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The Fort St. John Fire Department pulled one of their engines 50 feet in 11.88 seconds at the annual fire truck pull in support of the United Way on Saturday, Sept. 17. The firefighters placed second, 0.38 seconds shy of Progress Energy, which walked away from the event with top honours for the third year in a row. In all, more than $33,000 and 11 pallets of food was raised for local agenices. To read more, turn to A4.
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Amnesty International will deliver its report on the impacts of resource development on Indigenous women in Northeast B.C. during a public presentation in Fort St. John this November. The human rights group recently finished its last round of research in the region, meeting with emergency outreach and service providers in Fort St. John to get a sense of the scale of demand facing frontline workers in the latest economic downturn. MATT PREPROST PHOTO What researchers found were agencies Craig Benjamin, an Indigenous rights campaigner like the Women’s Resource Centre and the with Amnesty International, delivers a speech Friendship “in constant triage mode,� filling during a recent visit to the Peace Region. gaps by serving more and more men and non-aboriginals who are facing difficult “When we first came up here a year and times but without a place to go. half ago, they were saying, ‘our hands are
full. We’re stretched to our limits trying to meet the needs of the most vulnerable,’� said Craig Benjamin, an Indigenous rights campaigner with Amnesty. “We come back and they say, ‘well, all those people we were struggling to serve a year and a half ago, they still need us, but now there’s all these other people who are recently unemployed, who don’t have the ability to make ends meet any longer.’� The experiences of local agencies will form part of Amnesty’s report on the broader impacts of large scale industrial development on the rights of Indigenous peoples in Northeast B.C., in particular women. The report will be released Nov. 4 at the North Peace Cultural Centre, with a public panel discussion expected to take place with local leaders. See AMNESTY on A12
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The B.C. Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by the Peace Valley Landowner Association to overturn the province’s approval of the Site C dam. The association sought the court to review a July 2015 BC Supreme Court decision on the province’s move to grant the dam an environmental assessment certificate. That court found the provincial government was within its rights to
approve Site C, despite a Joint Review Panel finding that the dam would cause significant environmental impacts. In its decision released Sept. 15, the three-member appeals court panel concluded that four economic recommendations that the federal-provincial joint review panel made regarding the dam did not need to be considered by provincial ministers when approving the dam. Those panel recommendations included referring the
dam for review by the BC Utilities Commission, as well as having the commission review a long-term pricing scenario that included LNG demand, and reviewing BC Hydro’s load forecast and demand side management plan. The PVLA argued provincial ministers ignored those recommendations in its decision to approve the dam, however, Justice Harvey Groberman disagreed. “The factual issue of whether the Ministers took Recom-
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Lise Klassen of the North Peace Pregnancy Care Centre shows off the estimated $3,000 worth of diapers collected during a drive on Sept. 15 to bring in donations of one of the most important items for new parents. It’s roughly a three-month supply for the agency, meaning the organization can focus on buying cribs, strollers and other items for struggling families in the region. Another $2,000 in cash and $400 in grocery cards were collected during the diaper drive. The centre will launch its baby bottle fundraiser after Thanksgiving.
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Grande Prairie: Tupperware capital of Canada GLASSES GIGGLE: We start with an item about a new product now in stores. It’s called “Nerdwax.” It looks like Chapstick. The inventor says it stops your glasses from slipping down your nose. I don’t need it. Pushing my glasses back up my nose is the only exercise I get.
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O’LEARY LEERY: Who will be the next leader of Canada’s Conservative party? KNOWBEFOREYOUGO Maybe Kevin O’Leary, known as “Mr Wonderful” on the TV shows Dragon’s Den and Shark Tank. He announced he may run for PREVAILING PRICES the Conservative leadership and eventually for Prime Minister. O’Leary has been Dawson Creek 109.9 compared to Donald Trump because he’s very obnoxious and very rich. The similarends there. Trump has a head of nasty Fort St. John 116.9 ity hair, O’Leary has a nasty bald head. I’m not a violent person, but when I see O’Leary border . John,Alberta-B.C. BC - 7 Day Forecast - Environment 98.9 being Canada offensive and rude on TV I wish somebody would punch him in the face Fort Nelson 126.9 and say “Up yours, Mr. Wonderful!” TEETER-TOTTER TALE: A man in Chicago was featured on TV after he built a 123-foot teeter-totter in his backyard. Be sure to watch the TV reality show Let’s Use Chetwynd N/A Environment and natural resources Weather information Weather A Giant Teeter-Totter To Launch a Small Child From Chicago Into Canada.
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SKINNY STUFF: A study by Baylor University in Texas shows having slimmer friends will help you lose weight. This contradicts an earlier study that shows you will look thin if you hang out with fat people.
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MEANWHILE AT WAL-MART: WalMart has announced they will experiment with self-driving shopping carts that bring themselves back from the parking lot. This is great news for every Wal-Mart shopper who believes their car would look nicer with a few extra dings.
WHAT WIND: An expert was on CBC predicting Alberta and Saskatchewan will overtake B.C. in wind energy projects. Hey, remember I said this: If we keep building more and more wind farms, and somebody turns on all those windmills at the same time—I’m no expert, but we risk blowing this planet right out of its orbit.
PETS IN PARADISE: In a survey, 68 per cent of dog owners believe their pets will HURRICANE HA HA: A new study shows https://weather.gc.ca/city/pages/bc-78_metric_e.html go to heaven when they die. Dogs love be- hurricanes with female names cause more ing in heaven with the angels. That’s be- damage than male hurricanes. That’s because a halo can be used as a Frisbee. cause the guy hurricanes are all talk. FISH TALE: In Australia, a woman made headlines after she paid $500 to save her goldfish that was choking on a pebble. Meanwhile, a buddy of mine refused to Local forecasts British Columbia pay five bucks to save his wife’s cat that was choking on a goldfish.
SKATEBOARD SPEED: In Santa Cruz, California: A skateboarder set a world speed record. 89.41 MPH. You know you live in a cool town when the local skateboard shop offers a senior’s discount.
ROYAL REPORT: Prince William and his TUPPERWARE TALE: A Grande Prairie SULLY STUFF: The movie Sully starring wife Kate Middleton say they are excited Prince George woman has taken her love of Tupperware Tom Hanks is a big hit. It’s the story of how about their upcoming visit to Canada. Last 99.4 lson, BC - 7 Day Forecast - Environment Canada https://weather.gc.ca/city/pages/bc-83_metric_e.html rrent Conditions Past 24 hours Radar Satellite to a whole new level. After only two years Captain Sullenberger safely landed his Lightning week in London they appeared at a forum of hosting Tupperware parties, Jenna Head plane on a river. I feel kind of sorry for the for families where they dished out parentHythe 98.9 at:was Fort St. John has soldObserved so much she awarded a car.Airport In real Sully. Every night he looks into Mrs. ing advice. William and Kate are experts at Date:Tupperware 7:30 AM MST Tuesday 20 September 2016 case you don’t know, is a word Sullenberger’s eyes and he just knows she’s what you should do if your daughter starts Grande Prairie 90.4 that roughly translates as: “Where did I fantasizing about being with Tom Hanks. acting like a little princess. Condition: Mainly Sunny Temperature: 2.3°C put the darn lid?” (Of all the things you Pressure: Dewpoint: 1.9°C a teenhave in your 102.5 kPa kitchen, Tupperware is FACEBOOK FIASCO: In Austria, Calgary 89.4 can the safest thing that can fall onyour head ager is suing herHumidity: parents for97% posting emBob Snyder can be reached at: Tendency: rising Environment and natural resources Weather information Weather Local forecasts British Columbia when you open a cupboard door.) barrassing pictures of her on Facebook. It’s chewsthenews@fastmail.com
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MATHEWS PARK STABBING SUSPECT FACES NEW DRUG CHARGES A Fort St. John man rounded up during a sweeping police arrest earlier this year has found himself behind bars once again. Curtis Jeffrey Bagan has been charged with two counts of possession for the purposes of trafficking, Fort St. John RCMP said last week. In a release, the RCMP says officers arrested Bagan Sept. 11 under the Liquor Control and Licencing Act after he was found “severely disoriented” and “not able to care for himself” at Toboggan Hill Park. During a subsequent search at the detachment, officers found drugs they believed to be cocaine and fentanyl in his possession, police said. Bagan was rearrested with the drug charges approved on Sept. 12, RCMP said. He was remanded in custody with his next court appearance set for Sept. 21. Bagan was one of four men arrested as part of an investigation in May after a 40-year-old man was stabbed several times at a home in the Mathews Park neighbourhood. Bagan was charged with one count of aggravated assault in that matter. Court records show he was also due in court Sept. 21 on that charge. He has not been found guilty of either of the charges and remains in custody. DELIVERY DRIVER ASSAULTED, ROBBED Police are on the hunt for two men after a delivery driver was assaulted and robbed last weekend. Fort St. John RCMP say the driver was called to the 10700 block of 99 Avenue on Sept. 11 around 7:15 p.m. When he arrived, the driver was assaulted by two men and had to be taken to hospital. The suspects, described as being First Nations and between the ages of 20 to 30, fled the scene with the driver’s cash float and personal belongings. Anyone with information is asked to call the detachment at 250-787-8100 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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think he’s capable of, despite his injured leg,” BC SPCA North Peace Branch Manager Candace Buchamer said in a statement. A second cat was also found in the same area and brought into the shelter with a broken front leg. Officials have named the cat Mary Jane, and believe it to be Peter Parker’s sister
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legs amputated because of its injuries, which have atrophied the limb and shoulder joint. Staff have named the cat Peter Parker because of his playful personality despite often tripping over his leg. “He uses his spider-like climbing abilities to reach heights greater than most
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PEACE REGION UNCLEAR WHEN PEACE REGION OFFICERS WILL BEGIN CARRYING NALOXONE KITS RCMP officers across the country will begin receiving an antidote for the deadly drug fentanyl as part of their standard gear in the coming weeks. But spokesperson Cpl. Janelle Shoihet said it remains unclear when officers in the Peace Region will be equipped with the drug and trained on how to use it. “We have developed a rollout strategy that will ensure the (naloxone) kits are delivered and training is completed as soon as possible,” Shoihet said. “We don’t have a specific date for (the Peace Region) area.” The distribution of the kits is being coordinated by the RCMP’s national headquarters. The decision to give the drug to officers, which can be administered through a syringe or a nasal spray, was applauded by members of the premier’s Joint Task Force on Overdose Response. In a release, provincial health officer Dr. Perry Kendall and director of police services Clayton Pecnold sad they commend the move for the safety of police and drug users. “Adding naloxone to the list of tools at their disposal means they are able to keep themselves and those they serve and protect safe,” the release said. Independent and municipal police forces in B.C. are reviewing their own policies, the release said. “Our view is that the more first responders equipped to carry (it) the better.” Naloxone, sold under the brand name Narcan, is a medication used to block the effects of opioids, especially in cases of overdose. Fentanyl is an opioid meant to treat severe pain. It is at least 80 times as potent as morphine and at least 100 times more powerful than heroin. An increase in fentanyl related overdoses and deaths is spreading across Canada, the RCMP says. It is conducting a media campaign to raise awareness about the drug, which is popping up on the street mixed with other narcotics. RCMP released a video on Sept. 13 demonstrating the dangers fentanyl and other opioids present to first responders and the public. It features accounts of officers who came into contact with fentanyl while on duty. “It is a sober reminder that anyone can be affected by this drugs without even using it,” RCMP said. Police say fentanyl is turning up on the streets in many forms; as a patch, in powder form (alone or mixed with other drugs), as a liquid and in tablet form. The deadly impacts of fentanyl are a reality in northeast B.C., with BC Coroners Service statistics showing six fatal fentanyl-related overdoses in Fort St. John so far this year, and one in Dawson Creek so far in 2016.
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Peace River Hydro Partners took part in the sixth annual fire truck pull and has ‘adopted’ the month of October with a $5,000 donation to the United Way to provide fresh food to the Salvation Army food bank. The team finished its pull with a time of 13.65 seconds.
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Updates from September 12, 2016 Council Meetings LONG SERVICE AWARDS
Council presented Long Service Awards to Victoria Butler (5 years), Delphine Pinette (5 years), and Sonya Wiebe (10 years) in recognition of their years of service to the City of Fort St. John.
PROCLAMATIONS
Council made the following proclamations for the month of October 2016 in the City of Fort St. John: • Occupational Therapy Month - October • Family Week – October 1 – 8 • World Cerebral Palsy Day Proclamation– October 5 • World Mental Health Day Proclamation – October 10
2017 PERMISSIVE TAX EXEMPTIONS
Four new or amended applications for permissive tax exemptions in 2017 were received this year and were reviewed by Council at the September 12th Committee of the Whole meeting. Council approved a 100% permissive tax exemption for the Evangel Chapel Society and a 50% permissive tax exemption for the North Peace Community Resources Society. Council regretfully declined to provide permissive tax exemptions for Pure North S’Energy Foundation and the North Peace Seniors Housing Society as they did not meet the criteria in the City’s Permissive Tax Exemption Policy.
Fire truck haulers pull in $33,000 for United Way
TOURISM FORT ST. JOHN (TFSJ) BOARD MEMBERSHIP AMENDMENT
Council approved a recommendation from the Tourism Fort St. John Board for the following change to the TFSJ Board membership: Jason Morris – GM of Chances Casino to be removed from the Board and to be replaced with Mike Whalley – GM of the North Peace Regional Airport.
CITY HALL GENERATOR PROJECT BUDGET AMENDMENT
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The 2016 Capital Budget was amended to include the transfer of funds in the amount of $100,000 from the Public Works HVAC Capital Project to offset the budget shortfall for the City Hall Generator Project. This project was approved during the 2016 Capital budget cycle with a total project budget of $100,000. The original scope and methodology of the project proved impractical therefore the project requires additional funding to complete it. It is estimated that the actual budget necessary to complete the project will be approximately $200,000. When completed, the emergency generator will be capable of providing 100% functionality for City Hall in the event of power interruption.
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LONESTAR NIGHTLIFE – LIQUOR PRIMARY LICENCE – STRUCTURAL CHANGE APPLICATON TO INCREASE PATRON CAPACITY – RECONSIDERATION
This application was originally considered by Council at the August 8, 2016 Regular Meeting at which Council chose to pass a resolution not recommending the issuance of the licence amendment because the establishment had not been issued a building permit for the renovations required to increase capacity and therefore City staff were unable to provide comments on the application. Subsequent to that resolution, Lonestar Nightlife obtained the relevant building permit and the floor plan showing an occupant load of 296 patrons was approved and signed off by the City’s Building Inspection Department. Discussions with the Liquor Control and Licensing Branch determined that the original Structural Change Application could be reconsidered. Based on this information, Council chose to recommend issuance of the licence amendment. The Liquor Control and Licensing Branch will now make their decision whether or not to approve the licence amendment.
NORTH PEACE CULTURAL CENTRE GRANT APPLICATION – LETTER OF SUPPORT
The North Peace Cultural Centre is applying to the BC Rural Dividend Grant for funding to enhance facility access and functionality. Council agreed to provide a letter of support for this grant application.
RCMP BUILDING PROJECT DEFINITION AND FEASIBILTY ANALYSIS RFP
The RCMP Building Project Definition and Feasibility Analysis request for proposals closed on August 5, 2016. The project will be awarded to KMBR Architects Planners Inc. for $127,770 plus applicable taxes. This falls within the scope of the budget of the project and within the delegated authority for the City Manager.
TENDER AWARD – 91 AVENUE RECONSTRUCTION (75 STREET - 78A STREET)
Council awarded the tender for the 91 Avenue Reconstruction (75 Street - 78A Street) to the low bidder, Kledo Construction Ltd. from Fort Nelson BC, for the unit rates in their tender submission dated September 1, 2016 with the total tendered price being $1,036,108.05. This project continues to reduce the gravel road infrastructure within the City limits and is part of a City transit bus route. A Committee of the Whole meeting is tentatively scheduled for 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday October 11, 2016. The Regular Council meeting will follow at 3:00 p.m. These meetings will be held in the in the City Hall Council Chambers and the public is welcome to attend.
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From dam builders to derby girls on skates, gas drillers to fitness buffs, residents flexed their muscles to haul in more than $33,000 for the United Way of Northern B.C. on Saturday. Sixteen businesses and community groups took part in the sixth annual fire truck pull, held at Centennial Park, with a preliminary total of $33,558 raised. Progress Energy came out on top with the fastest time for the third year in a row, pulling a fire truck 50 feet in just 11.5 seconds, and raised the most with $24,200. Another 11 pallets of food were collected by the teams to support the Salvation Army food bank. “It’s our first experience at the fire truck pull and just to see the support… again, I keep going back to this, the support in this community for our friends and neighbours that are struggling at this time of year is just amazing to see,” said Capt. Sheldon Feener, who took in the event for the first time since moving to the city last year. Money raised at the fire pull goes towards a variety of community agencies in Fort St. John., supporting programs that help young children, people with disabilities, and seniors, among others. But the focus on this year’s event was food security as agencies like the Salvation Army, Women’s Resource Centre, and the Fort St. John Friendship Centre struggle to meet rising demand for food bank services.
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Progress Energy came out on top with the fastest time for the third year in a row, pulling a fire truck 50 feet in just 11.5 seconds, and raised the most with $24,200.
The Salvation Army has seen more demand for food bank services in the first half of 2016 than it saw all of last year, Feener said. The need from families at the start of the school year—for supplies, lunches, and snacks—has been just one sign of the rising demand. “That extra bit we get is such a tremendous help,” Feener said. “Eleven pallets of food donated today, that’s going to get us through to the next big food drive and we’re so excited about that.” Shell contributes first $5,000 to ‘Adopt A Month’ initiative Shell Canada was announced as the first supporter of the United Way’s newest Adopt A Month initiative. The company supplied the agency with it’s first $5,000 cheque to help purchase fresh produce and other perishable food items for the Salvation Army’s food bank. “We’re really proud and humble that we can do the first month and we hope other companies can follow us,” said Wouter de Klein, operations manager for Shell Greater Groundbirch. De Klein said staff at the local office were particularly moved by seeing the 689 pairs of shoes recently placed at 100 and 100 in Fort St. John to bring awareness to the number of people that use food banks in the city in the average week. “It’s tough. We know we are in a downturn, but seeing the shoes, it really shows, makes it visible, how many people need help. We are here to support the community. Hopefully next year there are less shoes there.” The United Way is looking to raise $5,000 a month over the next year to support the initiative. Peace River Hydro Partners has adopted the month of October with a $5,000 donation. “Imagine feeding your family when you’re struggling on just the dry goods in your cupboard,” said Niki Hedges, community development and campaign officer for the United Way.
NOTICE TO ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF FORT ST. JOHN OF AN ALTERNATIVE APPROVAL PROCESS FOR A PROPOSED EXTENSION OF BOUNDARIES you are age 18 or older on the day of submission, are a Canadian citizen, have lived in BC for at least six months, and have been a resident of the City of Fort St. John for the past 30 days or more. Non-Resident Elector – You are entitled to submit an Elector Response Form as a non-resident property elector if you are age 18 or older on the day of submission, are a Canadian citizen, have lived in BC for at least six months, have owned and held registered title to a property in the City of Fort St. John for the past 30 days or more, and do not qualify as a resident elector. NOTE: Only one non-resident property elector may submit an Elector Response Form per property, regardless of how many owners there may be. If less than ten percent (1,416) of municipal electors submit an Elector Response Form, the boundary extension request will be deemed to have the approval of the electors and the City of Fort St. John may proceed to Cabinet for approval. For the purpose of conducting the alternative approval opportunity, the number of electors is calculated as 14,156. Elector Response forms are available at City Hall located at 10631 – 100 Street, Fort St. John, BC from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. City Hall’s telephone number is (250) 787-8150. Forms can be requested by email by contacting Janet Prestley, Director of Legislative and Administrative Services at jprestley@fortstjohn.ca and are also available on the City’s website at www.fortstjohn.ca. And That this is the first of two publications of this notice in a newspaper. City of Fort St. John Dianne Hunter City Manager Published in Alaska Highway News on September 22, 2016
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Team Times (in seconds) • Progress Energy - 11.50 • FSJ Fire Dept. - 11.88 • Shell (Over 40’s) - 13.13 • Shell Canada - 13.44 • Peace River Hydro - 13.65 • Rosenau Transport - 13.72 • World Gym #2 - 14.16 • World Gym - 14.50 • Evolve Healing - 14.56 • RBC - 14.88 • Spectra Energy - 15.25 • Northern Lights College -15.43 • 30 Minute Hit - 18.93 • Community Development Centre - 21.13 • Killbillies Roller Derby - 26.25
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early three weeks ago, I was robbed. Not to my face or anything—someone got into my vehicle and took items from it. I was staying overnight in Hinton, Alta., starting the first leg of my two-week vacation. I had driven for six hours after work that Friday, and, both mentally and physically exhausted, was looking forward to getting some semblance of sleep that night. Getting out of the car and looking at the things I’d packed—two small suitcases, my laptop bag and camera bag—I pulled out the one suitcase with my toiletries and my laptop bag and stood debating bringing the others in with me. That seems like an awful lot to haul in for one night, I thought to myself. Slinging more bags over my already aching shoulders sounded awful and really, I was going to be back out here in nine hours anyway. Surely the other bags would be fine locked up in the car? So tired, so naive. I left the second bag, which
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only contained some tops and a pair of pants, in the hatch. My camera bag, which contained my precious Nikon and three lenses, I left in the backseat under a blanket and a couple hoodies, thinking she was well hidden. Taking the other two bags, I checked in to the hotel and crashed for the night. There would be another 12 hours of driving to do tomorrow, and sleep was calling. There was one thing that I was sure I’d done, but looking back, I can’t be certain. Did I hit the lock button on the fob? Upon waking up and checking out, ready to hit the road and get on with my holidays, I went out to the car and opened the back to put my bags in. Something wasn’t right.
The first thing that went through my mind was ‘why is that sweater not in the bag?’ The second was ‘my bag isn’t in here.’ After about five seconds of processing that fact, the thought that hit me like an anvil falling from the sky was ‘oh god, my camera…’ Dropping everything and throwing open the door to the backseat, fears were confirmed—my camera was gone. I was gutted. It was my own stupid fault for not making sure I’d locked the doors. It’s my fault for not just sucking it up and bringing everything thing inside that night. I know that. However, the very idea that someone was in my vehicle, touching my stuff, going through that one bag and taking sweaters out to leave behind, makes my stomach turn. The fact that this person or persons probably thought they’d hit the jackpot upon finding my Nikon in the backseat makes me want to crawl into a hole and never come out again. Police were called, a report
was filed. Will anything come of it? Maybe, but I’m not holding my breath. It was Labour Day weekend in the town that’s considered the cheaper accommodation alternative to Jasper. All the hotel parking lots were packed with travellers looking to rest their weary heads. I’d bet dollars to donuts that mine wasn’t the only vehicle that got hit that night. All I can say is I’m thankful they didn’t break any windows to gain access, like that person did a year and a half ago. I’m thankful they didn’t just figure out how to steal the vehicle itself. The moral here? Always hit ‘lock’ on the fob at least a dozen times to make sure the car is actually locked. Also take every single item of value inside with you even if you don’t feel like carrying it in. Aleisha Hendry is a proud feminist writer who loves cold weather, her cats, roller skates and righteous indignation. Follow her on Twitter at @aleishahendry
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he retirement plans of two senior ministers sets the stage for Premier Christy Clark to shuffle her cabinet, as she is expected to do in the next month or so. Not running again for the B.C. Liberals in next May’s election are Health Minister Terry Lake and Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett, both cabinet veterans in portfolios with a steep learning curve. Happily for Clark, most other ministers have already declared their intentions to seek another term, the most recent being deputy premier and cabinet mainstay Rich Coleman. The 62-year-old veteran of five terms in the legislature made it official Sunday, saying the job is still satisfying and citing unfinished business in both of his portfolios, natural gas development and housing. Still to come is a decision from Social Development Minister Michelle Stilwell, who is currently adding to her impressive store of medals at the Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. As a first-term MLA with a cabinet portfolio, the decision to seek a second term could normally be taken for granted. However, Stilwell has expressed some hesitation for personal reasons, she being the mother of an autistic teenager. She’s also taken a lot of political heat for the government’s botched handling of transportation allowances for the disabled. But the 42-year-old’s quadriplegic’s toughness in the face of adversity that most of us couldn’t imagine ought to speak for itself. The B.C. Liberals are hoping she will sign up for a second term as MLA for
Parksville-Qualicum. Moira Stilwell, no relation to Michelle, is quitting after two frustrating terms as MLA. A star recruit for Premier Gordon Campbell in 2009, Stilwell is a radiologist and specialist in nuclear medicine and served briefly in his cabinet and in Clark’s as well. She later distanced herself from the premier, amid impressions that she was part of a group plotting against Clark. After the surprise election win, Clark relegated Stilwell to the backbench where she remained, an isolated and under-utilized figure. Already gone from the government caucus is MLA Pat Pimm, who was recently charged with assault. He announced last fall that he would not be running again and last month left the Liberals to sit as an independent. The turnover in government ranks is nothing like what happened prior to the last election, when ministers and backbenchers deserted in droves. Plus the premier has already boosted the cabinet to 21 ministers, promoting Mike Bernier to education, Mike Morris to solicitor general. By this time in the last political cycle, Clark had already cleaned out the pending retirees from the cabinet and established a lineup to take the Liberals into the May 2013 election. She’s not been in as much of a hurry in this go-round because the turnover is not as great. The Liberals were planning to roll out a package of measures to increase the housing supply this month, framed around the annual
convention of the Union of B.C. Municipalities, opening Sept. 27 in the provincial capital. But that week will be dominated by the most anticipated royal visit in years, when Prince William, Kate Middleton and their children George and Charlotte arrive Sept. 24 in Victoria. No sensible government would try to compete with that storyline. Consequently, some of the announcements will probably be delayed until after the royals depart the capital on Oct. 1. The general practice with cabinet shuffles, particularly before an election year, is for the new ministers to be put in place in time for Treasury Board, the budget-making process that stretches through much of the fall. The goal being to ensure they will have command of the files up to and during the campaign. There’s been some speculation that Clark might ask Coleman to take on energy because he has served in the portfolio before, then spin off the mines part of the portfolio to a newcomer. Even so, there’d still be the need to move an experienced minister into health, which is not a post for a cabinet rookie, and plug any other vacancies in the lineup. Given all those considerations, Clark is expected to turn cabinet-maker around the middle of October, leaving six months prep time for the new team before the formal start of the election campaign. Vaughn Palmer is a columnist for the Vancouver Sun
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A coalition of local mayors are calling on the provincial government to level the playing field by collecting provincial sales taxes from contractors from Alberta, where there is no provincial sales tax. The mayors of Fort St. John, Taylor and Fort Nelson were in Vancouver Sept. 14 to lobby the B.C. government’s Commission on Taxation Competitiveness, which has been gathering feedback from businesses and ordinary citizens on business taxes and competitiveness. Ever since the government was forced by referendum to reinstated the PST, which had been harmonized with the federal GST, many B.C. businesses have chaffed under it. Since there is zero chance the government will go back to a harmonized sales tax, it has been trying to find ways to at least ease some sore spots for business. The Peace Region’s proximity to Alberta, and a natural gas sector that draws many of the same workers and contractors who work in the Alberta oil and gas fields, creates a unique problem for the region, according to the Northeast BC Resource Communities Coalition. The problem is that many workers and who work in the region’s gas fields don’t live
there, they live in Alberta, and often don’t pay the PST. That not only puts B.C. contractors at a competitive disadvantage, it also means the B.C. government is losing out on tax revenue, the coalition says. “There are rules in place that says they’re supposed to comply with the PST rules,” said Taylor Mayor Rob Fraser. But it appears some have been “flying under the radar with respect to enforcement.” The coalition studied the problem after B.C. contractors complained and concluded that there is a tax disadvantage for B.C. contractors. The coalition is asking for stepped up enforcement and education so that out-ofprovince contractors are made aware that they need to pay the PST when working in B.C. and making purchases here. It also wants policies similar to Saskatchewan that require out of province contractors to be registered. Another problem is income tax. Many of the workers in Northeastern B.C. spend more time in B.C. than Alberta, even though their home address is in Alberta, which means their income taxes go into Alberta coffers, not B.C.’s. That is largely a function of the man camp. Instead of encouraging their workers to live where they work, many companies chose to fly workers in and out and have them live in work camps.
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“The [honey] yields in the Peace River have traditionally been among the more outstanding anywhere in the world.”
One sweet year for Peace beekeepers Honey production isn’t what it used to be in the Peace, but beekeeping is more popular than ever
Kerry Clark has been beekeeping in the Peace Region for nearly 30 years. Long daylight hours in the summer and plentiful forage make it one of the best honey-producing regions in the world, he said.
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also made it difficult to get honey to market. Now, the Fraser Valley produces around 70 per cent of B.C.’s honey. Despite that, Peace honey yields remain the best in B.C. In 2015, the average hive produced 118 pounds—nearly 40 pounds over the provincial average. This year was even better, thanks in part to record-setting rainfall. “The long-term average in this area is 150 pounds per hive, and I’m pretty sure the average (this year) is going to be over 200 pounds,” Clark said. “A couple of hives have 300. So double (the average), which is the most I’ve ever produced.” Clark began beekeeping in the mid-60s, when his family moved to Pitt Meadows and discovered a trove of honey in a fallen cedar tree. He decided to study bees, and moved to the Peace in 1989 for a job as provincial apiarist. At the time, the region had just one per cent of the province’s beekeepers but produced 30 per cent of the honey. By 2015, Peace beekeepers were producing just four per cent, and the region accounted for just $355,000 of B.C.’s $20 million honey industry. Most local producers are like Clark: hobbyists who prefer to produce small amounts of quality product. Their numbers have grown in recent years: in 2010, there were 732 hives in Northeast B.C. Last year, there were 1,236.
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The Peace Region was once home to tens of thousands of beehives. But changes in the honey market led to shrinking market share in the region, despite its reputation as one of the best honey-producing regions in the world.
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Kerry Clark has been keeping bees in the Peace Country for nearly three decades, and he’s never seen a year quite like this one. “Last year was the best year I’ve ever had, and this year was better,” he said as he finished harvesting honey from the six hives he keeps on his rural property near Dawson Creek. Decked out in white coveralls and shooing the occasional bee from his beard, Clark pried apart the wooden hive boxes to reveal interior panels thick with wax and honey. So far, 2016 has been a banner year for Peace Region honey production. Wet weather made for record-setting yields, and there’s renewed interest in beekeeping from environmentallyconscious hobbyists. Thirty to 40 new apiarists joined the ranks in the Peace Region this year alone, by Clark’s estimate—the start of what could be a beekeeping comeback in one of the world’s great honey-producing regions. While those numbers are an improvement, they’re a far cry from beekeeping’s golden age in the 1970s and 80s, when tens of thousands of hives dotted the Peace River country. According to Paul van Westendorp, B.C.’s provincial apiculturist, the Peace used to be home to up to 20,000 commercial bee colonies. While the numbers have shrunk, it remains one of the world’s best honey-producing regions thanks to its long summer days and abundant forage. “The yields in the Peace River have traditionally been among the most outstanding anywhere in the world,” he said. “Only certain areas in Australia can compete.” The number of colonies began to drop due to changes in farming practices—particularly the declining popularity of clover— as well as overseas competition. The region’s relative isolation
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Pipeline tied to Petronas LNG project gets extension NELSON BENNETT nbennett@biv.com
A critical piece of infrastructure for the $36 billion Pacific NorthWest LNG plant that was supposed to be under construction by now has been granted an extension by the National Energy Board. The North Montney project, a $1.7-billion pipeline that would feed natural gas into the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission line, which would supply Petronas’ PNW LNG plant in Prince Rupert, was supposed to have already begun by June 10, 2016. But foot-dragging at the federal level has resulted in repeated delays in issuing an environmental certificate for the $36 billion PNW LNG project. A decision was supposed to have been made by the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA) in June. The decision was pushed back, however. The new deadline for the CEAA to either issue or deny an environmental certificate is October 2. Until the CEAA issues a certificate, and until Petronas’ board of directors give the go-ahead
on a conditional final investment decision, work can’t start on either the North Montney project or the $5-billion Prince Rupert Transmission pipeline. On Thursday, Sept. 15, the NEB agreed to extend a sunset clause for the North Montney project. NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd., a subsidiary of TransCanada Corp., which would build the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission line, now has until June 10, 2017, to begin work. That new date matches up with speculation that Petronas may not pull the trigger on an FID right away, even if it gets the green light in the coming weeks, but may wait until 2017. Nova’s North Montney project is a new 305-kilometre pipeline that would bring natural gas from an area northwest of Fort St. John and connect into the 900-kilometre Prince Rupert Gas Transmission line, which will run from Hudson’s Hope to Prince Rupert. The two pipeline projects, totalling roughly $7 billion, would employ thousands and take roughly two years to build, according to TransCanada spokesman Matthew John. —Business in Vancouver
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“Without formal mitigation strategies, it’s been left to front line service providers to defacto work to deal with the fall out of those negative impacts,” said Jacqueline Hansen, Amnesty’s women’s rights campaigner helping lead the study. “When we look at things like housing insecurity, food insecurity, levels of violence against women, these are things front line service providers are dealing with because in planning for this large scale energy development, those mitigation strategies are not being built into the planning process.” The report will look at provincial cuts to social programs including legal aid and women’s services, and offer up solutions as to how consistent core funding can be provided to struggling agencies. It will also highlight how governments and industry can work in a more comprehensive and co-ordinated way to ensure social services are properly planned and funded alongside development approvals. “The future of the economy continues to be seen to be oil and gas, so be it. But the decision making process around that, the model of how industry is regulated, has obvious failings,” Benjamin said. “There is a failure to look at the total cumulative impacts, there is a failure to look at health in the broadest sense of wellbeing and safety. Decisions keep being made without that framework. If you have 40 years of studies that say there’s a positive side and there’s a negative side, and you continue to ignore the negative side, when, say, the economy rebounds, does that solve the problems of the long line ups at the outreach van? Probably not. “Those are not necessarily the people who are going to benefit. Maybe for some, but not for others,” he said. Amnesty’s research has uncovered 40 years of study on the region documenting the same pattern of social strains industrial development has on communities when there are no appropriate mitigation strategies in place, Hansen said. “When the report comes out, we’ll be highlighting what some of those opportunities are to take the studies done over 40 years, to take work that has been done in looking at concrete ways to mitigate these risks, and looking at the responsibility then of all levels of government, both in the approvals process of the project, in the carrying out of the project and the evaluation of the project … and private industry to recognize and acknowledge the impacts felt on women and girls, and Indigenous women and girls in particular,” she said. “What we really want to see is positive change, to change the situation up here, that everybody has their human rights protected.” The current lull in the economy makes it a perfect time to explore the issues and implement policy changes, Benjamin said. “When you get the momentum of an economic boom, it’s a lot harder to ask the questions. There’s a lot less space. This is the time to ask the hard questions,” he said. “We don’t do research for the sake of research. We do research because we think there is a particular moment to be seized on to make a real difference.” APPEAL from A1
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“Recommendations 46 through 49 in the Joint Review Panel’s report were not ‘recommendations’ coming within the ambit of s. 17 of the Environmental Assessment Act. They, therefore, did not need to be considered by the Ministers when they decided to issue an environmental assessment certificate. I would, therefore, dismiss the appeal.” The decision was supported by Justices Kathryn Neilson and Gregory James Fitch. The appeal was the last legal challenge from the PVLA. Ken Boon, president of the landowner association, called the court’s decision “scary” and that the group would be reviewing the decision with its lawyers. “You could argue they were the most important recommendations that could have come from the joint review panel on the economics and the need, and whether alternatives had been truly considered,” he said. “To have the court of appeal make a decision like this … that’s pretty scary.” Construction on the controversial $8.8-billion project began in summer 2015. As of June 2016, there were more than 1,800 workers on the project, according to BC Hydro, with main civil earthworks, tunnel building and river diversion expected to ramp up in the coming months. In a statement, Site C spokesperson Dave Conway said the Crown utility continues to advance construction. “We’ll continue to work very hard to be respectful and open with property owners affected by the Site C project,” he said. In its decision, the appeals court noted “the panel was conscious of the magnitude of the project, and of its significance to the future of the province.” The court pointed to the joint review panel acknowledging in its final report that some of its recommendations were targeted to government and not BC Hydro, and that they were “not to be interpreted as conditions” on the project. Despite losing the appeal, Boon noted that opposition to dam continues to mount, with pressure coming from BC municipalities, FIrst Nations groups, an indigenous Liberal MP, the Royal Society of Canada, and Site C panel chair Harry Swain. “To us, this (decision) is not a reflection on whether this project should proceed or not. This was a legal argument on one aspect of the project. There’s many aspects to this project,” Boon said.
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A 67-year-old Fort St. John resident was killed after being hit by a vehicle while crossing 100 Avenue Monday morning. Fort St. John RCMP say the man was using the crosswalk at 100 Avenue and 104 Street around 7 a.m. when he was struck. Officers continue to investigate with the help of a collision analyst and the BC Coroner Service. Speed and impairment are not considered factors in the accident, RCMP say. Any witnesses are asked to call 250-787-8100.
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Huskies roll in early game action Dominant wins in their first two exhibition games have the pups confident about upcoming season BYRON HACKETT sports@ahnfsj.ca
A huge offensive performance was a welcome sight for the Fort St. John Huskies coaching staff, as they scored 17 times in a two-game exhibition series on the road against the Vermilion Tigers. While the goals went in with a flurry, assistant coach Todd Alexander was more encouraged by the team speed and puck control on the weekend. “It’s not so much paying attention to the score. As (compared to) the things we’ve been working hard on in practice the last couple weeks that we’ve specifically asked them to do,” he said. “Wasn’t anything to do with systematical play or anything like that… this time of year we like to see their natural capabilities so we can start to make adjustments to our game plan as we figure our players out. But the puck control was a whole bunch better than it has been around here for a few years and
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Jacob Lang (left) of the Fort St. John Huskies scored six times in a weekend exhibition series on the road in Vermilion.
that’s only going to grow.” The Huskies won 8-1 on Saturday, Sept. 17, with seven different goal scorers getting on the board. Second-year forward Jacob Lang led the way
offensively in game one with two goals and two assists while newcomer Drew Fudger added a goal and three assists. Shawn Wilson, Kyle Crawford, Wyatt Griffiths, Brandon Howard and
Aiden Tegart added goals for the Huskies in the win. Sunday was the same story with an extra goal as the Huskies dominated the Tigers 9-1. It was the Jacob Lang show again on Sunday, as the centreman tallied four more goals to bring his total to six on the weekend. Gary Loewen, Caleb Kelly, Josh Robinson, Lou Geisbrecht and Griffiths also added goals for the Huskies on Sunday. Lang is expected to be a huge part of the Huskies offense this season after the loss of four of the team’s top five point getters a year ago. “He’s been really working hard at being a player,” Alexander said. “We’ve always seen that in him. Last year as a 16-year-old he was a point-a-game guy. He’s a year older and he’s had really good instruction… it’s just all started to come together. But yeah, he was pretty dominant.” The Huskies dressed 10 non-returning players including three new goalies to the or-
ganization. Alexander said the new players will bring a more balanced attack this season and the new goaltenders will have a fight on their hands to earn a roster spot. “It’s starting to get competitive around those final spots,” Alexander added. “Maybe we don’t have some of them high-end horses that we used to have around here but as far as depth and attack goes, I think we’re a little bit better off as far as forwards go.” The Huskies will open the North West Junior Hockey League season on Saturday against the Sexsmith Vipers, and Alexander said the expectations are about building and getting better each day of the season. “We want to get better each and every week,” he said. “I think that the expectation is to continue to learn to play and the game plan that we would like to use with our team this year. We would like to see us making attempts to control the puck rather than shooting it away.”
Trackers stumble in exhibition series NEBC and Yukon Midget Trackers dropped two preseason games to Prince George on the weekend When the Prince George Cougars arrived in Fort St. John this weekend, the Northeast B.C. and Yukon Midget Trackers quickly realized they had a lot to learn. The defending midget tier 1 provincial champion Cougars took it to the Trackers in a pair of exhibition games, with a 5-1 victory on Saturday, Sept. 17 and followed that up Sunday with a 4-1 win. “I think most importantly it was a great opportunity for us to gauge where we’re at,” Trackers first-year head coach Dave Johnston said. “Prince George is the defending provincial champs and they’ll be ranked probably number one or two in the province… what I got out of the weekend was there’s absolutely no question in any of our minds
that we can compete with the best teams in the province.” While Johnston is still feeling out line combinations and his new roster, which includes no less than 14 players new to the midget level, growing pains are to be expected. Those pains were evident especially in the defensive zone throughout the two-game series and with nine goals allowed in two games, Johnson understands that part of the game will have to be a priority for the coaching staff moving forward. “Our coverage in our own zone was at times, honestly, tragic,” Johnston said. “We’ve got a lot of work to do in our own end of the ice and that’s the end of the ice you gotta look after first and foremost. I thought we had great goaltending all weekend… It’s a challenge for these kids; they’re learning so much right now.
We’re trying not to choke them with too much information week in and week out.” Connor Bowie scored the only goals for the Trackers in both weekend losses. Brandon Clark started in goal for the Trackers on Saturday and Landon Bueckert finished the third period and played all 60 minutes on Sunday. The Trackers hung tough with the provincial champs for 40 minutes Sunday in a 1-1 tie, before two defensive lapses 1:43 apart in the third period clinched the win for Prince George. At the end of the day, Johnston isn’t scoreboard watching in September and thinks that the progress he has seen from his squad through training camp until now bodes well for the future. “The beauty for us as a coaching staff is we’ve seen the progress. Every week; even practice to practice we’ve seen
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Northeast B.C. and Yukon Midget Trackers forward Connor Bowie breaks through two Prince George Cougars defensemen in a weekend exhibition game on Saturday at the Pomeroy Sport Centre.
improvement in not only their physical abilities but just as importantly, their understanding of the expectations that we have and the structure that we
Flyers set training camp dates BYRON HACKETT sports@ahnfsj.ca
The Fort St. John Flyers will embark on the pursuit of their third straight Coy Cup title on Oct. 3 and look to add a North Peace Hockey League championship to the mantle. The Flyers will drop the puck on their 2016-2017 Training Camp Monday, Oct. 3 from 9:30-10:45 p.m. at North Peace Arena. The Flyers will be back on the ice Wednesday Oct 5 at 9:30 p.m. and
Friday, Oct. 7 at 7:30 p.m. The Flyers are the defending Senior BC AA provincial champions and are also in the running to host the Coy Cup in the spring. Flyers GM Lee Hartman said earlier this week he expects last year’s roster to be almost completely intact and with the potential for the Coy Cup to be played in Fort St. John maybe the squad will get a few extra bodies interested. “I haven’t heard of anyone not returning,” Hartman
noted. Last regular season in the NPHL ended in controversy for the Flyers, as they used an extra roster player during their seven-game series with the Grimshaw Huskies that resulted in Fort St. John bowing out of the playoffs. The Flyers came back from a 3-0 series deficit against the Huskies before the roster error was discovered and the Spirit River Rangers went on to win the league title in four straight games.
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have for them,” he said. The Trackers will head to Prince George for another set of exhibition games from Sept. 24-25.
The Board of Fort St. John Women’s Soccer League Invite you to attend our
Annual General Meeting Tuesday, October 7, 2016 7pm at Pomeroy Sports CentreFort St. John, BC Any proposed amendments to the constitution to be forwarded to the president at info@fsjwsl.com
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LOCAL SPORTS
Dreher birdies her way to hall Fort St. John’s own Kirby Dreher was inducted into the Kent State University sports hall of fame BYRON HACKETT sports@ahnfsj.ca
It was gone in a flash, or a golden flash in the eyes of Kirby Dreher. The birdies, the trophies and the titles for the Fort St. John native now only stand as a faded memory of her time with the Kent State University Golden Flashes, but a time she got to relive for a few brief moments last weekend. The former standout golfer, now 29 and a volunteer golf coach at the University of Iowa, was given the highest athletic honour at her alma mater on Saturday, Sept. 17 when she was inducted to the Kent State University Varsity “K” Athletics Hall of Fame. Dreher said as she sat and listened to a good four-minute recounting of her athletic accomplishments before her own speech, she was both humbled and somewhat impressed with herself. “It’s just neat to hear everything you’ve done. I don’t remember all that stuff and I don’t have every stat in front of me about what I did when I was in college, it was cool to see people’s reaction. It was just a very proud moment for me. My four years at Kent State were reiterated that they were in fact that great,” she said. Marvelling at her on course accomplishments Dreher was the Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year in 2006 and MAC Golfer of
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Fort St. John golfer Kirby Dreher celebrates with the Kent State University Mascot on Saturday, Sept. 17 when she was inducted in the school’s Varsity “K” Athletics Hall of Fame.
the Year in 2009, along with a three-time All-MAC First Team all star from 2007-09. While those individual successes ranked up with Dreher’s top moments at Kent State, she said keeping the streak of consecutive MAC conference titles alive, a streak that goes back to when the program was first established in 1999. “When I was there it was 8,9,10,11 in a row,” Dreher recalled about the streak. “That was a super cool thing to be a part of, to be able to continue the streak and be on the team.” She added that, individually,
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a few wins stood out: “I also won the conference tournament when I was a junior. That was a super special moment to be able to win my first tournament and actually close out a tournament and actually be mentally tough enough to finish strong enough to win. “In my senior year, probably my happiest moment was winning conference golfer of the year, obviously that put a cherry on top of my four years there.” Even with those accomplishments, Saturday was up there with anything she ever accomplished on the golf course.
“When I got the phone call that I was getting inducted it was very special and something that when I graduated at Kent State I had hoped (would happen). It was very cool, definitely one of the coolest awards I’ve ever received. Probably the coolest award I’ve ever received,” she said. Maddi Swaney, now an assistant coach for women’s golf at Kent State and Drehers’ former teammate and roommate, phoned with the news earlier this summer. Dreher couldn’t believe it. “She told me the news, I was kind of shocked,” Dreher explained. “There’s a lot of amazing athletes that have been inducted into the hall of fame and some of them are famous NFL players and some men’s golfers and basketball players. So, it’s kind of surreal that my name is going to be up there forever beside some of those people.” Her first Hall of Fame moment Dreher also recalled a moment as a junior in 2008, when her assistant coach Jan Dowling was inducted into the hall of fame. Dreher was in the audience that day and remembered wondering in that moment about her own possibilities of making a similar speech. “I remember thinking how cool it would be if I could be up there one day and I know that there are a lot of achievements you have to make before you get honoured,” she added. Not only was Dreher hon-
oured at a banquet with 250 people or so on hand, her and the other eight hall of fame inductees were honoured before the Ken State football team took on the Monmouth University. “It was down pouring right before that. We went out on the field and I was looking out at myself on the jumbotron which is kind of embarrassing,” she chuckled. “It was pretty neat to shake the Athletic Director’s hand and just be standing up there with all the other athletes.” Endless hours at Fort St. John Links It was on the green grass of the Fort St. John Links Golf Course where the dream first began for Dreher, an eight-year-old tagging along with her 11-year-old brother for 10-12 hours a day all summer long. “We just both played a lot,” she said. “We learned the game and all we wanted to do was play golf. We’d be there for 10-12 hours a day playing as many holes as we could. My mom always says that the golf course and the people that ran the golf course, Len and Rose Holland and John Holland, she said that they were the best babysitters. The golf course was the best babysitter a person could have.” Dreher hasn’t decided what the future will hold in golf after taking a breather from the game the last few years. One thing is for certain, her time as a Flash will no longer be remembered as simply a flash.
PRO GOLF WEEKLY UPDATE Golf News, Tips, Trivia & Stats
This Week: TOUR Championship
The top 30 players in the FedEx Cup standings qualify for the TOUR Championship. Despite the tournament’s status as the final Defending: Jordan Spieth FedEx Cup event, the FedEx Cup Winning Score: 9-under par will not necessarily be awarded to the Winning Share: $1,485,000 winner of the TOUR Championship. The FedEx Cup points reset following the BMW Championship in order to give each of the 30 players who advance to the TOUR Championship a chance to win the FedEx Cup title. If any of the players in the top five of the FedEx Cup standings this week win the Tour Championship, they are also guaranteed to win the FedEx Cup title. East Lake Golf Club Atlanta, Ga. 7,154 yards, Par 70
Last Week: Francesco Molinari won the Italian Open
Francesco Molinari shot Tournament Results a 6-under par final round 1. Francesco Molinari Score: -22 to beat Masters champion Danny Willett in the Italian 2. Danny Willett Score: -21 Open. Crowd favourite Molinari and England’s Willett began the Player Score -18 day tied at 16-under par, but the T-3. Ignacio Mijares T-3. Chris Paisley -18 Italian shot a round of 65 for the victory in a thrilling finale. Molinari, 33, made one eagle and five birdies in Sunday’s final round to become the first Italian to win his national Open twice since the event became part of the European Tour in 1972.
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Final FedEx Cup Event: Tour Championship Day Time Network Thu, 9/22 1:00pm-6:00pm GOLF Fri, 9/23 1:00pm-6:00pm GOLF Sat, 9/24 10:00am-12:00pm GOLF Sat, 9/24 12:00pm-3:30pm NBC Sun, 9/25 12:00pm-1:30pm GOLF Sun, 9/25 1:30pm-6:00pm NBC
The 2017 World Super 6 Perth will feature 54 holes of stroke play before the final 24 players battle it out over a dramatic final day six-hole match play shoot-out. A regular cut will fall after 36 holes before the field is reduced to the top-24 players following 54 holes of regulation play. Those remaining players will then earn their places in the six-hole match play shoot-out. Any matches tied after the six holes will be decided by playing the Knockout Hole with a new tee placed adjacent to the 18th fairway and utilising the 18th green. The Knockout Hole will be played once and if a winner is still not decided, the competitors will return to the new tee and the winner will be decided by a closest to the pin contest where only the first shot counts. That winner will then progress to the next round of the match play or, in the case of the final match, win the tournament.
Golf Trivia
Which golfer won the first Tour Championship during the FedEx Cup Playoffs? a) Phil Mickelson b) Ernie Els Answer: d) Tiger Woods
c) Camilo Villegas d) Tiger Woods
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Lessons from the Golf Pro One of the hardest shots that a player has is making the proper contact with chip shots. It seems like the shot is either a flub shot or we will send the chip screaming past the hole. With the proper setup and technique, you should be able to master a shot that is quite difficult to accomplish. The first step in a proper chip shot is to open you stance up at your feet and your shoulders. Place the ball back a bit in your stance, because you are going to go from a high backswing down to the ball in a quick amount of time, resulting in a descending blow. One of the last keys to remember is that you do not want to have a huge followthrough once you make contact with the ball. Having a short and low followthrough will provide the right amount of contact to make a good shot more times than not.
Player Profile
Francesco Molinari Turned Professional: 2004 World Ranking: 43rd FedEx Cup Ranking: 111th European Tour Wins: 4
FedEx Cup Standings Through Sept. 18, 2016
1) Dustin Johnson 5,189 pts. / 14 top tens
2) Patrick Reed 4,203 pts. / 11 top tens
3) Adam Scott
3,479 pts. / 8 top tens
4) Jason Day
3,409 pts. / 10 top tens
5) Paul Casey
3,252 pts. / 6 top tens FedEx Cup Standings continued... Player Points 6) Rory McIlroy 3,223 7) Jordan Spieth 2,771 8) Russell Knox 2,465 9) Emiliano Grillo 2,371 10) Jimmy Walker 2,340
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LOCAL SPORTS
3-peat for Stadnek at Fallen Leaves race BYRON HACKETT sports@ahnfsj.ca
A leaf fell here and there, but no hats were collected during Tyler Stadnek’s celebration of his third straight win at the Blizzard Bike Club Fallen Leaves Trophy race. Twenty-one riders embraced the fall conditions in the picturesque Montney hills, with Stadnek pulling away in the final seconds of the annual 50-kilometre race that routinely brings cyclists from Grande Prairie and Dawson Creek to the area. “The Blizzards are such a friendly group to ride with. Every year is just enjoyable to be with these people. A day on the bike is better than a day at work. So, I just can’t stay away,” Stadnek said about his experience and why he continues to come back to the race. Stadnek etched his name on the title plaque again in 2016, thanks to a high-
paced, intensity filled ride with a lead group of seven strong riders, including Fort St. John’s Irvin Tang and Tate Haugan. “It was a lot of fun,” Stadnek said. “Very fast with only 50 kilometres it was at high speed. Couldn’t believe the speed of the lead group. Seven guys just going hard the whole time. Wind wasn’t as much a factor this year as in the last couple. That made it enjoyable, but we certainly encountered some rain and some slippery conditions.” Stadnek finished the race in one hour, 31 minutes and 10 seconds, just seconds ahead of Tang, Garrett Richardson and Haugan. Patrick Howell crossed the line in 1:31:31, tied with Mike Dufresne for fifth place and Barry Brandl followed closely in seventh place in 1:32. The BBC will have one more fall mountain bike race on Sept. 25, before they begin the cyclo-cross season on Oct. 2.
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Left: Tyler Stadnek pulls away from the pack at the Blizzard Bike Club Fallen Leaves trophy race on Saturday, Sept. 17. Above: Tate Haugan sits out front of the lead group at the Fallen Leaves Trophy race with just a few kilometres to go.
Big Bam Ski Hill could be in big trouble come next winter BYRON HACKETT sports@ahnfsj.ca
You can hear the passion in Jody Mather’s voice when he talks about Big Bam Ski Hill. He talks as if it’s another one of his children—now, the hill is close to becoming a place dangerously close to the end without a little help. Mather, the president of Big Bam Ski Hill, explained that the hill is suffocating without volunteers, and after a lack of snow last winter and not enough committed people to run the snow machines, the hill
could see its final runs this year. “Our team down there is spelled with like three people,” Mather explained. “The Peace Region is expecting three people to build a ski hill for them to enjoy off of donations and volunteers. What it ends up being is it is only several people that end up doing the work and like anything else that can work.” Mather said that he went to the District of Taylor council earlier this summer to remind them “we’re in their backyard” and was told that they would try to help the hill secure grants
to keep it operating. While grants are great, after almost a year of little income, most grants can’t be accessed. “We’re in trouble, we need people to come down and give us a hand. We’re chasing grants steady, but you can only chase a grant if you have money that’s in the account… we don’t have the cash flow to support them,” he said. That income needs to pay for a number of operational costs around the hill as well as the $1,400 insurance a month. Without money coming in this winter, the prospects are scary
for the future of Big Bam. “Our insurance is $1,400 a month. And that’s just to have insurance. When we had no income last year and one of our big fundraisers was a total flop, where are you at?” Mather pondered. “I’m not saying we’re going to be out of business or anything, but what I can tell you is if we don’t make money this year, we will not have insurance next year.” He added that the only hope at the moment is a cold and snow-filled winter to help put things back on the right track.
“We’ll be opening if we get the snow. But if we don’t get the snow, it’s bad. I don’t know what we’ll do if we don’t get the snow. We could never make the amount of snow that we need to run… the cost alone would be astronomical,” he said. Still, despite the gloom, Mather noted that the executives are still optimistic about the upcoming year. “The excitement (is still there) that’s what everybody that is on the board of directors is going off is the excitement of the hill,” Mather said.
W EEKLY P RO R ACING U PDATE Racing News, Stats & Trivia
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2016 Standings Chase for the Cup
Xfinity Series Top Ten
1) Martin Truex Jr.
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Location: Loudon, N.H. Date: Sept. 25th, 2:15 p.m. TV: NBCSN Last Year’s Pole: Carl Edwards s - 137.980 mph Last Year’s Winner: Matt Kenseth
New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Driver 1) Erik Jones 2) Elliott Sadler 3) Daniel Suarez 4) Ty Dillon 4) Justin Allgaier 4) Ty Dillon 4) Brendan Gaughan 4) Brennan Poole 4) Brandon Jones 4) Darrell Wallace, Jr. 4) Ryan Reed 4) Ryan Sieg
Points: 2050
2) Brad Keselowski Points: 2049
3) Kyle Busch Points: 2046
4) Denny Hamlin Points: 2045
5) Joey Logano Points: 2043
6) Chase Elliott Shape: Oval Distance: 1.058 miles Turns / Straights: 12º / 2º
Points: 2039
Racing News
7) Matt Kenseth
NASCAR is bringing a form of its Chase playoff format to the lower-tier Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series starting this season. The format for each playoff, which has eliminations similar to the Chase for the Sprint Cup, will be seven races consisting of three rounds (Cup is four rounds over 10 races). There will be 12 drivers eligible for the Xfinity Chase, which will then be whittled to eight drivers and conclude with a final four championship race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Points: 2038
8) Jimmie Johnson Points: 2037
9) Carl Edwards Points: 2032
The second Chase for the Sprint Cup race is the New England 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. New Hampshire Motor Speedway has become New England’s NASCAR mecca for drivers and fans of the sport that travel here from all over the country to attend races. The two Sprint Cup Series races at NHMS, also known as “The Magic Mile”, are the largest spectator sporting events in New England with over 100,000 guests in attendance at each race. Located near Loudon, the Speedway is about one hour from Boston, two hours from Portland, Maine, and Providence, R.I., and is easily accessible from Vermont and Canada.
Points 2012 2006 2003 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000
10) Kurt Busch Points: 2031
11) Jamie McMurray Points: 2030
12) Tony Stewart Points: 2028
13) Kevin Harvick
Racing Trivia
Points: 2027
13) Austin Dillon
Which driver won the first Chase for the Cup Championship?
Points: 2027
15) Kyle Larson
a) Kurt Busch b) Tony Stewart
Points: 2026
16) Chris Buescher Points: 2016
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c) Jeff Gordon d) Jimmie Johnson Answer : a) Kurt Busch
Last Weekend’s Race: Martin Truex Jr. won the TMNT 400 TMNT 400 Top Ten Driver Points Martin Truex Jr. 44 Joey Logano 40 Chase Elliott 39 Ryan Blaney 38 Brad Keselowski 37 Denny Hamlin 36 Kasey Kahne 34 Kyle Busch 34 Matt Kenseth 32 Alex Bowman 0
You could see it coming from a mile and a half away. On new tires, Martin Truex Jr. rocketed around the outside lane after a restart in overtime at Chicagoland Speedway and pulled away to win Sunday’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 400, the opening race in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. With the victory, his first at the 1.5-mile track, his third of the season and the sixth of his career, Truex also rocketed into the Chase’s Round of 12. Truex was still not satisfied with a ticket into the next round and the possibility of racing stress-free at New Hampshire and Dover, the final two Round of 16 events. “We have more races to win, the more we can win, the better,” said Truex, who holds the lead in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series standings for the first time in his career.
Martin Truex Jr. Born: June 29, 1980 Crew Chief: Cole Pearn Car: Toyota
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Top 10s 13 22
Avg. Finish 12.7 12.2
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REGIONAL SPORTS
Group proposes mountain bike trail network Supporters say 25 kilometres of new track on Bear Mountain would be a starting point MIKE CARTER dcreporter@dcdn.ca
The ball is rolling on a possible mountain bike trail network on Bear Mountain, after a jam packed meeting Sept. 13 in Dawson Creek. Mayor Dale Bumstead said he got the meeting started because he saw the potential for the trails to generate sport tourism in the region and the city. “I am not in the mountain bike world,” he said, “so I didn’t appreciate how big a thing this could be for the community until I did my research. I really do see a benefit... in terms of recreation and sport tourism.” Dawson Creek could become a destination for avid cyclists who are always looking for a new track to explore, he said. Despite his involvement, Bumstead said the city was not committing itself to support the project in any way, since the proposed location is outside its boundaries. Curtis Miedzinski is one of the driving forces behind the project. He said the Bear Mountain Nordic Ski Association is on board with the idea. The two groups could
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Curtis Meidzinski was born and raised in Dawson Creek, but while he was away for the last 15 years working, he has found a passion for mountain biking that he now wants to share with his hometown and the Peace Region.
work together to develop a variety of mountain bike trails in the near future that crisscross the existing network of trails used only in the winter for cross-country skiing. Miedzinski was born and raised in Dawson Creek, but has spent the last 15 years working as a cook, most recently in Fort McMurray. Before that he lived in the Banff/Canmore/Lake Louise areas, he said. That’s where he picked up a passion for mountain biking.
Now that he is returning home, he wants to keep that passion going strong. Chris Garwah, president of the Bear Mountain Nordic Ski Association, attended last week’s meeting to express his interest in the project. He said he sees the potential for increased membership and donations through the box at the head of the trail. “We’re a strapped club in terms of sweat and economic equity,” he said. “And in my
view, it’s the same people kind of people that share an interest in cross-country skiing and mountain biking.” That’s part of the reason cooperation between the two groups could be mutually beneficial. “It could contribute to trail work being done in the summer that helps them in the winter,” Miedzinski said. Garwah said the two groups have the same underlying motivations to promote outdoor sport. “It’s a great opportunity for the city to have this kind of a recreational area in the city,” he said. No funding has been secured yet to build trails. Miedzinski hopes a combination of grants and private donations can make things happen fast so that Dawson Creek can jump on the mountain bike bandwagon as its popularity in Smithers, Vanderhoof, Quesnel and Williams Lake explodes. “It’s making it’s way north,” he said. “All of these places have gotten government funding to build trails and every track throughout B.C. caters to different styles and different types of riding and so, that’s what we
SCOREBOARD Dawson Creek Sneak Cross Country race results, Sept. 17 Junior Elementary Girls (1.6 km) 1. Violet Gilman, DC 2. Hailey Shura, Woking 3. Katy McKay, Sexsmith Junior Elementary Boys (1.6 km) 1.Marcus Peterson, FSJ 2.Hercules Gilman, DC
Senior Elementary Girls (1.6km) 1.Teeghan Shura, Woking 2.Shayne Turner, FSJ 3.Serenity Wolf, DC Senior Elementary Boys (1.6km) 1.Ricky Wright, DC 2.Todd Harvey, DC 3.Kyle Williams-Leachman, DC Junior High Girls (4.3km) 1. Lydia Steinke, FSJ/Dr. Kearney. 20:39 2. Jordyn MacPherson, FSJ/NPSS. 20:46
3. Morgan Armstrong, FSJ/Dr. Kearney. 20:56 3. Kylie Bartlett, FSJ/Dr. Kearney. 20:56 Junior High Boys (4.3km) 1. Adam Wangler, DC/DCSS. 15:52 2. Kobe Grocholski,GP. 16:07 3. Jack Wright, DC/DCSS. 16:50 Senior High Girls (4.3km) 1. Kenzie Chilcott, FSJ/NPSS. 20:15 2. Jaston Stockall, FSJ/NPSS. 20:22 3. Sarah Shoemaker, DC/DCSS. 16:50 Senior High Boys (6.3km)
need to do here,” he said. Beginner and intermediate trails would be first, Miedzinski said. These would be followed by ever-popular “flow” trails. This type of trail includes banked turns, rolling terrain and jumps — but on a consistent, predictable route. They generally don’t include sharp turns or surprise obstacles, which can interrupt a riders ability to “flow” down the trail. “We have the land to build good quality bike trails here,” Miedzinski said. “Not just cross-country either. There can be a little downhill and flow trails… those are something that anybody can ride on, it doesn’t matter what skill level.” If the partnership with Bear Mountain works out to its potential, “it wouldn’t be a hard stretch to say we could get in 25 kilometres of track to start with, and then go from there,” he said. “We want something that you can get off work and go ride, spend an hour to get some exercise, some fresh air maybe blow off some steam and be able to come back and have dinner. That’s kind of the idea. It’s a start.”
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1. Eric Nooy, Spirit River/SRRA. 23:08 2. Tate Haugan, FSJ/NPSS 23:14 3. Chris Nelissen, GP. 24:39 Open Women (6.3km) 1. Bailey Haugan, FSJ/NPSS. 26:08 Master I Women (6.3km) 1. Nicki Haugan, FSJ. 26:08 Master I Men (6.3km) 1. Jonathan Gilman, DC. 32:06
Gracie English Beatton Cummunity 4-H Club Reporter
Hello everybody reading this article. I’m Gracie English and hopefully by reading this you will be all up to date on what the Beatton Community Horse 4H club has been up to lately. I mean, that is my job as the reporter of the cub. Ok so let’s talk about the 4H Achievement Days that took place on July 7,8, and 9. Basically Achievement Days is a 3 or so day long event where all the 4H clubs in the area come to show off what they’ve learned in their projects, and in some cases, auction off their projects. Clubs in the auction are the clubs that had beef, pig, or sheep for their projects. But we are a HORSE 4H club so I won’t get to into the how the other clubs run things. So for us horse people Achievement Days consists of us bring our horses to the Fall Fair Grounds, where Achievement Days was held, and basically showing our leaders and the judge that we had learned certain skills throughout the year. This year it was organized a lot like a horse show. That means we had a judge, classes to compete in, and even prizes and ribbons for at the end of the class. I’d just like to take a minute right now to congratulate everyone who participated, everyone did amazing, and also to thank everybody who sponsored prizes. Couldn’t have done it without you! They were pretty great prizes. To name some their was haters, stools that doubled as storage
for anything really, braiding kits, and much more but I’d be here all day if I named all of it. We also decorated our stalls. Our theme was the Enchanted Forest. Great job to all the members on that. It looked pretty cool, both during the day AND at night. Thanks whoever brought those cool lights. It got pretty rainy one day but that wouldn’t stop this club! Lots of members lead their horses through the Trail course in the rain. That’s right, in the pouring rain. But don’t worry it cleared up the next
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day in time for all the members, and some adults, to race through the Trail course again. This time on their horses. Us members had lots of fun commentating the parents rides. It was quite interesting, to put it simply. All in all, it was a pretty unforgettable weekend and I can’t wait for next year’s. Thanks for reading everyone. I’ll be back with another article next month.
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Love Bomb play targets sex trafficking ALEISHA HENDRY ahendry@ahnfsj.ca
Love bombing is not as happy as it sounds. The term refers to an “attempt to influence a person by lavish demonstrations of attention and affection.” It’s a common tactic by pimps to groom young girls into selling themselves. It’s a heavy topic, but a necessary discussion, as shown by the play Love Bomb. A shameless hussy production, Love Bomb is a concert within a play that features two women—a concerned mother searching for her missing daughter, and a young woman trying to get her start as a musician.
Set in Prince George, Daune Campbell plays Lillian Davies, whose daughter Nicola went missing nine months prior. She’s certain this muscian Justine Chambers, played by Sara Vickruck, knows Nicola or is at least knows her whereabouts. Much of Nicola’s story is told through the songs Justine sings, and offers deeper insight into what lead to her disappearance. The opening song, Missing the Point, is actually about Fort St. John, and makes references to the lookout at the end of 100 Street, the Peace River valley, and Charlie Lake. It’s a song that went viral in the world of the play, which leads Lillian to Justine, as she
recognizes the words as Nicola’s about her hometown. The songs continue to unravel the mystery of Nicola’s disappearance with metaphors for drugs (little devils), fancy condos (shoeboxes) and finally, much to Lillian’s horror, engaging in unwanted sex. Written by Meghan Gardiner, Love Bomb aims to start a discussion about human trafficking and encourage people to speak up. Shameless hussy productions’ mandate is “telling provocative stories about women to inspire the hand that rocks the cradle to rock the world.” Love Bomb will be performed around the Peace Region in the coming weeks.
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Country dinner brings in $6,000 for Ride for the Disabled MATT PREPROST editor@ahnfsj.ca
The Charlie Lake Community Hall was filled with good ole country tunes and a night full of dancing Sept. 17, as local residents helped bring in at least $6,000 for the North Peace Ride for the Disabled. “It was quite successful,” President Elizabeth Calder said of the sixth annual event, which she estimated will bring in between $6,000 and $6,500 for the organization. “Our budget is around $30,000, so that’s fairly significant,” she added. Running strong for more than 30 years, the organization brings together disabled riding enthusiasts every Wednesday between October and April at the North Peace Light Horse Arena for an evening of socialization and horse riding. Between 30 and 40 community members are served each year, Calder says, ranging in age
from two to three years old up to 80. “The whole point of the program is to give them a different kind of experience,” Calder said. “Riding is quite beneficial to a person’s movement. “ The biggest costs for the organization are a part-time co-ordinator who looks after the eight horses used by the group, and matches riders to horses. On top of that, the organization pays $100 a horse per month for pasture rent. Its medical expenses are covered by the North Peace Veterinary Clinic, while roughly $3,000 of hay is donated every year to help feed the horses. The NPLHA covers the Wednesday ride time for the organization. “It’s really an expensive activity. We only use the horses once a week, yet you have to pay for them to be there the whole time,” Calder said. The organization is always
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Simon Wiebe and John Klassen of Country Horizon Sound hit the right notes during a set at the North Peace Ride for the Disabled’s annual Country Dinner on Sept. 17
looking for more volunteers. Registration for the upcoming season will take place Oct. 5 at the North Peace Light Horse Arena from 5 to 7 p.m. “People still don’t know about us,” Calder said. “There are people out there who might be interested and could benefit.”
THE SPIRIT OF BUDDY Fort St. John musician Mike Sowers has been keeping busy these days learning the hits of Buddy Holly. Sowers will star as the imitable Holly in the upcoming production of Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, which will be presented by Stage North at the North Peace Cultural Centre starting Oct. 20. At left, Sowers rehearses during a recent workshop at the NPCC. To learn more, visit facebook. com/stagenorththeatre.
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ARIES (MARCH 21 TO APRIL 19) In the next four weeks, you will need more sleep. This also is a good time to learn more about your style of relating to those who are closest to you. TAURUS (APRIL 20 TO MAY 20) Do whatever you can to get better organized in the next four weeks, because you want to be efficient, productive and effective in everything you do. This is your plan. GEMINI (MAY 21 TO JUNE 20) Grab every opportunity to take a vacation or play in the next few weeks. Enjoy lighthearted times with children, sports events and the arts. CANCER (JUNE 21 TO JULY 22) Home and family will be your primary focus in the month ahead. Redecorating projects will particularly appeal. LEO (JULY 23 TO AUG. 22) Short trips, increased reading and writing plus conversations with siblings and relatives will characterize the next month. You’ll be busy! VIRGO (AUG. 23 TO SEPT. 22) Think of ways to boost your income in the next month, because you will certainly do this now and in the next two years. Ideas? Write them down. LIBRA (SEPT. 23 TO OCT. 22) During the next four weeks, you have a chance to recharge
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your batteries for the rest of the year. You also will attract important people and favorable situations to you. SCORPIO (OCT. 23 TO NOV. 21) Start to plan what you want your new year (birthday to birthday) to be all about. You have one month to do this. Write down some goals with deadlines. SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22 TO DEC. 21) Enjoy increased popularity in the next few weeks while you schmooze with friends. Many of you will join clubs, groups and associations as well. CAPRICORN (DEC. 22 TO JAN. 19) This is the one time of year when you look really great to your bosses. Use the next four weeks to demand the advantage and get approval or permission for something you want to do. AQUARIUS (JAN. 20 TO FEB. 18) Take advantage of any opportunity to travel or get further training and education during the next four weeks, because you want to expand your world! Go, go, go! PISCES (FEB. 19 TO MARCH 20) Do what you can to wrap up loose details about inheritances and shared property in the next few weeks. You will accomplish this quite easily. You might also think of ways to become a better person.
Barking About the Neighbors Dear Annie: I have never written you before. Hoping you will give some space to this subject. I pray dog owners choosing to use a bark collar will see themselves as their neighbors do. Dog ownership in our neighborhood has risen tenfold in the past five years. We have chosen not to have a dog -- but love them and frequently dog-sit for our friends and relatives. Here is the problem: incessant barking and extremely irresponsible, cruel dog-owning neighbors. We are talking one- to four-hour stretches of barking. One neighbor leaves for work. His two dogs have a dog door and free access to the outside at any time. When the dogs decide for themselves to go out, the barking is constant for as long as the owner’s shift lasts. Two other neighbors have resorted to using bark collars that shock their dogs. This is absolutely inhumane. I can barely stand it to hear the dogs screaming in pain when those irresponsible owners hit the buzz button -- at their random convenience. The inconsistency just makes it even more confusing for the dogs, I’m sure. Owners, please stop using bark collars. You have deluded yourselves into thinking that you are being consistent, that it is an effective means of training and that it doesn’t hurt the dog. Reconsider your need to own a dog if you do not have the time or means to devote to proper training and adjust your life to your individual dog’s needs and personality. Do
Annie Lane DEAR ANNIE
some soul-searching, and do what is right for your dog. We live in a small rural community with very few resources, so options for reporting and taking action to address situations such as these are extremely limited. We have approached the offenders on several occasions -- thus the rise of the bark collars, which was not our intention. Thanks for letting me vent. -Weary of the Cruelty Dear Weary: Thank you for writing about this important issue. I’m printing it here in hopes that anyone guilty of these offenses will reconsider this behavior. You’re right; the shock collars are not only cruel but also ineffective. They may stop a dog from barking temporarily, but they do not address the root issues that cause excessive barking, such as stress and separation anxiety. People who have to leave dogs alone all day while they work should consider hiring dog walkers to visit and tire them out during the day. Visit http://www.humanesociety. org for more tips on keeping animal companions happy. Dear Annie: My wife and I have been married for 50 years. Since we first were married, we have shared a love of dogs -- in particular, a love of golden retrievers. We have always had at least two goldens in our
house. We currently have a 1-yearold pup, named Tucker. Our 12-year-old dog, Trixie, just passed away. Ten years ago, we would have picked up the phone and called the breeder immediately. But we are older now; my wife has arthritis in her hand, and we feel that two large dogs would be a lot to manage at our age. The problem is with Tucker. He really misses having a companion. Since Trixie died, Tucker has been chewing furniture and barking incessantly for us to play with him. I don’t think we can handle another big dog, but I know that Tucker needs company. What should we do? -- Goldies Dear Goldies: First off, I’m sorry for your loss. I’m sure Trixie is on the rainbow bridge with all of your other goldens. Animals grieve, too, and it sounds as if Tucker is going through that. One way to help him get over the loss of Trixie would be to get another dog, as dogs are pack animals and do better with companions. (They need not be of the same breed.) Visit your local animal shelter, or look on Petfinder. Perhaps you could find a golden retriever mixed with a much smaller breed. That way, you would be doing two acts of kindness in one -- saving a homeless dog’s life and giving Tucker a new friend. Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@creators.com. To find out more about Annie Lane and read features by other Creators Syndicate columnists and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2016 CREATORS.COM
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Lani Belcher (left) and Sherry Normandeau at a fundraiser and adoption event for On Our Way Home Animal Rescue Sept. 17 at Friendly Pets in Fort St. John.
Foster homes needed as animal rescue tries to keep up with demand MATT PREPROST editor@ahnfsj.ca
As the economy ebbs and flows, so too does the number of pets being cycled through local animal rescues. For one Fort St. Johnbased organization, more foster homes are needed as volunteers try to keep up with demand. “With the downturn in the economy, a lot of people are wanting to surrender their animals because they either can’t afford to keep them anymore or feed them… or they have to move and wherever they’re moving to doesn’t allow pets,” said Lani Belcher, vice-president of On Our Way Home Animal Rescue during a fundraiser at Friendly Pets on Sept. 17. The non-profit organization finds homes for abandoned and surrendered animals, and runs on donations and fundraisers. Its biggest need right now is adding more homes to its roster of families that are willing to foster cats and kittens. As of Sept.17, the rescue wasn’t accepting any cats as it had no available fosters, Belcher said. “We always need foster families. If we don’t have a foster, we can’t take in an
animal,” she said. “If people want to be cat fosters, we can take more in.” The number of animals the rescue handles each week can range from zero to 20, President Sherry Normandeau said. But with winter coming, the problem of stray cats is expected to loom large. “There’s a huge problem with strays,” Normandeau said. “People find them underneath their sheds, they find them in their shops, they find them in wood piles… if we can get moms and kittens, we take them.” The group takes in every animal except wildlife--if a foster home can be found until the animal is adopted out. “If we have a foster home that wants to take in snakes, we’ll take in snakes,” Normandeau said, adding the group has taken in fish, turtles, rats, guinea pigs and ferrets. “If we find a foster that can take a horse on their property, we’ll take it in.” Pets are only adopted out to approved homes, which includes a home visit. Animals that come into the organization’s care are spayed or neutered if needed, vaccinated and dewormed. For more, visit onourwayh o m e a n i m a l . w i x s i t e. c o m / oowhanimalrescue
Telus looks to connect community with new future home technology MATT PREPROST editor@ahnfsj.ca
Fridges that help meal plan, facial recognition keyless entry, biometric heart monitors, an interactive art wall—when it comes to dreaming the future, developers with Telus appear to have no shortage of ideas. The telecommunications company set up a model Future Home in Fort St. John last weekend for the public to peruse a host of new high-tech, highspeed gadgets both real and conceptual. “The purpose is to showcase what is available now and what is available in the future on having a connected community,” Shari Gale, director of business strategy and execution with Telus, during a launch Sept. 16. “To have something visual, it’s nice for people to visibly see it, but to tangibly touch what’s coming in the future.” The 585-square-foot home features a host of tech to try your hands at, including facial recognition software to enter the home, a Smart fridge that helps plan meals based on the contents within, a health monitor that conducts full body medical assessments, and the ability
to put the crashing waves of Fiji or exploding fireworks right on your wall as a work of art. Fort St. John’s Acting Mayor Gord Klassen said he was most impressed by the technology that focuses on the family. “The fridge keeping track of what’s in your fridge, and helping you decide with the products you have … what you can make for dinner, giving you some options,” he said. “I like that there was some nutritional aspects to that which also help you decide what’s healthy for you and your family to eat.” “The products in there are just amazing, products … probably even five years ago we would haven’t even dreamed of existing,” Klassen said. Telus has spent $28 million to build a new fibre optic network in Fort St. John, Charlie Lake, and Dawson Creek, boosting internet data speeds up to 150 megabits per second for homes and will mean even faster connections than that for businesses, schools and healthcare providers. The home will travel to Dawson Creek this week, where it’s expected to open to residents there on Thursday, Sept. 22.
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FORT ST. JOHN & DISTRICT CHURCH DIRECTORY ANGLICAN CHURCH of CANADA NoRTH PEACE PARISH Please join us at our temporary location at the Lutheran Church 9812 108 Ave Ph: 250-785-6471 “All are Invited and Welcome Here” - (Luke 14:23) SERVICES St. Martin’s, fort St. John, BC Sundays 1:30 p.m. Rev. Enid Pow ********** Church of the Good Shepherd Taylor, BC - Sundays 9:30 a.m. ********** St. Matthias, Cecil Lake, BC 3rd Sun. of the Month 3:00 p.m. Holy Communion BAHA’I fAITH BAHA’I fAITH National Baha’i Information 1-800-433-3284 Regular Firesides Mondays @ 8:00 p.m. Deepenings continued Wednesdays at 250-7870089 Next Feast Info. 250-787-0089 ********** BAPTIST CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH 9607-107th Ave., fSJ Ph. (Office) 250-785-4307 Pastor: Michael Hayes Associate Pastor: Doug Janzen SUNDAY WoRSHIP SERVICE 10:30AM ********** CATHoLIC RoMAN CATHoLIC CHURCH (Resurrection Church) Pastor: Rev. Vener Sabacan Phone 250-785-3413 www.fsjcatholic.ca MASSES: Saturday 7:30 p.m. Sunday - 10:00 a.m. oNLY OFFICE HOURS: Mon.-Fri. 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. BAPTISM: Contact the Pastor 3 months before baptism. MARRIAGES: Contact the Pastor 3 months before the wedding. ********** ALLIANCE CHURCH 9804-99 Ave., fort St. John, BC V1J 3T8 Ph: 250-785-4644 fax: 250-785-8932 e-mail: office@fsjalliance.ca www.fsjalliance.ca SUNDAY WoRSHIP SERVICE: 9:15am & 11:00am KIDVILLE: for ages 2yrs.-Gr.6 @ 9:15am **********
CoMMUNITY CHURCH CHARLIE LAKE CoMMUNITY CHURCH Lead Pastor: Alfred Reschke Associate Pastor: Jared Braun 250-785-1723 fax: 250-785-4136 clcc@pris.ca SUNDAY SCHooL: 9:30am SUNDAY WoRSHIP: 10:40am 1st left turn off Alaska Highway past the Charlie Lake Store. ********** PEACE CoMMUNITY CHURCH 10556-100th Street, Taylor, BC Pastor: Wally Pohlmann Phone: 250-789-3045 HoURS: 9:00am-Noon Monday-Wednesday & friday Email: office@taylorchurch.ca Website: www.taylorchurch.ca SUNDAY ADULT CLASS - 9:30am SUNDAY WoRSHIP SERVICE - 10:30am ********** EVANGELICAL foRT ST. JoHN EVANGELICAL MISSIoN 8220-89th Avenue, fSJ Pastor: Art Voth Sunday School September-June begins at 9:30am Sunday mornings. Worship Service - 10:45am Phone: 250-787-2550 ******* INTERDENoMINATIoNAL UPPER PINE GoSPEL CHAPEL Church Phone: 250-827-3833 Email: upgc@pris.ca Board Chairman: Andy Burkholder 250-827-3811 Box 66, Rose Prairie, BC ********** LUTHERAN PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 9812-108th Avenue, fort St. John, BC V1J 2R3 Office Phone: 250-785-2718 Pastor: Rev. Kebede Dibaba Regular Worship Schedule: 9:00am Youth, Adult Bible Study 10:00am Sunday Worship Service & Sunday School ********** PEACE RIVER MUSLIM ASSoCIATIoN Information: 250-787-1264 Jumm’a (Friday) Prayer @ 1:00pm 203-10903-100th Street, fort St. John, BC email: tahermorsi@shaw.ca ********** MENNoNITE NoRTH PEACE MENNoNITE BRETHREN CHURCH North Peace Mennonite Brethren Church 10816 106 St. fort St. John, BC V1J 5V2 250-785-3869
Lead Pastor: Andrew Eby Associate Pastor of Youth & Young Adults: Don Banman SUNDAY SERVICE TIMES: 9:15am & 11:00am ********** MENNoNITE MoNTNEY MENNoNITE CHURCH SUNDAY MoRNING: Sunday School & Worship: 9:30am SUNDAY EVENING: 2nd & 4th Sundays: 7:00pm Everyone Welcome! Pastor Warren Martin Phone: (250) 827-3131 ********** NoNDENoMINATIoNAL CHRISTIAN LIfE CENTRE “Associated with “Fellowship of Christian Assemblies” “King Jesus is Lord Over the Peace” 8923-112th Avenue, fort St. John, BC V1J 6G2 website: www.christianlifefsj.ca Ph: 250-785-4040 fax: 250-785-4021 Pastor Steve Oboh Principal of Christian Life School: Garry Jones Everyone Welcome Sunday Morning Worship Service: 10:00am Nursery available and Sunday School is held during the sermon for ages 3-12 years. Christian Life Centre is “Home of Christian Life School” ********** foRT ST. JoHN NATIVE BIBLE fELLoWSHIP Sunday Worship: 11:00am Wed., Night Bible Study: 7:30pm Pastor John A Giesbrecht 250-785-0127 ********** GIDEoNS INTERNATIoNAL Fort St. John Camp Ray Hein 250-827-3636 John Giesbrecht 250-785-0127 ********** NoRTHERN LIGHTS CHURCH INTERNATIoNAL (Rose Prairie, BC Sunday Service: Pre-Service Prayer: 10:30am Worship Service: 11:00am Everyone Welcome ********** THE SHELTER CHURCH “...the Lord will be a shelter for His people” Joel 3:6 9808-98A Ave. fort St. John, BC 250-785-3888 SUNDAY SERVICE: 10am Pastor: Oral Benterud 250-785-9151 ********** PENTECoSTAL THE PENTECoSTALS of foRT ST. JoHN Phone: 250-787-9888 Pastor: Jason McLaughlin Sunday 10am Service, Sunday School Youth Sunday 11am Worship Service Tuesday 7pm Prayer
Wednesday 7pm Bibile Study Friday 7pm Youth ********** PENTECoSTAL ASSEMBLIES of CANADA EVANGEL CHAPEL 10040-100 St., fort St. John Phone: 250-785-3386 Fax: 250-785-8345 Lead Pastor: Tony Warriner Sunday Services: 9:30am, 11:00am www.evangelfsj.com ********** The Journey 10011-100 St., fort St. John Phone: 250-785-6254 Pastor: Larry Lorentz Services: Sundays: 10:30am Tuesdays: 7:00pm ********** PRESBYTERIAN fort St. John Presbyterian Church 9907-98th St., fort St. John, BC Phone: 250-785-2482 fax: 250-785-2482 12:30 p.m. - Pie and Coffee 1:00 p.m. - Worship Service Everyone is invited to participate ********** REfoRMED TRINITY CoVENANT CHURCH Sunday Service: 10:00am Meets at the Quality Inn Northern Grand 100th Ave & 98th St., fort St. John, BC Elder: Mike Donovan Phone: 250-787-7702 Affiliated with C.R.E.C. ********** THE SALVATIoN ARMY THE SALVATIoN ARMY Sunday Worship Service: 10:30am 10116-100th Ave., fort St. John, BC Come Worship With Us. For information; Phone 250-785-0506 or food Bank 250-785-0500 ********** SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH 9008-100th Avenue, fort St. John, BC Phone: 250-785-8632 Pastor: Cavin Chwyl Phone: 250-719-7949 Saturday Service: 9:30am ********** UNITED CHURCH of CANADA ST. LUKE’S UNITED 9907-98 St., fort St. John, BC Office: 250-785-2919 fax: 250-785-2788 Email: stlukeuc@telus.net Sunday Worship Service @ 10:00am All are Welcome! The United Church of Canada is a Union of Congregationalist, Methodist & Presbyterian Churches in Canada formed in 1925.
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Are you interested in the future wellbeing of British Columbia’s Grizzly Bears?
Let’s hear your views!
BOARD OF INQUIRY
Representatives of First Nations, government
Thursday, September 29th Woodlands Inn 3995 – 50th Avenue South Fort Nelson Registration: 6:30pm Meeting: 7:00pm
agencies, environmental groups, hunting and guiding outfits, ranchers, tourism operators and interested individuals are invited to make oral submissions and written briefs.
This Board of Inquiry has been appointed by the Grizzly Bear Foundation, a new non-government organization interested in research, education and conservation. For more information visit grizzlybearfoundation.com
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COMMUNITY The seventh annual Fort St. John Zombie Walk takes place Saturday, Sept. 24 at Centennial Park. Participants are asked to bring a non-perishable food item for the local food bank—please, no brains.
The zombies are coming this weekend ALEISHA HENDRY ahendry@ahnfsj.ca
A horde of the undead will be shambling through downtown Fort St. John this Saturday for the seventh annual Zombie Walk. The Kin Club of Fort St. John is now the organization putting on the event, and organizer Becky Grimsrud is looking forward to a big crowd of zombies. “It’s just a really fun event, a great community event and a chance to have fun for a good cause,” said Grimsrud. Originally started in Fort St. John in 2010, the Zombie Walk is not only a spooky good time for participants, but also a food drive. Over the past five years, the Zombie Walk has brought in 2,400 pounds of food for local food banks. This year, the food collected will go to the Fort St. John Women’s Resource Centre’s outreach store. The Zombie Walk is a family friendly event, so parents are
welcome to bring their kids along for the fun. Grimsrud notes that, as a parent, it’s a good opportunity to explain to kids the difference between make believe and real life. “It’s great to bring them out to see that not everything is real and how makeup can change a person’s appearance,” she said. “That way when they see something on TV, they’ll know it’s not real and maybe not be as scared.” The Zombie walk gets underway at 1 p.m. at Centennial Park on Sept. 24. Please bring a non-perishable food item for the women’s centre outreach store. (Human food only, no brains please!) There will be prizes for the best zombie costumes and refreshments before and after the walk. For more information, contact Grimsrud at 250-262-1900 or email beckgrimsrud@icloud. com or visit the Facebook page, Fort St. John Zombie Walk.
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Bedroom Bedroom 11'4'' x 11'8'' 11'4'' x 11'8''
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Raised brick planters and a lofty brick-columned portico give a sense of solidity to the Westbrook, a spacious contemporary ranch-style home that offers a wide selection of living environments. The partially enclosed front courtyard is ideal for a pond with a small waterfall. Sidelights and transom windows frame the door in the elegant entrance. Leaded or stained glass would be nicely showcased here. Entering, you find yourself in an octagonal foyer with an 11-foot tray ceiling. The library and parlor also have 11foot ceilings. The dining room has a steptray ceiling (as does the parlor) that's nearly 10 feet high, and a built-in buffet/ hutch. In the kitchen, a work island and large walk-in pantry add to the space provided by cupboards and counters on three sides. Windows brighten the area while columns mark the boundary between kitchen and vaulted family room. French doors open on a charming side
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Memorial Gathering for
Abram Neufeld
Former resident of Fort St John, Charlie Lake, and Creston B.C., Abe passed away December 3 2015 at Creston Hospital, Creston, B.C.
CHRISTOPHERSON, Lorne A. March 29, 1937 − August 24, 2016
Gathering of friends will be at the Royal Canadian Legion, 10103 105 Avenue, Fort St John, B.C. on October 24th 2016 from 2:30 PM till 5:30 PM.
We would like to thank Fort St. John’s hospital staff and Hudson’s Hope medical center staff and Dr Breen, for taking such wonderful care of my husband (father and grandpa). Lovingly missed by Carol, Dean, Faron (Laurie) and Caitlin (David)
Come and visit. Lunch will be served. There will be a private interment of ashes at a later date. Born May 7 1933 at Morden, Manitoba Died Dec. 3 2015 at Creston Valley Hospital, Creston B.C. He was predeceased by parents: John and Helena Neufeld. Survived by five brothers: Jake, John, Peter, Neil, and William, and three sisters: Evelyn Durham, Sadie Sinclair, and Elsie Hildebrand.
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You Should Call The Board and Staff of North Peace Community Resources Society doing business as Community Bridge & North Peace Community Housing Society Invite you to attend our Annual General Meetings September 29th, 2016 5:00 PM at Community Bridge 10142−101st Ave Fort St. John, BC Call 785−6021 Ext 229 for more information
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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of dad, Hoy Kuey Ken Jay. Born on December 16th, 1928 in Kaiping (Hoy Ping), Win Hon Lay, Guangdong, China and passed on Monday, September 5th, 2016 at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver, British Columbia. Dad passed away peacefully in the early afternoon with family by his side. Survived by his beloved wife, Helen, his children Suzanne Jay (Mark Wickstead), Raymond Jay, Nancy Jay (Shawn Jones), Edmond Jay (Laura Scott) and Norman Jay (Caroline Hu). He dearly loved and will be greatly missed by his grandchildren Emma Dang, Abigale Jay, Christopher Jay, Madeline Jay, Katherine Jay and Hana Jay. During his fight against acute myeloid leukemia, dad spent many hours with the wonderful nurses, doctors, clerks, and ancillary staff at St. Paul’s Hospital. He was truly appreciative of the amazing work and care they provided him during his many medical visits. This, plus the immeasurable amount of blood−related products that he was given during his short battle with this cancer, is the reason that we would like to ask those that would like to express their condolences for our loss or to celebrate dad’s life to make donations to either the St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation or the Canadian Blood Services, in lieu of flowers or gifts. Please join us to remember dad on Sunday September 25, 2016. Drop−in anytime from 2PM−5PM at the Fraserview Golf Course Clubhouse, 7800 Vivian Drive, Vancouver, BC.
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In accordance with section 403 of the Local Government Act, the following real properties located within the District of Hudson’s Hope will be offered for sale by TO BE Pauction LACED SEPT 22 EDITION: 26, 2016 in the Council Chambers of the Municipal public on September Hall, 9904 Dudley Drive, Hudson’s Hope, BC. at 10:00am local time. 0803408 BC Ltd dba SS Automotive is in possession of the following vehicles. If the owed amounts are n1, ot Plan paid, PGP4115, these vehicles will NW be s¼, old Section by auction on Township September 81, 29, Range 2016 at 25, 2000 Lot 5, Block Part 18, Taylor Frontage Road starting t 10:00am. Meridian W6, Peace River aLand District PID: 013-680-102 Title: CA2481386 MAKE MODEL YEAR VIN OWED NAME 9805 Freddette Ave Upset Price: 3,676.95 Ford F450 2008 1FTXW43R38EB99882 $28,000 Nick Didushenko Ford Ranger 2008 1FTZR45E48PB05684 $5000 Samantha Lackey Lot 3, Plan PGP 17871, Part SE ¼, Section 19, Township 81, Range 25, Meridian Ford Fusion 2007 3FAHP07127R226263 $3000 Curtis Barszczewski W6, Peace River Land District Mercedes ML320 2000 4JGAB54EXYA187850 $1800 Curtis Barszczewski PID: 011-132-655 Title: PB22190 GMC Clark Avenue 2500 1997 1GTGK29J2VE534188 $4500 Chris Hickey 8904 Upset Price: $10,754.42
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0803408 BC Ltd dba SS Automotive is in possession of the following vehicles. If the owed 0803408 BC Ltd dba SS Automotive is in possession of the following vehicles. If the amounts are not paid, these vehicles will be sold by auction on October 6, 2016 at 2000 Taylor owed amounts are not paid, these vehicles will be sold by auction on October 6, 2016 at Frontage Road starting Road at 10:00am. 2000 Taylor Frontage starting at 10:00am. MAKE MODEL YEAR VIN Ford Motorhome 1986 1FDKE3014GHA99062 Chrysler Sebring LX 2004 1C3EL46R54N140391 Jaguar XJ6 1991 SAJHL1946MC642654 TO BE PLACED SEPT 22 EDITION:
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0803408 BC Ltd dba SS Automotive is in possession of the following vehicles. If the owed 0803408 BC Ltd dba SS Automotive is in possession of the following vehicles. If the amounts are not paid, these vehicles will be sold by auction on September 29, 2016 at 2000 owed amounts are not paid, these vehicles will be sold by auction on September 29, Taylor atFrontage Road Frontage starting at Road 10:00am. 2016 2000 Taylor starting at 10:00am. MAKE Ford Ford Ford Mercedes GMC
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woke this morning with a headache and a sore throat. I think I have a wee temperature and all that I want to do is crawl back into bed and watch Stranger Things on Netflix all day. No, I am going to go to work because I have a lot to do and it probably is just the onset of a cold—nothing I can’t handle. I will hide out in my office, away from everyone else and it should be fine. I AM going to stop at Tim Horton’s on my way to work and get a large steeped tea with honey and I probably will make my way through the drive-thru so that I do not have to enter the building. I will line up with the other vehicles, the 8 a.m. crowd, bumper to bumper as we inch forward, jostling for position as we get to the “Y” in the line. You know the “Y”? That intersection where you can decide to go to the left, or go to the right to place your order. The “choose the shortest line” intersection? All the drive thru’s seem to have these now, although I wonder how efficient it is or how much faster. Personally, I think they serve more as an irritant because some drivers do not understand the etiquette involved with the “Y”. Considering that I am not feeling well, going through the drive thru this morning might not be a good idea. I am not prepared to deal with the Tim Horton’s Lineup Hunger Games. These are some of the players: 1. The Hang-backers: Those that hang back a couple of car lengths before they make the turn and commit to one of the lines, hopefully the fastest line. We all know what you are doing and there is no known fancy algorithm to ensure you choose the correct line. Just take your chances and may the odds be forever in your favour. 2. The “Ordering for the entire office” people: You know what I mean, the ones that screw up the drive-thru rhythm by placing a huge order that takes the energy of the whole team to put together, leaving the rest of the drive-thru guests hanging—or leaving that line stagnant as the other line moves rapidly and you wonder why on earth you didn’t “hang back” this morning before choosing this line. 3. The “Talk on the phone and not realize that the line is moving” people. 4. The aggressive line “cutter-inner”: Here is the scenario: you both have placed your order and you are clearly the one that should go first, but the aggressive line cutter-inner slowly and deliber-
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ately moves forward, cutting you off. 5. The “I don’t have cash, but didn’t see the sign that said Debit Only” people: The disappointment they feel is palpable to you two car lengths behind. 6. The “I drive a diesel truck and I don’t need to turn it off” people: You know who you are. I could go on and on with examples of drive-thru nightmare scenarios, but they pale in comparison to the gong show that is the self-check out at Safeway. Four self-checkouts, two on the left and two on the right. There are no stanchions to delineate the lines so one lineup has formed and patrons are choosing to go to the left side or the right side—whichever is available first. It is working well until you see someone new enter the scene and disregard the single line and start his or her own line behind one of the machines. The folks in the single line, who were previously visiting and laughing with one another, bonded in their clear understanding of self check out etiquette now are standing with furrowed brows and irritated tapping feet. Someone clears his or her throat, trying to get the attention of the Rogue Line Upper, but to no avail. The tension is off the charts. What was once a happy go lucky gaggle of shoppers are now an irritated and stressed lineup of patrons. They need a store employee to act as a traffic cop, standing in the middle and blowing a whistle and saying “You there! Go to machine number one! You, go to machine four.” Ohhhhhhhh, I shouldn’t write when I am feeling sickly. I also shouldn’t venture through the drive-thru when I am not at the top of my game. On second thought, I will make my own cup of tea at home this morning. Probably better for everyone involved. Judy Kucharuk is a lover of sarcasm, witty people and footnotes. You can follow her blog at www.judykucharuk.com or catch her on CBC Radio Daybreak North where she shares her “Peace of Mind”. Follow her on twitter @judylaine
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