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The Salvation Army and Safeway were delivering a little Christmas in July to Fort St. John’s most needy on July 21, raising cash funds and food donations to keep the food bank stocked through summer and the fall.

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“This will get us through until Christmas,” executive director Cameron Eggie says.

Safeway has donated $3,000 in gift cards in support, which Eggie says will help supply the food bank with everything from Lysol wipes to ziplock bags, to produce, meat, and dairy.

Pictured: Cameron Eggie with Gayle Skaalrud and Erin Cosgrove.

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HUMIDITY STUPIDITY: One of last week’s most worrisome news stories was about climate change. As the Peace Country sweltered in a sticky heatwave, a scientist said climate change will bring a big increase in humidity. How sweaty will it be? You may want to have a couple of extra armpits installed.

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SHUFFLE KERFUFFLE: Last week in Ottawa, Prime Minister Trudeau shuffled his cabinet. Shuffling is something that is done with politicians and playing cards.

And here’s another similarity between those two things: There can be a problem when a politician is not playing with a full deck.

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I have to admit they’re very ugly shoes.

(Crocs are great for guys like me who are trying to distract attention away from their ugly face.) Last week, the company that makes Crocs introduced a high-heeled version. A fashion expert said stylish women will wear them. This is the same “fashion expert” who predicted women would wear Tupperware yoga pants.

SMOKE SIGN: In a study by Oxford University in England, No Smoking signs encourage smokers to smoke. That’s because humans have a strong tendency to disobey signs telling them to change their behavior. If that’s true, we need signs all over our planet saying, “It’s OK To Behave Like A Complete Idiot.” Maybe people would see the signs and start doing the opposite.

NECKTIE NECK TIGHT: A study released last week shows neckties reduce blood flow to the brain. Gee, really? I already knew most guys wear a tie at their wedding.

COMPUTER CHAOS: Scientists at the University of Michigan announced they Tumbler t St. John, BCRidge - 7 Day Forecast - Environment Canada A TV news item exhttps://weather.gc.ca/city/pages/bc-78_metric_e.html 145.9 DOG DETAILS: TORTILLA TROUBLE: In Texas, there have built the world’s smallest computer, plained how Moscow has thousands of was a fire at a tortilla factory. The wrong it’s smaller than a grain of rice. They plan dogs. A group plans to bring Russi- ingredients were mixed together, causing to start using the tiny computer — just as Prince George 138.9 stray an dogs to North America and make them spontaneous combustion of tortilla chips. soon as they figure out how to plug in a available for adoption. It seems like a nice Food that bursts into flames could be suc- regular-size USB thingy.

Hythe 137.9 idea. But don’t be surprised if you adopt cessful. I’m pretty sure there are people a cute Russian dog, but then one day you who would buy a food item with a label: TYPHOON TALE: There was a strange Home Prairie  Environment and naturaldiscover resources  Weather information  Weather  Local This forecasts  British Columbia Boris the Beagle typing on your Warning: Product May Spontaneously meteorological event in China. A typhoon Grande 132.4 keyboard, hacking into your computer, Combust. passed over a coastal region, sucking up stealing your secrets. sea creatures and the occasional small ocCalgary 124.9 BUG BITES: Canada’s first large-scale topus from the ocean and dropping them DOGGY DEPRESSION: Dog expert edible insect farm will open in Quebec from the sky. The typhoon was so strong, it Observed Fort St. 10:00 AM MST Tuesday 24 July 2018 Edmonton Cesar Millan says many domestic dogsat:are thisJohn fall.Airport It will produce bugs and worms ripped the squarepants off SpongeBob. Current Conditions 126.2 t Nelson, BC - 7 Day Forecast - Environment Canada https://weather.gc.ca/city/pages/bc-83_metric_e.html bored with their daily routine, they need as a food source. I predict it’s just a mata change.

Here’s how you can help: That ter 13.9°C of time until they have DINO DANDRUFF: Scientists say they Mostly Cloudy Temperature: Wind:aSproblem 6 km/h with Vancouver 152.0 Condition: thing where you ask your dog “Who’s a worm rustlers.

On TV an expert said infound traces of dandruff on the 250 million Pressure: 102.7 kPa Dew point: 9.4°C Visibility: 64 km good boy? Who’s a good boy?” Please, do sects are high protein and very healthy to year old fossilized remains of a dinosaur. I Rising Humidity: 74% Victoria that only once per day. eat. Soon we’ll all be eating bugs. The kid at have to admit I was sceptical when I read a 145.9Tendency: the McDonalds drive-thru window will say story about dinosaur dandruff. It could be CAD$ per litre, prices as of July 24.

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Three years ago, you’d be hard pressed to get a sentence out of Braiden Markwick. The Charlie Lake teen was skipping school, failing class, drinking and doing drugs.

But Markwick has been slowly turning his life around, taking rein and reign over his addictions and anxieties through the healing power of horses.

“I was struggling in school a lot and I thought it would help,” said Markwick, 16, during the North Peace 4-H Achievement Days on July 7.

“I was interested in horses, but I didn’t have any knowledge about them.”

Markwick got his first experience with horses as a Grade 8 student at Dr. Kearney Middle School, where he signed up for the first year of the Frontier Horsemanship Academy program at Rock Alder Ranch in Charlie Lake. There, he learned the basics: how to tie, how to groom, how to ride, and how horses can be good counsellors with their intuitive sense for human emotions.

“I wasn’t really on the right path. I started getting into drugs and alcohol and started skipping school a lot,” Markwick said. “I got into the program and it gave me a reason to start going to school and it gave me a sense of purpose, something I want to achieve. It makes me strive to get to that goal.”

And achieve he did — with two years of horsemanship academy under his belt, Markwick won overall horse husbandry, gold in equitation and silver in showmanship classes, among others, ending his first season with the Beatton Community 4-H Club on a positive note.

Markwick accomplished all that on the back of Sweetpea, a sorrel paint filly he saved from slaughter at a meat auction last

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year for $325.

“Every horse deserves to be given a chance and she just caught my eye,” Markwick said.

“She had a look in her eye.

She just looked sad, a wild, untouched horse and I wanted to let her see how good the world could be.”

Markwick spent last summer and winter learning how to take care of Sweetpea before joining 4-H, where he’s building his skills and learning new ones, like communication.

His step-mom, Melissa Nickerson, said the turnaround has been helped along after Markwick moved in with her and his father. Raised in a military family, Nickerson said the drugs and alcohol were immediately stripped from Markwick’s life, the first in a list of “extreme changes” that included breaking him away from the clutch of technology and bad friends.

At the time, Markwick was an “empty shell of a child that would wear a hoodie over his face. You couldn’t talk to him,” Nickerson said.

But, there was a light in his eyes when he started taking

classes at the horsemanship academy, led by Shawna-Marie Phillips, and working with one her horses named Poncho.

“The connection brought this sparkle you would have never seen,” Nickerson said.

“When he was with this horse, you would get a sentence out of his mouth. You could talk. When the horse wasn’t there, there was nothing.”

From there, she took him to the auction, and what followed was a year of hard work and longs days that carried him to his first 4-H season this spring.

“We wanted something that Braiden would have to work really hard for,” Nickerson said.

“The horse gives him a voice, it gives him who he is.

He went from failing absolutely everything and not going to school, to passing every grade this year, coming out of this 4-H experience with this horse that everybody was complimenting him on. It’s just been night and day.”

After studying at the Energetic Learning Campus this past school year, Markwick plans to return the horsemanship academy in the fall when he attends North Peace Secondary to start Grade 11.

He plans to go to college one day to become a farrier, and plans to continue on in 4-H too.

He was recently gifted Poncho, which will be his 4-H project for next year.

“It was a bit stressful especially since it’s our first year,” said Markwick, who expects those stresses to ease. “It’s a community here and everyone helps out with everything, which makes it easier. It was definitely fun overall. I got to try new things and it was just a fun experience.”

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A Fort St. John fentanyl dealer has been sentenced to 40 months behind bars.

Dana Andrew Nazarek was sentenced in Supreme Court on July 11, four-and-a-half years after police raided his home and seized more than 2,000 fentanyl pills disguised as Oxycontin in December 2013.

Nazarek, 47, was found guilty last August of possession for the purpose of trafficking and possessing the proceeds of crime.

Police also seized more than a kilogram of cocaine and $100,000 in Canadian and American cash in the bust, calling Nazarek a midlevel supplier who used his laundry room to process the drugs.

Nazarek’s lawyer argued there was no evidence Nazarek had knowledge the pills were drugs, and “may have believed that they were some sort of vitamins, antacids, or even breath mints.” The court later rejected his lawyer’s attempt to have the charges dropped over trial delays.

In addition to his jail term for trafficking, Nazarek was issued a lifetime firearms ban, ordered to provide a DNA sample, and assessed $200 in victim surcharges for trafficking.

On possessing the proceeds of crime, Nazarek was sentenced to two years in jail, issued another lifetime firearms ban, ordered to provide a DNA sample, and assessed another $200 in victim surcharges.

The jail terms will be served concurrently.

A written ruling has yet to be released.

Arraignment on new drug charges pending Nazarek has been in custody since February on a separate round of 20 trafficking and weapons related charges.

He was out on bail and awaiting sentencing for his August 2017 conviction when police again raided his home on Feb. 24 — seizing 800 suspected fentanyl tablets and two ounces of suspected fentanyl, other drugs believed to be crack cocaine and crystal meth, five loaded firearms, and $38,000 in cash.

He is scheduled to be arraigned Aug. 8 on his latest charges — four for trafficking, 14 for weapons, one for possessing the proceeds of crime, and one for escaping custody. He has yet to make a plea, and has not been found guilty.

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Two Northeast B.C. First Nations returned to court this week to ask a Supreme Court judge to stop construction of the Site C dam.

The West Moberly and Prophet River First Nations argue that work on the $10.7-billion project on the Peace River outside Fort St. John should stop until the courts can determine whether it violates aboriginal treaty rights.

“Today, we’re asking the courts to stop development on Site C until that question can be asked,” West Moberly Chief Roland Willson said outside the Supreme Court in Vancouver Monday morning. “Through this whole process, no one has asked that question. This project, in our view, unjustifiably infringes the treaty and they have never done a test on it.”

Site C is the third dam being built on the Peace River, and has been under construction since July 2015 after being approved by the BC Liberals at a cost of $8.8 billion. The new NDP government allowed construction to continue last December after a four-month regulatory review, and bumped up its budget to $10.7 billion.

When completed, the dam would produce up to 5,100 gigawatts of energy per year and add 1,100 megawatts of capacity to the provincial grid. It would also flood some 100-plus kilometres of the Peace River valley and its tributaries, including farmland and First Nations cultural sites.

Willson argues First Nations continue to live with the impacts of the Bennett and Peace Canyon dams upstream of Site C, and the cumulative impacts of all three would continue to disrupt and displace First Nations hunters, trappers, and fishers, and interfere with their way of life by destroying habitat home to plants and animals relied on for spiritual, medicinal, and food purposes.

The Peace River shouldn’t be a “sacrifice zone,” when the energy needed can be produced through alternatives, including geothermal, solar, wind, and natural gas, Willlson said.

“The whole point of this is to get them off this $12 billion debacle and get them on to some smart alternatives, and save

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that valley, not just for us, but for the rest of Canada,” Willson said.

“The Peace River Country is not a sacrifice zone for anybody. It’s our home.

We deserve to live there in peace, we deserve to live there in the honour of the treaty that stated no forced interference.

“When you’re down to 219 caribou and you can’t fish the fish out of your lake that you’ve lived on for a thousand of years, that’s pretty forced interference.”

Province responds The trial is expected to last about two weeks and is being videorecorded. The trial is being heard by Justice Warren Milman.

The province says courts “have not yet considered whether it is possible for treaty rights to be infringed through ‘cumulative impacts’ to specific, defined areas,” according to a CBC report.

“Consultation will not always lead to accommodation, and accommodation may or may not result in agreement. In the absence of agreement, Indigenous groups do not have a veto over the government’s proposed course of action.”

Several project agreements have also been signed with a number of First Nations in Northeast B.C. over the project.

Courts have previously dismissed lawsuits by the First Nations and landowners seeking a judicial review of Site C. However, the courts have yet to rule whether the dam infringes Treaty 8, with one provincial Supreme Court justice noting that matter would need to be decided in a civil trial in a September 2015 ruling against the First Nations.

There were 2,810 workers employed in some capacity on Site C in May. In its In its December approval, the NDP said BC Hydro and the transportation ministry would work with Treaty 8 nations to redesign the Highway 29 realignment at Bear Flat over Cache Creek to “reduce the effects on potential burial sites and sacred places.”

It also said it would advance reconciliation with local First Nations, and establish a Treaty 8 advisory committee that would give input to a Peace River Legacy Fund.

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Northern Health plans to build a new doctor’s office at the Fort St. John Medical Clinic.

The health authority has renovations slated for the clinic’s mall, formerly home to a pharmacy, hearing centre, and coffee shop, with a request for proposals having closed this week.

It’s part of ongoing efforts to provide “turnkey” ready space to meet the region’s medical demands and staffing needs, and to bring more community health services under one roof, officials say.

“We’re trying to be proactive so that we don’t run into a situation where, oh my goodness, we need this new space renovated in a month or two months, and then we can’t get that done,” Angela de Smit, Northern Health’s chief operating officer for the northeast, said in an interview.

Northern Health bought the medical clinic building in 2016 during a doctor shortage because it was purpose-built and designed by doctors — a key selling feature for recruitment efforts, de Smit said.

“We wanted it basically turnkey.

They walk in, it’s set up, and it’s easy for them to start their practice,” she said. “Subsequently over the last two years, there have been regular conversations with the medical staff community about the fact there is a likelihood for additional physicians that will be required as the population starts to increase.”

The clinic is already home to two private practices operating at maximum capacity, though there are some doctors accepting patients.

While a new practice isn’t needed now, it will be in the future, de Smit said. At the same time, the health authority is managing an increased number of retirements and maternity leaves, and looking to consolidate other staff, she said.

Plans include relocating the North Peace Division of Family Practice to the main floor, opening space for Northern Health to move in community staff to support the doctors in a number of areas, from occupational and physio therapy to home support, primary care nursing to immunization and wound care.

“It’ll really create a positive synergy by having those Northern Health Authority community services staff, as well as the primary care practice staff, within the same building,” de Smit said.

The renovation plan includes three options that can accommodate up to seven doctors. The plan was designed with input from local doctors, de Smit said.

The health authority isn’t yet releasing a cost estimate for competitive reasons, de Smit said, adding she’s hopeful local contractors will submit their bids. The renovations won’t be completed until fall 2019 at the earliest, de Smit said.

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Officer saves man bleeding to death A man who punched out a car window and severed an artery in his arm on the weekend is lucky to be alive thanks to the medical skills and quick actions of a Fort St. John police officer.

RCMP were called out to an apartment building on 86 Street around 2 a.m. on July 15, where they found the man unresponsive next to a car in the parking lot. According to police, the man may have been involved in a dispute earlier in the evening, and had recently returned home when he punched out the car’s passenger window, severing an artery, and causing significant

blood loss.

The man was attended to by Cst. Brooks, who packed the wound to close off the artery and stop the bloodflow.

The man was airlifted to hospital in Vancouver for treatment, where doctors credited Brooks for saving the man’s life. “The man was extremely fortunate that Constable Brooks, who has advanced medical training, was on shift that morning,” Sgt. Dave Tyreman said.

ATV crackdown

Fort St. John RCMP say officers will be stepping up patrols in areas of the city where ATVers have been driving recklessly and causing a nuisance to residents.

Cst. Chad Neustaeter says

police have been receiving a number of complaints of ATV, quad, and dirt bike drivers racing through the streets and disrupting the peace at late night and early morning hours. At the same time, the drivers have been reported to be breaking the rules of the road and that some aren’t wearing appropriate safety equipment.

Neustaeter says police are increasing patrols in the areas where the complaints are coming from, however, no specific areas were mentioned.

“The Fort St. John RCMP want the roads to be safe for everyone in the community, as it belongs to all of us,” Neustaeter writes.

“There is a huge concern that someone is going to get hurt, in

the name of having fun.”

Police are asking residents to be on the lookout and forward any information they may have about who the drivers are, the descriptions of their vehicles, any video surveillance they may have, and any other information they may have.

The detachment can be reached at 250-787-8100. Tips can be made anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Man recovering after crash

A man was flown to hospital in Vancouver with serious injuries after a crash on the Swanson Lumber Road in Fort

St. John Thursday evening.

Police, paramedics, and firefighters were called to the scene around 5:15 p.m. after a pickup truck rear ended a boom lift, Fort St. John RCMP said in a news release.

The crash trapped the driver of the boom lift in its basket. The man was initially unresponsive and tended to by paramedics and firefighters.

The man was taken to hospital and later flown to Vancouver for surgery. He is reported to be in stable condition and in recovery.

Traffic collision analysts were called in to help investigate.

The cause remains undetermined, but distracted may have been a factor, police say.

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“We are very grateful to our ongoing engagement with Shell Canada as grants such as these contribute to the well-being of our local community”, said Niki Hedges Executive Director of the Fort St John Hospital Foundation.

Last year Deborah and Mike Butler heard a news clip about St. Judes Hospital providing popsicles for children after blood work and cancer treatment for a little treat. “Even if it made one kid smile it would be worth it”.

Deb is a director on the board for the FSJ Hospital Foundation and they know that children have to face painful procedures. A friend of theirs has a diabetic child and has to bring her in for a blood test every few weeks and said “Anything to make that experience better would be really helpful”. It’s a fun and rewarding project, Deb and Mike are delighted to maintain it and want to make sure there are some good ‘pure fruit’ and ‘sugar free’ options too. The Fridge for the popsicle program was donated by Butler Farm Equipment on behalf of Mike and Deb Butler. Thanks to Mike and Deb for the ongoing donation of popsicles to fill the fridge.

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W

ho can forget the line from that epic rock song back in the 70s from The Who’s Won’t Get Fooled Again: meet the new boss, same as the old boss? The story below just might just be reality imitating art when it comes to new bosses.

Recently, we have learned the new NDP government is ready to proceed with a twotiered comprehensive review of BC Hydro.

It wants to examine a number of long-term concerns about the Crown utility corporation. The first phase of this review is to be completed by the fall of 2018. The second phase is apparently slated for completion by 2019.

The criteria for these two reviews appear to be all encompassing and comprehensive. In the words of Energy Minister Michelle Mungall, “the fastest way to sum it up is we’re looking at everything.”

Time to put on the reading glasses and scrutinize the fine print of that document.

It seems our new energy minister would like to spin some good news for a change about BC Hydro’s financial situation. For instance, she has recently stated that Chris O’Riley, the newly appointed chief operating officer for BC Hydro, has been doing a “fantastic job … I am continually impressed.”

Lest we forget, only three months ago Mungall made an entirely different observation, stating BC Hydro was in a “financial mess.” Now, unless there are miracle workers in Hydroland and within the NDP, her latest comments are highly suspect.

Mungall further compliments O’Riley, stating he comes with a “fantastically large broom to clean up any mess.”

Rick Koechl Mike Kroecher TWO OLD GUYS WITH ISSUES

There’s that word again, fantastic.

Mungall concedes BC Hydro has a “brand new leadership team, and are able to take on the challenges that are before them.”

Not true. This is not a new team. O’Riley had been merely bumped up the line after the departure of Jessica MacDonald as CEO. Brad Bennett is also gone as chair of the board of directors, along with Jack Weisgerber, who was immediately reappointed to the Williston Reservoir Fish and Wildlife Compensation Fund.

The rest of BC Hydro’s board members have remained, along with the majority of the senior advisors and administrators at BC Hydro.

Meet the new boss? Nothing new here.

Same old, same old boss.

Back to those government reviews. The official criteria from the NDP tells us the review will include an overview of services, finances, and other significant BC Hydro priorities for the next decade or so.

Not all is coming up roses on this front either. For instance, while the government plans those reviews, BC Hydro recently, and quietly, submitted yet another proposal to the BC Utilities Commission revealing that it wants to spend an additional $20

billion for more megaprojects in the next decade.

One would think Site C fits the bill as a megaproject, but apparently not, as this review of BC Hydro will not include the capital costs or anything else dealing with Site C. It appears this overhaul is not so comprehensive and all encompassing after all.

Then there is Mungall’s promise to reduce the burden of the billions of spending being deferred in more than 27 accounts.

Those amounts at the moment are a staggering $5.4 billion and growing. She stated, “We’re not only on track, we’re doing better than hoped.”

A reminder to the reader that many of those deferred accounts are hidden from public scrutiny. No transparency here. Will we ever be able to find out if and when we, as ratepayers, are actually “back on track?”

The simple answer is no.

One really has to wonder why these two publicly-funded reviews are even necessary, if, according to Mungall, BC Hydro is doing so very well and heading in the right direction?

Perhaps that “fantastically large broom” that O’Riley carries around,will come in handy for these upcoming new NDP-BC Hydro reviews. It should come in handy for sweeping old — or new — problems under the rug.

Mike Kroecher is a long retired resident of the Peace, expressing his deep roots in the land through his art. Rick Koechl is a recently retired teacher of the Peace with an enthusiasm for politics and energy.

Slip-slidin’ on the path to senior citizenship

O

h my gosh, it’s adorable!” my threeyear-old niece declared as she held up the new outfit against her little body. She was opening birthday presents and, in true Quin fashion, she was giving us a show as she opened each gift.

We laughed, and are still laughing, at this pint sized three-nager and her effusive personality. She is truly a darling.

Kids are like that — they are completely unrestrained when expressing feelings. They don’t hold back and the transparency can be both hilarious and sobering.

Their wee minds translate everything literally at this stage. For instance, yesterday my grandson Dylan came running into the house speaking so quickly that his words were tumbling over each other.

He wanted to find something and quick!

I said to him, “Dylan, slow down, speak slowly.” He stopped, took a breath, looked me in the eye like I was a half-wit and said, “Baaaaaaaaaallllllll.” Needless to say, I laughed for a ridiculously long time and even as I type this I am giggling. I told him to speak slowly, and he delivered, literally.

I envy little kids. They don’t have to read a room, translate subtle nuances or decipher

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passive aggressive behavior. No, kids can say and do almost anything because at this point they are still learning, so everything can become a teachable moment.

Not so with adults. We watch our Ps and Qs, and learn when to tread lightly, speak carefully, or sometimes just nod and smile.

We walk on top of this tiny tightrope where one slip can cost us a relationship or a job.

That is, until we get past the age of giving a crap, and we circle back to our three-yearold self and we cast off the restraints of social decorum and begin telling it like it is. I call it becoming an emerging senior citizen.

Have you ever gone to breakfast with an emerging senior citizen? They will keep sending their eggs back until they come out exactly as they requested. There is no rye bread for toast? After the eyerolls and the castigating loud sighs, they would

grudgingly accept the white bread option – they will remember this when it comes time to leave the tip. What’s the difference between an emerging senior citizen and a senior citizen, you ask? Not much, except that the emerging senior citizen is generally still in the workforce and the combination of having money and not giving a crap can be a powerful marriage. They will record their experience on Yelp and Trip Advisor.

At 53, I find myself slip-sliding on the path to emerging senior citizen. You know when you’re on a water slide and you can slow yourself down by placing your hands on the side of the slide? That’s what I find myself doing more and more lately. In the next few years, I will lose my grip completely and freefall down towards that pool of I don’t give a damn and Who cares what anyone thinks?

It’s both emotionally freeing and terrifying.

I imagine the first time I utter the first thing that comes to mind without straining will be uncomfortable for everyone.

It will become easier.

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

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olar power in the sunniest place in B.C. seems to make sense, at least on the surface, but when it’s done by government, does it really give us, the taxpayer, the best bang for the buck?

Although we may not be the warmest for the entire year, we do have more sunshine and bright days than just about any other spot in this province, even during our long winters, and we could generate a lot of solar power. But, and there’s always a but or two, does it make sense fiscally?

Recently, Hudson’s Hope made the news with its solar power installations. The district notes on its website that it has “embraced solar energy like few other communities in Canada. Under the leadership of a progressive Mayor, Council and staff, more than 500 kilowatts of grid-tied solar PV now power nine municipal facilities, supplying from 50% to 100% of their electrical needs and saving the District millions of dollars over the coming decades. This makes Hudson’s Hope one of the most solarized communities per capita in the country, and demonstrates real leadership in electrical selfgeneration, sustainability and fiscal responsibility.”

“In the 25 years that I’ve been on council, I’ve never been part of something so innovative and forward thinking — this one is really special,” says Mayor Gwen Johansson, adding it wouldn’t have been possible without a $1.35-million grant from the Strategic Priorities Fund and Federal Gas Tax Fund through the Union of BC Municipalities.

While changes to BC Hydro’s net-metering program were implemented April 20, the original rate of 10 cents per kWh will be honoured for the municipal array.

It’s estimated that the district will save around $74,000 a year, or $3 million over the next 30 years with the system.

This all sounds good, except, does it really make sense?

Hudson’s Hope sits next to some of

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the biggest and cheapest electricityproducing dams in B.C., yet at a cost of $1.35 million, added solar power to offset its electricity costs. If, and I know it is a big if, there really is only one taxpayer, it was our money spent to build this solar farm. Hudson’s Hope did not do this with money generated from its own taxpayers, at least directly.

This $1.35-million came via the federal government’s gas tax, to which Hudson’s Hope’s residents, business, and industries all did contribute when they purchased fuel. And we wonder why gas and diesel prices are so high.

If solar power is such a great idea, and saves us so much money, why aren’t all our municipalities following suit and converting all of our buildings over to solar power?

And why aren’t all our private industry and we homeowners doing the same? Simple. From my simplistic “world is flat” viewpoint, it doesn’t make sense, at least not yet, fiscally. It’s still much cheaper to buy electricity from BC Hydro then generate it oneself; electricity that’s arguably just as green and clean as what comes from these panels.

Using Hudson’s Hope’s own figures, it will take more than 18 years to just pay for the installation costs, if they use their entire projected savings ($74,000 annually) for this purpose. Although an accountant could probably do a better job explaining this than I could, this basic accounting doesn’t appear to consider the cost of capital, ongoing maintenance, and the big one: who believes these panels will actually last 30 years and not need to be replaced? On this last point, I am very suspect, as we all

know, when something is exposed to the sun’s full force, things tend to start breaking down after only a few years. Will any of these solar panel manufacturers be around after a few years, to replace those panels and components that don’t last for the 30 expected years? Bet not.

I do agree this could make sense, if one doesn’t have to account to where the money comes from, and only looks at what Hudson’s Hope will save. Things always seem like a good deal when someone else is footing the bill. Likely these same dollars and arguments could have been made, and used, for other infrastructure upgrades, that all municipalities like Hudson’s Hope seem to need. We know that they wouldn’t have run out of power, but that wouldn’t have the same effect of telling BC Hydro, “See, we don’t need Site C, do we?”

In fairness to Hudson’s Hope, this isn’t just about them. A quick online search shows many organizations, such as school district, municipalities, First Nations and others are all applying for grants to go solar. For some, it makes perfect sense, as when compared to diesel generation, the fiscal outlook and carbon credit scheme changes.

But, for most, it’ss the old adage: give me free dollars and I can do all kind of wonderful things — and, best of all, I can tell you, the taxpayer, that I’m looking out after your interests and saving you money. Funny logic, but it seems to work.

After all, if someone (Mr. Trudeau?) were to give me $20,000, I could also reduce my electrical costs around my home for years to come.

I could, for this same price, do it myself, but, it really doesn’t have any payback fiscally, nor does it really change my carbon footprint, when all of my electricity currently comes from water.

From up here, and from my point of view, the world is still flat.

Evan Saugstad lives in Fort St. John.

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Fort St. John councillors have approved new zoning rules that will allow recreational cannabis stores to operate in the city’s downtown core.

The bylaw amendments were passed following a public hearing at city hall Monday night, and setback stores 200 metres from schools and 100 metres from parks.

Just nine people showed up for the meeting, and the city received no letters of objection. Coun. Trevor Bolin recused himself from discussions and the vote, citing a conflict of interest with his commercial real estate holdings.

In total, the rules cover 139 lots in the downtown core zoned C2, and the bylaw provisions allow cannabis stores to operate with no setbacks from one another, and on parcels of land that are only partially inside the prescribed buffer zones.

Theresa Mucci-Rodgers of NorthEast BC Realty was the only member in the gallery to speak to the amendments, telling council her office has seen more than a dozen inquires from companies across Canada eager to capitalize on legalization and hungry for real estate to do business.

Mucci-Rodgers urged council to make careful considerations about how business licences are accepted and approved, noting cities like Edmonton and Calgary are holding licence lotteries.

“Everyone’s watching this meeting and this bylaw to see what’s going to happen next,” she said. “They’ve got us on speed dial and are ready to overwhelm us.”

Council will sort out the nuances of business licensing and how much licence fees will cost at a future council

meeting, and ahead of Oct. 17, when recreational cannabis legalization takes effect across Canada.

Planner Ashley Murphey said the city will review retail licence referrals from the province for location and whether it fits the bylaw. From there, business licensing will be looked at and approved on its own merits, she said.

“In terms of location and siting, it’s going to be a multi-tiered approach with us and the province,” Murphey said. “It’s still the province’s ultimate decision whether to issue a licence to that applicant.”

City Manager Dianne Hunter noted it will cost applicants $7,500 just to apply for a licence from the province, and cautioned that the city can’t be punitive when setting its own fees.

“You can’t set a rate of $20,000 to be punitive because that’s not in the spirit of the legislation,” Hunter said.

She noted municipalities throughout the Peace Region are taking different approaches — for instance, Dawson Creek is looking to charge $2,500, while Pouce Coupe is looking in the range of $5,000 to $10,000 per year. That could complicate recent efforts to establish an inter-municipal business licence program, she said.

“We’ll have to take a look at whether they’ve withdrawn for this particular purpose,” Hunter said.

Council ordered city staff to come back with a report 18 months after legalization takes effect, with input from the city’s development department, the RCMP, and the school district, among other agencies.

“Just to get a report back on how this has gone in the community,” Mayor Lori Ackerman said.

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City Manager Dianne Hunter said the park was designed according to public input, and that $500,000 was budgeted as a best estimate at the time.

“It’s an extensive area, it’s a large development,” she said.

The city has roughly $40 million in reserves, but much of it earmarked to build a new RCMP detachment without borrowing. City staff couldn’t immediately say how much was available for other projects, but Hunter said she was confident there’d be extra money available as other capital works come in under budget.

“This is one of the only projects to come in significantly over the budget we had allocated,” she said.

Coun. Byron Stewart admitted he was shocked by the sticker price of the construction. But, he said, the park’s features would serve the broader general public by addressing public safety concerns, and complementing the neighbouring skate park and disc golf course at Toboggan Hill.

“It’s not just for the dogs, it’s a lot more amenities for the public,” he said.

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Councillors had been asked to approve a $705,947 contract to build the park at Toboggan Hill to Knappett Industries, and add an extra $368,000 to cover project overruns — well over the park’s $500,000 budget.

Instead, councillors asked city staff for a list itemizing the specific costs of the park’s proposed features, as well as a breakdown of how much the city has tucked away in its capital reserves.

“We did a significant amount of community consultation on what a dog park would look like,” Mayor Lori Ackerman said. “As it turns out, what the community wants is more than half a million dollars.”

Plans for the park include clearing out eight acres of forest and brush at Toboggan Hill Park along 93 Street, and building three separately fenced areas for miniature, small, and large dogs.

The park would also feature a yearround walking path, a new parking lot, picnic areas, and watering sites. The contract for the work doesn’t include a washroom, or a pedestrian trail along 93 Street, council was told.

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Emil Carlberg, whose globetrotting adventures brought him briefly to Fort St. John.

Emil Carlberg has biked across America, survived desert and arctic islands, ran through a world championship obstacle course in California, and lived among the Maasai people in Tanzania.

Now, he’s in Fort St. John to catch his breath, and reflect on the last five years of globetrotting adventures he plans to memorialize in a book.

“My body has been a rollercoaster,” Carlberg says of the experiences that have tested him physically and mentally.

Drawn to the outdoors, Carlberg began his adventures when he was just 19, leaving Gothenburg for New York in 2013, and embarking on a 54-day bike trek that ended in Los Angeles.

“I always find American history interesting, more interesting than European history in some parts,” says Carlberg, now 25.

“It’s a nice place, to see the real America. Every day was really intense. There’s so many memories I can write a book on that alone.”

From there, Carlberg hiked off road in New Zealand, an experience he likened to the Lord of the Rings films, and followed that up by marooning himself on an island off the Dominican Republic in 2014 — a three-week survival challenge with only the clothes on his back, a towel, a water bottle and a knife, like a modern day Robinson Crusoe.

“It was like hell on Earth,” he says.

He’s been to the Mount Everest base camp, but didn’t climb the famed peak — maybe in 10 years, he says.

“If I do, I will bring a ladder so I can be five metres above everybody else at the top, if that’s possible,” he says. “It’s

probably not possible, but I will see if it will work out.”

More recently, he’s competed with Team Sweden at an obstacle course running world championship in Lake Tahoe — four-and-a-half hours of blood sweat and tears, he says. In summer 2017, he went to Tanzania and spent eight days with the Maasai people “Most of them had never seen a white person before, so the first day and second day were so intense because there were so many people that came from other villages that wanted to see us and to touch us,” he says.

“There was only one person who could speak english and there 500 of them.”

He spent a month hiking in Nova Scotia earlier this year, and after a twoweek respite in Florida, says he took the chance to visit his aunt in Fort St. John at his parents’ suggestion.

“I looked up Fort St. John and it looked like a very picturesque little city,” he says. “I was thinking, yeah, I could go there, finish the book I’m writing.”

Throughout his adventures, he’s unplugged from social media, and returned home once in awhile to work and complete his studies in public relations.

Carlberg had initially planned to be in Fort St. John until October, but leaves as quickly as he came this Friday, off to Sweden for a sailing adventure. He also has his sights on visiting Thailand some day, with a loose plan to buy a cheap bike and cycle to China.

“It would be nice to see that part of the world, not as a backpacker, but as an adventurer,” he says.

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ow about those long lazy days of summer? Summertime in the north is my favourite season. It’s a time to get out and enjoy our long summer days and warm weather.

It’s a short season, so you may find yourself packing in as much as possible. I always say there’s a lot of time to sleep in the winter when it’s dark. Don’t forget to pack in some quiet cabin time.

For seasonal workers, there’s often a long bridge season between spring break-up and fall projects. Lucky for them, the days are beautiful and the fishing is plentiful. Lots of nice days on the river paddling, floating, boating.

Recreation properties are the hot topic for the summer. The best time to sell the family cabin is in July. There are great summer pics of toasting marshmallows around the fire, tubing down the river, paddling the peace. What do you need to know before you buy or sell your cabin? What’s important to you?

What seasons do you plan on using the cabin?

Location, location, location. There isn’t a large inventory for recreation cabins in the north. More often than not, cabins will sell before they are offered on the open market. And our region tends to put a lot of emphasis on hunting cabins. Proximity to resource development may be a deterrent if you are looking to get away from it all. I have seen quite little five acres hidden away beyond Zippermouth Creek in close proximity to all amenities, but as if you are in the middle of nowhere. If you’re next to a waterbody, research the septic system to ensure no costly upgrades are required. The last I heard, onsite waste water management systems start at

Edwina Nearhood LIFE AT GROUND ZERO

$30,000 and go up from there.

Is the cabin within a fire protection area? Do you have provision for fire suppression? How do you protect your assets? Theft and vandalism can be problematic at times. What is your water source? Power? Off-grid infrastructure?

Are you a fixer upper? It has been fun to watch recreational properties improve to a relaxing getaway. Sweat equity keeps dad and mom busy while the kids are playing.

The most important thing with recreation properties is making memories.

Smiles and belly laughs are priceless.

Summers spent with grandparents at the lake stay with us forever. Cabin life paddling on the lake or river and listening to the wolves howl under the full moon is magical. The howling is a great backdrop for a scary ghost story, and throwing some magic fire dust in the fire will get them screaming in fear.

Muahaha!

Maybe there’s no cabin, just an RV Pad with nothing to worry about when you head home. It’s amazing the recharge one gets from some down time in nature. Give yourself some time. You won’t regret it.

Edwina Nearhood is a life-long resident of Fort St. John, with 30 years experience in the appraisal industry.

THURSDAY, JULY 26, 2018 A11

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PEACE REGION

COURT DOCKET A summary of sentences and fines handed out in Peace Region courts for the week ending July 20, 2018.

Fort St. John Law Courts • Brenda Lee Lumsden (born 1969) was given an 18-month conditional sentence, ordered to provide a DNA sample, handed a 10-year discretionary firearms ban, and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for assault with a weapon.

Lumsden was further assessed a $100 victim surcharge for uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm.

• Adrian James Attachie (born 1991) was handed a two-year probation order, handed a 10-year mandatory firearms ban, ordered to provide a DNA sample, and assessed a $200 victim surcharge for possession of a firearm contrary to order.

• Jordan Jerome Leblanc (born 1998) was fined $500, handed a one-year driving ban, and assessed a $75 victim surcharge for driving with a suspended licence.

Dawson Creek Law Courts • Justin Edward McDermott (born 1990) was handed 12 months of probation and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for counts of possession of a controlled substance, operating a motor vehicle while disqualified, and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle. McDermott was handed another 12 months of probation, ordered to provide a DNA sample, and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for assault with a weapon.

• William Chester Flanders (born 1971) was handed 24 months of probation, ordered to provide a DNA sample, and fined $100 for assault with a weapon.

• Allan Patrick Taylor (born 1977) was handed a one-year probation order with suspended sentence, and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for theft $5,000 or under.

• Arthur Laverne Read (born 1977) was handed 12 months of probation and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for possession of stolen property over $5,000.

• Anthony Solomon Bottle (born 1971) was fined $1,000, handed a one-year driving ban, and assessed a $150 victim surcharge for driving with a suspended licence.

• Jordan Maxwell Totusek (born 1989) was handed 15 days in jail and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for breaching probation.

Chetwynd Law Courts • Maureen Nancy Deswiage (born 1971) was fined $1,000, handed a one-year criminal driving ban, and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for care or control of a vehicle or vessel with a blood alcohol level over 0.08.

• Cody Lorne Martin (born 1990) was fined $1,000, handed a one-year criminal driving ban, and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for care or control of a vehicle or vessel with a blood alcohol level over 0.08.

• Anthony Alexander Fuller (born 1985) was fined $500, handed a one-year driving ban, and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for driving with a suspended licence.

— Tom Summer

Run, don’t walk when zombies invade in fall Common consensus may be that you can out -walk a zombie horde, but when the Kin Club clan returns to Fort St. John this fall, they’ll have residents running for their lives.

That’s the theme of this year’s first annual Run For Your Lives! Zombie Run, a change of pace from the annual charity walk that’s collected donations for local food banks over the last eight years.

This year, the Kin Club of Fort St. John will hold a five-kilometre fun run on Sept. 15, modelled after a game of flag football where participants will have to navigate Kin Park without being caught and infected by a zombie horde trying to steal their flags.

The first 50 runners to finish the race with all their flags will receive a “survivor” medal, and all other runners will receive an “infected” medal.

Prizes will also be awarded to zombies with the best costumes, and who catch and infect the most runners. There will also be a free Zombie Kid’s Dash, where kids will get a chance to chase a special guest.

The Kin Club will be collecting non-perishable food donations for the Women’s Resource Society, and a portion of all proceeds raised will go to the society.

There are 300 spots open for runners, with registration opening July 31.

The event takes place at noon in Kin Park on Sept. 15, with the On Our Way Home Animal Rescue onsite working the barbecue by donation to their cause. Beard’s Brewing is also planning to be on site with a beer garden.

Sponsors and volunteers are needed for the event. For more info, please contact Becky Grimsrud, event chair, at 250-262-1900 or becky@kinclubfsj.com.

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Charlie Lake needs another new fire chief Just as soon as he was promoted to fire chief in Charlie Lake, Dale Widsten is moving on. The fire hall veteran has taken the job as district fire chief for the County of Grande Prairie. Widsten’s last day with Charlie Lake will be Aug. 2, and starts his new post with the county in Sexsmith Aug. 7.

“I really wanted to stay here.

I started my career here, I know everybody here, and got a good relationship with these guys,” Widsten said Tuesday.

“But the County of Grande Prairie is so much of a better opportunity … a huge opportunity for myself and my career.”

Widsten was announced as Charlie Lake’s new chief in late June, moving up the ranks after serving as deputy chief since 2013. He started with the department as a volunteer in 2011, and as deputy chief has been the fire hall’s safety net through a revolving cast of fire chiefs since 2012.

Widsten acknowledged his decision to move is a case of bad timing, saying he applied for the County of Grande Prairie job in April, well before he applied for his Charlie Lake post in May following the exit of Dan Ross.

Though he accepted the job here first, the opportunity at the county was too good to pass up when it was offered afterward, he said. There, he’ll command departments in Sexsmith, Bezanson, LaGlace, and Teepee Creek.

Widsten said he wished the timing was better.

“I wish that I could leave everybody set up with a new deputy chief and a new fire chief coming in,” he said.

“I’m leaving a job I really like to a job that’s going to be even better. Usually, you leave a job you don’t like to something you do like, but I really like my job now and it’s unfortunate I’m leaving for a bigger and better opportunity. I didn’t think it was possible, but it is.”

Lucky number seven?

Nevertheless, fire chief retention has become a growing concern for Charlie Lake and the Peace River Regional District, which is going on its seventh fire chief since taking control of the department from the non-profit Charlie Lake/Grand Haven Fire Protection Society in 2012.

The regional district will be reposting the position as soon

history class

Dale Widsten

as possible, said Deborah JonesMiddleton, protective services manager. The regional district is working on a plan to have an acting chief in the interim, she said.

Brad Sperling, chair of the regional district board and electoral director for Charlie Lake, said he plans to meet with Shawn Dahlen, the district’s acting CAO, to address the ongoing retention and turnover concerns — and whether there are issues beyond career advancement, from wages to facilities, and even district management.

“We need to figure out what we can do, if anything, to get the longevity of our chiefs to stay here,” Sperling said.

“Are there other issues why these chiefs aren’t staying, other than the obvious ones, that they want to make themselves better? And I definitely have nothing against that, whatsoever.”

Sperling said Widsten will be “sorely missed,” as he was critical to the fire hall’s training program.

After assuming control of the fire hall in 2012, the district hired Steven Munshaw as fire chief to replace Al Pinkerton.

Munshaw, however, left for another job less than four months later, clearing the way for Stuart Larson, who served the role for a year. Since, the fire chief role has been filled by Terry Truchan, Dan Ross, and Widsten.

Widsten said every chief before him as left for different reasons, most for other opportunities elsewhere.

Widsten said he’s spoken with his crew, and will hold a meeting with his officers to set them up as best he can. He plans to return home from Sexsmith every weekend until he officially moves, and says he’ll make himself available to the department when needed.

“I got roots in this community and it’s going to be really hard to walk from it and go cold turkey on it. I’m going to maintain contact with everybody over here for a long, long time,” he said.

Cvik hired as HH CAO Hudson’s Hope has hired the former chief administrative officer of the Peace River Regional District to lead the district’s operations.

Chris Cvik replaces Tom Matus, who was released in June without cause.

Council approved the hiring at its meeting July 9. The district had an opening for a chief administrative officer and Cvik was available, Mayor Gwen Johansson said. “I called and asked if he would be interested and he was. It’s an interim appointment at his request,” Johansson wrote in email.

Cvik will serve the role until a permanent CAO is hired. The regional district released Cvik without cause in May, after four years of employment. No formal statements or announcements have been made, aside from council minutes.

— Tom Summer

PRRD hires new procurement officer

The Peace River Regional District has hired a procurement officer. Reza Garfamy started Monday in the newly created position.

The position was approved at May board meeting, and follows a recommendation from an operational audit of regional district practices in fall 2017.

Garfamy will be responsible for managing the regional district’s tendering processes and other asset management initiatives with the finance department. The regional district has averaged around 30 public procurements a year since 2015. The board has approved $63,161 in this year’s budget for the position, based on having a person in the position for six months and includes benefits, according to a staff report.

Historic Dunvegan was on hand for the North Peace Museum on July 21 to teach visitors about the fur trade. The museum grounds were filled with a cast of characters to guide visitors through historic buildings, including Anglican missionary Monica Storrs, businessman and adventurer Paddy Carroll, and police constable Thomas Jamieson,.

Garry Oker from Doig River First Nation was also on hand to talk about Treaty 8 history and culture.

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HOROSCOPE

For Thursday July 26 2018

ARIES (MARCH 21 TO APRIL 19) You are high-viz today. People notice you, especially bosses, parents and VIPs. Ironically, this is a poor day to do anything important. Don’t volunteer for anything

LIBRA (SEPT. 23 TO OCT. 22) Ideally, this is the perfect day to relax at home. You need to cocoon and keep a low profile.

Do not shop for anything other than food, gas and entertainment.

TAURUS (APRIL 20 TO MAY 20) You will love to explore new ideas today. Despite your desire for travel, this is a poor day to make reservations or book an important trip. Just go with the flow.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23 TO NOV. 21) Today is a fuzzy day. You feel indecisive, as if you were a freefloating helium balloon lost in the sky. That’s why this is a poor day for making important decisions or purchases.

GEMINI (MAY 21 TO JUNE 20) Avoid making important decisions regarding inheritances and shared property today.

Wait until tomorrow. Just get information and fill your databank.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22 TO DEC. 21) This is a bad day to make financial decisions. Likewise, don’t spend money on anything other than gas, food and entertainment. Do your homework, but wait until tomorrow to act.

CANCER (JUNE 21 TO JULY 22) Be prepared to cooperate with others today, because the Moon is opposite your sign. However, this is a tricky day. If shopping, spend money only on food, gas and entertainment.

LEO (JULY 23 TO AUG. 22) Expect shortages at work today.

Your efficiency will suffer as well.

Lower your expectations and cope as best you can. Just tread water.

VIRGO (AUG. 23 TO SEPT. 22) This is a creative day! It’s a powerful day for those who work in the entertainment world, the hospitality industry or show business. You also might be successful when working with children.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22 TO JAN. 19) You might feel more emotional than usual because the Moon is in your sign. However, you feel unsure of yourself. In fact, you might be second-guessing everything. Relax — this is par for the course today.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20 TO FEB. 18) Cocoon somewhere if you can, because things are going too fast for you today. Plus, nothing is reliable — not really. Just take it easy.

PISCES (FEB. 19 TO MARCH 20) You’ll enjoy chatting with friends and members of groups today, because people are candid and friendly. However, don’t volunteer for anything or agree to anything important. Relax.

cradle Catholic, I’ve long been disheartened over the abuse scandals involving degenerate Catholic clergy that have surfaced with increasing regularity over the last three decades. I stopped attending Mass for one year after seeing the 2015 Oscar winning drama Spotlight, about the Boston Globe investigation into systemic child sex abuse in Boston by numerous Catholic priests.

The abuse of immoral clergy reached back into my own childhood when I learned that peers with whom I’d attended Catholic high school in London, Ontario, during the 1980s, had been sexually abused as altar servers by their parish priest in childhood.

In 2006, a different London priest pleaded guilty to 47 counts of sexual assault over the same three decades. It was revealed in court that each time someone reported his abuse, the Diocese moved him to a different city, leaving him to act as a parish priest in places like Chatham and London where he continued to have access to children.

In 1989, former pupils of Mount Saint Joseph Academy, a London, Ontario, secondary school for girls run by the Sisters of St. Joseph from 1950 to 1985, reported to the Diocese that this same priest had sexually assaulted them.

The bishop claimed not to believe the women, but during the 2006 investigation police reports dated as far back as 1962 were found hidden in the London Chancery Office, proving that the bishop and other higher-ranking clergy were involved in a coverup of that molester priest’s heinous crimes. Rather than protect innocents entrusted to its care, the church chose to shelter predator clergy instead.

A priest who served for five years during the 1990s at Fort St. John’s Church of the Resurrection was also a known sexual predator to Diocesan leaders who merely shuffled him from parish to parish rather than turn him over to police authorities and defrock him. Like other cleric sexual offenders, he was sent to a treatment facility, the likes of which have proven to be unsuccessful in the rehabilitation of child molesters. Criminal clergy then lives out life in Diocesan

Angela Griffin PEACE REFLECTIONS

retirement homes, not prisons.

In 2012, Australia’s longestrunning royal commission was launched to investigate how the Catholic Church and other institutions responded to the sexual abuse of children in Australia over the last 90 years.

On December 12, 2017, Australia’s Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse delivered its 17-volume report with 189 recommendations, the first of which advises that the Catholic Church make currently mandated celibacy a voluntary practice. It also recommended that priests be prosecuted for sexually assaulting children or for failing to report evidence of child molestation and pedophilia heard in the confessional without the threat of excommunication for breaking the confessional seal.

More than 8,000 survivors of child sex abuse (62% is Catholic) testified for the report, which concluded that church authorities failed over many decades to report child abuse that occurred within the Catholic Church. Pope Francis’s former finance minister, Cardinal George Pell, is the most senior Catholic official to face sex offence charges.

Millions of lives throughout the world have been irreparably destroyed because of sexual crimes committed behind a cleric’s collar. Some victims lost themselves in drugs and alcohol, some committed suicide.

Christ said, “It would be better for him to have a millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea than to cause one of these little ones to stumble” (Luke 17:2). The Catholic Church promises forgiveness for every sin with a heartfelt confession, but such reprehensible sin may not be forgiven simply for the asking.

The Peace is a place of many peoples and faiths. In this space, readers are invited to share their own reflections of faith in the Peace. If you have a story of faith you’d like to share, email angelamarygriffin@gmail.com.

Taking Advantage of Mom Dear Annie: I am a middle child, with an elder sister and a younger brother. We are all within 10 years of one another.

We are a very dysfunctional family. We come from a broken and estranged family. Our parents divorced when I was about 13 years old. My brother does not speak to my father. My siblings have both borrowed a lot of money from my mother. I do not think it is very fair. Please let me know what you would recommend I do, if anything. I’m very worried about Mom’s being taken advantage of. -- Concerned Middle Child Dear Concerned Middle Child: If you suspect that your siblings are exploiting your mom, contact Adult Protective Services. Financial elder abuse is a serious problem, affecting millions of seniors each year.

And sadly, as reported by AARP, in 90 percent of cases, the perpetrator is a family member, friend, neighbor or someone else the victim knows well. For a state-by-state list of resources and more information, visit the National Center on Elder Abuse’s website (https://ncea. acl.gov). On weekdays, you can also use the Eldercare Locator by calling 800-677-1116.

Dear Annie: Years ago, Ann Landers printed a poem for parents who have lost children.

She said it was one of the items that readers requested most. I

I cannot promise he will stay, since all from earth return, But there are lessons taught down there I want this child to learn.

Annie Lane DEAR ANNIE

clipped it and made copies, and over the years, I have given it to several people who have lost children. It is very comforting at the parents’ time of grief. I lost my copy of the poem, and I’m wondering whether you might consider printing it. -- Charles S. Dear Charles S.: The touching poem to which you’re referring is called “A Child of Mine.” It was written by Edgar A. Guest. I’m happy to print it now, and I hope it will offer some comfort to anyone who needs it.

I’ll lend you for a little time, a child of mine, He said.

For you to love while he lives, and mourn when he is dead.

It may be six or seven years, or twenty-two or three.

But will you, till I call him back, take care of him for me?

He’ll bring his charms to gladden you, and shall his stay be brief, You’ll have his lovely memories as solace for your grief.

I’ve looked the wide world over in my search for teachers true And from the throngs that crowd life’s lanes, I have selected you.

Now will you give him all your love, nor think the labor vain, Nor hate me when I come to call, to take him back again?

I fancied that I heard them say, Dear Lord, Thy will be done.

For all the joy Thy child shall bring, the risk of grief we’ll run.

We’ll shelter him with tenderness, we’ll love him while we may; And for the happiness we’ve known, will ever grateful stay.

But shall the angels call for him much sooner than we planned, We’ll brave the bitter grief that comes, and try to understand.

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

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A little rain didn’t stop residents from turning out to Rotary’s 2nd annual Colour Me Run on July 22, 2018. Proceeds from the run are going to support the costs of building the newly reopened Rotary Spray Park.

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The weather was the true opponent in the Taylor Mixed Slo Pitch League’s One-Pitch Tournament, but it also provided a lot of the fun. The tournament went from July 20 to 22, with the bases being lost in muddy puddles on Friday and Sunday. BC Slam won the A division, Dirty Chewbaccas won the B division, and the Mustangs took the C division.

Warren Haugan wins 2018 Lone Wolf Classic With the course in its best shape of the season, the sold out field took to the course for the Annual Rogers Trucking Lone Wolf Classic last weekend, July 21 and 22.

Warren Haugan won the championship flight with a score of 155, which shows how hard the conditions were.

“It feels really good. This is my first time winning the tournament after many second place finishes,” Haugan said.

In what ended up to be a true fight to the finish, competitors faced high winds, rain and cold to determine the winners. After many were rained out for their practice round, golfers woke Saturday to a beautiful sunny day only to see high winds pick up that made the already challenging course take down a few players on Saturday.

Sunday proved to be the true test of will and grit as competitors teed off in the rain with hopes of it ending,

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Jaqueline Trim, left, and Caitlyn Dingwell present the 2018 Lone Wolf Classic Championship Flight trophy to Warren Haugan on July 22. For more results, turn to B5.

but played the entire round in rain, cold winds, and very wet course conditions.

“This year’s tournament was a true test and were were proud to see so many stick it out on Sunday to finish their rounds. With multiple

layers, clothing changes and hundreds of towels, our players did what they could to keep warm,” said Lone Wolf General Manager Dave Callum.

Haugan said the tournament was a blast to

play in, despite the weather.

“Everyone was having a blast, though by the end you could barely feel your hands,” said Haugan.

— L.J. Lawson

Telizyn wins summer games gold While most of their fellow Fort St. John athletes were competing in the B.C. Summer Games last weekend, Joshua Telizyn and Nick Guliov were in Grande Prairie for the 2018 B.C. Summer Games, July 20 to 22, competing in cross country mountain biking.

Telizyn had a strong showing, winning gold in the eliminator, a 1km sprint, and gold in the relay, in which each of three bikers must complete one lap of the 6km course. Telizyn was on a team with two members from the Grande Prairie Wheelers Bike Club. Telizyn was fourth in the

full course race.

“It was great and a lot of fun.

The Wheelers took Nick and I under their wing, and we stole some medals to represent the Blizzard Bicycle Club,” Telizyn said.

Telizyn competed at the event two years ago in Leduc, where he was second in the eliminator and third in the cross country race. Despite his success in biking, Telizyn is turning his attention to speed skating for the rest of the summer. He will attend a training camp in Kamloops July 27 to 29, and then train for the next two weeks in Calgary.

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s much as the summer is about being outside, enjoying the heat, and playing sports, it also means having to deal with rainouts. At the professional level, watching NFL and CFL players play through rain and snow is awesome, and creates unpredictable games, appearing human as they slip on the field and complain about the cold on the sidelines.

Watching these games live can be a lot of fun too. I cherish the memory of being at two snowy, freezing cold Grey Cup games in Edmonton. The stands are full, and everyone is more rowdy and lively, relying on the high stakes of the game to keep them from going home or swearing they’ll never go to a November game again.

Then there’s baseball, where almost no MLB games play in heavy rain, unless it’s during the playoffs. Few things are more disappointing than coming home after work and planning on watching a Blue Jays game during dinner, only to see the game canceled because of rain.

You always feel that these players should be able to tough it out. After all, they’re getting paid to play.

However, when it comes to playing slow pitch locally, nobody complains about rain and having to cancel. Well, at least I don’t. It’s usually cold when it rains, we’re not getting paid to play, and it feels worse when you lose a game in the rain.

Sometimes, when I go golfing, I’ll tough it out, especially if it’s just sprinkling, since golf is expensive and you never know if it’s going to rain for four hours straight. However, most of the time, golfers are content to sit at home on a bad weather day.

This all becomes a little more difficult on the weekends. Both slow pitch and golf tournaments aren’t things you can easily cancel and reschedule because of the weather. The same is true with rodeos. All this time, work, and energy has gone into planning a great tournament that it’s a shame to not see it through.

That’s what happened this weekend in Fort St. John with the Lone Wolf Classic and the Taylor Mixed Slo Pitch League’s One-Pitch Tournament. Everyone was on the same page, was off work anyway, and was game to push through the elements. It makes for an amazing experience when you can throw away any reservations about getting a cold or how much laundry you’ll have to do as a result of the mud.

This situation is even more crucial when it comes to rodeos. The Fort St. John Rodeo depends on fans and profits from ticket sales. The show must go on whether it rains or not. There were about 40 brave people out on July 22 to watch the final day of the rodeo. I could barely make it across the mud to take pictures without falling, and I have no idea how horses can run in it. Apparently I need to invest in rubber boots.

Maybe it’s just me, but as soon as it’s a weekday, my desire to play in the mud goes away. I did play a muddy slow pitch game on July 23 and managed not to fall, so maybe I should just stop complaining.

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Mollie English, left, performed her barrel race on the lone sunny day at the 2018 Fort St. John Rodeo on July 21.

Mavrick Studley, right, of Fort St. John competed in the peewee barrel race on July 22, in the pouring rain and incredibly muddy infield. See alaskahighwaynews.ca for the story and results.

Two Special Olympic athletes from Fort St. John will join 174 of their B.C. counterparts later this month for the 2018 Special Olympics Canada Summer Games.

Athlete Sheryl Jakubowski and rhythmic gymnast Mykaela Stewart are part of Team BC, made up of 174 athletes, 54 coaches, and 16 mission staff members from 38 communities across the province.

Local rhythmic gymnast coach Rachel Lam will also make the trek to the national games, in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, from July 31 to Aug. 4.

“Team BC athletes have been working very hard and we are excited to see them shine at the 2018 Special Olympics Canada Summer Games,” Leslie Thornley, Team BC 2018 Chef de Mission. says.

“They have been training with their local programs, working

with sport-specific experts, and focusing on nutrition so they can be at their best for National Games. We know they will do B.C. proud with their abilities and sportsmanship.”

Team BC athletes qualified for the provincial squad through their performances at the 2017 Special Olympics BC Summer Games in Kamloops.

There, Jakubowski won gold for running long jump with a distance of 1.5700M, as well as a silver in athletics.

Stewart won gold in rhythmic gymnastics for her rope routine, ball routine, ribbon routine, and also all-around with an overall score of 56.200. She also won a silver medal.

In Antigonish, athletes will compete for the opportunity to represent Canada at the 2019 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Abu Dhabi.

North Peace Athletes medal at B.C. Summer Games

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The Cariboo-North East girls volleyball team, which won gold at the 2018 BC Summer Games, beating Vancouver-Coastal in the final. Fort St. John’s Laci Jackson played on the team.

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North Peace athletes are bringing home golden and silver hues from the BC Summer Games in Cowichan over the weekend.

The athletes competed with the Cariboo-North East Zone, which won 34 medals, including 14 gold, 13 silver, and 7 bronze overall at the Games.

From the North Peace, Laci Jackson of Fort St. John won gold with the CaribooNorth East girls volleyball team, which beat VancouverCoastal in the final. Gabby

Capelle and Julia Evans from Dawson Creek also earned gold medals with the team.

Tytan Carson of Fort St. John won a pair of silver medals in the boys 100m freestyle (56.54) and boys 4x50m relay (1:46.51) in swimming. Owen Lang of Fort St. John also won a silver as part of the boys 4x50m relay swim team.

Up next are the 2020 BC Winter Games, scheduled to take place in Fort St. John.

See alaskahighwaynews.ca for full results for North Peace athletes.

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Jhonattan Vegas takes his swing at winning the Canadian Open for the third straight year The Canadian Open is one of the most historyenriched tournaments on the PGA Tour. It is the second oldest stop on the PGA Tour and the third oldest national championship. The event is held in Ontario, Canada at the Glen Abbey Golf Club. Leo Diegel holds the record in this event with four wins in 1924, 1925, 1928 and 1929. This week, along with Vegas (pictured below), FedEx Cup leader Dustin Johnson headlines a lineup that features eight of the top 30 on the points list.

Brittany Lincicome missed the cut at PGA Tour’s Barbasol Championship Brittany Lincicome missed the cut at the PGA Tour’s Barbasol Championship after shooting a 1-under 71 on Saturday. She failed in her bid to become the first female player since 1945 to make the cut in a PGA Tour event. ”I would’ve liked to have shot better Thursday,” said Lincicome, who faced a huge hurdle after an opening 78 left her near the bottom of the field. ”Obviously, today was a pretty nice day, so I guess ending with today’s round is a good way to leave.” The eight-time LPGA Tour winner with two major titles was the first woman since Michelle Wie in 2008 to play in a PGA Tour event. Lincicome had sought to join Babe Zaharias as the only women to make the cut. Hall of Famer Annika Sorenstam and Suzy Whaley have also played in PGA Tour events.

Francesco Molinari closed with a final round 69 on Sunday at the 147th Open Championship for a two-shot win over Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose, Kevin Kisner and Xander Schauffele.

It was his third win in his last five starts. At age 35, the Italian now has his first major championship after only one top-10 finish in 10 previous Open appearances.

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Course Stats Yards: 7,253 Par: 72 18-hole record: 60 72-hole record: 263 Defending champion: Jhonattan Vegas

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Player Points 4) Bubba Watson 1,854 5) Jason Day 1,654 6) Bryson DeChambeau 1,585 7) Francesco Molinari 1,569 8) Patrick Reed 1,521 9) Phil Mickelson 1,507 10) Tony Finau 1,409

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World record paper airplane attempt at Pomeroy falls short An attempt to break a world record for the longest paper airplane flight fell about six feet short last Friday.

Guiness World Record holders John Collins and Joe Ayoob were at the Pomeroy Sport Centre in Fort St. John and tried 10 times to break their standing record of 226 feet and 10 inches, set in 2012.

The closest they got was around 220 feet as a crowd of about 150 people cheered them on.

“As we were in here today, we noticed that the flight path that our current record took wasn’t necessarily the path that was going to get us there for our record today,” Ayoob said.

“There’s a lot of trial and error today, and trying to figure out what’s the best way to attack this arena and venue.

We had some really good throws, got some out there, but unfortunately not far enough for the record.”

Ayoob and Collins are a team — Collins, a former television producer, painstakingly engineers the planes, while Ayoob, a former college football quarterback, throws them. They made their previous record inside an air force hangar near Sacramento.

They were brought to Fort St. John and challenged to best themselves by young paper airplane aficionado Parker Andrews, 6.

Andrews proudly showed off an airplane made and autographed by Collins after the event. The souvenir will go in a special box Andrews says he keeps for special planes.

“This is probably going to be the most special one,” Andrews said.

Collins crafted 24 airplanes for this world record attempt — each take around 25 minutes to make, carefully folded and creased with a bone, and held together by 20 tiny strips of tape.

A paper airplane’s flight can be affected by the slightest details — at

the Pomeroy Sport Centre, hockey boards proved to be an obstacle, and the room’s humidity was a challenge.

Little changes in humidity in particular can have a big impact on the tape holding the planes together, Collins said, though he said city staff had a plan of attack to bring down the humidity as much as they could over the last few days.

Still, paper either absorbs or emits water, Collins explained, and some of the planes absorbed enough to pry the tape loose on some of the throws.

“I don’t think it’s impossible in this room. There’s no question Joe can throw that far,” Collins said.

“Every part of this has to be perfect before you get a world record throw.”

Ayoob estimated he threw between 100 and 115 times — the 10 officials attempts and the rest of them practice.

While the event was livestreamed locally and internationally, there were no breaks over the course of the twohour event, and Ayoob could often be seen stretching out his arm between his throws.

“It’s challenging because you do throw a lot of planes, but the lack of resistance in your hand just fatigues your arm that much quicker,” he said.

Both Collins and Ayoob said they’d be happy to return to Fort St. John in the future for another chance to break their record.

“If we could break the record here and put the Pomeroy on the map as the venue that holds the record ... if they would have us back, I think we would definitely come back and give it another shot,” Ayoob said.

“I hope the community enjoyed being here and watching it, I hope they had fun, and I hope they would welcome us back if we did want to do another attempt.”

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Joe Ayoob lines up to make a world record paper airplane throw at the Pomeroy Sport Centre in Fort St. John on July 20, 2018.

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Ronan Cullen of the North Peace Peewee A Black Sox was named his team’s MVP of the semi-final game against Delia at Tier 1 provincials in Delia on July 22. The team went 2-1 at the tournament, losing in the semi-final, capping a fantastic season for the Black Sox.

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The Pocono Raceway is recognized as one of NASCAR’s most competitive raceways.

Pocono’s unusual triangular configuration is conducive to many lead changes, especially with the longest straightaway and the widest main straight with the longest and widest Pit Road. Last week’s winner, Kevin Harvick, finished 2nd in last year’s race.

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

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Xfinity Series Top Ten Top 10s 16 16 14 15 11 10 11 11 10 10

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

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Tony Stewart lobbies for Cup Series race at Eldora Speedway Tony Stewart has promoted NASCAR Camping World Truck Series events at Eldora Speedway, his half-mile dirt oval, for the past six years. Stewart now eyes a NASCAR Cup Series race at the track sometime in the future. “If you can do it with trucks, you can do it with Xfinity, you can do it with Cup, you can do it with anything,” Stewart told ESPN Wednesday night after the Truck Series Eldora Dirt Derby.

“Let’s try to get an Xfinity race here; let’s crawl before we walk, and then walk before we sprint.” The track had another solid crowd but not a sellout of its 17,782 seats for the midweek event.

NASCAR has not added a new date to the schedule since 2001.

Charlotte Motor Speedway installing synthetic turf Charlotte Motor Speedway has begun installing more than 88,000 square feet of synthetic turf on the frontstretch of the speedway’s infield. Synthetic turf was first installed in October 2017 at the exit of Oval Turn 4 as a part of Charlotte Motor Speedway’s ROVAL course. The turf is designed to slow cars down in a quicker, more efficient manner than regular grass. In addition to improving safety for drivers who come in contact with the area, the turf is more environmentally friendly than natural grass.

Racing Trivia Which current driver has the most wins at Pocono Speedway? a) Jimmie Johnson b) Denny Hamlin

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Kevin Harvick bumped Kyle Busch from the lead with six laps to go and stayed out front to win the Foxwoods Casino Resort 301 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday. “I didn’t know if I was going to get there at the end and just felt that was the best opportunity,” Harvick said. “We were running out of laps. I didn’t want to wreck him, I just knew that might be my only opportunity.” The win was Harvick’s 6th win this season and the 43rd of his career.

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Answer : b) Denny Hamlin has 4 wins at Pocono Speedway, the most of any current driver in the Cup Series.

Last Weekend’s Race: Kevin Harvick won at New Hampshire

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Cut the booze to feel the boost

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ost of us have heard that alcohol in moderation, red wine in particular, can have a positive impact on your heart health.

But what are the negative impacts and what exactly is moderation?

According to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2015-2020, drinking in moderation means one drink per day for women and two drinks per day for men. The type and percentage of alcohol determines the amount of beverage that will be considered one drink. For example, 5 fluid ounces at 12% alcohol is equal to one drink, and 12 fluid ounces at 5% alcohol is also equal to one drink.

Alcohol can have a negative impact on weight loss. With 7 calories per gram, it’s the second most calorie-rich nutrient after fat. Heavy drinking can quickly ramp up your calorie intake because it doesn’t make you feel full, and especially since it’s usually paired with unhealthy snacks or mixes.

Stephenie Sutherland HEALTH HACKS

Alcohol is also burned first when it’s consumed instead of carbohydrates or fats, which means those are then stored as adipose tissue.

Even though light to moderate drinking can be good for your heart health and lower the risk for heart disease, heavy drinking can greatly increase the risk. Heavy drinking can also increase the risk for type 2 diabetes, depression, and anxiety.

After a night of drinking you may think you have a deep peaceful sleep, but that is not the case. Alcohol consumption before bed can increase periods of unrest or wakefulness during your sleep cycles, which can severely

take away from your much-needed sleep. Lost sleep, regardless of the reason, can create an imbalance in your hormones and affect hunger, satiety, and energy storage.

If you’re trying to lose weight and live a healthy active life, you don’t have to rid your life of alcohol, but keeping the drinking to a minimum will be your best bet.

Wellness Round-Up:

Did you score the winning goal?

Do you know an amazing teammate who deserves a moment in the sun?

Send us a photo of the player in action for the paper. Email sports@ahnfsj.ca

A study done by the University of Michigan found liver disease deaths jumped by 65% in the US from 19992016, and this increase has mostly affected adults aged 25-34. The increase in young adult deaths has been caused entirely by alcohol-related liver disease; meaning it’s completely preventable.

Stephenie Sutherland is a Fort St. John student studying nutrition and food sciences.

9916-98 St., Fort St. John, BC

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The journey of positive change is a slow and steady race

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ust because we think we know the steps to be successful in making lifestyle and diet changes doesn’t mean the process isn’t challenging. By now, you know me as a local nutrition coach, but what you don’t know is how hard it was for me to make lifestyle changes.

I was a typical 23-year-old; happy, carefree, and about to get married. Six weeks after my wedding, my husband and I were in a car accident and I was in the throws of my first experience with posttraumatic stress disorder.

One year later, I was dealing with another car accident because of a careless driver making an illegal U-turn. I spent three years in rehabilitation and therapy for

the trauma that my mind and body went through. During that time, I emotionally ate a lot, I’d get uncontrollably sad, and, at times, I still get anxious.

I was eventually faced with a decision to make: be who I thought these accidents forced me to become, or find out who I am deep down, underneath all the anxiety and stress. I decided to find out what I had become and I unearthed a nutrition coach with a love for strength training and realized that my shy and quiet personality is ideal for comforting people who need accountability and direction.

The point of my personal story is that my road to change came with working through a lot of pain. I failed many times

through the process because I was bulldozed with stress and didn’t know how to deal with it. But that didn’t stop me from continuing on and choosing to make positive changes.

I know many people are enduring stressful life situations each and every day. Stress and problems are challenging to work through as they affect our emotional state. Our emotions dictate our actions and outlook on life, and, in turn, our actions dictate our ability to resolve and recover from stress.

Let’s use a group example: we have a bad day, nothing goes right at work, our boss puts us on notice that we might get fired, our pet is sick, and our extended family is being unkind. On our way

home, we have the conscious decision to stop and get something that gives us an emotional break from the stress, and in reality there’s nothing wrong with that behaviour in moderation.

When that behaviour becomes an uncontrollable daily routine, then we have to acknowledge that there is more going on than we are successfully coping with.

If we want to change deep patterns of behaviour triggered by stress, demanding ourselves to sustain huge changes in diet and behaviour is like asking an 80-year-old person to sprint with no previous experience or training. It is unreasonable and ultimately harming regardless of the distance. Whereas dealing

North Peace District 4H Report Beef Results: Top Jr Groomer –

Kamryn Mailman (Silver Willow)

Top Inter. Groomer –

Mikayla Loewen (Prespatou)

Top Sr. Groomer –

Savannah Loewen (Prespatou)

Top Overall Groomer –

Savannah Loewen (Prespatou)

Top Jr Showman –

Grace Trask (Wonowon)

Top Inter Showman –

Mikayla Loewen (Prespatou)

Top Sr. Showman –

Conrad Wiebe (Prespatou)

Top Overall Showman -

Conrad Wiebe (Prespatou)

Grand Champion Heifer –

Seth Harmon (Green Valley)

Reserve Champion Heifer –

Julia Evans (Lakeshore)

Grand Champion 2 Yr Old Cow/Calf – Donovan Snider (Silver Willow) Reserve Champion 2 Yr Old Cow/Calf – Rheana Gilbert (Silver Willow) Grand Champion Mature Cow/Calf –

Lacey Wiebe (Prespatou)

Reserve Champion Mature Cow/Calf – Sara Trask (Wonowon)

Horse Results: Overall Horse Husbandry Sponsored by Beatton Community 4H Club - Braiden Markwick (Beatton) All Units Highest Scoring Showmanship Sponsored by Beatton Community 4H Club - Tory Snider (Beatton) All Units Highest Scoring Equitation Sponsored by Beatton Community 4H Club - Melaina Nickerson (Beatton) High Point Level 1-3 Sponsored by Beatton Community 4H Club - Mollie English (Beatton) High Point Level 4-7 Sponsored by Beatton Community 4H Club - Tory Snider (Beatton) Combined Showmanship/ Equitation Gold Senior: Tory Snider, Isabel Amboe, Melaina Nickerson.

Silver Senior:

Braiden Markwick, Josie Lawlor

Gold Junior:

Raelle Amboe, Emilia Dyksterhuis, Mollie English, Shaelyn Leunberger, Harlan Giesbrecht, Emry Clay, Tamsyn Clay

Grand Champion Female of the Show – Donovan Snider (Silver Willow) Reserve Champion Female of the Show – Seth Harmon (Green Valley) Grand Champion Steer –

Raymond Dick (Prespatou)

Reserve Champion Steer –

Savannah Loewen (Prespatou)

Grand Champion Pen of 3 Steers –

Wonowon

Reserve Champion Pen of 3 Steers – Prespatou

Silver & Bronze Junior: Arlee Newsham, Marin Hewitt, Teneah Kimmie, Kayla Leunberger, Jordana Whitford Sheep Results: Top Jr Groomer –

Joelle Shipley (Silver Willow)

Top Inter. Groomer –

Holey Loewen (Prespatou)

Top Sr Groomer –

Ella Bennett (Silver Willow)

Top Overall Groomer –

Ella Bennett (Silver Willow)

Top Jr Showman –

Piper Masse (Silver Willow)

Top Inter Showman –

Turel Peters (Silver Willow)

Top Sr Showman –

Lorna Loewen (Prespatou)

Steer with Best Rate of Gain –

Clayton Fell 3.75 lbs. /day (Silver Willow)

Herdsman of the Day –

Connor Harmon (Green Valley)

Top Jr Member Overall –

Kaylee Wiebe (Prespatou)

Top Inter. Member Overall –

Mikayla Loewen (Prespatou)

Top Sr. Member Overall –

Savannah Loewen (Prespatou)

Best Dress Club –

Silver Willow

Top Overall Showman -

Turel Peters (Silver Willow)

Best Barn Display –

Beatton

Grand Champion Ewe Lamb –

Kendra Gilbert (Silver Willow)

Reserve Champion Ewe Lamb –

Rebecca Neudrof (Wonowon)

Grand Champion Yearling Ewe –

Emily Babcock (Silver Willow)

Reserve Champion Yearling Ewe –

Brooke Babcock (Silver Willow)

Grand Champion Ewe with Lamb –

Kiara Selin (Silver Willow) Ella Bennett (Silver Willow)

Dog Results: Jr Showmanship –

Ginger Lucas-Jarnagan (Silver Willow)

Sr Showmanship –

Kyra Taylor (Silver Willow)

Top Jr Unit A –

Amy Ballard (Silver Willow)

Reserve Champion Ewe with Lamb –

Top Sr Unit A –

Kayli Taylor (Silver Willow)

Grand Champion Female of the Show – Kiara Selin (Silver Willow)

Top Jr Unit 1 -

Amy Ballard (Silver Willow)

Reserve Champion Female of the Show - Kendra Gilbert (Silver Willow)

Top Sr Unit 1 -

Kayli Taylor (Silver Willow)

Lamb with Best Rate of Gain –

Lorna Loewen (Prespatou)

Top Jr High Point in Trial -

Amy Ballard (Silver Willow)

Top Sr High Point in Trial -

Kayli Taylor (Silver Willow)

Shepard of the Day –

Maria Hanson (Silver Willow)

Top Jr Member Overall –

Emily Wiebe (Prespatou)

Top Inter. Member Overall –

Turel Peters (Silver Willow)

Top Sr. Member Overall –

Lorna Loewen (Prespatou)

Top Jr Handler and Canine Partnership - Amy Ballard (Silver Willow) Top Sr Handler and Canine Partnership - Kayli Taylor (Silver Willow)

with one small change until you have it mastered teaches you where your emotions and mindset guide you under times of stress. You will give yourself the opportunity to learn about your natural patterns and tendencies for dealing with stress.

When you have knowledge about what you will instinctively do when put under pressure, you’ll be better equipped to deal with stress in a positive way.

Sometimes it takes everything you’ve got just to think about changing. That, in itself, is making the conscious decision to view change as positive.

Caitlyn Harbottle is a Peace Region nutrition coach.

The North Peace 4-H District held their annual achievement days on July 6 & 7 at the North Peace Fall Fair Grounds, just north of Fort St John. There was several different projects on display, including Beef, Horse, Sheep, Swine, Photography and 2 new projects Dog and Woolcraft. At 5pm on Saturday the market projects were up for auction, which was followed by the “Friends of 4-H” Beef on a Bun Supper.

This year a live band play at the family dance that followed. The 4-H District would like to thank all the trophy and award sponsors, volunteers and buyers that help make the 4-H year such a success.

Swine Results: Overall Groomer – Overall Showman –

Josiah Koop (Lakeshore) Liam Koop (Lakeshore)

Grand Champion Market Hog -

Josiah Koop (Lakeshore)

Reserve Champion Market Hog –

Evan Koop (Lakeshore)

Woolcraft Results: Skein of Hand Spun Wool - 1st

Emily Babcock & Brook Babcock

- 2nd Kristina Maldonado, Heidi Neudrof & Rebecca Neudrof Kumihimo Bracelet - 1st Kristina Maldonaldo, Emily Babcock, Brooke Babcock, & Rebecca Neudrof Wool Felted Soap - 1st Kristina Maldonaldo, Emily Babcock, Brooke Babcock, Heidi Neudrof & Rebecca Neudrof Project Display -

1st Kristina Maldonaldo, Emily Babcock, Brooke Babcock, Heidi Neudrof & Rebecca Neudrof

Showmanship -

1st Kristina Maldonaldo, Emily Babcock, & Brooke Babcock 2nd Heidi Neudrof & Rebecca Neudrof

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who makes our Achievement Days a Great Success!

THURSDAY, JULY 26, 2018 B5

Local Sports

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The weather couldn’t damper the spirits of this team at the Taylor One-Pitch Tournament on July 22.

dillon giancola photos

Schaanie Humphrey, left, and Jersey Saik work on their skating at the Rotary Skate Park on July 23, during the second of two week-long skate camps by Victory Skateboards. On July 28, the skate park will be host to the first annual Victory Open skateboard competition.

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Travis Eggers, left, and his playing partner enjoyed the nice weather on July 21 during the first round of the 2018 Lone Wolf Classic. The weather for the round on July 22 was a lot different. Eggers was second in the championship flight.

Lone Wolf Classic Results Championship Flight Low Gross – Warren Haugen 155 / Low Net – Aiden CraigSteele 150 Second Low Gross – Travis Eggers 156 / Second Low Net – Bill Niemi 154 Third Low Gross- Larry Ramstad 158 / Third Low Net – Dillon Paquette 156 First Flight Low Gross – Craig Simpson 167 / Low Net – Rory Chapple 155 Second Low Gross – Forest Liddicoat 174 / Second Low Net

– Shawn Cashin 157 Second Flight Low Gross – Trent McGarry 168 / Low Net – Rod Guillon 149 Second Low Gross – Ryan Lucas 177 / Second Low Net – Joe Cashin 153 Third Flight Low Gross – Dominic Chmelyk 186 / Low Net – Marcel Rose 151 Second Low Gross – Kevin Cage 186 / Second Low Net – Kurt Halliday 156

Senior Championship Flight Low Gross – Gord Gas 165 / Low Net – Joe Peterkin 150 Second Low Gross – Dan Hogg 172 / Second Low Net – Rob Fraser 151 Senior First Flight Low Gross – Rudy Paquette 189 / Low Net – Calvin Elson 153 Second Low Gross – Randy Morrow 153 / Second Low Net – Brian Haddow 159 Third Low Gross – Dwayne Beer 210 / Third Low Net – Cor Buys 162

B6 THURSDAY, JULY 26, 2018

Classifieds Notice: Kevin & Michelle Stigners of 9119 116 Ave, FSJ, BC will be disposing of abandoned items left by Shawn Lamouroux from: 10388 98 St. Taylor, BC. Included are general household, leisure and mechanical items. They will be disposed of after 30 days of this notice being posted, unless persons notified takes items, establishes rights to them, or makes a dispute resolution application with the RTB or in Supreme Court to establish rights to these items.

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Announcements Lost June 20 − Men’s Wedding Ring Dawson Airport or Shell Gas Station − Simple men’s gold band with small dia− mond. Inscription inside: "Diana loves Bruce 10−09−87".

Truly sentimental.

Reward for good Samaritan. Send photo if found to confirm & collect reward.

604−992−1718 jbrucepollock@gmai l.com

In Loving Memory of

Joe Theobald Aug 29/33 - July 25/13

Loved ones never go away They walk beside us everyday Unseen, unheard but always near Forever loved and always dear!

Love

from your family.

Birthdays

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BIRTHDAY PARTY for FAY CLEASE @ Senior’s Hall in DC Saturday Aug-11-2:00-4:00.

NO GIFTS PLEASE

Mile “O” Quilter’s Guild meets every Tuesday & Thursday in Dawson Creek at KPAC in Studio #10 at 7pm

Teamsters Local Union 213 Union Wages and Benefits!

Teamsters Local 213 is looking for Class 1, 2 & 3 drivers for Pipeline and Construction work in BC. Please forward resumes to: dispatch@teamsters213 .org

Robert ert b) (Bob) iam William Slavik

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Children of Edward and Esther Slavik. Bob attended Daysland School until the summer of 1956 when the family moved to Fort Resolution, North West Territories where Bob's dad had been transferred to through the airport. Then in 1961 Bob's dad was transferred once again to the Fort St John airport, where Bob finished his schooling in Fort St. John, and went on to continue with post education becoming a licensed plumber/pipe fitter, and worked in Fort St John and area, owning two businesses in Fort St. John, D&B Water Conditioning, and Independent Plumbing and Heating, where he worked until he retired in 2009.

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March 26, 1930 - July 15, 2018

It is with very heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our mother Margaret Stark “Molly” -nee Kirkpatrick.

Mom was born in Pouce Coupe, BC and grew up on a farm in Baldonnel.

She met our Dad, Bill Stark, at a dance at the Elk’s Hall in 1951.

They were married in 1953, had three children and resided in Fort St John her entire life before suffering a stroke four years ago while in Prince George. She remained there in order to be close to family.

She is survived by her children Danny (Darlene) Stark, Jacki (Dwight) Stark-MacKay, Trish (Bill) Douglass. Her grandchildren Chris Stark, Mike (Amanda) Stark, Liam MacKay, Sean MacKay, Dryden Douglass, Molly Douglass and Camryn Douglass. Step grandchildren Ryan (Adrienne) Nadalin and Chelsea (Marcel) Vonah. Five step great grandchildren and sister in law Marie Kirkpatrick.

Also extended family in Canada, the U.S and Northern Ireland.

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

Career OppOrtunities SANDMAN INNS RURAL BC recruiting management couples, both full-time and part-time roles available. Ask us about our great employee perks and accommodation. Apply sbraid@sandman.ca

Land Act:

Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land

The Lands File for this application is 8016022.

Written comments concerning this application should be directed to Joyce Veller, Authorization Officer, Northeast Region, MFLNRO, at 100, 10003-110 Avenue, Fort St. John, BC, V1J 6M7, (250) 787-3438. Comments will be received by MFLNRO up to September 10, 2018. MFLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit the website at www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp for more information and a map of the application area.

Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. Access to these records requires the submission of a Freedom of Information (FOI) request.

Visit http://www.gov.bc.ca/freedomofinformation to learn more about FOI submissions.

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Business OppOrtunities

Child Caregiver: 7 year old girl & 17 month boy. $12.65 per hour.

Permanent-40 hours per week. Employer’s home/94 Ave, Completion of Secondary School, some college/ CEPEG/Vocational or technical training in child care or related field. 1 to 2 years supervision of children.

Assist children on personal hygiene. Plan, prepare meals for children, participate in games, reading and may perform light housekeeping.

Accomodation could be made available on a live-in basis at no cost.

But not a condition of employment. Apply by email: herbert_barateta@ yahoo.com

TROUBLE WALKING? HIP or KNEE REPLACEMENT, or other conditions causing restrictions in daily activities? $2,000 tax credit. $40,000 refund cheque/rebates.

Disability Tax credit.

1-844-453-5372 TYPE 1 DIABETES? TROUBLE WALKING? Hip or Knee Replacement, or conditions causing restrictions in daily activities? $2,000 tax credit, $40,000 refund cheque/rebates.

Disability Tax Credit. 1844-453-5372.

MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION! In-demand career! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get online training you need from an employertrusted program. Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1855-768-3362 to start training for your workat-home career today!

Mobile/Pads Mobile Home Pad available in Forest Lawn Mobile Home Park for new 16’ or 20’ wide home.

250-262-2847

In Loving Memory of

John Goertzen

May 28, 1964 – July 24, 2017 If tears could build a stairway, and memories a lane, I would walk right up to Heaven and bring you back again.

No farewell words were spoken, No time to say “Goodbye”.

You were gone before I knew it, and only God knows why.

My heart still aches with sadness, and secret tears still flow.

What it meant to love you, no one can ever know.

But now I know you want me to mourn for you no more; to remember all the happy times life still has in store.

Since you’ll never be forgotten, I pledge to you today, A hollowed place within my heart is where you’ll always stay.

Loved and sadly missed by your Mother

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In Loving Memory of

John Goertzen

May 28, 1964 – July 24, 2017 How constantly we think of you, With hearts and eyes that fill, The love in life we had for you, In death grows stronger still.

Let the winds of love blow softly and whisper for you to hear, We love and miss you dearly, As it dawns a full year.

We miss you so much!

Love your Brothers, Sisters, Nephews & Nieces LegaL/PubLic Notices

The court bailiff will offer for sale by sealed bid the interest of the following judgment debtor, M.R. VENTURES LTD., in the following goods and chattels purported to be

Mom and Dad travelled extensively and some of their fondest memories were made while doing so in their motor home. Mom loved to entertain and enjoyed frequent get togethers with their many friends and family.

After dad’s passing in 2000 she became involved with the Fort St John Legion where she made many new friends and enjoyed her time there very much.

1998 Western Star Gravel Box Truck VIN# 2WLRDDCJ1WK951092 1982 McCoy Gravel Pup VIN# 6EP20008 Sold on an as is, where is basis.

Sealed bids will be received at the court bailiff’s at the noted address below, up to the hour of 1:30 p.m., Monday, July 30, 2018.

Mom will be fondly remembered for her quick wit, great sense of humour, love of country music, dancing, the Edmonton Oilers, the Toronto Blue Jays, crossword puzzles, homemade wine and a good game of crib.

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She loved Dad, us, and the Peace River country with all of her heart.

She thought Fort St John was the greatest place on earth and God help you if you suggested otherwise.

Sale may be subject to cancellation without notice. The court bailiff reserves the right to adjourn the sale without notice and may apply to the court for further direction if the need arises.

Terms of Sale: Each bid must be accompanied by a bank draft or money order for 10 per cent of the bid made payable to the court bailiff’s office. The balance of the bid, plus Social Services Tax and GST (if applicable), to be paid immediately upon acceptance of the bid. Failure to pay the balance at the agreed time may result in forfeiture of the deposit.

To view the vehicle, call or visit Joyce Smith Court Bailiff Expert Bailiff & Collection Services Ltd. 10315 - 100 Avenue Fort St. John, B.C. V1J 1Y8 250-785-9222

Business services Arctic Duct Cleaning, Furnace & duct cleaning, Chimney sweep. 250-787-7217 (FSJ) Arctic Duct Cleaning.

Furnace & Duct Cleaning, Chimney Sweep.

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Rooms FSJ Motor Inn. 10707-102 St. Furnished & private rooms. $750/month.

Full kitchen, bathroom, T.V. & Wi-Fi, utilities included. Call Gary/250-682-1982

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Farms For sale 3000 ACRES OF COMPLETE High End Cattle & Grain Operation for Sale in Sask. Manages 2k to 3k Cow/Calf Operation with Complete Solid Infrastructure. 200k Acres Cultivated. Contact Doug @ 306-716-2671 or saskfarms@shaw.ca Mobile/Manufactured HoMes for sale

Court Bailiff’s Sale

She is predeceased by her parents John and Peggy Kirkpatrick, as well as brothers Ken (Anne) Kirkpatrick and Neil Kirkpatrick.

Memorial donations in memory of our Mom may be made to the Fort St John Hospital Foundation.

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

General employment

Take notice that Peaceland Oilfield Services Ltd. from Fort St. John, BC has applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Northeast Region, for a Licence of Occupation situated on Provincial Crown land located at Sikanni Chief River.

MOLLY STARK

A celebration of life will be held at a later date in Fort St John.

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Dawson Creek Seniors Hall Activities 1011 McKellar Ave. Floor curling, carpet bowling, pool, line dancing, bridge, crib, darts, bingo, Wellness Exercise, craft classes.

Schedules are available at the hall. Come and see our hall and try out our activities.

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.

The family wo would like to thank Dr. W. Brussow, Hamres Funeral Chapel, Fort St. John Canadian Legion, and all the family and friends ends for their kindness and sympathy. s mpathy can be In lieu of flowers expressions of sympathy made to the He an Legion or to Heart and Stroke Foundation, Fort St John Canadian the charity of yyour choice.

If love could’ve saved her, she’d be with us still.

August 3,4,5, 2018Groundbirch Pasture Pic kin’ Jamboree at Groundbirch Community Hall 30 Miles West of Dawson Creek on Hwy. 97 South Towards Chetwynd. FREE ROUGH CAMPING-Admission

by Donations- Vendors On Site-Concession Stand Serving pancake Breakfast Saturday & Sunday.

Cold Plate Supper Saturday + Hamburgers, Hotdogs.

French fries, Ice cream Treats, Pop , Coffee, Water & More. Contact Grant or Karen: 250-8437246 or 250-7820580 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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The Lands File for this application is 8014439.

Written comments concerning this application should be directed to Joyce Veller, Authorization Officer, Northeast Region, MFLNRO, at 100-10003-110th Avenue, Fort St. John, BC V1J 6M7, (250)7873438. Comments will be received by MFLNRO up to September 1, 2018. MFLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit the website at www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp for more information and a map of the application area or send comments directly to: AuthorizingAgency.FortStJohn@gov.bc.ca A Government decision for this application is expected on or after September 1, 2018.

Bob loved the world of music learning to play guitar, he started out as lead guitar player but also played base, but his favorite was Steel guitar. Bob played in many bands in and around Fort St. John. Bob was married to Elaine Pratt and had two sons, Sean born May 28, 1972, and Stacey born December 20, 1974.

Sean followed in his father's footsteps going into the plumbing trade in Fort St John, and Stacey a welder in Edmonton, Alberta. Bob met the love of his life Linda Wilson, they enjoyed traveling together with his music and playing in the many bands, and worked together in his businesses. Bob and Linda were married April 09, 1994. Bob's other passions were fishing, camping, carpentering, gardening and butchering alongside Linda. On June 17, 2018 Bob passed peacefully at home with Linda by his side. Bob was predeceased by his parents Esther and Edward Slavik, he is survived by his wife Linda, son's Sean (Andrea) of Fort St John and Stacey of Edmonton, Alta., brothers Aubrey (Gabrielle) of Millet, Alta., Rick (Donna) of Terrace, B.C., Darren (Carrie) of Port Moody, B.C., sister Trudy (Garrie) Goode of Summerland, B.C., three grandchildren Meagan, Carisa, and Tayver, manyy nieces, nephews, and ccousins.

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Acquired Brain Injury Support Group: ABI Support group meets every 2nd & 4th Thursday of month at 6:00pm at the Northern Brain Injury Association office: #11-1405 102 Ave Dawson Creek. Please call 250-719-4673 for more information. http://nbia.ca/ Alexander Family Reunion August 3, 4, 5th at South Taylor BC Contact Doreen 250261-1008 Box 581 Taylor BC V0C 2K0. Looking for some help, funds & items. smallspuds@hotmail.com SATURDAYS: LEARN YOUR ROOTS - Genealogy information NAR PARK ROOTS BUILDING 10:00am peacecountryroots.ca

Take notice that Innergex Renewable Energy Inc. from Vancouver, BC, has applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development (MFLNRORD), Northeast Region, for an Investigative Wind Power tenure situated on Provincial Crown land located at Mt. Suprenant (Chetwynd), Peace River District).

Robert William Slavik was born in Daysland, Alberta on November 06, 1947, Bob was the second child of five

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

November 06, 1947 June 17, 2018

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PERSPECTIVES

Preventing weekend warrior syndrome

S

ome people do it all the time. They pack a week’s worth of activity into a weekend with pickup football games, long hikes, or marathon sessions at the gym.

While most people expect to pay for their exercise spurt with achy muscles, stiff joints, and possible injury, many dog and horse owners don’t realize their animal partners experience the same risks and discomforts after a long weekend on the trail, at the park, or in the show ring.

Our animal companions are at the same risks for injury as their humans, which may include delayed onset muscle soreness, sprains, strains, soft tissue tears, joint injury, bone bruising, or inflammation and foot pain. Horses are also at risk for laminitis and tying

Dr. Kim Jones NORTH PEACE CREATURE FEATURE

up. Tying up (also known as exertion rhabdomyolysis) is caused by severe muscle inflammation and can lead to muscle tissue damage, causing a muscle pigment called myoglobin to be released into the blood stream. This pigment is filtered by the kidneys and in large amounts can cause kidney damage, which could potentially be fatal to the affected horse.

This is a medical emergency and a veterinarian should be contacted immediately for urgent treatment.

If you have overdone it with your dog or horse, a visit to your veterinarian is likely in order. Your veterinarian may prescribe medications to help with inflammation and pain, cold therapy, support bandages, massage, passive range of motion exercises, and rest. Do not use human pain medications for your companion animals.

This is where we should heed Benjamin Franklin’s advice: an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

You need to condition your companion animals’ bodies for the exercise you want them to be able to endure, and you need to take their potential limitations into consideration as well. An English bulldog is not built for marathon running.

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Dan Webster won Blizzard Bike Club’s Bear Flat Hill Climb on July 22 in a time of 29:06.

A horse turned out to pasture, or a dog put out in the yard is not going to exercise themselves enough to challenge their body’s tissues to gain the strength and flexibility required for more strenuous activities. Owners need to put in the time to regularly exercise their horses and dogs three to four times per week for 30 to 45 minute sessions, or longer once the animals are in good shape. If you can’t do this personally, it might be a good idea to consider hiring a trainer.

To avoid injury, it’s also important not to overdo exercising an unfit animal if they’re normally only exercised intermittently.

Be mindful that you’re determining workout duration and intensity, and don’t push

your companion too far. You also need to consider the age of your pet. Immature, growing animals and geriatrics cannot perform to the same levels as mature young adults.

If you need some guidance on what’s appropriate for your animal, consult with your veterinarian. The take-home message is to ensure your animal’s body is fit enough for the task ahead — and if it isn’t, then be sure to put the time and training in to get them there first.

Dr. Kim Jones joined the North Peace Veterinary Clinic care team in 2009 after graduating with distinction from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine.

Above: Lorna Loewen, Top Senior Showman in the sheep category at the 2018 North Peace 4-H Achievement Days held July 6 and 7.

Left: Athan Iannucci Lacrosse Camp at Pomeroy Sport Centre July 21 and 22.

FORT ST. JOHN & DISTRICT CHURCH DIRECTORY ANGLICAN CHURCH of CANADA NoRTH PEACE PARISH Please join us at our temporary location at the Peace Lutheran Church @ 1:30pm Ph: 250-785-6471 “All are Invited and Welcome Here” - (Luke 14:23) SERVICES St. Martin’s, fort St. John, BC Sundays 1:30 p.m.

Rev. Enid Pow ********** Church of the Good Shepherd Taylor, BC - Sundays 10:00 a.m. ********** St. Matthias, Cecil Lake, BC 3rd Sun. of the Month 3:00 p.m.

Holy Communion BAHA’I fAITH BAHA’I fAITH National Baha’i Information 1-800-433-3284 Regular Firesides Mondays @ 8:00 p.m.

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250-787-0089 ********** BAPTIST CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH 9607-107th Ave., fSJ Ph. (Office) 250-785-4307 Pastor: Michael Hayes Associate Pastor: Doug Janzen SUNDAY WoRSHIP SERVICE 10:30AM ********** CATHoLIC RoMAN CATHoLIC CHURCH (Resurrection Church) Pastor: Rev. Louis Kwena Phone 250-785-3413 www.fsjresurrectionchurch.com MASSES: Saturday 7:30 p.m.

Sunday - 10:00 a.m. oNLY OFFICE HOURS: Mon.-Fri. 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

BAPTISM: Contact the Pastor 3 months before baptism.

MARRIAGES: Contact the Pastor 6 months before the wedding. ********** ALLIANCE CHURCH 9804-99 Ave., fort St. John, BC V1J 3T8 Ph: 250-785-4644 fax: 250-785-8932 e-mail: office@fsjalliance.ca www.fsjalliance.ca SUNDAY WoRSHIP SERVICE: 9:15am & 11:00am KIDVILLE: for ages 2yrs.-Gr.6 @ 9:15am **********

CoMMUNITY CHURCH CHARLIE LAKE CoMMUNITY CHURCH Associate Pastor: Jared Braun 250-785-1723 fax: 250-785-4136 clcc@pris.ca SUNDAY SCHooL: 10:40am SUNDAY WoRSHIP: 10:40am 1st left turn off Alaska Highway past the Charlie Lake Store. ********** PEACE CoMMUNITY CHURCH 10556-100th Street, Taylor, BC Pastor: Wally Pohlmann Phone: 250-789-3045 HoURS: 9:00am-Noon Monday-Wednesday & friday Email: office@taylorchurch.ca Website: www.taylorchurch.ca SUNDAY ADULT CLASS - 9:30am SUNDAY WoRSHIP SERVICE - 10:30am ********** EVANGELICAL foRT ST. JoHN EVANGELICAL MISSIoN 8220-89th Avenue, fSJ Pastor: Andy Wiebe Sunday School September-June begins at 9:30am Sunday mornings.

Worship Service - 10:45am Phone: 250-787-2550 ******* INTERDENoMINATIoNAL UPPER PINE GoSPEL CHAPEL Church Phone: 250-827-3833 Email: upgc@pris.ca Board Chairman: Andy Burkholder 250-827-3811 Box 66, Rose Prairie, BC ********** LUTHERAN PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 9812-108th Avenue, fort St. John, BC V1J 2R3 Office Phone: 250-785-2718 Pastor: Rev. Kebede Dibaba Regular Worship Schedule: 9:00am Youth, Adult Bible Study 10:00am Sunday Worship Service & Sunday School ********** PEACE RIVER MUSLIM ASSoCIATIoN Information: 250-787-1264 Jumm’a (Friday) Prayer @ 1:00pm 203-10903-100th Street, fort St. John, BC email: tahermorsi@shaw.ca ********** MENNoNITE NoRTH PEACE MENNoNITE BRETHREN CHURCH North Peace Mennonite Brethren Church 10816 106 St. fort St. John, BC V1J 5V2 250-785-3869 Lead Pastor: Andrew Eby Associate Pastor of Youth & Young Adults: Don Banman SUNDAY SERVICE TIMES: 9:15am & 11:00am **********

MENNoNITE MoNTNEY MENNoNITE CHURCH SUNDAY MoRNING: Sunday School & Worship: 9:30am SUNDAY EVENING: 2nd & 4th Sundays: 7:00pm Everyone Welcome!

Pastor Warren Martin Phone: (250) 827-3231 ********** NoNDENoMINATIoNAL CHRISTIAN LIfE CENTRE “Associated with “Fellowship of Christian Assemblies” “King Jesus is Lord Over the Peace” 8923-112th Avenue, fort St. John, BC V1J 6G2 website: www.christianlifefsj.ca Ph: 250-785-4040 fax: 250-785-4021 Pastor Steve Oboh Principal of Christian Life School: Garry Jones Everyone Welcome Sunday Morning Worship Service: 10:00am Nursery available and Sunday School is held during the sermon for ages 3-12 years.

Christian Life Centre is “Home of Christian Life School” ********** foRT ST. JoHN NATIVE BIBLE fELLoWSHIP Sunday Worship: 11:00am Wed., Night Bible Study: 7:30pm Pastor John A Giesbrecht 250-785-0127 ********** GIDEoNS INTERNATIoNAL Fort St. John Camp Ray Hein 250-827-3636 John Giesbrecht 250-785-0127 ********** NoRTHERN LIGHTS CHURCH INTERNATIoNAL (Rose Prairie, BC Sunday Service: Pre-Service Prayer: 10:30am Worship Service: 11:00am Everyone Welcome ********** THE SHELTER CHURCH “...the Lord will be a shelter for His people” Joel 3:6 9808-98A Ave. fort St. John, BC 250-785-3888 SUNDAY SERVICE: 10am Pastor: Oral Benterud 250-785-9151 ********** PENTECoSTAL THE PENTECoSTALS of foRT ST. JoHN Phone: 250-787-9888 Pastor: Jason McLaughlin Sunday 10am Service, Sunday School Youth Sunday 11am Worship Service Tuesday 7pm Prayer Wednesday 7pm Bibile Study Friday 7pm Youth **********

PENTECoSTAL ASSEMBLIES of CANADA EVANGEL CHAPEL 10040-100 St., fort St. John Phone: 250-785-3386 Fax: 250-785-8345 Lead Pastor: Tony Warriner Sunday Services: 9:30am, 11:00am www.evangelfsj.com ********** The Journey 10011-100 St., fort St. John Phone: 250-785-6254 Pastor: Larry Lorentz Services: Sundays: 10:30am Tuesdays: 7:00pm **********

PRESBYTERIAN fort St. John Presbyterian Church 9907-98th St., fort St. John, BC Phone: 250-785-2482 fax: 250-785-2482 12:30 p.m. - Pie and Coffee 1:00 p.m. - Worship Service Everyone is invited to participate ********** REfoRMED TRINITY CoVENANT CHURCH Sunday Service: 10:00am Meets at the The Plaza 8111 100th Ave fort St. John, BC Elder: Desmond Jones Phone: 250-785-8289 www.trinitycovenant.ca matthew@trinitycovenant.ca Affiliated with C.R.E.C. ********** THE SALVATIoN ARMY THE SALVATIoN ARMY Sunday Worship Service: 10:30am 10116-100th Ave., fort St. John, BC Come Worship With Us. For information; Phone 250-785-0506 or food Bank 250-785-0500 ********** SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH 9008-100th Avenue, fort St. John, BC Phone: 250-785-8632 Pastor: Cavin Chwyl Phone: 250-719-7949 Saturday Service: 9:30am ********** UNITED CHURCH of CANADA ST. LUKE’S UNITED 9907-98 St., fort St. John, BC Office: 250-785-2919 Rev. Rick Marsh Email: stlukeuc@telus.net Sunday Worship Service @ 10:00am All are Welcome!

The United Church of Canada is a Union of Congregationalist, Methodist & Presbyterian Churches in Canada formed in 1925.

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perspectives

Finding a new adventure everywhere I go

H Emil Carlberg at the Peace River, mulling his next adventure.

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ello to you all, Emil Carlberg here, here in the Energetic City to finish a book I’m writing, and do some hiking.

It’s really nice to be in Fort St. John with you folks. It’s a nice little city, and it feels pretty much like being back home in Sweden. So similar in so many ways, except the weather here is warmer when it’s warm, and colder when it’s cold.

I’ve been in Canada since the spring, and I can honestly say Canada (together with Nepal, New Zealand, USA, and Sweden, of course) is my favourite country for an adventure.

The people I’ve met are very friendly, the nature is beautiful and wild, and the animal life is stunning.

The English language is pretty easy too, even if French is impossible.

I’m 25, and grew up in the southwest parts of Gothenburg, next to the ocean and some big forests. Because of that, I think something happened early in my head when I was a kid. I started to love everything out there in nature.

Well, not love in that way, you know what I mean. But I thought some of the best things to do were to be outside kicking football (yes, we call it football in Sweden, not soccer) with my friends, swimming in the bright Kattegatt ocean, or taking a long walk or run in the deep, dark Sandsjöbacka

forests outside Gothenburg.

But I often heard from people of all ages back home who were afraid of nature for strange reasons.

“No, Emil, I don’t want to go out in the woods. There can be wolves or bears luring behind every tree. I think it’s safer to be inside, drink some cocoa, and watch Idol instead – even if the weather is extremely good today.

Don’t you?”

My answer always was, and still is today, “No way, mate! I need to go outside. And that’s now!”

So, I decided to go off on my first adventure when I was 19, just after I finished high school. The destination?

USA, for my first time. And what to do there? Cycle from New York to Los Angeles in three months.

Why? Mainly because it sounded like a really nice trip, but also because North American nature was stunning from what I had seen in pictures, and because I’m a huge fan of American history. So that’s how my career as an adventurer started in April 2013: to cycle across America.

In this column, I’ll share some of my crazy adventure stories from around the world.

Emil Carlberg is a Swedish adventurer living part time and writing a book in Fort St. John.

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Rotary’s Fall Fair Parade Agriculture is the Future

2018 RULES & REGULATIONS:

• All entries will begin assembling on 103rd Ave, coming in on Highway 49 (Rolla Rd) at 7:30 a.m. with parade commencing at 10:00 a.m. sharp.

• Judging of pre-registered entries and ribbon distribution will take place at 9:15 a.m. prior to the parade beginning. If you are not in line at 9:00 am – you will not be judged • Entrants who have not registered with the Chamber of Commerce will not be judged!

• Entries must be able to keep up with the flow of the parade or they will be excused.

• Undecorated vehicles (except those in the Vintage Category) need not register.

• Entrants understand that photos will be taken of the parade and may be used in future publications and promotional materials.

• NOTE: Candy throwing is NOT permitted from floats for safety reasons, but can be handed our using walkers beside your float.

• Parade ends at Northern Lights College • We will need to know if you will have sound/music on the float.

Parade DC Fall Fair Exhibition Friday, August 10 • 10:00 am

FLOAT CATEGORIES:

• Marching Bands/Band on Float • Commercial/Business Entry • Draft Horse/Pony/Mounted entry • Non-Commercial, Non-Profit Club/Organization, Cultural Group • Vintage Cars, Trucks, Tractors • Civic / Municipal The Dawson Creek Chamber of Commerce manages the float registration and entry intake for us every year. We are truly grateful for all they do. Please note there are some changes to this year’s Rules and Entry Categories as well as a New Parade Route from last year.

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1968 Coronet 500

James Cox Dawson Creek, BC

This 1968 Coronet started it’s life as a Coronet 500 318 automatic, burgundy in color.

The car was first found in a field out side of Fort St. John by another car lover by the name of Ron. Ron cloned the car to be a “Super Bee” and had the car painted in Sumblime green.

My wife, son and I took a drive up to FSJ on a cold May day to take a look at the car after Ron had decided that it was time to part with it.The car was a decent driver but I still had to sleep on it. A week went by and I made the leap to purchase. My son and I went back the next week to trailer our new car home. Step 1 was getting the transmission to shift properly.

The 727 Automatic was removed and rebuilt by myself with some modifications. The following winter I put in a new power plant in which was a 1968 383. (Thanks to my brother Jason because he found it years earlier and never found a home for it ).

I tore it down and sent it out for machine work, then I rebuilt the engine. After that job next came the rear diff. gear swap and suspension modification. After 2 years of working on the car the paint was driving me crazy (peeling paint). The paint job was the next project.

I was very grateful for the hours of help from Bob at RSS Glass. The body was now straight, sanded and a fresh Sublime green.

It was a 1 1/2 year ordeal. Last but not least the interior was redone and I found a Rally dash to swap it out with.

The “Wanna a Bee” was done for now!

Specials thanks to my wife Launa , Brayden my son, Bob at RSS, Jason, Tom, Colin and Eric.

Wanna a BEE

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