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Local athlete Sophie Davis is headed to the B.C. Winter Games this year. Davis was selected to play defence on the northwest zone’s under 16 female hockey team. Davis attended tryouts in Terrace on January 3-5 and candidates were evaluated on ice skills, game sessions and fitness testing. Davis said the tryouts were tough and she did not know any of the other girls but after the two ice times and the fitness, she came out near the top of the group. Davis had what it takes, even though she is only 13 years old and the tryouts consisted of girls from 13 to 15 years old. Those born in 1999 and 2000 can try out for the team in their zone for the chance to represent Sophie Davis will be headed down the zone in the provincials. The team will be heading down to Mission to help represent the to Mission, B.C. for the provincial northwest zone for under 16 hockey. Photo courtesy of Morgan Davis competition February 19-23. Leading up to this, Davis has been The team has so far been havplaying with the Prince George Cou- ing a successful year, according to gars Bantam Female Rep Team for Sophie’s mom Morgan Davis and two years and she said it has made a the Cougars recently won a tournabig difference in her skill level, espe- ment in Kamloops. They now have cially her stick handling. The young their sites set for the bantam-level defensive player travels to Prince provincials, and will be facing off George for practices and games against Williams Lake to make it about two times a week, which can there. be tiring, but she loves the sport, Up to and including the pee-wee especially the friends she has made level, Davis played on Fort St. James and for the competition. teams made up mostly of boys.
Ian Berry’s goggles reflect a beautiful afternoon at the top of Murray Ridge on the start of the run called the Scud. Berry was picking up his camera which he had set up for a time-lapse photo/video of the lovely day. The short video can be viewed on the Murray Ridge Facebook page, sunshine and snow and all.
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Mischievous suspect Ruth Lloyd Caledonia Courier RCMP are looking for more victims in a mischief case. An adult caucasian male has been reported to be knocking on the doors of local residents and asking for cash or food for various reasons. Stories from victims range from the man reporting he had a snowmobile breakdown to running out of gas and forgetting his wallet. The suspect then asks for some money or food and reports vary from
requests for $5 to $20. Once obtaining the money, he then leaves, sometimes promising to return to pay the money back, which he does not do. The RCMP have collected several reports from victims, but believe there may be more victims out there and would like to continue to strengthen their case and locate these other possible victims. Anyone who has further information on the suspect and has had a similar incident, is asked to call the Fort St. James RCMP at 996-8269. RCMP are currently seeking a warrant for the suspect’s arrest in relation to the incidents.
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He ran like the wind with his red hair flying in the wind. We could not slow him down no matter how we tried. Stewart is now free to run with the wind wild and free no matter where it takes you. And now that you are free DaffodilsHC0804.EPS fly and fly and I hope you find your peace at last. You will always be our son and we will love you always. Missed by your brothers and sister. But mostly by Dad and Mom. Stewart left us Jan. 4th at 7pm at the Fort St. James Hospital. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Smith family would like to thank the nurses, doctors and support staff of the Fort St. James Hospital for the care given to our son Stewart. This Hospital is a place of very caring people and in many cases under appreciated by the public.
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Ruth Lloyd Caledonia Courier Youth and adults in Fort St. James can now access a specially-created app to find out what is going on and what services are available. The SONAR project - Social Networking App for Resilience has launched thanks to eight youth involved in a research project. After Emily Jenkins from UBC visited Fort St. James to do work on a research project looking at youth mental health, she decided to do something about what she found during her research. She hired youth from a diverse range of backgrounds, ages and social groups to form a group to work on projects to help provide youth with support. One of their ideas was to create a webbesed application to help connect youth with activities and events to combat boredom and also to help them access resources in the community. Tess Amyot, Lexi Joinson, Melissa Hilde, Danielle Sutherland,
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Members of the SONAR youth group. L-R: Maddison Sam, Danielle Sutherland, Melissa Hilde, Tess Amyot (on screen via Skype), Lexi Joinson and Raylene Erickson.
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Maddison Sam, Raylene Erickson, Morgan Prince and Harry Goertz are the youth involved in the project. They said their goals in creating the webbased app were to help bring people together, so people and especially youth, can access resources and take advantages of the opportunities and assets offered in the community. They said many youth seem to be unaware of events or activities available in the
community which don't involve sports. The application is web-based, so even people without smart phones can access the information on it and it includes an events listing, which anyone in the community can submit events to. The hope is that the app will allow people to find out what is going on outside their social circle and open peoples' eyes to other social activities and help address bullying issues.
Within such a small community, the youth said rumours about people can circulate more quickly and people can not get away from the stigma negative gossip can create. The SONAR group said they have the advantage of their diversity allowing them to know what is going on amongst a broad range of social circles of youth. To check out the app, access resources or submit an event or activity
Court report For files appearing before the Fort St. James Provincial Court on January 7, 2014. Bradley M. Abraham was fined $500 and prohibited from driving for one year for operating a motor vehicle while disqualified. Abraham was also given a three-month suspended sentence and three months probation with conditions for motor vehicle theft.
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One small step for Nak’azdli, one giant leap for the community Ruth Lloyd Caledonia Courier If you are driving around on the Nak’azdli Reserve, you might take notice of a small change in places. The change is not drastic, but it is dramatic in some ways. The difference is a sign - literally. Stop signs on the reserve are being changed from the traditional English-language signs to a bilingual sign, with Dakelh (Carrier) at the top and the English version underneath (if you haven’t seen one yet, “’Etsul” is the Dakelh word appearing at the top of the sign). While the signs are a small thing, as everyone will automatically know what the sign means, whether it says “Stop” or
“’Etsul” because we are completely programmed to recognize the colour and shape of the sign regardless of the words printed on it, it still is significant. The signs indicate the beginnings of a restoration of balance long lost, a balance of acknowledgement, pride and respect of a culture and its language, and of the people who lived on this land for many generations, before any of the current occupants came along. One word on a sign
does not signify total transformation, but it is exciting to see the integration of a suppressed culture back to its rightful place in the mainstream. While schools in the community have been teaching Dakelh language and culture for years, until the language and culture is brought out of the school and into the lives of adults and the community, it will not truly be integrated and it will continue to be left behind. This community is made of up of a diverse range of strong individuals, with pride of place, and it is time to celebrate the strengths of the culture and language of the Aboriginal Peoples alongside those who came so much later. Musi Nak’azdli for this great step forward for the community.
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The Stuart Lake Hospital Auxiliary would like to acknowledge the support of the community as a whole in our efforts to raise funds for hospital purchases, patient comfort, and help in other health related fields. Without the generosity of the community our Christmas raffle wouldn’t have been the success it was. The auxiliary sold all of the raffle tickets that were printed. The auxiliary would like to acknowledge the support of individuals that donated the raffle prizes thereby keeping our costs to a minimum. Tom Schaff, (donated 30 minute helicopter ride – won by Harvest Soles ) Jim and Bea Barnes (donated an office chair won by Carole Kirkaldy), Ruth Northcott (donated a crochet afghan won by Axel Boris), Mark Whitely and Renee Prince (donated a popcorn machine won by Nancy Erickson), Grant Mortenson (donated a cordless 18 volt drill won by Shane Huffman), Brad Miller (donated a Grillmate barbeque won by Kerry Buck), and Russ and Donna Gingrich (donated a DVD Player won by Kevin Uhrich ). The remaining three prizes were supplied by the auxiliary. Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 was won by Charlyne Smilinski. The food hamper was won by Winnie Marchand. The lottery ticket tree was won by Gwenda Felix. The net profit from the Christmas Raffle was $3,600.00 Thank you everyone for supporting a worthy fundraiser. Happy New Year to the community of Fort St. James. Sherry Nielsen on the behalf of the Stuart Lake Hospital Auxiliary
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Foundation now has over $130,000 invested and will be using the interest to alHonesty is rewarded at locate their first grant funds Sowchea Elementary School, for local projects or orgabut not with money, with recnizations, but has to deterognition. mine the grant allocation Students at the school are procedures for the foundatold the best thing to do when tion yet. you find money which doesn’t The first money given belong to you is to try and find back to the community will who it belongs to. But often be two $450 grants, and small amounts of money are will hopefully be given out not claimed or identified as be- Joyce Helweg (left) speaks to the Sowchea El- this spring. longing to anyone in particular, ementary students at an assembly while Pat Helweg said she hopes but the money still doesn’t be- Short stands holding the large cheque for the to continue building on the long to the person who found it. Fort St. James Community Foundation. deduction at source fundPhoto courtesy of Sowchea Elementary raising, which allows the So at Sowchea, students for a total of $25.59 and each student then are asked to bring the employees of participating money to the office, where they turn who had turned in money was recog- companies the option to have autonized at the assembly. it in. matic deductions taken off of their A few more coins had been paycheques, which Helweg said proThe money is set aside, with the turned in since the cheque was made vides the best return for donors bestudent’s name. Eventually, the money collected out, and in the end, the foundation cause the donation is taken off before adds up and last year, the collected was given $29.19 from the students. the income tax is calculated. “These kids were so enthused,” money was donated towards the Fort If 770 people were to donate $5 said Helweg. St. James Community Foundation. off of each pay check, the foundation At the assembly, Helweg ex- would raise $1 million in 10 years. “It was really cool,” said Joyce Helweg of the foundation. “They’re plained to the students how the founSo far, Conifex and Ubleis Logdation will be investing the funds in ging are participating companies, just so sweet.” At an assembly towards the end order to obtain interest which can with Conifex employees donating a of last year, the students presented then go back towards worthy causes total of $4,965 in 2013 and Ubleis Helweg and Pat Short with a cheque in the community via grants. employees donating a total of $560. The Fort St. James Community
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The weather was sunny for the 32nd annual Fort St. James Christmas Bird Count. There were 11 feeder watchers, and 15 field observers in six parties. The temperature ranged between -17 and -9 degrees Celcius and the snow depth was 31cm. The Eurasian collareddove numbers were high, given the bird only just
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showed up on the count last year for the first time, said Joanne Vinnedge, biologist and count organizer. This year there was an absence of winter finches - observers tallied no pine grosbeaks, and very few common redpolls. These winter finches tend to follow cone crops, and this year there is a record spruce cone crop across
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the province. This may have affected numbers observed, said Vinnedge. With the warm weather, the river was quite open and swans were spread out. Bird numbers: Trumpeter swan 55 Mallard 47 Common goldeneye 18 Common merganser 3 Ruffed grouse 10 Bald eagle 2
N. hawk owl 1 N. pygmy owl 1 Saw-whet owl 1 Downy woodpecker 30 Hairy woodpecker 35 3-toed woodpecker 1 Northern flicker 6 Pileated woodpecker 4 Northern shrike 1 Gray jay 1 Steller’s jay 4 Black-billed magpie 20 American crow 29
RCMP report Dec. 30 at just before 5 p.m., RCMP were called to a report a group of individuals had stolen $100 worth of liquor from Suspenders store. After the suspects left, a review of the video surveillance tape led the clerk to call the RCMP as it showed a group made up of two females and two males enter the store. One female was reported to have taken a bottle of Fireball whiskey, and one bottle of Weisers whiskey. One male was reported to then have taken a bottle of Captain Morgan's Rum. The entire group then departed in a late nineties black GMC pickup truck. RCMP will continue to investigate the incident and are awaiting a copy of the video surveillance in order to positively identify the suspects. Dec. 31 at 11:43 a.m., RCMP were called to a report of a sudden death on Pinchi Road. The wife of an 84-year-old man called to report the sudden death of her husband, who reportedly suffered from severe health problems. Emergency Health Services were also called to the incident and the investigation was turned over to the Coroner's Service once RCMP determined the death was not suspicous. Dec. 31 at 3:08 p.m. a female called RCMP to report her common-law husband had struck her
with a can of beer. RCMP attended and the female reported the suspect had wanted some beer which she refused to give him as it belonged to her brother. She said the suspect then struck her in the head with a can of beer. The male then left. RCMP located the suspect and arrested him and are recommending charges of assault with a weapon. He will appear in court on April 7. Jan. 1 at 11:16 p.m., RCMP responded to a complaint of assault. A female reported her male boyfriend had punched, kneed and choked her at their home. She said she then left to her aunt's house. Upon further questioning it was also reported the female had been dating the male since she was 15. The suspect was later located and arrested and RCMP are recommending charges of assault and sexual assault. A young person can not legally give consent to sexual activity until the age of 16 if their partner is five years or more older than the young person. The suspect is in his thirties. Jan. 3 at 8:42 a.m., RCMP received a report of a possible snowmobiler in distress on the lake. The caller reported seeing someone on a snowmobile crossing the lake from Cottonwood Park heading west.
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The caller said the headlight of the machine was visible and then suddenly disappeared, and it was feared the driver of the machine may have gone through the ice or run into trouble. RCMP went to the lakeshore, but because it was night and there had been a risk of poor ice conditions due to the warmer temperatures, the RCMP used a device called a FLIR for forward-looking infrared, which allows difference in temperature to become highly visible, regardless of the amount of light available. While tracks were observed, no heat sources were seen or detected and no report of missing persons came in. While Fort St. James RCMP do have these kind of tools now available to them thanks to the civil forfeiture program which gives grants back to departments from the sale of items obtained through crime, RCMP would still like snowmobilers to use caution on the lake, With the lack of consistently cold temperatures, there may still be spots on the lake which could pose a danger to snowmobilers and others out on the ice. Jan. 3 at 11:29 p.m. RCMP attended a residence at the Fort Trailer Court in response to a possible breach of an undertaking. The girlfriend of the
complainant was reportedly at his home, under the influence and was refusing to leave. RCMP attended and determined the woman was on a recognizance to leave the male's presence when asked. The female was subsequently arrested for mischief and breach of a recognizance and held until sober. The complainant did not want to proceed with charges and the file was concluded. On Jan. 4 at 11:35 a.m. RCMP were called to Yekooche Reserve to a report a female said she had been choked by a male. The female reported the man had choked her and she had to repeatedly scratch at his face in order to get him to release her. The male suspect was subsequently arrested and later released until an upcoming court appearance. Jan. 4 at 3:27 p.m., RCMP were dispatched to Overwaitea to a report of a shoplifter. Upon arrival, RCMP said they located the suspect, an intoxicated male, leaning against a wall with an employee of Overwaitea watching him. The manager said the male had been holding his jacket in a way which looked suspicious and was asked to show staff what was inside his coat. A DVD which was believed to have been sto-
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“ The Joint Review Panel’s recommendation is an important step toward building a better pipeline.”
My name is Janet Holder and I am the leader of the Northern Gateway Project. This past December, my team came one step closer towards our goal of building a better pipeline. After weighing the evidence in the most comprehensive, scientific review in Canadian pipeline history, the Joint Review Panel of the National Energy Board and the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency provided its recommendation.
From the beginning, Northern Gateway has committed to building a safer and better pipeline. The Panel’s conditions are an important step towards that goal. They reflect the input of thousands of British Columbians and Canadians, and include many of the commitments we made in our submission. But our work is far from done. As a proud British Columbian, I assure you that my team will continue to work hard towards meeting all of the final conditions set out by the Joint Review Panel, just as we’re working hard to meet the Province’s tough conditions. Building a better pipeline isn’t easy. It takes hard work and complete dedication to meeting the highest standards possible. The Joint Review Panel’s recommendation is an important step toward building a better pipeline.
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Ruth Lloyd Caledonia Courier The new fire chief has been in place long enough to attend some calls and get a feel for the community and his new crew of firefighters. Mike Navratil started the job on Nov. 4, and came to the role from a very diverse background in fire. He started as a paid on-call firefighter in Williams Lake, while he was working as a GIS analyst for the provincial government. After taking a buy-out in 2004, Navratil decided to make emergency fire services his career and did a three-month Justice Institute training program. Navratil said he was attracted to firefighting because of the unpredictable nature of the job. "It's a very dynamic and challenging career," he said. "You don't know what's going to happen next." While starting out as a firefighter in Williams Lake, Navratil was attending a call at a gas leak when the group was called to a nearby structure fire, a house had a fire in the basement. "I remember going down the stairs you couldn't see, it was hot," said Navratil. "It was more than interesting." "It was one of those experiences that scares you at the time but you're more than happy to do it again." The firefighters stopped the fire in the
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has since worked as a fire training officer in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, as the deputy fire chief in Whitecourt, Alberta, and as a fire inspector at the Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. In Abu Dhabi, Navratil worked on a few month contract teaching a National Fire Protection Association course. In Kandahar, Navratil worked for NATO as a fire inspector for a year and a half. "It was interesting," he said. "It was really good experience in many aspects." He was also a paid on-call firefighter in Vernon and Okanagan Landing. Over the years, since he started in 2003, Navratil said the job has changed and evolved. The training aspect of firefighting has become much more structured, said Navratil, making the job much safer for firefighters to do their job. He said the effects of fire safety education have also had a huge positive effect on the numbers of structure fires. In coming to Fort St. James, Navratil said he is looking to make a long-term commitment. "To stop jumping around to work - get Mike Navratil is the new fire chief in Fort St. settled for a change," he said. James. Caledonia Courier While Navratil said he had been to Fort St. James briefly for an interview basement and saved the house. "So that was my introduction to live fire with the Ministry of Forests in 1997, he remembered the golf course more than as a rookie," he said. Since this first experience in live fire, anything, as he took in nine holes after the Navratil has attended hundreds of fires and interview was over.
His fiancé will be joining him in Fort St. James and the couple will take advantage of what Fort St. James has to offer, as Navratil is a skier, a mountain biker, and a golfer. With there still being some issues to resolve amongst the fire fighter members since the resignation of former chief Rob Bennett after sexual harassment allegations by female firfighters, leading to criminal charges, Navratil said he feels his background has given him some experience in such matters, having worked under a former fire chief who later had grievances filed against him. So far, Navratil said the fire hall has been going alright, and he is not trying to change things immediately, but instead to identify possible issues of safety and liability and resolve them to move forward. Navratil said he is open to people coming to him with concerns and working to resolve conflict within the hall. The fire hall is currently undertaking a recruitment drive to increase their membership. There are 30 members now, and Navratil said they would like to start four junior and four adult recruits for training. For the first couple of months, recruits would need to attend training on Monday and Thursday evenings for a couple of hours, but would then be required only to attend the Thursday practices. Live fire training could then begin in May, which would also require a couple extra training days.
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NVCSS still working on finding a location for a daycare in Fort Ruth Lloyd Caledonia Courier Nechako Valley Community Services Society (NVCSS) and Fireweed Collective Society are in discussions over the future of the old women's shelter in the Sitka Building. NVCSS Executive Director Tyrell Arnold gave a short presentation at a council meeting at the end of last year on where the group is at with plans for a daycare facility in the community. It was a little over a year ago NVCSS found out the board for
the Sikh temple had backed out of a deal for NVCSS to purchase the building to renovate the building into a daycare and office facility for NVCSS. Reasons for the deal being turned down were never given, however, Arnold told Mayor Rob MacDougall and council NVCSS continues to look at possible ways to create a daycare in Fort St. James. "We are still hopeful," he said. "It's been a long process." The group is currently looking at the possibility of locating a daycare in the Sitka Building on Stuart Drive. NVCSS owns the building
and operates offices in it and rents offices to Fireweed Collective Society and a facility in the back which used to house the Fireweed Safehaven women's shelter. Fireweed has since moved their women's shelter to a home on Second Avenue, which the society purchased in order to expand their space and create certainty for the group by owning the property. The group still rents the now vacant space where the shelter used to be, however. Fireweed's Brandi Hanterman said she could not yet discuss publicly what the group is plan-
Wheels keep rolling for seniors delivery service Ruth Lloyd Caledonia Courier The Seniors Helping Seniors delivery and transportation service in Fort St. James has been given a temporary reprieve to keep operating by mayor and council. The service has run out of grant funding which was paying for the operation of two vans to help pick up and deliver medications and groceries for seniors and to drive seniors to medical appointments or social activities. The program began in December 2012 to provide grocery and medication delivery and was expanded to offer transportation for seniors to medical appointments and social activities. There is a part time senior coordinator position with the service, and the driving is done by volunteers who get a small honorarium for their time. "It's really built on the strength of our volunteer," said Emily Columbo, economic development officer for the District of Fort St. James. Since it began, the service has provided over 300 delivery trips and an estimated 70 medical appointment trips and driven over 25,000 km. Mayor Rob MacDougall and all of the councillors spoke in support of the service and it's importance in allowing seniors in the community to age in place. The council then voted unanimously to approve interim funding to maintain the service, which costs an estimated $30,000 a year to operate. "We have those two vans sitting out there but I don't want them sitting," said Councillor Russ Gingrich. Councillor Joan Burdeniuk suggested the funds allocated for councillors to pay for attending extra meetings outside of their normal council duties, but are often not all claimed, be then allocated to this service specifically. Burdeniuk and Councillor Riley Willick did not claim any of their extra meetings last year, and funds go back into general revenue. MacDougall said he sees the service as something unique in the interior.
"I just think it's a service that is so beneficial to our community," he said. Gingrich said the hope is to partner with Northern Health, Nak'azdli or the Regional District of Bulkley Nechako to be able to maintain the service. He pointed out the service helps to reduce backlogs in medical appointments because it helps prevent clients missing medical appointments due to transportation issues, which increases wait lists. Mayor and council approved $7,500 in funding to keep the service for the time being while they look for funding partners for the program.
ning to do with the space or if they are considering turning it back over to NVCSS. The space was renovated significantly to become a safe house by Fireweed. While Arnold said NVCSS has gone so far as to look at whether the space would fit the requirements for a licensed facility in terms of square footage to make it viable and they have asked for some quotes from contractors in order to look at applying for funding to complete renovations for a daycare, it is unclear
whether the group will be able to reach an agreement to take over the space from Fireweed. "It's too early to tell which direction it's going to go," he said. While the NVCSS and Fireweed boards are working on coming to an agreement on what to do with the space, Arnold said NVCSS continues to look for some sort of appropriate location in the community for a licensed daycare facility. "It's something we're really wanting to have in the community," he said.
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APPLICATIONS AT THE FIREHALL OR EMAIL US AT: nancy@fortstjames.ca Deadline for the next recruitment is January 31st!
UNIQUE CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT WHILE PART OF AN AMAZING TEAM APPLICATIONS AT THE FIREHALL OR EMAIL US AT: nancy@fortstjames.ca Deadline for the next recruitment is January 31st!