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After the Second World War, government officials in the Peace Region faced a challenge. Thousands of men were returning from the front, and government policy was to settle veterans on farms. But in the Peace, good farmland was in short supply. The solution? Move two Treaty 8 First Nations to new reserves. For Judy Maas, the decades-old decision to relocate what would become the Blueberry River First Nation is a link in the chain of events that led to her sisterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s murder at the hands of serial killer Cody Legebokoff.

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Cynthia Maas, known by the nickname Cinderella to her family, became addicted to drugs following the Blueberry River First Nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s historic court win over resource rights. The court found Canada had failed to uphold the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interests when its members were moved off a reserve to make room for returning World War II veterans.Â

Cynthia Maasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tragic story is included in a new

Amnesty International report on resource development and missing and murdered Indigenous women in Northeast B.C. The study, titled Out of Sight, Out of Mind, is the first time the human rights groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s missing and murdered women campaign has taken a close look at the Peace Region, and how its boom and bust economy impacts Indigenous women and girls. The study examines the ways in which oil and gas, forestry and other resource extraction intensifies dangerous socioeconomic conditions for First Nations peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; in particular women. See MAAS on A3

Amnesty International forum here Friday April 2015 and October 2016, Amnesty International met with and interviewed more Amnesty International will than 100 Indigenous women hold a free public forum in Fort and men, First Nations leaders, St. John this Friday to present frontline social service proits long awaited report on on viders, resource workers, and the impacts of resource devel- other local and national offiopment on Indigenous women cials to investigate and address in Northeast B.C. the â&#x20AC;&#x153;unintended social imThe forum takes place Fri- pactsâ&#x20AC;? and risks that resource day, Nov. 4, at the North Peace development imposes on IndiCultural Centre at 7 p.m. to genous women and girls. talk about its report titled Out â&#x20AC;&#x153;One of the things we of Sight, Out of Mind: Gender, learned in the course of our Indigenous Rights, and Energy research there has been three Development in Northeast B.C. decades of studies all pointing During several visits between to serious, unresolved social MATT PREPROST

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problems associated with the sheer scale of resource development in the northeast,â&#x20AC;? said Craig Benjamin, campaigner for the human rights of indigenous peoples for Amnesty International Canada. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want our report to be another report that sits on the shelves. We hope it will be an effective tool that will be used to prompt dialogue, encourage open discussion of issues that are too often and too easily ignored.â&#x20AC;?

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Chemotherapy patients forced to travel more than an hour for a single injection need local leaders to find creative solutions for restoring cancer care in Dawson Creek, Mayor Dale Bumstead says. Earlier this month, Northern Health announced it was suspending intravenous chemotherapy treatments at the Dawson Creek Hospital, citing a shortage of oncology nurses. The service was temporarily cut during the summer due to staffing shortages. Cancer patients must now travel an hour north to Fort St. John for injections and other treatments, some of which take just a few minutes. See CANCER on A3

Supreme Court rejects Site C permits challenge A B.C. Supreme Court judge has dismissed a legal challenge seeking to overturn provincial permits for construction of the Site C dam. On Monday, Justice Robert Sewell delivered his verdict in the case, in which the West Moberly and Prophet River First Nations argued they were inadequately consulted on permits that allowed early construction work for the dam, including logging and road building. It was the First Nations, not the provincial government, who â&#x20AC;&#x153;frustratedâ&#x20AC;? the consultation process, Sewell determined. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am satisfied that the process of consultation was frustrated by the positions taken by the petitioners and, in particular, by their refusal to engage in consultation within a reasonable timeframe,â&#x20AC;? Sewell wrote. See CHALLENGE on A15

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The worst Halloween candy in the world PROUD PLUMBER: Let’s start news chewing in Saskatoon, where Lorne Figley has earned a place in the Guinness Book of Records. At 92 years of age, Lorne has been recognized as “World’s Oldest Plumber”. He still works every day, after more years than he can remember. When Lorne started as a plumber water hadn’t been invented yet. BAKERY BUGS: Next stop is Scotland. If you think haggis is the most disgusting food Scotland produces, think again. A Scottish bakery sells cakes made with insects. They say their high-protein bug biscuits are popular and people are excited to try them. Just thinking about them gives me butterflies in my stomach.

Experts say the technique will soon become widespread. Although it comes with a warning: Putting nose stuff in your left knee and your right knee could totally change the way you do the Hokey Pokey.

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ternet says you can charge your iPhone by putting it in the microwave. Bad idea. But don’t worry. If you cook your iPhone, you can make it good again by drilling a hole in the side and pouring in one cup of vinegar. Trust me.

CHIP CHUCKLE: Thanks to the reader who emailed me with a news item about a gourmet food company that’s selling boxes of potato chips with just FIVE chips in each box. The price? $56 per box. That works out at around $11 PER CHIP. Each box has the number of a crisis center you can call if your $11 chip breaks off in the dip.

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'B' 10756-100 St. Fort St. John, BC “Today, you look at it and ask did the money help?” said Judy Maas, who for eight years was tribal chief at the Treaty 8 Tribal Association. “No it didn’t. How could it have helped? We didn’t have the means to make it work the way it should have worked. It disintegrated the family unit, it disintegrated the community spirit and the community unit.” Judy and her sisters grew up in poverty and in and out of foster care. As the youngest sister, Cynthia’s family called her Cinderella. She spent her entire life with undiagnosed fetal alcohol disorders due to wrangling between the provincial and federal governments over responsibility for First Nations health care.

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struggle with an uptick in drug and alcohol abuse. Cynthia was offered drugs while babysitting for a cousin, and her disorder made her predisposed to addiction. She eventually followed a boyfriend to Edmonton, got trapped in an abusive relationship, became pregnant. Cynthia came home to Fort St. John for a time to battle her addiction and get ready to be a mother. She attended treatment in Vancouver and Prince George, but ultimately her baby was taken and placed in a foster home. “The last day she was seen, she was faxing in all of her paper work to…start the process of getting this child back into her

Bumstead, himself a cancer survivor, raised the issue at a Peace River Regional District meeting Oct. 27, saying staff shortages in Dawson Creek threaten cancer services across the region. In a statement earlier this month, Northern Health said it has two vacancies at its community oncology clinic. “The issue isn’t just for residents of the South Peace: it’s creating an overload for Fort St. John, who are now trying to deliver that service (for the whole region),” Bumstead said. “I worry it starts to jeopardize the service for the whole region, when you put so much stress on these limited resources.” “All of a sudden we lose the service completely, and the patients aren’t going to be getting the service close to home where they should be. They’ll be in Prince George or Vancouver of Edmonton or wherever.” “These patients are now having to deal with the added stress not only of the treatment, but the travel that’s compounding it,” he added. Northern Health told local leaders they hope to have a fully operational cancer clinic in Dawson Creek by the middle of the next year. New treatments require two nurses to administer. In the meantime, Bumstead said the region needs to bridge the gap in service. He read a statement from a patient who’d contacted him about the difficulties with travelling for treatment. “If there are some alternatives, let’s get out of the box with how we’re thinking about it,” he said. “Let’s find a way to bridge this gap…until they can get someone in there.” ‘ He said temporary “locum” physicians or agency nurses could stand in until permanent staff can be hired.

care,” Judy Maas said. “She didn’t get the supports she needed to ensure she could be a healthy parent. That alone put the last nail in her coffin.” Legebokoff was convicted of murdering Cynthia and three other women aged 15-35 in 2014. Her body, beaten with a pick-axe, was discovered in a park in 2010. For Maas, there’s a direct link between the violence Legebokoff inflicted on her sister and the exploitation of land and resources. She hopes the focus Amnesty has placed on the issue in Northeast B.C. will inform the government’s inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women. “This report in no way says that we want all resource extraction and industry to be stopped,” she said. “This is about realizing there are other impacts (of resource development) that we need to take a look at as a society as a whole. We need to stop putting our heads in the sand.”

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For Blueberry River, where Maas and her sister are originally from, the land swap was the start of an at-times painful relationship with oil and gas While the details of the transaction continue to be disputed, the Indigenous groups that became Blueberry and Doig River First Nations were moved from their original reserves to marginal parcels north of Fort St. John following the war. Along the way, a government official failed to transfer the mineral rights beneath the reserves, leaving the nations out of a massive oil and gas windfall in the 1970s. After decades of legal battles, the Supreme Court of Canada awarded $147 million in lost incomes to the two First Nations in the late 1990s. It should have been a victory for the nations. Instead, the huge infusion of money into a community of hunters and trappers brought drugs alcohol, excess and violence.

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Amanda Trotter, executive director of the Women’s Resource Society, says her agency is struggling to provide services over and above the basic necessities of shelter, clothing, and food. “This is not providing fancy services, this is not providing large social change services that we should be getting into in terms of what do healthy relationships look like, how can we help families access information on healthy relationships, and rebuilding a society that has been destroyed largely through the residential school system,” she says. R0011327822

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When more and more men started walking through the door of the Fort St. John Women’s Resource Centre looking for food from its outreach store, Executive Director Amanda Trotter knew there was a problem. As Fort St. John and Northeast B.C. continues to be pinched in an economic downturn, the store has seen an increase in the number of men as well as women using its services. But it wasn’t until this summer when the food shelves were cleaned out in 20 minutes on a Men’s Day Wednesday that the reality truly hit home. The centre is seeing an average of 62 men per week come through its doors, up from the 16 it saw last year. “What gave us the heads up that we are in serious trouble was the volumes of men who started using our services,” she said. “It’s an uncomfortable position to be in as women’s centre to be helping men, but how else do you address this?” Trotter will be a panelist at Amnesty International’s free public forum on Friday, Nov. 4, to discuss the agency’s recent report on gender, indigenous rights, and energy development in Northeast B.C. The Women’s Resource Centre has been in the spotlight as a front-line service provider in the community in recent months. Amnesty’s report sheds further light on the state of crisis and triage staff face every day as it juggles increased demands from both genders. “We’re providing those services with the same number of staff as before, with even less funding available, so we’re only dealing with the very basic necessities: a roof over your head, clothing on your back and food in your stomach,” said Trotter. That is straining the centre’s ability to provide adequate services for women fleeing violence, Amnesty notes in it 78page report. Trotter echoed that sentiment, as the Women’s Resource Society is spending all of its resources in just providing the bare necessities, therefore they are unable to take on anything else. “This is not providing fancy services, this is not providing large social change

services that we should be getting into in terms of what do healthy relationships look like, how can we help families access information on healthy relationships, and rebuilding a society that has been destroyed largely through the residential school system,” she said. “How do you put those services into place when we can’t even address basic survival needs?” Amnesty, which released its report on Nov. 3, notes several studies have been conducted over the last three decades that show longstanding concerns about the harmful social impacts of resource development in the region. It points to two studies in 1979—including one by the Northern BC Women’s Task Force— that listed healthcare access, food insecurity, affordable housing, transportation, and increased crime as being some of the top concerns for women in the region during pipeline construction. And as demand for services has increased over the last decade, provincewide cuts have eroded social service provisions, Amnesty’s report points out. “The Ministry of Women’s Equality, Women’s Health Bureau, and the Minister’s Advisory Council on Women’s Health were eliminated in 2002, removing key bodies to analyze and respond to gender-based violence and to promote women’s equality,” Amnesty writes. “All core funding for women’s centres was eliminated in 2004. Half the province’s community-base victim services programs have been cut since 2004, in addition to ‘peer and crisis counseling, family court advocacy, support for avused kids, and gree meals for women and children,’” it adds. For both Trotter and Amnesty, the report is the same story that’s been told countless times. “That’s the irony of this, study after study after study has been done by various organizations within our local community, the last one being the Peace Project, which was a three-year study, and still we’re not being heard,” said Trotter. “How bad does it have to get before people really start paying attention?” The forum starts at 7 p.m. this Friday at the North Peace Cultural Centre. It is free and open to the public.

Updates from October 24, 2016 Council Meetings PROCLAMATIONS

October 30 – November 11, 2016 was proclaimed as “Poppy Campaign” in the City of Fort St. John.

2016 COMMUNITIES IN BLOOM PROGRAM RESULTS

The local Fort St. John Communities in Bloom Committee presented Council with a framed certiﬁcate for its participation in the National Communities in Bloom Competition in 2016. The City of Fort St. John received four blooms as well as special mention for the Fort St. John North Peace Museum. Judges commented that the “passion, commitment and dedication of the volunteers that support the museum is outstanding and the museum is the richer for them”.

FSJ ELKS SPEED SKATING CLUB – MASTERS INTERNATIONAL ALLROUND GAMES 2017 The Fort St. John Elks Speed Skating Club will be hosting the World Masters Allround Games from March 10 – 12, 2017 at the Pomeroy Sport Centre. This will be the largest and ﬁrst ever international speed skating event that the Club has organized. Council agreed to support this event by including $10,000 in the 2017 budget for marketing, promotion and hosting costs.

RCMP STAFFING ADDITION FOR BC HYDRO SITE C

As part of the Community Measures Agreement between BC Hydro and the City of Fort St. John, BC Hydro agreed to pay for one RCMP member for the duration of the contract. The member has now been identiﬁed and has been working in the local detachment since September 6, 2016. The billing process is currently being sorted out between the City and BC Hydro which generated the need for a resolution from Council designating the position to BC Hydro for accounting purposes. The member’s position is identiﬁed for the purposes of billing only. Their duties fall within the post detachment operating model and they, along with the rest of the policing complement, respond to police related calls which include calls to Site C related issues.

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FORT ST. JOHN FLYERS SENIOR HOCKEY CLUB – NORTH PEACE ARENA KIOSK PROPOSAL

Council approved the construction of a permanent structure in the North Peace Arena for the sale of alcoholic beverages. City staﬀ was approached by representatives of the Fort St. John Senior Flyers Hockey Club with a proposal to construct a small, lockable kiosk on the spectator viewing mezzanine, upper north east corner, of the North Peace Arena. The purpose of the kiosk would be to sell alcoholic beverages under Special Occasion License during various hockey events. City staﬀ will now negotiate lease terms with the Club for this.

REMEMBRANCE DAY PARADE

Council authorized the use of City staﬀ and resources to host the 2016 Remembrance Day ceremonies in partnership with the Royal Canadian Legion. Funding of up to $5,000 was also committed in support of extraordinary expenses to host this event. Going forward, this will be an annual partnership between the City and the Royal Canadian Legion and the expense will be included in the annual operating budget. The Ceremony program begins with a parade at 10:00 a.m. which will stop at the Cenotaph and continue to the Legion for an indoor service at 11:00 a.m. Members of City Council, veterans, service groups (Cadets, Scouts, Girl Guides), RCMP and the Fire Department will participate in the parade.

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FIRE DEPARTMENT – CERTIFICATES FOR LADDER TRUCK RIDES FOR CHARITABLE EVENTS

Council authorized the City of Fort St. John Fire Department to provide Ladder Truck Ride certiﬁcates, upon request, to charitable events within the community. In the past, the Fire Department has been requested to supply an auction item for charity events. Requests for these have grown to approximately six requests annually, including the City of Fort St. John Christmas Party, Fire Fighters Charity Ball, Hospital Foundation Gala, the Royal Bank Charity Event and other organizations from time to time. Operational requirements will be given ﬁrst priority over any charitable commitment made to the community.

BYLAWS

• Permissive Tax Exemption Bylaws No. 2328, 2016 through No. 2358, 2016 were adopted by title only. • Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2360, 2016 was introduced and read for the ﬁrst and second times by title only. This amendment will resolve a split zone of the property located at 9820 – 108th Street which is currently the Home Hardware retail store. The applicant is seeking to amend the zone of a 0.86 ha portion of the property from C3 (General Commercial) to C4 (Service Commercial. The remainder of the property is already C4. This will better accommodate the applicant’s future proposal to expand the indoor storage building for a drive-thru. A Public Hearing is scheduled for Monday November 14, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers to allow the public an opportunity to provide input on the bylaw.

UPCOMING COUNCIL MEETINGS

A Committee of the Whole meeting is tentatively scheduled for 1:00 p.m. on Monday November 14, 2016. The Regular Council meeting will follow at 3:00 p.m. A Public Hearing for Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2360, 2016 will be held at 6:00 p.m. All meetings will be held in the in the City Hall Council Chambers and the public is welcome to attend.

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Shelley Falk-Ouellette counts donations with Robin Elgie (left) and Lee Baker at their home in Fort St. John. At least $1,700 was raised to support Elgie and Baker, who were attacked by dogs in their home last Christmas.

Weekend fundraiser nets $1,700 for dog attack victims MATT PREPROST editor@ahnfsj.ca

It’s been nearly a year since a Fort St. John couple were attacked in their home by a pair of stray dogs last Christmas. With a new holiday season quickly approaching, one woman wants to make sure the couple and their plight is not forgotten. On Oct. 29 and 30, Shelley Falk-Ouellette collected nearly $1,700 from the community to support Robin Elgie and Lee Baker. “They are such humble people, they’re just having such a hard a time,” said FalkOuellette, who has been a family friend of Elgie’s for the last 25 years. “I ran in to (Robin) at the bank a week or so ago. It’s been just about a year, it’s off people’s minds, it’s time to do something.” Elgie and Baker were attacked by a pair of stray dogs Christmas evening at their home in the Southridge Mobile Home Park. Both sustained significant wounds from the attack, forcing Elgie to be transported to the University of Alberta Hospital for multiple emergency surgeries to repair the damage and to save his arms and hands. Baker was treated at the hospital in Fort St. John. Today, Elgie says his recovery remains a daily struggle. While doctors were able to save his arms and hands, he continues daily physiotherapy from home to regain strength in his hands. “It’s slow. It’s hard to get my hands to work, it’s frustrating,” Elgie said. “There is movement, but everything is stiff.” Elgie ran equipment prior to the attack, and has been unable to work since. He lives off only his pension and said he is not collecting any health or disability benefits. While the couple owns their home, they

need support for the everyday bills that come with running a household—groceries, hydro, gas, telephone. “(The rehabilitation) is a big job,” said Baker. “We have to deal with it because it it what it is. I don’t have time to work. Taking care of this house and everything, I can’t get out much.” Falk-Ouellette had her car parked, with signage, at several locations across town last Saturday and Sunday, including Wal-Mart and SaveOn Foods. She delivered the donations to the couple on Sunday. “I’m going to take a picture, and show the success of the campaign,” she said. “Winter’s coming, they live in an older trailer and it costs money to heat them. I just think we should step up again and not forget the people in town that need us.” Elgie and Baker are grateful for the generosity. “(Shelley’s) a lovely girl, she really is,” Baker said. “She’s such a good human being.” With another Christmas soon here, Elgie said it’s too early to say how the couple will celebrate. It’s hard to say until it comes,” said Elgie, who has five grandchildren. “It’s more of a thing for the kids. We’ll do what we can do.” While both dogs were killed by police following the attack, the couple say they have had no contact with their owner. They believe the police have done everything they can. A criminal records search does not show that any charges have been laid, and a Fort St. John RCMP official did not return a call for comment. “It’s more of a civil thing than a criminal thing to do with the police,” Elgie said. “In reality, I don’t think they broke any laws.” Added Baker: “It can’t get any easier for (the owner) to know that both his dogs got shot.”

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Robin Elgie (left) and Lee Baker.

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Letters to the Editor PROUD MOMENTS OF GENEROSITY AND TALENT IN OUR COMMUNITY This past weekend, I held a fundraiser for Robin Elgie and Lee Baker, who were viciously attacked by two dogs in their home on Christmas day last year. I fashioned two signs onto my small step ladder and made a poster telling their story. The step ladder went onto the roof of my old car, and the poster on the front windshield. On Saturday and Sunday I split my time between the Walmart parking lot and the Save On Foods parking lot. In 12 hours, Fort St John residents contributed almost $1,600. In addition, country music recording artist Gord Bamford donated two concert tickets to Robin and Lee as well as two tickets and a VIP meet and greet pass to the fundraiser. I put it up for bid on Facebook and it brought an additional $160. Kate Hadland, owner of Tenacious Detail donated two gift certificates, one for an exterior wax on any size vehicle and another for a four hour interior detail. Those will also be put up for bid on Facebook. I’d like to say a huge thank you to all who contributed to such a patch up, spur of the moment fundraiser. Once again, the citizens of Fort St. John have shown their kindness, generosity and community spirit. You have gone above and beyond for two of our own in need. It’s my belief that we rise when we lift others, you have certainly risen to the occasion. I am humbled by your generosity. I would also like to express my gratitude to our local media. Matt Preprost from Alaska Highway News, you graciously promoted my idea and followed through with a wonderful article. You encouraged me and brought me a hot coffee on my chilly parking lot vigil. Also, to Peter Houston from CJDC News. You were brave enough to ride in my old car and accompany me to collect donations and cover this story. Thank you both for all your time and your help. I couldn’t

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have done it without you! When tragedy strikes in our community, we band together and meet the immediate needs for the people involved. In this case, the tragedy is ongoing, and will be ongoing forever for Robin and Lee. Lets never forget them and others in constant need. Thank you Fort St. John, I am so proud of my hometown! —Shelley Falk-Ouellette, Fort St. John I’m proud to live in Fort St. John! We have an amazing, giving community, even in hard times! Congratulations to those involved with Stage North’s production of the Buddy Holly Story—it was AMAZING! The talent in our community is outstanding. I have been to musicals all over Western Canada, and this ranks right up there with Phantom of the Opera and Les Miserables for music and professionalism. The audience participation was fantastic. The play participants were so into their music—you could see the fun and pleasure they were having too. Thank you to all the seniors, youth and others who came out on a foggy day last Saturday and packed boxes for Operation Christmas Child at the Lutheran Church basement. We packed 295 boxes and Silver Valley School near Baytree, AB, packed 64 for us the week prior. These 359 boxes will go to such places as Haiti. We hope to pack another 100

boxes destined for the Ukraine on November 15th in the Activity Room – basement of Peace Lutheran Apartment #1. We are in need of some warm weather items such as socks, toques, mitts and scarves for these boxes. We want to thank Accent Dental, the Birthday Group, Diane with Shaw Cable 10, Fort Bowling Lanes, Fort St. John Liquor Store, Mrs. Plemel and several anonymous donors. Thanks also to those who volunteered and worked so hard collecting items for these boxes that will bring joy to needy children around the world. Check out the website at http:// samaritanspurse.ca/operationchristmas-child.aspx People can pick up boxes to be filled at the Dollar Tree or Safeway (there will be a list of items to be included in the boxes), and the filled boxes can be dropped off between Nov 14-19 at Fort Bowling Lanes or the Alliance Church. A few years ago, three individuals including myself were privileged to deliver these boxes to children in Nicaragua, so they do get to their destination! They were often the first gifts of love and caring many children had ever received, and their reactions were very moving. I would like to commend the Alaska Highway News for changes to the paper and appreciate the local stories and photos of events. —Kathy Thorlakson, Susanne Alexander, Operation Christmas Child co-chairs.

The large camp that has been set up to house workers for the Site C dam project is a glaring reminder of the excessive costs associated with this project, and the lack of spin off benefits to the area. We are told that the project is of course “on-time and onbudget,” a phrase which rolls all too often when representatives of our current government are attempting to hide something. One cannot help but wonder where that information came from, as the camp was supplied on an operated basis over the required term of the project. We have been told the $470 million covers everything from construction to de-commissioning and reclamation. Would the proponent advertise its profit and loss statements to its customer? Usually not, but then usually a project of this magnitude would have been put before the BCUC for some real economic analysis and the issuance of a Certificate of Public Need and Convenience. So until Minister Bennett can come up with the actual numbers, he should not make unproven claims. The Minister also needs to clarify that the information he is relying on to say that the vast majority support this project was obtained without telling people that 100 km of productive valley bottom will be lost and with it the wildlife, homes and heritage values along with it. His job is to tell the whole story. If he ever does, he will discover the vast majority are opposed to the project. It is encouraging that the Minister will be on hand to open area camps as they crop up in the area. It is also understandable that likely due to scheduling he has missed the ribbon cutting on other large camps throughout the region that have unfortunately “opened” to little expensive fanfare. —Bob Fedderly, Charlie Lake

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The rights and safety of Indigenous women matters

or several years, Indigenous women and men from Northeast B.C. have been travelling to Ottawa to take part in the national vigil honouring the lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. The annual vigil highlights the voices of family members from across Canada who have lost sisters and daughters to the national crisis of violence facing Indigenous women and girls. But what stands out about the voices from Northeast B.C. are the shocking numbers of losses that each person has endured. As Connie Greyeyes of Fort St. John told Amnesty International, “It really is quite shocking when you think of the numbers of women here who were friends and that are missing right now or have been murdered. We’re a small community here and our lives were intertwined. They were either someone who used to babysit us or we used to babysit for them.” Conversations with Connie Greyeyes and other community members and activists led Amnesty International to carry out a twoyear research project in Northeast B.C. This week, Amnesty released its findings and its recommendations in a report called Out of Sight, Out of Mind. The key finding of our report is that while discrimination and marginalization have led to greatly increased risk of violence for First Nations, Métis and Inuit women across Canada, there are additional risk factors of urgent concern in the northeast that the federal and provincial governments are simply not doing enough to address. The resource sector has shaped the northeast, created high paying jobs for many families, and great wealth for the province and the country as a whole. In Amnesty International’s view, the way that the resource

wealth of the northeast has been developed has also increased the risks to Indigenous women and girls. Oil and gas, hydroelectricity, mining and logging have profoundly impacted Indigenous traditions of living on the land. What we clearly heard from every Treaty 8 community member we spoke with is that these traditions continue to be essential to the health and wellness of their families. When these traditions are undermined, the social strains within Indigenous communities are amplified and crucial paths to healing are closed off. At the same time, the large numbers of people coming to the region for industry jobs has driven up local prices, making it harder for people with low or fixed incomes to make ends meet, and pushing many Indigenous women into situations of extreme economic vulnerability. Transient workers rely on services in centers like Fort St. John, while paying their taxes elsewhere, adding to the strain on already overwhelmed service agencies essential to those in greatest need. Finally, the sheer numbers of transient workers, and well-documented problems of drug and alcohol abuse that are unfortunately widespread in some parts of the resource sector, contribute to one of the highest violent crime rates in the country. This can only add to the already high risks to Indigenous women and girls. Critically, these are not new concerns. In the course of our research, we came across government reports and independent studies going back at least 30 years that highlight the unintended social consequences of how the energy wealth of the northeast is being developed. What we could not find was any evidence of federal and provincial decisionmakers responding to these concerns in a

comprehensive or systematic way. In fact, despite the federal and provincial claim that they are making ending violence against Indigenous women and girls a priority, when it comes to decisions about the scale of development and what projects are approved, the lives and rights of Indigenous women and girls are still out of sight, out of mind. To be clear, Amnesty International is not calling for an end to resource development in the northeast. We are, however, calling on all levels of government to live up to their human rights obligation to ensure that individuals and communities who are already suffering the consequences of historic injustices, who have been marginalized and discriminated against, and who have experienced the pervasive threat of violence throughout their lives, do not continue to pay the price for B.C.’s wealth. This means changing how decisions are made and the kind of measures that are put in place to address the consequences. The two years we’ve spent on this research has taught us that Indigenous peoples’ organizations, service providers, and local government all have solutions that would better the lives of everyone in the region, including by reducing the threats to the safety of Indigenous women and girls. It is crucial that these voices—and especially the the voices of Indigenous women, families, and nations—are heard and listened to at every stage in the decision-making processes around resource development in Northeast B.C. Jacqueline Hansen covers women’s rights for Amnesty International Canada, and Craig Benjamin covers the human rights of indigenous peoples for Amnesty International Canada.

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Bob Fedderly and Arlene Boon hammer yellow stakes at the Boon farm at Bear Flat on Oct. 31.

Yellow Stakes drive home solidarity Earlier this year, geotechnical crews descended on Ken and Arlene Boon’s farm at Bear Flat to drill dozens of test holes in preparation of realigning a portion of Highway 29 that will be inundated by the Site C reservoir. One of those holes is mere metres from the Boons kitchen, and marks the centre line of the proposed highway realignment. Over the last week, the Boons, along with dozens of other supporters, have purchased and hammered roughly 150 yellow stakes into the ground around that test hole in a show of solidarity that their fight against the controversial $8.8-billion hydroelectric project is not yet over. It’s invited people from the region, across B.C., and as far away as Havana, Cuba, to buy a stake in support of West Moberly and Prophet River First Nations’ numerous legal fights against the project. It’s just the beginning of the campaign, Ken Boon says, to show wide range of solidarity between impacted landowners, First Nations, and other Peace Region residents and British Columbians. “It’s very symbolic, quite visible, and you could tell when we did it there was something about pounding a stake on the highway realignment that made them feel good about themselves,” said Boon. “They (the First Nations) obviously are in a big legal battle for all of us.” BC Hydro had wanted buyout agreements in place with eight landowners on

Bear Flat by the end of October, however, the Boons have questioned Hydro’s timeline to purchase the land. “It’s hard to get into details,” Boon said of the negotiations. “There are a lot of issues we keep bumping into,” including how long they will get to stay in their home after being bought out or expropriated, he said. It has been previously reported Hydro wants the landowners off the land by Christmas, even though road realignment work isn’t slated to start until sometime next year. “The timeframe made no sense to us. There’s really no reason why we have to get kicked out of this house by Christmas when you look at their own timeframe,” Boon said. “Essentially, they are acknowledging that and seem to be open to idea that the landowners that are living in houses on the realignment may be able to stay to early summer or late spring. “We’ll see where that goes,” he said. Archeological digs continue on the property, Boon said, and the teams there are more than willing to show them what they are finding. “They are still finding lots (of artifacts),” Arlene Boon said. “When they do find something, they have expand their dig site.” Added Ken: “Essentially, this is a recovery program now, a recovery program with a budget. They’re just scratching the surface of what is here. The rest will be lost to road construction and the reservoir for all time.”

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training classes. “It was with great vision and cooperative spirit that led to the construction and operation of facility,” acting Fort St. John Mayor Byron Stewart said. “The lifesaving training and skills have and will continue to benefit our region and beyond.” Pool Manager Karin Carlson is nearing nearly a decade of service overseeing its day-to-day operations since she moved to Fort St. John in 2005. Though the pool has seen numerous upgrades and renovations over its 20 years, Carlson beams when she talks about the staff who have come through its doors and gone on to great things. She notes the pool has been a starting point for many working within the city, from its human resources department to the local RCMP. “It’s a great place to start,” Carlson said. “Last year, I ran into a fellow who’s working at Google now.”

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At the forum, Amnesty International will provide a brief overview of its research findings. Then a panel including frontline service providers, community activists, people impacted by violence, public officials, and others, will discuss the issues raised in the report with each other and with audience members. Audience members will be invited to engage in the discussion and ask questions. The presentation begins at 7 p.m. with a panel discussion to follow. Panelists include: • Connie Greyeyes, local Indigenous rights campaigner • Amanda Trotter, executive director, FSJ Women’s Resource Society • Judy Maas, Aborigin-

al Liaison at Interior Health Authority • A Fort St. John City Council Representative • An RCMP representative The discussion will be comoderated by Chastity Davis, chair of the Minister’s Advisory Council on Aboriginal Women, and Jonny Wakefield, journalist for the Alaska Highway News and Dawson Creek Mirror. “Everyone who we expect to be speaking on the panel … will be the people who can approach the issue from several directions from their professional expertise, from their personal experience and insight, and in many cases, have been on either side of the desk in these conversations and exchanges,” Benjamin said.

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Pembina Pipeline Corporation (Pembina) is updating its Pest Management Plan (PMP) under the Integrated Pest Management Act. The plan will describe a pest management program using integrated pest management techniques. The purpose of the PMP is to ensure effective and safe vegetation and invasive (noxious) weed control within an integrated pest management program on Pembina’s right-of-way, facilities and access roads on private and crown land within the north and central regions of B.C. This plan covers activities within the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality, Peace River, Fraser-Fort George, Cariboo, and the Thompson-Nicola Regional Districts. Some facilities may be in proximity to communities such as Fort St. John, Chetwynd, Prince George, Williams Lake, 100 Mile House, Kamloops and other communities in those regions. The company currently has an IPMP program in place; this update is only an extension of the current program and practices. Under Pembina’s PMP, a combination of selectively applied techniques will be used, including: Preventive – minimizing soil disturbance, assessment and early recognition of vegetation problems. Mechanical and Manual – hand pulling, weeding, mowing, brushing, slashing and manual cutting. Herbicide Application – ground applied spraying, spot treatment, ground boom application, backpacks, ATV and truck mounted sprayers. Herbicides proposed for use include: Vantage XRT (glyphosate), Tordon 22K (picloram), Clearview (Aminopyralid/Metsulfuron-methyl), Garlon 4 (triclopyr), Lontrel 360 (clopyralid), Karmex DF (Diuron), 2,4-D Amine 500 (phenoxyacetic compounds, 2,4-D), MCPA Amine (dimethyl amine), Esplanade (Indaziflam), Truvist (Chlorsulfuron/Aminocyclopyrachlor), Navius VM (Aminocyclopyrachlor), Overdrive (Diflunfenzopyr/dicamba), Arsenal (Imazapyr), Sightline (Fluroxypyr). The proposed effective term of this IPMP is from March 2, 2017 to March 1, 2022. The proposed IPMP, diagrams or map(s) may be viewed by contacting and making an appointment with the agent listed below: AGENT: E-Qwest Consulting 2579 Sylvia Road Lake Country, BC V4V 2R8 Phone: 250-766-2677 e-qwest@shaw.ca

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Feds stand ground on LNG decision as judicial reviews filed First Nations and environmental groups filed for a number of judicial reviews of Pacific NorthWest LNG on Thursday, but the federal government says it stands firms behind its decision to approve the project. Hereditary chiefs for the Gitanyow and Gitwilgyoots were in federal court to file for judicial reviews of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency’s (CEAA) approval of the project, which includes an $11 billion LNG plant on Lelu Island near Prince Rupert. The Gitwilgyoots tribe claims they were not properly consulted. They also say the elected band council for the Lax Kw’alaams, which represents nine tribes, including the Gitwilgyoots, have no authority to support the project. Meanwhile, the Skeena Wild Conservation group also filed for a judicial review that challenges the CEAA and Department of Fisheries and Oceans conclusions that the plant can be built with minimal impact on fish habitat. One of the court’s first order of business may be deciding if the hereditary chiefs are the proper representatives of their people. The Gitwilgyoots, which claims Lelu Island as their traditional territory. The elected Lax Kw’alaams band council originally rejected the project, along with a $1.1 billion benefits package. But after a change in leadership, the Lax Kw’alaams changed its position somewhat. In a letter to the federal environment minister, the elected council said it could support the project, provided certain conditions were met. Chief Yahaan (Don Wesley), a hereditary chief of the Gitwilgyoots, said at a press conference outside Federal Court that the Lax Kw’alaams elected band council has no authority over Lelu Island. “The new council, they deemed that they could go out and take tribal territory and use the territory at their own discretion for oil and gas,” he said. “Our elected band council, their only jurisdiction is on reserves. Outside that jurisdiction belongs to the tribes. So we’re knocking heads with our local council.” Greg Knox, executive director for Skeena Wild, said the federal environment minister’s approval of the project was flawed. He added the environmental review failed to do a cumulative climate change impact assessment. “We have evidence to show that the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency failed to provide solid information to both the minister of environment and to the federal cabinet to make an informed decision on this project,” he said. In a statement to CBC, the federal environment ministry said the project went through a rigorous, three-year assessment process, and noted the government placed more than 190

conditions to minimize environmental impacts. “The government’s decision shows that the environment and the economy go hand in hand with over 190 conditions to protect the environment, including the first ever cap on emissions for a project,” the statement reads. “Indigenous groups were part of the environmental assessment technical working group that reviewed the project and will be part of the first ever monitoring committee along with the federal and provincial governments.” Tessa Gill, head of external affairs for Pacific NorthWest LNG, told the Alaska Highway News the company would review the applications once they were filed and received. “Pacific NorthWest LNG has been meeting with local First Nations regarding our proposed project since 2012,” Gill said. “We are continuing to work collaboratively with area First Nations as we move through the various stages of the project, and look forward to building on the constructive relationships that have been established between the Project and local communities, including First Nations, to date.”

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HEREDITARY AUTHORITY VS. BAND COUNCIL AUTHORITY Robin Junger, a lawyer specializing in First Nations and environmental law, agrees that, generally speaking, elected band council authority extends only to land and governance issues with respect to Indian reserves, not traditional territory, most of which in B.C. is unceded. “The entity that represents aboriginal groups on rights and title is determined by the collectivity itself. It’s not based on the Indian Act,” Junger said. Should the courts not side with the hereditary chiefs, Stewart Phillip, grand chief of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs, suggested there could be direct action by First Nations. He cited the blockades that have taken place at Standing Rock in North Dakota, where the Sioux are protesting a pipeline, as an example. “If we cannot rely the courts to defend our land and indigenous rights, then we will have to do that ourselves,” he said. “We cannot allow this project to proceed.” The total cost of building the Pacific NorthWest LNG plant and associated pipelines has been estimated at around $18 billion to $19 billion. That’s in addition to the roughly $8 billion it has already spent in upstream natural gas assets. Whether the court case will add delays to the project remains to be seen. A number of natural gas and LNG analysts say a final investment decision on makor LNG projects around the world are not likely to be taken now until 2019, at the earliest.

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Estate planning strategies – beyond the basics You’ve worked hard to accumulate assets and you know that the best way to preserve them and pass them on to your heirs is through an estate plan. That’s why you have carefully put in place a legal Will, chosen an executor (and guardian for minor children or other dependants), established powers of attorney for property and personal care, and set aside adequate funds to support your dependants, pay off your debt, and/or to pay the taxes and other costs of settling your estate. Those are the basics of an estate plan, but you may need to do more. Here are some estate planning strategies you should consider: • Probate or not? Probate is the process by which your Will is validated by a court with fees paid to your provincial government calculated on the fair market value of the assets in your estate. Although reducing probate fees may be desirable, avoiding probate through the use of strategies such as beneficiary designations and joint ownership can lead to problems if some beneficiaries receive more of the estate than others. You can reduce probate fees through the following strategies, although you should speak to your estates lawyer before proceeding with any of these suggestions, since some of these transfers

could trigger income taxes sooner than anticipated, and may not be appropriate in every case: • You can add a joint owner to your non-registered assets with a right of survivorship, meaning that the asset may pass directly to the surviving owner. • You could distribute assets that you no longer require during your lifetime— either directly or through a trust—to reduce the value of your estate. • You could name a beneficiary on your registered plans or life insurance, so that the beneficiary will receive those assets directly at the time of your death, but in the case of registered assets, be sure you

understand how the taxes on that asset could impact your estate. These comments are based on the probate process outside of Québec, since the probate process is different in that province. • Set up a Trust? A Trust specifies a trustee who will manage the assets during your lifetime and/or after you die. Two types of trusts are most commonly used as part of an estate plan: • Inter vivos trusts are trusts created during your lifetime where assets are transferred immediately to the trust and managed by the trustee. They can be used to minimize probate taxes or assist with

the transition of a business to the next generation. • Testamentary trusts allow you to keep control of your assets during your lifetime. These trusts come into effect only after your death and their terms can be changed while you live by simply revising your Will. They are useful for having assets managed on behalf of minor children or providing on-going support to your spouse during his or her lifetime and then having those assets pass to another beneficiary. These types of trusts can provide many advantages to your beneficiaries, but can only be used to the extent that you have assets in your estate. If you have transferred all of your assets outside of your estate for the sole purpose of avoiding probate, your beneficiaries may lose the benefits that could have been provided by these trusts. Your personal estate planning strategies depend on your financial situation and the rules in your province. Your professional advisor and lawyer can help ensure your legacy is left as you wish while limiting probate costs and taxes. This column is written and published by Investors Group Financial Services Inc. For more info, contact your Investors Group consultant.

BACK ON THE MARKET Officials with Conuma Coal, the new owner of Walter Energy’s bankrupt coal mines in and around Tumbler Ridge, continued their get-to-know-ya tour with a stop at the Peace River Regional District Oct. 27. The company emerged seemingly out of nowhere this fall to scoop up and reopen the mines, starting with Brule near Chetwynd. Al Kangas (left) is in charge of the mines along with Conuma President Mark Bartkoski, who said the first trainload of steelmaking coal should be bound for Asia this week. JONNY WAKEFIELD PHOTO

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(born 1979) was fined $500, banned from driving for a year and handed a $75 victim surcharge for one count, driving while prohibited/licence suspended. Butterfield was also fined $1,000, banned from driving for one year and handed a $300 victim surcharge for care or control of a vehicle or vessel while impaired. • Vaughn James Grinder (born 1981) was given a 90day conditional sentence and handed a $200 victim surcharge for one count common nuisance endangering life. • Sheila Mary Marshall (born 1960) was sentenced to one year probation and given a $50 victim surcharge after being found guilty of the lesser included charge of driving a motor vehicle without due care and attention. The original charge was care or control of a vehicle or vessel while impaired.

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footwear. black balaclava, and black gloves. Anyone with information is asked to call the detachment at 250-787-8100 or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477. While crime in Fort St. John has been reported to be on a downward trend so far this year, robberies included, there have been a number of high profile robberies at financial institutions. An armed robbery took place at Scotiabank on Sept. 23, with a masked man making off with an undisclosed amount of cash. In April, police were called to the Bank of Montreal after that institution was robbed, and a 69-year-old suspect was taken into custody. Several other local businesses, including gas stations and liquor stores, have been the targets of robbers this year.

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Fort St. John RCMP are investigating an armed robbery at a payday loan store in Fort St. John last week. Officers swooped in to the 10000 block of 100 Street downtown around 1 p.m. on Oct. 27, responding to what an RCMP official said was a hold up alarm at Venue Financial Centres. The man was alone and left with an undisclosed amount of cash, according to police. Several police units, along with a K9 unit, were seen searching the area between 100 and 101 Avenues. The suspect is described as 5’8 to 5’10 tall with a medium build, with sandy blonde or brown hair, possibly brown eyes. The man was well disguised, wearing a black hoodie with a navy blue T-shirt underneath,black pants, black

• Daniel James Gallagher (born 1971) was fined $2,000, sentenced to one year of probation and handed a $300 victim surcharge after being found guilty of the lesser included charge of driving a motor vehicle without due care and attention. The original charge was care or control of a vehicle or vessel while impaired. • Leon Richard Gaudet (born 1991) was fined $500 and entered into an agreement to keep the peace and be of good behaviour for one year after being found guilty of the lesser included charge of assault. The original charge was assault with a weapon. • Douglas Chance Gibson (born 1991) was sentenced to one year of probation, ordered to provide a DNA sample, given a discretionary ban from firearms for three years, and handed a $100 victim surcharge after being found guilty of the lesser included charge of assault. The original charge was assault with a weapon. • Cody James Powell (born 1979) was sentenced to one day in jail, banned from driving for a year and handed a $50 victim surcharge for one count, driving while prohibited/ licence suspended. Powell was also sentenced to seven days in jail, banned from driving for 18 months and given a $50 victim surcharge for one count driving while prohibited/licence suspended. • Kevin Nicholas Butterfield

Fort Nelson Law Courts: • Lenny Donald Tsakoza (born 1979) was fined $1,000, banned from driving for a year and handed a victim surcharge of $150 for one count driving while prohibited. • Shane Frank Mahon (born 1983) was given a conditional discharge, sentenced to three years probation, issued a discretionary ban from firearms for ten years and handed a $100 victim surcharge for one count, careless use or storage of a firearm. Mahon was also given an identical sentence for one count, storage of a firearm contrary to regulation. • Donalyn Joy Mayo Almojuela (born 1992) was given a conditional discharge, sentenced to 18 months probation and handed a $100 victim surcharge for one count of fraud. —Mike Carter

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Peace River Hydro Partners has adopted the month of October as part of the United Way’s Adopt A Month initiative in support of the Salvation Army food bank. The food bank saw 1,917 people come through its doors in September, and has seen a total of 7,038 clients since June, according to United Way statistics. “It’s incredible how many people access the food bank so we want to give back any way that we can,” said Amber Harding, PRHP communications manager. The United Way initiative aims to raise $5,000 a month to stock the food bank with fresh produce and other perishables to supplement the nonperishable items given out. It launched in September with Shell as the first supporter. Salvation Army Capt. Sheldon Feener said the monthly donations go a

The Salvation Army has seen 7,038 clients access its food bank over the summer. A break down of the numbers, as provided by the United Way: June: 1,653 July: 1,678 August: 1,790 September: 1,917

long way in providing extra nutrition for those accessing the food bank. “It just makes the meal a little bit healthier, a little bit more sustainable, and helps to make you to feel a little better about it when you can cut up the fresh produce, the celery, the carrots, the bell peppers, whatever, and add it to your food,” he said. The biggest needs for clients outside of produce are milk, eggs, and meat and protein, Feener said. The food bank has secured a local supplier to provide 30 dozen fresh eggs a week with the help of the United Way.

And while Feener expects to see some meat donated through the hunting season, the food bank is in need of a milk supplier. “It’s something that I get asked for all the time, ‘do you have milk, do you have milk,’ and it’s not something that we do have,” he said. “If someone wants to step up and say ‘Hey, I can provide you with some milk,’ even if it’s something that’s not necessarily on ongoing thing, but, you know, a one off, ‘I can give you milk for a month,’ I’d be thrilled.” Harding said PRHP has signed on for a three-year commitment to support the Adopt A Month initiative, with donations to follow next year and in 2018. She hopes other local businesses will join in. “Absolutely there should be a company for every month of the year for this initiative,” she said. “There’s such an incredible need in the community and nobody should be hungry.”

HISTORICAL EXCELLENCE

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The Fort St. John North Peace Museum was recently awarded the Rural Facility Excellence Award from the Peace River Regional District. Lynne Holland (left) and Evelyn Sim of the North Peace Historical Society show off the award in the museum.

November 2016 Conuma Coal Resources Update

Delegations & Presentations Staff member receives 35 year pin at the PRRD

Suzanne Garret has been with the Regional District for 35 years! Suzanne began her tenure in 1981 as Secretary of Information Services then in 2008 she became the Corporate Services Coordinator. Suzanne is a committed, hardworking individual who gets the job done. Her extensive knowledge and corporate memory is phenomenal! “Employees like you are the epitome of professionalism,” Chair McPherson went on to say,” Thank you for bringing your best to work every single day”

STARS Air Ambulance STARS Base Director Glenda Farden, Evan Saugstad and Greg Schmidt updated the Board on STARS activity in the region. On behalf of the PRRD Board, Chair McPherson presented STARS with a grant of $170,000

BC Hydro- Site C community Recreation Fund

Dave Conway, BC Hydro Community Relations Manager and Erin Harlos, Social and Lands Program Manager provided clarification on the administration and management role of the Community Recreation Site Fund. Later in the meeting the Board decided not to take on this role and will declined to administer and manage the Outdoor Recreation Fund.

First Nations Negotiations Stakeholder Advisory Committee

North Peace MLA Pat Pimm provided background on the advisory committee that was formed by the Province in March 2016. 26 community stakeholders, 2 MLA’s and 7 ministry representatives are members of the committee. Its purpose is to provide a transparent method of providing the public with information about First Nations land settlement negotiations in the region and an opportunity for stakeholder consultation. Later in the meeting the Board authorized that a letter be forwarded to the Honourable John Rustad, Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconsolidation requesting that consultation around land claims and land transfers including Site C land acquisition/replacement be held with affected local government municipalities and electoral areas in the Peace River Regional District in the same manner as with the First Nation groups and that these meetings be open and transparent with a meaningful dialogue.

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Conuma Coal Resources, Ltd. General Manager, Al Kangas and President, Mark Bartkoski updated the Board on its operations in the Region. The Brule mine will be in full production by mid-November employing 170. The Wolverine and Willow Creek mine openings will be dependent on the market.

Solid Waste 1. A Waste Composition Study Request for Proposal will be issued and be included as a budget line item in the 2017 Annual Financial Plan. 2. Staff will do a report to determine costs to have the Tier 2 transfer stations open for extended hours, during the two week fall and spring cleanup period. 3. The Plan Monitoring Advisory Committee will be invited to attend the December 1, 2016 Solid Waste Committee meeting to jointly review the Regional Solid Waste Management Plan.

Joint meeting with SD #60 The Board will host a joint meeting with School District #60 (Peace River North), the District of Hudson’s Hope, and the District of Taylor to discuss topics of mutual interest.

Fort St. John Boundary Expansion – Financial Considerations The Regional Board has no objection to the revised proposed Northeast and Southeast Boundary Expansions provided that the tax effect on the remaining taxpayers of Electoral Area C and is tax neutral for the next five years based on the 2016 tax rate. The impact will not be finalized until the Fort St. John Rural Fire Protection Agreement has been completed.

Public question period at Board meetings Staff were directed to bring back a report to the Regional Board on options for the public to address the Board during its meetings.

Fire Training Facility The Board directed that staff engage the South Peace and North Peace fire departments, municipalities, and towns about the fire training facility being built in Dawson Creek.

Weed Control officer and inspector appointment Paulo Eichelberger was appointed to provide enforcement of the Weed Control Act and the Regional District’s “Invasive Plant Control Bylaw No. 2121, 2014.”

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9-1-1 Services

The Board will enter into a 5 year agreement with E‐Comm for the provision of 9‐1‐1 Primary Safety Answer Point services based on the annual pricing model of $741,780. A contract will be brought back to the Board for final approval.

ALR Applications

The Board authorized that the Palfi, DC Sportsman Club, Peterson, Gileo and the McMaster ALR applications proceed to the Agricultural Land Commission for consideration.

Zoning Amendments

The Regional Board adopted the following Zoning amendments: 1. 0934298 BC Ltd. and The Congregation of Old Colony Mennonite Church to rezone the entire Mennonite Church, (Parcel B) and 1.74 ha from 0934298 BC Ltd., (Parcel A) to P (Public Zone) to ensure the existing church is zoned correctly and allow for the parcel line adjustment of Parcel B to facilitate the development of a church hall in Electoral Area B. 2. Pocock Transportation Ltd to re-designate and rezone 45.7 ha (113 acres) of the subject property to “Agriculture-Small Holdings” and A-1 (Small Agricultural Holdings Zone) in Electoral Area D. 3. Tim and Rosalind Smith Zoning amendment to rezone approximately 14.12 ha of the northwest corner of the subject property from A-2 (Large Agricultural Holdings Zone) to R-2 (Residential 2 Zone).

Development Variance Permit

The Regional Board approve issuance of Development Variance Permit No. 198/2016 for the reduction of the North interior side parcel line setback to a distance of 1.5 metres (4.9 feet) from the current parcel line setback distance of 3 metres (10 feet) for the construction of a 40.88 m2 (440 ft2) deck, on the basis that the proposal is only 1.2 inches less than a standard setback for lots of this width.

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Saulteau scholar recognized for impact on Indigenous law Val Napoleon named Indigenous Peoples’ Counsel

It wasn’t until Val Napoleon’s first grandchild was born that she realized: she needed to get that law degree. Napoleon, a University of Victoria law professor with roots in the Saulteau First Nation, had planned to study law when she was growing up in the countryside near Dawson Creek. She’d been accepted at a law school, but instead put it off. “When my daughter became pregnant, I was thinking about wise things I wanted to be able to say to a grandchild,” she said. “One of the things I wanted to say was if you go and set a goal for yourself, you have to go and do it. No one’s going to do it for you. I realized I hadn’t done that myself.” Last month, Canada’s Indigenous Bar Association named Napoleon Indigenous Peoples’ Counsel—a rare distinction awarded to one First Nations, Inuit, or Metis lawyer for “outstanding achievements in the practice of law.” Napoleon’s work, among other things, informed the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s recommendation that Canada establish law institutes to better understand the unique legal traditions that exist in Indigenous societies. The central idea in her work is that “that Indigenous peoples were not lawless”—a misconception among European colonizers—“but had intellectual resources within their own traditions that could be drawn on today,” she said. Napoleon grew up in the rural community of Progress west of Dawson Creek. Her mother and father are from the Saulteau First Nation, and she spent summers on the Saulteau reserve at Moberly Lake. While Napoleon was accepted to law school in her early 20s, she passed on the opportunity. Instead, she spent decades working as a consultant with First Nations communities, many in Northwest B.C., advising on issues like conflict resolution with community groups in Smithers. She was working closely with the

Gitxsan nation during its legal battle with the B.C. government in a groundbreaking case that became known as Delgamuukw. In a decision that’s still being felt to this day, the Supreme Court of Canada found Aboriginal people retained title to lands where treaties have never been signed. The First Nations people involved in the case relied on oral histories, a form of evidence little-understood by the Canadian legal establishment at the time. “I heard Gitxsan people arguing from their own legal basis, from Gitxsan law, and I saw what a hard time the courts and others had in understanding that Indigenous people were not lawless, and in fact had sophisticated systems of governance.” Napoleon enrolled at the University of Victoria in 1998, completing a law degree before earning her PhD in 2009. Her research has given her a unique understanding of how First Nations people in Northeast B.C. traditionally governed themselves. The Saulteau originated in Eastern Canada, with various groups migrating west in the 18th and 19th centuries. Some Saulteau people made it as far west as Northeast B.C., putting them in the territory of the Dunne-Za. Instead of fighting over territory, the groups were able to peacefully coexist within their own legal systems. “(The Dunne-Za) allowed us to move here, and there were agreements to allow that, and there was intermarriage between our families,” she said. “That is a demonstration of diplomacy and generosity and building inter-societal relations.” Napoleon is now director of the Indigenous law research unit at UVic. The unit’s work played a significant role in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s findings on how the Canada’s justice system can better incorporate Indigenous legal traditions. She said being named Indigenous Peoples’ Counsel is further recognition that Indigenous people have contributions to make to Canadian law. “To be recognized by one’s peers is the biggest honour anyone can get,” she said.

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valley and its tributaries, impacting Treaty-protected traditional land uses. The two First Nations argued that the province failed to consult them by discussing permits with Treaty 8 First Nations before that custom consultation process was agreed upon, the CBC reported. Sewell has dismissed two previous legal challenges against the dam brought forward by the Peace Valley Landowner Association and West Moberly and Prophet River.

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OCTOBER WAS COMMUNITY LIVING MONTH

Providing Quality Support to Adults with Developmental Disabilities for over 50 years Fort St. John Association For Communitiy Living

WHO IS THE FSJACL?

The Fort St. John Association for Community Living (FSJACL) is an organization dedicated to ensuring that people with developmental disabilities are able to lead active and productive lives in their communities. It was founded in 1960 by parents who dreamed of a better life or their sons and daughters. They wanted their children to learn in school, have friends and be accepted in their communities. The FSJACL has been accredited since 2005 by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). Being an accredited organization means the organization has passed in-depth reviews of their services against internationally recognized standards. The FSJACL goes through this process every 3 years to ensure it continues to meet those standards. The FSJACL offers a variety of services: • Our Residential Programs provide a wide range of support to people with developmental disabilities. This ranges from 24 hour support for people who have high needs, to less intensive support for those who live semi-independently. • A Supported Employment Program provides support for individuals and employers to ensure people with developmental disabilities have opportunities for “Real Work for Real Pay”.

www.fsjacl.com THE FSJACL’s MISSION: “Supporting adults with developmental disabilities to achieve full and meaningful lives in our community by providing resources to individuals and families”

• A Day Program that facilitates assistance in daily living skills such as shopping, cooking, housekeeping and budgeting to assist people to live as independently as they can in the community. The Day Program also has educational, social and recreational activities for individuals to participate in on a daily basis. • Respite services for families in the community who need a break from supporting and assisting their loved ones. • A Home Sharing Program that contracts with people in the community to share their home and lives with a person with a developmental disability and provide guidance and support.

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Gavin was thrilled when Regional Property Manager, Rennae agreed to sign up for Mentorability and mentor him. Gavin was eager to see what was involved in being a Maintenance Worker. On October 4th he was able to try many of these tasks by working alongside mentors Kim and Chris. Gavin was able to help out checking apartment lights, appliances and taps. Gavin also assisted in stripping carpets and underlay and helped clean up debris and deliver it to the landfill. The mentors were impressed with Gavin’s work ethic, they stated he was very efficient and hardworking and Gavin thoroughly enjoyed this experience. With the help of Northview Apartment, REIT, Gavin discovered this would be a great position for him to explore and he gives the credit to his wonderful mentors. What a great match!

Marilyn at Second Chances Thrift Store was excited to be involved in Mentorability and be able to mentor Isabelle. During Isabelle’s experience at the thrift store, she was able to sort and wipe down shoes so they would look great for display and organize scarves and clothing to be set out for sale. One of the many highlights of the day for Isabelle was when she was asked to dress the mannequin for the store window display. Isabelle enjoyed all the tasks given to her and when asked about whether she liked the experience, she said “it was the best job in the world”! At the end of Isabelle’s mentorship, Marilyn oﬀered her the opportunity to choose a new outfit as a gift. Isabelle was ecstatic to pick out a fancy new outfit for church. Thanks Marilyn for the fabulous opportunity!

OCTOBER WAS COMMUNITY ROUSTABOUTS LIVING MONTH! In past years, famlies were told not to bring their babies with disabilities home from the hospital, rather they were asked to leave them in the hands of the government where they were placed and isolated in large institutions, these institutions were places of brutality and denial of human rights. in 1981, an emotionally charged initiative began to close institutions where many people with developmental disabilities had lived most of their lives. They were able to move back into the communities they were from - and so “Community Living” began. Associations from across the province joined together to proclaim October as Community Living Month. Throughout the month of October we invited everyone to join us in celebrating the gifts and contributions that people with developmental disabilities bring to our vibrant communities.

POPPA JOHN’S PIZZERIA Poppa John’s Pizzeria, a new Pizzeria in Fort St. John was more than willing to sign up to mentor Stuart. Owner Kelvin and staﬀ member, Evelyn, extended a warm welcome to Stuart and when he arrived he was given a full tour of the pizzeria including all the diﬀerent stations and coolers in the kitchen area. He was shown how to open large cans, prep vegetables and the proper use of storage. Stuart worked alongside Evelyn learning how to prepare Pizza crusts and Stuart was a natural. Together, they then created large pizza while Evelyn taught Stuart the proper presentation and hygiene in the kitchen. Stuart also learned the fine art of making Garlic Knots and Cinnamon Bites. Stuart, who happens to love pizza, moved on to slice and box pizza’s, all the while with a huge smile. Kelvin then graciously gave Stuart his pizza creations to take home along with an authentic Poppa John’s hat and pen. Kelvin asked Stuart to bring him his Resume, which thrilled Stuart. This was a superb match.

HOME SHARE SUCCESS STORY

My name is Brennan Eklund and I recently started Home Share this September, 2016. Home Sharing to me has been incredibly rewarding. I have been given the opportunity to work with two young men that have a lot of the same common interests as me. This has allowed for me to have a lot of fun, as well as be creative with building on their life skills and healthy habits. For example, the one guy and I cook meals together, which is something he never really did before. He is actually a very good cook and after learning this, we both decided that he is to be the “head chef” and call the shots in the kitchen. We also often choose music to “jam” to together when we cook. We both are creative individuals and us cooking together is just one example of how working together in the Home Share environment is a fun and empowering way to build life skills. The other gentleman in the house is in a wheel chair, and has been limited to participating in certain activities he would enjoy. The Home Share environment has allowed us to be creative in finding new things for him to do, that I also enjoy doing. Since I moved in, we have found many things we enjoy doing together such as going swimming, going to the Beaton River, we are working on writing a song (I play guitar and he sings) and he has also picked up curling. Once it’s nice out again, we plan on doing a few camping trips. Overall, Home Sharing has been an amazing opportunity for me to live a healthy and fun lifestyle while empowering these gentlemen to join me.

A SPECIAL THANKS TO DGS ASTRO PAVING

We were honoured to be invited back this year as the charity of choice for the DGS Astro Paving Invitational Golf Tournament. DGS Astro Paving has been a fantastic supporter of the FSJACL for many years and we

Roustabouts, a local restaurant and bar offered to mentor Melvin. Melvin arrived with a big smile and was dressed to impress. Melvin’s mentor was Prasad, the Kitchen Manager who was happy to demonstrate all the tasks involved when using the dishwashing station. Melvin was shown as to where the clean dishes needed to be placed and the emphasis on safety including proper footwear. At the end of the shift Prasad asked Melvin if he had any questions and Melvin’s biggest question of the day was “When do I start?” Prasad and Evelyn, Roustabouts Manager stated they would be very interested in creating a partnership with our Agency and hire someone with a disability. They have recently hired someone and it has been a successful match. Thanks Roustabouts!

SMARTI PANTZ KIDS CLOTHING Danielle, Owner of Smarti Pantz Kids Clothing was happy to mentor Andrea. Danielle explained to Andrea what it takes to run a store, from attending buying shows to unloading stock. She also reviewed some of the tasks that are required from her staff, such as creating displays, greeting customers and putting clothes out for sale. Danielle showed Andrea how to ring up purchases and Andrea had the opportunity to ring in a few items on her own. It was a great day and a great learning experience for Andrea, one she thoroughly enjoyed. Thanks Smarti Pantz!

WOMEN’S RESOURCE CENTRE Tina Tompkins, a women who loves to help others, was hoping to work at the Fort St. John Women’s Resource Centre. The Women’s Resource Center was happy to accommodate Tina’s request for Mentorability Day. Tina was given many different tasks including, putting food on shelves, facing shelves and making the clothing racks tidy and orderly. Tina laughed and joked with her mentors and had a great time. They made her feel welcome and a part of the team. It was a great match and a wonderful experience for Tina. Tina is currently exploring a volunteer position within this agency. are always overwhelmed by their generosity. Since the golf tournaments inception in 2008, DGS and the participating businesses have raised over $310,000.00 for FSJACL. The funds raised by these tournaments have assisted us in purchasing a wheel chair accessible home, mobility equipment and home renovations to allow greater accessibility within a home. A special thank you to Chris Simons, John Cunningham, Lee Bedell, Tim Rankin and all the great people at DGS, you have made a huge difference to the lives of those who have disabilities in our community.

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Haugans shine in Hawaii The Haugan family battled through tough conditions for top finishes at recent races in Maui BYRON HACKETT sports@ahnfsj.ca

It was a bit of a stick in the mud experience for Tate Haugan in Hawaii. The 15-year-old triathlete had hoped to draw on his 2015 World Xterra World Triathlon Championships this time around, but rain dashed the chance to reach the podium in 2016. “It went good, I could have done a bit better,” Haugan said modestly. “I had some bike issues. Just didn’t set it up properly. Other than that I was happy.” For a full week there was mostly rain leading up to Haugan’s race on Oct. 23 in Maui, which wasn’t anywhere near the conditions he expected. The winning times in the race were some of the slowest in the history of the Xterra Worlds. “(My bike) just stopped moving from all the mud,” he said. “I needed to get better mud clearing tires. I was just stubborn with them. Unprepared. I need to make sure my training goes more to plan too. The last three weeks in it was kind of scattered.” Despite being bogged down in the mud, the Fort St. John teen still finished an impressive ninth in the 15-19 age category and was also the top Canadian in that age group. Haugan was the second fastest athlete in his age group out of the 1.5 kilometre swim and the sixth fastest non-professional out of the 700 competitors. “The swim was pretty fun, just because there was like 14-foot swells and you could body surf pretty well on the way in. It also

wasn’t really hot in the water,” he said. He fell behind on the 32km bike after some mechanical issues because of the muddy conditions. “I think my bike training actually helped because I rode in snow the last couple weeks, so it was extra resistance,” Haugan said with a laugh. He finished the 10.5km run in one-hour, four minutes and 33 seconds. His total time for the race was 4:03:41. Tate also added that in his 16-year-old season next summer, he expects to compete in more triathlons. “This will be my third actual season of racing and training properly, so I should be able to figure out the kinks by then,” he said. His sister Bailey, was also on the vacation to Hawaii and kept up the family tradition of success in a 5 km run. Bailey competed in the Hula Grill Xterra 5 KM Trail Run, and was the fastest female in the race and fifth overall out of 439 competitors. “It was really good, it was nice,” Bailey also explained casually. “It was slippery. Really slippery and really slow.” Despite the top finish, Bailey wasn’t too impressed with her 23 minute and forty-two second time. “I knocked a guy over because it was so slippery. I felt so bad,” Bailey said after explaining most people weren’t very impressed with her winning 5k time despite running straight up and down a hill in the mud. She also just returned to Fort St. John from the BC Cross Country

Provincials in Nanaimo on Oct. 29 competing against some girls five years older, the 17-year-old finished 26th out of 70 girls with a time of 22:38 in the six km race. She finished eighth out of the juniors, once again running in rainy conditions. “It was good, hard,” she said. “I raced up a class. I was supposed to race the 4k, but I did the six so I was up against university girls.” Both Tate and Bailey will compete at the 2016 Canada National Cross Country Championships in Kingston on Nov. 26. SUPPLIED PHOTOS

Bailey Haugan (below) competed in the Hula Grill Xterra 5 KM Trail Run last month and brother Tate (right) raced in the World Xterra World Triathlon Championships.

Nielsen nets hat trick to open U17s It was a weekend to remember representing Canada for the Fort St. John teen BYRON HACKETT sports@ahnfsj.ca

Fort St. John’s own Tristen Nielsen picked up a fresh collection of hats on the weekend. The 16-year-old, five-foot-9, 182-pound forward started the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Sault. St. Marie with a bang Sunday, scoring three times in a 4-1 win for defending champion Team Canada White. The Calgary Hitmen forward

scored in each of the three periods on Oct. 30, including a one-timer from just inside the blue line only two minutes and nine seconds into the third period. Nielsen’s first period goal came just 3:29 into the game off a wrist shot over Canada Black goalie Jacob Ingham. His second of the night was the only goal in the second period. Nielsen was also named first star of the opening day of the tournament. He continued his assault on the

event with his fourth goal on Monday in a 3-2 loss to the United States. Nielsen didn’t record a point in Canada White’s 8-2 loss against the Czech Republic on Tuesday. As of Tuesday, Nielsen was still tied for the tournament lead in goals with four. Round robin action for the World Under 17 Hockey Challenge wrapped up Wednesday, with quarter-final action getting underway Thursday. The gold medal game goes Saturday, Nov. 5 at 7:30 EST.

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Fort St. John’s own Tristen Nielsen scored four times in three games at the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge.

Huskies split weekend road trip Assistant coach Todd Alexander called Saturday’s loss the best effort from his team this season BYRON HACKETT sports@ahnfsj,ca

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The Fort St. John Huskies beat the league leading Dawson Creek Junior Canucks on Friday in the first matchup of the season between the two teams.

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The Jr. Canucks cut the deficit to one early in the third, but Gary Loewen put the Huskies ahead for good midway through the period to close out the win. Jonny Bateman had a solid performance in net, turning aside 33 shots in the win. Saturday night in Grande Prairie against the JDA Kings (6-4) was what Alexander called “the best game of the season” for his squad, despite being on the wrong side of a 4-1 game. “Did we deserve a better fate? Absolutely. Are we going to lose too many hockey games if we played the way we did that game? No,” Alexander said. “We were absolutely dominant and it was nice to see and we still had more gas in the tank. We were just getting going when the third period came around. There were definitely some things that were a major disappointment on our behalf that was out of our control.” The Huskies outshot the Kings 4331, but only a third period goal by Jarod Lang got past Grande Prairie netminder Liam Murphy. Alexan-

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der indicated that factors behind his team’s control contributed to the loss Saturday and hopes that momentum from the strong overall weekend play will continue. “We found another gear for sure. The thing that we were really lacking was we were not thinking the game,” Alexander said. “We have all the systems being put in place, and you go over the wall and you maybe have two of the five guys on the ice doing what they’re supposed to be doing… our neutral zone was way too open and they were just cruising through and it was putting a lot of pressure on the defensemen to stand at the line. “Then they have clean entries with attack lanes and our guys are just not able to defend it… all of a sudden we start paying attention, we get into passing lanes, we start checking better and identify layers, and lo and behold we start creating turnovers.” The Huskies penalty kill, a real sore spot in the team’s most recent slide was perfect on the weekend, Alexander added it was a few simple adjustments that made the

difference. “Just our attention to detail and our head swivel in the slot. Getting over and covering some of the guys that we weren’t picking up before,” he said. “It’s not like we weren’t recognizing what was going on, we were just in bad position and not able to get to the spots we’re supposed to be. Now we can get to that check and disrupt them on the PK.” The November stretch for the Huskies will be a friendly one, as they play seven of their eight games in the month at home, something Alexander said just means less excuses. “We shouldn’t have a lot of excuses this month on energy and travel,” Alexander said. “You still have to play the games, you still have to go out and compete. If you take nights off, which we learned (early) in the season, we took a night off once and it cost us. We’re upset about that. I like the energy from the guys right now.” First up will be a date with the Beaverlodge Blades (1-8) on Friday, Nov. 4 at North Peace Arena.

High Prairie Regals out of NPHL this season New league schedule will be released Nov. 3 BYRON HACKETT sporta@ahnfsj.ca

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The North Peace Hockey League shrunk this week, just hours before the puck was set to drop on the season. The High Prairie Regals, after failing to record a win in the 20152016 season, were unable to move forward this year because of a lack of players and sponsorship. “The High Prairie Regals have informed me that they are folding their team for the 2016-17 hockey

season,” NPHL president Jack McAvoy said in an email. “I did not want this to happen but they couldn’t proceed due to a lack of players and sponsorship.” The Regals informed McAvoy of the final decision on Oct. 31. The team had their first leave of absence two years ago, and returned last year. The Regals went 0-24 last season, and had lost 30 consecutive games. According to an email from the NPHL, “The club attempted to raise money with a small execut-

ive since the spring but little came to fruition. Last week, two longtime executive members resigned to further complicate efforts.” With the Regals stepping away, all games with them this season have been cancelled and the east division schedule will be revised to add an extra two games. The teams in the west division will remain with 22 games. The Fort St. John Flyers were set to play the Regals twice this season, on Saturday, Nov. 12 in High Prairie, and Jan. 21 in Fort St. John.

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Hideki Matsuyama closed Tournament Results with a 6-under 66 for a 1. Hideki Matsuyama seven-shot victory in the Score: -23 Earnings: $1,620,000 WGC-HSBC Champions on T-2. Henrik Stenson Sunday. The 24-year-old Japanese Score: -16 golfer became the first Asian to Earnings: $787,000 win a World Golf Championships T-2. Daniel Berger Score: -16 event since the series began in Earnings: $787,000 1999. Matsuyama finished the tournament at 23-under par, just one shot off the 72-hole record score at Sheshan International. His 29 birdies at the Chinese course was three short of the PGA Tour record.

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Answer: c) The only Japanese man in the World Golf Hall of Fame, Isao Aoki won 73 times worldwide on six different Tours. In 1983, he became the first person from Japan to win on the PGA TOUR when he won the Hawaiian Open.

Officials for the AT&T Byron Nelson and the PGA Tour announced that the tournament will move in 2018 to Trinity Forest Golf Club, a course located about 10 miles south of downtown Dallas that opened for play this month. Trinity Forest is an 18-hole, links-style course designed by former PGA Tour player Ben Crenshaw and designer Bill Coore. The Nelson has been played at the Four Seasons Resort and Club since the TPC Las Colinas course opened there in 1983. The contract with the Four Seasons was for the tournament to stay there through 2018, but the last Nelson held in Irving, Texas, will be next May.

Lessons from the Golf Pro The chip-and-run shot is one of the most difficult parts of the game to master, yet it is the part of our game that we spend the least amount of time working on. This nonchalant approach to the chip shot is what separates the cream of the crop from the remainder of the field. Here are a few easy steps to practice whenever you have that difficult chip-and-run shot in front of you. Narrowing your stance is the first bit of advice. If you are a right-handed player, put more weight on your left foot to keep the loft out of your shot. When you are ready to take the shot, play the ball inside your right foot with your hands positioned ahead of the ball. Finally, make a putt-like motion, keeping your wrists firm and strike the ball with a clean, crisp stroke.

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Hideki Matsuyama

Turned Professional: 2013 FedEx Cup Ranking: 1st World Ranking: 6th PGA Tour Wins: 3

FedEx Cup Standings Through Oct. 30, 2016

1) Hideki Matsuyama 850 pts. / 2 top tens

2) Justin Thomas 614 pts. / 2 top tens

3) Brendan Steele 533 pts. / 1 top tens

4) Patton Kizzire 300 pts. / 1 top tens

5) Daniel Berger 265 pts. / 1 top tens

FedEx Cup Standings continued... Player Points 6) Henrik Stenson 258 7) Paul Casey 240 8) Derek Fathauer 214 9) Scott Piercy 200 10) Bill Haas 172

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Herrington stripped of 2015 amateur title The Fort St. John MMA star has been banned from IMMAF competition for four years

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It was announced Monday that Denny Morrison will compete for Canada in the Fall World Cup this season.

Morrison makes World Cup roster BYRON HACKETT sports@ahnfsj.ca

Fort St. John’s own Denny Morrison will have a chance to get back on the World Cup podium after almost 18 months removed from competitive speed skating. Morrison was one of the 20 skaters chosen on Monday to represent Canada at the first two ISU World Cup Long Track Speed Skating stages that will begin the 2016-2017 season on Nov. 11 in Harbin, China and Nov. 18-20 in Nagano, Japan. Morrison raced qualifying times in both the 1,000 and 1,500 metres at the Fall World Cup Selections in Calgary last month. He is expected to compete in both events at the World Cups.

Jamie Herrington has no more answers and is just ready to move on. The Fort St. John amateur Mixed Martial Arts athlete has been fighting for the last year to clear her name after a failed drug test called into question her win at the 2015 International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) World Championships of Amateur MMA in Las Vegas. In October, an independent tribunal appointed by the martial arts federation found that Herrington committed an Anti-Doping Rule Violation at the Las Vegas event and handed her a four-year ban. The violation also means that Herrington was stripped of her 2015 title. “I have been fighting the suspension since last September and it was finalized as of September third of this year. From the initial time I was suspended, I was in complete shock. I had no idea what had happened,” she said. “I have no story to back it up or to cover my tracks because there is nothing to hide. We’ve appealed it and appealed it. It was finally paid attention to last August, the way IMMAF did this whole process, they would contact me once every three months. It’s been ridiculous and it should have been thrown out the window. But it’s taken forever and it got to the point where I don’t care anymore, just get it over with.” The “A” sample tested at the event showed traces of amphetamine, a prohibitive substance by the World Anti-Doping Agency. After the tribunal tested the “B” sample, which also contained amphetamine, they considered Herrington’s explanation as to how the drug made it into her system. Herrington maintains to this day that the only substance she took at the event was Nyquil.

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Jamie Herrington of Fort St. John has been banned from International Mixed Martial Arts competition for the next four years after she tested positive for amphetamine at an event in 2015.

I know that I’m innocent at the end of the day. It’s just a matter of time and three years from now is not the last time you’re going to see me.” “Even (the) IMMAF said write a disclosure from the time you got off that plane in Vegas until you came home, everything you did,” Herrington added. “Times, dates, when and if you could have had a drink, when and if there could have been a possibility of something

happened to you. In return we’ll give you a two-year ban. I wrote out my entire life for them. And I did and I gave them everything I had… the only medication that I put into my body when I was down there was Nyquil nighttime. That’s it.” According to a recent press release from the IMMAF, “the independent tribunal considered the athlete’s explanation as to how the substance came to be present in her system, whether there was evidence of intention and the athlete’s degree of fault in relation to this violation,” it reads. “However, as no reductions were found to be applicable, the period of ineligibility imposed is four years commencing from the date of provisional suspension.” Fivestar Mixed Martial Arts represented Herrington in 2015, and in a statement Team Fivestar said they were disappointed to hear of the failed test. “We were shocked and disappointed to hear from IMMAF about Jamie’s failed drug test. We have always had a no drugs/ steroids/gang affiliation rule amongst our fight team in an effort to keep only the highest standard of athlete representing our team,” it read. “Although it seems somewhat steep perhaps, we appreciate IMMAF’s stance on the punishment as they have been working very hard to have MMA added as an Olympic sport and such standards are necessary. Jamie is an extremely talented athlete and we wish her the best in her future endeavors.” Herrington vows to make her way back to the ring when the ban is lifted. “People have all their opinions of me, but I know who was there and what had actually happened at that tournament,” she said. “And I know that I’m innocent at the end of the day. It’s just a matter of time and three years from now is not the last time you’re going to see me.”

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2016 Standings Chase for the Cup

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Location: Fort Worth, Texas Date: Nov. 6th, 2:15 p.m. TV: NBCSN Last Year’s Pole: Matt Kenseth - 199.299 mph Last Year’s Winner: Jimmie Johnson

Xfinity Series Driver 1) Elliott Sadler 2) Daniel Suarez 3) Blake Koch 4) Justin Allgaier 5) Eric Jones 6) Ryan Reed 7) Brendan Gaughan 8) Darrell Wallace Jr. 9) Ty Dillon 10) Brennan Poole 11) Brandon Jones 12) Ryan Sieg

1. Jimmie Johnson Points: 4040

T-2. Denny Hamlin Points: 4039

Texas Motor Speedway T-2. Matt Kenseth Points: 4039

This week’s race is the eighth in the Chase for the Sprint Cup and second race of the Eliminator Round. There’s an old adage in the Lone Star State: “Everything is bigger in Texas.” One of the country’s largest sports crowds will descend this weekend on the Texas Motor Speedway for the AAA Texas 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. This is one of the finest NASCAR facilities on the circuit. It is a 1.5 mile quad-oval with a controversial dual banking setup of 5 and 24 degrees. Additional facilities include a 1/5-mile short oval and a 4/10-mile clay oval. The track was completed in 1997, and has been used for NASCAR and Indy Racing League events. It currently seats 155,000 fans and has 194 VIP skybox suites.

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4. Kyle Busch

Almost two dozen people at Martinsville Speedway were hurt after a driver ran right into the crowd after the Good’s Fast Relief 500 on Sunday. The incident happened about 30 minutes after the race when the driver jumped the traffic line and ran into fans. The driver of the vehicle was taken into police custody. Charges are pending and alcohol has been ruled out.

Points: 4037

5. Joey Logano Points: 4033

6. Kevin Harvick Points: 4021

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7. Kurt Busch

Which current driver has the most wins at Texas Motor Speedway?

Points: 4019

a) Tony Stewart b) Matt Kenseth

8. Carl Edwards Points: 4005

c) Greg Biffle d) Jimmie Johnson

Answer : d) Jimmie Johnson has won at Texas Motor Speedway six times.

Distance: 1.5 miles Shape: Quad-Oval Turns / Straights: 24º / 5º

Points 3039 3039 3032 3027 3027 3025 3010 3009 2114 2114 2097 2086

Last Weekend’s Race: Jimmie Johnson won the Goody’s Fast Relief 500 Goody’s 500 Top Ten Driver Points Jimmie Johnson 44 Brad Keselowski 39 Denny Hamlin 39 Matt Kenseth 39 Kyle Busch 37 Jeff Gordon 35 Martin Truex Jr. 35 Jamie McMurray 33 Joey Logano 33 AJ Allmendinger 32

Mr. Martinsville is back and with him, a realistic shot at a recordtying NASCAR Cup championship. Winless at the .526-mile short track since the spring race of 2013, Jimmie Johnson ended his “drought” on Sunday with a victory in the Goody’s Fast Relief 500 and earned a berth in the Championship race, set for Nov. 20 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. In winning for the ninth time at Martinsville, the fourth time this season and the 79th time in his career, Johnson didn’t take the lead until he passed Denny Hamlin on Lap 409 of 500. Johnson finished 1.291 seconds ahead of charging Brad Keselowski, who finished second. Johnson said Friday he has been trying to avoid thoughts of a possible seventh title that would tie him for the all-time lead with icons Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt.

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Flyers start NPHL season with a win It was a slow burn, but an exciting finish at North Peace Arena on Saturday BYRON HACKETT sports@ahnfsj.ca

The rust was evident from puck drop, but the skill shone through for the Fort St. John Flyers in a 4-3 win on Saturday night at North Peace Arena. The Senior Flyers opened the North Peace Hockey League season against the new look Grande Prairie Athletics, who returned on the weekend from a one-year hiatus. From the outset, the Athletics took major advantage of the sloppy Flyers’ play, and carried a 3-1 lead through 40 minutes. Penalty trouble plagued the Flyers early, who looked to be surprised at the speed of the Grande Prairie. “I thought they were one of the fastest teams we’ve played in the last two years. It’s nice to have another team like that where games are going to be important to win. The competitiveness just makes our league that much stronger,” Flyers head coach Andrew Leriger said. Veteran Flyers’ forward Adam Horst had the first period goal. The penalty trouble for Fort St. John was mitigated in the third period, and Leriger was quick to credit his experienced line up for the quick turnaround in final 20 minutes when they outscored the Athletics 3-1. “Number one we have an experi-

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The Fort St. John Senior Flyers added another chapter to their storied history when they raised their 2016 Coy Cup banner into the rafters at North Peace Arena on Saturday.

enced group of guys. Conditioning is still an issue. Getting in game shape— Grande Prairie is fast and they looked good out there. Our guys just knew they had to step it up a little bit,” he said. “In this league it is always special teams. We know we’re going to get penalties. First game too, guys are a little bit excited. The adrenaline is going and they get a little bit carried away with their sticks. Our guys know they have to play the game a little more, use their

feet. It’s back to condition, if they aren’t in (good) condition they are using their sticks, hooking, hold and slashing and we’re getting called on it.” Devon Greyeyes, Brennen Giroux and Jeff Shipton were the Flyers third period goal scorers. Troy Hunt made 31 saves in the win for the Flyers. Chemistry is also ever-evolving for the Flyers, with four regulars out of the lineup Saturday and expected to miss at

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least two more weeks, Leriger has been forced to rely on a few young and different faces. “Marshall Sidwell is new, he took a year off last year, Cole Calliou is back with us and he represents a lot of speed,” Leriger said. “Then we have Cody Hildebrand, he’s taken a few years off hockey. Played with the Huskies a few years back. It’s going to take him some time to get used to it. But I’m excited. I’m excited about our defensemen, we have a lot of defenseman and we have a lot of veteran defensemen.” The Flyers will travel to Spirit River to take on the defending league champion Rangers Thursday night before welcoming the Falher Pirates to Fort St. John on Saturday, Nov. 5.

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The Prespatou 4-h club had their annual end of 4-h party and and our club awards night. The party and awards night was spent at the Fort Bowling Lanes on September 7th 2016.We went bowling and had a pizza party. I would like to say a big thank-you to the Fort Bowling Lanes for letting us use you party room and for using up all but one of your bowling lanes. Also a big thank-you to Hiram and Mary for getting the pizza. The district awards night will be held soon. We are all very excited. The new 4-H year is fast approaching, 4-H members are picking the animals they want to show or choosing which project they want to participate in this year. We are excited about the new members joining and sad about the ones leaving. We hope that if you are interested in doing a beef project, sheep project or a photography project and if you live in prespatou, that you will at least think about joining the Prespatou 4-h club.

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Arts & Culture

“After four years of university learning about my culture, I felt it was something I needed to make.”

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Breaking the cycle of shame Kara-lee MacDonald writes brutally honest poetry about her struggles with bulimia ALEISHA HENDRY ahendry@ahnfsj.ca

Kara-lee MacDonald didn’t set out to write a book of poetry while she was in therapy for an eating disorder. The 26-year-old has been suffering from bulimia for the last five years, and while she had sought help, it’s still an ongoing struggle. “I was saying at the reading that I really hoped that by the time I was able to do the launch that I’d be able to talk about recovery and stuff, but unfortunately no, it’s almost an every day struggle,” said MacDonald. While getting help, her therapist suggested she start writing about it as a way to sort through her thoughts and feelings. Through that, Eating Matters was created.

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How It Started MacDonald said she never had issues with food growing up. “I always had a good metabolism and stuff,” she said. “When I was in high school kids made fun of me for having chubby thighs, but it never got to me, I really didn’t care. I didn’t have a 12-yearold body image crisis.” It wasn’t until she got to university and dealing with the stress there that the problem started to arise. “The Freshman 15 stressed me out and I started dieting and restricting, and that’s how bulimia starts, with anorexia,” she said. “I developed anorexia and then the restrictions became too much and then I would binge.”

Being so restricted, MacDonald couldn’t just have one cookie; she had to have a whole bag of cookies. “Then you have this feeling of guilt and shame and it just spirals out of control.” Getting Help While attending an eating disorder clinic in Prince George, a therapist suggested that MacDonald trying writing about her struggles. “I’d never really written anything creative, it was always just academic writing,” she said. A month later, she had enough poems to make a 30-page chapbook. Unbeknownst to her, one of her English professors, Dr. Rob Budde, had sent the chapbook to a publisher in Vancouver, who, after reading it, called MacDonald and offered her a contract. “It wasn’t something I intended to be a book, but it happened,” she said. MacDonald recently completed her Master’s degree, and her thesis focused on eating disorders in literature. She found there were very few books out there that actually dealt with bulimia in a way that wasn’t sugarcoated. See EATING on B7

Kara-lee MacDonald is the author of Eating Matters, a book of poetry about eating disorders.

Dean Brody returning to Dawson Creek in May 2017 Country music sensation Dean Brody is returning to Dawson Creek for the first time since 2014 touring his brand new album Beautiful Freakshow. Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) Rising

Star and the reigning British Columbia Country Music Association Female Artist of the Year Madeline Merlo will be joining Brody on stage. In the last year, Brody has taken home a Juno Award for Country Album of the Year, along with four CCMA awards for top selling digital Canadian country single of all-time, Bring

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As temperatures across the province start to drop, the BC SPCA is encouraging people who are thinking about adopting a furry family member to consider cats, and turn brrrs into purrs during its upcoming adoption event, presented by Hill’s® Science Diet®: From Nov. 24 to Dec. 5, all adult cat adoption fees are 50 per cent off. “We’re reminding British Columbians that when one cat is adopted, it frees up shelter space and allows us to bring another cat in from the cold,” says Lorie Chortyk, BC SPCA general manager of community relations. “The society takes in several thousands of cats each year – right now, there’s more than 1,600 felines in BC SPCA care who need loving, forever homes.” Homeless cats are a major issue in B.C., often suffering from injury, illness, predator attacks and frostbite. Illegal abandonment and animals who aren’t spayed or neutered contribute to the problem, as well as cats without permanent identification like a microchip or a tattoo, who are never reunited with their guardians. Chortyk notes the adoption fee includes vaccinations, spaying or neutering, permanent ID, any necessary medical care, and internal and external parasite treatment. Normal adoption counselling and matching takes place to ensure animals go to a good home, and Petsecure provides six weeks of free pet insurance. All cats are microchipped, and for only $12 annually or a $45 lifetime

Down the House. Beautiful Freakshow is his sixth studio album and it’s one that takes risks and delves outside of the comfort zone of traditional country, with songs such as the progressive title track featuring Halifax rapper Shevy Price. The album also features the mellow reggae vibes invoked on

Beautiful Girl. However, the album still manages to stay true to what many fans have come to love and expect from Brody with traditional tracks designed to be classics such as Time, 8th Day, and Blueberry Sky, which features iconic country legend Vince Gill on the guitar. Brody performs in Dawson

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Traditional Cree hood carries deep personal meaning Fort St. John artist Kristen Auger awarded in national student art competition MATT PREPROST editor@ahnfsj.ca

Kristen Auger first learned of the intricate beaded hoods made and worn by her Cree ancestors when she began her university studies four years ago. But it wasn’t until the Fort St. John artist became pregnant with her first son late last year that she took a deeper historical dive into the significance of the ceremonial garment, and decided to create a hood of her own for her final art project at the First Nations University of Canada in Saskatchewan. “I couldn’t find much information from local people about it. From my research, I found out a lot of married women would make them,” said Auger, 29, who graduated with her bachelor of arts with a major in Indian art, earlier this year. “I called a family member about why … married women would make these hoods. My family and I talked about that traditionally in First Nations communities, when you become married and have kids you have more of a bigger responsibility in regards to the community, passing on language and First Nations teachings.” Auger’s final product, Nîpihikan Pimâtisiwin: Flower Life, recently earned her recognition as a regional winner in the BMO 1st Art! Invitational Student Art Competition, which honours visual arts excellence in post-secondary institutions across Canada. It came with a $5,000 prize and the opportunity to have her piece displayed at the Justina M. Barnicke Gallery at the University of Toronto later this month. Auger said she spent threeand-a-half months weaving thousands of tiny beads the size of a ballpoint pen tip into wool cloth and into the shapes of flowers based on family designs. “What I did was draw the design on a piece of paper and put the paper over top of the

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wool,” Auger said. “I just beaded over top of the paper like regular drawing paper. After the whole thing was beaded, I pulled off the paper with tweezers. That’s how I was able to get the design on and exactly where I wanted it.” Auger, who is of Plains Cree First Nations heritage, chose to go to the First Nations University of Canada in Regina for its Cree cultural, language and history classes. She hadn’t finalized her plans for her final art project until she learned she was pregnant, and gave birth to her son, Zayden, this past July. “After four years of university learning more about my culture, I felt it was something I needed to make and it was appropriate for me to make it,” Auger said. Though the hoods were an important part of Swampy and Moose Cree culture in Ontario and Quebec’s James Bay Region in the 18th and 19th centuries, the cultural practice has been largely lost. But Auger notes there has been a

recent resurgence, and hopes her work will keep that momentum going. “People are taking interest in them and wanting to bring them back,” she said. “It feels really awesome … to be able to do that. If I can inspire anyone to bring back those things, or keep practicing cultural traditions, that’s one of my goals as an artist.”

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ARTS & CULTURE

Terri Clark has had a unique career

Country superstar hits NPCC stage Nov. 5 You definitely don’t have better things to do than see Terri Clark in a unique kind of concert setting. The country superstar has been one of Nashville’s strongest hit-makers and also one of the most consistent during the past 20 years. Her first smash was her debut single, Better Things To Do, back in 1995 and her most recent is the hat-trick of releases off the album Some Songs that came out in late 2014. In between, the list is staggering. Girls Lie Too, No Fear, Now That I Found You, You’re Easy On The Eyes, When Boy Meets Girl, If I Were You, Dirty Girl, and that’s just a smattering of the really big ones. Throw in some high-profile cover songs like the Trooper classic We’re Here For A Good Time, the Warren Zevon smasher Poor Poor Pitiful Me, and a whole album of golden oldies from the Nashville vault and you’ve got a career that has been as applauded in the United States as it is beloved in her home county of Canada. She’ll tell you all about it, too. This tour—a full-tilt run across Canada—is just Terri Clark alone on the stage doing the hit list, the new stuff, the obscure favourites and a whole lot of conversation. She has always had the personality of a comedian and commentator, which has transformed into duties as awards show host, radio personality (she was

the co-host of America’s Morning Show on Nash-FM and recently took over as the new host of the four-hour radio show Country Gold previously emceed by Randy Owen of Alabama) and now she takes it to a whole new and deeply personal level. The hall-of-fame music manager Brian Ferriman, who guided Michelle Wright’s rise to stardom, among other artists (including Prince George’s Gary Fjellgaard), once said, one night in Prince George while working with B.B. King, that “rock ‘n’ roll is high tech and country is high touch.” The audience connection drives the whole country music industry, he explained. So, in that vein, Clark is now doing what no other platinum-selling artist has ever done in Prince George, or perhaps anywhere on this national tour. She is opening the show up to audience conversation. A live Q&A is part of the show. “It’s an emotional journey and it goes beyond just the past 21 years of my recording career,” she told The Citizen in a phone call this week. “It goes back to Medicine Hat when I was 13, 14 years old and how this whole thing started. I talk a lot about personal stuff: losing my mom, relationships, being a kid, entering talent contests, how I got to Nashville, and Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge, how I got into recording, where the songs came from, and there are even stories about this tour because in a retrospective discussion like this you want to go from then till now. There have been

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“There’s quite a gaping hole, people talk about eating disorders, but they talk around them. They’ll talk about the struggle and how you feel, but they don’t talk about what it actually looks like on a day-to-day basis,” she said. This lead MacDonald to write what she calls the authentic and raw poetry that appears in Eating Matters. She describes how different foods feel on the way back up, how she is able to deconstruct an entire meal into it’s caloric content, and digging through the mess in the toilet to make sure the food she just ate actually made it out of her. Her relationship with food is complicated—she actually loves to cook and enjoys the HOROSCOPE ARIES (MARCH 21 TO APRIL 19) Continue to focus on matters related to shared property, inheritances, taxes and debt, because this is what you need to sort out. Furthermore, you have practical ideas about this. TAURUS (APRIL 20 TO MAY 20) You will need more rest now because during this time of year, you are tired. Nevertheless, discussions with others will be lively and dynamic. Look for ways to improve your job. GEMINI (MAY 21 TO JUNE 20) At this time, you are setting high standards for yourself because you want to be efficient, productive and effective in everything you do. With this winning attitude, you can’t lose! CANCER (JUNE 21 TO JULY 22) Make sure you take time for the arts, sporting events and playful activities with children, because this month you want to enjoy yourself. It’s perfectly OK to put yourself first. LEO (JULY 23 TO AUG. 22) Home, family and your private life continue to be your focus now. Act on your practical ideas about making repairs where you live. VIRGO (AUG. 23 TO SEPT. 22) Short trips and discussions with others will create a busy schedule. In addition, many of you are reading, writing and

process of making food, but the actual consumption causes her a lot of stress. Dealing With Stigma Eating Matters had a small launch at Northern Lights College Oct. 27, after which MacDonald had young women come to her and thank her for writing the book. “At two separate readings, girls came up to me and told me they were bulimic and they never told anyone about it and they felt it was really good that I was being vocal about it,” she said. One of the hardest things to deal with, MacDonald said, is how many people tell her she should just stop purging. “I wish I could wake up one day and just go, oh that’s nev-

For Thursday November 3, 2016

studying more than usual. LIBRA (SEPT. 23 TO OCT. 22) Your focus is on money, earnings and cash flow, but you also are wondering about your basic values in life. Essentially, the question is: What really matters? SCORPIO (OCT. 23 TO NOV. 21) With the Sun in your sign now, you easily attract people and favorable situations. Make the most of this, because it isn’t always this easy. SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22 TO DEC. 21) Work alone or behind the scenes, because this will suit you now. Avoid shopping today for anything other than food or gas. CAPRICORN (DEC. 22 TO JAN. 19) You are popular now. Not only will you be involved with friends, but group activities also will place demands on you. People are willing to help. AQUARIUS (JAN. 20 TO FEB. 18) You look good in the eyes of others, especially bosses, VIPs and parents. Knowing this, you can make your pitch and ask for what you want. PISCES (FEB. 19 TO MARCH 20) Grab every chance to travel that comes your way now, because you need a change of scenery. If you can sign up for a course or pursue further studies, this will please you as well.

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Terri Clark is bringing her brand of country music to the North Peace Cultural Centre on Nov. 5.

some really funny, quirky moments on this tour and by the time I get to B.C. I’ll be 35 shows into this thing, and every audience is different and unique so I never say the same things from night to night.” Doesn’t it worry her that an unvetted Q&A will bring up vulnerabilities, or cross the lines of good taste? Or even just get too personal? “It has been a really respectful experience so far,” she said, but confessed she was particularly worried about what might get brought up during her Medicine Hat show. It ended up being really funny, she said, but she’s someone who peppers her conversations with jokes and chuckles and lets

er going to happen again, but it takes control of you where you feel disempowered, which is ironic because when you develop an eating disorder, it’s because it gives you the false

her humour show. Still to come, though, is the Vancouver Island leg of the tour. Her family moved to B.C., prompting her to buy a house in Sooke for a few years, and that is where her mother died of cancer in 2010, so she expects the emotions to be at high tide during that set of shows. “Every night I’m talking about it,” she said, so it is as much a healing process as fan interaction. If good stories don’t convince you, she also has three Juno Awards, eight CCMA awards, and she’s the only Canadian woman ever inducted into the Grand Ole Opry.

sensation that you do have power and control,” she said. MacDonald is still working towards recovery, and hopes to be at a point where she can say she no longer purges, but for

now she wants to help break down the culture of shame that surrounds eating disorders, since it’s the shame that perpetuates the cycle. “It’s good to talk about it.”

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FRANK PEEBLES Prince George Citizen

Cheating Among Friends Dear Annie: My friend “Mary” was dating “Lance.” Behind her back, our mutual friend “Sarah” started a physical relationship with Lance while he was still in a relationship with Mary. Mary did not know about this. I was often in the company of the three of them and was uncomfortable watching Lance and Sarah making goo-goo eyes at each other every time Mary turned her back. Now Mary and Lance have broken up, and Lance has another girlfriend. He is still hooking up with Sarah, behind the other girlfriend’s back. Sarah wants to make a go of it with Lance. He has told her that he’ll leave the other girlfriend for her. Oy vey! Here’s my question: I am trying to persuade Sarah to tell Mary what’s up and ask Mary whether she is OK with her dating Lance. Otherwise, she’ll find out through the grapevine. Sarah keeps saying she will talk to Mary, but she hasn’t yet. I feel as if I’m in the middle of this ugly, cheating relationship. Mary would be so hurt and angry with me if she found out that Lance had been cheating on her and I knew about it. Or if she didn’t find out about the cheating and she just heard about Lance’s “new”

Annie Lane DEAR ANNIE

relationship with Sarah, she’d be hurt I knew about it and said nothing. Do I have any responsibility as a friend here, to either Mary or Sarah? -- Head Spinning in North Carolina Dear Spinning: Your head might be spinning, but I guarantee it’s still on straighter than Sarah’s and Lance’s. Those two need to wise up and calm down, Lance in particular. He’s spun you and these three women into a very tangled web. Normally, I tell people not to get in the middle of friends’ relationship problems. But I think this situation is a little different, and Mary deserves to hear the truth in a respectful way. It’s crummy news no matter what, but it would be better delivered from a close friend than from the gossip mill. Please advise Mary that she is the luckiest one, whether she realizes it yet or not. Dear Readers: I recently printed a letter from a man who is fed up with servers asking, after he has given them cash, whether he needs any

change. I asked you, my readers, what your thoughts were on the matter, and boy, I heard from a lot of you. Here’s just one of many responses. Stay tuned for more. Dear Annie: I can so relate to the gentleman who gets angry with clueless waitstaff asking whether he needs change. Unlike you, I think this is a trained and calculated maneuver. It happens too often for it not to be. I once went to a fairly expensive chain restaurant for brunch. It was busy, and we waited a bit too long, but otherwise the service was OK. My bill was $9 and change, and I handed the waiter a $20 bill. He asked that question: “Do you need change?” Really? A 120 percent gratuity? Ever since then, I have become more and more aware of this tactic. And my conclusion is that there can’t be that many oblivious servers. This is a directive and probably an effective one. I, for one, react as the gentleman does -- by truncating what would have been a healthy tip. -- Hugely Peeved 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 2016 CREATORS.COM

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Clue

Find the correct word, joining the first word then joining the second word

TODAY’S PUZZLE

person 20. Soft infant food 21. Small mergansers 25. Big Blue 26. Appear to be 27. Greek verse intended to be sung 29. Next to 30. Flying Pegasus corp. 32. Records walking steps 34. Broad back muscle 35. Teased apart 36. Cut into small cubes 38. Icelandic poems Clue 41. American time 43. City of Angels 44. Nostrils 48. Narrow canvas bed Copyright © 2008, Penny Press 50. Force into a bay CLUES ACROSS 42. Kate’s sister Pippa #55 across 51. Sept. 1914 battle 5. Tin 1. Islamic prayer lead- 45. Twitches ers 53. Sergeant fish 46. Formal close 6. Adult female horses 6. Waterproof raincoat (music) 54. Cavalry-sword 47. A baglike structure 7. Overwhelmed with 56. Town of Jesus’ 1st 9. Millisecond wonder 49. Lease 13. Popular nut Find the pie correct word, joining the first miracle 8. Brain and spinal 50. Typographical 14. A field of mowed word then joining the second word 57. Picasso’s mistress cord (abbr.) space grass Dora 9. Inept 15. RCO organic group 52. Pa’s partner 58. Frog genus 10. One who replaces 53. King mackerels 16. Pomace brandy 55. Ceremonial staffs a striker 17. The innermost 59. Talk tiresomely 11. Any habitation at a 61. Characters in one parts 57. About money high altitude 18. Gull suborder 60. Spoiled child inch of tape 12. Hold fast to 19. Became more 61. Infants 63. Side sheltered 14. Sad from being intense 62. Semitic fertility from the wind alone 21. Sound absorption god 66. Lead 17. Slang for famous unit 64. __ Frank’s diary 22. Rattling breaths 65. Reimbursed 23. Indicates doctor PREVIOUS PUZZLES ANSWERS 66. English pennies 24. For instance 67. 365 days 25. A doctrine or sys68. G. Gershwin’s tem brother 28. Foot (Latin) 69. Stopping device 29. Dirt shoulder 31. Horn sound CLUES DOWN 33. Mumbai film 1. Inches per minute industry (abbr.) 37. Disturbance 2. Medieval honey drink 39. Zedong or Tsetung 3. Land area unit 4. One who carries 40. Cibin River city

Clue

Find the correct word, joining the first word then joining the second word

TODAYS PUZZLE

HOW TO PLAY: Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 through 9 only once. Each 3x3 box is outlined with a darker line. You already have a few numbers to get you started. Remember: you must not repeat the numbers 1 through 9 in the same line, column or 3x3 box. PREVIOUS PUZZLES ANSWERS

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Community

“There’s no better time than going out and listening to country music live.” - Tristan Horncastle

THEY AIN’T AFRAID OF NO GHOSTS

DARCY SAWCHEK PHOTO

Jay Burns warms up the crowd with an opening set at Pomeroy Fear Fest.

Fear Fest scares up cash for SPCA MATT PREPROST editor@ahnfsj.ca

Doused in hues of greens and blues, and staring out at a sea of costumes, Tristan Horncastle joked that it was hard for him to keep focus on his songs at the Pomeroy Fear Fest last weekend. The young Canadian country star from Fredericton made his second appearance in B.C. at the event, which helped raise $2,025 for the local SPCA. “I had a hard time remembering the songs, there were so many cool costumes out there,” Horncastle said with a laugh. Though his most recent album, Turnin’ Up A Sundown, quickly climbed to the top of the iTunes charts after it was released in February, the 30-yearold Horncastle doesn’t hesitate to bust out a set of country hits for charity. He’s a common voice at hospital foundation fundraisers for children in his hometown, and jumped on the chance to come to Fort St. John on Oct. 29 in support of the SPCA. “Pets are definitely huge to

my heart,” said Horncastle, who recently surprised his two children with a newly-adopted kitten from an animal rescue after the family had to put down their 16.5-year-old cat. “There’s no better time than going out and listening to country music live,” he added. “Anytime you can get people together, thats what it takes for fundraisers and that’s an easy way to get people together. Two, three, five dollars from every person makes a big difference and goes a long way.” Jay Burns of Okotoks warmed up the crowd before Horncastle took the stage. Though Burns bought his four-year-old Morkie (a cross between a Yorkshire Terrier and a Maltese) from a seller through Kijiji, he says his next pet will be a rescue. “It’s an incredible thing,” he said of the services the SPCA provides to communities. “There’s way too much neglect going on with pets.” Horncastle will return to the Peace Region in the New Year, with a series of shows in Grande Prairie Jan. 12 to 14.

DARCY SAWCHEK PHOTO

Tristan Horncastle (right) rocks out a hit during one of his three sets at Pomeroy Fear Fest on Oct. 29.

Smashing pumpkins with NEAT on Sat. Wondering what to do with that Jack-O-Lantern now that Halloween is over? The Northern Environmental Action Team wants you to smash it at the annual Pumpkin Plunge this weekend. The event is a chance to put those discarded pumpkins to good use, as the broken pieces will be composted. NEAT will also be accepting any leftover yard waste that wasn’t dropped off during previous collection days.

DON’T HAVE TIME?

A mug of hot soup will keep you warm while waiting for your turn to destroy your pumpkin, as NEAT is making the Pumpkin Plunge a Soup Stock Event as well. Bring your own mug and try locally made soups. The Pumpkin Plunge starts at 10 a.m. and soup will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information, call 250-785-6328. — Aleisha Hendry

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Stella Parsons, 8, Ewan Parsons, 6 and Ethan Marsh, 15, were hanging out with some spooky characters at the Red Dragon Martial Arts Haunted House at Community Bridge on Oct. 29. The annual haunted house saw 972 people through the doors and brought in $2,111 for Community Bridge.

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

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

Lead Pastor: Andrew Eby Associate Pastor of Youth & Young Adults: Don Banman SUNDAY SERVICE TIMES: 9:15am & 11:00am ********** MENNoNITE MoNTNEY MENNoNITE CHURCH SUNDAY MoRNING: Sunday School & Worship: 9:30am SUNDAY EVENING: 2nd & 4th Sundays: 7:00pm Everyone Welcome! Pastor Warren Martin Phone: (250) 827-3131 ********** NoNDENoMINATIoNAL CHRISTIAN LIfE CENTRE “Associated with “Fellowship of Christian Assemblies” “King Jesus is Lord Over the Peace” 8923-112th Avenue, fort St. John, BC V1J 6G2 website: www.christianlifefsj.ca Ph: 250-785-4040 fax: 250-785-4021 Pastor Steve Oboh Principal of Christian Life School: Garry Jones Everyone Welcome Sunday Morning Worship Service: 10:00am Nursery available and Sunday School is held during the sermon for ages 3-12 years. Christian Life Centre is “Home of Christian Life School” ********** foRT ST. JoHN NATIVE BIBLE fELLoWSHIP Sunday Worship: 11:00am Wed., Night Bible Study: 7:30pm Pastor John A Giesbrecht 250-785-0127 ********** GIDEoNS INTERNATIoNAL Fort St. John Camp Ray Hein 250-827-3636 John Giesbrecht 250-785-0127 ********** NoRTHERN LIGHTS CHURCH INTERNATIoNAL (Rose Prairie, BC Sunday Service: Pre-Service Prayer: 10:30am Worship Service: 11:00am Everyone Welcome ********** THE SHELTER CHURCH “...the Lord will be a shelter for His people” Joel 3:6 9808-98A Ave. fort St. John, BC 250-785-3888 SUNDAY SERVICE: 10am Pastor: Oral Benterud 250-785-9151 ********** PENTECoSTAL THE PENTECoSTALS of foRT ST. JoHN Phone: 250-787-9888 Pastor: Jason McLaughlin Sunday 10am Service, Sunday School Youth Sunday 11am Worship Service Tuesday 7pm Prayer

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

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*Science, Technology, Engineering, Math

Below are some familiar baseball images cut in half. Each one is divided by its line of symmetry. Can you work with a family member to finish each drawing?

People used to think curve balls were just an illusion. But thanks to technology and the science of physics, we now know that a baseball actually does curve, as much as 18 inches, when thrown by a skilled pitcher.

Curve balls start when a pitcher throws them with topspin.

topspin

wind resistance

As the ball spins, its bottom surface moves in air flow the same direction in which the air moves.

Topspin makes the top of the baseball spin in the opposite direction to the air moving over the ball’s surface, creating wind resistance.

Pitchers can throw several kinds of pitches to confuse the batter. Do the math to discover which is which.

13:

This pitch makes the ball curve away from the batter.

10:

air pressure

Wind resistance creates higher air pressure above the ball which pushes against the ball, making it fly in a curved flight path.

9: This ball curves down and away from the batter.

Follow the curved paths to reach the baseball.

This ball drops suddenly just before it reaches home plate.

Newspaper Numbers

In Circle One, write three words that describe Stacy Slugger. In Circle Two, write three words that describe her sister, Sandy Slugger. Where the circles intersect or cross over each other, write three words that describe both Stacy and Sandy.

Look through the newspaper and circle five numbers. Add them up. Now look through the newspaper and find and circle 5 more numbers. Add them up. Which set of 5 numbers added up to the largest sum? Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate information.

This is called a Venn diagram.

At the end of the ninth inning, the numbers fell off the baseball stadium scoreboard. Add up each team’s runs to see who won the game.

1 3 1 1 1 4 5 1 1 DRAGONS:

1 2 3 3 1 2 1 0

WOLVERINES:

TECHNOLOGY BASEBALL PRESSURE SCIENCE PITCHER SCORES FLIGHT CURVE PLATE MATH GAME HOME WIND BALL AIR

E N G S C O R E S I

Y G O L O N H C E T

P N E L G E U N R H I R E A I R I E U G

T N M B V G P I S I

C E O E D H H C S L

H Y H S T N S S E F

E P L A T E I I R C

R S M B A L L W P S

This week’s word:

SYMMETRY

The noun symmetry means something that is the same or balanced on both sides of a dividing center line. A baseball has symmetry because it is the same on both sides. Try to use the word symmetry in a sentence today when talking with your friends and family members.

Baseball Math Fact

Find the score of a game. Create a math fact or number sentence about that score. For example if the Giants beat the Cubs 9 to 3, the number sentence would be 9 - 3 = 6. ANSWER: The both need a good batter.

Standards Link: Number Sense: Students write and solve number sentences from problem situations that express relationships involving addition and subtraction.

Write a paragraph telling others about your favorite sport and why it is your favorite.

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COMMUNITY

Be an angel and help the Hospital Foundation The Fort St. John Hospital Foundation wants to see a community of angels this November. The foundation kicked off its annual Be An Angel campaign Nov. 1 and will spend the month working to raise funds for much needed equipment for the hospital. There are a variety of events and ways the community can support the campaign. The Be An Angel Gala takes place on Nov. 5 and dives right

HOLLY BREAKS RECORDS

into the holiday season with a Candy Cane Christmas theme. Moose FM will hold its annual Light A Moose radio-thon from Nov. 16 to 18 at Unforgettable Memories. There are also donation boxes at several banks in town where people can leave donations. For more information on how to support the Be An Angel campaign, call 250-261-7563.

The Stage North production of Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story broke attendance records for the theatre company last month, including two sold out shows, and more than 1,912 tickets sold. “I was very happy, extremely happy, the whole cast and crew and everybody that was part of it was pretty ecstatic,” said director Blair Scott. “Having the full houses for a change, that just adds so much every to the actors and everybody on stage.” ALEISHA HENDRY PHOTO

— Aleisha Hendry

Recognize the importance of the poppy

emember those Cadbury Easter Eggs in the bag that you found on the shelves right after Valentine’s Day? It was as if some fairy came into the stores in the night and replaced the Valentine candy hearts with Easter appropriate eggs. In a flash we went from Valentines to pre-Easter preparations. Well, I just bought a bag of Cadbury eggs and it was October, no where near Easter. They didn’t even try to disguise themselves into a Halloween-like item. It was if they said, “We are delicious, and we stand behind our egg-like costume.” Suddenly everything is blended together. Valentines Day overlaps with St. Patrick’s Day, overlapping with Easter, overlapping with July 1, overlapping with back to school, overlapping with Halloween, and finally overlapping with Christmas. Stuck in there somewhere is Remembrance Day, but because it isn’t acknowledged by candy or garish décor, the stores don’t need to insert the date into their store calendar. I mean, there is no money to be

Judy Kucharuk THE DESK OF THE GREEN-EYED GIRL

made, no special candy or floral arrangements to have available. In fact, if someone were to try and make a dollar from Remembrance Day, it would be inappropriate. So how does Remembrance Day find its footing amongst all of the other holidays? Well, first of all, we need to understand that Remembrance Day is not a holiday. It is a day of Remembrance. We know Remembrance Day is near when we see the Cadets at the entrance to local stores, accepting donations in exchange for a simple poppy. These Cadets stand amongst the ghoulish Halloween displays and then on November 1, they arrive at their posts to see that

your crayon coloured poppy pictures lined your classroom walls and you recited In Flanders Fields by Lt. Col. John McRae, well then you don’t need the poppy: You know why the date is important and why you should always remember and no inflatable Santa Clause outside a storefront on November 1st will take that memory away from you.

the scary ghost display is now a lineup of giant inflatable Santa’s. Hard to see the poppy amongst the red of the Christmas display isn’t it? Not every store makes this Halloween-Christmas transition. In fact, in many stores, there is no transition because Christmas décor has been Judy Kucharuk is a lover of sarcasm, placed on the shelf at the same time witty people and footnotes. You can read as Halloween. In Costco, I recall seeing her book “Naked Tuesday” or catch her on CBC Radio Daybreak North where Christmas wrap available for sale in she shares her “Peace of Mind”. Follow August. her on twitter @judylaine So, again, I say how can the simple poppy find its place amongst the glitter and lights of premature Christmas décor. If you look at the poppy as the only way to remember, Denturist then you might be in trouble. But, if you are brought up in Adrianna Salo, DD, RD a household that explains the • Services Direct to the Public • Full & Partial Denture Fabrication • Dentures Over Implants • Relines • Same Day Repairs significance of the date or if • Accept all Insurance Plans you have a member of the Open Saturday by Appointment family who proudly don’s his “Serving the Peace Country since 1972” or her uniform and stands in #2, 10415 - 10th Street, Tel: (250) 782-2740 silence at the cenotaph. If you Dawson Creek, BC Toll Free: 1 (866) 782-2740 are taught about it in school. If

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A bright tile roof caps the smooth stucco of the Southwestern-style Santa Rosa. Designed for construction on a slope, this home has three levels. Gathering spaces are on the main floor, and bedrooms are above. A roomy twocar garage and two large storage areas are below, and some of those spaces are windowed. An inviting arched opening leads from the garage on the right to the handsome railed staircase that climbs gently to the main floor. A wider arch, opening onto the entry porch, frames the front door, along with a windowed bench to the door's left. Inside, art niches on both sides of the door flank the short passageway into the foyer. After entering, you have three choices. To the right is a den or home office. Straight ahead, an arch marks the passageway that leads to a spacious dining room, windowed on three sides. That hallway also runs past a large utility room, which, in turn, accesses a covered

patio with skylights. Sliding glass doors in the dining room open to the patio as well. To the left of the foyer is an arched opening that leads into a foyer extension outfitted with a coat closet and a bench for shoe removal. The next arch opens into the welcoming living room, which has a corner fireplace and recessed home entertainment center. This space is open to the gourmet kitchen, and also offers access to a side deck. Upstairs, owners' suite amenities include a railed balcony, a large walk-in closet, and a bathroom with a shower, spa tub, dual vanity and private toilet. Each of the Santa Rosa's secondary bedrooms has direct access to a private basin, then on to a shared toilet and shower. Associated Designs is the original source for the Santa Rosa 30-800. For more information or to view other designs, visit www.AssociatedDesigns.com or call 800-634-0123.

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Shiny new with yard space, access and no parking restrictions! Big room sizes and lots of space for families too! Full warranty here and walking distance to Elementary & High Schools. Great value!

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5 bedrooms + office, 9' walls up & down, huge entrance from garage and RV parking too!

$269,900

Modern, roomy and close to schools is what you will enjoy here! Nice layout with corner lot access means easy to park and storage space is readily accessible. Full ensuite and walk in closet here, 2 more bedrooms and you can get started in home ownership or make this a low maintenance home base to work from.

$384,900

Quiet location, close to schools, nice sq ft and room sizes all with a mortgage helper too! Lots of upgrades and fresh paint here with single garage and no RV restrictions for parking! Excellent value property here!

$925,000

5000 sq ft of living space and a waterfront view 10 minutes to town with a mom-in-law suite too? Yes, it's true! On site sewer system means no big bills for service and 3 years new means all the modern amenities and none of the fix up or maintenance of the older ones! Too many features to describe so you will just have to come and see them yourself!

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Land or rental investment made easy! Low cost place to call your own is ready for quick occupancy and you can be a home owner now!

Finch area estate styling with classic rooms and great kitchen storage space! Double garage and well landscaped yard where you can enjoy the front courtyard too! Modern and easy, this home is a home to call your own.

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2 acres, house with garage, 28 x38 detached garage with carport, and mom-in-law suite with a lake view and 9 min to Fort St John! Charlie Lake sewer system in place and lots of windows to soak in the trees! Unique property with potential for growth or subdivision.

Super clean and close to 2 schools and park! Quiet location here has an attached garage and still room for RV's. Very nice yard space with mature trees and private deck area. Inside you will feel the spaciousness of the great room sizes and a rec room downstairs you can have game night and movie night at the same time!

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Clean and quick occupancy 3 bedroom unit with lots of upgraded paint, flooring, windows, siding and shingles too! Good sized lot for kids & pets and walking distance to elem & high schools! See it soon or say 'so long'!

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Springtime sunrise over Tea Creek Valley will fill your home with natural sunlight where you can sit and enjoy the start of the day in professionally designed, restaurant quality kitchen. 10' walls and glass to match brings in the quiet peacefulness of your surroundings like every home should. The second floor has its own laundry room for the 4 bedrooms service and the master suite is a resort quality retreat space to relax and recharge in.

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9' walls, daylight basement, landscaped and appliances included! Excellent maintenance and yard access for future garage! Perfect starter/retirement home so get into this one before it goes!

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Spacious! at 1200 sq ft plus full basement this duplex is one of the largest you'll find in FSJ. Bigger than many single family homes and still on warranty, lots of upscale options were put into this one right up front! 9' basement, full ensuite and walk in closet, lots of storage space and room sizes that rival 1500 sq ft homes! Come and see all the unique ideas and you will soon be thinking this needs to be your new home.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

Treadmill for Sale in Dawson Creek. Model is an Epic-425MX, Almost New, Excellent Condition. 250219-2714

Catholic Women’s League. Winter Wonderland Tea & Bazaar. Immaculata Centre 9504-100 Ave. Homemade crafts from various vendors. Sat. November 5th, 2016 10:30am-3:00pm Tea starts at 11:00-3:00pm

Friends of the FSJ Library Annual General Meeting Nov 15 2016 Noon-1pm at the FSJ Library. Members new & old welcome. Seeking new Directors & Volunteers.

New In Town... Getting Married... Had A Baby... New in Business...

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The 35th Anniversary of the

Peace Country Craftmans Association “2016” Our yearly sale will be at a new venue - The Charlie Lake Community Hall and a new weekend December 2, 3 and 4th Friday and Saturday 10 am to 7pm, Sunday 10am - 5pm.

Lunch and refreshments will be available. Let this Christmas sparkle with a special gift hand made by a member of the Peace Country Craftmans Association See you there!! Santa is also coming with a photographer.

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OBITUARIES

DUECK, Beth June 16, 1934 − October 24, 2016 Beth passed away peacefully in Saskatoon after a short battle with lung cancer. She was born in Dalmeny, SK and after marrying Pete, moved to the Peace River District. They lived in Buick Creek, Dawson Creek and Fort St. John. The funeral took place in Dalmeny on October 28, 2016. She is predeceased by her parents Henry and Minnie Litke, her husband, Peter Dueck and numerous in−laws. Left to mourn; her family − Ardath (George) Kuxhaus and grandson Peter; her siblings − Eleanor (Irvin) Willems, Mathy (Mel) Ulrikson, and Irvine (Wendy) Litke; her in−laws − Betty Dueck, Helen Dueck, Bunny Dueck, Anne (George) Dyck, and Jake (Eileen) Dueck; and many nieces and nephews.

GENERAL EMPLOYMENT Bonnie Carlson 250-827-3132 Community & Bridal

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Fort St. John Pilot Project Public Advisory Group Notice of Membership: 2016 PUBLIC ADVISORY GROUP MEMBER

INTEREST AREA

Darren Thiel

Commercial Recreation Representative

Ray Jackson

Commercial Recreation Alternate

Jim McKnight

Environment / Conservation Representative

Fred Klassen

Forest Contractors / Workers Representative

Ron Wagner

Labour Representative

Jason Gowda

Oil & Gas Industry Representative

Colleen Brown

Urban Communities Alternate

Budd Phillips

Non-commercial Recreation - fishing, hunting Representative

Roy Lube

Outdoor Recreation - non-consumptive Representative

Les Christianson

Outdoor Recreation Alternate

Jack Trask

Range Representative

Dave Harris

Range Alternate

Ray Ensz

Trapping Representative

Natalie Clarke

Trapping Alternate

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

Saulteau First Nation Representative

The FSJ Pilot Participants would like to thank the members of the Fort St. John Pilot Project’s Public Advisory Group (PAG) for their valuable ongoing contributions in updating the local values and goals for Sustainable Forest Management (SFM), and reviewing and commenting on local forest management activities. Their efforts have been instrumental in the maintenance of the CSA Sustainable Forest Management Certification of the Pilot Project Participants in the Fort St. John Timber Supply Area. There are currently opportunities to join the Public Advisory Group. If you are interested in participating, or receiving more information on the progress in achieving SFM requirements, please contact Darrell Regimbald (250 7873651, darrell.regimbald@canfor.com) or visit our website at http://www.fsjpilotproject.com/ R0011324420

The AGM for the North Peace Fall Fair Society will be held on November 8, 2016 at the North Peace Cultural Centre at 7:30pm. Anyone interested in being involved in the fair is welcome to attend.

CARD OF THANKS The South Peace Seniors’ Association wish to thank everyone who donated to the Senior’s Day Celebration on October 1st. Also thank you to all who braved the weather and attended.

COMING EVENTS ANNUAL TURKEY SUPPER- Friday, Nov. 11, 2016- 4:00- 7:00 pm Courtesy of The Rolla Community and Women’s Institute. Adults: $15.00 Children:6-12 $10.00 Children under 6Free ART CLASSES UNTIL JUNE 30: Each day a different skill for after school youth DAWSON CREEK ART GALLERY: 3:30 to 5:00PM 250782-2601

Field Integrity Technologist

Painted Pony Petroleum Ltd. Based in Fort St. John, BC The successful candidate will be expected to control and implement Painted Pony Petroleum Ltd.’s Pipeline Maintenance Program and Pressure Equipment Integrity Management System. Minimum five years of oil field experience complemented by a technical diploma or degree or 10 years’ minimum field operations experience is required. Cathodic Protection of Pipelines & Pipeline/ Vessel Integrity. Apply at www.paintedpony.ca – Careers or careers@paintedpony.ca Closing Date: October 28, 2016

COMING EVENTS

Gord Bamford with special guest Jesse Mast Sat. Nov. 19, 2016 7:30 pm MST North Peace Cultural Centre, Fort St. John

KNIT NIGHT: Thursdays at Faking Sanity Cafe in Dawson Creek6:30 to 8:30 PM.

MOOSE FM and the Community Touring Alliance are pleased to welcome Gord Bamford with special guest Jesse Mast to the North Peace Cultural Centre on Saturday November 19, 2016.

CAREER TRAINING

COMING EVENTS

DAWSON CREEK BADMINTON CLUB From Sept. 19, 2016 to April 26, 2017 Mondays & Wednesdays Time: 7:30-9:30 pm Central Campus Gym Dawson Creek Do not play on any statutory or school holidays. Go on the school website to check on the holidays Please pay before you start playing. Players under 16 years must have an adult with them. You will need clean gym shoes and a racquet. Contact Dan or Judy Pandachuck: 250782-4783

Harvest Dinner with Roast Beef, Fall Veggies & Dessert at South Peace United Church Upper Hall Saturday November 5th. Doors open at 5:00 pm, supper served starting at 5:30 pm.1300 104th Ave, Dawson Creek. Tickets : Phone the Church office to reserve tickets at 250782-2636 or purchase tickets at the door. Adults: $20., Children ages 6 to 12: $10.00, children under age 6: free Rotary Manor Christmas Tea and Bake Sale-Saturday, November 19th 2:00-4:00 pm Pies, Baking and Assorted Christmas Items from Linda’s Greenhouse. Please use our shuttle service from Alliance Church Parking Lot. Shuttles will start at 1:45-4:00 pm, 112190th Ave. Admission for Tea $5.00- Free for Residents. EVERYONE WELCOME- All proceeds go towards resident programs and activities

SATURDAYS: LEARN YOUR ROOTS - Genealogy information NAR PARK ROOTS BUILDING 10:00am peacecountryroots.ca Save the Dates July 7, 5:00 pm to July 9, 2017 at 3:30 pm for the 23rd Annual Mile Zero Cruisers Summer Cruise weekend starts with Registration held at the Dawson Co-op. Bring down your pride and joy and register for the 2017 Summer Cruise Car Show weekend. All registrants will receive access to all weekend events as well as a chance to win prizes. Check in this paper for more details closer to the show! South Peace Historical Society Meetings Third Wednesday of the month. In Dawson Creek at the Calvin Kruk Centre Archives Room at 2 pm. SUNDAYS: FAMILY TREE HELP - Peace Country Roots Group Meeting - Fourth Sunday of each Month at the CALVIN KRUK CENTRE in Dawson Creek 1:30pm

GENERAL EMPLOYMENT

Saturday, November 5th - 1:00 pm Dawson Creek Royal Canadian Legion Branch#141 will be holding its Monthly General Meeting at the branch located at 900-102nd Ave, (side entrance) across 9th Street from Lakeview Credit Union

GENERAL EMPLOYMENT

FIREFIGHTER AUXILIARY ON CALL

Competition No. 2016-95

The City of Fort St. John is recruiting auxiliary on call Fireﬁghters. Successful applicants must have the commitment and time to attend two hour practice sessions weekly (Thursday evenings) and to attend emergency callouts whenever available. Applicants must reside within the Fort St. John Fire Department ﬁre protection area. Applicants are required to have an RCMP criminal record search completed before recruit training. Posting closes 4:00 p.m., Friday, November 18, 2016. For job details go to www.fortstjohn.ca. Interested candidates should forward a complete resume prior to 4:00 pm on the closing date to: Human Resources Assistant, City of Fort St. John 10631 - 100th Street, Fort St. John, BC. V1J 3Z5 PHONE: (250) 787-8150 FAX: (250) 787-8181 Email: adyer@fortstjohn.ca

GENERAL EMPLOYMENT

• General Manager, Trucking • Regional Business Managers • Regional Sales Associates • HSE & QA/QC Coordinator LAFARGE CEMENT TERMINAL COORDINATOR The position’s prime objective is to manage all day to day activities of the Fort St. John and the Fort Nelson terminals in a safe, efficient, reliable, economical manner and ensure quality and environmental standards are maintained. Experience: Minimum of 5 years experience demonstrating good mechanical aptitude, abil− ity to operate equipment and excellent com− munication skills. careers.wcan@lafargeholcim.com

GENERAL EMPLOYMENT

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We are accepting resumes for the following positions in various locations across the Peace Region in Northeastern B.C. and Northern Alberta, Calgary and Saskatchewan:

GENERAL EMPLOYMENT

Conuma Coal has immediate openings for Qualified candidates with a demonstrated history of strong safety performance and dependability to join our team in an exciting start-up of our Brule Mine and Willow Creek plant site. -Loader Operators -Excavator Operators -Clerks (1) -Heavy Duty Mechanics -Welders -Fuel/Lube Truck -Process Plant Operators

COMING EVENTS

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Exciting New Employment Opportunity:

-Drillers -Certified Blasters -Shovel Operators -Dozer Operators -Haul Truck Drivers -Grader Operators

MILE 0 QUILTERS GUILD: Tuesdays & Thursdays 7PM at Calvin Kruk Performing Arts Centre in Dawson Creek

COMING EVENTS

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ST MARTIN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH SAYS THANK YOU We would like to thank the companies and in− dividuals who were so generous in donating to us for our recent fund raiser: Chris Lamoureux, Windsor Plywood, Marcy’s Bright Ideas, Chelsea’s Hair, Canadian Tire, Hair Bin, Butch− er Block, Great Canadian Oil, Home Hardware, Triple A Safety, McDonalds, Elizabeth and Ali− cia Calder, Original Joe’s, Mr Mikes, Pizza 73, Sung’s Chinese Restaurant, A&W, Gas Drive. enid.fortstjohn@gmail.com

EXERCISE EQUIPMENT

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-Loss Prevention Officers LV3 -CCR Operator -Crusher Operator -Millwright/welder -Laborers -Warehouse

Conuma Coal provides competitive wages and benefits. No camp facilities are available Applicants with prior or active Mine Rescue Certification will receive strong Th consideration. Please send resumes to: careers@conumacoal.com Not all applicants will be contacted

• Mineral Processing Engineer • Journeyman Millwrights • Class 1 Drivers (B-Train & Heavy Haul) • Environmental Engineer

LaPrairie offers competitive remuneration packages plus a range of benefits and opportunities for career progression. To apply for these positions, please submit your resume to: Human Resources Department careers@laprairiegroup.com Fax (403) 767-9932

www.laprairiegroup.com Closing date: November 18, 2016

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WEDNESDAYS: COMPUTER INFORMATION -Seniors Computer Club - Dawson CO-OP Bistro 1:15pm 250-782-4668 for more information PLACE YOUR AD IN THE

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Executive Director Position $750 Loans & More NO CREDIT CHECKS Open 7 days/week 8am - 8pm 1-855-527-4368 Apply at:

at Sage Health Centre

LEGAL/PUBLIC NOTICES

COURT BAILIFF SALE www.northcentralbailiffs.bc.ca The Court Bailiff offers for sale by tender, interest in the following goods of Judgment Debtor: DENISE SUNDHOLM (sometime carrying on business as PREDATOR HOTSHOT SERVICES)., purported to be: 2012 Mission Utility Trailer VIN # 5WFBS121XCW017543 2012 Skylark Travel Trailer VIN # 1UJBJ0AK1C1GC0066

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Access job description at: sagehealthcentre.ca Our Team

LEGAL/PUBLIC NOTICES

Items can be viewed at 2706 Jasper St. Prince George BC. Go to www.northcentralbailiffs.bc.ca to view photographs. Closing date November 25, 2016. Highest or any other bid not necessarily accepted. Bidders are solely responsible for determining the make, model, year of manufacture, condition, quantities, sets and or usefulness of all items for tender. All items are sold on an “as is, where is” basis with no warranty given or implied. As vehicles have not been inspected, we are declaring that they may not be suitable for transportation and may not be compliant with the motor vehicle act. Sale is subject to cancellation or adjournment without notice. Terms of sale: Immediate payment in full by bank draught or cash only upon acceptance of successful bid. Call (250) 564-4900 for details.

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

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We are a residential addictions treatment centre in Kamloops.

Take notice that Springbuck Inc. from Osoyoos, BC, has applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Northeast Region, for a Quarry Site situated on Provincial Crown land located at Cypress/Halfway River. The Lands File for this application is 8015895. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to Joyce Veller, Authorization Officer, Northeast Region, MFLNRO, at 100-10003-110th Avenue, Fort St. John, BC V1J 6M7, (250) 7873438. Comments will be received by MFLNRO up to December 12, 2016. MFLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit the website at www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp for more information and a map of the application area. 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.

North Central Bailiffs Ltd. Prince George Branch Court Bailiff Division Ed Moir / Court Bailiff Thursday, October 27th the Dawson Creek Royal Canadian Legion Branch #141 will begin its annual Poppy Campaign with delivery of poppy wreaths to the businesses, and the placing of poppy trays at various locations around the city. All revenues collected will be placed in a special poppy trust fund to be used only for worthy charitable causes. No funds will be used for legion branch operations.

LEGAL/PUBLIC NOTICES

Amendment #256-FOREST OPERATIONS SCHEDULE (FOS 2010-2016)

Notice is hereby given that an amendment to the FOS has been prepared for timber harvesting activities in the Fort St John Timber Supply Area (TSA).#256-‐FOREST The amendment proposes to(FOS modify the planned Amendment OPERATIONS SCHEDULE 2010-‐2016) location of timber harvesting and road construction activities that may Notice is hereby given that an amendment to the FOS has been prepared for timber harvesting activities occur in the Fort St John TSA prior to March 31, 2017. FOS amendment in the Fort St John Timber Supply Area (TSA). The amendment proposes to modify the planned location #256 is comprised of the following element:

of timber harvesting and road construction activities that may occur in the Fort St John TSA prior to March 31, 2017. FOS amendment #256 is comprised of the following element:

1. Addition of new FOS blocks to salvage burned timber within the Siphon Creek wildfire perimeter. Operating areas Osborne River and 1.Alces Addition of new FOS blocks to salvage burned timber within the Siphon Creek wildfire River perimeter. Operating areas Osborne River and Alces River Managing Participant

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The proposed FOS amendment is available for public review and comment for 10 days until 4:30pm November 10, 2016 at Canadian The proposed FOS amendment is available for public review and comment for 10 days until 4:30pm Forest Fort St John office.Fort AllStcomments willcomments be reviewed by November 10,Product’s 2016 at Canadian Forest Product’s John office. All will be reviewed by Canfor, and mayand result in revisions to the proposedtoamendments. Prior amendments. to the close of the Prior public review Canfor, may result in revisions the proposed period, written comments concerning these amendments should be made to Canfor at the following to the close of the public review period, written comments concerning address: these amendments should be made to Canfor at the following address:

Canadian Forest Products Ltd. RR 1 Site 13 Compartment 2, Canadian Fort St. John, BC Forest Products Ltd. V1J 4M6 RR 1 Site 13 Compartment 2, Attention: Evan Hauk, RPF Fort St. John, BC Phone: (250)787-3693 e-mail: Evan.Hauk@Canfor.com V1J 4M6 Fax: (250) 787-3622

Attention: Evan Hauk, RPF Phone: (250)787-3693 e-mail: Evan.Hauk@Canfor.com Fax: (250) 787-3622

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Looking to be Your Own Boss. We want Diversified Services such as Eyebrow & Body Waxing/Masseuse/Nail Technician/Pedicurists. Chair Rentals Now Available at Trend Setters Hair Design in Dawson Creek. Please Phone: 250219-2427 or Present your Resume to 925103rd Ave.

GENERAL EMPLOYMENT

Confidential Apartment Maintenance Technician A Property Manage− ment company is now hiring for an Apartment Mainte− nance Technician. If you have experience working in building maintenance then this is the job for you. We offer com− petitive salaries, ex− cellent benefits and a generous apart− ment discount. To qualify you need to have two years ex− perience in mainte− nance, a valid driver’s license, proof of insurance, and reliable trans− portation. Please email your resume to mcwiservices963 @gmail.com.

Embassy Maintenance is looking for licensed heavy duty mechanics and licensed automotive mechanics for our Tumbler Ridge Shop. Please send resumes to embassy@pris.ca or fax to 250-242-3138 or call 250-242-3188

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For Hire: caregiver to look after my 2 children; 4 year old girl and 3 year old boy. Permanent, full time at a rate of 11.50/hour for 40 hrs/week. Completion of Secondary School : some college/CEGEP/ vocational. 1 to 2 years experience supervision or care for children. Accommodation available on a live-in basis at no cost, but is not a condition of employment. Main duties include: supervise and care; assist/guide children on personal hygiene; meal preparation; organize and participate in children’s activities and may perform light housekeeping. Applicatant may apply via email: joan24garcia@yahoo.

PROFESSIONAL HELP Doig River First Nation Financial Controller Doig River First Na− tion is seeking a Fi− nancial Controller who will have over− sight for finance, accounting and re− porting activities to Chief and Council, Band Manager and the senior manage− ment team. The Fi− nancial Controller will lead all day−to− day finance opera− tions and supervise the finance team. Applicants must be a Certified Profes− sional Accountant (CPA) or Chartered Accountant (CA) in good standing. Deadline for appli− cation is November 4th, 2016. To apply please submit a cover letter and resume to: Shona Nelson Band Administrator Doig River First Nation Box 56 Rose Prairie, BC V0C 2H0 P: 250−827−3776 F: 250−827−3778 snelson @doigriverfn.com

RESTAURANT/ HOTEL

http://prrd.bc.ca/quick_links/employment/index.php Applicants are invited to submit their resumes, complete with cover letter and references “in confidence” to: Peace River Regional District Attention: Ronda Wilkins, Executive Assistant E-mail: ronda.wilkins@prrd.bc.ca Box 810, Dawson Creek, BC, V1G 4H8 Phone: 1-800-670-7773 Fax: 1-250-784-3220 Closing date for this opportunity is 4:30 p.m. on Friday November 8th, 2016 We thank you for your interest, however, only those applicants selected for interviews will be contacted.

Hotel & Property Manager, Tumbler Ridge Seeking a positive, energetic, and capa− ble person with demonstrated ex− ceptional guest ser− vice and hotel expe− rience. The perfect candidate should have an en− trepreneurial spirit, and be very friendly northern community builders. Minimum 5 years manage− ment experience in hospitality, be 21st century marketing savvy, demonstrat− ed knowledge of MS Office, financial re− porting including budgeting, Hotel Property Systems, supervise up to 25 people, and able to physically contribute to all facets of daily operations. Do not contact the hotel for job listing details or to apply. This posi− tion is being filled by a recruitment agency. Contact them for a detailed job listing, and to submit an up−to− date resume. pamela @inntimateinns.com

FIREWOOD FIREWOOD FOR SALE. PINE & SPRUCE. CUT, SPLIT & DELIVERED. PHONE 250-782-6992.

FOR SALE MISC Firewood-Will Deliver to Dawson Creek and Surrounding Area. Spruce/Pine Poplar/Birch. Please Phone: 780-864-8741

HOME CARE WANTED EXPERIENCED CAREGIVER NEEDED TO START WORK IMMEDIATELY IN DC FOR MOTHER-INLAW SUFFERING DEMENTIA. I am offering 4-5 hours per day on Saturday, Monday, Wednesday and Friday at a rate of $20. per hour. ALL APPLICANTS SHOULD EMAIL DIRECTLY TO: neiljfehr17@gmail.com

TENDERS

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

HOUSES FOR SALE 2 Bedroom Cottage Style House for Sale in Dawson Creek. 1/2 acre Lot, Fenced/Landscaped. $210,000. OBO. 250-219-7579

TENDERS

APARTMENTS/ CONDOS FOR

Li-Car Management Group

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

Phone: 250-785-2662

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The following trade contract tenders for the Margaret Ma Murray Community School project in Fort St John are requested by Public Tender and will be accepted at the offices of Unitech Construction Management by 2:00 PM local time, Thursday November 17, 2016: • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

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All documents in regards to this Public Tender are available via download from the Construction Manager’s FTP site. To gain access to the FTP site please contact Brenda Meagher via email at bmeagher@unitechcm.ca with the contract that you will be bidding on and they will respond with FTP access instructions.

SITE REPRESENTATIVE SERVICES At Various developments FORT ST JOHN & TAYLOR, BC RFP #1070-1617-96

British Columbia Housing Management Commission, (BC Housing), is tendering for Site Representative Services, for the furnishing of Property Management Services, for six(6) social housing developments at scattered addresses in Fort St. John & Taylor, BC. The respondents must provide information, documentation, references, rates, and meet the following minimum requirements, to be considered for evaluation: • A minimum of two (2) years of related property management experience; • Individual, contractor and employee(s) will be subject to a criminal records review; • Demonstrated ability in the performance of building, grounds, janitorial and custodial duties; must have proven experience in cash control procedures • Good communication skills, both written and oral; • Ability to deal tactfully and effectively with the public, government agencies and tenants; • Good organizational and administrative skills; • Ownership, or access to, suitable tools and equipment required to perform the duties of manager/caretaker; • Must hold a valid BC Drivers License and have the use of a reliable vehicle; • A working knowledge of the British Columbia Residential Tenancy Act; • Residency in Fort St. John, BC is a requirement; A Notice of Proposal will be posted on MERX: www.merx.com and on BC Bid: www.bcbid.gov.bc.ca. Documents can be obtained by contacting Peggy McNaughton by email only: pmcnaughton@bchousing.org Request for Proposal documents will be received at the Northern Region – Prince George, 1380-2nd Avenue, Prince George, BC V2L 3B5 only up to 2:00:00 PM, Tuesday, December 20, 2016, in the form noted in the RFP, and opened at that time. A Mandatory Site Meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at 1:00 p.m in the Lobby at Heritage Manor I, 9819-107 Avenue, Fort St. John, BC Please direct all inquiries to: Stacey Kyriakos, Property Portfolio Manager at BC Housing, Northern Region - Prince George, BC. By E-mail Only to: staceyk@bchousing.org R0011327103

SITE REPRESENTATIVE SERVICES At Dorothy’s Place & Northern Rockies Pioneer Manor FORT NELSON, BC Public Bid Call #1070-1617-97

British Columbia Housing Management Commission, (BC Housing), is tendering for Site Representative Services, for the furnishing of Property Management Services, for two social housing developments in Fort Nelson, BC. The respondents must provide information, documentation, references, rates, and meet the following minimum requirements, to be considered for evaluation: • A minimum of two (2) years of related property management experience; • Individual, contractor and employee(s) will be subject to a criminal records review; • Demonstrated ability in the performance of building, grounds, janitorial and custodial duties; must have proven experience in cash control procedures • Good communication skills, both written and oral; • Ability to deal tactfully and effectively with the public, government agencies and tenants; • Good organizational and administrative skills; • Ownership or access to, suitable tools and equipment required to perform the duties of manager/caretaker; • Must hold a valid BC Drivers License and have the use of a reliable vehicle; • A working knowledge of the British Columbia Residential Tenancy Act; • Residency in Fort Nelson, BC is a requirement; A Notice of Proposal will be posted on MERX: www.merx.com and on BC Bid: www.bcbid.gov.bc.ca. Documents can be obtained by contacting Peggy McNaughton by email only: pmcnaughton@bchousing.org Request for Proposal documents will be received at the Northern Region – Prince George, 1380-2nd Avenue, Prince George, BC V2L 3B5 only up to 2:00 PM, Tuesday, December 20, 2016, in the form noted in the RFP, and opened at that time. A Mandatory Site Meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. at: Dorothy’s Place, 5228 Airport Road, Fort Nelson, BC (Office near the playground) Please direct all inquiries to: Stacey Kyriakos, Property Portfolio Manager at BC Housing, Northern Region - Prince George, BC. R0011327095 By E-mail only to: staceyk@bchousing.org

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November 1916

Wed 1st Self fixing stalls in stable and flooring it. Capt. Smith’s boat arrived from H. Hope at noon and continued on her way down the River. A fine clear day, snow nearly all gone. Thurs 2nd Snowed nearly all day. Self finished up the stable. Cleared up towards evening and very cold. Fri 3rd Self & Johnny making a grade on the River bank for a winter trail. The mail arrived also the Constable from Pouce Coupie. Continued cold all day and snow towards evening. Sat 4th Self & Johnny & Mr. Birley went for a trip of Hay with bob sleds. A shooting match up on Mr. Benner’s Ranch this afternoon where all the settlers were shooting for Mr. Benner’s chickens. Yakatchie & Oker arrived from the North and brought a few Furs and some moose meat. Sun 5th A fine clear day. The mail left this morning for Pouce Coupie. Cloudy towards evening and looks like snow. Mon 6th Cold this morning and continued all day. The River full of Ice. Self plastering stable. The boys went for a trip of hay. Tues 7th Self as yesterday. A little milder today and looks like a Chinook wind. Old Montaigne & party patched off today after being here for about a month. C. Moir & a French man arrived from Spirit River. Ogilvie brought them across in his Canoe this morning. Wed 8th Continues fine. The boys went for a load of hay. Self plastering

the House. A Russian arrived from the south side. He came over the River in Mr. Parson’s Canoe.

Creek where Attachie & his Crowd are camped. Continues fine. Very little Ice running today.

Thurs 9th A light fall of snow this morning. Self finished plastering all the buildings. Ice still running. River very low.

Fri 17th Continues fine. Self fixing up the Porch in front of the House. The Mail arrived from H Hope this evening. Looks like a change in the weather.

Fri 10th Self busy at odd jobs. The boys haulling hay. Hanley & Ogilvie came across the River. The Ice running very thick and may Jam any time.

Sat 18th The Mail from Pouce Coupe arrived this morning. A lot of people around. Self very busy. Very little Ice running.

Sat 11th 20 below Zero this morning. Continued cold all day. Self in office. Boys went for a load of hay. Old Mr. Kincaide came up from the Flat selling Beef. Self bought a quarter. Sun 12th Thomas & Lakota and 2 others arrived from C.W.Prairie. Self busy with them in store all day. They had a considerable lot of Furs. After getting their supplies they left in the evening. Mon 13th Self cleaning up store. The boys haulling hay. McIer busy putting up a Telephone connection from his place to the Telegraph Office. Tues 14th Blowing a chinook wind. Snow nearly all gone off the hills. Self busy putting up a porch in front. The boys went for a load of hay. A lot of Ice in the River. Wed 15th Self in office. Continues fine & mild. The hills all bare. The boys went for a trip of hay. Thurs 16th Self went and cut wood on the Island. The boys haulling. Dick arrived from Cache

Sun 19th The Mail left this morning. Mr. Benner & C. Moir & Grover also left for Edmonton and I think they intend going to the Front. The Ice churned down in the bend this evening and looks as if it was going to hold. Montaigne & 3 others came in and brought a few Furs and left again for home. Mon 20th Continues very mild. The River jammed and again broke today. Very little Ice running. Self at odd jobs. Cleaned the stove pipes this evening. Tues 21st Self at odd jobs. The ice broke loose and water fell. River now clear of Ice. Rain & snow all day. A little colder towards evening. Wed 22nd Self in store. Opening up some goods. A fine clear day. A little cold. Adisless and 4 others arrived from the North and brought a few Furs. Thurs 23rd Cold. Self busy with Indians. The Indians left this evening after getting their supplies. Adisless left his Horses here for the winter. Warm towards evening and

Frank Beatton looks like a Chinook. Fri 24th Continues mild weather. Very little Ice going down. Self at odd jobs. The boys cutting fire wood. Sat 25th Continues mild. Started to blow a cold North wind towards evening. Mr Reids house caught fire this evening, that is the stove pipes, but between us all we were able to put it out in time. No damage done. Self busy at odd jobs. Sun 26th A fine clear day. A lot of ice running. Mon 27th Snowing all day. Self in office. George went for a load of hay. A lot of Ice going down. Tues 28th A fine clear day but cold. The boys went for hay. Self at odd jobs around the place. A lot of Ice running. Wed 29th A fine mild day. Self fixing up the place for the chickens in the stable as the hen house is too cold. A lot of Ice going down but no charn as yet. George went of a load of hay. Thurs 30th Blowing a strong Chinook wind. Self very busy. B. C. Brady arrived from up the Halfway River reports very little Furs. The Alaska Highway News is now carrying the journals of pioneer Frank Beatton, who was clerk for the Hudson’s Bay Company at Old Fort St. John. His journals will appear the first Thursday of every month. Digital images of the journals are available to view for research purposes at the North Peace Museum.

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