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The Fort St. John Cadet Corps hold their weekly Wednesday meeting virtually on Nov. 3, 2021.

FSJ Cadet Corps celebrate 75 Matt Preprost editor@ahnfsj.ca “Someone cursed us and said may your lives be interesting,” says Capt. Tracy Radcliffe with a laugh.

It’s a Wednesday evening and though the 2276 PPCLI Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps would very much like to be holding their weekly drills at the Legion, they’re still making the best of times virtually through this global pandemic, catching up over the computer on their latest school and family news, and, on this night, learning more about their history.

It is, after all, the 75th year of the army cadets in Fort St. John, an occasion as auspicious as it is historic. Their forebears will be happy to know the ranks still remain strong, with 35 members today, and two new recruits welcomed last week.

And while they aren’t working on their drills, the Cadets have been working to overcome their pandemic obstacles and keep some sense of normalcy, whether that’s doing their physical assess-

ments online, or keeping their meetings interactive by virtually touring through museums, watching videos, and playing interactive games.

“One amazing thing about the Fort St. John Cadets is they’re always ready to pivot and improvise, no matter the situation,” Ratcliffe says.

The Cadets trace their roots back to June 1946, when Finlay Dalzell, the high school principal and teacher at the time, and student Berwyn Tucker helped organize a group of young lads and a meeting with Major W. J. Fenny to discuss a cadet training program for youth in citizenship, first aid, social studies, marksmanship, mechanics, and more.

The group initially decided on the Air Cadets, but later swung to the Army Cadets.

Uniforms were ordered, and over the summer holidays the first group of cadets were sent to camp. By Christmas of that year, the Cadets were a force of 35 and had held their first parade and turkey shoot, were organizing a movie program and dance nights, and taking courses in

home nursing.

“Fort St. John was a very different place in 1946. Young people complain there’s nothing to do; well, there was less to do in 1946, other than cow tipping and whatever farm kids might have done,” says Major Dan Davies, whose grandfather, Frank Davies, would take over command of the cadets in 194849 after moving his family to the area.

The Cadets were first affiliated with No. 19 Company of the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps, and picked 2276 as its unit number as a nod to the approximate elevation above sea level of the Fort St. John airport, Davies says. Throughout the years, the Cadets have also been affiliated with the 154th Mechanized Squadron (1960s), the 450 Tactical Helicopter Squadron, later the 447 Helicopter Squadron (1970s), and the Rocky Mountain Rangers (1980s). The cadets affiliated with Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry in the 2000s, shortly after their 60th anniversary in 2006.

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As of Nov. 2, 77% of Fort St. John residents had received a first dose of vaccine, and 66% had received a second dose.

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Historical photograph of the Fort St. John Cadets in 1946-1947. (Fort St. John North Peace Museum/I988.05.140)

n extraordinary thank you this week to LanaGay Elliott who continues to prove among the great historians of the North Peace and to whom we all owe our great gratitude for her work compiling the stories of our North Peace veterans.

The work is, of course, personal: Lana-Gay’s husband Cecil enlisted in the Second World War in October 1944 in Toronto. He was trained in Ipperwash and Camp Borden before being sent west to Vernon, where he was in the #2 Demonstration Rifle Platoon and travelled as part of enlistment demonstrations in southern B.C. Cecil volunteered for the Pacific Theatre in May 1945, and was sent back to Ontario for final training in jungle warfare. The war ended before Cecil was shipped out, however, and after being discharged honourably on October 31, 1945, he would later find himself at the rail head in Dawson Creek on Sept. 2, 1947 at the young age of 21.

Cecil was the youngest soldier to purchase a piece of land in Pineview as part of Fort St. John Reserve #172, where he homesteaded north of the city, and the last one to leave, in 2008. He and LanaGay married in 1963 and had two children. Cecil passed in 2012.

As with Cecil, Lana-Gay has been writing the stories of World War veterans from the Peace and who later came to help pioneer this country, over the last 30 years. She has compiled hundreds of stories with the help of families, obituaries, the Fort St. John North Peace Museum, and pioneer history books. She published a first volume of veteran profiles called Veterans Land Stories in 2015. Her research continues today, and Lana-Gay has once again given Alaska Highway News permission to reprint some of their stories. What follows is by no means an exhaustive list of the men and women who served, but it is a snapshot of times and places and people who might otherwise be lost to history. We republish these stories with great honour and respect so that We Always Remember and so that We Never Forget.

Have a story to share about a veteran past or present, who lives in the Peace? Please contact Lana-Gay Elliott at 250-785-3324.

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ABBOTT, John William (Jack) Regiment: 1st Canadian Pioneers, 79th DD, 10th Canadian Military Regiment Service: France; Rank: Corporal; Decorations: 4 Blue Chevrons, War Service Badge Jack was born in 1886 in Lewton Lane, Wells, Lancastershire, England, March 19, 1887, educated in Ireland and migrated to Winnipeg, Manitoba with his family in 1903. He initially considered studying Law but was more enthusiastic about growing things.

Jack enlisted in Indian Head, Saskatchewan, on December 25, 1914. At the time of enlistment he was recorded as a member of the Church of England and a farmer. He was shipped overseas and on to France on March 8, 1916, where he served for 33.5 months. He was discharged on March

7,1919, in Regina. He earned 4 Blue Chevrons for the wounds he received while in service.

He moved to Baldonnel in 1920. He acquired his farmland as a Soldier’s Grant in April 1921. He cleared this land and began experimenting with Grimm Alfalfa, Banner Oats, and Garnet Wheat. He produced cattle, horses, and swine.

He excelled in the production of potatoes, turnips, strawberries, raspberries, rhubarb, asparagus, and other vegetable crops, and flowers including maltase cross (red), single flowering lavatera (pink), and sweet rocket (purple). He established a relationship with the Beaverlodge Experimental Station and hosted the Baldonnel Illustration Station in co-operation with Mr. W.B. Albright.

His annual demonstration days were a community highlight. He was congenial, very emphatic with his opinions and active in the North Peace Country. Jack was Peace River North’s first agriculturist.

He was the presiding magistrate and was a key player in having the Baldonnel Women’s Institute (WI) formed in 1932. He was the secretary/treasurer of the fourth Fort St. John Fall Fair on Sept 16 1927. He was in-

strumental in having a post office in Baldonnel which gave him the privilege of naming Baldonnel after an Irish community.

In 1938 he acquired more Crown Land on the south side of the Peace River. During his pioneer years, he developed three separate farm operations on Crown Land. This meant clearing and cultivating forest land with an axe, grub hoe and horse drawn machinery. It was all slow gruelling work.

In 1944, he passed his interests in the Baldonnel Illustration Station unto Mr. H.G. Hadland. He had been commissioned by Agriculture Canada in Ottawa to address crop viability of agriculture further north.

He loaded up his farm machinery and proceeded to Haines Junction at Mile 1019 of the Alaska Highway clearing Crown land and growing crops 1,000 miles north of his farm at Baldonnel. This proved to be much more of a challenge than he originally thought. After three years of hard work he was able to successfully produce potatoes and oats.

The Mile 1019 Experimental Station was his principal endeavour until his retirement 1956. He moved to Duncan on Vancouver Island, married and passed away in 1959.

ALLEN, Bartlett John Regiment: 5th Battalion, 243rd Battalion; Service: England, France and Germany; Rank: Private Bart Allen was born in Ithaca, Michigan, on June 3, 1895. In 1913 he headed up to Canada where he filed on land in Provost, Alberta. He found work on the Grande Trunk Railroad as a “cookee” at the railroad camp. In the winter they did some trapping. Striking out again in 1914 he began his trip to the Peace River Country. He arrived in Fort St. John in June 1915 and Bart chose his land, then made the trip to Grouard to file his claim. From here he went to Unity, Saskatchewan, to help harvest.

By then the First World War had begun and after a quick trip to Michigan he enlisted in the “C” 243 Battalion at Saskatoon August 26, 1916, and was shipped overseas

the next year. He trained at Bramshott Camp near London, then was sent to France.

He was in Belfast, Ireland, when the war ended, but then spent some time in Germany with the army of occupation.

He received his discharge in Hamilton on May 9, 1919.

After a short visit to Michigan, he returned to his homestead in Baldonnel in 1920. As well as his original homestead he took a Soldier’s Grant of a second quarter section and later filed on a third quarter.

When he returned to Canada he met his wife, Winnifred in 1921 and they had two children, Floyd and Ruth.

In 1922, he helped cut a trail to Sikanni Falls, and in 1924 was part of helping cut another trail to Fort Nelson, The Nelson Trail. In 1924-25, he freighted on this trail. His was one of the first mixed farms, raising enough grain to feed his horses, cattle, pigs, and chickens. Market was in Dawson Creek and it was a five-day trip to take a load to sell, shop, and return.

Bart was a charter member of the Legion #102 as he and other pioneer veterans felt there was a need for a Legion in the area. In later years, Bart and Winnie wintered in Florida to get away from the cold and to look for more sea shells. Bart died in 1986 and is buried in the Taylor Cemetery.

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Public engagement for the North Peace Fringe Area OCP closes tomorrow; residents urged to get their feedback in The Peace River Regional District has published a new draft of the North Peace Fringe Area Official Community Plan (OCP). This forward-looking document will set the framework for important land use planning decisions. The work began on this review back in 2015 and a version was last seen at a round of public open houses in 2018.

The new draft of the OCP sets a vision for the areas surrounding Taylor, Charlie Lake and Fort St. John, and will provide clear direction on new growth and development, what uses are permitted and how areas will be protected for things like agriculture, recreation and the environment.

The main themes of the NPFA-OCP include: •

Protection of the rural lifestyle for current and future residents

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Collaboration on growth management, long range planning and fringe area planning

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Protection of agricultural land for agricultural purposes

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Sustainable resource management and community development Fringe area included in the OCP

The PRRD hosted a virtual open house series last week on November 4 and 6, addressing questions from residents and highlighting important areas in the draft. With the public engagement window closing tomorrow, November 12, residents are urged to review the draft and submit their feedback as we continue shaping the final version of the plan.

To engage on this project, visit haveyoursay.prrd.bc.ca/np-ocp. On the project page residents will find everything they need to know, including the draft, supporting documents, an interactive map and an area to provide feedback. Alternatively, residents can email ask@prrd.bc.ca to submit their feedback or ask questions any time.

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Engage in the active consultations happening in the Peace River Regional District.

December 2, 2021 10:00am | Facebook Live, Dawson Creek

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2021 | REMEMBRANCE DAY | A3 field work while John was a trapper and guide. They were known as a stopping place on the way from Fort St. John to Hudson’s Hope. Eventually the Farrell Creek Post Office was situated there.

Jack died on February 18, 1975, in Victoria, and is buried in the Hudson’s Hope Peace Cemetery.

was began with the help of the Fort Simpson Police but he was not found.

George drowned in the Liard River on June 3, 1930, and is buried in the Fort Norman Cemetery.

was very involved in the construction of the Cecil Lake Road to the Alaska Highway that was completed in 1953.

Frank died February 10, 1968, in the Langley Memorial Hospital and is buried in the Fort St. John Cemetery.

AMBROSE, Albert Logan (Bert) Regiment: Nova Scotia Highland regiment; Service: England, France Bert was born February 27, 1897 in Stewiacke, Nova Scotia. He joined the military in Truro, Nova Scotia, on February 29, 1916, and was a student before he joined. He was sent to England on the SS Olympic on October 18, 1916.

In July 1917, he was severely wounded at Vimy Ridge with shrapnel in his right thigh, spending a year and a half in different hospitals. On December 5, 1917 he was sent back to Canada. He was discharged in Halifax on November 3, 1918.

Bert came west determined to find new lands in which to settle, landing in Fort St. John. His first job here was feeding cattle north of Rose Prairie.

After his first winter, he homesteaded in Cecil Lake and then he filed on land north of Fort St. John, some of which is now part of the city. Bert’s heart was in farming but his war wounds left him unable to continue the heavy work. He started to work at the post office in 1932 assisting the post master and using the bookkeeping course he had taken in Halifax. It was not a full-time job to start with so he kept up the farm at the same time. In 1934 he married Barbara Bernard and they had two sons, Peter and Jerry.

In 1942 Bert became the post master, by this time the weekly mail had become daily mail. The post office changed locations several times but Bert went along with it until it settled in its new building.

Bert and Barbara retired to the warmer climate of Parksville for the winters but returned for the summers. Bert died in a Vancouver Island hospital June 22, 1968 and is buried in the Hatley Memorial Gardens in Parksville, B.C.

BESSEY, Frank Marion Regiment: Air Force; Service: Canada; Rank: Flight Sergeant BARNIE, William Regiment: 137th Battalion, 50th Battalion; Service: France and Belgium; Rank: Private William was born in Dunbeath, Caithness, Scotland, on August 12, 1873. When he enlisted in Calgary, he was 45 years old but in good condition for his age. His enlistment date was February 3, 1916, at this time he was listed as a storekeeper. He left for overseas from Halifax on August 21, 1916 and arrived in Liverpool on August 30.

He was wounded in the right hand on June 21, 1917, and again in the left hip on November 14, 1917. When he was discharged from the hospital in Hastings it was to base duty. William left England on the SS Lapland on June 2, 1919, and was discharged on June 11, 1919, because of demobilization in Hamilton, Ontario.

He applied for a homestead on a Soldier’s Grant on August 14, 1919.

He built a house on his land and that is where he was found when he died from wounds he had suffered in service to his country. William died on August 31, 1919, and is buried five miles south of Fort St. John.

Frank was born in Omaha, Nebraska, on April 18, 1898, and came to Canada in 1906 with his family as a small boy. He had previously served with the #16 Saskatchewan Horse Regiment in the Canadian Army and was medically discharged. He then signed on in Saskatoon as a civilian worker but was encouraged to join the Air Force as a mechanic to help keep their equipment going. He was the first Royal Canadian Air Force airman posted to the airport under construction at Fort St. John, landing at the airport on December 2, 1942.

Good use was made of his knowledge of heavy equipment.

When he came out of the Air Force, Frank took a University of B.C. course to get the necessary certification to operate a dairy business. He owned a quarter section of land east of the airport. He got a couple of cows and 300 baby chicks, and was soon supplying a small amount of milk to the airmen at the base. Later their barn held 28 cows for milking and there were always some in the yard waiting. He and his sons delivered milk from his plant rain or shine, 40 below or blizzards in the forties and beyond.

Frank was an active member of the Legion #102, the Nor’Peace Pioneers and the Senior Citizens. He

BIRLEY, May Edith Service: France; Decorations: Croix de Guerre May was born in Brisbane, Australia, on June 11, 1884. May was trained as a masseuse and a graduate nurse and served in France during the First World War. She was decorated for her outstanding service, receiving the Croix de Guerre, a coveted decoration for valour. After the war, May visited India and while there she fell from a horse and broke her back. She was helpless for six months. After her recovery she came to Fort St. John in 1919 to settle on her brother’s homestead. She then bought land adjacent to his for her own home.

In 1932 she was injured in a serious car accident. She recovered and continued her nursing activities until a stroke shortly after the second war put an end to her driving. The idleness must have been difficult but she never complained. Twice she taught herself how to walk after her stroke: when she broke her leg and again when she broke her hip.

May was always ready to give a hand when someone was hurt or to nurse someone back to health. May died October 20, 1965 at the age of 81 after a brief stay in the Providence Hospital. She was buried in the family plot in Dawson Creek.

Honouring Our Brave Men and Women in Uniform Fathers, brothers, uncles, cousins All who could Were sent off to war During the conflict they fought Guns firing, boots pounding, men yelling Like petals on a poppy They fell I cannot tell you How many lives were lost in that war Too many to count

BEATTON, George Regiment: 1st Canadian Depot Battalion; Service: England; Rank: Private ARDILL, John Roche (Jack) Regiment: 49th Battalion, Irish Army Royal Sussex Regiment; Service: England; Rank: 2nd Lieutenant Jack was born in Sligo, Ireland, on May 1, 1890, the son of a canon of the Irish Protestant Church. He came to Canada in 1909 and worked on ranches in the Ashcroft area of southern B.C. for several years. From there he went to the Athabasca and Fort McMurry district where he surveyed and trapped.

He enlisted on April 1, 1915, at Edmonton. He sailed on the SS Metagauea from Montreal to England on June 4, 1915. He was discharged from 49th Battalion because he was granted a commission in the Royal Sussex Regiment where he was a 2nd Lieutenant at Storncliffe on September 22, 1915.

Jack served in the Irish army, was a prisoner of war, and escaped to Holland where he met his wife, Elizabeth Kole in 1919. After the War they came to the Peace Country looking for a home. They found what they wanted at Farrell Creek and filed on his homestead on a Soldier’s Grant In Peace River town. He raised cattle, horses and was successful in raising registered Alfalfa seed for which he won many awards. They had four children, John, Betty, Dick, and Tom. Their Farrell Creek Ranch became famous for their cattle. Tom also expanded in to construction and oil-

George was born on September 15, 1898, in Grouard, Alberta. He was from a family whose father, Frank, was a Hudson’s Bay Factor in Fort St John. George enlisted in Vancouver on August 21, 1918, and was listed as a farmer at that time. He was shipped overseas from Quebec on September 20, 1918, and arrived in Davenport, England, on October 19, 1918. He was hospitalized on December 10, 1918, with influenza and discharged from the hospital December 25, 1918.

George departed England on June 15, 1919 having served mostly in Seaford, England.

He was discharged on June 25, 1919 because of demobilization in Edmonton. After returning from the war, George was part of a group of Fort St. John men who helped to get surveyors in to the Sikanni Falls area to survey for a winter road. Their job was to cut a trail over which the surveyors and their supplies could travel.

This road was never travelled by the regular freighters. He was one of the few men that freighted on the Sikanni Trail.

George had been managing a trading post at the Fontas all winter. He and another man were travelling by canoe with an outboard kicker attached. They were taking the hazardous trip back up the Liard to the forks of the Liard and Nelson when they had problems with the outboard motor. The current caught the canoe and swung it around filling it with water.

When the other person got to shore he could not find George and a search

Now I want you to look outside Look at the trees The hills, the flowers All of it was fought over All of it was won For you And for your children And for their children Remembrance Day is a time to honour and pay tribute to our men and women in uniform, who for generations have bravely served our country in times of war, conflict, and peace.

Not only is this year the 100th anniversary of the Remembrance Poppy in Canada, but it also marks 90 years since Canadians observed the first Remembrance Day. Since 1931, Canadians have paused every November 11 at 11:00 a.m. to honour the sacrifices made by those who have protected the rights of others and fought for peace and freedom in the world.

These are not anonymous soldiers. They are our family, our neighbours, and our friends.

Last year, a 12-year-old local resident Capri Wickham gave me a poem she had written about Remembrance Day which I think perfectly captures why it is so important for all of us to pause, to reflect, and to remember. I am honoured to share it with you here: Dear, My Grandchildren There was a war in 1914 A war against the countries It lasted four years

Remember this Remember the men who died The children who lost their fathers The women who lost their husbands Their sons Be grateful On Remembrance Day, we reflect on our freedoms and renew our determination to never forget the legacy and tremendous sacrifices of Canada’s veterans.

I encourage all residents to learn more about the contributions and sacrifices made by those who have served our country, and to help ensure future generations of Canadians continue this important tradition of remembrance.

This year, I will be remembering and saying thank you in Prince George.

To the men and women of the Canadian Armed Forces, both past and present: On behalf of myself, my family, and the residents of Prince George-Peace RiverNorthern Rockies I offer our heartfelt thank you for your service.

Lest we forget.

Bob Zimmer Member of Parliament Prince George-Peace RiverNorthern Rockies

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BOWES, Wilbert Daniel (Bert) Regiment: 224th Brigade Forestry Battalion; Service: England; Rank: A/ Corporal

BROWN, Hubert, Arthur, Wood Regiment: Canadian Army Medical Corp, 109th Regiment; Service: England and France; Rank: Captain

Bert was born November 29,1896, in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. He enlisted on April 6,1916, in Quebec City and was listed as an engineer and a Presbyterian at that time. Bert shipped overseas on April 25, 1916, from Halifax to London, England. He was discharged because of demobilization on July 23, 1919, at Winnipeg.

Bert was the senior partner in the business he and his brother-in-law started. The Bowes and Herron Garage served Fort St. John residents for many years for repairs and anything else someone wanted done. Later they sold fuel and had a trucking business too out of the same building.

In Fort St. John Bert was a member of the United Church and had held every office in the board of trade many times over. He was a charter member of the Elks, and President of the Legion. He financially and actively supported all sports organizations.

Bert built the first fire engine out of an old Citron half track left over from the Bedeaux Expedition, kept it and the water wagon warm at night in his garage. He then finished the job by being fire chief. Bert was also Chairman of the School Board, Partner in the North Peace Seed Mill, a trustee on the Hospital Improvement Board, and early carrier of the mail. He was one of the founders and is past Grand Master of Peace Masonic Lodge, and was president of the North Peace Conservative Association for many years. Bert was ill for some time before his death in 1964, and is buried in the Fort St. John Cemetery.

Hubert was born on September 25, 1882 in Toronto. He enlisted January 15, 1916, but had already served in the 109th Regiment South Africa Constabulary in the Boer War. When he enlisted he was listed as a Physician and a Presbyterian. He was sent overseas on February 11, 1916, to Bramshott, England. He was posted to many hospitals in England and even spent a month in hospital himself with trench fever that he contracted in April 1917. On January 22, 1917, he was sent to France.

He returned to Canada on the SS Adriatic on March 3, 1919, and discharged from service August 25, 1920.

He returned to Toronto where his family was. He gathered his family in 1930 and travelled the 4,000 miles to Fort St. John with his wife and five small children. While the Browns were resting, rumours that a doctor was in the area spread and a group of businessmen quickly constructed a country hospital. Working with the Red Cross nurses stationed at hospital outposts in Grandhaven, Rose Prairie, and Cecil Lake, Dr. Brown tended to the injuries and illnesses of the local residents. Concerned about drinking water, he started typhoid inoculations in the school and introduced the idea of iodine in the water to help those with goiters. In 1945, he lost his hearing due to an injury suffered in the First World War. The deafness forced him to quit his jobs and he and his wife moved to Parksville.

He died on July 5, 1950, and is buried in the United Church Cemetery there.

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Shipping and picking out our new 4-H animals: We shipped Oct 3,4 and 5th, it went great. Picking out my steer was a bit challenging for me this year, there was so many good steers, as there always is. I really liked a calf ever since it was born but it has longer legs then I would have wanted, his tail is really short and he is really big. So I was thinking that I would pick a different steer, but even though there is three things wrong with him, I still really liked his build.

I ended up picking him anyway, he is a dark red curly calf with not much white. Sara picked out a steer that day as well, it was a brown long bodied steer. She also wanted to wait and see one of the calves that was still out on the range at the time, to compare it with the long, brown steer. So she waited until it came in then she compared the two of them, she liked the red steer better. So she too now has a big dark red panda eyed steer. Picking out our 4-H heifers went great, Sara has picked her heifer off her own cow, like she has done for the last 3 years in a row. I sold one of my cows and decided to give Mom and Dad the money I got from it, in trade for one of their heifers and guess what that is my new 4-H heifer.

Weighing the 4-H animals: I am not sure yet when we are weighing them but I think that Sara & I will soon see how big our 4-H animals are.

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CRAN, Duncan Regiment: 88th Battalion, 89th & 97th Battalions, 25th Nova Scotia Battalion; Service: France, Belgium and Germany; Rank: Private Decorations: Military Medal, Good Conduct Badges Duncan was born in Paris, Ontario, on April 4, 1892, and later moved with his family to Ashcroft, B.C., and was educated in Aberdeen, Scotland.

Duncan worked with his brother in a Vancouver Island logging business.

He enlisted in Victoria on November 5, 1915, and was listed as a land surveyor at that time. His unit sailed for England on May 31, 1916. He was a valuable soldier and was transferred several times because of his abilities. He received his first Good Conduct Badge on August 9, 1917, and his second on November 19, 1918. He was discharged in Halifax on May 10, 1919.

He had articled under another surveyor and received his B.C. Land Surveyor’s commission in 1919. In 1930 he moved to the Peace River region to work as a surveyor and homesteaded near Deep Creek and was involved in surveys which cover vast

areas of the Peace River.

Duncan served on the Board of Management of the Corporation of B.C. Land Surveyor from 1949 to 1952. In 1963 he retired from his life of surveying.

Duncan served this community as a life member of the Legion, was a member of the hospital board for 30 years, and a charter member of the Friendship Society.

He was concerned that all people practice the Love of God regardless of denomination, colour, or culture. He was instrumental in both the Bible Society and the Weekly Prayers for Christian Unity.

He was a founding member of Operation Understanding, which tried to establish closer links between the different churches. He was the back bone of the Anglican Church for many years, of which he was Warden of Emeritus and a faithful visitor at the hospital to help out.

Duncan passed away on February 10, 1978, and is buried in the Woodlawn Cemetery in Fort St. John.

GRIX, Clifford Edmond (George) Regiment: 68th Regina Bat-

talion, 3rd Canadian Pioneers, 123rd Battalion, 9th Engineers; Service: France Clifford was born in London, England, in 1887.

He came to Milestone, Saskatchewan, where he owned his own business until he enlisted in the army in Regina on August 30, 1915. At the time of enlistment he was recorded as a storekeeper and a member of the Church of England. He had previously served in the Natal Mounted Police in the Boer War for five years.

George had seen more of the army than most men, and was wounded with shrapnel just before Vimy Ridge. A pocket book in his breast pocket warded off the flying steel. He was wounded on April 8, 1917, and sent to hospital. He seemed to be involved in a continual shuffle of battalions and units all during the war. He joined the 68th from Regina, was drafted in England with the 48th, then he grouped with the 3rd Canadian Pioneers then the 123rd Battalion, and finally with the 9th Engineers.

After the Armistice he came straight back to Canada.

He came to the Peace after the war driving a herd of 25 head of cattle from Spirit River. He had shipped the cattle from Milestone to railhead then drove them the rest of the way. He had a half section at Charlie Lake where he grain farmed and raised hogs for 20 years.

George died March 31, 1966. He is buried in the Fort St. John Cemetery.

HAMILTON, James Robert (Paddy) Regiment: Royal Heavy Artillery Battalion Paddy was born in Tyrone, Ireland, in 1877, the oldest of five children. Just before the Irish Rebellion, he decided to come to Canada, the land of opportunity that he had heard about from the Canadians he had served with during the war. He spent four years with the Royal Heavy Artillery in the First World War, presumably in the Irish Army.

After his discharge in 1918, he returned for a brief visit to County Tyrone but he didn’t want to stay on the farm. After 11 days crossing the Atlantic, he ended up in Calgary, living there for nine years and working as a farm labourer and jack of all trades. He set out for the Peace in late 1930 when the temperature was 75 below in Edmonton. The train would go a little ways up the track then the locomotive would freeze up and the fireman would patiently thaw it out and they would go a few more miles. The trip to Hythe took two days. He ended up filing on a homestead in land along the banks of the Peace,

east of Taylor Flats.

In addition to the quarter section coming to him as a war veteran he also picked up another quarter being sold to recover the previous homesteader’s debt of $17. He soon built a house, got a tractor, breaking plow, and a thrashing machine.

In the hungry 30s he went broke. Wheat was selling for 17 cents a bushel and oats for 8 cents. He couldn’t even make enough to pay for the machinery. He was able to pay for shoes for his horses and coveralls and a sweater for himself. As times improved he was able to get 131 acres under cultivation. His father had left him the family farm that he sold to boost his income.

In 1954, he sold his homestead and bought a farm just north of Taylor. A year later he married Jeanie Miles and he became stepfather to her two children, Steve and Roy. He retired to the Senior Citizens home in Fort St. John.

He died in October 1995 and is buried in the Taylor Cemetery.

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Brooks Koepka is joined by 13 other major champions as the PGA Tour heads to Houston, one of the longest-running host cities The Houston Open has been an institution on the PGA Tour since 1946, making it the 10th oldest tournament on the PGA Tour.

The event will be held at Memorial Park this year. This municipal course underwent a dramatic renovation by famed architect Tom Doak, with consultation from Brooks Koepka, before returning to the PGA Tour after an absence of nearly six decades. The Houston stop is the penultimate event on the PGA Tour schedule in 2021.

PGA Tour to require golfers use committee-approved yardage books beginning in 2022 There will likely be some changes coming to equipment on the PGA Tour in 2022.

Though no technological rollback is on the horizon as it relates to the golf ball and clubs, modern green-reading books are probably about to be outlawed at PGA Tour events. A memo was sent by the Tour to players and caddies that stated, “Beginning January 1, 2022, during competition rounds, players and caddies will only be able to use a ‘Committee Approved yardage book.

The Committee Approved book will be very similar to a traditional yardage book and, with respect to green details, will have only general information on slopes and other features.” This is a subtle but meaningful shift away from the super-detailed green books players carry around that include gradient and laser-detailed information.

Viktor Hovland coasted to a successful defense of his World Wide Technology Championship title at Mayakoba, firing a closing 67 to win by four from a fast-finishing Carlos Ortiz. Hovland’s winning score of 23-under par set a new tournament record, eclipsing the 2018 champion by one shot.

The performance was all the more impressive considering he borrowed a driver from James Hahn after his was broken by Danny Lee on the driving range on Wednesday.

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The “yips” is a golf term that afflicts many golfers. We have seen the “yips” totally crash PGA professionals like Chip Beck, Ian Baker-Finch and David Duval, but it is a very common problem on the putting green. It occurs when the golfer has so many failures on certain putts that it causes a mental breakdown in the subconscious part of our brain. While it is a nice concept to think that the problem will fix itself over time, it really never goes away. The only way that you can hope to fix this situation is to change everything about your putting game. This means from your stance to the grip, a complete start-over is in order. Eliminating all the old bad habits is the key to giving yourself the best chance to succeed and getting rid of the “yips”.

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HOLLAND, Alwin Regiment: 7th Battalion, 88th Fusiliers, 14th Battalion; Service: Canada, France, United Kingdom; Rank: Private; Decorations: War Service Badge Born in Owen Sound, Ontario, on January 21, 1882, Alwin Holland “went west” in 1902 to Vancouver, teaching school over the next two years. In 1904, he returned to Eastern Canada to attend McGill University.

When he enlisted, Alwin had previously served for three years in the Canadian Militia and was recorded as a surveyor. He enlisted in Valcartier, Quebec, on September 23, 1914. He shipped overseas on Oct. 3, 1914, and served five weeks in England before being shipped to France. He was captured on April 24, 1915 and sent to Germany as a Prisoner of War. He worked in a foundry in the Gleisweld Esin Works, where he was hospitalized for bronchitis, then in a factory where he collapsed from the fumes in the furnace room and spent a further two months in hospital. He tried to escape and was severely punished and sent to a work farm then on to a rubber factory. He was released on December 10, 1918, and discharged from duty on April 3, 1919 in Ottawa.

In 1919, Holland came to the Peace and took up land.

He taught in many North Peace schools for the next 40 years. His home just outside Fort St. John was used as a

school while Alwin opened a school in Hudson’s Hope, where ever he was needed he went. Alwin had written his surveyor exams in 1920s, so surveying, along with teaching and farming, bridge building, locating airports in the North West Staging Route, mine surveying with another early surveyo,r and last but not least, starting the Presbyterian Mission, work kept him busy.

Generous to a fault, the sunset of his life found him with very few worldly possessions, but countless friends, living in simple retirement on his farm. There is a school in Fort St. John named for him and a park in Hudson’s Hope that bears his name.

Alwin died in the Veterans Pavilion in Edmonton on March 26, 1963, and is buried in Edmonton.

KEARNEY, Garnet Harvey Regiment: Canadian Medical Corps; Service: France; Rank: Captain; Decorations: Victory Medal

Returning west after the war, he practiced in several small towns in the Kootenays on his way to the Peace, but settled in Fort St. John in 1935, where the present doctor was more than happy to share his load with the newcomer. He remained here in practice until his retirement. An outdoorsman always, loving such pastimes as fishing, hunting and camping. His many friends have memories aplenty of times in which they shared these experiences with him.

He had been a long-serving and an enthusiastic active member of the Legion #102.

He married Marjorie Van Volkingburgh on July 20, 1944, and they had 10 years together before her death. He continued to practice until the early 1960s when he retired to a small cabin given to him by a friend. Often his payment for services rendered were in produce or meat or sometimes nothing at all. When his window in his old car broke he fixed it with an X-ray film and on one trip to Cecil Lake he had to drag his foot as the brakes of his old Ford had gone. He was even able to talk someone else through a surgery with a life hanging in the balance, an operation by wireless.

Garnet died in the Veteran’s Hospital in Victoria on October 20, 1971, and he is buried in the Fort St. John Cemetery with full Legion Honors.

Jack was born in Dumfrieshire, Scotland, on July 25, 1896, and immigrated with his family to Woodnorth, Manitoba, in 1912.

Jack fought in the 100 Day Offensive in the First World War. His battalion was sent to reinforce the Canadian Scottish 16th Battalion. Jack was wounded at Canal du Nord, France, on October 2, 1918, when he was hit with shrapnel in the knee. He arrived back in Canada in the spring of 1919.

After his discharge, Jack went back to Woodnorth.

In 1928, traveling together with the Hadland and Hill families, they arrived at the homestead in Baldonnel. His brother Frank and mother Jane also homesteaded there.

They moved to Fort St. John in 1948, and in 1949 Jack died of a heart attack while walking from his home to work at Moore Equipment.

LUNDEEN, John, (Swan) Regiment: 47th Infantry Camp

Garnet was born in Renfrew, Ontario, on May 3, 1884, one of five children of a watchmaker-jeweler. He worked many jobs across the country until his interest in medicine took him back to McGill University to train as a doctor in his 30s.

After graduation in 1911, he played his part in the First World War as a ship’s surgeon on the troop ships and later at the front as a First Aid Medic serving in France from April 1916 to the war’s end.

Swan was born January 25, 1896, in Benson, Minnesota, the fifth of seven children.

The family relocated to Todd County, north of Sauk Centre in northern Minnesota in 1903.

Swan served with the American Army during the First World War. His training was with Corporal F company KIRKPATRICK, John (Jack) 47th Infantry, Camp Dodge, Regiment: 16th Battalion, 1st Idaho, in 1917. He served Depot Battalion of Manitoba with the expeditionary forces Service: France; Rank: in France in 1917 and 1918.

Private While in action in ChâteauThierry, he was wounded in a German mustard gas

attack and

was hospitalized for

a lengthy recovery.

Swan went to Govan,

Saskatchewan, looking for work in fall 1919.

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on February 13, 1943, they moved back to North Pine for a couple of years before moving back to Dawson Creek.

They bought an old army building and renovated it into a duplex and moved into the south duplex.

Swan had gone to work as the manager for the Dawson Creek Billiard and Pool Hall.

In 1954 they moved to Little Bolder, 10 miles west of Little Prairie (Chetwynd). They lived in a one room cabin until they expanded it to four rooms. They also built three one-room and two two-room cabins to rent out to the travelling public. They had four children, Harold, Marvin, Darleen and Mardelle.

Swan died January 25, 1989, at Fort St. John, and is buried in the North Pine Cemetery.

MARSHALL, Michael (Mike) Regiment: 65th Battalion, 72nd Battalion Canadian Infantry, 60th Battalion, 37th Company; Service: England and France; Rank: Lance Corporal; Decorations: Good Conduct Medal, 2 Gold Casualty Stripes, and 3 Blur Service Chevrons Mike was born in Crestown, Kirkcudbright, Scotland, on January 8, 1895.

Mike came to New Brunswick with his family in 1910. He later moved to the Landis, Saskatchewan area where his wife’s family lived.

Mike enlisted in Saskatoon Lake on August 3, 1915, and was listed as a Roman Catholic and a farmer at that time. He sailed for England on the Empress of Britain on June 28, 1916, and was sent on to France for 30 months on August 13, 1916. While in France he was wounded several times. He was wounded at Boulogne on October 16, 1916 and again on April 14, 1917, where small fragments of a bomb hit both eyes and blinded him and left him with amnesia. He spent 30 months in hospital and although the right eye improved the left did not. He was awarded the Good Conduct Medal in January 8, 1919, and was allowed to wear two Gold Casualty Stripes and three Blue Service Chevrons. He was discharged in Regina on February 25, 1919, as unfit for duty because of his wounds.

When Mike returned home to Canada, they homesteaded in Porter, Saskatchewan, for eight years. Mike joined the Wheat Pool and moved from the farm to Scott in 1926 and a year later they moved to Wilkie, where they remained until the family moved to Rose Prairie in 1928. They brought their household goods, horses, cows, chickens, and machinery by train to Wembley, Alberta. Here they built covered wagons and racks to haul everything up to Dawson Creek. Mike was one of the leading citizens of the community. He organized the neighbours to build the first school. The Upper Pine Consolidated School was built on Mike’s land. He held political rallies and debates, and played and sang for the dances.

Mike died in the Fort St. John Hospital on February 13, 1968, and is buried in the Rose Prairie Cemetery.

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PETERSON, Ernest Elvin (Ernie) Regiment: Siberian Expeditionary Force, 260th Battalion; Service: Siberia; Rank: Private Ernie was born in Greenville, Michigan, on December 30, 1893. He enlisted in the Canadian Army in Calgary on December 16, 1918, and was recorded as a rancher. He was sent to Vancouver, and from there onto the SS Empress of Japan to Siberia. He was discharged on May 21, 1919, in Calgary.

Ernie was certainly one of the oldest settlers in the North Peace. In 1921, he already had a warm cabin at the foot of the Cecil Lake Hill. In 1949, he moved his post from its location down on the river to the top of the banks of the Doig. He freighted in to Fort St. John with horses, hauling supplies in from McGuire’s store to his trading post on the banks of the Doig. Ernie was a bachelor who dreamed of the Peace while he was at war.

Ernie’s store at Rose Prairie was a wonderful place, smelling of moose hide, smoked bacon, sacked potatoes, and cigar smoke. Out back in his living quarter, customers were invited for coffee or something a little stronger if business was good and the companionship worthy. Ernie understood and dealt fairly and generously with the Doig, and the Department of Indian Affairs often consulted Ernie for his advice on matters as he had maintained a good relationship with them for 40 years.

Ernie died in the Shaughenessy Hospital on March 21, 1966, and is buried in the Fort St. John Cemetery.

ROBERTS, Angharad Meirion (Anne) Regiment: British Military Anne was born in Brighton, England, on August 24,1895.

It is believed that Anne had served in the British Military in the First World War, likely as a nurse.

On April 16, 1930, that the young registered nurse came to the North Peace. She was chosen from a list of applicants for an outpost position in the Peace. The Provincial Government appointed her and a building was donated.

Her first home was a room at a local home of other early English ladies. This began many years of service first at the four-bed Red Cross Outpost Hospital in Grandhaven and then at Rose Prairie where Anne made her home after her marriage to James Young in April of 1931. They had three children, Mary, Dorothy, and Jim. During her nursing ca-

thursday, NOVEMBER 11, 2021 | remembrance day | A7 reer in the Peace she delivered between three and four hundred babies, stitched up many a wound, and set lots of bones. She was on hand when a military plane went down in the Rose Prairie area and the men needed nursing care. Not always was a doctor on hand when needed, and Anne just pitched in and did what needed doing. Often her pay was a weaner pig or a load of hay, as that was the available way of making restitution when money was in short supply.

No matter how cold or how inclement the weather the locals could always count on Anne to be there as soon as possible whether it was by horseback, caboose behind a team, or on foot. Her friends and neighbours still remember with gratitude her untiring devotion to the sick, especially the children.

A keen and active member of the Women’s Institute – she was a life member and served for many years on both district and provincial executives. She was specially honoured by the WI on the 25th anniversary of her arrival in the North Peace with a 36-piece set of silverware suitably engraved to commemorate her years of service to the communities Anne died June 2, 1973, and is buried in the Rose Prairie Cemetery.

SYMONS, Robert David Regiment: 217th Battalion, 15th & 19th Reserve Battalion, Imperial Army; Service: England; Rank: Private Robert was born in Mayfield, Sussex, England, on April 7, 1898. Robert came to Saskatchewan from England when he was 16 to Maple Creek in the Cypress Hills area and very soon hired on with a Scot with a farm and livery stable. He had become familiar with horses under his father’s tuition.

He was privately educated and was encouraged by his artist father to draw and paint from childhood.

One of the books he wrote, “Where the Wagon Led”, gives a description of war horses.

When Robert enlisted on November 20, 1915, at Moosomin, Saskatchewan, he was listed as a farmer.

He was shipped from Halifax to Liverpool, England, on

June 3, 1916. He served from 1915 to 1917 with the Canadian Army, then was commissioned to the Imperial Army on June 30, 1918.

When he returned to Canada he, for several years, joined the field staff of the Saskatchewan Game Department. He later worked as a game warden in B.C. and settled on a ranch northwest of Fort St. John. Robert was married and they had three sons. After he lost his first wife he met and married Hope Onslow and they had one daughter.

In the 1960s he was commissioned to do a series of dioramas at the museum in Regina. After two winters of being away from home at this work he moved his wife and daughter to Saskatchewan so that he could devote full time to his art and writing. The University of Saskatchewan honoured Robert by conferring on him a doctorate.

He was established as one of the top water colour artists by the inclusion of 12 of his paintings in the National Gallery Cross Country Exhibition. He first two books proved he was entitled to be called an ornithologist. He wrote several books with his own drawings illustrating them.

Robert died on February 1, 1973, and is buried in Regina.

TILTON, Paul Regiment: 108th Battalion, 29th Battalion, 158th Battalion, 1st Casualty Regiment Service: France; Decorations: 1 Gold Casualty Stripe, France Star

Paul Tilton was born on August 20, 1897, in Steveston. B.C. Paul joined the military on October 6, 1916, having been a member of the Methodist Church and a farmer before enlistment.

He was shipped overseas on the Olympic on November 14, 1916, and on to France on January 19, 1917.

He was only there two-anda-half months when he was wounded severely at Vimy Ridge and spent the next year in various hospitals. His left side was badly wounded, including the loss of his eye and a shattered leg, plus burns to his arm.

His leg never was set properly and troubled him the rest of his life. He was discharged and returned home to the Vancouver Veterans Convalescent Hospital.

Paul had rented land at Haizic, near Mission City, but in 1927 when prices started to tumble the farm slid into debt. In 1930 they sold out and bought three sleighs and 13 head of horses and headed for Fort St. John. Paul and his two brothers decided to homestead in Rose Prairie where all three could file on adjacent tracts. The idea of buying machinery cooperatively for themselves cut down the costs.

Paul moved to Fort St. John in 1945 and commuted to the homestead. He sold that and bought up land near Charlie Lake, to which he also commuted. In town itself, he kept 50 laying hens and 10 cows on the two acres. He had to give up his town farming operation as the citizenry complained the chickens were too noisy and the cow kept getting out and making deposits in the ball field.

He was a member of Legion #102 and was in a picture taken in 1965 of Veterans celebrating Vimy Ridge. Paul died on December 21, 1984, and is buried in the Fort St. John Cemetery.

WHITFORD, Joseph (Joe) Regiment: 50th Canadian Battalion Alberta Regiment Service: France; Rank: Private Joe was born in Flathead, Montana, on October 13, 1898, to Philip and Nancy Whitford.

He was part British and part Saulteau First Nations. He enlisted in Vermillion, Alberta, on December 3, 1917, and shipped to England on April 3, 1918. From there, he went to France on August 29, 1918, and was wounded on October 7, 1918, in the left knee.

He was a sniper during the war. He was wounded again on March 16,1919, on the left arm and hand. These wounds left him unfit for duty and he was discharged June 5, 1919, in Edmonton.

In the 1920s, Joe lived south of Manville, Alberta. In the spring of 1930, the dust storms in the prairies were very strong. He had heard about the wonderful Peace River Country and decided to come and see. The men decided on the Cecil Lake area as there was a trapline, range for the horses and cattle, lots of wild fruit, no roads, no neighbours, and no fences. They chopped a trail to the north end of Cecil Lake.

The men worked together and built each family a log house.

The family had grown by then to include Cecil, Floyd, Tom, Ruby, Dora, and Agnes.

In 1946 Joe got sick and died on the operating table in Edmonton on August 10, 1949, all the result of his war injuries.

He is buried in the Fort St. John Catholic Cemetery.

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OCP/ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 2264, 2018 & 2265, 2018

Baldonnel Property Location: Lot 2 Section 24, Township 83, Range 18, W6M, PRD, Plan PGP47112 Proposal: To redesignate the subject property from

Medium Density Residential (MDR) to Light Service Industrial (LSI), and to rezone it from Residential 4 (R-4) zone to Light Industrial (I-1).

File No. 16-110 OCP ZN

How to Participate 1

Get More Information

Contact the Peace River Regional District to get more information about the proposal.

Office Locations/Mailing Address Dawson Creek Office 1981 Alaska Avenue/Box 810 Dawson Creek, BC V1G 4H8 Tel: 250-784-3200

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Fort St John Office 9505 100 Street Fort St John, BC V1 4N4 Tel: 250-785-8084

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Through the development services webpage, e-mail, fax, mail, or in person.

Website: prrd.bc.ca/services/development-services Email: planning@prrd.bc.ca Tel: 1-800-670-7773 Fax : 250-784-3201 Written comments will be accepted until 4:00 pm on November 24, 2021.

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When: Wednesday November 24, 2021, 7:00 PM Where: Zoom Dialing: +1 647 374 4685 Meeting ID: 834 2608 1595 Passcode: 701203

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TOMPKINS, Franklin Philip (Phil) Regiment: 9th Battalion,1st Battalion, Reserve Battalion; Service: France; Rank: Private Philip was born November 23, 1891, in Brockville, Ontario, the youngest of a United Empire Loyalist family of five. Phil moved west to Calgary in 1912. In 1915 he married Emily Budd of Bristol, England, where their two oldest sons were born, Eric and Brian.

Before enlistment for the First World War, Philip had served the military in the 101st and the 41st Military Force. He was listed as an electrician on September 23, 1914, when he enlisted in Edmonton. He sailed overseas on the SS Zealand on October 4, 1914, and was sent to France on February 22, 1915. He was wounded on December 20, 1915, and sent to Shorncliffe Hospital where his thumb and two fingers were amputated. His face was also burned and his eyes closed for several days. He spent 12 weeks in various hospitals before being sent home to Canada on the SS Garnet Castle on November 15, 1917, to the Canadian Military Hospital in Kirkdale.

In 1917, on his return to Canada with his family, he worked at Jasper with the Federal Parks Department.

In 1919 they moved to the Peace and settled on their farm at the mouth of the Halfway River. Between the wars, Phil opened a store and freighted by sleigh and boat on the Peace, farmed, and operated the Halfway Ferry and a sawmill. More children were born to them, Alice, Philip, Arthur, an adopted son, Donald, Bill, and Margaret.

During the Second World War, he expanded the sawmill and the freighting business with the help of his family to serve the burgeoning demands of the construction of the Alaska Highway. He organized the Hudson’s Hope Coal Sales, was active in the Board of Trade, and always took a keen interest in politics. When there was an urgent need for another “voice” in Fort St. John he started a second newspaper.

He was strong willed and sometimes a controversial man but his judgement and advice was respected.

Phil was a Legion #102 member and was in a picture taken in 1965 of Veterans celebrating Vimy Ridge. Phil passed away in 1986 and is buried in the Woodlawn Cemetery.

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ANDERSON, James (Jim Midnight) Service: Canada Jim was born in Milden, Saskatchewan, on March 13, 1926, and moved with his family to the Peace Country when he was three, spending time in Baldonnel before moving to Pink Mountain where his dad ran the Beaton River Lodge. He claimed to have a Grade 12 education because he repeated Grade 6.

Jimmy enlisted in the army on November 4, 1944, in Calgary. He had hoped to become a paratrooper and volunteered for the Pacific Theatre.

He was discharged on April 3, 1946.

He met and married Mona in 1946 and they had three children, Jamie, Carolyn and Marilyn. He pursued his lifelong dream in 1956 when he took flight training and became a bush pilot. He became a noted bush pilot delivering mail and supplies to all who needed them. Jimmy took on

other adventures such as stone sheep hunts and search and rescue when needed. He was always glad of the Alaska Highway as he said it was the longest runway and he often used it in emergencies, even if that was a coffee break or something else wet.

From Mile 147, he ran his own game and guiding outfit and used his flying skills to transport hunter in and out of camp. He was nicknamed “Midnight” as he liked to fly by the glow of the Northern Lights and the midnight moon. He maintained that he never had crashes just “uncontrolled landings,” reportedly 16 times. He walked out of the bush many times.

Jimmy took over Anderson’s Store and Café and the Pink Mountain General Store. Later he co-owned Outlaw Pilot and Hotshot. He was an artist too, wood burning pictures with a blow torch, and even burned down the house once doing a project.

Jimmy died in the Fort St. John Hospital on January 22, 2008.

COSENS, Amy May Regiment: Canadian Woman’s Army Corps; Service: Canada Amy was born on February 29, 1924, in High River, Alberta. She was the fourth child of eight born to Warren and Kathleen Kennedy. Amy’s family moved to East Sooke, on Vancouver Island in fall 1930 and here Amy attended school and graduated from St. Ann’s Academy in Victoria in June 1942. During the Second World War, Amy was an active member of the Canadian Women’s Army Corp until September 1946. She then attended Victoria Provincial Normal School and graduated. Amy’s first teaching position was at Elders Logging Camp School located west of Sooke. Amy went back to University and earned her Elementary Basic Permanent teaching certificate in 1949. With two years of successful teaching reports and her teaching certificate she was hired by the principal of Dawson Creek Elementary School. Once settled there, the new teacher met Gerald Cosens, and the two were married on December 26, 1951. Gerald was then transferred to Fort St. John, so the young couple traveled up the winding, gravelled Alaska Highway to the Peace River country. Amy taught school in Charlie Lake for three years. Tragedy struck in June 1956 when Gerald died suddenly of a cerebral hemorrhage.

To fill the void in Amy’s life she joined the Royal Purple and kept busy with sports and teaching in the Fort St. John area. Over 34 years, Amy dedicated her life to the success of many students. Amy completed her curling coach qualifications in 1976.

She then sponsored and coached the District 6 Jr. Women’s curling team for many years. In 1980, Amy took a one year leave from teaching school to represent the Ladies of the Royal Purple of Canada as the Supreme Honoured Royal Lady.

After retiring from teaching, Amy continued to tend the flower beds at Bert Bowes and tutor students. She became a life member of the Royal Purple and later a member of the Elks and the Royal Canadian Legion. Although Amy had no children of her own, she was always thoughtful of others and their needs. She donated to many charities to support the needs of children and adults whether it was local, provincial or nationwide.

Amy attended a Canadian Curling Championship in Scotland in 1990.

Amy remained active at the Fort St. John Curling Club and in 1995 was so proud to be presented with the Janet Robbins Appreciation Award for her part in the building and promotion of the sport of curling.

Amy passed away July 28, 2015, at the age of 91. A Funeral Mass was held on August 4, 2015, at the Catholic Church of the Resurrection.

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FITZGERALD, Terrence Peter Regiment: The Canadian Scottish Regiment, First Special Service Force, Canadian Parachute Battalion; Service: Aleutian Islands, Norway and Italy; Rank: Staff Sergeant Terence Peter Fitzgerald was born on April 8, 1922, on the family farm near Knappen, Alberta, the ninth of 11 children. Terry and his brother went to Vancouver, working on the construction and expansion of the Vancouver airport and at the completion of the job they decided to join the army on November 21, 1940.

After a year and a half of training, Terry joined the Canadian Parachute Battalion. They were being trained to blow up a heavy water plant in Norway that the Germans were using to make bombs but the resistance fighters did the job first, also sinking a ferry carrying all the heavy water they had made. Their next assignment was in the Aleutian Islands, where the Japanese army had landed with the intentions of attacking Alaska.

When the unit landed they found the Japanese force had slipped off the island under the cover of fog.

The next assignment was in Italy, taking a mountain held by the Germans. After several hours they were successful. Terry was wounded and rejoined the force later in in Italy and fought in southern France. Their unit was disbanded and Terry returned to England to train new recruits before they were sent into battle. Terry returned to New York on the Queen Elizabeth on October 10, 1945. From there he traveled to Montreal and Calgary, where he became part of another balloon unit.

Terry married Mildred Phillips on November 13, 1945. They settled in Edmonton and Terry went to the University of Alberta studying to be a chemical engineer. Terry went to work in the oil fields of Alberta driving a water truck then working for Denton and Spencer. This job brought the family of five to Fort St. John in January 1953. They added two more to the family as Terry continued to work in the oil field until the early 60s when he started an appliance sales and repair store. After a few years he went to work for the refinery in Taylor, and worked there until his retirement in 1976. Terry and Mildred spent their winters in California but, days before their relocation to Kelowna, Mildred passed away. Terry completed the move, and passed away in October 2008.

thursday, NOVEMBER 11, 2021 | remembrance day | A9 1943 where he was posted to the Royal Winnipeg Rifles as a Sergeant on a Bren Gun Carrier and landed on DDay. He fought every battle through France, Belgium, Holland, and Germany until the end of the war. He returned home on the Queen Elizabeth arriving in New York and then, via train, to Winnipeg, where he was discharged.

He returned to Fort St. John where he worked as a mechanic and then at the Fort St. John airport. Ernie was heavily involved in the Legion, holding various positions as well as the Airport Social Club. He started the Airport Curling Club and played on both the airport and the town baseball teams. After retiring from the Department of Transport, Ernie was the manager of the Fort St. John Legion Branch 102. Ernie and Irene had three boys and lived on at the airport until Ernie’s death in 2005 at the age of 86.

Ernie is buried in the Taylor Cemetery.

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Grade 1 students from Ma Murray School took time to remember veterans on Nov. 5, visiting the Legion to plant tulips and other bulbs from Planting A Promise for the veterans to enjoy for years to come. Above: Jane Drew reads to students. Below: Niah Walsh (left) and Athena Boyd planted tulip bulbs at the Legion.

PERRY, Albert Bolton (Bert) Service: England and Europe Bert was born on May 17, 1924, in Edmonton, and he spent his childhood in that area. At 17, he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force where he became a wireless air gunner. He flew missions over Europe in Anson, Wellington, Halifax, and Lancaster aircraft. His flying log book lists 31 bombing missions, noting his remarks on “heavy flack, direct hit, army cooperation, Ruhr, 6 ton bombs, gaggle leader.” After completing his tour of duty he was furloughed to Canada. He was scheduled to go to the Pacific Theatre of battle, however, the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings occurred first and his flying days were over.

Bert returned home to Canada and married his high school sweetheart, Edith Campbell, on June 11, 1944, and raised a family of three children.

He went to work for the Department of Transport as a mechanic in Edmonton, followed by Grande Prairie, and finally Fort St. John in 1953. Bert died on June 12, 2007. He is buried in the Fort St. John Cemetery.

WELSH, Lorne Andrew Regiment: Canadian Army Corp of Signals; Service: United Kingdom, North West Europe; Rank: Signalman

McKNIGHT, Ernest James Regiment: Grenadiers, Royal Winnipeg Rifles; Service: France, Belgium, Holland, Germany; Rank: Sergeant Ernest was born February 25, 1919, in Vancouver and moved with his parents to Taylor in May 1920. Earnie was called up in late 1940 but was declared unfit so returned to Taylor. He married Irene McLellan in October 1941 and was called up again in December 1941 to Grande Prairie. This time he was accepted. From there he went to Winnipeg where he joined the Grenadiers, then to Ontario to qualify as an army driver, and then back to Winnipeg, then Terrace and Prince Rupert, where he was a driving instructor.

He shipped overseas in January

Lorne Andrew Welsh was born October 1, 1919, in Edmonton. He enlisted in the army in July 1942. He joined the Canadian Corp of Signals as a Private, becoming a Signalman in January 1943. He served for 44 months and was overseas for 34 months in the United Kingdom and North West Europe with the Signal Corp. He was discharged February 20, 1946.

He returned to Edmonton and married Ibby Telfer. Lorne and Ibby had three children. Ibby died of polio in 1953. Lorne married Alfrida Berild in 1955 and they had two more children. Lorne and family moved to Fort St. John in 1959, opening the Marshall Wells Store with Lloyd Lesnik. Lorne was a charter member of the Calvary Baptist Church, served on the School Board, the Hospital Board, City Council, was a member of the Shriners Club, Rotary Club, and President of the Chamber of Commerce. Lorne retired in the late 1970s and passed away at the age of 71 in 1990. He is buried in the Woodlawn Cemetery.

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War & Motherhood #MOMLIFE

How We Forget

By A.M. Cullen

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n Remembrance Day, it’s important to hear the stories from generations past and their remembered efforts that gave us the freedoms we take for granted today. No matter your ancestry, history’s wars shape who we are today.

And as a Canadian having lived my entire life without military conflict breaching my community, I am forever grateful for the sacrifices Canadian women and men have made so I can raise my daughter in a peaceful place.

This week, while I reflect on moments in our history when Canada wasn’t a peaceful place, I wanted to look specifically at how war can take a toll on motherhood.

MOTHERS: MADE FOR CRISIS? Imagining our past Canadian mothers upon hearing that we are at war, my mind goes to J. Howard Miller’s “We Can Do It!” Poster during the Second World War. We lift cars off our babies and save them from burning buildings. Millions of years of maternal evolution have hardwired us to champion sudden crisis in efforts to protect our children. Aren’t we built to take a country at war in our stride?

CHRONIC STRESS RESHAPES OUR MOM BRAIN The problem is, events like war aren’t sudden moments of crisis. And it’s in these environments of reoccurring chronic stress, we see their detrimental effects on mothering. Unlike some of our mammalian relatives, like the quokka who will use their babies to distract predators, the human mom threshold to simply ‘give up’ is unimaginably high (thankfully!). But even if we don’t disappear on our kids, chronic stress can make parts of us go missing.

In a study at Germany’s Geothe University that looked at chronic stress and rat mothers, it found that some of the important maternal instincts were muted in rats exposed to chronic stress. There findings when beyond just behavioural reactions; when the researchers dissected the brains of the stress-out rat mamas, they found physical abnormalities in their hippocampal brain tissue.

Another 2019 study looked at the brains of Israeli moms who lived near the Gaza border in a state of continuous war. They found that these moms’ brains lit up less in areas of empathy and social interaction. Both studies suggest that chronic stress can literally (and permanently) CARRIERE, Ernest (Ernie) Regiment: ind Que Regiment Ind Depot Battalion Ernie was born and grew up in Winnipeg. As a boy he helped the undertaker handle his horses, learning to love horses and to get interested in the undertaking business. Ernie enlisted on July 4, 1918. He was a policeman for the C.N.R. before and after he had served in the war. In 1943, when his pass on the railway came through, he used it to come to the Peace River country and liked it enough he sent his pass back and stayed.

In the early years in Fort St. John he delivered water and even drove the “Honey Wagon.” He got into the ambulance business when

reshape the brain and the maternal instincts that come with it.

LARGE ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSORS AND MOTHERHOOD Chronic stress also has an impact on fertility. In an article by John C. Caldwell (2004), he looked at thirteen major upheavals in history and found that they were followed by unusual fertility declines. Now I know what you’re thinking (because I thought it too), wouldn’t events like a war decrease birth rates simply because the population of young men were off at war? The author suggests that there may be additional societal and biological factors that come into play with the impeding threat of hard times ahead.

In economic studies, Fertility rates and the economic data appear to be correlated. One 2014 study looked at housing costs and conception, and concluded that women under psychological stress, like financial stress, are less likely to conceive.

Chronic stress can even impact depression rates in mothers and infant mortality. A year after a destructive earthquake in China in 2008, researchers found a significant increase in mental health problems in new mother and pregnant women. After Hurricane Katrina in 2005, infant death rates increased as new moms struggled to manage the stress of being displaced into refugee camps. As I contemplate about all the periods of crisis in our Canadian history, I wonder how many moms struggled to cope.

MY MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR THE MAMAS War is a permeating beast that effects more than just the weary soldiers at the front. This Remembrance Day, when I pause for a minute of silence at 11:00, I will be taking a moment to not only reflect on those mothers that had to kiss their children goodbye as they went off to fight for their country, but also for the mothers that kissed their sweethearts goodbye, stayed home, and fought to raise the country’s next generation alone during stressful and uncertain times.

A.M. Cullen lives and writes in Fort St. John. Are you parenting in the Peace? Send in your questions, topics, or suggestions for #MomLife to cover at momlife.ahnfsj@ gmail.com. a man was killed on the highway and he used his panel truck to bring the body into town. In 1946, he bought an ambulance, his first aid training coming in handy on calls.

He was married to a calm smiling lady, Rita, and they had two daughters, Joyce and Beverly. Ernie led many North Peace parades on his spirited horse and enjoyed harness racing with his friends.

Ernie was the first to be a Class A gas fitter in town when the flow of natural gas changed Fort St. John from a coal and wood town to a gas town. He was a plumber and kept his ticket current even after he didn’t continue doing this type of work.

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ovember 11 is Remembrance Day and Lest We Forget is not an option.

Red poppies pinned to one’s lapel, reciting Flanders Field in school, wreaths laid at the cenotaph, and flags lowered to half mast, all to ensure We Do Not Forget.

Standing at attention, outside in Canada’s cold northern air, trying not to freeze while listening to the solemn bugle of the Last Post, two minutes with not a sound, a piper’s melodic Lament, and the reciting of the Commitment to Remember, all done to ensure We Will ILLUSTRATION BY A.M. CULLEN Not Forget.

A.M. Cullen: “As a Canadian having lived my entire life without military Remembrance Day is to conflict breaching my community, I am forever grateful for the sacrifices Canadian women and men have made so I can raise my daughter in a remember those who sacrificed their lives so we may peaceful place.” have better ones.

Remembrance Day is to remember all those that stood as one, side by side on the battle fields, as brothers s Remembrance Day just and sisters, as they watched for the middle aged and each other die. seniors to remember? Or Remembrance Day is to have we ensured our younger remember that all blood generations and school chilruns red, and no matter dren recognize and honour where they came from, what the initial Remembrance Day in spite of it being more than Americans joined (December they believed, or where they went to church, they all died 100 years ago?

1941). for us.

Every freedom we have Canadians traditionally Remembrance Day is one and every freedom we would wear a poppy for November day of the year that is not like to have is in part built 11 Remembrance Day in shared with any other, or We upon the soldiers who fought remembrance of those who Will Forget. in the line of duty for our sacrificed for our freedoms.

Lest We Forget. freedom in the First World This year it would be great if War. As time passes, it must we all bought an extra poppy Evan Saugstad lives and be hard for the younger gento give to families and acwrites in Fort St. John. eration to recognize the cost quaintances as well as our of lives that paved the way younger generation in asfor their freedoms. sisting them in recognizing Remembrance Day was the price so many have paid throughout the Commonfor their freedoms. For the wealth countries originally tech people and especially called Armistice Day because the younger generation, you of the Armistice Agreement can purchase a poppy digitthat ended the First World ally from the Royal Canadian THOMAS Edward (Ed) War on the 11th month at 11 Legion and make payment Regiment: 2nd Division a.m. on the 11th day in 1918. electronically.

Trains, 4th Division Trains For some of us, it’s easier Interestingly, in Jesus’ Service: France and Gerto remember if we have had teaching on love He makes relatives that were affected this statement: “Greater love many; Rank: Private by serving in the War. One of has no one than this, that Ed was born in Llanrhaiadr, my grandfathers was gassed he lay down his life for his Montgomershire, Wales, on in the War and was never of friends.” Clearly He was trySeptember 16, 1889. His progood health when he reing to teach us how deeply fession in Wales was butcher. turned to Canada. He also He loves us by taking our He first came to Canada in lost his brother in the War. sins on the cross and giving Over the years, RememHis life for those who choose 1911. Ed spent several years in Edmonton working as a carbrance Day now recogHim. In fact, as a means of penter on the building of the nizes those who served in celebrating His resurrection the Second World War, the and the new Covenant when Great West Saddlery Building.

He enlisted on May 2,1916, Korean, Falklands, and Gulf we have communion, we in Winnipeg, and served in Wars, in Afghanistan and partake in remembrance of France and Germany from Iraq, and those who now Him. 1916 to 1919. He was listed serve in protecting our This Remembrance Day, as a member of the Church country. let’s remember by wearing of England and a teamster at To highlight the importour Poppy and also have that time. He was discharged ance of remembering, a few Communion to give thanks years ago my wife Sandra in remembrance of Him. You on May 28, 1919, in Winnipeg.

Upon his return to Canada and I were in Normandy, don’t need a Pastor or Priest, he became one of the first France, where a major battle but just examine yourself of the Second World War was and partake as a family in the settlers north of the Peace. He fought. While we were having juice and bread. If you are by homesteaded in what is now lunch, an American couple yourself as you partake in the the centre of Fort St. John but joined us at our table and out Communion you will feel His the soil was not favourable for farming so he moved east to a of ignorance asked if Canada presence. farm site at Mile 43.5 on the was involved in the Second We all have much to be Alaska Highway.

World War. Needless to say thankful for so let’s honour He married Alice Parsons they received a history lesson those to be Remembered. on April 15, 1928, and they on when Canada went to protect our freedoms (SepJohn Grady lives and writes had two sons, Ted and Charlie, and a daughter, Marion. tember 1939) and when the in Fort St John.

Over the next four decades, Ed was farmer, auctioneer, veterinarian, rodeo announcer, and Pioneer Santa Claus.

Ed was a founding father of the Legion #102. He had a dream of a place where veterans past, present, and fuBattle of the Canal du Nord: Men of ture could meet and support the 16th Infantry Battalion moving each other. He was the first up to the front line near Inchy president from 1929 to 1945. during the Canadian Corps crossing Ed died of cancer on July 6, of the Canal du Nord, September 1961, and is buried in the Fort 27, 1918. (Lt. William Rider-Rider/ St. John Cemetery.

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Shelley Gallinger, Robert Morrison, William Vipond, Don Webb, and Matt Koop in front of their ever growing Remembrance Day display at Home Hardware. Vipond came up with the idea to start the display roughly seven years ago and it’s been a store tradition ever since. The public is welcome to stop by to add to the display and offer photos or information of loved ones who served.

Witnesses to War

By Ruby McBeth

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he years of the Second World War in Germany are a tragic but also baffling time in history. One wonders how a man like Hitler could take control in an otherwise civilized country. Two autobiographies, Night by Eli Wiesel and On Hitler’s Mountain by Irmgard Hunt, give us an inside view of those times.

Eli grew up in Romania and was deported to Auschwitz, Germany, at the age of 15. His experiences, which he gives in all their horrid detail, did not lead him to give up on life. In fact, Eli won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986, “for his tireless efforts and speaking out against violence, repression and racism.”

Irmgard grew up in Berchtesgarden near Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest. Her “normal” childhood included being indoctrinated by Nazi propaganda.

She was, in fact, quite content to be a member of the Hitler Youth. She portrays it as being something like Girl Guides. Irmgard narrates calmly her story of life though the war years.

It was only when the war ended that she learned of the atrocities the Nazis had committed.

Each of these writers struggled as young adults to come to terms with what had happened in the war.

Each of the stories make fascinating reading. They could help us to avoid being complacent when we hear unsettling stories about events in our own world.

MORE FAREWELLS Our area has lost two men who were brought up in the North Peace.

Malcolm Lucas who died recently in Selkirk, Manitoba, was raised in the Two Rivers area while Roger Hadland, who passed away in Vernon, grew up in Baldonnel. Each leave behind family in our area.

NOR’ PIONEER WI The Cecil Lake WI (Nor’ Pioneer) had their annual general meeting on Zoom on Oct. 19. Their new executive are Maya Wenger (president), Jill Copes (secretary), Dawn Bellamy (vice-president), and Gail Pugh, Sigrid Tobler, and Judy Roste (directors).

The Nor’ Pioneer WI sponsors the Cecil Lake Emergency Fund. It helps out people who have medical needs or struggle in other ways. They usually do a community supper fundraiser, but with COVID restrictions

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COUNTRY DRIVE At the end of October, Lorne and I drove up the Alaska Highway and turned in on the Aiken Creek Road.

We wanted to see where the small communities of Evergreen Acres and Hilltop Ranch were located.

While many of the original settlers have left for town jobs, the land map retains the names of those original communities.

We drove past around six miles of timbered land. After crossing the Blueberry River there was a stark contrast. The land was gently rolling with fields, ranch buildings, and cows. It reminded me of driving through the Chilcotin – ranch land separate from the world of commerce. This cultivated land continued all the way through to the Beatton River Airport Road near Buick.

NEWS FROM THE SENIORS CLUB Wendy Clayson tells me that Rob Trobak is the new treasurer for the Seniors Club. The’ Club is still meeting for social times regularly on Tuesdays and Thursdays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

LEARNING THE LINGO Our term of the week is ‘email address’. Your email address is like a mailbox on the internet, similar to a physical post office box. It is made of two parts: the first part is your username (like the mailbox number) and the second part is the domain name (like the address of the post office).

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ARIES – MAR 21/ApR 20 Aries, someone is appealing to your softer, more sensual side lately and you’re not quite sure how you feel about it. Showing emotions is not a sign of weakness. Enjoy the attention.

TAURUS – ApR 21/MAy 21 Taurus, if you’ve been tasked with motivating others and getting them on track, it may be a tough go of it. Despite your encouraging words, some don’t want to budge.

GEMINI – MAy 22/JUN 21 Gemini, identify those people who stick around even when the chips are down.

These are the people you want in your corner to offer comfort and support.

CANCER – JUN 22/JUl 22 You are pushed up against a wall even though you are not up for any more pressure, Cancer. Find a physical activity to blow off steam and any pent up energy. lEO – JUl 23/AUG 23 It may be difficult to avoid internalizing the opinions of others, Leo. However, that’s just what you have to do this week. Brush off comments that get in the way of your productivity.

VIRGO – AUG 24/SEpT 22 Virgo, get in touch with a distant relative or old friend. This person may be in need of company and a simple phone call or text could be just what the doctor ordered. lIBRA – SEpT 23/OCT 23 Don’t be surprised if someone rubs you the wrong way this week, Libra. You don’t have to feel compelled to like everyone, but you will have to get along.

SCORpIO – OCT 24/NOV 22 It’s difficult not to take things personally when someone disagrees with you about something, Scorpio. Resist the urge to get into a heated debate. Focus your energy elsewhere.

SAGITTARIUS – NOV 23/DEC 21 Sagittarius, this is a time for plenty of communication between you and your loved ones or coworkers. Listen and contribute to discussions as much as you can this week.

CApRICORN – DEC 22/JAN 20 Capricorn, your slow and steady nature will be appreciated and acknowledged by others, particularly those who have been paired with you on a project.

AQUARIUS – JAN 21/FEB 18 Aquarius, you may find out something surprising about your family that you didn’t know before. Even if it comes as a shock, delve deeper for the story behind the situation. pISCES – FEB 19/MAR 20 Emails are going back and forth, the phone is ringing off the hook and video conferences are booming. Try to find a quiet place to unwind, Pisces.

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Doris Ruth Light March 14, 1928 - October 31, 2021 It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Doris Light (nee Gillard) on October 31, 2021 at the age of 93.

Doris grew up on a rural homestead near Beaverlodge, Alberta with her parents and five siblings. She attended Hayfield School, built with the help of her father, until she moved into town to go to high school. In her teens, Doris moved to Calgary to attend The Provincial Institute of Technology and Art, where she learned to be a dressmaker.

After graduating from tech school, she worked as a teacher in a one-room schoolhouse in the Beaverlodge area before being employed by the Singer Sewing Machine Company in Grande Prairie, where she made lifelong friends.

During this time she met Jack, whom she married and loved until his death in 2015. They moved to Fort St. John in the 1950’s where they built a house for their growing family. In the 1960’s Doris and Jack started Light & Son Enterprises and worked diligently in the community for the next 30 years.

Doris loved to golf and was an avid curler in Fort St. John and later in Hythe, where she and Jack retired. She loved the bonspiels and dances and general camaraderie around the FSJ rink, where she was a well-loved and life member.

In her 60’s Doris started cycling and was adopted by the FSJ Blizzard Bicycle Club, who helped her train, so that she could compete in several BC Senior Games.

With her husband, Doris moved to Victoria BC in 2009 to be near, the caring help of her youngest daughter. After Jack died in 2015, Doris lived in the Hythe Pioneer Home for a brief while before she moved into Ross Place Seniors Community in Victoria BC, where she made many friends.

She is predeceased by her husband Jack, and their two young boys John Kevin and Duncan Charles (1961), by her two sisters, Esther and Bess and her youngest brother, Earle, as well as her dear sister-in-law, Betty and her best friend from tech school days, Gwen.

Her four living children, Murray, Maureen, Erinlea and Bonnie, as well as her two brothers, John and Marshall and her many grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews will all miss her bright smile and cheerful words of encouragement..

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North Peace Mental Health Society (FSJ) is looking for a person to oversee a family house where people with mental illness can come to socialize and have a hot meal at noon. Duties would include cooking for a varying number of people, interacting with the men and women who attend, do basic bookkeeping and compile statistics and submit reports. 9:30 - 3:30 Monday - Friday with a starting salary $18.30 an hour.

Must be double vaccinated as mandated by the province and must have knowledge, understanding and empathy towards those who suffer with mental illness. Food Safe-NPMHS will pay for the course if candidate does not have it. For more information go to: workbccentre-northeastjobboard.ca or call Ruth Ann Darnall 250-785-2105 Resume may be sent to rdarnall@hotmail.com.

BOOKKEEPER North Peace Mental Health Society is looking for person to come to the Clubhouse twice a month (4+ hours) to complete reports using Sage, do payroll which would include tax documents for approximately 10 people.

Must be double vaccinated as required by the province and have knowledge of the SAGE computer program.

Salary is $40 per hour. Resume may be sent to rdarnall@hotmail.com.

There will be a celebration of life next summer when it is safe for family and friends to gather. Doris will be interred in the Light family plot at the Hythe Cemetery.

BITNER, Nora (Eleanora) October 19, 1928 – October 20, 2021 Nora died peacefully in her home on Charlie Lake at the age of 93. Born in Steinbach, Manitoba to German immigrants Carl and Emilie Radke, Nora was the youngest of five girls. Her family moved west in 1931 to Hay Lakes, Alberta for the balance of Nora’s childhood. Her adventurous spirit took her to the Okanagan Valley in her early twenties to work in the orchards with her sister Frieda. There she met and married Ed Bitner before moving to Burnaby, BC. Following the births of their first three boys, the Bitners moved north to the Peace Country - Dawson Creek and then Fort St. John. In 1967, with two daughters now added to the family, Nora and Ed purchased the Charlie Lake Lodge as the family home and café/campground business. At the age of forty, Nora gave birth to her sixth child, another son.

In the mid-70s, Nora returned to work, becoming an employee of Northern Lights College for sixteen years. There she was inspired to pursue her own education, and through night classes, correspondence, and summer school, earned her Master of Education by age 62. As her education increased, her position at the college evolved from administration to college counselor and instructor.

Following her retirement from Northern Lights, Nora worked as a therapist in private practice, not retiring until the age of 80.

Nora liked to travel, mainly through her home province of British Columbia, but also east to Alberta where some of her children had settled, to Ontario where two sisters lived, and for her 80th birthday to the Maritimes. She loved autumn, and took annual foliage tours to southern BC, following the changing of the leaves.

Nora enjoyed music and was a singer in the Northern Lights and North Peace Community Choirs for decades, retiring only when standing on the stage became too difficult in her late eighties.

Nora will be lovingly remembered by her six children Paul (Leslie), David, Mark, Teresa (Nollind), Susan, and Richard (Farah), her four grandchildren - Andrea (Kent), Michael (Tara), Jaime, and Ava; and five great grandchildren - Kaden, Brielle, Tayla, Winston, and Georgina. Nora was predeceased by her parents, Carl and Emilie, her sisters, Adele, Amanda, Elizabeth, and Frieda, and her husband Ed. The following poem was found among Nora’s belongings and suits her perfectly…

Do not stand at my grave and weep, I am not there, I do not sleep.

I am a thousand winds that blow; I am the diamond glints on snow.

I am the sunlight on ripened grain; I am the gentle autumn’s rain.

When you awaken in the morning’s hush, I am the swift uplifting rush Of quiet birds in circled flight.

I am the soft stars that shine at night.

Do not stand at my grave and cry.

I am not there; I did not die.

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Historical photograph of the Fort St. John Cadet Corps in front of the old school on 99 Avenue sometime in the 1940s. This building was moved from the original Camp Alcan. (Fort St. John North Peace Museum/2016.065.311)

Cadets continue making history From the front page Chief Warrant Officer Tyler Laminski is today first in command of the Cadets, after being encouraged to join by a friend when he was 14. “I’ve really enjoyed it,” says Laminski, now 18.

“I don’t have many friends outside of cadets and feel like it’s a place where I belong.”

Laminski is eager to get back to in-person meetings, but sees a silver lining in the pandemic. The forced shift to the digital world has allowed the cadets to develop new skills, especially as instructors. In many respects,

it’s helping with participation too.

“Even after this pandemic is done, I still feel that Zoom and these digital meetings are going to be a great tool,” Laminski says, “for senior cadets specifically. Sometimes when you want have a senior meeting, not all the cadets can make it all the time, so this just provides convenience.”

The Cadets hope the pandemic and public health protocols will have eased up in time for for their next inspections and annual ceremonial review in spring. It would be really nice to celebrate this most significant

year, says Lt. Marie Parkin.

“I would love to have a big event once we’re allowed to, just to celebrate the fact that we persevered as a team and as a corps, and kept our numbers, and everyone was so loyal to the program throughout that time,” Parkin says.

“Once we are allowed to do these things, we’re really going to appreciate it more.

Our sergeants and warrants have been itching to teach these brand new cadets what they know. I know when we are able to, we’re going to have a big turnout and really have some fun with it.”

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chool pictures: Scheduled for a random 15 minutes on a Wednesday afternoon, usually after gym glass. As you line up behind your classmates you realize that the reminder note about the photo shoot is crumpled up in the bottom of your backpack. Had your mother known about the school photo, she would have insisted you wear something other than the old T-shirt and perhaps taken you to the hair salon.

You panic and start whispering to the girl behind you in line, “Do you have a comb I can borrow?”

She refuses to hand over her comb, saying, “What if you have lice? No way!”

“Next!” the photographer yells, and gestures for you to move towards the stool placed in front of the non-descript backdrop.

You shuffle your way to the stool, trying to straighten out your neckline with one hand while sweeping your bangs out the way with the other hand. The flash captures you exactly as you are at that moment: red faced from both embarrassment and gym class, long bangs swept across brow, and, of course, the sagging shirt. Years later, you line up your school photos and realize that it has become a permanent school record of questionable choices.

Let’s not forget about the number of photos that came in each package! Who on earth needs an 11x17 reminder of Grade 7? Or those tiny, tiny photos that your mom would include in the Christmas card? I found one of those tiny

JUDY KUCHARUK photos the other day jammed into the sliding mechanism of the drawer in the china cabinet.

Who creates those packages? My children had two sets of grandparents and one set of great-grandparents. The package generally contained (1) 11x17, (2) 8x10, (1) 5x7, (6) wallet size, and 1,000 miniatures. Is it a reflection of how much you love the grandparent on what size of photo that you receive? I am certain that my mom thought to herself, “Please give me the miniature picture! I love my grandchild, but I have no space for an 11x17!”

The entire school photo industry has changed so much over the years. Everything is digital now, which opens the door for a wee bit of photoshop (easy to fix that sagging neckline). You can print as many or as few as you need – heck, you just send the digital file and let them print it out!

My timeline of school photos, which resembled a series of unfortunate events, doesn’t compare with those of my grandchildren.

The backgrounds are bright and cheerful, the edits are thoughtful and if you don’t love them you can hire someone to take some additional photos.

Judy Kucharuk lives and writes in Dawson Creek.

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021 has been a great year for many investments.

Short-term performance has been exceptional. Some investments have a one-year return of 45%. That’s great. And that got me to thinking. After an extended run of above-average performance, some people have never seen a bear market.

A bear market is when investments come down by 20%.

Technically we had a bear market in 2020, but that was the shortest bear market in history. It’s hard to fully experience the typical anguish that accompanies a bear market when the whole thing is over in a few weeks. For context, the painful 2008 bear market was relentless grind that lasted a year and a half. Basically, some newer investors have only seen good times. The potential implication is that they could have a distorted view of investing, and that can lead to bad decisions. Regardless of how seasoned an investor is, here are some of the ways an extended run of good performance can be dangerous.

Some people will look at past performance and extrapolate what has happened out into the future. They think the recent trend of good performance will continue without interruption, and they jump in because they want a piece of the action too.

But trends don’t last forever.

Just because an investment has already appreciated is no assurance that it will continue to appreciate. Basing your actions solely on past events will eventually end in disappointment.

Another potential problem is that good past performance can set a person up for artificially high expectations from their investments. This can lead to some people scorning perfectly acceptable investments, not because the investment itself was inferior, but because the expectation was unrealistic. Here is a bit of sobriety.

Every year the Financial Planning Standard Council of Canada puts out recommendations that professional financial planners will use in producing a financial plan.

Believe it or not, the standard to use is projecting the future growth

BRAD BRAIN of Canadian equities is a mere 6.2%, and it isn’t much higher for foreign equities. The point is, when past performance is 45%, but the prudent forecast for future growth is 6%, there is the potential for a disconnection between expectations and realism.

A common mistake is to get greedy when times are good.

This is especially tempting in the current low interest environment.

People look at the meagre returns from Guaranteed Investment Certificates, and they wonder what else is out there. This isn’t a problem when something other than a GIC is a better solution to help you reach your financial goal. The problem is when a safe – but low yielding – investment is the most appropriate, but the focus comes off the safety and on to the low yield. Never mind 45%, even four or five per cent can look tempting when your GICs are paying less than one per cent. But there is a famous quote in the investment industry: “More money has been lost reaching for yield than at the point of a gun.” If you consider better paying alternatives just make sure that they are consistent with your financial objectives.

Everybody is looking for a return on their money right up until the point where it becomes doubtful whether you get a return of your money. Here is the takeaway from this. In extended times of good performance, people develop short memories. They might be enticed by past performance, they might be susceptible to unrealistic expectations, and they might be tempted to chase yield. Don’t get distracted by past performance. That’s what happened last year. The real question is not what did this investment do last year, the real question is does this help me reach my financial goals?

Brad Brain, CFP, R.F.P., CIM, TEP is a Certified Financial Planner in Fort St John. This material is prepared for general circulation and may not reflect your individual financial circumstances.

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Voted the 2021 People’s Choice

Best Newspaper Columnist

Congratulations

Evan Saugstad

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PeoPle’s CHoICe 2021 Oilfield Service

Biscuits / Rolls

Optometrist

Bread

Surerus

Cobs Bread

Dr. Todd Lang

Cobs Bread

Paint Supplies

Supermarket Deli

Petroleum Cardlock

Storage Facility

Home Hardware

Save-On-Foods

Co-op Petroleum

Mid-Town Mini Storage

Pharmacy / Drug Store

Tanning Salon

Plumbing Shop

Tattoo/Body Piercing

Produce

Tire Store

Radio Station

Transmission Repair Shop

Real Estate Company

Travel Agency

Roofing

Used Car Dealership

Shoe Store

Vet Clinic

Shoppers Drug Mart D Bauer Mechanical Safeway

Moose FM C21

Haab Homes

Veronica’s Closet 3 Roses Tattoo Integra Tire

S & J Automotive Maritime Travel Driving Force

Ernie’s Sports Experts

Rivers Animal Hospital

Spa

Work Wear

Sporting Goods Store

Women’s Wear

Supermarket

Yoga Studio

H & B Health & Body Wellness & Spa Ernie’s Sports Experts Save-On-Foods

Steel Toes Winners

Wild Tree Yoga

Thank you Fort St John and neighbouring towns!

Best

10409 95 Ave • Fort St John • 250-262-6830 Thank you to the people of Fort St. John for voting GeoVerra as the community’s

Land Surveying / Forestry / Pipeline / Construction / UAV / 3D Scanning

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PeoPle’s CHoICe 2021

Thanks to all who voted us

Best ATV’s/Motorcycles/ Snowmobiles in the 2021 People’s Choice Awards

A Big Thank You! We would like to say thanks to our customers and to everyone who voted for us in the 2021 People’s Choice Awards.

Best Electricians

11216 100th Ave. • Fort St John, BC

9015 100 Avenue, Fort St. John, BC 250-785-6200 • saundersonselectric.ca

(250) 785-8125 • fsjhi-performance.com Hours: M-F: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Thank you for all the love We’re honored to be voted Fort St. John’s Best Coffee, Best Fast Food, Best French Fries and Best Kid’s Meal.

Visit us in our restaurant located at 10920 Alaska Road or at our McDonald’s in Walmart restaurant at 9007 – 96A St.

©2021 McDonald’s

Locally Owned and Operated

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PeoPle’s CHoICe 2021 City Employee Victoria Butler

Best People

Civic Leader

Dan Davies MLA

Club President

Accountant

Marco Schwab / MNP

Connie Surerus - North Peace Cultural Society

Auctioneer

Coach / Team

Kevin Busche

Amanda Thomas / PPSC

Bank Manager

Customer Service Clerk

Mitchel Chilcot / NPSCU

Shelley Little / Save-On-Foods

Bank Teller

Dentist

Tammy Domke / Scotia Bank

Dr. Ma / Accent Dental Clinic

Barber

Dental Hygienist

Neil Yonzon

Michelle Worton / Blooming Smiles

Bartender

Doctor

Brayden Davis (Canadian Brewhouse)

Dr. Terry Hopkins

Bus Driver

Electrician

Connie Rossell

Saundersons Electric

Carpenter

Estheticians

Richard Jeannotte

Hair Bin

Car Salesman

Fire Fighter

Jim Lavigne / Fort Motors

Adam Horst

Cashier

Hairdresser

Shelley Small / Save-On-Foods

Rebecca Kantz

Chiropractor

Home Caregiver

Dr. Michael Zarchynski

Brandy Ratcliffe

City Councillor

Local Newspaper Columnist Evan Saugstad

Trevor Bolin

u o y k n hT a

to everyone who voted us

Best Auto Parts Dealer

in the 2021 People’s Choice Awards.

Quality Parts, Expert Service.

Locally owned and operated Store Hours Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm Saturday 8:00am-12:00 Noon After Hours Leave a Message 9224 100th Street, FORT ST. JOHN, B.C • 250 785 0463 • napacanada.com

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PeoPle’s CHoICe 2021

Thank you to everyone who voted for us in the

2021 People’s Choice Awards!

BEST

Paint Store Hardware Store Building Supplies

9820 - 108th Street Fort St. John

250-787-0371 homehardware.ca/en/store/50754 Home Hardware Fort St John

540783

Fort St. John

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PeoPle’s CHoICe 2021 Local Radio Personality

Photographer

Nurse

Politician

Laura Briggs Moose FM morning

Darcy Shawchek

Mindy Carson

Bob Zimmer MP

Office Staff

Principal

HUB International

Kathy Sheck / Ma Murray School

Paper Carrier

RCMP Officer

Carl Giesbrecht

CST Joshua Cullen

Personal Trainer

Real Estate Agent

Pet Groomer

Administrative Assistant

Jeni Briscoe

Mike Buburuz / C21

Friendly Pets

Matthew Carter / Mental Health

Pharmacist

Server

Gordon Lee / No Frills

Thanks for voting us Best Sandwiches and Best Vegetarian Fort St. John!

Shenda / Casey’s

for voting us Best Dental Clinic in the 2021 People’s Choice Awards

Accent Dental Centre Dr. H. Ma Dental Corp.

250-787-1918

9629 100 Ave • Fort St John BC • V1J 1Y2 : SUBWAY® is a Registered Trademark of Subway IP Inc. ©2017 Subway IP Inc.

www.accentdental.ca

Thank you, Fort St. John We are thrilled MNP’s Marco Schwab, CPA, CA has been awarded the 2021 People’s Choice Award for Best Accountant within the Fort St. John region. We recognize our business solutions are only as strong as the people behind them – and we thank our wonderful community for your support.

Marco Schwab, CPA, CA 250.785.8166 | marco.schwab@mnp.ca MNP.ca

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PeoPle’s CHoICe 2021 Salesperson / Retail

Coldest Beer in Town

Teacher Elementary

Desserts

Karan Chaudary, The Brick, FSJ.

Casey’s Pub

Kathleen Chartrand- Charlie Lake School

Cass’s Kitchen

Teacher Jr. High

Doughnuts

Teacher Sr. High

Dinner

Ted Sloan-Bert Bowes

Tim Hortons

Phil Hiscock / NPSS

Audielicious

Travel Agent

Ethnic Restaurant

Volunteer

Fast Food

Best Foods/ Beverages

French Fries

Pam Hunter / Maritime Travel Rita Schonewille

Appetizers

Spicy Fusion McDonald’s McDonald’s

Hamburger’s Wendy’s

Happy Hour

MR MIKES

Browns Social House

Breakfast

Hot Dogs

TJ’s

Orange Julius

Caesar / Cocktails

Ice Cream / Yogurt

Browns Social House

DQ

Chicken Wings

Lunch

Casey’s Pub

Whole Wheat & Honey

Chinese Food

Patio

Mama Panda

Canadian Brewhouse

Coffee

Pizza

McDonald’s

Olio’s

Thank You for voting us Best Equipment Rental Company in this year's People's Choice Awards.

Fort St John

for voting us

Best of the Best

2021 People’s Choice Awards A Quality Job Begins with Quality Equipment.

Helping People do More Since 1977.

Best Customer Service Merwin Optical From: Glen, Snehal, Nainesh and Deep

9619 - 108th Street Fort St. John, BC • 250-785-8951 4500 North Access Road Chetwynd, BC • 250-788-9505 peacecountryrentals.com

250-787-0232

9920 101 Ave, Fort St John, BC

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PeoPle’s CHoICe 2021 Pub

Vegetarian

Kid’s Menu

Wine Selection

Casey’s Pub McDonald’s

Restaurant

Subway

Browns Social House

Salads

Best Place For

Sandwiches

Bargains

Subway

Winners

Seafood

Cleanest Store

Audielicious

No Frills

Service

Customer Service

Browns Social House

Merwin Optical

Steak

Golfing

Audielicious

Chopped Leaf

MR MIKES

Lone Wolf Golf & Country Club

Sushi

Oil Change

Sushi Heaven

Mobil 1 Lube Express

Tacos

Recycling

Browns Social Hous

FSJ Return It

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PeoPle’s CHoICe 2021 Working

Arrow Insurance Agency

Shopping

To our Community & Customers who voted us 2021 People’s Choice

Winners

BEST BOTTLED WATER YOU Deserve the Best & we aim to

Best Athlete Male

provide you with nothing less!

Connor Kindrat

Female

Laurie Cardinal

Best in the Arts Actor / Actress

Elan Miller-Jeannotte

Artist

Diana Hofman

Arts Group

Stage North Theatre Society

Bring this coupon to our store for a FREE refi*Some ll or exchange!* restrictions may apply.

One coupon per visit. No cash value.

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Dance Company Studio 2 Stage

Local Band

Sweetwater Band

Market Festival Farmers Marker

Musician

Skylar Roswell

THINK CANADIAN! DRINK CANADIAN!

Family Owned & Operated 9420 - 100th St, Fort St. John, BC

250-263-9927 Across from Centennial Park

Lorraine, Marnie and the Staff of The Hair Bin and HB Spa would like to thank all our Amazing clients for voting us:

The Hair Bin – Best Salon HB Health & Body Wellness Spa – Best Spa Larg The Hair Bin – Best Estheticians est t Gif R e s t e

for 2021!

Thank you, from the whole team, for believing in and

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supporting us! We have strived daily for over 30+ years to provide you with the excellent service you deserve.

10442 100 St, Fort St. John

250-787-1552 www.hairbin.com

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PEOPLES CHOICE 2021

Thank you to everyone who voted for us in the 2021 People’s Choice Awards.

Best Real Estate Company

Best Realtor Mike Buburuz

I WOULD LIKE TO SINCERELY THANK THE PEOPLE OF FORT ST JOHN AND ALL MY CLIENTS FOR THE 2021 PEOPLES CHOICE AWARD AND THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT. IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE TO WORK IN THIS INDUSTRY AND SERVE MY CLIENTS OVER 17 YEARS! I WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH YOU AND DISCUSS ANY OF YOUR REAL ESTATE NEEDS.

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