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The Peace River Regional District has approved $820,000 in financing to help build a third doctor’s office at the Fort St. John medical clinic. The approval was made at last week’s meeting in Fort St. John and through the regional hospital district board, which is responsible for 40% of capital costs of health care facilities and equipment purchases

in the region undertaken by Northern Health. Northern Health is renovating the clinic’s old mall, formerly home to a pharmacy, hearing centre, and coffee shop, into a third primary clinic. The building is already home to two private practices operating at capacity, but needs more space to accommodate more doctors being recruited to the city, according to Northern Health. “There

continues to be a moderate number of unattached patients that continue to seek medical services through the walk-in clinic,” the health authority noted in a May 23 letter to the district. The budget for the renovations is $2.05 million. Of the regional district’s share, $200,000 will come from current operations, with the remaining $620,000 being funded through reserves. Northern Health bought

the medical clinic building in 2016 during a doctor shortage because it was purpose-built and designed by doctors — a key selling feature for recruitment efforts. Last year, Northern Health said it was also looking to bring more community health services under one roof with the expansion, including occupational and physio therapy, home support, primary care nursing, immunization, and wound care services.

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Taylor councillors have sent a draft burn bylaw back to its protection committee for further review and to lessen proposed restrictions on campfires. The bylaw would give district fire officials the power to assess burn and property conditions within Taylor’s fire protection zone before registered burn is allowed to begin.

Though the bylaw is aimed mostly at Class 2 and 3 fires, provisions call for 20-foot setbacks between fire pits and buildings, property lines, trees and hedges, fences, roads, and overhead wires. “It would be impossible to have a Class 1 fire in most yards,” Mayor Rob Fraser said. “A Class 1 fires is a fairly small fire, it’s basically a cooking fire, a small campfire that you can have in your backyard. And because of the size

of it, some of these restrictions become a little difficult. So, essentially you ban it because no one can fit the parameters.” Fire Chief Steve Byford said the provisions were made with safety in mind and mirror what other municipalities have in place. “Staff does feel these safety distances should be required, especially since we’re not restricting the size of a Class 1 fire except for provincial regulations,” Byford said.

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Kalum Rowe enjoys a morning at the Tot Park on 76 Street in Fort St. John as part of the city’s Play in the Park rec program, July 4, 2019. The free program takes place around the city every Tuesday and Thursday mornings with toys, games, and fitness classes for adults. The next events are scheduled for July 11 at Kin Park, and July 16 at the community forest. dave lueneberg photo

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TENNIS TALE: We start this week’s news chewing session in London, where the Wimbledon Tennis Tournament is in full swing. Australian tennis player Bernard Tomic was fined $56,000 for “lack of effort”. Wimbledon officials said he wasn’t trying hard enough to win. I guess they knew he wasn’t trying when he played holding the wrong end of the racket. Here’s what I don’t understand about professional tennis players: Why do they grunt loudly when they hit the ball? One player recently released an album of his greatest grunts.

to sing. They showed the seals singing. I’m pretty sure one of the seals was lip syncing. MADONNA MEMO: Singer Madonna is being criticized for wearing an eyepatch all the time as a fashion statement. The only thing more ridiculous than Madonna wearing an eyepatch as a fashion statement? Madonna wearing TWO eyepatches.

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Taylor moves to allow microbrews, cannabis shops matt preprost editor@ahnfsj.ca

Taylor is one step closer to allowing cannabis retailers and brewers and distillers to open shop and do business in the district. On Tuesday, council gave first two readings to zoning bylaw amendments that will allow retail cannabis, craft distillery, and micro brewery businesses to operate in commercial and service commercial zones, largely confined to 100 and 100A streets along the Alaska Highway. Under the amendments, cannabis retailers won’t be allowed within 200 metres of a daycare or school, or within 100 metres from the golf course, park, or a place of worship. “We are not looking to attract anybody in, we’re not actively engaged in trying to attract a cannabis retail outfit, for instance. But because the three … all fit into the same sort of mold, that’s why we decided to do all three

at the same time,” Mayor Rob Fraser said. Last year, council had voted to ban legal cannabis sales and production, punting the issue for reconsideration post-legalization. It reopened the discussion this spring along with a broader look at its zoning rules after a local group of prospective investors approached the district about opening a craft brewery. The bylaw changes were a topic at a recent open house with council. Though it was sparsely attended, some residents, and even the brewery proponent came with their opinions and had a good discussion, Fraser said. “Now that we’ve got a bylaw, we advertise it and get it out there, and people see we’re actually doing it, we’ll see if that brings out any more input,” Fraser said. A public hearing on the bylaw amendments will be scheduled later this summer.

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12-year-old Korbin Lind from Taylor takes part in Taylor Elementary’s Hawaiian-themed graduation June 25, 2019. 28 students from Grade 6 will begin middle school in Fort St. John in the Fall. Last year, there were only nine.

Forestry roundtable in Fort St. John matt preprost editor@ahnfsj.ca

Political and business leaders in Northeast B.C. met in Fort St. John July 4 for a roundtable discussion on the province’s struggling forestry sector. The roundtable was called by Peace River North MLA Dan Davies, and comes in the wake of an indefinite curtailment at Peace Valley OSB in Fort St. John and a summer curtailment at Canfor’s pulp mill in Taylor, as well as other growing cuts at mills across B.C. “At the end of the day, our hope is to pressure the governments, provincially and federally, on ways to help out these communities impacted by forestry’s downturn right now,” Davies said. “This is a crisis we’re facing.” Among the guests at the roundtable are MLAs Mike Bernier and John Rustad, mayors and councillors from Fort St. John, Taylor, Hudson’s Hope, and the Northern Rockies, as well as representatives from the Peace River Regional District, School District 60, Louisiana Pacific, Canfor, among others. Rustad, the opposition forestry critic for the BC Liberals, said the crisis facing forestry communities may not visible on a broad scale, but is having a big impact on the ground. Government needs to take serious action quickly to get the industry back on its feet and keep it competitive

globally, Rustad said. “The uncompetitiveness of our industry leading to why we’ve taken curtailments,” Rustad said. “As an industry, B.C. needs to compete globally, but we have a structure in place today where we’re quite a bit behind most jurisdictions.” For instance, there is a $50 per cubic metre cost difference for forestry products between B.C. and Alberta, Rustad said. Twenty dollars of that is for government overhead, with the other $30 tied to stumpage fees. “That cost differential means if prices aren’t there, we’re going to go down and they’re going to stay operating,” Rustad said. “As we compete globally for market share, and we can’t deliver, if the Americans want it, they’ll go to Europe. “What should government do? What can government do? There are steps they can be taking right now frankly that would be helping the situation.” Forestry employs more than 7,000 people in the Northeast, accounting for one in five jobs, and generates $422 million in worker incomes, $303 million in government revenues, and $579 million in total GDP. Local governments play a big role in pressuring senior levels of government for action, Davies said. But, the province has yet to engage them or the forestry sector in a meaningful way to find solutions, he said.

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ish Columbia,” Premier John Horgan said in a statement. Most of B.C. “springs forward” into daylight saving time during summer months, and “falls back” to standard time in the winter. The Peace region does not observe daylight savings, and instead observes mountain standard time year-round. The Northern Rockies voted to do the same in 2014. The survey runs until July 19 at https:// engage.gov.bc.ca/daylightsavingtime.

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• Council voted to issue a request for proposals to develop a business plan and terms of reference for a new Fort St. John Community Foundation, which would see an endowment and trust fund established to provide supports for various community groups and priorities. The foundation is proposed to be funded largely through the city’s portion of Site C legacy agreement funds, as well as other non-tax revenues. Under the legacy agreement, the city will see $125 million over 70 years after the Site C dam becomes operational. The city also plans to repatriate its $65,065 in endowment currently held by the Northeast Regional Community Foundation. It also plans to apply for a $25,000 grant through Northern Development Initiative Trust to help establish its own city-led foundation. • Council approved a memorandum of understanding with BC Transit that will see taxis used to supplement HandyDART services outside its normal operating hours. The program, which will depend on future discussions with local cab companies on their capabilities, is designed to increase ride availability and hours of operation for registered HandyDART users. The extra service is expected to cost $22,615 in 2021.

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• Council approved Mayor Lori Ackerman’s appointment to the Union of BC Municipalities Special Committee on Climate Action. The committee is made up of local governments, academics, industry, and environmental groups to identify voluntary actions cities and towns can take to reduce emissions and adapt to climate change. The committee is expected to meet up to seven times in Vancouver over the next year. The estimated cost for travel and per diems per meeting is $670, or $4,690 in total over the seven meetings, without an overnight stay. If overnights are required, the cost would total $7,175. Council approved the costs to be charged to its travel account.

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• Council approved Mayor Lori Ackerman to travel to the Canadian Energy Executive Conference held in Banff on Aug. 21. The trip is estimated to cost $4,622 for registration, travel, hotel, and per diems, charged to council’s travel account. • Council rejected a request from the North Peace Alumni Hockey School for an exception from paying commercial rental fees to host its program. The school had hoped to be classified as a non-profit, and for more flexibility in ice rental dates and payment terms. The program was cancelled in 2016, with no further bookings to date, according to a staff report.

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• Engineer Jagdish Naraina was recognized with a five-year service award. Naraina began working for the city in July 2014 as an auxiliary building inspector. He is currently in a term position as engineer until April 2020. • Council recognized electrician Ronald Chand for passing his International Municipal Signals Association exam and obtaining his Traffic Signals Technician Level 1 Certification. This certification is a requirement to install and maintain traffic signals in B.C. • Council recognized roads supervisor Dave Scott for completing the Winter Maintenance Supervisor Workshop to help improve the city’s snow removal processes. • Council recognized utilities staff Jamie Goveia, Carson Darling, Kyle Robinson, and Tyrell Steiner for earning their Water Distribution Operator Level I certifications. • Ramesh Ummat marked his last council meeting. Ummat joined the city two-and-a-half years ago as director of public works, taking over from Don Demers upon his retirement, and was quickly promoted to the city’s director of planning and engineering. Ummat will move to Ingersoll, Ontario, to be closer to family, and where he has taken up a position with the town as its director of engineering and public works. Bylaws • Council gave first and second readings to OCP Amendment Bylaw No. 2466, 2019, and Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2467, 2019, which will create a special development zone for a new seniors housing community proposed by Peace Enterprises at 10763-86 Street behind the hospital. A public hearing will be held July 22 at 6 p.m. in council chambers. • Council gave first and second readings to Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2468, 2019, which would rezone the old fire hall at 9407 Avenue from institutional to general commercial. The sale of the land, to 1117731 BC Ltd., is conditional upon the rezoning. The company, based on Prince George, plans to repurpose fire hall into mixed-use space, with commercial on the ground floor, and residential above. A public hearing will be held July 22 at 6 p.m. in council chambers. • Council adopted Cemetery Regulation and Maintenance Bylaw No. 2433, 2019, which includes an updated schedule of fees for 2020. Coun. Gord Klassen declared a conflict of interest and did not vote. — Matt Preprost

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s I pointed out in my last column, people, especially newcomers aren’t aware of the history of Fort St. John and the people who made it what it is today. Well, we have two middle schools named after leaders, and rightfully so. We have other schools who are named after men, and while most oldtimers know who they were, most people today don’t. In the following column, I would like to shed a little light on these pioneers and what their “claim to fame” was, as Ma Murray would say. While not all schools in Fort St. John are named after people, the ones that are have names of men, and now women, who shaped the course of history of the North Peace in one way or another. The schools without people names are rich in their own history. Central Elementary School was built to replace the first school in Fort St. John, making it by far the oldest school in town. North Peace Secondary School was constructed in 1954 and reconstructed in 1987 at its present location. I would be remiss if I didn’t mention two other schools, one closed and one very much open. I went to the Immaculata Catholic School in grade two and three. It opened in 1954 and closed a while back. The other, of course, is the Christian Life Academy, which is busy making its own history. The following columns will deal with the schools with names. Just as a note, all these profiles are men ,and I guess it was the times, but during my research on various stories there is certainly enough evidence to warrant a ladies name now and again. Thankfully, School District 60 has named the last school built after Margaret ‘Ma’ Murray, and the school being constructed at present will be named after Mrs. Anne Roberts Young, featured in our last column, both pioneer ladies that made a difference in our community. The first two schools I will write about will be the junior high schools. Bert Bowes opened in 1964 and Dr. Kearney opened in 1973 to accommodate the growing population. Daniel Wilbert Bowes, better known as Bert Bowes, was a World War I veteran. He arrived with his wife, Vera Herron Bowes, from Manitoba in 1929. Vera was a school teacher but also managed the first log hotel while Bert did a little trucking for the town of 200 people. In 1933, he opened a garage with his partner and brother-in-law, Braden Herron. The garage provided a variety of services: automobile and farm equipment repair, tow truck services, trucking service, taxi service, gasoline pumps, as well as housing the first lighting plant for Fort St. John. The garage was also the first fire house. When the Bedeaux Expedition left Fort St. John, they left behind a Citroen halftrack that Bert Bowes turned into Fort St. John’s first fire truck. Along with the water wagon, the truck was kept warm in the Bowes and Herron garage and Bert

Larry Evans took on the job of being the first fire chief. The men who worked in the garage were also the bucket brigade or first firemen of Fort St. John. For more than 30 years, Bert helped Fort St. John progress in many ways. He worked on the first arena and helped build the first Legion. It was Bert and his truck that installed the first press in the above: Dr. Garnet Kearney. Bottom: Vera and Bert Alaska Highway News office in Fort St. Bowes John. At that time, Fort St. John had a Board of Trade, and Bert played an important role in making sure Fort St. John was well represented. From its conception in 1931, the Providence Hospital (later Fort St. John General Hospital and located very close to Bowes and Herron’s garage) benefited from Bert’s expertise when needed, along with care and concern for the hospital as well as the patients. Bert was chairman of the School Board and with his know-how solved the problem of lack of classrooms by using old troop buildings after the army left and hauling them to various destinations. He was instrumental in establishing the Masonic Lodge. He was a partner in the North Peace Seed Mills with Hart Wiles, a charter member of the Elks, trustee of the people of Fort St. John faithfully and Hospital Improvement Board, early carrier tirelessly for more than 25 years. Many of mails, and the list goes on. of those years were spent as the only With the dilemma of muddy streets and physician as Dr. Cormack did not arrive to no walkways in the early days in Fort St. assist until 1945. John, Bert was instrumental in obtaining Those were the years of long, lonely hammers from Oaks Construction, a trips to the various homesteaders to heal U.S. Army contractor, to build wooden the sick, patch the wounded, comfort sidewalks for downtown Fort St. John in the dying, or deliver the emerging 1942. The Bowes and Herron garage was (baby). Payment was not medicare, nor located where the Quality Inn is today, guaranteed cash. Payment could be a few facing 100 Street. dozen eggs, alive or butchered pigs, a sack Bert Bowes passed away on September of spuds, or a promise of fresh vegetables. 30, 1964. Dr. Kearney made his rounds in an old Dr. Garnet Harvey Kearney was born jeep-style vehicle. It was pressed into in Renfrew, Ontario, in 1884. He came service when the snow lay thick and no west as a young man to work at a variety road existed. Seeming to draw strength of jobs until he entered McGill University and determination from its owner, it in his thirties to study medicine. After seldom failed him on his calls on patients graduation, Dr. Kearney played his part in more remote areas. It also served as the in World War I as ship’s surgeon, and at first ambulance here, when ailing patients the front as a medic. Returning west after had to be brought in for hospital care. war’s end, he first practised in several In 1944, Dr. Kearney married Marjorie small towns in the Kootenays, coming to Van Volkinburghin, and the doctor us from there in 1935. and Mrs. Kearney enjoyed 10 years of Dr. Kearney arrived at the same time companionship before her death in 1954. as Dr. Szilagyi, the first dentist for Fort In 1957, Dr. Cormack departed and Drs. St. John. These two doctors shared Westover and Dixon arrived to assist Dr. accommodations provided by Charlie Kearney, who did not retire from medicine Brandt, and their combined rent was $6 until 1962, when he was nearly 80 years a month. Dr. Brown, our first physician, old. was pleased to share his load of work and responsibility with the newcomer. Dr. Kearney was the first private practitioner in the North Peace, although Larry Evans is a former fire chief, city he had been preceeded by Dr. Brown, who councillor, and lifelong historian living in was with the Department of Indian Affairs Fort St. John. stationed in Fort St. John. He served the

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Who doesn’t receive a subsidy?

he June 24 headlines read: Government of Canada investing $275 million to support LNG Canada. The debate whether this is good, bad, or indifferent will be the continuing headline. Investments such as this, or commonly referred to as a subsidy, should be viewed through the lens on whether they are warranted or not. Are they warranted, and are they good for our country? Of this investment, $55 million replaces a bridge that no longer fulfills a community’s needs, and a community also includes business and industry. Another $220 million is to offset higher costs for LNG Canada in purchasing and installing more energy efficient turbines used to compress the natural gas, with lower emissions. The Haisla Bridge investment is government’s responsibility, no different than what is needed for our Taylor Bridge, or bridge upgrades in Metro Vancouver. The dollars for turbines allow Canada to better meet our national objectives. In that LNG Canada already had an approved plan and commitment to purchase different turbines, any government that arbitrarily required changes would invite chaos. As usual, Green Leader Andrew Weaver blew another gasket, hollering about corporate welfare and how this is all wrong. Interestingly, he has no issue with governments giving personal welfare to citizens to buy electric cars, for the same reasons – emissions reductions. The common

refrain from anti-fossil fuel zealots is that our oil and gas industry is subsidized and shouldn’t be. This got me thinking. Why is it that our gas and oil industry is singled out? Are they the only ones who receive subsidies? Are they played as government favourites? Or, are these objections more half truths trying to sway people who never read beyond the headlines? I could make this a short story and say, yes, the oil and gas industry does receive subsidies. I can also say yes, most every industry in B.C. and Canada also receives subsidies in some shape or form. And yes, every day we can read a whole bunch of half truths written for the express purpose of convincing our red-hatted grannies to give more of their pension money to the multi-billion dollar industry opposing everything related to industry, all so they can keep living their own lifestyle, while other lives are trashed. One internet definition of subsidy is: “a sum of money granted by government or a public body to assist an industry or business so that the price of a commodity or service can remain low or competitive – ie; a farm subsidy.” Other definitions include tax breaks and incentives to employees or members of the public to reduce specific costs. Our good ENGO (environmental nongovernmental organizations) friends also spell subsidy as “hand-outs to gas and oil,” but seldom venture into the world of who else receives

Evan Saugstad subsidies, and why. And they never quote their own exemptions with charitable status. Given that our gas and oil industry receive subsidies, is our number one industry propped up by government and tax dollars? Do they receive more benefits than any other of our many industries and businesses? The short answer may be a yes, or a no, or just plain maybe. It depends upon how one views just what subsidies are. In LNG Canada’s case, $220 million is a lot of money, but it only represents 0.56% of its $40 billion cost. If you think Canada and B.C. would be just fine if we didn’t subsidize anyone or any industry or business, think again. Most Canadian residents receive subsidies from governments just to survive, and most all of us receive subsidies without even knowing it. Some are outright gifts, some are loans, and some just appear as a line reducing your taxes payable. Welfare and employment insurance (EI) appear as a cheque in the mail (OK, I still use the old descriptor). These are a gift from our taxpayers via a government agency to help better our lives. Our children’s education and our health coverage appear as free, but, they are also paid by someone else on our behalf. And, we also have

individual tax credits for a variety of functions. In my short research, it was hard to find a lot of the “cheques in the mail” examples, but there are a few. LNG Canada is one, assuming they build the facility. Another was for the automotive industry in 2008-09, when our federal government gave them huge sums of money to keep them afloat, in exchange for shares. Most industrial and business subsidies relate to programs that reduce taxes payable, or reduce fees and/ or royalties, or appear in the form of rebates that reduce costs. Generally, the necessity of subsidies can vary according to one’s viewpoint. An extremist environmental view treats any benefit to the oil sector as an unwarranted subsidy, regardless of whether they are available to other economic sectors. This can include capital costs allowance deductions, royalty credits for high cost or experimental wells, programs to reduce emissions, and BC Hydro upgrades to electrical generation and transmission to reduce emissions. Interestingly, most all types of subsidies are available to other B.C. industries. As an example, all industries receive capital cost allowance deductions against their taxes. The forest industry has received millions of dollars from government to reduce pulp mill emissions and upgrade efficiencies. Loggers have a logging tax credit. Our American friends maintain B.C.’s stumpage system is a subsidy, although we do not. The mining industry

has flow through tax credits, the mining exploration tax credit, and the Highway 37 transmission system constructed for their mines. The farming industry has its own agricultural land tax rate, not enjoyed by any other sector, and many business grants, subsidies, and contributions available from the federal and provincial governments. The fishing industry has PST refunds for their fishing equipment purchases and their own rules to qualify for EI benefits, along with government fish hatcheries producing more fish for them to catch, and their own government fund in support of the entire sector. The tourism industry enjoys its own suite of government programs that help them survive, along with government built ports for cruise ships to dock. The film industry has its own special tax incentives and subsidies/ The list can go on, and on. In short and simply put, industry, business and citizens all receive subsidies and government supports, whether we agree with them, or not. They are a part of our economic fabric, albeit at the whim and direction of our current government’s objectives. Only in a flat wold could we get rid of them, and most of you are not ready for a truly flat world.

Evan Saugstad is a former mayor of Chetwynd, and lives in Fort St. John.

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The federal government will spend $4.7 million to upgrade and add traffic lights to the Alaska Highway intersection at the Swanson Lumber Road. The funding was announced Wednesday, July 3, as part of a $185-million funding package for six road projects in B.C., mostly for Trans-Canada Highway upgrades in the interior. Work includes the construction of a signalized T-intersection, along with additional lane improvements to accommodate the newly constructed intersection. “Safe uncongested transportation routes keep people and goods moving smoothly and are essential to helping our businesses compete and improving people’s daily lives,” Bernadette Jordan, minister for

rural economic development, said in a statement. “These important upgrades will get people where they need to go safely and smoothly while supporting the regional economy.” The funds are coming through the New Building Canada Fund.

Senator to speak July 17 matt preprost

reform has led the Senate in a direction that is less partisan; more diverse in background, gender, and qualifications; and more effective in its role as the chamber of sober second thought,” the CDI notes in a press release. His talk takes place at Northern Lights College starting at 7 p.m. The event is free.

Rec facility shutdown matt preprost

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Senator Yuen Pau Woo will be in Fort St. John on July 17 to give residents some insight on the life and work of a senator. Woo, an independent senator from B.C. appointed in 2016. He’ll speak about Senate reform and the role it plays in Canada’s parliament as part of the Community Development Institute’s Leaders Lab speaker series. “In his talk, Senator Woo will shed light on how Senate

The Pomeroy Sport Centre, Kids Arena Field House and North Peace Arena will be closed July 22 to August 5 for maintenance. The shutdown will allow staff to maintain or upgrade certifications, and complete annual maintenance work on the facilities and equipment, the city said in a news release. The closure includes the

walking track, basketball court, ping pong tables, and the indoor playground at the Pomeroy Sport Centre. The visitor centre will be relocated to Centennial Park. The facilities will reopen Aug. 6. The North Peace Leisure Pool will be closed for maintenance September 2 to 29.

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Rex Murphy’s speaking tour may soon come to Fort St. John. The Independent Contractors and Businesses Association is looking to bring the popular political commentator to town in September. “He’s certainly positive on resource development, and that message has to get out more often,” said Art Jarvis, the ICBA’s representative in the Northeast. Murphy recently spoke at the Saskatchewan Oil and Gas

Two people were killed in a head-on crash on Highway 97 over the Canada Day weekend. Emergency crews responded to the crash between a passenger vehicle and a commercial transport truck near Bear Lake around 4:20 p.m. on Sunday, June 30, according to RCMP. The commercial truck was travelling south and the passenger vehicle was travelling north when they collided head-on. The driver and one passenger in the vehicle were killed in the collision. A third passenger was taken to hospital by air ambulance. The driver of the transport truck was not injured.

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BC Hydro adds 150 rooms to site C work camp The camp is expanding by 150 rooms this month, 90 of which were completed over the weekend, according to BC Hydro. The remaining 60 rooms will be completed later this month, and both will be on the camp’s existing footprint, the company said. “With the contractor workforce expanding as work progresses on the project, we made the decision to expand the camp earlier this year,” spokesman David Conway said, adding the camp has reached maximum capacity at peak times during some weeks. There were 3,775 employed on the project in April, the latest

employment figures available for the project. Of those, just over 3,000 were employed as construction and non-construction contractors, roughly 600 of them local to the Peace River Regional District. The camp was originally sized to house 1,600 workers, but designed for 2,100 if an expansion was required, as permitted through its environmental assessment certificate,Conway said. BC Hydro is seeking an amendment its certificate to be able to expand to 2,200 rooms, Conway said. The camp is operated by ATCO Two Rivers Lodging. The company does have room blocks booked at local hotels, Conway said.

Employment in Northeast B.C. grew by 600 in June, pushing the region’s unemployment down to 6.6%, according to the latest labour force survey. There were an estimated 38,300 people employed in the region last month, up from 37,700 in May when unemployment was at 8.3%. Year-over-year, the unemployment rate is down slightly from the June 2018 rate of 7%, however, there were more people working in a larger overall labour force, with 39,700 people employed. The region had the highest unemployment in the province for June. Figures have yet reflect the indefinite curtailment pending at the Peace Valley OSB mill in Fort St. John effective in

early August, or the five-week summer curtailment at the Canfor pulp mill in Taylor that began June 29. The province lost 3,700 jobs between May and June while the unemployment rate ticked up from 4.3% to 4.5%. While B.C. managed to post a gain of 3,000 part-time positions, those were all offset by the losses of 6,700 full-time jobs. B.C. posted gains in retail and wholesale trade, up 9,600 jobs; finance, up 7,700; and health care and social assistance, up 8,100. The province saw job losses in agriculture, down 4,400; in fishing, mining, quarrying, oil and gas, down 1,800 jobs; in manufacturing, down 6,000; and in accommodation and food services, down 6,300.

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The work camp at Site C, which is being expanded by 150 rooms this month, July 8, 2019.

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Fort St. John saw $4.5 million of new construction activity permitted in June. The city issued 13 building permits last month, pushing year-to-date construction values to $28.8 million. While values are outpacing the $14.9

million seen at this time last year, the city has issued 50 permits to date, just one more than the 49 issued in the first six months of 2018. The city issued permits for five new houses in June, three single-family homes valued at $1.45 million, and two mobile homes valued at $583,680. It issued five commercial

permits valued at $1.3 million, including permits for renovations at the courthouse and North Gate Place. One institutional permit valued at $1.1 million was issued for renovations at the Fort St. John medical clinic. The city issued two garage/ renovation permits valued at $5,500.

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he ATM of home equity is closed. Five years ago, we had record sales volumes at near record prices in the Peace River Regional District. Today, as those mortgages come up for renewal, there are some challenges. Over the past decade or two, residents have been depending on increasing values in their home to realize equity for other purchases or debt consolidation. We have an entire generation of adults that have never experienced a market adjustment quite like we are experiencing at this time. For those people that choose mortgages with shorter terms and escalated payments, such as weekly, biweekly, etc., they may have opportunity to realize some equity. For those who choose mortgages with long terms and monthly payments, there is a strong probability that

much of their equity may have been erased. The saying goes, location, location, location. Buy a smaller, good home in a good neighbourhood, chances are you will hold value better in a declining market then buying an inferior home in an entry level neighbourhood. Government policy, financial stress testing, oversupply of inventory as baby boomers retire and downsize, as well as economic climate are just a few of the opposing forces impacting current market values. Market value is defined as: “The most probable price which a property should bring in a competitive and open market as of the specified date under all conditions requisite to a fair sale, the buyer and seller each acting prudently and knowledgeably, and assuming the price is not affected by undue

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of cash in Canadian dollars or in terms of financial arrangements comparable thereto. “The price represents the normal consideration for the property sold unaffected by special or creative financing or sales concessions granted by anyone associated with the sale.” (The Appraisal Institute of Canada “Canadian Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice” 2018: 18.8.4ii, iv). Today’s local market shows indication of declining values, increasing marketing periods as well as emotional pricing with a range far beyond reason. There is evidence of homes selling by very motivated purchasers. There continues to be evidence of foreclosure competition. When values are considered, the active listings are also a consideration in the selection of the final estimate of value. What a property sold for in 2014-15

is most often higher than what it would sell for today. High vacancy rates heavily impact entry level housing that requires renovations and upgrades as it is nearing the end of its economic life. There is evidence of these older homes selling, however, they tend to sell at quite a discount and then extensive renovations completed including mechanicals, foundation, windows, doors, siding, roof, and cosmetic interior. What to do when the ATM of equity is closed? Start financial literacy training. Renovate your existing home. Find the importance in the small things like health and well-being, friends, family and community. The finger always points back to us. We have the control to make the choices to spend wisely or overspend beyond our needs. Go back to building strong foundations and health roots.

City real estate sales, home prices edge up in first half of 2019 MATT PREPROST editor@ahnfsj.ca

Fort St. John saw a small boost in real estate sales and average home prices in the first six months of 2019. The BC Northern Real Estate Board released its mid-year results on Friday, showing 258 properties worth $85.4 million were sold in the Fort St. John area through the end of June.

Of those sales, 129 were single-family homes that spent an average of 67 days on the market and sold for an average price of $382,400. Compared to the first half of 2018, realtors had sold 151 single-family homes for an average price of $364,600. The city has also seen the sale of 18 half-duplexes (0), 49 manufactured homes (+43), 30 homes on acreages (+8),

and 9 vacant lots (-1) so far this year. There were 243 properties sold for $90.1 million in the first six months of 2018. “Many of the communities in our Board region saw a decrease in number of sales and number of listings,” board president Leah Mayer noted in a release. “Overall the sales activity has decreased by 7.64%, and

the number of active listings has increased by 5.55%.” Fort Nelson In Fort Nelson, 16 properties worth $1.3 million were sold by the end of June. That’s down from the 50 properties worth $5.1 million in the same period last year. Five single family homes sold since January sold for less than $118,750, and took

an average of 83 days to sell, according to the board. Overall, single-family home prices have increased from an average of $113,690 in 2018, down to $137,150 so far this year. As of June 30, there were 687 properties of all types available for purchase through MLS listings in the Fort St. John area, and 122 in the Fort Nelson area.

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LOCAL NEWS

PEACE REGION

COURT DOCKET A summary of sentences and fines handed out in Northeast B.C. courts for the week ending July 5, 2019. Fort St. John Law Courts • Darcy Alphonse Kergan (born 1959) was sentenced to 61 days in jail and given a 12-month probation order for a charge of break out after entering to commit an offence. Kergan received four 12-month probation orders for four counts of theft under $5,000, and two counts of breach of undertaking. Kergan was given a 12-month probation order for mischief and obstructing the use and enjoyment of a property. • Nicolette Darlene Braun (born 1976) was sentenced to time served, given an 18-month probation order, and ordered to pay $10,635 in restitution for criminal harassment. Braun was sentenced to time served and given an 18-month probation order for assault with a weapon. Braun was sentenced to time served and given an 18-month probation for breaching probation and an undertaking. • Ramon Sicad De Leon (born 1976) was given a 12-month probation order for assault. De Leon was given a suspended sentence with a 12-month probation order for breaching probation.

• Karl Daniel Kuhn (born 1981) entered into a peace bond for a charge of fear of injury/damage by another person. • Cindy Locken (born 1964) was fined $500 and assessed a $75 victim surcharge for driving while prohibited/licence suspended. • Dalena Jeanette Belcourt (born 1987) was sentenced to time served for seven counts of breaching probation related to earlier sentences for robbery in June and November 2018.

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Chetwynd Law Courts • Crystal Lynn Dussault (born 1983) was fined $700 and assessed a $105 victim surcharge for driving while prohibited. Dussault was further fined $300 for wilfully resisting or obstructing a peace officer. • Kylie Wade Landon (born 1977) was fined $1,000 and assessed a $150 victim surcharge for driving while prohibited/licence suspended. • Jarred Colten Lepretre (born 1992) was fined $500 and assessed a $75 victim surcharge for driving while prohibited/licence suspended. • Patricia Yvonne McPhee (born 1976) entered into a peace bond for a charge of fear of injury/damage by another person. • Chance Littefeather Davis (born 1986) was given a suspended sentence with a one-year probation order for breach of undertaking.

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Martha Funk and medical laboratory assistant Pamela Simpson The Healing Place June 27, 2019, as part of National HIV Testing Day. Roguhly two dozen dropped by for the free testing and sexual health fair put on by the Women’s Resource Society, Positive Living North, and Healthy FSJ.

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The Climate Action Revenue Incentive Program (CARIP) is an annual report on the conditional grant program that provides funding to local governments that have signed on to the B.C. Climate Action Charter equal to 100% of the carbon taxes they pay directly to support local government. The 2018 report can be found online at prrd.bc.ca/services/ planning/plans-guidelines/.

Tours of the Electoral Area B Water Stations were held at Boundary and Feye Spring on June 28th as well as at Prespatou and Buick on July 2nd for the water advisory group. Representatives from Aquatech and Urban Systems were on hand to demonstrate the system and answer questions from the Water Advisory Group and members of the public.

ALR Applications The Regional Board supported the following ALR applications to proceed to the ALC: The Kosick Holdings application for non-farm use within the ALR, to permit the use of the property to stockpile pipe, store equipment and maintenance materials, and to provide a small parking lot and chain up area. The Jerome application for subdivision within the ALR, to subdivide the subject property into two parcels resulting in a 3 ha (7.4 ac) property and a 126.6 (312.8 ac) remainder. The Thorpe application for subdivision within the ALR, to subdivide the subject property along Saskatoon Creek, resulting in a 7.4 ha (18.2 ac) property and a 58.1 ha (143.6 ac) remainder.

June Delegations Watch delegation presentations and read presentation materials: https://prrd.bc.ca/ agendasminutes/peace-river-regional-district-prrd/ Morrison Hershfield The PRRD Board invited leading Waste-to-Energy consultant, Konrad Fichtner, P.Eng, of Morrison Hershfield, to present to the board and provide information regarding waste-to-energy systems and potential applications for the Peace Region. Fichtner summarized the ways of recovering energy from waste with details on feasibility and cost implications. Mr. Fichtner noted during his presentation that to ensure successful operation, waste to energy systems require reliable waste supply and markets for the produced energy. Canadian Petroleum Producers Association (CAPP) CAPP shared a presentation with the PRRD Board regarding current issues impacting the oil the oil and gas sector, with an update on large projects and legislation that may be coming forward with implications affecting oil and gas activity. CAPP represents large and small petroleum producers and their members produce approximately 80% of Canada’s natural gas and crude oil. Farmer’s Advocacy Office A local landowner presented to the PRRD Board regarding the role of the Farmer’s Advocacy Office as an agency to advocate for land owners in dealings with oil and gas companies. The delegation suggested the renewal of the Farmer’s Advocacy Office for a period of at least 5 years in order to allow landowners to continue to receive the valued service. The Farmer’s Advocacy Office will be closed as of June 28th as the PRRD continues to discuss the future of the program and its funding with provincial government partners.

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Electoral Area B Water Stations The Buick, Prespatou, Boundary and Feye Springs Water Stations are now open! Construction is still underway for Rose Prairie Water Station. We thank you for your patience. Water credits will be charged starting on June 15th at a rate of $3.00/m3. Complete the signup process online or visit one of the PRRD offices in Fort St John or Dawson Creek during regular office hours for assistance. Once registered,residents will be able to purchase water credits online any time of the day or night from their computer or other device and have access to potable water stations using their individual access code and pin.

Parks Day – July 27, 2019 The 4th Annual Peace River Regional District Parks Day will take place at Sundance Lake Regional Park on July 27, 2019 from 11am-3pm. Wander out for a fun filled ay of outdoor activities. Family friendly activities planned for the day include wildlife awareness, outdoor survival skills, native plant identification activities, a recycling event, and wildfire prevention. Watch for signs on Highway 97 S between Dawson Creek and the District of Chetwynd. For directions or information about this event, please call 250-7843200 or visit our website at prrd.bc.ca

Firefighter Recruitment and Open House Are you interested in becoming a volunteer firefighter? The Charlie Lake Fire Department is recruiting new members. Learn more by attending the Open House on July 20, 2019 from 10am-2pm at the Charlie Lake Fire Hall.

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arts & Culture

Grant puts mental health books into hands of students, teachers matt preprost editor@ahnfsj.ca

A pair of Fort St. John educators and authors are expanding their line of mental health books for kids into local classrooms. Earlier this spring, Megan Knott and Bev Berg received a grant from Northern Health to put two copies of their book, Imagine If Maybe, You Had A Cloud, into every district school. The grant also helped turn their professional development workshop on using guided imagery in the classroom into a free online course for teachers anywhere to access. “We really want teachers to have something they can teach the kids so the kids walk away with this tool and use it for real, in real life,” said Megan Knott, an elementary teacher. “That’s our goal with this course and the resources.” Imagine If Maybe, You Had A Cloud emphasizes the importance of imagination, self-relaxation, calmness, and focus, and is one of nine books the mother-daughter duo have published through their company, Rosy Window Productions. Knott and Berg had been offering their 90-minute workshop directly to teachers, but putting the course online means teachers across the province and Canada can now take it at their leisure, and

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Bev Berg and Megan Knott of Rosy Window Productions.

have it count towards their professional development time. The course comes with ready-to-print lesson plans and supplementary resources. “Teachers are bombarded with programs. When do we have time to learn them all and implement them all?” Knott said.

The world is moving faster and becoming busier for parents and their children, Berg said. She likened current attitudes about mental health to servicing a car only when its engine light turns on. “People have this idea that with mental health you don’t have to do anything about it until you have a breakdown,

or until something crops up that you can’t handle,” said Berg, who works as a counselling hypnotherapist. “If only we teach our kids to have these tools so that when something does come up, it doesn’t have to be a disaster. There’s coping mechanisms and good self-esteem.” Anxiety in particular is a

growing problem for young children, Knott added. Even just one guided relaxation session from of a book can help, she said. “Talk to any parent or teacher or hypnotherapist or counsellor, anxiety is a huge, huge thing in younger and younger ages. We have kids coming to school with problems with anxiety, some of it’s mild and some of it’s not. We have a mute kindergarten student who is so anxious they can’t actually speak. This is becoming so commonplace,” Knott said. “The whole goal of our company is to try to get, at a young age, people looking at mental health practices just as you would hygiene. We want it to be as common as brushing your teeth every day as taking time to be mindful. Things like guided imagery have a huge impact, even the physical impacts, the benefits, there’s so many of them. “It’s another way to start moving in that direction in our community, and hopefully other communities. That’s why we wanted it available for anyone, anywhere,” she said. The cost of the books and developing the online course was funded by a grant through Northern Health’s IMAGINE grant program. Learn more about the book and program at rosywindow. com.

Film adds clarity to divisive oil and gas debate matt preprost editor@ahnfsj.ca

On June 17, the Canadian government declared a national climate emergency. The next day, on June 18, it re-affirmed its decision to expand the Trans Mountain oil pipeline from landlocked Edmonton to tidewater in Burnaby on the west coast. Three days later, on June 21, Heidi McKillop, a young filmmaker from Calgary, released her debut documentary called A Stranded Nation, a 68-minute look at just how much oil and gas resources are integrated into Canadian society, and how divisive debate has pitted the nation’s economic interests against its environmental interests. Canadians can be forgiven for being confused by the doublespeak coming from its government and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, McKillop says. “The leader is confused,” McKillop said before a screening of her film in Fort St. John on June 27. “I’d love to have a conversation with him because I don’t know what he’s being fed. He’s obviously got a lot of people helping feed him information and support. But I definitely think, as a leader, he tries to please everybody, and in the end doesn’t please anyone.” Trudeau isn’t a feature subject in McKillop’s documentary, but industry leaders, former premiers, current MPs, financial analysts, and pro-resource activists are. Combined, they form a narrative that tries to counterbalance the political hyperbole with some reasoned perspectives about Canada’s energy mix and regulatory practices, and how wealth generated by resource development is redistributed across the country for the benefit of all. “The one thing about politics in this conversation is that it has been very divisive in the media. When you put your boots on the ground, it’s not as divisive as what people think,” McKillop said. It’s taken McKillop two years to produce her self-financed film, with support from assistant producer Arden Shibley. It was born out of a shift in her

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attitude towards the oil and gas industry. McKillop went from growing up in New Brunswick, studying social work, and opposing hydraulic fracturing, to making her way west and eventually working in a surface land department for an oil firm in Calgary. “It took me a couple of years to get out of that dirty oil mentality,” McKillop said. “I was doing reception, I wasn’t fully integrated into the day-today regulatory process of what people would be looking at as the land man. It was really then when I started working with Directive 56 (Alberta’s regulation for energy development applications) that I was like, oh my gosh, this is so intense.” So, McKillop began doing some more homework, highlighting some key facts she wanted to raise public awareness about, drafting storyboards, and identifying interview subjects. Some of those facts were a-ha moments for McKillop, such as learning her home province of New Brunswick received $1.76 billion in federal transfer payments in 2017. Those payments, largely supported by natural resource revenues, made up practically one-fifth of New Brunswick’s economy. “That, in itself, should just shock people. It’s like having a massive industry,” McKillop said. McKillop plans to take her film across Canada in the lead-up to the federal election this October, and spark some face-to-face conversation with communities. “Ultimately the goal is not to preach to the converted. It’s going to be to get it outside of Alberta and in the areas of Canada where there’s a lot more disagreement over the issues.”

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ARIES (MARCH 21 TO APRIL 19) Parents please note: This is an accident-prone day for your kids. Be extra vigilant. Remove any hazardous situations to avoid regrets

LIBRA (SEPT. 23 TO OCT. 22) Competition with a friend or someone in a group situation might create a problem today. Guard against impulsive, rash behavior. Think before you act.

TAURUS (APRIL 20 TO MAY 20) Tread carefully at home today or when dealing with family members. You might want freedom about an issue and, therefore, impulsively do something. Others might not agree! Chill out.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23 TO NOV. 21) You might feel rebellious today, especially rebellious against any kind of authority figure. You want the freedom to do your own thing. Well, this is not always possible, is it?

GEMINI (MAY 21 TO JUNE 20) This is an accident-prone day for you. Guard against impulsive behavior. Likewise, guard against blurting out something that you might later regret. Be smart. CANCER (JUNE 21 TO JULY 22) Do not be hasty with decisions about money or something you own. Likewise, guard against impulse shopping today. If you do shop, keep your receipts. LEO (JULY 23 TO AUG. 22) Today fiery Mars is in your sign at odds with wild, wacky Uranus. This makes you restless and impulsive! Be careful you don’t say or do something that you’ll later regret. Be mindful. VIRGO (AUG. 23 TO SEPT. 22) This is a restless day for you because you feel rebellious or ready to revolt. You want more freedom and the chance to do things the way you want to do them. (Not always possible.)

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22 TO DEC. 21) Steer clear of touchy subjects today because people are argumentative. Meanwhile, travel plans might be canceled, delayed or changed. Or perhaps you suddenly have to travel when you did not think you would need to do so. CAPRICORN (DEC. 22 TO JAN. 19) Disputes about shared property, inheritances and insurance issues are volatile today. Everyone wants to assert his or her ego. Don’t be caught off guard. AQUARIUS (JAN. 20 TO FEB. 18) You might attract someone to you today who is pushy and unpredictable. Do not be quick to go along with plans that seem strange. Wait and give everything a sober, second thought. PISCES (FEB. 19 TO MARCH 20) Disputes at work might take place today because people are stressed out. Staff shortages, equipment breakdowns and temper tantrums might cause problems.

It’s hot, the crowd is hundreds. No thousands, maybe even hundreds of thousands. Thousands to watch the festival of lights, a firework show put on by five country’s designates. For his first flight, Vancouver wasn’t so bad. Everyone had come, even Ma’s son, George. Same age yet a mile taller and wildly opposite. Perched far from George’s annoying pokes, Tabias sat on Father’s shoulders. This didn’t fully protect Tabias. Swhack! A spitball landed square on his back. Some missed. He didn’t want to make a fuss since he knew Father would put him down if that happened. He enjoyed being this high; he could see the beach already and they were several blocks away still. The sun was fading fast and the boats loaded with fireworks were getting into position. Swhack! A fat, wet spitball made contact to the back of Tabias’ neck. He cringed but sat still, wondering how he would get rid of George. This guy was worse than Sister and she had hardly said two words since the airport. Tabias turned his head to growl at the boy but Father instead growled about squirming. Sister had her hair down today, and from Tabias’ point of view she was a walking mop head. He wasn’t sure what her problem was, the flight had been fun! Step Mother and Father were talking as they made their way down Davies street. The beach at the end sat in front of the harbor. The boats were lined up, English Bay was ready. Swhack! This spit ball slid

down Tabias’ shirt. “Enough!” he yelled but the fireworks went bang at the same time. The sky lit with a snap and crackle of bright yellow stars and the thousands of people on the Vancouver streets went wild. Spray guns were shooting friends with water. Hot dogs were sizzling as buyers made their last munchie runs. Schwack! Bang! Another firework exploded and an even larger spitball landed square on Tabias’ neck. His dilemma was that he was nearly too large for Father to put atop his shoulders any longer. If he complained about Ma’s son, Father would still get irritated with him as well. Tabias looked in his pockets for something to throw back but he had nothing. There was no way he was giving up his fox tail and Father already began to grumble when Tabias squirreled around. He glanced to Sister in desperation and somehow she had known all along. She met Tabias’ glance, winked and turned mid-stride, right hand swinging up and unloading it’s projectile at George in one swift motion. She turned back again and continued walking and the only sound that could be heard between the fireworks was the naked stick of lipstick that Sister had stuck pocket lint and a chewed piece of gum to. Schwack! was the sound it made when it hit the concrete after sliding and leaving a perfect line all the way down George’s face. Norma Rrae is an author based in Fort St. John. Read more of her works at notmewriting.com.

Wanted: Real Customer Service Dear Annie: Am I the only one who feels that life is too complicated these days and that I feel absolutely powerless when it comes to calling a big company to get service? I am old enough to remember the days when we bought a television, put it in the car, drove home, plugged it in, played with the “rabbit ears” for a minute and then were able to watch TV. Today, when you buy a television, it is a major project. If it’s a big-screen TV, someone usually has to deliver it, and then you need to make an appointment with an installer. It always takes much longer for them to install than they plan. Then there is the cable company. This morning I waited for over an hour for the cable guy to arrive. After working on the TV for more than an hour, he said he had the wrong parts and box and needed to go back to his office to get new supplies. My wife had made lunch for me, but I told her to wait until this guy was finished. Then, after he left to get the new parts, we got a chance to eat, though we were both watching the clock. Two hours later, the man returned and, after another hour, finally got everything set up. Of course, I appreciate that the television quality and choice of channels are a million times better than those days of rabbit ears, but I feel so frustrated by the feeling of

Annie Lane DEAR ANNIE

powerlessness I have if something goes wrong. You may as well call the federal government in terms of not getting a person. They have one recording after another, push this button or that, stay on hold for 20 minutes, and then maybe, if you are lucky, you will be able to talk to a live human. The airlines are the same way. I remember the old days when I would call an airline, someone would answer the phone, book my flight or whatever, and we would both be on our way. Now, in the “new and improved” technological society, there is never any personal customer service. Everything is automated and impersonal. While we have had improvements because of technology, we have had regression in terms of customer service and personal attention. I started writing this letter out of frustration with our cable company, but the more that I wrote, the angrier I got in thinking about how impersonal business has become. You always are the voice of common sense, and I’m wondering if you have any suggestions. -- Helpless and Powerless

Dear Helpless and Powerless: Help is on the way, and it is coming in the shape of you discovering your own power. While you might not have the power to fix your television immediately, you do have the power to change your perspective. You were able to have a pleasant, quiet and electronic-free lunch with your wife. Time without TV can sometimes be a nice break. However, I agree with you that automated “customer service” is a contradiction in terms, though it has become common practice today. Customer service should be all about the customer feeling respected and heard. You are not alone in your frustrations. We have seen many incredible advances because of modern technology, but the same cannot be said about typical customer service. Imagine if a company could offer the efficiencies of modern improvements with Marshall Field’s old maxim from more than a century ago, “The customer is always right.” The companies that can manage both are the ones that will emerge as victors in the future.

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Pat Ferris on creating worlds and letting your imagination explore them dave lueneberg Alaska Highway News

As part of Bright Nights in June, the North Peace Cultural Centre hosted an evening with four renowned Fort St John artisans – writer Patrick (Pat) Ferris, photographer/painter Ken Lane, photographer Wayne Sawchuk, and photographer/ painter/sculptor Eliza Stanford. In the second of four installments, a conversation with Pat Ferris. While many in Fort St. John associate Pat Ferris with the cycling community, very few might know about another desire — writing. The former business owner of Ferris Fast Cycles and now a published author, says his love of writing began at a fairly early age but disappeared for quite some time. “It really started in junior high school. It kinda vanished when I finished school, and then reappeared about 15 years ago. The opportunity just wasn’t there.” So, what brought the passion back? It was a particular conversation, he says. “There was this person I was talking to, a trainer for a gas company. She was a writer. She was telling me about writing this book at home,” says Ferris. “I thought, I could probably do that too. I used to write some. So, I sat down and starting typing away and one thing led to another.” Two full sets of trilogies later, and work underway on another possible series, Ferris says he loves to write fictional novels. “They’re my ideas. I can invent whoever — times, dates, places, people, and away I go.”

However, like many authors, Ferris did begin by writing about a topic he knew well – cycling, the focus of his first three-book Gypsies series. “It’s all about cycling adventures, because there’s so much that goes into this little soap opera. Play the what-if game. What if this girl meets this guy and they’re trying to become professional cyclists, and go on from there. Build a little world for them.” While many authors might know from the start that they’re writing a trilogy or a series, Ferris says his first book, originally published as Gypsies, was meant to be a solo effort. That concept, though, changed quickly. “After I finished it and sold a bunch, then people started badgering me asking how’s book two coming along? What’s going to happen to this hero? You kinda left us hanging here,” Ferris said with a smile. “So, I wrote the second book, and then, the same thing. What’s gonna happen with the third one? So, the third one kind of winds it up.” He hints later on that there might be room to make it a quartet. Like many in the field, Ferris has had the chance to meet those who have bought and read his books. He says one of his greatest enjoyments is when someone can relate with a character in one of his novels, pointing his Disciples trilogy as an example, a story that centres around a female “swashbuckling” superhero, as he puts it. Although Ferris admits the character is not-altogethermade up, he’s thrilled when someone comes up to him and

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Pat Ferris speaks during Brights Nights in June at the North Peace Cultural Centre, June 6, 2019.

says they know the character personally. “Oh, you must know so and so...Sally from the Canadian Forces. She jumps out of a helicopter. Lands in all these terrible things and can survive it all.” While he uses his vivid imagination to create a madeup world for his heroes and villains, Ferris knows there’s no substitute for real life stories, as odd as they might be. It’s also the inspiration behind his next project — a book of short stories, one that will include a rather interesting conversation overheard by Ferris and his wife, Pat, from a nearby table in a Victoria cafe. “There’s all kinds of weird stories out there,” quips Ferris. “The truth, sometimes, is stranger than fiction.”

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Peter Weitzel wins grand champ honours to end final 4-H season MATT PREPROST editor@ahnfsj.ca

It’s a win fit for a final year in 4-H: Peter Weitzel won his first grand champion prize at the group’s annual Achievement Days at the North Peace Fall Fairgrounds last weekend. Weitzel, of Wonowon 4-H, had this year’s Grand Champion Steer, a 1,564-pound Simmental named Buddy from the breeders at Crystal Springs Ranch. Buddy was born last March, and weaned at 980 pounds. He added another 600 by the time judges had a look at him Saturday, July 6, and remarked at the “phenomenal piece of beef.” “What the judge was looking for was how finished he was, meaning how much fat cover he has, and then how much muscle he has, which is your meat,” Weitzel said, adding it felt good to win the honours. Buddy sold after the show for $3.50 per pound to Buds Vac Service; the reserve champion, a steer from Laycee Wiebe of Prespatou 4-H, weighed 1,554 pounds and sold for $3.50/lb to Save-On Foods. Weitzel raised four cattle this year, and is the last in his line of siblings who have gone through 4-H, learning animal stewardship and leadership skills. Ranching is in his family’s blood and roots, though there are some standard things any 4-Her needs to look for when selecting their steer, Weitzel said. First, they need to choose a steer they know will perform come Achievement Days, and then be up to the hard task of

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Laycee Wiebe of the Prespatou Community 4-H Club with her Reserve Champion Steer from the 2019 4-H Achievement Days held at the North Peace Fall Fair Grounds, July 6, 2019.

getting the animal ready for exhibition throughout the fall, winter, and spring. “He was just a big, chonky, muscular calf,” Weitzel said of Buddy. “They need to be fed twice a day, they need to be halter broke, they need to be clipped, they need to be groomed,” he added. Weitzel, 18, is finishing his time in 4-H as president of the Wonowon club and as an ambassador for the program in the North Peace, emceeing events and promoting the hard work of its

clubs. Over the last nine years, Weitzel said he’s learned how to take care of and judge cattle. But the biggest life skill he’s gained is public speaking, he said. “I wouldn’t have been able to talk to you when I first started,” he said. Weitzel heads to New Zealand early next year to attend bible school and spend some time backpacking. When he returns home, he plans to study ranch management at either Olds or Lakeland college.

aseball used to be my number one sport; my ride or die, my one and only, and whatever other terms the kids use these days to describe their significant other. I still like baseball, and it might well be my favourite sport, but it’s becoming harder and harder to maintain the same love and devotion of following the sport as I had for most of my life. Does anyone else feel this way? Do you too have the baseball blues? It’s moments like these we need to band together, lift each other up, and vow not to give up on our beloved pastime. Yes, we’ve all heard the doom and gloom surrounding the game — kids don’t play anymore and nobody under the age of 50 enjoys watching it on TV. While there’s truth to this, I also believe the sport will reclaim some sort of glory eventually, at least for a time. However, I’d feel more confident if I was doing my part, if I was loyally watching every game like I used to and keeping the fire burning. But I’m not. I want to watch the Blue Jays, but they’re not good, and aren’t trying to win games. I do think the future is bright, but we can only live in the present, and right now I’d rather watch Big Brother than see the Jays lose 11-5 to the Oakland A’s on a Tuesday night. Albert Pujols is one of the best players of all time. His return to St. Louis for the first time since leaving the Cardinals for a 10-year contract with the Angels was a special moment. It’s too bad nobody really cared, and most people either don’t know who Pujols is, or forget that he was basically Mike Trout before Trout himself. If you go to any park or camp site, you’re more likely to see father and son tossing a softball — the big, ugly green ones used in slow pitch — than you are a good old fashioned hardball. I’ll never stop being annoyed by this. Softballs are to only be used during slow pitch games because we have no choice, not because we prefer them to hardballs. This is the problem with loving baseball — you’re complaints fall on deaf ears, and you come across as an old man asking kids to get off his lawn. There’s nothing wrong with being old, and some would say I look it, but I’m not — yet. If it wasn’t for baseball, I’m pretty sure people would mistake me for being 25. Oh, how I long to debate the merits of the MLB ball changing, resulting in more home runs being hit this year than ever before. Unfortunately, the average person isn’t aware of this, and they surely don’t have a problem with more home runs. So, I ask you: Walk with me, fellow baseball enthusiasts. We can keep our fandom alive, and evangelize the joys of the sport to those who will listen. There is still hope. Together, I promise, we can make baseball great again.

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2019 Links Open results matt preprost editor@ahnfsj.ca

Ritchie Hosker and Val Unruh are this year’s repeat champions at the 2019 Links Open held July 6 and 7, 2019. Hosker finished top of the men’s championship leaderboard with a two-day total of 139; Unruh at the top of the ladies leaderboard with 170. Championship Flight 1. Rich Hosker – 139 2. Adam Krueger – 150 3. Warren Haugan - 150

First Flight 1. Len Holland – 148 2. Larry Ziprick - 152 3. Craig Letendre - 156 Second Flight 1. Percy Peterkin - 165 2. Leroy Krueger – 170 3. Greg Pallister - 173 Third Flight 1. Kevin Frankham – 168 2. Travy Travis - 169 3. Mike Bacso - 169 Fourth Flight 1. Roger Unruh - 181 2. Reg Marquardt - 193 3. Charlie Hopkins - 193

Ladies Championship Flight 1. Val Unruh – 170 2. Nathalie Middleton – 184 3. Pam Lebeau - 186

Ladies First Flight 1. Jackie Carew – 202 2. Carol Pope – 213 3. Jodi McNiven - 239

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Links Open Ladies winner Valerie Unruh, shooting for par on the 7th hole, taps her ball just wide of the cup.

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Keeping pace on the golf course

ace of play has been a hot topic in the golf industry for a number of years now with different governing bodies doing their best to address the issue. With the new rules of golf that came out earlier this year, you can now only search for a lost ball for three minutes instead of the old five-minute rule. The new rules also allow players to leave the flag stick in when a player is putting on the green. Although these seem like small changes, they can help to make rounds move a little quicker and be a more enjoyable. The most important aspect of improving the pace of play in the golf industry is to educate golfers

Ryan Galay on what they can do to keep their rounds moving. A lot of new golfers are deterred from playing because they feel stressed having a group play behind them. The most important thing for new golfers is to remember to keep up to the pace of the group in front of you, not to worry about the group behind you. This can be difficult at

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times when a group is sitting in the fairway behind you waiting, but just remember you are out there to enjoy your round the same as every other group on the course. If you are falling behind the group in front of you here are a few small tips to take the stress off and move your round along. The most important thing is to hustle between shots. Once you are at your ball, take your time and execute a good shot, but between shots make sure you aren’t wasting time. The other time-wasting habit many golfers are guilty of is when the entire group going to each player’s ball. If you are waiting on the group ahead of

you, drop your partner off at their ball with the right club and head over to your ball to get ready. Again, even if these seem like small improvements to make they will improve the pace of play for your group. The goal that the golf industry is working towards is to make the game of golf more appealing to everyone and not deter people from playing the game. Keeping golf under two hours and fifteen minutes for nine holes, and four and a half hours for eighteen holes is an initiative everyone should work towards. This will help make the game more enjoyable for everyone on the golf course.

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2019 North Peace 4-H Achievement Days Results Top results from the North Peace 4-H Achievement Days held at the North Peace Fall Fair grounds July 5 and 6, 2019. BEEF SHOW

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• All entries will begin assembling on 103rd Ave, coming in on Highway 49 (Rolla Rd) at 7:30 a.m. with parade commencing at 10:00 a.m. sharp. • Judging of pre-registered entries and ribbon distribution will take place at 9:15 a.m. prior to the parade beginning. If you are not in line at 9:00 am – you will not be judged • Entrants who have not registered with the Chamber of Commerce will not be judged! • Entries must be able to keep up with the flow of the parade or they will be excused. • Undecorated vehicles (except those in the Vintage Category) need not register. • Entrants understand that photos will be taken of the parade and may be used in future publications and promotional materials. • NOTE: Candy throwing is NOT permitted from floats for safety reasons, but can be handed our using walkers beside your float. • Parade ends at Northern Lights College • We will need to know if you will have sound/music on the float.

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Grand Champion Steer – Peter Weitzel (WOW ); 1,564lbs, sold for $3.50/lb to Buds Vac Service Reserve Champion Steer – Laycee Wiebe (PC); 1,554lbs, sold for 3.50/lb to Save on Foods Grand Champion Heifer – Melissa Dick (PC) Reserve Champion Heifer – Kaylee Wiebe (PC) Grand Champion 2 yr old Cow/Calf – Felicity Drschiwiski (LS) Reserve Grand Champion 2 yr old Cow/Calf – Savannah Loewen (PC) Grand Champion Mature Cow/Calf – Rheana Gilbert (SW ) Reserve Champion Mature Cow/Calf – Quinne Mailman (SW ) Overall Female of the Show – Felicity Drschiwiski (LS) Reserve Overall Female of the Show – Savannah Loewen (PC) Grand Champion Pen of 3 Steers – Wonowon Reserve Champion Pen of 3 Steers – Silver Willow Highest Average Daily Gain – Blake Collins (SW ) 3.08 lbs per day Top Jr Groomer – Blake Collins (SW ) Top Intermediate Groomer – Rheana Gilbert (SW ) Top Sr Groomer – Savannah Loewen (PC) Overall Groomer of the Show – Rheana Gilbert (SW ) Top Jr Showman – Kaylee Wiebe (PC) Top Inter Showman – Jennifer Bell (SW ) Top Sr Showman – Allana Clarke (GV ) Top Overall Showman – Kaylee Wiebe (PC) Top Jr in Judging, Grooming and Showmanship – Sydney Loewen (PC) Top Inter. in Judging, Grooming and Showmanship – Lacey Wiebe (PC) Top Sr in Judging, Grooming and Showmanship – Savannah Loewen (PC) Herdsman of the Day – Logan Trask (WOW ) Beef Member with the Most Points at Achievement Days – Rheana Gilbert (SW ) Beef Club with the Most Points at Achievement Days – Prespatou SHEEP SHOW Grand Champion Market Lamb – Kayli Taylor (SW ); 128lbs, sold for $6.50/lbs to Jerry’s Water Service Reserve Champion Market Lamb – Hailey Shipley; 113lbs, sold for $4.25/ lbs to the Dawson Creek Vet Clinic Market Lamb with the Highest ADG – Piper Masse .83 lbs per day Grand Champion Ewe Lamb – Kiara Selin (SW ) Reserve Champion Ewe Lamb – Teana Neudorf (WOW ) Grand Champion Ewe with Lamb – Kiara Selin (SW ) Reserve Champion Ewe with Lamb – Kendra Gilbert (SW ) Overall Female of the Show – Kiara Selin (SW ) Reserve Female of the Show – Kendra Gilbert (SW ) Top Sr in Grooming – Kendra Gilbert (SW ) Top Jr in Grooming – Rebecca Neudorf (WOW )

Overall in Grooming – Kendra Gilbert (SW ) Top Sr in Showmanship – Kendra Gilbert (SW ) Top Jr in Showmanship – Jessica Wiebe (PC) Top Sr in Judging, Grooming and Showmanship – Kendra Gilbert (SW ) Top Inter in Judging Grooming and Showmanship – Jessica Wiebe (PC) Top Jr in Judging Grooming and Showmanship – Maria Hansen (SW ) Shepard of the Day – Maria Hansen (SW ) Sheep Member with the Most Point at Achievement Days – Kendra Gilbert (SW ) HORSE SHOW High Point Level 1 – Alexa Giesbrecht High Point Level 2 & 3 – Arlee Newsham & Harlan Giesbrecht High Point Level 4 & Up – Josie Lawlor Overall Horse Husbandry – Emi Dyksterhuis All Units Highest Scoring Equitation – Arlee Newsham Most Improved Rider Level 1 – Hailey Illenseer Most Improved Rider Level 2 & Up – Isabelle Amboe Sportsmanship Award – Emi Dyksterhuis Club Mentor Award – Gracie English Citizenship Ambassador – Harlan Giesbrecht Personal Challenge Award – Joelle Shipley Top New Member – Wren Shipley SWINE SHOW Grand Champion – Denika Briltz; 218lbs, sold for $4.50/lbs to Dave Gerber Reserve Champion – Liam Koop; 237 lbs, sold for $4.25/lbs to Smith Fuel Top Sr Groomer – Josiah Koop Top Sr Showman – Josiah Koop Top Jr Groomer – Payton Briltz Top Jr Showman – Liam Koop DOG SHOW Showmanship 1. Ginger Lucas-Jernigan & June 2. Kyra Taylor & Willow 3. Kayli Taylor & Someday Fisher Unit 2 Obedience Trial 1. Ginger Lucas-Jernigan & June 2. Kayli Taylor & Someday Fisher 3. Kyra Taylor & Willow Unit 3 Obedience Trial (partial) 1. Kayli Taylor & Someday Fisher 2. Ginger Lucas-Jernigan & June 3. Kyra Taylor & Willow High in Trial (HIT) Ginger Lucas-Jernigan & June Reserve High in Trial (HIT) Kayli Taylor & Someday Fisher Agility Trial 1. Kayli Taylor & Someday Fisher 2. Kyra Taylor & Willow 3. Ginger Lucas-Jernigan & June Woof & Hoof Fastest Team Kayli Taylor & Someday Fisher with Gracie English & Lucky

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Stephen Culling at the 2019 Calgary Stampede.

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Jake Watson and Stephen Culling had top five finishes at the Calgary Stampede. Jake Watson took second place in his saddle bronc pool, while Culling finished fourth in steer wrestling.-hour, so, pretty impressive.” Watson, of Hudson’s Hope, finished his fourth performance Monday afternoon with a score of 84.50, solidfying him at second with aggregate earnings of $12,500. Watson scored rides of

85.50 on Friday, and 83 and 87.50 on Saturday and Sunday. Culling, of Fort St. John, finished Monday with a time of 4.3, knocking him from third to fourth place overall. His aggregate earnings were $8,500. Culling timed 5.4 on Friday, 14.0 on Saturday, and 3.9 on Sunday. Pouce Coupe steer wrestler Clayton Moore finished second today with a time of 3.8. Moore timed 4.7 on Saturday, with no times on Friday or Sunday. He finished ninth overall, with aggregate earnings of $4,500.

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PC Roots Group Building Open: Every Saturday Sept-June 10:00am-12:00pm to members wanting to use the genealogy library. A member will be available by appointment to anyone requiring help on how to get started on your family history. Everyone is welcome. We are located in the small building in NAR Park. For appointment call: Lynn- 250-7824058. Neil- 250-7827651. Website http://peacecountryroots.ca Save the Dates July 12, 13, 14, 2019 for the Mile Zero Cruisers Silver Anniversary Summer Cruise weekend Bring down your pride and joy and register for the Car Show weekend. For online Registration and more information:

PC Roots Group Meeting: 4th Sunday/month - from Sept-June 1:30pm in the Roots Building at NAR Park. Getting started on family tree research, need Help? Come learn & share experiences with other amateur genealogists. New members welcome. For more info call: Lynn- 250-7824058. Neil- 250-7827651. Website http://peacecountryroots.ca South Peace Annual Garden Tea and Tour July 21 10am-4pm Rain or Shine Tickets $10/person (includes entry into draws) available on day of event at the N.A.R. parking lot in Dawson Creek 9:30am-2:30pm Cash Sale only event. South Peace Historical Society Meetings Third Wednesday of the month. In Dawson Creek at the Calvin Kruk Centre Archives Room at 2 pm. SUNDAYS: FAMILY TREE HELP - Peace Country Roots Group Meeting - Fourth Sunday of each Month at the CALVIN KRUK CENTRE in Dawson Creek 1:30pm TOPS 3907: Take Off Pounds Sensibly Meet Thursday mornings 9:30 am New Beginnings Baptist Church 10221-18th St. Phone Marge 780-8645205 for more info.

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Neubauer, John Dec 27, 1919 − Nov 23, 2018 John, a long−time resident of Tomslake, passed away at his home in Delta on November 23, 2018, at the age of 98. John was predeceased by his wife, Marian; his parents, Julia and Konrad Neubauer; and sister, Agathe Schneider. Survived by his brother, Frank; his children, Carol, Joanne, Patricia, Robert, and Laurel; grandchildren, Michael, Shawn, Trevor, and Wesley; and great−grandchild, Brielle; as well as many nieces and nephews. The family would like to invite you to a celebration of John’s life at the Tomslake CCA Hall in Tomslake, BC, on Sunday, July 21, 2019, from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. Coffee and lunch will be provided. The family would like to thank Dr. Hollinger for the wonderful care he provided.

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Johnnie Chmelyk lived a passionate and adventurous life alongside his loving wife and children until he passed away on June 22nd, 2019. Johnnie is now comforted and embraced by his sons Ferlyn and Brendan Chmelyk. His children Renee Middleton, Shannon Chmelyk, DeAndra Chmelyk and their families will continue to celebrate his memory with his wife Roxanne and his sisters Nancy, Polly and Sherry. Johnnie was born in in Vilna, Alberta, and later moved to the Golata Creek BC area. At a young age he mastered the art of playing mandolin, banjo and violin. His past time was performing with others on stages across the Peace region and beyond. He has since passed that passion for music and strings onto this family along with his entrepreneurial spirit and connection with nature. After leaving Vilna in 1942 to move to Golata Creek BC. He homesteaded and helped established a small sawmill with his family until he was old enough to purchase his own farm just a few miles away. Johnnie soon married Roxanne and started their family of 5, stayed farming until they sold and moved to Fort Nelson where Johnnie pursued his passions by completing his pilot’s license, gold panning, hunting, ﬁshing, river boating while successfully running Aurora Wilderness Tours and ALJon Repairs until he retired to the Kootenays. He soon returned to the North Peace Region where all the action was and he welcomed his grandchildren into the world. As Johnnie moved through life, he never smiled brighter than when his grandchildren were near. He quietly observed the world and he wore his life in his eyes, which would light up and sparkle as he reminisced and told stories of the people he loved and had met or the adventures he had endured. Anyone who knew Johnnie, had the pleasure of hearing some of these stories and now it is our time to come together to share some of our memories and share our stories of or with Johnnie. The Chmelyk Family would like to invite anyone who had the pleasure of knowing Johnnie to gather together for his Memorial Service on August 5th 2019 at 1:00pm - Evangel Mission Church, 8220 89 Avenue, Fort St. John BC. Refreshments to follow. In lieu of ﬂowers, please celebrate his legacy – play an instrument that brings you joy, hold the hand of someone with dementia, or donate to the Reach Out Program-Seniors Care FoundaJohnnie with his sister Nancy tion (#102, 9816 108 Avenue Fort St. John BC Tower V1J 5S4 (envelopes will be provided at the service as well).

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Rich Hosker, left, receives the Links Open championship flight trophy from Links club manager Jeff Holland on July 7, 2019. DAVE LUENEBERG PHOTO

One-year-old Everleigh Knott of Fort St. John takes in the Peace Country River Rats’ Poker Rally pancake breakfast at the Peace Island Park Pavilion July 6, 2019 with dad, Stephen. 56 boats made the 50-kilometre trek up the Pine River to Happy Hour Corner. Money raised from the rally will go towards maintaining and improving existing campsites along the Peace and Pine rivers, boat launch wheelchair accessibility, and a proposed playground being planned near the pavilion.

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Mark Bodner of Rose Prairie Romance makes some beats at the Royal Canadian Legion June 28, 2019.

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Special Olympics BC Fort St John Athletics Team members participated in the Smither’s Track and Field Meet on June 22, 2019: Cheyenne Attachie, Tina Tompkins, Miranda Laboucane. FSJ athletes participated in 15 events comprising of 100M, 200M, mini-javelin, shot put, and running long jump. Out of 15 events our athletes had a total of 11 personal bests and 10 podium finishes: Tompkins earned 2 first place finishes and 1 third, Laboucane earned 2 third place finishes, and Attachie earned 2 first place, 1 second place, & 2 third place finishes.

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ne of the reasons that dogs have earned the title of ‘man’s best friend’ is the close bond that people and dogs develop. Training can be a great way to reinforce that bond, and have a well-mannered dog. Training can be a lot of fun for both you and your dog. Training puppies who are eager to learn and explore the world is very gratifying. Positive reinforcement is the idea of rewarding the behavior you like to see. For dogs, this is a very effective training method. Being consistent is key for discouraging behaviors that you don’t want. Ignoring the behavior or distracting the dog from an unwanted behavior, as well as encouraging a wanted one can be effective. It is important to set the rules that you want from your adult dog when they’re a puppy. If you don’t want your adult dog on the furniture, don’t let them up there as a puppy. Creating manners can be as simple as asking your dog to sit before eating, coming in a door, greeting people etc. and rewarding him for it. Letting the dog know what the expectation is the best way for him to succeed. A common misconception is when a dog does something bad, they ‘know’ that they have done something wrong and act ‘guilty’. Dogs are masters at reading body language, and what’s actually happening is that the dog is reacting to your body language, and tone of voice. The dog is reacting submissively to try to appease the upset body language you are giving, which can appear as ‘guilt’. Another thing that dogs have trouble learning is being disciplined after the act of an unwanted behavior -- like

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finding a urine accident in the house. When dogs are disciplined after a behavior, they have trouble making the connection that the pee is what you are displeased with. They typically react to the upset body language and become submissive, but have no idea why. Effective discipline involves catching the behavior as it is going on and disrupting it there and then. This immediate response to the action they are currently doing is something dogs can understand easier. So if you catch the dog peeing in the house, clapping your hands and interrupting the behavior can be effective, especially if followed by bringing the dog outside and letting them complete the urination and praising them right after. Clicker training is a great way to teach dogs, because it captures the exact behavior you want. Often there is a time-lapse from the wanted behavior -- like sitting -- and the reward of a treat. The clicker is a noise used to indicate that something good has been done, and a treat is given immediately after. Since the click noise can quickly follow up the desired behavior, it captures what is wanted from the dog. Effective training can make dogs better-behaved, more fun to be around, and increases your bond with them. Praise goes a long way in strengthening your connection with your dog, and is the easiest way to train them.

Stacy Memorial Horse Show at the North Peace Light Horse Arena In Fort St John

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Alien Messages: Tinder in a northern town Charo: “Do you know the old song by The Dream Academy, Life in a Northern Town?” Kalpana: “No, never heard it.” Charo: Of course, you’re so friggin’ young! Never mind. The thing is, I was listening to it on the radio the other day and I was thinking that these days it should be Tinder in a Northern Town, seeing as everyone’s on Tinder in Fort St. John. Kalpana: “I know, right? What’s the point in a 20,000 people town? You might as well address people directly, since they are going to see you in Tinder later and recognize you anyway.” Charo: “Yeah, the thing is, if you are in Edmonton in a cold winter morning and suddenly you fancy someone to help warm you up, you can go to Tinder, which most people use like an online catalogue. There are 1.5 million people in Edmonton, so chances are you can find a total stranger to keep it discreet. But, here in Fort St. John? Impossible! How

do people get away with it? Kalpana: “Best case scenario, it might be your neighbour or co-worker. Or even worse, you might get to meet the person socially at a later occasion.” Charo: “Awkward. Hell, you might even pick your own spouse by mistake, if he or she posts a picture from fifteen years ago.” Kalpana: “But in that case, when you meet, you could excuse yourself telling him or her that you have a headache. Hahahah!” Charo: “Haha! And those people playing out of wedlock, how do they explain their presence in Tinder? Do they use a Taylor Swift mask and an alias? But then, how do they attract possible playmates?” Kalpana: “Ha! They won’t believe they found Taylor Swift on Tinder, that’s for sure. You can also post six or seven different pictures, including one of yourself, and write: ‘I might or might not be one of these people’.”

Charo: “That would make it roulette. I don’t know if anyone would fall for it. Anyhow, I wonder what happened with meeting people at a good ol’ bar. Kalpana: “That’s archaic, Charo. Speaking like that will make you look older. But if you did happen to meet a guy in a bar, as the case might be, you should ask him if he’s available on Tinder. Then you can produce your cell phone and proceed to pass your finger over his profile so that you can say you met him in a cool way.” Charo: “I see. Do people still say the word cool?” Kalpana: “They do.” Charo: “I see. Cool!” Charo Lloret is from Spain; Kalpana Loganathan is from India. Both call Fort St. John home. Each week, they’ll reflect on their experiences immigrating to Canada and settling into their new homes in Fort St. John through a series of dialogues called Alien Messages. MARIA LUISA FRUNS

FORT ST. JOHN & DISTRICT CHURCH DIRECTORY

ANGLICAN CHURCH of CANADA NoRTH PEACE PARISH Please join us at our temporary location at the Peace Lutheran Church @ 1:30pm Ph: 250-785-6471 “All are Invited and Welcome Here” - (Luke 14:23) SERVICES St. Martin’s, fort St. John, BC Reverend: Christopher Samson Sundays 1:30 p.m. ********** Church of the Good Shepherd Taylor, BC - Sundays 10:00 a.m. ********** St. Matthias, Cecil Lake, BC 3rd Sun. of the Month 4:00 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 250-787-0089 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 ********** BAPTIST CHARLIE LAkE CoMMUNITY CHURCH 12731 244 B Road, Charlie Lake (1st left turn off the Alaska Hwy. past the Charlie Lake Store) 250-785-1723 office@charlielakechurch.com www.charlielakechurch.com Lead Pastor: Joshua Goetz Associate Pastor: Jared Braun Sunday Worship: 10:40 AM Sunday School during the service nursery-grade 6 ********** CATHoLIC RoMAN CATHoLIC CHURCH (Resurrection Church) Pastor: Rev. Aruldhas Lucas, SAC Phone 250-785-3413 www.fsjresurrectionchurch.com MASSES: Saturday 7:30 p.m. Sunday - 10:00 a.m. oNLY OFFICE HOURS: Mon.-Fri. 9:00 -12:00 noon & 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. BAPTISM: Contact the Pastor 3 months before baptism. MARRIAGES: Contact the Pastor 6 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: 10:00am ********** CoMMUNITY 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 Sunday School September-June begins at 9:30am Sunday mornings. Worship Service - 10:45am Phone: 250-787-2550 ******* INTERDENoMINATIoNAL UPPER PINE GoSPEL CHAPEL Church Phone: 250-827-3833 Email: upgc@pris.ca Board Chairman: Andy Burkholder 250-827-3811 Box 66, Rose Prairie, BC ********** LUTHERAN PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 9812-108th Avenue, fort St. John, BC V1J 2R3 Office Phone: 250-785-2718 Pastor: Rev. Kebede Dibaba Regular Worship Schedule: 9:00am Youth, Adult Bible Study 10:00am Sunday Worship Service & Sunday School ********** PEACE RIVER MUSLIM ASSoCIATIoN Information: 250-787-1264 Jumm’a (Friday) Prayer @ 1:00pm 203-10903-100th Street, fort St. John, BC email: tahermorsi@shaw.ca ********** MENNoNITE NoRTH PEACE MENNoNITE BRETHREN CHURCH North Peace Mennonite Brethren Church 10816 106 St. fort St. John, BC V1J 5V2 250-785-3869 Lead Pastor: Andrew Eby Associate Pastor of Youth & Young Adults: Don Banman SUNDAY SERVICE TIMES: 9:00am & 11:00am **********

MENNoNITE MoNTNEY MENNoNITE CHURCH SUNDAY MoRNING: Sunday School & Worship: 9:30am SUNDAY EVENING: 2nd & 4th Sundays: 7:00pm Everyone Welcome! Pastor Warren Martin Phone: (250) 827-3231 ********** NoNDENoMINATIoNAL CHRISTIAN LIfE CENTRE “Associated with “Fellowship of Christian Assemblies” “King Jesus is Lord Over the Peace” 8923-112th Avenue, fort St. John, BC V1J 6G2 website: www.christianlifefsj.ca Ph: 250-785-4040 fax: 250-785-4021 Pastor Steve Oboh Principal of Christian Life School: Garry Jones Everyone Welcome Sunday Morning Worship Service: 10:00am Nursery available and Sunday School is held during the sermon for ages 3-12 years. Christian Life Centre is “Home of Christian Life School” ********** foRT ST. JoHN NATIVE BIBLE fELLoWSHIP Sunday Worship: 11:00am Wed., Night Bible Study: 7:30pm Pastor John A Giesbrecht 250-785-0127 ********** GIDEoNS INTERNATIoNAL Fort St. John Camp Ray Hein 250-827-3636 John Giesbrecht 250-785-0127 ********** NoRTHERN LIGHTS CHURCH INTERNATIoNAL (Rose Prairie, BC Sunday Service: Pre-Service Prayer: 10:30am Worship Service: 11:00am Everyone Welcome ********** THE SHELTER CHURCH “...the Lord will be a shelter for His people” Joel 3:6 9808-98A Ave. fort St. John, BC 250-785-3888 SUNDAY SERVICE: 10am Pastor: Oral Benterud 250-785-9151 ********** PENTECoSTAL THE PENTECoSTALS of foRT ST. JoHN Phone: 250-787-9888 Pastor: Jason McLaughlin Sunday 10am Service, Sunday School Youth Sunday 11am Worship Service Tuesday 7pm Prayer Wednesday 7pm Bibile Study Friday 7pm Youth **********

PENTECoSTAL ASSEMBLIES of CANADA EVANGEL CHAPEL 10040-100 St., fort St. John Phone: 250-785-3386 Fax: 250-785-8345 Lead Pastor: Tony Warriner Sunday Services: 9:00am, 11:00am www.evangelfsj.com ********** The Journey 10011-100 St., fort St. John Phone: 250-785-6254 Pastor: Larry Lorentz Services: Sundays: 10:30am Tuesdays: 7:00pm **********

PRESBYTERIAN fort St. John Presbyterian Church 9907-98th St., fort St. John, BC Phone: 250-785-2482 fax: 250-785-2482 12:30 p.m. - Pie and Coffee 1:00 p.m. - Worship Service Everyone is invited to participate ********** REfoRMED TRINITY CoVENANT CHURCH Sunday Service: 10:00am Meets at the The Plaza 8111 100th Ave fort St. John, BC Elder: Desmond Jones Phone: 250-785-8289 www.trinitycovenant.ca matthew@trinitycovenant.ca Affiliated with C.R.E.C. ********** THE SALVATIoN ARMY THE SALVATIoN ARMY Sunday Worship Service: 10:30am 10116-100th Ave., fort St. John, BC Come Worship With Us. For information; Phone 250-785-0506 or food Bank 250-785-0500 ********** SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH 9008-100th Avenue, fort St. John, BC Phone: 250-785-8632 Pastor: Cavin Chwyl Phone: 250-719-7949 Saturday Service: 9:30am ********** UNITED CHURCH of CANADA ST. LUkE’S UNITED 9907-98 St., fort St. John, BC Office: 250-785-2919 Rev. Rick Marsh Email: stlukeuc@telus.net Sunday Worship Service @ 10:00am All are Welcome! The United Church of Canada is a Union of Congregationalist, Methodist & Presbyterian Churches in Canada formed in 1925.

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