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NEWS BRIEFS Counter confusion The Fort St. James Canada Post outlet is responding to complaints being put forward regarding their hours. The post office lobby is open Monday to Friday from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. for people to pick up their mail from their post office boxes. While the counter service is only open during the day to send or pick up parcels or use other services which require an attendant, the mailboxes are open for people beyond those counter hours. Mayor and council had brought forward concerns from the community which had been raised around their hours, but staff has been working to get the word out the lobby is open beyond counter hours to accommodate people’s schedules.

Fort U12 team wins gold The Fort St. James Girls Under 12 soccer team won gold in Quesnel. The youth soccer tournament in the river city saw the local U12 girls beat out the hometown team from Quesnel in the gold medal match 3-1. Gilbert Schotel, director of the Quesnel Youth Soccer Association, called it a very physical game.

Twenty-one year-old Cody Karey from Fort St. James has toured with David Foster and has now signed a recording deal with Universal/Verve Records. Photo submitted

Cody Karey signs record deal Ruth Lloyd Caledonia Courier At four years old his mom remembers him telling her: “The next time you sing Mommy, I wanna sing too.” But even at four years old, Cody Karey didn’t just want to sing any old place, he told his mom he didn’t want to sing where she sang. She asked him where he wanted to sing then. He told her he wanted to be on stage where she saw the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band perform. That was the CN Centre in Prince George. “He’s seen himself on the big stage since the earliest days,” recalled the ambitious singer’s mom, Stacey Karey. Well, Cody Karey apparently didn’t grow out of his ambitions, instead they grew with him. Since his four-year-old declaration, Karey, a 21-year-old from Fort St. James, B.C., has gone on to perform with huge stars and has performed at the Madison Square Gardens in New York. “That’s got to be right on top of my things, walking out on stage and saying ‘Hello New York City’ at Madison Square Gardens, that was pretty cool,” said Karey. He has gotten to share the stage with Michael Buble, Barbara Streisand, Cher, Donny Osmond, Paul Anka, and toured with David Foster and Friends. The timeline, while short from the outside, has been a bit of a grind for Karey,

who left Fort St. James in September of 2008 to pursue his singing career in Vancouver after entering a singing contest in Vancouver in August of 2007 which got him connected with David Foster, the Canadian music industry icon. “I was able to get out of the Fort a little bit and go and do some pretty incredible things and caught the bug from there for sure,” explained Karey. In the summer of 2008, he went to Toronto and was the finale number for an audience of 40,000 people for the opening of a new building at the Royal Ontario Museum. He then went to Dallas, Texas for a private event and as he listed his accomplishments, he became a little self-conscious of them and interrupted himself. “I feel like I’m name-dropping in a huge way right now,” he said. But his mom was not so reluctant to name names, and said he performed at Farah Fawcett’s funeral service and Mohammed Ali’s 70th birthday party. She describes him as a really humble kid, but when I speak to him on the phone, Karey comes across as very articulate and confident, something he likely has learned in the years of performing and self-promotion he’s put into his career to date. “It was a lot of work there for awhile,” he recalled. “A lot of people have this vision of people going from relative obscurity and into the limelight fairly quickly, when in reality, in the vast majority of

cases, an overnight success is ten years in the making,” he added. His manager, Su Bailey, who “discovered” Karey when he was 14 and a half years old, echoes this sentiment, and said she’s a firm believer “it takes 10 years to be an overnight success.” But Karey, while only 21, has been working towards where he is for a long time. “The good news for me is I’m six years down that road already.” And where he is right now is just having signed a record deal with Universal/ Verve Records. The deal means Universal/Verve will now begin putting their promotional machine behind Karey. The company has committed to doing a record with Karey, which he said is a big deal for them to commit to the type of music he does and the shape of the music industry in the digital age. “It’s an indication and a commitment which is pretty cool as well,” he said. The deal also includes the possibility of five more records, as long as the music hits some markers along the way. With the power of David Foster behind him, Karey seems pretty confident something he will be able to make something happen. “It’s hard to imagine not having some level of success, it’s pretty exciting,” said Karey. After all the hard work to get a deal

signed, Karey won’t be sitting back anytime soon, however. “First I want to start with making a really really great record with really really great material, honest stuff, real stuff, great solid music and you know, just be able to get out there and perform it,” said Karey. His determination to keep improving is obvious, and he said he is also focussing on becoming a better musician and diversifying his skills. “You know I play a little bit of everything but being able to hone my skills to a certain level of expertise is really important, especially in the type of music that I want to do and that I’m really passionate about,” he said. “I’m a person that is always striving for more and always striving for perfection.” “The sky’s the limit as far as I’m concerned.” A record deal with Universal/Verve Records is a long ways from starting out in Fort St. James singing at coffee houses, but when Karey tells people he’s from Fort St. James, he said it always makes for a good story, and has given him a good grounding. “It was really a fantastic place to grow up as a kid and have a childhood and to be able to sort of move on with a base of a) humility, and b) a really solid understanding of community,” said Karey. Now what exactly does Karey’s music sound like? Well, it’s complicated. Continued on Page 3

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Inside-out motivation Andre Genthon gives kids from Sowchea Elementary School a high five as they leave the gymnasium after his inspirational presentation. Genthon is on a cross-Canada tour, with his son Michael, taking his inspirational presentations to school-age children all over “motivating kids from the inside-out.” Ruth Lloyd Photo

Nak’azdli 7th CCP Meeting May 17th, 2012 Kwah Hall 1-6pm Education & Employment Theme All Nak’azdli Band members welcome

District of Fort St. James Calendar May, 2012 SUNDAY

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Municipal Website: www.fortstjames.ca

Art Exhibit 5-8pm @ Library

Shaw TV/Direct Ch 299, FSJ NHS Showcase - 7:30am

27 FSJSS Film Gala, Birch Theatre

SATURDAY 5

Seniors Lunch 11:30-2pm @ Snrs Ctr

7 p.m. Art Exhibit 11:30-4:30pm @ Library Seniors Lunch 11:30-2pm @ Snrs Ctr

Hospital Auxiliary Day! Art Exhibit 11:30-4:30pm @ Library

Council Meeting 7 p.m.

Seniors Lunch 11:30-2pm @ Snrs Ctr

30 Seniors Lunch 11:30-2pm @ Snrs Ctr

11:30-8pm @ Library Shaw TV/Direct Ch 299, FSJ NHS Showcase - 12pm Hospital Aux Cel. 123pm @ Farmers Market

Art Exhibit 11:00-3pm @ Library

Seniors Lunch NHS Opening Day! 11:30-2pm @ Snrs Ctr

11 Art Exhibit

Seniors Lunch 11:30-2pm @ Snrs Ctr

Queen Victoria’s Birthday Party @ NHS

Transportation Committee Mtg 5:30-9pm @ FSJSS

9 Council Meeting

Emergency Preparedness Week

Legion Ladies Aux Seniors Lunch host Mother’s Day 11:30-2pm @ Snrs Ctr Breakfast 8:30-11am @ Legion

FRIDAY

Seniors Lunch 11:30-2pm @ Snrs Ctr

Emergency Emergency Preparedness Week Preparedness Week MAY 6 - MAY 12 Seniors Lunch 11:30-2pm @ Snrs Ctr

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31 Canada Day Fundraiser Movie Night 6:30pm @ Sowchea School

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WorkSafe issues mills safety directive Ruth Lloyd Caledonia Courier WorkSafeBC issued a directive to all sawmill employers on April 26. The directive orders all sawmills in BC ‘without undue delay” to: “undertake a comprehensive risk assessment with respect to hazards created by combustible dusts, which assessment must include a thorough inspection of the employer’s facility, and develop and implement an effective combustible dust control program based on the risk assessment.” WorkSafe has also committed to doing follow-up on-site inspections of all mills by May 9, 2012 to ensure employer’s have taken steps to comply with the directive. Since late January, two sawmills in the region have exploded, killing and injuring workers. The directive states failure to comply with the directive will re-

sult in further action which could include sanctions or stop work orders. First the Babine Forest Products mill in Burns Lake exploded on Jan. 20, 2012, killing one man and injuring 19 others. Then, on April 23, Lakeland Mills in Prince George experienced a similar incident. Two men have since died from their injuries and a total of 22 others were injured, five were still in serious condition as of April 25. The tragic mill explosions have shaken confidence in mill worker safety in the region and WorkSafeBC is still investigating the causes of both explosions. RCMP have turned their investigation over to the BC Coroner’s Service and have ruled it no longer a criminal investigation. But wood dust has been suggested as a possible causal factor, given the large amounts of dry beetle-killed wood being processed in area mills.

Record deal for Karey

Continued form Page 1 “I had someone describe it to me, once upon a time as the illegitimate love child of Michael Buble and Josh Groban, so you can maybe imagine what that would be like,” described Karey. “Sort of a sophisticated, orchestral pop if you will, mostly predominantly big ballads, pop classical sort of piano tunes.” Not your average musical act, and definitely not something you would normally see in Fort St. James, but he obviously loves what he does and is making a go of it. “Realistically I’ve got an opportunity right now where I can kind of get to a place in my life where I can take my passion and turn it into something that I can make a living by.” Not bad for 21 years old.

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A WorkSafeBC report from Feb. 9, 2012 did note accumulations of wood dust noticed by the inspector and a discussion regarding preventing hazardous accumulations was noted in the report. No direction was given to specific cleanup required. Apollo Forest Products Ltd. is owned by the same parent company as the Lakeland Mill, Sinclar Group Forest Products Ltd. Tl’oh Forest Products is also a partnership between Nak’azdli First Nation and the Sinclar Group. The Sinclar Group also operates Nechako Lumber, L&M Lumber and Premium Pellet in Vanderhoof. Sinclar Group Forest Products acknowledged meetings are scheduled with WorkSafeBC regarding the latest directive to take a look at dust cleanup in their facilities. The group hopes to clarify what the directive means and how to implement it to improve worker safety in their remaining mills.

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Tache man charged with manslaughter Ruth Lloyd Caledonia Courier Virgil Hummingbird Thomas has been charged with manslaughter in relation to a death on Tache Reserve. Thomas appeared briefly in court on April 24, and will be remanded in custody. His next court appearance is scheduled for May 22, and will take place via video conferencing. The charge is related to a death on the Tache Reserve on April 21. On the morning of April 21, RCMP were called to the Tache Reserve, northwest of Fort St. James, to a report of an unresponsive male. RCMP arrived to find a deceased adult male outside of a home who has since been identified as Alfred Joseph Jr. of Tache. Family of both the accused and the deceased at the courthouse said both the men were known to each other and one relative described them as friends. The death of Joseph was ruled a homicide by RCMP, which means Joseph died as a result of another person’s actions. A manslaughter charge according to the Criminal Code of Canada can result when a “culpable homicide that otherwise would be murder may be reduced to manslaughter if the person who committed it did so in the heat of passion caused by sudden provocation.” There is no minimum charge for manslaughter, however the maximum sentence is life in prison.

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Mayor asks for further patience from the community on doctor shortage Ruth Lloyd Caledonia Courier Mayor Rob MacDougall is reassuring the community work is being done on the physician crisis. Since the news Dr. Stent would be the sole remaining doctor in the community came out in January, things have been going on behind the scenes to address the situation. Meetings have been taking place since January between Northern Health, representatives from the local medical clinic, the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako, the District of Fort St. James, and Nak’azdli. They have been working on how to address both the doctor shortage and the future operation of the medical clinic and emergency services in the community. So far, Northern Health has hired a consultant to look at different options to address the situation and in March, the consultant brought forward somewhat of a plan. Northern Health has also hired a full-time recruiter on a three-month contract to work at attracting permanent and locum physicians to help provide coverage in the community. The consultant also presented two options for taking over the operation of the Fort St. James Medical Clinic, which Dr. Stent has been doing but would like to retire from. One option would be Northern Health simply take over the management of the facility, the second would be a nonprofit society of commu-

nity members partnering with Northern Health to help support the clinic management and maintain a commitment from the community to local health care. Northern Health is helping to financially support Dr. Stent in maintaining the clinic at this. Further details of future clinic management and operations are still being worked on. Last week, another meeting was held to begin to involve more members of the community in the process and to help get the information on what is going on out to the public. Each member of the initial group meeting since January then invited a few people. The goal of the larger group was to still be able to have a manageable sized meeting, but help get more information out to the greater community and have more input on how the community would like to be involved in running the clinic as a society. Mayor Rob MacDougall said “as local residents, if we are going to pursue a non profit then we have to come up with a plan.” Another meeting will now be set up for the larger group in a couple of weeks to discuss the pros and cons of forming a nonprofit society to run the clinic and see where the community wants to go from here. “I’d just like to say thank you to the residents of our area for their patience and understanding and ask them to just allow the process to continue to take place and hopefully we’ll find a long-term resolution as a result,” said MacDougall.

Cullen leads the House for the NDP Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Nathan Cullen was appointed Opposition House Leader. “The Opposition House Leader is in charge of the party’s dayto-day business in the House of Commons and also negotiates with the other parties on the business of the country,” said Cullen in a press conference with area journalists. “I’ll be working with our Leader daily to set the strategic direction of our questions and debate in Parliament, and also touching every piece of legislation the government brings in,” said Cullen. “It is a position of influence within the party and Parliament and will give me even greater access to ministers in my fight for the riding.” Cullen said the position will allow him to further develop and utilize his consensus-building skills and his proven abilities to work across party lines. He also said he wants to engage more Canadians with the governing of the country.

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Tuesday morning, and are very thankful for all who contribute to this endeavor. For further information please call Gwen Andrews 567-6744. *** SERVICE TIMES... at St Patrick’s Anglican Church, Fort St James, will be 2.00pm every Sunday. Friday at 6.00pm - Each week we offer a Fellowship time with soup, music, and prayer, at St Patrick’s Anglican Church Hall beginning at 6.00pm. Please come and join us. *** FIREWEED CLOTHES DRIVE...The Fireweed Safe Haven is doing a winter clothes drive. We are looking for jackets, boots, snow pants, mitts, hats, scarves, fleeces, etc, for men, women and children. The items will then be given to families in the community that need them. If you do not have anything at home that you can part with but still wish to contribute, you can purchase mitts, socks, or thermal underwear. Please drop items off at the Fireweed Safe Haven. For more information please contact Talia at (250) 996-8081. Every little bit helps. *** AUXILIARY TO STUART LAKE HOSPITAL... Monthly meeting 2nd Wednesday each month. Hospital Cafeteria 7:00 p.m. *** FORT ST. JAMES PUBLIC LIBRARY HOURS... Tuesday 11:30-8:00 Wednesday 11:30-4:30 Thursday 11:30-4:30 Friday 11:30-8:00 Saturday 11:00-3:00 *** NECHAKO VALLEY COMMUNITY SERVICES SOCIETY...Child and Youth Mental Health and Counseling Services available at no cost. Monday to

Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Call 996-7645 for appointment. *** FORT TRAP AND HANDGUN CLUB... meets last Sunday of every month. Contact Sharon at 9968373 for more information. *** FORT ST. JAMES SEARCH & RESCUE... steering committee meetings first Tuesday of every month. 7:00 p.m. above the Fort St. James Firehall. Training is the third Tuesday of every month at the Firehall at 7 p.m. New members welcome. *** MUSIC MAKERS...New members always WELCOME. Not everyone has to be on stage, there is lots of work behind the scenes. Call Rosemary Allan at 250-9968997 for more info. *** THE THRIFT STORE...has a new name! “The Bargain Basement”. We are still at the same location, across from Shoppers Food Mart. Donations of clean clothing and small housewares are greatly appreciated. Please, no books or magazines. Proceeds are used for community needs. Open Wed-Sat, 12 noon to 4pm. *** PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT...If you know anyone, including a child, who has been abused or harmed by a psychiatrist call the Citizens Commission on Human Rights at: 1-800670-2247. *** ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS... Every Thursday, 8 p.m. at the United Church Hall on 2nd Avenue. Contact 996-8290. *** FIREWEED SAFE HAVEN...a safe place for women and their children leaving violence or abuse. 24 hour access - please call 9968000.

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Ruth Lloyd Caledonia Courier One week whirlwind tour. Six visitors from Gallup, New Mexico were exchanging cultural ideas and educational information in the Fort last week. One principal, one teacher, two students and two teachers were visiting the Fort St. James area schools on an exchange hosted by David Hoy Elementary. The exchange was a grant-funded trip which Ron Donkersloot, principal of Indian Hills Elementary School in Gallup had proposed. Grade five teacher Scott Farver then helped Donkersloot write a grant and they were then successful in securing the $5,000 grant to fund the trip from the National Association of Elementary School Principals. The grants were awarded for ideas which would help to promote “global awareness.” Donkersloot had come up with the idea to come to the Fort area because he had a connection to the area through Rick Pooley, assistant superintendent of School District 91 Nechako Lakes. The entire trip seemed to be “very, very serendipitous,” said Farver, between the idea, the grant and the connection to the area. The connection goes a bit deeper than one person, however. In the past, a delegation from this area had gone down to Gallup to learn about some of their programs, due to similarities in the demographic as well as the language. Gallup also borders a Navajo Nation reserve land, giving it similar cultural dynamics to the Fort area, with similar cultural, socioeconomic and language factors. The students at Indian Hills Elementary are 65 per cent Navajo descent and about 35 per cent Caucasian and other ethnic groups. Interestingly enough, the Carrier and Navajo languages

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(Governing Pioneer Place & Pioneer Lodge) Date: At: Time: Ron Donkersloot, principal of Indian Hills Elementary School in Gallup, New Mexico, speaks to the David Hoy Elementary School which was hosting him and five other delegates from his community on a bit of a cultural and educational exchange. Caledonia Courier Photo

are also both from the his students. marvellous time,” he Athabascan language He said it was great said. The other memfamily, so the group is to watch Johannah Cas- bers of the delegation also interested in learn- tillo, one of the two stu- from Indian Hills were ing about the local Car- dents on the trip with Johannah’s dad Sam rier language programs them, as it was her first Castillo, Kasey Billy, which have been devel- flight on an airplane, the other Grade 5 stuoped. and he hopes to be able dent, and his mom De“We really face a lot to open up the world nise Begaye. of similar challenges,” for more of his stuThey have all been said Donkersloot. He dents through the video interacting with stumentioned the discipline conferencing on Skype dents and teachers, differences in style are connection. and will be visiting a notable, with the southSo far, Donkersloot number of area schools ern schools being more is very positive about and participated in the “authoritarian.” the trip. community’s Guinness For his part, Farver “We’ve had just a Book of World Records was interested in the trip because he wanted Vacation to set up Planner for the Stuart/Nechako connec(formerly 101 Things to See & Do tions for in the Stuart/Nechako region) his Grade featuring 5 class and Full Colour Glossy Cover! a Grade 5 class This colourful booklet features a at David guide to exploring Vanderhoof, Hoy. Fort Fraser, Fraser Lake and Fort Since St. James area. Readers are locals, tourists, business people and those he’s been 2 1 considering moving to, or investing 0 in town, 2 in our area. he has Again, this year for an added already bonus we will be posting the guide Skyped online. his class from MarDeadline for advertising: ilyn GamInside: Wed, May 2, 2012 m o n ’ s Distribution: Wednesday, May 30th, 2012 Grade 5 class and hopes to plore the Come andecexhako Area continue Stuart-N the projin : ke ect, pracCo ve ra ge Fr as er La Fr as er un di ng area of Fo rt rro Va nd er ho. Ja m es an d su ticing his Fo rt St teaching philosoPlease contact phy of 6000 copies will be circulated in the Omineca Express, Caledonia Courier plus in “creating Chambers of Commerce Offices and Tourist Info Booths within a 200 km radius. 567-9258 Copies will also be provided to large employers to use in recruitment packages global citand will also be distributed to hotels/motels. Fax: 567-2070 izens” in

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Mayor gives thanks to medical staff Editor: Council of the District of Fort St. James would like to publicly thank all of the people who have gone above and beyond the call of duty while Fort St. James endures an ongoing shortage of physicians. Dr. Paul Stent and his staff have done an excellent job of accommodating as many patients as possible. Locums have kindly made themselves available to keep the Stuart Lake Hospital emergency department open some evenings and weekends. The ambulance service continues to provide a consistent level of service whenever needed to transport emergencies to Vanderhoof or Prince George. St. John Hospital emergency department has been helping to reduce the load by seeing emergency patients from Fort St. James. Northern Health staff members have been working hard to recruit both short and long term doctors to the community, and are working with local people to restructure the clinic operations to make the setting more attractive to new doctors. We appreciate all that you have done and continue to do. While this is a challenging time for many people, we know that there are plenty of people who are doing their best to help people through and to find a permanent solution to the problem. We also acknowledge the people of Fort St. James and area who have been very patient while all this is going on. Rob MacDougall Mayor

Many hands make light work Editor: I would like to take the opportunity to express sincere thanks and appreciation to the community members and volunteers from GUF who came to the historic park clean up on Sunday, April 22. This event was completely organized and driven by the Guffers themselves with little involvement from Parks Canada. The results were fantastic! At it’s peak, I counted 18 volunteers, 18-20 bags of trash, two shopping carts, four large tires, countless pieces of broken glass, industrial cables, piping and other hazardous items all being removed from below the waterline of Stuart Lake. Debris was removed from locations along the park’s historic shoreline and trash from the north boundary and the Fur Trade Burial ground area.

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These locations are both integral components of the historic site’s cultural landscape. Both the lakeshore and the burial ground/north perimeter of the park are the most heavily impacted by garbage and other material. Garbage which often blows in from other places in the community or is simply discarded in these locations in an irresponsible way. Visitors and locals alike can now wander the lakeshore and experience the area in a manner much like what those in 1896 may have seen: free of a lot less trash and a lot more ability to enjoy as a result. As a park surrounded by community, the stewardship of lakeshores and parklands everywhere are everyone’s responsibility. Reclaiming these landscapes is as simple as pitching in just a few moments of your time to

lend a hand, pick up some trash, thinking twice about your purchases and where those things you purchase go. It sounds like a cliche from volunteer organizing manuals everywhere: but truly, many hands DO make for lighter work. And the results that comes from the efforts made by a few amazing people do benefit everyone. Thank you once more to Marilyn Gammon, Jana Gainor and the entire board and volunteers of GUF once more. We invite the entire community to come and check out their national historic park and to enjoy their spectacular heritage lakeshore when we open on May 19, 2012. Kevin Gedling Product Development Officer Fort St. James National Historic Site of Canada

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Courier Road trip to see Smithers JRP Oral statement Kandace Kerr Submitted It was a rainy start to a road trip, but once we passed through Burns Lake the sun came out and it shone all the way to Smithers. I was on my way to the opening day of the community hearings for oral statements to the Joint Review Panel on the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline. This was the start of the second round of community hearings on the pipeline proposal. The first round was for registered intervenors giving oral evidence. The Joint Review Panel was here in March of this year to hear evidence from local intervenors. I’m signed up to make an oral statement, and the community hearing date for Fort St James is July 19, so I have lots of time to prepare. But I’ll be honest – I’m nervous. And every time I think about it I want to focus on something different. So when the chance came up to travel to Smithers to sit in on the first two days of oral statement hearings I jumped at the opportunity. I thought that if I sat in and watched others making their statements it might ease those jumpy butterflies in my stomach, and help me figure out exactly what it is I want to say. It’s not an easy thing to sit or stand in front of a panel filled with lawyers and experts and talk about something as complicated as a pipeline proposal. If I was talking about baking bread or growing garlic, no problem, they wouldn’t be able to shut me up. But telling a legal hearing how I feel about a pipeline running through the centre of the province, across Airport Road and through my neighbourhood – well, that’s a bit intimidating. When I arrived in Smithers there was a rally downtown, getting ready to make its way over to the location of the community hearings. There were about 150 people there, lots with signs and a few folks car-

rying big red fish puppets. I missed the local Raging Grannies group who started the rally with some songs, but I was there in time for speeches from Wet’suwet’en leaders and local provincial and municipal politicians. The speech that caught me the most was by a group of local high school students. They had arranged a forum on the pipeline that was attended by both Enbridge and ForestEthics, as a way of bringing the discussion to their school. They rocked the rally. There were a lot of youth from local elementary and secondary schools, and they really did have the best signs! After the speeches we all walked over to the Hudson Bay Lodge where the Joint Review Panel hearing was taking place. After the noise and music of the rally it was almost like going into a library – the room where the panel was sitting was very quiet. The atmosphere was very different from that of the oral evidence hearings held earlier in the year. Everyone seemed a bit nervous about how this set of community hearings would go, as this was the first time this type of community hearing had been held for this project application. This wasn’t evidence, it was personal opinion. There are very clear guidelines on what presenters should be speaking to, and a long list of things that were not allowed to be used as part of a presentation, such as photographs and video recordings. In the room there were two long tables facing each other at the front of the room– one for the panel members, and one for five presenters. There were lawyers and technical people in the room as well, and lots of seats for the audience. People giving oral statements had registered in advance, and when they arrived they were placed in an alphabetical speaking order. Five speakers per session, ten minutes each, no break in between, and no comment from the panel other than if there was some issue with the previous statement. Applause

erupted after almost every statement, but there was very little comment from the audience other than the applause. I was expecting lots of comment from the audience, but there was none. At the beginning of the first session one of the Wet’suwet’en chiefs asked for respect for all in the room, and all seemed to take that to heart. No one was booed, everyone was allowed to speak their piece (even if they went slightly over or forgot their notes in their car and had to run out and get them), and the two sessions I attended ran without incident. Speaker after speaker spoke out against the pipeline, for a variety of reasons. One woman read a list of questions her children had asked her about the pipeline. Another read a poem. Several talked about growing up on the Bulkley and Morice rivers, about fishing in Kitimat as children, and about how important clean water was to them. Many cried as they made very passionate and personal statements about how they feared the pipeline could affect them and their families. All of the statements were very personal, some nothing more than a quick personal opinion. One fellow asked for a moment of silence for all of the rivers around the world that had been destroyed by industrial pollution. Most speakers were very nervous, and that made me feel that I wasn’t alone in my nervousness about making my oral statement. Only one fellow spoke in favour of the pipeline, and his statement was very thorough and wellargued, but was initially greeted with silence from the audience. A few of us applauded – it takes a lot of guts to stand up and say what you know will not be favourably received by the audience. By the end of the second session I was feeling less nervous about making my oral statement in July, and I had a better idea of exactly what I want to say. I’ll be there at David Hoy School on July 19 with over 40 Fort St James and Vanderhoof residents,

A rally in Smithers marked the beginning of the oral statements being made to the Joint Review Panel hearings in the community. Fort St. James residents attended the event from the Fort St. James Sustainability Committee. Pat Moss Photo

and together we’ll spend the day telling the Joint Review Panel and our

communities how we feel about this pipeline proposal. And I’ll remember

and thank those folks in Smithers who helped me get ready to tell the Joint

Review Panel what I think of the Northern Gateway pipeline proposal.

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Dave Parsons (front left) and Joey Only (in back) were two of the musicians on hand at a Music on the Mountain house concert at Kionel and Rosemary Conant’s home recently. The event was to raise awareness about the music festival in August and to begin raising funds for the event. Ruth Lloyd Caledonia Courier

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MoM gets rolling Ruth Lloyd Caledonia Courier Music on the Mountain is back on the fundraising trail again this year. After another shortfall last year, the young nonprofit society has begun to ask for funding for this

year’s fest. Last year’s festival was $8,680 short of breaking even, according to their financial statement. But organizer Lionel Conant has been working on this year’s festival despite the hardships involved.

Past resident victim of mill fire

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One of the two victims of the Lakeland Mill Fire in Prince George was a past resident of Fort St. James. Alan Little, 43, was a shift supervisor working at the mill when the explosion took place on April 23 at about 9:38 p.m., resulting in a fire. Little was taken to the University of Hospital of Northern BC, but passed away hours later from his injuries.

Little lived in Fort St. James and worked at Stuart Lake Lumber, about 19 years ago. He was only in the community for about a year before moving to Prince George, but some of his family had remained in the community until recently. A memorial service was planned for Saturday, April 28 at 2 p.m. at the Mennonite Church in Prince George. Glen Francis Roche, 46, of Prince George, also died in the mill fire and 19 more workers were injured.

Conant spoke at a recent council meeting, asking mayor and council to support this year’s festival, and council has again allocated $3,000 towards the festival. A recent house concert at Conant’s home was also to help raise

awareness and help with fundraising efforts. Dave Parsons of Prince George and Joey Only of Wells, B.C., both performed at the private performance, along with local talents Harold Prince and Jerusha Turgeon.

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Courier Fort St. James helps set new world record

An energetic crowd of over 300 participants at the Fort Forum on April 20 helped set a new world record. The record has yet to be officially recognized for the largest 30-minute fitness circuit workout, as the film footage, photographs and other documentation will first be reviewed by the Guinness Book of World Record officials, but the numbers were high enough. The event, which was initiated by Jessica Anderson in Duncan, B.C., was locally supported by Julie Leggat, who organized Fort participants for the multivenue world record attempt. “I couldn’t have been happier with the amount that we got,” said Leggat. She said it was a really positive experience for all involved and it was “really neat to see” the really young participants helping out and doing so well. Students from Sowchea Elementary had been practicing leading up to the event, and there were some really young classes

participating. The event took place in the Fort Forum, with live video feeding from the Cowichan Sportsplex on Vancouver Island as well. There were volunteers walking through the participants, monitoring the event and recording details for the official status. Participants were divided into five groups and circulated five stations, with station leaders demonstrating each station exercises from a stage in the centre of the arena. The participants then worked out at each station, moving and taking breaks according to the music, all of which was put together by Cam McCormick for the event. The previous record for the largest 30-minute fitness circuit workout was only for a single venue and had a total of 317 people. The Cowichan Sportsplex saw 1,674 participants, and there were nine other satellite locations for the event, so the final numbers could be much higher. Christine Deverson (front right) leads one of the stations at the Fort Forum during the attempt to set the GuinFor more photos of the event go ness World Record for a multi-venue 30-minute fitness circuit workout. Participants came from all schools in the to the Caledonia Courier Face- community and community members. Ruth Lloyd Photo book page.

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May 26, 2012 Saturday @ 10:00 a.m. Topley, BC. @ Topley Garage, Hwy 16 & Junction Hwy 118 to Granisle Sale Conducted on behalf of Henry Van Der Weil & others. Sale will start off with Horse & Tack, followed by Antiques and a large coin collection. VEHICLES etc: Yukon chainsaw sawmill, Okanogan 5th Wheel, 2005 Ford Freestar Sport 4.3, 4 door Mini van, 2008 Ford F250 Super duty 4x4 Super cab w/new tires & canopy, 2007 F350 Super duty 4x4 crew cab diesel w/new tires & spray on bed liner, 1972 Triumph Spit Fire convertible, 2002 diesel 2.4 l Toyota Hilux Surt SSR-G right hand steering (38x15.5x15” tires), 1984 Yamaha Tri-Z ATV, 800 ATV w/ winch, BF Good wrench 265/70R/17” tires w/ Ford 8 bolt rims (2 sets), misc. used tires good shape, Johnson 10 HP boat motor. TOOL & EQUIPMENT: New welding rods & grinding discs, Aw32 hydraulic oil, chain saws, Poulan 2150, Husky 2150, Husky 371xpg, Cantec 6.5 gas water pump CT200, Cantec CT80CLC air cooled diesel water pump, 2 & 12 ton hydraulic jacks, riveters, levels, new & used cordless drills & skill saws, Rona table saw, Geotop C20C Automatic level w/ 2 tripod stands, pressure washer gun kit, HD furniture trolly, Rockwell Beaver 10” bandsaw, Beaver table saw on stand, Lincoln wire feed welder, Ingersoll Rand upright 60 gal air compressor, Speedair air compressor, Coleman Powermate 2500, Honda CX34 11hp power unit, Makita grinders, rolling toolboxes, socket drives, torque wrenches, air tools, wrenches, 23 - 16x2x4 trusses. HOUSEHOLD: Solid oak table & chairs, loveseat, sectional sofa, bunk bed w/ mattresses, Maple bedroom suite, Pine end table, Citizen TV w/ dvd, coffee table w/ brass accents, 3 drawer dresser, table & chairs, lamps, zero clearance mantle electric fireplace, Kenmore washer & dryer, Igloo bar fridge, paintings, upright Kenmore freezer (new), hot/cold stainless steel 40 tray catering cart, hot water tank, Weider weight machine, fish smoker, Big Gar wood stove, Ivy Cabin wood cook stove, small 2 door wood stove, Techniflame pellet stove, pewter & brass items, violins & guitar, Memorex antique syling radio/cassette/CD player, many misc. household items, 8” computerized Colestoron telescope. ANTIQUES: Oil lanterns & lamps, antique table & chairs, Missionary desk, Oak sideboard, Mahogany mirrored dresser, cast iron kettles, Pine mirror & night stand, green marble top hall stand w/ barley twist legs, 40 yr. old never fired 30-30 Winchester Rifle Sioux Carbine (engraved). HORSES & TACK: Black/white Pinto mare, Blue Roan gelding, black QH gelding, saddles, headstalls, halters, breast collars, antique pack saddle, reins, foldable saddle racks, misc. other tack. COIN COLLECTION: Nice 150 lot coin collection, don’t miss it! Consignments welcome! This is an excellent sale and all Goods are in very good condition. For out of town buyers there is local restaurant & accommodations, please contact Whispering Pines Motel (250) 696-3353. Condition of sale terms: Cash & Check with Identification, sorry no Credit cards. Items are As Is Condition ~ Not responsible for accidents. There will be a Concession on Site. Any question Please Contact:

Mike Steinebach @ (250) 694-3497 Cell (250) 692-6107 or Egon Steinebach @ (250) 694-3319 Cell (250) 570-2055 E-Mail: mike@mikesauction.net & Website www.mikesauction.net Watch future papers for a complete listing

(250) 694 - 3497 or Cell (250) 692-6107 or (250) 692 - 9752 Egon Steinebach @ (250) 694-3319 or Cell (250) 570- 2055 E-Mail: mike@mikesauction.net & Website www.mikesauction.net Watch future papers for a complete listing

A- STEEL SHIPPING STORAGE CONTAINERS / Bridges / Equipment Wheel loaders JD 644E & 544A / 63’ & 90’ Stiff boom 5th wheel crane trucks/Excavators EX200-5 & 892D-LC / Small forklifts / F350 C/C “Cabs”20’40’45’53’ New/ Used/ Damaged /Containers Semi Trailers for Hiway & StorageCall 24 Hrs 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com FOR SALE: 40’x8’ storage container, tandem 18’ utility trailer, 8000 lb forklift, LW Kenworth tractor, many large propane tanks, many forklift forks, set of 10’ logging bunks, set of log bunks for SuperTrain Hi-way trailers, many tires for pickups to large trucks (mostly free). 250-847-0783.

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DIY STEEL Building deals! Many sizes and models. Make an offer on clearance buildings today and save thousands of dollars. Free brochure - 1-800668-5111 ext. 170. HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

RETIRE IN Beautiful Southern BC, Brand New, Opening May 2012. COPPER RIDGE. Manufactured Home Park, New Home Sales. Keremeos, BC 250-462-7055. www.copperridge.ca

Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent HILLCREST apts. Lg. 1 & 2bdrm suites. Very clean and quite. Adult orientated. 250996-8151

Misc. Wanted Local Coin Collector buying Collections, Accumulations, Olympic, Gold & Silver Coins. Call Chad 250-863-3082

Lakeview Apartments 752 Stuart Dr. W. Fort St. James. 2bdrm apt. Newly renovated. Quiet, clean building. Adult oriented. no pets R.R. Avail. now 250-996-6940 or 250-996-4075

NOTICE TO REMOVE PRIVATE LAND FROM WOODLOT LICENCE W1495 Take notice that John and Joyce Helweg have made application to the Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Forests and Range, to remove 102.4 ha private land inclusion from Woodlot 1495. The Private land portion of this licence is located adjacent to the crown land of Woodlot 1495, approximately 5 km east on Necoslie Road. Information about this proposal can be obtained by Joyce Helweg at 250 996 7293. Only written inquiries received by May 31, 2012 will be responded to. Please submit inquiries to Joyce and John Helweg, Box 415, Fort St. James, BC V0J 1P0. Comments received after this date may not be considered.

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Featuring the spirit of the local people Fort gets greener for Earth Day Ruth Lloyd Caledonia Courier It was a dreary day outside, but everyone inside the new Integris Recycling Centre was all smiles Sunday. It was the official grand opening of the new facility in Fort St. James on April 22, and one the Greening Up Fort St. James Society (GUF) has been working towards since 2008. It all started with an idea. Colleen Mullen, who has since moved to Merritt, called the first meeting of the group on Dec. 3, 2008, to look at ways to make Fort St. James more sustainable. In July 2010, the group conducted a survey in Fort St. James and the surrounding region and got some clear indications of peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s priorities. Their results indicated 87 per cent of people surveyed would recycle cardboard if the facilities existed, and 83 per cent would recycle mixed paper. They then secured funding for recycling bins and had the bins delivered in the fall of 2010. Since the bins have been in place, GUF has diverted 100 metric tons of waste from the area landfill, which is more than the weight of a space shuttle, according to the display the group put together for the grand opening of the centre. So, with a lot of hard work and some great support from the community - not to mention some significant donations from Integris Credit Union and the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako - the dream to open a recycling centre became a reality recently. In just two months of this year, with the recycling centre building in place, the group has already diverted nine metric tons from the

landfill, which they approximate to be the mass of 40 grizzly bears. A small crowd had gathered for the event to mark the opening, and Louise EvansSalt, a GUF board member, gave a short speech acknowledging all the hard work of those in the society and the great strides the group had made in helping make Fort St. James more sustainable. She also acknowledged the great contribution of Riversideâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Arlan Gainor helping transport their new bails Clockwise from to Prince George. top left: GUF had Lynn George, also a a display highlightGUF board member, then ing some of their spoke about how the re- accomplishments cycling centre came to be, since the group noting the hiccups along formed back in 2008 the road when it was first at the grand opening being built, and showed off of their new Integris the display the group had Recycling Centre. set up to show the evolution (Left to right): Sanof the society and recycling dra Sulyma, Berrit in the Fort. Christianson, and She then demonstrated Louise Evans-Salt, their new bailer for the au- enjoy the opening of dience which compacts the the new Integris Rerecyclables into tight bails cycling Centre. Lynn to make shipping more cost- George gives a talk effective for the group. to the crowd gathThe event was not only ered for the grand well-attended, but it was opening. also a feast of delicious All Photos by Ruth Lloyd snacks and to make it even greener, the group did not this is a group serve disposable cups, but instead practicing what they preach. had cups of their own for those Many of the GUF members who forgot a travel mug, showing

then had a break before heading over to the Fort St. James Historic Park to help clean up the beach,

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once again demonstrating their dedication to the community and the environment.