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The provincial transportation ministry has three business cases in hand on fixing or replacing the aging Taylor Bridge. The condition of the bridge was a focal point of discussions at a Chamber luncheon in Fort St. John May 30 featuring Scott Maxwell, the ministry’s executive director for the northern region. Maxwell told the audience they were preaching to the converted about the need for a fix sooner rather than later. But the bridge is the most challenging piece of infrastructure in the region, seeing 6,000 to 7,000 vehicles a day. There are three main options the ministry has built a business case for, Maxwell said. The best business case is replacing the bridge with another two-lane structure, Maxwell said. A second option is to replace the bridge with fourlanes. Both are pricey — upwards of at least $250 million for a two-lane structure. “We would like, in a perfect world, to have four lanes all the way from Alberta to Fort St. John,” Maxwell said. “The way we look at it though is if there’s going to be a differential from a two-lane structure to a four-lane, and that saves us $100 million over

that 700 metres, I’d rather take that $100 million and go build four lanes on the rest of the corridor. “It’s always tricky. We know it’s a tough one,” he said. Two lane highways can handle more traffic than many people think, Maxwell said. The need to upgrade to four lanes comes with roughly 20,000 to 30,000 vehicles per day. “We’re a long ways out from that,” he said. A third option is resurfacing the steel deck and eliminate the annual welding program, which costs roughly $1 million per year. The bridge has a steel deck as it’s lighter than concrete, and can better handle the wind load funnelling through the Peace River valley. Resurfacing the deck would cost between $80 to $100 million. “A large part of that is because the structure itself right now can’t take the weight load,” Maxwell said. “It takes a lot of work to build the structure up to accommodate that.” No decision on what to do with the bridge has been made, Maxwell said. The business cases must first go through the ministry’s capital board before the provincial treasury board. Any approved business case will first need funding for design and engineering to get a better estimates on costs. The ministry has roughly

$800 million every year for capital improvements, Maxwell said. “So the Taylor Bridge, $250 million; that’s my thumb in the wind, it very easily could be more,” he said. “So, if that ends up being a $400 or $500 million pressure, you have to have somebody at treasury board, in government, saying, ‘Yes, we are prepared to spend half of the ministry of transportation’s infrastructure budget on one structure — and that’s challenging.” The District of Taylor has signalled its support of four-laning the Alaska Highway through the district if the bridge were to be improved and expanded to four lanes. “It’s value relative to time,” Maxwell said. “If we as a region decide OK, we want a four-lane bridge, are we prepared to wait 10 years longer?” BC Hydro is paying for Highway 29 realignments related to the Site C dam project, which doesn’t affect the amount of capital available for any fix or replacement to the Taylor Bridge, Maxwell said. The Taylor bridge remains safe, Maxwell said. “Our team does a fantastic job of keeping an eye on it. It’s a safe structure. I have no concerns with that,” he said. “But it is becoming certainly more and more challenging thing as time goes on.”

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Leon Wokeley has pleaded guilty to killing Pamela Napoleon in 2014. Wokeley’s trial began in Fort St. John Monday morning, but quickly ended after he entered a plea to second-degree murder. Two other counts of arson and indignity to human remains will be stayed. “Criminal trials are very fluid, and he made that decision today,” defence lawyer Georges Rivard said. “It was a reasoned decision, and a very heavy decision, but a reasoned one where this was, at this point, the best decision to take.” “Mr. Wokeley wishes that the family has some form of closure now,” Rivard added. Wokeley pleaded not guilty last year, and had elected for a trial by judge. Members of Napoleon’s family burst into tears in court and hugged each other as Wokeley admitted the murder to BC Supreme Court Justice Jennifer Duncan. Napoleon is remembered as a loving daughter, sister, and mother who cared deeply about family and community, and who loved her culture and cooking meals for special occasions. “We’re happy about the outcome but it doesn’t bring our sister back,” Vanessa Apsassin, Napoleon’s sister, said outside of court. “He took something away from us. We’ll never see her again; her smile, her laughter. She’ll never see her grandchildren grow up.” Napoleon was last seen leaving the Blueberry River First Nation with Wokeley on July 8, 2014. Her remains were found in a burned down cabin near the community a month later. She was 42. Wokeley was arrested in October 2017 after he was the subject of a Mr. Big sting operation, often used during undercover police work to elicit confessions from suspects. More than 100 hours of recordings were compiled as part of the investigation. See MURDER on A5

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Visibility was limited on many highways in the North Peace last week as winds blew smoke from Alberta wildfires into our region. This photo, taken May 31, shows the bottom of the South Taylor hill. Normally, you would be able to clearly see the Peace Island Park turnoff and chain-up area. dave lueneberg photo

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LLAMA ON THE LAM: We start news chewing in Strathcona, Alberta. Police tried all week to locate the owners of a loose llama that was seen running around. Online video shows officers pursuing the critter along country roads, trying unsuccessfully and rather humorously to capture it. You may be wondering why the word “llama” is spelled with two Ls. The answer is very simple. Spelling llama with three Ls would be ridiculous.

contents of his bag were confiscated. Thank goodness. Ottawa already has all the leeches Canada can handle.

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TREADMILL TREMENDOUS: In Calgary, a marathon runner set a new world record for running on a treadmill. 150 kilometres in 12 hours. If we had to run on treadmills to charge our phones, we would all be a lot healthier.

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think by now experts would have figured out what is causing Godzilla’s destructive behaviour and done something to help him. Counselling, maybe?

GOSSIP GAG: Chew on this interesting item from the Philippines, where gossip is now illegal. Many towns and cities there have new laws that make gossiping illegal. You can be fined if you gossip. I heard a rumour city hall here in Fort St. John is going to do the same. Pass it along. Or maybe don’t.

HECK’S ANGELS: Last week, a court in the Netherlands outlawed the Hell’s Angels motorcycle gang. There aren’t many Dutch Hell’s Angels. That’s because it’s tough kickstarting a Harley when you’re wearing wooden shoes.

HORROR HA HA: While we’re on the topic of movies, there’s a report the Netflix B.C. Average 149.8 horror film The Perfection is making people throw up. That’s the big advantage of Netflix. Alberta Average Instead of throwing up in a movie theater, 111.7 t St. John, BC - 7 Day Forecast - Environment Canada you can https://weather.gc.ca/city/pages/bc-78_metric_e.html throw up in the comfort of your own YOGA YIKES: Our next stop is Iran. Pohome. BARBIE BULLETIN: In the works, a Saskatchewan Avg. 123.6 lice arrested 30 people at a yoga class and live-action movie about Barbie. Some charged them with wearing inappropriate WHAT, ME WORRY?: In a new internet people say the Barbie doll is an inspiration, Manitoba Average 120.6 clothing. I’m guessing Lululemon does not survey: The average Canadian spends two but I’m not so sure. She first appeared in have many stores in Iran. And by the way, hours of every day worrying. I calculate I 1959, 60 years ago. That’s 720 months. Acnow sells yoga pants for men. worry for only one hour per day. Should I cording to a news release from Mattel, BarOntario Average 120.5 Lululemon > who They’re ideal for guys thinkinformation Speedos are > worry that I’m>notLocal worrying enough? bie has had 180 occupations. Do the math. Home > Environment and natural resources Weather Weather forecasts too baggy. She lasted approximately four months in > British Quebec AverageColumbia 128.6 SMOKE CHOKE: Meanwhile, back home each job. And Barbie is supposed to be an GODZILLA GASP: Back home in the in the Peace Country, smoke from forest inspiration for our young women? No way! Peace Country, movie fans enjoyed Godzilla: fires swirled around, making everything New Brunswick Avg 125.3 King of the Monsters. In this film, Godzilla look kind of creepy. Here in the Peace we are PHONE PHUN: A news item described t Nelson, BC - 7 Day Forecast - Environment Canada https://weather.gc.ca/city/pages/bc-83_metric_e.html revisits his old stomping grounds. Literally. used to strange. We can handle weird. We’ve how old-style rotary phones are becoming Observed at: Fort St. John Airport 11:00 AM MST Tuesday 4 June 2019 Nova Scotia Avg Current Conditions 120.1 I read someplace this movie had a budget of all seen peculiar. But we’re not experienced trendy again. I have one. I used it yesterday $200 million; $15 million of that was to pay with creepy. to order some 8-track tapes. the crew who picked up the Godzilla poop. PEI Average Condition: Mostly Cloudy Temperatu… 14.2°C Wind: SW 32 gust 41 123.3 In the movie, Godzilla releases thermo-nucLEECH LAFF: Last week at Toronto’s COFFEE CHAOS: In a new study, too Pressure: 101.2 kPa Dew point: 3.9°CInternational airport, km/h lear blasts. Well, that’s just ridiculous. NucPearson a passenger much coffee can increase the risk of heart Newfoundland Avg. 128.4 lear blasts, perhaps. But THERMO nuclear arriving was arrested. Tendency: Rising Humidity: 50%from Russia Visibil… 81 kmAuthor- disease. Scientists decided to do the study > trying blasts?resources That’s totally> unbelievable! This is the > ities say he was smuggle a bag full when they realized there hasn’t been a new Home > Environment and natural Weather information Weather Localto forecasts CAD$ per litre, prices as of June 4. 15th Godzilla movie. Golly gee whiz, you’d of live leeches into Canada. The disgusting coffee study for several weeks. > GasBuddy.com Source: British Columbia

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Fixing Montney coulee road likely to come with a billion-dollar pricetag MATT PREPROST editor@ahnfsj.ca

Fixing Rose Prairie Road through the Montney coulee could prove to be a billiondollar project should it ever be rebuilt. The road is an important connection for farming communities and industry north of Fort St. John, and has been slowly slipping for years, with ongoing repairs to stabilize the hillside and patch up the road. But a fix is pricey, and the ministry of transportation has committed to the keep the road open and safe in the meantime, according to Scott Maxwell, the ministry’s executive director for Northern B.C. “That one is one that you can’t proactively deal with unless you’re looking to take ‘b’ with a billion to deal with it,” Maxwell said during a Chamber luncheon on May 30. “We recognize how much traffic uses that to get north of town. But, as of right now, it’s a bit of read and react situation because to do something proactively would be huge, huge dollars.” A commute through the coulee to get to the communities of North Pine, Rose Prairie, Doig River, and others is roughly 10 kilometres short-

er than an alternative route through the community of Montney. Maxwell acknowledged the coulee wasn’t the best place to build a road, and that the ministry has hauled rip rap to the area to deal with problems as they arise, Maxwell said. Though the ministry plans to keep the road open, Maxwell couldn’t say whether it would ever be closed to traffic, except for local access, before the condition of the hillside worsens, or completely collapses. He compared it to a similar situation in Quesnel, where estimates to replace the washed out West Fraser Road were up to $90 million. The government and ministry was left to ask itself whether there was a better option and way to spend $90 million to support those who depended on the road, Maxwell said. “We recognize there’s routes around that cost time and money, so right now it’s an open road, we’re going to keep it open,” Maxwell said. “If there’s things happening on the road, we’re going to do our best to keep it open. But if the whole thing falls in, I don’t have an answer for you.” The ministry has a yearly budget of around $800 million for capital improvements, Maxwell said.

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Traffic on the Rose Prairie Road through the Montney Coulee, June 1, 2019.

World Fair returns with diverse lineup MATT PREPROST editor@ahnfsj.ca

From Ukrainian dill pickle soup, to the tastes and sounds of Italy, South Korea, and Iran, there’s plenty of new culture on tap at this year’s World Fair. Set for June 8, there will be 18 countries represented at the fair at 100 and 100. “It shows that we’ve grown in diversity,” said Edel Paracuelles, a key organizer of the fair since she began volunteering in 2013. The fair continues to intro-

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the countries represented at the fair. Among them is Arya Xu, a Grade 12 student involved since 2016, and who designed the fair’s logo. The biggest thing for a newcomer to any country is experiencing empathy. “Everyone would be lost the first time they come here,” Xu said about moving to Fort St. John. But volunteering for the fair, student council, and Rotary’s Interact Club has helped her meet new friends from all walks of life, Xu said. “It’s me paying back to the community,” she said.

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A new nursing school for Northeast B.C. is expected to be announced on Friday. An invitation from the advanced education ministry says Minister Melanie Mark will be in Fort St. John on June 7 to make an “important announcement regarding the expansion of health care education in the Northeast.” It takes place at the hospital at 10:55 a.m. Local leaders have long been anticipating provincial approval of a nursing school for the region. Northern Health projects an average of 78 registered nurses per year over the next four years to fill staffing gaps, a number officials fear will only get worse if education needs aren’t addressed. A nursing school has been proposed for more than a decade, though talks between the University of Northern B.C., Northern Lights College, Northern Health, and local governments began in earnest last February. A formal proposal was submitted later in the year. The college has the capacity to expand, while there’s classroom space and simulation lab at the city’s hospital, which was built for training purposes. UNBC President Daniel Weeks said last year the schools planned to move ahead with campus renovations in anticipation of an approval. Northern Health holds its next board meeting in Fort St. John on Monday, June 10.

duce Fort St. John to its growing multiculturalism, and break down barriers with unfamiliar cultures. When people think of Afghanistan, their mind may conjure up the images of war they’ve seen in the media. But it’s a beautiful country rich in history, art, and culture, Paracuelles said. “It’s important in the way that it shows what the role of immigrants and refugees have in a thriving community,” she said. The fair remains student-led, its volunteer group as diverse as

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DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE PERMIT APPLICATIONS PUBLIC MEETING – MONDAY, JUNE 10, 2019 CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS 3:00 PM The City is seeking the public’s input regarding two Development Variance Permit Applications (DVP) submitted by Fort St. John Old Fort Holdings DBA Canadian Tire for their development on 9716 Old Fort Road: The ﬁrst DVP application is to increase the maximum sign area permitted by Sign Bylaw No. 2110, 2012: • Pylon Sign 1: Increase maximum allowable sign area from 22.0 m2 to 23.8 m2, or a total of 1.8 m2; • Pylon Sign 2: Increase maximum allowable sign area from 20.0 m2 to 23.8 m2, or a total of 3.8 m2; • Pylon Sign 3: Increase maximum allowable sign area from 20.0 m2 to 23.8 m2, or a total of 3.8 m2; • Pylon Sign 4: Increase maximum allowable sign area from 20.0 m2 to 23.8 m2, or a total of 3.8 m2.

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The second DVP application is to increase the maximum fence height permitted by Zoning Bylaw No. 2181, 2014:

It was a first-place finish for members of Taylor Fire Rescue at a regional hoselay competition June 1 in Charlie Lake. The department took top spot in three different events that highlight their response to a simulated situation. Taylor took the title from defending champions in Charlie Lake, who won the competition in Taylor in 2018. Back row, left to right: Capt. Matt Edgar, Lt. Brent Taillefer, and firefighters Tony De Maddalena and Josh Carrell. Front row: Firefighter Jason Bliss, Lt. Kristine Doerksen, and Capt. Ken Jones.

• Fencing at the front of the building: Increase from 1.2 m to 3.05 m; • Fencing at the sides of the building: • Treated Wood Siding fencing: Increase from 1.8 m to 3.05 m; and • Chain link gates: Increase from 1.8 m to 2.1 m, a total increase of 0.3 m;

Taylor looks to curb Peace Island speeders

• Fencing at the rear of the building: Increase from 1.8m to 3.05m; Residents are invited to express their comments or concerns regarding these variances at the Regular Council Meeting on Monday, June 10, 2019 in City Hall Council Chambers located at 10631 - 100 Street at 3:00 pm.

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Those wishing to express comments but unable to attend the meeting can make submissions by mail or deliver by hand to: Fort St. John City Hall at 10631 – 100 Street Fort St. John, BC V1J 3Z5 Attention: Janet Prestley, Director of Legislative and Administrative Services, or by email to jprestley@fortstjohn.ca

The District of Taylor is investigating ways to slow down traffic in Peace Island Park. Councillors are responding to a recent complaint from a camper about lead-footed motorists and concerns for child safety after they visited the park last weekend. In particular, council wants to slow down traffic along Boat Launch Road that cuts through the park. The Ministry of Transportation has responsibility for the road, councillors noted Monday, but they want to know from the ministry how speed zones can be lowered and enforced, and ultimately whether Taylor can take control of managing the road. While there have been makeshift speed bumps placed on the road in the past, those have been removed. And the district can’t arbitrarily place

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speed bumps on a road it doesn’t own, Ponto said. “We want to investigate the possibility of what we are allowed to do, and move forward with any options that we can to hopefully slow down the people, because they’re ripping through there going down to the boat launch,” Coun. Betty Ponto said. Concerns over speeding in the park have been raised in the past and some actions have been implemented to manage them in the past, either through police patrols or by park caretakers. But council wants a more permanent solution that’s a long-term priority, acting mayor Coun. Michelle Turnbull said. “Something that becomes well aware to the public that any kind of speeding or undue attention is just not going to be tolerated,” Turnbull said. Public education is key, Turnbull added, both for motorists, and for campers who walk along the road.

Vivian Krause returns to talk anti-pipeline activism

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Updates from May 27, 2019 Council Mee�ngs PROCLAMATIONS • The week of May 26 – June 2, 2019 was proclaimed as “Na�onal Tourism Week” in the City of Fort St. John. The proclama�on aims to showcase the community and to encourage residents to experience their own “backyard” through visi�ng area a�rac�ons, businesses and events that they may not have known about or have been to in a while and to promote all the services that the Visitor Centre has to oﬀer to not only visitors but residents as well. • The week of May 26 – June 1, 2019 was proclaimed as “Vic�m and Survivors Week” in the City of Fort St. John. The proclama�on was requested by the North Peace Jus�ce Society to raise awareness of the services available to vic�ms and survivors of crime within the community and to enable vic�ms and survivors of crime to have a voice advoca�ng for the issues they face.

Researcher and writer Vivian Krause returns to the Peace region later this month to discuss her findings on the role of foreign funding in landlocking Canada’s natural resources. Krause will speak in Taylor on June 14 as part speaking tour organized by The North Matters, Canada Action, and Together For LNG.

Krause, who visited the region last spring, has made national headlines for her research into the ties between American charities and Canadian environmental activism. At a rally in Fort St. John last April, Krause told an audience that Canada risked being bullied out of the oil market without a swell of support for the industry across the country. Krause will speak at the community hall in Taylor on June 14 starting at 7 p.m.

• The month of June 2019 was proclaimed as “Recrea�on and Parks Month” in the City of Fort St. John. Recrea�on enhances quality of life, ac�ve living and lifelong learning. The City’s Recrea�on Department has a number of events and ac�vi�es planned throughout the month of June - visit the City’s website for more informa�on. • June 1, 2019 was proclaimed as “Happy Helmet Day” in the City of Fort St. John. The Northern Brain Injury Associa�on made the proclama�on request to raise awareness of the benefits of wearing a helmet as 95% of brain injuries are preventable using a helmet. A Happy Helmet Bike Rodeo will be held at the Pomeroy Sports Centre Oval on June 1, 2019 from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. • June 5, 2019 was proclaimed as “Moose Hide Awareness Day” in the City of Fort St. John. The Moose Hide Campaign is a grassroots movement that encourages residents to take a stand against violence towards women and children by taking a pledge and joining in on a community walk. The inaugural walk and barbecue will be held in Fort St. John on June 5 from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. at 100 Avenue and 100 Street. • June 6, 2019 was proclaimed as “What Ma�ers to You Day” in the City of Fort St. John. The campaign raises awareness of the posi�ve effects of health care providers star�ng a conversa�on with pa�ents about what really ma�ers to them. Asking and listening to what ma�ers to the pa�ent builds trust, develops empathy and understanding and ul�mately improves the quality of care. BC TRANSIT 2019-2020 ANNUAL OPERATING AGREEMENT AND TRANSIT SERVICE AGREEMENT Council authorized the Mayor and the Director of Legisla�ve and Administra�ve Services to sign the 2019 – 2020 Annual Opera�ng Agreement between the City of Fort St. John and BC Transit. The City has partnered with BC Transit for many years to supply conven�onal transit and handyDART transit services. Each year there is an Annual Opera�ng Agreement (AOA) that must be signed by the City and BC Transit. The AOA includes tariff and fare informa�on, service specifica�ons and budget informa�on. The City’s 2019 budget already includes the necessary funds for the City’s por�on of the cost to operate the transit and handyDART systems. ENERGY LITERACY - DEVELOPMENT OF BRAND BOOK In an effort to leverage the City of Fort St. John as an energy leader, Council considered a project to develop a brand book for energy literacy. The project would allow Council to provide clarity, direc�on and consistency in its messages to enhance and promote programs that focus on building an informed discussion around energy. Through discussion, Council passed a resolu�on to direct staff to issue a Request for Proposals for the development of an ‘Energy Literacy’ brand book with expenses allocated to the Energy Literacy Fund.

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The District of Taylor will soon be organizing residents interested in keeping a watchful eye on the neighbourhood. Councillors discussed the idea of helping residents establish a neighbourhood watch program at their meeting Monday night. The discussion was prompted by a letter from Doug and Tammy Scott, who wrote to council May 30 about growing crime concerns in the community since moving to town in 2010. “I realize compared to some of the local families nine years is not very long, but sadly it’s long enough for us to watch this community start sliding from a peaceful, friendly little town into an area becoming plagued with drugs, theft, and vandalism,” the Scotts wrote, noting they’ve been recent victims of vandalism. In their letter, the Scotts say they wish to continue calling Taylor home, but don’t want to see it turn into a “once good town.” There has been mention of starting neighbourhood watch program, the Scotts write, but note they are not experts on how to make it a reality.

The district will be reaching out to RCMP and the Citizens on Patrol group from Dawson Creek to attend a future public information session. A date has yet to be determined. While the district is happy to help facilitate an information session, a neighbourhood watch program would have to be community driven, Coun. Betty Ponto said. Taylor used to have a Citizens on Patrol committee, but that disbanded years ago due to a lack of volunteers, she noted. “If there’s residents interested in forming another one, there’s no reason it can’t happen,” Ponto said. Police calls in the district are up 17% since 2016, and Fort St. John RCMP told councillors earlier this year that officers are making a more concerted effort to patrol the district each shift as overall call volumes for the region decline. Still, many residents are upset by the increase in crime, acting mayor Coun. Michelle Turnbull said. “People have shown some interest in this because they’re getting fed up, and they’re not understanding too the actual amount of police presence we do have in Taylor,” Turnbull said.

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Meet you at the Midway Cafe

omewhere between 92 Street and 84 Street, 100 Avenue turns into the Airport Road. My first memory of the Airport Road was when Kenny and I, and someone else whom I can’t remember, decided to walk to the airport and back. As we lived by the bowling alley and were all of eight years old, it never entered our minds that it couldn’t be done. We trekked down 102 Street, turned left at Odermatt’s Dairy and kept walking. Mom told me later that it must have been about 7 p.m. when we had made this momentous decision. It was 9:30 p.m. when they found us right about at the Midway Café. About the only thing Kenny and I were thankful for was that it was Mom and Mrs. Chase, not Dad and Mr. Chase, that found us. Later on, the Midway Café was a cool place to go as a teenager. We bounced back and forth between it and the Gateway Café, depending on the state of our wheels at the time. Mel Clarke and Willard Horst were the first owners of the café, which was situated about midway between the centre of town — 100 Avenue and 100 Street — and the airport, when the airport had a direct approach continuing from the Airport Road. It was also, at that time, located in the Village of Aennofield. I came to know both Mr. Clarke and Mr. Horst quite well. I met Mel formally through my dad, and I met Willard through his work at different car dealerships. There were other businesses on the Airport Road, such as Beacon Service, which was a gas station and garage located on the side further down, and was named after the beacon at the airport, which could be seen from town. There were others: Wagner’s Concrete, Hilda-Mar’s Meat Market, and the list goes on. This column is about the grand

Larry Evans opening of the Midway Café. The building is still there today and houses St. John Advertising. The customer entrance door is still on the same angle as it was the day it opened in September of 1958 as the Midway Café. The two owners, with the assistance of their wives, made a very good job of using their own labour in construction of the building. They cut their own lumber, and got it planed by Percy Prestwich. They all pooled their ideas about the planning of it, and they had a very pretty place, well laid out, roomy, and pleasantly coloured. They had a seating capacity of 26 stools around the horseshoe counters, and 20 seats in the booths, and also two tables to seat eight. The colours were coral and grey, in seating and in floor tiles, and the walls were red mahogany wallboard above, and plank board with a grey and gold finish below. They had fluorescent lighting, and built-in refrigeration. Also, there was a nice, roomy kitchen. They had plans for increasing the size of the building as needed. The interior decorating was beautifully done by Bird’s Painting and Decorating, which was located opposite, at the Bartell Brothers office. Territorial Distributors, of Dawson Creek, supplied the interior finishing and tile. Bruce Robinson Electric supplied furniture and motors, Canadian Propane the heating, and Helgerud Electric the wiring. Ben Thompson did some of the carpenter work,

and Ed Clark of Robinson Electric did the refrigeration. Val Scheck of Val’s Plumbing did the plumbing. Busy in the beautifully planned kitchen was Mrs. E.L. Clarke, who was Mel’s Aunt Bessie. Aunt Bessie came up from Dawson Creek to help organize the kitchen work, and she was the one for the baking of pies and such. She used to cook up the highway at Summit Lake, when the stopping place there belonged to her son. She had the misfortune to break her hip up there two years before, but you would never know it. She was as spry as anything, for all the white hair. Besides Aunt Bessie, the cooks were Mrs. Ken Clark of Vancouver and Mrs. Dumas of Spirit River. Waitresses were Donna Parsons, Mel’s niece from Pouce Coupe, Mrs. Tony Briltz, Mrs. Rhea Clarke, and Mrs. Lucille Larmand. Mrs. Stelmachuk helped out in the kitchen. Mrs. Horst was the bookkeeper, and Mrs. Mel Clarke appeared to be everything as needed. When first seen, she was wielding a paint brush, and the next minute she was dressed in spotless white, being a waitress. The Midway Café was later named the Skyway Café, which eluded to the idea that you could stop there on your way to and from the airport. It was also known for many years as Ben’s Skyway Butcher Shop, which was operated by Ben Klassen. So, the next time you need to stop at St. John Advertising, take a moment to remember the number of successful businesses that made the building their home and especially the very popular first one — the Midway Café! Larry Evans is a former fire chief, city councillor, and lifelong historian living in Fort St. John.

The newly invented, politically correct perils of dodgeball

ed Rover! Red Rover! Please send your common sense over! In a world where we nitpick obscure topics of interest with the same relish that a momma monkey picks bugs from her baby’s fur, I bring you the Dodgeball Controversy. When a group of B.C. researchers with too much time on their hands got together at a conference organized by the Canadian Society for the Study of Education, it was suggested the game of dodgeball is, and I quote, “a game of oppression.” OK, I can get behind a statement like, “Dodgeball is stupid with no redeeming qualities,” but are we actually going to call it oppression?

Judy Kucharuk For thousands of years, in the absence of organized or supervised play, children have come up with a myriad of games using their own imaginations. Heck! They even created a game during the plague called Ring around the Rosie. That isn’t to say that all of these game incarnations are appropriate, safe or appropriate to play during an organized physical education class, but projecting the term oppression

is a bit heavy-handed. The game of Red Rover could qualify for the same rhetoric as dodgeball. An inane game with few redeeming features, Red Rover encourages children to run as fast as they can and try and break through a chain of clasped hands. Of course, they choose the weakest link as their point of entry, therefore that game must also be included in the list of games that promote oppression. What about the game of Tag? Could we not agree that, held to the same standards as dodgeball and Red Rover, that whomever is “it” is also being oppressed? Especially if the one voted as “it” is smaller, weaker and slower than the other

children? Like I said, we nitpick obscure topics until they bleed while there are other, more pressing matters in the world to discuss. What about overcrowded classrooms where only a percentage of children are able to flourish because of the competition for the attention of the teacher? What about our teacher shortage in British Columbia where districts are left with no choice but to hire individuals without a teaching background just to keep the classroom door open? Of course, that subject matter isn’t quite as exciting as doing a deep dive into the perils of dodgeball.

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Whose forest is it anyways?

n March 5, the provincial government announced it will conduct a review of forest policy in the B.C. Interior. This review is scheduled to begin by the end of April and be completed by year’s end. A similar process was used for B.C.’s coast and that review was completed and made public in January. The report, The Coast Forest Sector Revitalization, has five main goals relating to rebuilding the industry and ensuring more logs are processed in B.C., improving harvest performance, maintaining a credible auction system, having better relationships between tenure holders and First Nations, and making amendments to governing legislation. For those who follow our forest industry and its many forest management issues, nothing in this report really leaps out as being new, out of place, or unachievable, other than a mention of better relationships between tenure holders and British Columbians in general. As in most things, it’s the implementation and details that are important. Things like: • how does government rebuild our forest industry and still keep it in the private sector?; or, •who pays to move low value fibre to processing plants when it has a negative commercial value?; or, • what do “stronger” ties between private business and First Nations mean?; and, as always, • Now, we start with the interior forest industry. Certainly, a different beast than the coast, but many of the same issues and public concerns remain. As with past forest sector reviews, the issues of appurtenancy, the right to timber tied to operating a processing facility in a defined geographic area, and forest tenure, who holds timber harvesting rights, will be at the forefront. Appurtenancy as a condition of forest tenures disappeared several years ago, when forest companies began buying up smaller mills, and building larger, integrated ones. It no longer made economic sense to insist every community have a sawmill, when it became apparent that they could no longer compete on the world market, or meet the environmental conditions imposed upon them by our governments. As these small mills were sold, so were their forest tenures, which now result in most of B.C.’s forest tenures held by a few large corporations. For this current review, I don’t believe we should spend any great amount of time on either of these, as we are where we are at today for good reasons. For example, my father and his partners used to own a small sawmill and forest tenure in the Bella Coola Valley. The had to sell out, first the tenure in the late 70s, then the mill in the 80s. They could no longer afford to build the roads and bridges to access the timber, then they had to sell the mill as they could not afford the upgrades it took to meet governments environmental standards. No beehive burners, no pond to store the logs in (it had fish). They could no longer afford to sell their lumber to other countries, and when there was a dispute on quality, no one was there to resolve it, so they lost money. This story sums up what happened to most of B.C.’s small mills, and today, these same issues remain.

Evan Saugstad If not this, then what can we do, what should we say? For parts of the interior, more small tenures, woodlots and community forests, could be issued, but this only works were there is good year around access. Small independent business cannot afford to operate when they must spend large sums maintaining roads just to get to their tenure and harvest small volumes. A commitment needs to be made to our forest industry to keep our forest harvesting land base. Nothing reduces an annual allowable cut faster than taking away access to the land base. Restrictions and reductions, such as being promoted by our current government and the many anti-logging groups under the guise of caribou conservation matters, and should not done at the expense of our forestry dependent communities. At the same time, we cannot expect to keep harvesting more and more of our forests. We can make better uses of what we harvest, but we cannot keep up the guise that we need to harvest everything, everywhere. Parts of our forests need to be left behind to look after the many other things that depend upon our forests for their lives. Government needs to increase budgets and staffing levels for our “dirt” ministries — those that look after and oversee our public lands, our forests, our waters, and our critters. We need to restrict the use of “professional” reliance by tenure holders as the ones who can decide upon what is the best use of our forests. Forest harvesting and reforestation decisions need to be what is best for both the forest environment and our economy. Decisions on when and where to use herbicides in reforestation applications needs to be made judiciously, and only when other methods are neither economically or environmentally sustainable. Stocking and species standards need to have greater flexibility and allow for greater species diversity, such as retaining more deciduous in places, especially for fire control purposes and animal habitat. And finally, a review of tenure should not be a place where land claim is debated. If more tenure is to be allocated to first nation communities, then there needs to be a requirement that these tenures are harvested, just as everyone else must do. They should not be issued, as proposed to West Moberly First Nation, where there will be no requirement to harvest. If this is an option, then that will be the death knell of our forest industry and forest dependent communities, at least for how we currently know it. Important decisions are coming. It will be interesting to see which ideologs in our current government holds more sway – those that want to protect everything and make more parks, or more union forest jobs, or those that favour giving everything away to the poor. what are those “amendments” to the applicable government acts and regulations?

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Evan Saugstad is a former mayor of Chetwynd, and lives in Fort St. John.

Building safer intersections

here has been a lot in the news lately, including reports from ICBC, of intersections in our community with high crash incidents. One of the worst is 108 and 109 Streets and Alaska Highway near McDonald’s. I was broadsided there a few years ago. I was travelling north across the highway — with the green light — when an SUV travelling from McDonald’s tried to cross to the frontage road by CAT Rentals and took out the front of my pickup. The SUV was totalled as the engine was broken from the motor mounts. Airbags went off in the SUV, but not my truck. While the other driver was attended to on scene by ambulance crews, there were fortunately no serious injuries, and I was unhurt. It’s clear that distracted driving, sleepiness, or being in too much of a rush is the cause behind many accidents, and ongoing enforcement of distracted driving and public

education will always be needed. However, a major contributor to accidents can be avoided, and Prince George has done exactly that for many years – severely restrict the ability to make left hand turns in high accident areas. There are alternate accesses to all the frontage roads, and while it may add a minute to travel time, drivers and pedestrians will arrive safely. I suggest tall (24 to 30 inches), brightly painted concrete barriers be placed. They would eliminate crossing main streets from one section of frontage road to another, and just as importantly, eliminate traffic exiting the highway from immediately turning left. Simple, safe, effective and inexpensive. Similar changes could be installed at other problem areas. Steve Thorlakson is a resident and former mayor of Fort St. John.

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The province is spending $1.2 million to open 113 new child care spaces in Fort St. John. The province announced $1 million for 61 spaces at the new Anne Roberts Young Elementary School, and $198,525 for 52 spaces at a new Wiggles and Giggles centre located kitty corner to Ecole Central Elementary. “As the population of Fort St. John continues to grow, so does the need for more quality, licensed child care spaces,” Katrina Chen, Minister of State for Child Care, said in a news release Friday. “This funding, and the 113 spaces it will create, allows parents to embrace new opportunities and plan a brighter future for their families. Spending is coming from the Child-

care BC New Spaces Fund. The YMCA will operate the centre at Anne Roberts Young school, set to open in 2020. Some of the spaces will be reserved for children of employees from Fort St. John hospital, which will help with staff recruitment and retention, the province said. “School District 60 has a long, successful history of innovative community partnerships, and the Board of Education is thrilled that the Province has provided capital support for a second daycare facility to be attached to our newest elementary school,” said Ida Campbell, board chair of School District 60. “The additional daycare spaces will help with recruitment and retention of community employees who require much-needed child care services. We are pleased to again work with the YMCA of Northern BC as licence holder.”

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Macro shares continue climb A CEMENTED CAREER MATT PREPROST editor@ahnfsj.ca

Fresh off a strong 2018, Fort St. John’s Macro Enterprises continued to see positive results in the first quarter of 2019. The company reports net earnings of $6.8 million, or 23 cents per share, on revenues of $121.6 million through the first three months of the year. That’s up from a loss of $2.3 million on just $8.7 million in revenues during the same quarter in 2018. “The material increase in revenues during the quarter was anticipated as a result of a number of projects continuing from late prior year,” the company reported May 27. “Significant construction activity levels were sustained throughout the quarter, however, as expected the Company’s margins were impacted by increased equipment and maintenance costs which in turn pressured bottom line results.” Operations are being streamlined and improved to increase margins while maintaining health, safety, and environmental standards, the company said. The company noted it has seen 23 consecutive corners without a single lost-time injury. The majority of the revenue for the quarter — $110.1 million — came from pipeline and facilities construction, with the rest from maintenance services. In the same quarter last year, maintenance services accounted for the majority of the company’s revenue. Revenues from joint operations on the Coastal GasLink and Trans Mountain pipelines accounted for less than 10% of revenue for the quarter, the company said.

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Macro shares are currently trading at $4.14, up from $2.60 this time last year. Bob Fedderly joins board Meanwhile, shareholders elected Bob Fedderly to the company’s board of directors at their annual general meeting on May 28. He has been appointed to the company’s audit and compensation committees. “Management is of the view that Mr. Fedderly will provide valuable perspective and expertise to the Board as an independent director,” the company said. Fedderly is president of Fedderly Transportation, founded in 1980, and president of GasNorth Energy. He has previously worked with the Energy Services BC, the Northern BC Truckers Association, the BC Oil and Gas Commission in various capacities. “Mr. Fedderly’s experience gained throughout many years serving the energy industry has provided him with a wide angle view of the industry,” the company said.

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The B.C. Oil and Gas Commission says it has introduced a new regulation imposing timelines to speed up the reclamation of old well sites in the province. In a news release Friday, the Commission said the regulation makes the province the first in Western Canada to impose timelines into law under its new dormancy regulation and liability management plan. “I’m pleased to be delivering on the commitment made last year to have hard timelines in place to ensure the timely cleanup of dormant oil and gas sites in B.C.,” Commissioner Paul Jeakins said in a statement. “This new regulation increases opportunities for Indigenous communities and land owners to identify high priority sites for reclamation.” There are approximately 25,000 oil and gas wells in the province, with roughly 1% orphaned and restored through an industry funded reclamation fund, according to the Commission. The rest are under the care and control of operators that maintain responsibility for site cleanup, the Com-

mission said. Under the regulation, each dormant well site will be given a prescribed cleanup timeline depending on when it became dormant, and imposes requirements for decommissioning, site assessment, remediation, reclamation/restoration, notification, and reporting, the Commission said. The new regulation is intended to speed up the rate at which inactive wells are restored to pre-activity conditions, the Commission said, and “ensures 100 per cent of the cost of reclaiming oil and gas sites continues to be paid for by industry.” A new liability levy to fund orphan site restoration is being phased in over three years, the Commission said, and replaces a previous fixed tax on marketable gas and petroleum. “The Commission is enhancing stringent checks of each company’s financial health and history with the continued goal to mitigate liability risk and minimize pressure on the Orphan Site Reclamation Fund (OSRF),” it noted in the release. “Every transaction is evaluated to make sure companies have the means to manage assets through to closure.”

Students put skills to the test in Halifax Four North Peace Secondary students took part in the national Skills Canada competition in Halifax last week. Erica Thomas Schulenburg, Jacob McInnis, Carl Berresheim, and Jacob Van Volkenburg represented Team BC in three competitions. Berresheim and Van Volkenburg competed in robotics, having built a pair of robots that can scoop up balls from the floor and fling them into a net across the room to score points. The Grade 12 duo has tweaked their robot designs that won them gold in the provincial competition in April. “Nationals is a lot harder competition,” said Berresheim, who’s attending nationals for the first time. “Everything found that was bad at provincials we want to improve that and get rid of that.” It’s Van Volkenburg’s second time at nationals, and called the competition a great experience. “I want to go into computer sciences and programming, so it’s really nice when

you are programming, you can see what it does in terms of a robot rather than just text on a screen,” he said. Said Berresheim: “I’m planning on going into engineering, so this is really nice because we’re getting specifications on how big the robot can be, what it has to do, so it’s cool to see what we can do to solve those problems.” McInnis, in Grade 11, is competing in workplace safety. It’s his first time at nationals, where he’ll have to walk through a mock job site to find hazards, and give a speech about a safety-related topic. Workplace safety is a potential career goal, McInnis said, and the competition is an opportunity to ready himself for the job. “It’s along the same lines of the work I’d be doing if I go into workplace safety,” he said. “It prepares me, especially for jobs, and it’s also good to have on your resume that you went to nationals so that people know you know your stuff.” Schulenburg, in Grade 12, competed in public speaking.

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Long-time Fort St. John resident Cliff Folk loves classic cars. Seen here, June 1, 2019, at his retirement celebration at Inland Concrete, Folk enjoys bringing his ’55 Chevrolet Bel Air to show and shines around the region. Folk worked for Inland Concrete for 52 years, retiring early to focus on his fight against cancer. Folk began working for the former Revelstoke building supplies/cement operation on June 1, 1967, driving cement-mixing trucks until 1979, when he became a dispatcher. “He is leaving quite the hole (to fill),” said operations supervisor Kelly Nix. Former employee Frank Gejdos says Cliff “welcomed him with open arms” when he began at Inland in the mid 90’s. MLA Dan Davies, still a casual employee, responded by saying, “you won’t see a career like that again.” A retirement celebration was held June 1, the exact day Folk began his storied career.

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t’s that time of the year! Our high school students are counting down the final days of childhood anxiously. They are preoccupied with adulting and planning new plans and celebrating their transition. I heard a story and saw a video that made me want to take some time and say a great big thank you to our local RCMP. The story goes like this. A large crowd of pretty decent kids had gathered at an adult-free home, late on a Friday night. I am certain the neighbours became quite concerned for the safety of a large number of teens. The call went out and not one or two, but six vehicles arrived at the home. I was introduced to the concept of community policing by what follows. Three members were throwing a

couple of ping pong balls at the beer pong table. The kids were laughing, and the party broke up quite respectfully. Some alcohol was confiscated in a lighthearted manner. Well done! It’s a good thing to give credit where credit is due – both to the RCMP and to the teens. We are fortunate that the community comes together and creates a safe grad program for our young adults to celebrate a right of passage. But please, please, please be safe. I came from a graduating class that had a pre-grad party where someone was killed. That someone did not make it to grad, they did not make it to their life. It tainted what should have been a very happy time in many lives. This is not the way anyone wants to say goodbye. That first taste of freedom, driving a little bit

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faster than necessary, distracted by all that is going on, can be taken away in a moment. Let me say this very clearly: DO NOT DRIVE, DO NOT LET SOMEONE DRIVE, DO NOT GET IN A VEHICLE WITH ANYONE THAT HAS BEEN DRINKING. Talk with your teens. Every family has a preference and a rule about drinking. Create a safe place for them when it comes to this. Make a contract with them that they can call you at any time of the night if they need a ride home. Your part will be to pick them up, bring them home safely, and say nothing more about it.

The next day, congratulate them on being responsible and say nothing more other than, “I am so glad you made it home.” There are a lot of mothers out there who wish they had the opportunity for a do-over. In this day and age, the day of instant communication, there is no reason for anyone to drive home drunk. Take your friends keys away, take the FOB, do what it takes. Kids will be kids. I think I learned on the first day of parenthood to never say never. If only I could have had my second child first, by the second time around, I knew a thing or two. I am not saying to teach them to drink, but have some real conversations. Can you stop drinking after a couple of drinks? If not, understand you have a problem with alcohol. Can you go to a party and

have fun without alcohol? If not, let’s talk about why. Do you enjoy feeling sick after drinking? Then what is your body telling you? Is it worth it? How is your mental health? Understand the effects of all substances. Yes, our kids are on the doorstep of adulting. Are they prepared with all the tools? Be safe and celebrate! Once again, thank you to the RCMP of Fort St. John for using the community policing approach and keeping our kids safe! Edwina Nearhood is a lifelong resident of Fort St. John. Her 30-year experience in the appraisal industry offers a unique lens on the challenges associated with the economic forces impacting real estate and the community.

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Charlie Lake Elementary students lead the charge at the Walk to End ALS in Fort St. John on June 2, 2019. The event raised a total of $43,393.35, and Charlie Lake students, along with school staff, raised just over $12,000 of that amount, with one student, Addison Tolsma, raising more than $2,000 on her own. There were more than 200 participants in this year’s walk. Of the funds raised, 60% will go to support patient care for those living with ALS in B.C., while the remaining 40% will go to support the Canadian ALS research program. “I am inspired and impressed by the community of Fort St. John and how they come together,” said Wendy Toyer, executive director of the ALS Society of BC. “They’re just really good people. I love coming up there.”

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habitat restoration, predator control programs, as well as a new indigenous-led environmental stewardship program. But by excluding McLeod Lake from the process, the agreements will likely have “widespread” effects on the band’s treaty rights and socio-economic interests, particularly in forestry, if they aren’t amended, Chingee wrote. The agreements exclude the band from consensus based decision-making between indigenous nations, lack significant detail, and “have a generally offensive tone,” he wrote. The band should either be party to the agreement with West Moberly and Saulteau, and take part in determining population estimates, recovery targets, and conservation measures. Or, the two governments must draft a separate partnership agreement with McLeod Lake, Chingee said. McLeod Lake is a signatory to Treaty 8. In a statement, the ministry of foresty and lands said it did reach out to McLeod Lake, and acknowledged its meeting with special liaison Blair Lekstrom. “The B.C. government appreciates their concerns and will be considering the issues they raise,” the ministry said. “The government will also be considering Blair Lekstrom’s report, the economic impact analysis and feedback from the public engagement process before making final decisions on the draft partnership agreement.”

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court docket A summary of sentences and fines handed out in Northeast B.C. courts for the week ending May 31, 2019. Fort St. John Law Courts

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Ed Wesenberg (left) and John Alexander take their chess seriously, or so it seems. The pair spent some time May 25, 2019 on the patio at Mighty Peace Brewing Co. Also taking advantage of the summer-like weather were Jason Wielenga and Matthew Laur. At the time of the photo, it was John’s turn. We believe he has made his move since.

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A 76-year-old man is dead after a motor vehicle accident near Charlie Lake Wednesday afternoon. Emergency crews were called out to the 271 Road and the Alaska Highway around 4:30 p.m. The victim, who was driving a pickup truck, rear-ended a five-ton service truck stopped at a redi light on the 271 Road. Evidence suggests the man tried to stop before the collision, police say. However, the man later died in hospital from his injuries. The driver of the service truck was not injured. Anyone with information is asked to call Peace Region Traffic Services at 250-787-8140, quoting file 2019-4871.

The search for an Alberta man who was swept away in the Peace River near Hudson’s Hope last week has been stood down, police say. Emergency search and rescue crews were called out to the river near the Peace Canyon bridge around 5:45 p.m. on May 29 after a report the man was swept away in the fast, rising water. A search of the river and shoreline, which included support from aerial crews and the canine unit, has been unsuccessful, RCMP said Monday. While a dive team was called in to help with the search, the viability of conducting an underwater search wasn’t possible, police said. The matter remains an open missing person file, police say, however, the man is presumed drowned.

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• Watson Zander Robinson (born 1998) was fined $2,500 and given a one-year criminal driving ban for being in care or control of a vehicle while impaired. • Matthew Cole Davis (born 1997) was fined $2,000 and banned from driving for one year for impaired driving. • Samantha Amy Apsassin (born 1989) was fined $1,000 and banned from driving for one year for care or control of a vehicle or vessel with a blood alcohol level over 0.08. • Melissa Noel McGhee (born 1991) was fined $500 and handed a one-year driving ban for driving with a suspended licence. • Clayon Colby Wolsey (born 1986) was fined $500 and 12 months of probation for driving a motor vehicle without due care and attention. • Georgina Hunter (born 1969) was given a suspended sentence with a one-year probation order for assault. • Dustin Ryan James Shadow (born 1994) was given a one-year probation order with a conditional discharge for mischief. • David James Cornell (born 1986) was handed a three-year driving ban for driving while prohibited. Dawson Creek Law Courts

There’s a new commanding officer in charge of the RCMP in Fort St. John. Staff Sgt. Anthony Hanson of Prince George has been selected to the post. Hanson will replace outgoing Insp. Mike Kurvers, who retired from and then rejoined the force in Comox Valley last summer. Hanson was recently awarded the Commanding Officer’s Certificate of Appreciation for Bravery at a ceremony in Prince George earlier this month. His official transfer date has yet to be confirmed, but he will be in Fort St. John every second week until his arrival is finalized. Hanson is expected to be at the city’s inaugural Moose Hide walk and barbecue on June 5.

• Lane Dylan Gray (born 1979) was sentenced to four months in jail for flight from a police officer; four months in jail for dangerous operation of a motor vehicle; three months in jail and three year criminal driving ban for operation a motor vehicle while disqualified; 60 days jail for possession of stolen property over $5,000; 60 days jail for theft of a motor vehicle; and six months in jail for possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose. Lane was sentenced to six months in jail for breach of probation . • James Harrison Waldie (born 1986) was fined $1,000 and given a one-year criminal driving ban for operating a motor vehicle while disqualified. — Matt Preprost

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How to eat healthy and still enjoy your vacation

he season for road trips, camping, travelling overseas, and everything in between is upon us. This can strike anxiety in the heart of a person who is putting in effort to change their habits and lifestyle and is concerned about being able to continue to do so away from home. I’m here to tell you that with planning and incorporating some healthful travel tips you can continue your healthy lifestyle no matter where you end up this year. I’m sure you’ve heard of the phrase that goes like this, “If you fail to plan, then you plan to fail.” This very much so will apply if you go into your vacation without a game plan of how you are going to keep up your healthy eating habits. Your game plan will be based off of what kind of vacation you are taking and how you will be travelling. Will you be on the road for most of your time away? Will you

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be staying somewhere that’s close to grocery shops or local markets? Are you vacationing with people who have different dietary habits than you? Will basic kitchen utensils be available to you? You probably get the picture that there are multiple things to consider in the planning process if you want to keep your diet consistent while away from your regular routine. To be successful in this endeavor, keep in

mind what your goals are and what you really want out of life. If you are indulging in a lot of foods, keeping portion sizes on the smaller side will be important as will making sure your meal plate is balanced and filled with mostly vegetables, protein, and healthy fats. Focus on eating slow to make sure you are satisfied and your digestion is kept in mint condition. Drink water at every meal and make sure to consume more if you are visiting a hotter climate and expending more energy and sweating more. Keeping hydrated will also help you stay in tune with your hunger cues, which will help you to discern whether you are eating because of hunger or not. Make time for activity. Vacations are made because people want to relax. But our bodies are made to move, and exercise in all forms burns calories. A hike with family or a swim at the lake

won’t take away from that relaxation time but will most likely add to it as exercise releases feel good endorphins and makes use of the extra food you may be eating. Of course, a vacation is all about enjoying yourself and your time away. Setting rigid rules and restrictions for yourself around the food you will more than likely encounter will only make you miserable. If you are consistently making healthful changes in your everyday life, a vacation away from home eating more indulgent foods will not harm your progress. It’s important to keep things in perspective and not lose sight of the fact that life is meant to be enjoyed. Caitlyn Harbottle is a Peace Region nutrition coach.

High school rodeo standings Here are the North Region rodeo standings going into the B.C. High School Rodeo Finals this weekend in Fort St. John, June 7 to 9.

Goat Tying 1. Rylie Bondaroff – 92.5 2. Lauren Konashuk – 90 3. Hanna Pederson – 79

Boys All Around 1. Zane Jones – 163 2. Ben Jackson – 151 3. Wade Roberts – 146

Saddle Bronc 1. Zane Jones – 49 2. Tyrel Roberts – 30 3. Jesse Jones – 10

Girls All Around 1. Hanna Pederson – 286 2. Payden Hinton – 236 3. Rylie Bondaroff – 233.5

Pole Bending 1. Aspen Wollen – 97 2. Payden Hinton – 96 3. Hanna Pederson – 58

Steer Wrestling 1. Wade Roberts – 75 2. Ben Jackson – 55 3. Zane Jones – 38

Barrel Racing 1. Aspen Wollen – 94 2. Lainy Proctor – 77 3. Brittany Ollenberger – 76

Breakaway Roping 1. Rylie Bondaroff – 80 2. Hanna Pederson – 78 3. Raea Sipple – 36

Reined Cowhorse 1. Wyatte Copeland – 57 2. Rachel Moat – 54 3. Rylie Bondaroff – 35

Tiedown Roping 1. Ben Jackson – 58 2. Kolton Johnson – 56 3. Tyler Pederson – 56

Queen Event 1. Gracie Chapple – 57 2. Tyler Bondaroff - 57

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Malory Kohlman competes in the ladies barrel race at the 2019 Chetwynd BCRA Rodeo on June 1, 2019. The rodeo brought people from all over the province to compete alongside Peace Region riders, just as Fort St. John will do with rodeos the next two weekends.

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Silver Willow 4H Club has been very busy this past month. Our club judging rally took place in early May, in this we practiced for the district judging rally. Silver Willow’s club members took part in the Charlie Lake garbage cleanup on May 25 as a part of a fundraiser and a great way to help the community. We’ve had our ﬁnal beef weigh in before achievement days this weigh in was followed by a showmanship practice to get our animals used to what they will experience on show day. Some of the club members came to participate in the CO-OP equity day barbeque, we would like to thank the CO-OP for always being such a great supporter to our club! On June 1st the district judging rally took place, upon which all the clubs in the district attended congratulations to all the members that attended, great job! Jennifer Bell, Silver Willow 4-H Club

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A Special Commi�ee of the Whole Mee�ng will be held as follows: Date: Monday June 17, 2019 Time: 1:00 p.m. Loca�on: Council Chambers Topic of discussion is a review of proposed Financial Framework Policies that will provide clarity to staﬀ, Council and the community on how decisions are made with respect to the sustainable funding and ﬁnancing of City services and infrastructure. The agenda for the mee�ng will be available on the City website (www.fortstjohn.ca) by noon on Thursday June 13, 2019. The public is invited to a�end.

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North Peace Seniors Mouth-Eye-Foot Care Foundation a registered charitable organization 6:00 p.m. Thursday 20 JUNE 2019 #102-9816-108 Avenue Fort St. John (Drop-in) Press buzzer for entry TIME: 6:00 P.M. Renew memberships- $10 (for one year) Open to non-members Financial Report prepared by Sander Rose Bone Grindle Email: npseniorsmefcarefoundation@shaw.ca Call: 250-787-0218 if you have questions Announcements

Fort St John Palliative Care Society AGM will be held June 26 at

Peace Lutheran Church, 9812 - 108 Avenue. Membership renewal 5:30 pm Dinner at 6:00 pm Meeting at 7:00 pm Coming EvEnts

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION NOTICE Application for a Permit Under The Provisions of the Environmental Management Act We/I, Tourmaline Oil Corporation/Duane Peperkorn, of address; 3700 250 6th Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2P 3H7 intend to submit this amendment application to the Director to amend Permit PA-108719, issued September 18, 2018 which authorizes the discharge of air emission from the West Doe 02-11 gas processing plant. The land upon which the facility is situated and the discharge occurs is located at LSD: 02-11-080-16 W6M near Sweetwater Road, approximately 16km West of Rolla, BC within the Peace River Regional District. The amendment requests that the following conditions be changed from: 7.18 g/s NOx, 15.1 g/s CO, 9.34 g/s VOC and 0.74 g/s TSP (Total Suspended Particulates) to the following: 9.19 g/s NOx, 14.85 g/s CO, 7.31 g/s VOC and 0 g/s TSP. Any person who may be adversely affected by the proposed amendment and wishes to provide relevant information may, within 30 days after the last date of posting, publishing, service or display, send written comments to the applicant, with a copy to the Regional Manager, Environmental Protection at Bag 2, Fort St. John, B.C. V1J 2B0. The identity of any respondents and the contents of anything submitted in relation to this application will become part of the public record. Dated this 10th Day of May, 2019

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Richard Eli Cornet a long time resident of Fort St John, BC, passed away on May 29, 2019. He was born in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, on May 9, 1943. Survived by his brother, children, and grandchildren. A celebration of life will be held this Sunday, June 2, 2019, from 1−5 pm at 13408 244 Road, Charlie Lake, BC. Please call 250−263−1492 if any directions are required.

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Dawson Creek Seniors Hall Activities 1011 McKellar Ave. Floor curling, carpet bowling, pool, line dancing, bridge, crib, darts, bingo, Wellness Exercise, craft classes. Schedules are available at the hall. Come and see our hall and try out our activities. TOPS Evening Sessions Meet Thursday at 6:00 pm New Beginnings Baptist Church in DC, 10221-18th St Phone: Judy 250-782-9540 or Gail 250-782-7208 for more info.

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PC Roots Group Building Open: Every Saturday Sept-June 10:00am-12:00pm to members wanting to use the genealogy library. A member will be available by appointment to anyone requiring help on how to get started on your family history. Everyone is welcome. We are located in the small building in NAR Park. For appointment call: Lynn- 250-7824058. Neil- 250-7827651. Website http://peacecountryroots.ca PC Roots Group Meeting: 4th Sunday/month - from Sept-June 1:30pm in the Roots Building at NAR Park. Getting started on family tree research, need Help? Come learn & share experiences with other amateur genealogists. New members welcome. For more info call: Lynn- 250-7824058. Neil- 250-7827651. Website http://peacecountryroots.ca Saturday, Jun 8, 2019- 10:00 am to 6:00 pm-ANTIQUES COLLECTIBLES- Vintage Collectible Show & Sale at the Pouce Coupe Royal Canadian Legion. Concession Available $2.00 ENTRY South Peace Historical Society Meetings Third Wednesday of the month. In Dawson Creek at the Calvin Kruk Centre Archives Room at 2 pm.

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

BCSPCA Regional Humane Educator- Implements Youth Programming in the South peace Region. Location: Dawson Creek. PartTime 0.6 To Apply Go To spca.bc.ca/careers

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SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 60 (PEACE RIVER NORTH) INVITATION TO TENDER SCHOOL CAFETERIA SERVICES

The Contractor will be expected to provide the following: • Food (meals) that reflects the Healthy Schools Program and at a minimum cost to students • Weekly salad bar option • Service daily from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. • Clean and well maintained kitchen on a daily basis • Food Safe Certification • Criminal Record Check • Liability Insurance • Proof of WCB coverage

School Administration will endeavour to meet regularly with the Contractor to discuss matters of mutual concern. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. For further information and/or to view the facility, please contact Randy Pauls, Principal at 250-785-4429 prior to June 21, 2019.

Secretary-Treasurer School District No. 60 10112-105 Avenue Fort St. John, BC V1J 4S4

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Proposals will be accepted up to 4:00 p.m. Friday, June 28, 2019. Envelope must be clearly marked “TENDER – SCHOOL CAFETERIA” and mailed or delivered to:

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SUNDAYS: FAMILY TREE HELP - Peace Country Roots Group Meeting - Fourth Sunday of each Month at the CALVIN KRUK CENTRE in Dawson Creek 1:30pm TOPS 3907: Take Off Pounds Sensibly Meet Thursday mornings 9:30 am New Beginnings Baptist Church 10221-18th St. Phone Marge 780-8645205 for more info.

Wednesday, June 19, 2019- 3:00- 7:00 pm-7th Annual Summer Solstice Carnival at Rotary Manor in Dawson Creek- 1121 –90th Ave. Free Shuttle Service at the Alliance Church Starts at 4:00 pm to the Carnival. There will be a Yummy Bake Sale. Come join us in the Fun and Play Games and Win Prizes for a Fundraiser for the Residents of Rotary Manor. The Carnival will go Come Rain or Shine. So Come Support our Seniors. Game & Meal Tickets are $1 each or 25 for $20. Questions or concerns please call Recreation: 250-719-3497

SHUTIAK, Suzanne

December 5, 1933 - Onion Lake, Saskatchewan May 26, 2019 - Okotoks, Alberta Suzanne Shutiak died peacefully at Foothills Country Hospice on Sunday, May 26, 2019, with her daughters by her side. Born in December 1933, in Onion Lake, SK, she lived most of her life in Calgary. She was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in February. While her decline was rapid, she was stoic and full of life and humour until the end. Hers was a life well lived.

General employment SANDMANN INNS RURAL BC recruiting management couples, both full-time and part-time roles available. Ask us about our great employee perks and accommodation. Apply: sbraid@sandman.ca Carpenters & Labourers needed for Commercial Renovations in Fort St John, BC. Azonic Constructors Inc. Requirements: Own transportation, valid drivers license, able to stand and walk for long periods of time, push/pull, bend and crouch frequently. Professional attitude, demonstrated ability to work in team environment. Experience promoting a strong safety culture and following HSE policies and procedures. 780-235-6010 jobs@fcmi.net Construction Site Admin needed for Commercial Renovations in Fort St John, BC. Azonic Constructors Inc Requirements: Previous construction experience is an asset. Confined space, and OFA Level 2 first aid safety certificates, willing to train. Prepare reports and safety documentation, to ensure worksite is compliant with HSE regulations. 780-235-6010 jobs@fcmi.net

Funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Gerard’s Catholic Church (8944 Elbow Dr SW, Calgary, AB T2V 1L2) on Monday, June 3, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. Reception to follow in the Church hall. Condolences may be forwarded through www.McInnisandHolloway.com. In lieu of flowers, Suzanne wanted donations to the Foothills Country Hospice Society, 322001 32 St E, Okotoks, AB T1S 1A5, Telephone: 403-995-4673, https://www.countryhospice.org/. She commented almost daily that she was amazed she didn’t have to pay for her care at the hospice. When we explained that a large part of the organization’s budget was from donations, she knew she wanted this paragraph to be part of her obituary. In living memory of Suzanne Shutiak, a tree will be planted at Fish Creek Provincial Park by McINNIS& HOLLOWAY FUNERAL HOMES, Fish Creek, 14441 Bannister Road SE, Calgary, AB, T2X 3J3, Telephone: 1-800-661-1599.

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Home Care Wanted In-Home Caregiver for Hire: To look after my (2) children; 7year old girl & 6 year old boy. Permanent, Full-time at a rate of $14/hour for 40 hours/week. Completion of Secondary School/Some College/CEPEG/Vocational. 1 to 2 years of experience supervision or care for children. Accommodation available on a live-in basis at no cost but is not a condition of employment. Main duties include: supervise and care, assist/guide children on personal hygiene; meal preparation; organize and participate in children’s activities and may perform light housekeeping. Applicants may apply via email: joan24garcia@yahoo.com

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She is survived by her four children, David (Sally Warburton) of Toronto; Peter (Janalee), Laura (Mark Yeomans) and Tess, all of Calgary. She leaves three treasured grandchildren, Madeleine, Anne and Colin Yeomans; and four siblings, Marielle Galibois, Michelle Dolen, Paul Galibois (Irene), Marguerite Caspar (Rudi); and sister—in-law Helen Galibois. She was predeceased by her parents Emile and Marguerite Galibois; and brother Claude Galibois.

The rental fee for the kitchen shall be $25.00 per day of operation payable the 1st day of each month.

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Suzanne was loved, and will be deeply missed.

Proposals must include sample menus and prices.

Save the Dates July 12, 13, 14, 2019 for the Mile Zero Cruisers Silver Anniversary Summer Cruise weekend Bring down your pride and joy and register for the Car Show weekend. For online Registration and more information:

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After her cancer diagnosis, she spent two weeks in Foothills Hospital, but moved March 4 to Foothills Country Hospice near Okotoks. She spent her last twelve weeks surrounded by the most amazing caregivers in a spectacular home and setting. We’d love to mention each and every nurse, PCA and volunteer by name. They were all amazing, not just to Suzanne, but to her family who were so heartbroken watching her decline. We have to mention Candice, a nurse who connected with our mom in a deep and meaningful way. Suzanne held on until Candice was there to hold her hand, and be there for Laura and Tess. Thanks too, to Dr. Kobie Coetzee, who was always kind and supportive. She experienced Suzanne’s humour first hand. In the last days, Dr. Coetzee suggested a new symptom could be from the progressing cancer. “I have cancer?” Asked Suzanne, aghast. It took the good doctor a few seconds to see the twinkle in her eye.

Tenders are invited to provide cafeteria services for the students at North Peace Secondary School starting as soon as possible and ending on June 15, 2020. The school will close for Spring Break from March 16 to March 27, 2020.

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In retirement, she golfed with the Golfaround girls, and bowled with the Thursday Chinook Ladies. She loved watching her grandchildren play ringette, baseball, hockey, soccer and field hockey. She cherished every minute she had with them, and was proud to see them grow and learn and become independent. She volunteered; at her church, her grandchildren’s schools, in various political campaigns, at Benny the Bookworm, and teaching English to new Canadians. And then there was her travelling. She cruised the Mediterranean with Tess, travelled to South Africa, Cuba and New Zealand with the Golfaround girls, and went to Thailand, Europe, Costa Rica, UK, Greece and Hawaii with Tess, Laura and her grandchildren and many good friends. She was so sad watching the reports of the fire at Notre Dame, knowing she had been planning a spring trip to Paris with David - one place she’d longed to visit.

Telephone No. (403) 515-3357

Acquired Brain Injury Support Group: ABI Support group meets every 2nd & 4th Thursday of month at 6:00pm at the Northern Brain Injury Association office: #11-1405 102 Ave Dawson Creek. Please call 250-719-4673 for more information. http://nbia.ca/

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Suzanne was a woman ahead of her time. She travelled and worked abroad after secretarial college, living in Tokyo and New Delhi, which resulted in a lifelong love of travel. She spent many years as a mother and homemaker, but plunged into the workforce post-divorce, working first at Woodward’s, then the Calgary Herald, before retiring in 1999.

________________________ (Signature) Contact Person: Duane Peperkorn

CORNET, Richard E. May 9, 1943 − May 29, 2019

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FSJ Motor Inn. 10707-102St. Close to downtown. Furnished/Private rooms/Kitchen/bathroom, TV/Wi-Fi/utilities included. Call Gary 250-682-1982. No lease, month to month basis. $950/month.

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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

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SuiteS For rent FURNISHED BASEMENT SUITE. Internet Included. Available Immediately. NO PETS. Pouce Coupe. Call 250-7865157.

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2020

2021

2022

$1,343.74 $1,363.90 $1,384.35

$2,085.04 $2,116.32 $2,148.06

Land & Improvements

Estimated Municipal Taxes

$1,358.96 $1,379.34 $329.15

$947.35

$732.37

$334.08

$961.56

$743.36

$1400.03 $339.09

$975.98

$754.51

$1,973.67 $2,003.28 $2,033.33 $3,095.77 $3,142.21 $3,189.34

A copy of proposed Bylaw No. 908 may be obtained between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excepting statutory holidays at the municipal office of the District of Hudson’s Hope located at 9904 Dudley Drive, Hudson’s Hope, B.C.

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Gary Powell Memorial Land & Hall & Rodeo Grounds Improvements Land & The Guelly Pavilion Improvements Hudson’s Hope Land & Museum Improvements Ruxton property Land Hudson’s Hope Bible Land & Fellowship Baptist Improvements Church St. Peter’s Church and Land & parish hall Improvements Hudson’s Hope Rod & Land & Gun Club Improvements

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Council Meeting will be held in the District of Hudson’s Hope Council Chambers, 9904 Dudley Drive, on Monday, June 10, 2019, at 6:00 pm, to consider a Property Tax Exemption Bylaw No. 908, 2019 which, if adopted, will provide certain properties with an exemption from taxes for the 10 calendar years (2020 through 2030). The table below lists the properties under consideration and an estimate of the municipal taxes that will be exempted for 2020 and the next two years:

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PEACE RIVER REGIONAL DISTRICT

Notice of Intent to Consider ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 2373, 2019

When:

Thursday June 13, 2019 10:00am

Where:

Peace River Regional District Head Office Boardroom 1981 Alaska Avenue, Dawson Creek, BC

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Montney Area Subject properties: •

SE ¼ of Section 16 Township 86 Range 19 W6M Peace River Except Plan B6598;

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NE ¼ of Section 9 Township 86 Range 19 W6M Peace River Except Parcel A(72110M) & Except Parcels 14656 PGP44982 & BCP29641; and

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NW ¼ of Section 10 Township 86 Range 19 W6M Peace River Except Block A & Parcel B (79572M) & Plan 18468

The Peace River Regional District Board intends to consider the proposed bylaw. Proposal: To permit a minimum parcel size of 45 hectares (111 acres) for the subject properties.

For More Information: Contact: Development Services Tel: 250-784-3200 Toll Free: 1-800-670-7773 Email: prrd.dc@prrd.bc.ca

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This notice is in general form only. Relevant background documents may be inspected from Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, between the hours of 8:30am – 4:30pm at the PRRD Dawson Creek office (1981 Alaska Avenue, Dawson Creek, BC) or 8:30am – Noon and 1:00pm – 4:30pm at the PRRD Fort St. John office (9505-100th Street, Fort St. John, BC). Written comments or concerns accepted. Shawn Dahlen, Chief Administrative Officer

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Taylor Speedway Bomber Invitational results

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A.J. Everton (99) and Al Scarfo (93) race around the corner during the IMCA modified race of the Taylor Speedway Viper Innovation Bomber Invitational on Friday, May 24, 2019.

Taylor Motor Speedway is open for the season, after it held the Viper Innovation Bomber Invitational May 24 and 25. Next up for the speedway is the 3rd Annual Father’s Day Hit to Pass, June 15 and 16. Here are the results from both day of races.

IMCA Modifieds 1. John Stokes 2. Johnny Beaumont 3. AJ Everton 4. Al Scarfo May 25 Mini Sprint 1. Tyson Leclerc 2. Carissa Elliott 3. Wyatt Graham

May 24 Mini Sprint 1. Wyatt Graham 2. Carissa Elliot 3. Tyson Leclerc

Mini Stock JR. 1. Chantal Richards 2. Austin Kube 3. Cody Willis

Mini Stock Jr. 1. Chantal Richards 2. Daric Mcdonnel 3. Cody Willis

Mini Stock Adult 1. Jamie Legal 2. Justin Lagasse 3. Jordan Harrison

Mini Stock Adult 1. Jamie Legal 2. Jordan Harrison 3. Justin Lagasse

Bomber 1. Swain Hackman 2. Clint Mason 3. Chelsea Babcock

BOMBER 1. Swain Hackman 2. Matt Burdock 3. Chelsea Babcock

IMCA Modifieds 1. Al Scarfo 2. AJ Everton 3. Larry Gordon 4. Micheal Kube

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Becky Belle and Amanda Trotter with Rotarian Samantha Warren, May 30, 2019.

Rotary Mother’s Day runners raise $18,900 for Women’s Resource Society matt preprost editor@ahnfsj.ca

Fort St. John Rotarians and Mother’s Day runners helped to raise $18,900 for the Women’s Resource Society this month. The funds were presented during the lunch meeting of the Fort St. John Rotary Club on May 30. “I’m over the moon; that’s massive,” said Amanda Trotter, executive director for the society, after being presented with the monies. The funding will help support the society’s operations. And the number of people accessing the society’s out-

reach services is growing, Trotter said. In 2017, there were 5,976 points of contact; in 2018, there were 6,578. Already this year, the society is seeing an average of 530 clients a month. “The need in our community and the poverty in our community is definitely deepening,” Trotter said. The society recently launched a new family law advocacy program to help people navigate the family law system, and with maintenance and child protection issues, Trotter said. The society has also stepped up its efforts and work in harm

reduction amid the growing provincial opioid crisis, Trotter said. “You need to keep having those difficult conversations. People don’t like talking about it, people don’t like talking about drug use in our community, people don’t like talking about harm reduction,” Trotter said. “We need to keep having those conversations so we can assist as many people as possible. “So, we’re very proud of the work we’ve been doing, and we’re so pleased to have assistance from an organization like yours.”

FORT ST. JOHN & DISTRICT CHURCH DIRECTORY ANGLICAN CHURCH of CANADA NoRTH PEACE PARISH Please join us at our temporary location at the Peace Lutheran Church @ 1:30pm Ph: 250-785-6471 “All are Invited and Welcome Here” - (Luke 14:23) SERVICES St. Martin’s, fort St. John, BC Reverend: Christopher Samson Sundays 1:30 p.m. ********** Church of the Good Shepherd Taylor, BC - Sundays 10:00 a.m. ********** St. Matthias, Cecil Lake, BC 3rd Sun. of the Month 4:00 p.m. Holy Communion ********** BAHA’I fAITH BAHA’I fAITH National Baha’i Information 1-800-433-3284 Regular Firesides Mondays @ 8:00 p.m. Deepenings continued Wednesdays at 250-787-0089 Next Feast Info. 250-787-0089 ********** BAPTIST CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH 9607-107th Ave., fSJ Ph. (Office) 250-785-4307 Pastor: Michael Hayes Associate Pastor: Doug Janzen SUNDAY WoRSHIP SERVICE 10:30AM ********** BAPTIST CHARLIE LAkE CoMMUNITY CHURCH 12731 244 B Road, Charlie Lake (1st left turn off the Alaska Hwy. past the Charlie Lake Store) 250-785-1723 office@charlielakechurch.com www.charlielakechurch.com Lead Pastor: Joshua Goetz Associate Pastor: Jared Braun Sunday Worship: 10:40 AM Sunday School during the service nursery-grade 6 ********** CATHoLIC RoMAN CATHoLIC CHURCH (Resurrection Church) Pastor: Rev. Aruldhas Lucas, SAC Phone 250-785-3413 www.fsjresurrectionchurch.com MASSES: Saturday 7:30 p.m. Sunday - 10:00 a.m. oNLY OFFICE HOURS: Mon.-Fri. 9:00 -12:00 noon & 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. BAPTISM: Contact the Pastor 3 months before baptism. MARRIAGES: Contact the Pastor 6 months before the wedding. **********

ALLIANCE CHURCH 9804-99 Ave., fort St. John, BC V1J 3T8 Ph: 250-785-4644 fax: 250-785-8932 e-mail: office@fsjalliance.ca www.fsjalliance.ca SUNDAY WoRSHIP SERVICE: 9:15am & 11:00am kIDVILLE: for ages 2yrs.-Gr.6 @ 9:15am ********** CoMMUNITY PEACE CoMMUNITY CHURCH 10556-100th Street, Taylor, BC Pastor: Wally Pohlmann Phone: 250-789-3045 HoURS: 9:00am-Noon Monday-Wednesday & friday Email: office@taylorchurch.ca Website: www.taylorchurch.ca SUNDAY ADULT CLASS - 9:30am SUNDAY WoRSHIP SERVICE - 10:30am ********** EVANGELICAL foRT ST. JoHN EVANGELICAL MISSIoN 8220-89th Avenue, fSJ Sunday School September-June begins at 9:30am Sunday mornings. Worship Service - 10:45am Phone: 250-787-2550 ******* INTERDENoMINATIoNAL UPPER PINE GoSPEL CHAPEL Church Phone: 250-827-3833 Email: upgc@pris.ca Board Chairman: Andy Burkholder 250-827-3811 Box 66, Rose Prairie, BC ********** LUTHERAN PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 9812-108th Avenue, fort St. John, BC V1J 2R3 Office Phone: 250-785-2718 Pastor: Rev. Kebede Dibaba Regular Worship Schedule: 9:00am Youth, Adult Bible Study 10:00am Sunday Worship Service & Sunday School ********** PEACE RIVER MUSLIM ASSoCIATIoN Information: 250-787-1264 Jumm’a (Friday) Prayer @ 1:00pm 203-10903-100th Street, fort St. John, BC email: tahermorsi@shaw.ca ********** MENNoNITE NoRTH PEACE MENNoNITE BRETHREN CHURCH North Peace Mennonite Brethren Church 10816 106 St. fort St. John, BC V1J 5V2 250-785-3869 Lead Pastor: Andrew Eby Associate Pastor of Youth & Young Adults: Don Banman SUNDAY SERVICE TIMES: 9:00am & 11:00am **********

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

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

PRESBYTERIAN fort St. John Presbyterian Church 9907-98th St., fort St. John, BC Phone: 250-785-2482 fax: 250-785-2482 12:30 p.m. - Pie and Coffee 1:00 p.m. - Worship Service Everyone is invited to participate ********** REfoRMED TRINITY CoVENANT CHURCH Sunday Service: 10:00am Meets at the The Plaza 8111 100th Ave fort St. John, BC Elder: Desmond Jones Phone: 250-785-8289 www.trinitycovenant.ca matthew@trinitycovenant.ca Affiliated with C.R.E.C. ********** THE SALVATIoN ARMY THE SALVATIoN ARMY Sunday Worship Service: 10:30am 10116-100th Ave., fort St. John, BC Come Worship With Us. For information; Phone 250-785-0506 or food Bank 250-785-0500 ********** SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH 9008-100th Avenue, fort St. John, BC Phone: 250-785-8632 Pastor: Cavin Chwyl Phone: 250-719-7949 Saturday Service: 9:30am ********** UNITED CHURCH of CANADA ST. LUkE’S UNITED 9907-98 St., fort St. John, BC Office: 250-785-2919 Rev. Rick Marsh Email: stlukeuc@telus.net Sunday Worship Service @ 10:00am All are Welcome! The United Church of Canada is a Union of Congregationalist, Methodist & Presbyterian Churches in Canada formed in 1925.