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KYAHWOOD CLOSES Moricetown mill shuts down last week.
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The District of Houston said last week they think the Houston Forest Products’ mill site could become a staging area for LNG projects. In the wake of the unexpected Oct. 24 announcement to close the West Fraser mill, that directly affected 225 employees, government officials and residents of the Bulkley Valley are struggling to come up with answers and a way to move forward. “Houston could serve as an important staging area for gas pipeline construction, maintenance and monitoring in the near term and a new nonforest sector plant should be developed on the present West Fraser site given its favourable access to energy, ocean ports, railway and skilled labour,” said a District of Houston press release. Nechako Lakes MLA John Rustad admitted to initially being surprised by the announcement of the Houston mill closure, but said he felt residents could take advantage of the opportunities on the horizon. Stikine MLA Doug Donaldson said he thought it was dangerous to rely solely on LNG to be the economic saviour for Houston, since none of the projects have even been approved yet, he said. “None of [the LNG projects] are for sure, and here we have forestry that is for sure, the same with mining. We don’t have any jobs in LNG yet and there are serious questions as to whether there ever will be. “From my perspective, the focus on LNG for that site is symptomatic of problems within the BC Liberals , where they are putting all their eggs in one basket, on one economic focus for the north,” Donaldson said. “I think this issue of HFP shutting down shows that they haven’t spent enough time on forestry.” The District of Houston is currently assessing what the next steps are to mitigate the economic damage caused by the mill closure. They are working with the newly-appointed Community Transition Team, focusing on worker training, economic development and community services. “It’s easy to be angry or frustrated, and people have a lot of legitimate concerns,” said Houston Deputy Mayor Shane Brienen. “It’s quite early, it’s only been a week, but people are already looking forward and starting to talk about different options and things we could
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do.” The transition team will deliver an inventory of opportunities and a comprehensive plan within 30 days. Houston Chamber of Commerce president Troy Reitsma said he was still having a hard time swallowing the reason for the closure, and questioned why West Fraser would shut down HFP and upgrade the mill at 100 Mile House. Reitsma said the 100 Mile House timber supply is 78 per cent pine, and it’s projected that by 2021, 90 per cent of that pine will be unusable. “We have less than 50 per cent pine here and the projections here are that less than 62 per cent will be affected,” Reitsma said. “Why is there such a huge upgrade going to 100 Mile House where they don’t have the timber supply that we have here and we’re losing our mill here? “This is a provincial resource, owned by the province. Why is it that these companies that
decide to close their doors can just trade that timber like it’s playing cards? It’s not acceptable. “There is now going to be one mill in Houston, one mill in Smithers, one mill in Fraser Lake, what’s that going to do to the timber sales competition? Because when West Fraser and Canfor are competing for timber, the prices should be competitive. If nobody else is bidding against Canfor, they’re going to get the timber for their price.” Rob Newell, Regional District Director for the Houston rural area, said he was also concerned about the lack of competition for timber. “It creates a monopoly and in effect it restricts competition [with Canfor],” he said. Houston Forest Products managers have said they expect the mill to close next May. Last week, the Moricetown Band announced the closure of their Kyahwood Forest Products operation, effective immediately. See the full story on Page A3.
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Moricetown is scrambling after its band office had to close the largest single employer on the reserve. Kyahwood Forest Products mill, owned and operated by the Moricetown band, is closed until further notice due to debt and cost of operating, according to a press release sent out Oct. 31. The Kyahwood mill created fingerjoint studs for vertical panelling, which was manufactured wood waste delivered from Canfor’s Houston sawmill. The cost of shipping the wood from Houston to Moricetown was part Bernard Wilson is just one of the more than 70 Kyahwood mill’s of the reason for the former employees now looking for work. The mill, which is indefinite Kyahwood owned and operated by the Moricetown band, is closed until closure. further notice. “[We] made an The Interior News file photo extremely tough decision to shut down Moricetown band manager, plant will ever be viable and Kyahwood on a temporary said. “Time is needed to [we are] currently seeking basis,” Lucy Gagnon, determine if the finger-joint financing to upgrade the
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The formula for spending gas tax funds within the regional district is changing. The matter came up for debate during the regular Oct. 24 Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako board meeting. Until now, a director could commit multiple years’ worth of gas tax funding to a project, even if that spending extended beyond his or her elected mandate. This meant that a newly elected director could walk into an office where a large portion of the electoral area’s spending capital had already been exhausted by the previous director. This is the situation Rob Newell, RDBN director Area G (Houston Rural), faced when he took office. “As a new director, I was unaware that my predecessor had spent beyond his term in office,” Newell said. “This has left me without gas tax funding to carry out the priorities of my term.” Newell will only have access to new funding in the final year of his term, hamstringing his ability
to direct cash towards local qualifying projects for most of his tenure as director. Although all funding for gas tax projects must receive board approval before they can go ahead, RDBN directors are presumed to reflect the interests of their own constituents, and so their recommendation carries persuasive weight in the final board decision. Under current gas tax rules, RDBN directors are limited on what projects they can spend money on. “Currently the rules are that [projects] have to either reduce greenhouse gas emissions, provide cleaner air, or provide cleaner water,” RDBN financial administrator Hans Berndorff said. Under the previous formula, a director could ask the RDBN to commit up to five years of funding to one project, even if the director’s elected term would conclude before the five years were up. Newell’s motion was to amend board rules so that no director could spend beyond his or her elected term. There was broad support for the concerns around the board table.
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“[Gas tax funding] is the primary resource that allows directors to create the kind of changes in their region they want to see,” said Smithers Mayor and RDBN director Taylor Bachrach. “Every director should have equal access to those resources. We don’t want a person to get elected, and come into a job where the person before them has essentially spent the budget.”
Under a resolution passed at the meeting, directors will only be able to commit electoral area tax fund allocations equal to the length of the director’s current term in office. The existing federal gas tax agreement, which expires at the end of December, was a five-year agreement. The details of the new gas tax agreement coming into effect in the new year are not yet available, although
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N EWS Northern Health offers free flu shots By Ryan Jensen Smithers/Interior News
Flu season is here. Once again, Northern Health is offering free flu shots to those who are at a high risk of contracting influenza. “If anybody has ever seen anyone with the flu or has had the flu themselves, they will know it’s very worthwhile to get the flu vaccine because you get quite ill, even if you’re a healthy young person,” said Martha Murray, Northern Health public health nurse and northwest communicable disease coordinator. “The other thing that’s really important is that by protecting yourself you’re also protecting the others around
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you that you come into contact with, in particular the young and the elderly.” The peak of flu season is usually November to April. Those considered to be at a high risk include: people 65 years of age and over, children aged six months to five years old and their caregivers, people living in residential care facilities, children and adults with a chronic illness, first responders and health-care
MP’s LNG tour postponed By Ryan Jensen Smithers/Interior News
Scheduling conflicts have led Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Nathan Cullen to postpone the Smithers and Prince Rupert dates of his LNG tour. The tour is being co-hosted by the Friends of Wild Salmon and the discussion will be moderated by Cullen. It will be bringing together LNG proponents, First Nations and economic development and environmental groups for an open discussion on what the many proposed LNG projects will mean to
the northwest. There will be brief presentations from the various proponents, First Nations and community organizations, followed by a question and answer period. “Across the northwest, people are hearing about LNG but as a new industry we don’t necessarily know all that much about it,” Cullen said. “Our goal is to bring these individual conversations under one roof and bring people the best information possible.” The Smithers date has been rescheduled for the new year, but an exact date hasn’t been announced yet.
workers. The pneumococcal vaccine is also being offered to seniors and those with chronic medical conditions to protect against influenza-related pneumonia. For a complete list of those eligible, go to Northern Health’s website — www. northernhealth.ca. In Smithers, the drop-in clinic is at the health unit on Main St. and Alfred Ave. and runs Nov. 7, 8 and 14 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
and Nov. 15 and 21 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and the seniors’ centre in Telkwa will host a flu vaccination clinic on Nov. 18 from 9 a.m. to noon. Both Pharmasave locations and Shoppers Drug Mart are also offering drop-in flu shots during regular business hours and Safeway’s pharmacy offers the vaccinations Monday to Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Drop-in clinics will run in Hazelton at the health unit on Hwy 62
on Nov. 6 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Nov. 8 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Nov. 13 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and there will also be a drop-in clinic at the Kitwanga Community Centre on Nov. 20 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. In addition to receiving a flu shot, the best defence against contracting and spreading the disease is effective hand washing, sneezing into your elbow and staying home when you are sick, Murray said. According to Northern Health, about 1,400 people in B.C. die every year from influenza and pneumonia. “They are free for almost everybody,” Murray said. “I highly recommend that everyone get a flu shot.”
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Tourism Smithers, formerly overseen by the Town of Smithers and a Tourism Advisory Committee, is now a part of the BVEDA and is staffed by one part time employee. The Tourism Advisory Committee still remains to guide the overlying activities of Tourism Smithers. Tourism Smithers is funded by the 2% Additional Hotel Room Tax collected in Smithers which equals about $110,000 annually. With the participation of partners, the amount is increased to fund many of the Smithers marketing initiatives. The Additional Hotel Room Tax was implemented in 1989 as a voluntary marketing program. In many areas of BC, the hotels through a simple majority of rooms and properties vote to renew the voluntary marketing levy every five years. The seventh director is appointed by the Town of Smithers from candidates put forward from the Smithers Hoteliers Association. Details regarding the history, strategic plan, directors, contact information and links are available on our website www. bveda.ca or by contacting the EDO, Allan Stroet, at the BVEDA office. If you have any questions about what the BVEDA does or how it may be able to help you and your business, please call the office at 250-847-4355. The Bulkley Valley Economic Development Association is a proud partnership of the Town of Smithers, the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako, and the Office of the Wet’suwet’en.
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NG to the rescue! I’m not exactly sure why I was surprised when I read in a District of Houston press release last week that the former Houston Forest Products’ mill site is being proposed to be used as a staging area for the liquid natural gas industry. “Houston could serve as an important staging area for gas pipeline construction, maintenance and monitoring in the near term and a new nonforest sector plant should be developed on the present West Fraser site given its favourable access to energy, ocean ports, railway and skilled labour,” said a District of Houston press release. This concerns me for a couple of reasons. First, it seems like the provincial government is relying solely on the multitude of proposed LNG projects to brings jobs and prosperity to the province. The pine beetle has been wreaking havoc on interior B.C. forests for nearly a decade, yet no real plan has been developed to deal with what was going to happen once the affected fibre was no longer available. “The Liberals were aware that conditions were ripe for further mill closures, like we’re seeing in Quesnel and Houston,” said New Democrat Leader Adrian Dix. “Their own ministry has been talking about declining availability of timber for years, as the pine beetle epidemic raged on. “And they know that these communities will not be the only ones to suffer from this kind of economic devastation. But this government still hasn’t not put into place concrete measures to help forestry communities transition through the midterm timber supply shortage.” Second, we are relying on an industry many in this region are vehemently opposed to and one that — if it happens —is still years away from approval. It seems to me that Bulkley Valley residents have yet to make their mind up on LNG and if they think it would benefit the region. By saying the HFP site can be used as a staging area for LNG says to me the provincial government has decided to do whatever it takes to push these projects through. Whatever happens with the LNG industry, the provincial government should be embarrassed they were caught off guard by the announcement of the Houston mill closure and they need to do more to help Houston diversify its economy to make sure they are not relying solely on one industry. Ryan Jensen, The Interior News
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got my influenza shot this week, paid for out of pocket since I don’t qualify for any of the higher-risk groups provided with free immunization. A reminder to take this simple health precaution came in October when a labour arbitrator ruled that it is a reasonable employment requirement for health care workers to either get the current immunization or mask up in patient care areas. Quiet advocacy by Provincial Health Officer Dr. Perry Kendall has paid off. Staff, doctors, outside contractors and visitors will have to put patients first. Health care unions pressed a grievance on
behalf of members who insist they have a right to refuse immunization and increase exposure to patients. They have apparently run up the white flag. Kendall announced the regulation last year, after finding that 40 per cent of employees in long-term care were not getting the current influenza vaccine, and the rate of immunization was declining. Their objections make no sense. Aside from the self-serving “rights” argument, they complain that the annual flu vaccine isn’t effective enough. The formula is developed by international effort to track the dominant strains that emerge as winter rolls around the
GUEST VIEW Tom Fletcher world. Kendall says a poor match results in about 40 per cent immunity, and a good match reaches 90 per cent. At the risk of stating the obvious, he notes that even 40 per cent is better than nothing. The B.C. Centre for Disease Control calculates that if all health care workers
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would get immunized, the risk to patients would be reduced nearly 50 per cent. The Ministry of Health warns: “you can spread influenza for 24 hours before you have any symptoms.” What would cause educated health care workers to defy common sense? A hint is provided by professional union promoter and publicist Bill Tieleman, who railed about the decision on his blog. This regulation is inspired by big bad U.S. health care corporations that would rather impose immunization than pay for sick days, Tieleman asserts. Ah, so an infected health care employee should wander the wards until
symptoms emerge, and then go home for a few days of paid rest. What a perfectly stupid idea! Last week BCNU president Debra McPherson was warning about “chaos” at the new Surrey Memorial emergency ward, her latest of a career of media protests. The big new facility is already overflowing, and more beds and more staff are needed, stat! Perhaps if better preventive measures were taken by nurses, doctors and other staff, this chronic “chaos” would be reduced and these unions would have more credibility. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalNews.com.
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L ETTERS Homeless need the Church Editor: To address Smithers’ problem of the homeless during the winter, in my hometown the churches open up in the afternoon, a different one every week for the night, with a breakfast in the morning, before being sent out for the day. I noticed 12 churches that have advertised in the paper so that would cover 12 weeks of warm nights for the less fortunate ... with the volunteers coming from each church to organize the week. This program has worked well in our community for some years now. Ellen Rabe Telkwa
Vet shows poor tact
Editor: Sometime during the early morning hours of Saturday Oct. 26, my dog Rosco unexpectedly died. I’m sure you can imagine how shocking this was, but it was especially traumatic since less than 12 hours earlier I had been led to believe by a veterinarian that he would be fine. Living on a disability income I couldn’t afford to take my dog to a vet unless I suspected his problem was quite grave. So a few days ago, when he became severely constipated – which resulted in lethargy and no appetite – I felt I had no choice but to seek medical help. The whole reason I was willing to spend $300 or more was to make sure just such a scenario wouldn’t occur. When I go to a vet I assume they know what they’re doing,
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and that they’ll err on the side of caution. Given the outcome, I guess I was too trusting. His treatment consisted of numerous enemas (with me as the sole attendant) and some fluids. I was told that the treatment had partly succeeded in resolving his problem and it would continue to resolve over time. I was then told that if there was no improvement by 10 a.m. the next morning, that I should bring him back. He didn’t make it until 10 a.m. Clearly he wasn’t diagnosed correctly. On being told of his death, the vet expressed condolences, but in the same breath suggested that I caused his death because I had admitted to feeding him a small amount of something that was potentially unsafe. It also feels like, that despite telling me he was okay; Rosco’s death is viewed as just a “tough break” and no big deal. Well, it bothers me. I want to remind people that when you take your much-loved pet in for treatment, to you he may be priceless,
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but to a veterinarian he’s not. And just because something’s expensive doesn’t necessarily mean it’s top quality. But this just isn’t about sour grapes, I honestly feel Rosco deserved better, and so did I. Peter Randrup
Clark lacking foresight: MLA
Editor: Last week Premier Clark appointed three of her friends to new, taxpayer-funded patronage positions exposing the fact that her campaign slogans of debt-free B.C. and fiscal management were all show with little substance. With no Senate in B.C., the Premier is finding
other ways to reward her faithful with public money and no public process. Ben Stewart, former MLA for KelownaWestside who stepped down so Premier Clark could run in a by-election after she couldn’t win her own seat in May, was directly appointed to a plum post as Asian trade commissioner for $170,000 a year. Former MLA and original BC Liberal party leader Gordon Wilson suddenly endorsed Premier Clark just before the May election citing her message of fiscal restraint and was awarded a $50,000 post as Buy BC LNG representative. That’s a combined
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yearly commitment of $220,000. Meanwhile Northwest Community College’s School of Exploration and Mining cannot get year-to-year funding from the Ministry of Advanced Education for their award– winning programs that result in real jobs for local people now. Or the difference of being able to invest in a jobs protection commissioner that could assist people in communities like Houston as they deal with the shock of mill closures. We are not yet six months into this version of Premier Clark’s regime and we are already witnessing disturbing evidence on what her priorities are: patronage
appointments over skills training and assistance for local people so they can find employment or deal with economic upheaval. I don’t recall that being part of her fiscal management message during the election campaign. Such behavior and decisions do not serve the people of Stikine and northwest B.C. well. Doug Donaldson MLA Stikine
A little help from my friends
Editor: As I stand out on my sundeck, indulging in things I shouldn’t (not anything illegal), I see the view. To my left, through the poplars, ashes, and firs, stand the magnificent, sharp peaks of Hudson Bay Mountain. On the right, after the rolling hay fields, is the Babine Range of mountains, which the weather has moulded into a pristine vision. I don’t deserve it but the Lord has blessed me with this view. When you drive around in an old van
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that looks like it’s been through a 15 round boxing match with Mohammad Ali, you get some odd respect. When I come to a four-way stop, all the drivers hesitate and follow the rules to the letter, because I assume they have no confidence in my driving ability. In my defence, this van gets two people to work every day, takes cats to the vet, allows us to support the local businesses (grocery shopping), and serves as a carrier of odds and sods from the Telkwa Mall. Telkwa has a choir that’s made up of I would guess about a dozen dogs. There’s one dog in particular that must be the conductor and only barks when the rest stop. It almost seems like he’s saying, “That’s not quite right. Let’s go over it again.” Since my family moved to Telkwa there are several businesses and people that have made our transition easier. My family would like to acknowledge the following businesses and individuals (this list is not complete, and there will be more recognitions in our future letters): Shoppers Drug Mart, Telkwa Pub, Central Square Medical Clinic, Midway Services in Telkwa, BC Liquor Store, Street Corners. Sometimes it’s easy to smile, collect money, and otherwise just do a job or wave at a neighbour, but these individuals have gone out of the way to be not only friendly, but supportive. These actions expand relationships in a community to make it stronger, vibrant and most of all bonded. Thank you. Brian and Loanne Bannister Telkwa
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Village of Telkwa looks to revitalize downtown core By Nolan Kelly Smithers/Interior News
The Village of Telkwa is attempting to new bring businesses to their downtown core and generate added revenue through their Hankin Ave. building refurbishment project, due for completion next month. Three years ago, Telkwa residents soundly rejected village council’s proposal to spend $1 million to renovate the Hankin Ave. building where the village office is located. Council decided that, rather than give up on the project, they would alter it and search out alternative options to fund the building improvements. In 2011, the village hired grant writer Jane Stevenson as part of a Northern Development Initiative Trust grant at a cost of $7,000 dollars and soon after, she applied for and received a grant from the Federal
Gas Tax Innovation Fund to retrofit the Hankin Ave. building with a goal towards reducing heat loss and increasing energy efficiency by adding insulation to the roof and walls. A micro district heating system was also added, bringing the grand total of the project to $644,000. The grant was entirely funded by the FGTIF – a rarity for a sum that large. Once the renovations are complete, the building will be capable of producing an abundance of clean, cheap energy. Fuel for the heating system will come primarily from trees killed by the mountain pine beetle epidemic that has devastated forests through much of the B.C. interior. The renovations serve three main purposes. First, they allow the village to generate revenue off the newly-installed grid by providing heat to adjacent buildings. The
village will sell heat to Telkwa Elementary School, one business and five residences, which will provide a net revenue of between $10,000 - $15,000 per year. Second, during the renovations, the village is repurposing 5,000 square feet of unused space in the building into commercial rentals. In the event the village receives a second grant to improve the interior of the new commercial spaces, and they are able to rent them out, they will add an additional $30,000$40,000 in revenue per year. Because the federal grant to retrofit the building doesn’t cover the renovations needed to convert the commercial space, the town is using unused money from the pine beetle fund – a $400,000 reparation provided by the B.C. government in the wake of pine beetle disaster – to finish off the project. Waiting until the
project was finished and then redividing the extra space would not have been cost efficient so councillors decided that in the long run, it was better for the bottom line to do it now. But they are confident the money is forthcoming. “The Ministry of Jobs and Skills Training has committed to work with us to find that additional money to finish the interior work needed,” Village of Telkwa councillor Rimas Zitkauskas said. Finally, council hopes the project creates the perception that Telkwa is open for business. Telkwa has some of the highest property tax rates in the province, but the main culprit isn’t a result of spending too much, rather, it’s a lack of commercial industry, Zitkauskas said. “The reason we are having challenges is not because we have a problem with overspending.
Normally the largest portion of a community’s operating budget is payroll. If you are working at anything over 65 per cent you should take a look and try to lessen it. We are operating at 45 per cent.” Currently, Telkwa’s business tax revenues are among the lowest in the province. An average town or city generates an average of about 40 per cent of their taxes from business revenues, Telkwa hovers around seven per cent. And that means residents have to pay a larger portion of property taxes than most people living in towns of a similar size. One issue is Telkwa’s proximity to a relative economic giant in Smithers. With a larger economic centre so close, Telkwa-based businesses may move to Smithers or not even open up in the village to begin with. A village of comparable size like Fraser Lake, has a larger business
community and more revenue generated through commercial taxes because there are no other municipalities within 60 kilometres. “It’s not that our population couldn’t support these businesses,” Zitkauskas said. “It’s just that it’s hard for us to attract them, even though we have purposefully tried to keep our business tax rate low.” Another strike against Telkwa is their lack of major resourcebased companies. There are no mills, no large forestry companies and no mines providing what would be a huge boon to the town budget’s bottom line. Again, Fraser Lake has both a mine and a mill adding to the village tax base. Ideally, Telkwa would have more commercial spaces available for prospective businesses to move into, Zitkauskas said. Of the 15 new businesses that have come to Telkwa over the past six years, four are mobile vendors, six
have built their own spaces or converted existing spaces to commercial property and the remainder are home-based businesses. The Village would like for more businesses to at least have the option of staying in town. All of these issues have spawned a new philosophy of trying to regenerate Telkwa’s downtown core, to attract new businesses and build a more vibrant commercial area within Telkwa. The hope is the area off of Hwy 16 and Hankin Ave., could become a commercial centre within the downtown core. “We are trying to attract more retail businesses,” Stevenson said. “That area has so much potential. We want to retain our entrepreneurs and we are hoping this will be a positive stepping stone towards more commercial investment.” See HANKIN on A9
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Telkwa is a small, rural community that has limited access to industry, but they have found innovative ways to move their community forward, such as a municipal district heating project and an awardwinning integrative sustainable plan, affordable housing and an age-friendly plan. They have done that all within the last few years.” At the UBCM convention the Hankin Ave. project received an award from the Community Energy Association. Now Stevenson is setting her focus on another big project: finding grant money for the villages’s water system. “We need to upgrade and to expand our water distribution system and create another storage tower so that the village has increased capacity,” Stevenson said.
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Lest We Forget Smithers Order of Service 10:30 Be in position at cenotaph 10:45 Parade comes to attention O Canada Brief address by Padre Welcome & Blessing by Office of the Wetsuweten Brief address by Mayor of Smithers Lord’s Prayer – Padre Legion Prayer – Branch 63 President 11:00 Last Post Silence Lament Reveille President: Legion Prayer All Present: We will remember them Parade stands at ease Laying of wreaths God Save the Queen All welcome to an afternoon of camaraderie after the services at The Royal Canadian Legion.
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Lest We Forget The Poppy
Sam Sanderson (2007) Billy wasn’t bitter, and never lost his nerve soon he learnt to walk again, and then returned to serve. Off he went to sea once more, and joining in the fight was wounded off the Brittany coast, but this time lost his sight. Returning home to blighty, he made himself a home but after all he’d been through, he had no wish to roam. A cottage on the foreshore now, was where he longed to be, to live his life amongst his friends, near his first love, the sea. So now as Billy’s laid to rest, his coffin is adorned with one red poppy laid on top, a hero sadly mourned. And though a tear came to my eye, I could so plainly see, what Billy gave, for the land he loved and what Billy gave ... for me.
Arriving at the local church and thinking I was late I realized I had two hours, so I sat down to wait. A hot and sunny afternoon, I simmered in the heat, then a teenage girl appeared and sat down on the seat. I saw she clutched a poppy and asked who was it for, she said it’s for a man she knew, who’d always lived next door. It seemed he’d outlived all his friends and no children had he borne and she asked me if I’d join her, when she went inside to morn. Of course I would be glad to, was my instant reply, and when the hearse at last arrived, we took ourselves inside. Quietly the vicar stood, his head bowed down in prayer and it was then I realized, there was just us two there. The vicar then began, to recount Billy’s story. It seemed he joined the Navy young, In search of fame and glory. So very soon he found himself, away across the sea as a gunner on a Frigate, and none as fine as he. Because he served his country well, in different zones of war he soon got many medals and all with pride he wore. Dunquirke saw his finest hour, he gave it all he’d got, you couldn’t touch his gun all day, the barrels were so hot. Then in the North Atlantic one dark and stormy night, his ship took two torpedoes, from a U-boat out of sight Adrift in the ships lifeboat, the RN came to save our Billy and his shipmates, snatched from a watery grave. Safe aboard the corvette, and suffering from shock he slipped in and out of consciousness, they thought he’d had his lot Then when at last he did come round and sat up in the bed the doc he had to tell him, that he’d lost both his legs.
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Lest We Forget Telkwa Order of Service SERVICE IN TELKWA STARTS AT 1:00 PM TELKWA SENIORS CENOTAPH
Service begins at 1pm at the Telkwa Cenotaph Master of Ceremony, Rick Fuerst — Welcome March on the Colours - Smithers Sea Cadets Parade Comes to Attention Colour Guard March Honour Guard Reverse Arms & Present Arms O Canada Brief Address and Lord’s Prayer: Pastors Micelle and Joe Ellis Telkwa Christian Reform Church
Brief Message from Mayor Carman Graf Last Post — 2 minutes of silence Bugler’s Last Post and Reveille Telkwa School Choir I’m Dreaning of Home Laying of Wreaths “In Flander’s Fields” recitation Closing — God Save the Queen Honour Guard Reverse Arms & Present Arms March off the Colours Light luncheon to follow at the Telkwa Seniors’ Centre
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A citizenship reaffirmation ceremony on Saturday gave new and old Canadians a chance to reflect on what it means to live in this country. The ceremony was organized by Kimberly Lipscombe, welcoming communities coordinator with Smithers Community Services Association. The official Canadian citizenship ceremony is no longer held in Smithers, so Lipscombe organized the event to acknowledge the people in the community who have become citizens or are working toward it. “After the celebration today I hope that you have a new appreciation for those who have joined us as Canadian citizens and for those who are still in the process,” Lipscombe said. There was a diverse crowd at the ceremony. One family had only been in Smithers for a week and others, like Jenny Teiy, have been in the Bulkley Valley for decades. Teiy and her family came to Smithers in the early 1980s from Cambodia, through Vietnam, escaping
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Projects must be commenced & completed in 2014. Special Funding is also being granted to organizations providing Education Services in Houston & Area and Special Needs in Smithers & Telkwa. For further information contact: BV Community Foundation P.O.Box 4584, Smithers, B.C. VOJ 2N0 Phone: 250- 847-3310 e.mail: bvfoundation@bulkey.net Houston – Sandi Lavallie – 250-856-2758 The Hazeltons - Pauline Gomez 250-847-7515 The application forms and Information/Policies packages are available in digital format from our web site www.bvcf.ca
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the brutal Khmer Rouge regime and the war which had spilled over their borders. Enduring long stretches without food and clean water and digging holes to stay in for 24 hours at a time to avoid bombs and bullets, Teiy and her family of 10 all eventually made it to Canada
and are now proud to be citizens. There were speeches and a reception after the crowd swore the Oath of Citizenship. Smithers Mayor Taylor Bachrach and Stikine MLA Doug Donaldson welcomed the new arrivals and new Canadians to the ceremony. “The folks who
choose to live in a community that is not only very cold six months of the year but a $600 plane airplane ride from the nearest city of any consequence, are a uniquely brave bunch,” Bachrach said. Alsmani Mac spoke about the responsibilities of new Canadian citizens. Mac and his family came to Canada from South Sudan, where they fled due to a civil war that killed millions of people. They chose to come to Canada for its peaceful
reputation — and because Mac’s youngest son is a fan of Celine Dion. “I am so proud to be here today to reaffirm my citizenship and my loyalty to my new country,” Mac said.
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The date marks the occasion when Canada adopted the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, which spells out the basic human rights for children and youth. In honour of the day, MOST for Children ECD Committee & the BV Pool are sponsoring a free swim 2 - 3:30 pm and 6:30 - 8 pm. The BV Child Development Centre will be there to hand out cake with Stryder the Fox in recognition of their anniversary month. Come out and join us!
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CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH Sunday Worship Services at 10 a.m. & 6 p.m. Sunday School for ages 3-6 during the morning worship service. Pastor Ken Vander Horst 1471 Coumbia Drive smitherscrc@telus.net Phone 250-847-2333 “Groundwork” on The Peak at 9:30 am Sundays
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C OMMUNITY Art gallery warms up for winter
M
akes me smile: the young fellow at Tim Hortons whose duty is to clean up the tables. He was dancing as he cleaned. Outside, in front of the Bulkley Valley Credit Union, a “puppy parking hitch.” Out with my walking buddy, a Dad with his young son fixing the skirting on their home. The boy bringing a hammer, a piece of board, holding the board for his Dad. Next day the same Dad standing with hands on hips, the hood of his truck lifted, staring at the engine. The little boy assuming the same stance, hands on hips, looking at the engine. Dad pointing out things on the engine. Such a good teacher. Dogs taking their people for a walk, using the leash to keep connected. A fundraising dinner, hosted by the Smithers Art Gallery. Warming up for Winter, 6 p.m. Saturday Nov. 16 at the Eddyline Bistro Café. Enjoy a winterthemed luxury menu (full menu available on the gallery’s website) and harp music from Sharon Carrington. Get in that final
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bid at the silent auction of artwork by well-known artists. The artwork is on display at Speedee Interior Stationery now and open for bidding. Tickets are $79, available from the art gallery, Interior Stationery and Eddyline Bistro. Proceeds will be split 50-50 with artists and the gallery. After hearing Terrace people talking to themselves I realize that at home I drive, spending little time walking. Amazing what you see and hear while walking. Wonder if Smithereens also do a lot of talking to themselves? Hear retired Agriculture Canada geneticist and biotechnologist Dr. Thierry Vrain speak on GMOs. Ever wondered if they are safe to eat, safe to grow?
Learn more. Free presentation, opportunity to ask questions, Nov. 7, Della Herman Theatre at 7 p.m. November Exhibition at the Smithers Art Gallery: “Home” by Facundo Gastiazoro and Mark Thibeault, Nov. 5 to 27, opening reception Friday Nov. 8 at 7 p.m. Explore what home means to different sectors of the community. Sending out a thank you to the young people from DAF Grad who helped bring in boxes after boxes of books for the Smithers Public Library’s annual book sale. Also a big thank you to those who volunteer to set up the tables and place all the books, those that help during the sale and the clean up after. Thank you to the new owners of the old Zellers store for allowing us to use the space. It is the biggest venue we have ever had, it echoes in there! We have done our best to fill it. Money raised goes towards supporting the library, helping to keep it warm, inviting, “home.” Closing with: Believe that you can do it, under any circumstances. Because if you believe
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DebiLyn Smith recently finished running from cancer and is now running from mystery. The Houston author, who just completed a month-long book tour in support of her first novel, Running from Cancer, is in Smithers on Thursday hosting a reading of her second published book, Not Just One, Running from Mystery. Her latest novel is a mystery set in a town called Halston, a community that closely mirrors Smith’s hometown. “The characters are mostly fictional but there are a few that people will recognize,” Smith said. “It was fun doing that. It is fiction but I added a sprinkle of truth to it. There are a lot of things in the book that are based on this area and that’s why I think people here would like to read it and it’s quite funny all the way through. “Don’t be surprised if you’ve ended up in the book.” While she said the book mostly appeals to women, she has heard positive reviews from the males that have read the mystery as well. “It’s about a single mom trying to learn to put both feet down and not just one, with her •
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ex husband and all the other men in her life,” Smith said, adding the main character’s First Nations’ babysitter goes missing in the book, a nod of recognition to the area’s Highway of Tears’ disappearances. Smith just returned to the Bulkley Valley after promoting Running from Cancer at locations all across the province. As a cancer survivor herself, the tour coincided with Breast Cancer Awareness Month and was very well received, she said. “The response has been incredible,” Smith said. “People have said it’s really helped them change their lives and shape up a bit more.” The reading is on Nov. 7 at the Smithers Public Library from 7 to 9 p.m. In Smithers, Not Just One, Running from Mystery can be purchased at Mountain Eagle Books, Heartstrings and Interior Stationery. •
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Smithers artists Facundo Gastiazoro and Mark Thibeault explored what home means to them in their November exhibition on now at the Smithers Art Gallery. The show, Home, explores what the word means to different people in the community. The people and places depicted are not instantly recognizable. In Home, Gastiazoro and Thibeault use acrylics on canvas, digital collages and installations to make their commentary on the community. The show officially started yesterday and the opening reception is Friday night from 7 to 9 p.m. Admission is free and appetizers are provided. Thibeault and Gastiazoro will both be in attendance. The exhibition can be viewed until Nov. 27. The art gallery’s regular hours are Tuesday to Saturday from noon to 4 p.m.
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Smithers Art Gallery Home by Facundo Gastiazoro and Mark Thibeault. Exploring what home means to different sectors of our community; the less-seen and neglected corners of our environment. Nov. 5-27, Tues.-Sat., 12-4 p.m. www. smithersart.org, info@smithersart.org, 250-847-3898. Home Opening Reception at the Smithers Art Gallery Friday, Nov. 8, 7-9 p.m. Brown Bag Lunch Thursday, Nov. 7, at noon, Smithers Healthy Living Centre featuring Julie Chaplin talking about, Digestion and Food Combining. BV Backpackers Society AGM Thursday, Nov. 7, 7 p.m. will be held in the upstairs meeting room of BV Insurance Services Ltd., 1139 Main St., rear entrance. Not Just One: Running From Mystery Thursday, Nov. 7, 7 p.m. Houston author, DebiLyn Smith returns to the Smithers Public Library with her new novel. It’s a tale of mystery and mayhem. BRIDGE LESSONS offered starting Friday, Nov. 8, 7-9 p.m. Learn to play bridge with Dennis Lee as instructor. Further info, contact Jane 250-847-3738 or Jeannette 250-847-9713. Coffee house at Round Lake Saturday, Nov. 9, 7:30 p.m. Featuring Mark Holenstein, Sharon McGregor, Cheryl Hofweber. Quick Eats concession of pizza and pop. $5 at the door.
Email events@roundlakebc.com if you are interested in the open mike! United Church Christmas bazaar Saturday, Nov. 9, 2-4 p.m. at 3889 – 8th Ave (Church basement). Crafts, baking and cookies by the dozen. Admission $5 includes tea. For more information phone 250-847-3314. Songs Of Redemption Sunday, Nov. 10, 7 p.m. at the Della Herman Theatre. Documentary relating the healing power of music through a rehabilitation program in the General Penitentiary of Kingston, Jamaica. Presented by Youth for a Better World. Agnes Pion 250-643-0466. Smithers Ski and Gear Swap Saturday, Nov. 9, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at Muhiem Elementary, $1 entry fee, under 12 free, all proceeds go to support the Smithers Ski and Snowboard Club. Registration also avail. Drop off gear Friday between 6-8 p.m. 20% of proceeds go to the club. Fourth Annual Skeena Wild Film Fest Saturday, Nov. 9, 7-9:30 p.m. at the Della Herman Theatre. Supporting local filmakers and photographers. Tickets $10 at Mountain Eagle Books. The Bulkley Valley Remembers at the BV Museum, Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. An exhibition commemorating people of the Valley who served their country. 250-847-5322.
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The fourth annual SkeenaWild Film Fest stops in Smithers and the Kispiox Valley this weekend. The film festival, By the Skeena for the Skeena, will feature films of various lengths as well as photos taken from across the region. Those in attendance will vote for the winning photos and films. On Friday night, the film fest is at the Kispiox Community Hall from 7 to 9:30 p.m. The Smithers presentation is on Nov. 9 from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at the Della Herman Theatre. Tickets are available at Mountain Eagle Books in Smithers and in Hazleton at Mercedes Beans. They’re $10. A preview of the films can be seen on the SkeenaWild website, www.skeenawild.org.
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Tickets are on sale now for the Smithers Art Gallery’s Warming up for Winter fundraising dinner Nov. 16. The evening will feature a winter-themed menu, harp music provided by Sharon Carrington and final bidding on the silent art auction. Artists whose work is up for bidding include: Mark Tworow, Dave Nehring, Anne Havard, Perry Rath and Allan Cormier, to name a few. The artwork is on display at Interior Stationery and available for bidding now. Proceeds will be split evenly between the art gallery and the featured artists. Tickets are $79 and can be purchased at the Smithers Art Gallery, Interior Stationery and the Eddyline Bistro Café. For more information, call the Smithers Art Gallery at 250-847-3898.
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C OMMUNITY Small flocks of swans moving through
FOR THE BIRDS Brenda Mallory
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ard to believe that October leaves us with no snow and pansies in full bloom. The birds seem to be coming back to the feeders in greater numbers now. I am impressed with the number of chickadees here. I hear from others that they have a good count on the mountain chickadees. More short-eared owls out and about. Lots from this area
and a few in the northeast. I still hear a saw-whet owl in the evenings. I must get outside a little later to get a look at him (or her). Three reports this week of big flocks of bohemian waxwings. They seem to be making short work of mountain ash berries. None of those berries left here. Robins and bears made sure of that. Finally I have had a few evening grosbeaks back at the feeders. Yes, the collared doves are still out and about. They are not as noisy now which I assume suits many of you. Yesterday I had my resident raven back. He makes his bloop bloop sound on the same branch as every year. He hopes I will get busy and bring him a snack. Of course I do that. One crow as well.
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Lloyd from Fort Nelson was saying he has some blue jays at his feeders. He did put out some peanut butter. He was wondering if they can choke on it. They seem to do well with it. If you are concerned it can be mixed with cornmeal or ground eggshell to make things a bit more gritty. Don’t forget if eggshell is used to heat it somehow in order to
kill any salmonella. This past week I could hear and see swans moving through. Very small flocks but nice to see. Moose are now strolling about the streets of Smithers, looking for some good ornamental trees. Keep a close watch on your dogs when walking the trails. Before I leave you today don’t forget this is the time when vitamin D3 could do
some good for you. Check with your healthcare provider. Hate to miss out on something that could make life a bit better. A big thanks from all of us to Stoney Stoltenberg for all the time and effort he puts into the fireworks display in Telkwa. I take my hat off to you, Stoney! Give me a call at 250-846-5095 or e-mail to mallory@bulkley. net.
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