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Seven people put their name in the ring for the empty council chair, and one has emerged the victor.

Lilia Hansen has been declared the winner of the 2017 Fort St. John city council byelection.

Hansen said she was pleased with the outcome.

“It feels great,” she said after the results were announced.

“My fellow candidates ran an awesome campaign, I’m very privileged to be in this position.

“I’m really blessed to have the confidence of the citizens of Fort St. John, and I hope to do them proud.”

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Put a piano on a street corner and someone is bound to take a seat and start playing. Above, Mike Lansdell plays a beautiful tune outside Evangel Chapel as the barricades for last weekend’s downtown block party were taken down.

did in the community—our father spent countless hours and nights flooding outdoor rinks, curling rinks and getting ice ready for bonspiels and hockey tournaments.”

The $8.8 billion Site C dam appears to be on budget, but is vulnerable to delays that could boost the final costs to between $9 billion and $12.5 billion, according to an official report commissioned by the BC Utilities Commission.

The report was conducted by Deloitte LLP, which warns there is a real possibility the project could be delayed by a year, which would drive up costs.

The BCUC is conducting an accelerated review of Site C dam.

The new NDP government has asked the BCUC to determine whether the project can be completed on budget and what the implications to ratepayers would be of moving ahead with it, cancelling it or mothballing it.

The BCUC has until Sept. 20 to issue a preliminary report. It is considering more than 100 written submissions, including two recently concluded reports from Deloitte—one a review of the Site C construction, and the other on BC Hydro’s load forecasts and alternatives to the dam.

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Bennett Dam marks 50 years Brothers reflect on following in father’s footsteps Aleisha Hendry ahendry@ahnfsj.ca

While the official 50th anniversary of the W.A.C. Bennett Dam isn’t until 2018, this year marks the 50th anniversary of the dam’s completion.

Construction of the dam was officially completed on Sept. 12, 1967, though the project wouldn’t produce its first kilowatt of power for another year.

Frank Burkitt was one of the many workers on the dam in the late 1960s in Hudson’s Hope. While he’s since passed away, his sons, Grant and Stan Burkitt, followed in their father’s footsteps working at the G.M. Shrum Generating

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Both men had nothing but good things to say about growing up in Hudson’s Hope.

“Perfect childhood,” said Stan. “Because it was a construction town, the volunteers and the work they

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The council seat became available when Dan Davies was elected at the MLA for Peace River North. He officially resigned from council Aug. 1. The race was between Becky Grimsrud, Lilia Hansen, Cindy Dettling, Christopher Flury, Edwina Nearhood, Randy Vincent, and Barry Wilkinson.

Hansen, who works as executive director for the Fort St. John Chamber of Commerce, will be sworn in at a meeting Sept. 22.

Mayor Lori Ackerman said all candidates were very capable, and looks forward to having Hansen in council chambers.

“Lilia is very dedicated ... about the work that she does, and she has built a significant network in the province—that is going to help open doors,” she said.

The voter turnout was 7.57 per cent, with 1,157 ballots cast of 15,287 eligible voters.

City looking at disposal of old fire hall The City of Fort St. John is looking into the disposal of the old Fort St. John Fire Hall.

Council declared the property as surplus at Monday’s council meeting and following the sale of strategic land policy, will move forward with listing the property.

The building, located at 9407 100 Avenue, served as the Fort St. John Fire Department’s base of operations until the new hall was built in 2013.

Voter Results Lilia Hansen: 256 Becky Grimsrud: 242 Edwina Nearhood: 236 Cindy Dettling: 162 Christopher Flury: 148 Barry Wilkinson: 56 Randy Vincent: 19

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The curling rink and hockey rink were all built with volunteer labour, which Stan says is a testament to the town’s community mindedness.

Hudson’s Hope was almost like a work camp, but better. Everyone worked at the dam, and everyone lived in the community. Lasting friendships were formed both in town and at the dam.

Frank was a carpenter at the Bennett Dam and Stan said some of his father’s best and longest friendships were made on his first day.

“He started in the powerhouse … and on that first day is where he met his closest friends for several years in our small town,” said Grant.

“One was his foreman and one was a guy who started the exact same day as him.”

During the boom cycle of the dam’s construction, the Hudson’s Hope school peaked at 800 students—which is more than the current population of the community.

The Bennett Dam is currently in a refurbishment stage, as Grant says staff are replacing larger pieces of equipment on a yearly basis now, and the rip rap is 70 per cent placed. “That’s common for every dam, a generator can only last for so long,” he said.

The W.A.C. Bennett Dam officially came online on Sept. 28, 1968.

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cheque out my new t-shirt St. John Advertising and Promotion staff present Salvation Army Major Nelson Fillier with a T-shirt cheque for $2,545 from their fundraiser to support the Salvation Army’s efforts in the southern interior.

The Fort St. John Salvation Army sent its kitchen truck down to the wildfire zone to feed people in the evacuation centres. Fort St. John residents who made a donation got a T-shirt and 100 per cent of the proceeds are going to the Salvation Army.

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The City’s planned outdoor washrooms for Matthew’s Park and Rotary Skate Park have proven to be far more costly than anticipated.

Council voted to not award the tender for the washrooms as the two bids received were higher than what was budgeted.

The city planned to spend $380,000 for the construction and utilities installation of the washrooms, but the tender amounts far exceeded that— Kalmar Construction put in a bid for $468,420 and WL Construction put its bid at $568,840.

Wally Ferris, general manager of community services, said city staff will have to either redesign the washrooms or come up with a different strategy.

Dunkraiser to help women’s centre Aleisha Hendry ahendry@ahnfsj.ca

Ever wish you could make someone take the plunge into a cold vat of water and help a worthy cause at the same time?

Home2 Suites by Hilton, The Phoenix Volunteer Club and On Our Way Home Animal Rescue have joined forces to help fill the shelves at the Fort St. John Women’s Resource Centre by deep-sixing people in the dunk tank, or having them bring in a donation on non-perishable food.

Peace River North MLA Dan Davies and Mayor Lori Ackerman will participate in the event by making a large donation or getting dunked in the dunk tank.

The Dunkraiser takes place Sept. 16 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Home2 Suites by Hilton.

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The federal government is proposing a tax overhaul, and the Fort St. John Chamber of Commerce want local business owners to know how its going to affect them.

The Chamber is hosting a panel discussion on Sept. 18 featuring local accountants who will be able to explain the changes and answer any questions.

The feds released a controversial, three-pronged plan to end tax provisions used by a growing number of small businesses, creating what some have called an “unfair playing field.”

Three topics will be addressed at the meeting, including employing family members, investing profits from the business, and passing the business on to children.

The panel discussion will take place Monday, Sept.

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Reconciliation Walk takes to the streets Folks from all backgrounds, cultures, ages and faiths are invited to join the Walk for Reconciliation.

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Peace Region MLAs look to find their footing in opposition New government gives Davies, Bernier plenty of work to do Matt preprost editor@ahnfsj.ca

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oliticians don’t build their routines in a day, but they lay bricks every hour—and if the opening of the latest legislative session in Victoria is any indication, Peace Region MLAs Dan Davies and Mike Bernier have a lot of early mornings and late nights ahead of them this fall.

The second session of the 41st Parliament opened to plenty of drama Sept. 8 as the new NDP minority government settled into its first time governing British Columbia in 16 years, attracting a BC Liberal to sit as its speaker and introducing a number of tax hikes in its first budget to pay for increased spending on a number of social initiatives.

“The next three months really will set the direction, the tone,” said Davies, the BC Liberal and former Fort St. John city councillor elected to serve Peace River North in May. “It’s a new government.

This will really be writing that first chapter, the introduction for the next four years.”

The Liberals, for the most part, have resigned themselves to the fact their party won’t have a chance to seize power until the next election set for 2021.

Abbotsford-South MLA Darryl Plecas stunned his Liberal colleagues just before the NDP’s throne speech last Friday by letting his name stand for speaker—a decision the Liberals immediately denounced as a betrayal, and which solidified the NDP’s minority position in the house with the support of the BC Greens.

With the resignation of former leader and premier Christy Clark, Davies and Bernier know there are plenty of pundits and critics out there looking for their party to flounder as it finds its footing in opposition.

“For us, with everything that you’ve witnessed over the last three months, this is an opportunity,” said Bernier, the former education minister now serving his second term for Peace River South.

“We’re going to have to show some credibility as an opposition, that’s what people are waiting to see.”

That’s where the hard work behind the scenes comes into play, Bernier said, to ensure the party walks into every question period prepared to keep the new government to its word—and within reason and measure.

“They’ll be talking about the past. What we’re saying is, ‘You made all these promises. You always said, NDP, if you were in government, this is what you would do. Fair enough.

When are you doing it?’” said Bernier, his party’s health critic.

“And then if they make announcements we think are crazy, we’ll turn around and say, ‘That’s great you want to build 10 hospitals now. That means you’re going into this much debt, we’re going to lose our credit rating.’ They’re going to say, ‘Finally, we’re building things.’ We’re going to say, ‘OK, but what it’s going to cost us to do that?’

“There’s a balance to all of that,” he said.

Davies, a former elementary school teacher, pointed to his portfolio as education critic, noting the NDP has promised to eliminate nearly 300

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Above: Peace River North MLA Dan Davies takes a morning walk outside the legislature Sept. 11. Right: Davies and Peace River South colleague Mike Bernier speak with the Alaska Highway News and the Dawson Creek Mirror in the legislative library.

portable classrooms in Surrey.

“Having them all gone in four years, OK, that is a big thing to say,” said Davies.

“That’s one district. How does that affect Fort St. John getting the two new schools that are proposed?”

Juggling legislature business with constiuency work means long hours For Davies, the work day begins at his legislature office at 7:30 a.m., catching up on headlines, reading briefing material, and getting prepped for question period and house duty debate, before meeting with the rest of caucus.

On the Sept. 11 budget day, Davies arrived at work at 7:30 a.m. to meet with the Alaska Highway News, and he was still at his office working at 10 p.m., although there were a few breaks and a 45-minute swim in between. So goes the life of an MLA, even one who sits in opposition. There are no short days in Victoria.

“That is our job, to hold them to account,” Bernier said.

“The difference that’ll be there now is we don’t have a lot of staff. There’s not a lot of resources. Before, as a minister, I’d have, right in front of me, half a dozen people: can you do this for me? Can you find out that for me? We don’t have that research piece. We have to do our own research now.”

In between the orders of the day in the house, both MLAs are communicating with their offices in Fort St. John and Dawson Creek, managing constituent issues from afar and figuring out how best to help them while in the capital.

Bernier recalls trying to help a single mom in his riding who was struggling to qualify for daycare assistance because her income was too high.

“What I would do then is I would get a hold of the ministry and say, ‘I got this person who came into my office, this is their issue, is there anything we can do to help them?” he said.

“They’ll send me all the background information on what the policies are and, in that situation, she was right: she did make too much money.

So, I had to go back to her and

say, ‘Look, I looked into it for you, the way government policy is set up is this. There’s nothing I can do to help you from a government standpoint right now, but there are these agencies and these groups where you can go to find cheaper daycare.’

“Even if you can’t get an exact government answer they want, maybe you can find a community answer that will assist them. Then, where you follow up from that, you decide how far do I take this?

Is this something that’s a provincial issue? And, if so, do I go to the ministry and write a letter saying, ‘I want you to change government policy because people are being left behind?’”

Davies looks to grow into role, Bernier turns focus to leadership bid The current legislative session is set to end Nov. 30, a three-month marathon compared to recent sittings.

The previous BC Liberal government cancelled plans for a 20-day fall legislative session in 2016, and the legislature was in session for 26 days in fall 2015.

While the MLAs will be home in their constituency for the weekends, they’ll mostly be living, breathing, sleeping, and eating in Victoria. Both receive $1,000 a month to help cover monthly living expenses: Bernier owns property in Victoria a few blocks from the legislature, while Davies took over former MLA Pat Pimm’s apartment lease just a blockand-a-half away.

Davies is focused on getting up to speed on the world of provincial politics and his critic responsibilities, while Bernier said he’s putting together a team to consider a serious run

Above: Lt.-Gov. Judith Guichon prorogues the 1st session of the 41st Parliament on Sept. 8. Right: Gary Lenz, the legislature’s sergeant-atarms, escorts the lieutenant governor out of the house.

at the BC Liberal leadership.

The party has lost its empathy over the years, Bernier said—talking too much about what it was doing as government and not why.

“It got to a point where the public, the NDP, started saying, ‘You don’t look like you care anymore, you’re not connecting anymore,” he said.

“At the kitchen table, are people sitting there saying, Wow, I love balanced budgets and triple-A credit ratings?

No, they’re saying that’s stuff that should be happening.

That’s our core principle, we shouldn’t be saying elect us because of that. We should be saying that’s a tool: we’re having a strong economy with lots of jobs, lots of moneycoming into the provincial coffers as a tool to do the social programs that people expect.

“That’s why governments are set up, that’s why governments are here, to redistribute the wealth, so to speak, to ensure there’s a fair and just society for as many as possible. We weren’t talking about that.”

The party will need to

address that, as well as develop policies that bridge what he calls the rural-urban “misunderstanding,” not a divide.

“I’m born and raised in Vancouver. I’m an urban guy who moved to rural B.C for opportunities. There’s great opportunities and it’s a great place to raise your family. But you don’t want to take away the fact that people choose to live in urban B.C. because, for them, it’s a great place to live, a great place to raise a family,” he says.

“So, what I say is there is no rural-urban divide. It’s a ruralurban misunderstanding.

We’re not trying to make the Peace Region be like Vancouver, nor should we have Vancouver be like the Peace Region. It’s not going to happen.”

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Left: Lt.-Gov. Judith Guichon inspects the honour guard as she arrives for the throne speech at the B.C. legislature on Sept. 8. Right: Site C dam protesters set up their inflatable white elephant prop on the lawn of the legislature during throne speech opening ceremonies.

Liberals stunned by betrayal Matt preprost editor@ahnfsj.ca

The BC Liberals were stunned to see one of their own put their name forward as speaker of the legislature Sept. 8.

Darryl Plecas was the only MLA to let his name stand for the job, a move interim party leader Rich Coleman immediately denounced as a “betrayal.”

Plecas was subsequently kicked out of the party the next day.

“Caucus had agreed and everybody had committed, including Mr. Plecas, to not run for speaker. So, to change their mind and not inform me when you change your mind until after the fact, I think that’s a betrayal,” Coleman said.

“I took him at his word.

Obviously, that word didn’t mean a lot.”

The speaker presides over debate in the legislature, and just who

would serve in that role has loomed large over the legislature since the NDP and Greens formed an alliance to overthrow Christy Clark and form an NDP minority government earlier this summer.

Plecas, who serves as MLA for Abbotsford South, has not spoken to media. In August, he told reporters he had threatened to quit the party if Clark stayed the party’s leader following her defeat in a confidence vote in June. “(He has) effectively given a seat to the NDP,” Coleman said.

“I’ll respect the chair.

I don’t have to respect him,” he added.

Before resigning as MLA and Liberal leader, Clark said there was no evidence the partnership between the NDP and Greens would work.

The NDP have 41 MLAs and votes in the

house, with the support of the Green Party’s three MLAs on confidence and budgetary supply matters.

The Liberals, with the subsequent resignation of Clark and loss of Plecas, now have 41 votes until Clark’s seat is filled in a byelection in the safe Liberal stronghold of Kelowna-West.

Peace River North MLA Dan Davies was surprised

by Plecas’ decision.

“It’s disappointing, but every member has the right to run for speaker,” Davies said.

“We just found out about this. It’s pretty last minute, but we’ve got to plan where we go from here. I still have a job to do, and my job is still to represent our constituents.

“At the end of the day, it still is a minority government. It certainly gives them a little more breathing room until spring,” he added.

Above: Finance Minister Carole James in a pre-budget briefing Sept. 11, 2017.

Budget hikes taxes to pay for spending The B.C. government will raise taxes on corporations and high-income earners to help pay for new spending on education, affordable housing and the ongoing overdose crisis, Finance Minister Carole James announced in a budget update Monday.

James said B.C.’s economy continues to perform better than expected and that it’s past time that all British Columbians shared in the rewards.

“A budget should benefit the people of our province, not just a few at the top,” she told the B.C. legislature.

The budget increases the corporate tax rate to 12 per cent from 11, while raising the tax rate on income above $150,000 to 16.8 per cent from 14.7.

“We believe those at the top can pay a little bit more to be able to contribute to the services and programs that need to be provided for all British Columbians and that benefit all British Columbians,” she said.

In addition, the NDP will increase the carbon tax by $5 per tonne every year for four years, while ending the requirement that the tax be revenue neutral. The first increase takes effect April 1, 2018 and the tax will rise to $50 a tonne by 2021.

The government said it will use the carbon tax money to support families and invest in programs that reduce emissions.

James said the additional tax money, combined with the revenue from B.C.’s flourishing economy, will be used to increase spending on key programs by $421 million this year, while still producing a surplus of $246 million.

The new spending includes: • $137 million for education to deal with the impact of a Supreme Court of Canada decision that restored public school class size limits and staffing ratios.

• $40 million to handle enrolment growth and other pressures in the kindergarten to Grade 12 education system.

• $67 million to help health officials and law enforcement tackle the fentanyl overdose crisis.

• $14 million to tackle social assistance caseloads.

• $1 million as a first step to restoring the $2 million budget of the University of B.C.’s Therapeutics Initiative, which provides independent advice on new drugs being considered for the Pharmacare program.

The budget commits to spending $208 million over four years to build about 1,700 units of affordable rental housing. The government will invest a further $291 million over two years to build 2,000 new modular housing units for people who are homeless, and spend $172 million over three years to operate them.

In addition, the budget commits to cutting medical services plan premiums in half for all British Columbians.

James said government remains committed to working towards $10-a-day daycare and the $400-a-year renters’ rebate. The province will also cut PST on electricity in half this fall and eliminate it entirely by April 2019.

—Times Colonist

Above: “I’ll respect the chair. I don’t have to respect him,” interim Liberal Leader Rich Coleman told reporters about Darryl Plecas and his decision to let his name stand for speaker.

Throne speech talks childcare, electoral reform, poverty reduction Matt preprost editor@ahnfsj.ca

The new NDP government’s first throne speech signalled new laws to curb political donations, implement universal childcare, reduce poverty, and more, but was short on specifics concerning rural initiatives and natural resource development.

“Starting today, your government will make different choices, choices that put people first,” said Lt.-Gov. Judith Guichon, who read the speech on behalf of the government.

“We will listen, deal honestly with the problems facing us today, and bring people together to find solutions.”

After addressing the wildfire and opioid crisis that has gripped the province, Guichon outlined legislation and initiatives British Columbians can expect the government to move on this fall: • campaign finance reform to ban corporate and union donations and limit individual contributions; • moving the fixed election date to fall 2021 and every four years after; • setting an electoral reform referendum on proportional representation for no later than November 2018; • implement lobbying restrictions for former public officer holders; • a $100 increase to monthly income assistance and disability rates; • closing fixed-term lease loopholes for renters, while increasing rental, social, and co-op housing stock; • establishing a Fair Wages Commission to study a $15/hour minimum wage; • legislating a poverty reduction plan; • launching public consultations on implementing a provincial universal childcare program; • implementing an annual bus pass for people with disabilities starting Jan. 1;

• reducing and then eliminating Medical Services Premiums; • creating a new ministry of mental health and addictions; • establishing an Innovation Commission to encourage technology investment.

While nothing specific was mentioned about Site C, the speech did say it would take “decisive action to fix problems” at Crown corporations, namely BC Hydro and ICBC. The speech did not mention specific initiatives for rural and remote B.C., but noted people in those regions face “higher unemployment and have fewer services” and “deserve the same opportunities as all other British Columbians.”

The speech notes the government will encourage investments in forestry, mining, agriculture, and natural gas development, and will support natural resource projects that give the province a “fair rate of return” while protecting the environment and providing First Nations meaningful partnership.

Speaking to reporters following the speech, Horgan said little to expand on initiatives for rural B.C., but was quick to mention his government’s support for wildfire recovery efforts and softwood lumber.

“Throne speeches are a roadmap for a new government, and we laid out, I believe, a comprehensive plan that we’ll following in the months and years ahead,” Horgan said.

Peace River North MLA Dan Davies called Horgan’s speech “vague.”

“He did say everyone should have full access to the same healthcare, how does that play out for us?” Davies said.

“Many people right now in the Fort St. John hospital can’t get rehab. If they do come to Vancouver, it’s all out of pocket for the patient. Or, there have been no babies born in Fort Nelson in more than five years. Patients are told to go elsewhere weeks in advance of birth, and it’s all out of pocket.”

Above: Premier John Horgan answers questions from the press corps in the legislature rose garden.

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I

t’s funny just how much things can change in 1,461 days—that’s four years, for anyone who doesn’t want to do the math.

I rolled into Fort St. John on a scorching 33-degree blue sky day Sept. 12, 2013—I’ll never forget it—with Western Canada in my rearview mirror and ready to start a new job reporting on the potential that lay ahead for the Peace Region and the issues that would undoubtedly come with it.

The news of the day here, as advertised and hammered home by my editors, were Site C and LNG. The town was booming in anticipation of a fledgling liquefied natural gas industry, gas that would be sourced right here in every direction outside of town. Vacancy rates were next to nothing, and I settled for a room in a charming and rundown house on an acreage outside town for $900 a month. There, I lived with a rotating cast of welders, pipefitters, mechanics and medics who were also looking for any available floor space to rest their heads at night.

At the same time, Site C continued its 40-year hover above the Peace River and I had 20,000 pages of environmental assessments and thousands more in historical documents to catch up on before public hearings on the dam started a short two months later.

Power, and plenty of it, both carbon and clean, were top of the agenda for the reigning BC Liberals, and Fort St. John was at the centre of it all. Growing up in Winnipeg, I was a prairie kid living in a town built by agriculture, and kept an appreciation for the natural gas and hydroelectricity that powered my home and kept me warm. Yet I had little real understanding of how it was produced, where it was produced, and why the industries mattered to the people who made their living to provide that energy.

But I was eager to learn—I’ve learned more than I can remember off the top of my head in the years since, and still have plenty to learn. So it goes with being a reporter and a student of life.

Oh, everything back then seemed like a sure thing. It always does though, doesn’t it, when the times are riding high and life is good?

As I mark my fourth trip around the sun calling this city home, the reality facing Fort St. John and the North Peace is markedly different today than the reality four years ago.

The LNG bubble has burst. The industry is likely to grow to just a fraction of what was envisioned, at least in the mid-term, and while it struggles to get off the ground, the industry as a whole is looking at other ways to make the most of a tough North American market and global glut.

LNG? More like NGL, or natural gas liquids, for the foreseeable future. Slow and steady wins the race, as they say,

Above: The Peace River, as seen from the lookout, on Sept. 12, 2013.

and perhaps that’s a good thing for the longevity of a resource sector that’s facing mounting environmental opposition from every angle.

Site C, meanwhile, a project gamed to a desired outcome by the Liberals of the day, sits in regulatory purgatory—two years into construction, billions spent, and standing in front of a utilities commission panel that was stripped of its authority to review the project in the first place. Just how the dam’s 40-year debate will finish remains to be seen. But, with little doubt, the debate will come to its end before the year is finished.

The NDP can kill it, lift the flood reserve, and end 40 years of fighting for the folks who continue to call the Peace River valley home. Or, the party can continue the work the Liberals started and fit the project into its own plans to power B.C. and the Pacific-Northwest grid. Suspending it only to restart construction later seems like the fool’s choice in all of this, despite some red herring rhetoric hinting this is the way things will go.

Most importantly, I’m no longer here as just a newspaper reporter. I’m a newspaper editor, and I’m heavily invested in this community, both in real estate and volunteerism, and I’ve been thinking a lot about what that means as I continue to grow personally and professionally.

Either way, 1,461 days later—four years, for those who don’t want to do the math— this is not a Liberal B.C. anymore. It belongs to the NDP, for now, and where it goes from here is anyone’s guess.

I’ve always been fascinated that this corner of the province is governed by a

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group of people on an island and not by its own accord—separated from the capital by thousands of miles of water and mountains and valleys that slowly melt and roll off into the Canadian prairies.

A trip to Victoria last week to witness the start of the new government really brought that home. There, politics seemed to be on the tip of the tongue of every man, woman and child walking down the street or into my hostel. And while it was exciting, the distance between our two cities never felt greater.

There, politicians can talk a great game about bridge tolls, or tunnel replacements in the Lower Mainland, and pitches for a solution seem to come so easily. But ask about the Taylor bridge over the Peace River, there are vague answers about a “plan for the entire province,” and little specifics. Ask about the relevance and benefit of a throne speech that barely pays lip service to rural B.C. initiatives, other than the fact we face higher unemployment and less services, and you get strange mentions of this summer’s wildfire relief efforts and softwood lumber.

Here, the fears of being ignored and stranded without a plan don’t seem to be just hyperbole anymore. Sometimes, I think I have a tough job. I can’t imagine the hill local leaders will be climbing over the next four years. I can only wish them luck as they continue to do what they believe is right for the city and this region.

Matt Preprost is managing editor of the Alaska Highway News. He can be reached via email at editor@ahnfsj.ca.

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City looking into property standards bylaw Aleisha Hendry ahendry@ahnfsj.ca

The City of Fort St. John is looking at merging two property bylaws in order to modernize and clarify rules for both bylaw enforcement officials and homeowners.

The Property Standards Bylaw would replace the old Nuisance Bylaw No. 1645, 2003 and Unsightly Premises Bylaw No. 1223, 1992 Under the new bylaw, officers could issue weeds, grass, or litter orders to force

homeowners to clean up their property; ensure that other buildings on the property cannot fall into a state of disrepair, which can become a safety or fire hazard; and ensure that boulevards are kept tidy.

It also clarifies the authority of bylaw officers the right to entry on a property to ensure that regulations are being met and take action against infractions.

A bylaw notice and adjudication process has also been proposed.

Updating and merging the bylaws will enable bylaw officers to do their job more efficiently, city staff say.

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ALEISHA HENDRY those routes have been impacted by uant to Section 645 of the Local Government Act, theoutstanding City of Fort St. John will conduct a Tax Sale to recover Tax Sale to recover taxes. ahendry@ahnfsj.ca the wildfires so we haven’t been able outstanding taxes.

The sale will be held at the City Hall Council Chambers, 10631-100 Street, Fort St. John, BC at to transfer as many cats,” said Lorie ale will be held at the City Hall Council Chambers, Fort St. John, BC at 10:00 AM, Monday, 10:00 AM, Monday,10631-100 SeptemberStreet, 25, 2017.

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Business Two pipeline contractors in Fort St. John have been tapped to help build Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain expansion.

The Surerus Murphy Joint Venture and Macro Spiecapag Joint Venture are two of six contractors selected for the $7.4-billion project, it was announced Sept. 6.

“Getting the construction contractors on board represents a significant milestone for Trans Mountain and demonstrates our commitment to delivering the project in a timely, costeffective manner,” Kinder Morgan Canada President Ian Anderson said in a statement.

Kinder Morgan plans to start construction this month, which will increase Trans Mountain capacity to 890,000 bbls per day from 300,000 bbls a day between Edmonton and Burnaby.

Surerus Murphy has been selected to build 185 kilometres of pipeline in the B.C. Interior between Black Pines and Merritt. Construction here also includes three pump stations.

Macro Spiecapag has been selected to build 85 kilometres of pipeline in the CoquihallaHope area. Construction also includes upgrades to one pump station.

Construction is expected to take place between September 2017 and August 2019, with the pipeline expected to be in operation at the end of 2019.

The Surerus Murphy Joint Venture includes Fort St. John-based Surerus Pipeline, and J. Murphy & Sons Ltd., headquartered in London, UK. The joint venture, headquartered in Calgary, is currently building Pembina’s $235-million Northeast B.C. expansion project, as well as the north loop of Enbridge’s High Pine expansion in B.C. In Alberta, it is building the Fox Creek to Namao pipeline.

Macro Industries began in Fort St. John in 1994. Spiecapag, headquartered in France, is part of the Entrepose Group, and has built pipelines across the world, including Angola, South Africa, Colombia, and Yemen.

Kinder Morgan says it has selected or signed memorandums with the contractors in anticipation of executing final agreements.

The contractors will be required to follow Trans Mountain’s “British Columbians first” policy for hiring to “maximize employment opportunities for Aboriginal, local and regional communities,” Kinder Morgan noted.

“We’re pleased with the caliber and experience of the contractors. Each contractor was chosen for its expertise in delivering quality work and the individual needs and complexities of each portion of the project,” Anderson said.

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Statistics Canada labour force data released Sept. 8 shows the unemployment rate dropped to 5.2 per cent from 6.6 per cent in July.

In a labour force of 40,300, the region had 38,100 people employed and 2,100

unemployed in August.

The unemployment rate for British Columbia sat at 5.1 per cent. Nationally, unemployment sat at 6.2 per cent, with an increase in parttime workers and a decrease in full-time work.

The Kootenay region saw the province’s highest unemployment rate at 7.7 per cent.

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The company has not harvested any timber under its forest licence in the Fort Nelson Timber Supply Area since 2008, the board said in an announcement Sept. 6.

The audit began Sept. 11 and will focus on the company’s activities between September 2016 and September 2017, including road and bridge maintenance, silviculture obligations, and fire protection.

The findings will be compiled in a report, with the company and any other impacted parties given a chance to respond before a final report and recommendations are publicly released.

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B.C.’s independent watchdog of sound forest and range practices. They not only audit forest and range practices on public land, but also the appropriateness of government enforcement.

Fort Nelson has been struggling to rebuild its forestry sector when harvesting operations and timber processing were shuttered.

One of the biggest problems has been changes to the B.C. Forest Act, which no longer require timber licence holders to process wood in the area where it was harvested.

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The estimated capital cost of Site C dam is $8.3 billion, but the government has a $440 million project reserve and $794 million contingency built into the project.

Staying on budget is dependent on sticking to timelines, which could be jeopardized by geotechnical problems that have arisen.

A critical piece of the work that needs to be done to keep the project on budget is a river diversion, slated to start in September 2019. A one-year

delay would eat into the project’s contingency.

If the river diversion does not proceed on time, Deloitte warns the project could be delayed by one year, which could boost the final capital costs of the dam project from the current $8.8 billion to between $9.1 billion and $10 billion.

A delay of more than one year could drive the final costs as high as $12.5 billion.

Those calculations, it should be noted, are based solely on contracts already awarded—

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Dawson Creek Law Courts • Mason Braaten (born 1999) was given a 12-month probation order with a suspended sentence, and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for theft of a motor vehicle. Braaten received an additional 12 months’ probation with a suspended sentence, and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for four counts of possession of stolen property over $5,000.

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Guild marks 40 years of fibre arts

The North Peace Spinners and Weavers Guild celebrated its 40th anniversary of practising this ancient art form Aleisha Hendry ahendry@ahnfsj.ca

At 11 years old, Emily Babcock is already an avid spinner and weaver.

The youngest member of the North Peace Spinners and Weavers Guild got into the craft after watching her grandmother, Sheryl Wilmot.

“My grandma started weaving and I thought that was cool, so I did a bit on her loom,” she said.

She sources her wool from her own sheep—an Olde English Babydoll Southdown named Sunflower—and has created a variety of pieces, including a wall hanging that earned her second place at the North Peace Fall Fair, as well as handspun silk that earned her first place.

“She teaches me just as much as I teach her,” said Wilmot. “She catches on to the different methods so fast.”

Babcock and Wilmot were at

the ArtsPost for the North Peace Spinners and Weavers Guild for its 40th anniversary on Sept.

9. Members were working on looms and spinning wheels.

Rene Giesbrecht has been a member of the guild for 37 years, and believes the craft is in her blood. Her mother and grandmother were really into knitting, sewing and crochet, but it wasn’t until later that she found out her other grandmother whom she never met was actually a spinner and weaver.

“When I got into spinning, (my mom) came up to visit and she sat down at my spinning wheel and just started spinning like she knew what she was doing. Then she tells me she used to spin when she was young,” she said.

She finds that there was a generation that was so thrilled with the creation of automatic machines that could do most of the work, but there’s been more interest in spinning and

Marjo Wheat spins multicoloured wool into thread on a spinning wheel.

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The North Peace Spinners and Weavers Guild marked its 40th anniversary on Sept. 9.

weaving from a younger crowd in recent years.

“People became so disconnected from how clothing is made and what’s involved, and there’s been a turn where people are

interested to see how does this come about.”

Membership has gone up and down depending on how Fort St. John is doing economically, but it’s always been there. The guild currently

has 18 members, and always welcomes those interested in learning more about spinning fiber and weaving it.

“We’re only too happy to have new people,” said Giesbrecht.

Faye Eggleston works on a loom with wool fibre to make a blanket.

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Our province is rich in high quality wind and solar energy resources, Don Pettit writes. Left: the Hudson’s Hope solar powered arena. Right: Bear Mountain Wind Park powers 35,000 Peace Country homes.

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s a loyal Watt’s Happening reader you are no doubt well aware that the Site C dam project on the Peace River is under review by the BC Utilities Commission.

Public submissions to the commission were welcomed until Aug. 30. An initial report is to be published on Sept. 20 followed by a further submission opportunity and final report on Nov. 1.

The following is an edited version of the Peace Energy Cooperative submission to the BCUC. Specifically it addresses their term of reference part D: “What portfolio of generating projects and demand-side management initiatives could provide similar benefits (to Site C)?”

WIND AND WATER A total of approximately 600 megawatts of wind power are presently operational in this region, with another 2,000 MW waiting to be developed by independent power producers (IPPs). Estimates suggest the Peace Region has some 10,000 MW of readily developable wind energy.

This wind resource is some

of the best in the world, featuring a power capacity factor (PCF) of 40 per cent-plus. PCF is a way of comparing different energy sources. It is a measure of how much power a given facility actually produces allowing for repairs, downtime and overall system efficiency.

BC Hydro states that the Site C dam PCF will be approximately 60 per cent.

Distributing and expanding wind facilities across the region will improve this remarkable PCF for wind energy until it approaches the base-load reliability of hydro (some 15 years of wind monitoring across the region confirm this conclusion).

The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) has submitted a study to BC Hydro explaining how up to 3,000 MW of wind power could be successfully integrated into existing hydropower, improving the efficiency and reliability of both, while conserving our precious water/energy resource.

This proposal was ignored by the previous government, which at the same time reduced and then eliminated their calls for clean power from IPPs. As a result, the rapidly

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There were a variety of performers on the streets of downtown Fort St. John Sept. 9, including Flying Bob, Circus of Hell and The Great Balanzo, who dropped by for the annual block party.

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expanding B.C. wind industry ground to a virtual halt, and CanWEA summarily left the province.

If and when (and that’s a big if) the province needs more energy, allowing the wind industry to expand while integrating it with the existing hydropower would supply us well into the future with excellent base-load reliability plus a new and expanding wind industry and related long-term jobs.

SOLAR Peace Energy Co-op has been engaging the public by conducting solar public information sessions and providing open house solar tours while installing dozens of rooftop grid-tied solar arrays for homeowners, small businesses and municipalities in the B.C. Peace.

We are astounded by the response we have been receiving. Interest in solar is growing exponentially in this province, following a world-wide trend that has placed solar in the lead as the fastest growing energy source on the planet, driven by the unprecedented economic benefits provided by this technology and fueled by its rapidly decreasing costs.

Although BC Hydro is to be congratulated on the simplicity and efficiency of their grid-tie, net metering system for small energy producers, beyond that, solar energy has been largely ignored. Since self-produced power is power that BC Hydro does not have to create, this seems a strange oversight.

Next to conservation and efficiency, solar self-generation is the least expensive, greenest and most efficient source of power that anyone can make.

Like wind, solar can also be integrated with existing hydro, storing unneeded energy behind the dams and releasing it when needed.

isting hydro capacity will more than meet future energy needs by enhancing our existing hydro electric infrastructure while eliminating the need for future dams like Site C. Rather than one huge, costly megaproject, allowing wind and solar to naturally expand rather than holding them back will provide long-term growth and permanent jobs rather than the boom and bust cycles of megaprojects.

Working in the renewable energy field for the last 14 years in this province has been like getting stuck in the 20th century while the 21st century leaves us behind.

Yet, the people of B.C. are ready for change. It’s time for B.C. to catch up. It’s time for this province to enter the 21st century.

To read our full submission and all the other public submissions to the BCUC, go to www.sitecinquiry.com/ submissions.

IN CONCLUSION

Don Pettit is vice-president of the Peace Energy Renewable Energy Cooperative. He can be reached at dpettit@pris.ca

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Fighting cancer one mile at a time Three FSJ riders embark on the Cops for Cancer’s Tour De North

The 2017 Tour de North began this week, and there are three riders from Fort St. John taking part.

Officer Rebecca Bojczuk, Constable Tristan Williams, and Seargent Amy McGuire are the three riders cycling for the good cause of raising money for kids with cancer.

For Williams, his late grandfather battled cancer, as did his grandmother, and he recently lost his aunt to breast cancer in February.

Bojczuk, an officer in Fort St. John

for more than seven years, is excited to bike Northern B.C. and raise funds and awareness for a good cause.

McGuire recently lost an active and adventurous family friend to cancer. She sees Cops for Cancer and the Tour de North as a great way to bring awareness to the effects cancer has on people, as well as pay tribute to those who have lost the battle and those fighting it.

The event began Sept. 12 in Williams Lake, and the group made their way to Quesnel. Over the next four days they will make their way up through Prince George and

Mackenzie, before making the trip from Chetwynd to Fort St. John on Sept. 17. On Sept. 18, they will make the final trek from Fort St. John to Dawson Creek.

The crew stops in each community to connect with citizens and children. The Tour de North is a part of Cops for Cancer, which raises money for the Canadian Cancer Society in hopes to get rid of cancer and improve the quality of life for those living with the disease.

This year, Cops for Cancer has raised $149,101.

Helmets may become mandatory for slow pitch DILLON GIANCOLA sports@ahnfsj.ca

A Vancouver Island man killed by a stray throw during a softball game in August as he was attempting to run to first base is causing waves around slow pitch leagues in B.C., as Slo-Pitch National (SPN) may choose to make helmets mandatory for players.

That may also be the case in Fort St. John. The FSJ Mixed Slowpitch League held a meeting Sept. 6 at the Pomeroy Hotel to go over helmets and other issues ahead of its AGM in April.

“The whole point of today’s meeting was to discuss things before the AGM,” said Becky Pruden, member of the league

executive.

Concerns over wearing helmets were voiced, and some were also in favour of the idea. Players questioned who would pay for the helmets, who would have to wear them, and who would supply them.

For now, however, it all remains in the air, but the league executive was glad to get an idea of the public opinion. A decision will be made via a vote at the AGM. Also discussed was the new Northern Co-ed Shootout, an SPN tournament that will take place Canada Day long weekend and will qualify winners for the national tournament.

More than 400 players and 40 teams from the western provinces, as well as Yukon and Northwest

Territories, will take part.

Another big item for players to keep a watch on was the prospect of league fees going up. The league lost money this year, but had plenty of funds in reserve to cover the losses. Regardless, an increase of fees could be implemented and would help make up some of the cost going forward. Current fees are $700 per team.

Other issues were the possible removal of 6 p.m. games, increased attendance at umpire clinics, and whether all teams should have to get their bats tested.

The health of the league is high as far as participation goes. This past season saw 50 teams register along with 1,066 rostered players.

Dillon Giancola covers Peace Region sports for the Alaska Highway News. Email him at sports@ahnfsj.ca

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h, the joy of playing slow pitch in the summer. It gives you the chance to bond with a group of friends, or in my case this year, strangers.

It’s an opportunity to play a game without having to take it too seriously, or having to shell out large amounts of money, and be in shape and be a serious athlete like team sports such as hockey and basketball require you to do and be.

The act of throwing a baseball is a timeless activity, the art of hitting a challenging one, and the safety of the game is up there with the sport of golf. Or is it?

What if I told you there was a growing concern around the province of the safety of the sport, with getting hit in the head with a softball becoming more and more common? Unfortunately, and terribly, a man was killed recently on the Island after getting hit in the head by a throw from the shortstop on his way to first base.

It has caused some leagues to introduce a mandatory helmet rule, and a hot debate over whether players should wear helmets has taken root. It’s a reality that may come to slow pitch leagues in the North Peace, as the FSJ Mixed Slow Pitch League held a meeting last week to discuss concerns and the implication of such a rule. No decisions will be made on that until the league’s AGM in April 2018, but the question must be asked: how important is your safety?

Do you consider wearing a helmet while playing a “harmless” game like slow pitch a nuisance, or is it something you would gladly do to prevent senseless tragedy? After all, this is not baseball, where getting beaned in the head by a pitch is a real concern. The only way a player can get hit in the head realistically is by a pitcher taking a comebacker to the skull, or a throw hitting a player as he is running the bases, as we’ve already discussed does, in fact, happen.

It seems like an easy decision to make— just wear a helmet. But it is an extremely rare thing to be hit. For example, I played in almost 30 games this summer and nobody got hit in the head, and it seems like the rarity of the occurrence is the only real opposition to implementing a helmet rule. And yet there is sure to be opposition in any league.

There are other arguments that will be raised, such as who should wear the helmets, just batters, or pitchers, or everyone? Who will pay for the helmets?

Will teams or individual players have to take on the cost, or will the leagues provide them for each team?

It’s much like the arguments about wearing a visor in hockey or participating in football. Some say it should be left up to the athlete, as it’s the risk they’re willingly take. Others say any and all tragedy should be avoided if possible, especially in a non-professional, recreational sport like slow pitch.

Personally, I’m undecided, and it’s something I’ll be thinking about heavily over the next several months. But I know one thing for sure—I don’t want to be killed during my favourite pastime.

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Eggers now five-time Lakepoint club champ Dillon giancola sports@ahnfsj.ca

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Travis Eggers with his trophy for winning the men’s championship flight on Sept. 10 at Lakepoint.

Travis Eggers is once again club champion at Lakepoint Golf and country Club. It was Eggers fifth time winning the tournament since 2010, posting a two-day score of 155.

Eggers did face some adversity, however. He was down a stroke after the first day of competition to Justin McKinnon, who shot a 77. Eggers would follow up on his 78-stroke first round with a strong showing in the windy second day with a score of 77.

Rich Hosker ended up finishing second in the championship flight.

“The tournament went well, and we had 29 players, the most in the three years I’ve been here,” said Ryan Galay, Lakepoint’s lead professional.

The best round of the weekend

was Dave Burridge’s 76 on Sept.

9. He went on to win the senior’s flight with a two-day score of 158.

Shelly March was the ladies champ with a score of 185, after Anne Sawyer lead the first day with a round of 90.

Overall, it’s been a great season for Lakepoint, according to Galay. Most of the big events were back and saw more competitors. Both the Peace Country Open and the Pro-Am were successful events, as well as the Oilmen’s tournament, which featured an extra flight.

“That was really nice, and it always helps when we have more of them show up,” Galay said about the Oilmen. The weather co-operated as well, and the club didn’t lose many days to rain.

The course has been in great shape all season despite the slow start.

Dufresne wins fallen leaves

Local boys have positive experience at WHL camp Dillon giancola sports@ahnfsj.ca

At the end of August, both Nathan Brownlee and John Herrington Jr. attended WHL camps. Brownlee attended the Edmonton Oil Kings’ rookie camp while Herrington attended the Prince George Cougars main camp.

Both players are 15 and had a tremendous experience.

Neither made their respective team—they weren’t expected to—but they gave a good

showing and have promising futures ahead of them.

Brownlee had two goals and three assists in four games, as well as a few big hits, according to his dad Craig Brownlee. He was told by the team that they will monitor him as he plays this year and will ask him back to their rookie camp next year.

For Herrington, he did really well at his camp, along with all the 15 year olds, according to his father John Herrington Sr.

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Although club membership was down for Lakepoint this year, overall money in green fees and number of people playing is up.

And just because the club championship is over, that doesn’t mean the season is.

“We still have something every weekend, hopefully we can play through Thanksgiving this year with even an extra week or two if the weather allows it,” Galay said.

Tournament action resumes with the Couples Night Finale on Sept. 16, and the Huskies Par 3 fundraiser Sept. 17, which is a new event this year that Galay is excited about. The Child Development Centre is having its fundraising tournament on Sept. 23.

“That’s always a good one, we get to raise some money for a good cause,” he said.

Mike Dufresne won the final Blizzard road race of the season The Race of the Fallen Leaves.

He finished the 50 km race in 1:32:24. Garett Richardson was second with a time of 1:33:29 and Lukas Brand finished third at one hour and 39 minutes. Josh Telizyn won the 225km race with a time of 59 minutes and 44 seconds.

“The speed was unbelievable and the way they moved the puck was awesome, and I think John really enjoyed it,” he said.

Herrington Sr. said his son was nervous at first, stepped up his game, and performed great. He was recently the last 15-year-old to be cut from the Prince George’s Cariboo Cougars, and is hoping to make the Northeast B.C. Trackers.

Brownlee is hoping to make the Trackers team as well.

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The BMW Championship took the place of the Western Open, a PGA Tour event which was played from 1899 to 2006. The Western Defending: Dustin Johnson Golf Association, which founded Winning Score: 23-under par and ran the Western Open, is Winning Share: $1,530,000 involved with running the BMW Championship. It is the third of four FedEx Cup playoff events on the PGA Tour schedule. The tournament is open to the 70 FedEx Cup points leaders following the Dell Technologies Championship.

The Top 30 FedEx Cup points leaders following this week’s BMW Championship advance to The Tour Championship.

Conway Farms GC Lake Forest, Ill. 7,208 yards, Par 71

Last Week: U.S. won the Walker Cup

The United States won back the Walker Cup from Britain and Ireland on Sunday with decisive performances at Los Angeles Country Club’s North Course. Collin Morikawa, Doug Ghim and Maverick McNealy each went 4-0, a first for a team in Walker Cup history, to lead the United States to a 19-7 victory in the biennial amateur matches. Norman Xiong, at 18 the youngest player in the competition, came painfully close to also going 4-0 before halving his match with Scott Gregory. It was a big turnaround from two years ago, when Britain and Ireland won 16 1/2-9 1/2 at Royal Lytham & St. Annes. The 19 points for the Americans matched the most ever in Walker Cup history. That came in 1993 when the United States won 19-5 at Interlachen.

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Third FedEx Cup Event: BMW Championship Day Time Network Thu, 9/14 3:00pm-7:00pm GOLF Fri, 9/15 3:00pm-7:00pm GOLF Sat, 9/16 1:00pm-3:00pm GOLF Sat, 9/16 3:00pm-6:00pm NBC Sun, 9/17 12:00pm-2:00pm GOLF Sun, 9/17 2:00pm-6:00pm NBC

Colin Montgomerie made all the putts he needed Sunday on Narita Golf Club’s massive greens to win the Japan Airlines Championship, the first PGA Tour Champions event in Japan. The 54-yearold Scot two-putted for par from 50 feet on the par-4 18th, for a 5-under 67 and a onestroke victory over Billy Mayfair and secondround leader Scott McCarron. Montgomerie finished at 14-under 202 for his fifth victory on the 50-and-over tour and first in nearly a year. He won 31 times on the European Tour and topped the tour’s money list a record eight times - seven in a row from 1993-99 and the last in 2005.

Golf Trivia

Which player on the PGA Tour has the highest percentage of greens in regulation this season? a) Jordan Spieth c) Paul Casey b) Kyle Stanley d) Dustin Johnson Answer: b) Kyle Stanley

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Lessons from the Golf Pro The golf cart is one of the great innovations on the home course for the amateur golfer, but it can get us into a world of trouble at times. The biggest error comes when we park our cart, walk to the ball out in the fairway and then realize that we brought the wrong club. More times than not, in a rush, we just decide to go ahead and swing with the club that was brought and a poor shot is the usual result. The resolution to this quandary is quite simple. On the ride to your shot, think about the club selection that you are probably going to need. Consider all factors including yardage, wind direction and any elevation changes involved. Then, the most important aspect is to carry multiple clubs from the cart to your ball.

While this will cause a bit more strenuous exercise, getting the right club is what needs to be done.

Player Profile

Colin Montgomerie

Turned Professional: 1987 World Ranking: 1710 European Tour Wins: 31 Champions Tour Wins: 5

FedEx Cup Standings Through Sept. 10, 2017

1) Jordan Spieth 5,071 pts. / 10 top tens

2) Justin Thomas 5,044 pts. / 11 top tens

3) Dustin Johnson 4,650 pts. / 8 top tens

4) Hideki Matsuyama 3,021 pts. / 7 top tens

5) Jon Rahm

2,894 pts. / 9 top tens FedEx Cup Standings continued...

Player Points 6) Rickie Fowler 2,217 7) Marc Leishman 2,084 8) Paul Casey 2,065 9) Brooks Koepka 1,952 10) Pat Perez 1,894

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Local Sports

Final weekend at Northern Lights cruises to finish Dillon giancola sports@ahnfsj.ca

With last weekend’s races in the books, so is another season of drag racing at Northern Lights Raceway.

Charlie Lake’s David King had a big final weekend, including a win on Sept. 10, to take home first place in the Pure Street class with 424 points. He finished 33 points ahead of Shan Hagen’s 391.

Terry D’albertanson finished third with 346 points and won the race on Sept. 9.

The races this weekend were absolutely awesome, according to track president Mark Brush. That was in part due to the track preparation, as they had someone come in and do a lot of additional prep the morning of Sept. 9 and it resulted in some really fast cars.

“We did have one incident though, a busted front end,” said Brush. A car caught too much traction off of the starting line, lifted up and then came crashing down, breaking the front tires right off the car. Brush declined to name the driver, and everybody was OK. For the No Box category, Andy Closkey won the Sept.

10 race, and the season total with 517 points, winning by 99 points ahead of Amber Rutherford’s 418.

Steve Brietkreuz finished the season in third place with 390 points.

James Rutherford won the Box division with 488 total points, finishing the season with a win on Sept. 10. Kelsey Dufresne ended the year with 413 points while Elton Hagen was third with 318.

For the Bike/Sled category, it was all W. Suisdahl, finishing with a whopping 596 points and sweeping the final weekend with two wins.

Shannon Franke was second with 533 points and Bruce Romack was third.

Rounding out the results was Shelby Hagen winning the season title for the very competitive Junior Dragster category. Hagen beat Cole Liwiski by 10 points, and Hagen’s win on Sept. 10 was the difference. Sophia Closkey finished third with 347 points, earning the win on Sept. 9.

Overall, Brush said it was an excellent season, and a big year for the track. They were able to put on the Team Finals Event, which is a really big stepping stone because they were unsure at one point if Division 6 would exist this year.

The winners from the Team Finals and the overall points winners will be going down to Memphis, representing Canada and Division 6.

“There’s very few tracks left in Canada, so it’s good to send of us down there to represent. We have some of the best drag racers around,” said Brush.

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The races on Sept. 9 and 10 capped off a very successful season for the Northern Lights Raceway.

putting in the work The Fort St. John Huskies had a practice on Sept. 7 to prepare for their upcoming exhibition games against the St. Paul Canadiens at the Pomeroy Sport Centre. Game one is Sept. 23 at 7 p.m., while game two is Sept. 24 at noon.

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W EEKLY P RO R ACING U PDATE Racing News, Stats & Trivia

2017 Standings Chase for the Cup

Xfinity Series Top Ten Points

1) Martin Truex Jr.

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Location: Joliet, Ill. Date: Sept. 17th, 3:00 p.m.

TV: NBCSN Last Year’s Pole: Kyle Busch Last Year’s Winner: Martin Truex Jr.

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

Points: 2053

2) Kyle Larson Points: 2033

3) Kyle Busch Points: 2029

4) Brad Keselowski Points: 2019

5) Jimmie Johnson Points: 2017

Shape: D-shaped oval Distance: 1.5 miles Turns / Front / Back: 18º / 11º / 5º

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6) Kevin Harvick Points: 2015

7) Denny Hamlin Points: 2013

8) Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Points: 2010

9) Ryan Blaney Points: 2008

10) Chase Elliott Points: 2006

11) Ryan Newman Points: 2005

NASCAR announced engine rules changes last week for the 2018 season. NASCAR Cup teams will be required to run engines multiple races next year. NASCAR also announced that it will go to a single-engine rule for all Cup events. Previously, teams had been allowed to change engines between their qualifying race and the Daytona 500. That won’t be permitted.

Racing Trivia

12) Kurt Busch Points: 2005

In his 8 races at Chicagoland Speedway, how many times has Brad Keselowski finished in the top ten?

13) Kasey Kahne Points: 2005

14) Austin Dillon Points: 2005

a) 0 b) 2

15) Matt Kenseth Points: 2005

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c) 4 d) 6

Answer : d) Brad Keselowski has finished in the top ten in 6 of his 8 races at Chicagoland Speedway.

The Tales of the Turtles 400 is the first race in the Chase for the Cup. In 1997, nine Joliet area entrepreneurs had the vision to create Route 66 Raceway along the historic Route 66 road. A few years later, Chicagoland Speedway was created. Chicagoland Speedway is a $130 million, 1.5-Mile, D-shaped, tri-oval track that sits on 930 acres of land. The raceway first held a Sprint Cup and Xfinity Series event in 2001. It has a grandstand that seats 75,000 spectators with 37 luxury suites and also camping areas.

Points 894 799 774 702 701 617 582 537 512 512

16) Jamie McMurray Points: 2003

Last Weekend’s Race: Kyle Larson won the Federated Auto Parts 400 Kyle Larson won the Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond Raceway on Saturday night in the Cup Series regular-season finale. Larson exited the pits first following a caution with three laps to go and beat Joey Logano to the checkered flag in overtime by nearly a second. Coming into the 400-lap race, 13 drivers had already qualified for the playoffs by virtue of a regular-season win. Three others – Chase Elliott, Richmond pole winner Matt Kenseth and Jamie McMurray, did not have a win but started the race positioned to qualify on points. The 10-race playoff begins on Sept. 17 at Chicagoland Speedway.

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Northern Lights raceway Pure street September 9: 1. Terry D’albertanson 2. Mike Moroun 3. Tie- David King Cliff Rupertus September 10: 1. David King 2. Jason Gerzz 3. Shawn Hagen No Box September 9: 1. Andrew Toftelun 2. Andy Closkey 3. Lyle Smith September 10: 1. Andy Closkey 2. Masyn Dufresne 3. Steve Breitkreuz

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Players scrimmage during the midget tryouts for Fort St. John minor hockey on Sept. 7 at the Pomeroy Sport Centre.

Box September 9: 1.Jason Miller 2. Marlin Chase 3. Elton Hagen september 10: 1. James Rutherford 2. Kelsey Dufresne 3. David Kowalski

Bike/ Sled September 9: 1.W. Suisdahl 2. David Marsh September 10: 1. W. Suisdahl 2. Shannon Franke Junior Dragster September 9: 1. Sophia Closkey 2. Daylen Miller 3. Tie- Prestin Gessner Noah Macdonald September 10: 1. Shelby Hagen 2. Cole Liwiski 3. Jayden Sasyn Lakepoint Club Championship Men’s championship 1. Travis Eggers Ladie’s championship: 1.Shelly March Senior’s championship: 1.Dave Burridge Got sports news?

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Energetic Edge Cheer begins third season Dillon giancola sports@ahnfsj.ca

The Energetic Edge Cheer Association is set to begin its third season with their first practice Sept. 16 at Dr. Kearney school. The coaches of the popular club are eager to begin this season and continue to improve both on the size of the association and their results.

“The kids improve each year, our scores improve each year so it only gets better and better every time,” said coach Christina Brace.

Brace said that preparations have been good for the start of the season. Most of the kids from a year ago are returning to Energetic Edge, and the coaches expected a lot more to sign up at One-Stop this past Saturday.

There has been more interest in the tiny division, which consists of preschool kids aged three to five. A change this year for the association is that the tiny division will not be a travel team, meaning that they will not participate in the competitions and be recreational only. They will, however, participate in the Child Development Centre talent show this year.

The rest of the athletes, which go up to age 14, will take part in the two competitions that the team goes to.

Competition season begins in February, with a as yet to be announced competition in Alberta, and then a big one in Kelowna at the end of April.

Things will then wrap up at the end of the season with the year-end showcase in which every age group will perform.

Energetic Edge also has a prep team, which is a semitravel group that only goes to one competition and has less practice time.

“It’s for people that have less time to commit,” said Brace.

For those interested in joining the club, the first practice is at 1 p.m. on Sept.

16 and they can email Brace at energeticedgecheer@hotmail. com.

LAKESHORE 4H Community Club Just want to welcome everyone back. It has been a busy summer for us 4H kids. We had achievement in July, it went very well the weather was nice and lots of people showed up to support all the clubs. We are all getting ready to start another fantastic year. Weigh in will be taking place in November. So time to look for “the one” out in pasture. Our club this year will have beef as well as swine again this year.

It was a great 4H weekend! Congratulations to all!!

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Arts & Culture

Building the impossible road Dave McGowan writes about the road that couldn’t be done on Alaska Highway Songs Aleisha Hendry ahendry@ahnfsj.ca

Dave McGown is the man with the velvet voice.

The Fort St. John writer and poet lent that voice not only to his own track, but also Barb Munro’s song on the Alaska Highway Songs: Road Songs for the 75th Anniversary of the Alaska Highway.

McGowan’s poem, The Road That Couldn’t Be Done, was written because there didn’t seem to be much poetry about the highway available.

“I thought, what the hell, I’ll try it,” he said.

It took him a few tries to get it the way he wanted it, and after getting feedback from his wife, he submitted it for the CD. McGowan has long been a storyteller—he always told stories of his journeys throughout the years and eventually he started writing them down.

“I started writing the stories and I figured I could make a longer story if it didn’t have to true,” he said.

He’s since written four novels and a collection of short stories.

The Road That Couldn’t Be Done is read with sounds of heavy equipment off in the background, representing the construction itself, while the poem ends with the sound of rainfall.

When writing the poem, McGowan talked with people he knew that had been around before the highway came along, about the numerous times people tried to make it from northeast B.C. to the Yukon.

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Dave McGowan recited his poem, The Road that Couldn’t Be Done, during an artist showcase at the North Peace Cultural Centre in July.

“A couple of the old pioneers that I talked to originally came to this country with the intention of going to the gold fields in the Yukon. No one, at least no one recorded, made it through here to the Yukon” The Northwest Mounted Police made an attempt, but headed back to Vancouver on boats. The Bedaux expedition tried and failed as well.

“Of course, that was due to stupidity,” said McGowan Not until the U.S. and Canada made the decision to send the soldiers up to the Northeast and set forth to do the impossible.

McGowan also references the number of people that

use the road now, which began life as a trail through the wilderness, and brings to mind what life would be like in this area is the soldiers hadn’t succeeded.

“There was a lot of people that said it couldn’t be done, from their own experiences,” said McGowan. “That’s what started (the poem) off, ‘They came to build a road, that some said couldn’t be done.’”

Alaska Highway Songs: Road Songs for the 75th Anniversary of the Alaska Highway is currently available at local museums, art shops, and cafes in Fort St. John and Fort Nelson.

RocKIN The Peace is back Are you ready to rock? The Kin Club of Fort St. John is bringing back RocKIN the Peace for another year of supporting local music.

The event is a Battle of the Bands between Peace Region acts where the winner takes home a cash prize and a spot in next year’s Griz Fest lineup.

Bands set to play include Road Worn, Scarlet Sway, the Wild and more.

RocKIN The Peace takes place Sept. 23 at 7 p.m. at the Pomeroy Hotel.

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Road Worn is one of the bands that will compete in this year’s RocKIN The Peace.

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ARTS & CULTURE

Heirloom tomatoes, treasures from the past

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he term heirloom refers to family treasures that are gifted to heirs.

These special strains of tomato are adaptable, and have not just adapted but thrived for generations. They are the long labour and genetic grandparents of the modern tomato, a treasure from the past.

Heirloom seeds, unlike genetically manufactured seeds, have strengthened over generations of acclimatization.

Their fruits produce a multitude of textures, flavours, colours, and smells. Some are small and potently sweet like wild berries, some are large and wet like a melon. They are grown, eaten, and preserved in a wide variety of ways all around the world. Heirloom tomatoes and their seeds are a precious gift.

Tomatoes, like chillies and chocolate, were first cultivated by the Aztecs and Incas from as early as 700 AD. They grew wild and poisonous in what is now called Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Ecuador.

Religious groups cultivated them from wild weeds to nutritious and productive garden plants, adaptable to variations in altitude. Tomatoes are the ancient agricultural treasures of these cultures.

HEIRLOOM TOMATO CAPRESE SALAD 500g mozzarella boconcinni balls

Judah Koile FROM THE FARM TO THE TABLE

500g cherry tomatoes 1/2 small diced red onion 200ml balsamic vinegar 20g fresh minced garlic 50ml olive oil and more to taste Small salad arugula Salt and pepper 12 large fresh basil leaves 2tbs honey Slice your tomatoes and cheese balls in half, set aside separately. Mince your red onion and garlic. combine in a small mixing bowl with your vinegar, salt, pepper, olive oil, and honey.

When you are ready to serve, gently and quickly toss the tomato and cheese ball halves in the onions mixture together. On a large white serving plate, place a bed of arugula.

Lay your tomatoes and cheese mixture over the greens and drizzle with more oil and vinegar. Tear your basil leaves into quarters and lay on top of the salad.

Sprinkle a dash more salt, a slash of olive oil, and a dash of balsamic vinegar.

Judah Koile is a Fort St. John chef and co-owns The BEAM with his wife, Jiwon.

Stacy Memorial Horse Show takes place this weekend The North Peace Light Horse Association is holding its second annual Stacy Memorial Horse Show.

Stacy Michalski Ollenberger passed away in 2015 after a long battle with Cushing’s disease. Because she was a dedicated member of the NPLHA, the group decided to honour her commitment with the memorial horse show.

The NPLHA also has a Stacy HOROSCOPE ARIES (MARCH 21 TO APRIL 19) Grab any chance to cocoon at home today, because you want to be in your own private place.

It will feel good to be among familiar surroundings.

TAURUS (APRIL 20 TO MAY 20) Today you’re keen to talk to others, but you want to discuss things that are “real” and from the heart. You don’t want to waste time in superficial chitchat about the weather.

GEMINI (MAY 21 TO JUNE 20) It’s easy to identify with what you own today, which is why you might be possessive about something or not want to lend it. You might feel defensive for some reason. Relax.

CANCER (JUNE 21 TO JULY 22) Today the Moon is in your sign, which makes you feel like you want to belong to a group or that you are particularly connected with someone. We all need to bond with others.

LEO (JULY 23 TO AUG. 22) You will enjoy working alone or behind the scenes today, because you have a need for privacy. Basically, you want to catch your breath.

VIRGO (AUG. 23 TO SEPT. 22) An interaction with a female friend or colleague could be significant today. Share your hopes and dreams for the future to see what she has to say.

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LIBRA (SEPT. 23 TO OCT. 22) Personal details about your private life might be discussed by others today, especially bosses and VIPs. Just be aware of this in case you have to do damage control.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23 TO NOV. 21) Travel or anything that lets you feel like you are escaping your daily routine will appeal to you today. You want adventure and a chance to learn something new!

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22 TO DEC. 21) Today your emotional experiences with others will be more intense than usual. For example, you might not want to share something. You even might want something that belongs to someone else!

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22 TO JAN. 19) Be prepared to go more than halfway when dealing with others today. This simply requires cooperation and patience. It’s no biggie.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20 TO FEB. 18) This is a good day to get better organized at home in personal ways, especially related to your health and personal hygiene.

Take care of details you’ve been avoiding.

PISCES (FEB. 19 TO MARCH 20) This is a playful, flirtatious day!

Not only do you want to have fun, you will welcome any opportunity to express your creative talents!

Memorial Award, which will go to someone who helps without asking and goes the extra mile to help someone in need.

The show will feature dressage, show jumping, English performance, halter, Western, costume and reining.

The Stacy Memorial Horse Show takes place at the North Peace Light Horse Grounds Sept. 15, 16, and 17. For more information, call 250-787-7153.

Miscarriage Etiquette Dear Annie: My sister had a miscarriage this week, and I’m at a bit of a loss. I want to support her but fear that I am putting too much of a focus on it. I’m not sure whether I’m expecting a certain type of response unfairly from her -- sadness, anger, frustration -- but she seems to just want to move on. With the rest of our family, there’s a feeling of hopelessness all around, as we’re not sure how to be there for her and her husband. I was going to send them flowers and a sympathy card, but my other sister thought it could be too much of a reminder. I think a lot of the uncertainty of what to do stems from the topic of miscarriages being a bit taboo. However, I know they are more common than many think. I’ve known a few people who have experienced miscarriages, but it’s not always talked about openly. I’m not sure why they are viewed as shameful or a secret or something to hide. Annie, I’d love to hear your thoughts on this. -- Unsure in Ithaca Dear Unsure: I am so sorry for your sister’s loss. Tell her one time how very sorry you are for her loss and that you love her very much. Say it only once, and say it kindly and compassionately.

Sending

Annie Lane DEAR ANNIE

flowers would be a thoughtful gesture, and I would encourage you to do so if you are so inclined.

Sadly, you are correct that miscarriages are common, occurring in roughly 15 out of every 100 pregnancies, and that it’s not something people talk about often. I think that silence is connected to a long-held (and erroneous) societal belief that a woman is somehow to blame for losing a pregnancy.

has a nice voice” or “She is really pretty but can’t act.” He tells me I’m beautiful, but I wouldn’t say the same things in his presence about men I see. I did that once so that he could see how it feels, but he keeps on doing it. I know guys talk this way to one another, and that’s fine. But I don’t know why he has to always say this to me. And sometimes it’s with facial expressions and hand gestures to indicate how “hot” she is. -- A Secure Woman Feeling Uncomfortable

Dear Secure Woman Feeling Uncomfortable: You could ask him to stop sharing these thoughts, but it wouldn’t stop him from having them. And I have a feeling that would start to nag at you, too, because But miscarriages shouldn’t you’d always wonder, “What’s be taboo at all. I, for one, he thinking about her?” would love to see a world The comments may annoy where there is more support you less if you look at them for women from women who as a sign of how open he feels have had miscarriages. We with you. Not only does he need to shore them up and think you’re gorgeous (and recognize that their bodies he tells you so); he also feels were actually working perclose enough to talk to you fectly. as a friend. Embrace that and Dear Annie: I have a boy- you’ll feel even more secure. friend, whom I love dearly.

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CONTACT US ALEISHA HENDRY 250-785-5631 ahendry@ahnfsj.ca

“We’re always looking for volunteers.

We’ve got people coming from Fort St. John, Moberly Lake. It brings everybody together as a community.”

- Lauren Schroeder

Hudson’s Hope celebrates 25th annual fall fair TOM SUMMER

Alaska Highway News

Hudson’s Hope celebrated its annual fall fair this past Saturday, an event that has been well-attended and community-driven for 25 years.

The fair was founded by George and Betty Holoboff, longtime residents who wanted to give something back to the community. While no longer with us, their pioneering spirit lives on.

“The family that I’m now married into started the fall fair. They wanted to bring the community together; this was their way of giving back.” said Fall Fair Committee Vice-President Lauren Schroeder.

“I decided last year that I wanted to become a part of it.”

Schroeder is a newcomer to the committee, volunteering her time alongside President Stephanie Hughes, and Kelly Miller and Samantha MacDonald.

“We’re always looking for volunteers. We’ve got people coming from Fort St. John, Moberly Lake. It brings everybody together as a community. We get donations from Hudson’s Hope, Fort St. John, Dawson Creek, and Chetwynd,” Schroeder said, noting the fair has relied on

community support since its inception.

The fair began this year with a pancake breakfast put on by the local Lions Club, another volunteer organization involved in many of the small town’s events year-round. New to the fair this year was Chambers Horse Drawn Sleigh and Carriage Rides, a small farm business located in Baldonnel, just outside of Fort St. John. They provided horse and buggy rides for the afternoon.

“That was a new thing this year that we instituted—to make it more fun for the families.” noted Schroeder.

Following the pancake breakfast, the fair opened up at noon to showcase the entries. All the familiar categories were on display: grain and forage crops, dairy, poultry and apiary, junior crafts, woodworking, creative writing, vegetables, fruit, flowers, foliage, and arrangements, sewing, crochet, weaving, home-canning, home-baking, photography—something for everyone.

“I think it’s a very important event for us to have in Hudson’s Hope, because we are a smaller community, but it brings so many people.” said Schroeder.

Youth should embrace the gift of faith

A

s the school year begins, so too will appear the anxiety and depression with which increasing numbers of students struggle.

Carl Jung, the renowned psychologist and psychoanalyst, once concluded that clients who came to him suffering from depression really shared one common ailment: separation from God. The cure for them, he said, was to re-establish that spiritual connection.

There is a hunger within our youth that is spiritual in nature.

There is a need within them to be reconnected to God. Through conversation with God and through inculcating within them a sense of awe and wonder for the world around them, this can be achieved.

As a teacher, I value a system of education that nurtures the whole child—body, mind and spirit. Educators are there to help youth become men and women of integrity, to give them a sense of the commissioning of their entire selves.

What do we teach our children? We teach them that work and money take priority over nearly all other needs. As a society, we point our fingers at the television and a poor education system. Meanwhile, greed and consumerism control our lives. We have forgotten about faith in the equation. Many people are too tired to go to religious services to give thanks for another glorious week with their miracles from God—their babies.

When I was a small child, my Scottish grandfather told me that when there was sadness in the world, people had a tendency to look to the stars and be reminded of grandeur.

Later in life, when I lost a child of my own, for months nightly I would lie and look to the heavens. In time, I remembered that there was a power greater than my own and I knew instinct-

Angela Griffin PEACE REFLECTIONS

ively that if I could just release myself to that magnanimous grace, I would be sustained.

Thus, I placed my broken heart and broken dreams in hands infinitely more capable than my own.

Faith is trusting in a support that is unconditional and unwavering. That faith in a higher power always translates into a belief in oneself.

Many students don’t have that faith in themselves. The babysitter television set has instilled in them values that encourage self-loathing in the face of airbrushed perfection.

We have allowed advertisers and pop images to instill in our children a secular, temporal, shallow sense of fulfillment.

The secret to having a happy life is simple: it is all about becoming a caring person. In order to care more deeply for others, a person must come to care more deeply for himself. Caring for self does not refer to gaining material success and comfort; rather, it refers to self-development and integrity. A person gains greater satisfaction from creating a legacy, enjoying the intrinsic pleasures of work and more loving relationships in his or her life. Generosity as opposed to self-absorption is the way to fulfillment in life as in love, and the way out of despair.

The Peace is a place of many peoples and many 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, please send it to: angelamarygriffin@gmail.com.

TOM SUMMER PHOTOS

Above: Chambers Farm carriage rides were a big hit at the Hudson’s Hope Fall Fair.

Right: Judge Dennis Davidson and organizer Kelly Miller stand with some of the plant entries.

FORT ST. JOHN & DISTRICT CHURCH DIRECTORY ANGLICAN CHURCH of CANADA NoRTH PEACE PARISH Please join us at our temporary location at the Good Shepherd Anglican Church Taylor for July & August.

Services @ 9:30am Ph: 250-785-6471 “All are Invited and Welcome Here” - (Luke 14:23) SERVICES St. Martin’s, fort St. John, BC Sundays 1:30 p.m.

Rev. Enid Pow ********** Church of the Good Shepherd Taylor, BC - Sundays 9:30 a.m. ********** St. Matthias, Cecil Lake, BC 3rd Sun. of the Month 3:00 p.m.

Holy Communion BAHA’I fAITH BAHA’I fAITH National Baha’i Information 1-800-433-3284 Regular Firesides Mondays @ 8:00 p.m.

Deepenings continued Wednesdays at 250-7870089 Next Feast Info.

250-787-0089 ********** BAPTIST CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH 9607-107th Ave., fSJ Ph. (Office) 250-785-4307 Pastor: Michael Hayes Associate Pastor: Doug Janzen SUNDAY WoRSHIP SERVICE 10:30AM ********** CATHoLIC RoMAN CATHoLIC CHURCH (Resurrection Church) Pastor: Rev. Vener Sabacan Phone 250-785-3413 www.fsjcatholic.ca MASSES: Saturday 7:30 p.m.

Sunday - 10:00 a.m. oNLY OFFICE HOURS: Mon.-Fri. 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

BAPTISM: Contact the Pastor 3 months before baptism.

MARRIAGES: Contact the Pastor 3 months before the wedding. ********** ALLIANCE CHURCH 9804-99 Ave., fort St. John, BC V1J 3T8 Ph: 250-785-4644 fax: 250-785-8932 e-mail: office@fsjalliance.ca www.fsjalliance.ca SUNDAY WoRSHIP SERVICE: 9:15am & 11:00am KIDVILLE: for ages 2yrs.-Gr.6 @ 9:15am **********

CoMMUNITY CHURCH CHARLIE LAKE CoMMUNITY CHURCH Associate Pastor: Jared Braun 250-785-1723 fax: 250-785-4136 clcc@pris.ca SUNDAY SCHooL: 9:30am SUNDAY WoRSHIP: 10:40am 1st left turn off Alaska Highway past the Charlie Lake Store. ********** PEACE CoMMUNITY CHURCH 10556-100th Street, Taylor, BC Pastor: Wally Pohlmann Phone: 250-789-3045 HoURS: 9:00am-Noon Monday-Wednesday & friday Email: office@taylorchurch.ca Website: www.taylorchurch.ca SUNDAY ADULT CLASS - 9:30am SUNDAY WoRSHIP SERVICE - 10:30am ********** EVANGELICAL foRT ST. JoHN EVANGELICAL MISSIoN 8220-89th Avenue, fSJ Pastor: Andy Wiebe Sunday School September-June begins at 9:30am Sunday mornings.

Worship Service - 10:45am Phone: 250-787-2550 ******* INTERDENoMINATIoNAL UPPER PINE GoSPEL CHAPEL Church Phone: 250-827-3833 Email: upgc@pris.ca Board Chairman: Andy Burkholder 250-827-3811 Box 66, Rose Prairie, BC ********** LUTHERAN PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 9812-108th Avenue, fort St. John, BC V1J 2R3 Office Phone: 250-785-2718 Pastor: Rev. Kebede Dibaba Regular Worship Schedule: 9:00am Youth, Adult Bible Study 10:00am Sunday Worship Service & Sunday School ********** PEACE RIVER MUSLIM ASSoCIATIoN Information: 250-787-1264 Jumm’a (Friday) Prayer @ 1:00pm 203-10903-100th Street, fort St. John, BC email: tahermorsi@shaw.ca ********** MENNoNITE NoRTH PEACE MENNoNITE BRETHREN CHURCH North Peace Mennonite Brethren Church 10816 106 St. fort St. John, BC V1J 5V2 250-785-3869

Lead Pastor: Andrew Eby Associate Pastor of Youth & Young Adults: Don Banman SUNDAY SERVICE TIMES: 9:15am & 11:00am ********** MENNoNITE MoNTNEY MENNoNITE CHURCH SUNDAY MoRNING: Sunday School & Worship: 9:30am SUNDAY EVENING: 2nd & 4th Sundays: 7:00pm Everyone Welcome!

Pastor Warren Martin Phone: (250) 827-3231 ********** NoNDENoMINATIoNAL CHRISTIAN LIfE CENTRE “Associated with “Fellowship of Christian Assemblies” “King Jesus is Lord Over the Peace” 8923-112th Avenue, fort St. John, BC V1J 6G2 website: www.christianlifefsj.ca Ph: 250-785-4040 fax: 250-785-4021 Pastor Steve Oboh Principal of Christian Life School: Garry Jones Everyone Welcome Sunday Morning Worship Service: 10:00am Nursery available and Sunday School is held during the sermon for ages 3-12 years.

Christian Life Centre is “Home of Christian Life School” ********** foRT ST. JoHN NATIVE BIBLE fELLoWSHIP Sunday Worship: 11:00am Wed., Night Bible Study: 7:30pm Pastor John A Giesbrecht 250-785-0127 ********** GIDEoNS INTERNATIoNAL Fort St. John Camp Ray Hein 250-827-3636 John Giesbrecht 250-785-0127 ********** NoRTHERN LIGHTS CHURCH INTERNATIoNAL (Rose Prairie, BC Sunday Service: Pre-Service Prayer: 10:30am Worship Service: 11:00am Everyone Welcome ********** THE SHELTER CHURCH “...the Lord will be a shelter for His people” Joel 3:6 9808-98A Ave. fort St. John, BC 250-785-3888 SUNDAY SERVICE: 10am Pastor: Oral Benterud 250-785-9151 ********** PENTECoSTAL THE PENTECoSTALS of foRT ST. JoHN Phone: 250-787-9888 Pastor: Jason McLaughlin Sunday 10am Service, Sunday School Youth Sunday 11am Worship Service Tuesday 7pm Prayer

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

The United Church of Canada is a Union of Congregationalist, Methodist & Presbyterian Churches in Canada formed in 1925.

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Community The Canadian Red Cross is HIRING a full-time, permanent, Health Equipment Technician/Hub Coordinator in Fort St. John.

Help clients borrow essential health equipment like walkers and wheelchairs so they can safely recover from surgery or injury at home.

Duties include cleaning and repairing health equipment to quality standards, distributing the equipment to clients in the surrounding communities, and supporting volunteers to provide excellent client service.

Assistance to relocate to Fort St. John, B.C. is available, if needed.

City sending surplus equipment to auction The City of Fort St. John is looking at getting rid of surplus equipment.

The items on the list include a Ford Focus car; five half-ton pickup trucks; one three-quarter ton pickup; one flat deck pickup; one tracked dump machine; one single axel dump truck/ sander; one hook truck lift; one loader mounted snow blade; one EMT Sub-

urban; various mowers adn parts; and various pieces of office furniture and equipment.

Some larger items will be sent to Richie Bros. in Grande Prairie, wit others going to Short Busche Auctions.

City staff will look into the policy for donating the office equipment to local non-profits.

Apply online at redcross.ca/careers, or email stefanie.hencheroff@redcross.ca Join the largest humanitarian organization in the world! The Canadian Red Cross Society is a non-profit, humanitarian organization dedicated to helping the most vulnerable in Canada and around the world.

Site C Inquiry: Public Feedback The BCUC is conducting an independent inquiry on the cost implications of Site C on BC Hydro ratepayers. On September 20, BCUC will publish a preliminary report on the initial findings of the inquiry.

The public is invited to provide feedback on this report between September 21 and October 11 either online, or at community input sessions being held at locations throughout the Province.

To learn more, or pre-register for a community input session, please visit the Site C Inquiry website, or call the number below.

http://www.sitecinquiry.com

1-844-815-6190

COMMUNITY INPUT SESSIONS

Vancouver

Sep 23

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Kamloops

Sep 24

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Nelson

Sep 26

6-10pm

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Prince George

Sep 29

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Prince George Ramada Hotel

Hudson’s Hope

Sep 30

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Pearkes Centre

Fort St. John

Oct 1

6-10pm

Fort St. John Pomeroy Hotel

Fort St. John

Oct 2

6-10pm

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Vancouver

Oct 5

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1125 Howe Street (12 floor)

Nanaimo

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Victoria

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JENNIFER’S STORY W

alking, talking, reading and writing are everyday actions that many of us take for granted – and up until five years ago, Jennifer Monaghan was no different. Then, one evening when she went downstairs to talk with her husband, she discovered she could no longer speak.

“I tried to say hello and no words were coming out,” she says.

Her husband saw the right side of her face droop, instantly recognized that Jennifer was having a stroke and called 911. Soon after, her entire right side was paralyzed and she collapsed.

Paramedics rushed Jennifer to Kelowna General Hospital where doctors administered a clot-busting drug called alteplase (tPA), which can reduce stroke severity and accelerate recovery – but only if it’s given within 4 ½ hours of the first stroke symptom.

Stroke is a serious medical emergency and the third leading cause of death in Canada. There are an estimated 62,000 strokes in Canada each year: one every 9 minutes. Recognizing the signs and acting quickly means the difference between life and death, or between a full recovery and lasting disability.

Jennifer remained in hospital for a week and then in rehabilitation for a month, where she relearned everything from walking to writing to being able to make herself a cup of tea.

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While she regained some speech, her words were often slurred and she struggled to convey what she wanted to say. She couldn’t read at all or write or communicate effectively. As a trained lawyer, this was frustrating for Jennifer.

Doctors couldn’t determine why Jennifer suffered a stroke as she was a nonsmoker, active, had a healthy diet and had no family history of stroke. She was also young – only 43 years old.

It took over a year for Jennifer to feel confident and comfortable with her speech and movement. While her right side is still a bit weaker, she’s now able to do everything she used to do.

At the time of her stroke, there weren’t many resources in town so when Heart & Stroke launched its Living with Stroke Program in 2014, Jennifer immediately volunteered. Designed to help survivors and their families succeed during recovery, it also offers an opportunity for them to connect with others.

“I realized when I was sitting with these 12 other people that this was the first time I’d ever spoken to people who’d had a stroke,” she says.

For the last three years, Heart & Stroke, with support from the Provincial Government of British Columbia, has run the FAST awareness campaign to help British Columbians recognize the signs of stroke and learn what to do if one happens. Heart & Stroke also offers resources and programs to help stroke survivors regain their health and wellbeing.

Jennifer hopes these initiatives will help to raise awareness, particularly of the fact that they can happen to people of all ages.

“I thought it was something that only happened to seniors but anyone can suffer a stroke, anytime, anywhere,” she says. “Early recognition, assessment and treatment of a stroke are critical. Know the signs of stroke – it saved my life!”

Visit www.heartandstroke.ca/FAST

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blocking traffic A collision at the intersection of 100 and 100 slowed traffic on Sept. 6. Police reported there were no serious injuries.

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Talkin’ about money

N

othing gets people more defensive than when you discuss money. OK, politics and religion are bobbing in that inflatable pool too, and any one of them or a combination has been known to start wars.

Why do discussions about money become so heated?

I happened upon one of those heated conversations recently. It was unfolding on social media (remember my addiction) and it was becoming downright nasty. Someone posted that their spouse “had given them permission to purchase a ‘thing’ (what it was is not important) and they were so excited and wanted to know what model of ‘thing’ they should buy.”

Well! Let’s just say she never did discover what kind of ‘thing’ she should buy because the onslaught of righteous rage rained down upon this poor

Judy Kucharuk the desk of the green-eyed girl

gal and she never did find out what kind of ‘thing’ she should buy. In fact, she is probably now rethinking her marriage, burning her bra, discarding her long skirt for pants and telling Jim-Bob that she is mad as hell and not gonna take it anymore (or something like that).

Now I feel sorry for the gal.

Not only does she live in a household where she needs to ask permission to spend money (and who knows what else), but she apparently didn’t know that she was being oppressed until she “outed” herself when she asked her fairly benign question.

I thought about it and

thought about it more and finally I realized that if you replace the words “had given permission” with “we had a discussion” and the conversation becomes much more respectful. Then I reached out to friends and asked the question: Do you discuss purchases beyond $100 with your partner? Admittedly, I don’t discuss small purchases with my partner, nor do I discuss purchases up to around $200 or $300. Larger purchases we tend to discuss (but not always), not because we are seeking permission from the other, but because we want to know for sure if we a) need it, b) are going to use it, and c) maybe we are already getting it for a gift?

We want the partner to play the role of Devil’s Advocate—kind of like a test of sorts to see if we really, really will use this new “thing.” There is no permission asked or given—simply a respectful conversation about the new large purchase.

Am I wrong? Is this really old fashioned thinking on my part?

Am I really showing my age with this perspective?

Getting back to the question I broached with my friends, the answers came fast and furious.

The consensus was they keep separate bank accounts and do not discuss purchases where they spend their own money.

A couple of responses aligned with my own where we tend to discuss purchases above $200 or $300 or more, but everyone else felt very strongly that they do not need to discuss any purchase with their significant other. Cars were even purchased without having a discussion. FYI, I realized while writing this that I also purchased my last vehicle without much discussion.

Someone else brought up a very good point, that as “long as your financial goals are understood by both parties, there should be no need for discussion.” I agree with that—a couple needs to have aligned financial goals or that spells disaster, but don’t we still need to hold each other accountable for our purchases?

For example: I swear if one of us singlehandedly purchased another treadmill (after the previous treadmill purchase required a Magic Genie, an Exorcist and alcohol to get down into the basement) without having a discussion about what model to purchase this time around things might get ugly.

In this day and age where most partners work and bring home significant bacon, where they each have their own bank accounts and have a strategy to deal with household expenses, do discussions take place at all?

I don’t need permission from my partner to do anything, and neither does he, but don’t we owe it to our relationship and our partnership to have a respectful dialogue about money?

Judy Kucharuk is a lover of sarcasm, witty people and footnotes. You can read her book “Naked Tuesday” or catch her on CBC Radio Daybreak North where she shares her “Peace of Mind”. Follow her on twitter @judylaine

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LAMAR outdoor dining. Potted plants thrive in this sunny space, and it's a great place to sleep on summer nights when the air inside is too hot.

The Lamar's kitchen/dining room is surprisingly spacious. Plenty of room here for family and friends to hang around and chat with the cooks or cleanup crew. Utilities are handy, but out of sight, tucked in a pass-through space that connects with the garage. Groceries can be unloaded safely and conveniently, moving directly from garage to kitchen.

Owners' suite amenities include: twin linen closets and a large walk-in closet. Soft light filters into the bathroom through glass blocks. Secondary bedrooms, or a bedroom and a study, share a bathroom on the opposite side of the house.

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Bedroom 10' x 11'8''

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Owners’ Suite 12'6'' x 16'

Lamar

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Living Area 1349 sq.ft.

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Garage 400 sq.ft.

Dimensions 44' x 58'

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Brick veneer gives a look of solid permanence to the Lamar, a compact home with a spacious great room at its heart. An arched window filled with glass blocks adds a unique dash of grace and charm to the front facade.

This low-maintenance home is ideal for young families, empty nesters and singles. Its one-level layout also makes it easily adaptable for wheelchair accessibility.

Entering, you step into a vaulted entry with a coat closet to the right, kitchen/ dining room access on the left. A pocket door slides closed to conceal the cooking and dining area.

The great room, too, is vaulted, and open to the kitchen. At waist level, a peninsular counter marks the boundary.

Overhead, a high plant or display shelf spans the juncture, where the vaulted ceiling transitions to an eight-foot-high kitchen ceiling.

Sliding glass doors at the rear open into a wide screened porch, ideal for

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Survived by wife Carol, daughters Gerry(Doug), Bev(Gerald) and Jennifer, sons Jeff (Connie) and Doug. Seven grandchildren and great grandson Jack.

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Pre-deceased by parents Jack and Catherine Watchel, sisters Evelyn, Ann, Rose, Connie, Arlette and Marie, brothers Joe and Bruce. He was also pre-deceased by grand-daughter Dana.

Curly was cremated and his ashes will be spread in the Pierceland area of Saskatchewan.

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DYKE, Spencer Harold Richard Aug 15, 1946 − Aug 26, 2017

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Tom Sawyer country boy. High school slacker. RCAF two years. West coast logger three years. Hippie dreamer three years. Married a woman from Paris. Got educated, drove the Alaska Highway to Fort Nelson in 1979. Taught 6 years. Drove South to Chetwynd, taught one year. Drove east to Dawson Creek. Three kids. Taught 15 years. First day of school each year: "You can call me Mr. Dyke, the Canoe Master, or Sir. I like ’sir’ the best. Any questions? No? Okay, let’s get started". Students are complicated. Made thousands of mistakes, but had thousands of good times. Retired early at 55, travelled eight years throughout the world, 77 countries. Wrote hundreds of stories. Lived, loved, and worked 5 years in China. At 65, hung his hat in Victoria and watched world pass by, aging, keeping hope alive. His motto was "Rust never sleeps".

At his request, a memorial will be held at a later date. Donations in Spencer’s honour may be made to 360Kids, supporting homeless youth, at http://bit.ly/2xxi9LH. Appreciations and funny anecdotes for his memorial may be sent to spencerdykememories@gmail.com.

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Tom Matus, Chief Administrative Officer District of Hudson’s Hope 9904 Dudley Drive, PO Box 330 Hudson’s Hope, BC, V0C 1V0 Tel: (250) 783-9901 / Fax: (250) 783-5741 cao@hudsonshope.ca For full Job Description please go to our Website at hudsonshope.ca / City Hall / Career – Job Postings.

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of Fort St. John will be held Friday, September 15th at 1:00pm from the Fort St. John Seniors Hall.

If so desired expressions of sympathy can be made in memory of Muriel to Diabetes Canada.

Condolences may be forwarded through www.hamresfuneral.com

Coming EvEnts Save the Dates July 13, 5:00 pm to July 15, 2017 at 3:30 pm for the 24rd Annual Mile Zero Cruisers Summer Cruise weekend starts with Registration held at the Dawson Co-op. Bring down your pride and joy and register for the 2018 Summer Cruise Car Show weekend. All registrants will receive access to all weekend events as well as a chance to win prizes.

Check in this paper for more details closer to the show!

St Martin’s Anglican Church 2nd Annual.

Harvest Supper. When: Saturday, Sept 30th Where: Peace Lutheran Church Basement 9812-108Ave. Doors Open @ 5:00pm, supper @ 6:00pm with Silent Auction Fundraiser.

Call Diana 250-262-6456 The Gathering Artisan Market Saturdays from May 6 - Oct 14 8:30am - 1:30pm 1444 102nd Ave, Dawson Creek, BC All Homemade Market The South Peace Seniors Association invite everyone to come and celebrate Seniors Day with us. September 30th starting at 10:00 am. 1101 McKellar Ave. Dawson Creek. Morning Coffee, Social Time, Lunch, Music, Display Tables, Short Entertaining Talks on the History of Our Hall and Dawson Creek.

Thursday at 9:30 amNew Beginnings Baptist Church in DC, 10221-18th St.-TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly). Phone: Mary Kidd at 250-782-6628 for info.

Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017- 1: 30 - 2:30 pm-Workshop on Alzheimer’s- The Signs & Symptoms-Myths & Reality at South Peace Seniors Access.

Presented by: Muriel Stanley Located at the Seniors Access Office in the Co-Op Mall. EVERYONE WELCOME!

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Rod Fonteyne

November 16, 1932 – May 3, 2017

Celebration of Life

Saturday September 16, 2017 at 2:00pm Royal Canadian Legion, 10103-105 Avenue, Fort St. John BC Luncheon to Follow In Rod’s memory, donations may be made to the Fort St. John Hospital Foundation 8817 8407-112 Avenue, Fort St John, BC V1J 0J5 PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Houses for sale

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Pouce Coupe Museum Harvest Tea & Bake Sale for all ages Sat. Sept. 23, 2017 2:00 pm-4:00 pm at the Pouce Coupe Community Centre at Pouce Coupe School. Entrance fee is by donation. This event is a fundraiser.

The money is used for the upkeep and maintenance of the Pouce Coupe Museum. There will be a bake sale, door prizes and a silent auction. Coffee, tea, juice and peach shortcake will be served.

FSJ Hospital Callahan Board Room 7 pm

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Garden Bros Circus Wed. Oct, 04, 2017 Show: 4:30 & 7:30pm EnCana Events Centre 300 Hwy 2, Dawson Creek, BC An all new, fast paced; totally exciting show to town!

You’ll see Nitro Motorcycle Cowboys; Worlds’ Funniest Clowns; Natalia, defying death on the 40’ swaying pole; Cossack Riders Human Slingshot; Acrobats, and so much more! It’s 11/2 hours of excitement and fun. More info at: gardenbroscircus.com

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The District of Hudson’s Hope is a picturesque and vibrant community situated on the banks of the Peace River in the foothills of the Rockies. With a population of 1,100, the community provides a relaxed lifestyle and offers many recreational opportunities.

The Director of Public Services is a management position responsible for the planning, organization, direction and integration of the District’s public works, utilities and facilities. The Director of Public Services will provide expert professional assistance to the Chief Administrative Officer in areas of expertise including engineering, municipal water, sewer collection, wastewater collection, street, building and landscape maintenance.

Other responsibilities will include policy development, program planning, fiscal management, administration, and operational direction of the District’s public works, water distribution, sewer and wastewater collection system and maintenance functions. The Director of Public Services is responsible for accomplishing department objectives and goals within guidelines established by the District Council and Chief Administrative Officer.

This position requires a technically strong individual with excellent management skills, who is capable of communicating effectively with residents, contractors, professionals and senior levels of government. A detailed job description for this position can be obtained by contacting the municipal office.

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. A comprehensive benefits package and relocation assistance will be provided as required. The District thanks all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Applications with a detailed résumé of work experience, education and qualifications will be received at the municipal office until 4:30pm, Friday, September 22, 2017. If any clarification is required, please contact the undersigned.

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Community Gaming Grants Presentation - Northeast region Tues. Sept. 19, 2017 7:00 pm -9:00 pm North Peace Cultural Centre 10015 100th Ave, Fort St. John, B.C. An exciting education and networking opportunity for any not-forprofit organization interested in applying for a Community Gaming Grant. Please follow the links to register online.

You can also choose to request a face-to-face meeting same day of the workshop with our Community Gaming Grants staff. https://www.civicinfo.bc.ca/event/2017/ CGGP-FortStJohn MILE 0 QUILTERS GUILD: Tuesdays & Thursdays 7PM at Calvin Kruk Performing Arts Centre in Dawson Creek SATURDAYS: LEARN YOUR ROOTS - Genealogy information NAR PARK ROOTS BUILDING 10:00am peacecountryroots.ca South Peace Historical Society Meetings Third Wednesday of the month. In Dawson Creek at the Calvin Kruk Centre Archives Room at 2 pm.

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Garden Bros Circus Thurs. Oct, 05, 2017 Show: 4:30 & 7:30pm Northern Rockies Regional Recreation Centre 5500, Old Alaska Hwy, Ft Nelson Brings an all new, fast paced; totally exciting show to town!

You’ll see Nitro Motorcycle Cowboys; Worlds’ Funniest Clowns; Natalia, defying death on the 40’ swaying pole; Cossack Riders Human Slingshot; Acrobats, and so much more! It’s 11/2 hours of excitement and fun. More info at: gardenbroscircus.com SUNDAYS: FAMILY TREE HELP - Peace Country Roots Group Meeting - Fourth Sunday of each Month at the CALVIN KRUK CENTRE in Dawson Creek 1:30pm

Fantasy Hockey Pool 2017-2018 Registration deadline is October 3, 2017 Are you ready? Hockey season is so close we can smell it.

Join the Rotary Clubs of Dawson Creek Fantasy Hockey Pool and help us raise some money for our Community Projects in Dawson Creek.

Pick up your entries at the Mirror Newspaper or call 250-219-7762 SEPTEMBER 16 COUNTRY MUSIC DANCE-Music by Old Friends at the Senior Citizens Hall, 1101 McKellar Ave, Dawson Creek.

Dance from 8:30- 12:30 Admission includes lunch. 19 years and over welcome. For more information phone Fred at 250-7822192 or Linda at 250843-7418

September 21, 2017 11:00 am Meet at the Dawson Creek Seniors Hall 1100 McKellar Ave Community groups come together to support this International Day of Peace. Thank you Sustainable Dawson Creek, Dawson Creek Beautification Committee, Rotary Clubs of Dawson Creek, Nawican Friendship Centre, Literacy Society, Royal Canadian Legion, Sons of Norway and the Northern Lights College - International Students.

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

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

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General employment Ha Hea Enterprises Inc, dba Redwood Esso 10216-100St, Box 30, Taylor, BC V0C 2K0 Job Title: Convenience Store/Gas Station Clerk N0C 6421 (3 positions Available) Duties: Assisting customers. Conducting sales by cash register (cash, debit, credit transactions).

Monitoring inventory levels. Assist in display of merchandise.

Stocking and maintaining product shelves.

Requirements: Prior retail experience is an asset. Secondary School or equivalent.

Salary & Benefits: $12.50/hour, Subsidizing housing, 10 days paid holidays.

Permanent-Full-time position (40 hours per week) Location of work: Redwood Esso Station at 10216-100St, Taylor BC How to Apply:

By Fax: 250-789-3195

By Email: redwoodesso@hotmail.com Lodge Motor Inn requires front desk staff and housekeepers. For details call 250-7824837 LOOKING TO HIRE!!

Anyone interested in inserting flyers into The Dawson Creek Mirror 1 Day Per Week. Please Drop Off Resume at The Mirror Paper, 901100 Ave, Dawson Creek, or call Tanis at 250-782-4772 or 250782-4888 for More Information.

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In Loving Memory Grace Bishop

Feb. 21, 1934 - Sept. 15, 2006

William Bishop

Feb 16, 1921 -July 6, 1995

I thought of you with love today, but that is nothing new.

I thought about you yesterday and days before that too.

I think of you in silence, I often speak your name.

All I have are memories and your picture in a frame.

Your memory is my keepsake with which I will never part.

God has you in His keeping.

I have you in my heart.

Sadly Missed - Your Children JoAnn, Stewart, Ross, Anita, Wade and families

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Notice is Hereby Given that Creditors and others, having claims against the Estate of the Deceased Lorraine Funk formerly of 8 Sukunka Place, Tumbler Ridge BC T0B 0H0, are hereby required to send the particulars thereof to the undersigned Executor, c/o Melinda Walker, Box 380 Bashaw AB, on or before Oct 30, 2017, after which date the estate’s assets will be distributed, having regard only to the claims that have been received. Melinda Walker, Executor.

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The District of Hudson’s Hope invites applications from qualified persons for the twoyear term position of Special Events Coordinator. Reporting to the Chief Administrative Officer, the Special Events Coordinator’s key areas of focus are:

• Grant writing: submitting application for grants related to the priorities of the community with respect to recreational and related community services.

HUNDREDS OF JOBS ARE PLACED UTILIZING THE SERVICES OF MACENNA STAFFING.

• Promoting and marketing the use of all DOHH owned and operated recreational facilities including the Visitor information Center.

Looking for office work? Macenna Staffing is always accepting resumes. Various positions are available on an on-going basis such as reception, bookkeeping and office administration. Part time, full time and even permanent jobs. You can also accept temporary assignments while continuing to seek full time employment.

• At the direction of the CAO or his designate, provide supervision of recreational staff working in all DOHH owned and operated recreational facilities. • Assist Director of Public Works or his /her designate in the management and maintenance inspection of all DOHH owned and operated recreational facilities including the Visitor Information Center. • Helping local groups market and promote local events that operate in DOHH facilities.

Macenna Staffing Services also hires for positions other than office, such as; Field Clerks with OFA3, Cooks and Attendants, operators, and warehouse persons. Make sure your resume is on file as most jobs are filled within days!

• Planning, Developing and Implementing with stakeholders a Recreation Plan for Hudson’s Hope The incumbent works under minimal supervision, so independent judgment, exceptional communication and organizational skills and the ability to work under pressure is required along with some knowledge of office procedures. Preferred applicants will have a combination of local government work experience and/ or education. A complete job description is available at the District office at the coordinates below.

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Please send a detailed rÊsumÊ and Cover Letter to the District of Hudson’s Hope Municipal Office, via email, fax, mail or hand delivered by 4:30 pm, Friday, September 22nd, 2017 at the coordinates below. If any clarification or other details are required, please contact the undersigned.

Job Board: www.macenna.com

For full Job Description please go to our Website at hudsonshope.ca / City Hall / Career – Job Postings

10139 101 Ave. Fort St. John, BC V1J 2B4 | p. 250.785.8367 | f. 250.785.4795 | www.macenna.com

Tom Matus, CAO., District of Hudson’s Hope 9904 Dudley Drive, PO Box 330 • Hudson’s Hope, BC V0C 1V0 Office: 250-783-9901 • Fax: 250-783-5741 Email: cao@hudsonshope.ca

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Items stored in unit C9 for Russel Lambert JR. Items stored in unit D9 for Andrew Maynard.

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DISTRICT OF TAYLOR NOTICE OF ANNUAL TAX SALE Notice is given in accordance with requirements of the Local Government Act that the following properties located in the District of Taylor will be sold by public auction if at least the delinquent portions of property taxes are not paid by 4:30 pm on Friday, September 22, 2017.

Roll No

Civic Address

Legal Description

253.010

10363 100A St.

Lot: PCL F, Block: 2, Plan: 7944

535.002

9608 Fairway Ave.

Lot: 24, Block: , Plan: PGP40302

Minimum Upset Price

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

5,978.75 12,455.60

The Tax Sale will be held at 10:00 am on Monday, September 25, 2017 in the Council Chambers of the District of Taylor office located at 10007 - 100A Street, Taylor, BC. Any person upon being declared the successful bidder must immediately pay by cash or certified cheque a minimum of not less than the upset price. Failure to pay this amount will result in the property promptly being offered for sale again. Any balance must be paid by cash or certified cheque by 3:00 p.m. the same day. Failure to pay the balance will result in the property being offered for sale again at 10:00 am on the following day.

The District of Taylor makes no representation express or implied as to the condition or quality of the properties being offered for sale. Prospective purchasers are urged to inspect the properties and make all necessary enquiries to municipal and other government departments (and strata corporation if applicable) including but not limited to building restrictions, property taxes, judgments/charges and local improvement levies.

The purchase of a tax sale property is subject to tax under the Property Transfer Tax Act on the fair market value of the property.

Michael McPhail Director of Financial Services/Collector

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Conuma Coal Resources is currently seeking an Administrative Clerk. The selected Conuma Coal Resources is currently seeking a Senior Geotechnical Engineer. Conuma Coal candidate will be a self-starter with a strong work ethic and comfortable with public Resources was founded to be a positive contributor, influencer and supporter in the community. We are committed to earning security for all of our partners. Our goal is to build a first-class organization speaking. based on a character of true integrity.

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Administration Clerk Job Title: Senior Geotechnical Engineer Qualifications: Responsibilities: • Responsible for oversight and management of geotechnical controls for three open pit coal mines their associated infrastructure. This includes pit slopes, waste dumps, tailings • and Education Required: Applied Business Technology or equivalent impoundments, sediment ponds and access roads.

• Accurate and strong data entry, clerical and filing skills • Conduct regular inspections of pit slopes, waste dumps, sediment ponds, tailings facilities, • Attention to detail and executive level experience roadways and drainages.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, confidence, a clear speaking • Oversee construction of waste dumps, ponds, tailings facilities and drainage systems. voice • Coordinate with EORs to develop best practices for management of geotechnical risk.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office including Word, Outlook and Excel • Develop systems for the efficient collection, analysis and response to geotechnical data.

• Experience in Maintenance would be an asset • Proactively liaise with Operations and Environmental teams on geotechnical hazards and mitigation strategies.

Location: • Use predictive modelling techniques to analyze proposed pit slope and dump designs in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia collaboration with Mine Planning team.

• Supervise and mentor junior engineers and technicians responsible for the collection of Schedule: monitoring data.

•Full-time and casual positions available Work in compliance with all Health and Safety rules and regulations.

• Ensure all applicable safety codes, regulations and guidelines are met by appropriate design and use of technology.

Qualifications: • A bachelor’s degree in mining or geological engineering or in a related discipline is required.

• A Professional Engineer (P.Eng) designation, registered in British Columbia or able to readily obtain such a registration, is a must.

NOTICE OF NOMINATION

• Career to date should show progression of responsibilities in geotechnical focused roles.

Local Authorities Election Act (Section 26)

Location:

LOCAL JURISDICTION Peace Wapiti Public School Division No. 76, Province of Alberta

Tumbler Ridge/Chetwynd, British Columbia Schedule:

Notice is hereby given that Nomination Day is Monday, September 18, 2017 and that nominations for the election of candidates for the following offices will be received at the two locations of the local jurisdiction set out below between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon on Nomination Day

Full-time Monday to Friday position Conuma Coal provides competitive wages and benefits. Benefits include paid vacation, RSP program, and extended healthcare.

No camp facilities are available Please send resumes to: careers@conumacoal.com

OFFICES TO BE FILLED 1 Trustee for Ward 1 - Rycroft, Eaglesham, Woking 1 Trustee for Ward 2 - Bonanza, Savanna, Spirit River 1 Trustee for Ward 3 - Beaverlodge, Elmworth 1 Trustee for Ward 4 - Hythe, LaGlace 1 Trustee for Ward 5 - Grande Prairie West, Wembley 1 Trustee for Ward 6 - Sexsmith, Teepee Creek 1 Trustee for Ward 7 - Grande Prairie East, Grovedale 1 Trustee for Ward 8 - Ridgevalley, DeBolt 1 Trustee for Ward 9 - Clairmont, Bezanson

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DISTRICT OF HUDSON’S HOPE 2017 TAX SALE

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In accordance with section 647 of the Local Government Act, the following real properties located within the District of Hudson’s Hope will be offered for sale by public auction on September 25, 2017 in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Hall, 9904 Dudley Drive, Hudson’s Hope, BC at 10:00am local time.

For inquires please call (780) 532-8133 Dated at the City of Grande Prairie in the Province of Alberta, this 14th day of August AD 2017.

Debbie Haakstad, Returning Officer

Lot 5, Block 1, Plan PGP4115, Part NW ¼, Section 18, Township 81, Range 25, Meridian W6, Peace River Land District PID: 013-680-102 Title: CA2481386 9805 Fredette Avenue Upset Price: $4,920.62

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Lot 4, Block 3, Plan PGP16605, Part NW ¼, Section 19, Township 81, Range 25, Meridian W6, Peace River Land District PID: 003-673-405 Title: BB1224074 12314 Ferguson Street Upset Price: $2,550.91

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Lot 3, Plan PGP 17871, Part SE ¼, Section 19, Township 81, Range 25, Meridian W6, Peace River Land District PID: 011-132-655 Title: PB22190 8904 Clark Avenue Upset Price: $10,800.63 Lot 8, Block 2, Plan PGP12607, Part NE ¼, Section 13, Township 81, Range 25, Meridian W6, Peace River Land District, Except Plan H773 PID: 012-331-074 Title: CA1079624 10108 Beattie Drive Upset Price: $2,948.72

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LOCATION 2 (ADDRESS) OF LOCAL JURISDICTION Peace Wapiti Public School Division No. 76 – Sub Office 4201 - 50th Street, Spirit River, Alberta T0H 3G0

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LOCATION 1 (ADDRESS) OF LOCAL JURISDICTION OFFICE Peace Wapiti Public School Division No. 76 8611A - 108th Street, Grande Prairie, Alberta T8V 4C5

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Elizabeth Laura Minor Born: March 19, 1927 Passed Away: September 7th, 2017 90 Years Young!

Betty, as she was better known was predeceased by both of her parents Anna and William Fletcher, all of her siblings: Billy, Mary, Harriet, Connie and Mona, both her husband’s Verner and Tommy and son in law Charles Doucette. She leaves behind her children Marlene and Barry with wife Colleen, also granddaughters Laura, Chantel and Chelsea and great grandchildren Evan, Ryland, Emma and Kaiden.

Betty was born and raised on a farm and would reminisce about the outhouses, home cooking, thawing snow for water and how hard her mother worked. In her senior year of school, Betty asked her mother if she would enroll her in the Catholic school as she wanted a better High School education. Betty would often comment about the Nuns there and the positive impact it had on her life.

When Betty left home she took to traveling many Canadian provinces, loving the adventure and eventually settling in Calgary, Alberta with her sister Connie and parents soon following. She started her working career with odd jobs: a telephone operator, waitress and seamstress. She finally ended up at the Hudson’s Bay Company, first there in the warehouse marking merchandise and eventually being promoted to accounting in the Downtown Bay, 5th floor furniture department. She ended up working for the Bay for over 15 years.

Around her late 40’s she met her second husband Tommy, a War Veteran. Now able to retire, she invested her time into going for long walks with Tommy by the Bow River and weekly visits to the Legion. She loved to spend time sewing on her Singer machine, where she would create anything from clothes to curtains. Betty always had a love for dance, music, the color purple and Christmas!!

Her comedic wit lasted throughout her lifetime, even after the Dementia diagnosis. Her passions were there for all to see. She collected Camels and loved her educational magazines: The Globe, Star, The National Enquirer and The Examiner. She looked forward each week to reading these magazines, which she would share with anyone she talked too.

Her last 14 years were spent in Fort St. John. She loved going on weekly outings with her daughter Marlene, enjoying getting her hair done, pedicures, manicures and facials, as she loved to look good. She loved her lunches out, drives around town and the peace country side.

Marlene would like to express with LOVE the thanks to all the people who treated her mother Betty with dignity, humor and friendship, therefore; making our time together even more special.

Special thanks to Denise Larson, who was her hairdresser for 11 years, the employees of Shoppers Drug Mart, H& B Spa, Silver Creek Restaurant, Sheppard’s Inn, Mings Kitchen, Humpty’s and Rod and Sharon at Mama Pandas. To Ruth White, for taking the time to alter mom’s clothes when she no longer could.

To all the professional care takers in her life, Dr. Mackey and Dr. Nobar, Becky and Dr. Wankee at the Fort St John Dental Clinic, Tammy Gulevich her Dental Hygienist and Dr. Rodgers and the staff at the North Peace Optometry Clinic. To all the staff at the Peace Villa Care Home in Willow Lane, we are forever in your debt for the love you have shown mom and for embracing her for who she was. Room 123 will never be the same!

To Debbie, Kathy and friends at the Alzheimer’s Society of Fort St. John, your knowledge, encouragement, guidance and companionship will never be forgotten. To Charlotte and Gary Weighill, thank you for the ongoing love and support you continually show to our family throughout the years.

A Celebration of Life will be at the Peace Villa Care Home, Calahan Room later this September. A notice of date and time will be posted in the lobby of the Peace Villa Care Home by September 15th, 2017.

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