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After 30 years of teaching and helping steer the education system in Peace River North, Superintendent Dave Sloan is set to retire. The news was made public during a staffing update at the board of education’s meeting Monday, March 11. Sloan’s retirement is targeted for this fall, but his effective date is still being finalized with trustees. There are a number of projects still to finish, and key among them is bargaining “one more good settlement” with teachers and support staff, Sloan said. “I’ve often said nobody really gets to retire here, you just get repurposed, so, I’m looking forward to my own repurposing,” Sloan said. “I’m looking forward to finishing off my tenure as superintendent, finishing this year well, and helping to set up next year to be great as well.” Sloan began working for the district in September 1989 at Clearview school. He’s been superintendent since spring 2013 after taking over the post from Larry Espe. A search for Sloan’s replacement will begin soon, and trustees are being brought up to speed on the hiring process, board chair Ida Campbell said.

Dave Sloan at the grand opening celebration of Margaret ‘Ma’ Murray Community School.

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com/r/2019communityawards. This is the 12th year of the awards. A gala will be held April 11 at the Lido Theatre, with more details to come. Award winners in 2018 included Hunter Faminow (youth), the North Peace Seniors Housing Society (humanitarian), the Crystal Cup Organizing Committee (recreation), Catherine Ruddell (culture), Kim Boettcher (literacy), and Adam Reaburn (Citizen of the Year).

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Fort St. John has extended the deadline to submit nominatons for its annual community awards. Nominations for the top leaders in local culture, recreation, literacy, youth leadership, and humanitarian efforts are due by March 20 at 4 p.m. Nominees are also wanted for the Mayor’s Citizen of the Year Award. “Our local volunteers and organizations always go above and beyond,” Mayor Lori Ackerman said in a news release. “This is an excellent opportunity to recognize a person or organization in our community who shows just how energetic they are by going that extra mile and making our community the best place to live.” Nominations can be made online at surveymonkey.

Fort St. John city councillors have voted to push construction of the festival plaza project to 2020 as they hope to secure a grant that could finance most of the build. Council made the move for fiscal reasons. It’s already earmarked $1.4 million to the project, but a key grant from the Investing In Canada Infrastructure Grant program could fund up to 73% of eligible project costs. A decision on the grant won’t be made until the fall. “The conundrum is whether to wait for funding that we may not receive or to proceed,” Jennifer Decker, economic development manager, wrote in a report that came before council on Monday. “Tendering of the project before an announce-

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ment is made will make the project ineligible for the grant funding.” The city had earmarked its $1.4-million signing bonus from the Peace River Agreement to the project in 2016, but is applying for grants to help offset the costs. The city has also applied for a grant from the Northern Development Initiative Trust. Council approved draft designs of the plaza in January, and EDS Group is finalizing its design and cost estimates, due for final approval soon. The plan calls for the plaza building itself, as well as stalls for food vendor, amphitheatrestyle seating, obelisks for heating, and other obelisks for lighting both the plaza and the sky with a teepee-like pattern.

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School District 60 is being granted $1.4 million for school upgrades and new buses. The district is receiving money through the School Enhancement Program for boiler upgrades at Upper Pine Elementary-Junior Secondary. It’s also being funded for three new buses. “This funding provides better instructional environments for both teachers and learners to focus more of their energies on student success,” Education Minister Rob Fleming said in a news release.

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RECORD BREAKER: We start this week’s news chewing session in Kitchener, Ontario, where a man set a Guinness Record by wearing 260 T-shirts at the same time. Is this really a big deal? Last month I saw several residents of Fort St John outside wearing nine shirts, six sweaters, three coats, two woolly hats, four pairs of pants, three pairs of gloves, two earmuffs, and a nose muff. TRUST TRUDEAU: Our next stop is Ottawa, where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the SNC-Lavalin scandal was sparked by, quote, “an erosion of trust”. Oh really? Politicians have done for trust what Wile E. Coyote has done for Acme Products.

a Bugatti car sold for $19 million, making it the most expensive new car ever sold. I do not want to own a car that cost $19 million. Imagine the stress of maneuvering it safely through the McDonald’s drive-thru lane.

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SAUCE STRANDED: An Oregon man and his dog were stranded in his car in deep snow for five days. They survived by eating taco sauce packets. The man and his dog were lucky there wasn’t a cat in the car. A cat would have waited patiently, and then used the taco sauce as “meat seasoning.”

ways have a calculator in your pocket.” ROYAL REPORT: Meanwhile in London, Queen Elizabeth has asked British social media users to show courtesy and respect. What’s next? Her Majesty asking British soccer fans to try kinder, gentler rioting?

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The former BC Government and Service Employees’ Union building in Fort St. John is being readied for demolition. Northwest Properties, which owns the building at 10251-100 Street, says it plans to redevelop the property into a parking lot to meet retailer needs in the downtown. The company is working its way through the city’s development permitting process. Chris Menchions, vice-president of development and construction, couldn’t put a timeline on how soon the building could be demolished and the parking lot built. Northwest owns the North Gate Mall with Save-On Foods and Shoppers as well as the North Gate Place plaza next to the old BCGEU building. It’s hoping to attract a retailer to fill 6,700 sq. ft. of space left by Tervita after it downsized to a smaller unit at North Gate Place, also home to BMO and Dominos. Converting the old Tervita space

into retail made sense as there’s “limited demand for office space,” Menchions said. “A primary concern of retailers in this size category is parking and as such by purchasing the BCGEU property and replacing the building with a parking lot, the former Tervita space would become desirable for retail uses and enhance the retail synergies between (the two properties),” Menchions said. “We are of course hopeful that by bringing retail back to this large vacant space, it will assist in maintaining this part of the downtown area as a vibrant part of the community.” The company isn’t yet in a position to talk about tenant recruitment, Menchions said. There are two vacant units in North Gate Place. Leasing documents show it will be home to a future government-owned BC Cannabis Store. The BCGEU moved into a new, $5-million building at 100 Avenue and 102 Street in 2017.

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The District of Taylor has confirmed its support to bring fibre optic services to the community. Council took a rather unusual step of unanimously declaring its support by passing a formal resolution at their meeting on March 4. The district has been in talks with Telus and Shaw to install fibre optic infrastructure in the community since early 2018, however, there’s been confusion among residents and company representatives on the ground that the district doesn’t support the service — even that the mayor was actively opposed to the idea. “That’s obviously what we need to do, is to actively put it on the books that we do have a resolution that supports it, and that we then actively promote

that out to these different communication infrastructure companies,” Mayor Rob Fraser said. “There’s a disconnect there somewhere.” District records show council has clearly supported fibre optic service to help to attract and retain residents and businesses, CAO Andrew Young said. There is a fibre optic mainline already running through the community. “It’s the last mile services that we’re talking about,” Fraser said. “Even though it’s through the community, it’s getting the junction boxes they need to then take the services to the individual houses.” There is good opportunity now to bring fibre optic service to the community as the federal government is looking to help fund and bring the service to smaller and more remote communities, Fraser said.

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NEWS IN BRIEF Highlights from the city council meeting held Monday, March 11, 2019: Contracts • Council approved a $32,675 contract to Mazzei Electric of Nanaimo for lighting upgrades at the curling club. The upgrades, identified during a 2015 audit, will reduce energy consumption at the club, according to a city report. Other business

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• Council voted to delay construction of the festival plaza project to 2020 as it awaits approval of a key grant that could finance much of the build. Read more on A1.

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• Council gave its support to to West Coast Retail Holdings, which is seeking a cannabis retail licence from the province to operate a West Coast Cannabis branded store at PC Plaza. It’s the fourth private cannabis retailer looking to enter the Fort St. John market. The provincial government also has plans for a store. Read more on A5.

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• Council will write a letter of support for School District 60, which is trying to renew its lease with the province for its outdoor education centre at Cameron Lake. The West Moberly First Nation has included Cameron Lake, including the district’s leased site, in its requested compensation as part of ongoing Treaty Land Entitlement negotiations with the federal and provincial governments.

Councillors pose alongside Ryan Harvey, Jessica Harrison, and Jennifer Decker with the city’s Marketing Innovation Award from the BC Economic Development Association. Fort St. John was recognized for its Move Up Here program to help local businesses recruit skilled professionals to the city.

contravention notices for seven homes on 104A Avenue that have been built with illegal secondary suites. Addresses include: 11003 104A Avenue; 11005 104A Avenue; 10921 104A Avenue; 10923 104A Avenue; 10929 104A Avenue; 10931 104A Avenue; and 11107 104A Avenue. “Notice on Title serves to protect interested parties in the property, while attempting to resolve health and safety issues associated with illegal suites,” City Manager Dianne Hunter notes in a report. So far, 21 properties have had a Notice on Title registered. • Council approved a $4,000 discretionary grant to the BC Peace Predators Female Hockey Society to offset ice costs for the 2019 BC Female Midget Championship. The tournament takes place March 21 to 24 at the North Peace Arena, and will see six teams from across B.C. competing.

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• Council approved updates to Conference Hosting Council Policy No. 82/19, Discretionary Grant Council Policy No. 87/19, and Base Budget Grant Council Policy No. 105/19, which outline how the city awards grants in support of non-profit operations and events. The amendments co-ordinate grant requests made to both the city and regional district to avoid duplicating funding for the same event or program. City taxpayers already pay into the PRRD’s grant program through municipal levies. • Council approved planting a tree at city hall to commemorate 100 years of the Local Government Management Association. The tree, the type of which has yet to be determined, will be planted during Local Government Awareness Week, May 19 to 25.

Appreciation Day Committee, a citizen’s group based in Vernon,which is looking to have Feb. 1 acknowledged as Royal Canadian Mounted Police Appreciation Day. The RCMP will celebrate its 100th anniversary on Feb. 1, 2020, marking 100 years since the Canadian parliament created the force by combining the Northwest Mounted Police and the Dominion Police. Bylaws • Council adopted Fees and Charges for Various Municipal Services Bylaw No. 2456, 2019, which includes a number of routine changes, including a new $5 printing fee for additional tax notices, updating the cost of liquor licence applications to the cost of advertising, among other mostly minor language changes.

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Site C log hauling shifted to night hours Contractors are shifting their work schedules to begin nightly log hauling starting Monday, March 11, BC Hydro says. Log hauling will take place from 10 p.m. to 10 a.m. in the Cache Creek, Old Hope Road, and dam site areas as the clearing seasons winds down, BC Hydro says. “This will help us co-ordinate with local mills’ new nighttime operating hours. It also reduces the potential for heavy trucks to

damage roads during the spring thaw and warmer daytime temperatures,” BC Hydro stated in a public advisory. An average of one to two trucks per hour are expected on the roads, and hauling will end in early April, BC Hydro says. Merchantable timber will be taken to local mills while all other wood will be chipped, mulched, or burned on site. Motorists are asked to use caution along the road.

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Fort St. John gives support to another private cannabis retailer MATT PREPROST editor@ahnfsj.ca

Fort St. John city councillors have given their support to West Coast Retail Holdings, which is seeking a cannabis retail licence from the province to operate a West Coast branded store at PC Plaza. It’s the fourth private cannabis retailer that has gained the support of council and been sent back to the province for final approvals before opening. A business profile notes West Coast is led by Curtis Christopherson, who owns a personal training business with 12 locations in B.C. and Ontario, and is a partner in sport nutrition business Reflex Supplements, which has a location in Fort St. John. The proposed store received two letters of support during a public comment period in February. PC Urban Properties says it was approached by a number of cannabis retailers in the lead up to legalization last October, and chose to lease to West Coast

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as it believes it will become the “preeminent” cannabis retailer in the province. “Their approach to overall health and wellness in the cannabis sector sets them apart from other retailers and will be a benefit not just to our shopping centre, but to the community of Fort St John,” J. Brent Sawchyn wrote in a letter. A staff report to city council notes the proposed store meet the city’s zoning rules, and that

there were no issues other than an objection by police over its location. Though properly zoned, the RCMP was “not in favour of the location of this application due to the close proximity of centres where families and children attend,” the report states. City staff recommended council support anyway. “The concerns expressed by the RCMP regarding the location were discussed at length by

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council when the bylaw was being considered,” Janet Prestley, director of legislative services, notes in the report. “Granting approval will allow the Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch to move to the next step with this application and conduct the ‘fit and proper’ assessment. The comments from the RCMP will be taken into consideration when the Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch makes its decision.”

HIVE Cannabis was the first to win council support in December. That was followed by support for Glory Cannabis Company and then Cannabis Corner in January, all proposing to operate within the downtown core. The provincial government is looking to open a BC Cannabis Store in North Gate Place. According to the province, there have been 179 applications for a cannabis retail licence in the B.C. Interior and the North, however, the province has yet to grant a retail cannabis licence to a Fort St. John business. It has granted licences to cannabis stores in Pouce Coupe, Tumbler Ridge, and Dawson Creek. Province wide, there have been 456 applications made, and only roughly a dozen ahve been approved. Municipal support is required before the province determines whether to issue a private company a retail cannabis licence, alongside other financial and security checks.

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The Regional Board authorized a grant in the amount of $3,000, to the BC Peace Predators Female Hockey Society in support of hosting the Midget Female Hockey Provincials in Fort St. John from March 21-24, 2019.

The Regional Board authorized the publication of the Invasive Plant Program 2018 Annual Report and the 2019 Invasive Plant Program Strategic Plan and Profile to the Regional Districts website for stakeholders and agencies review and utilization for invasive plant program planning.

A 3-year grant commitment in the amount of $10,000 per year was authorized to the Peace Liard Regional Arts Council to assist with their ongoing regional arts programs. A 3-year grant commitment in the amount of $10,000 per year was authorized to School District No. 60 to assist with the transportation costs of the Rural Learn to Swim program. The Regional Board approved the following Recreational Trails Grants in Aid 1. $13,000 to the Whiskey Jack Nordic Ski Club to construct a day lodge and an accessible pit toilet within Beatton Provincial Park. 2. $38,561.25 to the Prespatou Planning Committee Society to develop and construct a gravel walking path in Ministry of Transportation Right-of-Way that runs through the Prespatou community pending receipt of permit from the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. 3. $23,414.95 to the Bear Mountain Nordic Ski Association to complete a geotechnical study for the proposed ski playground, and to improve drainage on the Wolf and Lynx trails.

Guidelines for Delegations to the Regional Board Persons or parties wishing to address the Regional District Board as a scheduled delegation are required to observe the following guidelines: 1. Your request must be made at least ten (10) days before the meeting. 2. Complete a ‘Request to Appear as a Delegation’ form. https://prrd.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/page/meetinginformation/Delegation_Form_Fillable-1.pdf or send a letter requesting a date for your presentation. Include the subject matter, name(s) and title(s) of presenters(s), preferred Board meeting date, and your request of the Board (ie. letter of support, advocacy, funding). Printed forms can be emailed to prrd.dc@prrd.bc.ca; or mailed to PRRD, Box 810, Dawson Creek, BC V1G 4H8; or dropped off at 1981 Alaska Avenue, Dawson Creek, BC. 3. You will be contacted to confirm a date and time to appear before the Board. 4. The deadline to send in your presentation materials is ten (10) days before the meeting. This gives the Board Directors time to review your information before the meeting. 5. You will be given a maximum of fifteen (15) minutes for your presentation, including a question and answer period.

Temporary Use Permits The Regional Board authorized the issuance of a Temporary Use Permit to Dale Benke for a period of three years for the purpose of operating a 700 worker camp, contractor yard, field offices, and temporary warehouse structures for stockpiling equipment and materials for the Coastal Gas Link Pipeline Project in Electoral Area ‘E”. A letter of credit to secure the obligations for site reclamation as stated in the permit, in the amount of $300,000 must be received before the TUP is issued.

The PRRD Continues to Advocate for Caribou Recovery Plan Community Consultations The Peace River Regional District continues to advocate for an open conversation between the public and the Province regarding the status of the discussions about caribou recovery. Since the meeting in Prince George with the Province, Chair Sperling has continued to be in contact with the province as they work with the Federal government to roll out the consultations to the region. Chair Sperling has requested that a minimum of three public consultations be held in the region.

ALR Applications The Regional Board supported the following ALR applications to proceed to the ALC: The Stadler application for subdivision within the ALR, to establish a new dwelling on the northern lot with access from Wolsey Subdivision and sell the southern lot.

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Taylor Rural Fire Protection Agreement The Regional Board supported entering into a 1-year agreement, effective January 1, 2019, with the District of Taylor for the provision of rural fire protection services. The PRRD pays 45% of the Taylor Fire Department Budget plus $50,000 which will equate to $228,127.10 in 2019.

Groundwater Licensing Update from the Province

The Crantz application for subdivision within the ALR, to subdivide the subject property into 2 parcels for in-laws.

Existing use groundwater applications can now be submitted until March 1, 2022.

The Bassett application for subdivision within the ALR, to subdivide the subject property into 3 parcels for family members.

The Government has extended the water license application transition period for those who were using groundwater on or before February 29, 2016 for any non-domestic use, including agricultural, industrial, commercial and institutional groundwater uses. Applicants now have until March 1, 2022 to apply for a licence.

The Toews application for subdivision within the ALR, to operate a 24 bed worker camp. The Thorhald & Ruth Skaftes for subdivision within the ALR to subdivide the home site from the agricultural area to enable the landowners to remain in their home. The Samual Roberts for subdivision within the ALR, to subdivide the home site from the agricultural area to enable the landowners to remain in their home.

Solid Waste The Regional Board authorized an increase of 24.63% to 2019 solid waste requisition. This will increase the tax rate to $0.2883/$1,000 of Converted Residential Assessment on improvements from $0.2399. For example a household valued at $250,000 will see an increase of approximately $12.10. The increase to the solid waste tax requisition will provide funding for necessary capital works on the Bessborough and Chetwynd Landfills while maintaining capital reserves.

Video Recording of Board Meetings Contract The Regional Board renewed the contract with Russell Eggleston Creative Services (dba Sound in Town) for the video recording of bi-monthly Board meetings, effective April 1, 2019 for an additional one year term at a monthly cost of $1700.

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Because of the importance of a groundwater licence in ensuring sustainable access to water, the government has decided to provide additional time to apply for a water licence by extending both the transition period and the application fee waiver period. On February 29, 2016 the Water Sustainability Act (WSA) came into force, modernizing British Columbia’s legislative framework governing the allocation and use of water and protection of aquatic ecosystems. The then new law brought in a requirement for agricultural, industrial, commercial and institutional groundwater users to obtain a water licence. When the WSA came into force, an estimated 20,000 users who were using groundwater up to and on February 29, 2016 were anticipated to apply for a water licence. However, the application intake has been lower than expected and for many groundwater users, recognizing the value of a licence to secure their water rights represents a significant change. It is important to note that groundwater users who apply under the transition provisions of the WSA are required to pay annual water rentals retroactive to February 29, 2016 to ensure equity for those who applied early. The longer one delays application, the larger the retroactive total rental payment owed. Applicants who were using groundwater on and before February 29, 2016 who apply before March 1, 2022 will continue to enjoy the following benevfits: exemption from paying application fees, opportunity to receive a date of precedence on their water licence that reflects historic use, and the ability to continue using water until a decision on the licence application is made. All existing well owners who were using groundwater on and before February 29, 2016 for non-household use (e.g. agricultural, industrial, commercial and institutional), are encouraged to apply for a water licence as soon as possible.

The Regional Board approve issuance of a Temporary Use to Wildfire Land & Cattle Co. Ltd for a period of three years, subject to receipt of financial security to secure reclamation of the property in an amount to be determined by a third party assessment of the estimated cost to remediate the property, for the purpose of operating a 500 person work camp and fuel card-lock 13 km west of Wonowon.

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A temporary Invasive Plant Bylaw Enforcement Officer position was approved, for a three month period in the summer/ fall season of 2019, to deal specifically with compliance and enforcement issues under the Invasive Plant Program.

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he headline read, “David Eby announces cap on expert witnesses to address losses at ICBC.” As B.C.’s Attorney General, Eby made this announcement in February as he tries to bring our Insurance Corporation of BC, a Crown corporation, back to profitably. ICBC has lost a bundle of money during the past few years, and if those losses go unchecked, we as taxpayers will eventually be on the hook for those losses, or see our already high auto insurance rates go even higher. Good on him, and about time. I can follow his rationale as the use and misuse of expert witnesses in settling disputed injury claims just drives the cost of insurance up, and then I have to pay. Simple economic theory is that if the costs are reduced, the cost of doing business will follow, and hence, lower insurance rates for the good drivers. I hope he’s correct. We could all use a break on insurance rates. But, this is only part of my story. This is also story is about how Eby and Premier John Horgan can’t stop being hypocrites. A second headline reads, “Court rejects B.C.’s request to declare Alberta oil export law unconstitutional.” In this story, an Alberta’s Court of Queen’s Bench judge dismissed the B.C. government’s

Evan Saugstad request to declare an Alberta law unconstitutional. This court case was about whether Alberta could restrict the flow of refined oil products to B.C. on the Trans Mountain Pipeline system. Although I don’t know what we paid for this court challenge, I can only surmise it was substantial. Given the nature of this claim, it would have required hours and hours of work by endless legal experts, all being paid handsomely. First hypocrisy: As minister responsible for ICBC, it is OK to limit someone else’s use of experts and the courts, to reduce costs associated with your portfolio. As Attorney General, it is OK to spend whatever it takes to accomplish a personal objective; OK to use as many experts as you see fit in trying to win your political argument; OK to try to frustrate a project that is in the national interest of all of Canada; and OK to foist these costs back onto taxpayers in two provinces. But it doesn’t end there. A third headline reads, “BC takes pipeline fight to court, asking for power to restrict oil shipments.”

This case is about asking the courts to review B.C.’s proposed regulations to restrict oil (i.e., unrefined fossil fuel products) from flowing through the Trans Mountain Pipeline. All this slightly disguised to save B.C.’s environment and economy from certain ruin. No ruling yet. Second hypocrisy: More of the same so-called experts being paid and involved as part of this case. And, there is more. We, with David and John leading the charge, are asking the courts to instruct Alberta to not have the ability to choose just what fossil fuel they wish to allow into a pipeline on their side of the border. At the same time, we are asking a different court to instruct Alberta that B.C. can decide what comes out the other end of the pipe in B.C. David and John, here’s some Pipeline 101: What goes in one end of a pipeline should be the same product that comes out the other end. If it’s different, then that’s truly magical. Now, my headline: “Court rules that what goes into one end of a pipeline, must come out the other end.” And my advice: Dear Honorable David and Premier John, Please review your policy on the use of courts and expert witnesses. Looks like it’s working well to reduce ICBC’s costs and

increase your profits, and hence, reduce my insurance rates. Why not take a page out this playbook and apply it to pipelines? Stop spending all of our ICBC savings on your own personal court cases just so you can keep a political dream alive. There are cheaper and simpler ways to solve our problems and get you off the hook. Instead of hiring more lawyers and experts, why don’t you ask Premier Rachel Notley and Solicitor General Kathleen Ganley of Alberta, along with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Honourable David Lametti of Canada, all to appear before the same court, each as representatives of your own jurisdictions. Give yourselves a couple hours to present your cases, then let the judge settle the matter. Isn’t this how our parents settled our childish disagreements? It’s also cheap. You all are worth less than you pay your own lawyers; efficient, as a decision can be rendered in one day; and simple, as you all can talk about what matters) Thanks, and in the meantime, I sure wish that Metro Vancouver doesn’t run out of fuel. This winter does seem to be a bit cold. Evan Saugstad lives in Fort St. John.

Giving Mr. Sandman the bedroom eyes

ave you ever been ghosted by someone close to you? Have they dropped out of your life without so much as a “it’s not you it’s me” explanation? Have you stumbled through your day asking yourself, “What happened? Where did they go? What did I do?” I have. I have been ghosted by Mr. Sandman. The ghosting was dramatic in nature. One night, I sleep so deeply that I wake up with deep creases on my cheek from the pillow and the next I am staring at the ceiling until 2 a.m. Sleep continues to evade me night after night after endless night. “Sandy! Where did you go?” Studies say millions of Canadians suffer from sleep deprivation and it’s affecting

Judy Kucharuk our concentration and our health. Apparently sleep deprivation can also make you fat(ter)! Sleep experts say four to five hours of sleep a night are not enough to keep you functioning properly. The Martha Stewarts and Donald Trumps of the world who insist that they only require a mere four hours of sleep are kidding themselves. Sorry Martha, that is not a good thing. I purchased myself a weighted blanket in the hope

that the heavy bulk would settle me down for a full nights sleep. If you haven’t tried a weighted blanket, you should give it a shot — they are a divine. The only way I can describe the feeling of a weighted blanket is to compare it to the lead blanket that they place over you prior to a dental X-ray. It makes you feel so cozy and comforted in an “I am protecting you from radiation” way. The first night I placed that weighted blanket overtop of my duvet was blissful. I was transported back to my childhood when I slept under a feather-tick quilt. Of course, I was half the size at that age and the quilt acted like a weighted blanket. I recall sinking into the mattress and having the most delightful rest.

Mr. Sandman was still everpresent in my life ensuring that I slept throughout the night and recharged my batteries for another day of going to school or playing late into the summer evening. Those days are over. I woke up Tuesday morning with the feeling that I had not slept a wink. Groggy and miserable, I stumbled to my computer to write my column in the hopes that maybe someone had the answer to getting back on the sleep train. How can I lure Mr. Sandman back into my bedroom? Judy Kucharuk is a lover of sarcasm, witty people and footnotes.

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New ALR rules strip away rights of landowners

s the two MLAs representing the Peace River region, we feel it’s necessary to inform the public about major changes to the Agricultural Land Commission that will impact anyone in the agricultural industry, landowners in the Agricultural Land Reserve, and quite possibly our resource industry. The latest changes introduced by John Horgan and his government take the extraordinary step of redefining a “person” as either a municipal or provincial government agency.

This will mean that farmers, ranchers, and companies will no longer be able to personally apply to the Agricultural Land Commission for any exclusion of their land from the Agricultural Land Reserve. In our opinion, the NDP is stripping away the fundamental rights of landowners. Essentially the Horgan government is telling thousands of property owners that the ALR is no longer subject to any change unless the province, a municipality, or a regional district wants one.

Dan Davies MLA REPORT

No longer will the people who own the land and earn a living from it have a say in its use or its future. The Horgan government also wants to concentrate power in Victoria by eliminating the Commission’s six regional panels, essentially sidelining the expertise of local farmers

and ranchers who best know the needs of their unique region. Local knowledge will be sacrificed for the sake of a central bureaucracy located in Victoria that will create more red tape and generate even more uncertainty over land use. We are still going through the legislation contained in Bill 15 to identify how these changes will further affect local farmers and what possible consequences are in store for our oil and gas industry in terms of future land use decisions.

The erosion of landowner rights started earlier this year when the NDP eliminated Zone 2 of the Agricultural Land Reserve, which gave farmers and ranchers in the north more flexibility and opportunities to earn money off their land. Clearly the Horgan government no longer respects the rights of landowners. Dan Davies is MLA for Peace River North. Mike Bernier is the MLA for Peace River South.

Growing debt load weighs heavy on BC Hydro ratepayers

h, to have been a fly on the wall at BC Hydro’s head office as one dismal financial report after another was released last month. The first shoe dropped when Auditor General Carol Bellringer made the first announcement official: BC Hydro is in debt to the tune of $5.5 billion with respect to what she called rate-regulated accounts. These have also been called deferral accounts, which BC Hydro has been using in order to smooth out its operating costs over time. These deferred accounts simply delay the present payment into the future, for your kids. If that wasn’t bad enough, within the week another report called Zapped, by Ken Davidson, became public, the first phase of an official review concerning BC Hydro’s finances and performance. This review is a stinging indictment of a utility bordering on bankruptcy. Davidson tells us that BC Hydro has a whole other layer of debt that is rarely even talked about: The independent power producers and their contractual agreements with BC Hydro. BC Hydro had been contractually mandated by the previous Liberal government to buy massive amount of electricity from about 130 private companies, each with their own agreement on the amount of electricity delivered and the price per megawatthour received. Davidson tells us in the report that the average price from these IPPs hovers around $100/MWh, when the average open market selling price has been consistent at $30/

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MWh. We the ratepayers will have to buy the IPP power, by government decree, which is a much higher-priced electricity than the going rate from Hydro’s own heritage facilities. This differential between the prices is what BC ratepayers are legislated to pay, at some point. The majority of IPPs are producing power from either run-of-the-river projects or wind. Regardless, BC Hydro was already awash in excess electricity production from its own heritage dams, such as WAC Bennett, Peace Canyon, etc. Yet, the government of the day created a false need for more electricity and, empowered by legislation, requires that BC Hydro purchase this artificially high-priced IPP power. These contractual agreements made with IPPs have significantly longterm financial implications for every ratepayer in the province. Over the longer term, each and every British Columbian will pay an additional $4,000 for this particular IPP debt alone. BC Hydro is contractually committed for up to 60 years with some of these companies. This is in the order of another $51 billion. Another commitment that seems to slip under the financial radar of many

journalists comes from BC Hydro’s Integrated Electricity Plan from 2016, where it requested, and received, the go-ahead to spend $2 billion per year for the next 10 years. There is a total of $20 billion in expenditures for repairs, retrofitting, and updating the grid. No one would suggest that there isn’t a necessity for regular maintenance, but it comes with a price. One final white elephant in the room is Site C, where, about a year ago, the NDP increased its overall cost to $10.7 billion. Some independent experts are now telling us that this will exceed the $12 billion mark very soon. So, herein lies the problem. We are getting piecemeal information from the Auditor, from Davidson, trickle downs from the ministry, and fewer scraps from BC Hydro. Nowhere do we see the math on a simple spreadsheet showing us the whole, dismal picture of BC Hydro’s financials. 1) Deferred Regulated Accounts: $5.5 billion 2) Long term Contractual IPP costs: $51 billion 3) IEP grid/facility maintenance: $20 billion 4) Site C capital costs: $10.7 billion So, without knowing about any other extraneous costs, it’s fair to say BC Hydro (aka the ratepayers of B.C.) will be responsible for a whopping $87.2 billion debt load. The reason that any additional costs are unknown is quite simple. B.C. citizens do not have the legal right as shareholders of BC Hydro to

any specifics about those 29 deferred accounts. Similarly, we are forbidden any financial details about the 130 IPP contracts presently in operation. It is not available in the public domain. You can ask, but they will not tell. Why would this be? Clearly, there’s no transparency coming from the NDP-Green government or BC Hydro. The BC Liberals are equally guilty for this cover up. We are given their version of BC Hydro’s fiscal problems and then simply told to just shut up and pay. There is no doubt that we are paying dearly for the past sins and transgressions of present and previous governments. No one is blameless. Yet, no government or agency is willing to give us the full story concerning the dire condition of BC Hydro. The bigger issue right now is transparency and financial clarity of the BC Hydro story. We are simply given snippets and tidbits of information about its finances. It is very much like the story of the blind man trying to describe what an elephant looks like, simply by touch. Sadly, we the ratepayers can no longer recognize our own elephant in the room, BC Hydro, once so highly regarded and respected. Mike Kroecher is a long retired resident of the Peace, expressing his deep roots in the land through his art. Rick Koechl is a recently retired teacher of the Peace with an enthusiasm for politics and energy.

Washington governor takes aim at Trans Mountain in presidential bid

usually try to stay out of the politics of other countries, especially when it comes to elections and those who are running for leadership roles. However, with the recent announcement of Washington Governor Jay Inslee’s 2020 Presidential election bid, I’m having a hard time staying quiet. It is no secret that Governor Inslee has been, and continues to be, a vocal opponent of the Trans Mountain Expansion project. Most recently at a joint news conference in Seattle with B.C. Premier John Horgan, Governor Inslee was asked how he would try to influence the project. His response: “Every way that we can under Canadian law.”

Following the announcement that Governor Inslee will be running for President, I wrote him a letter voicing my concerns with his opposition to this vital project. In the letter, I highlighted how important this project is to our country’s economy, how many jobs it will create, and the projected $46.7 billion in government revenues the expansion will provide from construction and first 20 years of operation. Governor Inslee claims that his concerns with the Trans Mountain Expansion are due to the increase in oil tanker traffic. However, as I noted in my letter, 46% of Washington State’s crude oil products came from inbound oil tankers in 2017. Not only that but the

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state has the fifth highest oil refining capacity in the United States and production has increased under his leadership. I went on to explain that the Trans Mountain Expansion will increase the number of tankers needed from five per month to approximately 34, meaning an additional one ship each day, and how our previous Conservative government took measures to strengthen an already robust tanker safety system. It is also important

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to note that tolls paid on the Trans Mountain Expansion will pay for the Western Canada Marine Response Corporation to reduce spill response times for all ships from 6 hours to 2 hours in the Port of Vancouver, and from 3 days to 6 hours through the Salish Sea and across the west coast of Vancouver Island. As you know, the National Energy Board recently renewed its support for the Trans Mountain Expansion. I firmly believe that the development of our natural resources is vitally important to the future of our local, and national, economy. Like many of you, I have followed the development of this project closely and I continue to believe that it can be completed in an

environmentally responsible way. That said, I am deeply concerned that someone who is running for President of the United States would have such a vocal and hypocritical position of a Canadian project. Canada’s energy sector is second to none when it comes to developing oil and gas with some of the highest environmental standards in the world. If the Governor is so concerned about the environment as he claims to be, maybe instead of looking over the fence and telling us what to do, he should start at home first. Bob Zimmer is the Member of Parliament for Prince GeorgePeace River-Northern Rockies.

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“The amount of funding given, whether it’s environmental groups or First Nations, has been an absolute drop in the bucket compared to the resources that are available to proponents.” — Jonathan Drance, energy consultant

Anti-pipeline funds flow from unexpected sources NELSON BENNETT Business in Vancouver

To an outside investor, especially an American, it may seem odd to learn that, in Canada, when opponents make their case against a pipeline or any other resource project before regulators, the Canadian government sometimes pays them to do it. It may seem especially masochistic that some environmental groups that are already well funded received money from taxpayers to try to thwart a project owned by Canadian taxpayers: the Trans Mountain pipeline. During the recent reconsideration of the marine impacts from the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, the National Energy Board (NEB) revealed that it doled out $5 million to interveners to help them participate in the hearings. Fifty-one First Nations and Métis groups received funding. Most of them got $80,000 each. Given the complexity of the formal NEB hearing process, it’s not unreasonable for government to provide funding to First Nations that may be directly affected by a pipeline. Some of the First Nations that received funding support the pipeline expansion. But well-funded environmental organizations also received tax dollars to participate in the hearings. Some of these groups have also received substantial funding from large U.S. philanthropic groups as part of the campaign against the Alberta oilsands. Stand.earth, Georgia Strait Alliance, Living Oceans Society and Raincoast Conservation Foundation each received $80,000 from the NEB to participate in the recent reconsideration hearings, according to the NEB. The BC Green Party’s Andrew Weaver and Adam Olsen also received $12,000 each to participate as interveners. And two environmental law groups that have been involved in various legal and regulatory challenges to pipelines have received funding from the Law Foundation of BC. The foundation provided West Coast Environmental Law last year with $470,000 and Ecojustice with $190,000. Jonathan Drance, a retired Stikeman Elliott partner who now works as an energy consultant, said Canada is known for being generous when it comes to funding stakeholders in regulatory review processes. He doesn’t begrudge the funding environmental groups receive to participate in hearings. “The amount of funding given, whether it’s environmental groups or First Nations, has been an absolute drop in the bucket compared to the resources that are available to proponents,” he said.

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Some environmental groups that helped organize anti-pipeline protests received taxpayer funding to object to pipeline project during NEB hearings.

But it’s not as though some of the environmental groups that campaigned against pipeline and liquefied natural gas projects are financially strapped. As researcher Vivian Krause has detailed over the years, environmental groups in Canada have received millions from U.S. philanthropic groups like the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and Tides Foundation. A good deal of that funding was part of the Tar Sands campaign launched in 2008. According to Krause, of $40 million doled out to environmental groups by the Tides Foundation and Tides Canada since 2009, $25 million was for anti-pipeline activities. The Tar Sands campaign’s stated aim was to limit the growth of Alberta’s oilsands by halting pipeline and refinery projects, and raising the cost of oilsands production to make it uneconomic. The campaign failed to halt the expansion of the oilsands, which has roughly doubled in production capacity since the campaign was launched, although it can claim some success in delaying pipeline projects. While regulatory processes have been largely blamed for killing or stalling projects like Northern Gateway and Trans Mountain, court challenges backed by groups like Ecojustice, the Raincoast Conservation Foundation and Living Oceans Society can also take some credit. These groups backed First Nations in successful Federal Court of Appeal challenges that found First Nations consultation to be inadequate in both the Northern Gateway and Trans Mountain projects. One of the groups that have received funding as part of the Tar Sands cam-

Unemployment rises to 6% in February The unemployment rate in Northeast B.C. rose half a percentage point to 6% in February, according to the latest labour force survey. There were an estimated 38,900 people employed in the region in a labour force of 41,400, according to Statistics Canada. There were 2,500 unemployed. Year-over-year, the unemployment rate is up from February 2018 when it sat at 4.5%, and when 38,000 people were reported to be employed in a labour force of 39,800. In Canada, the labour market generated a second straight month of strong job gains in February with the creation

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of 55,900 net new positions. The unemployment rate held firm last month at 5.8 per cent as more people hunted for work. B.C. added 3,600 jobs in February, and the unemployment rate fell 0.2 percentage points to 4.5%. According to BC Stats, the province saw job gains in fishing, mining, quarrying, oil and gas, up 2,500 jobs, and in retail and wholesale trade, up 3,500 jobs. The province saw job losses in agriculture, down 1,800 jobs, construction, down 6,300 jobs, and transport and warehousing employment down by 2,300 jobs. — Matt Preprost

paign was the Pembina Institute. It is an energy think tank that has produced evidence-based research on energy issues and has often worked with the oil industry and government agencies. But its involvement in the Tar Sands campaign – launched in 2008 and originally funded by the Rockefeller Brothers Fund – has dogged the institute, raising questions about its motives with respect to Alberta’s oil industry. When the campaign was launched in 2008, the Pembina Institute was designated as the Canadian lead. According to Krause, the institute received $8 million primarily from U.S. funders. Former Fraser Institute senior fellow Mark Milke isn’t surprised that Canadian organizations like the Pembina Institute received funding from American charities. But he is astounded that Canadian energy companies have worked with, and funded, the Pembina Institute, despite

its involvement in a campaign to halt or limit new pipelines and refineries, and raise the cost of oilsands production. Milke characterizes the Canadian oil industry’s support for the Pembina Institute as a kind of “Stockholm syndrome.” “Here’s the reality: anti-energy activists have long been funded not only by foreign money, but also by Canadian governments and companies in Canada’s energy sector,” Milke wrote in an opinion piece in October 2018. “I’m just amazed at the utter silliness of some of these CEOs and some of these companies that, on the one hand, complain about a situation their shareholders’ dollars created by funding the most radical anti-energy groups in the country,” Milke told Business in Vancouver. Pembina Institute executive director Simon Dyer said the institute’s goal is to promote responsible oilsands development, not shut it down. “We continue to be committed to the middle, and I think the middle is both meeting our economic objectives and also ensuring that Canada meets its environmental objectives.” Dyer added that 85% to 90% of the grant funding Pembina receives is Canadian-based. “We currently get no funding from the Rockefeller Foundation.” However, the institute does not report in annual financial statements its funding sources or how it is spent. But neither does the Fraser Institute or the Canadian Association for Petroleum Producers. That is one of the problems in Canada – a lack of transparency on funding sources for non-governmental organizations, regardless of their political stripe. Unlike their counterparts in the U.S., Canadian non-profits are not required to disclose funding sources or spending details.

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ately, my life revolved around the BC Patient Safety Quality Council 2019 Quality Forum. I was one of two patient partners that submitted an abstract without any assistance from outside organizations. My abstract was titled, “Patient Journey Mapping, A valuable tool for quality improvement projects.” The abstract was selected and the council offered an opportunity to attend this incredible sold-out event. Are you aware of the What Matters to You Campaign? Do you see the posters throughout the community at your medical clinics, throughout the hospital and Peace Villa? If you don’t, give me a call and I will share with you how you can make a difference. Ask. Listen. Learn. What Matters to Me is that the patient voice is heard. Patient Journey Mapping is one such opportunity to capture that voice with an intention to affect positive change. The mapping process also brings an opportunity for health care professionals to understand the emotional experience of the patient. My health lens is through the eyes of chronic disease. I have been managing congenital heart disease for more than 30 years. I went through the deeply vulnerable journey mapping process. I was very honest with my emotions during a health care crisis and was able to understand emerging themes in myself. I understood that, in that crisis, I was deeply grieving my health. The stages of grief include denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. It was very humbling to realize the impact of denial had on my health. The denial turned to anger when no one would listen to me. I did ask myself if perhaps my denial interfered with the correct messaging. Depression also intersected into my process and illness. When a vulnerable patient is experiencing a health care crisis the unhealthy patient experiences the system very different than a healthy patient. From my experience, I noted fear, denial and disconnected care when I was unhealthy. (Fear is sometimes expressed as anger.) When I recovered, I noted my resiliency, teamwork and the community framework I depended on to promote my wellness. In this

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process as a patient I noted areas that I could take more responsibility and ownership. There were also numerous opportunities to effect small measures of change with the health care system, people or process that offered large impact for change. As a part of my journey into wellness, it became important to me to bridge messaging between the health care world and patients. There is so much strength in vulnerability. This brings me back to the BCPSQC Quality Forum. It is events like these that bring the entire province together spreading the word on innovations and successful models that improve health care. What happens by attending these events is that these ideas and models are brought home to our communities and we use those ideas to jumpstart our programs and challenges, building on a model of success that can be adjusted to meet the needs of the community. Northern Health won a quality award for their Imagine grant program. Patient Partner Chad Dickie, originally from Fort Nelson, is impacting huge change in health care improvement, and was also a Quality award recipient. The Health Talks was an amazing presentation of several speakers answering the question: What are your hopes for health care? The incredible speakers enlightened the room to their experiences and hopes of culturally safe care, transgender care, use of sustainable farming practices, how a medication is stopping alcoholism, and cocaine addiction in its tracks, and the power of a nurse to bring healing to her patients using magic. Building community happens by sending our leaders and changemakers out into the world to bring back ideas and inspiration. I am grateful for that opportunity. Edwina Nearhood is a life-long resident of Fort St. John, with 30 years experience in the appraisal industry.

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Community groups, schools and organizations have a chance to help promote healthy living in their communities with funding from Northern Health. The health authority is seeking program proposals for its Imagine Community Grant intake this spring. The program has operated since 2009, and $128,500 was awarded to 31 projects across the region last fall. Northern Health is looking for programs that promote food security, active living, mental health wellbeing, childhood development and healthy aging, substance abuse prevention, and tobacco-free communities. Applications are being accepted until March 31. Successful applicants will receive a maximum of $5,000, Community organizations, service agencies, First Nations organizations, schools, municipalities, regional dis-

tricts, and others who want to launch a project can apply. Preference will be given to initiatives that encourage different groups to work together, address a missing need in communities, or help those who are disadvantaged or vulnerable, Northern Health says. Projects that develop skills and resources in the community, and have a good chance of continuing after the funding ends will also be given preference. Programs that received funding last fall included a yoga program at Bert Bowes and Dr. Kearney middle schools in Fort St. John, a seniors health program in Fort Nelson and Chetywnd, arts programming in Dawson Creek, and more. For more information, contact Northern Health at 250-565-2131 or visit northernhealth.ca. — Matt Preprost

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COURT DOCKET Sentences and fines handed out in Northeast B.C. courts for the week ending March 8, 2019. Fort St. John Law Courts • Michael Alexander Sarjola (born 1979) was handed mandatory lifetime firearms ban and ordered to provide a DNA sample for assaulting a peace officer with a weapon. Sarjola was granted a 12-month conditional sentence including a 12-month probation order for possession of stolen property obtained by crime. Sarjola received a criminal driving ban for two years less a day for dangerous operation of a motor vehicle. • Danika Rose Payou (born 2000) was handed 16 months of probation with a suspended sentence for theft $5,000 or under. Payou received the same sentence for a charge of assault with the intent to resist arrest. • John Robert Beattie (born 1970) was sentenced to 60 days in jail and handed a twoyear criminal driving ban for operating a motor vehicle while disqualified. • Shawn Philip Wood (born 1980) was handed six months of probation with a suspended sentence for possession of property obtained by crime. • Rene Fischer (born 1992) was fined $800 and handed a two-year driving ban for driving with a suspended licence. • Teresa Mary McPhee (born 1982) was fined $750 and handed a one-year driving ban for driving with a suspended licence.

Dawson Creek Law Courts • Michael Troy Underhill (born 1967) was sentenced to 27 days in jail and handed a 24-month probation order for theft of a motor vehicle. Underhill was sentenced to 14 days in jail and handed a 24-month probation order for fleeing from the police. Underhill was fined $500, sentenced to 14 days in jail, and assessed a $75 victim surcharge for driving with a suspended licence. Underhill was fined $500, sentenced to six days in jail, and assessed another $75 victim surcharge for a second charge of driving with a suspended licence. • Tasheena Leigh Ferguson (born 1996) was granted a 150-day conditional sentence that includes a 14-month probation order and an order to provide a DNA sample for possession of stolen property over $5,000. Ferguson was granted a 30-day conditional sentence with a 14-month probation order for failing to appear pursuant to a court order. Ferguson was granted a 30-day conditional sentence with a 14-month probation order for occupying a motor vehicle without the owner’s consent. • Tyler Scott Hawick (born 1982) was given 18 months of probation, ordered to provide a DNA sample, and handed a five-year discretionary firearms ban for assaulting a peace officer. He received the same sentence for a charge of attempting to take the weapon of a peace officer. • Ronald Howard Milligan (born 1978) was granted a conditional discharge with a 12-month probation order with for assault.

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Tumbler Ridge Global Geopark celebrates status renewal MATT PREPROST editor@ahnfsj.ca

The Tumbler Ridge Global Geopark has had its prestigious UNESCO designation renewed with green card status, officials say. The park’s status was re-evaluated in July 2018, and its renewal comes on the heels of the International Geosciences and Geoparks Programme meetings that took place in Paris last month. “We are so pleased with the results of our evaluation,” Roxanne Gulick, president of the Tumbler Ridge Global Geopark Society, said in a news release. “We couldn’t have achieved this without the dedication we have from our staff, and the support we’ve received locally and regionally. We are looking forward to the next four years and beyond.” The Tumbler Ridge Global Geopark was first designated in 2014, and all geoparks are regularly re-evaluated. But the status of the Geopark was

thrown into doubt last summer after a spat between the Geopark and local governments in the region erupted following a visit by UNESCO evaluators. In giving its renewal, officials recommended more collaboration with the Tumbler Ridge Museum Foundation, which operates the Peace Region Palaeontology Research Centre; increased protections for fossil sites; and more safety warnings at dangerous sites such as waterfalls. Geoparks with a green card status are evaluated every four years. Geoparks are given a yellow card status when concerns are identified during an evaluation, and which calls for another evaluation in two years. Parks are given a red card status when there are “considerable concerns,” and when a park has lost its official designation. Parks must then go through a full new application status to regain geopark status.

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FORT ST. JOHN & DISTRICT CHURCH DIRECTORY ANGLICAN CHURCH of CANADA NoRTH PEACE PARISH Please join us at our temporary location at the Peace Lutheran Church @ 1:30pm Ph: 250-785-6471 “All are Invited and Welcome Here” - (Luke 14:23) SERVICES St. Martin’s, fort St. John, BC Sundays 1:30 p.m. ********** Church of the Good Shepherd Taylor, BC - Sundays 10:00 a.m. ********** St. Matthias, Cecil Lake, BC 3rd Sun. of the Month 3:00 p.m. Holy Communion ********** BAHA’I fAITH BAHA’I fAITH National Baha’i Information 1-800-433-3284 Regular Firesides Mondays @ 8:00 p.m. 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: 9:30am, 11:00am www.evangelfsj.com ********** The Journey 10011-100 St., fort St. John Phone: 250-785-6254 Pastor: Larry Lorentz Services: Sundays: 10:30am Tuesdays: 7:00pm **********

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

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Zoey Mytron took on the role of Peter Pan for Ecole Central Elementary’s production of Peter Pan Jr. “Go on! Go back and grow up! But I’m warning you — once you’re grown up, you can never come back.”

Easton Cowger (as Captain Hook), Abigail Francouer (as Smee), and Mya Waberski (as Tiger Lily).

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French doors on the foyer's right lead into a hallway lined with storage closets and a powder room, plus a private den. This hallway continues on to the deluxe owners' suite, complete with a dressing room, laundry appliances, ﬁreplace, spa or soaking tub, and walk-in shower. A wide bay window expands the dining room, which is open on one side to the great room, and on another side to

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hen my mother was a young woman in Scotland, her elder brother was distraught over a broken engagement. My mother devoted the Nine Fridays to her brother, praying to the Sacred Heart of Jesus for her brother’s broken heart to mend. When I was a young woman, I did the same for my elder sister struggling with a broken relationship of her own. The tradition of attending Mass on the First Friday of each month for nine consecutive Fridays comes from St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, a French Catholic nun and mystic. On December 27, 1673, Jesus disclosed to Sister Margaret Mary the Nine Fridays’ devotion. One was to receive Holy Communion on the First Friday of each month for nine consecutive Fridays. One was to sit in Eucharistic adoration at a Holy Hour on Thursdays, meditating on Jesus’ Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane, a practice that later became widespread among Catholics. Devotees were to celebrate the Feast of the Sacred Heart nineteen days after Pentecost, on a Friday. In return, Christ promised that He would give participants the necessary graces for life, peace in their families, consolation in all their troubles, and refuge in life and death. He promised to abundantly bless all their undertakings and He also promised an infinite ocean of mercy. He said that tepid souls would become fervent, and fervent souls would speedily gain perfection. He promised to give priests the power to touch the most hardened of hearts, and that devotees would have their names eternally written in His Heart. Christ also promised to bless places where the image of His Sacred Heart was exposed and venerated. My mother’s childhood home was bombed by the Luftwaffe during WWII. For three consecutive nights — March 13, 14 and 15, 1941 — bombs fell on Clydebank, Scotland resulting in 528 deaths and 617 serious injuries. 12,000 houses were damaged and 4,300 homes were completely destroyed. As German bombs rained from the sky, my mother, age two, stood in her crib beneath

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a picture of the Sacred Heart. That was the only wall left standing, and she emerged unscathed. That same picture now hangs in her Canadian home. More than 11,000 people were rendered homeless after the Clydebank Blitz. My mother and her seven brothers and sisters were separated, billeted in homes about town. Her father was in hospital, unable to walk, for two years. The Sacred Heart appeared at the foot of my grandfather’s hospital bed one night and raised His right hand in Holy Benediction over him. The following morning, my grandfather walked out of the hospital and reunited his family under one roof again. They lived in a country cottage in Kirkintilloch, a cottage given to them by the Girl Guides, until the end of the war, and enjoyed huge duck eggs for breakfast each morning in spite of severe food rations. Those were the happiest years of their lives as a young family. After my mother prayed for her brother, when both were still in their twenties, to the Sacred Heart over nine consecutive Fridays, her brother healed and eventually married another. After my Nine Friday devotion for my sister, her relationship was restored; they eventually married and had four lovely children together. Fort St. John is blessed to have Exposition, Adoration and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament on the First Friday of each month after the 7 pm Mass at the Church of the Resurrection. It’s a beautiful, uplifting service during which the celebrant and congregation partially pray and sing in Latin. All are welcome. The Peace is a place of many peoples and faiths. In this space, readers are invited to share their own reflections of faith in the Peace. If you have a story of faith you’d like to share, email angelamarygriffin@gmail.com.

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Dear Annie: Is it considered old-fashioned to send an actual thank-you by mail these days?

We attended the wedding of a relative last summer -- the second wedding for both the bride and the groom. They had a big church wedding and a fancy reception. Many friends and relatives were there to share in their happy day, some traveling from out of state. It’s now eight months later, and there has been zero acknowledgment of our wedding gift to them. I know that it didn’t get lost or misplaced, because I’ve asked other people who attended and found that no one has been thanked. If we had been thanked via email or text, it would have been tacky, but at least we would have been thanked. Yes, people are busy these days, but it’s extremely rude to not thank people for attending a wedding and giving a gift. Maybe the happy couple will see this and it will register. I’m not sure. Thank you for letting me get this off my chest. -- Tired of Rude People Dear Tired of Rude People: No, it is not considered old-fashioned to write a thank-you note to your guests for attending your wedding and giving a gift. In fact,

Annie Lane DEAR ANNIE

it is rude not to do so. Handwritten notes are the most thoughtful way to show appreciation. An emailed thankyou suffices. If the people who gave gifts are just hearing crickets, that’s just plain rude. Dear Annie: I read your response to “Husband of a Hoarder.” I have quite a lot of experience with this, seeing as my mother was a hoarder and I have some tendencies in that direction myself. If “Husband of a Hoarder’s” wife shrieks and yells, she is refusing to recognize that she has a problem, and though your idea of encouraging small victories is fine, she must want to recognize a problem and want to correct it. My mother never did. You suggested Marie Kondo’s book. Though that’s good for some people, it’s very absolutist in its approach. I have found that commitment to a 15-session support group using the book “Buried in Treasures: Help for Compulsive Acquiring, Saving, and Hoarding” -- by David F. Tolin, Randy O. Frost and Gail Steketee -- is better.

Saving and hoarding are two aspects of the problem, but the wife in the letter seems to have the serious issue of compulsive acquiring. Even if her husband makes inroads when it comes to getting stuff out, if more is coming in uncontrollably, he will make no headway. Acquiring is still an issue for me, but the book makes people who want to change aware of why they are how they are. My mother never saw that she had a problem and hence never changed, and the only answer was getting dumpsters when she died. A sad reality. -- Daughter of a Hoarder Dear Daughter of a Hoarder: I’m very sorry for the loss of your mother. Thank you for sharing some great tips to overcome hoarding. I’m printing your letter in hopes that it helps other people struggling with a similar situation. Other readers wrote in recommending the same book, “Buried in Treasures.” Congratulations on taking steps to seek help for yourself and sharing your experience with others.

Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@creators.com. To find out more about Annie Lane and read features by other Creators Syndicate columnists and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2017 CREATORS.COM

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The Coastal Gaslink project will begin with one compressor station at Wilde Lake in Groundbirch to the LNG Canada Facility in Kitimat. If the LNG Canada Facility is expanded in the future, further compressor stations could be built. The workload is split into eight sections — of which, sections one and two fall in the Peace Region. Surerus Murphy is the contractor for these two sections. (Surerus Murphy is a joint venture between Fort St. John-based Surerus Pipeline and J. Murphy & Sons, headquartered in London, UK). “Talking about our 2019 construction program, this is really all about getting access to the right of way, so the facilities, the actual pipeline construction work will be taking

place more in 2020. This 2019 work has a lot to do with clearing mostly and building the access roads that we require,” says Catie O’Neal, Public Affairs, Western Canada with TransCanada. Work was slated to begin February in Section 1 in Chetwynd, while the schedule says first work in Section 2 begins

in late June for access. The two main camps in sections 1 and 2 are the Sukunka River camp about 40 km southwest of Chetwynd, which would be used over three construction seasons, and the Chetwynd camp which is about 6.5 km south of Chetwynd. From July to December

2019, the Sukunka camp would peak at about 300 workers, from May to December 2019, peaking at 700 workers, and in May to November 2021 600. The Chetwynd camp will see one construction season — May to November 2020 — with a peak of approximately 700 workers. A third, smaller camp — the

Headwall camp — will be just for drilling activities, about 60 to 100 workers, for the three summer construction seasons. Civeo and Black Diamond are the camp contractors for the project. “There as self-contained as possible, so we’re not drawing on the resources of the municipalities or the Regional District wherever we can,” says O’Neal. There are two stockpile locations in the PRRD sections, one about 10 km west of Chetwynd, and one at the Sukunka River camp. “After the construction crews have gone away, most of the work area is returned to its previous state as much is practical, with a narrow corridor of 10 metres left open for maintenance,” says Kiel Giddens Public Affairs Manager, British Columbia for the Coastal GasLink Pipeline Project.

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Huskies make NWJHL Final for second straight year DILLON GIANCOLA sports@ahnfsj.ca

It wasn’t easy, and at times it even looked bleak. But the Fort St. John Huskies are back in the NWJHL Final for the second straight year after beating the North Peace Navigators 4-3 in the semifinals. They will play the County of Grande Prairie Kings, who beat the Dawson Creek Junior Canucks 4-3 in the league’s other semifinal. The Huskies held a 2-1 lead over North Peace after three games, and looked firmly in control of the series, until the wheels came off in Game 4. They lost that game 10-4, and, after losing Game 5 despite throwing 56 shots on net, there was real doubt as to whether the Huskies would be able to win the next two games and take the series. The Huskies showed why they’re the defending NWJHL champions, as they won 3-2 on the road in Game 6 on Saturday, March 9, and won 3-0 on home in Game 7 on Sunday, March 10 in front of a recorded crowd of 775 people. The Huskies had another 51 shots on net in Game 7. Navigators goalie Ryan Noble lived up to his reputation and made it tough for Fort St. John, but the team found a way to get

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Matthew Apsassin flies down the ice on a rush for the Huskies in Game 7 on March 10, 2019.

it done. “We didn’t get frustrated. (Noble) is their best player, a hell of a goaltender, and has nothing to hang his head about. We knew the only way to take him away was to make him work,” said Huskies Coach Todd Alexander. “We didn’t care when he made a save, we just rolled the next line out there and came at them again.” The resilience is a testament to the Huskies’ belief in their team and the system they play. “We just needed to stick to the game plan that (Alexander) lays out ever night. We know we’ll be

successful if we sacrificed our bodies and play smart. We deserved it, and going back to the finals just feels right,” said Huskies defenceman Jared Loewen. For the Huskies, goalie Jonathan Bateman had an up and down series, but was at his best when it counted. In the four Fort St. John wins, Bateman allowed a total of four goals. “It felt great, but I had a lot of good help in front of me and I need to credit the bots for grinding hard and blocking shots,” Bateman said. For their efforts, the Huskies are rewarded with a series against the Kings,

the team they had the most success against in the regular season. In seven games against Grande Prairie this season, the Huskies were 5-2, scoring 4.4 goals a game while allowing just 2.7 goals against. Still, the Kings are coming off back-to-back series wins that went the distance, as they came back down 2-1 to beat the Sexsmith Vipers 3-2 in the first round. Game l goes Thursday, March 14 at 8 p.m. in Fort St. John. Game 2 is in Grande Prairie on Saturday, March 16 at 8 p.m., with Game 3 back at the North Peace Arena on Sunday, March 17 at 2 p.m.

Taylor to host 40th Anniversary Bonspiel this weekend DILLON GIANCOLA sports@ahnfsj.ca

The Taylor Curling Club’s much anticipated 40th Anniversary Bonspiel is almost here, and will take place this weekend, March 15 and 16. Interest in the bonspiel has been high, as many in the region have fond memories of the unique little building and are eager to celebrate and

support it. The club was originally hoping to have at least 20 teams registered, but with 20 teams already signed up as of March 12, the bonspiel could wind up with quite a bit more. “There really seems to be a lot of interest, and it’s going to be a very fun time. We’re really excited about it,” said Taylor Curling Club President Murray

Giesbrecht. It will be a mixed bonspiel, with each team required to have a member of the opposite gender play either third or skip. There will also be a pig roast Saturday night, March 16, to be followed by a dance and a concert from the band Train Wreck. Giesbrecht said they will showcase lots of old Taylor Curling Club memorabilia

that members have brought in, with some being auctioned off. If you have anything you would like to donate, contact Doug or Wendy Kimmie at Arctic Spas. The Taylor Curling Club renovated its building and kitchen this year, in hopes of keeping it around and in use for a lot more than 40 years.

chieving something in backto-back years is very special, at least in terms of a competition or accomplishment. Like, for the second straight year I wasn’t fired or didn’t break my arm, but I’m not about to take a picture of myself and point to my arm in celebration. But if I won a championship in sports, any kind, it would only be that much sweeter the second time around. Sadly, and I don’t say this lightly, I’ve never won a championship, let alone two back-to-back. Even if I did — say I won a golf tournament or a bowling league — it would be awesome, but feel like a fluke because I know I’m not that good. But if I were to make it to the bowling final the next year, even if I didn’t win, I would have the biggest smile. It would be proof that all the time I made people go bowling with me — my friends, women I’ve dated, even my 90-year-old Nan — wasn’t in vain. The Fort St. John Huskies all of a sudden find themselves in basically the same situation. Sure, they might not appreciate making the NWJHL Final for the second straight season being compared to my imaginary bowling prowess, but it is what it is. Last season, the Huskies were flat out dominant, that’s all there is to say about it. They started the regular season 10-0, for crying out loud, and they won the final in just four games. There was no doubt they would win, and they did. This season has been a different story. From the get-go, it was more of a struggle. Almost half of the players were different. The former leaders were all gone. Thankfully, the team had new players ready to step into that role, and had some excellent players join the team. From the start, it was clear this team could be great, but it was unsure if they would be. And yes, they haven’t won the title yet, and how that plays out remains to be seen. But, they bounced back from two very tough semifinal losses — one by a score of 10-4, the other in a game that they had 56 shots — only to win the next two in very convincing fashion in less than 24 hours. Teams don’t always make it through that. They also don’t usually get a chance at winning back-to-back championships, let alone win them both. Yes, if you followed the Huskies last season, it’s no surprise they’re back here. But it’s sure hard to fathom how in the previous seven years they hadn’t made one final. Because no matter how hard you work, how hard you try, how good the people around you are, nothing is certain and things don’t always go your way – in life, in sports, in work. But sometimes they do. In this imaginary bowling scenario, the best part about doing so would be holding the trophy and having hilarious journalists like myself photograph me while I hold up the number two sign. I haven’t seen a team do that since the 1998 Detroit Red Wings . However, because of their resilience, the Huskies will have their chance at winning their second straight NWJHL Championship and taking that elusive picture.

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The sport of boxing is thought of as an individual sport, a battle of one person against another. But sometimes, the fighter is competing against a lot more than just the other person in the ring, and fighting for more than just a championship. On April 12, Fivestar Boxing Academy and other boxers from Fort St. John and the Peace Region will be fighting for Alaya McCormick, a 15-year-old boxer who had to put the sport on hold when she was diagnosed with lymphoma. Fivestar Boxing Academy’s Fight Night 23: Fight for Alaya is a charity boxing card aimed at putting on a great show and raising money for McCormick’s fight. The fight will take place at the Pomeroy Hotel and Casino, with preliminary fights starting at 6:30 p.m., followed by the main card at 7:30 p.m. A portion of the money raised from the event will go towards Alaya’s fight against cancer Fight for Alaya is the first event Fivestar Boxing Academy has put on since the 2018 B.C. Golden Gloves last April, and owner and head coach Justin Donally felt now was the right time to host another one. “We’ve wanted to do this for Alaya and her family for a while, and while

it took longer than we hoped, we’re on track now to put on a great show April 12,” Donally said. McCormick has trained with Donally for almost four years, and Donally was getting her prepared to go fight at provincials when she was diagnosed. Donally said McCormick is doing well, and he’s been working with her and her family closely to put on this event. “We’re excited to be able to give (the McCormicks) a hand and get them back on track, get this thing beat, and we’ll look to get Alaya going again in the ring next year,” said Donally. As for the card itself, the fights will be more putting guys against each other who wouldn’t normally fight to create a fun spectacle, but there will still be high-end competition. Headlining the show will be former two-time Canadian middleweight MMA champion Brad Stewart taking on Raphael Bergmann of Grande Prairie, a former Canadian MMA champion and owner of Champion Gym. The card will also be a chance for some of Donally’s fighters, including Brayden Sims and Lincoln Pomeroy, to get some in-ring action before they head to the 2019 Super Channel Championships, the national Canadian boxing tournament, April 23 to 27. To help out, or to inquire about tickets, contact Donally at 250-793-0988.

2nd St. Paddy’s Day 5km Run goes March 16

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Nothing says St. Patrick’s day like a 5km run in the snow, so says the Fort St. John Irish Dance Society. On Saturday, March 16, the Society is holding its 2nd Annual Fort St. John St. Paddy’s Day Run, Walk and Jig. The event raises funds and awareness for the Watt School of Irish Dance. The run — or walk — will begin at 10 a.m. at the North Peace Leisure Pool parking lot. To register for the race or for more info, go to raceroster.com. Come wear green, bring your cleats, and dress

warm for a fun day of running for a good cause. All ages are welcome. As a bonus, and in keeping with the St. Patrick’s Day spirit, those who finish the race can bring their finishing medal to various food and drink establishments in town for a discount or free beverage. Go to the St. Paddy’s Day 5k Facebook Page for more information. Winners will receive a prize as well, and all who participate will be entered into a draw to win a half-hour helicopter ride.

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Location: Fontana, Calif. Date: Sunday, March 17, 3:30 p.m. Last Year’s Pole: Martin Truex, Jr. - 186.567 mph Last Year’s Winner: Martin Truex, Jr.

Auto Club Speedway opened its doors in June of 1997 with the inaugural NASCAR Cup Series California 500 presented by NAPA. More than 90,000 guests watched as Jeff Gordon won the 500-mile race. Auto Club Speedway stands on the historic site of the former Kaiser Steel Mill. The speedway stretches across 568 acres, including 131 acres in the infield and a 30-acre parking lot. Current points leader, Kyle Busch, finished 3rd in last year’s race. Jimmie Johnson has been the dominant driver at this track. He has 7 top ten finishes in the last 10 races at Auto Club Speedway. The race will be shown live on FOX on Sunday, March 17th at 3:30 p.m.

Auto Club Speedway Track Details Distance: 2.0 miles Shape: D-Shaped Oval Turns / Front / Back: 14º / 11º / 3º

Last Weekend’s Race: Kyle Busch won at Phoenix Kyle Busch tracked down Ryan Blaney over a long green-flag run before passing his Team Penske rival for the lead with 16 laps to go, then made his fuel and tires last to the checkered flag to win the TicketGuardian 500 Sunday. “We were going to be right on the verge,’’ Busch said. “You have to go hard first and worry about fuel afterward.” It was Busch’s 52nd victory in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and his 199th overall in NASCAR’s top three series. Busch won the Xfnity Series race on Saturday.

Kyle Busch Born: May 2, 1985 Crew Chief: Adam Stevens Car: Toyota

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Wins 1 8

Top 10s 4 28

Avg. Finish 3.0 8.3

2019 Standings Cup Series Top Ten Drivers 1) Kyle Busch 2) Joey Logano 3) Kevin Harvick 4) Denny Hamlin 5) Martin Truex, Jr. 6) Kyle Larson 7) Aric Almirola 8) Brad Keselowski 9) Kurt Busch 10) Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.

Points 177 171 168 165 140 138 134 133 126 123

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17-year-old Hailie Deegan wins second NASCAR race Rising NASCAR star Hailie Deegan won her second K&N Pro Series West race on the dirt track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with a last-lap pass of Jagger Jones at the season-opening race. “I had to do something to make the move. So I shoved my nose in there, squiggled my way through that corner and just parked around the bottom of turns 3 and 4 and got it done,” Deegan told Nascar Home Tracks after the win. The 17-year-old daughter of X-Games star Brian Deegan is the only woman to have ever won an event in the series. She took her first checkered flag last September in Idaho with a similar “bump and run” move at the end of the race. “You don’t gotta lead every lap, just the one that counts,” Deegan tweeted after the victory in Vegas. Kyle Busch closes in on the 200 wins milestone Kyle Busch is now one win away from 200 across all three NASCAR national series. With a weekend sweep at ISM Raceway, dominating wins in both the Xfinity and Monster Energy Cup Series races, the 33-year-old crossed off career NASCAR victories No. 198 and 199. On the Xfinity side, Busch is the winningest driver in its history with 94 total.

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Anyone who’s spent a winter in Fort St. John would be forgiven for thinking the city wouldn’t produce high-end soccer players. There are usually two to three Grade 12 players, both boys and girls, who move on to play college or university soccer at the end of their NPSS and Fort St. John Soccer Club careers. However, this season, the NPSS senior girls team alone will have at least seven girls moving on to play soccer at the next level. Teagan Clement (Red Deer College), Emma Close (Grande Prairie Regional College), Kenzie Chilcott and Claire Turner (both at University of Northern B.C.) have all signed with a college for the 201920 season, while three more girls are currently weighing offers and deciding which schools they will play for. The girls have all been playing together on a team since they were eight years old, with the same coach, Dan Turner, leading the way. That consistent atmosphere has allowed the girls and the team to reach their peak and led to this moment. “I’ve always wanted to play at the highest level I could. I’m stoked and excited, and can’t wait to get to the next level and be the best I can be,” said Chilcott. The four girls who have already

signed have each had the goal of playing college soccer for at least the last three years, and are thrilled the time has finally come. “It’s nerve wracking, but in a good way. We’re so excited for each other and to see where our paths take each of us, but it will definitely be a sad final tournament at the end of this year,” Clement said. Close agreed. “It will definitely be upsetting at first to not have each other around,” she said. Give the coach credit Each of the four girls credited their personal and team success to their coach. Claire admitted she’s biased because Dan is her father, but said him keeping the team together for a decade has been crucial for the development of each player. “Our coach never stopped believing in us, and always wanted us to take our soccer playing to the next level,” said Chilcott. Dan was quick to give the credit right back to the girls. “They put in a lot of hours and I’m very proud of them. These girls have trained at 6 a.m., three days a week, all winter long, for years. It’s very easy to be successful when they’re willing to work so hard,” Dan said. Kids Fieldhouse Arena

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NPSS soccer players Teagan Clement, Emma Close, Kenzie Chilcott and Claire Turner are all moving on to play college soccer beginning in the Fall of 2019.

The winter training leaves the girls in top shape when the snow finally melts and the outdoor seasons begin — NPSS first, followed by the club — begin. To that end, the Kids Arena Fieldhouse, which was renovated into its current form in 2011, has allowed the girls to play year-long. It’s also one reason Dan said Fort St. John is likely to keep producing college soccer players at this rate. “There are a lot of age groups and

teams coming up here who have had the same opportunity these girls have, and I expect to see a similar amount of players move on to college in the following years,” said Dan. The girls aren’t done with Fort St. John yet. The outdoor high school season begins in May, with the girls traveling to Costa Rica for a trip to coach and encourage underprivileged athletes, to be followed by tournaments in Vancouver and Victoria.

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Davide Loro won the first Blizzard bike club race of the season, the Roubaix #1, on Sunday, March 10. The race took place on the icy, snowy, windy 22.6km Baldonnel loop. Loro was first with a time of 55 minutes and 40 seconds. Dan Webster was second with a time of 1:01:21, and Gary Hilderman third at 1:05:49. A Roubaix (pronounced Roo-Bay) is a three-race winter training series to get riders out biking after a long winter hiatus. All three races in the series start and finish at the Baldonnel School with distinct different routes. Bikers use grip

tires like those on a mountain bike, cross bike, or fat bike, whichever they prefer. This series started in 1996 by Jason Pearson (the winner) to herd the riders out and off the trainers. This is the 23rd edition of the Roubaix series. Pat Ferris has a record six wins, while Robert Sapp is the current two-time defending series champ. Roubaix #2 is set for next Sunday, March 17 at 2 p.m. at the Baldonnel School. — Pat Ferris

Green Valley 4-H Report Katelynn Bueckert Green Valley 4H Hi there Katelynn Bueckert reporting from the Green Valley 4-H Club This month we started out with a District Communications. There was two from our group and they were Brooklyn Morton with an educational display on dolphins and Katelynn Bueckert with a speech on chickens. It was a good time and everybody had fun and now the ones that get to move on get to go to regionals and that too is at the Northern Lights College in Fort St. John. Our club also had a weigh-in to see how our animals are doing and they are doing very well everyone was very happy on their steers

weights. There also was a little heifer that was weighed as well. Next in our club we are meeting in April to do some practising on judging animals and different things. For the judging rally that will be in June and that’s with all the clubs. And then in May we will be doing a little mini fair so that should be interesting. Thanks to our Page sponsor and also thank you for reading my report can’t wait until next time. Katelynn Bueckert from the Green Valley 4-H Club

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Fort Bowling Lanes league standings: week 22

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The Got Balls team, seen here in action on March 6, 2019, continues to be in second place in the Wednesday Night League.

Coffee League Overall points / week 22 1. Ball Busters - 96 / 6 2. Shady Ladies - 85 / 5 3. Fab Five - 76 / 2 4. Five Alive - 75 / 3 5. Pin Poppers - 68 / 4 High Series Shady Ladies - 3,358 High Single Ball Busters - 1,230 Ladies Series Beth Cobet - 681 Ladies Single Beth Cobet - 287 Ladies High Average 1. Joanne McGinnis - 181 T2. Cindy Dettling - 167 T2. Jeannette Ward - 167

Cade Hackman - 177 Girls Single Flat Brooklyn Bigcharles - 171 High Averages Boys 1. Cade Hackman - 112 2. Marcus Vandal - 96 3. Joel Newhook - 72 Girls 1. Brooklyn Bigcharles - 110 2. Emma Schram - 88 Ages 5-7 Boys Single Flat Bentley McPhee - 123 Girls Single Flat Natalie Richards - 108 High Averages Boys 1. Bentley McPhee - 86 T2. Hayden Schram - 81 T2. Josh Vandal - 81 Girls 1. Natalie Richards - 76 2. Tayah McPhee - 65 3. Sarah Dionne - 50 Special Olympics Leagues Sunshine Men Single Flat 1. Levi - 209 Womens Single Flat 1. Sheryl - 232

High Series 1. The Fantastics - 3,921 High Single 1. The Fantastics - 1,524

Kids Leagues Ages 11 - 14 Boys Single Flat Logan Dalley - 250 Girls Singles Flat Tejana Walterlea - 230

Individiual Leaders Mens Single Flat - Kevin Alexander - 365 Mens Series Flat - Kevin Alexander - 844 Ladies Single Flat - Marlene Bigcharles - 340 Ladies Series Flat - Brianna Warnock - 764

High Averages Boys 1. Logan Dufresne - 147 2. Parker Mayes - 141 3. Logan Dalley - 138 Girls 1. Tejana Walterlea - 125 2. Destiny Bigcharles - 123 3. Sierra Bigcharles - 97

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It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved Wife, e, Mother, Grandmother and Friend, Betty Pimm. t Pi Betty was born Betty-Lou Pflughaupt in Athabasca AB, on May 11, 1950 to parents Walter and Lucy. She was a big sister to four brothers, Arnold, Herb, Kirk and Rod. Although she started childhood in Smith, Alberta, she moved to Grandhaven, near Fort St John, as a young girl. Betty and her husband Darwin spent winters in Sun City West, Arizona for some years but Fort St John has always been where she called home.

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She and her husband Darwin travelled the globe with many trips to Europe, Asia, the U.S. and the Caribbean.

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The family of Edna May Pomeroy (nee Pack, nee Anderson) sadly announce her passing on March 2nd , 2019 at the age of 99 years. Mom was born in Beaverlodge, AB on February 25th, 1920, the third child to Jim and Winnie Pack. She had two brothers, Vivian and Vergil and 13 years later a sister Tudie. She grew up on the family farm and in 1941 married Ed Anderson. They were blessed with 5 children, 4 girls and finally one boy. Mom lived her whole life in the north eventually leaving Beaverlodge moving to Dawson Creek and then Fort St. John. Our dad passed away in 1976, and later she married Ralph Pomeroy and had 17 great years with him, until his passing in 1994. In 2003 she moved to Grande Prairie to be closer to family and was one of the first residents at “The Gardens”. She loved everything about her life at the Gardens and lived there until 2016 when she had to be moved to long term care at Prairie Life Seniors Community where she lived until her passing. Our Mom was a feisty lady who loved to garden, craft and golf. At the age of 92 she gave up driving and golfing. She took the novelty license plate “I’d Rather be Golfing” off her car and put it on her walker. She was predeceased by her parents, siblings, Dad, Ralph, son Darryl, sons-in-law Burton Moon and Jim Donald. She is survived by her daughters Ginny Moon, Pat (Ed) Palmer, Sandy Donald, Darlene Anderson, 10 grandchildren, 26 great grandchildren, 3 great great grandchildren, many nieces and nephews, and her Pomeroy Family. Cremation has taken place and her wish was to have a family gathering at Riverside Cemetery at Albright, her final resting place beside our Dad and where all of her Pack family is interred starting with her grandparents, when weather permits. The family wishes to thank the staff at The Gardens for all her years there, the staff at Prairie Life, Dr. Aylward and a very special thank you to Alona Calatan, her loving companion. Also thanks to the amazing staff at Bear Creek Funeral Home. Care entrusted to Bear Creek Funeral Home 780 830 7742 www.bearcreekfuneral.com

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

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 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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Please join us on June 2nd for the 2nd annual Walk to End ALS. at the Greenspace at 100th Ave. & 100th St. Fort St. John, BC Registration for the event will begin at 10am. There will be food, music, games, raffles, activities and lots for the whole family to do. The walk is about 4km long but the route brings you back to the Greenspace multiple times, if you need to shorten your distance. We are encouraging you to sign up teams this year and challenge other teams to raise money as well. Sports team vs. sports team. Business vs. business. School vs. school. Create some competition and let’s make this year better than last! Go to this site to preregister for this walk: events.alsbc.ca.

Nanny/Live-in Caregiver required for 4 children ages 10/7/4/ & 18-months. Full-Time Live-in only. Duties include: Care for younger children at home. Make beds and do laundry. Light house cleaning. Working hours 8am4pm Monday-Friday Weekends off. $10.25/hr or $1640/mth. Must speak English. Related Experience necessary. Prefer high school graduate or someone with higher education and/or caregiver training. Call 250219-2291/250-4679112 or email: salverene01@yahoo.com

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. Friday, March 15Ham & Beef Supper Pouce Coupe Seniors Hall- $15/person. Doors open: 4:30 pm, Supper: 5:30pm Have you thought about a career as a Registered Massage Therapist? Okanagan Valley College of Massage Therapy is hosting an Info Session in Fort St. John on Wednesday, April 10, 2019. Have questions? Practical Director Robynne Madill, RMT will be providing information about our massage therapy program and answering questions. Please call or email to register or for more information 800-7018863 heatherk@ovcmt.com www.ovcmt.com Mile “O” Quilter’s Guild meets every Tuesday & Thursday in Dawson Creek at KPAC in Studio #10 at 7pm SATURDAYS: LEARN YOUR ROOTS - Genealogy information NAR PARK ROOTS BUILDING 10:00am peacecountryroots.ca

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TRAFFIC CONTROL TRAINING BCCSA/WCB Certified FSJ: New TCPs-2-days April 3-4 April 9-10 Re-Certs-1-day April 5 & April 8 PG: New TCPs-2-days Apr 13-14 Re-Certs-1-day April 15 1-866-737-2389 or roadsafetytcs.com

NORTHERN PROPERTIES Housekeeper

Perform light housekeeping duties, apply and dispense household linen, detailed cleaning/housekeeping duties: be responsible for kitchen & bathroom fixtures and furniture cleaning, common areas, changing rooms & showers, overall clean appartment unit presentation. English and no experience necessary. Perm/ft. $18.50/perhr. Please apply info@northernprop.ca or admin@northernprop.ca

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Court Bailiff’s Sale The Court Bailiff will offer for sale by sealed bid the interest of the judgment debtor, Larry Cromarty, in the following goods and chattels, purported to be: 1 (ONE): 2006 RANGEROVER LANDROVER HSE SUV 4X4 VIN: SALME15456A207547 COLOR: BLACK Sold on an as is, where is basis. Sealed bids will be received at the court bailiffs office at the noted address below, up to the hour of 1:00 p.m., Monday, March 18, 2019. The highest offer or any offer not necessarily accepted.

Sale may be subject to cancellation without notice. The court bailiff reserves the right to adjourn the sale without notice and may apply to the court for further direction if the need arises. Terms of sale: Each bid must be accompanied by bank draft or money order for 10% of the bid made payable to the court bailiffs office. The balance of the bid, plus Social Services Tax and GST (if applicable), to be paid immediately upon acceptance if the bid, Failure to pay the balance at the agreed time may resulting forfeiture of the deposit. To view vehicle please contact Joyce Smith or Jen Smith Court Bailiff’s Expert Bailiff & Collection Services Ltd. 10315 -100th Avenue Fort St John BC 250-785-9222

NORTHERN PROPERTIES Cleaner Required

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

Duties: Wash windows, walls, ceiling, vacuum carpeting, area rugs, drapes, upholstered furn, pick up debris, empty trash container. Distribute clean towels and toiletries: clean changing rooms, showers, kitchen, bathroom fixtures and appliances. English and no experience necessary. Perm/ft. $15.50/perhr. Please apply info@northernprop.ca or admin@northernprop.ca

Business OppOrtunities

MileZeroCruisers.com

South Peace Historical Society Meetings Third Wednesday of the month. In Dawson Creek at the Calvin Kruk Centre Archives Room at 2 pm. SUNDAYS: FAMILY TREE HELP - Peace Country Roots Group Meeting - Fourth Sunday of each Month at the CALVIN KRUK CENTRE in Dawson Creek 1:30pm

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PEACE RIVER REGIONAL DISTRICT

Notice of Intent to Consider ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 2327, 2019

When:

March 28, 2019 10:00am

Where:

Goodlow Area Lot A Section 34 Township 84 Range 14 W6M, Peace River District, Plan 20678 The Peace River Regional District is hosting a meeting to discuss the proposed Zoning Amendment. Proposal: To amend the zoning of the subject property from P “Public Use Zone” to R-2 “Residential 2 Zone” within PRRD Zoning Bylaw No. 1000, 1996.

North Peace Cultural Centre, Carpet Room 10015 100 Ave, Fort St. John, BC

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Court Bailiff’s Sale

The Court Bailiff will offer for sale by sealed bid the interest of the judgment debtor, 605673 BRITISH COLUMBIA LTD.(sometimes carrying on business as A&J FIRST AID & SECURITY) c/o Machine Works Inc., in the following goods and chattels, purported to be: Full Fleet of First Aid and Security Units 13 (fourteen): FORD F350 QUADCAB 4X4 GAS TRUCKS INCLUDING MTC UNITS 4 (four): FORD F150 QUADCAB 4X4 GAS TRUCKS SECURITY UNITS 1 (one): FORD F250 QUADCAB 4X4 GAS TRUCK INCLUDING MTC UNIT 1 (one): FORD F350 QUADCAB 4X4 GAS TRUCK SECURITY UNIT 1 (one): FORD F350 QUADCAB 4X4 DIESEL TRUCK SECURITY UNIT Sold on an as is, where is basis. Sealed bids will be received at the court bailiffs office at the noted address below, up to the hour of 1:00 p.m., Monday, March 18, 2019. The highest offer or any offer not necessarily accepted. Sale may be subject to cancellation without notice. The court bailiff reserves the right to adjourn the sale without notice and may apply to the court for further direction if the need arises. Terms of sale: Each bid must be accompanied by bank draft or money order for 10% of the bid made payable to the court bailiffs office. The balance of the bid, plus Social Services Tax and GST (if applicable), to be paid immediately upon acceptance if the bid, Failure to pay the balance at the agreed time may resulting forfeiture of the deposit. To view vehicle please contact Joyce Smith or Jen Smith Court Bailiff’s Expert Bailiff & Collection Services Ltd. 10315 -100th Avenue Fort St John BC 250-785-9222

Application No. 109801

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION NOTICE Application for a Permit amendment Under the Provisions of the Environmental Management Act We, Tourmaline Oil Corporation, 3700 250 6th Ave SW Calgary, AB, T2P3H7, intend to submit this application to the Director to authorize the discharge of (air emissions, from a Deepcut Gas Plant (Propane Recovery). The sources of discharge are Seven (7x) Gas Engine Driven Compressors, Three (3x) Gas Engine Driven Electrical Generators, Two (2x) Direct Fired Heaters, and one (1x) High Pressure Flare. The land upon which the facility will be situated and the discharge will occur is C-60-A/094-B-16, located near Fort St. John, BC, within the Approximately 25 km northwest of Wonowon, BC, via Mile 109 Rd, Mile 120 Rd and Gundy Connector, within the Peace River District on Crown land. The maximum rate of air emissions discharged from this facility will be 47.49 m3/s (Dry) . The operating period for this facility will be (24 hours/day). The characteristics of the waste discharged are as follows: Nox: 5.904 g/s, CO: 27.512 g/s, VOCs: 6.747 g/s, SOx: 0 g/s, TP: 1.154 g/s. The type(s) of treatment to be applied to the discharge is/are: Waste heat recovery on six prime compressor drivers and all engines include lean burn technology with automatic air-fuel ratio control.

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. The holding of this public hearing has been delegated to the Director of Electoral Area B. Shawn Dahlen, Chief Administrative Officer

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PEACE RIVER REGIONAL DISTRICT

Notice of Public Hearing OCP & ZONING AMENDMENTS BYLAW NO. 2343 & 2344, 2019

When:

Charlie Lake Area

March 18, 2019 | 7:00pm

Lot A Sec�on 9 Township 84 Range 19 W6M Peace River District Pl 22254

Where:

The Peace River Regional District is hos�ng a mee�ng to discuss the proposed OCP & Zoning Amendments.

Charlie Lake Hall 12717 Charlie Lake Hall Rd Charlie Lake, B.C

For More Informa�on: Contact: Development Services

Proposal: To establish an Indigenous cultural museum, including an accessory café and gi� shop, and to restore and protect Tse’k’wa, commonly known as Charlie Lake Caves. To do this, the applicant has applied to amend the OCP designa�on from Medium Density Rural Residen�al to Civic, Assembly, and Ins�tu�on within PRRD North Peace Fringe Area Oﬃcial Community Plan Bylaw No. 1870, 2009. The applicant has also applied to change the zoning designa�on from Residen�al 2 Zone (R-2) to Civic, Assembly and Ins�tu�onal Zone (P-2) and have requested that Tea and Cra� Shoppe be added as a permi�ed accessory use in the R-2 zone as deﬁned in PRRD Zoning Bylaw 1343, 2001.

Tel: 250-784-3200 Toll Free: 1-800-670-7773 Email: prrd.dc@prrd.bc.ca

Any person who may be adversely aﬀected by the proposed discharge of waste 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 British Columbia Oil & Gas Comission at Fort St John 6534 Bag 2, Fort St John, BC, 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 15th day of February, 2019.

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This no�ce 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). Wri�en comments or concerns accepted. The holding of this public hearing has been delegated to the Director of Electoral Area C. Shawn Dahlen, Chief Administra�ve Officer

(Signature)

Contact Person: Duane Peperkorn

Telephone No.: (403) 515-3357

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Caregiver/Nanny for hire: To look after my (3) children; 15 year old; 9 year old & 5 year old girls. Permanent, full-time at a rate of $14.00/hour for 40 hours/week. Completion of Secondary School/Some College/CEPEG/Vocational. 1 to 2 years of experience supervision or care for children. Accomodation 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: gelinemdetorres@yahoo.com

Child Caregiver: 8 years old girl & 2 year old boy. $14.00 per hour. Permanent-40 hours per week. Employer’s home/94 Ave, Completion of Secondary School, some college/ CEPEG/Vocational or technical training in child care or related field. 1 to 2 years supervision of children. Main duties: Assist children on personal hygiene. Plan, prepare meals for children, participate in games, reading and may perform light housekeeping. Accommodations could be made available on a live-in basis at no cost. But not a condition of employment. Apply by email: herbert_barateta@yah oo.com

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

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Business OppOrtunities TROUBLE WALKING? HIP or KNEE REPLACEMENT, or other conditions causing restrictions in daily activities? $2,000 tax credit. $40,000 refund cheque/rebates. Disability Tax Credit. 1844-453-5372

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

ApArtments/ Condos for BIRCHVIEW MANOR Furnished and Unfurnished 1 Bedroom Suites. Adults Only, Senior Discount. Bus Stop at Front Door. 250-784-5817

Houses For rent Available Immediately in Dawson Creek: 1 Bedroom Basement Suite, 3 Bedroom Bungalow, 5 Bedroom Family Home. 1-250888-7158

Office/Retail

1400 SQ FT. Large reception area and 4 smaller offices. Highway frontage. 250-785-3433

Take notice that Peter Fehr from Altona, BC, has applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development (MFLNRORD), Northeast Region, for a Direct Sale situated on Provincial Crown land located near Prespatou Creek. The Lands File for this application is 8016062. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to Joyce Veller, Authorization Officer, Northeast Region, MFLNRO, at 100, 10003-110 Avenue, Fort St. John, BC, V1J 6M7, (250) 261-2063. Comments will be received by MFLNRORD up to April 26, 2019. MFLNRORD may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit the website at http://comment.nrs.gov.bc.ca/ for more information and a map of the application area. Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. Access to these records requires the submission of a Freedom of Information (FOI) request. Visit http://www.gov.bc.ca/freedomofinformation to learn more about FOI submissions.

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Above: Mayor Rob Fraser with Taylor 2 X 2 Bonspiel skills champion Lynden Demoulin on March 9, 2019. Below: Team Shears celebrates 40 years of the current Taylor Curling Club building.

1030885 B.C. LTD DBA WOLVERINE AUTOMOTIVE IS IN THE POSSESSION OF THE FOLOWING VEHICLE If the owed amount is not paid, this vehicle will be sold at 10908 100 Ave on March 22, 2019. Ford F−350 2007 VIN: 1FDX37P87EB38050 Owed: $9,478.00 Name: Evolution Oilfield Ventures Ltd.

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Fort St. John Curling Club standings

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Brittany Danczak throws her skip rocks during a mixed league game on Feb. 28, 2019.

1 Unsafe water, lack of basic sanitation and poor hygiene cause 80% of all sickness and disease and kill more people than all forms of violence, including war. 2 The biggest killer of children under the age of FIVE is unsafe water: 1.8 million children die every year – ONE child will die every 17 seconds and 5000 children will die today. 3 Without safe water and sanitation, life and livelihood are under threat: · 8000 people die every day from waterborne disease · Women and children (usually girls) spend hours each day fetching water, often under threat of violence · Lack of sanitation and privacy lead to early drop-out from school among girls · Every year, 40 billion hours spent collecting and hauling water in Africa alone · Disputes over water jeopardize peace in every continent · Drought and starvation threaten lives and livelihood of millions of people. 4 At this moment, 900 million people in the world do not have access to a source of safe water within 1 km of their home; 2.5 billion lack access to adequate sanitation, 1 in 4 in the developing world has none. 5 Women in developing countries walk an average of 6 km daily to get water, and carry as much as 20 kg.

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Meets Tuesdays, NOON At The GEORGE DAWSON INN

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Meets Fridays, 7:00 a.m. At The GEORGE DAWSON INN

Here are your standings from the Fort St. John Curling Club leagues after 16 weeks of play, the final week of the regular season. Playoffs will take place this week, with the top four teams in each division facing off.

FSJ Links 4-2-2 Warren Flesjer 4-3-1 Bob Cooper 4-3-1 Rhyason Contracting 4-4 Pimms Production 4-4 Embleton Construction 3-4-1 Chad Bordeleau 2-6 Shawn Ward 1-5-2 Sunrise Rotary 0-8

Mixed A Division April Podulsky 7-2 Edward Schmidt 6-3 Bob Cooper 5-3 Brian Kelly 5-4 David Kellestine 4-5 7C Contracting 2-5-1 Jeff Holland 2-5-1 Ace Instruments 2: 2-6

B Division Glen Merwin 6-1-1 Bulldog inspection 6-1 Northern Metallic 5-1-1 D&T Electric 5-2 Compass Compression 3-2-1 Brennan Eklund 2-4-1 Lido Theatre 2-4 Steve Braun 2-4 Challenger Inspection 1-3 Devin Dickson 1-5

B Division Neil Edwards 7-1 Kolten Lindner 6-2 Bruce Farquhar 5-3 Gary Anderson 3-3-1 Northern Rockies Trees 2-2 Sheetheads 2-5 Dean Larson 2-5-1 Beauty and the Sweeps 1-3 Mens A Division Alpine Glass 6-2

Seniors Paul Wuthrich 11-3-1 Larry London 10-4-1 Ray Clark 9-3 Leo Felix 8-5-2 Larry Solodan 8-4 Donna Solodan 7-4-2 Shirley Kinnis 7-4-2 Swede Taylor 7-3 Harry Danshin 7-5 John Mast 5-3-3 Connie Richter 5-3-3 Elmer Westergaard 5-4-1

Julie Taylor 4-5-2 Coleen Zieger 4-7-1 Faye 4-3 Madonna Robertson 3-5-1 Dave Kellestine 3-5-1 Roy Chisolm 3-5-1 Carol Rhyason 3-6-1 Leonard Hamilton 3-3 Ed Scriba 3-4 Stella Hamilton 2-1 Alice Lock 2-4 Linda Kelly 1-8-2 Gerald Able 1-3-1 Glen Aahlus 1-0-1 Tim Maloney 1-0 Paula Maloney 1-1 Womens - Final Rounds A Division Jodi Busche 2-1 Cina Wales-Green 2-1 Cheryl Batten 2-2 Deanne Busche 1-3 B Division Tara Forest 4-0 Teagan Topal 3-1 Donna Greenway 1-3 Paula Maloney 0-4 C Division Pam Murray 3-0 Kristin Bayet 2-1-1 Tennille Penner 1-2 Jaime Hotte 1-2 Rebecca Friesen 0-2-2