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Back to the drawing board on strata policy Cameron Orr Kitimat Council has opted against moving forward on a strata conversion bylaw, which so far had reached first reading. Councillors voted to rescind first reading on advice that it would be the quickest and cleanest way to scratch the whole plan after some councillors expressed problems. “I don’t believe in the way we’re doing this bylaw at this time. I feel there are too many potential things we could be holding back by this,” said Phil Germuth, who moved for the rescinding. “I don’t like the five per cent rule that’s in there, I do not like the definite...that council won’t accept changes to strata.” The five per cent comment referred to a proposal in the bylaw to forbid strata conversions once rental vacancy had hit or was below five per cent. Germuth felt the policy would have taken power away from council and put decision making into the interpretation of the town’s administration. Mario Feldhoff agreed to rescinding the motion, feeling he hasn’t had enough time to tackle the matter. “I feel kind of rushed actually in the way this has been pushed forward,” he said. An out of town property developer did write to council with his thoughts, and Feldhoff said he was comfortable with some of those recommendations. That letter came from Jason Pender, a real estate investor from Vancouver. His ideas included putting covenants on titles, allowing conversion to stratas but mandating that the property would have to be a rental unit for three to five years. “This would allow [Kitimat] to get those properties that are in a state of disrepair upgraded to a more modern standard, new life to those ugly properties you see around town, it creates a better quality of rental housing and more net rentable units in the market,” Pender argued in his letter. “The thing to consider is not just

“If staff wants to bring something back they can bring something back that’s more palatable to council.” saying no to something because it affects an aspect of what you represent but I would hope that you look at ways of being creative and looking at the betterment for the community overall,” he continued. He noted that his company has not and does not plan to apply for any stratification for Kitimat properties at the moment. At the debate at council on August 26, Rob Goffinet said he’d prefer an information process to be undertaken for council and the community to learn more. “I’m not sure this [rescinding the bylaw] will lead us to understanding what a strata conversion policy means for the community,” he said. Mary Murphy meanwhile said she was comfortable moving this bylaw to the back burner until they figure out something better. In closing the debate, Germuth said that he doesn’t see the bylaw as proposed as contributing to affordable housing in Kitimat. “If staff wants to bring something back they can bring something back that’s more palatable to council,” he said. “There’s nothing in here that would let it come back to council for us to make decisions on what’s going to happen in this community.” Included in council’s information package were the minutes of the Kitimat Housing Committee meeting where members discussed the strata bylaw. There was support and some concerns regarding the plan, but in the end the committee opted to wait until their September meeting when everyone on the committee could be there before taking a position on the plan.

Jonathan Orfao (right), 9, with younger brother Alex, 7, pose with the jaws of life at the Kitimat Fire Department, as the pair were recognized for their good work during a house fire last week.

Classroom training paid off Cameron Orr Jonathan Orfao, 9, was moving his brother’s bike on their driveway when he heard the bang. On August 14, the Orfao’s home burned as did another, attached house, on Chinook Street in Cablecar. “I heard a bang, like a drum. I looked behind me and there was a fire,” Jon described while he and his family toured the fire hall, in recognition of what came next. He said he ran inside the house, shouted ‘fire’ and alerted the rest of his family, including his seven-year-old brother Alex. The family rushed to their neighbours where they called 911. But the kids were already, in a sense, prepared for a fire after visits to their classrooms by firefighter Ben Coultish, as well as the Emergen-

cy Awareness Program coordinators. Deputy Fire Chief Pete Bizarro says that it’s a great feeling for the department, which sometimes isn’t sure that the information they present is being learned or will be put into action. But clearly it does work. “The biggest thing for me is that the kid didn’t go back into the house,” he said, saying sometimes temptation is there to go back for things. As icing on the cake, the fire department salvaged a large toy fire truck from the home, and presented it back to the kids, cleaned-up, during a fire hall tour. “It put some smiles on their faces for sure.” Mayor Joanne Monaghan also presented the kids with certificates of recognition for their actions.

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Promoting vaccines and better highways Cameron Orr Kitimat will make a pitch to the provincial government to implement a new meningitis vaccine program in the province, while the regional district wants to hold the Ministry of Transportation to task over maintenance of our highways. Those are among the many motions on the table for voting at the Union of B.C. Municipalities (UBCM) annual conference on September 16. The conference is the annual gathering of representatives of all B.C. towns, which together pitch issues and ideas directly to the province. The District of Kitimat’s motion relates to earlier council meetings with Janet Munro, who represents MeningitisBC.org, a group committed to getting the province to provide a vaccine program which covers the MCV4 vaccine, which gives more comprehensive protection against meningitis strands. Council gave their support to the cause, and brought the motion to another government conference, the North Central Local Governments

Association, which passed the motion to bring the matter to the UBCM. (As well as advocating for April 24 to be World Meningitis Day, which is also going to the UBCM.) As per the motion, it’s recognized that eight provinces and territories in Canada already have public immunization programs with the MCV4 vaccine. If passed, the motion calls for the new vaccine program to be implemented in all secondary schools by April 24, 2014. Meanwhile, the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine is hoping the UBCM will back them on calling on the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure to “revise the provincial standards for road maintenance for future road maintenance contracts, to meet public safety needs.” Within the motion itself the regional district notes that “northern BC residents consistently declare road maintenance fails to meet travellers’ requirements and that standards have deteriorated since privatization of road maintenance,” as well as points out that road maintenance

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Meanwhile, on the highway question Would the Ministry of Transportation ever take on Haisla Boulevard as a provincial highway? Not anytime soon, according to the Ministry. Highway 37S, as it enters Kitimat, becomes Haisla Boulevard, a municipally maintained road. Once the road reaches approximately the rail crossing near Rio Tinto Alcan it becomes RTA property. Ministry spokesperson Kate Trotter said their position right now is for the road responsibilities to remain unchanged. “The ministry will continue to work with the District of Kitimat and road stakeholders to determine the best roles and responsibilities for the maintenance and upkeep of roads and highways in and around Kitimat,” she added. contractors consistently meet their contractual obligations. This complements another motion from the RDKS asking that the classification of Highway 16 be reclassified from a Class B to a Class A. Among the motion’s ‘whereas’ clauses, one points to Highway 16’s critical importance to the economy of the region, province and nation, “and requires the highest standards of maintenance.” According to the Ministry of Transportation, highways in B.C. are classified from A to F, effectively highest priority to lowest.

Class A highways are “the main, high volume highways.” Class B, which is what the majority of Highway 16 is (except for through communities such as Terrace and Smithers), is defined as “routes that are main numbered highways, but not as much traffic as Class A.” Highway 37S, from Terrace to Kitimat, is a Class A highway. A Ministry spokesperson said that there are no current plans within the department to change the road classifications.

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Pulling plug BC Hydro has cancelled or deferred four electricity purchase contracts with independent power producers, and the total may reach 20 by the time a review of projects is complete, Energy Minister Bill Bennett said Thursday. Bennett said the review is part of a broader effort by BC Hydro to meet his instruction to “spend less money,” as he leads an effort to reduce costs across all government operations. BC Hydro proposed the move, identifying the 20 project proponents that were not meeting their contract obligations due to financing, regulatory or other problems. That non-performance gives BC Hydro legal authority to delay or terminate contracts.

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Shown, not in order, are Brian Wakita, Mathew Stephen, Jeff Wilken, and Kevin Minaker in Centennial Park after bringing a particularly important rock to rest. The rock will eventually have a plaque affixed to it signifying Kitimat as a Peace Community.

Marking the town for peace Submitted It took most of the morning of August 24 to select, pick up and move the rocks to Centennial Park, where they were placed in an area given the okay by the District of Kitimat.

The rock has significant importance because it will eventually hold up a Peace Plaque, that will recognize Kitimat as a Peace Community. Peace Communities are an initiative of the Rotary Club.

Setting the rock in place coincides with International Peace Day, which Kitimat’s Rotary Club will help celebrate on September 21 at Mount Elizabeth Middle Secondary School.

PTI needs amendment PTI Group has submitted an application to amend their zoning for the planned workforce accommodation ‘lodge’ in Strawberry Meadows. According to their application, geotechnical issues on the site means they now plan to move some of their dorm buildings to the northern edge of the property. Those issues are the fact the company has discovered that in the event of an earthquake there could be a “catastrophic failure of any buildings constructed on the south

part of the site.” The application, if approved, would up the maximum number of beds per dorm building from 120 to 174, and the composition of the site would mean 50 more beds than initially expected as the maximum. Wording in their zoning would have to change to reflect the new conditions. While the number of beds may increase, the site would in the end actually have fewer buildings and more open space. The report to council from staff

planners say that PTI Group is prepared, if there is a community concern about this proposal, to repurpose portions of their buildings or to leave 50 rooms vacant. Due to the recent approval of their initial zoning application, council agreed to staff recommendations to not hold a public hearing about this proposed change. Public notice will be issues, and council did pass first and second reading of the amendment. Third reading and adoption of the

‘No’ still the word from government on new hwy Cameron Orr The response from the Ministry of Transportation has come in regarding their perspective on a proposed Kitimat to Burns Lake highway, and a spokesperson says it’s not a point of any recent discussion at the ministry. “The ministry’s goal is to provide a safe and reliable transportation network and we are committed to listening to and working with stakeholders in order to help identify and improve our transportation system,” wrote Kate Trotter by e-mail. “We understand the benefit of a di-

rect highway link between Kitimat and Burns Lake in order to support economic growth and development in the Kitimat area.” But, “The cost of such a project is prohibitive, and the current alignment on Highway 16 and 37S has enough capacity to support current and foreseeable growth in the area.” The idea of this ‘coastal connector’ has gone back years and proponents today are still pushing for the idea, which would save hundreds of kilometres on vehicle travel to the Houston, Burns Lake area. (See Sentinel, August 14, 2013.

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I’m down with the OCP When Kitimat Council rescinded the first reading of the proposed strata conversion bylaw, it was because there was a mix of expediency and confusion that no one was comfortable with. The bylaw’s purpose was to stem the dropping vacancy rate and keep a rental stock available in Kitimat. But its execution had councillors unsure, with others saying the process to have this done was going too fast. By confusion, I mean it seemed there may have been other ways for council to set policy rather than through a strata conversion policy, but no one had time to really look at the options. Being entirely shameless, I’ll refer to my August 14 editorial on this matter where I suggested that the Official Community Plan (OCP) could stand to get a refresher, since the current OCP says Kitimat doesn’t need new rental housing. And that plan was written in 2008 anyway, so to expand on my August 14 point, what use is the 2008 plan if the town is in a radically different situation than it was? There are a lot of policy questions council is looking at lately, from this strata conversion idea to what to do about workforce accommodations in town. Questions we didn’t have to think about in 2008, or didn’t think we had to. Would an OCP have helped guide discussion on a strata conversion? I’d think so. I’d anticipate a modern OCP for Kitimat would include, among other things, guiding policies on rental accommodations and other housing issues. With each passing day I become more and more aware of the importance of the OCP. (During my first round in Kitimat as the paper’s reporter, I definitely didn’t have the context to understand why having a master plan really mattered.) The town needs an official plan, which addresses modern needs. We need to understand and prioritize the need for rental housing in the community, for during construction and for after as well. Figure out pedestrian needs (ie, walkways) if we’re going to have a higher density of people for the time being. And maybe figure out a list of legacies we’d like seen left behind once construction is over, whether it’s some sort of replenishing local trust fund for civic projects or an industrial contribution for locals to access the channel. That’s why I think it’s time for a new OCP. Until we have one, most decisions will seemingly be made haphazardly with no eye on the prize, whatever the prize is.

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Time is now to bump up local customer service I start a lot of columns with “when I was a kid.” In 1957, Aussie country singer, Slim Dusty became the first Australian to have a No.1 hit song with Gordon Parsons’, “A pub with no beer.” I remember the first verse well, by Allan Hewitson “It’s lonesome away from your ahewitson@telus.net kindred and all, by the campfire at night when the wild dingoes call. But there’s nothing so lonesome, short of stock. I guess that could be a morbid or drear, than to stand in the first, but not likely.) bar of a pub with no beer.” I liked that I asked first for the doughnut my song, but nothing so lonesome, morbid wife likes best, a plain doughnut. They or drear? were there. I pointed clearly to them, For Canadians, that might be a but no plain doughnut made it into the Timmies with no doughnuts. Couldn’t box. I didn’t know that until I got home. happen? True perhaps, but last week, I There were maybe four maple creams went to our new Tim Horton’s in Kiti- in the largely empty shelves, so I took mat in the early afternoon. It was my two plus a glazed plain one. Then I second time in the place but, sorry to asked for a Boston Creme but there say, for the second time found I had were none. I took the last chocolate difficulty filling what I thought was a cream and then the young chap serving “simple order.” me was joined by a girl from the driveI wanted two medium coffees and a through window who noted they had a box of six doughnuts. While the coffees better supply in the back. The young were easy enough, the number and se- male server left and returned, triumlection of doughnuts at 2:30 p.m. on a phantly clutching a Boston Creme. I paid and left. This was Wednesmid-week business day, left a lot to be desired. The shelves were pretty bare day. While my Timmies adventure was of most popular doughnuts. (The girl also explained a customer from Alcan basically a humorous glitch, on Thurshad dropped in and taken six dozen day night, I went half an hour early so doughnuts off the shelf, leaving them I could get something to eat before a

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meeting at the Hirsch Creek Golf and Winter Club and at about 6:30 p.m. it wasn’t busy inside. I should tell you, in some Kitimat eating establishments, I have had a decade-long running “feud” about cold food, especially French fries, that also appear to have been heated and re-heated into a semiblackened state. Nothing daunted, I still ordered a plate of fries, but took the time to politely stress I wanted them freshly cooked and hot. The order did not show up in the next 30 minutes, but the rest of my group did. We moved to a larger table at about 7:05 and another server came and took our group order. I told her I was still waiting for my 6:30 order for fries - and a few minutes later she came back with them - hot, fresh and tasty. Kudos to the kitchen, but it’s what I’ll expect from now on. Not all restaurants are created equal and Kitimat is getting busier. Competition is stepping up, so, without being directly and individually critical, Kitimat restaurants, including the HCGC lounge, a very popular place for a long time, will have a limited amount of time to get their acts in gear before the competition does it for them.

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Smithereen not swayed Dear Sir, I feel run down and my throat hurts. Is it because I feel choked or is there something I cannot swallow? I have just returned home to Smithers from an Enbridge sponsored guided tour of the Fort McMurray tar sands. Upon request and to their credit, Enbridge agreed to include me in their latest junket in spite of my open opposition to the Northern Gateway Pipeline Project. Fort McMurray is a hole in the boreal forest, 467 kms north of Edmonton. From the air, the sprawling housing for its more than 100,000 inhabitants looks as if it is bursting at the seams because Crown land allocations are limited and there are seemingly constant traffic jams. Everything is young and new, including the population whose median age is 31. Superlatives abound: largest airport traffic in Canada, nearly completed largest recreational complex in Canada. Average house prices have reached $650,000. There are two methods for extracting tar sands heavy crude called bitumen; mining and in situ recovery. Both require large quantities of water and energy. Mining is an open pit operation using the gigantic trucks often shown in the media. Interestingly 30 per cent of the truck drivers are female who are very much liked for their gentler handling of the equipment. Bitumen mining requires the controversial tailing ponds lining the Athabasca River, which also receives the “treated” water. In situ recovery uses steam and does not require tailing ponds. Suncor boasted about their 200 ha reclaimed area representing less than 1 percent of the land they used. A new directive from the Alberta Energy Regulations requires them to reclaim 50 per cent in the future, albeit nobody knows if this is even possible. While there, I felt a mix of fascination and horror; fascination came from witnessing the technological prowess and accomplishments. Horror came not only from the scale of the destruction, but also from a sense of planetary disconnection. There is no doubt that the young, happy, extremely well paid people and the significant number of foreign workers who could not dream of a $80,000 a year salary drying laundry in their own country, are all there for the money. However this is an unprecedented destruction of land, water and air allowed by extremely lenient fed-

READERS WRITE eral and provincial regulations. A recently released report (July 2013) shows 4,063 chronic and repetitive contraventions by the major players between 1996-2012 with an enforcement rate of 0.9 per cent and a median penalty $4,500. Further, the area affected is larger than the extraction area. Carcinogenic products associated with bitumen extraction were found in lake sediments 90 kms from the extraction site. None of that was mentioned in the factoids delivered by the attractive tour guide. Neither was mentioned at the contribution of the tar sands extraction to global warming, the most crucial issue of our time. Even if as claimed the contribution is only a few percentage points to global carbon emissions, such added percentage points can be the tipping point for disastrous consequences to come. It appears like a delusional world propped up by our heavily lobbied federal leaders promoting their aggrandized vision of Canada as a super energy power. By tripling production in the next 20 years, the CAPP representative explained that there still will be 100 years left of production (instead of 500). Are we to continue letting giant oil multinationals decide on our behalf or are we to develop a vision that will protect the planet and include the well-being of future generations? The importance of the contribution of tar sands extraction to the Canadian economy is not supported by the numbers presented during the visit. If Alberta is receiving $2.3 billion in royalties, why has it recorded a $2.8 billion deficit in 2012? Federal taxes amounting to $1.5 billion represent a rather small percentage of the $1.74 trillion Canadian GDP. No wonder I feel choked. For those of us who have not stepped into the “bitumen bubble,” it is clear that the future lays in careful planning for the reduction of our energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions with a renewed sense of world citizenship and deep care for the future generations. Sincerely, Josette Wier

Tarred with the same brush? Here’s a fun lesson in semantics. While Wier’s letter above refers to the ‘tar sands’ you’ll notice our article on page 9 refers to the oil sands. So what gives? The Canadian As-

sociation of Petroleum Producers has a guide on their website, which cites the Alberta government’s position that it should more accurately be ‘oil sands’. But ‘tar sands’ is the more traditional term,

going back decades. The terms are politically charged, with some noting that ‘oil sands’ sounds cleaner. We’re not trying to take a stand, but we’ll go with ‘oil sands’ for simplicity in our stories.

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LNG pricing among many challenges to success Shaun Thomas Western Canada is going to have to overcome a number of challenges to have a successful liquefied natural gas (LNG) export industry, says the International Gas Union (IGU). In the 2013 World LNG Report the IGU, which represents over 120 members in 81 countries, points to significant commercial and environmental risks that need to be addressed. One challenge, which the report claims to be quite significant, is the difference in pricing. LNG future contract price is set by a system called Henry Hub (HH), named after a distribution point on the gas pipeline in Louisiana, but the IGU said that is not what Canadian companies are wanting to charge. “Project costs in Canada far exceed counterpart projects in the United States where the natural gas market is much more liquid. Moreover, the distance between the proposed export facilities and the North American gas pipeline grid is large,

and connections are small in both capacity and number. Exporting Henry Hub-linked LNG is risky because it forces sellers to produce no matter what happens to

Henry Hub,” the report explains. “These factors are exacerbated by the tension between Asian buyers’ insistence on Henry Hub pricing and the sellers’ preference for oil-linked prices –a

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Negotiations with unions representing more than 25,000 school support staff were back on last week, with a strike mandate already in place for B.C.’s 60 school districts as the new school year gets underway. Education Minister Peter Fassbender said Wednesday he is hopeful that a settlement with clerical staff, custodians, bus drivers and other support staff can be achieved without picket lines disrupting classes. Talks broke off in August and were set to resume today.

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The District of Kitimat digs up and prepares to repair a sidewalk in front of Couto Electric on Enterprise Avenue. Once rebuilt there will be a wheelchair accessible ramp to get onto the sidewalk and to the business. The District’s Technical Services Manager Wayne Sussbauer says that it’s the usual convention to bring sidewalks up to today’s standards during repairs if they aren’t already.

Ice Demons prepare for the new season It’s that time again as the Kitimat Ice Demons Senior Men’s AA hockey team starts preparing for the 2013-14 Central Interior Hockey League season. The Ice Demons will be entering its twelfth season in the league and are again hoping to ice a strong team, with a large proportion of the existing core group of players expected to return. Official tryouts for the team will be held at Tamitik Arena on September 9 and 10, (9:15 to 10:30 p.m., to be followed by two inter-squad games, on

September 12 and 14. The September 12 game is scheduled to start at 9:15 p.m. and the game on September 14 will face off at 7:30 p.m. There is a minimum age limit of 18 years unless cleared with manager Terry Marleau (632-7378) or head coach Cliff Madsen (639-9881). Fans are welcome at all practice and inter-squad games. Coach Madsen reminds participants that the try-outs are full contact hockey. “I’m looking forward from what I’ve

heard ahead of the tryouts for there to be a lot of competition for forward line sports, but we may be challenged a little with our defensive line-up as a result of a couple of team retirements — including long-time defenseman, Dave Venman — but there’s always a surprise of two when the players show up to try out,” said Madsen. “And we’re not sure what additional talent might be available from contract and project workers in town, who will also be welcome at our tryouts and inter-squad games,” Madsen said.

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Cameron Orr The province is leading a working group to look at how port governance will work in Kitimat and Kitimat’s Chief Administrative Officer Ron Poole says they are getting some clarification on the ‘public port’ designation. The federal natural resources minister Joe Oliver announced in March plans to convert Kitimat into a public port, but little details followed that announcement, leaving a lot of confusion over what it would mean to the municipality. But Poole, who attended a meeting of this working group last month, explained the intent seems to be to have control over ships moving on the water using the Canadian Shipping Act and the Marine Act. So in short, the government wants to ensure ships moving on the waters meet certain conditions, but they’re not going to be influencing what happens at the specific ports, like Rio Tinto Alcan’s. “In other words, the designation was made in concern of safety of the harbour but has nothing to do with management or ownership of the port because that basically falls on provincial, private and municipal jurisdiction,” said Poole. Poole did add though that how the ships are monitored could potentially mean the creation of a public port authority board, but it wasn’t clear if that would be the case. “How we operate it is still up in the air, we haven’t come up with that model,” he said. The impetus behind these changes is the anticipated shipping of a number of dangerous materials on the water, from liquefied natural gas to potentially oil from Alberta.

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Kitimatians take the oil sands tour participants to know if they were comfortable having their name released to the media, and have since identified Bill Hickman as another participant. We were unable to reach him by press time. For Parsons, the tour helped provide the middle ground between the polarized imagery of the oil sands. “Everything that I’ve ever seen about the oil sands was either on TV — somebody who’s totally opposed to it — or somebody like Suncor...promoting the oil sands,” she said. What she said is that instead of huge smoke stacks and cut up geography, she found just regular out doors. “I was expecting to see a lot more industrial, barren, wide open areas,” she said. “There was lots and lots of green space.” She was also impressed with what she saw of reclaimed lands from oil sands projects. She said she felt the tour was conducted unbiasedly, saying that participants were able to ask questions at any point of the tour. As well, the variety of people weren’t just pipeline supporters. She said she knows through conversations that some of the people on the tour were actually entirely opposed to Enbridge’s pipeline plan for the northwest. Parsons wasn’t just scoping out oil proj-

ects on her tour. She said she also got to see an active PTI Group lodge. PTI Group is proposing to build a 2,100 bed workforce accommodation in the Strawberry Meadows subdivision in Kitimat. The one near Fort McMurray, which Parsons said was attached to an industrial site, looked very plain from the outside (a different design than what’s proposed for Kitimat) but the inside was very nice and was very much like a hotel. Fort McMurray is a good study on a growing town. Parsons said she’s aware of some talk from people who think Kitimat is on its way to being a Fort McMurray kind of town, and that Kitimat is already finding some issues with the growth, and not just the obvious ones. For instance in Fort McMurray she said there were a lot of closed restaurants. But it wasn’t a lack of business which shut them out, but a lack of employees, she says. It’s a similar situation which is growing in Kitimat. “They’re having challenges recruiting and retaining staff for part time jobs,” she said. “If you’ve got after school hours, Tim Hortons has constantly got signs up, Dairy Queen...they’ve got signs up. Trigo’s they’ve got signs up. I think that’s going to become the norm as more of these projects

Kitimat Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Trish Parsons in front of a very large piece of oil sands equipment. Parsons was selected, among others, to tour Fort McMurray’s oil sands developments, on a tour sponsored by Enbridge. Parsons said the oil sands weren’t quite as she had always pictured them. start to move forward. You cannot compete with construction jobs as far as salaries go.” A company, she said, may have to look at offsetting a wage

with a rental allowance as well, she said. These sorts of concerns are why the Chamber worked with the Immigrant Employment Council and

the Northwest Community College to host an immigrant workforce forum in Kitimat. (Sentinel, August 28). Enbridge has hosted similar tours in the

past. Selected people were sent to Michigan in May to see first hand the clean up efforts on the Kalamazoo River, the site of a major Enbridge spill in 2010.

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BC Hydro will be performing extensive repairs to the power system which will affect the following communities: Telkwa, Smithers, Moricetown, New Hazelton, Hazelton, South Hazelton, Gitanmaax, Kispiox, Glen Vowell, Hagwilget, Gitsegukla, Gitwangak, Gitanyow, Cedarvale, Two Mile, Woodcock and Kitwanga. This major outage will also affect travellers from Prince George enroute to Smithers/Terrace/Prince Rupert/ Kitimat or Stewart. This major outage will also affect westbound travelers expecting fuel and or services in any of these communities. BC Hydro encourages customers to turn off all appliances and electronics-especially portable heaters during this outage. Customers should limit opening of fridges and freezers during outage as well. When power is restored, it is advised to wait one hour before multiple appliances are used, to allow the system to stabilize. BC Hydro thanks customers and the public for their patience and understanding - crews will endeavour to work as quickly and safely as possible. For information customers can contact BC Hydro at 1 888 POWERON (1 888 769 3766).

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Cameron Orr A trip to the oil sands near Fort McMurray has given Kitimat Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Trish Parsons a new perspective on the projects. Parsons was in a group of numerous others — including two other as yet unnamed Kitimatians — who were invited on the tour by Enbridge, the proponent behind the Northern Gateway Pipelines proposal. The tour took place on August 14. The company decided such a tour was in order after facing a number of questions about the origin of the crude oil it hopes to pump for customers through its planned Northern Gateway pipeline from Alberta to a marine terminal at Kitimat, says company official Ivan Giesbrecht. “We thought it would be a lot easier to show them rather than to simply tell them,” said Giesbrecht. Also on the tour from the Terrace area was the Terrace and District Chamber of Commerce executive director Carol Fielding, Terrace Economic Development Authority economic development officer Evan van Dyk and Alex Pietrella, the executive director of the Kitimat-Terrace Industrial Development Society. Enbridge told the Sentinel they were waiting to hear from the two other Kitimat

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DRIVERS WANTED

Full and Part time for Coastal Taxi. $12.50/hr. We are also hiring part-time dispatchers. Send resume & drivers abstract to PO Box 56 Kitimat, BC V8C 2G6 No phone calls

Tamitik Status of Women is accepting applications for the position of Casual/On Call Support Worker. Hours include shift work and weekends. Applicants should have: knowledge of the effects of violence against women and children; awareness of community resources; an ability to work individually and as a team member; and must work in a professional manner ensuring safety and confidentiality of residents. Only applicants that are short listed will be contacted. Resumes with cover letter can be mailed or dropped off to TSW 350-370 City Centre Kitimat, BC V8C 1T6 or sent via the website www.tamitik.ca Closing Date: September 12, 2013

Kitimat Help Wanted TONY’S SPECIALTIES is looking for ENTHUSIASTIC RELIABLE, FRIENDLY and HAPPY cashiers. Must be available to work afternoons shifts and weekends. Please drop off resume at TONY’S SPECIALTIES in the Nechako Centre during the day. KITIMAT - P/T WAITRESS and DELIVERY DRIVER wanted. Food Safe & Serving it Right preferred. Drop off resume in person at Chop Suey Kitchen 424 Enterprise Ave. after 4 p.m.

Employment

Eldorado Log Hauling Ltd. Williams Lake, BC has an immediate position for a Licensed Commercial Mechanic with a Commercial Inspection Ticket. Logging Truck experience would be an asset but not necessary.

While we truly appreciate all applications, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

GUARANTEED JOB Placement: General laborers and tradesmen for oil and gas industry. Call 24hr Free Recorded Message. For Information 1-800-972-0209.

WRANGLER RENTALS LTD. is now recruiting Excavator Operators. Rig experience an asset. Camp jobs, day rates, health benefits & steady work rain or shine. Contact Monika 780-980-1331 or email resume: monika@wranglerrentals.com.

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4 SALE Kitimat - Duplex 930 sq ft 3 bed 1 bath - $182,000 or best offer Investment property 1 Fourplex 1760 sq ft 3 bed 2 bath comes with renter on 2 year lease at $1,400 per month tenant pays utilities $198,000 or best offer. Call 780-974-3945.

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KITIMAT

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Community Newspapers

Kitimat Valley Disposal is looking for a Driver with a class 3 Driver’s License, with air, to operate a front load Garbage Truck and a roll off Bin Truck. You will be required to service and do light mechanical repairs. Monday to Friday with weekends and holidays off. For more info or to drop off your resume, contact Norm at: 250-632-4689 email: kvd@citywest.ca 717 Commercial Ave. Kitimat, BC V8C-2H4

IF YOU own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits can lend you money: it’s that simple. Your credit/age/income is not an issue. 1-800-587-2161.

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Starting at $600 Balconies Security Entrances Cameras for your safety Now includes basic cable Visit our Website www.kitimatapartments.com Phone: 250.632.APTS (2787)

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Homes for Rent House for Lease or Sale in Cablecar Executive style, 5,000 sqft, 3 storey, 2x6 construction. Outstanding style house. Contains 5-8 bedrooms, 3-5 full bathrooms. High ceilings, solid oak hardwood floors, fireplace, jacuzzi. Heat recovery system. Partially furnished. Double garage and driveway. 1.4 acres private setting with creek running through. Ample parking for RVs, boats, etc. A must see! $3500/mo + utilities references required (Kitimat) Please contact Greg 250-279-8888 KITIMAT House for Lease or Sale 3 bdr, 1 bath in quiet neighbourhood. This house has a big fenced backyard, including garden shed and flower beds. Comes with F/S and W/D. No pets, no parties, no smoking. References and damage deposit required. $1,500/mo.+ utilities Call (250)279-8888

Townhouses TOWNHOMES in KITIMAT 3 bdrm, 1 ½ bath, carport Start $700. Sorry no Pets. Call Greg 639-0110

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15 WHITE ST.

5 bdrm basement home, 2 full bathrooms, den, laundry rm, original oak flooring up, 2 kitchens, 2 living rms, new roof, new paint int. & ext., garage, lg parking area, fenced private back yd, 20’x20’ solarium, landscaped, trees, gardens. $260,000 OBO

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CALL TODAY 250-632-6144 email classiﬁeds@ northernsentinel.com Drop in at 626 Enterprise Ave., Kitimat NO AGENTS PRIVATE SALES ONLY NO AD CHANGES NO REFUNDS

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Trucks & Vans 2001 Ford Windstar. 250000km. New rotor and brakes front end rear brakes and drums replaced winter of 2011. Rear shocks replaced 2012. Two sets of tires on rims includes two new winter studded tires. Right front calipher should be replaced. A/C and cruise. Multiplayer CD. Asking $1500. 250-639-2608 250-632-3486

Boats 17 ft. Alum. Canoe “Spring Bok” very stable, perfect for family / hunting canoe. $500. Call (250) 692-2372 21.5 ft FG Boat. Chev 350, dual prop, Volvo leg. Elec. downriggers, radio, gps depth sounder, anchor winch. $9,500. 2 man Pontoon Boat with oars, seats. $800. 250-639-6747

28’ TREND COMMAND BRIDGE

Comes with tri axle trailer. Very good condition. Volvo Penta twin Chevy 350 inboard gas. Sleeps 4 comfortably. Call for pictures. $24,000 Call 250.639.9757 Kitimat

159 KOOTENAY

32’ FIBERGLASS FERRELL BOAT 370hp 8.1L John Deere Diesel, 1500hrs on engine. Trolling valve, Bow Thruster, 3 Stage Steering. 2 Hydraulic Deep lines, Hydraulic Trap Puller, 3 Sounders, Radar, 8’ Dinghy, 2 Radios. Com-Dev Auto Pilot, Spare Prop. Can be seen at MK Bay Marina. Assessed at $84,400. Contact Warren Poff at 250.632.6119 or 250.242.1789 $65,000 Firm (will consider trade for part) FOR SALE 17 ft Cedar Strip Ocean Kayak. 81 Yukon St. Kitimat $5,500 250-632-7508

1200 sq ft house with 450 sq ft attached garage, three bdrm rancher, one bath, big livingroom, kitchen, new hot water tank

$249,999

For more info call 250-640-3596 S18

GRADY WHITE 25FT BOAT -For Sale1994 2x200 Johnson V6 engines. 480HR. With Triple Axel Nextrail Trailer. Rigged for fishing, new GPS Asking $30,000. (Neg) Call: 250-632-1037 KITIMAT

25 BABINE ST.

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CLASSIC/COLLECTOR 1971 300SEL 3.5 Mercedes Benz. 75,000km. Very good condition, always garaged, never driven in winter. Well maintained. Maintenance records, service/parts book. Manuals. Some spare parts. 250-632-6755

Cars - Domestic 1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme. Column shift auto, 350 rocket 4Bbl engine. Running condition. Great project car. New all season tires. New brake booster and ball joints. Record of all recent work. Comes with rear racing tires and some extra parts. $3,000. Call (250)632-2018

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Three bedroom, 1 bath, single level home on double corner lot. Includes six newer appliances, new laminate flooring throughout, carport with attached workshop, new 180 sq.ft. storage shed. Partially furnished.

$200,000

Call 250-632-7090

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Kitimat- For sale: 19’ Aluminum Boat 85 h.p. Suzuki Outboard, 9.9 Mercury kicker, vhf radio, Eagle fish finder, Lowrance sonar/gps, 2 solar panels, 2 scotty down riggers. Asking $12,800. Call: 250-632-6996

Sports & Leisure

12 Northern Sentinel, Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Competition in strides Cameron Orr Kitimat’s own Ben Thorne continues his move through the ranks of race walkers. Most recently he competed in the International Association of Athletics Federations’ (IAAF) World Track and Field Championships in the 20 km race walk, held on August 11 in Moscow, Russia. He placed 20 out of about 65 participants, a finish he’s feels pleased with. “It’s about as good as I could have hoped for,” he said. “I wasn’t too sure what to expect.” For him, the race in Moscow wasn’t a matter of getting out ahead, but pacing himself. Knowing his limits, and aware of the intense heat of the day, he started slow, and “picked off” competitors as he went. As for his physical preparedness, he said he was as fit as he ever was going to be getting into it. But that said, “I do think there’s definitely room for improvement for next time. I’ll work on my fitness to get my mileage up and hopefully I’ll be in the top eight next time or the medals.” This particular competition happens every two years, so he said he’ll get his next chance to prove himself in Beijing in 2015. After that will be the Olympics.

COMING EVENTS September 5 The Kitimat Seniors, branch 129, will hold their monthly meeting at 1pm at the senior’s centre. September 5 The Kitimat Quilters Guild is starting up for the season. Meetings are the first Thursday of every month, held at M.E.S.S. Sewing room. All experience levels welcome (19+). Call Aileen at 250-6326225 or Wanda at 250632-4458. September 15 The 33rd annual Terry Fox Run takes off from the Riverlodge Community Centre. Registration starts at noon, the run itself starts at 1 p.m. More info at terryfox.org. Ongoing The Kitimat Public Library’s Fri. morning StoryTime! for preschoolers has ended for the summer. It will resume in early Sept.

So you know... If you’ve been wondering what race walking even is, it’s a form of racing — of course — where the toe of your rear foot cannot leave the ground until the heel of your front foot has touched down. Additionally the supporting leg has to be straight for as long as it’s touching the ground. “That’s ultimately what we’re working towards,” he said. The remainder of this year doesn’t have many competitions. He said there’s the Francophone Games in France in the middle of this month, but a minor knee injury has him wondering if he’ll do it. But even so, the follow-up to that will just be two weeks off before he gets into weight training to build his strength over the winter. Meanwhile 2014 will be a slow year for competitions, but there will be a World Racewalking Cup in China. “I’ll definitely be going to that,” he said. “Besides that there’s not too much.” There’s also a challenge circuit run by the IAAF he may participate in.

Ben Thorne in Moscow. Claus Andersen / Athletics Canada

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION NOTICE

Zoning amendment r3-b Multi-family and Interim residential dormitory Zone

Application for a permit under the Provisions of the Environmental Management Act. We, Rio Tinto Alcan, #1 Smelter Site Road, PO Box 1800, Kitimat, British Columbia, V8C 2H2, intend to submit this application to the Director to authorize the discharge of stormwater from the Kitimat Modernization Project’s Main Camp (KMP Construction Village), Parking Lot and Laydown Areas (East, Central, and West). Stormwater from the Main Camp & Laydown Areas will be collected and treated prior to discharge. The lands upon which the discharges will be sourced and occur are within the District of Kitimat on District Lots 186, 187, 7595 and 7569, Range 5, Coast District, Kitimat, British Columbia. The site is located north of both Anderson Creek and the Kitimat smelter site.

What?

Third Reading will be given on Monday, September 9 at 7:30 pm at Council Chambers, 606 Mountainview Square, to consider the following zoning change:

What ChangeS?

Currently dormitories in this zone may be a maximum of 120 beds, and a maximum of 2104 beds on the site. The proposed zoning changes would allow a maximum of 174 beds per building - an increase of 54 beds per dormitory, and a maximum of 2154 beds on the site - an increase of 50 beds overall. a map of the affected zone is below:

Under normal conditions, the rate of discharge from Outlet C of the Main Stormwater Settlement Pond (Main Camp & Laydown Areas) will typically be below 0.25 m3/s; however, permit provisions will allow an indeterminate maximum rate of discharge in response to storm events. Discharge rates from Outlets B, C and E (Main Camp & Laydown Areas) and Outlets F, G, H and I (East Laydown Area) are dependent on precipitation and, therefore, are indeterminate. The operating period for these Areas will be continuous. The type of treatment to be applied to the discharge of Outlets B and C in the Main Camp & Laydown Areas is stormwater collection ditches and sedimentation in a pond system. Any person who may be adversely affected by the proposed discharge of stormwater and wishes to provide relevant information may, within 30 days after the last date of posting, publishing, service or display, send written comments to the applicant, with a copy to the Director, Environmental Protection at Bag 5000, 3726 Alfred Avenue, Smithers, British Columbia, V0J 2N0. The identity of any respondents and the contents of anything submitted in relation to this application will become part of the public record. Dated this Wednesday, 4 September 2013. Company contact person: Gabriel Emond KMP Environmental Advisor, Rio Tinto Alcan Telephone: 250 639 8632 Email: gabriel.emond@riotinto.com

Kerry Moran KMP Operations Director, Rio Tinto Alcan

Gaby Poirier BC Operations General Manager, Rio Tinto Alcan

Kitimat Modernization Project

hoW Can I Speak? If you have thoughts on this issue, you may provide written comment to Mayor and Council care of 270 City Centre, V8C 2H7; fax 250-632-4995; or e-mail to dok@kitimat.ca; until 8:30 am, thursday, Sept. 5, 2013. You may also speak in person at the Council Meeting on Monday, Sept. 9, 7:30 pm, 606 Mountainview Square.

need More Info? The bylaw, Council resolution, staff report and other background material are available for review at www.kitimat.ca/EN/main/municipal/public-notices.html and at Municipal Hall, 270 City Centre. Office hours are 8:30 am-Noon, and 1-4:30 pm, Monday to Friday excluding Labour Day, September 2.

Who Can I Speak to? Planner Daniel Martin at 250-632-8900 or dmartin@kitimat.ca