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PRRD refuses agricultural land exclusion for oilfield business William Stodalka Staff Writer

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The Peace River Regional District refused an authorization to exclude land from the Agricultural Land Reserve to turn a residential property into an oilfield services business.

At the district’s Dec. 11 meeting in Fort St. John, directors heard a motion to exclude lands near Mile 73 of Highway 97 north of Fort St. John from the reserve.

Cerberus Equity Group, a Calgary-based company, wanted to turn a residence near the Shepherd Inn into an operating centre for Horizon Oilfield Solutions.

“The current residence would be used as a staff house and a staffed office as well,” Cerberus’s application stated. “The outbuilding (shop) would be utilized for small equipment storage, equipment repair and operational support. The proposed change to the property would be to level some of the yard space and prepare and gravel the area in a manner consistent with equipment storage and handling.”

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MCPHERSON ELECTED NEW CHAIR Tumbler Ridge Mayor Don McPherson is the new chair of the regional district.

McPherson beat out two rural directors, Brad Sperling and Karen Goodings, for the position in a vote at

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He replaces Fort St. John Mayor Lori Ackerman in the position, and will chair the regional district board meetings.

He will serve a one-year term.

“Over the years that I’ve been director here, I see some improvements that could happen to working as a group,” McPherson said in a speech to the crowd. “I think we have some ways to get back to it and that’s what I’d like to work on.”

The move to become chair was not a surprise to the Tumbler Ridge mayor.

“It was brought up by a rural director about a month ago, and he told me to think about it,” said McPherson. “I’m really excited…it’s something I’ve really wanted to do.”

The vote was held in secret, so it’s unclear who voted for McPherson, and how many votes he received.

PRRD receives building bylaw feedback All of the elected officials for the towns, villages and cities in the Peace River Regional District say they are against removing building permit requirements for buildings within rural fire protection areas, according to information presented to the PRRD. The district is considering holding a referendum on whether to change a bylaw passed last year that made building permits mandatory in areas covered by firefighters in various departments, but not in all the rural areas.

At Friday’s meeting, a report included feedback from these cities, along with some private businesses.

Chetwynd, Pouce Coupe, Taylor, Dawson Creek, and Fort St. John councils all said they do not want these limits removed, many of them citing fire safety concerns.

“By having these

permits we know that there is no short cuts and things are up to code, making it safer for us to enter” wrote Pouce Coupe Fire Chief Blair Deveau. “Knowing they meet code sets our mind on focusing on what we have to do.”

The PRRD requested feedback from some private groups such as banks, insurance companies, and real estate agencies.

Of the 17 or so groups that were contacted to provide feedback, only two commented.

“As a realtor here in Fort St. John for the past 28 years, I have been in many homes that should have had a building permit and were very poorly constructed, so I support mandatory building permits,” Royal LePage realtor Kim MacKay wrote to the board.

School District 60 also supported continuing mandatory building permits, and other regional districts also weighed in on the issue.

According to Deborah Jones-Middleton, a protective services manager for the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako in B.C, building inspections are only done in some areas.

“In the other areas people can build what they want and I think that is probably a recipe for a risk of fire,” she wrote. “However, I do not have any evidence to prove my theory.”

According to Kenn Mount, the regional fire chief for the Columbia Shuswap Regional District, statistics showed less significant structure fires in areas with a building inspector.

“The structure fires I have in this area are normally structures that were built pre-inspection.”

The report was received for information by the PRRD. reporter@ahnfsj.ca

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Hydro, wind and solar power students' 100-year energy plan

Bronwyn Scott Staff Writer

Bert Bowes Junior Secondary students appeared before council Monday to present an energy plan for the region that looks ahead 100 years.

Their project, called Road to the Future, details the energy sources the students chose to supply the region with power.

Their goal was to provide enough energy to the Peace Region for the next century, but they “wanted to do this in a way that would help stop climate change,” according to their presentation to council.

They accomplished the goal by choosing energy sources that produce little to no greenhouse gas emissions, like hydro, solar and wind power, keeping in mind which technologies create jobs to improve the local economy.

The students also detailed the importance of having an energy mix, rather than heavily relying on a single power source.

“This is important because you don’t want all your eggs in one basket,” reads the presentation.

“If your energy source has a malfunction you might be out of power, but if you have many energy sources you can rely on those alternate energy sources to provide energy while your main source is down.”

Having a mix of energy sources also influences energy security, the

students explained.

With this in mind, they chose large hydro as their main source of power, explaining that, in their view, the advantages of job creation and minimal waste outweighed the disadvantages, which the students noted include the displacement of animals and communities, and changes to the environment.

Their secondary sources were wind and solar energy; wind because the turbines don’t harm the environment, and the power is renewable. Additionally, the cost of the turbines is low compared to other energy technologies.

Solar energy, although difficult to store and expensive to install, was chosen because “it does not pollute or harm the environment,” the students said. Additionally, “the cost is lowering as the energy source becomes more popular.”

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Jonny Wakefield

Are people taking the whole "war on Christmas" thing a little too far?

Are people taking this whole "war on Christmas" thing too far? I certainly think so. In fact, I've seen little evidence of this whole Christmas thing to begin with.

First, some caveats. I live in a rude sod hunt on the outskirts of town. I am dictating this missive to a young scribe, a Jesuit, who will send it off by raven to catch the next run of the press. This is how I file all my dispatches for this vile rag. Frankly, were it not for the cold and the creche placed by the dung fire by the missus, I would have been caught totally unawares of the season.

I've not set foot in a general store in some time, preferring to provision myself from the weekly wagon train. Last John came around we exchanged pleasantries. They were of decidedly seasonal nature, and that was that. If there be war on Christmas, John the Wagonmaster is no casualty.

Sure, I hear tale of sinister, Eastern Combinations to suppress the spirit of what many have taken to calling Holiday Season. Recently, I was made aware of certain faction, in the name of modernity and efficiency, shortening the name of that most-holy day to X-Mas. Should you countenance this insult, rise and face it, by all means. But I've seen no evidence of such scheming in the Peace Country. There is the creche by the fire, there is John the Wagonmaster, bringing news from town.

Mark me, however: should some Eastern plutocrat have something to say about that, they'll have a festive warning from my blunderbuss.

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Clean drinking water should be a human right in Canada

Canada is among the world's wealthiest nations, but our wealth is not equitably distributed. Many communities, particularly northern and Aboriginal, suffer from poor access to healthy and affordable food, clean water, proper housing and other necessary infrastructure. An ironic example of this disparity is at Shoal Lake, about two hours east of Winnipeg. There, two First Nations, Shoal Lake 39 and 40, are next to the City of Winnipeg's main drinkingwater supply, but Shoal Lake 40 has been on a boil-water advisory for decades.

Shoal Lake's story is com-

plicated. To begin, the Ontario-Manitoba border runs through the middle of the lake. Winnipeg has drawn its drinking water from the Manitoba side through a 153-kilometre aqueduct since 1914.

I visited Shoal Lake during the national Blue Dot Tour in support of environmental rights. Driving east along the Trans-Canada Highway toward Kenora, we crossed the aqueduct before arriving in Kejick, home of Shoal Lake 39. Chief Fawn Wapioke from Shoal Lake 39 and Chief Erwin Redsky from Shoal Lake 40 greeted us. We then participated in a traditional water ceremony organized by Shoal Lake 39 elders. Chief Wapioke explained that lake water taken for Winnipeg requires the community to maintain artificial water levels, which affects fishing and wild rice harvesting.

I also visited neighbouring Shoal Lake 40 First Nation, reached from the mainland by a short barge ride.

Bronwyn Scott

For several years now, Christmas has been laden with controversy. Is it OK to say Merry Christmas? Better say Happy Holidays instead. Should non Christian kids be forced to participate in Christmas concerts and other related holiday activities? Better make it optional. And what about that red cup scandal Starbucks inadvertently stirred up?

Some people might say the War on Christmas has gone too far, but I disagree.

Christmas is a joyous time for many people around the world, whether they identify as Christian or not. But at its root, Christmas is a religious holiday. And not everyone shares the same religion. It’s something we, in the modern, 21st-century world, need to keep in mind before we get all defensive about our dear sweet Christmas. We need to stop believing that the Christian ideology as the dominant ideology of our day. It’s not.

Further, pretending it is hurts. How, you might ask? For one thing, it infringes on Canadians’ religious freedoms. When young children are being spoon fed the doctrines of Christianity during school hours (which they are, implicitly, when whole schools celebrate Christmas with crafts and Christian-themed concerts), we have a problem. We as Canadians pride ourselves on multiculturalism and inclusion, but are we practicing what we preach? Or just giving lip service to lofty ideas?

It’s time to swallow the truths of modern, multi-cultural, 21st-century societies, and act on those fundamental Canadian ideals of inclusion and religious freedoms.

On that note: Happy Holidays.

Originally on a thin point jutting out from the lake's west side, the community was cut off from its neighbours in 1914 by a dike and canal built to channel swampy water from the drinking-water intake pipe, converting the peninsula into an island.

The canal blocks access to the west, and Shoal Lake blocks access to the east. In summer, when the barge is running, there's no problem leaving Shoal Lake 40 via Shoal Lake 39 and Highway 673. In winter, it's possible to cross Shoal Lake by snowmobile or on foot, and a makeshift winter road has provided access to the west for the past few years. But twice a year, during freeze-up and spring thaw, it's unsafe to cross the lake by road, barge or foot, isolating the community from the outside world, often for weeks at a time.

The situation is so serious people have died waiting for medical attention to arrive from Kenora, only an hour away on the Trans-Canada Highway. Stories abound

about women miscarrying, houses burning down and other personal and public safety issues. "We were told that the City of Winnipeg's removal of a secure land connection to First Nation No. 40 has directly led to the deaths of nine First Nation members," says a letter from the International Joint Commission to the U.S. and Canadian governments. The commission also said First Nations weren't adequately compensated.

Less than 20 years ago, commercial fishing made Shoal Lake 40 economically self-sufficient, but Ontario's government ended that in the early 1980s over concerns about overfishing. Eighteen years ago, a boil-water advisory was issued and never lifted because the community of 250 was deemed too small to justify a water-treatment plant. Today, an open garbage dump and overflowing septic tanks mar the island.

The human body is about 60 per cent water. In a sense, this means the people of

Winnipeg have a very real connection to the First Nations territories at Shoal Lake, source of the water they use for drinking, cooking, cleaning and bathing.

But while Winnipeg residents enjoy clean water, the people of Shoal Lake 40 suffer from substandard water, which puts their health at risk every time they turn on the tap. This is more than just unfair, and more than just an environmental problem. It's an abrogation of the basic right of all Canadians to have access to clean, safe drinking water.

Canada may be a wealthy, developed country, but the fact that such deplorable conditions persist in places like Shoal Lake, and in hundreds of other First Nations, Metis and Inuit communities across Canada, is a national shame and must be resolved immediately. It's yet another reason why the right to a healthy environment needs to be recognized by all levels of government in Canada — and ultimately, in our Constitution.

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Holiday schedule for Northern Health bus

Northern Health's Connections program, which provides transportation for patients who need to travel for medical care, is transitioning to a modified schedule for the holiday season.

The buses will begin their last routes for 2015 beginning Dec. 17. All routes will be operational again as of January 7, 2016.

Additionally, the call centre will close at noon on Thurs., Dec. 24, and reopen Mon., Dec. 28. It will also be closed Jan. 1.

The last bus from Prince George to Fort St. John will be Dec. 20, and from

Fort St. John to Prince George will be Dec. 22.

The last bus from Fort Nelson to Dawson Creek will be Dec. 15, and from Dawson Creek to Fort Nelson will be Dec. 17.

The regular schedule for Prince George to Fort St. John will begin again on Jan. 3, and the route from Fort St. John to Prince George will start again on Jan. 5.

Buses travelling from Fort Nelson to Dawson Creek will begin again on Jan. 5.

—Bronwyn Scott

From the P harmacist’s File Blood Pressure

Nutritional approach Hypertension increases the risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke. Oftentimes, the cause of hypertension cannot be determined. Although changing your diet may not eliminate the need for medication, it can, through a few simple measures, enhance the effectiveness of your treatment and may even help reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease.

The DASH Diet The DASH or Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension diet is an eating plan aimed at preventing and controlling high blood pressure. The focus of this diet is on increasing one’s intake of fruits, vegetables, low fat milk and dairy products, whole grains, chicken, fish and nuts, and decreasing one’s intake of fat, red meat and sugar.

Reduce your sodium intake Eating too much sodium can increase blood pressure. If your pressure is already high, you can help reduce it by decreasing your sodium intake. The Canadian Hypertension Education Program recommends limiting sodium intake to 2,000 mg (5 g of salt) per day.

You can limit your salt intake by avoiding very salty foods, such as: • Delicatessen and smoked meats • Chips, cookies and salted nuts • Large amounts of cheese (except cottage cheese and salt-free cheese) • Vegetable or tomato juice • Seasonings (celery salt, onion salt, garlic salt) • Olives and pickles • Canned soups, soup mix, condensed, cubed or concentrated consommes and bouillon (such as Bovril®, Oxo®) Tips to reduce sodium (salt) consumption: • Choose low-or reduced-sodium, or no-salt-added versions of foods and condiments when available.

• Choose fresh, frozen, or canned (low-sodium or no-salt-added) vegetables.

• Use fresh poultry. fish, and lean meats, rather than canned, smoked. or processed types.

• Choose ready-to-eat breakfast cereals that are lower in sodium.

• Limit cured foods (such as bacon and ham), foods packed in brine (such as pickles, pickled vegetables. olives. and sauerkraut), and condiments (such as mustard, ketchup. and soya sauce).

• Cook rice, pasta, and hot cereals without salt. Cut back on instant or flavored rice, pasta, and cereal mixes.

• Rinse canned foods to remove some of the sodium.

• Use spices instead of salt. When cooking and at the table, flavor foods with herbs, spices, lemon, lime, vinegar, or salt-free seasoning blends.

• Use salt substitutes under medical advice only.

These substitutes can be harmful to people with certain medical conditions.

• Remove the salt shaker from the table at home and ask that it be removed from your table when dining out at restaurants.

• Read the Nutrition Facts labels on foods to compare the amount of sodium in products. Look for the sodium content. Choose foods that provide less than 5 percent of the daily value for sodium. Foods that contain more than 20 percent of the daily value for sodium are considered high.

• Make these changes gradually.

Increase your potassium intake Potassium appears to have a protective effect on the body. It is found in fresh foods such as potatoes, tomatoes, mushrooms, oranges, bananas, cantaloupes. dates, dairy products, nuts, whole grains, legumes. lean meats, peanuts. almonds and dried apricots.

Warning! Potassium can interact with several drugs.

If you are taking medications to control your blood pressure. talk to your pharmacist to make sure that you can safely increase your potassium intake.

Manage your weight Hypertension can be caused or worsened by excess weight. Try to maintain a healthy weight. If you need to lose some excess weight, talk to your dietician who will suggest ways to modify your diet. Once you reach your healthy weight, try to maintain it by eating balanced meals.

Limit your alcohol consumption There is a strong link between hypertension and consumption of 4 or more drinks per day. It is recommended that you limit your consumption of alcohol to a maximum of 2 drinks per day and consumption for men should not exceed 14 drinks per week and 9 drinks per week for women (one drink is equal to a glass of wine, one beer or one ounce of spirits).

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Huskies stumble on road trip

Staff Writer

The Fort St. John Huskies have been marred with inconsistency through 21 games in the North West Junior Hockey League and that continued this weekend with back-to-back losses in Peace River against the North Peace Navigators.

The Huskies allowed 14 goals over the two games, in an 8-3 loss Saturday and a 6-2 loss on Sunday.

In the opening game of the weekend set, the Huskies fell behind early in the first period on Navigators’ goals from Dustin Long and Cole Diewert.

Fort St. John shook off the bus legs early on in the second period, when Anthony Ruggiero and Kody Disher scored to tie the game.

The onslaught was on from there as the Navigators scored five unanswered goals, from Adam Schlack, Joseph Sylvain, Long, Austin Khun and Lindan Calliou.

Adam Bowie responded for the Huskies in the third, but Lowen Lambert scored to ice the game at 18:12 of the final frame.

Logan Edwards allowed all eight goals in the loss and made just 21 saves on the night.

In his five losses this year, Edwards has only made more than 25 saves just once. He has made at least 24 saves in all four of his wins.

Sunday Failure to execute on the man advantage was the undoing for the Huskies in their 6-2 loss Saturday, with only one goal on 11 power play opportunities and a short-handed goal allowed early in the game.

Jamie Driedger scored first for the Navigators, before Parker Sharp and Nathan Pickett made it 3-0 after one period.

Dustin Long had the lone goal in the second, before Kody Disher responded on the power play for his 12th goal of the year.

Brandon Howard brought the Huskies within two on his first goal since joining the Huskies three games earlier, but Fort St. John allowed a power play goal and a short-handed marker both by Driedger to close out the game.

Connor Neurauter made 29 saves in his fourth loss of the season Sunday, after winning his previous three.

The Huskies will close out the 2015 portion of their schedule with home games against the Dawson Creek Junior Canucks on Friday and the Sexsmith Vipers on Saturday at North Peace Arena. sports@ahnfsj.ca

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The Fort St. John Huskies dropped both their games against the North Peace Navigators on the weekend, and will look to rebound with two games next weekend at home.

Split Weekend for the FSJ Petroleum Midget Flyers The Flyers travelled to Sexsmith for a league game this past Saturday to take another win. With 38 shots Austin Craig put on a show in between the pipes. Lance Aylward from Cooper Willms and Jason Lee from Travis Domeij started the scoring in the first period. Lee with his second goal from Jessie McArthur and Max Dobson from Tim Rice to finish scoring in the second period. Putting the last of 5 goals in was Lance Aylward form Nathan Bragg. Winning 5-2 Sunday the FSJ Petroleum Association Midget Flyers had a home game facing Valleyview. Reilly Elder-Cherry had a strong game with 39 shots but it wasn't enough taking a 4-3 loss. Dobson from McArthur, Tyler Bueckert with a great wrist shot from Willms, and Rice with the 3rd goal from Daniel Forrest.

The boys have a home game this coming up weekend at the North Peace Arena at 2pm against Beaverlodge.

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Blueberry River, Halfway River re-elect chiefs

Blueberry River Chief Marvin Yahey

Halfway River Chief Darlene Hunter

William Stodalka Staff Writer

Darlene Hunter and Marvin Yahey were re-elected as chiefs of the Halfway River and Blueberry River First Nations, respectively, on Friday.

Yahey beat out nine other competitors for the position in Blueberry River, while Hunter beat out two other potential candidates in Halfway River.

Both will serve a two-year term.

In Blueberry River, half of the four-person council was re-elected, with both Sherry Dominic and Wayne Yahey re-elected to their positions.

Two new faces were elected to the council, with Shawn Davis and Derek Greyeyes elected to replace former councillors Norma Pyle and Lisa Hotte.

Pyle and Hotte were two of the 24 people seeking a councillor position.

In Halfway River, an entirely new council was chosen.

William Field and Cynthia Wolter will replace Coleen Achla and Amanda Metecheah.

Field and Wolter were two of the nine candidates in the running for the band’s two-person council.

Councillors on both of these councils serve for two-year terms.

The election results were publicized on the bands respective websites, however, the margins of victory were unclear. ‎Blueberry River First Nation band administrator Cici Sterritt said it was "not usual" for the vote counts to be released. reporter@ahnfsj.ca

Blueberry River, TransCanada ink deal over Coastal GasLink project

William Stodalka Staff Writer

TransCanada announced Thursday it has signed a financial deal with the Blueberry River First Nations over the Coastal GasLink project.

The Coastal GasLink project is a natural gas pipeline that would run from an area just north of Dawson Creek to Kitimat.

This agreement outlines financial and other benefits and commitments that will be provided to the band for as long as the pipeline is in service, a TransCanada release stated.

"We believe the pipeline project will benefit our members today and for future generations, both financially and in terms of employment for our members," said Blueberry River First Nation Chief Marvin Yahey in a statement.

"The relationship we have established with TransCanada is just as important as the agreement, and we are confident that the relationship we have built will continue to the benefit of both parties for years to come."

Blueberry River isn’t the only First Nation to sign onto the project.

Both Doig River and Halfway River also signed deals with TransCanada over this project in June.

The company also announced a deal with two other First Nations Thursday, including the Burns Lake Indian Band and the Lheidli T'enneh First Nation. reporter@ahnfsj.ca

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Today I want to report the happenings of this year’s first 4-H meeting on November 14, 2015.

The meeting was held at the Weitzel’s house. The calves were weighed and the beef meeting was held, and then Christa Weitzel held a separate meeting for the three sheep members. ( There are four new members in our club this year, and three of them are doing sheep projects). The Wonowon Club used to only do beef. Now our club leaders also sponsor sheep members!

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Seeking the gift of life

Merry Christmas from Lori Lalonde Mortgages Hey everyone! We’re well into December now, and you know as well as I how quickly the rest of the month will go by. So before we all get swept up in the rush of buying presents, making plans, writing cards, and baking treats, I thought it would be nice to reflect on where we’ve come since the start of 2015.

Time running short for former local nurse in need of a kidney

For starters, January saw the bank of Canada drop its overnight lending rate by a quarter of a percent, which the Big 6 Banks responded to by dropping their lending rates by just 0.15%. Despite that, mortgage rates for Canadians were the lowest they’d been in years, and the market in Northern BC especially was absolutely on fire. That was made particularly evident the very next month, when BC’s 2015 budget marked it as the only province in Canada with a surplus – and one of almost a billion dollars, at that.

And remember, not only was the surplus double what it was predicted to be by finance experts, but we’re expected to run a surplus for the next three years. So even though these last few months have been a little rougher, we came into the downturn from the strongest possible position.

In fact, in July the Bank of Canada dropped the overnight lending rate by another quarter of a percentage point. The Banks responded the same as last time, with a drop in their own lending rates of a measly 0.10%. Any cut is a net positive for Canadians, however, and as I explained a bunch of times this past year, the Big 6 Banks aren’t Canadians’ only option when it comes to mortgages. I have access to over 40 lenders who are willing to provide the perfect rate, and I was able to match up a record number of clients with those lenders in 2015.

That success, and the continued success throughout Northern BC, came despite the falling oil prices at the end of summer. As I pointed out then, even oil-sensitive regions like ours were faring pretty well. As a matter of fact, this has been one of my most successful years ever as a mortgage broker, for a whole slew of reasons (and if that doesn’t convince you that our housing market is alright, I’m not sure what will).

Not only did I have the opportunity to hire several talented people to my team, but I opened my own office in the heart of downtown Dawson Creek. All of this has only been possible with the support of the North, and all my friends and colleagues in this beautiful province. My year here has been so wonderfully rewarding, and I’m committed to having a whole lot more of them.

Really, that’s what I wanted to leave you all with as we make our way into 2016. I know some of you are wary of the new federal government, and the lower price of oil is obviously a concern for most of us, but the important thing is that Northern BC is as strong as it’s ever been. We started the year with a bang, and that’s what we’re gonna do next year, too – slightly higher interest rates or not. I’m so thankful to be a part of this incredible, hard-working community, and I look forward to finding the perfect mortgage for as many people as possible in the coming year (and years)! As always, my number is (250) 782-9665 and my phone is always on.

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Staff Writer Complicating matters is that Gage’s youngest Six years ago, Robin Gage was at the peak of son Brian, 28, has a rare genetic immune deficienher life, becoming the first person to complete the cy. He is in palliative care and has requested in his Swim the Peace Challenge at the North Peace Lei- living will to die at home. sure Pool, swimming 3,200 lengths of the 25-me“He’s in multi-system organ failure now,” Gage tre pool. says. “I want to be able to have enough energy to “I used to love swimming. I used to swim a be able to nurse him, to have the ability to take care mile three times a week,” says Gage, 62, a former of him at home.”

Fort St. John resident and nurse at the hospital.

She adds that nobody knows how long some“I’ve had to quit that for now.” body who’s in palliative care has left to live.

Gage has progressive kidney failure, and has “It could be today, tomorrow, three years from been on dialysis every second day for two years. now, but he is to the point where he’s in bed most It’s a diagnosis and routine that leaves her tired and of the time,” Gage says. weak, and often makes her dizzy.

What keeps her going is the will to be there for This year, all Gage wants for Christmas is a her son. kidney.

“I've really got to be there when he dies, I’ve She has only three years left to get a transplant got to be there for him." from a living donor, and has been living in the In B.C., there are about 550 people waiting for a Lower Mainland for the last three years to be closer transplant of any kind, and close to 400 of those are to specialized care. waiting for kidneys, according to John.

“After five years, you deteriorate so badly that The Kidney Foundation of Canada website the chances of a live kidney taking are slim,” says indicates that eligible donors must be over 18 and Gage, a mother of two who lived in Fort St. John younger than 70. for 32 years.

Medical professionals often rule out willing doHer sister Sue immediately volunteered one nors after their health is evaluated. of her kidneys, but was found not to be a suitable “If you want a current assessment of your donor. health and how you are, step forward to become Three friends from Fort St. John also offered a living donor, because the assessment process is their kidneys, but weren’t suitable either. very thorough,” John says.

The wait for a cadaver transplant is too long for “You’re putting someone else in harm’s way, so Gage, who has O-positive blood, a common type. you have to ensure that you’re not doing anything “It’s very hard to get a type O kidney, because that will jeopardize the health of that person going there are so many people with type O blood that forward.” the demand for the kidney (is high)... and so the list For more information about becoming an kidfor type O blood is extraordinary long,” Gage says. ney donor, visit the Kidney Foundation of Canada Although the wait for patients who have the at kidney.ca. blood type has become shorter in recent years, the For more information about Gage, visit robinmedian wait time is still 58 months, according to needsakidney.wordpress.com.

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WEEKLY PRO RACING UPDATE Postseason Racing News, Stats & Trivia

All-Time Top Driver’s Bio

This Week’s Racing News

Brian Scott will pilot the Richard Petty Motorsports No. 9 next year in his first full-time season in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. “I won’t lie. I went into the offseason really having no clue what the future held and giving some serious thought that there’s a real possibility that something might not come together and I might not be doing anything next year,” Scott said. Scott, 27, has competed full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series for six seasons, the last three for Richard Childress Racing. He will join a team which also fields Petty’s famed No. 43 for Aric Almirola. Scott has already dipped his toe into Sprint Cup waters, with 17 starts in his career and a Coors Light Pole Award at Talladega Superspeedway in May 2014. Scott will participate in this week’s Goodyear tire test at Homestead. “I’m going to put him right to work right away,” Sammy Johns, RPM Vice President of Competition and Operations, said with a chuckle.

Racing History

What is the most wins Rusty Wallace had in a season? a) 4 b) 6

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Answer : d) In 1993, Rusty Wallace had 10 victories. He finished 2nd in the season standings that year to Dale Earnhardt.

Dec. 14, 1927 - Former Cup driver Hershel McGriff was born on this day. McGriff made news in 2009 when he started two races in the Camping World West Series at the spry age of 81. He finished 13th of 26 cars on the road course of Portland (Ore.) International Raceway in July and two weeks later finished 19th on the road course of Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah.

Racing Trivia

Rusty Wallace Born: Aug. 14, 1956 Cup wins: 55 Cup top-tens: 349 Cup championships: 1 Rusty Wallace finished second in his first NASCAR race at the Atlanta 500 in 1980.

He made nine further NASCAR appearances over the next three years, although he did not score any further top 10 finishes.

Wallace joined the Cup series full-time in 1984, winning Rookie of the Year honors and finishing 14th in the final points standings. He won his first Cup race in 1986 at the Bristol Motor Speedway in the Valleydale 500.

Rusty earned his first pole position about a year later at the Miller 400 at Michigan International Speedway. In 1989, he had 6 victories along with thirteen top 5s and twenty top 10s to win the Cup championship, beating arch rival Dale Earnhardt by just 12 points for the honor. Rusty won at least one race every year from 1986 to 2002. His last Cup victory came in 2004 in the Advance Auto Parts 500 at Martinsville Speedway in Virginia.

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Last Week: Jason Dufner and Brandt Snedeker won the Franklin Templeton Challenge

Jason Dufner and Brandt Snedeker birdied the last two holes in “best ball” on Saturday and won the Franklin Templeton Shootout by two shots. The DufnerSnedeker team finished at 30-under 186 at Tiburon Golf Club. “I’m pretty consistent, I’m in the fairway, I’m on the greens. That gives Brandt a lot of confidence,” Dufner said.

“He putts really well so that gives me more confidence. I was able to stroke the ball a lot freer this week.” Harris English and Matt Kuchar, who have finished first, second and second the past three years, shot 28-under for second. Charley Hoffman and PGA Tour Rookie of the Year Daniel Berger finished at 27-under. Dufner-Snedeker, starting one shot back, had

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six birdies on the front nine. A Tournament Results Snedeker chip-in from 30 feet on 1. Dufner-Snedeker No. 3 helped get them off to a Score: -30 good start. “I thought today we 2. English-Kuchar did exactly what I thought we Score: -28 had to do,” Snedeker said. They 3. Hoffman-Berger followed with birdies on Nos. 10, Score: -27 12, 13, 17 and 18 as they kept attacking. “The key for us was 17,” Snedeker said. “(Jason) made a clutch, tough 4-footer down the hill that gave us the lead going into the last hole.”

Golfing News

The PGA Tour will be considering On October 17th, 1860 at Prestwick in other sites after the conclusion of the Scotland, eight players contested the first 2016 WGC-Cadillac Championships at Open Championship over 36 holes. The Trump National Doral. The Tour did not tournament was won by Willie Park, with explicitly say whether it is weighing moving the event a score of 174, edging out his compatriot, because of Trump’s inflammatory remarks, but did “Old” Tom Morris, by two strokes. issue the following statement, “We continue to stand

Golf Trivia The first 12 British Opens were all played at the same golf course, which at that time was 12 holes in length.

Which course? a) Musselburgh b) North Berwick Answer: d) Prestwick

c) Old Course d) Prestwick

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by our earlier statement, and the statement of other golf organizations, that Mr. Trump’s comments are inconsistent with our strong commitment to an inclusive and welcoming environment in the game of golf. The PGA Tour has had a 53-year commitment to the Doral community, the greater Miami area and the charities that have benefited from the tournament. Given this commitment, we are moving forward with holding the 2016 event at the Blue Monster. Immediately after the completion of the 2016 tournament, we will explore all options regarding the event’s future.”

Lessons from the Golf Pro We are used to seeing shots that slice or draw when we hit them with our irons, but another common problem is a shot that goes to the right and does not curve. This is generally termed a push and usually occurs when you are trying to make an aggressive swing. The crux of the problem, for right-handed golfers, is in the left forearm and there is a simple solution to stop the push. When you get too aggressive with a swing, the left forearm tightens up immensely and the end result is a club face that is open at impact.

The problem also arises if we grip the club too tightly during a swing. Take an iron out and hold it straight in front of you with only a left hand grip. Then, tighten your left forearm and watch the club face open up. The simple fix is to stay relaxed and a straighter shot at the target will result.

Player Profile

Jason Dufner Turned Professional: 2000 World Ranking: 134th PGA Tour Wins: 3

FedEx Cup Standings Through Dec. 13, 2015

1) Kevin Kisner 888 pts. / 2 top tens

2) Russell Knox 876 pts. / 2 top tens

3) Justin Thomas 699 pts. / 2 top tens

4) Graeme McDowell 690 pts. / 2 top tens

5) Smylie Kaufman 640 pts. / 2 top tens

FedEx Cup Standings continued...

Player Points 6) Kevin Na 631 7) Jason Bohn 560 8) Emiliano Grillo 534 9) Peter Malnati 376 10) Kevin Chappell 347

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