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‘I’m never eggless’ Fort St. John Rotarians Vince van Wieringen and Don Ryan work the griddle during Rotary’s Drive-Thru Breakfast on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019.

The breakfast was a cracking success — more than 1,000 were served, raising thousands of dollars for local school breakfast programs.

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BC Hydro continues to investigate how a suspected lightning strike wiped out power to 124,000 customers across northern B.C. last week. The outages began around 9 p.m. on Sept. 11, plunging most everyone north of Clinton into the dark. All power was

restored by 11:30 p.m., and lightning is believed to be the cause. It’s not known where the lightning strike happened in the system, though BC Hydro believes the strike happened somewhere on its 500 kV transmission lines between Prince George and Clinton.

“We are investigating how that lightning strike created

this large blackout,” said BC Hydro spokesman Bob Gammer. “That is the big question today, and that’s the work for our engineers.”

It’s uncommon for a lightning strike to cause such a large power failure, Gammer said. “We do get hit by lightning in our system on a regular basis,” he said. “Our protective equipment is de-

signed to absorb those strikes and most of the time we don’t see anything come of it. But here’s an exception.”

Communities including Fort St. John, Dawson Creek, Chetwynd, Hudsons Hope, Prince George, Vanderhoof, Smithers, Houston and Burns Lake were affected. Fort Nelson was not as it’s connected to the Alberta grid.

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A 47-year-old man was arrested on Saturday after an alleged assault at a home on Red Creek Road north of Fort St. John. RCMP were called to the home around 7:21 a.m., after two female victims reported that a man had assaulted them. The initial report alluded to the possibility of firearms being involved,

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RCMP outside a home on Red Creek Road, Sept. 14, 2019.

although there were no shots fired, RCMP officials said Monday. RCMP responded en masse to the home, and had the road into the subdivision blocked off for much of the day before the road was

reopened around 5 p.m. Several police tactical units and an ambulance were on scene.

“A 47-year-old man was arrested without incident and held in custody pending a court appearance,” Cpl. Ma-

donna Saunderson said.

“The people involved are known to each other and the police have no information to suggest the greater public is at further risk.” The investigation continues.

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1946: Within the proposed incorporation area of Fort St. John, it is estimated that close to 900 people reside. This does not include the airforce community at the airport.

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here is something exhilarating and terrifying about a big blank page, and I imagine this is how Ma and George Murray must have felt when they started with one in Fort St. John in 1944. But with a simple idea and a lot of hard work, they filled four big, empty broadsheet pages for the first edition of the Alaska Highway News that rolled off the press dated March 16, 1944.

They managed to fill thousands of empty pages over the decades as they built up a family-run newspaper and a platform for the people of the young, promising Peace Country. Seventy-five years later, the News is still on stands, and though our business model has changed during those decades, we’re still the only newspaper in the world that gives a tinker’s dam about the North Peace.

There’s a change to the look and feel of your News this week. Our masthead has been updated, combining the old with the new — we took our old masthead from that first edition in 1944 and blended it with a variation we were using in the 2000s. With a new look comes a better quality printer. This is good news for advertisers and will allow our photography to make a better splash. Call Ryan or Brenda at the office and they’ll be happy to help create an ad campaign that fits the needs of your business — not just in print, where we reach 10,000 homes and businesses, but online too, where we reach tens of thousands more.

We’re still fine-tuning things and you’ll see some new features and writers roll out over the coming weeks. You’ll note our Editorial page has moved to Page 2, and you’ll find our regular columnists scattered throughout the pages.

Others we couldn’t fit into print this week, and you can read them online at alaskahighwaynews.ca You’ll find the puzzles and horoscopes at the back of the News with the Classifieds. Before you get there though, make sure to stop on B4 and have a read through our new scoreboard.

Sports scribe Dillon Giancola has been hard at work to make sure we’re the home for the latest results and standings of our local teams every week — drop him a line to make sure the scoreboard is as up to date as possible as we continue to build this.

The News remains the largest publisher of the written word in the Peace, and we have some two dozen contributors. It’s been a challenging five years canvassing the community to build up that roster — my inbox is always open to those interested in becoming a columnist, or who have an opinion about the news of the day and the happenings in our community.

Last week, Eliza Benterud sent in a picture of her two-year-old daughter Ingrid reading our Sept.

12 issue. It reminded me our readership stretches across all ages, and to be mindful of the stories we chase and the hornet nests we kick. The future of Fort St. John is Ingrid’s, and as Faisal Rashid writes in the column next to this, “all of us want our planet to be a better place for our coming generations.”

Thanks, as always, for reading.

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Ingrid Benterud, 2, reads the Sept. 12, 2019, issue of the Alaska Highway News, and learns all about the restored British Mk IX Spitfire fighter plane that landed in Fort St. John this month on its way to Alaska as part of a global journey celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Royal Air Force.

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Global peace in our best interest

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instein had a famous quote: “I do not know with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will b e fought with sticks and stones.”

Are we coming close to World War again, or at least getting close to World War scenarios? Almost on weekly basis throughout 2019, there seem to be public statements by some global leaders that highlight there are threats to global peace once again.

Scientists believe that in case of any such massive and extreme nuclear conflicts, a nuclear winter might occur on the planet, which is the severe and prolonged global climatic cooling effect hypothesized to occur after widespread firestorms following a nuclear war. Massive clouds of dust could be sent high into the stratosphere, blocking so much sunlight that global temperatures would plunge 20 C to 40 C for several months, and remain two to six degrees lower for a few years.

Following the settling out of most of the aerosols in a few years, the cooling effect could then be overcome by a heating effect termed as Nuclear Summer, which would raise surface temperatures rapidly by many degrees, enough to cause the death of much, if not most, of the life that may had survived the cooling, much of which is possibly more vulnerable to higher-than-normal temperatures I consider my children to be fortunate in the sense that, unlike him, they have not been raised in the period and environment of the Cold War, which often had some elements of uncertainty. While Francis Fukuyuma thought that the Cold War had really ended in 1990, his teacher Huntington presented then the theory of clash of civilizations (1996), as per which

FAISAL RASHID conflicts may continue. Both political scientists might have been a little right, a little wrong, and none of them seem to have made a perfect assessment of thefuture. It is not possible to predict what human beings can do exactly, and in what direction nations and civilizations could move. Just like in the past, there are hawkish elements everywhere, which often like to move, consciously or unconsciously, both sides toward conflict.

As the world lost sight of the Cold War issue in the 1990s, very few people in politics, bureaucracy, military, and the public have continued to think about World War scenarios in the last three decades, as compared to the 1980s. In these circumstances, the situation could be dangerous, as just a few short-sighted think tanks can trigger debates, discussions, and events that could lead the planet toward complete disaster. Checks and controls are always there, but it is important that bodies like United Nations, global leaders, and global community members continue to play an active and greater role in the de-escalation of conflict.

It is very easy for parties involved in conflicts to blame each other, and to

consider their viewpoint to be perfectly correct. Also, it is difficult for any party to show any weakness, particularly when both parties are strong in terms of arsenal, and have public support. However, it is important that public opinion continues to influence decision makers that global peace is generally in best interest of the human civilization. This is a lesson that humanity has not perhaps learned perfectly after the First and Second World Wars.

Now, this column may have some impact regionally and globally, eventually. Perhaps it will be effective also because it is being written by a community member of the Peace region, a beautiful region of beautiful northern British Columbia, which has been able to keep out of global conflicts for decades. I do not want to wake up and know that a third World War has started (or started and ended instantly, and I am now in a different world), and I do not want to be evaporated as a result of it, just due to the series of events could go out of control. As a writer, I can certainly write such articles and draw public attention towards the importance of peace.

Neither do I want to think of any nuclear winter or nuclear summer. I had a great summer working, relaxing, and gardening.

I wish my fellow regional and global community members to enjoy happiness and peace of mind, and to benefit from global development. All of us want our planet to be a better place for our coming generations, and hope the peace dove continues to enjoy its flight in all corners of the world.

Faisal Rashid is a global community member living in Fort St. John.

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most important meal Grade 6 Alwin Holland student Amy Doherty grabs a bite to eat before heading to class Friday, Sept. 13, 2019, thanks to a back to school breakfast prepared by the school PAC.

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No deal yet between teachers, province Matt Preprost editor@ahnfsj.ca Class sizes and teacher salaries will be two key issues when province and unionized school teachers return to the bargaining table on Sept. 23.

The BC Teachers’ Federation and the BC Public School Employers’ Association are in mediated negotiations after failing to reach a new deal before the new school year. It’s the first time the two parties are negotiating since a 2016 Supreme Court ruling restoring class size and composition provisions, though the government is looking roll back that language once again. It’s also looking for a three-year deal with a pay raise of 2% per year.

The class size concessions were a discouraging start to negotiations, BCTF president Teri Mooring says, and don’t address classroom challenges and teacher shortages in northern B.C. “We should be enhancing our student learning conditions not rolling them back,” Mooring said during a visit to Fort St. John on Sept. 7.

The BCTF is looking for more supports to deal with more complex classrooms, and better wages and incentives to recruit more teachers in the north, Mooring said. At the start of the school year, there were 10 teaching, and four counsellor vacancies in Fort St. John, Mooring said, while many teachers on the on-call

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BC Teachers Federation President Teri Mooring and Peace River North Teachers’ Association President Michele Wiebe.

list are retirees. It’s the same problem facing school districts across the north, she said, and often uncertified teachers are being brought in to fill gaps.

“It shouldn’t matter where your child goes to school in this province, there should be a certified teacher in the classroom. Week one is just finished and there’s already uncertified folks in teaching positions in Fort St. John,” Mooring said.

“It’s unacceptable, especially in an environment where teachers are expected more and more to address individual needs of the students … there needs to be something done about the shortage.”

B.C. teachers are the secondlowest paid nationally, and lowest in all of Western Canada, Mooring said. Starting wage for

a B.C. teacher is $49,000, and is $15,000 higher to start in Alberta, she said.

“We need a lot of teachers to come up to the north so there needs to be deliberate strategies around that,” she said.

“Salary is a big thing. Salary is going to be something that attracts folks from the rest of Canada. Some teachers have come from other parts of Canada, but not anywhere near the numbers we need.”

B.C. Education Minister Rob Fleming said efforts to recruit more teachers are paying off, with 906 out-of-province teachers hired last year, mostly from Ontario, and funding for all 60 school districts was increased for the first time since 2006. “We’re hiring at a time when we’re making significant

adjustments to our school system and other provinces are not,” he said.

As for B.C. teachers’ relatively low wages, Fleming said “that’s historic.”

“We want to work with teachers to get an agreement that’s good for the teaching profession, that’s good for parents and kids. The offer that’s on the table, which we’re going to negotiate, is significantly higher than what the previous government offered.”

The province has not addressed most of the recommendations made by a 2017 education task force, Mooring said, which had suggested better incentives to entice teachers to the north, such as loan forgiveness.

“What they have done, and what I’ll give them credit for, is opening up additional teaching spaces in teacher education courses,” she said. But, “Even so, that’s a longer term solution. Teachers aren’t going to come out and be available for work right away.”

The BCTF is also looking for aboriginal cultural and domestic violence leave, and allowances for teachers needing to travel to access medical care.

“Just some things that make it more likely that people are going to feel their needs are being met in the system,” Mooring said.

Supporting Our Communities

With a report from The Canadian Press

The next federal election will take place Oct. 21, with an estimated 78,250 residents eligible to vote in the riding of Prince George-Peace RiverNorthern Rockies.

Incumbent MP Bob Zimmer of Fort St. John will be seeking a third term for the Conservatives. Zimmer, a former teacher and carpenter who got his start in politics with the Reform Party, was first elected for the Conservatives in 2011.

Ron Vaillant of Lacombe, Alta., is the candidate for the People’s Party. Vaillant, a journeyman carpenter and pipefitter by trade, was nominated as candidate after a shuffle in his home riding of Red Deer-Lacombe.

Catharine Kendall of Eaglet Lake is the candidate for the Greens.

Kendall is a community development consultant and executive director and co-found of the Connaught Youth Centre Society in Prince George, and vice-president of the Eaglet Lake Farmers’ Institute.

The Liberals and NDP have yet to announce candidates.

Open houses on economic, social research The Community Development Institute will hold four days of open houses later this month to collect feedback on an economic and social development framework being drafted for the city. The CDI says it has hosted 51 meetings with more than 250 people to gather input for the frameworks, with industry, business, community and non-profit groups, residents, and First Nations giving their input.

Open houses will be held daily from Sept.

18 to 21 for residents to learn more about what the CDI heard during those meetings, and to gather more feedback to improve quality of life in the city.

“Through research, dialogue, planning, and community action we are developing and implementing strategies to enhance quality of life and strengthen and diversify the economy in Fort St. John,” the CDI said in a release. “As a member of the community, we hope you will attend to provide your feedback and input on what we heard.” The open houses will take place at the cultural centre and run daily from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. from Sept. 18 to 21.

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Seniors win 27 medals at 2019 55+ BC Games Matt Preprost editor@ahnfsj.ca

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Richard Wood of Fort St. John with Derek Steel of Courtenay and Mike Stewart-Smith of Kamloops at the 2019 55+ BC Games in Kelowna.

Local seniors won at least 27 medals and counting at the 2019 55+ BC Games in Kelowna last week.

A group of 65 from across the Peace region took part in this year’s Games held Sept.

10 to 14, and brought home two gold, 11 silvers, and 14 bronze medals.

Medal counts were finalized Tuesday after this edition of the News went to print.

Carol Pope of Fort St. John won the lone gold with the low gross in women’s golf.

Robin O’Reilly of Dawson Creek won gold in the women’s 50m freestyle swim, with a time of 39.38. O’Reilly also won silvers in the 25m, 100m, and 200m freestyles, and in the 25m and 50m butterfly.

Richard Wood of Fort St. John won silver in the men’s cycling competitive time trial, with a time of 21:21.

Wood also won bronze in the competitive hill climb, finishing with a time of 10:55.

Caron Jones of Pouce Coupe won silver in women’s horseshoes singles, with a

score of 426.

Ken Huntley and Randy Morrow, of Fort St. John, and Deb Bain and Lloyd Hanberg, of Tumbler Ridge, each won silver with in their respective golf divisions.

Dora Cumming of Hudson’s Hope and Jean Deter of Fort St. John in mixed pairs cribbage.

Bill Bickford and Eira Lucas of Fort St. John won bronze in mixed doubles competitive table tennis.

Ann Nikmo and Sandra Chapple won bronze in women’s doubles recreational table tennis.

Philip Rempel of Fort St. John won bronze in the men’s track and field 5000 metres, with a time of 23:58.53.

Rempel also won bronze in the men’s 10-kilometre road race, finishing with a time of 50:58.

Rick Ekkel of Fort St. John won bronze in his men’s archery 3D-Recurve bow without/sight event, with a score of 254.

Annette Reeder and Walton Wilson, of Fort St. John, and Jean Slaney and Terry Vandenbosch, of Tumbler Ridge, won bronze in their respective golf divisions.

Fire truck pull hauls $14K DAVE LUENBERG PHOTO

Petronas 2 took home the best time of the day at the United Way truck pull, Sept. 14, 2019, with its the ‘heavy weight’ division squad scoring a time of 11.62 seconds.

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CITY BEAT

Updates from September 9, 2019 Council MeeƟngs NORTH PEACE REGIONAL AIRPORT – ANNUAL UPDATE At the Commi�ee of the Whole mee�ng, Council received an annual update from the North Peace Regional Airport outlining trends in passenger growth, economic impact, community involvement, ight paths and capital endeavours. Signicant growth trends have persisted over the past two years with 2019 forecasted to have provided ights to 276,000 passengers. Capital expenditures included a facili�es assessment completed in 2018 and upgrades to runway 03/21 schedule for 2020. $18 million is required to rehabilitate the runway and it is vital for airport opera�ons. Funding opportuni�es are being sought.

LAND ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION FRAMEWORK PRESENTATION At the Commi�ee of the Whole mee�ng, Council received a presenta�on from the General Manager of Community Services and the Manager of Economic Development regarding the land acquisi�on and disposi�on framework project. Over the past few years the City has undertaken signicant land-based transac�ons. The purchase or sale of any site by the City is a major strategic decision that requires clarity and consistency of process. The intent of the framework is to guide decision making as the City and its various departments engage in the process of acquiring and disposing of land assets. The framework guides that decision making process – around what to acquire, what to hold, what to dispose of and when those decisions should be made. This strategic tool will assist Council and staff to make well-reasoned, principled decisions that are aligned with strategic objec�ves, priori�es and ini�a�ves.

INTRODUCTION OF RCMP INSPECTOR ANTHONY HANSON At the Regular Council Mee�ng, Council introduced Anthony Hanson, new Inspector for the RCMP, and welcomed him to the City of Fort St. John.

LONESTAR NIGHTLIFE FSJ EXTENSION OF OPERATING HOURS APPLICATION Lonestar Nightlight submi�ed an applica�on to the City of Fort St. John reques�ng to extend their opera�ng hours to 4 am on Fridays and Saturdays. At the Regular Council mee�ng, Council regre�ully declined this request due to concerns expressed by the RCMP. MAYOR SELECTED AS THE CANADIAN ENERGY PERSON OF THE YEAR At the Regular Council Mee�ng, City of Fort St. John Council approved for all members of Council to travel to Calgary, AB on October 9, 2019 to a�end the 2019 Canadian Energy Person of the Year Gala Honoring Mayor Lori Ackerman.

PERMISSIVE TAX EXEMPTIONS Council received four new permissive tax exemp�ons applica�ons from the following organiza�ons and directed staff to prepare permissive exemp�on bylaws to be considered at the October 15th Regular Council mee�ng.

• Mennonite Central Commi�ee Bri�sh Columbia • Northern Environmental Ac�on Team • Pentecostals of Fort St. John Council regre�ully declined Mennonite Central Commi�ee of BC’s applica�on since this is a thri� store and property taxes are an opera�ng expense of any retail business.

Council also received 30 permissive tax exemp�on applica�ons from non-prot organiza�ons and places of worship for the 2020 taxa�on year. Council directed staff to prepare these bylaws for their considera�on on October 15 as well.

Dave Lueneberg Alaska Highway News Organizers of the United Way’s ninth annual fire truck pull in Fort St. John are a happy bunch — not only was there ideal weather, but donations this year toppled over the $14,000 mark, and that number could still climb in the coming days.

Fifteens teams from industry and business took part in the truck pull on Saturday, Sept. 14, including one new entry, South Peace-based Lakeview Credit Union, which “pulled in” a very respectable time of 17.40 seconds.

However, it was Petronas 2

that took home the best time of the day at 11.62 seconds, with its the heavy weight division squad. Ideal Solutions took first in the ‘light weight’ division with a time of 15.96 seconds.

Enbridge Charlie Lake was awarded the best fundraising trophy, its team members bringing in just under $5,500 in donations, while Northern Lights College was chosen as the Most Spirited/Best Dressed group.

Funds raised Saturday raised goes back into programming in Fort St. John and the surrounding area that’s supported by the United Way of Northern B.C.

Literacy funds flow Matt Preprost editor@ahnfsj.ca Seven adult literacy programs in Northeast B.C. will take a slice of $2.4 million in funding. Advanced Education Minister Melanie Mark announced the funding Sept. 9 for 94 adult literacy programs in B.C. Funds will flow to Northern Lights College and the following programs: • Fort St. John Adult Literacy Program - Fort St. John Literacy Society ($24,000) • Fort St. John Family Literacy Program - Fort St. John Literacy Society ($24,000)

• Adult Literacy Program Fort Nelson Community Literacy Society ($30,000) • Family Literacy Program - Fort Nelson Community Literacy Society ($30,000) • CALP Dawson Creek Dawson Creek Literacy Society ($23,760) • Chetwynd Community Adult Literacy Program - Chetwynd Public Library ($29,858) • Tumbler Ridge Adult Literacy Program - Tumbler Ridge Public Library ($29,262) All told, the funding amounts to just under $191,000.

TENDER AWARDS •

Council awarded the tender for 98 Street/100 Avenue Traffic Signals to the low bidder, Knappe� Industries (2006) Ltd. of Fort St. John, BC, for the unit rates in their tender submission dated August 29, 2019, totaling $208,738.75

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Council awarded the tender for the 2019 Curling Club and Cultural Centre Facility Improvements to the lowest compliant bidder, Hegge Construc�on Ltd., from Dawson Creek, BC, for the tendered price of $422,750.00 plus applicable taxes.

CITY OF FORT ST JOHN ZONING BYLAW – FINAL DRAFT At the Regular Council Mee�ng, Council directed staff to prepare the dra� Zoning Bylaw for First and Second readings.

BERT BOWES MIDDLE SCHOOL LANE CLOSURE AND REMOVAL OF HIGHWAY DEDICATION On September 9, 2019 a Public Mee�ng was held in Council Chambers for the Bert Bowes Middle School lane closure and removal of highway dedica�on. There were no members of the public in a�endance. At the Regular Council mee�ng, Council adopted the Lane Closure and Removal of Highway Dedica�on Bylaw No. 2469, 2019 by �tle only.

UPCOMING COUNCIL MEETINGS

A Commi�ee of the Whole Mee�ng is tenta�vely scheduled for Tuesday,October 15, 2019 at 1 p.m. The Regular Council Mee�ng will follow at 3:00 p.m.

All mee�ngs will be held in City Hall Council Chambers and the public is welcome to a�end.

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Rotary exchange shows youth what world has to offer them Matt Preprost editor@ahnfsj.ca It’s a wonder what a year in the French Riviera can do to break down cultural stereotypes. Just ask Emily Shaw. The Fort St. John student returned home this summer from her Mediterranean student exchange in France, “an amazingly beautiful, complicated” place full of opportunity.

“I remember getting on the plane, leaving, and thinking, ‘What am I doing? This is crazy,’” Shaw recently told a meeting of the Fort St. John Rotary Club. A 24-hour plane ride later, Shaw arrived in Saint Raphel at eight in the morning, where curiosity and culture shock waited, along with her host family. Late summer and early fall in the French Riviera isn’t like it is in Fort St. John.

“Leaving Fort St. John, I was wearing my pants, my blazer; it was a little brisk, I remember that. Getting there, I was hit by a heat wave,” Shaw said.

She was also hit by changes in fashion, food, and social norms, and the kind of French language skills high school doesn’t really prepare one for, even after six years of study. When she arrived, Shaw was so overwhelmed with the language that she could only reply with, ‘Je ne pas comprends’.

“I did not understand, because high school French does not prepare you for the fact it’s very fast, and when they talk, they have an accent,” she said. “They have different abbreviations and slang terms, and they compress sentences so that they’re shorter and easier to say, but then it sounds like something totally different. I wasn’t prepared for all that.”

Wide-eyed and soaking in all she could, Shaw stuck to her basics and listened intently. It took her three to four months to gain the confidence and understand the nuances of speaking French in France.

School in France was crowded — 1,700 studnets — and very formal and traditional, Shaw said — no phones, no food, no drinks. Students had to stand behind their desks waiting for their teacher before they were allowed to sit down. And, following her

peers from class to class, she noticed none of them ever skipped.

“French kids, they just don’t, it’s a very different mindset for them.

School is very very important. And for high school they did an insane amount of homework,” she said.

“Here in Canada, it’s important, but it doesn’t rule the lives of people.”

Throughout her trip, Shaw also learned the differences between cultural myth and reality. French people aren’t really rude, as many say, but they are strong-willed and very forward with you, Shaw said.

They do smoke a lot, but they don’t wear striped shirts that often; and yes, “you see people walking with baguettes in their bags in their arms, everywhere, all the time. That’s definitely true,” Shaw said with a laugh.

Food is a culture of its own in France, and centred around family, she said.

“It’s normal for the whole family to eat at lunch, dinner, even breakfast,” Shaw said. “Not here, where we’re rushed and eat at different times.”

While overseas, Shaw got to visit eight other countries, take in the prestigious Cannes Film Festival, and lived through the kinds of life experiences that makes one more independent and world-ready: meeting new people and making new friends, volunteering with Rotary in the community, dealing with a bout of holiday homesickness, and sorting through things like banking overseas and even having her phone stolen.

“I learned how to have confidence in myself,” Shaw said. “Really, going through all these amazing experiences and the hard ones at the same time, it completely opened my eyes to the word and what it has to offer. If you search, you will always find new opportunities and new things that will help you to grow and become the better version of yourself.”

The exchange was sponsored by the Rotary clubs in Fort St. John. The clubs are playing host this school year to Giuseppe Sirugo from Italy. Meanwhile, Fort St. John student Kobe Tulloch is currently on exchange in Italy.

You can read about Kobe’s journey at kobetulloch.com.

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Emily Shaw spent in a year in France as part of Rotary’s youth exchange program.

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here is an insurance company in town called Western Financial Group. It wasn’t that long ago it was called J.W. Baker Insurance and was owned by Jack Baker, a prominent businessman in Fort St. John, and for many years he owned the only insurance company here.

The following is Jack’s story told in his own words. Part of it deals with a story I had heard as a kid and in later years read about in different history books. It is the stuff Hollywood has made into legends but it did actually happen here in the north in 1939.

It deals with a well known doctor, Garnet Kearney, Jack, and a man by the name of Gordon Stock, whose life was saved by Jack working under the direction of Dr. Kearney over a short wave radio 500 miles away.

“J.W. Baker was born in Cork, Ireland, and was the son of a business man who enjoyed singing and entertaining. Jack entered the University of Manitoba at the young age of 15, but was too young to be happy about it. As soon as he could, he shipped out for the north in 1928. He spent 10 years living with the Inuit and First Nations people of the Arctic tundra.

“He then left the Arctic and went to Fort Liard where he ran a fur trading post for Northern Traders Ltd. of Winnipeg. On a winter day in 1938 a small plane stopped on the river near the post. The pilot asked if he could stay the night.

The pilot was none other than Grant McConachie, who became the founder of Canadian Pacific Airlines in 1942.

McConachie found it interesting that Jack had built a small radio transmitter and, after fastening a hand key, had managed to learn and transmit messages using Morse code. Jack was then asked if he could go to Watson Lake and open a station for radio and weather reports, as well as other data.

“Northern Traders sold the business in 1939, but Jack remained at Liard until late summer, arriving at his home in Winnipeg in fall. After a great reunion with his family and friends Jack decided to head back north. Jack took the train to Edmonton to look for McConachie, who was delighted to see him and wanted him to leave right away for Watson Lake. Jack got a ride to Fort Nelson on the mail plane. He traveled on to Fort Liard for some of his things, then borrowed a dog team from a trapper and was soon back in Fort Nelson. He was picked up by another pilot and flown to Watson Lake in early February 1939. This is where he met Frank Watson and Vic Johnson, who were busy building the station with logs.

“The company had already sent radio equipment, a transmitter and receiver along with storage batteries and a gasoline motor generator. The Dominion Weather Service had also sent in weather equipment including a recording anemometer (wind speed indicator), barometers, thermometers, rain gauges, a cloud atlas among many other things.

“It wasn’t long before Yukon Sourthern Air Transport became very busy and increased its service from Edmonton and Vancouver to Whitehorse. It was at this time that Jack felt he could not keep up with the work and insisted that McConachie send him an assistant. In late summer Gordon Stock arrived. Soon Gordon took over the outside work, cutting firewood and tending planes when they stopped in.

“By early November, the lake was freezing over. Gordon started experiencing bad headaches, which he tried to calm with aspirin. As time passed, Gordon’s face began to swell, with one eye closed completely. There was no plane that could land, so with the problem getting worse and Gordon not eating or sleeping, Jack felt he had to try something. He called the operator at Charlie Lake, where the Fort St. John float plane base was at Red Powell’s, and asked the operator if he could locate a doctor and find out what Jack could do for Gordon. Later, the operator called back to say that Dr. Kearney said he would have to do an immedi-

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ate operation to relieve the pressure, which was forcing its way into some delicate area back of Gordon’s eye, and this could result in death if nothing was done. He agreed to attend at the radio station at Charlie Lake that night at 8 p.m. when communications were expected to be at their best, and would guide the hand of Jack Baker nearly 500 miles away. He advised Jack to break a razor diagonally to give it a piercing and cutting edge, to boil it to sterilize, and to have clean cloths and hot water for mopping blood.

“That night, other radios on their circuit cleared the air to allow an open channel, and conditions were excellent so they could use microphones instead of the usual Morse code. Jack led Gordon into the shack and sat him down. He was pretty far gone and there was no need to tie him in the chair, as the doctor had suggested. Jack was pretty shaky as he started poking the pointed instrument around Gordon’s eye, following the instructions from Dr. Kearney on where to cut and how deep to go. Blood began to flow; Gordon winced and moaned, but the doctor was as near as the microphone, keeping him calm. It took longer than expected but he eventually cut through to the seat of the trouble and then it burst. Gordon immediately went limp in a faint. The doctor said to lay him out on a mattress on the floor so the incision could continue draining, and to cover him up to keep him warm and hope for the best.

“Jack cleaned up the ‘operating room’ and went to bed physically and mentally exhausted. When Jack woke, he checked on Gordon and saw he was still asleep, but breathing OK with a steady pulse. Gordon finally woke up the next day, remarking that he was hungry. Jack was very glad to hear those words, so got him up to wash up, then fed him some soup. Gordon could not remember what had happened. After several days, a small plane finally came to pick up Gordon to take him to Fort St. John and for a check-up with Dr. Kearney, who said there was nothing else to be done as Gordon, by this time, was healing nicely and the infection had subsided. Jack didn’t meet Gordon again until 30 years later, when Gordon visited Jack in his office in Fort St. John. They had a great reunion, and the little scar was hardly visible.

“By 1942, Jack was promoted to Chief Dispatcher of Canadian Pacific Air Lines, northern division in Whitehorse. Once the government became involved with their regulations, paperwork, reports and uniforms Jack lost interest and went back to the trapline.

This time he headed for the Peace River Country, at Gold Bar, where his father-in-law had a ranch. He trapped for a couple of years in the mountains and at Graham River. In 1948, Jack and his wife, Clarice Beattie Baker, moved to Fort St. John where they raised seven children. It was in Fort St. John that Jack had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Kearney. They finally had a chance to discuss, in person, the frightening night they had shared nine years before when they saved the life of Gordon Stock. They remained friends until Kearney’s death in 1970.”

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The sale will be held at the City Hall Council Chambers, 10631-100 Street, Fort St. John, BC at 10:00 AM, Monday, September 30, 2019.

All the properties listed below will be sold by public auction for a minimum of the upset price, unless guaranteed payment by cash, interac, money order, certified cheque is received prior to 10:00 AM Monday, September 30, 2019, for the Delinquent Portion of Taxes plus Interest.

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Note: Payments received after Sept 12th, 2019, are not reflected in this listing.

The successful bidder on each property must immediately pay in cash, interac, money order, certified cheque, a minimum no 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 in cash, interac, money order, certified cheque, by 3:00 PM of 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.

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Moose smashes into school board office Matt Preprost editor@ahnfsj.ca A moose gave staff at School District 60 a shock last week after it smashed through the doors of the board office in Fort St. John.

The moose broke through the foyer door separating the two wings of the building around 4:40 p.m. on Sept. 11, shaking district staff up from their desks.

“We all came out and saw this moose stumble in the glass, and then wander toward the board room,” Superintendent Stephen Petrucci said.

Most staff were able to get out of the building, while 911 and conservation officers were called, Petrucci said.

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Once outside, Petrucci said he opened the back door to the Learning Services wing and was able to woo the moose out of the building.

“I kind of called it like a dog and it came out,” he said.

No staff were hurt, Petrucci said, noting things could have gone worse. It was a juvenile moose and staff could follow its footsteps through the buiding and see that it had been cut, he said.

Only the door was damaged and being cleaned up and secured by custodians before it was replaced.

“It didn’t make any sort of mess in terms of rummaging or excrement,” Petrucci said.

The moose was located by COs and found to be fine.

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Airport sees more passengers, plans runway upgrade Matt Preprost editor@ahnfsj.ca Despite a dip in 2016, passenger traffic at the North Peace Regional Airport is predicted to continue climbing to new records in 2019.

The airport saw a 6% drop in passenger counts in 2016 due to the downturn in the energy sector, but has been on a rebound in the two years since. Passenger counts climbed to a record-high of 268,000 in 2018, and is forecast to grow by at least another 3% this year to 276,000 passengers.

“I believe we’ll be probably significantly ahead of that,” Gordon Duke, the airport’s managing director, told city councillors on Monday, Sept. 9.

“It’s a good trend that our airport is undergoing.”

The airport is looking ahead to 2020 when it plans to start upgrades to Runway 03/21, its primary runway, which is at the end of its service life, according to Miranda Flury, director of strategy, capital, and planning for the airport.

The project is estimated to cost $18 million, and the airport currently has

$250,000 in support from the Northern Development Initiative Trust. The airport is conducting a socio-economic impact study to help develop a business case for further government funding.

“It’s incredibly important to the operations of our airport,” Flury said.

That said, the airport does have some sense of how big of an economic driver it is for the city and region.

Airport operations employ 385 people, according to Duke, and is responsible for roughly $32 million in GDP, $22.5 million in household incomes, and $10.4 million in taxes.

“It’s a real driver for the region,” Duke said.

Airlines and airport stakeholders will be consulted early to navigate the change in airport operations that will be needed when construction takes place, Duke said, predicting a minor impact on operations that will be weather dependent.

The airport continues to work with Central Mountain Air to restore direct flights to Edmonton, while flights to Vancouver and Calgary remain strong, Duke said.

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Residents were invited to learn how to better protect their home and property from wildfires. The clearing work was done by members of a wildfire unit based in Fort St. John.

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September land sale sees $9M Matt Preprost editor@ahnfsj.ca B.C.’s monthly sale of Crown petroleum and natural gas rights saw an $8.3 million lift in September thanks to the sale of a drilling licence in the Halfway River area.

Industry paid $8.97 million in bonus bids for the month, the most successful sale of the year so far for the province in terms of returns.

The biggest grab was by Contiguous Resources, which paid $31,477 per hectare for the 264-hectare drilling licence near Halfway River.

Synergy Land Services picked up the other drilling licence sold this month, paying $106,909 for 569 hectares in the Upper Halfway area.

Two leases were sold.

Concourse Petroleum paid a bonus

bid of $320,152 for two tracts covering 1,395 hectares in the Martin area.

Elk Run Resources paid $234,910 for four tracts covering 1,135 hectares in the Kobes and Gundy Creek areas.

Industry paid $8.97 million in bonus bids, or $2,668 per hectare.

With rent and other fees, the province brought in $8.99 million for the month.The province has now taken in close to $12 million in bonus bids to date this year — far short of the nearly $61 million it saw through this time last year.

It’s been a sluggish year for land sales in B.C., which saw zero revenue in February, March, and July. Sales have ranged from a low of $5,500 in bonus bids in June, and a previous high of $2 million in January.

The next sale is scheduled for Oct. 9, with five leases on offer.

Taylor set to adopt burn bylaw Matt Preprost editor@ahnfsj.ca Taylor councillors have given three readings to a new burn bylaw that loosens restrictions on campfires.

The bylaw, targeted mainly at Class 2 and 3 open fires, had called for 20foot setbacks between fire pits and buildings, property lines, trees and hedges, fences, roads, and overhead wires. That’s been brought down to six feet after a review by council’s protection committee.

“The protection committee is happy with this version,” Coun. Brent Taillefer said at council’s Sept. 3 meeting. The bylaw was set to be adopted at council’s meeting on Monday, after this edition of the News had gone to print.

Under the bylaw, residents will need a permit from the district for any Class 2 and 3 fires inside the mu-

nicipality, and fire officials will have the power to assess burn and site conditions before a burn is allowed to begin.

The district began drafting the burn bylaw this spring to help prevent the threat of wildfire.

The district was put on high alert in 2016 when record-breaking heat and high winds kicked up a massive wildfire on the South Taylor Hill overlooking the community. In April of this year, a grass fire got out of control during a windy day in the same area, stoking another wave of early season wildfire fears.

It does not apply to Taylor’s fire protection zone outside its municipal borders. The regional district must first adopt a similar bylaw of its own to give firefighters the power to issue permits and inspect properties in the rural areas around Taylor, Fire Chief Steve Byford said.

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$200K for winter tourism The Fort Nelson Events Society is receiving up to $200,000 to help develop a winter tourism industry in the Northern Rockies.

The society was one of 65 tourism projects to split $11.6 million in federal funding announced Monday for tourism initiatives in Western Canada.

Funds are flowing through the Canadian Experiences Fund, “which supports Canadian businesses and organizations seeking to create, improve, or enhance tourism products, facilities, and experiences,” the government said in a news release.

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global tourism boom to diversify their economies and create good jobs for middle-class families while showcasing Canada’s brand, centred on shared values of diversity and equality.” federal tourism minister Mélanie Joly said in a statement.

The society began the hard work of building itself up as a winter tourism destination in March with the first annual Northern Lights Festival, which drew visitors from around the world for an authentic Northern B.C. experience, and soak in the Northern Lights.

The festival also looked to challenge the the Guinness record for the world’s largest snowman.

Truck driver killed in rollover A 31-year-old truck driver was killed in a rollover near Wonowon on Thursday, Sept.5. A gravel truck failed to negotiate a turn and rolled into the ditch on the Upper Halfway

Road at the Cameron River Bridge around 9 a.m., according to RCMP. The driver, a man from Manitoba, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The investigation continues.

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“You will experience the show in brand new theatre seats, new carpet and paint, and with upgraded stage and audience lighting. We wanted to really enhance the audience experience with this renovation,” said Oliver Hachmeister, operations manager.

“After 27 years, this update is a very needed change and the audience is going to love the new theatre.”

For more info, including tickets, visit the cultural centre’s website, or call 250-785-1992.

Writer’s fest looms If you like to read books, listen to music, or create your own stories and songs, Wild Words North is for you!

From September 26 to 29, writers from across Canada working in poetry, prose, filmmaking, and songwriting will converge in Fort St. John to participate in 17 different readings, panel discussions, presentations, and workshops. This three-day festival, administered by the Peace Liard Regional Arts Council, will feature Griffin Poetry Prize winner Billy-Ray Belcourt. whose most recent book, NDN Coping Mechanisms, came out the first week of September and sold out in days. Also featured are renowned anthropologists Jillian and Robin Ridington, who wrote a seminal history of the Dane-zaa First Nation at the request of the Doig River First Nation, as well as singer-songwriter Kym Gouchie, acclaimed storyteller and filmmaker Richard Van Camp, and Erin Moure, one of Canada’s most esteemed writers and translators.

Audience members will have the opportunity to hear these writers and more share

their work and their techniques in the craft of writing.

The festival is also excited to present a panel discussion, “Histories, Presences, Places”, where an impressive line up of writers and community members will discuss how we can speak of histories, presences, and places in better ways and what questions we need to ask of history and what history asks of us.

Words North will also showcase some of the region’s visual artists by displaying work inspired by the words of the festival’s feature writers.

The opening of this art exhibit takes place Thursday, Sept. 26 at Peace Gallery North at 7 p.m. in conjunction with the opening of the festival. Admission to the opening is free and will be followed by a coffeehouse hosted by singer-songwriters Naomi Shore and Ryan Sebastiano, with other performers including Adam Winn, Airik Clark, Joseph Tebulte, Lorissa Scriven, Dori Braun, and Ben Waechter.

The festival takes place at the cultural centre. Visit peaceliardarts.org for full details and schedule of events.

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John McLachlan headlines first concert at renovated theatre B.C. folk singer John McLachlan will headline the first concert to reopen the newly renovated theatre at the North Peace Cultural Centre in September.

McLachlan will present his Call It Home! show on Sept.

21, a “musically dramatic multimedia journey that reignites glowing memories of summer vacations, explores the pains of growing up and sheds light on the realities of adulthood with its realization that we are all part of a bigger ebb and flow.”

“From a poignant memory of his dad’s 8mm home movies to a story about the first car ferry and its captain, this concert is part nostalgia, part history and part present day,” the cultural centre said in a news release.

“Images and movie clips weave throughout, adding a richness and authenticity recognizable to every childhood summer holiday spent on islands, lakes or countryside. Call It Home traces a personal yet universal journey of appeal to all ages.”

This will be the first performance in the centre’s newly renovated 400-seat theatre. There will be an exclusive VIP tour of the renovated theatre and mezzanine

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hometown heroes Fort St. John’s Austin Crossley and Connor Bowie had the crowd behind their back during WHL exhibition action between the Prince George Cougars and Edmonton Oil Kings in Dawson Creek, on Sept. 12 and 14, 2019.

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Connor Bowie lunges for the puck during a shift in the Prince George Cougars game against the Edmonton Oil Kings at the Encana Events Centre in Dawson Creek on September 12, 2019.

Crossley, Bowie revel in hometown WHL showcase Dillon Giancola sports@ahnfsj.ca For Prince George Cougar forwards Connor Bowie and Austin Crossley, both from Fort St. John, playing close to home isn’t anything new, but is certainly something they never thought they’d get to do at the WHL level.

The Cougars were in Dawson Creek for their final two pre-season games on September 12 and 14 against the Edmonton Oil Kings, and were the defacto home team, as seemingly the entire crowd was rooting on Bowie and Crossley’s team.

“It was unreal, I never thought I’d play north of Prince George again.

Seeing my family and friends at the game, and people I played with and their parents, was surreal,” said Crossley.

In between the two games, Crossley and Bowie skated with kids from North Pine and Bert Ambrose students at the Pomeroy Sports Centre on September 13.

“This has been such a blast, just to

see all the kids here in Fort St. John and inspire and skate with them. It’s a great experience, and I’m trying to take it all in and have fun,” Bowie said.

The games themselves could have gone better for the Cougars. Prince George lost 6-1 in the first game, and 2-1 one in the second. The games were reflective of the Cougar’s preseason as a whole, Bowie said.

“Camp started really great, but the pre-season has been tough. However, we can’t read too much into that and will be ready to go for the regular season,” Bowie said.

Both Bowie and Crossley will have new roles with the Cougars this year.

Crossley will play forward instead of defence, while Bowie, a third and fourth-line grinder last season, will get time on the second line this year, as well as the powerplay and penalty kill teams.

“I’m expecting a lot more from myself and our team, I think we have a lot more offensive power, and I’m excited to play more on the powerplay,” said Bowie.

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around the bases A s much as I try to fool myself by still wearing shorts, it’s not summer anymore. Shocker, I know. But as I begin to make the switch to fall, the start of hockey season and other sports around the corner, I find myself wishing there was one more local rodeo I could go to.

The three First Nations rodeos at Blueberry River, Doig River, and Halfway River were a blast this summer. I look forward to them each year, and had been to each once before, but this was the first summer I attended all three. On the surface, they might not look that much different from the local pro rodeo in Fort St. John, or the high school rodeos. The rodeos feature much of the same athletes, after all.

But it’s the atmosphere, the location, and the setups that stand out. Rodeo is a family sport — something cowboys and cowgirls do on their farm with their parents growing up even outside of competition — and the First Nations are no different. All who make it out, whether local or from out of town, are happy to be there, are glad to be a part of it, and are proud to continue the tradition. All three of these rodeos have been around for more than 20 years, and there’s certainly no end in sight.

Then there are the actual rodeo grounds, which all stand out. The Blueberry

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brazilian cowboy Italo Aguilar of Brazil hangs on for dear life during the Bull Riders Canada event at the Halfway River Rodeo on September 6, 2019. Aguilar finished fourth in both average score and the long round.

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River rodeo grounds are at the bottom of a valley, with the stands perched up high above, looking down on the action. The Doig River grounds feature a large, vast ring with awesome bleachers all around the ring. No matter where you sit, you’re in for a great show.

Then there’s the Halfway River rodeo ground. When I was there two years ago, it was sparsely attended, with a couple bleacher stands. Now, in 2019, it was packed, with stands surrounding the ring and with the atmosphere

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that comes with a full crowd.

Simply put, these rodeos make you happy, or at least that’s the affect they have on me. The entire rodeo season in general makes me feel that way, but these ones take it up a notch.

Sure, the First Nation rodeos might not have the Pro Canada Tour cowboys like you see at the Dawson Creek Stampede, but that’s alright; that’s what makes that rodeo stand out, and what helps lend the Blueberry, Halfway and Doig rodeos its smalltown charm.

But, the summer’s over, and I must look forward.

Hockey is here, and I’m as excited as ever. So are the athletes at NPSS, and I can’t wait to see which students will rise to the top and make the jump to college and university athletics a year from now.

Speed skating, figure skating, and the B.C. Winter Games are sure to bring tons of excitement and memories, but for now, I just want to reflect on the small town rodeos; on getting dust in my face, and my camera, or

trying to hide out from the rain while making sure I still get the perfect saddle bronc shot. I definitely won’t miss the rodeo clowns we get up here. I think those guys could use some work and new material, but I’ll save that for another day.

Actually, I may have just stumbled on a fantastic idea. Maybe I could be the rodeo clown next year. I was the class clown, and putting some makeup on my face and jeans doesn’t seem that far of a stretch. Plus, I’ll never be able to actually compete in a rodeo. Mostly because I can’t really ride a horse but also because I’m old and nothing good can come from me falling off of a raging bull or bucking bronco.

I’ve always wanted to try stand-up comedy but it seems just a bit too intimidating. Rodeo clowns basically do the same thing but don’t thrive off of laughs. It’s groans they’re going after, and I’m perfect for that.

Rodeo clowns are the stopgap for the fast and furious rodeo action, and at the First Nation rodeos, it’s no different.

Regardless of what my role is at next year’s rodeos, you can guarantee I’ll be there with a smile on my face, a ridiculous button-down shirt, and dust in my hair. OK, fine — dust on my bald head. sports@ahnfsj.ca

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This year the Sanderson Farms Championship offers full FedEx Cup points for the first time The Sanderson Farms Championship has long been played opposite of an event on the PGA TOUR, but this year it got its own week on the schedule and will offer full FedEx Cup points. Six of the past seven Sanderson Farms Championship victors have been first-time winners on the PGA Tour. Past champions playing this week include defending champion Cameron Champ, Ryan Armour, Peter Malnati, Nick Taylor, Scott Stallings, D.J. Trahan, and Chad Campbell.

Rory McIlroy tops Brooks Koepka in Player of the Year voting Rory McIlroy beat Brooks Koepka in the final round of the 2018-19 PGA Tour season, shooting 66 over the final 18 holes to win a $15 million bonus at the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta in August.

After a somewhat surprising vote by PGA Tour members, McIlroy also edged Koepka for PGA Tour Player of the Year honors last week. It is the third time McIlroy has won the Jack Nicklaus Award. “I couldn’t be more proud of what I achieved this year,” McIlroy said. Sung-jae Im, the only rookie who qualified for the Tour Championship, was voted PGA Tour Rookie of the Year.

PGA Tour members who played at least 15 official FedEx Cup events during the 2018-19 season were eligible to vote for the awards. Voting ended on Sept. 6. Last month, Koepka was named PGA of America Player of the Year based on points.

Joaquin Niemann became the first player from Chile to win on the PGA Tour, shooting a 6-under 64 on Sunday for a six-stroke victory in A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier. The 20-year-old Niemann entered the final round of the season opener with a two-stroke lead and Niemann held off challenges from Tom Hoge and Richy Werenski. Niemann birdied the final three holes to finish at 21-under 259 at Old White TPC. Hoge shot 65 and finished second at 15-under.

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One of the first things that we need to learn when we get ready TV Coverage to tee off is to have the proper Day Time Network ball position. More than half the Thursday 2-6pm GOLF time, the ball is not lined up with Friday 2-6pm GOLF our body properly, resulting in an Saturday 3-6pm GOLF Sunday 3-6pm GOLF errant drive. For every inch that the ball is teed up too far back in your stance, it puts the flight of the ball some 15-20 yards off of Pro Golf Trivia your intended line. It is almost a universal What place did Joaquin Niemann rule that the ball should be close to even with finish in his first PGA Tour event as the tip of your front shoulder. This will allow a professional? the clubface to make a full rotation through the ball, maximizing your distance, accuracy a) 1st c) 14th and consistency. Place the ball in line with b) 6th d) 21st your front heel and make sure that the heels Answer: b) Joaquin Niemann finished 6th in his first of your feet are shoulder width apart.

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Last Week in Pro Golf Joaquin Niemann won at The Greenbrier

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Huskies captain Jeridyn Loewen battles out a Cold Lake Ice player to keep the puck in the offensive zone during Fort St. John’s 5-1 exhibition win on September, 14, 2019.

Huskies sweep exhibition series ahead of season opener Dillon Giancola sports@ahnfsj.ca The first Fort St. John Huskies games of the season couldn’t have gone any better for the defending two-time NWJHL champions. Sure, they were exhibition games, but the Huskies looked like their old selves in a pair of wins against the Cold Lake Junior B Ice on September 14 and 15.

In the first period of the first game, the Huskies were tentative, and looked like they were playing their first pre-season game. That quickly changed in the second, as the Huskies scored four goals and went on to win 5-1. The team followed that up with a 4-2 win in the second game.

“I thought we looked great. I’m really pleased with what we showed out there against a pretty good hockey club,” said Head Coach Todd Alexander. “The guys were focused on doing what we need to do and implementing the things we’ve been talking about. I’m real excited to start the

season next week and am expecting a strong start from the guys.”

The Huskies begin the regular season this Friday, September 20, in Grande Prairie against the Kings. It’s the only game of the weekend for the team.

“This week I’ll be looking to see that we’re locked in on the things we’ve been talking about, and aren’t worrying about the other team. I have a good experienced group so I’m expecting that to show through,” Alexander said.

Though he didn’t name a starting goalie for the season-opener, both Jacob Romanowski and newcomer Tyler McArthur played good, with Romanowski playing solid in the 5-1 win, allowing just one goal on 20 shots.

“Both guys played great. They didn’t face a lot of shots, but they handled what they faced. (Romanowski) handled the puck real well and was great sliding side to side,” Alexander said.

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4H Achievement days is not just for our club but for the whole Region. 4H devotes a whole weekend for all the clubs in the region to showcase their projects and what they have achieved throughout the year. Our club is focused on horses, so we all showcase what we have learned with our horses, our ability to show off our horses which we call Showmanship, our patterns that we have learned to show off the skills we are working towards achieving for whichever level we are working on and games and fun with our club to enjoy spending time with our horses. Also, this year for the second year our club had a Drill Team with flags to perform. A drill team is like a large choreographed dance routing except its with the kids riding their horses and is really neat to watch and be a part of.

For 4H Achievement Days, each club from the region chooses a theme to decorate their area with and learn about and relate it to their project. This year our club chose the Wild West as a theme. We all decided what kind of horse our project horse might be: for example in the Wild West it might be a train robber horse, a carriage horse or a doctors horse for emergencies. We also decorated our barn area like the wild west.

One of the great things about the Achievement Days is the chance for everyone to be together and have the older kids work with the younger kids. Also, we get a chance to meet and learn about other clubs projects and see what other things you can learn at 4H. 4H Achievement Days this past July 2019 was a great time and way to celebrate all of our hard work with other kids and our leaders and show the Community what we are up to. We are all looking forward to another year of 4H to Learn to Do by Doing and showcase it to the Community.

Have a great Fall. If you want to learn more about the Beatton Community 4H, look us up on Facebook Hailey Illenseer 4H Club Reporter

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The NHLPA decided not to re-open the current NHL CBA on September 16, ensuring that there will not be a lockout in 2020. The current agreement will run until 2022, meaning the recent surge in contract salary is likely to continue until then as well.

A couple of star NFL quarterbacks will miss large chunks of the 2019 regular season. Saints QB Drew Brees injured his thumb against the Rams on Sept. 15 and will miss six weeks due to surgery, while Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger is out the rest of the season with an elbow injury.

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It’s Grizzly Season! The 2019 fall season kicked off with the Dawson Creek Sneak on Saturday morning.

September 14. It was a beautiful day for running and all of the athletes from North Peace, Bert Bowes, and Dr Kearney competed well.

Grade 12 runner Jordynn McPherson took second place in the senior girls division and Grade 10 athlete Kane Schreiner took third place in the senior boys division.

Special shoutout to Israel Tebultr (Bert Bowes), Paige McPherson (Dr Kearney) and Shayne Turner (Bert Bowes) for finishing first, second, and third to sweep the junior girls division, and to Ryder Hunt (Bert Bowes) for finishing third in the junior boys division.

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Our junior girls, senior girls and senior boys volleyball teams will be in Grande Prairie, September 20 and 21, competing at the Super Red tournament hosted by Grande Prairie College. Senior boys soccer will be in Prince George September 20 and 21 for the Warrior Invitational, and the cross country runners will be racing in Grande Prairie on the 21st.

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NPSS cross-country runner Jordynn McPherson, centre, shows off her second place ribbon won at the Dawson Creek Sneak on September 14, 2019.

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FLYERS TRAINING CAMP The Fort St. John Senior Flyers have announced the dates of their 2019-20 training camp. It will begin on September 30 and run every Monday and Wednesday until October 16. Players looking to attend camp should contact Flyers general manager Lee Hartman at 250-2619865. A CSA approved helmet with half visor is mandatory to play.

The Flyers have also scheduled a home and home exhibition series with the Dawson Creek Canucks.

BOWLING SEASON UNDERWAY Both the Fort Bowling Lanes Coffee League and No Cap League began this week on September 18, and will continue every Wednesday.

TRACKERS OFF TO WHITECOURT The NEBC Midget Trackers are in Whitecourt this weekend, September 20 to 22, for a fourgame exhibition tournament.

The NAHL regular season begins September 27.

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Mike Gash celebrates making a birdie on the 18th green at Lakepoint from 15 yards off the green, a minute after his friend Colin Caldwell birdied from a similar distance, on September 14, 2019.

Though the Huskies season begins this weekend, fans will have to wait one more week for the home opener. The Huskies host the Sexsmith Vipers on Saturday, September 28, at 8 p.m.

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hen we embark on a health and lifestyle change we need to develop patience with ourselves. The kinds of changes we want to make will not happen overnight. Our own unique journey to health will take time and there may be instances where we take a few steps backward before we can progress forward. How can we develop the patience needed to reach our goals?

It’s important to make sure our expectations of progress and change are reasonable.

Having sky high expectations of what we want to accomplish and then giving ourselves a short amount of time to do so doesn’t allow room for patience. We can rush the

process thinking we will see progress in a couple of days or weeks. When the results don’t show up fast enough, we become disheartened and may think we are the problem. The truth is, we are being unrealistic and we need to re-evaluate our expectations. To develop patience with ourselves and the process, it’s important for us to remember that we are all unique and our bodies respond differently to the changes we make to our diet and lifestyle habits.

This leads us to the next way we can develop patience.

We have to stop comparing our process and progress with that of another person.

Comparison will only lead to discouragement and if left

COACH LYNZEE unresolved it could cause us to give up our goals completely. Now, I want you to think about your reasons for change. Focus in on those reasons, jot down notes and/ or talk with a close friend about them. Reminding ourselves of why we want to make a change and reach our goals helps us to see that the journey we are on is worth it

no matter how long it takes to get to our desired destination.

The journey, inclusive of all its challenges, helps us grow as people so we can accomplish whatever we set our mind too.

Another good exercise to build patience is to think about the consequences of not continuing to fight for our goals. Where does that leave us in a week, month, or year? What does our health look like? When we think about what our day-to-day lives could look like if we stay stagnant or even regress in our pursuit to be healthy, this can give us the push to develop the patience needed to endure the tough times and see our goals through to the end.

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tive also bolsters our patience. When we focus on the progress we are making everyday, no matter how modest, we reassure ourselves that whatever obstacles we face during the process won’t make us falter. In fact, facing obstacles head on helps us develop another important quality which is mental toughness.

When we make diet and lifestyle changes we will come up against overwhelming and frustrating moments. But if we work on developing patience it can help us to continue on with the process of change and realize our goals.

Caitlyn Harbottle is a Peace Region nutrition coach.

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Disc sports club left out of Kin Park redevelopment Dillon Giancola sports@ahnfsj.ca The City of Fort St. John has unveiled new concepts for the redevelopment of Surerus Park and Kin Park. However, some user groups in the city were displeased to see their interests not included.

The Fort St. John Disc Sports Club members were holding out hope that a second disc golf course would be part of the Kin Park redevelopment plans, but the concept doesn’t include a disc golf course.

“We don’t want to take over the park. We loved having it there because of the trees and the technical aspect it presents, but we want to work within the design and structure in the park after the new concept is implemented,” said Disc Sports Club President Josh Stokmans.

The club used temporary baskets at Kin Park this summer while work was being done at Toboggan Hill Park, but have since returned to using the permanent course at Toboggan Hill.

“We had the largest representatives of any group at the open house meetings, so it’s a bit disappointing to see we weren’t included. We’re not looking for cement tee pads or anything like that,” Stokmans said.

The City of Fort St. John is looking for feedback on the concept, and is asking the community to fill out a survey on its website. The Disc Sports Club have expressed their concerns this way.

“It’s important to remember there are always competing interests for what the park can contain, and we want to make sure the public can still access it. We know the Disc Sports Club enjoyed their stay there,” said

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Some of the suggestions for the Surerus Park redevelopment include updated tennis courts, an off-leash dog park, a multi-sport court, and a beer garden space.

Features of the Kin Park concept include a batting cage, pickle ball courts, a cricket pitch, and an updated an extended BMX track.

Since the plans for the parks are just concepts for now, Harvey is unsure when the construction phase will begin, but is hoping to see construction of the parks included in the city’s 2020 budget.

Battle of the Peace The Fort St. John Disc Sports Club has two exciting events taking place this weekend. The Battle of the Peace

is back on September 22 for a fourth year. However, this year’s event will be held at Farmington Fairways, instead of Lone Wolf Golf Course.

Prior to that, the club will hose the Barsby Challenge at the Toboggan Hill course on September 20. The Barsby Challenge is a tournament put on by Professional Disc Golf Association world champion Gregg Barsby, who will be in Fort St. John for the weekend.

The event has a flex start from 4 to 6 p.m., which means players can start any time during that frame. Each person who plays will get two Barsby discs to use, and can bring one of their own. Some players will even get to play the round with Barsby himself.

“We’re really looking forward to both these events this weekend and are hoping for a large turnout,” said Stokmans.

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Last Year’s Pole: Kevin Harvick - 121.880 mph Last Year’s Winner: Kyle Busch

Richmond International Raceway Shape: D-Shaped Oval Distance: 0.75 miles Banking / Turns: 14 / 18 / 2 degrees

The Federated Auto Parts 400 is the second of the ten races in the Cup Series playoffs. Year after year, Richmond International Raceway puts on the best short track show. Richmond’s unique, 3/4-mile layout produces tremendous side-by-side racing, yet drivers can obtain high enough speeds to give it a superspeedway feel. That rare combination allows for the beating and banging that fans always love, with the drivers’ skill playing a major role in winning. In the words of NASCAR Cup icon Rusty Wallace, those characteristics help make racing at the track and the experience fans have while visiting, simply “perfect.”

Last Weekend’s Race: Martin Truex Jr. won at Las Vegas Martin Truex Jr. secured his spot in the next stage of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs by winning the first race of the post-season at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. “Welcome back,’’ an ecstatic Truex screamed to his team on the radio after taking the checkered flag. The Joe Gibbs Toyota driver came to the fore in the second stage of the 267-lap race and was consistently the fastest car on track as night fell.

Since stage racing was introduced ahead of the 2017 season, every single stage two winner at Las Vegas has gone on to win the race.

Martin Truex Jr. Born: June 29, 1980 Crew Chief: Paul Wolfe Car: Toyota

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2019 Standings Cup Series Top Ten Drivers 1) Kyle Busch 2) Denny Hamlin 3) Martin Truex, Jr. 4) Kevin Harvick 5) Joey Logano 6) Brad Keselowski 7) Chase Elliott 8) Kurt Busch 9) Alex Bowman 10) Erik Jones

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Top News Stories NASCAR champ Mike Stefanik, 61, dies in plane crash near Rhode Island NASCAR champion Michael Stefanik died Sunday in a single-engine plane crash near the Rhode Island state line, police said. He was 61. Stefanik took off in a single-engine, singleseat Aerolite 103 from the Riconn Airport in Coventry, and had been turning back to the airfield when it crashed in a wooded area near the airport, Connecticut state police said.

NASCAR confirmed Stefanik was killed in the crash. “Mike Stefanik was one of the most successful drivers in NASCAR history, but even more so, he was a true representative of our sport,” NASCAR Chairman and CEO Jim France said in a statement.

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hat do the spruce trees of Northeast B.C. and the pacific salmon at Big Bar in the Fraser River have in common? Plenty. Both contribute big time to our provincial and local economies; both are integral to local ecosystems in which they inhabit; both are in serious peril. And what don’t these same spruce trees and salmon have in common, other than the obvious differences between a tree and a fish? A government that cares about the survival of both.

If you have driven through the Pine Pass the past two summers, you will have noticed all the red trees between Mt. Lemoray and Mackenzie Junction. If you used to drive this same road a few years back, you would have seen a similar red scene, just in slightly different places.

During the 1990s and 2000s, mountain pine beetle decimated our pine forests, on both sides of the Rockies.

This infestation started in Tweedsmuir Park and spread east across B.C. and into Alberta killing huge swathes of pine forests. We watched as our once green forests turned various shades of red, then grey, which resulted in, many logging cut blocks as government and forest companies tried to stop the spread and salvage some value from our pine forests before they

rotted.

Today, the mountain pine beetle is pretty much a pest of the past. They are still out there, just not enough pine trees for them to dine on and sustain an epidemic population. Today, we have another pest, doing the same type of thing all over again, and it is called the spruce bark beetle.

This beetle does to spruce trees what mountain pine beetles did to pine trees. A few thousand of these little critters all decide, at the same time, to attack one tree, and by doing that, they overwhelm that poor tree’s defences. And they just love the biggest and oldest spruce trees.

The spruce bark beetle simultaneously drill thousand of holes through the tree’s bark and bury themselves into the cambium where they lay their eggs.

Once the eggs hatch, the larva spread out and eat the cambium as they progress through to becoming an adult. Once they have eaten enough of the cambium, the spruce tree is unable to translocate water and nutrients up the tree, and it dies.

As the beetles become adults, they drill another hole and climb out through the bark, were they join forces with billions of their cousins and off they go to find more big, old spruce trees to dine on.

The beetles are now at

EVAN SAUGSTAD epidemic proportions in our mountain forests, and that is what you see in areas like the Pine Pass. I’m told it is the same in the upper reaches of the Carbon, Moberly, Sukunka, and Lemoray valleys, as this is where many of our large, old spruce trees reside.

Millions of these spruce trees are now dead or dying.

This is where the comparison to salmon comes in. Most have likely heard about the big rock slide at Big Bar, and how this natural event has made it very difficult for migrating salmon to swim past.

You also probably heard from the many local government and indigenous community leaders imploring government to do something about this, and following that, government spending millions of dollars to airlift salmon by the slide to ensure their survival (i.e – sparing no expense).

OK, we can all agree that

doing something about the salmon is good, as it will help sustain our future economy and current ecosystems. But what about our spruce trees?

Shouldn’t government be doing something about this?

What you don’t see, and likely won’t, is any government action to stop this invasion. And quite to the contrary, what you do see is government implementing polices that prevent anyone from doing anything about this. The reality is our current government doesn’t wish to do anything about this epidemic as these little beetles are doing exactly what they wish for. The work of these little beetles fits right into governments’ long-term plans for our local forests, and local forest economy. These areas where the spruce bark beetle are killing our spruce trees are the exact same areas our government wishes to turn into parks, protected areas, or areas for caribou to room, free from logging and free from those evil cut blocks.

They have a very simple strategy. It is called stall and wait. While our government investigates the implications of placing these large areas of spruce forests as off limits for industrial purposes, the beetles will soon render them uneconomic for the forest industry, as it is these same spruce trees that makes them

so valuable. Keep the loggers out and in a couple of years government will be able to announce that the forest industry has no real reason to go into these areas, as there are no commercially valuable trees left to harvest.

The problem is we are told these same spruce trees play an important role in caribou survival. When the snows are deep, caribou come off the mountain tops to feed on lichens that grow on these same trees. As these spruce trees die, they lose their ability to support lichens. And, in a few short years, 100% of these dead spruce trees will fall down, creating such a tangle it will be a few generations before these habitats are suitable for caribou once again.

And then what will government say? Well, we tried, but the beetles ate the trees? It’s sad that another mill closes in our forest-dependent communities. Not because of us, just not enough trees to go around. Is there any hope?

Not with this government, and without indigenous communities insisting it to do something about these spruce bark beetles, nothing will happen.

A simple, flat earth view: this is what happens to communities that think differently and have different values than the sitting government.

This is pure politics.

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The power of teamwork and the purpose of love

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had the pleasure of spending some time recently with a humble man who is making a difference to those battling cancer.

Time and connection become a valuable commodity when you face mortality.

My friend Shane had help a long time ago from his family when he was experiencing his first round of leukemia.

He had asked his family to pick him up a leather shoelace that he could use to hold up his Hickman line. Well, his family did better than that. They went down to the local craft store picked up leather for necklaces, beads and letters and spelled out ‘TEAM DADDY’. Successful outcomes are often a result of a team effort.

Shane was inspired and at that moment I feel as if a spark of servitude was lit. You see, when you are of service you have a great reason to keep going – this is the thing that creates wellness and alignment with living a life of purpose. Servitude is one of

the greatest gifts I have ever witnessed or experienced.

Since this idea was sparked, Shane has made over 3,000 Hickman line necklaces since 2011. They have messages of faith, hope, love, family, friends, strength, courage, and belief. Every time he visits his oncologist in Vancouver, Shane takes another set of necklaces for the cancer ward. He has become a bit of a celebrity.

There are dark hard days during cancer treatment. It is those times, you may find an earth angel walking the halls with a kind word or encouragement or a Hickman line necklace with just the right message. There is never better inspiration than from a man who has been in the same position and ran the race to the other side of the dark days of cancer treatments. Experience, encouragement, love, hope, faith do not put justice to the support that are woven into these necklaces.

Shane shared with us a

edwina nearhood story of spending some time with a terminal patient who was very much struggling with his final days of mortality. His viewpoint on life was that of encouragement.

He asked his roommate if he could tell him a story. He pulled up the joke of the day and pretty soon the two men were laughing and the mood of the room changed completely. The two became fast friends, sharing picnics and special time among families, together. He truly made a difference in the man’s final days and a special bond was formed.

It’s the very small things in life that make a big difference. To hear someone in the middle of a battle for their life say, “I am not giving up. I am participating in this trial for the doctors to learn how to be better at their job for the next person.” He then recounted his first experience with bone marrow transplant compared with the amazing technology of today.

Dealing with a health crisis involves an amazing teamwork of support that begins at home and with those closest to us. Shane mentioned how his wife reaches out to her support network via social media when things are getting a little or a lot scary and rough. He was absolutely amazed at the response and outpouring of support in a very short time… and the strength it offered his family when needed.

Before I left, I was gifted one of these magic necklaces.

I thought I may give it away.

I hung it on my mirror in my vehicle. A leather necklace

that says hope and faith. It is filled full of love and light – I think it will become my daily reminder to take time, look after myself, and know that as long as I have faith and hope, I can move mountains. We all need to put on our oxygen masks from time to time.

Thank you, Shane Graham.

You are an earth angel and I look forward to many more conversations with you.

You can find these Hickman line necklaces in our local cancer clinic and quite possibly at the cancer support group. You will find in them something much more than a piece of leather and a few letters. You will find an opportunity to borrow someone’s strong belief at a time that yours might be hiding… to have faith, courage, and hope.

Isn’t it a wonder when you turn one of life’s greatest obstacles into the best pitcher of lemonade possible and then share it with those in need?

That is a miracle. That is purpose. That is love.

Alien Messages: Personality vs. pathology Charo: “Kalpana, where did sadness go? Sadness, that human feeling that inspired poets, musicians, artists, lovers, people in general? Have you noticed no one says ‘I’m sad’ anymore? It’s more like ‘I’m a little bit depressed lately.’ And sadness is no longer allowed among humans. It’s been banned in the ‘civilized’ world.”

Kalpana: “And all the better for the pharma industry because, alas, there is a lot of sadness in the world, but since we have conceptualized it as a disease now, they do have a cure for it. It’s not actually a cure, just a numbing, a flatlining of the feelings.

But there it is. And be careful! Don’t be the kind of person who has strong emotions, who experiences life with intensity, both the sad and the happy parts of it, because then you might be labelled bipolar.”

Charo: “And there’s a pill for it, too. On the other hand, if you’re an introvert and you opt for a more retired life and you feel safe in the little nook of your protective inner world, then… tada! You are autistic.”

Kalpana: “And there’s a pill for it, too. But if it affects your attention span, or if you are a child and you are easily distracted by that inner world of yours, which is so out of the quesHOROSCOPE ARIES (MARCH 21 TO APRIL 19) Today you will work hard to improve your health, job or both. Nevertheless, it’s a poor day for important decisions and shopping.

TAURUS (APRIL 20 TO MAY 20) If you work in a creative field or are an artist, you will be very productive today! You have drive, energy and determination, plus you’re thinking outside the box.

GEMINI (MAY 21 TO JUNE 20) This is a good day to make home improvements. You might want to strip something down to the bare essentials and then rebuild or refinish it.

CANCER (JUNE 21 TO JULY 22) You are a human dynamo today, which is why you’re coming on like gangbusters. You will be convincing and persuasive!

Postpone important decisions until tomorrow. Ditto for shopping (except for food and gas).

LEO (JULY 23 TO AUG. 22) You might see new sources of income, new ways to make money or a way to make money on the side. You also might improve something that you own today.

VIRGO (AUG. 23 TO SEPT. 22) Take a realistic look in the mirror and ask yourself what you can do to improve yourself.

Exercise, diet, wardrobe, haircut — the whole works. Wait until tomorrow to act.

tion for pharma and the world in general, then you are ADHD.” Charo: “And there’s a pill for it!

Especially if you are a child, because then it is urgent to make you part of a ‘normal’ mainstream of students, so that you can be taught in the standardized way. So you can’t be a daydreamer or an unruly kid. If this mind-boggling nomenclature had been available when I was a child, I would have been as stuffed with pills as a turkey with nuts in Thanksgiving.”

Kalpana: “Me too. I probably would have been certified with oppositional defiant disorder as a teenager, when I challenged so many established rules in India and stood up for my rights as a woman and as a student.”

Charo: “I don’t know how you got away with it. But it’s never too late to be diagnosed. If your home is too tidy and you clean it until everything shines and you are detail-oriented to the extreme, then you may have obsessive compulsive disorder.”

Kalpana: “And there’s a pill for it.

If, on the contrary, you are extremely untidy and a hoarder and you keep all sorts of useless stuff in your home, then what you may have is Diogenes’

For Thursday September 19 2019

LIBRA (SEPT. 23 TO OCT. 22) Trust your Spidey sense today, because if you think something suspicious is going on, it probably is. Listen to your hunches. Postpone shopping until tomorrow.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23 TO NOV. 21) You might take over a group or exercise your authority over others today simply because you have the energy and drive.

Rally the troops but postpone decisions until tomorrow.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22 TO DEC. 21) Your ambition is aroused today, which is why you are willing to do whatever it takes to achieve what you want. Restrict spending to food, gas and entertainment.

Syndrome. Which sounds very philosophical but actually isn’t.”

Charo: “And there’s a pill for it, too.

And if life, as is its ugly habit, takes you through very harsh paths of loss, trauma and tragedy, which leaves you exhausted and devastated, don’t do any soul searching. No. Don’t look for new meanings to life, don’t look for support from family and friends.

Don’t turn to God. It’s much more simple than that: what you may have is PTSD…” Kalpana: “…and there’s a pill for it. There’s a pill for everything. This is very good for the pharma industry but very bad for humankind, because it contemplates men and women as bundles of nerves, meat and eyes, incapable of tending to their spiritual needs. Of course, take medication if you need it, but do some research first. You might find a cure by making small changes in your lifestyle, like adding a pinch of turmeric in your food or spending more time with healthy relationships.”

Charo: “Yes, healthy food and healthy relationships are both very good medicine. And avoid trying to be normal. Who the heck is normal, anyway?”

Kalpana: “I think the concept of

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20 TO FEB. 18) Disputes about inheritances, shared property and insurance matters might arise today. Stand your ground, but don’t be pushy.

Wait until tomorrow to sign important papers.

PISCES (FEB. 19 TO MARCH 20) You might attract someone to you today who is powerful and intrusive. This person means well, but why is he or she trying to run your life? Easy does it.

normal people should be revisited, or even abandoned altogether, so that we can feel free to be sad, or hysterically happy, or to daydream or be unruly or untidy or uncomfortable to the system.”

Charo: “Hooray to that. Let’s be uncomfortable to the system.”

Charo Lloret is from Spain; Kalpana Loganathan is from India. Each week, they’ll reflect on their experiences immigrating to Canada and settling into their new homes in Fort St. John.

Behavior Changes Causing Neighborhood Conflict Dear Annie: I am a single senior woman. I am very close to a neighbor family. I love them, and they tell me they love me as if I were their family. The older stepfather lives with them. He and I are close in age. We have been great friends. Neither one of us is interested in a romantic relationship with each other or anyone else.

But over the past year he has become mean, judgmental and jealous of my relationship with his family. He gets angry for no reason and says offensive things to all of us. We have tried talking to CAPRICORN (DEC. 22 TO JAN. 19) him about the problem. We Follow your instincts about suggested talking to his docresearching travel plans, etc., but tor and have offered our help wait until tomorrow to actually book a trip or make reservations. on finding out what is causing this change in behavior.

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Annie Lane DEAR ANNIE

ily, but he told me I treated my husband badly. He didn’t even live in the same state when my husband was alive.

Later, he sent me a text saying he knew what he accused me of was not true. The text also denied he said anything wrong and implied that I was making things up.

He has never apologized, and he tries to act like nothing ever happened. He has threatened to kill other neighbors for walking on the street. He has threatened his 9-year-old granddaughter.

No one wants to be He says he hates everyone. around him, so he now has I no longer will be around no friends. Recently, he ac- him. cused me of wanting to break The problem is that the up the marriage of the family family is upset that I will he lives with -- his stepchil- no longer go to their home. dren. I am old enough to be They understand why but the couple’s mother and love are sad that I am not in their them as my children. He said lives as often. They love to really nasty, horrible things have parties, but I won’t atto me about this. tend any more. I miss our My husband died many times together terribly. We years before I met this fam- now spend time out or at my home.

The stepdad refuses to get help and blames everyone else for the problem. The family is walking on eggshells around him. Making him move out is not an option. We just don’t know what to do any more. His family is so hurt by his behavior and the stress it causes. It breaks my heart. -- Sad Neighbor Dear Sad Neighbor: This sudden change in personality sounds like dementia, the beginning of dementia or any number of other possible medical problems.

I would suggest asking the family to talk to their doctor about this change in personality, and ask if the doctor would be willing to make a house call to meet with the stepfather. At the same time, if you start to understand why he is acting the way he is, you will start to be able to be around him more and regain your friendship with your neighbor’s family. Don’t let one bad apple ruin the bunch.

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