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Pink, blue and yellow clouds swirled over hundreds of students gathered out front of Ecole Central Elementary School on April 28. Inspired by the annual Holi Festival celebrated in India and Nepal, Central’s second annual Colour Festival celebrates the diversity of the school and community.

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love teaching. Absolutely love it,” says Rob Dempsey, who’s taught history at North Peace Secondary School in Fort St. John for the past 10 years. “The best job I’ve ever had.” That could change if Dempsey, equally passionate about social justice and fair governance, wins in his riding on Tuesday, May 9, and becomes MLA for Peace River North. The 53-year-old New Democrat, who was asked by the party to throw his name into the ring, has long lobbied for social change. “Everybody knows I believe in social democracy,” Dempsey tells the Alaska Highway News. “I’ve never been quiet about my political beliefs.” Causes like Site C—which he calls a “$9-billion mess”—better care for elderly citizens, and making post-secondary education less inhibitive, ignite a fire in his conscience that’s not easily quelled. See DEMPSEY on A12

t’s a cool, crisp April evening when Bob Fedderly and a volunteer meet up at the corner of 106 Street and 114 Avenue in Fort St. John to knock on doors in and around Countryview Estates. It’s the independent MLA candidate’s first round of canvassing the area for support ahead of the May 9 election, but it feels like familiar territory. Before the two have left their meeting post to knock on their first door, Fedderly is chatting up long-time acquaintances in the street, while motorists drive by and give him a wave. “Good luck in the next couple weeks, Bob,” says one passerby after a brief chat. “It’s coming,” Fedderly replies. A popular and long-time local businessman in the Peace Region, Fedderly scans the neighbourhood and sees the type of families and voters he’s targeting and counting on for that luck in this election campaign, his first. See FEDDERLY on A13

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athered at his campaign office on 100 Avenue, Dan Davies is ready to put shoes to pavement and knock on some doors and interact with voters. Mother Nature granted Fort St. John a brief reprieve from the spring snowfall, and the sun is shining bright on this Wednesday evening. Davies isn’t alone in his door knocking. The crew is made up of three Fort St. John residents—Craig Stevens, Ramona McDonald, and Chuck Fowler— and Martyn Lafrance, sent here by the BC Liberals to help Davies run his campaign. Stevens arrived at the campaign office with a bag from Burger King for his dinner. He ended up in Fort St. John after he “ran out of gas in 1994” and has been here ever since. He has every faith that Davies is the right man to represent Peace River North. “I like the fact that he’s a local politician in city council and got good results,” Stevens says. See DAVIES on A14

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The Fort St. John Association for Community Living helped Browns Social House celebrate its one year anniversary in Fort St. John on April 26. Patrons could spin the ACL wheel and win gift cards, ACL swag, and even a date with Chef Brett. Pictured: Chef Dawson Dusseault, FSJACL executive director Cindy Mohr, Browns Social House general manager Chris Boehm, Chef Kevin Schueppe, Chef Brett Fryer and Gavin Morin.

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Prepare to be invaded by Americans FLYING FUN: The founder of Google has invested millions of dollars to develop a flying car. He says we’ll all be driving (and flying them) soon. Hey kids, how great would that be? Your Mom gives you a ride to North Peace Secondary in her flying car, the other kids look up at the sky as you parachute down into the schoolyard. Cool! Actually, I’m not so sure flying cars are a good idea. Many drivers in Fort St. John have no idea what to do at a fourway intersection. How are they going to handle a SIX-way?

73: Lauren Hutton made a splash by appearing in underwear ads for Calvin Klein. She’s 73. When it comes to underwear ads, Lauren can show those young models a few wrinkles.

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PHONE PHUN: A news report said Canadian kids as young as 13 are being treated for smartphone addiction. Things were very different when I was a kid. I was never treated for Etch-a-Sketch addiction.

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point I should be making a quip about Kevin’s bald head. But he’s gone now, so I’ll leave him be. WORM WONDER: This may be the answer to our waste problems. Scientists have discovered a worm that eats plastic garbage. The movie industry is in big trouble if a bunch of these worms gets loose in Hollywood.

AT THE MOVIES: Beauty and the Beast was big in Peace Country movie theatPREVAILING PRICES UNBELIEVABLE UMBRELLA: Next ers. It’s an updated version of the story. A stop on our news chewing tour is China. beautiful young woman becomes involved A 7-year-old boy survived a 10-storey fall with a beast. Maybe next time she’ll be Dawson Creek 103.9 from a building by using an umbrella as a more careful with online dating (I saw it. parachute. Disney is now suing the kid for I thought the beauty is beautiful, but the t. John, BC - 7 Day Forecast - Environment Canada https://weather.gc.ca/city/pages/bc-78_metric_e.html Fort St. John 112.9 infringing the copyright of Mary Poppins. STARBUCKS STUFF: Fans of Starbucks beast could use a beast boost). are freaking out over the new Unicorn Alberta-B.C. border THE AMERICANS ARE COMING: Frappuccino. I’m not sure why Starbucks SOUP STUFF: Campbell’s recalled N/A Tourism experts predict a big increase in would name a drink after a mythical thousands of cans of chicken soup. The the number of Americans who will visit creature. Meanwhile, something sure soup contains milk, but there’s no menFort Nelson 127.9 Canada this summer. Let’s hope a large tastes very bad in the new 7-11 Loch Ness tion of milk on the chicken soup labels. slice of them explore the Alaska Highway. Monster Slushie. Hey guys, come on. Even I know you can’t resources information  Environment  Weather  Weather  Local forecasts  British Columbia Groundbirch and natural Americans find our metric system conmilk a chicken. 109.9 fusing. We should remind them of the DWTS LOL: People are saying TV’s old saying: A journey of a thousand miles Dancing With The Stars is rigged. Last CAR COLOUR: BMW has developed a Chetwynd 112.9 begins with an argument about how many week, two dancers got perfect scores but car that can change its color. That’s not kilometres there are in a thousand miles. were then eliminated. That’s kind of like a a totally new idea. My first car changed Tumbler Ridge 119.9 hockey team winning the Stanley Cup and Observed at: Fort https://weather.gc.ca/city/pages/bc-83_metric_e.html St. John Airport 3:00 PM MST Tuesday color. 2 MayDuring 2017 the time I owned that car Current Nelson, BC -Conditions 7 Day Forecast - Environment UFOCanada LOL: A study shows UFO sightings they give the trophy to the guy who drives it went through nine different shades of have tripled. Space aliens who visit Earth the Zamboni. rust. Actually, I don’t need a hi-tech car Prince George 105.9 Condition: are Mostly Cloudy Temperature: 13.8°C Wind: SW 9 km/h fascinated by our planet—in the same that changes color. I need a hi-tech car humans SPY: According to an item on81 km with an invisible force field that repels Pressure: way 101.8 kPa who visit the wreck of the Dew point:WHY -5.9°C Visibility: Hythe 106.9 CBC, there’s a new test you can use to find runaway shopping carts in the Totem Mall Tendency: Titanic Fallingare fascinated. Humidity: 25% out if the government is spying on you parking lot. KEVIN KWITS: The big story in politics through your computer. It’s a very simple Grande Prairie 100.4 was Kevin O’Leary quitting the Consertest. Just ask: “Do I have a computer?” If e  Environment and natural resources  Weather information  Weather  Local forecasts  British Columbia vative Party leadership race. Some folks the answer is yes, the government is spyBob Snyder can be reached at: Calgary 94.9 say politicians are bald-faced liars. At this ing on you. chewsthenews@fastmail.com

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THE RACE FOR PEACE RIVER NORTH

Dan Davies - BC Liberals

THE RACE FOR PEACE RIVER NORTH

Rob Dempsey - BC NDP

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Hustings under the hot lights: Peace River North candidates debate the issues at packed forum The five candidates for Peace River North took the stage of the Lido Theatre on April 27 for the Peace Debates All Candidates Forum. It was standing room only as constituents packed into the theatre to hear what the candidates had to say on six different topics, including the state of political affairs, responsible resource development, job growth and the economy, infrastructure, education, and indigenous issues. STATE OF POLITICAL AFFAIRS Having three independent candidates in Peace River North has been unheard of up until this election. Independent candidate Jeff Richert said that’s for very serious reasons. Candidates were asked if the party system had served voters in the region. BC Liberal candidate Dan Davies was in full agreement, while Richert said voters were being put last in B.C. NDP candidate Rob Dempsey said he doesn’t necessarily agree with the party system, but does see the value in it. One can make a bigger impact in the legislature and make real change.

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when anyone wants to donate to his campaign, and he’d rather get it from individuals than the tax base. Dempsey said he supports having limits on donations, and doesn’t agree with large contributors like unions. Donating to a campaign gives people the opportunity to invest in the government they want. Fraser said both parties had the opportunity to change the rules and didn’t. As long as rules are being followed, he doesn’t see an issue. Fedderly feels it’s wrong to have corporate donations as it can lead to corruption on those levels and that can impact a wide range of industries, such as softwood lumber and natural gas. RESPONSIBLE RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT Candidates were next asked about Site C and the BC Utilities Commission. Fedderly said the BCUC was created specifically for the purpose of reigning in projects that wouldn’t be good for the province. Davies said Site C had both a provincial and federal environmental assessment, as well as an independent financial review. Dempsey said Site C isn’t what the community needs, which earned him cheers from the Site C protesters in the audience, and boos from the Site C supporters. Fraser said he would have given the public another chance to get their point of view across. Projects like Site C need studies on how they impact the community. Richert said responsible resource development does not include forcing people from their homes, and that alternate energy sources, such as geothermal, would provide

more long term jobs than Site C would. The next question was about LNG, which Dempsey said requires a full understanding of how the industry would change our landscape. Davies replied it was important to get LNG going in the region and that the province is looking for customers. Richert blatantly asked “what LNG?” saying the government has been promising the industry for years with nothing to show for it. “We were promised a mansion and they delivered a doghouse.” Davies replied that there are 20 proposed LNG facilities and that it wasn’t a matter of if, but when. Fraser said LNG was extremely important. B.C. will get to a carbon free economy, but natural gas will be needed for the transition. Fedderly said he’s a supporter of natural gas, which has fed a lot of families in the area. But he says B.C. needs to develop more domestic markets for the region’s gas. When it comes to market diversification, Richert said the province has had plenty of time to do just that. He noted they were having the same conversation eight years ago with little result. Davies noted that while the U.S. is still Canada’s largest trading partner, they need to branch out and sell to other countries, such as India and China. On the topic of softwood lumber, Dempsey said that B.C. had the chance to renegotiate the deal with the previous U.S. administration, but the premier felt they’d get a better deal with Trump. “I’m choking just saying that,” he said. ECONOMY AND JOB CREATION The candidates were asked

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how they planned to grow jobs in the area. Richert said he’d develop geothermal and solar energy, as the skills would be transferable from the oil and gas sector. Fraser said the ability to grow jobs in the Northeast is huge. He would form an MLA committee on responsible resource development. Fedderly agreed, saying the sky’s the limit with job creation. He added the biggest asset to that was in the room with them, the people that are innovators and problem solvers. Dempsey said that education was the most important aspect of a diverse economy. Davies said a diverse economy was the Peace Region’s biggest strength and that different industries and small businesses need continued support. When it comes to the province’s debt and AAA credit rating, Davies says debt is part of a growing economy and that B.C. is the envy of every province in the country. Fedderly said he hesitates to say B.C. is the envy of other provinces, adding that spending needs to get under control and some purchases need to be eliminated. Richert said that 40 per cent of the provincial debt goes into healthcare and that how the province deals with debt starts with healthcare. Fraser stated that B.C. has the third largest debt in the country with only Quebec and Ontario having more. He called for a two part solution, first part is cost and spending control and the second is tax reform. Dempsey said the provincial debt has been going up since 2001, and asked how many miles of the Alaska Highway could have been twinned with the money being spent on Site C.

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Davies replied by asking just how many hospitals were built in B.C. the last time the NDP was in power. Dempsey responded with “there hasn’t been a school built in this district in 30 years, sir.” INFRASTRUCTURE The single greatest commonality among our candidates’ responses during Thursday night’s debate was their desire for a new Taylor Bridge, which all named as the greatest transportation priority in the North Peace. Fedderly started the trend when he named it the “lifeline” of the region, and expressed his desire for the province to look at its spending priorities more carefully. “Every time that there’s a mile of trucks lined up on either side of that bridge, while we’re welding on it, that’s hundreds of thousands of dollars being wasted,” he said. Yet, it seems it “cannot get on the priority list.” Richert said he too had named the bridge as a specific element in his Peace Region priorities, and that he’d like to get the transportation ministry to start a consultation process “to get some timelines in place and actually start talking about a plan.” He added that he’d also like to see upgrades to the Alaska Highway from Wonowon to the Yukon border. “Driving home from the Fort Nelson debate the other night, there are some stretches there that are dangerous and I think we need passing lanes, and I would also like to see some upgrades of rest stops and facilities along the way,” said Richert. Fraser, Dempsey and Davies echoed their concerns with the bridge. “If we want to get to yes on LNG, we need to show these companies we’re going to invest billions of dollars into this region, that we’re prepared to invest in this region ourselves,” Fraser said. “The province needs to do it now so we can get our construction industry back to work, we don’t need to be doing it when we’ve got the trucks loading up down the highway.” The candidates were also asked their opinions on Public Private Partnerships for transportation infrastructure, to which all replied that they weren’t supportive. “I remember all too well when we got the Coquihalla Highway in our province and it was supposed to be a short term inconvenience for the people using that highway,

and it just went on and on and on. So, no, I’m not highly supportive. In fact, I’m not supportive at all,” Dempsey said. Although not supportive of PPP’s for transportation infrastructure, Davies said he believes they can work for other types of infrastructure, such as hospitals. “The important thing is to have oversight, to make sure that we have a mechanism that we can work within to make sure that the interests of us, as citizens, and the interests of the government, can be represented into these projects,” he said. EDUCATION With the recent Supreme Court ruling and funding announcement for school districts across the province, education in the north was a subject of hot debate on Thursday evening. Everything from financial incentives to help recruit and retain teachers, to assisted housing, to re-allocating provincial dollars was on the table. “This new agreement was pushed through prior to the election, and a big announcement with no plan. It was just, yeah, we’re going to hire new teachers and we’re going to reduce the class sizes, and teachers agreed with that—and so they should—but there’s no plan for the north,” Fraser said. He fears there will be a migration of teachers from north to south, which will leave us “stuck, again,” with too few educators. One solution Fraser offered was a non-profit housing and development corporation that could be offered to teachers and other professionals, “which will help them to stay in this region.” Another solution, offered up by Davies, was increasing the intake of the Alaska Highway Consortium on Teacher Education program, offered locally in Fort St. John, from every two years to every year. “(It’s) a very successful program,” Davies said, an AHCOTE graduate himself. “If we can train teachers locally here in Fort St. John we’re more likely to retain them here in Fort St. John.” Other suggestions ranged from more aggressive recruitment strategies, proposed by Fedderly, to redirecting funding away from independent schools to further support public education, which Richert was in favour of. How to support aboriginal teachers was another subject

Supporting indigenous youth, both those in and out of ministry care, and making sure they’re on equal footing when it comes to educational opportunities, were topics that generated diverse ideas and perspectives during the debate. Promoting improved communication and understanding was central to Dempsey’s, and other candidates,’ take on the situation. “We need to understand that much of the struggles that many people in First Peoples’ communities are going through are the result of unfortunately decades of poverty and marginalization, the long-term consequences of putting generations of kids through residential schools that systematically abused them, and that a lot of the struggles that we’re seeing are a product of that,” Dempsey said. “I would submit that in concert with the government, community leaders within First Nations communities need to make us aware of how we can support them in addressing those issues . . . when there’s a real sensitive and appropriate response, and effective actions, then I think we might make some good progress on this very problematic issue.”

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Richert similarly recognized the complexity of the issue, and emphasized that indigenous youth learn differently. He stressed the importance of supporting those differences in the education system. “It’s about practicing the rights of the land, it’s about learning through stories and hands-on, it’s very different than how we view education,” Richert said. According to Fraser, recognizing that there are problems and helping youth reconnect with their culture are good first steps toward improvement. “We need to work together with the First Nations communities so that they can re-attach themselves to their culture so that they can be proud . . . and we need to work with those that are doing well so that we can set up a system that’s driven by the First Nations communities,” he suggested. Fedderly echoed that sentiment, and made clear the need to help indigenous

youth find their way in life and to make room for them in workplaces. “Aging out of the system, to me, is somewhat substandard... we can’t just cast them aside because they’ve fallen through a foster care system that is less than adequate,” he said. “We can’t let these youth be cast aside because they turned 18, that’s a point in their lives when they need the most support, not the least.” Davies shared with the crowd that in the 2017 budget that was just passed, there is $800-million more that’s going into the Ministry of Children and Family Development in the next three years. “A lot a lot of these funds are going to be working on coming up with some of these plans to correct this problem (of indigenous youth in ministry care),” he said. Visit alaskahighwaynews.ca for continued election coverage leading up to Election Day on Tuesday, May 9, 2017.

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of conversation. Dempsey suggested setting seats aside in teacher training programs for aboriginal students as a “step in the right direction,” as is done in some universities across the country. Fedderly proposed a collaborative approach with ministries, staff, MLA’s and others to arrange for supports where needed. “They can put people together and source funding for people that don’t have it, arrange a place to stay, all that sort of thing. There’s lots we can do to accommodate people getting into university programs like teaching,” he said. Richert said more is needed to support children with the difficult transition from reserves to in-town communities to attend school. “I don’t think we’re doing a very good job of that at all,” he said. The candidates also discussed how to promote post-secondary training opportunities in the region, which drew responses ranging from subsidizing education and trades training costs, to offering tax incentives against their tuition to stay in the north.

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“I don’t see how an independent can do that,” he said. Independent candidate Bob Fedderly said the party system has been broken for a long time. “Ask anyone in Fort Nelson how the party system is working for them,” he said. Independent candidate Rob Fraser said good ideas often don’t get through, because if one party has a good idea, the other is automatically against it—that’s how polarized the parties are. “There’s no vision where there’s division,” said Fraser. The independents were asked if they would commit to staying independent if elected. Fedderly said he absolutely will: “we need to look out for ourselves up here, independents can do that.” Fraser said he’ll do whatever he needs to do for the riding. He didn’t expect any offers from the parties to be on the table. Richert was an emphatic “yes.” Candidates where then asked what changes they would make to the political fundraising system. Richert said he’s very upset with how money is being used to manipulate politicians for corporate interests and that makes politicians detached from the people. Davies said he feel honoured

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Letters to the Editor FOR AND AGAINST Politicians who are labelled “against everything” are actually “for something.” In some cases, that “something” is the best reason to vote for them. Case in point: Some of the candidates running here in the B.C. provincial election are against construction of Site C. For that, they are labelled “against everything,” even though they base their anti-Site C conclusions on multiple economic and environmental studies, which show it as a boondoggle. I would argue that these “anti” politicians are actually “for” many things. They are for keeping 20 per cent of the BC’s top agricultural land that can, forever, grow market garden produce for those of us living in the north. They are “for” valley farmers and ranchers who pioneered before BC Hydro and who stand to lose everything if the dam is built. They stand with First Nation’s people who have a signed treaty (8), yet are fighting in the courts, while the current government is pulling out all stops to get past the point of no return. They are for clean forms of energy (wind, solar, geothermal) that can produce and sustain ten fold more jobs than the 50 permanent jobs created by Site C. Site C should be the defining issue for the Peace. It will have the biggest impact. Finally, the “for something politicians” are “for” the people who were born here or who moved here to stay, and now call this place home. They may still support those who parachute in to make their temporary nest egg, then leave, having contributed little to community life, but their focus is on our community. Our community needs representation. Vote accordingly. Lets get an 80-plus per cent turn out from our community. —Ken Forest, Charlie Lake COAL BAN APPLAUDED I actually applaud Christy Clark for proposing to ban USA coal through B.C. ports in retaliation for the increase/ imposition of border tariffs on B.C. softwood lumber. Maybe ban Kinder-Morgan and all it entails too? There is not really a lot for B.C. to gain but a lot to lose through the building of the Trans Mountain Pipeline. —William Chase, Fort St. John BE ENGAGED THIS ELECTION, DON’T FOCUS ON THE BLING In this day of social media and so much false information to wade through, I encourage people to do their homework, and not fall into the trap of deciding based on reactions in social media and based on other people’s informed or misinformed opinions. I encourage people to understand the process and become engaged so our elected government starts to work for the people directed by the people. Paying more taxes is not the answer. Creating jobs with a project that our children will be paying for does not make sense. Selling our royalties for nothing to get some jobs today makes no sense. All parties make promises that are unrealistic or can’t be kept. Don’t focus on all of the bling. It is just that. Cancelling

MSP fees and collecting from somewhere else is a passive vote grabbing ploy—one of many from all parties. The entire political system is filled with big egos trying to keep the province going based on lies and hidden agendas. One party is not any better or worse than the next. Be aware of this fallacy. We have lost trust in our political system. Don’t wait until we have nothing left but dust to get up and make a difference. What we need is community engagement directing and driving the government. Mechanisms are in place to make this happen if only they are used driven by the people. A new party slows down this process. The existing party will keep towing the same line if we don’t make them stop. There is no right vote. The system is broken. Fix that. It comes from the people. B.C. is a resource-driven economy. Our wildlife and environment is suffering. Until all stakeholders show up at the table and learn how to codesign our way to a better tomorrow we are going to drive beautiful B.C. into the ground. Our lives are going to change. The age of entitlement has passed. It is time to start adulting and putting heart, blood, and sweat into making things right. Globalization is the industrial revolution of the 21st Century. I am not so sure that it is a good thing for Canada. Anyone who understands economics 101 knows how much weight the Eastern Hemisphere can place on little Canada, even more than our southern neighbours. Do we become a slave to the rest of the world to supply our vast natural resources or do we slow it down? When things become difficult, most people go back to their roots. If we are not careful we will no longer have roots to go back to. Focus inward. Grow strong families. Communities work together to get things done. Neighbourhoods grow your champions and leaders. Become forklift operators for the bright stars of tomorrow. Build strong foundations for people to come home to. Focus on healthy food sustainable living, give back, reduce food inequities. If you see a teenager struggling take time and give him or her a chance. Maybe it is the chance you wanted or the same chance offered to you. We all suffer hardships. Come together as a community and pull those weeds together. This is what

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builds strong governments. The ability to work together as one for the good of all. Be careful for strategically using a protest vote. This has back fired in the past. It is not the answer. Show up and vote for the person in your backyard with integrity that can make a difference. You be true to your values! Do you even know what your values are? Canada was built on the backs of hard working people. It is our 150th birthday this year, and it began without an instant news feed and grew through foresight and long-term planning. It’s time to grow up and stop the childish games. It’s time to get things done. To turn around a famous quote, it’s time to ask what you can do for your country. It’s time to start saving a future for tomorrow. It’s time to hold all politicians accountable. Stop saying in the North we don’t matter. I do not believe this one bit. Make sure you get out and vote! Make it count! —Edwina Nearhood, Fort St. John THE BEST PERSON FOR THE RIDING I left provincial politics nearly 10 years ago. I left because I felt I had accomplished many things for our region during my 18 years as Member of the Legislative Assembly for Peace River North—eight of which in government and at the cabinet table. The single, most important thing I took away from all those years in the Legislature is how much one can accomplish for the region when serving in government. I don’t typically get involved in political campaigns anymore, but I felt the urgency to say a few things this time around as residents of the Peace head to the ballot box next week. I strongly believe our region is best-served by an elected official who has the greatest chance of being part of the government— and that person is Dan Davies. I’ve spoken to many people in the region in the last couple of weeks, taking the pulse of the land and I’ve been struck by some people’s motivation to vote for one candidate over another. In my view, having three independent candidates in the running may upset the applecart. When I’m told that one candidate is running simply because he doesn’t like the Liberal candidate, I can’t help but question his motivation: are you

thinking about yourself or the general well-being of the region? Another independent candidate doesn’t support the job-creating Site C clean energy project. While I recognize many would argue that having an independent represent them in Victoria has its benefits, I respectfully disagree. The best way to get things done and to achieve real and lasting change is with a strong majority BC Liberal government. Like Dan Davies, I truly believe Premier Christy Clark has the leadership our province and region needs to continue to prosper and grow our economy. Premier Clark has been a strong advocate for our region, namely with the construction of Site C and the push for LNG in Northeastern BC. I have no doubt that, together, they would fight, defend and promote the interests of our region and its residents. Need I remind electors that British Columbia’s economy remains the envy of the rest of Canada? In large part, this is due to the provincial Liberal Government’s more than 15 years of fiscal responsibility, prudent debt management, balance budgets and steady growth. B.C. has the strongest economy among all Canadians provinces. The competitiveness of our provincial corporate and personal income tax rates is among the best in the county. We continue to have the lowest unemployment rate and the labour market grew by 3.2 per cent in 2016 – by far the strongest rate of increase across the board. The province’s 2017 budget, tabled in February, projected a fifth consecutive surplus and British Columbia recently scored the best long-term credit ratings of all provinces from three independent agencies. Need I say more? A BC Liberal government will continue to bring us down the bright path to prosperity and success—a far cry away from the dark ages of the 1990’s with the NDP. When you head over to the ballot box on May 9—and I hope all eligible electors will exercise their right to vote—I hope you will seriously take into consideration two things: 1) BC’s economy is striving thanks to a strong, majority BC liberal government; and 2) Dan Davies is, by far, the candidate who can best represent us in the Legislature. No independent MLA will get our region what we need. —Senator Richard Neufeld, Fort St. John

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COURT DOCKET A summary of what went on in Peace Region courts for the week ending April 28. There were no cases up for sentencing in Hudson’s Hope. Fort St. John Law Courts • Nicole Christine Roy (born 1983) was given two days in jail and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for two counts of fraud. Roy received an additional three days of jail time and was assessed a $100 victim surcharge for one count of using unauthorized credit card information. Roy was also given a single day in jail, handed a one-year probation order, and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for one count of theft $5,000 or under. • Braytin Daniel Lecuyer (born 1984) was handed a 12-month probation order with a conditional discharge, and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for one count of theft $5,000 or under. • Tyler John Apsassin (born 1981) was given 15 days in jail and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for one count of breaching probation. Apsassin was handed an additional 15 days in jail and assessed a $100 victim surcharge

Proposed Locations in the Dawson Creek TSA are as follows: Rainy Creek, Lone Prairie, Boot Lake, Kelly Lake, Salt Ridge, Itis Creek, Willow Creek, Little Johnson Creek, and Hasler Creek. Proposed Locations in the Fort St. John TSA are as follows: Ettithun River, North Blueberry, South Blueberry and Aitkman Creek operating areas.

for count of breach of undertaking or recognizance. • Rusty Rawhide Oker Desjarlais (born 1996) was assessed a $100 victim surcharge for one count of breach of undertaking or recognizance.

Copies of the Notice of Intent to Treat, detailed site assessments and maps may be examined in detail at the BC Timber Sales office in Dawson Creek or Fort St. John. To make an appointment to view the material for locations proposed in the Dawson Creek TSA contact: Regan Dickinson, R.P.F. by phone: 250 784-1252 or by email: Regan.Dickinson@gov.bc.ca.

Fort Nelson Law Courts • Dale Joseph Thompson (born 1969) was handed an 18-month probation order with a conditional discharge, and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for one count of assault. • Preston Allen Burke (born 1981) avoided jail time but was handed a one-year probation order and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for one count of assault. • Cameron Keith Junior Brooks (born 1985) was sentenced to 34 days in jail, and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for one count of breaching a probation order. • Tyson Conan Pope (born 1981) was handed a one-year probation order, and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for one count of breach of undertaking or recognizance. • Ryan Eric Whitehead (born 1995) was assessed a $100 victim surcharge for one count of breaching a probation order.

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Students on the front lines of upcoming election Youth at the Booth gives local students election experience ahead of their first vote GRACE GIESBRECHT Alaska Highway News

Ninaad Rathod is only 17 years old, but the North Peace Secondary student knows there are many important political decisions on the horizon: a municipal election in 2018, a federal election in 2019, and another provincial election in 2021. Rathod is looking forwards to voting when he turns 18 next year, but he wants to be able to engage in the democratic process before that, and he’s not the only one thinking that way. For the first time, Elections BC is running a program called Youth at the Booth, where students from 220 high schools will work at voting stations across B.C., a move the the non-partisan agency hopes will serve voters better and boost voter participation in the next generation. Rathod is excited to take part. “Just the feeling of participating in that patriotic way (will be great),” he said. Students in the Youth at the Booth program will work as voting clerks, voting officers or information officers. They will have a number of responsibilities on voting day, from setting up voting stations to issuing ballots to voters, to answering any questions that voters may have. Rathod is interested in “understanding how much more complicated elections are than what people actually think.”

Jennifer Harrison, who teaches social studies and English at the school, has been co-ordinating with Elections BC since the 2015 federal election to set up young people in Fort St. John with the Youth at the Booth program. “I was teaching social studies 11 and we came up with the idea to get students more involved,” Harrison said. “It’s absolutely a good learning opportunity. Putting students on the front lines will give them a perspective that you can’t get anywhere else.” Engaging with young people is a priority for Elections BC. “We know that youth who understand the electoral process are more likely to register and vote once they turn 18,” said Melanie Hull, communications co-ordinator for Elections BC. Boosting the amount of voters in British Columbia in coming years and providing such a learning opportunity is more than a worthy cause. However, it is not the only reason behind the Youth at the Booth program. For the first time, Elections BC is using computers and the internet to find voter information. Young people who already have the technical skills to use these new tools will be an asset to the team, Hull said. Kathryn Rutherford, a student at the Energetic Learning Campus, is another local student taking part in Youth at the Booth. “I’m a little nervous about (Election Day). It’s quite the responsibility,” she said.

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Ninaad Rathod is taking part in Youth in the Booth, an initiative from Elections BC that has high school students working at voting stations across the province.

CITY BEAT

Updates from April 24, 2017 Council Meetings PROCLAMATION OF NATIONAL HOSPICE PALLIATIVE CARE WEEK

The week of May 7 – 13, 2017 was proclaimed as “National Hospice Palliative Care Week” in the City of Fort St. John. The intent is to give the community an opportunity to recognize the people who provide hospice palliative care and to raise awareness of the need for hospice care.

HIRING PRACTICES – PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES

At the request of Council, staff provided a report regarding the City’s inclusivity practices and its hiring policy for people with developmental disabilities. The City is committed to fair hiring practices and equal opportunity in all aspects of employment although there is currently no specific policy regarding affirmative action. Council has now directed staff to clarify the City’s inclusivity practices and its hiring policy for people with developmental disabilities and to work with the Fort St. John Association for Community Living and Work BC to create employment opportunities.

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Council received a presentation from a group of local residents expressing the need for an adequate dog park in Fort St. John. They did not feel that the existing dog park is suﬃcient in size for the number of dogs residing in Fort St. John nor is it welcoming to dogs or their human counterparts. The group understood that it will take time to plan and create a permanent dog park and asked Council to consider providing an interim park to help with the overcrowding of the current dog park and to assist with bylaw compliance. Their long-term goal is to form a society to work with the City to create a larger, permanent dog park with proper amenities such as benches, access to water and shade. Following the presentation, Council authorized the creation of a task force to review locations and options for an interim oﬀ leash dog park and to report back to Council.

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Esther Pedersen, an outspoken opponent of the Site C dam, was among the protesters outside the Lido Theatre on Thursday, April 27. “We’re protectors of the river and we want to point out that Site C is the biggest white elephant in B.C., and in Canada,” she says.

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A great white elephant with a “Stop Site C Dam” sign draped over its side was parked outside the Lido Theatre in Fort St. John on Thursday, April 27, where the Peace River North All Candidates Meeting and debate was held. About 15 protesters marched around the intersection at 102 Street and 100 Avenue, bearing signs that read “Site C Sucks,” “Site C is Not Clean,” and “Site C a Bum Deal for B.C.” In the background, amid a sporadic chorus of honking vehicles, was the loud, clear, trumpeting of an elephant erupting from a small speaker on repeat. “We’re protectors of the river and we want to point out that Site C is the biggest white elephant in B.C., and in Canada, actually,” said Esther Pedersen, who lives above the dam site. More than half of her land is behind the stability line for Site C, including her house and farm buildings. “We’re just trying to bring awareness, and we believe that this project doesn’t benefit the City of Fort St. John, it doesn’t actually benefit B.C. a whole lot,” Pedersen said.

“It will never see a profit and you will have to pay for it, so that will mean if you have children or grandchildren, and you need school programs or seniors need more senior housing, or more low-income housing, or more transit down in Vancouver ... all those things, they all cost money, and the money for this is taking away from it.” Another protester, Jean Leahy, who lobbies locally for seniors rights and housing, has been fighting Site C since the 1980s, she said. She attended in her wheelchair to continue the fight. “(I’m here) just to remind people that it is a white elephant, it’s going to cost thousands and even millions of dollars for nothing, we’re not going to use the power. We probably won’t even be able to sell it,” she said. “They’re hosing us.” The great white elephant has been a celebrity spectacle across B.C. thanks to George Smith, who’s been carting it around the province and triggering anti-Site C flash mobs wherever he goes. “A white elephant is a symbol of something that nobody wants, that’s the gift that you have to keep paying for and paying for, and it’s useless,” Smith said.

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Council approved the Healthy Living Alliance Strategic Action Plan for the next three years, 2017 to 2020. The City of Fort St. John and Northern Health have co-chaired the Healthy Living Alliance since its inception in 2005. The Alliance membership includes, but is not limited to, health organizations, health care professionals, social service organizations, non-proﬁt organizations, advocacy groups, local government, educators, employers and multi-cultural groups. The mission of the Alliance is to work towards building a healthier Fort St. John recognizing and building on the strengths community partners can bring to the table with Northern Health and local government support.

HIGH ON ICE WINTER FEST 2017 – FINAL REPORT

Council received the ﬁnal report on the 2017 High On Ice Winter Festival which took place February 11 – 13, 2017. This is an annual event that showcases the arts, promotes spending time with family, and encourages a healthy active lifestyle. The festival attracts members of the community and surrounding areas and promotes a vibrant winter lifestyle. The theme of this year’s event was “Celebrating Canada’s 150 and Fort St. John Milestones”. The ice carvings reﬂected this theme with displays of the Canada 150 logo, Alexander Mackenzie, the 75th Anniversary of the Alaska Highway, the 25th Anniversary of the Fort St. John Airshow and 60 years of the Lido Theatre. The carving team consisted of seven carvers from Russia, the Netherlands and Canada, including two Fort St. John locals. The schedule of events consisted of 47 sub-events and activities for the community to participate in over the weekend. New events included Silly Bobsled Races, Chocolate Festival and Stage North presentations of the Wizard of Oz.

TENDER AWARDS • The tender for the City’s 2017 Sidewalks and Street Lighting Improvements Project was awarded to the low bidder, Knappett Industries (2006) Ltd. from Fort St. John, BC for the unit rates in their tender submission April 6, 2017, with the total tendered price being $476,563.50. The project includes work on 98 Street from 114A Avenue to 117 Avenue and 82 Street from 93 Avenue to 96 Avenue. It also includes the installation of a pedestrian signal on 89 Avenue at 82 Street. • The tender for the 100 Street Corridor Improvements project was awarded to the low bidder, Interoute Construction Ltd. (dba DGS Astro Paving) from Fort St. John, BC for the unit rates in their tender submission dated April 13, 2017, with the total tendered price being $5,906,415.52. The City initially issued a tender for the widening of 100 Street from 110 Avenue to 112 Avenue to four lanes including streetlights, an additional trail on the East side and traﬃc signals at 112 Avenue. During the tendering process, the City received Build Canada grant funding valued at $4,981,349. The scope of the project was expanded north to 114A Avenue utilizing this grant funding.

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Beekeeping Bylaw No. 2373, 2017 was adopted by title only.

• The 2017 Tax Rates Bylaw No. 2381, 2017 was adopted by title only. The 2017 property tax rates have been kept at the 2016 levels. With the adoption of the bylaw, tax notices can now be produced. • Oﬃcial Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 2382, 2017 (Parkwood Neighbourhood Plan) was introduced and read for the ﬁrst time by title only. The bylaw will now be sent to the Agricultural Land Commission for their comments.

UPCOMING COUNCIL MEETINGS A Committee of the Whole meeting is tentatively scheduled for Monday May 8, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. The Regular Council Meeting will follow at 3:00 p.m. A Committee of the Whole meeting is also scheduled for Tuesday May 9, 2017 at 1:30 p.m. The agenda will include a presentation and report on the RCMP Building Analysis. All meetings will be held in the City Hall Council Chambers and the public is welcome to attend.

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Party leaders for the BC NDP and Green Party aren’t expected to make appearances in the Peace Country ahead of Election Day on May 9. Despite flying to the Peace Region to tour the Site C dam site via boat last summer, Green leader Andrew Weaver won’t be making the trip north. His party is running 83 candidates in this election, however, is without candidates in either Peace River North or South. A party spokeswoman said a trip isn’t planned for the region. Meanwhile, John Horgan is fielding candidates in all 87 ridings in the province, including Rob Dempsey in Peace River North and Stephanie Goudie in Peace River South.

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Museum holds tulip photo contest The Fort St. John North Peace Museum wants to see how your garden grows. In honour of Canada’s 150th birthday, the museum is holding a Canada 150 Tulip photo contest. Take a photo of your Canada 150 tulips in bloom in front of your home or business and send the photo to the museum. A panel will select the best image to submit to a Canada-wide photo contest. On July 1, the photos will be on display at the museum for the public to vote for the best business and home tulips in the North Peace. The top three will get prizes. The Canada 150 tulip is a specially bred flower that is mostly white with red flames that bear a striking resemblance to the Canadian flag. The Netherlands created it specifically for Canada’s 150th birthday. Submit your tulip photos with your name, address, and phone number to fsjnpmuseum@ fsjmail.com by May 31.

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Independent claims lead in internal polling, while Facebook poll shows Liberal lead up front as representing Fedderly, he said. According to his results, the April 28 poll saw 2,347 people listen to the poll of the 5,603 numbers dialled, while 2,853 calls went to an answering machine, and another 604 did not pick up. The April 19 poll saw 2,650 people listen, while 2,595 went to voicemail, with another 550 calls not picked up. The two polls each saw roughly a 10 per cent response rate from those who listened. While Giesbrecht couldn’t provide demographics for his polls, he believed it would skew toward an older, more rural generation, citing the calls made to landlines. “But these are the people who vote,” he said. “In my talking with polling companies down in Vancouver, they say that’s to be expected. They can try to compensate for that skewing, but they typically should be quite accurate because those are the people that tend to vote the most.” According to Leonhardt, 57 per cent of his respondents were female, with another 41 per cent male. No age data was provided. No margins of error were provided for any of the polls.

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A series of independent polls on voter intentions in Peace River North have produced wildly different results ahead of Election Day on May 9, but a professional pollster is preaching caution when interpreting the results. The results of the polls were released Tuesday, May 2, including two phone polls by independent candidate Bob Fedderly’s campaign, and a Facebook poll by constituent Dan Leonhardt. Fedderly’s campaign claims 54 per cent support against 29 per cent support for BC Liberal candidate Dan Davies, based on the results of a phone poll conducted April 28. That poll dialled 5,603 numbers in the riding, according to provided results, with 225 responses given. That’s down from a similar poll by the campaign on April 19, where 269 responses were provided from 5,603 numbers dialled. That poll indicated 63.5 per cent support for Fedderly, and 20.45 per cent support for Davies, according to data provided by the campaign. “We think it’s clearly a choice between Bob and the Liberal candidate,” said Jared Giesbrecht, Fedderly’s campaign manager. Meanwhile, Leonhardt’s Facebook poll, conducted between April 30 and May 2, shows Davies with overwhelming support—58 per cent to Fedderly’s 11 per cent. There were 171 responses to the poll out of 262 visits, or a 65 per cent response rate, according to data provided by Leonhardt. “For those worried about skewed or biased results, the vast majority of respondents were not on my friends list,” he said. “This poll and I are in no way affiliated with any party or candidate, nor did I participate in the poll myself.” But what stock should voters put into the results? Kyle Braid, senior vice-president of polling firm Ipsos Public Affairs, says voter beware. “Historically, those kinds of polls that are released either by the parties during the campaign or by candidates on their own, you are wise to have a very healthy degree of skepticism,” he said. “You just can’t ask the kind of questions you can ask with more public and independent polls.” In Fedderly’s case, Braid raised questions about data weighting and analysis to the nature of the questions and interviews that formed the poll. He added the results generally don’t give a clear indication whether the calling list was representative of the community or whether the people who responded were biased. Calling landlines at a home could exclude younger voters, he noted. “There’s no way to really follow it up to have critical eye on it.” Giesbrecht says he’s confident in his polling and the results. The campaign compiled the local call list using 411, and identified the poll

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“I’m fed up with the fact that we have high rates of poverty in this province, but we have this huge economic prosperity,” Dempsey says. “And it bothers me that there are people who are working at $11-and-whatever-change an hour jobs...and that there are people who live in giant comfortable homes and have all this material stuff, and they’ve got people who are working for them who are living in abject poverty. “As a historian, I thought that was all supposed to have stopped in the 19th Century, and clearly it hasn’t.” Though Dempsey is not a professional politician, and doesn’t pretend to be, he decided to enter the race for a few reasons.

“All too often today people don’t run in politics. I’ve seen too many elections in other places where they’re practically acclaimed because citizens can’t motivate themselves to go out and first of all, stand up for what they believe in, but also be willing to be part of the process,” he says. “Because it’s not a joy ride, it’s a lot of hard work.” He’s up for the challenge. “Part of the reason I wanted to do this is because I felt like people need democratic choices, real ones. Because I think if I weren’t running, I’d think people were getting pretty much a lot of the same candidates, there’s not a whole lot to pick from there.” Somewhat ironically, Dempsey, donning a knit cardigan, drinking tea, and looking every bit the NDP candidate he is for our interview

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election, but I also know and work with Rob and I just find him to be an honest and outstanding person who really cares about people—all people,” she says. “I feel that if he was elected he would really represent the people of Fort St. John well.” Dempsey’s campaign manager, Alex Adhikary, also teaches at North Peace Secondary. She’s supporting him because he’s “passionate and genuine about the issues in his platform and he believes in representing northern communities and the issues they face,” she says. Dempsey gets his inspiration—and political drive—from a lot of places, but most notably from the people he sees and interacts with every day. “I look at people who have attempted, be they local community leaders or activists, or even some politicians, who are really committed to making the world a better place,” he says. “I agree with that, and I don’t think it’s frivolous or naïve. I think if we put our minds to it and are willing to work together in cooperation, we can definitely make our communities a better place.”

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Built in 2000 by Colteran Developments the main level and basement interior finishes are warm and inviting. Entrance leads to an open designed living space and bright kitchen with its open floor plan and plenty of natural lighting. Main floor also includes master bedroom and ensuite plus additional bedroom or office main floor laundry. Basement offer lots of storage plus an inviting family room, wet bar, 4 pc bath and space for guests. Corner lot steps away from schools, church, running track, and playground. Private fenced and gated back yard, 12x36 composite deck plus additional 12x18 deck, sheds, enhance this low maintenance setting. Comfort and style in this home located in north east Fort St John

NOW ASKING $479,000 Owner retired and looking to move onto next chapter in life… All data to be confirmed by Buyer MLS ® R2137824

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on 86 Street Fort St John, BC This beautiful country setting located on 86 street, which is now in the City of Fort St John’s designated boundary. The fenced acreage boasts a 3,000+sf two story home (circa 1998ish) with attached 2 car garage. 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, formal dining and living room divided by 3-faced fireplace, an inviting front porch, back deck leading to kids play area and man-made fish pond. RV and horse trailer parking, horse shelters and pasture, 2,400sf shop with second floor space… ALL on almost 10 acres of land (ALR) If you are looking for a country place but still be minutes to work or school… this is the place for you!

MAIN FLOOR (1542+/-sf): The large expansive kitchen includes a popular meeting area that could easily be used for casual dining or family entertaining. Formal dining room and living room are divided by a three faced gas fireplace providing a comfortable setting for an evening with the family or entertaining guests. Main floor master suite includes a walk-in closet and en-suite. UPPER FLOOR (1426+/-sf): Upstairs is rich with ambiance from dormer windows and great views. There are 2 bedrooms, 3pc bathroom and a gigantic family room that could be used for another bedroom, office, family room, media room or combination of uses. BASEMENT (1400+/-sf): Fully finished basement has 10’ ceilings with 2 bedrooms, 3pc bathroom, and expansive games room. Floors are concrete with wood finished texture, looks like walking on hardwood flooring! Cold room, water softener, gas hot water and furnace. 40'x60' shop (built 2007) has 14'ceiling and 2-13.6'x14' overhead doors. Outdoor stairs lead to second floor unfinished 2,400sf storage area that could be completed for a totally awesome mancave, office, guest room or remain storage. Dormer windows and views overlooking neighboring baseball, tennis and city park area. Fenced pastures with horse shelters front the acreage. Backyard of patio finds additional storage shed, child playground area and fish pond adding to the relaxed country feel. Remaining land has room for potential pastures, yard, or future subdivision development. Country living now incorporated into the City.

Asking $1.48 Million

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THURSDAY, MAY 4, 2017 A13

THE RACE FOR PEACE RIVER NORTH

Fedderly aware of uphill battle to turn voters toward independents COUNCIL INITIATIVE 87 Avenue West of 107 Street Local Area Service Project No. 4, 2017 - UPDATED The City of Fort St. John intends to install catchbasins, street lighting, asphalt paving, curb & gutter, driveway and boulevard restoration works on 87 Avenue west of 107 Street. PROJECT COSTS Total estimated cost of Parcel Owner’s Portion Total estimated cost of the City’s Portion Total estimated Cost of Project

$79,697.11 $289,809.87 $369,506.98

Parcel Owners Options and Cost Summary Annual charge per metre $73.73 Commuted value per metre $1,047.86 Number of years 20 Independent candidate Bob Fedderly debates the issues of the day at the Lido Theatre on April 27.

FEDDERLY from A1

“I’m targeting the working class, the every day go-to-work people that are trying to raise a family here, are looking at a future here,” he says. Born in Dawson Creek and raised in Hudson’s Hope, Fedderly has deep roots across the Peace Country, which saw him attend agricultural school in Fairview before establishing his business, Fedderly Transportation in 1980. He had already made up his mind to run as an independent for his first political campaign when the BC Conservatives came calling to ask him to run under their banner. It was an offer he declined, saying serious infighting has left the party in disarray and without proper leadership. “Until they get that sort of thing worked out, I don’t think it’s an environment that’s conducive to supporting candidates,” he says. He’s sticking to two main messages on this night of pitching himself to voters: the advantages he believes an independent candidate would have in representing constituents outside the political party system, and his background as a businessman and employer in the area. The responses at the door are, as expected, hit or miss: some aren’t home, some are too busy with their family to talk much, while others give him five minutes of their time. “I really want to make sure everybody’s job stays intact and we can create some new ones for our young people so they have the opportunities to prosper that were available when I was young,” he tells one man. At another door: “I’ve heard your name,” says the man, reading over one of Fedderly’s campaign handbills. “I hope not in vain,” Fedderly shoots back with a smile. Fedderly has certainly been a lightning rod for criticism in this campaign, particularly on social media where he was chastised for an early radio ad that called the local BC Liberal candidate “spineless.” The ad was scrubbed and rewritten, and Fedderly has apologized for the ad. “We earned that ourselves,” he says of the criticism. “We have a pretty aggressive team that was getting a little upset. We were being called ineffective and dishonesties and manipulative, and on and on it went. I was out of town, the ad got on the radio, I take full responsibility for it. “People that know me know I don’t talk about people like that,” he adds. One of Fedderly’s campaign commitments is to clean up politics—a goal he says is as much about language as it is about money and its influence on policy. “This town hasn’t changed an awful lot in its activities other than size and magnitude over the last 35 years. We do mostly the same things: we extract resources,” he says. “So when we see big party interests coming at us from all different angles, the big money, we’ve got to do something about

getting that pulled back.” That strikes a chord with voters like Edwina Nearhood, a self-declared recent “card-carrying Liberal” who had been planning to vote for Dan Davies in this election. But when BC Liberal leader Christy Clark was in Fort St. John last month to deliver a stump speech, Nearhood says she tuned out after five minutes. The province continues to sell the north to investors without properly supporting the north, Nearhood says, citing a litany of issues ranging from unemployment to healthcare to untaxed work camps as issues facing the region. “I think it’s important to have an honest businessperson in politics to help our voice be heard, because we have a lot of resources here,” she said. “Somebody that understands the industry, understands the north, can help the north.” Another voter, Shelley Falk Ouellette, is a Green Party supporter without a local candidate, so she’s giving her vote to Fedderly. “I have known him for 30plus years. I know him to be honest, have integrity and to be an advocate for industry and prosperity in our region,” she said. “He knows this riding and as the owner of a trucking company, he has likely worked for or with every sector of industry giving him insight into their needs.” Fedderly’s campaign is being managed by Jared Giesbrecht, a commercial and real estate lawyer in Fort St. John with degrees in theology and philosophy, and a PhD in law. Giesbrecht has campaigned in the past for former MP Jay Hill when he was a member of the Reform Party, and worked for the federal Green Party in the areas of justice, policing, and public safety for several years and running for the party in Victoria in 2011. “I eventually stopped working with parties because I saw how much they were corrupting our legislative system, how they were not providing real representation,” Giesbrecht says. “This is the third independent campaign I’ve worked on. I won one of them, lost one of them, and hoping to win this one.” Giesbrecht, who calls himself “fundamentally conservative,” left the Greens to focus on independent politics after realizing he could do little to sway the party away from being a left-liberal organization. “That party, like other parties, is dominated top down by the leader,” he says. “And that leader would accept no questioning of her direction of the party.” Giesbrecht shrugs off social media criticism that he holds left-leaning beliefs because of his past affiliation with the Green Party. Instead, he points to his recently published book, Network Democracy, a 261page effort he says is a “full frontal assault on liberal ideology in politics.” “(The book traces) a conservative tradition back through the last 300, 400 years, and looking at how that conservat-

ive political philosophy might be applied in some policy areas these days in a country like Canada,” he says. Claims that Fedderly would cross the floor to the New Democrats are “ludicrous,” Giesbrecht adds. “Bob’s no Dipper, I wouldn’t be working with him if he was,” he says. “A whole bunch of businessmen who have known him his whole life wouldn’t be supporting him if they thought he was a Dipper. I trust him to be a conservative leaning independent MLA.” Back on the campaign trail, Fedderly knows as one of three independent candidates he has an uphill battle to convince voters to step outside the box and trust an independent candidate with their vote. It’s been one of the most difficult aspects of his campaign, but also one of his favourites. “When they understand that the voice of an independent isn’t restricted at all by a party setup, they get it,” he says. “The municipal government is run, the regional district government is run, the Northwest Territories, all those governments run without parties. B.C. can run without parties as well. It probably won’t ever happen, but it doesn’t mean we can’t send independents there from constituents that choose to do so.”

Council may proceed with this project unless petitions against the service are received by June 10, 2017. The City will be borrowing funds for the residents’ portion of this project over a 20 year term. The City’s portion for this project will be paid from the Capital Budget Account.

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A14 THURSDAY, MAY 4, 2017

THE RACE FOR PEACE RIVER NORTH

‘Third time’s a charm’ as Davies looks to move beyond civic politics DAVIES from A1

“He’s a working man and he’ll stand up for the north,” Stevens continues. “With him being part of the party machine, he’ll have an effective voice.” Once yard signs are loaded up, it’s off to a neighbourhood near Kin Park

to start knocking on doors. On the way, another candidate is spotted doing the same thing—independent Rob Fraser also chose this night to get in touch with constituents. There are several homes with his pamphlet hanging from doorknobs. “What are the odds of that,” Davies

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BC Liberal candidate Dan Davies, right, walks with one of his volunteers, Chuck Fowler, while knocking on doors on April 19.

wonders aloud. The first batch of homes all say they’re supporting Davies, many of which have known him for years. Some say yes to a yard sign, while others don’t wish to be so visual in their support. Scott and Andrea Moore are playing with their children in the living room when Davies knocks on their door. They are currently undecided, but want to support a candidate who knows the area and will stand up for the interests of the region. “We like Dan, we’ve followed him for years, he’s a good guy,” says Scott. “It’s Christy Clark we don’t like,” adds Andrea. The Moores have some contemplating to do in whether they want to support the local candidate while also supporting that party with a leader they dislike. Davies has an animated chat with the Moore family, one of many he has over the course of the evening. “People really do like him here,” notes Lafrance. Davies has been involved in politics since 2005 when he first won his seat on Fort St. John city council. Securing the BC Liberal nomination for this election is not the first time he’s tried to branch out into wider scale politics—he went for the BC Liberal nomination in 2009 that ultimately went to Pat Pimm, and tried for the federal Conservative nomination in 2011 that ended up going to Bob Zimmer. “Third time’s the charm,” he laughs. Davies has been a teacher in School District 60 since 2005 as well. After years spent in the oil patch, he decided to make the career switch, although he still drives a cement truck in the summer. With the animosity between the BC Liberals and the BC Teachers’ Federation, one would think that a teacher running on the BC Liberal ticket

would be contradictory. Davies doesn’t see it that way. “As career goes, teacher is the least that I’ve had, maybe that gives me a different perspective. I come from the oil and gas sector, I come from the construction industry, prior to going into teaching in 2005, so I have a bit of a different perspective,” he says. “I want to make sure I can bring my experience as a teacher to the table of the BC Liberals and make sure we can move things forward.” He notes that most people don’t 100 per cent align with one particular party, that people can have interests and concerns that spread across party lines. Here in “I look at it this way: my own values Dawson as an individual align closely with the Creek we BC Liberals. I don’t think you can talk have our to anybody that can say, ‘Everything in very own this party fits me to a tee.’ I got to look at Interact Club what fits best for me.” for youth Making the move from municipal aged 12 – 17 politics to provincial or federal is years who are enthusiastic partners a daunting task—it opens oneself in the Rotary World. up to greater scrutiny, not just from Interact allows young people the the community, but often the entire opportunity to support local and country. One wrong thing said in the global community projects. legislature and it’s on every news cycle. Recently our Interact Club partnered In the age of social media there’s also with Rotary and purchased a dealing with people that will mock, playground for the children of Punta troll and insult politicians every time Gorda, Belize. Five members from they post something. Seeing some of the Club travelled to Belize during the comments being directed at Davies their spring break to erect the just in the campaign for the BC Liberal playground and enjoy the culture and activities of Belize. nomination was enough for his wife, Erin, to shut down her own Facebook page. Davies says he’s not worried about those commentors. “I’ve got big shoulders, I’m fine with Meets that. For the most part, people are respectful, they don’t go after family,” tuesdays, 3:15 pM at says Davies. “(Going) after me, after the dawson Creek party, I can handle that.” seCondary sChool Several residents tell Davies explicitly that they are pro-Site C, one saying that the megadam project has been the only thing holding this town together for FOR PROPOSED OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN AMENDMENT BYLAW the last two years. 872, 2016 AND FOR PROPOSED ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW 873, Angela Ayre works at the 2016 AT THE DISTRICT OF HUDSON’S HOPE COUNCIL CHAMBERS Northern Grand, and was originally thrilled to hear that Site C was a go. She and her Located at 9904 Dudley Drive, at 6:00 p.m., on Monday, May 8th, 2017 to allow Parcel A(R33952) of Block 7, Section 19, Township 81, Range 25 West of the 6th the public to make verbal or written representation to Council with respect to Meridian Peace River District Plan 1679 Except Plans H733, 27536, and PGP 36042. co-workers were ready to pop Council’s intention to adopt an Amending Official Community Plan and Zoning Once adopted, it will amend the current Official Community Plan, Bylaw No. open the champagne because Amendment. 822, 2013 and Zoning Bylaw No. 823, 2013. they were promised it would Proposed Bylaw No. 872, 2016 is amending Official Community Plan Bylaw The above synopsis is not intended to be, nor should it be interpreted as the 822 to note the land use change from “Core Residential” to “General Residential” dramatically increase business full text and content of the proposed Bylaw No. 872, 2016 or Bylaw No. 873, 2016. for the area of the District of Hudson’s Hope described below. A copy of the proposed bylaws and relevant background documents may be in the community. Proposed Bylaw No. 873, 2016 is amending Zoning Bylaw 823 to change the inspected between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Thursday, April 27, 2017 That business boom has yet zoning designation from “R2 Medium Density Residential” to “R1 Low Density through Monday, May 8, 2017, excepting statutory holidays at the municipal to transpire. Residential” for the area of the District of Hudson’s Hope described below. office of the District of Hudson’s Hope located at 9904 Dudley Drive, Hudson’s Hope, BC. Lot A, Plan 14064, Part of the NW 1/4, Section 13, Township 81 Range 26 West Davies goes a little into city of the 6th Meridian Peace River District All persons who believe that their property interests are affected by this councillor mode as well as BC proposed Bylaw may: Lot A, Plan 16585 Part of the NW 1/4, Section 13, Township 81 Range 26 West Liberal mode. Lafrance has to of the 6th Meridian Peace River District (Atkinson Property – Addresses to be • deliver or fax written briefs to the District of Hudson’s Hope prior to the assigned). Hearing; or go into “Campaign Dad” mode Proposed Bylaw No. 872, 2016 is also amending Official Community Plan • present verbal or written briefs at the Hearing. after about five minutes—there Bylaw 822 to note the land use change from “Light Industrial” to “General NOTICE is also given that the Council will not accept any written or verbal are plenty of other doors to Residential” for the area of the District of Hudson’s Hope described below. presentations subsequent to the close of the Public Hearing. knock on and we are burning Proposed Bylaw No. 873, 2016 is also amending Zoning Bylaw 823 to change the zoning designation from “M1 Light Industrial” to “R2 Multi-Unit Residential” for daylight. the area of the District of Hudson’s Hope described below. The street takes on an orange hue as the sun slowly sinks in the western sky. There are voters out there who liken party candidates being “Yes Men” that cannot, or will not, properly represent the interests of a riding due to needing to adhere to the party message. Davies says he has no intention of being that person. “If something still doesn’t jive, I’m sorry, I have to vote against that. Contrary to what people say, it has happened before,” he says. “My job first and foremost is to represent this riding and that’s what I plan to do.” Even if going against the party means winding up in the doghouse? “I like being in the doghouse sometimes.”

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THURSDAY, MAY 4, 2017 A15

LOCAL NEWS

Canadian pride at Bowl for Kids Sake ALEISHA HENDRY ahendry@ahnfsj.ca

Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Fort St. John showed their national pride at the annual Bowl For Kids Sake fundraiser on the weekend. The theme was Proud to be Canadian, and there were Canadian Flags and maple leaves as far as the eye could see at Fort Bowling Lanes on April 30. The goal for this year’s event was $20,000, which BBBS came very close to reaching. The event brought in $17,998, likely due to fewer bowlers

taking part. Executive Director Danielle Armstrong said while it wasn’t as much as they were hoping to raise, $17,000 is nothing to sneeze at. The money will go toward the agency’s core funding and will help with its mentoring program. Bert Ambrose Elementary School brought in $3,095, which earned them the title of School Challenge Champions. Armstrong noted that BBBS is always accepting donations. For more information on Big Brothers Big Sisters of Fort St. John, call 250-787-9674.

WAC Bennett Dam Crest Road Closure March 1, 2017 to June 30, 2017

We will be closing the road across the WAC Bennett Dam from Wednesday, March 1 to Friday, June 30 for the Rip-rap Upgrade Project. The closure covers 1.5km west of the dam on the Utah Road to the intersection of the Dam Crest Road and the Central Control Building access road (Canyon Drive).

May 2017

The closure will include access to the Elizabeth Creek boat ramp. Boaters should instead use the Dunlevy boat ramp at Butler Ridge Provincial Park.

Tumbler Ridge Global Geo Park

The president Roxanne Gulick and Executive Director Sarah Walters made a request to the Board for $200,000 that would be used to fund basic operations and activities. The Board approved $30,000.

Electoral Area B Potable Water Electoral Area Directors Corner Moberly Lake Shore Line 561 Condition If you have any questions about this project, please contact us at 250 4858.Assessment Referendum

Stu Garland presented the findings of the Moberly Lake Shore Line Condition Assessment. He thanked Electoral Area “E” Director Rose for assisting with funding for the Assessment, Medical Scholarship – Health which will now be forwarded to the OCP process. Care Aide Scholarship 5250 Youth Travel & Community Grants The Regional Board approved entering into a 5asyear agreement with Eight-year-old Donovan Burke was as Canadian Canadian could be at BigThe Electoral Area ‘B’ Potable Water Service Establishment ü $1000 was approved for the Dawson Creek Volleyball Club Brothers Big Sisters of FortFoundation St. John’s annual Bowl For Kids SakeMedical on April 30. Northern Lights College to implement a $100,000 and the Electoral Area ‘B’ Potable Water Facilities to assist three senior girls’ teams (U15, U16, U18) to attend Scholarship fund that will go towards graduating students from the Construction Loan Authorization Bylaw was given first Volleyball Canada Nationals (West) tournaments being held Health Care Aide Program at Northern Lights College. three readings. in Edmonton, Calgary, and Regina during May of this year. ü A grant in the amount of $500 was approved for the The Regional District Board approved the Assent Voting Digital Road Atlas Dawson Creek Minor Hockey Association (DCMHA) question for Electoral Area ‘B’ Potable Water Service The Board approved that the Electoral Area Directors review the Northern Female Elite U18 Predators hockey team to assist Establishment and the Electoral Area ‘B’ Potable Water Digital Road Atlas (DRA) map and consider amending the existing with travel costs to attend the BC Provincial Midget AA Facilities Construction Loan Authorization was approved. Provincial DRA Locality Boundaries to better represent community Championships from March 19-22, 2017 that was held in boundaries. The Electoral Area Directors’ Committee will bring back any Parksville, BC. recommendation to the Board. The PRRD is currently operating ü The Chetwynd Eels thanked the Directors for a grant Agricultural Land Commission that assisted the Eels in keeping registration fees low for public water dispensing services The Peace River Regional District Board authorized the Smith, Stahl and families. Area Taylor Dutka thanked the directors for a youth in Electoral Area “B”. In order to Tumbler Ridge Global Geo Park Electoral Area B Potable Water Electoral Directors Corner travel grant to the U18 curling provincials. Newton applications to be forwarded to the ALC. continue to provide the existingMoberly Lake Shore Line Condition Assessment The president Roxanne and Executive Tumbler RidgeGulick Global Geo Director Park Sarah Walters Electoral Area B Potable Water Electoral Area Directors Corner Referendum üGarland TheLake athletic Director from RonofPettigrew Christian services at Prespatou, Boundary Stu presented the fi ndings the Moberly Lake School Shore made a request to the Board for $200,000 that would be used to fund Moberly Shore Line Condition Assessment The president Roxanne Gulick and Executive Director Sarah Walters The Regional Board approved a feasibility study fund Referendum Zoning Amendment thanked the Directors for supporting the senior high boys’ and Fey Spring and to increase Line Condition Assessment. He thanked Electoral Area “E” Stu Garland presented the fi ndings of the Moberly Lake Shore basic operations and activities. 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Waste Transfer Station Operation and Haulage. thanked the Directors for supporting the senior high boys’ and Fey Spring and to increase services at Prespatou, Boundary ü The athletic Director from Ron Pettigrew Christian School June 8 Buick Creek Community Hall The Board approved the Trevor Crantz, Garth Meghan Zoning Amendment Agreement funds for the purpose of conducting a study to PRRD Tenders and requests for proposals can and be found at Haugen basketball team to travel to the Provincials in Langley. thanked the Directors for supporting the senior high boys’ water infrastructure a water and Fey Spring and to increase application to re-zonethe 13.46 ha Crantz, (33.28 ac) of the westHaugen of Dawson The Board approved Trevor Garth andparcel Meghan June 9 Prespatou School examine the feasibility of Charlie Lake Fire providing road http://prrd.bc.ca/category/tenders-rfps/ ü The Rural Budgets Committee authorize basketball team toAdministration travel to the Provincials in Langley. function must be established. water infrastructure a water Creek on Highway 97 from Holdings to R-6 June 12 application to re-zone 13.46A-2 ha(Large (33.28Agricultural ac) of the parcel westZone) of Dawson rescue andrequest medicalfrom firstKelly responder services within their fire Clearview School the grant Lake Community Centre ü The Rural Budgets Administration Committee authorize function must be established. 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Rouble’s mesmerizing rise to the top Ashley Rouble wins gold at Canadian championships

It’s been a meteoric rise for Ashley Rouble. She just started boxing six months ago and has now been crowned Best Youth Boxer from Boxing Canada and Canadian National Champion in the 64-kilogram division. “No, not even close,” B.C. provincial coach Bob Pegues said when asked if he had witnessed a rise like Rouble’s before. “I’ve never seen anything like this before. Not to win top BC, top in Alberta, and top in the country.” Rouble trained as a kickboxer for three years at Fivestar Boxing Academy but only had her first boxing match in December. “It started to hit me on the plane ride home. It still seems surreal,” said Rouble about being champ. Rouble fought at the 2017 Boxing Canadian Championships from April 24 to 30 in Quebec City. She fought last year’s gold medallist Jessica-Jayne Ouellet in the 64kg class in the finals. She was also the silver medallist in 2015. “She had a long of ring experience and just the pressure of walking onto the national stage was a lot in itself,” Rouble said. The match got started on a good note for Rouble as she came right out of the gate throwing and landing three

or four solid combos, according to her coach Justin Donally. “It took her off guard, which I figured it would,” Donally said about the firstround strategy. The second round was more of the same, with Rouble landing three or four punches to every one or two from Ouellet. Rouble started to fade slightly in the third as nerves caught up to her, Donally said, and Ouelett tried to mount a challenge. But in the end, it proved no match for Rouble, who won the match in a surprise split decision. “In the end it didn’t matter, we got the win. But when they said split decision I started to shake, I thought, ‘Oh my god, not another one,” said Donally, who had witnessed two other kids from Team B.C. lose on bad split decisions. For Rouble, she tried to go into this fight as just a normal fight, another event. “I wanted to keep it as normal as I have for the last competitions. Just another weigh in and I was trying to stick to my pre-fight routine, keep my stress levels down,” she said. However, she noted it was an amazing experience and bigger than anything she’s competed in before. See BOXING on B2

They won’t let me vote

olitics, town halls, and annual general meetings. That was on the schedule for this week. And what I feared might be a bit over my head turned out to be very interesting. There was the fish and wildlife town hall, local members talking up a storm to the curling club packed full of camo-clad hunters. Then there was the provincial candidates debate, which I went to for kicks. I don’t even think I’m allowed to vote up here yet, but there I was, and I was captivated. I suppose sports are a lot like politics. Well, in the way that anything can be like something else, because there isn’t much similar on the surface. But every team has that dominant athlete, or leader, who thinks they are fit to lead the rest of the players. Just like politicians, they are the ones that will make a difference. They talk so confidently, full of enthusiasm and excitement. That’s kind of like what politicians do. Except for professional hockey players. I like Scott Oake and all, but listening to his interviews are as interesting as watching an episode of the Big Bang Theory. My point is that watching the candidates speak two times this week was as engaging as watching a Stanley Cup playoff game from my couch or covering an MMA fight. Now, I will not state my political leanings here, but I will say that I am torn. Which means that I have absolutely no idea who I would vote for if I could, or who I think the

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riding will vote for, as I do not fully understand all of the issues. Just like I do not fully understand the ins and outs of land transfers and funding issues that affect one’s ability to recreate. But I do understand boxing, and know that Ashley Rouble winning Boxing Canada’s best boxer award for the youth category is a huge deal. Big things are happening in Fort St. John. It seems like everywhere I look someone from here is going to nationals, be it swimming, boxing, or even bowling. When I was a kid none of us went to nationals for anything— which maybe means we were really bad athletes, but also points to the skill and coaching that exists in the North Peace. Maybe some day I’ll make the nationals of something. Maybe as Canada’s best suffering sports fan, or as most bald sports reporter. All I know is that living in Fort St. John definitely helps my chances.

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Fort St. John residents gathered to take part in the ParticipACTION Canada 150 Playlist on April 29. Kids and adults got to try out a variety of sports and activities in an effort to live a healthy active lifestyle. Left: Jacob Barrett pulls off a smooth deke during a soccer match. Right: Josie hangs out with her father Rad Brown at the event.

Another pleasant surprise was the success of another local fighter, Bryan Colwell, who grew up in Fort St. John and now fights out of Victoria. The 27-year-old had a wild clean knockout in the second round of the finals, according to Donally. But the journey is just getting started for Rouble. Sometime soon she will be heading to Montreal to train at the national boxing academy and go through some fitness testing. If all goes well, she could be going with Team Canada to the Youth Commonwealth Games in the Bahamas in July. It’s all just another part of the rise for Rouble to the top of the boxing world. Pegues put it best: “She is extremely talented, extremely focused and very, very humble. Excellent young lady for sure.”

Minor baseball swings for the fences New season of minor ball starts May 8, weather pending DILLON GIANCOLA sports@ahnfsj.ca

Get your peanuts and Cracker Jacks ready, because North Peace Minor Baseball is back. The organization has added some new wrinkles this season, including a new age class and playing AA ball with Alberta Baseball. The season is set to start, pending the weather and approval from the city. This is pushed back from the original

May 1 starting date. “We had really good registration. Last year was our best year, we had 431 kids and this year we had about six more kids,” says President Forrest Liddicoat. Due to the transient nature of the town and kids trying new sports, Liddicoat is pleased with the amount of kids that continue to sign up for minor ball. The new year will be more competitive for kids aged nine to 12 as a new age division was

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added. Instead of playing with 11 and 12-year olds of bigger size and skill, nine-year olds will be playing with eight-year olds in the rookie division. Ten and 11-year olds will be playing together, and 12 and 13-year olds will form another category. “Our numbers have been increasing over the last five years so now I can actually divide them out and make them closer and tighter together,” Liddicoat said.

Kids were getting turned off from baseball from playing with older and bigger kids, and Liddicoat thinks this will make the experience more fun for all involved. While the house season only runs from May until the end of June, AA ball is from the beginning of May until the first week of August. There is a pee wee team, a bantam team and a midget team that will be part of the longer season. Playing with Alberta Baseball

provides a unique competitive challenge, as they will be playing teams from all over Alberta. They will play teams from northern Alberta in May, such as Grand Prairie, Peace River, and High Level, and teams from southern Alberta in July. There is a lot of opportunity for growth and advancement with Alberta Baseball, such as western provincials and the national team. There are scholarships that can be awarded as well.

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

This Week: Wells Fargo Championship

The Wells Fargo Championship first became an official tournament in 2003. The event was first sponsored by Wachovia, which was purchased Defending: James Hahn by Wells Fargo. This year, Eagle Point Winning Score: -9 Golf Club serves as the event’s stand-in Winning Share: $1,314,000 host with Quail Hollow Club preparing for the PGA Championship in August. The course has been ranked as high as 48th on Golf Digest’s top 100 list, currently standing at No.100. David Toms took home the inaugural crown. Last year, James Hahn won on the first extra hole of a playoff after Roberto Castro drove into the creek that runs alongside Quail Hollow’s 18th fairway. Eagle Point Golf Club Wilmington, N.C. 7,442 yards, Par 72

Golf TV Schedule Wells Fargo Championship Day Time Thu, 5/4 2:00pm-6:00pm Fri, 5/5 2:00pm-6:00pm Sat, 5/6 1:00pm-2:30pm Sat, 5/6 3:00pm-6:00pm Sun, 5/7 1:00pm-2:30pm Sun, 5/7 3:00pm-6:00pm

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Golf Trivia Which golfer’s worst finish at the British Open from 1966 to 1980 was sixth? a) Arnold Palmer b) Jack Nicklaus

c) Gary Player d) Tom Watson

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Last Week: Blixt/Smith won the Zurich Classic

The team of Cameron Tournament Results Smith and Jonas Blixt 1. Jonas Blixt/Cameron Smith won the Zurich Classic Score: -27 *won in playoff on the fourth playoff hole 2. Kevin Kisner/Scott Brown Monday, capturing a new-format Score: -27 Kelly Kraft/Kevin Tway tournament that had been held 3. Score: -23 over a day because of darkness. Kevin Kisner and Scott Brown had combined for a 12-under 60 Sunday to force the playoff, but darkness prevented further play. On Monday, Cameron Smith hit a 58-yard approach shot within a couple feet of the pin, and Jonas Blixt sank the birdie putt on the par-5 18th hole to give their team the victory.

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Player Profile

The USGA and R&A introduced new rules regarding video review. Under the new rules, call-ins will still be allowed, but players who receive the bulk of the TV time will not be held to a higher standard than the rest of the field. Under the new rule, “If the committee concludes that such facts could not reasonably have been seen with the naked eye and the player was not otherwise aware of the potential breach, the player will be deemed not to have breached the Rules, even when video technology shows otherwise.” The second rule comes into play when a player determines a spot, point, position, line, area, distance or other location in applying the Rules, and “recognizes that a player should not be held to the degree of precision that can sometimes be provided by video technology.”

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Lessons from the Golf Pro One of those awkward shots that can really be mastered with a bit of practice is when your shot lies up against a tree and you can not take your normal stance. As you may expect, you will need to turn your body around and do the opposite of what you normally do. You want to use irons with the biggest faces (wedge or 9-iron) and flip it over to match your flipped stance. As you prepare to make your swing, the first piece of advice is to not take a full swing. A short backswing will eliminate any errors since you are not used to swinging the club this way (backwards). You also want to abbreviate the followthrough, trying to keep your right arm straight (normally, you want to keep your left arm straight). Try this technique out a few times and you should be able to get a good grasp of it fairly quickly.

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2) Hideki Matsuyama 1,822 pts. / 4 top tens

3) Justin Thomas 1,793 pts. / 5 top tens

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5) Adam Hadwin 1,201 pts. / 4 top tens

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Lack of funding an issue for fish and wildlife group Politically charged town hall stirred up debate last week DILLON GIANCOLA sports@ahnfsj.ca

Funding, funding, and more funding. That was the major takeaway from the Fish and Wildlife Town hall meeting that was held at the Fort St. John Curling Club on April 26. The town hall was part of a province-wide series of town halls to express concerns facing fish and wildlife management in B.C., including a lack of funding, declining animal populations, and potentially losing hunting land through land transfers to First Nations. “There are three things we need—funding, science and social support,” said Jim Glaicar, President of the B.C. Wildlife Federation (BCWF). Glaicar was in town from Prince George to give a presentation on the lack of funding from the province towards fish and wildlife in B.C. He also urged members to let their voice be heard politically, as he says it is the biggest way to affect change. Glaicar showed that although the provincial budget continues to increase, money going towards fish and wildlife keeps decreasing. He said there was more money given

to plowing snow in Prince George, where he’s from, then towards all of fish and wildlife. And although B.C. is one of the largest districts for fish and wildlife in North America, it has one of the lowest budgets. “Don’t blame the people we elect,” Glaicar said. There are 400,000 people that hunt in B.C., he said, and they are not holding the government accountable. There have been two instances where governments have promised to either double the fish and wildlife budget line, in 1977, or increase it, in 2003, but both times failed to act on their promises, and were not held accountable by the public. “That presentation shook me,” said independent provincial candidate Jeff Richert, a self-proclaimed “fly fishing bum.” All five Peace River North candidates were on hand to take in the presentations and present their plans regarding fish and wildlife to the packed room. “It isn’t health care and education that get the budget, it is everything other than fish and wildlife,” Glaircar said emphatically. There was also a presentation given by Caleb LaHaye of the

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Onlookers take in the presentations and speakers at the Fish and Wildlife Town Hall on April 26, put on by the BCWF and North Peace Rod and Gun Club.

North Peace Rod and Gun Club, and BCWF Regional President Gerry Paille, on a land transfer to the First Nations north of Fort Nelson that could affect hunters. There is a parcel of land by Skooks Landing that riverboaters use, which is being transferred as part of an incremental treaty agreement. Land that is normally used for

boating and parking is being given over to the reserve. “We want access to the public to stay open,” LaHaye said about road access to the land. There has been an active negotiating process, but the pleas of the Rod and Gun Club have not been heard. An appeal has been put forward, but will not be examined until sometime after the election,

likely not until June. The crowd in attendance was very animated on this issue, and expressed frustration at the lack of transparency in the negotiations and consultations. “We’re not against giving them land, just when it comes to land like this that affect your ability to recreate,” Paille said.

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2017 Standings Cup Series Top Ten Points 1) Kyle Larson

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Location: Talladega, Alabama Date: May 7th, 2:00 p.m. TV: FOX Last Year’s Pole: Chase Elliottt - 192.661 mph Last Year’s Winner: Brad Keselowski

Talladega Superspeedway Shape: Tri-oval Distance: 2.66 miles Turns / Front / Back: 33º / 16.5º / 2º

Driver 1) Elliott Sadler 2) Justin Allgaier 3) William Byron 4) Daniel Hemric 5) Darrell Wallace Jr. 6) Ryan Reed 7) Blake Koch 8) Michael Annett 9) Matt Tifft 10) Brennan Poole

Points: 398 Wins: 1 Top 5: 5 Top 10: 6

2) Martin Truex Jr.

Points: 358 Wins: 1 Top 5: 2 Top 10: 6

3) Chase Elliott

Points: 346 Wins: 0 Top 5: 3 Top 10: 6

4) Joey Logano

Points 295 254 251 228 211 198 190 186 183 180

Racing News

Points: 333 Wins: 1 Top 5: 6 Top 10: 8

Dale Earnhardt Jr. will retire from the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at the end of the 2017 season. Earnhardt was voted the most popular driver 14 times by NASCAR fans since his racing career began in 1999. He has 603 career starts and 26 wins on the circuit. He won the Daytona 500 in 2004 and 2014. Earnhardt joins former teammate Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart to retire from NASCAR in the last couple of years. Carl Edwards, another popular driver, stepped away from NASCAR at the end of the 2016 season.

5) Brad Keselowski

Points: 327 Wins: 2 Top 5: 6 Top 10: 7

6) Kevin Harvick Talladega Superspeedway is one of the best known motorsports facilities in the world. Records for both speed and competition have been established at Talladega. The backstretch is nearly 4,000 feet long with a total frontstretch of 4,300 feet, making it the largest oval track on the NASCAR circuit. Brad Keselowski won last year’s race. Dale Earnhardt Jr. leads all active drivers with six victories at Talladega Superspeedway. The track’s true dominator was his dad, Dale Earnhardt, who posted 10 Cup Series wins.

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Points: 286 Wins: 0 Top 5: 3 Top 10: 5

7) Jamie McMurray

Points: 282 Wins: 0 Top 5: 0 Top 10: 5

8) Jimmie Johnson

Racing Trivia

Points: 270 Wins: 2 Top 5: 2 Top 10: 3

What year did Dale Earnhardt Jr. get his last victory at Talladega Superspeedway?

9) Clint Bowyer

Points: 266 Wins: 0 Top 5: 2 Top 10: 4

a) 2004 b) 2005

10) Kyle Busch

Points: 235 Wins: 0 Top 5: 2 Top 10: 3

c) 2014 d) 2015

Answer : d) Dale Earnhardt Jr. last won at Talladega Superspeedway in 2015.

Last Weekend’s Race: Joey Logano won the Toyota Owners 400 It took Joey Logano all afternoon to drive from the back of the field to the front in Sunday’s Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway. Logano started from the rear after a post-qualifying transmission change, but when the checkered flag waved after Lap 400, the driver of the No. 22 Team Penske Ford was at the head of the field, having held off a charge from teammate Brad Keselowski during a 19-lap green-flag run. Logano had made short work of the cars in front of him passing series leader Kyle Larson for the top spot. The 26-year-old from Connecticut won his 18th race in his 300th start in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. It was his first victory of the season and his second at Richmond.

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Food label overhaul reminds us to watch what we eat

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After a very windy eighth and final stage, in which Josh Telizyn won, the three winners of the Blizzard Bike Club’s Spring Stage Race were crowned. Dan Webster, left, is the men’s champion; Kristine Bock is the women’s champion for the fourth time in a row; and Telizyn is the junior champion.

anadians wanting to know more about the products they eat should start checking their food labels to see the new and improved nutrition facts tables and ingredient lists being rolled out by the federal government. The food industry has been given five years to transition to the new set up, so we may be seeing these changes appear in 2017. The major changes that Health Canada is making will be largely seen on the nutrition facts table, serving sizes, ingredients list, and sugars information. It is great to see Health Canada updating information and making it more realistic for Canadian consumers. The majority of changes will be seen on the nutrition facts table. Serving sizes be changed to make them more realistic for what the average Canadian consumes in a sitting, which is great because I don’t know anyone who stops at 10 chips (and if you do please let me know how!) Font sizes will be increased to make certain information easier to find, including

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the number of calories being consumed. Daily value percentages are being updated to match up with the advances in science. There will also be a guide about the daily value percentages to help people understand the amount of nutrients are in their food; five per cent or less is considered a little and 15 per cent or more is considered a lot. Vitamins A and C will be removed from the table because most Canadians get enough in their diets, while potassium percentages will be added because Canadians tend to lack it. The product ingredient lists look like they will be set up in a more honest way than they were previously. Sugars will be grouped together and food colourings will be listed by individual names making them easier to recognize. A

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Beatton Community 4-H Club Report The 4-H clubs of Fort St. John had the unique opportunity of hosting the 4-H Showcase and Regional Communications Competition. This event was held at the Northern Lights College on Saturday, April 8th. The 4-H Showcase, open to the public as well as club members, displayed different aspects of 4-H projects. Beatton Community Club had it’s unofficial mascot there, Cotton the Cat. Despite being a horse project club, Beatton Community loves Cotton the Cat, who attends many of the riding meetings and other club events on his harness and leash. Also on display were rabbits, chicks, and home made bird feeders, all brought by Beatton Community Club members. Other types of projects were displayed as well, in the Discovery Room. The large animal clubs could not showcase their beef, sheep, or equine projects, but people were able to get a feel for what 4-H is about. One of the biggest components of the Showcase was the Regional Communications Competition. To qualify for this competition, competitors had to have placed first or second at the club level, and then again at the District Communications level. That being said, all competitors had to work hard to get to the regional level! Included in the competition were speeches, speak and shows, demonstrations, and educational displays. There were both junior and senior competitors. Beatton Community Club had a number of members that won awards! Tory Schneider was second place for senior speeches, Isabelle Amboe was first place junior speeches, and Aurora Lea was second for junior speeches. “Put the Child First” and “Introduction to 4-H” were two workshops many people participated in as well. In other fun news, our club hosted a tack sale as a fundraiser, at Hedge’s arena. We also had a fun ride where the kids, split

Stephenie Sutherland is a Fort St. John student studying nutrition and food sciences. She can found at the gym, hiking local trails, and serving up a hot cuppa joe at Whole Wheat and Honey. Have a question? Email her at stephenie.sutherland13@ gmail.com

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minimum font size will be made a requirement, which is great because often the ingredients are so small that they are difficult to read and more difficult to find. Reading the labels on the food that you buy is a smart idea. When reading food labels look for items with fewer ingredients and words that you can pronounce. It is important to know exactly what you are putting in your body. These changes that are being made will allow Canadians to make more informed decisions on their food choices. To learn more about the changes Health Canada is making, visit www. healthycanadians.gc.ca.

into different age groups, played Musical Poles (when the music stops, riders must ride to and hold on to a pole; anyone without a pole is out), toilet paper races (riders, in pairs, had to ride from one end of the arena to the other holding toilet paper between them; any riders who ripped their TP were out!), and Egg Step (riders had to try to get their mounts to step on eggs that were placed on the arena floor). The club is looking forward to a number of upcoming skills rides in preparation of 4-H Achievement Days in July.

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About the writers Hi, I’m H a r l a n Giesbrecht. I am in grade 3, and this is my second year in the Beatton Community 4-H Club. My family has a small farm with horses, chickens, ducks, geese, quail, sheep, goats, and pigs. I have been riding horses since I was three. I love to trail ride, and I’d like to learn more about roping. I chose the 4-H horse project because I want to learn more about training and raising horses. I lost my best horse, Pixie this fall, and the old horse my parents gave me after that. Jewels was really old and died right before Christmas. So, this year for Christmas, my parents surprised me with a new horse named Shooter! Shooter is fast, he’s really tall, and I’m teaching him to go over obstacles. I can’t wait to use Shooter in 4-H! This year I was elected as the junior reporter for our 4-H club. I’m really excited to share news about our 4-H club this year. Until then I plan to follow the 4-H motto, “Learn to do by doing.”

Hi, my name is Aurora Lea. I am in grade 5, and this is my 3rd year in Beatton Community 4-H. I live in the corner of Montney on a small farm with horses, dogs, and cats. I chose to be in 4-H horse project this year because I want to learn some more things that I have some trouble doing. I’m lending my horse that I used last year to Harlan’s sister, Alexa because her little Shetland pony has a lot of pony attitude. I got a new horse named Kahlua. She is the sweetest thing you will ever see but she has some spunky attitude. I can’t wait to learn more and teach Kahlua in 4-H! I plan to follow the 4-H motto: “Learn To Do By Doing” for the rest of year! I was elected the Sr. Club Reporter and I am really exited to write for you all every month.

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Arts & Culture

“This exhibit gives... a window into how soldiers dealt with boredom, loneliness, and the horrors.” — Heather Sjoblom

Community Choir and orchestra take the stage at North Peace Cultural Centre ALEISHA HENDRY ahendry@ahnfsj.ca

(Above) Lance Stoney will perform the violin concerto at the upcoming concert at the North Peace Cultural Centre on May 6. ALEISHA HENDRY PHOTO

(Left) Josh Giesbrecht and Jordan Dyck will perform the Vivaldi violin and cello concerto on the concert. HALEY LABOUCANE PHOTO

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As the sounds of spring start to come alive in the Peace Region, so will they echo through the North Peace Cultural Centre this weekend. The North Peace Community Choir is hosting a concert with a chamber orchestra, playing the music of Vivaldi, including Spring from Four Seasons. Merrill J. Flewelling is the guest conductor, a long-time resident of Dawson Creek and established musician. “My mission in life is always to support students,” said Flewelling. “This was a good concert, it was at a level that they could learn and play confidently. “We chose the Spring one, and luckily with our winter, it will be exactly the right one as it will probably be the first day of spring.” Spring is a violin concerto, which will be performed by Lance Stoney. A concerto is an instrumental soloist accompanied by the orchestra. Stoney has been teaching violin in Fort St. John for the last six years, and has seen the craft grow steadily in that time. The show will also include a violin and cello concerto, performed by Fort St. John resident Josh Giesbrecht and Dawson Creek resident Jordan Dyck, and a trumpet concerto, performed by Chris Young. Young came up through the

Fort St. John music system, and went on to the University of Alberta to study trumpet. He recently graduated and will be doing his first professional performance at this concert. “I love the fact that he can come home and play for the home crowd,” said Flewelling. “Once you’ve graduated from university it’s a real treat to come home and do your first concert.” The final piece will be Vivaldi’s Gloria, which will feature the choir and the orchestra. The orchestra is made up of musicians from the Peace Region who don’t play together regularly, but manage to come together as a cohesive group under Flewelling’s guidance. “Isn’t it fantastic that in Fort St. John we can get an orchestra of 20 that can play at this level,” said Flewelling. “How neat is that?” Flewelling helped train the community choir for their performance at Carnegie Hall in New York City in 2015. He noted that choirs, like other music-related arts, need to be able to perform. “Musicians need performance opportunities,” he said. “They need the force of having to prepare for something that started out beyond them… They need the encouragement to keep going.” The North Peace Community Choir with Chamber Orchestra concert takes place May 6 at 7 p.m. at the North Peace Cultural Centre. For more information, call 250-785-1992.

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ARTS & CULTURE

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BACK INTO THE GROOVE

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Joseph te Bulte of Last Horse Standing hit all the right notes at the Northern Groove music festival April 29 at the Fort St. John Curling Club. Hundreds gathered to watch te Bulte perform alongside a host of other bands to celebrate the local music scene in Fort St. John and the Peace Region.

Art from the trenches

New museum exhibit a showcase for soldiers art during WW1 A new art exhibit opens at the Fort St. John North Peace Museum this weekend, giving residents a chance to learn more about the art soldiers created during the First World War. On Friday night, the museum will host a grand opening of Keepsakes of Conflict, a special travelling exhibit of trench art commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the First World War. From shell casings to bullets, helmets to kit bags, the types of artwork include carvings, paintings, weaving, and embroidery. Soldiers fashioned war-related items into things like toys, ashtrays, pipes, vases, inkwells, and jewelry. “The museum felt that it was important to bring this exhibit to Fort St. John to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the First World War—particularly this year the battles of Vimy Ridge and Passchendaele,” curator Heather Sjoblom said. “This exhibit gives residents and visitors a window into how soldiers dealt with boredom, loneliness, and the horrors of the First and Second World Wars through art. These pieces speak to the events their cre-

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ators witnessed as well as to their hopes for their lives after the war. Through this exhibit, we can learn more about the experiences of soldiers on the battlefield or in the trenches as well as convalescing soldiers, and prisoners of war.” Curated by Heather Smith and organized by the Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery, the exhibit looks at the little-studied area of Canadian craft related to the First and Second World Wars. This “conflict craft” includes more than objects made on battlefields or

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ARTS & CULTURE

Things were not as they seemed in What Corbin Knew ALEISHA HENDRY ahendry@ahnfsj.ca

Things aren’t always as they appear. People put on fronts and try to make their lives seem infinitely better than they actually are. This is especially prevalent in the age of social media. Keeping up with the Jones’ and all that. Things are definitely not what they appear in Stage North’s production of What Corbin Knew. Richard Corbin doesn’t know what’s going on with the two couples he invites to his skybox, but at the same time, they don’t know anything about him either. A group of near-strangers masquerading as friends— how many of us have been in that situation? The first act is from Corbin’s point of view. He knows these two couples almost in passing, but figures it’s better to hang out with these acquaintances than being alone in the opulence of the skybox. The couples—Margo and Marshall, and Arno and Thadda—are obnoxious to the nth degree. They bring out the worst in each other, but it’s not until Act II, when you see all their interactions one more time but through their

perspectives, you find out why they are the way they are. There are subtle nuances in the first act that offer clues as to what’s really going on, but blink and you’ll miss them. In the second act, it all becomes clear. That’s why director Les Anderson says the play is best seen twice. Monica Maika and Amy Davidson absolutely slay as the suburban homemaker Margo and city-dwelling bohemian Thadda. They have some of the longest monologues in the show and they deliver them with every ounce of obnoxiousness required of the characters. Kyle Behrens and Aaron Eady’s Marshall and Arno have a lot in common, despite the fact they shouldn’t. Their lives aren’t going the way they expected them to, and they need Richard to help bail them out. You can’t help but feel for Kevin Smith’s Richard Corbin. He just wants everyone to get along, and that clearly is never going to happen. Even his attempt to have his own evening in the skybox is ruined by these couples. The show was well-done, with a stellar showing by the cast and crew.

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Kevin Smith and Amy Davidson starred in the Stage North production of What Corbin Knew.

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Monica Maika and Kyle Behrens share a moment in the Stage North production of What Corbin Knew.

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Aaron Eady and Monica Maika starred in the Stage North production of What Corbin Knew.

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By evening, it is at odds with fiery Mars, which can promote arguments. Be patient. LIBRA (SEPT. 23 TO OCT. 22) This is a good day for research. In particular, you will pay attention to detail. Ignore feelings of frustration late in the day. SCORPIO (OCT. 23 TO NOV. 21) You might have difficulty with a female acquaintance or friend this evening. Don’t let anything get out of hand. Keep things light. SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22 TO DEC. 21) Difficulties with a boss or parent might occur late today or this evening. Be tolerant and patient, because you have to deal with these people every day. CAPRICORN (DEC. 22 TO JAN. 19) Avoid controversial subjects like politics, religion and racial issues today, because they will develop into arguments by evening. Who needs this? Not you. AQUARIUS (JAN. 20 TO FEB. 18) Disputes about shared property, taxes, debt and inheritances might take place today, especially tonight. Don’t let this ruin your evening. Keep smiling. PISCES (FEB. 19 TO MARCH 20) You have to go more than halfway when dealing with others today, because the Moon is opposite your sign. Don’t get sucked into an argument this evening. Keep things light. Tomorrow is a better day!

Overprotective or Reasonably Cautious? Dear Annie: I am a single mom with two boys, ages 4 and 7. We recently took a trip out to Chicago to visit my parents. Our flight was delayed by over an hour. My 7-year-old asked whether he could go into the men’s bathroom alone. I said no and decided that the three of us should stay together while at a busy airport. I took him into the ladies’ room with me. As I directed him to go into a stall and I held my 4-year-old’s hand, a woman said, “You know, he really is too old to be in a ladies’ room.” I explained that I didn’t want him to be alone in a large public place; all it takes is one creep. Afterward, though, I began doubting myself. Was she right? Did I do the right thing? When is a child old enough to go to the bathroom alone in a public place? -- Cautious Mom Dear Mom: You made the best decision for your family. And frankly, I would have done the same thing. If anything had happened to your son while he was unattended in the men’s room, you never would have forgiven

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yourself. We must look out for and support our fellow mothers, not make them doubt themselves or feel uncomfortable about their decisions. You did the right thing. Dear Annie: I have read your column for a long time but have never written to you before. I had to respond both to “Crybaby” and to the advice you gave her. Until recently, I was just like “Crybaby.” I thought that crying for a positive or negative reason was just how I responded and it was just who I was. My parents said I was a very sensitive and compassionate child, and I thought it “normal” to cry about many circumstances. I lived with these emotions until I was thoroughly checked out with bloodwork. The cause was hormonal, and once the hormones were balanced, the emotions were also bal-

anced. I could actually see people crying and listen to what they were saying without crying myself. It was freedom I never thought I could have. “Crybaby” should make sure her vitamins, supplements and hormones are balanced. Lack of sleep and stress deplete many important nutrients in our system. Also, behavior modification will not help “Crybaby” if it is hormonal or nutrient deprivation. A thorough blood analysis will show whatever deficiency she may have. It is nice to know that there is a “Crybaby” out there who would understand what I faced for about 40 years. -- Drier My Eyes Dear Drier: For anyone experiencing possible nutrient deficiencies or hormonal imbalance, bloodwork is a wise step, and I appreciate your raising the point. I’m sure “Crybaby” will be happy to hear she’s not alone, too. 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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Keith Bacon and James Tinning out for a walk on the community trails. Tinning has been Bacon’s home share provider for 14 years.

Home Share program a rewarding experience ALEISHA HENDRY ahendry@ahnfsj.ca

Keith Bacon and James Tinning are out for a walk on a sunny Thursday afternoon. They pause to watch some ducks that are swimming in the deep puddles in the walking trails parking lot on 100 Street and the East Bypass Road, but Bacon wants to get walking. “We go for lunch once a week, and we go for a hike every day,” says Tinning. Bacon has Down’s syndrome, and Tinning is his home share provider, and has been for the last 14 years. Bacon and Tinning have daily activities they do together, such as going for lunch, hikes, shopping and swimming. Tinning got involved in Home Share after working for the Fort St. John Association for Community Living for several years. The program used to be run through the provincial ministry of children and family development, but the local group took it on about four years ago. The FSJACL is looking for more people like Tinning that are willing to be home share providers. Home Sharing is a different residential option for adults with developmental disabilities. It allows them to become part of the family and household they’re matched up with, and give them a better quality of life. “They’re totally part of the family, they share each other’s lives, each other’s interests,” says Pat Taylor, home share co-ordinator for the FSJACL. “We try to match up interests as much as we possibly can, and we do have a transition period to see if they get along and if they do like each other, if they do like the home, the family is accepting and welcoming of the individual.” There are 10 home share providers in Fort St. John, one of which has two people living with them. There are 18 people living in the FSJACL’s staffed residential home (formerly known as a group home) and some would benefit from going into home share, Taylor says. “Some people just don’t fit into a group home,” says Taylor. “If they come from a home and they’re ready to make that transition, it’s nice to go to another home, you can have that same type of lifestyle.” It’s a huge commitment being a home share provider, as it’s not a temporary measure— it’s for the foreseeable future, as Tinning has proven. “Think it over carefully, because it’s a major life commitment,” he says. “It’s virtually like adopting a person and depending on the level of their needs or the level of service their going to provide… but the potential is there for a very rewarding experience.” The FSJACL is also in need of respite workers who can take over the duties of the home share provider for a few hours or a few days to give the latter a break. Tinning has been a respite worker, and could definitely use the help of one every now and again. “I’ve been a respite worker, and finding one for myself has been a challenge,” Tinning says. For more information on being a home share provider or respite worker, call the FSJACL at 250-787-9262.

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

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

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

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

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Why are butterflies called “butterflies”?

abdomen It’s a flower! It’s a bird! It’s a butterfly! Butterflies may look like flying flowers but they are living insects.

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Are you an eagle-eyed reader? Read the article below and correct the nine errors you find. The first one is done for you.

A butterfly has a coiled proboscis for drinking liquids such as flower nectar.

Butterfly wings are covered with colored scales.

Like all insects, a butterfly has a head, thorax, abdomen, two antennae and six legs.

No one knows for sure, since the wurd has been in the english

language for centuries. The word was buterfleoge in Old English, which means butterfly in our English twoday. Because it is such an old word,

Butterflies are mostly brightly colored day-flying insects with long clubbed antennae, while mo fly at night and lack moths c clubs at the end of their a antennae. Some moths h antennae that look have almost like feathers.

Scientists estimate there are some 12,000 – 15,000 species of butterflies.

Butterflies can be found on all continents except one. Write the letter that comes before each letter to find that continent.

we don’t really know the furst time someone said, “That thing over there is a butterfly.” One stories is that they was called butterflies because it was though that witches took on the shape of butterflies and then

A butterfly can fly at a top speed of

Some butterflies, such as the Monarch and Pipevine Swallowtail, eat poisonous plants as caterpillars and are poisonous themselves as adult butterflies. Birds learn not to eat them.

6+3+5-2 miles per hour.

stealed milk and butter. Some peoples think it comes from someone hearing “butterfly” when someone else said, “flutter-by.” In other languages, this fluttery bugg is not called anything like “butter” and “fly.” Why do you think butterflies are

Some good-tasting butterflies are disguised to look like poisonous ones causing birds to stay away from them as well. Look closely at these butterflies to find the one that is different.

Draw the other half of this butterfly.

called butterflies?

One butterfly is spelled b-u-t-t-e-r-f-l-y. More than one is spelled b-u-t-t-e-r-f-l-i-e-s. To make butterfly plural, you change the y to i and add –es. Look through the newspaper for five nouns that end in y. Change each from singular to plural. Then, look for five plural nouns, and change them to singular nouns.

ith the help of her grandfather, a little girl makes a house for a larva and watches it develop before setting it free. Every summer after that, butterflies come to visit her. Unscramble the title of this book. Then, check it out at your local library this summer!

Find an article in the newspaper about the environment and read it. Write a short summary of the article. Be sure to indicate the who, what, where, when, why and how of the article.

BUTTERFLY INSECTS MOTHS BIRDS ABDOMEN LARVA COILED SCALES PIPEVINE CLUBS NECTAR ADULT BUG SPEED NIGHT

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

… taking time to appreciate the world’s natural beauty.

N B D U S S D R I B E N E G B T H T U T

C E E E U R H T C F

T M P L L B T G O Y

PROBOSCIS

A O S T C E S N I M

The noun proboscis means the slender, tubular feeding organ of some insects.

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The butterfly drinks nectar from a flower by using its proboscis.

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U A L T Y T L U D A O Y E N I V E P I P

Why did the other bugs drop the caterpillar from the soccer team?

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

Write about a book you think kids should read this summer. Have fun describing the details, but don’t give away the ending! Share what you write with friends and classmates.

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COMMUNITY

What’s wrong with Grandma?

admit that I had no clue that something was horribly wrong with my Grandmother. When you see someone daily or weekly, it is difficult to see the subtle signs of the memory thief known as Alzheimer’s disease. For me, my first clue that something was going on was when she shared how ‘mean’ Grandpa had become. I struggled to believe her. I struggled to imagine how my sweet, gentle Grandfather could be mean to anyone, but especially Grandma. She insisted. She insisted that Grandpa was being mean and I finally began to believe her. She was my Grandma, she wouldn’t lie to me, not about something like that. But she was lying. She didn’t even realize what she was doing—Alzheimer’s disease planted paranoia seeds into her shrinking brain. When we began to put the pieces together, we were heartbroken about it. Not only had we believed that our sweet Grandpa had suddenly developed anger issues, but now that we knew what was happening to Grandma we were devastated. My mom is an only child— her parents were the center of her universe and she was theirs. She rose like a phoenix to the challenge of Grandma’s diagnoses: she learned everything she could about the disease. It was the 1980’s and discussion surrounding Alzheimer’s disease was barely registering on society. Some called it “Oldtimers” disease (a term I dislike intensely because it minimizes the fact that it is a big deal— your brain literally shrinks), some called it a normal part of aging. Whatever the tag of the day they hung, it did nothing to fuel research for a cure. At the time there was not much out there to help families cope with the diagnosis and progression of the disease. There were no support groups, no TED talks you could Google, no facilities designed for the unique struggles that Alzheimer patients face as the disease progressed. Mom sought help. Mom reached out. Once a teacher, she now became the student and learned as much about the disease as she could. I remember the first Alzheimer’s Support Group meeting we had in our living room. There were two nurses (one a psychiatric nurse and the other an administrator of a long term care facility), mom, my sister and I. It would become the first of many and the group grew in size, strength and knowledge. With that knowledge came power: the power to be able to speak to health care professionals from a place of strength. In some cases, mom and her colleagues knew more than those health care professionals! They were armed with hours of conversation and shed tears as they had sat with other families; they were armed with knowledge about what made ‘mom or dad’ more comfortable and what agitated them; they simply knew more. My grandmother passed away in the early 1990’s. A woman who once was a witty, fast thinking schoolteacher died of a disease that robbed her of both abilities. On May 7, the Investor’s Group Walk for Memories is happening in Fort St. John at the Pomeroy Sport Centre. Registration is at 10:30 a.m. and the walk starts at 11 a.m. If you are worried you won’t be able to participate, know that it is not a long walk, but rather one that focuses on visibility. As one organizer said on their

WHO WANTS BREAKFAST?

Judy Kucharuk THE DESK OF THE GREEN-EYED GIRL

Facebook page, “It isn’t about how far we walk but more about how many people see us walking.” The Alzheimer’s Society of BC is an important organization that provides education and resources to those struggling with the disease. The money raised from the walk(s) throughout the Province contribute to the support and learning opportunities—which in turn assists those living with the disease live a fuller life. One day, maybe a cure? Until then, one day each year we can walk, remember and reminisce with others. Judy Kucharuk is a lover of sarcasm, witty people and footnotes. You can read her book “Naked Tuesday” or catch her on CBC Radio Daybreak North where she shares her “Peace of Mind”. Follow her on twitter @ judylaine

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The Unknown Rotarian shows off just how many breakfasts were left by 8 a.m. on April 27 when the Rotary Club of Fort St. John held its Drive Through Breakfast event. The funds raised go to the Rotary Spray Park.

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COMING EVENTS ART CLASSES UNTIL JUNE 30: Each day a different skill for after school youth DAWSON CREEK ART GALLERY: 3:30 to 5:00PM 250782-2601 KNIT NIGHT: Thursdays at Faking Sanity Cafe in Dawson Creek6:30 to 8:30 PM.

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Farmington Farmerettes Annual Strawberry Tea & Craft Sale Saturday May 13 12:30- 3:00 pm Featuring: * Hand quilted items * Assorted homemade crafts and ceramics * Angel food cake with strawberries & ice cream * Raffle: Handmade spring wall hanging $2/ticket * Door prize: Assorted Spring Goodie Basket Cost: $4 per person Children 5 & under free MILE 0 QUILTERS GUILD: Tuesdays & Thursdays 7PM at Calvin Kruk Performing Arts Centre in Dawson Creek

COMING EVENTS

Saturday, May 13, 2017- 8:00 am- 2:00 pm- Pouce Coupe Museum Pancake Breakfast & Yard Sale. Breakfast Cost: Children $3, Adults $5. Breakfast: 8-11 AM at The Senior’s Hall- Donations for Yard Sale may be made at the museum. Please phone if you need items picked up. 250 - 786 5555. Yard sale: 8 AM-2 PM SATURDAYS: LEARN YOUR ROOTS - Genealogy information NAR PARK ROOTS BUILDING 10:00am peacecountryroots.ca

Saturday, May 6th 1:00 pm Dawson Creek Royal Canadian Legion Branch#141 will be holding its Monthly General Meeting at the branch located at- 900-102nd Ave, (side entrance) across 9th Street from Lakeview Credit Union). All members are urged to attend.

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ALZHEIMER SOCIETY OF B.C. WORKSHOP Friday, May 26, 2017 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Fort St. John Hospital Callahan Rm, Main Flr. Donations gratefully accepted UNDERSTANDING DEMENTIA: WHAT TO EXPECT ALONG THE JOURNEY. An education session for family members who are caring for a person with dementia. Learn about: The process of getting a diagnosis, types of dementia and what to expect as the illness progresses. Myths and misunderstandings of dementia. Understanding the changes regarding communication and affects those changes have on behaviours. Changes in personality and abilities. www.alzheimerbc.org Saturday, May 13, 2017- 9:00 am- 2:00 pm MDT-Conference with BC Seiors Advocate- Seniors Citizens Hall-1101 McKellar Ave. Adults- $15.00 includes lunch. Hosted by South Peace Seniors Access Service Society. Join us for an informative and entertain day with BC seniors Advocate, Isobel Mackenzie and local humorist, Judy Kucharuk. Tickets available at Simple Pleasures, Seniors Access in Co-Op Mall ((1:00 to 3:00) and at the door. Website: www.seniorsaccess.org EVERYONE WELCOME! Save the Dates July 7, 5:00 pm to July 9, 2017 at 3:30 pm for the 23rd Annual Mile Zero Cruisers Summer Cruise weekend starts with Registration held at the Dawson Co-op. Bring down your pride and joy and register for the 2017 Summer Cruise Car Show weekend. All registrants will receive access to all weekend events as well as a chance to win prizes. Check in this paper for more details closer to the show!

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

Join us for a Memorial “Tea” for the late

Larry Chmielewski

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Charles (Chuck) Edward Doucette CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

In 1957, Chuck was born in Boston, Massachusetts USA. In 1971 with his parents he moved to Yarmouth Nova Scotia, which was the place Charles Sr was born. He worked at the Cotton Mill in Yarmouth and briefly in St John’s, New Brunswick on a Harbour Tug Boat. In 1975, he felt the urge to leave and head West, settling in Calgary with this best friend Dell. They lived there together for a few years until Chuck decided to move to Fort st John, working for Tuboscope and Forrest Fighting in the summer. In 1982 he met his future wife Marlene and changed careers to the Lumber Industry, working at Peace Woods in Taylor, B.C., then transitioning to Canfor in Fort St John. During those years he made close friends and continued to work hard to provide for his wife and daughter Laura. In 1986 came one of his more significant milestones, the purchasing of their home in Anneofield and then came the purchasing two new Ford vehicles, giving him a real sense of pride. He was seen often driving his daughter Laura to figure skating practices and driving her and all of her friends around town when she asked. He wasn’t a man that said no, often going without so his family could have what they needed. In 1995 he married Marlene in a small ceremony in Fort st John. He was always dedicated to his wife, often wanting to do things to make her life easier. His unconditional love was maybe not always said in words but expressed in actions and his ongoing perseverance to work hard for her. Anyone who knew them would say that the love that they shared was real and was a significant part of each other’s lives. His greatest achievement was seeing his daughter Laura graduate from High School and then graduating with her Bachelors of Science in Nursing. He instilled the values in Laura that allowed her to pursue an education and make a life for herself where she could love her job and enjoy her family. A dream he got to see a reality before his passing. He was proud to call Clint Baker his son in law. Chuck saw in his son in law a part of himself, such as when Clint would come to the house to help at any time and most of all providing for his daughter Laura. Chuck often used this phrase to describe Clint, “He is awesome!” Chuck leaves behind a loving grandson, Evan Charles, someone he was also proud of. When Chuck would come to Evans hockey games, he would proudly be wearing his Flyers apparel routing for Evan who plays as a goalie. Evan was a large part of Chuck’s life, coming over to his grandparent’s house every Saturday for a sleepover since he was 3 months old. Chuck even saved Evans life when he starting choking at 4 years old, by providing life saving first aid. This became a significant memory in both of their lives. Chuck often liked to be with his friends, fixing vehicles, or just hanging out in a garage with a cold one. His other interests included, riding his ATV, fishing, hunting for Moose and working on his antique car, a 1967 Chevy II Nova. Chuck got to spend the last three years at home, due to an early retirement. He enjoyed these final years with his wife Marlene, relaxing and of course hating the snow!! Chuck was predeceased by both his parents Charles Sr. and Loretta Doucette. The family would like to take this moment to express a heartfelt thank you to Dr. Andrews, Dr Jones and all the staff at the Emergency Department and ICU in Fort st John, for provided exceptional care in the final days of Chuck’s life. A thank you to Dave at Hamres Funeral home for his professionalism and care he showed for us. To our friends and family, we love you. Remembrance of life will be planned for this summer at Charlie Lake. Please contact daughter Laura at lecbaker06@gmail.com. Expressions of sympathy can be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

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Consider • Election of 2 Directors for 3 yearToterm • • Review 2016 financial statement. Sales decreased 18.0% to 60.7 million Review 2014 financial statement. Sales increased 24.6% to $101.8 million and Guest Speaker Directoror 7.9% of sales. • and a net savings of 3.4 Million or 5.6% net savings of FCL $7.9 million Sealed bids clearly marked “FSJ Hospital Foundation – 101st Ave Parking Lots” will be received •• Co-op th Door Prizes Valued at $500.00 Giftrecommendation Certificates and Directors by the Fort St John Hospital Foundation up to 3:00pm, local time, May 31, 2017, at 8407 112 of a patronage allocation Sealed bids clearly marked “FSJ Hospital Foundation – 101st Ave • Election of 3 directors for 3 year term Ave, Fort St. John, BC V1J 0J5. • Election of 2 Directors for 3 year term Parking Lots” will be received by the Fort St John Hospital Foundation up tickets or be supper be picked upatprior to May 19 at Complimentary tickets forDirector supper must pickedmust up prior to May 11 the Co-op Cardlock May 19 to 3:00pm, local time, May 31, 2017, at 8407 112th Ave, Fort St. John, BC •Limited GuestComplimentary Speaker FCL V1J 0J5. the Co-op Cardlock. Sorry no children please. Sorry no children please. The properties for sale are to be sold as a package. Bids on individual lots will not be • Co-op Gift Certificates and Door Prizes Valued at $500.00 considered. The properties for sale are: The properties for sale are to be sold as a package. Bids on individual CALL FOR NOMINATIONS lots will not be The properties for sale are: o considered. 9704 101 Ave, Fort St John – PID: 013-640-135 (Zoned RM2 - Multi-Residential) Complimentary ticketsyour for supper picked prior of to May 11 at theofCo-op Interested in letting name must standbefor theup Board Directors Fort Cardlock St. John o 9704 101 Ave, Fort St John – PID: 013-640-135 (Zoned RM2 o 9708 101 Ave, Fort St John – PID: 013-640-151 (Zoned RM2 – Multi-Residential) Sorry no children please. Multi-Residential) Co-operative Association? Directors participate jointly with a total of 7 Directors o 101 9712 101 Ave, Fort St John – PID 013-640-178 (Zoned C2 – Downtown o 9708 Ave, Fort St John – PID: 013-640-151 (Zoned RM2 – in planning and controlling the affairs of the co-operative, guided by Association Multi-Residential) Commercial Core) CALL FOR NOMINATIONS Bylaws and Policies, so that it effectively moves toward achieving the objectives o 9712 Ave, Fort St John – PID 013-640-178 (Zoned C2 – o 101 9716 101 Ave, Fort St John – PID: 013-640-194 (Zoned C2 – Downtown Interested in letting your name stand fornomination the Board of Directors Fort St. John of the Co-operative. Please pick up a form at the of Administration Downtown Commercial Core) Co-operative Association? Directors participate jointly with a total of 7 Directors Commercial Core) Office. The form should be dropped off at the office prior to May May 17, 15, 2017. 2015. o 9716 101 Ave, Fort St John – PID: 013-640-194 (Zoned C2 – in planning and controlling the affairs of the co-operative, guided by Association Downtown Commercial Core) Bylaws and Policies, so that it effectively moves toward achieving the objectives Legal Land Description: Lots 23, 24, 25 & 26, Plan PGP4252, Section 6, Township 84, Range 18, Legal Land Description: Lots 23, 24, 25 & 26, Plan PGP4252, Section 6, of the Co-operative. Please pick up a nomination form at the Administration W6M, Peace River Land District Township 84, Range 18, W6M, Peace River Land District Office. The form should be dropped off at the office prior to May 15, 2015.

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South Peace Historical Society MeetingsThird 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 The Gathering Artisan Market Saturdays from May 6 - Oct 14 8:30am - 1:30pm 1444 102nd Ave, Dawson Creek, BC All Homemade Market WEDNESDAYS: COMPUTER INFORMATION -Seniors Computer Club - Dawson CO-OP Bistro 1:15pm 250-782-4668 for more information

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VOLUNTEERS “Better at Home is looking for Volunteers who can help local seniors by driving them to shop or to appointments. Please Call 250782-2341 or stop in to the Better at Home office in the Co-op Mall.

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GARAGE SALES Charlie Lake Community Church is having a huge garage sale on Saturday May 6 8am-2pm. Also accepting donations on Thurs & Friday 10am-6pm Garage Sale!! Everything must go 10404-101St Ave. Lots of stuff. Tues-Sat 10am-4pm Saturday 10am-2pm Garage Sale May 6, 2017 at the Senior Hall: DC 9:00am-1:00pm All donations will be gratefully accepted *No furniture or TVs please. But anything else will be gratefully accepted. Thank You. You may start bringing donations to the hall on May 1, 2017 after 12pm. *Please save us your grocery bags

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On Saturday, June 24, 2017 qualified electors within the proposed Potable Water Service Area, will be voting on the following question: “Are you in favour of the Peace River Regional District Board adopting Electoral Area ‘B’ Potable Water Service Establishment Bylaw No. 2283, 2017, which will permit the Regional District to establish capital and operating reserve accounts to construct or upgrade potable water tank loader sites in various locations throughout Electoral Area B, at a maximum annual tax requisition limit that is the greater of $1,025,000 (One Million and 25 Thousand Dollars) or $0.3339 per $1,000 calculated on the net taxable value of land and improvements and assessed on improvements only, AND adopting Electoral Area ‘B’ Potable Water Facilities Construction Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 2284, 2017 which authorizes the borrowing of up to $4,000,000 to be repaid over a term of ten (10) years, for the purpose of upgrading and constructing potable water facilities in Electoral Area B?” Scrutineers for and against the question must be appointed if applications are received from persons who wish to volunteer for the positions. Only persons entitled to vote as electors on the question shown above are entitled to act as scrutineers. If sufficient applications are received, one scrutineer for and one scrutineer against the question will be appointed for each voting place. One scrutineer for the question and one scrutineer against the question will also be appointed to be present at the determination of the official results and, if necessary, at a judicial recount. Applications to act as a scrutineer, on a volunteer basis, will be received by the Chief Election Officer at the office of the Peace River Regional District, Head office: Box 810, 1981 Alaska Avenue, Dawson Creek, BC V1G 4H8, Fax: 250-784-3201 or Branch office: 9505 100th Street, Fort St. John, BC V1J 4N4, Fax: 250-785-1125 during the period 9 a.m., Tuesday, May 16, 2017 to and including 4 p.m. Thursday, May 25, 2017. Applications will only be received during regular office days and hours during this period. Please note office is closed from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. daily. Application forms are available at the Peace River Regional District offices at 1981 Alaska Avenue, Dawson Creek and 9505 100th Street, Fort St. John and online at www.prrd.bc.ca. Mail Ballot Voting You may vote by mail if you: • have a physical disability, illness or injury that affects your ability to vote in the conventional manner; OR • expect to be absent from the Peace River Regional District on general voting day and at the times of all advance voting opportunities; OR • reside further than fifty (50) kilometres away from the nearest voting place, as measured by road distance. Requesting a mail ballot package: Before 4 p.m. on May 24, 2017 you must submit the following information to the Peace River Regional District (1981 Alaska Avenue, Dawson Creek, BC) from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (office closed between 12 p.m. and 1 p.m.) by mail (Box 810, Dawson Creek, BC, V1G 4H8); by fax (250-784-3201); or email (prrd.dc@prrd.bc.ca): 1. Full name, 2. Residential (911) address, 3. Physical address of the property in relation to which you are voting (for non-resident property electors), 4. Method of delivery of your mail ballot package: (a) pick up at Peace River Regional District office, (b) regular letter mail through Canada Post to mailing address, OR (c) regular letter mail through Canada Post to an alternate address that you provide when requesting the ballot package, 5.

To ensure you receive the correct mail ballot package, you must indicate whether you are going to be registering as a resident or non- resident property elector.

Upon receipt of a request, the Peace River Regional District will send out mail ballot packages commencing on or about May 25, 2017. To be counted, your mail ballot must be received by the Chief Election Officer at 1981 Alaska Avenue Dawson Creek before the close of voting on Saturday, June 24, 2017. NOTE: Pursuant to the Local Government Act, no corporation is entitled to be registered as an elector or have a representative registered as an elector and no corporation is entitled to vote. Interested persons can obtain information on the requirements and procedures for making an application to act as a scrutineer or request a mail ballot package by contacting the following people at the Peace River Regional District office: Tyra Henderson, Chief Election Officer, tyra.henderson@prrd.bc.ca Trish Morgan, Deputy Chief Election Officer, trish.morgan@prrd.bc.ca Phone: 250-784-3200 or 1-800-670-7773

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BUILDING INSPECTOR III Join the Peace River Regional District team in the mighty Peace Region of northeastern BC – world renowned for our friendly people, spectacular outdoor recreation and linkages to the Yukon and Alaska. The Peace River Regional District includes four electoral areas and seven member municipalities, with a total population of approximately 66,000, covering a vast 120,000 square kilometers. In response to the recent activation of provincial certification requirements, the Regional District is seeking a qualified individual, to perform the responsibilities of Building Inspector III to provide services for six member municipalities of the Peace River Regional District. Working from the Dawson Creek office and reporting to the General Manager of Development Services, the Building Inspector III will provide code review, inspection services and support for the municipalities of Dawson Creek, Pouce Coupe, Chetwynd, Tumbler Ridge, Hudson’s Hope and Taylor. The Building Inspector III will also work with the current building inspectors of Dawson Creek and the Peace River Regional District. This work is being done under a five year contract for service between the Regional District and the participating municipalities with the potential for renewal. The ideal candidate will have a Level III Certification from the Building Officials Association of BC and three years of field experience working for local government at a Level III capacity. Additional preferred qualifications include: Level 1 Plumbing certification; WETT certification and 3 years of supervisory experience. The successful candidate will also have extensive knowledge of all phases and types of modern construction practices, methods, materials and equipment as well as knowledge and experience of BC local government legislation and bylaws, construction standards and regulations. The applicant will be asked to provide a criminal record check and a Class 5, BC Driver’s License abstract. This is a full-time union position with a competitive wage and benefit package pursuant to the collective agreement. A detailed job description is available at www.prrd.bc.ca. This position will be posted until filled. Qualified applicants are requested to forward their resume, cover letter and at least three references, “in confidence” to:

Peace River Regional District Attention: Ronda Wilkins, Executive Assistant Email: hrprrd@prrd.bc.ca PO Box 810, Dawson Creek, BC V1G 4H8 Telephone: (250) 784-3207 Confidential Fax: (250) 784-3220 We thank all candidates for their interest, however, only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

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Weighing in on pet obesity

ow that the snow seems to be finally disappearing and the leaves are making their way onto the trees, it’s much easier now to get out and enjoy the weather with our canine friends than it has been over the last six months. Although an indoor cat’s lifestyle isn’t quite as adaptable to increased exercise as it is in dogs, now is the perfect time to try to rid your furry friends of the winter weight that has accumulated. A large number of pets are either overweight or obese. Similar to what is seen in human medicine, overweightness and obesity in pets comes with many significant health risks. This includes the increased prevalence of orthopedic (bone) disease, both those induced by trauma and also as a result of degeneration. Although exercise can be an important part of weight loss,

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starting slow and increasing exercise gradually can limit the potential of traumatic bone and muscle problems. Several other effects of overweightness and obesity include increased prevalence of heart disease, diabetes and cancer, as well as a decreased life expectancy. This is just a small list and by no means includes all the diseases and conditions that are made worse by being overweight. So how do you plan to achieve appropriate weight loss for your pet? Slow and steady wins the race, and it will often require up to a year or more

to regain an optimal body condition after spending years carrying extra weight. During this time, regular weigh-ins and feed adjustments will need to be done to keep your pet losing a steady amount of weight. One of the most important factors for achieving weight loss is determining the appropriate number of calories your pet needs to consume. Eliminating all high fat, high sugar, high protein treats is recommended. Although it may not see like it, treats can contribute a significant amount of calories that will limit weight loss. If treats must be given, replacing the current ones with vegetables such as raw carrots, broccoli, or green beans is often helpful. The food your pet is currently eating may also need to be changed. Switching to a lower calorie per cup food that still provides all the essential nutrients to maintain or

encourage a high metabolism is often recommended. Veterinary clinics carry several different lower calorie and weight loss foods and can answer any questions you have regarding these diets. Whether your pet is significantly overweight, or just needs to lose a bit, don’t hesitate to ask your veterinarian about the best way to achieve weight loss. A healthy weight promotes a healthy lifestyle, and who doesn’t want live a long, happy, healthy life? Dr. Corinna Jensen was born and raised in the Fort St. John Community and discovered her passion for veterinary medicine at an early age. In June 2015 she completed her dream of becoming a veterinarian and graduated from The Western College of Veterinary Medicine. She is excited and enthusiastic about joining the veterinary team as a mixed animal practitioner with special interests in beef cattle and small animal medicine and surgery.

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foundland fought in WWI. More than 66,000 died and another 172,000 were wounded in battle. Significant contributions to efforts at Passchendaele, Vimy Ridge and Ypres, among many others, led to Canada’s inclusion in the Treaty of Versailles. Many believe this was a turning point in the development of a national Canadian identity, a notion that began to solidify as a result of our immense sacrifice during this war. World War II (1939–1945) Over the course of WWII, more than 1.1 million Canadians and Newfoundlanders served in uniform as part of the Allied war effort. More than 45,000 died and 55,000 were wounded. Given our scant population of 11 million at the time, this contribution is all the more substantial. The Korean War (1950–1953) The 26,000 Canadian troops who fought in the Korean War made up one of the largest contributions (in proportion to total population) of all United Nations countries involved. Canada lost 516 soldiers during the conflict. The Afghanistan War (2001–2014) The military operations in Afghanistan that stemmed from the September 11, 2001 terror attacks saw Canada’s largest deployment of soldiers since WWII. More than 40,000 men and women from across the country risked their lives in Afghanistan, and 158 perished. In addition to military activities, Canadians helped rebuild schools and distribute supplies to affected populations throughout the 13-year intervention.

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CANADA’S MÉTIS COMMUNITY The Métis Nation emerged out of the intermarriage between European fur traders (mainly French) and First Nations women that occurred during the 17th and 18th centuries. Children born of these unions developed their own cultural practices that drew elements from both parents’ backgrounds. They even developed their own language, Michif, which usually combined French with Cree, Sioux or Ojibwa. This distinct group flourished in Red River, Manitoba, and spread west into Saskatchewan and Alberta.

The Métis Nation has many symbolic flags. Pictured here is the most common. It depicts an infinity symbol on a blue background and has been given official status by the Métis National Council.

Métis people played an important role in the developing fur trade, serving as a critical link between disparate cultures. They were excellent trappers who helped establish trade routes and also participated in buffalo hunts. Often they were employed by either the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) or the North West Company (NWC). However, with the Anglo-Canadian government gaining a stronger hold on North America and increasingly acquiring new territories from both the trading companies and First Nations groups, the Métis became increasingly marginalized. Territories once controlled by the Métis were wrested away from them, and members of the community were forced to comply with colonizing powers. This conflict ultimately led to the hanging of the famed Métis leader Louis Riel.

Today, over 450,000 Canadians identify as Métis, with the most significant populations distributed in Alberta. The Métis have made important contributions to the many spheres of Canadian society and culture. Well known personalities who descend from the original Métis include visual artist Christi Belcourt; writer and filmmaker Maria Campbell; former NHL defenceman Sheldon Souray; architect Douglas Cardinal; and politician Carole James.

QUESTION 1: Which late Canadian actor played a clumsy, overly talkative shower curtain ring salesman named Del Griffith in the 1987 John Hughes comedy Planes, Trains and Automobiles?

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A tribute to the Canadians who fought for peace and freedom over the last 150 years In Canada’s capital city, the National War Memorial stands as a tribute to all Canadians who served our country during times of war. Every year on Remembrance Day, veterans, soldiers and civilians come together at this landmark to formally honour the many men and women who valiantly fought for the cause of peace and freedom throughout our nation’s history. The National War Memorial—titled The Response—was originally unveiled to the public in 1939 to commemorate the Canadian soldiers who died in service during the First World War. In 1982, the monument was rededicated to also honour those who served in World War II and the Korean War. It was rededicated once again in 2014, this time to commemorate all Canadians who ever served and ever will serve Canada during times of war. There are five sets of dates inscribed on the cenotaph, each representing one of the five major conflicts in which Canada has been involved. The South African War (1899–1902) Also called the Boer War, this conflict between the British and Dutch descendants in South Africa marked Canada’s first official participation in an overseas war. More than 7,000 troops were dispatched, many of whom fought in key battles. Canada suffered 267 fatalities in the Boer War. World War I (1914–1918) More than 650,000 men and women from Canada and New-

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YUKON BIRD: COMMON RAVEN The raven was designated as Yukon’s emblematic bird in 1986. These large passerines have above average intelligence, allowing for problem solving skills found in only a handful of other species. They’re opportunistic omnivores who can produce thirty or more different vocalizations, and also mimic sounds in their environment.