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Baldonnel wins big at speech contest

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Baldonnel Elementary walked away the big winner in a recent School District 60 speech contest.

On Thursday, more than 30 students from 11 schools across Northeast B.C. came to the North Peace Cultural Centre to do their best to impress a panel of judges with their public speaking skills.

The contest has been going for at least 30 years.

This year's students "took their speeches up a notch,” said event organizer Helen Gilbert. “The students really have overall improved the quality of their speeches [from previous years].”

Students were judged based on their opening, delivery and the presentation of their material, among other factors.

The Grade 4 to 6 students chose their own speech topics. Some, like Alwin Holland student Haley Patterson, chose to speak about topics personal to them. Patterson spoke about a concussion she received while figure skating, and her subsequent recovery.

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Even if an owner picks up after his pampered pet, the grass and soil have been contaminated. Not a big deal?

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Another speaker, Baldonnel Elementary student Drayden Tyrrell, talked about maple syrup. He told the audience that some items labeled “maple syrup” are actually made from corn, which was “full of added sugar.”

“Maple syrup is perfectly natural and made with 100 per cent real Canadian ingredients — straight from the sap of Canadian maple trees,” he said.

Tyrrell’s speech landed him in third place.

Second place went to another Baldonnel student, Adarah May Burrows, who spoke about healthy eating.

The first place winner was Aaron Lavigne — also from Baldonnel Elementary — who spoke about aliens.

The students helped their school win the best aggregate school category. This category measured the total points from students from their respective schools.

The second place winner in the school category was Clearview Elementary, followed by Bert Ambrose Elementary.

Regardless of which school they came from or how they finish in the rankings, it’s important that students learn about public speaking, said Gilbert.

“A lot of people would put public speaking as their number one fear,” she said. “There’s a lot of situations in life where you want to confidently and articulately get your ideas and opinions across.” reporter@ahnfsj.ca

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Drayden Tyrrell (above) speaks about maple syrup at a School District 60 speech contest held last Thursday at the North Peace Cultural Centre. Haley Patterson (below) speaks about a concussion she received and her recovery.

Evacuation alert issued May 21 by NRRM is still in effect for residents near Prophet River The Klua Lakes wildfire is estimated to have grown in size to 1,800 hectares as of Monday afternoon from 1,600 hectares on Sunday.

An evacuation alert issued May 21 by the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality (NRRM) is still in effect. Residents near Prophet River are on notice that the wildfire may lead to an evacuation order if it continues to spread.

On Monday afternoon, heavy machinery began building a guard around the southwest corner of the fire and sustained action crew members continued to establish a "fuel free" area around the Prophet River community, aided by helicopter support. Additional crews have been deployed from around the province. Also on hand were an Incident Management Team and Structural Protection Specialist.

Residents have been warned to have essential items — such as medications and valuable papers like insurance — readily available for quick departure if necessary.

The B.C. Wildfire Management Branch says the alert affects roughly 125 people.

In a statement released Friday, the NRRM says as much advance notice as possible will be given prior to an evacuation order, should one be necessary, "however you may receive limited notice due to changing conditions."

The fire was discovered by residents in the area on May 21.

B.C. Wildfire Management Branch says the fire is suspected to be lightning-caused.

Alaska Highway News will provide more information as it becomes available.

Little Bobtail Lake fire As of Monday morning at 7:56 the Little Bobtail Lake fire is fully contained. The 25,000 hectare blaze saw heavy rain help fire crews suppress the fire.

Norman Lake residents can return to their homes, but there is still an evacuation order in place for the Bulkley Nechako

Regional District. The order will be in effect until crews can remove damaged trees and get their sprinkler units out of the area.

Because the fire leaves damage to trees and their root systems, the Wildifre Management Branch is asking people to avoid the fire damaged areas.

The fire rating is still high for the Prince George Fire Centre and extreme in the northeast corner of the area.

The forest is still very dry and fire is still a threat.

The fire has not damaged any buildings.

On site at present are 228 firefighters, three helicopters, 10 pieces of heavy equipment, and six airtankers.

BC Parks is keeping Dahl Lake Provincial Park and Bobtail Mountain Provincial Park closed to all recreational users and has ordered the evacuation of any users within the park.

The RCMP and the Wildfire Management Branch are conducting a joint investigation into the fire, which is believed to be human caused.

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Mike Carter

Should people responsible for starting forest fires face jail time?

It’s wildfire season again. Let's be careful with our campfires.

I read that a patch of warmer than normal water in the Pacific Ocean called “the blob” (that's what scientists are calling it) was discovered in 2013 and is causing B.C. to have warmer than normal temperatures.

Factors out of our control are creating drier, warmer spring and summer months - ideal for wildfires to spread.

So yes, I do believe that people who are responsible for starting forest fires should face jail time (and I am aware I sound like a stuffy old man *shakes fist, waves cane*).

Campfires are a great way to enjoy being out in the woods with friends and/ or family. It’s part of what makes living in northern B.C. so great.

We're still allowed to have a small campfire that is no bigger than a halfmetre by a half-metre, even though there is an open fire ban.

The majority of us are careful with our small campfires. We create a fire break between the fire and fuels and we keep plenty of water on hand to put the fire out properly.

It’s more than goodwill. You could face jail time and a $100,000 fine and also be on the hook for the cost of fighting that fire. Use your head, save some bread.

Science Matters David Suzuki

Good things are growing in Ontario’s greenbelt More than half the planet’s people now live in urban areas. The need to supply food, shelter, fresh water and energy to billions of urban residents is resulting in loss of farmland, forests, wetlands and other ecosystems, as well as the critical ecological services they support, like providing food, clean air and drinking water.

Almost half of Canada’s urban base is on land that only a few generations ago was being farmed. According to Statistics Canada, nearly four million hectares of farmland — an area larger than Vancouver Island — were lost from 1971 to 2011, mostly due to urbanization.

A growing number of jurisdictions have responded by enacting strong land-use policies to protect farmland

and green space through sound urban planning. In the 1970s, Oregon’s government imposed strict urban-growth boundaries around a number of cities, including Portland.

As a result, growth in the city was confined to existing built-up areas, thereby preventing development from spilling out to farmers’ fields.

Many developers and businesspeople fought the plan, arguing it would hurt the economy, but Portland is now recognized as one of the most livable cities on the continent. It has facilitated densification, improved walkability and decreased the cost of energy and transportation for homes and businesses.

In Canada, Ontario has enacted the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe to encourage towns and cities to grow upwards through densification rather than outwards through car-dependent urban sprawl. Ontario has also established a two-millionacre greenbelt of protected farmland and green space, which wraps around the Greater Golden Horseshoe’s major towns and cities, including Toronto, Hamilton,

William Stodalka

I have thankfully never had to be in the middle of a burning forest fire.

The closest I came was in 2014, when I flew over hills near Chetwynd. As I remember it, it was the closest we’ll likely approximate in our lifetime as to what a sustained aerial bombardment would look like if Canada were to go to war.

It’s time like this an emotional response would be to punish the guy or girl responsible for it, and make sure that he suffers to the fullest extent.

However, while it may be emotionally satisfying to see someone who made us suffer suffer in kind, possibly through spending time isolated and alone in prison, the law is not there for emotional satisifaction. It can provide that, but that is not its purpose.

Many people have debated its purpose, but for me, the law is there to maximize the public good through selective punishment.

Some people would argue this public good can be achieved by punishing the people who start forest fires.

However, the law has determined that this is not the case. I may not understand the logic behind this decision not to enforce it with jail time, just as I may not understand the logic behind some other facets of the law, but I trust there is a logic. That logic may not be readily apparent, but if there isn’t, the laws can be changed, through judicial advocacy or through Parliament, to do so.

Markham and Burlington.

Ontario’s government is reviewing the Growth Plan and the Greenbelt Plan, along with two other adjoining land-use plans, which work together to manage growth, protect the natural environment and support economic development. This coordinated review process offers an opportunity to examine modern land-use planning and assess whether Ontario’s approach to managing growth should be applied to other towns and cities facing similar urban pressures.

A major outcome of the plans has been their success in protecting farmland from development and revitalizing Southern Ontario’s agricultural industry. The greenbelt alone, comprising just over 20 per cent of the region, generates more than $9 billion in annual revenue to local economies, producing a bounty of fruits and vegetables, beef, pork, dairy, honey and award-winning wines.

David Suzuki Foundation research shows the greenbelt’s farmland and green spaces also provide an estimated $2.6 billion annually in non-market benefits, such as water filtration by water-

sheds. This saves local municipalities hundreds of millions of dollars they would otherwise have to spend on water infrastructure and treatment facilities.

The Growth Plan and greenbelt also encourage smarter urban growth in the region through more efficient use of available land — which in turn reduces the amount and cost of infrastructure and supports public transit. A recent report by urban planning group the Neptis Foundation found urban expansion has slowed since plans were implemented. From 1991 to 2001, the footprint of Toronto and surrounding suburbs grew by 26 per cent to accommodate about 1.1 million new residents. Between 2001 and 2011 it expanded by just 10 per cent to accommodate roughly the same number of newcomers.

Although the Greenbelt Plan is curbing sprawl and protecting farmland and green space, it’s far from secure — and the remaining 80 per cent of the region’s farmland and natural systems remain unprotected.

Proposed highways, pipelines, hydro corridors and

sprawling, car-dependent subdivisions could fragment natural and agricultural systems and enable leapfrog development outside the greenbelt’s borders — with extensive land speculation in expectation of the type of sprawl these plans were intended to prevent.

Environmentalists have joined farmers and local food advocates to urge Ontario’s government to strengthen regulatory protection for the greenbelt and to expand it.

Canada’s towns and cities are at a crossroads. One path leads to continued low-density, sprawling urban expansion, with endless pavement, long commutes and traffic jams, and the high social and ecological costs of wasteful forms of urban design. The other path ends sprawl by creating compact, higherdensity communities with mid-rise housing and access to public transit, bike paths and walking trails, surrounded by precious farmland and green spaces like Ontario’s renowned greenbelt. What kind of cities do you want?

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“Don’t worry - there are plenty of other fish in the ocean.” These words have long encouraged the lovelorn. It would be difficult to know how many fish were in the ocean, but did you ever wonder how many fish are in Charlie Lake? william stodalka Photo

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Biologists with the Ministry of Forest, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO) are trying to answer that very question. Over the past several years, Nick Baccante, Lynn Avis and Brendan Anderson have led three fall-time surveys of Charlie Lake walleye. Volunteers with the Charlie Lake Conservation Society have been lucky to participate in a few of these trips on the lake.

These surveys are based on a scientifically based method used internationally to estimate fish populations in lakes. This method is called Fall Walleye Index Netting (FWIN). This is a standardized survey technique that allows for comparisons between lakes and over time. This is the walleye assessment technique in Ontario and Alberta.

Nets composed of 8 mesh sizes varying in size from (25mm to 152mm) set perpendicular to shore on the lake bottom were randomly placed at different depths (2-5m and 5-15m) over a 24 hour period. In the latest survey in 2013, biologists netted 624 Walleye, 94 White Suckers, 31 Northern Pike, 32 Spottail Shiners and 22 Yellow Perch. The walleye ranged from young of the year to 23 years!

Preliminary 2013 estimates, for walleye greater than 30 cm, indicate that the Charlie Lake population is in good health with age and size structures that are comparable to previous surveys.

It is true that fish are killed to complete the FWIN survey. This is done to determine a variety of information including age, feeding characteristics and gender. Don’t worry; the number of fish sacrificed is a very small percentage of the overall population.

The information provides the Ministry with much better estimate of the numbers of walleye in Charlie Lake and helps to better manage the fishery through changes in fishing regulations for daily limits and sizes.

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Although we might be concerned about the “plenty of other fish in the ocean”, our fish stocks are healthy. That will be good news for the walleye love happening again this spring in Charlie Lake!

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Bouncing into nationals

Fort St. John gymnast Heather Smith qualified to compete on the national stage in Calgary later this summer Byron Hackett

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If there were a national level award for modesty, North Peace Gymnastics Association gymnast Heather Smith would be in the running.

Instead, Smith will head to Calgary from July 21-25 for another national level competition, the 2015 gymnastics Canadian Championships in Double Mini Trampoline event.

She qualified for the national competition earlier this month at the B.C. Provincial Championships in Port Moody.

North Peace Gymnastics trampoline and tumbling head coach Jason Wilson explained the young gymnast isn’t one shout from the rooftops about her own ability despite her huge accomplishment.

“She doesn’t like to stand in the spotlight, even though she is very talented in what she does,” Wilson said.

Smith, 15, has been competing in the DMT for the last three years and before that was heavily involved in artistic gymnastics.

The soon to be national level competitor came about her passion for trampoline mostly on a whim.

“It seemed like fun and I just wanted to try it out,” Smith said with a smile.

The DMT is where a gymnast runs towards a trampoline and then performs a series flips and twists, and are then ranked based on difficulty and execution.

“You can do front flips, back flips, you can twist on it, you can do doubles on it,” Smith explained.

She is now a level 5 trampolinist, and managed to qualify for nationals on May 17 at B.C. Provincials in Port Moody.

What she didn’t know is she actually put forth a national qualifying score on March 15, but her coach decided to see what she could do in Port Moody before breaking the news.

“Level 5 and up you have to hit a certain score at one of the four trials [to qualify for nationals] and technically she hit [that] score at Kamloops, which was second trials,” Wilson said. “I didn’t tell her because I wanted to see her reaction…she did her routines this time [in Port Moody] and qualified to go.”

She finished fifth at the provincial event with a score of 118.4 after her qualifying

and final jumps. Smith finished just 5.7 points behind Emily Welsh of DEKA trampoline in Kelowna. “[Heather] was pretty shocked actually,” Wilson said. “She just kind of stood there and stared at me blankly for a bit. Both her and her father were pretty shocked. She’s been working towards going national throughout this year.

Smith added that her coach caught her off guard with the news she put up a qualifying score earlier this year, but was happy when she heard the result in Port Moody.

“I was happy that I could go,” she said referring to nationals. “Sort of surprised. I didn’t think I qualified at the first competition but I thought I did at the one I was just at.”

Wilson was also a national level competitor on the trampoline himself four years ago, and has tried to pass on as much information as he can about what to expect to Smith.

“We’ve definitely had conversations about what happens at nationals— what could happen and what can’t happen,” he said.

While Smith has proven she belongs on the national level, the young gymnast understands what it will take to compete with the best in the country.

“I definitely need to work on a few things, I’m not really expecting too much once I get there— Just happy to go,” she said. “I’m trying to learn a few more new skills for when I get there. I need to work on form.”

Getting to the national level has been a quick growth for Smith; her coach noted the improvement in her performance has come mostly with her ability to put aside fear in her routine.

“Obviously practice, but knowing how to drill the positions and ultimately just having the capacity to go for it— removing all that fear and going for it,” Wilson said about how Smith has improved over the last year.

As for next month’s competition, when

asked if it had sunk in that she was going to compete nationally, her modesty returned quickly.

“Probably when I’m in the middle of my routine at the competition,” Smith said with

a chuckle.

“I am excited; it’s going to be really cool.

Just to see how all the other gyms do things differently from all the different places.” sports@ahnfsj.ca

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The 700 Hundred Metre Headache

Jonny Wakefield

Alaska Highway News

Earlier this month, welders began their annual ritual on the Taylor Bridge.

The bridge's steel surface, the source of its familiar hum, was washed of winter sand and salt. Traffic was reduced to a single lane, and welders began anew the work of replacing the corroding, worn-down plates that carry the Alaska Highway over the Peace River.

For both motorists and transportation planners, the repair work is a semi-annual headache. While the Taylor Bridge is sturdy overall and poses no risk to motorists, the future of the crucial span remains murky. With both Site C and oilfield traffic expected to ramp up in the region, the wear and tear on the bridge will only increase.

Since 1960, the 712-metre two-lane structure has carried drivers across the Peace River at the same spot where its predecessor collapsed after a 1957 landslide.

The latest inspection report underscores some of the bridge's problems.

Obtained by Alaska Highway News through a freedom of information request, the April 13 report reels off a list of issues: "Steel grid deck and catwalk deterioration. Localized corrosion issues. High/increasing maintenance costs and traffic delays for deck repairs. Major route. Long detours."

Scott Maxwell, the Ministry of Transportation's outgoing district manager in the Peace, said the deck is nearing the end of its life. What to do next has planners scratching their heads.

"The challenge for us on that is finding the right project to do on it," he said. "Do we go in and replace it with a new steel deck? If we replace it with concrete, that adds a lot of weight, so it would result in a lot of other work we'd need to

do to stiffen up the structure."

The bridge is not specifically mentioned in the province's Any project that would take the bridge out of commis- 10-year transportation plan. That plan, released this spring, sion would have massive impacts on the region's economy. earmarks $60 million over three years for road upgrades in A 2012 traffic study, the most recent, found an average of the Peace. Most of that is targeted at passing lanes and side 5,000 vehicles crossed the span a day. Of those, between 10 road improvements. Peace River South MLA Mike Bernier and 30 per cent were heavy trucks. Traffic would have to be said additional money will be set aside after that, but it's too diverted through Hudson's Hope (a 252 km detour) or the early to say whether the Taylor Bridge will be a priority. bridge to the east at Clayhurst (a 144 km detour), Maxwell "There's going to have to be a full discussion on that," he said. said.

That would add hours of driving time and effectively cut The province put up around $26 million in 2013 to add the region in half. lanes to the South Taylor Hill. Bernier added that the bottle"We need that bridge," said Kathleen Connolly, director neck at Taylor would make many of the four-laning projects of the Dawson Creek Chamber of Commerce. "Forget get- set for other parts of the region less effective. ting to the airport or the other things we need to do in Fort St. If the province does find the money to overhaul the John. Our businesses would shut down without it." bridge, replacement and refurbishment are the likely options.

Like many, Connolly has Taylor Bridge horror stories — including being stopped in the middle after a meeting with Continued to page 18 the ministry about the bridge.

"I'm sitting in the middle of the bridge with all these trucks going by and the whole thing is rattling," she said, laughing. "I think 'I'm dead, I'm going to drown in this river.'"

To many people in our culture. tanned skin is Irvin The economic impact is a symbol of health. Ironically, however, there’s Tang among the biggest worries for the nothing healthy about tanned skin. Repeated ministry. exposures to UV radiation destroy the skin’s elastic fibre and lead to wrinkles, sagging skin, On the inspection report, the bridge was with UV protection, particularly in situations and injury to small blood vessels, ageing the given an "urgency" rating of four out of five. where there are large reflective surfaces (e.g., skin prematurely. In addition, the sun can cause While the highest score indicates a bridge is a ski slopes ). cancer of the skin. danger to life and limb, a four signals there are • Protect your skin in the sun with clothing: There are no safe ways to tan. Gradual wear a hat, long sleeves, and long pants made tanning offers some protection against sunburns, dire economic consequences should the span be of tightly woven fabric. but it never protects against the cumulative and closed.

• Don’t sleep in the sun to avoid a very painful negative effects of the sun on your skin. Even "It is the key connection between the North awakening ... those who tan easily should protect themselves Peace and the South Peace," said Maxwell. "For • Always wear sunscreen in the sun - and don’t from the sun’s rays. The negative impact of forget to cover bald spots! tanning lasts much longer than the temporary the North Peace, it's the link with the rest of the • After sunning, apply a generous amount of pain associated with sunburns. Your skin has a province — Northern Alberta even. It's probhydrating cream all over your body. memory: it never forgets the effect of the sun’s ably our most important bridge."

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Northern Metalic gave generously to the FSJ Hospital Foundation on April 27, with a donation of $10,000.

Their donation will be put to work in the Foundation’s campaign to purchase a wireless fetal heart monitor for the Hospital’s Birthing Centre. Nearly $20,000 has already been raised through the Have a Heart Radio-thon and Poker Tournament, and Northern Metalic’s donation put the Foundation within $5,000 of the $35,000 goal.

Northern Metalic is a dedicated supporter of the FSJ Hospital Foundation, contributing over $38,000 in the last 16 years. They also give to many other local non-profits, which work to enrich the community.

Northern Metalic staff Kelsie Hall, Carl Zacharias, and Arwin Valderrama, present Executive Director of the FSJ Hospital Foundation Ashley Bentley with a cheque for $10,000.

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Gracie English: Q: How many years have you been in 4-H? A: This is my first year.

Q: Why did you join 4-H? A: I joined because I thought it would be fun to ride with different people and their horses. As well as improve my confidence and showmanship.

Q: Tell me about your horse? A: My horse, Dianna is an 18 year old Quarter Horse. She used to be a roping horse and did a little barrel racing.

She can also be extremely stubborn at times.

Danica Fehr: Q: How many years have you been in 4-H? A: This is my first year.

Q: Why did you join? A: I love horses and I also get to ride with other girls my age.

Q: Tell me about your horse? A: My horses name is Teddy and he is a Quarter Horse. He is a bay and 10 years old. I have been riding him for 4 years and my mom says he has as much attitude as me.

Q: Anything else? A: I’m excited for the family dance that is coming up on June 27th, please come and help us fundraise.

Hunter Fehr: Q: How many years have you been in 4-H? A: This is my first year.

Q: Why did you first join 4-H? A: It sounded fun.

Q: Tell me about your horse? A: My horses name is Casper. He is a Norwegian Fjord and is a really good mountain horse. He is 15 and acts like he's 5.

Q: Anything else A: I wish there was more boys in our club and I like riding but hate the paperwork.

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Mollie English: Q: How many years have you been in 4-H? A: Just 1 year.

Q: Why did you join? A: To learn some more about horses.

Q: Tell me about your horse. A: Shazzam is my horses name and her color is Red Roan. Shazzam knows how to barrel race and rope and he’s got a top hat brand on his right hip.

Q: Anything else? A: Shazzam is also an amazing trail rider with people.

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Hi, its Leigh reporting from the Beaton Community 4-H Club. We are having a fundraiser, a family dance and maybe a potluck at the Montney Hall June 27th. In this report I have interviewed some of our members about themselves and their horses. I have interviewed Mollie English and Gracie English (sisters) as well as Danica Fehr and Hunter Fehr (brother and sister).

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Local volunteers to re-create history

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From front page For one night only, some of the people who made and shaped the Energetic City will come back to life.

On Friday, the Fort St. John North Peace Museum will host “A Night At the Museum.”

Local volunteers will dress up as some of its most historically significant citizens to guide people through the city's past.

Visitors will go through the museum’s displays and can hear these volunteers describe their counterparts' experiences in the North Peace — and even interact with them.

The event is months in the making, and many of the volunteers will dress in periodaccurate clothing supplied by Stage North.

Some volunteers, like Marjo Wheat, will play a generic housewife, explaining the technology that was used during the early 20th century. Others will play people more specific to the town’s history.

For example, city councillor Larry Evans will play Dr. Vasil Szilagyi, who practiced dentistry in the 1930s, but who also owned the town’s first movie theatre, where people could

catch a flick for 25 cents.

Szilagyi practiced in the 1930s, and according to Evans, he would take payment in pigs, eggs and in-kind from homesteaders during the Great Depression.

Another famous Fort St. John resident set to be represented Friday will be Margaret “Ma” Murray, the founder of Alaska Highway News. Evelyn Sim, the North Peace Historical Society’s president, will play Only the fiery newswoman.

For Sim, this personal touch would serve to enhance the museum. “[Visitors] can stand there and sort of wonder, I wonder, what [Murray] was all about,” Sim said.

“New people wouldn’t know all the background.

This way it kind of brings it to life.”

Last week, she and eight others gave local me-

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Sim told Murray’s story of how she came to Canada looking to marry a cowboy.

Life didn’t end up that way, though, as she married publisher George Murray, and went on to found a number of newspapers.

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The 700 Hundred Metre Headache Jonny Wakefield

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Continued from page 7 An earlier study on replacing the deck with concrete revealed the existing structure couldn't bear the weight. Moving away from a steel deck would mean the bridge would likely have to be rebuilt.

According to Maxwell, replacing the bridge as a two lane could cost $100 million.

"That's a very high level estimate, and that would put a lot of strain on our program," he said. "I don't think we're going to be looking at a full replacement right away."

Bob Fedderly, who runs a trucking company in Fort St. John, thinks that should have happened years ago.

"It needs a whole new structure and nobody will face up to that," he said. "They make it sound like it's such a huge

amount of money, but the Port Mann [in the Lower Mainland] was $3.5 billion and counting. It's peanuts."

Maxwell said the bridge will likely get a larger-scale deck upgrade. What that will look like, and what impacts it will have on motorists, are not yet clear.

"We're actively looking at the engineering [reports] we've gotten on the bridge over the last few years to find a longterm strategy," he said. "Whatever that is, I don't have the answer right now."

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This Week: The Byron Nelson Championship

The Byron Nelson Championship is one of the most storied tournaments on the PGA Tour. It began in 1926 as the Dallas Open Tournament with Defending: Brendan Todd MacDonald Smith as the inaugural Winning Score: 14-under par champion. Byron Nelson became a Winning Share: $1,224,000 part of the event as the host in 1968.

Tom Watson had one of the best runs at this tournament, bringing home three straight titles from 1978-1980. Overall, Watson has won four Byron Nelson Championships, more than any other player in PGA Tour history.

Last year, Brendan Todd shot a final round bogey-free 4-under 66 en route to a total of 14-under 266 to win the tournament.

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Golf Trivia Byron Nelson won 11 consecutive tournaments in 1945. How old was he when he retired to be a rancher? a) 34 c) 45 b) 41 d) 51

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Answer: a) Nelson retired officially at the age of 34 to be a rancher, later becoming a commentator and lending his name to the HP Byron Nelson Championship, the first PGA Tour event to be named for a professional golfer.

Last Week: Chris Kirk won Crowne Plaza Championship

Chris Kirk got up and down Tournament Results from off the green at the 1. Chris Kirk Score: -12 18th hole to salvage par Earnings: $1,160,000 and clinch his fourth PGA Player Score Earnings -11 $485,333 Tour title by one shot at the Crowne T-2. Jordan Spieth T-2. Brandt Snedeker -11 $485,333 Plaza Invitational in Fort Worth, T-2. Jason Bohn -11 $485,333 Texas. With a closing four-under-par 66, Kirk finished the tournament at 12-under, one ahead of Masters champion Jordan Spieth, playing partner Brandt Snedeker and Jason Bohn. “Unbelievable, to be a part of the history of this tournament is just amazing to me,” Kirk said after his round. “I’ve always loved this golf course and this has been my favorite tournament on the tour.”

Golfing News

Player Profile

Rory McIlroy, who had won two of his last three events, missed the cut at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth on Friday after an erratic 6-over 78 at the European Tour’s flagship event.

A week after winning the Wells Fargo Championship by seven shots, the topranked Northern Irishman made six bogeys and a double bogey on the par-four 11th, leaving him at 5-over 149 and four strokes outside the cutline. McIlroy won the BMW PGA Championship title last year with a winning score of 14-under, but has now missed the cut at Wentworth in three of the last four years.

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Lessons from the Golf Pro One of the common issues the amateur golfer has that causes a loss of power in the golf swing is a reverse pivot. A reverse pivot occurs when the weight of the golfer moves to their front foot during the backswing, which causes the spine to tilt in the wrong direction.

In trying to keep your head still, you prevent a good shoulder turn from happening as well as the proper weight shift to the back foot. In order to correct a reverse pivot problem, here are a couple of suggestions. The most important key is to make sure that your hips stay still on your backswing. You have to imagine that you are in a drum and your hips do not touch either side of the drum on the backswing. The second piece of advice is to get your sternum directly over your back foot at the top of the backswing to ensure the proper weight distribution.

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1) Jordan Spieth 2,326 pts. / 8 top tens

2) Jimmy Walker 1,696 pts. / 5 top tens

3) Rory McIlroy 1,428 pts. / 5 top tens

4) J.B. Holmes 1,320 pts. / 5 top tens

5) Patrick Reed 1,306 pts. / 3 top tens

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W E E K LY P R O R A C I N G U P D AT E Racing News, Stats & Trivia

2015 Standings Sprint Cup Series Top Ten 1) Kevin Harvick

Dover International Speedway Shape: Oval Distance: 1.0 miles Turns / Straights: 24º / 9º

Top 10: 11

2) Martin Truex Jr. Points: 432 Wins: 0 Top 5: 3

Top 10: 11

3) Joey Logano Points: 407 Wins: 1 Top 5: 6

Top 10: 9

4) Dale Earnhardt Jr. Points: 401 Wins: 1 Top 5: 7

Top 10: 8

5) Jimmie Johnson Points: 393 Wins: 3 Top 5: 7

Top 10: 8

6) Brad Keselowski On a lazy Fall afternoon in 1985, 22,000 people watched as Harry Gant, driving the Mach 1 Chevrolet, won NASCAR’s Delaware 500 at Dover International Speedway. On that same afternoon, Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart were teenagers. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. was only 11. Now, those 1985 grandstands have been replaced by a more modern steel-and-concrete edifice, seating more than 140,000 race fans. Jimmie Johnson won last year’s race. Last week’s winner of the Coca-Cola 600, Carl Edwards, finished 14th in last year’s FedEx 400.

Driver 1) Chris Buescher 2) Ty Dillon 3) Chase Elliott 4) Darrell Wallace Jr. 5) Regan Smith 6) Elliott Sadler 7) Brian Scott 8) Ryan Reed 9) Daniel Suarez 10) Brendan Gaughan

Points: 381 Wins: 1 Top 5: 3

Top 10: 8

7) Matt Kenseth Points: 372 Wins: 1 Top 5: 4

Top 10: 7

Racing News Late in Sunday’s CocaCola 600, Denny Hamlin reported feeling ill in his car and complained of a severe headache. He was taken to the infield care center after the race, and team owner Joe Gibbs said his driver was dehydrated. Hamlin was given an IV and was feeling better after the treatment.

Hamlin blamed himself for the lack of hydration, saying on his off-day before the race he played 36 holes of golf and a full tennis match. “Probably over did it a little bit this weekend,” Hamlin said.

8) Jamie McMurray Points: 353 Wins: 0 Top 5: 2

Points: 346 Wins: 0 Top 5: 2

Top 10: 7

Jimmie Johnson has won the most races at Dover. Which driver has the most pole wins? a) Jimmie Johnson b) Tony Stewart

10) Kasey Kahne Points: 345 Wins: 0 Top 5: 1

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Top 10: 4

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Top 10: 4

Points 401 397 373 371 360 352 350 320 320 309

c) Kevin Harvick d) David Pearson

Last Weekend’s Race: Carl Edwards won the Coca-Cola 600 Coca-Cola 600 Top 10 Driver Points Carl Edwards 47 Greg Biffle 42 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 41 Matt Kenseth 41 Martin Truex Jr. 41 Ryan Newman 38 Brad Keselowski 38 Denny Hamlin 37 Kevin Harvick 36 Kurt Busch 35

Carl Edwards won his first race with Joe Gibbs Racing on Sunday, capitalizing on a fuel gamble to win the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. In his No. 19 Toyota, Edwards fended off a late challenge from former Roush Fenway Racing teammate Greg Biffle, who was also gambling on a long, late green-flag run. Biffle finished second, followed by hometown driver Dale Earnhardt Jr., Matt Kenseth and Martin Truex Jr. Truex led a race-high 131 laps. Kurt Busch, who led 118 laps, finished 10th. The ending came without one of the race favorites, Jimmie Johnson, in the mix for the victory. Johnson, who has three wins this year, spun out exiting Turn 4 and had to go to the garage after hitting the wall.

Carl Edwards Born: Aug. 15, 1979 Crew Chief: Darian Grubb Car: Toyota

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Answer : d) David Pearson has won 6 poles at Dover.

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Location: Dover, Del. Date: May 31st, 1:00 p.m.

TV: FOX Last Year’s Pole: Brad Keselowski - 194.911 mph Last Year’s Winner: Jimmie Johnson

Points: 473 Wins: 2 Top 5: 8

Xfinity Series Top Ten

Wins 1 24

Top 10s 2 189

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