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NEWS BRIEFS RCMP quarterly report Staff Sergeant Paul Thalhofer presented his quarterly report to mayor and council on June 27. Thalhofer reported a total of 854 calls to service for the area from April 1, 2012 to June 21, 2012. While some types of offences were up and others were down, he said there were no significant changes in the community crime statistics. One major concern are the large number of dropped 911 calls. There were 59 calls to the service abandoned in the time period, and only one valid call to the 911 service. Each 911 call requires valuable police resources to follow up and ensure the caller is indeed safe and not in need of assistance. Currently, the Fort St. James RCMP Detachment is operating with five fewer members than full capacity (18), for a number of reasons. This means there are fewer officers available for any proactive services and officers are struggling to keep up with reacting to calls to service instead of prevention and community outreach type of work. “I think we’re doing what we can with the resources that we have,” said Thalhofer. To view the quarterly statistics in full, go to www.caledoniacourier. com
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Baby welcoming
Everybody loves a baby. This year’s Nak’azdli Annual General Assembly was held once again in Kwah Hall to inform the Nak’azdli community what the Nak’azdli Band Council and administration has been working on. The event also saw the annual Baby Welcoming Ceremony. The event offers parents a chance to introduce their newcomers to the Nak’azdli community and for the rest of Nak’azdli to be aware of bloodlines and to be able to watch out for the children as they grow up. Grandparents and other community members take seats along the front and as babies are introduced, he or she is passed down the line to be greeted by each one. Nurse Lisa Sam introduced the babies and ended the ceremony with a playful wish for everyone to go out and make more babies and come back again next year. For more pictures from the event, go to: www.caledoniacourier.com Ruth Lloyd Photo
Delayed but still going forward? Ruth Lloyd Caledonia Courier People may have noticed a lack of activity on the site planned for the The Fort Green Energy project on Tachie Road. The bioenergy plant, which would burn wood waste to produce electricity, planned to start construction this spring has been pushed back at least a year, but according to Western BioEnergy Director Harvie Campbell, they still hope to go ahead. European markets and booming oil and gas in Fort McMurray are both factors in the delay, but not the only ones, according to Campbell. “I think it’s just normal development delays,” he said. “I would expect that it would be spring of next
year (to be on site constructing).” Part of the delay he said is due to some decision-making which needs to take place involving choosing the specific boiler and turbine to be used. The equipment will be used in both the Fort St. James plant and a Merritt plant, where the company was approved to build a plant essentially a “carbon copy” of the one planned for Fort St. James. The Merritt plant is similarly delayed. Another aspect of the delay has to do with capital construction costs and securing a contractor. Construction of the large bioenergy plants requires similar construction expertise and equipment to that used in the Fort McMurray-based oil
industry. Therefore, with the booming oil and gas industry, demand is making these companies harder to secure. The European economic troubles creating uncertainty in the markets has also made financing more difficult for these types of projects, according to Campbell. He expects the project to be financed for approximately 70 to 80 per cent of the capital costs, which he said is normal for these types of projects. Campbell said the goal is to secure the financing by December of this year, with on-site construction then aimed for spring of next year, once the snow is off the site. Hiring of employees would take place after construction began.
Operation of the plant would begin 24-27 months after construction begins. Western BioEnergy Inc. is 20 per cent owned by Dalkia, which will also be the operator of the plant, and 80 per cent owned by Fengate Capital out of Toronto. Both the Merritt and Fort St. James projects will produce about 40 megawatts of electricity, and use wood waste which would otherwise be left in the bush, or burned in piles. The Fort St. James biomass power plant would be located 6.3 km north of town, across from the Apollo mill on a small 3.5 hectare site.The Fort plant would be an estimated investment of $140 million, with approximately 80 employed during construc-
tion and 16 employed directly while the plant is in operation, as well as local contractors required for some aspects of the plant maintenance. The project has a lifespan of 30 years, but could be operated as long as it is maintained and viable. The proposed biomass generators would use the same technology and basic design in the Fort and Merritt, and would each use about 200,000 dry tonnes of forest residue per year. The local site would power the entire Fort community, using about 50 per cent of the plant’s electricity, with the rest going down into the grid towards Vanderhoof. The plant would be connected to the grid using a short 300 m 69 kV transmission line.
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McCormick retires
The master of slideshows was finally on the big screen himself at the year-end assembly at Sowchea Elementary. Principal Cam McCormick was honoured by students, teachers and his family at the assembly and was the subject of an amazing multi-media slidshow put together by Manu Madhok, Principal of the EBUS Academy for School District 91. McCormick’s wife Ann read a letter from their daughter Amy, who could not attend because she was teaching her last day of school in Prince George. Amy recalled an RCMP officer, once his student, who sought Cam out after many years. “You made him believe that he could be great,” she said in her letter. Mrs. Goodwin sang a song inspired by the retiree, and he was presented with a quilt put together by students and staff. All the attention had him a little red in the face, but he’s sure to enjoy retirement knowing he’s leaving a job well done. More photos from the assembly online.
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Enbridge presents on Michigan clean up and response Ruth Lloyd Caledonia Courier Loraine Little, spokesperson for Enbridge visited Fort St. James to present on the company’s clean up and response efforts in Michigan after a spill in 2010. The spill Enbridge dealt with near Marshal, Michigan took place in July of 2010, and the river was only recently opened up to recreational traffic. The spill has generated a lot of controversy for the company, and a report regarding the cause and time lapse for discovery and response is expected to be released within a couple of weeks. The report will be done by the National Transportation and Safety Board (NTSB). The sunny evening session in the Fort drew a small crowd with questions for Enbridge. While many of the questions centred around the events leading up to the spill in Kalamazoo and the long time it may have taken for detection of the leak, this was something neither Little nor the other spokesperson Michele Peret, were willing to discuss. “Just to be clear, it is the NTSB that has told us not to talk, Loraine and I would love to talk,” said Peret. While the NTSB later said they have asked Enbridge and other parties in the investigation not to discuss anything which relates to the report they have not released, Peter Knudson, spokesperson for the NTSB, did say the company is allowed to give information which the NTSB has already released. But “it can be a little tricky because we’ve asked them to not put a spin on it or to try to analyze that information, that’s the role of the NTSB,” he said. “The vast majority of parties simply choose not to talk about the investigation until our investigation is complete and we’ve made the determination of probable cause.” Part of the problem being the parties can then be drawn into discussions about what the informa-
tion released means, and they’ve been asked to stay away from those types of discussions, explained Knudson. “Enbridge is doing what almost all the parties do in this case,” he said. This lack of the ability to discuss the reported 17hour delay before leak detection and possible issues around NTSB information about control room staff being unable to identify alarms going off as a leak led to frustration for many at the meeting. However, there was also a lot of discussion about the information the company did present. In contrast to some of the criticisms which came out against the company after the Michigan spill, Enbridge presented information on the positive work they had done to help the community and clean up the river and area. Little said much of the oil was actually recovered in the line and only an estimated 8,000 barrels made its way into a creek and then into the Kalamazoo River. The majority of this oil is now believed to have been cleaned up, according to Little, through processes such as stirring up the river bottom with backhoes, surface booms and vacuuming oil off the top of the water and excavating banks contaminated with oil then replacing them. Initial difficulty in
clean-up resulted from the river being in a state of flood when the spill happened, leading to more mixing of the oil into the water. The oil remaining in the river system would now be in smaller globules the size of a pinky finger, a pencil eraser, or flecks the size of pepper, according to Little. The company has set up cleaning stations next to river access points with wipes for people to clean their skin if they come into contact with the oil. The economic impact on the community seemed to be more positive than negative, from the presentation given, as accommodations were filled to capacity in the area for a long period of time due to all of the personnel doing clean up. Impacts on tourism were not discussed in detail, but the river has only recently reopened to recreational use. Industry in the area is still operating, according to Little and she said, “it’s basically life as usual in Marshall.” The response efforts saw about 2,500 personnel on site at the peak, creating an influx of people in the area and there are still about 225 people continuing with clean up and monitoring in the area.
LEFT: Loraine Little, spokesperson for Enbridge in the United States, gives a presentation in district council chambers on the company’s efforts to clean up a large spill in Marshall, Michigan which went into the Kalamazoo River.
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Fas Gas 250-996-7305 UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT Open 6am to 10pm Extra equipment and some land have already been donated back to the community and local community groups. The company purchased some properties along the river, and in all the company ended up purchasing 150 homes from residents who wanted to sell. The benefits to the community presented by Enbridge did not satisfy Brenda Gouglas, however. “I don’t want your used shovels,” said Gouglas. “I want people to be here because they want to be here.” The cleanup reportedly treated and released an estimated 6,000 animals, with a survival rate for those treated at more than 96 per cent. No estimates of animal populations before the spill and after were available, according to Little, so it is
is seeking public opinion on the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline An open house will be held
Wednesday July 11, 2p.m. - 7p.m. Music Makers Hall, 255 2nd Ave W. A public opinion survey is available on the District Website at www.fortstjames.ca The survey is available July 3 - 13. Please come share your thoughts, ideas and opinions, we want to hear from you!
unclear what impact the spill had on populations overall, as numbers of animals killed or displaced by the spill were not reported. One area of interest to the public present was the ability of the company to perform clean up operations in winter months. Continued on Page 4
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MoM scores some money to keep the music alive Ruth Lloyd Caledonia Courier
and he said he now can feel the this year. community turning around. When Conant and some of the The dream of expanding the other directors of MoM attended When Lionel Conant regenres of art is coming true as the Sweetwater 905 festival this ceived a phone call from a well, with a film festival planned month, they also had the chance to Smithers reporter about a to go on during the festival, meet four or five of this year’s per$10,000 grant from the prodrum and other musical work- formers for MoM 2012. vincial government, he was shops, hula hoop workshops and “We’re really excited to have at a loss for words. a painting on canvas which will an amazing variety this year,” said “I thought to myself ‘what be done throughout the festival Conant, listing folk, rock, country, are you talking about?’” said by local artist Crystal Charlotte. funk, ska and reggae as some on the Conant. There will again be a market list for MoM 2012. The Music on the Mounof artisans and vendors, the loFor information on this year’s tain (MoM) director and orcal fire department will be doing festival go to momfestival.com ganizer was caught off guard a pancake breakby the question, as the awardfast and Overing of the grant had been anwaitea Foods nounced via some sources, will be selling but MoM had not expected burgers to raise to hear whether they had remoney for BC ceived the funds or not until Children’s HosAugust. pital. The group had applied Sarah Burton put on a great set at Music on the Mountain music fest last year This year, for the grant with the help at Murray Ridge Ski Hill, one of a number of outstanding musical acts at the the festival will of Kirstin Rudolph, the grant festival. This year’s lineup has been set and includes some great new acts. be the last one Ruth Lloyd/Caledonia Courier on the “festival writer for the District of Fort St. James, whose work Cocircuit,” because nant is extremely grateful for. the Sweetwater need,” said Conant. “That com- Nak’zdli and other local businesses, “I can tell you, it’s been a real bined with the support from the that’s what makes it run.” 905 music festival, struggle, and this is just what we District of Fort St. James, Integris, While Conant wishes the ticket which used to take sales were enough to keep the place after MoM, festival in the black, it has not has moved to the yet managed to break even, middle of June and with a long list of performers is now referred to as to pay and expensive produc- the “firstival.” This then gave tion and infrastructure to pay for and lower than expected rise to MoM being called the “lastival” ticket sales. Continued from Page 3 pipeline, with the spill being caused Last year, the directors had for festival goers at While Little said the winter condi- by a faulty gasket. to pay out of their own pock- this year’s Sweettions did actually allow them to get The pipeline in question was moniets to cover the losses of the water, and Conant said BC Musician’s into some swampy areas with equip- tored from Edmonton, which is where festival. ment to clean up oil, it did mean clean the proposed Northern Gateway “This means that we won’t Magazine has ofup in the river itself could not take would be monitored, and Peret said have to do that,” said Conant. fered to give out a place. this time the line was shut down likely “It’s really exciting because one-year subscripEVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH tion to the first 10 She did not know which species of within 10 minutes. The gasket probthe dream is coming true.” WELCOMES YOU! fish were impacted by the spill, and did lem resulted in a spill of an estimated The original aim of the people who can 4th Avenue W & Birch Street not know whether any of them were 230,000 litres of oil. music festival was to help to prove they attended river-bed spawners and therefore imA public opinion open house will foster awareness of arts and both the “firstival” SUNDAY SCHOOL..........10:30 am - 12 Noon pacted by the clean up activities such be held by the District of Fort St. James culture within the community, and the “lastival” MORNING WORSHIP ....10:30 am - 12 Noon as stirring up the bottom. Peret and to get feedback from the community Little offered to get back to the com- on the proposed Northern Gateway munity on the question, but no answer Project at the Music Makers Hall on Church Office 996-7261 was given prior to press time. Wednesday, July 11 from 2-7 p.m.. There were some questions for Mayor and council have agreed to Peret on the more recent spill from a discuss taking a stand on the proposed pumping station near Elk Point, Alta.. pipeline and will be taking input from ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH She said the spill was on a newer the community in order to do so. (Across from the Petrocan Station)
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Time is Two sides on my side? to the debate Ruth Lloyd Caledonia Courier As the Rolling Stones so aptly said, “Time is on my side.” While Mick and the boys weren’t exactly talking about it in the existential sense, the chorus still rings through my head as I contemplate life in June of 2012. I recently read a blog by a young woman I once knew about her recent battle with Lyme disease. A spider bite in Europe left her struggling with long-term health issues which, for obvious reasons, she at first found more than a little difficult to adjust to. Swollen joints, extreme fatigue, neurological impacts and other truly difficult symptoms changed her life after infection to a degree few would find easy to swallow. But interestingly, she was on a path at the time she was bitten to work towards yogic enlightenment, or something like that, and instead came away
with a life-altering infection. Strangely enough, the infection seemed to achieve what a trip to France for meditation and yoga did not. A young woman who had been, in her own words, impatient with a “profound, egotistical assuming nature” now found a painful disease to be a teacher of patience and acceptance. “Life with Lyme disease became a process of patience and compassion.” This week, as I was running out of time, as I always do, and becoming unsatisfied and impatient with the amount/quality/substance of what I was creating, I found her words strangely calming. So many of us in North America do not seem to be able to slow down enough to really keep things in perspective at times. I for one would like to be able to take a page out of her book in the future, and think of running out of time as a chance to focus down and prioritize - without the Lyme disease.
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Bill Phillips Prince George Free Press Politics is all about debate (or at least it used to be when politicians actually debated issues). Debate, as we all know, is about arguing a position, whether we believe it or not. So when you reach the pinnacle of politics, you should be able to debate an issue. And we have a couple of the best in Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Premier Christy Clark. There is plenty of debate this week over the Conservative government’s omnibus budget bill. The government has lumped a multitude of items together into one bill in order to get them rapidly passed through
the House of Commons. Debate on the actual items is severely limited. Harper and his gang aren’t the first to do this. In fact many governments have used this loophole in our due process to push items through. The Liberals did it when Harper was leader of the Official Opposition. He debated then that lumping items together into an omnibus bill does not serve democracy. Now, he argues, it’s necessary to pass the budget so the government can get a handle on the deficit. Then there’s Premier Christy Clark. Earlier this week the provincial media pressed her to take a stand on the Northern Gateway
pipeline project. She restated her position that Victoria will wait the environmental review process run its course before taking a stand. While making the comments she also praised the environmental review process as being thorough and rigorous. Who would want to pre-judge the process? This is the same environmental review process that she panned vociferously a few months ago when it rejected the Prosperity Mine project west of Williams Lake. Yes, it is good to be able to debate both sides of an argument. But when you’re not in the debating club, it just comes across as being two-faced.
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NEWS LEFT: Students of David Hoy Elementary were treated to a special lunch, a gift and some cake in honour of their hard work this year. For more photos from the event, see The Caledonia Courier Facebook Page. Ruth Lloyd Photo
David Hoy recognizes excellence Ruth Lloyd Caledonia Courier Some of the students at David Hoy Elementary were recognized by teachers and Principal Craig Houghton on June 27.
The students were given a special lunch in their honour as recognition for good citizenship, academic achievement and attendance. “We’re looking at the global kid,” said Houghton.
He also said it is very difficult to choose because there are so many great kids in the school, but he still thinks it needs to be done. “It very important to recognize excellence,” he said.
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Passport to Reading 2012 The Learning Hub and the College of New Caledonia are pleased to announce the start of their Summer Reading Program for 2012. Parents can count on reading as an entertaining and productive way to fill in the gap between one school year and the next. Library programs are free and open to the public so it also doesn’t get any more affordable than that. What parents may not be aware of, is that reading is a skill which deteriorates without use. Over the summer, students can drop up to a full grade in their reading ability if they don’t exercise it, and increase their ability if they do. What is also not so obvious is the valuable contribution that Summer Read-
Teen talked off Bridge On Sunday, June 24, at around 1:30 a.m. in the morning, RCMP responded to a suicidal female on Stuart River Bridge. The 17-year-old minor was reportedly threatening to jump into the river from the girders underneath the bridge, and police were unable to reach her without assistance. The fire department was called to the scene and two private citizens in a boat also responded to assist from the water. Rescuers and the young woman’s sister attempted to talk the young woman down from the bridge. The private citizens were eventually able to get the suicidal female into their boat. RCMP ordered the boat to bring the young woman to them in order to carry out the requirements of the Mental Health Act and rules under the Ministry of Children and Families. The boat operator, however, drove downstream, taking the young woman to a residence. The RCMP boat pursued the group, and eventually located the young woman, and she was apprehended and taken to Vanderhoof hospital for assessment. The names of those involved can not be used in order to protect the identity of the minors involved.
ing Programs make to the lifelong reading skills and learning abilities of those who participate. Recreational reading not only helps children but adults too, in learning new skills, discovering new menus, redecorating on a small budget, or just providing a pleasant escape with a good travel or adventure story. Drop by the library for a recommended read, or the Learning Hub to pick out a book for yourself or a child. This year there will be even more prizes distributed than last year with the top prize being a Sony e-reader, and lots of other prizes after that. Rules are the same as last year: 1. Contest is open to everyone; all you need is a
book and a Passport which can be picked up free at the Learning Hub or the College of New Caledonia main campus. 2. Contestants must read a book, or have it read to them. 3. When finished bring the book(s) and your Passport to Reading to the Learning Hub or the College of New Caledonia where your Passport will be stamped. Keep collecting stamps all summer. 4. Contestants reading one book will have their names entered into a draw for a prize. For every additional five books read, contestants will have their name entered again. 5. Contest closes September 10, 2012. Read a Book and be a winner.
Ash St. rezoning passes Mayor and council approved conditional rezoning of the Sikh Temple property on Ash Street. The zoning will change from institutional to aggregate care, which will allow for the combination of daycare and counselling services on the site. Nechako Valley Community Services Society (NVCSS) is looking at purchasing the property to create a “family hub” where families can access the different services in one location. A covenant would be applied to the property upon the completion of the sale which will limit the use of the facility to those described by NVCSS and will not allow for the use of the building to include a transition house.
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Prince George man arrested in Fort Ruth Lloyd Caledonia Courier On June 24 at 6 p.m., RCMP conducted a traffic check on a 32-year-old Prince George resident for failing to stop at a stop sign. The man reportedly provided a false name to the officer, and it was discovered the man was on probation. Upon examination of the vehicle, there was alcohol in the vehicle, break-in tools were found, and the decal on the licence plate was also discovered to be stolen. Dale West remains in custody after his subsequent arrest and has been charged with one count of possession of stolen property under $5,000, obstructing a police officer, possession of break-in tools, one count of possession of a controlled substance and four counts of breach of probation.
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Courier Library Notes Summer Reading Club at the Fort St. James Bicentennial Library Once again we want to remind families that our summer reading club is starting soon and that spots fill up quickly. Kids from 7 to 12 year will enjoy a range of activities under the theme “Strange – But True!” This free program happens every Wednesday afternoon from 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm starting on July 11th and continuing until August 15th, 2012. For more information or to register contact the library at (250) 996-7431 or stop in and talk to the friendly staff at 425 Manson St. across from the Ambulance station. Program Dates: Every Wednesday from July 11th to August 15th Time: 2:30 – 4:00 p.m. Cost: Free (Must be a library member; membership is also free) For Further Information: Contact library staff at 996-7431 Story Time Story Time is offered at the Fort St. James Bicentennial
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Library every Wednesday afternoon from 1:30 to 2:00 p.m. year round. Children ages 3 to 6 are welcome to join our friendly staff for storytelling, songs, finger rhymes, craft activities, felt board stories and puppet shows. New Books at the Library There are lots of new titles for your summer reading pleasure! Some new fiction of interest would include the following: Janet Evanovich Wicked Business, Lisa Jackson Afraid to Die, Jeffery Deaver XO : A Kathryn Dance novel, Ridley Pearson Risk Agent, Clive Cussler The Storm, Iris Johansen What Doesn’t Kill You, Alexander McCall Smith Conspiracy of Friends, Lincoln Child Third Gate. Nonfiction recently acquired includes: Charley Boorman Extreme Frontiers : Racing across Canada from Newfoundland to the Rockies, Dr. M Zuhdi Jasser A Battle for the Soul of Islam: An American Muslim Patriot’s Fight to Save his Faith, Barbara Rayment The Northern Gardener: Perennials That Survive & Thrive. Come in and look over our recent arrivals!
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Apollo Forest Products Ltd. is currently seeking Electricians for permanent full-time shift work. Certified, uncertified and 2nd or 3rd year apprentices will be considered. The successful candidate must possess: • Experience with various automated operations and systems in a modern industrial facility, • The ability to apply their trade skills and knowledge safely and effectively, • Exceptional organizational skills, • Excellent communications and interpersonal skills, • Sawmill experience an asset. Candidates must be a highly motivated tradesperson with the ability to work in a close team environment. Applicants should forward or fax resumes to: Apollo Forest Products Ltd. Human Resource Dept. PO Box 129 Fort St. James, BC V0J 1P0 Fax# 250-996-8730 Email: sbauman@apolloforest.com Only applicants short-listed will be notified.
MILLWRIGHT Apollo Forest Products Ltd. has openings for full-time positions for Millwrights. Certified, uncertified and 2nd or 3rd year apprentices will be considered. The successful candidate must possess: • Experience with various automated operations and systems in a modern industrial facility, • The ability to apply their trade skills and knowledge safely and effectively, • Exceptional organizational skills, • Excellent communications and interpersonal skills, • Sawmill experience an asset. Candidates must be a highly motivated tradesperson with the ability to work in a close team environment. Applicants should forward or fax resumes to: Apollo Forest Products Ltd. Human Resource Dept. PO Box 129 Fort St. James, BC V0J 1P0 Fax# 250-996-8730 Email: sbauman@apolloforest.com Only applicants short-listed will be notified.
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Featuring the spirit of the local people Tales from the Grub ‘n’ Rub Ruth Lloyd Caledonia Courier Local resident Peter Robin’s newly published book is a playful romp through a colourful depiction of Fort St. James’ past. The self-published book called Tales from the Grub ‘n’ Rub takes the reader on some raucous journeys through a somewhat sensationalized version of the Fort of times gone by in a series of short stories the writer said is only partially based on some of his own past. “I’ve tried to camouflage events as much as possible to protect the guilty,” joked Robin. The stories are often set within the backdrop of a fictional restaurant (The Grub ‘n’ Rub), which is based on a composite of many restaurants Robin had frequented in different northern towns, including Fort’s old Fran’s Cafe and the Mackenzie Hotel in Inuvik. “It’s a venue for telling the stories,” explained Robin. One story in particular he said has a more generous dollop of truth in it, Wide-eyed and Author Peter Robin Fort-ified, beginning as his family makes their way to their new home in Fort St. James, all nine children, two parents and a dog “shoe-horned into a rattle-trap station wagon” - that part was all true. The story then centres around his educational experience in a rural Catholic school, a.k.a. St. Maria Gonna-Beat-Ya Catholic Mission School. “It was a really haywire time - enjoyable, but holy cow,” said Robin. The stories run the gamut, with the majority being light and humorous, eliciting laughter from the reader in doses, and the touching tale of a young man’s dog in the Significance of Jink likely eliciting a couple of tears from anyone who’s known the value of a good dog. Written in the tone of a ‘good old boy’ from the ‘good old days,’ the book has some bawdy language and would not be what people would consider ‘politically correct’ when it comes to female to male relationships. But it is probably fairly accurate for a small northern frontier town, where those kinds of things were not so much on the radar, let alone worried about. And while hopefully some thing have changed for the better, it is fun to read about how things used to be, at least through the haze of nostalgia and the veneer of a good storytelling voice. Peter Robin himself still has a home in Fort St. James, but also has a home in Kelowna where his youngest son is attending a hockey academy to pursue his passion for the game. He was one of the founders of NMI, and by selling the company, now has the luxury of pursuing his “first love -telling amusing stories.” It was after he began spending the winters in Kelowna he decided to take a creative writing course through the Okanagan College, where he received a lot of encouragement
from his instructors. The budding author then took another course and decided to keep on with it and came up with the small book. “I just started writing and let it flow,” he said. “It was a lot of fun.” The book was edited by Laurie Carter of Little White Publishing, who helped him with touch-ups but did not want to change his voice. “It’s very much written in the way that I talk,” said Robin. “I didn’t want it to be too polished.” Well, I can say with certainty, on this the author has succeeded, and while it may not be polished, it is hard to finish many of the stories without laughing, which is also exactly what Robin was looking for. “That’s what I was aiming for, that everyone came away with a smile,” he said. So far, the book has been well-received, with an interview on CBC by Betsy Trumpeter, and a review in the Penticton Western News, after only two weeks of being on the shelf. Locally, Robin said he has been getting a “good reception” from local businesses willing to stock the book, from the hardware store to the information booth to area resorts, with the list growing all the time and even a large Prince George book store stocking it. Vanderhoof also has the book at a local grocery store, showing while “Hooterville” may not be as celebrated in the book, residents there may also enjoy a good tale of the old times. It is Robin’s second book, the first one being an autobiography he wrote with his family in mind, but the local author seems enthusiastic enough about his newfound vocation there will likely be more tales from the old “Grub ‘n’ Rub” or something like it, in the future. Or so we hope.
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