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At least 15 people have died of a drug overdose in Northeast B.C. so far this year, and last week, residents and social agencies came together for a series of events to raise awareness of the problem in Fort St. John and the work being done to improve supports and services for those struggling with substance abuse. “This is widespread throughout our society in Fort St. John, this is not based on poverty or this or that. Use is happening behind closed doors without people necessarily being aware,” said Amanda Trotter, executive director of the Women’s Resource Society. “It’s a secret habit, and part of what the Overdose Awareness Week is about is let’s talk about the secret habits. Let’s be able to give people the opportunity to ask for help if they need, and let’s let them know we do have the resources out there to assist them. They do not have to have this secret alone because it’s liable to kill them.” The Women’s Resource Society is just one of around two dozen community groups and health agencies that have formed a Community Action Team in Fort St. John, with the help of $100,000 in funding from the province. Its purpose is to get the groups working in tandem to address prevention, intervention, treatment, and aftercare measures in the city — what’s already here, and what more is needed to help. It makes for a community-led response, to make sure those who are struggling can get help without judgment, to make sure frontline workers aren’t burning out, and to make sure residents are engaged and willing to reset their attitudes about addiction and mental health in the
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community. “As unfortunate as it is, it’s kind of human nature to judge what we don’t know and what feels foreign to us,” said Julianne Kucheran of Urban Matters, who is working as project manager for the team. “I even found myself, years ago with people in my life that struggled with addictions or mental health, or things I never had experience with, coming from a place where I didn’t understand. So there was blame, and there was stigmatization and judgment.” Fighting addiction is a complex issue — one with a battle front against stigma, and another against the drug supply, says Dr. Jong Kim, medical health officer for Northern Health. Addiction is most often driven by trauma — on the medical side, Kim acknowledges a better job must be done by doctors in prescribing opioid drugs, the traditional entry point for addiction. But if you crack down on the prescriptions without dealing with the addictions they’ve caused, people will continue to be driven to the illegal market, where deadly drugs such as fentanyl are increasingly poisoning the supply. “Fentanyl is so cheap to produce and it’s getting into other illicit drugs,” Kim said. “Any kind
of illicit drug user, not just opioid users, are at a risk.” People fighting addictions need the support, training, and resources to not only help themselves, but others, Kim said. That helps to identify people at risk and inform the team’s decision making. “People can come out, and remove themselves from isolation and high risk environments to connect with supports and people,” he said. Still, the issue is ever evolving, and in the illicit drug trade, there’s always something new on the market. That’s why getting funding is key for the north, Trotter said. “There’s so many more resources down south and they can respond very quickly. It takes us a long time to make a case here,” she said. “The drugs move much quicker than the supports do. Each spring, there’s some kind of new synthetic that comes out. We can start reading reports about it happening in Kelowna, Vancouver, wherever, and … within three days it’s here, the drug is here. We have a crisis. Any lives lost through one particular thing is a crisis. We need to make sure the funding gets up here in the north so that we can provide the services that we need and provide the additional support.”
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Council to vote on mayor pay raise District of Taylor councillors were set to vote on a nearly $20,000 pay raise for the mayor in 2019 at a meeting Tuesday. District staff are recommending the mayor’s base indemnity be raised to $28,000 for council business, with a $300 per diem for all meetings outside of council. Council approval would mean a $4,000 increase to the mayor’s base salary — up from $23,868 — and an estimated $15,000 increase in per diem pay, based on 50 days, finance director Michael McPhail writes in a report. The pay hike reflects the demands of the position, McPhail writes in his report, ordered by council. Current Mayor Rob Fraser has worked 1,600 hours between May 2017 to April 2018, McPhail writes. “Given the number of hours involved it is extremely difficult to integrate another job,” McPhail writes. “Additionally these hours do not include vacation and stat holidays.” Read more at alaskahighwaynews.ca
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SAFE STOP North Peace students are back to school thus week, and bus drivers are getting ready for another round of road safety education. The Fort St. John Safe Stop campaign takes place Sept. 12 in the Safeway parking lot from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bus drivers will be on hand to give tours through their buses and highlight key safety features meant to protect students and motorists. Under provincial law, drivers must remain stopped behind a bus until its stop sign and lights have stopped flashing before passing.
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“It is really that simple, slow down for the yellow lights, stop for the reds,” says Cindy Dettling, Safe Stop co-ordinator. In 2016, the province doubled fines from $167 to $368 for drivers who fail to stop, and Dettling was a key figure in lobbying for the increase. The drivers will be joined by School District 60’s parent advisory council and will hold a barbecue lunch by donation.
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PHONE PHACT: We start this week’s news chewing in Vancouver, where several expensive restaurants have banned customers from using cellphones at the table. Hey, where do these fancy schmancy restaurants get off telling me what I can do while eating?! Next they’ll be banning earwax digging and toenail clipping. SHARK SNARK: Peace Country movie theaters showed The Meg. The story of a 70 foot shark with a 90 foot mouth. It’s a VERY scary shark movie. It makes “Jaws” look like Finding Nemo.
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Country? Reports say this was a bad year for wasp stings. Here’s something nifty you can try if you find a dead wasp: Glue the dead wasp to the palm of your hand. Smack your boss on the back of his head as hard as you like. Then yell “Don’t worry boss! I got it!” And act like you saved him from being stung. Try it.
PREGGERS: There was an interesting news story about a hospital in Arizona where 16 nurses are pregnant at the same time. Wasn’t this an episode of the TV soap opera General Hospital? In the soap opera the nurses were all pregnant for five years.
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Federal appeals court quashesTrans Mountain pipeline approval Kinder Morgan Canada shareholders approved the sale of the Trans Mountain pipeline and expansion project to Ottawa for $4.5 billion minutes after the Federal Court of Appeal dealt the project a major setback last week. On Aug. 30, Kinder Morgan confirmed that 99.98% of shareholders voted in favour of selling the beleaguered pipeline project to Canada for $4.5 billion. The expansion is now Canada’s headache, and the headache just became a migraine. Earlier that morning, the Federal Court of Appeal quashed the order in council that approved the project, sending it back to the drawing board. Trans Mountain has confirmed that work will now stop on the $7.4 billion expansion, which is almost now certainly going to cost more than that to complete. “Trans Mountain is currently taking measures to suspend construction related activities on the project in a safe and orderly manner,” the company stated in an email to Business in Vancouver. Canada is now stuck with a project that will almost surely escalate in costs, because the project must now go back to regulators, if it is to proceed at all. At a press conference in Ottawa, Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau said his government plans to move ahead with the acquisition of the existing Trans Mountain pipeline and expansion project. Morneau refused to say whether his government will appeal the court decision to the Supreme Court of Canada, or simply go back to the drawing board. “We will analyze this decision,” Morneau said, adding it is 275 pages long, “and we will respond promptly. That is what the court has asked us to do. We
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will do that, but we have not gotten to conclusions on the exact response.” In either case, it means the expansion project will be delayed. The last estimate of the expansion was $7.4 billion. But in a proxy statement to shareholders, Kinder Morgan put forward a number of scenarios. One of the scenarios was a completion date of 2021 and a capital cost of $9.3 billion. Given the delay that either a Supreme Court challenge or a regulatory redo will cause, that number is looking more realistic now than $7.4 billion. The Government of Alberta has agreed to cover up to $2 billion worth of overruns in exchange for equity in the expanded pipeline. The Federal Court of Appeal ruled that the National Energy Board (NEB) failed to properly consider the impacts of increased tanker traffic on the marine environment from an expanded pipeline. The expansion would increase oil tanker traffic from five
to 34 tankers per month. Because it failed to consider the impacts on the marine environment, including the impact on killer whales, the appeal court said federal cabinet was not fully informed on environmental impacts when an order in council gave the expansion the green light.That order in council decision is now quashed. The court has ordered that the issue of marine traffic now be referred back to the NEB “or its successor.” The court noted that, despite acknowledging potential impacts on Southern Residents Killer Whales, the NEB considered marine traffic impacts to be incidental, so a full environmental impact assessment on the marine environment wasn’t done. “The unjustified failure to assess the effects of Project-related shipping under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 and the resulting flawed conclusion about the environmental effects of the Project was critical to the decision of the Governor in Council,” the court
Civic election nomination period kicks off Nominations have opened for residents looking to take a seat on local government councils and school board. Election day is Oct. 20, where North Peace residents will elect mayors and councils in Fort St. John, Taylor, and Hudson’s Hope; two electoral area directors for the Peace River Regional District; and seven trustees for School District 60. Anyone over the age of 18 can run for office, so long as they have been a B.C. resident for at least six months before filing their nomination papers, are a Canadian citizen, and have not been disqualified from running under the Local Government Act or the School Act, or other legislation. In Fort St. John, Becky Grimsrud was first to file her nomination papers Tuesday morning. It’s her third run for council here. “I’m excited, and I’m ready,” said Grimsrud. “There is no
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need to see who else is running first because it would make no difference to me.” City council is made up of one full-time mayor, and six part-time councillors. Incumbent Mayor Lori Ackerman, along with incumbent councillors Byron Stewart, Bruce Christensen, Larry Evans, Trevor Bolin, Gord Klassen, and Lilia Hansen have previously
said they will seek another term on council. Tony Zabinsky has also confirmed his plan to run. In School District 60, incumbent trustees Erin Evans, Ida Campbell, Darrell Pasichnyk, and Bill Snow plan to run. Trustees Jarrett Thompson, Candace Dow, and Linda Stringer will step down as they have moved out of the district. In the Peace River Regional District, electoral area incumbents Brad Sperling and Karen Goodings are expected to run again. In Hudson’s Hope, a new mayor will be elected as Gwen Johansson said at the start of the year that she won’t seek re-election. Nomination forms are available at the district officer. In Taylor, a candidate bootcamp and citizen school will be held Thursday, Sept. 6 from 5 to 9 p.m. at the curling rink. The nomination period ends Sept. 14 at 4 p.m.
writes. “With such a flawed report before it, the Governor in Council could not legally make the kind of assessment of the project’s environmental effects and the public interest that the legislation requires.” As with the Northern Gateway pipeline project, the court also found that the federal government failed to do a proper job of consulting First Nations. Five First Nations were part of the consolidated federal appeal court challenge. The court has ordered Canada and its regulators to redo Phase 3 consultations with First Nations. “Only after that consultation is completed and any accommodation made can the Project be put before the Governor in Council for approval,” the court writes. Local business impact According to the Canadian Press, Trans Mountain reported more than 2,000 people were working on the pipeline. That was expected to jump to 5,000
next year. Two Fort St. John companies, Surerus Pipeline and Macro Industries, are involved in joint ventures selected to build segments of the expansion in B.C.’s Interior. Macro’s portion of the work with JV partner Spiecapag Canada Corp., involved 85 kilometres of pipeline to be built along the Coquihalla-Hope corridor. That work was valued at $375 million, and was expected to last two years. “At this point we don’t know any more than what the news is saying,” President Frank Miles said in an email Thursday. In Macro’s second quarter results released last week, two days before the court ruling, the company noted it was continuing discussions with stakeholders and waiting for its notice to proceed. “The exact timing on this project is not determinable at this time,” the company reported. Surerus shares a 50 per cent stake with London-based J. Murphy & Sons in the Surerus Murphy Joint Venture, selected to build 180 kilometres of pipeline between Black Pines and Merritt. President Sean Surerus could not be reached for comment earlier this week, but has previously called Trans Mountain the “backbone” to the company’s growth. Both companies are working on the $1.4-billion North Montney gas mainline under construction in Northeast B.C., and have been selected to build portions of the $4.8-billion Coastal GasLink pipeline to Kitimat, pending a positive final investment decision for the LNG Canada project. — Business in Vancouver, Alaska Highway News
Public Notice of Proposed Road Name Change: East Bypass Road
The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure gives notice pursuant to Section 2(1)(f ) and 2.2 of the Transportation Act that an application has been made to change the name of East Bypass Road #146 located in Fort St. John, B.C., to Northern Lights Drive #146.
Anyone wanting to provide comments of support or opposition to the proposed road name change should do so in writing no later than September 20, 2018, to the Peace District Office at: 10003 110th Avenue, Suite 300 Fort St. John, B.C. V1J 6M7
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• Council adopted Tahltan Road and 118 Street Local Area Service Bylaw No. 2430, 2018. This allows the city to borrow up to $6.5 million to service land off the Alaska Highway and Old Fort Road that was brought into city boundaries in 2014 and targeted for development. The city will repay its portion of the work with Peace River Agreement funds from the province. Property owners can pay for their portion in one lump sum at the end of the project or through property taxes over 20 years.
NEWS IN BRIEF Highlights from the city council meeting held Monday, Aug. 27, 2018: Contracts • Council awarded a solesource contract to Knappett Industries of Fort St. John to build public washrooms at Mathews Park and the Rotary Skate Park. The washrooms will cost $214,000 for Matthews Park and $212,000 for the skate park, and includes civil works, the pre-fabricated buildings, as well as sewer, water, and power connections. • Council awarded a five-year contract to Urban Systems Ltd. of Fort St. John for engineering, planning, and consulting services. The term begins Nov. 1, 2018. No cost for the contract was provided to council, however, an administration report notes the city has money for general planning and engineering pusposes. Other work is project specific and becomes part of that project’s budget, the report notes. • Council awarded a contract to Telus Communications Inc. for mobility services for the city. No cost of the contract was provided in a report to council. Other business • Council agreed to start talks with the ministry of transportation about installing left turn signals at intersections along the Alaska Highway. The move stems from discussions about managing traffic problems at 108 Street and the Alaska Highway frontage road. • Council voted to keep the cost of a business licence for cannabis retailers at the standard fee of $125. • Council approved a $1,000
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City councillors with Amy Rimpilainen of Employment Connections. September was proclaimed BC Disability Employment Month.
discretionary grant to the North Peace Light Horse Association for its third annual Stacy Michalski-Ollenberger Memorial Horse Show. The show will be held Sept. 14 to 16. The event recognizes Michalski-Ollenberger, who organized the association’s horse show until her death in 2015 after a long battle with Cushing’s disease. • Council supported an entertainment endorsement application from Olio’s Pizza of the North to amend their food primary liquor licence, which will allow for a range of entertainment events at the restaurant. • Council supported a grant application to the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program for upgrades to the south sewage lift station and the south sewage treatment plant. The cost of the work is an estimated $4.85 million, with 73 per cent of the costs able to be covered through the federal and provincial governments. The rest would be covered by the city,
Infrastructure work planned for the Tahltan Road and 118 Street Local Area Service area. Work includes installation of waterworks, sanitary and storm sewers, culverts, manholes, catchbasins, road gravels, shallow utilities, street lighting, asphalt paving, curb and gutter works for land brought into city boundaries in 2014 and targeted for commercial development.
at an estimated $1.29 million. In supporting the grant application, council also approved covering its costs of the project through city sewer reserves and development cost charges, and endorsed a water conservation plan. The lift station needs to be upgraded, and if the grant
application is denied, the city will have to pay for the full cost through sewer reserves, development cost charges, or borrowing, according to a city report. Bylaws
• September was proclaimed BC Disability Employment Month. “We want to raise awareness of the skills and abilities that people with disabilities can bring to the workplace, and encourage businesses to build inclusive, diverse workforces,” said Amy Rimpilainen with Employment Connections. The organization provided more than $480,000 in financial supports to clients with disabilities in its last fiscal year to help with job development, job creation partnerships, safety tickets, occupational skills training, and more. Key local companies that have worked to build an accessible work environment include Haab Homes, Safeway, Brown’s Social House, YRB, System Secure, and Winners, Rimpilainen said. • September was proclaimed Literacy Month. There are more than 700,000 British Columbians who struggle with literacy challenges, according to the Fort St. John Literacy Society. “Literacy is important to all citizens of Fort St. John, because it impacts every area of modern life including healthcare, civic engagement, education, employment and the economy,” said Jessica Kalman, executive director.
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Take a minute... World SUICIDE PREVENTION ...Change a Life DAY September 10
Suicide: a global perspective
Who’s at risk? The group of people most at risk for suicide are those who’ve made a prior attempt to take their own life. Other people who are more vulnerable than the general population include those who:
Every year on September 10, the International Association for Suicide Prevention hosts World Suicide Prevention Day. The goal of this annual awareness campaign is to both promote a better understanding of the varied issues involved with suicide and highlight effective suicide prevention strategies. The World Health Organization recognizes suicide as a public health priority. Each year, nearly 800,000 people globally take their own lives, and many more attempt to do so. It’s the 17th leading cause of death in the world, but the second leading cause among young people aged 15 to 29. Women are three to four times more likely to make a suicide attempt, but men are more prone to succeed. Men are therefore three times more likely to die by suicide than women, with those in their 40s and 50s having the highest suicide rates overall.
• Have a mental illness, particularly depression, anxiety and schizophrenia • Are addicted to drugs and/or alcohol • Experience a major loss (death, unemployment, divorce) • Have a history of suicide in the family • Have a history of family violence • Can easily access the means for suicide (guns, poisons, etc.) • Experience discrimination (refugees, migrants, Indigenous people, members of the LGBTQ community, etc.) • Undergo a major life change (e.g. teens and seniors) • Are socially isolated If you or someone you know is at risk, either contact your nearest crisis centre (a national listing of providers is available at suicideprevention.ca/need-help), head to the emergency room, or dial 911 for immediate intervention.
Though suicide if often perceived as a problem belonging primarily to the affluent, in actuality, 78 per cent of suicides occur in low- and middleincome families.
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n the Trans Mountain Pipeline file, the Trudeau government could not be in a worse position with terrible optics. With the Federal Court of Appeal’s recent ruling striking down the pipeline expansion’s approval, the Trudeau Liberals have now spent more than $4 billion dollars of public money on a project that, is delayed in the short term, and potentially canceled in the long term. There are a lot of variables at play in this situation, which can only be described as a gong show. With Kinder Morgan shareholders voting to sell the company the same day the court released its verdict, it appears we got played for a fiddle. Speaking of being played, which seems to be a key characteristic of the Trudeau government these days, NAFTA negotiations are yet another example. With more than 70 per cent of our exports going south of the border, we truly have little leverage at the negotiating table. Donald Trump knows this and is operating accordingly. Enter the classic schoolyard-style bullying tactics. The situation is ripe with
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Trump’s classic arrogance and disregard for anything other than himself and this reality was highlighted by his off the record comments about Canada, reported by many media outlets last week. “Off the record, Canada’s working their ass off. And every time we have a problem with a point, I just put up a picture of a Chevrolet Impala,” Trump reportedly said in an interview with Bloomberg. What’s clear is that there’s no intent on Trump’s part in negotiating an agreement in the best interests of both parties. Canada is destined to lose. What’s most disturbing is why the Trudeau government isn’t addressing this reality through pressuring the U.S. through other political channels to gain leverage. Canada needs to start playing a different game — one
that I fear Trudeau is incapable of playing. It’s time to start rocking the geopolitical boat on the global stage and take Trump to task. The mid-term elections are approaching south of the border and the timing is right to highlight Trump’s ridiculous behaviour and treatment of our country, and others. Is it in our national interest to have Trump as president for a second term? All indications point to a no, so it’s the perfect time to play politics. There are many ways the Trudeau government can start playing hardball with Trump on the international stage and withdrawing from NATO, for example, would send a bold message. Imagine the two countries that share the longest unguarded border in the world no longer having a military alliance. The announcement of Canada withdrawing from NATO timed precisely to occur around the next presidential election in 2020 would send a nice message to Trump and create some headaches and political ammunition. Such an announcement, timed precisely
around the upcoming midterm elections this fall could help the Democrats gain some ammunition to ultimately take control of the House of Representatives. A House led by the Democrats would make life difficult for Trump — this is in our national interest isn’t it? But I digress. This is Canada. We do not rock the boat, we do not cause a fuss, and, on many days, it feels like we don’t have a leader running our country. We have a follower instead. It’s time for the Trudeau government to stand up and fight for our country and be public about it. I know how I deal with bullies and it certainly isn’t by playing nice. Here’s to hoping the Trudeau government wakes up and realizes that Canada is a country worth fighting for and our real enemy is not the United States people or its government at all — it’s the man running it. Let’s get creative, let’s get strategic, and let’s defend our interests, and, if a president is the problem, start dealing with the problem head on. Jeff Richert lives in Taylor.
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hopped into the backseat of my niece’s car and prepared for the hour-long drive to our appointment/meeting location on the Alberta side of the border. “Do you have directions?” I asked. My daughter, who was sitting in the front seat with the other cool kids, responded, “She dropped a pin so we should be able to find it easily.” She dropped a pin? Is that like where you have to find a needle in a haystack? I looked down at my bare feet in sandals and shook my head, thinking, I am not dressed properly to go on a walk-about. My confused look prompted my daughter to explain, rolling her eyes: “Haven’t you ever heard of someone dropping a pin so that you can find them?” My face must have registered my continued confusion, so she finished her explanation of using a pin drop to connect to the map function on your smartphone that will take you directly to your destination. I had never considered myself a Luddite; therefore I was beyond surprised that I was learning something new. How did the entire pin drop technology escape me? I sat back and enjoyed the drive. The smartphone mapping function did its thing, and we arrived at our destination without any missed turns or confusion. It was a bit sad really. I grew up with directions like, “Go down the road until you get to the big red barn… hey, remember when we went in that barn and played for hours and you fell and almost broke your
Judy Kucharuk THE DESK OF THE GREEN-EYED GIRL
arm? At the red barn you turn left and go to the corner where Old Man Simpson rolled his car that time. Once you get to the corner, turn right and head north for about six miles. The road is paved now so it’s not as bad as when we had to ride the school bus. Hahaha I remember riding that school bus on that terrible road – it was like a ride at the Fall Fair! After you go six miles, you will see a broken down combine that someone parked in the ditch. You can barely see the road because it is partially hidden by the combine, but that is where you turn to get to…” Those were the directions we would give and receive — no Google maps, no pin drops. I would remember how to get to that place. Every turn of the road was connected to a memory or a story. Would I remember how to get to the place we went this weekend? No. A few years ago, I read a book by Joshua Foer called Moonwalking with Einstein. It was a book about how elite mental athletes train their brains to remember complex puzzles, lists, and names. In the self-help portion of the book, Foer explains the theory behind the creation
of a Memory Palace to assist in memory. It’s an amazing concept and it works. The idea behind creating a memory palace to assist you with remembering is that you are associating certain information with a location that you are familiar. On a whim, and as a little test to see if the concept worked, I created a memory palace in an attempt to recall a grocery list. I used my home as the palace and mentally walked through my home associating areas of my home with things for my list. It worked! I easily recalled my grocery list when I got to the store because all I need to do was recall my walk through my home. Which brings me back to the pin drop method of finding a location. We have all but lost the ability to remember easy information like phone numbers and addresses. We don’t need to rely on our brain because we can rely on our smart device. We have allowed the device to become a memory cache, with addresses and phone numbers and pictures. It’s too easy to rely on technology to find people, places, and things. What’s going to happen to our brains? Will the memory portion atrophy from lack of use? As a grandchild of someone who passed away from Alzheimer’s disease, that is a scary road to travel. Judy Kucharuk is a lover of sarcasm, witty people and footnotes. Follow her @ judylaine
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Finding a cure for our northern healthcare woes Evan Saugstad MY VIEW
checks and procedures? For some, no, and for me, who knows — but there’s some good news on the horizon, and some not so good news. This spring, the Horgan government announced a commitment of $11 million to increase the number of MRIs in the province by 20% annually, and increase numbers by two-thirds for the Northern Health region. But, a few weeks later they announce that, after October, they will fine all private clinics who charge patients for their health procedures. Given we must go elsewhere for many of these procedures anyway, just travel a bit further and pay for it yourself, if you can afford it. I have been told one reason that Fort St. John is so far behind in scheduling MRIs and ultrasounds is that we don’t have the staff, even though we have the equipment. As to specialist visits, plain and simple: we need more visits on a more regular basis. If private industry can’t find someone local to do the job, it goes elsewhere to bring them in. Why can’t Northern Health do the same? How about fly-in, fly-out doctors and equipment operators? Many of our local dentists fly in for work but live elsewhere; they just charge us a bit more for their work. Northern Health needs to pay what it takes to get the job done. But alas, I know it’s cheaper for the budget if we, the patient, search out our own specialists, fly out to see them, then fly back home and pay all our own travel costs. I know it’s cheaper if one has the time and uses the Northern Health bus. When I was mayor of Chetwynd, we encountered a similar issue. Northern Health wanted to close the hospital in favour of a local health centre. In the process, it moved most of the routine business previously done there by visiting specialists to Dawson Creek. Northern Health simply told residents, too bad, so sorry, but now you must go elsewhere. With that simple change, they reduced its costs but increased ours. Pretty simple. It leads me to think that we could be looking at the same thing here: a new Northern Health policy that says just go elsewhere to get fixed up. Evan Saugstad lives in Fort St. John.
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ack to school week is a tremendous reminder that education is the single most important gift that we can bestow on a child. Nothing else gives a person a greater chance for success or happiness in life than a basic education. It lays the foundation of our society and provides us with the skills to communicate, cooperate, and build an economy. In Fort St. John, teachers, students, and their parents are certainly looking forward to the official opening of Ma Murray Community School this week. In addition, groundbreaking for the new Northeast Elementary School is just around the corner. Both schools will join the 1,566 public schools currently operating in B.C. Over the years, British Columbia has distinguished itself by building one of best performing public school systems in the country. The Conference Board of Canada ranked British Columbia as a top-performing province in 2014. When compared internationally, we beat out Norway, Denmark, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Switzerland. Only Finland and Japan perform better than our province does in terms of overall outcomes. It’s one of the reasons why British Columbia is a top destination for international students who want to
Dan Davies MLA REPORT
enroll in our secondary school system. They want to improve their English and have a better chance of getting into a first-class college or university after graduation. We also boast some of the most impressive graduation rates in the country. Between 2001 and 2017, the provincial rate for all students increased from 76.5 to 83.9 per cent. The graduation rate for aboriginal students increased from 42 to 63 per cent. And while much work still need to be done in this area, it represents a 48.9 per cent increase in First Nations graduates over a 16-year period. As we head back to school, as the official critic for education and as a teacher myself, I want to thank all the educators who have been part of this success and who have devoted themselves to shaping the minds and lives of our youth. Dan Davies is MLA for Peace River North.
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Updates from August 27, 2018 Council Mee�ngs PROCLAMATIONS • The month of September 2018 was proclaimed as “BC Disability Employment Month” in the City of Fort St. John. The intent of the proclama�on is to raise awareness about the benefits of developing a diverse workplace and celebrate the many and varied contribu�ons of employees with disabili�es. Ac�vi�es throughout the month will encourage employers to further explore hiring workers with disabili�es and affirm the City of Fort St. John’s commitment to an inclusive and accessible community. • The month of September 2018 was proclaimed as “Literacy Month” in the City of Fort St. John. The intent of the proclama�on is to raise awareness of community-based resources, the importance of literacy and to raise funds to support community-based literacy programs and ini�a�ves. Literacy is no longer only the ability to read and write and offers all Canadians an opportunity to make a substan�al contribu�on to the educa�on, growth and prosperity of Canada. CANNABIS RETAIL BUSINESS LICENSING At the Commi�ee of the Whole mee�ng staff presented op�ons for business licensing related to Recrea�onal Cannabis Retail within the City of Fort St. John. At the Regular Mee�ng Council passed a resolu�on to maintain the current fee schedule as per Business License Bylaw No. 2372, 2017 for Cannabis Retail use. Council also directed staff to prepare a report for Council’s considera�on within 18 months of cannabis legaliza�on that will examine the implica�ons of Cannabis Retail zoning within the City. 108 STREET & ALASKA HIGHWAY INTERSECTION At the Commi�ee of the Whole mee�ng, staff requested direc�on on how to proceed with addressing concerns about the intersec�on of 108 Street and the Alaska Highway. At the Regular mee�ng, Council directed staff to meet with the Ministry of Transporta�on and Infrastructure reques�ng le� turn signaliza�on for the en�re intersec�on at 108 Street and Alaska Highway. BYLAWS • A Public Hearing was held for Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 2388, 2017. The vision of the Official Community Plan is that Fort St. John will be a flourishing community where nature lives, businesses prosper, families are ac�ve and diversity is celebrated. At the Regular mee�ng the City Of Fort St. John Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 2388, 2017 was read for the third �me and adopted by �tle only. This bylaw repeals Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 2076, 2011. • Tahltan Road and 118 Street Local Area Service Project No. 1 Loan Authoriza�on Bylaw No. 2430, 2018 was adopted by �tle only. TENDER AWARDS • Council awarded the five year contract for general municipal engineering, planning and consul�ng services to Urban Systems Ltd., Fort St. John, BC, effec�ve November 1, 2018. • Council awarded the Sole Source of Ma�hews and Skate Park Washrooms contract to Knappe� Industries of Fort St. John, BC to construct washrooms at Ma�hews Park and Skate Park for a cost of $214,000 and $212,000 respec�vely plus applicable taxes. • Council awarded the tender for the Mobility Contract to the highest scoring proponent of the Request for Proposal process, TELUS Communica�ons Inc., in accordance with the prices listed in their tender document dated August 15, 2018.
UPCOMING COUNCIL MEETINGS A Commi�ee of the Whole mee�ng is scheduled for Monday September 17, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. to receive presenta�ons from applicants for 2019 Base Budget Grants. A Commi�ee of the Whole mee�ng is tenta�vely scheduled for Monday September 24, 2018 at 1:00 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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h, the golden years of retirement: rest, relaxation, and enjoying the good life. But, as my mother often said, golden years be damned. Another visit to the doctor, another test and another procedure, and my body still hurts. I’m beginning to understand what she meant. I never thought much about my personal health as I was always in good shape and visits to the doctor were few and far between. No real issues, not even a broken bone; a couple bouts of pneumonia, a few stitches, and a couple hernia repairs. Now, I’m retired, past 60, and beginning to see doctors more often. Time does have a way of catching up. First up, rising PSA levels and then a spot of cancer diagnosed on my prostate. That meant regular trips to Vancouver to see the specialist. I could have gone to Prince George, but, at the time, Vancouver was easier and travel costs are about the same. After a couple of biopsies with similar results, and still rising PSA levels, we will try an MRI, with requests to hospitals in Fort St. John and North Vancouver. After four months, I heard back from North Van; they could fit me in at the end of October. After five months, still haven’t heard from Fort St. John as to when they could possibly have time for me. Next, a relative is diagnosed with colon cancer, so now it’s my turn for a colonoscopy. Wait three months, finally get into our local hospital with my bowels suitably empty, only to see the machine break down — wait another two months. Good news: pipes are clean, but do come back in five years. Note to self: remember to book a year ahead! In June, got water in my inner ear. Couldn’t get an appointment for a month, so I go stand in line at the clinic at 7:30 a.m. I got in the door at 8:30 and got a number for 10 a.m. Those 20 or so people standing behind me were told to come back the next day. Doctor in Fort St. John says I need to see the ears, nose, and throat (ENT) doctor, and requests an appointment in Grande Prairie — this, apparently, is faster than waiting a year to see our visiting ENT. Three months have gone by with no response, and I still have water in my ear. Back to the doctor for a physical, but only a one-week wait. Doctor hears a rattle in my heart; need an ultrasound to check that out. No rush, but it will likely take most of a year to get my name drawn. What does this all lead up to? Getting something done is like waiting to see if you got drawn for a limited entry hunt. What happens if one is really in need of a doctor? Can one afford to wait months for routine
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The Charlie Lake Store has a new owner, and renovations are underway to return the Alaska Highway pit stop back into a bustling centre of business. Jack Hynes closed a deal for the store in late August — it wasn’t on the market, but Hynes says he was prompted to approach its former owner a few months ago after getting several requests to bring a liquor store to the community. “Crunching some numbers on the population growing out there in Charlie Lake, if we do a better job with the store, get the fuel back, and the full-service liquor store, the opportunity is tremendous there,” said Hynes, who owns On The Rocks in Fort St. John. “I want to see if we can make the store great again for the community. We want to run it like we run our other businesses: keep it clean, keep it stocked, and treat your customers like you want them to come back.” Hynes has already installed new gas pumps, and will sell fuel under the Tempo brand, and supplied by Co-Op. The rest of the building has been gutted for a complete redesign that will include a 3,000-squarefeet convenience store and pizzeria, and a 2,000-square-foot liquor store. There will be all new floors, lighting, and counters, as well as a new paint job. Parking lot potholes will be fixed before a full repaving in the spring, Hynes said. With the selling price and cost of renovations, it’s a multi-million dollar investment, Hynes said, adding the response so far from the community has been positive. “Ribs, the spuds, the dip, the parking, and making sure it’s stocked and clean — if I do those six things, I’m going to be set,” Hynes said.
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ord on the street is that the BC Assessment Authority is in town as they verify and prepare their models for 2019 assessments. Remember, your 2019 assessment is based on July 1, 2018. Checking in on the market, we are starting to see a slight decline in overall listings in the Fort St. John area of attached and detached residential listings. There is somewhat of a perception that more homes are selling. Reviewing the sale prices, I can say there has been a large decline between the original list price and final sale price, with a noted drop in pricing to attract qualified buyers. The interest rate stress testing is beginning to show its impact as purchasing power of a home has declined by as much 20%. The inventory of homes that are in foreclosure or have a motivated seller showed some relieve in August with a 5% reduction in available inventory. That inventory remains quite large and we are in line with the rest of B.C. to show a decline in purchasing power, which often correlates with a drop in market conditions. Interest rate stress testing would be the foreshadow for potential rising interest rates. If you have a variable mortgage, now may be a time to discuss your options with your mortgage agent. Back to the BC Assessment Authority. I predict their model should reveal a decline in pricing. As we enter into September, local assessment appeals are still in process. This is something I’ve never noted in my 30-year career. BC Assessment was pushing back very against any downward adjustments in the
appeal process. Unfortunately, often times your cost in appealing the assessment can be higher than your tax savings, so it’s important to maintain continued pressure if your assessment is out of alignment. One of the arguments I have heard by the assessment authority if an assessment has been overpriced year over year that they will preclude any previous years increase in the appeal if it has not been previously appealed. The property owner is left to appeal the current year increase. Many of the chartered banks and credit unions are requiring value verification for conventional mortgages with little weight placed on the assessment figures in our area. Here is a snippet of market conditions in Fort St. John and area over the past six months for residential detached housing sales priced between $300,000 to $400,000, as reported by the BCNREB. There have been a lotal of 69 sales over that period. The average list price was $361,779. The average sold price was $348,615. The average days on market was 71 for those properties priced in that range. Looking deeper into those sales, there was one particular property that originally sold in 2013 for $420,000. It was listed in the fall of 2017 for $399,900. After a total of 142 days on market, it sold for $355,000 with a final list price of $370,000. This was a quality home located in close proximity to schools. It was well maintained and showed very well on the open market. Edwina Nearhood is a lifelong resident of Fort St. John, with 30 years experience in the appraisal industry.
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COURT DOCKET A summary of sentences and fines handed out in Northeast B.C. courts for the week ending August 31, 2018. Fort St. John Law Courts • Kane Lorne Robertson (born 1997) was sentenced to 18 months in jail, handed a mandatory lifetime firearms ban, and ordered to provide a DNA sample for robbery. Robertson was further sentenced to 18 months in jail, handed a mandatory lifetime firearms ban, and ordered to provide a DNA sample for breaking and entering while committing an indictable offence. • Robert Eric Girbav (born 1987) was fined $500, handed a one-year driving ban, and assessed a $75 victim surcharge for driving with a suspended licence. Dawson Creek Law Courts • James Daniel Munro (born 1978) was sentenced to four months in jail, given a one-year probation order, and handed a 10-year mandatory firearms ban for using an imitation firearm while committing an indictable offence. Munro was sentenced to one month in jail and handed a second one-year probation order for possession of a controlled substance. • Matthew Luke McIsaac (born 1978) was sentenced to four months in jail, given a 36-month probation order, handed a mandatory lifetime firearms ban, ordered to provide a DNA sample, and ordered to pay $3,000 in restitution for assault with a weapon or causing harm. • Sheryl Anne Mayes (born 1963) was sentenced to 30 days in jail, handed a two-year criminal driving ban, and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for care or control vehicle or vessel while impaired. Mayes
was further sentenced to 30 days in jail and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for operating a motor vehicle while disqualified. • Jordan Blaine Mercereau (born 1987) was fined $1,000, handed a one-year criminal driving ban, and assessed a $300 victim surcharge for care or control of a vehicle or vessel with a blood alcohol level over 0.08. Mercereau was further fined $500 and assessed a $75 victim surcharge for driving with a suspended licence. • Thomas Paul Graham (born 1998) was fined $500, handed a one-year driving ban, and assessed a $75 victim surcharge for driving a motor vehicle without due care and attention. • Kristen Mary Kerber (born 1984) was fined $500 and assessed a $75 victim surcharge for driving with a suspended licence.
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Description: The City of Fort St. John has a requirement to periodically remove snow from the downtown core and various streets after significant snowfall. The City is accepting applications from contractors who are interested, and able to commit to supply operated equipment when called upon by the Public Works Department for snow haul off purposes. Deadline for submissions is no later than 4:00 p.m. local time, Friday, September 14, 2018. If you are interested in providing the City of Fort St. John with these services please forward the required documentation to operations@fortstjohn.ca or phone 250-787-8173. • The City agrees to pay the Contractor for Tractors and Trailers, plus other equipment i.e.: graders, loaders (3yd min bucket), skid-steers (6w/snowblade) provided in accordance with the hourly rates published in the most current edition of the 2018 - 2019 BC Blue Book Equipment Rental Guide (all found) plus a 10% premium. This rate is all inclusive (e.g. fringe benefits, overhead, profit, wear items, mobilization, fuel and operator costs). • Contractors must have valid Worksafe BC coverage. • Contractors must maintain all certification while working for the City of Fort St. John. • Contractors will be contacted on an as needed or required basis. All reasonable efforts will be made to give sufficient notice for availability; however, short notice will be considered the norm. • Contractors will be required to attend a City of Fort St. John Contractor Orientation Meeting prior to commencing work, and as required. • This is not a contract and there is no guarantee of minimum hours per call or frequency of haul offs. Required Documentation:
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• Ryan Eric Whitehead (born 1995) was sentenced to single day in jail, handed a one-year probation order, and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for mischief by obstructing use of property, and received the same sentence for willfully resisting or obstructing a peace officer. • Allan John Hardisty (born 1970) was handed a one-year probation order with a suspended sentence, and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose. • Lonnie Darren Britt (born 1968) was fined $1,200 and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for exceeding the daily quota of wild and hatchery trout. • Jeffrey Littler (born 1965) was fined $1,200 and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for exceeding the daily quota of wild and hatchery trout. • Jamie Gordon Fowlow (born 1983) was fined $1,200 and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for exceeding the daily quota of wild and hatchery trout. — Tom Summer
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Northern Lights College board appointments Four new members were appointed to Northern Lights College’s board of governors on Aug. 22. Appointments include Judy Fox-McGuire, Michael Gilbert, Karen Mason-Bennett, and Lorraine Archibald, the college announced Aug. 30. Fox-McGuire is a senior probation officer at Community Corrections in Fort St. John and the vice president for the social, information, and health component at the BC Government Employees Union. She is an alumna of Northern Lights College and has been a sessional instructor in criminology and sociology at NLC. Fox-McGuire has a Bachelor of Arts in criminology from Simon Fraser University. Gilbert is a regional development officer for the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality, and is a former executive director for the Fort Nelson First Nation. Gilbert has worked in K-12 and post-secondary education for more than 35 years, including a number of roles at the college. He is the First Nations reconciliation representative of Hillcrest United Church and a charter member of the
Fort Nelson Refugee Committee. Gilbert holds bachelor’s degrees in arts and education, and a Master of Education from Brock University. Mason-Bennett is the executive director of the Northern Environmental Action Team and co-owner of Cool Beans Cafe. She is also the chair of the North Peace Cultural Society, vice-chair of the Child Development Centre, and a director at the Recycling Council of British Columbia. Mason-Bennett has a bachelor’s degree in comparative development studies and anthropology, and a Master of Environment and Business from the University of Waterloo. Archibald is the CEO of Lake View Credit Union, and is a past president of the Eating Disorder Support Network of Alberta, and former treasurer for the Festival of Trees at the University of Alberta Hospital Foundation. She holds a Chartered Professional in Human Resources designation and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Alberta. Also on Aug. 22, the board elected Tyler Holte as chair, and Andy Ackerman as vice-chair.
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The Tax Sale will be held at 10:00 am on Monday, September , 24 in the Council Chambers of the District of Taylor office located at 10007 - 100A Street, Taylor, BC. Any person upon being declared the successful bidder must immediately pay by cash or certified cheque a minimum of not less than the upset price. Failure to pay this amount will result in the property promptly being offered for sale again. Any balance must be paid by cash or certified cheque by 3:00 p.m. the same day. Failure to pay the balance will result in the property being offered for sale again at 10:00 am on the following day. The District of Taylor makes no representation express or implied as to the condition or quality of the properties being offered for sale. Prospective purchasers are urged to inspect the properties and make all necessary enquiries to municipal and other government departments (and strata corporation if applicable) including but not limited to building restrictions, property taxes, judgments/charges and local improvement levies. The purchase of a tax sale property is subject to tax under the Property Transfer Tax Act on the fair market value of the property.
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The company you keep “A mirror reflects a man’s face, but what he is really like is shown by the kind of friends he chooses.” (Proverbs 27:19)
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n youth, quantity becomes the order of the day with regards to friendships. Rather than focusing on the quality of the content of an individual’s character, most children flock to those blessed with charm and good looks. It’s sad for the charmers too, of course. Somewhere along the way they learned that they were not good enough though they are perfect creations of God, so they learned to be inauthentic. Others learned that they were not good enough as they were so they let themselves be charmed. The beautiful always find the damned. It’s difficult to find good friends that are true who will be honest with you as an individual. It is also difficult to receive honesty if you are damaged and ego-driven. It’s not difficult to be surrounded by false flatterers who will tell you what you like to hear about yourself and who will enable your poor behaviour when you are behaving badly, when you know at your core that what you’re doing is morally wrong. False friends are easy to come by and they aren’t worth the price of your self-respect. In Proverbs 24:26 it is written, “An honest answer is the sign of true friendship.” A true friend will be honest with you especially when the truth is painful to both deliver and receive. When people suffering from addictions finally find the courage and the stamina to give up the addictive behaviour, it isn’t the actual substance that will lure them back to the destructive habit. It’s the challenge of finding new friends that will prove daunting. The company a man keeps not only speaks volumes about his character, but also shapes his life. Do your friends slander you or others? Do they lie, cheat and steal? How do they treat
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members of the opposite sex? If you are a man, do your male counterparts treat women with respect and dignity, or do they sexualize women and treat them as lesser beings and as sexual conquests? Do your friends gossip about one another, do you repeat that gossip? The right thing is to rise above the slander and preserve the feelings of the person who would be hurt by repeating the wicked words uttered against them. It’s difficult to not just be open to anyone in friendship, but also remember that in choosing carefully your friends you are choosing the sort of person you will become. The more selective choice is to opt for a better kind of friend. It will mean that you will have fewer friends and that will make for a shorter Christmas card list, but at the end of the day you’ll know that the names on your list will be friends worth keeping and you yourself will be a person worth knowing. And that, my friend, will be something of which to be immensely proud. The Peace is a place of many peoples and faiths. In this space, readers are invited to share their own reflections of faith in the Peace. If you have a story of faith you’d like to share, email angelamarygriffin@gmail.com. Editor’s Note: Angela Mary Griffin’s writings will continue to appear in the Alaska Highway News through the fall. If you’d like to contribute articles about faith in our community, please email Managing Editor Matt Preprost at editor@ ahnfsj.ca.
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will say or do something that surprises you today. It might change your focus or your goal within a group. Make no hasty decisions today, because you might regret this later. SCORPIO (OCT. 23 TO NOV. 21) If you are caught off guard by a parent, boss or someone in a position of authority today, do not overreact. Do not quit your day job. Give everything a sober second thought.
Spread Thin on Visits Home Dear Annie: I’d like to make a plea to your readers. My wife and I live far from the places where we grew up, but most of our friends are still close to our respective parents. When we visit, especially now that we have children, it is always stressful because of our friends’ expectations.
GEMINI (MAY 21 TO JUNE 20) Pay attention to everything you say and do, because this is an accident-prone day for your sign. On the upside, you might learn something new and unusual that surprises you.
SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22 TO DEC. 21) Travel plans will be delayed, rescheduled or canceled today. Likewise, schedules for universities and colleges will be subject to change. (It happens.)
CANCER (JUNE 21 TO JULY 22) Guard your possessions against loss, theft or damage. Keep your eyes open, because you might lose money or you might find money. Yes, today is a crapshoot.
Of course, our top priority is spending quality time with our parents. We also really value our friendships, but the reality is that we can’t spend a whole lot of time with our friends. (It’s especially problematic for me because my friends have not AQUARIUS (JAN. 20 TO FEB. 18) stayed close with one another, A partner or close friend might so I have to see everyone throw you a curveball today. can get This person might demand more individually. We freedom in the relationship. He together as a group with my or she will certainly surprise you. wife’s friends, but with kids, these group get-togethers PISCES (FEB. 19 TO MARCH 20) don’t lend themselves to our Your work routine will change having quality time together -today perhaps because of staff i.e., adult conversations.) shortages, fire drills, computer crashes or canceled meetings. The main problem is that our Things will not unfold as you friends just don’t get our situahad planned. Stay light on your tion. They’re always annoyed feet. that we don’t spend more time with them. I think it’s mostly
LEO (JULY 23 TO AUG. 22) Today the Moon is in your sign at odds with wild, wacky Uranus. This makes you obsessed with something unusual or unconventional. Plus, you feel independent and bossy! VIRGO (AUG. 23 TO SEPT. 22) Today you feel restless, perhaps even irritable. Double-check your work and be careful, because this frame of mind can create errors and even accidents. Easy does it. LIBRA (SEPT. 23 TO OCT. 22) Someone, probably a female,
CAPRICORN (DEC. 22 TO JAN. 19) Double-check banking details and anything to do with shared property, inheritances and insurance matters, because something you least expect could impact things. Stay informed. Don’t be in the dark.
Because of work schedules, school schedules and our desire to take some vacations by ourselves, we don’t visit so often as we ideally would. That means our time back “home” is limited.
Ultimately, try to keep in mind that their annoyance stems from their really wanting to see you. That so many count Annie you among their close friends -Lane well, count your blessings. DEAR ANNIE Dear Annie: I was sad reading the letter from “Lonely because they live close to their Renaissance Man.” I have some parents and therefore don’t get other suggestions for him: how meaningful our visits are. Find something you like and So, Annie, would you please volunteer. If you like animals, print my letter as a public volunteer at the shelter. You service announcement to your could tutor or read to elemenreaders? If any of your readers tary school students, sit with identify with my friends, I hope people in a nursing home or they’ll have more sympathy hospital. Help a fl orist on toward their friends in our boat. -- We Would Prefer More Time, Mother’s Day. Join a church. Coach a Little League team. Too You’ll meet people doing these Dear WWPMTT: I think things, and you’ll share a commany people who live far from mon interest with them. The their hometowns will relate. next thing you know, you’ll have You can wind up feeling spread a circle of friends and maybe thin when trying to see every- even a girlfriend. I wish you one each trip home. Perhaps the best. -- Older and Wiser in you’re trying to please too many Mississippi people. You could always tell Dear Older and Wiser: Wise your friends a time and place to words indeed. “Lonely Renaisbe if they’d like to see you while sance Man’s” letter provoked you’re back, thus getting all an outpouring of supportive your face time in at once. Who letters such as this one. I hope it knows? It might encourage your helps him realize he’s less alone old friends who have drifted than he thinks. apart from one another to get close again. If they’re not Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@creators.com. To find out comfortable seeing you in a more about Annie Lane and read features group setting, that’s on them. At by other Creators Syndicate columnists least you’ll have extended the and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com. invitation. COPYRIGHT 2017 CREATORS.COM
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Northern Lights College 2017–18 honours list The Office of the Registrar of Northern Lights College has announced the honours list for the 2017–18 academic year. “We extend our best wishes to every student for success in their future endeavours. Congratulations on your dedication and hard work,” registrar Warren Stokes said in a news release. To make the list, students need a grade point average of 3.67 or higher in academic or 90 per cent or better in vocational programs. Recipients include: • Jean Paul Ellou Aka • Donna Grace Alambay • Tyler Amero • Nicole Amstutz • Cathy Aniceto • Anjali • Jasmine Appaw • Devon Armstrong • Whitney Armstrong • Sakshi Arora • Touape Assi • Luke Baker • Anju Bala • Marilou Barba • Arindam Bari • Andrea Basisky • Jaimie Bausman • Emil Bautista • Jenny-Marie Beaton • Alexander Bedell • Michelle Bergen • Torrie Berkey • Lisa Billy • Melody Blaney • Erin Bordeleau • Charles Bordeos • Amale Bougedrawi • Rayna Braam • Tracey Braam • Jenna Bratt • Rachel Brulotte • Shayna Buchanan • Deanna Burmatoff • Cole Capot-Blanc
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The Canadian National Speed Skating Long Track Team took part in a free public skate with the community at the Pomeroy Sport Centre August 30, part of a two-week training stop in Fort St. John. “I’ve never been to Fort St. John before. We’re very excited, and this is a beautiful facility that we’re very excited to use,” Coach Bart Shouten said during a short welcome ceremony introducing the team to town. Fort St. John’s Denny Morrison spoke to those in attendance and thanked the community for having the team there. He mentioned the hard work that Elks coach Jenn Gibson and vice president Wim Kok had in building up the Elks program and hosting the national camp. “We’re so grateful to the city for having us here. The entire country is represented here in Fort St. John,” Morrison said. Ted-Jan Bloemen, who won gold in the 10,000m at the 2018 Olympics earlier this year, was excited to be in Fort St. John and to have a camp away from Calgary where the team normally trains. “It’s nice to change the venue and get away from home so you’re more focused on training and skating,” said Bloemen. Valerie Maltais, who recently made the switch from short track to long track, is at her first national long track camp and is looking forward to the challenge. “I put a lot of pressure on myself. I want to be able to skate at a good level, and I’m excited to skate tomorrow,” Maltais said.
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Ted-Jan Bloemen, Oliver Jean, and Denny Morrison during the ceremony for the national team on Aug. 30.
The women arrived at the Fort St. John Airport an hour before the ceremony, and had their first ice time last Friday. The men have were here all last week, and have been able to work with the local Elks skaters as well. “It’s nice we can be here to support the kids, and show them how we train, and hopefully inspire them for the future,” Bloemen said. Bloemen reflected on winning Olympic gold six months ago and how he feels about it now. “It’s a weird feeling. You dream of it for all of your life. I’m not 20, I’ve been trying for a long time, and to become Olympic champion at 31 years old is DILLON GIANCOLA PHOTO very emotional and hard to National team members Isabelle Weidemann and Jake Weidemann process,” he said. enjoy a relaxing skate around the Pomeroy Sport Centre oval. Bloemen said he took a long and much needed “I needed that, and 6, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. vacation with his wife now I’m fit and in camp Also, from Sept. 7 to after the season ended. He and eager to get back to 9, the team will help out started training and getting competing,” Bloemen said. with the B.C. Long Track into shape a little later Still to come is a chance Academy, which welcomes this summer than normal, for the Fort St. John Elks skaters from all over B.C. which he said made it and Dawson Creek Speed and Alberta to come and harder to get back to where Skating Clubs to skate with hone their craft ahead of he needs to be. the national team on Sept. the season.
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here have been three stages to Roger Federer’s great tennis career, of varying lengths. There’s his prime, 2003 to 2009, where he was the best player on the planet and won 14 Grand Slam titles. There’s the sad years, 2010 to 2016, where he won just two major tournaments, cried often in press conferences because he couldn’t beat Rafael Nadal, and had many fans and critics saying he should retire and couldn’t win anymore. Then, there’s the comeback, 2017 until now, where he won three of eight majors, starting with the 2017 Australian Open, and temporarily became the number one player in the world again at the age of 35. Sadly, I think we’re seeing the start of a fourth stage — the end of Federer’s career. Federer was seeded second in the U.S. Open and was cruising along and seemed he would at least reach the semi-finals. Then, up one set to unseeded Australian John Millman in the fourth round on Sept. 3, everything changed. Federer began to make unforced error after unforced error, ending the match with an insane 77 of them, to go with his 10 double faults, the third most he’s ever had in a Grand Slam match. He lost the final three sets 7-5, 7-6, 7-6, finally being defeated at 1 a.m. local time. It was strange, unbelievable, and hard to watch. Federer is my favourite athlete: the ideal mix of greatness, class, resilience, and humility. When he finally won a major again in 2017 after five years without a championship, it meant the world to me, because I wasn’t sure I would ever see him win again. It’s not unlike Tiger Woods fans wishing he would win just one more major. Since that win at the start of 2017, I’ve enjoyed the ride again, appreciating Federer’s renewed dominance. The matches didn’t seem as high stakes anymore, and it was a joy to see how many more titles he would win. Federer is 37, so I know he was going to have to slow down eventually, but he was still the second-ranked player in the world. But watching him Monday night, I saw Federer make mistakes I’ve never seen before. Granted, he barely lost those three sets, which shows just how great Federer is, but the fact that he lost to Millman, a 29-year-old journeyman who had never beaten a top-10 player before, is worth noting. It’s very possible I’m overreacting, and I hope I am. He could definitely finish 2018 in the top five and continue to be one of the best players in 2019. Maybe he’ll even win another Grand Slam title. But, at 37, it’s time to admit that even if he does continue to play great tennis, he’s only got a year or two left, max. It’s hard to admit, and maybe it makes me a bad fan. But I look forward to the end, knowing each tournament could be his last. I’ve never seen Federer play live. I’ve been to countless sporting events, but seeing Federer at the U.S. Open is something I’ve always wanted to do. That dream has taken on some urgency since Monday. Maybe it won’t happen, but I’ll be able to rest easy knowing that I, like countless others, got to watch greatness in a man whose attitude in life I aspire to have.
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Connor Bowie excited for first full WHL season with Cougars Dillon giancola sports@ahnfsj.ca
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Connor Bowie celebrates a goal with the Prince George Cougars last season.
At 17, Connor Bowie knows he needs to have a breakout season in the WHL this year to continue to make a name for himself and turn heads. The Fort St. John player has been at the Prince George Cougars training camp since Friday, Aug. 24. Camp is wrapping up today. “I want to stick around for the entire year and have a breakout year with some big numbers. I feel confident that I can put up some big offensive points for this team, that’s what they’re looking for from me and the reason I’m here,” Bowie said. This is Bowie’s third WHL camp after attending two with the Portland Winterhawks. He was acquired by the Cougars mid-way through last season, playing in 10 games for Prince George with three points. This is his best shot to make a roster out of camp and Bowie is excited about the opportunity. “I was more prepared heading into my third WHL camp, and put up great
Crossley, Nielsen, Jarratt: local players in WHL Fort St. John is in the middle of a boom of sorts when it comes to producing high calibre hockey players. With Connor Bowie now joining the likes of Ralph Jarratt, Austin Crossley, and Tristen Nielsen, there will be four full-time players from town in the WHL this season. In addition, goalie Jordan Fairlie, 15, recently signed with the Swift Current Broncos. However, it remains to be seen if he will make the team out of camp and what his impact will be this year. Jarratt, 20, will play his fifth and likely final season in the
WHL this year for the Victoria Royals. The defencemen is coming off a season in which he had 15 points in 53 games, and another five points in the playoffs. His career highs are 69 games played and 21 points. Crossley, 19, is playing his third season in the WHL and first full year with the Prince George Cougars. The Cougars traded for Crossley on January 6, 2018, the same week they traded for Bowie. Crossley, a defenceman, had nine points in 51 games last year, and will be a big part of the team’s push for the playoffs this season after an offseason
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numbers in the fitness testing. I was here a week early to put in work with the skills coach and camp’s been great,” said Bowie. Being on a younger team, and being one of the older players, Bowie said he’s taken on more of a leadership role this season. “There’s things required of me now that weren’t before. I make sure the younger guys know to keep the room clean, and are stretching and cooling down before and after practice.” He’s excited about living in Prince George for the whole year, as he’s very familiar with the city from his minor hockey days. “Prince George is just like a bigger Fort St. John and a second home. I like it here and adjusted quickly,” Bowie said. The Cougars have played two preseason games so far, with Bowie playing in the second one, a 4-2 win over Kelowna. The team lost it’s first game 5-0 to Kamloops. Their next game is Sept. 8 in Vancouver. The Cougars have five preseason games in total, wrapping up at home on Sept. 15 against Kamloops.
Brodie Gibbs shines in Europe Brodie Gibb of Fort St. John is back in town after a once in a lifetime opportunity. He was part of the Canada Bears bantam team that attended the 2018 Czech Hockey Challenge Cup in Prague, where he made the most of it, scoring five goals and finishing second on his team in scoring. The Bears finished fifth out of 10 teams in their division. Gibb and the Bears played exhibitions in Venice and Verona, before travelling to the Czech Republic for three more games. “The whole trip was awesome, especially the tours
and all the things we got to see. Not many people can say that they got to go play international hockey at such a young age,” said Gibb. Gibb is just 13, but is ready to take the hockey world by storm and improve off his strong tournament. He had many coaches at the tournament telling him he could make the leap to AAA hockey, but he has decided to continue playing AA in Fort St. John for the time being and grow as a player. Gibb wants to play on either the A or B rep teams in Fort St. John this year, with hopes of leading his team in scoring.
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The third longest-running event in professional golf, the BMW Championship, comes to Aronimink Golf Club The BMW Championship took the place of the Western Open, a PGA Tour event which was played from 1899 to 2006. The Western Golf Association, which founded and ran the Western Open, is involved with running the BMW Championship. It is the third of four FedEx Cup playoff events on the PGA Tour schedule. The tournament is open to the 70 FedEx Cup points leaders following the Dell Technologies Championship.
Tony Romo advances in Web.com Tour qualifying Tony Romo advanced through pre-qualifying in the Web.com Tour Qualifying Tournament, shooting a 2-over 74 on Friday at Lantana Golf Club. One of 39 players to advance from Lantana, the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback moved on to the first stage as he attempts to secure Web.com Tour membership. Romo finished at 2-over 218 after opening with two 72s. “It was kind of what I expected,” said Romo, now a CBS analyst. “Everyone playing here is an accomplished, really good golfer and you have to play good to be in the mix.” Romo advanced because of a late disqualification after a golfer signed an incorrect scorecard. The 38-year-old Romo played in the PGA Tour event in the Dominican Republic on a sponsor’s exemption in March, shooting 77-82 to miss the cut. He won the American Century Championship celebrity event in July.
Abraham Ancer leads the Dell Technologies Championship
As of press time, the first three rounds of the Dell Technologies Championship were completed. Abraham Ancer of Mexico opened with three straight birdies on his way to a 6-under 65 to take a one-shot lead Sunday going into the final round of the Dell Technologies Championship. Ten players were within four shots of the lead, a group that included Justin Rose, Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth.
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The golf cart is one of the great innovations on the home course for the amateur golfer, but it can get us into a world of trouble at times. The biggest error comes when we park our cart, walk to the ball out in the fairway and then realize that we brought the wrong club. More times than not, in a rush, we just decide to go ahead and swing with the club that was brought and a poor shot is the usual result. The resolution to this quandary is quite simple. On the ride to your shot, think about the club selection that you are probably going to need. Consider all factors including yardage, wind direction and any elevation changes involved. Then, the most important aspect is to carry multiple clubs from the cart to your ball. While this will cause a bit more strenuous exercise, getting the right club is what needs to be done.
Through Sept. 2, 2018
Course Stats Yards: 7,237 Par: 70 18-hole record: 59 72-hole record: 261 Defending champion: Marc Leishman
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Pro Golf Trivia Which golfer started the FedEx Cup 69th in the rankings and went on to win the championship? a) Rory McIlroy b) Billy Horschel
c) Brandt Snedeker d) Bill Haas
Answer: b) Billy Horschel
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Tournament Leaders Player Score 1. Abraham Ancer -13 T2. Tyrrell Hatton -12 T2. Bryson DeChambeau -12
1) Bryson DeChambeau 3,617 pts. / 8 top tens
2) Dustin Johnson 2,969 pts. / 10 top tens
3) Justin Thomas 2,954 pts. / 9 top tens
FedEx Cup Standings continued... Player Points 4) Tony Finau 2,709 5) Brooks Koepka 2,332 6) Justin Rose 1,991 7) Bubba Watson 1,957 8) Jason Day 1,935 9) Webb Simpson 1,819 10) Phil Mickelson 1,750
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Whitehorse disc golfer Alan Hill wins third Battle of the Peace austin cozicar reporter@dcdn.ca
The winner of the top division in the third annual Battle of the Peace disc golf tournament was also one of the players who travelled the furthest. Alan Hill, who traveled from the Yukon with fellow Whitehorse Disc Golf Association members Ryan Norquay and Josh Paton, took the MA1 (advanced) division with a score of -3 over two rounds and a 10-stroke lead. “I played well, missed a couple of putts as always, made a couple of putts maybe I shouldn’t have,” he said. The new Professional Disc Golf Association status played a big part in attracting players from such far locales. “(It) means that players get a ranking once we submit scores and they can compare each other, not just locally at the tournament, but that ranking will be able to compare with anyone in the world,” said tournament co-director Clint Warkentin. “They’re not just getting a prize and trophy from it, they can get rankings and further their disc golfing careers.” Hill agreed. “We’re more inclined to travel to sanctioned events, as we bring our ratings home with us and give us a better
opportunity to rate our courses and host sanctioned events.” All in all, it was fun for all involved, with eight divisions for all skill levels and categories of players. “Great turnout, and the weather was fantastic for us, despite the forecast,” said Warkentin. In the other seven categories, the winners were as follows: Elena Warkentin (intermediate women), Brant Churchill (intermediate), Josh Paton (recreation), Karen Frederickson (recreation women), Keith McKeeman (Amateur Masters 50+), Patrick Turner (Amateur Masters 40+), and Dominic Bruton (junior). Elena Warkentin was women’s champion of the Northern Lights Disc Golf Series, while Josh Stokmans was the men’s, which encompassed the four big tournies in the Peace — in addition to the BotP, Swan City, the FSJ tournament, and the Farmington Fling. Due to scheduling conflicts with other disc golf tournaments held the same weekend, attendance was slightly down — 36 are listed as completing at least one round. However, there were a few positives. “This year, we have more local players from Dawson Creek and Fort St. John,” Warkentin said.
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Above: Alan Hill lines up his final putt of the tournament, on way to winning the men’s advanced division at the Battle of the Peace. Below: Daniel Martin presents Elena Warkentthe Battle of the Peace FA2 trophy.
Tour of the Peace goes Saturday, Sept. 8 At least 37 riders, walkers and runners will take to the streets on September 8 for the 2018 Tour of the Peace, the charity bike ride, walk, and run, which raises money for Type 1 diabetes research. As of Sept. 3, 19 riders were signed up for either the 150km or 75m bike ride, three more than in 2017. However, this year tour organizers Dan and Joanna Webster added a 5km run and walk for those wanting to participate but are unable to ride the grueling road to
Hudson’s Hope. There are 18 people doing the 5km distance, which should result in the tour raising more than the $15,000 it raised in 2017. The 150km bike ride will start at Peace Island Park on 8 a.m., with riders from the 75km ride joining them at the Peace River Valley Viewpoint around 11 a.m. The Websters are passionate about their cause, and said progress is being made every year towards controlling the disease and finding a cure.
PRO RACING THIS WEEK Racing News, Stats & Trivia Brad Keselowski Born: Feb. 12, 1984 Crew Chief: Paul Wolfe Car: Ford
Year 2018 2017
Wins 1 3
Top 10s 13 21
Avg. Finish 10.6 8.8
This Week’s Cup Series Race: Brickyard 400 Race Details
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Location: Speedway, Ind. Date: Sunday, Sept. 9, 2:00 p.m. Last Year’s Pole: Kyle Busch - 187.301 mph Last Year’s Winner: Kasey Kahne
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Shape: Oval Distance: 2.5 miles Turns / Straights: 9º / 0º
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway was built on 328 acres of farmland five miles northwest of Indiana’s capital city in the spring of 1909. When the first race took place in August, 1909, the celebration quickly turned into a disaster due to the surface of crushed stone and tar. There were terrible injuries to the race car drivers and spectators. Cars caught fire, there were deaths, and the race was halted and canceled when only halfway completed. The safety concerns for race drivers and spectators eventually led to a substantial additional expenditure to pave the track surface with 3.2 million paving bricks, and gave the track its popular nickname, “The Brickyard”.
2018 Standings Cup Series Top Ten Drivers 1) Kyle Busch 2) Kevin Harvick 3) Martin Truex, Jr. 4) Kurt Busch 5) Joey Logano 6) Brad Keselowski 7) Kyle Larson 8) Clint Bowyer 9) Ryan Blaney 10) Denny Hamlin
Points 1038 999 883 835 818 785 783 777 755 738
Xfinity Series Top Ten Top 10s 20 21 15 16 18 13 14 11 12 13
Drivers 1) Justin Allgaier 2) Elliott Sadler 3) Cole Custer 4) Christopher Bell 5) Daniel Hemric 6) Tyler Reddick 7) Brandon Jones 8) Matt Tifft 9) Ryan Truex 10) Ryan Reed
Points 888 872 871 852 844 693 687 663 660 559
Top 10s 19 20 20 14 15 13 10 12 9 8
Kasey Kahne to step away from full-time competition Kasey Kahne has announced his plans to retire from full-time racing at the end of the 2018 season. Sharing the news on Twitter on Thursday, he said he’s thought about this for a long time and “couldn’t commit” to more years racing in the Cup Series. Kahne has been racing in NASCAR for 17 years, 15 of which were full-time at the top in the Cup Series. Currently, the 38-year-old drives the No. 95 for Leavine Family Racing, following six seasons with Hendrick Motorsports form 2012 to 2017. He has accumulated 18 Cup Series victories with his most recent one being the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2017. He also won the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, NASCAR’s longest race, three times (2006, 2008, 2012). Formula 1, NASCAR go head-to-head in Texas in November 2019 Formula 1 and NASCAR will go head-to-head in the state of Texas in November 2019 with races in Austin and Fort Worth. NASCAR announced its 2019 schedule in April with its playoff weekend at Texas Motor Speedway set for Nov. 1-3. F1 announced its 2019 draft schedule Friday, and its U.S. Grand Prix is scheduled for Nov. 1-3 at the Circuit of the Americas. The NASCAR race in Fort Worth is about 190 miles from the Austin race where the F1 drivers will compete.
Racing Trivia Which driver has won three of the last ten races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway? a) Kyle Busch b) Jimmie Johnson
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Brad Keselowski gave Team Penske its first victory at Darlington Raceway in 43 years on Sunday night. “This is probably the biggest win of my career,” said Keselowski, the 2012 NASCAR champion. Keselowski beat leader Kyle Larson out of the pits with 22 laps to go, then pulled away on the restart to sweep the weekend at Darlington. It was Keselowski’s first victory of the season, the 25th of his career, and the first time a Team Penske driver has won at Darlington since Bobby Allison in the 1975 Southern 500.
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Finding the right low impact exercise for your daily routine
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or many people, running and high impact exercises are completely out of the question, but that doesn’t mean that exercise is too. There are plenty of great options for those who are unable to participate in certain activities. Walking and biking are excellent substitutions for running. The running track, elliptical, stationary bike, row machine, treadmill, and Stairmaster are all great alternatives if the outdoors aren’t an option. There are a variety of modifications that can be done to almost any specific exercise that will eliminate some or all of the impact. Also, strength training is generally low impact, so try out some squats, bicep curls, or bench press. Try
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out some of the machines around the gym for a bit of variation. Swimming is probably one of the best alternatives. Being in the water takes all the weight off of your joints and allows for a completely impact free workout. If you have shoulder issues, try a different swim stroke, or opt out and use a kickboard. If it’s your knees or hips, use a pull buoy and get
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a great upper body workout. Other options are aquafit and hydrobike classes at the pool. Yoga and pilates are great impactfree ways to gain strength and flexibility. There are plenty of videos online and classes that will help you get the most out of your practice. There are also modifications for most poses that will allow it to be safe for you. Exercise is great for both your physical and mental health. When injuries, age, and/or fitness level hinder you from participating in certain activities it can feel like you have no options, but that isn’t the case. Get out and give these low impact exercises a try.
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Peter Douglas of Hudson’s Hope didn’t let the mud slow him down during the Junior MX-3 race at the B.C. Motocross Championships in Prince George on Sept. 1. Douglas would go on to win the race, and finish second on Sept. 2, and finished the weekend with the most points in his division. The third and final round of the championships are Sept. 15 and 16 in Williams Lake. See alaskahighwaynews.ca for more results.
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Ashley Lawson hits a three-wood well on the number seven fairway Aug. 27, on her way to finishing second in the Intermediate U14 division at the Lone Wolf Junior Tournament.
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A Science Daily article released a study done by Blackwell Publishing Ltd. stating that people with autoimmune diseases can benefit from low impact exercises that increase in difficulty overtime. Adults with autoimmune diseases that participate in low impact exercise see a reduction in fatigue, which is a common symptom with chronic autoimmune diseases. Stephenie Sutherland is a Fort St. John student studying nutrition and food sciences.
One park isn’t enough, skateboarders say sports@ahnfsj.ca
Peace Island Park was the place to be this weekend to take in some super fast jet boat racing action. The 2018 Taylor Flats 200 Jet Boat Race saw 20 boats race in the Peace River from September 1 to 2. Chad Burns of Grimshaw won the Unlimited Class with a total six-leg time of 1:21:20. Fort St. John’s Gord Humphrey, a favourite in the Unlimited Class coming into the weekend, had boat troubles, and was unable to race in four of the six legs. In the two he did race in — the final race on Saturday and the first race on Sunday, he posted the fastest time. Listed here are the top three finishers in each class.
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It’s out with the old and in with the new as a multi-million dollar rebuild of Centennial Park gets underway, but local skateboarders say the overhaul is grinding out a popular spot for the growing sport. Construction will start on the east side of the park this year, where an allinclusive playground and picnic area will be built on the city’s original skatepark. The playground will be accessible for all children and adults, regardless of their ability, and includes a ramp and hard surface for those with mobility issues, as well as modern playground equipment like a cube tower and roller table. “It will be something unique in the city, and has been designed very thoughtfully,” said Jennifer Decker, the city’s new economic development manager. With the change, Decker said there are no current plans to replace the skatepark, leaving the city with just the Rotary Skatepark, built in 2013. Members of the city’s skateboard community say that will lead to the skatepark becoming more overcrowded than it already is, and will deter people from taking part in the sport. “Skateboarding, as well as the BMX and scooter scenes, are as popular as they’ve ever been, and there’s no end in sight,” said Cole Andrews, owner of Victory Skateboards. “Having only one skatepark is a step in the wrong direction.” Life-long skateboard Chris Vasik agreed. “It’s going to be hard to keep everyone happy because of the limited space and how many new kids are coming into it,” Vasik said. “It’s getting really popular, which is a good thing. But at the same time, a lot of the guys that have been going for a long time are getting frustrated with how busy and dangerous it is. If there was another place to do these tricks around town, we would do them elsewhere, but we don’t have that option.” Part of their frustration stems from them feeling like their voices weren’t heard when the city held public consultations last fall to see what residents wanted to see in Centennial
Park, and for them to raise concerns. Andrews said many of those who attended each meeting were skateboarders, but there was no communication from the city following the meetings, or any follow up on the ideas that were proposed. “We were told at the consultation that the city would put together a plan to have a street spot for us to skate, a friendly place where skateboarders could skate on roads without dealing with traffic. It seemed like we were being listened to at the consultation and that plans would be put into place, but we never heard any further talk about it. We were pretty surprised that nothing actually happened,” Vasik said. Andrews is holding on to four slabs of granite donated to him in May by the skateboard company RDS, valued at $500 in total, under the condition it be installed where the public could skate it. RDS sent granite to communities all over Canada, something Andrews and Vasik were very excited about. Andrews initially contacted city officials to see if they’d be interested in installing the granite in the old skate park, but was told no as the city planned on demolishing the park. Decker said that when the Rotary Skatepark was built, it made the old park at Centennial Park expendable and that it was going to be removed eventually. As well, it hasn’t been maintained, and it was identified in the redesign that replacing the skatepark would take priority. “We hope when people enjoy the new space they’ll see the value in it. People can bring their bikes to the park and there will be lots of space,” Decker said. The city has hired Northern Legendary Construction to carry out the redevelopment of Centennial Park, at a cost of $5.5 million. The park will include a new permanent stage and festival plaza, a pedestrian laneway, garden, and public washrooms. It also includes the recently refurbished spray park, which opened in June. Construction of the new playground and picnic area is scheduled to be complete at the end of next summer. Construction of the west side of the park will start in in 2019 and be complete by summer 2020.
Northern Lights Raceway season final After a hot summer on the race track, the Northern Lights Raceway is winding down with the Regular Season Final, Sept. 8 and 9 at the track. It’s a straightforward race weekend, with drivers from all five classes competing to add points to their season total and determine the 2018 track champions. “Our season went very well this year. We’ve been very fortunate with the weather, and hope the luck stays on our side,” said Robin DeRose, track
president. This is DeRose’s first season back as president after a lengthy time away, and he’s enjoyed the task. “It’s been great, and I enjoy it. It’s a lot of work, but it’s gratifying when you have a good weekend,” DeRose said. DeRose and the other drivers are already looking ahead, hoping to announce improvements to the track and the races at the AGM in September. Racing gets started with time trials at 10 a.m. both days and races at 1 p.m.
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Fateful tweet brings Fort St. John author’s debut novel to bookshelves matt preprost editor@ahnfsj.ca
When Jenna Morland couldn’t find a book she wanted to read on the store shelf two years ago, she took an old adage to heart, and her keyboard: she would write one herself. It was February 2016 when Morland started typing the first words to Empress Unveiled, and chased away the boredom of long and dark winter nights, her husband out working in the oil patch and her two young children tucked in early in bed. Morland’s debut young adult fantasy novel was released Sept. 4 through UKbased OfTomes Publishing, and she’ll host a book launch and social in Fort St. John on Sept. 8. “My imagination is just a little crazy, and I had picked little pieces of what I liked from so many things over the years and just created one thing that I loved,” Morland says. “That’s where my inspiration came from, picking pieces from movies and books, what I would want to see on the big screen one day and what I would want to see in a book, and put it all together.” Empress Unveiled is billed for fans of fantastical adventures, unexplained magic, and deadly romance. It follows Swayzi, a 17-yearold teen sick from a mysterious illness her entire life, and sent home from the hospital to die at home. That’s when she sees something she probably shouldn’t have, Morland says, setting off a chain events that shows her who she truly is and why she’s sick — and how the fate of a magical world depends on her survival. “It’s a fun read and it’s an easy read, and it’s for people that either like fantasy, or ones that have maybe never read fantasy but want to try it,” Morland says. The story is other-worldly and easy to follow, Morland says, and Swayzi is a relatable character for all ages as she overcomes adversity. “I relate to her on a teenage level as well as an adult, discovering herself and how
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Jenna Morland, an author in Fort St. John, released her debut young adult fantasy novel Empress Unveiled, on Sept. 4, 2018, through OfTomes Publishing.
to change the things in her to better her life,” Morland says. “The decisions that she needs to make, she would be a good role model for girls to look up to because she does take a leadership role eventually in the book. There’s so many books and movies out there that don’t have many good, solid role models, and I think Swayzi would be that.” Morland caught the attention of a number of publishers and agents during a pitch party on Twitter in March 2017, but it was OfTomes that won the rights and offered her a publishing deal months later in July. “I said in my email that I thought they were meant to publish my book. I genuinely felt that way,” says Morland, who had been following the company on social media. “Everything is changing in the publishing industry — the way that authors are presented, and how publishing works. The traditional houses, it’s getting harder and harder to get into, especially with
book stores slowly not having as many books. “I really liked their style. When they came back to me with an offer, I had to choose between them, two other publishers, and an agent. I went with them.” Morland will hold a book launch and signing at Coles Totem Mall on Saturday, Sept. 8 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., followed by a social at Browns Socialhouse from 4 to 6. “I got 200 books in the mail the other day and just looking at the boxes and boxes of them, I was like, oh my gosh I need to sell all these books,” she says, adding that so far the response from readers and reviewers online has been positive. “I’m just hoping to keep the momentum. But, it is definitely terrifying, having my work out in to the world and people judging it and liking it, and loving it and hating it. Who knows? You can’t please everybody. But I’m excited for people to finally meet these characters because I love them and they will too.”
Words North
Editors to talk newspapers, community Do newspapers have a future? It depends on who you ask, but ask a pair of Peace region inkslingers and they’ll say the business of selling stories on dead trees is alive and well. Matt Preprost, editor of the Alaska Highway News, and Rob Brown, editor of the Dawson Creek Mirror, will host a panel discussion called Stop the Presses on Friday, Sept. 28, as part of the upcoming Words North writing festival. With more than 30 years of newspaper experience between them, Preprost and Brown have stories of humour and horror to share, and are looking for engaged and enthusiastic writers to join the conversations in their respective pages. “The first three people to
step off the train in any new town are the sheriff, the mayor, and the newspaper publisher,” Preprost says. “No community is complete without its local paper and the people that drive the talk of the town.” Stop the Presses will be interactive, taking in questions from columnist and session moderator Judy Kucharuk, as well as the audience. Preprost is an award-winning editor and reporter from Winnipeg, where he began his career at the Winnipeg Free Press in 2008. He joined the Alaska Highway News in 2013, and was named editor in 2015. He was most recently recognized by the BC & Yukon Community Newspaper Association
with a bronze for newspaper excellence and silver for editorial writing. Since beginning in 2001, Brown has more than 20 AWNA, MCNA, CCNA, BNA, and other writing, photography, and media awards. He is part of an exclusive club with more than 10,000 news stories filed, for daily/weekly print products in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and B.C. Stop the Presses runs Friday, Sept. 28, at 3 p.m. at the Kiwanis Performing Arts Centre in Dawson Creek.
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Acquired Brain Injury Support Group: ABI Support group meets every 2nd & 4th Thursday of month at 6:00pm at the Northern Brain Injury Association office: #11-1405 102 Ave Dawson Creek. Please call 250-719-4673 for more information. http://nbia.ca/
PC Roots Group Building Open: Every Saturday Sept-June 10:00am-12:00pm to members wanting to use the genealogy library. A member will be available by appointment to anyone requiring help on how to get started on your family history. Everyone is welcome. We are located in the small building in NAR Park. For appointment call: Lynn- 250-7824058. Neil- 250-7827651. Website http://peacecountryroots.ca PC Roots Group Meeting: 4th Sunday/month - from Sept-June 1:30pm in the Archives Room at The Calvin Kruk Center. Getting started on family tree research, need Help? Come learn & share experiences with other amateur genealogists. New members welcome. For more info call: Lynn- 250-7824058. Neil- 250-7827651. Website http://peacecountryroots.ca SATURDAYS: LEARN YOUR ROOTS - Genealogy information NAR PARK ROOTS BUILDING 10:00am peacecountryroots.ca South Peace Historical Society Meetings Third Wednesday of the month. In Dawson Creek at the Calvin Kruk Centre Archives Room at 2 pm. SUNDAYS: FAMILY TREE HELP - Peace Country Roots Group Meeting - Fourth Sunday of each Month at the CALVIN KRUK CENTRE in Dawson Creek 1:30pm
Save the Dates July 12, 5:00 pm to July 14, 2018 at 3:30 pm for the Mile Zero Cruisers Silver Anniversary Summer Cruise weekend starts with on-site Registration at Dawson Co-op parking lot. Bring down your pride and joy and register for the Summer Cruise Car Show weekend. For online Registration and more information:
SATURDAY Sept 15, 2018 - COUNTRY MUSIC DANCE-Music by “Let R Rip” at the Senior Citizens Hall, 1101 McKellar Ave, Dawson Creek. Dance from 8:30- 12:30 Admission includes lunch. For more information phone Linda at 250843-7418 or Joanne 250-782-0158
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Take notice that Peaceland Oilfield Services Ltd from Fort St. John, BC, has applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations & Rural Development (MFLNRORD), Northeast Region, for a Roadway amendment situated on Provincial Crown land located at Sikanni Chief River, (Mason Creek Road).
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The Lands File for this application is 8016032. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to Joyce Veller, Authorization Officer, Northeast Region, MFLNRO, at 100, 10003-110 Avenue, Fort St. John, BC, V1J 6M7, (250) 787-3438. Comments will be received by MFLNRORD up to October 11, 2018. MFLNRORD may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit the website at www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp for more information and a map of the application area.
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McLay, Doreen Alvara Mae (Verner) October 13, 1925 − August 22, 2018 We have lost the matriarch of our family. She was predeceased by her husband, Don and one grandson. To Doreen, family was everything. She grew up in the depression years and knew the struggles of poverty. She left school in grade ten and became a caregiver for children. She married Don McLay in 1943 and together they celebrated almost 72 years of marriage. They farmed in the Fort Qu’Appelle area until 1957 when they moved to Fort St. John, B.C. They never forgot their prairie roots and always returned every summer to visit family and their many friends. Mom was a very hard worker, having many jobs throughout her life. When she first moved to Fort St.John, she served dinner in her home to the single male staff who worked at the bank. Some of those men became lifelong friends. She also helped publish a small newspaper, cleaned offices, managed a laundromat, became a medical office assistant and worked at Fields. She instilled a strong work ethic and encouraged education for her children. Mom and Dad enjoyed many good years of retirement, travelling in their motorhome, many trips to Hawaii and cruises with their friends. She is survived by her children, Ken (Marilyn), Shirley (Jack), Janice (Stan), Donna (Melvin−deceased), and Glen. She also has many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Rodney Rice 1956 - 2018 0 8
We will miss you. Rod passed away July 4, 2018. He is survived by his precious mom, Clara, aunts, uncles and many cousins. Rod was predeceased by his wife Gilda. A family service was held on August 2, 2018. Donations in his name can be made to the Canadian Diabetes Association.
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Whereas Fred Roger Larsen is indebted to Rezilliant Transport Ltd. and Elite Bailiff Services Ltd. for storage and towing on a 1987 Chevrolet Winnebago with VIN: 1GBKP37W2H3306616. A lien is claimed under the Act. There is presently an amount due and owing of $4,634.70. plus any additional costs of storage, seizure and sale. Notice is hereby given that on the 28th day of September 2018 or thereafter, the said Motorhome will be sold. The Motorhome is currently stored at Rezilliant Transport Ltd. 7915 101 Ave Fort St. John BC. The Motorhome was placed in storage on June 23, 2018. For more information call Elite Bailiff Services at (604) 539-9900.
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Career OppOrtunities Part time Program Coordinator needed for South Peace Hospice Palliative Care Society for 20 hours weekly. The successful applicant will be a competent, self-motivated, responsible individual, reporting to the Board and working closely with the Board President. Ability to work well and communicate with people is essential as well as understanding and ensuring confidentiality. Duties include (and are not limited to): volunteer coordination, client services (including liaison with other community organizations), fund raising, public relations and advocacy, education, administration support including basic accounting financial tasks (must also be familiar with Office 2010).Must have own transportation. Please email resumes to sphpcs@pris.ca Resumes accepted until Sept. 14, 2018
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Annual General Meeting Tuesday Sept 25, 2018 7pm at Pomeroy Sports CentreFort St. John, BC Any proposed amendments to the constitution to be forwarded to the president at fsjwsl@gmail.com President,Vice President/Scheduler Treasurer, Tournament Director Media Liaison positions available. For further information on this, check the website: www.fsjwsl.com. We encourage all players to attend.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION NOTICE Application for a Permit amendment Under the Provisions of the Environmental Management Act We/I, Tourmaline Oil Corporation/Duane Peperkorn, of address; 3700 250 6th Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2P 3H7 intend to submit this amendment application to the Director to amend Permit PA-108719, issued March 10th, 2017 which authorizes the discharge of air emission from the West Doe 02-11 gas processing plant. The land upon which the facility is situated and the discharge occurs is located at LSD: 02-11-080-16 W6M near Sweetwater Road, approximately 16km West of Rolla, BC within the Peace River Regional District. The amendment requests that the following conditions be changed from: 3.3 g/s NOx, 0.0g/s SO2,174.8 g/s CO, 27.33 g/s VOC and 58.51 g/s TSP (total suspended particulates) to the following: 5.03 g/s NOx, 46.3 g/s SO2, 181.71 g/s CO, 32.76 g/s VOC and 59.10 g/s TSP. Any person who may be adversely affected by the proposed amendment and wishes to provide relevant information may, within 30 days after the last date of posting, publishing, service or display, send written comments to the applicant, with a copy to the Regional Manager, Environmental Protection at Bag 2, Fort St. John, B.C. V1J 2B0. The identity of any respondents and the contents of anything submitted in relation to this application will become part of the public record. Dated this 7th day of August, 2018.
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DISTRICT OF HUDSON’S HOPE 2018 TAX SALE PUBLIC NOTICE In accordance with section 647 of the Local Government Act, the following real properties located within the District of Hudson’s Hope will be offered for sale by public auction on September 24, 2018 in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Hall, 9904 Dudley Drive, Hudson’s Hope, BC at 10:00am local time. Lot 1, Block 2, Plan PGP16605, Part NW ¼, Section 19, Township 81, Range 25, Meridian W6, Peace River Land District PID: 011-563-389 Title: 321090 12005 Ferguson Street Upset Price: $1,115.13 Lot 3, Plan PGP 17871, Part SE ¼, Section 19, Township 81, Range 25, Meridian W6, Peace River Land District PID: 011-132-655 Title: PB22190 8904 Clark Avenue Upset Price: $10,238.64
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Parcel B, Block 5, Plan PGP1679, Section 19, Township 81, Range 25, Meridian W6, Peace River Land District (BA128398) FORMERLY LOTS 5-8; PID: 026-796-902 Title: CA4861692 9516 Canyon Drive Upset Price: $6,435.19 Lot 1, Plan PGP30079, Part SW ¼, Section 13, Township 81, Range 26, Meridian W6, Peace River Land District PID: 005-523-290 Title: CA4332927 9931 Adams St. Upset Price: $5,665.43 51286
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Cruz Gordon of Fort St. John, left, and Charlie Lakes Drew Roberts each one both of their races at the Prince Geroe round of the B.C. Motocross Championships, Sept. 1 and 2. Gordon was in the 50cc (4-6) category while Roberts raced in the 65cc (7-9) category.
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Above: Brian Austin of Onoway, AB, drives back to the dock after finishing third in the fifth leg of the Unlimited Class at the Taylor Flats 200 races on Sept. 2. Right: A father shows his daughter how to skate during the free skate with the National Speed Skating Team on Aug. 30 at the Pomeroy Sport Centre.
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Left: Whitehorse disc golf trio Josh Paton, Alan Hill and Rob Norquay at the end of the Battle of the Peace on Sept. 2.. The group drove 15 hours to play in the tournament and had a great time. Right: Josh Stockmans finished second in the men’s advanced division.
he summer of 2018 will likely be remembered for the wildfires in B.C., and the hazy blue, smoke-filled skies that covered a lot of Western Canada. Many air quality advisory days were issued by Environment Canada and most of us could smell the smoke in the air and likely experienced some respiratory symptoms. The same is true for our pets and livestock. Horses may be among the most affected. Horses have a large airway, and are designed to move a lot of air efficiently to supply their athletic need for oxygen to work their muscles and heart. A clear airway is always important for your equine athlete. Several things can affect your horse’s airway. Some of our recommended vaccinations are for prevention of respiratory diseases. Viruses like influenza and rhinotracheitis are commonly vaccinated against. Other vaccines help prevent conditions that may affect airway as well, commonly the Streptococcus equi vaccine for what we commonly call strangles. These are preventative measures and have been used as management tools to maintain our horses over the last several decades. There are other conditions of the equine airway that we commonly see and can find frustrating to deal with. Every year we see cases of equine recurrent airway obstruction, commonly called heaves. This is a condition of the lungs where an allergic inflammation causes restriction of airways. Some will compare this to asthma in humans. Usually this develops over years and becomes a chronic condition that must be managed continuously once it is clinical. Horses also often live in environments that are prone to be dusty. Organic feed material often has dust and spores that become aerosolized during feeding. Dry pastures and arenas can be dusty when the horse is working. General inhaled allergens may also contribute – snow mold, pollens and even smoke are potential problems. Muscle around the small airways will constrict so that the horse is trying to breathe through a much smaller opening. Even at rest the patient must push hard to try to empty air back out of the lungs. Classic signs are flared nostrils and a visible band of hypertrophied muscle along the abdomen that is a sign of this strong expiratory push. Management is focused on decreasing the inflammation, relaxing the tight airways and keeping inhaled particles from the environment low. Heaves is a chronic condition and does not go away. Episodes may occur more easily every time, so management can be challenging. A good physical exam can usually diagnose the patient. Your veterinarian can then help you develop a treatment and management plan suited to your situation. If you have a horse with some respiratory signs, like flared nostrils and a cough when riding, have your veterinarian evaluate them. Your equine athlete will breathe easier and get back to doing what they do best.
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ount Everest: a cold mountain with an even colder climb to the top. I got to experience that six months after I was back from living on a deserted island in the Caribbean. And oh my, the way up Everest was like hell in the winter: ice cold and really rough. Every day, every hour, every minute, to the mountain’s first base camp at 5,400 metres above sea level. After a week of hiking the narrow passages of the Himalayas, I started to smell like a goat (hygiene is your worst enemy in these mountains), and I decided I needed a shower — even though I knew the showers were with freezing water and were expensive to use. I asked a sherpa where the closest shower was located. He started to laugh, and told me at that time of the year, January and February, they didn´t have any showers or toilets that worked. I would have to use a homemade shower that one of the sherpas further up the path had built. Sure, I thought. If I don´t take a shower now, I will surely soon attract goats to me with my disgusting smell! A couple of hours later, I arrived at the shower, built inside a small barn with yaks and mountain goats everywhere. Imagine yourself a small, dirty gar-
age, filled with Yak dung instead of car tools, and with a bucket of ice water hanging from a rope from the ceiling, and you’ll have an idea of how the room looked. Don’t forget the snow and hay all over the floor. I stood under the bucket and pulled the rope. The first thing to hit my head was not cold water — it was a chunk of ice that cracked into pieces. Then, the cold water started to flow. It felt like I was being cut from head to toe with hundreds of razorblades. I think I lifted the barn’s roof with my scream. For a second, I thought I was going to freeze to death. Thankfully I didn’t. I was reminded of that unforgettable shower when I took a swim in a lake in Eastern Canada this past May. After four days of hiking, I undressed and jumped into the lake — without first testing the temperature. Big mistake. It’s was as cold as the shower in the Himalayas. One thing I’ve learned from these shocking experiences is that you always test the temperature before going into the water. Always. You don’t want to drown in a Canadian lake, or under a bucket of ice water on the way up to Mount Everest. Emil Carlberg is a Swedish adventurer.
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