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Task force ferry feasability study Sean Glanville A feasibility study is now underway for a proposed ferry service based out of Kitimat. The proposed project would provide an inter-coastal ferry services from Kitimat to and from the remote villages of Hartley Bay, Klemtu and Bella Bella as destinations. A local task force has recently completed a feasibility study, which they have sent to various B.C. Ministries. Kitimat Mayor Joanne Monaghan mentions that the next step is bringing this proposal to the Ministries involved and getting their guidance. “We hope the government departments will be able to provide feedback on the proposed project as well as some funding,” said Monaghan. Monaghan feels access to ferry transportation would be a huge step forward for people living in the villages as it would put them in reach of necessary educational and employment opportunities along with basic amenities. “Ferry service would provide a means of reaching educational facilities in Kitimat and access to finding jobs in Kitimat as there is plenty of unemployment in the villages,” said Monaghan. Ferry service would also provide essential medical treatment and allow seafood to reach market quicker. “Service would also allow access to hospital and medical supplies for places such as Klemtu, Bella Bella and Hartley Bay and additionally supply food for their crustacean farms and getting the product to market quickly.” Monaghan mentions that the task force that produced the study was funded through the Northern Development Initiative Trust and the feasibility study which was completed last week suggests the ferry would run three days a week. At this stage, the main concern is getting the ferry service up and running and Monaghan mentions ideas such as incorporating industry or tourism are not a main concern at this point. “The service will have very little to do with tourism or industry at this stage. Perhaps down the road if the villages want to incorporate some type of cultural tourism that may work for them in the future,” explained Monaghan. Monaghan also notes as far as industry is concerned, the ferry service could perhaps provide transportation of workers and goods to projects in the area at some point.
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Thirteen billion dollar oil refinery proposed for the Kitimat Valley Shaun Thomas As Enbridge continues to move forward with its plans for a pipeline to ship oil through Kitimat to Asia, David Black - the owner and president of Black Press which owns newspapers throughout BC including the Kitimat Northern Sentinel - announced this morning plans to construct a $13 billion oil refinery in the Kitimat area. Black incorporated a company called Kitimat Clean Ltd., which plans to build a refinery 25 kilometres north of Kitimat and 25 kilometres south of Terrace large enough to process all of the capacity from the Northern Gateway pipeline prior to it being shipped through the Douglas Channel. The plant would process up to 550,000 barrels per day of dibit to be shipped back to Edmonton, 240,000 barrels per day of diesel, 100,000 barrels per day of gasoline and 50,000 barrels per day of kerosene. closing in the next few decades,” he said. With work on the Kitimat ModernizaThe product would then be shipped to a marine terminal site in Kitimat that is cur- tion winding down at about the same time rently planned to be used for the Enbridge as the construction of this project gets underway, Black says there could be a large crude oil shipping terminal. “The refinery will eliminate any labour force here in the northwest. “If all the projects chance of a crude move ahead, the temoil spill from ship... a company called porary construction ping through Kitimat. jobs could move into Gasoline, kerosene Kitimat Clean Ltd., full-time as people and diesel, which are which plans to build a move from one projthe products from the ect to another,” he refinery 25 kilometres refinery all float and said, noting the 2,100 are all evaporative,” north of Kitimat ... people at the modernexplained Black. ization camp would be “We want it to be available for this or the the cleanest and the greenest operating refinery in the world...Because Canada has proposed LNG plants move ahead. “I don’t see Kitimat as a Fort McMursuch stringent environmental regulations, ray. When kids need work they zip up to it will likely be the cleanest refinery built Fort McMurray and then back, whereas in the world in the next 20 years.” According to Black, processing the I can see people looking at Kitimat as oil before it is shipped out will remove the a place they could move to and make a threat of offshore pollution from heavy home.” So far, prior to the submission of the cruise due to the evaporative properties of environmental assessment application earkerosene, gasoline and diesel. Construction plans call for ground- lier this morning, Kitimat Clean Ltd. has breaking in 2014, with the facility com- spoken to the different levels of governplete in 2020. During the five year con- ment about the project, have reviewed the struction period, an estimated 6,000 project with investment bankers and been workers would be needed, while another told the revenues and profits are enough 3,000 permanent jobs would be created to enable equity and debt financing, have during operation, with half of those being discussed the plans with Enbridge and other oil sands producers and brought provided through private contractors. “I really believe all of these jobs are on-board a refinery consultant. However, needed for the next generation and for the $13 billion for the construction of the those in communities where mills may be project has not been confirmed.
“The money for the environmental assessment has been put up. It will take about two years for the assessment, and while we’re doing that we’ll be talking to industry and customers in Asia and getting the rest of the financing in place,” said Black, noting that not all of the partners in the Northern Gateway project are in favour of a refinery as opposed to shipping the oil. “If there is no Enbridge pipeline there is no refinery. And if we don’t believe the pipeline can be built in a way that ensures any leaks will be immaterial then it shouldn’t be built.” However serious discussions with the Haisla and the Kitselas, on whose traditional territories the terminal and refinery would be located respectively, have not taken place. Art Sterritt of the Coastal First Nations, however, says more work needs to be done with other groups along the shipping line. “The air pollution and impact from this refinery will have the same impact on the area, and removing the problem for the Skeena and the Nass is not solving half of the problem...You’re going to be polluting that area even more so,” said Art Sterrit of the Coastal First Nations. “If you’re serious about doing business in the north, you need to be out there talking to the First Nations in the region.” Black also said the refinery would help address concerns from the province about an economic benefit to BC from the pipeline.
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The Kitimat RCMP with the assistance of the Quesnel RCMP laid charges in the November 11, 2011 robberies at the Shell Gas Station and Tony’s Grocery Story in Kitimat. On November 11, 2011, just after midnight, a male wearing a mask and brandishing a knife robbed the Shell Gas Station. Later on that day, Tony’s Grocery Store was also robbed at knife point. A lengthy and thorough investigation was conducted following these incidents which resulted in a suspect being identified. On August 9, 2012, the Quesnel RCMP executed an
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arrest warrant on 31-year-old Nicholas Flint Law. Law is currently in custody at this time. In other RCMP news, on August 13, 2012, at approximately 4 a.m., the Kitimat RCMP made an arrest of a male on Haisla Boulevard near the overpass. The male was found in possession of property believed to have been stolen from the Albatross area. The Kitimat RCMP are asking the public that if they have had their vehicle, garage or property entered and items taken, to contact the Kitimat RCMP to report this and to check if the RCMP have your property.
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RCMP make Tony’s and Shell robberies arrest Currently, the male is in custody. To contact the Kitimat RCMP call (250)632-7111. In other news, the Kitimat RCMP is requesting assistance in identifying the owner of a Jon Boat located below the treatment plant off of the Dyke Rd in Kitimat. The boat was located on August 10, 2012. The Kitimat RCMP would like to ask the public to provide any information they may have on the matter by calling the Kitimat RCMP at (250)6327111. If you wish to remain anonymous about this or any other crime, please contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222TIPS (8477).
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fuel, refined from heavy oil. Among those attending the news conference was Art Sterritt, executive director of the Coastal First Nations, a group in the Kitimat area that has strongly opposed the pipeline proposal. Sterritt disputed Black’s assertion that a B.C. refinery “solves half of the problem” with exported oil by shipping refined gasoline, jet fuel and diesel in tankers instead of heavy crude. Those products have their own risks, Sterritt said. Black pointed out that without marine shipments of those fuels, the remote coastal communities Sterritt represents would not be able to function. The lighter fuel products are still an environmental hazard, but they dissipate much more quickly and do not persist for many years like spilled heavy crude, he said. NDP energy critic John Horgan was also skeptical. “At this point, it’s a proposal without business partners and without First Nations and local community support,” Horgan said. “It doesn’t change our position [opposing] the Enbridge Northern Gateway project.” Black said the refinery will mean nearly 6,000 construction jobs over a five-year period, 3,000 permanent jobs at the refinery and tax revenue for various levels of government.
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“I think this is a great day in history.” Terrace mayor Dave Pernarowski said he too was glad to hear of the proposal, but was waiting to hear more about it before taking a position. “The City of Terrace is always open to new business and job creation opportunities. Mr. Black is a highly respected and successful businessman in B.C. and, as the owner of one of our key media outlets, the Terrace Standard, he is a valued member of our growing business community,” he said in an e-mail to Black Press. “At this time, we don’t know enough about the project to comment one way or another about it, but we look forward to working with Mr. Black in the future and engaging with our citizens regarding any major investments that could create jobs and help grow our amazing city.” Kitselas chief councillor Judy Gerow said the band would be taking a wait-and-see approach on a project that would be located on their territory. “We don’t want to make any kind of statement of endorsement. We are still conducting the independent study so I think it would be too soon,” she said, noting the Black did meet with her prior to the announcement. “We didn’t talk about partnership...We don’t want to go there now.” For its part, Enbridge was trying to keep a low profile on the day and released a simple statement about the Northern Gateway pipeline project. “Enbridge Northern Gateway remains committed to the regulatory process reviewing our application for the project. The Formal Hearings as part of the Joint Review Panel process are set to begin September 4 where issues related to the project are to be reviewed in public and in detail,” said company spokesperson Todd Nogier.
VA N C O U V E R – A Victoria businessman is heading up a proposal to build a $13-billion oil refinery in Kitimat. David Black, chairman and owner of Black Press, announced Friday he wants to build a world scale oil refinery at Kitimat, B.C. Black told a news conference in Vancouver Friday he is submitting an environmental assessment application to build a “world scale” oil refinery on behalf of Kitimat Clean Ltd., a company owned by Black. The application to the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office is expected this fall. The proposed refinery would be big enough to process all the diluted bitumen carried by Enbridge’s proposed Northern Gateway pipeline Black said he has had extensive discussions with Enbridge and other players in the Canadian oil industry, but none has so far offered to back the project. Black said he will use his own money to finance the proposal through environmental assessment, which he expects to cost several million dollars. After that, he said investors would be needed to complete it, assuming both the refinery and the pipeline receive approval. He has had preliminary meetings with Kitimat and Terrace councils, as well as the
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Shaun Thomas Skeena - Bulkley Valley MP Nathan Cullen says he would “be very, very surprised” to seean oil refinery in the Kitimat-Terrace area come to fruition. “It’s another chapter in a story that is increasingly becoming more and more ridiculous. This wasn’t in Enbridge’s plans, it’s not in China’s plans, it’s not in the Prime Minister’s plans so I don’t know where it came from...He’s making an announcement with no money, no local support and no support from First Nations so it is very hard to take seriously,” he said. Black said he will use his own money to finance the proposal through the B.C. environmental assessment, which he expects to cost several million dollars. After that, he said investors would be needed to complete it, assuming both the refinery and the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline receive approval. “There is a reason nobody is backing this...For a newspaper baron to say how the oil industry should be running when nobody in the oil industry is doing this themselves is ridiculous,” added Cullen. Skeena MLA Robin Austin says while the project is ambitious, it doesn’t change the risks associated with the Northern Gateway pipeline. “There is nothing wrong with the principle of trying to add value or economic benefit to the project, but the potential for disaster with the pipeline is unchanged,” said Austin. “Northern communities know the risks are too great, and that’s why they oppose the project.” Kitimat mayor Joanne Monaghan, who called in and was the only elected official to participate in the announcement, said she was excited to hear about the plan. “This project will probably, if it goes ahead and we are hopeful it does, change the face of the northwest forever,” she said.
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Canadian soccer women fabulous I’m back in Williams Lake after a wonderful summer experience in Kitimat. Despite my short stint in the community it left a positive impression on me and I hope to return soon. During the London 2012 Olympics the moment that stands out for many Canadians was our women’s soccer team’s 4-3 loss to the USA in the semi-final. Christine Sinclair provided one of the greatest performances ever by a female soccer player. Not bad for a Burnaby girl. I’ve officiated hundreds of soccer games through the years, especially through university to help keep me in pocket money, so the onesided officiating in the Canada vs USA game irked me more than the average fan. In the countless soccer games televised over the years I have never seen a goalie penalized for holding the ball for longer than six seconds. It’s in the rulebook but it’s a call officials don’t make. The punishment is so harsh, an indirect free kick from the spot of the infraction, which of course is always inside the 18-yard-box. Getting shafted once by the Norwegian official was bad enough but she compounded her error with another poor call. When a ball is kicked at a player and hit’s them in the hand the referee has to deem whether the player had sufficient time and distance to pull their hands away. In this case on the ensuing free kick the ball was blasted at the Canadian defender who had no time to get out of the away as it hit her hand and the ref placed the ball on the penalty spot, which led to the tying goal. I was apalled by the Americans lack of grace as post- game USA goalkeeper Hope Solo was asked about Sinclair’s performance. Instead of commending her she instead credited her goals on poor defending. Thus, managing to insult both Sinclair and her teammates. Perhaps the tackiest moment of the Olympics was after the USA defeated Japan for the gold medal they ran into their locker room and returned to the field wearing Nike t-shirts with the slogan ‘Greatness Has Been Found.’ The Twitter world erupted with comments like ‘no wonder nobody cheers for the USA’ and even major American media outlets like NBC had comments like ‘take those awful shirts off.’ Our Canadian girls could’ve took such a demoralizing loss as an excuse to fold in the bronze medal game, but hey showed tremendous courage to defeat France 1-0 for bronze. They were an inspiration to the entire country and spurred on the next generation of young girls playing soccer in Canada. Sean Glanville
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Doubts cast on speed of B.C. LNG Prominent U.S.-based news website, the Huffington Post, has become the latest organization to cast doubts on the speed of progress on numerous northern B.C. LNG projects, expected to be based and up and running in CZ "MMBO )FXJUTPO Kitimat over the next seven years. Nevertheless, the Post article is While the August 16 article explores the Kitimat-B.C. LNG disturbing. It points out, as has been picture in a fairly lengthy and detailed done repeatedly, that B.C. comes late manner, the website was unable to ex- into the LNG game and trailing various tract from two major proponents, Kiti- other countries making faster progress mat LNG (Apache-EOG-Encana) or or already in business shipping LNG Royal Dutch Shell, any specific time to supposedly-hungry Asian markets. It quotes Energy and Mines Minline for a commitment of major capital ister Rich Coleman’s office, which reor construction. Both have NEB perfused an interview for the article, but mits to export LNG. e-mailed the ministry view that there To support the case for doubt, Huffington Post writer, Rachel Mendleson, are “currently no concerns” about the offers the opinions of Canadian Cen- effect of other LNG projects around ter for Policy Alternatives researcher, the world on the economic viability of Ben Parfitt, who states, “ It is not at all those planned for B.C. So let’s see this fall whether there clear to me that we’re actually going to end up with liquefied natural gas is a reason for concern in Kitimat. Personally I’ve been looking for similar plants in Western Canada.” Now, the CCPA claims to be “an commitments for some time. On another matter, I cannot say independent, non-partisan research inhow strongly I support the latest call, stitute concerned with issues of social this time from the Canadian Taxpayand economic justice,” however its ers’ Federation, for the scrapping of home page endorsement by Ed BroadB.C.’s pervasive carbon tax legislabent probably speaks volumes about tion. the Center’s leanings. A meander I would say it has been fairly acthrough the website tends to reflect curately described as everything from support for NDP policies and views.
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an abject failure to a blatant rip-off of the taxpayer – particularly the individual B.C. vehicle driver. Introduced with typical Gordon Campbell “green spin” in 2008, the carbon tax has become akin to a giant squid with its greedy tentacles sucking cash out of the citizenry of B.C. through annual gas price increases at the pump, increases on domestic heating bills, on B.C. Ferry fares, public transportation fares, at grocery stores and really “across the board,” as shipping costs inevitably rose. But it is at the gas pump that everyday citizens see the impact of the carbon tax – now up to 6.67 cents per litre. Add the HST – it makes gas seven cents a litre more expensive in B.C. than anywhere else in Canada, notwithstanding local impacts on price. That amounts to something around $3.50 extra on a regular car fill up or closer to $7 on the average truck fillup, which makes it even more costly for many northern drivers who can’t just slip across to Bellingham and take advantage of U.S. gas prices or who can’t jump on the Skytrain to commute to work. The tax is also applied to diesel and all oil-based fuels, as well as natural gas and coal, and has jumped every July 1 since 2008. Continued on Page 5
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Revitalization a fantastic idea I was delighted to see that council is pursuing the idea of using Section 226 of the Community Charter to create revitalisation zones that would give commercial property owners the opportunity to upgrade their premises without being penalised for doing so. As any property owner well knows, upgrade your property and your assessed value goes up. Which means your tax bill, which is tied to your assessed value, goes up in lock step. Invoking 226 gives the city the opportunity to give such property owners a “holiday” in as much as for whatever period of time council decides - usually five years - the owner will pay taxes only on his pre-improvement assessed value until the expiry of that term. In other words city tax revenue remains the same as before the improvement.
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nailing a business in its downtown area. If, as I have asked before, they can do it, why can’t we?
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Back in 2005 the City of Quesnel used that device to secure a $100 million new West Fraser sawmill. More recently Terrace has used it to encourage improvements in a section of its downtown core with some success. In the case of Kitimat, better late than never. But this, as I mentioned in one of many editorials on the subject, is only the carrot. To achieve what I assume is council’s goal of repairing the image of the community, it also needs a stick - and that means having the intestinal fortitude to take action to remove hideous eye-
sores. Prime candidates are, of the course, the rusted, boarded up disaster on Enterprise Avenue and the onetime Shop Easy in the Nechako Centre. In the case of the former, consider this: the owners of the Kitimat Hotel have spent Lord knows how many dollars to spruce their place up only to have their guests gaze out on an ugly hovel across the street. Where is the logic in allowing that state of affairs to continue? And don’t tell me it cannot be done. Prince Rupert has been lowering the boom for at least three years and that included
of the Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature project. He is described as “a long-standing, colourful critic of prevailing climate science.” The article also notes the Berkeley project was heavily funded by the Charles Koch Charitable Foundation which has “a considerable history of backing groups that deny climate change.” But Muller has done a complete turnabout, declaring, “Humans are almost entirely the cause.” Predictably, the believers of the Church of Climate Change prepared the fatted calf to honour the prodigal son. While the so-call sceptics heaped scorn on his conclusions. All of which suggests to me that things are not as clear cut as some would have us believe.
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Last time my column revolved around Fritz Vahrenholt, regarded as one of the fathers of the environmental movement in Germany who walked the talk by founding one of Europe’s largest renewable energy companies. And how he was now having second thoughts about the assertion that man was wholly responsible for global warming. In response, a reader kindly referred me to an article in the Los Angeles Times about a similar conversion but in the opposite direction. Richard A. Muller is professor of physics at Berkeley, MacArthur Fellow and co-founder
Shaun Thomas Northwest BC has the highest unemployment rate in the province, according to stats released on August 10 by the Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation, and it is the only region in BC in double digits. The unemployment rate for the North Coast and Nechako region, which covers just west of Vanderhoof to Haida Gwaii, was 11.9 per cent this July. That number was down slightly from the 12.2 per cent in June but is the third highest rate this year. When compared to last July’s 7.7 per cent unemployment figure, the number is up 4.2 per cent. For the first six months of 2012 the average unemployment rate in the region was 11.9 per cent com-
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pared to 8.2 per cent for the first six months of 2011. In terms of the number of people employed, that figure has fallen from 44,300 last July to 38,400, a loss of 5,900 employed people in the northwest. So far this year the number of people employed in the region is down 7.9 per cent while provincially the figure has risen 1.9 per cent. The next highest unemployment rate is in the Cariboo, which has an unemployment rate of 8.1 per cent, followed by the Kootenay region at 6.8 per cent. The lowest unemployment rate in the province was in the Northeast, with an unemployment rate of just 4.3 per cent, while the provincial number is 6.9 per cent.
Miscellaneous cont’d. From Page 4 Government has defended the carbon tax vehemently for several years – and B.C. Liberal finance minister Keven Falcon constantly responds to calls to cut the tax by quoting the various additional actions the government has taken to ensure the much-acclaimed “revenue neutrality” of its carbon tax, including income tax cuts. But the taxpayers’ group insists income tax cuts only cover $228 million of the $1.2 billion the carbon tax rakes in every year, and repeats its contention that the average citizen can’t get other compensating tax breaks such as venture capital and industrial property credits, or research and experimental development grants. I have to agree also that the tax has failed in its efforts to drive motorists to alternative green transport options that would result
in lowered overall gasoline sales. Sales of gasoline are up, up, up -along with the costs. Seniors on fixed income have to consider the tax an extreme and onerous burden and given Falcon’s point of view we can be sure there’s no relief in sight. There’s probably little left for the B.C. Liberals to gain by giving in to the demand – and the question will likely come down to the perception of a new government, NDP or Conservative. In my experience there’s little chance that the Liberals will concede in this are as we approach the 2013 election. There is so much distraction in the political future – LNG, Northern Gateway and Kinder Morgan issues, health, education and jobs that this will simply join the HST under the carpet for the next few months. ahewitson@telus.net
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Some lessons from Noah Genesis 9:17
Genesis 9:17, “God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant that I have established between me and all flesh that is on the Earth.â€? The Biblical account of Noah and the Ark is one of the most well known accounts in the world. But when most people think about Noah and the Ark, they focus on the furry animals marching two by two. What people don’t like to focus on is why God sent the flood in the 1st place. The question emerges, “Why would a loving God cause every living thing He had created to be destroyed?â€? This is the same question people ask when there are catastrophes or even when there is sickness and hardship in people’s lives. Well, the 1st thing we learn about God from Noah is this: “God’s holiness demands judgment.â€? You see, God is 100% pure and holy, and as such, He cannot abide our sin. When He created the world He declared it “Very goodâ€?‌perfect. But man in our pride rebelled against God’s perfect provisions for us, so that by
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The fact that our sin breaks His heart is important, because it shows us that He is not mean and vengeful, but loving and compassionate. And so, the 2nd thing we learn from Noah is this: “When God’s holiness demands judgment, His love delivers grace.� And so God told Noah that He
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would put His bow in the sky as a promise. So what is a bow? Well, a bow is a weapon, and when we read the Bible, we see that God’s bow was drawn in Genesis, and the arrow was let fly in the New Testament. That arrow is God’s Son Jesus Christ, who came to live a sinless life and give it freely on the cross as our substitute‌so that all who repent of their sin and believe on Him as their Savior will be forgiven and receive God’s free gift of eternal life. At the cross, God resolved the problem between His holiness that demands judgment, and His love that delivers grace. So, what kind of a God do you believe in? The truth is, if your God is not so holy and pure that your sin breaks His heart; then your God does not love you enough to send His Son to die for you. Jesus did not come to judge. He came so that, by believing in Him, when you stand before God one day you will not face the God of judgment, but rather the God of Grace. This is His gift offered freely to you and to me‌amen.
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Full and Part time for Coastal Taxi. We are also hiring part time dispatchers. Send resume & drivers abstract to PO Box 56 Kitimat, BC V8C 2G6 No phone calls KITIMAT - P/T WAITRESS wanted. Food Safe & Serving it Right preferred. Drop off resume in person at Chop Suey Kitchen 424 Enterprise Ave. after 4 p.m.
PIZZARAMA in Kitimat is now hiring Cooks & Drivers. Must be able to multi task, have good communication skills & work well in a fast paced environment. Bring resume to PIZZARAMA 171 Nechako Centre after 2pm. No phone calls please Required for an Alberta Trucking Company. One Class 1 Driver. Must have a minimum of 5 years experience pulling low boys and driving off road. Candidate must be able to pass a drug test and be willing to relocate to Edson, Alberta. Fax resumes to: 780-725-4430
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SHOPPERS DRUG MART Kitimat - Is looking to fill the following positions: • Merchandiser • Cashier • Pharmacy Assistant • Bookkeeper Please drop off your resume at 120 City Centre, Kitimat.
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The Kitimat Hotel is looking for part-time help in the following positions: waitress, bouncer, DJ, chambermaid and cashier. Drop of resume with the owner Mark or email to kitimathotel@hotmail.com T-MAR INDUSTRIES located in Campbell River is hiring for the position of Heavy Duty Mechanic. Position comes with a competitive benefit package and applicant must possess a valid driver’s license. For details visit www.t-mar.com Contact Tyson Lambert by Fax: 250-286-9502 or by Email:tysonlambert@t-mar.com Wonderful Opportunity in a busy restaurant.
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Medical/Dental CERTIFIED DENTAL Assistant wanted for 4 days a week. Minimum 2 years experience. E-mail Resume or inquiries to Info@haydendentistry.com
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Misc. for Sale FOR SALE Kitimat - 2004 Craftsman Snowblower. 9.5hp, 27”, 2 stage thrower, electric start. $700obo. Woods Upright Freezer. 17.7cu ft. Frost free, excellent condition. $300obo. 250-6327247
1631 Haisla Blvd. Kitimat, BC 2 bedroom suites security building New: dishwasher, appliances & cabinets. All New: windows, plumbing, electrical, drywall, kitchen & bathroom - sound insulated - electric heat. 1 yr lease Starting at $995 per month N/S, N/P For complete details or to request an application, please call 250.632.7814
HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper? Kitimat - Bedroom Suite, includes headboard and footboard with frame, Dresser with mirror, 2 side tables and chest of drawers $600. Coffee table and 2 end tables $99 each. 250-632-4872 Kitimat - Set of two Blizzak P235/75 R15 tires on rims. $200 250-632-4872. STEEL BUILDING - Huge clearance sale! 20X24 $4,658. 25X28 $5,295. 30X40 $7,790. 32X54 $10,600. 40X58 $14,895. 47X78 $19,838. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca.
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Private Coin Collector Buying Collections, Silver Coins etc. Available now: 250-863-3082 KITIMAT
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CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATOR. Chwk Bridge Const Co has an immediate opening for an exp and energetic estimator. The successful candidate will be able to analyze and prepare estimates for bridges, precast products and earthworks. This is a full time position. Wages TBD with experience. Must be selfmotivated and able to work independently. Email resume with a handwritten cover letter to info@iotaconstruction.com or fax to 604702-0620. No phone calls.
Trades, Technical ALBERTA BASED Company looking for qualified & experienced: Equipment Operators, Mulcher, Feller Buncher & Processor Operators. Out of town & camp work. Safety tickets & drivers abstract required. Email resume: jobs@commandequipment.com Fax 780-488-3002. CONCRETE FINISHERS and Form Setters. Edmonton based company seeks experienced concrete finishers and form setters for work in Edmonton and northern Alberta. Subsistence and accommodations provided for out of town work; john@raidersconcrete.com Cell 780-660-8130. Fax 780444-7103. QUALITY CONTROL person experienced with Piping & Structural Welding needed for a growing Northern Company. Competitive wages & benefits. Please email resume to: info@torqueindustrial.com Fax 250-775-6227 or apply online: www.torqueindustrial.com SHINGLE SAWYER needed in Gold River. Pendragon Forest Products Ltd. Apply to: Box 1100 Gold River B.C., V0P 1G0. Call 250-283-2111 or 604-369-3045. Or Email: pendragonfp@xplornet.com
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Equestrian GLENN STEW ART Natural Horsemanship Clinics (Stage 1 & Stage 3/4 and Extreme Horsemanship Competition in Smithers. Aug. 29 thru Sept. 2,2012. Call Anika at 250-8465494 or email gattiker@telus.net for more info.
FOR sale by owner - no agents please Well located 3 bedroom rancher style home on a quite street. Cozy and private, ready to move in, this 3 bedroom rancher offers many updates twin seal windows, laminate flooring, updated kitchen cabinets. All that and plenty of storage space in attached garage, outbuilding, wine cellar and greenhouse, plus you can enjoy the private fenced back yard. Hot water tank replaced 2010, furnace fully serviced in 2011. $139,900 obo For an appointment to view call 250 632 5056
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52 Brant Street. $30,000 as is or $40,000 with demolition done.
HORSE FOR SALE 19 year old sorrel gelding, well trained, not a beginners horse. Used for penning at one time. $2500 obo. (250) 695-6972
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ROUND HAY Bales for sale. Call 250-846-5855
Pets KITIMAT - FREE Two beautiful indoor spayed cats desperately seeking a new home with lots of love. 250-632-5004
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Hillcrest Place Apartments Two bedrooms No Smoking, No Pets Starting at $675 monthly 250.632.7814 Kitimat
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Kitimat - 3 bedroom duplex close to Nechako Elementary. F/S W/D. Rental and work references required. $950/mo plus utilities. 250-279-0207
Homes for Rent HOUSE FOR RENT Kitimat - Whitesail. 4 bedroom, 2 bath. Backs onto greenbelt. Garden area with greenhouse. Hot tub optional. $1,500/mo ($1,800/mo furnished). Damage Deposit required. Available September 1. 250-639-1509 Kitimat - 1 bedroom duplex, fully furnished. $950/mo. Everything included: heat, hydro, cable, internet. Available September 1. 250-632-1329 or 250-632-2490 Kitimat - 2 bedroom duplex, fully furnished. $1,250/mo. Everything included: heat, hydro, cable, internet. Available September 1. 250-632-1329 or 250-632-2490 KITIMAT 3 Bedroom Rancher with garage. F/S, W/D included. NO smoking. Reference Required. $1,200 per month. Call 250.639.9757 KITIMAT HOMES FOR RENT #17 Kootenay Street, 3 bedroom, 1 bath, $1,150/mo. #10 Carswell Street, 3 bedroom, 2 bath, $1,580/mo Photos on kitimathousing.com 250-639-4439
‘67 Pontiac Parisienne This beautiful restored Emerald Turquoise Convertible is ready to Drive, Show and Enjoy! Insurance with collector plates $234 yearly. $19,900. Terrace 250-635-6128
Motorcycles
2006 SOFTAIL STANDARD FXTL CUSTOM Kitimat - Silver and black with chrome all over. 9000 miles on odometer. 14” Ape hangers with brand new lines. $15,900 obo. Call Cole or Amanda 250-639-9711 for more information and to view. Email: colin931@gmail.com
1989 TRAVELAIR 19’ 5th WHEEL Sleeps 4, washroom and shower $3700 obo Must Sell
Falcon 125 CC new condition $900 obo Ph: (250) 279-1757 Kitimat 1993 FORD AEROSTAR Kitimat - 3 litre, 4 cyl. good running condition. Winter tires on rims. 125,000km $1,000 obo. 250-632-7247 1995 FORD 4x4 Kitimat - Eddie Bauer extended cab. 5.8 litre, power windows, air conditioning. 193,000km. Very clean, some rust. Needs rear brakes. Engine in good running condition. Comes with winter tires on rims and canopy. $1,500. 250-632-5715 or 250-6394534 2000 Econoline 150 series 1989 Econoline 150 series with raised roof. Both run well, good work trucks. $1500 obo Ph: TI-MAT Ent. 250-632-7272
TOWNHOMES in KITIMAT 3 bdrm, 1 ½ bath, carport Start $700. Sorry no Pets. Call Greg 639-0110 WEDEENE, 2 bdrm Townhouse. Avail immed, $1050 mo including utils. Call Larry 250-279-0042.
2008 SUZUKI GSX650F
With heated grips & centre stand. Only 700km. Beautiful blue colour. Like New Condition. Asking $6,000 obo Call 250.632.4294 KITIMAT
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2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM Kitimat - 230,000 km. Good condition. Asking $3,800 obo. 250-632-3456. 2004 Honda Civic 105,000km, 4 door, A/C, 2 sets of tires w/ rims, 5 spd, remote entry. Great running condition. Very clean, well maintained. $9500 Ph:250-632-2897
28’ TREND COMMAND BRIDGE
Comes with tri axle trailer. Very good condition. Volvo Penta twin Chevy 350 inboard gas. Sleeps 4 comfortably. Call for pictures. $26,500 Call 250.639.9757 Kitimat
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Townhouses Kitimat - 3 bedroom townhouse. Bright, clean, spacious. Newly renovated. Walk to town/amenities. $850/mo. 250-632-7767
28’ CALGAN FIBREGLASS CRUISER 180hp Cat V8 diesel engine with twin disk clutch and reduction gear. Enclosed bridge. 2 station controls. 2 vhf radios, chart plotter. Electric anchor winch, 2 anchors, chain and line. 9 ft inflatable with 5hp Merc. Washroom/toilet/shower. Fridge, 4 burner stove. Electric downriggers/trap puller. Cleats, fenders and mooring lines. Much more. Located in Ladysmith, BC. $35,000. 250-245-4942(eves) or email sea-dog@shaw.ca
2006 CITATION 26 RKSE Supreme interior plus may more options. 12 foot slide w/awning. Air cond. etc. Come and view the best RV built. Excellent condition. $24,900. 250-635-6128.
2010 Travel Trailer Kitimat - 26’ Forest River. $18,000 obo. 250-632-4210
2006 Buick Allure Kitimat - 82,000km. Air conditioning, dual airbags, keyless entry, power steering, power seat/windows/door locks, CD, AM/FM stereo and more. Mounted summer and winter tires. New front brakes in Feb. Was $10,500, now $9,500. 250-632-5639
Kitimat - 1994 Ford Travelaire 24’, 120,000km. Generator. Large fridge/freezer, microwave, stove with oven. A/C. Lots of storage. Must be seen. $7,900 obo. 250-279-8005.
Modular Homes
Modular Homes
BC’S LARGEST ONE STOP SHOP FOR QUALITY MANUFACTURED & MODULAR HOMES
14’ ZODIAC Kitimat - Aluminum floorboards, 40HP Mariner and 15HP Mariner. Trailer. $5,500. 250-632-6797
21’ Fibreform Cabincruiser Kitimat - 5.7L - V8 Mercruiser with Alpha 1 leg. Great running condition. Brand new exhaust manifolds, batteries and starter (over $2000 spent). Stringers and floor replaced. 40 gal alum gas tank. Sleeps 3 comfortably. Heavy duty double axle trailer included. Priced for quick sale @ $6,900 Ph: 250-632-5673
SYLVAN EXPEDITION 1600 Kitimat - Single console, 50hp fuel injected Johnson, electric trolling motor. Live well. Shorelander trailer. And much more. Excellent condition. 250-632-5922
Vehicle Lease / Rent
32’ FIBERGLASS FERRELL BOAT 370hp 8.1L John Deere Engine, 1500hrs on engine. Trolling valve, Bow Thruster, 3 Stage Steering. 2 Hydraulic Deep lines, Hydraulic Trap Puller, 3 Sounders, Radar, 8’ Dinghy, 2 Radios. Com-Dev Auto Pilot, Spare Prop. Can be seen at MK BayMarina. Assessed at $84,400. Contact Warren Poff at 250.242.4445 or 250.242.1789 MAKE AN OFFER!
BADGER 30’ SUNDOWNER TUG 100hp turbo charged Yanmar Diesel, sleeps 6, shower, f/s, autopilot, radar, colour depth sounder, GPS, VHS, am/fm 2000w inverter/charger, 9’ dingy. Moorage at MK Bay Marine. (250) 632-6575 Kitimat
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COMING EVENTS Aug. 17-Sept. 15 REFLECTIONS - WHERE I AM The Kitimat Museum & Archives presents an exhibition of art pieces created in a variety of media and subject matter - where the artist from the Northwest region of British Columbia is at this moment, in his or her life, community, and world. Visit to vote for the “People’s Choice Award.” Museum Hours Monday to Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Thursday, August 23-30 KITIMAT PUBLIC LIBRARY – Intro to Guitar workshops with Bill Vollrath. Every Thursday in August from 3:00 – 4:30 pm. These workshops are for youth aged 12 to 17. Age 18+ can register to a wait list. Registration is a must, and a valid Library membership card is required. Please bring your own guitar. Call 250 632 8985. Sept 15-Nov 17 STRENGTHENING FAMILIES TOGETHER A FREE education course for the families, friends and caregivers of people living with mental illness. Gain knowledge, support, and practical tools to manage and restore balance in your life. Kitimat, Sept 15-Nov 17, 10am – 12:30pm. Limited seating. Registration required.250-635-8206 toll free: 1-866-326-7877 September 13 THE KITIMAT SENIORS, Branch 129 will hold their monthly meeting September 13 at 1 pm in the Senior Center. Ongoing KITIMAT PUBLIC LIBRARY – Digital magazines and recorded books now available online through Zinio, the world’s largest newsstand. Find and read popular magazines at home or on a mobile device anytime, anywhere. Registration is quick and easy! To get started, visit us online at www.kitimatpubliclibrary.org and click the Zinio banner. For information contact the Library at 250 632 8985. SILLY YAKS (CELIAC) SUPPORT GROUP supporting gluten free eating and helping people with celiac disease feel well and healthy. Participate in discussions around safe foods, foods to avoid, cross contamination, recipe ideas, etc. The first meeting will be held Aug. 23 from 7-8:30 p.m. in the multipurpose room at the Kitimat General Hospital. The group is open to anyone interested in learning about celiac disease. For more information please call 250632-3063 KITIMAT SENIORS BAND is looking for new members. If you have time in the day and would love an opportunity to play music with others, you need us and we need you. Call Lisa Frazer at 250-632-3475 for more info. CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTRE Family Fun Spot Drop-In Monday and Friday afternoons 1-3 p.m., Wednesday mornings 10:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. Ages 0-5 welcome “A Great place for families to meet over coffee and toys!” Contact 250-6323144 for more information. KITIMAT FIBRE ARTS GUILD: Interested in knitting, spinning, weaving, or any other fibre? For more information phone Maureen 250-632-5444. KITIMAT MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS - I have M.S. but M.S. does not have me. You are not alone, male or female, and the Kitimat M.S. group would like to be here for you. Total confidentiality. For more information contact Mary at 250-639-6016. AGLOW OF KITIMAT: All are welcome at our Care Group and Bible Study for men and women, singles or married, Thursdays at 7 p.m. For information phone Brenda at 250-6325771 or Wendi at 250-632-5673. DID YOU KNOW that literacy is more than just being able to read? The Kitimat Adult Literacy Program provides FREE tutoring services for adult interested in improving their reading, writing, math, communication, and information technology skills. Is English NOT your first language? We provide FREE tutoring and small group English as a Second Language (ESL) classes. For more information please call Brandi at 250-632-7393 or to see what’s happening at the Community Corner check us out at www.kitimatcommunityservices.ca/KALP.html or find us on facebook. DO YOU HAVE DIABETES? We offer individual and group counseling. Certification for blood glucose strips is available. Make an appointment and bring your meter. The Good Food Box is part of our program. Forms for this can be picked up at the Living Well Program or at the hospital main desk. Donations for this worthwhile program are always accepted. For more info call 250-632-8313 during operating hours - Wednesdays 8:00 a.m. to noon, Thursdays 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. - or leave message on our voice mail. We are located on the second floor of the Kitimat Hospital in the Home Support offices. PRAYER CANADA KITIMAT meets upstairs at the fire hall Tuesdays, from noon - 1:00 p.m. All are welcome to pray for our city council and those in positions of authority in Kitimat, for the government of BC and of Canada. For information call Lesley at 250-632-4554. The Northern Sentinel will publish all neatly handwritten or e-mailed Coming Events for two consecutive weeks if space permits. Coming Events must be free to the public (no money exchange of any kind). If you wish to have your event run longer, you must resubmit it; • in person: Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 5 pm • mail: 626 Enterprise Ave., Kitimat, BC V8C 2E4 • e-mail: newsroom@ northernsentinel.com, or • fax: 639-9373. No phone calls please.
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Sports & Leisure Moran takes Kitimat Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Open Jamie Moran fired a 137 over the weekend to win this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kitimat Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Open Golf tournament. The pro at the Hirsch Creek course finished three strokes ahead of A-flight winner Scott Rigler. The overall low net winner was John Parsons, who ended up with a 132, finishing nine strokes better than Clayton Harris who had the low net score in the A-Flight after a countback. 66 men from Prince Rupert, Terrace, Smithers and Kitimat played in this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Open. In other news from the weekend in Kitimat, there was a couple of holesin-one registered Monday. Bob Reid aced Hole Number Two while fellow Kitimat golfer Garrett Whittle turned the trick on Hole 17.
Here are the complete results of the Kitimat Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Open: Overall low gross winner was Jamie Moran with a score of 137 and overall low net winner was John Parsons with a score of 132. Winners by flight were; A Flight low gross winners: 1st low gross - Scott Rigler (Terr) with a score of 140, 2nd low gross - Steve Venman â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 148, 3rd low gross - Harold Fedderson - 148 (Terr). A Flight low net winners: 1st low net - Clayton Harris - 141 (on a countback), 2nd low net - Nelson Almeida â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 141, 3rd low net - Ron Venman- 142. B Flight low gross winners: 1st low gross - Grant Frater â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 163, 2nd low gross - Bill Blair â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 170, 3rd low gross - Jeremy Morden â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 171.
Kitimat Public Market opening a success Sean Glanville Around 500 people dropped by the Kitimat Public Market during its trial opening Sunday. It was a major success as 35 vendors from across the North West sold their goods. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were thrilled with the turnout, it was so successful many of the vendors actually ran out of food,â&#x20AC;? said Kitimat Food-share and Community Services Coordinator Elizabeth Botz. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a really carnival-like atmosphere and we had a number of people sitting on the grass eating their lunch. People were coming down in droves and we got a lot of the after-church crowd.â&#x20AC;? Local dignitaries including Mayor Joanne Monaghan and Councilor Rob Goffinet were on hand for the event. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thought it went well, thanks to the organizers and hopefully this can continue. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great addition to Kitimat,â&#x20AC;? said Monaghan. The public market is scheduled for every second Sunday from 11am â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3pm at Mountainview Square. The official grand opening event will be held at the next public market in two weeks. They hope to run this summer and fall up until Sunday, October 7 weather permitting. Next year they hope to open some time in April as insurance and liability issues caused them to delay the opening this year until Sunday. There have been farmers markets in Kitimat in the past unable to be sustained primarily due to being entirely volunteer-based. With the current public market there are a number of organizations involved and funding from the community to
help ensure long-term success. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the past the public market was completely volunteer-based and this time with the Kitimat Community Services (KCS) and food-share programs the organization aspect is much easier since itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not all volunteer,â&#x20AC;? said Botz. The KCS is working with the District of Kitimat on the foodshare program, public market, and are in the organizational stages of building a community garden. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This three step strategy is all part of our goal to help end poverty in Kitimat,â&#x20AC;? said Botz. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When we presented to Council they gave us their full support to work with their planners.â&#x20AC;? Botz mentioned she hopes the new community garden will also be located near Mountainview Square with its ideal location. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We like the idea of having it at Mountainview Square as itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so central and near the hospital so we could have some raised garden beds for the patients to enjoy.â&#x20AC;? Some of the vendors included Happy Pick Organic Farm from Smithers, Vegan Fibres of Terrace, Missy-Lou Handbags and Accessories, Woolcraft and Jewelry, Adrian Glass, as well as plenty of canned and homemade goods. There were also plenty of activities on hand for youth including a bouncy castle and a table set up for painting ceramics. Organizers also mentioned they had numerous requests for East Indian food at the market and welcome any potential vendors. They are always looking for fresh fruit and vegetables regionally grown.
B Flight low net winners: 1st low net - Tern Yamamoto - 135 (Pr. Rup), 2nd low net - Jean Guy Gaudet â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 139, 3rd low net - Colin Zenuk â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 142. C Flight low gross winners: 1st low gross - Ed Martin â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 179, 2nd low gross - Greg Saunders â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 182, 3rd low gross - Frank Thomas â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 185. C Flight low net winners: 1st low net - Tonie Readman â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 139, 2nd low net - Paul Zenuk â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 145, 3rd low net Pat Gallagher - 148 (Smithers). Closest to the pin on winners Saturday included Scott Rigler (Terr), Robin Cloutier and Joe Bruno, Steve Venman, John Parsons and Cliff Yoland. Closest to the pin winners on Sunday were Nelson Almeida, Denys Baldock, Frank Thomas, Bob Reid, Colin Zenuk and James Horne (Terr).
Jamie Moran, the pro at Hirsch Creek Golf Club in Kitimat captured the menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s open title with a two-day score of 137. photo submitted
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