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Some divided over length, clarity of question wording Cameron Orr Councillors settled on at least one question for an upcoming plebiscite in the community, but the decision was not unanimous. Namely some councillors felt the decidedupon question was too wordy and could be confusing to a voter. The question decided upon is: Do you support the final report recommendation of the Joint Review Panel of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Authority and National Energy Board, that the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project be approved, subject to 209 conditions set out in Volume 2 of the JRP’s final report? “I know that maybe it’s a little long, but by having the plebiscite question worded in such a fashion not only are we asking if you’re in favour of Enbridge Northern Gateway or not, we’re saying ‘are you in favour of the conclusions of the joint review panel?’” said Mario Feldhoff, who moved the wording. “I think it’s too confusing,” was Phil Germuth’s response to the wording, adding that not everybody will read the JRP report. But in councillor Mary Murphy’s opinion, it’s in the best interest of a voter to read the report before casting their vote. “People should be reading that report, agreeing with it or not agreeing with it is one thing, but at least they’re putting some meat into whatever decision that they’re making, so I’m in support of it,” she said. But Rob Goffinet was adamantly opposed to such a lengthy question. “We would be accused of ‘you must be kidding.’ This is like the referendum debate in Quebec on steroids. It must be a clear, easily understood question, that has no nuances,” he said. Edwin Empinado also reiterated what he has said in past meetings that he’d like to see more involvement from all sides of the debate in establishing the questions. The motion on the wording of the question passed, with Feldhoff, Mayor Joanne Monaghan, Empinado and Murphy in favour. The question regarding the question wasn’t the only debate to be had on the matter though. Further to that motion, councillors also moved to add “Undecided” to the list of possible responses on the ballot. “I think yes and no are a very difficult thing because I think many of us are against for one part of it and no for the other,” said Monaghan. “It would not give the exact answer that we want.” Continued on page 6
The Spirit Bear statue at the flag park outside of the Kitimat Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Information Centre. The proposed Crossroads development of a hotel and work camp may look to this property for access to theirs, but they promise even if things get moved, the town won’t be losing the park, or the Chamber.
Technical concerns laid out
Cameron Orr Comments have been coming in about the proposed Crossroads hotel and workers camp proposal for along Highway 37S — the camp itself would be invisible from the highway — but whether you’re for or against, many technical questions need to be worked out. Council held a public hearing on the proposal on January 13, to gather public opinion ahead of any changes to the Official Community Plan or zoning bylaws that would allow for its construction. Project proponent Stuart Ramsey for Bryton Group attended the meeting to answer questions, together with a engineer with Opus DaytonKnight. And following a question from Germuth, Ramsey did offer one alleviation to people concerned about the work camp side of the proposal; he said he would be open to a clause that would prevent them from building a work camp without also building a hotel at the same time. “We’re not camp developers, we’re
hoteliers. We have no real interest in doing a camp project other than help facilitate some of the cost and off-site levies that we’re going to be dealing with, with this development,” he said. The site has many challenges — he pointed out that the site has not been developed in the past because of high development costs — but access for traffic and sanitary sewer are among the top issues. To that end, Ramsey did argue that his proposal should not be subject to the proposed density bonuses. To that he’s referring to a $500 a bed contribution the project would provide to an affordable housing fund. “I don’t feel like our site is encroaching of the same density bonus that was dictated on one of the other developments in town,” he said. “One of the biggest reasons this site has never been developed before is because of the challenges of servicing the property. The millions that’s going to be required for us to do that gives us a little bit of cost questioning in respect to the
density bonusing.” Density bonuses had been applied to other developments such as the PTI Group workers lodge proposal for in the Strawberry Meadows. Brian Wakita with Wakita Construction spoke during the meeting as well, expressing concerns in specific areas, but overall supportive of the project itself. His concerns included impacts on drainage flows that would move downstream and impact his projects which are on the other side of the highway. He also urged council to work with the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure to consider the increase of traffic in that area, between more traffic from Terrace and the intersection at Kitamaat Village Road and Nalabila Boulevard. Creating a better, well planned entrance to the community would add value, he said. A new design he said would create a sense of ‘arrival’ for the community. Continued on page 9
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Text joke about robbery lands flat on audience January 6 RCMP were called to a complaint of a possibly impaired driver at 4:25 a.m. The caller reported seeing a male, wearing a grey toque and black jacket, exit an older style while four-door vehicle near the Ford dealership, vomit, then return to the vehicle. The male then allegedly nearly collided with the complainant. Last known direction of travel was towards the Kitimat Modernization Project site, but police patrols were unable to find a matching vehicle. A misidentified beverage container led police to respond to a possible impaired driver when a man was seen opening a can that the complainant said was beer. The incident took place at the drive through for A&W. When police arrived they found the driver actually drinking a President’s Choice brand orange pop, the design police say could be mistaken for a beer product. There were no other indications there may have been alcohol in
Police Beat the vehicle. Police stopped a white van on Highway 37S after a report the driver may have been intoxicated after witnesses say they saw the van crossing the yellow line. The driver on pull-over said she was driving cautiously due to a high volume of traffic on the highway that was passing her. Police found no evidence of intoxication during the stop. January 7 A hold-up alarm went off at a business at City Centre Mall. RCMP members were met at the door by an employee of the business who said she set the alarm off on accident. Police looked through the store and found no cause for distress and the alarm was deemed false. A caller reported that a person was passed out on the landing of the Albatross Apartments. Police found the man asleep, snoring, but smelling strongly of liquor. The male was woken
up and gave addresses for person who could care for him but there were no answers at those homes. Police then lodged in him the police cells for being intoxicated. An officer returned later with new clothes and allowed the person to shower before he was released without charges. January 8 At approximately 2:30 a.m. police followed up on an abandoned 9-1-1 call from the Kitimat Hotel. Police, with a hotel employee, checked on all the guests in the hotel and found no cause for a 9-1-1 call. At 10:23 a.m. the police attended to a call where a couple was allegedly wrestling and punching each other over a cell phone in front of their two children. Police observed injuries on both parties. Ministry of Children and Families will reportedly follow up with both parties. The police determined an aggressor in the fight and that person was released from custody with a promise to appear at a future court date.
3 Common assault January 10 An accidental 9-11 call had police tracking down a cell phone owned by a person at the Kitimat Modernization Project’s camp. Call was deemed false. A complainant reported that 10 sheets of pressure-treated plywood and a red King Canada 7000 watt generator with a black roll cage was stolen from a work site on Wozney Street. In all over $1,000 worth a material is said to have been taken. There are no suspects at this time but police believe the thief used a truck and had an accomplice. Police are still investigating. A patron at Envision Financial was worried about a text received while in line.
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The text read “The bank is going to be robbed,” and a follow-up text described something she was wearing at the time. She showed a bank representative the text before leaving to work. The sender’s number was displayed however the name wasn’t recognized in the phone. Police and the receiver of the texts realized a short time later that it was from an old friend who was also at the bank and saw her. The friend said later he didn’t intend for the text to be interpreted the way it was and thought the person would see him. Police warned the person that he could be arrested for public mischief for his actions. Continued on page 7
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Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Nathan Cullen is saying at least two of the Northern Gateway Joint Review Panel’s 209 conditions may already be outdated. He calls into question the requirement of $950 million in spill insurance as reports surfaced of cleanup costs at the sites of Enbridge’s 2010 Michigan spill surpassing $1 billion. And the JRP’s order for Enbridge to carry out new research on the behaviour of diluted bitumen in a marine environment has been questioned following the publication of an Environment Canada study confirming that diluted bitumen will sink in saltwater in high waves and where sediment is present. “It hasn’t even been a month since the JRP released their 209 conditions, and it seems like we’re already seeing some of them become obsolete,” said Cullen.
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While we won’t be a port for cruise ship tourism, Kitimat may be port to a cruise ship to house workers in the year future. An application by Bridgemans Services has them asking the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) if they can have a licence for the Silja Festival, a Latvian passenger ship to accommodate workers for the Kitimat Modernization Project and the Kitimat LNG terminal project. The requested licence would be for Februray 15 this year to February 14 next year. The application notes that Bridgemans looked for suitable Canadian ships but none were offered for this role. The CTA must wait for the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness before issuing a licence.
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Working on the power line continuing to study the load growth Josh Massey BC Hydro says it’s going to re- in the area,” reads a BC Hydro poplace its aging 287kv transmission sition paper being presented to city line between Terrace and Kitimat council. with at least one and possibly two And having two 287kv lines lines of the same size. sharing the power load between In a presentation to Terrace city Terrace and Kitimat will increase council last week, BC Hydro of- reliability should something happen ficials said the project replaces one to one of them. “BC Hydro will be assessing which would have featured a new 500kv line between Prince George whether this enhanced reliability is and Terrace and two 500kv lines be- required,” the BC Hydro document continues and has pegged this sumtween Terrace and Kitimat. But that plan, which was based mer to reach a decision. on BC Hydro being called upon to The crown corporation also supply large amounts of power to says it wants the project finished potential liquefied by late 2018 or early natural gas (LNG) 2019, ahead of when “BC Hydro will be planned LNG plants plants at Kitimat, was abandoned last assessing whether this in Kitimat are exyear because the enhanced reliability pected to open. The plants are now to new plan to build at is required.” use natural gas to least one new line produce the power does away with an to super cool natural gas into liquid earlier proposition to upgrade the form for export overseas. existing 287kv line. BC Hydro officials say the ex“Our original plan was to upisting 287kv line, built in the early grade the line so it could carry more 1970s, from its Skeena Substation, power, as a short-term measure, located south of Terrace, to Kitimat while we decided on options for is well past its prime and no longer replacement. We’ve now decided to viable to maintain. bypass that step,” said Lesley Wood The same is true for the pro- from BC Hydro. In addition to deciding how vincial crown corporation’s 287kv line from its Minette Substation to many lines to build, BC Hydro has the Rio Tinto Alcan smelter and this to decide the route or routes to be taken. line will be replaced as well. It can parallel the existing line’s “Based on the anticipated new industrial customer connections in route down the east side of the valthe Kitimat area and the associated ley between Terrace and Kitimat or load growth, a 287 kV circuit will be carve out a new route on the west capable of supplying the necessary side of the valley. power. There is no identified need to BC Hydro officials say they’ll build a 500 kV line, however, we are be speaking with local govern-
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Questionable I must begin by saying that I do like our current council. All hard working and each brings their own strength to debates. I felt I had to open with that bit of diplomacy because the council’s decision on the primary question for the town’s upcoming plebiscite has me firmly on the other side of the fence from them. In fact I think I’m going to have to break Canadian Press style rules just to emphasize how off the mark I think their choice was: WRONG!! Alright, back to the Press style. Their choice, as you see on page one, seems to break the promise they made years ago when they said they would gauge opinion on the Northern Gateway proposal. Asking whether people support the regulatory process that led to 209 conditions for the project is deviating greatly from that purpose. Let’s take a fictionalized version of a person, let’s call him Mr. A. Mr. A doesn’t support the pipeline proposal. Does not want it. But he reads the JRP report and goes over 209 conditions, and thinks ‘yes, in a hypothetical world where this pipeline gets built, these are decent conditions.’ Then suddenly you have someone who supports the conditions but not the project. Or take Mr. B. Big supporter of the project. The JRP report comes out and Mr. B is appalled. ‘How many conditions do we need for this worthwhile project?’ he wonders. Then you have a person who supports the pipeline but did not concur with the JRP report. I’ve so far glossed over the fact I can barely say the question without losing my breath, or that I doubt you could even fit it onto a Twitter message. The question brings up too much background information, causing muddying the question and potentially confusing voters. The place to give a voter the information they might need is in the time leading up to the ballots. To elaborate a bit on what councillor Rob Goffinet argued at the meeting, we learn about our candidates through advertising, news reports and debates. A ballot for an election would not allow more information than a candidate’s name. “Do you support Rob Goffinet for council, given his years on council and his 209 votes in the last election?” (That number is made up, just to make a point.) When it comes to any vote, I believe we have to assume that anyone casting a ballot has done whatever they need to do to form an opinion, it’s not the question’s job to fill in the blanks. “As a resident of Kitimat, B.C., what is your position on the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline?” SUPPORT, OPPOSE, UNDECIDED. And that’s all it should be.
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Not fazed by the loonies’ tailspin Someone should tell the financiers on Bay Street and Wall Street, who run this world, that I have no plans to visit the United States in the coming year - particularly Las Vegas - so they can stop the freefall on the value of the Canadian dollar any time now. As I write, the debate has resumed in the media about the pros/cons of a lower/higher Canadian and U.S. dollar, and truly it’s boring - and comes around any time our dollar catches up to the U.S. or the spread gets past 9.9 cents. I do love the reasons; disappointing job numbers, Canadians’ excessive debts make world wary of the loonie, cross-border shoppers losing advantage of the loonie, Canadian businesses relieved. You know, those kinds of things. I recall, the last time I went to Las Vegas, I handed over two Canadian $50 bills in a casino and got back US$61. It didn’t go far or last long. I don’t believe the loonie has ever been that low since. That’s why I want these people to know I’m not crossing the border. Since I am a lousy gambler and hate the practice with a passion, as soon as the $61 was gone, I abandoned the gaudy floors of Harrah’s and instead wandered the equally-gaudy streets, lanes, elevated railways, covered sky-
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blue roofed malls and resumed simply sight seeing in Sin City. And there’s plenty to see free, believe me. However, there was not as much to eat (inexpensively) as there used to be or as there was in Reno, a few years earlier. But, by judiciously selecting eating stops we were able to sustain ourselves handsomely through a four day visit, even with the 61 cent Canadian dollar. Quite a different story in any Canadian casino I have visited in the past few years (however few these may be.) But I don’t expect to be back exchanging C$50 bills to feed slot machines for some time. That being said, I’m also not planning any cross-border shopping soon since most borders that lead to shopping in the USA are a very long, long way away, as David Frost used to say. So, you big U.S. border retailers, don’t plan on me contributing much to your bottom line.
Will mortgage rates rise causing a housing bubble in Canada? I’m sorry for all those worried about that but I don’t have one so, still, I’m sure there are plenty of other ways the dropping dollar can hurt me, but I just can’t find the time or inclination to guard myself against all contingencies. My New Years’ resolution seems to revolve around “Que sera, sera.” Despite government assurances that inflation is being held firmly under the heavy boot of Finance Minister Jim Flaherty and the websitepublished declarations by the Bank of Canada — “we work to preserve the value of money by keeping inflation low and stable” — I do find the price of food supplies locally doing a pretty good job of transferring my pension bucks from me to “them.” But, I notice gas prices have dropped a cent or two. Local gas pumps occasionally appear to vary a bit on price per litre. Encouraging! I can’t help agreeing with Canada’s Privacy Commissioner that search engine giant Google violated Canadian law by using the sensitive search query information of Canadians to target users with health-related advertisements. Continued on page 9
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Don’t lose sight of the real values in 2014 Colossians 3: 12, “Put on then as God’s chosen ones, compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, patience and forgiving each other as the lord has forgiven you. And above all else put on love which binds everything together in perfect harmony” I think people are getting angrier. They seem to be more aggressive. Maybe its because our roads are busier, but I have seen road rage a few times now on the drive to Terrace. People are impatient; they see you only as someone who is in their way that they need to get around. It also surprises me at how quickly “peace on earth and good will towards man” evaporates after Christmas. That’s why this verse from Colossians fits in so well at this time of year. At New Year’s many people make resolutions. They resolve to make some changes for
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Jesus said, “If someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles.” So put on compassion and kindness this year. And how about humility, patience and meekness? Humility, patience and meekness are the opposite of self-centeredness and pride. They cause us to look into the mirror and see our own faults rather than dwelling on the faults of others. How much road rage and how many disputes could be solved if people were to put on humility, patience and meekness this year? The next is “forgiving each other as the Lord has forgiven you.” You see, that’s why Jesus came to this earth, so that we might be forgiven. Each one of us has wracked up a significant debt with God on account of our sin. When Jesus died on the cross He paid
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Pastor Clint Magnus the better, and so this year I would like you to consider the seven things that Paul lists in the verse above as something to strive for this year. The first two are compassion and kindness. As our community grows and things get more expensive, many people fall through the cracks through no fault of their own. Do we show compassion on these people as Jesus showed compassion on the downtrodden and underprivileged?
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the debt that we owe God, so that all who repent of their sin and believe on Him as their Lord and Savior will be forgiven and granted eternal life. No matter how big your debt is, God will forgive you on account of Christ. And so the principle is simple; forgiven people forgive others. And then on top of everything else, put on love, God’s love, which binds all these other things together. Love is the overcoat of our New Years clothing that keeps us warm and safe when the events of life threaten to unravel us. The biggest resolution you could make this year is to spend time with Christ because all these things we have mentioned are from Him. So spend time with Him in 2014 and then watch as He changes you to be more like Him. Amen.
It’s at least the end of the beginning At looong last, in late December, the Joint Review Panel delivered its verdict on the Enbridge Northern Gateway proposal. And it was approval, subject to a long list of conditions. The three member panel’s conclusion did not surprise me. But before I explain why it didn’t, an aside. Given the blinkof-an-eye gap between the announcement and the news releases of outrage from some of the usual suspects, the charitable side of me concluded, given the report is near 500 pages long and there are no fewer than 209 conditions, the outraged must have all taken speed reading courses. The cynical side wondered whether reaction statements - either critical or lauditory depending on the verdict - just might have been written before the report even came down. But back to why I am not surprised by the verdict. The over-riding mandate of the JRP was to decide whether Northern Gateway was in the national interest.
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You didn’t have to be a clairvoyent to figure out the panel would decide it was. It’s simple math: billions of dollars pouring into government coffers through various taxes over decades versus the potential impacts and costs of a spill. The JRP decision readily acknowledges the potential damage from a major oil spill but says the probability of such a spill is at the lower end and therefore concludes the likely benefits outweigh what it sees as the less likely risks. By now some readers will be apoplectic and be declaring that I am no more than a shill for Enbridge. I hate to burst their outraged bubble, but I am actually no fan of Northern Gateway. And the reason is a letter to the editor back in October of 2011 from Murray Minchin
of the Douglas Channel Watch. In it he said he had read Volume 7B of an Enbridge submission which said that in the event of a major 2,000 cubic metres spill at Hunter Creek at the head of the Kitimat watershed, “A closure on recreational fishing [on the Kitimat River] would probably be in place for some time, perhaps up to four years or more, to allow populations time to recover.” And to my knowledge Enbridge has never contradicted that. Being an avid fisherman whose favourite holiday destination for many years now has been the Kitimat River, there is no way I want to see that river’s fishery shut down for four years or more. That position obviously reflects my own personal interest. The same applies
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to the positions taken by many northwestern opponents of Northern Gateway. But I repeat the JRP was looking at the broader national interest. And much as I dislike the project, I would have a hard time coming up with a convincing argument that rejecting it would be in that national interest. Of course the JRP decision doesn’t give Enbridge the green light - that call will be made by the federal
government sometime within 180 days of the release of the JRP decision. Again it is not rocket science to figure out it will say ‘yes’ and again it will be making its decision based on its own national interest - as in what such a decision would mean to its electoral chances in the 2015 election. But even if the Conservative government announces tomorrow morning that it has given approval to Northern Gateway, no shovels will hit the
dirt any time soon. That’s because you can bet your bottom dollar that any such announcement would trigger a raft of law suits and it would be nonsensical for Enbridge to start any construction with that sword hanging over its head. And given the glacial speed at which such law suits grind through the judicial process, it will be years before the verdict will delivered. There is also an interesting wrinkle in the
JRP’s decision, specifically its inclusion of a “sunset clause”. And that states “the certificate [to proceed] will expire on 31 December 2016, unless construction of the pipeline or the Kitimat Terminal has commenced by that date.” For reasons mentioned above, that is very unlikely. So, to paraphrase Winston Churchill, the JRP decision is not the end, it is not the beginning of the end, but it is at least the end of the beginning.
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Continued from page 1 Murphy also said she’d want to see ‘undecided’ added to the plebscite. From here council will be waiting for suggested further questions to ask residents. “If we’re going to have a plebiscite I feel we should try to get as much information out of that plebiscite as we can, within reason,” said councillor Scott. “I think having additional questions would be a good idea.” However the discussion partially centred on alternative questions such as if any opinion on Northern Gateway changes if it is linked to a refinery, which had Goffinet concerned. “So in effect you’re going to say ‘are you in favour of the Northern Gateway project, with various con-
cerns,’ and ‘if the Northern Gateway project was not the Northern Gateway project...would you support it then?’” he said. “What you’re doing is confusing things even more, introducing a hypothetical ‘if’, it has nothing to do with your main question.” But Murphy said that the refinery issue could bring up more discussion and provide more insight into opinions. Scott agreed with Murphy, saying pipeline opposition could soften if linked with refined products. Council moved to table discussion while waiting for staff to come back with additional questions, regarding the refinery issue, and others centered around whether people’s concerns are more pipeline-based, marine-based or both.
How they voted on the plebiscite’s wording Joanne Monaghan – Favour
Mario Feldhoff – Favour
Rob Goffinet – opposed
Corinne Scott – opposed
Mary Murphy – Favour
Edwin Empinado – Favour
Phil Germuth – opposed
Wording is: Do you support the final report recommendation of the Joint Review Panel of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Authority and National Energy Board, that the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project be approved, subject to 209 conditions set out in Volume 2 of the JRP’s final report?
Councillors ponder next step in plebiscite Cameron Orr Kitimat councillors haven’t settled on what they’re going to do with the results of April’s plebiscite on Enbridge Northern Gateway. Not to say the issue wasn’t brought up.
Before councillors dug into the nitty-gritty details of how to conduct the plebiscite, councillors pondered in discussion about where they would go from here. “The community is split,” said Corinne
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afterwards? I question why we’re even having one.” Phil Germuth meanwhile worried that if they didn’t say now what they are going to do, they could end up wasting $15,000 on the whole process.
“We should have at least the courage to say beforehand...if it comes up the majority are for it this is what we’re going to do, if the majority are against this is what we’re going to do. If it’s anywhere near even that neutral-
ity is then justified.” Mario Feldhoff said he was happy waiting for the results of the plebiscite before making any more decisions as a council. “I for one want to see the outcome of the plebiscite and the
number of voters that turn out...then I’ll decide whether or not it’s something that should be binding.” Council did not make any motions regarding actions following the outcome of the vote.
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Police beat Continued from page 2 An arrangement was made with the credit union for the person to apologize to all the staff and to the person who received the text, which was carried out. Everyone was satisfied with the conclusion. January 11 Police issued an immediate roadside prohibition for a driver who was driving erratically at the Modernization work camp. Security personnel stopped the individual and arrested him when he was reportedly confrontational. An alcohol screening device used by arriving RCMP members ‘failed’ the driver too. In addition to the 90day driving prohibition the vehicle is impounded for 30 days. Police escorted a woman out of the Kitimat hospital’s emergency room after she was allegedly swearing and yelling at the staff. The woman, police say, was unhappy with the medical attention her adult son had received. A caller reported a suspicious person ask-
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described as mid-teens, short black hair, wearing a brown shirt and brown pants, and carried a black clipboard. An army cadet captain told police that any activities by the group
would have a cadet wearing a full uniform. Patrols could not locate the suspect. January 12 At around 2:30 a.m. police issued a liquor act violation tick-
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Haisla add security team to Village
It’s a boy. Cylis Hansen was born at Kitimat General Hospital on January 7 at 1:30 p.m., marking the delivery as Kitimat’s first for the new year. He was nine pounds and four ounces. With him are parents Chelsey Wright and Austin Hansen. This is the couple’s first child. See next week’s Sentinel for our New Years Baby welcome page.
The Haisla are stepping up security and have recruited First Plan Security to keep an eye out in Kitamaat Village. The security detail amounts to two people, one a Haisla member and another from outside the community, and while they won’t be making arrests, they’ll be a set of eyes to make sure the community stays safe. “This time we said ‘okay, we want cameras, we want professional people, and we want them to work in conjunction with the RCMP’,” said Haisla Chief Councillor Ellis Ross. While the security company’s physical presence has recently opened at the entrance to the community, they’ve actually been at work for the past six months, said Ross. And adding the security is a direct result of development in the region.
“We want to nip it in the bud before it gets any worse.” “The reason behind it is all the social impact of development in our territory. We’re starting to see a lot of people come into our village, including drug dealers, and we’re aware of who’s doing what in our village, so we want to keep track of the vehicles coming in, including their licence plates, and we want to start making known to the RCMP who’s coming into our village when they actually shouldn’t be,” he said. Ross explained that one of their primary duties is to monitor who comes into the community so they can know if there are people in town who are
known to deal drugs, for instance. “We’re getting a lot of vandalism in our community and we’re getting a lot of interest from outside the community...that we don’t know why. But we understand the drug problem, every community has that problem.” He said Kitamaat Village has tried programs such as Community Watch but they usually didn’t fill the need, and today’s needs are 10-times greater than what it was 10 years ago, he said. The security company is a Haisla jointventure company, he added. He said the introduction into the community has been great so far and they are happy to be getting behind lowering the crime rate before it becomes a major problem. “We want to nip it in the bud before it gets any worse,” he said.
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The tradition of honouring the last baby of the year continues as the Kitimat Hospital Auxiliary and the Kitimat Quilters Guild pitched in for gifts for the newborn. The little guy is Ryden Calado, shown with parents Eric Calado and Christina Loggia. Ryden was 7 pounds, 10 ounces. With them are quilters Pat Lovegren, Lois Mendel and Ann Ferguson. A gift certificate from the auxiliary was presented by Linda Irvin.
Continued from page 1 Meanwhile other issues were discussed, such as their efforts to find a suitable entrance to the property. Ramsey said there is a thought that the company could take title of the land where the Chamber of Commerce sits, and use that as an entranceway. Such a plan would involve slightly moving the hotel structure itself and building an end-cap that would be used as a new Kitimat Chamber of Commerce. Joanne Monaghan said she hopes that the flag park could be maintained in such a scenario. Ramsey said it wouldn’t have to be destroyed, but that it might have a slightly different design if that sort
of project were to be undertaken. Before the public hearing six comments were received on the proposal, two in opposition, one simply to clarify a businesses role in the project, and another laying out a number of concerns. At the hearing itself, resident Heidi Borne also spoke to the project, particularly concerned about traffic congestion and safety. She referred to a nearby Crownowned road which is currently not in service, but said that it would make sense to re-develop the road and use that for access. Adoption of third reading of the bylaws has been deferred now until studies required by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure have been completed.
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Born in Montreal, Quebec on January 17, 1933 Ernie, even as a young man, was actively involved in youth groups, hockey and scouts. In 1956, the sea was calling him and he joined the Canadian Navy which launched his career as an Ad Writer, the right arm of his Admiral. On a train trip on August 27, 1959, he would meet the love of his life, Merle, a beautiful air force cryptographer. Ernie and Merle were married on June 25, 1960. In 1962, their first son Dean was born, quickly followed in 1963 by son, Duncan. It was shortly after this point that Ernie retired from Navy life to be at home with the family he loved, moving the family for a short stop in Terrace for the birth of his daughter Dalice, before going to Kitimat and then to the place that would be home, Kemano. Ernie’s life in Kemano started as warehouseman and later promoted to purchaser for Alcan. His volunteer hours were almost endless, as he took on many roles involving Legion, Town Crier, Member of the CORE program, Boy Scouts of Canada and Rod & Gun. Ernie was also the welcome wagon for all new comers, greeting them with a fish he had caught, as well as being active in Toastmasters, Restorative Justice, and a strong supporter of the Army Cadets, formerly Sea Cadets of Kitimat. Many causes, one of them being handicap accessibility, he fought a strong battle for. After a brief retirement in Victoria, Ernie & Merle returned to Kitimat. Known by many in Kitimat for the roses he gave, the candies he never was without and his passion to fight for the underdog. Ernie loved the youth. They are the future and whatever way he could support or mentor he was always willing to do so. Ernie will be missed and lovingly remember by his devoted wife Merle, sons Dean (Cheryl), Duncan (Nancy), daughter Dalice Dalice (John), (Jon), grandsons grandsons Nathan, Nathan, Colin Colin and Aiden, granddaughter Angelina (Joe), and great grandson Tylar. Celebration of Ernie’s life was held at Royal Canadian Legion Br 250 on January 19, 2014. A mass will be held in Ernie’s name Sunday February 2, 2014 at Christ the King Church. Special thanks to Tom & Linda Riley and Nancy Gray. In lieu of flowers the family request donations be made in Ernie’s name to Heart & Stroke Foundation or Canadian Cancer Society.
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Sports & Leisure Good weather is no safety against possible avalanches
It was Kitimat Ice Demons versus...the Ice Demons. In the team’s final regular season match, the Houston Luckies had to cancel, leaving Kitimat to host an inter-squad game. The season wrapped up with the Demons third place in their division, behind the Smithers Steelheads and the Terrace River Kings in first.
COMING EVENTS January 23 The Kitimat Fire Mountain Shooting Club’s 2014 annual general meeting is at 7:30 p.m. at the Rod and Gun Club. For more info call 250-632-3151. January 23 ART CLUB of Kitimat meets at 7 p.m. in Room 403 at MESS. Drawing exercises; gestures/continuous. Bring sketching material. January 27 The Kitimat Fibre Arts Guild will be meeting at 66 Anderson at 7:30 pm. Anyone interested in spinning, weaving, knitting, or other fibre crafts is welcome. Please call Maureen at 250-632-5444 for more info. February 19 Kitimat Community Services Society’s annual general meeting will be at 7 p.m. at the WorkBC Employment Centre, 562 Mountainview Square. 40 years of providing services in the community. Call 250-632-9107 or e-mail kcss@telus.net for more info. Ongoing The Kitimat Seniors Centre is hosting
some new programs starting early in this new year. Chair yoga is on Wednesdays starting from Jan. 8, at 11 a.m. Intro to snowshoeing starts Jan. 13, at 11 a.m. Mahjong on Wednesdays at 1 p.m. and the book club meets monthly starting Jan. 16, at 1 p.m. Programs are free. Please call the Centre in advance to signup; 250 632 3405. THE KITIMAT PUBLIC LIBRARY Mother Goose StoryTime for preschoolers resumes January 20th. Please register your pre-schooler in early January for felt stories, bounces and giggles! PICKLE BALL. Every Tues. and Thurs., from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Riverlodge. For those aged 50+. Call the Kitimat Seniors’ Centre at 250-632-3475 for further info. NEW CHURCH in town, gathering together for a conservative Christian fellowship. Preaching the word of God, singing spiritual songs and hymns. Vision for revival in Kitimat and Canada. Citywide prayer network. Phone Cathy Speitelsbach for more info at 250-6322211. THE KITIMAT QUILTERS GUILD meetings are the first Thurs. of every month, held at M.E.S.S. Sewing room.
The Canadian Avalanche Centre (CAC) issued a special public avalanche warning for most regions of British Columbia including the North Coast. They expected the warning to continue to Tuesday of this week. The main concern was sun and warm weather, possibly recordbreaking temperatures that will destabilize a complex and highly variable snowpack leading to surface slides, explained CAC Public Avalanche Warning Service Manager Karl Klassen. In many areas there are also weak layers near the base and at midlevel of the snowpack, Klassen notes. “In addition to smaller surface slides during the coming warm spell, we have the potential for very large natural and human-triggered avalanches failing deep in the snowpack throughout the weekend,” said Klassen. “We’re concerned about ‘blue sky syndrome’ this weekend...It’s
All experience levels welcome. (19+) Call Aileen at 250-632-6225 or Wanda at 250-632-4458. HEALTHY BABIES drop in is held every Thurs. from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Kitimat Child Development Center. They welcome families throughout pregnancy and up to one year (older siblings welcome). Come meet other parents and infants over light refreshments with support from the CDC staff and a Public Health Nurse. For more info call 250632-3144. CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTRE Family Fun Spot Drop-In Mon. and Fri. afternoons 1-3 p.m., Wed. mornings 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Ages 0-5 welcome “A Great place for families to meet over coffee and toys!” Contact 250-632-3144 for more info. KITIMAT FIBRE ARTS GUILD: Interested in knitting, spinning, weaving, or any other fibre? For more info call Maureen 250-632-5444. KITIMAT MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS - I have M.S. but M.S. does not have me. You are not alone and the Kitimat M.S. group would like to be here for you. Total confidentiality. For more info contact Mary at 250-639-6016.
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