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Bridging the divide Cameron Orr District of Kitimat staff will gather statistics on how well used Haisla Bridge is. Councillor Mary Murphy put forward the motion, in the hopes the information gathered could be brought to higher levels of government for future discussions on whether Kitimat should build a second river crossing. The talk of needing a second Kitimat River crossing has been rising over the past several months, after the issue went quiet following a 1991 report saying the town didn’t need one. But with construction and proposed more construction coming for across the river, the “The traffic topic has been coming in 1981 when up again. Murphy said she’s Ocelot ... was been seeing, especially a much larger through social media, effect on our many people talking about a bridge. community.” Not everyone was in favour of rushing into an investigation into a bridge. Mario Feldhoff said council should hold off for the time being. “What we’re doing is putting staff resources into this,” he said. “Is this more important than some other things we’ve discussed?” He noted an upcoming strategic planning meeting with councillors regarding LNG impacts, and said they should talk about the issue further there, before committing staff time to the study. “We don’t have the money to paint the existing bridge right now,” he added. “We need to engage the province and put in our prioritization list.” Murphy noted that while the bridge has handled heavy loads of traffic for years, she’d still rather see a study for its current use. Director of Engineering Tim Gleig told councillors that there had been two studies for a second bridge, one in 1970 and another in 1991 for the Ministry of Transportation. That 1991 study concluded the town did not need a second crossing. The last study followed heavy construction in Kitimat during the 1980s. “The traffic in 1981 when Ocelot was being constructed was a much larger effect on our community than with the construction so far today,” he said, noting that traffic could have been backed up from the Service Centre to Haisla Hill. An attempt to refer the motion to following the council’s strategic planning meeting failed, and the motion to do the study passed, with Mario Feldhoff and Phil Germuth opposed.
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Dave Roy was among a handful of other kids enjoying the Kildala neighbourhood wading pool last Thursday, as the town marked down another super hot day, which reached closed to 30C. The public wading pools are open Tuesdays through Sundays, from noon to 5 p.m. on nice days. Cameron Orr photo
Victory leads Ben to Worlds in Moscow Cameron Orr Placing third in the Men’s 10,000 metre race walk championship event at the 2013 Canadian Track & Field Championships was Kitimat’s Ben Thorne. His time of 41:07 came just behind Evan Dunfee’s 40:19 and Inaki Gomez’s 40:01, all three from the Racewalk West team. His strong showing means that he has made the Canadian Team that will be heading to Moscow for the IAAF World Championship in track and field. Thorne said the competition was quite good at the championships in New Brunswick. “In Canada, usually we don’t have that much competition, there’s not that many people that do it,” he said. “This was probably one of the deepest years for men in awhile.” He calls his own performance “the bare minium of what I needed to be,” but that is attributed to a case of food poisoning which was lingering up to the race. He had
“Ultimately we’re looking for the Olympics in 2016.”
medicine to keep it under control for the event. “All I needed to do in this race was come in the top three so I could qualify for the worlds,” he added. The Worlds in Moscow takes place August 10 to 18. “I feel more prepared than I’ve ever been but I still have a month and a half of training I need to get through,” he said. Immediately after the Worlds he said he anticipates going to the Francophone Games in France. “Ultimately we’re looking for the Olympics in 2016.” The manager of sports information for the UBC Thunderbirds Wilson Wong said that Thorne was on their track and field team last year but he took this year off to focus on the Worlds.
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A second bridge no new idea Cameron Orr Talk on a second bridge for Kitimat is no new idea. Even recently, local resident Bill Kearley was promoting building a second river crossing, in light of the proposal from PTI Group to build workforce accommodations so close to town. Kearley had wanted them to build further away, and for the town to develop a road that would connect the buildings to the Service Centre by way of a new bridge, which would come out near the former Methanex site. At the time of that discussion the Sentinel sought information regarding any past studies of a proposed bridge and while one was done in the early 1990s, details from the report were unavailable. Director of Engineering for the District Tim Gleig said through e-mail in April that a second crossing was shown on planning maps for years, “anticipated to be a provincial highway.”
He recalled a study from the 90s by the Ministry of Transportation which concluded that “there was no foreseeable need for a second crossing.” Public Affairs Officer Kate Trotter with the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure looked through the legislative library but said she couldn’t find a copy of any report on a second Kitimat River crossing, and that no one in the engineering and bridge departments could find or recall one. The report we since learned was done in 1991, or 22 years ago. Gleig said that a second river crossing was also a big topic in the early 80s during the construction of Ocelot (Methanex) and a Carbon Paste Plant but isn’t an issue that has been discussed extensively since. “At that time a consultant was hired due to the long traffic back-ups approaching the bridge from town in the morning and from Service Centre in the afternoon,” he said. “Some adjustment
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to the traffic controller time was made at the time. Since then there are significantly fewer employees in the industrial area and with 10 and 12 hour shifts they leave work at different times.” In 1970 a study was also done by Swan Wooster Engineering Co., which determined a bridge could have been built as an extension of Quatsino Boulevard. The study was commissioned in response to Eurocan increasing traffic pressures. The report said that a four span bridge, 600 feet in total length “would suffice.” The total cost estimated in 1970 dollars was $1,750,000, including construction, the approach road, river protection, and a contingency. Using an inflation calculator on the Bank of Canada website, that would be nearly $11 million in today’s money, of course there are many factors in construction. The 1991 report is said to have suggested approximately $20 million.
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People who insist on refusing new wireless electrical meters can keep their old mechanical meter as long as it lasts, if they pay a monthly fee, Energy Minister Bill Bennett announced Thursday. Customers can keep their mechanical meters until they break down, their Measurement Canada accuracy seal expires or the customer relocates, the ministry said in a statement. The mechanical meter option is added to an earlier compromise with BC Hydro customers who still don’t have a digital smart meter, which transmits power consumption and status via radio signals. Customers can have a digital meter with its transmission function turned off, or keep their old meter, as long as they pay the cost of having the meter read manually. Bennett said the cost of meter reading will be about $20 a month. Customers who accept a deactivated smart meter will also pay a fee of about $100 to have it adjusted. The fee to keep a mechanical meter will be higher, because it will require a separate system to manually record and bill for power consumption, Bennett said. NDP energy critic John Horgan said he is pleased that the proposed fees will be reviewed by the B.C. Utilities Commission before being implemented. The opt-out provision should have been made available from the start, instead of rushing to meet the government’s artificial deadline to install smart meters, Horgan said.
He’s keeping the riverbank clean and orderly in Kitimat
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O’Brian is a riverbank ambassador Cameron Orr Along with flowers in our gardens, RVs and campers begin to sprout along the banks of the Kitimat River in the summer months, the tell-tale sign of the arrival of tourists here to enjoy our great outdoors. Yet for those who believe their arrival do nothing for the local economy, they need to speak to Mark O’Brian. For four years O’Brian has been, in effect, the groundskeeper for the riverbank near the Giant Spruce, spending his mornings from June 1 to September 30 making sure the grounds are clean and safe. That includes making sure there’s a clear lane in case emergency vehicles have to come down that way. Year after year he sees generally the same people set up camp on the river, people from the Northwest — Smithers, Quesnel, etc. — to people from the United States, like Arizona. He knows most by name, and is not shy to tell people to clean up after themselves. But there’s an interesting fact about life on the river: the out-of-towners, typically, take far better care of the river than Kitimatians do. It was a bright Tuesday morning when O’Brian walked with the Sentinel along the riverbank, rows of campers buffering the river from the treeline. Most of those with the prime spots right along the water showed great care in their immediate surroundings. The ground was clear of litter, the campers themselves in great shape. “The worst ones that I find are the locals,” he said. He pointed to a nearby area with various objects of litter, even including a rolled up diaper. It was trash belonging to a local, he said. “Look what I got to pick up now,” he said. The economy also doesn’t suffer having people camping for free. “A lot of people are screwed up, they think in town ‘oh these guys are coming down and using our beach.’ They put a lot of God damn money in,” he said. Part of O’Brian’s job is an ‘ambassador’, so he directs people to local services or shops, so
“The worst ones that I find are the locals.” people know where to spend their money. “I tell everybody where to go, and I send everybody to all the stores in town.” He said the people camping can spend thousands upon thousands of dollars while in Kitimat, whether it’s on fuel, transportation, or food. “How can you bring enough food for a month or two?” he asked, countering the claim that the people on the river never come into Kitimat’s stores. “These guys spend a lot of money.” O’Brian first took on this role several years ago, when he took up residence along the river. “I was coming off of hard drug years,” he said, saying he quit cold turkey after 25 years. “I come down here living on the beach in a little trailer.” When his dog at the time, Kia, came back to him after rolling in a pile of excrement, he went to the Chamber of Commerce to say something had to be done. He was directed to the mayor, and then to the Leisure Services department, where then-director Joe Iannarelli offered O’Brian the work. “It’s the same money that I was getting on welfare, but I was here every day,” he said. “I’ve been getting life together, and that’s how it started.” It’s not an expensive endeavour to pay O’Brian for his work. It’s about $330 a week, or $5,610 for the whole season. He provides daily reports to Leisure Services Director Martin Gould on how many people are on the river, and whether there were any parties and how many people were involved. He keeps the port-a-potties clean as well, but the emptying duty goes to contractor Norco, who does the Giant Spruce riverbank ones and the one at the fishing spot for people with disabilities. The efforts of O’Brian pays off, and he said comments frequently reach Gould about how nice the river bank is. “Martin gets lots of recommendations for his beach being clean.”
Accident brings traffic to a crawl Right in the midst of the debate about the need for a second bridge, traffic across the existing Haisla Bridge was held up almost an hour following a twovehicle incident on July 15. Fire Chief Trent Bossence said that the incident occurred at approximately 4:20 p.m., on a call of two vehicles involved
in a rear-end collision just west of the intersection at Haisla Boulevard and Kuldo. One driver was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries, while the other was able to drive away in their vehicle, although Bossence notes that there was significant damage to both vehicles.
The other vehicle had to be towed away. Crews stuck around for about an hour to contain some fluids which had leaked from the vehicles, he said, and assisted with traffic control. The RCMP has taken over investigation of the accident, he said.
RTA camp moving to phase 4 Kitimat Council approved a request by Rio Tinto Alcan for a temporary building permit. The permit will allow for the installation of new temporary buildings for Phase 4 of the construction camp.
This is the final phase of the camp, and will add four dormitories of 44 persons each, increasing the number of beds by 176, to accomodate a total of 1,672 people, according to the District of Kitimat report to council.
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small community Grant In 2012 the BC Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development provided to the District of Kitimat $606,775 to assist the community in providing basic services. Grant amounts are based on a formula that factors in a base amount, population and assessment values. These grants generally apply to municipalities with populations under 19,000. These funds were spent to assist the District of Kitimat as follows: • Bear Aware Project ($10,000) to ensure the ongoing education and safety of our residents. • Parks maintenance and improvements ($148,500) to ensure the maintenance and upkeep of the District’s green spaces. • Maintenance on District roads ($448,275) to ensure accessibility throughout the community. traffic fine revenue sharing Grant In 2012 the BC Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development provided to the District of Kitimat $146,351 to defray the cost of local police enforcement. These funds were spent to assist the District of Kitimat as follows: • $112,046 to assist with the cost of local police services. • Renovation of cells ($34,305) to upgrade the housing of prisoners.
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strategic community investment Plan for 2013 small community Grant In 2013 the BC Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development will provide the District of Kitimat with $283,593 to assist the community in providing basic services. These funds are planned to be spent as follows: • Bear Aware Project ($10,000) to ensure the ongoing education and safety of our residents. • Parks maintenance and improvements ($118,000) to ensure the maintenance and upkeep of the District’s green spaces. • Maintenance on District roads ($155,593) to ensure accessibility throughout the community. traffic fine revenue sharing Grant In 2013 the BC Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development will provide the District of Kitimat $71,811 to defray the cost of local police enforcement. These funds are planned to be spent as follows: • Renovation of cells to upgrade the housing of prisoners.
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Bridge question goes both ways As a news person I had worried that once July 1 came and went it would be the usual situation among newsies that summer provides a slow down for stories. (See Hewitson reflecting on that phenomenon to your right.) Apparently I’m still safe. For one, my recent column about a new highway out of town, that one towards Burns Lake, got some interest, and I’ll work on an actual news update on that issue for the near future. But then the idea of a second Kitimat River bridge came up again. The subject got some traction during the recent PTI Group debates about their proposed facility in Strawberry Meadows. But it’s a familiar tale in Kitimat’s history. In 1970 the town commissioned a report to see if they could build another bridge across the river, this was leading to roughly where Eurocan is. In 1990 the issue came up again, after the intense traffic troubles during Methanex’s construction. But in 1991 the Ministry of Transportation concluded in a report that Kitimat didn’t really need a second bridge. And we likely didn’t by then. But now it’s beginning to feel like we might. I’m personally not quite sure. I cross Haisla Bridge each day to get to work and I usually don’t have a problem. Even when flaggers are controlling traffic it’s minor delays if anything. Put into context, I’d much prefer crossing that than crossing the Lions Gate Bridge every day in Vancouver. Yet timing is everything. As I spent Monday afternoon in the District of Kitimat offices looking over that 1970 bridge report, and certainly saying to myself this isn’t something that is really ‘needed’ for the community, an accident was holding up traffic across the bridge for around 45 minutes. Amazing how a single incident can cause quite a back up. You can say that such events don’t happen often, which I don’t believe they do. However it makes you wonder what would happen if something did happen. A lot of big machinery is going across for the construction projects. How much time would it take to clear off large equipment that has fallen over? And what would be the impact to everyone in the Service Centre? Hard to say at this point what the right answer is. Is a second bridge needed, or will we just have to suck it up for 10 years until the projects all go operational? We just have to gather the data to know if this is a need or a want. Cameron Orr
Grab your hats for the Silly Season Under Miscellaneous Summer time is traditionally known as the “silly season” in the media. Read a few newspapers, check out a few of your favourite websites and you’ll know why. It is, once again, the “silly season”- but not necessarily due to a by Allan Hewitson lack of substantial and important ahewitson@telus.net news. I suspect the real reason is that many core people in media even more light (but equally-intense take their annual vacation: in politics, matters) such as the Royal baby fever. when Parliament and most legislatures It’s truly a fitting story for the start of shut down for the summer, that’s when “silly season.” they take time off. Similarly in sports, No, when I talk silly season stuff in Canada at least, where hockey is in the media and someone says, “Like always around to deflect interest from what?” I reach for something like the soccer, baseball, or the Canadian foot- frequently-quoted remarks by the new ball league, which never warms up until owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Ted the playoffs, anyway. Leiweke, telling anyone who’ll listen, So, in the “silly season” a lot of that he has the 2014 Stanley Cup Pa“copycat” journalism enters the pic- rade route planned. He’s enthusiastic ture, as well as some overkill. Now you about his new role as CEO of Maple can’t overkill major news stories with Leafs Sports and Entertainment, and he national impact, like the Lac Megantic could be right but before training camp train tragedy or the Calgary/High River we’ve heard the same story every year flooding or most of the day-to-day ma- from half a dozen sources not just about jor news categories, for which there is the team from centre of the real world. no silly season; murder, war, interna- Pre-season silly season! Why no actional terrorism will always get the re- knowledgement that three of Mr. Harpquired front page or lead story on the er’s recent Senate appointments can’t news recognition. read or follow the rules. Bad choices. I’m not really talking about that or I’m talking about things like the
PMO’s weird e-mail seeking lists of various ministers’ “enemystakeholders” following Stephen Harper’s Titanic-style shuffling of the federal Cabinet deck chairs, to introduce “more younger thinking and more women.” This fits in very well especially with the Parliament on holiday and the Duffy-HarbWallin-Brazeaustill as unresolved as the mystery of why the former PMO chief of staff would fork out $90,000 from his own pocket to ensure the taxpayers’ were not inconvenienced by Mike Duffy. This, I am sure will continue to be “silly season” fodder until the two houses resume sitting and will go at least one season beyond. It’s just too much fun and the more Canadians hear how cavalier some Senators are with their money the angrier most of them get. Taxpayers and civil servants fill two categories, it seems, both friends and enemies of the Government. Silly season headlines again. Silly season stuff, OK, with added similarities to Richard Nixon and Watergate. I loved Andrew Coyne’s own “silly season” story on the enemies list in the July 17 Montreal Gazette. You’ll have to look at it yourself, but it’s a hoot. Continued on page 9
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Province’s LNG timelines leave confusion I am not prone to being confused - at least not yet - but there are times when our august governing bodies leave me feeling so. One example is the newly re-elected BC Liberal government. During the year-long re-election campaign Christy Clark promised one operational LNG plant on the North Coast by 2015 and three by 2020. But, as I noted in an earlier column, when post-election she appointed Rich Coleman as LNG supremo that schedule was gone. Which made perfect sense to me. Parties seeking to govern promise all sorts of things but if successful are often quick to forget those promises. That, for better or worse, is politics. Then the ‘prov gov’ brought down its June budget update and went where even it had not bravely gone before on projected dates for operational LNG plants
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in BC. I refer specifically to the top right hand corner of page 54 which I will quote at length. “The Ministry of Natural Gas Development engaged independent consultants to conduct studies examining the potential employment impacts and new provincial revenues from LNG development in BC.” So far, so reasonable. Then came this. “The studies assumed five LNG plants ... and most plants fully operational by 2018.” Let’s be kind and interpret “most” as being just three, the minimum number
that allows you to use that word. sign up customers and give the project So we went from three operational by the green light within the next 12 months. 2020 to three operational by 2018, two That should allow them to hit the target years earlier? date as well. Huh? Did I miss something? Two down, one to go. But the confusion level really cranked But that one - LNG Canada - will up when I read a submitted article by Su- miss the target, according to Coleman. “The facility could begin exporting premo Coleman in the July 2 edition of LNG in 2019”, he says, but even then the Sentinel. Right now there are three proposed adds “provided all timelines are met.” Continued on page 9 LNG plants in Kitimat: BC LNG, Kitimat LNG and Shell’s LNG Canada. Coleman says BC LNG “could become the first facility to export VISIT YOUR LOCAL LNG from BC’s north coast.” RECYCLING DEPOT TODAY! I don’t disagree and it should 316 Railway Ave., Kitimat • Ph. 250 632-6633 be able to hit the new 2018 target with time to spare. THINK GLOBALLY...ACT LOCALLY On Kitimat LNG Coleman deDirt and Soil are not all created scribes it as “moving forward”, but equally! Take it from a worm. sidesteps putting any date on it. Dirt has very little nutrient content composed Let’s be generous and assume of mineral base - calcium, iron, etc., pebbles that Chevron/Apache are able to and finely ground rock.
Only a difference of time Luke 7, “Soon afterward, Jesus went to a town called Nain, and as He drew near a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother. And when the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said to her, ‘Do not weep.’ Then He came up and touched the bier and the bearers stood still. And He said, ‘Young man, I say to you arise.’ And the dead man sat up and began to speak.” As a pastor I have had to officiate many funerals. It is one of the hardest things a pastor has to do. But it is also one of the greatest joys, to be able to give a grieving family the comfort that their believing loved one has been given eternal life through faith in Jesus Christ. The incident in Nain printed above illustrates the point beautifully. In this account we see one of the most horrific things that could ever happen to anyone, the death of their child. I’m sure I speak for most parents when I say that we would gladly say, “Take me instead,” if we were given the option, but
we are not. It’s not supposed to happen like this. Kids are supposed to get skinned knees; they are not supposed to die. Into the midst of this grief came Jesus and the disciples. Luke tells us that Jesus had compassion on this mother, and so He went over to her, told her not to weep. He then touched the stretcher on which her son was laid, and said “Young man I say to you arise.” And Luke tells us that the young man sat up and began to speak. Now, I want you to consider this. The Bible gives us three incidents when Jesus attended funerals: Jairus’ daughter, who had been dead for only a few minutes; the widow’s son from Nain who likely had died only a few hours ago; and Jesus’ friend Lazarus who had died a few days ago. What they had in common was that Jesus raised each one of them back to life. The only difference was time; a few minutes, a few hours or a few days. Jesus said to the mourners at Lazarus’ grave, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in
me though He die, yet will He live, and everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die.” Friends, that promise is for you. Because Jesus defeated death by rising from the grave in victory over sin and death, God promises that through faith in Jesus Christ as your
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The Kitimat Modernization Project and the Environment Rio Tinto Alcan engaged independent science professionals to study the new smelter’s SO2 impact on the local environment. “Regarding the overall quality of the report, it is excellent. It is thorough and wellreferenced, and it reaches reasonable conclusions…I have probed the report from my own perspective with an eye to potential gaps or pitfalls and I have not found any.” Dr. Chris Carlsten Chair in Occupational and Environmental Lung Disease, University of British Columbia
Impact Almost certain
Severe
Soils: The only area where an impact on soil might be seen is a small section of onsite industrial land owned by Rio Tinto Alcan, representing less than 0.1% of the study area
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Questions raised on how important Webb takes printing task payphones really are these days into own hands Cameron Orr Hiram Webb himself would make a good subject for a new book. A writer versus the world, he dove in, and found distaste for, the world of print-on-demand books. He had spent three years of high school crafting a fantasy novel, the Princess and the Paladin, before releasing it to the world. But the economics of self-printing books turned out to be cumbersome, and unless he somehow turned his book into a bestseller, it wouldn’t be anything he could bring money in on. Yet rather than give up on print altogether, Webb set off with his own Hiram Webb company. And, remarkably, his own printer. “I’ve done it [published] before through print-on-demand and basically they charge you an upfront fee before you ever get the book and you have to pay too much to get it. So you never make a profit unless you’re a best seller. “So I knew there had to be a better way to do it so I founded my own company and built my own printing press.” Youtube provided the reference to build the device, which occupies a 5’x9’ room in his house. His new company, Arlen Bresh Publishing, shares the name of a character from his book, a pirate. His first work from his printer is a heavy revision of his earlier Princess and the Paladin book. “I changed all of the names, made them easier to pronounce. I added a lot of chapters where there were grey areas,” he said. It’s been five years since he first wrote it and he said he fits in writing where he can, as life has a way of redirecting a person’s time. He’s already at work on a sequel to his book, which is about half done, but he admits to being a point A-to-B style writer. “I end up with three versions of my story by the time it’s done,” he said, after restarts and revisions. Excerpts from his book are on the company’s website at www.arlenbresh.ca.
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has said no to a plan by Bell Canada to increase payphone rates to $1, from the $.50 a call they are now. The commission didn’t accept the argument from Bell and other companies that increasing the rate — which also included a provision to increase calls to $2 when paid on a credit card — would slow the removal of payphones in Canada due to increased revenues. “This trend is likely to continue regardless of the rate charged for payphone services, and highlights the need to reassess the role of payphones,” said JeanPierre Blais, Chairman of the CRTC, in a media release. To that end, the commission is now asking for feedback from Canadians on the role of payphones. The CRTC, at the same time, is asking whether it would be appropriate to prohibit telephone companies from removing the last payphone in a community until the end of this consultation process. “This consultation will give us a clearer picture of how payphones are being used and by whom,” said Blais. “It will also help us assess how possible rate increases and the removal of payphones may affect Canadians, and whether any regulatory action is necessary.” People have until August 13 to comment on the issue of removing the last payphones in communities, while the overall question of payphones’ roles has an October 22 cut off for comments. People can visit http://www.crtc.gc.ca/ for information on how to submit comments.
One of the two payphones at the side entrance to City Centre Mall. The CRTC wants to know what people think about payphones’ role in today’s life.
Thank you for welcoming us To The communiTy. The LNG Canada Community Information Centre is now open and we encourage you to come visit us, ask questions and share your thoughts. We’d be happy to see you. Hours: 11am – 5pm (Wednesday to Friday) 11am – 5pm (Alternating Saturdays beginning July 6) Location: 176 Ocelot Road, Kitimat (off Harbour Road and Haisla Blvd.) For more information about LNG Canada: Toll free 1-855-248-3631 www.lngcanada.ca
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The Common Garter Snake is decidedly uncommon in our valley. They are harmless to people but the same cannot be said for worms, salamanders, and other aquatic organisms. Dennis Horwood photo
A new agreement between the Coast Mountains School District (SD82) and the Nisga’a School District (SD92) will see the districts sharing a business model and the services of CMSD secretary treasurer Alanna Cameron. Cameron will split her time between the districts, with the two districts each paying half of her salary – resulting in savings for both of the districts. The Nisga’a district passed the two-year agreement on June 18, with Coast Mountains passing it on June 19. “The intent of this agreement is for me to continue to work the same number of hours ... but to take on the additional responsibilities of another district,” Cameron said. “I will be one secretary treasurer working part-time for SD82 and part-time for SD92.” The agreement makes note of the challenges of attracting and maintaining quality candidates for senior positions in northern areas and smaller districts, and notes that Boards of Education are being challenged to find alternative and cost ef-
ficient methods to provide business services. “It is my understanding that they were not wishing to fully replace the retiring secretary treasurer due to budget pressures/and an anticipated lack of qualified candidates,” she said. The change will see Cameron travelling to SD92 a few times a month – the agreement states she is required to be there at least two days a month for board and committee meetings. “I would anticipate commuting more than that at first will just provide time to familiarize myself with processes/procedures and to build relationships with staff, ultimately the long term plan is for me to do much of the work remotely from my office here at SD82,” she said. This is only the second partnership of the sort in the province – Gold Trail, (SD74) and Okanagan Similkameen (SD53) are also operating under the same shared services model.
With scorching summer temperatures hitting home, the Northwest Fire Centre warns that the forest is at risk of sizzling too. As of Friday, the region’s fire risk was ‘moderate’ with some pockets north of Terrace already
rated as ‘high’. But with hot temperatures forecasted for well into this week, Susanne Pearce, fire information officer for the Northwest Fire Centre said the rating for here will likely move to ‘high’ in the coming days.
Watch for snakes It’s getting hot around here Remember those unseasonably warm days back in April? They were not as warm as July but they were definitely jackets-off temperatures. On one of those days, I stopped along side the roadside pond about 12 km north of town on Highway 16. I wasn’t looking for anything in particular. Rather, I wanted to enjoy the sun and perhaps find an early wildflower or watch some ducks feeding. What I did see, however, was more than a surprise. Even though my eyes and ears were focused on the water or at least the water’s edge a slight movement at my feet stopped me cold. Two unblinking eyes stared back at me but they were not connected to any wings, legs, or feet. Apparently I was not the only creature enjoying the unseasonably warm weather. Nestled in the grass was a metrelong snake. Its black body was broadside to the sun in an apparent effort to absorb as much of the sun’s heat as possible. It seemed very intent on getting warm and made no attempt to slither away. This gave me time to fetch my camera and take a few portraits. While zooming in with a close-up lens, I noticed the snake was not really all black. Rather, it had three, bold yellow stripes decorated with red spots along both sides. Its face or perhaps its cheeks were almost orange and its head was nearly brown. Although this coloration was somewhat new to me, I
had a strong suspicion that this legless animal was a garter snake. And given its wide, fat belly, it might well have been ready to give birth to a dozen or more snakelets. After my close-up photo session ended or rather, the snake slipped away, I headed home where I was able find out a little more about this uncommon resident. After consulting a field guide and sending a photo to Dr. Patrick Gregory, a distinguished UVic herpetologist, I felt confident about identifying it as a Common Garter Snake. It turns out that Common Garter Snakes are the most widespread snake on the continent. They occur further north than any other species and in fact, is the only snake in many northern latitudes. Given its wide range, I found it curious that having lived in Kitimat more than three decades, I have probably seen less than three live snakes. Dr. Gregory was unable to provide any definitive reason as to why this snake is uncommon in our valley but is a regular sight in our neighboring Skeena Valley. There is certainly no lack of preferred habitat. Common Garter Snakes like marshes, ponds, small lakes, and rivers. In such places, they dine mainly on earthworms and amphibians.
Nature’s Path By Dennis Horwood
Apparently, it is the only snake that will devour the toxic Rough-skinned Newt. The Kitimat Valley has ponds-a-plenty and they are filled with an abundance of salamanders, worms, and marginal prey species such as small mammals and birds. So, we have lots to eat and plenty of room to search for food and shelter. In winter, there are equal numbers of subterranean dens where the snakes can lie torpid, awaiting the melting snow and warm spring weather. So, this remains a snakemystery. Perhaps a budding herpetologist would like to explore the valley further and try to determine the reason for their scarcity. On the other hand, there are probably plenty of never-wantto-be herpetologists who happily accept toads and salamanders but remain uncertain about knowing more about snakes. This is certainly fine by me. But, if you do see a snake and your feeling bold and brave, try to get close enough for a photo. Send the photo to the Northern Sentinel, Kitimat Museum, or even UVic. That way, just a little bit more about snakes can be learned and maybe a mystery or two will be solved in the process. Happy snake hunting.
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Books at the library, being prepared for shipment to Bella Bella. From left to right: Russell McLellan, Blake Hawkins, Virginia Charron, Joanne Monaghan, Hayley Galante and Rob Goffinet.
Books for Bella Bella Mayor Joanne Monaghan has put a plan in motion to help out Bella Bella, which was recently devastated by a fire at its only grocery store, and library, among other facilities. Since the plan was put in place, deadline has been pushed forward to this Friday. The event hit close to home for Monaghan, who once lived in the small community. “I woke up one night after the fire and I thought ‘geeze, I used to live there and I know how remote this is. Lets do this,’” she said. She contacted Kitimat’s library director, Virginia Charron, and the library will be accepting
books, CDs and movie donations until Friday, July 26. Monaghan said that Bandstra Transportation has offered to truck the boxes of books for free, and BC Ferries is also pitching in for free transport of the books to Bella Bella. Heiltsuk First Nation Chief Councillor Marilyn Slett has heard of the plan, said Monaghan, and is excited to be receiving the donations. Anyone who donates books must donate only ones in good or “gently used” condition. All donations must be taken to the Kitimat Public Library.
Pool getting extended maintenance It’s just how it goes that the Sam Lindsay Aquatic Centre has to close down each year for needed maintenance, but every five years extended work has to be done. With this fifth year upon us, the pool will be closed down from August 22 to October 6. Councillor Mario Feldhoff pressed for any better — namely, shorter — timelines on that work at the July 8 committee of the whole.
“I recognize a lot of work needs to be done but it just seems to be an excessive closure,” he said “Can we bring up that October 6 date to something closer without incurring substantial cost?” However the timelines were set by District staff and the pool contractor, said Leisure Services Director Martin Gould. He said they did initially want about a week earlier for opening, but they were advised
to push the opening back a week just in case there are issues in the work, which includes pool inspection, grouting, and various other housekeeping items. Gould said that if the District would have picked their own optimum times they would have closed it in late November and early December, but they choose August through September because those are historically the lowest usage times for the pool.
Silly season Continued from page 4 Summer headlines this week: it’s hot and humid in Toronto. Is this, I wonder, the first time this has happened? The rainbowquilled porcupine as a mascot for the 2015 Toronto Pan-Am Games? Why all Toronto?
I don’t know, but how about the cop who had himself interviewed by CBC as a “rescued” victim of a flooded Go train. Go figure. He’s been demoted and is walking a beat again. The City of Montreal has confirmed that former mayor Michael Applebaum has received more than $267,000 in
severance pay. Applebaum resigned from office after being arrested in June on 14 charges including fraud and conspiracy. He was selected as mayor by Montreal city council about seven months ago, on Nov. 16, 2012, following the resignation of Gérald Trem-
Confusion Continued from page 5 So logically the anticipated third plant start up by 2018, which the budget update talks about, must be in Prince Rupert. That is one heck of a stretch given those proposals all have to get an export permit, go through the environmental assessment process, consult and accommodate First Nations, find customers and then build the facility. And I don’t think for one minute Coleman believes that can be done in just five years, which
These cukes are beauts! Dominic Medeiros, 3, holds up two 22 inch cucumbers, grown in Kitimat in his bisavo’s greenhouse. Dominic and his grandfather were clearing out the bisavo’s greenhouse (He would also go by the name Jesse Medeiros) and thought to bring the impressive vegetables to the Sentinel for a photo.
is doubtless why he never mentioned the budget update target in his article. So on the one hand the government through the budget update suggests one thing and the man in charge of actually bringing home the LNG bacon says another. Hey, wait a minute, it’s not me that’s confused. It’s the government. Which makes me feel much better.
blay amid allegations of corruption. This isn’t just silly season, it is just plain stupid and only adds to the ballooning picture of corruption in Montreal. Much as I’d like to say, “only in Quebec” I know I’m as wrong as can be. And “silly season” just started.
Safety Tip of the Week Do not create food conditioned bears - manage your attractants to minimize the amount of bears destroyed each year because of human errors.
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No parole for LeFranc’s killer The man sentenced to life imprisonment for the 1998 murder of a woman in her southside residence has failed for the fourth time to obtain parole. Christopher Alexander, then-17, a neighbour of Linda LeFranc, stabbed her more than 80 times with a hunting knife after breaking into her home Dec. 9, 1998. He was denied both full and day parole following a short hearing held by the National Parole Board of Canada June 26. Anita Johnstone, a sister of LeFranc’s, said her family was
“extremely relieved.” She said the parole board members who conducted the hearing were concerned with the lack of structure and supervision of Alexander on earlier unescorted temporary absences. She said the board was worried about Alexander’s lack of insight into his crime and the vague plans he presented in seeking his release. LeFranc, then 36, was found by her seven-year-old daughter when she awoke the next morning. Arrested following an ex-
tensive RCMP undercover operation in which an officer posing as the “Mr. Big” of a criminal gang got Alexander to admit to the murder, Alexander was sentenced following a trial here in 2002. He is now eligible to apply for parole at set times and his last application was heard and denied in January 2012. Alexander, who is in a Fraser Valley facility, in the past has been allowed outside of prison on escorted temporary absences and on unescorted temporary absences.
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July 2 - August 14 The Library’s Annual Summer Reading Club started on July 2 and ends with its final wrap up party on August 14. Children aged 6-12 are invited to join in the summer fun held Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 1 – 2:30 p.m. Preschoolers meet Friday mornings from 10:30 – 11:10 a.m. on Fridays. Program is free. Consider the Library for outdoor game fun, circle stories, postcard diaries and building cool crafts at this year’s UP, UP, AND AWAY themed club. You may register for one, two or three days. For more information or to register please call Blake at 250-6328985. August 7 Free Kitimat Latin Dance Workshop. Workshop is from 6 to 8 p.m., with a free dance practice following. People who are interest in this latin dance workshop need to register at the Riverlodge, phone: 250-632-8970. Each workshop limited to 20 couples. Ongoing THE KITIMAT MUSEUM & ARCHIVES are calling for entries for this year’s Reflections: Where I Am exhibit. All mediums are welcome from all artisans in the northwest. Entries must be received by August 16. More information, call 250-632-8950. PICKLE BALL has start in Kitimat. If
you are 50-plus you are welcome to join. This is a racquet sport which combines tennis, badminton, and table tennis. Mondays and Fridays at 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., at the Riverlodge gym. No cost. For more information call 250-632-3475. HEALTHY BABIES drop in is held every Thursday from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Kitimat Child Development Center. They welcome families throughout pregnancy and up to one year (older siblings welcome). Come meet other parents and infants over light refreshments with support from the CDC staff and a Public Health Nurse. For more information call 250-632-3144. The Kitimat Public Library’s Friday morning StoryTime! for preschoolers has ended for the summer. It will resume in early September. SILLY YAKS (CELIAC) SUPPORT GROUP supporting gluten free eating and helping people with celiac disease feel well and healthy. Participate in discussions around safe foods, foods to avoid, cross contamination, recipe ideas, etc. The first meeting will be held Aug. 23 from 7-8:30 p.m. in the multipurpose room at the Kitimat General Hospital. The group is open to anyone interested in learning about celiac disease. For more information please call 250-6323063
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 FIBRE ARTS GUILD: Interested in knitting, spinning, weaving, or any other fibre? For more information phone Maureen 250-6325444. 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 250632-5771 or Wendi at 250-632-5673. DID YOU KNOW that literacy is more than just being able to read? The Kitimat Adult Literacy Program provides FREE tutoring services for adult interested in improving their reading, writing, math, communication, and information technology skills. Is English NOT your first language?
We provide FREE tutoring and small group English as a Second Language (ESL) classes. For more information please call Brandi at 250-632-7393 or to see what’s happening at the Community Corner check us out at www.kitimatcommunityservices.ca/KALP. html or find us on facebook. DO YOU HAVE DIABETES? We offer individual and group counseling. Certification for blood glucose strips is available. Make an appointment and bring your meter. The Good Food Box is part of our program. Forms for this can be picked up at the Living Well Program or at the hospital main desk. Donations for this worthwhile program are always accepted. For more info call 250632-8313 during operating hours - Wednesdays 8:00 a.m. to noon, Thursdays 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. - or leave message on our voice mail. We are located on the second floor of the Kitimat Hospital in the Home Support offices. PRAYER CANADA KITIMAT meets upstairs at the fire hall Tuesdays, from noon - 1:00 p.m. All are welcome to pray for our city council and those in positions of authority in Kitimat, for the government of BC and of Canada. For information call Lesley at 250-6324554.
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Submitted The Kitimat Rockies U16 team travelled to Clearwater from July 5 to 7 for the BC Provincial Championships. Among the tournament’s highlights, the Rockies’ fourth game was against the Chilliwack Vipers, the BC representatives for the Western National championships, who were undefeated until Kitimat beat them 4-3. While the Vipers would go on to win gold in the A/B Division, the win against the B.C. reps was big for the Kitimat boys, and a big moment in the tournament. As for the general re-
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sults, in game one Kitimat fell just one point behind the Merritt Stars, finishing 5 to 6. The MVP was Joel DeMelo. In game two Kitimat thoroughly beat the Prince George Timberwolves, 15 to 5. MVP for the game was Marcus DeMelo. Game three, The Fleetwood Marlins finished 18 to Kitimat’s 2. MVP was Cole Carriero. Game four was the famous match against the Chilliwack Vipers, 4-3 for Kitimat. MVP was Spencer Anderson-Smithers. In the double knock out round, The Merritt Stars beat
Kitimat 13-9. Kitimat beat the Prince George Timberwolves a second time, 12-10, and beat the Merritt Stars in
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The Kitimat Rockies U16. Front row, left to right: Marcus DeMelo, Zachary Chow, Grayden Gosselin, Spencer Anderson, Dallis Kerbrat, Ben Pacheco, Cole Carreiro. In the back row, left to right: Joe Slanina(Assistant Coach), Clayton Gosselin (Assistant Coach), Zachary Carrita, Joel DeMelo, Zachary Minaker, Tylar Slanina, Jacob Boston, Hunter Jankauskas, Bill Pacheco (Assistant Coach), Don Markwart (Head Coach). Photos submitted
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