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Jessica Wilson and Ellissa Bodenham are frustrated by the illegal dumping that takes place on Alcan Street behind Edgewood Trailer Park in Baldonnel, where their children ride their bikes and residents walk their dogs.
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A massive junk pile, complete with rusted kitchenware, a futon and even barrels of oil, has fanned the ire of two young mothers fearing for the safety of their kids and pets, and who want to see the mess cleaned up. But despite making countless calls, the junk pile on Alcan Street behind Edgewood Trailer Park remains, with each authority they contact telling them it’s not their problem. “My husband has tried to get a hold of quite a few
people to report this ... everybody basically said that it wasn’t their jurisdiction,� said Ellissa Bodenham, a mother of two who lives in the Baldonnel-area park. “We walk by with my dogs and my kids, and the first thing they do is run into that and start going through that. It’s not good for them, the wildlife around there. There are barrels of oil, that’s bad for everything around there,� Bodenham said. “People are just stopping in the middle of the road and throwing garbage out.� She and her husband have been trying to catch the cul-
prits, who drive down the public road, ditch their garbage and vanish down the street, but they’ve had limited luck. “We never really see the people dumping it, we always just see them just leaving. Me and my husband try and take a picture of them when they’re dumping it, but with both of us working and kids ‌ it doesn’t really happen very well,â€? she said.The junk pile has recently come to the attention of friend and neighbour Jessica Wilson after her children found the pile while riding their bikes. See GARBAGE on A14
Gagnon stepping down from CDC After nine years of growth, last day will be May 27 BRONWYN SCOTT peacereporter@ahnfsj.ca
After nine-and-a-half years of guiding the Child Development Centre on its course of expansion and growth, Executive Director Penny Gagnon is resigning from her post. Gagnon—who oversaw Project Build-A-Fort, a complete renovation that doubled the size of the centre, taken the lead on the organization’s annual talent show, and overseen numerous projects and initiatives—is taking her talents to greener pastures. “I’ve been part of a lot of growth with the Child Development Centre, so it’s difficult to let
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that go, but I know whoever (becomes) the new executive director will be forward thinking and take the organization to a new place with different thoughts and ideas and directions,� Gagnon said in an interview with the Alaska Highway News.
Gagnon will be transferring her skill set to the Churchill Park Family Care Society, which provides early childhood development and care programs for children in Calgary. She will be the chief executive officer there. While excited to start somewhere fresh, the decision to move is not without mixed feelings. Gagnon has seen the centre—which now serves 1,200 children and their families a year—transform under her direction. “My time here at the Child Development Centre has been probably one of the richest periods of my career,� Gagnon said.
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Three days of wet, Arctic weather last week brought more than 20 centimetres of snow and another 15 millimetres of rain and have helped wildfire crews increase containment on the three major wildfires in the region. As of Tuesday press time, the Siphon Creek fire—the largest at an estimated 85,300 hectares—was 40 per cent contained. The BC Wildfire Service said 123 firefighters were continuing to work the fire with the help of four helicopters and five pieces of heavy equipment. “While a significant amount of precipitation and snow was observed on the Siphon Creek wildfire over the weekend, we are now entering a drying trend. The fuel type for this area is fast to dry out, allowing fire risk to rebound quickly,â€? the agency said in a report, noting fire activity had the potential to flare up Tuesday due to southerly winds. Crews continue to extinguish hotspots and build containment on the western and northwestern flanks of the fire, which has seen the biggest growth. The Beatton Airport Road wildfire, meanwhile, is estimated to be 80 per cent contained, with crews continue to press forward. The size of the fire remains an estimated 15,460 hectares. According to BC Wildfire Service, 134 firefighters, one helicopter and five pieces of heavy equipment were working the fire Tuesday. The public is reminded to be cautious of crews working in the area. Lastly, the Halfway River fire is around 70 per cent contained, its size an estimated 5,636 hectares. “Fire growth occurred over the past few days on the northwest side of the fire, along the west side of the Halfway River and west of Farrell Creek,â€? the Service reports. “Crews are continuing working on the fire doing patrol and extinguishing hotspots around the perimeter of the fire and continued work on establishing containment lines.â€? Environment Canada says the wet weather came from a cold upper low-pressure system from the Bering Sea. “It’s a slow moving, ponderous blob of cold air that drops out of the Bering Sea north of Alaska,â€? meteorologist Lisa Coldwells said. “It settles over the province and slowly ‌ it almost oozes when you watch the clouds. It sort of slithers it way down toward the south and just opens up.â€? —Staff
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GPS LOL: As usual there are plenty of tasty news items for us to chew on. This week we start in Ontario, where a woman drove her car into a lake after too closely following directions from the vehicle’s GPS system. I guess in her case, the letters “GPS” stood for “Global Poolfinding System.” SHARK SNARK: Meanwhile in Florida, a woman was admitted to hospital with a two-foot shark attached to her arm. The amazing thing is she says she’s not scared of going back into the water. Gee, if that happened to me, I would never go near water again. I may even install steel bars over my toilet.
WHAT’S THAT IN THE SKY? In an Internet survey: 18 per cent of Canadians say they believe there may be a conspiracy to cover up the existence of UFOs. I believe in UFOs and conspiracy theories as much as the next guy. But I’m pretty sure the next guy is actually a space alien cleverly disguised as the next guy.
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CRIME NEWS: In Colorado, a babysitter took two little kids along on a bank robbery. Hey, it’s never too early for children to learn about money.
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Connie Greyeyes doesn’t mince words: powwow saved her life. “The first time I ever did a ceremony, I knew this was the kind of lifestyle I was supposed to have,” Greyeyes said. “Something just jogged me there.” Now in its 11th year, the Spirit of the Peace Pow Wow is a place for people to reconnect, heal and celebrate being Aboriginal. Nearly 500 dancers from across Western Canada are expected to flock to Taylor June 10-12 for the B.C. Peace Region’s only powwow. The event began 11 years ago as a place for First Nations dancers in North Peace public schools to dance “that wasn’t eight, nine, ten hours away,” Greyeyes said. Originally from the Bigstone Cree Nation in Alberta,
Greyeyes began volunteering with the powwow shortly after quitting drugs and drinking. She’s since become a prominent figure in the campaign for an inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women and girls, and attends powwows around the country. “It’s a social gathering, with tradition and ceremony and spirituality mixed in,” she said. “Ever since I became clean 13 years ago, this has been my life.” While not necessarily linked to any one nation—the Dunne-Za people of Northeast B.C. practice different ceremonies, including the tea dance— Greyeyes said people from all indigenous communities dance at the Taylor event. Before the Spirit of the Peace event, powwows were almost unheard of in the B.C. Peace, Greyeyes said. Prior to 1951, powwows were suppressed by the federal government, and members of the organizing
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Energy minister fires back at BC Hydro critic over Site C budget claims Adrian Dix says contingencies have been spent on budget items, but Bennett says: ‘I don’t know what the hell he’s talking about’ ations for the Site C spillways and generating station contract May 5. Energy Minister Bill Bennett Dix said that in previous is firing back at Opposition designs, Site C’s generating claims that the Site C dam has station and spillways were part blown its budget. of the main civil works conThe minister responsible for tract—the already tendered, BC Hydro says NDP critic Ad- $1.5 billion budget item that rian Dix is “either missing the includes the 60-metre high point” or “trying to mislead earthfill dam—saying the conpeople” with his claim that tract is an “orphaned” line item contingency funds set aside not currently in the budget. on the $8.8 billion project are “I note that they’re waiting being used to cover a budget until after the (May 2017) elecshortfall. tion to award this contract,” Dix, the former leader of Dix told the Dawson Creek the Opposition, claims there’s Mirror. evidence the utility is using He says the item appears to part of its $440 million in con- be covered contingencies. tingencies to pay for budget “You can’t allocate the conitems, in what he claims is a tingencies to pay for that, and bid to avoid cost overruns be- that’s exactly what they’re dofore next spring’s provincial ing to cover up the fact Site C is way over budget,” Dix said election. The issue came up this in an interview. “That’s not spring during BC Hydro what contingencies are for— budget estimates, the Opposi- the main items in the contract. tion’s chance for a line-by-line They’re intended for things grilling of the ministry’s finan- like scheduling delays and geotechnical surprises.” cial plan. Asked about Dix’s argument, It arose again after BC Hydro issued a request for qualific- Bennett said “I don’t know what the hell he’s talking about.” “It’s an absurd arguFIR PELLETS, ment and I SPF PELLETS honestly can& STOVES ’t determine in stock whether AdriWe do ICBC an Dix knows Claims at shop what he’s say10996 Clairmont Frontage Rd., ing is wrong foolish, Fort St. John • 250.785.3433 and JONNY WAKEFIELD
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or if he doesn’t actually understand what Hydro has done,” he said. According to the minister, contingencies on major projects are divvied up according to the difficulty of the work involved. For example, the temporary tunnels carved into the wall of the Peace Valley to divert the river would receive more contingency funds than relatively simple tasks like “moving dirt.” Contingencies are “attributed” to specific contracts over the life of the project, he said. “He looked at that and said ‘oh well, you’re already spending the contingency and you’re already over budget,” Bennett said. “Again, he’s either missing the point—that this is how large projects are accounted for—or he’s deliberately trying to mislead people into thinking the project is over budget.” Dix said he wasn’t given a
clear answer on where money for the latest contract will come from, saying penstocks and generating stations are typically considered part of a dam’s main civil works. “If you don’t have the spillway, the intake and the penstock, you’ve got a $9-billion hockey rink,” he said. Setting stage for election By next May’s provincial election, Site C will have been under construction for nearly 22 months. Despite that, the dam—the largest infrastructure project in B.C. history—is set to be a major election issue once again. B.C. NDP leader John Horgan said in November that his party would not rule out cancelling Site C if elected, an idea Bennett called “asinine.” Premier Christy Clark, R0011248830
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meanwhile, has vowed to get the dam past the point of “no return.” Bennett told the Dawson Creek Mirror that more than $4 billion in Site C contracts will have been awarded by the election. “The fact that we’re going to have almost $4 billion committed on this project before the next provincial election I think ought to be a sign to the public that we’ve got nothing to hide here,” Bennett said. “We’re actually quite pleased with the way this thing is going. Almost half of the total budget has been committed, and we’re on budget. That’s good news.” The project still faces lawsuits from two First Nations, as well as a landowner group. The dam will flood around 80 kilometres of river valley and generate 1,100 megawatts of power.
Schools receive $2.5M for renos Robert Ogilvie and Bert Ambrose Elementary schools will receive a combined $2.5 million to replace their furnaces and install ventilators in classrooms. The province announced the funding Thursday, May 19, as part of a total $45 million package in capital funding being doled out to 124 schools in the province. Robert Ogilvie will receive $1.5 million, while Bert Ambrose will receive $1 million for the second phases of the replacement and installation projects. Bert Ambrose received $500,000 and Robert Ogilvie $781,250 in November for the first phases of work. “This fix-it fund will help make sure B.C. students have safe, healthy and modern places to learn,” Education Minister and South Peace MLA Mike Bernier said in a statement. “Not only will this help make schools in every district in the province more comfortable for students and staff, it’s also going to make sure we are protecting and enhancing infrastructure worth millions of dollars.” —Staff
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Thinking about blowing past that school bus with its stop sign hanging out? Think again. The fine for passing school buses with flashing lights has increased to $368, the province announced last week. The previous fine of $167 was one of the lowest in Canada and found to be not enough to deter the infraction, according to a review conducted in March. Between 2009 and 2014, police issued 1,100 violation tickets to drivers who failed to stop for a school bus. To date, no child has died while getting on or off a bus, but 14 were injured. —Staff, with files from Prince George Citizen
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ICBC, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and the RCMP in British Columbia have recognized 246 officers from across the province by naming them to Alexa’s Team. A roster of officers are named to the team each year to recognize their contribution to reducing the number of drunk or drugged drivers on B.C’s roads and highways. The team is named in honour of Alexa Middelaer, who was killed by a drunk driver in 2008. Recognition events are being held in Vancouver, Victoria, Kelowna and Prince George. Officers are named to the team when they take at least 12 impaired drivers off the road, and further make the All-Star team when they take at least 34 drivers off the road. In Fort St. John, those officers are: • Cst. Gregory Jodoin
• Cst. Dylan Bergmark • Cst. Carlee Munro • Cst. Nicole Campbell • Cst. Graham Meclgunn These officers removed a total of 226 impaired drivers from the roads in the Fort St. John area. “Impaired driving affects all road users,” inspector Martin Dey of the North District Traffic Services said in a statement. “It takes special dedication to ensure that the motoring public knows the Alexa’s Team is committed to road safety at all times of the day (and) night.” In Dawson Creek, Cst. Aaron Semeniuk, Cst. Shaun Kennedy, Cst. Matthew Ferguson, Cst. James Fenemma and Cst. Matthew Gould removed a combined 159 impaired drivers from streets in the and around the Mile Zero City. Cst. Tom Cichon from the Northern Rockies was also recognized for removing 68 impaired drivers from the road, as was Cst. Adam Taylor from Chetwynd, who removed 25 impaired
drivers. Cst. Kevin Warkentin from Mackenzie took 18 drivers off the road and was also named to the team. Jodoin, Bergmark, Campbell, Semeniuk and Cichon all made the All-Star team. The RCMP credits the province’s introduction of the Roadside Prohibition program in 2010 with reducing the amount of alcohol-related crashes on B.C. roads and highways by 52 per cent from October 2010 to September 2014. That’s saved an estimated 238 lives, according to a RoadSafetyBC audit report compiled with the most recent data available. “Even with Alexa’s Team, enforcement resources and public education, there are individuals in this province who continue to put other’s lives at risk by driving while impaired,” a joint-MADD and ICBC news release said. “As long as there are impaired drivers, there will be Alexa’s Team.”
Monday Night at the Movies Brooklyn Feb 1 With the Fort St. John Film Society Aurora Cinema Downtown Business Clean-Up Blitz May 25-30 Trent McClellan for High Tidy up for CompanyComedy – clean up windows andOn frontHigh walks Feb 5, 6, 7 TheatreFestival 8pm May 31 to June 4 Performing ArtsLido BC Provincial Welcome 1500 visitors for music and dance at 12 Thevenues Vagina Monologues Feb 5 throughout the community With the Women’s Resource Society at NPCC BC’s Best Concert June 2 With Exhibit the BC Performing Arts Festival Chapel 7:30pm Art “Dinner Talk”Evangel Feb 12Mar 1 With artists Mary Parslow, Alan White, Encore! Dance and Music Final Concert June 3 Karen Heathman, Peace Gallery North NPCC With the BC Performing Arts Festival NPCC 7:30pm Fred in Concert Art Penner Exhibit Ravens OpeningFeb June13 3 At Peace GalleryNPCC North3:30pm at 7pm. Runs until June 25 Movie Night in the ParkLive HomeFeb and 14 Koba’s Great Big Show We Bought Zoo June 3 NPCC a1PM In Centennial Park at 7pm Monday Night at the Movies National Final & Festival Winners June 4 Sleeping Giant Feb Concert 15 With BCSt. Performing Arts FestivalAurora NPCC 7:30pm With thethe Fort John Film Society Cinema Seedy SaturdayMusic June 4 Feb 15, 16 George Canyon Country With Communities in Bloom8pm at Home Hardware Lido Theatre
Police say the robbery took place around 3:30 p.m. after a lone masked man, shown left, walked into the store with a knife. The man left with an undisclosed amount of cash and no one was injured. He’s described as Caucasian, around five-feet-eight-inches with a thin build. The man is believed to be in his 20s. Police are asking the customer who saw the suspect leave in a vehicle to come forward. Tips can be made by calling the detachment, or by calling Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800222-8477. RCMP HANDOUT
“The level of support that’s offered to the Child Development Centre through our sponsors and our community partners and our families really is something that is very unique,” Gagnon said. There are a lot of highlights, including the CDC’s 40th anniversary celebration in 2014, where they recognized Dr. Richard Moody for his 38 years of volunteer service at the organization with a formal gathering and gala, and the grand opening of the newly renovated building in 2010. A whole host of community members attended, and thenpremier Gordon Campbell came for a ribbon cutting ceremony. For Gagnon, it felt like they were “really getting that provincial recognition for the work that we had accomplished,” she said. Having Rick Hansen, a Paralympian, activist and philanthropist, visit the centre is another favourite memory. “To have such a strong person who really understands what it means to have a disability and to be able to persevere, come and see our centre, and meet him and watch him interact with the children of the CDC was really probably one of my best career highlights,” said Gagnon. Another cherished part of her time in Fort St. John has been watching her staff grow in their careers, and develop leadership skills. “I feel like I’m leaving an organization that is very solid and ready and able to tackle anything that comes in their way,” she said. Gagnon’s last day will be May 27, and after that she’ll be packing
up for Calgary to be closer to her two children who, come September, will both be enrolled in post-secondary programs there. “We will be united as a family, and I’m just really looking forward to that, that was a real driver for me to make the decision to go, is to be able to have us all together and support my kids as they move through their post secondary adventures,” Gagnon said. Gagnon will continue to serve as the CDC’s executive director from afar until the board hires someone new for the position. While the CDC community is happy for Gagnon, they’re sad to see her go. “We’re definitely going to miss her,” said Deleste Haddow, who’s been visiting the CDC for years with her son Hayden, now nine years old. He was born early and has numerous medical complications and diagnoses. “The CDC has been a pretty big part of our life ... we did a ton of physio, speech, occupational therapy, pretty much every program they probably had,” she said. Susan Cross, who is the centre’s family services co-ordinator and supervisor of the autism program, credits Gagnon for helping her and the other staff become better leaders. “She makes us a better person and helps us grow and give us the ability to think outside of our box of what we’re really used to,” Cross said. For Tana Millner, financial manager at the CDC, Gagnon had a “huge impact on the centre. We’re very fortunate and we’re lucky that she was with us for as long as she was.”
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WITNESS SOUGHT IN ROBBERY Fort St. John RCMP are looking for information regarding an armed robbery at Wink’s Convenience Store at 100 Avenue and 106 Street on May 23.
Ballet Kelowna’s Boundless Feb 19 NPCC 7:30pm The Move Dance Recitals June 5 and 6 with Fort St. John Dance at NPCC Monday Night at Society the Movies James White Feb 29 Kids Night and Teddy Picnic June 10 With the Fort St. John Film Society At the Museum 7pm, Registration in advance 787-0430 Aurora Cinema Live on Stage The Comic Strippers June 11 of North AtAGM NorthDinner Peace Cultural Centre Peace All seatsHistorical $41.75 8pm Society Feb 24 Jewels of the Violin Concert June 12 Senior Citizens Hall Tickets at 250-787-0430 At the North Peace Cultural Centre $15 Adult 2pm
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Consider • Election of 2 Directors for 3 yearToterm • • Review 2015 financial statement. Sales decreased 28.5% to 74.1 million Review 2014 financial statement. Sales increased 24.6% to $101.8 million and Guest Speaker Directoror 7.9% of sales. • and a net savings of 5.9 Million or 8.0% net savings of FCL $7.9 million •• Co-op Gift Certifi cates and Door Prizes Valued at $500.00 Directors recommendation of a patronage allocation • Election of 3 directors for 3 year term • Election of 2 Directors for 3 year term
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Local Member of Parliament Bob Zimmer introduced a petition in the House of Commons earlier this month, urging the federal public safety minister to reclassify the Armalite AR-15 rifle back to non-restricted status. Zimmer said he was “honoured” to present the “record-setting” petition, which garnered more than 25,000 signatures across the country, with nearly 5,200 signatures from British Columbians alone. Zimmer told the House May 13 he was introducing the petition on behalf of Newfoundland and Labrador resident Marc Bennett, “so we can once again use this rifle to lawfully participate in the Canadian cultural practices of hunting in Canada.” Zimmer was not available for comment last week, however, one Canadian sporting organization is applauding his petition. Tony Bernardo, executive director of the Canadian Shooting Sports Associ-
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ation, said the AR-15 is “incorrectly classified” and called the semi-automatic rifle the “most commonly produced sporting rifle produced in the world.” The rifle has been reclassified multiple times since it was first produced in the 1960s mainly because of its imposing military-like design, but that shouldn’t be the primary qualifier, he said. Currently, the rifle is limited to target and range practice, and can only be discharged on an approved gun range. Owners need a permit to transport the gun from their home, whether its to the range or a gun show, Bernardo said. “It’s only claim to fame is that its black, ugly and expensive,” he said.
“People go out and buy these things because they’re terrific firearms, but, quite frankly, they’re not any different or better than anything else. In most places in the world, you can hunt with these things but (here) you can’t use it ... because its restricted.” Reclassifying the rifle to non-restricted status wouldn’t eliminate the checks and balance system already in place for gun owners, Bernardo added. The petition garnered a total of 25,249 signatures, getting the most from Ontario with 7,339 signatures. Another 5,749 Albertans signed the petition. The government has 45 days to respond to the petition.
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If you’re driving down the Alaska Highway by 86 Street look up—way up. BC Hydro says it has begun construction on a 190-foot tall microwave communication tower on the grounds of the Fort St. John substation. BC Hydro spokesman Bob Gammer says the tower will support four microwave communication dishes “necessary to connect to the communication network that provides protection to BC Hydro’s transmission system and substations.” Construction is expected to be completed this summer. The cost of the work is budgeted at $350,000.
Public Notice of Community Input Sessions regarding the upcoming BC Hydro Fiscal 2017 – 2019 Revenue Requirements Application
On February 26, 2016, BC Hydro filed an application to the Commission seeking approval for an interim rate increase of 4.0 percent effective April 1, 2016. BC Hydro is undertaking a comprehensive review of its forecasts and proposes to file a complete F2017 to F2019 Revenue Requirements Application later this summer. The rate increases that will be applied for are 4.0 percent for F2017, 3.5 percent for F2018 and 3.0 percent for F2019, which are consistent with the rate caps set out in the government’s Ten Year Rates Plan for the stated periods. All rate changes will be effective April 1st of each fiscal year.
On March 22, 2016, the Commission issued Order G-‐40-‐16 granting approval for BC Hydro to apply a 4.0 percent interim rate increase effective April 1, 2016. How to get involved
The Commission has established the following schedule for Community Input Sessions to be held in several locations. The intent of this forum is to inform members of the public on how to participate in the Commission’s regulatory processes, to explain the scope of BC Hydro’s Application, and provide an opportunity for parties to dialogue with the Panel appointed by the Commission of their interests specific to this Application.
These Community Input Sessions are open to the general public; however any persons wishing to make a statement during the sessions should register with the Commission Secretary at commission.secretary@bcuc.com no later than 24 hours prior to the start of the session. All dialogue at the Community Input Sessions will be transcribed and placed on the public record. Further information is available on the proceeding webpage at www.bcuc.com/ApplicationView.aspx?ApplicationId=533 DATE (2016) Friday, June 10 – 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
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Group of academics calls for halt to Site C A collective of more than 250 Canadian university professors are calling for work to stop on the Site C dam. On Tuesday, the collective, with the support of the Royal Society of Canada, issued four recommendations to the federal government, including revisiting approval for the $8.8-billion hydroelectric project. The group cited the need for reconciliation with and obligation to First Nations, and criticized a regulatory panel review tasked with assessing the project’s environmental impacts over a “compressed nine-month” period. “Based on evidence raised across our many disciplines, we have concluded that there were significant gaps and inadequacies in the regulatory review and environmental assessment process for the Site C Project,” a statement from the group reads. “Our assessment is that this process did not accord with the
commitments of both the provincial and federal governments to reconciliation with and legal obligations to First Nations, protection of the environment, and evidence-based decision-making with scientific integrity.” The dam was approved at the federal level by the previous Conservative government under Stephen Harper. Both the West Moberly and Prophet River First Nations have appeals pending against the dam, as does the Peace Valley Landowner Association. BC Hydro, however, has continued to award contracts for the dam, and Peace River Hydro Partners continues to mobilize on site in preparation of the main civil works to begin. Energy Minister Bill Bennett says more than $4 billion in Site C contracts will have been awarded by next May’s provincial election. —Staff
High school artists showcased Whether you enjoy the visual arts, theatre and drama, or live music, there will be plenty on offer at North Peace Secondary School this week. Students in Grades 10 through 12 will be showcasing everything from monologues to visual art to instrumentals as part of an arts
showcase May 25 to 27. Interested in checking it out? Drop by the school’s drama room over lunch. Students will be showcasing their work on May 25 and 27 from roughly 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and on May 26 from noon until 1 p.m. —Staff
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Honour House was a safe harbour for former military policeman Liam Stackwood shares story of PTSD, heart transplant with Peace Region first responders JONNY WAKEFIELD reporter@dcdn.ca
The way Liam Stackwood sees it, anyone in uniformed service—whether first responders or military personnel—carries a mental backpack. Over time, that backpack fills with the day-in, day-out grind of on-the-job trauma. After 20 years as a military policeman with the Canadian Forces, Stackwood didn’t realize his own backpack was full to bursting. “As a military policeman, you attend numerous incidents—whether it’s accidents or suicides,” he said. “Shift after shift after shift, you respond to those, and I didn’t know I was accumulating those things until I was in treatment.” Stackwood, touring B.C. to promote Honour House, a support service for men and women in uniform, shared his stories of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder with veterans, Mounties, firefighters and ambulance personnel in Fort St. John and Dawson Creek May 16 to 18. Over burgers in both the Fort St. John and Dawson Creek fire halls, Stackwood spoke about how Honour House helped him through his PTSD and provided a safe harbour when he suffered congestive heart failure. Located in New Westminster, the house is a free place to stay for RCMP, firefighters, ambulance personnel and veterans undergoing medical treatment in the Lower Mainland. Stackwood and his therapy dog Hammer have been touring the province since April 29 to raise awareness about the service, which is largely donor-funded. “There are a lot of families going through similar things, and if they knew about Honour House and that they could potentially stay there (it would help),” he said. Honour House, a 10-bedroom heritage home, was founded in 2010. Stackwood retired from the forces in 1999 after 20 years. He was so wound up from the “hyper-vigilance” of military ser-
vice that he needed to sit facing the door at restaurants, and regularly experienced nightmares and blackouts. “My wife told the psychologist she woke up with me on top of her,” he said. “I wasn’t doing anything to hurt her, but I was trying to save her and make sure she was OK.” Stackwood was diagnosed with cancer in 2007 and learned his heart was too weak to undergo treatment. He lived at Honour House for six months while undergoing a heart transplant. Without a place to stay, the treatment and living in the Lower Mainland would have meant financial ruin for Stackwood, who said staying at the hospital would have cost $90,000. Honour House is also where he learned to address the trauma he carried with him after years of service. “If you talk to most Mounties or firemen, they don’t talk about what they’ve seen because big boys don’t cry,” he said. “It’s the furthest from the truth.” Fort St. John Fire Chief Fred Burrows had heard about Honour House through the BC Fire Chiefs Association, but hasn’t yet had to connect any of his young firefighting staff with its services. “We’ve got a pretty young department. Some of these guys only have five years in,” Burrows said. “We wanted to take the time to provide the awareness so they know what’s out there and available.” Beyond saving the financial costs of having to travel for medical treatment, Burrows said Honour House is an important place in helping people recover while being with their family. “You’re set up and treated like you are in a home. It’s not institutional and it’s not like being in … a chain hotel,” he said. “That’s really important, especially if it’s long term. You really need to have that contact with your family. There are many families I believe that don’t end up with that contact just because of the financial commitment it would take to maintain that (otherwise).” —with files from Matt Preprost
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Letter to the Editor BLOOD IS NOT A COMMODITY Do we want to pay donors for donating blood? I think not! In 1980 to 1985, at least 2,000 recipients of blood products contracted HIV, another 30,000 transfusion recipients were infected with Hepatitis C. Some were expected to die and did. Myriad of causes include failures in screening, and importation of plasma from high risk areas. The enquiry, (Krever Inquiry) was conducted in 1993 to 1997. Canadian Blood Services was established. Canadian Blood Services receives $1 billion of
provincial funding annually to run donor clinics. To test and distribute blood products in Canada and to prevent commoditizing Canadian supplies. It is against the law, under the Canada Health Act to sell body parts. Blood is a body part. Canada’s first plasma clinic has opened in Saskatoon and is offering $25 gift coupons in exchange for their blood products. Our Minister of Health is open to these clinics, there is a company wanting to set up 10 clinics in British Columbia. It is against the law in B.C. and Canada! Send your opinion to Minister Terry Lake! Jean Leahy, Fort St. John
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CHEAPER TO RUN A detailed analysis at the U. of California, Berkeley, shows that mass-produced electric vehicles with advanced lithium-ion or nickel metal-hydride batteries (like those now being used) have a full lifetime cost per mile (including battery replacements) that competes with a gasoline vehicle when gas sells for more than $2 a gallon. Gas around the Peace Country is currently selling for about $1.25 per litre, or $5 per gallon. If you drive 50 miles a day in a vehicle that gets 30 mpg, it will cost you $3,000 per year in fuel, and you will create 10 tons of greenhouse gasses each year. An EV will cost $320 for the year at 8 cents per kilowatt hour (roughly our local rate), and will make zero carbon pollution. Plug it into your own roof-top solar array, and it won’t cost anything to charge it up at all. And that’s where we’re heading: all-electric, zero-carbon transportation, charged by renewable
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energy sources like wind and solar power. It’s now achievable, and whether you like it or not, that’s where the world is heading as quickly as it can. Brace yourself! BETTER FOR MOTHER EARTH But in the meantime, do electric vehicles make environmental sense? After all, an awful lot of electricity is still generated by burning fossil fuels. Well, the good news is, yes. The U. of California study shows that an all-electric fleet in the U.S. would reduce overall carbon emissions nationally by 42 per cent. That’s a lot, even now, using fossil-fuel electricity. All-electric vehicles are also cheaper and easier to maintain. Electrics have no transmission, no spark plugs, no pistons, no starter, no cooling system, no exhaust system, no more “changing the oil.” And if burning rubber is your thing, an electric vehicle will have acceleration to die for: zero to full rpm in a fraction of a second. For the north, EVs feature instant electric heat, instant winter starts and remote start built in via your iPhone (there’s an app for that!). Existing battery tech does show mileage loss in the winter, as more juice is used to heat the interior and keep the batteries cozy, but then again, diesel and gas engines lose mileage in the winter too, don’t they? EV charging stations are quick
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SUPER EFFICIENT Only about 15 to 20 percent of the energy in a gallon of gasoline is actually converted into motive power in a gas-powered vehicle. The rest is gobbled up by friction (especially the transmission), radiated as waste heat, and spewed out the tailpipe as poisonous pollution. The battery discharge/charge efficiency of a modern battery, on the other hand, is 80 to 95 percent, and electric motors are at least 90 percent efficient. That makes an electric car 4 to 5 times more energy efficient than a gas-powered one. Plug it into the solar array on your roof and you also avoid all those nasty up-stream fuel-related efficiency losses and costs. Then the total energy efficiency of electric transportation jumps right off the scale. Right now, fossil fuels are king. It’s all we know. But soon, very soon, that gas-guzzling monster you drive will seem outdated, noisy, dangerous, sluggish, and absurdly expensive to run and maintain. The change is on its way, and it will be better for our stressed-out planet Earth...and better for our pocket books too.
aking in the My Strength Campaign assembly at North Peace Secondary School on May 19, something I’ve done more than once over the years, I’m always of two minds. On the one side, I’m so glad that that NPSS has continued the campaign long after organizer Daniel Vecchio moved on. On the other, I’m so gutted that it’s still an issue in Fort St. John and everywhere else. And of course, it’s not limited to physical abuse— as was pointed out at the assembly, it’s also mental, emotional and psychological abuse, which I know happens pretty much everywhere because I’ve seen it in action. It breaks my heart. A comment was made on the story by a fellah that said he’d seen more violence perpetrated by women against men in the community, citing an incident at a bar where two women were beating on a man and when he hit them back they cried assault. I have no idea if that story is true—I’ve seen that sort of thing happen myself on occasion—but on its own without context, it misses the point. The campaign is to stop domestic violence, which generally wouldn’t include a random altercation at a bar. Rather it’s about ending the systemic violence that occurs in relationships, the majority of which is committed by men. It’s a sad truth, and as Vecchio said in his talk, we know it’s not all of the men out there, but it’s enough of them that it’s a massive problem. Which means it’s up to men to put a stop to it. You can do it, guys. I have faith in you.
Don Pettit, a resident of Dawson Creek, is a founding member of the Peace Energy Cooperative. He can be reached at dpettit@pris.ca
Aleisha Hendry is a proud feminist writer who loves cold weather, her cats, roller skates and righteous indignation. Follow her on Twitter at @aleishahendry
Electric Cars: do they make cents? he future of transportation will be electric. Partly for environmental reasons, but mostly because electric vehicles will have better performance, be cheaper to run and cheaper to maintain. First let’s remember that today’s electric vehicle (EV) is primitive compared to what’s just around the corner, and still expensive to purchase. But that’s changing quickly: as mass production ramps up, prices are plunging, just like the sudden price decrease we have seen with solar power. But even now, electric powered cars and trucks can make both environmental and economic sense.
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As wildfires burn, work piles up for regional government Likely months before region knows total amount of overtime logged during early fire season JONNY WAKEFIELD reporter@dcdn.ca
Since the first wildfires roared to life April 18, the board room of the Peace River Regional District has gone from meeting hall to command centre. Maps of fires and areas under evacuation orders cover the walls, while laptops, manuals and legal documents lie on nearly every surface. A spreadsheet on a projecter details a list of tasks for each staffer. When the fires flare up, as many as 14 people report to the room, known as the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC). After one month of steady wildfires in the Peace Region, though, the grind of evacuation alerts and orders, media calls and expense filings is beginning to gum up the business of government. This week, the regional district rescheduled a committee meeting—something representative Karen Goodings hasn’t seen in nearly 30 years on the board. “Sometimes, if there weren’t enough agenda items, we’d postpone or cancel, but I don’t remember any other time that has happened,” said Goodings,
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The Emergency Reception Centre shelter in Fort St. John, where evacuees from wildfires near Fort St. John have reported this spring. Peace River Regional District staff have helped coordinate response to the fires, leaving less time for their regular work.
who represents the rural area north of Fort St. John where the province’s two largest wildfires are burning. The early start to the fire season—while not as intense as in Fort McMurray, where the mayor and councillors were evacuated and forced to meet at Edmonton City Hall—is creating a backlog of work for the PRRD. Chief Administrative Officer Chris Cvik said staffers who would normally be writing reports, rendering maps and assisting with rezoning applications are spending much of their time co-ordinating fire response. “If it’s during the daytime,
it takes away from time that staff might otherwise be doing other activities,” Cvik said. “If it’s after the end of the day or a weekend, that is overtime. It takes away from doing what I call bread and butter work, the day-to-day work.” Maps to draft, emails to send, bills to pay
the region. More than 80,000 hectares of forest and grassland have burned in B.C. this season, nearly quadruple the amount of wildfires burning by this time last year. Cvik said that while the wildfire service tracks the locations of fires and where they’re likely to spread, local governments give the agency the lay of the land. “Their mapping system is ‘X’ marks the spot where the fire is, then we have to say ‘okay, where are homes located in that area?’” he said. “We have a bit of flexibility in setting the alert area.” “We go from what the province tells us, what the
In major emergencies, regional districts are in charge of supporting first responders, in this case the B.C. Wildfire Service. Since mid-April, the district has issued eight evacuation orders for people with homes in the path of wildfires across
boots on the ground say, based on modelling from people fighting the fire.” That means work for the district’s GIS technicians, who map the area under evacuation and determine the number of properties affected, as well as communications officers and operations staffers. It also means billing the province, which reimburses municipalities and regional districts involved in fighting fires. “Someone’s got the calculator going, trying to keep track of all these costs,” he said. In 2009, the most costly fire season of the past 10 years, the province spent $382.1 million, including reimbursing local governments. Last year’s fire season cost $277 million—a number that’s still an estimate as bills are sorted out. Cvik said that total overtime for PRRD staff is not yet in the hundreds of hours, but that some employees are working 12-hour days or longer when the fires flare up. How that will ultimately impact the running of the regional government remains to be seen. “It’s taking away time from the fact that, say, we have a board meeting every two weeks, that (a staffer) has to write a report about something, and if she’s tied up in the EOC that report doesn’t get done,” he said. “There is that impact.” “Given that it’s just midMay, it’s very (exceptional),” said Cvik.
Early B.C. wildfire activity quadruple last year’s hot start JONNY WAKEFIELD
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Helicopters buzzed in and out of the airspace above the Siphon Creek wildfire last week, barely visible in the haze.
by that date. It went on to be the quietest fire season of the past 10 years, with just 12,604 hectares burned at a cost of $53.5 million to the province. 2014, meanwhile, started slow and got hot. That year, 369,168 hectares burned—just 809 of those before May 17. It went on to be the secondmost costly fire season of the past decade, totalling $297.9 million (fire response topped $382 million in 2009). The fire that led to the evacuation of Fort McMurray had burned 354,000 hectares as of Tuesday—roughly the size of Rhode Island. Fort St. John drier than South Peace On May 24, all four large fires in Northeast B.C. were burning north of the Peace River, which has seen drier conditions than in the south. The Siphon Creek fire northeast of Fort St. John was the largest at 85,300 hectares. Rainfall levels in Fort St. John are about half of normal, with just 11.8 millimetres of rain in April. Dawson Creek, meanwhile, had slightly more rain than normal that month, with 18.7 millimetres.
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More than 80,000 hectares of forest and grassland have burned in B.C. this year, quadruple last year’s hot start and nearly 20 times the 10-year average. According to data from the BC Wildfire Service, 2016 has had the most-active start to the wildfire season of the past decade. But officials say that intense fires early on isn’t necessarily an indicator of the rest of the fire season. As of May 17, wildfires had burned 82,648 hectares in B.C., roughly 300 square miles. The vast majority of fires so far this season have been in B.C.’s northeast, prompting eight evacuation orders since mid-April. By that same day in 2015, a record-setting year for wildfires, 21,685 hectares had burned province-wide. Strong winds and dry conditions whipped up dozens of grass fires across the northeast on April 18, four of which have been burning steadily since. While one of the strongest and earliest starts in recent memory, BC Wildfire Service Information Officer Claire Allen said the real measure of this fire season will come next month. “Though it’s been a really early and active start, that’s not necessarily the best indication of the fire season to come,” she said. “A better indication of how the season will shape up in the core months of June, July and August will be how much rain we get in June.” “They had a pretty low snowpack up north, so as soon as that melted, there was a lot of dead grass there, and there weren’t any rains coming to do the green-up,” she said. “We’re waiting to see on the season outlook,” Allen added. “How much rain we get in June, that will be a better prediction for the long run.” Since 2006, wildfires have burned an average of 4,000 hectares by May 17. 2011 saw the slowest start, with just 287 hectares burned
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The head of Geoscience BC says a recent $5-million funding package from the province will help the organization continue its work mapping groundwater resources in the Peace Region. The province announced the funds May 18 to support ongoing mineral mapping and the collection of public earth-science data. Robin Archdekin, president and CEO of Geoscience BC, says the funding brings the provincial contribution to the organization to $62 million since 2005. The recent funding will be spread over multiple projects in the province, Archdekin said, but in the Northeast, it will continue to help fund its Peace Project, a massive search and analysis of the area’s groundwater resources that began last summer. FILE PHOTO “We’re getting a lot of interest from An aerial magnetometer, seen here, helped scientists map groundwater deposits in a 9,000 square First Nations, local government, and kilometre swath of the North Peace last summer. the resource sector,” he said. “When we started this, we canvassed a lot of people. In terms of their biggest survey a similar size area to the south- Scotia, Archdekin said. concerns, when it came to resource east of Fort St. John, Archdekin said. “It’s continuing to move east and management and decision making, the The funding will also support the mapping these areas underground at one thing that was consistent was wa- agency’s Search Phase 2 Project in a higher resolution so prospectors who ter, water, water.” west-central British Columbia, he ad- are looking for this stuff can focus on The first phase of the project sur- ded, noting that is a 24,000-square their work,” he said. veyed nearly 9,000 square kilometres of kilometre project to map mineral “We find the haystack so they can backcountry north of Fort St. John last resources near Terrace and the sur- find the needle.” summer, including areas around Hud- rounding areas. The province says Geoscience BC son’s Hope and Pink Mountain. The inWhen combined with two previous has compiled data for more than 50 formation is currently being analyzed searches, the agency will have mapped per cent of the province across 135 and results are expected later this year. more than 55,000 square kilometres projects. The second phase of the project will in the region, around the size of Nova “The availability of credible, public Investors Group Financial Services Inc., I.G. Insurance Services Inc.*
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May oil and gas land auction nets $1.3 million Eight drilling licences, six oil and gas leases, $1.3 million. That was the tale of the tape at B.C’s May petroleum and natural gas rights auction. The latest sale, on May 18, was an improvement over last May, when B.C. sold just $271,000 drilling rights and land leases. The May 2014 sale, which came before the crash in oil and gas prices that
started later that year, brought in $17.2 million. The average price per hectare was $251, compared to $556 two years ago. Drilling licences, meanwhile, averaged $67 per hectare, down from $1,947 in 2014. So far this year, B.C. has raised $3.8 million on 21,100 hectares at an average price of $178 from petroleum
rights auctions. Unless Crown purchases pick up in a big way, B.C. is on track for the lowest annual bonus total dating back to 1978. The lowest occurred in 1982 when industry paid $16.72 million to secure 166,441 hectares. Last year’s $18.36 million was the second lowest bonus total from 1978-2015. —Staff/Daily Oil Bulletin
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Ecole Central Elementary student Ashia Bedell talks about cyberbullying during the School District 60 Speech Contest at the North Peace Cultural Centre on Friday, May 20. Bedell was one of 30 local students to take the stage to deliver speeches on everything from the media, pirates, weird laws, dreams, how to write a speech, world records and women in sports. The winner of the contest were (speech topics in parentheses): 1st Place: Avalin Alexander, Alwin Holland. (Tourette’s Syndrome) 2nd Place: Owen Lang, CM Finch School. (Math) 3rd Place: Radha Jhappan, Ecole Central. (Environment) The winning schools were: 1st Place: Alwin Holland Elementary 2nd Place: Clearview and Charlie Lake Elementary (tied) 3rd Place: Ecole Central Elementary MATT PREPROST PHOTO
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Seven North Peace buildings up for construction awards MIKE CARTER dcreporter@dcdn.ca
Seven buildings in the North Peace have been nominated for recognition at the Northern BC Commercial Building Awards. The bi-annual awards ceremony, put on by the Business Examiner, are a celebration of the north’s best in commercial and industrial construction. This year’s awards recognize buildings completed between Jan. 2014 and Dec. 31. 2015. The six buildings in Fort St. John that were nominated include: the Century 21 Energy Realty office, the Macro Industries building, an addition to the North East Native Advancing Society building, the City of Fort St. John’s Passive House, Recon Ventures offices and the Rogers Trucking building on Airport Road. The Halfway River First Nations Administration Building was also nominated. “The quality of nominations for this event was outstanding and the judges will have a challenging time deciding the winners,” Mark MacDonald, president of the Business Examiner, said in a statement. “It seems the bar gets raised each time the event is held and the buildings get better and better.” In the South Peace, the Calvin Kruk Centre for the Arts and the Chetwynd and District Recreation Centre were also nominated. A total of 23 finalists will vie for awards at the June 2 ceremony in Prince George. The 2014 Judges’ Choice Award for Best Overall Entry in the 2014 event went to the BC Oil and Gas Commission building at 6534 Airport Road in Fort St. John.
Fort St. John EI claims jump to 870 JONNY WAKEFIELD reporter@dcdn.ca
March saw a steep climb in the number of Peace Region residents claiming employment insurance benefits, the sixth-straight rise in the monthly unemployment indicator. The number of people collecting benefits grew around 30 per cent since the start of 2016 in both Dawson Creek and Fort St. John. As of the latest survey, conducted March 13-19, there were 870 employment insurance claims in Fort St. John and 420 in the Mile Zero City. In April, regional unemployment sat at 9.4 per cent, with around 4,000 people without a job. The jump in claims comes months before the rollout of the federal Liberal government’s plan to extend EI benefits in oil-producing regions— reforms that are expected to lead to further growth in beneficiaries. Those claims have grown steadily with the collapse in oil prices that began in late 2014. In April of that year, just 150 people in Dawson Creek and 270 in Fort St. John claimed EI benefits. Since then, investment in upstream oil and gas plummeted between 30-40 per cent, according to the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers. Across Canada, claims grew 4.9 per cent overall largely due to job losses in Alberta. B.C. saw a year-to-year decrease of around one per cent. People who have lost their jobs and are unable to find work are eligible to claim benefits. Statistics Canada seasonally adjusts the reported number of claims to take into account seasonal jobs. The agency notes “a certain proportion of unemployed people” do not qualify for benefits, including people who have not worked for a year and those whose employment is not insured.
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Poole family turns to medium, raises money for information on missing teen MIKE CARTER dcreporter@dcdn.ca
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Alisha Poole, Denny’s sister, says a close family friend turned to a psychic/medium workshop where a group of 30 passed around Denny’s photo and came up with a possible location where he might be.
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The family of Denny Poole is raising reward money and seeking guidance from a medium as the search for the missing teen grows more desperate. Alisha Poole, Denny’s sister, says a close family friend turned to a psychic/medium workshop where a group of 30 passed around Denny’s photo and came up with a possible location where he might be. “They came up with a ‘maybe’ location,” she said. “It was around where he disappeared on the side of the road (near the Kiskatinaw Bridge), but in an area where the RCMP haven’t searched yet.” Cst. Brett Bignell, Dawson Creek RCMP’s lead investigator on the Poole case, said investigators are taking the information into consideration. Bignell said he would be following up on the potential new lead and contacting South Peace Search and Rescue (SAR) about a search in the new area north of the Kiskatinaw Bridge. In an interview conducted before he was handed the new information, Bignell indicated that until police had something substantive to go on, another search was not likely. “We’re not really sure what happened at this point,” he said. “We don’t have any substantive lead, we don’t have a distinctive (new) starting point. If we find any new information then we could continue our search because we’d have a new starting point. But right now, we just don’t have that.” So far, only a few footprints have been discovered in the area. Poole went missing March 12 and was last seen by a friend near the Kiskatinaw Bridge. The two were on their way to Fort St. John to meet a girl who they met through Facebook when they got lost try-
ing to find a shortcut through back roads. After wandering around for what police say was several hours, the got separated. Poole’s friend was picked up on the side of the road by a man with a “South Asian” accent who reported to 911 that the youth had been behaving strangely. The man has since been ruled out as a suspect. Police are following up on sightings of Denny that have been reported from as far away as Kamloops, B.C. and Valleyview, Alta. Police have asked the public to come forward with any information that might help them piece together the last 24 hours before the teen’s disappearance. Search and Rescue crews confirmed this month that they had conducted five separate searches for the youth, the first at about 8 p.m. on the night he went missing. Alisha Poole said the family is trying to stay busy through to deal with the pain of not knowing where Denny is. “I’m holding up OK, but that’s because I am focused on something,” she said, adding that her relationship with her little brother was “like mother-son.” With some encouragement from a close family friend Sharla Bruun, Alisha has made finding Denny a full-time job. She organized a search party for him in April and has been posting notices around town asking for information. “My grandma (who Denny lived with) is really broken up about all of this,” she said. “My sisters are broken up too because we had nothing to go on, nowhere new to look, no information leading us to where he is.” She organized a garage and bake sale May 21. A silent auction for a handcrafted piece of First Nations art also took place the same day. The money will be put towards a reward for any new information on the teen’s disappearance.
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Five Peace Region oil and gas projects that were approved through a streamlined environmental process that ran afoul of First Nations will not be forced to reapply after a court ruling against the Northern Gateway pipeline. The B.C. Supreme Court challenge of the controversial project stemmed from the B.C. government’s agreement with the National Energy Board to hold a single environmental assessment process instead of two parallel reviews by the National Energy Board and the B.C Environmental Assessment Office. First Nations that were plaintiffs in the case said the process breached the government’s duty to consult on resource projects in traditional As May is almost over we look back at the month and the programs that support our youth. Locally there was a used book sale held that provided funds for the Rotary sponsored shelving for the children’s library and our hard working Interact club is hosting a fundraising dinner for a girl’s school in Malawi on May 27 at Fixx Urban Grille. Rotary recognizes that our youth are our future leaders and supports programs to encourage the next generation to realize the worthiness and dignity of each individual, which builds respect for others. Our District 5370 is currently lead by District Governor Tim Schilds has a description of what Youth Services is about, “Unleashing the power of youth to make a difference at home and abroad.” District supported programs for youth: RYPEN- Rotary Youth Program of Enrichment – Ages 15-18 attend a five day camp to build selfesteem, confidence and a variety of personal skills. RYLE- Rotary Youth Leadership Experience – Ages 15-17 attend a workshop focusing on basic student leadership, motivation, common goal setting and includes an introduction to Rotary both locally and internationally. RYLA- Rotary Youth Leadership Awards – Any one 30 and under can attend a one day youth leadership conference to better prepare youth for leadership
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in their schools and communities through workshops, and mentoring by Rotarians. Adventure Camps – Local Rotary clubs sponsor students to attend various camps to expose them to things like Politics, Firefighting, Tourism, Technology, Photography and more.
territories. Projects that were approved using this process include the Spectra South Peace Pipeline, Nova Gas Transmission’s Groundbirch Pipeline and Horn River Mainline extension, Spectra Energy’s Dawson Gas plant and Fort Nelson North plant. The B.C. government cabinet issued an order May 19 that paved way for these projects to be exempt from the new regulations that followed the January Supreme Court ruling. The projects are either finished or currently under construction. “Imposing a post-construction requirement on this group of projects would neither be practical nor procedurally fair in these circumstances,” the Ministry of Environment said in a statement.
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InteractAges 12-18 join a club in their school which is mentored by a local Rotary Club and they are encouraged to come up with service projects to help locally and internationally. Rotaract – Ages 18-30 are involved in a club sponsored by a local Rotary club and may include past Interact members that wish to continue service to their community and the world. Very popular with university students and younger people with a taste for “Service Above Self” Youth Exchange – Ages 15-17 are selected by cooperation with the local high schools and an application process, successful candidates can spend a school year abroad hosted by Rotarian families in another country, make friends and experience the country’s school system. Dawson Creek sends our kids out and also hosts incoming students.
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Marl Brown says he is “guilty of starting” the Fort Nelson Heritage Museum, which opened shop under his direction in 1987. These days, Brown is still busy keeping it going, working as curator, collecting and sorting through antiques that tell the story of Fort Nelson from its earliest days.
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Lambing season a busy time for Peace Region sheep farmers Sheep a small but growing part of local agriculture economy JONNY WAKEFIELD reporter@dcdn.ca
Toward the back of the sheep pen, Andy Tschetter finds a newborn lamb struggling in its first few minutes in the world. The animal shivers in the spring wind, still covered in afterbirth and straw. Its mother stands a short distance away, tentative. “He just needs a little extra help,” says Tschetter, gently lifting the wobbly, hours-old creature and helping it to its feet. A few minutes later the animal is standing on its own. As shepherd at the Peace View Hutterite Colony, Tschetter helps hundreds of lambs a year into the world. May is typically the busiest season for the Peace Region’s handful of sheep operations, including the one at the colony north of Dawson Creek. Tschetter, 27, has been involved in the sheep farm since 2002, when Peace View branched off from the nearby South Peace Hutterite Colony. This year, he became shepherd, and more or less runs the operation himself. The self-professed “lamb fan” and “fibre buff” is in
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Andy Tschetter helps an “orphan” lamb to its feet. Tschetter, shepherd at the Peace View Hutterite Colony, bottle feeds lambs born as triplets to ensure the mother doesn’t run out of milk.
charge of breeding the sheep, protecting the lambs from predators and getting their valuable wool to market. “It’s rewarding,” he said. “You pick out the top quality lambs and watch them grow and evolve. Then they lamb, which is is gratifying to see. The effort you put in, it works for you.” Sheep farming is a small but growing part of the Peace Region’s agriculture sector. While the Peace Region is best known for its cattle, sheep are becoming increasingly popular among producers. According to statistics from
the ministry of agriculture, lamb sales generated $7.3 million in 2014, a 34 per cent increase over 2013. For comparison, B.C.’s beef cattle industry generated more than $279 million in 2014. But sheep are versatile, allowing farmers to make use of small or unproductive parcels of land. In 2014, the province’s 44,000 lambs were spread more or less evenly across B.C., with roughly 6,600 in the Peace Region. The Peace View Colony has 450 ewes, in addition to chickens, pigs, ducks, geese and turkeys, Tschetter said. Sixty ewes
gave birth to around 95 lambs this May—a bumper year aided by a mild winter. While things calm down in the summer, raising lambs is a year-round operation. The sheep are typically sheared before lambing season, with the wool being sold at the Canadian Co-operative Wool Growers Limited branch in Lethbridge, Alta. One 300-pound “New Zealand” bag of domestic wool typically fetches around $240, with finer merino blends going for $1.20 a pound. To make sure as many sheep as possible survive, Tschetter
aims to breed “shorter, chunkier” lambs. “The closer they are to the ground, the better they do,” he said. “Large, big-boned sheep are less desirable for us. They need too much to eat throughout the year.” Tschetter keeps up on the latest in feed and technology through a number of journals, including Sheep Canada Magazine. “That’s our national publication,” he said. “You pick up a lot of tips. There’s nutritionists, other valuable people who offer their services, and you can always learn.” He’s also “a believer in nature” and knowing when to step back. “For example, during lambing, it’s best to leave them alone,” he said. “Sometimes you can interfere. I think it’s like the deer and the moose out there. They’ll do okay on their own.” In the case of “orphaned” lambs, though, he has to take a more active role. When a mother sheep doesn’t have enough milk to feed an offspring—often the case with triplets—Tschetter has to feed the lamb itself. That was the case with the struggling lamb Tschetter rescued in early May. So far it, looks like the animal will pull through. Last Monday, Tschetter said the newborn was “hopping and skipping” with the rest of the lambs.
95-million-year-old dino tracks discovered along Coastal GasLink route Surveying along the Coastal GasLink pipeline route this spring has turned up rare dinosaur tracks from the late Cretaceous period, dating back between 93 and 95 million years. The 670-kilometre proposed pipeline project would carry natural gas from the Groundbirch area just west of Dawson Creek to the proposed LNG Canada facility near Kitimat. The hand and footprints found along the study area are from an Ankylosaurus, an armoured dinosaur. Tracks like these, from the Turonian stage of the Late Cretaceous era, are not common around the world, says Dr. Rich McCrea of the Peace Region Palaeontology Research Centre. “We have them here in the Peace Region, there are a couple of sites in New Mexico and two in Uzbekistan and that’s about it,” McCrea said. While building a pipeline around rare dinosaur fossils might sound risky, McCrea says he sees opportunity when
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Tracks belonging to a 95-million-year-old armoured dinosaur were discovered on the route of a proposed LNG pipeline this spring.
hears about a find by industry—usually in the form of access to remote areas that the museum alone simply wouldn’t have the resources to get out to. McCrea has heard horror stories from other areas of fossils getting discovered and then backfilled or otherwise
covered up, but he feels companies are generally aware that dinosaur fossils are in the areas they are working in. “Part of it is the research centre has had a presence in the region and it’s quite well known that these things are in the area,” McCrea said. “If our mu-
seum and the UNESCO Global GeoPark weren’t here, a lot of these things wouldn’t be reported and might not even be recognized.” TransCanada crews flew McCrea and his Tumbler Ridge-based team to the site shortly after their discovery to evaluate what they had found. The company has also offered to help researchers bring the fossils to them museum. “I am very impressed with that crew,” McCrea said. “They’re very excited to know what it is. It’s a genuine curiosity. They’re actually interested in what it is and what it represents.” McCrea said he has had a similar experience with Pattern Development, working on the Meikle Wind Energy project, around 33 kilometres north of Tumbler Ridge. Although his experiences have been largely positive, McCrea noted some lingering concerns. “When you hear (about discoveries) from industry, sometimes you have to think what else might there have been that was missed?” he said. “That’s my only real concern.”
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Fort Nelson car wash supports Fort Mac fire relief efforts
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The Fort Nelson Refugee Sponsorship Group raised $400 for Red Cross relief efforts for Fort McMurray on May 14.
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What originally started out as a fundraiser to help support a refugee family from overseas ended up helping refugees from within Canada. The Fort Nelson Refugee Sponsorship Group has been raising the $40,000 needed to support a refugee family for their first year of living in Canada. The group was in the process of planning its May 14 car wash when the Fort McMurray wildfire struck, forcing organizers to think quick on their feet. As Cristina Klassen explains: “We were in the process of planning it when the devastating wildfire hit Fort McMurray, causing its residents to leave everything behind and flee for their lives,” she says. “Now, the people of Fort McMurray are refugees too. We decided to split the car wash fundraiser proceeds 50/50 with Fort McMurray relief. It was a beautiful day and $800 was raised. We donated the
$400 half for Fort McMurray through the Red Cross, which will be matched by the federal government.” Volunteers came out to help from our refugee sponsorship group, the Friends of Rachel Club from Fort Nelson Secondary School, the Literacy Society, and the Fort Nelson Alliance Church youth group helped with the car wash, Klassen said. The sponsorship group has raised now raised $16,000 of its $40,000 target. Its next fundraiser is an auction on Saturday, May 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Alliance Church basement at 5503 Sunset Drive. Those looking to donate to the auction are asked to contact Bruce Luney at 250-2338780 by Friday, May 27, at noon. For more, visit the Fort Nelson Refugee Sponsorship Group on Facebook. —Staff
GARBAGE from A1
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Last week’s wet weather and snow in the Peace Region was a good enough reason for many to travel north for the May Long Weekend. Indeed, it was a weekend full of sunshine, 28 C weather and a nice hot soak at the Liard River Hot Springs.
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“They said, ‘Mom you’ve got to come and see all the stuff we’ve found,’ and so … I went for a walk down here and there is definitely a lot of things here that can hurt kids,” Wilson said. “It definitely should be taken care of because there’s so many kids that run back through here, somebody could get really hurt, somebody could get tetanus from the rusted metal and everything that’s all over … the animals can get sick with the oil in the grass.” The three barrels of oil were visible from the side of the road only days ago, but someone since moved them further into the bush and behind some trees. Bodenham, keeping a watchful eye on the situation, noticed recently the oil has since been dumped out, and the barrels removed. The Ministry of Environment confirmed to the Alaska Highway News they have received two complaints since January related to dumping in the area, one of which was recent. A conservation officer attended to investigate the barrels of oil. “The barrels weren’t tipped over on their sides or actively leaking when he attended the site at that time, so we referred that to an environmental protection division within the Ministry of Environment for them to follow up,” said Conservation Officer Andrew Riddell. “From the reports that we have from when we attended this site was that there was a very minimal amount of oil that was on the ground.” Riddell was not aware the oil had since been deposited onto the grass and the barrels removed, and told the Alaska Highway News that if such an action has taken place, that changes the approach to the investigation. “If it’s a substantial amount
of oil that’s been dumped on the ground, then we’re going to have to work with someone to get it cleaned up.” As for the garbage, someone else will have to do the dirty work of hauling it off to the dump. “There is no immediate risk at all to impact to the environment with the furniture that’s there,” Riddell said. “It’s just an unpleasant sight to the eye right now, and it’s something that the Peace River Regional District, or whoever owns the property where the garbage is dumped, will have to try to have it cleaned up and removed to the appropriate facilities.” The PRRD, however, says dealing with illegal dumping is not its responsibility. “The Regional District doesn’t provide staff or anything like that to physically go out and perform cleanup because it’s not our land. If it’s on our site, then yes, we do those things,” said Paulo Eichelberger, manager of solid waste services for the PRRD. At times, the PRRD has waived tipping fees at their waste disposal sites if organizations are performing cleanups themselves, Eichelberger added. Finding out who owns the property has been a challenge. Because the garbage pile is near railway tracks, Bodenham tried contacting Canadian National Railway as well, but was told it was not their responsibility, either. She’s not sure what can be done to remedy the problem, but would like to see some action. “I would like it to be cleaned up, whether it be all of us helping, or something. And, maybe a trail cam or something there, so they’d be caught,” she said. Anyone who witnesses illegal dumping is encouraged to call the Report All Poachers and Polluters (RAPP) line at 1-877-952-7277.
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Making a Difference Fetal Dopplers arrive! Fetal Dopplers purchased by the Order of the Easter Star Alcan Chapter #91 arrived at the Fort St. John Hospital this month. The Birthing Centre will use them to monitor fetal heartbeats. In March, the Order of the Eastern Star donated $2,800 towards their purchase.
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Hospital wins at Have a Heart Poker Tournament The 8th annual Have a Heart Charity Poker Tournament, hosted by 101.5FM The Bear and Chances Gaming Centre, raised $1,680 for the Foundation. A buffet meal and a draw to enter a UFC contest were included in admission to this fun afternoon of card playing. Proceeds from the tournament, held April 23, will be directed towards the purchase of a Vein Viewer. Using infrared light, a Vein Viewer projects an image of the patient’s veins onto their skin so that lab assistants can easily insert needles to take blood, or insert an IV. It’s able to map out veins up to 1 cm deep, determine vein diameter, orientation, valve locations, and spot rolling veins and hematomas.
Above: Foundation Administrative Assistant, Jessica Kalman, awards Sean with his first place winnings.
Proceeds going, going, gone to the Foundation Proceeds of Rhythm Auctions charity auction during the Fort St. John Tradeshow were donated to the Fort St. John Hospital Foundation. Items were donated, and then auctioned off by Aron Fehr. A total of $635.62 was donated! Left: Aron Fehr donated the proceeds of his FSJ Tradeshow auction; Jill Earl accepts the donation on the Foundation’s behalf.
Chances donates found money to Foundation Maternity nurse, Andrea Fish, celebrates the arrival of Fetal Dopplers you recently a patient of the Fort St. John Hospital? Did Do YOU Were a staff member go above and beyond for you? Tell us about it! have a Whether it was a small encouragement or a gesture that story for made a big impact, we want to hear about your experience. US? Call us at 250-261-7563 or e-mail fsjhf@northernhealth.ca.
Chances Gaming Centre donated an amazing $7010.35 during the annual Have a Heart Poker Tournament to the Foundation to help purchase a Vein Viewer for the Fort St. John Hospital. Their donation came from found and unclaimed money collected at the Gaming Centre over several months. Right: Manager of Chances Gaming Centre in Fort St. John, Jason Morris, presents Foundation Chair Gordon Gentles with a donation.
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The Canadian national volleyball player was in Fort St. John for a two-day skill session last weekend and giving them an opportunity to pursue it here and ask me questions about it. Even if it’s not volleyball— if it’s music or drama or just academically a career that they want. I think it’s so important to address the fact that we are away from the rest of the world up here. “It’s awesome, I think there are huge benefits from that situation and I just want them to see those benefits and know that reaching a dream like that is very attainable and something that you can get to if you’re committed to.” Cranston has also decided to hang up her competitive shoes for the time being and said she’ll be moving to Colorado later this summer where she hopes to continue to stay involved with the game however she can.
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Dana Cranston’s pedigree looms large near the roof of North Peace Secondary School. Her retired number four sits on a banner above the court, one of five NPSS players to have that honour. Almost all of the 50 athlete that took took to the floor last weekend acknowledged Cranston’s accomplishments in the sport and played attentively as the former team Canada standout passed along some volleyball tips. Cranston, 24, was back in Fort St. John after spending the last season training with the national women’s volleyball team and hoped she could pass on a few pointers. “I’m just taking a lot of the skills I learned from team Canada and university in Colorado and just all through my experience playing pro and bringing it back here. I feel like I learned a lot here from going to North Peace and just growing up in Fort St. John so it’s a huge honour to just be able to give back to the community,” Cranston explained during a break in the action Saturday. She spent two days with members of the Fort St. John Ice Volleyball Club at her once home court and said coming back home is always a positive experience, one that she hopes that will help develop the next volleyball star in Fort St. John. “It’s honestly a huge honour I mean, this is where a lot of my dreams started. Even as a kid my parents were playing here and we were just sitting in the corner watching them,” she recalled. “That’s kind of where all this started for me. So coming back here... it’s really cool because I feel like I was so inspired being here and it’s kind of cool to share that.”
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Former national women’s volleyball player Dana Cranston was back on a familiar court as she taught a camp to players from the Fort St. John Ice Volleyball Club. Cranston recently retired from professional volleyball and will be moving to Colorado where she played out her university career.
Cranston went on to explain that while this was the first time running a camp in Fort St. John, she had worked with many of the players before and really wanted to emphasize some of the technical aspects of the sport that girls might not be exposed in their day-today practice and game routine. “A huge thing for me is skill development. I feel like just in a secluded area that we live in it’s hard to get really technical skill development,” she said. “It was hard for me, not that my coaches didn’t give me a lot of things that I’m so thankful for, but just the really technical stuff that I’m trying to cram into their brains…It is a really short camp and I want them to take
away that really technical skill development so they can take that to their camps this summer and transfer it into their next season.” Cranston also talked to the group Saturday about what the future can hold in volleyball for kids from Fort St. John, as well as the opportunities that are out there in general, even beyond sport. “Another huge thing is the concept of a dream. Figuring out what you really want and the idea that there is hope that you can get it,” she added. “Really instilling that in them
Lehmann represents at U18 selection camp While the Clearview Colts logo may not have been recognizable to most players at the 2016 Female U18 Invitational Selection Camp, Allie Lehmann was. At six feet tall, the 16-yearold from Cecil Lake was one of only a few players over 5-11, one of just eight goalies among the 80 players at the camp. “When I first got there, I was like ‘they’re kind of short,’” Lehmann recalled with a chuckle. “Once you start playing with them they don’t seem so short because they’re all so good.” That height is something that often helps her in net, and with taller goalies becoming commonplace in today’s fast paced game, Lehmann understands the need to take advantage of her advantage. “Sometimes I make a save and I think to myself ‘if I had shorter legs that would have gone in,’” she said. “I don’t use it as much as I could and that was something some of the coaches were really talking to me about so that’s something else I have to work on because I have that advantage.”
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Alex Lehmann, 16, of Cecil Lake was one of eight goalies in the province invited to compete at the 2016 Female U18 Invitational Selection Camp in Lake Cowichan.
The camp consisted of three games and three practices over the course of the weekend in Lake Cowichan and Lehmann said the talent level was defin-
itely the highest she’s ever experienced. It allowed her to see what she needs to do to make it to the next level. “More competitive, it really
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showed me what you have to do to be at the top,” she said. “For example the beep test, I got 9.1 and I was pretty happy with that. But they want you to be at 11. It definitely showed me what I need to aim to be for next year.” Lehmann was invited to the camp after a spectacular season with the Midget Female Colts, a year where she finished with six shutouts in her final seven games. “It was pretty good, started out kind of slow, but the ending was really good,” she said. “I went six shutouts in seven games at the very end. It was funny because, we were in semis at provincials and that was when my shutout broke and the girl who broke my shutout streak, I actually met her at the U18’s and we’re best friends now.” And while the camp may not have had the ideal ending for Lehmann, she said some of the tips she learned will undoubtedly carry her a long way in her hockey career. “My main focus was just movement in my crease,” she said. “There were a couple things in terms of technique, some things that I’m trying to do more, like glove positioning.
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As well as having confidence in the net, playing against the best girls in the province, you have to be sure of yourself.” Lehmann isn’t entirely sure what her hockey future holds, but she is considering attend ing a hockey academy in southern B.C. next season, where many of the players she competed with at the U18 camp against. “It shows where everybody is from on the rosters, there’s even a girl playing at the Ontario Hockey Academy and there was a girl who went to the team Canada training camp this year,” Lehmann said. “And I just play Clearview hockey and nobody knows where that is.” Now, they might have to learn.
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Local MMA fighters off to Canadians BYRON HACKETT sports@ahnfsj.ca
Four local fighters representing the Fivestar Mixed Martial Arts and Crossfit training facility are in the hunt this weekend for a spot to represent on the international stage. Dylan Lielke, Travis Lussier, Matt Kertesz and Kyle Baryluk are all off to Lethbridge on Thursday to compete in the Canadian National MMA Tryouts and with a victory could be off to the IMMAF World Championships of Amateur MMA in Las Vegas later this summer. For Justin Donally, who coaches part-time at Fivestar and is also the president and CEO of Fivestar Fight League said that it’s huge for amateur fighters to have the chance to represent their country on the international stage.
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Dylan Lielke, Travis Lussier, Matt Kertesz and Kyle Baryluk will represent Fivestar Mixed Martial Arts at the Canadian National MMA Tryouts in Lethbridge starting Friday, May 27.
“Win or lose, it’s just a great experience,” Donally said. “Tournament style MMA fighting is almost dead these days and now it’s coming back at this amateur level. It’s great, you prep so much for MMA
and then sometimes you go in and you have a 20-second fight or a minute fight. Here, where if you’re winning you keep going...So to have that extra experience that would normally take you a year to get… Dylan
[Lielke] and Jamie [Herrington] between worlds and nationals got seven fights in two months.” Donally also added that he’s looking forward to how his guys will stack up against the best fighters in Canada, including Lielke, the defending champion in his weight class. “I’m excited. Just about everybody that fought in Fort St. John in the amateurs is going,” Donally said. “Dylan won it last year, Matt [Kertesz] was in the semi-finals and I think Travis [Lussier] has a real shot at winning. Same with Kyle, he’s 2-0 and the way his division is... there is not a lot of guys in that weight class. So it may only have two or three guys. So he may only have to fight once or twice.” Lielke won both his fights on route to the 145lbs title last
year, with a unanimous decision victory in his first fight and a TKO in the second. Donally also noted it’s big crew going down to help the fighters, with himself, Brad Stewart and even former Fivestar coach Shawn Albreicht will be there to help out. Donally hopes having coaches from several different disciplines will be an advantage at the event. “Oh it’s huge,” he said. “To have those guys around you that you train with all the time that are your coaches and help you with your confidence and staying relaxed through the whole thing is really important too.” The format, which strays from the typical one fight every few months in typical MMA, is each fighter will fight on Friday in the preliminary round and will advance until a champion is crowned.
Students to represent B.C. at rodeo in Tennessee MIKE CARTER DCreporter@dcdn.ca
Seventeen high school aged cowboys and cowgirls are off to compete in the world’s largest junior rodeo event in Lebanon, Tennessee next month. The group which will represent the province, had their final stop before the big event in Dawson Creek, where the Lakota-Agriplex and the Dawson Creek Fair Grounds played host to the High School Rodeo junior and senior finals over the May long weekend. Fort St. John’s Kali Atkings, a Grade 6 student from Alwin Holland Elementary, says she is beyond excited to represent her province in her rookie year on R0021217976
the high school rodeo circuit. Atkings will compete in poles, breakaway and ribbon roping at Nationals. “I am really proud of my horse and my team,” she said. “Both Team B.C. and my other team: my Mom, Dad, sisters and my Nana and Poppa that helped me travel all the way to Williams Lake or to Clearview or even to the practice pen when I need to.” Like the majority of the contestants that took to the field this weekend in the Mile Zero City, rodeo has been a family affair for Atkings, who started when she was four-years-old. See Rodeo on B4
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Wade Roberts of Charlie Lake tries to wrestle a steer to the ground at the BC junior high school rodeo finals in Dawson Creek on Friday.
PRO GOLF WEEKLY UPDATE Golf News, Tips, Trivia & Stats
This Week: DEAN & DELUCA Invitational
The DEAN & DELUCA Invitational has been part of the PGA Tour since the 1946 season when it began as the Colonial Invitational. Defending: Chris Kirk Ben Hogan won the first two years Winning Score: 12-under par of the tournament and holds the Winning Share: $1,170,000 record as a five-time winner of this event (1946, 1947, 1952, 1953, 1959). Kenny Perry holds the tournament record for the four-day event, firing a 19-under par total score in 2003 to defeat Justin Leonard by six strokes. Last year, Chris Kirk shot a final round 4-under par to defeat three other golfers by one stroke. Colonial Country Club Fort Worth, Texas 7,166 yards, Par 70
Golf TV Schedule DEAN & DELUCA Invitational Day Time Thu, 5/26 4:00pm-7:00pm Fri, 5/27 4:00pm-7:00pm Sat, 5/28 3:00pm-6:00pm Sun, 5/29 3:00pm-6:00pm
Last Week: Sergio Garcia won the Byron Nelson
Sergio Garcia made a Tournament Results par on the first playoff 1. Sergio Garcia Score: -15 *won in playoff hole Sunday at the Byron Earnings: $1,314,000 Nelson Championship to 2. Brooks Koepka Score: -15 beat Brooks Koepka for his ninth Earnings: $788,400 career PGA Tour victory. The 3. Matt Kuchar Score: -14 1999 Byron Nelson Championship Earnings: $496,400 was Sergio Garcia’s debut on the PGA Tour. He shot a 62 the first round and tied for third as a 19-year-old kid. Garcia also won the 2004 Byron Nelson and is the first two-time winner in the 34 tournaments since the event moved to TPC Four Seasons in 1983.
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Tiger Woods appeared at a media day for the Quicken Loans National at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md. last week. Woods spoke about two goals of his that he believes still are in play: Catching Jack Nicklaus’ record for major-championship victories (18; Woods is Golf Trivia four short) and beating Sam Snead’s record for Which current golfer has the highest career PGA Tour wins. Snead won 82 times; career earnings on the PGA Tour Woods has been stuck on 79 since 2013, when without winning a major championship? he won five tournaments and was PGA Tour Player of the Year. Woods also took part in a a) Luke Donald c) Lee Westwood closest-to-the-pin contest against two veterans b) Brandt Snedeker d) Sergio Garcia from the Wounded Warrior Project, and Answer: d) Sergio Garcia is the highest-earning dumped three consecutive wedge shots into golfer on the PGA Tour without a major championship the water from 102 yards. win, with career earnings of over $41 million. Network GOLF GOLF CBS CBS
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Lessons from the Golf Pro We talk all the time about how to gain strokes on our golf game and working around the green is a vital component. However, one of the areas that we hardly ever work on is the very short wedge. We are talking anywhere from the 20-yard to the 50-yard shot that is very difficult because we never take a full swing like a pitching wedge or with our irons. Here are a couple of drills to practice to improve your short wedge game. The first drill is to set a goal for yourself on the range or around the green and practice hitting the ball consistently that distance. This helps you get a feel for how much backswing you need to hit the ball the appropriate distance. The other drill is to roll golf balls underhand a set distance in order to try to develop a rhythm for those tricky short pitch shots.
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Turned Professional: 1999 FedEx Cup Ranking: 12th World Ranking: 15th PGA Tour Wins: 9
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3) Russell Knox 1,350 pts. / 3 top tens
4) Brandt Snedeker 1,300 pts. / 5 top tens
5) Kevin Chappell 1,223 pts. / 5 top tens
FedEx Cup Standings continued... Player Points 6) Justin Thomas 1,198 7) Jordan Spieth 1,183 8) Kevin Kisner 1,182 9) Patrick Reed 1,161 10) Hideki Matsuyama 1,151
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Mower Mayhem growing wildly in Taylor Lawnmowers weren’t just used for cutting grass last weekend at Mower Mayhem BYRON HACKETT sports@ahnfsj.ca
Ladies and gentleman, start your lawnmowers? Typically reserved for backyard grass maintenance, racing enthusiasts in Taylor have decided to take the normally reserved activity to another level. That’s how Mower Mayhem was born, an event that had around 30 participants racing lawnmowers in a variety of different ways this past weekend. There’s the typical oval racing, drag racing, a full-on tractor pull and the finale of cross-country racing. Organizer of the event Jason Westgate explained he and his friends came about the activity pretty honestly, and since Mower Mayhem started it’s grown from a few guys to the current size of over two dozen. “This is our third year doing it. We started May long [weekend] three years ago as a joke because it always rains and snows and there would be nothing more fun than ripping around in the snow with a couple of lawn tractors beating them up,” he said. “We had 12 mowers the first year, 18 last year and 30 this year. They’re just getting faster and stronger and the competition is coming from further away.” He added that the weekend was undeniably a success, despite the typical May snowfall threatening the event Thursday
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It was a muddy, dirt-filled lawnmower extravaganza at a homemade course in Taylor that attracted almost 30 racers for the third annual Mower Mayhem competition.
night. He also noted that the response was huge, with over 300 people coming through the gates to check out the action over Saturday and Sunday. “It went pretty good, we had quite a few mowers, more than expected,” he said. “Weather was perfect for what we wanted. Kept the dust down and the track was good. Everything went exceptional considering the Thursday and Friday weather.” Westgate has also heard plenty of criticism of the sport, but understands you really can’t know what your missing out on until you actually see some of the racers in action. “You show up Friday and
register,” Westgate explained about how easy it is to get involved. “We have stock mowers and you take the mowing deck off. Usually that’s how it starts, they come down for the weekend with their stock mower and the next year they come back with a souped up lawmower. Once you get on it, it just grows on you.” There are even different classes of racing, from stock to pro-stock and some mowers that look more like a go-kart than lawnmower. But, that’s just part of the game that’s kept Westgate and many others intrigued by the sport. “Tomorrow everyone will be planning for next year,” he said
Sunday. “They’ll be looking for mowers to buy out of the states that are race ready or ordering parts or finding a good donor mower to build off. It’s a year round thing for a lot of these guys.” Westgate’s brother, Byron was also the big winner on the weekend, taking the overall trophy after wins in the drag race and tractor pull along with close finishes in the cross-
country and oval races. At the end of the day though, as competitive as it gets on the track, it’s more about the experience as a whole that keeps the Westgates involved. “We’d like to grow it a little bit more than what we are, next year we’d like to have close to 50 mowers…I’m sure everyone who travelled from out of town has two or three friends they could bring and it would be pretty easy to get to 50,”Jason said.
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2016 Standings Sprint Cup Series Top Ten 1) Kevin Harvick
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Location: Concord, N.C. Date: May 29th, 6:00 p.m. TV: FOX Last Year’s Pole: Matt Kenseth - 194.252 mph Last Year’s Winner: Carl Edwards
Charlotte Motor Speedway
Points: 418 Wins: 1 Top 5: 5 Top 10: 9
2) Kyle Busch
Points: 397 Wins: 3 Top 5: 9 Top 10: 9
3) Kurt Busch
Points: 386 Wins: 0 Top 5: 4 Top 10: 10
Xfinity Series Top Ten Driver 1) Elliott Sadler 2) Daniel Suarez 3) Ty Dillon 4) Justin Allgaier 5) Erik Jones 6) Brendan Gaughan 7) Brandon Jones 8) Brennan Poole 9) Darrell Wallace Jr. 10) Ryan Reed
4) Carl Edwards
5) Jimmie Johnson
Points: 370 Wins: 2 Top 5: 5 Top 10: 6
6) Brad Keselowski The Coca-Cola 600, the longest race of the NASCAR season, takes place this Memorial Day weekend by returning to Charlotte Motor Speedway. This speedway currently hosts two of the biggest races on the NASCAR schedule. With cars lining up three and four-wide through 24-degree banked turns, you can bet there’s going to be a lot of excitement as 43 furious machines storm down the 1.5 mile track. Nearly 180,000 people will attend the race. Darrell Waltrip is a fivetime winner of the Coca-Cola 600 and so the inner perimeter road around the speedway was named in his honor. Last week’s winner, Joey Logano, finished 13th in last year’s race.
Points: 368 Wins: 2 Top 5: 3 Top 10: 7
7) Chase Elliott
Points: 341 Wins: 0 Top 5: 4 Top 10: 8
8) Joey Logano
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Stewart-Haas Racing has signed Kevin Harvick, the 2014 Sprint Cup Series champion, to a “long-term” contract extension. “It was a big decision to join Stewart-Haas Racing and it has turned out to be my best decision,” Harvick said in a statement. Harvick has notched nine of his 32 career Sprint Cup wins in Stewart-Haas equipment. Since making the transition to SHR, he has finished first (2014) and second (2015) in the driver standings, and ranks as the top point-earner so far this season.
Points: 340 Wins: 0 Top 5: 3 Top 10: 6
9) Martin Truex Jr.
Points: 336 Wins: 0 Top 5: 1 Top 10: 5
10) Austin Dillon
Points: 315 Wins: 0 Top 5: 3 Top 10: 6
Racing Trivia
Which team did Kevin Harvick drive for before joining StewartHaas racing? a) Childress c) Hendrick b) Joe Gibbs d) Roush
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Answer : a) Harvick joined Stewart-Haas Racing beginning in 2014 once his longtime contract expired with Richard Childress Racing.
Shape: Quad-oval Distance: 1.5 miles Turns / Straights: 24º / 5º
Points: 381 Wins: 2 Top 5: 5 Top 10: 8
Points 349 346 319 317 309 305 290 282 268 244
Last Weekend’s Race: Joey Logano won the All-Star Race All-Star Race Top 10 Driver Points Joey Logano 0 Brad Keselowski 0 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 0 Carl Edwards 0 Kurt Busch 0 Chase Elliott 0 Trevor Bayne 0 Greg Biffle 0 Denny Hamlin 0 Kyle Busch 0
At the end of a wild and crazy Saturday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Joey Logano got the upper hand in an intense battle with last-chance qualifier Kyle Larson and took home the milliondollar prize as the winner of the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race. Trying to block the stronger car of Logano in the closing 13-lap final segment of the race, Larson buried his car into Turn 1 as Logano edged ahead. Larson’s No. 42 Chevrolet got loose and sailed up the track into the outside wall with less than two laps left. “I tell you, Larson is a hard racer,” Logano said. Then he added, “I watched him in the Showdown earlier today, and I knew what I was up against. I knew he was going to run hard. What a crazy battle for a million dollars at the end.”
Joey Logano Born: May 24, 1990 Crew Chief: Todd Gordon Car: Ford
Year 2016 2015
Wins 0 6
Top 10s 6 28
Avg. Finish 13.3 9.2
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Her mom and grandmother were a big influence, as was her sister who also competed in High School rodeos in the Peace. “I remember little rodeos as a kid,” Atkings said when asked to share her earliest rodeo memory. “Me and my friends when I was four would go and trot the pattern in barrels and we just had so much fun hanging out. I used to love going to rodeos cause I’d get to see my friends that lived hours and hours away.” Two Dawson Creek cowboys will join Atkings in Tennessee—Zane Jones, who is in Grade 8 and Grade 7 student Auzyn Corr. Corr won the bareback, saddle bronc and bull riding events this past weekend. “It’s pretty exhilarating,” he said about qualifying for the National rodeo in Tennessee. It’s a good pay off for all the hard work he says he’s put in, practicing every day in his parents yard. “I usually go home (from school) and do a little homework and then I go and ride,” he said. Jones, however, wasn’t very happy
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Dawson Creek’s Zane Jones chases a calf in a breakaway roping event over the weekend. Jones and 17 others qualified to represent Team B.C. at the National Junior High School Rodeo in Tennessee next month.
with his performance over the weekend. “I think it could have gone better,” he said. “But I am happy because I qualified for nationals.” Jones is in his second year of High School rodeo. His inspiration for joining comes from watching YouTube videos of bull riding, he says. ‘I went to a clinic and they told me to do high school rodeo so I joined,”
he said. “I wasn’t good enough for bull riding, but I did well in chute dogging and the next year I got horses.” He says he is trying to soak up as much as he can from local rodeo heroes, Ingram Pederson and others. “Guys (around town) are helpful,” he says. “Those who’ve done it for a while usually help me out a lot.” The National High School Rodeo runs from June 19-25.
With less than two weeks to race day, the Fort St. John Triathlon is still well short of the numbers they need to hold the event. As of earlier this week, race president Rebecca McLean said they only have about 30 people registered and need at least 50 to hold the race. McLean, who is in her first year organizing the event said that she anticipates that registration will pick up in the final days before the registration deadline on Tuesday, May 31. Racers have a multitude of options that they can compete in, including an adult short course race (300 metre swim, 11km bike, 3km run), a long course race (750m swim, 26km bike, 6km run) a duathlon (3km run, 26km bike, 3km run) and also a relay where a team member completes one of event. There is also a kids of steel race (300m swim, 11km bike and 3km run). If the race goes off, it would be the 17th running of the race after a brief hiatus for a few years ending in 2012. The race has typically had between 80-100 participants the last several years. To register go to head to www.registrationlogic.com/secure/Register.aspx?E=2188
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Dancers, singers, musicians and speakers from across the province will descend on Fort St. John next week. The Provincial Performing Arts Festival is being held in the city from May 31-June 4, and will be a chance to see a very high calibre of talent. Festival Chair Margaret May has been working towards the event for some time now, and can’t believe it’s almost here. “I’m excited and nervous because it’s all of a sudden becoming very real,” she said. “It’s going to bring a lot of really great performers into town, there’s something for everyone and it’s all going to be very entertaining.” She says it’s also a good opportunity to showcase the town, as performers are coming from all over B.C. who oth-
erwise may not have come to the Peace Region. Fort St. John has several delegates—both first time and repeat performers slated for the festival—mostly in dance, but also one in piano. There is also a slate of observers, who are selected to take workshops with adjudicators and watch the performances during the festival. One of these delegates is Ashlyn Taylor, who is no stranger to the festival. She has been to the provincial festival three times, the first as an observer, but as an actual competitor last year and now this year. “It’s really cool that it’s in my hometown and I don’t have to travel,” said Taylor, 13, whose favourite type of dance is ballet. Another dance delegate is 16-year-old Elan Miller-Jeannotte, who has been dancing for most of her life and is a
three-peat delegate to the provincial festival. She says she’s looking forward to getting more experience. “It’s sometimes intimidating because there’s such a high caliber and we live in such a small town, you don’t necessarily get as much experience as other bigger cities do,” she said. “I’m not expecting anything, I’m going because of the experience is really good to get more advanced.” The public can take in any of the performances going on around town, as well as several concerts. There’s the opening concert on May 31 to open the festival, the provincial highlights concert on June 2, the Dance Final on June 3, and on June 4 will be the National Final, which is the kids that have won the national classes and are going to go on to represent B.C. at nationals. “They are the best of the best;
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Doreen McDonell, a Grade 3 teacher at Taylor Elementary, hands her students the books they created for the school’s Sixth Annual Meet the Authors event on Wednesday, May 18.
Taylor Elementary students become published authors BRONWYN SCOTT peacereporter@ahnfsj.ca
Students at Taylor Elementary School can check off at least one lifetime accomplishment from their bucket list: write a book. The community came out in support of the students at the school’s Sixth Annual Meet the Authors ‘red carpet’ event May 18, celebrating the students’
successful completion of their books, newly bound and published. “It’s a huge thing,” said lead organizer Donna-Lee Cooper. “It’s brought the school together and the community of Taylor ... it’s brought a great sense of pride to these kids.” Students in kindergarten through Grade 2 write a class book, with each child in the class
writing and illustrating one page, “which is quite a bit of work,” Cooper said. “If you look at the kindergarten book, that’s amazing for kindergartens to print that much.” Students in Grade 3-6 each write their own book, including the illustrations and cover art. See BOOKS on B7
those are the top performers in every music discipline will be on stage at that one,” said May. FORT ST. JOHN PROVINCIAL DELEGATES/OBSERVERS Intermediate Piano Wesley Kao Phan Observer Rachelle Troyer Strings Observers Esther Li and Emily Cui Dance Ballet I: Hailie Towns
Thursday, June 2 Music & Speech, 12 p.m., Evangel Chapel Friday, June 3 Music & Speech, 12 p.m., Evangel Chapel Dance, 11:15 a.m., North Peace Cultural Centre For a full schedule of events, go to prn-performingarts.com
Alternate: Haley McNiven Ballet II: Ashlyn Taylor Alternate: Mackenzie Gosling Ballet III: Ellie Fraser Alternate: Amy Bazin Stage I: Abby Taylor Alternate: Jordyn Krezanoski Stage II: Ally Dietz Alternate: Emily Cui Stage III: Elan Miller-Jeannotte Alternate: Takisha Johnson Modern II: Abby White Alternate: Darcee Mora Modern III: Morgan Mora Alternate: Ashley White
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The Northern Dance Theatre Society held its annual gala recital on May 19 at the North Peace Cultural Centre. The night was to showcase all work the dancers had put in to their craft throughout the year. Aleisha Hendry Photos
The Intermediate A Senior Acro performance to The Sound of Silence by Disturbed. The Pre-Troupe Classical performance to Twinkle Little Star.
The Small Group Variety performance to Word Crimes by Weird Al Yankovic.
The Intermediate A Jazz performance to Glam.
Taylor goes to the dogs The May long weekend marked a special occasion for the Fort St. John & District Kennel Club as they held their 31st annual Dog Show. More than 170 competitors from all across Canada took to the floor for the three-day event, including several junior handlers who were eager to test their skills in what was the first competiton for many of them. Byron Hackett Photos
HOROSCOPE ARIES (MARCH 21 TO APRIL 19) Listen to advice from someone older today. Why not stand on the shoulders of those who have gone before you?.. TAURUS (APRIL 20 TO MAY 20) Others might notice that you have done your homework. You are wellpre.pared, especially when it comes to discussions about shared property, inheritances and such.. GEMINI (MAY 21 TO JUNE 20) It’s easy to study today. Likewise, it’s relatively easy to fill out legal forms and do work that you might otherwise find daunting. (You’re in the groove!) CANCER (JUNE 21 TO JULY 22) Discussions about shared property will go well today because you know what needs to be done and what needs to be said. You will come up with the resources to please a boss or someone experienced at work.. LEO (JULY 23 TO AUG. 22) Be prepared to go more than halfway when dealing with others today, because the Moon is opposite your sign. People want to have serious discussions.. VIRGO (AUG. 23 TO SEPT. 22) It will please you to keep things prac. tical and orderly today. You want a place for everything and everything in its place. (No floaters, please.) LIBRA (SEPT. 23 TO OCT. 22) You might have increased responsibil.ities with children today; however, you won’t mind. In fact, you will fully accept the duties and obligations involved. SCORPIO (OCT. 23 TO NOV. 21)
For Thursday May 26, 2016 A discussion with a parent or an older family member will be productive today. The key is to show respect and look like you’re listening, even if you aren’t. SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22 TO DEC. 21) You will handle details and routine work superbly today, because you are mentally psyched for it. Let’s face it — it’s gotta be done. (And you know it’s that simple.) CAPRICORN (DEC. 22 TO JAN. 19) You want to tie up loose details about financial matters today, because you are in a practical, sensible frame of mind. You also might try to establish a budget for future spending. AQUARIUS (JAN. 20 TO FEB. 18) Today the Moon is in your sign, danc.ing with Saturn. This means you will do whatever is necessary to get the job done because your own comforts will be of less importance. PISCES (FEB. 19 TO MARCH 20) Research of any kind will go well today, because you have focus, concen.tration and the energy to follow through. Get as much done as possible. BORN TODAY? You are dedicated to your own personal development or to a cause, but you are dedicated. You state your opinions, but sometimes you bury your personal talents. Finally! It’s the year you have been waiting for, because you are ready for change. Take advantage of opportunities that present themselves. Expect a major change, perhaps as significant as what occurred around 2006. It’s time to test your future!
Hurt Mother needs advice Dear Annie: Until two years ago, I thought we had a loving family, even though my husband and I are divorced. We have two grown children in their 50s. Two years ago, my son asked me to co-sign a college loan for his child. When I declined, he said he was “done with this whole family,” and has not spoken to any of us since. I live several hundred miles away from my son. My thought now is to leave the bulk of what little I have to my daughter, because she will end up being my caregiver, selling my house and deciding my future medical care. Of course, I would leave my son a small sum, so he knows he has not been forgotten. I see no repair to this family, as I do not foresee my son changing. What advice do you have for me? -- Hurt Mother Dear Hurt: Be grateful that you are close to your daughter. You were under no obligation to co-sign a loan on behalf of your grandchild. But your son’s reaction was totally out of proportion, and it makes us wonder whether something else may have been going on. Perhaps he felt you were somehow showing favoritism to his sister or her children. If such an accusation has merit, please examine your
ANNIE’S MAILBOX behavior honestly to see what you can change. Is anyone in touch with your son -- a relative or family friend? Perhaps this person could intercede on your behalf and find out whether reconciliation is possible. It may require counseling, in which case, we hope you both would agree to go. Otherwise, whatever you do with your estate is up to you. We hope, in addition to whatever you were planning to leave your son, you also include a letter to him expressing your love, without judgment or blame, and your regret that the relationship wasn’t closer. Dear Annie: My heart hurts and I don’t know how to fix it. I am in my late 70s and my adult children rarely call. I call them. We have had no disagreements or other issues. I feel they are waiting for me to die to get their inheritance, and have no real interest in me as a person. They rarely celebrate my birthday or holidays, saying they have to work and will come another day. I am always sad when I hear
about my friends celebrating special occasions with their families. What can I do to mend this broken heart? -- K. Dear K.: Some children become so wrapped up in their own lives that they forget to make time for their parents. Please don’t wait around for your kids to value you. Be as active as you can be. Join a book club, theater group or choir. Do volunteer work where your presence will matter. Get a part-time job if you aren’t currently employed. Take an exotic trip with that inheritance. Maybe your kids will find you more interesting. If not, at least you’ll be living your life instead of waiting by the phone.
Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@creators. com, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254. You can also find Annie on Facebook at Facebook.com/AskAnnies. To find out more about Annie’s Mailbox and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.
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Taylor Seymour, a Grade 4 student at Taylor Elementary School, signs her book during the Sixth Annual Meet the Authors event on Wednesday, May 18. BOOKS FROM B5
“We’ve had a variety of books written in the Grade 4, 5, and 6 classrooms, from poetry to pourquois, to short stories, it just goes on,” Cooper said. “The kids have a lot of input into what they want to write about, and even some of our kids that have learning difficulties have written these books and done, like, Plasticine models of their pictures, and teachers have taken photos. You can get pretty creative with what you do with the books.” The students came dressed
in their best attire, donning suits and dresses, and each presented their book before the rest of the school and community guests. “It’s exciting, it really is, it’s a big project. It’s a lot of work, but it’s so worth it,” said Cooper. Lukas Woods, in Grade 1, said he liked working on his class book, especially the writing part. “I just like the stories,” he said, adding he may go on to write more books in the future. Sierra Bigcharles, known by her friends as Cupcake, called
her book Cupcake’s Poems. She said she likes poetry because “it’s fun,” but she also had a good time doing the illustrations. “On all my cupcakes I drew unibrows and mustaches,” she said. After the students presented their books in the school gym, they signed their books. From there, the school copies of the books make their way to the Taylor Public Library for the summer. Come September, they will be housed in the school library.
Florida Georgia Line coming to Encana Events Centre MIKE CARTER dcreporter@dcdn.ca
Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard — or as you likely know them: Florida Georgia Line, are bringing their bro-country hits to Dawson Creek on Nov. 17. They will be joined by special guests Granger Smith and Chris Lane. The Dig Your Roots tour kicks off this month in Rapid City, South Dakota and has the popular duo hopping until their final dates in November, when they’ll roll through Vancouver, Prince George, Dawson Creek, Edmonton and Calgary. Tickets go on sale May 27 at 10 a.m., and can be purchased online at www.tigerboxofficeplus.ca, by phone at 1-877-339-8499 or in person at the two Tiger Box Office locations in downtown Dawson Creek and the Encana Events Centre.
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Finding the Strength to end the violence North Peace Secondary School welcomes back its former principal for the My Strength Campaign
“My Strength…Is Not For Hurting.” A slogan worn on black t-shirts by a good portion of the students in attendance at North Peace Secondary School’s annual assembly for the My Strength campaign. Started a decade ago by then-principal Daniel Vecchio, the campaign was aimed at the young men at the school in an effort to stop the problem before it starts. The campaign has continued every year since then. Vecchio, who moved to Vancouver six years ago and has since retired, made the trip back to Fort St. John at the request of student Morgan Peevers, who helped organize the assembly. “I really wanted him to come back and talk to more kids, because even though he’s already talked to a lot of kids here, even if he gets 100 more kids, it’s still that many more people that are aware,” said Peevers.
The assembly featured two speakers—Vecchio and Phallon Stoutenberg of the Fort St. John Women’s Resource Society—as well as a large sign reading “I pledge to stop domestic violence.” Students were encouraged to leave their thumbprint in bright coloured ink on the sign to show their support. Stoutenberg gave the first speech, sharing her own experience of growing up in an abusive household. “I find that if you’re telling a personal story that sometimes you better to relate on a personal level with someone who is listening in the audience,” said Stoutenberg after the assembly. Stoutenberg took part in the campaign when she was a student at NPSS. Now that she works at the women’s resource society, she says she “relates to it on a different level.” Vecchio then took the mic, who filled in a “missing word” when referring to violence against women. See STRENGTH on B15
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riving home from Glamping (Glamorous Camping) this past weekend where I didn’t have cell service for four entore days (in fact, I didn’t even use it for pictures. I completely untethered myself from the confines of my smart phone), I tuned in to CBC radio to get caught up on all the current affairs. I happened upon some of my Canadian comedy faves discussing how the NRA (National Rifle Association in the U.S) were rewriting some favourite children’s fairy tales to include the use of weaponry. Yup! I am not kidding. The website “NRA FAMILY” is publishing updated versions of famous children’s stories. The editor’s note states (and I am quoting directly), “Have you ever wondered what those same fairy tales might sound like if the hapless Red Riding Hoods, Hansels and Gretels had been taught about gun safety and how to use firearms?” Whaaaaat? I don’t believe that I have ever considered that, have you? There is a part in the Little Red Riding Hood story (NRA version), where when Red spots wolf tracks, she felt the ‘reassuring weight of her rifle on her shoulder.’ When the wolf tried to attack both Grandma and Red, the wolf hears the ‘unmistakable click of a shotguns safety being clicked off” as Grandma points the scattergun right at him. I am not making this stuff up. They really did this! They are rewriting fairy tales to incorporate firearm use! I honestly believed it was a joke, that it was CBC This is That spinning a yarn, but it isn’t—it is real and there is a woman rewriting these fairy tales. Remember Hansel and
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Gretel? In the NRA version, Hansel and Gretel go out hunting and after taking down a ‘magnificent 10-point buck drinking from a stream’ they become lost and stumble upon the gingerbread cottage where they free two boys who are locked in the cottage by the evil witch. Once home, they go “hunting” again, but this time with the villagers who are all armed with rifles and pistols and head out into the forest. The witch is taken captive and the villagers find more game than they could ever imagine. Sweet baby corn! Is this for real? As I am writing this, I cannot quite believe it, but yes, it is true. I wonder what will happen to the three bears after they run into Goldilocks with her AK47? How will they include a gun in the story of the Ugly Duckling? Oh my gawd, what happens to Bambi? The ridiculousness of the world we live in never fails to provide fodder for me to mull over. Like a ride at an amusement park I am waiting for the ride to stop, if only for a moment; to give me a bit of time to clean up the puke, pick up the contents of my purse that are clanging around the cage that I sitting in and collect my bearings. 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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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,
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that lead out onto a covered patio. The patio could easily be screened, if flying insects are frequent uninvited guests. In addition to the pantry, cabinet and closet storage is ample throughout the home. Cupboards wrap around the kitchen, above and below the counters. A coat closet nestles under the stairs, and a broom closet with shelves is nearby. More cabinets fill the wall above the laundry appliances in the pass-through utility room that links with the two-car garage. The small bathroom along the hallway to the Paisley's owners' suite is conveniently located for garage, kitchen and general use. Though the owners' suite is modestly sized, it does have a roomy walk-in closet and a private bathroom (the third), with its own linen closet. Associated Designs is the original source for the Paisley 30-852. For more information or to view other designs, visit www.AssociatedDesigns.com or call 800634-0123.
Bedroom 10'4'' x 11'8''
Bedroom 9'8'' x 13'
Covered Patio 10' x 6'
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Kitchen 8'6'' x 10'8''
Dining 9' x 10'8''
Owners’ Suite 14' x 11'6''
Bedroom 12'2'' x 12'4''
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Multipaned windows, decorative corbels and shake-textured gable ends give a comfortably familiar country-style look to the otherwise contemporary Paisley. Slender porch posts add to the ambiance. Its compact design makes this four-bedroom home economical to build, as well as to heat and maintain. Entering, you step into a small but lofty two-story entry. During daylight hours, this stairway is naturally illuminated by a good-sized window on the second level. Stairs to the three upper bedrooms and a full bathroom are straight ahead. The right side of the entry is totally open to the living room, the first of three gathering spaces that fill the right side of the ground floor, front to back. Daylight spills into the living room through wide multipaned windows at the front and on the side. A C-shaped kitchen fills the right side of the next room, with a dining area on the left. Stacked pantry shelves hide behind double doors near the sliding glass doors
Living 14' x 15' Up
Garage 21' x 22'6''
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PLAN 30-852
First Floor 908 sq.ft. Second Floor 613sq.ft. Living Area 1521 sq.ft. Garage 502 sq.ft. Dimensions 40'x48' 1000 SERIES
Entry
Covered Porch
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Arlen Brekkaas NEW LISTING
$1,200,000
Professionally designed, restaurant quality kitchen. 4 bedrooms, 4.5 acres.
NEW LISTING
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$925,000
5000 sq ft of living space and a waterfront view 10 minutes to town with a mom-in-law suite too? Yes, it’s true! On site sewer system means no big bills for service and 3 years new means all the modern amenities and none of the fix up or maintenance of the older ones! Too many features to describe so you’ll just have to come and see them yourself!
$355,000
Modern and maintained! Nice family home on a larger lot with ample parking and a huge rec room too! Excellent space for kids and pets, and you won't find a home any cleaner than this! 5 bedrooms and an eat-in kitchen have this one set up for fun and relaxed times with friends.
NEW LISTING
$199,950
Tons of renos here! Super clean, fresh paint & flooring just compliment the upgraded windows & doors. Great sq ft for the price too! Must see!
$489,900
$359,900
NEW LISTING
$269,900
Perfectly maintained 4 bedroom home on a half acre 1 minute from the city! On site sewer system is a huge savings and the detached 26x26 garage is waiting for your vehicles! Large covered deck is where you watch kids play in the big yard with trees and space to explore!
Quiet and tidy! Perfect location here, close to 3 schools on a cul-de-sac and recreation nearby! Many updates and upgrades here, with a fully finished basement, good-sized yard with alley access, and the basement is built out well for roommates too! Get into this one soon, as it fits nearly everyone's family and needs!
Rare find - 1 lot, 2 homes (guest) in town. Live in 1 and let other pay for it or generate 2 rentals for 1 price! Close to downtown, great holding property! 2 fridges and 2 stoves included.
NEW LISTING
$579,900
$279,900
$509,900
Great home in Ambrose area with nice yard and roomy garage! Very well maintained and nice room sizes bring a very modern feel to a traditional home. Nice deck for summers outside, and a toasty fireplace for winter evenings, too!
3/4's of an acre 8 min to FSJ with a well cared for 4 bedroom home and very nice detached shop! Private yard with room to run, park toys, keep work stuff and chill in the hot tub is just what you need to melt the stresses of life away! Here is where you will learn how amazing the acreage life can be!
NEW LISTING
$539,900
Perfectly maintained! Solid and spotless 3 bedroom (up) home with attached garage (fits families) and a 2-bedroom legal suite down...great help with extra family or mortgage payments! You won't need much time to decide that this home has huge value for your dollar!
$387,900
Close to Kin Park, a 4 level split gives. Huge yard with alley access! Upgraded siding and kitchen, a wood fireplace adds charm to winter evenings and special occasions too.
NEW LISTING
Perfectly maintained and quick possession! Newer 16' wide modular on its own lot has 2 nice sheds, concrete drive, huge deck, RV space and a corner lot with alley access too! Super clean inside and all appliances stay, including the lawn mower! See this one now!
$349,900
per side
4 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath master ensuite. parking front and rear too!
$72,900
Upgraded unit with a shared bathroom between 2nd & 3rd bedrooms!
B12 THURSDAY, MAY 26, 2016
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Memorial Tea
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Ralph Tod
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There will be a Memorial Tea for Ralph Tod on June 11, 2016 at 2:30pm at Peace Community Church (by Fire Hall) at Taylor, B.C.
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Tuesday June 8, 2016 Northern Lights College - FSJ 5:30 - 8:30pm Together, we can build a NEAT future! OBITUARIES
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Every Wednesday-1:15pm to 2:15pm at the Coop Bistro-Seniors Computer Club-All Seniors are welcome to this free club. For beginners and people wanting to learn more. information, instruction and discussion. minor glitches attended to in class. Bring your laptops, notepads, cameras, electronic gadgets. No computer, no problem. we have some to lend. Call Anne Symons at 250-782-4668 for information and registration.
For Hire: caregiver to look after my 2 children; year old girl and 3 year old boy. Permanent, full time at a rate of 11.50/hour for 40hrs/week. Completion of Secondary School: some college/CEGEP/ vocational. 1 to 2 years experience supervision or care for children. Accomodation available on a live-in basis at no cost, but is not a condition of employment. main duties include: supervise and care; assist/guide children on personal hygiene; meal preparations; organize and participate in children’s activities and may perform light housekeeping. Applicatant may apply via email: joan24garcia@yahoo
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Simark Controls − Technical Sales Rep We are recruiting for a Technical Sales Representative (Outside Sales) for the Fort St John, BC or Grande Prairie, AB area. Please visit our website for more details on the position. www.simark.com
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June 20, 1946, Trail, BC April 29, 2016, Prince George, BC On April 29, 2016 Michael Joseph Landucci of Fort St. John passed away peacefully, after a short illness, with his beloved Faye at his side. He will be forever remembered with love by his fiancée Faye Reeves, son Chris Landucci, sister Kathy Harvey (Michael), Faye’s children Janine Rutherford (Noel Sundby) and Darren Pope, many cousins, nieces and nephews, and legions of friends. Mike will also be lovingly remembered by his stepmother, Vera Landucci, and her children Phil (RaNae) Molloy, Theresa Molloy, Mary Kay (George) Gunville, and Elizabeth (Brian) Lamond. He was predeceased by his parents, Mary and Perry Landucci; his wife, Sheila Landucci; and his brother, Donnell Landucci. The family is grateful for the kind and compassionate care provided by the hospitals in Fort St. John and Prince George, and the Rotary Hospice House in Prince George. A memorial service and celebration of a life well lived will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 28, 2016 at the North Peace Arena, 9805 – 96 Avenue, Fort St. John. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Fort St. John Literacy Society, (10142 – 101 Avenue, Fort St. John, BC, V1J 4H7) or a charity of your choice.
Obituary for the late Eugene Morley Hamilton Sept. 7, 1939 – May 16, 2016
On Monday May 16, 2016, Mr. Eugene Morley Hamilton of Oliver passed away after a long illness at Sunnybank Centre. He was born 76 years ago in Ft. St. John, BC to John and Muriel Hamilton, a third child and second son.
Morley left school early to work on the oil rigs and held many positions such as derrick man, driller, operator of a vacuum truck etc. He also worked in Keno, Yukon at a mining company where he married Nancy Howsam. His son John McKean Hamilton was born in Edmonton after being put in a medi-vac from Keno. They had a special dog “Bobby”. Morley moved to Oliver in 2006 and shared his love of playing cards, poker and especially crib which was his favourite with everyone. He also enjoyed his gardens and the outdoors. Morley loved to pick his favourite fruit and can it. He always made the best bread for his mom. Morley loved the Okanagan and could be seen on his scooter many miles from home looking for berries to pick to make into wine.
Morley lived at the Kiwanis Manor, then McKinney Place before Sunnybank where he passed away. He was predeceased by his mother and father.
Morley will be fondly remembered by his loving family including sisters Elsie and Audrey; brothers Lorne, David, Elroy and Hugh; son Johnny Mac; daughter-in-law Candy and stepdaughters Ashley and Sami.
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SMALL ENGINE TECHNICIAN. Join BC’s Largest Volume Outdoor Power Equipment Sales and Service Center with over 20 employees serving BC since 1986. We require immediately, one Full-Time (Year-round) experienced Service Technician to join our extremely busy service centre. This F/T position requires the applicant to have extensive knowledge of 2 cycle and 4 cycle engines, all lawn and garden equipment and related power equipment. Industry certification is definitely an asset. Medical and Dental plan. Salary is commensurate with experience. Mail resume to: Fraser Valley Equipment Ltd, 13399 72nd Avenue, Surrey, BC, V3W-2N5, Fax: 604-599-8840, Email: terry@fraservalleyequipment.com
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Mary Browns Famous Chicken & Taters We are seeking to fill a position of Ast. Manag− er and Supervisors for our new location open− ing in June 2016 E−mail: mb.dawsoncreek @gmail.com www.marybrowns.com
GENERAL EMPLOYMENT
DISTRICT OF HUDSON’S HOPE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Corporate Officer (Full-Time Permanent Position)
The District of Hudson’s Hope invites applications from qualified persons for the Full-Time, Permanent position of Corporate Officer. Reporting to the Chief Administrative Officer, the Corporate Officer is responsible for performing a variety of professional administrative duties as per the Community Charter Act section 148 which includes Council agenda preparation and meeting minute taking, taking affidavits and oaths, Other responsibilities include assisting senior level staff such as the Foreman and the Director of Protective Services in an administrative capacity; and other work of a complex and often confidential nature. The incumbent works under minimal supervision, so independent judgment, exceptional communication and organizational skills and the ability to work under pressure along with sound knowledge of office procedures and computer literacy is required. Preference will be given to applicants with local government work experience as a Corporate Officer and secondary education in a related field. A complete description can be obtained at the District Office prior to submitting an application. This position is presently under a one-year temporary exclusion from the Collective Agreement with the BC Government & Service Employees’ Union and will be monitored during this period to determine its permanent exclusion from the Collective Agreement. Qualified candidates are invited to submit their Cover Letter and detailed résumé in confidence, including three references to the District of Hudson’s Hope Municipal Office, via email, fax, mail or hand delivered at the coordinates below, by 4:30 pm, June 10, 2016. We would like to thank all applicants, however, only those being considered will be contacted. Tom Matus, CAO District of Hudson’s Hope 9904 Dudley Drive, PO Box 330 Hudson’s Hope, BC V0C 1V0 Office: 250-783-9901 Fax: 250-783-5741 Email: cao@hudsonshope.ca www.hudsonshope.ca
Arrangements entrusted to Nunes-Pottinger Funeral Service & Crematorium, Oliver & Osoyoos
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CORPORATE SAFETY MANAGER
Your assignment will be to effectively manage our current safety programs, and provide your extensive knowledge and expertise to ensure that Candoo Oilfield Services Inc. achieves best-in-class safety performance. Duties will include but not limited to; Effective management of the safety programs, Facilitate safety training, Oversee the safety operations of work crews and staff, Provide leadership and supervision of field safety advisors and administrators, Review risk assessments and confirm risk controls are in place. Conduct safety inspections and audits. Ensure related documentation is current. Investigate accident/incidents and identify root cause, Manage our WCB program, and other related duties. Qualifications - Construction Safety Manager Professional with minimum of two years of progressive safety management experience. CRSP/CSO designation would be an asset. Candidates must demonstrate above average knowledge of industry best practices and other related regulations for operations in Alberta and British Columbia. Our ideal candidate will possess current safety credentials, exhibit exceptional leadership, organizational and time management skills. Travel schedule will require a valid driver’s licence. Must be able to meet deadlines, possess a positive attitude, and work well within a team environment. Proficiency with Windows & Microsoft Office suite software is an asset. Candoo Oilfield Services Inc. RR 1, Site 16, Comp 133 Fort St. John, BC V1J 4M6 Attn: Barry Shallow Fax: (250) 785-2028 E-Mail: careers@candoo.ca NO Phone Calls please. We thank you in advance for you interest, only those selected for interviews will be contacted.
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Hire us first At Macenna Staffing Services we can do all that for you and then some, saving you and your business time by shortlisting the top candidates for the job; pre-screening only those that qualify. Plus we can test typing skills and computer aptitude with programs like Word, Excel, even Windows itself. And did we mention we already have hundreds of resumes on file? The next time you’re hiring, consider Macenna Staffing Services first. 10139 101 Ave. Fort St. John, BC V1J 2B4 | p. 250.785.8367 | f. 250.785.4795 | e. apply@macenna.com | www.macenna.com
A graveside funeral service will be held for the late John Curtis of Taylor, BC on Thursday, June 2, 2016 at 11:00 am at the Taylor Cemetery. Condolences may be forwarded through www.hamresfuneral.com IN MEMORIAM
Condolences and tributes may be directed to the family by visiting www.nunes-pottinger.com
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Gas Station Store Clerk Convenience Store/Gas Station Requires retail clerks. Prior retail experience is an asset. Secondary school or equivalent. Duties include assisting customers, Conducting sales by cash register, Monitoring inventory levels, stocking and maintaining product shelves. Starting salary $12/hr. Plus subsidized accomodation. Permanent, full-time. Redwood Esso 10216-100St Taylor BC V0C 2K0, redwoodesso@hotmail.com Fax 250-789-3195
PARTS PERSON. Join BC’s Largest Volume Outdoor Power Equipment Sales and Service Center with over 20 employees serving BC since 1986. We require immediately, one Full-Time (Year-round) experienced Parts Person to join our Parts Department. Duties include Counter Sales, Telephone inquiries and Sales, Parts Look-up (Both Computer and Manual), Inventory stocking and merchandising. This F/T position requires applicant to have knowledge of the outdoor power equipment industry, superior customer service skills, and excellent communicative and organizational skills. Medical and Dental plan. Salary is commensurate with experience. Mail resume to: Fraser Valley Equipment Ltd, 13399 72nd Avenue, Surrey, BC, V3W-2N5, Fax: 604-599-8840, Email: terry@fraservalleyequipment.com
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There will be a memorial tea held for Allen Richards on June 3, 2016 from 2-5pm at the Fort St. John Seniors Hall . Please come join the family to help Celebrate his life. OBITUARIES
Robert “Ralph” TOD September 1930 - January 2016 It is with great sadness that we announce that Ralph passed away peacefully on January 27th, 2016 at Creekside Landing at the age of 85 years. Ralph was born at Pipestone Mun., Manitoba to Muriel and Bob Tod. They moved to Taylor, B.C. (Peace River block) when Ralph was six months old. Ralph met Vivian Goble during high school days in Ft. St. John, B.C. They later married and had a son and daughter. In 1958, the family moved to Chetwynd, B.C. (Little Prairie, B.C. at that time). Ralph was I.O.L. Agent in Chetwynd for 32 years before retiring to Vernon. Ralph was predeceased by his parents, Muriel and Bob Tod; mother-in-law Martha Smith; and son-in-law Tim Caton. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Vivian; son Blake (Bev) Tod of Mulhurst Bay, Alberta; daughter Laura Caton of Vernon; five grandsons: Murray and Lee Caton, Dallas, Nathan, and Jesse Tod; two sisters, Irene (Jim) Large of Ft. St. John, B.C., and Linda Tod of Vancouver, B.C. Interment will take place in the summer in the family plot at Taylor, B.C. We would like to give special thanks to the staff at Creekside Landing for the good care given to Ralph during his short stay with them. Our cowboy is going to greener pastures and we will all meet again someday. R0011249341
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Gary 261-1214 $12.00 NNN Gateway Industrial Park. Move to Dawson Creek! 6−100,000 sq.ft. available. Call Adam Battistelli at 604−729−5560 or Tom Moran at 250−784−7090. adam@capitalwest.ca
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Brand new home on 12.64 Acres at top of spectacular hillside ravine with captivating sunsets views. Must see property is priced to sell! Kitchen features high quality cabinets, custom granite counter tops thru out. Built-in gas range & double Dutch ovens, stunning stainless appliances. Main floor family room with beautiful mantel & gas fire place, for those chilly evenings. 9’ tray-type ceilings with roman-style pillars and half-inch-thick custom marble travertine heated flooring. Walkout basement is fully developed with a kitchenette, Gas fireplace with a custom stone mantle. A perfect area for the man cave. For more information regarding this must see property please call 403-350-5266. LINK: HTTP://WWW.HOMESBYOWNER.COM/62390S
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Attachments for skidsteers, tractors, loaders. Large selection of pallet forks, grapples, buckets, snow and dirt blades, tillers, mowers and snow blowers, etc. Phone 780-354-2161, Beaverlodge.
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ACUWELL Chinese Medicine & acupuncture clinic. Direct insurance billing is available. 25% off if not insured. 250-264-2322 www.acuwell-alt.com
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Melbern Vegetation Ltd. specializes in industrial vegetation services in the Dawson Creek, Fort St John and Wonowon areas in BC. We are currently accepting applications for herbicide applicators and applicator assistants 2016 season. For more information: Phone (780) 354-8186 or Submit resume via Fax: (780) 354-8196 Email: mail@melbern.ca
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APARTMENTS / CONDOS-FOR 12 UNIT APARTMENT FOR SALE. Mackenzie BC New Roof, New Hot Water Tank, Near new hallway carpets $639,000. 10% Cap Rate. Building always full. Fantastic Revenue. Financing Available. Call Seth 1-778-235-9293
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Longwood Production Ltd. has prepared a Woodlot Licence Plan for WL 234. The plan area covers two areas totalling 600 hectares: 1) Hwy 97 and Kathleen Creek; and 2) 6km on the Clearwater FSR. The plan is available for review by the public from May 23rd to June 15th. Contact ericlong@ shaw.ca to arrange digital copies of the document and maps. Paper copies are available for review in Prince George by appointment.
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SUPER ROOMY HOME 1196 SF MAIN FLOOR (3 BR, 2 BATHS, COMFORTABLE LIVING ROOM, DINING ROOM AND KITCHEN) PLUS 1196 SF FULLY DEV DAYLIGHT BSMT W/ 1 BR SUITE (PRIVATE ENTRANCE)... INCL. NEWER APPLIANCES UP & DOWN.
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Clean, quiet adult building. Looking for long-term, single mature tenant.
Executive Style Bungalow
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FAMILY HOME WITH DOUBLE GARAGELOCATED CLOSE TO DOWN TOWN SHOPPING AND SCHOOLS; LAMINATE FLOORING ON THE MAIN FLOOR; 3 BEDROOMS AND UPDATED BATHROOM; UPDATED KITCHEN; SHINGLES REPLACED, FULL CONCRETE BASEMENT HAS 4TH BEDRM AND FAMILYRM. FENCED YARD. PH ANNETTE TO VIEW 2507934394 MAKE YOUR OFFER
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We have a variety of apartments, town homes, executive homes, and duplexes for rent. To apply for these,please email reception@licar.ca or visit our website at www.licar.ca
RESIDENTIAL NEWER DUPLEX, 1300 ST FT 3 BR, 2 1/2 BATHS, 5 APPLIANCES $1,600/MONTH FRESHLY PAINTED 3 BR DUPLEX, QUIET NEIGHBOURHOOD. SMALL PET FRIENDLY $1,500/MONTH AVAILABLE JUNE 1, 2016 DUPLEX 3BR, 2 1/2 BATHS, 5 APPLIANCES $1,650/MONTH DUPLEX, 3 BR, 3 BATHS, GARAGE 11704 98A ST EVERGREEN ESTATES $1,800/MONTH
JUST LISTED- 2 STORY DUPLEX WITH ATTACHED GARAGE; 3 BR, 3 BATHS, HARDWOOD & CERAMIC TILE; FIREPLACE IN LIVINGRM; GREAT KITCHEN; APPLIANCES; HUGE MASTER HAS WALK-IN CLOSET & ENSUITE; CHECK MLS R2063603. CALL 793-4394
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SUITABLE FOR COMMERCIAL OFFICE/RETAIL THREE 1500 SQ FT UNITS 2400 SQ FT FRESHLY PAINTED 1200 SQ FT AVAIL JUNE 1, 2016 $15.00 PER SQ FT PLUS NNN 10756 100 ST OFFICE OR RETAIL SPACE 1,500 OR 3,000 SQ FT
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POWER WALL SYSTEMS: LABOURER /APPRENTICE Power Wall Systems is looking for a FT & PT Carpentry Labourer or Apprentice . Position starts immediately in Fort St. John. Wages to commensurate with experience and negotiable. Please email your resume or contact informa− tion to deryl@thepowergrp.com. deryl@thepowergrp.com
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Take notice that The City of Fort St. John has made an application to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Peace Region, for an amendment to DL4007 for Boat Launch purposes covering approximately 0.156 hectares situated on Provincial Crown land in the vicinity of Charlie Lake, Peace River District. The Lands File Number that has been established for this project is 8004272. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to Nick Donnelly, Authorization Officer at 370, 10003-110 Avenue, Fort St. John, BC, V1J 6M7, (250) 787-3435. Comments will be received until, June 18, 2016. MFLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit our Applications and Reasons for Decision website at www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ ApplicationPosting/index.jsp for more information. Be advised that any response to this notice will be part of the public record and is subject to the Freedom of Information and Privacy Act.
MOBILE/ 3 bdrm Mobile home for sale in Berwyn. Lge Master bdrm, lrg bathroom, oval jetted tub, angle shower, block window plus window, kitchen has a front tube, kitchen island with raised reading bar, built in microwave, lots of cupboard space, plus walk in pantry. Second bathroom has window in top of shower, living room ceiling fan and 94X64 living room windows, drapery package is 2 wood blinds, storm doors front and rear, covered front deck, plus deck in back, 30 year upgrade shingles, big shed, lot size 70x120, Mobile home is 22x76. All appliances included. 780-338-3364
MOBILE/ SRI Homes 16’Wide starting $110,500 in stock also 20’ and double wides in stock, or you can order your own custom home. Pine Ridge Modular Homes. 250-262-2847.
REAL ESTATE SERVICES
Base Budget Grant Applications Due by June 15, 2016
Real estate. NW Montana. Tungstenholdings.com 406-293-3714
LEGAL/PUBLIC NOTICES
In accordance with Base Budget Grant Policy No. 105/14, the City of Fort St. John is accepting applications until June 15, 2016 for the 2017 fiscal year. This application deadline coincides with the City’s budget deliberation process that takes place in early fall. It is expected that groups who apply through this program will be advised of Council’s decision by early January, 2017. The primary purpose of a base budget grant is to provide financial assistance to non-profit organizations that provide fee for services, programs and capital projects. All grant applications must be submitted to the City’s Corporate Administration Department. Applications are available at City Hall and on the City’s website at www.fortstjohn.ca. An audited or reviewed financial statement is required as part of the application. All organizations who apply for a base budget grant must make a presentation to Council between August and October. Staff will contact all of the applicants to schedule meeting times. For any inquiries regarding the application process, please contact Janet Prestley, Director of Legislative and Administrative Services at 250.787.8153.
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KIWANIS PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE (KPAC) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The ED’s responsibilities are managing KPAC’s overall operations, budgets & capital assets; staff supervision; and maintaining professional liaison with all levels of government, organiza− tions & public. Qualified candidates must have senior level administration, grant writing, bud− get development & financial statements expe− rience. Must have excellent communication skills. Experience working with a non−profit society is desired. Salary commensurate with experience & education. Comprehensive health & dental package available. Closing date: May 31/16. Start date: June 15/16. Submit resume and 3 work−related references by mail: KPAC, 10401−10 St, Dawson Creek, BC V1G 3T8 or email: kpacinfo@gmail.com
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Permissive Property Tax Exemption Applications Due by June 15, 2016 In accordance with Permissive Property Tax Exemptions Policy No. 21/14, the City of Fort St. John is accepting applications until June 15, 2016 for property tax exemptions for a three year period from 2017 to 2019. All groups that have received permissive tax exemptions in the last three years must submit a new application this year. Please note that there is no obligation for Council to grant a permissive tax exemption and eligibility is in accordance with Section 224 of the Community Charter. All applications must be submitted to the Legislative Services Department. Applications are available at City Hall, 10631 – 100 Street, and on the City’s website at www.fortstjohn.ca. For any inquiries regarding the application process, please contact Janet Prestley, Director of Legislative and Administrative Services at 250.787.8153.
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Opportunity knocks with this custom built home with a fully finished 2 bedroom basement suite. Features such as open floor plan, large dark maple kitchen with tons of cupboard space, large master, large ensuite with soaker tub and tiled shower big windows, airconditioning, oversized laundry room and much more. Outside we have an oversized pie shaped lot, detached 24x24 shop with in-floor heat and a huge driveway with RV parking. The spacious daylight basement suite has its own entry from outside, its own single garage, 2 bedrooms. 1 bathroom. full kitchen with pantry and its very own laundry room. All appliances and window coverings are included.
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This updated 3 brm family home is close to schools, walking trails & amenities, large yard with back alley access, detached garage & greenhouse, apple trees & lots of flower beds, beautifully landscaped, it's bright & has an open concept, updates include newly renovated kitchen, bathroom, hardwood and laminate flooring, newer windows, brand new hot water tank...a definite must see! R2031174
Beautiful 3 bedroom 4 bathroom home situated on 5 acres just minutes from town. Spacious floor plan, huge kitchen with eating bar, separate dining room, large living room, formal sitting room, 2 fireplaces, large windows throughout, over sized master bdrm with walk in closet and ensuite, fully finished bsmnt with 2 oversized Dens and living room and much more.!!!
Great neighbourhood, northwest area, this 4-bedroom home with 2 bathrooms is close to CM Finch School, walking trails, and features an open concept. It has had recent updates, has a fully-finished basement, an attached single garage, and is nestled on a maturetreed lot which is fully fenced. A definite mustsee! R2068403
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Hundred of women took part in the Spark Women’s Leadership conference at the Pomeroy Hotel May 18 and 19. ALEISHA HENDRY PHOTOS
Women encouraged to ‘step boldly’ at Spark Conference ALEISHA HENDRY ahendry@ahnfsj.ca
The third annual Spark Women’s Leadership Conference brought together women from all across the Peace Region and beyond to hear stories and advice on how to grow in their careers and take charge in their lives. The conference had two keynote speakers—a woman who learned to listen to her gut, and a man who wants women to take back their power in the business world. The morning keynote address was Susannah Pierce, the vice-president and general manager of LNG Canada, who shared how she got to where she is in her life and career. Pierce started off her talk about encouraging attendees to ensure they can take care of themselves—should the time come, they “shouldn’t be the Barbie doll waiting for Ken” to come in and fix everything for them, she said. Pierce noted that there are moments in life where a person stops and realizes that the path they’re on may not be the right one. She had two of these moments in her life—living in Lower Manhattan when two planes hit the World Trade Center towers and watching the first building collapse from her balcony; and just days after
(Above) Susannah Pierce, vice-president and general manager of LNG Canada, gives the morning keynote speech. (Below) Local businesswoman and artist Catherine Ruddell talks about the importance of creativity.
moving into her brand new renovated home in Calgary only to have several rivers in the city flood and wash everything away. These moments don’t have to be triggered by a catastrophic event; they can happen while doing something mundane like washing the dishes. “We should always listen to our whispers,” she said, referring to that intuition or “gut feeling” women have. She also spoke to the importance of LNG to communities like Fort St. John, the province and the country. The evening keynote was courtesy of Christopher Flett, a self-proclaimed ‘reformed Alpha Male’ that shared all the things his fellow alpha men discuss about women after they leave the room. Flett shared some of the terminology alpha men use when discussing women in the workplace, as well as how women inadvertently give up their power. Flett followed up the next day with workshops on how women can combat these situations and take their power back in the workplace. The two-day conference included networking sessions, as well as breakout sessions on topics such as ‘The Secret of Blogging for Business’ and ‘Habitual Success – How Habits Can Make or Break You.’
(Above) Christopher Flett gives the evening keynote speech, “What Men Don’t Tell Women in Business.” (Below) Co-MC Lori Slater with guest speaker May Apsassin at the opening of the conference.
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Animals of the Week
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Peggy is shy at first, but once she’s comfortable in her surroundings, she is very playful.
Peggy & Valley
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Valley is a little braver than her sister and will come out to say hello at the shelter.
Why take home one kitty when you can have two? Peggy and Valley are eight and a half month old sisters who where born feral but have been rehabilitated to enjoy life with humans. Peggy is a tri-pawed cat, meaning she is missing a leg. That doesn’t slow her down though, as she’s very playful once she’s comfortable in her surroundings. Valley is the snuggly one, and loves to get comfortable on a shoulder or chest
before sliding down and doing it all over again. These girls are very good with other cats and are also good with dogs. As loud noises can startle them, these girls would do best in a home with adults, or older children. As they are a bonded pair, these two will need to be adopted together. If you’d like to give two lovely ladies their furry tale ending, come visit Peggy and Valley at the North Peace SPCA.
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“You always see ‘let’s stop violence against women’ as if we don’t know who’s doing it,” he said after the assembly, who noted that the majority of that violence is committed by men. “If we can’t even name the problem… because aliens are coming down and committing violence against
women? If we could figure out who was doing the violence against women, we could stop it.” Vecchio has a personal reason for getting involved in the campaign—his sister was murdered by an abusive partner. During the assembly, he noted that he didn’t want to
delve too much into his sister’s death and put a face to the problem, since it should just be accepted as a problem on its own. Vecchio had been in town for a few days, giving presentations and workshops to students to deliver the message, catered to their specific age
group. “Boys need to take responsibility and end the conspiracy of silence that we all seem to be happy with, because ‘it’s a man’s world and let’s keep it a man’s world by just shutting up about it,’” he said. “They just don’t know what role they have to play. They
say to me ‘Daniel, I’m a good guy, I’m a gentle guy, I don’t hurt my girlfriend, I don’t rape, I don’t abuse, I’m a good guy.’ That’s all they know what to do. We have rooms full of good guys, mostly, we don’t know how to be allies with women, so we have to teach these boys.”
Hi everyone! Beatton Community 4-H Club’s reporter Gracie here. Let’s get right into this article! So for the first week of May we had Paige Sutherland up to give our members a few trick riding lessons. It went very wel and all the members who took part had lots of fun. Another 4-H event that took place lately was our club’s judging rally that took place May 11. A big thank you to Trena Hebert and Josie who were generous enough to offer their property for the judging rally to take place at. So now to explain what a judging rally is. Basically a judging rally is where 4-H members judge different classes, whether its livestock or flower pots or baking, and list their reasons why on the judging card provided. For example, I placed 1 over 3 because 1 was a healthier flower. Obviously members give a little more detail. A main judge will judge each class and then mark each member’s judging cards for that class. Members don’t need to have the same rankings as the judge they just need to
have good explanations for their rankings. Any member is able to go to the district judging rally because you don’t need to qualify to go. I think all the members had a wonderful time judging and just having fun with the rest of the club after the judging. I’d also like to mention that on May 15 four of our juniors dedicated time and effort to helping Glen Stewart with clearing a little, okay maybe more than a little, brush out at his ranch. The members, as well as a couple parents and siblings, cleared four piles of brush for Glen! I’d just like to say well done and that you all did a very good job. Glen did a Horsemanship demo for the club last July so we helped him out in return. Upcoming is the Regional Judging Rally end of June and the Annual 4H Achievement Days at Fall Fair Grounds July 7-9 so mark it on your calendar we have lots of neat events planned!
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Fight Club for four year olds H
ello attitude! We’ve hit the fours hard over the last few months, with all the attitude that comes with them whenever we ask our daughter to do something she doesn’t want to do. Like, going to bed. Or eating her dinner. Or not sitting on her brother’s head. A big part of this age is that the desire for independence becomes part of their essential make-up. It goes from a desire to a true need as they get ready to go out in to the world without mom or dad each day for school. They realize that they’re capable of more than having their meat cut up for them and needing you to hover under
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them while they climb the crazy curvy ladder at the playground. They can do it by themselves, and they’re willing to fight for that right. There are a lot of great things about this age. She’s helping around the house by making her bed, getting herself dressed, even making her own lunch. She can entertain herself and works a lot harder to push through challenges
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Through its “Full Bellies! Full Minds” initiative, DuPont Pioneer has donated $1,000 to the Duncan Cran Elementary School breakfast program. Pictured are Duncan Cran teacher and Breakfast Program Coordinator Trista Triska, DuPont Pioneer representative Monty Brody and students Kowin, Nevada, Kylie and Jonathan.
before asking for help. She goes to preschool for a few hours and loves it, while I love the chance to nap. But, then, there are also the inherent challenges that come with blossoming independence. Namely that pretty much everything has become a fight; a tightrope for me to walk determining whether what’s she’s fighting for is safe/matters/is a good teaching moment or if it’s something that I simply have to stand my ground on. I’ve discovered that there is a lot less that I have to stand my ground on than I expected. Bed time? Sure. Not using physical violence to express her displeasure towards her brother? That one stands. Holding my hand in a parking lot? Yes, but with the caveat that I try to give her a little more freedom and let her lead the way and look for vehicles to prepare her for the day when she won’t have to hold my hand. But gone are the days of choosing her clothes, getting her to eat what she really doesn’t want to or even getting her to leave the house on a day she wants to stay home. I find myself using the phrase “Your body, your choice” a lot these days, or telling her that she gets to decides her limits, or simply taking a deep breath and saying “okay” as she tests her limits a bit. Best of all, I’m teaching her to argue. One day as she had an absolute tantrum over something that seemed very minor to me (in this case, she wanted to finish building her tower as I was trying to usher her out the door for
preschool), I realized that we were smack in the middle of a teaching moment. There she was, absolutely set in her opinion of what we should be doing instead and just completely unable to express herself in any other way but to lay on the ground and scream. This was important to HER. In that moment, I realized it wasn’t time to give in, but rather time to show her how to express herself effectively. So I sat down on the floor beside her. “What is it that you want right now, girly?” Through tears, she managed to get out that she wanted to finish building her tower. I knew letting her do this would make us late, but decided to push forward. “What is it that mommy wants right now?” She tells me that I want to take her to preschool. Good. She’s got a grip on the situation, I realize. So I do something I’ve never done before. I ask her to give me three reasons why we should stay home long enough to finish her tower; I ask her why this is important to her and give her the chance to actually tell me. She didn’t really know what to do with it, but she did get three reasons out. And then I flipped it and asked her to listen to mommy’s reasons as to why I thought we should go. She listened more intently that I thought she would. And in the end, I expressed that I thought my daughter’s reasons were very important and that I’d let her finish her tower, even if it made us late. So she did, and then went
without complaint. Now we run through this every time we disagree. Figure out what we are disagreeing about (and articulate it), give our arguments (to teach her not only how to express her own needs, but also to have empathy for others) and then decide together how to proceed. It’s been more effective than I ever dreamt it would be. She’s feeling more empowered (and less tantrumy) and the whole empathy thing is really starting to “click.” This is an essential life skill. One that every child should be learning. To embrace their emotions and stand up for what they want respectfully. To be able to listen to and accept other viewpoints as valid and valued. To not instinctively shy away from an uncomfortable conversation. Might she best me some days? Absolutely. But, someday she won’t be arguing with me over reading an extra bed time story. Someday, she will be debating her salary with an employer or her own needs in a loving relationship, and I want her to have a real voice—not just a loud one. I want her to have the tools that she seeks not just to win, but to find the right solution. That’s how you really win a fight. Brianne Zwambag is a fulltime boo-boo healer, snack artist, janitor, referee, master storyteller and child stylist in Fort St. John, who sometimes gets a chance to sit down and write about life, mommyhood and the issues that surround it.