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Apache to back off from Kitimat LNG Cameron Orr Apache Corporation is going to drop the Kitimat LNG project entirely, leaving Chevron as the sole proponent of the project for the moment. Apache didn’t indicate when the exit “Apache would occur in their intends to second quarter financial report. completely exit “Consistent with the company’s ongoing the Wheatstone repositioning for profand Kitimat itable and repeatable North American on- LNG projects.” shore growth, Apache intends to completely exit the Wheatstone and Kitimat LNG projects,” said their report. Wheatstone LNG is an Australian-based liquefied natural gas project. Kitimat LNG has all of its required permits but has been undergoing a lengthy front-end engineering and design study which would finalize a price tag and move the company towards making a final investment decision. Media reports had indicated Apache was under pressure by investors to leave Kitimat LNG, and the company had indicated they were interested in reducing their 50 per cent stake in the Kitimat-based LNG project. Apache spokesperson Paul Wyke said the company wasn’t providing more details other than what was included in their financial report. Their financial reports show Apache has spent $339 million on Kitimat LNG so far in 2014, $183 million in the first quarter and $155 million in the second. Between Kitimat LNG and Wheatstone the company has spent $894 million so far in the year. We contacted Chevron for comment about this announcement however the company said they had no comment at that time about what it would mean for their operations. Media report statements from Chevron Vice Chairman George Kirkland, from a conference call with analysts, who indicates the company is unconcerned with the Apache departure and that the company will move to find new partners in the project. In a conference call to investors Apache CEO Steven Farris confirmed the company’s earlier statement of its intention to fully leave the Kitimat LNG project. He said they’re also evaluating their international assets as the company focuses on their North American on-shore resources. Later, Apache spokesperson Bill Mintz told the Sentinel the company would not speculate where current negotiations for their stake in the project sit.
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Directors want public input on MK Bay Marina “The question that’s never been asked of the Cameron Orr people who are mooring their boats down there If Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine Direc“The public and the people who launch their boats there...is tor Doug McLeod can convince the rest of the board of the same, voters will have a say in a refer- has never had whether or not they want to retain ownership.” He said he was spurred to make the motion endum regarding MK Bay Marina this November. the opportunity — he has also put up other notice of motions for McLeod gave a notice of motion last month to be involved possible referendum questions for November, infor the next RDKS meeting which would tack a referendum question to the ballot when people in most of the cluding Area C garbage collection and the prolocation for the Forceman Ridge landfill vote for their rural area representative. The Disdiscussions.” posed — because he realized too much was happening trict of Kitimat council appoints one of their own in-camera during the July board meeting. to the board to represent local interests. “The issue is we have a lot of people within The question, if passed, would be “Are you in favour of the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine retaining the bureaucracy, including our administrator, who has told me outside of the in-camera situation that he doesn’t want to be inownership of the MK Bay Marina? Yes/No.” The motion will be put on the floor at the board’s August volved in MK Bay Marina,” said McLeod. “There’s all kinds of things happening but at this stage there is no resolution passed 8 meeting. McLeod said he wanted public input because for over a by the regional district of Kitimat-Stikine to sell the MK Bay decade most of the discussions around MK Bay Marina have Marina. That I can say because there’s no in-camera references to that.” happened in-camera, meaning not publicly. He also says that no tax money goes towards subsidizing “The public has never had the opportunity to be involved in most of the discussions with regard to the marina over the the marina operation. “There’s been no taxpayers dollars in the MK Bay Marina last 15 years,” said McLeod. “All the discussions with regard to partnerships have taken place behind closed doors in-camera.” since 1995,” he said. “The users have paid their own way, inHe said there’s other discussions still happening behind cluding the issues with WorksafeBC fines, issues with the safety authority fines and other legal costs.” closed doors too that he’s not able to talk about.
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Age-friendly distinction goes to District of Kitimat ver and Vanderhoof. To achieve Agefriendly BC Recognition, according to the government release, communities must complete four steps. including establishing an advisory committee, passing a local government resolution, conducting an age-friendly assessment and developing and publishing an action plan. The partici-
Cameron Orr The provincial government through the BC Healthy Communities Society and the Ministry of Health has named Kitimat, among seven other communities, an agefriendly one, earning $1,000 towards creating a legacy project or celebration. The others were Anmore, Cobble Hill, Granisle, Kent, Telkwa, Vancou-
pation of local seniors also is required and is an integral part of this process. Kitimat doesn’t have a single agefriendly action plan but the grant proposal from the District included references to a number of plans from over the years that dealt with being agefriendly. That includes a 2001 Aging in Place
Members of the Age Friendly committee. District of Kitimat photo report, Kitimat’s Housing Needs Assessment report and Better at Home assessment of the Kitimat
and Terrace area. The Age-friendly BC Recognition program is a partnership between the BC
Distracted driving puts lights out July 21 Police were called on a reported grizzly bear on Teal Street. The bear was attracted to garbage on a property. The bear was scared off and the homeowner was asked to clean up the refuse. July 22 Two bicycles were reportedly stolen from a home on Kechika Street. The bikes were taken during the night.
One is a black Opus Sonar mountain bike with purple hand grips. The second was a blue and white child’s bike with flowers on the frame and seat. At 5:45 p.m. the police were called to a single vehicle accident on Lahakas Boulevard at Eagle Street. A van struck a power pole and resulted in a power loss for the evening in the area. The driver
Police Beat told police that he went to pick something off the floor of the vehicle which caused him to drift. The driver was given a ticket for driving without due care and attention. July 24 Police were called to a fight outside a
home on Wren Street. Police found that a man had come to the home looking for a woman, and the male allegedly forced his way in to the home and allegedly assaulted two people. A 42-yearold resident of Kitimat was arrested outside the home and eventually charged with two counts of assault, one of forcible entry and one count of posses-
sion of a controlled substance — in this case cocaine. July 25 A woman called saying she was bitten by a dog inside a home on Columbia Avenue. RCMP worked with the Kitimat Humane Society however due to the incident taking place inside a home there was limited police action available. Continued on page 5
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Left to right, Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine (RDKS) directors David Brocklebank and Linda Pierre, Kitimat Mayor Joanne Monaghan, New Hazelton Mayor Gail Lowry, RDKS director Ted Ramsey, Hazelton Mayor Alice Maitland, Terrace Mayor Dave Pernarowski, and chair and Terrace councillor Bruce Bidgood July 29. Josh Massey
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The province has adjusted its new minimum prices for alcohol in the wake of criticism over the rollout of new rules allowing “happy hour” discounts. A new category for draft beer creates a minimum charge of $12 for a 60-ounce pitcher – down from $15 previously announced – or $0.20 per ounce for large volumes over 50 ounces instead of $0.25, which still applies to smaller glasses and pints. “Upon reviewing B.C.’s minimum prices, we realized they weren’t on par with consumers’ expectations and we took action to find a fair compromise that still upholds B.C.’s high standards for health and safety,” said MLA John Yap, who heads the province’s liquor policy reforms. The new regulations let bars and restaurants charge lower prices for selective times or occasions, but forced some low-price establishments to raise prices to match the new minimums. That will still be the case for pints in some locales – bars that had charged less than $5 must raise their prices to that minimum for 20 ounces. The province has also increased the minimum price for spirits from $2 to $3 per ounce. Addictions experts had called for higher minimum pricing to reduce health and safety risks to drinkers. Alliance of Beverage Licensees executive director Jeff Guignard supported the spirit price increase but he said the lower minimum beer pitcher price of $12 against a minimum 20-ounce pint price of $5 may encourage over-drinking and intoxication.
Northwest towns seek fair share Josh Massey Last week marked the signing of what is being heralded as a “monumental agreement” between municipal leaders throughout the northwest. The Northwest BC Resource Benefits Alliance (RBA) brings together mayors and other municipal leaders in a unified front to negotiate a deal with the province that would see provincial dollars allocated for infrastructure and services needed due to pressures of industrial expansion. Revenue sharing is the term used for these arrangements. Similar alliances have been forged between municipalities and government in the Northern Rockies, Peace and Columbia Basin districts. “It’s like signing a northwest Magna Carta, it’s of that kind of import for us who have lived through boom and bust for such a long period of time,” said Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine chair and Terrace city councillor Bruce Bidgood before making the announcement to a packed room at the Best Western this afternoon. The list of signatories who attended the ceremony included Bruce Bidgood, Terrace mayor Dave Pernarowski, Hazelton mayor Alice Maitland, RDKS directors Linda Pierre, Ted Ramsey and Dave Brocklebank; New Hazelton mayor Gail Lowry, Kitimat Mayor Joanne Monaghan and deputy mayor of Stewart Billie Ann Belcher. The first order of business for the alliance is to present the provincial government with a detailed plan for how revenue sharing could work, including
formulas and timelines. The ongoing development surrounding pipelines, LNG plants, numerous mines, the Rio Tinto Modernization Project and the expansion of the port in Prince Rupert are cited as industries driving growth that threatens to outpace the regional infrastructure’s capacity. Bidgood said the RBA is gunning for a deal to land three per cent of the money that the government takes in from industry in the region, a figure from $500 million to $3 billion over several years, similar to long-term deals forged in other districts. Kitimat Mayor Joanne Monaghan said from here negotiations must begin with the province. She said discussions with Premier Christy Clark in the past has indicated that she will work with collaborative regional governments. Monaghan said this new agreement falls in line with preexisting agreements with Northeastern B.C. which has a “fair share” deal, which Monaghan saw come to existance when she was president of the Union of B.C. Municipalities. Attempts at that time to get a similar deal for the Northwest fell through with a dwindling economy at that time. Kitimat Councillor Phil Germuth, who was involved in the groundwork to get the Alliance together, said it will not impact what companies themselves pay. “What this whole agreement is about is taking a little piece of that pie that before it gets to government that an equitable, fair piece of it comes back to ben-
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efit the communities from the geographical area where that wealth was created,” he said. He said ‘early access’ parts of the agreement will help Kitimat a lot. “As in being able to take care of infrastructure and policing needs. All these things that a community goes through that they have to spend on before you have any extra tax base coming in.” The Alliance builds on recommendations the province has given regional governments, he said. The alliance says that the partnership needs to happen soon to build on the $1 million already provided this year by the provincial government for planning through the Northwest Readiness Project. The money would go towards “things like repairs for the airport or sewer systems,” said Bidgood, items that could “prove an impediment to these new initiatives such as LNG and mines. What we want to do is become partners with the provincial government in helping grow the local economy to the benefit of all.” By getting a revenue sharing deal with the province signed soon, the alliance hopes to have infrastructure such as a new Haisla Bridge in Kitimat in place before construction of one or more LNG plants begins. In an interview Bidgood said the RBA has attorneys working for it in a negotiations capacity, the same people who worked on other revenue sharing agreements in the Peace and North Rockies. The alliance will
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I was scooped, but that’s okay Just two days before last week’s paper came out Mary Monteiro gave council an earful about the accessibility issues in Kitimat. Her concerns were enough for her family to consider leaving Kitimat altogether. You may recall this spot seven days ago where I talk about accessibility in town as well. I was happy to see I wasn’t off base in my thoughts. My overall conclusion, by the way, is that new developments should just be designed for accessibility from the get go instead of setting aside specific units for that purpose. And by the way, accessibility only has to mean wider doors, and other little things like raised power outlets. Things that can easily be a part of construction. The other thing that developed since I wrote my editorial is that Kitimat has been recognized as an “age-friendly community” by the province. Given my perspective and Mary’s from last week I thought it was interesting and a little humorous that it was announced. Looking through the release, I see the criteria for being an age-friendly town: Establish an advisory committee, passing a local government resolution, conducting an age-friendly assessment and developing and publishing an action plan. “The participation of local seniors is required and is an integral part of this process.” Not to suggest any of that is bad, but taking what is basically a collection of plans and perspectives and saying Kitimat is age-friendly is quite a leap. Nothing in that criteria means a community has to actually be age-friendly, only to plan for them, from my perspective at least. From what I heard from Mary at the committee of the whole meeting she may be inclined to agree with me, although I don’t mean to put words in her mouth. If she’s losing the ability to live in a community that is accessible to her needs, and if people are losing the ability to afford the newer developments in town, can Kitimat really be called age-friendly? After all, people have to live in a town for it to be liveable. This latest age-friendly honour is a positive but minor step in the role to actually being so. The real challenge comes from actually building an age-friendly, accessible community. Kitimat can get there, and I think the work being done is heading in that direction. But we shouldn’t pop the champagne until we actually get there. Cameron Orr
International community not showing results What can be said about the odious group of child kidnappers and Jihadist murderers, the Boko Haram Islamist terrorist group, which gleefully distributes vivid video evidence of their complicity in the kidnapping of over 300 Nigerian school girls in April? April, yes. Not much that could be interpreted as positive, I suppose, except perhaps that they have been able to ludicrously continue to outwit world “leaders” such as Canadian Conservative bigmouth, Foreign Minister John Baird, who swore to help the clearly incompetent Nigerian government and military, to return the girls to their parents. Baird wasn’t the only one to pompously demonstrate his belief in his country’s technical sleuthing superiority over a rag-tag bunch of ruthless terror fighters in the jungles of Nigeria, Cameroon and Chad. The group’s main leader is Abubakar Shekau. Human Rights watch says the group uses child soldiers. President Barack Obama similarly offered the help of the United States’ best military and law enforcement minds, while the UK’s top representative in Africa, Mark also stepped up to
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the plate to help search for the missing girls and apprehend the evildoers. The British government declared its team of security experts, sent to Nigeria, would consider “not just the recent incidents but also longer-term counter-terrorism solutions to prevent such attacks in the future and defeat Boko Haram.” France also offered a specialist team and French President Francois Hollande chaired a summit in Paris with Nigeria and its neighbours to tackle the issue. Result; pretty well zip. Boko Haram is believed responsible for more that 4,000 deaths in a campaign of bombings, massacres and mass kidnappings. Nigerian president Jonathan Goodluck puts the number closer to 12,000. The group has brazenly aired videos in which they threaten to sell
the students into slavery and as child brides. It also showed a couple of the girls describing their “conversion” from Christianity to Islam. Nigeria’s police said more than 300 girls were abducted from their secondary school in the country’s remote northeast. Recent reports say of that number, 276 remain in captivity and 53 managed to escape. The name Boko Haram means “western education is forbidden.” These are not Robin Hood and his merry men. They are ideologicallydriven conscienceless killers of the ilk of Saddam Hussein, Mahmoud Abass, Mouamar Al-Gaddaffi and the MauMau militants of the 1950s in Kenya. Now Boko Haram has just completed another brazen and bizarre kidnapping, seizing the wife of Cameroon’s vice-prime minister in an attack that also resulted in multiple deaths. Cameroon Communications Minister Issa Tchiroma Bakary said the attack occurred early last Sunday morning in the town of Kolofata, in the Far North Region. He said the that fighters targeted the home of Vice Prime Minister Amadou Ali as well as a local traditional chief. Continued on page 5
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Performance is a big deal Dear Sir, In response to Steve Connolly’s letter indicating that teacher performance does not matter, he has been misinformed and his assumptions are incorrect. Regular performance evaluations are part of the teachers’ contract and teachers can be fired for unsatisfactory performance under this contract. The BCTF fully supports regular teacher evaluations as per the collective agreement. As for the teacher he spoke to who was unsure of the language in the contract regarding evaluation, not all workers in either the public sector or the private sector are fully familiar with the language in their contracts. If teachers are not receiving regular evaluations, it is because their administrators do not feel the evaluations are necessary, not because regular evaluations are not required. Mr. Connolly thinks that a lack of evaluation attracts incompetent teachers to join the system. For a person to become a teacher, s/he must have completed an un-
ReadeR’s WRite dergraduate degree, undergone a screening process to be accepted to a teaching program, and then participated in a strenuous practicum placement where evaluation is continuous. As professionals, teachers are trained to be self-reflective: continually doing self-evaluations. To qualify to be a teacher, each individual must have already displayed competence, which is one of the reasons, as Mr. Connolly noted, that they are hard working and capable. Teachers are also very supportive of one another. If a teacher is struggling, his/ her colleagues offer support in the form of resources, advice, and/or mentoring; they do not encourage the BCTF to ignore non-performance. The BCTF also offers teachers who wish to improve their practice support in the form of resources, workshops, and mentoring programs.
Under Misc. continued from page 4 So my question is how are John Baird, Barack Obama, the Nigerian Army Francois Holland, Mark Simmonds and the boys doing in bringing Boka Haram to justice? Not really well, I think, but nobody seems to know. It appears Boko Haram terrorism keeps rolling along despite all these promises of “help from the west.” Boko Haram’s long term objective is to convert Nigeria into an Islamist state. Of course the Ukraine conflict, Israeli aerial bombings into Gaza and Hamas rocket fire into Tev Aviv leading to - so far - about 1,500 deaths, and a host of other tragic news events have pushed the events
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in Nigeria on to the back burners at the United Nations and with western, eastern and middle eastern governments and various militant groups. The horrific deaths of 4,000, 8,000 or 10,000-plus Africans, hundreds of them children, including girls whose only crime is attending school, also remains firmly on media back burners. Even the Ebola outbreak with 700 deaths to date, has taken precedence on the news. I certainly don’t expect any update on progress of the search for the missing girls from John Baird. What’s to be said? There are priorities, and it’s evident where they lie. But world attention needs to return to Boko Haram - and soon.
continued from page 2 July 26 A roadblock on Haisla Boulevard just after midnight netted some people. A 23-year-old Kitimatian was arrested for driving while prohibited. A 62-year-old local man was given a roadside prohibition for failing a roadside screening device. So was a 29-year-old Kitimat man as well. At 4 p.m. the RCMP responded to a case of possible road rage on Konigus Street. The complainant said he was followed home from Terrace and confronted by a man who said the complainant had been drinking and driving. The driver who followed him from Terrace also contacted the police, “upset that the complainant was endangering people by drinking and driving.” Police say they found no evidence that the complainant was impaired. July 27 At 2 p.m. the police were called on a reported speeder on Dyke Road. The caller said the vehicle almost hit her and her dog. Police made patrols but could not locate the suspect vehicle. A grizzly bear was reported near the boat launch at Radley Park at 9:30 p.m. Police found the bear which moved away from people on its own accord. If you have any information about these files call the local RCMP at 250-632-7111, or remain anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800222-8477. If your information leads to an arrest or charges you may be eligible for a cash reward through Crime Stoppers.
Teachers are concerned about the effects of large class size because they are aware that their daily performance in the classroom counts. It counts when students with learning difficulties cannot get the help they need. It counts when specialist teachers such as librarians are not available for students who need to be challenged. It counts when a teacher is aware that a student is seriously struggling but the waiting list to get the student assessed in a year long and that student needs an intervention now. It counts when the day ends and all a teacher can think about are the students who did not get the attention that they needed that day. Teachers are very aware that performance matters, which is why they are currently fighting to have class size and composition and specialist teacher ratios restored. Kristine Lewis Kitimat Teacher
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Humane society rescues pet owners Dear Sir, On July 26 at 3:45 p.m a large dog took on our four pound Pomeranian and the result was her left eye hanging out of its socket. Realising the time of day and where we live (in the north) by 4 p.m. we were frantically looking for medical assistance. To our disappointment we found the following; local Kitimat vet message said they were not available for any emergency services that weekend. Second choice Terrace vet is on vacation until August 6th and third Terrace vet said no emergency service available until July 28th. Fourth attempt on the Internet where we were told how to push the eye back into the socket. At 4:25 p.m. our fifth choice, the Kitimat Humane Society where we received immediate help in the form of “meet me at the shelter” where she put a neck cone on our little dog and had already made arrangements to transport to Prince Rupert where she already had a vet waiting the arrival of our dog. Time, 5:05 p.m., only half an hour and she was on her way to Rupert. Summary, it’s very disappointing that the professionals in Kitimat and Terrace have no back up for a serious animal injury and thank goodness we have a very caring Humane Society. Kudos to Maryann and staff. Jean Pearson
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Calgary company looks to geothermal at Lakelse Josh Massey Terrace city council recently received an update on what could be Canada’s first major geothermal power plant constructed somewhere in the Lakelse Lake area, where a plenitude of hot springs have alerted a Calgary-based company to the potential for low impact power generation. Calgary-based Borealis Geopower received the necessary permits to begin exploration on their Lakelse Geothermal Project back in January for a 2,800 hectare area in which to assess the possibility of building a 15-megawatt power plant that works by converting the heat drawn from hot water into electricity and then cycling the water back underground. A small Borealis crew began their work in early June within an area which extends from south of Lakelse Lake and up the east side of Hwy 37, with a couple small test sites located within the Skeena Industrial Development Park.
“We’re looking for subsurface heat, subsurface water and subsurface rocks with permeability,” said Chief Executive Officer Tim Thompson at the committee of the whole meeting June 20. “We’re going to collect and collate thousands and thousands of data files. We’re going to have, I would suggest, the single most accurate map of Lakelse that you’ve ever seen. “You’ll be able to spin this thing in 3D space, you’ll know everything about elevation change,” he said, adding that it will also show gas-level measurements. Thompson said the permitting would have been impossible without the partnership of the Kitselas First Nation who is partnering on the project and in whose traditional territory they are working. The other partner, who is financing the project is Enbridge Inc. During the question period, mayor Dave Pernarowski
$40 a day to parents Tom Fletcher If the teacher strike isn’t settled by September, the B.C. government will use the payroll savings to pay $40 per missed school day to parents of children under 13, Finance Minister Mike de Jong said. Negotiations with the B.C. Teachers’ Federation remain stalled after a two-week strike in June that cost the province’s 40,000 public school teachers $12 million a day in salary. That’s the estimated cost of the support program aimed to go to tutoring or daycare for younger children if they can’t go to school. De Jong said older children don’t require as much supervision, and have online options to maintain their studies if the labour dispute takes more instructional time away. The amount was chosen to compensate families of 300,000 children up to age 12 in public school at no net cost to the provincial budget. Parents would have to register online to be eligible for compensation, to be paid by October. BCTF president Jim Iker termed the move “a blatant and divisive attempt to prolong disruption in B.C. schools” and renewed his call for a mediator to help bridge the differences between the government and the union. Education Minister Peter Fassbender and school district negotiators say the BCTF’s contract demands are far out of step with other unions, particularly on increased classroom preparation time and other benefit improvements.
asked about how the reception has been. “Our partner is Enbridge so it runs hot and cold,” Thompson said. “They like the project but they don’t necessarily like the partner... the discussion gets visceral.” Borealis chief geologist Craig Dunn, who accompanied Thompson to council said that once people learn a bit more about the zero-emission potential and tiny footprint geothermal proj-
ects he gets a positive response. Dunn and his crew have had to approach land owners to ask them for access to private land in some cases, and he has to ensure them that the exploration is noninvasive. “When people hear about the project they tend to agree with it more,” he said. Thompson, who oversees the business end of things, said there will be two decision points between
as they proceed with their exploration. Currently they are in the first phase of surface exploration, which will be followed by the initial core hole sample drilling, and then deeper probing with slimholes to try to “touch” the reservoir of hot water deep below the surface. Thompson said that they will have hit the $5 million mark on investment by projected end date of their exploration work which
is November 2015, so if they don’t see a promising configuration of land features and hot water reservoirs then they will pull the plug on the project, possibly before that time. Borealis has withdrawn from other projects in the past including one they started in the Liard reservoir north of Fort Nelson, but say they are gunning to start the first commercial geothermal plant in Canada.
“People are shocked that we have zero megawatts in Canada,” said Dunn. “This project, given where it is in exploration, has a real shot at making it.” The total amount of energy generated would be 15 megawatts, with the possibility of increasing capacity at a future date, said Thompson. Whether this happens or not depends on what the company sees through their studies.
Open house invitation Rio Tinto Alcan invites you to join us for an open house on the proposed Terminal A Extension Project. The Terminal A Extension Project is the extension of BC Operations’ existing deep sea marine terminal along with the accompanying construction of a barge ramp, tug dock, laydown facility and potentially a breakwater, located within Rio Tinto Alcan’s industrial footprint in the Port of Kitimat. The Project is necessary to replace facilities for the import and export of materials to and from the Kitimat smelter, as a result of the transfer of Terminal B to LNG Canada. This open house is intended to offer an opportunity for the residents of Kitimat to find out more about this project and the Environmental Assessment process, engage in dialogue and to have questions answered.
When: Thursday, 7 August 2014 From 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
For more information or to make a comment, visit us at: www.riotintoalcaninbc.com
Where: Rio Tinto Alcan Community Office 254 City Centre Kitimat
or email us at TerminalAExtension@riotinto.com
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Kingfisher rezoning still lacks support Cameron Orr A July 28 public hearing on the proposed density increase to land along Kingfisher Avenue near the golf course still did not turn out any support from nearby residents. In fact letters and petitions of opposition came out, along with a presentation from Margetts Street resident Leland Harris. Harris spoke of the challenges of the land in that there’s only a small, 2.6 acre area that is buildable. Previous council’s approvals of density increases weren’t well grounded as well, he said. In 1991 the site was rezoned to allow a 40-unit townhouse complex. Staff say in a report to council that historically applications for up to 124 units have been received. The current application would up the 40 allowed to 53 units on the land, which backs on to Margetts Street at its southern end. A covenant is proposed for the land with the proponent that will allow 25 units to be immediately built, with the rest contingent of the completion of a sewer study, as only 25 units are proven able to be serviced with existing sewer capacity. “We feel it’s just
not going to fit in the neighbourhood and not fit in this valuable area,” said Harris. There was a lot of other feedback received as well. There were four written sub-
missions included in Council’s information package from residents on Margetts and Currie Street who were concerned or outright opposed to the project, and another letter
which set out a number of questions for the town to reply to. At the outset of the public hearing the deputy Chief Administrative Officer read in newer submissions
received, as well as a petition from area residents against the proposal. The petition was signed by 115 Kitimat residents, worded to say “we the undersigned are residents of
Kitimat and strongly oppose the proposed changes to the property at 1851 Kingfisher Avenue...” The four letters read in to the record on July 28 were also
generally opposed to the proposal, noting concerns about public timelines, worries over the density affect on street parking and the general aesthetic of the neighbourhood.
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Staff deal with loitering campers Cameron Orr A resident wrote to council on a concern that campground rules at Hirsch Creek Campground were not being enforced. Turns out he is right, but Kitimat staff say they have their reasons. A bylaw in Kitimat only allows 14 consecutive days of camping and 28 days total in a calendar year. But there are campers in Kitimat not subjected to those rules. “Right now the
District of Kitimat is not enforcing this bylaw. The reason for that...is that the parks have not been full for essentially the whole season,” said Director of Leisure Services Martin Gould. Recently parks in Kitimat have been full, while last year parks were only full for four nights. “There are some consequences if the bylaw was followed through. You could be sending people out of the campground and creating empty sites
that would just be sitting there empty.” Alternately, people may lose their site and opt to camp along the riverbank instead. The letter to councillors also concerned with concentration of people on a campsite, saying he had heard of delinquent in payment campers with 10 tents on a site. Gould said at last check there were two campsites with seven tents among them and park attendants had been ordered to investigate why there were
so many. Campers not paying fees hasn’t been a big issue but Gould said there are always instances of non-payment. Usually it’s a camper missing the attendant coming to collect fees due to being out fishing or even at work. This year for the first time as the Leisure Services director Gould said one camper did have to be forced out. “That person simply had refused to pay. We gave him three warnings over about a
two week period,” he said. The camper’s items were eventually removed by park staff and the person paid his outstanding fees on collection. Gould meanwhile told councillors that staff will soon be communicating with the province to expand Hirsch Creek campground sites (Hirsch Creek is on Crown land) and work is still expected at Radley Park in the fall to build a new road to allow more camp sites.
Low accessibility has people looking away Cameron Orr Kitimat resident Mary Monteiro says she and her husband are close to packing up and moving out of town due to dwindling accessible housing options. Monteiro spoke to housing problems at the July 28 committee of the whole meeting. Monteiro, who has Multiple Sclerosis, said she had recently sold her home and is currently living in an apartment building serviced by an elevator but it took two years on a waiting list to get it. “As much as we try to facilitate the aging and the handicap, Kitimat is failing this community very, very much,” she said. “We have failed miserably in trying to facilitate not only the handicap but the aging in attempting to finding housing and apartments.” She said the town falling behind in this is making her consider leaving. “I’m not speaking just for myself. “I’m speaking for many, many others,” she said. “For the first time in my over 30 years of marriage my husband actually stated ‘I think it’s time to look elsewhere, because this is a community I don’t believe is going to be in our best interest.’ I was
stunned, I was shocked that he made that comment, but that’s what Kitimat is starting to become, it’s for the rich and famous.” Mario Feldhoff noted housing in Strawberry Meadows and other proposed developments are aimed for more access.
Monteiro said in the case of Strawberry Meadows, the activeliving units are still at least $300,000. “For a pensioner or someone on LTD (long term disability) I’m afraid that is out of the question,” she replied. Councillor Mary
Murphy said the fact the Strawberry Meadows units hadn’t increased in price was remarkable in itself. “I know it’s expensive for some people but others may want to sell their homes and move in to something like that.” Edwin Empinado
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Lot 14 Mountainview Square The District of Kitimat has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a 2.37ha (5.86 acre) site in Mountainview Square. The land is vacant and currently zoned C1 City Centre. Proposals will be accepted until 4:30pm, 30 September 2014. A site overview, including detailed planning, municipal servicing, environmental, geotechnical and other considerations for information of prospective proponents is available in the Part 2 Marketing Package of this RFP. Please visit the BC Bid website to see the full RFP: www.bcbid.gov.bc.ca/open.dll/welcome. Select “Browse Using The Advanced Search” and enter Solicitation Number: P-2014-06-06. A convenience copy of this RFP is posted on the Municipal website: www.kitimat.ca. On the Home Page, select “Latest News” and scroll down to “Call for Proposals...”. If you have questions, or wish to submit a proposal, please contact the Director of Community Planning and Development: gsewell@kitimat.ca, Ph. 250-632-8912.
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PUBLIC HEARING AUG 18, 2014 Riverbrook Estates Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1854, 2014
What: A public hearing will be held on Monday, August 18 at 7:30pm at Council Chambers, 606 Mountainview Square to consider ‘Riverbrook Estates, Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1854, 2014.’ What changes? Riverbrook Estates Ltd. has submitted an application for Council to rezone two portions of the R1-B Zone to R3-A – Multi-Family Residential to allow the construction of two townhouse complexes. This application would also see decreased minimum lot area and frontage, and increased lot coverage in the R3-A Zone to allow up to 101 townhouse units in the two complexes. Riverbrook Estates Ltd. has also asked to rezone two portions of the R1-B Zone to a new R3-C – Apartment Zone to allow the construction of two apartment buildings, each containing up to 50 units. Sixteen single-family homes make up the balance of this proposed development, for a total of up to 217 housing units. Council is considering ‘Riverbrook Estates, Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1854, 2014’ and is seeking your input on these proposed changes. Where is it?
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When can I speak? Anyone wishing to comment on this issue may provide written comment to Mayor and Council c/o 270 City Centre, V8C 2H7; fax 250-632-4995; or email to dok@kitimat.ca. Comments regarding the proposed rezoning must be received before 8:30 am on August 14, 2014 to be included in the report to Mayor and Council. Submissions received by email after this deadline but before 4:30pm on Monday, August 28, 2014 will be read before Council at the Public Hearing. You may also speak in person, or deliver written comment, at the Public Hearing held Monday, August 28, 2014 at 7:30pm at Council Chambers, 606 Mountainview Square. Need more info? A Public Information Meeting will be held at Riverloge from 6:30 to 8:00pm Wednesday, August 6. The bylaw, Council resolution, staff report, submitted application, and other background material are available for review at www.kitimat.ca/pn and at the District of Kitimat reception desk, 270 City Centre, 8:30 am to noon and 1:00 to 4:30pm, Monday to Friday, excluding holidays. Further inquiries should be directed to Community Planning and Development at 250-632-8910.
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Liability may exist to take parkland gift Kitimat Council will seek out a legal opinion from District lawyers about the risks of the municipality accepting a gift of parkland from the Kingfisher Development Corporation. The company is the proponent behind a townhouse proposal on Kingfisher Boulevard. The company has purchased a plot of land however only a certain portion is buildable, the rest a steeply sloped area with low potential for build.
The company is offering that land back to the town, however councillors are concerned that accepting the sloped area could potentially open them up to liability from future erosion. Councillors had asked for a report from staff on the matter and the subsequent document, from the engineering department, concludes that “ownership of the lands as park would increase the municipality’s exposure to claims,
whether founded or not, should a future slope failure result in damages.” The report also says that further work is still needed regarding building siting and drainage that will consider slope stability. “These will be worked out in the normal design review which will include communication with the geotechnical engineer,” states the report. “From my point there is a liability in that we would be in-
volved if there happened to be a slide that affected abutting properties. The question is whether that’s a liability that council is willing to accept because of some benefit in owning the park lands,” Director of Engineering Tim Gleig said during debate at the July 28 committee of the whole. Director of Planning and Community Development Gwen Sewell said the municipality already has parkland in a similar
situation to what’s being offered, including in the green space around Margetts Street now. The park land could provide a continuation of Margetts’ green space and may provide space for a walkway to the golf course in the future. To deal with liability confusion Germuth moved for a report from the town’s lawyers to answer questions on the liability. Feldhoff in supporting the motion asked for it to come to
Northwest gold mine gets B.C. approval Tom Fletcher One of the biggest copper and gold ore deposits in the world has received an environmental assessment certificate to begin development of a mine near Stewart in northwestern B.C. Seabridge Gold’s KSM mine property includes four ore bodies that contain silver and molybdenum as well as gold and copper. The company plans a combination of openpit and underground mining to extract ore
and a pair of tunnels to transport up to 120,000 tonnes a day to a processing area 23 km away. Seabridge expects a construction period spanning 20 years and a mine life of 50 years, with 1,800 construction jobs and more than 1,000 employees to operate the mine. Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett said the recent completion of the Northwest Transmission Line to extend the BC Hydro electricity grid to the
region made this mine possible, as well as a molybdenum mine at Kitsault and the Red Chris copper-gold project near Dease Lake. Seabridge has a benefits agreement with the Nisga’a Nation, whose territory was defined by a treaty in 2000, and the province has agreed to a 37.5 per cent share of provincial mineral royalties to be paid to the Nisga’a. “This is one of the biggest mines that’s ever been permitted in
the province,” Bennett said. “It’s on a scale with Highland Valley copper [near Kamloops], with Fording River or Elkview coal mines in the southeast, major mines that will really make a difference in our economy.” The KSM project still requires federal approval, expected by this fall. The company says the federal review has also determined it will meet environmental standards and is completing a public comment period be-
fore issuing its permit. The site is near the border with the Alaska panhandle. Bennett said during the provincial review, the company changed its design to move the tailings and processing facility away from the mine site to address concerns by the fishing and tourism industry in Alaska.
them soon. “I would hope that the legal opinion comes back to us sooner rather than later so that we can take that as
input prior to completion of the public hearing,” he said. It is expected to come to council by August 5.
publiC notiCe proposed Sale of Municipal land
The District of Kitimat (DOK) announces intention to sell approximately 3912 square metres of land to Dr. Howard J.P. Mills (or Dr. Mills’ nominee). The subject parcel will be subdivided from vacant land adjacent Northwest Community College (NWCC) at 606 Mountainview Square. Terms of sale are $332,000 plus costs incurred by DOK for land survey, appraisal, newspaper advertising, Land Title Office fees and other costs to create this parcel. The Purchaser has also accepted a Section 219 Covenant that prohibits building within 12m of the northeastern edge of the NWCC lot, and an Option to Purchase that allows DOK to buy back this parcel if there has been no commercial development within three years of the original transfer date. Purchase price to exercise this Option shall equal that paid on initial transfer date, excluding GST. A copy of this Offer to Purchase and Contract of Purchase and Sale is available for review at the District of Kitimat, 270 City Centre, Kitimat, BC V8C 2H7. If you have any questions or comment please write the Community Planning and Development at dok@kitimat.ca or phone 250-632-8910. Comment must be received by noon Monday, August 18, 2014.
Ottawa follows B.C.’s treaty ‘stepping stones’ Tom Fletcher The federal government has responded to the strengthening of aboriginal title in B.C. by following the province’s lead and focusing on resource use agreements rather than full-scale treaties that have been slow and expensive to negotiate. A shift in federal policy was announced Monday by Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Minister Bernard Valcourt, endorsing nontreaty and incremental treaty agreements such as B.C. has focused on in recent years. Valcourt also appointed Vancouver lawyer Doug Eyford as a special advisor, to follow up on his advice to Ottawa last fall on developing West Coast oil and gas export projects. B.C. Aboriginal Relations Minister John Rustad welcomed the change in federal approach, describing resource agreements as “stepping stones to reconciliation. “We had been hoping the federal government would come to the table with things like our nontreaty agreements and our incremental approach to treaty for quite a few years,” Rustad said in an interview Tuesday. “That has been something they’ve resisted, but now they’re going to come to the table with that, and we welcome that.” B.C. recently signed its first liquefied natural gas resource sharing agreement for facilities proposed near Prince Rupert. On July 11, B.C. reached its 150th forest resource sharing agreement with the Seabird Island Band in the Fraser Valley, and has developed similar revenue deals for mining and hydroelectric projects.
Ottawa is also promising to restart fisheries talks that have been on hold since the Cohen Commission reported in 2012 on the health of Fraser River sockeye salmon runs. The B.C. Treaty Commission has protested for years that Ottawa’s foot-dragging has contributed to the slow pace of talks, with only four treaties completed since the three-way structure was set up in 1992. Chief Commissioner Sophie Pierre has warned of over-emphasis on resource agreements, with Ottawa and B.C. focused on northern B.C. pipeline and energy projects. Rustad said there are resource projects all over the province that can benefit, adding there will be new agreements announced in the near future. Valcourt’s announcement mirrors the main recommendations of Eyford’s report last fall. It called for “targeted efforts to build effective relationships, including refinements to Canada’s current approach to consultation and engagement, to explore mutually beneficial initiatives that support reconciliation, and to encourage aboriginal communities to resolve shared territory issues.” Rustad said Ottawa is moving on Eyford’s recommendations, not in response to the landmark aboriginal title case decided in favour of the Tsilhqot’in Nation in June. The Supreme Court of Canada upheld Tsilhqot’in title to the Nemiah Valley west of Williams Lake, striking down provincial logging permits issued without aboriginal consent.
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Community Notice The Kitimat LNG Project will be conducting tests in your area. What: Geotechnical sampling as part of ongoing testing for the Clio Bay Restoration Project Where: Multiple sites in Clio Bay When: Beginning in early August 2014 for 20 consecutive days, 24 hours a day. For more information visit www.chevron.ca/KitimatLNG or email: KitimatLNGfeedback@chevron.com
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info phone Brenda at 250-632-1616. niors’ Centre at 250-632-3475 for further info. KITIMAT PUBLIC Library offers one-on-one DID YOU KNOW that literacy is more than just reading help for all ages. Contact Mia Craft at the being able to read? The Kitimat Adult Literacy library at 250-632-8985 to schedule your 30 min- Program provides FREE tutoring services for adult interested in improving their reading, writute appointment. August 13-14 ing, math, communication, and information techTHE KITIMAT QUILTERS Guild meetings On Cue Players are running auditions for their November dinner theatre production, Death By are the first Thursday of every month, held at nology skills. Is English NOT your first language? to all our Golf, a comedy ‘who-dun-it’. Held at the CAW M.E.S.S. Sewing room. All experience levels We provide FREE tutoring and small group Engnewspaper welcome. (19+) Call Aileen at 250-632-6225 or lish as a Second Language (ESL) classes. For Hall, 235 Enterprise Avenue, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Carriers! more information please call Brandi at 250-632Wanda at 250-632-4458. Ongoing classifieds@ THE KITIMAT Public Market is looking for ven- HEALTHY BABIES drop in is held every Thurs- 7393 or to see what’s happening at the Communinorthernsentinel.com dors and performers. Contact Willow at 250-632- day from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Kitimat ty Corner check us out at www.kitimatcommuniabout just great vacationing in British Columbia or find us on facebook.can be. Childhow Development Center. They welcome fami- tyservices.ca/KALP.html 9107 for more information. Northern WANT A GARDEN bed next year at the Kitimat lies throughout pregnancy and up to one year DO YOU HAVE DIABETES? We offer individCommunity Garden? Call Denise at 250-632- (older siblings welcome). Come meet other ual and group counseling. Certification for blood parents and infants over light refreshments with glucose strips is available. Make an appointment 9107 for more information. THE SUMMER Reading Club happens at the support from the CDC staff and a Public Health and bring your meter. The Good Food Box is part of our program. Forms for this can be picked up Kitimat Public Library Mondays, Tuesdays and Nurse. For more info call 250-632-3144. at the Living Well Program or at the hospital main CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTRE Family Fun Wednesdays and at the Haisla Community School desk. Donations for this worthwhile program are Spot Drop-In Mondays and Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to on Fridays. This program is loads of fun, free of charge and a great way for children to build on 12 p.m., and Fridays 1 to 3 p.m. Ages 0-5 welcome always accepted. For more info call 250-632KEEP OUR their reading skills throughout the holidays. For “A Great place for families to meet over coffee and 8313 during operating hours - Wednesdays 8:00 a.m. to noon, Thursdays 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. - or more information, call Mia at the library at 250 toys!” Contact 250-632-3144 for more info. CARRIERS KITIMAT FIBRE ARTS GUILD: Interested in leave message on our voice mail. We are located 632 8985. THE KITIMAT Public Library offers the highly knitting, spinning, weaving, or any other fibre? on the second floor of the Kitimat Hospital in the Home Support offices. engaging Mother Goose StoryTime for pre- For more info phone Maureen 250-632-5444. Please keep your schoolers Monday mornings from 10:30 -11:15 KITIMAT MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS - I have M.S. PRAYER CANADA KITIMAT meets at the dog restrained. but M.S. does not have me. You are not alone, male Northwest Community College Kitimat campus, .am. Please register for this free program. If your dog is loose THE BC SENIORS Games will be held in Lang- or female, and the Kitimat M.S. group would like from noon - 1:00 p.m. on Tuesdays. Enter at main on your property, you may not receive your ley from September 9-13. If you’re interested in to be here for you. Total confidentiality. For more entrance and turn left, meeting room will be on paper on delivery day. the right. Wheelchair accessible. All are welcome information contact Mary at 250-639-6016. joining or would like info call 250-632-2710. AGLOW OF KITIMAT All are welcome at our to pray for those in positions of authority in KitiPICKLE BALL. Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6:30 Northern p.m, Riverlodge Gym, for the months of July and Care Group and Bible Study for men and women, mat, for the government of BC and of Canada.. northernsentinel.com August, starting July 3rd. Call the Kitimat Se- singles or married, Thursday at 7:00 P.M. For For info call Lesley at 250-632-4554.
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Soccer boys return from BC Games Submitted Northwest soccer skills were well represented at the 2014 BC Summer Games held recently in Nanaimo. Fourteen boys from around the Northwest were chosen to participate in this once in a lifetime event. The boys played against teams from Vancouver-Squamish, Cariboo, Fraser Valley and Vancouver Island. Although the boys did not finish the soccer tournament as well as they had hoped, the boys were great ambassadors for Northwest B.C. and had a wonderful experience that they won’t soon forget.
Back row: Richard Velho (Head Coach), Jarred McMeekin (Prince Rupert), Everett Poole (Terrace), Izaak Velho (Kitimat), Brendan Eshom (Prince Rupert), Chris Hill (Kitwanga), Carson Golder (Smithers), Jackson Bowles (Terrace), Danica Meier (Assistant Coach). Middle Row: Jake McCulley (Kitimat), Chanse Kennedy (Terrace), Antoine Bergeron (Kitimat), Noah Arlt-Dufresne (Kitimat), Sherangad Sahai (Prince Rupert), Kaito Zatylny (Prince Rupert). Front Row: Adam Ferreira (Kitimat) Submitted
Houston loss means changes in CIHL Kevin Campbell The Central Interior Hockey League (CIHL) has made some changes to its 2014-15 season and there are no more free passes to the playoffs. Because of the Houston Luckies' departure from the league in the upcoming campaign, teams will compete in a four-team West division vying for only two playoff spots. After the league's annual general meeting in late May, the now seven-team league will play in one overall division for the regular season but for the purposes of the playoffs, two spots are up for grabs between Rupert, the Terrace River Kings, the Smithers Steelheads and the Kitimat Ice Demons. Two spots can be taken between the eastern teams of the Williams Lake Stampeders, the Quesnel Kangaroos and the Lac La Hache Tomahawks.
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