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First Nations were in the spotlight last week as Tuesday, June 21, marked National Aboriginal Day. On the education front, the province and School District 60 renewed a five-year agreement to support aboriginal student outcomes (see story on A4), while Northern Lights College received $75,000 to support aboriginal enrolment efforts (see story on A5). On the cultural front, Tse’K’wa, also known as Charlie Lake Cave, was a highlight and meeting place for local National Aboriginal Day celebrations (see story on B6). Above: Tiegan Bigfoot, 10, from Taylor Elementary, and Trystan Johnson, 10, from C.M. Finch Elementary, perform in traditional regalia during the Aboriginal Enhancement Agreement signing on June 21 at the Aboriginal Education Centre.
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In the fall of 2005, Barry Mierau and T.J. Nelson were accessing a cut block in the Carbon Lake area near the Williston Reservoir when something caught their eye. Slightly off the beaten path, they noticed moss growing on an exposed rock slab in the distinct three-pronged shape of a dinosaur footprint. “We jumped off and wandered over. Sure enough, there were tracks all over the place,� Mierau said. “It was pretty obvious what it was.� It was four years before Mierau returned to the site and realized how significant it was. As it turns out, the site
is one of the only trackways of its kind in the world. On July 8, the Peace Region Palaeontology Research Centre (PRPRC) will reveal the 6,000 square-metre trackway to the public for the first time, along with plans to conserve it with a climate-controlled museum to be built right over top of the bedrock slab. Mierau knew he had a big secret on his hands, but he just didn’t know how big it really was. “I wasn’t really aware of the guys in Tumbler Ridge until a few years after I discovered the spot,� he said. Then one day, he took a
tour through the Tumbler Ridge Dinosaur Discovery Gallery with his daughter, where they were shown one of the largest trackways known to local researchers. “(The guide) was describing these (tracks) as really good quality footprints,� Mierau said. “One trackway we visited had five or six tracks in a row and she said that was one of the largest ones. I thought right there—‘I know there must have been at least a couple hundred at the site I found.’�
JONNY WAKEFIELD A federal court judge will hear an appeal from two First Nations impacted by the Site C dam in Montreal this September. After months of waiting for a trial date, the West Moberly and Prophet River First Nations will appear in federal court Sept. 14. The Treaty 8 nations are appealing a federal judge’s decision on the project’s impact on constitutionally-protected rights to hunt, fish and trap. The challenge was dismissed by a judge in Vancouver last year.
According to a notice of civil claim BC Hydro filed against protesters blocking Site C construction earlier this year, the court found the Crown corporation’s consultation of Treaty 8 First Nations “was in good faith and extensive.� West Moberly Chief Roland Willson disagreed, saying his nation was challenging what it saw as “a failure on (the government’s) part� to uphold treaty rights. “When they’re making a decision of this magnitude— it’s the largest project in B.C. history, and there are already two existing dams that have
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previously infringed (on) the treaty—they should have had no other choice than to have (a justification for Treaty infringement),� he said. The Montreal court date was the earliest available, he added. So far, the courts have come down on the side of BC Hydro. Peace Valley Landowner Association (PVLA) President Ken Boon said there are four remaining legal challenges against the controversial $8.8-billion project, including the PVLA’s appeal of a lawsuit dismissed by a B.C. Supreme Court judge in July 2015.
A local contractor is challenging the city’s tendering process after he says a recent bid closure entailed “uncharacteristic, unprofessional� actions by city staff. Aaron Henry of Kalmar Construction appeared before city council June 27, frustrated by the city issuing last-minute addendums on project tenders with little reason, and having processes that conflict with standard practices and could result in legal challenges. “I’m hoping that bringing these issues to light will allow the city to review their tendering policies and procedures, and be receptive to communicating with the contractor and development community at large to hear their concerns,� Henry said. Henry cited one tender that recently closed—the city’s spray park project—that came in significantly over its $611,000 budget. Kalmar pegged the work at $787,600, and was competing with Burnaby-based TGK Irrigation, who listed the work at $722,8000.
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The North Peace Leisure Pool is slated for upgrades this summer, but there are still no answers for the local gymnastics club as to when, or if, they’ll be able to move back into their former home in the recreation complex. At the Peace River Regional District’s June 23 meeting, the board awarded a tender for upper wall improvements to the pool to Tom’s Construction of Fort St. John—the lowest of three valid bids on the project, with a price of $494,670. The North Peace Leisure Pool Commission expects only minimal disruption to pool users during the work. “It’s exterior, but it doesn’t affect the interior. So there shouldn’t be any disruption, or we are hoping for very minimal disruption,� said commission chair Bruce Christensen.
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Nurses Sarah Stewart, Kathleen Julian and Lisa Prokop with newborns Calvin Betcher, Mason McCoy and Aiden Alcock swaddled in Vicky Hermans’ handcrafted baby blankets at the Fort St. John Birthing Centre on Monday, June 28. At 100 years old, Hermans crochets baby blankets for newborns in the hospital to make sure they stay warm. It’s a hobby she’s sustained for 20 years. “My blankets have gone to Brazil, Israel, South Africa and Chile,” she says. Twice a year, Hermans sends off another load for the Fort St. John Hospital—about 25 blankets each time. Each blanket takes her a couple of days to complete. She’s also sent some to the Dawson Creek Hospital.
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Money, music, and mosquitoes PENSION TENSION: First stop on our news chewing tour is Ottawa, where politicians argued furiously about making big changes to the Canada Pension plan. Most politicians don’t have to worry about their CPP benefits. That’s because the letters “MP” don’t stand for “Member of Parliament.” They stand for “Magnificent Pension.” CHEEZ PLEEZ: Next we visit St John’s, Newfoundland, where last week a woman called 911 to report the pizza she ordered did not have enough cheese. Police across Canada remind the public they should only dial 911 in the event of a real emergency. Like, if McDonald’s gives you the wrong dip with your McNuggets—or if the stick on your Dairy Queen Dilly Bar is broken.
can lower your blood pressure. And you thought the only use for soothing classical music was on TV commercials for laxatives.
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MOSQUITO MEMO: In a study released last week: Experts predict this will be a very bad mosquito season here in the North. How bad will it be? The mosquitoes will be so big they will cross breed with the ducks. Coincidentally, an animal rights activist was on CBC saying it’s wrong to swat mosquitoes. OK, don’t think of it as swatting. Think of it as patting the mosquito on the back for a job well done.
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TEXAS TALE: A strange story from Texas: SANDWICH SITUATION: On a busy A woman woke up from surgery with a highway in New Jersey, a semi truck British accent. Usually if you’re a Texan loaded with deli meats crashed into anAlberta-B.C. border and you have a stiff upper lip it means another big truck that was carrying bread. 114.9 ohn, BC - 7 Day Forecast - Environment Canada https://weather.gc.ca/city/pages/bc-78_metric_e.html other Texan punched you in the mouth. I’m sorry, but it would be against the CHIHUAHUA HA HA: In Maryland, a Humour Columnist’s Code if I did not say Fort Nelson 134.9 tiny Chihuahua dog was rescued from a EUROPE, YOU’RE UP: Britain voted to a third truck loaded with mustard rushed trash compactor. That’s the good news. leave the European Union. When I lived to the scene. Groundbirch The bad news is: The Chihuahua used to in England I knew many people who were 115.9 be a Doberman. so furiously British—I’m kind of surprised FORT McMONEY: Many folks in they didn’t vote to leave the planet. fire-ravaged Fort McMurray are unhappy Chetwynd 115.9 Environment and natural resources OCEAN Weather information anWeather Local forecasts British Columbia MOTION: Scientists after their city council voted themselves nounced the world’s oceans are rising SKATE STUFF: Big news for hockey a hefty pay increase. Three members Tumbler Ridge 115.9 faster than previously thought. Gee, fans: The NHL announced it will expand and the mayor will receive $150,000 a maybe it’s a good thing. All that extra into Las Vegas. And to make every hockey year to work on a recovery committee. water will dilute the pollution. game an authentic Las Vegas experience, Other councillors will see their pay Prince George 107.9 fansPast will place bets on how many players’ increase from $36,000 to $75,000 a year. son, BCConditions - 7 Day Forecast - Environment Canada https://weather.gc.ca/city/pages/bc-83_metric_e.html rent 24 hours Radar Satellite Lightning FORE!: Scientists say golf is the sport teeth will get knocked out. Hockey will You’ve heard it said “money doesn’t grow Hythe 114.9 that does most damage to the environbe something new for Las Vegas. In Vegas on trees.” For these politicians, it seems Observed at: Fort St. John Airport ment. Every day millions of golfers are out when they talk about “putting some guys money is blooming on the burned trees Date: 2:00 PM MST Tuesday 28 June 2016 there, cursing and swearing at the ball. All on ice,” they’re usually referring to people around their city. Grande Prairie 97.4 that hot air is destroying ozone layer. who didn’t pay their gambling debts. Condition: Partlythe Cloudy Temperature: 26.3°C Bob Snyder writes the satirical Chews the Pressure: 102.2 kPa Dewpoint: 12.2°C Calgary 98.6 HYPER HUMOR: There’s a report the MUSIC MEMO: A new study shows News column weekly. He can be reached at falling Humidity: 41% Environment and natural resources Tendency: Weather information Weather Local to forecasts British Columbia chewsthenews@fastmail.com. Russian government plans to build a “Hy- listening soothing classical music Fort St. John
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The Fort St. John North Peace Museum is out of the gate early as it readies to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Alaska Highway next year. The museum has created a commemorative 2017 calendar full of historical tidbits and photographs detailing the history of the famed highway. 2017 will mark 75 years since the highway’s construction, and Canada’s 150th birthday. Heather Sjoblom, museum curator (above), addressed city council on Monday, June 27, to share the museum’s schedule of events for the coming year, and to gift council with one of the newly completed calendars. The calendar features the photographs of Rudy Schubert, who enlisted in the American Army and worked on the Alaska Highway with the 341st Engineers. Schubert moved to Fort St. John after serving in Europe and continued to document the history of the North Peace. The calendar looks at the surveying and construction of the highway, the tourism it brought, how early bridges were built, the story of the Charlie Lake Disaster, and more.
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dispose of recyclables and waste material.” The failures were first noted by Parks in earlier visits in 2015. Verbal warnings issued at the time appear to not have been heeded. It is unclear whether the warnings refer to actual fuel leaks, or just a failure to have procedures in place to prevent leaks. Hydrocarbon could mean leaks of oil, fuel, or natural gas. Parks issued two orders to BC Hydro June 24 to get Morgan into compliance. Under one order, Morgan is required to conduct daily inspections of all vehicles, equipment
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Amid a chorus of First Nations drumming, dancing and cultural activities, the Ministry of Education, School District 60 and the Aboriginal Education Advisory Council committed to another five years of improving aboriginals students’ academic success when they signed a second, five-year Aboriginal Enhancement Agreement on Tuesday, June 21. An enhancement agreement is a working document that sets goals to improve the educational outcome of aboriginal students. Since its inception, the committee tasked with targeting programming to that end saw a 12.5 per cent increase in graduation rates, from 42.5 per cent to 55 per cent. “It’s going to give all of our students the potential that they need to graduate and to succeed in life,� said Ida Campbell, School District 60 board chair, before a crowd of students from Robert Ogilvie Elementary, parents and peers. By analyzing data and talking to students, the committee—of which Campbell is part—works to find areas where aboriginal students are struggling, and develops a focused approach to remedy those problem areas. “We have objectives and then the performance indicators, so we go through them and we look at the data to see that our goals are being achieved, and then that’s what our committee did, is we looked at the last enhancement agreement and looked over all our goals and our data and then together we all thought, how can we improve it?� Campbell said. Improving the sense of wellbeing of all aboriginal students, increasing awareness and understanding of local aboriginal histories and cultures, and improving the academic success and graduation rates of are the three overarching goals the committee is focusing on. The fact that aboriginal content is now being implemented from kindergarten to Grade 12 is helping the cause. Teachers are now coming to aboriginal community groups and looking for resources, said Pat Jansen, district princip-
al of the Aboriginal Education Program. It’s a step forward. “Education has a history of colonizing, so to speak,� she said. They’re trying now to reverse that tendency – to ‘de-colonize.’ “We want to look positively, we need to grow. That history’s happened, though we have a responsibility to teach our students and our community about the past, but we want to grow from that, and strive to have our students proceed at par at minimum with non-aboriginal students,� Jansen said. Findings and progress What the committee has found over the years is that aboriginal students often do not do well with transitioning– be it from community to town, when students who live on remote reserves have to board in Fort St. John during the school year, or from grade to grade. “Transitioning from community into town ... they struggle,� Jansen said. “Some of our students are boarded in town ... because it’s such a long drive, and so then they have that transition, and then you have a cultural transition in that. When you look at things even such as food. (They have) traditional food that they’re used to, and then when they come to town, it’s different.� Moving from elementary to middle school, and then again from middle school to high school is also difficult for some students. To help make those transitions easier, the committee has put in place transition coaches. “The goal of transition coaches is to support the students through different strategies such as their learning journeys, getting to know them individually and learning how they can support them, and putting those supports into place,� said Jansen. See AGREEMENT on B16 Above: Students gather to learn about animal hides at furs at the Aboriginal Education Centre June 21. BRONWYN SCOTT PHOTO
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Northern Lights College receives $75K to support aboriginal students and enrolment ZOË DUCKLOW reporter@ahnfsj.ca
Northern Lights College has received a one-time $75,000 provincial grant to support the success and increase enrolment of aboriginal students. Thirteen other post-secondary institutions in B.C. also received funds, part of a government plan to increase the number of credentials earned by aboriginal learners by 75 per cent within the next four years. This equals a targeted increase of nearly 2,000 credentials earned per year by the 2020-21 academic year in B.C. David Christie, aboriginal services director at Northern Lights College, plans to use the money to fund community consultations with all First Nations across northern B.C., visiting each community at least twice starting this September and going until next summer. “We have vast, vast distances here in the northeast. (The college) probably has the biggest region of all colleges in Canada,” Christie said. “We would like to visit Atlin, Dease Lake, Telegraph Creek, and all of those kinds of communities.” The community meetings will focus on talking to youth. “Colleges are notorious for trying to find out from older people, what it is they think colleges should offer, but we don’t do a good job of asking youth,” Christie said. “So we want to reach out to high school students, youth in care, and we especially want
NOTICE Increased Oversight & Enforcement In Tahltan Territory During 2016 Hunting Season In response to Tahltan citizens’ concerns about wildlife harvesting and management, and with the unanimous support of the Tahltan Nation, monitoring and enforcement of hunting activities will be increased substantially within Tahltan Traditional Territory during the 2016 hunting season.
to speak to youth that live on local make the campuses a more welcoming First Nation reserves.” place for aboriginal students through The aboriginal community is the things like new aboriginal gardens and To expand enforcement, the TCG has created a Wildlife fastest growing in B.C., at three times workshops with faculty and students. Guardian Program which will see several Tahltan Wildlife Guardians working closely with FLNRO and local the rate of average. The govern“I don’t want to say that our stuconservation officers to monitor and enforce hunting ment has committed to close the gap dents don’t feel safe here, but there are regulations throughout Tahltan Traditional Territory, between aboriginal and non-Aborigin- people, there are students who need to including on the land, the Stikine River and through al education rates, hoping it will help have a little more cultural understandroadside game check stops of hunter’s vehicles exiting the Tahltan Traditional Territory. fill the forecasted jobs demand. ing, same with community members, According to B.C.’s Ministry of Ad- same with faculty and staff,” he said. Hunters are reminded they are guests in our traditional territory, and as such we expect conduct and behavior vanced Education, aboriginal stuAs someone on the sending end of appropriate for the privilege of hunting in our territory. dents are less likely to graduate high students going to college, Norris is glad Individuals are reminded that blocking or using private school and more than half of those to know there are aboriginal service roads, littering, utilizing Tahltan traditional hunting who do graduate don’t qualify for col- centres on campus. camps or breaching hunting regulations, will not be tolerated. The TCG will prosecute those who disrespect lege or university. “If it’s a young person leaving or compromise Tahltan Rights and Title or contravene Audrey Norris, director of education home, that’s really difficult for a stuhunting regulations within our territory to the full extent for the Saulteau First Nation, agrees dent. Because it’s all a whole new of the law. In addition, all non-Tahltan First Nations that with Christie that community con- life,” Norris said. hunt in our territory will be treated as resident hunters and are expected to follow the same laws and regulations. sultation is the best way to determine “It’s like a shock leaving home where the money should be allocated. leaving the reserve, leaving their For additional information please contact TCG’s Wildlife Guardian, Jarett Quock In her experience, people are inter- family, what they’re used to. That at (250) 771-3274 or through email ested in programs that that will lead to part is difficult. at wildlifeguardian@tahltan.org careers—sometimes this just means “So it is nice to have to know that Chad Norman Day, President upgrading high school courses for there is somebody reaching out to Tahltan Central Government those who didn’t take Grade 11 or 12 make them feel welcome.” R0011267238 science and math so they can apply for apprenticeships and the like. Saulteau is working with its neighbour, West Moberly First Nation, on a program to support these students. They’ve just completed the first year and PEACE RIVER VER REGIONAL DISTRICT have a number of students who have now been acNOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING cepted to post-secondary FOR ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW NO 2249, 2016 schools. Electoral Area C “It’s been a really sucThe Southeast ¼ of Sec on 31, Township 25, PRD cessful first year,” she said. Christie also wants to Proposal: To amend Zoning Bylaw No. 1343, 2001, only within Electoral Area C, to add a P-3 (U li es) Zone
‘Status quo’ for SD 60 budget BRONWYN SCOTT peacereporter@ahnfsj.ca
There will be no new programs, but no cuts either for the coming school year, the School District 60 board has decided. In its regular meeting on Monday, June 20, the school district approved a “status quo” balanced budget for the 201617 school year. Of the $69-million budget, $61 million goes to day-to-day operating costs, with the rest earmarked for capital spending. “It’s what I call a status quo budget, so we didn’t make any cuts although we didn’t add any new programs either,” said Kevin Pobuda, assistant secretary treasurer. “We’re planning on getting more kids, so we’re going to have to add more teachers for that, but nothing major has changed from this year.” By law, the school district must submit a balanced budget to the province. To make the numbers work this year, the
district is dipping into reserves to the tune of $178,501. “For this year for operating we’re using a little bit of our surplus ... that’s where we’re making it balance,” Pobuda said. “So, money that we’ve accumulated over the years that we didn’t spend the full dollars we received, and we carry it forward, we’re dipping into that.” This year, the reserve fund totalled “around $3.95 million,” he said. The budget is “always a working document,” he added, and more funding will be provided to the district as more students sign up for school and new teachers are hired. “Everything’s status quo, we’re only charging $100 registration transportation fee as per this current, soon-to-bepast school year, so nothing’s changed there,” he said. The board has been anxiously awaiting word from the ministry on whether more funding will be provided for transportation costs since funding was cut several years ago.
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MUCH IRONY IN THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT I write today to comment on the glaring irony being seen from the provincial government on two fronts. Weather related flooding in some circumstances requires chartered jet travel for a couple hour visit, while in other preventable circumstances, where over 80 kms of the fertile Peace River Valley is to be deliberately flooded without proven need, nothing is done and the displaced residents, rather than being accommodated, are being delivered ultimatums to be out of their homes many years in advance of the flooding. While flood events require attention from the Provincial Emergency Program staff, a visit from the
Premier is a distraction for Mayors and administrators with more to do during these events than grandstanding. Secondly, where much concern has been indicated by the Premier regarding return of artifacts from neighbouring countries, the current B.C. provincial government is more than willing to flood a valley containing artifacts from some of the oldest known habituated sites in the province. Again, the concern shown looks to be more about grandstanding than taking action to preserve artifacts and a valley that is to be flooded for no reason. The power to be produced has no domestic market according to BC Hydro’s declining sales numbers, and will be too expensive to sell to any jurisdiction with access to natural gas-generated
power for decades to come. Lessons need to be learned from the Muskrat Falls project in Newfoundland and Labrador as to accurate and complete load forecasting and cost estimates where that politically motivated project has escalated to well over double the original to $11.1 billion. The project has been described by the new Minister appointed to the portfolio as a “boondoggle” that never should have been allowed to happen. Ratepayers there are seeing huge increases to cover costs of the failed project. Will Site C be different? Why will it be? Ask yourself, should we be willing to trust a desperate political party that has deliberately bypassed any and all oversight by the organizations (BCUC, ALC) that have been put in place to
prevent this exact type of thing from happening? Bob Fedderly Charlie Lake WILL NOT RETURN UPSTREAM On our most recent boat trip on the Peace River, we observed BC Hydro’s signs once again stating “return upstream.” Does Hydro not get the message—the Peace River is open to all boat traffic with absolutely no restrictions imposed by BC Hydro. BC Hydro has taped over the “no boating” and “river closed” portions of their signs and should immediately tape over the “return upstream” portion also. More of BC Hydro’s bullying tactics that are not acceptable. Mark Meiers, Charlie Lake
Canada slip-sliding towards deficits On June 22, I stood in the Senate and voted against Bill C-15, the Trudeau Government’s Budget Implementation Act. Ultimately, the Bill was adopted, but it was a close vote with 34 Senators in favour, 17 against and 17 abstentions—a sure sign that this bill did not have unanimous support. For nearly a month, the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance, of which I am a member, studied the budget bill. Our committee held nine meetings and heard from 52 witnesses from seven federal departments and agencies, and representatives from another nine organizations. As I wrote in this paper a few months ago, the government is planning on bringing our country into massive consecutive deficits with no end in sight, despite the Prime Minister’s electoral promise of balanced books. The Trudeau Government is borrowing nearly $30 billion this year alone to, as it proudly says, grow the middle class. For the record, the budget document does not even define the middle class
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and none of the government officials who appeared before us were able to define it either. How can the government actually assess its progress in growing the middle class if it hasn’t defined it? While some measures in the budget may benefit Canadians, as a Senator for Northeastern British Columbia, I strongly feel our region was left behind at a time when we most need the support and the unemployment rate is hovering around 10 per cent. Our region is clearly suffering from low commodity prices as well as uncertainty with respect to a number of major resource development projects including LNG and pipelines. One would have expected the Trudeau Government to do something to help this industry and try to get Canada’s natural resources sector
back on its feet. Sure, the government has made changes to the Employment Insurance program for those most affected by the downturn, but where is its plan to actually get unemployed oil and gas workers back on the job? It’s becoming more and more apparent that the new federal government is focused on keeping fossil fuels in the ground and halting any attempt in getting our commodities to market. While many unemployed Canadians try to find some work, one thing that certainly doesn’t help them is the government’s decision to maintain the small business tax rate at 10.5 per cent as legislated by the current law, even though it promised to reduce it to 9 per cent in its electoral platform. Sure, Budget 2016 maintains the previous government’s accelerated capital cost allowance for liquefied natural gas facilities, and gives $50 million to Natural Resources Canada to invest in technologies that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the oil and gas sector, but
that doesn’t put hard-working men and women back to work. Budget 2016 is leaving thousands of Canadians out to dry. No wonder many of them feel betrayed by this government. I continue to have concerns with the Trudeau Government’s unstoppable spending-spree. In my capacity as Senator for British Columbia, I will continue to fight for Canadian taxpayers and hold this government to account for its out-of-control spending. The Honourable Richard Neufeld is a Senator for British Columbia. He is Chair of the Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources, and a member of the National Finance Committee, and the Social Affairs, Science and Technology Committee. Prior to his appointment to the Senate in 2009, he served in the British Columbia Legislative Assembly from 1991 to 2008 as MLA for Peace River North. He was Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources from 2001 to 2009.
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Three-year-old twins Rafael and Maxim Polotsky-Fernandes were just two of hundreds who turned out to Fort St. John’s first Pride Walk June 25.
History made, but long walk ahead for equal rights, Pride Walk hears MATT PREPROST, BRONWYN SCOTT AND ZOË DUCKLOW The streets were streaked with the colours of a rainbow June 25 as some 200 residents turned out at high noon to Fort St. John’s first ever Pride Walk. Young and old, two-legged and fourlegged alike, marchers gathered at city hall before walking down 100 Street to honks and applause of support. “Today we are making history in Fort St. John,” Tracy Nichols, one of the event’s organizers, told the crowd. “Let that sink in. By being here today, you are showing the LGBT and two-spirited community that Fort St. John is a community where diversity and inclusion can thrive.” There was a moment of silence before the walk began to honour of the 49 people killed and 53 others injured during a mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, earlier in June. “The fight for equal rights is not over,” Nichols said. “The horrendous tragedy that happened in Orlando is a reminder of why we are here today and why inclusivity, love and acceptance are important foundations for a peaceful community.” For Celeste Joubert, who moved to Fort St. John three months ago, the large turnout was encouraging. “It shows a sense of community and I think that it’s a really good thing because often times people that are part of the LGBTQ+ community feel alone, but when I come to an event like this, it’s like, there’s other people who are having similar experiences, and it’s really good,” she said. Her younger brother Reinhardt, 12, was by his sister’s side, a rainbow painted on his face in a show of support. Jennifer Fernandes, who attended with her partner and their two young boys, was amazed by the masses who congregated at city hall. “It’s good to see the whole community turn out, like it’s really big numbers and it’s really, it’s just really awesome,” she said. “I feel good today to be a Fort St. John resident.” ‘They’re both my moms’ The size and success of the parade
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surprised many. “I was a bit nervous about getting involved. Fort St. John gets a reputation for being a bit of a redneck community,” Heather Padderson. “But seeing all these people here, and the support we’ve gotten, it’s proof that this really really is a diverse town. I mean I’ve always felt accepted, but not everyone does.” Her two sons, Jonah, 11, and Isaac, 5, were both decked out with tie-dyed clothes that they did as a family, and rainbow painted faces. When asked why he came to the parade, Jonah said simply, “Because they’re both my moms.” Padderson’s wife Joan said, “It’s a major thing. I never thought I’d see the day.” Padderson used to co-ordinate movie nights and other events for the local LBGT community, but when she became pregnant with Jonah the events sort of fizzled. Now, she’s on her way to completing a degree in social work, and plans to take up the role of co-ordinating and developing a resource centre for the community. “The funding is there, there just needs to be someone to apply for it. So that’s what I want to do,” she said. “This is the start of a community. We hope to have a library, with resources and things. Vancouver has had this for 40 years. It’s about time we did too.” Their sons have had no trouble at school when they tell their friends they have two moms. Kids might be a bit confused at first, but accept it easily. “We’re raising a new generation of people who are aware and accepting,” Padderson said.
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Federal review of Pacific NorthWest LNG resumes sion of comments on at least 18 conditions that the CEAA has drafted and proposed for the project. CEAA posted the responses to its website, saying the company’s responses satisfied their information request. The $11.4-billion terminal on Lelu Island outside Prince Rupert would liquefy natural gas sourced in the Peace Region. It is considered a crucial piece of B.C.’s oil and gas industry, as the sector struggles with a North American supply glut. Developing an LNG industry was also a major plank of the provincial B.C. Liber-
Underliving your retirement Most Canadians enjoy retirement but many also worry that the good times won’t last and “underlive” their retirement years in fear of overspending. According to a recent Investors Group survey, 59% of retired Canadians are concerned about being about being able to make their retirement funds last for their remaining years, 64% find it hard to strike a balance between enjoying retirement and making money last, and 44% feel worried after they spend money on non-necessary items or experiences. The survey also underscored the fact that overworrying about money can lead Canadians to shy away from doing the things they love in re-
al government in the 2013 election. However, the plant has encountered opposition from environmental groups and First Nations over its impact on Canada’s greenhouse gas reduction commitments, as well as its impact on the Skeena River salmon fishery. In March, the federal government asked from more information on the project, delaying approval by several months. The company had initially planned an investment decision in 2014 with an in-service date in 2018. —Staff Investors Group Financial Services Inc., I.G. Insurance Services Inc.*
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CRIME
43 charged in year-long Peace Region drug investigation Fourteen suspects still at large
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Forty-three people have been charged in a sprawling year-long police investigation into the street- and mid-level drug trade in the Peace Region, B.C.’s gang task force announced June 24. The investigation, which began last July, involved five search warrants, multiple traffic stops, nine “roundups” by Fort St. John and Dawson Creek RCMP. Police seized around 700 pills of fentanyl, the powerful opiate that has been involved in at least eight deadly overdoses in the Peace Region this year.
Officials from the RCMP, B.C.’s Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU) and Public Safety Minister Mike Morris attended a media event in Prince George Friday to announce the seizures. “These enforcement actions are a blow to the capabilities of certain gang members in B.C.’s North and Peace Regions,” Kevin Hackett, Chief Officer of the CFSEU-BC, said in a statement. “We have taken guns and drugs off the streets of our communities, and reduced the threat to public safety.” Police are still looking for 14 people charged in the Denturist investigation. Adrianna Salo, DD, RD Twenty-nine • Services Direct to the Public • Full & Partial Denture Fabrication were arres• Dentures Over Implants • Relines • Same Day Repairs ted in police • Accept all Insurance Plans “roundups” in Open Saturday by Appointment Fort St. John “Serving the Peace Country since 1972” and Dawson #2, 10415 - 10th Street, Tel: (250) 782-2740 Creek. Dawson Creek, BC Toll Free: 1 (866) 782-2740
Charges against three people have been approved, allowing police to release their names. They include 37-year-old Jamie Christopher St. Denis and Christina Marie MacKay, 30, arrested in Dawson Creek on Dec. 5, 2015 for allegedly trying to sell $39,000 worth of cocaine. St. Denis was sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in jail after pleading guilty to trafficking cocaine, trafficking a firearm, and possession of an illegal firearm. MacKay, who lives in Bay Tree, Alta., is charged with cocaine possession and trafficking and will appear in court in Dawson Creek next month. Also charged is 36-yearold Ryan Holden of Dawson Creek, who faces multiple weapons charges, including owning body armour without a permit. He is also accused of possession for the purpose of trafficking. He is set to appear in court July 14.
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At a Prince George press conference June 24, B.C.’s Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit laid out its seizures after a year-long investigation.
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• 1.75 litres of liquid GHB, commonly referred to as “date rape drug” • Approximately $70,000 in cash Last year, police linked a number of violent incidents to a “drug war” for control of Northeast B.C.’s drug trade.
July 2016 Flooding in the Regional District
The PRRD opened its emergency operations center to respond to the incidents in the region as rainfall accumulations wreaked havoc over a three day period. Main transportation corridors were shut down, utilities were effected, many homes and properties were damaged and many rivers, streams and lakes breached their banks.
Reporting Flood Damage If you live in the rural area and have been impacted by damages to your home or property due to the recent flooding, please contact the Peace River Regional District and report your situation. Phone numbers are 250-784-3200 or 1-800-670-7773. Disaster Financial Assistance To be eligible for assistance, the damage must be from an event that is uninsurable including overland flooding and groundwater seepage. Insurable damages, such as sewer or sump pit back-up, water entry from above ground including roofs, windows or other areas of the building that are not at ground level, are not eligible for DFA. http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/ emergency-preparedness-response-recovery/ emergency-response-and-recovery/disasterfinancial-assistance/forms-and-information Wastebins to assist with flood debris
Waste bins have been deployed to the Compass Service Station in the Wildmare Sub for residents who have flood damaged waste and will be available until July 8, 2016. Anyone affected by flooding who has hauled flood damaged waste to a landfill or Tier 1 transfer station between June 17, 2016 and July 5, 2016 may make a request to the Regional District to be reimbursed for tipping fees until July 15, 2016. To find out more, please contact our office at 250 784-3200. Please save your receipts.
Technical Flood Hazard Assessments
The Regional District, with approval from Emergency Management BC, will be conducting technical flood hazard assessments on Wildmare, Bissett, Commotion, Stone and Boulder Creeks next week. Anyone who wishes to share information on creeks in their area are encouraged to contact the Regional District.
The Board will be advocating to the Province
The Board approved the following resolution: “Whereas the region has been hit hard again by fire and flooding that could have been mitigated better with sufficient infrastructure and resources;
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Therefore, be it resolved that the PRRD Board petitions the presence of the Ministers responsible to tour the region and to attend meetings in the region as soon as possible.” Directors were also authorized to travel to Victoria to speak with the Ministries of Transportation and Infrastructure, Environment, Forests, Lands and Natural Resources to bring forward concerns about infrastructure and resources needed to mitigate fire and flooding damages.
Support for Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Grants
The Regional Board supported the Dawson Creek Ski & Recreation Association and Chetwynd Civic Properties Commission applications for a Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Grant. Dawson Creek grant funds would assist in the refurbishment of the Bear Mountain Ski Hill. Chetwynd grant funds would be used to assist in renovations and upgrades to the Chetwynd Recreation Centre.
Agricultural Land Commission Applications (ALC )
Flood Activity concerns Hon. Mike Bernier, The Board approved the Klassen, Anderson, MLA Peace River South, and Electoral Area E Director Dan Rose, were available to hear concerns from constituents regarding the recent flood activity in the area on Monday, June 27th at the Pomeroy Inn & Suites. People who could not attend that meeting are encouraged to submit their concerns and contact information in writing to prrd.dc@prrd.bc.ca
Regional Parks Update Minaker River Park The Parks Committee and Regional Board members will conduct a site visit at the Minaker River Park to determine the feasibility of repairing the driveway and reinforcing the river bed due to erosion problems.
Dunlevy Campground BC Parks will be invited to a Parks Committee meeting to provide an update on future plans for the Dunlevy Campground on Williston Lake.
Regional Parks Day will be rescheduled The Regional Parks Day that was to be held on June 18, 2016 at Blackfoot Regional Park was cancelled due to flooding in the region.
Charlie Lake Fire Department Funds were re-allocated for roof repairs at the Charlie Lake Fire Department
North Peace Airport Society Letter of Support A letter will be forwarded to the North Peace Airport Society in support of its funding application to Northern Development Initiative Trust for a grant in the amount of $25,865 to assist with the installation of LED lights in the North Peace Regional Airport parking lot.
Dawson Creek Office Tel: 250-784-3200 Toll Free: 1-800-670-7773 Email: prrd.dc@prrd.bc.ca
Fort St. John Office Tel: 250-785-8084 Toll Free: 1-800-670-7773 Email: prrd.fsj@prrd.bc.ca
Vause and Dakota Contracting Ltd. applications to proceed to the ALC.
Statement of Financial information
The Regional Board approves the attached Statement of Financial Information package for 2015. http://prrd.bc.ca/services/finance/ statement-of-financial-information/
Public Meetings & Public Hearings OCP and Zoning Amendment Public Hearing For a proposed truck stop gas bar and related uses in the Chetwynd Area, July 12, 2016 at 7:00 pm, at the Chetwynd and District Recreation Centre. The meeting agenda and further information will be available at the meeting.
OCP and Zoning Amendment Public Hearing No. 2 - Public Hearing for the
proposed construction and operation of a battery and production facility in the Tomslake Area will be held at the Regional District Board Room Wednesday July 13, 2016 at 7:00pm. For more information please visit our Engage! page under Active Development Applications (Area D File 011/2016).
Zoning Amendment - A Public hearing for the proposed Manufactured Home Park in the Pink Mountain Area, along Highway 97N will be held at Sasquatch Crossing Wednesday July 20, 2016 at 7:00pm. For more information please visit our Engage! page under Active Development Applications (Area B File 068/2015). July 13, 2016 Committee of the Whole Meeting
A Committee of the Whole meeting (COW) will be held on July 13th at the Dawson Creek PRRD Office to review the PRRD Strategic Plan.
July 14, 2016 Regional Board Meeting location change
The July 14, 2016 Regional Board Meeting will now be held in Dawson Creek at the Regional District Office Boardroom.
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NORTH PEACE GRAD FEST SOCIETY
CRIME
PEACE REGION
COURT DOCKET Here’s a look at what happened in Peace Region courts for the week ending June 24. Fort St. John Law Courts: • Peter James Brittan (born 1969) was handed $200 in victim surcharges for two counts of breach of an undertaking or recognizance. • Hank Henry Lorne Williams (born 1955) was sentenced to 41 days in jail and handed $700 in victim surcharges for one count of assault and five counts of breaching an undertaking or recognizance. Dawson Creek Law Courts: • Jason Wayne Redhead (born 1978) was sentenced to five years probation, ordered to provide a DNA sample, and handed $500 in victim surcharges for one count of assault, one count of possession of property under $5,000 and three counts breach of an undertaking or recognizance. The offences occurred in Chetwynd. • Faron Michael Capot (born 1967) was sentenced to a one-year conditional sentence to be followed by 180 days
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on conditional release and one year of probation, fined $500, suspended from driving for one year, and handed $550 in victim surcharges after being found guilty of a lesser included charge of assault (original charge: sexual assault), one count of driving while prohibited, and one count of uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm. • Freddy Martin Ominayak (born 1985) was sentenced to 28 days in jail and handed $300 victim surcharges for one count of theft $5,000 or under, one count breach of an undertaking, and one count of break and enter to commit an indictable offence. • Dillen Rideout (born 1996) was sentenced to one year of probation, given a conditional discharge and ordered to pay a $100 victim surcharge for one count of assault. • Jason Alexander Shaw (born 1987) was sentenced to one year of probation, given a conditional discharge and ordered to pay a $100 victim surcharge for one count of assault. • Tyler John Tsakoza (born 1983) was sentenced to one year of probation, ordered to provide a DNA sample, and handed a $100 victim surcharge for one count of sexual assault. —Mike Carter
Arrests made, charges laid in 2013 Totem Mall thefts BRONWYN SCOTT peacereporter@ahnfsj.ca
Three people are facing a lengthy list of charges related to a 2013 break-in at Totem Mall that incurred more than $40,000 in damages and saw more than $19,000 in goods stolen from a local jewelry store. Mitchell Jeff, Tammy Trotter, and Rodger Davis are alleged to have worked together to ram a stolen truck into the exterior of the Totem Mall in Fort St. John, and then drive into the doors of a jewelry store within the mall, Apollo Avenue, where more than $19,000 worth of watches and sunglasses were stolen. Jeff has been charged with theft of a motor vehicle, three counts of possession of stolen property over $5,000, break and enter with intent to commit an indictable offence, possession of break and enter instruments and three counts of mischief over $5,000. Davis faces charges of theft of a motor vehicle, two counts of possession of stolen prop-
Sharing the roadway this summer BRONWYN SCOTT peacereporter@ahnfsj.ca
Fort St. John RCMP wants to remind motorists that with the warmer weather, more bikes will be on the road—including the RCMP bike unit—and to take caution. RCMP has released some safety tips for all road users. Motorists: When passing cyclists, motorists should slow down and leave plenty of room, as a vehicle’s tail wind can impact a cyclist, and cause them to lose control. This is especially true with commercial trucks on the highway. Cyclists: Cyclists should also take precaution by walking bikes across busy intersections, using the crosswalk, and following traffic signals. Bikers should always ride on the right-hand-side of the street—the same direction as travelling cars. Cyclists should never ride against the traffic. When passing other bikers or pedestrians, cyclists should pass on their left side. Cyclists should always wear a helmet. The fine for noncompliance is $29.
erty over $5,000, break and enter with intent to commit an indictable offence, possession of break and enter instruments and three counts of mischief over $5,000. Trotter has been charged with possession of stolen property under $5,000. Davis and Trotter were brought before the courts and were conditionally released with a pending court date. One of them—the press release does not indicate which—was re-arrested for breaching their release conditions shortly after their release. They have not been convicted of the charges.
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CANADA DAY PARADE in POUCE COUPE
On July 1, Canadians gather together across this great country of ours for the traditional Canada Day celebrations. Official ceremonies, shows, fireworks displays and other festivities take place in every Canadian province and territory.
Since July 1, 2012, a new activity brings together all Canadians on Canada Day: the Great Canadian Oath. This is a ceremony during which all new Canadian citizens are invited to take the citizenship oath. The first great oath-taking took place on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. Since then similar events have been organized in several cities across the country. TOWARDS THE 150th ANNIVERSARY Public rejoicing will be at an all-time high in 2017, when Canada celebrates its 150 th anniversary. Preparations are already well underway and major celebrations are planned. To learn more about the upcoming festivities — and discover the “Canada 150” logo — visit On July 1, the whole country comes together www.canada.pch.gc.ca. to celebrate with official ceremonies, shows, fireworks displays and oaths of citizenship.
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Henry appeared with Scott Bone, chief executive officer for the Northern Regional Construction Association, which trains and educates its members and provides advocacy services. Another 10 contractors sat in the council chamber gallery in support. Bone explained to council and city staff that, “When you enter into a bid process you have entered what we call the law of competitive bidding,” and that the city has a “legal responsibility” to treat all bidders fairly and equally throughout the process. “You also have a legal responsibility for the compliance with the tendering practices that you’re using, whether they’re implied and/or expressed,” Bone said. Bone told council and staff that the city’s bid process “could be looked at differently,” and that “the addendum process that’s currently used within your tenders conflicts with standard practices normally used within municipal governments.” Further, he explained that when a project exceeds 15 per cent over budget—as the spray park tender did—it’s “usually required” that you cancel the tender and re-tender. “It’s not appropriate in terms of the guidelines that are used by industry and government to negotiate,” Bone said. Bone warned the city could “enter into the legal arena” if a bidder challenges its decisions. “You may have lower participation on many of your bids because bidders may find that the practices they use would not meet their requirements, you may find that prices on your construction projects will increase because they will build in a premium based on those,” he said. Council and city staff agreed to begin a dialogue with local contractors, and to review tendering practices. “We should never be shy about looking at our policies, and when legislation requires that they be changed or when society requires that they be changed,” said Mayor Lori Ackerman. “It’s important that we step up to the plate to ensure that we’ve got policies that ensure equity and transparency always.” City Manager Dianne Hunter committed to come back to council with responses to the questions the delegation asked. “I know with any issue, if there’s two sides to the story there’s probably 10. So it’s going to take a little bit of time to unravel and to seek some advice and take a look at,” she said.
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Henry also wanted clarification on the city’s policy regarding site visits. On a recent tender, an addendum was added to schedule a site meeting for the project, however, the city representative never showed, Henry said. “(It) was clearly stated in the tender that any late contractors would not be allowed to attend the meeting. The city representative did not show up, no reason was given, and no knowledgeable replacement was sent,” Henry said. “It was also stated in the addendum that no questions at the site meeting would be responded to in writing or otherwise before, during or after. Why was the site meeting being held if no questions were to be answered?” Henry was further puzzled by a clause in the addendum that stated that any contractor found visiting the site outside of the site meeting for any reason could lead to disqualifications from the tender process. “We have never seen these restrictions on a tender before,” he said. Another area of concern is the city’s policy on issuing addendums to tenders, and general communication with bidders. Despite a consultant being hired to handle communications for the tender documents, Henry wanted to know why some addendums were issued by the city instead. “The tender that is now closed had received what should have been four addendums to it, but only three were official. The first two were by the consultant, the third was not distributed or documented at all, and was issued the day of closing, and was only noted on the city’s website,” said Henry. “The fourth was issued within an hour of the revised bid closing. Contractors, however, did not receive it until after the tender had closed,” he said. Henry called the city’s actions “uncharacteristic, unprofessional and something that we have never seen on any public or private tender that we have participated in.”
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Meanwhile, the North Peace Gymnastics Association awaits answers, having been without a permanent home since fire destroyed their space and equipment in the building last summer. It’s still not known if the building will be repaired for continued use as a gymnastics facility. “We’re still going through the process (of deciding),” Fort St. John Mayor Lori Ackerman told the Alaska Highway News. The Stonebridge Hotel opened its doors to the club as a temporary training space, but since the fire, the club has seen a drastic drop in enrollment. “We’ve lost basically all of our
upper level athletes, because they can’t train ... They don’t have the ability to train bars properly, floor properly,” said Chantelle Yates, recreational co-ordinator with the club. When the facility burnt down, they had just over 900 members, with an additional 1,000 users from school and community groups using the space as well. This year, they’re sitting at just over 500 members, and about another 500 outside users. “Last year it probably was double the numbers,” Yates said. The City of Fort St. John, in partnership with the District of Taylor and the PRRD, is in the process of devising a Parks and Recreation Master Plan draft to guide future recreation decisions. The city has been soliciting input from the public through a series of public workshops and stakeholder group sessions for the last few weeks. Community members can contribute their ideas online as well at placespeak.com/ FSJRecPlan.
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Mierau spoke with the tour guide after the hike and she put him in touch with Dr. Charles Helm, a volunteer at the dinosaur museum. Helm arranged for Mierau to take him to the site. “I wasn’t even sure if I could find the place again,” Mierau said. “I hadn’t been there for four years. There was a bit of a tense moment when I was driving out with him trying to remember where it was. I was hoping I didn’t make a fool of myself.” After being blown away with what they encountered, Helm handed the discovery off to the PRPRC’s Dr. Rich McCrea. McCrea noted that the track site is part of the Gething Formation. He determined it to be from the Aptian or early Cretaceous age, which puts it in the range of between 100 to 145 million years old. One of the reasons researchers are so excited about the spot is because it is the first major track site uncovered in the area since the W.A.C. Bennett Dam flooded a similarly aged trackway in 1979. In an illustration of the give
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Left: The site might not look like much from the air, but layered within this bedrock slab near Hudson’s Hope is a treasure trove of dinosaur footprints so large and so unique, it is one of the only trackways of its kind in the world. Right: A close up shot of one of the hundreds of footprints from the Williston Reservoir site. The trackway, discovered in 2005 by Peace Region resident Barry Mierau, is estimated at between 100 and 145 million years old.
and take relationship between industrial development and the preservation of historically significant sites, research on the Williston Reservoir trackway will continue to be funded by industry and private donations. Mierau was thrilled when
he heard about the plan to build a museum right overtop of the site. “Right away I just thought that’d be phenomenal to do something (like that),” he said. “The location is nice because it is almost level.”
He says he and Helm counted “something like 400 footprints that were exposed … and the slab keeps going. Once you start cleaning and excavating, it could be a huge site. Who knows how much ground that could cover.”
In an effort to make the site part of a tourism strategy for the region, the PRPRC involved economic development commissions in the North and South Peace, as well as the Treaty 8 Tribal Association and the District of Hudson’s Hope, who have become collectively known as the “hosting partners” of the trackway. “The Williston Reservoir site is part of a larger cultural landscape with numerous Indigenous heritage sites in the Treaty 8 region, all of which have tremendous cultural, spiritual, heritage and social significance,” a joint news release from the hosting group said. “(We) are pleased to be working with the PRPRC to understand, conserve and manage this area.” For Mierau, it’s all still a bit surreal. “When you’re working in the bush you are always coming across things and finding fossils, trackways, you name it,” he said. “I always knew that site was pretty special and pretty rare. I just didn’t know how rare and how special it was, I guess.”
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Josh Telizyn and Nick Guliov will compete in mountain biking at the games later this summer BYRON HACKETT sports@ahnfsj.ca
A month ago, Josh Telizyn and Nick Guliov had only tested their mountain bike skills in the quiet confines of the Cactus Trails and around Fort St. John. Fast forward a few weeks, and the duo will represent Zone 8 at the Alberta Summer Games in the return of mountain bike racing, which will also be just the second official competition for the Fort St. John teens. Their first, a qualifier put on by the Grande Prairie Wranglers bike club in early June went surprisingly well. “On race day I was pretty nervous because I had never actually done a legit mountain bike race,” Telizyn, 14, recalled about his eventual first place finish. “It all turned out good, I screwed up the course a bit, the first lap in I made a mistake on navigation and had to backtrack. By the end of the lap I killed myself to catch up and held on from there.” thirteen-year-old Guliov, who has spent much of the summer training with the Fort St. John Stingrays as a swimmer, added he had no expectations about what would happen in Grande Prairie. “I was nervous and excited, obviously I wanted to do well and make it to the games. I’m new at mountain bike racing too, I haven’t done an actual race before,” Guliov said. “It was a new experience for me, but it was fun. I learned a lot from it about how to race, how races feel and different technical terrain they put in races and how courses are [set up].” With their first competition out of the way, both are confident the technical nuances they learned about the sport in Grande Prairie will help them at the games. “I could definitely work on overall top speed on the bike and cornering. I’ve got the hopping logs down. Just overall speed and confidence on tight corners and bike handling overall,” Telizyn noted. “The logs were definitely one of [the hardest parts],”
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Guliov recalled. “Also, going fast on a course makes it a lot harder and you just feel like you always have to be going faster and push yourself because you know your competitors are right behind you.” Fellow Blizzard Bike Club member Dawit Feyissa, who has a wealth of mountain bike experience and should be a huge mentor for the Zone 8 representatives heading into the games, will also coach the two teens. “He’s top dog around here,” Telizyn said. “He’s given us a lot of help. He’s given us some tips and I’m just really thankful…I’m just glad I know someone who is the actual coach and I don’t have to learn on my own or create that friendship over the weekend.” As members of the BBC, the two racers are eligible
to compete in Alberta and are looking forward to action in Leduc that starts on July 15. “Go out there, do my best and hopefully place in the top half [out of 20],” Telizyn said. “Mostly just go out there and have a blast.” Guliov, as a veteran of the BC Winter Games in speed skating, added the experience will be one to remember. “I think a new course—racing on a new course will be cool and racing against new people and meeting new people and making friends, that’ll be cool,” he said. “I remember that from the BC Winter Games for speed skating, that was one of the main things that stood out to me, it was great.”
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Josh Telizyn and Nick Guliov will have the rare opportunity to represent the Blizzard Bike Club at the Alberta Summer Games in Leduc from July 15-16.
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“It’s either a hit or an out,” a bystander explains simply at the baseball fields in Taylor. That explanation flows quicker than the Peace River across the fifth Annual Arnie Isberg Memorial one-pitch tournament— for teams new and old the reminder serves as the perfect entrance point to a memorable weekend. “It’s one pitch, you get one pitch no matter what you do, you make a choice and people appreciate that,” said Kerri Laurin, member of Team Sumo and one of the new organizers of the event. The one-pitch started as a fundraiser five years ago in the name of Arnie Isberg, a dedicated community member who loved sport and always wanted to help out the community anyway he could. When he passed away with cancer, it was a no brainer to start a tournament in his name and it was his brother Vern Isberg who took up the cause. He made it a one-pitch because the games are shorter and often more entertaining, about an hour for a seven-inning game compared to at least an hour and a half for most slo-pitch games, meaning more teams could participate. Over the years the tournament has raised more than $30,000 for the Fort St. John Hospital Foundation’s Cancer Diagnostic and Treatment Fund and this year they raised over $19,000 for the cause. one-pitch continued on B2
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“Our biggest thing— is to knock out cancer. That’s why everyone is here,” Laurin explained, while adding that the new “Light a Life, Join the Fight” campaign held on Saturday night, where luminary bags were lit to honour victims of cancer brought a lot of emotions to the forefront for many of the players in the tournament. “As you saw from our lighting ceremony, with the lit bags on the diamond— the emotions and the tears, people were just very brought together and this is why we’re here. We lost our brother to cancer, eight days before the first tournament so, we knew Vern and he asked us to play and we did so then they all moved out of town and we decided it was just a good cause to keep going with.” When the tournament started only eight teams played, this year the event maxed out at 24, with five teams on the waiting list and even more
hoping to get in on the action next year. Team Sumo, a mainstay in the tournament since it started has since taken over the organizing and Laruin, who knows the Isberg family well and stepped up to help out this year said even though she’s been involved for so long, the amount of support people give the event continues to be overwhelming. “It’s really emotional. Every time I talk to people about how much people give back in this tournament and they are here for that reason and they don’t really care if they get anything out of it. They want to make this tournament huge and successful. For me it’s huge emotions. I can’t believe the generosity of people,” she said. Laurin added that although it is Arnie’s name on the event, the family always makes sure to remind the players and community it’s not just about him, as most participants have their own story about how cancer has affected their lives. “I know his family always
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The 5th annual Arnie Isberg Memorial One-Pitch Tournament raised over $19,000 for the Fort St. John Hospital’s Cancer Diagnostic and Treatment fund.
says Arnie would be so proud of everybody and they really want to let people know that this isn’t just about Arnie, this is about everybody that has been affected by cancer and they say it all the time,” she said. “Everybody knows [the money raised] stays local in Fort St. John and into the cancer diagnostic and treatment fund. They know it’s staying
local and not going somewhere else and it’s actually helping our community. Even with the teams that come out from other places, they know and they appreciate it. It’s always been a great weekend.” The D Crew was the winning team in division one, outlasting the defending champion McGlovins in the final. In division two, Victorious Secrets
defeated Team Sumo to take home the title. In Division three, B&C rail ousted SOS Disaster to take top spot. As has become tradition and the ultimate example of community spirit, each of the top nine teams on the weekend donated their winnings to the Fort St. John Hospital Foundation’s Cancer Diagnostic and Treatment Fund.
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Baseball is bustling in Fort St. John and that couldn’t have been more evident than with all three travel teams, playing in their first tournament as a group and reaching the final in mosquito, peewee and bantam/midget divisions in Grande Prairie. The mosquito squad was the star of the weekend rolling through the preliminary round undefeated, winning easily in the semi-finals and cruising over Beaverlodge 10-1 in the final. R0021217976
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The mosquito Fort St. John Black Sox returned home from Grande Prairie on the weekend with a tournament win.
President of North Peace Minor Baseball Forrest Liddicoat said about the monumental win: “Strong pitching really was the difference all tournament as most teams couldn’t score many runs off our pitchers.” The peewee squad also rolled through the round robin and won their semi, but lost to High Level 7-6 in the final on a walk-off home run. The bantam/midget team also played well in round robin, going
2-1 and was able to move to the final after a 9-5 win over Beaverlodge in the semis. They came up short in the final with a 7-6 loss to the Grande Prairie Reds. Liddicoat added about the experience for the organization as a whole: “It shows a lot about the talent of baseball players in Fort St John and area. We look forward to helping these kids become even better and continue to play in tournaments around the area and hopefully host a big tournament in Fort St. John next season.”
PRO GOLF WEEKLY UPDATE Golf News, Tips, Trivia & Stats
This Week: WGC - Bridgestone Invitational
The Bridgestone Invitational is part of the World Golf Championships set that became a fixture on the PGA Tour in 1999. In general, any player Defending: Shane Lowry in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Winning Score: 11-under par Rankings is eligible to play. Also, all Winning Share: $1,570,000 members of the Presidents Cup and Ryder Cup teams can participate and all previous winners from the Bridgestone Invitational will be extended an invitation to play. The tournament is played at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. The par-5 16th hole is the most famous at Firestone, given the nickname “The Monster” years ago by Arnold Palmer. Firestone CC (South Course) Akron, Ohio 7,400 yards, Par 70
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Last Week: Billy Hurley III won at Congressional
Billy Hurley III won the Tournament Results Quicken Loans National 1. Billy Hurley III Score: -17 at Congressional Country Earnings: $1,242,000 Club on Sunday. The victory 2. Vijay Singh Score: -14 comes a year after Hurley sent out a tearful message during the same Player Earnings: $745,200 Score Earnings tournament trying to find his missing T-3. Bill Haas -13 $400,200 T-3. Jon Rahm -13 $400,200 father, who later took his own life. Hurley’s final round of 2-under par 69 was punctuated by a 35-yard chip-in for birdie on the 15th hole and a nearly 30-foot putt for birdie on No. 16. Vijay Singh, 53, was looking to become the oldest winner in PGA Tour history. He shot a final round 6-under par 65 to finish three strokes behind.
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Tiger Woods, the 14-time major winner, was at the Quicken Loans National on Sunday and he talked about his plans for 2016 with Jim Nantz, telling the announcer the only person he probably could beat right now is his 7-year-old son. “Close to what?” Woods said. “To beating Charlie? Yeah, I’m close to beating Charlie. That’s about it.” Woods underwent Golf Trivia back surgery in April 2014 and struggled in the 2015 major tournaments, finishing tied for 17th in Which golfer holds the record for the the Masters and failing to make the cut at the U.S. oldest player to win a PGA Tour event? Open and British Open. He underwent another back surgery last September and hasn’t played in any a) Fred Funk c) Sam Snead PGA Tour event in 2016. Woods is working toward b) Arnold Palmer d) Davis Love III a return, but he’s unsure if he’ll be able to play this Answer: c) Sam Snead won the 1965 Greater year. “I don’t know,” Woods told Nantz. “I want to Greensboro Open at the age of 52 years, 10 play, put it that way. I want to play, I don’t know if I will. But I do want to, and I’m trying.” months, 8 days.
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Lessons from the Golf Pro The putting game is such a fickle part of the process that we can easily ruin it if we do not keep a consistent setup. One of the big problems the amateur golfer faces during a putt is to make sure that your wrists do not move during the putting stroke. More times than not, the wrists are moving during a putting stroke and since we are so used to it, there is no way to identify this as a recurring problem. The key to making sure that your wrists do not move during the putting stroke is to focus on keeping the end of the putter pointed at the center of your body. If the end of the putter does not stay centered, this shows you that your wrists have been moved during the putting process. By keeping the wrists still, the shoulders and back move the putter head and your hands can stay passive to make a good stroke.
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Billy Hurley III
Turned Professional: 2006 FedEx Cup Ranking: 70th World Ranking: 169th PGA Tour Wins: 1
FedEx Cup Standings Through June 27, 2016
1) Jason Day
2,167 pts. / 7 top tens
2) Adam Scott
1,912 pts. / 4 top tens
3) Dustin Johnson 1,861 pts. / 9 top tens
4) Jordan Spieth 1,725 pts. / 5 top tens
5) Russell Knox 1,401 pts. / 5 top tens
FedEx Cup Standings continued... Player Points 6) Brandt Snedeker 1,352 7) Patrick Reed 1,326 8) Justin Thomas 1,293 9) Kevin Kisner 1,274 10) Kevin Chappell 1,266
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Huskies awarded 2018 provincials BYRON HACKETT sports@ahnfsj.ca
For the first time in history, the Ross Barnes Trophy will be handed out west of the Alberta border. That trophy is the big prize awarded to the winner of the Hockey Alberta Junior B Championships and for the first time ever in 2018 the Fort St. John Huskies will be gearing up to host the event. “We applied for it in November, we applied to host it this year because it is our 50th year of junior hockey in Fort St. John. So, we were hoping that would [work out] but it’s St. Paul’s 75th so, they beat us by 25 years,” Huskies GM Jeremy Clothier said. “We found out Saturday [June 4] at meetings in Grande Prairie. It’s been approved by Hockey Alberta and it’s been approved by our league.”
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The Fort St. John Huskies got some welcome news earlier this month, as they were awarded the 2018 Hockey Alberta Junior B Championships.
Because the Huskies play in the North West Junior Hockey League (NWJHL), where five of the seven teams are from Alberta, the team is eligible to host the event. Eight teams will compete in the tournament from five junior B leagues in
Alberta including the Calgary Junior Hockey League, Capital Junior Hockey League, Heritage Junior B Hockey League, and the North Eastern Alberta Junior B Hockey League. The 2018 tournament happened to swing in the direction of the
NWJHL and Clothier said himself and the executive jumped on the chance to host. “It was more or less just talking to Ralph Ambrose our league president and telling him we were interested in hosting. We thought it was getting close to our league’s turn,” Clothier recalled. “I told him I know it’s going to be different with Hockey Alberta coming into to B.C., but he put it forward and it was done.” The GM added that while there are still plenty of details to be work out, knowing this early that the organization is going to host such a large scale event will help the team bring in the right players to compete in that championship when the time comes. “Now it just makes our recruiting and all that different,” Clothier explained earlier this month. “Everything changes. Now it starts with what we want to
do with 21-year-olds this year [and] 20-year-olds this year. There are a lot of decisions to be made... we still want to be competitive this year. It would be nice to be real competitive this year and maybe make provincials this year and then have a good core for next year.” Each of the past three seasons, a team from the NWJHL has represented the league in the final of the Hockey Alberta Junior B Championships and that culminated with the North Peace Navigators taking home the title last year. The winner of the Alberta provincial championship moves on to the Keystone Cup, a tournament that features the best junior B hockey teams in Western Canada. Dates have yet to be determined for provincials, but they will likely take place the first weekend in April after the league playoffs have concluded.
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Saturday marked the end of the season for the younger leagues of North Peace Minor Baseball, with blast ball, T-Ball and the rookies playing a few fun games to wrap up the year. The rookies also had a skills competition that tested hitting, base running, and throwing accuracy. The winners were Kyle Ennis from the Phillies for longest Hit, Chaz Lucas from the Phillies for fastest base runner and Damon Clay from Cecil Lake for most accurate throw.
W EEKLY P RO R ACING U PDATE Racing News, Stats & Trivia
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Location: Daytona Beach, Fla. Date: July 2nd, 8:00 p.m. TV: NBC Last Year’s Pole: Dale Earnhardt Jr. - 202.284 mph Last Year’s Winner: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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Points: 562 Wins: 1 Top 5: 7 Top 10: 13
2) Kurt Busch
Points: 527 Wins: 1 Top 5: 5 Top 10: 14
3) Carl Edwards
Points: 510 Wins: 2 Top 5: 6 Top 10: 11
Xfinity Series Top Ten Driver 1) Daniel Suarez 2) Elliott Sadler 3) Ty Dillon 4) Justin Allgaier 5) Brandon Jones 6) Brendan Gaughan 7) Erik Jones 8) Brennan Poole 9) Darrell Wallace Jr. 10) Ryan Reed
4) Brad Keselowski
Points: 506 Wins: 2 Top 5: 6 Top 10: 10
5) Joey Logano
Points: 493 Wins: 1 Top 5: 6 Top 10: 10
6) Chase Elliott “The Speedway is a venue that is known throughout the world as a place where everyone in motorsports wants to claim a victory,” said former Daytona Speedway President Robin Braig. The enormous 480-acre motorsports complex boasts the most diverse schedule of racing on the globe -- earning it the title of “World Center of Racing.” Even before NASCAR was founded, racers would flock to Daytona’s hard-packed sand beaches to go head-to-head against each other while trying to avoid the incoming tide. Last week’s winner, Tony Stewart, finished 14th in last year’s race.
Points: 473 Wins: 0 Top 5: 6 Top 10: 11
7) Jimmie Johnson
Points: 469 Wins: 2 Top 5: 6 Top 10: 7
8) Martin Truex Jr.
Racing News
Tony Stewart said he and his Stewart-Haas Racing teammates were out to dinner when they saw the John Wes TownleySpencer Gallagher fight in Saturday night’s Camping World Truck Series race. Townley drives the Zaxby’ssponsored car and is the son of the founder of the chain of restaurants that feature chicken. “I’m going to go to Zaxby’s and eat chicken all week just in support of John Wes,” said Stewart.
Racing Trivia
Points: 469 Wins: 1 Top 5: 3 Top 10: 7
9) Kyle Busch
Where did Tony Stewart finish in the season standings during his first year in the Cup Series?
10) Matt Kenseth
a) 4th b) 10th
Points: 452 Wins: 3 Top 5: 9 Top 10: 10
Points: 430 Wins: 1 Top 5: 2 Top 10: 6
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c) 15th d) 28th
Answer : a) Stewart finished 4th in the season standings and won the Rookie of the Year.
Shape: Tri-oval Distance: 2.5 miles Turns / Straights: 31º / 3º
Points 490 469 455 422 417 412 411 407 373 331
Last Weekend’s Race: Tony Stewart won the Toyota/Save Mart 350 Toyota/Save Mart 350 Top 10 Driver Points Tony Stewart 44 Denny Hamlin 41 Joey Logano 38 Carl Edwards 38 Martin Truex Jr. 36 Kevin Harvick 36 Kyle Busch 35 Ryan Newman 33 Kasey Kahne 32 Kurt Busch 31
Stewart came to Sonoma Racing asserting on Friday he wasn’t having much fun driving a Sprint Cup Series car. That all changed in Sunday’s Toyota-Save Mart 350 at the 1.99mile road course, where Stewart bulldozed Denny Hamlin into the outside wall in Turn 11, executing a dramatic last-lap pass for his first victory since June 2, 2013 at Dover to snap an 84-race losing skid. In the three years since that victory, a succession of injuries and a personal tragedy have limited the three-time champion’s time in a Sprint Cup Series car. After a pit call by crew chief Mike Bugarewicz put Stewart in the lead for a restart on Lap 91 of 110, Stewart held the top spot at the start/finish line for the rest of the race.
Tony Stewart Born: May 20, 1971 Crew Chief: Mike Bugarewicz Car: Chevrolet
Year 2016 2015
Wins 1 0
Top 10s 3 3
Avg. Finish 17.1 24.8
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MLB AMERICAN LEAGUE East Team 1 Baltimore 2 Boston 3 Toronto 4 NY Yankees 5 Tampa Bay
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ThankYou Because of generous support from the community, the 18th annual Charity Golf Tournament raised $11,967.35! held on Jun 4th at the Lone Wolf Golf course.
Thank you to all our sponsors & volunteers:
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East Team 1 Washington 2 Miami 3 NY Mets 4 Philadelphia 5 Atlanta
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GB PCT 0.584 3.5 0.539 4.0 0.533 12.5 0.423 18.5 0.342
Central 1 Chi Cubs 2 St. Louis 3 Pittsburgh 4 Milwaukee 5 Cincinnati
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West 1 San Francisco 2 LA Dodgers 3 Colorado 4 Arizona 5 San Diego
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Flyers hand out team awards BYRON HACKETT
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When the Fort St. John Senior Flyers were looking to salvage their season after an unexpected and expedited playoff exit, Jeff Shipton made sure the team wasn’t finishing the season empty-handed. He was one of several Flyers that carried the team through to a Coy Cup win and willed the squad back from a 3-0 deficit to the Grimshaw Huskies that was eventually erased because of an extra roster player, something that’s still a sour point for the Flyers. Shipton was named playoff MVP by the Flyers at their year-end awards on Saturday, June 25 and was proud of the way the team played this season down the stretch and into the playoffs. “It was really nice to be rewarded for the time you put in and seeing the guys look up to you and doing what you do, it was just a lot of fun this year,” the captain said. “It was a lot fun winning the Coy Cup, having all the guys together and doing that, losing the way we did, still really sour for everyone and we’re going to hope to do better next year.” Rick Cleaver, 32, was the North Peace Hockey League MVP and took home several team awards as the regular season MVP for the Flyers as well as the top scorer, notching 19 goals and 20 assists
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At their year-end awards, the Fort St. John Senior Flyers named Jeff Shipton their Playoff MVP.
in just 20 games this season. Goalie Travis McLean was one of only a few rookies in a veteran laden lineup that the Flyers boasted this year and stepped up in his first season of senior hockey to play nine games. He went a modest 4-3 with a 4.67 goals against average. Flyers forward Joey Massingham only took two minor penalties all season long through 18 games and was rewarded with the most gentlemanly player award on Saturday. The two minor penalties were the lowest among Flyers who played 17 games or more in 2015-2016. Defenseman Brady Busche was named the most defensive player, Andrew Payou was the most dedicated and the affable Troy Hunt was awarded the most popular player.
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Six big changes to Peace Region hunting regulations JONNY WAKEFIELD reporter@dcdn.ca
A shortened moose season in the North Peace and new restrictions on hunting near Moberly Lake are among the hunting and trapping regulation changes B.C. will roll out July 1. B.C.’s forestry ministry is implementing six major changes to hunting rules for the Peace Region, affecting the moose and elk hunts in specific management areas in Northeast B.C. They include: • Season dates are being shifted for six-point bull elk in the Kechika wilderness area; • Transferring the Tuchodi antlerless elk general open season to limited entry hunting; • Shortened any bull moose seasons in the North Peace; • A no-shooting prohibition within 400 metres of the East Moberly Indian Reserve
(Saulteau First Nations); • Moose hunting restrictions in parts of Management Unit 7-31 and 7-32 (Peace-Moberly Tract); • Compulsory inspection requirements for moose in Management Unit 7-52. The regulations take effect July 1 and will be in place through June 30, 2018. Andy Waddell, president of the Dawson Creek Sportsman’s Club, said the shortened bull moose season was the biggest change in the new regulations. He said provincial wildlife managers hoped moving the start of moose season in four North Peace Management Units would improve the ratio of bull to cow moose. The season will start Aug. 23 instead of Aug. 15. “I think that’s a good thing, but for that first week of August it’s going to increase pressure on other zones,” Waddell said. “(Hunters are) just going to
go to another area.” Gerry Paille, of the North Peace Rod and Gun club, agreed. “Typically, what that shortened season does is crowd more people into a shorter time,” he said. “Sometimes it reduces the harvest, sometimes it doesn’t.” New restrictions on moose hunting in the Peace-Moberly Tract—two management areas on the Peace River near Moberly Lake—are a result of Site C dam construction. The provincial government is restricting moose hunting in the area to allow First Nations WIKIMEDIA COMMONS PHOTO hunters greater access to strugNew restrictions on moose hunting in the Peace-Moberly Tract—two gling moose populations. management areas on the Peace River near Moberly Lake—are a result of Site In a presentation to the Joint C dam construction. Review Panel appointed to study the project, West Moberly on the north side of the river.” populations. First Nation Chief Roland WillTwo other proposed regulaThe province still allows unson said the tract was “one of the tions did not pass, Paille said. limited wolf hunting under two remaining best moose habThose include the removal of 1,100 metres elevation, allowing itats in B.C.,” the other being “bag” limits on wolves, aimed farmers to kill wolves threaten“an industrial zone for shale gas at taking pressure off ungulate ing livestock.
Fivestar athletes pile up medals at BJJ tournament BYRON HACKETT
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For something that almost didn’t happen, the results that came in from the Edmonton Mind Body Soul Brazilian Jiu Jitsu tournament were still only a partial shock. With just 10 days to prepare after a decision was made for 12 Fivestar Mixed Martial Arts athletes to attend the largest BJJ tournament in Alberta on June 18-19, the group returned with a medal haul fit for a king— across 17 division they won 15 medals. “The team did really well, I couldn’t be happier,” coach Justin Donally said. “It was weird because we didn’t really plan on doing this tournament and there were a few members that wanted to go, so we ended up with 12 people competing from four-year-olds to ladies to adults in kick boxing and jujitsu.” Donally said that while there wasn’t a lot of time for specific training leading up to the tournament, the gym added a few sparring sessions and the majority of athletes had the extra ad-
vantage of competing in the Fort St. John Kids Martial Arts Championships in February. “I think the biggest thing was just getting them a bit more sparring. Whether it’s kickboxing or jujitsu… depending on your division you want to stay within the rules. Just getting them zoned in on what’s legal and what’s not and how to utilize the skills,” he added. That approach worked especially well for a few athletes that Donally has worked with for several years. “I’m pretty confident in certain kids, especially the ones I’m hands on with all the time in my program,” he said. “I would never send a kid down there if I didn’t think they could compete well or win it. Nick [Young] and Ashley [Rouble], I’ve been training them for quiet some time. They’re doing really well and they both went down there and scooped gold medals. Ashley went into the ladies Mau Thai… and she completely mopped up.” The athletes from Fort St. John competed against nearly 1,000 competitors from across western Canada.
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Monday Night at the Movies Brooklyn Feb 1 With the Fort Canada St. John Film Society Aurora Cinema Day Pie Sale
July 1 for High On High Trent McClellan Comedy Feb 5,12 6, noon 7 At the Museum to 4pm. Lido Theatre 8pm
Art Exhibit Hidden Amongst the Treasures July 8 The Vagina Monologues Feb 5 With theDan Women’s Resource Society at NPCC Artist Arberry at Peace Gallery North in the NPCC at 7pm. Runs until July 25.1 Art Exhibit “Dinner Talk” Feb 12- Mar With artists Mary Parslow, Movie Night in the ParkAlan TheWhite, Peanuts Karen Heathman, Peace Gallery North NPCC Movie and Never Been Kissed July 8 Fred Penner in Concert Feb 13 NPCC 3:30pm In Centennial Park at 7pm. Kids Koba’s Free GreatArt BigCamp Showfor Live Feb 14 July 11-15 and July 18-22 NPCC 1PM With Peace Gallery North in the NPCC Monday Night at the Movies Registration required 250-787-0993. Sleeping Giant Feb 15 With Preschool the Fort St. John Film Society Aurora Cinema Summer Camp at NPCC July 25-28 George Canyon Country Music Feb 15, 16 For 3-4 yr-olds Registration required Lido Theatre 8pm 250-785-1992.
Ballet Kelowna’s Boundless Feb 19 NPCC 7:30pm Canola Music Festival
July 16 Monday Night at the Movies With Moose FM at White Peace Island James Feb 29Park, Taylor With the Artwalk Fort St. John Film Society 2016 Aurora Cinema until July 16 28 artists in 26 of venues downtown Fort AGM Dinner NorthinPeace Historical St. John Society Feb 24 Senior Citizens Hall Tickets at 250-787-0430 Fort St. John Cemetery Tour July 22 AGM of PLRAC Feb 20 With Historical SocietyArts 7pm – meet Withthe the NP Peace Liard Regional Council in at cemetery onCreek 100 Street. Dawson Communities in Bloom Judges in Town Fort St. John Arts Council July 20-22Meeting Feb 17 At the Artspost 10320 94 Avenue Tidy New up your storeWelcome fronts and lawns to Comers 12 noon make the best impression. Artist’s Choice Juried Exhibition Jan 8 - 30 With the Federation of Canadian Artists at Dawson Creek Art Gallery Creek
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Hello again Our club has been very busy this month and the end of last month. On April 23rd the prespatou 4-h club attended a grooming demonstration at the rod hedges area. I would like to say a very big thank-you to Blake Mclean for giving the demonstration. The following week on April 26th our club had our annual Garbage clean up followed by a practice judging rally. I would like to say thankyou for everyone who volunteered to help out with the clean up. On April 30th we had our monthly weigh-in and i am proud to say that all our animals are healthy. On May 28 the seniors in our club took a course in Level one first aid and I am proud to say that they all passed.
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The Soggy Bannock Boys entertain the crowd at Tse’K’wa on National Aboriginal Day June 21.
Preserving culture at Tse’K’wa Historic cave highlighted on National Aboriginal Day
ZOË DUCKLOW reporter@ahnfsj.ca
Hundreds of revellers came to the Tse’K’wa archaeological site and property, also known as Charlie Lake Cave, on Tuesday, June 21, to celebrate National Aboriginal Day. Chunks of bannock dough were kneaded, stretched, and wrapped around sticks to be cooked over the open fire— like roasting marshmallows without the stickiness. The Soggy Bannock Boys’ country-folk twang rang out across the lawn to where games were in full swing. Find-it games, Indian bingo gift exchange, and Dene hand games attracted crowds of participants and spectators. Ed Apsassin won a bathmat in Indian bingo, but traded up for a fishing rod. “It’s for my grandson,” he said, winking. “No one traded it away from me though.” The Treaty 8 Tribal Association hosted the celebration with sponsorship and volunteers from North Peace Savings and Credit Union who put on a steak barbecue, and many others. “It’s about bringing people together,” said Gary Oker, one of the event MCs. “Life is busy, you know. We don’t often take time to get together, to just acknowledge each other. And there’s a great mix of people here: ranchers, farmers, families. This is community life in the Peace River.”
Karen Aird, a cultural heritage strategist, hosted tours of the cave, telling about the anthropological significance of the site.
Tse’K’wa, the Rock House Charlie Lake Cave—now called Tse’K’wa, which means the Rock House—is small but significant. The walls of the cave are sprinkled with graffiti, and there’s litter here and there. It looks like a place people like to come party. But when Simon Fraser University archaeologists excavated the site, their findings changed the understanding of the first peoples, Karen Aird told people during tours of the cave. “It’s a sacred place. It’s frustrating that there are no funds to protect it,” she said. The Tse’K’wa Heritage Society wants to build a fence around the site to prevent vandalism and disrespectful use of the area. A trail also needs to be built, allowing safer access down to the cave. Hundreds of artifacts found here are estimated to be 10,500 years old, telling of travel patterns and ceremonial practices. “They found two fully intact ravens, laid with a small tool
beside a mandible bone. The raven is significant in Dene Zaa spirituality, so the fact that they were laid out intentionally tells us they were using this site for ceremonial burials,” Aird said. “Probably they camped here as part of the seasonal rounds, meeting for socializing, and maybe making governance decisions. “It was in continuous use from probably 4,500 B.C. right up until when they took the land away,” she said, referring to the Indian reserve system. The property was privately owned when the cave was identified by anthropologists in 1983. When the owners decided to sell, they approached the Treaty 8 Tribal Association. The house is now used for workshops, seminars and private events. The dociety hopes to raise funds to develop the property into a cultural site with ethno-botanical trails, plaques describing the anthropological significance of the cave, and a place to display artifacts.
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ArtSpace students Layla Allin, Jayden Anderson, and Kesney Myllymaki play Glenna the Soceress, Nicky the Page, and Kind Midas in the production of King Midas and the Golden Touch.
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In the second show, Dylan Burtch plays Glenna the Soceress, Felicity Drschieiski plays Marian, and Shayne Turner plays King Midas in the ArtSpace production of King Midas and the Golden Touch.
ArtSpace has the golden touch ALEISHA HENDRY ahendry@ahnfsj.ca
There was a bit of sparkle in the theatre at the North Peace Cultural Centre on June 23 as the ArtSpace drama group wrapped up the year with a double production of King Midas and the Golden Touch. The show only had parts for four actors, but teacher Melissa Paakkonen had eight students. So she decided to have two casts and do the show twice. “I’m so proud of them,” Paakkonen said after the shows. “They kept going and didn’t let anything stop the fun.” The play also had some audience participation, with kids being invited on stage at several points throughout the show.
The class had been working on the show since January. Paakkonen noted many of the kids would just hold the script close to their face and read their lines standing perfectly still. Now, they use the stage and become their character. The two versions of the play showed how different actors interpret the same character. Each student took their character and made it their own. Paakkonen was pleased with how the two casts worked together. “Once I split them up, they just meshed so well,” she said. The future of community theatre in Fort St. John is likely secure, as there may be some potential Stage North-ers in the group.
Kesney Myllymaki plays King Midas and Jayden Anderson plays Nicky the Page in the first ArtSpace production of King Midas and the Golden Touch at the North Peace Cultural Centre.
HOROSCOPE ARIES (MARCH 21 TO APRIL 19) Today starts out with financial promise and good feelings at work. However, issues at home and with family members will be intense and emotional. Caution.. TAURUS (APRIL 20 TO MAY 20) You’re in a good mood this morning, because the Moon is in your sign dancing with lucky Jupiter. Just remember to keep things mellow, especially when talking to siblings and relatives. (People are demanding.) GEMINI (MAY 21 TO JUNE 20) On the whole, this is a feel-good day when dealing with others. However, disputes about money and possessions might arise, especially if jealousy is in the picture. CANCER (JUNE 21 TO JULY 22) Relations with others, especially romantic relationships, will be passionate and intense today. Some of you will fall in love with someone because it’s simply irresistible. (Cary Grant, where are you?) LEO (JULY 23 TO AUG. 22) You make a great impression on bosses and authority figures today. Do not let something brewing behind the scenes mar your good judgment. VIRGO (AUG. 23 TO SEPT. 22) If you can travel today, you will enjoy doing so. Meanwhile, relationships with a friend might feel super-important today. Take it easy; this is a passing thing. LIBRA (SEPT. 23 TO OCT. 22)
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Be diplomatic talking to parents, bosses and the police today, because issues seem to be do or die very important. Don’t let your passions make you forget your main objective. SCORPIO (OCT. 23 TO NOV. 21) Be cooperative with others today, because the Moon is opposite your sign; you have no choice. It would be wise to avoid controversial subjects like politics, religion and racial issues. SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22 TO DEC. 21) Disputes about shared property, inheritances and anything you own jointly with others will be intense today. Likewise, any romantic involvement will be intense! (That’s putting it mildly.) CAPRICORN (DEC. 22 TO JAN. 19) Obscure conflicts might arise today between you and your partner or close friend. Be careful not to let hidden resentments flare up and ruin a good relationship. AQUARIUS (JAN. 20 TO FEB. 18) A work-related romance or crush might begin for some of you today. If so, this new relationship will be compulsive in nature. Oh yeah. PISCES (FEB. 19 TO MARCH 20) This is a hot and heavy day for romantic partners. However, creative, artistic people will feel just as passionate about whatever it is they’re doing.
We’ve urged you to live your lives to the fullest. Now it’s our turn Dear Readers: For the past 14 years, we have done our best to advise, consult, admonish and assuage. We are writing today with tears in our eyes as we say farewell. It is time for us to step aside and take advantage of opportunities neither of us has had the time for until now. We’ve urged you to live your lives to the fullest. Now it’s our turn. During these years, you have taught us a great deal. So many of you suffer through physical, emotional and financial hardships. We are awed by your resilience and strength. We hope you will continue to fight the good fight. We thank you for taking us into your confidence, and will miss having you in our lives every day. Ann Landers was our mentor. She also was a good friend, substitute mother and a great teacher. She taught us to trust our gut and to remember to be kind. We hope she would be proud. We now would like you to welcome Annie Lane, who will be writing a column called “Dear Annie.” She is a young married mother of two, and we hope you will get to know her. Before we go, we want to keep our promise to publish the winning entry for our contest to write an essay for July 4 that is
patriotic, as well as inclusive.
ANNIE’S MAILBOX We received so many wonderful submissions, and we thank you all. And we’d like to print a short entry from a 5th grader with extremely proud parents: “What We Fought For” by Mia Brigham For freedom that we fought to keep For leaders whose names mark our streets For heroics that are set in stone For people’s names that won’t go unknown For the constitution that ended the fight For a dark place brought into light. And, finally, here’s the winner: “Happy Birthday, America” by Maureen Green Our strength is not bounded by gender. Define our roles, and we will defy your expectations. Our opportunity is not bounded by circumstance. Challenge our limits, and we will prevail.
Our freedom is not bounded by laws. Prohibit our liberties, and we will overcome oppression. Our faith is not bounded by steeples. Demolish our churches, and we will worship in a field. Our hope is not bounded by Lady Liberty. Destroy her, and we will raise a new beacon of light. Our charity is not bounded by resources. Apply for our aid, and we will sacrifice for our allies. Our peace is not bounded by war. Attack our shores, and we will rebuild our enemy’s fallen cities. Men and women will falter. America will live forever.
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Marnie Schreiner, assistant manager at The Hair Bin, and Lorraine Isenbecker, owner, are planning a fundraiser for the local cadets on Sat., July 2.
Giving cadets their cut Hair Bin Salon celebrating 30 years by helping cadets get to Vimy Ridge BRONWYN SCOTT peacereporter@ahnfsj.ca
Face painting, balloons, a barbecue and more—not to mention a ‘cut-a-thon’ with 1986 haircut prices—will help send local cadets to Vimy Ridge next year for what would likely be the most memorable history lesson of a lifetime: the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. On Saturday, July 2, The Hair Bin Salon and Barbershop is celebrating its 30th anniversary with proceeds raised during the milestone event going towards the 2276 PPCLI Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps. “I’d like to raise as much as we can for them because, before it was only kids that could afford to go, well (now) they’re trying to send all the cadets, the ones that can’t afford to go, too, so I think it’s an important thing,” said owner Lorraine Isenbecker. “And the cadets do a lot
of good things for our community, and they’ll be participating in serving hot dogs and things too.” From 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., hairdressers will be doing a cut-a-thon, where they’ll give haircuts for cheap, 1986 prices. “We’re not going to be styling hair, but we’ll be cutting it, and all the proceeds from that time will be donated to our local cadets,” said Isenbecker said. A barbecue will run from 12 to 2:30 p.m., and “anybody having hot dogs or whatever, if they want to put in a donation, that would be good, too,” she said. A draw for $10,000 will go to one of the Hair Bin’s clients. “That’s not every day handed out in this town,” Isenbecker said. The Hair Bin had a similar large prize for its 25th anniversary when two quads were given out. “We’re going to also have some music and we’re going to have face painting and we’re going to have little tattoos and stick-ons for the kids, and balloons,” she said. Anyone interested in getting their hair cut in the cuta-thon need only show up and sign up. The event is weather permitting.
Big Brothers Big Sisters celebrate 32 years with 1000-foot slip n’ slide ALEISHA HENDRY ahendry@ahnfsj.ca
Childhood memories of that backyard slip n’ slide are about to get dialed up to 11 thanks to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Fort St. John. To celebrate 32 years in operation, the organization is partnering with Fun City Sliders to bring a 1,000-foot Slip ‘N Slide to the city on July 9. The group is looking to raise $20,000 for its Go Girls and Game On group mentoring programs for local youth. “The Fun City Sliders event is going to be a great way to get the whole community involved in something completely fun and new to our region, while raising some much needed revenue to support our local programming,” Danielle Armstrong, executive director of the local BBBS chapter, said
in a statement. The organization started in 1984 in Fort St. John, and expanded to include Dawson Creek and Fort Nelson in 2009. The agency relies on location donations as it does not receive funds from government or the national Big Brothers Big Sisters organization, Armstrong said. The giant slide will go down 96 Street and tickets will need to be purchased before you slide. The organization is also looking for 100 volunteers to help set up, staff, and tear down the event. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Those looking to volunteer can call 250-329-7272 or email info@bizzybody.ca. For more information on the event, go to funcitysliders. com/locations.html
NEAT to host summer activities for kids ALEISHA HENDRY ahendry@ahnfsj.ca
The Northern Environmental Action Team is going to keep kids busy this summer with eco-friendly activities and programs. Whimsical Wednesdays and Fearless Fridays will take place at the community garden for
crafts and games with a fairy tale theme from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on those days. Kids will also have the chance to play pirate at the Fort St. John Farmers’ Market starting July 2. For more information, contact NEAT at 250-785-6328 or email info@neat.ca.
FORT ST. JOHN & DISTRICT CHURCH DIRECTORY ANGLICAN CHURCH of CANADA NoRTH PEACE PARISH Please join us at our temporary location at the Lutheran Church 9812 108 Ave Ph: 250-785-6471 “All are Invited and Welcome Here” - (Luke 14:23) SERVICES St. Martin’s, fort St. John, BC Sundays 1:30 p.m. Rev. Enid Pow ********** Church of the Good Shepherd Taylor, BC - Sundays 9:30 a.m. ********** St. Matthias, Cecil Lake, BC 3rd Sun. of the Month 3:00 p.m. Holy Communion BAHA’I fAITH BAHA’I fAITH National Baha’i Information 1-800-433-3284 Regular Firesides Mondays @ 8:00 p.m. Deepenings continued Wednesdays at 250-7870089 Next Feast Info. 250-787-0089 ********** BAPTIST CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH 9607-107th Ave., fSJ Ph. (Office) 250-785-4307 Pastor: Michael Hayes Associate Pastor: Doug Janzen SUNDAY WoRSHIP SERVICE 10:30AM ********** CATHoLIC RoMAN CATHoLIC CHURCH (Resurrection Church) Pastor: Rev. Vener Sabacan Phone 250-785-3413 www.fsjcatholic.ca MASSES: Saturday 7:30 p.m. Sunday - 10:00 a.m. oNLY OFFICE HOURS: Mon.-Fri. 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. BAPTISM: Contact the Pastor 3 months before baptism. MARRIAGES: Contact the Pastor 3 months before the wedding. ********** ALLIANCE CHURCH 9804-99 Ave., fort St. John, BC V1J 3T8 Ph: 250-785-4644 fax: 250-785-8932 e-mail: office@fsjalliance.ca www.fsjalliance.ca SUNDAY WoRSHIP SERVICE: 9:15am & 11:00am KIDVILLE: for ages 2yrs.-Gr.6 @ 9:15am **********
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CoMMUNITY CHURCH Lead Pastor: Alfred Reschke Associate Pastor: Jared Braun 250-785-1723 fax: 250-785-4136 clcc@pris.ca SUNDAY SCHooL: 9:30am SUNDAY WoRSHIP: 10:40am 1st left turn off Alaska Highway past the Charlie Lake Store. ********** PEACE CoMMUNITY CHURCH 10556-100th Street, Taylor, BC Pastor: Wally Pohlmann Phone: 250-789-3045 HoURS: 9:00am-Noon Monday-Wednesday & friday Email: office@taylorchurch.ca Website: www.taylorchurch.ca SUNDAY ADULT CLASS - 9:30am SUNDAY WoRSHIP SERVICE - 10:30am ********** EVANGELICAL foRT ST. JoHN EVANGELICAL MISSIoN 8220-89th Avenue, fSJ Pastor: Art Voth Sunday School September-June begins at 9:30am Sunday mornings. Worship Service - 10:45am Phone: 250-787-2550 ******* INTERDENoMINATIoNAL UPPER PINE GoSPEL CHAPEL Church Phone: 250-827-3833 Email: upgc@pris.ca Board Chairman: Andy Burkholder 250-827-3811 Box 66, Rose Prairie, BC ********** LUTHERAN PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 9812-108th Avenue, fort St. John, BC V1J 2R3 Office Phone: 250-785-2718 Pastor: Rev. Kebede Dibaba Regular Worship Schedule: 9:00am Youth, Adult Bible Study 10:00am Sunday Worship Service & Sunday School ********** PEACE RIVER MUSLIM ASSoCIATIoN Information: 250-787-1264 Jumm’a (Friday) Prayer @ 1:00pm 203-10903-100th Street, fort St. John, BC email: tahermorsi@shaw.ca ********** MENNoNITE NoRTH PEACE MENNoNITE BRETHREN CHURCH North Peace Mennonite Brethren Church 10816 106 St. fort St. John, BC V1J 5V2 250-785-3869 Lead Pastor: Andrew Eby Associate Pastor of Youth &
Young Adults: Don Banman SUNDAY SERVICE TIMES: 9:15am & 11:00am Kids Zone During Both Services ********** MENNoNITE MoNTNEY MENNoNITE CHURCH SUNDAY MoRNING: Sunday School & Worship: 9:30am SUNDAY EVENING: 2nd & 4th Sundays: 7:00pm Everyone Welcome! Pastor Warren Martin Phone: (250) 827-3131 ********** NoNDENoMINATIoNAL CHRISTIAN LIfE CENTRE “Associated with “Fellowship of Christian Assemblies” “King Jesus is Lord Over the Peace” 8923-112th Avenue, fort St. John, BC V1J 6G2 website: www.christianlifefsj.ca Ph: 250-785-4040 fax: 250-785-4021 Pastor Steve Oboh Principal of Christian Life School: Garry Jones Everyone Welcome Sunday Morning Worship Service: 10:00am Nursery available and Sunday School is held during the sermon for ages 3-12 years. Christian Life Centre is “Home of Christian Life School” ********** foRT ST. JoHN NATIVE BIBLE fELLoWSHIP Sunday Worship: 11:00am Wed., Night Bible Study: 7:30pm Pastor John A Giesbrecht 250-785-0127 ********** GIDEoNS INTERNATIoNAL Fort St. John Camp Ray Hein 250-827-3636 John Giesbrecht 250-785-0127 ********** NoRTHERN LIGHTS CHURCH INTERNATIoNAL (Rose Prairie, BC Sunday Service: Pre-Service Prayer: 10:30am Worship Service: 11:00am Everyone Welcome ********** THE SHELTER CHURCH “...the Lord will be a shelter for His people” Joel 3:6 9808-98A Ave. fort St. John, BC 250-785-3888 SUNDAY SERVICE: 10am Pastor: Oral Benterud 250-785-9151 ********** PENTECoSTAL THE PENTECoSTALS of foRT ST. JoHN Phone: 250-787-9888 Pastor: Jason McLaughlin Sunday 10am Service, Sunday School Youth Sunday 11am Worship Service Tuesday 7pm Prayer
Wednesday 7pm Bibile Study Friday 7pm Youth ********** PENTECoSTAL ASSEMBLIES of CANADA EVANGEL CHAPEL 10040-100 St., fort St. John Phone: 250-785-3386 Fax: 250-785-8345 Lead Pastor: Tony Warriner Sunday Services: 9:30am, 11:00am www.evangelfsj.com ********** The Journey 10011-100 St., fort St. John Phone: 250-785-6254 Pastor: Larry Lorentz Services: Sundays: 10:30am Tuesdays: 7:00pm ********** PRESBYTERIAN fort St. John Presbyterian Church 9907-98th St., fort St. John, BC Phone: 250-785-2482 fax: 250-785-2482 Sunday Worship Times 9:30 a.m. - Regular Service Everyone is invited to participate ********** REfoRMED TRINITY CoVENANT CHURCH Sunday Service: 10:00am Meets at the Quality Inn Northern Grand 100th Ave & 98th St., fort St. John, BC Elder: Mike Donovan Phone: 250-787-7702 Affiliated with C.R.E.C. ********** THE SALVATIoN ARMY THE SALVATIoN ARMY Sunday Worship Service: 10:30am 10116-100th Ave., fort St. John, BC Come Worship With Us. For information; Phone 250-785-0506 or food Bank 250-785-0500 ********** SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH 9008-100th Avenue, fort St. John, BC Phone: 250-785-8632 Pastor: Cavin Chwyl Phone: 250-719-7949 Saturday Service: 9:30am ********** UNITED CHURCH of CANADA ST. LUKE’S UNITED 9907-98 St., fort St. John, BC Office: 250-785-2919 fax: 250-785-2788 Email: stlukeuc@telus.net Rev. Louise Hart Sunday Worship Service @ 10:00am. for the month of July No Sunday School All are Welcome! The United Church of Canada is a Union of Congregationalist, Methodist & Presbyterian Churches in Canada formed in 1925. R0021161774
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Usually the newspaper covers the Olympics with stories and pictures. This week, Kid Scoop brings the challenge, the thrill, the glory of the games to you. All you need is Kid Scoop and today’s newspaper! Who will win the race? The runner with the highest score!
PLAYER ONE
Estimate
local state
Dizzy Daniel:
said
Dizzy Dora:
parks event
Dizzy Daniel
Quickly glue the numbers onto boxes on the racetrack.
PLAYER TWO
city
Dizzy Deanna:
Find 12 numbers in today’s newspaper and cut them out.
ONE POINT WORDS people
Dizzy Deanna
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Challenge a friend or family member! Each of you look through the newspaper to see how many of these words you can find in 10 minutes. Add up your scores to see who wins!
THREE POINT WORDS
Next, estimate the score for each runner. Who do you think has the highest score?
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Complete the math equation to find out who actually gets the highest score.
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Standards Link: Mathematics: Number Sense: Estimate and calculate the sum of whole numbers.
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HEADLINE
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Dash through today’s newspaper and cut out the letters that spell each of these newspaper terms at left.
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Glue the letters onto the hurdles to spell each word— one word on each hurdle. Can you clear each hurdle?
FIVE POINT WORDS authority quoted
Standards Link: Spelling: Spell grade level appropriate words correctly.
Dizzy Dora at the start of today’s race.
CUTLINE
BYLINE
How many stars can you find on this page? How many stars can you find in other parts of the newspaper?
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COLUMN
Washington, D.C.
Select a headline from the sports page in today’s newspaper. Rewrite the headline so it communicates just the opposite.
Find and read an article in today’s newspaper that is as long as the jump made by Jumping Judy. Cut out the article, lay it on its side, and paste it over the area Judy jumped.
JUDY’S JUMP
Standards Link: Vocabulary: Understand and explain common antonyms.
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.
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Cover each picture below with a small piece of newspaper. Have a friend lift one square, then try and guess where its opposite might be. If they match, remove those two pieces of paper. If not, replace them and try again.
Standards Link: Vocabulary: Understand common antonyms.
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K F H G M S I D E T Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
Look through the newspaper and see how quickly you can find and circle the following: a distance, a time in minutes or seconds, any first place finisher, and an Olympic event you would like to see.
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The noun equation means a mathematical statement, with two expressions, usually divided by an equal sign, that are the same value.
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Memorial Service for Diana and Ronald Nielsen R0011264503
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Diana Katrine Nielsen 1941−2016 Ronald Emil Nielsen 1933−2016 Latter Day Saints Church 10901 13 Street, Dawson Creek, BC July 3 at 3:00 PM
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'The Drifter'
Tom Wachter, a long time resident of Grande Prairie, Alberta, formerly of Chetwynd, BC, passed away on Thursday, May 26, 2016 in Salmon Arm, BC, at the age of 76 years.
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A celebration of Tom’s life will be held on Saturday, July 9, 2016 at 11:00 am Alberta time at the Church of Christ – Highland Park, 9602 - 92 Avenue, Grande Prairie, Alberta. Faris Atkinson will officiate. Interment will be at a later date. For friends so wishing, donations may be made in memory of Tom to the Church of Christ - Benevolence fund (providing meals for the homeless), 9602 - 92 Avenue, Grande Prairie, AB T8V 0H4. Very Respectfully Reynars Funeral Home & Crematorium
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Join an Amazing Team North East Native Advancing Society has an opening for an Early Childhood Educator The North East Native Advancing Society is a non-profit charitable organization that provides holistic human resource development programs and services to First Nation, Status, Non-status and Inuit persons residing in Northeastern BC. Programs are intended to improve the quality of life for First Nation and Inuit people and are mandated through various contribution agreements held with the federal and provincial governments. Sas Natsadle Aboriginal Head Start is an early intervention pre-school program mandated to provide a positive learning experience for children during their introductory year at the center which prepares them for kindergarten. This amazing program encourages and includes family involvement in many aspects of the program. Teaching and curriculum are designed to include the following six key components: education and school readiness, health promotion, nutrition, social support, Aboriginal culture and language, and parental involvement.
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The successful applicant should possess: • College diploma or university degree in Early Childhood Education or related field of study or equivalent combination of education and experience, preferably with experience in a First Nations educational environment; Infant Development and Infant Toddler Certification an asset. • Valid Child Care License • Valid First Aid Certificate, specialized for children e.g. Child Safe • Knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal culture • Ability to communicate effectively and to build strong relationships with community members, partners, and children • Ability to work as part of a team • Computer skills in word processing, spreadsheets, and email • Acceptable criminal record check Salary range will be based on experience and industry standards. Individuals of Aboriginal ancestry are encouraged to apply. Closing date is July 14, 2016. While we appreciate all applications, only those shortlisted will be contacted. Please submit your cover letter and resume with references to: Shelley Gauthier, Finance Officer North East Native Advancing Society 10328 – 101st Avenue, Fort St. John, B.C. V1J 2B5 Bus: (250) 785-0887 | Fax: (250) 785-0876 Email: sgauthier@nenas.org
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Reporting to the Society’s Manager, this role will include but not be limited to: • Planning and organizing activities for pre-school children in collaboration with the other teachers at the centre • Leading and monitoring children in activities to stimulate and develop their intellectual, physical and emotional growth • Assist with program accountabilities and requirements • Schedule and conduct parent-teacher interviews • Share in the responsibility of conducting home visitations • Assist Head ECE in ensuring that the centre maintains all health, licensing and safety standards at all times
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COMING EVENTS
Mrs. Colleen Kirkpatrick, late of Abbotsford, B.C. passed away on June 16, 2016 at the age of 63 after a battle with ALS. She is survived by her father Karl Johnson, her children: Holly (Josef) Ulrich, Scott (Britt) Kirkpatrick and Reid (Amanda) Kirkpatrick, grandchildren: Macie & Nell Kirkpatrick, Wren & Sloan Kirkpatrick & Nolan Ulrich, siblings: Karol (Reg) Henrotte, Verla (Norman) Avison, Garry (Nadean) Johnson, Shirley Acheson and Donna (Dave) Ketler. She is predeceased by her mother Eva Johnson. Colleen was born and raised in the Vancouver area but later spent 30 years in the Fort St John region where she raised her family. She moved back to the Fraser Valley in 2001 and has called Abbotsford her home since then. Colleen was a very active person with many interests and hobbies. She enjoyed donating her time to her church activities of all types and was always quick to help others in any way she could. She spent her free time keeping very busy with hobbies such as kayaking, sailing, curling and traveling to many places all over the world. In recent times her most happy moments were spent with her grandchildren. She left behind countless friends who will always remember her quick smile and positive outlook on life. She will be missed by many. A Memorial Service was held on Monday, June 27, 2016 at 2 pm at Central Heights Church, 1661 McCallum Road, Abbotsford, B.C. with Pastor Lyndon Plett officiating. Donations may be made to the ALS Society in lieu of flowers. Tributes and condolences may be left at www.hendersonsabbotsfordfunerals.com.
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PARTS PERSON. Join BC’s Largest Volume Outdoor Power Equipment Sales and Service Center with over 20 employees serving BC since 1986. We require immediately, one Full-Time (Year-round) experienced Parts Person to join our Parts Department. Duties include Counter Sales, Telephone inquiries and Sales, Parts Look-up (Both Computer and Manual), Inventory stocking and merchandising. This F/T position requires applicant to have knowledge of the outdoor power equipment industry, superior customer service skills, and excellent communicative and organizational skills. Medical and Dental plan. Salary is commensurate with experience. Mail resume to: Fraser Valley Equipment Ltd, 13399 72nd Avenue, Surrey, BC, V3W-2N5, Fax: 604-599-8840, Email: terry@fraservalleyequipment.com
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Classifieds Pest Management Plan Reference Number: Applicant: Chris Maundrell Contact: Chris Maundrell – ph: 250-262-2941, email: chris@adlardenvironmental.ca Mailing Address: 13831 275 Road Charlie Lake PO Box 293, Charlie Lake BC, V0C 1H0 Notice is given that a Pest Management Plan has been prepared by the applicant to control competing deciduous and grass-like vegetation on woodlots 603 and 1217 in the Buick Creek area of Northeast BC on conifer plantations using the principles of integrated pest management. The herbicides intended to be used under this plan may include: Usage
Application Aerial
Ground
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Glyphosate
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the Beatton Airport Rd wildfire perimeter. Operating areas Inga Lake and
1. Montney Addition oCreek f new FOS blocks to salvage burned timber within the Beatton Airport Rd wildfire perimeter. Operating areas Inga Lake and Montney Creek # of Blocks
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Total length of new road is 5.1 km
the Kamloops Registry of the Supreme Court of British
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The proposed FOS amendment is available for public review and comment for 30 days until 4:30pm JulyColumbia in proceeding number KAM-S-H-52550 by The proposed FOS amendment is available for public review and comment for 25, 2015 at Canadian Forest Product’s Fort St John office. All comments will be reviewed by Canfor, andway of this advertisement. 30 days until 4:30pm July 25, 2015 at Canadian Fort St Johnwritten may result in revisions to the proposed amendments. Prior to theForest close ofProduct’s the public review period, In the proceeding, the Petitioner claims the following comments concerning these amendments should beby made to Canfor the following office. All comments will be reviewed Canfor, andatmay result inaddress: revisions
period, Canfor at
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1 BEDROOM SUITE CHARLIE LAKE $800/INCLUDING UTILITIES
Amuri Forest Management Ltd.
relief against you: that your interest in the property at 3 – 233 Brooke Drive, Chase, British Columbia be foreclosed and for judgment against you for the balance due under the subject mortgage. You must file a responding pleading/response to petition within the period required under the Supreme Court Civil Rules failing which further proceedings, including judgment, may be taken against you without notice to you.
As required under the Integrated Pest Management Act and Regulation, Amuri Forest Management Ltd., has prepared a draft Pest Management Plan (PMP). This plan describes a pest management program using Integrated Pest Management techniques as part of their vegetation management program, where silviculture obligations exist, within specific areas of the woodlots listed below in the North and South Peace. This draft is available for public review at the address below. The woodlots covered by this plan are:
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You may obtain, from the Kamloops Registry, at 455 Columbia Street, Kamloops, British Columbia, a copy of the Petition, supporting Affidavit and the Order providing for service by this advertisement. This advertisement is placed by Randie Wilson & Company whose address for service is: Randie Wilson & Company 1460-800 West Pender Street Vancouver, BC V6C 2V6 Attention: Randie Wilson Fax number address for service: 604-682-2350 E-mail address for service: rwilson@rwlc.com
DEVELOPMENT OF A PEST MANAGEMENT PLAN
OFFICE RETAIL SPACE THREE 1500 SQ FT UNITS 2400 SQ FT FRESHLY PAINTED 1200 SQ FT AVAIL JUNE 1, 2016 $15.00 PER SQ FT PLUS NNN 10756 100 ST OFFICE OR RETAIL SPACE 1,500 OR 3,000 SQ FT
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ADVERTISEMENT 2. Addition of 5 new roads in order to access burned salvage volume TO: Matthew Walter Robert Durocher TAKE NOTICE 2. Addition of 5 new roads in order to access burned salvage volume within the Beatton Airport Rd within the Beatton Airport Rd wildfire perimeter. Operating areas: Inga THAT on May 16, 2016 an order was made for service on wildfire perimeter. Operating areas: Inga Lake and Montney Creek. Lake Montney Creek. Total and length of new road is 5.1 km you of a Petition and supporting Affidavit issued from
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The use of pesticides is intended within the areas to which this Pest Management Plan applies. Under this PMP, Amuri Forest Management Ltd. will use a combination of selective and broad based techniques, alone or in combination with one another, to suppress and control competitive vegetation. Our approach to prompt reforestation with quality seedlings on the best microsites enhances our efforts towards reducing the circumstances where vegetation control is needed. Where vegetation control treatments are required in order to fulfill legal obligations for stand establishment, one or more of the following treatment options may be selected based on detailed site assessments: • Mechanical & Manual treatments such as Hand Girdling, Brush and Chain saws, (brushing & weeding), Site Preparation; • Herbicide Application with ground foliar spraying, selective or spot treatment. Herbicides proposed for use include, glyphosate (E.g. Vantage Forestry / VisionMax/Weedmaster or equivalents). The proposed duration of this PMP is for a five year period, beginning 2016, and ending 2021.
A person wishing to contribute information about a proposed treatment site, relevant to the development of the pest management plan, may send copies of the information to the applicant at the address above within 30 days of the publication of this notice. R0011267587
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The draft PMP and associated map is available for public review and comment by appointment at 7244 – 253 Road, Baldonnel, BC from 8:00 A.M. until 4:30 P.M. Monday through Friday, for a 30 day period following publication of this notice. Phone: 250 789-3411 Amuri Forest Management Ltd. 7244 - 253 Road Baldonnel, B.C. V0C 1 C0
1506 Week of 6.27.2016
Woodlot W0604 located at Mile 85 (Kitt Road) and Mile 92. Woodlot 1165 located at the junction of Highway 52 and the Kelly Lake Road Woodlot 1912 located at 11 km and 25 km on the Beatton River Airport Road Woodlot 1924 located at 15 km on the Mile 98 Road Woodlot 1953 located at 8 km on the South Puggins Road
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to the proposed Prior to the close of the public review Canadian Forest Productsamendments. Ltd. RR 1 Site 13 Compartment written comments2,concerning these amendments should be made to Fort St.the John, BC following address: V1J 4M6 Attention: Evan Hauk, RPF Canadian Forest Products Ltd. Phone: (250)787-3693 1 Site 13 Compartment 2, e-mail:RR Evan.Hauk@Canfor.com Fax: (250) Fort787-3622 St. John, BC
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Amendment #252-FOREST OPERATIONS SCHEDULE NOTICES NOTICES NOTICES (FOS 2010-2016) Form 10 (Rule 4-4 (3)) Notice is hereby given that an amendment to the FOS has been prepared for NO. KAM-S-H-52550 timber harvesting in the Fort St John Timber Supply Area (TSA). Amendment activities #252-‐FOREST OPERATIONS SCHEDULE (FOS 2010-‐2016) KAMLOOPS REGISTRY The amendment proposes to modify the planned location of timber harvestIN THE SUPREME COURT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA Notice ing is hereby given construction that an amendment to the that FOS may has been prepared timber harvesting and road activities occur in thefor Fort St John TSA activities in the Fprior ort St to John Timber Supply Area (TSA). The amendment to modify he pfollowlanned location BETWEEN: March 31, 2017. FOS amendment #252proposes is comprised of tthe of timber and road construction activities that may occur in the Fort St John TSA prior to THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA ingharvesting 2 elements: March 31, 2017. FOS amendment #252 is comprised of the following 2 elements: PETITIONER 1. Addition of new FOS blocks to salvage burned timber within
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The herbicide will be applied primarily by helicopter aerial application, as well as backpack and ground based foliar application. The pest management activities will be carried out from August 15 to September 30, 2016 and 2017. A copy of the Pest Management Plan document with maps of the proposed treatment areas may be examined by contacting Chris Maundrell at the contact information provided above. A person wishing to contribute information about a proposed treatment site, relevant to the development of the pest management plan, may send copies of the information to the applicant at the address above by July 26th 2016.
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ith the arrival of summer, we have many new foals in the Peace Region. You have waited eleven months for this new life and there are a few things that need to be done to ensure you get them started on the right foot. Most people are aware of the importance of colostrum in those first hours of life, but not everyone knows that foals require special attention when it comes to deworming. Young foals are more susceptible to parasites than adult horses because they have naïve immune systems. While many parasites can cause issues for your foal, roundworms, also known as ascarids, are most often the culprit for parasite-related disease in young horses. Roundworm infection can cause ill thrift, poor growth, depression, respiratory disease, diarrhea, constipation, and potentially fatal colic secondary to intestinal impaction. Foals become infected by ingesting eggs that are on the ground or in the barn while sampling grass or exploring the environment. Good parasite management is three-fold. The first two steps actually begin prior to the birth of your foal. 1. Environmental management 2. Broodmare/adult horses 3. Foal deworming protocol Managing the environment is just as important, if not more, as deworming your horses. Foals pick up eggs shed into the pasture, paddocks, or barns. Removing manure and used bedding from the environment can have a major impact on decreasing parasite burdens and ideally should be done at least twice weekly. Many people like to harrow manure back into pastures for the nutrients it can provide to the soil. If you are going to harrow it should be done when it is hot and dry so the worms are exposed and dry out. This works best if you can remove the horses, harrow and then leave them out for awhile. Rotating pastures with other
Dr. Kimberly Jones NORTH PEACE CREATURE FEATURE
species (cattle, for example) through the grazing season can also help by breaking the parasite cycle. Good barn hygiene is also important, especially for roundworms as their sticky eggs can survive for a long time. All surfaces should be cleaned thoroughly between animals. Healthy mares make for healthy foals and that holds true for parasite management too. Mares should be on a regular deworming schedule prior to breeding and throughout pregnancy, as well as other adult horses that share the same spaces. To determine the best protocol for your horses please consult with your veterinarian. One of the major goals of a well-rounded foal deworming protocol is to minimize the chances for a large population of roundworms developing and becoming established. Below are some general guidelines. The first deworming should be around eight weeks of age using fenbendazole (eg Panacur®) or pyrantel (eg Strongid®). Use a weight tape to estimate your foal’s weight to ensure accurate dosing of all dewormers. Young foals should be dewormed every two to three months in the first year of life. Moxidectin products (eg Quest®) should not be used in foals under six months of age. Work with your veterinarian to develop a deworming program that utilizes multiple types of dewormers given at the appropriate times and proper doses. Dr. Kimberly Jones is a veterinarian with the North Peace Vet Clinic.
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The ball diamonds in Taylor were full of action over the weekend at the Arnie Isberg Memorial 1-Pitch Softball Tournament, raising just over $19,000 for the Fort St. John Hospital Foundation.
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The Paddersons, from left: Isaac, Joan, Jonah, and Heather. Jonah said: “I’m here because they’re both my mom.”
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“I’m so pleased,” Karen Guy said, with emotion in her voice at the Fort St. John Pride Walk. “I thought I might be the only one.” Jim Lovell teaches grade 11 and 12 at North Peace Secondary School. He’s been part of the LGBT support group in the high school for the past five years. “There used to be nasty battles with the school district (about the club),” he said, but things are changing. “Now you can see girls girls holding hands in the halls. Two boys went to prom together this year.”
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Chicken chili wins at potters’ guild fundraiser ZOË DUCKLOW reporter@ahnfsj.ca
One-hundred tickets, 200 pottery bowls, eight chefs, two musicians, and one big party. The chili competition was hot on Saturday, June 25, for the North Peace Potters Guild annual chili bowl bash. Dennis Hetman and Jessica Harrison tied for first last year. This year, Harrison went for a whole new approach. “I created this one right out of my head. It’s completely new,” she said. “There’s Italian sausage, bacon—lots of bacon, and spices.” Hetman stuck with his tried-and-true recipe, adding chicken this year, but otherwise not changing much. The novel approach paid off for Harrison who won again this year. The event is an annual fundraiser for the Potters’ Guild. Tickets buy a handmade pottery bowl and bowls and bowls of chili. The guild sells only 100 tickets; this year they sold out well before the event. It’s become a tradition for some, while others came for the first time. “We love getting a bowl,”
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Above, Sandy Troudt comes to the Chili Bowl Bash every year with friends. Right, James Grigoras, 6, was at the Chili Bowl Bash with his family. He chose his bowl because it has two handles and likes the chili because “it’s a little bit spicy.”
said Sandy Troudt, who comes with friends every year. “And every bite. So delicious.” “It’s great eating on the street, supporting the artists,” added Troudt’s friend Miep Burgerjon. “I’m an artist too, so I like to support them.” James Grigoras, 6, came out with his family for the first time after hearing about the event through a neighbour. Grigoras chose his bowl because it has two handles. He liked the chili because “it’s a little bit spicy.”
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“Sometimes that might be connecting them with a school counsellor, it might be connecting them with a math tutorial teacher, because our students do struggle with math,” she said. They discovered that through the work they did on the first enhancement agreement. For that reason, the transition coaches usually specialize in math. Other initiatives, like a new board-approved course, allows students to gain credits for doing works outside of school that is centered around traditional cultural practices. “They learn traditionally from home, they learn from their elders, we had (one student do) it through dance. So then they put in 120 rigorous hours, whether that be performing, whether that be . . . building regalia, learning from the elders, coming to workshops, that type of thing, so it is, it’s very rigorous, but meaningful, it becomes very relevant for them,” Jansen said. Another student did hers on First Nations storytelling. “She’s not only educating herself, she’s educating us as a community, because we don’t know the stories, some of them.” BC has more than 200 different First Nations. Canada as a whole has 614. Additionally, there are more aboriginal languages in B.C. than in the rest of Canada. “We’re the diverse province,” Jansen said.
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What Happened On Sunday, June 12 at approximately 11 pm vandalism occurred at several of Kelt’s sites in the Inga area. Access for the perpetrators would have been via the Inga Lake Road or the Unit 5 Road. A two tone white and beige 2002 -2005 Chevrolet ¾ ton shown below was observed to be near the area at the approximate time of the incident. It is believed they may have information regarding this crime. Police would like to interview the operator of this vehicle. If anyone has information as to the identity of the owner of this vehicle or the perpetrators of this crime please contact the number below. A $10,000 reward will be paid for information leading to the conviction of the person(s) responsible for this crime.
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FROM ONE TIP OF THE CONTINENT TO THE OTHER An epic journey passed through the Peace Region last weekend. Bill Marcell began riding his bicycle from the southeast tip of the United States, Key West, FL, northwest across the continent and coming through Dawson Creek on June 24 and Fort St. John on June 26. The nearly 10,000-kilometre ride is one-part dream fulfilment, and one-part fundraiser for Big Brothers and Big Sisters.
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Geoffrey Howard, a labour and employment lawyer with the Vancouver firm Roper Greyell, said many businesses aren’t aware of the hidden costs that come with layoffs.
“Riding the dangerous trails of Glacier National Park was a thrill,” Marcell said. “The scenery is incredible.” He rides between 100 and 125 kilometres a day, on average, stopping for bad weather or bicycle repairs. “I’m not a cyclist, I’m not a camper. I barely know how to change a tire,” he said.
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Though he’s learning—he’s had nine flats since starting his trek on April 4. “But that’s the simple part. Then it’s chains, cables. I’m pretty much working through the whole bike.” If he breaks down on the road, he’ll hitchhike to the nearest repair shop, and then ride back to where he was picked up from to make sure he rides every mile, as he did when his bike chain broke leaving Dawson Creek.
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Two years ago, business owners gathered at a Dawson Creek hotel for a panel called Living With The Boom to discuss labour shortages, climbing rents and other problems arising from a liquefied natural gas bonanza. Two years later: a presentation from an employment lawyer on downsizing. On June 21, the Dawson Creek and District Chamber of Commerce hosted Geoffrey Howard, a labour and employment lawyer with the Vancouver firm Roper Greyell. Around a dozen local business people turned out for a crash course in their legal obligations when laying off employees. For Executive Director Kathleen Connolly, it’s a reflection of how quickly Northeast B.C.’s fortunes have changed. Connolly said there wasn’t “a ton of interest” in the event, partly because “a lot of our employers have already done most of that stuff.” “They’ve done the 20 per cent (cut), they’ve done the work-share, they’ve done all that stuff and now they’re just waiting for the economy to turn around,” she said. Over the past two years, oil prices have dropped precipitously, bringing natural gas prices down with them. Twenty LNG export projects were once proposed for the B.C. coast— now, some analysts say it’s possible none will move forward. Northeast B.C. has consistently had the province’s highest unemployment rate this year. Howard said many employers facing those odds turn to layoffs, but don’t realize the hidden costs of staff reductions. More than 129,000 people lost their jobs in Alberta last year, he said. “There’s a lot of academic literature out there studying businesses that go through these massive downsizings,” Howard said. “What they show is it doesn’t always end up delivering the results (managers and business owners) are planning on.” Any savings from layoffs can quickly be lost in severance, legal challenges and lost productivity, he said. He also outlined the tricky question of how much notice must be given to employees in a tough job market. “A couple of judges made the good observation that you can’t double punish the employer,” he said. “They didn’t want to lay this person off, they only did it because the industry’s in recession. You can’t increase the notice awards by 50 per cent just because it’s a tough job market. You can’t shift it all onto the employer, it’s a bit of a balance.” “The fact the employer had to do it to save the company is not a factor that reduces how long the notice period is,” he added. “It’s specifically excluded.”
Marcell plans to arrive at Prudhoe Bay, AK, on July 24 to dip his front tire in the Arctic ocean. Follow his travels at keys2alaska.com.
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Chemo infusion treatments suspended in Dawson Creek MIKE CARTER dcreporter@dcdn.ca
Twenty-five cancer patients from Dawson Creek will have to travel an hour up the highway to Fort St. John for chemotherapy infusion treatments as of June 20. Northern Health says it has a shortage of certified oncology nurses to administer the procedure and is temporarily suspending chemotherapy at the Dawson Creek hospital. The development comes days after issues were revealed at the Dawson Creek and District Hospital’s cancer treatment centre. Oral chemo treatments and consultations will continue at the Community Cancer Centre in the hospital. Northern Health says it is working to fill the vacancies in order to get the centre back to
full operation. In an interview last week, Chief Operating Officer Angela de Smit said the health authority learned earlier this month that it would be losing one of its certified oncology nurses in Dawson Creek, leaving the city with only one nurse who can deliver chemo infusion treatments. Guidelines stipulate the cancer centre needs two trained nurses. “Northern Health, in partnership with the B.C. Cancer Agency, is committed to the delivery of safe, sustainable cancer care services in northern B.C.,” the health authority said in a release. “This temporary measure is being taken to ensure people can receive timely treatment as close to home as possible.” Northern Health says it will update the public when more information becomes available.
ARTS AND CULTURE ON DISPLAY IN DC Above, karate kids took to the field for a quick demonstration during the second annual multicultural Fusion Festival in Dawson Creek on Sunday, June 26. Left, Mandi the Clown hulla-hoops as she entertained the crowd.
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Group proposes to build industrial park near Chetwynd MIKE CARTER dcreporter@dcdn.ca
Developers are proposing a new business park for the Wabi Hill area near Chetwynd, saying there is not enough available light industrial space within the town’s boundaries. The Wabi Heights Industrial Area is being proposed by Rat Race Contracting Ltd. It would be located next to the current pull-out area at the top of the hill on Highway 97. The first phase would bring in
10, two-hectare lots with hydro connections but no municipal water and sewer services. Before the proponents can move forward, they’ll need the Peace River Regional District (PRRD) to rezone the land and, because the land exists within the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR), they’ll need a non-farm use permit from the Agricultural Lands Commission. Project lead Dean Beattie told the Dawson Creek Mirror he expects the approval process to take six months to a
year, after which he predicts construction will happen “very quickly.” “I know it’s a viable venture,” he said. “We can really use something like that whether it’s that property or another property that it happens on. It is very needed in my opinion.” Beattie and his partners, Troy McMaster and Jody Watson, say large lots suitable for light industrial use within the district boundaries are limited. “As good as it is to be downtown,” Beattie said, referring
to Chetwynd’s only industrial park located just off Highway 29 near the Canfor mill, “(the lots) are not that big, and we’re looking at maybe some bigger companies putting in storage facilities and things like that.” Beattie had interest from at least one developer who wanted to buy the entire parcel. But, he said, “we’re not interested in just selling it …to one big developer. There are some local companies interested.” Beattie, McMaster and Watson took their proposal for-
ward to the PRRD board of directors June 23. A decision will be made on the rezoning and the ALR application for non-farm use at a latter date. The group sought a letter of support from the District of Chetwynd for the ALR exemption and rezoning at a June 20 District of Chetwynd council meeting. Deputy Chief Administrative Office Carol Newsom said council decided to hold off on making the decision right away, but could return to it at a future meeting.
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around three sides, extending into a long peninsula that could be outfitted as an eating bar. A large walk-in pantry boosts storage space, and wide sliders in the bayed nook offer patio access. Laundry appliances are close by, in a big utility room outfitted with cabinets, deep sink and a wide counter, ideal for folding clothes or sewing. Connected to the garage as well as the kitchen, this space also serves as a mud room, handy for letting muddy paws or messy foot gear dry out. Amenities in the Chivington's owners' suite include: a roomy walk-in closet, two sinks, a soaking tub, and a separately enclosed shower and toilet. Three more bedrooms and a bathroom are upstairs. Associated Designs is the original source for the Chivington 30-260. For more information or to view other designs, visit www.AssociatedDesigns.com or call 800-634-0123.
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5000 sq ft of living space and a waterfront view 10 minutes to town with a mom-in-law suite too? Yes, it’s true! On site sewer system means no big bills for service and 3 years new means all the modern amenities and none of the fix up or maintenance of the older ones! Too many features to describe so you’ll just have to come and see them yourself!
Bedroom 11'6'' x 10'4''
$355,000
Modern and maintained! Nice family home on a larger lot with ample parking and a huge rec room too! Excellent space for kids and pets, and you won't find a home any cleaner than this! 5 bedrooms and an eat-in kitchen have this one set up for fun and relaxed times with friends.
$199,950
Tons of renos here! Super clean, fresh paint & flooring just compliment the upgraded windows & doors. Great sq ft for the price too! Must see!
$74,900
2-Story Great Room 15' x 18'
Nook 11' x 12'8'' Dn to Alt. Bsmt
Utility 14'2'' x 6'
Bedroom 13' x 12'2''
Super clean and well reno'ed! Fence is great for kids and pets and inside you'll see upgrades all over including furnace, paint and flooring! Check out the kitchen cabinets too! Great value here.
Owners’ Suite 13'6'' x 15'
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PLAN 30-260 First Floor 1506 sq.ft. Second Floor 694 sq.ft. Living Area 2200 sq.ft. Garage/Mech. 703 sq.ft. Dimensions 60' x 52' 2000 SERIES
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$509,900
Great home in Ambrose area with nice yard and roomy garage! Very well maintained and nice room sizes bring a very modern feel to a traditional home. Nice deck for summers outside, and a toasty fireplace for winter evenings, too!
Perfectly maintained 4 bedroom home on a half acre 1 minute from the city! This energy efficient 2000 sq. ft home has had many updated such as newer windows, heated tile in the main bath, new flooring and paint through out the basement. On site sewer system is a huge savings and the detached 24 X 26 shop with 10� ceiling is waiting for your vehicles! Plus, you have great RV parking with power plug. Large covered deck and Hot tub is where you watch kids play in the big fully fenced yard with trees and space to explore!
$635,000
Nice big house with RV parking! Big master with modern ensuite to relax in and a great room living area for entertaining! Downstairs rec room is over 20 ft square with no support posts to restrict your use! Garage is heated and fits long vehicles and still room for storage too! 3 bedrooms all together keeps parents close to the little ones and there is space in the basement when they turn into teenagers! Amazing family home investment value!
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Hipped roof lines with clipped ends combine with tall, slender porch posts to give the contemporary Chivington an intriguing front facade. With three large gathering spaces on the main floor, this midsize home is well-designed to meet the needs of a busy modern family. In the entry and great room, a striking two-story ceiling creates an expansive sense of volume. Entering, you pass double doors on the left that open into the living room. This window-bright space also has another door that leads to the powder room, stairs and eating nook. Informal living spaces fill most of the rear, where the great room, nook and kitchen flow together. Wide windows, stacked two high, provide plenty of natural light on all but the darkest days. And when those dreary days and nights come, family and friends will enjoy the warmth and color of dancing flames in the twosided direct vent gas fireplace. Ceiling height drops to eight feet in the nook and kitchen. Counters wrap
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Finch area estate styling with classic rooms and great kitchen storage space! Double garage and well landscaped yard where you can enjoy the front courtyard too! Modern and easy, this home is a home to call your own.
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Perfectly maintained and quick possession! Newer 16' wide modular on its own lot has 2 nice sheds, concrete drive, huge deck, RV space and a corner lot with alley access too! Super clean inside and all appliances stay, including the lawn mower! See this one now!
$539,900
Perfectly maintained! Solid and spotless 3 bedroom (up) home with attached garage (fits families) and a 2-bedroom legal suite down...great help with extra family or mortgage payments! You won't need much time to decide that this home has huge value for your dollar!
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Spacious! at 1200 sq ft plus full basement this duplex is one of the largest you'll find in FSJ. Bigger than many single family homes and still on warranty, lots of upscale options were put into this one right up front! 9' basement, full ensuite and walk in closet, lots of storage space and room sizes that rival 1500 sq ft homes! Come and see all the unique ideas and you will soon be thinking this needs to be your new home.
$579,900
Close to Kin park in a quiet cul-de-sac you'll cozy up to the fireplace on a cool winter evening in the vaulted ceiling great room. Big pantry space in the well designed kitchen makes for easy prep for the family and friends you'll have to fill up the 6 bedrooms. 3 full baths, attached garage and RV parking too!
$539,900
2 acres, house with garage, 28 X 38 detached garage with carport, and Mom-inlaw suite with a lake view and 8 min to Fort St John ! Charlie Lake sewer system in place and lots of windows to soak in the trees! Unique property with potential for growth or subdivision. Call today for your viewing!
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Beatton Journals
July 1916
Sat 1st: Very little going on. Self in the Office. The Steamer Northland Call arrived and continued on her way to H Hope. 3 H Hope men passed down here this evening to the Crossing. They intend going to the _____. Very hot. Sun 2nd: Very hot. The N. Call passed down this evening. Mon 3rd: Self in office. Looks like rain. The mail arrived this evening. Tues 4th: Rain all day. Self busy in office. The mail left for H. Hope. Wed 5th: The Rain stopped this morning but continued cloudy. Cleared towards evening. Self in office. The Mail left for Pouce Coupe at noon. The (river) came up about 1 ½ feet. Thurs 6th: HB Steamer Athabasca arrived with the Indian Agent and Party on Board. After staying here for a short time continued on her way to H.Hope. Self very busy. Fri 7th: Self very busy. Mr. Hamilton and the Hon. Mr. Ross arrived with a Motor Boat from the other side of the Mountains. They camped here all night. Sat 8th: Mr. Ross & party left this morning for Pouce Coupe. The H.B. Steamer arrived from H. Hope with the Treaty Party on Board. Mr. Liard the agent came across here to wait for the Indians
to pay treaty. The steamer continued on her way down the River. Sun 9th: A fine clear day. River falling. Mon 10th: Treaty day but the Indians did not arrive until evening so treaty will be paid tomorrow. Self very busy. Indians arrived this evening. Tues 11th: Treaty paid the Indians today. Self very busy all day in store. Wed 12th: Self very busy in store. The Indians left for their camps this evening. Cloudy with a little rain in evening. Thurs 13th: Self in office in afternoon fixing up store. Mr. Fulton arrived from H.Hope and continued on his way down the River. Cloudy and looks like Rain. Fri 14th: Started to rain this afternoon and continued nearly all day. The DA Thomas Boat arrived and continued on her way up the River. Mr. Liard, Indian Agent, & the RC Bishop went up as passengers. Mr. Hamilton & Mr. Thomason came back up in the Steamer. Sat 15th: Self very busy. A fine clear day. River rising again. Sun 16th: The steamer D A Thomas arrived from Hudsons Hope and continued on her way down. Mr. Hamilton went down on her.
Mon 17th: A fine day with a few showers. Self in office. River still coming up. The Gardens looking fine after the rains. Tues 18th: The Mail arrived this morning. Also one man arrived with 2 Horses looking for a homestead. Taylor & Barker was up from the flat. A little rain in the morning. Wed 19th: A fine clear day. The Mail left this morning. Joe Appasassin arrived with a few supplies. Self went out to look for hay lands. Looks very poor. Thurs 20th: A fine clear day. Self in office. Mr. Parsons arrived from H. Hope along with Bob Fry. Fri 21st: Continues fine. Self as before. The Homestead Inspector along with the R.C. Bishop arrived from H.Hope and after looking over part of the country left for Taylor’s flat. River falling fast. Sat 22nd: Self at odd jobs. Hasper left on a Raft for Dunvegan. The Fire Ranger arrived on his rounds. River very low. Sun 23rd: A fine mild day with a few showers. Mr. Mansell left for H. Hope. Mon 24th: Mr. Thomason, Band Manager, arrived from H. Hope. Self in store. Very hot. Some of the settlers started cutting Hay. Tues 25th: Continues very fine
Frank Beatton weather. Self went out looking up hay lands but found hay growth very poor. Wed 26th: A fine clear day. Self at odd jobs around the place. River falling fast. 2 men in a canoe passed this morning. Thurs 27th: Continues fine. Self in office. Dr. Jamieson & Collins passed down the River at noon. River falling fast. Modest and J.B. LaLonde arrived from the Indian Reserve this evening. Fri 28th: A fine clear day. Self at odd jobs. River falling. Sat 29th: A few showers. Self in office. Not much doing. Everybody making Hay. Joe Appasassin came in for a few supplies. Sun 30th: A fine warm day. Cap. Smith’s Boat arrived from the Crossing this evening with a lot of freight and a few passengers. Mon 31st: Smith’s Boat left for H. Hope after unloading some freight here. Self fixing up Mowing Machine. Pioneer Frank Beatton was clerk for the Hudson’s Bay Company at Old Fort St. John. His journals will appear every month in the Alaska Highway News. Digital images of the journals are available to view for research purposes at the North Peace Museum.
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