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The UBCM Resolutions Committee endorsed this proposal, but also added that the province "establish an overarching authority to coordinate work camp development and monitor work camp operations."

This means that the resolution has a greater likelihood of being passed at the conference this week, and if that happens, the UBCM will advocate on the PRRD’s behalf to MLAs and other provincial leaders.

In their reports, the UBCM notes that resolutions made by them have resulted in success. (For example, in 2008, the UBCM asked the province to create a body to oversee mixed martial arts – and in 2012, B.C. passed legislation essentially creating that body.)

"Not all resolutions achieve immediate results, but they bring important local government issues to the attention of the provincial and federal governments,” one report stated.

The work camp resolution was one of many before the UBCM at this week’s conference, ranging from wildfire protection funding to stricter regulation of party buses and limousines.

Some of the resolutions were submitted by northeastern B.C. communities, but many of them failed to get a recommendation from the Resolutions Committee.

This does not mean that they will not pass, though, since other municipal councillors may decide to vote them up anyway.

Fort St. John asked the UBCM to consider advocating a change to the guidelines for getting rural landowner approval when trying to expand municipal boundaries. The city recently went through a long process to bring nine parcels of land into its borders, after an earlier, larger expansion attempt met with widespread opposition.

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low the guidelines already in place for approving infrastructure improvements: namely, 50 per cent of landowners, as long as they own at least 50 per cent of the value of the land in question.

However, FSJ’s resolution was given "no recommendation" by the UBCM. (The committee does not explicitly reject recommendations from the meeting, but many were instead given “not endorse” or “no recommendation.”)

The District of Taylor put forward a resolution asking the UBCM to start talking with local governments and tailor agreements for pre-hospital healthcare to “the specific needs and abilities of individual communities.”

The UBCM put forward “no recommendation” but noted that Taylor’s approach “would allow for a higher level of care than if (medical staff) were constrained to the current First Responder Program.”

One resolution may interest residents struggling with the Peace Region’s higher-than-average housing costs.

The District of Kitimat put forward a resolution to ask the provincial government to “increase BC Housing rental subsidies for lowincome households in northern communities affected by industrial development.”

The UBCM changed this to include all communities affected by industrial development, which they said would “reflect the broader relevance of concerns about housing affordability.”

Meanwhile, the UBCM’s yes or no vote this week won’t affect the PRRD’s continued support for a “solution” to the effects that work camps can have on Northeast cities, such as stress on the health care system.

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people are in them,” said PRRD Chair Karen Goodings. “We might look at, for lack of a better word, a bed tax to assist this region with issues like providing medical services. All of those things are mixed in with the worker camp resolution.”

The bed tax was also championed last week by Peace River North MLA Pat Pimm, who called it a “head tax.” PRRD staff have been searching for legal ways to implement such a tax for some time.

Ackerman discusses FSJ development Fort St. John Mayor Lori Ackerman spoke about her city during an LNG-focused discussion on the first day of the UBCM convention Monday.

“What I was asked to speak about is Fort St. John, and basically what we've been through and what the future holds and what we've learned from our history with resource development,” she said.

The conference will be a busy time for Ackerman, as she said she faces “dawn to dusk meetings.” On Tuesday, she will attend 22 UBCM events, followed by 15 the next day.

“I would say that the lion’s share of the meetings that we’re going to be at is bringing awareness of the critical issues that Fort St. John is facing,” Ackerman added. “Health, education and safety are three primary issues that we are dealing with, and will be discussing with ministers.”

Ackerman said that “we are in a situation where provincial policies are not as fast-moving as we need them to be.”

The Mayor added that policies need to be created that are flexible enough to ensure that residents’ quality of life in communities like Fort St. John are “appropriate and adequate” if LNG is to be exported off the West Coast.

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Don't merge Peace Region ridings Jonny Wakefield Staff Writer

The Peace River Regional District board is adamantly opposed to any tinkering with electoral boundaries that would amalgamate the region's two provincial ridings.

At its Thursday meeting, the board voted to inform the government body tasked with redrawing electoral lines in B.C. that the PRRD "strongly affirms the boundaries as they are presently, without change," board chair Karen Goodings said.

Ridings are reviewed and updated from time to time to represent changes in population and the needs of specific regions. The nonpartisan B.C. Electoral Boundaries Commission is in the midst of such a review right now.

The commission has authority to recommend two new ridings, to reflect B.C.'s growth from 4.1 to 4.6 million people.

In the last review, which was submitted in 2008, Northern B.C. saw no change to its seven existing ridings. Province-wide, the number of ridings went from 79 to the current 85.

Electoral commissions tend to stoke fears that Peace River North and South could be combined into a single riding. During the last review of the boundaries, there was talk

of amalgamation, Goodings recalled.

Peace River South has one of the smallest populations of any riding in B.C., at around 28,000 – ahead of only Stikine and North Coast.

Peace River North would have more sway in an amalgamated riding, with its population of 43,000.

(The largest riding, Surrey-Cloverdale, has a population of over 79,000.)

The Dawson Creek and District Chamber of Commerce has also endorsed the status quo. "With the knowledge of the potential of upstream natural gas production seeing greater demand in our area, we require more representation, not less," Chamber President Jerimy Earl wrote in an open letter.

Kathleen Connolly, the Chamber’s executive director, added that the idea has never been popular in the region.

"There's always been push-back, obviously. We have such differing issues in the two regions," she said.

The commission held a meeting to consult with local stakeholders in Dawson Creek on Sept. 24.

The commission will propose changes to the province's boundaries in the spring of 2015. The new boundaries would only take effect once the writ is dropped for the 2017 provincial election.

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Elaine Anselmi

Is enough being done for affordable housing within northeastern B.C.?

It would be easy to look at housing across northeastern B.C. and say ‘no’ not enough is being done in terms of offering affordable housing solutions for residents – trust, me, I’m a renter too. Unfortunately, it just isn’t that easy.

Affordable housing is not an isolated issue and providing affordable housing is not a solution for low-income residents who are struggling to make ends meet.

The fact is, there is enough being done to offer affordable housing in northeastern B.C., it’s programs and supports for people to build themselves up that are lacking.

The problem isn’t that rent is too high – which is a hard thing to say as the monthly cheque is withdrawn – the problem is that there is a huge portion of the population that doesn’t have the ability to make those payments; stemming from much larger issues than steadily climbing housing or rental prices.

Skills training, affordable education, supports for single-income parents, employment opportunities for the disabled community and programs that address addiction and substance abuse – to name a few – are a significant jumping off point for building up communities.

The problem is not a lack of affordable housing, it’s that a large portion of the population cannot afford it.

It may seem one and the same, but the question is who you would rather invest in: the people or the place?

Science Matters David Suzuki

Learning in nature is good for teachers and students Children belong outdoors. We know this intuitively, but now an extensive and ever-growing body of research supports it. Kids who spend time outside every day are healthier, happier, more creative, less stressed and more alert than those who don’t. Several recent studies even show time in nature or green space helps reduce ADHD symptoms.

But what about teachers who take children outdoors, contributing to their learning and growth? More alert, calm and creative students are a plus to them as educators. Could they also benefit as individuals from taking students outside every day?

With most of Canada’s educators back from the summer break, facing the many challenges that contribute to the country’s high rates of teach-

er attrition — from increasing class sizes to mounting curriculum expectations — it’s a good time to ask: How can “nature as classroom” support teacher well-being?

So far, only a few studies focus on the benefits of green time for teachers, but those indicate that teaching in nature has great effects.

A study out of the U.K.’s King’s College London suggests teaching outdoors makes educators more confident and enthusiastic about their work, and more innovative in their teaching strategies. By extension, schools benefit from the leadership and influence of their teachers who take students outside.

Rob Ridley, field centre coordinator with Ontario’s Peel District School Board, says he has seen many educators gain confidence and renew their interest in teaching simply from taking their classes outdoors.

“Going outside takes away the boundaries of your classroom walls,” he says. “It opens you up to new ideas and lesson plans. You’ll step outside to study science or social studies, and suddenly you’ll see ways to connect it to math or language arts.”

Hopi Martin, who teaches at the Toronto District School Board’s Forest Valley Outdoor Education Centre, agrees: “Teaching outdoors demands that we respond to the

Jonny Wakefield

When I learned I would be moving north for work, there was one front on which I was relieved. There was no way I could pay as much in rent as I was in Vancouver. Right? It took me about three minutes on the Dawson Creek Kijiji to realize that fate (and the market) were colluding against me.

The cost of housing makes sense when you think about the remoteness of the region, and how dire the need is. Throw in a resource boom just to keep things topsy-turvy, and you've got a recipe for unaffordability. The fact that quality, affordable housing is hard to come by is a concern for the region's politicians, at least ostensibly. We've been promised solutions (or at least committees), by local government. But even the promise of committees seems to befalling through. Take the blue ribbon panel on housing affordability in Fort St. John which hasn't met in an entire year.

Now, I understand that local government is busy, and its powers to intervene in the market are few. I'm not suggesting sweeping measures like rent controls. But you really have to wonder about the commitment to affordability, when the powers that be aren't even sitting down to chat about what they're hearing. We need politicians to take a serious look at this issue. wonder of students and opportunities that arise. I could have a beautiful lesson on tree identification prepared that gets totally derailed by the discovery of ants on a tree.

Going outside has made me a stronger, more innovative, more resilient teacher.”

For Michael Mendoza, a teacherlibrarian at Wilmington Elementary School in Toronto who regularly takes students outdoors, it’s seeing “an immediate absorption of knowledge, and the students’ contagious eagerness and curiosity” that refreshes and inspires him as an educator. On a personal note, he adds, “Being outside makes me feel more awake and alive.”

“The fact is, teachers aren’t just teachers, they’re human beings,” says Aryne Sheppard, senior public engagement specialist at the David Suzuki Foundation. “And research has shown time and again that nature makes humans happier, less irritable, and more creative and generous. Teaching is stressful work, and nature provides a powerful stress buffer.”

Despite all the benefits for students and educators, moving classes outdoors can be daunting. Teachers cite a host of barriers, from parental concerns to lack of time, confidence and support from administration.

So how can a teacher ease in (or jump right in) to teaching outside?

Ridley suggests joining forces with fellow educators for support and advice. Mendoza also seeks out guidance from outdoor enthusiasts.

Several online communities exist to help and inspire, like the popular weekly #EnviroEd Twitter chats.

Organizations all across the country, including the David Suzuki Foundation, offer workshops for educators interested in taking students outside. These often include sample activities, logistical tips and advice for getting parents and administration on-board. And many of the same organizations have published excellent educational resources for teaching outdoors.

The Foundation’s own Connecting With Nature guides for kindergarten through Grade 8 are full of lesson plans, step-by-step instructions and ideas for engaging local communities.

So while the idea of moving science or math class outdoors might be unnerving at first, the end result is more than worth it, for the wellbeing of everyone involved.

“If teachers are happy and connected to nature, they can pass that on to their students,” Sheppard says. “They can be the role models parents want for their children — role models the world needs.”

After all, those who learn to appreciate and love nature are more likely to protect it.

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New passing lane coming to Mile 63 David Dyck Staff Writer

Peace River North MLA Pat Pimm announced on Friday that a new passing lane on the Alaska Highway north of Fort St. John would begin construction in the spring of 2015.

The project was made possible through a $3 million investment from the province, Pimm said, citing both economic growth and increased safety as reasons why the improvement was green-lit.

“We’re seeing huge activity now between Fort St. John and mile 200 on the Alaska Highway,” said Pimm, who added that a study is in the works on other problem areas in that corridor, and should be completed in fall of next year.

“This first [project] was done based on just local input from our local truckers and ministry staff, and different trucking companies in the area that know the best spots, and we took a lot of their advice on this project.”

The 2-kilometre passing lane will begin about 26 kilometres north of the city.

Pimm also highlighted the danger that the lack of passing lanes like this one presents motorists with.

“I don’t know if you’ve driven the Alaska Highway north of Fort St. John recently, but I have, and you get into that traffic, you basically have to stay with that traffic.

“If you decide that you’re going to pull out and try to pass vehicles, you could be passing four or five or more vehicles at one time, and that’s completely unsafe,” said Pimm. “The passing lanes will help, and certainly make a safer environment for everybody.”

Pimm said to expect to see one of these passing lane projects to be done per year for many years to come.

“Progress Energy has been extremely busy up in that area – they brought in I think around 30 different rigs last year, so the amount of activity has been immense. Certainly it has driven us to move more quickly on these projects,” he said.

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Pimm said that projects like this support infrastructure and increase safety for motorists.

CHARLIE LAKE CONSERVATION SOCIETY BI-WEEKLY POINT OF INTEREST

Is that a Mouse or a Vole?

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With the coming of cooler fall weather, we aren’t the only ones looking for somewhere warm to stay. Those in rural areas often discover some unwanted visitors seeking shelter. Two of those creatures include the vole (meadow mice or field mice) and deer mice.

Dr. Justin Sewell

Deer mice have white feet, a white underside and brownish upper surface and a bi-coloured tail. Their eyes and ears are larger than those of voles.

They prefer to eat seeds, however, they will also eat insects.

It’s worming up outside Rivers Animal Hospital

It’s spring. Step outside, take a deep breath.

Lawn clippings, barbeques and yes...there it is...months worth of dog poop melting in the yard.

Unfortunately, the amount of feces produced in the summer months is no less, it just breaks down. The abundance of droppings at this time of year reveals to us the level of contamination in our neighborhoods. Your pet can not possibly avoid encountering the droppings of another.

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

Studies show that anywhere from 25% to 40% of dogs coming into a veterinary clinic will have worms. Rates in dogs that do not visit a veterinarian are likely higher. Living in the intestine, worms release eggs into the stool. When your pet sniffs the ground where another has gone,

there’s at least a 25-40% chance he’s picking up worm eggs on his whiskers. He licks his lips and a couple of weeks later, yours is the one contaminating the park.

Going to deworm your dog yet? No? The same worms can infect you...and your kids.

When was the last time your pet gave you a smooch? Are you sure your seven year old washed between being licked on the hand and eating. How about your toddler and the communal chew toys!

It gets worse. Worms in the intestine are bad enough, but worms can migrate through the wall of the intestine, into the circulation and cause damage to any tissue in the body. Here’s a website at Ohio State. Check it out yourself: w w w. b i o s c i . o h i o state.edu/~parasite/vlm. html Then after you arrange to deworm your kids, call your veterinarian to get rid of the source.

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Voles have stocky bodies, short legs, and short tails. Their eyes are small and their ears partially hidden. Their fur is yellowish-brown to reddish-brown to blackish-brown. Their undersides are grey. Voles eat primarily grasses and seeds.

Several residents around Charlie Lake noticed during this year’s spring thaw, that there was significant evidence of mice and vole damage by observing tunneling in lawns and grassy areas as well as destruction to fruit trees caused by ringing or gnawing the fruit tree base. Large population fluctuations are characteristic of voles. Population levels generally peak every 2 to 5 years; however, these cycles are not predictable.

Unfortunately these creatures can eat and contaminate our food supplies.

They can also transmit disease. Their gnawing activities may dam¬age structures or property. You can limit their damage by cleaning up debris, removing food and shelter, eliminating en¬tryways into buildings (they can enter cracks only ¼ inches wide), or using traps or baits (or a good cat). High frequency electronic devices, despite the advertising, are not effective.

Protect Charlie Lake by minimizing the use of pesticides that can pollute our waterways. Use non-chemical alternatives or less toxic pesticide products whenever possible. Read product labels carefully and follow instructions.

Do not touch mice with your bare hands, and wash hands thoroughly after handling traps.

For more information go to info@charlielakeconservationsociety.ca

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A Fort St. John Flyers bantam player had a good scoring chance late in the first period against the Grande Prairie Knights on Sunday.

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The puck drops on minor hockey Byron Hackett Staff Writer

There was no official ice breaking at the Pomeroy Sports Centre, but several teams from around the Peace Region squared off over the weekend to tune and tinker with their rosters before they get started with season play next week.

Fort St. John Minor Hockey Association hosted teams from Peace River, Grande Prairie and Dawson Creek in the first ever Icebreaker tournament, designed to give teams a taste of game action before they get ready to start the new season.

On Friday night two team rivals from the Pewee AA Northern Hockey League faced off to get the weekend action underway. The Fort St. John Pewee tier 2 Flyers took on the team from Grande Prairie to try and protect home ice. And protect it they did.

Although the home side fell behind 2-0 in the first period, they stormed back in the second period scoring three straight unanswered goals. Grande Prairie would tie the game before the end of the period. It was a

barrage of goal scoring in the third period; the Flyers tallied five in the final frame to take the opening game of the tournament 8-4.

Next up for the hometown pewee squad was a match against the Dawson Creek Canucks. The home side pulled away in the first period with five goals and didn’t look back on route to a 9-1 win over the Dawson Creek side.

In a tightly contested matchup on Saturday the Pewee Flyers lost a close 4-2 game to the side from Peace River.

In the midget division it was a rivalry renewed as the Fort St. John Flyers and the Dawson Creek Canucks played as the only two midget aged teams at the tournament.

It was the visiting side that came out victorious putting up a strong performance against the Flyers in a decisive 5-1 win.

Only three teams hit the ice in the bantam division and the Fort St. John side managed to split their matchups after losing to Peace River 7-3 on Saturday, they bounced back with a 3-1 win over the Grande Prairie Knights.

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Hello again! This will be the last report I’ll be taking over for Peter. He’ll be back next month.

Ten years. That’s more than half my life. I have spent more than half my life in the 4-H program, and this year has been my nostalgic last.

4-H has absolutely played a huge part in making me the person I am today. It has equipped me with invaluable skills that will be a huge asset in my adult life. The motto of the program is Learn to do by doing. I have learned how to present a speech, how to judge a class of horses on their confirmation, how to show a beef animal, how to run a meeting using proper parliamentary procedure, and so many other things, just by “doing them”!

4-H has given me confidence. When I presented my very first 4-H speech on “Burmese” (one of Queen Elizabeth’s favourite horses) at the tender age of 9, my heart was pounding, my hands and the papers in them were shaking, and I don’t think I looked up from my papers once as I quietly mumbled through what my Mom had helped me write. Ten years later and I co-emceed a B.C. 4-H sponsor garden party where lieutenant governor, Judith Guichon, was in attendance. To be fair, I still don’t love public speaking and I also have never found that I have natural charisma for it; but what 4-H has done is that it has given me the ability to cope with the nerves and to do it. If it weren’t for having to confront “glossophobia” when I was nine, it would be doubly or triply bad now. And if that was the case, how would I ever be able to give a speech at a sibling’s wedding?

The judging aspect of the 4-H program provided me with abilities to make my own decisions and stand firmly behind those decisions based on legitimate reasons. I always really enjoyed judging because it played to and developed my strengths, such as working on a time crunch (12-20 minutes to judge a class of four objects/animals-meaning they had to be placed and reasons had to be given as to why this or that animal/object was placed ahead of the other one), and expressing myself in writing.

Through doing well in judging I was also given the opportunity to attend provincial judging (the top 4-H judges from around the province) at the PNE twice. 4-H provides so much opportunity; it’s simply up to the 4-Her to step up and take advantage of that opportunity. There are six provincial programs that are very much based around personal development and agricultural awareness/education. Attending these programs can even lead to attending national and international 4-H seminars. Unfortunately, the only provincial program that I participated in was the B.C. 4-H Ambassador. I’ve had a fantastic time in this program meeting people from around the province and becoming more confident in my abilities; however I wish I also had participated in the other programs offered. My biggest advice to people still in 4-H is to participate in the provincial programs-so they can really get the full benefit of the B.C. 4-H program.

Through the hard-work of achieving with my numerous beef projects (steers, heifers, cow/calves, and this last year a Sr. management project consisting of three market steers) I have attained a great deal of knowledge about Beef cattle in general. Fun Fact: The four digestive compartments of a cow’s stomach are the rumen, reticulum, omasum and the abomasum. Over the years I have also done and learned about sewing, sheep, and photography projects.

4-H is rooted in agriculture. The bulk of the 2264 (2013 statistics) members come from rural/agricultural homes (424 did also from urban homes showing that one doesn’t have to have a horse or a cow in order to be in the program)- a large reason for this is farm-kids don’t have the opportunities as everyone else to do sports in town, take music lessons, etc… 4-H is a program that still allows us to “get out” and meet with other kids from the community and to have fun (and even learn at the same time!) Many people are not aware of just how much goes into producing “food”. 4-H is training young farmers and equipping them with the skills and knowledge they need to be the leaders in their communities and spokespeople of sustainable agriculture.

I pledge my head to clearer thinking, my heart to greater loyalty, my hands to larger service, and my health to better living, for my club my community and my country. I’m excited to take these words, so often said in these last ten years, and apply them to my future life.

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It was an overcast day last Saturday, as participants at this year's fire truck pull took to the rope to get the best time. Teams of up to 10 had to pull a 30,000 pound fire truck 50 feet. They were also competing in raising money for United Way of Northern B.C. In that respect they were all successful, as the event raised over $27,000. The fastest team was Shell Team 2, pulling the truck to the finish line in just over 13 seconds.

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Hundreds show up at health care public forum Staff Writer

When you’re in intense pain, would you want to wait six hours just to see a doctor?

That was the experience of one attendee of a recent public meeting on healthcare.

Melody Bodenham recalled spending five hours in a “hard, cold chair” with fever and pain in her side, followed by another hour or two in a bed waiting for a doctor and having tests done.

“Then they told me to come back later ...

I think 12 hours to find out you’ve got a kidney infection is outrageous,” she said.

“Are you listening, Northern Health?” asked another attendee, a vocal older woman.

“We’re dying here.”

A chronic shortage of doctors – of the between 30 and 38 physicians the health authority expects Fort St. John to have, the city actually has at most 24 – is not surprisingly being pointed to as a key cause of long wait times and other examples of inadequate care.

Strategies for how to fix the problem were discussed Wednesday night at a lively healthcare forum hosted by a local group, Concerned Citizens for Health Care.

More than 200 people packed the Senior’s Hall, some choosing to stand when no chairs were available.

The panel of speakers included elected representatives, Northern Health officials, doctors and a few of the “Concerned Citizens.”

One of the doctors who spoke was Dr. Michael Wright: “Money attracted old doctors. Money doesn’t seem to have the same weight anymore,” he said. “It’s more on lifestyle – we struggle to compete.”

Wright went on to say that the “No. 1 thing” that could help with doctor recruit-

ment would be to offset or reduce the high cost of housing for new doctors.

According to Wright, a doctor went from Fort St. John to Fort Nelson because of an offer of free housing, along with having more support in a smaller community.

Mary Augustine, the executive director of the North Peace Division of Family Practice, agreed that “we could really help with housing” for doctors, as the rental house used for locums – temporary replacement doctors – is “not always enough.”

Another physician, Dr. Richard Moody, also said that in the past, “there was no organized way of recruiting” family doctors.

While back channels and word of mouth worked well from time to time, it isn’t now, he said, and locally run clinics “don’t have the expertise” to recruit physicians methodically.

Moody also said that “community involvement” was important to keep doctors.

“These people need to be treated like rock stars,” he said, urging people in the audience to take them flying or horseback riding.

According to some who attended the meeting, the natural gas industry around the area was not blameless.

“Why go bankrupt in 15 years (by going to medical school) when they can make more money in the oilpatch?” said one meeting attendee, Melody Bodenham.

That seemed to be echoed by Moody.

"Industry is a part of the problem (of doctor shortage),” he said. “They have to be part of the solution.”

Politicians also got into the mix. “I did hear a comment that we’re doing nothing, and it’s not true,” said Fort St. John Councillor Byron Stewart. He mentioned that earlier, the city advocated for a new nursing school in front of a provincial finance committee.

“I don’t know of any place in B.C. that has as severe a (doctor) shortage as Fort St. John,” said BC NDP health critic Judy Darcy, who also attended the meeting. “We need to look at a different model ... in how they’re compensated.”

At least one attendee, Robin SpencerPickell, suggested that the city was open to private fundraising drives to retain doctors: “If you need a couple of houses donated, we’ll donate it.”

But she also admonished Northern Health

to “stop peeing on my leg and telling me it’s raining” – to applause from the crowd.

Either way, the messages were not lost on Northern Health, whose executives were also in attendance.

“There are some good, tangible suggestions, like the housing. That is a key thing that we can move forward with in the community and the Northern Health Authority,” said Angela de Smit, Northern Health’s Northeast chief operating officer.

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The chair of a provincial financial committee, MLA Dan Ashton, said that “there are definitely needs” that should be met in northeastern B.C. He and other MLAs on the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services met at the Quality Inn in Fort St. John last week to hear from residents and government officials about their wish lists.

The committee is on its annual province-wide tour to consult with residents and make a list of recommendations for next year’s budget.

Some of the items atendees asked for included a new nursing school, a new home for seniors and help for teachers and police.

The first to come up were representatives from the city of Fort St. John, including Councillor Byron Stewart, who came out swinging.

“We are struggling today with insufficient provincial infrastructure which we require to recruit, attract and retain skilled workers,” he told them. These were wideranging, but included the need for more police services. According to Stewart, about half of the current police force was made up of new recruits.

“The city has been adding resources, and we ask that the province also makes a similar commitment,” Stewart said. “We also ask that the province make it a priority to fill the 1.5 support position [for the RCMP detachment] that has been vacant for approximately 18 months.”

They also mentioned that recruiting provincial staff was difficult, given the current hot housing market, even though some staff members get paid the same regardless.

“Our housing prices ... are significant to the people moving in here,” said Fort St. John City

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Dianne Hunter, Byron Stewart and Mindy Smith came out to the Quality Inn to represent Fort St. John.

Manager Dianne Hunter. “They're becoming unaffordable for some people recruiting.”

The next person up was Save Our Northern Seniors, represented

by Jean Leahy and Jim Collins.

Leahy asked for an addition to the Peace Villa senior home to accommodate more residents.

“There's a waitlist of 40 people for assisted living,” she said. “That really means we need another seniors living facility.”

Also up was Jaret Thompson, the board chair of School District 60, who presented with SecretaryTreasurer Doug Boyd. They said that there is currently a need for two new elementary schools and another middle school to host additional students.

Thompson said that the district is stripping out libraries and computer labs to add class space. But he added that based on conversations with the province earlier, new money to build these schools was not likely to come down from Victoria.

“We're also extremely concerned with a Ministry of Education letter that said, ‘We're uninterested in receiving capital plans for this year,’ so it sounds like capital’s off for this year,” said Thompson.

Boyd also said that SD 60 faces additional transportation costs since the Ministry of Education changed the formula that determines how much money it gives districts to bus in students.

According to him, SD 60 would receive about $1,000 from the province to bus a student who lives near Wonowon to a rural elementary school nearby. But the district would only receive $250 to transport that student to a Fort St. John high school, even though it’s farther away.

“We've been told that the flaw has been identified (by the Ministry of Education), but they don't know how to fix it,” he said. “It’s not a want here, it’s a necessity, and we must have that addressed.”

The Peace River North Teachers Association brought forward more

issues for students and teachers.

According to Michele Wiebe, the group’s president, Bert Bowes and Dr. Kearney Middle Schools in Fort St. John were already over capacity. She joined the SD 60 officials in calling for more schools in the area.

Wiebe also said that high housing costs in the Northeast can present difficulties for teachers. One teacher in particular is living in a campground until she is able to start working within the school, Wiebe said.

“We have jobs up there, but they can't find affordable housing.”

Anndra Graff, Northern Lights College’s vice-president of Finance and Corporate Affairs, continued the educational train by bringing up post-secondary student needs, which “outpace our ability to provide base services,” she said.

Graff said that the province needed to change the way funding is allocated to a multi-year system, to allow schools like NLC the ability to plan comfortably for the

future.

Another key topic at the meeting was the need for infrastructure and more guaranteed provincial funding. Dawson Creek Mayor Dale Bumstead, speaking for the Northeast B.C. Resource Municipalities Coalition, addressed the MLAs on Wednesday. (The coalition is a recently formed group consisting of councils and staff from seven northeastern B.C. municipalities.)

“We are now in an era where sale of our vast natural gas reserves has become packaged into the new concept of an LNG industry for BC. This translates into a significant acceleration of the intensive level of activity that residents and businesses of Northeastern BC have been experiencing for the past decade," he said. "It is absolutely necessary that resource infrastructure and other socioeconomic planning not be deferred.”

However, it’s still yet to be decided which of these requests from local groups will actually make it into the committee’s recommendations to government.

(For example, Leahy has requested more seniors housing from the committee for several years.) Even then, the government may not act upon the ideas.

Ashton noted during the meeting that all the recommendations “may not have all been acted upon (in their entirety), but portions were enacted ... it shows both sides of the house are listening.”

“When you make a policy effective in the province, it can be hugely beneficial to a certain area, and highly detrimental to another,” said Ashton. “When you look at transportation and some of the distances up North, the subsidies that are in place are nowhere near what should probably be in place. That is something I made a note of and we will be discussing further.”

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Does seating impact behavior and learning?

The first day of school brings many changes. Students must acclimate themselves to a new routine and curriculum, while teachers must acquaint themselves with an entirely new crop of students. The first few weeks of school are a time to ease into the coursework and get to know everyone's strengths, weaknesses and personality traits.

On the first day of school, students may be seated in alphabetical order, but over time seating assignments may change as the teacher quickly learns who is friends with whom, which students tend to be disruptive, which may need extra motivation, and which may need to hone their concentration skills. Many teachers find that seating charts make it easier to manage a classroom and facilitate the learning process.

But a seating assignment that makes things easier on a teacher does not always benefit the student. A 2007 study by Holly Heindselman, Rhemie Mentac and Kristina Wesler at Hanover College found classroom seating arrangement can affect the level of interaction between teacher and student, which may impact test scores and learning potential. In general, as students sit further away from the "action zone," an area of the classroom that comprises the center and the front rows, participation declines and absenteeism increases. Various older studies referenced in the Hanover College material illustrated that the distance between a student's seat and the teacher affected test scores.

Researchers at Montana State University found seating charts to be very effective in terms of the comfort, confidence and effectiveness of the teacher. But researchers discovered that teachers were more likely to feel unhappy and uncomfortable in classrooms in which students chose their own seats. But the right seating arrangement can benefit students. Students who were not performing well in the classroom performed better on the Montana Criterion-Reference Test after they were carefully seated by teachers. The results showed that there was a huge attainment increase for those students with lower abilities. In addition, the arranged seating did not have an adverse effect on the high ability students.

But some students prefer to sit where they feel most comfortable. Comfort may play a role in classroom performance and assisting with students' ability to maintain their focus. But students who choose their own seats to be close to chatty friends or stare out the window are doing themselves a disservice.

Teachers need to weigh the pros and cons of seating charts to determine which method produces the best results in terms of student performance and behavior. Educators may have to experiment with a few different arrangements before finding a system that works.

How to help kids transition back to the classroom The dawn of a new school year is an exciting time. Kids may not want to say goodbye to days spent lounging by the pool, but such disappointment is often tempered by the prospect of returning to school with friends.

For parents, getting kids ready for a new school year is about more than updating their wardrobe or organizing carpools with fellow parents. Reacclimating kids to the routine of school after a relaxing summer is a significant undertaking, and the following are a handful of ways for parents to get a head start as the school year draws closer. * Establish a routine over the last few weeks of summer. Summer vacations typically lack the structure of the school year, and that lack of structure can help kids unwind and make the most of the freedom that summer vacation provides. But as summer starts to wind down, parents can begin to reintroduce some structure into their kids' lives to make the transition back to school go more smoothly. Plan morning activities so kids can readjust to waking up early each day. In addition, serve breakfast, lunch and dinner at the same time you typically serve it during the school year so kids' bodies can begin to readjust as well. * Take kids along when shopping for school supplies. If you plan to buy your child a new computer or other supplies for the upcoming school year, take him or her along on your shopping trips. Kids who get to choose their supplies might be more excited about returning to school than those youngsters who are given what they need without offering their input. * Monitor or assign summer reading. Many students are given summer reading lists to keep their minds sharp over the summer and prepare them for upcoming coursework. Parents should monitor kids' progress on such reading lists and even discuss the books with their kids when possible. Read the books along with them if you think it will help engage them. If kids were not assigned summer reading lists at the end of the school year, assign your own books, rewarding kids when they finish a new book. Kids who read throughout the summer may be more likely to start the school year off on the right foot than those who don't crack a book all summer. * Encourage kids to sign up for extracurricular activities. Many school-aged athletes get a head start on the new school year by trying out for sports teams.

Such tryouts often commence a week or two before a school year is scheduled to begin, and this can help kids ease their way back into the school year. But even nonathletes can begin pursuing extracurricular activities before the first school bell of the year rings. Theater programs may begin auditions or encourage interested youngsters to attend orientation meetings before the dawn of the school year, and such sessions can be a great and pressure-free way for kids to ready themselves for a new school year.

The arrival of a new school year can be both exciting and daunting. But parents can help their youngsters readjust to school in various ways after a relaxing summer.

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What an awesome team! the 2014 Cnrl Charity Golf tournament contributed over $8,000 in support of the patients and residents of our hospital and Peace Villa facility. our community healthcare is greatly impacted by the generosity of our private and corporate citizens. Cnrl is a dedicated community partner. thank you to everyone at Cnrl for their continued support of our efforts and to Zandra Wigglesworth & leanne steeves for stopping by the office to present the Foundation with the cheque.

DiD you knoW? the Foundation has been busy planning the “Be an angel” campaign since august? the campaign begins with the 18th annual angel Gala on november 2nd in the Ballroom at the Pomeroy hotel. the Gala is a formal event with a dinner, silent and live auctions and some specialty draws. We are busy planning all the fun details and collecting auction items generously donated by our community partners. If you have something you would like to donate or wish to volunteer, please contact our office.

Gala tickets go on sale october 1st. Call for your tickets early to avoid disappointment.

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Farming the old fashioned way

David Dyck Photos

Shane Wagner has a penchant for old farm machinery. Earlier in the year, he led a group in cutting some fields for the District of Taylor using horse-drawn cutters. Last weekend, he and other faming enthusiasts hosted the community in a threshing party near Clearview Elementary School, using a machine that was made in the 1940's. After harvesting over 400 bushels of oats, they celebrated with a pig roast.

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PRO GOLF WEEKLY UPDATE

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Golf News, Tips, Trivia & Stats

This Week: The Ryder Cup

Last Week: Joost Luiten wins the Wales Open

The Ryder Cup is a competition between teams from Europe and the United States. It is contested every two years with the venue alternating between courses in the USA and Europe. The Defending: Europe Winning Score: 14 1/2 - 13 1/2 tournament is named after the English businessman Samuel Ryder who donated the trophy. Originally contested between Great Britain and the United States, the first official Ryder Cup took place in 1927 at Worcester Country Club, in Massachusetts, US. Repeated American dominance eventually led to a decision to extend the representation of “Great Britain and Ireland” to include continental Europe beginning in 1979.

Gleneagles Hotel Perth & Kinross, Scotland 7,262 yards, Par 72

Golf TV Schedule

Dutchman Joost Luiten Tournament Results won the Wales Open by 1. Joost Luiten Score: -14 one shot on Sunday to edge Englishman Tommy T-2. Tommy Fleetwood Fleetwood and Ireland’s Shane Score: -13 Lowry at Celtic Manor. Luiten came T-2. Shane Lowry to the 18th tee with a one shot lead Score: -13 but a wild drive into the rough and a second shot that flew across the fairway left him with a delicate approach from deep grass. His third shot found the edge of the green and he was able to two putt from 70 feet for par to win the tournament.

Golfing News

Phil Mickelson has been hired to create the Mickelson National Network Golf Club of Canada near GOLF Calgary. The club, which will NBC contain Mickelson’s first signature course in NBC Canada, is being built with the expectation GOLF that it will someday host the PGA Tour’s Golf Trivia RBC Canadian Open. Construction on the course will begin this fall in tandem with the Which golfer has scored the most start of construction on Harmony, the planned points in Ryder Cup history? community in Springbank, Alberta, where it will serve as the development’s centerpiece. a) Nick Faldo c) Sergio Garcia The course, which could be open for play as b) Tiger Woods d) Seve Ballasteros early as 2017, could stretch as long as 8,000 Answer: a) In Nick Faldo’s 11 appearances on a yards from the back tees, in part to make up Ryder Cup team, he has scored 25 points with a for Calgary’s elevation.

23-19-4 record.

This Week: Ryder Cup Day Time Fri, 9/26 2:30am-1:00pm Sat, 9/27 3:00am-1:00pm Sun, 9/28 7:30am-1:00pm Mon, 9/29 12:00pm-6:00pm

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Lessons from the Golf Pro One of the hardest shots that a player has is making the proper contact with chip shots.

It seems like the shot is either a flub shot or we will send the chip screaming past the hole. With the proper setup and technique, you should be able to master a shot that is quite difficult to accomplish. The first step in a proper chip shot is to open you stance up at your feet and your shoulders. Place the ball back a bit in your stance, because you are going to go from a high backswing down to the ball in a quick amount of time, resulting in a descending blow. One of the last keys to remember is that you do not want to have a huge followthrough once you make contact with the ball. Having a short and low followthrough will provide the right amount of contact to make a good shot more times than not.

Player Profile

Joost Luiten

Turned Professional: 2006 World Ranking: 36th 2014 PGA Earnings: $368,250 European Tour Wins: 4

Official World Rankings Through Sept. 21, 2014

1) Rory McIlroy 11.75 pts.

2) Adam Scott 9.14 pts.

3) Sergio Garcia 7.86 pts.

4) Jim Furyk 7.68 pts.

5) Henrik Stenson 7.58 pts.

Official World Rankings continued...

Player Points 6) Justin Rose 7.34 7) Bubba Watson 7.16 8) Jason Day 6.77 9) Matt Kuchar 6.50 10) Rickie Fowler 5.88

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Murphy Oil Company Ltd., 4000, 520 – 3rd Ave SW, Calgary, AB, T2P 0R3, intends to submit this application to the Director, Environmental Management & Reclamation at the Oil and Gas Commission, to amend Waste Discharge Permit # PA-105289. This permit, issued on February 3, 2011, authorizes the discharge of air emissions from Murphy’s Tupper West natural gas processing plant. The proposed amendment includes the addition of an incinerator for acid gas disposal.

The land upon which the facility is situated and the discharge will occur is within 5-1-7717 W6M, located approximately 20 km southwest of Dawson Creek, within the Peace River Regional District. The operating period for this facility is 24 hours/day, 7 days/week.

The facility’s currently permitted total discharge rate 34.4 m3/s. With the addition of the incinerator, the facility’s total discharge rate would increase to 35.2 m3/s. The characteristics of the facility’s air emissions are as follows:

Parameter

Application No. 107507

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION NOTICE

Application for a Permit Under The Provisions of the Environmental Management Act I, Mr. Glenn Soroff, Director, Facilities & Midstream, for Progress Energy Canada Ltd., (Bow Valley 2, 1200, 205-5th Avenue SW, Calgary, AB, T2P 2V7), intend to submit this application to the Director, Environmental Management and Reclamation, at the Oil and Gas Commission to authorize the discharge of air emissions from a compressor station. The sources of air emissions are: - Two Waukesha L5794LT Compressor Engines (1081 kW each, existing), - Two Waukesha L7042GL Compressor Engines (1104 kW each, new), - Two GM 8.1L Generator (125 kW each, one is new for back-up), - Two Propak Glycol Regenerators for dehydration (200 kW each, one is new), - One emergency high pressure flare (including a purge), manufacturer Tornado, - One continuous low pressure flare (including a pilot & purge), manufacturer Tornado, - Other equipment including a still column vent tank and produced water tanks.

The land upon which the facility is situated and the discharge occurs is c-86-J/94-B-9, located at (surface location NAD 83) Latitude 56° 44’ 24.3” North; and Longitude 122°11’ 52.1” West; located within the Gundy Field, approximately 133 km northwest of Fort St. John (driving distances).

The total volume of gas through-put processed by this facility is approximately 1,416,000 m3/day (16.39 m3/s). There is no SO2 discharged from this facility as it combusts sweet gas (0% H2S). All equipment combusts sweet natural fuel gas. The maximum rate of air emissions discharged from this facility is approximately 0.57 g/s TP, 9.44 g/s NOx, 1.91 g/s VOC, and 76.21 g/s CO during an emergency facility blow-down (for approximately 30 minutes, 3 times per year). Continuous average daily emissions rates, cumulatively produced from equipment, are approximately 0.10 g/s TP, 2.89 g/s NOx, 0.56 g/s VOC, and 5.22 g/s CO. The operating period for this facility is 24 hours/day, 7 days/week. There are no nearby facilities within a 5 km radius of the proposed Progress Gundy c-86-J/94-B-9 Compressor Site that would significantly contribute to the overall surrounding emissions.

Any person who may be adversely affected by the proposed discharge of waste and wishes to provide relevant information may, within 30 days after the last date of posting, publishing, service or display, send written comments to the applicant, with a copy to the Director, Environmental Management and Reclamation, Oil and Gas Commission at Bag 2, Fort St. John B.C V1J 2B0. The identity of any respondents and the contents of anything submitted in relation to this application will become part of the public record.

Dated this 16 day of Sept, 2014.

Current Permit Proposed Total Discharge Rate (g/s)* Total Discharge Rate (g/s)*

Nitrogen Oxides (NOx)

11.5285

11.5565

Carbon Monoxide (CO)

30.8789

30.9259

Total Particulates (TP)

0.2761

0.2801

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)

3.6664

3.6724

Sulphur Dioxides (SO2)

0.0000

11.2200

Contact person Glenn Soroff, Director, Facilities & Midstream Telephone No. (403) 539-1774

*under normal operating conditions There are to be no treatment systems applied to the discharge.

Any person who may be adversely affected by the proposed amendment and wishes to provide relevant information may, within 30 days after the last date of posting, publishing, service or display, send written comments to the applicant, with a copy to the Director, Environmental Management & Reclamation, Oil and Gas Commission, at 6534 Airport Road, Fort St. John, BC V1J 4M6. The identity of any respondents and the contents of anything submitted in relation to this application will become part of the public record.

Dated this 17th day of September, 2014.

Contact person: Trevor Pozniak

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6040 Lots & Acreages for Sale

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FSJ -Two Prime

6560 Houses For Rent

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QUEST LEASING 250-262-9700

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9005 Farm Produce

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Contact Sterling Management Service Ltd. 7852829.

For lease commercial space. Syler Plaza, located at 10011-100th Street. Total of 700 sq feet. Great office/storage space.

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WEEKLY PRO RACING UPDATE Racing News, Stats & Trivia

2014 Standings

AAA 400

2014 Chase for the Cup 1) Brad Keselowski

Points: 2097 Wins: 5 Top 5: 12 Top 10: 15

2) Joey Logano

Points: 2096 Wins: 4 Top 5: 12 Top 10: 17

3) Kevin Harvick

Points: 2090 Wins: 2 Top 5: 10 Top 10: 15

4) Jimmie Johnson Points: 2080 Wins: 3 Top 5: 9 Points: 2077 Wins: 1 Top 5: 6

Track Details

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. Twice a year, they pack the stands for NASCAR tripleheader weekends featuring the Truck Series, Nationwide Series, and Gordon, Stewart, and Earnhardt Jr. going fender to fender in the Cup series.

The race will be aired on ESPN.

Top 10: 11

6) Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Points: 2077 Wins: 3 Top 5: 11 Top 10: 17

7) Jeff Gordon

Points: 2070 Wins: 3 Top 5: 10 Top 10: 18

Chase for the Cup: AAA 400 Preview

8) Matt Kenseth

Points: 2057 Wins: 0 Top 5: 10 Top 10: 17

9) Carl Edwards Points: 2057 Wins: 2 Top 5: 6

11) 12) 13) 14) 15) 16)

Kasey Kahne Ryan Newman Greg Biffle Denny Hamlin Kurt Busch Aric Almirola

Top 10: 4 Points: 2055 Points: 2055 Points: 2049 Points: 2049 Points: 2047 Points: 2045

Points 992 972 954 937 931 900 817 798 739 727

Racing News

Cole Custer became the youngest winner in a NASCAR national series race at 16, taking the checkered flag in the Truck Series race at New Hampshire on Saturday. Custer started from the pole and triumphed in just his seventh truck start to supplant Erik Jones, who won at Phoenix last November as a 17-yearold. Custer led 148 of 175 laps. “This is a pretty special race for our team,” Custer said. “I just love this track.”

Racing Trivia

Top 10: 11

10) AJ Allmendinger Points: 2056 Wins: 1 Top 5: 2

Driver 1) Chase Elliott 2) Regan Smith 3) Ty Dillon 4) Brian Scott 5) Elliott Sadler 6) Trevor Bayne 7) Chris Buescher 8) Brendan Gaughan 9) Ryan Reed 10) James Buescher

Top 10: 17

5) Kyle Busch Location: Dover, Del. Shape: Oval Distance: 1.0 miles Turns / Straights: 24º / 9º Last Year’s Pole Winner: Dale Earnhardt Jr. 161.849 Last Year’s Winner: Jimmie Johnson

2014 Nationwide Series

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How old was Joey Logano when he won his first Nationwide Series race? a) 16 b) 17

c) 18 d) 19

Answer : c) Joey Logano was 18 years, 21 days old when he won the 2008 Meijer 300 in just his third start in the Nationwide Series.

Sept. 28th, 2:15 pm ET Dover International Speedway

Last Weekend’s Race: Joey Logano wins the Sylvania 300 Joey Logano took control of Sunday’s Sylvania 300 on a restart with 27 laps left and held on to win the second race in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. It was Logano’s fourth victory of the season and the second straight for Team Penske in the Chase. Sunoco rookie Kyle Larson posted his second straight top-three finish and six-time champion Jimmie Johnson came home fifth. This race was not only about the winner but also about those who survived the crucible of pressure that the Chase creates. It was about the uncharacteristic mistakes on pit road. It was about the aggression and desperation on the track that left the cars of six of 16 Chase drivers in relative states of damage and disrepair.

Driver of the Week Joey Logano #22 Born: May 24, 1990 Crew Chief: Todd Gordon Car: Ford

Year 2014 Career

Wins 4 7

Top 10s 17 77

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Driver Start Finish Points/Bonus Joey Logano 7 1 47 Kyle Larson 10 2 42 Kevin Harvick 3 3 43 Jamie McMurray 2 4 40 Jimmie Johnson 6 5 39 Aric Almirola 21 6 38 Brad Keselowski 1 7 38 Kyle Busch 5 8 36 Dale Earnhardt Jr.11 9 35 Brian Vickers 12 10 35

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