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Half an hour into a presentation on Fort St. John and BC Hydro's deal to offset the impacts of the Site C dam, Mayor Lori Ackerman turned to an unusually silent figure in the audience. Did Arthur Hadland really have nothing to say on the subject? There was laughter from the audience, and photographers lined up to snap the civilly disobedient former regional director's picture. Hadland had sat quietly for most of the meeting. A week earlier, he had appeared before the Peace River Regional District with a 19-point treatise, declaring anything short of $400 million for the region a pittance. Just a month ago, he was arrested for blocking traffic at a protest outside the dam site. Fort St. John did not get $400 million after wrangling with BC Hydro, the "corporate monster," in Hadland's words. But, "I do believe you've done your best," he told the mayor. After reliving the tough negotiations, Ackerman appreciated Hadland's words. "It was tough," she said. "It was tough, and being a jurisdiction that is outside (the project area), they literally could have come here and said 'no, nothing.'"
"We put our nose to the grindstone and got what we got." Ackerman's presentation Wednesday underlined the city's battle to get a fair share from Site C. She described an at times exasperating negotiation process in which the city didn't get everything it wanted. She laid out Fort St. John's position in Biblical terms, saying that "while Noah wasn't in favour of the flood," he built an ark anyway. That ark was dubbed the community measures agreement, a legally-binding document to be officially signed this spring. The idea is to make Fort St. John whole and help it weather the flood—not to go on a spending spree. It includes a million dollars a year over the length of the project, a 50-unit affordable housing complex, donations to local charities, funding for a new police officer, and free access to water from the reservoir. A number of dearly-held items on the wish list, however, were non-starters. One of those was a second permanent crossing over the Peace, in place of the temporary span at the dam site. Nothing doing, said Ackerman. "Honestly, we tried, I don't know how many times we tried," she said.
Another was a regional body, modeled on the Columbia Basin Trust, to help communities sort out the impacts of Peace River hydro projects. That wasn't in the BC Hydro negotiator's mandate either. In some cases, the city had to make Hydro see the light. That included the RCMP question, with Ackerman saying BC Hydro had maintained the project would have no direct impact on police services. "One day, I'll be in a nursing home, rocking back and forth muttering 'Site C,'" she joked. It's hard to say how this deal stacks up, because there's little to compare it to. Ackerman said there are few communities that have ever had to deal with an $8.8-billion project on their door step. The city reached out to other Canadian towns near dams with little success. Ultimately, Ackerman felt it was the best deal the city could get. But she deliberately avoided calling it a "benefits" agreement. "It really just does mitigate the impacts to the community. It doesn't leave a benefit to the community," she said. "It will leave Fort St. John whole, as we know it, right now." —with files from Bronwyn Scott reporter@dcdn.ca
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Should an employee’s social media activity be taken into account by employers?
I’ve heard of employees being fired because of their social media activity, and that’s wrong. Granted, in this day and age there are privacy settings and things you can do to try to hide your profile from non-friends, but if it somehow gets out that you’re a party animal by night and a Kindergarten teacher by day, that’s not a reason to lose your job (supposing your work isn’t affected by your partying ways). Social media is and has been part of everyone’s lives now for several years. It’s an important part of modern day life, and helps us all stay connected to one another. In some very real ways, social media is an extension of a person, and it makes sense to have your Facebook profile, or Twitter account, be an honest and accurate reflection of your identity. In some cases, it’s not you who posts to your own wall, but a friend who tags you in a picture. If you happen to be engaging in some activity society at large may frown at, it’s not your fault. You very likely did not know the picture was taken, or if you did, weren’t responsible for making that photo public. To lose a job over something like that is not justified. So long as you’re not doing anything criminal, I see no reason why a personal social media account should have any bearing on his or her employability. Everyone does things that aren’t always accepted by all people. Nobody’s perfect.
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Solar: A brilliant way to get energy Except for nuclear and geothermal, all energy we use comes from the sun in one form or another. As sunlight reaches the Earth’s surface, it powers heat transfers that move air and ocean currents, used for wind and tidal power. The sun evaporates water, contributing to the hydrologic cycle that fills reservoirs for hydroelectricity. Even fossil fuels — coal, oil and gas — are forms of solar energy, created when, hundreds of millions of years ago, plants absorbed and converted sunlight through photosynthesis, then retained that energy when they died, decayed and became compacted and buried deep in the
Earth, along with the animals that ate them. Wood, peat, dung and other plant-based fuels are a less concentrated form. Most people think of solar energy in its direct form, harnessed in a variety of ways from the sun’s rays as they hit Earth. Technologies range from windows and water tanks placed strategically to make use of the sun’s energy, to photovoltaic cells (or solar panels), to large mirrors that concentrate solar heat to boil water and drive turbines. Unlike fossil fuels, or uranium-dependent nuclear power, the energy source is free, inexhaustible and nonpolluting, with no troublesome byproducts like radioisotopes or carbon dioxide. It can be used for a variety of applications, from providing power for a single streetlight to generating electricity for a home to keeping satellites and factories going. Solar also has disadvantages. Without energy-storage systems, it only works when the sun shines, and it can be costly. Solar installations to provide power for large areas can take up a lot
Jonny Wakefield
Should an employee's social media activity be taken into account by his or her employer? Certainly, to some extent. For most people, the distinction between online speech and "real life" is an artificial one. If somebody says something egregious online, and it reflects negatively on the employer, the employer is within their rights to take action. This is no infringement on freedom of speech, which holds only that the government may not limit the exercise of unfettered expression. If you're an ignorant, bigoted clod and your employer takes issue with this, that employer has no obligation to employ you—at least, as far as free speech is concerned. That said, I think there are few instances where a dumb Tweet is a fireable offence. If this were the case, I probably would have been let go from the Alaska Highway News shortly after the 2015 Super Bowl (note to self: no one cares what you think about Katy Perry). But sometimes, a Tweet crosses some ill-defined line, and firing becomes unavoidable (see: Justine Sacco). As nasty as the Internet mob can be in cases like these, an employer must do what's best for the company. All this to say that if I am ever an employer, I will promptly dismiss anyone found sharing Minion memes. Seriously, I can't stand those things.
of space, and some technologies rely on rare materials that must be mined, with environmental consequences. Because of rapid technological advances, falling prices and the many advantages of solar power, it’s become one of the fastest-growing sources of renewable energy worldwide, with installed capacity growing on average 43 per cent a year since 2000, according to the World Economic Forum. Still, as an MIT reports points out, solar was only generating about one per cent of global electricity in 2015. With costs dropping by about 10 per cent a year, and technologies for harnessing and storing the sun’s energy improving, that could climb to 20 per cent by 2027, an Oxford University study found. About 90 per cent of currently installed solar capacity uses crystalline silicon waferbased photovoltaic cells. As Phys.org notes, they’re nontoxic, abundant and reliable, but the wafers are thick and rigid and somewhat expensive to manufacture. Many newer-technology cells are
smaller, less rigid and often more affordable, but they can come with other problems. Some use materials that “involve rare and/or toxic metals.” The website notes that promising “third generation” developments include “thinfilm solar photovoltaic employing dye-sensitized, organic, quantum dot or perovskite solar cells and novel combinations of semiconductor materials, as well as concentrators.” Technology is also being developed to mimic photosynthesis, converting sunlight to electrons with nanotechnology and light-absorbing compounds and delivering the electrical energy “to customized catalysts that convert water and CO2 into oxygen and chemical fuels.” Artificial photosynthesis is also being studied as a way to capture and convert CO2 emissions to generate fuels, plastics, drugs and other products! Solar cell placement raises interesting possibilities as well, including paving roads, parking lots and bike lanes with durable panels that not
only generate power but also melt ice and snow. Some experts predict solar technology could make the need for baseload power and even transmission grids obsolete. As Steve Holliday, CEO of National Grid, which operates gas and power transmission networks in the U.K. and northeastern U.S., said, “From a consumer’s point of view, baseload is what I am producing myself. The solar on my rooftop, my heat pump — that's the baseload.” Solar is viable and affordable enough (especially with tax credits in jurisdictions including the U.S.) that it can be easily installed on rooftops to generate electricity for homes, public institutions and businesses. It’s becoming an increasingly important part of the energy mix, especially as transmission-grid and storage-system technologies become more sophisticated and efficient. Every hour, the sun bathes the Earth with enough energy to supply our needs for more than a year. There’s no reason we can’t harness more of it to cut back on polluting, climate-altering fossil fuels.
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Residents voice their concerns over Site C draft agreement Staff Writer
From local hiring to air monitoring, bridges to housing, residents had a lot to say about the city’s community measures agreement with BC Hydro that Mayor Lori Ackerman announced last week. Around 30 people attended the public meeting at the Kids Arena Fieldhouse in Fort St. John to learn what the city can expect from the utility during and after construction of the Site C dam. That includes $1 million a year during construction, free access to the reservoir, and big bucks for nonprofits, but many had questions about other potential problems. “During our public hearing Hydro had for the proposed project was that they committed to upgrading the 271 Road, and they haven’t done anything on it yet to date,” said one resident, James Little. The road is frequently used to access a quarry for construction activities. “It’s really dangerous now, with the extra rock trucks, et cetera. So, somehow we have to put a fire under (them) to get that fixed,
because someone is going to get killed," he said. "I guess maybe they don’t care, but I do.” Ackerman made note of his concern, and committed to asking Hydro about what the plans are for 271 Road. She explained, however, that the agreement only covers the municipality, not outlying areas. Another resident else wondered about local hiring, and whether or not a percentage of local hires would be enforced. The short answer was no. Ackerman explained in the event that LNG takes off and final investment decisions are made, there will once more be a labour shortage. “They don’t know what kind of percentages are going to be available because if we have an LNG proponent announce, then there’s going to be a lot of people firing up and working, and so it’s going to be difficult. Labour is going to get stressed again.” She added that considering the length of the project, contractors can’t guarantee a certain percentage of workers will be local, but that she has “no problem giving them a phone call.”
Part of the agreement entails a 50-unit affordable housing block, which received praise from at least one person in attendance. It’s “a great idea because there’s so many young people who are 20 to 30 years old who are going through their apprenticeship, and they need a financial break,” said Mike Debono. “At that age you want to get married and have your first child, instead of paying $1,200 a month rent, which is basically breaking the financial backs of everybody. People struggling to get ahead in life need a break when they’re young, not when they’re 55, 60 years old.” He added that single mothers would also fare well with the affordable housing. Once construction of the dam is complete, the units will be handed off to a non-profit organization. A group has not been named yet, but one possible recipient could be a seniors’ society, since “20 per cent of our population at any given time are seniors,” Ackerman said. Another resident, Lita Powell, voiced her concern about particulate matter from construction of the dam, and how that might affect locals’ health. She also worried
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James Little, paper in hand, considers the agreement Mayor Lori Ackerman presented, and shares some concerns he has about 271 Road. Little was one of many residents who turned up for Wednesday's public meeting at the Kids Arena Fieldhouse in Fort St. John.
about fog events created by the reservoir. “The airport society did have a conversation with BC Hydro, and the studies that were done showed that fog would increase one, maybe two days a year,” said Ackerman, in response. “Particulate matter, all that kind of stuff is stuff that the city can monitor ... the airport is owned by a society, the city happens to be one of
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On the ice at North Peace Arena in October, as the Fort St. John Flyers tuned up for another season of North Peace Hockey League action, a familiar face was dominating in seemingly surprising fashion. It was Flyers veteran Rick Cleaver and the early standout performance was nothing new to the player or his coach. “Last year he was working in the oil patch and missed a lot of games and it’s hard to get a rhythm going when you miss a lot of games. Now he has a job in town and he can make it, he’s in shape and when he’s shooting the puck the way he is he’s a plus,” Flyers head coach Andrew Leriger said after Cleaver’s five point performance on an October weekend in the preseason. Little did the two men know what was in store for this season, as the year was capped Sunday when Cleaver was named NPHL MVP. The 32-year-old scored 19 goals and added 20 assists in just 20 games, including two five-point nights, two hat tricks and the most goals to open games this season. Although he didn’t lead the league in any one major category, Cleaver was the offensive catalyst that helped the Flyers lead the league until the final day of the season, something the forward had an easy answer as to why things played out the way they did. “The fact that I have played all of the games definitely helped, being able to make practices and just being able to
stay on the ice on a consistent basis.” Cleaver, who went from pipelining to working at Rosebrook Flooring in Fort St. John this year said, was the biggest difference in his game from previous seasons to this one. “Most nights [in the past] I was coming to the arena and I hadn’t skated in a week or a couple weeks and you are just going out and playing for the first time and you don’t have the conditioning or feel for the game. It was just hard to all of a sudden step into the game and be successful.” Cleaver has been with the team since their AAA Allen Cup days and his hockey adventure has taken him across Canada and the United States, including four years at Norwich University, three separate stints in the East Coast Hockey League with the Phoenix Roadrunners, Kalamazoo Wings and Victoria Salmon Kings, as well as a seven-game cup of coffee in the American Hockey League. With that resume, which had three seasons of 30 goals or more, his production in a northern AA senior team is not such a surprise. But because Cleaver goes quietly about his business and hasn’t been able to be at the rink consistently since he joined the team full-time three years ago, his talent perhaps hasn’t been fully exposed. “I know a lot of the guys on the team were like ‘holy, where did this come from?’ that’s what I found kind of funny. I’ve played junior A, went to college on a scholarship and played pro hockey, It was funny
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Fort St. John Flyers forward Rick Cleaver was named the North Peace Hockey League Most Valuable Player on Sunday after a vote was conducted from all seven teams. Cleaver had 39 points in 20 games this season.
to me that guys would say that,” Cleaver recalled. “Because I was always a good player, but no matter who you are if you don’t play on a regular basis or take two or three weeks off, no matter what level, to keep your cardio, your strength and feel for the game up that makes it that much harder.” And while there have been changes in his own game, ones that mostly have to do with the ability to be at the rink on a more consistent basis, Cleaver said there was a renewed commitment in the locker room this season, one that’s helped the
makeup of the group throughout the season. “The commitment level of everyone has been a bit better and some fresh faces and new guys which helps,” Cleaver said. “It’s always fun to come to arena when you’re a first place team and you’re winning and we have a good group of guys, everyone gets along, a laugh or a joke in the dressing room and that’s a huge part of why I play.” Along with the MVP honours Cleaver was named to the NPHL west division all-star team and was joined by team-
mate Troy Hunt who was the top goaltender. Chris Stevens and Damon Kipp of the Dawson Creek Canucks were also named to the west division allstar squad. The rest of the major award winners were Tyrin Wiebe, (Grimshaw Huskies, rookie of the year), Braden Gamble (Manning Comets, best goaltender), Alex Curran (Sprit River Rangers, best defenseman), Sheldon Szmata (Grimshaw Huskies, coach of the year), and Pat Rowan (Falher Pirates, most gentlemanly player). sports@ahnfsj.ca
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W EEKLY P RO R ACING U PDATE Racing News, Stats & Trivia
2015 Final Standings 2015 Chase for the Cup Sprint Cup Championship
Daytona International Speedway Track Details Distance: 2.5 miles Shape: Tri-Oval Banking/Turns: 31 degrees
The Sprint Unlimited is a 75-lap, non-points race that kicks off the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series racing season. The race carries no points for the winner but rather a large purse. This is supposed to encourage an all-out driving style not seen in regular-season races, where one serious mistake may hurt a driver’s overall points standings. The field consists of the sixteen drivers who were a part of the Chase the previous season, as well as pole winners from the previous season, former Daytona 500 pole winners, and former Sprint Unlimited winners. The starting lineup is determined by fan vote, not by time trials as all other races are determined. Matt Kenseth won last year’s race.
Driver 1) Chris Buescher 2) Chase Elliott 3) Ty Dillon 4) Regan Smith 5) Daniel Suarez 6) Elliott Sadler 7) Darrell Wallace Jr. 8) Brian Scott 9) Brendan Gaughan 10) Ryan Reed
1) Kyle Busch Points: 5043
2) Kevin Harvick Points: 5042
3) Jeff Gordon Points: 5038
4) Martin Truex Jr. Points: 5032
Points 1190 1175 1172 1168 1078 1075 1071 1032 1012 902
Racing News Tony Stewart Injured In Off-Road Accident Jeff Gordon was among a group of nine or 10 vehicles riding in the Glamis sand dunes with Tony Stewart when the drivers realized the three-time NASCAR champion’s sand rail had become separated from the ride. Stewart’s car apparently nosed into the sand after riding over the lip of a dune, which left Stewart with a burst fracture of his L1 vertebra. Stewart had surgery last week and will miss the first portion of his final NASCAR season. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. will replace Tony Stewart in the year’s first NASCAR race, the Sprint Unlimited. Michael Waltrip Will Attempt 29th Consecutive Daytona 500 Michael Waltrip will attempt to make his 29th career Daytona 500 start with the 58th running of The Great American Race on Feb. 21. Waltrip, who won the Daytona 500 in 2001 and 2003 with Dale
Earnhardt Inc., announced on Twitter that he will compete at Daytona for BK Racing. Waltrip, a FOX NASCAR analyst and winner of four Sprint Cup Series races in 781 starts, is making a cameo appearance for the small team, which is fielding full-time entries in 2016 for David Ragan and Matt DiBenedetto. Waltrip, 52, has made no more than four starts in each of the past six seasons. His namesake organization, Michael Waltrip Racing, which entered the Sprint Cup Series in 2007, closed for business at the end of the 2015 season.
Racing Trivia Who was the first driver to win 20 races in a season? a) David Pearson b) Richard Petty
c) Joe Weatherly d) Buck Baker
Results of the Final 2015 Race: Kyle Busch won the Ford EcoBoost 400 Ford EcoBoost 400 Top 10 Driver Points Kyle Busch 43 Kevin Harvick 42 Brad Keselowski 43 Joey Logano 41 Kyle Larson 40 Jeff Gordon 38 Matt Kenseth 37 Kurt Busch 36 Jimmie Johnson 35 Denny Hamlin 34
In a season that would make a pretty good movie script, Kyle Busch completed his comeback and captured his first career NASCAR Sprint Cup title. Busch took home the championship by being the top finisher in the Ford EcoBoost 400 on Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway among the Championship 4 drivers, which also included Kevin Harvick, Jeff Gordon and Martin Truex Jr. Busch led 41 laps on the day and the last seven of the 267-lap event. “Rowdy” spent much of the race running in the top two and then took the lead from Brad Keselowski for good shortly after a restart on Lap 261. Busch then distanced himself from Harvick, the series’ 2014 champion, who finished as the runner-up in the race and final standings. Gordon finished sixth in his final race, while Truex finished 12th.
Kyle Busch Born: May 2, 1985 Crew Chief: Adam Stevens Car: Toyota
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Location: Daytona Beach, Fla. Date: Feb. 13th, 8:30 p.m. TV: FOX Qualifying Record: Bill Elliott 210.364 in 1987 Race Record: Buddy Baker 177.602 in 1980
2015 Nationwide Series
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Top 10s 16 246
Avg. Finish 10.8 15.8
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Lakeshore 4H Club Reporter
Hello Readers! This month, the Lakeshore club is busy preparing for our annual Communications competitions. The event has a lot to offer, including the chance to learn a variety of presentation skills, and even opportunities for provincial travel!
met members from across the province, participated in interesting tours, and had a chance to observe and compete with some of the best 4-H speakers in British Columbia. So
work hard 4-Hers, this year it could be your turn! See you next month! Thank you to Smith Fuels for sponsoring this page!
A general meeting to select communication choices was held on January 29. Members have the option of presenting a speech, demonstration, speak and show, or display board. Speeches, demonstrations, and speak and shows are a great way to gain confidence speaking in front of an audience, while educational displays give members a chance practice communicating in point form on a display board. This year in addition to speeches and displays, we also have some demonstrations and one speak and show. I can’t wait to see how they turn out! A club competition will be held February 27, and the top two senior and junior members from each category will progress to the district competition in March. Through communications, senior members have the chance to earn a trip to the Provincial competition. In 2012 and 2014, I had the opportunity to go to Provincials, and it was an experience I won’t soon forget. I
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The eldest of ten, Sam was born in Abbey, Saskatchewan. Parents, Alex and Latifa Side, emigrated from Jeb Jannine, Lebanon, and homesteaded near Dilke, Sask. (NW of Regina). In 1941 Sam joined the RCAF, completed his training as a bomber pilot, and flew 41 missions during WW II. He stayed in touch with his flight crew his entire life. After the war, he moved to Dawson Creek, BC to run a small airline and flight school. Sam married Anna Kucharuk (from Spirit River) in August 1949. Anna currently resides at Glengarry Hospital, Victoria. Sam stopped flying for a living and became an adept, highly regarded businessman, later a Notary Public, sat on the town council for a term, while Anna raised the children. He is still highly regarded today as a man of honesty and integrity who was humble, generous and played by the rules. Sam continued to fly for pleasure most of his life and enjoyed golf, skiing, skating, travelling and many lifelong friends. Sam and Anna retired to Sidney BC full−time in 2006 to be near children: Sandy Barta (Rick) of Sooke, Judy Side (Al) of Victoria, Ken (Pat) of Edmonton, Rob (Alice) of Cobble Hill and Dianne Longson (Gerry) of Vancouver. Sam leaves nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren. His siblings are: Tina Reimer (Edmonton), Ann Schell (Creston), Al Side (Grande Prairie), Dan Side (South Africa) and Jim Side (Australia). His siblings have lost a brother they hold dear. He is predeceased by sisters, Nettie Gouchee, Nedima Ellis, Mickey Hiscock and brother, Butch (Abdo). No service by request but messages to family can be sent to: myjside@gmail.com
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