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NEWS BRIEFS Thompson Creek Metals to close down Fort St. James offices Jesse Cole Caledonia Courier
Thompson Creek Metals, the Colorado-based mining company that owns and operates the Mt. Milligan mine outside of Fort St. James will be closing its Fort St. James and Mackenzie offices this month after the company gave notice at the end of October. The closure of these two satellite offices was cited as being due to a low level of usage that made the offices less than viable from a business perspective. The offices will be moved to Prince George but their services will remain in the communities via a partnership with the College of New Caledonia (CNC) who will have a dedicated staff member present to provide services related to Mt. Milligan’s operations. Offices located at the Mt. Milligan mine will still remain open and in use.
HIV scare in Fort St. James Jesse Cole Caledonia Courier
A routine medical procedure gone wrong resulted in a young girl from Fort St. James being exposed to HIV. The young girl, who has since moved to Prince George with her family, underwent a routine vaccination procedure at the Fort St. James Health Unit that when awry when the administering nurse accidentally pricked themselves with the needle while they were injecting the patients. The little girls father, who wishes to remain anonymous, told the Huffington Post B.C. that while the nurse was administering the shot (a subcutaneous injection that is often administered at a 40 degree angle) the little girl flinched and the needle went through the skin of her arm and pricked the nurses hand. When the needle was removed their blood mixed and the little girl was exposed to the virus. Initially, the family was unaware that their child had been exposed to the HIV virus as the nurse re-
A stroll through the pumpkin patch Fort St. James national historic site pulls out all the stops for a halloween haunt
Hundreds of of pumpkins, all with unique carvings like this one, lined the walkways of the National Historic Site in Fort St. James for the annual halloween pumpkin walk. Photos on P. 12 Photo by Jesse Cole.
portedly told the family that they had no blood-borne illnesses. A week later, a representative from Northern Health con-
tacted the family and told them that the administering nurse had tested positive for HIV and that their daughter had been ex-
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whether they became aware after undergoing testing as a result of the blood-to-blood contact. However, one of
the guidelines set out by the College of Registered Nurses of B.C. states that: Continued on page 3
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scare for Fort St. James family ber of factors including the route of contact and can also be predicted by the viral load (the amount of viral particles per mililitres of blood) of the person who has the virus, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada. If the girl does indeed contract HIV, it
will mark the first time in history that a nurseto-patient transmission (of which there have only been four) has happened in Canada. Numerous attempts were made by the Courier to reach out the nurse involved for a statement but we were unable to reach them.
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The possible HIV-transmission occured at the Northern Interior Health Unit (above) in Fort St. James. (Below) The needle used to inject the young girl accidentally slipped through the skin and pricked the administering nurse.
Photo by Jesse Cole.
Continued from P. 1 “Nurses who are involved in exposureprone procedures must know whether they have a blood-borne pathogen themselves so they can take appropriate measures to protect patients from any risk of transmission.” Similarily the College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C. says that it is a ethical responsibility that practitioners be aware of their blood-borne illness status. Both the name of the administering nurse and the girl and her family are being withheld out of respect for the privacy of those involved. Sandra Allison, who is the chief medical health officer with Northern Health, said that upon discovery of the incident Northern Health expressed it’s “deep regrets and apologized to the family.” According to the College of Registered Nurses of B.C. and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia, two of the governing bodies that oversee the medical practices and protocols of nurses in British Columbia, there are guidelines in place that prevent staff with blood-borne communi-
cable diseased like HIV from performing procedures deemed to be “exposure-prone.” The guidelines of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia defines exposure-prone procedures as: “Where there is a risk of injury to the physician (that) may result in exposure of the patients open tissues to the blood of the physician. These include procedures where the physicians gloved hand may be in contact with sharp instruments such as needle tips.”
Despite the description, under the guidelines immunization is not considered an “exposure-prone” procedure and thusly, there is no legal obligation to prevent a nurse or physician with a bloodborne pathogen from performing them.
There is also no legal obligation for a nurse or healthcare practitioner to disclose their HIV status to a patient. Allison said that Northern Health does not discriminate against those with blood-borne illnesses but does expect them to practice under the guidelines of their governing bodies. “We expect all of them [staff] to practice within the guidelines,” she said. adding that an investigation into the incident is currently underway. “As soon as it was brought to our attention an internal investigation was implemented and it is currently under investigation.” The family of the girl spoke to the Huffington Post B.C. and said in an interview that they have filed a complaint with Northern Health and want changes made to the policy. In the event of an HIV transmission there are a number of anti-viral, anti-HIV treatments that are given to those in jeopardy of contracting the illness. Drugs used in those treatments must be administered within 24 hours of transmission for them to be fully effective. Because the girl and her family weren’t noti-
fied about the infection until a week after the transmission, they were not able to undergo the treatment. It is currently unknown whether or not
the girl has contracted HIV but she will be periodically tested for several months. The likelihood of a transmission of the illness depends on a num-
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Hot gases spew from legislature VICTORIA – The climate debate, which all left-thinking people insist is over, (This is similar to the Bakken shale in North Dakota, where American roughhas erupted in the B.C. legislature over our nascent liquefied natural gas industry. necks continue to burn off vast amounts of gas to get at the more valuable light Chilliwack-Hope B.C. Liberal MLA Laurie Throness heated things up by an- liquids. Oddly, President Barack Obama and former Canadian singer Neil Young nouncing that he’s “agnostic” on the subject of human-caused global warming. don’t notice this.) The religious terminology is intentional, he said, because this is how climate Weaver and the NDP are correct in their main objection, which is that the B.C. change is currently discussed – deniers, believers and so on. government’s new limits on CO2 from LNG production are a sham. As much as 70 Throness mentioned the inflated elephant in the room, 18 years with little or no per cent of the total greenhouse gas emissions from the gas industry occur before average global surface temperature rise, even as greenhouse gas emissions keep the LNG stage, which is the only thing the new rules regulate. rising around the world. CO2 that comes up with gas is extracted and vented. A government-subsidized Needless to say, Green Party MLA and climate scientist Andrew Weaver was pilot project to capture and store CO2 at Spectra Energy’s operations at Fort Nelaghast at this heresy. And NDP MLAs lined up behind former Sierra Club high son seems to be going nowhere. Restricting LNG-related emissions is mostly a priest George Heyman to ridicule Throness, inadvertently proving his point about cosmetic gesture. their rather nasty religious zeal. Environment Minister Mary Polak correctly notes that gas producers pay carI’m also skeptical on global warming, as regular readers will know, and so are bon tax. Yes, but only on the fuel they use, not “process emissions” such as flarmany voting adults in Canada and elsewhere. And I agree with Throness’ main ing. Big LNG proponents plan to burn more gas to compress and cool LNG, and point that B.C. shouldn’t sacrifice its energy economy while the jury is still out. their greenhouse gas emissions beyond a certain limit will force them to buy Most politicians who presume to decide the fate of this vital and threatened carbon offsets or pay into a technology fund. industry have at best visited a well or plant site, and media information about If LNG investment isn’t scared away by protests and piled-on taxes, it surely the industry is often from questionable protesters. So today I’d like to provide means B.C.’s greenhouse gas reduction targets are history. The question now is some background on the natural gas industry, as someone who grew up with it and how much that actually matters. worked in it in northeastern B.C. Natural gas is mostly methane, the main ingredient in farts. It is many times Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @ more potent than carbon dioxide as a heat-trapping gas in the atmosphere, which tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca is one reason it is often flared rather than vented if it isn’t captured for use as fuel. Raw natural gas may contain carbon dioxide, a key plant food and component of exhaled breath that has been rebranded as pollution. Gas Have an opinion and a burning desire to express it? Write a letter. from the Horn River Basin, one of B.C.’s largest deep shale formations, All letters must be signed and please include a day-time number where you can contains 10 per cent or more CO2, more than conventional gas. B.C.’s most lucrative gas field is the Montney shale around Fort St. be reached for verification. John, which contains nearly CO2-free gas as well as light petroleum e-mail: newsroom@caledoniacourier.com liquids.
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RemembRance Day seRvices FORT ST. JAMES: 9:45 am Service Starts, Legion 10:45 am Parade to Cenotaph 11:00 am Service at Cenotaph 11:30 am Luncheon at Legion
The Poppy is a Symbol of Wartime Remembrance The poppy has stood as the official symbol of Canada’s Remembrance Day since 1921, a visual reminder of all those who made the ultimate sacrifice for war. Some may wonder why this small flower is used to represent the fallen soldier. Poppies and fallen soldiers have a long history together. The origins of the flower can be traced back to the Napoleonic wars in France. During these times of unrest and battle, many soldiers went on to final resting places in graves in Flanders, France. Ensuing
In Flanders fields In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields. By: Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD (1872-1918) Canadian Army
literature describing how poppies grew so thickly and vibrantly over these graves — in soil that once could not produce much vegetation. Years later, a soldier would be instrumental in bringing the symbol of the poppy to the hearts and minds of Canadians. When John McCrae served in World War I as a LieutenantColonel, he was stationed near Ypres, Belgium, the area traditionally called Flanders. McCrae observed how poppies grew so well among the makeshift graves of the soliders, which were marked by wooden crosses. When McCrae lost a fellow soldier and close friend, he penned a poem called “In Flanders Fields”
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and portrayed the picture of war and the poppy flower visual. To this day McCrae’s poem remains among the most memorable war poems ever written. It also paved the way for the poppy flower to be one of the most recognized symbols of wartime remembrance. Thousands of poppies are placed on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and Remembrance Day participants wear poppies on their lapels.
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On Oct. 21 at around 4 a.m. Fort St. James RCMP Officers were notified of a stabbing in Fort St. James. A female had stabbed a male during a domestic dispute. As a result of his injuries the man received medical attention. The female was arrested by RCMP Officers and taken before a Justice of the Peace. She was later released with strict conditions and a court date in December.
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Nak’azdli Band presented a check worth $1,500 to the father of Skylar Barfoot to help the young man travel to and from Vancouver to visit his son who is
currently in treatment for what appears to be some form of cancer. Leon Erickson, a representative of Nak’azdli Band presented the check to Barfoots father on behalf of Nak’azdli Band and Fort St. James. The money comes
from the money raised at the October fundraiser that raised over $5,000. “You are a valuable member of our community,” said Erickson. “We are supporting you.” After receiving the funding to visit his
son, the father said, “I’m really happy that you are supporting us, you guys have been a big help.” Erickson also presented the father with an honorary members jacket in addition to the travel money.
Leon Erickson presented the check to Barfoots father at Nak'azdli Band office. Photo by Jesse Cole.
*** On Oct. 26, at around 8:50 Fort St. James RCMP Officers responded to reports of a single motor vehicle accident on Tache road. The driver and single occupant of the accident was located by police and was taken to Prince George for medical care. No charges were laid as the accident was the result of poor driving conditions rather than any criminal activity. RCMP are advising people to practice caution when driving on the roads during the late fall and winter months.
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*** On Oct. 26 at around 6 p.m. Fort St. James RCMP conducted a routine traffic check and pulled over a vehicle. The driver was found to be unlicensed and exhibited signs of impairment. RCMP Officers subsequently performed an impaired driving investigation. The driver of the vehicle, Derek Monk, provided a breath sample to RCMP Officers and blew over the legal limit of 0.08. Monk was arrested, charged with driving while impaired and driving with a suspended license. He was taken to a Justice of the Peace and held until his court date on Oct. 30.
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Halloween fun at Eugene Joseph JESSE COLE Caledonia Courier
Ghouls, ghosts, goblins and even spiderman were spotted roaming the hallways of Eugene Joseph elementary school last week. Students of Eugene Joseph, located in Tachie Village outside of Fort St. James, put on their first ever halloween haunted house
the day before halloween. The haunted house was located in the hallway between the school and the gym facilities and was created and staffed by costume-clad students. A partnership between staff and afterschool committees, students worked hard to make the haunted house a scary and fun experience for students from kindergarten to grade 7. After students braved the ghosts, witches and devils inside the
haunted house they arrived at the school’s gym and were treated to a variety of fun, halloween-themed activity booths including a game of pin the hat on the witch, cookie decorating and a Fear Factor inspired booth that dared students to feel real brains (spaghetti) and eyeballs (grapes) The Caledonia Courier made the trip out to Eugene Joseph to take part in some of the holiday scares. Below are some of our favourite moments.
Students at Eugene Joseph Elementary in Tachie Village built and organized their own haunted house this year for the Halloween festivities . Photos by Jesse Cole.
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Man with a plan: Jason Barr of Vanderhoof wants to revamp the KDL Bike Park JESSE COLE Caledonia Courier
Jason Barr is a man with a plan. What is that plan? Well it’s simple, he wants to rebuild and maintain the KDL mountain biking park in Fort St. James and it’s a plan he already presented the municipal council. Barr lives in Vanderhoof but is a former resident of Fort St. James. Barr was the president of the Fort St. James Bike Club when it was first conceived and played an intrical part in having the KDL bike park built. “I was the president of the bike club when we first formed and when we first built the park,” Barr says Built in 2008, the park was a combined effort from the District of Fort St. James, KDL and the bike club. It cost the district and KDL a combined $80,000 to build the park, but in the years since it was built the park has fallen into disrepair. It’s something that nags on the conscience of Barr who spent much of his time lobbying to have the park built in the first place. “Since I helped to build that park and we put a lot of work into it, I really feel guilty when I go there. I don’t want to go to near the bike park when I’m in Fort St. James because I know how bad it is. It looks bad for the district, KDL, the Bike club and myself,” Barr says. Initially the town and the bike club maintained the facility, with the town mowing and managing plant growth while the bike club would do repairs to the parks infrastructure but Barr says that the work load simply got to be too much. “When we formed and we built this we had no idea just how much work it was to maintain it,” he said. “It’s a lot of work for volunteers to do, so you get volunteer burnout. Barr pitched the idea of repairing and maintaining the park to Fort
St. James council during their second council meeting in October, only this time Barr wants to spearhead the project. Barr is no stranger to the trials and tribulations associated with the repair and maintenance of a facility like the KDL bike park. After moving to Vanderhoof a few years ago, he joined the Vanderhoof bike club and rebuilt and remodelled the entire Vanderhoof bike park. “I bought my own machine and put a proposal to our own bike club here in Vanderhoof,” said Barr. “I said ‘hey, hire me. I can do it at this rate - lower than the contractors because I don’t have to pay all of the same fees, so the mother goes farther. So I rebuilt the park up here this year.” It’s not just Barr’s experience that he believes makes him suited for the job, but also his history with the KDL bike park. “I do the maintenance at the bike park here [in Vanderhoof] and I can do the same thing in Fort St. James. I went [to council] and offered it to them. I said ‘hey, I have the machine and I was there for every step of the build - I know things that work and don’t work - I can do it and at a little bit of a fairer rate than somebody else can.” Bike parks require repair around every third year to keep them functioning properly but Barr says that maintenance is relatively cheap when compared with a complete overhaul like the one he spent 120 hours completing in Vanderhoof. “The rebuilds cost a bit of money,” said Barr who spent around $16,000 on his rebuild of the Vanderhoof bike park. “But maintenance after its been rebuilt is a small chunk. It’s easier for council to allocate; they pretty much spend that amount just having their workers in there brushing in the summer. It’s not a big item to put in to keep the project going.” Maintenance typically needs to take
KDL Bike Park was built in 2008 and since has fallen into disrepair with overgrowth and deteriorating features. Jason Barr wants to change that.
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place once every three years in order to keep a park in useable shape. Municipal council has reserved judgement on whether or not to invest money into the rebuilding and maintenance of the bike park, citing a need to look over the amount of users and numbers associated with the park before making any final decision. In response to this, Barr created a survey that he’s been spreading around and is now on the district’s Facebook page that will help to measure the interest and number of cyclists who want and use the park. “If they said no that’s fine by me but I did want to offer it because it is important to me that that park is rebuilt,” Barr said. Barr works full time with School District 91 and while he plans on turning his trail building and park remodel-
ling work into a fullfledged business, he does it now out of a passion for mountain biking. “I’ve been mountain biking for years and trail building for years as well. When I lived in Fort St. James, I trail built every year that I was there and in Vanderhoof as well,” he said. “I always felt that there were certain trails I wanted to ride and there was no reason we can’t have them, all you have to do is build them.” While the Fort St. James bike club is essentially defunct, there are a few members still in town who are supportive of Barr’s plan and Barr said that he hopes that through the rebuild the club and the town would attract more cyclists. Barr is in the process of applying for grants
which would help match and support funding for these types of facilities. Vanderhoof, Burns Lake and Prince George all have used grants in conjunction with municipal funding to repair and maintain existing mountain biking facilities.
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Fort St. James secondary school hosted the junior girls volleyball finals last weekend on Nov. 1 Six teams competed from four different district highschools from Vanderhoof, Fraser Lake, Burns Lake and Fort St. James. Around 50 students took part in the tournament that would see the winner go on to represent the region of Bulkley-Nechako in the Zone tournament later this year. The tournament began at 9:30 a.m. and ran until 2:30 p.m. The match culminated in a bout between Vanderhoof's NVSS A team and Fraser Lakes' FLESS A team. The final results of the tournament saw Vanderhoof come in first earning the right to represent the region and Fort St. James
NVSS A-Team - 1 place FLESS A-Team - 2 place NVSS B-Team - 3 place LDSS - 4 place FLESS B-Team - 5 place FSJSS - 6 Place
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Thomas BULMER Nadine FRENKEL Jean JOHNSON
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1357 Aspen Drive, Vanderhoof, BC 227 Vanderview Drive, Vanderhoof, BC 3474 Hawes Place, Vanderhoof, BC
GENERAL VOTING DAY will be open to TualiÀed electors of School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes) on Saturday, November 15, 2014 between the hours of 8:00 am and 8:00 pm at the following locations: Vanderhoof Cluculz Lake
Seniors Friendship Centre, 219 Victoria Street East, Vanderhoof, BC Cluculz Lake Fire Hall, 3395 Lund Road, Cluculz Lake, BC
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Notice is hereby given that Chuzghun Resources Corporation (CRC) has prepared a operational plan for the John Prince Research Forest (SUP 22194) in the Fort St. James District. This plans shows blocks scheduled for harvest for winter 2014/15. In total, approximately 88 ha of harvesting (approximately 25,000 m3) is proposed. Review and Comment: The plan will be available for review and comment until November 12th, 2014 at CRC·s ofÀce, during regular business hours (8:00 AM – 4:00 PM). CRC is located at Cinnabar Resort on Tezzeron Lake. Phone is (250) 996-3700. Any written comments should be forwarded to the address below by Nov. 14th, 2014 to ensure consideration: Attn: Sue Grainger, RPF Chuzghun Resources Corporation Box 2378, Fort St. James, BC V0J 1P0
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GENERAL VOTING DAY will be open to TualiÀed electors of School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes) on Saturday, November 15, 2014 between the hours of 8:00 am and 8:00 pm at the following location: Fort St. James
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Electoral Area 2 – Topley, Decker Lake and Granisle School Trustee – One (1) to be elected Residential Addresses
3 Centre Street, Burns Lake, BC 781 Brewer Avenue, Decker Lake, BC
GENERAL VOTING DAY will be open to TualiÀed electors of School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes) on Saturday, November 15, 2014 between the hours of 8:00 am and 8:00 pm at the following locations: Topley Granisle Decker Lake
Topley Community Hall, 11591 Chester Street, Topley, BC Granisle and District Senior Citizens Centre, #19 Chapman Street, Granisle, BC Decker Lake Elementary School, 710 Highway 1 :est, Decker Lake, BC
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Topley Community Hall, 11591 Chester Street, Topley, BC Granisle Municipal OfÀce, 1 McDonald Avenue, Granisle, BC Village of Burns Lake Municipal OfÀce, 15 3rd Avenue, Burns Lake, BC
And ADVANCE VOTING is on Wednesday, November 5, 2014 between the hours of 8:00 am and 8:00 pm at the following locations:
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Crystal FISHER Lynda MAERTZ
Electoral Area 3– Burns Lake and Rural Area School Trustee – One (1) to be elected Residential Addresses
1425 Pinecrest Road, Burns Lake, BC 3740 Murphy Road, Burns Lake, BC
GENERAL VOTING DAY will be open to TualiÀed electors of School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes) on Saturday, November 15, 2014 between the hours of 8:00 am and 8:00 pm at the following location: Burns Lake
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And ADVANCE VOTING is on Wednesday, November 5, 2014 between the hours of 8:00 am and 8:00 pm at the following location: Electoral Areas 4ualiÀed electors are only entitled to vote at the voting place within the electoral area in which they reside or Tualify as a non-resident property elector. Electors are entitled to one vote per school district. If you need to conÀrm the electoral area in which you reside, contact Rosanne Murray, Chief Election OfÀcer at (250) 94-3242 or cell: (250) 92- 2 9 or Darlene Turner, Secretary Treasurer at the School Board OfÀce in Vanderhoof, (250) 5 7-2284 or 1-800-903-4771.
Elector Registration Voting Day Registration – Two Pieces of IdentiÀcation Needed The registration of all electors for this election will take place at the time of voting. Voters must produce at least two documents that provide evidence of identity and place of residence. Alternatively, electors can provide two documents that provide evidence of identity and make a solemn declaration as to place of residence. Voters will also be required to make a declaration that they meet the following requirements: 18 years of age a Canadian citizen have been a resident of BC for at least six months immediately preceding the day of registration •
have been a resident of the electoral area for at least 30 days immediately preceding the day of registration are not otherwise disqualiÀed from voting by the School Act or any other enactment or law and am entitled to vote and have not previously voted in this election.
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Fort St. James pumpkin walk 2014 JESSE COLE Caledonia Courier
It was night of ghouls, ghosts, goblins, candy and pumpkins! That’s right the annual halloween pumpkin walk at Fort St. James’ National Historic Site was once again a big hit. Dozens of trick-or-treaters turned up to walk the (supposedly) haunted grounds of
historic site. While children enjoyed treats and a few tricks from the many ghosts and witches on hand, parents got to remark at all the wonderful pumpkins strewn across the grounds. With a barbecue courtesy of Overwaitea and two bonfires it was easily the best way to spend halloween night in Fort St. James. The Courier braved the night and captured a few ghouls and ghosts on film, as well as a few of our favourite pumpkins.
PUMPKIN WALK: Hundreds of jack-lanterns lined the walkways of the National Historic Site as eager trick-r-treaters braved the dark to get some candy.
Photos by Jesse Cole.
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