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e will never be the prime minister he wanted us to believe he is – the offences won’t erase, even if their memories will abate – but Justin Trudeau’s political survival Monday is testament to the resilience of privilege. No matter that he broke promises and practices and gave his supporters cause to doubt his feminism and tolerance, he had built sufficient equity to sustain the political equivalent of a market correction. What’s more, no one else was there to take it from him if he wasn’t going to take it from himself. His governance ahead will not so much walk on thin ice as skate on it. He need not court and wed the New Democrats; instead he can borrow from the playbook of Stephen Harper a decade ago and act as if in a majority until some foolhardy party decides we need another election. The result was not what the Liberals expected a year ago when they were in a solid lead in polls, but better than what they anticipated six months ago when the SNC-Lavalin affair cost two cabinet ministers and a dozen points in public standing. Even when disturbing images emerged of him in blackface there was a wobble but nothing like a buckling. Experts will tell you there is the greatest likelihood of salvaging a relationship if an apology is absolute and there is a request for forgiveness. Trudeau now has first-hand expertise, and in a tentative measure Canadians forgave and some even forgot Monday. It helped that his most significant opponent, Andrew Scheer of the Conservatives, had his own baggage to lug around: personal beliefs at odds with general Canadian progressiveness, the lingering weight of Harper that planted suspicion, questions about his resumé and passports, and a demeanour that didn’t particularly produce a galvanic skin response. As Monday’s results suggest, this was his election to lose and that is exactly what he did. He can crow about diminishing a majority government, and about his party earning more votes, but he must know he was the odds-on favourite who did not cross the true finish line first. To some degree this despondent campaign was about picking the least dislikable major party leader. It certainly wasn’t about choosing the most likable ideas, because there weren’t any. The Liberals limped away Monday without holding one-third support of the electorate, a historic low that ought to spur soul-searching. The Conservatives had barely more support. As long as we have a five- or six-party system, there is no urgency for the frontrunners to gaze into their navels. The math of the country means you can win without winning big. That being said, Trudeau will face a task internally and externally to convince his party he isn’t prone to further squandering its position and to prove to the country that he can lead without having to dominate. Many underestimated his capacity to rebound from scandal and mistakes as the campaign started, so it makes little sense to underestimate him now. Kirk LaPointe is vice-president, editorial, of Glacier Media.

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ctober is not simply Pumpkin Spice everything season. October is also, “Dear Work Colleague, my child’s school/ karate club/hockey team/figure skating club/dance troupe is selling chocolates (could be bars,covered almonds, or fancy chocolates)/ Christmas Wrapping Paper/Magazine Subscriptions, and if you are interested, I have the form in my office and I do accept E-transfers” season. The password for the E-transfer should be ‘mom/dad doesn’t have time for this’. There is an imaginary gold star that goes to whichever work colleague gets the email out first, because everyone who follows feels as if they missed the perfect opportunity. “Darnit! Marjorie in Finance got her email out first! How on earth am I going to get these darn boxes of chocolates sold before Christmas!” I write this sympathetically because I was once one of those parents who acted as the official chocolate/wrapping paper/magazine shill for my children. When Amy or Matthew would bring home the forms for their latest fundraiser I would always say, “Can’t I just write a cheque? I don’t have time for this!” Oftentimes that is exactly what would happen when I was unable

JUDY KUCHARUK to unload the case of chocolate covered almonds. I would end up buying the entire case and would personally make it my mission to consume them during times of stress when I would eat my feelings. I purchased wrapping paper that I didn’t need and have stacks of magazines under my bed from subscriptions that I signed up for under duress. The first time one of them came home with the Jump Rope for Heart pledge form, I would be lying if I didn’t initially think that I was the one that would have to do the jump roping. Why does it always have to fall on the shoulders of the parents to become part-time salespersons? Doesn’t the school know that we are too busy coming up with ideas and

schematics for the the science fair project? Speaking of science fair projects for 2020, start now and then when you find the crumpled up notice about the upcoming science fair only days before it is due, you will be ready! I understand the need for fundraising, I truly do. Back in the day I recall having to fundraise for trips and my poor mom having to whip up a 100 cupcakes or trays of squares for a bake sale. Technically I should have made the cupcakes or squares, it was my class who was raising money to go to Edmonton to see the legislature building. Where am I going with this? Well, I want parents to know that we see you, we understand what you are going through and that we were in your shoes at one point in time. Bring on the chocolate covered almonds! FYI – last year there were 10 almonds in the box, this year there will only be 8, so according to my math, they are almost $0.63 per almond. No worries though, it’s a small price to pay for our co-workers sanity. Judy Kucharuk is a lover of sarcasm, witty people and footnotes, and lives in Dawson Creek.

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Conservatives could have ‘significant’ role in minority gov’t Matt Preprost editor@ahnfsj.ca Conservative incumbent MP Bob Zimmer has been re-elected for a third term in Prince George-Peace RiverNorthern Rockies. Zimmer, first elected in 2011, returns to Ottawa as part of the official Opposition as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberals won a minority government, with 157 seats as of press time. Zimmer’s campaign headquarters in Fort St. John was filled with dozens of supporters Monday night. Zimmer finished with nearly 40,000 votes, winning 70% of the popular vote. He called the victory bittersweet. “We know, especially in our resource-rich region, how important it is to have people at the wheel and the government that’s going to have a minority now is going to be the same one that didn’t get a softwood lumber agreement, it’s the same one that stalled on Kinder Morgan,” Zimmer said. “We finally see LNG moving, and I’m just deeply concerned with the agree-

ments that will be made, the signalling that the NDP and Liberals will help form that majority, at what cost to the rest of us in the west, but also the rest of the country?” The Conservatives made significant gains of some 26 seats, up from 95 to 121, and winning 34.4% of the popular vote nationwide. That puts the party in a “significant” position to work with the Liberals, especially on key policy decisions regarding resource development, Zimmer said. He said his hope is the parties can work together to complete projects like the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, advance the liquefied natural gas industry, and make headway on the forestry downturn in B.C. “I think Justin Trudeau and the Liberal cabinet have to look at where it’s going to benefit them to work with us because it’s easy to say before the ballots are cast that we’re never going work with X or Y,” Zimmer said. “But I think now they have to have a realistic conversation about it, and I hope they do. My biggest concern is if they come out

with an announcement that … the NDP are going to prop up that government for four years. If that’s the case, then likely Kinder Morgan is on the table and likely won’t be built. My hope is we can work together on those matters.” Liberal candidate Mavis Erickson was surprised by the margin of defeat but acknowledged the riding has long been a conservative stronghold. Erickson said she was still proud of her campaign. “It was a really, really good campaign and I think the northern towns really need a voice and I don’t really know what to say,” she said. Erickson also pointed to communities currently struggling with the forestry downfall in the north and said she doesn’t think enough is being done. “I think the northern communities are suffering with the forestry downturn and the forest industry and not enough is being done for their families, and diversifying the economy in the north so that people want to stay in the north,” Erickson added.

Canada was last faced with minority governments in 2004, 2006, and 2008. Minority governments don’t last long, and the Conservatives are prepared for another election, Zimmer said. “We’re ready to run in another election here,” Zimmer said. “My hope is we can somehow come together.” The NDP lost 15 seats, dropping from 39 to 24 seats in the House. The Bloc picked up 22 seats, up to 32, in Quebec; the Greens picked up 1 seat, bringing their total to three seats in the House. Independents picked up just one seat — former Liberal justice minister and attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould. Preliminary Results Bob Zimmer - 38,157 Mavis Erickson - 6,304 Marcia Luccock - 5,013 Catharine Kendall - 3,395 Ron Vaillant - 1,728 233 of 233 polls reporting With a report from Prince George Matters

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fresh look Fort St John North Peace Museum Manager Caty Virostek mounts a panel about the political history of the Peace River Block on new exhibit walls that were installed at the museum on Oct. 15, 2019.

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City of Fort St. John Notices and Public Info Permissive Tax Exemption Notification

In accordance with Section 227 of the Community Charter, notice is hereby given that the following properties including improvements will be receiving 100% permissive tax exemption status (unless another percentage is indicated) for the 2020 taxation year: 2020 Estimated 2021 Estimated 2022 Estimated Total Class Roll # Owner Civic Address Tax Permissive Tax Permissive Tax Assessment Permissive Exemptions Exemptions Exemptions 1 6 8

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Guru Nanak Sikh Temple and Cultural Society

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Guru Nanak Sikh Temple and Cultural Society

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Guru Nanak Sikh Temple and Cultural Society

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Seventh Day Adventist Church (BC Conference)

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Peace Lutheran Church

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BC Conference of Mennonite Brethren Church

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Peace View Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses

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Child Development Centre Society

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Child Development Centre Society

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Fort St. John Senior Citizens Association

10908 - 100 Street

North Peace Seniors Housing Society

10804 - 98 Street

North Peace Seniors Housing Society

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North Peace Seniors Housing Society

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North Peace Seniors Housing Society

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North Peace Historical Society

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Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

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New Totem Archers [City of Fort St. John]

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Royal Canadian Legion

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Royal Canadian Legion

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Salvation Army - 60% exemption on land 415.000 and improvements

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North Peace Light Horse Association

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North Peace Light Horse Association

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Industrial Surplus Supplies Ltd. (North Peace Gymnastics Association Lease Agreement) City of Fort St. John (Fort St. John Curling Club Management Agreement expires in 2023) Pinnacle Capital Corporation (Canadian Red Cross Lease Agreement) for 1/2 of Strata Lot

10023 - 95 Avenue 9504 - 96 Street

• Michael Robert Corris (born 1987) was sentenced to 78 days in jail, issued an 18-month probation order, issued a 10-year firearms ban, and ordered to provide a DNA sample for assault. • Robert Lawrence Caven (born 1978) was granted a conditional discharge with a one-year probation order for assault. • Jonathon Jay Beattie (born 1997) was issued a nine-month conditional sentence, ordered to provide a DNA sample, and ordered to forfeit a weapon for possessing a firearm without a licence or registration and storing a firearm contrary to regulation. • Charis Desiree Annie Hunter (born 1987) was granted a conditional discharge with a six-month probation order for assault. • Chance Little Feather Davis (born 1986) was fined $1,000 and issued a one-year criminal driving ban for driving while impaired.

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• Gerard Joseph Dillman (born 1959) was issued a six-month $500 recognizance after allegation of causing fear of injury or damage. • Gordon Lynn Jeannotte (born 1955) was fined $500, issued a one-year driving ban, and ordered to pay a $75 victim surcharge for driving while prohibited/licence suspended.

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Chetwynd • Evan Wesley Pshyk (born 1995) was fined $1,500, issued a 12-month driving ban, and ordered to pay a $100 victim surcharge for driving with a blood-alcohol level over .08. • Clinton Roy Lalonde (born 1992) was given a 60-day conditional sentence and issued a 10-month probation order for assault. • Monique Angelen Victoria Roy (born 1967) was fined $500, issued a 12-month driving ban, and assessed a $75 victim surcharge for driving while prohibited/licence suspended. — Matt Preprost

We survived Y2K Matt Preprost editor@ahnfsj.ca Fort St. John councillors pressed the proverbial delete key on the hysteria of Y2K on Tuesday, repealing a 20-year-old policy drafted to help guide the city through the computer conundrum. Council voted to repeal its Year 2000 (Y2K) Policy, passed in March 1999 and prompted by the worries of computer scientists who were unsure how data would transfer over to the new millennium. The policy aimed to co-ordinate city departments through any service disruptions, and help finance a smooth digital transition into the year 2000, noting “the risks are, in many cases, unknown and unpredictable.” But the policy is “outdated and no longer relevant,” deputy clerk Bonnie McCure wrote in a report to council. “There were no disruptions to City services as a result of the Year 2000 and this policy is no longer relevant to organizational operations,” McCue wrote. The policy will be scrubbed from the city’s internal drive, website, and other online platforms. Mayor Lori Ackerman quipped council could have kept and changed the name of the policy to Y3K, and put future councils ahead of the curve for the year 3000.

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Firefighters recognized Matt Preprost editor@ahnfsj.ca Seven Fort St. John firefighters were awarded for their longstanding service on Oct. 15. Council recognized auxiliary firefighter Anthony Santucci for 35 years of service. As part of the recognition, Santucci was honoured with a British Columbia Long Service Bar, issued through the Office of the Fire Commissioner of British Columbia for dedication and service for their community and the fire service. Santucci started volunteering in May 1983 and later became a paid on-call auxiliary firefighter before retiring in June. “Over Anthony’s 35 years with the depart-

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Fort St. John firefighters Rob Close, Aaron Tjepkema, Brent Morgan, Anthony Santucci, Chris Austin, Craig Faulkner, and Matthew Dawes with city council, Oct. 15, 2019.

partments,” reads a written acknowledgement. Also awarded were firefighters Brent Morgan, for 20

ment, he has seen the fire department come a long way: a new fire hall, new apparatus and a well-staffed career de-

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Black Swan Energy celebrates opening of Nig Creek Gas Plant Matt Preprost editor@ahnfsj.ca Black Swan Energy celebrated the opening of its Nig Creek Gas Plant north of Fort St. John on Oct. 16. The $200-million, 100 MMcf/d facility processes sour gas into sweet gas and separating hydrocarbon liquids including butane, condensate, and propane. The plant, built with a 20year commitment on the North Montney Mainline, effectively doubles the size of Black Swan’s business, officials say. “This is a big step in our evolution,” Black Swan President David Maddison said. Also on Wednesday, Black Swan presented Blueberry River First Nation Chief Marvin Yahey with $227,000 in funding for community infrastructure projects. The Calgary-based exploration and production company has spent $1.2 billion to date in the region, with plans to spend an estimated $1 billion over the next five years, including an expansion at Nig Creek to add more than 80 MMcf/d of incremental raw processing.

$6.5M for caribou habitat restoration

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Black Swan President David Maddison at the company’s Nig Creek Gas Plant, Oct. 16, 2019.

The facility has been under planning and construction for the last two years, with more than 360,000 hours put into the project, Maddison said. The plant was built with a

waste heat recovery system that will lower emissions by 10,000 tonnes annually, Maddison said, while a liquids pipeline will reduce the number of trucks on the road and cut emissions by 1,500

tonnes. The company’s well sites are also powered by solar panels, Maddison added, which will cut some 600 tonnes of emmissions per year per well site.

“It’s like any industry, we do our part and we keep getting better,” Maddison said. “This plant is an example of something that really minimizes its environmental impact.”

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through the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation, the province said in an information bulletin released Wednesday, Oct. 16. “Human influence on the landscape - including forestry, mining and roadbuilding - has altered caribou habitat,” the province said.

“Projects pursued under the fund will focus on restoring habitat through both functional and ecological approaches.” Restoration activities could include tree planting, spreading coarse woody debris, or installing fences along linear disturbances, and en-

couraging native plants and trees that support the return of caribou habitat to its undisturbed state, the province said. The Trust is accepting applications for project proposals until Friday, Nov. 1. The province says $2 million supported 11 habitat restoration projects in 2018.

The provincial government says it will commit $6.5 million in funding over the next three years to restore caribou habitat. The funds will be divvied out to qualifying groups

PUBLIC HEARING – OCTOBER 28, 2019 6:00 p.m. – City Hall Council Chambers Zoning Bylaw No. 2470, 2019

WE ARE THIS CLOSE TO ENDING POLIO

The City of Fort St. John has updated its Zoning Bylaw to provide a clear and eﬃcient system of land use regula�on within its boundaries to ensure orderly, economic, equitable and environmentally sensi�ve use, development and redevelopment of lands in accordance with the City’s Oﬃcial Community Plan Bylaw.

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The following is a brief summary of the overall changes to the proposed bylaw: 1. 2. 3. 4.

Completed minor overall revisions for clarity as recommended through legal review. Updated sec�on references in Schedule C – Oﬀenses and Fines. Moved the Bylaw’s purpose statement to the beginning of the document. Revised the following deni�ons to provide addi�onal clarity: • • • • •

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Trade Contractor Oﬃce use, Agriculture, Animal Services Facility Major and Minor, Hazardous Material to Hazardous Waste to align with provincial hazardous waste regula�ons, and Temporary Accommoda�on to Commercial Temporary Accommoda�on and added provision that the use is not permi�ed in residen�al zones.

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5. Removed the Ins�tu�on deni�on for clarity and note that specic permi�ed uses are captured (ie: Library added in the C-2 and Ins�tu�onal zones). 6. Proposed diﬀerent zones for specic parcels at Owners’ requests. 7. Added: • •

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the newly adopted CD-03 Zone (Seniors Development). the use Radio and Television Broadcas�ng, Media Produc�on Studios and Transmi�ng Tower to the C-2, C-3 and C-4 zones (which was only in the M-1 Zone in the current Bylaw). a maximum number of principal buildings and dwelling units in residen�al zones density provisions to all Zone regula�on tables a new deni�ons for clarity: o ‘Agriculture-Domes�c’, based on the Agricultural Land Commission and Ministry of Agriculture feedback to be�er reect the provincial legisla�on and clarity uses that do or do not apply in the ALR (ie: new deni�on only applies to A-1 and I-2 zones). o Setback, and o Watercourse.

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8. Revised the: • • • •

Ministry of Transporta�on related setback provision from the Alaska Highway to specically include the required 4.5 metre spacing. I-2 zone minimum parcel size to 2.0 ha suppor�ng current uses and future neighbourhood planning of this area over �me. Fish Creek Development Permit Area guidelines. Zone intent statements in Zone provisions.

9. Replaced the term Home Based Business with Home Occupa�on Standard in the I-1 and 1-2 zones for clarity. Copies of the proposed bylaw and related documents may be inspected at City Hall – 10631 – 100 Street, Fort St. John, BC between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. from October 16 to 28, 2019. At the hearing, the public will be allowed to make presenta�ons to Council or to present wri�en submissions respec�ng ma�ers contained in the proposed bylaw.

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Council endorses 100 Street plan Fort St. John city councillors endorsed a finalized plan for the rebuild of 100 Street through downtown on Tuesday, Oct. 15. Council’s endorsement of the 100 Street Corridor Plan allows city staff to engineer detailed designs, work the first phases of construction into the 2020 capital budget, and ready a tender for the early new year. The city plans to rip up and rebuild 10 blocks of 100 Street in phases as it replaces aging underground infrastructure installed in the 1940s and 1950s. Construction is planned to begin between 96 Avenue to 98 Avenue, and make its way up to 105 Avenue over the course of the project, estimated to last four to five years. Planners at Urban Systems and MODUS spent a week this spring meeting with businesses and residents to gain input about the rebuild, and drafting concepts for its redesign. Planned is a three-lane roadway broken into five segments through downtown, which would see fewer traffic lanes, expanded multiuse sidewalks, and improved

public spaces. The plan proposes a street with two primary travel lanes — one each for north and southbound traffic — two parking lanes on either side of the street, and a median left-hand turning lane that will also serve as space for winter snow storage. The plan also proposes a signalized intersections at 97 Avenue, 99 Avenue, and 103 Avenue, a transit hub at the cultural centre, a city centre square at 100 and 100, and a pedestrian controlled crosswalk at 102 Avenue. The plan also includes a mitigation strategy for businesses that will be impacted during construction. Some measures include developing individual mitigation plans for each property on 100 Street that will affected by construction, offering potential grants for businesses that improve their buildings and storefronts, wayfinding signage, and marketing measures to encourage downtown shopping during construction. Other measures include fencing, lighting, dust control, and parking provisions. Businesses on 100 Street contribute approximately $69 million to the city’s economy, according to the plan.

Drug overdoses kill 11 Matt Preprost editor@ahnfsj.ca Eleven people died of a fatal drug overdose in Northeast B.C. in the first eight months of 2019, with fentanyl detected in all but two of them, according to the latest data from the provincial coroner. The region continues to see a small trend downward year-over-year alongside the province, which has seen 690 fatal illicit drug overdoses, down 33%. There have been 47 fatal overdoses overall in Northern B.C. so far in 2019, with

100 STREET CORRIDOR PLAN PRESENTATION At the Commi�ee of the Whole mee�ng, Council received a presenta�on from the General Manager of Integrated Services, MODUS Planning, Design and Engagement, and Urban Systems regarding the final report for the 100 Street Corridor Plan that will guide the project forward. The plan supports the project’s vision and principles as well as func�onal design elements for transporta�on and snow storage/cleaning. At the Regular mee�ng, Council endorsed the plan and directed staff to proceed with developing construc�on documents for tendering. LONG SERVICE AWARDS Council presented the following Long Service Awards: • Ma�hew Dawes, Fire Fighter, in recogni�on of his 5 years of service as an employee of the City of Fort St. John. • Chris Aus�n, Fire Fighter, in recogni�on of his 10 years of service as an employee of the City of Fort St. John. • Craig Faulkner, Fire Fighter, in recogni�on of his 10 years of service as an employee of the City of Fort St. John. • Aaron Tjepkema, Fire Fighter, in recogni�on of his 15 years of service as an employee of the City of Fort St. John. • Brent Morgan, Fire Fighter, in recogni�on of his 20 years of service as an employee of the City of Fort St. John. • Rob Close n recogni�on of his 20 years of service as a Paid-On-Call Fire Fighter. • Anthony Santucci in recogni�on of his 35 years of service as a Paid-On-Call Fire Fighter. Council also acknowleged Mr. Santucci’s re�rement and thanked him for his many years of service. PROCLAMATIONS • October 2019 was proclaimed as “Foster Family Month” in the City of Fort St. John. The intent of the proclama�on is to raise awareness regarding the importance of foster families in BC and encourage residents to consider fostering for the good of the community. • October 21-27, 2019 was proclaimed as “Waste Reduc�on Week” in the City of Fort St. John. The intent of the proclama�on is to raise awareness regarding NEAT’s commitment to conserving resources, protec�ng the environment, and educa�ng the community as well as encouraging community members to be mindful of the environment. • October 21-24, 2019 was proclaimed as “Small Business Week” in the City of Fort St. John. The intent of the proclama�on is to recognize the contribu�on of small businesses as the founda�on that created the fabric of Canadian economies. • November 2019 was proclaimed as “Be an Angel Month” in the City of Fort St. John. The intent of the proclama�on is to raise awareness to the dedica�on of the FSJ Hospital Founda�on with regards to purchasing medical equipment that is not covered by government funding to be�er serve the community, and to promote community funding through special events and dona�ons. • October 24, 2019 was proclaimed as “World Polio Day” in the City of Fort St. John. The intent of the proclama�on is to raise awareness regarding the Rotary’s contribu�ons of more than US$1.8 billion in countless volunteer hours to the protec�on of more than 2.5 billion children in 122 countries from the Polio Disease. COUNCIL TRAVEL At the Regular Council mee�ng, all members of Council were authorized to a�end the 17th Annual BC Natural Resources Forum in Prince George, BC from January 28-30, 2020; costs will be allocated from the 2020 Council Travel Budget. Council authorized Mayor Ackerman to par�cipate on a panel ‘What’s Next : A Post- Elec�on Look at the Future of Canada’s Energy Sector’ in Red Deer, Alberta, on November 9, 2019; all associated costs are allocated from the Council Travel Budget. SENIOR FLYERS SPECIAL EVENT LICENCE APPLICATION At the Regular Council mee�ng, Council approved the Fort St. John Senior Flyers’ whole site licensing applica�on for two games of the 2019 Hockey Canada World Junior A Challenge taking place on December 5 and 11, 2019, in the North Peace Arena. REQUEST FOR CITY TO FLY FLAG At the Regular Council mee�ng, Council approved for the Royal Canadian Legion’s Poppy Campaign flag to be flown outside City Hall from October 25, 2019 un�l November 12, 2019. COUNCIL POLICIES • Council repealed Council Policy No. 44/00 – Year 2000 (Y2K) Policy. • Council repealed Council Policy No. 83/02 – Exempt Employees recruitment and Selec�on Policy. • Council repealed Council Policy No. 88/03 – Deputy Mayor Policy • Council approved Recrea�on Alloca�on Council Policy No. 117/19; • Council repealed Council Policy No. 39/00 - Ice Alloca�on Council Policy • Council approved Registra�on and Refund Council Policy No. 36/19 as presented. • Council approved Employees Allowable Expenses Policy No. 28/19 as amended. BYLAWS • Fort St. John Zoning Bylaw No. 2470, 2019 was read for the first and second �me by �tle only; a Public Hearing has been scheduled for October 28, 2019 at 6 p.m. in City Hall Council Chambers. • The2020 Permissive Tax Exemp�on Bylaws were introduced and read for the first three �mes by �tle only. UPCOMING COUNCIL MEETINGS A Commi�ee of the Whole Mee�ng is tenta�vely scheduled for Monday, October 28, 2019 at 1 p.m. The Regular Council Mee�ng will follow at 3:00 p.m. A Public Hearing for the City of Fort St. John Zoning Bylaw No. 2470,2019 will be held at 6:00 p.m. All mee�ngs will be held in City Hall Council Chambers and the public is welcome to a�end.

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20 in Prince George, 11 in the Northwest, and five more elsewhere in the Northern Interior. Fentanyl was detected in 36 of those deaths, including nine of the 11 deaths in the Northeast. In the first six months of 2018, there were 12 fatal overdoses in the Northeast. The Coroners Service says fentanyl was detected in more than 85% of the illicit drug deaths in both 2018 and 2019. Males are still the overwhelming casualty and account for 77% of all suspected illicit drug deaths this year.

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Students in Fort St. John got a taste of democracy this week, holding a mock vote ahead of the federal election on Monday. Some 600 students at Dr. Kearney Middle School took part in National Student Vote Week on Thursday, Oct. 17. Teacher Mike O’Brien and his Grade 7 class organized the mock vote for the school through Elections Canada and its Student Vote initiative. The class spent the last month learning about government and Canadian politics, assembling ballots, and engaging their peers on what the election process is all about. “I told the students, I’m

not going to preach, I’m not going to tell who to vote for, I’m going to teach you how to decide who to vote for,” O’Brien said. The class studied each political party’s platform and shared what they learned with other classes. They also watched the leadership debate — as one student noted of the leaders, “They argue a lot … they chatter like kids.” Grade 7 student Dominic Cappis said taxes, jobs, and climate change are among the top issues for him and his peers. They’re also concerned about drugs — while the legalization of cannabis is not much of a big deal, the pending rollout of legalized edibles is, he said. “For me, I’m worried about my mom. With taxes,

it’s hard,” Cappis said. Learning about elections and politics is important, both to understand the process, and to know that working in politics is something they can aspire to when they grow up, he said. “We get to figure out what it’s going to be like in real life when we’re older,” he said. More than one million students across Canada are expected to cast ballots as part of National Student Vote Week. Results will be released after the federal election. In 2015, students in the Peace region elected Conservative Bob Zimmer in the mock vote, with 37% of the vote. Liberal Matt Shaw came in second with 29% of the vote, followed by the Greens and the NDP.

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Young climate activists can make a difference, a carbon molecule at a time

EVAN SAUGSTAD what you must do. It starts with you, by telling your parents that you are making changes in your life, and that you will live your life differently than them. A couple things to start will result in big changes to our world by the time your generation takes over the responsibility of running this crazy planet called Earth — end consumerism, stop buying stuff, stop travelling away from your communities, and start leading by example. Make a few commitments: “I am not going to go on any more holidays with my family”; or, “I am not going on any more out of town field trips with my school”; or, “I am going to help others live with less energy”; or, “I will not buy any new clothes until my old ones are worn out.” Or any other commitment that involves you. Take a walk around the block and offer to help your neighbours by shovelling their driveway instead of letting them use their snowblower, or offer to turn their garden over with a shovel instead of a rototiller, or push an old fashioned lawnmower with no engine and mow the lawn. The options are endless if you wish to use your energy to replace someone else’s use of fossil fuels. These things will make a difference, one carbon molecule at a time. Can you imagine if millions got up off the couch and did such things? Evan Saugstad is a former mayor of Chetwynd, and lives in Fort St. John.

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reta Thunberg, although only 16, is already a household name. That’s a pretty good accomplishment for someone that age. Her impassioned speech to the United Nations has been viewed by millions and discussed by virtually every media outlet in the world. It’s fair to say she has become another media darling, with journalists and politicians lining up to cover her story, or just to be seen with her. Personally, I must congratulate Greta. She has devoted a lot of time and effort in becoming who she is, and she should be commended. Sure, she has help; she has a support team, she has financing, and all the other things that others wish to point out as wrong. But that isn’t necessarily wrong — that’s how one gets their message out in this day and age of sensationalist social media activism and propel themselves and their message to the top of the front page. But, now that Greta is there, what is left to do? Does she take a page from David Suzuki or Tzeporah Berman’s playbook, and just keep telling me that others are the problem, and that I should take action to stop them? Or, does she take the next step and tell each one of her millions of followers that they are the problem, and that they must commit to changing their lives to make a difference? This is where it gets tricky. How does one tell others that they are the problem, that they are responsible for climate change, that they have to change their lives to make sure their world is a better place to live in? Who wants to hear a message that says they are the problem? After all, it’s easier to focus on Fort Mac and the oilsands and pipelines as being Public Enemy No. 1 in Canada. To Greta and the followers of her message: Each and everyone of you can make a difference, and it starts within your own homes. It starts with you, not by telling your parents what they must do, but

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Voter turnout up this election Matt Preprost editor@ahnfsj.ca Voter turnout edged up two percentage points to 68.76% in Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies in Monday’s federal election. Preliminary results show 54,597 of 79,397 registered voters cast ballots, sending Conservative incumbent Bob Zimmer back to the Opposition benches in a Liberal minority government. Zimmer received 38,157 votes, or 70%, increasing the Conservative vote share by nearly 20% from 2015 and setting a record high vote count for the riding. Liberal candidate Mavis Erickson saw 6,304 votes, or 11.5%. The Liberal vote share was down from 25%

in the 2015 election. NDP candidate Marcia Luccock received 5,013 votes, or 9.2%. The NDP vote share was down from 15.5% in 2015. Green candidate Catharine Kendall received 3,395 votes, or 6.2%. The Green vote share was up from 5% in 2015. People’s Party candidate Ron Vaillant saw 1,728 votes, or 3.2%. The advanced vote was up by 40% in Prince George-Peace RiverNorthern Rockies this year, with 15,341 ballots cast over the Thanksgiving long weekend. In 2015, 52,056 of 78,250 registered voters cast ballots in the riding, for a turnout of 66.5%. Across the country, voter turnout sits around 65% this year.

Have some thoughts on the news, or an opinion that’s different than the contributors here this week? Send your letters to editor@ahnfsj.ca HOROSCOPE ARIES (MARCH 21 TO APRIL 19) Today you will be more productive at work. You also might see ways to improve your job as well as your health. What can you do to become healthier? TAURUS (APRIL 20 TO MAY 20) This is an excellent day to teach children and young minds. It’s also an excellent day to do some vacation planning or to make plans for any social occasion. GEMINI (MAY 21 TO JUNE 20) A family conversation, probably with a female, might help solidify things at home, especially in terms of money and practical support. Be open to suggestions. CANCER (JUNE 21 TO JULY 22) This is an excellent day for planning for the future. It’s also a good day to do work that requires attention to detail, focus and endurance. You are definitely up to the task. LEO (JULY 23 TO AUG. 22) You will be sensible when dealing with financial matters today. If shopping, you will want to buy practical, long-lasting items. VIRGO (AUG. 23 TO SEPT. 22) Today you see the benefits of accepting your duties and obligations. You will also work to keep everything practical and orderly in your world.

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LIBRA (SEPT. 23 TO OCT. 22) This is an excellent day to do research, because you have focus and concentration. Furthermore, you will keep at the job; in fact, you’ll be like a dog with a bone. SCORPIO (OCT. 23 TO NOV. 21) Listen to the advice of someone older or more experienced, because it might benefit you today. Why not stand on the shoulders of those who have gone before you? SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22 TO DEC. 21) You might impress bosses, parents and VIPs today because they see you as conscientious, reliable and orderly. It’s very handy to make a good impression on the boss. CAPRICORN (DEC. 22 TO JAN. 19) Today you have the patience to make plans for future travel or plans related to getting future training or education. You have the mindset to do whatever it takes. AQUARIUS (JAN. 20 TO FEB. 18) Discussions about inheritances and shared property will go well today. People will not overlook details. Furthermore, everyone will be fair. PISCES (FEB. 19 TO MARCH 20) This is a good day to sit down with someone and discuss the division of labor or how to share expenses. People are willing to look at details and reach practical solutions.

Unforgiven Infidelity Dear Annie: Soldiers still cry 50 years after their experiences with horrendous trauma. The letter writer, “Grieving,” is touched forever, too, by her trauma. The list goes on and on of the many things that people experience that they find very difficult to “get over.” Most people are sensitive enough to realize which traumas are the ones that affect the suffering person for many, many years. I’d like to add one trauma that I find gets zero sympathy from others -- infidelity. My husband cheated on me when I was seven months pregnant with our second child. When he informed me about it, he added that he had “never loved me,” and, when I asked, he said that yes, he “loved his mistress.” This came as a complete shock to me. In fact, I shook so violently that I saw a doctor the next day, fearing that I might lose the baby, and I was put on tranquilizers. Once on them, I could barely care for my oldest child. We parted for a while and, during that period of time, I felt as if he had died. In addition, I felt that he had gone out of his way to hurt me on purpose. My “best friend” never contacted me after finding out. My motherin-law called me a “heathen.” My parents eventually said they could help me but only for a while -- not for any length of time. I had no one else to count on or even talk to.

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At that point, I spent a night thinking about the gun kept in our closet and using it on myself to end my hopeless future. I reconsidered, after thinking about who would care for my older child. I absolutely did not want this mistress raising my baby. Yes, the mistress knew I was pregnant. There is much more ugliness to this story, but my point is that for more than 50 years I’ve suffered in silence. At my prompting, we tried to make a go of the marriage, but it has been a pretentious sham from that moment on. Did I lose whatever love existed between us? Yes. I cry at weddings when people promise to love and be faithful for the rest of their lives. I cry at shows that bring back the memories. Do I think my children appreciate what I felt I did for them? I told them when they were adults, and no, I don’t think they realize the gravity of the situation at the time. Therapists? The last one announced, “What needs to be done here is for you to forgive your husband.” What about his learning to be ashamed and

Spouses of cheaters don’t get any sympathy, help or chances to talk it out with friends. People seem to think this is one trauma that gets healed on its own. -Still Hurting Dear Still Hurting: I am very sorry that you suffered from emotionally shocking and painful distress. You are correct that infidelity, while you were pregnant and completely alone -- combined with hearing that your husband loved his mistress and didn’t love you -- constitutes a trauma. But I would suggest examining why your therapist advised, “What needs to be done here is for you to forgive your husband.” It is not to get your husband off the hook for what he did to you, but to get yourself off the hook. Holding a grudge is hurting you more than anyone else. As Mark Twain wrote, “Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.” Theologian Lewis B. Smedes added, “To forgive is to set a prisoner free and to discover that the prisoner was you.” Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@creators.com. To find out more about Annie Lane and read features by other Creators Syndicate columnists and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2017 CREATORS.COM

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SMALL BIZ WEEK Russ Beerling, Julie Roach-Burns, Julie Ziebart, and Cheryl Montgomery with city council, which proclaimed Oct. 21 to 24 as Small Business Week. An awards luncheon will be held Thursday, Oct. 24, at the Pomeroy Hotel.

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BC Hydro CEO to talk Site C Matt Preprost editor@ahnfsj.ca BC Hydro President and CEO Chris O’Riley will be in Fort St. John next month to talk to businesses about the Site C dam. O’Riley will be speak at a Fort St. John Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Tuesday, November 19. O’Riley took the top post at BC Hydro in July 2017 as the new NDP government embarked on four-month review of the estimated $10.7-billion project. He had previously worked as BC Hydro’s executive vice-president overseeing generation in the province during public hearings on Site C in late 2013 and early 2014. Construction crews are currently working around the clock to finish two diversion tunnels by next fall, which are needed to divert the Peace River and allow workers to begin building the kilometre-long, 60-metre high earthfill dam.

BC Hydro missed a critical window to divert the river in 2017, something that can only be done in September, during lower river flows. That added a full year’s delay to the project and an extra $610 million to its cost. For more info, including tickets, call the Chamber.

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The Lusk and Babcock Pioneers of Rose Prairie

e noticed the North Peace Museum has new display walls and informative posters on display, thanks to the creativity of Caty Visotek, the museum manager. One of the posters depicts a photo of the wagon train compiled of the Lusk and Babcock families as they made their way to the Peace. The following is a bit of the story of their 1,500-mile trip from Saskatchewan to Rose Prairie in 1932. In 1908, Kennedy and Georgina Lusk with children Arthur, Kenny, Richard, Pearl, and Lilly, moved from Hull, Quebec, to Stoughten, Sask., where they homesteaded in the area. Charles Babcock and his brother, Blair, left Sackville, New Brunswick, in the early 1920’s heading west. They got off the train at the end of the line, also at Stoughten. They were carpenters and worked on a barn for a Mr. Maitland, whose daughter, Mrs. Jessie Wood, would end up living near them in the Peace Country. It was here that Lilly Lusk and Charles Babcock met and married. The two families homesteaded and worked a variety of jobs in Saskatchewan, sometimes venturing to other areas like Grand Forks, B.C., to earn a living. By the late 1920s, the Prairies around Saskatchewan were in the midst of a “Dust Bowl.” The last good crop was harvested in 1928. Crops had dried up, there was no feed for the livestock, and not enough rain to get things growing again. The family would line up a half mile just to get hay bales for animal feed. In the spring of 1931, Art Lusk, Charlie and Ray Babcock set out to file on homesteads in the Peace Country. When they returned, they described the Peace as having green lush grass, big trees, fish, and lots of wildlife. Charles made a second trip to decide if the 1,500-mile trip was really going to be worth it. The second trip convinced him. On May 9, 1932, the Lusk family, now with six kids and with only $29, along

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1,500 Miles in 89 Days — The Lusk and Babcock families arrived from Saskatchewan in 1932. many families resettled in the Peace, when hailstorms and drought plagued the prairies for many years.

LARRY EVANS with the Krause family, with two children, set out for the beautiful Peace River Country and a new and plentiful life. On May 19, they met up with the Babcock family, with eight children, in Glentworth, and, as a wagon train of three families, set out on their long journey. Also along for the trip were Melvin Nelson and Richard Gilmore. They traveled by horses hauling cabooses, which were their homes for the two-and-ahalf month journey. The Lusks took a Democrat, a hayrack, and a cookcar. The cookcar contained a couch, clothing, bedding, household goods, and provisions like flour, sugar, tea, and coffee. Sundays, following some mishaps, were reserved for resting, which also consisted of washing clothes, baking bread, making repairs, etc. Ray drove a hayrack, on which a pen for the 28 chickens had been constructed. When camp was made for the evening, the chickens were let out to

Firefighters have helped 80 families, need still growing Matt Preprost editor@ahnfsj.ca Did you know Fort St John firefighters have raised $300,000 over the last three years to help 80 local families get the critical medical treatment they need? Capt. Brent Morgan dropped spoke to Fort St. John Rotarians on Oct. 17to give us an update on the Fort St John Firefighters Charitable Society. They have a

Duelling Pianos fundraiser on Nov. 28 at the Lido to keep their travel fund afloat. “It’s been mind blowing how much people need this assistance in the community,” Morgan said.

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feed. There was quite bit of commotion getting the chickens back in, with feathers flying. Soon the chickens realized the pen was their new home and would walk up the runway all by themselves. There was also one cow, for milk, and 15 horses to tend to. People they saw along the way showed true western hospitality. When farmers and their wives saw the caravan going by, they would come out to the road with all kinds of food like vegetables, milk, and butter. Nina and Lily rode in the Bennett Buggy, which enabled them to stop and visit for awhile with folks along the way. At Athabasca, they encountered muskeg and corduroy roads. The roads were only about 20 feet wide. There was much relief when they reached the other side, and no horse had stepped off into the muskeg. They arrived at Jackfish Lake where they enjoyed fresh fish. Extra fish was salted down for future use. Here, the children had their first ride in a boat, loaned to them by a kind man. The families made their own entertainment by gathering around the campfire at night singing songs, playing the fiddle, telling stories, and reliving the days events. When the caravan reached Grande Prairie, they met up with Gramma Lusk

who by this time lived in Vancouver. She would join them for the rest of the trip to Rose Prairie. The family stayed in the Sexsmith and Grande Prairie area for a few days. It was here that the Krause family along with Melvin Nelson and Richard Gilmore left the train as they decided this would be their new home. When they arrived at the Peace River, they discovered the hills to be even steeper and longer than those of the Little Smoky. However, having learned the methods they arrived at the bottom without any mishaps. To get across the river, the outfits had to be loaded on a ferry. The horses were to be driven on and left hooked up to the wagons. Some horses lunged forward almost causing a catstrophe, and one of the cabooses was pulled onto the ferry, but about four feet hung over the back. After putting the kids in the caboose for safety, their attention was turned to the horses. Ken, Clifford, and Elmer went to the back of the caboose where the water was swirling and boiling just below their feet. When a wash basin fell off the caboose the boys tried to grab it nearly falling in themselves. It was a close call they wouldn’t soon forget. Their stop in Fort St. John was brief. There was only Finch’s Store, Dinner Plate Cafe – later Mark’s Cafe, post

office, lands office, police barracks, a livery stable, Bowes and Herrons garage, a hotel, a flour mill, and a school. The road to Rose Prairie at that time was west of Fort St. John then north, Frozen John area. That first night in the Peace they camped at Fish Creek. The next day the caravan arrived in Montney where there were three stores: Titus’s, Slymans, a post office, and blacksmith shop. Montney was a thriving community and would become their main provider of groceries. Next was the arrival to Rose Prairie. At that time, there was Alex Brown’s store, a post office operated by Jim Young, and a school. From Rose Prairie, the wagon train made its way west then north. It was August 6, and they were almost there. By Christmas, they had constructed a new home and were ready to move in. The brand new Upper Pine School was finished, but the children had a three-mile walk to it. Despite the new log home, constructed of green timber, being a little cold, it soon became a gathering place for the community. Everyone was assured a warm welcome! Larry Evans is a former fire chief, city councillor, and lifelong historian living in Fort St. John.

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Chase London was a force to be reckoned with for the Huskies all game, chipping in one assist with four penalty minutes in the Huskies 6-5 win on October 18, 2019.

Huskies stick it to cancer, and to DC Canucks Dillon Giancola sports@ahnfsj.ca For the first time the season, in their second matchup so far, the Fort St. John Huskies beat the Dawson Creek Junior Canucks at home, 6-5, on Friday, October 18. It wasn’t easy — the Canucks came back to tie the game twice, down 2-0 and 5-3 — but the Huskies won 6-5 on a big breakaway goal in overtime from leading scorer Gary Loewen. The win was big, not only because it was against the first-place Canucks, but also because it came in the Huskies Stick it to Cancer charity fundraiser game in front of 498 fans, the biggest crowd of the season. The fans combined to raise $1,336.85, which was donated to the Fort St. John Hospital Foundation, and $226.65 from a raffle which was donated to Adaura Cayford and her family. “Tonight was awesome and I feel honoured. It’s good to raise money for local people like Adaura. It’s a tough deal but I felt great about how many people showed up to support her and that’s what this whole thing is

about,” said Huskies Captain Jeridyn Loewen. It was also the Huskies’ first win on a Friday, as they had dropped the first game of every weekend so far. Unfortunately, the team lost a close one the next night in Peace River, 5-3. The Huskies were bumped down to third in the league after the weekend — two points behind the Canucks and one point behind the Fairview Flyers. They’ll get their chance to overtake Fairview in the standings this weekend when the Flyers come to town on Saturday, October 26 at 8 p.m. The Huskies lost 3-2 in overtime the first time they played Fairview this year. Fortunately, the Huskies are also hosting the County of Grande Prairie Kings on Friday, October 25, who they’ve beaten three times. The team would like nothing more than to come away from the weekend with four points earned at home. “We’re taking it one game at a time, but everyone’s starting to chip in an do their part and we’re ready to string a couple wins together,” said Huskies Assistant Coach Mike van Nostrand.

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around the bases W hether you’re a player, or just a lifelong fan, we only talk about the journey to winning a championship. The season, and often years-long struggle to finally reach the pinnacle. However, what’s never talked about is what happens after your team finally wins it all. Enter the Toronto Raptors. Their season began on Tuesday, October 22. They were one of only four teams playing that night, and their championship banner was raised to the rafters. For one more night, the spotlight was on them. For the rest of the 81 games, the Raptors will be as overlooked as they’ve ever been. They won’t be talked about, they likely won’t be one of the three best teams in the East, and in perhaps one of the most anticipated NBA seasons ever, nobody, not even Toronto Raptors fans, are expecting anything from them. The one thing I was really excited about with the Raptors this year was that their opening night matchup was against the New Orleans Pelicans and rookie-sensation Zion Williamson, but Zion is hurt and will miss the first few weeks of the season. The Raptors will finally play on Christmas Day, and I already can’t wait to finally watch my favourite team on one of my favourite sports traditions, but until then, I’m

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and you receive the validation you’ve always wanted from both the sports media and your friends, you realize it’s not enough and you seek further validation just a few months later. One way in which this Raptors season could truly be fun is if Pascal Siakim transforms into the player the team recently paid $130 million across four years for him to be — the best player on the team and one of the best in the conference, instead of just the most improved player in the NBA.

Don’t take this as a sign that winning the championship didn’t ultimately win anything and that the high as finally wore off. Those memories, whether you actually played in the game or merely cheered super hard with your friends, last forever. In fact, it’s kind of a relief, knowing that if your team is bad this year or next year, it’s OK because they just won and aren’t supposed to be good anytime soon. Eventually, the urgency will return, but I imagine the post-championship buffer

period will feel nice. And, if the Raptors do somehow perform way better than anyone expects them to and even win a playoff round, I’ll be all in once again. Still, I can’t help think of how weird being a sports fan is, and how much sport imitates life. You wait your whole life until your favourite team finally wins, only for you to begin that wait the very next year. You wait 12 years to graduate high school and become an adult, only to sign back up for four more years of tests and readings. We wait all year for Christmas, just to begin the wait again around March (look, I know I’m not the only one who does this). I wait all year for football season only to have my heart ripped out. That doesn’t really fit the pattern of waiting I’m talking about, but I definitely get excited about football the next year no matter how bad the Rams do in the Super Bowl. My point is, winning is awesome and losing is hard, but being a sports fan is the best. I don’t regret any of the years cheering for the Raptors when they let me down, and I can’t wait to see what happens this year. I didn’t have any expectations for the Blue Jays last season, and didn’t get excited about watching them until over half-way through the season, but I still got excited. Let’s just hope it doesn’t take that long for the Raptors.

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of Fort St. John will be held Saturday, October 26 at 2:00pm from the Charlie Lake Community Church. In lieu of �lowers expressions of sympathy can be made in memory of Harvey to the Fort St. John Seniors Housing Society. Condolences may be forwarded through www.hamresfuneral.com.

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LAND ACT: NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR A DISPOSITION OF CROWN LAND Take notice that the District of Chetwynd in Chetwynd, BC, has applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development (MFLNRORD), Northeast Region, for a Public Works Tenure situated on Provincial Crown land located at Winrem Creek, Peace River District. The Lands File for this application is 8016088. Written comments concern− ing this application should be directed to Joyce Veller, Authorization Officer, Northeast Region, MFLNRORD, at 100, 10003−110 Avenue, Fort St. John, BC, V1J 6M7, (250) 787−3438. Comments will be received by MFLNRORD up to November 29, 2019. MFLNRORD may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit the website at https://comment.nrs.gov.bc.ca/ for more information and a map of the application area.

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of Fort St. John passed away at the age of 67 on September 29, 2019. He will be sadly missed by, sister Eleanor Marshall (Ralph), brother Ron Burbee (Hilda) and nieces, nephew & great nieces and nephews.

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Take notice that Peaceland Oilfield Services Ltd. from Fort St John, BC, has applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development (MFLNRORD), Northeast Region, for a Aggregate Tenure situated on Provincial Crown land located at Grassy West, (Sikanni River) Peace River District. The Lands File for this application is 8016089. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to Jason Pederson, Authorization Officer, Northeast Region, MFLNRORD, at 100, 10003-110 Avenue, Fort St. John, BC, V1J 6M7, (250) 261-2063. Comments will be received by MFLNRORD up to December 7, 2019. MFLNRORD may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit the website at https://comment.nrs.gov.bc.ca/ for more information and a map of the application area. Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. Access to these records requires the submission of a Freedom of Information (FOI) request. Visit http://www.gov.bc.ca/freedomofinformation to learn more about FOI submissions.

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RE: Disposal of Land 10115, 10119, 10135 – 100th Avenue In accordance with Sec�on 26 of the Community Charter, no�ce is hereby given that on February 15, 2019, the City of Fort St. John declared a surplus and is offering for sale the property legally iden�fied as Lots 4, 5, & 6, Sec�on 36, Township 83, Range 19,West of the 6th Meridian Peace River District Plan 2705 (Former Condill Hotel) In accordance with City Purchasing and Tendering Policy No. 22/14, Staff awarded the brokerage services to NorthEast BC Realty Ltd. of Fort St. John, BC. • Purchase inquiries can be directed to Ron Rodgers at 250-785-4115 • MLS Lis�ng C8024881, C8024882, C8024883. Addi�onal informa�on regarding this land disposal may be directed to Jennifer Decker, Manager of Economic Development at 250-787-8150,

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June 2, 1985 � October 11, 2019 Love never leaves us. Kevin’s celebra�on of life will be held on Sunday, November 3, 2019 at the Tumbler Ridge Golf & Country Club. His family invites guests to join them at the Club House any�me between 10:00am and 3:00pm. Kevin’s service will start at 11:00am. In lieu of ﬂowers, a trust in support of healthy community ini�a�ves will be created in Kevin’s memory. Details will follow at www.bergeronfunerals.com. Arrangements entrusted to Bergeron Funeral Services & Crematorium Ltd.

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Is it time to say bye bye to bacon? GRAVITY GAG: It’s time once again for our weekly meal of news chews, with a menu that proves news items can be lumps in the gravy of the universe. Scientists announced the strength of the Earth’s gravity is fluctuating. The day may come when the weather forecast on the radio will include the words: “Watch out for afternoon gusts of gravity.” LIFE STRIFE: The chief of NASA says if life is found out there in space, humans may not be ready for the shock. I believe it. I know I was very shocked when somebody told me there are signs of life in downtown Fairview on a Saturday night. CHIP CHUCKLE: There was a big announcement in the world of snack food. The Lay’s company will offer Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup potato chips. By the way: If in the future the world gets so polluted we have to buy bags of air

to breathe, the potato chip companies will be way ahead of the game. BLOOD BULLETIN : A scary story from Iowa: A meat processing plant had a problem with its drainage. The house next door now has a basement flooded with five inches of animal blood and bones. Author Stephen King is on his way to the house. He wants to take notes. BACON BULLETIN: Experts are warning of a worldwide bacon shortage. China lost millions of hogs in an epidemic, this disrupted the global supply of bacon. North American bacon producers will probably cash in by sending all their bacon to China. Don’t panic, bacon lovers! I realize it’s not real bacon, but we will start immediate negotiations with the turkeys. ELTON AND MICHAEL: Elton John’s autobiography was released last week. In

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BOB SNYDER the book Elton makes the surprising statement that Michael Jackson was, quote, “a disturbing person.” Oh really? Elton also says Bob Dylan occasionally mumbles, Kim Kardashian may possibly be a publicity hog, and Stevie Wonder doesn’t see so good. SWALLOW THIS: A medical expert says giving kids vitamins can do more harm than good. Come on, how can kiddie vitamins be bad? So now we’re supposed to trust a so-called “medical expert” more than we

NOBEL NEWS: As an afterthought to the Nobel Prizes, I happened to notice the name of one of the scientists who won the prize for chemistry. His name is John B. Goodenough. The runner up was a guy named Ralph Q. Notasgoodastheotherguy. TOURIST TALE: According to an item on CBC, tourists can now visit the control room at the abandoned Chernobyl nuclear power plant. The gift shop sells T-shirts. But you may find a lead T-shirt feels kind of heavy. HOCKEY HECK: The Philadelphia Flyers started something new at their arena. It’s a “Rage Room” where hockey fans can take out their aggression. For $35 you get 5 minutes to smash stuff with a hockey stick. It’s very popular and a big moneymaker. I can sug-

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Alien Messages: Building bridges, not walls Charo: “Albert Einstein said, ‘Nationalism is an infantile thing. It is the measles of Mankind.’ Nationalism drives us to polarize, to divide, to draw borders, to build walls. See what is happening these days in Catalonia, Spain, where a minority of exalted separatists who want to establish an independent republic, are orchestrating revolts and street brutality to impose their nationalist view over the rest of the population. It’s an ethnic-linguistic nationalism they are defending, much like it was in Kosovo, I’m afraid. Since they don’t have the majority in the region, the only alternative is brutality, disruption. The polarization has reached such a level in this region that it has shattered the peaceful coexistence of neighbours, friends, and even families. One would think that Europe had enough of nationalism, but it is still prevalent. Not a nationalism identified with freedom, reason and progress, but the same manipulation, aggression and intolerance that precipitated Europe into World War II.”

tinians. And I’m not only talking about physical borders. We can draw a borderline against LGBTQ2+, or against immigrants or against races or ideas. We can, and we do, draw so many borderlines that I fear one day we might end up being individual countries, each and every one of us, demanding treaties and passports to deal with each other.”

Kalpana: “Sad. Tragic too was the separation of Pakistan and Bangladesh from India. The partition was done by a British lawyer who had never visited India before and it was the least priority for the British to think about the migration of millions of people. It was one of the greatest mass migrations of the 20th Century. Those with Hindu and Sikh beliefs marched towards India and the Muslims moved to West and East Pakistan, the latter now called Bangladesh. Five million people lost their homes just because they chose to separate from those who believed in different gods and millions of people didn’t make it to the other side. They were slaughtered on the way, especially women, who became an easy target for rape and abuse. The sad part was that, except for their religion, they were all from the same community, similar

Kalpana: “Right. I think in a happier world, we open the borders of our hearts to people of different cultures and religions. And we live in peace.”

Kalpana: “I hope not. If, according to Einstein, nationalism is humankind’s measles, we might one day develop a vaccine: Tolerance is a good immunization against hate. The question is, do we want the medicine? Do we want to go in the direction of peace and unity or separation and hate?” Charo: “Hate is in the mouths of so many politicians. Walls are the talk of the moment, not bridges. Maybe we should follow the advice of your memorable compatriot Mahatma Gandhi: Become the change you want to see in the world.”

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culture, common language and mostly neighbours. The partition did not bring peace and harmony, rather it took millions of lives and brought territory war between India and Pakistan, still fuming, and both countries became nuclear weaponized to defend their borders.” Charo: “One would think that religion should unite us as brothers and sisters, but it seems to have the opposite effect. And we have the same kind of polarization here in Canada. Many people in Quebec still long for independence.”

Kalpana: “The thing is, are we going to go for a united world where nations help one another, or are we going to divide more and more till we reach subatomic levels?” Charo: “The latter seems to be the trend, and the criteria for drawing the borders are limitless. We just draw a line and then we make it sacred. We lay barbed wire on it, and a mine field for good measure, and we sit down to protect it. Because we are better than those at the other side of the line. And the guys at the other side feel exactly the same. Ask Israelis and Pales-

Charo: “That sounds great. Let’s offer our brothers and sisters an open visa to our hearts. Well, not to all of them. I say we stay intolerant to intolerants.” Kalpana: “You’re right. Travel ban for those.” Charo Lloret is from Spain; Kalpana Loganathan is from India. Both call Fort St. John home. Each week, they reflect on their experiences immigrating to Canada and settling into their new home through a series of dialogues called Alien Messages.

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

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

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

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

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