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A man arrested after a bomb scare at Totem Mall remains in custody. Benjamin Kelvin Neil, 23, made his first court appearance on a charge of common nuisance Oct. 30, where Judge Trudy Macdonald denied his release. “I have concerns with respect to public safety and also to the safety of Mr. Neil himself,” Macdonald said. Neil was arrested in the mall’s parking lot shortly after 12 p.m. on Oct. 29, after he allegedly told a mall security guard twice that he was carrying a bomb intended for the Winners store. Officers discovered that Neil was only carrying food, water, and hunting knife in his duffel bag, but say he was behaving erratically, talking to himself, and slow to follow orders when they arrived. At one point, he yelled at officers to shoot him,

court heard. In a statement to police, Neil said he was only joking. Sigrid Thompson, Neil’s defence lawyer, argued that he had stopped for a drink of water in the mall’s parking lot, and had struck up a casual conversation with the mall security guard and joked back and forth before the guard left and police arrived “fast and furious” talking about a bomb. When an officer asked what Neil had in his bag, “he says back with a question: ‘A bomb?’” Thompson said. “And then goes on to say, ‘No, there’s just food in my bag,’ and that’s what turned out to be the case.” Neil is from Progress and has been in Fort St. John for two months working for various companies in the area. He was wanted on an arrest warrant at the time of the incident, for a charge of uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm toward a police officer

after he was found sleeping in his car in McLeod Lake in May. A warrant was issued July 19 when he failed to appear in court in Mackenzie. Thompson had been seeking Neil’s release on both matters, with conditions to avoid the mall and those involved in his arrest, and said he had strong family ties to the area. Neil spoke briefly to the judge, saying he was not a threat, grew up in a good Christian family, and was well known in the community and active with a local mountain biking club. He declined an opportunity for his hearing to be held over so family or friends could also come to speak on his behalf. Macdonald called his charges “troubling concerns,” and said she lacked information about a better plan for his release that ensured the safety of the public. No publication ban was ordered or imposed on the hearing.

November snow quickly piles up In other news, it’s been a snowy start to November. So snowy in fact that the first four days have already tallied up a new daily snowfall record and more snow than Fort St. John usually sees on average for the month. The city recorded 36.2 centimetres of snowfall between Nov. 1 and 4. That’s above the average 32.5 cm the city sees for the month of November. “This is definitely a pretty good dump of snow to start off

the month,” said Environment Canada meteorologist Bobby Sekhon. Most the snow came Sunday, Nov.4, with 24.4 centimetres dropped, and what a new record from the 11.4 cm that fell on the same day in 1975. While October’s weather was dominated by a ridge of high pressure, colder arctic air is settling in over the Peace Region and will bring colder, wetter weather. Skies are scheduled to be

sunny for the week, but temperatures will continue to be below normal, with highs reaching -1 C on Thursday before falling to -10 C on the weekend. The City of Fort St. John says its crews are clearing priority one roads and sidewalks on school routes. Sand is available for residents at the public works building at 10303 Cree Road, or at the corner of 96 Avenue and 100 Street next to the pool. Bring a pail or two along with a shovel.

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After nearly a month, most Old Fort landslide evacuees were finally told they were able to go home last weekend. The Peace River Regional District board lifted the evacuation order for most of the community at a special meeting on Sunday, Nov. 4. “This has been really difficult for everyone involved and we’re very happy to be able to move forward,” said board chair Brad Sperling after the meeting. Some homes, however, stil remain on evacuation order or alert. That includes 7605 Old Fort Road (order), and 6975 Old Fort Road, 9820 River Drive, and 7583 Old Fort Road, which remain on alert. Properties at 9909 240 Road and 9911 240 Road, which are gravel pits and have no residents, remain under evacuation order. Properties at 6963 265 Road, 6933 265 Road, and 9819 240 Road also remain under evacuation alert at this time. There will be a future analysis to come on the properties that remain under evacuation order or alert. More than 150 residents were ordered to evacuate on Oct 7, one week after the landslide cut off power and road access to the community. The board was acting on the findings of a preliminary geotechnical study of the landslide and the risk of it continuing to move and spread. Both Westrek Geotechnical Services and BGC Engineering agreed that most homes in Old Fort were not at imminent risk of being impacted by the landslide. However, both caution that the slide is still active and expected to move and shift, with a warning for spring. Both recommended continued monitoring of the slide. “The latest results show minimal movement in more than one week, indicating that large scale movement has ceased; however, the landslide is not considered inactive,” Westrek said. “Conditions on the landslide can change with little to no warning; therefore, the entire landslide mass, including the rockslide, earth flow, and both adjacent landslides, should be considered to be at imminent likelihood of movement.” See LANDSLIDE on A4

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Ade Brussow North Peace Secondary students came together to raise more than $5,700 on Oct. 30 in support of one of their peers and her battle with cancer. More than 1,000 students turned out for a friendly volleyball game between the North Peace and Energetic Learning Centre campuses, and Defrizz the Grizz, which saw three teachers shave their beards. The funds are supporting Alaya McCormick, 15, who is battling Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a cancer of the lymphatic system, and the cost of travelling for treatment. Throughout October, students had the chance to vote for one of three teachers to “defrizz their grizz” for the cause: Brant Churchill, Tyson McMillan, and Matthew Laur. Each was assigned a bucket and the bucket with the most money in it by Oct. 30 was the winner. Churchill won by a landslide, and during halftime staff and students had the chance to bid to be the one to shave off his beard and head. Social studies teacher Rebecca Pimm made the winning bid of $160. Students also got the chance to defrizz Principal Randy Pauls, who committed to the cause if students raised $1,500, as well as gym teacher Phil Hiscock, who committed on the condition that students raise $3,000.

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WHICH WITCH: We start this week’s news chewing session in Milton, Ontario. A woman was charged with using witchcraft to cheat victims out of more than $60,000. An RCMP spokesman says the phony witch could go to jail for a long time. But first he has to figure out how to change back into a human from a frog. By the way: Canadian witches are kind of different. Instead of a broom, they fly around on a hockey stick. Witchcraft has advanced a lot in recent years. Witches now use non-stick cauldrons. They even offer spells with gluten-free eye of newt.

MATH MEMO: A study released last week shows men and women have equal talent at math. Although women are much better at doing that thing we call putting two and two together.

Bob Snyder Chews the news

WHIZ KID: CBC featured a teenager in London who runs his own computer software company. He designs software for financial experts and he’s only 16 years old. Gee, when I was 16 I thought I was a technical genius when I discovered I could spell “hello” if I held my calculator upside down.

Tokyo, a Japanese princess gave up her royal title to marry a commoner. In royalty circles this is known as a Reverse Meghan Markle.

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New Fort St. John city council sworn in MATT PREPROST editor@ahnfsj.ca

Fort St. John’s mayor and city councillors took their oaths of office on Monday evening. Mayor and council were sworn in by provincial court judge Brian Daley before calling their inaugural meeting to order and establishing their portfolio of responsibilities. For her inaugural address, Mayor Lori Ackerman borrowed words from American poet Ralph Waldo Emerson for council’s motto for the next four years: “Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” Ackerman was re-elected by acclamation to her third term as mayor. Over the last four years, council found it had to become assertive in building the community as it outpaced national and provincial growth rates, Ackerman said. In doing so, it became more actively engaged in provincial, national, and international matters.

“We needed to take a planned and principled approach, walking the walk not just talking the talk,” Ackerman said. The city has been ranked the No 1. place to live in B.C. and No. 15 in Canada by Toronto-based personal finance magazine MoneySense, Ackerman noted, and is now often sought after for its thoughts on how communities and industry can work side by side. “We’re not done. It is a work in progress,” Ackerman said. “We cannot hide under a rock and expect the tide to bring great things. We have to go out and get them.” Four councillors were re-elected to their roles: Gord Klassen, Trevor Bolin, Lilia Hansen, and Byron Stewart. They’re joined by first-time councillors Becky Grimsrud and Tony Zabinsky. Coun. Zabinsky will sit as one of the city’s two directors on the Peace River Regional District board, along with Ackerman. Health, public safety, and education will feature heavily

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in the city’s advocacy agenda, and residents can expect a comprehensive development plan with the regional district to be started over the next term. Ackerman will lead that effort with Couns. Bolin and Stewart. Coun. Grimsrud, mean-

while, has been tasked to the emergency planning, community awards, and tourism committees, and to work with the city’s youth advisory council. She’ll also sit on the pool commission, as will Coun. Stewart. Outgoing councillors Larry

Electoral reform on the ballot

A proportional representation primer GRAEME WOOD Alaska Highway News

British Columbians are set to decide on whether to stand pat on our first-past-the-post voting system or select one of three electoral reform proposals, two of which have never been implemented anywhere else in the world. Those three proportional representation systems are featured on mail-in referendum ballots that started arriving at doors Monday. Citizens will have until Nov. 30 to mail them back, free of charge, to Elections BC, an independent office of the B.C. Legislature. During this time two regulated groups will stir public debate, acting as proponents (Vote PR BC) and opponents (No BC Proportional Representation Society) of change. Third-party groups are limited to $200,000 in expenses and must be registered to advertise (including paid or “sponsored” social media content). First Past The Post Presently, B.C., Canada, the United Kingdom and United States vote using FPTP, generally described as the simplest electoral system whereby you check one candidate on a ballot and the candidate with the most votes in a small, local riding wins a seat in the Legislature. However, FPTP often res-

ults in disproportionate, single-party power arrangements from a small pool (typically two) of large parties. On the other hand, proportional representation (PR) systems have larger ridings and result in more parties, with two or more typically reaching power -sharing agreements (coalition governments). The mail-in ballot will first ask residents if they prefer FPTP or PR. If a majority choose PR, a new system could be chosen based on how citizens rank three PR systems — two of which are uniquely crafted for B.C. — chosen by the B.C Attorney General’s office. Dual Member Proportional Mathematician Sean Graham from University of Alberta conceived Dual Member Proportional. Under DMP most districts (ridings) will double up to become one represented by two MLAs. Voters will only check one box that includes two candidates from any given party (No.1 and No.2). As in FPTP, the No. 1 candidate with the most votes wins the first seat. Meanwhile, the No.2 candidate will be chosen by a process of elimination to meet proportionality to the province-wide vote. A yet-tobe-determined number of rural (northern) ridings will not change and maintain the one-candidate FPTP system.

Mixed Member Proportional Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) is used in Germany, New Zealand and Scotland. Under MMP, there will be fewer, larger districts represented by one MLA using FPTP. Several districts are then grouped together to form regions, which will be represented by several MLAs chosen from a party list. Regional MLAs are chosen by a mathematical formula to match proportionality to the province-wide vote. It is to be determined if voters will simply choose one candidate (which counts for the party too) or choose a candidate and a party (additionally, voters may be able to rank candidates in an “open” list). Notably, a minimum 60 % of MLAs will be from districts chosen by FPTP. Rural-Urban Proportional A third system called Rural-Urban Proportional (RUP) is a newly proposed hybrid system likened to one devised by former chief electoral officer for Canada Jean-Pierre Kingsley, who wanted to reach proportionality while maintaining local MLAs in rural ridings. Devised by Fair Vote Canada, RUP will use MMP for rural districts/regions and Single Transferable Vote (STV) for newly drawn urban districts, which will be the largest under any proposed system. STV is used in Ireland and

Australia. Under STV, voters rank at least one, or several, of the candidates on the ballot. Based on how many votes are cast, an MLA is elected once they receives enough votes; to fill the 2-7 seats, MLAs will be elected by receiving secondary votes that are transferred by a process of elimination. Regional MLAs under MMP will help reach proportionality. Post referendum if PR is chosen In all three PR systems, a party will need 5 % of the province-wide vote to qualify for regional MLAs. An allparty legislative committee will determine things such as open/closed lists and the exact number of regional MLAs. The independent Electoral Boundaries Commission will determine the size of districts and regions. Each system could see the number of MLAs go up from 87 to up to 95. Should voters choose PR by mail-in ballot, Elections BC says it will need up to 14 months to implement changes. Attorney General David Eby said he would table legislation by February to have the new system in place by the scheduled fall 2021 election. Eby will also legislate a referendum after two elections that will ask if people want to back to traditional FPTP.

Evans and Bruce Christensen, who did not win re-election, were given a plaque and gift bag in recognition for their service. The first regular council meeting will be held Tuesday, Nov. 13 at 3 p.m.

Just 254 ballots from the Northeast Elections BC has received more than 33,000 proportional representation ballots, with just 254 of them from the Northeast. That’s just 1% of the 3.29 million registered voters in the province, according to an interim report released by Elections BC Nov. 6. In Peace River North, just 69 ballots were received by Elections BC as of Nov. 6. The riding has 25,360 registered voters. 185 ballots have been received from Peace River South, where there are 17,492 registered voters. Voters have until Nov. 30 to get their ballots into Elections BC on whether to keep the province’s first-past-thepost voting system or move to one of three proportional representation proposals. Ballots should have been received already. If you haven’t received a voting package, you have until midnight, Nov. 23 to request one. Call 1-800-661-8683 or visit elections.bc.ca/ovr. There have been some reports from residents that they have received ballots in the mail addressed to a home’s previous owner. Elections BC says those ballots should be marked return to sender and put back in the mail so it can update its voting lists.

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DID YOU GET YOUR VOTING PACKAGE? Vote in the 2018 Referendum on Electora| Reform October 22 to November 30, 2018 B.C. is having a referendum on what voting system to use for provincial elections. This is a big decision so make sure to vote.

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Fort St. John’s annual poppy campaign has raised a record of $22,000 over the last two weekends. Cadets were out in full force on the weekends of Oct. 27 and Nov 3, and residents were gracious with their donations. “That’s astounding,” said Capt. Geoff Bough, the commanding officer in charge of the 2276 PPCLI Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps. “Cadets will no longer be in the community but poppy boxes are at retailers around the city.” The poppy campaign ends Nov. 11. Funds raised help support everything including the hospital, seniors care, and graduating students. Funds are also used to support the Veterans Transition Program at the University of British Columbia, which helps military members return to civilian life. The cadets volunteer their time during the poppy campaign as part of the citizenship component of their program. Fort St. John Ceremonies Remembrance Day ceremonies in Fort St. John begin Sunday, Nov. 11 with a parade at 10 a.m. from the legion. A service will follow in the legion auditorium, followed by an afternoon of entertainment and a turkey dinner. Call the Legion at 250-785-3917 for pricing information. Taylor Ceremonies Parade musters at the Taylor Arena at 10 a.m. before marching to the community hall, where service starts at 10:30. The ceremony includes the Colour Guard March from the District Ice Centre to the Community Hall, followed by the ceremony and guest speakers. Hudson’s Hope Ceremonies Ceremony begins at 10:30 a.m. at the Cenotaph located in front of the District office. Mayor Dave Heiberg will serve as MC. Schedule: • • • • • • • •

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Tea and refreshments will be served at the community hall immediately following the ceremony. Poppies are available around town and wreaths are available by contacting the District office. Wreaths start at $45 and are a donation to the Legion. Veterans dinner at 6 p.m. by invitation only.

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Gord Pardy says some people have been “going with the flow” and are happy to get home, while others are ready to move out of the hamlet of Old Fort, B.C. “Some people are scared now, they have their houses for sale already,” Pardy said. “Us, well, we couldn’t wait to get out of that hotel,” he said, referring to the tiny accommodation that he shared with his wife, daughter and their pets — two dogs and a bird — for four weeks. Evacuation orders for some properties were lifted late last month, and the Peace River Regional District said Sunday that only one remains in place. Residents of three other homes are asked to be ready to leave again at any moment. Pardy said the single remaining evacuation order covers a property that was destroyed by the slide. “That’s the poor family that lost their house,” Pardy said. The ministry of transportation and infrastructure has built a temporary road through the landslide debris and has set up monitoring points. Westrek expects spring freshet to “severely” damage that road. Transportation Minister Claire Trevena thanked community members for their patience. “We know this has been a stressful time for people who had to be evacuated, and I’m happy to hear the road is in place and people are able to return to their homes, now that it is safe to do so,” Trevena said in a statement. Pardy said the experience has been difficult for community members, many of whom believe the threat of the landslide was overstated and didn’t justify their being forced from their homes. “Tomorrow we’re going to start asking the question ‘why?’ We’re going to ask the question, what if something takes the road out again? What is going to be the plan? Because the plan can’t be a mass evacuation again.” — with files from the Canadian Press

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Governing by poll is not in our best interests

n B.C. headlines: “the majority of people who responded to our poll favoured the end of the grizzly bear hunt in B.C.” It’s one headline we heard over and over during the past few years. History has shown that when the masses respond to polls and answer questions on whose outcomes will have no effect on them personally, the results can have very little meaning. Bear hunting polls used few if any facts, to explain why. Respondents with no real knowledge of the facts based their decisions on their own emotions and beliefs, just like polls responding to sex, religion, or political views, the I Am Right, You Are Wrong philosophy. The resulting polls become points of view. The “I don’t hunt bears and if I don’t nobody else should” point of view won. Although we know many polls mean little, occasionally governments do grab on to their outcomes and run with them. Reasons vary, but mostly to further their own political agenda and grab few more votes, as did the NDP during the last election. Governing by poll isn’t always in the best interest of good government. As an example, as a former mayor, I was around when Vancouver started safe injection sites and free drugs for users in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver. At that time, most people I talked to were absolutely against using their tax dollars to buy drugs for addicts, and likely still are. Vancouver persisted and convinced most B.C. politicians that they should be allowed to do this, so they did. Initially, I was also opposed, until I talked to some fellow politicians and health workers from the Lower Mainland. When

Evan Saugstad MY VIEW

they expressed what was really happening in their communities, it made sense. Less crime, safer streets, fewer deaths, all for a small fee in supplying drugs and safe sites. If the government had been brave, or stupid, enough to put that drug question out in a poll such as the end the grizzly hunt one, I would bet the vast majority of B.C. residents would say “don’t use my tax dollars to buy drugs for addicts.” Ending safe drug sites by an opinion poll wouldn’t make it right, just as ending the grizzly hunt based on polls doesn’t either. What is further troubling, is that the B.C. government had commissioned a report on grizzly bears that concluded hunting is not a factor in their population levels, yet they canned the hunt. Other government studies have reported that grizzly bears are one of the leading candidates in moose and caribou calf mortality. Yet, we spend millions trying to increase both these populations, all the while we try to increase the bear populations. The result, more bears to eat moose and caribou. Lets spend more to make it better. Why should we create more moose and more caribou, so we can provide more food for more bears? From my flat-world perspective, sure doesn’t seem to make sense or sound like good fiscal management. Despite all the focus on grizzlies

and their management, B.C. does not have a management goal that states how many grizzlies B.C. should have, or where they should be allowed to live and flourish. Do we want grizzlies in the Okanagan orchards or living next to our many towns and cities? Of course not, and when they do show up and do their normal things, like eating whatever they can find or catch, our conservation officers are then called to shoot them and haul them off to the dump. Again, from my flat-world perspective, doesn’t make much sense to use our tax dollars to pay some folks to shoot bears when others would pay much more for guides, outfitters, governments, and others, if they were allowed, and at no cost to the taxpayer, and do the same deed on our behalf. Back to this fall’s hunt as us hunters all take to the bush. For an unlucky few, we will come face to face with a grizzly, either by total chance, or by meeting one that is just trying to get its next meal from what you have just harvested. What do we do then? Do we defend our life and property, at the expense of the bear? And if you do, what then? By law, “to kill or wound wildlife by accident or to protect life or property and fail to promptly report the killing to an officer” is an offence under the Wildlife Act. If you are so unlucky to have to shoot one in self defence, you do need to report it as soon as you can. If you are in an area with no cell coverage, you can wait until you reach an area where you are able. Highly recommend you don’t do it in defence of property, as you will have to prove you couldn’t avoid the bear. Likely, you will be charged and then must prove your

case in court. What conservation staff do with those who must shoot a grizzly will be interesting. Will they listen to reason and agree with your assessment of the circumstances, or take the easy way out, charge you with killing a protected species and let a judge decide your fate? In a sane world, this could make sense, but I don’t think we live in all that sane of times. Grizzly bears have now been elevated to such a status that some think they are now endangered and that shooting should result in automatic charges. Or, as the adage says, “If a tree falls in the forest, and no one is there to see it, did it really happen?” become how an unfortunate few respond? What is next? We know there is still a concerted effort to end hunting, and now that the “ban grizzly hunting” folks are freed up and have nothing better to do, wolves, black bears, and cougars, and likely any other species we consider a trophy, are next on their list. But it won’t just be them advancing this view. It can also be our government’s own philosophy. As an example, in the 2018-19 hunting regulations, one must now take home all cougar parts for consumption. Are they next on the list of banned species after the anti-everything people do a few more polls? I saw what the media reported on when a well-known filmmaker-hunter posted a picture of himself with a legally hunted cougar in Alberta last winter. From up here, and from my point of view, the world is still flat, and so far, this year, seems the grizzlies score is 5, humans 1. Evan Saugstad lives in Fort St. John.

Stop yelling at the snow, it’s here for awhile

f I had a magic lamp, I would wish that the snow clearing could happen at the flick of a switch. Alas, I have no magic lamp, so I need to be patient and wait until the plow makes its way to my street. I need to be patient as the army of snowplows makes their way down important streets and intersections, ensuring that school buses and ambulances have a fighting chance of making their way with our precious cargo. I need to be patient as those same snowplow operators tag team day and night to get to each and every street in our community. My mom says I’m special, but I know that I’m not special enough to get my street plowed first, second or even third. Rome wasn’t built in a day and neither can a community have all their snow removed in just one day. It’s impossible! But yet the conversation always turns ugly after the first heavy snowfall. “I got stuck in my driveway!”

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“I got high centered on a ridge of heavy snow!” “Why is my street always done last!” Every winter we hear the same conversation. If we aren’t complaining about municipal snow removal, then we’re complaining about the highway maintenance. Every single winter. Is it the shorter days that make us all so grumpy? Are we irritable because we are getting slightly poisoned by carbon monoxide from the furnace running incessantly due to the growing cold? What happens to us?

We have five or six months of this before it goes away. If we don’t pace ourselves with our general disappointment regarding all things winter, we’re going to burn ourselves out. This is generally the part where an inspirational quote would be appropriate; unfortunately, I don’t have one to share as I have caught the I Hate Winter Blues as well. Winter is my least favourite season and one I tolerate by consuming inordinate amounts of carbohydrates and binging on Netflix programming. Thankfully there is a new season of House of Cards to watch. Being high on sugar and dizzy from television drama won’t keep me from complaining though. Maybe complaining is the natural bloodletting to combat the winter blues? Judy Kucharuk is a lover of sarcasm, witty people and footnotes. Follow her @ judylaine

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Let’s give proportional representation a chance

ritish Columbia is now in the midst of a lively debate over the option of sticking with our current first-past-the-post (FPTP) electoral system, or moving to a proportional representation (pro rep) system in a referendum vote. People have until November 30 to get their voting package in to Elections BC. I do not have a degree in political science and likely fall in the average range of knowledge and interest when it comes to all things political. However, the shortcomings of our current system are very obvious, and I believe we are overdue for a change. Something all voters likely will agree on is the value of living in a true democracy, but that is sorely lacking with FPTP. It may have worked OK for the two party system we had a long time ago, but not now when we have several parties. Our current winner takes all system often results in a minority of votes electing a majority government. In short, many people’s votes are simply wasted. Power can also shift dramatically from one election to the next with just a small shift in the popular vote. How can anyone claim that is a good, stable, democratic system? The main advantage of pro rep is that it will result in government

representation closely following the popular vote. Under the current system, many people go election after election, never voting for a candidate or a party who ends up representing them. Under pro rep, that will be reduced greatly. You will more likely have a MLA or party in government who represents your views. The days of “strategic voting” can end. Pro rep is used widely around the world by very successful countries. In fact, we are among a minority of

countries still using FPTP. Furthermore, when countries do switch to pro rep, they do not clamor to switch back to FPTP. However, we will have the opportunity to switch back in a referendum after two election cycles. With all the positive steps towards true democracy that pro rep offers, why is there such vocal opposition to it from various quarters, including some politicians? I think the short answer is that FPTP serves their interests

very well. Many politicians proclaim they support democracy, but inside they crave the dictatorship power a majority government gives them under FPTP. They are willing to sit on the sidelines in opposition knowing they will have another crack at unfettered power coming again. During the last federal election campaign, Justin Trudeau proclaimed repeatedly that would be the last one done by FPTP. He then managed to win a majority government with only about 40% of the popular vote. Unfettered power must be addictive, because he reneged on his promise. Furthermore, the big money and their lobbyists do not want pro rep. It is much easier for them to target and influence whichever of the two major parties get elected under FPTP, and then influence policy coming out of that government. Having witnessed how poor decision making from unaccountable governments have resulted in the Site C dam project and other fiascos going forward, I am ready for a change in how politics is done in B.C. I encourage people to ignore the fear mongering message out there, and let’s give pro rep a chance. Ken Boon lives and farms at Bear Flat.

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his month, British Columbians are casting the ballots that could change how we elect our provincial leaders. We’ll either keep our current first-pastthe-post system or adopt one of three new models of proportional representation. The B.C. Chamber isn’t against PR, per se — but given how unclear the referendum process has been, we urge British Columbians to vote “no.” The last referendum was held in 2009, with a 61 per cent majority voting against PR (the same happened in 2005). But despite advice to abandon an ill-conceived process, the province has decided to forge ahead. The good news is that British Columbians have (another) chance to have their voices heard. I’m always keen to debate how to make government work better for the people who power our province. But the current referendum lacks the fundamental components of democracy: clarity, transparency and legitimacy. The process hasn’t been robust enough to warrant such a critical change to our electoral system, and it’s not being done in a way that best serves the

people of the B.C. A referendum of this magnitude needs to be simple and straightforward, and it should provide the clarity citizens need to make an informed decision about how our province elects its representatives. Unfortunately, the current electoral reform question does anything but. After deciding to keep the FPTP model or switch to the vague category of PR, voters must then rank three new PR models: Dual Member, Mixed Member and Urban-Rural. Instead of being empowered to make an easily understandable choice between FPTP and a single, well-defined PR model, voters have basically been handed a ballot written in code. The multi-step voting process is needlessly complex and does not provide an apples-to-apples choice of which voting method is best for the province. The three PR options in question are incredibly complex and require deep understanding to make an informed decision. There hasn’t been adequate education for the electorate on how each model works and what each outcome would mean for British Columbians.

All of this stems from a serious lack of transparency around what’s being decided here. The current vote has the appearance of a single referendum but, because of the multi-step question, it’s actually a two-in-one deal. There are two major changes on the table: the first between our current system and the broader theory of PR, and the second between three possible models. Did I mention two of these methods have never been tested anywhere in the world? No wonder citizens and the business community are having trouble engaging with the issue, despite its importance and potential wide-reaching effects. Even during the lead-up to the voting period, there was a concerning lack of engagement with the broader public. The 2005 referendum saw the creation of a Citizens’ Assembly which, over a few years, worked together with the public, experts, and indigenous communities to develop a single, straightforward choice for the ballot question. The current referendum saw no such process. This vote is at a clear disadvantage to other votes

on electoral reform. The 2005 and 2009 referenda required 60 per cent voter approval overall and a simple majority approval in 60 per cent of the electoral ridings. The current referendum drastically diverges from this standard, requiring just a “50 per cent + 1” majority for success. That’s setting the bar too low. The change was made to ensure broad public support for the results and to provide legitimacy to the new system. But lowering the threshold and removing the need for a majority of electoral ridings isn’t in British Columbians’ best interests. It risks the creation of a new electoral system that only a slim majority of the electorate supports — and one that does not have support from the diverse corners of our province. The mail-in ballot procedure makes the low threshold even more worrisome. During the BC Indigenous treaty referendum in 2002, only 35.8 per cent of ballots were returned. The 2015 Metro Vancouver Transportation and Transit referendum saw only 48.6 per cent. In theory, if these voter turnouts are replicated this time around, a mere 18

per cent to 24 per cent of the electorate could dictate a change in voting systems. But remember, this is a two-step ballot — so the number of votes that would potentially choose the new system would be even smaller. The division of the votes may further undermine the legitimacy of the final results, especially in rural and interior communities where people are concerned their voices will be silenced by larger, urban populations. The referendum has created the illusion that every person’s vote counts — but perhaps this is only true if you live in the province’s hot spots. When it comes down to it, the merits and pitfalls of our electoral system are always open for discussion, but BC’s strong and stable democratic institutions undoubtedly give our province a competitive edge. Changing the current model will have long-term implications in every corner of BC. It’s only fair that the decision is one voters can fully understand and that the process is one they can trust. We urge you to vote “no”. Val Litwin is CEO of the B.C. Chamber of Commerce.

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Three ways of understanding Canada’s war contributions Living in a peaceful country like Canada, it’s easy to forget the wars of the 20th century in which our country’s freedom and harmony hung in the balance. On Remembrance Day, and throughout the year, we should engage with this past so that we can better appreciate the great sacrifices made by Canadians in these devastating conflicts. Here are a few good ways to reconnect with this history. 1. Visit a war memorial There are over 6,000 war memorials in Canada, each with a unique story and signi¬ficance. These affecting and artistic constructions will inspire you to reflect on the soldiers who dedicated themselves to various war efforts and the histories they represent. 2. Discover the history To wholly appreciate the sacrifices of Canadian soldiers, we need to know who they were and why they were fighting. One way of learning about this is by visiting one of Canada’s many military and war museums. Another way is by reading about the history. Some good places to start your research are the Military Heritage section of the Library and Archives Canada website and the History section of the Veteran Affairs Canada website. 3. Speak with and support Canada’s veterans Veterans are usually happy to tell you about their military experience. By talking with them you’ll gratify their need to share their personal stories and also learn a meaningful bit of history you can keep alive by passing on to others. Additionally, you can support veterans in financial need by donating to organizations like the Royal Canadian Legion and VETS Canada. Visit their websites — legion.ca and vetscanda.org — for more information.

Teaching kids about Remembrance Day Wondering how to share the importance of Remembrance Day with your kids? Here are a few ways to teach your children about the wars that shaped our history and the reasons we pay tribute to the men and women who took part in them. PARTICIPATE IN REMEMBRANCE DAY ACTIVITIES Attend a Remembrance Day ceremony with your children so they can emotionally connect with the history we commemorate on this day. You can also involve them in the other traditions of the holiday like wearing poppies and having two minutes of silence. READ TO THEM There are a number of books that teach children what Remembrance Day means for Canadians. Picture books are available for younger children whereas chapter books can be enjoyed by those who are older. Here are a few suggestions:

WHAT IS PEACE? by Wallace Edwards (for preschoolers) A POPPY IS TO REMEMBER by Heather Patterson and Ron Lightburn (for grades one and up) CHARLIE WILCOX by Sharon E. McKay (for grades four to six) WRITE AND DRAW Encourage your children to draw a picture or write a poem, story or essay on the topic of remembrance. They could also participate in the Royal Canadian Legion’s Annual Literary and Poster Contest, which is open to all Canadian school children from grades one to 12. Consult the Royal Canadian Legion website (legion.ca) for more details.

Where do your poppy dollars go? Wearing a poppy is a good way to not only pay tribute to Canada’s veterans but also to give back to them. The poppies sold every year in the weeks leading up to Remembrance Day are provided by the Royal Canadian Legion, who use the money collected to provide assistance to veterans. Here are some of the excellent uses to which this organization puts donations collected for Remembrance Day. VETERAN TRANSITION PROGRAMS For many veterans, returning to civilian life proves to be a challenge. They confront estranged connections with friends and family, feelings of isolation, difﬁculties adapting to new workplaces and mental illnesses like depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. The Royal Canadian Legion helps fund the Veterans Transition Network, a program that assists veterans through the tumultuous period after leaving active duty, providing them with helpful tools and resources as well as a welcoming community.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND HOUSING FOR VETERANS Some veterans have an especially difficult time adjusting to civilian life and end up homeless or at risk of homelessness. In addition to providing financial support to such individuals, the Legion supports numerous outreach programs, food banks, drop-in centres and mealson-wheels programs. MEDICAL SUPPORT The Legion provides funds for medical equipment, medical training and medical treatment focused on caring for injured and infirm veterans. It also helps pay for accessibility modifications that assist veterans with disabilities. EDUCATIONAL BURSARIES The Legion grants bursaries to children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren of veterans who require financial assistance to be able to pursue a post-secondary education. REMEMBRANCE ACTIVITIES With the help of our donations, the Legion finances activities that shine a light on our past and commemorate our veterans.

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BUSINESS

HIVE Cannabis, province look to set up shop in Fort St. John MATT PREPROST editor@ahnfsj.ca

The city is seeking comment on what may be the first private legal cannabis store in Fort St. John. HIVE Cannabis is looking to set up shop at 9909 100 Avenue, vacant since the Northeast News closed in 2016. The store is proposed to operate from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Residents and business owners living within a half-mile radius of the proposed store can submit their comments to the city until Nov. 28. Petitions will

not be considered. Janet Prestley, the city’s legislative services director, says an internal review by planning and bylaw staff, as well as RCMP, is underway. From there, staff will make a report and recommendation for council approval, expected as early as Dec. 10. Council’s decision will be sent back to the province, which will determine whether to issue the company a retail licence. “Our role is to gauge public comment,” Prestley said, noting that the store likely won’t actually open until the new

year, given government regulations and approval processes. Little information could be immediately found about HIVE Cannabis, which links back to a numbered company, 1159691 B.C. Ltd., incorporated in April 2018. Meanwhile, the province is looking to establish a BC Cannabis store in the city, Prestley said. A location hasn’t been confirmed, but it will be somewhere in the downtown core, where bylaws allow cannabis retail stores to operate. City bylaws also require stores to

nicipalities to operate a retail cannabis store, as part of its effort to secure suitable locations,” the ministry said in a statement. “These applications are subject to municipal approval. The Province does not release information about potential locations pending local application processes, real estate negotiations and other confidential business matters.” In Dawson Creek, a company called Starbuds is looking to open at Dawson Creek Mall.

be at least 200 metres from schools and 100 metres from parks. The province’s application, once submitted, will only go through an internal review process by the city, Prestley said. In a statement, the ministry of attorney general says the Liquor Distribution Branch searching for locations across the province as part of its government-controlled retail roll out after cannabis was legalized in Canada on Oct. 17. “The LDB has submitted applications to a number of mu-

Cultural centre launches new childcare program MATT PREPROST editor@ahnfsj.ca

The North Peace Cultural Centre is launching a new before and after school program and spaces are quickly filling up. The program started Nov. 1. The centre launched the program after learning the Oscare Child Care Centre was closing its doors. “As part of the community, we recognize the need for working parents to have access to affordable out of school care for their kids, and because we saw this need in our neighbourhood we decided to try to expanding our services to offer it,” said Oliver Hachmeister, operations manager.

The cultural centre was licensed last week, Hachmeister said. Officials at Oscare did not return calls for comment. The centre will be monitoring the first few weeks of the program to see whether it can expand into a full-day program on school holidays and teacher professional development days. The centre is also adding a French tutor during its after school hours to offer homework support to students and parents of Ecole Central. That’s being spearheaded by Baptiste Marcere, the cultural centre’s new executive director, who saw the need after moving to Fort St. John from Winnipeg. The centre already operates after-school arts programming and opened a fine-arts based preschool in 2014, the first of its kind in Northern B.C.

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HOROSCOPE ARIES (MARCH 21 TO APRIL 19) Today Jupiter changes signs, which means you will have increased travel opportunities and chances for further education for the year ahead. Start booking reservations! TAURUS (APRIL 20 TO MAY 20) For the next year, you will benefit from the wealth and resources of others. You might get an inheritance. It also will be easier to get a loan or a mortgage. GEMINI (MAY 21 TO JUNE 20) Today Jupiter moves opposite your sign, where it will stay for a year. This improves all your relationships and makes it the best year for Geminis to get married in over a decade! CANCER (JUNE 21 TO JULY 22) In the next 12 months, you will improve your job and your health. Start thinking about how you can do this. LEO (JULY 23 TO AUG. 22) Plan on a fantastic vacation in the next 12 months, because you intend to have fun! You also will socialize and party more than usual. VIRGO (AUG. 23 TO SEPT. 22) You will improve your home in the next 12 months by expanding, renovating or making a residential move. Likewise, family relationships will be warmer and happier.

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y cousin, Petra Griffin, who still resides in Scotland, is half-German and half-Scottish. Petra’s father, my father’s eldest brother, served in Germany during WWII. Danny returned to Scotland with a German bride, my Auntie Lilo, Petra’s mother and my eventual godmother. Petra feels rather reticent of her German heritage every November 11. She feels she cannot grieve her German ancestors who died during both world wars in service of their country as she can mourn her fallen Scots’ ancestors. I have studied and taught the atrocities of both world wars. At times, I have failed to adequately pay homage to fallen German soldiers. Fort St. John boasts of a large German population. German-Canadians need to be included on November 11 as Canada remembers fallen soldiers from not just Canada but also Germany, and every other nation that was involved in those horrific world wars. Last year, in its foyer between November 1 and 11, Dr. Kearney Middle School proudly displayed the names of military personnel from 14 nations who died in the First World War during the year of 1917. The names come from the Canadian initiated project called The World Remembers. Canadian actor R.H. Thompson of Road to Avonlea fame, spearheaded the project to commemorate the centenary years of WWI. The names of the war dead have been projected in museums, libraries, universities, schools, and on the walls of government buildings and Canadian embassies all around the world beginning in 2014, when the names of those who died fighting in the first year of WWI were projected globally. 2015 saw the allocation of the names of those who perished in 1915. Likewise, in 2016, the names of those who fell in 1916 were shared, and in 2017 we were able to see the names of every fallen soldier from 1917. It took 48 ten-hour days to show the military dead of 1917 alone, which numbered 661, 837. The name display looks different in every nation participating in the project. In the Canadian rotation, the name of the Canadian soldier appears in the center of

Angela Griffin PEACE REFLECTIONS

the names of soldiers from other nations. In those other nations, the name of that country’s soldier appears in the center and is flanked by the names of deceased military personnel from other countries. The 2018 display of names of those killed in 1918 that commenced on September 12 will conclude on November 12. More than 1,003,000 names of soldiers who lost their lives from the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Germany, the United States, Turkey, Belgium, Australia, the Czech Republic, the Ukraine, South Africa, Italy, New Zealand, Slovenia, China and the former British Indian Army will appear. The displays will run for 11.5 hours each day, and will include the many thousands who died between 1919 and 1922 of wounds or from diseases they contracted during the war. R.H. Thompson has said this project is meant to acknowledge the sorrow and losses of every nation in an effort to be inclusive on Remembrance Day in Canada and around the world lest we forget the bereavement of parents, grandparents, siblings, spouses and children from every nation over a loved one lost to the tragedy of the Great War. The World Remembers reminds one that war is first and foremost a human tragedy. Each soldier has a life story not so very different from the life story of a brother -in-arms or a commanded foe. War is not the story of nations then, but of the people who fought and died in battle. One may view The World Remembers at www. theworldremembers.org. The Peace is a place of many peoples and faiths. In this space, readers are invited to share their own reflections of faith in the Peace. If you have a story of faith you’d like to share, email angelamarygriffin@gmail.com.

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LIBRA (SEPT. 23 TO OCT. 22) Good news! In the next 12 months, you will be happier Dear Annie: I started to and more positive minded. It will just happen, and everyone gradually notice changes in my around you will see this as well. friendship with “Marla” while I was having marital trouble. SCORPIO (OCT. 23 TO NOV. 21) During this time, I had a lot You’ll be glad to know that in of support from close friends the next 12 months, you can and family. Because Marla and make more money and boost I were extremely close, I was your earnings. There will be disappointed she wasn’t there several ways that you will for me. Marla started to decline increase your assets and your invitations to go to lunch and wealth. would not answer my calls. Yet SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22 TO DEC. 21) when my good friend from out Today Jupiter moves into your of town came to visit, Marla sign, where it will stay for the suddenly had an urgent issue next 12 months. This will bring that had to be dealt with imgood fortune and increased mediately. She was well aware happiness to you in the coming of my friend’s visit because I year. Yay you! had invited Marla to join us CAPRICORN (DEC. 22 TO JAN. 19) for dinner that evening. Marla Many of you will become more was blowing up my phone with spiritual and seek out groups texts, even after I explained that and organizations to explore I was spending time with my new beliefs and ideas during old friend. the next year. Keep an open mind! After my friend left, I reached out to Marla and offered to meet AQUARIUS (JAN. 20 TO FEB. 18) for coffee or to talk, expressing You will be more popular that I valued our friendship and in the next 12 months. telling her how important she Expect to make new friends was to me. I got no immediate and join clubs, groups and response, but a few days later, organizations. I got a “I’m sorry; I’m busy” PISCES (FEB. 19 TO MARCH 20) text. I texted back and repeated In the next 12 months, you can that our friendship was imporput your name up in lights! You tant to me and that I wanted have the best chance in over to have time to talk with her. a decade to make a fabulous No response. Marla has often impression on your world.

Annie Lane DEAR ANNIE

been passive-aggressive toward me and also publicly revealed things I said to her in confidence. About two years ago, we went to my vacation house for a weekend. I found out she had told a mutual friend that she felt “obligated” to go. I started to distance myself then. I guess she finally noticed recently or decided to pay attention. She has been texting me, asking, “What is going on?” We decided to meet for lunch, but none of this came up in conversation, and she just acted as if everything is peachy. In addition to all this, there have been other incidents in which she has tried to involve other people and manipulate them or try to get information from them about me. She says she will accept our friendship the way it is. I have invested a lot of time in this friendship, but at this point

in my life, there are too many games. I want to be surrounded by people who are positive influences on me and value me. The trouble is that we have mutual friends and socialize in the same circle. -- Longtime Friend or Foe Dear Friend or Foe: Though you have tried to talk things out with Marla several times, it doesn’t sound as if there’s been a real conversation yet. You could give that one more try, directly addressing the problems that have come between you. But should she keep playing games, there would be no need for you to play along. You could continue to go to mutual friends’ functions and be cordial toward her, but it would be better to keep your distance emotionally. And keep in mind that just because you’ve invested a lot of time in this fraught friendship does not mean you should invest more. No amount of time spent in a bad situation in the past is reason to stay in it in the future. Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@creators.com. To find out more about Annie Lane and read features by other Creators Syndicate columnists and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2017 CREATORS.COM

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The Fort St. John Hospital Foundation’s annual Be An Angel campaign is underway, and officials hope to raise $250,000 this season to buy much needed medical equipment, including an ultrasound machine for the emergency room. “A goal can only be achieved with the help of the community,” said Niki Hedges, the foundation’s executive director. Last year, the hospital delivered more than 600 babies, completed more than 2,000 MRI scans, and saw more than 35,000 patients in the emergency room, Hedges said. As part of its fundraising goal, the foundation will spend $63,000 on a new, portable ultrasound machine for the ER that will help doctors assess injuries in less than a minute. That’s the so-called golden hour, Hedges said, and the machine will allow doctors to

quickly assess hemorrhages, view fractures, pinpoint the source of abdominal pains, and assess cardiac injuries. “Time can be critical and the portable ultrasound machine provides almost instant results that will help reduce patient wait times in the ER,” Hedges said. The Light A Moose radiothon from Nov. 28 to 30 at Murray GM to help raise funds for the machine. Pembina will match donations up to $25,000 as part of that initiative, Hedges said. There are also donation boxes at several banks in town where people can leave donations. Pictures with Santa will take place at Unforgettable Memories on Nov. 30, and Dec. 1, 7, and 8. Increased demands on healthcare means increased reliance on fundraising to help supply the hospital with all the equipment it needs, Hedges said. For more information on how to support the Be An Angel campaign, call 250-261-7563, or email fsjhf@northernhealth.ca.

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A note to readers: when the zombie apocalypse comes, check your date for bites and always wear protection — especially if you’re scouring Plenty of Fish for a hookup. Such is the predicament for Regis and Tina in the locally-produced Halloween horror short film, ZD. Regis met a cute girl on the dating site, but he didn’t take the proper precaution when they hooked up, and has now found himself bloody and limbless after taking matters into his own hands to stop the, uh, venereal spread of zombie infection. Enter Tina, his sister who just so happens to be a nurse, and who takes a frantic call for help. Rushing to the rescue, Tina revolts at the frozen bag of peas hanging from her brother’s crotch and the idea of stitching his manhood back together.

Comedy, horror, and surprise follow in this six-minute flick from Wood Owl Studios, based in Fort St. John. The film was produced as part of the Frightening 48-hour Film Challenge, put on annually by the Peace Region Independent Media Arts Association based in Grande Prairie. The team took home the audience choice award at a screening on Oct. 28. “Receiving recognition for my work is exciting, but I’m most happy seeing filmmakers improving with every PRIMAA festival in the Peace Region,” said director Jesse McCallum, who penned the script with Chad Corno. “I’m very fortunate to be part of such a supportive and collaborative community and I hope to see it continue to grow.” David Ross served as director of photography. Dan Daley and Kaymia Laurine starred as Regis and Tina. Watch the film by visiting facebook. com/woodowlstudios.

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It’s a visual feast of three different perspectives of the Peace at He Said, She Said, She Said, the new exhibit on display at Peace Gallery North. There are more than 60 works, most of them new, from Mike Kroecher, Sandy Troudt, and Miep Burgerjon, that include acrylics and oils on canvas, cyanotype and linoblock prints, and watercolour batik prints on fine Japanese papers. “This show represents their characters very well,” says Natalie Brekkaas, co-ordinator of Peace Gallery North. On Miep Burgerjon: “Miep tends to be a little dreamy, a little fantasy. She tends much more toward the abstract,”

Brekkaas says. “Miep has a very experimental and light-hearted approach to her art work.” On Mike Kroecher: “Mike does really strong and powerful representations of the Peace valley, showing the strength of the land, and how rich and connected it is,” Brekkaas says. “Mike, his passion for the valley shows, and the way he treats this as a subject, finding new perspectives all the time, shows a lot of respect for the area.” On Sandy Troudt: “Sandy, I love her work because it’s delicate. It tends to be more peaceful and of the quiet moments,” Brekkaas says. “Sandy clearly has an eye for fine detail, and has a much more feminine view of her world.” He Said, She Said, She Said is on display until Nov. 24.

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Ever since Emma Murdock was a kid, she wanted to swim and study at a university in the United States. Now, Murdock is living her dream as a freshman at Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota, on both an academic and athletic scholarship. “It’s crazy. I’ve always wanted to do this and to achieve it is mindblowing and it’s something I can check off my list,” Murdock said. Murdock, born and raised in Fort St. John, swam with the Inconnu Swim Club for 10 years, before moving to Victoria in 2015 to join the Pacific Coast Swimming program. There, she SUPPLIED PHOTO competed at a high level Emma Murdock is excelling at Northern State University, both in the during her three high school pool and in the classroom. years, qualifying for Senior Nationals in 2016 and 2017. on school and getting an WolfPACT scholarship, “I did good at nationals. academic scholarship,” she for having high SAT and At Edmonton (2016) I had said. ACT scores. Murdock — a personal bests, but wasn’t All the hard work paid double major student — is training as much when I off, as Murdock was studying both psychology went to Montreal (2017) recently announced as and communications. That, because I was focused a recipient of the $5,000 along with being on the

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varsity swim team, has kept her very busy these days. “I’m very busy and have little free time. But everyone here is very focused, and our swim team has the highest GPA in our conference so I want to keep that up,” said Murdock. Murdock is a sprinter, and specializes in the butterfly, backstroke, and freestyle disciplines. In her latest meet, on Nov. 2, she finished second in the 200m backstroke and third in the 50m freestyle. Murdock owes of a lot of her success to her time with Inconnu and is grateful for that experience. “Being with Inconnu taught me to appreciate everything I have. It’s an amazing club that allowed me to grow, and it helped me be strong, and supported me when the time came for me to leave and experience the outside world. You can’t stay at one place forever.” Murdock hopes to make the NCAA DII Swim Championships, and says her 100m backstroke and 100m butterfly times almost meet the qualifying criteria.

Sharma continues to shine for Canada in badminton DILLON GIANCOLA sports@ahnfsj.ca

Just over a year ago, in September 2017, Northern Lights College student Rishav Sharma was fresh off of winning gold at the B.C. Provincial ParaBadminton Championships. He was hoping to compete at an international tournament in the United States but was unsure of his playing future because of a lack of funding. Well, a lot can change over a year. Sharma secured an ongoing sponsor after his employer learned of his quest, and won gold at the tournament in Colorado while representing Canada. He then went on to win three gold medals in Prince George this summer, in the singles, mixed doubles, and men’s under 23 category, competing against able-bodied players. He was also an assistant coach for Zone 8 at the 2018 B.C. Winter Games last February. SUPPLIED PHOTO “This past year has been amazing. Despite competing for Badminton Canada multiple times now, Rishav Sharma isn’t a Canadian I’ve had great experiences playing and citizen and can’t compete in certain international events like the Olympics. coaching as well, and am in constant communication with Badminton fitness was OK, but my technique was Dubai next April if everything works Canada who helps me out every lacking,” said Sharma. out. Sharma is also hoping to coach tournament,” Sharma said. Part of the reason he struggled was Zone 8 when the B.C. Winter Games Most recently, Sharma traveled the lack of places to play badminton come to Fort St. John in 2020. overseas with Badminton Canada for in the summer. The gyms close down, Even if Sharma were to leave Fort St. the Japan International 2018 Para- and Sharma was forced to practice John, he can’t play for his home country Badminton Tournament. It was a test- against a friend at a makeshift court in India because he’s already represented run for the 2020 Olympics, which will one half of a two-car garage. Canada and has to wait five years. be held in Japan, which meant the best “That’s the biggest drawback of “It’s frustrating, but I’m OK with it badminton players in the world made playing in Fort St. John. But now that it’s and like being here,” Sharma said. the trip. winter I play Sunday and Wednesdays Though the obstacles keep popping Sharma was ranked 46th in the in Fort St. John and every Monday in up, Sharma keeps knocking them world heading into the tournament. Dawson Creek,” he said. down, and has thrived in the sport of He played well, but couldn’t come away Sharma will complete his schooling badminton in Fort St. John of all places. with a medal. He was eliminated from at NLC this December, but has no “When I knew I was coming here, the the tournament by Bartlomiej Mroz of plans to leave Fort St. John anytime first thing I searched even before my Poland, the number two ranked player soon. He’s still working hard to gain college was if there was a badminton in the world. his citizenship so he can represent club. When I landed, I joined the Fort “That was the hardest tournament Canada at the Pan-Am Games and St. John Adult Badminton Club right I’ve ever played. (Mroz) was so fast, Olympics, but is eligible to represent away and still play with them today.” and very clever and confident. My Canada at tournaments in Ottawa and

Hurry hard: My foray into curling and boxing

Dillon Giancola THE DILL ZONE

rying new things is great, and getting out of your comfort zone is a positive experience. When it’s sports related, it’s even better because there’s little downside. So when I decided to take up boxing lessons and join a curling team, I was a lot more excited than I was nervous. Sports are fun. You meet new people, you let your competitive side show through, and you get out of the house. That is, at least when it comes to curling. Boxing has been a bit of a different experience so far. It’s more like working out than it is a sport, and it took me a while to finally start. Now that I’ve taken the plunge, I’m excited and look forward to getting much better at both boxing and curling. But let me tell you, man am I sore. First, a few caveats. I haven’t worked out in more than a year, and am out of shape, so I was bound to be sore and was expecting it. Also, I get tired when I run to first base, so there’s an idea of what we’re dealing with. The other thing is, I’ve only actually played one curling game — or is it match? – so far, to go with one boxing class. Go ahead, laugh. In the coming weeks I’ll be taking two to three classes a week to go along with a curling game. I wanted to start out easy, but it sure doesn’t feel like I did. Also, I know what you’re thinking: curling? How do you feel tired from curling? My excuse is that it was the night after boxing. I wouldn’t dare write this column if I just curled. I’d probably still be sore, but you wouldn’t see me tell all of Fort St. John about it. As far as my game, I’m not good at throwing the rock yet. I can get an OK line, but I can’t figure out the correct weights at all. The only thing I can do is sweep fast and sweep hard. Trust me, when you get to the other end of the ice and your skip says, “hey, good job sweeping!” it’s the most underrated feeling in sports. But sweeping can tire you out too. As for boxing, I can only imagine when I’ll be able to skip a rope for 10 jumps consecutively. I’m not even going to bother dreaming of doing those crossover things. I couldn’t do them when I was eight and I sure can’t do them now. I feel like the cardio and stamina is the biggest thing I have to work on. I’m not athletic, but I love sports, am incredibly competitive, and love learning and trying to get better. I have a good understanding of the different techniques and punches I’ve learned so far, and that part is fun. The part of shadow boxing backwards through cones then doing 20 pushups followed by a couple burpees is not. This is just the beginning, both learning these new sports but also writing about it. Just think of how good it will be when I write about taking my first punch to the head, or, better yet, when I knock my first guy down. If you thought I was insufferable when talking about the Toronto Maple Leafs, just you wait. Dillon Giancola covers Peace Region sports for the Alaska Highway News. Email him at sports@ahnfsj.ca.

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Flyers moving on after being embarrassed in Grande Prairie

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Hometown: Comox, B.C. Height: 6’2 Wieght: 190 lbs 2018 stats: 11GP, 1A Age and year with Huskies: 17, first year with Huskies Favourite NHL team: “Montreal Canadiens. Looking at their roster in the offseason, I thought this would be a rough year, but they’re off to a good start and I hope they can kill it.” Favourite NHL player and why: “Drew Doughty. He’s a fast defenceman who can skate the puck and still score some goals.”

The Fort St. John Flyers enter their third game of the season with a 1-1 record, and are coming off an embarrassing 7-2 loss in Grande Prairie against the Athletics. “It wasn’t much of an effort. The guys weren’t prepared. Grande Prairie is playing a different type of a game against us this season and I thought we were on the soft side and got embarrassed,” said head coach Andrew Leriger. His team will have to be a lot better if they want to get back in the win column when they host the High Prairie Regals on Nov. 10. The Regals lost their only game of the season so far 5-2 against the Manning Comets. Despite the lopsided loss, there are some positives the Flyers can take away

from the game against the Athletics. At one point, the Flyers were down just 3-2 in the third period, and were without four of their regulars. As well, goalie Travis McLean left halfway through the game with a migraine and some minor injuries, and should be healthy and good to go this weekend. Flyers defenceman Reid Campbell had a good game, with two goals, but said the Flyers need to be better going forward. “A 7-2 loss is frustrating, but it’s early in the season and growing pains are natural. We’ll take it on the chin and go back to the drawing board. You can’t dwell on this,” said Campbell. The Flyers expect the Regals to bring their similar run and gun style to Fort St. John which relies on stretch passes and counter attacks.

On his style of play: “I’m more of a home-style defenceman who likes to make the simple plays to the forwards.” On his first year in junior and joining a new team: “The league has bigger guys and it’s rougher than I’m used to, but I’m adapting to it and hoping to get better every day. The team’s been good, they’re a good group of guys and Todd (Alexander) is a great coach.”

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The Fort St. John Flyers trailed just 3-2 early in the third period, but ended up losing 7-2 to the Grande Prairie Athletics on Nov. 3.

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Taylor Curling Club celebrating 40 years in current building Dillon giancola sports@ahnfsj.ca

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Bob Cooper makes a tough double-knockout to score seven in the end and give his team the win during Mixed League play on Nov. 1.

Fort St. John Curling Club standings Ladies - Week 1 Jeannie Whitford: 1-0 Jodi Busche: 1-0 Kristin Bayet: 1-0 Cheryl Batten: 1-0 Pam Murray: 1-0 Paula Maloney: 0-1 Tennille Penner: 0-0-1 Tara Forest: 0-0-1 Cina Wales Green:0-1 Deanne Busche: 0-1 Jaime Hotte: 0-1 Rebecca Friesen: 0-1

Seniors - Week 1 Donna Solodan: 1-0 Ray Clark: 1-0 Stella Hamilton: 1-0 Paul Wuthrich: 1-0 Larry London: 1-0 Madonna Robertson: 1-0 Julie Taylor: 1-0 Shirley Kinnis: 0-1 Roy Chisolm: 0-1 Coleen Zieger: 0-1 Lenard Hamilton: 0-1 Carol Rhyason: 0-1

Mixed - Week 1 Edward Schmidt: 1-0 Brian Kelly: 1-0 Bob Cooper: 1-0 Kolten Lindner: 1-0 Jeff Holland: 1-0 Dave Kellestine: 1-0 April Podulsky: 0-0-1 Ty Coates: 0-0-1 Beauty and the Sweeps: 0-1

Mens - Week 2 Bob Cooper: 2-0 Chad Bordeleau: 1-0-1 Sunrise Rotary: 1-1 Northern Metalic: 1-1 Links Golf: 1-1 Bulldog Inspection: 1-0 D&T Electric: 1-0 Warren Fkesjer: 1-0 Glen Godberson: 1-0 Rhyason Contracting: 0-0-1 Lido Theatre: 0-2 Shawn Ward: 0-2

A 40th anniversary is a special occasion for any organization, but the Taylor Curling Club is celebrating 40 years being in their current building. The actual club has been around a lot longer that, and is showing no signs of slowing down. In fact, while many curling clubs in the area and across Canada are struggling, the Taylor club is rolling right along. The club has around 150 members for the 2018-19 season, and club president Murray Giesbrecht is in the midst of renovating the kitchen at the building. Giesbrecht has been president of the club off and on for 10 years, and has been a member for the entire 40 years at the current building. In fact, he started curling when he was eight, when his mom would run the concession at the original building, and his father, Taylor’s recreation director at the time, had an office in the curling building. “It feels great. It’s good to know after 40 years the building is still holding up.

As for the club itself, we’re doing pretty good considering a lot of clubs have shut down and are hurting real bad,” said Giesbrecht. In the past few years, the building has also had a new heating system installed, new flooring, and additions to the ice plant. The club is holding a 40th Anniversary Bonspiel from March 15 to 17 to celebrate the occasion. It’s open to anyone who is interested. Giesbrecht is hoping anyone who has memorabilia of the Taylor Curling Club can bring it to the bonspiel to be displayed. Giesbrecht said he’s very thankful to the District of Taylor and all the volunteers who have helped out over the years and who continue to do so. The club runs a ladies league on Wednesday with a mens league on Thursday. The club executive would like to turn the Tuesday drop-in night into a doubles league, and are looking for more interested people to register. Those wanting to join the doubles league can call Wendy Kimmie at 250-785-3006.

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Bert Bowes athletes Nathan Jackle and Kane Schreiner did very well at provincials in Nanaimo on Nov. 3. Schreiner finished 42nd out of 277 junior runners, while Jackle finished 162nd. Both runners are in Grade 9 and were competing against students in Grade 10 as well.

Prespatou 4-H Community Club LACEY WIEBE Prespatou 4H

Hello again! What beautiful October weather we’ve been having! It is the perfect opportunity to start halter breaking calves. I hope everyone is excited to start the new 4-H year,(I am) the meetings, weigh ins, communications competitions, judging rallies, fundraisers, going out in 30 below twice a day to feed the steers, and eventually we have the biggest event of all, achievement days. The 4-H busy-ness is starting up again. We have had a few 4-H events over the last month the biggest event was the awards night. I would like to give a huge congratulations to all the members that completed the 2018-19 4-H year! Most of the members of our club attended the annual awards night at the Montney hall on October 19, I think everyone really enjoyed the good times we had there. The beef members now have their projects picked out for next year and some of us are already starting to halter beak them. Our club has its start up meeting on October 29.

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Fort Bowling Lanes league standings: week 5

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Ball Busters are pulling ahead in the Wednesday morning Coffee League.

Here are your week five rankings for the Wednesday Morning Coffee bowling leagues. The Wednesday No Cap league had the night off due to Halloween. The Ball Busters won the week and are pulling ahead in the standings, while the Pin Poppers had a big second place finish to stay near the pack. Jeannette Ward still has the high average, but Julie lept up into second place with a strong showing.

Coffee League Overall points / week four points 1. Ball Busters - 26 / 6 2. Fab Five - 21 / 4 3. Shady Ladies - 20 / 3 4. Five Alive - 18 / 2 5. Pin Poppers - 15 / 5 High Series Ball Busters - 3,324 High Single Ball Busters - 1,230

Ladies Series Jeannette Ward - 636 Ladies Single Maria Baxter - 283 Ladies High Average 1. Jeannette Ward - 182 2. Julie - 180 3. Cindy Dettling - 172 League play goes each Wednesday night, 7 to 9 p.m. To inquire about joining a team, call Fort Bowling Lanes at 250-785-8882.

Predators, Trackers have big weekends

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While the local junior and senior teams had weekends to forget, the two regional midget teams — the Trackers and Predators — played great. The Trackers won both games at home against the Whitecourt Wolverines last weekend, while the Predators went 2-1 in a tournament in Fort Saskatchewan, finishing in second place. The Predators, playing with just 12 players, beat the Bonnyville Jaguars 8-0 and the Fort Saskatchewan Fury 11-3. The team met its match in the Edmonton Capitals, who beat the Predators 3-0 in the final game. “We played short benched all weekend and just ran out of gas in the final against a good team,” said head coach Rob Larson. “Being down 2-0 going into the third, I thought we came out with some jump but just couldn’t get any bounces. We were missing several key players this weekend and I thought our group which included a lot of younger players really stepped up. I’m proud of the results they achieved this weekend.” Goalie Cheree Peters had a great weekend,

stopping 28 of 31 shots against Edmonton and earning the shutout over Bonnyville. The Preds were led in scoring by Jordyn Larson with three goals and six assists, and Kaelie Morton with seven goals. Morton had a had trick in each of her team’s wins. The score for the Trackers games were 5-4 and 7-6. However, those games were far different than most the Trackers have played this year. The team was averaging just over a goal a game before allowing 10 goals in two games. Still, a win is a win, and, when a team is rolling like the Trackers are, it’s hard to point out any flaws or concerns in the team’s game. Connor Kindrat had four assists on the weekend, and now leads the NAHL in points with 19. Devan Minard had two goals and two assists and is now tied for ninth in league scoring with 12 points. The Predators are off this weekend, but are back in action Nov. 15 to 18 in Calgary for Wickfest. The Trackers will be in Delta, B.C. this weekend for a tournament against B.C. Tier 1 Midget teams, and return to NAHL play the following weekend.

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Fort St John Pilot Project Annual Report Release Notice Notice is hereby given that Fort St John Pilot Project’s annual report has been released. Fort St. John Pilot Project is a collaborative forest management planning initiative between forest licenses and the BC Timber Sales in the Fort St John Timber Supply Area. The pilot project uses result-based approach to achieve the objectives and standards of the current legislation with a statutory and management package that reduces regulatory burden and administrative cost. 67 performance indicators are developed in the pilot project to examine the performances of the project participants. Each year, an annual report is generated by Canfor and BC Timber Sales on behalf of all the project participants, to review the participants’ compliances to the indicators, as required by the Canadian Standards Association and the Fort St John Pilot Project Regulations. This year’s annual report, covering the period from April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018, has just been released on http://www.fsjpilotproject.com/annualreports. html, for public’s review. For further information on the annual report or the pilot project, please contact Peter Zhang @ 250-787-3613/Peter.Zhang@canfor.com.

Fort St. John Pilot Project Public Advisory Group Notice of Membership: 2018 PUBLIC ADVISORY GROUP MEMBER

INTEREST AREA

Jim McKnight

Environment / Conservation Representative

Ron Wagner

Labour Representative

Budd Phillips

Non-commercial Recreation - fishing, hunting Representative

Roy Lube

Outdoor Recreation - non-consumptive Representative

Les Christianson

Outdoor Recreation Alternate

Dave Harris

Range Alternate

Ray Ensz

Trapping Representative

Andy Ackerman

Urban Communities Representative

Rob Fraser

Rural Communities Representative

Karen Goodings

Rural Communities Alternate

Lyle Mortenson

Halfway River First Nation Representative Prophet River First Nation Representative

Roslyn Notseta

Halfway River First Nation Alternate

George Desjarlais

West Moberly First Nation Representative

Carl Pouce Coupe

Doig River First Nation Representative

John Stokmans

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Land Act: Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land Take notice that BC Hydro and Power Authority has applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Northeast Region, for a Temporary Licence of Occupation situated on Provincial Crown land located at Halfway River, Peace River District. The Lands File for this application is 8015857. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to Authorization Officer, Northeast Region, MFLNRO, at 100-10003-110th Avenue, Fort St. John, BC V1J 6M7, (250) 787-3415 Comments will be received by MFLNRO up to December 8, 2018 MFLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit the website at http://comment.nrs.gov.bc.ca/ for more information and a map of the application area or send comments directly to: AuthorizingAgency.FortStJohn@gov.bc.ca A Government decision for this application is expected on or after December 8, 2018 Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. Access to these records requires the submission of a Freedom of Information (FOI) request. Visit http://www.gov.bc.ca/freedomofinformation to learn more about FOI submissions. AT THE ALASKA HIGHWAY NEWS WE ARE

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Coming EvEnts Friday, November 23rd, 6:00pm12:00pm- Better at Home- TEXAS HOLD’EM POKER TOURNAMENT at The George Dawson Inn (11705 8th Street, Dawson Creek)Maximum 100 Tickets Sold. Cash Prizes 1st, 2nd & 3rd. Cost: $100 per Ticket. Tickets Available at: Better at Home officeDawson Co-Op MallInvestors Group (Corner of 103rd Ave & 8th Street. Call: 250782-2341 for info. KNOW YOUR LIMIT & STAY WITHIN IT. PC Roots Group Building Open: Every Saturday Sept-June 10:00am-12:00pm to members wanting to use the genealogy library. A member will be available by appointment to anyone requiring help on how to get started on your family history. Everyone is welcome. We are located in the small building in NAR Park. For appointment call: Lynn- 250-7824058. Neil- 250-7827651. Website http://peacecountryroots.ca SATURDAYS: LEARN YOUR ROOTS - Genealogy information NAR PARK ROOTS BUILDING 10:00am peacecountryroots.ca

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COURT BAILIFF’S SALE The court bailiff will offer for sale by sealed bid the interest of the following judgment debtor, SAM CRAIK TRUCKING LTD, in the following goods and chattels purported to be 2013 Bobcat E32

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Sold on an as is, where is basis. Sealed bids will be received at the court bailiff’s at the noted address below, up to the hour of 1:30 p.m., Monday, November 19, 2018. Sale may be subject to cancellation without notice. The court bailiff reserves the right to adjourn the sale without notice and may apply to the court for further direction if the need arises.

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

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PEACE RIVER REGIONAL DISTRICT

No�ce of Intent to Consider DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE PERMIT No. 18-248

When:

Thursday November 22, 2018 10:00 am

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Clairmont Area Lot B, Sec�on 2, Township 84, Range 19, W6M, Peace River District, Plan BCP43624 Proposal: To vary the required setback from the rear parcel line on the subject property for accessory buildings or structures from 3 metres (10 �) to 2 metres (6.5 �) to construct a garage/shop using an exis�ng cement pad.

Peace River Regional District Head Oﬃce, Boardroom

Announcements

Coming EvEnts

FSJ Senior Care Foundation AGM Mon Nov 26 7pm in the Fellowship Lounge of the Peace Lutheran Church. 9812-108 Ave. More info. office 250-787-0034

PC Roots Group Meeting: 4th Sunday/month - from Sept-June 1:30pm in the Archives Room at The Calvin Kruk Center. Getting started on family tree research, need Help? Come learn & share experiences with other amateur genealogists. New members welcome. For more info call: Lynn- 250-7824058. Neil- 250-7827651. Website http://peacecountryroots.ca

Coming EvEnts Acquired Brain Injury Support Group: ABI Support group meets every 2nd & 4th Thursday of month at 6:00pm at the Northern Brain Injury Association office: #11-1405 102 Ave Dawson Creek. Please call 250-719-4673 for more information. http://nbia.ca/ Dawson Creek Seniors Hall Activities 1011 McKellar Ave. Floor curling, carpet bowling, pool, line dancing, bridge, crib, darts, bingo, Wellness Exercise, craft classes. Schedules are available at the hall. Come and see our hall and try out our activities.

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

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

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Rolla WI Turkey Supper- Sunday November 11th,2018 at the Rolla Community Hall 4:30pm-7.00pm Adults: $15, Children: $10 Under 5 yrs: Free

This no�ce is in general form only. Relevant background documents may be inspected from Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, between the hours of 8:30am – 4:30pm at the PRRD Dawson Creek office (1981 Alaska Avenue, Dawson Creek, BC) or 8:30am – Noon and 1:00pm – 4:30pm at the PRRD Fort St. John office (9505-100th Street, Fort St. John, BC). Wri�en comments or concerns accepted. Shawn Dahlen, Ac�ng Chief Administra�ve Officer

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Rotary Manor Annual Christmas Bazaar & Tea Saturday, November 17th 2:00 - 4:00 pm Admission: $5 Crafts, Raffle, Baked Goods, and Tea. Proceeds go towards resident programs and activities. Everyone Welcome. Please use our FREE shuttle service from Alliance Church Parking Lot. Shuttles will start at 1:45 pm & run until 4:00 pm

SATURDAY NOV. 17, 2018 - COUNTRY MUSIC DANCE-Music by “One Man’s Country” at the Senior Citizens Hall, 1101 McKellar Ave, Dawson Creek. Dance from 8:30- 12:30 Admission includes lunch. For more information phone Linda at 250843-7418 or Joanne 250-782-0158

Coming EvEnts Save the Dates July 12, 13, 14, 2018 for the Mile Zero Cruisers Silver Anniversary Summer Cruise weekend starts with on-site Registration at Dawson Co-op parking lot. Bring down your pride and joy and register for the Summer Cruise Car Show weekend. For online Registration and more information: MileZeroCruisers.com

South Peace Historical Society Meetings Third Wednesday of the month. In Dawson Creek at the Calvin Kruk Centre Archives Room at 2 pm. ST. MARTIN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH TEA & BAZAAR NOV 17 1-4 PM Lutheran Church Basement 9812-108Ave. Baking, crafts, gifts, face painting, books, silent auction, fish pond SUNDAYS: FAMILY TREE HELP - Peace Country Roots Group Meeting - Fourth Sunday of each Month at the CALVIN KRUK CENTRE in Dawson Creek 1:30pm Thursday at 9:30 amNew Beginnings Baptist Church in DC, 10221-18th St.-TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly). Phone: Gail at 250-782-7208 for more info. Tuesday, Nov. 13,2018- 1:30 pmNUTRITION 101 WORKSHOP- What is Healthy Eating? Find practical solutions to help you and your family to have a healthy diet to maintain your health, feel good, and have energy. Facilitator: Bev McCallum at The Seniors Access in the Co-op Mall in Dawson Creek

Lost Reward offered for information leading to the recovery of 10-2w gray livestock panels-including gate panel stolen from Charlie Lake Store August 29 at 1:22 am. Thieves dismantled the round pen and loaded the panels in the dark at 1:22 in the morning. Phone 250-263-1430

General employment Caregiver/Nanny for hire: To look after my (3) children; 14 year old; 8 year old & 4 year old girls. Permanent, full-time at a rate of $14.00/hour for 40 hours/week. Completion of Secondary School/Some College/CEPEG/Vocational. 1 to 2 years of experience supervision or care for children. Accomodation available on a live-in basis at no cost but is not a condition of employment. Main duties include: supervise and care, assist/guide children on personal hygiene; meal preparation; organize and participate in children’s activities and may perform light housekeeping. Applicants may apply via email: gelinemdetorres@yahoo.com Child Caregiver: 8 years old girl & 21 months boy. $14.00 per hour. Permanent-40 hours per week. Employer’s home/94 Ave, Completion of Secondary School, some college/ CEPEG/Vocational or technical training in child care or related field. 2 to 3 years supervision of children. Main duties: Assist children on personal hygiene. Plan, prepare meals for children, participate in games, reading and may perform light housekeeping. Accommodations could be made available on a live-in basis at no cost. But not a condition of employment. Apply by email: herbert_barateta@yah oo.com FIRST CHOICE TOWING looking for tow truck driver with class 3 with air, looking for class 5/with air commission sales. Med/Dental after 3 months experience is good but will train. Drivers abstract and resume can be dropped off at 10150-Alder Rd behind TJ’s Restaurant.

SEASONAL FUEL TRUCK DRIVER to deliver fuel in central/northern Alberta for winter drilling program. Call Roger 780-805-5215.

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ARTS & CRAFTS SALE November 9 & 10 11:00 - 7:00 Friday 10:00 - 6:00 Saturday

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6TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

All positions open for nomination November 15th, 2018 6-7pm Information and Nominations 7:30-8pm Vote-in members of the new Appetizers and beverages served.

RSVP INTEREST TO Jaandi Roemer - Executive Director (250) 262-2703 Carl Waddington - Vice Chai (250) 793-1509 E-mail: npsuperpark@gmail.com

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Trustee MNP Ltd. Suite 700 – 1628 Dickson Avenue Kelowna, B.C. V1Y 9X1 Telephone: 250-979-2580 Fax: 250-979-2581

No�ce of Intent to Consider TEMPORARY USE PERMIT No. 15-174

NOTICE OF SALE UNDER THE REPAIRERS LIEN Person indebted: Corte Beierbach for the amount of $1039.34 1997 Ford Expedition XLT−5.4LTriton Sale will take place November 22, 2018 at 8207−93 Street Fort St John, BC. lisettevprba@hotmail.com

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

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Farms For sale 3000 ACRES OF COMPLETE High End Cattle & Grain Operation for Sale in Saskatchewan. Manages 2k to 3k Cow/Calf Operation with Complete Solid Infrastructure. 2200 Acres Cultivated. Contact Doug @ 306-716-2671or saskfarms@shaw.ca.

Houses for sale House for Sale by owner. 5 bdrm in great location. Asking $330,000. 8212-94Ave. Call to view @ 250-785-0430 Mobile/Manufactured HoMes for sale

New 20x76 mobile home in forest Lawn Mobile Home Park. GST included $169,000 (250)262-2847

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

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Different approaches to helping species that use wildlife trees

irst, a trivia question: what do “dead top,” “tall stub,” and “window treatment” all have in common? Stumped? You’ll know the answer by the end of this column. The Fish & Wildlife Compensation Program (FWCP) funds projects that conserve and enhance fish and wildlife in watersheds impacted by existing BC Hydro dams. We fund projects that are based on good science and have a high likelihood of success. Sometimes, we’ll fund projects that take very different approaches to reach the same, or similar, goals. Such is the case this year. One project we’re funding this year, led by the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy is helping foresters conserve habitat for fishers. Another, led by Strategic Resource Solutions, is applying specific treatments to trees to create future wildlife trees for many species, including fishers. Wildlife trees are any standing dead or live trees that provide habitat for wildlife that require cavities for nests, roosts and dens, perching sites, and foraging sites for insectivorous birds. More than 70 wildlife species in B.C. depend on them. Fishers are an important species for the FWCP; they are provincially blue-listed (vulnerable), culturally significant to First Nations, and valuable to trappers. Reservoir creation, and ongoing forestry operations, which tend to remove standing dead or decaying trees, have reduced Fisher habitat, so it’s important that action is taken now to conserve and create it. Provincial government biologist Rich Weir, who, in partnership with Tsay Keh Dene Nation and Chu Cho Environmental, is delivering a program to foresters to help influence decision-making during the various forest-harvesting phases to conserve trees that provide fisher habitat. This program has been implemented at two levels: to forest planners who make broad-scale decisions on where to place cut-blocks; and to onthe-ground forestry workers who make decisions about which trees to cut and which to leave behind.

TODD MANNING Photo

Performing mechanical treatments on a cottonwood tree in the Tsay Keh Dene area.

This year, the focus is working with three major forest licensees to determine if the guidance provided is producing the desired “on-the-ground” results in retaining fisher habitat, and also to identify any impacts such as reduced fibre to the

mills, or increase in costs. Six trial harvest cutblocks have been selected to see how well the program is performing, by comparing pre- and post-harvest habitat evaluations. Todd Manning, professional biologist and professional forester, and his team with Strategic Resource Solutions are taking a different angle to help cavity-dependent wildlife. With FWCP funding to support their project, they select individual trees and treat them so they will become longlasting, high-value wildlife trees. The treatment typically includes inoculating the tree with a native fungus that causes internal decay and then making additional chainsaw cuts. First, appropriate species of natural heartrot fungi are cultured on wooden dowels in a laboratory, and then placed into drilled holes in the tree to speed up the internal decay process. Once decay progresses, primary cavity excavators, such as the pileated woodpecker and northern flicker, can further increase cavity size, so that secondary cavity-users, such as fishers, small owls, and martens, can use them. Additional mechanical treatments are also applied with a chainsaw to augment the fungal inoculation techniques. Treatments may include “dead-topping,” lopping the live top off; “window treatment,” pruning a two-to-three metre portion in the mid-to-upper section and then cutting partial girdles top and bottom that does not kill the tree but helps accelerate the decay there; or “tallstubbing,” full-girdling the tree below the lowest live limbs, which kills the tree, leaving a moderate height snag. Other cuts simulate frost cracks, lightning strikes, or bark-slabbing, providing potential bat-roosting habitat. Just last month, in the Tsay Keh Dene area, Todd treated 60 trees—all cottonwood, spruce, or trembling aspen—for future wildlife tree creation. If you have questions about this work, or other projects we’re funding, call me at 250-561-4884, email chelsea.coady@bchydro.com, or visit fwcp.ca.

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Tristen Nielsen traded to Vancouver Giants

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The Calgary Hitmen traded forward Tristen Nielsen, from Fort St. John, to the Vancouver Giants on Oct. 31. The Giants received Nielsen and a conditional 2020 WHL draft pick in exchange for James Malm. On the season, Nielsen has had a slow start, being held pointless in the five games he played with Calgary, but he had

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an assist in his first game with Vancouver. Malm was the Giants leading scorer before the trade with 15 points in 13 games. Nielsen is headed to a great team, as the Giants are second in the league and first in the B.C. Division with a 12-3-2 record. The Hitmen, meanwhile, were floundering with a 4-9-2 record, the third worst in the league.

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World Interact Week Dawson Creek Interact Club is a service club that gives likeminded youth with a passion for change, the opportunity to transform the world around them. We meet on Tuesdays at 11:40 am in Room 16 at the South Peace campus of Dawson Creek Secondary School.

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The U13 Girls Northern Strikers won bronze at the Spruce Grove Early Bird Tournament last weekend. The U13 Boys also won bronze in Spruce Grove.

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