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The first information session on Enbridge’s proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline project was held Sept. 30 in Houston. The “Let’s Talk” open house was one of 10 held in B.C. and Alberta communities along the proposed route that would bring bitumen oil west to be shipped overseas from Kitimat in one pipe. A second pipe would send the required chemicals to move that bitumen back east to the Bruderheim pump station north of Edmonton. “Houston’s an important part of our project of course, our pipelines will run just south of Houston and we’ve actually got a pump station that will be located just south of Houston,” said Donny van Dyk, Northern
Gateway coastal aboriginal and community relations manager, at the open house. Other communities visited in B.C. this month include Burns Lake and Fort St. James, where there are also planned pump stations, Fraser Lake, Prince George, Terrace, and Kitimat, which is the last stop in B.C. for phase one meetings Thursday. Northern Gateway has three engagement phases: phase two starts in March, and three is scheduled for late next year or early 2016. “This go-around we are in communities that are as close and affected by our project as we can be,” said van Dyk when asked why there was no meeting planned in Smithers, which is nearly the same distance north from the proposed route as Prince George is south. “It doesn’t preclude us from being active in Smithers. We
were in Telkwa for a presentation to council earlier in the year... and we will I’m sure be back in Smithers and Telkwa, but for this particular trip we tried to focus at this juncture on the communities that were closest and most affected by our project,” explained van Dyk. The community consultations had industry experts in a variety of areas to answer questions. The engagement by Enbridge is part of the approval conditions set out by the National Energy Board’s Joint Review Panel and agreed to by the federal government in June. Tables with bitumen samples, interactive maps, and a sample piece of pipe made from the same materials planned for use in the $6.5 billion, 1,177-kilometre-long project were spread inside the Houston Community Hall. Phase one condition plans covered by the displays,
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information packages, and USB sticks handed out are available online at Enbridge’s gatewayfacts. ca. They include the traditional land use investigation, pipeline environmental effects monitoring, marine environmental effects monitoring, marine mammal and construction marine mammal protection, construction environmental protection and management, wetlands functional assessment, and socio-economic effects monitoring. “Each one of these stations is manned by an expert in the field with a working draft plan that they’re able to share information on and, more importantly, collect information back from citizens so that it can be incorporated into the final plan that will eventually be submitted to the National Energy Board,” said van Dyk. See FIRST NATIONS on A2
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Opposition to the project from area First Nations is fierce. Freda Huson of the Wet’suwet’en First Nation’s Unist’ot’en Clan and Toghestiy of the Likhts’amisyu Clan were at the Houston open house. They have set up a blockade south of Houston on Morris West Road near the proposed Northern Gateway route, which was moved more south from the permanent camp set up. The two said a trespass notice in the form of a feather was given to director of aboriginal and community engagement Michele Perret, who was at the hall. “They say for 10 years they’ve been engaging with aboriginal groups,
which I say is a lie because we told them seven years ago no to their project; so they’re skirting around us and still trying to proceed with their project,” said Huson. The clans have been camped out at the blockade full time for two years after setting up the blockade initially five years ago. Huson and Toghestiy said A permanent camp was set up two years ago they are against any to blockade pipeline development south of pipeline coming Contributed photo through the territory. Houston. “Protect it for future generations; everybody on this the one in Michigan’s protect it for the planet, not just us,” Talmadge Creek salmon because that’s said Huson, adding which feeds into where the salmon she is disappointed in Kalamazoo River in spawn then go into the what she describes as 2010 as causes for Bulkley and Skeena. the watering down of concern. They’re already at federal environment He also does a threat because of regulations. not see hydro dam global warming and Toghestiy pointed development as the the environmental to the toxins affecting answer. impacts. These Alberta First Nations “Alternative projects would speed near the oilsands energies like solar, track global warming and Enbridge’s track wind, water (on a and will impact record with spills like smaller scale),” said
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N EWS Fish & Chips Funding changes for northern tourism By Alicia Bridges and Chris Gareau Smithers/Interior News
Bulkley Valley tourism stakeholders have raised concerns that proposed changes to the way tourism funding is distributed could shift responsibility for marketing northern B.C. away from the region.. Destination B.C. (DBC), which distributes tourism funding from the provincial government, is planning a restructure of the way it allocates marketing money to regional organizations such as Northern B.C. Tourism (NBCT). Currently regional associations like NBCT, of which there are six across the province, market their respective regions partly through contracts with DBC. Details of the new funding model have not been finalized but it is understood the new approach would aim to align the work of the regions with the overall provincial marketing strategy. Through the changes, DBC hopes to increase the
total funding pool for the province by reducing overlap between the regions. Tourism Smithers marketing director Gladys Attrill is concerned northern B.C. will only receive its fair share of funding if its promotions align with DBC’s overall marketing strategy for the province. “What I’m worried about is that I’m going to lose folks that I rely on in an office that I trust and that Smithers and our northern communities will be disadvantaged in terms of being able to work with people and bolster and leverage our budgets in a way that makes sense to us,” said Attrill. “If we don’t fit in those [provincial] priorities, my fear is that we won’t be as able to get those marketing dollars.” She believes the changes could reduce the ability of northern towns to collaborate. With limited information provided by DBC to date, she feared the changes could be detrimental to the region. “It could be that there is a plan waiting to emerge that’s brilliant, the problem is
I don’t know what it is,” said Attrill. “I think that we have a system with really good people who are dedicated to the north and it’s apparent there’s going to be some changes but it is unclear what they are.” Smithers Mayor Taylor Bachrach questioned Tourism Minister Shirley Bond about the changes at the Union of B.C. Municipalities conference in Whistler last month. He said the minister had been “very receptive” to his concerns. “She indicated to us that it was going to be something she would be working on in the near future to make sure that communities weren’t impacted,” Bachrach said. The minister was not available to comment at the time of print. DBC chief executive officer Marsha Walden said her organization had made a commitment that every region of the province would receive more funding as a result of the changes. “There may be changes in terms of how much a region can directly access
but in total for communities in the north, for experience sectors in the north, and for businesses along travel corridors in the north there are going to be more funds available for the north as a whole,” said Walden. “It’s a matter more, potentially, of shifting dollars but the total pot will be bigger.” Walden would not comment on whether any northern jobs were at risk, saying it would be up to the individual associations, such as NBCT, to decide whether they needed to make staff changes. She said more consultations with the regions would take place before any decisions were made but she was confident the system would not be detrimental to northern B.C. DBC will release more information about the proposed changes at the B.C. Tourism & Hospitality Summit in Vancouver on Nov. 4. Walden said consultations would continue throughout 2014 and hoped plans would be finalized before March 2015.
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Over 100 people who want a law dealing with abortion in Canada walked through Smithers and made a stop at Bulkley Valley District Hospital Saturday morning. The Walk for Life replaces the Life Chain along Highway 16 organized by the Pro Life Society of Smithers. Executive board member Betty Bandstra said the organization has about 700 members, and that the walk would continue annually every fall. The Society is independent of churches in town. “Obviously we get a lot of support from church-going people, but if you’re a non churchgoing person but you have a pro-life point of view, you have a pro-life conviction, come on in; join us,” said Bandstra. Canada has been
without any law regarding abortion since the Supreme Court in 1988 struck down the law at the time as unconstitutional. “It isn’t finished and done with as some people would like to think it is. It still matters to a huge number of people that Canada has no abortion law,” said Bandstra. “I would say the majority of Canadians are under the misconception that we have a law, but what happened there was the law was struck down as unconstitutional, and the courts told Parliament to make a better law. They have not done that so we live in a vacuum.” The Knights of Columbus provided marshals for the walkers. The Catholic organization reestablished its meetings two years ago in Smithers. “We don’t get
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A general members meeting of the Bulkley Valley Agricultural & Industrial Association Thursday in Smithers highlighted the divisions amongst members in the lead up to its annual general meeting Nov. 27 at the Hudson Bay Lodge. A packed room of 59 voting members dealt with 27 motions. Three
were passed including one changing the appointment process to the Town of Smithers’ Fall Fair Management Committee. The two appointees and one alternate will now be elected from the directors by the members at the AGM. The town also appoints two members. The motion was related to an Apr. 26 meeting that had members pressure the board to allow
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members to choose fair committee members rather than the president, as was the bylaw. This led to the resignations of four directors who were concerned about the chosen appointments and the lack of changes for the future of the fair. Resignations included president Lindsay Heer and secretary Kate Daniels-Howard. They were among the group who brought most of the other motions to
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Dr. Laugh lives up to his name at Saturday’s gala. By Chris Gareau Smithers/Interior News
The Bulkley Valley Health Care & Hospital Foundation’s first direct funding campaign has leaped off the line. The foundation is raising $80,000 to go towards a new diagnostic service for the area. Room is now being made at the Bulkley Valley District Hospital for cardiac stress testing equipment that the campaign aims to provide in memory of Jim Britton. Brother Thomas Britton pledged to match each dollar raised for the new equipment, meaning half the funds were accounted for. Another $10,000 was donated even before the announcement at the foundation’s third annual Fundraising Gala at Hudson Bay Lodge in Smithers Saturday night. After a successful night of auctions that had people bidding on, among other things, meet the Canucks in their dressing room after watching two games, and a 10-day trip to Hawaii, foundation chairperson Ted Bobb was able to announce another $10,000 from the money raised Saturday would go into the campaign for cardiac stress testing equipment. That meant before those at the gala even hit the dance floor, the foundation only needed $20,000 from the public to pay for the equipment. A large sign with a thermometer outside the hospital is keeping track of how close the foundation is to its goal of raising the funds by Dec. 1. Northern Health health service administrator Cormac Hikisch said the idea for cardiac stress testing equipment came from medical staff. “We were fortunate enough in the last three years to bring in a new physician who’s actually doing family practice in Houston, and he has the credentials and ability to do stress testing,” said Hikisch. “Finally we have all the pieces we need; now all we need is some community support.” Northern Health committed $60,000 in capital funding for the
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want to make it abundantly clear that I am not “officially writing for the Bulkley Valley Agricultural and Industrial Association.” As a member of this organization since 1970, I wish to put forward my own opinions and explanations and attempt to clear up the misconceptions of at least one controversial topic that was discussed at the special general meeting of the association which was held Thursday, Oct. 2. The bylaw in question specifically dealt with the acceptance of membership dues BEFORE and AFTER the date of June 1 of each year. The bylaw states “Memberships cease to be available after the first of June, for the current year.” Unfortunately this bylaw has been “on the books” for almost 20 years and has never been enforced. If I had been asked about this bylaw before the Association received the Letter of Requisition for a Special Meeting (which brought attention to this particular bylaw), I would have said that it was not in the Constitution and bylaws of the Association. That rule should never have been in the bylaws – EVER! However, I am sad to say, it got past my scrutiny and everyone else’s when it was added to the bylaws in 1997. The 2011 revision of the bylaws again failed to recognize that this particular item should not be a bylaw. The 2011-2013 Boards continued to accept memberships after the Fair each year which allowed voting at the upcoming AGM. The only proviso was that new members had to be signed up 30 days before the meeting in order to vote. This had been standing operating procedure for almost 20 years. There is an explanation as to why it was a policy since sometime in the middle ‘80s. At the time the association made that “rule,” we had a membership of roughly 25-30 members each year. These were active, working members who contributed to the work of the association all year long. As a standard practice, these members got a “pass” through the gate at Fair time. The dues were $5 and the gate price per day was maybe $4 or $5. It was brought to the attention of the “board of the day” that our membership was swelling just before the fair and we never saw most of those people again – not to help in any way or to show up at the AGM. It was felt that these people were just saving a few dollars and we were losing money at the gate. It is a trite reason but one that seemed to make sense at the time. Contrary to what I am hearing from a number of people around the community, this is not a NEW bylaw thought up by the present board to circumvent the rights of new members to vote at the coming AGM. The preceding board operated under this same set of circumstances. The parliamentarian, whose credentials on this subject are impeccable, is adamant that we have to abide by that bylaw as it is written. The Societies Act of B.C. takes precedent over the bylaws of the association and the bylaws take precedent over any governing policies of the association. On behalf of the historical boards/members, many of whom are not around today, I apologize for the state of affairs this has created in this association. Anita M. Tomayer
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ping off recycling may seem like more effort, but once the habit is there, it will be no trouble at all, and the reward is feeling good about your waste diversion efforts. I have so much confidence in the residents of Smithers to continue to strive for maximum waste diversion and to continue to learn about recycling. I cannot stress enough the amazing resources available for information on waste diversion, in my absence, please do not hesitate to contact the BC Recycling Hotline at: 1-800-667-4321. As I have said many times, we all need to take respon-
GUEST VIEW Alexie Stephens sibility for waste diversion; product stewardship is part of being a consumer. We all need to take responsibility for the waste we produce and work to minimize our impact on the environment. When we make purchases and decisions on products, I recommend think-
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enjoyed my time here. I had the pleasure of speaking with many of you, either in person or on the phone and I can honestly say that this is a wonderful community that cares about their impact on the local and global environment. Every newspaper in the blue bin, TV to the bottle depot and clothing item to the thrift store is one less item in the landfill. Keep up the good work Smithers and area! Alexie Stephens Town of Smithers Community Recycling Liaison/Educator
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L ETTERS Council doesn’t build housing but can play a supportive role Editor: A photo caption in last week’s paper indicated that I hoped to build more supportive and affordable housing. While I do feel affordable housing is priority, the word “build” does not accurately describe the Town’s role in these projects. Affordable housing is primarily the jurisdiction of the province and notfor-profit organizations. To date, the Town of Smithers has left the task of building such housing to these groups. I’m not proposing this should change. That said, local government does have an important role in ensuring we have the right mix of housing to meet the needs of our residents. Our tools include zoning, tax exemptions and the sale or leasing of Town-owned property. (West of us, the City of Terrace recently took things further by announcing a new housing fund that will be used to support affordable housing.) Some great local housing projects have come forward in Smithers over the past few years. Smithers Community Services Association is completing six small, detached rental houses on Second Avenue. Highroads Community Services is working on a 10-unit apartment building on Sixteenth Avenue for adults with special needs. Council enabled both projects through rezoning. But despite these projects, a gap still remains in our housing spectrum. How do we ensure there is housing for our hardestto-house residents, those struggling with multiple barriers such as poverty, mental illness and addictions? The Smithers Action Group Association is working on a supportive housing project that would meet this need. Their proposed 15-unit apartment
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building would lished some of include on-site supthe findings of port staff. It follows a survey entitled a proven “housing “Understanding first” model that has Sex Workers.” The made a difference in coverage suggested many communities. that 70 per cent While Town of sex workers are Council is unlikely satisfied with their Letters to the editor policy Letters are welcomed up to a maximum of 250 words. Letters are subject to editing for to take up buildjobs. Eighty-two per clarity, brevity and legality. All letters must include the writer’s name, daytime telephone ing housing itself, cent feel they are number and hometown for verification purposes. Anonymous, or pen names will not be I hope the next appropriately paid permitted. Not all submissions will be published. Letters may be e-mailed to: editor@ Council will see fit and 68 per cent feel interior-news.com. to continue to work they have good job alongside groups security. dinner for seniors in the duced in numbers you are like the Smithers Action Is this accurate? What Town was eagerly looked needed in the community. Group Association to enabout all the stories we forward to attend. Thank you. sure their projects succeed. hear about prostitutes As well many wedding being beaten and killed, Taylor Bachrach receptions were held there Andy Stalker living on the streets, Mayor of Smithers as was my son`s wedding Smithers addicted to drugs, and reception. It was a good fearing for their lives and centre for other groups to Elks have not quit Sex work not any feeling trapped? How does use because of the locathat sound like a satisfying job Editor: tion. career that you could feel The Elks Lodge have The Elks have not quit Editor: comfortable with your own sold their building at the nor has the women`s group Thank-you for pubchild pursuing? corner of Queen Street and the Royal Purple. lishing Mark Penninga’s Calgary Herald columSecond Ave. This building As a member of the article (Sept. 24) about nist Susan Martinuk does has served the community community, I would like prostitution and human a great job analyzing the well over the years. It was thank the Elks and Royal trafficking. It does a great survey’s findings and putused by many youth groups Purple for their service to job of explaining why Bill ting them into perspective. for example Boy Scouts, the community through C-36 is good legislation First, the survey required Girl Guides and the like. the use of their building and why it should be supthat a prostitute must be 19 Many dinners were held as well as their many cash ported for the sake of the years of age and older and there with the members donations for bursaries, many victims of the sex legally entitled to work in of the Elks Lodge and sports and youth groups trade industry. Canada. This means that the Royal Purple cooking. and other needs. In the past week various there is no representation Their annual Christmas Although you are remedia outlets have pubof sex workers who are
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under age 19. Yet we know that children as young as 14 are being trafficked for prostitution. Second, the survey doesn’t include all those who are in Canada via sex trafficking rings or other illegal means. Leaving out these two groups will skew the survey findings and resulting media headlines. And even this specific group of legal, adult prostitutes reported high levels of stress, higher levels of drug and alcohol use, and three times the average level of depression. It found that sex workers have significantly higher rates of post-traumatic stress disorder than police, firefighters, nurses and even photojournalists who have worked in disaster zones. It sounds to me like these are not traits of a profession that many would enter by choice. Martinuk also pointed out that only four per cent of survey respondents admitted to having a sexually-transmitted infection or HIV, even though they only use condoms 69 per cent of the time. One need not be an expert to conclude that this simply is not possible. It makes one wonder whether the other findings are accurate as well. Cecilia Benoit, one of the lead researchers of this study, admits “Our study probably got people in the middle and towards the ends, but not at the extremes. Those people are very hard to capture.” Bill C-36 will make the purchasing of sexual services a crime and allow the prostitutes to get out without a criminal record. This gets to the root of the problem and offers real help to those who need it. I encourage readers to explore the issue further. Check out the documentary entitled Red Light Green Light for an accurate picture of the horrors of living a life of modern day slavery. Human trafficking and sex work is NOT just like any other job. Carol Kanis Smithers
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The Smithers Steelheads dropped their first game of the season, losing 9-4 to the Terrace River Kings over the weekend. The River Kings took control scoring three goals in the first and piling on three more in each period after that. Head coach Tom DeVries said the River Kings pushed hard to take an early lead. “They got an early lead, we came out flat footed and they got a 3-1 lead right off the bat,” he said. “We had some opportunities early in the game to keep the game close but they just kept coming back with another goal.” The Steelheads tried to fight their way back with Randall Groot, Mark Arnold and Cole Hasell picking up a goal each. The limited amount of players was also an issue. “We only had enough players to [ice] a team [with] two lines, we couldn’t
Steelheads’ Cole Hasell (left) steals the puck from River Kings’ Ben Reinbolt during the team’s first game of the season Saturday night in Terrace.
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use a lot of energy,” said DeVries. “We had a lot of chances to score, a lot of opportunities, we just couldn’t capitalize. “Otherwise, I thought we played pretty well. We had a few new guys in the lineup, a few Houston boys and a couple of guys from midget,” he said. Centre Brendan Devries, who played his first game of the season, also scored
a goal and an assist against the River Kings. “Our line worked out pretty well, we made some good plays and felt pretty comfortable out there,” he said. “We ended up having a two on one and the defenceman went right to Adam and I think he passed it across to me and I made a move to the back end and kind of caught the goalie off guard and put it
in the net.” The team was also noticeably short on defencemen with only Devon Booth and Devon Hayhurst while forwards Groot and Arnold helped out on the back end. “I did better as the game went along, but it was tough,” said Groot, who played defence a bit last year. He admitted the toughest part of patrolling
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Disc golf season winds down with tournament By Kendra Wong Smithers/Interior News
A Smithers resident defended his title, winning the annual disc golf tournament for the sixth year in a row at Ranger Park over the weekend. Jamie Cramer took home the championship during the 10th annual disc golf tournament, the last of the season. “It was a matter of staying consistent and not making any mistakes and that’s what it came down to,” said Cramer. “Some of the other guys struggled and I was just able to keep an even keel.” Cramer has played on the course several times, but it was the eighth hole that helped him take the lead. “There was about a 25-foot putt that I was able to save par and that one kept me up. I think if I missed that one, it would have derailed me a bit,” he admitted. Having won the year-end tournament for the past six years,
Cramer said his strategy is simple. “Just avoiding mistakes and keeping it even and sometimes maybe not taking the chances when I should,” he laughed. Isaiah Sinclair took home the top prize in the youth category, Melissa Storie won the female category while Ken White won the amateur category. According to Ben Anderson, the president of the Bulkley Valley Disc Golf Association, though the season is winding down, he has seen a lot more people taking up the sport. “I’ve played approximately 140 games this year and I’ve seen more people this year than I have over the last three years,” he said. “It’s nice just to have people who have very different styles of [play] and people are really getting used to the course and I think that their games are elevating.” Anderson said the ability to access the course and purchase discs from local stores has also encouraged
more people to play. In the coming months, Anderson said the association will turn its attention to getting the proposed Skilhorn course in Telkwa approved. The roughly 1.6-kilometre, nine-hole course is currently in the application process with the NadinaSkeena Parks Recreation District Recreation Sites and Trails B.C. If all goes according to plan, Anderson hopes they will be playing on the course by next season. “We’re fairly enthusiastic, so we’re hoping to get the process rolling more,” he said. “The government wants to know that when the course is done, it will be there, it will be maintained and that people are going to play it. Right now, we’re just building support for the Skilhorn disc golf course.” If people would like to comment on the course, email bulkleyvalleydiscgolf @gmail.com.
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SCSA works with youth in several of its programs, specifically Step Up and the Youth Empowerment Program. Through these programs, youth are inspired to learn and grow in alignment with their individual needs and goals.
SWIMMING CLASS Jesse Clegg practices kicking with Special Olympics swim coach Gail Jones at the Bulkley Valley Aquatic Centre last Tuesday. Kendra Wong photo
Superfit course introduced to SSS By Kendra Wong Smithers/Interior News
Smithers Secondary School has introduced a new course designed to teach students life-long fitness. Superfit runs during lunch time and teaches students about different training routines, principals of training, exercise physiology, warm ups and stretching. “It’s for kids who want to learn more about exercise science and exercise,” said Jaksun Grice, principal of SSS. “This course is really unique because you get students who are athletes and want to improve their athletic performance and you also get kids who aren’t on sports teams who want to know how to keep themselves fit individually.” The program was approved during the September School District 54 meeting last month. There have been various versions of the program throughout the years at the school, but this course focuses on teaching students how to be active and healthy.
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“We’re trying to get as much of the theory done as possible while also putting the theory into practice,” said Neal Currie, the course instructor. “The most immediate result is that they’ll be in fantastic physical shape. But then beyond that, just knowing how to train and apply what they’ve learned to other sports and activities that they’re going to be doing in the future.” Many kids have already shown interested in the course, with roughly 27 students enrolled already. “They seem to be enjoying the different workouts that we’ve been doing,” said Currie. Grice hopes the course will encourage students to continue to be active throughout their life. “I think it’s something we really value in the Bulkley Valley too, is having people that have the capacity and knowledge to be fit and active throughout their lifespan,” he said. Students also get credit for participating in the course. Currie added he hopes to continue the program in the years to come.
The five-year program came to an end this fall; however, it leaves a legacy of youth who feel more confident in themselves and their place in the world. With a focus on risk reduction and deterring youths from drugs, alcohol and criminal activity, participants are Summer Step Up referred through The Summer Guiding principle: other agencies. They Step Up tutoring We grow through spend time working program runs July one-on-one with creativity and flexibility. and August in two YEP staff to identify rooms at Northwest goals and develop Community College’s Smithers campus, personal plans to achieve those goals. but it tends to spread out: sidewalk chalk lessons in the parking lot and fractions “It is a safe place where they can go learned through cooking in the student and have someone help them,” YEP kitchen are a testament to the personalized youth outreach worker Amy Sketchley learning that takes place during these one- says, adding that the program isn’t all work: “We’ve tried curling and skiing at on-one sessions. lunchtime, and hiking is also popular.” “If a student is artistic, we include creativity in the learning activities we Over the past five years, YEP participants plan for them,” program manager Lauren have completed high school, obtained Rutley says. “We try to instill confidence employment, acquired work skills, earned driver’s licences, built musical instruments and a positive attitude toward learning.” and skateboards, and volunteered at Although its primary purpose is to help community events. Last year alone, 14 students strengthen their literacy and of the 30 Houston Secondary School numeracy skills over the summer, Step Up graduates were YEP program participants. also provides meaningful work experience for student tutors thinking of education as “Most of them are reconnecting with a career. Along with its own catalogue of school or starting employment this year,” supplies, the program borrows from local Sketchley says. schools, providing continuity for students during summer months.
“The learning opportunity for the tutors to familiarize themselves with resources and assessment tools they may use in their future education-related careers is also a great feature of the program,” Rutley says. Running Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., students come from across the district for one-hour sessions. Most attend two to five sessions weekly, with the program hosting 38 students for a total 479 tutoring hours this summer.
The Houston program created its own legacy: a partnership between SCSA, Northwest Community College and School District 54 will allow it to continue alongside the Houston Alternative School until the spring of 2015.
SCSA is celebrating 40 years with a series of articles about our programs and how they fit into our guiding principles. We hope you’ll join us in this celebration.
Sponsors include RBC, Bulkley Valley Credit Union and Raise a Reader; Service Canada covers salaries for two of the four tutors. The cost is $10 an hour, with bursaries available. Children from kindergarten to Grade 12 are welcome. Youth Empowerment Program For the past five years, SCSA’s Youth Empowerment Program (YEP) welcomed youth in Houston, Hazelton, Moricetown and Smithers. Outreach workers offered guidance and encouragement, and worked to cultivated resilience and self-sufficiency in the youth they served.
Summer Step Up program manager Lauren Rutley works with students in the tutoring program this summer.
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The Smithers bowling alley is getting a facelift. Jason Kennedy, one of the owners of Smithers Bowl, said he and his wife Salina are planning on updating the look of the interior and exterior of the building on Alfred Avenue in the coming years. “Probably next year, we’ve going to put in a ‘50s look. We’re looking at getting a mural painted on the walls like a drive-in diner. We’re going back to the retro-type idea,” said Kennedy, adding that his wife came up with the theme. “Everybody thinks of a bowling alley as this glum place, but we want to provide a cool retro-idea,” he added. Most recently, they finished upgrading the bowling lanes from wooden lanes to more durable longlasting synthetic lanes. They also have a glowin-the-dark finish that will boost the feel of the incoming theme, added
Before and after: Smithers Bowl changed from wooden to synthetic lanes during renovations recently.
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Kennedy. “It provides a newer, fresher look for us and it provides that glow-in-thedark atmosphere,” he said. Except for a few minor changes such as putting in new carpet and counters, the 60-year-old bowling alley has not received any major renovations, prior to the $40,000 lane upgrades. “For us, it was an investment to show our
bowlers that we care,” said Kennedy. “We like the sport, we care about the sport . . . We’re just trying to promote the sport and give our bowlers the newest, latest and greatest.” They’re also looking at putting up a new sign in the next month and re-doing the siding during the summer. Karmen Richter, an avid Smithers bowler whose three kids are in the YBC
program, is excited to start bowling on the new lanes. “I think the community is looking forward to the upgrades,” said Richter. She noted that synthetic lanes play differently then wooden lanes. “It’s going to be an adjustment for a lot of the bowlers who have been here for many years. Because the wood lanes take a little bit more strategic planning whereas the new lanes should be fairly flat and straight,” said Richter. Business has been steady since 2007, but Kennedy hopes the renovations will also help boost the local economy. “In the last few years, the economy is taking a hit, people can see that businesses are investing and wanting to bring people in the community. Smithers is a nice clean, thriving community with the new rink . . . We just want to do our part and freshen things up,” said Kennedy. Smithers Bowl re-opened Monday after being closed for four days last week due to the renovations.
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Statement of Property Tax Exemptions In accordance with Section 224 and 227 (1) of the Community Charter, The Village of Telkwa is proposing to adopt the 2015 Property Tax Exemption Bylaw 644, 2014. The impact of this exemption can be viewed on the Village of Telkwa Website (www.telkwa.com) or at 1415 Hankin Avenue. The 2015 Property Tax Exemption Bylaw No. 644, 2014 will be on the Council agenda for third reading October 14, 2014 with final reading set for October 27, 2014. Any questions or concerns should be addressed in writing before October 10, 2014 for the October 14, 2014 Regular meeting of Council.
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Mothers around the world breastfeed in annual challenge By Kendra Wong Smithers/Interior News
Mothers in Smithers breastfed their children to promote the benefits and to help normalize breastfeeding outside the library last Saturday. The Quintessence Breastfeeding Challenge was started in B.C. in 2011 by the Quintessence Foundation and is now a global challenge with thousands of people participating in this year’s latch. It also draws attention to World Breastfeeding Week that ran from Oct. 1-7. Smithers participated in the challenge roughly two years ago when about a dozen mothers gathered at Heavenly Grinds. Taryn Opel, public health nurse with Smithers Public
Photos left to right: Jennifer Cochrane feeds her five-month-old daughter Gwendolyn outside the Smithers Public Library last Saturday. In total, 10 mothers showed up for the annual Quintessence Breastfeeding Challenge.
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Health, said they want to promote the benefits of breastfeeding. “It’s to increase awareness about the importance of breastfeeding and also that this is something we want people to be aware of and accepting of because it’s a natural thing
that is very important for our communities because we want to raise healthy babies,” said Opel. This year, 10 mothers and babies showed up to latch on outside the Smithers Public Library. “I think it’s just a good initiative to support,” said
Amy Stokes, who participated in the challenge. “I had a pretty easy time breastfeeding all my kids . . . but I definitely see that there are a lot of challenges and it kind of highlights how easy I had it.” Brie Mcaloney was there breastfeeding
her nine-month-old daughter Eliana and hopes the event will help normalize breastfeeding in public. “When people don’t do things in public, they sort of become taboo and when you bring them out into the open, they become
more normal,” said Mcaloney. “The only time I remember being shy was when I was at the airport,” she said. “[Eliana] was screaming and there was no way I could go anywhere even if I wanted to. I realized that more people were looking at me
because my baby was screaming. I’m pretty sure most of those people were like ‘can you please feed your baby’?” According to Anne Jarry, support worker with Smithers Pregnancy Outreach, there has been media attention over the years about whether or not mothers should cover up in public while they’re breastfeeding. “Our position is that we encourage mothers to do what they feel like — if you want to cover, you cover, if you don’t cover that’s okay,” said Jarry. Some of the benefits of breastfeeding include good immunity and support for the baby, it helps mothers return to pre-birth weight, added Brenda Melenchenko, a lactation consultant in Smithers.
Retreat draws writers from all over northern B.C. By Alicia Bridges Smithers/Interior News
Writers from across northern B.C. converged on Smithers last month for an event aimed at bringing together scribes who are usually isolated by the region’s vast geography. Rural Writers in Residence, held at Banner Mountain Lodge from Sept. 25 to 28, attracted about 30 writers for a weekend of workshops, readings and one-on-one sessions with three well-known B.C. writers. Poet and essayist Donna Kane, journalist David Leach and self-published novelist Martin Crosbie were the guest writers at this year’s event, the fifth of its
kind. Smithers-based journalist and editor Amanda Follett said she started the event in 2010 because she saw a need to bring writers together. “I moved up here eight years ago and I felt like I didn’t have a writing community,” said Follett. “It’s such a geographically isolated region so the idea was to create more of a writing community and to bring all those people together as well as bring workshops that would help people develop their writing skills and their writing careers to the north.” The event caters to a range of interests by bringing guests with varying skills. All of the workshops are designed to be
relevant to people writing in this area specifically. Follett said the retreat had developed a following but there were always new faces. “I think the biggest thing for the people who attend is the community that is formed over the course of the weekend [and the one which] has formed over the last five years,” Follett said. “There’s a joke that it’s becoming the rural writers’ reunion. “They could be people from Terrace and Fort St. James and across the north that wouldn’t normally get to see each other but they get to connect over writing.” Readings by both the special guests and Rural Writers in Residence was the participants, held last Saturday night, held at Banner Mountain Lodge. were open to the public. Contributed photo
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VIEW FROM THE PORCH Lorraine Doiron Talk about service. Waited for an item to go on sale and in the Canadian Tire flyer there it was! I called to see if they had any in and yes they did! Headed over there, asked for help as it was heavy and a clerk grabbed a cart, picked up my purchase and in no time I was through the checkout, the lady took it to my car and I was home. I think the whole thing took 10 minutes. Thank you Canadian
Tire, now I just have to put it together! Had lunch at the Seniors’ Activity Center. First time in a long time. Did not disappoint, scalloped potatoes, corn, pickles, ham, salad, super devilled eggs and dessert, two different berry cobblers with ice cream. Best was the people who were there, enjoying the good food and friends. First night of the season has happened for the Scrabble players who were joined by the board game players at the library. They have many interesting games for all ages, so if Scrabble is not your interest, you could try some of their board games. For the Scrabble players, one fellow lucked into one word that used all his tiles plus the word covered
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two triple word spaces so he ended up with a score of 140 on just one play. I think he was as shocked by this as we all were. Check out www. theweathernetwork. com/news/articles/ trans-canada-trailphotos-information. A photo gallery featuring the progress of the Trans Canada Trail in each of Canada’s provinces and territories. Something that might help reduce your risk for Alzheimer’s and dementia: exercise, tea and vitamin D. Maintaining at least moderate physical activity, even in your 80s, can lower your risk. Vitamin D deficiency can lead to cognitive impairment. You can boost your vitamin D by getting out in the sun for a bit, although as we age our skin becomes less efficient at producing vitamin
D from sunlight. Research is being done to see if vitamin D supplements would help. Appears tea is better for your brain than coffee. Something besides caffeine is in tea that slows cognitive decline. 6x6 Auction deadline: Oct. 15. Record from last year was 272 pieces of artwork, the gallery is hoping to beat that amount this year. The Smithers Art Gallery is inviting proposals for exhibitions to be shown from May to April. Applications can be for solo or joint group shows, download application at info@smithersart. org, or call 250-8473898. Deadline is Nov. 10. Closing with: Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by rule. Samuel Butler
Imperial legal action By Alicia Bridges Smithers/Interior News
The B.C. Supreme Court will decide today whether to grant Imperial Metals Group’s application for an injunction to remove an activist blockade barring access to the company’s Red Chris Mine near Dease Lake. The Klabona Keepers, comprising Tahltan First Nation elders, and snowboarder activists Beyond Boarding, originally barricaded the access road in August after the tailings spill disaster at IMG’s Mount Polley Mine near Quesnel. They lifted the ban on Aug. 26, when IMG promised to fund an independent review of its tailings dam design for Red Chris. But the two groups relaunched the blockade on Sept. 28 after attending a presentation by the Secwepemc First Nation, whose traditional land was impacted by the Mount Polley spill. Keepers representative Rhoda Quock said the presentation had raised more concerns. “If this happens here it’s going to effect us badly. It’s going to affect our wildlife like the moose and caribou,” said Quock. IMG vice president of corporate
affairs Steve Robertson said the company had resorted to legal action because its diplomatic attempts had failed. Lawyers served an affidavit to Klabona Keepers and Beyond Boarders at the blockade on Sunday. “We’ve applied for a short leave application to have a hearing for an injunction to remove the blockade that’s blocking access to the Red Chris Mine,” he said. “We wanted to make sure that we made every effort to use diplomatic means to have the blockade removed but that doesn’t appear to have been successful.” Currently, the blockade is preventing the company from transporting fuel or supplies to the mine. Electricians and pipe-fitters who are currently on site have been bussed to the blockade and walked to another bus which picked them up on the mine side. He said IMG still hoped to reach an agreement with the activists to end the blockade voluntarily. The hearing for IMG’s injunction application is scheduled to take place in Vancouver today (Wednesday). Roberston said IMG had not received a copy of the completed engineering review.
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To list your nonprofit coming events please drop off your listing at The Interior News, 3764 Broadway Ave., fax us at 250-847-2995, or email laura@interior-news.com. More information is available through our Online Community Calendar at www.interior-news.com. Deadline for submissions is Fridays at noon. Maximum 25 words. Limited space is available. We regret we cannot accept items over the phone. Brown Bag Lunch Thursday, Oct. 9, noon at the Healthy Living Centre. Alice Williams speaking about Chakras and related energy. 250-877-4424 for more info. Evelyn Fall Market Saturday, Oct .11, 1-4 p.m. For table rentals phone Kelly at 250-847-3627. 6x6 Auction at the Smithers Art Gallery. Deadline to submit Wednesday, Oct. 15. Shown for silent/anonymous auction Oct. 21-24. Bidding ends with and event Friday, Oct. 24, 7-9:30. Blank 6”x6” panels avail. at the Gallery for $3. www. smithersart.org, info@smithersart.org, 250-847-3898. Rootbeer Saloon Friday, Oct. 17, 6-8 p.m. at The Ark in Telkwa. Trade cash for a bag of gold to spend on games and dinner. Pan for more. Dress up in olden days or casino costumes. Smithers Film Series Sunday, Oct. 19, 7:30 p.m. at the Roi Theatre, Gloria, Gloria is seen by those around her and determined to be the centre of her own imperfect world. From the Fire: Breathing Life into Reclaimed Slash-Pile Wood. Wood sculptures by Rod Brown at the Smithers Art Gallery. Sept. 9–Oct. 18. Rod Brown has carved a gallery of dynamic sculptures using reclaimed waste wood from a clear-cut. www. smithersart.org, info@smithersart.org, 250-847-3898.
The LNG Conversation Tuesday, Oct. 21, 4:30-7:30 p.m. in the Hudson’s Bay Lodge Summit Room. Join us for an up-close look at liquefied natural gas (LNG). www.coastalgaslink.com. Smithers Film Series Sunday, Nov 2, 7:30 p.m. at the Roi Theatre, A Most Wanted Man, a contemporary tale of terrorism and intelligence gathering. Smithers Film Series Sunday, Nov. 16, 7:30 p.m. at the Roi Theatre, Ida, an orphan raised in a convent and a chain smoking, hard-drinking judge embark on a road trip across the bleak terrain of 1960s Communist Poland. Smithers Film Series Sunday, Nov. 30, 7:30 p.m. at the Roi Theatre, The Trip to Italy, Brydon and Coogan, approximating their real selves, quip, quaff, and gab about their showbiz careers. Smithers Film Series Sunday, Dec. 14, 7:30 p.m. at the Roi Theatre, Boyhood, a sprawling investigation of the human condition. Exhibition Proposals being accepted at the Smithers Art Gallery to be shown May 2015 to April 2016. To apply download an application pack from our website, www. smithersart.org, or pick one up from the Gallery. Deadline is Nov. 10. 250-847-3898.
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The future of northern salmon populations was the focus of a fundraising dinner held at the Old Church in Smithers on Sept. 27. Based out of Terrace, the SkeenaWild Conservation Trust is a charity with a focus on sustainability for the Skeena watershed’s salmon ecosystem. The $22,000 raised at the dinner will go to projects aimed at keeping commercial fishing harvests low on the coast, and for campaigning
against LNG sites planned for the Skeena estuary. SkeenaWild executive director Greg Knox said the Trust had a strong following in Smithers. “The community is really dependent on salmon and steelhead for a big part of the tourism industry,” said Knox. “Also the local people are really connected to local rivers and to fishing so we get a lot of support in Smithers.” The dinner was emceed by expert fly-fisher April Vokey, with entertainment provided by Jenny Lester and Mark Thibeault.
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A well-known and highlyrespected fly fishing family in the Bulkley Valley was featured during this year’s F3T Flying Fishing Film Tour in front of a packed house at the Old Church last Saturday. Spatsizi is a short film by American filmmaker Todd Moen about the legacy of the Collingwood family and its business, Spatsizi Wilderness Vacations. Ray Collingwood and his brother Reg started Collingwood Brothers Guide and Outfitters and Spatsizi Wilderness Vacations in 1969. The multifaceted business includes fly fishing, hunting and wilderness trips such as canoeing and hiking. “I knew that we got some cool shots and some unique opportunities, but to actually see the whole experience on film was absolutely amazing,” said Carrie Collingwood, Ray’s daughter. “Sometimes you don’t appreciate where
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you are at times, but when you see it on film you can definitely appreciate your environment and the scenery is spectacular.” While the business has been in operating for more than 40 years, it is slowly but surely being passed down from one generation to the next, something the film hoped to pay tribute to. “It was just really neat to see her dad interact with her grandkids, and to see Carrie
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Slaughtering animals can be a difficult task for anyone without the proper equipment But for Manfred Wittwer, slaughtering livestock is all in a day’s work. Wittwer runs the Bulkley Valley Custom Slaughter, formerly known as the Northwest Premium Meat Coop, and has been leasing the property for about a year. He fell into the business after the province introduced new meat inspection regulations in 2007, requiring all meat to be inspected. “It really started in 2003 when cattle prices fell, so we had seven years of really bad prices and that was really the driver to build something that we could market local meat,” said Wittwer. “There was a group of farmers who started this co-op because you could only sell meat that was inspected.” Under the regulations, an inspector has to check the animals for diseases, such as cancer or tuberculosis to make sure it is suitable for human consumption. Once meat has been properly inspected, it can be sold to lodges or restaurants. Now, BV Custom Slaughter is fully licensed to kill and inspect red meat such as beef, lamb, pork, and goat, as well as poultry such as chicken and turkey at the property on Donaldson Road located just west of Telkwa. Wittwer will even ask customers if they would like to keep the liver, tongue, heart or kidneys of the animals. The slaughter isn’t simple with multiple steps involved. First the animals are killed,
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then you have to bleed them before they go into the scalder and then the beheading machine. After that, the insides must be removed and then washed and trimmed before they are given one final inspection and put into a cooler for pick up. But Wittwer hasn’t always been in the slaughtering business. He moved from Switzerland to Telkwa 20 years ago with his family for very different reasons. “We always wanted to farm, that’s why we came here. We have a cattle ranch and horses but the
horses aren’t for eating,” laughed Wittwer. Over the years, handling meat has become second nature for Wittwer who also runs a cut and wrap business at home. “I sell meat from home or at the Farmers’ Market,” he said. “I also do custom cutting for other people as well.” With Thanksgiving and Christmas, prime turkey-eating seasons, just around the corner, the workload is quickly picking up with many people bringing in animals to be slaughtered.
“From about the middle of August to the middle of December, you have lots of work, more than you can really do. It’s really busy,” said Wittwer, adding that farmers will raise animals in the spring and summer before bringing them in, in the fall. Glenn Harrie has been bringing his meat to the be slaughtered in Telkwa for the past two years. “It’s great — great people, great business,” said Harrie, who recently dropped off four pigs, one goat and 24 chickens to be slaughtered. “I couldn’t do this at home.” Shannon McPhail brought her chickens to the co-op last month after finding out about the business on social media. “Plucking chickens is a lot of work and is incredibly messy and for someone to do it for only $5 a bird, it’s kind of like winning the lottery,” she said. “It gives people an opportunity to grow and harvest their own meat in a way that can also get them some return. It has inspired the Bear Claw Lodge in the Kispiox to consider raising their own pork, poultry and beef and maybe even lamb. But people didn’t realize that if you have a lodge or a restaurant that you could serve all of this local food and it’s all made possible by that meat co-op.” With more people spreading the word about the service, Wittwer said his clientele is growing ever year. “I still enjoy farming, that’s why we came here, that’s what I like,” he said. “This business just became a necessary means to sell my product . . . but I don’t mind [running the business.]” To slaughter a chicken costs $5, turkeys are $0.60 a pound, goats, lambs or sheep are $40 and hogs are $60.
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A group of writers and artists are trying to bring the stories of the Wet’suwet’en back to children in the Bulkley Valley. The Kyahwiget Education Society recently commissioned local illustrators and editors to bring to life two stories that have been handed down through the generations, as well as three educational books. Diane Mattson, administrator with the society, spearheaded the project and helped get funding from the First Nations Education Steering Committee to write, illustrate and publish five books for students. “Being Wet’suwet’en is a really positive thing and I think that that affirmation of the positiveness of the culture is really important for children to have,” said Mattson. “I think these books are an affirmation of the power of the culture that is here.” Editors Dolores Alfred and Amanda Lewis took roughly six weeks to complete the books starting in July. They are written in Wet’suwet’en with the English translations directly below. One of the stories called the Pink and Sockeye Salmon is a tale about bullying and was told many times in Sue Alfred’s family. See MORICETOWN on A23
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Books bring language back to Bulkley Valley inspires novel Moricetown elementary From BOOKS on A19 “It’s our story, it’s been handed down from generation to generation. She held on to the story for a long time and she thought about the children so she decided that it was time to let it go and share it with everyone,” said Dolores Alfred, the editor and Sue’s daughter. Charrine NazielLace, the illustrator of the book, said she felt a personal connection with the characters. “I tried to image how I would feel and how I felt when I was being bullied and how I felt when I was looking at someone who was being bullied and how I would react to help stop it,” said Naziel-Lace. “Using my imagination I thought ‘how would the salmon look as they were going through this’ and that’s how I illustrated it.” The illustrations are a colourful mix of northwest coast and contemporary style, she added. One of the other stories, The Spider and
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the Children, is about a spider protecting children from ants. The tale came from Ron Austin’s grandmother and was illustrated by Carmen
Austin. “It’s a tradition that I grew up with — every winter when I was a child we would sit around the stove and grandparents would start telling fables,”
said Ron Austin. Austin believes the stories will be excellent educational tools to teach students about the language and culture. “It’s an ecological story. Every creature has its purpose in life and one of our traditions is we respect every creature. I think our children need our language, it’s all written in our language. It’s a tool that we can use to teach our children,” he said. The other educational books, are called Dï Ndu Da At’diwh? or What is This?, Des Dowh?, What am I doing?, and Witsiy’, Weather and introduces students to basic Wet’suwet’en language. More children’s books are already in the works for all age levels, added Mattson. The books can be purchased from the school and the Moricetown gas station and can be found at the Smithers Public Library. All the proceeds go back into making more books for the community, said Mattson.
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A Vancouver author was inspired to write an historical novel based on generations of a fictional family. Robert Longe worked in mineral exploration as a geologist, consultant, and chief executive of a junior public company. This made him familiar with the Bulkley Valley, but he always had a love for literature. “I’ve seen enough of the junior mining market and the prospectors and all that to make me realize that we in this industry have a lot more raw material for exciting stories than the spy industry ever did,” said Longe. “They’ve got hundreds of novels, why don’t we have any?” The Nisselinka Claims is a novel in two parts. Book one, Private Ventures, deals with an early twentieth century Bulkley Valley settler named Edward Wickford who lays claim to a rich vein of copper and gold in the fictional Nisselinka
mountains. “He’s very much a self starter,” explained Longe. Events outside his control wreak havoc with his plans for development and his dreams of wealth. Longe believes readers in the valley would find the historical aspect interesting. “It’s centred on Hazelton in book one, but it didn’t exist until 1914. Then you’ve got the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway and all that,” said Longe, who came back to the area to research for his novel. After the first book travels through the events surrounding the early 20th century and two world wars, the second book follows family descendents into the 1980s. The claim still stands, and there is money to be made. Longe started the novel, his first, in the ‘90s. Running a company consumed all his time until recently, which is when he came back to the Bulkley Valley-inspired story. The aimed for publishing date is in November, when it will be available in dead tree form or as an e-book.
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The campaign to build a new recreation centre in the Hazeltons traveled to Whistler last month when a local contingent met with ministers at the Union of B.C. Municipalities (UBCM) convention. More than $4 million in funding has already been secured for the Upper Skeena Arena project but more is needed to bring the $12 million plan for a new indoor ice surface and recreation centre to fruition. Local governments used the UBCM as an opportunity to highlight the merits of the plan to the provincial government. The convention, held annually, gives representatives from municipalities across the province a chance to meet and discuss
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Young players listen to tips from coach Glen Bueckert. Alicia Bridges photo
Kids hone skills at camp From CAMP on B2 Bueckert separated the classes into tykes, novices, atoms, peewees, bantams and midgets. He said it was important that young players in rural areas had access to training clinics. “It’s interesting when you get into more of the rural areas, they don’t have that accessibility that they
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do even in the interior of British Columbia, in some of the bigger centres,” said Bueckert. The minor league teams will practice twice a week and exhibition games will be held throughout the season. They will also travel to tournaments in locations between Prince George and Fort St. James.
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Kitchen cooks up community literacy By Alicia Bridges Hazelton/Interior News
The community kitchen crew cook up a storm last week.
Kathleen Toth and Chelsie Lagasse-Morgan.
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A program that brings together residents of the Hazeltons to prepare, cook and eat dinner as a group is promoting literacy beyond the traditional realms of reading and writing. Storytellers’ Foundation, which operates out of The Learning Shop in Old Hazelton, runs its weekly Community Kitchen program to coincide with the school year. Attracting a diverse range of people, the culinary gathering utilizes fresh, local ingredients from The Learning Shop gardens. However, the program is not just about cooking. Storytellers’ Foundation literacy and learning community
organizer Sarah Panofsky said it gives people a chance to use their skills and learn together. “Around the cooking and eating together, the idea is that people partake in activities that are going to help empower them to become engaged citizens,” she said. “It is structured as a literary activity and our funding actually comes from the Ministry of Advanced Education so we are thinking of literacy in terms of more than just reading and writing, but in terms of all the skills and experience and confidence that people need in their lives.” Community Kitchen is held from 4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. on Wednesdays during the school year.
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T HREE R IVERS R EPORT Honey industry plan for the Hazeltons From Beekeeping on Front “We didn’t have a lot of connection to First Nations initially but if the pilot continues next year, which would be an expansion of the existing project, then certainly we would have more time over the winter to approach First Nations to see if they would be interested,” she said. Honey produced in the Hazeltons would be “fireweed” honey, a variety known for its buttery flavour and texture, which Smith said was popular with Chinese markets. Since the first BWP started in Cambodia in 2009, more projects have been launched in locations including Ethiopa, Zambia, Uganda and Peru. Co-founder John Gibeau, who is based at the Honeybee Centre in Surrey, said the results from the pilot program so far had been positive. “It looks like there is interest and it looks like there is fireweed honey, which is the highest value honey in the area, that’s produced in that area so
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the potential there is fantastic,” said Gibeau. “[$2 million] annually is totally feasible, probably more than that.” He said the income would come exclusively from honey sales, first in the area between Prince George and Terrace, and then in Vancouver and international markets. “There’s an insatiable appetite in the world for it,” said Gibeau. “The Japanese would pay anything for it.” Rudi Peters, who runs Skeena Valley Apiary in Terrace, led a three-day beekeeping course with the participants before the Bee World Project co-founder John Gibeau meets project bees arrived in June. participants at Senden Farm earlier this year. He said he regularly Contributed photo runs out of honey and struggles to meet demand a desire to be more selfthe opposite of supporting for it in Terrace. He believes sufficient. those things so we need to fill the market would be equally “Another thing is in voids that are being made big in the Hazeltons. about the importance of from our civilized world.” “Way more [demand] pollinators and the integral The bees will be prepared than they could ever hope to part that bees play in the for winter by providing produce,” he said. ecosystems around here and them with extra food before “Overall I think the we need to be supporting “wrapping” them to keep project is a very good idea.” those things,” he said. them warm. Hazeltons resident Chris “Right now with They are currently Timms said his interest in conventional agricultural protected from bears with an beekeeping comes from practices we’re actually doing electric fence.
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1428 Highway 16, Telkwa
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Spacious 2 bdrm condo in 8plex Walking distance to stores Large windows, storage room Affordable living, $100/m strata fee
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Rustic/solid cabin, privacy/seclusion 120 acres, crown land on 3 sides Near Hankin Evelyn ski area www.smithershomes.com
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Jantina Meints
$327,500
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Beautiful home with many updates Large rooms, fully finished bsmt 4 bdrm, + office, 4 bath, lg kitchen 28x24 shop, large lot, fully fenced
Bulkley Riverfront Character and many upgrades Treed lot, great view Garage and workshop
Sandra Hinchliffe
$264,500
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mls n238530
$349,500
4321 Reiseter Avenue
1392 Cronin Place
3355 Boyle Road
22011 Kitseguecla Loop Road
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5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms Lots of recent upgrades, new roof Ground level entry, full basement Dbl paved drive, panoramic view
Donna Grudgfield
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Great 3 bdrm, 2½ bathroom home Large corner lot Fenced back yard View of Hudson Bay Mountain
Kiesha Matthews
$259,500
mls n237386
8.7 acres close to town 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms New kitchen, windows and trim Newer sundeck, nice views
Donna Grudgfield
$559,000
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2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms 39.5 acres, great views Huge pond, level land New sundeck
Donna Grudgfield
$299,500
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Near new, 2 bedroom rancher Tigerwood hardwood floors Covered front porch, rear sundeck Stainless kitchen appliances
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$569,000
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Immaculate 5 bedroom home Many upgrades, windows, doors Roof, siding, flooring & paint Large fenced yard & gardens
Peter Lund
$329,000
mls n237276
$279,00
19276 Kerr Road
3350 Poplar Road
124 Ross Lake Rd, New Hazelton
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Donna Grudgfield
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5380 sf building on 1.07 acres Zoned P-1, 6 km from Smithers 7 offices/bedrooms, kitchen, lounge Meeting room, washrooms
Leo Lubbers
$409,000
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20 acres, 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom 28x32 shop, covered Gardens, outbuildings, private www.realestatesmithers.com
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$379,500
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285 acres, borders crown land 50x140 shop with 50x40 heated 30x40 & 24x24 new building 2012 www.realestatesmithers.com
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$399,900
4 bdrm home, quiet area 4.94 acres, nicely landscaped Lots of upgrades, recreational area www.realestatesmithers.com
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Large .26 acre fenced lot 3 bdrm, 2 bathroom, attached garage Sundeck, patio doors www.realestatesmithers.com
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4266 Reiseter Avenue
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Immaculate rancher in Silverking 2 bedroom, den, 2 bath, 1586 sf Beautiful fenced yard, double garage www.smithershomes.com
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1760sf 2 bedroom+den, 3 bathrooms High ceilings, hardwood flooring Energy efficient, water front location 2.5% mortgage, 5 years, OAC
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Beautiful lot in a great neighborhood Partially constructed log home Shed and outbuildings Treed with lots of flat area
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Handy man special 2.6 acres by Kathlyn Creek You can paddle to the lake Eco-friendly composting toilet
Sandra Hinchliffe
$269,000
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1845 sf, 4 bedroom rancher New hazelton prime residential area Open design, wheelchair friendly 7 lots, build second home
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Industrial M-2 bare land site Great location on this 2.41 acres Water at site line, septic required Access off Victoria/Fulton Drive
Charlie McClary
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Tidy compact 1,075 sf home 3 bdrm, 1 bath w/ open living area Roomy attached 35x16 garage/shop Roof/siding 2009, appliances incl.
Charlie McClary
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$229,000
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1257 Columbia Street
4236 Reiseter Avenue
1329 Driftwood Crescent
1548 Walnut Street, Telkwa
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Peter Lund Res. 847-3435
3 bedroom ranch style home Great location, carport Wheelchair accessible Storage shed, paved drive
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Leo Lubbers Cell. 847-1292
4 bdrm, 3 bath, immaculate home Double garage, sundeck, fenced yard Teak hardwood, many updates New high eff furnace & HW tank
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Charlie McClary Cell. 877-1770
158.46 acres, south facing slope Breathtaking views of the valley Mobile home pad, water, lagoon Driveway, electricity, fenced
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Jantina Meints Cell. 847-3144
900 sf well built & clean home 2.23 acres, 8 minutes from town 2 bedrooms, full basement Quick possession
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Kiesha Matthews Cell. 876-8420
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