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CHRISTMAS CONCERT Children like Rhiannon James, left and Jazijn Jarsma, across the region took the opportunity in the week before Christmas to showcase their talents in front of cheering family during the annual round of Christmas concerts. Percy N. Hébert photo
It was pretty much neck and neck for two weeks, but October’s 7.7 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Haida Gwaii took top story of the year honours, capturing 42 per cent of the votes. Although the epicentre was off the coast of Haida Gwaii the temblor was strong enough to give the Bulkley Valley a good shake and obviously catch the attention of our readers. Despite the good shake, no serious infrastructure damage was reported other than a crack in the wall in the gym at Gitsegukla elementary school. Coming in second place, was the decision by Smithers town council last February to oppose the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline. In passing the motion, Smithers joined a host of municipalities in northern B.C. who also voiced opposition to the pipeline. At the time Taylor Bachrach, Mayor of Smithers, said council quickly realized the actual purpose of the joint review process and concluded municipal governments do have a legitimate role to play in the process. “I was surprised by how decisive the vote is,” Bachrach said after the vote last . “I think it’s an accurate representation of sentiment in our community. The vote, 5-1 in favour of the motion, drew some criticism from Councillor Charlie Northrup because the vote was held with one councillor absent from the meeting. “I’m disappointed and surprised,” Northrup said after the vote. Councillor Phil Brienesse who introduced the motion argued it was difficult and dangerous for council to wait for all councillors to be present to present any motion. However, with pressure building as neighbouring councils passed similar motions to oppose Enbridge, Councillor Brienesse felt the issue needed to be dealt with sooner rather than later. “You can’t keep pushing things down the field just because people aren’t going to be present,” Brienesse said. Today, many months after the vote, Bachrach is still comfortable with the decision. “While there was some discord around the circumstances of the vote I feel our community has really embraced and supported the position council took,” Bachrach said. Opposition to the proposed pipeline, the mayor said, has united the community in a common cause and also strengthened council’s relationship with the Wet’suwet’en. “That in turn strengthens the work we are doing together on other economic development,” Bachrach added. With files from Dan Mesec.
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Monday, Dec. 17, didn’t go as planned for schools in New Hazelton. A sign posted had wording which concerned the New Hazelton RCMP and members of the public and the RCMP informed the schools to go into lockdown. “Local RCMP had reason to believe that it was written by a male who is well known to police and the community,” North District RCMP Const. Lesley Smith said. “As a precautionary measure New Hazelton RCMP ordered a lock down of all local schools until they were able to locate the male responsible for posting the signs.” The alleged suspect, Jamey Sterritt, was soon located in New Hazelton and arrested
for uttering threats. Sterritt is being held in police custody pending further investigation and a future court appearance, Smith explained last Tuesday. Rumours had circulated that a male had entered a school and behaved in a disturbing manner, but Smith said those reports were false. For John Field elementary school principal, Brian Magnusson, the call, some time after 10 a.m., from the RCMP triggered fresh memories. “The first thing I thought about was the tragedy in Connecticut [mass murder of 20 Grade 1 students and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary] last week,” Magnusson said. “It did bring concern.” Upon receiving the call, all of the classroom doors and school exits were
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here was little in the way of progress to note when the Town of Smithers released its Climate Action Revenue Incentive report. “There hasn’t been a lot of progress made in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Smithers, but it is something we’re working on and something I hope that we made some serious progress in 2012,” Mayor Taylor Bachrach said. A theft at the Bulkley Valley Museum saw a flare gun from the Second World War and a bayonet from 1914 make their way out the back door, together with some jewelry from the gift store. The Centennial Legacy Committee recommends a band stand at the corner of Main and Broadway. The Village of Telkwa council passed a motion limiting pubic comment at council meetings to matters discussed during the meeting. “I don’t enjoy being grilled about things that we didn’t discuss at the meeting,” Mayor Carman Graf said. The National Energy Board joint review panel, tasked with the environmental assessment of Enbridge’s proposed Northern Gateway pipeline, made its first stop in Smithers.. Wet’suwet’en Chiefs Darlene Glaim and Russell Tijoe were first to speak. The Vancouver Canucks owners offered to contribute $250,000 towards the building of a new arena should construction receive the green light. Mother Nature played a cruel trick on the Northwest Community College, as -20 C temperatures caused pipes to crack flooding the halls. The explosion at the Babine Forest Products Mill in Burns Lake saw hospitals along Highway 16 implement Code Orange protocols, including the Bulkley Valley Regional Hospital which received two patients from the incident, one of which was transferred to a hospital in Victoria. The roof on the clubhouse at Smithers Golf and Country Club sprung a leak caused by ice damming.
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Notice to Snowmobilers The Smithers Snowmobile Association (SSA) has Agreements with Recreation Sites & Trails BC and BC Parks. This provides the SSA with the opportunity to manage local snowmobile trails as recreation amenities in collaboration with the province. This also allows the SSA to collect day-use fees from non-members - as well as to set a base rate for annual club memberships.
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Norovirus hit the Bulkley Valley, with residents at the Bulkley Valley Lodge. The Smithers Snowmobile Association entered into an agreement with Recreation Sites and Trails branch of the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations whereby the SSA agreed to maintain a network of trails and cabins. The SSA hopes funds raised from user fees will help defray maintenance costs. Northwest Community College President, Denise Henning, announced the college would be issuing layoff notices and program cuts in the hopes of mitigating a budget deficit. National census results showed Smithers added 187 residents in the last five years and Telkwa added 55 new residents over the same time period. The Fraser Institute released its annual school rankings. Muheim Memorial elementary school ranked as one of the most improved schools in the province. St. Joseph’s School finished second in the district behind Twin Sullivan and ranked 122 out of 860 schools in B.C. Muheim finished in 158th spot. Telkwa elementary school placed 235th and Walnut Park
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placed 380 and New hazelton Elementary finished 849th. Northern Health lost out on more than $700,000 in incentive funding because it didn’t meet targets for wait times in 2010-2011 for three key surgeries. The three key surgeries are cataract surgery, knee and hip replacements. The Smithers branch of the Canadian Cancer Society moved into the Healthy Living Centre at the south end of Main Street. Unusually icy road conditions had the Town of Smithers blast through 36,511 litres of fuel in the last three months. A first public consultation about a new Recreational Access Management Plan divided the audience at the Northwest Community College. See YEAR on p. A5
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March Smithers town council voted unanimously to oppose Enbridge’s proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline. In a show of unity, 52 Gitxsan Hereditary Chiefs gathered at the Dze L K’ant Friendship Centre in Smithers to sign a letter to B.C. Premier Christy Clark voicing their support for the Gitxsan Treaty Society as their legal negotiating entity. A report from the
BC River Forecast centre showed snowpack levels were more than 120 per cent above long-term averages and said the risk of flooding was high in several areas, including the Okanagan and to a lesser extent the Bulkley Valley. Village of Telkwa mayor and council voiced their opposition to the proposed RAMP. “I think we need to write a letter to the Premier and the Ministry of Forests outlining our protest against this. This isn’t right what they’re
trying to do,” Mayor Carman Graf said. The Smithers Special Olympics chapter made a plea for more volunteers, lest the programs they offer are cut. Crystal Pottinger took first place in welding at a regional Canada Skills competition. Pottinger, in her first year in the ACE-IT program at Northwest Community College appreciated the recognition and is encouraged to continue in the program. “I just like making things with metal,”
she said. A fire at the former Al’s Custom Autobody shop drew the attention of both the Smithers and Telkwa volunteer fire departments. It took firefighters from both departments several hours to extinguish the blaze. The Town of Smithers received $650,000 to put towards the construction of a new arena from the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development. The Village of Telkwa
was also on the receiving end, as the Ministry pitched in $273,928 towards the renovation of the community fields. The funds are part of the province’s community recreation program which provides money to enhance recreational facilities.
Your Valley Dairies SMITHERS A PLACE CALLED HOME In 1954 Ralph and Betty Huisman were living in Terrace and just seeing the light at the end of the tunnel having paid off their trailer, when their neighbour made them a proposition. He had a farm in Smithers which he was willing to sell to Ralph and Betty, taking their trailer AND their furniture, as a downpayment. Betty, well knowing that Ralph had always wanted to farm, encouraged him to pursue this opportunity. Making their way to Smithers, what they found was a quarter section of land with 3’ of top soil, 4 horses, a solid home that was nothing fancy (and in fact filthy dirty and smelly), no power, no running water, no cows.
Envisioning the potential, the sale was quickly finalized and Ra-Beth Dairy was born! Ralph continued to work for the railroad, ending each day doing his “real work” as he said, on the farm! Ralph was instrumental in bringing hydro power to Pope Road. Eventually they purchased milk cows, building the dairy in 1960. They received $3.00 for 100 lbs of milk which they delivered every day to the old milk plant on Ebenezer Flats. Ralph and Betty’s hard work and dedication to the farming lifestyle paid off as together they raised their family of eight children. When Orvy and I came to the farm in 1986; many of the old barns, outbuildings and fencing
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he difficult part about being a parent is knowing that one day you are going to have to let go. Sure there are days you are more than ready to let go, preferably from the edge of a cliff, but on the whole you hope the day never comes. But it does. The kids move out and stake out a life of their own. You watch from the sidelines, wishing you could just give a bit of advice, offer a hand, just a bit to get them through whatever rough spot life has brought their way. But you don’t. The desire to help never goes away. As for the letting go part, more often than not, you don’t have a choice. Children, as they wend their way through their life, get busy and call less frequently, visit even less often, unless of course their fridge is empty. All part of life, mine included. I’m the father of the two most fabulous daughters any parent could ask for. Lucky me, they do call, or text as the kids today are want to do, to share their day and to have a good laugh, and rarely, thank goodness, a good cry. As much as I appreciate the phone calls and the texting, even though my thumbs get tired trying to keep up, there is nothing better than seeing their smiling faces and being able to hug them whenever I feel like it. This Christmas is going to be a good one because both of my girls are going to be under the same roof, at the same time and I’m going to be there too. Just having both of them with me for Christmas is the best present I could hope for. It’s going to be a great holiday season. Love you GG and MJ! Percy N. Hébert/Interior News
Dix wants equivalency for pipelines NDP leader Adrian Dix has completed year-end interviews with members of the legislative press gallery. Here are highlights from my discussion with him. TF: On the Kinder Morgan oil pipeline expansion proposal, federal NDP leader Tom Mulcair says the federal environmental process would have to be strengthened before a project like that could get a thorough enough hearing. Do you agree? AD: The B.C. Liberal government has signed an equivalency agreement that says that the federal decision is the provincial decision on these projects. If it applies to Enbridge Northern Gateway, presumably
the B.C. Liberals would apply it to Kinder Morgan. They could have done a joint process, where [the final decision] would have gone to both cabinets. They chose instead to give up jurisdiction. They were so afraid of making any decision on Northern Gateway that they sent it over to the federal government. So what we’ve said is within a week of coming to office, we would end that equivalency agreement, and B.C. would make decisions about both Enbridge Northern Gateway, which applied in May 2010, and any other pipeline, including the Kinder Morgan proposal, for which no application has been made.
Guest View Tom Fletcher Obviously it would have been desirable for everyone had they chosen a true joint review, as they have in other cases. TF: You don’t want duplicated review processes here, you just want a provincial cabinet say in the decision? AD: That’s right. TF: On your
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relationship with the B.C. Federation of Labour, your caucus is considering a proposal that B.C. should once again do away with secret ballots for union certification. AD: The B.C. Fed makes a case to the government on a series of issues on employment standards every year. Labour law, every year. WorkSafeBC, every year. Trades and training, every year. With respect to [accepting signed union cards for certification], it is a democratic process that the Newfoundland Conservative government just put into place a few months ago. So it’s a proposal
from the labour movement and we’re looking at it. For most of B.C.’s modern history, since World War II, we’ve had that card-check system in place. The question would be whether [returning to that system] is a priority for this term in government. TF: So those kinds of things will be made clear in your platform? AD: Absolutely. TF: You picked up some serious money from the business community at a fundraiser in October. Is that some kind of a record for the NDP? AD: [Laughs.] It might be a record, I don’t know. I think the business fundraiser we did at the Hotel Vancouver netted $350,000.
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Birthday of a century Mercedez Meier celebrated a special birthday earlier this month. She turned 12 on the 12th day of the 12th month of 2012.
Time off for sister Santa: This Christmas I would love to spend more time with my family, especially my sister Andy. She is always at work. I also hope that my family loves the presents that I made all by myself. Last but not least, I want the world to be safe and sound, clean and healthy, big, bright and beautiful. All my love, thank you Santa. Ana
Art set please Santa: This Christmas I would like an art set for myself For my family I wish for kindness and
to be happy. For the world I want it to be healthy and people to have fun. I hope for no littering and no bullying. Have a merry Christmas Santa. Shannon
A home and food for everyone Santa: I would like a Christmasy Barbie for myself. My wish for my family is to make Christmas dinner together. My wish for the world is that no one is living in the wild and everyone has food and a wonderful Christmas. Heather
Letters to Santa Wishes for everyone Santa: This Christmas I have three wishes. One is I would like a small puppy because then it can have its Christmas and a shelter. I promise I will be responsible for it. My second wish is for my family. I wish they had a house and that I could take a hunk of pressure off them. My last wish and final wish is for the world.
I would like it to be beautiful and no more bullying and meanness. I don’t want any poor people. I wish everyone a merry Chrismas and a wonderful life even Santa. Thank you Santa! Happy new year everyone! Tana
Merci Père Nöel Père Nöel J’aime quand tu donnes les gâteaux et merci beaucoup. J’aime aussi quand
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iPad and a proposal Santa This year I have been good by helping my mom and dad with my little sister, Hadley. I have also been good by always saying “yes” to skiing. Then I’ve been good by doing the laundry for my mom. For Christmas I would like a flower. My mom wants me
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to stop arguing. My dad wants fishing tackle. My sister would like more baby toys. My Auntie Jenna would like a marriage proposal. My grandma Smith would like an I-Pad. My papa would like sckratchie tickets. Good luck to all the kids in the world, Santa Clause! Emily
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From 30 years ago Cookie and Beer Santa: I have been a good boy this year. I want a stamper stunt set, AF/FM stereo cassette player. I will want a remote control 4x4 Chevy. I will leave you cookie and beer. Chris Miller
Garfield would be perfect Santa: I have been good all year. Christmas I hope for Garfield. Love, Jenelle
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YEAR from A5 Councillors Rimas Zitkauskas and Rick Fuerst said they were personally against the pipeline, whereas Mayor Carman Graf and councillor Brad Layton said they couldn’t make a decision based on a lack of information. The Town of Smithers council approved rezoning of airport land to allow for future development and increased air traffic. The airport is a really key part of our strategy as a community in the north, it’s a very important asset,” town planner, Allison Walker said. Andrew Maillot of Smithers pled guilty, at Port Coquitlam Courthouse, to one count of illegal guiding under section 49 (1) of the Wildlife Act. The guilty plea stems from a complaint received by the Conservation Officer Service in
Smithers B.C. in 2010. Maillot was ordered to pay a total of $10,000 in fines, including $9,000 to the Habitat Conservation Trust Fund for fish conservation. Telkwa residents saw a three per cent increase in property taxes, with a single family residence with an assessed value of $170,000 footing a $2,111 tax bill compared to the previous $2,048. The additional funds raised by the tax increase are earmarked for infrastructure improvements, Councillor Rimas Zitkauskas explained. Work BC opened up shop in Smithers, with their new location at the corner of Main and Highway 16.
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Northern Gateway pipeline going through their backyard, the risk of environmental damage is too great. That opinion was voiced over and over by intervenors speaking to the National Energy Board joint review panel tasked with determining potential environmental impacts of Enbridge’s proposed pipeline that could carry bitumen from Alberta to Kitimat. Tracey Therrien, Smithers Library director, voiced her displeasure with the federal government’s decision to cut funding to the Community Access Program which subsidized the purchase and use of computers in the library as well as access to the internet. An early morning fire in Moricetown left Mike Alfred, Leona Wilson and their three children homeless. In an attempt to put an end to the blockade of the Gitxsan Treaty Office in Hazelton, Shawn Atleo National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations and Stewart Phillips, Union of B.C. Chiefs leader drafted The Mother’s Day Accord. Names of signatories to the accord were not released and the blockade continued. The Northwest Community
College received $573,380 from the Western Economic Diversification Canada to cover the costs of purchasing 10 virtual training simulators, a heavy duty truck and a 32 foot trailer. NWCC also received a mobile core drilling shack, donated by several mining industry companies in the Bulkley Valley.
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Family and friends of Ramona Lisa Wilson, who went missing 18 years ago, gathered at the Lake Kathlyn school to walk to the spot on Yelich Road where her body was found in April 1995. A noise complaint from a resident of Smithers compelled the Regional District of Bulkley Nechako to examine the
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Bulkley Valley Otters coach, Tom Best, wasn’t looking for anything major, but the mini-meet did serve it’s purpose. “The whole concept was fun and an introduction to the competitive side of swimming for those who have little or no competitive experience,” Best said. For example, at a swim meet, the competitors are marshalled before their heat and the young swimmers need to learn when and where they are to present themselves. “We went through the procedures so it wasn’t totally new to them when they went to a sanctioned meet,” Best explained. To add to the experience the
swimmers started off the beeping clock and parents stationed at either end of the pool made sure they did the development swimmers made their turns properly. The mini-meet was a full day affair, with typical heats, such as freestyle and relays and a few non-so-typical heats such as a junk relay where swimmers had to carry or float on various pieces of equipment. “The kids seemed to have a good time,” Best said of the 40 or so swimmers that took part, including 15 novice swimmers. “They came back to practice the next day ready and raring to go.” The Otters followed the mini-meet with a meet in Kitimat. Best was pleased with the results of the team, scoring about
85 per cent personal bests. “Anything over 60 per cent is great, 80 per cent is fantastic,” Best said. Although he was pleased with all of his swimmers, Best highlighted the efforts of Monica With the Kitimat meet behind them, the Otters turn their attention to the regional meet, hosted by the Terrace Blueback Swim Club.
The Bulkley Valley Otters Swim Club had a good showing in Kitimat recently and now coach Tom Best has them preparing for the regional championships in Terrace in January.
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earts pounded and bullets flew at the biathlon firing range as competitors took to the track during the Bulkley Valley Biathlon Open and BC Winter Games Trials. “I think we have a really strong ski program,” said coach Peter Tweedie. It was a rough and tough end to the regular season for the Smithers Steelheads as they destroyed the Hazelton Wolverines 10-1 at the Smithers Civic Center to earn their second consecutive Coy Cup. “All of our players are very well balanced, they all work hard,” coach Tom DeVries said. “In every position, every place from goal tending to defense and
forwards. “Obviously playoffs is a totally new season, you’re 0-0, teams play harder, they come with all their best players and it’s going to be a battle, it will be really tough, it will be fun.” After a ten year absence, the Bulkley Valley Christian School Sr. boys basketball team earned the victory at the Mountain Invitational Basketball Tournament at SSS, Jan. 21. “We’re going to definitely be respectful of Queen Charlottes and their play.” Chris Steenhof said. “We’re in the top ten and I think they should be as well.”
February
The Smithers Steelheads started the post-season with a bone-crushing of
the Prince Rupert Rampage, 8-1. With a convincing win over the Prince Rupert Rampage the Smithers Steelheads head to the second round of the CIHL playoffs, sweeping the Rampage in two games. “We just need to keep doing what we’re doing,” said Darryl Young. “We have Mike (Wall) in net who’s obviously a great goalie so we have to give him lots of help back there.” The Smithers secondary school wrestling team tapped their way to victory as they hosted the Northwest Zone competitions and landed some key victories to clinch a provincial berth. “We’re doing good so far, we haven’t lost yet,” coach Don Roy said. The Smithers
Steelheads head to the SMP Cup for the first time in franchise history after another commanding 8-0 win over the Terrace River Kings to sweep the
second round of the CIHL playoffs. “There’s been lots of chatter around the league about us not being able to perform in the playoffs and
I think this year we kinda stepped it up a little bit,” Mike Wall said. Twelve pairs of skiers took to the slopes of Hudson
Bay Mountain for an afternoon of lighthearted competition for Winterland’s Amazing Race competition. See 2012 on p. A17
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2012 from A16 “If you could ski well you could get from one challenge to the next pretty easily,” Richard Norton said. But skill didn’t necessarily translate to success in the race.
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It was a heartpounding finish for the Smithers Steelheads, a 5-2 victory over the Williams Lake Stampeders to become the 2012 CIHL Champions, after heading into the weekend facing elimination.
“We thought we played well in Williams Lake but we just didn’t get it done, so we knew coming here we’d play a bit better at home,” Darryl Young said. “So we were confident we were going to come here and win two games and we were lucky enough to do it.” Mount Everest has forever pushed humans to the extreme limit. However, for those who can’t make it to Nepal Vallhalla Pure Outfitters and Hudson Bay Mountain have a solution, the Extreme Everest Challenge. “It was a fun event we use to do when you ride up 18 times on the chair lift and ski down,” Vallhalla Pure owner, Dave Walter said. “I didn’t know how to grow the event, but when Rod wanted to do 24 hours, 18 laps himself, skinning, that was awesome. So that alone sparked a whole new interest level on this event and Rod’s story just egged me on to do it.” If in the alpine, the Hankin-Evelyn Backcountry Recreation Area saw some media folk on a mission to tell the world about the amazing project built by a little community
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in northwestern BC. “Initially I came because of the concept and I’m leaving with a sense of cool community,” Dave Webb said. “The cool refreshing thing about all those people was just how real they really are.” One of Smithers’ finest athletes Haleigh Callison battled it out on the ice in
Niagara Falls as her team, the Toronto Furies attempted to capture the Clarkson Cup. “This year’s a little different as well, as I haven’t decided what I will do next year, whether I’ll come back to play or hang em up and stay in Vancouver to work and start the next chapter,” she said.
April
The need for speed once again fueled the hearts of ski racers far and wide as they attempted to capture the coveted Schuss Boomer Cup on Hudson Bay Mountain. The proceeds from the race supported the Nancy Green race team which had 75 athletes participating
this year, another sign that ski racing in Smithers will continue to develop some of the fastest skiers on the slopes anywhere the desire for speed lives. The Bulkley Valley Otters Swim Club made waves as two of their top competitors continued to rank among some of the best in the west. See 2012 n p. A18
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2012 From A17 “They’ve been doing very well so far this year,” Saskia Terporten said. The Smithers Minor Hockey Association held their annual awards night April 11-12 to recognize those dedicated to the sport of hockey and to remember those who have gone before through memorial awards. The Mark Greene Memorial Award went to Brady Taekema and Kalen Geertsma. Nathan Cachia and Andrade Louie received the Warren William Memorial and Corri Oliarny got the nod for the Volunteer of the Year for the upper divisions. With the snow lifting and fields begin to dry golfers looked to the greens to determine the kind of season that’s ahead and the Smithers Golf and Country Club’s greens looked great. “This year we have the celebrity tournament again and looks like we’re going to have more players from different teams especially the Vancouver Canucks, so that will be exciting for a lot of people,” Herkel said. “I think it’s going to be a good year.”
May Bulkley Valley archers kicked off another season with the annual Bowmen’s Jamboree April 28 and 29. “The club’s done a good job over the years to make sure it’s not an elite club of shooters,” Scott Olesiuk said. “It’s a bunch of people who enjoy archery and enjoy shooting but then really strive to get into the school systems.” Harmony TaeKwon-Do hosted the 2012 ITF TaeKwon-Do provincial championships, a first for Smithers which continues to grow as one of the martial arts hubs of the north. “We’ve had a great day, with athletes from across the province,” Kurt Ottesen, Freedom TaeKwonDo instructor said. “There’s more of a focus on the northern athletes because quite often they miss out on opportunities because of travel and such. “So we wanted to bring it up here to Smithers to promote a bit of the martial arts in the North,” said. See 2012 on p. A19
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Upchuck tests skills and endurance of local bike enthusiasts Today it’s more of a family affair than ever before, and as Dwjin explained after retiring from the sport, the interest of his 14 year old son is what brought him back to the mats. Still, win or lose there are greater lessons to behold and Fred Hudson can already see the excitement growing for a discipline that teaches more than just throwing kicks and punches. It was a clear sign of spring as girls soccer kicked off the first playday of the season at Chandler Park. “We’ve been doing pretty good as it’s their first tournament,” said coach Michelle Pacheco. “It’s been pretty good considering a lot of them have never played soccer before.” Despite the fact that they did not travel to zones, Pacheco said they watched lots of soccer during the Euro Cup to hopefully continue to build on what they have learned for next season. The 21st Smithers Charity Golf Tournament, hosted by Smithers’ number one Canuck, Dan Hamhuis, is teeing off June 14-16 with a slew of familiar celebrities sure to spark excitement. Last year’s tournament was a huge success raising over $45,000 for local charities and attracted more than 200 people to the Smithers Golf and Country Club to participate in the event. The Bulkley Valley Bowman continue to build the sport of archery as they prepare for another year of the Jr. Olympic Program, helping young archers achieve their potential. “I think it’s because of facilities and opportunities at the BV archery club in Smithers, it’s family oriented and has family activities other than just archery that draws people to want to be here,” Lee said. The BV Bowman held training sessions for the Jr. Olympic Program every Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the archery range, next to the fair grounds. The program is free for all club members and youth of all ages were encouraged to participate.
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Students from Muheim elementary school, top, and other schools put on their annual Christmas concerts last week: Bottom left, students from the Strong Start Program in Telkwa also entertained and took a bow; Right: Local varsity musicians put on a concert last Wednesday at the Della Herman Theatre. Percy N. Hébert and contributed photos
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Just over fiveand-a-half years ago, Luke Saffarek went to Botswana from Smithers as a volunteer with Flying Mission, an aviation based mission. Today, he’s continuing to help out a local church in his area, but to get by he’s funding himself through a fly fishing outfit he established. Now, every October and November he guides fly fishers on the Okavango River for tigerfish. The Smithers Food Bank is receiving more food than before as they emerge from the holiday season. Rick Apperson, the Salvation Army’s Bulkley Valley Ministries Director, said the generosity of the community has shone through over the holidays Ray Collingwood had no idea he was nominated to win a “Protector” award but he’s happy all the same. A local ecopioneer, Collingwood received the Protector award at Northern BC Tourism’s annual education and networking
conference. Shelley Goble and Sharon Carrington have returned from a life changing adventure in Uganda. The pair took to Africa to support Watoto, a care program which supports orphaned children and women in the civil war ravaged area. The Philippines got an extra loud shout-out when Muheim students in First Nations dress drummed in the 22 nations represented at a citizenship ceremony last week. That’s because Niklaus Cometa, a Grade 5 student at Muheim, was sworn Thursday along with his parents and siblings. Mayor Taylor Bachrach noted how lucky the Bulkley Valley is to have 66 new Canadians here when the vast majority of immigrants chose big cities like Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal.
February Imagine your plane crashed on the top of a mountain. You wake up freezing, in white-out conditions. Once you
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rally other survivors, you hear a howl and realize your not alone. Hopefully Liam Neeson is with you, then you might have a chance. The Grey, the second major motion picture to be filmed in Smithers, had a special pre-screening that saw hundreds pack into the Roi to watch a chilling tale of survival. The premiere kicked off in style with a silent auction, hosted by the Northwest Animal Shelter, and a gala to celebrate Smithers’ contributions to the film. See YEAR on p. A23
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C ommunity – year in review Bergen takes second spelling-bee title YEAR from A22 After 26 rounds, Justin Bergen out-spelled the competition at Bulkley Valley Christian School’s Spelling Bee on Jan. 20. Justin went to c-o-m-p-et-e at Postmedia Canspell’s regionals in Prince George on Mar. 3. To mark Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, the Investors Group organized the first annual Walk for Memories in Smithers to recognize and support those with the disease and those who care for them. “Alzheimer’s is a growing disease,” Walk coordinator Louise Greiner said. For Terin Cutler, Alzheimer’s has a family connection. “It’s for my grandma, she passed away in November. She had Alzheimer’s,” Cutler said. Paul Colangelo discovered the Sacred Headwaters for himself when he flew north three years ago to photograph Ali Howard’s notable swim along the stretch of the Skeena River. Now, after two summers
spent exploring and photographing the region, Colangelo’s photographs are on the walls of the Smithers Art Gallery, under a show titled Sacred Headwaters, Sacred Journey. A smile is the same in any language, as participants of Smithers Community Services’ English as a Second Language Settlement Assistance Program learned on Feb. 12. when a diverse group of people living in Smithers loaded on to two horse-drawn sleighs with B&T Sleigh Rides in Telkwa to experience a Canadian winter. SCSA’s ESL coordinator Miriam Colvin said events like this help immigrants integrate into the Canadian lifestyle.
March Man Art isn’t a collection of male-related cliches but rather a venue for male artists across the northwest to show that they’re more than just the trade they use to make a living. Smithers’ branch of McElhanney was recognized
with a finalist award for Specialized Engineering Services. The award, handed out by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, recognized the company’s efforts with the Highway 37A Flood Response Project in Sept. 2011. Jerry Wernicke, National Leader of the Elks of Canada, was in Smithers, to visit to the local Elks Chapter during their regular meeting, Feb. 28. “That’s a pretty big event,” president of the Smithers Elks Chapter, Grant Gibson said. “He’s made Smithers kind of a second home.” Grade-4 students from across the Bulkley Valley school district gathered in Moricetown for a learning feast and you could take attendance in lunches served. “We made 253 sandwiches,” said aboriginal principal Birdy Markert with a laugh. Sharing food is an important sign of a Wet’suwet’en feast, as
Silverthorne student Desiree Carlson learned. For Monty Bassett, documentary film-maker and producer from Smithers, making a documentary about Canadian artist Ted Harrison was a natural fit. “Working with Ted was a joy,” Bassett said of the film, entitled, Land of the Chartreuse Moose: the Life and Legacy of Ted Harrison.
April February was Literacy Month and by all accounts it was a good month in Smithers. One event, hosted by the Smithers Public Library and Friends of the Library, in conjunction with the Town of Smithers and Smithers Steelheads, saw 200 people head to the arena to take part in Skate for Books. As part of the campaign, The Interior News donated proceeds from subscriptions and street sales, raising $1,942.50. In all the discussions of HIV/AIDS, no one gets to hear from the virus itself. See YEAR on p. A24
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Smithers Public Library would like to thank all the volunteers and business owners who donated their time and resources to build the courtyard this past summer. It is a lovely space and has been well used. We would also like to thank the Friends of the Library for working tirelessly to raise funds and advocating for the library. If you are interested in helping or joining the Friends please contact the library, everyone is welcome. Upcoming Winter Programming: • For youngsters, Mother Goose and Story Time takes place on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays starting January 15th at 10:00 am. • Scrabble, every 1st, 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month. 7pm at the library. • Book Club, the 1st
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Monday of each month. • One-on-one computer tutoring. All programs are free and some require registration, please contact the library for more information. Did you receive an eReader, iPad, or smart phone this Christmas? Drop by the library and find out how you can access free eBooks and audio books for your new device. Wishing you all the best in 2013 from the Library Board & Staff Questions? Comments? We would love to hear from you. Drop by the library at 3817 Alfred Avenue, telephone 250-847-3043 or email contact@smitherslibrary. ca. Join us on facebook for regular library updates and event listings.
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YEAR from A23 But playwright Valerie Laub quickly found a voice for the disease in HIV Unmasked. It’s a seriously silly play where Laub takes on the role of HIV, a “nasty, vile contagion” who struts across the stage, cheerleading for her cause. He may be on the opposition side of the House of Commons, but Nathan Cullen is happy to be named House Leader for the NDP. “It’s super exciting, it’s a big step,” Cullen, MP for SkeenaBulkley Valley, said of his appointment to House Leader for the official Opposition New Democrat Party last Thursday by newly-minted party leader Thomas Mulcair. For Linda Lundquist-Fraser, the gift of art supplies was a matter of giving back to the community where she was raised. “My heart is always here in the Bulkley Valley under that glorious mountain, Fraser said. For Birdy Markert,
district principle, Aboriginal Education with School District 54, the gift was priceless.
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Trevor Bruintjes and Donna Coldwell cooked up the perfect meal and then served up a huge piece of goodwill. Winners of the Amateur Chef Showdown, Bruintjes and Coldwell earned two return tickets to Vancouver with Hawkair and donated them to a friend so she could travel with her daughter to Vancouver for medical attention. Perfect speaker, no, but Edwards says he has found a perfect place to practice speaking—the Bulkley Valley Toastmasters club. On April 14, just a year after he joined, Edwards won an April 14 speech contest against top speakers from clubs in Terrace and Kitimat with his tribute to the late Dr. Seuss—wearing a Cat in the Hat hat. The Dze L K’ant Friendship
Centre hosted a conference on HIV/ AIDS awareness in Moricetown in the hopes of stemming the tide against the disease in First Nations communities. “The prevalence of HIV in First Nations communities in northern BC is growing at a much faster rate than in non-aboriginal communities,” program director with the Dze L K’ant Friendship Centre, Genevieve Poirier said.
June How many reasons does it take to invoke change? 100? 500? Or maybe 4,000? Those opposed to the Northern Gateway Pipeline project honoured the 4,000 voices across B.C. and Alberta last weekend, who are standing against Enbridge in defense of everything they hold dear. Hosted by the Driftwood Foundation, 4000 Reasons brought together the who’s-
who of performers in the valley and a message of hope the government will hear their plea for a northwest without pipelines. It may have been drizzling, but nothing could dampen the enthusiasm of Telkwa elementary schoolchildren. After waiting an extra hour for a truck delayed by traffic, the Telkwa school children finally had the opportunity to help the Freshwater Fisheries Society of B.C. stock Tyhee Lake with 20,000 rainbow trout fry raised in the Clearwater, B.C. hatchery. They lined up, in single file, barely able to contain themselves, as Dave Ek, fish culturist with FFSBC, filled small white buckets with water and a handful of rainbow trout fry. The children took their white buckets to the dock at Tyhee Lake and poured the contents of their buckets over the side
into the lake, Thanks to the Bulkley Valley Credit Union, the new patio at the Bulkley Lodge took a big step forward. “This is amazing,” Margaret Burns, whose mother was a resident of Blueberry Ward at the lodge, said. Residents in the Blueberry Ward need a little more attention and with just one care worker on the ward, it’s difficult for them to find time to take each resident outdoors. Consequently, the residents typically rely on family members to bring them outside. The deck, Burns said, will make it much easier for staff at the lodge to bring residents outdoors in a safe environment. “It’s something we wanted to do for our families and for other families down the road,” Burns, whose mother, Dorothy Lewis, was a resident in the Blueberry Ward at the lodge, said.
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Well, the Christmas Season is here and festivities abound with friends and family, but the party’s just starting. On January 1, it’s 2013! Yes, the year of Smithers Centennial. The committee organizers have been busy preparing a kick-off to the year-long celebrations with an invitation to you to attend the 100th New Year’s Day Gathering from 5 to 7 at the Old Church. They’ve made arrangements for you to be treated to a Fireworks display being set off from the slopes of Hudson Bay Mountain and viewable from downtown. Gather with friends and family a the Old Church, have some hot chocolate and goodies and then step outside to see the spectacular fireworks display. The committee’s hope is that anyone celebrating annual events throughout the year will accept the theme of the Centennial. The Smithers District Chamber of Commerce will adopt the theme for its Trade Expo on April 26 and 27 “Share the Journey” and for its Community and Business Awards in October with the décor displaying “Ye Olde General Store”. Part of the committee is dedicated to Homecoming activities and events that will take place from August 2 to 10. A list of events to date are outlined on the Centennial websitewww.smithers2013.com and on its facebook page www.facebook.com/Smithers2013. Many locals have dropped by the Smithers Visitor Centre to pick up their Centennial Calendars which are just amazing, filled with historical tidbits and pictures of Smithers old and new. As the Visitor Centre is closed over the holidays (until January 3) you can still buy your Centennial Calendar at Interior Stationery, Hetherington and Hooper, Heartstrings, Smithers Town Hall, Mountain Eagle Books, BV Printers, Glacier Toyota, Frontier Chrysler and again at the Visitor Centre after January 3. It’s going to be a wonderful year so please plan to be a part of it by attending or organizing a Centennial event.
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anta Claus is coming to town and by the sounds of it he’s ready to go despite a few hiccups. Santa was in Smithers last week, squeezing in some time to hear a few more wish lists before heading back to the North Pole for final preparations for the big day, Christmas Day. “The flight was exceptional, we had clear sailing the whole way,” Santa said of the trip into Smithers. “Rudolph had it all figured out, as soon as we were over the arctic he knew exactly where to go. “He’s generally quite finicky.” In addition to Rudolph being at the top of his game, Santa also expressed relief Blitzen was feeling better after coming down with the sniffles just days before Christmas. “We gave him some penicillin and he’s recovered quite nicely, he’s going to be right up for the ride,” Santa said with a tone of relief. With Christmas just days away, Santa said preparations for Christmas were on track for his Christmas Eve trek around the world, although he suggested there were plans to automate some of the toy making processes in the near future. “The elves are complaining a little bit,” Santa said wryly. “We’re going to be good to go this year, but in the New Year I’m going to sit down with our head elf, Ycrepi, and figure out how we can automate our lines somewhat.” Christmas is the time of year children around the world write letters to Santa and this year is no exception, in fact it’s a banner year for letters. Santa said he’s read so many letters this year he had to change the prescription in his glasses. In addition to letters, today’s children have other ways of communicating with Santa, but apparently he hasn’t caught up to the times and it’s causing a little grief. “What is e-mail?,” Santa asked. “Ycrepi said he set up an account for me and there’s a lot of mail for me. “I just don’t know where to go.” “I’m a little old fashioned, I like to touch the letter, feel the letter. “I guess I’m just going to have to get up with the times.” When asked about tweeting and Facebook, Santa
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shook his head. “Face what? My New Year’s resolution is to learn a little bit about tweeting and Facebook,” he said. Not only has technology imposed itself on how Santa communicates, it has also influenced the toys children ask for most often. At the top of the children’s wish list Santa put Call of Duty along with XBox and PS3. Old favourites such as Barbie Dolls and Lego are also in high demand, Santa said. “Every other child I spoke with today asked for Legos,” Santa said. “It never gets old.” Despite the number of letters and wish lists, Santa said he was certain the elves would have everything ready to go Christmas Eve. Santa said he’s looking forward to Christmas Eve, not only to deliver gifts, but also to sample the treats children leave under the tree for him, this despite some loving advice from Mrs. Claus. “She has me on a diet,” Santa whispered. “I’m going to have to watch myself as I go to the different houses and only take a bite out of some,” he added with a wink. Just as children have favourite toys, Santa said he has a favourite cookie. “Santa really does like chocolate chip cookies,” he said with a hungry smile. “They’re absolutely the best.” His passion for chocolate chip cookies is such that Ycrepi concocted a recipe that Santa called out of this world. Like everyone else, Santa admitted he too had a Christmas wish list. Surprisingly the item at the top of his list wasn’t a set of Legos or an XBox, but rather something practical. “I’ve asked Mrs. Claus for a new jacket, this one’s getting a little old, a couple of thousands of years,” he said. Santa also has to prepare for the long night
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of delivering gifts around the world, especially keeping track of weather patterns which has posed problems in the past, but there was one thing that always helped him and the reindeer keep the course. “What keeps us on course is the Christmas spirit,” he said, buckling up his seatbelt. “Everybody wish good thoughts, wish for peace, take care of the person next to you and that will guide Santa to your home. Then Santa whistled and the reindeer lifted off. But before he disappeared into the stars, he turned, waved and said, “Merry Christmas to all, Ho-Ho-Ho.”
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Community Calendar Canadian Forest Products Ltd. (Canfor) would like to advise the public that active logging and log hauling activities are occurring in the vicinity of
Foxy Creek, Hanna Lake Trail and the Equity Mine Road.
If you are using this area we encourage you to do so safely. The logging and hauling activities in this area are estimated to take place until the end of January 2013. If you have any comments please call Jill Macaulay at 250-845-5281 or Andrew Leffers at 250-845-5239.
To list your nonprofit coming events please drop off your listings at The Interior News, 3764 Broadway Ave., fax us at 250-847-2995, or email laura@interior-news.com. Deadline for submissions is Fridays at noon. Maximum 25 words. Limited space is available. We regret we cannot accept items over the phone.
113th Annual Christmas Bird Count Thursday, Dec. 27, in a 24 km radius around the Central Park Building. Contact Rosamund Pojar to register 250-847-9429 or email rpojar@gmail. com. New Year’s Eve Dinner & Dance at Round Lake Hall. Authentic Indian buffet served & dancing. $25 until Dec. 22, Interior Stationery, Mountain Eagle Books, and Betsy at BV Home Centre. No tickets at the door. No minors. www.roundlakebc. com. Brown Bag Lunch Infant Massage at the Healthy Living Centre Thursday, Jan. 10 at noon featuring Michelle Bourdage, BA from the BVCDC. Bring your infant and a yoga mat or large towel. 250877-4424.
BV Remembers 2012 at the BV Museum now until January. Skiing Around Hudson Bay Mountain from 19501980 in Safeway’s Café Area presented by the BV Museum now until January. Friday Fun Curling until Mid-March at the Smithers Curling Club Friday’s at 1 p.m. Drop In Curling, Friday’s at 7 p.m. it’s Friday Nite Fun League. Both open to all, new or experienced! Info 250-847-9263. Pennies For Kids BVCDC is collecting pennies until April 1, 2013. Drop off pennies at The Interior News on Broadway, Scotia Bank in the Smithers Mall, Western Financial Group on 1st Ave. Call Estelle 250-847-4122.
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Clockwise from above: From the Cops Ride for Cancer, to the Mz. Judged soiree, a bit of everything happened in Smithers this year, including the Fall Fair parade and a no pipelines demonstration.
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Forsaken, the report of the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry, released last week highlighted how the failure of society and law enforcement allowed vulnerable women to continue disappearing. “The missing women were forsaken by society at large and then again by the police,” Wally Oppal, commisioner, said. “It is my hope and conviction this report will contribute to the
lasting legacy of increased safety and the saving of lives.” Within the more than 1,000 page report is a summary of a local report Standing Together and Moving Forward: the Northwest Consultations, by Linda Locke, Queen’s Counsel. The northwest consultations were made necessary by a lack of funding for family members in the north to be able to travel to the Lower Mainland to speak to Oppal personally. In her report, Locke put transportation and the economic realities of living in northern
B.C. along Highway 16, also known as the Highway of Tears, at the top of the list of barriers preventing safety for women in northwestern B.C. Although the majority of missing women in the north are of aboriginal descent, it took the disappearance of Nicole Hoar to spark a comprehensive investigation, Locke said. “Nicole’s our champion,” Locke said. “Before she went missing there wasn’t much attention to the missing women up here.” A 2006 report on the
Highway of Tears, in the wake of Hoar’s disappearance, detailed the disappearance of nine women including Tamara Chipman, Prince Rupert; Roxanne Thiara, Prince George and Ramona Wilson, Moricetown. The earliest disappearance uncovered in the symposium was Cicilia Anne Nikal, last seen in Smithers in 1989 and the most recent in the report, was Aiela Saric-Auger, whose body was found east of Prince George Nicole Hoar went missing in June in 2006. See MISSING on p. B5 2002. Contributed photo
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Talks continued between Enbridge and the Gitxsan Treaty Society about a run-of-river hydro project northeast of Hazelton on Cascadero Falls, near the defunct Kemess mine. The project would provide power to remote industrial projects currently powered by diesel fuel. Elmer Derrick, then GTS senior negotiator, claimed the hydro project would be wholly Gitxsan-owned within seven years. The Hazelton Wolverines played their final home game Sunday, Jan. 7 falling to the Houston Luckies 14-2. Head Coach Ray Sturney said, “Until we have a local employer we can’t expect to field a team.” B.C. Supreme Court Judge Mark McEwan questioned the Gitxsan Treaty Society’s legal standing under Section 24 of the B.C. Society Act and ordered the GTS to solve the matter immediately. Sec. 24 states only members of a society can appoint a board of directors and the GTS doesn’t have members, Judge McEwan said. Gitxsan Chiefs voted 28-8 rejecting a deal signed by GTS negotiator Elmer Derrick and Enbridge that would have delivered $7 million to the Gitxsan over 30 years. Nonetheless, the Gitxsan Hereditary Chiefs remained in support of the GTS, according to Beverley Clifton Percival, GTS negotiator.
Arthur Loring, 56, passsed away after a tree he felled struck him. Loring was known for his part in blockades and landclaim issues defending Gitxsan right-andtitle. Wrinch Memorial Hospital received a cheque from the Bulkley Valley Credit Union worth $6,500, to cover costs of necessary training for nurses.
March Hazelton Secondary students held a rally in support of job action by provincial teachers. Students carried signs reading, “Kill Bill 22” and “I care about my education.”. The former Garage Pub and Grill was demolished after nearly a decade of having its doors closed. Local residents were unhappy because no one was allowed to salvage any of the material before the scheduled demolition. The Hazelton Bulldogs, peewee division, headed to the provincial championships
Students at New Hazelton Elementary school gathered around the back of the building last March to watch the annual egg-drop competition. Students in Grades 5, 6, and 7 designed contraptions, no bigger than 15 centimeters, to hold an egg. They are then dropped more than 10 metres to the concrete below and are opened to see if the egg survived. Shannon Hurst photo
after winning their zone qualifier. The Bulldogs won the provincials with a perfect 6-0 record. “There will be no forest activity on Gitxsan lands until a Long Term Forestry Agreement has been formalized,” read a letter to B.C. Premier
Christy Clark signed by 52 of 65 Gitxsan Hereditary Chiefs. The letter was in response to a previous letter from the Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation questioning the Gitxsan Treaty
build the school in honour of her friend Savannah Jones, who passed away after being involved in a motor vehicle collision in Ontario.
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Society is told to get back to the drawing board regarding membership issues that surfaced at the start of the court case between the GTS and upset members of the Gitxsan community.
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Thank you B.C. for digging safely in 2012 This year, more calls to BC One Call for natural gas pipeline information and safe digging practices resulted in fewer pipeline hits.
February Perry Sebastian Jr., a 28 year-old from Hagwilget, was officially considered missing on January 10 by the RCMP. Sebastian was last seen near South Bank in Burns Lake.
Society’s ability to represent the Gitxsan people. Tiffany Bennett decided to continue her drive to build a school in Africa, despite the total cost of the school being raised by $7,000 to $22,000 in total. Bennett wants to
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dispute in a Hazelton hotel. After the two alleged assailants A workshop on permaculture, forcibly entered the room, they an environment-based lifestyle attempted to get the name of a focused on using only what is supervisor from the man renting needed and sharing any surplus the room. was held in Hazelton. The Despite a court order, Hazelton seminars, organized by Chris RCMP refuse to forcibly remove Timms, saw two permaculture specialists from Vernon, B.C. show Gixtxsan Unity Movement protesters preventing Gitxsan participants how to adjust their Treaty Society officials from lifestyle to suit their environment. entering their office since early Karista Olson, Bryan Beatty December. and Colin Teasdale, all students The Missoula Children’s theatre at the First Nations high school, helped Hazeltonians to put on a joined more than 6500 students at play called, Wiz of the West. the Business Development Bank A Spirit of Canada’s E-Spirit (Kermode) bear, competition. some think returns The three First every year, was Nation’s High spotted west of School students won Kitwanga on the opportunity Highway 16. to participate at The Gitanyow the Aboriginal Soldiers won the Youth Business annual May longPlan competition in weekend soccer Winnipeg, thanks to tournament in their Gitxsan Grease Kitwanga over Trail Art Kit idea. the Kitwanga The trio won best Springfield Soccer tradeshow display. Club (KSFC) and The Hazelton collected $4,000 in Secondary School, prize money. for the second time, hosted the Northwest Science Fair. One student’s Kispiox resident, project, Clean Up Reynold Williams, That Mess, showed is still waiting for how dog hair can assistance to repair clean up oil spills and clean his house as efficiently as a year after it nearly contemporary burned down. polymers and there Williams wants help are enough dog from the Kispiox groomers in the band, but was told northwest to provide he should have enough hair annually to handle a sizeable This eagle drew plenty of bought insurance attention from photog- and the situation was spill. Cassie Penfold, a raphers last March and his responsibility. The Kispiox Hazelton Secondary judging by the look in its eye, was none too happy Valley Rodeo Grade 8 student, provided thrills and brought her project about it. Shannon Hurst photo spills to enthusiasts “Soap vs. Mold” to attending the annual the national science event. fair. She found that using antiThe Hazeltons welcomed a bacterial soap on cheese prevented local recycling program after years mold from forming. of requests and some enthralled locals offered to maintain and monitor the bins situated near their homes. A Gathering of Nations, held The Gitxsan Unity Movement at Hazelton Secondary school, took down its blockade of the featured keynote speaker Dr. Gitxsan Treaty Office peacefully. Martin Brokenleg. The conference Gitxsan Treaty negotiators showed the positive side of aboriginal youth to young and old. agreed to an assessment for audit on finances to bring the stand-off The westbound lane on a to an end. Assessment officers portion of Highway 16 west entered the building immediately of Gitsegukla gave way after a after the blockade was removed. landslide swept away part of the An archeological team returned hillside. Several Hazeltonians joined 350. to Moriceown canyon to make good on an agreement to move org, an organization demanding an interpretive centre, after the action to avoid climate change. original dig in 2004 unearthed The name of the organization ancient human remains. represents their desire to drop More than 300 people died carbon dioxide emissions to 350 in a historic battle over the right parts per million. to fish in the area, Roy Morris, Two males allegedly assaulted Wet’suwet’en Hereditay Chief, said. another over an apparent wage
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The arrival of snow and departure of -30ºC temperature had many enjoying warmer climes late last January in the Hazeltons. Shannon Hurst photo
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THE APPLICATION On November 30, 2012, Pacific Northern Gas Ltd. (PNG) filed its 2013 Revenue Requirements Application with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (Commission), pursuant to sections 58 to 61, 89 and 90 of the Utilities Commission Act (Act) seeking Commission approval to, among other things, increase delivery rates as a result of increases in cost of service and decreased deliveries to some customer classes (Application). The Application also seeks interim relief to allow PNG to amend its rates on an interim and refundable basis, effective January 1, 2013, pending the hearing of the Application and orders subsequent to that hearing. The delivery rate increase is estimated to be approximately $0.256 per GJ for a residential customer. This represents an increase of 2.2 percent compared to the 2012 delivery rate. The delivery rate increase for a small commercial customer is estimated to be $0.203 per GJ corresponding to an increase of 2.1 percent compared to the 2012 delivery rate. The Granisle propane delivery rate increase for a residential customer is estimated to be $0.167 per GJ corresponding to an increase of 2.6 percent compared to the 2012 delivery rate. Based on the gas cost recovery and GCVA rate riders effective November 1, 2012 thru December 31, 2012 the overall average bundled rate increase for a typical residential customer consuming 68.2 GJ per year, is 4.4 percent, an increase of $54 per year. Similarly, for a small commercial customer consuming 314.0 GJ per year, the increase is 4.8 percent or $230 per year, and for Granisle propane customers consuming 56.0 GJ per year the overall average bundled rate increase is 0.7 percent, an increase of $9 per year. THE REGULATORY PROCESS The Commission wishes to hear from affected parties before determining the public process necessary for the disposition of the Application. Commission Order G-192-12 establishes a Preliminary Regulatory Timetable for the review of the Application. The detailed Preliminary Regulatory Timetable can be reviewed on the Commission’s website at www.bcuc.com under Current Applications. PUBLIC INSPECTION OF THE APPLICATION The Application and supporting material will be made available for inspection at public libraries in Prince Rupert, Terrace, Kitimat, Houston, Smithers, Burns Lake, Vanderhoof and Fort St. James, and at the Head Office of PNG at Suite 950, 1185 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC, V6E 4E6, and at the British Columbia Utilities Commission, Sixth Floor, 900 Howe Street, Vancouver, BC, V6Z 2N3. The Application will also be available for viewing on the PNG website at www.png.ca (http://www. png.ca/regulatory-applications), and on the Commission’s website at www.bcuc.com. The Commission’s website also contains detailed materials related to the Application including Commission Orders and Intervener materials (http://www.bcuc.com/Proceeding.aspx?ApplicationType=Current). REGISTERING TO PARTICIPATE Persons who expect to actively participate in the review process should register as Interveners. Interveners will receive copies of the Application, all correspondence and filed documents. Persons not expecting to actively participate should register with the Commission as Interested Parties and will receive a copy of the Application’s Executive Summary, all Orders issued, as well as the Commission’s Decision. Interveners and Interested Parties must inform the Commission Secretary, in writing or by online web registration, by Friday, January 18, 2013 of their intention to become Interveners or Interested Parties with respect to the Application. All submissions and/or correspondence received from active participants or the general public relating to the Application will be placed on the public record and posted to the Commission’s web site. FURTHER INFORMATION For further information, please contact Erica Hamilton, Commission Secretary, or Philip Nakoneshny, Director, Rates, as follows: Telephone: (604) 660-4700 or (B.C. Toll Free) 1-800-663-1385 Facsimile: (604) 660-1102 E-mail: commission.secretary@bcuc.com
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T HREE R IVERS R EPORT Risks higher for women in northern B.C., report says MISSING from B2 Despite time passed since unsolved murders and disappearances, the key to Forsaken is healing surviving family members and communities, Locke said. The Northwest Consultations revealed a higher sense of loss due to the matrilineal societies losing members of their communities that could have become leaders, she said. “I believe there is a willingness to begin building and rebuilding safer communities,” Locke added. “Where people are more aware and better able to protect and support their youth.” The total number of missing women in the north is unknown, with an estimated 43 individual females unaccounted for since 1969, according to the Forsaken report. orthern inquiries point out the likelihood
of abduction in the case of the missing northern girls, which is bringing calls for a transit system from Prince Rupert to Prince George. “The vast spaces between communities acutely increase women’s vulnerability to violence given the lack of public transportation,” Oppal said. “It also creates additional challenges to the initial search and investigation of missing persons.” Smithers Mayor Taylor Bachrach spurred the call for the public transit remedy at the Union of B.C. Municipalities meeting last September, which was also included in Oppal’s report. Locke made sure to include the correlation between transpiration, economy and education in the northwest as part of the marginalization of youth and women. “Jobs are scarce and few have the resources
to afford to own and maintain their own vehicles,” she said. “Making it difficult to travel between communities for work.” Gainful employment is made more scarce for those who attend school in the north, Locke said. In 2010 postsecondary educated individuals accounted for 54 per cent of the workforce between ages 25 and 54 in northwestern B.C., as opposed to more than 64 per cent province-wide. The four main categories of recommendations in the Northwest Consultations are for the RCMP, ensuring the safety of rural women, community involvement and healing and reconciliation. Having an undercover police officer hitchhiking Highway 16 and a zero tolerance towards racism in the RCMP force were two suggestions. Hitchhiking
workshops in schools, having a local dispatcher in northern communities and creating a first responder team in every community are part of the rest of the Northern Consultation requests. “I think Mr. Oppal did a tremendous job incorporating the northern concerns,” Locke said. “He had a very difficult job.” The Northwest Consultations occurred in Sept. 2011 through seven community forums and phone interviews. “I’ve been honoured to hear and speak with those who have come forward in the consultation meetings,” Locke said. “Cautious elements of hope appeared and a determination to prevent this situation in the future.” To view the reports visit www. missingwomeninquiry. ca.
Ramona Wilson’s body was located in 1995 near the Smithers Airport, nearly a year after disappearing from the Highway of Tears. Contributed photo
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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS If you want to drink, that’s your business. If you want to stop, that’s ours. Local Calls: 250-643-0794 Toll-free: 1-877-644-2266 SMITHERS MEETINGS: Sun., 7 p.m. Ranger Park, 3736-16th Ave.; Mon., 12 noon Courthouse, 3793 Alfred Ave., Main Floor Conf. Rm.; Tues., 7 p.m., Ranger Park, 3736-16th Ave., Wed., 7 p.m. Evangelical Free Church, corner 15th & Main; Thurs., 12 noon Courthouse, 3793 Alfred Ave.,Main Floor Conf. Rm.; Thurs., 7 p.m. Ranger Park, 3736-16th Ave.; Fri., 7 p.m. Evangelical Free Church, corner 15th & Main; Sat., 7 p.m. BVD Hospital, 3950-8th Ave., Conf. Rm. Narcotics Anonymous Have drugs taken over your life? Do you have a desire to stop using? We can help. Narcotics Anonymous Meetings Smithers Friday 12 noon at the Courthouse, 3793 Alfred Ave., Main Floor Conference Room. 250-847-1726. THE Livestock Pedigree Act forbids selling a dog as purebred if unregistered. It provides fines of up to two months imprisonment for anyone who sells a dog as purebred and does not provide the Canadian Kennel Club registration papers. TOPS MEETING (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) every Monday evening 7 p.m. in the Baptist Church basement, Smithers. Everyone welcome. Call 250-847-9614 or www.tops.org for info.
Lost & Found FOUND on the Microwave riding area, an avy pack, being held at Trails North, please identify it if you own it.
Help Wanted An Alberta Construction Company is hiring Dozer and Excavator Operators. Preference will be given to operators that are experienced in oilfield road and lease construction. Lodging and meals provided. The work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Alcohol & Drug testing required. Call Contour Construction at 780-723-5051.
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Automotive BUSY Commercial Truck & Trailer Repair Shop in Salmo, BC seeking JOURNEYMAN or fourth year APPRENTICE MECHANIC. Shop works a four on three off schedule. Extended health care & pension plan available. Wages dependant on experience & qualifications. Please email resume to: rob@summitrepair.ca (PDF) or fax to 250-357-2009 attn Rob.
Obituaries
Obituaries
Lavona passed away peacefully with family at her side. She was predeceased by her husband Norman, her son Ode, daughter Dolores Shankel and her companion Ed Brooks. She is survived by sons Stan (Sue), Brian (Tanis), daughter Chris (Mike) Morris and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. A service was held at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Prince George at 2 p.m. Dec. 20, 2012. Interment to take place in Telkwa, B.C. on Jan. 3, 2012 at 11 a.m. Heartfelt thanks to Dr. Powell, the staff at UHNBC and Rotary Hospice for their compassionate care. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Rotary Hospice would be appreciated. Lakewood Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
Positions available in Dease Lake, Bob Quinn and Telegraph Creek. Minimum of Class 3 BC Drivers Licence with air endorsement or recognized equivalent required. Wages and allowances per collective agreement. Accommodations may be available. Apply in person at the Dease Lake Office, or to careers@ldmltd.ca or fax to 250-692-3930 www.ldmltd.ca
Help Wanted 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: 780725-4430 UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE students wanted for summer management positions with Student Works Painting. Full business training provided. Challenging learning experience, huge resume builder. Average earnings for summer 2012 were $20.50. Info 1-800-665-4992 or www.studentworks.ca. Deadline December 10. WANTED SHORT Logger and Hayrack for work till the end of March. Call 604-819-3393.
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JOB POSTING – Plant Accountant Pinnacle Pellet is seeking an experienced Accountant to fill a full-time accounting position at its Burns Lake, BC Plant location. Responsibilities include: • Full cycle accounting including payables, payroll coordination and inventory control • Involved in budgeting process and monthly analysis of budget variances
Lavona May Birkeland May 19, 1920 to Dec. 15, 2012
Lakes District Maintenance Ltd. is looking for Auxiliary / Seasonal Snow Plow Drivers for November 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013
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AL-ANON Phone Jean at 250-847-3749 or Lori at 250-847-3884. Meetings 7 p.m. Thursdays at Smithers United Church, corner of Queen St. and 8th Ave. ARE you pregnant and distressed? Phone Smithers Pro Life 250-847-2475 or 1-800665-0570. Office hours MonWed-Fri 10:30-1:30. Free pregnancy testing, non judgmental lay counseling and adoption information.
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Skills and Qualifications: • Preference given to candidate enrolled in accounting designation program • Background in a manufacturing environment an asset • Proficiency with Microsoft Office • High level of accuracy and attention to detail • Excellent Written and Verbal Communication Pinnacle Pellet is a dynamic and rapidly growing company that currently manufactures wood pellets at 6 locations in British Columbia. Pinnacle offers competitive salaries and benefits, as well as the opportunity for young professionals to build a long term career. Submit your resume to: E-mail: hr@pinnaclepellet.com No Phone Inquiries Accepted – Closing date December 31, 2012
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General Manager Burns Lake Native Development Corporation is a First Nations owned and driven organization. With a strong working relationship with its Board of Directors the organization is committed to promoting entrepreneurship and economic growth development within its six member first nations. Reporting to the Board of Directors, the ideal candidate for this half-time position (moving to full time pending resources) will demonstrate - financial management skills - good written and oral skills - strong management skills and project management experience - experience working with a board of directors - hands-on HR management skills - familiarity with lending principles - experience in community economic development - experience in a non- profit organization - must have experience in proposal writing, forestry, logging and value added operations - good understanding of dealing with first nation communities Responsibilities: - co-ordinating meetings of, and reporting to, Board and its committees - assisting Board formulate policies and programs - overseeing administration - planning, developing and monitoring budgets and performance targets - developing and maintaining HR policies; recruiting, training, supervising staff - leading economic development initiatives Applicants ideally will have several years management experience, post secondary education in a business related field, familiarity with log harvesting, small business lending and an ability to work with diverse client and partnership groups. Aboriginal ancestry is an asset. Please submit resumes by January 7, 2013 to:
Chair Burns Lake Native Development Corp PO Box 1030, Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E0 Fax: (250) 692-7483 Email: agerow@telus.net
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In just 7 years, one unspayed cat and her offspring can produce over 450,000 cats! (average litter of 3, twice a year). BC SPCA There really isn't a good reason not to have your pet spayed or neutered as they make better companions and live longer and healthier lives.The benefits of spaying or neutering, especially if done during before six months of age include: Reduced aggression and dominance | Reduced desire to roam | Decreased risk of several types of cancer | No unwanted suitors of the opposite sex | Less chance of spraying by male cats | No unplanned kittens to care for. If you are a resident of the Bulkley Valley or Hazeltons and would like to stop the cycle but cannot afford the full cost of spay/neuter procedures for your cats, please fill out a low-income spay and neuter application at BV Vet Clinic (3155 Tatlow Road) or Babine Pet Hospital (3851 1st Ave.) in Smithers. Your application will be subject to approval by representatives of the society. If you are approved, we will help pay a significant portion of the cost of spaying or neutering your cat. If we can acquire additional funding, we will expand this program to include dogs. We are gratefully accepting donations at all BV Credit Union locations.
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Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing affecting “Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako Zoning Bylaw No. 700, 1993” will be held on Monday January 7, 2013 at 7:00 P.M in the West Fraser Room at the Smithers Municipal Office, 1027 Aldous Street, Smithers, B.C. “Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako Zoning Bylaw No. 700, 1993” is proposed to be amended by Bylaw No. 1658 which rezones the subject property from H1 (Small Holdings) to H1A (Small Holdings Additional Dwelling) so the second dwelling on the property will conform to the zoning bylaw. The subject property is located at the intersection of Kroeker Rd and Pinecrest Rd, 3 kilometres northwest of the Town of Smithers and is legally described as “Lot 21, Section 22, Township 1A, Range 5, Coast District, Plan 9692”. The subject property is shown crosshatched and labelled “Application Area” on the map below. LOCATION MAP FOR BYLAW NO. 1658
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At the Public Hearing all persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by the proposed bylaw shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present a written submission respecting matters contained in the bylaw that is the subject of the Public Hearing. Written submissions sent by mail to P.O. Box 820, Burns Lake, BC, V0J 1E0; by fax to (250) 692-1220; or by e-mail to inquiries@rdbn.bc.ca must be received by the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako no later than January 7, 2013 at 1:00 P.M. to be ensured of consideration at the Public Hearing. The Public Hearing on Bylaw No. 1658 will be chaired by the Director or Alternate Director for Electoral Area A as a delegate of the Board. A copy of the Board resolution making the delegation, copies of the proposed bylaws and other relevant information may be inspected at the office of the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako between the hours of 8:30 A.M. - 12:00 noon and 1:00 P.M. - 4:30 P.M., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, from January 2 through January 7, 2013 inclusive. A copy of the proposed bylaw and other relevant information will also be made available at the Smithers Public Library.
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