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They started in a tiny little pot at the grocery store, two banana seedlings about the size of a 12-inch ruler. Now they’re a pair of trees standing nine feet tall and pushing the ceiling of Yukon and Beth Soles’ greenhouse in Fort Nelson.
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With a heaping of manure this spring and a good daily soaking during the hot days of summer, the plants bore their first crop of fruit last week, a rack of bananas falling to the“Iground.didn’t even look up how to grow bananas before I bought it. I went and bought it and brought it home, then started looking at what I had gotten myself into,” says Soles, who has run Fine Country Farms with his wife Beth since 2016, where they grow hothouse and market veggies and herbs to sell at the local market.
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tate whether such a concept will come to fruition.“You can grow basically anything in a greenhouse as long as you look after it and control growing factors like the heat, the humidity, the soil,” he says, and also the energy source.
For fellow green thumbs growing food in their summer garden or greenhouse, or even inside the house, Soles encourages them not to give up if they have an experiment they want to try. “If you try something and it doesn’t work, it’s not because of who you are, you just need to try again,” he says.
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With geothermal power plans being developed in the Northern Rockies, could a full-scale banana plantation one day be growing in a greenhouse in Fort Nelson? In a way, Soles says he never needed to prove the idea was possible for a northern community—it’s been proven many times in similar places. The economics will dic-
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It was Aug. 3 last summer when he finally took them out their 30-gallon pots, already five to six feet high by that point, and planted them in the ground in his greenhouse.
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Yukon and Beth Soles with the first harvest from their banana plants in Fort Nelson.
And answers to more of their curiosities about the plants are still to come, like when the next generation of fruit will bloom and how long the plants will live.
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“I have no doubt it will taste like a banana, whether it will be a sweeter banana or a blander banana, I have no idea,” Soles says. “I have some Filipino friends who have been helping me a little bit, they grew up with bananas in the Philippines. But the growing conditions are totally different that, even still for them, they don’t know what to expect either because it’s just not the same climate.”
All in the span of a year and a half after they purchased the tropical plants from the local Save-On Foods. “Walking around stores, you see these things every now and then. When the opportunity knocks, you take it,” says Yukon. “I had the space and I was looking for something new to try, not really knowing what to do with it.”
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“You know,” he adds, “it’s funny that there’s so much amazement over the banana, but I have been trying to grow a good onion for years and I haven’t been able to. Finally, this year we have some decent onion.“That’s not amazing to anybody else, but that was a lot of work for me, failing year after year. It’s just because I couldn’t let it go. I couldn’t give up.”
The first six months of the plants were fascinating for Soles to watch, replanting them pot by pot and seeing them grow two to three inches per day, one leaf after another sprouting from the stems.
His greenhouses and farm buildings use an outdoor wood-heated boiler, and he’s been starting to grow ginger too. “That’s been really nice for us, to have a local spice, not just a vegetable but something that really adds flavour to food,” he says. Of buying the banana seedlings, Soles says it was worth it just to see the amazement on people’s“That’sfaces.been the exciting thing over the last year, when I show visitors the plants. They walk through the door and their face lights up with amazement,” he says. “It’s been a pleasure for me.”
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Steven Haab and Steven Labossiere were the two last names added to the ballot in Fort St. John and both will vie for the role of mayor. They’ll be joined by Lilia Hansen and Shannon Stange as mayoral candidates.Dawson Creek voters will have two names to choose from when they select a mayor, Darcy Dober or Shaely Wilbur.Both Taylor and Chetwynd residents will also have two choices - in Taylor between Brent Taillefer and Peggy Alexander and in Chetwynd where Allen Courtoreille faces Michael Warrington
McPherson. A list with four names for mayor was on its election page: Edmond Boyer, Lorraine Michetti, Bill Plowright, and Danielle Veach.
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Last year, One Island Lake became the first nationally recognized FireSmart neighborhood in the Peace region. On August 27 of this year, the community once again gathered for a work-bee BBQ to maintain its status as a FireSmart community. The event saw cabin owners reducing their wildfire risk by removing forest fuels and turning them into firewood and wood chips for gardens.
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Eligible electors throughout the Peace region have the opportunity to vote on five new proposed service bylaws in October alongside the Local Government Election. If approved, the following services will impact your tax bill no matter where you live in the region, even within municipal boundaries:
Additionally, voters in Electoral Area B will have the opportunity to vote on the adoption of a service bylaw for a Fort St. John Public Library Financial Contribution. Only voters in Electoral Area B will be eligible to vote on this proposed service as only Area B will be impacted should the bylaw be adopted.
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A full list of the candidates in the North Peace region follows. (I) indicates the candidate is an incumbent, but only if they are currently holding the position they’re seeking re-election for. Any candidate wishing to withdraw from next month’s election has until 4 p.m. Sept. 16 to have their name removed from the ballot.
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“TeacherScout.— Do you protest?” he asked of another in the crowd. Turning to a bemedalled Legionnaire, he said, “How many of you are there — how many turn out on a Saturday“Younight?”don’t know? Best to count them all and divide by two!”Also gathered for the welcoming were the community bands and choir, the Cubs and Scouts, the Friendship Society, and the Brownies and Guides.
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“Regrets,reported.ofcourse, that Princess Anne was missing. She wanted to come—but doctor’s orders. Here’s the Queen in a soft navy belted coat with white trim and jewelled earrings and lapel-pin sparkling... not from the dime store but the real dazzling thing.”
Both made the trip to Fort St. John in 1971 as part of a tour celebrating British Columbia’s centenary anniversary of joining“It’sConfederation.certainlya time in history, an end of an era,” said Fort St. John historian Larry Evans onEvansThursday.was just three years old when Elizabeth was crowned in 1953. He’s earned three Queen’s jubilee medals since, his first as part of a 50th golden anniversary that coincided with his retirement as the city’s fire chief in 2003. He received a diamond jubilee medal for her 60th anniversary in 2012, and a platinum jubilee medal for her 70th in August.
The Royal couple were welcomed by an official reception party including then Mayor Peter Frankiw and Mrs Frankiw, MP Bob Borrie and Mrs Borrie, MLA Ed Smith and Mrs Smith, Mayor Glen Kyllo and Mrs Kyllo of Taylor, Mayor Rod Richmond and Mrs Richmond of Hudson’s Hope, local Chamber president Tony Brummet and Mrs Brummet, and Mr and MrsAfterCrandall.signing a guest book, the couple stopped several times to talk with Royal Canadian Legion veterans, including Victoria Cross holder Alec Brereton, who had made a special trip north from his home in the Lower Mainland to be present for the occasion.
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“She’s the only queen I ever knew,” said Evans. “When we sang God Save The Queen in school, there was always a picture of her and Prince Philip in theAlaskaclassroom.”Highway News carried a front page report and photo spread of the Royal visit in 1971, reporting the Queen and Prince arrived at the airport as scheduled, 1:40 p.m., to an estimated crowd of 4,000— despite what the local weatherman said was the “most horrible weather possible” for their“Butvisit.where is her crown?” asked one little voice that could be heard from the crowd, Elizabeth and Philip “wreathed in smiles” as they stepped off the plane.“To the vast crowd on the tarmac, if a picture is worth
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The royal visit was brief, extended only by a few minutes as refuelling of their aircraft wasn’t completed on time. The pipe band played the Queen and the Prince back onto the plane, and the crowd stayed to wave them off as they returned to the “Theskies.ones she spoke to were fairly bubbling with pride and happiness,” Boulter wrote of the Queen, adding she “needed no protection whatsoever.”
“She was as safe in Fort St. John as if she were at home in her sitting room,” he wrote.
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When Queen Elizabeth II visited Fort St. John in May 1971, the only thing that could have been more co-operative for the occasion was the weather.
Elizabeth “had a word with 30 or more of the spectators, among whom the children were far from being overlooked,” the News“Lightheartedreported. small talk— but from a Queen—to be remembered and passed along for many years to come.”
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Thousands had turned out to greet Her Majesty and the Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip upon their arrival at the Fort St. John airport.
“The thing that strikes me about Her Majesty’s visit is the attitude of the crowd. Patient, interested, and resigned to the cold wind on the exposed airport ramp,” wrote Alaska Highway News columnist Leith Boulter.“Justa big family outing with a minimum of formality, yet with all proper respect to the visitors.”Elizabeth died Thursday at age 96, Buckingham Palace said Thursday, the longest-reigning monarch in British history with 70 years on the throne. Her passing follows Philip’s death last year at age 99.
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But it was a chilly day of just 7 degrees on May 8, with “gale force” winds gusting to 64 kilometres per hour, discomforting those who stood on the tarmac for an hour, many dressed in double winter gear, awaiting the royal landing.
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“No problem with litter on the ramp, no vandalism, just the usual disappointment that all of us could not be in the front row.”
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Philip, the News reported, was quick with his quips while speaking to the crowds.
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You could see the improvements, especially during the races,” said Elks head coach Richard“There’sStickel.been some big improvements from most of our kids, so we’re very happy and it’s nice to have skaters come in from other communitiesSometoo.” of the his skaters, Stickel said, are off to a meet in Calgary Sept. 23. “It’s going to be a big year
It might have only been August, but speed skating returned to the Pomeroy Sport Centre for a week-long training camp and time trial event.
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Stickel is hoping to have between 50 and 60 skaters from his club ready to go.
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It was the first chance for coaches with the Fort St. John Elks speed skating team to see just what progress their athletes made in the short off-season.Theclub held a region-wide long track summer camp at the Pomeroy Sport Centre oval Aug. 29 to Sept. 2.
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The Fort St. John Chamber of Commerce has put out a call for nominations for this year’s Business Excellence Awards.
sectors. The awards will also recognize deserving young entrepreneurs and women of distinction in their respective fields. Other events are planned including a breakfast on Oct. 17, workshop sessions, and a tradeshow at the Pomeroy“TheHotel.week is geared to help businesses promote, network, and pickup key ideas and strategies to help sustain and grow their businesses!” Fort St. John Chamber CEO Cheryl Montgomery said in a release. Grab nomination forms from the Chamber website, or drop by MNP, which is sponsoring the awards.
“We had a really good week.
for us with the Canada Winter Games early next year. So, there’s trials here in December. The kids will be vying for spots so it’s a big competition. Kind of nerve-racking for them, but kind of fun.”
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The club is also hosting a short-track meet at the end of October below the oval track in the hockey rinks.
“Fort St. John has been absolutely spectacular from what I’ve been experienced and seen in looking after people from Hudson’s Hope.”
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The proposed maximum amount that may be requisitioned in any one year for the service, is the greater of $200,000 or an amount equal to the amount that could be raised by a property value tax of $0.0125/$1,000 when applied to the net taxable value of land and improvements in the service area. Based on current assessment values, the estimated residential tax rate in the rst year is $.0072 per $1000 of assessed value of improvements (buildings). Land will not be taxed for this proposed service.
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order as of Monday morning. There were 310 receiving ESS and accommodations in Fort St. John, according to EMBC.
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PUBLIC NOTICE is given to ALL electors within the Peace River Regional District, both rural and municipal residents, that Assent Voting (referendum) will be held Saturday, October 15, 2022 on the following question: you in favour of Peace River Regional District adopting Sport Cultural Events Grant in Aid Service Establishment Bylaw No. 2473, 2022 for the of creating region wide that will of local governments non-pro t entities international level competitions or festivals that are by relevant governing oversight body, held within the boundaries of the Peace River Regional District, at a maximum annual tax requisition limit that is the greater of $200,000 OR $0.0125 per $1,000 of net taxable value of land and improvements, and assessed on improvements only, imposed in the entire Peace River Regional District, including all member municipalities and electoral areas?
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“They’ve been watching this thing move around in various ways under various circumstances for some time. The last little bit, because of the dry circumstances and the wind directions, that southwest wind not being favourable at all, the fire’s been growing,” Heiberg said Sunday.“They were very busy around supper time and into the evening last night getting that message out to folks so that they could get ready to get out of there,” he added of the evacuation orders.
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The Battleship Mountain wildfire near Hudson’s Hope grew grown to 28,000 hectares over the weekend, with more aggressive fire behaviour is expected over the coming days.Hudson’s Hope and sur rounding rural areas were ordered to evacuated late Saturday night due to the rapid spread of the fire, which moved up to an extraordinary 10 kilometres in some ares earlier that day.
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In an update Sunday, the City of Fort St. John said enough hotel rooms had been secured for evacuees.
Hudson’s Hope Mayor Dave Heiberg told Alaska Highway News the fire was watched “very closely” throughout the day Saturday before the evacuation was ordered.
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BC Wildfire Service says ignition operations on Sun day were successful, allowing crews to better reinforce con tainment lines and “gain a defensive advantage by re moving fuel between control lines and free burning edge of theSixtywildfire.”firefighters are work ing the fire during the day along with 64 structure pro tection personnel, accord ing to the wildfire service. Another 21 firefighters and six structure protection per sonnel are working night operations.According to Emergency Management B.C., there were 1,032 people impacted by the
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Resident elector: you may vote if you are: • eighteen (18) years of age or older on voting day, • a Canadian citizen, • a resident of BC for at least six (6) months immediately before voting day, • a resident of the Peace River Regional District, either in a municipality or in an electoral area, and • not disquali ed by law from voting.
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As of Monday press time, there were 34 actively burning wildfires in the Prince George Fire Centre, the largest being the Battleship Mountain blaze – the Bearhole Lake fire east
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“Sport and Cultural Events Grant in Aid Service Establishment Bylaw No. 2473, 2022”. If adopted, this bylaw would provide authority for the provision of grants to support the holding of national and international level sporting and cultural events in the region, which attract international attention to the region, provide entertainment options for local residents, and attract visitors to the area
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The wildfire advanced up to 10 kilometres in some areas under sustained 30-kilometre winds and low relative hu midity, wildfire officials said.
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To nd out more about how to vote by mail, please call the o ce at 250-784-3200 or view the webpage at https://prrd.bc.ca/getoutandvote/
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Note: The property tax limit of $0.0125 per $1,000 is an average of rates of all classes on land and improvements to determine the maximum amount that may be raised in any one year based on that year’s net taxable assessment. The estimated residential tax rate for the rst year is $.0072 per $1000. The tax rate is applicable to improvements only.
VOTING DATES AND LOCATIONS
Completed mail ballot request application forms may be dropped o or mailed to the Chief Election O cer at the o ce of the Peace River Regional District, Box 810, 1981 Alaska Avenue, Dawson Creek, BC, V1G 4H8, during regular o ce hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily until Friday, October 14, 2022. Applications may also be submitted via fax to 250-784-3201 or email to tab.young@prrd.bc.ca To be counted, your mail ballot must be received by the Chief Election O cer by the close of voting on Saturday, October 15, 2022. It is responsibility of the voter to ensure their mail ballot is received by the deadline. A mail ballot package may be returned by any of the following methods:
ADVANCE VOTING: (All quali ed electors may vote at an advance voting opportunity.)
Service Area The Sport and Cultural Events Grant in Aid Service Area boundary is the entire Peace River Regional District, including municipalities, as shown on the attached map.
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A third large fire in a remote area northwest of Hudson’s Hope, near Folded Hill Creek, grew to just over 1600 hec tares by the end of the week end, but was not considered a wildfire of Province-wide,note. the number of fires burning was 191, but unlike years past, a large ma jority of them were lightningcaused. Of the almost 1500 recorded so far in B.C. this year, 1110 were linked to the weather.
• In person, at the Polling Station at #1, 300 Highway 2, Ovintiv Events Centre (aka Encana Events Centre) on October 5, 12, and 15th between 8am and 8pm.
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The establishment of this service does not include the authority to borrow funds for the provision of the service.
WHO MAY VOTE
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• By mail delivered to Box 810 Dawson Creek V1G 4H8 up to 4:30 pm on October 14, 2022
If voting as a Non-resident Property Elector, you are encouraged to contact the Chief Election O cer well in advance of voting day to ensure that you have all the required information prior to attending the voting place.
synopsis of proposed Bylaw No. 2477, 2022, and is not intended to be, and is not to be understood as an interpretation of the bylaw. The full bylaw may be inspected online at www.prrd.bc.ca, or at the following location during regular business hours: Peace River Regional District o ces 1981 Alaska Avenue, Dawson Creek, BC. 9505 – 100th Street, Fort St. John, BC
Service Area
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If you own property in the Peace River Regional District and live somewhere else in B.C., you are eligible to vote as a non-resident property elector if you: • are eighteen (18) years of age or older on voting day, • are a Canadian citizen, • have lived in BC for at least six (6) months before voting day, • are the registered owner of real property in the Peace River Regional District that is within the service area boundary (the entire PRRD, including municipalities) for at least thirty (30) days before voting day, and • are not disquali ed by law from voting.
the bylaw is available during regular business hours at the municipal o ces of each member municipality of the PRRD, whose electors are also eligible to vote on this question; Dawson Creek City Hall, Fort St. John City Hall, Tumbler Ridge Town Hall, District of Taylor, District
Resident elector: you may vote if you are: • eighteen (18) years of age or older on voting day, • a Canadian citizen, • a resident of BC for at least six (6) months immediately before voting day, • a resident of the Peace River Regional District, either in a municipality or in an electoral area, and • not disquali ed by law from voting.
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Requesting a Mail Ballot Package
Note: The property tax limit of $0.0125 per $1,000 is an average of rates of all classes on land and improvements to determine the maximum amount that may be raised in any one year based on that year’s net taxable assessment. The estimated residential tax rate for the rst year is $.0072 per $1000. The tax rate is applicable to improvements only.
The Global Geopark Grant in Aid Service Area boundary is the entire Peace River Regional District, including municipalities, as shown on the attached map
Non resident voters are subject to the requirement to produce two (2) pieces of identi cation, and in addition, must provide proof that they are entitled to vote in relation to a property (ie: proof of ownership). If there is more than one registered owner of your property, written consent from the majority of the other owners will be required to authorize you to cast the one vote allowed for the property.
TUMBLER RIDGE MUSEUM PHOTO
Mail ballot voting is available to ALL eligible voters. Anyone quali ed to vote as either a resident, or as a non-resident property elector, may choose to vote by mail.
• In person, at the Polling Station at #1, 300 Highway 2, Ovintiv Events Centre (aka Encana Events Centre) on October 5, 12, and 15th between 8am and 8pm. To nd out more about how to vote by mail, please call the o ce at 250-784-3200 or view the webpage at https://prrd.bc.ca/getoutandvote/
There is no need to pre-register to as the registration of all electors will take place at the time of voting. Please plan to show respect other voters and elections o cials through observation of physical distancing; and if you feel unwell, you may request curbside voting upon arrival at the voting place.
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The museum says three “dis tinct” track types were found within a lease area of the Quin tette Mine: large three-toed bird tracks, larger four-toed dinosaur tracks thought to have been made by ovirapto saurs, and pterosaur tracks.
SYNOPSIS OF PROPOSED BYLAW
VOTING DATES AND LOCATIONS
Mail ballot request application forms are available at the Peace River Regional District o ces at 1981 Alaska Avenue, Dawson Creek, and 9505-100th Street, Fort St. John, and online at https://prrd.bc.ca/getoutandvote/ or can be requested by phoning the o ces at 250-784-3200 or 250-785-8084 or by emailing the Election O cers identi ed at the end of this notice.
The proposed maximum amount that may be requisitioned in any one year for the service, is the greater of $200,000 or an amount equal to the amount that could be raised by a property value tax of $0.0125/$1,000 when applied to the net taxable value of land and improvements in the service area. Based on current assessment values, the estimated residential tax rate in the rst year is $.0072 per $1000 of assessed value of improvements (buildings). Land will not be taxed for this proposed service.
Flying pterosaur tracks the first to be identified in B.C., museum says of developing, improving, operating and maintaining a Global Geopark in the region, at a maximum annual tax requisition limit that is the greater of $200,000 OR $0.0125 per $1,000 of net taxable value of land and improvements, and assessed on improvements only, imposed in the entire Peace River Regional District, including all member municipalities and electoral areas?
Tax Rate
This dreamlike painting by art ist Jan Vriesen imagines what the environment was like in the Tumbler Ridge area of North east B.C. some 112 million years ago.
You will be required to make a declaration that you meet the eligibility requirements noted below, as either a resident or non-resident elector, and you will need to produce two (2) pieces of identi cation (at least one with a signature). Picture identi cation is not necessary. The identi cation must prove both residency and identity.
The three-toed bird tracks, the museum said, are “the lar gest from the Mesozoic Era (the ‘Age of Dinosaurs’) in North America, and among the lar gest in the world from this time period.”“Atthe time the tracks were made, the area was likely at the margin of an open lake basin or a floodplain pond.
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“Traces made by freshwater mussels were also present on the surface, suggesting that the birds, oviraptosaurs and ptero saurs might have been interest ed in a meal of molluscs.
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Hudson’s Hope, Village of Pouce Coupe and District of Chetwynd, and will be posted on voting days at all voting
• In person, during regular o ce hours daily, at 1981 Alaska Avenue up to 4:30 pm on October 14, 2022•
“The pterosaur tracks are arguably the first to be identi
Above, artist Jan Vriesen’s painting of the Tumbler Ridge environment 112 million years ago. At top right, a photo of one of the pterosaur tracks discovered in 2014.
ADVANCE VOTING: 260 Rd, Rose Prairie, BC 13772 223 Rd, Goodlow, BC
The findings were recently published in the scientific jour nal Cretaceous Research, and shared by the Tumbler Ridge Museum last week.
“Global Geopark Grant in Aid Service Establishment Bylaw No. 2477, 2022”. If adopted, this bylaw would establish a service function that would allow the Regional Board to provide grants toward the operational and capital improvement costs of developing, improving, operating and maintaining the Tumbler Ridge UNESCO Global Geopark.
It was the ‘Age of Dino saurs’ and the steep slopes in the valley of Ninesting Creek, a tributary of Wolverine River southwest of the community, were likely at the edge of an open lake basin or floodplain pond.Researchers say they’ve finally identified a set of “un usual” fossilized trackways dis covered there in 2014, believed to be among the largest and oldest of their kind in Canada and North America.
Non-resident property elector
PUBLIC NOTICE is given to ALL electors within the Peace River Regional District, both rural and municipal residents, that Assent Voting (referendum) will be held Saturday, October 15, 2022 on the following question: Are you in favour of the Peace River Regional District adopting Global Geopark Grant in Aid Service Establishment Bylaw No. 2477, 2022 for the purpose of creating a new region wide service that will authorize provision of grants to fund the costs
MAIL BALLOT VOTING
Completed mail ballot request application forms may be dropped o or mailed to the Chief Election O cer at the o ce of the Peace River Regional District, Box 810, 1981 Alaska Avenue, Dawson Creek, BC, V1G 4H8, during regular o ce hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily until Friday, October 14, 2022. Applications may also be submitted via fax to 250-784-3201 or email to tab.young@prrd.bc.ca, To be counted, your mail ballot must be received by the Chief Election O cer by the close of voting on Saturday, October 15, 2022. It is responsibility of the voter to ensure their mail ballot is received by the deadline. A mail ballot package may be returned by any of the following methods:
fied in BC, although such tracks have been found in Alberta, Al aska, and the western USA,” the museum said in a news release. “They appear to be the oldest thus far identified in Canada.”
operator Teck Resources “was extremely helpful in supporting the research and enabling site access,” the museum said.
(All quali ed electors may vote at an advance voting opportunity.) Wednesday October 5, 2022 and Wednesday, October 12, 2022, from 8am to 8pm (local time) at: OvintivLocationEvents Centre (Mail ballots may be returned here) Fort St. John Seniors Hall Chetwynd District O ce #1,Address300 Highway 2, Dawson Creek, BC 10908 100 Street, Fort St. John, BC 5400 Hospital Road, Chetwynd, BC ADDITIONAL ADVANCED VOTING Wednesday October 5,2022 from 8 am to 8 pm (local time) at: Hudson’sLocation Hope Community Hall Tumbler Ridge Town Hall Pouce Coupe Community Centre Taylor Community Hall 10310AddressKyllo Street, Hudson’s Hope, BC 305 Iles Way, Tumbler Ridge, BC 5010 – 52 Ave, Pouce Coupe, BC 9896 Cherry Avenue, Taylor, BC GENERAL VOTING: Saturday, October 15, 2022 from 8am to 8pm (local time) at: OvintivLocationEvents Centre (Mail ballots may be returned here) Chetwynd District O ce Tumbler Ridge Community Centre Hudson’s Hope Community Hall Fort St. John Seniors Hall Pouce Coupe Community Centre Taylor Community Hall #1,Address300 Highway 2, Dawson Creek, BC 5400 Hospital Road, Chetwynd, BC 340 Front Street, Tumbler Ridge, BC 10310 Kyllo Street, Hudson’s Hope, BC 10908 100 Street, Fort St. John, BC 5010 – 52 Ave, Pouce Coupe, BC 9896 Cherry Avenue, Taylor, BC ADDITIONAL GENERAL VOTING: Saturday, October 15, 2022 from 12 noon to 8pm Location Area B Prespatou Elementary/Secondary School Buick Creek Community Hall Cecil Lake Recreation Commission/Hall Wonowon Elementary School Montney Community Hall Rose Prairie Community Curling Centre Clearview Arena Area C Charlie Lake Community Hall Area D Tate Creek Community Centre Doe River Community Hall Kelly Lake Community Centre Cutbank Hall Area E McLeod Elementary School/Hall Moberly Community Hall 22113AddressTriad Road, Prespatou, BC 15288 Rodeo Road, Buick, BC 4864 Cecil Lake Road, Cecil Lake, BC 19211 Petrocan Subdivision, Wonowon, BC 12401 256 Rd, Montney, BC 7077
Forplace.further information on the bylaws or please call: Tyra Henderson, Chief Election Ofcer tyra.henderson@prrd.bc.ca or Tab Deputy Chief 1-800-670-7773)(250-784-3200tab.young@prrd.bc.caor
PEACE RIVER REGIONAL DISTRICT NOTICE OF ASSENT VOTING GLOBAL GEOPARK GRANT IN AID
Electors may vote only once for each service. If you qualify to vote as both a resident and non-resident, you will vote as a resident. If you qualify to vote as a non resident, and own multiple properties, you may vote only once, regardless of the number of properties you own.
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“At the time the area would have been located close to the Arctic Circle, with long periods of winter Twentydarkness.”tracksin all were identified in six different track ways at the site, of which mine
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“The discovery confirms the importance of northeast ern BC as an area rich in fossil tracksites.”Professor Emeritus and geologist Martin Lockley of the University of Colorado was lead author of the article. He was supported by Charles Helm, Andrew Lawfield, and Kevin Sharman of the Tumbler RidgeTheMuseum.museum says the 2014 trackway discovery is among more than 70 vertebrate track sites identified in the Tum bler Ridge UNESCO Global Geopark.Morethan 400 million years of Northeast B.C. history is housed and displayed at the museum, and the Geopark is also home to 75-million-yearold tyrannosaurid trackway.
the assent voting process,
SYNOPSIS OF PROPOSED BYLAW
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“I have had a number of people ask me, are you stopping your role as pastor to enter into politics? I remind them, that for over 30 years, I’ve been a businessman and a minister and I don’t see any difference between thoseThetwo.”head of Release Ministries, Stange does have a fair bit of experience in the federal political landscape.
Hudson’s Hope Community Hall10310 Kyllo Street, Hudson’s Hope, BC Taylor Community Hall 9896 Cherry Avenue, Taylor, BC
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If you own property in the Peace River Regional District and live somewhere else in B.C., you are eligible to vote as a non-resident property elector if you:
• In person, at the Ovintiv Events Centre Polling Station at #1, 300 Highway 2, on October 5, 12, and 15th, between 8am and 8pm. To find out more about how to vote by mail, please call the office at 250-784-3200 or view the webpage at https://prrd.bc.ca/getoutandvote/ ADVance Voting: (All qualified electors may vote at an advance voting opportunity) Wednesday October 5, 2022 and Wednesday, October 12, 2022, from 8am to 8pm (local time) at:
• a resident of BC for at least six (6) months immediately before voting day,
Requesting a Mail Ballot Package
aDDitional aDVanceD Voting Wednesday October 5, 2022 from 8 am to 8 pm (local time) at:
Fort St. John Seniors Hall Address #1, 300 Highway 2, Dawson Creek, BC 10908 100 Street, Fort St. John, BC
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Non-resident property elector
The above is a synopsis of proposed Bylaw No. 2484, 2022, and is not intended to be, and is not to be understood as an interpretation of the bylaw. The full bylaw may be inspected online at www.prrd.bc.ca, on Voting Day at the voting places, or at the Peace River Regional District offices (1981 Alaska Avenue, Dawson Creek, BC and 9505 – 100th Street, Fort St. John, BC) during regular business hours.
Ovintiv Events Centre
• In person, during regular office hours daily, at 1981 Alaska Avenue up to 4:30 pm on October 14, 2022
“I’m a person who does many things at the same time and over the years I’ve felt a call to serve people,” heAadmits.pastor and business consultant, Stange has put his name forward to run for the position of mayor in next month’s municipal election.
Hudson’s Hope Community Hall10310 Kyllo Street, Hudson’s Hope, BC
“As a businessman in Vancouver, I was involved heavily in politics and helped in a number of political campaigns.”Inrunning for office, he believes it comes down to one very important personal question – “Are you here to serve people or are you here to serve yourself?”“So,atthe core of who I am, I’m a man who believes that serving people is the highest calling in life,” said Stange, who has roots in the com-
all classes on land and improvements to determine the
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Shannon Stange believes his calling in life is to serve people.
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munity, returning on a regular basis to take care of his father.
“Then came this new realization that maybe there was a new way I could serve the City of Fort St. John by providing the leadership it needs going“Aforward.”lotofpeople want to divide this community. I’m looking for a way to unite it. We have a great community here and we need to get it to where we’re walking down the same road together. To build a community that isn’t just built on the past of what we’ve experienced but on the future that’s“Whatcoming.”dowe as a community want to look like? Those are questions we need to Stangeask.”isone of four candidates on the ballot for mayor. He’s joined by Lilia Hansen, Steven Haab, and StevenAdvancedLabossiere.voting takes place Oct. 5 and 12; general voting day is Oct. 15.
Ovintiv Events Centre #1, 300 Highway 2, Dawson Creek, BC
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Prespatou Elementary/Secondary School22113 Triad Road, Prespatou, BC
“Not only were we chosen as the location for this land acquisition, but we were also consulted throughout the entire process. This purchase will quite literally make a world of difference for our families.”
Note: The property tax limit of $0.0281 per $1,000 is an of of maximum amount that be in one year based on that year’s net taxable assessment. estimated residential first is $1000. tax rate is applicable to
“We are so happy for MNBC to put this kind of investment in our small community,” said Valerie Paice, President of the River of the Peace Métis
Electors may vote only once for each service. If you qualify to vote as both a resident and non-resident, you will vote as a resident. If you qualify to vote as a non resident, and own multiple properties, you may vote only once, regardless of the number of properties you own.
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General Voting: Saturday, October 15, 2022 from 8am to 8pm (local time) at:
If voting as a Non-resident Property Elector, you are encouraged to contact the Chief Election Officer well in advance of voting day to ensure that you have all the required information prior to attending the voting place.
You will be required to make a declaration that you meet the eligibility requirements noted below, as either a resident or non-resident elector, and you will need to produce two (2) pieces of identification (at least one with a signature). Picture identification is not necessary. The identification must prove both residency and identity.
Resident elector: you may vote if you are:
There is no need to pre-register to vote as the registration of all electors will take place at the time of voting. Please plan to show respect for other voters and elections officials through observation of physical distancing; and if you feel unwell, you may request curbside voting upon arrival at the voting place.
Buick Creek Community Hall 15288 Rodeo Road, Buick, BC
To be counted, your mail ballot must be received by the Chief Election Officer by the close of voting on Saturday, October 15, 2022. It is responsibility of the voter to ensure their mail ballot is received by the deadline. A mail ballot package may be returned by any of the following methods:
any
• a Canadian citizen,
For further information on the bylaws or the assent voting process, please call: Tyra Henderson, Chief Election Officer tyra.henderson@prrd.bc.ca or (250-784-3200 or 1-800-670-7773)
Métis acquire land for housing
PEACE RIVER REGIONAL DISTRICT Notice Of Assent Voting Fort St. John Public Library Financial Contribution PUBLIC NOTICE is given to ALL electors within Electoral Area B, that Assent Voting (referendum) will be held Saturday, October 15, 2022 on the following question: Are you in favour of the Peace River Regional District adopting Electoral Area B Fort St. John Public Library Financial Contribution Service Establishment Bylaw No. 2484, 2022 for the purpose of creating a new service function in Electoral Area B, that will authorize provision of an annual financial contribution to the Fort St. John Public Library to fund the costs of operating the library, at a maximum annual tax requisition limit that is the greater of $100,000, or $0.0281 per $1,000 on the net taxable value of land and improvements, and assessed on improvements only, in Electoral Area B?
The purchase of the four lots totalled $100,000, part of an “ambitious goal of creating Métis housing across the province,” according to MNBC. Funding for the purchase is being provided under the Canada-Métis Nation Housing Sub-Accord.
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“I started to realize, you know what, this is my kind of community. I started to get a sense that maybe this was the time to move back, and not for reasons for entering into politics. At the heart of that, the sense I was supposed to come back to serve the people of Fort St. John somehow. So, the only way I could conclude that was I was supposed to start up a church.”
Cecil Lake Recreation Commission/Hall4864 Cecil Lake Road, Cecil Lake, BC
• eighteen (18) years of age or older on voting day,
Service Area - The Service Area boundary for Electoral Area B Fort St. John Public Library Financial Contribution Service is all of Electoral Area B.
• are the registered owner of real property in the Peace River Regional District that is within the service area boundary (the entire PRRD, including municipalities) for at least thirty (30) days before voting day, and
Charlie Lake Community Hall 12717 Charlie Lake Hall Road, Charlie Lake, BC
• not disqualified by law from voting.
WHO MAY VOTE
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• By mail delivered to Box 810 Dawson Creek V1G 4H8 up to 4:30 pm on October 14, 2022
• are eighteen (18) years of age or older on voting day,
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• are a Canadian citizen,
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Pastor and business consultant Shannon Stange is vying for the role of mayor in next month’s municipal election in Fort. St. John.
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Mail ballot request application forms are available at the Peace River Regional District offices at 1981 Alaska Avenue, Dawson Creek, and 9505-100th Street, Fort St. John, and online at https://prrd.bc.ca/getoutandvote/ or can be requested by phoning the offices at 250-784-3200 or 250-785-8084 or by emailing the Election Officers identified at the end of this notice. Completed mail ballot request application forms may be dropped off or mailed to the Chief Election Officer at the office of the Peace River Regional District, Box 810, 1981 Alaska Avenue, Dawson Creek, BC, V1G 4H8, during regular office hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily until Friday, October 14, 2022. Applications may also be submitted via fax to 250-784-3201 or email to tab.young@prrd.bc.ca.
Rose Prairie Community Curling Centre 7077 260 Rd, Rose Prairie, BC
Wonowon Elementary School 19211 Petrocan Subdivision, Wonowon, BC
In a news release on last Wednesday, the MNBC says it will be working with River of the Peace Métis Society to determine local needs, and begin consultations with the District of Hudson’s Hope.
M Mail ballot voting is available to ALL eligible voters. Anyone qualified to vote as either a resident, or as a non-resident property elector, may choose to vote by mail.
He’s done that on a small scale.
• have lived in BC for at least six (6) months before voting day,
Dave Lueneberg sports@ahnfsj.ca
• a resident of the Peace River Regional District, and
Non resident voters are subject to the requirement to produce two (2) pieces of identification, and in addition, must provide proof that they are entitled to vote in relation to a property (ie: proof of ownership). If there is more than one registered owner of your property, written consent from the majority of the other owners will be required to authorize you to cast the one vote allowed for the property.
“Electoral Area B Fort St. John Public Library Financial Contribution Service Establishment Bylaw No. 2484, 2022”. If adopted, this bylaw would provide authority for the provision of financial contributions to not for profit organizations or local governments that are developing, improving, and operating the Fort St. John Public Library in the Peace River Regional District. The establishment of this service does not include the authority to borrow funds for the provision of the service.
Tax Rate - The proposed maximum amount that may be requisitioned in any one year for the service, is the greater of $100,000 or an amount equal to the amount that could be raised by a property value tax of $0.0281 per $1,000 when applied to the net taxable value of land and improvements in the service area. Based on current assessment values, the estimated residential tax rate in the first year is $.011 per $1000 of assessed value of improvements (buildings). Land will not be taxed for this proposed service.
Fort St. John Seniors Hall 10908 100 Street, Fort St. John, BC Taylor Community Hall 9896 Cherry Avenue, Taylor, BC
Métis Nation British Columbia says its has purchased four lots in Hudson’s Hope for future housing and community space development.
ADDitional General Voting Saturday, October 15, 2022 from 12 noon to 8pm (local time) at:
Montney Community Hall 12401 256 Rd, Montney, BC
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Shannon Stange adds name to Fort St. John mayor’s race
• are not disqualified by law from voting.
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“I have been in a financial leadership role for almost 30 years and I I feel my experience will be a benefit for the people of Taylor,” she adds.
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her nomination papers
SUBMITTED PHOTO Alexander filed Thursday for the position of mayor.
Peggy Alexander makes it a mayor’s race in Taylor
Longtime Taylor resident and co-business owner Peggy
“I’ve been considering it for a couple of years. The political interest in my latter years has definitely increased,” smiling as she says that.
“I know we’ve invested in the new subdivision (Jarvis Crescent) and I’d like to see it filled,” said the North Peace Secondary and Northern Lights College business grad when asked if there’s one thing she’s focused on.
By filing her papers Thursday, Alexander has now created a two-person race for mayor, although it’s entirely possible more names could still be added before today’s 4 p.m. deadline forOutgoingnominations.councillor Brent Taillefer is the other name on the current ballot.
Last Thursday, the 20-year resident and co-business owner of Big League Utilities took the idea of running for office one step further, filing her nomination papers for mayor.
The potential closing of the community’s medical clinic is also something she knows the new council will need to Whileaddress.notopposed to the idea of a regional pool, Alexander likes the fact Taylor has its own facility for part of the“Anyyear.type of community recreation amenity will draw families and for all the obvious reasons.”
Alexander had a long history in finance before her and husband, Blain, went into business for themselves.
A mother of four and grandmother
Dave Lueneberg sports@ahnfsj.ca
Known as an avid golfer and curler, Alexander calls herself communityminded, another trait she feels she can bring to the role.
to six, she admits she’s excited about putting her name forward, but nervous “all at the same time.”
It’s something Taylor’s Peggy Alexander has thought about for quite awhile.
While it’s her first time, Alexander does have a bloodline in municipal politics, one that many may not know about.Ifyou look closely at her nomination papers, you’ll see the signature of her uncle George – former Taylor councillor George Barber.
“I’m at the point in my life, my career, I just feel opportunity has knocked. My motive is to really bring a new perspective to the table.”
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• By mail delivered to Box 810 Dawson Creek V1G 4H8 up to 4:30 pm on October 14, 2022
Chetwynd District O ce Tumbler Ridge Community Centre
Cecil Lake Recreation Commission/Hall
Paddington’s final comment: “Thank you, your majesty, for everything” says it all. We are indeed thankful for all that she was and did.
Doe River Community Hall Kelly Lake Community Centre Cutbank Hall
River Regional District, Box 810, 1981 Alaska Avenue, Dawson Creek, BC, V1G 4H8, during regular o ce hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily until Friday, October 14, 2022. Applications may also be submitted via fax to 250-784-3201 or email to tab.young@prrd.bc.ca
Fort St. John Seniors Hall Chetwynd District O ce
Pouce Coupe Community Centre Taylor Community Hall
ALASKA HIGHWAY NEWS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 | OP-ED | A9 Published every Thursday at 9916 - 98th Street, Fort St. John, B.C. V1J 3T8 250-785-5631 alaskahighwaynews.ca ALASKA HIGHWAY NEWS LETTERS Write to us by snail mail, or email your le ers to editor@ahnfsj.ca. Le ers must be accompanied by your full name and a phone number, for verification. Please limit your le ers to 300 words. We reserve the right to edit le ers for length, taste, accuracy, and libel. Protest the policy, not the person. Opinions expressed in le ers to the editor do not necessarily reflect those of Alaska Highway News.
By Ruby McBeth
VOTING DATES AND LOCATIONS
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#1,Address300 Highway 2, Dawson Creek, BC 10908 100 Street, Fort St. John, BC 5400 Hospital Road, Chetwynd, BC
Electors vote as a non resident, and own multiple properties, you may vote only once, regardless of the number of properties you own.
• eighteen (18) years of age or older on voting day,
This week’s term is Windows logo key. This is a key at the bottom of the keyboard that has a picture of a four paned window. When you type this key, you see get the start menu. This came to my attention when we got a new computer and a new keyboard. Sometimes change forces me to learn.
Montney Community Hall
Second class mail registration No. 0167
22113AddressTriad
Service Area
ADDITIONAL GENERAL VOTING: Saturday, October 15, 2022 from 12 noon to 8pm
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You will be required to make a declaration that you meet the eligibility requirements noted below, as either a resident or non-resident elector, and you will need to produce two (2) pieces of identi cation (at least one with a signature). Picture identi cation is not necessary. The identi cation must prove both residency and identity.
GENERAL VOTING: Saturday, October 15, 2022 from 8am to 8pm (local time) at:
Judy Kucharuk, Ruby McBeth, Brad Brain, Bronwyn Moser, Larry Evans, Evan Saugstad, Charo Cullen,J.E.Nichols,KenRoutledge,Fajemisin,Morrisson,DonKalpanaLloret,Loganathan,Peit,JoleenDonaldRobinBoon,MerlinJohnGrady,Stanway,A.M.ValerieLucas
Manager circulation@ahnfsj.ca We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada
Note: The property tax limit of $0.0234 per $1,000 is an average of rates of all classes on land and improvements to determine the maximum amount that may be raised in any one year based on that year’s net taxable assessment. The estimated residential tax rate for the rst year is $.0136 per $1000. The tax rate is applicable to improvements only.
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10310AddressKyllo Street, Hudson’s Hope, BC 305 Iles Way, Tumbler Ridge, BC 5010 – 52 Ave, Pouce Coupe, BC 9896 Cherry Avenue, Taylor, BC
12717 Charlie Lake Hall Road, Charlie Lake, BC 15439 Frontage Road, Tomslake BC 3816 Rolla Road, Doe River, BC 107 Kelly Lake Road, Tomslake, BC 13514 Highway 52N, Arras, BC 8025 265 Road, Progress, BC 6494 Lakeshore Drive, Moberly, BC
may vote only once for each service. If you qualify to vote as both a resident and non-resident, you will vote as a resident. If you qualify to
• a Canadian citizen,
Tax Rate The proposed maximum amount that may be requisitioned in any one year for the service, is the greater of $375,000 or an amount equal to the amount that could be raised by a property value tax of $0.0234 per $1,000 when applied to the net taxable value of land and improvements in the service area. Based on current assessment values, the estimated residential tax rate in the rst year is $.0136 per $1000 of assessed value of improvements (buildings). Land will not be taxed for this proposed service.
The above is a synopsis of proposed Bylaw No. 2487, 2022, and is not intended to be, and is not to be understood as an interpretation of the bylaw. The full bylaw may be inspected online at www.prrd.bc.ca, or at the following location during regular business hours: Peace River Regional District o ces 1981 Alaska Avenue, Dawson Creek, BC. 9505 – 100th Street, Fort St. John, BC
Additionally, the bylaw is available during regular business hours at the municipal o ces of each member municipality of the PRRD, whose electors are also eligible to vote on this question; Dawson Creek City Hall, Fort St. John City Hall, Tumbler Ridge Town Hall, District of Taylor, District of Hudson’s Hope, Village of Pouce Coupe and District of Chetwynd, and will be posted on voting days at all voting
Send an email to Managing Editor Ma Preprost toeditor@ahnfsj.caatgetinvolved!
Bruce Christensen, the president of the North Peace Fall Fair, has called a meeting for Thursday, Sept. 22 to get organized for next year. You are invited to come to the Fair Grounds at 5:30 pm. Following a tour of the grounds there will be a potluck at 6 followed by the meeting.
• a resident of the Peace River Regional District, either in a municipality or in an electoral area, and • not disquali ed by law from voting.
Tyra Henderson, Chief Election Ofcer tyra.henderson@prrd.bc.ca or Tab Young, Deputy Chief Election O cer 1-800-670-7773)(250-784-3200tab.young@prrd.bc.caor
To be counted, your mail ballot must be received by the Chief Election O cer by the close of voting on Saturday, October 15, 2022. It is responsibility of the voter to ensure their mail ballot is received by the deadline. A mail ballot package may be returned by any of the following methods:
Area C Charlie Lake Community Hall
PEACE RIVER REGIONAL DISTRICT NOTICE OF ASSENT VOTING REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY GRANT IN AID
OvintivLocationEvents Centre (Mail ballots may be returned here)
Completed mail ballot request application forms may be dropped o or mailed to the Chief Election O cer at the o ce of the Peace
• In person, at the Polling Station at #1, 300 Highway 2, Ovintiv Events Centre (aka Encana Events Centre) on October 5, 12, and 15th between 8am and 8pm.
FALL FAIR MEETING
Ruby McBeth lives and writes in Fort St. John. - for everything’ and electoral areas?
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK
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Mail ballot voting is available to ALL eligible voters. Anyone quali ed to vote as either a resident, or as a non-resident property elector, may choose to vote by mail.
ADVANCE VOTING: (All quali ed electors may vote at an advance voting opportunity.)
ADDITIONAL ADVANCED VOTING
Dave Lueneberg Sports Reporter sports@ahnfsj.ca
WHO MAY VOTE
• a resident of BC for at least six (6) months immediately before voting day,
Non-resident property elector
• In person, during regular o ce hours daily, at 1981 Alaska Avenue up to 4:30 pm on October 14, 2022•
Area D Tate Creek Community Centre
ELECTOR REGISTRATION There is no need to pre-register to vote as the registration of all electors will take place at the time of voting. Please plan to show respect for other voters and elections o cials through observation of physical distancing; and if you feel unwell, you may request curbside voting upon arrival at the voting place.
OvintivLocationEvents Centre (Mail ballots may be returned here)
Buick Creek Community Hall
Area E McLeod Elementary School/Hall Moberly Community Hall
If you own property in the Peace River Regional District and live somewhere else in B.C., you are eligible to vote as a non-resident property elector if you:
If voting as a Non-resident Property Elector, you are encouraged to contact the Chief Election O cer well in advance of voting day to ensure that you have all the required information prior to attending the voting place.
Prince Rupert and from Prince George to Valemont. The buses from Dawson Creek to Fort Nelson are suspended because of the damage to the Sikanni Chief bridge. The bus stop in Fort St. John is across the street from the back of the Cultur al Center and the bus time is 8 a.m. Tickets are bought on line or when boarding. Drivers do not handle cash only debit and credit cards. It costs $50 to go to Prince George from Fort St. John. For more information phone 1-844-564-7494 or google BC Bus North.
Forplace.further information on the bylaws or the assent voting process, please call:
Wednesday October 5,2022 from 8 am to 8 pm (local time) at:
Lynn Novack Circulation through the Local Initiative.
Some of you will have seen the video of Queen Elizabeth having tea with Paddington Bear.
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There is a new fleet of buses in our area called BC Bus North. The buses are the size of the Greyhound buses but only carry pas sengers not extra freight. BC Bus North has a regu lar schedule from Prince George to Fort St. John on Mondays and Tuesdays and return trips on Thurs day and Friday. Buses also go from Prince George to
Mail ballot request application forms are available at the Peace River Regional District o ces at 1981 Alaska Avenue, Dawson Creek, and 9505-100th Street, Fort St. John, and online at https://prrd.bc.ca/getoutandvote/ or can be requested by phoning the o ces at 250-784-3200 or 250-785-8084 or by emailing the Election O cers identi ed at the end of this notice.
MAIL BALLOT VOTING
Hudson’sLocation Hope Community Hall
Resident elector: you may vote if you are:
LEARNING THE LINGO
• are eighteen (18) years of age or older on voting day,
Wednesday October 5, 2022 and Wednesday, October 12, 2022, from 8am to 8pm (local time) at:
• are a Canadian citizen,
‘Thank you, Your Majesty
“Regional Connectivity Service Establishment Bylaw No. 2487, 2022”. If adopted, this bylaw would establish a service function for the Regional Board to receive grants and requisition funds to be used to provide grants to internet service providers and enter into agreements with internet service providers for the installation and operation of broadband infrastructure in under and unserved Thecommunities.establishment of this service does not include the authority to borrow funds for the provision of the service.
Location Area B Prespatou Elementary/Secondary School
Fort St. John Seniors Hall
The Regional Connectivity Service Area boundary is the entire Peace River Regional District, including municipalities, as shown on the attached map.
Requesting a Mail Ballot Package
To nd out more about how to vote by mail, please call the o ce at 250-784-3200 or view the webpage at https://prrd.bc.ca/getoutandvote/
• are the registered owner of real property in the Peace River Regional District that is within the service area boundary (the entire PRRD, including municipalities) for at least thirty (30) days before voting day, and • are not disquali ed by law from voting.
I got quite familiar with that video when three members of the Rotary Pipe Band acted it out for the talent show at the Piping Hot Summer Drum mer in July. I thought it was brilliant of the Queen to have such a fun item to contrib ute to her Jubilee festivities.
SENIORS HALL PUBLIC NOTICE is given to ALL electors within the Peace River Regional District, both rural and municipal residents, that Assent Voting (referendum) will be held Saturday, October 15, 2022 on the following question: Are you in favour of the Peace River Regional District adopting Regional Connectivity Service Establishment Bylaw No. 2487, 2022, for the purpose of creating a new region wide service that will authorize the Peace River Regional District to enter into partnering agreements with internet or cellular service providers to apply for grant funding from other levels of government or grant programs, or to allow the PRRD to provide capital grants to internet providers for broadband infrastructure projects, at a maximum annual tax requisition limit that is the greater of $375,000, or $0.0234 per $1,000 on the net taxable value of land and improvements, and assessed on improvements only, imposed in the entire Regional District, including all member municipalities
William Julian Regional Manager Wallace Sales Manager rwallace@ahnfsj.ca
#1,Address300 Highway 2, Dawson Creek, BC 5400 Hospital Road, Chetwynd, BC 340 Front Street, Tumbler Ridge, BC 10310 Kyllo Street, Hudson’s Hope, BC 10908 100 Street, Fort St. John, BC 5010 – 52 Ave, Pouce Coupe, BC 9896 Cherry Avenue, Taylor, BC
Wonowon Elementary School
Rose Prairie Community Curling Centre Clearview Arena
Road, Prespatou, BC 15288 Rodeo Road, Buick, BC 4864 Cecil Lake Road, Cecil Lake, BC 19211 Petrocan Subdivision, Wonowon, BC 12401 256 Rd, Montney, BC 7077 260 Rd, Rose Prairie, BC 13772 223 Rd, Goodlow, BC
Non resident voters are subject to the requirement to produce two (2) pieces of identi cation, and in addition, must provide proof that they are entitled to vote in relation to a property (ie: proof of ownership). If there is more than one registered owner of your property, written consent from the majority of the other owners will be required to authorize you to cast the one vote allowed for the property.
SYNOPSIS OF PROPOSED BYLAW
• have lived in BC for at least six (6) months before voting day,
For all of you cross country skiers out there: the Day Lodge grand opening is scheduled for Sept. 24 at 2 pm.
Tumbler Ridge Town Hall Pouce Coupe Community Centre Taylor Community Hall
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Non resident voters are subject to the requirement to produce two (2) pieces of identi cation, and in addition, must provide proof that they are entitled to vote in relation to a property (ie: proof of ownership). If there is more than one registered owner of your property, written consent from the majority of the other owners will be required to authorize you to cast the one vote allowed for the property.
The establishment of this service does not include the authority to borrow funds for the provision of the service.
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There is no need to pre-register to vote as the registration of all electors will take place at the time of voting. Please plan to show respect for other voters and elections o cials through observation of physical distancing; and if you feel unwell, you may request curbside voting upon arrival at the voting place.
SYNOPSIS OF PROPOSED BYLAW
PEACE RIVER REGIONAL DISTRICT NOTICE OF ASSENT VOTING DINOSAUR MUSEUM GRANT IN AID
The proposed maximum amount that may be requisitioned in any one year for the service, is the greater of $200,000 or an amount equal to the amount that could be raised by a property value tax of $0.0125/$1,000 when applied to the net taxable value of land and improvements in the service area. Based on current assessment values, the estimated residential tax rate in the rst year is $.0072 per $1000 of assessed value of improvements (buildings). Land will not be taxed for this proposed service.
REGISTRATION
Resident elector: you may vote if you are: • eighteen (18) years of age or older on voting day, • a Canadian citizen, • a resident of BC for at least six (6) months immediately before voting day, • a resident of the Peace River Regional District, either in a municipality or in an electoral area, and • not disquali ed by law from voting.
Completed mail ballot request application forms may be dropped o or mailed to the Chief Election O cer at the o ce of the Peace River Regional District, Box 810, 1981 Alaska Avenue, Dawson Creek, BC, V1G 4H8, during regular o ce hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily until Friday, October 14, 2022. Applications may also be submitted via fax to 250-784-3201 or email to tab.young@prrd.bc.ca
The above is a synopsis of proposed Bylaw No. 2476, 2022, and is not intended to be, and is not to be understood as an interpretation of the bylaw. The full bylaw may be inspected online at www.prrd.bc.ca, or at the following location during regular business hours:
OvintivLocationEvents Centre (Mail ballots may be returned here) Fort St. John Seniors Hall Chetwynd District O ce #1,Address300 Highway 2, Dawson Creek, BC 10908 100 Street, Fort St. John, BC 5400 Hospital Road, Chetwynd, BC ADDITIONAL ADVANCED VOTING Wednesday October 5,2022 from 8 am to 8 pm (local time) at: Hudson’sLocation Hope Community Hall Tumbler Ridge Town Hall Pouce Coupe Community Centre Taylor Community Hall 10310AddressKyllo Street, Hudson’s Hope, BC 305 Iles Way, Tumbler Ridge, BC 5010 – 52 Ave, Pouce Coupe, BC 9896 Cherry Avenue, Taylor, BC GENERAL VOTING: Saturday, October 15, 2022 from 8am to 8pm (local time) at: OvintivLocationEvents Centre (Mail ballots may be returned here) Chetwynd District O ce Tumbler Ridge Community Centre Hudson’s Hope Community Hall Fort St. John Seniors Hall Pouce Coupe Community Centre Taylor Community Hall #1,Address300 Highway 2, Dawson Creek, BC 5400 Hospital Road, Chetwynd, BC 340 Front Street, Tumbler Ridge, BC 10310 Kyllo Street, Hudson’s Hope, BC 10908 100 Street, Fort St. John, BC 5010 – 52 Ave, Pouce Coupe, BC 9896 Cherry Avenue, Taylor, BC ADDITIONAL GENERAL VOTING: Saturday, October 15, 2022 from 12 noon to 8pm Location Area B Prespatou Elementary/Secondary School Buick Creek Community Hall Cecil Lake Recreation Commission/Hall Wonowon Elementary School Montney Community Hall Rose Prairie Community Curling Centre Clearview Arena Area C Charlie Lake Community Hall Area D Tate Creek Community Centre Doe River Community Hall Kelly Lake Community Centre Cutbank Hall Area E McLeod Elementary School/Hall Moberly Community Hall 22113AddressTriad Road, Prespatou, BC 15288 Rodeo Road, Buick, BC 4864 Cecil Lake Road, Cecil Lake, BC 19211 Petrocan Subdivision, Wonowon, BC 12401 256 Rd, Montney, BC 7077 260 Rd, Rose Prairie, BC 13772 223 Rd, Goodlow, BC 12717 Charlie Lake Hall Road, Charlie Lake, BC 15439 Frontage Road, Tomslake BC 3816 Rolla Road, Doe River, BC 107 Kelly Lake Road, Tomslake, BC 13514 Highway 52N, Arras, BC 8025 265 Road, Progress, BC 6494 Lakeshore Drive, Moberly,
The Dinosaur Museum Grant in Aid Service Area boundary is the entire Peace River Regional District, including municipalities, as shown on the attached map.
8am to 8pm
Tax Rate
PUBLIC NOTICE is given to ALL electors within the Peace River Regional District, both rural and municipal residents, that Assent Voting (referendum) will be held Saturday, October 15, 2022 on the following question:
• In person, during regular o ce hours daily, at 1981 Alaska Avenue up to 4:30 pm on October 14, 2022•
information on the bylaws or the assent voting process, please call: Tyra Henderson, Chief Election Ofcer tyra.henderson@prrd.bc.ca or Tab Young, Deputy Chief Election O cer 1-800-670-7773)(250-784-3200tab.young@prrd.bc.caor
• In person, at the Polling Station at #1, 300 Highway 2, Ovintiv Events Centre (aka Encana Events Centre) on October 5, 12, and 15th between 8am and 8pm. To nd out more about how to vote by mail, please call the o ce at 250-784-3200 or view the webpage at https://prrd.bc.ca/getoutandvote/ from (local at: BC
To be counted, your mail ballot must be received by the Chief Election O cer by the close of voting on Saturday, October 15, 2022. It is responsibility of the voter to ensure their mail ballot is received by the deadline. A mail ballot package may be returned by any of the following methods:
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 | OP-ED | A11ALASKA HIGHWAY NEWS
1981 Alaska Avenue, Dawson Creek, BC. 9505 – 100th Street, Fort St. John, BC Additionally, the bylaw is available during regular business hours at the municipal o ces of each member municipality of the PRRD, whose electors are also eligible to vote on this question; Dawson Creek City Hall, Fort St. John City Hall, Tumbler Ridge Town Hall, District of Taylor, District of Hudson’s Hope, Village of Pouce Coupe and District of Chetwynd, and will be posted on voting days at all voting
Non-resident property elector
“Dinosaur Museum Grant in Aid Service Establishment Bylaw No. 2476, 2022”. If adopted, this bylaw will establish a new service across the entire Peace River Regional District, (PRRD) which will permit the PRRD to requisition funding through taxation to fund the service. The funds will be used to provide grants in aid to not for pro t societies developing and operating a dinosaur museum in the region.
Are you in favour of the Peace River Regional District adopting Dinosaur Museum Grant in Aid Service Establishment Bylaw No. 2476, 2022 for the purpose of creating a new region wide service that will authorize provision of grants to fund the costs of operating and development of a Dinosaur Museum in the region, at a maximum annual tax requisition limit that is the greater of $200,000 or $0.0125/$1,000 of net taxable value of land and improvements, and assessed on improvements only, imposed in the entire Peace River Regional District, including all member municipalities and electoral areas?
If you own property in the Peace River Regional District and live somewhere else in B.C., you are eligible to vote as a non-resident property elector if you:
Requesting a Mail Ballot Package
WHO MAY VOTE
MAIL BALLOT VOTING Mail ballot voting is available to ALL eligible voters. Anyone quali ed to vote as either a resident, or as a non-resident property elector, may choose to vote by mail.
Note: The property tax limit of $0.0125 per $1,000 is an average of rates of all classes on land and improvement to determine the maximum amount that may be raised in any one year based on that year’s net taxable assessment. The estimated residential tax rate for the rst year is $.0072 per $1000. The tax rate is applicable to improvements only.
• By mail delivered to Box 810 Dawson Creek V1G 4H8 up to 4:30 pm on October 14, 2022
Service Area
• are a Canadian citizen, • have lived in BC for at least six (6) months before voting day, • are the registered owner of real property in the Peace River Regional District that is within the service area boundary (the entire PRRD, including municipalities) for at least thirty (30) days before voting day, and • are not disquali ed by law from voting.
Mail ballot request application forms are available at the Peace River Regional District o ces at 1981 Alaska Avenue, Dawson Creek, and 9505-100th Street, Fort St. John, and online at https://prrd.bc.ca/getoutandvote/ or can be requested by phoning the o ces at 250-784-3200 or 250-785-8084 or by emailing the Election O cers identi ed at the end of this notice.
Peace River Regional District o ces
• are eighteen (18) years of age or older on voting day,
ELECTOR
If voting as a Non-resident Property Elector, you are encouraged to contact the Chief Election O cer well in advance of voting day to ensure that you have all the required information prior to attending the voting place.
VOTING DATES AND LOCATIONS ADVANCE VOTING: (All quali ed electors may vote at an advance voting opportunity.) Wednesday October 5, 2022 and Wednesday, October 12, 2022,
time)
You will be required to make a declaration that you meet the eligibility requirements noted below, as either a resident or non-resident elector, and you will need to produce two (2) pieces of identi cation (at least one with a signature). Picture identi cation is not necessary. The identi cation must prove both residency and identity.
Electors may vote only once for each service. If you qualify to vote as both a resident and non-resident, you will vote as a resident. If you qualify to vote as a non resident, and own multiple properties, you may vote only once, regardless of the number of properties you own.
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the minds of many Canadians too.
Iam writing this week’s column from the airport lounge, on my way home from Sydney, Australia, where I had the privilege to deliver a couple of presentations at a global conference for financial advisors.Atthis conference I spoke to an international audience of 5000 financial professionals. My presentation was translated into Cantonese, Vietnamese, Thai, Korean, Japanese, andSoIndonesian.whywould they bring someone from Northern British Columbia all the way to Australia, to share ideas with a whole bunch of people from a whole bunch of different backgrounds?Partofthereason is that in my financial planning practice we are doing some cool, creative things. But that’s not the main reason.
There is a spectrum of reasons why people will have unasked money questions. Maybe they are embarrassed. Maybe they are worried that it might make them appear stupid. Maybe they think the question is an imposition.
People just want to know that they are going to be okay. They want to live with dignity. They want to give their kids a better life. Money helps make these things happen.
And then, right on cue, I get a phone call from home that illustrates my point.
me to my message. If you have questions about your accounts, then ask.
When it comes to money, people from all over have similar goals, and similar fears. When I was down under, the number one trending money topic was inflation. And I can assure you that inflation is also on
The problem is, the statement she gets in the mail is just dreadful. Its full of jargon and acronyms and buzzwords. It is written by people
The thing is, she has guaranteed income for life, regardless of market conditions and regardless of longevity. Simply put, if she follows the plan, she cannot outlive her money. Far from being problematic, the investment that she owns was built for volatile markets like these.
The biggest reason why my expertise is transferable to a global audience is that people really are not that different, no matter where they are from. Sure, in Canada we have RRSPs, and in the US they have 401(k)s, and all the other jurisdictions have their own planning tools but, at the end of the day, people have a lot of things in common when it comes to money.
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But I also know that people have the same money concerns because, as I looked over the audience during my presentations, I could see advisors from China and India and the Philippines, all nodding in agreement.Sowhyam I telling you all this?
Well, one of the main topics of my presentations was the client experience. I was trying to illustrate to the advisor community that we can get so focused on the work that we do that we don’t look at things from the client’s perspective.
Brad Brain, CFP, R.F.P., CIM, TEP is a Certified Financial Planner in Fort St John, BC. This material is prepared for general circulation and may not reflect your individual financial circumstances. Brad can be reached at www.bradbrainfinancial.com.
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My client had concerns, so she called me. But not everyone does.
But I am here to tell you that it is not just you that has questions. This situation is not even just in Canada. People from all over the world are dealing with the same things. Jargon. Buzzwords. Confusing statements. Processes that don’t work as well as the industry thinks they do. It’s an unfortunate universal truth about money.Andif you don’t speak up, your advisor may not know there is an issue. So, if you have a question about your account, just ask. Money is hard enough already. We don’t need to complicate the situation further by letting questions go unanswered.
One of my own clients received her investment statement and had some concerns, so she called and I am glad she did. The statement gave her the impression that her investments were suffering, and that perception is not unexpected. 2022 has been a volatile year.
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009671.031 8412-81A St Vacant Lot 31, Plan EPP50221 2,716.24 009671.032 8408-81A St Vacant Lot 32, Plan EPP50221 2,716.24
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Pursuant to Section 403(1) of the Local Government Act, the City of Fort St. John will conduct a Tax Sale to recover outstanding taxes. The sale will be held at the City Hall Council Chambers, 10631-100 Street, Fort St. John, BC at 10:00 AM, Monday, September 26, 2022. All the properties listed below will be sold by public auction for a minimum of the upset price, unless guaranteed payment by cash, interac, money order, certified cheque is received by 4:30PM Friday, September 23, 2022, for the delinquent portion of taxes plus interest. NOTICE OF ANNUAL TAX SALE
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“Karen has had a profound impact on NEAT during her time here,” said Russ Beer ling, chair of NEAT’s board of directors. “We are sad to see her go and wish her all the best in her new toforreallynextwhatamMealsdeparture.thewillMason-Bennettendeavours.”saysshecontinuesupportingorganizationafterher“I’llprobablybedeliveringonWheels,”shesaid.“IlookingforwardtoseeingNEATwilldooverthefewyears,we’veworkedhardtosetourselvesupsuccessandnowit’stimereaptheharvest.”
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The executive director of the Northern Environment al Action Team in Fort St. John is stepping down after four years in the role. Karen Mason-Bennett will step down at the end of September for a new job at the college, it was announced last week.
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“It has been an absolute pleasure working for NEAT. This organization has my heart in so many ways, but it is time for new energy at the leadership table to finish carrying out our goals and objectives,” Mason-Bennett said in a statement.
CHANGE IN CHARLIE LAKE FIRE GUARD — There’s a new deputy fire chief in Charlie Lake. Jess Horsfield takes over the duties from outgoing deputy Ron Schildroth, the Peace River Regional District announced on Wednesday. “Jess brings a wealth of experience, knowledge and education in both fire services and emergency service,” the regional district said in a post to social media. “The PRRD would like to thank the outgoing Deputy, Ron Schildroth, for his four years of diligent service to the residents of the Peace region and for his tremendously positive impact on the organization.”
