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Oil downturn drives 'Alberta invasion' From the P harmacist’s File across B.C. border

Colic

Irvin Tang

Jonny Wakefield

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You can spot the ground forces of the Alberta invasion on just about any frontage road in Northeast B.C. Their trucks, bearing red and white plates, idle outside of all-night restaurants, hotels and gas stations, destined for oilfields outside Dawson Creek and Fort St. John. For their B.C. competitors, the sight of those trucks is salt in a wound. "We could go stand on the Alaska Highway right now and I could point out which trucks aren't from here, which ones don't have a local guy in it," said one frustrated oilfield service company owner in Fort St. John. "(They're) Drayton Valley

• Hold your baby in a vertical position while feeding and burp frequently; • If breastfeeding, try to temporarily stop eating certain types of food such as dairy products, peanuts, nuts and eggs to see if this could be the source of the problem. Meeting with a nutritionist or doctor may prove useful and even necessary; • If breastfeeding, make sure that the baby has really “emptied” the first breast before giving him the other breast. The milk available at the end of a feeding has a higher fat content than the milk available at the beginning of a feeding; • If feeding your baby a formula, change the formula (we recommend that you discuss this option with your doctor); • Try feeding your baby more often but less at a time: • Wrap your baby in a soft blanket; • Give your baby a warm bath; • Gently rub your baby’s stomach; • Make your baby suck; • Gently rock your baby; • Carry your baby in a sling or carrier; • Provide your baby with skin to skin contact (place the baby, in his diaper, on the shirtless chest of an adult); • Take your baby out (for a walk in the stroller or car ride); • Sing lullabies or listen to soft. relaxing music. You may, on occasion, feel exasperated and at wit’s end. Take some time to regroup. Make sure your child is safe and leave the room while you regain your composure. Never hesitate to ask for help when you are feeling overwhelmed and remember that in time, your child’s colic will go away.

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Competition with the 'Alberta advantage' is a fact of life in Northeast B.C. But during a downturn, it's a whole lot tougher. trucks, Red Deer trucks, Edmonton trucks. Unless that (driver) buys a bag of chips at the Esso on the way through, there's no benefit to him being here." Through the collapse in oil prices, B.C. has been a relative bright spot, with a handful of major energy companies continuing to drill for oil and gas. For the companies that service those companies—haulers, vac truckers, pressure truckers, tankers and others—competition is fierce. B.C. companies say they're feeling increasingly pinched by Albertans who are hungry for work and able to underbid them on contracts. While cross-border competition and the "Alberta advantage" are facts of life in Northeast B.C., the competition is more pronounced when times are tough.

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Colic (intense and excessive crying) is one of the most common problems reported during the first few months of an infant’s life. The most widely accepted definition for colic is excessive crying lasting more than 3 hours a day, 3 times a week, for at least 3 weeks. Causes Although the exact cause of colic is still unknown, there are many theories on why a baby may have colic. For example, some believe that babies cry because they are hungry, while others believe it is because they have eaten too much or are intolerant to certain foods ingested by the mother or to proteins found in certain infant formulas. To date, none of these theories have been proven. Symptoms In addition to the infant’s intense, excessive and inconsolable crying, certain behaviour characteristics are associated with colic. These include: • Stomach distention • Flatulence • Knees tightly drawn to the abdomen • Clenched ﬁsts • Facial redness Colic does not lead to any other complications. In fact, colic in newborns generally appears suddenly around their third week of life and disappear just as suddenly around three months of age. Diagnosis It is always recommended that you see your doctor to make sure that the crying is not related to any other medical or physical problem that may require particular attention. Treatment Once the physician has ruled out all other health problems and diagnosed the child with colic, the only thing a parent can do is wait, since the only known cure for colic is time. To date, no medications have been shown to cure colic. The following measures however, may help you calm and soothe your baby:

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"Before (the price collapse) Alberta was busy, so there money here but use all the amenities we have." was no reason for them to be over here," said the company The solution? owner, who asked not to be named for fear of losing busi"A tax incentive to companies that can legitimately say ness. "And we never go the other way, because obviously they're working in natural gas up here, they have a base the savings are one way and not the other. here, they pay B.C. corporate taxes, they hire BC people That's changed in the past six months. and they insure their vehicles here," said Jarvis. "That's "I lost a bid to a company the other day who would all good business." drive from Grande Prairie to Fort St. John for free, charge That proposal hasn't resonated with the provincial govfrom Fort St. John to the field, and then drive back for ernment, he says. free," he said. "We have a saturated market as it is, so I'm When asked what the government has done to incentivnot going to lay all my problems at the doorstep of Al- ize the hiring of B.C. companies, a Ministry of Natural berta. But it's insult to injury. Not only do we have to fight Gas Development spokesperson cited the infrastructure amongst ourselves, we have to fight against the Albertans royalty credit program, that are coming in." aimed at speeding up deArt Jarvis, executive director of the industry group En- velopment by "creating acergy Services B.C., said it's an issue he's raised with the cess to unexplored resource provincial government with little success. areas." "There are companies that have gone broke here in the "Companies use oil and past eight months, and there's more coming," Jarvis said. gas service and supply conThere isn't much data on the cross-border trend, but tractors to build these roads the numbers that do exist suggest a shift in the past year and pipelines," the spokesand a half. person wrote in an email, According to Statistics Canada data, B.C. and Alberta saying the credit is expecttypically trade people at a roughly even rate. In the third ed to result in over $448 quarter of 2014, for example, 5,916 people migrated from million in spending in 2015. OY! It’s a B B.C. to Alberta, while 5,946 went from Alberta to B.C. "The ministry reviewed JED N In the past four quarters, Alberta to B.C. migration has four completed road projCARSO ER G T T pulled ahead. In the last quarter of 2014, 507 more people ects in 2014 and found that BOEParents: migrated from Alberta to B.C. than the other way around. almost 90 per cent of the Rachel Valen & ey, BC tn n o In the first two quarters of 2015, that gap grew steadily, work was done by B.C.of M 22” Length: Baby’s Weight: from 1,118 to 1,179. based companies." ’s y b Ba ozs The increase coincides with the collapse in the price of But for the Fort St. John 7lbs, 12 15 20 , 2 1 t p Se oil, but it's hard to say whether the two are connected. It's also unlikely those figures would reflect an Albertan who works temporarily on a well site in B.C. Carousel Design & Decor For Jarvis, the root cause is Ph: 250-785-5754 taxes, beginning with the seven per cent provincial sales tax. Low taxes allow Alberta companies to "deadhead" on transportation— eating the costs of getting to the B.C. Peace. Even then they're Sol Umbra 1” Venetians 50-60% off competitive, sometimes able to Hunter Douglas 1” Venetians 35-40% off undercut by anywhere from $50 and $100 dollars an hour dependSol Umbra 2” Faux Wood ing on the contract. 30-55% Hunter Douglas 2” Faux Wood "There are so many advantages off Sol Umbra Real Wood that it easily adds up to 25 per cent (off)," said Jarvis. Hunter Douglas Honeycomb Blinds 30-50% While some Alberta companies *a large selection including black outs off will set up an office in Fort St. John—"so they're renting propLocal Blind service - Repairs & Warranty! erty, they're actually here rather (Since 1979) than just having a phone number Quality Blinds with warranties available here and forwarding it to Grande in western Canada Prairie"—others aren't paying (No expensive shipping to Eastern Canada) their fair share, he said. Large selection of other blinds & shades at "They're using our road infracompetitive pricing. structure, they're using our hospitals when they get hurt or sick," he Call the Blind Man at Carousel for an said. "They just don't drop much appointment today!

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Are turkey dinners completely overrated?

Byron Hackett

People are often stunned when I share this little tidbit with them” Walk down the street on Thanksgiving weekend, or even crack the window Turkey dinners are completely wasted on me. slightly and you are sure to be overwhelmed by one thing. I don’t like turkey. The only way I can eat it is if it’s covered in salt No not snow, although that is certainly a real possibility, but the certain and swimming in gravy, which does nothing for my own personal aroma of turkey fills the air every year on the second weekend of October in health. I can muster up the will to eat the dark meat, but that’s about Canada. it. It’s a gift that keeps on giving even days after the meal has been served, I don’t like stuffing. Never have, probably never will. I don’t like with hot turkey sandwiches, turkey soup or stir fry, frankly whatever you can Brussels sprouts, or cabbage rolls, or cranberry sauce. conjure up with a combination of leftovers usually hits the spot. There are only two things I can say with any certainty that I like: Making a turkey isn’t easy either, usually a whole day is committed to makmashed potatoes and sweet potatoes. The former I didn’t like until I was a teenager, and the latter I didn’t really know I liked until last ing it, plus at least an hour of prepping it before and after it’s finished, that brings a satisfaction to both the eater and the maker that most other foods year. So as you can clearly see, the turkey dinner is completely overrated, don’t create. at least for me. I get why other people like it — it’s a twice-a-year On top of that a turkey dinner brings something for everyone, dark meat, opportunity for most people to gorge themselves on a dinner that no light meat, and big ol’ turkey leg. That doesn’t even scratch the surface of the one will question, since everyone at the table is doing the same, and endless line of trimmings that have been passed down from generation to then fall into a carb coma that will last well into the next day. generation, or just newly created ones that come together on a whim. Plus with the leftovers, because there’s always leftovers, there’s The turkey symbolizes those traditions, the bringing together of a family, minimal thought needed to plan dinner for the next week. whatever type of family you celebrate with, and turkey reminds and unites But there are much better things to eat besides turkey. Chicken, that passion for deliciousness and unity all in one hearty bite. Or maybe two pork, beef, fish, these are all great options! full plates, because there’s no judgment at a turkey dinner. I’m personally putting my vote in for a nice Thanksgiving steak. though, the most important becomes more inclusive, we’re needed social and environmen- tional effort Love Food Hate question is missing from these likely to find even higher waste tal programs. Money lost in Waste to meet municipal waste labels: Will this food be eaten or figures. Dozens of studies North America would cover goals and encourage individual will it end up contributing to the across many countries with dif- most of Canada’s federal bud- behavioural change. A similar world’s growing food-waste ferent methodologies not only get. Food waste in Metro U.K. campaign led to a 21 per problem? confirm the increase in food Vancouver homes adds about cent cut in food waste over five We’re hearing a lot about waste but suggest food waste is $700 a year to a household’s years. Grocery stores in France David Suzuki food waste lately. Every year a even higher and on the rise. In grocery bill. and other countries are offering staggering one-third — 1.3 bil- Canada, food waste cost estiEvery morsel of food wasted discounts for misshapen prolion tonnes — of the world’s mates increased from $27 bil- represents unnecessary green- duce under an “ugly fruits and food is wasted after it has been lion to $31 billion between house gas emissions, conver- vegetables” campaign. harvested: 45 per cent of fruit 2010 and 2014. sion of natural ecosystems to Businesses are using audits to and vegetables, 35 per cent of In a world where one in nine agricultural lands and disrup- map out where food waste is fish and seafood, 30 per cent of people doesn’t get enough to tions to marine food webs. affecting bottom lines. cereals, 20 per cent of dairy eat — many of them children Based on 2007 data, the UN Food waste is a crime against Thanksgiving is a time to products and 20 per cent of — this is unconscionable. estimates that the equivalent of the planet and the life it supgather with friends and family meat. Food waste ends up in According to the World Food 3.3 gigatonnes of CO2 emis- ports. Reducing it not only to appreciate the bounty of the landfills, increasing methane Programme, poor nutrition kills sions globally can be attributed addresses food insecurity, it fall harvest. Eating is both a emissions and contributing sig- 3.1 million children under the to food waste. Canada’s total benefits everyone. This highly social and personal part nificantly to climate change. A age of five every year. It’s the emissions, in comparison, are Thanksgiving dinner, whether of our lives, and food prefer- recent study found Americans cause of almost half of child about 0.7 gigatonnes. If food you’re vegan, vegetarian, carniences can even make for lively waste close to $200 billion on deaths in that age range. When waste were a nation, it would be vore, locavore or pescetarian, dinner table conversations. uneaten food while Canadians it comes to feeding the world, the world’s third-largest emitter. plan for a zero-food-waste In North America we tend to throw away $31 billion. distribution and waste appear to We need to tackle food waste meal. Show thanks for ecosysfocus on how food is grown These figures only account be greater problems than popu- at all levels, from international tems, growers and harvesters and harvested. Consumers face for 29 per cent of the full cost of lation. And yet we continue to campaigns to individual con- by buying only what you will a myriad of labels when they waste. They don’t include fac- destroy more forests, drain sumption habits. In September, eat and eating all that you buy. shop for Thanksgiving feasts tors such as labour, fuel to more wetlands and deplete the the UN agreed to an ambitious Dr. David Suzuki is a scien— organic, free range, cage- transport goods to global mar- oceans of fish to meet the needs global goal of reducing food tist, broadcaster, author and free, Marine Stewardship kets, inefficiency losses from of a growing world population. waste by 50 per cent by 2030 as co-founder of the David Suzuki Council, fair trade, non-GMO, feed choices used to produce Not only that, the monumen- both an environmental and Foundation. Written with convegetarian-fed and locally meat and fish, or food left tal economic losses from food humanitarian imperative. tributions from David Suzuki grown among them. From a unharvested. As methodologies waste represent money that Earlier this year, Metro Foundation Senior Research sustainability point of view, are improved and accounting could be used to fund much- Vancouver joined the interna- Scientist Scott Wallace.

Science Matters Lick the plate: The ecological and economic costs of food waste

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plication to the PRRD to sub-lease the land, and The Blizzard Bike Club is looking for a new is on the lookout for a new place to ride. place to call home. “Believe me, it wasn’t an easy decision to The group had announced via social media walk from those trails, because of the hours in mid-September it was walking away for good that the club put into building and maintaining from the Cactus Trails, but that decision hadn’t [them], but we thought it was probably better for been finalized and discussed with all members. the long term to just kind of move on,” Shaw The group met last Wednesday and decided said. finding a new, long-term place to ride is in their best interest. Continued on page 8 “The trails just got too big, and it was kind of that old saying, if you build it they will come, and they definitely came, and, unfortunately, we were basically a small user (group) when it all boiled down to it,” said Kevin Shaw, president of the bike club. Members created and maintained the Cactus Trails for six years, and Dr. Justin Sewell Three or more D’s: Rivers Animal Hospital were in the process of securing a subThis submissive dog will need kind and gentle lease through the Peace River Rehandling, but could be a SCORING gional District to formalize their right good companion for a sento ride there, when careless hikers and Three or more A’s ior citizen or quiet adult. other users started causing problems This pup is dominant This dog needs to be proearlier this summer. and shows aggressive ten- tected from rough handling. dencies. This is not a good Some of the trails are located on pup for first-time owners, Three or more E’s (or a private property, and the landowner for families with young combination of D’s and began complaining about the rising children or someone with a E’s) popularity of the area. Hunters and passive personality. This This dog may be antisopup needs an adult house- cial or shy. If this pup has other users had been climbing up the hold, with non-physical but an A in its rating, it may slopes, disturbing his livestock and firm training methods. This bite when faced with stressleaving garbage and dog waste behind. dog might be a good pet or ful situations. This is not a While negotiations with the propworking dog for an experi- good dog for children or enced knowledgeable inexperienced dog owners. erty owner were taking place, the bike owner. club closed off the routes on his priHopefully this test will help you in successfully vate land, and the parties tried to reach Three or more B’s (or a finding a puppy that is suitan agreement. At the request of the combination of A’s and able for your family. B’s): landowner, they put up No TrespassThere have been many This pup will tend to be ing signs. outgoing and dominant. He pets surrendered to the But as negotiations continued, it is not good for first-time SPCA due to the fact that it became clear that the non-profit bike owners or for families with wasn’t suitable for the enviyoung children, although ronment in which it came club wouldn’t be able to meet the exolder kids would probably from. To avoid this probpectations of the resident. lem, it is very important to be OK. “The landowner wasn’t happy go through steps of picking with what he was seeing in regards to out a puppy, and realizing Three or more C’s: some of the hikers, they were hiking T his dog will adapt to that this responsibility is most households and long term. off the trails. Our trails were on his priPuppy’s or adult dogs should be suitable for famivate land, which we found out after the lies with children, older can bring much joy into fact,” Shaw said. people or first-time owners. your family lives, so good “He was requesting that we stay This dog should take well luck in picking our next to training. family member! off it and that we fence it. As a bike club, we weren’t ready to take on that responsibility to police those trails. So if we would have signed on to that agreement, we would have been responsible to ensure that people stayed 785-8387 (VETS) off his land. We can’t do that.” “Helping people care for their pets” The club intends to rescind its ap-

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Do you need to rake leaves? Once again it’s the time of year when we’re called away from the couch - and the football game - to rake fallen leaves scattered about the yard. After all, what would the neighbours think if we didn’t remove those piles of rotting debris? The leaves are then gathered, scrunched into garbage bags to be tossed into a corner where they are forgotten about until spring or worse… the bags end up in a landfill or the city dump. So this autumn, rather than rake and bag the leaves, mow or mulch the leaves in your yard and discover that you’ll not only save time and money, you’ll be assisting mother earth as well. Leaf debris or leaf litter is good for healthy living soil. The leaves provide huge amounts of good soil bacteria, fungi and nematodes to work in the soil. Oak leaves and aspen leaves are the recommended leaves to till into your vegetable garden and we have plenty of aspen leaves in the Peace region. You can also blow or rake leaves to an unused part of your yard to compost during late fall and winter before adding them to your flower beds and gardens in spring. Leaf debris is important for critters to eat or hide in and the leaves serve as nature’s blanket during winter. In the fall, use a mulching or rotary lawnmower on your lawn to shred the leaves and then leave them on the grass to nourish it. Leaves and leaf litter provide food and shelter for: earthworms, bugs, bees, birds and amphibians. This in turn attracts toads, frogs and small animals which are welcomed guests to any garden. Almost all backyard birds require protein from worms and insects to feed their young and suddenly your backyard is alive. Now, you don’t have to make your backyard a wildlife habitat - but remember to NOT clean up everything when your garden stops flowering or the leaves have fallen. Plant large shrubs where wildlife can live and eat. Allow some flowers to turn to seed and let your lawn grow tall in certain spots. Create a compost heap and use the leaves as a mulch or suppressant to discourage the growth of weeds. Illuminating your garden with lights will disturb some nocturnal creatures but most importantly, remember that concentrated fertilizers kill bacteria, fungi and drive the earthworms away. So, leave the leaves and enjoy that Saturday afternoon football game. Some of your neighbours may not thank you - but Mother Nature will! For more information go to www.charlielakeconversationsociety.ca R001931806

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Goalie skills on display in Taylor at GITN B yron Hackett

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The reverberating sound of pucks hitting pads echoed around the Taylor Arena this weekend, only double or triple the usual volume during a game day. That’s because it was an all goalie weekend as netminders from around the region descended on Taylor for the first Gold In the Net two-day clinic. Goalies were on the ice both Saturday and Sunday, as more than 20 goalies from 8-18 learned from GITN master instructor Dawson Robertson. Robertson said Saturday while he was impressed with the turnout it was the commitment of the goalies throughout the ice sessions that took him by surprise. “I’m very impressed [with the turnout],” he said. “I’m impressed with the work ethic. A lot of times you get this many kids together and they start to do their own thing, this weekend they’ve been awesome so far. Doing things on their own and doing the drills we tell them.” There were many different skill levels at the clinic, from goalies in their first year to more experienced ones like 14-year-old Jack Mackenzie from Fort St. John, who took away a lot

from the weekend. “Just movement, not to let things get you down, making sure you are always ready and keeping in position,” he said. Christopher Olson, 8, was one of the youngest and least experienced goalies on the ice but appears to have already grasped some of the mental nuances of goaltending, including how to react to a bad game or goal. “At first I didn’t do so well, then the second time I tried it I figured out the more you make mistakes the more you are teaching yourself and you don’t make the same mistake again. And then you play a different game, and you always try your best,” he said. In hoping to reach all levels of goalie, Robertson added the teaching on the ice is often pretty basic and just designed to give a little bit of learning heading into the regular season. “A lot of the younger guys are pretty green for goaltending so basically we are teaching a lot of the basic stuff,” he said. “Just good guidance when they go into their season. It definitely helps out when they learn a little bit about angles and things like that. We are just giving them a little bit of a tune up, for the older guys just tightening some things up, it’s good for them going into the season a little

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Dawson Robertson teaches a young goalie some technique during the Gold In the Net Hockey Clinic in Taylor. more confident and feeling a lot better about their game.” Finley Gibb, 10, also from Fort St. John said that in his time on the ice he took away a few more specific lessons. Mostly positioning,” he noted. “And how to handle shots and where to keep your glove.” Along with getting goalies tuned up for the season, Robertson said that with plenty of new techniques flooding the goaltending market, it’s important to help them shape their own style. “There are a lot of new different techniques and stuff that are coming into the game and the game is getting a lot quicker and kids are able

to shoot the puck a lot better,” he said. "Individually, each goalie is going to be a little bit different, kind of give each goalie a little bit of unique technique to their game.” GITN also goes through the mental side of the game in a few classroom sessions each day, a vital side to playing in net. “We have a couple classroom sessions each day, that’s instead of evaluating different things on the ice, we are trying to leave the ice times to working on technique,” he said. “The classroom is more just to talk about the mental because especially when they get to the higher levels, the mental side is just as big as the skill set.” sports@ahnfsj.ca

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The Fort St. John Huskies continued to struggle on special teams, allowing another three power play goals on Saturday in Clairmont against the Country of Grande Prairie JDA Kings, suffering a 6-4 loss. After head coach Gary Alexander called Friday “not one of their better defensive efforts” Saturday saw the club allow five goals for the second straight game. The Huskies jumped out to a 1-0 lead against the Kings before allowing five straight goals. Before the second period had wrapped up, Cayle Bell got Fort St. John back on the board to make the score 5-2 after two periods. That’s when the offense woke up, with two early third period markers to bring the pups within one, before the Kings used the power play to sink the Huskies once again and finish the 6-4 game. Kody Disher, Bell, Jacob Lang, and Jared Barilla all had goals for the Huskies, while rookie

Ryan McDonald added three assists to earn third star honours on Saturday. Logan Edwards got his second straight start in goal but once again was less than stellar for Fort St. John, allowing six goals on 31 shots. Friday night On Friday, three rookies got their first career goals but it wasn’t enough as the Fort St. John Huskies dropped their home opener 8-4 at the North Peace Arena. Defensively the Huskies left too many openings for the red hot Sexsmith Vipers. “We had the majority of the play all night long. We just made those few little mistakes and it cost us all night long,” head coach Gary Alexander said Friday. “It wasn’t that we weren’t working or doing some things right and we just kept coughing up the puck at the wrong time and it cost us.” Midway through the second Nolan Legace got the home side on the board with his first career goal. Rookies Adam Bowie and Ryan Mc-

Donald got their goals in the third period, which Alexander said was one of the positive takeaways on Friday evening. It was an especially tough night for young goalie Logan Edwards, who made just 20 saves on 28 shots. Alexander said after the game there were too many times when the team hung their goalie out to dry. “I don’t think he was real strong on it. He didn’t seem to see the puck at times. That’s all part of your defensive game. You get shots that you aren’t expecting to get from that area and they go in,” he said. On the other side of the puck the Huskies fired a barrage of shots at Vipers goalie Tyler Boe, launching 45 shots at the visiting netminder. “We had the majority of play and just couldn’t make it count. We not really disappointed with what we saw, it’s a long season and we’ve got some holes to patch up and carry on,” Alexander said. Another area of concern was special teams, the Huskies allowed three power play goals and

another one short handed. Alexander said Sexsmith was just able to exploit some of the Huskies’ defensive holes. “I think a combination of [things],” he said. “Not one of our better nights in the defensive zone. I little bit of a mishap with the goaltender and it all adds up. I don’t think you can put your finger on any one thing, just a combination of everything.” The Huskies will welcome the Beaverlodge Blades to town on Friday, Oct. 16, in a rematch of the season opener when the Huskies pulled out a 6-1 win. Ice Chips: Rookie Ryan McDonald now has 7 points in his first three games for the Huskies, and leads the team in scoring. The team also has five players averaging more than a point a game so far this year, McDonald, Bell, Disher, Barilla and Keenan Larson. The pups have allowed six power play goals in their first three games, but have also scored at least four goals each time out this season. sports@ahnfsj.ca

Judges named for Alaska Highway theme song contest Mike Carter

Alaska Highway News

The Peace Liard Regional Arts Council has chosen its judges who will decide on a theme song for the Alaska Highway to celebrate its 75th anniversary in 2017. Well-known Dawson Creek musician Roy Forbes and accomplished writer Caroline Woodward will select the winner when the competition ends. The winning singer-songwriter will receive a $1,000 prize.

Roy Forbes

The 75th anniversary celebration of the highway coincides with the 150th anniversary of confederation. The theme song contest deadline is Nov. 30. Songs can be emailed as audio files to arts council Director Donna Kane at: dkane@ pris.ca. For more information, visit www.peaceliardartists.org. dcreporter@dcdn.ca

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Blizzard Bike Club looking for a new place to ride

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The club has considered Big Bam Ski Hill, but worry it won’t be big enough in the long term for the bike group to develop an extensive trail network. The

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Open House and Invitation to Comment Plateau Pipe Line Ltd., a subsidiary of Pembina Pipeline Corporation (Proponent), is proposing to construct and operate a transmission pipeline approximately 160 kilometres in length and 12 inches (323.9 mm) in diameter to transport condensate and natural gas liquids from northwest of Wonowon, BC, to an existing terminal near Taylor, BC (the proposed Project). The proposed Project is subject to review under British Columbia’s Environmental Assessment Act. The Proponent must obtain an environmental assessment certificate from the Environmental Assessment Office of British Columbia (EAO) before any work can be undertaken on the proposed Project. However, prior to submission of an application for an environmental assessment certificate by the Proponent, the EAO must first approve the proposed list of specific values to be studied (referred to as Valued Components) to be included in the proposed Project’s Application Information Requirements, a document that summarizes the detailed information to be provided by the Proponent in its application. Valued Components are aspects of the natural and human environment that have social, cultural, historical, ecological, scientific, economic or other importance to society that will be studied as part of the environmental assessment, and the areas within which the studies would occur. EAO invites the public to comment on the proposed list of values to be studied. Information is available online at http://www.eao. gov.bc.ca/pcp/index.html. EAO also invites the public to attend an Open House related to this comment period, to be held as follows: at: Pomeroy Hotel 11308 Alaska Road, Fort St. John, BC on: Wednesday, October 21, 2015 from: 4:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. There are 30 days for the submission of comments by the public in relation to the proposed list of values to be studied. The comment period will begin on October 6, 2015 and end on November 4, 2015.

All comments received during this comment period in relation to the proposed list of values to be studied will be considered. The intention of seeking public comments at this stage of the process is to ensure that the specific values that might potentially be affected by the proposed Project are identified for consideration in the assessment process. After considering public comments, EAO will specify the Application Information Requirements, including the Valued Components, and issue them to the Proponent. EAO accepts public comments through the following ways: • By Online Form at http://www.eao.gov.bc.ca/pcp/index.html • By Mail: Ricardo Toledo Project Assessment Manager Environmental Assessment Office PO Box 9426 Stn Prov Govt Victoria BC V8W 9V1 • By Fax: Fax: 250-387-2208 An electronic copy of the Valued Components document will be available at www.eao.gov.bc.ca by the start of the public comment period. Copies of the Valued Components document will also be available for viewing at these locations: During public comment period: Fort St. John Public Library 10015 - 100 Avenue Fort St. John, BC V1J 1Y7

Beatton Provincial Park is another option. About seven or eight years ago, the club rode in Beatton Park, but hadn’t gone through any kind of approval process and didn’t have any formal paperwork in place to do so. This time around, they’ll be doing it properly. “The reason we like it is because it’s Crown land, it’s a park, it’s not going anywhere,” Shaw said. “If you look at other bigger centres, the majority of those centres with active mountain biking, they are all in and around parks, ski areas, so it’s kind of the right path for us long term.” The application process, however, is lengthy, and could take up to two years, he said. As for what will happen to the Cactus Trails on Crown land, it’s too soon to say. The PRRD, according to Chris Cvik, currently does not maintain trails. “The Parks and Trails Master Plan, which was completed and approved by the board in 2014, speaks to providing support to trails groups in the development and maintenance of trails, but that the PRRD not develop or maintain them ourselves,” he said, in a written statement. As such, it would be unusual for the PRRD to decide to step in to maintain the area. “We don’t have the capacity, we’ve got two public works folks, and they manage 12 million hectares. We’re 15 per cent of the province,” said Trish Morgan, general manager of community and electoral area services. “It’s huge, so for that reason we said we’re going to support groups, we can provide grants and help them with obtaining licences where it’s appropriate, all that kind of stuff, but two people to do all that work, we just don’t have the capacity.” As yet, no groups have stepped forward volunteering to carry on maintaining the trails. peacereporter@ahnfsj.ca

During Open House on October 21, 2015: Pomeroy Hotel 11308 Alaska Road Fort St. John, BC V1J5T5 If you are unable to participate at this time, there will be an additional comment period during the Application Review stage when you will also be able to provide comments to EAO on the proposed Project.

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The Blizzard Bike Club says it isn't capable of policing the Cactus Trails to ensure users are staying off sections of trails that cut through private land. The Peace River Regional District says a two-man public works team means it can't step in to oversee the maintenance and operation of the trails.

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Fort St. John gets its freak on Bronwyn Scott

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The Lido Theatre was filled with freaky and provocative costumes on Friday for the sixth annual Rocky Horror Picture Show Fundraiser, which was sold out again this year. The cult classic film has an enthusiastic following, and the North Peace Justice Society screens the 40-year-old cult classic every year to raise funds for the society's Restorative Justice Program, which helps reinte-

grate offenders of low risk crimes back into the community. The fundraising event has become a tradition. Those in attendance don’t just sit back with a bowl of popcorn to enjoy the show – they become part of it. “It is an interactive movie, each of the people that come in have a prop bag, they also have a cue sheet, so throughout the movie they’re being cued to use the props, there are also some cues that you’ll hear people yelling

stuff out at the movie, some profanity, and it’s meant to be a fun movie,” said Dan Davies, chair of the North Peace Justice Society. “It’s not a great movie, I mean it’s a Bmovie, so I mean that’s why it’s become this cult classic, right? It’s because it that interactive side about it,” he said. “It’s just one of those weird things that people come out and do.” Most years the event it a big hit and sells out, or comes close to selling out, Davies said.

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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 Chase for the Cup 1) Joey Logano

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Location: Kansas City, Kansas Date: Oct. 18th, 2:30 p.m. TV: NBCSN Last Year’s Pole: Kevin Harvick - 197.621 mph Last Year’s Winner: Joey Logano

Kansas Speedway

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

Points: 3048

2) Kevin Harvick Points: 3042

3) Martin Truex Jr. Points: 3041

4) Denny Hamlin Points: 3040

Shape: D-shaped Oval Distance: 1.5 miles Turns / Front / Back: 15º / 10.4º / 5º

Points 1055 1029 1021 1017 943 942 926 901 893 798

Racing News

5) Kurt Busch

Four drivers have been shut out of winning a Sprint Cup race in 2015 after winning at least one race in 2014. Jeff Gordon last won at Dover in September 2014 and has a four season win streak. Kasey Kahne last won at Atlanta in August 2014 and has a four season win streak. Aric Almirola has won one career race, last year at Daytona in July. A.J. Allmendinger has won one career race, last year at Watkins Glen in August.

Points: 3039

6) Carl Edwards Points: 3039

7) Jeff Gordon This week’s race is the fifth in the Chase for the Sprint Cup and the second race of the Contender Round. In 2001, NASCAR and Indy Racing League announced that they would bring events to the Kansas Speedway for its inaugural racing season. Kansas Speedway is a 1 1/2-mile track, state-of-the-art facility, which was a response to the growing interest for motorsports in the Midwest. The speedway is strategically located at the intersection of I-435 and I-70 in Kansas City, Kan., about 15 miles west of downtown Kansas City. It seats nearly 82,000 spectators in the grandstands, but will eventually expand to 150,000 upon completion of its final phase.

Xfinity Series Top Ten

Points: 3037

8) Brad Keselowski Points: 3035

9) Ryan Newman

Racing Trivia

Points: 3029

10) Kyle Busch Points: 3025

11) Dale Earnhardt Jr. Points: 3016

12) Matt Kenseth Points: 3003

Which driver is tied with Jeff Gordon for most wins at Kansas Speedway?

a) Jimmie Johnson c) Joey Logano b) Kevin Harvick d) Tony Stewart Answer : a) Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon are tied with 3 wins at Kansas Speedway.

Last Weekend’s Race: Joey Logano won the Bank of America 500 Bank of America 500 Top 10 Driver Points Joey Logano 48 Kevin Harvick 42 Martin Truex Jr. 41 Denny Hamlin 40 Kurt Busch 39 Carl Edwards 39 Austin Dillon 38 Jeff Gordon 37 Brad Keselowski 35 Aric Almirola 34

Joey Logano surged to a dominant victory Sunday afternoon at Charlotte Motor Speedway. With this win, he landed an automatic berth in the next round of the Sprint Cup Chase. Logano, driving the Team Penske No. 22 Ford, led 227 of 334 laps in the Bank of America 500, which was postponed by heavy Saturday night rain. He held off defending Sprint Cup champ Kevin Harvick to record his fourth win of the season, his first at the 1.5-mile track and 12th of his Sprint Cup Series career. The victory gives Logano immunity from elimination in the three-race Contender Round, making him one of the final eight title-eligible drivers in the Eliminator Round. “This makes Talladega way easier,” Logano said, pointing toward the always dicey Contender Round finale at the 2.66-mile Alabama track.

Joey Logano Born: May 24, 1990 Crew Chief: Todd Gordon Car: Ford

Year 2015 Career

Wins 4 12

Top 10s 24 106

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PRO GOLF WEEKLY UPDATE

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Golf News, Tips, Trivia & Stats

This Week: The Frys.com Open

Just three weeks after the completion of the 2014/2015 season, the 2015/2016 PGA Tour gets under way at the Silverado Country Club in Napa in California at the the Frys. Defending: Sang-Moon Bae Winning Score: -15 Com Open. This year’s event sees Winning Share: $1,080,000 a significant strengthening of the field with the inclusion of Rory McIlroy and Justin Rose in the lineup, neither of whom have played the event previously. McIlroy has had a two week break but was beginning to play well again after his enforced injury break earlier. Rose has won just one event in the last fifteen months but he has been close on several occasions. Silverado Country Club Napa, Calif. 7,203 yards, Par 72

Golf TV Schedule

Last Week: USA won the Presidents Cup

Bill Haas, a captain’s pick and son Tournament Results of U.S. captain Jay Haas, secured 1. USA the final point the Americans Score: 15 1/2 needed Sunday to win the golden 2. International trophy for the ninth time in 11 matches. “A Score: 14 1/2 moment I’ll never forget,” said U.S. captain Jay Haas, so choked up when it ended he couldn’t speak. The 15½14½ margin was the slimmest since a tie in South Africa in 2003. Not since 2005 had the Presidents Cup been decided by the final match. Phil Mickelson had an unbeaten record (3-0-1) for the third time in the Presidents Cup. Branden Grace went 5-0 to join Shigeki Maruyama as the only International player ever to win all five matches.

Golfing News

When Jordan Spieth finished the richest single season in golf Network history by pocketing the $10 GOLF million bonus that goes to the GOLF winner of the FedExCup, his caddie also cashed GOLF in. Estimates of what Michael Greller, a former GOLF elementary school teacher, earned during the Summer of Spieth come in at something north Golf Trivia of $2.3 million. Going by PGA Tour caddies’ standard incomes, according to Golf Digest, Which golfer set the record for lowest Greller would have banked five percent of his back-to-back rounds during the 2009 boss’ prize money for each cut made, seven Frys.com Open percent for a top-10 finish and 10 percent for a win. Spieth won five times in 25 tour starts in a) Steve Stricker c) Troy Matteson 2015 -- the Masters, the U.S. Open, the Tour b) Stuart Appleby d) David Toms Championship, the Valspar Championship and Answer: c) Troy Matteson shot back-to-back 61s during the John Deere Classic -- and tallied 10 more top-10 results. the 2nd and 3rd rounds of the 2009 Frys.com Open.

PGA Event: Frys.com Open Day Time Thu, 10/15 5pm-8pm Fri, 10/16 5pm-8pm Sat, 10/17 5pm-8pm Sun, 10/18 5pm-8pm

Lessons from the Golf Pro A common problem that young golfers have is that they “sky” a lot of drives that they hit. The most common tendency for the average golfer is to swing downward harder than normal with their driver, allowing the club to get under the ball more than necessary and pop-up their drives. Our tip for the week is to actually tee their ball up higher than normal to help prevent these pop-ups. Teeing their ball higher gives an optical illusion that they will need to swing more level to make better contact with the ball. Therefore, when they are thinking about a more level swing each time they want to hit a drive, it is more likely that success will occur on a more consistent basis.

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Bill Haas Turned Professional: 2004 World Ranking: 29th PGA Tour Wins: 6

World Golf Rankings Through Oct. 11, 2015

1) Jordan Spieth 12.55 pts.

2) Jason Day 12.53 pts.

3) Rory McIlroy 11.09 pts.

4) Bubba Watson 8.24 pts.

5) Rickie Fowler 7.86 pts.

World Golf Rankings continued... Player Points 6) Henrik Stenson 7.44 7) Justin Rose 7.09 8) Dustin Johnson 6.82 9) Jim Furyk 6.78 10) Zach Johnson 5.12

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PC Roots Group Library Building Open: Every Saturday Sept-June 1:00-4:00pm in the small Roots Group building DC NAR Park. Open for members wanting to use the genealogy library. A member will be available by appointment to anyone requiring help on how to get started on your family history. Everyone welcome. For appointment call: Lynn- 250-782-4058 Neil- 250-782-7651 Lyle- 250-782-2804 www.peacecountryroots.ca

ACML − BUILDING OPERATOR Fort St. John, BC Preventative/general facility maintenance Send resume to: careers@acml.ca

Make $1000 a week mailing brochures from home! Helping Home Workers since 2001! Genuine Opportunity. NO experience required. Start immediately! www.newmailers.com

INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR SCHOOL. Real world tasks. Weekly start dates. GPS Training. Funding options. Already have experience? Need certification proof? Call 1866-399-3853 or iheschool.com

Saturday Oct. 24, 20151:00- 3:00 pm-Order of the Eastern Stars Annual Tea & Bazaar. $5.00 per person. Crafts, Baking, Raffle Draw & Door Prizes. Seniors Hall, 1101 MacKellar Ave. Dawson Creek BC

South Peace United Church Harvest Dinner with Roast Beef. Sunday October 18, 6:00pm 1300 104th Ave Dawson Creek. Tickets available at Simple Pleasures at $15 each ($8 for child under 12). Only 100 tickets so buy yours soon. Tony Hyrciuk Education Event Grief Workshop Hosted by South Peace Hospice Palliative Care October 17, 2015 9:00am-4:00pm (registration: 8:30am) Led by: Rob Smith Counsellor with 24 years experience, specializing in helping individuals and groups give new insights in the study of death, dying and healing the wounded soul Grace Lutheran Church 11101 - 17 St Dawson Creek $25/person Please register before October 14, 2015 Contact Andre 250-7823261 or 250-719-9226 sphpcs@pris.ca

1205 Career Opportunities PAINTED PONY PETROLEUM LTD. JOB TITLE: PRODUCTION FOREMAN EXPLORATION, OIL AND GAS Painted Pony Petroleum Ltd., a well−estab− lished natural gas firm in northern British Columbia is looking for a Production Foreman who reports to the Production Superintendent and is responsible for the management of all phases of production. The ideal candidate will have 10 plus years of hands−on oil and gas operations experience with a minimum of three years of experience in a supervisory role. Re− quires High School Diploma/GED with related Post−Secondary Degree or Diploma preferred. A full job description can be found at http://paintedpony.ca/contact−us/Careers. careers@paintedpony.ca http://paintedpony.ca/contact−us/Careers

1215 General Employment JOURNEYMAN GLAZIER/APPRENTICE Looking to hire a self−motivated individual with experience in the glass industry; must have a valid driver’s license and provide a driver’s abstract. ctgnorma@telus.net

Looking for an online business? I can help! You will receive free training and after support. Go to www.123haveitall.com and check it out. Requires a computer and telephone and 5-15 hrs weekly. Macland Restaurants Ltd.o/aTim Hortons 116088th Street & 1308 Alaska Avenue Dawson Creek, BC FOOD SERVICE SUPERVISOR Full time/Shift Work Nights/Overnights/Early Mornings/Weekends $1415/hour + benefits Please apply by fax: 250-7825692 or Email at dawsoncreektims@gmail.com

1218 Medical/ Dental Help

FULL TIME DENTAL ASSISTANT CDA We are looking for a friendly, reliable, and or− ganized individual to join our team in Dawson Creek, BC. All experience levels considered. Diverse general practice with opportunity to assist visiting specialists. (250) 782−8188

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PC Roots Group Meeting: 4th Sunday/month from Sept-June 1:30pm, small Roots building, DC NAR Park. Getting started on family tree research, need Help? Learn & share experiences with other amateur genealogists. New members welcome. For more info call: Lynn250-782-4058 Neil- 250782-7651 Lyle- 250-7822804 www.peacecountryroots.ca

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5020 Business Services Arctic Duct Cleaning, Furnace & duct cleaning,

Hingley Estates Phase II 12 Country Acreages available Ranging in size from 4.5 – 14.3 acre lots

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ANTIQUE SALE! October 23-24. D-Company Armories 9005-101 St, Grande Prairie, AB. Great Selection of Furniture/Jewelry/ Coins/Stamps/Toys/ Dolls/ Fine China & Glass/Records/Vintage Stove Restoration/ Rustic & Country Collectibles & More!!! Show Hours: Friday, Oct 23 NOON-8pm. Saturday, Oct 24: 10am5pm. Admission: $4/person For info call: 780-987-2071 or 780-908-5790

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6505 Apartments/Condos/

1 Bedroom Apartment and Bachelor Suite in DC. Quiet Adult Building/Bus Stop right in front. Reasonable Rates. No Pets Phone: 250-782-7693

CALL NOW! REASONABLE RENTS! 1 & 2 BEDROOM APARTMENTS. CLEAN, QUIET, ADULT SECURED BUILDING ON BUS ROUTE IN DC . NO PETS. 250-782-1331 MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO VIEW.

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6525 Duplexes for Rent

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FOR SALE: Country home on 7 acres. Ski Hill area. 2530 sq. ft. 4-5 bedrooms, 2.5 baths. Italian ceramic, maple floors. Large windows for sunshine and view. Barn, fenced and cross-fenced. Ponds. Built 2000. $599,000.

Furnished or unfurnished rooms/private bath includes LAUNDRY FACILITIES in Pouce Coupe. $575.00/month includes utilities/cable. 250-719-8111

rooms/private bath includes LAUNDRY FACILITIES in Pouce Coupe. $575.00/month includes utilities/cable. 250-719-8111 6965 Suites For Rent 2 bedroom, 55 and over in 4-plex for rent in Dawson Creek Phone: 250-719-5181 9160 Trucks & Vans For Restoration in DC: 1973 Camero. No Motor or Transmission. $800.00. Also Utility Trailer. 250782-5440

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Attachments for skidsteers, tractors, loaders. Large selection of pallet forks, grapples, buckets, snow and dirt blades, tillers, mowers and snow blowers, etc. Phone 780-354-2161, Beaverlodge.

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WONOWONMonthly 4-HReport BEEF CLUB Hi, I’m Tyrell Trask. I’m going to be doing this months report. I’ve got a few things to tell all you readers. It about what we did at the start of the summer. And what you can do threw 4-H. 4-H can offer a lot of interesting things. You can do a lot of things and go a lot of places threw 4-H. It was the winter before last when it started. I wanted to go on an exchange trip threw 4-H. I heard about it from past 4-H leaders and I wanted to do it. I did some research on it and found out that you could still do the exchange, but you have to go in a group of 10. So, we got a group of 10 together, and picked which part of Canada we wanted to go to. But come to find out there wasn’t any groups that we availably that year because we were too late. But they told us that we had first choice next year, which is now this year. So this year we ended up having 10 kids from, Perth County Ontario for 10 days in July. Then we went there for 10 days in August. We had a great time in both places, here and in Ontario. We went to a lot of cool places and did a lot of cool things together. There are too many things to list off that we did so I’m just going to say couple things we did in either place. Here at home one of the things we did was go to the Bennett Dam. While we were in Ontario, one of the things we did was, that we went to a robotic Dairy Farm. So you see that 4-H can offer a lot of cool things. You can do a lot of stuff with 4-H, such as what I am right now. I’m a BC 4-H ambassador. So if you want to know more about 4-H, how to join, or what trips/camps you gone go on, feel free to contact me. Thank you to Fort St. John Co-op Petroleum for sponsoring this page.

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