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Breast cancer is one of the most common types of cancer among women. Women have a 1 in 9 chance of developing breast cancer in their lifetime. This type of cancer is the result of uncontrolled multiplication and disorganized growth of abnormal cells within the breast. There are several types of breast cancer depending on the cells affected.

Causes The exact cause behind the transformation of normal breast cells to cancerous cells is not well understood.

There are however, certain modifiable and non-modifiable risks factors that predispose one to developing breast cancer. These include: • Gender: 99% of breast cancers occur in women • Advanced age • Personal history of breast cancer: increases risk of developing cancer in the other breast • Family history of breast cancer in a first degree relative (mother, sister, daughter) • Early onset of menstruation (before 12 years of age) • Late menopause (after age 50) • Having first child after the age of 30 • Never having breastfed • Being 50 years and older and not having had children • Prior radiation to the chest area before age 30 • Being overweight (by more than 5 kg) or obese if 50 years of age and older • Not being physically active • Alcohol consumption (limit intake to 1 drink a day) • Hormone therapy (oestrogen plus progestin for more than 5 years) • Smoking Signs and Symptoms The most common signs and symptoms of breast cancer are: • Palpable mass in the breast • Abnormal mammography without a palpable mass • Persistent breast pain • Nipple discharge consisting of fluid or blood • Change in breast size or shape • Nipple inversion or skin dimpling • Redness or mild flaking of the breast skin Screening Measures To ensure the early detection of breast cancer, the following measures must be taken before the appearance of any signs and symptoms. This will facilitate treatment and increase one’s chances for complete recovery.

Firstly, it is strongly recommended that women play close attention to any abnormalities or changes in their breasts by palpating and regularly observing both breasts. Secondly, a clinical examination, carried out by a health care professional should also be done every 2 years, after the age of 40.And lastly, a screening mammography is recommended every 2 years (at least) for women between the ages of 50 and 69 years.

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A former gym will be converted into a non-profit thrift store later this month.

On April 18, the Mennonite Community Church Thrift Shop will have its grand opening at the former site of Maximum Fitness — 95th Avenue and 102nd Street.

Store manager Janet Banman said there is particular demand for the store in the Peace Region.

“It’s the perfect storm where you’ve got the transient population with a lot of money, and then as a result of that you’ve got a lot of people that need help,” she said.

"So it’s definitely a needed thing.”

Banman said there will be some paid staff with other roles filled by volunteer labour. “[Thrift Shop funds] go all over the world, including Canada,” said Banman.

“A certain portion of the net profit will stay right here in Fort St. John for local programming. And then the rest goes to cover natural disasters, victims of war, that kind of thing.”

She said none of the funds will go towards the Mennonite church.

Mennonite Community Church Thrift Shop is looking for donations and volunteers. “[The benefit is] you’re keeping it out of the landfill,” said Banman. “There’s very little that we don’t take.”

The store will also house the Mennonite Community Church quilters, who formerly worked out of the church.

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A report commissioned by the provincial government about fracking's impact on health is not without its critics.

Last Thursday, the province released the Human Health Risk Assessment (HHRA) for oil and gas development. Its main conclusion was that health risks from oil and gas activities in Northeast B.C. were “low.”

“I’m a little bit stunned by the general statement that the risk to health [by oil and gas health activities] is low,” said Calvin Sandborn, legal director for the University of Victoria Environmental Law Centre.

“That doesn’t sound like a scientific statement to me.”

Peace Environment and Safety Trustees Society (PESTS) criticized the decision to hire Intrinsik to produce the report, because the Calgary-based company was hired by Encana Corporation to study a sour gas leak in 2009.

“We felt during their presentation that they downplayed the dangers of [sour gas] extremely well,” a spokesman from PESTS was reported saying at the time.

Bart Koppe, a senior scientist for Intrinsik, stands by the conclusions of the most recent report.

“I wouldn’t say that [Peace Region residents] should be worried,” he said. “We were able to show that some of them were influenced by oil and gas, and others weren’t … there doesn’t appear to be any issues right now under current conditions, but by having an effective air quality monitoring program, you can ensure that that doesn’t change over time.”

Koppe also said there was no link between illness in the area and oil and gas activity.

“Northern Health is studying that as well, so they’ll produce a report where they’ll talk about the incidents of certain types of cancer, respiratory disease like asthma, constructive obstructive pulmonary disease,” he

said. “That’s why one of the recommendations [of the HHRA] is to continue to try and track these and have a health survey in place where they’re able to look at these diseases and see if it’s changing over time.”

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Johnny Wakefield

Has technology ruined our ability to interact with other human beings?

Media often turn to drinking establishments when they're looking for trend signs of "the zeitgeist."

Take, for example, the Vancouver bar that now provides lock boxes at their tables for patrons who want to lock up their smart phones. It's a way to encourage good old human interaction, the owners reason.

Clearly, this little anecdote illustrates how we're all headed for some kind of social oblivion, where we're all plugged in but unable to talk face to face.

Right?

Not so fast.

Sure, we all use our personal electronics as social crutches from time to time. And sure, there's a nice paradox between the rise of "social" media and the perceived decline in social skills. But are trendy tidbits, like the aforementioned bar, actually indicative of a shift in who we are as people? I don't think so.

Human beings will always be social animals. How that sociability is mediated has changed over time (sorry in advance for this bit of technobabble. I blame the college course on Marshall McLuhan.) Mediums like Twitter and Facebook might promise sociability and deliver a kind of hollowed out feeling. But in most cases, I think people will correct and seek out experiences that make them feel, you know, human. In short, the web isn't killing our ability to interact with other people, it's augmenting it.

Science Matters David Suzuki

Who says a better world is impossible?

How long can you go without water? You could probably survive a few weeks without water for cooking. If you stopped washing, the threat to your life might only come from people who can’t stand the smell. But most people won’t live for more than three days without water to drink. It makes sense: our bodies are about 65 per cent water.

According to the United Nations, about 750 million people lack access to safe water — that’s one in nine!

One child dies every minute from a water-related disease and 1.2 billion people, a fifth of the global population, live in areas where

water is scarce. And it’s not just in other countries. As of January, at least 1,838 drinking water advisories were in effect in Canada, including 169 in 126 First Nations communities — some ongoing for years.

With Canada’s abundant glaciers, lakes, rivers and streams, we often take water for granted. (In my home province, we give it away to large corporations that bottle and sell it back to us at exorbitant prices!) We shouldn’t be so complacent.

People in California thought they had enough water to fill swimming pools, water gardens and yards, support a fertile agricultural industry and shoot massive volumes into the ground to fracture shale deposits to release the oil they contain.

Now, with the state in its fourth year of severe drought, regulators are considering emergency legislation and have imposed restrictions to deal with shortages.

Droughts in California and elsewhere are serious warnings about what we could face in Canada and around the world as grow-

Byron Hackett

Next time you’re sitting on a bus, take a look around you. What you will not see are happy faces observing the sights or chatting with a newfound neighbor beside them. Instead you will see robot like figures locked in like a homing device on their cell phone, tablet or whatever the hell else you access the internet with these days.

Sit around a table at a bar and count the number of times you reach for your phone. Watch your friends unconsciously do the same as the conversation dwindles and stammers along between Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, email, news alerts or stock exchange updates.

We learn very little about each other in a short period of time because we are so engaged in our devices and technology.

We now use technology as a crutch for human interaction. It’s okay if you didn’t ask your new friend their last name or couldn’t remember what they do for work. In an instant online you can find out everything you need to know about them, again with Facebook, Google and LinkedIn. Technology has ruined our ability to interact because interaction has now become too reliant on our virtual profile. The online jungle holds us prisoner and dictates our every interaction – there is no sign of a breakout because it’s already too late.

ing human populations and industry require ever more water, and as climate change wreaks havoc on the Earth’s hydrologic cycle, causing drought in some areas and flooding in others.

According to a UN report, as water supplies dwindle, demand from manufacturing, thermal electricity generation and domestic uses will increase 55 per cent by 2050. The report, “Water for a Sustainable World”, says that unless we find better ways to manage water, the world could face a 40 per cent shortfall by 2030.

About 20 per cent of the world’s aquifers are already overexploited.

Water shortages and unsafe water lead to many problems, including food scarcity and crop failure, increased poverty and disease, ecosystem collapse, problems for industry and increasing conflicts over dwindling supplies.

As individuals, we should do everything possible to conserve water, but avoiding massive shortages of clean water will take con-

certed action at all levels of society. The UN report concludes: “The global water crisis is one of governance, much more than of resource availability, and this is where the bulk of the action is required in order to achieve a water secure world.”

Water conservation is the best way to ensure we have enough to go around.

Recycling wastewater and reserving clean water for drinking, moving away from water-intensive agricultural practices, reducing water pollution and avoiding industrial activities that use excessive amounts of water are also important.

The report states that the growing demand for meat, large homes, motor vehicles, appliances and other energy-consuming devices “involves increased water consumption for both production and use.” And while population is a factor, the report shows the increase in water demand is double the rate of population growth.

At the policy level, better supply and sanitation infrastructure and improved

management are essential.

Protecting natural assets such as forests and wetlands that purify and store water and reduce flooding will help, especially in light of expected increases in natural disasters as the world continues to warm.

Of course, doing all we can to reduce climate change and its consequences is also crucial.

The report also notes the world’s current obsession with economic growth has “come at a significant social and environmental cost,” including greater demands on water resources.

Getting a handle on water management and conservation concerns us all. It’s also about social justice, as the poor feel the brunt of negative impacts from water pollution and shortages.

As the UN report points out, “It is now universally accepted that water is an essential primary natural resource upon which nearly all social and economic activities and ecosystem functions depend.” Water makes life possible. We must never take it for granted.

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Hello readers!

Its Grace Koop from the sheep/swine club here to give you an update on the activities of the Lakeshore Community Club! With Communications, our annual fundraiser, and preparing for the arrival of our project animals, Lakeshore has had a busy month!

L A K E S H O R E

4-H District Communications were held on March 14, at Northern Lights College, where each competitor presented a speech, educational display, speak and show, or demonstration. Members of the community volunteered as judges, and they gave us some helpful tips for improving our presentations. A big thank you to all the volunteers who gave of their time to come and judge for us! Their advice was well appreciated by those of us who are getting ready for the Regionals in April.

In addition to District Communications, the Lakeshore Community Club also held its annual fundraiser/fun night at the Cecil Lake Hall, March 21 at 5:30PM. Every year Lakeshore teams up with the Green Vally 4-H Club to put on a supper and auction, as well as running some great booths for the kids! The supper and auction provide a great way for the community to support our club and have a good time while they’re at it!

Thank you to everyone who supported 4-H by attending.

You helped make this year’s fundraiser a huge success!

4H C O M M U N I T Y

Last, but definitely not least, Lakeshore is getting ready for the first weigh-in of our sheep and swine projects on April 6. My family has been involved in many lamb projects over the years, and this year we are excited to try swine projects for the first time. I can’t wait to pick out our pigs and lambs! Good luck to all our members in choosing their animals! I’m looking forward to seeing them at the weigh-in!

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Duncan “The Heartbreak Kid” Wilson was crowned the Fivestar Fight League welterweight champion at FFL11 and will look to defend his title on Friday, April 24 at the Fort St. John Curling Rink.

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First there was ‘Homecoming,’ then there was ‘Vindicated,’ but this time around there’s no need for fancy names or catchy titles.

Fivestar Fight League is set to host ‘FFL 14’ at the Fort St. John Curling Club on April 24, their third event since last April in the Energetic City.

President and CEO of Fivestar Fight League Justin Donally said earlier this week what’s different this time around was the focus on matchups that he knows the fans will love.

“Doing two shows a year here, people start to think ‘Ah it’s just another show,’” he said. “This show we had some bigger plans for some big fights, maybe some exUFC guys, but we’ve seen the price of oil and gas come down the tubes this winter and everybody is

pulling their pennies and watching their spending.

“I decided to take the route of booking the most exciting guys in B.C. and Alberta at a amateur and pro level, as local as we could to put on an exciting card… Just made some really interesting matchups where I know they are going to be exciting.”

Those matchups as usual include as many local products as possible, with Fort St. John native Duncan “The Heartbreak Kid” Wilson (6-4) headlining the card and trying to defend his Welterweight title against Aaron Shmyr (5-4).

After a chest infection held Wilson out of FFL 13 in the fall, he’s been itching to get back in the ring.

“Right after that fight he wanted to get back in the cage … he’s super excited,” Donally said. “The job he was on ended about a week and a half ago and he’s been living

in the gym … Duncan’s the kind of guy that if you let him fight every week— he’d probably fight every night if we let him.”

Local product Dylan Lielke (5-0) will also put a belt on the line as he tries to defend his amateur featherweight title against Laine Keyes (3-0).

Fan favourite Brad Stewart will not be fighting for a professional title this time around, but will put his 7-3 record on the line against Markhaile Wedderburn (11-13).

“Brad Stewart is pretty hungry right now,” Donally said. “That last fight lit a fire under him. We always knew Brad’s Achilles heel was his wrestling … Brad’s wrestling is on a whole different level since last fall. He’s been eating sleeping, dreaming and breathing wrestling … He’s out to prove a point this time.”

In the other main event of the eve-

ning, defending middleweight professional champion Brendan Kornberger (5-1) will take on Grande Prairie product Matt Baker (11-7).

“People around here are interested,” he said. “People around here have seen Matt Baker fight before, he’s extremely active, he lived in Grande Prairie for a few years and worked in the oilfields, so a lot of people in the area know him. Matt Baker— love him or hate him he always brings an exciting fight.”

If Baker is able to upset Kornberger and Stewart wins his fight, there could be a trilogy matchup with Stewart and Baker, who have fought twice and each have pulled out a victory.

For the first time ever the FFL will also crown a middleweight amateur champion. Brent Auger (6-1) out of Grand Prairie will take on local fighter Shad Potts (2-0).

Auger is looking to collect his third amateur middleweight title.

Another first for the FFL will be a kickboxing fight, one that Donally hopes can spark interest in a card next fall that will feature MMA, boxing, and kickboxing.

Corey Mackie (1-0) of Fort St. John will take on Grey Patino in the inaugural kickboxing match at FFL 14.

The card in total will feature 12 fights between the amateur and professional divisions.

UFC star and Canadian Mitch Clarke will also make an appearance at the fights.

Donally said ticket sales are generally slow a month before a fight, but expects things to ramp up in the week leading up to the fight.

For more information on the fights visit the Fivestar Fight League Facebook page. sports@ahnfsj.ca

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Continued from Page 3 In addition to industry clients, Intrinsik has also worked for First Nations and governments.

“At the end of the day, whether or not the province would have hired us for work, industry would have hired us, or First Nations would have hired us, the answers would have been the same,” said Koppe.

Sandborn said he was “disappointed” with the process.

“We thought we were going to get a robust health and safety analysis, and I would say that the process has been less than robust,” he said.

“The input from stakeholders has been inadequate.

[The Environmental Law Centre is] one of the leading groups that’s done analysis on reform of legislation and what the rules are in other jurisdictions, and we were not consulted at all by Intrinsik.”

Rick Koechl, the former chair of the Northeast Oil and Gas Health Advisory Committee (NEOGHAC), felt there were points missing in the report.

He criticized the report for leaving out analysis on housing, sexually transmitted diseases, stress, mental health, addictions and quality of life issues related to oil and gas development.

“We have a member on the committee who’s involved with public health," he said. "Her point was, there is information that is out there that would have helped them do this.”

Koechl noted that the report did not deal with individual well sites or accidental releases.

“They couldn’t report on some of the low emissions, low grade emissions, or fugitive emissions that you and I are exposed to on a regular basis,” he said.

Koechl was “disappointed” with the wording of some of the recommendations.

The report recommends that the province “should consider the implementation of a reciprocal agreement framework for setbacks between the oil and gas industry and B.C.’s communities.

He questions the reciprocity. In his view “the problem isn’t equal.”

Koechl said that while oil and gas companies have wanted to build natural gas wells closer to homes, owners are less inclined to build their homes closer to natural gas wells. “I don’t go out and build 100 metres from a gas plant — trust me,” he said.

He said a company approached him years ago to build a gas well in the middle of his property’s horse corral.

“If my house is sitting there, don’t you think I should take precedence over the companies who come in and say we own [the underground] rights, we should come in and drill there?” he asked. “They’re saying fair is fair — but who wins?”

The province promised to accept all 14 recommendations of the report, but many were worded to say that the province “should consider” certain changes.

“In terms of timelines for implementation, these are ongoing, but there is a commitment to provide

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Bart Koppe, a scientist tasked with looking at the health risks from the oil and gas, spoke at the Quality Inn in Fort St. John last week.

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Take control of your risks By presidential proclamation, April is Cancer Control Month. It’s a nationwide event that’s geared toward showing people how to manage the risk of cancer through prevention and screening. How can you take control of your cancer risks? Part of that job falls to the health care system, but a lot of the real prevention work comes down to you.

Quit using tobacco. Do you smoke or chew to­bacco? Then your risks of contracting cancer are higher than average.

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Get regular screening. If you’re in a particular risk group and are targeted for screening, you have far better chances of surviving breast, colorectal and cervical cancer. If you are using or have used tobacco, lung cancer screening can be ef­fective as well. Talk to a doctor to see if you’re in a high risk group for any of these cancers and therefore a good candidate for regular screening.

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2015 Standings Sprint Cup Series Top Ten 1) Kevin Harvick

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Top 10: 6

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

4) Denny Hamlin Points: 172 Wins: 1 Top 5: 3

Top 10: 3

5) Jimmie Johnson Points: 168 Wins: 1 Top 5: 2

6) Martin Truex Jr. Points: 231 Wins: 0 Top 5: 1

Top 10: 6

7) Kasey Kahne Points: 193 Wins: 0 Top 5: 1

Top 10: 2

Production company Posse Films, which specializes in “inspirational entertainment,” announced this week it is making a biographical film about the life and career of Allison, the 1983 Winston Cup champion and threetime Daytona 500 winner. A press release said the film will document Allison’s rise to the top of NASCAR, the 1988 crash that ended his career at the age of 50 and Bobby and his wife Judy’s loss of their two sons, Davey and Clifford.

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8) Ryan Newman Points: 180 Wins: 0 Top 5: 3

Top 10: 4

9) Paul Menard Points: 173 Wins: 0 Top 5: 1

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10) Dale Earnhardt Jr. Points: 172 Wins: 0 Top 5: 3

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Texas Motor Speedway’s layout is very similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Lowe’s Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway). Based on qualifying speeds in 2004, 2005, and 2006, the Texas Motor Speedway was once considered the fastest non-restrictor plate track on the NASCAR circuit, with qualifying speeds in excess of 192 mph and corner entry speeds over 200 mph. However, as the tracks’ respective racing surfaces continue to wear, qualifying speeds at Atlanta have become consistently faster than at Texas.

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Xfinity Series Top Ten

Last Race: Denny Hamlin won the STP 500 STP 500 Results Driver Points Denny Hamlin 47 Brad Keselowski 43 Joey Logano 42 Matt Kenseth 41 David Ragan 39 Martin Truex Jr. 39 Danica Patrick 37 Kevin Harvick 38 Jeff Gordon 36 Jamie McMurray 34

With his No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota sliding sideways as it approached the checkered flag, Denny Hamlin held on to his car and held off Brad Keselowski to win Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series STP 500. In winning his first race of the season, his fifth at the .526-mile short track and the 25th of his career, Denny took the lead for good on Lap 473 of 500. He passed teammate Matt Kenseth for the top spot. Two laps later, Keselowski surged past Kenseth and tracked down Hamlin, setting up a breathtaking battle in the closing laps. Keselowski could have won his second straightSprint Cup race by wrecking Hamlin, but the 2012 premier series champion opted not to win the race with his bumper. “Hats off to Brad -- he had an option, and he took the latter,not to wreck the No. 11,” said Hamlin. Brad broke a 31-race Toyota winless streak dating back to his victory at Talladega last May.

Denny Hamlin Born: Nov. 18, 1980 Crew Chief: Dave Rogers Car: Toyota

Year 2015 Career

Wins 1 25

Top 10s 3 157

Avg. Finish 16.5 15.1

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