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The province says it’s working around the clock to solve the crisis left in the wake of a landslide in the Old Fort neighbourhood outside Fort St. John. A hillside starting slipping sometime overnight on Sunday and has blocked a wide swatch of Old Fort Road, leaving roughly 50 homes stranded and without power as of Monday afternoon. The slide is also carrying away part of a gravel pit as it moves toward the Peace River. “We understand that people who live in the Old Fort community are cut off, and we are working around the clock to find a solution,” a spokesperson for the ministry of transportation and infrastructure said in an email. “We want to assure the community that we are doing everything possible to open this road as soon as it’s safe to do so.” It’s not known just how many residents are stuck in their homes, or whether any property has been damaged or is in the path of the landslide. The Peace River Regional District has issued an evacuation alert and has said it will arrange safe transportation for any residents who want to leave the area. Starting at 3 p.m., boats were available to transport people from the beach behind the house at 8711 Old Fort Loop. The boats will continue to come to the community un-

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Old Fort Road landslide, Sept. 30, 2018.

til all the people that want to leave have left. A bus will meet the boat at the Taylor Boat launch to take them to the reception centre. No residents had asked to be evacuated as of Monday afternoon, however, it’s not known if some residents have already left on their own accord in another way, a spokesperson said. The logistics of an evacuation plan is still being co-ordinated, and the regional district’s emergency operations centre will recommend to the board whether to issue an evacuation order, based on information from agency partners. “They’re assessing it hour by hour,” the spokesperson said. Staff are on standby and organizing to be prepared for a full evacuation, and to help residents who choose to leave during the alert. The hillside on the north bank of the Peace River

slipped sometime overnight on Sunday, Sept. 30, and continues to move. It’s damaged and covered a section of the Old Fort Road, the only road in and out of the neighbourhood. Preliminary field and air assessments were completed Sunday and the ministry has said the slide could take days to stabilize and stop before repairs can begin. “Landslide specialists are on-site this afternoon. Once they have conducted further assessments, we will be able to provide more updates,” the ministry spokesperson said. Resident Gord Pardy said the earth seems to be slowly slumping away from the hillside. “If you can imagine a lava flow coming across, but (this) has sort of come under the road and lifted the road and pushed it,” he said. See LANDSLIDE on A3

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It’s official — the LNG Canada project slated for Kitimat will be built. LNG Canada and its joint venture partners signed documents alongside government officials Tuesday morning in in the Emerald Ball Room of Fairmont Pacific Rim in Vancouver at 8:30 a.m. “The final investment decision taken by our joint venture participants shows that British Columbia and Canada, working with First Nations and local communities, can deliver competitive energy projects,” CEO Andy Calitz said in a news release late Monday night. “This decision showcases how industrial development can co-exist with environmental stewardship and Indigenous interests.” Each project partner will supply its own gas for the project, with the first LNG expected to before the middle of the next decade, according to the release. Each partner will also offtake and market its share of LNG. The cost of the investment decision wasn’t released, but LNG Canada has been estimated to cost up to $40 billion, the largest private investment in B.C. and Canadian history. That includes TransCanada’s $4.8-billion Coastal GasLink pipeline, which will transport natural gas from the Groundbirch area in Northeast B.C. to the facility in Kitimat. Two Fort St. John contractors, Surerus Pipeline and Macro Industries, have joint venture projects hired to build segments of the pipeline. The plant and pipeline will employ approximately 10,000 people at peak construction, according to a news release. There will be up to 900 people at the plant during the operations of its first phase. Martaan Westelaar, Shell’s director for integrated gas and new energies, said much work has been done since 2016, when an investment decision was postponed. The project includes a consortium with “deep LNG industry experience,” she said. “In the last two years, LNG Canada has improved its competitiveness, reduced execution uncertainty and gained significant stakeholder support,” Westelaar said in the release.

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The first Troop Camp of the year was a success for the 1st Fort St. John Scouts. Scouts learned card games, knife and axe permits, had a campfire and went hiking. Jacquelyn Bouwmeester photos

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PARTICULARLY POLITICAL: We start this week’s news chewing in Brantford, where 67-year-old John Turmel is running for mayor. Since the 1970s, Turmel has been a political candidate in 96 elections, from city councillor to member of Parliament. He has lost all 96 times. Now he’s running again. I guess he enjoys politics. Apart from that thing where people vote.

BIRD BULLETIN: How many geese have you seen flying south this fall over the Peace Country? On TV a wildlife exAlberta-B.C. border pert said global climate change is causN/A ing migratory birds to become confused. easy to spot a confused flock of geese. Fort Nelson 147.9 It’s Instead of forming a letter V — they form t St. John, BC - 7 Day Forecast - Environment Canada a question mark.

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cent study showed the average teen vaper will not stop until his breath is so bad it melts his iPhone. Experts say we need a campaign to discourage teens from vaping. Maybe we can replace vaping with something safer that also makes teenagers look like idiots. For a while there, eating Tide pods looked promising, but then it kind of faded.

130.9BC DOGGY DAYS: Last week was Dog Fort St. John, Week, a time to honour man’s best friend.

TOURISM TALE: And speaking of tourism, there’s a report of a big increase in the number of Canadians visiting Egypt. Egypt’s tourist spots are booming, they may have to build more pyramids.

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TICKET TSK-TSK: Canada’s Competition Bureau is investigating Ticketmaster for overcharging. They became suspicious when they found out some people paid as much as three bucks to attend a Justin Bieber concert.

Olympics in Tokyo say flying cars will be used to move spectators between events. Neat! This could be the first Olympics where a high jumper collides with a car!

Local forecasts  British Columbia LAZY BONES: Scientists at the University of British Columbia say humans are born to be lazy. Their report explains how all humans are “hard-wired” to avoid work. The report is almost half a page.

MICK MEMO: It was announced Rolling Stone Mick Jagger will play the role of a gangster in a crime movie. Gee, I hope it’s not a 3-D movie. Mick Jagger’s lips in 3-D will give people nightmares for the rest of their lives.

MULTITASKING MEMO: A study released last week shows women are better Chetwynd N/A than men at multitasking. The only multitasking I can handle is watching TV and Tumbler Ridge N/A eating. Home  Environment and natural resources  Weather information  Weather Prince George

MEANWHILE IN VENICE: The city of Venice will soon have a new law. Tired tourists who sit down in the wrong place will be fined $600. There’s a $2,000 fine if you sit down, take off your shoe, and rub your bunion. Venice has too many tourists, about nine million per year. They are actually trying to discourage tourists from visiting. I have the answer: They should start a rumour all the streets are flooded.

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Taylor meeting fees approved matt preprost editor@ahnfsj.ca

District of Taylor councillors have limited a pay raise to the cost of living in 2019, but unanimously approved several new payment fees for attending meetings on Monday. A graduated system will see mayor and councillors eligible to be paid $100 for a meeting day lasting up to four hours, $200 for meeting days between four to 7 hours, and $300 for meeting days lasting more than 7 hours, on top of their base pay. Mayor Rob Fraser called it a policy decision being made for future councils. “It’s a difficult thing. There are many people out there who are concerned about the fact that council would be looking at its own remuneration policy, but we are policy drivers and if this council doesn’t look at it for the next council, then who does?” Fraser said. “Sometimes we have to make decisions that aren’t often popular, but that’s what we’re elected for.” An election is scheduled for Oct. 20, and the fees will take effect starting Jan. 1, 2019, for the new council. The fees won’t apply to typical municipal business, such as council meetings, subcommittee work, or attending community functions. However, a policy on what types of meetings outside the municipality that councillors could get paid for, and an approval process, hasn’t even been drafted. That will come before council before the end of the year, Fraser said. The new fees come rather abruptly before this month’s election, and after Fraser submitted

a report at the request of council last year showing he worked 1,600 hours between May 2017 and April 2018. The mayor is paid a base indemnity of $23,868, while councillors are paid $10,700. Councillors voted to limit an increase to their indemnity to cost of living adjustments for inflation, which will be reviewed annually during budget planning, Fraser said. Fraser is running for re-election. Laura Prosko, who is running against him, was one of eight people who showed up to a public meeting Monday evening before council made its decision. She voiced her opposition to the new fees, and said council should have done more to consult residents before their decision. “Public consultation is not having public hearing where there’s no questions asked,” Prosko said. “There were curious people in there to find out really what does the council do.” Pay should be based on population and public service, Prosko said. “They’ve implemented a meeting fee structure which is confusing, it is disjointed, and could be viewed as a cash grab. I just don’t agree with it,” she said. Prosko said she supports cost of living increases to council indemnities, but said those also need to trickle down to the rest of district staff. Public meeting Of the residents that showed up for the public meeting, five supported paying the district’s mayor and council more money. Matt Edgar said the job of mayor and council has changed substantially over the last few years, and that they need to be

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WELCOME TO TOWN: Enzo Calla was introduced Monday as the new deputy fire chief and protective services specialist for the District of Taylor. Calla comes from the District of Tumbler Ridge, where he was a bylaw enforcement officer. He was also a firefighter in the Town of View Royal.

paid accordingly to stay engaged in their work both inside and outside the community. “You wouldn’t see mayors travelling all across the Peace, all across the province, and all across Canada promoting our community, promoting our industries, and being positive ambassadors,” Edgar said. Michelle Turnbull, who is running for council, also supported an increase in pay, saying residents elect leaders to run their municipality like a business. “The people in your town have trusted you to run their town and make decisions for their town based on business ideas, to attract business, to bring business in, to run like a business,” Turnbull said. “If it is a business, in a sense, people need to be paid and compensated for taking care of that business.” Sherry Davies, another council candidate, opposed the pay increase, saying that serving as

an elected official is more about public service than it is about pay. “You are already saying that you are going to be in service. You’re already agreeing to that,” Davies said. “The monies that you’ll be getting is to help you defer any cost. It’s not supposed to be a money-making project.” Resident Jennifer Simpson opposed the move and said she was disappointed there was no real public consultation, or outside independent study. “I believe this should have gone to an outside source for proper consultation like you do for your staff,” Simpson said. “It should be a fair, equal comparison. If you base staff wages on population, council should be based on population ... don’t bend the rules for council.” “We’re not a big city. We need to take care of our taxes and spend them accordingly,” she said.

Landslide shuts Old Fort Road in North Carolina

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Most people in Old Fort have switched from wood stoves to electrical heat, he said, adding that residents also depend on regular deliveries of water by truck. “Everybody’s going to run out of water,” he said. One local company, Rock Bottom Industries, has offered to ferry residents and even supplies by boat. “I can only take two at a time right now, but if need be I’m sure I can get other boats involved,” Stacey Loewen said. An evacuation order was issued Sunday for the Peace River lookout and lands directly south and southeast, including a gravel pit sitting precariously near the edge of the slide. Pardy said the gravel pit appears to be “split in half, half of it is sliding down the hill.” “The trees make a lot of noise, they’re popping and cracking. The pavement falls. The dirt’s moving. A big chunk of the hillside has just moved down 50 feet. Amazing.”

Mayor’s pay raise struck down Coun. Betty Ponto, who is seeking re-election and voted in favour of the meeting fees, said residents have had plenty of time to write submissions and attend council meetings after a report proposing the fees was first made public at the end of August. Regardless of a municipality’s population, councillors still have the same job to represent their community, she said. Future councillors don’t have to take the meeting fees if they’re opposed to them and elected, she added. “If you’re very publicly against it, then don’t put in for it. You’re not forced to,” Ponto said. The mayor’s indemnity was initially proposed to be raised by $4,600 to $28,000, however, that was shot down by Coun. Brent Taillefer, who questioned how the amount was calculated.

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Old Fort Road landslide, Oct. 1, 2018.

The landslide and Old Fort neighbourhood is roughly two kilometres downstream of the Site C dam construction site. BC Hydro says it is monitoring the situation with on-site officials.

“At this time, there is no evidence that the slide is related to #SiteC or any of the work taking place on the project,” the company wrote on Twitter. BC Hydro officials could not

be immediately reached for follow up Monday afternoon. — with files from the Canadian Press

Well, talk about coincidences. The same night a landslide shut down an Old Fort Road in Northeast B.C., another landslide did the same to an Old Fort Road in North Carolina. WLOS ABC 13 reports that flash floods caused a landslide overnight on Sept. 30, closing a section of Old Fort Road off of a highway in Buncombe County in that state. The floods were caused by a storm that dumped up to six inches of rain in about 30 minutes, according to Broad River Fire Chief Brent Hayner, whose department oversees the community. One lane has reportedly reopened, and fire crews and transportation officials continue to assess damages and clear the road. There were no reports of injuries.

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COURT DOCKET A summary of sentences and fines handed out in Fort St. John and Dawson Creek courts for the week ending Sept. 28, 2018. Fort St. John Law Courts • Dalton Mitchell Brown (born 1992) was fined $750 and assessed a $225 victim surcharge for possession of stolen property under $5,000. • Joseph Arlen Jobson (born 1973) was fined $500 and assessed a $75 victim surcharge for driving with a suspended licence. • Darryl Kenneth Dowd (born 1994) was fined $500 and assessed a $150 victim surcharge for breaching probation. Dawson Creek Law Courts

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HARVEST: A farmer catches an afternoon of warm weather to finish his harvest just off the Johnson Road south of Taylor on Sept. 30, 2018.

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Saturday, October 20. 2018 8:00 am to 8:00 pm

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Wednesdays, October 10, 2018 8:00 am to 8:00 pm

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ELECTOR REGISTRATION There is no need to pre-register to vote as the registration of all electors for this election will take place at the time of voting. You will be required to make a declaration that you meet the following requirements: • 18 years of age or older on general voting day • Canadian citizen • resident of BC for at least 6 months immediately preceding the day of registration (April 19, 2018) • resident of OR registered owner of real property in the City of Fort St. John for at least 30 days immediately preceding the day of registration (September 19, 2018), and

• not disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or otherwise disqualified by law. Resident electors must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature). Picture identification is not necessary. The identification must prove both residency and identity. Non-resident property electors must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature) to prove identity, proof that they are entitled to register in relation to the property, and, if there is more than one owner of the property, written consent from the majority of the property owners.

MAIL BALLOT VOTING Qualified electors may vote by mail if they: • have a physical disability, illness or injury that affects their ability to vote at another voting opportunity, OR • expect to be absent from the City of Fort St. John on general voting day and at the times of all advance voting opportunities.

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The City will be accepting mail ballot requests up to 4:00 pm on Thursday, October 18, 2018. The following information must be submitted to City Hall: 1. Full name, 2. Residential address, 3. Address of the property in relation to which you are voting (for non-resident property electors), 4. Method of delivery of your mail ballot package: • pick up at City Hall’s office, OR • regular letter mail through Canada Post to residential address, OR • regular letter mail through Canada Post to an alternate address that you provide when requesting the ballot package,

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• Kenneth Leon Cardinal (born 1989) was sentenced to 27 days in jail, handed a one-year probation order, and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for theft $5,000 or under. • Joseph Luke McLeod (born 1977) was sentenced to seven days in jail for fleeing from a peace officer. McCleod was fined $1,200, handed a one-year criminal driving ban, and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for failure or refusal to provide a sample. McCleod was also fined $500 and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for driving with a suspended licence • Shelby Wainwright (born 1993) was handed 18 months of probation with a conditional discharge, and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for assault. • Wade Alan Hutchinson (born 1970) was sentenced to time served, given a one-year probation order, and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for assault. . — Tom Summer

A suspect is facing four theft-related charges in connection with a stolen school bus and credit card last month. Fort St. John RCMP say the suspects in their investigations were quickly identified after surveillance images were circulated through the media on Thursday. “The overwhelming and timely response from the public is greatly appreciated,” Cst. Chad Neustaeter said in a news release. In one incident, police say a group of five people stole a bus around midnight on Aug. 26 from a School District 60 lot in Fort St. John. The group vandalized the bus, causing $5,000 in damages, before parking it outside of town where it was found by police. In another incident, police say three people used a stolen credit to rack up $200 in gift card and energy drink purchases at a gas station on Aug. 28. Court records show Dusty Raymond Torsti, born 1998, is facing charges of theft of a motor vehicle, mischief, and break and enter in connection with the stolen school bus. He faces a charge of possessing and using a stolen credit card in connection with the stolen credit card. Court records show he is also charged with possessing property obtained by crime in a separate offence dated to July 22. Torsti appeared in court on Sept. 28, and will make his next appearance on Oct. 17. He is not in custody, and has not been found guilty of the charges. Police say they continue to investigate the matters.

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o the people of Fort St. John: it’s your job as engaged citizens to encourage all the candidates as our future leaders to represent a diverse voice, offer some fresh insight and viewpoints, and hold the mayor and council accountable and transparent. It’s your job as citizens of Fort St. John to elect a council that will encourage true public participation. Know how to make the most of your vote. Once you have decided on who to vote for, realize that you do not have to fill six checks on your ballots. If you’re looking for new members to represent the public, consider weighting your votes with only the new candidates. Have you considered diversification and fresh insight in your voting strategy? Leaders understand the importance of having a broad scope of viewpoints that will challenge the status quo and offer diversification that engages dialogue and discussion. I have sat at a few public meetings and have noticed very little discussion in the public realm. Reports are offered, motions are made and approved – with no discussion. The 2017 schedule of renumeration show our three most senior council members holding the highest expenses

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ranging from $14,808.26 to $16,798.51 in 2017. These same three members also have the highest remuneration in comparison to mayor expenses totalling $28,250.78. I understand the $368,000 increase in the dog park budget was approved when an opposing council member was away on holidays. Mayor Lori Ackerman was quoted saying that the dog park development went up from $500,000 to $868,000 as it reflects the needs and wants of the residents. I would say this is an open invite for the mayor and council to take a better look at the needs and wants of the residents. Do lower taxes, better public input for budget, better public input for allocation of funds to non-profits fit into the same category as the dog park? You, the citizens of Fort St. John are electing the council members that will hold this accountability to task. In 2017, according to the city’ annual report, 1% of the city budget was spent on public health and welfare. I ask the

question to the citizens of Fort St. John and candidates: Does our city need to have better policy for poverty, harm reduction, preventative support, truth and reconciliation? Realistically, if I had a choice between increasing a park budget by $368,000, or sharing those extra resources to restorative justice, poverty reduction, social housing initiatives, etc., I would feel better to offer an opportunity for additional grants or services that support the social determinants of a healthy community. Economic diversification is another key motivator. Responsible economic development builds stable communities. Partnering good relationships with corporate citizens is better for everyone. Why did the OGC and national petroleum resource companies build outside of city limits? Public participation is municipal government showing up without an agenda. Don’t deliver the people a baked cake and ask them to decorate it. Let them decide what it is they want to create. We have a culture showing poor civic engagement in the community. Come out and meet people where they are at. I spent the summer working at pop-up booths listening to different demo-

graphics. It was a great success and I heard a lot of important dialogues. Understand what the IAP2 spectrum of public participation (yes, you can google that). Municipalities across the province are training their leaders and staff or hiring consultants involved in true public participation engagement. By the way — good call building a dog park in an election year. I think there are over 800 registered dog owners in the city. Has public participation gone to the dogs? Edwina Nearhood is a lifelong resident of Fort St. John, with 30 years experience in the appraisal industry. KEY DATES FOR VOTERS: Oct. 10 — Required advance voting opportunity, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Fort St. John Legion Oct. 17 — Required advance voting opportunity, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Fort St. John Legion Oct. 18 — Special Voting Opportunities at Senior Care Facilities and Hospital Oct. 20 — General voting day; 8 am to 8 pm at the Fort St. John Legion

Starting your days with knowledge, awareness, and compassion

ow many Day One moments have you experienced in your life? Mornings that you have swung your feet from your warm bed, planted them on the floor, and said, “Today, I will eat less/smoke less/drink less/swear less/ be a better parent/work harder at my job/ study harder/write regularly...” and on and on? Generally, those Day One moments follow a binge of some sort, or perhaps it was a failed exam or a negative comment from a peer. Those Day One moments are triggered and inspired by something or someone — a necessary evil when you are finally forced to make a change. Change rarely happens on its own, it requires a mindset that is created by either impending danger or the promise of a beautiful carrot dangling at the end of the stick. Day Ones are full of promise and power. The individual who has resolved to make a change is full of a new energy, desperately trying to escape the skin or the circumstances or the ethos that has trapped them for so long.

Judy Kucharuk THE DESK OF THE GREEN-EYED GIRL

But, what about the micro-moment in time between the action and the declarative reaction of Day One? What about the moment that precipitated the realization that change was necessary? This is the mindblowing moment where you are vulnerable and truly authentic. The moment of self-awareness that comes like a gut-punch — BAM! The air is knocked from your being and stars dangle in front of your eyes. There is so much force in that micro-moment. At the Words North Writing Festival this past weekend, I experienced that micro-moment. It was the moment that an accomplished artist, singer, and writer named Jasmine Netsena stood up and shared that she is a child of a residential school survivor.

It was the moment that she shared her fears about parenting her own daughter. It was the moment that she shared through song, her passion to create a life where her daughter is looked at as a human being, worthy of love and respect. It was the moment where tears bubbled up as she spoke about the many women who have lost their lives on the highway of life. That moment was a gut punch and I was rendered speechless. I looked around the room and could see that I was not the only one that was shaking. Waking up on Sunday, I swung my feet from my warm bed, planted them on the floor and said, “Today I know more. On this Day One, I begin with a place of knowledge and awareness and compassion. On this Day One, I have a better understanding of the challenges facing our Indigenous sisters who walk amongst us. On this Day One, I have the courage to walk with them.” Judy Kucharuk is a lover of sarcasm, witty people and footnotes. Follow her @ judylaine

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Peace motorists being pinched at the pumps

ne of the questions I get asked a lot is, “Why are our gas prices so

high?” Many residents are also frustrated by the vastly different prices throughout the region. For example, one day this summer gas was 128.9/L in Dawson Creek, while in Fort St. John it was 145.9/L, 133.5/L in Fort Nelson, and 134.9/L in Prince George. So, why does gas cost as much as it does? First, there are taxes, which make up about 33 per cent of the price of gas. In British Columbia, for every litre of gas we put in our vehicles we pay 7.78 cents for the carbon tax, 6.75 cents for the BC Transportation Financing Authority fuel tax, 1.75 cents for BC’s motor fuel tax, 10 cents for the federal fuel excise tax, and then the sales tax charged on the total purchase which includes the other taxes. Those in Vancouver and Victoria also have to pay an additional transit tax. According to the Competition Bureau, other factors that can affect gas prices include competition in the marketplace, supply and demand, and the transport costs to get gas to some regions of Canada.

The unfortunate reality for our region is that we do not have as much competition as there is in other parts of the country to help drive down the cost of gas. For example, cities that have wholesale stores like Costco tend to have lower gas prices because those stores can purchase large quantities of gas at a cheaper rate and in turn charge less at the pumps, forcing their competitors in the area to lower their prices as well. The same can be said about almost everything we purchase. It’s why stores offer price matching and why a bag of chips may cost $4 at the only corner store in a small town, but costs $2 at the large grocery store in the suburbs. Unfortunately, for most of our region, we don’t have the supermarket price as an option when it comes to gas. The rise in gas prices can also be attributed to the fact that our refineries and pipelines are working at maximum levels with no way to increase capacity. According to the Canadian Fuels Association, less than 30 per cent of the province’s gas comes from refineries in British Columbia. The rest comes from Alberta, with a small amount coming from the US West Coast

Bob Zimmer MP REPORT

and Saskatchewan. It’s why it is vital that projects like the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion move forward to help increase capacity levels. There are also valid questions being raised about why the cost of gas in our region varies so much. We often hear that trucking costs are one of the reasons for the price difference. However, a friend in the trucking industry pointed out to me that the cost to truck fuel from Dawson Creek to Fort St. John does not warrant the price. According to him, the cost for a B-Train to drive between Dawson Creek and Fort St. John is $200 per hour, however the 50,000 litres of fuel from that truck is being sold to consumers in Fort St. John for approximately $9,000 more. This is a major discrepancy and something that industry leaders need to explain more fully to the public. I know many of you want the federal government to do

something about gas prices. However, we have already seen the long-term negative effects of the federal government intervening in the marketplace of the energy sector with former prime minister Pierre Trudeau’s failed National Energy Program. What we don’t need is the government demanding discounted oil. What we need is competition. That said, if you have

evidence of price-fixing or other anti-competitive activity in the retail gasoline sector, I would encourage you to call the Competition Bureau at 1-800-348-5358. You can also contact my office at 1-855787-4567 if you have any other questions or concerns about gas prices in the region. Bob Zimmer is the Member of Parliament for Prince GeorgePeace River-Northern Rockies.

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DISTRICT OF TAYLOR NOTICE OF ELECTION BY VOTING

Updates from September 24, 2018 Council Mee�ngs PROCLAMATIONS • The month of October 2018 was proclaimed as ‘Foster Family Month’ in the City of Fort St. John. The intent of the proclama�on is to raise awareness of the contribu�ons of foster families to build stronger communi�es. Foster families provide care and ongoing support to children, while at the same �me, par�cipate in planning to assist children to return to their families, live with extended families, or make the transi�on to an adop�ve family. • Council proclaimed October 10, 2018, as ‘World Mental Health Day’ in the City of Fort St. John. The intent of the proclama�on is to encourage a united stand against bullying and the s�gma of mental illness. In recogni�on of World Mental Health Day City Hall will be lit up in purple on October 10, 2018. STAFF RECOGNITION Council acknowledged the upcoming re�rement of Sonya Runacres, Accoun�ng Clerk, commending her for her many years of service with the City of Fort St. John. FORT ST. JOHN 2020 BC WINTER GAMES Upon recommenda�on from the Mayor’s Nomina�on Commi�ee, Council approved the appointment of the members of the Board of Directors for the Fort St. John 2020 BC Winter Games Society. The members in a�endance were introduced and Council congratulated them on their appointment. The Society will now begin the task of preparing for the 2020 BC Winter Games which are being held in Fort St. John from February 20 – 23, 2020. PERMISSIVE TAX EXEMPTIONS Council received permissive tax exemp�ons applica�ons for the following organiza�ons and directed staff to prepare permissive exemp�on bylaws to be considered at the October 9th Regular Council mee�ng • Fort St. John Curling Club • Canadian Red Cross • North Peace Gymnas�cs Associa�on • FSJ Associa�on for Community Living TENDER AWARD Council awarded the tender for the 100 Street 4-laning – CN Rail Storm Sewer Crossing project to the low bidder, LB Chapman Construc�on Ltd., from Vernon BC, for the unit rates totaling $984,328.07. Staff noted they hope that the project will be completed this year. BYLAWS • Official Community Plan (OCP) Amendment Bylaw No. 2440, 2018 (Parkwood Southlands Neighbourhood Plan) was introduced and read for the first and second �mes by �tle only. The intent of the bylaw is to allow for a greater level of flexibility within the Parkwood Southlands Neighbourhood Plan. A Public Hearing is scheduled for October 9, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. in City Hall Council Chambers to allow the public an opportunity to provide input into the bylaw. • Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2441, 2018 (New Parkwood Comprehensive Development Zone) was introduced and read for the first �me by �tle only. The intent of the bylaw is to include a new type of zoning in order to facilitate the development of a comprehensively planned neighbourhood. Before the bylaw is presented to Council for second reading, a Master Development Plan will be presented to Council. • Lane Closure Bylaw No. 2442, 2018 was introduced and read for the first three �mes by �tle only. The intent of the bylaw is to amalgamate the property which will allow for fire training grounds to be developed on the site. A Public Mee�ng is scheduled for October 9, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. in City Hall Council Chambers to allow the public an opportunity to provide input on the bylaw. • Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2444, 2018 (Cannabis Produc�on Facili�es) was read for the first and second �mes by �tle only. The intent of the bylaw is to align the City’s Zoning Bylaw with Agricultural Land Reserve Regula�ons with regard to cannabis produc�on facili�es. A Public Hearing is scheduled for October 9, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. in City Hall Council Chambers to allow the public an opportunity to provide input into the bylaw. ILLEGAL SECONDARY SUITE ENFORCEMENT Council authorized staff to file a Bylaw Contraven�on No�ce with the Land Title and Survey Authority of BC under Sec�on 57 of the Community Charter for the following five proper�es that contain illegal suites: 10611 109A Street, 10612 109A Street, 10615 109A Street, 10703 109A Street, and 10708 109A Street.

UPCOMING COUNCIL MEETINGS A Commi�ee of the Whole mee�ng is tenta�vely scheduled for Tuesday October 9, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. The Regular Council mee�ng will follow at 3:00 p.m. Public Hearings for OCP Amendment Bylaw No. 2440, 2018 and Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2444, 2018 will be held at 6:00 p.m. A Public Mee�ng for Lane Closure Bylaw No. 2442, 2018 will also 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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PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY given to the electors of the District of Taylor that an elec�on by vo�ng is necessary to elect a Mayor and four Councillors, and that the persons nominated as candidates and for whom votes will be received are: MAYOR – One (1) to be elected Surname Fraser Prosko

Usual Names Rob Laura

Residen�al Address Taylor Taylor

COUNCILLOR – Four (4) to be elected Surname Davies Lueneberg Ponto Taillefer Turnbull

Usual Names Sherry Dave Be�y Brent Michelle

Residen�al Address Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor

VOTING DATES AND LOCATIONS GENERAL VOTING will be open to qualiﬁed electors of the District of Taylor on: Saturday, October 20, 2018 between the hours of 8:00 am and 8:00 pm at the following loca�ons: Vo�ng Division 1. District Oﬃce

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ADVANCE VOTING will be available to qualified electors as follows: Wednesday, October 10, 2018 8:30 am to 8:00 pm District Office 10007 100 A Street ELECTOR REGISTRATION (For vo�ng day only registra�on) There is no need to pre-register to vote as the registra�on of all electors for this elec�on will take place at the �me of vo�ng. You will be required to make a declara�on that you meet the following requirements: • 18 years of age or older on general vo�ng day • Canadian ci�zen • resident of BC for at least 6 months immediately preceding the day of registra�on • resident of OR registered owner of real property in the District of Taylor for at least 30 days immediately preceding the day of registra�on, and • not disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from vo�ng in an elec�on or otherwise disqualified by law. Resident electors must produce 2 pieces of iden�fica�on (at least one with a signature). Picture iden�fica�on is not necessary. The iden�fica�on must prove both residency and iden�ty. Non-resident property electors must produce 2 pieces of iden�fica�on (at least one with a signature) to prove iden�ty, proof that they are en�tled to register in rela�on to the property, and, if there is more than one owner of the property, wri�en consent from the majority of the property owners. OR MAIL BALLOT VOTING Qualified electors may vote by mail if they: • have a physical disability, illness or injury that affects their ability to vote at another vo�ng opportunity, OR • expect to be absent from the District of Taylor on general vo�ng day and at the �mes of all advance vo�ng opportuni�es. REQUESTING A MAIL BALLOT PACKAGE: Before 4 pm on October 18, 2018 you must submit the following informa�on to the District office by mail (PO BOX 300, Taylor, BC V0C 2K0), telephone (250-789-3392), fax (250-789-3543) or email (mmcphail@ districto�aylor.com): (1) Full name, (2) Residen�al address, (3) Address of the property in rela�on to which you are vo�ng (for non-resident property electors), (4) Method of delivery of your mail ballot package: • pick up at the District office, OR • regular le�er mail through Canada Post to residen�al address, OR • regular le�er mail through Canada Post to an alternate address that you provide when reques�ng the ballot package, and (5) You must indicate whether you are going to be registering as a resident or non-resident property elector. The District will send out mail ballot packages commencing on or about October 1, 2018. To be counted, your mail ballot must be received by the Chief Elec�on Officer no later than 8 pm on Saturday, October 20, 2018.

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Opening of Margaret ‘Ma’ Murray Community School celebrated MATT PREPROST editor@ahnfsj.ca

They sang, they drummed, they shared stories, they broke bannock — staff and students celebrated the grand opening of Margaret ‘Ma’ Murray Community School alongside school officials and local leaders on Thursday, Sept. 27. “A year ago I was here at this beautiful school, but you had to imagine what it would look like at that time because there were no windows and it was all grey cement — but you saw a beautiful school coming together and taking shape,” said B.C. Education Minister Rob Fleming. “Coming back today and seeing the school with kids in it, learning, enjoying themselves, it’s almost unthinkable that could be pulled off 10 months ago because there was still a lot of work to do.” It’s the first new school in the city in a generation. The $27.1-million building is named after pioneering newswoman Margaret ‘Ma’ Murray, who came to Fort St. John with her husband George to start the Alaska Highway News after the building of the world famous highway. Staff and students were decked out in jerseys emblazoned with with a redwinged blackbird and the word Firebirds — the school’s logo and team name — and sang their school anthems: one called called Hero, and one a rendition of YMCA with the lyrics changed to suit the acronym of the school, MMCS.

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Emma Lynn Snow hands Education Minister Rob Fleming a book that students made about the first day of Margaret ‘Ma’ Murray Community School.

Students gave Fleming a book they made about the first day of the school earlier this month. Fleming was in town for the school’s official grand opening, and a groundbreaking ceremony on the new Northeast Elementary School across from the hospital (see A11). Dignitaries at the grand opening included Blueberry River Chief Marvin Yahey, a descendent of Bella Yahey, whose name graces the school’s gathering centre in the front entrance; Mayor Lori Ackerman; outgoing School District 60 trustee Jaret Thomson; SD60 superintendents Dave Sloan

and Doug Boyd; and daycare representatives from the YMCA of Northern B.C. Margie Graham, the granddaugter of Ma Murray, regaled students with stories about her grandmother and her newspapering adventures, which earned her fame as a Canadian journalism legend and a prestigious appointment to the Order of Canada. “She was honest. She never flagged or flinched; she wasn’t scared of nobody,” Graham, told the students. “She never bragged, she was true to the heart’s core. She ran the roar, she never ran from it. That’s what made her a great

newspaperwoman.” Fort St. John was booming when Murray arrived in the 1940s, Graham said. “The American soldiers were here, the farmers were farming, the mercantiles were going great. But somebody needed to write the stories,” Graham said. “And so she did.” Bella Yahey was the daughter of Chief Attachie, one of the Dane-zaa leaders who signed Treaty 8 in 1900. Bella was married to Charlie Yahey, a Dana-zaa dreamer and prophet, for more than 50 years, Marvin Yahey said. “They were a true partnership, travelling together

throughout the Peace area to pray and share the history, the culture of the Dane Za people,” Yahey said. When she died in 1976, at the age of 118, she was reported to be the oldest woman in Canada, he said. “Throughout her whole life, Bella teached the Dane-zaa history and traditions, and passed on her knowledge to future generations,” Yahey said. “It’s fitting the gathering centre be named after Bella for her role as a traditional educator, which still to this day has lived on.” Trustee Jaret Thomson said the school district was excited to see the school finally open, and credited its partners for the school’s amenities. “Whether it’s the use of birch wood through the school, the ribs in the gymnasium and throughout, and the geometry, you’ll find a lot of 60 degree angles and equilateral triangles throughout the facility,” he said. “Of course, the 60 degree angle is something that is used in teepees, snowshoes, and of course, we’re School District 60. So, it all works out well together.” The school cost $27.1 million to build. Of that, the province contributed $22.1 million; the city contributed $2.5 million for an expanded gym; BC Hydro contributed $1.8 million for a daycare; the ministry of children and family development contributed $500,000 to equip the daycare; and the school district contributed $264,000.

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Education Minister Rob Fleming (centre) scoops up dirt with School District 60 officials during a groundbreaking ceremony at the new Northeast Elementary School site on Sept. 27, 2018. From left: Doug Boyd, assistant superintendent; Jaret Thomson, trustee; Erin Evans, trustee; Fleming, education minister; Darrell Pasichnyk, trustee; Bill Snow, trustee; Ida Campbell, trustee; Dave Sloan, superintendent.

the children that are born each and every year in this community, we need to understand that foundational to community is education, healthcare, and public safety,” Ackerman said. “To be here, to kick this off by groundbreaking to start this foundation is significant in the life of a community.” The province is contributing $31.1 million toward building the two-storey school, which will include a neighbourhood learning centre, a daycare, and multi-purpose spaces for community use. School District 60 will pitch in $300,000.

Work got underway this summer, and is planned to be complete and ready for students in fall 2020. Assistant superintendent Doug Boyd, in charge of the school’s construction, said partnerships were key to the recently completed Margaret ‘Ma’ Murray Community School — and they will be key to the new Northeast elementary. “We’re still looking for partnerships for this,” Boyd said. “We have tried to extend the gym, we’ve also added a daycare, and we’re looking for partners for those projects.

The board is taking a step forward and saying we need to do this, our community deserves it, our community needs it.” More than $700 million in new school infrastructure has been announced since September 2017, Fleming said. Both city and local school officials took advantage of that, and pressed Fleming to continue funding approvals for new schools. Board chair Erin Evans pressed him for a new middle school by 2022, and a high school by 2024. “If you say it now, the next minister will have to do it,”

she said with a laugh. Superintendent Dave Sloan ended by adding to the chorus: “This is going to be a building decade, I’m sure. Let’s get this one done, go on to the middle, and then the new secondary school,” he said. “We’ll look forward to welcoming the ministers up here every two years for quite some time.” The school’s name, Northeast Elementary, is temporary, and will be named following the school district’s protocols.

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SCHOOL DISTRICT 60 (Peace River North)

10112-105 Avenue, Fort St. John, B.C. V1J 4S4 Tel: (250) 262-6000; Fax: (250) 262-6048 PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY given to the electors of Trustee Electoral Area 2 (see the map and description of the Trustee Electoral Areas on this page) that an election by voting is necessary to elect a School Trustee, and that the persons nominated as candidates and for whom votes will be received are:

TRUSTEE ELECTORAL AREA 2 – SCHOOL TRUSTEE – One (1) to be elected Surname

Usual Names

Residential Address

CHRISTIE SCOTT-MONCRIEFF

David Darren David Robert

Taylor, BC Fort St. John, BC

VOTING DATES AND LOCATIONS GENERAL VOTING will be open to qualified electors of Trustee Electoral Area 2 on:

ADVANCE VOTING

Saturday, October 20, 2018 between the hours of 8:00 am and 8:00 pm Upper Pine Elementary/Jr. Secondary School 16242 Rose Prairie Road, Rose Prairie, BC

Wednesday, October 10, 2018 between the hours of 8:00 am and 8:00 pm Upper Pine Elementary/Jr. Secondary School 16242 Rose Prairie Road, Rose Prairie, BC ANY QUALIFIED ELECTOR MAY VOTE AT AN ADVANCE VOTING OPPORTUNITY

ELECTOR REGISTRATION

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There is no need to pre-register to vote as the registration of all electors for this election will take place at the time of voting. You will be required to make a declaration that you meet the following requirements: • • • •

Principal Kathy Scheck helping to get the learning commons, aka the library.

18 years of age or older on general voting day Canadian citizen Resident of BC for at least 6 months immediately preceding the day of registration (April 19, 2018) Resident of OR registered owner of real property in TEA 2 for at least 30 days immediately preceding the day of registration (September 19, 2018), and Not disqualified under the School Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or otherwise disqualified by law.

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Resident electors must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature). Picture identification is not necessary. The identification must prove both residency and identity.

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Non-resident property electors must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature) to prove identity, proof that they are entitled to register in relation to the property, and, if there is more than one owner of the property, written consent from the majority of the property owners.

Book lovers in Fort St. John can support the Ma Murray school library by donating books to fill its shelves. Chapters Indigo is holding its Adopt A School program to help provide books for school libraries across the country. School District 60 has provided a budget for Ma murray, and the school is working to get a great collection for the students in the school. However, officials say it’s imperative to have a library that has enough books for everyone to enjoy. The school has around 6,000 titles. A school library in Fort St. John has an average of 1,5000 titles. “My local public librarian helped me fall in love with reading and books,” Ma Murray principal Kathy Scheck writes. “She did this by helping me find books that matched my reading and interest level. I went to a private school and we have a very small, old library. I walked home every day and went by the public library. I read every day still and enjoy all kinds of genres.” Many of the school’s students are new to Canada, and officials are looking for lots of books to support their English language development. Funds generated through Indigo Love of Books Reading Foundation will go directly to increasing the school’s collection. As of Oct. 2, the school had received 303 of 340 books. For more information on how to donate, visit adoptaschool.indigo.ca/eng/schools/2239.

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY given to the electors of Trustee Electoral Area 1 (see the map and description of the Trustee Electoral Areas on this page) that an election by voting is necessary to elect a School Trustee, and that the persons nominated as candidates and for whom votes will be received are:

TRUSTEE ELECTORAL AREA 1 – SCHOOL TRUSTEE – One (1) to be elected Surname

Usual Names

Residential Address

EDWARDS LEHMANN

Melanie Joanne Madeleine Gertrud

Cecil Lake, BC Cecil Lake, BC

VOTING DATES AND LOCATIONS GENERAL VOTING will be open to qualified electors of Trustee Electoral Area 1 on: Saturday, October 20, 2018 between the hours of 8:00 am and 8:00 pm Cecil Lake Community Hall 4864 Cecil Lake Road, Cecil Lake, BC

ADVANCE VOTING Wednesday, October 10, 2018 between the hours of 8:00 am and 8:00 pm Cecil Lake Community Hall 4864 Cecil Lake Road, Cecil Lake, BC ANY QUALIFIED ELECTOR MAY VOTE AT AN ADVANCE VOTING OPPORTUNITY

18 years of age or older on general voting day Canadian citizen Resident of BC for at least 6 months immediately preceding the day of registration (April 19, 2018) Resident of OR registered owner of real property in TEA 1 for at least 30 days immediately preceding the day of registration (September 19, 2018), and not disqualified under the School Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or otherwise disqualified by law.

Resident electors must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature). Picture identification is not necessary. The identification must prove both residency and identity. Non-resident property electors must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature) to prove identity, proof that they are entitled to register in relation to the property, and, if there is more than one owner of the property, written consent from the majority of the property owners. PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY given to the electors of Trustee Electoral Area 5 that an election by voting is necessary to elect three School Trustees, and that the persons nominated as candidates and for whom votes will be received are:

TRUSTEE ELECTORAL AREA 5 – SCHOOL TRUSTEE – Three (3) to be elected Surname

Usual Names

Residential Address

EVANS GILBERT PASICHNYK RICHERT SNOW

Erin G. Helen Norma Darrell Don Jeff Bill

Fort St. John, BC Fort St. John, BC Fort St. John, BC Taylor, BC Fort St. John, BC

The City of Fort St. John is administering the voting for the electors within its municipal boundaries. This notice only applies to the resident electors and non-resident property electors of the unincorporated area of TEA 5 (“rural electors”) – see the map and description of the Trustee Electoral Areas on this page.

VOTING DATES AND LOCATIONS GENERAL VOTING will be open to qualified electors of Trustee Electoral Area 5 on: Saturday, October 20, 2018 between the hours of 8:00 am and 8:00 pm Charlie Lake Elementary School 12655 Frontage Road, Charlie Lake, BC

ADVANCE VOTING Wednesday, October 10, 2018 - and Wednesday, October 17, 2018 between the hours of 8:00 am and 8:00 pm Charlie Lake Community Hall 12717 Charlie Hall Avenue, Charlie Lake, BC ANY QUALIFIED ELECTOR MAY VOTE AT AN ADVANCE VOTING OPPORTUNITY

18 years of age or older on general voting day Canadian citizen Resident of BC for at least 6 months immediately preceding the day of registration (April 19, 2018) Resident of OR registered owner of real property in the unincorporated area of TEA 5 for at least 30 days immediately preceding the day of registration (September 19, 2018), and not disqualified under the School Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or otherwise disqualified by law.

MAIL BALLOT VOTING – TEA 5 ONLY Qualified electors may vote by mail if they: • Have a physical disability, illness or injury that affects their ability to vote at another voting opportunity, OR • Expect to be absent from the region on general voting day and at the times of all advance voting opportunities. REQUESTING A MAIL BALLOT PACKAGE: School District 60 will be accepting mail ballot requests up to 4:00 pm on Thursday, October 18, 2018. The following information must be submitted to the office: (1) (2) (3) (4)

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FIREBIRD — A Ma Murray student performs at grand opening ceremonies on Sept. 27, 2018. The school’s colours — black, white, and red — were chosen to reflect the tie-in to the name of the school. Margaret Ma Murray, being a newspaper woman, would appreciate this as the known joke goes, “What is black, white, and read all over?” The answer, of course, is a newspaper.

Full name, Residential address, Address of the property in relation to which you are voting (for non-resident property electors), Method of delivery of your mail ballot package: • Pick up at School District office, OR • Regular letter mail through Canada Post to your residential address, OR • Regular letter mail through Canada Post to an alternate address that you provide when requesting the ballot package,

(5) If you are a non-resident property owner please indicate this information as part of your request. A non-resident property owner application will be included in the package.

The red winged blackbird has a bit symbolism around it that officials were unaware of when the school mascot was picked:

This information can be submitted by: mail (10112 – 105 Avenue, Fort St. John, BC, V1J 4S4), telephone (250-262-6000), fax (250-262-6048) or email mross@prn.bc.ca to receive a mail ballot. School District 60 will send out mail ballot packages commencing on or about October 1, 2018. To be counted, your mail ballot must be received by the Chief Election Officer no later than 8:00 pm on Saturday, October 20, 2018.

“The red winged blackbird symbolism is letting us know that big changes are coming into our life right now. These changes have been slowly taking place all around us and these changes are now ready to burst forth and become reality. The red winged blackbird also symbolizes that we are all going to be part of a close-knit family or community and that this will lead to personal growth. It will be important to stay grounded throughout this shift and to allow everyone space to make the adjustment to their new surroundings. Red winged blackbirds are supportive of each other. They also symbolize positive energy, new adventures and life experiences.”

W.K. (Bill) Lindsay, Chief Election Officer

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The Lillooet connection... I just wanted to mention a neat little story about Ma Murray School. We are from Lillooet which is another place Margaret Murray started a newspaper, which still runs today. Her and her husband George were very influential in town as well. There is a school in Lillooet named George M. Murray where my son attended Grade 1. By coincidence, we moved here and found out we were in the catchment for Ma Murray this year. At the grand opening we met Ma Murray’s grandaughter and told her that Cache is now the first kid to have attended both of her grandparents’ schools in two totally different towns. She was amazed! I thought it was a cool coincidence! Here is a photo of them meeting!

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Four generations of the Ma Murray family: George (Teddy) Murray, Margie Graham, and Vern Graham, with a bust a Ma, unveiled at the grand opening ceremony of Ma Murray school.

— Anna Bowdero

Congratulations to the city of Fort St John on the Grand Opening of the new Margaret Ma Murray Community School !

Dan Davies

and proud Education Critic for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia!

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Education Minister Rob Fleming meets with students.

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HOROSCOPE ARIES (MARCH 21 TO APRIL 19) This is a playful, fun-loving day. It’s also a wonderful day for a date! Enjoy social times with others, as well as playful times with children. TAURUS (APRIL 20 TO MAY 20) You will enjoy entertaining at home this evening. Invite the gang over for a barbecue or pizza and beer! A conversation with a female family member might be significant. GEMINI (MAY 21 TO JUNE 20) This is a busy, fast-paced day full of short trips and errands. You want conversations with others to be meaningful and about the facts. CANCER (JUNE 21 TO JULY 22) Money is on your mind today. You might feel possessive about something that you own and not want to lend it to anyone. That’s OK. We all feel like that sometimes. LEO (JULY 23 TO AUG. 22) Today the Moon is in your sign, which makes you a bit luckier than all the other signs! Yes! The universe owes you a favor. VIRGO (AUG. 23 TO SEPT. 22) Work alone or behind the scenes today, because you will prefer to be low-profile. Nevertheless, you’re willing to work hard because you’ve got money on your mind. LIBRA (SEPT. 23 TO OCT. 22) An exchange with someone will

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be significant today. Why not share your hopes and dreams for the future with this person to get his or her feedback? SCORPIO (OCT. 23 TO NOV. 21) Personal details about your private life might be made public today for some reason. This might cause you some concern, because your privacy is important to you. SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22 TO DEC. 21) Travel or a chance to do something different will appeal to you today. You want to break free from your usual routine. You want stimulation, change and adventure! CAPRICORN (DEC. 22 TO JAN. 19) You might talk to someone whose values are different from yours today. (This is always a learning experience.) We are all different. Some prefer bread; some prefer rice; some prefer potatoes. (But diamonds are a girl’s best friend.) AQUARIUS (JAN. 20 TO FEB. 18) Because the Moon is opposite your sign today, you have to go more than halfway when dealing with others. No biggie. Just be friendly and accommodating. PISCES (FEB. 19 TO MARCH 20) Very likely, you will have to put the needs and wants of someone else before your own today. Consider this an opportunity to offer excellent service.

anada has no legal restrictions on abortion. The movement to liberalize Canadian abortion laws began in the 1960s. In 1970, the pro-choice Abortion Caravan - consisting of a yellow convertible, a pickup truck, and a Volkswagen bus with a black coffin strapped to its roof - set out from Vancouver and arrived in Ottawa on Mother’s Day. Over five hundred Canadian women demanded the legalization of unrestricted access to abortion services for all Canadian women. Eighteen years later, with Morgentaler et al. v. Her Majesty the Queen, it was declared that to restrict a woman’s access to abortion was in direct conflict with the Canadian Charter of Rights. In 2012, the Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform (CCBR) under executive director Stephanie Gray, drove a 2012 Abortion Caravan across Canada in an effort to repeal that 1988 Supreme Court decision. Pro-choice and pro-life demonstrators faced-off in cities across Canada. In one newspaper appeared a picture of a young mother with her child slung across her chest, holding up a sign that read, “If you don’t like abortion, don’t have one.” When pro-choice demonstrators tried to tear graphic images of aborted fetuses from the pro-life van, scuffles ensued. Linda Gibbons, a greatgreat-grandmother, has been fighting for Canada’s unborn for more than 30 years, spending much of those three decades behind bars because of her efforts to end abortion in Canada. When she was a single mother of three in the 1980s, Linda Gibbons had an abortion. Seven years later she felt called back to church and then found herself counseling pregnant women in a Christian Centre for Life providentially located beside a Toronto Morgentaler abortion clinic. In 2012, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled eight to one that Linda could be charged criminally for disobeying an Ontario court order that specified Linda was to stay away from abortion clinics. Linda Gibbons maintains that she has the right to protest peacefully, and feels standing in front of the abortion clinic is her final opportunity to prevent a murder since the courts and the Canadian government have

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failed to protect the rights of the unborn. Mary Wagner, a devout Catholic originally from British Columbia and one of 12 children, like Linda, has been in and out of jail during the last three decades because of her attempts to counsel expectant mothers at abortion clinics in Vancouver and Toronto. In November 2010, upon early release from Vanier, Mary drove to Michigan where Bishop Boyea presided over a funeral for seventeen aborted babies that had been found in the trash outside the Women’s Choice abortion clinic in Lansing; each child was encased in a separate garbage bag labeled with the mother’s name. As the Catholic Diocese was granted permission by the city of Lansing to bury the children, Monica Miller, Director of Citizens for Pro-life Society in Lansing, was quoted as saying, “The last corporal work of mercy is to bury the dead, but it will be the first mercy these children will ever know. And we hope healing will come to those who have had abortions.” Mary lived in the holy order of the Sisters of St. John in Illinois and France between 2000 and 2005, but ultimately chose not to join because “Christ is already in those communities.” She needed to be where Christ is absent. “Where is He more absent than in the abortion clinics?” Both Linda and Mary continue to stand in the gap between a mother and where they will murder her unborn child. That is where Christ has called them to be. The Peace is a place of many peoples and faiths. In this space, readers are invited to share their own reflections of faith in the Peace. If you have a story of faith you’d like to share, email angelamarygriffin@gmail.com. If you’d like to contribute articles about faith in our community, please email Managing Editor Matt Preprost at editor@ ahnfsj.ca.

Husband Wants to Wipe the Slate Clean Dear Annie: I thought my husband and I had a great marriage -- until I looked on his phone and found text messages to another woman. I was crushed. I asked him about it, and he said that it was nothing and that there were only a few messages. When I checked our cellphone details, I was completely devastated to find that it had been going on for almost a year and there were almost 2,000 text messages during the past six months. When I talked to him about this and all the lies he had told me, he said he had lost his way and he was sorry and didn’t want to lose me. We started counseling, but he doesn’t want to discuss the details of the text messages and did a factory reset on his phone so I can’t see the messages. He said it was not a sexual affair, but his actions just don’t convince me it was just text messages. Now he thinks we are fine and our marriage will go on, but I can’t stop myself from thinking about what he may have done that I don’t know about. How can I ever trust him again? I don’t know whether I can, because he told me so many lies. This was going on for almost a year. How can I believe that it wasn’t sexual? I am trying to act as if we are OK, but inside I feel as if I am dying. Please help me to think this through. I need to figure out

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whether I should stay or go. I need some good advice. -- Lost in Love Dear Lost in Love: I’m so sorry for the hurt you must be feeling. Your husband can’t simply reset your marriage as he did his phone. It seems he expects that as long as he apologizes and stops talking to this woman, everything should go back to the way it was before he decided to have an affair. And it was an affair -- if not a physical one, then an emotional one. Tell him that if you’re ever going to move past this, you need complete candidness and vulnerability from him. No more obfuscating the truth, changing the subject or destroying the evidence. Anything short of that would be placing a Band-Aid on a deep puncture wound, and the marriage would never heal. Dear Annie: I am a regular reader of your column but was frankly dismayed at your answer recently to someone whose adult brother was behaving heartlessly toward his mother. Our son has shown no interest in us for a long time unless he

needs money. We, like the mother in the letter, are grieving over this behavior. When he was growing up, we were generous and loving parents. Do parents make mistakes raising their children? Of course they do. But does that give their children an excuse to abandon them as this young man apparently has and as my son has also done? I was always close to my parents, even after getting married and having a family, calling and visiting frequently even though they lived far away. Anytime my dad or mom was in the hospital, I was there, unlike the young man in this letter. My parents are gone now, and I have no regrets about how I treated them. There is absolutely no excuse for this kind of behavior from a child. -- Another Mother in Pain Dear Another Mother: I’m so sorry you’re going through this. I’m printing your letter with the hope that it stirs some adult children to pick up the phone and call their parents.

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50. Actor Diesel

53. Go back over

30. Monetary unit

63. Seriousness

33. Pouch-like structure

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61. All of it

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64. Adds color

37. __ student, learns healing

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24. Where golfers begin

34. Winter sport tool

7. Coenzyme A

49. Successor to League of Nations

56. One long or stressed syllable followed by unstressed syllable

21. Aircraft transmitters

6. Neutralizes alkalis

1. Turfs

2. Handle

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54. One and only 55. Street

56. Explosive

57. Gambling town

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14. Goodwill (archaic)

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44. Lunatic

4. Railways

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41. Brief proposal

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1. Superhigh frequency

46. Religious creed

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Petition to cancel Site C fails A petition to cancel the Site C Dam project has failed, The petition led by Duncan resident Ion Delsol Moruso had insufficient signatures to proceed further in the process, Elections BC says in a news release. At least 10 percent of registered voters in each of the B.C.’s 87 electoral districts were required. Only 737 signatures were collected, according to legislature reporter Rob Shaw of the Vancouver Sun. Twenty voters registered as canvassers to collect signatures for the petition over a 90-day period starting July 3 and end-

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ing Oct. 1. Delsol Moruso must file a financial disclosure report by 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 29, 2018. Construction on the dam began in summer 2015 after the BC Liberals approved the then $8.7-billion project in December 2014. In December 2017, NDP Premier John Horgan said Site C construction would continue after his government undertook a four-month utilities commission review of the project. In giving its approval, the NDP government revised the dam’s projected cost to $10.7 billion.

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After a summer of excitement surrounding the announcement of a Northern Lights College rodeo program, a team was assembled of five student athletes who have begun competing in the CIRA circuit. The first two members to join, Fallyn Mills and Denton Spiers, were in High River, Sept. 15 and 16, for the first rodeo of the season. Spiers, from Quesnel, won the NLC team its first buckle after he had the highest average in bull riding. He followed that up by winning the bull riding event both days at Olds, Sept. 29 and 30. Spiers was the Canadian high school bull riding champ last year, and finished 13th in bull riding at the National High School Finals Rodeo in Rock Spring, Wyoming. “It’s been a really good experience so far. It’s awesome that we’re getting a team in B.C. because there’s nowhere else to do it,” said Spiers. Spiers is enjoying both the rodeos themselves, and being a part of the NLC team. He said there’s enough competition where he’s challenged each week and not just competing against himself. Early in the season, Spiers is leading the CIRA in the bull riding standings, and doesn’t plan on that changing anytime soon. “It would be pretty cool to win the college finals. That’s my goal for the season and it’s been awesome so far,” Spiers said. Mills, an all around talent from Pink Mountain, was third in goat tying for both days and finished third in the average at High River,

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as well as eighth in pole bending. She followed that up a fifth place finish in goat tying, team roping with Spiers, and breakaway roping, all at Olds. Mills is coming off a high school rodeo season where she was the all around cowgirl at the Canadian High School Finals Rodeo, as well as reserve champion in pole bending. The NLC’s Team Advisor Christie Johnson is happy with how the team did in the first rodeos of the year. “We’re very pleased with how the team is starting out and to already have five team members is awesome,” Johnson said. The next three students to SUPPLIED PHOTO join the team were TommiSue Little, Kaila Honing, Fort St. John city councillor Lilia Hansen with Denton Spiers and Fallyn and Sierra Jones. All three Mills at a NLC rodeo team event. competed in Olds along pole bending. second in goat tying and with Spiers and Mills. Honing’s best event is pole seventh in breakaway roping Little is the 2018 B.C. bending, and she can’t wait in her first CIRA rodeo at senior girls goat tying to compete at the college Olds. champion, and placed level. Next up for the team is a fourth in goat tying at Jones will be focusing rodeo at Lakeland College the Canadian finals. She’s mainly on barrel racing this in Vermillion, Oct. 19 to 21, excited about attending year, but is an all around and in Taber, Alberta, Nov. college close to home and great competitor. She was 10 to 11. The CIRA will then being able to participate in the 2013 B.C. Junior High take a break for the winter a sport she loves. Little’s best School Rodeo Champion for until March. finish in Olds was fifth in barrel racing. She finished

he 2018-19 NHL regular season began this week, and two of the five teams with the best odds to win the Stanley Cup are Canadian. The fact that two Canadian teams are favoured to win the Cup alone is pretty crazy, not to mention those teams are the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Winnipeg Jets. This is for real. People think both of these teams could make the finals and finally win a championship — the Leafs for the first time since 1967, and the Jets for the first time in franchise history. Given how these teams did last year, and that the Leafs signed John Tavares, these aren’t insane expectations. Yet it still feels that way to me. The only forward on the Jets that jumps out to me is Patrick Laine, and yet, Mark Scheifele might quietly be one of the 10 best forwards in the NHL. It’s hard to believe Dustin Byfuglien and Blake Wheeler are still playing, let alone the fact they’re both still great. Then there’s the Leafs. They have all the talent on forward you could ask for, but will they really be the best team in the Eastern Conference? Despite both Morgan Reilly and Jake Gardiner projecting to have 60 points this year, the consensus is that the Leafs defence is still terrible. I’m among those people that feel that way. I’m also a Leafs fan and I drafted both Reilly and Gardiner, so throw my opinion out the window. For the rest of the Canadian teams, the outlook isn’t too bright. The only thing worth paying attention to when it comes to the Ottawa Senators and Montreal Canadiens is which team will be worse, and thus finish dead last in the league. The Vancouver Canucks aren’t ready to make a leap just yet. Brock Boeser is pretty great and should be even better this year, but that’s a young team that is sure to struggle mightily because of a lack of experience. That leaves us with the Calgary Flames and the Edmonton Oilers. I think the Flames have a small chance to make the playoffs, but I couldn’t actually tell you why. It’s hard to imagine them being better than the Vegas Golden Knights, San Jose Sharks or the Los Angeles Kings in the Pacific Division, and the Anaheim Ducks will mount a challenge as well. The Flames top off-season signing was 31-year-old James Neal, and their new head coach, Bill Peters, has never been good at the NHL level. Still, Johnny Gaudreau continues to be awesome, so that should count for something. As for the Oilers, I have no clue what this team will look like. You could make very strong cases for both the Oilers finishing second in the division and in the bottom third of the NHL. The Oilers wern’t supposed to be bad last year, but they were. This summer, they barely touched their roster, and it would only be fitting that this year the team puts it together and is competitive. The Oilers still have the best player in the NHL in Connor McDavid, a guy capable of making below-average linemates look like All-Stars. I’ll stay on brand and go with the Oilers to miss the playoffs, but it will be really close.

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Huskies look to turn season around at two-game home stand Dillon giancola sports@ahnfsj.ca

The Fort St. John Huskies find themselves in unfamiliar territory through two games of the 2018-19 NWJHL regular season. Losing the season opener 5-3 to the North Peace Navigators was disappointing, but losing 6-0 to the Sexsmith Vipers on September 28 was another thing altogether. The team has been practicing hard all week, focusing on regrouping and putting forth a better effort this weekend for the Huskies’ first two home games. The Fairview Flyers come to Fort St. John on Friday, October 5, and the Vipers are here on Saturday, October 6. Both games start at 8 p.m. at the North Peace Arena. If the team is going to get a win this weekend, head coach Todd Alexander said it starts with his players giving a better effort. “We flat out got outworked, period.

Our returning veterans need to be better, and until they realize other veterans have moved on and passed the torch, this is what will happen. We’ve played six periods of hockey on paper, but only showed up for two of those,” said Alexander, referring to the first two periods against the Navigators, which saw the Huskies leading 3-2. Alexander said it’s not about talent or skill, but that the team becomes more accountable in the locker room and on the ice. “It doesn’t matter what plays or game plans we draw up, unless the effort and attitude is supplied by the players nothing will change. We have some very accountable individuals who have to show that on the ice,” Alexander said. The Huskies will get a boost playing at home for the first time this season. At press time, the Flyers were 0-2, while the Vipers were a surprising 3-0 to start the season.

Huskies player of the week Jeridyn Loewen Position: Defence Hometown: Fort St. John Height: 6’0 Wieght: 195 lbs 2017 stats: 35 GP, 6 G, 25 A, 31 P Favourite hockey player: Duncan Keith Favourite NHL team: Chicago Blackhawks On being named captain: “It’s a big step and a big spot to fill on the team. You have to be that person that your teammates look up to and support them. I can do well in that role and push the team to succeed and achieve big things this year.” On how the Huskies can rebound from their 0-2 start: “I definitely think there’s been some effort issues. We need to put in some work to get back to where we need to be. Good things will come if we stick to the game plan, put in the work, and have the right attitude.” What he wants to achieve in hockey: “I’d like to reach my full potential, whether that’s playing in college hockey or another level. I won’t give up on what I can achieve and end up regretting that I didn’t try to achieve it.”

Trackers start NAMHL season 3-0 Dillon giancola sports@ahnfsj.ca

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The NEBC and Yukon Trackers had as good a start to the Midget AA NAMHL season as a team could, winning all three of their games near Edmonton this weekend, Sept. 28 to 30. On Friday, the Trackers beat the Lakeland Panthers 5-1. They beat the Wainwright Polar Kings 2-1 on Saturday and beat SSAC Canadian Brewhouse 9-1 on Sunday. Just like that, the Trackers are first in the Bouchier division with six points, four more than Fort McMurray, Whitecourt, and Peace River. The

Trackers also lead the league in points as a result of playing the most games. Leading the way for the Trackers was Nathan Brownlee with three goals and three points. Defencemen Connor Kindrat and Duncan Ross each had five points for the Trackers in the three games as well. The team is back in action this weekend with two divisional games. The first is in Peace River against the Royals on Friday, Oct. 5, and in Fort St. John at the Pomeroy Sport Centre on Sunday, Oct. 7, against GPAC Peaceland Directional Drilling Storm.

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Location: Dover, Del. Date: Sunday, Oct. 7, 2:00 p.m. Last Year’s Pole: Martin Truex, Jr. - 160.664 mph Last Year’s Winner: Kyle Busch

This week’s race is the fourth in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series’ playoffs. On a lazy Fall afternoon in 1985, 22,000 people watched as Harry Gant, driving the Mach 1 Chevrolet, won NASCAR’s Delaware 500 at Dover International Speedway. Now, those 1985 grandstands have been replaced by a more modern steel and concrete edifice, seating more than 140,000 race fans. Twice a year, they pack the stands for NASCAR tripleheader weekends featuring the Truck Series, Xfinity Series, and Cup series. Last year, Chase Elliott dominated the final stage of the race and was on the way to his first career win until Kyle Busch passed him coming to the white flag.

Last Weekend’s Race: Ryan Blaney won the Bank of America 400 In a race that was as wild as advertised in the closing laps, Ryan Blaney sped past crashing Jimmie Johnson and Martin Truex Jr. in the final corner to win Sunday’s inaugural Bank of America Roval 400 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course. With his first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series victory of the season and the second of his career, Blaney advanced to the Round of 12 in the NASCAR Playoffs. “Tough weekend, just kind of avoided some stuff,” Blaney said. “You hate to see two guys get into it there and take out two of the best cars all day.”

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Racing History Year 2018 2017

Wins 1 1

Top 10s 14 14

Avg. Finish 14.3 17.2

2018 Standings Cup Series Top Ten Drivers 1) Kyle Busch 2) Kevin Harvick 3) Martin Truex, Jr. 4) Brad Keselowski 5) Clint Bowyer 6) Joey Logano 7) Kurt Busch 8) Ryan Blaney 9) Chase Elliott 10) Kyle Larson

Points 3055 3050 3038 3025 3015 3014 3014 3013 3008 3006

Xfinity Series Top Ten Top 10s 23 24 17 16 14 20 18 14 16 16

Drivers 1) Christopher Bell 2) Daniel Hemric 3) Tyler Reddick 4) Cole Custer 5) Matt Tifft 6) Elliott Sadler 7) Justin Allgaier 8) Ross Chastain 9) Austin Cindric 10) Ryan Truex

Points 2132 2099 2090 2083 2082 2080 2080 2078 2069 2054

Top 10s 18 18 16 22 15 22 21 8 9 10

Oct. 1, 1967 - Richard Petty continued his phenomenal NASCAR winning streak by taking the Wilkes 400 at North Wilkesboro Speedway for a record 10th consecutive victory. In that year, Petty won 27 of the 48 races he entered, and his second Grand National Championship. His dominance that season earned him the nickname “King Richard”.

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c) Ryan Newman d) Kyle Busch

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Jimmie Johnson crashes out of NASCAR playoffs Jimmie Johnson saw an opportunity to snap a 58race losing streak, and went for it. Had Johnson just settled for second, he’d still be in the playoffs. Instead, he wrecked with Martin Truex Jr. and wound up in a three-way tie for the final transfer position into the second round of the playoffs. The seven-time NASCAR champion was eliminated Sunday on a tiebreaker. “I knew where I was on the math,” Johnson said. “I didn’t think that I was going to crash or spin trying to overtake him like I did. I thought I was making a calculated move and giving myself the chance to win and unfortunately it didn’t turn out that way.” Johnson was once unbeatable at Charlotte, where he won eight points races on the oval, and saw the opening Sunday to grab his first win in well over a year. Johnson tried to dive inside and pass Truex with two turns remaining and he ended up in a spin. Johnson wound up eighth and out of the playoffs.

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Fuel your hunt: eating for your body type

ur bodies are unique and process food differently depending on our genetic makeup. If you’ve researched various diets or just nutritional information in general you may have come across the three body types known as ectomorph, mesomorph, and endomorph. With some assessment you can probably categorize yourself into one of these body types. You may wonder, though, what it really means if you discover you’re an ectomorph. The three body types describe various physical and biological traits. For example, ectomorphs have a hard time gaining weight and usually have smaller body frames, mesomorphs build up strength and muscularity almost effortlessly and characteristically have broad shoulders, and endomorphs usually struggle with losing fat and carry excess weight

around the mid section. Everyone has a dominant body type combined with two other non dominant body types. How will knowing your body type be beneficial for your hunting preparation? Knowing this kind of information gives you insight into how your body processes and uses food. If you’re predominantly an endomorph but you don’t know it and your hunting meals consist mostly of processed carbs you will more than likely feel sluggish and struggle during and after your back country hunt. But if you take the time to find out what your body type is you can go about building the optimal diet for your individual needs that helps you feel and function at your best in the back country. With all this information in mind, is the food you’re buying off the shelf at the grocery store able to fuel you adequately for the outdoor challenges

you will face? Almost all packaged foods will have labels that tell us what they are made up of. These labels will provide the ratio of macronutrients in that food and that’s where you should focus your attention. Macronutrients, or macros as they are commonly called, are proteins, fats, and carbohyrates that humans require in large amounts. Although packaged foods are not necessarily ideal when it comes to their ratio of macronutrients, they are light and easily fit in a hunter’s pack. To make a meal that will have the ratio of macro’s that works for you, experiment with adding more ideal foods to the packaged food. When you take the time to understand the labels on packaged foods you will learn how to build meals and pack snacks that will fuel you for a successful hunt. There’s no doubt that determining your body type and eating to play to

your genetic strengths takes time, consistent effort, and determination. To ease yourself into this type of process, start building healthy habits into your everyday life. For example, you can make the goal to drink more water everyday or add vegetables to most of your meals. You’d be surprised how making these little tweaks can add up to big changes. Fuelling your hunt isn’t about deprivation or fad dieting, it’s about optimizing what you need. When you optimize your fuel based on your genetic strengths and age you successfully add years of ability to your life and activities. In the next article, we’ll focus in on macronutrients and their role in our diet and the process of diet change. Caitlyn Harbottle is a Peace Region nutrition coach.

New Inconnu coach Norah Vogan brings extensive experience to club dillon giancola sports@ahnfsj.ca

After seven years away from competitive swimming, Norah Vogan felt it was time to get involved. After feeling both nostalgic towards swimming and guilty for not giving back to the community, Vogan reached out to the Inconnu Swim Club this summer, and is now the club’s head coach for the 2018-19 season. Swimming has been a part of Vogan’s entire life, and has taken her all over the place. She grew up in Grande Prairie, swimming with the Grande Prairie Piranhas Swim Club for 11 years. From there, she swam for the University of Lethbridge briefly before accepting a scholarship to swim at UNLV in Las Vegas. Vogan helped coach the team in her last year, before being an assistant coach with the University of Alberta Pandas and Golden Bears while she worked on her Master’s Degree. The mother of two has lived and worked for seven years in Fort St. John as an exercise physiologist.

She knows what it takes to succeed in the pool, both as a swimmer and as a coach. “I have so much experience and wanted to get involved. I hope the swimmers take from swimming what I did. It was a huge part in defining who I was and teaching me about responsibility and hard work,” said Vogan. Vogan is coaching a talented group of kids, who’ve impressed her with their willingness to learn and desire to improve. “They’ve been very receptive to me as a new coach, and their love of swimming is exciting and contagious. It’s a very close team and it’s good to have a team who gets along,” Vogan said. Vogan said she wants to help instill hard work and reliability to the swimmers. “They won’t be competitive swimmers all their lives. They need to apply these same skills to whatever they go on to do in society,” she said. The club is taking it a bit slow to start the season. The first meet for Inconnu is

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half of the season will see the club take things up a notch and push to qualify for the western and national meets.

WONOWONMonthly 4-HReport BEEF CLUB Welcome back everyone one I hope you had a great summer. I would like to thank everyone who came to the 4-H achievement days in July. Achievement Days was a big success I had lot of fun being with friends. I would like to say a big thanks to all the buyers that came. I would like to talk about the Food For Thought trip that I went on this summer. I had a great experience and lot fun. There was around 50 4-H members from all over B.C that went to Fraser Valley on this trip. We tour all different types of farms. Here is the list of places that we went in these 5 days. On July 24th we toured tomatoes farm, Honey Bee centre, egg farm, beef presentation and ALR presentation. On July 25th we toured chicken presentation, Floriculture farm, Salmon farm, Agriculture tour of the UFV. We also went to the waterslides, that was fun!!. On July 26th Mushroom farm, Dairy farm and the last farm of this trip but not the least was the fruit farm. After all the tours we did the Presentations, awards and the Dance. It was a very busy week but well worth it.

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Amber Rutherford, Darren Sweeney headline 2018 Northern Lights Raceway champs

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This year’s group of class champions from Northern Lights Raceway features five new champions, with none more impressive than Amber Rutherford winning the no box class and NLR Track Championship with 462 points. Driving her 1966 Mustang, Rutherford had 44 more points than in 2017, when she finished second. “I was really excited. My goal was to win my class, and I wanted to work as hard as I could, and when I won, it was amazing and hard to swallow at first. I’m super happy about it,” Rutherford said. In the box class, it was Darren Sweeney and his 1986 Thunderbird winning for the first time with 339 points. Sweeney was seventh last year, and was in his third season in the box series overall. He’s been racing at Northern Lights Raceway for 12 years and this win was a long time coming. “There’s a lot of high caliber racers that race Fort St. John and for me to get the points, it’s hard to describe. Wow, I can’t believe I actually did it. It’s been one of my goals to achieve and didn’t even realize it was happening until the second last race,” said Sweeney. Noah Macdonald won the junior dragster class with 410 points after placing fourth last season, and Bruce Romak won the bike/sled class with

447 points after a third place finish in 2017. Jason Gerzz won the pure street class with 307 points, up from fourth spot a year ago. For Rutherford, this season was the culmination of a lot of hard work and new adjustments working out. She set all her other interests aside and focused on drag racing, and was finally able to win after multiple seasons finishing third and coming in second last year. Winning the track championship was extra special to Rutherford because she’s one of the only female drivers at the track. “None of my friends do it, and I don’t know many women who do race. I’m hoping if people can see that girls can win too, then we’ll get more women trying it out,” said Rutherford. Sweeney started at Northern Lights Raceway in the pure street class, and gradually made his way up to no box and then box. The primary difference between No Box and Box is the electronics that assist drivers in launching and start line enhancement for the box class. Sweeney said no box is a form of more old school, grass roots racing. Because he won the season title, Sweeney qualified for the IHRA Summit Super Series World Final in Memphis, Oct. 18 to 20. He’s really excited about the opportunity, and is hoping his hot streak will continue.

Tour de North raises $235,000 for cancer research dillon giancola sports@ahnfsj.ca

The 2018 Cops for Cancer Tour de North raised $235,667, up from the $150,000 the tour raised in 2017. The jump is due to the fact that 30 riders participated in the ride from Prince George to Prince Rupert, the largest group that the tour’s had. The riders left Prince George on Sept. 14 and arrived in Prince Rupert on Sept. 21. Sherriff Joelle Jensen, who rode in the tour for the first time, said the ride was incredibly difficult but very worthwhile. “Usually a couple riders will drop off the tour due to poor training, but in this case, even though we biked through snowstorms and sleet, all 30 riders banded together and made it as a team which was very cool,” said Jensen. Officer Rebecca Bojczuk, in her second tour, found the West-East route easier than the NorthSouth one she rode last year. The tour went through much smaller communities than in 2017, with the riders spending nights on church and school floors instead of hotels. “It didn’t bug me too much. It was nice being with the team,” said Bojczuk. Jensen really enjoyed talking at the schools to kids about Cops for Cancer, and meeting many cancer survivors. “That was a highlight for me. Seeing the kids and sending this message of positivity and fundraising along the way was great,” Jensen said. Bojczuk thought the team rode great together and made the distance without any problems.

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The Tour de North group had 30 riders, the most in the history of the ride.

However, she found there were some riders this year who wanted to push the group to ride faster, and wanted future riders to know that Cops for Cancer consists of mostly amateur riders participating for a good cause. “We’re not trying to push the limits. It’s hard work for those of us who don’t ride all year long,” Bojczuk said.

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Flyers training camp begins, all seven NPHL teams for 2018-19 season dillon giancola sports@ahnfsj.ca

The Fort St. John Sr. Flyers started preparing to defend their 2017-18 NPHL title on Oct. 1, the first day of training camp. The team will have five ice times in total as part of training camp, with the final one on Wednesday, Oct. 17. The 2018-19 season is the 60th year the Flyers will ice a team, and they are hoping to make this special season count. The team will try to not only defend its NPHL title, but to win the Coy Cup at home in March as well. The NPHL regular season schedule won’t be released for another two weeks, but NPHL statistician Chris

Clegg released an update on Thursday for the upcoming season. This year, all seven teams who competed last year will return. The West division will consist of the Flyers, Dawson Creek Sr. Canucks, and Grande Prairie Athletics. Each team in this division will play 20 games, including six against each division rival. The Spirit River Rangers, who sat out last season, will also miss this year. The East division has the Falher Pirates, Grimshaw Huskies, Manning Comets and High Prairie Rebels play 24 games each. The West division teams will play each East division team twice, one at home and one away.

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Above: The Flyers’ Playoff MVP Travis MacLean is back between the pipes for the Flyers. Below: 2017-18 NPHL Coach of the Year Andrew Leriger, seen here at training camp on Oct. 1, will lead the team in it’s quest for another title this season.

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Many new faces can be seen at North Peace Arena during the Flyers training camp, in hopes of making the roster. for the 2018-19 season.

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Midget Predators fall 4-1 to Grande Prairie Storm in home opener The Midget Predators put up a good fight at home against the Grande Prairie Storm on Sunday, September 30 at the North Peace Arena, but lost 4-1. Down 4-0, the Predators finally got on the board near the end of the second period on a goal by Hannah Piket from Payton Bowen and Beth Connelly. Mikayla Loewen was voted the team’s MVP for the game.

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“We came out in the first really uptight, like we were nervous playing in front of a good crowd for our home opener. The second and third we were a lot better, getting back to a hard forecheck and cleaner break outs,” said Head Coach Rob Larson. The Predators were solid on the penalty kill, killing seven of the Storm’s eight powerplay opportunities.

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The Predators and Storm battled hard for the puck all game long.

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2018 Peace Motocross Association year-end award winners PMA Executive Picks Free Spirit – Adam Haycock Rookie of the Year Small Wheel – Levi Ekkel Rookie of the Year Big Wheel – Tyrel Conley Most Improved Small Wheel – Cormick McFadden Most Improved Big Wheel – Logan Fowler Outstanding Rider – Ethan Toews Nicolas Coates Memorial – Lincoln Lessard Kory Davidge Memorial – Colin Schroeder Class champions 50cc (4-6)Intermediate 1. Tanner Decker 2. Roc Fraser 3. Levi Ekkel 50cc (7-9) 1. Easton Rouble 2. Marshall Krafczyk 3. Ayden Smilar 65cc 1. Jayden Ostaszewski 2. Cormick McFadden 3. Hunter McAstocker 80cc (7-11) 1. Nathan Sendziak 2. Jayden Ostaszewski 3. Reece Sorensen 80cc (12-16) 1. Hunter McFadden 2. Teron Anderson 3. Seth Pleice Supermini 1. Hunter McFadden 2. Teron Anderson 3. Nathan Sendziak

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Michelle Mazur, left, won the Ladies division, while Hayley Wuthrich finished third.

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Rob Nikoleychuk wins silver at powerlifting world championships Powerlifter Rob Nikoleychuk is back from Eger, Hungary, where he was competing in the 2018 Global Powerlifting Committee (GPC) World Championships, from Sept. 16 to 23. Nikoleychuk had a great showing at the event, placing second in the Men’s Raw Open Bench 82.5kg class. He was third in the Equipped Men’s Open Bench

82.5kg class. Nikoleychuk worked hard leading up to the event, and cut 20 pounds once he was in Hungary for the competition. Earlier this year, in May, Nikoleychuk broke the Canadian record in both equipped and raw bench at the GPC Western Canadian Championships

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Community

“Foster parents play an integral role in creating the foundation a child needs to develop to into a competent adult an their influence lasts a lifetime.” — Clovette Chandler

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news in brief Highlights from the city council meeting held Monday, Sept. 24, 2018: Contracts • Council awarded a $984,328 contract for upgrades to the 100 Street storm sewer crossing at the CN Railway track to LB Chapman Construction Ltd. of Vernon. The upgrades are needed to allow for storm drainage coming from the ongoing four-laning of 100 Street, and must be installed before the road upgrades can be finished. The bulk of the work will take place on the shoulder of the road and in the ditch on the east side of 100 Street.

healing steps Liz Logan and Helen Knott lead the annual Walk for Reconciliation through Fort St. John on Sept. 30, 2018. Around two dozen residents turned out for the walk, hosted by the Nenan Dane zaa Deh Zona Family Services, and part of a national movement that aims to build better relationships among Indigenous peoples and all Canadians.

Other business • Council approved bylaw contravention notices for 10611 109A Street; 10612 109A Street; 10615 109A Street; 10703 109A Street; and 10708 109A Street. All five properties have illegal secondary suites, and have been the subject of complaints and failed inspection attempts over the years. The notices will be registered with land titles. • Council wants a report from city staff on how much it costs the city to send firefighters out of the region to help with firefighting efforts, and to draft an approval process to respond to requests for help. • Council received an updated annual plan from the Community Development Institute. The plan updates the city on a number of personnel changes and projects at the CDI over the last eight months. An annual report will be given in January 2019. • Council authorized Mayor Lori Ackerman to attend the

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2018 Zero Waste AGM and Conference November 7 to 9 in Vancouver. The trip will cost $2,400. • Council wants input from the Tourism Fort St. John on allowing overnight camping at city park and recreation facilities. A report to council notes sports tourism is growing, though camping isn’t allowed in city parks. Permission, however, may be temporarily granted, and city staff are looking to establish a formal process to allow for camping for special events. • Council authorized Mayor Lori Ackerman and Legislative Services Director Janet Prestley to sign an agreement with School District 60 on elec-

tion cost sharing. Five trustee candidates for SD60 Area 5 will be on the city’s election ballot on Oct. 20, and the agreement formalizes a verbal agreement that’s been in place for decades, according to a city report. “The monetary contribution from the School District would be very minimal since there isn’t a lot of additional costs to include their election on the ballots since the City would incur all of the election expenses regardless,” the report reads.

2018. This will allow the city to amalgamate land needed to build a fire training centre. A public hearing will be held Oct. 9 at 6 p.m. in council chambers. • Council gave first two readings to Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2444, 2018, which updates city zoning rules to align with new Agricultural Land Reserve regulations on cannabis production. A public hearing will be held Oct. 9 at 6 p.m. in council chambers. Proclamations

Bylaws • Council gave first three readings to Block 12, Plan 9925 Lane Closure Bylaw No. 2442,

• October was proclaimed Foster Family Month. This is the 28th yea of marking the month in B.C., and foster par-

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2018 civic elections

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Name: Jim Harris Age: 51 Neighbourhood: Princess Crescent Occupation: Manager, Hi-Performance Motor Sports

6. Would you support raising taxes to support council priorities?

1. Why did you decide to run for council? There’s not one specific reason I am running for council, there are several. I believe the city needs a fresh set of eyes on its vision for the future. I want the opportunity to debate how and where taxpayers’ money is spent. I want to help bring the residents ideas and concerns, from the coffee shops, barbershops, sidewalks and social media, to council chambers. 2. What experience and skills would you bring to council?

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4. What programs or services should the city spend more on? Infrastructure, search and rescue.

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5. What programs or services should the city spend less on? I can’t think of a single program that doesn’t deserve some of the city’s attention.

Not of fan of raising taxes, I pay taxes as does everyone else. I believe there are grants and revenue-sharing monies out there to be utilized to help pay for city projects rather than putting the strain on the backs of the citizens of Fort St. John. 7. What should the city do to attract new industry and business? The city needs to look inward and see what in can do in the means of a tax break or start up incentives to help attract more outside industry or business to set up shop here longtime.

10. What has been the city’s greatest failure over the last four years? The mishandling of the purchase of the Condill Hotel. The mishandling of the contract to tear down the Condill. A lot of mistakes were made, mistakes that had this city throwing money out the window that could have been used elsewhere. 11. What’s the biggest opportunity facing the city over the next four years? LNG 12. What’s the toughest challenge facing the city over the next four years? Keeping property taxes down while improving the city’s infrastructure. Finish this sentence: When I’m not deep in thought about city politics and civic issues, I’m… ... on Facebook talking/debating about city politics and civic issues. What’s the last book you read? American Sniper: The Autobiography of Chris Kyle. What’s the last movie you watched? Good Will Hunting The best thing about Fort St. John that people don’t know about is… The generosity of the people. When they come forward to help a cause, nothing is done halfway.

8. What should the city do to stimulate downtown investment?

If you weren’t living in Fort St. John, where would you be?

Work with local developers to get them to invest in building retail rental property in the vacant lots in the downtown core.

I actually can’t think of a place that offers as much as Fort St. John does with out having to drive in six lanes of bumper to bumper traffic.

9. What has been the city’s greatest achievement over the last four years? Developing

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Want to know more about Jim Harris? He can be reached by phone at 250-262-6916, or by email at aspfire@yahoo.com.

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Medical services. There has to be more we as a community can do to attract long-term doctors here. Bring more business back to city centre, the current businesses that are in the downtown core deserve help in bringing consumers to them rather than driving them to the city outskirt to shop. Revisit the city’s vision of the downtown core. I don’t believe that by limiting the flow of traffic through main street and redirecting that traffic to side streets will help downtown business; it will, in fact, chase it away.

with Site C to ensure that Fort St. John benefited in some way from having a megaproject being built in our backyard.

Fort St. John councillors got an update Monday on a sprawling new development that could see up to 3,400 new homes. City planner Ashley Murphey gave an overview of a comprehensive development zone in the works for Parkwood Southlands, an 89-hectare piece of land between the West Bypass Road and Clairmont, and Fish Creek and the Alaska Highway that’s targeted for a mix of residential, commercial, and institutional development. “This has been a long time coming,” Murphey said, noting the plan’s been in the works for two years. “The comprehensive development zone is a very unique tool and is going to create a unique neighbourhood within the Parkwood Southlands area.” The XJ Evergreen Estates Corporation is looking to build a master-planned neighbourhood along the city’s new western boundary. Parkwood Southlands covers roughly half of that, and is divided into four areas. Each

will come with its own set of regulations and permitted uses, Murphey said. Area A will see a mix of residential and commercial development, and is intended to function as a “village centre,” Murphey said. That area allows for up to 2,350 new residential units, she said. Area B is designated for predominantly commercial uses, or mixed-use buildings to allow for up to 375 new homes. Area C allows for up to 675 new homes to be built, and institutional land to be reserved for a future school. Area D is designated for parks and trail development, and allows for unique “programmable” spaces and other uses including concession stands and refreshment booths, Murphey said. New homes won’t be allowed to be built in the area. A neighbourhood plan is already in place for Parkwood Southlands, and an amendment to the city’s official community plan will define the guidelines for building forms and character, landscaping, and water and energy conservation measures. It will also allow developers to reallocate

housing density as the development builds out, Murphey said. “Should Area A not see the full build out of 2,350 units, 20 per cent of what’s intended to go into Area B could be reallocated from Area A,” Murphey said. “But the maximum total can never exceed the 3,400 residential units throughout the entire area.” Each area will have its own set of regulations when it comes to lot sizes, building setbacks, and types of uses and zoning that will guide development. A master development agreement will outline the timing of infrastructure, parkland dedication, and the provision of services to the area. On Monday, council gave first reading to Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2441, 2018, which allows for the comprehensive development zone to be established. Council also gave first two readings two OCP Amendment Bylaw No. 2440, 2018, which allows the official community plan to be amended to give developers greater flexibility in land uses and housing density in Parkwood Southlands.

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2018 CIVIC ELECTIONS

Fort St. John Votes: Meet Bruce Christensen Bruce Christensen is one of 12 candidates vying for six seats on Fort St. John city council, and an incumbent councillor seeking re-election after he was first elected in a byelection in 2006. Christensen is a retired businessman and active community volunteer, seeking a fifth term after he was first elected in 2006. Christensen thinks the city needs to continue promoting itself on a provincial and national level, and invest more in roads, and services for seniors and youth. Alaska Highway News has sent out a questionnaire to all candidates in this year’s election, asking them about their experience and priorities, what they think the city should be spending more or less money on, the city’s greatest achievements and failures over the last four years, and the biggest challenge in the next four. Responses are being published as they are received. The answers below have been edited for spelling and grammar only. Name: Bruce D. Christensen Age: 69 Neighbourhood: Alwin Holland Occupation: Retired businessman, community volunteer with organizations including the Historical Society (museum), the Elks, Rotary, Fall Fair Society 1. Why did you decide to run for council? To give back to the community and hopefully be a voice for the people.

vincial and national committees and programs, which promotes Fort St. John. 4. What programs or services should the city spend more on? If and when possible, roads.

11. What’s the biggest opportunity facing the city over the next four years?

As well, when there is a program or a service being provided by a local community group or organization which benefits the citizens, continue to support at the current level or increase.

With the construction of Site C will come personal and business opportunities which could provide substantial dollars which could be used to provide needed programs, and fund existing programs.

Services for seniors, youth and everyone in general, especially accessibility.

12. What’s the toughest challenge facing the city over the next four years?

5. What programs or services should the city spend less on?

To manage the growth which is expected when the final investment decisions are made concerning LNG.

All programs and services are valuable. 6. Would you support raising taxes to support council priorities? I would support raising taxes as a way to provide a new or better service. 7. What should the city do to attract new industry and business? Fort St John needs to continue to promote itself better. Be more visible. Sell itself. 8. What should the city do to stimulate downtown investment?

2. What experience and skills would you bring to council?

I believe the city needs buy-in from local business and residents. This will only be possible through much consultation. Listen to the residents and businesses in the area.

Business and board experience. My time on council, and I am easily approachable.

9. What has been the city’s greatest achievement over the last four years?

3. What would be your top three priorities if elected, and why?

Stimulation of growth, both in housing and commercial. The paving of almost all the roads, and the creation of the many walking path’s which not only provides better access, but contributes to a healthier community. Our recycling program. Keeping an “environmental eye” on development.

1. To continue to provide first class services for the residents. Hearing and voicing concerns of all residents. 2. To work towards making Fort St. John a safe and desirable community, for residents and non residents. 3. Continue to promote Fort St. John on a regional and provincial scale, as well as national level to attract entrepreneurs and professionals to Fort St. John and area through involvement on various regional, pro-

the region. There is also a lack or shortage of teachers in the region. We need a recruitment program. We also need to attempt to make sure of local hiring practices.

10. What has been the city’s greatest failure over the last four years? Although healthcare is a provincial responsibility, we have failed or at least not been as successful as we need to be, to attract more doctors and professional medical staff to

Finish this sentence: When I’m not deep in thought about city politics and civic issues, I’m… ... volunteering as much as I can and spending time with my beautiful wife and our family.

Bruce Christensen.

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What’s the last book you read? A book written by Colleen Howe, Gordie Howe’s wife about the trials they went thru in his professional hockey career, “And Howe”

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What’s the last movie you watched? The Lone Ranger, with our grandchidren. The best thing about Fort St. John that people don’t know about is… Without a doubt, the people. They are extremely friendly and caring. If you weren’t living in Fort St. John, where would you be?

PUBLIC HEARING DATE: OCTOBER 9, 2018 TIME: 6:00 P.M LOCATION: City Hall Council Chambers Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 2440, 2018 The subject lands of the proposed bylaw is legally described as: · 014-914-425 NE 1/4 Section 2, Township 84, Range 19, W6M, Peace River District Except Plans 16596, 18522, 35181 and PGP45495 · 014-914-336 SE 1/4 Section 2, Township 84, Range 19, W6M, Peace River District Except Plans A938, B4975, 2995, 3161, 16596, 17455 and 35181 as shown highlighted on the map.

Not sure there is any other place. If so, probably where our children and families were living. We like to be close to our family. We enjoy all the season’s. We enjoy the activities, participate in monthly community events, enjoy as many cultural activities as possible, particularly the multicultural activities, and volunteering where and when possible. Want to know more about Bruce Christensen? He can be reached by phone at 250-7872202, or via email at pdg5370@ telus.net.

Awards adding up for Hudson’s Hope solar project

The proponent (XJEE Evergreen Estates Development Corporation) is applying to amend the Official Community Plan for Parkwood Southlands Neighbourhood Plan with the purpose of allowing greater flexibility to move density and uses within the Parkwood Southlands area to support the applicant’s proposed “Comprehensive Development (CD01) Zone”. The proposed amendment will create a new Development Permit Area called the “Parkwood Southlands Development Permit Area” which will provide the foundation for the implementation of Development Permit Area Guidelines within the proposed CD01 Zone. The Parkwood Southlands is intended to see a mixture of commercial, institutional, park and residential uses. 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 September 27 to October 9, 2018. At the hearing, the public will be allowed to make presentations to Council or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the proposed bylaw.

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Provincial recognition is adding up for the municipal solar project in Hudson’s Hope. On top of earning a Community Excellence Award at the annual Union of B.C. Municipalities Convention in Whistler earlier this month, the district was also bestowed with a Climate Energy and Action Award. The award, from the Community Energy Association, recognizes the estimated $70,000

in savings the project will have on the district’s utility costs. In June, Hudson’s Hope cut the ribbon on its 500kW municipal solar power system, which includes more than 1,500 panels installed at public facilities, including the arena, public works shop, curling club, visitor centre, sewage treatment plant, district office, and the pool. It’s the largest municipal solar project in B.C. The project was funded with

a $1.35-million grant from the Strategic Priorities Fund and Federal Gas Tax Fund through the Union of B.C. Municipalities. Mayor Gwen Johansson and Couns. Kelly Miller and Dave Heiberg accepted the award, on display in the district office along with the Community Excellence Award. That award recognizes local governments for providing sustainable services to the community.

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Hudson’s Hope Mayor Gwen Johansson accepting the Climate Energy and Action Award from the Community Energy Association and B.C. Environment Minister George Heyman.

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Darrell Pasichnyk is seeking a seat on School District 60’s board of education to represent Area 5, which covers Fort St. John, the Upper Halfway, Halfway River First Nation, Wonowon west, Charlie Lake, Pink Mountain, and north to Mile 225 on the Alaska Highway. Alaska Highway News has sent out a questionnaire to all candidates who filed for a seat on the board, asking them about their experience and education priorities, how they’d handle teacher negotiations, improve teacher recruitment and retention, balance rising enrolment with the need for more schools and more.

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1. Why did you decide to run for trustee? To ensure all children receive a quality education that they can be proud of. I also have three children in the system. 2. What experience and skills would you bring to the board of education? Currently seven years on the Board, yearly budgeting, understanding of business operations. 3. What would be your top education priorities if elected, and why? For SD60, that all children get a valued education they and their families can be proud of, in schools that have the capacity and teaching environment for teachers to open students’ minds for the world ahead.

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4. What approach will you take with teacher contract negotiations in 2019? I have learned from the last negotiations that have occurred that there is little a trustee can do, negotiations occur at the Ministry/BCTF level.

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5. What can the district do to improve teacher recruitment and retention? SD60 has to continue to advertise far and wide. Increase incentives for new teachers that may be on the fence. Showcase Fort St. John and surrounding areas of the amenities and experiences that may occur during their stay in SD60. 6. What can the district do to increase professional development opportunities for teachers and staff? As any other district, SD60 is dictated by the MOE in professional development. SD60 always encourages teachers and staff to attend these opportunities.

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struggle with class size and composition rules, working at it throughout the school year to fit into the parameters set for us by the MOE. Rising enrolment is what happens when an area is healthy, job opportunities are in abundance and population is on the rise. Along with it comes the need for new schools, as enrolment increases. I will continue to press the current MOE that SD60 is in need now of a new junior high and a new high school, current projections show that we already may be needing these. 9. What can the district do to improve aboriginal graduation rates? I believe SD60 should increase the aboriginal elective content in junior/high schools to encourage young aboriginal students to want to learn about their culture, thus increasing wanting to be in school. Hopefully encouraging all non-aboriginal students to take these classes, to show that even though our cultures are different, students themselves aren’t. 10. What is your philosophy on special education, and how can graduation rates be improved? All students including our special education students should get the help needed throughout their education to graduate. If that means an increase in assistants/TAs then so be it, SD60 will have to look for a way to get the MOE to increase funding to allow this. 11. What programs or services do you think the district can spend more on? A well-rounded education for all students should be realized. An effort to create this for every student is difficult as no two students are the same. There is not any specific programs or services that can be increased while others are decreased that would not affect students somewhere in the district; it is a balance that is looked at throughout the year. 12. What programs or services do you think the district can spend less on? In my opinion, there are no programs or services that the district can spend less on without affecting something further down the line. Finish this sentence: Students today are… encouraged to show their individuality. SD60 wants each student to be and show whom they are while getting that education they so richly deserve. What were your favourite subjects in school? Math, physics. Which teacher had the most impact on you and why? My high school math teacher. He showed me that not only could he be authoritative when teaching but also a friend that made the learning experience easier and more understanding. What’s the most important lesson you’ve learned in life? Do not be afraid of who you are, accept, show and be proud of yourself no matter what life throws at you. Want to know more about Pasichnyk? Call him at 250-7859689 or 250-263-3442, or email dpasichnyk@prn.bc.ca.

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2018 civic elections

Fort St. John Votes: Meet Lilia Hansen

Name: Lilia Hansen Age: 48 Neighbourhood: Northeast quadrant Occupation: Executive Director of the Fort St. John & District Chamber of Commerce 1. Why did you decide to run for council? I want to make a positive impact on my community, today and for the future, and bring the voice of my neighbours to the table. I have the ability to bring concerns and possible solutions to the attention of decision makers by being present at meetings when the average citizen cannot attend personally due to work or other commitments. I meet with business and non-profit organizations regularly. They need someone to help get their message across as to their ideas, wants, and needs. 2. What experience and skills would you bring to council? Building relationships is one of strengths I’ve developed as the Chamber’s executive director for almost five years, and being a board member for Community Futures – Peace Liard. Seeking input from those in the know (aka the boots on the ground) to compliment the work of city staff is important to cover as many possible issues that may arise. Sometimes the best solution can be the simplest. You need to reach out and get input. 3. What would be your top three priorities if elected, and why? My top three priorities are economic development, responsible fiscal spending, and quality of life of citizens – accessible and multi-generational. The reasons these are my priorities: You need jobs to keep people in our community and give them opportunities for advancement. Citizens have to be able to afford living here which means budgets and spending has to be reasonable and balanced with average earnings. Quality of life will attract and retain people to Fort St. John. We want families to grow and stay here and we need the services for them to be able to do so. 4. What programs or services should the city spend more on? Roads, water, and sewer are primary services that should be maintained and new infrastructure installed. We pay a fair dollar in taxes and expect these services to be in good repair. It’s not the topic that gets a lot of media attention but they sure are noticed when not in working order. 5. What programs or services should the city spend less on? We all want the city to tighten its belt, spend the minimum amount, or even less then is currently being done. The question should be what are the citizens of Fort St. John willing to do without if they want budgets to come down? It’s my understanding that the city cut their budget by encouraging each department to find savings - approximately 10% this year. The city prioritizes its services based on community consultation and feedback. I believe the community should be consulted on all changes to services as the city works for its residents, not the other way around. 6. Would you support raising taxes to support council priorities? There would have to be a significant gain to the majority of the community to have my support of raising taxes. Priorities of the community should be reflected, not those solely of council. 7. What should the city do to attract new industry and business? Giving the tools and support to the city’s economic development department to work with industry and businesses looking to locate in Fort St. John is important.

Business needs to know the city supports both our current businesses and welcomes new ones. It’s important to support our current businesses, not just focusing on attracting new ones. Our current businesses should be shown just as much, or more, co-operation and help to grow their business and stay in business. They’ve proven they have skin in the game and have invested in our community. If we want to attract new industry and business, we need to gain the reputation for working well with them. 8. What should the city do to stimulate downtown investment? Work with investors and landlords to fill our vacant commercial spaces, encouragement on in-filling versus building out. The city’s official community plan hopes to attract both residents and businesses to the downtown core by blending the use. 9. What has been the city’s greatest achievement over the last four years? Leading the way in ingenuity by building a northern passive house and proving it works in our northern climate, and the micro-hydro power project that pipes treated water from the city’s south lagoon wastewater facility to a turbine to generate electricity. The latter project builds on the city’s commitment to sustainability, energy efficiency, and conservation. 10. What has been the city’s greatest failure over the last four years? Not getting the message out to more people as to the core reasons for why decisions were made. The city needs to explain the pros and cons of basing their decisions with a lens 20+ years down the road. A decision made without looking forward could be a lost opportunity. The city purchasing land to hold for future school sites is a good example of planning for the future. 11. What’s the biggest opportunity facing the city over the next four years? Working with partners and the provincial government to create more learning spaces and skilled training opportunities in our area, such as the registered nursing program. Our community is growing and we need more schools and services to keep our students in the north, and hopefully then they’ll stay and work in the north. Many of our kids go away for advanced education and often put down roots while away. Let’s help build our workforce and keep our families in the north. 12. What’s the toughest challenge facing the city over the next four years? Balancing the economy’s highs and lows has been a long-time challenge for our community. Indecisiveness and the lack of decisions on the outcome of large projects hurts our neighbours and businesses. People will leave our community, even for less pay, to have some security and stability in another community. Businesses call back employees when work picks up again after they’ve moved, but they’re often told politely to pound sand. Once we’ve lost a resident it’s hard to get them to up root their family and move back. We lose not only part of our workforce which affects our local level of service, but also volunteers, coaches, and neighbours that help build our community. Finish this sentence: When I’m not deep in thought about city politics and civic issues, I’m…

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cent of BC’s grain and 95 per cent of BC’s canola. Thirty per cent of BC’s honey come from the North Peace. If you weren’t living in Fort St. John, where would you be? I’ve lived in Fort St. John for 40+ years and appreciate the opportunities this community has provided to my family. I want to ensure Fort St. John continues to thrive for future generations. I plan to remain living here when I retire, but do love to explore other countries when the opportunity arises. You build friendships and bridges with people when you travel. You have the responsibility of being an ambassador while travelling so

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Lilia Hansen is one of 12 candidates vying for six seats on Fort St. John city council, and an incumbent councillor seeking re-election after winning a byelection in 2017. Hansen is executive director for the Fort St. John Chamber of Commerce and is seeking a second term after winning a byelection in 2017. Hansen wants to see the city encourage more in-fill development rather than sprawling out, give more tools to the city’s economic development team, and keep the public involved in the feedback and consultation loop.

it’s important to be respectful of other cultures and be an example of why Canadians are widely welcome in so many countries. Suddenly the places you visit, or the person you’ve met, means something important to you when you hear about their on the news, more than just a place on a map. You can learn a lot from others, the good and the bad, and it’s important to put that knowledge to use. That being said, there’s no feeling like coming home! Want to know more about Lilia Hansen? She can be reached by phone at 250-2613148, or by email at liliahansen@shaw. ca.

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Please use caution along Highway 29 in active work areas In October, work will start along Highway 29 to realign approximately four kilometres of highway for the western portion of the Cache Creek/Bear Flat segment. Work will occur seven days per week, typically between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

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Drivers can expect some periods of single lane alternating traffic. To ensure the safety of the public and workers, please watch for traffic control personnel and signs that indicate active work areas.

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What’s the last movie you watched? Crazy Rich Asians. The best thing about Fort St. John that people don’t know about is… Our amazing BC Parks and outdoor recreation activities close to home. Embracing a year-round lifestyle is fun and keeps you young at heart. Our 300+ days of sunshine also helps us grow 90 per

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LegaL/PubLic Notices

LAND ACT: NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR A DISPOSITION OF CROWNLAND

Torq Transloading (www.torqtransloading.com) operates oilﬁeld ﬂuids and materials transloading and logis�cs terminals in western Canada. Torq provides truck-to-rail and rail-to-truck Transloading with an emphasis on strong, safe and aligned rela�onships with producers, marke�ng companies, short line and Class 1 railways.

Take notice that Petron Communications 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 Crown Land Lease situated on Provincial Crown land located near Inga Lake Road.

We are looking for Transload Operators for full �me employment in the fall of 2018 to work at our Buick, BC transload terminal. Transporta�on will be provided from Fort St John, BC to Buick, BC terminal. This terminal will be primarily focused on Transloading HCL (hydrochloric acid) and frac sand proppant.

The Lands File for this application is 8016016. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to Joyce Veller, Authorization Officer, Northeast Region, MFLNRO, at 100, 10003-110 Avenue, Fort St. John, BC, V1J 6M7, (250) 261-2063. Comments will be received by MFLNRORD up to October 27, 2018. MFLNRORD 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.

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

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

PC Roots Group Building Open: Every Saturday Sept-June 10:00am-12:00pm to members wanting to use the genealogy library. A member will be available by appointment to anyone requiring help on how to get started on your family history. Everyone is welcome. We are located in the small building in NAR Park. For appointment call: Lynn- 250-7824058. Neil- 250-7827651. Website http://peacecountryroots.ca PC Roots Group Meeting: 4th Sunday/month - from Sept-June 1:30pm in the Archives Room at The Calvin Kruk Center. Getting started on family tree research, need Help? Come learn & share experiences with other amateur genealogists. New members welcome. For more info call: Lynn- 250-7824058. Neil- 250-7827651. Website http://peacecountryroots.ca Save the Dates July 12, 5:00 pm to July 14, 2018 at 3:30 pm for the Mile Zero Cruisers Silver Anniversary Summer Cruise weekend starts with on-site Registration at Dawson Co-op parking lot. Bring down your pride and joy and register for the Summer Cruise Car Show weekend. For online Registration and more information:

Order of Eastern Star’s Annual Tea & Bazaar Saturday Oct. 20 1:00-3:00pm $7 per person Crafts, Baking Raffle Draw & Door Prizes Seniors Hall- 1101 McKellar Ave, Dawson Creek. SATURDAYS: LEARN YOUR ROOTS - Genealogy information NAR PARK ROOTS BUILDING 10:00am peacecountryroots.ca

Dawson Creek Seniors Hall Activities 1011 McKellar Ave. Floor curling, carpet bowling, pool, line dancing, bridge, crib, darts, bingo, Wellness Exercise, craft classes. Schedules are available at the hall. Come and see our hall and try out our activities.

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

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

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PUBLIC NOTICE

Ornamentation may not be placed on any cemetery plot from October 15 – May 1 as it interferes with winter grounds maintenance. Please remove any non-permanent ornamentation placed on a plot before October 15, 2018.

The Lands File for this application is 8015975 . 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) 787-3438. Comments will be received by MFLNRO up to October 27, 2018. 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 or send comments directly to: AuthorizingAgency.FortStJohn@gov.bc.ca

Effective October 15, 2018, any remaining non-permanent ornamentation will be removed from grave plots at the Woodlawn and Fort St. John Cemeteries. These items include, but are not limited to, artificial flowers, solar lights, temporary ornamental fencing, ceramic or plastic ornaments, and/or toys. For more information contact City Hall at 250-787-8150 or email: cemetery@fortstjohn.ca

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION NOTICE

The land upon which the facility will be situated and the discharge will occur is 2-1088-23 W6M (6275192 N, 587584 E in the UTM Grid Zone 10), located approximately 65km northwest of Fort St. John, British Columbia, within the Peace River Regional District. The maximum rate of air emissions discharged from this facility will be 44.29 Nm3/s during normal operation, and 587.64Nm3/s during emergency cases. The operating period for this facility will be 8760 hr/year. The characteristics of the air emissions are as follows for both normal and emergency operating conditions:

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Career OppOrtunities

DWB CONSULTING SERVICES LTD. FORESTRY POSITIONS − FORT ST JOHN DWB Consulting Services Ltd. (DWB) is an in− tegrated consulting firm specializing in offering clients engineering, environmental, and forestry services. DWB employs diversified professional and technical staff with a wide range of experience. Our team approach and quality service has led to many long−term di− rect award relationships with clients in the for− est, mining, oil and gas, and transportation sectors. DWB is seeking applications for two positions based out of our Fort St John Office. The Junior Forester Position is open to appli− cants with 2 to 3 years related field experience in the areas of: cut block layout (roads or boundary), GPS traversing, timber cruising, or ecological data collection. Preference will be given to applicants who are registered, or eli− gible for registration with the ABCFP.

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

Take notice that 543077 Alberta Ltd. from Edmonton, AB, has applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Northeast Region, for an Investigative Aggregate Tenure situated on Provincial Crown land located at Kiskatinaw River, Peace River District The Lands File for this application is 8015972. 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) 787-3438. Comments will be received by MFLNRO up to October 27, 2018. 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 or send comments directly to: AuthorizingAgency.FortStJohn@gov.bc.ca 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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The positions are available immediately. Salary is commensurate with experience and industry standards. DWB provides incentives for em− ployees including annual bonus, professional development, and other company sponsored events. Please submit cover letter and resume with references by email to Mathew Peasgood, RPF. Peace Area Forestry Manager. mpeasgood@dwbconsulting.ca Applications will be accepted until positions are filled. For more information on DWB Consulting Ser− vices Ltd., please visit our website at www.dwbconsulting.ca DWB would like to thank all candidates in ad− vance for submitting their resume, however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Career OppOrtunities

General employment Child Caregiver: 7 year old girl & 17 month boy. $12.65 per hour. Permanent-40 hours per week. Employer’s home/94 Ave, Completion of Secondary School, some college/ CEPEG/Vocational or technical training in child care or related field. 1 to 2 years supervision of children. Assist children on personal hygiene. Plan, prepare meals for children, participate in games, reading and may perform light housekeeping. Accommodations could be made available on a live-in basis at no cost. But not a condition of employment. Apply by email: herbert_barateta@yah oo.com

Career OppOrtunities

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Construction and maintenance management of our distribution and transmission facilities in the region. Professional Engineer designation (Mechanical) or AScT with 10 years experience. Visit www.png.ca for a detailed job description. Please email resumes to careers@png.ca, with the position title in the subject line.

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Any person who may be adversely aﬀected by the proposed discharge of waste and wishes to provide relevant information may, within 30 days after the last date of posting, publishing, service or display, send written comments to the applicant, with a copy to Director, Waste Management & Reclamation, OGC at Bag 2, Fort St. John, BC V1J 2B0. The identity of any respondents and the contents of anything submitted in relation to this application will become part of the public record. Dated this 27th day of September, 2018

Telephone No. 403-215-5313

Career OppOrtunities

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

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The type(s) of treatment to be applied to the discharge is/are: None.

Contact person: Gerald F. Giacomelli

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The Forestry Assistant position is open to all applicants. The ideal candidate will be physi− cally fit, enjoy working outside, and have a demonstrated interest in Forestry. No formal education is required.

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Take notice that Abe Loewen and Elaine Loewen from Prespatou, BC, have applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Northeast Region, for a Direct Sale (Agriculture – Extensive) situated on Provincial Crown land located near Buick Creek.

Take notice that Simon Loewen from Altona,BC, has applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development (MFLNRORD), Northeast Region, for a Direct Sale (Agriculture–Extensive) situated on Provincial Crown land located near Umbach Creek.

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The Lands File for this application is 8016040. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to Joyce Veller, Authorization Officer, Northeast Region, MFLNRO, at 100, 10003-110 Avenue, Fort St. John, BC, V1J 6M7, (250) 261-2063. Comments will be received by MFLNRORD up to November 10, 2018. MFLNRORD 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.

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Art aficionados raise nearly $20,000 at auction matt preprost editor@ahnfsj.ca

Fort St. John’s annual art auction brought in at least $17,000 on Saturday night. And that’s just from the live auction part of the evening, hosted by the Peace Arts Gallery Society at the cultural centre. Totals from the silent auction, raffle and bucket draws, and other games are still being tallied. The live auction saw 38 original works from local artists put up for bid, and auction-

eer Brian Baldry did the rest — bringing the price for one piece, Cindy Vincent’s Evening Sonnet, to $2,750. That capped off the evening, and went above and beyond other eye-catching prices fetched at the auction — $1,500 for Steve Milner’s Black and White Winter, and $1,325 for Sandy Troudt’s Canyon View. Funds raised at the auction will go to support a wide range of initiatives at the gallery, including youth art programs and student bursaries.

An art auction patron hope she has the lucky key and tries to unlock a treasure chest holding a $500 gift certificate at the 35th annual art auction Sept. 29, 2018.

PUBLIC MEETING DATE: TUESDAY, OCTOBER, 9, 2018 TIME: 6:00 P.M. LOCATION: City Hall Council Chambers Proposed Lane Closure Lane Closure and Removal of Highway Dedication Bylaw No. 2442, 2018 The City of Fort St. John intends to close the lane within Block 12, Plan 9925 in accordance with Section 40 of the Community Charter and Bylaw No. 2442, 2018.

BC Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson speaks to the Forst St John and District Chamber of Commerce on Sept. 26, 2018.

Referendum a hot topic at Chamber meeting matt preprost editor@ahnfsj.ca

The lane is being closed to allow for lot amalgamation. Fire training grounds for the Fort St. John Fire Department will be constructed on this site if the bylaw is approved. A public meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, October 9, 2018 in Council Chambers at 6:00 p.m. to allow the public an opportunity to make presentations to Council or to present written submissions regarding the lane closure. Copies of the proposed bylaw and related documents may be inspected at City Hall – 10631 – 100th Street, Fort St. John, BC between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. from September 27 to October 9, 2018.

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BC Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson says his party will try to force an election before 2021 if a referendum on proportional representation wins the support of voters later this fall. The upcoming referendum dominated Wilkinson’s address to the Fort St. John Chamber of Commerce during a lunch meeting on Wednesday. B.C. residents will vote by mail in November on whether to keep the current first past the post system, or switch to some form of proportional representation. A move to proportional representation needs 51 per cent support for approval, and if approved would be put in place for the next election in 2021. An election held before then would fall under first past the post. “If it passes, we will be doing everything we can to make sure there’s an election before November of 2021 on the current system,” Wilkinson said. “We want to fight this fair and square. We’ll take on the NDP any time, any place, and if the rules are fair.” The referendum is being held as part of a deal between the BC NDP and Green parties, which formed government in 2017. The two parties say it will allow all voters to be heard and lead to better outcomes in a more co-operative government. Wilkinson says it will erode local representation in Northern B.C. and allow unstable minority governments to maintain power. The NDP and Greens currently hold 44 seats in the legislature while the Liberals hold 42 as the official opposition. Speaking after the luncheon, Wilkinson revealed little about how is party would force a confidence vote and subsequent election if the referendum is approved. “We have a couple of contacts on the NDP side who are very dissatisfied with how their government is going. We’ll continue to talk to those folks over time to see what they have in

mind,” Wilkinson said. “It’s a hair trigger balance. Just one person has to change their mind and it would probably lead to an election.” Wilkinson poured cold water on a suggestion from an attendee about regions like the Northeast B.C. separating from the rest of the province if the referendum passes, calling it a “hand grenade question.” “This is the level of sentiment that this government has not anticipated,” Wilkinson said. “When I’m talking about this in Richmond or on Vancouver Island or in the Okanagan, I say, we do not need British Columbia to fractionate out into these tiny parties, which is what will happen. “We don’t need a Peace River separation party. We don’t need an Asian-Canadian party. We don’t need a Free Ferries party on Vancouver Island. It’s our job to keep this place together and govern for the whole province.” The referendum is currently being challenged in the courts by the Independent Contractors and Businesses Association of British Columbia, which co-hosted the Chamber meeting. Ballots will be in the mail in the coming weeks and the referendum ends Nov. 30. Electoral reform referendums in 2005 and 2009 were not successful. Wilkinson’s tour in Fort St. John included a visit to Surerus Pipeline and the Site C dam. It ends this afternoon in Fort St. John with visits to the Salvation Army and Women’s Resource Centre. While many in the province are worried about the housing market, new taxes, and job insecurity, there’s a sense of optimism and opportunity in the Northeast, Wilkinson said. “This is a place where there’s a real spirit that we need throughout British Columbia,” Wilkinson said. “You live here because the opportunity is here and it’s up to all of us, as a society, to recognize the opportunity to make the most of it. This is spirit we need to carry across this province, that kind of ‘can do’ mentality.”