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NEWS BRIEFS Stolen truck recovered A truck stolen from Sampson Road was found with extensive damage on July 1 on Necoslie Road. The grey, 1997 Dodge Ram pickup was taken from Sampson Road sometime on June 28 or 29 while the owner was at the Nation Lakes. The truck was then found at kilometre 11 on the Necoslie Road, along the side of the road. The vehicle had gone off the road and hit a tree, doing extensive damage to the front end. RCMP have no suspects at this time, but are asking anyone who has any information on the incident to call Fort St. James RCMP at 996-8269 or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.
MoM gets some $ The Northern Development Initiative Trust (NDIT) has approved $1,463 in grant funding for the young Music on the Mountain (MoM) festival. The funds will be awarded once other funding sources are confirmed. The District of Fort St. James mayor and council voted two to one in favour of a $3,500 grant-in-aid to MoM as well. The money will help with this year’s MoM music and art festival at the Murray Ridge Ski Area, taking place on the last weekend in August.
ABOVE: Artist Claire Singleton is the newest addition to the Fort St. James National Historic Site and will be creating art on site for two days a week throughout most of this season.
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Ruth Lloyd Caledonia Courier If you were to stop in and visit the Fort St. James National Historic Site on a Tuesday or Wednesday this summer, you may be surprised. You could come across a working artist - the new artist in residence at the site for the summer - Endako painter Claire Singleton. The program is not just a surprise for visitors, it was also a pleasant surprise to the new Visitor Experience Product Development Officer for the site, April Hilland. Hilland had been hoping to develop an artist in residence program for the site, but was expecting to have to conduct a search to find an appropriate artist who was interested.
However, one day Singleton stopped in at the historic site and got to talking with Hilland about the possibility of doing some painting at the site. “It was kismet; it was amazing,” said Hilland. “I’m so excited.” Singleton was just as pleased as Hilland about the arrangement, as she has a keen interest in painting history and has been working on personal projects for years which involve painting or other art forms depicting historical places and writing combined. “I’m a story-artist, I record community,” explained Singleton. “You’re not doing these things because you want to make money, you’re doing it because your interested in the history.” As a person who has always been fascinated by the past, Singleton her-
self is an interesting source of historical information. She lives in Endako without running water and power and uses her dog to sled in her supplies each winter. “I like to live what I do,” she said, meaning she likes to live history in order to learn from it. “If I can somehow glean from that and transfer (this) through my work.” Singleton is a living example of the benefit of following your dreams, as she speaks passionately about her work and the path she has chosen, which while she admits it has been difficult, the rewards are significant. “It’s all about attitude,” she said. “You can make it work if you want to.” Singleton will be working and staying on site at the park Tuesdays
and Wednesdays all season (except for a short break in August), working on pieces for a show to present at the inseason grand opening of the “Stranger’s and Swan’s Down”’ visitor centre exhibit. She is painting buildings and interpreters on site and will also be developing three workshops to offer during the season. Workshop ideas include creating mini-sketches in the manner of early cartographers in watercolour, creating three-dimensional models of the fish-house in paper, and creating animal models looking at the role of animals in the way of life in the old Fort. For more information on the artist in residence program or the upcoming workshops, contact April Hilland at 250-996-7191 ext. 27.
Fort St. James drivers coming up clean RCMP road checks have been going on fairly consistantly in and around Fort St. James since May, with one last week on Friday, July 5. With over 300 vehicles checked at the roadside stops, no impaired drivers have been encountered
through the program. RCMP are pleased with the low numbers, and while there have been some other warnings and tickets issued, the lack of drinking and driving on Fort St. James roads being detected is considered a good sign.
Drinking and driving violations have been picked up in other instances, but the roadside checks are keeping the presence out there and RCMP will be continuing with the program through the rest of the summer.
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Craig Houghton will become the new principal of Fort St. James Secondary School this fall. Houghton, who worked at FSJSS previously as a vice principal and before that, as a teacher, will be replacing Ken Young. Houghton has also worked at Eugene Joseph at Tache. Young took a position as the new principal of Nechako Valley Secondary School and will be returning to his native Vanderhoof. Houghton’s current role as principal of David Hoy Elementary School will be filled by Suzanne Burck, who was working for the EBUS Academy, but was both a student and a teacher at David Hoy in the past.
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For files appearing before the Fort St. James Provincial Court on July 9, 2013. James J. J. Charlie was sentenced to two years probation with conditions and 70 days in jail, given a discretionary firearms prohibition for four years and ordered to provide a DNA sample for assault with a weapon. Charlie was also sentenced to one day in jail and two years probation for failure to comply with a probation order.
Gary L. Felix was sentenced to 39 days in jail and one year probation with conditions for theft under $5,000. Felix also received another two sentences of 39 days in jail and one year probation for two counts of failure to comply with conditions of an undertaking. Gregory L. Teed was sentenced twice to one day in jail and ordered to pay $1,012.73 in restitution for mischief relating to property and causing a disturbance.
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plies, kitchen and bath, interiors and top quality paint including the latest Benjamin Moore products. Ouellette Bros. are pleased to announce that they now carry GE, GE Allura, GE Profile and Moffat appliances as well as Serta mattresses. If you don’t see what you’re looking for or require a special order, ask the knowledgeable staff and they will do their best to get it for you. Need a tool or machine? The rental department is ready to help with everything you need for lawn and garden, painting and decorating, carpet and flooring, mov-
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My obsession with small spaces Ruth Lloyd Caledonia Courier I’ve been a little overly fascinated okay, obsessed - with small living situations since university. I am not sure exactly when or how it began. Perhaps it was when I chose to move into a one bedroom suite with my friend Sara to save money - I took the living room (we were supposed to switch halfway through the year, but she offered to pay more to stay where she was - I was all for it). The next year, I lived in my van. A Chevy camper van, outfitted with everything I needed (after I bought a parking pass, of course): Kitchen, fridge, stove, bed, and even a furnace. The added bonus of brown crushed velvet just added to the awesome ambiance. While I did move into a house for some of the wetter months, I had a great situation going on, living under the biggest tree in Parking Lot 1, which during the summer months that year had a nursing student under the opposite side in her Westfalia. My friend Johnny pitched a tent for a few months in the forest nearby, and we had a couple of fantastic parking lot parties, cooking food and hanging out in the relative comfort of home.
I had the added bonus of having 24hour access to a nearby building due to my cancer research job in a university laboratory, and there were two gym facilities on campus where I could easily access a shower. After this initial foray into living in a small, fairly portable space (I didn’t drive the van unless I had to, University of Victoria student fees include a public transit pass which will get you pretty much anywhere from such a major hub, and I had my bicycle, mounted on the front of said van) there was no going back. I became obsessed with the ultimate van layout, and my friend called me a “vanophile” as I had to stop and peak in the window of nearly every camper van I walked by, to see what might be done differently. I sold my Chevy van at the end of university, but I knew I would not go without one for too long. A few years later, as a seasonal forest firefighter, I knew a van would again make the perfect rent-free or low-rent solution to my seasonal housing issue, and keep costs low - ideal for a job which can have you away for more weeks than you’re home. So, I spent far too much time and thought trying to find the perfect van to return to van life, which led me to pur-
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chase a Dodge camper van, which came complete with the same amenities as my old Chevy, but with a different layout and it ran on propane, which at that time was a cost saver. I lived in that van for a number of seasons, and while of course it had its challenges, for the most part, it was pretty fantastic. Home was always close, if I came back from a fire at 1 a.m., I could drive around the corner and bam, I was home and sleep was not far behind. Now, vans were not the only form in which I could appreciate a small space, either. On a bicycle tour of the Pacific Coast, I enjoyed staying in yurts (small, round structures styled after the traditional Mongolian portable homes) in state parks. I loved the open feeling possible in even such a small space, and I revisited them again when I later returned to the Oregon Coast on a motorcycle tour. While my situation has changed, and I may now live in a house (though the small part has remained true), I still have my van, and enjoy it whenever I do get the chance to stay in it. So imagine my excitement when the tiny home movement began, and all of the incredible things people are doing build-
ing tiny homes on trailers, and making small spaces really usable and beautiful. I have been watching eagerly as people have been creating beautiful, tiny homes to create affordable living spaces for themselves. My friend Molly has recently joined the tiny home revolution by beginning her own home building project. As a woodworker and an artist, I can only imagine she will create something incredible and I can’t wait to see it. Why the reason for the long, drawn-out diatribe on tiny living spaces? Well because I just received a press release from Chippawa Cottage Resort in the Ottawa Valley which is showing off their new attraction. The Algonquin Pod Company has partnered with the resort to offer stays in their “pod” which is a beautiful tiny gothicarch structure to offer what is known as “glamping.” A term which means glamourous camping, the phenomenon is pretty big in Europe, but is still a new concept in North America. The release re-ignited my passion for the simplicity of small-portable structures, and reminded me of an earlier, simpler time in my life. Perhaps the home renovations are wearing on me. Camping anyone?
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Municipal monies Ruth Lloyd Caledonia Courier The 2012 financials for the District of Fort St. James published recently included the information on mayor and councils' stipends and expenses. Renumeration, expenses and contracts for the mayor and council totalled over $64,000 in 2012. Mayor Rob MacDougall made the highest stipend and filed the most travel expenses, with $12,000 for a stipend and $7,207 in expenses. MacDougall traveled to Victoria for the Union of B.C. Municipalities (UBCM) conference, to Prince George to attend the Conifex AGM, to 100 Mile House for the North Central Local Government Association meeting, to
Penticton for the B.C. Mayor's Caucus, to Burns Lake for the Minerals North Conference and again to Prince George for the Local Government Leadership Academy (LGLA). Councillor Russ Gingrich was second in line for renumeration, with a stipend of $9,075 and expenses of $4,088. Gingrich attended a seniors' conference in Richmond, UBCM in Victoria and the LGLA in Prince George. Councillor Dave Birdi was third in line, with a stipend of $8,450 and expenses of $3,033. Birdi attended UBCM in Victoria and the Northern Gateway Oil Sands Tour in Fort MacMurray. Both Councillor Riley Willick and Councillor Joan Burdeniuk received sti-
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pends in 2012 of $8,400; Willick filed $2,601 in expenses while Burdeniuk filed for $791. Burdeniuk attended LGLA and the Northern Health and Mt. Milligan Sustainability conference, both in Prince George. Willick attended an emergency management workshop in Burns Lake, the LGLA in Prince George, the Northern BC Tourism AGM in Prince George and a physicians' convention in Whistler. Differences in stipends were attributed to a $25 additional amount which councillors can charge for meetings they attend outside of their regular council duties. While administration said some councillors choose not to claim these amounts, some do.
B.C. marijuana vote gets green light Tom Fletcher Black Press VICTORIA – Elections BC has given approval in principle to marijuana activist Dana Larsen's bid to lead a petition drive for de-criminalizing marijuana possession. Larsen has proposed that B.C. go around the federal law with a "Sensible Policing Act" that would disallow the use of B.C. police resources to prosecute simple possession of small amounts of pot by adults. This fall, Larsen will be allowed to begin collecting signatures in an effort to force an initiative vote similar to that used to reverse the harmonized sales tax. Individuals and groups have until Aug. 12 to register with Elections BC to oppose the initiative, run ads for or against the petition or collect signatures. Larsen, who was involved with the B.C. Marijuana Party before seeking the leadership of the B.C. NDP in 2011, has worked for the last year to build support for what he calls Sensible BC. His organization will have 90 days from Sept. 9 to collect signatures from 10 per cent of registered provincial voters in each of B.C.'s 85 electoral districts. If that threshold is
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reached, Elections BC would hold a provincewide initiative vote, likely by mail as was done to repeal the HST. Decriminalizing pot has received mainstream support in recent years, including a narrow majority vote at the 2012 Union of B.C. Municipalities convention. In a debate at that convention in Victoria last September, former B.C. Liberal attorney general Geoff Plant advocated for loosening marijuana laws, as has since been done in the U.S. states of Washington and Colorado. The idea was opposed by criminologist Darryl Plecas, who was elected B.C. Liberal MLA for Abbotsford South in the May provincial election. Larsen has had a colourful career, including editor of Vancouver-based "Canna-
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thank all those who contribute their labour to this program as well as those who provide food and other necessities. We also run a small food bank on Tuesday morning, and are very thankful for all who contribute to this endeavor. For further information please call Gwen Andrews 567-6744. *** SERVICE TIMES... at St Patrick’s Anglican Church, Fort St James, will be 10:30 am every Sunday. Free lunch every Tues between 11-1pm with music and Prayer. Please come and join us. *** FIREwEED CLOThES DRIVE...The Fireweed Safe Haven is doing a winter clothes drive. We are looking for jackets, boots, snow pants, mitts, hats, scarves, fleeces, etc, for men, women and children. The items will then be given to families in the community that need them. If you do not have anything at home that you can part with but still wish to contribute, you can purchase mitts, socks, or thermal underwear. Please drop items off at the Fireweed Safe Haven. For more information please contact Talia at (250) 9968081. Every little bit helps. *** AUxILIARy TO STUART LAkE hOSpITAL... Monthly meeting 2nd Wednesday each month. Hospital Cafeteria 7:00 p.m. *** FORT ST. JAMES pUBLIC LIBRARy hOURS... Tuesday 11:30-8:00 Wednesday 11:30-4:30 Thursday 11:30-4:30 Friday 11:30-8:00 Saturday 11:00-3:00 *** NEChAkO VALLEy COMMUNITy SERVICES SOCIETy...Child and Youth Mental Health and Counseling Services available at no cost. Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Call 996-7645 for appointment. *** FORT TRAp AND hANDGUN CLUB... meets last Sunday of every
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Into the wilderness Ruth Lloyd Caledonia Courier What does a 26-year-old German physicist do when he finishes his eduction? Why buy a horse and ride off into the Canadian wilderness of course. Or at least you do if you are Frank Kelleter. The young man was hiking in the remote Spatsizi wilderness a few years ago when he met up with people on horseback and the appeal of horse travel though the wilderness caught his imagination. "I realized how great it is to travel with horses," he said. Funnily enough, the people he met on that trip were from Fort St. James, and so a connection was made. Kelleter - who had never owned a horse in Germany - has been developing an affinity for horseback travel in recent years, spending time on a cattle station in Australia riding horses to work the cows, joining along with a Canadian hunting on horseback, and travelling by horseback through parts of Uruguay. Now, with the intention of reconnecting with some of the people he had met on his last trip and then purchasing a horse and exploring B.C., the Yukon and possibly Alaska's wild north, he visited Fort St. James. Through the connections he made here, Kelleter decided to head further north with people he had been introduced to through his Fort St. James friends and begin his trip in the Yukon. His plan is to leave on horseback into the wilderness and spend as many months as his visa allows exploring the backcountry. How do you go from working on solar power projects as a physicist to traveling on horseback through remote Canadian wilderness for months at a time? You follow your heart of course. After working and studying as a physicist, Kelleter realized physics was not what he wanted to do with the rest of his life after he completed his studies at the University of Berlin. "I just did it with my brain, not with my heart," said Kelleter. "Now I just do what I want."
Editor: A member of the Fort St. James Sustainability Group was recently invited by Enbridge Northern Gateway to attend a tour of the tar sands in August. Kandace Kerr declined the invitation, and passed the invite on to the rest of the group for their consideration. Not one member was interested in going. We cannot help but wonder why Enbridge Northern Gateway is extending this invitation. In their written final argument, Enbridge Northern Gateway reminded us that in 2010 they requested the Joint Review Panel (JRP) not include in the list of issues to be considered the topics of environmental effects of tar sands production and the impact of the project on greenhouse gas emissions and emission reduction. In 2011 the JRP accommodated their request, and any discussions of those topics during the hearing process were repeatedly stifled by the panel and Enbridge’s lawyers. Had those topics been included in the list of issues, interveners, including ourselves, would have been able to question both Enbridge Northern Gateway and their funding partners (oil producers) on the environmental effects of the tar sands and impacts on greenhouse gas emissions during the JRP process. Our question to Enbridge Northern Gateway is: why is a tour of the tar sands being offered now? And why to us? We did not let non-inclusion of the issues of environmental effects of tar sands production or the impact of the project on greenhouse gas emissions and emission reduction get in the way of educating ourselves on these subjects; as a matter of fact, we have been educating ourselves for years through both industry and non-industry publications, reports and documentaries. And we did not let the non-inclusion of a review of the environmental effects of the tar sands stop us from mentioning it during our participation in the JRP process. In our written final argument we submitted to the JRP that it clearly is not in the public interest to approve a project that has the potential to significantly increase greenhouse gas emissions and accelerate climate change. One should wonder what the role of the tar sands operations was in the recent flooding in Alberta. Our research has provided us with a wealth of information on the environmental effects of the tar sands and the potential for impact by the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline project on greenhouse gas emissions. Coupling that with Enbridge Northern Gateway’s “facts” and discussions during the JRP process, we have all the information we need. Our findings have contributed to our group’s opposition to the proposed project. In conclusion, we would like to remind Enbridge that in our oral statements some members of the sustainability group addressed the broader issue of the dependence we have on gas and oil. We expressed the need to stop this growing and selfdestructive reliance on a form of energy that is contributing to our planet’s destruction. We stated our desire to have government and industry both nationally and internationally put great minds and finances into developing more sustainable forms of energy. For us to visit the tar sands operations would only serve to solidify our position of opposition to the Northern Gateway project. Ethically, we cannot and do not accept the invitation. After discussions amongst ourselves many of us believe the reality of the tar sands operations is devastating enough, given the standard industry images and the ma- Some things are just better together. terial we have read and seen. Some #itsbettertogether things just better together. Some thingsare are just better together. We are concerned that any tour developed by the proponent of this project would be structured in a way to put #itsbettertogether #itsbettertogether Some things are just better together. forward a biased perspective of this devastating reality. Regardless of Enbridge Northern Gateway’s reason #itsbettertogether for inviting us to attend their guided tour, the members of the Fort St. James Sustainability Group have no reason facebook.com/flyerland.ca @flyerland for, or interest in, attending. facebook.com/flyerland.ca
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ABOVE: Frank Kelleter practices his campfire skills on a sunset beach on Stuart Lake while visiting Fort St. James back in June. Kelleter was in town to research doing a trip on horseback into the north. Contacts he made in Fort St. James helped point him further north, and he will begin a journey from the Yukon. Ruth Lloyd/Caledonia Courier
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Sam Redding Omineca Express High school students from School District 91 traveled to China on July 11 and are staying there for a 10-day camp sponsored by the Chinese government. “They sponsor about 1,000 kids from around the world in different countries to come to Beijing,” said Manu Madhok, director of instruction for the school district. “We live in small rural communities so it’s a great way to get our kids to see a major trading partner. Chances are, in today’s world, at some point in your adult life, you’re going to have to do some kind of business with China so it’s just a great opportunity for our kids.” This the third Beijing trip organized here, the two Vanderhoof kids will be joined by five ABOVE: Participants in the Beijing Camp are (left to right): Mr. Jonathan Morry, other students from the area. Chaperone, BESS Teacher; Davin Birdi, FSJSS; Keishja Fawcett, NVSS; Kim The trip is organized by China’s version of McGregor, NVSS; Kelly Zimmer, LDSS; Janna Giesbrecht, LDSS; Savannah the provincial Ministry of Education, the Bei- Nathaus, LDSS; Paydon Weaver, 2012 Participant – NVSS (not participating jing International Education Exchange. this year); Christian Isaac, BESS; William Erickson, 2012 Participant – NVSS The kids were chosen through presenta- (not participating this year). Manu Mahok photo tions that they had to make, they talked about “The kids participate in a variety of activities including learning themselves and how they’d share themselves, their community and their nation with the rest of the students over- some Mandarin,” said Madhok. “They go and see some landmarks and see cultural activities and in the meantime they’re meeting kids seas. They are supposed to bring memorabilia like Canadian flags, from around the world as well as Chinese kids.” Other activities include Chinese culture lessons, Chinese tradimaple syrups and any other national symbols. tional handcrafts such as Chinese knot, Chinese painting, clay and When there, students will participate in a variety of activities including learning some of the language and even some Chinese cook- dough figurines as well as Kung Fu demonstrations and lessons. ing.
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A documentary filmmaker from Turkey visited the District of Fort St. James mayor and council on June 26. Ece Soydam presented to council on her idea to come to Fort St. James and produce a film about the local First Nations and their interaction with Enbridge and the Northern Gateway Pipeline. Soydam was asking council to support her propose in principle, which is for a $100,000 documentary, an opportunity for local youth to be involved in the film's production and a possible film production class for local students which she would put on during the same time period. Soydam would like to return to Fort St. James for the project in September, but will have to raise significant funds towards the project to do so. While the Turkish Radio-Television Corporation has agreed to support the project, they do want her to come up with some of the funding herself through other sources. Soydam will be applying for grants for the project with the support of Nak'azdli, Sai'kuz and Naudleh Whut'En First Nations. Mayor and council were interested in the project and said they would put her in touch with the District of Fort St. James grant writer to look for funding opportunities.
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Come celebrate Editor: I would just like to invite you and the readers to a celebration of our 25th wedding anniversary. Steven and I have lived in Fort St. James for 23 of our 25 years of marriage. So on July 19, 2013 at 6 p.m., at Zion Chapel, we will be having a “pot-bless” or “pot-Luck.” We will renew our wedding vows and celebrate. Zion Chapel is the large white church next to the Anglican church, located across the street from the RCMP station and Stuart Lake Automotive. We hope that all who have touched our lives in
our 25 years would come. All are welcome! If you can’t bring a dish, please come anyway, there is always enough. Due to the short notice, we understand that some will not be able to attend. Thank you to all, young and old, who have been and will be, a part of lives. If you would like more information, please call 250-996-2414. Lisa & Steven Boulding
Solar powered learning Work is taking place on the south facing wall of Fort St James Secondary School in preparation for the installation of solar panels. The details of the project have not yet been announced, as the School District 91 office is closed for their summer break, however stay tuned for more information. Caledonia Courier
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The BC Northern Real Estate Board (BCNREB) reports 2,363 properties sold through the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in the first six months of 2013, down from the 2,483 sales reported in the first half of 2012. Gisela Janzen, BCNREB president said, “The North and in particular the Northwest regions of our area continue to experience a strong housing market.” Fort St. James: 10 properties worth $2.2 million have sold through the MLS® in the Fort St. James area so far this year, compared with 17 properties worth $3.6 million in the first six months of 2012. At the end of June there were 87 properties of all types available for purchase through the MLS® in the Fort St. James area. Vanderhoof area reported 42 sales worth $9.7 million in the first six months of the year, compared to 54 sales worth $10.6 million to June 30 of 2012. As of June 30 there were 150 properties of all types available for purchase through the MLS® in the Vanderhoof area. Burns Lake has had 31 properties worth $3.7 million reported sold through the MLS® in the Burns Lake area, compared to 32 properties worth $4.2 million in the same time period last year. At the end of June there were 137 properties of all types available for purchase through the MLS® in the Burns Lake area. Houston has had 27 properties worth $4.4 million have changed hands so far this year, compared to 25 properties worth $4.1 million in 2012. As of June 30 there were 56 properties of all types available through the MLS® in the Houston area. Smithers area reported 124 sales with a value of $31.8 million in the first six months of 2013, compared to 142 sales worth $35 million at this time last year. Half of the 58 single family homes sold so far this year, sold for less than $249,500 and took, on average, 83 days to sell. Twenty-two parcels of vacant land and 18 homes on acreage also changed hands since January 1. As of June 30 there were 267 properties of all types available through MLS® in the Smithers area.
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Summer Reading Club
The Summer Reading Club at the Fort St. James Bicentennial Library is about more than reading, there’s also art, creativity and just plain fun FAR LEFT: Kira James (left) and Luka James (right) were having fun creating their letter flags as part of a Summer Reading Club project at the Fort St. James Bicentennial Library on July 10. LEFT: Arden Thwaites (front left) works on her letter flag while Arianna John checks out her neighbour’s work in the background. BELOW: Luca Baillaut busily paints his letter onto a flag. Ruth Lloyd/Caledonia Courier
Community Development Institute from UNBC visits council Ruth Lloyd Caledonia Courier Fort St. James’ mayor and council were visited by Marleen Morris of the Community Development Institute from UNBC at the June 12 council meeting Morris spoke to council about some of the work the Institute is doing, including how communities can prepare for the upcoming changes in the north with the increase in resource development in the area. “We live in a region that is well-endowed with natural resources,” said Morris. The institute was established in 2004 with a board mandate to look at community capacity and community development. The institute has projects in 50 northern communities working with industry and non profits. Morris talked about the changes taking place in the north today, and the challeng-
es of a boom and bust cycle associated with resource-based economies. She referenced W.A.C. Bennet’s development of the north and how much it changed the area, saying we are “on the cusp of the most significant retooling of communities and economies since the 1950’s.” Morris said communities and the region have to try and be strategic along a number of fronts and we are already beginning the construction phase of the three-phase boom. “Quite frankly, we’re running to catch up,” said Morris. While it is too late to try and train the necessary people for most of the positions in the construction phase, she said the operations phase should be our new target for training up local workers to maximize local opportunities. She also said it is important to leverage community support before approval of projects, to ensure communities get factored
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into the plans and the opportunities. She also said it is important for communities to develop the services and quality of life amenities which will help attract and retain workers, as there will be a global competition for the workforce. While there are some serious challenges ahead, Morris was hopeful with the right approach, northern communities can come out ahead. “If we use this time intelligently and strategically we can do this in our communities,” she said. One of the keys will be to focus on the next generation, producing healthy mothers, health babies and provide good preschools. “We have to graduate more people from high school than we are in the
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