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The Friends of Hudson’s Hope Society Food Bank was one of four food banks in Northeast B.C. to receive much needed funds to restock their shelves from the North Peace Savings & Credit Union (NPSCU) this week.

The NPSCU handed out a total of $10,000: $3,000 to the Women’s Resource Society food bank in Fort St. John; $3,000 to the Fort Nelson Aboriginal Society food bank; $3,000 to the Networks Ministries food bank in Dawson Creek; and $1,000 to the Friends of Hudson’s Hope. The NPSCU donated $2,000 to the Friends last November to match a community food drive put on by local firefighters.

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Tarzan, Trudeau and transplants BREXIT BROUHAHA: Last week’s news was dominated by the aftermath of Britain voting to leave the European Union. On CBC, an expert said the “BREXIT” vote will leave Britain on the wrong side of history. Hey, big deal, they already drive on the wrong side of the street. Since the vote, thousands of nervous Brits have searched on Google for “How to move to Canada.” Thousands of Americans already do that every day.

It’s like Canada is a nice kid watching its crazy old mother and its weirdo brother and feeling kind of worried they both might want to move in. The BREXIT thing is very complicated, I don’t pretend to understand it. But, I do have one question: The tunnel Britain and France built under the sea between their two countries, how many billions will they have to spend to fill in that tunnel?

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TORONTO TRANSPLANT: In Toronto, a woman received Canada’s first hand transplant. The recipient of the first Canadian hand transplant says she can’t wait to feel frostbite in her fingers.

Bob Snyder CHEWS THE NEWS

MEANWHILE IN PANAMA: The new, wider Panama Canal is now open for ships. I hope they’re keeping an eye on the situation. Just in case the Atlantic Ocean empties into the Pacific Ocean.

movie doesn’t start a fashion trend. I do not look good in a loincloth.

TRUDEAU TALE: It was announced Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau PREVAILING PRICES will appear as a superhero in an upcoming Marvel comic book. Here are three GAMES GIGGLE: As the world prepares similarities between a politician and a for the Olympics in Brazil, the Governor Dawson Creek 116.9 superhero: of Rio de Janeiro said the games could 1) They both have millions of loyal fans. be, quote, “a big failure.” And he’s the Fort St. John 116.9 2) They both try to look good as they guy who’s supposed to be promoting the battle the forces of evil.

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Mayor Lori Ackerman says plans for a water recovery facility will give industrial and agricultural users an affordable water source, and reduce the strain on city infrastructure.

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The City of Fort St. John has secured federal gas tax funding for a multi-million dollar project to reclaim treated sewage water for industrial and agricultural uses.

Of the $6.5-million water recovery facility project, $5 million will come from the federal gas tax fund. The centre, to be located near the city’s south lagoons, would be similar to Dawson Creek’s reclaimed water facility.

Mayor Lori Ackerman and Pat Pimm, MLA for Peace River North, made the announcement Tuesday before a small group of dignitaries and media at the city’s existing water treatment plant.

“We’re pretty excited that we are once again able to build on our repertoire of water projects. The City of Fort St. John is B.C.’s energy capital, we understand what it takes to make energy each and every day, and we understand the use of energy, and if we can get some kind of return on the investment that we put out each and every day, that’s important,�

Ackerman said.

The facility will treat city effluent to a standard that’s clean enough for use by industry and some agriculture, and will be available at a fee lower than is currently paid for potable water. “It’ll be significant in that there will be some revenue from this as well they won’t be drawing from our potable

water system for uses that they don’t have to use potable water for,� Ackerman added.

The city pays between $270,000 and $280,000 each year to operate the high lift pumps that draw water from the Peace River. Rather than returning that water back to the environment after it’s been used and treated to the required standard, the new facility would use that water one more time—and garner revenue for the city. “If we can decrease that cost (of lifting water from the Peace), that is a decrease in cost to our residents, to our taxpayers, and that’s the important aspect of these programs,� said Ackerman.

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11th annual Paddle for the Peace to launch as Site C construction nears one year ZOĂ‹ DUCKLOW reporter@ahnfsj.ca

The 11th annual Paddle for the Peace will take to the waters Saturday, July 9, and organizers are expecting it to be the largest yet.

As dam construction continues near the confluence of the Peace and Moberly Rivers, paddlers will launch from the confluence of the Halfway River for a 90-minute trip down to Bear Flat. Events at Kits Beach in Vancouver, Porpoise Bay Provincial Park near Sechelt, and Lakeside Park Launch in Nelson, B.C., will

take place at the same time.

Andrea Morrison with the Peace Valley Environment Association (PVEA), which organizes the paddle, believes awareness and opposition has increased across the province since construction began last summer. “We were doing everything we could to spread the word during the environmental assessment process, and the experts said to us, ‘you watch, once construction starts, people will really start paying attention,’� she said. “And that’s exactly what’s happened. The campaign has

been growing by leaps and bounds ever since the construction started.�

Federal Green Party leader Elizabeth May is expected to attend, along with a large number of provincial NDP MLAs. Amnesty International, Greenpeace Canada, and Oxfam are on board as well.

There’s a long list of other groups involved including the interfaith community Kairos, the Council of Canadians, the Wilderness Society, Peace Valley Landowner Association and the Treaty 8 Tribal Association, among others.

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The head of an advocacy group for B.C.’s oil and gas service sector says it could be almost another year before Petronas makes an investment decision on its Pacific NorthWest LNG facility.

At the annual general meeting of Energy Services BC late last month, President Dave Turchanski told members that, according to a source within the company, the Malaysian oil and gas giant likely won’t make a final investment decision on Pacific NorthWest until June 2017.

The facility, which would be built on Lelu Island near Prince Rupert, would process gas from Northeast B.C. for export to Asia.

It is undergoing a review by the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, with a decision expected by mid-September. “At the earliest is June of 2017, Petronas might come out with a final investment decision (FID),�

Turchanski said in an interview. “If they come out with an FID, that doesn’t mean they’re going to go to work right away. They might delay it another year, they might delay it two years, they might delay it five years.� “We’re looking at (the second quarter) of 2018 before things really get going again,�

Turchanski said. “We’re a long ways out yet.�

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Cancer Society closing office BRONWYN SCOTT peacereporter@ahnfsj.ca

The Canadian Cancer Society will close its Fort St. John office at the end of the month, but society volunteers vow to sustain their presence and impact locally.

The society made the announcement July 4, citing a decrease in the number of people using the Fort St. John office space for support. “We have observed the number of people in Fort St. John who used our office for support information has fallen significantly,� said Margaret Jones-Bricker, northern regional director with the Canadian Cancer Society, in a statement. “Ultimately we recognized that we need to find more progressive ways to engage with the community without relying on bricks and mortar.�

Annual operating costs for the office are approximately $8,100, about 20 per cent of the total donations forecast for 2016.

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NEAT to bring food security program to international stage 37th Annual Meeting of the American Community Gardening Association runs Aug. 4 in Cleveland BRONWYN SCOTT peacereporter@ahnfsj.ca

The Northern Environmental Action Team has been accepted to present on food security and its successful educational programming in Cleveland, Ohio, this summer, but they need the public’s help to get there.

The non-profit organization’s Food Secure Kids program, now heading into fifth year this September, has been changing kids’ perspectives and nurturing healthy communities since its inception.

Now, in order to share their successes and learn from others about how to better educate and foster healthy living, the organization needs $4,000 to send two people to the 37th Annual Meeting of the American Community Gardening Association from Aug. 4 to 7.

“Community gardens are not specifically about gardening, they are about so much more, and various ways to build community, and help lower crime, and help keep people healthy and active—all of those things that you don’t necessarily associate right off the cuff with gardens,” said Karen Mason-Bennett in an interview.

“We get to spread the word, we get some experience presenting at a national conference as well, but also we get to learn from all of the people there that are also presenting and attending and have experience in their own communities.”

Food Secure Kids initially began as a Grade 3 program, but in the last two years has expanded to involve kids from Kindergarten to Grade 6.

While kids learn the basics gardening, like how things grow, and about pollinators and compost, they also learn where their food comes from and about potential disruptions that could affect a community’s food security.

“That’s our primary focus ... getting kids involved in their food economy and knowing where their food comes from and how to interact with that,”

Mason-Bennett said.

Food security can mean different things to different people, but, for NEAT, it’s about a community that’s able to withstand an interruption to its food supply, as well as about people being able to afford the food resources in their community.

“We have a lot of resources here that go to waste, and there’s some stigma around accessing food that is just growing, or free,” Mason-Bennett said.

“But it’s all part and parcel of creating a community where people understand what they have access to, how to grow what might not grow naturally around here, and being able to mitigate interruptions to that system.”

Such interruptions to the food system could be road closures due to fires or floods, both of which the Peace Region has encountered this year.

“We truck the majority of our food in and out of this community, and if the road is broken for us, the road is broken for us and everybody north of us as well,” Mason-Bennett said.

It’s a concept the kids are quick to grasp.

Adults? Not so much. “I think kids get it in a way adults don’t get it,” she said.

“Adults are very much like, well, we would fly it in, or we would get here, and there’s a back way and you know, it just adds eight hours, or whatever, to the trip, but kids really understand that ... there’s a weakness, really, as a community, to be relying completely on that.”

While Northeast B.C. may never be completely food secure, Mason-Bennett sees some “really great ways” to increase our community’s ability to self sustain.

NEAT has launched a GoFundMe campaign to help cover the costs of the trip, and has raised $370 so far. For more, visit gofundme.com/2b2y4frg.

Above: Robert Ogilvie students get to work distributing soil for use in classroom and community gardens as part of NEAT’s Food Secure Kids program earlier this spring.

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PRESENTATIONS AND DELEGATIONS • The North Peace Historical Society presented a list of events being planned for 2017, an important year as it includes anniversaries for both the Alaska Highway (75 years since construction) and Canada’s 150th anniversary of confederation. The North Peace Historical Society has a full slate of programs, exhibits and events planned to celebrate both of these anniversaries. The North Peace Historical Society is also launching a 2017 calendar commemorating the history of the Alaska Highway from surveying through construction to tourism today. The calendar features the photographs of Rudy Schubert, a Canadian who enlisted in the American Army. The calendars will be sold for $15 plus tax.

• Council received a presentation from Kalmar Construction Ltd. and the Northern Regional Construction Association (NRCA) regarding concerns with the City’s tendering process, including the City’s award process; the policy regarding site meetings and clarification questions for tendered projects; the policy on issuing of addendums and general communication to bidders involved; and bid extensions. Kalmar Construction and the NRCA hope to see the City implement a fair and transparent tender process for all bidders involved and a meeting has been scheduled with City staff to review these issues. As well, Council requested that a Committee of the Whole meeting be scheduled to review the City’s tendering process.

DISC GOLF COURSE INSTALLATION PROPOSAL

Council authorized staff to work with the local Fort St. John Disc Sports Club to develop and install a temporary/test, 5 – 11 hole, disc golf course in Toboggan Hill Park. Disc golf is becoming a popular activity for all age groups and abilities. It is similar to traditional golf but instead of hitting the ball into a hole, a Frisbee type disk is thrown into a supported metal basket. Disc Golf offers recreational opportunities at a low cost to the community; there is no fee to use the course, however a disk would be required. Discs are sold locally for a reasonable cost. This temporary course would support current disc golf demands and would be used to garner further interest in the sport of Disc Golf in the community. The course could be playable within a couple weeks. Local clubs will monitor play over the remainder of this year and if demand is proven, a permanent course may be developed. The Recreation Master Plan currently being developed will further inform future plans for this sport.

DISCRETIONARY GRANT FOR NORTH PEACE LIGHT HORSE ASSOCIATION MEMORIAL HORSE SHOW

Council approved a Discretionary Grant in the amount of $1,000 to the North Peace Light Horse Association to assist with costs to host the 1st Annual Stacy Michalski-Ollenberger Memorial Horse Show on September 16 – 18, 2016. Ms. Michalski-Ollenberger was a member of the Association and was the organizer of their horse shows prior to her passing last fall. The North Peace Light Horse Association promotes skill in horsemanship and advances riding skills.

MICHAEL LANDUCCI MEMORIAL PLAQUE

Council authorized staff to install a memorial plaque in the North Peace Arena in honour of the late Michael Landucci. Mr. Landucci was heavily involved in the Fort St. John hockey community as a referee and avid volunteer and was a part of the organizing committee for both the World U17 Hockey Challenge and the Allan Cup.

TENDER AWARDS

• The tender for the 2016 Capital Roadworks Project was awarded to the low bidder, Interoute Construction Ltd. (dba DGS Astro-Paving) from Fort St. John for the unit rates in their tender submission with the total tendered price being $1,136,927.04. The project is for paving two blocks of 112 Street from 100 Avenue to 102 Avenue and the construction of 91 Avenue from 74 Street to 72 Street (East Bypass Road) and includes street lighting, curb, gutter and sidewalks. This award is subject to the execution of a cost sharing agreement between the City of Fort St. John and Ditmarsia Holdings Ltd. for the construction of the 91 Avenue portion of the contract.

• The tender for the 85th Avenue Roadworks Project was awarded to the low bidder, Interoute Construction Ltd. (dba DGS Astro-Paving) from Fort St. John for the unit rates in their tender submission with the total tendered price being $3,054,069.29. This is for the construction and paving of 85 Avenue and includes street lighting, curb, gutter, sidewalk and trail. This award is subject to the execution of a 50/50 cost sharing agreement between the City of Fort St. John and FSJ North Point Developments.

UPCOMING COUNCIL MEETINGS

The next Regular Council meeting is scheduled for Monday July 11, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers.

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A Public Meeting was held to review the 2015 Annual Municipal Report and to receive submissions and questions from the public. The report includes the 2016 goals and objectives, the 2015 audited financial statements, information on permissive property tax exemptions and statistical information. Following the Public Meeting, the Annual Report was adopted by Council.

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years for gender balance on the ballot, and 90 years for gender balance in elected officials. We can’t wait that long.”

The contest, which is open to applications until July 8, is open to women that are 18 to 23 years old. No political experience is required, as organizers are looking for women who are involved in leadership in other areas of life.

“Women are leaders in the community; we want to underscore to the upcoming generation of leaders that elected life can be a rewarding career,” said Peckford.

Since putting her political science degree on hold, Toews has been paying attention to issues affecting her community, especially liquefied natural gas.

“Even since applying for Daughters of the Vote I’ve started paying more attention to the news and watching politics closely. I’ve gained even from applying to it,” she said. “Being interested in politics is important for everyone in the country because it impacts everyone, every day. You have to get all the information yourself and not just go on the rumours.”

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So, the 22-year-old left college in 2013 to become a carpenter, exchanging the theories of Aristotle for an apprenticeship in Fort Nelson.

It hasn’t meant the end of her political interests though— Toews is one of a several hundred women who have applied for a spot in Daughters of the Vote, an initiative that will send 338 women from across Canada to Ottawa in March 2017 for a leadership conference coinciding with International Women’s Day. “I still think gender equality is an issue today. So other girls need to stand up and get our foot in the door. I want to see more women in politics. Even in school there weren’t many other girls in political science,” Toews said.

Equal Voice, an organization founded in 2001 to improve women representation in politics, is organizing Daughters of the Vote to mark the 100th anniversary of the first women’s provincial vote.

The goal of the initiative is to show young women that elected life can be a rewarding and impactful career.

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Perfect solar energy T

he solar revolution has begun. Nature supplies us with unlimited, constantly renewed pollution-free energy, much more than we can ever use, and it’s everywhere, all around us. We need only harvest it.

The “solar module” is the standard method used to “harvest” solar energy today.

Off-the-shelf modules convert about 20 per cent of the sunlight falling on them into electricity—not a lot, but more than enough to make solar power the fastest growing energy source on the planet.

Although research is on going, the perfect solar panel that converts 100 per cent of the sunlight falling on it into electricity has not yet been invented. Or has it?

The Leaf You may not be a vegetarian, but by far most of the animals on Earth are. They feed on the grass in the field, the leaves of trees, the microscopic green plant-cells that fill the upper layers of the oceans.

Carnivores are a rare luxury.

But plants themselves need energy too. Somehow they must build complex carbohydrates, fats and proteins from the simple raw materials they have available, mostly carbon dioxide and water. And they have only one energy source: sunlight.

“Photosynthesis” (Greek for “put together by light,”) is the process, and the magic ingredient that makes it work is “chlorophyll” (Greek for “green leaf”).

But exactly how this magic works has been a 200-year research project that has only recently revealed an amazing fact: under ideal conditions, a green leaf converts 100 percent of the solar energy falling

Don Pettit WATT’S HAPPENING

on it into chemical energy: it is 100 per cent efficient.

Quantum Biology Photosynthesis was finally explained by the new field of quantum biology, which looks at how relativity and quantum physics manifest in the real world of plants and animals.

It’s all magic to me, but here’s the latest quantum biology explanation of why photosynthesis works at 100 per cent efficiency: the wave/ particle duality of light allows photons to simultaneously try all possible pathways into the photosynthetic cell and then choose only the best paths, resulting in 100 per cent efficient use of light by the cell.

Apparently, over some two billion years of evolution, life has developed the remarkable ability to capitalize on these quantum and relativistic effects, essentially to perfection.

Chemically, the green cell uses the energy of sunlight to break down carbon dioxide into carbon and oxygen, and breaks water into hydrogen and oxygen, releasing the extra oxygen into the atmosphere.

These are tricks that we can do in the lab, but only with extreme heat or lots of electricity. Chlorophyll does it easily with simple sunlight at room temperature.

The scale at which the Earth’s green plants manufacture organic matter and release oxygen is enormous.

Each year, the green plants of the Earth (both land and ocean) combine 150 billion tonnes of carbon (from carbon

dioxide) with 25 billion tonnes of hydrogen (from water) and liberate 400 billion tonnes of oxygen. Were it not for this, within a few centuries the oxygen would fall to a low level and the atmosphere would be loaded with enough carbon dioxide to kill all animal life, both from asphyxiation and a runaway greenhouse effect.

The 10,000-Watt Tree I have a 5,000-watt solar array on my roof that makes quite a bit of electricity, more than the building uses. So how much solar energy does a tree use, for instance, to perform its magic?

Sitting on my front porch the other day and counting leaves (strange, I know…) I estimated that a mature trembling aspen has about 100,000 leaves, for a total solar collection area of about 120 square meters.

The standard number used to calculate solar energy falling on the Earth is about 1,000 watts per square meter. Since most leaves are not facing the sun perfectly or are shading each other, lets assume a modest 10 percent conversion efficiency.

Still, that gives our tree a full 10,000 watts of energy to work with, twice my roof top solar array. That’s a lot!

And the 50-hectare forest on the hillside over there?

On a bright sunny day it’s a 500-megawatt (yes, megawatt) solar powered chemical factory absorbing carbon and releasing life-giving oxygen at a prodigious rate.

Puts a whole new light on the idea of “green” energy, doesn’t it?

Don Pettit is a founding member of the Peace Energy Cooperative. He can be reached at dpettit@pris.ca

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How to make friends Aleisha Hendry AS I SEE IT

H

ow does one make friends these days?

I’ve had this conversation several times over the last couple months, and there’s usually a lot of shrugs and “I dunno’s” at first.

A lot of us have friends we made at school, at work, at groups we’re part of. But, let’s say you’re new to town, you don’t interact much with co-workers or you’re stuck at home a lot of the time. What do you do then?

It’s looking more and more like you turn to the Internet. There’s online dating, but what about online friend-making?

Online friend-making isn’t the same as having online friends, those that live in other parts of the country/ world that you may never actually meet in person. It’s actually finding people online that want to be your friend in real life.

It seems like the older you get, the more you have to revert back to the ways of childhood, where you have to go up to someone and ask if they want to be your friend.

I’ve made a couple friends that way recently, and while it’s nice to make new friends, it feels a little bizarre that this is how it’s done as an adult.

If it’s perfectly acceptable to find people to date online, it’s okay to find friends online, right?

Aleisha Hendry is a proud feminist writer who loves cold weather, her cats, roller skates and righteous indignation. Follow her on Twitter at @aleishahendry

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Three-quarters of traditional territory now impacted in some way, nation says MIKE CARTER dcreporter@dcdn.ca

The Blueberry River First Nation (BRFN) says the province is not doing enough to slow industrial impacts on its land, the effects of which it says are wreaking havoc on treaty rights.

In a study released June 28, the nation says the province has continued to greenlight development in its territory at “an accelerated scale and rate, despite its knowledge of the worsening cumulative effects.”

The 2016 Disturbance Atlas follows on the heels of a similar 2012 study. Work on the atlas was carried out in co-operation with the David Suzuki Foundation and Ecotrust Canada, and shows 84 per cent of Bluberry River’s traditional land has been impacted in some way by logging, oil and gas, or hydroelectric projects, including the Site C dam.

Since 2012, the government has given the go-ahead to more than 2,600 oil and gas wells, 2,624 km of access and development roads, 1,500 km of new pipelines and 9,400 km of seismic lines in BRFN’s traditional territory, the band says.

“The findings of the 2016 report clearly show that even though the provincial government has clear notice of the scale of harm … it has worked to make the problem worse, not better,” Chief Marvin Yahey said.

“Fracking, forestry, roads and other development is pushing us further and further to the edges of our territory and we are no longer able to practice our treaty rights in the places we’ve always known.”

Blueberry River is located north of Fort St. John, but its traditional territory stretches from south of Dawson Creek, west beyond the Pink Mountain area and north past Sikanni Chief, ending just south of the Klua Lakes protected area.

Concerns regarding cumulative impacts were the basis of a 2015 lawsuit over the breach of traditional land guarantees contained in Treaty 8.

Industrial development, particularly in oil and gas, has increased sharply over the past few decades. The study outlines critical areas of the land in need of attention, including protections for some of the most important zones for hunting, trapping, and gathering food and medicine.

The First Nation says requests have been made directly to Premier Christy Clark for a cumulative impacts study of its territory, but “B.C. has not responded.”

As a result, the nation began its own study of the cumulative impacts called the Land Stewardship Framework. BRFN said it will offer a “science-based solution” to the issues it out-

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lines, and a pathway to sustainable development in the area.

Province fires back Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconcilliation John Rustad fired back, saying the province is renewing its attempts to involve BRFN in ongoing cumulative assessment projects.

“Several attempts have been made to get Blueberry River First Nations involved in Northeast cumulative effects (management) programs,” Rustad wrote in an emailed statement.

The province announced a cumulative effects framework in May. “The framework provides policy, procedures and tools to improve the consideration of cumulative effects in natural resource decision making,” Rustad said.

Rustad also pointed to the province’s liquefied natural gas environmental stewardship initiative, which includes the Regional Strategic Environmental Assessment (RESA) agreement, a partnership between the Doig River, Halfway River, Prophet River, Saulteau and West Moberly First Nations.

The government said a RESA project team made up of members from these First Nations, the province, and natural gas industry proponents met Nov. 30 to begin planning this work.

The next steps include submitting a budget and work plan for review.

“We recognize the importance of assessing, monitoring and managing the cumulative effects of resource development,” Rustad said. “We are renewing our attempts to have BRFN join our regional initiatives.”

But Yahey said the province’s initiatives thus far have not done the job.

“Despite raising these concerns directly with the premier and with provincial ministers, there has been no meaningful response to this critical threat,” Yahey said. “Instead, the province continues to approve major industrial undertakings in our territory, including major fracking operations and the Site C dam, wilfully ignoring that each new approval brings our unique culture closer to extinction.”

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“Between all the different boards in the province you get a lot of different languages, so to speak.”

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Mexico lifts Canadian beef restrictions Move could mean $100 million a year in new exports: Cattlemen’s Assoc.

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More than a decade after the fallout of mad cow disease, Mexico is lifting restrictions on Canadian beef imports.

The news was announced June 28 during a visit by Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto to Ottawa, ending restrictions on Canadian cattle after a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), the so-called mad cow disease, was found in Alberta in 2003.

The restrictions, which end Oct. 1, applied to cattle more than 30 months old, which had previously accounted for around a quarter of Canadian beef exports to Mexico.

Sales of beef from young cattle has remained a lucrative market for Canada, averaging of $136 million annually over the past five years. But the lifted restrictions could increase beef exports to Mexico by upwards of $100 million a year, according to estimates by the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association.

Bill Bentley, a director with the BC Cattlemen’s Association for the South Peace region, is encouraged by the news, hoping that prices will increase with the opened demand.

“We had one cow (with BSE) in Alberta in 2003, and that caused a whole shemozzle.

Everybody was affected because the price dropped,” he said.

“When BSE hit you could get anywhere from 12 to 25 cents a pound. But now they’re likely around 85 cents or better, 90 cents in there. We’ve had two or three (BSE-infected cows) since then, but you’re allowed so much now, they’ve figured it out. They’re not sure exactly what causes the disease, but they’ve changed the regulations over the years.”

The ban applied to mature cattle, as they are more susceptible to BSE. They are slaughtered for meat

after they’ve been used for breeding.

“They use older cows for hamburger and some of your processed meats. But your roasts and your steaks that all comes from younger animals.

The quality of meat is better,” Bentley said.

The lifted ban doesn’t apply to live cattle sales, however, which is big business for some in the Peace Region.

FILE PHOTO Roger Peters of Peterosa Starting Oct. 1, Mexico will lift restrictions on cattle over 30 months old.

Since 2003, mature cattle imports from Canada Exports has been selling live cattle to Mexico for 30 years. have been banned due to an outbreak of mad cow disease in Alberta.

The paperwork’s gotten tougher since the BSE incidents, he said, and quarantine is required once the livestock arrives in Mexico.

“Supposedly none of these cattle that they’re importing are supposed to enter the food chain. They’re supposed to be disposed of at the end of their life cycle,” Peters said.

Despite regulatory challenges, Mexican ranchers seem to like the hardiness of Canadian cattle.

“We find that our cattle adapt better than cattle from central and southern States down there. Not sure whether it’s the quality of cattle that we’re sending down, or whether we’re lucky or what but I’ve seen our cattle do a lot better than other cattle,” Peters said.

Curtis Blackstone is an Albertan rancher near Valhalla who sells through Peters.

“It was January, we were standing out in the pen and it was about two degrees outside,” Blackstone recalled.

“And (Peters) said, ‘three days ago, you said it was -30 C right? You take that for granted. To us, that’s a tough cow that can handle that.’ It’s more about the hardiness of the animal. It doesn’t matter whether they’re bred for the cold climate or the hot. They’re just simply tougher.”

The ban is set to lift Oct. 1, 2016, which coincides with the normal time ranchers would sell mature cattle for slaughter.

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The BC Northern Real Estate Board is pushing for the amalgamation of all BC real estate boards and unified governance to consolidate resources and improve communications.

On Thursday, June 30, the board released a statement that it supports all initiatives that enhance professionalism and protect the consumer, and that “we specifically support the creation of a dedicated superintendent of real estate who will focus on consumer protection.”

In a statement, Board President William Lacy said “regulatory focus on the real estate industry is welcomed by members who organize their dealings in a principled manner.”

Fort St. John realtor Roland Cataford, a director on the board, said the initiative comes from Premier Christy Clark’s re-

cent focus on Vancouver’s overheated real estate market, and the push for more regulation in the industry.

“Between all the different boards in the province you get a lot of different languages, so to speak,” Cataford said in an interview.

“With that (Vancouver situation) there was no real procedure in play as to who was going to come out, say what was right, say what was wrong. There were a lot of people scrambling.”

But that wouldn’t be the case, he said, if everybody were “speaking the same language.”

“All this stuff that’s going on right now with Christy Clark and how she’s saying it needs to be a little bit more provincially government regulated, trying to put a superintendent in place, absolutely. It would just clear up a whole lot of issues and therefore you’ve got one structure, one person in charge and

divvying up the orders and that way you don’t get a lot of it lost to translation,” he said.

With different boards across the province there are inconsistencies, as from Fort St. John to Dawson Creek. While Fort St. John is part of the BC Northern Real Estate Board, Dawson Creek is in the South Okanagan Real Estate Board.

“That doesn’t make sense,” Cataford said, as the markets in the South Okanagan and Dawson Creek are so very different.

“With an amalgamation, all the realtors in Vancouver, Kelowna, Fort St. John and Dawson Creek walking the same walk, talking the same talk, using the exact same contracts with the exact same updated information from the real estate council down.”

One clear benefit for smaller communities would be the pooling of resources.

“We’ve got a certain set of reserves ... whereas the Vancouver boards might have 10 times that much, so if we could pool all our funds together, now we have access to the same kind of resources, like education, training, schooling, being able to bring on lawyers for certain cases if things kind of get out of control.

“And if we need that backup, we need that support, now we’re not dipping into necessarily maybe our smaller set of reserves, (because) Vancouver might have an answer a little bit quicker for us because they may have seen something like that in a bigger city centre,” he explained.

The BC Northern Real Estate Board is hoping to have a vote by fall 2016 for all the realtors in the province for what they’re calling the Realtors of BC Initiative, a move to amalgamate all the boards across BC into one

board structure.

“I know certain parts of Vancouver, they’re so big, they don’t necessarily want to be (amalgamated), but it’s going to boil down to a member vote inside of every board, and right now it’s trying to help a lot of the members understand exactly what it is they’re voting for,” Cataford explained.

But that plan may be quashed if Clark decides to implement a government-regulated system, which the BC Northern Real Estate Board is not in favour of.

“We don’t necessarily want to see that for any sort of consumer. We don’t want to start regulating rates or market value, we don’t want to see stuff like that. But at least if Christy Clark . . . pushes this as being a solution to whatever sort of real estate problems, so we can regulate it better, then it’s a win-win for everybody,” Cataford said.

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A spokesperson with Pacific NorthWest LNG would not confirm when a final investment decision would take place. The company gave conditional approval to the project in July 2015.

However, the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency has since delayed the project, saying it needs more time to review its impacts on carbon emissions and the Skeena River salmon fishery.

The facility and upstream assets total nearly $36 billion dollars, making Pacific NorthWest one of the largest foreign direct investments in Canadian history.

A June 2017 final investment decision would be politically difficult for the governing B.C. Liberal party, which is facing an election campaign in May 2017.

Developing a liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry was a major plank of the B.C. Liberal platform during the 2013 election. As many as 20 LNG export projects were proposed for B.C.’s coast, with Pacific NorthWest long considered the front runner. Now, economic headwinds, including a glut of gas on the world market, make it possible none of the projects will proceed.

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Northeast B.C. earlier this year, but 11 made products at pet supply stores that can bring the curiosity months into construction, the number While dogs are content to live at ground level with their back out in your cat.

The British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Peace Region residents working on the social group, cats use space differently. To meet a hous e cat’s is a not-for-profit organization reliant on public donations. Our mission needs in our homes requires us to think like the ancestral cat. is to protect and enhance the quality of life for domestic, farm and wild dam remains a mystery. animals in B.C. While BC Hydro is tracking the Cats evolved as independent-minded forest hunters, depercentage of British Columbians signed to leap, balance on thin ledges and branches, and right JONNY WAKEFIELD PHOTO working on the $8.8-billion themselves in a fall. As daring, agile predators, they used surhydroelectric project, it has not kept Workers at the Site C construction camp in prise and quickness to capture their quarry. Trees were used tabs on the number of workers who live May. BC Hydro says it has not been tracking the for safety, rest and observation. percentage of Peace Region residents working in the region where it is being built.

Today’s house cats retain their agility and climbing in“We have not compiled (the total num- on the $8.8-billion dam project. stincts, yet we expect them to adapt to our ground-level way ber of workers who have a primary residof life. This despite the many times we are compelled to resence in the Peace River Regional District) local governments here, but the project is cue them, balancing precariously on the tops of bookcases, for previous months,” Site C spokesper- really just starting to ramp up,” Ackerman kitchen cupboards or staircase banisters. son David Conway wrote in response said. Site C’s workforce is expected to nearly to a request for a regional breakdown of double by 2018, peaking at 1,500 workers.

If your cat is bored, try adding stimulating and challenging the project workforce. “We are looking at Tony Zabinsky, president of the Fort vertical places for your cat to explore. The trick is to maintain a stylish home while allowing your “cats to be cats.” No one compiling the information for future la- St. John Chamber of Commerce, said his does this better than cat behaviourist Jackson Galaxy. Galaxy bour reports and we would be pleased to organization also hoped to see a regional and co-author Kate Benjamin have two books – Catification provide it to you once it’s available.” workforce breakdown. and Catify to Satisfy – packed with creative solutions for creThe Crown corporation says its goal is “We’ve reached out to BC Hydro in the ating a visually appealing, cat-friendly home. to hire local workers first for Site C jobs. past to see what the local area content Between August and February, 65 to 82 of the workforce at Site C is. We haven’t If you are handy, the books have examples of decoraper cent of the Site C workforce came heard back from them,” he said. tive do-it-yourself shelves, poles and walkways that provide a means for your cat to move around your home along the from British Columbia, according to a BC Building Trades Executive Director walls. Creating shelves (even some a little wobbly), nooks news release from BC Hydro.

Tom Sigurdson said the project labour and walkways instantly doubles the enrichment value for According to documents posted to the agreement proposed by his union would your cat.

Site C website outlining the conditions have ensured local hiring on Site C. BC of the main civil works contract, Hydro has said a local hire provision If you aren’t handy, the books have design ideas using contractors must provide BC Hydro with would make it difficult to recruit labour store-bought shelves, bureaus and even couches with cat tunweekly and monthly reports on the total and increase construction costs. nels. Don’t stop with just adding vertical spaces. Satisfy your cat’s primal hunting instinct by splitting up food rations and number of workers on staff who have a “When our contractors are on site… hiding small amounts around the house. Put treats in a cardprimary residence either in the PRRD, there’s a local hire provision,” he said. in B.C., in Canada or outside the country. Peace River Hydro Partners won the $1.7-billion contract in December.

Following a visit of the dam in May, Energy Minister Bill Bennett said there were “over 100 Fort St. John businesses” working at the site.

How local workers and businesses will benefit from dam construction has been a key question in the debate over Site C. Unemployment in Northeast B.C. has climbed steadily since the provincial government approved the project in December 2014 amid layoffs in the oil and gas sector. Some, including the For Information Leading to the BC Building Trades, argue BC Hydro hasn’t done enough to enArrest and Conviction of Person(s) Responsible sure jobs on the taxpayer-funded project are going to B.C. workers.

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LOCAL NEWS

A long search for justice Family of Jonathan Bruce says Canada Day appearance the first of many until his death is solved BRONWYN SCOTT peacereporter@ahnfsj.ca

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The Justice For Jonathan float motors down 100 Street in Fort St. John’s Canada Day parade.

Amid the waving flags, children’s painted faces and car horns, miniature horses and dancers in costume, one float in the Canada Day parade bore a sombre message, a harsh reminder of an unsolved homicide: the Justice for Jonathan float.

It was nearly three years ago— on Nov. 24, 2013—that 16-yearold Jonathan Bruce’s body was found near the Fort St. John Motocross Track.

Details surrounding his death are unclear, and the family is still struggling to make sense of what happened that cold November night when the bright-eyed teen didn’t make it home.

“It’s considered an active investigation and the police are very, very closed-mouthed.

I think they’re hoping that someone will drop something that isn’t public knowledge and then they can pounce on it, that’s pretty much what they’re waiting for I think, I hope, I pray,” said his grandmother, Sandra Dante.

“I just have so many nightmares in my imagination as to what really happened that night.”

Friends and family devoted to bringing Jonathan some justice marched, for the first time, in the city’s annual parade to raise awareness and encourage anyone with information to come forward.

“We do know from the rumours floating around that there are young people that know what happened that night, they just have not, for reasons of their own, come forward,” Dante told the Alaska Highway News.

“If you talk to young people in Fort St. John, they will all tell you who did it ... but it’s just hearsay, and that’s all we’ve got,” she said.

Jonathan and his twin brother Nicholas would have turned 19 together on July 5. Instead, Nicholas spent the day on a plane with his grandmother, heading back to his Vancouver home after raising awareness of his twin’s homicide in Fort St. John.

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every chance they have to raise awareness.

“We will be doing this every year for the Canada Day parade until somebody speaks up for Jonathan,” Dante said.

Last year, they came to town for the dedication of a memorial bench in Jonathan’s name, and the year before, on the anniversary of his death, they released a host of orange, helium-filled balloons in his honour.

The fact that nearly three years have gone by hasn’t lessened the family’s sorrow.

“I can’t move forward until there’s some kind of closure. It’s just like a raw, open wound,” Dante said.

“My daughter, she just functions from day to day, but that’s it, she’s functioning, she’s not living anymore. We don’t do the fun stuff as a family that we used to. Nobody’s got the heart for it anymore … We save our holidays to come up to Fort St. John, to see people that care, and keep awareness going.”

Dante believes the float in the parade was a success, and that their messages was well received by the community.

“All the people that put the float together were Jon’s friends and just volunteers who donated their time, and their money, and tractor and trailer, and getting together the candy for the kids. There was a lot of caring,” she said.

“Jon touched a lot of peoples’ hearts, and people just don’t want to quit on him, because he would never have quit on them.”

She added that many young people who knew Jonathan are wearing orange ‘Justice for Jonathan’ wristbands, and that they “gave out as many T-shirts as we could get made up before the parade.” For anyone who couldn’t afford to buy them, Dante said she supplied them for free.

Despite the pain and unanswered questions, Fort St. John has been “awesome” to her family.

“I’ve got to tell you that, they’ve just been really supportive and right there for us,” Dante said.

Anyone with information about Bruce’s death can call the Fort St. John RCMP at 250-787-8140.

Two charged in Moose Rider incident

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Conservation Officers have charged two Fort St. John men with harrassing wildlife after they filmed themselves jumping onto the back of a moose on a lake near Fort Nelson.

In June 2015, the B.C. Conservation Officer Service was forwarded a video of a man jumping from the prow of a boat onto the back of a swimming moose and riding it for several seconds.

Wolftracker TV, a conservation group, posted the video on YouTube, generating national media attention. As of this post, the video had more than two million views.

Officers later identified the lake as Tuchodi Lakes north of Fort St. John. Investigators believed the video had been taken the previous summer, based on snowpack on the mountains surrounding the lake.

“As a result of the year-long COS investigation, a report to Crown Counsel was submitted recommending charges against two males from Fort St. John,” the service wrote in a release.

In a conference call with media June 30, Conservation Officer deputy chief Chris Doyle announced charges had been laid “in the moose rider investigation.”

The men have been charged with harassing wildlife with the use of a boat, attempting to capture wildlife and “hunting big game that is swimming.”

The two will appear in Fort Nelson Provincial Court August 8.

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Darnall hopes the Paddle will attract federal attention and that the government will halt the permitting process until the legal challenges are settled.

“(Site C) is not in the best interest of British Columbians,” Morrison said, noting Harry Swain, the man who chaired the joint review panel tasked with undertaking public hearings on the dam, remains unconvinced of the project’s economics.

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Drilling statistics reveal grim state of B.C.’s oil and gas industry JONNY WAKEFIELD reporter@dcdn.ca

Eighty per cent of rigs sitting idle. A flood of labour over the B.C.-Alberta border. A 50 per cent drop in the number of wells drilled.

New statistics from energy regulators and industry groups are shedding light on the grim reality B.C.’s oilpatch faced in the first half of 2016.

Upstream natural gas activity continues to scrape bottom after a punishing 2015. The number of wells drilled is down by half over 2014 levels. Unemployment and employment insurance claims continue to climb, while an industry group says B.C. oilfield businesses are being cut out by desperate competitors from Alberta.

The industry has been hit by a drop in oil and gas prices that began in late 2014, brought on by a global supply glut and an economic slowdown in Asia. Those headwinds have left a big question mark over B.C.’s proposed liquefied natural gas industry, which could shore up the province’s oil and gas sector by providing access to the world market.

Activity levels scrape bottom B.C.’s rig utilization rates, a measure of

The number of gas wells drilled in B.C. 2014 saw a total 345 drilled by June. This year: just 163.

upstream activity, fell to 12 per cent in the last week of June, down from 37 per cent during the same time in 2014.

Oilpatch activity normally dips during spring breakup, when thawing ice makes roads and drilling sites inaccessible. This year, the drop has been more pronounced.

Over the first six months of 2016, an average 22 per cent of rigs in B.C. were actively drilling—down from 61 per cent in 2014 and 43 per cent last year.

B.C.’s drilling fleet averages around 80 rigs. Just five were drilling in late May.

The Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors (CAODC), which publishes weekly rig count data, says each active rig represents 135 jobs.

According to Oil and Gas Commission (OGC) data, drilling in 2016 has been around half of 2014 levels. That year, 345 wells had been drilled in B.C. by the end of June. This year, the total sits at 163.

Alberta invasion continues Energy Services BC, a Fort St. Johnbased advocacy group for the oil and

gas service sector, says its numbers have dwindled with the downturn.

The group peaked at 300 members in the past five years. “Today, we’ve got 75 members,” President Dave Turchanski said.

At the association’s annual general meeting earlier this month, Turchanski said the local industry is being pounded by Alberta contractors able to underbid their B.C. competitors due to tax advantages.

“Now that the PST is in, we’re at least at a seven per cent disadvantage,” he said.

“A lot of times when Alberta (contractors) come in, they bring their own fuel in. They’re not paying the Carbon Tax on their fuels or oil.

“When you start adding that all together you’re looking at a 9.5-11 per cent difference. That’s going to make the difference in whether a guy gets the bid or not.”

He said B.C. needs to do more to ensure out-of-province contractors are paying provincial sales taxes on vehicles and equipment through inspections and audits.

“There’s going to be work going on around here, don’t get me wrong, but we’re going to have to fight for it harder,” he said. “We don’t want to close our borders off to the Alberta boys coming in, we just want a level playing field.”

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A team of four volunteers has been operating the Fort St. John location, which will close July 31.

The organization has been rethinking the way it spends donor dollars, and with the number of new cancer cases in Canada expected to rise approximately 40 per cent in the next 15 years, and by 32 per cent in B.C., the society is planning for ways to meet the rising demand.

Money saved from closing the office will be redirected to other areas of the society’s mission, like funding cancer research, prevention and support initiatives.

“The community needs to know that we’re still here,” said local volunteer Brenda Baumeister.

“We will continue to support local events like the Christmas Wrap and Daffodil Month. The Cops for Cancer Tour

de North will still be making their bi-annual pit stop in Fort St. John and we’ll be there along with the community to cheer them on.”

Society staff says the closure won’t affect their work to support cancer patients, caregivers and families. The wig service will remain available and will be operated by a society volunteer out of the Fort St. John Hospital.

Lodge services will continue, as will the society’s prevention initiatives. Information and support is available through the regional office in Prince George, and the society’s Cancer Information Service is available 24 hours a day at cancer.ca, or by calling 1-888-939-3333.

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Cross-country LNG bus tour returns home with optimism “When I was in Ottawa, I thought I was going to be in trouble because we didn’t raise enough money for me to go back,” Yu said.

But help came when it was most needed.

On the day Yu and his team, numbering five in all, ran out of funds, “Someone who has been a long supporter of Fort St. John for LNG actually said, ‘don’t worry, whatever you need I will provide,’” Yu said.

With the 90-day clock ticking on a federal decision on Pacific NorthWest LNG, Yu is “optimistic” that the federal government will approve the project.

He believes the LNG or BUST mission and their presence in Ottawa will help sway government officials’ decision.

“I know for a fact that we did hit the daily summary news for Parliament ... I feel that they are aware of the economic need to approve the (the project),” Yu said.

“We are very happy, and I am optimistic that the federal government will approve Pacific Northwest LNG. Everyone in Ottawa is saying that it will be up to science, which is good. I just hope it is the right science that also involves economics.”

Yu’s homecoming was celebrated with a vehicle convoy and a party at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 102.

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It was a long trip, and there was considerable “penny pinching” along the way, but Alan Yu returned from his LNG or BUST mission with optimism and a sense of accomplishment on Tuesday, June 28.

Yu, founder of FSJ for LNG, traveled the country to inform the federal government of the precarious economic situation and job market in Fort St. John, and to encourage government to get liquefied natural gas to market.

“After an absence of a little over a month I’m very, very glad to be home,” Yu said.

Yu said he “definitely” felt that he’d accomplished what he’d set out to do, and that the highlight of his trip was the opportunity to testify at the Standing Committee on Natural Resources.

“We were not supposed to be in Ottawa on that day, however, I stayed behind so that I could testify ... I feel that the things that I said there, especially that we have to bring our natural resources, natural gas and oil, to market, will make a lasting impression on the government.”

Supporters funded the trip. However, only three-quarters of the budget was raised.

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“After an absence of a little over a month I’m very, very glad to be home,” Yu says.

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Cheap flights are coming to Fort St. John this summer with the addition of a new airline to the North Peace Regional Airport.

NewLeaf Travel Company announced June 23 it is re-launching low-fare flights and expanding services to additional cities, including Fort St. John.

The company will begin its first flights in and out of the city July 31 through Flair Airlines, with destinations to Edmonton and Abbotsford-Vancouver.

Flights will run Sundays and Thursdays, with one-way airfares of $89, taxes and fees included, according to a flight check on NewLeaf’s website. A round-trip will cost $178.

“We’re extremely excited about being able to provide low

cost fares to areas in B.C. actually connecting folks right across Canada,” said Mike Whalley, managing director of the North Peace Regional Airport.

While airline traffic at the local airport is down 11.5 per cent from last year, Whalley said there is still a demand for additional flights. In light of the downturn, “numbers are steady,” he said.

“We are doing better than expected, and the opportunities to provide an additional service to the public here in northeastern B.C. will be a good advantage for everyone.”

NewLeaf says it’s able to provide low cost airfare by operating out of airports with lower landing fees and by offering customers a la carte purchase options, such as carry on and checked baggage, as well as priority boarding.

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Fun City Sliders cancels FSJ date, citing poor ticket sales Fun City Sliders has cancelled the giant slip and slide event scheduled for July 9 in Fort St. John.

In a statement, the company says it was cancelling the event due to poor ticket sales.

The event was to be a fundraiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Fort St. John, which was hoping to raise $20,000 for the Go Girls and Game on group mentoring programs.

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John, we would like to thank everyone who stepped up to support this event, including those who purchased tickets, sponsors, the Fort St. John Coop, Mid Town Mini Storage, Bizzy Body Event Planning and Moose FM,” said Danielle Armstrong, Executive Director of Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Fort St. John, in a release.

Those that purchased tickets online will be refunded in the next seven to 10 days.

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Hypnotist looking to get smokers to kick the habit If patches, gum, or medicine haven’t helped you quit smoking, a different option is coming to Fort St. John.

Hypnotist Vance Romane will be at the Pomeroy Hotel on July 13 to provide aide to those who have tried everything to stop smoking.

Hypnosis guides the subject to focus all of their con-

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Get your Frisbees out– disc golf is coming to Fort St. John.

On June 27, city council directed city staff to work with a group of local disc golf players to set up a temporary course, consisting of between five and 11 ‘holes,’ at Toboggan Hill Park.

Members of the Professional Disc Golf Association were looking to install a test course at Kin Park that could become permanent if it was well used, and a second course at Toboggan Hill Park if there was a demand for it. But after considering the proposal, council opted to have the test course installed at Toboggan Hill Park instead.

“Kin Park is definitely one of the most used parks within the community, with the playground there,” said Coun.

Byron Stewart.

He wondered if any work had been done to determine whether or not the course would disrupt activities already taking place in the park, like workout groups who use the space, which staff responded had not been done.

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Clint Warkentin addressed Fort St. John city council on Monday, June 13, to introduce them to the sport of disc golf. He and other local members of the Professional Disc Golf Association will install a temporary course this summer. From left: Curtis Spence, Shane Stirling, Denise Spence, Elena Warkentin and Clint Warkentin.

Rather, the group had planned to monitor the summer use to get a sense of the demand, and get a handle on any problems that might arise.

Citing conversations he’d had with members of the community, Stewart said he’d be

more interested in having the course at Toboggan Hill Park.

“Personally and in conversations that I had, a preferred area is definitely the high school area … disc golf itself would bring more people to that general area and increase the safety by

having a number of eyes and people,” Stewart said.

He added that over the past number of years, the city has “encountered people camping” in the Toboggan Hill Park area.

“This, I think, would be definitely a way of providing more

eyes, and assisting our emergency services and police in (making it safer),” he said.

Coun. Larry Evans concurred, and added that parking at Kin Park was already a problem, and could get worse with a new disc golf course.

“I took my grandchildren up to Kin Park this morning and I parked out on the road because there was no parking in that parking lot,” he said.

Aside from parking, he felt the park could support the disc golf proposal there.

City staff will work with the group to ensure having the temporary test course at Toboggan Hill Park will work with their plans and resources.

The local disc golf group told council on June 13 that they could have the temporary course set up in a weekend, as they already have the equipment required.

Disc golf is an all ages, safe sport that’s played much like regular golf but with Frisbee-like discs instead. The distances between ‘holes,’ or baskets, is less than a regular golf course. Like golf, scoring is on a par system.

Inconnu swimmers geared up for AAA’s Medals on the minds of young swimmers heading into AAA Championships BYRON HACKETT sports@ahnfsj.ca

For members of the Fort St. John Inconnu, this week marks a culmination of a season-long push for personal bests and top times.

Eight members of the club will head to the 2016 Swim BC AAA Long Course Championships in Victoria this week and for several of the swimmers, it will be their first crack at a major event.

“I really want to improve my times because this will be my last meet of the year,”said one of Inconnu’s youngest competitors Owen Lang.

“I need to calm my nerves so I’ll be able to perform better and I won’t over think it. I’m nervous, but I’m also excited because it’s my first big meet.”

On the other side of the spectrum, veteran swimmer Eric Louie will be making his third appearance at AAA’s, but has yet to reach his full potential on the big stage.

“This is my third time, all of them end up the same, it’s like any other meet… the last two haven’t been the most suc-

cessful meets for me because at both of them I was sick a week out. It was tough,” he said.

Louie added that of all six races, he’s most excited for the 50 metre butterfly because he believes it’s his best chance for a medal. He also hopes to cruise past a club record in the 100m butterfly.

Probably the two 50s, because I’m close to an age [group national time], I’m half a second off on each and this is my first time being that close to any big time, so I’m excited.”

For Jayden Forrester it’s a similar goal, as she looks to improve on a strong performance late in the swim season.

“Went to short course AAA’s this year, this will be my second time,” she said.

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“You begin to memorize the time, On top of that, Forrester is also close you go for it.” to two times that will put her among the Titan Carson is fast becoming anelite swimmers in her age group. other one of the club’s up and coming “Probably the two 50s, because I’m swimmers and noted with a few imBook your classified ad • Post your community event • Answer our question of the week! close to an age [group national time], provements in the pool this week, he’s I’m half a second off on each and this is confident for his races in Victoria.

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Veteran club members Cameron “Mostly experience, but I want some Louie, Skyeler Kerr and Brittany Welsh awards, maybe medals or club records,” will also represent the team in Victoria.

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City to offer four new wheelchair sports sessions Wheelchair basketball to highlight new City of Fort St. John recreation program BYRON HACKETT sports@ahnfsj.ca

The City of Fort St. John is gearing up this Friday to roll out the first of four wheelchair sports sessions as part of their continued push to get community members involved in the activity.

Participants will have a chance to try wheelchair basketball and possibly rugby over the course of the sessions.

Recreation Programmer Marissa Jordan said the idea really began with a few engaged community members looking for a way to make wheelchair sports accessible for able and non-able bodied individuals alike.

“Overall, I think everyone has a blast and it’s something that a lot of people don’t have

experience with. So it’s all tailored towards fun and trying something new,” Jordan said about the wheelchair basketball experience last year.

Along with the fun and positive reactions from previous wheelchair basketball events, Jordan said offering four different sessions this summer will give even more of an opportunity for people to get out and get better acquainted with wheelchair sports.

“We just wanted to continue off what we started last year. It’s definitely to get exposure for the chairs and we’re just trying to diversify our programming so it’s kind of a win-win,” she said.

“I think it’s getting a little more popular in the community. I know the Bo Hedges tournament, it was on a Tues-

day night and it went really well and there were guys from the RCMP and fire department and they were thrilled with that tournament. So we’re trying to get those guys back… there’s been positive feedback from the school district with people having the chairs there.

So, we are sort of hitting every age group between the different organizations that are using the chairs.”

Depending when ice goes back in at the arena, the city also might offer a sledge hockey session for the final date in August.

The sessions will be one hour long at the Pomeroy Sport Centre and will run July, 8 and 22 and Aug. 5 and 19 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. All these sessions are introductory and don’t require any experience to take part.

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At National Health and Wellness Day last year, Erica and Olga Schulenburg pass on some tips about Wheelchair basketball. The City of Fort St. John will be hosting four sessions of wheelchair sports starting Friday, July 8.

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The Cecil Lake Juniors (left) were crowned the North Peace Minor Baseball champions in the junior division after a decisive 22-12 over Burger King. In the Majors division, ReMax (right) won their second straight title over TCL Trucking last Thursday.

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This Week: The Greenbrier Classic CANCELED

The Greenbrier Classic, scheduled for July 7-10, has been cancelled due to the devastating flooding caused by record rainfalls throughout West Defending: Danny Lee Virginia. Greenbrier County, where The Winning Score: 13-under par Greenbrier Resort is located, has been Winning Share: $1,206,000 particularly hard-hit by torrential rains.

The Old White TPC, host course for the tournament, suffered extensive damage from the flooding and is beyond reasonable repair to conduct the tournament TOUR officials said. “All of our focus needs to be on helping all of the people of our great State. So many have lost loved ones, their homes, and have no place to go,” said Jim Justice, owner of The Greenbrier.

The Old White TPC White Sulphur Springs, W.V. 7,274 yards, Par 70

Golf History

Last Week: Dustin Johnson won at Firestone

Dustin Johnson took Tournament Results advantage of a late stumble 1. Dustin Johnson Score: -6

by Jason Day to secure a Earnings: $1,620,000 one-stroke victory at the 2. Scott Piercy Score: -5 Bridgestone Invitational on Sunday.

Following up his U.S. Open victory, Player Earnings: $1,018,000 Score Earnings Johnson stormed home with a 66 on T-3. Matt Kuchar -3 $449,250 T-3. Jordan Spieth -3 $449,250 the demanding Firestone course to T-3. Jason Day -3 $449,250 finish at 6-under par. World number one Day fell out of contention at the par-five 16th, where he ran up a double-bogey after pulling his three-wood tee shot and then compounding his problems by hitting his third shot into the pond guarding the green.

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July 4, 1947 - On this day, In 1947 Fred Daly For players that did not qualify for became the 1st Irishman to win the Open the Bridgestone Invitational, the Championship. Daly won the Open in 1947 PGA Tour held the Barracuda while professional to the Balmoral Club in Championship. Greg Chalmers Belfast. He won with a score of 293, a single scored his first victory on the PGA Tour in stroke ahead of runners-up Reg Horne and his 386th Tour start when he closed with an amateur Frank Stranahan. eagle in the modified Stableford tournament.

Chalmers carded a four-point final round for Golf Trivia a 43-point total to emerge victorious over Which golfer became the second American Gary Woodland at the Montreux Irishman to win the Open Championship Golf layout. Chalmers’ victory was his first in 2007? since he claimed a second Australian PGA Championship title in December 2014. He has a) Rory McIlroy c) Darren Clarke also won two Australian Opens. “In golf you b) Graeme McDowell d) Padraig Harrington always have to think something good is around the corner,” said Chalmers.

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Lessons from the Golf Pro With most of us in the work force, it is difficult to have the time to put into practice what is necessary to raise our game a level or two. However, it is this practice that will improve our consistency in the long term and we can practice different approaches even at home to make progress. One of the best ways is to use your mirror at home to check on your set up, grip, ball position, alignment and posture. Another method to consistency is to have the same routine before every shot. We watch the professionals and every time, they go through the same set of motions before a shot. This practice should be followed by the amateur golfer as well to improve our comfort level. Finally, we can not swing one club harder or softer than the others.

Practice keeping the same tempo for all the clubs in the bag and the results will be positive.

Player Profile

Dustin Johnson

Turned Professional: 2007 FedEx Cup Ranking: 1st World Ranking: 2nd PGA Tour Wins: 11

FedEx Cup Standings Through July 4, 2016

1) Dustin Johnson 2,411 pts. / 10 top tens

2) Jason Day

2,307 pts. / 8 top tens

3) Adam Scott

1,984 pts. / 5 top tens

4) Jordan Spieth 1,865 pts. / 6 top tens

5) Russell Knox 1,418 pts. / 6 top tens

FedEx Cup Standings continued...

Player Points 6) Kevin Chappell 1,406 7) Brandt Snedeker 1,399 8) Patrick Reed 1,345 9) Justin Thomas 1,330 10) Kevin Kisner 1,328

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LOCAL SPORTS

Dawson Creek triathlon returns July 17 MIKE CARTER

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About 90 participants are expected to swim, run and bike their way through the Mile Zeo City July 17 as the Dawson Creek triathlon returns after a five year absence.

Several classes of participants can register, from the Kids of Steel category, made up of ages 6 - 15, up to adults who can enter varying races from a 750 metre swim, 20 km cycle and 5 km run, to 300 m swim, 10 km cycle and 3 km run.

A Duathlon will also take place the same day, made up of a 3 km run, 20 km cycle and a 5 km run.

There was some trouble securing a route, according to or-

ganizer Jamie Maxwell.

The original cycle course for the highest level of competition, would have taken riders to Pouce Coupe through the 215, 206 and 213 Roads, as well as Highway 2, the Trail Sub and the Carling Road.

However, organizers were not able to get a permit from the Ministry of Transportation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They were immoveable,â&#x20AC;?

Maxwell said, citing issues with construction and flood damage. But, â&#x20AC;&#x153;it was better to adapt than to cancel,â&#x20AC;? he added.

An urban cycle loop will make up for the loss of that route. It will be located in and around the South Peace Community Multiplex soccer fields.

The swimming events will all take place in the Kenn Borek

Aquatic Centre, while the run portion of each event will make use of sections of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s walking trail. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A small portion of the trail was lost due to the flood (earlier this month),â&#x20AC;? Maxwell said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But the city has informed me that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have it fixed by the race date. Running outside is great, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to make for a lot of happy people.â&#x20AC;?

Full details on the various courses can be found at dawsoncreektriathalon.ca.

Maxwell started organizing the race last fall. The next piece is finding volunteers.

He estimates that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll need between 25 and 30.

Participants young and old have already registered, Maxwell added, including a grand-

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Jamie Maxwell, chief organizer of the Dawson Creek triathlon says registration is going exactly as he expected: lots of last minute sign ups. He expects about 90 participants to take part.

fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; grandson team from Whitehorse, Yukon who were one of the first ones to sign up.

Athletes have also committed from Grande Prairie, Fort St. John and other parts of the region.

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Location: Sparta, Kentucky Date: July 9th, 7:45 p.m.

TV: NBCSN Last Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pole: Kyle Larson Last Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Winner: Kyle Busch

Kentucky Speedway

Points: 565 Wins: 1 Top 5: 7 Top 10: 13

2) Brad Keselowski

Points: 551 Wins: 3 Top 5: 7 Top 10: 11

3) Kurt Busch

Points: 545 Wins: 1 Top 5: 5 Top 10: 14

Xfinity Series Top Ten Driver 1) Daniel Suarez 2) Elliott Sadler 3) Ty Dillon 4) Justin Allgaier 5) Brendan Gaughan 6) Erik Jones 7) Brandon Jones 8) Brennan Poole 9) Darrell Wallace Jr. 10) Ryan Reed

4) Joey Logano

Points: 531 Wins: 1 Top 5: 7 Top 10: 11

5) Carl Edwards

Points: 527 Wins: 2 Top 5: 6 Top 10: 11

6) Kyle Busch The biggest sporting extravaganza to hit Kentucky since the Kentucky Derby and University of Kentucky basketball begins with the Camping World Truck Series on Thursday night.

In 2010, NASCAR announced that it would hold a Sprint Cup race at Kentucky Speedway for the first time during the 2011 NASCAR season as part of a triple header weekend. The inaugural event at Kentucky Speedway, the Quaker State 400, was won in 2011 by Kyle Busch. Current points leader, Kevin Harvick, finished in 7th place in last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s race. Last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s winner, Brad Keselowski, finished 6th in last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s race.

Points: 492 Wins: 3 Top 5: 10 Top 10: 11

7) Martin Truex Jr.

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8) Chase Elliott

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John Wes Townley, who was fined $15,000 by NASCAR for his fight with Spencer Gallagher in last Saturday nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Camping World Truck Series race at Gateway Motorsports Park, issued a statement saying he wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t appeal the fine and he shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have fought in the first place. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want to apologize to NASCAR and my fans,â&#x20AC;? Townley said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not the way I want to represent myself, Zaxbyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s or Jive Communications. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll try my best to make sure it never happens again.â&#x20AC;?

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Points: 482 Wins: 0 Top 5: 6 Top 10: 11

9) Jimmie Johnson

Points: 475 Wins: 2 Top 5: 6 Top 10: 7

10) Denny Hamlin

Points: 446 Wins: 1 Top 5: 5 Top 10: 7

Since 2011, Brad Keselowski has finished out of the top 7 in the final season standings only once.

Which year did that occur? a) 2011 c) 2014 b) 2013 d) 2015

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Last Weekendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Race: Brad Keselowski won the Coke Zero 400 Coke Zero 400 Top 10 Driver Points Brad Keselowski 45 Kyle Busch 40 Trevor Bayne 38 Joey Logano 38 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 36 Kyle Larson 35 Austin Dillon 34 Greg Biffle 34 Clint Bowyer 33 Michael McDowell 31

Brad Keselowski had an excellent solution for the massive wrecks that scrambled the finishing order of Saturday nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coke Zero 400 atDaytona International Speedway. He stayed ahead of all of them.

Leading 115 of 161 laps in the No. 2 Team Penske Ford, Keselowski sped away from his pursuers after a restart in overtime and posted his third victory of the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season in thoroughly convincing fashion. The victory was Keselowskiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first at Daytona and the 20th of his career, and it reinforced his mastery of restrictor-plate racing. Keselowski already has had four wins at sister track Talladega. When the race restarted in overtime, after a caution for a four-car wreck on Lap 155, eventual runner-up Kyle Busch simply couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t keep up with Keselowski, once he lost his push from third-place finisher Trevor Bayne.

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BC Games bound for Inconnu four BYRON HACKETT sports@ahnfsj.ca

From July 21-24, four members of the Fort St. John Inconnu will get to test their swimming skills against the best 12-14 year-old athletes in the province.

Nicholas Eyles, David Shipalesky, Griffin Ternier-Smith and Cameron Louie will compete in Abbotsford at the end of the month, hoping to return home with medals from the BC Summer Games.

“It’s going to be awesome,” said Eyles, whose sister passed on a few tips from her experience at the games.

Eyles added that while he’s always hoping for a medal, he understands with some stiff competition he just has to fo-

ness in it,” he said.

Louie will be set for a big month, as he will compete at the 2016 AAA Swim BC Championships later this week before jumping back into the pool for the BC Summer Games. He said the games will be one of the biggest events he has swam in, and is looking forward to all the challenges that come with that.

“It’s exciting, a bit nerve-wracking I guess,” he said. “I just have to stay positive and be on your toes. At AA proBYRON HACKETT PHOTO vincials we missed (From left to right): David Shipalesky, Nicholas Eyles, Cameron Louie and ( Griffin one of our relays beTernier-Smith (missing from photo) will attend the BC Summer Games in Abbotsford cause we weren’t paying from July 21-24.. attention.”

cus on his own times and individual improvement.

“I want to do well there and beat some times. Overall, just see how good some people are. I’d like to win a medal, but mainly just want to beat my times,” he said.

“I feel really good, did one 50 free and I beat my time and that’s in practise with a drag suit on, so I might be able to go faster.”

For Shipalesky, the experience of racing against some of the top athletes in the province has him excited, but ultimately the memories of games will outlast the results in the pool.

“From what I heard it’s a pretty fun experience, but swimming is going to be swimming. It’s always going to have a little bit of that competitive-

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Preparations for our district’s annual 4-H Achievement Days are well under way, and the Lakeshore 4-H Club has been a flurry of activity!

Over the past few weeks, we have been busy preparing barn decorations, as well as grooming and training our animals for the show!

On June 18, our club held a special meeting to prepare this year’s barn decorations.

Every year, each club decorates their section of the livestock barns to a special theme, and we have a contest for the best-looking barn.

The themes are always interesting, and a lot of effort goes into putting the decorations together. A big thank you to everyone who helped out at the meeting!

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have been busy training and grooming them for the show!

A swine meeting was held on June 25, where we had the opportunity to weigh our hogs and brush up on our showmanship skills. It was a lot of fun, and thank you to everyone who helped organize it! Our beef and sheep members have also been busy clipping and training their animals, and I’m looking forward to seeing some very impressive animals at Achievement Day!

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Music has charms to sooth a savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak.

- William Congreve

After the paddle with Miss Quincy Miss Quincy and The Showdown playing AfterPaddle party ALEISHA HENDRY ahendry@ahnfsj.ca

The Peace River means a lot of things to a lot of people. For Jody Peck, aka Miss Quincy, it carries a deeper meaning.

The Fort St. John native is headlining the After-Paddle party Saturday, July 9, a rock show that takes place the evening after Paddle for the Peace, with her touring band, Miss Quincy & the Showdown.

“It’s a party celebrating the Peace River,” said Peck, whose family has deep roots in the region. “It’s a rock and roll show…we want to lighten the mood and celebrate the river.”

The night is also the official release of the My Peace River EP, which was recorded live at the Peck family farm with local duo Twin Peaks and Noah Walker on guitar.

“It’s a pretty special little album,” she said. “Each of the songs tells a story about the region, or have a sense of home, or a sense of belonging.”

Peck added that the songs were recorded live because “we wanted to have the valley, the river, in the recording.”

“We put a lot of heart and soul into it, it’s very raw, it’s very real,” she said. “It was probably the most difficult writing I’ve ever done, just because it felt so important.”

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Miss Quincy & The Showdown will perform at the Lido Theatre for the After-Paddle party on July 9.

MY PEACE RIVER Miss Quincy and Twin Peaks

Peck is also taking part in the Paddle for the Peace, even flying her band mates up specifically for the event.

“We’re going to have a band canoe and paddle for the Peace,” she said.

Peck also noted that proceeds from the My Peace River EP go towards Treaty 8 First Nations and their legal battles against Site C. The After-Paddle party takes place at the Lido Theatre on July 9. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m.

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My Peace River is a soulful, bluesy love letter to the region.

The four-track EP showcases the vocal talents of Miss Quincy and Twin Peaks, as well as the environment itself. In the opening track, Time To Get A Gun, the blowing wind is heard just before the ladies start singing.

A must-listen for anyone who lives in and loves the Peace Region.

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Manija Shirzad had the Afghanistan booth at the World Fair on Canada Day.

Bite into the tastes of Afghanistan After a successful Canada Day World Fair, Manija Shirzad looks to bring a new food truck to Fort St. John ZOË DUCKLOW reporter@ahnfsj.ca

Good news for everyone who enjoyed the food sampled at the new Afghanistan booth at the Canada Day World Fair: Manija Shirzad is opening a food truck.

“People here aren’t too fa-

miliar with Afghani food. So I’ll make a new food for them with just enough spices that everyone can enjoy it.”

Shirzad served mantu, a meat dumpling topped with spiced tomato sauce, sour cream and dried herbs, to long lines of parade-goers along-

side booths sharing food from Indonesia, Japan, Switzerland, Ethiopia, the Philippines, Thailand and Nigeria.

She moved to Fort St. John just over a year ago from Edmonton and is in the process of getting a business license. She’ll open for business as soon as possible.

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Arberry exhibit opens on Friday at gallery

When it comes to art, one can often find those pieces that really catch the eye.

The latest exhibition at Peace Gallery North, Hidden Amongst the Treasures, features work from Dan Arberry, who grew up in Fort St. John.

Now residing in

Grande Prairie, Arberry paints, draws and photographs still life, portraits and landscapes.

Hidden Amongst the Treasures opens at Peace Gallery North on July 8 and runs until July 25. An opening reception will take place at the gallery on July 8 at 7 p.m.

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Jodie Ponto and Noah Walker are Kitty & the Rooster.

Jodie Ponto brings surf stylings of Kitty & The Rooster home ALEISHA HENDRY ahendry@ahnfsj.ca

Sometimes you form a band and then chose a name, while other times you pick the name and then form the band.

The latter was the case for Kitty & The Rooster, a duo made up of Fort St. John native Jodie Ponto and Vancouverite Noah Walker.

“It’s a brand new band, nobody at home has ever seen it before, so I’m really excited to show everyone what we’ve been working on,” said Ponto.

The pair will be playing at the AfterPaddle party at the Lido Theatre on July 9, after the Paddle for the Peace.

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Walker plays the electric guitar, while Ponto plays a stand-up drum kit. She describes their music as “kind of surfy and a little bit rock and roll, and a lot of our songs are pretty funny.”

The pair had chosen the name long before the band got started, but were ready to present Kitty & The Rooster to the world after spending a month in Mexico writing songs during the winter.

Ponto has been more behind-thescenes when it comes to music, but she said she’s looking forward to performing in her hometown.

“This is my first time being in a band,” she said. “I don’t think anybody knew I could play.”

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Hey, Pipe Down Dear Annie: I’m a loud talker, apparently. I still don’t believe I’m that loud, but I recently moved to a new city and started a new job, and the issue keeps coming up. My landlord has called me twice to yell at me about how others in my building sent her noise complaints. I wasn’t having a party or anything. I had one friend over the first time, and the second time I was just talking on the phone. I was taken aback. The landlord really intimidated me, making threats about eviction. (She’s not the most reasonable person.)

“OK,” I figured, “my neighbors are a little high-strung.” But then last week, at a job I just started a month ago, I had a performance review with my supervisor. One of the things he mentioned was that I need to keep my voice down. Some co-workers had complained they were having trouble focusing.

The thing is, I never notice I’m talking loud. It’s just my normal voice. I managed to make it to my 30s without this being an issue. Why is this just coming up now? Maybe my new town is just full of strangely quiet people who need to loosen up. And anyway, how can someone change something as deeply ingrained as the way she speaks? I really don’t think there’s anything I can do about it. At this point, I’m getting bitter. It feels as though everyone is out to get me. -- Loudspeaker

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Dear Loudspeaker: It sounds as if the only thing these people are out to get is some peace and quiet. Given that this has happened at home and at work, you have to accept that the problem is you, not them. I sincerely suggest you have your ears checked.

Hearing loss can start at any age.

In the meantime, swallow your pride and apologize to your neighbors. Let them know it’s an issue you’re working on, and give them your cellphone number so they can call you -- instead of the evictionhappy landlord -- if your volume is bothering them.

Dear Annie: My wife has obsessive-compulsive disorder, and it’s taking a toll on our relationship.

She opened up to me about her disorder when we were dating. I noticed some behavioral tics -- tapping, counting, blinking, etc. -- but nothing major like what I imagined OCD to be like.

It wasn’t until recently, a year into our marriage, that she started getting very aggressive about cleanliness in the house. She yells at me for dishes not being put back in the exact right

place. I usually end up feeling defensive and lashing out in turn. You can imagine how well that works out. It spirals into a big fight.

She’s too stubborn to ever apologize. She would rather sleep on the couch for a few nights than admit she was wrong. We had a big fight last week, and I told her I think she needs to be in therapy. She got enraged and said I was trying to use her OCD against her to make her opinions seem illegitimate.

I don’t know what to do. I am totally committed to making our marriage work, but this keeps happening lately. -- Rattled Husband Dear Rattled: Remember that OCD is the problem, not your wife.

It bothers her just as much (or more) than it bothers you. Do encourage her to seek treatment, but approach the subject when things are calm.

Visit the International OCD Foundation website, at https://iocdf.org, for guidance about helping a loved one who has OCD.

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A baby is born with a need to be loved—and never outgrows it.

CONTACT US ALEISHA HENDRY 250-785-5631

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Crocheting a warm welcome into the world You’re never too old to lend a helping hand or a warm blanket, as Fort St. John’s Vicky Hermans can attest to.

At 100 years old, Hermans crochets baby blankets for newborns in the hospital to make sure they stay warm. It’s a hobby she’s sustained for 20 years.

“My blankets have gone to Brazil, Israel, South Africa and Chili,” she told the Alaska Highway News.

Twice a year, Hermans sends off another load for the Fort St. John Hospital—about 25 blankets each time. Each blanket takes her a couple of days to complete. She’s also sent some to the Dawson Creek Hospital.

“She likes to do it, and it gives her something to do, in a positive way,” said her daughter-in-law Cheri Hermans, in an interview.

“She was a homemaker, and she’s always loved babies.”

Most new parents don’t realize that a 100-year-old lady gifted the handmade keepsake for their newborn.

“We do have volunteers who make things for us, so we usually just say ‘volunteers,’” said Kathleen Julian, clinical lead at the Fort St. John Birthing Centre.

But one family did pay Hermans a visit with their baby swaddled in the blanket, and that was a memorable moment for her.

“She did have someone come in and bring her wee baby in with the blanket around the baby, and she loved that,” Hermans said.

Staff members at the Fort St. John Birthing Centre are moved by her generosity.

“I just think it’s a cool thing that she’s doing this for us,” said Julian.

Hermans started crocheting for her grandchildren

First world problems

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nyone else agree that camping has become increasingly stressful and expensive? Between the litany of new rules and regulations at the provincial campgrounds to having to pull your trailer or fifth wheel out on a Tuesday so that you can have a spot for the long weekend—it’s stressful!

I know, I know. First World Problems and all that.

One newish rule in particular seemed arbitrary. Generators can only be used from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. I understand that some generators can be really disruptive, but most purr like a kitten. The park attendants spend most of their time reminding folks of the allowable time period. They anticipate this need and have actually printed out little squares of typed text with the reminder.

These little squares are given out each time someone was “lighting up” outside of hours.

After one particular weekend of doing our best to follow their written missive (because I am rule follower), we found ourselves walking throughout the campground counting the number of people who were breaking the rule and I found myself getting irritated. That is the problem with these types of rules; unless the facility operators are watching 24-7, there is no way they can be enforced equally. Hmmm, perhaps if we offered to plant a tree to offset our carbon? I can hear the conversation now: “Psst! Hey, I will trade you a spruce seedling in exchange for an additional hour of generator time. Is it a deal?”

The firewood issue is also stressful. You either bring it with you (No, little Jimmy, we can’t take your bike with us, we need the extra room for firewood) or buy it on site. Gone are the days where you would see a big enclosure brimming with firewood that was free— no, now you have someone come around with a cart who provides you with an armful for $5.

Note: While camping at Gwillim Lake in May, our campsite neighbour went and cut his own firewood, which in turn cost him big bucks because he didn’t venture far enough and did the dastardly deed within the Park boundary, which is a no-no. Two park officer’s came by his campsite and handed him a ticket for

Judy Kucharuk THE DESK OF THE GREEN-EYED GIRL

the firewood infraction plus a ticket for leaving food out (bear attraction) and for leaving his fire-pit unattended. He saved $5 an armful for firewood, but paid a pretty penny in park fines. Yikes!

Let’s begin to add this up: $20 per night for camping, $10 per vehicle for an extra vehicle, $5 for an armful of firewood, and you now are paying $35 a day minimum to stay at a BC Parks campsite. Add to the experience that you had came out on Tuesday to ensure that you could get a campsite, your weekend away from it all now has cost you well over $100.

We cannot forget the groceries that are purchased to stock the trailer, the extra fuel required to get there and back and the alcohol that is required to get you through all of the “family time”—it has now become an expensive camping trip!

The expense aside, I think that the inconsistency with the campsite rule enforcement is the issue that rubs most the wrong way. Some park facility operators rule with an iron fist, constantly making the rounds on their side-by-side ATV and peering at you to ensure that you are following the rules.

Other park facility operators are much more lackadaisical about their position and tend to let things slide. It is when you have just spent a weekend with the latter that you get complacent and assume that everyone is relaxing the reins.

Finally, after a weekend of camping, you return home and find yourself in an endless lineup of RV’s to dump the sewer: A lineup of idling vehicles and frustrated “I have had my fill of these children” couples just barely hanging on to their sanity.

Fun wasn’t it? Ready to go again?

Gosh, I love camping.

Judy Kucharuk is a lover of sarcasm, witty people and footnotes. You can follow her blog at www.judykucharuk.com or catch her on CBC Radio Daybreak North where she shares her “Peace of Mind”. Follow her on twitter @judylaine

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Nurses Sarah Stewart, Kathleen Julian and Lisa Prokop with newborns Calvin Betcher, Mason McCoy and Aiden Alcock swaddled in Vicky Hermans’ handcrafted baby blankets at the Fort St. John Birthing Centre on June 28.

more than 40 years ago, and she doesn’t plan to give it up any time soon. With a greatgrandchild getting married this year, she may have great-great

grandbabies to crochet for, too, Hermans said.

She’ll keep on giving to the local hospital “as long as I can do it,” she said.

In addition to the baby blankets, Hermans has also crocheted baby sweaters, and knitted sweaters, socks, and scarves.

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© 2016 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 32, No. 30

Look closely. Only two of these suns are exactly alike. How quickly can you find them? Have a friend try.

The Olympics encourage people around the world to be friends. And there is always something special about getting a postcard from a friend who lives in another place.

Kid Scoop just got some postcards, but the senders forgot to say which country they were writing from. Can you use the geography clues to find out which country each card is from?

Standards Link: Social Science: Use map and globe skills to find the absolute location of places; use the Internet or encyclopedia to research.

The names of the four countries where these postcards came from are hidden in the letters that form the border at left and right. To find out the names, circle every third letter–starting with the starred one in each row of letters.

“Czesc” (chests)

Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Understand simple written directions.

Follow the maze to find out how to say hello in each country.

Look through the newspaper for names of 10 different cities. Arrange these words in alphabetical order.

“Sopa Sopa”

Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions; Physical Education: Develop eye-hand coordination.

(soh-puh soh-puh)

“Chao” (chow)

Standards Link: Spelling: Arrange letters in alphabetical order.

“Ni hao”

(Nee-how)

“Marhaba”

Activities on today’s page were adapted from the National Geographic Society’s educational materials.

(Mar-ha-ba)

hat do dogs “say”? In English we imitate them by saying, “Bow wow!” People in other countries have their own ways to copy the sound a dog makes.

F G A V G A V O Can you find each of the dog sounds in the word puzzle?

O W A N W A N O HINT: one of them is spelled around a corner.

V O F F V O F F O W O W W O W W W G H O W B N A G W O V W O V N W O V G N A W G O W O H W O H O B O W W O W O B

Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.

REEF CHINA POLAND VIETNAM KENYA LEBANON METRO SALSA HELLO WORLD NILE LEFT CHAO GOT LINKS TRIP

Would you like a pen pal from another part of the world? Visit kidscoop.com/ this-week-in-kidscoop/friendsaround-the-world/ to discover links to web sites that set up international penpal friendships for kids!

Find the words in the puzzle, then in this week’s Kid Scoop stories and activities.

H E L L O J R Y V A

W O I R C S L I E S

Q U T A H F E E R K J E B D I T B J C N

M S K N N O A H C I

T P A A A Y N E K L

F I M L T W O R L D

E R E O S L N I L E

L T G P T A W H T M

Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.

INTERNATIONAL

The adjective international means relating to two or more nations.

An international group of students came on an exchange program during the summer.

Try to use the word international in a sentence today when talking with your friends and family members.

Postcards from Home

Sports Stars of the World

Look through the newspaper for names of famous sports stars who come from other countries. Make a collage about your favorite star with newspaper articles, maps and pictures.

ANSWER: Post Office.

Standards Link: Social Science: Recognize the similarities and differences in cultures around the world.

This week’s word:

Write an imaginary postcard telling about the town where you live. Or write a real postcard and send it to a friend or family member.

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COMMUNITY

‘Give and take’ Fort St. John couple celebrates 75th wedding anniversary

BRONWYN SCOTT peacereporter@ahnfsj.ca

Frank and Margaret Gunther know what it takes to make a marriage work.

The couple, aged 94 and 96 respectively, celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary at Cecil Lake on Saturday, July 2, in the company of good friends and family.

They met, of all places, at their parents’ wedding.

“His dad married my mother,” Margaret explained. At the time, she was 17 and he 15.

They went on to have five children: four girls and one boy.

“We had our problems,” Margaret said, but it wasn’t enough to shake their marriage.

“We couldn’t get divorced, we had children,” she said.

The secret to their lasting union?

“Give up. Give up your right,” said Margaret.

Frank termed it a little bit differently: “Give and take,” he said.

His advice for young couples is to “Not give up.”

The Gunthers’ actual wedding anniversary is July 27, but they celebrated the occasion early so more friends and family could attend.

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Frank and Margaret Gunther celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary on July 2.

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Tom Wachter, a long time resident of Grande Prairie, Alberta, formerly of Chetwynd, BC, passed away on Thursday, May 26, 2016 in Salmon Arm, BC, at the age of 76 years.

A celebration of Tom’s life will be held on Saturday, July 9, 2016 at 11:00 am Alberta time at the Church of Christ – Highland Park, 9602 - 92 Avenue, Grande Prairie, Alberta.

Faris Atkinson will officiate.

Interment will be at a later date.

For friends so wishing, donations may be made in memory of Tom to the Church of Christ - Benevolence fund (providing meals for the homeless), 9602 - 92 Avenue, Grande Prairie, AB T8V 0H4.

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JORDAN DESCOTEAUX

NOVEMBER 18, 1933 ~ JUNE 30, 2016

With sadness for our loss we announce the passing of Jordan Descoteaux, loving Husband, Father and Grandfather June 30, 2016 in the Fort St. John Regional Hospital.

Jordan was born to Anne & Harvey Descoteaux on November 18, 1933 in Dawson Creek, B.C. He was schooled in Dawson before setting out on his own. As a young man in his early twenties he returned to Dawson Creek where he met a hometown girl and his lifetime love, (Barbara) Louise Lampert. They were married December 6, 1957 in Prince George, BC. Together they raised a family in and around the Fort St. John area where they remained for the rest of his life. He will be remembered by many for his love of hunting, golfing and fishing. The company he shared with others pleased him greatly and one of his favorite pastimes was the card game. His family and friends played many a game with Dad. We are all lucky to have had him in our lives. He will be remembered with much love by Louise, his children Sandy, Laurie, Gord and their families as well as many neighbors and friends. We would like to thank all of the Health Care Professionals who attended Dad in his last few months of life, especially Dr. Eric Coatta for taking such good care of him. May he rest in peace knowing we will smile and think of him often. Expressions of sympathy can be made to the Fort St. John Hospital Foundation or the B.C. Wildlife Federation.

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Amendment #252-FOREST OPERATIONS SCHEDULE (FOS 2010-2016) PARTS PERSON. Join Notice is hereby given that an amendment to the FOS has been prepared for BC’s Largest Volume timber harvesting in the Fort St John Timber Supply Area (TSA).

Amendment activities #252-­‐FOREST OPERATIONS SCHEDULE (FOS 2010-­‐2016) Outdoor Power The amendment proposes to modify the planned location of timber harvestEquipment Sales and is hereby given construction that an amendment to the that FOS may has been prepared timber harvesting and road activities occur in thefor Fort St John TSA activities Service Center withNotice ing ort St to John Timber Supply Area (TSA).

The amendment to modify he pfollowlanned location over 20 employeesin the Fprior March 31, 2017.

FOS amendment #252proposes is comprised of tthe and road construction activities that may occur in the Fort St John TSA prior to serving BC since 1986.of timber ingharvesting 2 elements: We require March 31, 2017. FOS amendment #252 is comprised of the following 2 elements: 1.

Addition of new FOS blocks to salvage burned timber within immediately, one the Beatton Airport Rd wildfire perimeter. Operating areas Inga Lake and Full-Time (Year-round) 1. Montney Addition oCreek f new FOS blocks to salvage burned timber within the Beatton Airport Rd wildfire experienced Parts perimeter. Operating areas Inga Lake and Montney Creek Person to join our Parts Managing Department. Duties Location # of Blocks Total Area (ha) Participant include Counter Sales, Beatton Airport Telephone inquiries Canfor 53 Rd Wildfire 1538 and Sales, Parts Look-up (Both 2.

Addition of 5 new roads in order to access burned salvage volume Addition of 5 new roads in order to access burned salvage volume within the Beatton Airport Rd Computer and Manual), 2. within the Beatton Airport Rd wildfire perimeter. Operating areas: Inga wildfire perimeter. Operating areas: Inga Lake and Montney Creek.

Inventory stocking and Lake and Montney Creek.

Total l ength of new road is 5.1 km merchandising.

This Total length of new road is 5.1 km F/T position requires applicant to haveThe proposed FOS amendment is available for public review and comment for 30 days until 4:30pm July The proposed FOS amendment is available for public review and comment for knowledge of the 25, 2015 at Canadian Forest Product’s Fort St John office. All comments will be reviewed by Canfor, and 30 days until 4:30pm July 25, 2015 at Canadian Fort St Johnwritten may result in revisions to the proposed amendments.

Prior to theForest close ofProduct’s the public review period, outdoor power concerning these amendments should beby made to Canfor the following office.

All comments will be reviewed Canfor, andatmay result inaddress: revisions equipment industry,comments superior customer to the proposed Prior to the close of the public review period, Canadian Forest Productsamendments.

Ltd. service skills, and RR 1 Site 13 Compartment written comments2,concerning these amendments should be made to Canfor at Fort St.the John, BC excellent following address: communicative and V1J 4M6 Attention: Evan Hauk, RPF organizational skills.

Canadian Forest Products Ltd. Phone: (250)787-3693 Medical and Dentale-mail:RR 1 Site 13 Compartment 2, Evan.Hauk@Canfor.com plan. Salary is Fax: (250) Fort787-3622 St. John, BC commensurate with V1J 4M6 experience. Mail Attention: Evan Hauk, RPF resume to: Fraser Phone: (250)787-3693 Valley Equipment e-mail: Evan.Hauk@Canfor.com Ltd, 13399 72nd Fax: (250) 787-3622 Avenue, Surrey, BC, V3W-2N5, Fax: 604-599-8840, Email: terry@fraservalleyequipment.com DEVELOPMENT OF A PEST MANAGEMENT PLAN

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I, RAINER STECK & CHARLOTTE FANCOEUR of SS#2, SITE 25, COMP 31 FORT ST JOHN BC V1J 4M7 intend on making an application pursuant to section 30(1) of the Agricultural Land Commission Act to exclude from the Agricultural Land Reserve the following property which is legally described as, Lot3 PLBCP42083 SEC 26 TWP83 RG19 W6M and located at 12140 240 ROAD. Any person wishing to express an interest in the application may do so by forwarding their comments in writing to PEACE RIVER REGIONAL DISTRICT

by AUGUST 5TH, 2016.

NOTE: This notice and the application are posted on the subject property.

Please be advised that all correspondence received by the local government and/or the ALC forms part of the public record, and is disclosed to all parties, including the applicant.

APARTMENTS/ CONDOS FOR

As required under the Integrated Pest Management Act and Regulation, Amuri Forest Management Ltd., has prepared a draft Pest Management Plan (PMP). This plan describes a pest management program using Integrated Pest Management techniques as part of their vegetation management program, where silviculture obligations exist, within specific areas of the woodlots listed below in the North and South Peace. This draft is available for public review at the address below.

The woodlots covered by this plan are: Woodlot W0604 located at Mile 85 (Kitt Road) and Mile 92.

Woodlot 1165 located at the junction of Highway 52 and the Kelly Lake Road Woodlot 1912 located at 11 km and 25 km on the Beatton River Airport Road Woodlot 1924 located at 15 km on the Mile 98 Road Woodlot 1953 located at 8 km on the South Puggins Road The use of pesticides is intended within the areas to which this Pest Management Plan applies. Under this PMP, Amuri Forest Management Ltd. will use a combination of selective and broad based techniques, alone or in combination with one another, to suppress and control competitive vegetation. Our approach to prompt reforestation with quality seedlings on the best microsites enhances our efforts towards reducing the circumstances where vegetation control is needed.

Where vegetation control treatments are required in order to fulfill legal obligations for stand establishment, one or more of the following treatment options may be selected based on detailed site assessments: • Mechanical & Manual treatments such as Hand Girdling, Brush and Chain saws, (brushing & weeding), Site Preparation; • Herbicide Application with ground foliar spraying, selective or spot treatment.

Herbicides proposed for use include, glyphosate (E.g. Vantage Forestry / VisionMax/Weedmaster or equivalents).

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We have a variety of apartments, town homes, executive homes, and duplexes for rent. To apply for these,please email reception@licar.ca or visit our website at www.licar.ca

The draft PMP and associated map is available for public review and comment by appointment at 7244 – 253 Road, Baldonnel, BC from 8:00 A.M. until 4:30 P.M. Monday through Friday, for a 30 day period following publication of this notice.

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The proposed duration of this PMP is for a five year period, beginning 2016, and ending 2021.

Amuri Forest Management Ltd. 7244 - 253 Road Baldonnel, B.C. V0C 1 C0

Phone: 250-785-2662

A person wishing to contribute information about a proposed treatment site, relevant to the development of the pest management plan, may send copies of the information to the applicant at the address above within 30 days of the publication of this notice.

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The Lands File for this application is 8015867.

Written comments concerning this application should be directed to Jason Pederson, Authorization Officer, Northeast Region, MFLNRO, at 100, 10003110 Avenue, Fort St. John, BC, V1J 6M7, (250) 787-2063. Comments will be received by MFLNRO up to August 7, 2016. MFLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit the website at www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp for more information and a map of the application area.

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The Lands File for this application is 8015866.

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The Lands File for this application is 8015864.

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Hair Bin raises more than $3,000 for cadets’ trip to Vimy Ridge BRONWYN SCOTT peacereporter@ahnfsj.ca

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Marnie Schreiner, assistant manager at The Hair Bin, and Lorraine Isenbecker, owner, are ready to give out a giant cheque worth $10,000 to the lucky winner of their draw. Heinz Leber was the winner.

Leber was not in attendance at the event, nor was he in town, but organizers were able to reach him by phone to give him the good news.

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The Hair Bin Salon and Barbershop in Fort St. John raised more than $3,000 for the local cadets last weekend, helping them in their campaign to Leave No Cadet Behind when the group heads to Vimy Ridge next year for the centennial anniversary of the milestone World War One battle.

The local salon held the fundraiser on its 30th anniversary Saturday, July 2, and helped the cause with a ‘cut-a-thon’ featuring 1986 prices for haircuts, the proceeds from which supported the cause.

Salon owner Lorraine Isenbecker called it “an excellent day.”

“We’ve seen a lot of our old clients that have come in and new ones that have just recently moved into town. They’ve shared with the hot dogs, the cake, the festivities. It’s been great,” she said.

“We raised over $3,000 for the cadets to go to Vimy Ridge, so that means the kids that couldn’t afford to go will be going, and that really makes it worthwhile.”

In only two hours, the cut-a-thon— made possible by staff who volunteered their time—raised $2,495. Donations that came trickling in throughout the day topped that up to more than $3,000.

“I appreciate all of the community that’s chipped in ... it’s very nice to know that we have a real team spirit here in this community,” Isenbecker said.

A barbecue, free snacks and face painting helped to mark the occasion, as well as a $10,000 giveaway to one lucky Hair Bin patron.

Fort St. John’s Heinz Leber had his name drawn from a drum full of entries, and although he was not in attendance at the event, Isenbecker reached him on the phone to give him the good news.

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Fort St. John RCMP get the 2016 Canada Parade underway in Fort St. John.

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Cam Pratt came from Fort Nelson for the parade.

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North Peace Cheer Explosion marched in the parade.

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Kayla Stuber dressed in traditional Indonesian garb at Fort St. John’s World Fair on Canada Day.

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Tractors were a popular mode of transportation at the parade.

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The North Peace Filipino Canadian Association walked away from the parade with top honours for their float and vibrant costumes.

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High fives for all! Cartoons and Balloons out of Dawson Creek had a number of characters at the parade.

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