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Yet another month has passed and with it comes changes here at the North Peace branch! We would like to inform everyone that starting February 1st 2015 our branch will be changing its’ long standing stray hold period to co-inside with the BC SPCA provincial standards. This means that we will NO LONGER hold animals in stray care for 7 days. Instead, we will ONLY hold for 4 days as a stray animal. After this 4 day stray hold, originally set forth by the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, the animal will be classed as abandoned or unowned and will be put up for adoption. These changes are coming forward to try move animals more quickly form shelter care. By decreasing the length of stay for dogs we are able to minimize the occurrence of learned inappropriate behaviors such as barking, frustrated digging and excessive territorial marking. Shelter dogs are also at higher risk of minor medical issues such as stomach related bacterial infections, kennel cough and others due to a drop in immune response caused by stress and depression. Early adoption also allows for a quicker transition into their new family home. By decreasing the length of stay for our feline companions we are able to make a larger impact in the number of unwanted kitties roaming the streets. Many people find straying cats a nuisance. They are rummaging through garbage, spraying homes, defecating in flower beds and so on. With only 24 feline spaces available in shelter we must keep the flow of cats and kittens moving steadily. Likewise with felines more readily available in pet stores and on several online classified sites we can no longer risk missing as adoptive opportunity. Increased adoption rates allow for more felines to come in off the streets, which in turn dramatically decreases the amount of unwanted offspring. The decreased length of stay also contributes to improved mental and physical wellbeing of shelter cats. We encourage pet owners to be proactive in care and identification of their animals. Purchasing collar and name tags shortly after bringing your new pet home, ensuring all dogs wear a dog license (required by City Bylaws), purchase microchip identification before their spay or neuter and consider a tattoo at the time of surgery. By ensuring multiple id types your pet will never be unidentified upon entry to a shelter or veterinary clinic, even if you have forgotten to put the collar back on after bath night! We also encourage a proactive approach to finding lost pets. DO NOT WAIT! Don’t be afraid of our answering machine and call 250-785-7722 as soon as your pet is known to be missing. Why wait for days before deciding they may not make it home? If this was a human child would you wait? POST, POST, POST. Facebook sites allowing lost/found ads include FSJ Critters, FSJ Lost and
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demand. In an effort to alleviate that demand, a new program at the University of British Columbia (UBC) was announced last week with the hope of increasing access throughout the province to what some are calling the “Cadillac of care.” The B.C. government is investing $680,000 into the program that will provide a pathway for internationally educated midwives to become fully licensed to practice here. Paula Orser, a doula (birthing coach) in Fort St. John, says the announcement of the new program represents “positive progress in the right direction,” but admits that she is not sure it is going to make much of a difference in the short run. “Personally, I hope that having the government fund these programs will bring more midwives. Obviously it’s better than Mike Carter nothing. I think it’s a step in the right direcStaff Writer tion, but I don’t know if it is going to make There is not a single midwife in the entire much of a difference. It’s hard to say. They are taking a year — it’s not going to hurt.” northeast region of B.C. The program is being piloted this year, There never has been. In fact, save for a few in Smithers and Ha- taking on four students. It will take in eight zelton, there are no midwives north of Prince first-year students per year starting in JanuGeorge. But according to organizations like ary 2016. Once they have completed the program, the BC Midwives Association and Peace River Midwifery Supporters, there is large students will be eligible to take the Canadian Midwifery Registration Examination in order to apply for a license with the College of Midwifes of BC. Orser says there is a lot of frustration about the lack of midwives • Employment Assistance Services in Fort St. John, home to one of the • Trades & Apprenticeship highest birth rates in Canada, ac• Training Assistance cording to the 2011 census. Providing Holistic Training Services for the Aboriginal Peoples of NEBC
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St. Martin’s Anglican Church has erected an iron gate to keep out loiterers and vagabonds. It's the latest measure the church has taken to deal with a worsening problem of public intoxication in the downtown area
David Dyck Staff writer
A downtown Fort St. John church has installed iron gates to the entrance steps in an effort to combat what the caretaker describes as a worsening problem of public intoxication. This is the same church where, just a couple of months ago, Brian Acko succumbed to a heart attack. For the past 10 years or so, Acko had been living intermittently on the streets of Fort St. John. Last October, he passed away very close to the church's steps. On Jan. 24, Murray Farquhar, superintendent of St. Martin’s Anglican Church, said he noticed two young men drunk on the steps of the church and another lying down. He asked them to leave, and when they refused, he told them he was going to call the police. That’s when they followed him up the steps and one of them hit him in the jaw, he said. Police attended, according to Farquhar, and he said charges are being pursued. Three days later, wrought iron gates were installed to separate those enclosed steps from the outside of the building. He estimated their worth to be around $5,000, although the material and labour were donated. “We’ve got a new generation coming out, and they’re more violent,” he said. Gerry Geisbrecht is a member of the church council, and although he had not heard about Farquhar’s alleged assault, he confirmed that loiterers have been an ongoing problem for years, and a large part of the reason why the church is looking to relocate altogether. “I don’t know if it’s too close to the liquor store, too close to downtown, I don’t know. It just seems to be a good place to hang out, which I don’t blame them. It is.” Geisbrecht confirmed that the council elected to erect the gate last last year, but it was not installed until mid-January. All kinds of ideas had gone around as to how to deal with the problem in the past, he said. Extra lighting, motion-activated sprinklers, different kinds of music, but they were either not useful or not practical. They did have a chain up and some signage that he said worked for a while, but it was pulled down by unknown vandals.
Geisbrecht said the council made the decision because public drunkenness had became bad enough that they decided to go ahead with the gate. “There seemed to be way more people and way more mess,” said Geisbrecht. “The cops care, but what can they do? They can’t stand there all day.” Farquhar, who has been the property manager at the St. Martin’s for 10 years, said that while many refer to this segment of society as "homeless," he doesn’t see it that way. In Farquhar’s experience, half or more have residences in and around the city, but come to that area because of the proximity to the liquor store. “It’s a social area, it’s a place where they can sit and watch the world go by,” he said. Public intoxication is a problem that begets other unseemly problems. “We’re tired of the defecation and the urination on the steps,” said Farquhar. “The guy that assaulted me, I caught him the previous day urinating on the front steps. Same guy." The church cut down their IRL! lilac bushes in the front of the It’s a G IX N E L building last summer to open up TINE S I CHR LTE the area, and are now planning U SCHarents: to take out the cement stairs in P ann & Meg the centre of the building, places Robert St. John, BC t r of Fo Length:22” that provide cover for loitering. Baby’s ’s Weight: “I just finished washing Baby 1oz 10lbs, 12015 the steps up on Monday and Jan 16,am on the north steps on our main 5:19 entranceway was a pile of defecation, on our centre steps was another pile of defecation,” he
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said. The church has been there for 80 years, and has always had to deal with this to some extent. But Farquhar said the problem has become increasingly violent over time. “They refuse to accept that they have a problem and they refuse to accept that others who have passed away had a drinking problem,” he said. Police confirmed that they were called to the church that afternoon, and said they are recommending charges of assault to crown council.
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Mike Carter
Does hockey season go on for too long?
First of, in full disclosure; I am a Leafs fan. And for most Leafs fans, the season is always too long. But if I were a fan of any other team the season would still be too long. By the time your team hits game 20 of the 82 game season, you can already look around the league and see who is good and who is bad. You can see in this short time, which teams are over achieving and ready for a crash (Leafs), you can notice the ones that will stay in the basement (Oilers) and you can see the ones that are soaring to the top (the Habs, Hawks, and Ducks). For fans of the bad teams you just want to see it end. For fans of the good teams, you want to get to the playoffs where the games really mean something and you can get closer to a championship each night. I mean, look no further than the latest Numeris ratings for Hockey Night in Canada, they are dropping like a rock! Why? Because the National Hockey League’s attempts and creating league parity have made things more unequal than ever, and no one wants to hear Damien Cox or Nick Kypreos drone on about why the good teams are good and the bad teams are bad. Maybe the players union could be convinced by the fact they’d have a longer vacation. Remember the lockout shortened half season? The Leafs made the playoffs! We need more of that.
Science Matters David Suzuki
Canada is trading away its environmental rights In 1997, Canada restricted import and transfer of the gasoline additive MMT because it was a suspected neurotoxin that had already been banned in Europe. Ethyl Corp., the U.S. multinational that supplied the chemical, sued the government for $350 million under the North American Free Trade Agreement and won! Canada was forced to repeal the ban, apologize to the company and pay an out-of-court settlement of US$13 million. The free trade agreement between Canada, the U.S. and Mexico was never designed to raise labour and environmental standards to the highest level. In fact, NAFTA and other trade agreements Canada has signed — including the recent Foreign
Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement with China — often take labour standards to the lowest denominator while increasing environmental risk. The agreements are more about facilitating corporate flexibility and profit than creating good working conditions and protecting the air, water, land and diverse ecosystems that keep us alive and healthy. Canada’s environment appears to be taking the brunt of NAFTA-enabled corporate attacks. And when NAFTA environmental-protection provisions do kick in, the government often rejects them. According to a study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, more than 70 per cent of NAFTA claims since 2005 have been against Canada, with nine active cases totalling $6 billion outstanding. These challenge “a wide range of government measures that allegedly interfere with the expected profitability of foreign investments,” including the Quebec government’s moratorium on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. Quebec imposed the mora-
Johnny Wakefield
I know not what to make of the lunatic ramblings of my colleague opposite. It seems he argues the hockey season goes on for "too long," but his real point is hard to make out through the gnashing of teeth. Reading his strung-together words, I feel the need to wipe spittle from my face. Does the hockey season go on for too long? I say no. There can be no other answer. Simply put, the market demands the season be thus. 82 games. A perfect number, for it is what the market will bear. I make no claim to the quality of a season of 82 games. Such questions are immaterial. The season could be a pair of games followed by a month of feasting and feats of strength, if that were what pleases the market. It could be a hundred games, two-hundred, if each city's Captains of Industry would buy a sufficient number of season's tickets. My colleague does not seem to understand this. Perhaps his intellect is dulled by too many years of supporting this Toronto "Leaves" Hockey Club. They have always struck me as an irrational sort. In sum, the petty squabbles of a few Columnists matter not. We are but grains of sand on the market's mighty scales, cogs in a great machine that we cannot possibly understand. It is a thought which gives me great comfort.
torium in 2011 pending an environmental review of the controversial gas-and-oil drilling practice. A U.S. company headquartered in Calgary, Lone Pine Resources Inc., is suing the federal government under NAFTA for $250 million. A preliminary assessment by Quebec’s Bureau d’audiences publiques sur l’environnement found fracking would have “major impacts,” including air and water pollution, acrid odours and increased traffic and noise. Fracking can also cause seismic activity. According to the CCPA, Canada has been sued more often than any other developed nation through investor-state dispute settlement mechanisms in trade agreements. Under NAFTA, “Canada has already lost or settled six claims, paid out damages totaling over $170 million and incurred tens of millions more in legal costs. Mexico has lost five cases and paid damages of US$204 million. The U.S. has never lost a NAFTA investor-state case.” NAFTA does, however, have a watchdog arm that’s supposed to address environmental disputes and public
concerns, the Commission for Environmental Cooperation. But Canada is blocking the commission from investigating the impacts of tailings ponds at the Alberta oilsands. Environmental Defence, the Natural Resources Defense Council and three people downstream from the oilsands asked the CEC to investigate whether tailings leaking into the Athabasca River and other waterways represent a violation of the federal Fisheries Act. According to the complaint, the tailings ponds, which are actually much larger than what most people would think of as ponds, are spilling millions of litres of toxic liquid every day. Environmental Defence says the CEC found “plenty of evidence that tar sands companies were breaking Canadian law and lots of evidence that the Canadian government was failing to do anything about it.” It’s the third time in the past year that Canada has prevented the commission from examining environmental issues. Canada earlier blocked an investigation into the protection of polar bears from threats
including climate change and one concerning the dangers posed to wild salmon from B.C. fish farms. Trade agreements are negotiated in the best interests of corporations instead of citizens. On top of that, federal and provincial governments keep pinning our economic hopes on volatile oil and gas markets, with little thought about how those resources could provide long-term prosperity. Recent plummeting oil prices show where that leads. These priorities are screwed up. We end up with a boomand-bust economy and the erosion of social programs as budgets are slashed when oil prices drop. Skewed trade deals allow corporations to override environmental protections that haven’t already been gutted, and create a labour climate in which wages, benefits and working standards fall. It’s time for Canada to recognize that a diversified economy and citizens’ right to live in a healthy environment are more important than facilitating short-term profits for foreign and multinational corporations.
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“I know from being in the industry, there come more accepting of midwives, more are tons of women who would love to have of them will choose to practice in cities like access to midwifery.” Fort St. John and Dawson Creek. Orser — who is currently pregnant — “Again, education needs to happen at evwill be making the five-hour journey to ery level. As an association, we are really Prince George when the time comes to de- upping the ante in that regard. You are not liver her baby, just so she can have access to forced to have a home birth just because you a midwife. have a midwife. The next stage of our work That is something that she wishes others is dialogue as closely as local communities won’t have to go through in the future. as closely as we can.” Mike Carter “[The demand] is not just here,” she said, Staff Writer “it is all over B.C., especially in Aboriginal communities. Anywhere that is a rural area, the demand is huge.” UBC has had a four-year undergraduate degree program for midwives for available for the last decade that has not yet resulted in Dr. Justin Sewell a midwife setting up shop in NorthUsing verbal cues such as Rivers Animal Hospital “outside” or something to eastern B.C. this effect will help the pet Ganga Jolicoeur, executive direcognize when it is time to Puppies are cute and rector of the BC Midwives Associacuddly but housebreaking eliminate. Always praise the tion (BCMA) hopes this new proyour newly acquired friend puppy or give it a treat if it gram will change that. may pose a challenge. Do eliminates in the correct not give up and be consis- place. If you catch your “It’s a two-way street,” she said tent; there will be accidents. puppy eliminating in the while asking: “Do the communities The younger your puppy is house then scold mildly, have the infrastructure to support the more often it will need take outside and praise the community care and understand to go out. Within the first 4 puppy when it goes in the midwifery?” months puppies usually uri- correct location. Never rub your puppy’s nose or face in nate at least every 4 hours. Jolicoeur notes the demand in the soiled area, the puppy One of the most successthis area has been well documented ful ways to housebreak a will generally not remember by such groups as the Peace River puppy is to take it to the that it made the mess and it Midwifery Supporters, but educadesired elimination location will only make the puppy tion about what midwifery is will after waking, after meals fearful. Areas that have been and if it loses interest in soiled should be thoroughly be a large part of the equation. playing. It is also helpful to cleaned to prevent the dog “The expansion of midwifery use a crate as a training tool, being attracted to this area services, particularly in Northern especially when you are out again. Some puppies will B.C., is not a black and white issue. of the house during the day. pee when they get nervous It’s about public education, deterGetting your puppy used to or very excited (submissive the crate can take time and urination). This is often a mining whether the infrastructure patience but is well worth it condition that puppies will and the resources are there, interin the long run. Puppies are outgrow as they gain confifacing with the hospitals and the instinctively reluctant to dence and their urinary tract health authorities and assuring that void where they sleep and if matures. If despite your best taken out every few hours other health professions understand efforts you are not succeedwill go as you take them out. how midwifery fits into the sysing make sure to discuss Puppies will still eliminate tem,” she said. with your in the crate if you leave concerns In addition to helping internathem for too long. Never use Veterinarian as there can be tionally educated midwives set up the crate as a place for pun- medical or anatomical probishment, and make it as lems with your puppy’s practice in B.C., Jolicoeur said she comfortable as possible. urinary tract. recently became aware that UBC is also targeting applicants for its undergraduate midwife program that are from rural communities in the province, with a preference for those who wish to practice in these communities. 785-8387 (VETS) She hopes, as communities be-
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Fort St. John native Denny Morrison reached another milestone this past weekend, winning his 40th individual World Cup long track speed skating medal at the ISU event held in Hamar, Norway. The medal was also the first of the season for the 29-year-old Morrison who won a bronze in the 1500 metre. Morrison finished the race on Sunday with a time of 1:46.03 seconds, which was one hundredth of a second away from his best time of the season. That time was in 1500m at the Canadian Single Distance Championships. Denis Yuskov of Russia won gold in Sunday's race (1:45.07) while Kjeld Nuis of the Netherlands took the silver (1:45.80). After two fourth-place finishes in the 1500m, Nov. 16 in Obihiro, Japan and Nov. 21 in Seoul, South Korea, Morrison said the confidence from his 5000m
pushed him to a better result in the 1500m. “I’ve been feeling pretty good all week and especially after a good 5k Saturday,” Morrison said. “I had a bit of confidence heading into the 1500m and I was able to execute my race plan, which allowed me to skate as well here as I did on the faster ice in Calgary (in January). I'm looking forward to going even faster in the coming weeks.” The four time Olympic medalist won his first individual World Cup medal more than 10 years ago in the 1000m in Turin, Italy on Dec. 10, 2005. He picked up a silver in the 1500m the following day. Morrison sits third all time in Canadian speed skating history with his 40 individual World Cup medals, trailing Canadian icons Jeremy Wotherspoon and Catriona Le May Doan as well as Christine Nesbitt. Including the team pursuit, Morrison now has 52 team and individual World Cup medals to his credit.
Flyers win big against Grimshaw
BYRON HACKETT STAFF WRITER
Fort St. John Flyers forward Kyle Wellard mixed it up with the Grimshaw Huskies in their last matchup but wasn't in the lineup for the penalty filled affair in Grimshaw on Saturday. There wasn’t much animosity when the Grimshaw Huskies visited the Fort St. John Flyers a week ago, but that script was flipped on it’s head when the teams squared off this weekend and tailed 183 combined penalty minutes. The teams met in Grimshaw and the Huskies were looking for payback, but the Flyers prevailed with a 9-3 win, the seventh away from North Peace Arena this season. The penalties started flowing early and often, with the Flyers
heading to the box just 1:05 seconds into the game, which resulted in a Grimshaw power play goal from Corson Fairless at 1:43. According to head coach Gerard Dicaire, who also suited up for the Flyers, it was a questionable hit on Robbie Sidhu that sparked both the offensive and penalty filled affair that followed. The teams combined for 10 penalties in the first included two misconducts for fighting, one from Payden Wongstedt of the Flyers. After a skirmish 5:43 into the second period had a player on each side ejected for fighting and four ten minute misconducts, the Flyers found themselves shorthanded and gave up a power play goal to Huskies forward Terry Holder. Grimshaw scored again at 8:15 to cut the lead to one at 4-3, but the Flyers responded with three straight goals again to put the game out of reach. Leahy, Tyler Loney and Calliou had the second period goals for the Flyers. Calliou added his fourth of the night at 11:46 of the third and Joey Massingham sealed the 9-3 win 41 seconds later. Flyers goalie Dillon Maier made just his fourth start of the season and finished the night with 17 saves and his third win of the season. The Flyers have just two games remaining and will play their final home game of the season on Thursday against the Spirit River Rangers who they are battling for first place in the North Peace Hockey League. Fort St. John would need to win out in their final two games, combined with a Falher win over the Grande Prairie Athletics to take over first place.
The Canadian team will now get ready for back to back events in Heerenveen, Netherlands on Feb. 7-8 and the World Single Distance Championships, Feb. 14-16.
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The Formula Powell Midget Tier three Flyers brought home two points with a win this past weekend over Grande Prairie 5-3. Grande Prairie took the lead just 11 seconds into the game. Fort St. John tied the game six minutes in. Trailing in the second period, the Flyers scored in the opening minute, with another two goals in the second half of the period in a span of 2:32 to take a two goal lead going into the third. Grande Prairie got within one a the start of the third, however Fort St. John restored their two goal advantage a minute and a half later to close out the scoring. Finding the back of the net for the Flyers were Ryan Young (2), Lane De Rose (2), and Lance Aylward. Austin Craig got the start in goal for the Flyers. Good luck this coming up weekend in the Grande Prairie tournament!
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Saturday Crafternoon at the Fort St. John Public Library Fun was had by everyone at the ship building Crafternoon!
Right: Allie Dyer, age 6, struggled with some aspects of her ship, but she managed to get it seaworthy. Left: The shipbuilders had their pictures taken with the final product.
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It’s me Gabriella again! I hope everyone had a great Christmas with family and friends, (and plenty of great food!) This month is pretty slow, as we are recovering from the holidays. We had our Christmas party on Saturday January 3rd. We started it off with a potluck dinner (there was so much food and it was all very delicious!). We then had our meeting were we talked about the beef manual and new ways to learn about animals and weight size. We also talked about the communications. (I’m a little nervous about that!!) For the sheep members we talked about lambing time, which won’t be very long from now, sometime in February (Ahhhh it’s so exciting!!). We also talked about the club finances and on that note I would like to, on behalf of the Prespatou 4-H, thank Farm Credits Canada for the 500 dollars that they donated. We are planning on using it for the grooming and showmanship clinic in spring. Unfortunately one of the beef members steer died and it was a good thing she was insured by Canadian farm insurance corp. Thankfully the loss was covered and she bought a new steer with the money! Now, since we’re party people! After the meeting we party some more by having our gift exchange, playing hockey and volleyball; I think the parents had more fun then the children. It’s great seeing the parents playing against each other like they use to do. We had an amazing time with friends! On Thursday January 15 we did our first photography project. We had to put together a presentation on Photography safety! I think we were all a little nervous about having to present it. Then we got the awesome surprise that we have to show them to our whole 4-H club… there was a little bit of grumbling. In the end though we decided we’d work on it as a group. Now since we’re on the subject of photography, have you seen the beautiful sunsets this past month? If you haven’t I hope you get to see one yet!! They are amazing!! I’ve been able to get many beautiful sunset pictures. I’m hoping to get some great shots at our next weigh in! Everyone is happy with his or her steers and cows/calves! Hopefully the weather will be great next week when we have our weigh in! So I guess this is the part where I say BYE! See you NEXT month! Thank you to Butler Farm for sponsoring this page.
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PRO GOLF WEEKLY UPDATE
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This Week: Farmers Insurance Open
Each year, the PGA Tour makes a stop in San Diego during the West Coast swing for the Farmers Insurance Open. The tournament has been staged on a municipal Defending: Scott Stallings course since 1968, when Torrey Winning Score: 9-under par Pines began as the tournament site. Earnings: $1,098,000 No other golf purse has grown as much in the last 40 years, a testament to the work of the organizing Century Club and the backing of its sponsors. Tiger Woods has won at this course a record eight times in his career. Last year, Scott Stallings shot a final round 68 for a one shot victory. Torrey Pines La Jolla, Calif. 6,874 / 7,569 yards, Par 72
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Brooks Koepka shot a Tournament Results final round 5-under 66 on 1. Brooks Koepka Score: -15 Sunday to capture the Earnings: $1,134,000 Phoenix Open for his first Player Score Earnings PGA Tour victory. Koepka surged T-2. Hideki Matsuyama -14 $470,400 T-2. Ryan Palmer -14 $470,400 into the lead after holing a 50-foot T-2. Bubba Watson -14 $470,400 eagle putt from the fringe on the 15th hole and didn’t make any mistakes the rest of the way. “It feels amazing,” Koepka said. Masters champion Bubba Watson and Ryan Palmer had to settle for pars on the three closing holes and joined Hideki Matsuyama in a tie for second. Tiger Woods shot a second round 82 and missed the cut by 12 shots.
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On Sunday, Rory McIlroy, the world number one, wrapped up his fifteenth career win worldwide and his second at the Dubai Desert Classic. McIlroy shot a 2-under 70 in the final round to win by three shots on Sunday. The Northern Irishman’s 22-under 266 total matched the lowest in the history of the tournament, set by Stephen Gallacher in 2013 and Thomas Bjorn in 2001. McIlroy made just three birdies Sunday but kept mistakes off his card. His only bogey of the round came on the par-3 seventh hole at Emirates Golf Club’s Majlis course. ‘’I did what I needed to do. It wasn’t the best round that I’ve played this year but I got the job done and that’s the most important thing,” McIlroy said.
Lessons from the Golf Pro This week, let’s discuss the proper way to hold your club. Your grip should be in the fingers of both hands, not the palms. Most of the grip pressure should be felt in the last three fingers of your left hand. There is much less pressure in the right hand. There should be no pressure at all in the thumb and forefinger of the right hand. Keep your overall grip pressure light. Don’t “squeeze the toothpaste out of the tube.” Make sure your grip is strong enough, with both V’s pointing over your right shoulder. A stong left hand grip produces solid shots. Keep hands close together. For low ball flight, keep grip pressure firm throughout swing. To promote a fade, keep left grip firm and right grip light. When putting, keep palms facing each other. For better accuracy when putting, make both V’s in your grip point to your chin.
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Turned Professional: 2012 FedEx Cup Ranking: 6th World Ranking: 19th PGA Tour Wins: 1
FedEx Cup Standings Through Feb. 1, 2015
1) Jimmy Walker 957 pts. / 3 top tens
2) Robert Streb 879 pts. / 5 top tens
3) Bubba Watson 833 pts. / 3 top tens
4) Charley Hoffman 757 pts. / 2 top tens
5) Sang-Moon Bae 721 pts. / 3 top tens
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WEEKLY PRO RACING UPDATE Postseason Racing News, Stats & Trivia
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Johanna Long will race for Mike Affarano Motorsports in 2015. Mike Affarano Motorsports announced Long’s return to NASCAR for the 2015 season via a news release, saying, “Long will compete with the team in select NASCAR Xfinity and Camping World Truck Series events in 2015.” Long competed part-time in the Xfinity Series for Mary Louise Miller in 2012 and 2013. With her Daytona debut, Long became the youngest female to compete in the NXS at 19. She finished a career-best 12th with MLM that season upon her July return to the 2.5-mile track. “I am so grateful for this opportunity,” Long said. “I’m excited about it. I’m in the best shape I’ve ever been in my life: Mentally, spiritually and physically.” The 22-year-old will make her 2015 debut at Daytona International Speedway where she will drive the (currently unsponsored) No. 03 Xfinity Series Chevrolet.
Racing History
In 1967, Richard Petty won 27 of the 48 races he entered. How many did he win in a row? a) 5 b) 7
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Born: July 2, 1937 Cup wins: 200 Cup top-tens: 712 Cup championships: 7 With over 200 victories, Richard Petty started more races, won more races, and made more money than any stock-car driver in history. “The King”, as he is nicknamed, won the NASCAR Championship seven times (Dale Earnhardt is the only other driver to accomplish this feat), the Daytona 500 a record seven times, and a record 27 races (ten of them consecutively) in the 1967 season alone. Statistically he is the greatest driver the sport has ever seen and is one of the most respected figures in motorsports as a whole. He also collected a record number of poles and over 700 topten finishes in his 1,184 starts, including 513 consecutive starts from 1971–1989. Petty is a member of the inaugural class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame. He was inducted into the Hall in 2010. His father, Lee Petty, won the first Daytona 500 in 1959 and was also a 3 time NASCAR champion.
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6040 Lots & Acreages for Sale 4.5 Acre lots, cleared. R3 & R4. 5 minutes from town. Paved road, hydro, gas, phone. $249,000. firm. Call 250-261-3795 6505 Apartments/Condos/ Townhouses for Rent
For Rent in Dawson Creek. SUNRIDGE APARTMENTS. BACHELOR, 1 & 2 BEDROOM Apartments www.sterlingmgmt.ca 250-782-7609
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6515 Commercial For lease 1800 sq ft of office space. 7604-100 Ave. Lots of parking! Utilities included.Available immed. Call Sterling Management Services Ltd. 250-7852829 For lease commercial space. Kroecher building located at 10132-100th Street. Total of 2000 sq feet. Office/retail space. Available immediately. Contact Sterling Management Service Ltd. Please Call 250-785-2829. For lease commercial space. Maple Place located at 9807 101st Ave. Small and large spaces. Available immediately. Contact Sterling Management Services Ltd. 785-2829. For lease commercial space. Northgate Mall located at 10440 - 100 Street. 6000 sq feet. Retail/office space. Available immed.. Great Exposure! Contact Sterling Management Service Ltd. 7852829. For lease commercial space. Syler Plaza, located at 10011-100th Street. 700 sq feet. Great office/storage space. Available immediately. Contact Sterling Management Services Ltd. 7852829.
6515 Commercial
6525 Duplexes for Rent
For lease commercial yard 4 acres and 3200 sq ft shop. Located at 9758 Swanson Street. Available immed. Contact Rog as Sterling Management Service Ltd. 250-785-2829
5 BEDROOM 2 DUPLEXES- FURNISHED in Pouce Coupe. Better Rates for Long Term. 250-719-9392
For lease office space. 800 sq ft Chuilli building located at 10142-100 Ave. Available immediately. Contact Sterling Management Services Ltd. 250785-2829. For lease. West shop located at 8704-107 St. 4700 sw feet of office and shop space. Available immediately. Contact Sterling Management Services Ltd. 250-785-2829 6525 Duplexes for Rent 3 bedroom unit available immediately. Located at # 1-8407-17A Street. This unit is approx. 1250 sq ft beautifully finished living space. Includes 6 appliances and parking for 2 vehicles. No smoking, no pets. 1 year lease is required. See dawsoncreekrentals.ca or call: 250-782-8009 One unit in newer Tri-plex at 9121-8St.. Each unit boasts 1800 sq ft. finished living area, 3 bedrooms, 2 full and 2 half bathrooms, 6 appliances, gas fireplace and many other extras. No pets, no smoking. 1 year lease is required. Rent is $1700.00. For info or to view see dawsoncreekrentals.ca or call: 250-7828009
6560 Houses For Rent Available for rent in Dawson Creek. FULLY FURNISHED, ALL inclusive, EXECUTIVE RENTAL HOMES (Bachelors to 5 Bedroom). Call: 1-250-888-7158. NEWER FULLY FINISHED 2400sq. ft. 3 BEDROOM, 2 BATHROOM HOME. 6 appliances, gas fireplace, satellite/cable/internet. Large concrete driveway for ample parking. Storage shed. No pets/no smoking. 1 year lease is required. $2100/mth plus utilities. View at 4602-46 Ave, Pouce Coupe, B.C. Available March 1st. 250-784-7969 WILLOWCREEK 2 and 3 BEDROOM TOWNHOMES IN DAWSON CREEK. Completely renovated, quiet yet are close to downtown and all amenities. AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY. All appliances. Full size unfinished basement for storage. Two bedroom $1300, 3 bedroom $1400 on a 1 year lease. Call 250-782-2824. OR apply online www.sterlingmgmt.ca
6560 Houses For Rent DC-Brand new duplex at 8410-8408-17A Street has 2-3 bedroom units and 2-1 bedroom suites that will be available Sept 1,2014. Includes 6 appliances and off street parking. No smoking, no pets. 1 year lease is required. For info see dawsoncreekrentals.ca or call 250-782-8009 6950 Shared Accommodation DC-Looking for responsible Roommate to share 2Bdrm apartment.$600/month includes utilities. No smoking/No drugs,working fulltime. 250-219-5058 6965 Suites For Rent Basement suite for rent in Dawson Creek. Fully furnished, all utilities included. High speed internet/W/D. Phone 250-719-0022. 6980 Warehouse Office space with heated shop in DC, plus additional shop space if needed. 250219-0484 8095 Contracting
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