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Residential cardboard ban Cameron Orr Kitimat Council is moving ahead on putting a residential cardboard ban at the landfill. A similar ban is already in place for commercial cardboard and once the new bylaw comes in to effect homeowners will have to take their cardboard to either the KUTE depot or to the Kitimat Bottle Depot which is now a Multi Material BC (MMBC) contracted recycling depot. MMBC’s recycling program went into effect earlier this year. District of Kitimat staff told council that they recommended that they debate three readings of the bylaw at their July 7 public meeting, and then finalize the bylaw on July 21, due to the fact those meetings are televised and it would help to advertise the likely changes. Mario Feldhoff said he was happy to see the process begin. “This is good, I think this is an incremental change to our solid waste recycling that will incrementally ensure that we extend the life of our landfill,” he said. “I think the time has come for the residential cardboard ban. We started off with the business cardboard ban and a few businesses had some challenges with that but they’ve moved on, they’ve adapted and I think that those residents that are currently not recycling their cardboard they’ll find a way to do that in the future as well.” There are potential budget impacts for this change. Most directly with advertising costs for public education, staff say in their report. Also, KUTE, which receives grant funding from the District of Kitimat, has indicated if they become inudated with residential cardboard they might need another half-time employee. That addition would cost $14,000 annually. However because there are two depots in town that can take the material it is hard to forecast the burden to KUTE, staff note. Kitimat will likely advertise a new cardboard ban with a brochure that will be distributed before a ban is implemented. Staff expect the brochure to cost the District $2,000. No penalty for this proposed bylaw has been set at this time but may have been discussed at this past Monday’s meeting. Staff had indicated the cardboard ban could fall under the municipal ticketing ability with a potential $75 for violations of the cardboard ban. If council sticks with the staff’s recommendations the bylaw could go in to effect as early as September 1. Public education would include factors such as residents’ need to keep cardboard dry, otherwise it is no longer able to be recycled.
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Whatever the results would end up being at the dog show on Canada Day, Louiee here must certainly be the reigning “good dog” in his house. That’s owner Marc Jean giving Louiee a better view of the camera lens. The results of the dog show are on page 2.
Keeping pace on walkways Cameron Orr In a follow-up to a recent council meeting presentation on Kitimat’s walkways, council and the Kitimat Heritage Group donned walking shoes rather than business shoes for a quasi-committee of the whole meeting on June 30. Quasi in the sense that instead of sitting indoors they toured Kitimat’s sidewalks and walkways both down the hill and up in a review of the current state of the insfrastructure. Peter Ponter with the Kitimat Heritage Group said it was a productive tour. Among their concerns were portions of a walkway near Albatross Street that involves a flight of steps. “The concern was that anybody on a scooter...they could not realize that situation, so the idea was we suggest they put up some caution signs,” he said. Among the group’s overall priorities
“What we’re concerned about is trying to maintain the current system and also as new developments go in bring them up to a similar standard.” is to make sure walkways aren’t lost in community expansion. “What we’re concerned about is trying to maintain the current system and also as new developments go in bring them up to a similar standard,” he said. There’s no existing plans to decommission any walkways at the moment but other plans about maintanence couldn’t be answered during the tour as no representatives of District of Kitimat’s engineering department was on the tour. That said Ponter is happy with the
turnout of the tour, which included all but one councillor, which he sees as indicative of a focus on the group’s goals. “It was good to see so many councillors,” he said. “We seem to be getting more attention.” Mayor Joanne Monaghan, who was on part of the tour, said the walkways will continue to be an important part of Kitimat, especially as the community ages. “As we’re an aging community I think we have to take that [mobility] in to consideration,” she said. “When people can get around on their scooters and things they don’t feel so confined, and I think it’s wonderful and if we can keep that going it’s going to be good.” She said she appreciates the heritage committee for keeping the sidewalks a priority for Kitimat’s heritage and hopes they continue to do so.
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Man is fine after pontoon hits log jam June 25 A vehicle drifting in its lane around 1:50 a.m. was spotted by an officer. Vehicle was stopped and the driver, a 26-year-old from Vancouver, failed two attempts at a screening device. Vehicle impounded for 30 days and driver received a 90-day driving suspension. At 2:45 a.m. another vehicle was stopped and the driver, a 33-year-old from Nanaimo, was found
Police Beat with “gross symptoms of impairment.” Driver failed a roadside test, same penalty as above. A third driver was caught after making an “erratic left turn” on to Lahakas from Haisla Boulevard at 10:30 p.m. The 52-year-old Kitimat resident received same penalties as above.
At 11:50 p.m. the great rush of impaired drivers for the day apparently continued when a 38-year-old Kitamaat Village resident was given a court date after being found driving while prohibited stemming from a May vehicle stop. In this case the individual was reported as he was allegedly throwing beer cans out of the vehicle. June 26 A yearling grizzly bear was spotted in the
back yard of a person’s home on Wakita Street. Conservation Officers were informed, and the bear retreated in to the woods when police arrived on the call. Neighbours were warned. June 27 Police are investigating a report of a missing dog. An eightmonth old tan-coloured American Blue Nose pit bull, with a white chest, went missing from a backyard on Skeena Street.
Police were called to help locate a missing male when his father in-law reported him missing after he had not reported for work at Kitimat Modernization. Turns out the person was sick and had been staying off-site for a few days. June 28 An overturned pontoon boat was reported to the RCMP at 2:30 p.m. Police say the male in the boat managed to swim to shore after hitting a
Pups dressed to the (ca)nines for dog show Cameron Orr Some were big, some were small, all took a shot at being Kitimat’s best dog at the Kitimat West Coast Park Dog Show. The pups attempted to wow judges on the tennis court at the Riverlodge while Canada Day festivities surrounded them. Winner of the Toy dog category was a pet named Tinkerbell. Buddy-Dun was top dog in the medium category. And Ty took top in the large category. Best in Show went to Sully.
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What promised to be negotiation that would see the Klappan Valley, popularly known as the Sacred Headwaters, protected from mining and other developments, appears to be in limbo as the Tahltan Central Council has threatened to take the provincial government to court over control of these traditional lands. “They haven’t listened to us to date, that’s why we are preparing to go to court,” said Tahltan Central Council President Annita McPhee last week. Last year the province and the Tahltan agreed to take part in what was called the “Klappan Strategic Initiative” with the latter hoping the area would be saved from plans by Fortune Minerals of Ontario to build a large metallurgical coal mine there. The Tahltan use the Klappan for hunting, education and spiritual practices and have blockaded the area off and on over the years to prevent Fortune from gaining access. The talks were also seen at the time as the follow-up to promises made by Premier Christy Clark prior to the 2013 provincial election to create a land use strategy for the hotly contested lands. But, according to McPhee, the strategic initiative lead to a technical report but not a resolution. And no agreement was reached after the March deadline for the parties involved including the Tahltan Central Council and senior representatives from various provincial government ministries, to submit recommendations, although the province says “productive discussions” were continuing.
Haisla letter shows distaste over consultation Cameron Orr The Haisla Nation Council and the Government of Canada appear at opposite ends of consultation regarding the Northern Gateway Pipelines proposal. Namely, the federal government says, through a June 9 letter to the HNC obtained by the Northern Sentinel, they’ve heard the concerns from the Haisla regarding the project and the Joint Review Panel (JRP) process, but the Haisla say the government didn’t take in to account any of their concerns. “With respect to your key concerns regarding the risk of spills, the federal consultation team explained how the Government of Canada places a high priority on preventative measures to avoid th occurrence of spills in
the first place, and on enhancing response and recovery measures in the unlikely event of a spill,” reads part of a letter to HNC Chief Councillor Ellis Ross from Brett Maracle, Crown consultation coordinator for the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, and Jim Clark, director of operations for Natural Resources Canada. The letter continues to highlight federal government commitments to new measures to “further enhance Canada’s world-class pipeline safety and tanker safety systems.” In the response letter from the Haisla, signed by Deputy Chief Councillor Taylor Cross, the HNC says that examples of improvements to marine safety referred to in the government’s letter point to press re-
leases on tanker safety that doesn’t impact the local area. “With respect to the enhanced tanker safety, the Kitimat Arm / Douglas Channel area was not even included in areas Canada has identified for enhanced spill response,” read Cross’ letter. (Underlining taken from original letter.) Cross’ letter also points to the Haisla’s concerns that many of their issues were not considered at all. “Clearly your ‘consultation’ team was just a tool to allow Canada to pretend that it had consulted and then go ahead and do what it intended to do all along.” The two letters refer to meetings between government representatives and the Haisla in March and April this year.
The Haisla concerns include addressing aboriginal rights and title, as well as direct project effects on the environment. “Your letter identifies Haisla Nation concerns regarding risks, consequences, and response in the event of an oil spill in both the terrestrial and marine environments, missing completely concerns about a spill in the freshwater aquatic environment.” The government’s letter says that enhancements to Aboriginal engagement will be done with the creation of a Major Projects Management Office West, and the establishment of a tripartite forum. “The Major Projects Management Office West will serve as a single window for the Government of Canada
to coordinate activities on energy infrastructure development with British Columbia First Nations and industry in British Columbia and Alberta,” read Maracle’s and Clarke’s letter. The tripartite forum, the letter says, will “provide an opportunity for the Government of Canada, the Governemnt of British Columbia and British Columbia First Nation leaders to share information, identify common interests and align efforts on issues directly impacting Aboriginal participation in the development of energy infrastructure and natu-
Immigration help continues Cameron Orr It may have gone through some changes but at its core Kitimat’s Immigration Service — up until recently Welcoming Communities — is still here to give services to those who have made Kitimat, and maybe Canada, their new home. The change in name comes as Welcoming Communities — a provincially funded program — no longer exists. Taking its place for the now-called Kitimat Immigration Resource Centre (KIRC) is CIC, which is Citizen and Immigration Canada.The office is still in the Northwest Community College campus. CIC has contract-
ed with Kitimat’s immigration centre for the next three years. “Our priorities for this next three year contract that we have is of course to development the ESL. We have...hired on a very qualified ESL teacher who will be running levels one through nine classes. Those are all free to the public,” said Liz Hoffman, who heads the program. They also offer settlement services, paperwork services, and job shadowing programs through local companies. Because their are connected with the federal immigration system, Hoffman says they can actually improve their immigration paperwork by ty-
ing straight in to the government system, whereas before they could only advise and pull information from the Internet. KIRC also works to alleviate problems associated with housing and child care for immigrants to Kitimat. “Our new priorities this year are always trying to solve the housing and child care issues for immigrants. It’s an issue for both immigrants and I think Kitimat community members,” she said. Health care employment is the main area where they see challenges in placing people for employment, due to Canada’s requirements for health employees
Hotel gets zoning variance Cameron Orr MasterBUILT Hotels, which is constructing a hotel on Haisla Bouelvard where the former Aluminum City Motel once stood, has asked for and received a zoning variance for their lot on Dadook Avenue. The variance alters the required rear yard setback, from 5.8 metres to 2.537 metres. The proponents requested the change due to a redesign of their re-
taining wall and parking lot requirements that have changed the sitting of the hotel, Kitimat staff say in a report. Basically the hotel had to move closer to the property line. Staff had no concerns regarding the variance being asked for and council approved it unanimously at their June 23 meeting. The construction is set to run from September to October 2015.
compared to other countries. “We have doctors that are actually working as LPNs in town because they’re credentialed, running their own places in other countries but here they come and the requirements are so much different.” KIRC has drop-in hours from Monday to Thursday, 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. or you can make arrangements to see them outside of those hours.
ral resources on Canada’s west coast.” Concluding his letter, Cross also took aim with the “boilerplate” format of the letter. “Finally, your letter was boilerplate; a similar letter was sent to various First Nations. We see this as another failure in consultation. The Haisla Nation is a distinct aboriginal nation with a unique history and culture with its own rights and title and with its own threatened impacts from the Project (Northern Gateway). This attempt to brush us off with a form letter underlines Canada’s contempt for our People.”
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Recycle able Recycling continues its rapid change in Kitimat, as the town prepares for a ban on residential cardboard from the landfill. Such a move follows the already-banned commercial cardboard from the landfill and fulfills a direction of council that goes back a fair bit of time. In fact whenever councillors gather to take a look at their ‘work sheet’ (a list of their motions and a progress report on if they’ve been fulfilled or not), Mario Feldhoff usually makes a few comments about cardboard recycling. Such a move on cardboard is one I can’t complain about and I’m sure many can’t. What it does do is draw attention back to recycling in the area and remind us of other changes that happened to recycling recently. Namely the arrival of Multi Material BC’s program of recycling paper and packaging. You might remember my editorials from months ago (I can only presume my words on this page are laminated and held for safe keeping in your closets) where I said the District of Kitimat shouldn’t concern itself with being a collector of recycling under MMBC not because I’m against recycling but because the program was rife with uncertainties and potential problems. Plus regardless the program was coming anyway. What happened since is that MMBC went to tender for a collector of curbside recycling and subsequently found a total of no one to take them up on the offer. (The managers of Kitimat Valley Disposal at the time spoke with council on this issue and basically said the offer from MMBC wasn’t worth their time.) What Kitimat has received now is an MMBC contracted depot. Now your plastic and packaging materials can be taken to, of all places, the Kitimat Bottle Depot in the Service Centre. The change doesn’t effectively alter how KUTE operates. I took all my paper and cardboard to them just last week as usual with no issues. That said MMBC’s arrival in B.C. with their recycling program has gone on silently, and I’m willing to bet a lot of people don’t even know it’s here. The organization did all this work to get it running but has done little to announce how it works to residents. It simply wasn’t here, then it was. If you do want to know a bit about what items the bottle depot will take now you can look at the District of Kitimat’s website. Just do a search for recycling in the search bar to get taken straight to the proper page. MMBC, now that they’re running, just has to put some effort in to making sure the program is used.
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Apologies if I’m droning on Drones are very much in the news these days for a variety of different reasons. Most of us have heard of the most familiar use of drones - in a military capacity in Afghanistan, Pakistan and numerous other countries. North Americans have become accustomed to nightly TV news reports of unmanned aircraft attacking al-Qaida leaders in Afghanistan while being controlled by U.S. pilots from thousands of miles away. We’ve even read about Amazon. com’s plans to use drones to speed up parcel and other deliveries. We’ve also read that the FAA in the U.S., which has taken on much of that country’s responsibility for some kind of regulatory control of drones, has nixed that idea for now. In Canada it is Transport Canada, for the time being, which can permit or refuse a use of drones. It is cautious about commercial uses at this time. But there are numerous other plans and developments for the use of drones. Some fascinating, such as search and rescue capabilities in hostile or difficult territory, and some more intriguing, even dangerous, such as a real estate selling tool, a new kind of “paint gun extreme experience, pipeline and power line monitoring, fish and wild-
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life counts or crop monitoring on large farms, weather checking – well the list goes on and on. Meanwhile some casual drone owners are under investigation for flying their “toys” in public parks too close to airport flight operations in various places in around the world, endangering passengers. Imagine the damage a couple seagulls can cause when sucked into a passenger jet engine. How much worse would it be if an 80 lbs plastic and metal “flying object” was to strike a passenger plane windshield or be sucked into a jet engine? There appears to be a great deal of confusion about who has the real sayso on drone use. Meanwhile hundreds of models of quad helicopter drones, single-wing unmanned aircraft are freely available for sale on the Internet and millions are being spent for toy and commercial variations. Just enter the word “drones” on Google and up pops about 13 million reference as well as scores of photos
and articles about current uses and available forms of drones. The can be cheap, toy versions at $25 -$75 or very expensive in the thousands for commercial use drone units. Examples of non-military or nonpolice uses include public safety and traffic surveillance, conducting aerial search and rescue operations, to commercial aerial aerial mapping, crop monitoring, movies, advertising, communications and scores of others. But just from day-to-day reading, drones remain as controversial in public use as they are in military use. Thus the US FAA is expected miss its planned September 2015 deadline to integrate unmanned aircraft systems into the skies, mainly due to a lack of consensus and controversies based on technological, regulatory and privacy barriers preventing safe drone integration into the national airspace system. “Following many years of working with industry, FAA has not reached consensus on standards for technology that would enable UAS to detect and avoid other aircraft and ensure reliable data links between ground stations and the unmanned aircraft they control,” one report states. But of course, while Nero fiddles, the beat goes on. Continued on page 5
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Come all of you John 5:40, “(Jesus said), But you are not willing to come to Me that you may have life.” One of the worst civilian airline crashes in history took place on the Canary Islands in 1977 when two Boeing 747s collided. A survivor related how many of the passengers reacted upon the fiery impact. Many of them were heard to have spoken their last words with profanity and cursing. Rather than making their “Peace with God,” their last earthly moments were spent cursing God. What would cause someone staring eternity in the face to still shake their fist at God? The sad fact is that many people would rather grasp onto their personal sin and take it with them to the grave rather than confess it to God and have it forgiven. The Bible says in 1 John 1:8-9, “If we say we have no sin we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. But if we confess our sin, God who is faithful and just will forgive us our sin and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
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Pastor Clint Magnus God forgives us not based on any merit of our own, but because God’s Son, Jesus Christ, lived a perfect sinless life for us, and then gave that sinless life on the cross as our substitute, so that whoever confesses their sin and believes in Him will not perish but receive eternal life. But of course, you first need to admit that you have sin in your life and your pride doesn’t want to admit that; and so even while staring death in the face many let their pride condemn them rather than receiving God’s free gift of forgiveness and eternal life. The Bible tells us that it is God’s desire that all souls would come to repentance and have eternal life, but so many are not willing. Friends, don’t allow someone else’s opinion to formulate your thinking about Jesus Christ. Don’t let
anyone belittle you or demean your eternal priceless soul; rather, regard your soul with kid gloves. Acknowledge your sins before God and receive His free gift of forgiveness and eternal salvation through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Let go of that sin that shackles you and drags you down. Many people think that repentance is something that crushes them, when in reality it is a great weight being lifted off. Jesus said, “Come to Me all you who are weary and heavy laden and I will give you rest.” May God grant you the humility to acknowledge your sinful condition, and give you the faith to believe so that you may have life through our Savior Jesus Christ both now and forever. Amen.
Drone Continued from page 4 Last month, the National Park Service temporarily banned UAS from all National Parks unless operators go through an application process. Earlier in the month, the Motion Picture Association of America applied for an exemption to allow film studios to use UAS for filming, and the FAA also allowed the use of drones by BP in Alaska to monitor activity on pipelines. And, drones are also being in-
troduced into hurricane tracking by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Hurricane Research Division in Miami. A kind of drone has been developed that can spend hours descending slowly, cruising on the air currents spinning through a storm, possibly even orbiting a hurricane’s eye. Data from the three foot, seven pound drone from the lowest areas of a hurricane may give researchers a movie with important information.
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On June 20, Gitga’at First Nation women held a symbolic blockade on the Douglas Channel with a crochet Chain of Hope” which the community stretched across the Channel. The fabric, which was strung from Hawkesbury Island to Hartley Bay, totalled 11,544 feet long. The event was to show opposition to oil tankers and oil spills on B.C.’s coast. Chain of Hope Facebook page
KEDA gets grant money Cameron Orr The Kitimat Economic Development Association, a non-profit society that helps to promote economic development in the Kitimat area, received a $2,500 operating grant from the District of Kitimat after sending a request letter to council. The organization is volunteer run and will at times col-
laborate with the District of Kitimat’s Economic Development Office. KEDA does not compete or duplicate work of the municipal department though. “They do meet with us regularly,” said Economic Development Officer Rose Klukas, to avoid any duplications. Councillors’ only minor concern was to ensure that
the money granted to KEDA would not eventually wind up paying for advertising that may support projects the District of Kitimat does not support, namely the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipelines proposal. Council ensured that scenario by adding a friendly amendment that the money would not be used for such.
B.C. puts fire aircraft to work Tom Fletcher B.C.’s new amphibious water-scooping aircraft have been sent to a forest fire near Hay River in the Northwest Territories. Four Air Tractor “Fire Boss” planes and one Cessna Grand Caravan command aircraft went into service this spring. They are based in Revelstoke, but can be moved to other locations in B.C. as conditions dictate. Their first mission of the 2014 forest fire season was supporting ground crews at a fire
near Kaslo on June 9. The planes delivered 222,361 litres of water and foam in 75 minutes. The Fire Boss group replaces two Martin Mars water bombers that were contracted by the B.C. Forest Service from the Coulson Group of Companies, based at Sproat Lake on Vancouver Island. Forests Minister Steve Thomson said the smaller aircraft can be deployed more quickly, operate from more than 1,700 bodies of water in B.C. and can be split up as needed to assist with multiple fires.
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Kitimatians honoured on Canada Day Cameron Orr Canada Day in Kitimat also means presentation of community awards. A number of Community Recognition Awards were handed out at the Riverlodge marking the past year’s most notable Kitimatians. Duncan Peacock earned an award for over 10 years working with the Kitimat Marine Rescue Society. Angelo Demelo was recognized for many years of volunteer service with youth sports, the Kitimat Ice Demons and providing investment information to Kitimat seniors. Robert Buller and Deana Buller were recognized for their volunteer hours to start-up the Cadets program in Kitimat.
John F. Denholme Sr. was singled out for over 15 years volunteering for the Kitimat Food Bank. Murray Minchin received his due winning a recognition award for his advocacy work with the Douglas Channel Watch. Barbara Hall, as the driving force behind recycling in Kitimat with her title as President of Kitimat Understanding the Environment, won an award. In recognition of Super Series Star Skate provincial championships, Tayah Pacheco, Mikaela Carreiro and Aliyah Goncalves earned Recognition of Excellence awards. Representing the BC Seniors Games Zone 10, winning awards were Joe Martyres and Ron Adam
(Social bridge), Jackie Dean and Jim Potuzak (cribbage), Eylene Craven (5-pin bowling), Rena Hummel and Lisa Stumpf (Darts), Tony Abriel, Howard Smith and Larry Blackmore (curling), Anne Berrisford and Betty Glover (golf). Meanwhile, for the Kinsmen’s Canada Day Parade, they had 26 entries. First place in the parade went to the Kitimat Dynamics Gymnastics Club. The Luso took second place with their lively float. Douglas Channel Watch earned third with their colourful and vibrant entry.
The Luso club earned second place in the Canada Day Parade on July 1.
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The Kitimat Multicultural Society hosted the annual flags raising at the Visitor Information Centre. Shown here is the Austrian flag being raised with John Berger (left), Gunter Prett (centre) and Louis Lechner.
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Northerners didn’t want faster highways Caitlin Clow Northerners don’t want to drive faster, according to public opinion polling conducted as part of a review of speed limits on provincial highways. It means while speed limits are being increased to 120 km/h on stretches of southern highways, Hwy16 will remain at 100 km/h. Only 42 per cent of northerners who participated in surveys during the review were in favour of having the highways speed limit adjusted. Most of the support for the increase came from the Lower Mainland with 81 per cent in favour. Skeena NDP MLA Robin Austin said the response from residents of northwest B.C. reflects wisdom. “I’m not at all surprised,” he said. “We have complex, windy roads. We don’t have straightways so it doesn’t surprise me that they said no. They were quite satisfied with the speed limits as they are,” said Austin. The transportation ministry reviewed approximately 9,100 km of highways and 1,300 km have been deemed fit to have their speed limit increased. Provincial transportation Minister Todd Stone said limits are being raised where it is noticed that vehicles are already exceeding the posted limit. The new 120 km/h speed zone will only be applied to certain sections of multi-lane and divided highways. Signs with the 120 km/h limit are going up on the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Kamloops limit right away and speed limits
will be raised on other highway sections when new signs arrive. Although speed limits are on the rise highway safety is still the number one prior-
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limits and safety measures by a provincial committee. A RCMP officer said the police force’s focus won’t change. “Our priority in
B.C. remains traffic safety and harm reduction,” said Sergeant Rob Vermeulen who speaks for the RCMP on provincial issues. “The BC RCMP
will continue to concentrate our enforcement efforts in the area of reducing the number of people killed or injured on our roadways,” he said.
Other than speed limits, last year’s review also examined the requirements for winter tires, keeping to the right except to pass and wildlife collisions.
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Clockwise from top left, a boy waves his Canadian Flags as the Kitimat Marine Rescue Society Float moves past; Nathan Closter hugs a bear for the Bear Aware float; the evening was capped off with a loud and wild fireworks display; Douglas Channel Watch earned third place in the parade; Gymnasts flip and jump, earning themselves first place in the Kinsmen’s Canada Day Parade contest.
No mediation for teachers Tom Fletcher A B.C. Supreme Court justice has concluded the B.C. Teachers’ Federation and the B.C. government are too far apart on wages and working conditions for mediation to be effective. The B.C. Public School Employers’ Association and the BCTF confirmed a week ago today that Justice Stephen Kelleher has taken part in “exploratory” talks in recent days to seek an end to the teacher strike that wiped out the last two weeks of the school year. “He had some exploratory discussions with the parties and determined that mediation is not indicated at this time,” said an agreed statement by both parties. Education Minister Peter Fassbender said the BCTF’s total compensation demands are still more than twice what other government unions have settled for. The union’s benefit demands alone represent an additional $225 million a year, Fassbender said. Those include increases to preparation time, pregnancy and parental leave, extended health and dental and substitute teacher compensation. “There is no process and no mediator that can bridge this gap at this time,” Fassbender said. “To pretend otherwise only raises false expectations
and serves to delay the tough decisions the BCTF executive needs to make to get to an affordable agreement.” BCTF president Jim Iker said the government placed unacceptable pre-conditions on wage negotiations going to mediation. “At this point, with the government maintaining entrenched positions that are unfair and unreasonable, mediation will not be able to move forward,” Iker said. “We will keep the lines of communication open in July to restart bargaining if the government is ready to make a real effort and bring the necessary funding to the table.” BCPSEA has proposed a 7% pay increase over six years, plus a $1,200 signing bonus with a deadline that expired June 30. The BCTF has countered 8% over five years with a proposed $5,000 bonus, to make up for a year the union has worked under an expired contract. BCPSEA has calculated the cost of the union’s position on class size and composition at $1.67 billion. That dispute has been the subject of a series of court actions and the B.C. Court of Appeal is expected to rule on it in the fall. Fassbender said the latest offer is to guarantee $75 million in each year of a new contract for special needs support.
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Be part of a landmark project, recognized throughout Vancouver, then Come back to grow with us at LMS Reinforcing Steel Group! Our City infrastructure could not be built without experienced professionals like YOU! Project Duration: Monday, July 21st - Monday, July 28th, 2014 Number of Vacancies: 50 Requirements: Looking for DEPENDABLE and HARD working professionals who can commit to: seven (7) to eight (8) straight days (Monday to Monday) of twelve (12) hour shifts (see below for either Days OR Nights). Shifts: 1) Day = 7am to 7pm; OR 2) Night = 7pm to 7am (premium rate paid) BeneĹľts: • Accommodation (if you reside out of North Vancouver area) • Meals provided (During shifts) • Completion Bonus (if all 7 days of 12 hour shift is completed). Application requirements: Send your Letter of intent/interest and point form Resume (outlining your previous experience & transferable skills) and preferred shift (Day or Night) via: careers@lmsgroup.ca OR Fax: 604.572.6139 – Quote: “SILO-July2014â€? in the subject line. We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those who clearly outline the application requirements above will be contacted toward future screening.
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KILL BED Bugs & Their Eggs! Buy Harris Bed Bug Killer Complete Treatment Program or Kit. Available: Hardware Stores, Buy Online: homedepot.com KILL ROACHES! Buy Harris Roach Tablets. Eliminate bugs- guaranteed. No mess, odorless, long lasting. Available at Ace Hardware & The Home Depot. STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206 or visit us online: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca. STEEL BUILDINGS. Summer meltdown sale! 20x20 $5,419. 25x26 $6,485. 30x30 $8,297. 32x34 $9,860. 40x48 $15,359. 47x68 $20,558. Front & back wall included. Pioneer Steel 1800-668-5422 or visit online: www.pioneersteel.ca
68 Carswell St. 2200 square foot well maintained home in Whitesail area of Kitimat. Large, open kitchen/dining area, 3 bdrms and full bath upstairs. Downstairs has a one bdrm in-law suite with full bath, kitchen and living room. All new windows and fully renovated. Private backyard with 2 tier deck and sunken hot tub. Call 250-632-8466 for more info. HOUSE FOR SALE 47 Egret St. Kitimat. 3 bedroom plus a one bedroom basement suite. Newly installed gas furnace, drain tile, roof, windows, hot water tank. Asking $360,000. Call for an appointment to view. 250-632-4616 Kitimat House for Sale 15 Stikine St. Well maintained, updated, 1,100 sq ft, 3 bdrm house. 1.5 car garage/storage, covered deck and garden shed. $325,000 obo. 250-632-5566 Kitimat House for Sale 5 Nass St. Well maintained, updated, approx. 1,400 sq ft, 3 bdrm house with large family rm. Covered deck and garden shed. $285,000 obo. 250-632-5566
Houses For Sale BEAUTIFUL ENGLISH Bungalow, four years old, Sunshine Coast. Low yard maintenance, low running costs, four bedrooms, two bathrooms, ocean & mountain views. Information and pictures, 604.485.8321.
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• • • • 31 Dolly Varden St. Cablecar Gorgeous 5 bdrm, 2.5 bath on 1 acre of very private landscaped property. 2,600 sq ft. Maple hardwood flooring, tile and laminate throughout. Charming French country kitchen has solid oak butcher block counters and gas range. 2 pc en-suite and walk-in closet complete the master bdrm. Main bath has his/her sinks and a luxurious air jet soaker tub. 2 enormous bdrms and family room on the lower level host a 3 pc bath with radiant floor heating and a walk-in shower that easily fits two. Includes spacious glass railed deck, security system, 28x24 double garage, large storage shed, enclosed 40ft RV/boat/toy stall, greenhouse, raised vegetable garden and mature trees. Immaculate and 100% movein-ready! Lower level is plumbed and wired for a full kitchen or bar. Professionally appraised at $540,000, open to offers, call 250-632-4985 For more pics see Kijiji
2009 PONTIAC VIBE
excellent condition, 60,000 kms, fully loaded with a set of winter tires. Manual, front wheel drive. $9800
Call (250) 251-4500 or (250) 698-7533
2007 Suzuki Burgman 650cc Executive. Cherry Red. Like new condition. Less than 5000km. $5790 obo. Estate Sale. 250-632-4235
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MOTORHOME 34ft, 1996 Fourwinds, Ford F460, 41,590 miles 66,933km. Sleeps 6. Generator (62 hours), A/C (front & rear), Maxi vents, awning, fridge, range and oven. Hot water tank, furnace, toilet/shower/sink. $14,500 250-632-2983 Kitimat
Cars - Sports & Imports
CLASSIC/COLLECTOR 1971 300SEL 3.5 Mercedes Benz. 75,000km. Very good condition, always garaged, never driven in winter. Well maintained. Maintenance records, service/parts book. Manuals. Some spare parts. 250-632-6755
21’ Campion, 15 hp remote control kicker. Lowrance HD-7 sonar/GPS. 2 elec. downriggers, Scotty black box. Galvanized double axle trailer. $15,000.00 250-632-2781
Trucks & Vans
32’ FIBERGLASS FERRELL BOAT New 370hp John Deere 8.1L Diesel, 2000hrs on engine. Trolling valve, Bow Thruster, 3 Stage Steering. 2 Hydraulic Deep lines, Hydraulic Trap Puller, 3 Sounders, Radar, 2 Radios. Com-Dev Auto Pilot, Spare Prop. 8’ Dinghy. Can be seen at MK Bay Marina. $65,000. Contact Warren Poff at 250.632-6119
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Estate Sale 2011 Silver GMC Sierra extended cab. 4WD, A/C, all automatic, Bluetooth compatible, canopy, 4 winter tires on rims, V/G condition 250-632-4305
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Charitable housing gives family support in hard times
Cameron Orr It may be hard to picture why a housing resource in Vancouver may be at all important to a family in Kitimat. But when the facility is a place to house sick children undergoing treatment at the BC Children’s Hospital, that resource suddenly makes a whole lot of sense to people in the north. The Marleau family of Alex, 17, older sister Jocelyn and parents Lorna and Terry, know very well the advantages of the Ronald McDonald House. When Alex was seven a curious downturn in his health during a camping trip prompted his family to get in checked out at the Kitimat hospital. They quickly learned that Alex had acute lymphoblastic leukemia and needed to get to Vancouver immediately to receive treatment. The diagnosis set off a frantic scramble to get to Vancouver and get Alex in to treatment. Until the family figured out more long-term arrangements Lorna and Terry stayed in a hotel before finally moving in to the Ronald McDonald House with Alex while he was receiving treatment. The experience of staying there — which they still do during Alex’s annual check-ups in Vancouver — shaped the entire experience of having a sick child, said Lorna. “Our experience would have been completely different, or mine personally, not having been at the house,” said Lorna. “It wouldn’t have been as endurable.” Alex said he doesn’t remember too much of those early days of his illness. He has small memories or going to Vancouver but being more excited about the trip, not quite understanding at the time what was happening. “I remember being really excited about going to Vancouver,” he said. A regime of pills and needles that followed broke down that excitement and Terry said he had to use Alex’s Gameboy as an incentive sometimes to get him to take medicine. But as far as treatments go he went through with flying colours. Today Terry calls his son the “poster boy” for leukemia because of how smoothly the treatment went for him. “Praise to God, he’s gone through it and went through it well without a lot of setbacks,” he said. In the background to his illness though was their accomodation at the house, and the coresidents quickly became good friends of the Marleau’s. That’s not to mention the staff and volunteers that keep the place running. “The staff there are amazing. Absolutely amazing,” said Lorna. “Anyone who’s truly involved in cancer treatment for adults but especially children are amazing anyway.” As ‘residents’ of the house the place has a way of making people pay it forward for support. When they arrived they received a lot of emotional support from families who had been there longer. Now, with Alex receiving annual follow-ups in Vancouver, the family stays there still and give their advice and support to the newer families. Lorna and Alex are looking forward to their next stay which will be at the new Ronald McDonald House built on-site at the Children’s hospital. From a capacity of 13 rooms, the new place will handle 73 families a night.
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Sports & Leisure Correction In our July 2 issue, a caption on page 8 improperly referred a person in a photo as an elder. The person in full regalia should have been properly referred to as Haimus Wakas, head hereditary chief of the Haisla Raven Clan. We apologize for our incorrect caption and are happy to issue this correction.
Ronald McDonald House BC is growing. ®
Your can almost feel your ears ringing in this amazing starting line shot shared to us by photographer John Weaver from the Kitimat Hill Climb on June 29.
The new Ronald McDonald House BC opens in June. A home away from home for seriously ill children receiving treatment at BC Children’s Hospital, the new and bigger House has enough room to welcome 73 families every day, keeping 2,500 families per year together when it matters most.
It’s all uphill for Kitimat Hill Climb The annual Dave Saunders Memorial Hill Climb was another great success, kicking off July 1 festivities in Kitimat. The results are:
A class 1st Arron Baverstock 2nd Harley Bell 3rd Pierre Amado B class 1st Randy Sarell
2nd Doug Ribeiro 3rd Karri Nelson Snobike 1st James Gaidner 2nd Peter Walsh 3rd Robin Aurther
Juniors 1st Delaney Ribeiro 2nd Lou Ribeiro 3rd Quinn Amado King of the Hill James Gairdner
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Explore the story of natural gas in B.C.
Where: Tamitik Jubilee Sports Complex – in the arena 400 City Centre in downtown Kitimat
We invite you to visit our interactive display to learn how a molecule of natural gas turns into liquefied natural gas. The display will take you on a journey from deep underground, all the way to customers overseas.
Visitors can enter through the Sam Lindsay Aquatic Centre doors or through the wheelchair accessible entrance at the arena doors on the west side of the building. When: Wednesdays through Saturdays, June 25 to August 16. Drop by any time between 11:30 am to 4:30 pm, starting June 25.
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