sauce separately until it sweetens and the flour starches are cooked. Cover the bottom of the pie tin with pie crust and trim the edges. Put pie filling in and cover the top with more pasty. Rest in the fridge for a half hour. Cut two snowshoes of discarded pastry and place on top. Bake until golden brown. Egg wash to make darker colours and crisp textured edges. Bon Appétit!

It’s a GIRL! ABIGAIL TONI UNRUH Parents: Brandon Unruh & Linda Richter Baby’s Weight: 7lbs 5oz Length: 21 ¼ “ Jan 18th, 2017, 3:56 am Fort St. John, BC

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It’s a GIRL! ARWEN CATHERINE MORITZ Parents: Yvonne Clarke & Kyle Moritz Baby’s Weight: 8lbs 3oz Length: 21” Jan. 31, 2017 Time: 2:22 pm Hudson’s Hope, BC

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How super was that bowl?

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watched the Super Bowl game this past weekend— almost the entire game, on purpose. Well, to be honest, there really was nothing else on television and I wasn’t the one holding the remote so Super Bowl VIXXXIIIVVVV it was! Of course I would focus on the ridiculous use of Roman numerals. It was actually Super Bowl LI, which sent me to Google so I could declare, “Oh, it’s Super Bowl 51! LI means 51!” Why use Roman numerals? Is it supposed to be reminiscent of the Roman coliseum? No, apparently it actually was done to remove the confusion that the Super Bowl (held the first part of the New Year) is the championship game for the previous year. It would be weird calling it Super Bowl 2016 when it is already 2017—hence the use of Roman numerals. You see? I learned something by watching the Super Bowl! I watched the game from just before the halftime show to the spectacular end. I cheered for the Patriots only because I preferred their uniform and Tom Brady’s beautiful teeth. I couldn’t get over how straight his teeth are! Also, when they were losing so horribly, he looked very sad. So, I decided to cheer for them. As my momma says, “Judy, you done good” because they actually ending up winning the game! A come back of monumental proportions! Tom (you know who I mean) started smiling again with his perfectly white, straight teeth as the points grew on the scoreboard. The icing on the cake was when, in the final, final seconds of the game, they

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scored another touchdown and sealed the deal. I was surprised at how much I actually knew about the game considering I have never watched an entire CFL or NFL game in my lifetime. To be honest, I focused a bit more on the obscure parts of the game. Did you see the part where the dude went out and squirted Gatorade into the player’s mouths? He went from player to player and they opened their mouths from behind their helmet cage like little birds and he squirted Gatorade into their mouths. I wonder what his job title is? Did you see the part where two players got their helmets stuck together and they had to take them off and have someone separate them? How animalistic! What a great metaphor for the entire game of football! I would have watched an entire game simply to see them try and get their helmets apart. So, does this all mean that I am now a football fan? No, it doesn’t. I have no patience for a game that says that there are two minutes left on the clock and they are still playing 15 minutes later.

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Brayden Neilson was recognized for his five years of service with the city at a council meeting Jan. 23. Neilson began working for the city on Jan. 9, 2012, as an auxiliary on-call lifeguard, before moving on to become a pool attendant in June 2012, and later an auxiliary labourer in the grounds department in 2015. He is currently a fulltime labourer with the facilities department, working out of the Pomeroy Sport Centre, learning the ins and outs of the building’s operations.

The Teapot Islands of the Peace Easily found in the river beside Alwin Holland memorial park. These beautiful monoliths a testament to the power of Mother Nature. And a testament to the resiliency of life. For atop these wondrous lonely islands life abounds. Trees, moss and all manner of wildlife inhabit these natural wonders. Their mere visage a sign of hope for all who would take the time to appreciate them. For ideas can flourish and grow, where even the barest of soil exists. For ideas are nothing more than the dreams that life dances with. And the sight of those islands will always be a memory I cherish. For it has been said that when you set foot in the Peace your heart will yearn to remain.

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

—Kevin Buchholz

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