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Idle No More comes to town Supporters of Idle No More took to Kitimat’s streets, stopping traffic at the Lahakas/Haisla Boulevard intersection, before taking to the halls of City Centre Mall, while Haisla dancers performed to traditional drums. The now global movement which supports First Nations rights and sovereignty touched down in Kitimat on Sunday, December 30, thanks to the efforts of Burton Amos, who was born and raised in the area, although he currently calls Vancouver home. While in town for the holidays he felt there needed to be a local demonstration for the Idle No More movement and organized the Sunday march with less than 24 hours notice, though by his count he still had over 80 people come out. “The whole idea was to address the environmental issues that are happening because of the government actions, like [Prime Minister] Harper especially, pushing legislation forward to help China get their oil,” said Amos. The environment was clearly the top issue for supporters in Kitimat, which is potentially the place of a number of industrial projects, most controversially the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline which will bring in bitumen from the Alberta oil sands. “One oil spill will end our ability to live off the land. All it’s going to take is one oil spill because oil doesn’t leave,” said Amos. He believes that an oil spill in the channel would cause a devastating chain reaction, from killing fish stocks to affecting land-based animals. “To the government and the people involved it’s all about money but to us it’s all about our future.” Amos added he hopes the movement, at least locally, doesn’t end here. People had approached him to do many more such rallies, but being that he lives in Vancouver he said it would be up to the people here to keep the torch going. According to the official Idle No More blog, the movement began with Nina Wilson, Sylvia McAdam, Jessica Gordon and Sheelah McLean, who “felt it was urgent to act on current and upcoming legislation that not only affects our First Nations people but the rest of Canada’s citizens, lands and waters.” The four ladies began organizing Teach-Ins starting in November which were geared to aim awareness of Bill C-45, the government’s omnibus bill which has altered the classification of some protected waters as well as made some changes to the Indian Act. Idle No More rallies are also inspired by the actions of Attawapiskat chief Theresa Spence, who is on a hunger strike until she can meet with senior members of the government to discuss First Nations issues.
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At left, Burton Amos among the crowd at the Lahakas and Haisla Boulevard intersection. Above, a supporter of the rally holding a sign during the march. Cameron Orr photos
Unforgettable New Year’s rescue A Kitimat family could sleep soundly on January 1 knowing they still had their pets with them. The Calkins family nearly lost their two dogs, Brody and Duke, when they fell into the water during a family hike along Hirsch Creek at Hirsch Creek Park. Shane and Sharmin had taken three of their four kids, along with a friend, for the walk when the two dogs were allowed to run free after they had finished their lunch. But the hike suddenly took a turn for the worse when the two dogs unknowingly walked onto thin ice and fell into the chilly waters. The Calkins’ 10-year-old son shouted for his parents to call 9-1-1, and would eventually wait at the entrance of the park for police to arrive to guide them to the distressed dogs.
The older dog, Brody, was able to get himself free from the water on his own, but the situation looked grim for Duke. By the time police officers arrived, which was a good half hour after the dogs first fell in the water, it looked almost certain that Duke wasn’t going to make it. He had all but given up trying to get out of the water and was just hanging on. “There was no way we could get out to them,” said Sharmin. “We would have fallen in too.” She said that Duke looked ready to just give up and that the officers arrived at just the perfect time to make the rescue. As the two officers and another man, who was in the area snowshoeing, prepared for the rescue, Sharmin took the kids away.
“It was very upsetting,” she said. From the perspective of Cst. Andrew Johnstone, who arrived with Cst. Dan Kelly, the situation was an example of an officer never knowing how a day is going to go. Johnstone and Kelly arrived around 1:30 p.m. to the park to find a 10-yearold in tears. In the distance they could hear Duke crying in the water. To get out to the dog the officers and the snowshoeing bystander tied together 100 feet of rope in order for someone to reach the distressed pet. (The Sentinel hasn’t been able to confirm the name of this person, but feel free to contact us if that was you.) It was Cst. Dan Kelly who donned a life jacket and carefully walked out to the water and the dog. Continued on page 2
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Dog rescue park but with time running out they clearly couldn’t have waited. Water rescues like these are not part of the typical RCMP training, said Johnstone. With Duke and Brody at home the day following their whole ordeal, Sharmin said they’ve been taking it easy. “They’re sleeping. They got up this morning, went outside to go to the bathroom and came back in and they haven’t moved,” she said. They were still that way even a couple of days after. Sharmin didn’t say whether Duke and Brody got a few extra treats with their meal that New Year’s evening following their ordeal, but she said they certainly got a few extra servings of family cuddles.
Continued from page 1 When the ice got too thin, as Cst. Kelly ventured further out, he had to get onto his hands and knees to make it the final 15 feet to Duke. Duke, described as a great, aggressive defender of the family, put up no resistance when Kelly grabbed him by the collar and pulled up back up. Duke ran straight back to his family, uncharacteristically quiet. “You don’t know day-today what kind of calls you’re going to get on your shift,” said Johnstone, saying he certainly wasn’t expecting a call like this one. The police had called Water Rescue, based in Terrace, on their way to the
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Kitimat assessments spike Most home owners in Kitimat will see a 25 to 30 per cent rise in their assessed value when they get their assessment notices in the next few days. That’s according to Christopher Whyte, BC Assessment’s deputy assessor for the north region. According to information from BC Assessment which came out last week, Kitimat’s assessment roll increased from $965 million last year to $1.14 billion this year. That change reflects market values, subdivisions and new construction and rezoning, according to BC Assessment’s release. In the commercial and industrial property sector, owners will see changes ranging from five to 20 per cent. To illustrate average market trends for residential properties, BC Assessment said a home valued at $152,082 last year would be worth
$192,417 now. As usual people who feel their property assessment does not reflect market value as of July 1, 2012, or see incorrect information, can contact the Assessment office indicated on their notice as soon as possible in January. Those still concerned after speaking with an appraiser can submit a notice of complaint by January 31 for an independent review by a Property Assessment Review Panel. Those Panels meet between February 1 and March 15. People, however, needn’t worry that this means they’re going to get dinged with up to 30 per cent more taxes. Kitimat Council has already given the administration a mandate for a two per cent increase in taxes, and that two per cent rise, give or take a per cent, is how much more people will pay on their taxes, explained Chief Administrative Officer
Ron Poole. With the two per cent increase in mind, the administration, in setting a potential tax mill rate, takes the average increase which this year is 27.2 per cent overall. That sets the threshold of the two per cent tax increase. So for instance a home that was $100,000 would be assessed at $127,200 on average this year. That home would see a straight two per cent increase on their taxes. Meanwhile a home that went up slightly under the average would see a slightly lower tax rate, and someone whose home went up higher than the average would see a slightly higher tax rate. Poole said though that they are only talking within a single per cent when they say it could be higher or lower. “People don’t have to worry,” he said, emphasizing a 30 per cent increase of assessment
Top valued properties BC Assessment released a list of the top valued residential properties in the North. Out of the top 100, there were no Kitimat properties, but here are the top three: 1) 6975 Old Fort Rd., Fort St. John — $2,142,000 2) 6653 Lakeshore Dr., Dawson Creek area — $1,985,000 3) 9401 3 St., Dawson Creek — $1,720,700
does not equal 30 per cent more taxes. Further budget deliberations will start in February when the District has more finalized numbers from the last budget year. Meanwhile in Terrace for comparison, home values rose modestly. “Most homes in Terrace are worth more in value compared to last year’s assessment roll,” said Whyte. “Most home owners in Terrace will see modest changes in the zero per cent to five per cent range.” Overall, Terrace’s assessment roll increased from $1.19 billion last year to $1.21 billion this year. — Files from the Terrace Standard
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“It was a lot of work,” he remembers. There were a couple of other posts that followed, but his first staff sergeant title came to him in Carlyle, Saskatchewan. All through this he never gave up his dream to come back to his home of British Columbia, where he and his wife were raised. After three years in Caryle, the Kitimat position opened. “The reason I came here is I’ve been trying for the last 20 years to get back to B.C., and it’s tough to do,” he said. He’s not really that much closer to his family in the Fraser Valley being in Kitimat. He said being here versus Carlyle really only gets him four hours closer in the end, but he’s happy to be back in the province all the same.
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ICBC is saying that each year, on average, 25 people are killed in the North Central B.C. region in impaired-related incidents. They were using data compiled between 2007 to 2011 from the police reports. The year 2012 marked the 35th anniversary of the Counterattack campaign, which was started after a year of 300 impairedrelated deaths on the road. ICBC still says province wide there are 113 deaths. The Southern Interior sees the most impairedrelated deaths with an average of 36.
His first post was in Biggar, Saskatchewan where he stayed for seven years before moving to Macklin, Saskatchewan. He had moved there just as the local police force was disbanded and the RCMP moved in. After that he was a watch commander in St. Paul, Alberta for three years. In 2005, in the wake of the murder of four RCMP officers in Mayerthorpe, Alberta, Harrison moved in to be the operations NCO. [Non-commissioned officer] During all of the restructuring that took place at the detachment in the years following, where essentially everyone who worked there was rotated out, Harrison stepped into many roles, from detachment commander to head clerk.
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Public Hearing Accessory Building Bylaw No. 1, 2012 Kitimat Council is considering changes to rules regarding accessory buildings and structures in all residential zones. The new regulations attempt to provide clear and thoughtful policy to regulate size, height, and siting of accessory buildings. Highlights: • Accessory structures may be erected in a required side or rear yard provided a yard of 1m or more, as measured from eave to property lines, is maintained and height does not exceed 3m; • Accessory structures constructed within the Permissible Building Area may be no more than 9m high. Kitimat Council welcomes public input. Written remarks may be delivered to Council by mail c/o City Centre, Kitimat, BC, V8C 2H7, or comment may be personally delivered at the public hearing to be held 7:30 pm, Monday, 21 January, 2013 in the Council Chambers at 1101 Kingfisher Avenue. An information package is available for review at the District of Kitimat, 270 City Centre. Office hours are 8:30 am-noon, and 1:00-4:30 pm, Monday to Friday, excluding holidays. Please contact Community Planning and Development at 250-632-8910 if you have questions. 17 December 2012
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Is there a right choice for ski hill? With the Hirsch Creek Golf and Winter Club, council voted to give them $50,000 with a potential for the rest of their requested $100,000 coming later after the city has had a go at the financial records of the club. The club has admitted times have been tough and said they needed $100,000 in a municipal grant to keep going as they attempt to work out the challenges of making money. I bring this up as a comparison to what the town is doing with Shames Mountain. The Co-op behind Shames had come to Kitimat to request a continuation of the $15,000 grant the town gave them last year. It was a controversial move at the time when they first got their money, and while I wasn’t here when it all went down I understand it came down to two viewpoints; one, it’s a facility that’s not at all in town limits, or two, it’s a facility that attracts people to the area. A ski hill benefits all nearby communities, people have said. Council said yes to another $15,000, after a presentation from representatives that showed that they did actually make money this year, but they have a lot of infrastructure and maintenance needs that still have to get done which is likely what this year’s money will go to. But there’s two things to consider here, both of which raise questions for me on whether we should have given them money at all. If we can accept they made money, then they’re on their way to running this thing themselves without the assistance of local governments. The ski hill is there and it’s apparently making money so what do they need us for? Or at least, why do they need the full $15,000 like last year when things were just getting started? However the finances are a bit trickier than that. The Terrace Standard reported that the Co-op’s $24,000 in profits come after the Co-ops nearly $260,000 in fundraising and grants. If you take out the grants and handouts then they really didn’t come anywhere near $24,000 in profits. Or, really, any profit. So if that’s the case that they didn’t make much money at all on their own, do we as a community want to keep adding money to an operation like that? Continued on page 5
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Is gas the enviro-villain of 2013? They’re well on the way to stopping the expansion of oil exports to Asia. Now will B.C.’s American branch-plant environmental machine turn on natural gas? A couple of weeks ago I described the dispute between the Haisla Nation and the rest of the Coastal First Nations group over the pioneering of liquefied natural gas development on Haisla territory at Kitimat. Powerful chiefs of the Heiltsuk, Gitga’at, Haida and others in the so-called Great Bear Rainforest oppose the idea of kicking off a new LNG export industry without extending the hydro grid to support renewable power for the region. LNG is shaping up as B.C.’s largestever industrial project, if it gets built. And there are signs the American-directed environmental attack is swinging to our gas boom. Some in the Canadian media insist no such U.S. influence exists, or that it is trivial and benign. They mock federal Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver’s description of “foreign radicals,” pretending this applies to everyone opposed to oil pipelines. There weren’t many reporters with me when I covered the negotiations for the Great Bear Rainforest in 2006. To the Vancouver media it was just a big forest
From the Legislature Tom Fletcher deal up in the middle of nowhere. Along with B.C. cabinet minister Pat Bell, Coastal First Nations and forest companies, the Sierra Club, ForestEthics and Greenpeace muscled their way to the table. How they did so became clear in early 2007. Behind these big three ecopropaganda groups was a $60 million war chest from an obscure outfit called Tides Canada. Another front group, as it turns out. The actual source of the money was the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the David and Lucille Packard Foundation, the Wilberforce Foundation, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. Most made their billions in computers and software in San Francisco or Seattle. They’ve funded scientifically suspect campaigns such as “Yellowstone to Yukon” and “boreal forest” aimed at turning more than a third of Canada into parks.
Increasingly, they are partnering with aboriginal people in B.C. and across Canada. Some in B.C.’s major media have since grudgingly credited independent B.C. researcher Vivian Krause with filling in the blanks. She has shown that starting in 2002, these foundations began formally organizing against Canadian fossil fuel production. When the B.C. and Canadian governments matched the $60 million Great Bear Rainforest fund for “ecosystem-based” forest management, they didn’t realize they were reinforcing a blockade against oil exports. Tides and its backers have continued to fund and create new protest groups, which are quoted as they pop up by credulous B.C. media. Their argument against oil exports centres on the sexy but false premise that Alberta’s “tar sands” somehow uniquely threaten the global climate. Lately, as the size of B.C.’s gas development has become clearer, the protests have started to refocus. Now we hear dire claims about the decades-old technique of “fracking” in gas development, and previously obscure groups are springing up to protest gas projects. Continued on page 5
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Wally Oppal, who has concluded his Missing Women Commission of Inquiry with a number of suggestions. In a letter to the editor the president of the Northwest branch of the BC Association of Social Workers says that many of the women could have been alive today if there had been a stronger social support system.
More to think about from Wally Oppal’s report Dear Sir, With the tabling of Wally Oppal’s report begins the end of our long examination of the many women who died before the police began to think of serving or protecting them. But before we completely consign guilt to them, we should consider our own. The women who died in Vancouver were put in harms way by public attitudes and a social policy that completely ignored them and their desperate circumstances. They did not choose to be poor. Prostitution was not their career of choice. Our welfare system keeps people
so poor that many cannot dig themselves out of a hole that deep. Many self-medicate with drugs or alcohol to mask the hopelessness of their situations and the hole they are in becomes deeper still. Most of the women who died would be with us today if we had a system of social support that cared about each citizen’s welfare. They did not choose to be on the street. We put them there. Robert Hart, President, BC Association of Social Workers, Northwest Branch
Ownership solidifies The paperwork continues to flow as My Mountain Co-op takes over operations of the Shames Mountain ski facility from the Shames Mountain Ski Corporation. On Dec. 21, 2012 the provincial government’s forests, lands and natural resources ministry transferred the operating agreement for the ski facility from the ski corporation to the co-op. That move followed the payment by the ski corporation to the province of $125,000 to close the books on an unpaid tourism development loan that dates back years. Paying the $125,000 to wind up the loan was a condition of the operating agreement being assigned to the co-op. The payment was part of an agreement released in November 2012 which cleared the way for the non profit co-op to purchase the ski facility. The province wrote off the remaining part of the tourism loan, which is approximately $400,000, in return for the $125,000 payment from the ski corporation. Shames Mountain Ski Corporation president Gerry Martin said the $125,000 was part of the purchase price paid by My Mountain Coop in late 2011 to the corporation. “It was being held in trust so that we could pay the government,” said Martin. The transfer of the operating agreement is about the last of the official transactions between the coop and the ski corporation, he added. “Obviously we wish the coop well,” said Martin. Although the ski corporation dropped its orig-
inal asking price drastically so that the coop could make the purchase, Martin said the purchase to the coop was the “best solution” to keeping the mountain open and in local hands. “The coop has had good support from people, from businesses and local governments. It’s had a good response from the public because they feel a part of the ownership,” Martin continued. “It’s good for all of the communities in the area.” Martin said good snow conditions last year and this year have helped the coop establish itself. Also owed the province was $130,000 in unpaid royalties and interest, an amount that was reduced to $88,579 when $46,767 in interest was written off by the province. The co-op agreed to take on the $88,579 debt and will repay it with interest over the next 10 years. The co-op had paid the ski corporation $360,000 in 2011 to buy the ski facility and has been operating it under a lease pending a resolution of the money owed the province. Opened in 1990, Shames Mountain struggled to achieve profitability, leaving the owners of the Shames Mountain Ski Corporation dipping into their own pockets at times to pay bills. Martin said directors did just that a year ago right after My Mountain Coop bought Shames in order to satisfy creditors. The ski corporation listed the mountain for sale several years ago for an initial asking price of $1.45 million, a move that brought on the formation of the Friends of Shames, the precursor to My Mountain Co-op.
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Continued from page 4 Regardless of what will happen next year, Shames still received $15,000 from Kitimat’s grant money for 2013, all without the hassle of looking into their finances,
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we need to take a close look at the books of a club that directly serves the community, perhaps that care should be taken when giving money to out of town operations. Cameron Orr
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Continued from page 4 Hollywood is about to gas us with an anti-fracking movie starring Matt Damon. Previews suggest that Promised Land works the usual evilgreedy-capitalist ForestEthics, Sierra Club and Greenpeace, meanwhile, are campaigning against their original forest preservation deal on B.C.’s Central and North Coast. Sustainable development solu-
tions aren’t good for their business model. If people think a problem is solved, they stop sending money. Meanwhile, the U.S. is surging ahead with its own shale oil and gas boom. Plans are underway for LNG exports from the U.S. to Asia. I think 2013 would be a good year for Canada to start making its own decisions on energy development.
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The Cash Store ordered Ridership down on free transit on New Year’s to refund overcharges Ridership was at a 29 Some residents of Kitimat may be eligible for the total $1 million of refunds being paid out by Cash Store Financial. The company, which runs The Cash Store and Instaloans, of which there is a store in Kitimat, has been ordered to stop charging illegal fees and repay customers who were overcharged for payday loans. The refund process was set to begin on December 11, and will be overseen by an independent auditor and Consumer Protection BC. Once the process begins Consumer Protection BC expects refunds to be credited beginning in February. Consumer Protection BC says Cash Store Financial is responsible for the implementation of the refund process, which includes advertising,
mailings and other public notices. Anyone who obtained a payday loan from The Cash Store or Instaloans between November 1, 2009 and March 23, 2012 may be eligible for a refund. Each refund will require a claim form which will be available from Cash Store or Instaloan locations. Claim forms will also be available at www.paydayloanrightsbc.ca. Any funds that remain unclaimed, after all efforts to reach eligible consumers are exhausted, will be held by Consumer Protection BC for a further six years, during which time, claims for refunds may be submitted directly to Consumer Protection BC. Further questions about lending can be directed to Consumer Protection BC toll free at 1-888564-9963 or info@consumerprotectionbc.ca.
Demons snagged by Steelheads Submitted The young Kitimat Ice Demons may have allowed composure to creep away on them again as the visitors were shorthanded eight times in December 29’s road game against league leading Smithers Steelheads, which ended 5-3 for the Smithers team. The Steelheads out-shot the Ice Demons 17-to-14 in the first and Ian Smith got the Steel-
heads on to the score sheet with a little over two minutes left in the period (Matt Arnold, Adam Devries) and the 2-1 score held up to the intermission. The two teams do not meet again until the final game of the season in Kitimat on January 13 and this win likely clinched the regular season championship for the Steelheads, for the second season in a row. The Steelheads have 28 points, and the
Demons are stalled at 22 with both teams having topped their divisions. In other games the Terrace River Kings kept on a roll, with a 4-1 road win over the Rampage in Prince Rupert, while Williams Lake lost 5-4 on the road in Quesnel. The Stampeders still have a four point edge over the Kangaroos in the east division, with 19 points to the ‘Roos’ 15.
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The free New Years bus service in Kitimat didn’t see quite as many people as last year. In fact ridership was at a low not seen since 1982. In all 381 people rode the bus during the free service which began at 7 p.m. on December 31. That is the lowest since 1982 when 340 took to transit. That was the service’s second year. When the service first began in 1981, 224 people hopped on board. In the first hour for 2012’s service, 22 people took a bus, which rose to 30 people between 8 and 9 p.m. 75 people were on the bus between 9 and 10 p.m., dropping to 21 riders at 10 p.m. From 11 to midnight there were 13 riders, which climbed to 38 for the hour up to 1 a.m., when the most people took the bus for the evening, with 163 crowding into Kitimat’s buses between 1 and 2 a.m. From there it dwindled. There were 17 riders from 2 to 3 a.m., and only two between 3 and 4 a.m.
The final hour, from 4 to 5 a.m. must have been lonely for the drivers because not a single rider was recorded. Ridership steadily increased from it’s beginning in 1981 to 1986, before ridership figures began to teeter-totter up and down. For instance in 1988 riders were at 1,015 for the night, but then dropped to 489 the next year. But then in 1990 it was back over 1,000 again. 2011 was a relatively slow year for free transit as well, at 655 riders for the night. Except for once more in 2009, ridership had dipped below 700 since 1992. The busiest year on record was 2006, when 1,239 riders took advantage of the service. Out of its 31 years running, ridership had surpassed 1,000 10 times in total.
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Marine safety plan Recently, I talked about why we chose Kitimat as the site for Gateway’s marine terminal. I’d like to also discuss the various steps we’ve taken to prevent an incident on water, and the measures we’ve put in place to build a comprehensive marine safety plan for Gateway. Safety starts with a tanker acceptance program that’s as stringent as any in existence — and includes an independent review of all tankers, weeks ahead of their scheduled arrival. Tankers mooring at the terminal will be double-hulled and no more than 20 years old, and will be required — by independent third parties, before they enter Gateway’s shipping channels — to show a sound maintenance and operational history. As they approach Kitimat, all vessels will be boarded and guided by B.C. Coast Pilots with expert knowledge of our coastal waters.
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ARCTIC CO-OPERATIVES Ltd. is currently recruiting management positions for various Co-op locations in Nunavut. We provide relocation assistance, subsidized accommodations and group benefits. Please forward your resume: fax to: (204) 632-8575. humanresources@ arcticco-op.com Visit www.arcticco-op.com for more information.
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Excellent pay • shared benefits • safety equipment • safety bonus dry bulk pneumatic hauling • shift work involved • B-train and mountain experience required
Business Opportunities
Career Opportunities
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.
Employment
FARM, Fishing, Hunting, Property Manager: Year round. To manage and maintain a 685 acre working farm with pheasants, cattle, dogs, hay and tourism accomodations. Semi retired welcome. Hands on management. mk@skeenameadows.com
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Merchandise for Sale
Heavy Duty Machinery A- STEEL SHIPPING STORAGE CONTAINERS / Bridges / Equipment Wheel loaders JD 644E & 544A / 63’ & 90’ Stiff boom 5th wheel crane trucks/Excavators EX200-5 & 892D-LC / Small forklifts / F350 C/C “Cabs”20’40’45’53’ New/ Used/ Damaged /Containers Semi Trailers for Hiway & StorageCall 24 Hrs 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com
Misc. for Sale AT LAST! An iron filter that works. IronEater! Fully patented Canada/U.S.A. Removes iron, hardness, smell, manganese. Sine 1957. Visit our 29 innovative inventions; Phone 1-800-BIG-IRON. www.bigirondrilling.com BIG BUILDING Sale... This is a clearance sale you don’t want to miss! 20x20 $3,985. 25x24 $4,595. 30x36 $6,859. 35x48 $11,200. 40x52 $13,100 47x76 $18,265. One End wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800668-5422 www.pioneersteel.ca GREAT GIFT IDEA! ChillSpot is The COOLEST Dog Bed-A new and innovative, thermodynamically cooled dog bed, that enhances the cool tile surfaces our pets rely on during the warm weather months. Use promo code COOLGIFT For 10% off! www.chillspot.biz
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Homes for Rent
HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper? STEEL BUILDINGS/Metal Buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100. Sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca
HOT WATER
Bachelor 1 and 2 bedroom Largest, Brightest Suites Shiny Hardwood Floors Unfurnished & Furnished Daily - Weekly - Monthly INCLUDES HEAT!
OCEANVIEW APTS
Hillcrest Place Apartments Bachelor & two bedroom No Smoking, No Pets Starting at $475 monthly Also avail newly reno’d two bdrm units with d/w 250.632.7814 Kitimat
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COMING EVENTS KITIMAT SENIORS’ CENTRE is looking for a new leader for their Seniors’ Band. Please contact the Programmer (250 632 3475) for more info if you have the skills, experience and desire to volunteer your time with this group. 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 250-632-3144 for more information. 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 250639-6016. 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 250-632-5771 or Wendi at 250-632-5673. KITIMAT FIBRE ARTS GUILD: Interested in knitting, spinning, weaving, or any other fibre? For more information phone Maureen 250632-5444. 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. 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.
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Starting at $550 Balconies Security Entrances Cameras for your safety Now includes basic cable Email: www.apartments.com Phone: 250.632.APTS (2787)
VIEWPOINT APARTMENTS
Kitimat 1,2,3 bdrms Clean & Quiet Heat & hot water included Call (250)632-2824 or email www.jasebudgel@hotmail.ca
250.632.7179
Kuldo Court Apartments 2 - two bedroom apartments available. Newly renovated, New carpets. Heat and hot water included. $850/mo. (c) 778-818-0126 (office) 250-632-7729 Apply at 730 Kuldo Blvd. Kitimat
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Duplex / 4 Plex 2 Bdrm duplex with garage avail. immed. in Kildala comes with F.S.W.D. Very clean. $900/mo. Ref. req’d. Call Brent (514) 210-5551
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Downtown location Balconies Security Entrances Some furnished suites Call for an appointment 250.632.4511
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250.632.4254
Free heat & Free Hot Water Furnished & Unfurnished 1 & 2 bedrooms Security Entrances No Pets. No Smoking
(250)632-2822 Kitimat
Kitimat (Kildala) - 3 bedroom, 2 bath, f/s, w/d, garage, storage shed. Inside completely renovated August 2011. $1,800/mo. 250-488-4497
Townhouses TOWNHOMES in KITIMAT 3 bdrm, 1 ½ bath, carport Start $700. Sorry no Pets. Call Greg 639-0110
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MIDTOWN APARTMENTS
RENT starting from $575
Real Estate
20 ACRES Free! Buy 40-Get 60 acres. $0-Down, $168/mo. Money back guarantee. No credit checks. Beautiful views. Roads surveyed. Near El Paso, Texas. 1-800-843-7537 www.sunsetranches.com
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Private Coin Collector Buying Collections, Accumulations, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins + Chad: 250-863-3082 in Town
Other Areas
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Misc. Wanted
KITIMAT Townhouse close to downtown. Well-kept three storey, 4 bedroom, 2 full bath. Lots of updates. Fenced yard with great view. 250-632-5295 or 250-632-1409
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Kitimat - 3 bedroom executive style bungalow for rent. Fully furnished. f/s, d/w, w/d, microwave. Fully equipped (dishes, bedding, towels etc.) Internet and satellite TV. References required. $1,600/mo. 250-639-6431 or 250-639-4555.
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Townhouses 2 / 3 Bedroom updated townhouses, many updates, starting at $700/mo, some offer utilities included. 250-8478061 derek.kaufman@randallnorth.ca FULLY renovated brand new style 2 storey 2 Bedroom (1350sf) & 3 Bedroom (1450sf)townhouses available. Starting at $900 per month and up to $1050 per month depending on size and bedrooms. We have several with renovations just being completed. For more details go to..... http://www.housingdudes.com/properties_kitimat.asp We have just launched another unique option for those who travel to Kitimat monthly or several time per year - For Weekly Furnished Short Term Accommodations go to...... http://www.housingdudes.com/weekly_kitimat.asp Call 604-725-4872 or 250-8262284 or email:
2007 GMC Savana Cube Van Commercial. Net weight 3320 kg, GVW 4980 kg. Box: L=16’, W=8’, H=7’10”. Door 6’ x 7’4”. 92,000 miles. Gasoline. A1 condition. $18,995 250-632-3420
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Polar Bear tradition carries on Unlike past years, there was no official Polar Bear Swim for the New Year’s Day. There was no hot chocolate to help people warm up, or hoselton keepsakes handed out for those brave enough to try out the frigid Douglas Channel waters, which can be cold enough even in the middle of summer. But despite all that, there was a small group of onlookers at Hospital Beach on January 1 to watch a small group of daredevils throw caution, and reason, to the wind. Just before the Sentinel arrived a man and his granddaughter got things going with their plunge. They were quickly in their car and off to warm up in their homes, but that still left Carl Johnson facing the water. Johnson, an employee of Bechtel for the Kitimat Modernization Project, hails originally from Victoria. Through all of the long hours of work he wanted to get out and do something communityminded and meet with people. The Polar Bear
They call them daring, or sometimes just crazy, but year after year people jump into cold water as a New Year’s tradition. Carl Johnson did his first Polar Bear dip this January 1. Cameron Orr photos Swim provided that opportunity. It was his first time taking in the tradition of a cold New Year’s dip. We asked him on his way out of the water what it
was like. “Shocking,” was the only description he could think of, especially that moment he put his head under water.