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DoK declines recycling offer Cameron Orr The District of Kitimat has declined the offer from Multi-Material BC to be given a financial incentive to pick up printed paper and packaging material as part of a province-wide recycling plan. Councillors had until this month to decide whether to accept the program, which would have meant curbside collection of the recyclable, however a lot of questions and unclear costs meant they may have been walking into a lot of financial burdens. “We want to be doing the recycling, I think it’s very important, but under the proposed plan from Multi Material BC, it’s just not worth it,” said councillor Corinne Scott. Multi Material BC is a non-profit group which was formed to implement these recycling changes.It’s part of a province-wide program that shifts the cost of recycling from taxpayers, to the consumers and producers. Communities which already provide curbside garbage collection were offered the opportunity to take part in the program, which goes into action May 19, 2014. For the District it would mean $137,000 to collect the recycling, but the estimate on expenses came out between $195,000 and $200,000. Plus there were a number of requirements that, if not met, would result in hefty fines. Although councillor Mario Feldhoff repeated a conclusion from the City of Prince George that there may have been $2 million in potential fines if certain rules were not followed, MMBC managing director Allen Langdon clarified that MMBC would cap fines at $120,000 and 24 loads. Langdon said there are three main categories for penalties including contamination, labour disruption, and late reporting of services. “It’s important to producers because they are the ones who are funding this program,” Langdon added. “What they say is that ‘we understand we are responsible for our material, but we don’t want to have to pay for a bunch of stuff that isn’t printed paper or packaging.’” Langdon also wants to assure member service providers—the municipalities and private companies who will have to work together to see recycled material through the processing chain—that penalties won’t be given out will-nilly. “There’s a pretty extensive process in A) determining if there is a problem, B) verifying if in fact it is a problem, and C) working with the collector in question, if it’s a local government, in developing a remediation plan to address the issues. If the plan works then I don’t think we have an issue,” he said. Continued on page 2

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

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The Kitimat Ice Demons are back on the ice. Above is the team’s first inter-squad game, held at Tamitik Arena on September 12. The season will really start though when the Demons face off against rivals the Terrace River Kings on October 5.

Close to Farrow St. solution Cameron Orr Canada Post has given Kitimat a way to get mail delivery going again on Farrow Street, but there was just one decision left to make on Council’s plate. Door-to-door mail delivery by Canada Post to Farrow Street has been suspended since November 2012 because of a problem of a dog at large which was reportedly being aggressive to mail carriers. Kitimat Council has since adopted new bylaws which give the town more power to deal with dangerous and atlarge dogs, and Canada Post is reportedly pleased with those developments, according to a Kitimat administration report to council. The last step, however, is for Council to assure there will be suitable land for a community mail box (CMB) if one is needed. While one won’t be installed immediately, Canada Post wants one to

be installed in the event the particular problem dog on Farrow Street becomes a problem again for mail carriers. There are two options council considered. One would have Kitimat agree to installing a permanent CMB which, while coming to no cost to the District, would mean that Farrow Street would never get mail delivery again, even if the dog at some point is assured never to be a problem. (If the dog leaves the neighbourhood, for instance.) Council instead opted for plan number 2, to provide space to install a temporary one, which would leave the door open for door-to-door mail delivery again on the street. However the District would take on the cost burden, which, for installation and removal is estimated to be around $10,000. This plan won’t be officially adopted as a contract with Canada Post until

residents on Farrow Street provide their comments and feedback on the proposal. Deputy Chief Administrative Officer Warren Waycheshen said that he speaks with the Humane Society manager multiple times a week and plans are in place to prevent the dog on that street from ever being an issue. “This is something that, through a bunch of unfortunate incidents, just got away from everybody, and that hasn’t happened again,” said Waycheshen. He said the community at large has taken notice and residents are being very cautious about animals on their street now. “It’s really out there in the public now. We’ve had some people call in saying ‘there’s a dog running down my street, I don’t want this to turn into Farrow, come and take a look.’ People are being more vigilant about it,” he said. Continued on page 6

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Dead kittens left at Humane Society shelter Cameron Orr The Kitimat Humane Society received an unwelcome package last week. Shelter manager Maryann Ouellet said that a box containing three kittens was left just a few meters down the road from the shelter, all the kittens were dead. A cat which the shelter presumes is the mother, an adult black cat, was seen nearby but was spooked and ran when it saw shelter staff approaching. The shelter has left out a live trap to collect the cat but it so far has not been

successful. The cat is still seen in the area where the box of kittens was found. The adult cat is short haired, black, with a tuft of white fur on its chest. Ouellet said that all three kittens were found soaking wet. The shelter posted the grisly find to their Facebook page, along with a photo of the kittens still inside the box, in an effort to crowd-source a suspect in the matter. What compounds the frustration is that all of the kittens appeared to be a

good weight and showed no signs of any illness. The box must have been placed between 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. on September 10, as that was a window where Ouellet had left in the morning on other animal calls. She said if they can figure out who left the animals, the person or persons could be charged under animal cruelty laws for causing distress to an animal. Anyone with information is encouraged to call the shelter at 250-632-7373.

PTI gets zoning amendment There were no objections to a zoning amendment application from the PTI Group, the company which proposes to build a workforce accommodation complex in Strawberry Meadows. The company discovered

that conditions in the ground on the southern end of the property was such that if an earthquake occurred it could be devastating to the buildings. The application asks that PTI be allowed to put larger

buildings more densely in the central and northern portion of the property. The new layout means an increase in the maximum beds for the lifetime of the project, from 2,104 to 2,154. The application was sent

to the Advisory Planning Commission which supported the application, and public notice was also advertised. With no comments received from the public, council adopted the amendment at their September 9 meeting.

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Recycling Continued from page 1 District of Kitimat staff noted that MMBC, under the terms of the offered contract, could cancel the arrangement with 180 days notice without cause. So Kitimat administration was concerned that if they invested the capital, which would include a $250,000 collection truck, there was no assurance the

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Police apprehended a person on Raley Street on Monday, September 9, under the Mental Health Act. A person with a weapon was reported to police, and police cleared the surrounding houses immediately as a precaution. Eventually the individual came outside and police moved in and brought the person to the hospital under the Mental Health Act.

Telethon It’s the biggest and live-est show in Kitimat all year; the Aluminum City Telethon. October 20 will mark the 34th year as an entertainment and fundraising venue. Local abilities will be the focus for this year, with the theme named “Kitimat’s Got Talent.” Such a theme is a well-timed turn, as organizers will welcome two new hosts to the line-up, replacing longtime host Monique Miller. This time, Sally Sousa and Pat Mouland will be leading the show, which so far has about eight confirmed acts returning. They’ll also have a number of guest hosts throughout the 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. day. Of course the success of the event depends on the public, and the organizing committee is calling out for any help people are willing to provide. Priority right now is to gather more talent, and sign on food vendors to sell for lunch and for dinner. Organizers definitely want a full day’s worth of food available for people to enjoy. Of course general volunteers are always welcome. People can find out more from the committee by either calling Margaret at 250-6323144, ex. 27, or Angela at 250-632-4887.

Feds speak to the proposed Clio Bay project Department of Fisheries and Oceans says a monitoring program will be put in place by Kitimat LNG to evaluate fish habitat conditions on approval from a marine clay dumping program. DFO spokesperson Carrie Mishima gave some perspective to the Clio Bay Restoration Project, saying that they have reviewed the proposal from the proponent, which is to take ‘inert soil removed from the LNG terminal site into Clio

Bay,’ and that the works are intended to improve aquatic habitat in the bay. Mishima noted the same things a representative of Chevron had said, which is that log dumping and storage in Clio Bay mean the bay was highly contaminated by woody debris, “resulting in low-value aquatic habitat.” The soil that will be dumped, which is composed of gravel, sand, silt and clay, will cover

the woody debris “to promote faster recovery of aquatic habitat, including for insects and fish, than if the woody debris is left exposed.” Mishima said the work will avoid placing soil on “the relatively healthy habitat within Clio Bay, such as intertidal areas, rocky substrates and ellgrass beds.” DFO representatives have been invited to speak to Council on this subject.

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Cadets seek dry land Cameron Orr Even though the Sea Cadets in Kitimat has only just recently restarted, the organizing group behind the youth program will give Army Cadets a try to the end of this year. Cadets were re-enlisted after a long hiatus in Kitimat, but the arrival of Captain R.J. Buller to town got the wheels moving again to see it back. But despite the initial height of 13 cadets, the unit saw just nine at their year end parade last June. Over the spring, Buller set out to find out what people wanted out of a cadet program, and the overwhelming response turns out that kids want an army program. Buller said they’ll give the Army Cadets a run until December and see what the response

is and will decide then if they want to make the permanent switch. “All the leadership and the citizen [aspects], that’s all the same. The only difference is going to basically be the stuff that is sailing oriented going to be replaced with an outdoor adventure [component], survival training, mountain biking stuff.” Buller thinks it’s geography that made 30 youth interested in the Army Cadets program. He notes that most training and equipment for Sea Cadet programs are located in Victoria and the cadets go there once a year for sailing. “To go practice survival skills we can take a short walk in almost any direction,” he said of an army program. The Regional Ca-

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det Support Unit in Victoria has granted permission to Kitimat’s unit to immediately begin in Army programming. The local group has 20 cadets signed on for the Army program, and the Navy League of Kitimat will continue to fundraise for the cadets. If the switch becomes permanent,

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A public hearing will be held on Monday, September 23 at 7:30 pm at Council Chambers, 606 Mountainview Square, to consider the following zoning amendment:

What iS it? The proposed bylaw changes where recreational vehicles may be parked or stored on residential lots between November 1 and March 30 of the following year.

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Currently owners of recreational vehicles over 3700 kg may apply to Council for approval to park or store an RV in the rear yard of a residential property. Changes are being considered that would allow owners to park or store their RV, boat, or trailer in a rear or side yard, on the legal driveway, or within the buildable area of the lot, without applying for Council approval. District boulevard must remain open.

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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. To be included in the report to Mayor and Council written comment must be received by 8:30 am, thursday, September 19, 2013. You may also speak in person, or deliver written comment, at the Council Meeting on Monday, September 23, 7:30 pm, 606 Mountainview Square.

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Council would benefit from frequent reports Corinne Scott zeroed in on a subject I’ve long quietly thought about, so I was entirely impressed when it came up at last week’s council meeting. And that has to do with Council appointees to the town’s various sub-committees, or other groups that allow councillors a seat. Here’s the situation; in an at-times hard to follow debate about the Kitimat Housing Committee last week, while councillors were in the midst of debating amending the group’s terms of reference and their current mandate, Scott brought up the fact that councillors should be providing fellow councillors reports from their attendance at sub-committees. As a refresher, because it’s actually something I at times forget, when a new council is sworn in, or around that time, the mayor will name council appointments to various sub-committees that deal with a particular mandate. That Housing Committee, for example was formed by council, and councillor Edwin Empinado is the primary council representative to that board. Now, reporting to council on these does happen, but it feels infrequent. Scott, who, among other groups, is council’s representative to our regional district (obviously the RD is not a council committee, but communities get to appoint their representatives to them) has updated council about the goings on there before. And while it may have been awhile since I have seen Empinado make an actual report, I have seen him put forward motions that came out of discussions at the committee level. But then there’s things like the Kitimat Health Advocacy Group, the Kitimat Literacy Program, the Interagency Committee, the Age Friendly Committee, and the Traffic Committee, all places councillors have a seat, but we rarely get the updates on what happens week to week or month to month. (In fairness though, some of these don’t meet all that often. Also, I don’t personally see the public’s need to get reports from the Theatre Advisory Committee. My apologies for anyone offended by that.) If you listen carefully you can hear councillors bring up ideas they’ve heard from these, but otherwise it’s hard to realize exactly what they’ve done. And with sitting for two hours each Monday being a relatively small part of their job I’m sure, I bet others would back me in saying it’d be nice to hear more about what councillors have done and seen. It’s an effective way to gain context and understanding to the eventual decisions they have to make. Cameron Orr

Curing a community cash crunch Local politicians from across B.C. are in Vancouver Sept. 16 to 20 to take part in the annual Union of B.C. Municipalities convention. There will be trivia reported as news, such as the cost of hotels. Suggestions to license mobility scooters or lower speed limits to 40 km/h, dreamed up in Vancouver Island retirement locales, will be rejected by delegates from the rest of the province. Serious discussion will revolve around a report by a UBCM executive committee to reshape the financial relationship between the province and local governments. If this proposal gets the support it deserves, Premier Christy Clark’s government will be asked to undo a couple of decades of political meddling in that relationship. One problem for local governments is that they depend on property tax, a stable source of revenue but one that has no relationship to the property owner’s ability to pay. It tends to load costs onto lower-income groups such as seniors and renters. Economic growth results mainly in increased corporate and personal

From the Legislature Tom Fletcher income tax revenues as well as sales taxes, which aren’t shared with local governments. One key proposal is to return to a system of revenue sharing grants introduced by the Social Credit government in the 1980s. They were funded by one point each from personal and corporate income tax and six per cent of sales, fuel and resource tax revenues, thus increasing in years when provincial revenues were strong. The UBCM proposal is to put a share of provincial revenues into an infrastructure bank, to be distributed by the organization on a more stable basis. Saanich Mayor Frank Leonard, one of the authors of the report, uses a basketball analogy to describe the current system of federal-provincial grants for road and bridge projects. It’s

a “jump ball,” where communities have to apply to a fund when it’s offered and then see who gets it. Even if a community wins the jump ball, they may find themselves with costs inflated by a hot construction market and an arbitrary deadline to get the job done. Then there are new regulations imposed by senior governments. The most dramatic example these days is a 2020 federal deadline for Greater Victoria to construct landbased sewage treatment. Even with federal and provincial cost sharing, this project is going to land heavily on property tax bills, including those of pensioners and poor renters who will have it passed on to them. Leonard points to another arbitrary system, provincial facilities that pay grants in lieu of property taxes. Saanich is home to the University of Victoria, a community of 25,000 people that needs water and sewer service, as well as police and fire protection. Saanich gets an annual grant in lieu of property taxes of $120,000 for UVic, enough to cover wages and benefits for one cop and maybe some gas money. Continued on page 5

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Rumour mill churns out bad product Dear Sir, I am writing in regards to the general perception of certain members of the Kitimat community that crime is running amok in this town. Let me assure you, it is not. The only thing running amok in Kitimat is the rumour mill. Facebook is not the be all and end all and items posted to Internet sites such as Facebook must be taken with a grain of salt. Regular reporters of the media are required to meet a certain standard while those posting items on Facebook and similar sites have no such restrictions or standards. Therefore one needs to exercise caution when reading items posted to such sites. One advantage that Facebook and similar sites have over other printed news is that it is almost instantaneous. This means that erroneous “news” can be sent out just as quickly as correct “news”. Those in traditional news forums such as TV and newspaper generally check out their stories before printing or airing them. Facebook and similar sites do not. There is a perception that police do not let people know what is happening in Kitimat. There are a number of reasons for that including, to some extent, privacy laws, the Youth Criminal Justice Act which forbids us to publish or otherwise identify any young person involved, and active criminal investigations where as a general rule, we do not want the bad guys to know what we know while investigating an incident. If and when police need assistance from the public regarding a particular case it is generally because they have exhausted all leads and hope that by releasing some

Reader’s Write information it will generate new leads to follow. You can be assured that if during the course of an investigation information came to light that there was a danger to someone in particular or to the general public outside the norm, that we would be notifying the person or the general public of the danger. I or someone from my office attends Council meetings once a month to present Council with the crime statistics for the month. I believe that they are also published on the Town’s website. I have compared them to other towns of similar size and note that we are either the same or lower in terms of criminal statistics. They are however rising, and that is to be expected as the town increases in population but they are rising proportionally, not out of control. And contrary to popular belief, the majority of crime are not being committed by the workers in the camp but by persons in the community. I would not be concerned for the safety of my daughter if she chose to walk around Kitimat, day or night and several Detachment members have said the same thing to me about their families. As there appears

to be a need or a want by the general public for more timely information, I am planning, once consultation with members of the local media occurs and attaining full resources once more, to institute a weekly report consisting of a quick summary of events or calls that the police respond to. I have done this at other Detachments I have commanded and it was well received by the public in those jurisdictions. I hope to have it in place by November this year and expect that it will be just as well received here. In conclusion, Kitimat is a beautiful town with a low crime rate compared to other towns. Does it have it’s ugly moments? Yes, but no more than any other town. I am proud of the hard work the Kitimat Detachment members do in keeping the Town safe and the crime rate as low as it is. All I ask is that you take a moment to know where your information is coming from before you consider it the truth. Otherwise, the rumour mill just keeps going on and on. Sincerely, Phil Harrison, S/Sgt. NCO In Charge Kitimat RCMP Detachment

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Cash crunch Continued from page 4 Cariboo Regional District chair Al Richmond, co-chair of the UBCM committee, is concerned about new water and flood protection legislation the province is preparing to impose. His district and others like it have thousands of kilometres of riverfront, with relatively few property owners. Interior communities also want BC Hydro to pay something for power lines, as is now being done with some aboriginal territories.

Local politicians will be expecting a sympathetic ear from the new version of the B.C. Liberal government. Former Quesnel councillor Coralee Oakes is the new community, sport and cultural development minister, with direct responsibility for local government issues. And one of the original members of this UBCM committee was former Langley City mayor Peter Fassbender, who is now minister of education.

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Councillors debates electronic presence at meetings Should councillors be allowed to participate in council meetings when they can’t physically attend? That was a question that came up for debate on September 9, when councillors voted, narrowly, to allow electronic attendance to all council and incamera meetings, including committee of the whole and councilestablished commissions. This isn’t actually the first time in recent memory that councillors tackled the subject. In June this year the same motion came up but was defeated due to a tie vote. Councillors followed up by asking the motion return once all councillors could attend. (Including the

Mayor there are seven votes, so the matter can’t be tied with a full quorum.) The entirety of the motion passed allows for electronic attendance at meetings, but

it will only be permitted if the member is away from the District on municipal business, or otherwise physically unable to attend. A physical quorum must be reached before

any electronic attendance is allowed. Finally, if it’s the Mayor or designated Chair that will be attending electronically, someone actually in the room must preside

over the meetings. The motion passed with Edwin Empinado, Rob Goffinet, Corinne Scott and Joanne Monaghan in favour. Mario Feldhoff was a vocal opponent,

saying that there’s no need, and other levels of government don’t allow it. Mary Murphy came to oppose it too, noting frustration at such systems at the re-

gional district level. Phil Germuth was also consistently opposed, saying special meetings provide ways to get councillors out if they can’t attend certain nights.

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Farrow Continued from page 1 Meanwhile, Mario Feldhoff did air comment that he hopes a precedent isn’t being set for the community. “This goes beyond Farrow Street, in my opinion,” he said. “Whatever solution we come to with Canada Post could potentially...become the model in other streets and I want to ensure we continue to have door-todoor delivery in those streets that currently have door-to-door.” From here, residents have until September 24 to give their feedback to this proposal, and Kitimat Council will get to review the response at their September 30 meeting, before it’s set in stone that this is the path they’ll take. Of course if there’s significant opposition Council may opt to follow a different path.

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Elizabeth Hoffman with Kitimat’s Welcoming Communities’ Immigration Settlement Services listens during an information meeting for Welcoming Communities at the Northwest Community College.

Extending a helping hand to Kitimat’s newest arrivals Cameron Orr They come on promises of jobs and prosperity, but neither are for certain in this age of Kitimat. What the experts now call newcomers — the catch all term for people new to the area, whether from out of region or out of country — are arriving, many with Bachelors degrees or Masters, but finding that making a new life in Canada and Kitimat can be harder than it seems. That’s where Elizabeth Hoffman steps in, who heads up Kitimat’s Welcoming Communities’ Immigration Settlement Services. Her job puts her in touch with what could possibly be Kitimat’s newest generation, and she does everything from connecting people with services that transfer their academic credits between countries, or even just helping fill out paperwork for new arrivals, like to apply for a Care Card. Hoffman said the majority of her clients have been in Canada less than a year but she does help people who have 10 years of experience as a Canadian. “Our first six months review showed 17 [clients], and we have had 14 since that time,” she said. The question is what are all these people doing here? Are they seeking the high paying industrial jobs to support a construction boom in the area? Surprisingly, no. It’s people with health care education that make the bulk of new arrivals. “Unfortunately...their education in health care doesn’t transfer over here properly,” she said. “They come here expecting that it’s going to be easy to flip in and be that doctor or be that nurse.” She points out that in other countries it’s often a very noble goal to get health care training and receive a medical degree, but with a glut of trained workers in their home countries, that’s why many turn to Canada, which often posts of needs for doctors and nurses. Meanwhile Canadian demand is high in places. Take our own health authority for instance. Northern Health is advertising 58 jobs for physicians, from general practitioners to surgeons to psychiatrists, all throughout their area. Kitimat itself accounts for three of those positions. There are 24 nurse openings throughout Northern Health too, including nurse practitioners

“They come here expecting that it’s going to be easy to flip in and be that doctor or be that nurse.” and registered nurses. But whether it’s for health care or other careers, Kitimat has to be careful how it advertises itself to potential new immigrants, says Hoffman. “What’s happening is when we are advertising for these health care positions and saying that Kitimat is in a crisis...we also need to be truthful that there are very few housing opportunities, and that the jobs that are available...a majority are for those who have their credentials transferred over,” said Hoffman. “We need to be careful what we’re advertising to the rest of B.C., Canada,” she adds. She notes that there can be different kinds of newcomers. While some set their eyes on Kitimat from their home, others are ‘floating’, meaning they get to places like Vancouver and find a hugely competitive market, and are directed to places like Kitimat where they’re told work is easier. Hoffman added that many people move to Canada to send money back home to their families. Hoffman is worried about the people who come here with an education, find it doesn’t transfer, and are academically only qualified to work in, for instance, fast food. Those jobs won’t provide for rent and for cheques back to their families. Meanwhile, challenges aside, Hoffman is moving ahead on being the front line assistant to people new to the community. She said that in the fall sometime they’ll hold a Welcoming Communities dinner, an evening of cultural information and welcoming for Kitimat’s newcomers, that the public is welcome to join. People who need to connect with Welcoming Communities and with Hoffman can call 250639-7037. Welcoming Communities will also be present at noon on September 21 at the Mount Elizabeth Theatre for the International Peace Day celebrations.

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Humanitarian mission brings Trigo to Thailand Josh Massey After spending many of her teen years volunteering at Kitimat General Hospital and Kitimat Heath Advocacy, 19-year-old Sabrina Trigo decided to take her humanitarian impulse overseas. So this August she spent two weeks volunteering at a children’s home located in a village in Thailand near the border with Burma where the Thai government allows refugees and exiles to stay. “These people have been robbed of their human rights,” said Trigo of the children at the home, some of whom are newborns dropped off by relatives from violent areas of neighbouring countries. “The corruption that goes on in Burma and Laos is crazy.” “They don’t have the right to work or education and there is a lot of racism against the refugees,” Trigo continued, adding that after saving about $1,000 and waiting long enough they can apply for Thai citizenship. For the two-week volunteer period, Trigo taught English in the morning, then in the afternoon the 13 international volunteers were put to work sanding, painting and laying a foundation for an addition to the social housing catering to 140 semi-permanent residents. Trigo’s large journal is full of names and

descriptions that paint a colourful picture of her trip. For instance, Trigo found Thai place names to be as exotic as the non-Western and frequently non-existent plumbing. She noted that the village name is Sangkhlaburi, located in the province of Kanchanaburi, and the children’s home is called Baan Urak. She describes the whole village running out of water days before she arrived, impoverished yet happy people living in grass and bamboo huts, and the group of volunteers getting a taste of a tougher life having to share two rooms and sleeping on thin mats overhung with bug nets. Trigo hopes to re-

also wishes to thank those who made the trip possible. “If there are doctors or nurses in the community wanting to volunteer this is the place,” she said. Many of the kids are sick and need basic check-ups.” “I want to thank all the people in Kitimat, especially the District of Kitimat, Terrace and all the surrounding First Nations reserves,” she said. The District of Kitimat provided her with a $700 donation, and she sold chocolates to raise money as well. The total cost of her trip was $2,190 plus airfare, and she gave the $350 extra that she raised to the children’s home in Thailand. The California-

Sabrina Trigo with one of the residents of a Children’s Home in Thailand. turn to Baan Urak one day after she finishes her science degree at UBC and medical training afterwards. She recommends the experience to others in the northwest and

based volunteer organization Trigo travelled with is called ISV (International Student Volunteer). It offers educational and travel adventure programs in various countries.

Keeping the Peace in Kitimat Cameron Orr It’s this Saturday when the Kitimat Rotary Club hosts the annual United Nations International Peace Day celebrations in town. Held at the Mount Elizabeth Theatre starting at noon, this yearly celebration brings together the community in the name of sharing and spreading peace. Speaking for the local Rotary Club, Eleanor Kendell said there will be a number of interesting things this year. That includes the Salvation Army Mobile Kitchen which will be on display and in full use by visiting Northwest Community Col-

lege chef students. There will be dancers, as well as a children’s choir too, in addition to the various speakers. Also special will be Dan Huisman from Smithers displaying a Shelter Box, an all-in-one package designed for people who lose their home. Kitimat’s Rotary has sponsored such boxes for delivery to places like Haiti. Before people leave, free cake and hot chocolate will also be available. Of course the human peace sign will be done again, which takes place in the lot just outside of the theatre.

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Koosc Hoo, a recycled-art exhibit at the Kitimat Museum & Archives, a piece made by the Kildala Out of School Care group. It’s one of many works on display for the Reflections: Where I Am exhibit, showcasing life in the Pacific Northwest using various mediums through various artists from the region. Be sure to check the exhibit out and place your vote, because the winning piece gets $250.

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Land Act: Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land Take notice that Veresen Energy Infrastructure Inc from Vancouver, BC, have applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Smithers, for a Water Power Investigative Licence situated on Provincial Crown land located ALL THAT UNSURVEYED CROWN LAND IN THE VICINITY OF JESSE LAKE AND JESSE CREEK, RANGE 4 COAST DISTRICT, CONTAINING 2,168.66 HECTARES, MORE OR LESS. The Lands File for this application is 6408540. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to the Land Officer, MFLNRO, at PO Box 5000 - 3726 Alfred Ave. Smithers BC VOJ 2NO Comments will be received by MFLNRO up to November 1, 2013. MFLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit the website at http://www. arfd.gov. bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index. jsp for more information. Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. For information, contact the Freedom of Information Advisor at Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations’ Office in Smithers.

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12 Northern Sentinel, Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Pickle Ball is fun no matter how you slice it Game combines badminton and ping pong Cameron Orr It’s a craze taking over the 50-plus crowd in Kitimat. A new game played Tuesday and Thursday mornings at the Riverlodge, and it’s an assortment of a few games at once. And it’s called Pickle Ball. Describing the game in its very basic form, you could say it’s a life-sized version of table tennis. Which you might just say is tennis. But it’s not quite that. “It’s played with a paddle similar to ping pong, and the dimensions of the court are that of badminton,” explained Pauline Morgan, who brought the game back to Kitimat with husband Mark. It’s an activity that spread here, from players in Arizona, where the Morgans were staying last winter. “We’re retired now and we went to Arizona and where we were staying there was a large club playing Pickle Ball,” she said. After a few lessons, they found they really enjoyed it. “My husband played badminton and I played racket ball so we were familiar with the racket sports,” she said, adding the people playing in Arizona were very enthusiastic.

Pauline also says it’s a good challenging sport. “Most of the time you play two people on each side but it’s also a singles game.” Right at the start Kitimat had upwards of 10 people playing, which has grown since those first few weeks. The Kitimat Snowflake Seniors Centre programmer Jocelyn Iannarelli pushed to get the game going, and the director for the local zone of the BC Seniors Games Bill Whitty was also instrumental in getting it Pickle Ball athletes during a serve. The game is played Tuesdays and Thursdays. all set up in Kitimat. It’s a cute story but apparently the After a hiatus over the summer, dog was added to the family of Joan and Pickle Ball is back again, and the ballers Joel Pritchard, a congressman in the meet from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Riverlodge United States, two years after the game every Tuesday and Thursday. was invented. If you’ve come this far and are still The dog, in fact, was named for the wondering why it’s called Pickle Ball, sport, not the other way around. well it’s more a name from its history Joan Pritchard herself would exrather than for a description of the game plain the game’s origin in a column in itself. the News and Sentinel of West Virginia. The lore is that the game is named “The name of the game became after it’s inventors’ dog. Pickle Ball, after I said it reminded me Word was, explained Pauline from of the Pickle Boat in crew where oarsher own research, the dog Pickle would men were chosen from the leftovers of grab the ball from the game and take it other boats,” she explained in that 2008 to hiding. article, which is still available online.

Club Championship results Results of the two day Golf Club Championship held on Sept. 7 and 8. Ladies club results Overall low gross winner - Barb Thomas two day score of 196 Overall low net winner- Carol Cresswell - 147 A Flight winners 1st low gross - Irja Juustila - 197 2nd low gross - Michele Frater - 204 3rd low gross - Joanne Bennato - 154 1st low net - Bonnie Donaldson - 148 2nd low net - Esther Pretulac - 152 B Flight 1st low gross - Mary Murphy - 217 on a countback 2nd low gross - Carrie Gammel - 217 on a countback 3rd low gross - Doro-

thy McDonald - 235 4th low gross - Sheila Reeves - 263 1st low net - Susan Jay - 156 on a countback 2nd low net - Anita Vahanikkila - 156 on a countback 3rd low net - Sally Rigoni - 162 C Flight 1st low gross - Anne Berrisford - 237 2nd low gross - Maureen Atkinson - 239 3rd low gross - Fatima Reynolds - 246 4th low gross - Barb Monti - 254 1st low net - Karen Leibach - 158 2nd low net - Dorit Lindner - 161 3rd low net - Sandra Knowles - 171 Least putts winner Carol Cresswell with 57 Most putts winner Maureen Atkinson - 88

Long drive winners Michele Frater, Carrie Gammel, Anne Berrisford, Joanne Bennato, Susan Jay and Dorit Lindner. Closest to the pin winner - Bonnie Donaldson (both days) Men’s Division Overall low gross winner -Steve Venman 145 Overall low net winner - Brad Riley - 136 A Flight 1st low gross - Dylan Kerbrat - 147 2nd low gross - Clayton Harris - 158 3rd low gross - Rob Brady - 160 4th low gross - Grant Frater - 163 on a countback 1st low net - Russ Nicholson - 141 2nd low net - Nelson Almeida - 144 on a countback

3rd low net - Wayne Haddo - 144 4th low net - Bob Reid - 145 B Flight 1st low gross - Gerry Gilchrist - 166 2nd low gross - Randy Swaddling - 167 3rd low gross - Greg Morgan - 170 4th low gross - Dan Barker - 174 1st low net - Aaron Singh - 139 2nd low net - Leon Dumstrey-Soos - 142 3rd low net - Joe Lagana - 143 on a countback 4th low net - Scott Michaluk - 143 C Flight 1st low gross - Bob Morden - 176 2nd low gross - Greg Saunders - 181 3rd low gross - John Vales - 182 4th low gross - Ryan McDonald - 187

1st low net - Joe Pacheco - 141 on a countback 2nd low net - Ron Leibach - 141 3rd low net - Carl Gabel - 147 4th low net - Paul Zenuk - 149

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